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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 5, 1889)
3 J V 1M Sattt ijsfoda. .STOMA, OREGON: TUESDAY. -MARCH o. 1839. ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted.); J. F. HALLOEAN & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors, ASTOniAS Bdildixg, - - Cass Street. Terms of .Subscription. Served lv Carrier, per week . . 15 cts Sent by Mall, per month . . CO cts one ear........i.uu Free of postage to subscribers. The Astoeiax guarantees to its adver tisers the largest circulation of any newspa per published on the Columbia river. Harrison's there. Morton Too. So is Blaine, of Maine. Jue Pike s mines of fabulous riches; u low, me wmte Jfme mines, bo neb as never was; in 1879, tho Lead ville bonanza; wonder what will be the big bonanza mine strike of 1889! Ben Lnndv. a well Viinttm nnnm.i of opium and Chinese, was recently arrested at Seattln. Wn tr-m .00:tj by friends to escape, and was packed '" " "'.'tjuous case ana Dined through to Victoria as freight on the steamer Olympia. Ho made the trip safely. Fred S. Simpson, the vountr trans fer agent, who skipped to Biitish Columbia with over S12.000 belong ing to the express company at Ta coma, W. T., goes to the Territorial nenitentiarv for trcn n hearing the sentence he wept like a child; yea, like two childs. Livingstono will be sentenced by Judge Taylor this morning. Thos. Eyrie and wife are off to San Francisco on a two weeks visit. Forty flags floated in the sunlight yesterday, in honor of the inaugural of Harrison. The salary of the stock insneetnr of Clatsop county is S23 a year, of Wasco, SSOO a year. Potatoes are being sold by ex-members of the legislature in Salem for twenty cents a bushel. M. Backus has returned from Port land and will shortly open anew pho tograph gallery in this city. Tho trim little steamer City of oeiiicooa, now owned uyJno. A. Dev lin, will ply between this city and Westport. Tho Oceanic Steamship company has chartered tho Walla Walla and will run her between San Francisco and Honolulu. The address of Hon. John B. Allen at Washington, D. C, is 534 20th st. N. W. But for goodness' sake don't say we told you. Tho steamer A. B. Field, which has been repaired and refitted, and given and official certificate by the in spectors, will be down next Saturday. Michigan capitalists aro building a largo sawmill at Vancouver. Great numbers of logs aro being hanled in daily over tho Vancouver & Yakima railroad. Clams, big North American clams, in all their native grace nnd pristine purity, are for sale, large and 1ns cious, plucked from the Seaside, six bits a basket The New York Mail nnrl 77-- is leceived with a request to exchange 4-1 t Mi A - - -.- T m m " wnu xuji asHjiius. rsrotuer Shep- uciu, me cuiior, ia a son-in-law of vanaeroiits and is worth S50.000.000. He runs a verse of scripture at the mast nead ot His editorial column, and gets out a mighty nice paper. Some stir has lately been created among the inhabitants of the Cow- litz. For Romp timfi nnof thair ,.,, been expecting the Kelloggs to put a light boat on the Cowlitz river, but as yet this has not been dene, and now thev havft p.nmn fn Hio .