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TIIK MOUNINO AHJ'OUIAN, TIJfcSDAV MAY 8, 1900. ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY Mny 7th otid Stli MR. ROLFEeaL ltcprcwnting Stniuns llim, Chicago, America's Leading Tailors, Will bo lit tt II. COOrKIl'S with nn degnnt lino of llio Latent WooloiiH in llio piece. Order taken and fit guaranteed. C. H.COOPER . m - 'fODAT'f WBATIIIR. PoltTLANI. May IV-Washlngton, Oregon and Iduho, showers today. All tiontrticU fur nJ vvrtliii( In the Antoi Inn iuc inudo on u miar iitcc of clrcultitlon four tlincM larger tliiui that of uny paper rtiblUlicJ or circulated In Out nop county. AROUND TOWN. Pigs fur solo at Huston's atable. Horses for sola at OMtun'i stable. J. II. Wyatl of Vancouver. Washing ton Is In (tin city. Heal U-cent meal, Rising Bun Itci taurant, (IS Commercial street. Jeff's restaurant the largest and twst. A (rial will convince you. Mm. N. It llrl.lirrt loft Sunday for a two-wckV visit with friend In Port land. The steam schooner Slgnul loft out for I ho Sound Huiiduy fur a cargo of coal. Wanted. To rent a centrally located furnlnheil house. Address X, car Aa- torlan. Tht Ixl Norte left out for Han Fran lco Sunday, carrying a large cargo of freight. Kail 1 I.Ik kiln, a native of Finland, ) declared his Intention of becoming a cltlxxn. 8. .1. Gorman, the salmon Jobber, wu In the city yesterday, looking owr the lorn! situation. The bnrkonllue Chchalla left out for Australia Sunday with a cargo of lum ber from Knapplon. Andrew Young wu over from Wlw yesterday, looking after hie political fences at thle neck of the weede. Rudolph L. Hoentgen, a native of Germany, was granted full citizenship lapers In the county court yesterday. C. II. COOPKU ku been apnalnUd Rule At for Astoria and vlelnlty far the Famous KSOX MAT. The l.t.il In euer tUohsJst reeelved. The Btata of California wu achedul d to leave for Ban Francisco at S o'clock thle morning. She had but a email quantity of freight to luke on ut thle port rtoelyn coal laete longer, Is cleaner and makes lees trouble with etove and chimney fluea than any other, George W. Sanborn, agent. Telephone 131L The Kov. Henry Marcotto will ad dress the meeting of the Young Peo ple's Christian Temperance Union at tho Prentyterlnn church thle evening. Letter for the following persons ro mo In uncalled for at the Astoria poet ol'lco: John Iterg, I'hllllp Peckner, W. Illaek, Erlck Illakkcn, Carl Breon, Carl Pakanen, Fred Wllkor C. H. Pago hue been appointed ref eree In the complications Involving tho Columbia Electrical & Repair Com puny. Mr. Page hue appointed H. M. Hransford ue custodian of the plant pending final settlement of the claims held by Fisher Bros. BEST 15-CENT MEAL; BUN RESTAURANT. rising WE (MET With new and exclusive designs in ...Dainty Lace Curtains... Prices lower than ever 65cupto$2.50aDair . Sash Curtains in Dots, Stripes and Figures 11 12 - and 15c a yard McALLEN & Sole Agent for Antorla. m A small place at Clatsop for sale or rent. Unliable for chicken ranch. Ap ply to A. Tagg, Parlor Candy Btore, Herring k Cook, Commercial street, betwen Tenth and Eleventh, Is the only first class all-night lunch house In Astoria. Cream Pure Itye. America's finest whisky The only pure goods; guar antied rich and molljw. John L. Carl son, sole agent. The very flm-st. The ne plus ultra. The rreine d la creme. Tlint's Har per Wblxki-y In three language. Hold by Foard Btokes Co., Astoria. The Star rmtsurant, tit Commercial utrrrt, now oiien for buslncH. Meals 1& cents up, The best to be had In the city, (ilve It a trial for your dinner today. Tli9 subject of next Bunday's morn ing sermon at the Iiaptlnt church will be "Halvatlon from Bin and Binning." That In the evening, "Christ, the Teacher." ftoslyn coal Is the best and most eco nomical coal for household use In As toria. Try It once and you will have no other. George W. Sanborn, agent Telephone 131 L Bcholfleld & Huuke are sole agonts for the celebrated Dlue Illbbon flour. It I manufactured by Gardner Bros., Btnyton, Oregon, and consumers are cautioned to notice that this name and address appear on every sack as It Is undei stood that Imitations are being offered In the city. Telephone 81. The Itev. Isaac Peart, pastor of the Methodist church of thle city, will leave on an extended trip to the Host tomorrow, visiting his familiar haunts In Indiana and Ohio. Mr. Peart has been In poor health for several months, and hopes to recuperate by a change of scene and clime. Notice to property owners building residences and stores. We now carry a complete line of mantles, grates and tiling, electric, gas