TIIK 5I0RNINU ANIORIAN," FK1LA). OCTOBER 19, 190.
The most attractive
Dress Goods
Are to be found here .
Now toxturoH. new tloHiirim and colorincs, makes ours tl
niout attractive drona goods stock in Astoria. Only tlio worthy
wort of dri'HH cod iioro. In the nluiiier fubrics no sliado is
misHinp no right sliudo. Priced as we irieo all merchandise
to vlio iniereni 01 yuur pursu,
C1U1 IIaa! NtwShidtTffclla Ribbon 19
OUCUdl OdlW lllld ITWVA ijcyard. Regular prkj8undjs
THE MORNING ASTORIAN
TELEI-HOXK Ml.
All contract for inlvcrtiauift In
tli Astotliin iir iiuiild on n Rtiur
untcii ( circulation four 1 1 incit
lnrKcr than Hint of any rrr
published or clrculiitcJ in Out
op county.
TODAY'S WEATHER.
ItjItTI.ANI. Oct. J9.-Orron. Wash
ington ami Idaho, showers today.
f i - .
AROUND TOWN.
lir r rt: Wind, smith; hy; bar,
rough.
It. Wells, of Holrm. km In AturU
)vstrlday.
C. H. Ih.w u In Astort on business
yesterday.
"Will Madln In suffering from an at
tack of a rip.
O. A. Ciik was down from Port
Unit yrntrtday.
r. J. Calef. f Chicago, u registered
at lh incident.
Hllna II. Hmilh. uf Clat.p. was I
lit city yesterday,
WcilatrClcrk Momi fort,i thi bsrom
(Iff ti bclaf my low tbli moralng ass
rtdlcli a bid nor.
nialadnir logging camp on th. Wal
limkl U working a full crew and pultln
about 130,000 feet of logs In the bourn
every week.
Pur Whiskey Harper. Perfect Whin
krjr Harper, Every bottle guaranteed
Harper. Huh by four a & mokes CO,
Astoria. Or.
If you are not already a patron of
mo i ! noini nnruer miid you
will nt rrgn-t giving It a trial. Hath
In connection.
City Treasurer F. J. Carney ! ft f
Seattle lat evening lo be absent a few
day on business. Hi was accompnnl
by Mr. Carney.
The steam roaster Despatch fntlrd to
"t out yesterday morning on account
uf a nuiKh oar and returned to th
0. 11. ft N. dock.
L L. Parrott. uf Yaqulna, was In
the city yesterday.
W. V. Whipple was In Portland yr
terday on business,
lion, J. T. Morgan rt'turnrd yesUrday
morning to rortiami.
Itn Armstrong, of Cathlamet, u In
tin city yesterday.
E. E. William, of Oregon City.
In the city yesterday.
W. J. Farrrll, of Ban Francisco, wm
In the city yrtHrrdny,
1 A. Hunch, of Th Dallf. arrived
In the city ywitrrdny.
Will r,non. of Portland. wn a rla
llor In the city ycatrrday.
IMt U-rent ma). TlUtnaT Sun Flea
(aurant, (IS Commorclal itrU
JrfTa restaurant th lartcat
brat. A trial will convlno you.
and
O. Oil morn, of ChadwHI, wa a visi
tor In th city ymtrrday.
C'harlf Thoinpton, of Euifune, I I
BUfit of th 1'arkcr Hou.
Dr. S. M. Ie Crone, of Tacoma, la rcf
Utcred at the I'arkrr Houie.
Of ml.l lloRnall, of Portland, tfg
tercd at th Occident yeterday.
H. M. Woolen left Inat evening for I
vllt uf aeviral duy In Purtland.
Mr. and Mr. Dave Twetnlle, of Vine
Maple, were In the city yetTday.
R. 11. lUrrold and Mr. H.-rrold. of
Ilwaco, are In Atorla vlxltlng- with
friend.
Superintendent Bhleld of the Astoria
Water Company went to Portland ye-
terdny on biminew.
C. 8. Wrlirht, deputy flnh comml
loner, left lout evening- on a trip to
Seattle fr hi health.
