The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930, October 10, 1908, Image 8

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Newspaper Page TextTHE MORNING A3T0IUAH. ASTOMA. OREGON. SATURDAY, OCT, 10 The Dainty S i I will hke the aroma and the taste of ottr best grade of newly imported Teas and Coffees. There can be noth ing more delicious and invigorating for breakfast, luncheon or tea. Our pure Teas and Coffees have excellent drinking qualities, and. they are truly economical, as so little is needed in comparison with the commoner fcrands. Let us induce you to make a test of them. You will continue to se them yourself afterwards, A. V.Allen Chinook and Ilwaco. The launch Hulda I. will leave on the tide, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, two round trips, for Chinook. Landing at Lurline dock for freight and passengers. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, for Ilwaco, with freight and passengers. CAPT. JOHN HAAGBLOM. 10-4-tf PETITIONS OUT (Continued from page 1) preparing to carry on the warfare against Sunday saloons, gambling, and the like, to a far greater degree than has yet been done, are said to feel determined to have a candidate in the field on whom they can rely to carry out . their program, in case of election. - Mr. Bergman and Mayor Wise are Both Democrats. The name of "Bill" Scholfield, state senator, has been frequently men tioned as a man who would make an excellent mayor. Mr. Scholfield is a Republican, and it seems to be taken as a foregone conclusion that if he wiff but consent to make, the race that his candidacy would at once be come a formidable one. Mr. Schol ield's name is mentioned very fre quently, but it is understood that he does not feel that he can afford to de vote his time and energies to the mat ter. Other names have been dis cussed, also, in connection with the office, and it is probable that the situation will become clearer within tbe next few days now that two peti tions are in the field. Councilman Belland has won a strong and devoted following during his term of office and many have vrged and appealed him to run again, but thus far he has stated he would in all probability not to be a candi date again. Many wish Mr. Belland to become a candidate for mayor, but lie fs apparently reluctant to take this op, also. It: is understood that most of the memGers of the council will be candi dates to succeed themselves. ' While the city officials of the sev eral departments have as yet made no formal announcements, it is said to be well understood that City Audi tor Anderson, City Treasurer Dealey and City Attorney Abercrombie will be candidates tp succeed themselves, on non-partisan petitions. In their cases, Tittle opposition is expected. Mr. Tee, the city surveyor, has fre quently said that he does not want the place any more.; .y .,. Mr. Kearney, the Street Superin tendent, is expected to be a' candidate again, though he will have rivals. Messrs. Steffensen and Tom Lough ery are said to be preparing to try for that place. ENGLISH GIRLS (Continued from page 1) and South Africa, but now a sales man here for an English machinery firm arid most interested in Miss Os borne; Ernest Downer, a. clerk for the Intcrborough a resident of New York for one year, who was waiting tor Miss Hand, and Eno Dusen, ma chinist of Cleveland, who had come to meet Miss Webb. The inspectress had something bet ter to propose limn talcing them all to the clearing In n on Ellis Island, and that was a ;r;'! wedding on board the Maio'-'i," The Sfllesin:! . ' ; 1 had a parson I'tinpr fful v.-hw ; to hinder him '"O'Ti bringing u.'-vHer on board -he steamer? -All ,7ht it an excel 'ir -Ven Tb ' x-' ; rob TMce of :he. Washing' !; ': fit.-. M. .IS.. Church agrcor! 10':':' ian. , , The oroeram was carried out and the rumbling winches breaking out i-.iroo stor.Ded their groaning while the parson in the ship's library tied debt and strong three marriage knots Purser Robert Edwards gave away the brides. Brides and bridegrooms were witnesses for one another. The stewards showered them with rice and Purser Edwards gave a wedding breakfast, at which the three couples formed the Majestic Club, pledging to meet hereafter once a year. CATI1LAMET (Continued from page 1) being no night session held. Yesterday there were several wit nesses on the stand including two women who were at the scene of the shooting. Great care is being taken by the attorneys for the defense, in the examination of the witnesses and a good fight is being put up. There is quite an array of witnesses on both sides and it is now thought that