7
X
0
1IIK AHT0U1AN 6't'NUA . MUUN1NU. SKPI'EMBEI. 8, 1M
TUB BUUHCnilTION CONTEHT.
In tht Aitorlan'i itatetnenl of thf
rulet governing (lit utwoiipilon own-
tMt mi error wit mide In faying th
rUm would I airdl un Oolobfr
I. The corneal U deelgrtfil la litem!
over Hi period of two rrmnlhi Hep-
Imiilwr and October. Tli wr),
therefore, cannot be made before No.
Vf mber. On that day torn brlllint boy
Or girl In Aitoria will rerelvf tht flu
Itantliler blcyulf nd each of lh other
luUiHi offered. Iml no child lx dlix-our-
Had III Competing for thue flu gift
ton lh theory that there I no ue try
ing, InrtuH lomebody I iur to gel
rruirt tuttecrlptioni than h or ihe.
It ihould I remember! thit there
ere three urliKf to be dlftrlbuied, and
either of thorn I worth ftrlvlng for
fcy any by or girl. Th conteil will
Iom and the Ailorlan will certainly
Orllvnr then iroihlit un November I.
rrgarjlrea of whether II take on hun
dred or only on ub(Kirli)llin to win
lhm. Thor I tarrely by or girt
In Anuria who tan not bring on or
mar lulwrlDtlottf to the Aitortan
during lh tint allotted. Let vry
on mak an effort and perhipi It
may be lurprlilng how fw It will lk
(o win.
CONDITIONS.
rrii l.-Th. boy or girl under II
year of ag ten ling In lh largt
number of monthly or yearly ubcrlb.
r to lh Pally A.torlan during th
monihf of September and Ortober will
te entitled to a rholee of th beat grad
of W Itaitibler bicycle!. Thl jrlie If
contributed by th Columbia Electrical
A llepalr Company.
PtIii I-Th boy or girt under II
year of ag lending In th aeond larg.
l number of monthly or yearly eub
acrlben to th Pally Aitortin during
September and October will b ntl
lle-t ia a 110 lull, If a boy. or Id foulv.
aleiit In raih. If a girl. Thlf prlie I
given by Mr. Damlfer of th popular
San Pranrlaco Stor.
I'rti H-The boy or girl under 11
year of ag fending In th third
tarixt number of monthly or yearly
ubat-rloer to th Dally AitorUn dur
Ing Nrptemher and October, will b
entitled lo a beautiful iWrUr.g fllver
watch. American movement, guaran
tee for on year, value 17.(0. Ttili
prlie I tendered by Mr. J. II. Seymour,
th well-known Jeweler at M Com.
merrlal it reel.
THS nULES.
r.ti-n boy or girt participating In th
enitett muit bring th nam and ad
dreni of each lubterttaer. legibly writ
ten on a feparai pleca of paper, to
th buslneaf office of th Aitorlan, be
tween 1 and I p. m. of any day during
th conleat, together with th amount
of th lubttriptlon. at th rat of M
cent a month, for th term of th tub
terlpllon. In return, ach boy or girt
will receive a printed card bearing th
nam and addrett of th tinWrlber,
with th dat and amount of th ul
crtptlon. Thee card will bt retained
by th recipient until th teaond day
of October. Wtvi On that day th
eardt received by th children mut
b returned to a committee of clergy
men, whoee nam will hereafter b
announced, and thee gentlemen will
eompar th card to returned with
th record of th ofllo and mak th
award of prliet thua ahown to b
arned. An order wilt b given to th
lucky boy or girl and th dealer will
Immediately dellvr to thm th prite
named.
If th better half waa allowed to
mak all th belt th other half would
probably com out ahead of th gam. I
SAINT
Fl
MARINE
NT. PAUL, MINN,, JAN.
Cnpitnl . . ; ' . ,
koscrvo for Unearned Premium
Reserve for all Other Liabilities
Not Surplus over all Liabilities
Total Assets
PACIFIC DEPARTflENT.
CHARLES CHRISTEN8BN, Manager.
D. UOODW1N, Aailitant Kanager.
817 California St., S. F., Cul.
.
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The President Mount Angel
I'KltnONAL MENTION.
John Lewla, th John Day farmer,
waa In th city yeiUrday,
Dean Iilinchard, th well-known
Italnlnr capltallat, If In tht city.
Dan Hunt, a prominent oltlten of
Wdtport, I In th city on builneii.
John J. Oorman, of 1'ortland, la In
lh city reglalered at the Occident.
A. D, Charlton, unlitant general
agent of the Northern Pacific, al Port
land, wa In the city yetterday.
Captain A. K. Heard and family re
turned yeilerday from Oneida, Waih-
Ington, where they have been vlfltlng
during th put teveral day.
