C33 JintUt gistodm ASTORIA, OREGON: Tuesday septj:mi;ku 21, 1SSI. ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (MoihIjiv excepted.). J. P. HALLO RAN & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors. ASTOKTAX RUIMJIXO. - - J'A-S T:rKHT. I Terms of subscription. Sened bv C.irriei, per wik Sfiit by Mail, per liiontli .. " " one ear. Free of pot.ij'e ro MilscrJlier, 15 i-ts hCcts T.O The Astoria .v guaranty- ti si- .liter Users the largest circulation of an is-tN.a-per published on the Columbia river. The 0. E. & N Co. lias declared a dividend of 1 J per cent., payable Oc tober 1st. The British ship Scotthh Olfiis cleared for Liverpool yesterday, car rying 115,503 bus. wheat, worth $02, 190. The four-masted steamer Jeunie, which arrived here from Alaska Sat urday, sailed for San Francisco yes terday. The American schooner F. i$. Red Held cleared for Sydney, Australia, yesterday carrying 601 M. feet lum ber, worth $G,439. C. W. Fulton and Keem Knnaga will address the voters of "Wahkiakum county on the issues of the day, next Friday at Stark's Point and the upper school house. The Manzanita arrived from Cape Arago and other southern light house stations yesterday, where she had been delivering the annual supplies. She will probably sail for Cape Flattery and the Sound this evening. Mrs. Nelson, captain of the Salva tion army was arrested last evening for kneeling in the street and causing a crowd to obstruct the.sidewalk. She was released on giving in. the sum of $20 to appear for trial at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The board of delegates of the As toria, fire departmen met last evening and organized b' the election of James V. Hare, president, E. Z. Fer guson, secretary, and C. J. Curtis, treasurer. The board then adjourned until next Monday the 30th. Chief engineer "Weeks is in receipt of an invitation to the Astoria fire department to attend games and con tests at New "Westminister, B. C, in three weeks. The inducements are not sufficient, but the courtesy of our northern neighbors is hereby kindly acknowledged. If you are thinking of saving ex penses by going to that mysterious bourne from which no traveler re turns, or if you have occasion to per form the last sad rites for a friend, bear in mind that the indestructible burial casket has no superior for the purpose for which it i3 intended, and also note that Frank H. Surprenant is the agent for this city and county, and asks you to call and see samples, testimonials, etc. The O. R. & N. company's new tug Wallowa started for the Columbia river entrance at three o'clock yester day morning. Captains Howes and Troup, the chief carpenter of the O. R & N. Co., pilot Doig, and a number of others were aboard. She was pro nounced a seaworthy boat nnd satis factory in every respect. She re turned in the afternoon to the com pany's dock, where she was viewed by a large number of river men. At an early hour last Sunday morn ing a house owned by A. Gibbons, on the "Walluski, about seven miles from this city was totally destroyed by fire, which caught from the hearth of the fireplace. Messrs. Gibbons and "Wherity, who were visiting there, and Mr. Thompson, his wife and two chil dren, inmates of the house, escaped in their night clothes. The house and oontents were destroyed, involving a loss of about $2,000, partially in sured. The British ship Lord Canning cleared yesterday with another of the valuable cargoes for which Astoria is famous. She carries food for old England, and has 57,283 bus! wheat, worth $43,396. She also carries some salmon shipments, as follews: George & Barker, 2,500 cases, $16,500; Astoria Packing Co., 1,500 cases, $10,500; Chilcat Canning Co., 4,565 cases, S25, 108; Fishermen's Packing Co., 2,125 cases, $14,470; B. A. Seaborg & Co., 2,692 cases, $14,806; D. Morgan. 