All kind of altver and gold plating
don on short notice, by A. Iilryaia,
U Commercial street.
Work ha been started on a shed to
cover th boat that Dick Leather will
build for Mr, llaalnm.
The George W. Elder wa reported
oulMlde lust evening: and will probably
be In early this morning.
Mrs. Nnrclana W. Kinney returned
yesterdny mornlns; from a week' visit
with friend In Portland.
The Kllcklt.it purchased by Mr. Glen
son In Portlnni Wednesday wa sold
by him to the O. 11. & N. Co.
I. K. Holt, of Spokane, Is visiting
friends In till city for a few daya.
Ho Is a former resident of Astoria.' )
The harkentlns Tarn O' Shnntcr sail
ed from Hnn Francisco for Astoria on
Wednesdny. Hho will loud lumber at
Kmippton.
Harry Twilight Is steadily Improv
ing nt the hospital and will be per
mitted to sco some of his friends In a
few dnyn.
BEST 15-CENT MEAL;
SUN 11ESTAURANT.
RISING
XflisaaVSSMitl W
''Uts bum n
m m a-ww
i ITav for manr year been the nopular fara
lijriiiCiiieinawiiereverineii.nxiiHniaiiRunm i
Is spoken, siw tney now itniia wllliout a i
rlviti inr niiunit ana eryoll inionivri,
Wind, I'uln In the Hionmch, Hick HvaiUclie,
FiilneM after meals. DlMlnens, DrowalneM,
Owtlveneu and Hallow Completion. TheM
4 allllctlntis all arise tmm a disordered or
buM-d condition of the itomnrhand liver.
i liMxiiiMinia I'm, uaen asoirecieu. win
i nnli'kly reUire Kamale to complete health.
i They promptly remove any oUtructlun or '
i lrre(Ularlljf ul III sy.ieta,
! n cmI as. J J CMts.at aH 4rw atorsa.
Crearn Pure Rye. America's finet
whlskv. Thrt oolv nur good: gear
atiti-ed rich and mellow. JOHN
CARLSON. Solo Agent.
M. P. Callender wa !n the city ye
terday on hi return from a buslnei
trip to Portland, lis returned
Knappton In the afternoon.
A danc will be given by th Fore
tem of America on Wednesday evening
Otobrr SI. at Foard and Stoke' halL
Ticket TSc; Indie with escort frea.
Rid for tho work on Tenth and
Twrlfth treet will h enid by
I Imlrman Ltilnger of the street com
mltt on next Wednesday afternoon
On next Saturday evening a tribe of
Ile SIrn will be Instltut.-d at Clstska-
nle. A number of members of the local
order will go up to confer the degree,
The coast steam schooner Fulton
Started to cru out for Sun Francisco
yesterday morning but was prevented
on account of the ruughnesa of the
bar.
Astoria visitor lo Portland can ob
tain copies of th Dally Aatorlan at
th new stand of O. R, Rich, Fifth
and Morrison streets and Hotel Port
land.
The Astoria Iron Work are putting
up right of the Improved Jensen can
fillers for an order from a San Fran
Cisco firm and have them nearly com
pleted.
For item .ewiy furnished rooms,
with or without board, In private
dwelling. Apply Mrs. J. A. Hill, tor-
merly of Seaside, at 7 Franklin ave
nue, cor. Fifteenth St.
A meeting will be held this evening
In tho armory of the Naval Reserve for
the purpose of organising a foot boll
team. All Interested In the game are
requested to be present.
The steam schooner Cleonc arrived In
at Tillamook bay Thursday from San
Francisco and will load lumber at Hob
onvllle for the Truckee Lumber Com
pany for San Francisco.
The ordinances to Improve Tenth
street between Excl ange and Grand,
and to repair Twelfth street between
Commercial and Frnoklln were signed
yesterday by Mayor Hergman.
Don M. Roes, son of Wm. Rom, of
this city, came down from Portland
yesterday morning. He will go to Cal
ifornia on Saturday, and will remain
there during the winter for his health.
John Farrell, who was arrested here
few days ago on a bench warrant
from Columbia county, charging him
with assault and buttery on a China
man, will be tried In the circuit court at
St. Helens today.