the trial will be a protracted one. DAY DEVOTED (Continued from page 1) bodies of Oregon, Washington and California. He supported the resolu tion in a lengthy address in which he incorporated the substance of a letter written to the Secretary of the Navy by calling attention of the de partment to the necessity of improv ed the navy yards of the Pacific Coast The letter requests that a board of navy engineers be requested to in vestigate upon the steps necessary to provide at Mare Island the shops and- dockage facilities for such a fleet as will afford adequate protection on the Pacific Coast at times of peace or war. v "While we are not alarmists," said Rulofson, "we still realize that any fleet permanently assigned to ihe Pacific could not be kept in state of efficiency in time of emergency. What is the advantage of having guns and men behind guns, if we have no place to house them or take care of themr One notable7 feature of the con gress was the address of David Starr Jordan, president of the Stanford University, advocating the institu tion of national bureau of fish pro tection. . 1 Another address was that of J. W. Howell of Seattle who spoke upon the preparation of the Alaska-Yukon- Pacific Exposition to be held next year. . WAR CLOUD (Continued from page 1) ment of the villagers to the towns of the islands. LONDON, Oct. 9. The center of diplomatic interest of the Balkan sit uation has been transferred from Paris ot London by the arrival here tonight of M. Iswolski, the Russian minister of foreign affairs, who pur poses are to have a conference with Sir Edward Grey, the British min ister of foreign affairs, concerning the situation and particularly in re gard to a concert of the powers to settle the outstanding difficulties. Sir Edwards Grey's reply to any pro posal that the conference will deal with matters outside of the actions of Austria-Hungary and Bulgaria will be that in interest of .Turkey the scope of the conference' should be strictly limited. Up to the present time no official intimation is received that Turkey is coming round to the Brtish view, that the question should be settled without conference. ... . VIENNA, Oct. 9.-The foreign office refused to accept the Servian protest regarding the annexation of Bosnia and Herzogovina. The Ser vian minister was informed that Austria-Hungary ' could, not recognize Servia's right to intervene in this question through diplomatic chan nels." '.; ;. " . VIENNA'' Oct. 9. A telephone message from Buda Pest says the Servians, today killed three Austrian gendarmes on the Bosnian frontier, whereupon the gunboats bombarded the Servians; ;.A confirmation of the story could not be obtained. DEMOCRATS HAVE $220,000. NEW YORK, Oct. 9 The nation al campaign fund so far is a little over $220,000, including $42,000 of the Denver convention fund. It was learned today that 14 individuals con tributed $1000 each and 18 contribut ed $500 each. The democratic na tional committee is preparing the an nouncement of the financial end of the campaign to the public next week. ;. for the Morning Astor ''V per m"anthby mail or carrier. A DENSE FOG STEAMERS NORWOOD AND AS UNCION IN ACCIDENT NEAR POINT GORDA. THERE WERE NO LIVES LOST Norwood Filled Rapidly and Became Waterlogged in 20 Minutes Pas sengers and Part of Crew of Nor wood Taken Aboard Asuncion. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. ?.-The steamer Norwood, belonging to Sud den & .Christian, of this city, bound from Gray's Harbor to San Pedro, was towed here today in a " water logged condition by the Standard Oil Company's steamer Asuncion, which left this port two days ago with a cargo of oil for Portland, Or. Captain Martin, of the Norwood, re ports that during a dense fog at 3 o'clock ' yesterday morning, when about four miles west of Point Gor da, on the coast of Humboldt county, the Norwood was struck by the steamer Asuncion on the port side, amidships and cut below the water line. The Norwood began to fill rapidly and became waterlogged in about 20 minutes. Her four boats were imme diately lowered, and two women, two children, 13 male passengers and part of the crew put aboard them. Cap tain Martin, the first mate and the rest of the crew remained aboard the Norwood. The chief officer was on watch at the time of the collision, and asserts that it could not have been averted. The bow plates of the Asuncion were badly stove in and the steamer began to leak. To prevent her from filling with water, Captain Bridgett ordered the oil pumped from the for ward tanks of the Asuncion and a large quantity of the cargo emptied into the sea. The boats