3,905 cases, $25,383; S. Elmore, 3,047 cases, $18,057; total, 20,334 cases, worth $124,824: entire value of cargo, $168,220. Our enterprising brewer, John Kopp, who believes in encouraging home industry, yesterday bought 2,000 lbs. Clatsop county hops, which he pronounces -Cully equal to the best He bought them from A. Olsen, who raised them on his place on the Nehalem, about thirty miles from this city. The Astoriax; has all along claimed that Clatsop county soil and climate are just right for the profitable cultivation of liops, and Mr. Kopp who is a practical man proves by his purchase that the qua! fty is in every way satisfactory k to brewers. Mr. Olsen s success in rais ing hops should encourage others to engage in this profitable industry. Messrs. Bobb and Parker yesterday sold the following property in north addition to Asteria: Fred Tronsen, lot 1, block 1; $10. N. Clinton, Jr., lots 2, 3, 4 and 5, block 1; $140. M. Guipon, lots 1 and 2, block 4; $70. M. C. Gearhart, lots 3 and 4 block 4; $70. H. E. Crosby, lots 7, 8, 9 and 10, block 4; $130. Trena Mattson, lot 8, block 13; $35. Ella L. Byckman, lots 9 and 10 block 13; $70. E. L. Mitchell, lot 1 and 2, block 14; $70. Henry Miller lot 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, block; $210. They also sold the following in. east Asteria: J. "W. Hare, lot 9, block 3; $60. E. Gundersheimer, lots 7 and 8, block 5; $120. H. Housman, lots 2, 3, 9, 10, 11 and 12, block 4; $360. Col. J. H. -"Wood, lots 3 and 4, block 2; $120. Tender, Juicr Stealc at Jeff's. '? v THE "OREGOXIAN'S" MISTAKE. It Reiterates It And Makes a Blsser One. In characteristic attempt at evasion the Oregonian attempts to reply to recent strictures in these columns up on its manifest unfairness in every case where Astoria is concerned. But in clumsily trying' to imply an impossible case so as to justify itself it falls into a worse error than even the previous one. It says: When the judges of the firemen's tour nament decided that Vancouver. B. C, had won. the Oregonian credited the Vancouver team with the victory. Exactly. But the judges never de cided so." It was mistaken then and is mistaken now. The Astoriax will acquit the Otegonian of its ignor ance, but will hold it on the charge of manifest stupidity and insufferable arrogance. Even now, had the Oregonian man fully owned that it was wrong, and The Astoriax was right, as usual, we would have let the matter drop. But the Oregonian can't see its mistake till it is still more plainly pointed out. It was in such a hurry to get in a whack at Astoria, that it jumped at conclusions and put in a hurrah headline for "the Canadians" when neither the facts nor apparent probabilities justified it. In its last issue to hand it trie3 to be funny about "a distorted imagina tion," but convicts itself in every line of the charge The Astoriax prefers against it, and goes floundering deeper in the mire of ridiculous position at every step. The Oregonian should long ago have learned by experience that it cannot slur Astoria and get away with it, and that it cannot controvert or successfully contradict any point that The Astoriax. sees fit to make in answer to its numerous slurs. It has tried to answer The Asto riax time and again, and has invari- nKlv ninrio n Tnnrnfpsr, failure of the cUieuun, m u uubticiiau cuun w uuia- 4.1.muw4. - a Ani-t'lAtinU Hwt' V-j-fc rtOUlf .1 en the waters of debate by dodging the point involved. But this time our Portland contem porary is s6 plainly the victim o its own ignorance that we have only to quote its own utterances (which are in direct opposition to the known facts) to convict it of mistake and in sincerity. PERSONAL MENTION. L Y. Case returned.to the city yes- terday. F. H. Surprenant returned from a business trip to Portland yesterday. Will Logan is expected back from Alaska, via San Francisco to-morrow. A. Y. R Snyder, chief engineer of the Dallas Observer, was in the city last Sunday. Ed. Hughes returned yesterday from a trip to Gray's harbor, Tacoma and Portland. Miss Maggie Grant returned from a trip to Portland and Tacoma on the Telephone yesterday. W. F. McGregor returned from II waco yesterday afternoon. His moth er, went on to Gray's Harbor. Jos. Hume's wife got a divorce from him about four months ago, but they remarried again in less than two months. Fred Prael, one of the world beaters in the now famous Astoria hole team at the Tacoma tournament, is off for Madison, Wisconsin, to resume his col lege studies. W. A. Wilcox, statistician of the U. S. fish commission, is in the city, col lecting facts and figures for his com ing report, a valuable and reliable compilation. Eev. Mr. Campbell of Minneapolis, Minn., has accepted a call from the First Presbyterian church of this city and will' begin his ministrations on the first Sunday iu next month. O. Hansen formerly of Astoria but now a resident of Seattle, came over