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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 12, 1888)
(ZJ fa gaily tadnn. A5T0BIA. OBEGON: SATOKDAT -MAY 12. 18SS. NO VACANCY EXISTS. Ds. J. F. Page was yesterday hon ored by his party with a nomination, a graceful compliment, one deserved under the circumstances, and most worthily bestowed. But he was nominated for an office in which no cancy exists. Were this May, 1890, such a nomination would bo in order. As it is 1833, and as there is no state senator to elect from this county, it is a matter of question why the nomina tion was made, apart from a desire to compliment the nominee. State senator Gray was interviewed lost evening in reference to the nomi nation by the Democratic convention of a candidate for state senator. He says "the nomination is a ridicu lous one, and the idea that a vacancy exists is preposterous on the face of it At the time the law, which is plain and explicit, was enacted, it was thoroughly discussed by both Demo crats and Kepublicans, clearly under stood and fully agreed to." The act redistricting the state- into sanatoria! and representative dis tricts and fixing the number of sena. tors and representatives in the legis lative assembly was passed at tho lost session of the legislature, and was ap proved February 17th, 1887. After reciting and specifying the constitution of each senatorial and legislativo district, section 5 says: "Senators holding over represen ting districts composed of more than one county shall, when the districts have been changed by this act, be considered senators of the districts created by this act in which they re side." This seems plain enough for any one to understand. J. H. D. Gray was elected legally state senator from the then senatorial district of Clatsop, Columbia and Tillamook in 1886 to serve as by law required for four years. He is therefore a "hold over" senator. When the district was changed to em brace only Clatsop county if ho had been a resident of Columbia or Tilla mook county, this county would now be without a state senator and there would properly be an election to fill the vacancy. But the act specifically says that when the district is changed the hold over senator snail bo considered a senator from tho district in which he resides. State senator Gray resides in Clatsop county. Clatsop county is a senatorial district, and he being a "hold over" senator there is no va cancy. To argue this further is unncces sary to those who can understand it and useless to those who cannot Don't Experiment. You cannot afford to waste time in experimenting when your lungs are in danger. Consumption always seems, at nrst, only a com. uo not permit any dealertoImno.se unon vou with some cheap imitation of Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, but be sure you get the genuine. Because he can make more profit he may tell you lie has something 311st as good, or just ine same, won't De aeceivea. but insist upon getting Dr. King's New Discovery, which is guaranteed to eive relief in allJThroar, Lung and Chest af fections. Trial bottles free at J no. C. Dement's Drug Store. .Large bottles SI. Tlie Steamer Montcsano. Will make regular round trips between Westport and Astoria every day (Sun day excepted.! leaving WestDort at 6 a. m; returning leave Wilson & Fisher's wharf at 2 p. m., touching at all way landings. (Svensen's Wednesdays and sauiraays.j v. 11. welch. For the best photographs aud tintypes SO 10 urows uaiiery. Sleepless Nights made miserable by that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the remedy for you. Sold by J. C. De ment. That Hacking Cough can be so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee it bold by J. C. Dement. Twines, Twiues. Twines. J. O. Ilanthorn is agent for Dunbar, MacMasters & Co.'s .salmon twines on the Pacific Coast, and guarantees to satisfy tho trade in prices and quality equal 10 any on me marKet. Telephone liodsinf House. Best Beds in town. Rooms per night ou ami vn cis per weeK 51.