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W ?!w gtoitjj gtoran. ASTORIA, OREGON: FRIDAY. .SEPTEMDER 13. 18S9. ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted.); J. F. HALLORAN & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors, A8TOUIAN BUILMXG, - - CASS STKEET. Terms of Subscription. Served by Carrier, per week 15 cts Sent by Mail, per month - 60 cts ' " one year. ?7.00 Free of postage to subscribers. The Astobiax guarantees to its adver tisers the largest circulation of any newspa per published on the Columbia river. To-night. Peck's Bad Boy. Reserved seats N.-Y. Novelty sloro. The Alliance sailed for Gray's har bor yesterday. The fames of the gas works cure whooping cough. Jeff wants all indebted to him to settle up accounts. Blanks, legal, ancient and modern, at The Astorian office. Sun rises, 536: sun sets, 6:15: high water, 2:57 a. m.; 3:16 p. m. The barkentine Tarn O'Shanter sailed for San Francisco yesterday, lumber laden. Beginning next Sunday the 11. It. Tliompson will leave Astoria at 8 a. m. instead of 7, as at present The editor of the Tacoma Qlobe owns up to being baldheaded, but states in extenuation that "nobody ever saw a bald headed idiot." Some fish swim deep. The govern ment steamer Albatross, investigating the coast of southern California, caught black cod at 859 fathoms. Large quantities of wood are now arriving on scows from various points in the vicinity; it sells from $2.75 to 4 a cord in the scow at the dock. Keen & Cook have 5,000 acres of fine timber land for sale. Their office is next door to Morgan & Sherman's. Go and see them about it. It will pay you. C. P. Upshur went up with his horse to the'races at Portlaud. The horse fell overboard getting him off the Telephone at Portland, but was got to shore all right The Manzanita arrived from De- struction Island yesterday, having brdken some of her boiler machinery, necessitating her having to lay up for a day or two for repairs. The government steamer Cascades arrived down yesterday morning at fonr o'clock with four barges of stone for the jetty, and later on started back with a tow of empty barges. The steamer Gen. 'Canby will make her last double seaside trip of the season to-morrow. Next Sunday she will go on the last seaside excursion of the season, leaving here at 8 o'clock A.M. A newspaper is soon to be started at the new town of Gray's Harbor, on the harbor of the same name. This new town is less than three miles from Hoquiam, on the north side of deep water. A statement has been prepared at the general land office showing that since June 1, when acting commis sioner Stone took charge, to Septem ber 1 over 33,000 patents to lands had been issued to settlers. "Is that that Minneapolis move we've heard of, that .Minneapolis Buildiug association?" asked, an in quirer yesterday. He was told that the scheme was to be able to borrow money at six per cent The British ship Grisedale, Capt. Eisher, 148 days from London, ar rived last evening. She is loaded with general merchandise. She will lighter six hundred or eight hundred tons here before proceeding -to Tort land. A United States engineer states that every twenty-four hours, two and one-half times more water comes in and leaves the Golden Gate than ebbs and flows through the mouth of the Columbia. This is contrary to public belief, but is so. The sheriffSjOt the different eastern Oregon counties are planning a call for a sheriffs' convention, the object of which is to organize and perfect plans to co-operate with one another for the detection and capture of horse thieves and other criminals. At the last meeting of Astor Lodge No. 6, K. of P., past chancellor O. B. Estes was elected representative to the grand lodge for one year, and "V. L. Bobb for two years. Pacific Lodge sends J. W. Hare for two years, Geo. Noland holding over. The gulls that scream and soar and soar and scream had a picnic yester day on a load of watermelons, dumped overboard from Thompson and Boss's dock. Several urchins were tempted to go in after the floating prizes, but the water was too cold. ''Rescue" and "Mollie" the two kangaroo hounds, go to Tacoma with the rest of the team, lashed together with a silver chain and covered with two gay blankets with their names and the name of the team they belong to, embroidered thereon. That sewer that W. Hampton Smith is putting down on Washington street must be about the same size as the Chicago sewer, in which was hid the body of Cronin. That Washington street sewer is big enough round to hold the bodies of two men. "That is a heavy building to lift," said Clms. Bohr yesterday, as his men were turning the jackscrews to hoist the Masonic building up to what