and combination chandeliers, and all supplies pertain ing to electric and gas lighting. Photo graph's cheerfully sent on application. FRANK HOLCOMB ft CO., IIS Well ington Bt, Portland, Or. s It Is asserted that few events In As toria will comparo In general Interest with the lecture of the Hon. John G. Wooley, of Chicago, who will Seak at Foard A Btokes' hall next Monday evening. While all do not agree with the noted champion of prohibition In sentiment, none dlopute his marvelous powers as an orator. The lecture la to bo free. F. W. McKcchnle, who Is to succeed Manager Eacry In charge of the local oltlce of the Pacldo Postal Telegraph Company, has arrived In the city, and will enter upon his duties as soon as Mr. Bacry can close up the pending biiHlneaa of tho office. Mr. McKcchnle conies from Ashland, where he has been In the employ of the Southern Pa ct fla. There Is no longer any doubt that the body found In the bay near the A. & C. rotid house several weeks ago was that of R. W. Lovelace. Coroner Pohl has received several letters from relatives and acquaintances which settle the matter thoroughly In his Judgment. It Is now known that Lovelace had been divorced from his wife for nearly three years, and there Is no evidence If his having married the second time, aside McDonnell Ml ... curs A touch is enough for cleanliness. That is why it lasts so. from the siati-menls made by him In (Ids city Immediately prior to hi d' alh by suicide. An Astoria afternoon paper says: "Thos mercliunts who favor a set tlement of the exlHtlng rate war have In tl:lr own hands the means to settle It. If a coiiiiuUt-e of merchants were appointed to Investigate the trouble, and decide which of the two corpora tions Is In the wrong, the matter could readily be idjusted. The boycott could then be effectively used If the offen der refused to come to terms." Kvery nierchunt and every In dividual In Ast'irla with a degree of sense knows it to be a fact thut the Int'-rest of this city do not He In a reetonitlon of the old-time rules of fare at prit' nt. Astorlans, In a buHlncn way, huvc sufcrcd all the loss posnlble from the low fun- for this season, and the 1 1 mo has at lust arrived when liny have an opportunity to "break even." The Interest of this city now He In tho continuance of low fun-, as the low fures me.tn an Imrcaw In the summer trnvfl. which Is one of tho best sources of lo'-ul revenue during this time of the year. BACHKM'S EXCURSION. Twenty Car Loud of People Uo to Beasldo and Feast A Disap pointed Crowd of Merry Mukers. There were twenty car loads of peo ple In the excursion of the Grand Hiicheins of the Red Men from Portland to Bcasl.le on Bunduy lust, and It was a miserable day for an excursion, at that. Lut, as the Astorlun has said time and again, tho people of Port hind are anxious to get away from that city on their one holiday In the week, and consequently they took ad vantage of the chance offered them for an opportunity to see the sea, and over flflten hundrvd people came down on the speclnl train. The ride, although a slow one, waa a delight In Itself, and It was huge ly enjoyed, but the reception the ex cursionists received at the end of the ride was a disgrace to Seaside and will probably end excursions for awhile to that town. There was no place one could get a bite to eat; there was no one who seemed able to point out a point of In terest or even answer a question about the place and the result was that the train load of people left Seaside thor oughly disgusted with the town Itself and the reception they received. Two or three hundred people on the excursion, who stopped off at Astoria, had a good time. They founl an abundance to eat and drink, and not at excursion rates, either; they found places of interest to visit and had no difficulty In getting launches or boats for rides on the river; some of them went fishing; others took car rides and generally speaking, oil the excursion ists who stopped off at Astoria got what they came for a good time. And this, too, when Astoria had made no preparation to receive visi tors, as it was understood that the excursion would be rushed through to Seaside for a clnm buke. The clam bake was about the worst trial the Portlnnd people were called upon to undergo, and the majority of the excur sionists, after getting reports . from those who had the courage to experi ment with the bake, remained In the cars, hungry and thirsty, without a chance to buy a bite to eat or a drop to drink In sight. Excursions can be run from Portland to ABtortu, with even additional side trips to Seaside or Fort Stevens, and