The Oregon Baptist ministerial con
ference was held at The Dalles during
tho past week at the Calvary Raptlst
church In their new edifice, and was
attended by a large number' of minis
ter and delegatca.
Captain W. E. Gregory, of tho llght-
ouao tender Manzanlta, has been
granted a 30 days' leave of absence,
his first vacation for 12 years. It Is re
ported that Captain Gregory will go
East on a pleasure trip ,
A meeting of the committee of the
council, which Is preparing proposed
amendments to the city charter, was
set for Inst evening but owing to the
absence of certain members of the com
mittee from the city, the meeting had
to be postponed.
The Astora gave a very pleasant
little smoker In Carruther's hall last
evening. About forty of the fellows
were present and President Woodfleld
and his able corps of managers are
to be congratulated on the success of
the occasion.
Mayor Unrgman received a communi
cation yesterday afternoon from the
secretary of the New York public li
brary, asking that a charter and other
printed matter relating to the sffulr of
the city be sent to the library. The
mayor ha compiled with th rcqaest.
K, W, Tallant suffered quite a m-r-lous
Injury last evening. On hi way
home about ( o'clock, as he was cross
ing th street he was run down by some
cattle that were being driven along
the street. He was thrown down and
sustained a fracture of the jaw and two
.
Frank Woodfleld, who h returned
from a trip to Ashland, purchamd a
large ijuantlty of apples while there.
11 says that at Ashlund, which Is sup
posed to be the hot-bed of Iiryanlsm
In the Valley, he found very few that
were enthusiastic supporters of the
ticket this year.
A recent letter received from Junenu,
Alaska, contains the news of the death
of Captain Ooorge liel, formerly of
Astoria. Captain Hell was stricken
with heart failure on the night of the
Oth Inst, ami died In a few hours. For
many year Captain IHI was In the
employ of M. J. Klnrwy.
A cablegram from London states that
the lintlsh ship Lansing, Captain Chap
man, from Port Rlukcly, June 1, for
Port Plrle, ha arrived recently at an
Australian port. A dispatch from San
Francisco yesterday stated that rein
surance at 20 per rent bad bien offered
on the I-anslng, which carried a cargo
of 2.000,000 f,., t of lumber.
The office of the old I. It. & N. Co.
was moved yesterday evening from the
building on the Telephone dock and
will be located after this date with the
regular office at the O. R. N. wharf
and the Ilwaco boats will land at that
wharf hereafter. Dan Ooulter, who has
had charge of the office, will remain
with the company for a short time.
It Is reported on apparently good
authority that Wolff V Zwkker have
abandoned (he attempt to float the
stranded lightship at McKenzle head.
It I questionable now whether there
will be sufficient favorable weather to
permit of toklng the lightship overland
to Rakers bay, and the contractor
who favor this mean of getting the
vessel off the beach express the opin
ion that there would be great risk
of financial loss attached to the work.
It I again stated by parties who have
visited tt scene of the wreck that the
VtMel It badly atralned, and practically
wort lilts. ... i
The gray horse attached to mall Car
rler Shea's delivery cart ran away
again yesterday afternoon and attempt
ed a wholesale collection of the mall
by tearing the mall box off the post
In front of the Astorlan office In his
wild run from the post office to his sta
ble at Mr. Shea's, on the hill. The
horse went directly to the stable and
entered It and was found there short
ly afterward by his owner. Lov of
home Is too thoroughly Inbred In the
beast or else Mr. Shea feeds him so
well there that he can't stay away.