on the Telephone Sunday for his family who have been visiting rela tives." They returned home last evening. TOURISTS, Whether on pleasure bent or business. should take on every trip a bottle of Syrup of Figs, as it acts most pleasant ly ana eneciuniiy on.uie KiuiiL-ys, mci and bowels, preventing fevers, head aches and other forms of sicknoss. For sale in 30c and S1.00 bottles by all lead ing druggists. m i Fall Millinery. Mrs. Derbv. in the Masonic building. is receiving her fall and winter stock of Millinery, and will be pleased to see the ladies of Astoria and vicinity, on Saturday, Sept 28, to examine her trimmed hats and Bonnets. Jleals Cooued to Order. Private rooms lor ladies and families: at Central Restaurant, next to Foard & Stokes'. Wcinhard's Beer. And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa loon, 5 cents. TeleplieneliOdilBs: House. Best Beds in town. Koonis per uight 50 and 25 cts., per week SL50. New and clean. Private entrance. Saratoga Chips Aie clean, convenient and palatable. Ask your grocer for them. For sale everywhere. Get a sample and try them. The latest style of Gents' Boots and Shoes at r. J. Goodman's. Ludlow's Ladies' S&00 Fine Shoes; also Flexible Hand turned French Kids, at 1 J. Goodman's. Try the Chase Sanborn Seal Brand coffee best in the market at Thomp son & Boss. bliortlmiitl. Private instruction by practical ver batim reporter. Tears experience. Chac. E.'Runyox, Law Reporter. Astoria, Or. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest perf umerj', and toilet articles, etc., calx ho linuaht at the lowest prices, at J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident notei, Astoria. A DVICKTO JIOTnKHS . Mrs. Winslow's SooTniNo Syrup kMinulil always be used for children teething. It sootheg the cnuu, sottens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind cholic, and is the best remedy for diar rhceaf wenty-five cents a bottl e. CMltren Cry ftrPitcter's Ctoria A LETTER IE0M ED. WEIGHT Discoursing on His Trip Eastward, And What He Saw and Heard en Route. St. Paul, Sept. 8th, 1889. Friend HaiiIiOban: In accordance with your request I will disclose my present whereabouts for the benefit of my creditors and other interested parties. In comingoverthe range I departed from the beaten path chosen by most travelers nnd took the O. K. & N. train to Huntington, the Short Line from there to Pocatello, thence by the Utah Northern to Butte City, thence by the Montana Central to Great Falls, and from there to this city by the St. P. M. & M. E. E. This latter is the celebrated 'Jim Hill's" road that will eventually find a terminus on the Pacific coast. We left Portland Tuesday night with a big train filled mostly with delegates to the Walla Walla conven tion, among them being J. G. Megler, of Erookfield, Ed. Finch, late of the Aberdeen Herald, T. Sperry, of II waco, and several others well known to Astorians; these gentlemen were in the Walla Walla sleeper, which was dropped at TJmatilla; so I iwoke the next morning to find myself among strangers. The dust in this region is simply terrible, and water seems to be an al most unknown commodity; probably the denizens of this region enjoy life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness in such a place, but it would be an awful punishment for those who have spent a few years near the mouth of the majestic Columbia, where the streams run on to the river and the river runs on to the ocean, and the ocean joins witn the .horizon's nm, and the sparkling waters in ever changing mood gladdens the heart of the beholder. Union is the only town in eastern Oregon on the line of the O. E. & N. that does not present a kiln-dried and baked appearance; and, like an oasis in the desert, it affords a pleasing rest to the eyes made sore by alkali dust. The grade over the Blue mountains is very heavy, and despite the efforts of two big engines the train continues to lose time, so that at Huntington we are three hours late. Pocatello is reached the following morning, and a large and seloot com mittee of Blackfoot Indians are on hand trying to sell us a miscellaneous assortment of buffalo horns, bearcuba, moccasins, squaws, ponies, pappooses, etc., etc. We meet the west bound train here, and a party of Boston peo ple confer with Mrs. Cleopatra Horse Blanket, who ha3 an heir strapped to her back in true