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XIIE MOllNWG A5TOHLAN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
SATURDAY, Dl'.CttM PUR 19, 1903
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Entered M second-class matter July 30, 1906, at the postoffice at Astoria,
Oregon, under the act of Congress otMivrcb 3, 1S79.
t Orders for the delivering of The Morning Astorian to either residence
or place of business may be made by postal card or through telephone.
Any irregularity in delivery should be in mediately reported to the office
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THE1WEATHER
Oregon, Washington and Idaho
Fair. t .v
the Government is above having such
recourse at all. , -
Admitting ths much, we assume
our chamnionship rights and declare
I that he is absolutely and fundament
THE A. S. T, ELECTRIC
Sunday at the Churches
'ally right is standing against everr
attack and abatement of the splendid
... a -i n,ic ,M there-' faculty of the federal secret service.
fore of Astoria, we maintain it to be Here, he ha, J, ry behind him.
v. Hnt of every cit ien hereabout to nere, ne is ci""t - ! -
T3 endorse the wo; that ha. been of Incalculab beftt
and prospect, of the new electric rail- to the whole nation for ong years,
Ike routed out of this city to'.nd that has a record of immense
Seaside and beyond and known as the accomplishment, corrective, preven--roria.
Seaside & Tillamook Elective and punitive, that is passed
trie Railway Company." We insist in governmental annals. That he h
Tin L i the face of repeated raised the dander of the Congress by
Ee of aimilar- project, here, be- his bold assertion that that body was
Lse of the fiat certainty that the afraid of the secret semce, and h
Kne must be built and handled sue face to face w.th a nnanunon, reso
cessfully some day, in spite of all that Intion of Congress demandmg of h.m
" e "Jore It h one of the "WHY?, i, indisputable; and ,s
. h, mt eauallv certain that the answer he
. . . . :.i - m-,b tn that oeremntonr call
section and a, certain to miri- - -
. nA h wffl be of a sort to place him still
e IOn. ":hiBhtrin: the public mind, and likely
i0: t needed hi the to leave the Congress holding a vert
. . .-:a. t tKmai Uncleanly "sack."
?T " .v.". u i. nt w -cast in! We are 3000 mile, away from the
" '.. . -t -- center f these live and burnin
the particular muum w tv.j -, . ,
desi and business acumen, doe, not sues, and our informal, excel en
TT. , .-A 'as it U. does not compare with that
miniraie nova "- - - . . .
wee-that there are deficiencies and of the people in Int.mate touch w.th
S in the preliminary papers, the situation; but we are backing our
faults tn tn P ' longdistance Judgment as freely as
rsr,'s .K-vttr.r
to the public spirit," since au sucn u u.
laches may be made good at law. one left th.ngs wdepi. weH under
.... - f stood, and popularly approved, as has
case testing oui mc , - - . . .
ments, and bringing the entire thing been
fiat honest issue. It is the none m u.c -----
better part of progress to meet thVment -
Presbyterian,
Christmas services, morning and
evening, bermon tnenie lor niis.
"The Imaire of the Invisible God."
.Solo and chorus, Miss Rcba Hohson.
"Birthday, of King" (Nenllmgcr).;
Violin solo. Mrs. J. T. Allen. An
them. "Heavenly Message". Coombs.
Christmas praise service in the even
ina. Anthem, "There Dwelt in Old
Judaea", Griggs. Solo,- Mrs. H. M.
FlaveL Quintette. "That Sweet Mory
of Old West. Violin solo, Mrs. J.T.
Allen. Solo and chorus, Miss Kcba
llobson . and choir. Solo, William
Gratke.' Mak chorus. The Sundav
school Christmas exercises will be
held on Wednesday evening. AH are
invited to all services. Wm. S. Gil
bert, pastor.
Christian Science.
Services in rooms 5 and 6. I. O. O.
F. building, corner Tenth and Com
mercial streets, 11 o'clock. Subject
of the lesson sermon, "Is the Uni
verse, Including Man, Evolved by
Atomic Force?" Sunday school im-
sucdiatcly after the close of the serv
ice. The first Wednesday evening in
the month at 7:30. Reading rooms
same address, hours from 2 to 5,
daily except Sunday.
First Norwegian Lutheran.
iSunday school, 9:30 a. m.; morning
service. 10:45; English Bible class,
6:30 p. m.; evening service, 7:30 p.
m. The church choir assists at all
evening services. You are respect
fully invited to attend. Theo. Keste,
pastor.