The wrecked box was replaced during
the afternoon, and was the only dam
age done during the excitement.
i
The committee on the Lewis and
Clark road are making Improvements
by filling In the unplanked sections uf
the road with gravel. There are large
quantities of gravel on the Parker
pluce at Fairfield point, but, though
the committee offered the owners ten
cents a load for the gravel, the pro
posil wa refused, and the committee
was obliged to go to the old ball
grounds to get the gravel. This has
greatly Inconvenienced the road-build
ers. who feel that the Parkers should
have permitted them to use the gravel
Fred Johnson, a m'-mber of the com
mittee, went to Deputy District Attor
ney Eaki-n to determine whether or not
the gravel could be taken not with
standing the refusal of the owners to
Prof. Le. krnby. the agrostologlst wha . , . ' ' ,.a,
nn at rht-tf F f It a iriiirllprlii,.nt aw m.s4 I
. . .. " ; (. cannot be tak,.n fronl one district
' ' 1 f,.e iiba In innlhAr
win lu xne larmers in wiai seeiion a
'tunntlty uf the gross or plant that It
is hoped will thrive In the marshlands
of which there are thousand of acres
In this vicinity. The gross ha been
planted and some beneficial result are
eterted from It as one td will spread
over a space of 20 square feet lu a sin
gle year.
Mr. Robinson, of Hldgefteld, who wa
In this city yesterdny looking for some
clue to the whereabout uf his daugh
ter. Rertha, relumed to Portland on
the train last evening without having
found any trace of the missing girl.
She left home something over a week
ago and her ha been searching In vain
for her ever since. She Is but H years
of age. The father Is nearly broken
hearted over the affair.
At a special meeting of the council
held last evening the resolution declar
ing th Intention of the council to re
pair and Improve Duane street from
Fourteenth to Seventeenth was passed,
This It the resolution that wa formally
passed at the last regular meetlag but
was found to contain an error and the
special meeting lust evening wa to
pass the corrected resolution. This was
the only business transacted.
There has been considerable Inquiry
as to whether the registration law gov
ems the election of presidential elec
tors a well as state officials. In
regard to this the registration laws
will govern In the coming election the
tame as In the June election with the
exception, however, that the person
who did not vote at the June election
III be required to have six freehold
ers to swear that he Is & resident and
entitled to a vote.
A rich New York corporation known
as the Cape Nome Gold Mining and
Transportation Company la tunnelling
under the tundra on the beach at Cape
Nome In search of an old river bed.
One ot the tunnels has been extended
quite a considerable distance out un
tier the Hehrlng sea. The company
owns twenty-one claims and are push
Ing the work as rapidly as possible.
The result of the work Is kept a close
secret and no one outside of the opera'
tors Is allowed within twenty-five
yards of the shaft.
An Eastern report on the salmon
question says: Shortage and the In
creased consumption have both mater
ialised. Until the pock of the world
Increases materially over the packs
of past years the trade can make up
their mind to one thing: that old prices
on salmon will not prevail. Radical
lvances were made thla year In the
opening prices of Columbia river. It
11 went Into consumption. Radical ad
ances were made on Puget sound. It
all has been taken. Alaska was more
moderate In their advance. There Is
none for sale.
3
Premiums IV a a
Given
as
many
WITH
Teas, Coffees,
Spices, Extracts,
Soda, Baking Powder
Uood Tim and Place lo Hoy
(Tonic Juat to See
GreatcncanlffiportiiijiTea Go.
"tfl Commercial Street, Astoria, Or.
At the application of Martin Ryan
and Thomas Spencer, Judge Gray yes
teeday afternoon Issued an Injunction
restraining Mildred Bowman, et al,
from placing set nets In front of and
on plaintiff's property below the lower
bridge on the Necanicum creek at
Seaside, The Injunction Is returnable
to the circuit court, which meets about
November 1. The plaintiffs have leased
all the property on both sides of the
Necanicum below the lower bridge for
fishing purposes and have a fish trap
on one side of the. creek. The de
fendants have placed set nets both
above and below . the trap extending
clear across the creek and attached
to both banks, thus entirely shutting off
the fish from plaintiffs' trap. As the
Plaintiffs have the lease of the prop
erty they have a legal right to for
bid defendants attaching to the banks
or landing to empty the net of fish.
There was a strike at the Masten log
ging camp at Svensen this week. The
strikers thought they had things all
their own way for a time, but soon
found out that the owner of the camp
waa going to have a hand In the mat
ter, ar.d they were out In the cold.
Now they are wondering why they
ever attempted anything of the kind,
especially at a time when logging men
are so numerous, on account of many of
the camps shutting down for the -vin
ter. Referring to the matter, Mr. C.