picture-book style. While the conference is in session, the omnipresent small boy of the party, sticks a pin in the papoose to see if it is alive, but before he has finished this experiment, little Pau-Pau-Kee-Wis, who thinks he is the papoose's brother, lets fly at the Bos tonian and lavs him out in the dust. From Pocatello nearly to Butte is as pretty a railroad track as there is anywhere in the west, and the trains reel off fifty miles per hour with ease. We cross Snake river near the Blackfoot reservation. It's the same Snake river that floats the big wheat steamers up at Lewiston and Eiparia. Bowling along down the avenues of the future headed toward us, is a time coming when those steamers can load way up here at the headwaters, and go right through to Astoria without breaking cargo. When that time ar rives, all the railroads on this mun dane sphere cannot keep the wheat crop of the inland empire from going to sea via Astoria. Butte City is an elevated cify; it is nearly up to the timber line nnd so rare is the atmosphere that it came very near sending me still higher, or lower. No sooner had I reached the hotel than the blood began running from my nostrils, and with intervals of but a few minutes, it continued or nine hours, and I had about concluded to finish my. trip in a box in the baggage car, when the physician suc ceeded in stopping the flow of blood. He stated that many people were sim ilarly affected, especially those com ing suddenly from low altitudes. Butte is strictly a mining town, and a pall of smoke from the hundreds of smelters and mills in that vicinity hangs over the place continually. The streams that come out of the mountains on the way down to Hel ena are poisoned and" discolored by the yellow ochre, and gray quartz dust, almost as soon as they come in sight From life giving streams of crystal water they are changed into veritable rivers of death; birds and fowls drink of the water and die: fish try to ascend the polluted streams, but ne'er go back again: cattle and horses sniff at it and gd away to quench their thirst in stagnant pools left by a rain storm. Helena has come down out of the gulch in. which she formerly received visitors and now covers nearly all the level plain in front of the old city. TheN.P.E.E. depot which was built fully two miles from the heart of the city is now right in "town; big business blooks are going up all around it, and money and enterprise are making this old mining hamlet the metropolis of the prairies. Leav ing Helena the Montana Central runs through Priokly Pear canyon, one of the most picturesque spots in the west. As the train flew through this canyon, I called to mind a prophecy made eight years ago by "Bill" Mills, one of the pioneer freighters of Montana. Bill came to Montana with the van guard of civilization, and it required seven figures to represent his wealth long before Tom Powers, Sam Ashby. Broadwater, McGinnis and the rest of Montana's present .millionaires had money enough to buy a pair of over alls, but Bill was a "high roller " and when I saw him up at Ft. Assiniaboine in 1882, he was in debt for the team he "was freighting with. I shipped with him at the fort for Mullan Pass near Helena, ana alter five days on the scorching Telton and Sun river plains, we rolled into Priokly Pear canyon one evening and rested neath the shadow of the crags which tow ered hundreds of feet above us on both sides. I spoke of the beauty and stillness of the scene, and Bill said: "Yes, but it's purty nigh over, in less than ten years them pesky steam kyars will be rattlin' and screechin' through here and our goose will be cooked. There's the Northern Percific a comin' from the east and the Northern Percific a comin' from the west, the Eutaw road is comin' up from the south and I hearn tell as how the Britishers was a goin' to build a road clearacross the country just over the line. It's getbn' too crowded for me young feller, and I'll have to follow the Injun and the buf falo." And he did, but that strange prophecy was fulfilled to the letter. The Northern Pacific came from the east and west meeting at Garrison. The U. & U. built up from Salt Lake City, the Canadian completed a line from Ocean to Ocean, and to crown all, "Jim" Hill's Manitoba road came right through the cream of the coun try traversed bjr all the others. Great Falls is a booming