TUB LADIES,
Th pleaiant jffect and perfect eafc
ly with which ladlea may ue Syrup
of Flge, under all condition, make It
their favorite remedy. To get tht true,
and genuine article, look fur the name
of th California Fig Syrup Co., print
ed near tht bottom of the package. For
ale by all druglata.
coa; cokb and tar.
The Aetart) Oaallght Company wtll.
on and after the Ut of September fell
coke, coal and tar at tht following
price:
Coke, In lea quantities than 1 ton. .M M
Coke, more then on Ion 1 00
Tar pr barrel TOO
Tar, 0 barrel lot i to
Coal, Wall Knd to arrive Oct.. ...too
Coal, t and 10 Ion lot I N
ABTQIUA OABUOIIT COMPANY,
P. A. Trulllnger, Becy.
A man sry car but llltl for toclal
recognition, but bt drawt the line at
being cut by a barber.
WHEN TOU BIDS TOUR WhKJCL,
Alveyi ehak Into your tnoee Alien
r.o- hue. a pvtl- '.t the I't 1;
iepc your feel cool, prevent iweelirc
fit. and BMke your eMiran ln
(old greitir. Over one -nil. It wheel
people ire uelng Allen' root-Eiee. Thr
ill pralee It. II glvee reet nd eomfort
tu unartlng, hot, riH!n, lohlng feel and
ii a certain cur fr Ingrowing nam. All
lh druf tteti and ibo aioree, fto. Sample
free by m:l. AilJreM, Atleo g. Oime ed,
U Hoy. N. T.
STBAMEfl POTTEIt.
The following I lh achedul of th
(earner T. J. Potter from September
tit until th cloa of th eeaild leaaon.
Leave Portland Saturday September I
at 1 p. m., returning leave I'.waoo Bun-
day, September trd at I p. m. and A
loria at t p. m. Tueeday September
Ith leave Portland at I a. m., returning
leave Ilwaco Wednesday morning Bep-
tember Ith at 10:S0 a. m, and Aitoria
at ll:.' Tueaday September 7th leave
Portland at I a. m.. returning leave Il
waco Friday, September Ith at 10:30
m. and Aitoria at 11:30, Saturday,
September Ith leav Portland at 1 p.
ni., reluming leav Ilwaco, Sunday,
September ltth at l:M p. m. and Ai
toria at I p. m.
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS. .
The board of equalltatlon of Clatiop
county, Oregon, will attend at th office
of the county clerk of Clatiop county,
Orvgun, September 15th, and dally
Ihireafier until and Including Septem
ber 30th, to publicly examine the at
caiment roll for the year ISM, and
correct all error In valuation, detcrlp
Hon or qualltlrt of land, toti or other
property, and It thall be th duty of all
partle Interested to appear at that
lime ar.i place for the purpo of cor
recting any error that may appear In
aid aiwkiment Mill.
C. W." CARNAHAN,
Aaieiior of Clatiop County, Oregon.
Aatorla, Oregon, Auguit II, IBM.
PAUL
tmt, 1899.
$ 600,000.00
1,016,407.87
222,091.07
784,888.78
$2,523,987.72
SAMUEL ELMQBE & CO. Agents,
Astoria, Oregon
Delivered at your
Office, Store,
or Residence,
Only 60 Cents a
Month.
Collef e, Mt. Angel, Oreg
mm
COMPANY
TO DISQUALIFY
HEGfO VOTERS
One Hundred Thousand Barred
In North Carolina.
WHITE PEOPLE COMBINE
DuttiStuffli Btlweea AafloSixos
aJ Afclcios-Tiit Bctweta Fe
patllcaniaalDtaocriti. ATLANTA. Ga., Sept t-Tbi Journ
al, thla afternoon, publlihnd arnia-
tlonal Itory frm Itf fpvlal corrn
pundent. who haa recently been In
North Carolina on a campaign com
niencd then hjr tli white people, both
democrat! and republican!, to (Unfran
chise 100,000 negro voter In that ftat.
The Journal aayi :
"North Carolina hai Junt enlrred up
on on of th moet eventful campaign!
In her hlitory. It If a death itruggle
between th Anglo-Saxon and the Afrl
can and the American. The campaign
ll waged on th proposed lUffrage
amendment to tht constitution ub
milted to the people by th but legisla
ture. It wai designed for the flngal
purpo of eliminating the negro aa
a political factor, and It la a notable
fart that the educational qualification
enjoined on thf negro ia not expected
of thf white man. It la not Intended
that the) Anglo-Savon ihall be die
quallflMl.
'Every penun of eligible agt who
appllea for rrglitratlon, for Inxtance,
muit be able to read and write any
rcl Ion or KHtloni of the fedtral con
t!tutln.