-!., sion that they will do it themselves. Tacoma business men were fleeced S1.500 worth last week by confidence men, mostly on the forged check racket. Astoria business men were Dlaveil fnr Kiln in tlm cmo ;, There is a regular gang working the uuriuwesi nna some or tueir cheats aro ingenious and elaborate. There is still nmi folk- rf T,.i. ivamm starting an "opposition" line on the Columbia river between here nnd Portlnnd. Nntli-ntr hnt fnlir i;i, enough. Careful Jacob has been talkim? of soma nnnli oclipmn rar since before you came here, but he hasn't Oot anv farther in f lie nrnnnoiol scheme. I At half past ono yesterday morning UU1C1 UL X U11UU JJiUl Ulicatcu a. Lee, alias T. Young, who is "wanted," beinc charced with tho burglary of a store at Fuvallun Junction, near Tacoma. When arrested he had a lot of knives, nnderclothmg. shirts, jewelry, anu a miscenaceous coneo- fi nt YtXn o lit-on in liTct nnoooaoinn UUU Ul Ullv U UluU 1U AAA uvOiJkuuiuui Chief Barry has him in charge till a requisition arrives irom jyaamutjiou Ter. The latest railroad news is that the Union Pacific is going to Tacoma and the Chicago fc Northwestern is cnTtiinr, fn Aotnrio Tlin lnlfnr rnnrl WWU..U .U A.rfJbV...U. .hut. u-w w . has found it useless to attempt n ter minus at iaquinn, and having se cured the Oregon Pacific, aro looking 1,1 a n,a mmrtnrr Mrrl,f olnrf Wnrl on a ten-mile contract on the Astoria Xr Rnnfln flnnof 'RoJltrov trra TlAcmn yesterday, running south from Skip- UI1UU. The AlnoTrn cpnla Tinrfl nnirl TTnrle Sam for Alaska, which cost him 87,- UUU.UOO. Since 1870 the Alaska Com mercial comnanv has naid the cov- mnmpnt SS S17 1(V1 fnp oonln lrillorl The customs duties from Alaska seal skins dressed in Europe have yielded in round numbers about 4,000,000. By the newconlract with tho compa- nv tlin TTtiifo Mtnfna to f n TO(oi M 5W1- 000 per aunum for two years and $3.50 per head for each seal taken, the an nual catch to be limited to 100,000 seals. CIRCUIT COUET PROCEEDINGS. Taylor, F. J., J., Mar. 4. Astoria k bouth Coast Railway Co vs. Mary K. Adair, et al., defendants, decision on motion. Mvra RnRHel vs. 1Wi" nn.i tj n. decree. Slate va. J. W. Franklin, on motion dismissed and defendant discharged. State vs. Chas. Woods, on motion dismissed and defendant discharged. State vs. .T. Mali- n ToI.l ..-j vr-i Hervin, on trial, jury convicted, ver dict guilty as charged in the indic-ment. O. B. Estes vs. J. G. Hustler motini to file amended answer allowed and terms fixed ai $10, paid. A. G. Stnnrlstrnm nrlmi'Hol :i: zenship. Adjourned to aaO a. m. March 5th, School Election, District Nnmoer One, 2 OASES OF C0TX-IIM& Fish commissioner F. C. Reed has returned from southern Oregon, where he has been putting in the Rogue and TJmpqua rivers one mill ion young salmon. Tho ship Margaret, 1,101 tons, tho barkentine Retriever, 547 tons, and the bark Nicholas Thayer, 555 tons, have been chartered to carry cannery supplies to iuasKa. Three a week is the average increase of new subscriptions to Tnn Weekly Astobiak. This is mentioned as indi cative of tho rate at which the coun try round about Astoria is being settled. We always feel sorry for folks who don't live in Astoria, and who miss our glorious climate where simply to feel that we breathe, that we live, is worth the best joys that life elsewhere can give. The Dolphin coma in yesterday. The schooner American Boy is load ing lumber at the Clatsop mill Co.'s wharf. Tho American ship Clarence S. Dement is taking on wheat at Fla vel's dock. February's rainfall in Astoria was 2.8i inches, the smallest rainfall in Astoria since Harrison we mean old Tippecanoe Harrison was elected president in eighteen hundred and ever so few. At the regular School meeting in district No. 18 last night, Mr. C. W. Shively, the efficient school clerk, and Mr. D. Morgan, who has aided intho administration of school af fairs, wero re-elected clerk and di rector, respectively. The meeting levied a three mill tnx for general school purposes. First Lieut. W. A. Sherman. Co. "H." O. N. G.. received vested n certified copy of the militia armory bill which was approved by