twice twenty car-loads of people can be given an enjoyable duy's outing. The weather was, of course, against outdoor amusements on Sunday last but there was no place at Seaside whero the crowd could gather indoors and have a good time. In Astoria It would have been very different and If the business men take up the mat ter of running Sunday excursions to this city during the coming summer there will be no lack of amusement for the visitors In or out of doors, good or bad weather. It will only take one or two excur sions such as that of Sunday last, to absolutely ruin the excursion business to Astoria and adjacent points. LOCOMOTIVES RUN WITH OIL. One of the lurgest lallrottds on tho ruclllc coast hus decided to substitute oil as fuel for Its engines. Rut whether the expermlmcnt will prove a success remains to be seen. In this respect It differs from the famous Hostetter's Stomach Hitters, which has made a decided success In Its fifty years of cures of stomach ills such as dys peptda, Indigestion and biliousness, Do not experiment with unknown remedies when this safe and reliable nifdlclno can be had of any druggist. Try a bottle and be convinced. It will build up your debilitated eynteni, strength en your weak stomach and make It capable of digesting the food taken Into It, and when this Is done health must naturally follow. COUNCIL DECLINES TO BE HELD UP Refuse to Entertain Lighting Bid of West Shore Mills Co. MR. TRULLINOER'S WRATH Creates Setae la Ibi Cos sell Chamber I'poi Ills Scbemt Belsf DelcslcC Wsler Conmliiloi In Pecs liar Psillloa. For the second time the city coun cil lost night declined to accept the bid of the West Shore Mills Company for the contract to furnish electric light for the city. At the meeting be fore that of last night the council de clined even to receive the company's bid, as It was believed that cither the water commission or other parties would present some kind of a propo sition through which the city could get a dwent lighting service at a cost within the bounds of reason. Last nlKht. however, matters came to a "show-down." The West Shore Mills Company had put In the only bid for the contract beginning on the 17th Inst., but the council declined to enter tain It because It was deemed too excessive. This was done with a full knowledge of the fact that unless the bid of the company was accepted, the city would be compelled to spend a period In darkness after the expira tion of the present contract The bid submitted last night was bused upon a minimum service of forty arc lights, as many more to be sup piled as nccessury, at the following rates for single lights, per month: "ne year I 00 Two years 7 W Three years 7 80 Four years 7 70 Five years 7 SO The bid Included furnishing twenty three incandescent lights for the city hull and Jail, without cost. Immediately after the reading of the bid Councilman UUInger moved that that the council enter Into a contract with the company for two years. Cook wanted to make It for five years. Sclierncckau then took the floor and, in a lengthy speech, declared that he wss opposed to the acceptance of the bid because It was even more exces sive than that of last year. He ex pressed the belief that It would be bet ter for the city to struggle along In the dark for a short time and allow the water commission time to agree on some kind of a proposltlou. Utslnger Jumped to his feet and In a most emphatic manner declared he would not stand for an instant for Scherneckau's "darkness Idea." It was a disgrace upon the city to even sug gest an action. Erlx and Parker supported the posi tion taken by Scherneckau. Parker declared that the rates had been gradu ally growing higher when. In all reas onableness, they should be materially decreased. Three years ago, he said, the city had (0 arc lights for J3M per month, the next year It cost the city 1.175 for the same service and now the city was putting up J 400 per month for the same number of lights with less power. Utilnger then made another motion to the effect that the council enter in to an agreement for three years. There nus a murmur of dissent to this pro poeul and P. A. Trulllnger, the manag er of the West Shore Mills Company, broke the spell by stating that the company would not take the contract for one year at the same rate given hist year. Sherneckau Interrupted Trulllnger with an Inquiry as to the candl'j-power to be guaranteed under the schedule submitted. To this Trul llnger replied that the company could not guarantee any specific volume and be safe. It could not promise lights of 2000 nor even 1200 candlepower. A vote was then