Norwegian-Danish M. E.
Mominsr worship, 11 a. m. and ev
ening. 7:30 p. m.j Sunday school, 10
a. m. The choir will sing at the even
ing service, Scandinavians are cor
dially invited. . O. T. Field, pastor.
First Baptist
Morning service, 11 "a. m.. theme,
"Awake, O North Wind and Comr.
Thou South," At 7 .W the -nbjwt
will he, "A Strange Guest and a 1'il
lar in the Temple." Sunday school
ami It. Y. PVU. at the Usual horns.
Everyone cordially invited.
BRITT VS. FRENCHMAN.
VRW YORK, Dec 1H.-Jimmy
llritt, the California lightweight. h
been matched to tight a 20 round
i.ni with .Adolnhc. the French
.-ti. mmioti. in
They will fight for a purse of Ww
franc, 75 per cent lv go to . tne
winner.
First Methodist.
Program of .Christmas' scrvke:
At 11 a. n., voluntary; anthem,
"Come and Worship," hymn "O
Come All Ye Faithful, Triumphantly
Sing." Apostle's Creed. Anthem.
"Thee We Adore. Responsive read
ing. Gloria. Scripture reading. , Aa-
th-m. "Little Town of Bethlehem.
IWmn, "Joy to the World." Ser
mon. 'Trecious Gifts." Hymn,
"Brightest and Best of the Sons of
the Morning Choir-Sopranos; Miss
Ella Thomson,: Miss Estella Thorn
son; altos: Mrs. Qvermire, Mrs. l.es
'ter: tenors: A. R. Cyrus A. J.
Schroeder, Carl Badcock; bassos:
Donald Snell, J. M. Anderson; organ
ist: Miss Annie Lawn. At 7:30 n
m.. voluntary. Quartette, "Silent
Night. Hallowed Night," Miss Finch.
Miss McCann, S. L Nanthrup, E. C.
Judd. Hymn, "It Came Upon the
Midnight Clear." Trayer. Anthem.
"Come Near. Ye Nations." Resnon
sive reading. Gloria. Scriptu' read
inc. Soto, Jdiss McCann. Hymn,
"Ancels from the Realms of Clory."
Sermon, "The Birthday of Joy." An
them. "The Hush of Night Hath Fall
en" Hymna, "U Uttie on oi
Bethlehem.' Choir Sopranos: Mrs.
Abercrombie, Miss Elsie Elmore,
Miss Clata Barker, Mrs. Finch; altos:
Miss McCann, Mis Buey. Mrs. Judd;
tenors: S. L. Narthrup, V. A. Be
harrtfl, Nello Joh:.-.?n; lassos: E. C.
Judd. Samuel Elmore; organist: Miss
Floretta Etmore. C. C Rarick, pas
tor. ; '
"Memorial Lutheran,
Sunday ' school, 10 a. m. Funeral
service at 11 "a. m., over the late Mr.
Brunstrom. Regular evening service,
7:30 p. m AU are cordially invited.
Gustaf E. Rydquist, pastor.
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A WALL STREET RUMOR.
NEW'YORK. Dec. ia-ln connec.
with a rumor that was current in
Wall street to the effect that negotia
tion were under way looking to the
nl of the Bethlehem Steel Corpora
tion to the United Steel Steel Corpo
ration, Charles M. Schwab, president
f the former concern, make the
following statement; "The ' reports
that control of the Bethlehem steel
Comnanv. or any other of my prop
erties has been offered to the Steel
Corporation, to Mr. Morgan, or to
anvoiie else, are absolutely incorrect.
The Bethlehem Company it not, has
not been, and will not be for sale,
nor are anv of my other Interests.
With all the talk current about steel,
the tariff and other things, I presume
w mint exnect such reports, this
being the silly season in the street.'
matter with some concessions
DON'T FORGET!
than see it go to pieces for the want i
Of some tron-claa diction or ie o. , . yon
agreement; these concessions s; good aeeflf if you do yot.r
mnraany mauc, UJ , ghoppin early so as to leave
terest. The general goM acnievea . of lhose peop,e who
far surpasses the mere ina vmua. con-, M tQ wait wta the last
cern, and one mans loss, if an o make ptlTchases es.
there be, can be made good m time; Jn sflrrounding
and the play of justice. J county-rid across the river. If you
It is the one essential improvement, or BM
needed to waken this wnoie secnon,. fl and wiu he1p to
and is worth a saenhee, no "r bo05t Astoria, trade, and at the same
who makes it These conclnsion, be-, the" overworked at-
inc. of course, widelv eeneral. Vie
-"oj w
honestly hope there will be no hitch
at this, the most critical instant, the
turning point, of the venture!
