I i'HK MORNING ASTOK1AN. KK1HA., JAMWRY ,S MOO gaily gUtcaimn JOHN T. LIGHTER. Editor. Telephone Mala 66L TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY. Stmt by malt, per year &w Bent by mall, per inoath .i Served by carrier, per month w SEMI-WEEKLY. Sent by mall, per year. In advance &0o Postage free to subscriber. All communications Intended for pub lication should be directed to the edi tor. Huslness communications of all kinds and remittances must be address ed to The Astorlan." The Astorlan guarantees to Its ad vertisers the largest circulation ot any newspaper published on the Columbia river. Advertising rates can be had on ap plication to the business manager. Our antl-exjMnslontet friends are at outs. Bryan and Hoar oppose our re taining the Phdllpplm. but their rea sons clash. Tito Kitchen Sink Should not breed diseases like typhoid fever or malaria. It will not if you use Gold Dust regularly. Said tor fit tckl-''Ool4o lata for HtMMwvrk. THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY CUcap St. tool NtwYork Both fA' .'i ! W---. continent. The htart of every tru Anericnn will thrb In unison with the heart of true Englishmen on the 0:n outcome of th? grand climax now approaches In South Africa. STKl.trr LIGHTING AGAIN. of Astoria's Best Citlxen Advo cates Municipal Owivj"htp. The iifTerential asked by the boat 'iros from the railroad Is an advnnt. ASTORIA. Jan. U. Editor Astorlan -In conservation with a couple ofi gentlemen on the street as to the ad. visabllity of the- city, or the water commission, nuttlrur In an eLi'tHc nSe of 30 per cent over the rate ,f?ntng r,an, one of hMn tuggwltrt charged by the railroad. That to to that I pla.v the matter before the say, the boat lines ask the railroad public through the medium of your Bryan says he is again; on h pPer and I ike that Jberty. the oroDoslUom because the FlllDlnw ........ . .. 1 fhlk a11 aroe tnt when the arc not capable of having a voice and representation in the government. ASTORIAN BARGAIN COLUMN l he Most for :,!, I am advertising for the Cash (iivvoty tiudo, for which I off or tho fullest woigots and lowest, prices, i:ve!')thit!g cl;u and frh. 1'rompt uttontlon, CUAUl.KS LARSON, tirocorles and Crockery. I here's SuiUfuctioit In IniyUig slhvrware wheie tho J stock is complete ami you have an assurance as to tjtnilliy. I l-.uve u larire assortment of sterling silver ami hollowwatv In latest J -signs for wvddiujj piVM-nti and holiday trade. He sure to rvo It b foie you buy. O. W. SMITH. ! 5:5 Commercial street. : Who Do; Votti l.utuulry .' AVe claim, and we will prove to , every one. that we have the best and mot-t up-to-date laundry on the, Coast. A trial order will convince i the most particular. If you want ' neat, prompt work, try the CITY STKAM LAUNDRY. R.'J Franklin Avenue. R. SCHIMPKERMAN. Prop. DeWltt's Little Early Risers purify the blood, clean the liver. Invigorate (lis svsteui. Famous Utile pills for run. Mtlpation and liver troubles, Chas Hog ers. Fast men don't pay any attention to the icguKitlot ;st days. J. H. Clark. Peoria. III., says: "Stir geons wanted to operate on mo for piles, but I cured them with IVWItt's Witch Hasel Salve." It Is Infallible for plica anil sKin diseases, newam of counter. felt CllSS Rogers. ! If a man ctiltUatiM bad liald.s, h.' 