"Under thll claune 100.00 Incompe
tent negro votera In North Carolina
will be forever barred from the poll.
"Hut the Ignorant white vod-n-and
(her an erhan thouundi of them
can enter through another gate.
"Section I provldri. that any llenral
ileacondint of any voter In thli county.
prior to Ml. ihall be entltlrd to vote
whether he can and write, or not. It
Ii a ronitltutlonnl decree that the Ang
lo-Snxnn ihall govern In thla Kate. On
thla platform the democracy itanda
The republican! have challenged thll
mendmetit for party protection. It
la a crucial teil between louthern !
publlcanlim and todther democracy."
riUPINO COMMISSIONER'S CRIME
Charged With Levying Aucaiment on
Ballon to Aid thf Imurgenli.
MANILA. Sept. l-The ihlpplng
commlaloner of Manila, a Filipino hith
erto In high Handing, hai been arretted
and charged with appropriating half of
their Ant month'a ealary and levying
monthly thereafter an ataeaiment from
all thf natlvt aaltort ahlpped from
thli port.
It Ii repremntel that h held a com
mlulon In thf Imurgent army and wai
railing fundi for the Insurrection, but
It Ii thought that hli operation! were
merely private blackmail. Information
reiultlng In thf arrett of tht ihlpplng
com nil ml oner reached tht port captain
and chief of police throught a tailor
who It not In tympathy tht Insurrec
tion. .
Tht Ofllclal Oagettt, published at
Tarlac, which hat been received here,
contain! an order by Agulnaldo aa-
lembllng tht Spanish civil prisoners
and ilck totdlert at the port of 8an
Fernando, Union and Dugapan for re
patriation. The order ftlpulate that
veuelf calling for them must fly the
Spanish or red cross flags. Jamelcllla,
the Spanish commissioner, Intends to
ask Major Oeneral Oil! for permission
to tend the ships.
BIDS FOR FAINTINO.
Btdt will b received by tht clerk of
school district No. L from date to I
o'clock p. m Monday, September 4th,
for the painting of the Adair school
house; two coats, all material to be
furnished by the district. Tht right
to reject" any and all bids reserved.
By order of tht board,
" 1 H. B; FERGUSON. Clerk.
UfN ASSURANCE SOCIETY
OF LONDON.
1 1 1 -Established
during tht reign or Queen
, Anne. A. D. 1714.
FIRE AND LIFE.
Nuoiorioed Capital mmi.imj uo
AlMU l.Jl,4W 00
Surplni to policy holders iMJS 00
Exclusive of paid up capital
Law Union and Crown
Fire and Life Insur
ance Co.
Subscribed or guaranteed cap
ital
Capita, paid up
AM(t .
.1 7.(00.000 00
, MM.K0 00
, u.iM.Ha m
Catton, Bell & Co.
Oeni al A rents, San Francisco, Cat.
Samuel Elmore 5c Co.
Resident Agenti, Aitoria, Oroton.
r -w ff w. 1 . it "y-s
An Excellent Combination.
The pleawint mtitlind and tx.-nrflclal
ffoctf of the well known remedy,
femur or tli, manufacture)! by the
CauroiiHU F10 KVBur Co., illuhlratt
the value of obtaloitif( the llijulii laxa
tiv principle! of plauU known In bt
medicinally laxative and nrenenting
them In the form moot refreshing to the
taxte and aeceptabla to the syatem. It
Is tht one perfect ttn-nicthr'nliia; laxa
tive, cleiosinir the system effectually,
dispelling eulila, hradachel and fevers
Ently yet promptly and enabling- one
overcome habitual eonatipatton per
manently. Its perfect freedom from
grery oCiectlonablf quality and sub
rUnoe.arld IU acting on the kulneys,
bver and bowels, without weakroing
or Irritating- them, make it the Ideal
laxative.
Ia the process of manufacturing- 6gt
are naed, aa they are pleasant to the
taate-but tht medicinal qualities of tht
remedy art obtained from senna and
other aromatic planta. by a method
known to tba Cauroanu K10 Krmr
Co. only. Id order to get IU beneficial
effect! and to avoid imitation, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO.
taw raaaoiaoo. oau
untriLLa nr. w tobx. w. t.
Pur sale by all Draiiuts.-Prlc Sue. per boUla
CRAY'S RACKET STORE.
