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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
ELMORE OFFICE IS REMOVED
Astorian' Building Devoted Ex.
clusiveIy to Use Of Paper

The Office Of Elmore & Company was
yesterday removed from the Astorian
building to the Masonic building cor
ner OF Eleventh and Commercial
streets. The Eimore company has for
the past two years had office room IN
the Astorian building, the business Of
the Astorian and of Elmore & Company
being practically under one ownership
and one management and the two trans
acted over the same counter. Since the
purchase OF the Astorian plant and
building by the present owners 1t has
been impossible for the Elmore COM
pany TO procure suitable Office rooms
until the first OF this month. Those
wishing to make inquiries about the
steamer Elmore or having other busi-
ness with the Elmore. company viii find
It's manager and employees In their new
quarters. Those having business with
the Astorian in any Of Its departments
will be waited upon from the main
Office. first floor. which Is devoted ex-
cluslvely to the affairs OF the paper.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
No Profit in
Fall Canning
Few Canneries viii Operate Dur
ing the Season Commencing
on the 10th

According 10 the statements Of local
salmon packers, the fall fishing season
on the Columbia viii not be extensively
engaged In. The season commences
September 10. Packers say there Is
plenty Of cheap fish on the market.
and that there is no prospect OF any
profit In canning this fall. The fall
season for the past two years has re-
suited In loss to the packers. who are
satisfied to put their money into royal
chinook salmon.
So far as has been announced. none
Of the local canneries will be operated
during the fall season. r. J. MCGOWAN
& Sons. OF McGowan. will operat one
cannery. bringing their fish from North
river, and II Is thought J. q. Megler,
OF Brookfieid. will also run his can
merry. Should the price Of fish go above
2 or IL cents, however, packers say IT
IL likely operations will be suspended.
Several OF the cold-storage plants will
be run. The coldstorages handle silver
side salmon, which are frozen just as
they are taken from the water, and
shipped fresh to the eastern markets.
The cold-storages viii naturally bid up
the price Of silyersides, and the price
will go too high for the packers, some
Of whom assert that their margin of
profit ceases when the raw material
brings more than 2 liz cents a pound.
Much interest Is expressed in the
probable opening price Of Alaska sal
mon. II is the opinion Of some pack
ers that the season will be opened at
s1.15 per dozen. which figure may be
fixed by the Pacific Packing Il Navi-
CATION Company, otherwise the Onffroy
combine. But the Alaska Packers As
ISOLATION has lately opposed opening
figures in excess Of 81, contending that
consumption ceases with the higher
price.
The total Alaska pack last year was
more than 2.500.000 cases, and it is
thought that this seasons output will
not reach 100000 cases. The pack last
year exceeded all Alaskan records.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
sHlPMASTERS ARE BLAMED
Said to Be Responsible for Abuse
OF Sailors

According 10 adyices received by Gov
ernor Chamberlain the British govern
,nent win be informed that British ship
masters are In part responsible for the
sailor boarding house evils OF which
British shipownars have complained.
After having the subject cali ed to his
attention the diplomatic correspond
ence passing between this country and
Great Britain. Secretary cartelyou
OF the department OF commerce and la
Dor. wrote TO Governor Chamberlain,
urging that no license be issued TO
boarding house keepers who violate the
federal shipping laws. In answering
the letter Governor Chamberlain said,
among other things, that difficulty In
securing convictions for the violation
OF the law Ia increased by the fact that
shlpmasters sometimes conspire with
the boarding house keepers to defraud
their employees. The governors COM
munication on the subject Will go 10
the representatives Of the British gov
ernment as Is stated In q lettcr receiv-
ed from Cecretary Cortelyou, who says.
Il have the honor to acknowledge the
receipt Of your letter OF the ilth inst,
and thank you FOR the full Information
contained therein. l have transmitted
It to the secretary of state with the
suggestion that Its substance be COM
municated through the customary dip
lomatic channels to the British govern
ment The difficulty In procuring re-
liable testimony In cases OF violation Of
the federal shipping laws has been
brought TO my attention and your ex-
perlence confirms the impression form
| Ell
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
WILL BE OPERATED ON