'apt to r ap earthly miseries. Is ''One Minute Cough Cure Is the beat remedy I ever uncd for eeiiglis and Culds It Is uueUallcii for wliooi'l" cougn. Chlldivn nil like It," writes II. N. Will iams, Uontryvllle, I ml. Never falls. It Is Cie only hartnUvis r-medy that gives Immediate ivkuU.i, Cures coughs, colds, luKirsetiess, croup, pneumonia, hrncl'l(ls and all tliront and lung troubles Its early use prevents con sumpllJn. Ctias Rogers. If ur.gcls fear to li'a I whore- fools rush In. tluy slum 1 1 use thuir wings. Hoar bases his opposition on the as sumed fact that the natives are fully capable of self government. Ex tremes meet here. Bryan's premises are truer than those of the senior Mjssachusetts senator, but his rea soning le all the more defective. England Is gaUant England still. Her nobles and yeotnen have re. SFonded to the summons of their soverign Just -s they did In the days of the good Queen Bess. He do not hear that Earls, Marquises or Dukes, without experience In the field, are appointed to lead men into battle be cause of their social positions. The ' noble and the country gentleman stand shoulder to shoulder in thi! ranks. Without quibble as to the Jus-' tice of the war that is thrast upon' them thty are off to South Africa. I At Magersfonteln, Lord Winchester, j the premier Marquis of England, met his death just as he might have; taken an accident on the hunting , field or led the dance at liis ancient! worth than the charge oa the boat lines. It made the best Investment that has is claimed that this Is the universal ever be-n made for the city. Not rule throughout the country where onl" nav GlVJn us the best rail and wat Uhe. compete. The the cot. but t much ! cost thin was paid to a private cor ooject of the differential is to equalixe poratlo81 and a ,uppVy targe tnoug1, the boats with tho superior speed and for a town several time the elie of convenience of rail travel. A percent- j Astorlaa. It has completely done age of 30 per cent has been Dxed ?Way te flr i has obtained for us a reduction of for year, by traffic experts as the lwenty cent ln our ,n9Urance fair amount which should be conced-j rates, besides. It has also been a pay. ed io attain this equality. It lsiln" investment, as the report of the claimed that the fight now going on commission shows, leaving a ,, . , , . . I handsome surplus after paing aU ex- on the Columbia river is without Mr.' . . . : . u wiii ""r-lPnses-Including interest on bonds, allel in the history of modern trans.' etc. The business has bean well man. portation. It Is said the A. A C.j Sd and much credit 1 due the road is unwilUn to abide bv thl,rater commission for the mannge- mont. ow I believe that when you I For a Holiday (iift There Is nothing nicer than a pleos of sllverwiire or cut glasn. I have a compline assortment of the latest productions at reasonable prices. H. EKSTROM, Tn Jeweler. MO Commercial Street by universally established custom. Is j unwilling. In fact, to allow the boat I lines any differential. The boat lin s resent this attitude of the railroad as manifesting a determination to drive them out of business. They insist thut they had their investments made and were conducting traffic between Astoria and Portland long before the A. & C. road was built. They gee no reason why they should sell out to the A. & C. road and retire from business, thus closing the river to country seat. And f have died others of Ugh as well as low degree oa the;nav,"ion and surrendering to that ramparts of he veldt. The English. ! ' ad a monopoly of tbe transportation man may have his faults, but his loyalty to country ennobles him in the eyes of mankind. Cowardice is not an Dusineas Oetwe-sn A9taria and Port land. They argue that it Is not only unreasonable for the railroad to ask I them tO RtlSnAml 4ht.lf nnAM.lyw. attribute of his nature when Uiei ' " u, Empire is endangered The O. the the rallroal to any other I from tflA IWnVl nt a ntnl n I, n..t.1 He has on pre- , . . . - w extremely impolitic to allow them vious occasions underrated his fo as' i""- . t , .,.k -.