WIJDNKSDAY, DECKMDF.R 9, '08 SLIDE AID DERIIIIT HIS LAST "BABY-ACT" The Store Jh$ T , e jr. :tsji Ladies x Hart BUSTS 111 OF THE UHNH Women BEJmOutfitters THE MOUMNC ASTOIHAX, ASTOHIA. OUKCJON We are now ready with HOLIDAY GOODS I Art Needle work, Novelties and Toys. OCEAN, BAR, BAY, DOCK v AND RIVER J, By tome means the steam schoon er Olsen-Mahoney was reported in yesterday morning at 8 o'clock, but k turned oat to be the steamer Jim Butler from San Pedro. Mr. Olsen was on board the Butler and when asked where "Mahoney" was, pointed to the green band on the funnel and replied There's Mr. Mahoney." The Butler went on to the metropolis at once. The steamer Sue H. Elmore, just in from Tillamook Bay, with plenty of business went on to the metrop olis yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and is due back tomorrow sometime, and will leave oat for Tillamook al most immediately. The steamer George W. Elder has gone on the drydock at St Johns for some minor repairs, and will, prob ably not be down on her San Fran cisco run until Saturday morning next, instead of Friday as usual It is said that the new 'coasting steamer. Argo wall leave but from Portland, for Tillamook Bay and other lower coast points, ' on the C morning of the 14th of the present month. - She left San Francisco on f Monday night and may be looked " for, on the inward trip, at almost any time. The fine French bark Sally, Cap tain Bertbo, 1313 days out of Liver pool, and 67 days from Hobarts Town, crossed in yesterday after noon, with all well on board and no news of a startling nature for the long voyage. She belongs to the grain fleet and will' go on to "the metropolis on the first tow that " offers. ' ' Ed Donnelly, the long and genial .dock master - at the. Lurline wharf. was DU5T all uay jcaieiudy iut,cii- .ing the office stove at the Karara office, and last night people entering the place were at a loss as to whether they should put on smoked "classes to reduce the glare, or -walk off with the blamed thing and pawn it. AH that Donnelly fears is that Mr. Kamm will drop in and get stuck on it and order it up to the Portland office. The Luruoc got to her Astoria berth last evening in prompt shape and left up at 7 o'clock, with the following well known people on board as passengers from this port: M. Bredemeier, S. Smith, Capt Tom Crang, Sam Schmidt, C. F. Wagner, D. B. Whitlock, K. Inman, Mrs. Branstator, of Seaside, and J. R. Coulter. V. H. Little the well knowp ship ptng agent of Portland is down and at Knappton, superintending the loading of the steamer R. D. Inman, with lumber for the Bay City. The steamer Homer is due down from the metropolis this morning on her way to San Francisco, and will depart at once from ere. The Norwegian steamship Admi ral Borressen, lumber laden for the Orient arrived down early yesterday morning and left out on her trans pacific voyage. The . oil tank steamer Lansing left out for Sarr Francisco, after dis charging her big cargo of oil here and at Portland. Notice To Mariners. Oregon Columbia River Entrance page 56 South Channel Outer Buoy, SC, a PS first-class taH type nun, buoy. Washington Gray's Entrance, page 106 Turn Point Buoy, 9, a first class spar, heretofore reported miss ing, was found in position November 9th. Muscular. Pains Cured. "Ehiring the summer of 1903 I. was trouble 'with muscular pains in the instep of my foot," says Mr. S. Pedlar, of Toronto, Ont. "At times it was so painful I could hardly walk. Chamberlain's Pain Balm was recommended to me, so I tried it and was completely cured by one small bottle. I have since recom mended it to several, of my friends, all of whom speak highly of it" For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. TRAINS ON A. A C YESTERDAY ENCOUNTER A COUPLE OF DISCONCERTING MISHAPS There was considerable confusion in Astoria's train service yesterday which as a general thing is so uui formly regular, that it caused a good deal of disturbance in business as wet) as traveling circles hereabout. It seems that the Portland express which was due here at 11:40 a. iu, was held up at the easterly mouth of tunnel No. 1, this side of Rainier, by a bad slide. This was of course, ob viated, by the transfer of passengers and baggage when the up train, which left here at 8:20 in the morning ar rived there, good despatch being used in the passing of the big groups of passengers and impedimenta. The trip to Portland was thus eas ily continued with a possible loss of an hour or more of time in reaching the metropolis. But the train coming this way did not have such good luck. After running, or rather backing down the line for about a mile in this direction, or properly speaking, to Pyramid Siding, where the engine was detached and run into the switch so as to get it on the hauling end of the train, which was the proper thing to do and of course, the safest. As as the engine entered upon the main line coming tack to the train, it jumped the rails and sloughed