LONG-DISTANCE JUDGMENT.
President Theodore Roosevelt has
raised a veritable hornet's nest at the
eat of Government and is, himseIT
in the thick and heart of it all. It is
seldom we concede that this man
makes mistakes, but we frankly con
fess that, as President, he was abov.
taking the initiative of advising the
prosecution of the New York World
for criminal libel because of it, stric
tures upon the departmental control
of the Panama Canal project, just as
time, ease up on the overworked at
tendants in the stores.
China's new era begins with Uncle
Sam as the empire's best internation
al friend, which is a good start for
many more centuries of Celestial his-
torv. Uncle Sam's strong point n
the East is a desire to give all nations
a fair deal.
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Truth and
Qualify
anneal to the Well-informed fn
walk of Ufa and are ewMmtial to permanent
uceeat and creditable standing. Accor
Ingly, It it not claimed thai Syrup of Figs
nnd Elixir of Senna U tha only remedy of
known value, but one of many reason.
why it b the beet of personal and family
laxative is. tha fact that It cleanse,
aweeten, and relieves tbt Internal organs
on which It acta without any oVblllttin
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to lima. ,
I acta pleasantly and naturally and
truly u a laxative, and Ha component
parte art known to and approved by
u it U free from all objection
bto wbstanee. To get it beneficial
eSeote always purchae tha genuine
manufactured by tha California Fig Syrup
Ck, only, and for sals hj all loading drug
gist. ' i. ; i,
EHo Klntl You Ua' Alwnyi Cotjl and vltklt hta hem
tn uno for OTor 30 yetu. h twrna tho ijrnntar of
ttnd hna been ntado ondor bU per
'VsJUT- onfti lC'rvM" loo lmluftuicj.
iaVu4cMil Allow no ouo to dcoti ve you lu this
All ConntcrfcltVImltAUoiii iwd Jwt-Mrood-we but
Experiment tlmt trifle wlUl Itnd udMiirer tho hntlth of
InAuU mid CUlldxtnCxporlonod BtftUuat l.aporliucnt.
WnatlsCASTORIA
CaatorlA ! a barn'ilat inbitltut r Cwtr OU, Pare,
corlo, lropa and Sootlilnir Syrup. It 1
JontalnolU,orOpl.mu Morpblue or oILer JlnreoUe
ubt.uu.ee. Its nge U 1U rmnuite. It dtroy Vomj
lutd fclltty rererlsbneas. It cure PUvrrUtMii and Wind ,
Silo. It rsOleven TectUn, Trtmt, Cn-t Ptlott
.nd Flistulcncy. It walmlliite the rowl, ifuUte tht
Etonusch isnd Uowelm fflvtuir bealtliy tsnd tinturol sleep.
She OtUdroii't rncc-Tbo MotJicrt I rlcnO. , ,
OEHUIHE CASTORIA ALWAYO
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18 Kind You Haye Always Bought
In Uso For Over 30 tears.
Tim tmw mn nmtmn nmtMmmn,
SCO! Ml BEiSS.LIn,ll
A8TOK1A. OUEOUS t.tt , , . j
Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Mam Engmeeri.
Un-to-Dat EawmOl Mschinsiy . Prompt atuotlon gi w "P
tltb and Franklin At. . ' Ml
"IN WYOMING"
Many Cubans think the second
withdrawal of American troops will
h fhe shortest cut to annexatioa
This mav be the reason the annexa
tionists are not running a party of
their own, but letting matters drift
toward an event they believe to be
inevitable.
sarily limited unless the idea of tran
sacting business is to be given up.
In every Southern state the Repub
lican vote showed an increase this
year, and in some the gain was
heaw. The Solid South will be sur
prised when its total Republican vote
in 1908 is footed up.
Steady Nerves
are needed by all who work with
hands or brain, lprve strength
depends on stomach strength.
Keep the digestion sound and
robust with
BEECHMl'S
PILLS
Bold Everywhere. In tM 10c and tSe.