of the Norwood were picked up by the Asuncion and the passengers and crew of the disabled vessel, which was at once taken in tow, were well cared for during the trip to this city. Both Captain Brid gett and his chief officer were on the bridge of the Asuncion at the time of the accident To bo consistent Mr. Bryan, who Is pleading for Independence for the Fili pinos, should Immediately grant the plea of the Democratic party for re lease from the tyranny of Bryan. In speaking of the tendencies of the Republican party Mr. Bryan omits to men tire Its propensity for winning na tional elections. The interest of the Democrats In tbe prosperity of the country, which Mr. Bryan believes to be paramount; will extend to the length of refusing to de stroy It by putting the Nebraskan at tbe bead of tbe government Mr. Bryan's indorsement of the the ory that Democracy stands for compe tition manifestly does not include com petition for presidential nominations. If there was a political pure food law the enumeration of the mixed In gredients in the Bryan mixture would make the label bigger than the bottle. The sheath gown fad proved as fleeting as one of Colonel Bryan's poli cies. " We fear that the new automatic train stopper has been invented too late, to be of material assistance to the Democrats in halting the Taft Presidential Limited. While the Republican party does not favor the guarantee of bank deposits, it gets right down to first principles by guaranteeing that one will have something to deposit Here Is a puzzle: Richard Olney Is against Roosevelt's policies,' yet he supports Bryan, who says that Roose velt's policies are his. Which reminds us of the difference 'twizt tweedledum and tweedledee. Ex-8lave For Taft An ex-slave living in Philadelphia has sent to the Philadelphia Ledger the following letter: To the Editor of Publio Ledger: I have read many of the different views a to whether It would better the condi tion of the working people for the colerad people to vote for Bryan for president, a vast number of the colored race belong ing to that class. My belief is that it would be political suicide for any colored person to vote the Democratic ticket, as Democrats have been the enemy of my people ever since slavery days, and today In the solid south It Is almost Impossible for a colored per son to go near the polls, not saying any thing of voting. Bryan's election would give the Demo cratic party power to entirely dlsfran chlso the colored voters. HOWARD ANDERSON, ' . "Ex-Slave." Philadelphia, Sept 10. People seldom Improve when they have no model but themsel yes to cop? after. Goldsmith. VESSELS COLLIDE A BROKEN PANE OF GLASS. One That One Cost Cltlien Gorg Franole Train $00,000. A broken window piuiu once cost Uoorgo Francis Train more than $00, 300. It was this ways Citizen Train, 'with the brains of twenty men lu his .loud, nil pulling different ways," went to Omaha In the spring of 1S04. , At :!i:!t time ho was the most talked of man In America. Ho had not a thing hut money. He bought 6,000 city lots aid altogether spent several hundred thousand dollars. He boarded at the Hermlon House, the best hotel In sight The quixotic Train was regular In only one thing his habits. He always oc cupied the same seat at the table. One morning a pano of glass was broken out of a window directly behind his chair. He protested and was odvltied to chauge his seat He would not. lu stead he paid a servant 10 cents a min ute to stand between him and the draft After, break fust ho expostulated with the landlord, but received no sat isfaction. -Never mind." said Train. "In sixty days 1 will build a bote! that will ruin your business." And be did. The contract was let that day. Scores of men were put to work. The site selected was Ninth and Harney streets, near the Missouri riv er. Cltlnen Train went to New York and engaged Colonel Cozzens, a noted caterer of that city, as manager for hi hotel. The building alone cost $10,000, Tbe furnishings cost $20,000 more. In the basement was a gas plaut, the only one west of St Louis. The work was done on time, and, true to bis word, sixty days after he threatened the mali nger of the Horndon House George Francis Train, citizen of the earth. opened his hotel, which he called the Cozzens House. The grand opening ball was attended by the governor of Nebraska and Ills staff, the mayor of Omaha and many notables from other states. Tbe bouse was a blaze of glory and a scene of almost oriental ruagulfl cence. Just when the big reception was well on there was a sudden flash. a strange noise, and then total dark ness! The gas plant hud collapsed. The Cozzens House did a flourishing business for a year or two, and the llerndou Hoime was badly crippled. Flually Train fell out with his man ager, and the place was closed. After tbe business part of Omaha moved .back from the river the Hern don House declined and finally re lapsed Into a state of Innocuous desue tude. A few years later it became the property of tbe Union Pacific railroad VOODOO DOCTORS. Belief of Negroes In Their Ability to Work -Spells.