just enough to make the mishap a diffi cult one ot remedy. Thus, it was that she did not get down to Astoria, on the engine sent from here to bring in the train, until 6 o'clock last even ing. This train turned around at this point and went back up the line in place of the train that should have left op at 6:10 o'clock, if the sched ule had not been interferred with. Jnst what hick befel this east-bound train i problematical, as is the arriv al of the night down train from the big city on the Willamette. There were no losses nor Injuries, save to the passengers, in the matter of time and feelings, all of which will cure tself in due time. 1 Subscribe to the Morning Astorian 60c per manth by mail or carrier. Good Cough Medicine For Children. The season for coughs and colds is now at hand and too much care cannot be used to protect the chil dren. A child is much more likely to contract diphtheria or scarlet fever when he has a cold. Th: nicker vou cure bis cold the less the risk. Chamberlain's Cough Rem edy ts the sole reliance of many mothers, and few of those who have tried it are willing to use any other. Mrs. F. F. Starcher, of Ripley, W. Va., says, "I have never used any thing ' other than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for my children and it has always given good satisfac tion. This remedy contains no opium or other narcotic and may be civen as confidently to a child as to an adult. For sale by Frank Hart and leading druggists. Election Returns. ! Full election returns will l ' ployed in black and white dis the TTI Ml ri'TTTTTT T w - - ' , , f r Lai. T I igwam .-anjuii, curncr ui Eigiun T, . . . t- Irate 9 rm&n s and Astor streets, on the evening of election day, Wednesday next, De cember 9th, so that all who w ll may see. ' m E We are enlarging our store in order to display better our toys and bargains. The addi tion will be ready next week COME! in and pick out you Xmas pres ents for young and old. Prices are right. Watch this paper. Watch Whose Windows for Bargains WATERMAN'S Oregon Dressed Spring Chick ens 18c, 20c Oregon fowls 16c Beef to boil 5c to 8c Prime Rib Roast Beef 10c,12c Tenderloin flat-bone and sirloin steaks 10c Government Inspected Kettle Rendered Lard, S-lb. pails 70c Small Pig Hams 17Jc Best Breakfast Bacon 17Jc Veal Roast.. ..8c, 10c, 12c and 15c Fine Shoulder Roast of Pork 10c,12ic Mutton Roast.. 8c, 10c, 12jc and 15c Beef Pot Roasts ...6c, 7c, 8c Ranch Eggs 35c Choice Creamery Butter.. 65c, 70c, 75c Get your Sausage and Hamburg ground while you wait. We make a specialty of delicious home-made sausage made twice daily at our plant. Pay us a visit Satisfaction guaranteed. BRAHUCO CANDIDATE SMITH TAKES A FAREWELL FUNG AT AS TORIAN GETS ANSWER In full accord with the "dinky" tac tics of his campaign and as the last of a series of "baby-acts' perpetrated by Candidate A. M. Smith, the fol lowing letter was sent broadcast throughout the city yesterday, in the hope that it might inspire enough pity for him to achieve his election today. The Morning Astorian is weary of doirg all the scrapping and eliciting only these paltry and puerile pleadings as counter-plays; but as it is, so be it; we are going to win anyway. The letter reads as follows: My Dear Sir: "On account of the unprovoked and unjustifiable assault that has been made upon me by the Morning Astorian in the present campaign, I feel warranted in personally writing to assure you that its malicious at tempt to defame my name and char acter as well as the credit and stand ing of the city, is as false and un founded as it is vicious. "During the 20 years that I have lived in Astoria, it has been my con stant endeavor to act honorably and justly towards all men, and during the time that I held the official posi tion of city attorney, I worked faith fully and honestly to advance the welfare of the city and to make it an attractive and desirable place in which to live. All my interests are now centered In this city and if I should be elected, I will devote my time and energy towards making it a greater, more prosperous and more pleasing city and shall do all in my powerto dispel discord and partisan ship and uphold morality and de cency. "I am deeply grateful for the many acts of kindness heretofore extend ed to me by the good people of As toria, and I assure yon that I shall always appreciate your good will and .respect far more than any official position. : "Trusting that you will not be mis lead by the slander hurled against me, I am very sincerely yours, "A; M. SMITH." ' The Morning Astorian has no bit ter or vindictive feeling toward Mr. Smith. On the other band, it has for him personally only the kindliest feel ing; but it has a public duty to per form. The Morning Astorian, as well as Mr. Smith, has lived for many years in Astoria. All it has, and all that it ever expects to have', are identified with Astoria and its fu ture. If Astoria prospers, the Astor ian expects to prosper. If 'Astoria does not