&U. .New ana clean. .Private entrance. Cambpluus Beer And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa loon, 5 cents. Ludlow's Ladies' S3.00 Fine Shoes; also Flexible Hand turned French Kids, at P. J. Goodman's. Jlealw Coofecd to Order. Private rooms for ladies and families: at Central Restaurant, next to Foard & 4 Stokes'. A fine cup of coffee, at the Telephone Restaurant Fine Dwelling House to Bent. Good terms to suitable tenant Inquire at this pffice. Private Bourns. At tho Telephone Restaurant for sup pers, parties, etc The best cooked to order. ClirenCryfirPitclier'sCastorla IXTEBTIEW WITH TTH. T. COLEJfAIT. The Firm Almjt Bide Honey Ont of Silaon. In an interview by a reporter of the San Francisco Bulletin with W. T. Cole man last Tuesday: "What are vour plans for the future, Sir. Coleman?" asked the reporter. "My plans are to pay my debt3 in full," he answered. "I hope we shall realize on our assets to the extent we now antici pate, and if wo do, we shall pay every- t3.T in fnll rPlrnt il laoof Chnll A TY1V wj ... tun. luau uii icuaw. ouu" " j ambition. If I can't do it with the assets I have, I shall go to work and do it be fore I die. Fortunately, I am not a very old man. Mv health is pood and I have considerable strength left for such a tagK." "It has been stated that the Alaska Commercial Company was interested with your firm in the salmon business, and that you are indebted to it. is that sor" "No.Bir. Neither the Alaska Company, Mr. Sloas, nor Baker & Hamilton are creditors of ours. We owe neither of them a dollar. When this business is cleared up it will be found square and clean-cut. There are no intricate com plications to be worked out. We have simply lost money in carrying on legiti mate business and have involved none of our friends." "Was the attempt of your firm to con trol tho salmon trade a factor in your failure?" "No; we have always made money out of salmon." "How about California fruit? Tour firm ha3 been heavy handlers of that, es pecially raisins, has it not?" "We lost like tho devil on fruit last year," said Mr. Coleman with animation." The market was inflated hero and we purchased heavily on the prospect. Low prices, a stagnant market, bad handling and the bad results of tho work of our eastern correspondents did the rest. Failure to realize on our borax property, owing to the gloomy future of that min eral when on tho free list and in compe tition with the foreign article, and the losses 01 our hrm on dned units last year, tell the whole story." Iran yuu give mo sa lueu ul luu lushes you sustained in handling dried fruit?" Mo, 1 cannot, They were neavy; that's all. You must know that for two or three years past I have left nearly all the details of our business to tho young men. I have controlled tho general policy here and there and that is what I am now endeevoring to toll you. There fore, it is impossible for mo to give you any figures except those already pub lished, and, indeed, 1 nave not time to do so." "You do not anticipate any diffloulty in closing up the affairs of the firm?" "None at all. As I have told you every thing wdl be found clear and straight. I could have got any amount of aid from personal friends had I desired it, but to accept such financial support without proper security wou:a nave impiieu an ability to return the money. That I well knew I should not be able to do, and I preferred to close down in ruin rather than involve my friends, as I could have done by accepting their offers of assist ance." Carleton C. Coleman, son of William T., and Frank S. Johnson, the junior members of the firm, each of who are in terested to the extent or one-sixth, the other four-sixths being represented by the elder Coleman, were present during the morning, opening and answering let ters and telegrams and receiving condol ing inenos. Mr. jounsonsiaco ngntea up as he saw the reporter, and with a cheery cood-morning, ne said: "There is one thing very interesting to ma in the papers this morning. A gen tleman named Kissel, who represents the eastern farm of Delatteld, Morgan K ri.13 sel, was interviewed and among other things he says that Mr. Coleman is old and decrepit and unable to carry on his