some one has guessed is "the grade." That building was erected in 1864," and looks good fortwent'-five years more. The steamer Gen. Miles arrived in from Gray's harbor at 1020 last night, lowing the tug Astoria which she took hold of at Sand Island. She had about twenty passengers, and after landing the most of them, proceeded to Portland. She left Gray's harbor at noon yesterday, and reports that the Alliance crossed in to Grav's harbor at one i m. Till recently Portland has had an enterprising chambermaid employed in a hotel there. Desiring to get married the girl took a big hotel cus pidor, three pillows, nuts and fruits. seven bars of soap and two silver cas tors, which she had boxed ready for express when discovered. In con sideration of her future miserv she was not prosecuted. The steamer Columbia is due from San Francisco this morning with the following passengers: E. P. House. G. Fletcher, Jb Fordham, KMemo. A. Fritz, C. M. McGovern, T. Peterson, May Hall, F. Peterson. H. Ledger, B. natcii, J. u. JUCiUuiien. Jj. Dinncro. Miss Gray, E. J. Hart, T. Martin, M. Marforto, Miss Sitz, E. Jone3, J. Mil sap, H. Hull, W. Evans, W. S. Peck. Astoria has expended about 50,000 on streets this summer. This in cludes the amount that Astorians have expended in raising their domi ciles to correspond with the "crrade." That "grade" business is one of As toria's most expensive humbugs. When a man has to cut down "to the grade" one year and raise tue same property to the "grade" the next year, it is a little funny, and a little vexatious to him who foots the bills. But that "grade" racket has been worked for all it is worth for a good many years and still pans out handsomely. The Oregunian of yesterday says that twenty car loads of iron for the Astoria & South Coast railroad have ar rived at Portlaud. The iron is loaded on cars belonging to the same com pany, and the cars with the iron on them will be shipped to Skipanon by the U. li. & iN. Uo. An incline will be built at Skipanon so that they can be run ashore without unloading, and the iron sent to the front as fast as it is needed. The road is graded from Skipanon to the Ocean house, and the graders are now employed on the branch to the Willamette valley. The junction of this branch with the mam line is about eleven miles out from Skipanon. The tug Astoria towed the barken tine Tarn (SShanter to sea yesterdav. "When well outside and to the south ard of Clatsop spit the Astoria be came disabled and let go of the Tarn wtshanter. The government steam er Gen. Wright was outside survey ing, and Capt. Babbidge promptly went to the tug's assistance, and towed the Astoria as far as Fort Stevens. From Fort Stevens the Gen. Miles towed the tug to this city, arriving here at 1020 last night. Capt. Mc Vicar reports that when crossing out, the entrance being as smooth as a mill pond, one of the tubes in the lxiler blew out. The Tarn CShanter made sail and was soon hull down below the horizon. He signalled to the Gen. Wright which towed him in to where the Gen. Miles took hold. An advertisement this morning shows that A. W. Utziuger has changed his bnsiness or rather en larged it, so that it now comprises the wholesaling and retailing of fine wines of every brand and quality. He sup plies the trade, or families in any quantity desired from a quarfto a hogshead. .He has made arrange ments with all the different producers and importers and can furnish under guarantee any brand of native or im ported wine that his customers desire. His earlier years were passed in a country of wines and vineyards, and he has sufficient acquaintance with the wine business to justify his claim to be able to supply all calls for pure wines at the lowest prices. Intend ing purchasers are requested to in vestigate his prices, etc., before plac ing.their orders. 'Peck's Bad Boy" To-Nlght. The Salt Lake Tribune says of this company, which will appear here this evening: "Peck's Bad Boy" comedy drew a crowded house at the theater last night, the two upper galleries being packed with boys and young men. The representation is very fair, and kept the house in a constant roar, par ticularly the occupants of the gallery. Mr. Conners and Mr. Calburt fill the roles of bad boy and groceryman Avitli credit Attention Knights! Members of Astor Lodge, No. 6, K. of P., are hereby notified to meet to night in joint convention with Pacific Lodge, No. 17, K. of P. By request or grand chancellor W. T. Hume. By order of C. C. W. L. Bobb, K. of B. and S. - The representatives of the American Building and Loan Association are per sistent in their efforts to secure a larger number of members, and thus far have done exceedingly well. The organiza