C. Masten says: "I have a force of
about twenty men working at the camp
and the trouble arose over the dislike
a number of them took to one man In
my employ. They drew up a declara
tion which was presented to me, stat
lng that unless I discharged that man
they would quit work. The man was
one who had been working for me for
ten or twelve years, and I saw no rea
son why I should let him go, and so
I discharged the others, and Immediate
ly set about to engage a new crew."
Sheriff Llnvllle started yesterday at
ternoon to arrest Andrew Olsen at
Hayseth on Youngs river. Mr. Olsen
refused to allow the party of surveyors
that are laying out the route of the
proposed road between this city and
Vesper on the county line to cross
the land which he holds as tenant from
J. L, Hayseth, and Insolently threaten'
ed them with violence If they entered
on said land. As the survey was be
ing made by order of the county court
his action was in direct contempt of
such order. In the first place he had
no right or reason for stopping the
survey as the road would not nece
sadly go across his land unless so de
termlned by the survey and In such case
If the result of the survey showed that
the course across his land was the most
practicable the court has the right to
appoint appraisers and condemn the
land and by due course of law award
the. owner damage for the same. The
sheriff returned last evening at 6
o'clock, having secured the man. Mr.
Olsen will be tried for contempt of
court.
Work was commenced yesterday
morning on the driving of the piles for
the addition to the Ross, Hlggins & Co.
store, and Is progressing quite rap
Idly. The plledrlver will soon be out
of the way of the street cars. Dur
ing the greater part of yesterday the
cars ran both ways on Commercial
street Instead of making the circuit of
Rond street and last evening the tracks
were cleared by turning the driver side
ways, so that the cars resumed their
regular run. The old Naval Reserve
both houses was all cleared out yes
terday, the timbers being hoisted out
by the pile driver. The man who man
ipulated the piles and wreckage from
the step and slip took several Im
promptu bath. Contractor Clinton
took the Job of ljftlng the timbers of
the boat house that Berende pur
chased from the Naval Reserve and
gave full value In work for the mon
ey received. The timber were wet
and slippery and bad to be taken up
one by one and occupied nearly an
hour's time, with the whole force,
which wo hardly paid for by (he con
tract r-rlce of four bits,
Portland Is threatened with a dis
banding of her police force as a result
of a decision, regarding the collection
of revenue for Its support, made yes
terday. Under the l'.-rms of the city
charter, the common council has n
power to Impose a tax that Is exces
sive. The vehicle tax of from tt to
MO a year I excessive. It Is a tax; not
a license. For these reasons the vehicle
license ordinance Is Illegal. This Is the
meat of a decision rendered by Judge
Cleland, of circuit court, yesterday. It
effect Is to annul the ordinate refer
red to, and to make It void for all time,
unless Judge Cleland shall be reversed
by the supreme court, to which the
case will be carried promptly. Mean
while collection of the tax will cease.
Cnless prompt measures are taken to
provide other means for maintenance of
the police department, which Is unlike
ly, the force will be disbanded Novem
ber 1. and Its members will be dis
charged. Two mambers of the police
commission, C. N. Rankin and D. Soli
Cohen, make unqualified statements to
this effect. In their opinion the com
mission would not be Justified in wait
ing the outcome of the vehicle tax case
In the supreme court before proceeding
with the dlsbandment of the police.
MUST HAVE CORK HELMETS.
Army officer were considerably sur
prised at reading dispatches of the suf
ferings cf the American troops in Chi
na, from the heat, on account of their
hats. It was the belief that the regi
ments sent to China had been equipped
with cork helmets and that their cam
paign hats had been discarded. The
heat of the sun Is dangerous, but over
heating of the digestive organs Is even
more so. TJ cverccme irritation and
other stomach troubles there la noth
ing to equal Hoetetter's Stomach Bit
ters. No matter now long you have
suriered from constipation. Indigestion,
dyspepsia, liver and kidney troubles.
tne JMtters will cure you. It also cre
ates a hearty appetite and Is an excel
lent tonic for the nerves. Try It.
RECITAL LAST EVENING.