Gov. Peu noyer February 25th. Co. "H" is in no hurry about having an armory built, bnt it mnkpa tlin linvs snliil nn 11. rent which they need no longer pay from their individual pocket?. A Corvallis doctor recently put a inermometer into the mouth of a small boy to test the temperature of his patient, who was ill with brain fever. Tho boy bit off n section of the instrument and swallowed glass, mercury and metal. In a few hours tho boy began to rally and at last ac counts was on tho fair road to recovery- Capt. W. H. Whitcomb is off on tho Cascades this morning at five o clock with four barges for stone. He will come zipping down to-morrow with fonr full barges of stone for the jetty. There are ten barges on now and two more building. Major Handbury is crowding thinsrs through and Mr. Hegardt is ably seconding mm. In the justic court yesterday ap peared C. B. Bushnell, alias W. B. Hayward, alias C. W. Ross, alias the Lord knows what, charged with for ger. Mr. Plummer, the cashier for Whittier, Fuller & Co., of Portland, testified that he and he alone drew and Rirmpfl flip, nlienlrq fnr Mint firm The check for S75. nresented bv de fendant to S. S. Gordon of the First Rational bank to he nnslied. UTr. Plummer stated was n forcerv. Tin. fendant made no defense, and was ueiu in me sum or ssuu hail to await the action of the next grand jury. W. H. KirkDatrick. who has lived at Mishawaka for the last sixteen years, is in the city on jury duty. He was seen last evening by an Astouian reporter and in response to a ques tion as to his opinion of the road au thorized bv Grav's bill. aniM "Tf. i just what we want. I have had great trouble, and so have the other resi dents of our section, in cettintr to town. Sinefi TCP. nlmnrlnnpH flip mil itary road several years ago, we have nau to depend on pack horses. So soon as the road reaches our places we Can Crimp, tn tntcn TriHl trnrrnna " TV Mr. Kirkpatrick and settlers isolated irom orumary communication tho building of such a road must bo a boon. It begins at Olney, ten miles from here, nnd rnns in Mist Pnlnm. bia conntv. nnd tlieneo tn WncJiincrf. county. Mishawaka Is 30 miles from town, and the 20 miles from there to Olney has always been a tough bit of travel. The state appropriates $15,- 000. and Of this the nintann mnnlv court has $9,000 to build tho roud. The money is not available till the road is completed. At the nnnnal oeTinnl n1Mi: t district No. One last evening, H. B. Parker was in the eWr T n. rr i' ler, secretary. Capt. Hustler read the minutes of the previous meeting, and the directors rennrt fnr tt.n ,..J j ine March 4th. 1SS9 frnm mi,:t. i." following is taken: Children in the district between 4 nnd 20 years of age, 598: average dai ly attendance, 269: number that do SSl 2j&end' 329: vaInG of school house, $35,000, of furniture, S1.000, appara tus. S250:msnrod fnr Slfi nnn. -i male teaohers, $100 per month:fema!e teachers, $50 per menth: ten months school last year: 400 legal voters in district: nn hand MnrMi Rtl. loco si 064.64: received during year $10,249!- ez: naid teachers S4.140- nnM f- -. pairs S623.81: fnol. etn ftiss An. t, ; nn6' 83720: otller 'expenses, beli.70: balance on hand March 4th 1889, S4.829. ' Balloting fnr nnlinnl Atranin-r, three years was next in erder: Messrs. Fox, Stockton and Gearhart were placed in nominatien: on the first bal lot Jno. Vn-r rpppit?p? 9fi .ntA n rr Stockton 22 votes, J. W. Gearhart, G vetes: no election. The second bal lot resulted as follews: Fox 34, StOCkton. The nlinirtnan n.lnJ Jno. Fox elected, C. H. Stockton pro tested. E. R. Hawes moved that each voter's nnmo he enlipri ii,rfi, i lers. This was done when tha