young town just above Ft Benton, and is the victim of circumstances. The story herein related should be pondered on by some men 'who do not live more than a thousand leagues from Astoria. When the Manitoba was headed westward, Jim Hill went -put to the substantial old city of Ft Benton, and tried to get depot grounds and other favors for his road, but Thos. Powers and his associates who own about nine-tenths of the city, would not make a single concession toward the roid. The result was, Hill gave about a dollar and a half for a couple of town ships near the falls, a few miles above, and started a city. He got a Jive newspaper man to start in there, and boomed the town systematically, so that now it is a city of 3,000 people, has fine streets, and is growing rap idly. Ft. Benton is over two miles from the railroad, and a disabled box car serves as a depot for her. Half of her business men have left and gone up to Great Falls, and she now remains "a mighty good town site," but a mighty poor town. Of course Powers has plenty of money and doesn't really feel the need of any more, but "they do say" that if he had made a slight conces sion toward Hill that the painted In dian would still be chasing jack rab bits around in the sage brush where Great Falls now stands, while Ft. Benton would be a city of 10,000 peo ple instead of -less than one fourth that number. At Great Falls a party of Southern Pacific railroad conductors, accompan ied by their wives and sisters, join us, and after supper the dining car was cleared of ohuira and tables, and a merry dance begins, the colored cook and waiters furnishing music with the violin, guitar and banjo. The car afforded plenty of room for twelve couple to dance, and joy was uncon fined until 230 A. M. This was a strango scene in a strange place, and a score of years ago the wildest ro mancer would not have thought of such a performance. Here we were rushing across the country at the rate of forty miles an hour, and the bright lights from the car shining out on a land that less than a decade ago, echoed only the tread of the'buffalOt and his Indian hunter. We had a late breakfast the next morning, but the culinary department was excused on account of the amuse ment they had afforded us the night previous. The Manitoba road is doing an im mense stock business at present, and big train loads of fine cattle are passed every few hours, The cattle kings who own the stock were quite plentiful on our train. They are all rich, and for fear that I would not know it, each one of them took advantage of my confiding na ture and told me how "they were poor once and came west with nothing but a Maveriok steer nnd a spotless rep utation, as capital to work on, and now they eat pie three times a day and smoke a whole cigar at a time. These recitals are full of interest, and they were told to me so often and in such a stereotyped way that I expect I will be telling tHem for the truth before I reach the east The wheat crop in the Eed river country has been very fair this sea son, and all along the line from Minot, Dakota, to Devils Lake and Grand Forks. Threshers and reapers are busy at work, the straw is burned after it leaves the thresher and at night the hundreds of fires flashing out in every direction all over the vast sea of land present a beautiful appearance. Considering that I am no longer engaged m writing slush for the printers I will cease for the present, but at some future time may tell you something about these twin cities, St. Paul and Minneapolis. E. W. W. "It is a fact," that Hood's Sarsaparilla does cure scrofula, salt rheum, and oth er diseases or affections arising from impure state or low condition of the blood, overcomes that tired feeling, cre ates a good appetite, and gives strength to every part of the system. Try it. "While the Chinamen were working at the Pacific Steam "Whaling com pany's cannery on Copper river, Alas ka one of their number died. He be ing a member of the Chinese Masons, his body was put in a tin lined case, padked in salt and buried with all the Masonic ceremonies according to the order. Money to the amount of 875 was placed in the box with the body, and it was buried on a hill about two hundred yards from the cannery. His brother Chinamen in tend to dig up the remains and take them down to San Francisco to be shipped to China. "When