tion of a Local Board facilitates busi ness transactions between its mem bers and the home office. The report of the Association Shows that its mem bership extends almost throughout the United State3. WcInhanPs Beer. And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa loon, 5 cents. Ludlow's Ladies' 3.00 Fine Shoes; also Flexible Hand turned French Kids, at P. J. Goodman's. Go to Jeff's lor Oysters. UNCLE SA3PS TISIBER. And The Way In Which It Is Acquired. Onion Peak, Or., Sept. 10, '89. Editor Asterian: In your issue of August 31st, I read an article entitled, "A Little Timber Land Game," in which you call attention for the second time, to swindling games practiced by unscru pulous and impecunious persons to get title to a quarter section of our valuable timber land. The same games are practiced in this section; and one "timber drummer" has gone one better. The south y. of T. 4 N. B. 9 WM has been contracted for sur vey this fall. Locators learned this fact and commenced running their men in and squatting them on the timber lands. But one locator got in on the home stretch by a fine point in the game. He hired men to go into the woods and build a lot of little log huts, and hied himself off to Astoria and Portland to hunt men to squat on them. We have heard that he only asked fifty dollars a head for his part in the little game. This game does not look bad from a distance, but a near view reveals the injury worked to the settlers. Every bunch and strip of timber is occupied, the claims lapping over and including many op6n spots and little bottoms that would otherwise be taken by bonafide settlers. These timber squat ters as a rule are unprincipled, and will swear loud and long and in uni son, so that an honest contestant, wishing for a home, would stand but little show of success against them. This land, as fast as title is ac quired thereto is passing into the possession of rich corporations, who may hold it untouched for many years to come, thereby retarding the settling up and improving of the country. Title to our finest timber lands is acquired, not by settlers here, nor by men for their own use; bnt by men from all points, who come in or arosent for that purpose, and who leave as soon as their little game is played. They also acquire title alike under homestead, pre-emption, and timber land acts, so that many are proving up on three quarter sections of timber land. I see no help for the great evil under our present laws. If the timber land act is repealed, they will still use the other two acts. But where is the odds? The great lum ering companies are bound to have our timber, must have it. It will be no benefit to Uncle Sam to leave it to be burned up by fires and blown down by storms. The settlers can't use it; so why not the govern ment sell direct to mill companies and be rid of the vexed question and save a mountain of perjury. The worst phase of the whole business is, that women are engaged iu the same des picable game. Not long since a boat load of men and women came up the river in the evening, went out a couple of hun dred yards from the river, camped overnight, went off again the next morning for Oregon City and filed on claims from one to two miles away, and will soon prove up, all eight be ing witnesses for one another. Now, why is this better than to sell direct to the parties who put up the money? Settler. PERSONAL MENTION. Jos. Holladay, for whom Jas. Steel yearns, was in the city yesterday. T. F. Laurin of Duluth, Minnesota has arrived in the city and accepted a position as prescription clerk with Dr. H. A. Strickler. W. T. Hume, grand chancellor, grand jurisdiction of Oregon, K. of P., will pay an official visit to both lodges K. of P. this evening. H. C. Segiir, of Trempeleau, Wis consin,lI. E..Segur, and J. B. Segur, of Tracy, Minnesota, are in the city. They are uncles of F. L. Parker, and are looking at the northwest. Mr. Freeman Parker returned last evening from a journey down the coast. He has visited his son George, who has a fine place in God's valley, in Tillamook Co. Mr. Parker says that the whole country in that vi cinity is being rapidly taken up and settled, and predicts a great and pros perous future for this entire section. That tired feeling is entirely over come by Hood's Sarsaparilla, which creates an appetite, rouses the liver, cures headache, and gives renewed strength and vicor to the whole bodv. Be sure to get Hood's Sarsapanlla, which is peculiar to itself, Sold bv all druggists. ftuP0fRs Combines the juice of the Blue Figs of California, so laxative and nutritious, with the medicinal virtues of plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming the ONLY PER FECT REMEDY