taken, as flolows: Noes Agren, Brlx, Goddard, Parker, Scherneckau, Svensen. Ayes Cook, Hansen, Utslnger. Trulllnger then walked up to the clerk's desk and In a tone of undisguised anger demanded that he be allowed to withdraw his bid. He was promptly in formed by the mayor that the document was in the hands of the council and fi 1 111 11 f litS e BEECHAB'Sl PILLS I jThe Best and Safes, j ! Family Medicine i FOR ALL, Bilious and Nervous Disorders Sick Headache, Constipation, Weak Stomach, Impaired Di-; ; gestion, Disordered Liver and a Female Ailments. i The World's Medicine;; Annual Sale Eicecxls 6.000,000 Boxes. I 10 cents and 23 cents, st all drug stores. T Bccrham'l IHIs huvo tU lmgwt sale of T any rniprn-iary mimumuo in we worm, ana Uiit tun been achieved f WIf hmif f h nuhRVattfia ltMllnuuilnli V that It could not then be withdrawn. "Well, I want my check for $800 buck," Trulllnger shouted. "As long as the council has thrown out the bid you will have no use for the guarantee on the contract." Trulllnger wss handed his check and tha meeting proceeded to other busi ness. The proposition made by the West Shore Mills Company to dispose of Its plant to the city was turned down first by the committee on ways and mtans and, finally by the council. That the city has no desire to become pos sessed of the plant Is evident from the following resolution, signed oy Coun cilman Scherneckau, Prix and Tarker, and pussed at last night's meeting. "Your committee on ways and means, to whom was referred the ItMn, would respectfully recommend that the proposition of the West Shore Mills Company be filed. We do not think that at the present time the city Is In a position to entertain any offer of buying such an expensive plant to llfiht city streets. Unless we can make an agreement, on reasonable terms with responsible parties, we would rec ommnd that, wlw-n the present con tract for lighting the streets expires, the lighting of same be discontinued until such time as arrangements for name can be perfected, satisfactory to the council. Petitions for retail IPjuor licenses were filed by R. L. Jeffery and W. H. Moon. License were granted to P. Peterson and August Ne'son. Claims were allowed for the follow ing: C. W. Holt S 4 20 A. Rrlx 4 20 Thos. Llnville 1 00 W. U. Rofcs 4 20 Surveyor 20 40 Huperlntendent Sfs 45 00 Foard tc Stokes Co 14 40 Clatsop Mills Co. 27 74 West Shore Mills Co 373 75 Astoria Hox Factory 6 79 A. V. Abbott 24 79 Maria C. Olsen filed a remonstrance against her lots 1.2 and 31 being In cluded In the assessment for the Im provement of Thirty-eighth street, on the contention that her property did not border on that part of the street benefitted. The matter was referred to the street committee. Councilman Utzlnger then presented the following resolution: "Whereas, the Dally On Ron Ian. of a recent date, criticised th? icsolutlons of the common council of Astoria as the product of 'ignorance or prejudice' for claiming that Astoria, as a cheap charier port, would add millions of dollars annually to the pockets of the producers who trade In Portland. "And, whereas. Councilman Cook, In our behalf, did, on the 3d Inst., send to the- Oregonlan an answer to said charge and did therein set forth rea sons why It Is to the 'mutual Interest' of Portland and Astoria to demand that the Union Pacific system shall at once make Astoria a common point with Puget sound ports on all exports of this basin. "Resolved, That the Oregonlan be and it Is hereby respectfully request ed to publish said communication from Councilman Cook and to allow a free discussion In its columns of this most Important public question, to tbe end that all the people may be fully In formed as to the merits of the claims made in behalf of Astoria as the sea port of the Columbia basin." There was some objection to the pas sage of the resolution on the ground that It was a matter which ought more properly come before the commercial bodies of the city. The discussion drifted Into a decidedly humorous desertatlon on what Influence the Morning Ore gonlan did not have as well as the irir fluence the Only Harvey did not wield and, after the members had argued one another into the conviction that both were harmless "bogies," the reso lution was passed. The council then took up more ser ious business. City Surveyor Tee rec oinended that, inasmuch as the im provement on Thirty-eighth street could not be made under the fifty per cent assessment rule because of a lack of sufficient frontage property, the north hulf of blocks 67 and 58 be in cluded in the specifications. Chief of Police Hallock reported