A reduction is announced in letter
oostaee between the United Sta'.es
and Germany to correspond with the
rate between this country and Eng
land. Meantime a parcel can be
mailed to Europe for a lower rate
than is charged between any,two
American postoffices, though 39,000
rural delivery carriers are running
with light loads. The postal deficit
is clearly a misfit.
Mr. Taft has the physique and the
opportunity to make a good Santa
Claus, a fact which appointment
seekers do not overlook.
In a body of about 400 members,
nearly all orators, the operation of
catching the speaker's eye is neces-
relief I obtained was only temporary
I read so much about Doan's Kidney
Pitt, that I finally tried them and
was soon cured." '
Plenty more proof like this from
Astoria people. Call at Charles Rog
ers & Son's drug store and ask what
customers report.
Kor sale bv all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo
Nw York. Sole Atrents for the
United States.
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other:
HHMMTMiTMtMIvHtMrt)tMttiMttUsWWH
To be given away at the
.... BARERONI AN ....
CHRISTMAS MATINEE
Every lady and child attending the matinee from now to Christmas
will be given a coupon which will entitle them to a drawing on a
free present The presents will be displayed in the show windo
of the Bee Hive Store on Commercial street. Special matinee prizes
lor children from now till Christmas, 5c. Who are the lucky ones?
AriMTScmw in rir.NTS . - ... SEATS FREE
A COMMON ERROR.
The Same Mistake is Made by Many
Astoria People. ;
It's a common error
To plaster the aching back,
To rub with liniments rheumatic
joints.
When the trouble comes from the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills cure all kid
ney ills. -1 .
David Campbell, 170 N. Eighteenth
street, Portland, Or., says: "My faith
in Doan's Kidney Pills today is just
as great as when I recommended
them several years ago, the cure they
performed in my case having proven
permanent. Prior to using them, I
suffered constantly from pains in my
back and often was so lame and sore
that it was difficult for me to stoop
or lift. I tried various remedies and
was treated by a physician but the
AMUSEMENTS.
AstoriaTheatre
Dec. 20
II. E. PIERCEi &: CO.
Present the Stirring Ameri
can Play
III
WYOMING
A Cast of Brilliant Ex
cellence "Seldom hat such a typically west
ern comedy been created." Milwau
kee Sentinel.
'In Wyoming' is a -genuine west
ern comedy without the usual gun
play." Minneapolis Journal.
Another "Arizona" T.
Absolutely Void of Gun
; , . . Play ,. , ,
Intensely Exciting!
Prices 25, 50, 75; $1
Fast Freight Service
Daily Service Via
THE A.; (a C. R. IX. CO.
Through merchandise Cars from Portland to Astoria
leave Portland at 6 p. m. Every Day except Sun
day. AH less than carload shipments delivered at
Freight House before 4 p. m. will arrive in Astoria at
9;5o p. m. For further imformation call on
O. B. JOHNSON, aen'l Agent A. & C. R. R.
12th St, near Commercial 8t ASTORIA, OREGON.
FINANCIAL.
First national Dank of Astoria
DIRECTORS
Tacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G. C. Blavbl
J. W. L,ADD D. O. UUKWw
Capital .......$100,000
Surplus 25,000
Stockholders' Liability ....100,000
RHTAItLIKHKD 18H4
J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President
O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President
NEW RAILWAY DEAL.
MADISON, Wis., Dec. 18. It is
reported by railroad men here that
the Northern Pacific Railroad Com
pany has entered into, an agreemnt
with the Chicaeo and Northwestern
and Chicago, St. Paul, , Minneapolis
and Omaha roads that will enable it
to run through trains from Chicago
to the Pacific Coast. This agreement
is understood to be for the purpose
of enabling the contracting roads to
meet the competition of the Chicago,
Milwaukee & St. Paul, which has con
structed a new line to the Pacific
Coast. Employes of the Chicago and
Northwestern road say that they
have been ordered to be prepared to
handle 27 additional trains daily
through Madison.
IS
I carrv the best Loaders'
Shoes in town at the low
est prices. .
My stock of men's and boy'i
shoes is unsurpassed for qua
lity. Close buying and low
expenses enable me to sell the
best qualities at lowest prices
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J. W. GARNER. Assistant Cashier
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ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK
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OUR MOTTO: ' "Safety Soparcedea AH Other ContideratlM."
Sherman Transler Co,
Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Tricks aa4 Faralrori
Wagons Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped.
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