prosper, the Astorian can not expect to prosper, and it cannot change its residence. Its destiny is irrevocably allied with that of As toria. As a daily paper in the community the Morning Astorian has a duty to perform, other than that of simply giving the monotonous details of lo cal happens. It has opinions regard ing the gvernment of the city, and as to what its future government should NEW TO-DAY SUIT CASES Schaffner & Marx Clothing My " UnURELUS trio ET"3 MUFFLERS BATH ROBES Af GLOVES Dunlap No-Name Stetson Hats Clean Your Chimneys. George Ludwig, an expert chim ney sweep is in the city and wnl make your chimney clean and safe from fire for $2 or two chimneys for $3. Place your order at the Astoria hotel or telephone Main 3521, or leave your orders at the Astorian office. be. It docs not believe that the gov ernment of the city for the last few years has been judicious. Mr. Smith has been largely identified with that government, and, in the opinion of the Morning Astorian,. is more re sponsible therefor than any .other person. Such being the case it does not believe that the future govern ment should be entrusted to .Mr. Smith, and believing so, it has not hesitated to express its belief. The Morning Astorian believes that Astoria has a bright future, and that the chief executive of the city, as well as the common council, the water commission and all other de partments should be composed of the very best business mm of the city. and to bring about that result this paper has expressed its views fairly and fearlessly and without equivoca tion. The thousands ot readers ot trie Morning Astorian who have read it closely during this campaign are probably as good judges of this mat ter as the complaining candidate; and in closing it may be truthfully said that the Morning Astorian, with its pay roll of $20,000 per annum, in Astoria, is ouite as well qualified 'o speak to, and for, the people, as the gentleman in question, and with quite as much interest at stake in the city and its future. NEWL TODAY ! FINNAN HADDIES Royal Chinook Salmon Bellies and Tips. ' i . . . i, ,, wwMMMMO0MMt MM Acm b Grocery Co. UIGH GRADE GROCERIES S2I COMMERCIAL STREET ?HONS Ml The Palace Restaurant. An phase of hunger can be daintily gratified at any hour of the day or night at the Palace Restaurant The kitchen and dining room service are of the positive best. Private dining looms for ladies. One call inspires regular custom. Try it. Commercr' street, opposite Page building. Th Clean Man. The man who delights in personal cleanliness, and enjoys his shave shampoo, haircut, and bath, in As toria, always goes to the Occident barber shop for these things and gets tbem at their best NAME MEANS SOMETHING. When A. E. Petersen built and named the "Modern" barber shop, he meant that it should stand for what it was called. No patron has missed single feature of the modern ton- serial parlor f t that house; and every new Hevice in the way of perfect comrort and service is constantly add ed as it develops.. The latest is an expert bootblack, the best in the business; a qualification that makes his employment really dern. WEARY WILLIE'S ORGANIZE. CHICAGO. Dec. 7. In a large loft on the top floor of 330 South Clark street yesterday the Chicago Broth erhood of the Unemployed was for mally organized. The meeting was a preliminary one. The actual work of the organization will be laid out in Hull House Tuesday evening, when the next meeting will he held. Robert M. Wilson, called by his friends, the "Uncrowned king of the hoboes," presided at the meeting and assisting him wa"s Jas. Eads Howe, known as the "Newsboy's Friend" and a grandson of Capt. J. D. Eads, builder of the Eads bridge in St. Louis. A Personal Appeal If we could talk to you personally about the great merit of Foley's Honey and Tar, for coughs, colds and lung trouble, you never could be induced to experiment with un known preparations that may con tain some harmful drugs. Foley's Honey and Tar costs you no more and has a record of 40 years of cures. Try our own mixture pi coffee the J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone Mai" iff TO ...WHITMANS... Now Is the Time Xmas Novelties ! are now all on display and stock perfectly complete orue before the rush. Hooks, Callendars, Toilet Ar ticles and Sets.Kid Booki.Games Fountain Pens, Xmas Post Cards and Xmas Cards, Leather Novel ties, Hand Painted China, BrassJ Novelties etc. Whitmans Bookstore Write for Our Xmas Catalogue Old newspapers for sale at this office, 50 cents per hundred. run ust ot ! Victor Double Disk 75c Records now on hand. Full stock of ? X Victor and Edison Machines and Records I Finest stock of VIOLINS on the coast. All at Eastern Prices. j Mr. Citizen: I Buy from your local merchant, he sells his goods as cheap as you can buy them in Portland or 1 elsewhere. The Astoria Merchant buys the Seawall for Astoria but the Portland Merchant does not. I A. 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