-,oit0 De i0Kil out of business. colonies. Thi, fatal mistake induced ! V Compiny denks that . . . , , , , , ingnt between it and him to follow an unwise leader into: .u. r, relates or can relate me Dvrf na& niuiuui auciuaic pic- par.ition. Unlike the Spaniard, the Englishman has the frank courage to admit defeat. Nobody can mistake the import of the last call for milltU, yeoniar.ry and volunteers. It Is a con fession of deadly peril: The summons will yield full 70,000 troops. They comprise the second, third and fourth lines of England's defense. This in. dicates bow sorely the country is pressed for men. Iut the response has been prompt and glorious. No matter for ''.he technicalities of inter national neutrality. No matter for the ravings of political demagogues and the machinations of England's enemies who find a harbor on this strike a good thing preLSs it. Nearly all water consumers use ar tificial light, and some of them who pay two and three dollars for waur pay ten times that amount for lights, so I am sure that the income from lights would exceed that received from water if the commissioners can give us electric lights chtaper than a private corporation can. They did it with the watv and I have every con fid?nce they can with the lights. They have a very substantial power house alongside of the reservoir. AA'hy Is tt not used, and the city get the benefit of the profits from the lights as well as from the water? PROPERTY OWNER, (One whose sole interest is ln Astoria.) Hotter Than Kvcr The Bond Street Fish Market Is better than aver prepared to supply fresh and salt tlsh of all kinds. Goods delivered to any part of the city and satisfaction guaranteed. BOND STREET riSH MARKET. U7 Bond StreaC Mr. J. Sheer, Sedalla, Mo., saved his child's life by Onn Minute Cougit Curs Doctor had given tier up to die with croup. It's an Infallible cure for coughj, colds, grippe, pneumonia, bron chitis and throat and lung troubles. Relieves at once. Chaa Rogers, If a man Uilnka a girl u perfect vision, soiih. other girl thinks he In a sight. Millinery Novelties 1 desire to further call tha atten tion of tha ladles to my handsome stock of trimmed millinery. It com prises the latest creations of the millinery art, and I am offering re duced rate for the next M days. MISS McRAE. Dr. T.N. Ball DENTIST. S73 Commercial Street, ASTORIA. ORB. Over 8chlussers Clothing Store. THE UHYKE. Strangers visiting in the city will find the Lonvre au attractive resort wherein to spenJ the evening. The Amine Sisters Ladies' Orchestra is still on the bilfs ami presents nibliy a musical pmcrnm of exceptional merit, iInuclnome pool sud billiard rooms are a feature iu connection with the house. Palatable lunches will be served at all uoars Visa Annie E.- Gunning. Tyre, Midi., sa: "t sunered a long time from dys pepma; lost tbtilt and became very weak. Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure complete ly cured me." It digests what you eat and cures all forma of stomach trouble. It never fails to give immediate relief in the worst casr. Cha Rogers. If Hople didn't have hotdile. the W'ild would sm coiute- lo revolve. Mrs. R. Churchill. Berlin, Vt.. aays: "Our baby was covered with running sores. DeWltts Witch Haiei Salve cured her." A specific for pile and skin diseases. Beware of worthless counterfeits. Chas Rogers If a woman is prvity, slie can safe ly Insujt on Iter own imperfections. It tak'.w but a minute to overcome tickling in the throat and to atop a cough by the uss of One Minuts Cough Cure. This remedy quickly cures all forms of throat and lung trouble. Harmless and pleasant to take. It pre vents consumption. A famous speclfte for grippe and Its after effects. Chaa Rogers. For the Baby The fifty-cent size is just richt for the baby. A little of it in the bottle three or four times a day will supply precisely the fat all thin ba bies need. If your baby does not gain in weight as fast as you would