to act gently yet promptly on the KIDNEYS, LIVER AND BOWELS AND TO Cleanse the System Effectually, SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENGTH. Naturally follow. Every one is using it nd all are delighted with it. Ask youi uruggist for SYRUP OF FIGS. Man factured only by the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO., San Francisco, Cal. Lodisviu.s, Ky. Nbw Yoxr, N. Y- ,vjEm TELEGRAPHIC. Specials to The Astorian. Portland, Sept. -12. A larger at tendance than for either of the pre vious days assembled at City View Park to-day. The great event was the Portland suburban, won by "Co loma," in slow time. The first race was a five-eighths mile : nine starters: "Sunday" won in a gal lop, "Lady Duffy" second, "Regal" third: time, Wf. Second race, Portland suburban: mile and a quarter: "Brady" and JMore's "B" being favorites in betting. "Uoloma" won the race; ".Laura D." his stable companion, second, "Brady" third: time, 2:15. Third race: trotting, 235 class: "Lady Maxim," the big favorite. She won three straight heats; time, 2&3, 2:33 and 232. TO BE ON EXHIBITION. Thero'is being made ready for ship ment at the central office of the Ore gon state weather bureau in this city a complete set of meteorological in struments, which will be placed on ex hibition at. the state fair, to be held at Salem next week. During the fair, all persons who have thermometers or barometers to be compared can have the same done, free of charge, by call ing at the exhit and making their de sire known. This exhibit, together with other self-recording instruments that are now on the way from the east, will be placed on exhibition at the exposition to be held in this city dur ing October. The instruments are the property of the Oregon state weather bureau, and are all of the signal service pattern and standard. Of the self-recording instruments now on their way, there are some of a new and interesting pattern and exceed ingly valuable. These two exhibi tions will tend to instruct the people as the modus operandi of the United States signal service and our own lo cal bureau, which the last legislature so wisely created. WANT JOS. ARRESTED. This afternoon James Steel, ad ministrator of the estate of the late Ben Holladay, filed an affidavit show ing that Joseph Holladay is now at Seaside, Clatsop county, to evade a process of the circuit court ordering him to sign a notice advertising the sale of Ben Holladay's personal prop erty on the 21st inst. Mr. Steele further says that Joe Holladay pur posely denes the court and asked that he be arrested for contempt and that he be prosecuted accordingly. A war rant for his arrest was placed in the hands of sheriff Kelly at a late hour. STEAMBOAT INSPECTORS. Messrs. McDermott and Edwards are expecting to return this evening from southern Oregon where they have been on an inspection tour for the past two weeks. "While out on this circuit they made out more than twenty certificates and when they re turn will be called on to make out a number for the Willamette and Co lumbia river boats. The C. W. Rich, a steam schooner lying at Astoria, will be one of the first subjects on their return. TANNER'S RESIGNATION. Washington, Sept. 12. Commis sioner of pensions Tanner's letter of resignation 5 made public. He says: "Difference which exists between the secretary of the interior and myself as to the policy to be pursued in the administration of the pension bureau has reached a stage which threatens to embarrass you to an extent which 1 feel I should not call upon you to suffer, aad as an investigation into the affairs in the bureau has been com pleted I am assured both by yourself and the secretary of the interior that it contains no reflection on my inte grity as an individual or as an officer. I herewith place my resignation in your hands to take effect at your pleasure, to the end that you may be relieved of any further embarrassment in the matter." President Harrison's reply accepts the resignation to take effect when his successor qualifies and adds: "I do not think it necessary in this cor respondence to discuss the causes which led to the present attitude of affairs. You have been kindly and fully advised of my views on most of these matters. It gives me pleasure to say as far as I am advised your honesty has not at any time been called in question. I beg to renew expression of my personal good-will." THE MISSISSIPPI RACE WAR. Grenada, Miss., Sept 12. The riot in LePlore county is over. The re sult, as far as can be gleaned, is that eighteen or twenty negro leaders have been shot and hanged. It is impossible to find out the exact num ber, but it is believed that even more were killed. Order has