- A well educuted and clever negro In Philadelphia related, with obvious sin cerity, on experience of his own with a famous voodoo "doctor" of that city who had grown rich from bis wiz ardry. "Once a person bad a writ out against me,'' this negro said. "The constable bad It. The magistrate wu set nguliiHt me. I went and got o charm from tbe 'doctor.' I met my enemy, but I was not seen. I met tbe countable, and he walked by and never noticed me. The magistrate did what he hud never done before for got all about It The voodoo stopped It all" This same negro related another In cident of his experience: "Once I was neurly killed by a voo doo black cat which used to come into tbe bouse. I threw a stick and bit It. It was a witch. It tormented me. 1 was ridden In dreams like a horse. I suffered terribly. I was dying. I went to the voodoo 'doctor.' I pnld him $5 for a spell. That ulght I awoke. The window was open; the moon was shin ing. I saw the little black witch hov ering up and down there. She was smaller than in her own body. She wore a very bfg, old fashioned bonnet Her face was like that of the cat But she did not come any closer to me. Then she faded away. That ended It" The belief is prevalent among the negroes that witches have power to as sume the forms of vurlous animals. In South Carolina a means employed to guard against such visitations is to scatter rice or similar small grains thickly over the floor in the form of a cross. Before tbe-wltch can approach her victim- she must devour every grain. This task is too tedious for her patience, and she takes herself off. Marvin Dana in Metropolitan Maga zine. " ' . '' ;i : i I, The Silver Rabbit There is a kind of rabbit which abounds in Lincolnshire, England, and is called the "silver rabbit" Its fur is of a delicate silvery gray. Although It Is little prized In England, its skins are shipped In enormous numbers to different parts of Asia, especially Tar tary and China, where the fur is con sidered the fittest thing for monarcbs to wear. Only the richest can afford it there, so heavy ik the price de manded. Revenge! "I," declared the popular author, "have signed an exclusive contract with one magazine." : . "But now that you ore famous," pro tested a friend, "other magazines will be writing for your work." "And I shall decline their offers with thanks. I have even ordered some printed slips." St. Loids Republic. Hit Periodicals. "Do you take nny periodicals?" asked (he clergyman ou his first round, of parish visits. "Well,-1 don't." replied the woman, "but my husband takes 'era frequent I do wish you'd try to get him to sign the pledge." Judge. FREE TRIAL-AN Saves backs, footsteps, blistered fingers, and faces fuel You feel no electricity attach to any incan descent socket low exoenso would sur prise you let us explain ASTORIA ELECTRIC CO. QUEER TITLES. Bestowed en His Favorites by an Em peror of Haiti, Among the whimsical title which appear ou the puv of uatlouul history few are more apparently frivolous tbau tbe Duke of Marmalade, the Count of Lemonade and the Karl of Brandy. They are pr were, hnwever, real titles bestowed by a genuine monarch on three of his favorites, and that, too. during the lust century. In 1811 a revolution occurred In Haiti, and Cbrlstopbe, a negro, declared himself emperor. Through conspiracy and plot, tils life often attempted, he retained power till lS'iO, preserving to the lust the pageantry of a royal court ami creating a uumerous nobility. Among them, were tbe three already mentioned, and tbe oddity of the titles has suggested to many writers the frivolousness of the African character. In fact however, all three names were tboso of places, tbe first two be ing originally plantations, but latterly towns of some Importance. This not being generally known, a misapprehen sion has arisen with regard to the titles themselves, which, however ab surd, were scarcely more so than some which were bestowed In France and Germany during the middle ' ages.r Pearaon's Weekly. Liberty. The spirit of liberty Is Indeed a bold and fearless spirit but it Is also a sharp sighted spirit. It Is a cautious, sagacious, discriminating, farseelng