like, try Scott's Emulsion The result will please you. If the baby nurses, the mother should take the emulsion. It makes the baby's food richer and more abundant; only buy the dollar size-it's more economical Both mother and child will feel at once Ki strengthening, upbuilding and fat-producing properties. At all dnutgttti ; foe. ind rxn. SCOTT akiitac, Cncmuu, Hem York. j question than this river differential. (The railroad company intimates the jiight has to do with some re-j j mote question, the nature of which! lit dees not disclose. The dispute raises an issue which can wi;h the (utmost propriety be made the sub- i . ... ject of full inquiry by Astoria's! commercial organizations ' or buaisv3se men. Every business interest in As-! toria is a sufferer more or less from' the ridiculous passenger rites charged ' Ibetwee-n Astoria and Portland. If Astoria Is to be made a suburb of' i Portland it might as well surreider its independent town organization. The transportation company reepon- j eible for I he continuance of the war' is no friend of Astoria. In order that' Justice may te done in the discussion' of the question, and that proper meas-j ures of retaliation. If necessary, mayj be brought to bear lo restore normal trade conditions, steps should be tak-' Kr life Karl's Clover Root Tea RMfitf tl.. t t n. ic si,. Blood.mvmi FrMh.UMrbkin. CumiCon ff'('1"n, Jndlipxtlon, and all Eruptlona of Jiie Skin. An axrmlila Laxative Nerve i onie. Sold oa a'nolute riaranU bjr ail druiwieu at 25c, 80c. and1.00. S. C. WELLS 4 CO., LlPtOV, N. V. our eaopaicToas Eold by CHARLES ROGBRS. HERVITA FILLS Restore Vitality Lost Vlcor and Maabsod. en to ascertain the truth of the situ-'1-6 ImPOtencv,Ni?htEnii8sionsan3 atlon and to the blam, where it be-1 all ects of self. longs. If Aatcria'fi Commercial oreail-t iwrrrtnn li nmafAnlnonrl S3 MMMIIiM These tins Capsules tre superior to Balsam of Copaiba ."- Cubebs or Injections and Aifm. CURE IN 48 HOURSI. the sam diseases with out inconvenience. Ml to all rrt-ritt. If a man Is happily married, he Is transported for life. GOVniNM ENT PROPOSALS WANTED. "Fort Stevens, Oregon, Jan. S, 1S0O. Sealed proposals in duplicate will be received here until 12 m. February 19. 1900, and thn opened, for the our- chase of three 8-Inch guns and car riages (cast iron); 25 10-Inch guns and carriages (cast Iron); five 200-pound Parma guns and carrligs (cat iron); l.aoo iUd ahot 8-Inch and 10 inch (cast iron); 4,800 shells. 8-lnrh and 10-lno (cat Iron); 125 hand spikes (wrought iron); two 15-to.i hydraulic jacks; and many other ar ticles of Irjn, wood and copper. Right to reject any and all bid Is reserved. Informantion furnished uoon acDllca- tlon. W. A. BETHBJL. KIrst Lleutnant, uma unambsrlain'a Pain Balm. It Third Artillery, Commanding. I ac' ""e magic with me. My foot wua BituiKn biiu yauuuK me very muan but one good application of Pain Balm relieved m. for sale by Charles Rogers. If a nun re-lea a piece of prop erty, he t-tki-s a frtvh griixm It. "I was nearly dead with dysiapata, tried doctors, visited mineral springs, and grew wnrs. I umsI Kodul Dys pepsia Cure. That cured me." It di gests what you eat. Cur indigestion, sour stomach, heartburn and aU forms of dyspepsia Chas ilogvrs. Seasonable Goods at l,lslelr, iojir Cotton Rope Cotton Twine Net Floats Boat Sail Drill (different qualities) Dunbarton Salmon Twine D W. F. SCHEIBE, s ManulnvlMrar ol A full line ol Plpea. Tebaces, nd moktr' AilltWa. T CorttttiorclMl SSI, "La Belle Astoria" Cigar Schclbe'8 Opera Star Schcltc'a Special Anil Oilier llrntxla PORTLAND, ORE., FRONT AND MORRISON STS. ...Tho Esmond Hotel... Kiimi-ti i'n, .Vv 1 1 $t.V) ir day. Aiiirrlt-uu ilau, 1 1. HO lu t ioo --r day. hiiripn'ti..vw.ii!.vtir dr. OSCAR