tv.,v,i ballot was taken which resulted as follews: Jno. Fox 39. C. H StneVrnn 17. ' For clerk the present incumbent Capt. J. G. Hustler who has so long and faithfully served the district was accorded the honor of an almost nnanimous vote and the meeting ad journed. . A Sound Legal Opinion. E.Bainbridge Munday Esq., County Atty., Clay Co., Texas says : Have used JileCtriC Bitters witll inner. Ii-mm. n. suits. My brother also was verv inn with Malarial Fever and Jaundice, hut a vurcu Uy iiniciy use or tins lnetll- Looking at the stars and strinea as they rose and fell in graceful gleam on tue loyal winds that they loved so well, or wnrds tn tlinf pffppf vpcfpr day came the thought that all these nags we have have only 38 stars on 'em. Thev nre nil linelr nrnnlun They've been all right ever since 1876, but now we'll have to have a lot with iz stars onto em. The recentsilveranniversnry of the organization of Knights of Pythias, cost Astor and Pacific lodges of this city, 3103.50, besides considerable ef fort and time given to making the celebration a success. Yesterday the German bark -4t-guste cleared for Queenstown, carry ing 73,107 bns. wheat, worth S61.409. Tho British bark Queen of Cambria cleared for Dublin, carrying 14,978 bbls. flour, worth $59,760. Nelson Bennett, the Larrabee brothers, and H. Y. Thompson will meet in Portland next Tuesday and make final arrangement regarding the much vexed title to the Holladay property, including tho Seaside. The Washington territory bar pi lots offer for sale their'handsome new schooner the C. G. White, having no further use for her. She is almost new, well built, and in first class con dition. Purchasers should apply to S. T. McKean. The San Francisco Bulletin is about a complete, and to us as useful as newspaper as can be conceived. We would rather pay S20 a year for it than do without it and always find valuable and ofttimes exclusive infor mation in its columns. A case is on in Portland in which the right of brokers to charge ex orbitant interest is involved. A Western Union Telegraph operator assigned his salary at a high interest and then drew it himself, leaving the brokers in the lurch. Let's see: in 1849, there was the White Cans in Minnesota friprl n murder a Minneapolis editor last lhursday. A masked man came in to his office and put a pistol to the editor's ear and fired. The bullet flattened on his thick skull nnd after firing the intruder out of the office he wrote nn a fnll neennnt nf ilia wlinle business and got a scoon on his es teemed contemporary. Henry Fish of St. Clond, Minn., 6old everything he had nnd started with his wife and daughter for Ore gon, giving his daughter possession of his money. The girl became crazy thronfrh worrv over tnn trnal anH jumped through the train near Steil ncoop. She was picked up injured and insane, and no one knows where tne money ot tne tamiiy is. i A now steam-schooner Kodak was lately launched at San Francisco, built for the Peninsula Canning com pany to bo used in Alaskan waters as u icuuer 10 we usmng iieet and lor towins nnrDoses. Her measurements ar6 as follews: Length over all 60 feet, beam 15 feet, depth of hold GK leeL. -Liih vessel nns nnmnnnnn o gines with a twelve inch stroke. There is a thorn to everv mse Over in Washincton there was nn election last November from con gressman down to justice of the peace, but unless re-elected next Oc tober not one of the officials elected last November will take their seats, except Congressman Jno. B. Allen, who was sworn in yesterday as con gressional territorial delegate from a territory that no longer exists. "History of the Next War," is the title of an amusing and well written article in last Sunday's Oregonian, purporting to be an account, written in the year of 1939, of the war with Germany fifty years before when Bis marck's shins sunk Astoria, wined out Seattle, Tacoma and Portland and compelled the United States to cede to Germany all its territory west IIow Men Die. i we Know an tno methods of ap- uroacn nonnren nv nn oiumr .p o- . Mr "J .