business, and intimates that the firm of Delafield, Morgan & Kissel will soon take possession of our offices and resume at the old stand. If Mr. Kissel is correctly reported, he is guilty of the most un paralleled piece of impudencel have ever witnessed. There is no prospect that his firm will take charge of our office and transact our business now or at anytime. Delafield, Morgan & Kissel are supposed to be our agents at Chicago and at a time when we are in ail decency entil led to their active support and sympathy, one of their firm is out here quietly bury ing us in oblivion aud walking up, in his imagination, and taking -charge of our affairs. The ridiculous appearanoe of the idea is only eclipsed by tho impu denoe of the gentleman who entertains it." A great deal of real estate in San Rafael popularly supposed to belong to William T. Coleman is in reality the property of bis wife. Mrs. Coleman's means for some years havo been invested in real estate and when prosperous in bnsinc33 her husband has from time to time deeded her houses and lots. All her property, however, is probably counted in Mr. Coleman's Marin county assets, but, oven if it is, persons competent to judge assort that all his possessions there will not bring in cash much more than S500, 000 or $000,000. Frank S. Johnson, tho junior partner, is related by marriage to the family of the late General Thomas Williams, whose daughter he married some years ago. Dpon the death of her father Mrs. John son inherited a portion of his estate, amounting to oyer a million, but none of her fortune is involved in the failure. It is understood that when Mr. Johnson went into the firm a few years ago, tak ing a one-sixth interest, he did so with his own resources and without the aid of his wife's fortune. Mrs. Johnson is at present in Europe, traveling for her health. Last year it was well known in com mercial circles that Coleman & Co. set out to control the fruit trade of this coast, especially raisins, of which it was ambitious of making a corner. Raisins were purcnased ail over tne state, in or der to obtain control, as well as other dried fruit, and after the prospective losses became apparent, it was said that the firm evaded, as far as possible, the filling of promised orders in a fruitless endeavor to recoup. Where contracts existed, however, this was impossible, and in those cases the loss was sustained. It is stated that over a millon dollars must have been lost in last year's fruit transactions. Mr. Coleman, with char acteristic local spirit, had trreat fnith in California fruit, and feeling that tho eastern markets would quickly respond to his viows, he went in with all his vim and lost neaviiy. The finest and juiciest steak at the xeiepnone iiesHurant. NEW TO-DAY. Sunday Excursion Tho Steamer Cen. Miles. Will leave Gray's Dock At9A.M.,SONDAY. May 14th, for Fort Stevens, fort lanDy ana iiwaco j Returning, will leave Ilwaco at 4 p. 21. Fare for the Round Trip, $1. A POBTLAHD PIEM PAHS. Drowning of ex-Mayor Bryant, of Ban Francisco. PobtiiASD, May 11. To-day the well known drygoods house of Col linson & Appel suspended on an at tachment issued by L. and I. Whito for 810,800 and the First National bank for S2,000. The total liabilities and assets are not known yet. WASH. TEX5. I. O. O. T. Couax. May 11. Tho grand lodge L O. O. F. adjourned yeater doy after making the following ap ap eointments: L. F. A. Shaw reap pointed grand secretary; George W. Hall reappointed grand treasurer; H. McBride, of La Connor, grand mar shal; Will B. Jenkins, of Whatcom, grand condnctor;W. V. Hill, of Port Townsend, grand chaplain; J. H. Yates, of Port Gamble, grand guar dian; James Piercy Franklin, grand herald. Fifty-three lodges were repre sented; increase of lodges daring the past year, six; increase of member ship, 259; membership at present time, 2,150; receipts during past year, 86,328. . The California memorial askingfor sovereign lodge legislation permitting thin inrisdietion to create a levy for widows and orphan fund and to ad mit members 18 years 01a, was adopted. Tho visiting Odd Fellows were royally entertained