ANDERSON. Maunser- AiurrlfU.U,li.wioti.0UKr.l.y. J, f, I'K.NPKIIAST, Clili'l C'"' 44WSsaa lUAAAAAJVAAAAAAAilAAAAAAAAUVlA Hgrgu PORTLAND PORTLAND, OR. I THo Only PlrMt-CfnMM Hotel In Portlnnd KOPP'S BEST A Delicious and Palatable Drink Absolutely Pure The North Paolflo Brewery, of which Bottled beer fur fumlly use or keg Slr.John Kopp la proprietor, uakea beer beer mpplied at an lime, dollwy lo tor domes' lo and export trad. the city free. 4orth Pacific Brewerg Golambia Eleetrie & lfepaiF Go SucceBor tc COLUMBIA IRON WORKS Loggers' Supplies Kept la stock Blacksmiths BoilerMakers Machinists Foundrymen If there '. im: tang in a man. oppor 'ny, he t.ik'n a fr.wh gilp on it. My son has ben troubled for years with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime mti I persuaded him io take som of Ctmmlierlain's Colic. Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy. After using two bottles of the 25-oent size he was1 cured. I give this testimonial hoping some one similarly afflicted may read It and be benefited. THOMAS C. I BOWER, Olancoe, O. For sale by! Charles Rogers. Logging Engines liullt and Mcpnlrcd Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specially Sole Manufacturers of the I'osurpnsscd ... " Harrison Secton" Propellor Wheel ... Contractors for Electric LigliU nml Townr riunts. As a cure fr rheumatism Cham berlain's Pain Balm Is gaining a wide reputation. D. B. Johnston uf Hlch mond, Ind., has been troubled with that ailment since 1862. In speaking of It he aavs: "I nerver fnuml anv. thing that would relieve me until I GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS WANTED. THE Izations are under such restraints as forbid their dealing with the mattT, let the business men organize and send a committee to Portland to make the necc-snary Investigation. notice: Notice le hereby given that til of the assets of the AsUrla Football and Athletic Club have been trans ferred to tlu undersigned as trust for the ben?fit of a)l of thi creditors of said club, and that all claims against the sulci club should be pre sented to the undersigned within ? days from -this date. C. J. TflENCHARD, Trusts. January 11, I'M. rretion, I rt ...... UIUIUI . a.,J0 ,Ub 'ninlf flow to rale cheeks and ! I'W restores the fire of youth. ' XT rUy mml Ocperbox, u boxes for $a.50; w i(lt a written truaran- tee to cure or refund the money. Send for circular. Address, NERVITA MEDICAL CO. Clinton & Jackson Stc, CHICAGO, IU ''or Bale by Cbarlsa Kocers. Orusglst. Astarla. Oregon. THE TRANSPORT UMBRIA. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 10. TheCun- ard liner Umbria, chartered a a transport by the British government sailed this afternoon with 2,200 sol. dlers bound for South Africa, Stata of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lucas County, as. Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he Is the senior partner of the firm of IT. J. Cheney & Co., doing busines In the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay th sum of $100 for each and every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my presence this tth day of Decem ber, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEA80N, Notary Public (SEAL.) Hall's Catarrh Cure la taken Inter nally, and acta directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Bend for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY k CO., Toledo, O. Sold by druggists, 76c. Hall's Family Pills are the beat Charity miv h.-irfn ot h..m l.nt "Fort Stevens. Oregon. Jan. 6. 