The Misses Flavel Render an Interest
ing Program at M. E. Church,
Those who were fortunate enough to
attend the musical recital by the Misses
Flavel for the benefit of the public 11
brary at the M. E. church, last evening
were charmed by the exquisite render
ing of the following delightful pro
gram:
Vocal "With Verdure Clad
Piano Fruhllngsnacht ....
Berceuse ,
Vocal "The Sands O Dee'"
Piano Valse Elegante
Anitra's Dance
v ocal Cavatlna, "Una voca poca fa,"
I1 Barblere Dl SIvlella).. Rossini
Piano Komance Salnt-Saens
Air de Ballet Chaminade
Vocal "There, Little Girt, Don't
Cry" Campion
Could I? Tosti
Piano Nocturne Chopin
Vocal "Les Filles de Cadii" ...Delibe
Piano ?a rcarolle Rubinstein
ocal "The Angels Serenade". ..Braga
(V lolln OhPto. Mr. Fredrickson.)
Piano Khapsodle Hongrolse No. S
Llsxt
Vocal "Abide With Me" Liddle
With Piano and Organ: Mrs, H. C.
Thompson, Organist.
,. Haydn
...Lisxt
Chopin
....Clay
...Riera
..Grieg
TAX COLLECTIONS.
Poll and Property Tax Collected Since
April 1st, 1S00.
The following table shows the rela
tlve amount of property and poll tax
collected In the city and also In the
country road ulsirlcts from April 1st,
1900. to October S. 1900:
City property tax S WO 12
City poll tax 8S3
..School Begins..
Vacation time is about over and our children
will be taking up various studies, but have you
grown up people learned the Je?son of , , ,
PRACTICAL ECONOMY
buy for your boys their School Suits?
I invite you to call at my store and learn how
you can eava .50 cent5!, 75 cents and $1 on Little
Fellows' Suits, and from $1 to $2.50 on Big
Boys' Suits, while our Men's Suits are reduced
from 1 to $4.50.
OUR SWEEP SALE
IS NOW IN FULL BLAST.
THE RELIABLE
-TO FARMERS-
AND PEOPLE WHO APE NOT FARMERS
We are Sole Agents for " RUSHF0RD WAGONS." We
guarantee that they have no equal for easy runningtrength
and durability, and our prices are right
Fisher Bros., Agts.,
Astoria, Oregon.
Fancy and Staple Groceries
FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS,
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen,
Farmers and Loggers.
A V AaLLtfEN Testh and Commercial Streets
Total city tat
County property tax
County poll tax
J1S23 86
376 51
.... 933
Total county tax $1309
The above table shews a much great
er percentage of collections In poll tax
in tne county districts than in the city.
The property tax Is for 1S99 and the poll
tax xor isw.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
United States to James Flnley 160
acres in section !i, I i N, R I W;
patent.
James Flnley to Theresa O'Brien-
same property: o00.
Mary E. Stanley et al to J. J. Mur
phylot 12, block 6. Grimes' Annex to
Ocean Grove; J212.
Stops the Cough tad Vorks Off the Cold.
Laxative Bronio Quinine Tablets cure
a cold In Jne day. No cure, no pay.
Price 25 cents.
IMPROVED SERVICE AND EQUIP
MENT.
The new schedule of the O. R. & N.
which went Into effect April 23nd,
shortened the time to Chicago 12 hours,
and gives a double dally 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 6:20 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 u. k. ft n. tire.
DR. F. VAUQHAN.
DENTIST
Room 1. Knight's Building.
Over Cooper's Store.
KOPP'S BEST
A Delicious and Palatable
Drink Absolutely Pure
The North Paoiflo Brewery, ot which Bottled beer tor family nee or kef
Mr. John Kopp is proprietor, males beer I beer supplied at any time, delivery it
tor domesMo and export trade. I the city free.
Horth Pacific Brewery
WEDDING CARDS
!5!!!Ls W. G. SMITH & CO..
VISITING CASDS
ZZrc rUc ENGRAVERS,
BUSINESS CARDS 22 and 23 Washington Building,
r-nnnrn 01 htc boimtcoc th Washington 8ts. over Litt'a,
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