- ub.u. IIUUIG the better enabled to ward off the danger and pospono the moment when surrender becomes inevitable. In many instances the inherent cfronrrH. of the body suffices to enable it to op pose tne tendency toward death. Many however havo lost these forces to such an extent that there is little or no help. In other cases a Utile aid to the weakened Lungs will make an me amerence between sudden death and many years of useful life. Upon the first symptoms of a Cough, uuiu ut uuy irouuie or tue throat or ijungs, give that old and wellknown icweu uoscnees uerman Syrup, a earful trial. It will prove what tuonsands say of it to be, the "bene actor of any home." cine. Am satisfied Electric Bitters saveu ins Hie. ' Mr. I). I. WilpnTcnn nf TTnH-n nA.. Kv.. adds a like tpetininn. el..;,.- ir.. poslively believes he would liavedieil nail it not ueen tor .Electric Bitters. Mills "rpnt remerlir will ni r .,,. well as cure all Malaria Diseases, 'and for all Ividnev. f.iver nml itnmili n;- orders stands unequaled. Trice CO cents and Si, at JnoC.Dement's. Ludlow's Ladies' 3.00 Fine Shoes; also ilexible Hand turned French Kids, a' P. J. Goodmas's. Coflee and cake, ten cents, at the Central Restaurant. I have just received my new stock of SDrins1 Clothine hrmo'ht from firf. hands ("the mannfe.p.tnrA-pa rmt. frnm tho middle-men (jobbers) this time, thereby savins mv nustomfiyR ota n-pnfif. w"hirli means from $3 to $5 on each 'suit of domes. All the new designs of goods, cut in the very latest style. A Good Business Suit - - - $10 Boys School Knockabout Suits only $ 3 Good Pants from $1.50 and upwards. saire money by purchasing your goods of COOPER. Sole Agent for Astoria, of the celebrated PKItSONAL MENTION". J. T. Sibley, of Hobsonville, is in the city. Ex senator Slater is reported dying at his home in LaGrande. Miss Minnie Alliron left yesterday morninc on n vi!f (n lm. .n,. .- Montana. Miss Annie Tme nml r;n T?n xrope go to ban Francisco to-dav for a sojourn in California. Bev. Mr. IVfe'Rwfln wii i i.. suffering from typhoid fever in Port- ijuu ia in uo city rapidiv regainin" health. l'BOOBESS. It is verv imnnrtnnt In fliie nr, r material progress that a remeil v he nu.n c. ing to the taste and to the eye, easily taken, acceptable tn fiie ctr,,,,.,i, :i healthy in its nature and effects. Possess ing these nimlitipe ,...,,.. tm s .1 one perfect laxative and most gentle di- .l.l.W Sh&4VIll. California big gold mines; in 1859, 1 of the 120th degree, west Lon. A Cargoes Dne. The flmnnnt nf TpTipnf n..i in ., at European ports from the Pacific luiu uaie is as lollews: WHEAT. crm Centals, ban Francisco 723143 T?.c?a "" 93.'002 A510"8 278,940 Total... -S. Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Trunks, Valises, etc. To the Trade, To Rfly Patrons. I takn pleasure in informing the trade that I have received in the last 20 days nearly 200 CASES 1,100,085 x. Daily Comm. Neics, 1. Tost. An A.O. TT. W fini.i -d: :. .. flnder please leave it at Tiie Astokian office and be rewarded. .Mrs. uerliv styles of Millinery Derby is receiving lior an-n Wcinharcl's Xlfi-r- And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa loon, 5 cents. io to Jeff's lor Oj-stcrs. Children Cry forPitclier's Castoria It is a source of pride to me to be able to