1900. ,, " ,. . ... -Sealed proposals ln duplicate will be ",w vv s. a man ai nis received Hire until 12 m. Feb. M. 1900. "''' and then opened for the purcha-te of " the following at Fort Canby, Wash ington: Two 8-inch guns and car riages (cast Iron): 15 10-Inch guns and carriages (cast Iron); one 4 14 Inch rifle (cast iron) with carriage and limber (wood); two 300-pund Paxrott guns and carriages; two car riages for 15-Inch gun (cast Iron); four carriages for 8-inch rlne convert ed (cast Iron); 1000 shot 8-Inch and 10-Inch (cast Iron); 2,500 shell 8-inch and 10-Inch (curt Iron), and many other artlclos of Iron, wood and cop per. lUght lo reject any or all bids is reserved. Information furnished upon application. VV. A. HICTHKL, First Lleut'-nanit, Third Artillery, Commanding." Palace Cafe H. ' WHimr, Prop'r. Finut Bnlaaranl .fortk i f Kan Franrjsrs OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Plurr) Pudding, Roisins, N6W FrCSll 2nd m'9C Meat, Currants, H SeaSOnalllC OOOdS pumPk'n Cranberries P Citron Squash Eto. 1 1 Carry the Ralston Health foods Wheat Flakes, Crano, Whole Wheat Crackers, Breakfast pood, Select Brar?, Yeast Cocoa, Koffy A v. ALLEN vBLANCARDS or IODIDE OF IRON forANRMIA.POOBNESSofthe WNJ riTUTIONAL. WEAKNESS SCROFULA. Etc ALL iTAUOOfSTH. s E. FOUQEKA & CO. , N. V. A gti. 2 3D. I J. A. Fastabend, General Contractor and Builders TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAT. Take Laxative Bremo Quinine Tab leu. All druggists refund the money If tt falls to cure. EL W. Grove's sig nature is on each box. Ko. Attentive Service, First-CliiM Cuisine, Private Ilooma for Indies. I- I l: 1: l: i 638 Commercial 8tr-, Astoria. . J l M. f , I ,l , ,' , y .. , y . , 4, 4, 4, in; A familiar name for the Chicago, Mil waukee ft St. Paul Railway, known all over the Union as the Great Railway .running the "Pioneer Limited" trains every day and night between St. Paul and Chicago, and Omaha and Chicago. "The only perfect trains In the world." Understand; Connections are mads with sll Transcontinental Lines, assuring to passegenrs the best service xnown. Lui urlous ooaches, eieotrlo light, steam hes-t, of a verity equaled by do other Una. Be that your ticket reads n "The 'Milwaukee" when going to any point in tthe United SUtes or Canada. All ticket tgents sell then For rates, pamphlets, or other Informa tion, address, J. W. CASBY, C. i. EDDY. Trar. Pass. Agt, General Agent, Portland, Or. Portland, 0 LOOK HERE, YOUNG MAN I Tour leoha Ull on ros. Ou kMa H Mont a whli. Ixfor ir too Uto o wis m or wmt to tua,ois soo. tar, II hu bn UMtlnt; unh bum far ovmt k) vmiil wiS It DortodUr rllbl. FurnUiiM bis ews bkJMos mis ions 00 iuos. DR. KESSLER Of tho old 81. IMili Mwllcol M SurilcAl Dlxnnry, 10 ml.lll trail, forUtad, Or., pooltivolr Sr- ntMi 10 our. PPIVATF ni. Thi dttotor rutmnlof to our soy rnivmi. . of Hvphin, Uanorrhoo. UImi. S tctui ourxl, no (lirrariio now Imi otoiidLn;. KpornuturrooM. Low of Mnhoud or Kit hUy JtmUilon. surtd MrmananU ly. lh hbll A Holf-Abuo rrrtujl our4 lo s t'ort time. V0UN0 MEN 7L,!TV. '"7 S w...v..., sih. ' . WWW. Wll, J" and hHllhr. You will b SucrmaiurrhoM, Smlntl 1 pools. Klfnur KmbasVas, otnr iiroi. PiUnt trot4 la nr port of tho oountrr or hi homo 7tm. Writ full portlculora, Inalan 10 So lUunj. n4 irh iltnom tdrlco nd cur fan auk ruS ptftif nniif moots ot bis McoM M curlno OAS h olll unif you promptly. Hundrod tnotod woo art oaooi 10 oomo to in oit, READ THIS TU s olou bottl si fcodtlmo sad artnot tho totw. ot otld ond took M It In tho mornlii. If H Is Uudy of M rkwly orttllns la It, yoa h ma tUmf trhkMm lioio, Ond thould ttnd u bafor raMu imemt. Jj JA boodroo. tio OTory jrw jrtiIi'rV ft ttt arm yya d . i a i d . Mormon BUhups' Pills In um mr y, ,m t, h. l.l... " . Stra VOua T Mitunlnti of Lvnilfj V UR MinnOAII. Irai utorrhOtta IntomnlB. r in vuni TniJi(t! Hill, immltfm tha bnta svo4 wrt ccii'm. m mntfmntmata, wtu 1mm. Hro4rta mR, nolor1bUsl rJiL. I.imslIb ia Inimtvl Iitt, k cur (a fit liittd. y Im, (--7 U lF mall. ohossksfl A wrinmm uarM(M taM sola Dy vHAKLISH ROGERS.