Homer L Fletcher will leave for San
jose, Cal. in few days for treatment
for an injury recently suffered. Mr..
Fletcher was operated upon some time
ago for a peculiar muscular growth
that injurd the spine. The operation,
while successful in every respect, left
the patient In a weakened condition,
and during recent baseball game an
other injury resulted. Immediate at
tcntion will prevent serious consequent
cts. Mr.. Fletcher's first operation was
a remarkable one. A muscular growth
appesred under the spine. forcing 1t
out of shape. and II was found neces-
sary to remove the end Of the spine.
The only danger that viii attend the
next operation is that of paralysis,
which may possibly result.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
ELK OUT OF COMMISSION
Accident to Engine Lays Her Off
For Two Weeks

Captain James Keating's launch Eik
is out of commission for few weeks
as the result of an accident by which
the friction was badly smashed. The
accident occurred several days ago, and
the Elk is tied up at the foot Of Fourth
street. where the damaged machinery
was taken out for shipment to San
Francisco. New parts will be sent to
Astoria at once.
The launch Alexander, Jr., will be
placed on the ways at Leathers' yards
In few days ago to undergo extensive
repairs. A new house will be built and
the boat will be sent to Portland for
the winter. She will be engaged
there in attending to the wants of ships
and In towing.
The steamer Edith will be brought
down the river for thorough. over
hauling and placed on the ways at
Leathers'. Repairs are being made to
the launch Louise.
Work on the customs house launch Is
progressing favorably, and MIR. Leath-
ers expects to put her in the water
on Thanksgiving day.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02

state Of good preservation. Its col
umns are largely flled with lottery and
auction advertisements. The lotteries
must have flourlshed in those days, for
every concern advertising offered a cap
ital prize OF $4,000 or more. Among the
shipping cards is one for J. Leland &
Bros. who announce the departure OF
the sloop Polly. The Leland line Is
now one Of the most prominent In the
world. The foreign news conveys the
information that Turkey ls In bad
way and the dislntergration Of the en-
pire Ia predicted. Beneath the heading
Is Shakspeare's sayfng--"nothing extern
uate. nor set down ought In malice
declaration OF principles that prob
ably took with the public. The paper IL
owned by Dennis A. Brown, motor
man employed by the Astoria Electric
Company.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
CRUSHED ROCK STREETS

Members OF the city council express
themselves gratified with the results
which are being obtained with their
crushed rock streets. Some of the
streets put In are now well packed
down and the surface Is smooth and
even. The top layer OF rock. which Il
almost powder, packs down solidly
making a street as level as macadam
and almost indestructible. II Is
thought that these new streets viii last
for scores Of years without repair, be-
coming more solidly packed the longer
they are used. All the improvements
now made on solid ground are OF the
new style. and, while of greater first
cost, viii prove far cheaper In the long
run. At first the crushed rock does moi
make very handsome appearance but
as the streets are used the uneven as
pect disappears. The new scheme Is
giving good results. and the idea, which
originated with the late County Judge
Gray, is generally conceded to be ar
excellent one.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
FOR EDUCATIONAL EXHIBIT

on September 25 a meeting of a COM
mite from the Western division Of the
Oregon Teachers Association Will be
held, probably at Portland, for the pur-
pose of discussing the matter of an ed
ucationai exhibit az the st, Louis fair.
Professor H, s. Lyman. of this city,
Is superintendent of the Oregon edu-
eational exhibit at St. Louis. The
committee meeting was called at the
suggestion OF Professor Young, Of the
University OF Oregon, who Is its chair
man, AT the meeting the matter of II
suitable exhibit win be definitely de-
cided upon, Professor Lyman is in
communication with the fair officials
and has secured space in the educa-
tional exhibit from this state.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
FAsTiDlouS CUSTOMER


HermanWise received several cases of
young mems and boys suits which he
selected for fall business when he was
in the east, and as the boys in the store
unpacked the goods they noticed one of
the cases had been tampered with and
upon investigation Mr.. Wise found
several boys and young mems suits
and overcoats missing, The thief who
broke into that case was rather fastid-
ious, as he picked some choice articles
amounting to over $125. It's lucky no
more was taken as the shipment
amounted to about $4,000. OF course. the
transportation company will have to
pay for the missing goods.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02

and the crowds have not been as large
as those of last year, The Potter Is
still running to the Washington resort,
but her passenger list on the down trip
ls daily growing smaller, Practically
all OF the travel went to the Oregon
beach this season.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
BOYS FINGERS MASHED