40c Infant Shoes only I 24
Children 11.15 Shoes only Ii
Children's School Shoes only ii
Ladles 11.50 Shoes only TS
Ladles 12 Kid Shoes only 119
Ladles $ Calf Bhoes LM
Ladles Gone Grain Shoes 1.15
Oenti Heavy Milwaukee Grain.... 1.3
Genii tl.DO fine ihoei only U
Genti :.30 Kangaroo shoes only.. I.7S
Genti English Calf 13.50 only .... KS
Oenta Hand Sewed Patent Leath
er shoes. Regular 5 only S.!S
Genti Willow Calf Regular value
14.50 only 1.24
Call an examine these shoe and see
what good shoes little money will buy.
510 Commercial Street.
About tht time a man's argument If
exhausted he begins to lose interest In
the subject.
ticura
REMEDIES
THE SET
01.25
tohfistftTCUnCCU SOAP, danst Qt
sku. cunaiA owBot, h bai tic &xut
GJIKXKi HSOLYEXT, Si cool the blood. Is
Ca affldtti it cut fte most tatmtir, 4b.
Orirlat SaH, Jo!p o4 Mooa Imon, rata,
btt!vs,ai irrtatkB,tt Ha T 1011.1401
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ahether on business or pleasure, the)
naturally want the best service ob
tnlnablt so tir as steed, comfort site
safety Ii concerned. Employee of th
WISCONSIN CENTRAL L1NE1 art
uald to serve the publlo and our train,
art operated so as to makt eloat eoi
neotlont .with diverging lines at al
Juncvtlon polnta
Pullman Palace Sleeping ind Chair Csr
on through tratna
Dining Car tervlce unexcelled. Mealr
served a la carta
Ia order to obtain thli fl.it clan lervtct
ask ths ticket agent to sell you a tlckei
over
The Wisconsin Central Lines.
end you will mam direct connections
St. Piul tor Chicago, Milwaukee site
all Doinla east.
For any further information call on s,
ticket agent or correspond with
JA8. C. POND. Qen. Pisa Agent.
or J AS A CIOCK. Milwaukee, wia.
General Agent
Hi 8 lark Bt.. rowand Ore.
TEMTLB LODGE NO. T. A. P. A.
M. Regular communication! held on
the flrst and third Tuesday evening of
each month. J. N. GRIFFIN, W.
M. E. C. HOLD EN. Secretary.
ATTORNEYS.
Q. A. BOWLBI,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW.
Office Bond Street. Astoria. Ore.
Astoria Public Library
READING ROOM FREE TO ALU
One every from I o clock to l:M
ana 10 .w v-
anhertntinii ralM 13 ser annum.
Wast Cor. Eleventh and Duant Street
BUSINESS POINTERS.
Jeff's ll
Whit! took!.
"the onty" restiursnt.
Ht lt-eafit meal. Rising Sua rnuvu.
rant, IU OoauMM-ctel tercet
For tht hungry feeling try tht up to
deJt New Boetoa reetaurint.
Our let cream la warranted te be made
of pure cream. The Parlor, nut lo Joba
llsbo'a
BlcM and be Diaal at peaver Kitcb.
en 00 Ninth street 1 oinU. WM11 cook.
Try h.
beet Cairornia wins K cents per gaL
Icn. Alex Ollbert, sole feot for Af
torta. Telephone tt
Cream Pure Rye. Amerlca'i floeet
whiskey. The only pure foods, guaraA.
leed rich and mellow. John U Carlson,
sole ageot
Killey'i transfar wagons deliver box
wood te any part of the city on thort
i.otlce. All ordert left a ZapTi furnl
lure store, ga) Commerelal mtri, wtll re.
eelve prompt attemtoo. TeUpbont S14t
Oo to tht Columbia Electric eV Re
pair Company for all kinds of new
and repair work, from a cambric
needle to a bicycle, boiler or engine.
Quick work and satisfaction guaran
teed. Logging machinery of all kinds
a specialty. Shop oppoalt Ross, Big'
glnt Co.
Tht concert hall opened by Charlie
Wise at No. S39 At tor itreet, U tht one
and only popular retort of in kind in
that vicinity. Mr. WUe la doing some
thing new among concert halls. Ht is
not only telling a data of pure liquor.
but 1 giving- his place a management
which Insure! gentlemanly attention
and treatment to hit patrons. Tht
good music and tht crowd will be
found at Charlie Wise's place.
tsisissesseessssswseessisnsisminssis1!,
You Don't
Change Cars
If yon go east via Billing! and tht
Burlington roue.
Tht Burring ton route runt
through tourist sleepers twice a
. week, Seattle to Kansas Clty-Oet
oa at any point along the main
line of 'tht Northern Pacific In
Waehtngton or Mootana get off
at Kaneaa City.
Standard sleepers, every day In
tb week. Butte to St Louis via
Lincoln, Omaha and St Joerpo.
A. C SHELDON,
General Passenger Agent.
Portland, Oregon.
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Handles Only the Choicest Meats
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tert Palace Beateawat.t.
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