in telligence. It is jealous of encroach ment jealous of power, jealous of man. It demand checks, It seeks for guards, it Insists on securities, it in trenches itself behind strong defenses and fortifies Itself with all possible care against the assaults of ambition and passion. It does not trust the amiable weaknesses of human nature, nnd therefore It will not permit power to overstep Its prescribed limits, though benevolence, good Intent and patriotic purpose come along with It. Neither does it satisfy Itself with flashy and temporary resistance to 11 legal authority, Fur otherwise. It seeks for duration and permanence. It looks before and after, and, building on the experience of ages which are past, it labors diligently for the bene fit of ages to come. Dunlel Webster. The Blue Sky. The bltio sky which reveals Itself as the hemispherical vault of the firma ment In the absence of clouds Is the far depths of the air sending back to the observer some part of tho solar illumination which tbe.v receive. The tt.l.t 41..... ....... U 1 A ... 4..- ,11.1.. ; simply bee-ause the particles of the n!r are of such exceedingly diminutive slzo that thoy can effectively deal with only lhe smallest of the rumlnous vi-bratlons-that is, with the "blue" un dulations. There are a few faint in termlngllngs of the other colored rays In the blue of the sky, but they are la such trifling quantity that the blue swallows them up. ;. ,;,',. The Cricket's Chirp. The vrlnikm of speed In the chirp ing of crickets depends so closely on temperature that the height of . tho thermometer may be calculated by ob serving the number of chirps In a min ute. At CO degrees F. the rate Is eighty chirps a minute, at 70 degrees F. 120 pe' minute, and tho rate In crearcs four chirps to the mluute with a change of one degree. Below a temperature of CO degrees F, tho crick et is not llkeiy to make any sound. Vague. Ludy.of Uncertain Age Ah, major, we're none of us ns young ns we were. Major (absentmlr.d?d!y. but 'vaguely aware that a pallnnt; nnswer Is indi cated) My dear hidy. I'm sure you don't look it.-rtinch. A Mean Reply. She Do you remember. .that thirty years ago you proposed to me and that 1 refused you? He Oh. yes. That's one of the most treasured recollections of my youth. Not Isi'-oraiit of misfortune, I learn fro:.! t::y own woes to nld tho wretched. -Vlrg!!.. ELECTRIC IRON- and tempers. . to YOU. ATLANTIC FLEET LEAVES MANILA FOR FAIR JAPAN MANILA, Oct. 10-The 16 battleships of the Atlantic fleet are now en route to Japan, The fleet got under way at 6 o'clock this (Satur day) morning. In the brilliant sunshine the fleet made a mag- nifkent appearance, the white sides glistening at they moved out to sea. Owing to the early hour few witnessed the de- parture, consequently no dem- onstration or ceremony of any kind, save the dipping of flags by merchantmen and whist- ling salutes. ATTEMPTS BROTHER'S LIFE. MASSASS, Va., Oct. 9.-At Casa nova, today, Edward Fair, jealous of the attentions paid his wife by hit brother, Allen Fair, shot the latter and then attempted to shoot his wife. Tucker Posey interfered and received a shot instead of the woman but was not fatally wounded. Posey then killed the murderer. The Fair broth ers are prominent farmers. POPE SENDS BLESSINGS. NEW' YORK, Oct. 9,-Archbishop Farley, who returned today from a visit to Rome with a message from the Pope to "Tell the people of the United States that for all they have done for the Catholic Church in America, I send my heartfelt bene diction from the highest to the low est." FRENCH CRUISERS SAIL. VALETTA, Island of Malta, Oct. 9. The battleship Prince of Wales, flagship of Prince Louis of Batten berg; the battleship Glory, the cruiser Diana, the cruiser Suffolk, torpedo boat destroyers Angler and Banshee, sailed today for 'Aegean Sea. The squadron will be. followed later by the battleship Canopus and the cruis er Minerva. PROMISES GOOD TIMES. STREATOR, 111., Oct. 9.-Declar-ing himslf to be an "advance agent of prosperity," Bryan today in his speeches in this state sought to bat ter down the arguments of his op ponent's that business depression and panic will follow his election. ttttual umstu May fce permanently overcome W proper jJklcK enables ortctojfarm (regular Kabtt$ d ally so that assistance w na ture may he gradually di$pen&cl wV?K yden no longer needed aft the best of remcdies,wKcn Veouird, are to assist ttaWe and not to rup)l at tKe noW. oluwctionS,vhtch mst depend ulti triatflly upon proper nourisltmertt, proper efovt,aworitt Iiv'm6 generally. 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