that but 511.60 had been paid out in boun ties for rats under the terms of the ordinance and the council voted to re turn the balance of the $50 appropriat ed to the general fund. Under suspension of the rules ordi nances were passed extending the time In which to complete the contracts from June 1 to July 1 on the follow ing street work; Seventh street, from hte west line of Tenth to the west line of Eighth; Seventh street, from the north line of Bond to the south line of Astor. An ordinance was introduced for the Improvement, by July 1, of Fif teenth street, from the south line of Exchange street to the north lino of Irving avenue, the planks to be laid upon the stringers already being used. A motion to pass the ordinance under a suspension of the rules was defeat ed by the negative vote of Councilman Parker. The ordinance regulating re-Interments In the city cemetery from the old Hillside burial grounds was pass ed with the amendment that no charge would be made by the city as long as those making the change provide for the expense of the work done. All such work, however, must be done un der the supervision of the city's su perintendent. An order was rassed transferlng $220.98 from the general fund tc the Adair drain fund. A resolution was passed changing the specifications on the proposed Improve ment of Thirty-eighth street, from Duane street to Harrison avenue, so ai to reduce the width of the street five feet. Councilman Svensen was granted leave of absence from date till Au gust 10. Prevented by Warm Shampoos with Cuticura Soap, fol lowed by light dressings of Ccticuba, purest of emollient Skin Cures. This treatment at once stops falling hair, clears the scalp of crusts, scales, and dandruff, soothes irri tated, itching surfaces, stimulates the hair follicles, supplies the root3 with energy and nourishment, and makes tho hair grow on a clean, wholesome scalp, when all else fails. Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humor, $1.23, eon1Unn of ClTHX-KA 8or (Mr.), to cleanne the akin of enwusnil males and soften Uie Uilrkened euttrle, C'BTlcra Ointment (;.), lo Inrtantlf allay itchinc Irritation, ami Inflammation, ami aootne and beal, and Ci'TlccaA RrjMi.vr..-T :.), to .! an.t cleanmt the blood. A sln?le set lsonn anitlctent to core themont Uirturlnr.difflinjrtnt; akin, aelp, and blood hnmora, rshea, lirhlnic, and Irritations, with lu of blr. whi-n the bt phynl. elans and all other remedlea fall. Sold throughout the world. I'lrrTFS Ukco akuChkm. Coarfropa Boston. " llow to Presenre. Purify A BeauUfy the- Hair, Uands A akln,"Xree. POLITICAL NOTES. ; Opening of tbe Campaign A Ticket and Xo Ticket in the Field. j The coming week opens, properly speaking, the county campaign. It promises to be the most unique politi cal contest ever known In Clatsop or any other country. On the one side, are the candidates of the republican party, regularly nominated by a con- j ventlon composed of delegates selected according to law, and going before the people upon a clear cut platform adopted by their party. They go to the people as candidates should go, the rep- , resentatlves of a political party and ' the measures and reforms it stands for. Opposed to the republican candidates j Is a conglomeration of men running for office. They are men of all parties and, in this campaign, of no party. They are not even fusionlsts and they go before the people representing the, platform of no party, responsible to no party, and bound to support no measures of reform or anything else. The republican convention In Clatsop county met pursuant to the regularly published call and transacted Its busi ness In the regular way. The demo cratic convention waa called to meet, and did meet and organize only to ad journ to attend a "citizens" meeting-. to which no delegates had been elect- j ed, and which was assembled in a haphazard manner from the people on the streets. j The "citizens" meeting nominated a; county ticket. The highest total vote, cast was 72 and this number was cast1 In the case of only one nomination. The other candidates were selected by a majority of from sixty to sixty-five votes. j i After the "citizens" meeting adjourn ed the democratic convention was to re-convene and either nominate a tick- et or Indorse the "citizens" ticket. But the old line democrats were disgust ed, and the country delegates went home, and when the democratic con vention reconvened there were only six regular delegates present. These dele- , gates reorganized the convention and proceeded to Indorse, for the demo cratic party of Clatsop county, the nominations made by the "citizens" meeting. After the close of the democraUc citlzen farce, a number of ottice seek ers who had been unable to get recog nition from the republican party or even from the "citizens" meeting, rush ed around among their friends and se cured fifty names to their petitions and blossomed out as independents. They were, and are, the outcasts of all po litical parties, but for all that have Just as good a Btandlng before the people as the men who were nominated by no party. The mlxup, on one side only, does not end here, however. The law step ped In and refused to recognize the "citizens" meeting as a political con vention and refused to place on the ballot Its nominees. This compelled the "citizens" candidates to get out petitions and now they have to go be fore the people as independents, with out a platform and wtlhout a party. It does not seem as if It would be difficult for the average voter to de cide how to cast hia ballot next June. On the other hand he has a regularly nominated ticket, good men represent ing a party and with a platform of principles which they are bound to up--hold. That Is the republican county ticket On the other side he has a lot of candidates that have got upon the bal lot helter skelter, any way they could. They represent no party, are bound by no platform and are, In truth, merely running for office for the sake of the office and not under any prom ise to serve tbe people as public ser vants. They are Just what the name under which they run means, "Inde pendents." Independent of party, In dependent of platform, independent of any and all promises and, as such, they ask thj voter to support them, The man who votes for the non-nominated helter, skelter ticket must either know personally the worth of each man he votes for or must vote blindly, for they are bound by no par ty ties to any promises of economy or good government or anything else. They are simply running as so many men who want office and make no promises how they will conduct the offices If they get them. This is (he situation at the opening of the campaign. It is not a puzzling one. The voter should be able, " and doubtless will easily and quickly de cide what ticket he will support. There is but one ticket In the field the republican ticket. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. United States to William Geddes southwest quarter of section 24, T N, R 7 W; patent. William Geddes to A. M. Holter same property; $1,000. John Wlsner to A. M. Holter south half of southeast quarter of section 31, T t N, R 7 W, and Umber on north half of said quarter section; $300. Sheriff to Ernest House tract of land In section 2, T N, R 10 W; $700. " Ernest House to L. D. ColTman same property, quitclaim; $L M. M. Suprenant and husband to A. M. Holter southwest quarter of north east quarter and north half of north west quarter section 31, T N, R 7 W, and timber on the northwest quarter of said northeast quarter of section; $300. ATTENTION FORESTERS. Members of Court Astoria No. 8, F. of A., you are requested to be present at regular meeting tonight, at 8 o'clock sharp. Important business to be transacted. Grand Court Officers and delegates from Portland Courts w ill be present with new paraphernalia to assist in Initiatory ceremonies. By order. Attest: . CHAS. RING, C. E. FOSTER, Chief Ranger. Recording Sec'y. Lost Retween Dr. Estes' office and Grlfl'n At Reed's, a black purse con taining money. Finder please return to Dr. Estes. Reward. IMPROVED SERVICE AND EQUIP MENT. The new schedule of the O. R. & N. which went Into effect April 22nd, shortened the time to Chicago 12 hours, and gives a double daily service be tween Portland and Chicago. Train No. 2, leaving Portland at 9:15 a. m. U known as the "Chicago-Portland Special." Its equipment Is new throughout, making It fully the equal of any train now in service from the Pacific coast to the East. The "Overland Express' leaves Port land at 8:20 p. m. and furnishes com plete service both via Huntington and Spokane to the East, together with the best of service to all local points on the O. R. & N. lines. SOLFILINE. Solflllne! Solflline! If you are sick and tired of rubbers, which protect your feet from wet or. cold, and wish to save continual re soling of your shoes; If you wish to longing the life of same at least fifty per cent. If you wish to save greas ing your belts In your manufactury, go to Peterson & Brown, at Astoria, and try a case of Solflllne on your shoes and harness. T-oy your t-!"-4 only of those who have that scientist) remedy. Take no other. Address, PETERSON & BROWN, General Agents, Astoria, Orego.