by Colfax lodge and citizens. THE STRIKE COXDBSKfED. Toronto, Ont, May 11. At last nights session of railway conductors the subjeot of the engineers' strike on the Chicago, Burlington & Quinoy railroad was fully disoussed in its bearings on the interests of conduc tors. A report of the grand officers condemning the strike and express ing approval of the course adopted by the members of the order, was en dorsed by a vote of 184 to 69. Great interest was taken owing to the presence of forty conductors from the O. B. & Q. road. A strong effort was made principally by men from New York, Pennsylvania and New Jersey to prevent the adoption of the clause dealing with the strike. AX EX-MATOR DBOWNED. San Feancisco, May 11. W. J. Bryant, ex-mayor of this city, was at tacked with vertigo on the narrow gnage ferryboat this city morning and fell into tho bay and was drowned. The body was recovered and moved to the morgue. SALE OF A STALLION. Lexinaton, Ky., May 11. The noted stallion Leonatus by Longfel low and Semper Felix has been sold to Clay and Wood of JRunnymede stud for 85,300. BO0DLER3 IN THE PEN. Chicaoo, May 11. Ex-warden Var nell and ex-county commissioners Wosserman, Tanpelt, Heyden and Ochs, coumty boodlers, started for Jolietat 9 o'clook to begin their terms of two years imprisonment TEE WALKING HATCH. New Yobk, May 11. Guerrero if he continues his present gait until to-morrow night will win the 6 days race and beat the reoord. He cov ered 106 miles yesterday and at mid night was only four miles behind Littlewood. Noremao passed Hughes during the night At 9 a. M. the scrore stood; Littlewood, 472; Guer rero, 452. Herty. 438; Golden, 415; Noremac, 410; Hughes, 396; Dillon, 3S8; Campans, 29a Coffee and cake, ten cents, at the Central Restaurant. (QKOSECHES SQ c downycrar dGOTdtHro!i$h IHIDS Mean RHEUMATISM, NEURALGIA OR KINDRED ILLS. At Cuio srN AT DRUBEISTS' & dealers: THECHAiAYonaiRCo. BALTO..MD. HEW TO-DAY. Horsemen Take Notice ! SHERWOOD SLIT HARNESS. No Slagle 01 Doubletrees Used. Just the thing for use In Rowing or Logging. Price, $20. For sale by Wilson Gt Fisher. J.A.PBASEB. THE W.E.WKLTOIf. NEW P-DEA. FIKSl CLASS RESTAURANT AND SALOON Frascr & WeUon. Propr's. Xo.CTWaterStreet, - Astoria, Oregon. Oysters In Any Style, Regular Steals S3 cents. Feds, S3 and COc. Best Wines, Liquors and Cigars at the Bar. W. L. Bobb, Fire Insurance and Commission Representing, FIRE ASSOCIATION, oILondon. CALIFORNIA, or San Francisco. STATE, ot8alem. Bents Collected. Office, rear ot Odd bellows Building, on Cass Street. Boarding And Lodging House Busi ness For Sale. A GOOD PAYEJG BUSINESS CAN BE bought at a bargain. JFor particulars apply to this office. Fpr Sale Cheap. A FINE BLOODED MARE. HER FED lsrrea ean be elren. Sold for want of nu Also a good business baggy and harness and mmhfM immm-" a neny new aeuTcry wagon narness. D,L?BECK&SON. Important to Banners. In Full Operation at Fire Pots Soldering No Goal ! No Waste Coppers &&st Four HALF CHEAPER THAN CHARCOAL ! ! 2To S.is& by Fire I Full particulars at iwoniiiin Depends a Good low H Depends a Good -AT- Phil. A. Stokes & Go's. (Next door to Foard & Stokes.) Good Substantial Clothing at Very Low Prices. Rubber Boots, Overalls, Shirts. Blouses, Oiled Clothing, And warranted as represented. Yon are invited to cell. P. A. STOKES & Co. Seines, -A'n- FISH NETTING OF MADE TO ORDER AT LOWEST PRICES OF NKTTIXO COMBINATION. Barbour's Salmon Nei Threads, HENRY DOYLE & CO., 517 and 519 Butt St., Sole Agents for the Pacific Coast. FIRE BRICK DKALKK IX Hay, Oats, anil Straw, Lime, Brick. Cement, Sand, an! Plaster Wood Delltfrtd to Order. Drijlne, Training and Kxpreas Bn!nes, 3- ?yp y JzkiEttC3i TKlt .ipi'ly to the Captain, or to The New Model Range CAN BE IIAD IN B tnVtn ittnaiirihdti IS iMrnffiBSaJTB Agent Call and Examine It : You Will be Tleased. E. lUHawesIs also Agent lor the Buck Patent Cooking Stove, AND OTHER FIRST CLASS STOVES. Furnace Vork, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand. REPORT OF THE THE FBRST NATIONAL BANK OF ASTORIA, In the State of Oregon, at the close of business, April 30th. 1883. BESOUBCXS, Loans and discounts. .... SU9.2C8 IT Overdrafts, secured and unsecured 2.4S5 49 U. S. bonds to secure circulation.. 