Ten-year-old Theodore Berg, whose
father is foreman at the gas works,
made the fatal mistake yesterday af-
ternoon of placing his hand in print
ing press at the can factory. The child
was playing around the factory at the
time of the accident. The middle tin-
ger was badly mashed at the end, and
the other fingers of the left hand were
also badly crushed. The injuries
caused the boy intense suffering, but he
bore up like hero. It was sometime
before a doctor could be found, hut
finally DR.. Fulton was called down by
telephone from his residence.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
VIEWERS CoAAENcE WORK

County Roadmlaster Frye. County
Surveyor Astbury and John Chitwood
the viewers appointed to lay out the
Lewis and Clark road yesterday COM
menced their work. The proposed road
will extend from the Youngs bay bridge
to Clatsop. distance of about 10 miles,
and the work of laying out the route
will require eight days time. MIR. Frye
reports satisfactory progress on the Ne
halem road, which Is now extended al
most as far as Olney.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
WHEELMAN's EXAMINATION

An examination win be held on Sep
tember 80, to fill a vacancy in the posi-
ton of wheelman in the customs service
at this port. A salary of 500 month
attaches to the place, The examina-
tion will consist of the following SUBJ
jects: Spelling. arithmetic, letter writ
ing, penmanship copying, geography
and experience as wheelman. All appli-
cants must be over 20 years of age.
Persons desiring to take this exam
nation should apply to c. T. Crosby,
secretary of the local board of exam
iners.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
/, MOVES TO NEW HOME

f, A. Gerding and family have NOV
ed from their home near the reservoir
where they have lived for so many
years and are now living in the house
formerly occupied by Carl Hansen on
Eleventh street between Exchange and
Grand, Mr.. Gerding purchased the
property.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
BEACH TRAVEL FALLING orr

The seaside season Is Just about over,
and during the past week many per-
sons have been returnig 10 their homes.
The weather has not been as favorable
this year as could have been desired
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
AN OLD PAPER

A paper more than 50 years old Is on
exhibition at p. A. Trullingers store.
II is copy of the City Gazette and
Commercial DailyAdvertiser of Charles
ton. South Carolina, and is dated July
81, 1921. Despite Its age the paper is
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
PICNIC LABOR DAY

The young people and Sunday school
of the Swedish Lutheran church will
hold a picnic at Lewis and Clark on
Labor Day, Sept. Z, The launch Ethel
with barge win leave Ross & Higgins
dock at 8 o'clock sharp.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02
WILL WIRE NEW BOAT

Trulllnger&Hardesty yesterday closed
a contract with w. Il. Hume to wire
the new tug building for him at Leath-
ers yard. The boat win be fitted with
electric lights.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-09-02

Why don't grocers money
back everything'
Can't poor stuff; there isn't
money nough. Schilling's S Best
don't take any money to speak
Of.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
PROTEST AGAINST
 SHOOT THE MORMON
OBJECT TO HIS BEING U. S. sENA- TOR ON THE GROUND THAT HE Is AN APOSTLE Or THE NOR. MON CHURCH.

Washington, February 9.-Senator Bur rows, chairman of the committee on privileges and elections, has received a protest against the seating of Reed Shoot as a senator from Utah on the ground that he is an apostle of the Mormon church, and that as such he should not represent the people of Utah in the senate. The document Is volum- inous. and quotes liberally from sermons, speeches and other Mormon utterances, showing the power of the priesthood of the Mormon church over matters spirit ual and temporal
 Senator Frye as president protem of the senate received a copy of the pro- test. It was decided by Senators Bur rows and Frye not to present the protest to the senate until Shoots credentials were presented, when both would be re- ferred to the committee on privileges and elections A statement furnished the committee gives the politics and occupa- tions of the signers and brief sketch of each, the purpose being to show that all of them are men of high standing in the state It shows that fifteen of the signers are republicans and four demo- crats In occupation the list includes railroad, mining men, bankers, editors, preachers, two former mayors of Salt Lake City and lawyers and teachers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
NO PLAGUE IN FRISCO.
Every Vessel Now Clearing Port Is
 Given Thorough Cleaning.

