THE 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
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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.
Togettta behejicial ejjeclfi, always
buy tKt genuine -
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one size only, regular price aOvjwMUe
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