12.500 00 Other stocks and bonds .... 20.57G 34 Due from approved reserve aeents 21.988 21 Due from other Natlohal Banks. - 181 9S Due f r m State Banks and bankers 12.295 72 Furniture and fixtures - 1,000 00 Current exienses and taxes paid 1,486 80 .rremiumspaia, 2,900 00 332 00 1,675 00 933 41,790 00 3.S70 00 662 GO Checks and other cash Items. Bills of other Banks...-...... Nickels. specie. Legal-tender notes............ .. . Redemption fund with U.8. Treas urer (5 per cent, of circulation) Total .$212,441 5G State of Oregon, County of Clatsop, ss: 1, 8. 8, Gordon, cashier ef the above-named bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. S. B. GORDON, Cashier. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 8th day of May. 188& J. O. BOfcORTH, Notary Public. Correct-Attest : GEORGE FLAVEL. 1 GEORGE O. FLAVEL. Directors . JOHN A. DEVLIN. J S. Elmore's Cannery. Machines all Running. fiMwraim ike! No Dirt! of Solder! Times as ongI Slmore, Sanborn c& Co.'s Pacific Coast Acenta. iimmmin Deal on His Clothes, is I Deal on His Work EVERY DESCRIPTION, OP REST QUALITY. FIRE CLAY STKASI ER ilMRl PARKER Eben P, Parker,Uaater. For ROWING, FREIGHT orCIIAIt II. II. FAKKBK. ASTORIA, ONLY OF C0SDITI05 OF LIABILITIES. Capital stock paid in $ 53,000 00 Surplus fund s,ooo 00 Undivided profits 4,728 14 National Bank notes outstanding. 10,750 00 nmmuuai ucposus subject to check . $150,CU cc Demand certificates of . deposit 21,273 30 171,884 SG Due to State Banks and bankers 79 03 Total.. 8242,441 68 MMMrlHMLTMlUBJUIWm.MraPagrfByKMWWI i B Opj a W a WHOLESALE AND Groceries, Provisions and Mill Feed. ' Cropkery, Glas's g Plated Ware. o Tho Largest and finest assortment of Fresh. Fruits and Vegetables. I Received fresh every Steam er. j jn ? -"v THE LEADING STATIONERS AND GniFFm J. C. DEALER IN CIGARS AND TOBACCO, PRTJTTS.NTJTS, Candlsn. Smokers' Articles. Etc. New Goods Received Dally. Opposite City Book Htore. Dry Goods, Clothing, Furnishing Goods. Ladies' and Children's Muslin Goods. Ladies' and Children's Shoes, all kinds. Men's and Boys' Boots and Shoes, all kinds. Rubber Goods, Oil Clothing. Hats, Trunks, Valises, Satchels. OKLO T. PABKEE. CABL A. HASfSOX, Parker & Hanson SUCCESSORS TO C. L. PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steamer THIS'WEEIC PIPS and LAMS The Old Stand - Astoria, Oregon. ESTABLISHED 1842. trirflRNBT line m UNEN GILL NETTING A.SPECIALTY. The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of FISH 3NTHTTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. Salmon Parse Seines. SaMofftil Nets. Salmon dill Nets, HTFish Nettlnjts of all kinds supplied at the shortest possible notice, and at the lowest rates. All mado from our Shephard Cold Medal Twines. Guaranteed to be the strongest and most desirable twine now made especially for t n PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES. This TWINE is manufactured onlv bv ourselves, directly from the raw material. and costs no more in NETTINGS than the cheaper grades. 5end for samples; also for our illustrated catalogue. Highest awards at Boston, Philadelphia and London. American XTet and Twine Company, BOSTON. MASSACHUSETTS. TheNewYorkNovelty Store Have a Finely Jewelry, Watches, Clocks,Optical Goods Fine Stationery, Cutlery and Fancy Goods. Of All Descriptions, Bought In the Best Markets and CANNOT BE UNDER SOLD by any one this side of San Francisco. Opposite Parker House, Main St., Astoria. RETAIL DEALER IN BOOK SELLERS. s REED. VirgmiaCipr and Tobacco Store J. W. BOTTOBI, Proprietor, Water Street, Two Doors East ol Olney. Fine Cigars, Tobacco and Sraoten ArtlelM. Sold at Lowest Market Rates. PRUITS. CANDIES NOTIONS.&o -BUrYOOR Groceries I Provisions -OF- Foard & Stokes Their largely Increasing trade enables them to sell at the very lowest margin of proflt while glring you poods that are of first class quality. Goods Delivered All Over the City. The Highest Price Paid for Junk. CAPITAL, S350.000 Assorted Stock of StrikeltRioh! .1 ?1 "v ' "!.