announce that I now have beyond question, the most complete and select stock of Men's and Boy's CLOTHING, FURN ISHING GOODS, HATS, CAPS, TRUNKS, VALISES, BOOTS, Of staple and choice goods, which are usually kept in a FIRST I offer at a very close margin to CLASS M'cn's Outfitting Estab- CASH BUYERS. lisnmnnt; nnt. nnlw An T nln?m nre. cedence in Astoria, but I may Tt n m.. rln.i.n 4 n4t.nnf 4n A r met 1.. nlmm 4.. ...1 .. f aI. XL 13 mv ucatic i.j Kiiaj lu xio- juanv iiailll lu cu UU1 illiy Ul U11C toria some of the Gray's Harbor large clothing stores in Portland; and Shoalwater Bay and Columbia and you will award me the "cake" River jobbing trade, which now please, when it comes to "low goes to ban t rancisco and rort- prices'! 1 ou will find in my store, land; and knowing that I must Garmonts from the cheapest to quote extremely low prices to es- the finest, and finished in a man- tablish business relations with you, ner taxing the ingenuity of the I hereby extend a cordial invita- leading American tailors. I will tion to you to examine my big say no more. Please call at your stock and prices. leisure and let me astonish you! TILLAMOOK, Shoalwater Bay and Cray's Harbor The P. & C. S. S. Co.'s Steamer "ALLIANCE," Will sail from PORTLAND as follews: GRAY'S HARBOR-Thursday, October 4. 11, 18 and 25. November 1, 8. 15. 22 and 29. December o, 13, 20 and 27. SHOALWATER BAY-October 4 and 18. November 1. 15 and 29. December 13 and 27. TILLAMOOK Monday October l, 15 and 29. November 12 and 2C. December 10 and 21. Steamer leaves Portland, from foot ofC street at 8 P. M. on above dates. Astoria 6 A. M. the following morning. Tlie Company reserves lbe right to change time and place of sailing. F. R. STRONG, President. C. P. UPSHUR, Agent Astoria. The Str. Telephone GEO. M'LEAJf, SAM. FKEEMAIT. McLean & Freeman. BLACKSMITHS. Special Attention paid to all Ship and Steam boat Repairing. HORSCSHOEINC. Logging Camp Work a Specialty. All kinds of Blacksmithing done to order. Shop, comer Jefferson and Olney streets, -ojbuua, uregon. Fast Time Between Portland and Astoria. LEAVE PORTLAND : Foot of Alder Street Dally, except Tuesday, at... ...7 :0o A. sr. LEAVE ASTORIA : Wilson & Fisher's Dock. Daily, except Tuesday, at 8 :00 p. sr. A Fiuc ana Well Selected Stock OF Watches, Jewelry,CIocks, etc. -AT- 9 Am Anxious to Please. MAN Wl Tho Reliablo Dealer in CLOTHING, HATS, FURNISHING GOODS, BOOTS, SHOES. Occident Hotel Building. SE H. EESTROM'S Jewelry Establishment. All goods warranted, as truaranteed. Opposite Crow's gallery, Astoria, Oregon, BOOTS AND SHOES! Of Best Quality, and at LOWEST PRICES, AT THE SIGH OF THEJOLDEH SHOE. F.H.SURPRENANT&CO., SUCCESSORS TO J. O. JEL O S JS County Coroner. UEBSBKnS. First Class Undertaking iiAoiiijnnin l. I Morgan & Sherman. GROCERS And Dealers in Cannery Sillies! Special Attention Given to Filling Of Orders. A FULL LINE CARRIED And Supplies furnished at Satis factory Terms. Purchases delivered In any part ot the city. Office and "Warehouse In Hume's New Building on Water Street. P. O. Box 153. Telephone Nn. sr. ASTORIA, OttEGON. For Sale Seaside Lots. CHOICE LOTS IN MULKEY'S ADDI tlon to Ocean Grove for sain nnnn tp. RDTIAblA tprina. tore tne Doom. Now is the time to buy be- OEO. NOLAND. Or C. K. Thomson. Theo. Bracker. Wholesale and Retail Dealer in CIGARS, TOBACCO, MEERSCHAUM-. Wood and Olay Pipes, Playing Oards, CUTLERY AND NOTIONS. Smith. Company, Importers ami Whole- sola Tlll.M In P.Hlnn T inn ....It .... Trade and other customers at Portland and San Francisco rates. FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN A Square Piano. Enquire of Next to astoman om7 "" W. CASE. Agent. J-