been virtually restored, and none but those who proved to be instigators and ring leaders' were killed. There is no doubt that negroes by hundreds have been receiving Winchester rifles and ammunition and organizing under the influence of bad teachers. The whites claim their action in dispersing armed bands of negroes by force was necess sary for self-protection. army desertions. Washington, Sept. 12. The secre-v tary of war will fully discuss the sub ject of army desertions in his forth coming report. In order to correct the many, evils complained of by the enlisted men, the following remedial measures are among those that will be suggested: Limit the term of en listment in the the first enlistment to three years and reenlistment to five years; grant discharges on payment of certain sums, graded according to the length of service; discharge men found to be incorrigibly bad and with out character, and thus bar their re entry into the service; a graded code of punishments for the guidance of courtsmartial; secure a better class of non-commissioned officers and espe cially first sergeants by increasing their pay; make the arrest and pun ishment of deserters more certain than at present by increasing the re- ward. Mm ii V Will IJtt CEST PVRuKo.& so. G For this district, we are now pre pared to furnish them in all sizes from 18 to 36. Every Pair is Guaranteed ! ! No Better Fitting Corset Manufactured, mTWW, TKEIVI A TRX4L 1 1 Leading Dry Goods OF ASTORIA. John G. Dement, DRUGGIST. Successor to W. E. Dement & Co. Carries Complete Stocks of Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. Prescriptions Carefully t'omponnded. Agent lor Mexican Salve and Norwegian Pile Cure Conrad Buchter, Manufacturer of o x Gr &. :o. js. Wholesale or Retail. Also, Dealer in Tobaccos, Cigars, Pipes, and Smokers' Articles in General. Main St., next to Jeft's U. S. Restaurant. Astoria Real Estate Co. Office First Door South of the Odd Fellows Building Offer for Sale on Reasonable Terms, Several Lots of City and Farm Property. And will do a General Commission and Brokerage Business. Persons living at a distance can rely upon having any Order for the Purchase or Sale of Properties intrusted.to our care, promptly and faithfully attended to. Two choice lots in Shively's Astoria with three houses upon them, renting for $40 a month. Also two five acre tracts north of Williamsporr, within one mile of O. R. & N. Co.'s dock. ASTORIA RELIT, ESTATK CO.. J. H. D. CRAY, Manager. M. M. MERCHANT TASLOFL Foreign and Domestic Astoria, - -1 ' .... ii iin jJBW THE EJEAVEY PATENT CANTTboGcV Successors to KIRK SHELDON. . HEADQUARTERS TOR LOGGERS' SUPPLIES. Agency for ATKINS' CELEBRATED SAWS. LANDER'S LOGGING JACKS, GENERAL HARDWARE. ISI Front Street, THE and Clothing House, To Canners. Jensen's Patented Can Capping Machine. Will Cap and Crimp 95 CANS per HIXUTE. It has proved to Reduce the Leakage more than 50 per cent, less than hand capped. Price, $600. Orders complied with by The Jensen dan-Tilling Machine Go. IB. 3F1- ATaTiESJSq, DEALER IN Wall Paper and Oil Paintings SPECIALTY, Sign Writer, Grainerand Ornamental Painter. Cor. Cass and Jefferson Sts.r Astoria, Or. E. C. LEWIS, Secretary. FLYN Goods. Fine Tailoring Oregon. PORTLAND, OR. appointed agent sale of the Will vkWmm nSiSI VMmwfflff AaHf ' ' ml mm ffJrfffjf i litt I illS BlfflSk f III I 9 i 1 1 '41 ya sAigM VlM I ill &KflfoSgM vl 1 1 I 9 1 ffl I &&4 l&ysffiaoaW vtBI I 1 HI 3fit Vsfr KYal w tfoTB&a OELO F. PAKKER. CAR!. A. HAXSOK arker & Hanson SUCCESSORS TO DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steamer . THIS "WEEK, ), The Old Stand - Astoria Oregon. IN Groceries and Provisions. Everything in a First-class Store and at Extremely Low . Figures. Goods Delivered all over Town. The Highest Price Paid for Junk. FOARD & STOKES A Rare Bargain. Eighty Acres of Land. One and one-half miles from Steamboat Landing at Skamokawa. W. T., on Wilson Creek, eighteen miles from Astoria, Forty acres in Hay and rasture, and forty in brush and timber. A good House of seven rooms, ono and one-lialf stories ; a woodshed, milk room, and store room ; one large, and two small barns. A fine young Orchard. The place is well watered by a never-failing stream. Schoolhouse and church in less than one half mile. One half of the place beaver-dam land. Trice moderate and terms easy. For particulars enquire of JOHN ENBERG, Upper Astoria, Oregon J. P. HYNES, DEALER IX- Groceries Produce. Water Street, Astoria, Oregon. TELEPHONE NO. 7. - P. O. BOX 822. The Portland Norwegian DANISH EVANG. LUTH. CHURCH will be consecrated on the 15th of this month, at 2 :30 p. m. left ClOtuM Your Money s worth IS WHAT YOU GET AT Foard & Stokes C.