San Francisco, February 9.-Regardless of all the controversies that have existed as to whether there were cases Of bubon1c plague in this city, 1t is agreed by all the medical men that there Is none of the dis ease in San Francisco now, and that all the danger, if any ever existed, has long been passed
 Every vessel now clearing from San Francisco Is given clean bill of health. showing that there has not even been a suspicion of plague for at least sixty days. In this the local health board agrees with the federal quarantine of- ficers. The health officers are now pre- pared to assert positively that San Fran cisco Is a clean port.
 In view of the fact that there Is posi- lively no trace Of the disease In the city. Dr. Vincent P. Buckley has issued the following statement:
 During the past sixty days no case of bubonic plague has been discovered In San Francisco and at no time during that period has the board of health, of which I am a member, recorded any case of that disease. In view Of this fact, ves- sels clearing from this port are given clean bills of health. 1 denounce as false any and all statements contrary to what is herein contained"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
At San Francisco.

San Francisco, February 9.-Leader, a 3 to 1 shot, won the mile purse at Ingle- side today. Three favorites and one sec ond choice won. The track was slow and the weather clear. Summary:
 First race, fve-eighths mile, selling orosius, 10S (Donnelly), to l. won; Priestlilke, 1O7 Waterbury. 25 to 1. sec ond; Lady Gallantrie, 9S Q, Wilson,, 21a to 1, third. Time, 1:02A.
 Second race, seven-sixteenths mile-The Mighty Ill (Bullman, to 5, won Punctillo, III q. Daly), 31s to 1, second Rudolph, III (W. Waldo, 6 to 1, third. Time, :44L.
 Third race, mile and one-eighth, sell ing-Phil Archibald 1o9 (Bullman), 21a to l, won; Forte, 106 (Minder), to l, sec ond; Rimrod, IA (Waterbury) 15 to l., third. Time, 1:59.
 Fourth race mile, purse-Leader, 94 J. Daly), to 1, won; Epicure, 9S e. Kelly), 10 to l, second; Gold Van, 94 (W. Waldo, to D, third. Time, 1:43.
 Fifth race, seven-eighths mile selling Maraschino, 110 (W. Waldo, to 1, won Bernota. 109 (Bullman), to l, second; Rose of May, 99 (Bonner), 12 to l. third. Time, 1:30.
 Sixth race, three-quarters mile, selling Muresca, 105 e. Kelly, to 5, won; Champagne. 10l U. Daly), to 5, second Rinaldo, 103 L. Jackson), 12 to 1, third. Time, 1:16.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
RUFUS CANTRELL
 SAID TO BE INSANE
NEGRO GRAVE ROBBER PRO-
 NoUNCED UNWORTHY OF BE- LIEF BY PHYsIcIANs-ALExAN-
 DER's DEFENSE BASED ON THIS.

Indianapolis, Ind, February 9.-The evi- dence in the case of Dr. Alexander, charged with grave robbing, will be fin- ished tomorrow and the arguments begun. Dr. Alexander will take the witness stand tomorrow morning in his own behalf
 The defense is that Dr. Alexander is a man of irreproachable character; that Cantrell is insane and that his testimong cannot be believed for that reason and a general denial that Dr. Alexander had any knowledge that any bodies were H. legally obtained.
 Today was consumed with the opening statement of Attorney Cpaan, the hearing of witnesses and expert testimony from three witnesses that Rufus Cantrell is an epileptic insane person. The effort of the defense that Cantrell is insane was met with opposition, but it was insisted that the competency of the expert witnesses was a matter for the court to determine and not the jury. After a lengthy argu- ment Judge Bailey allowed the evidence of the physicians to be introduced. Ac- cording to their testimony Cantrell is not worthy of belief.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
JOHN |. SULLIVAN
 IS NOW BANKRUPT
FIGHTER PLACES HIS LIABILITIES AT $2e5s, ALL UNSECURED, AND ASSETS AT $6o IN cLoTHING-A LESSON TO YOUNG MEN.

New York, February 9.-John L. sul- livan. former champion prize fighter, was discharged in bankruptcy today. Sullivan filed a petition to be adjudged bank rupt on November 2s placing his liabil- ites at $265s all unsecured and his as- sets $60 in clothing.
 A New York paper prints the list of sullivan's creditors, in which the An heuser Busch Brewing company appears as chief creditor with a claim of $1500. A few weeks ago Sullivan made the follow ing financial statement of his life, which he said, ought to be a lesson to young men and teach them habits of thrift: Total earnings, fifteen years. ... .$1, ,000 GOO Earnings from exhibitions, 1SS3-4. 4O0O, 900 Profits from trip to England... S0000 Best season in the show busi-
 ness.. =. .. .................. 37,5OO Largest win from a fight ........ 5000 Capital now ... q. .......... ...... 0,00O 900
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
ON THE RACE TRACK
At New Orleans.