everybody was about to leave, the Chinamen went to dig up the box, but what was their surprise to find the grave empty, and not a trace of anything to be seen. It is supposed that the grave was rob bed for the money that was in the coffin, and tbalr the body was sunk in deep water. The Chinaman fumed and fussed, but it was no use, the body and everything else buried with it was gone. Electric Bitters. This remedy is becoming so wel. known and so popular as to need no special mention, ah wno naveusea Electric Bitters sing the same song of praise. A purer medicine does not ex ist and it is guaranteed to do all that is claimed. Electric Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and other affections caused by impure blood. Will drive Malaria from tha system and prevent as well as cure Malarial le vers. For cure of Headache, Constipa tion and Indigestion try Electric Bit tersEntire satisfaction guaranteed, or money refunded. Price 50 cts. and Sl.00 per bottle at J. O. Dement's. Go to 3eff?B for Oysters. Cloak Departure fas m This season our Cloak Larger PLUSH GARMENTS Are to be very much worn this- season, and we are showing the Latest Styles in all qualities. . ; ; The "New Directoire" style of New Markets and Jackets Are the latest and will be very popular this season. The Leading Dry Goods and Clothing House, ASTORIA, OREGON. John G. Dement. DRUGGIST. Successor to W.'E. Dement & Co. Carries Complete Stocks of Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. trecrlptluiu Carefally Compounded. Ageat tor Mexican Salve and Norwegian Pile Cure AND COMMISSION HOUSE. MARTIN OLSEN, Successor to B. C .Holden. The oldest established Commission House In Oiegou. Goods o all kinds sold on com mission. Auction Sales Every Saturday. General Repairing, Jobbing and Uphol stering done. Fine stock of Furniture on hand. When you want Bargains in Household Goods go to MAJMT3M OliSE-N V&T 073EC3EI 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 S40 a month. Also two five acre tracts north of Williamsnort, within one mile of O. R. & N. Co,'s,dock. ASTORIA REAL. ESTATE CO.. J. H. D. CRAY, Manager. M MERCHANT TAILOR. Foreign and Domestic Goods. Fine Tailoring Astoria, THE OTAVinr PATENT CANT DOG a&SXOSORST & COXT.&27T, Successors to KIRK SHELDON. HEADQTJABTEBS TOR L0GGEES' SUPPLIES. Agency for ATKINS' CELEBRATED SAWS. GENERAL 131 Front 8tret, Department is more .We are showing a Stock and Higher Novelties ! Than ever shown before. uiHiuuDPcRi To Canners. Jensen's Patented Can Capping Machine. Wilt Cap and Crimp 95 CASS per MINUTE. It has proved to Keducethe Leakage more than 50 per cent, less than hand capped lanoupercc Price, SC00. uruers compueci wun dj- The Jensen Oan-Iilling Machine do. B. 3F". j&XiXjOESlSr, DEALER IN Wall, Paper and Oil Paintings SPECIALTY, Sign Writer, Grainerand Ornamental Painter. Cor. Cass and Jefferson Sts.. Asto.rla, Or. Old Corner Saloon, Pliil. F. Bower, Prop'r. Fine Wines, Liquors gGigars, 401 Chenamu! Street, Astoria, Oga i E. C. LEWIS, Secretary. Oregoiia LANDER'S LOGGING JACKS. HARDWABE. PORTLAND, OH. M. FLYNN, "7 "tSC attractive than ever. .. - A Rare Bargain, Eighty Acres of Land. One and one-hair miles from Steamboat landing at Skamokawa, W. T., on Wilson Greek, eighteen miles from Astoria, Forty acres In Hay and Pasture, and forty In brush and timber. A good House of seven rooms, one and one-naif stories ; a woodshed, milk room, and store room ; one large, and two small barns. A fine young Orchard. Tne place Is well watered by a never-falling stream. Schoolhouse and church in less than one half mile. One half of the place beaver-dam land. Price moderate and terms easy. For particulars enquire of JOHN ENBERG, Upper Astoria, Oregon Wilson & Fishe Ship Chandlers, HEAVY AND SHELF FARM IMPLEMENTS, Paints, Oils, and Varnish. LOGGERS1 SUPPLIES. PROVISIONS AND MILL FEED AGENTS FOR SALEM PATENT ROLLER MILLS Portland Eoller Mills, FAIRBANKS' SCALES. ASTORIA. OREGON. Tte Str. Telephone Fast Time Between Portland and Astoria. LEAVE PORTLAND : Foot of Alder Street Dally, except Tuesday, at. -.7 :00 A. m. LEAVE ASTORIA : Wilson & Fisher's Dock. Dally, except Tuesday, at..... 7.:00 p. bi. The Luriine. FAST TIME BETWEEN Portland and Astoria ! LEAVE ASTORIA, Main St. Wharf. Daily, omitting Monday, at 7 a.m. ON SUNDAY, at 7 p.m. LEAVE PORTLAND. Every Night at M 8 p.m. EXCEPT SUNDAY NIGHT.