New Orleans, February 9.-Favorites Arachne, Harry New and Chickadee land ing the money. Free Pass was claimed out of the third race by J. J. Ogles for $725 and was resold later to R. N. vestal at profit of $1O0
 The weather was clear and the track slow.
 First race, selling, mile-Eliza Dillon, 107 Lindsey), to l. won; Denny Duffy. 112 (Fuller), to 1, second; Sir Kingston, 109 (W. Hicks) to 1, third Time 1:45.
 Second race. selling. six and a half fur longs-Arachne, 110 (Fuller). to To- won; Breaker, s7 (Phillps), 10 to 1, second; Immortelle, S7 (-), 70 to 1, third. Time, 1: :23.
 Third race, selling, mile and an eighth Albert Lee, 104 (Lindsey). 3 to l. won; Lime Light, 104 CDonnegan), to 1, sec- ond; Free Pass. 102 (Scully), to 5, third Time. 1:59.
 Fourth race, handicap, mile-Harry New 101-( -(Robbins), to 10, won; St. Tam many 97, (Davisson), to 1, second; Scotch Plaid 10S QIoar), to 1, third. Time, :42 2-5.
 Fifth race, five furlongs-Glen Nevis, 11O Robertson) to 1. won; Right and True no (McCafferty), 8 to 1, second; Josette, 105 (Schilling), 12 to l. third. Time, 1:O2 2-5.
 Sixth race. selling, mile and an eighth Chickadee, 103 (Fuller), to 10, won Chan trell, 96 (Phillips), 30 to l, second El Key, 112 (Robertson), g to ?, third. Time, 1:57
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
ELLIOT MAKES ANNUAL REPORT.
President of Harvard Talks Interest
 ngly About College Matters.

Boston, February 9.-In his annual re- port to the Harvard board of overseers, made public today, President Elliot de- clares Harvard's policy to be one of de- termlned support to the requirements of a bachelors degree, or its equivalent for admission to the professional schools as TOW in fierce in the department of theol- cgy, law and medicine at Harvard, and to an even higher standard than has been hitherto for the degree of A. B.
 President Elliot likes the recognition and encouragement now given Harvard to the three years or the three and a half years college course, but he makes it clear that the majority of the work, measured by the required number of courses, while the quality of work as measured by goods. has been substan- tally raised during the last year.
 "The faculty of arts and sciences" he says, "has expressed it's preference for the age of IS as the age for entering college and it's continuation, that boys can be well prepared for college at that age, and it has made it possible for any diligent student to get the degree of bachelor of arts in three years. The university owes 1t to the country to provide the best pos- slble preparations for the professors. This can only be given to young men up to 21 years of age who have had continuous school and college education"
 To the increasing objection to marriage on the part of educated men he said
 "It is probable that the regrettable re- suit Is due in part to the late postpone ment of marriage the part of educated men-a postponement which the pro- tected education now prescribed fer men who enter the learned and scientific pro- fessions make almost unavoidable.
 Of athletic sport in general President Elliot says that there is increasing ouJec- tion to their great eXaggeration.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-02-10
TO WORK FOR THE BILL.
Mine Workers Send Men to Washing
 ton to Help Senator Hoar.

Indianapolis, Ind, February 9-The na- tional executive board of the United Mine Workers of America today appointed w. H. Haskins of Ohio and T. b. Nichols of the anthracite district of Pennsylvania to go to Washington to work for the Hoar-Grosvenor labor bill. The board also indorsed strike in the Tennessee and Lilly mines at Coal Creek, Tenn, and voted money to aid the strikers.
 Those who attended the meeting were president John Mitchell. Vice-Prosident Thomas L. Lewis, Secretary William B.. Wilson and all the board members, with the exception of William Morgan, district No. 6, and James D. Wood district No. 23 The board will adjourn tomorrow
 President Mitchell will leave tomororw night or Wednesday for Ph,ladelphia.