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THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. SATURDAY, THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Daily by THV, J. S. BELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per year 17.00 By mail, per month SO Bv carrier, per month C5 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. By mail, per year, in advance.. 11.00 Krrtered as teeond-elasa malter June XI. lSXft, at the postome nl Astoria, ure (on, under Uie act of Congress ot March S, ItfiS. Hrnndn fnr thn itallrnruur of THE MOR.1 ma lITOMiX to eiUMr residence or pUo of buniiMM nay be made by poaUl card or through tetochoiM. Any lmvruUrity in de llTery ahould be mmediatelj reported to the office of publication. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. Official paper of Clatsop county nd the City of Astoria. EDITORIAL SALAD. The en-torn states mt trying to find a use lor the dogfish. Why not call it 0 byproduct and make a mint of mono. TRAVELERS' GUIDE. Congress i to have only a !?'.!0,0HI.IM0 publio luiililing hill. There are a good many speakers to learn for uifiulvr in this polk barrel. At'tioses me seldom AimTU-an heir esses. Kligildo British peers should make note of this, or indorse it on their other notes. It must be givat fun to be I'nited State troops these days to make hum ble excuse for not getting licked in the Philippines. As to the oil business. Missouri ad mits it has been shown, but still in sists it is not at all pleasant to be hap py about anything. o The new battle ship New .lersey made I'.US knots per hour on her trial trip While not the Inmost tighter afloat. she could run away, but the chance are that she won't. II H IB ASK ANY TRAVELER hihI he will toll you tho Electric Lighted. theHCrack Traln Tof them all for COMFORT.'aod ELEGANCt. CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. Te ticket ofhec at Portland is 255 Morrison St., Cor. 3d. at 000000000000000000 O WEATHER. 0 0 0 0 Western Oregon and Washing- 0 0 ton Fair. 0 000000000000000000 N'ovv that the Kmperor of Japan has conferred the Order of the Ki-inj; Sun on a New York banker, why should he not confer on a New York insurance traction magnate the Order or Orion! POTLAND'S GREAT LOSS. Portland has suffered severely from a series of fires lately, but in no in stance has any single loss sustained equalled that of yesterday when her splendid Chamber of Commerce build ing was gutted and ruined by the de Touring element. Astoria sympathize with the metropolis in the destruction of this land mark in its commercial life and prestige and hopes to see it restored to its full measure of utility and beauty. The loss of the one life in that fire has also inspired sorrow her ft for Mr. Eallock had a number of friends in this city, who knew him well and ap. predated him thoroughly. His death was, indeed, the climax of a deplorable event. A PERTINENT INQUIRY. The original plans, specifications, and contracts for the building of the Clat Bop court house having been set aside by an edict of the supreme court, th popular inquiry now iu circulation, as to just what hypothesis the county court is buying thousands of dollars worth of materials for the construction of that edifice (and especially, without advertising for bids for the furnishing thereof) upon, is very pertinent, and is amenable to a prompt and clear-cut an' swer. If these purchases are predicated in law and reason, all right; if there is any lack of authority, or any irres' ponsibility in the premise, then steps should be taken without delay to check the progress of the negotiations and in voke the rule of restraint and reprisal The people and the law have a very large interest in the conduct of af fairs of such moment as this, and noth ing of an arbitrary nature should be permitted for an instant. 0 LOAD TRANSPORTS HERE. If Portland can bring herself to con sider seriously the proposition of hav ing the government transports loaded out of Astoria, she might bring to pass the service for which she is contending so earnestly. By making a port of de parture here for the transport business, the government would be willing to lend a far more plausible ear to the demands of the metropolis and Astoria might get a bit of profit out of the arrange ment. Portland does not stand to lose anything by the propo-ition, since she could forward the supplies here in any hulk, or her merchants might make this a receiving point for the stuff sold to the government and have it stored here pending the contracts and thus save the federal ships the 200 miles of transpor tation which is, apparently, the bone the government will not gnaw on. Try it onee as a feeler. We will help it out to the best of our ability. 1 An ex-messenger boy has otTervd to petition hh farmer) boss, iow inca pacitated. The bov delivered messag es for a telegraph office at Altoona Pa. Hi name is Andrew Carnegie. o Massaclluset&s Kcjmblioans demand ing a revision of the Dingley act by Congress! Where are the infant indus tries! Xot tax themselves for indus trial foundlings? Alack the day! A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant General Puseenger Agent. PORTLAND. OREGON. The next thing the high protection, ists must see to is a duty on electricity. This thing of importing currents from Canada brings competition to an Am erican industry. 0 During the last twelve years Massa chusetts has built 620 miles of state roads, at a cost of $5,160,000. Ninety per cent of the new roads are macadam. The way to improve the highways is to improve them. 0 The pure food bill pending in con gress provides that a' pound shall mean sixteen ounces of a given article, ex elusive of the wrappings. It is easier to put through such ideas since it was de cided that a dollar means 100 cents. THE MILWAUKEE " The Pioneer Limited " St Paul to Chi eago. " Short Line " Omaha to Chicago. M South-West Limited " Kansas City to Chicago. No trains in the service of any rail road in the world equals in equip ment that of the Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St Paul Ky. They own and operate their own sleeping and dining cars and give their patrons an excellence of ser vice not obtainable elsewhere. Berths on their sleepers are longer, higher and wider than in similar cars on any other line. They protect their trains by the Block system. Connections made with all trans-con tinental lines in Union Depots. H. S. Rowe, General Agent, Portland or 134 Third Street corner Alder. Secretary Taft says that the young army officers should not marry. Then what's the use of teaching the gold-lace darlings how to dance and how to be beautiful? Does the government simply want to tantalize the girls? 0 National committies are now wonder ing where campaign contributions are to come from. They will probably here after come from people who can enter them on their accounts as "campaign contributions" without any evasion. 0 Public hysteria and morbid sympathy with criminals are well represented in the presistent petitioning of the gover nor of Massochusetts in favor of Ma bel Pace's murdered. It's clearly a case of Tucker out. o "Don't look too far ahead," says the Atchison Globe. "You go to bed to rest, not for the purpose of getting hd and soinsr to work a?ain." If things fail to come your way go around and head them off. 0 John Burns, the English reformer, has a job at high pay, and at one of his meetings a. woman cried "How do you spend it John?" Burns re plied, "Ask the missus." and the crowd evidently thought no more need be said on that point. 0 A vacuern cleaner called in to do the spring purifying in a New York church piped out 800 pounds of dust and it is described as well-kept build ing. The suction system is a great disturber, (if the mierobej ordinarily tickled bv the feather duster. 0 Threa Germans were sitting at lundieVirf )erit!y, and) wee tover- heard discussing the second marriage SAN FRANCISCO & PORTLAND S. S- CO. Fart Including berth and meals, 115 Round -trip, JJ2S. Steamer Leaves Astoria for San Francisco Every 5 Days. Connects at Sanfrancisco with Rail and Steamer Lines for South, era Cal 'ornia. G. W. KOBEKTS, Agent. Astoria, Oregon. A. Q. D. KERPELL, Gen. Pas. Agsn Ban Francisco. ( CITY ADVERTISEMENTS. of a mutual friend, when one of them remarked, '1 tell you vhat. A man vhat marries de second time don't de- crve to have lost his fir'-t vife." The inventors of gasoline engines are getting thern down finer every ear. It is now possible to get a reliable imarine engine of onejand one-half horse power capacity that nly weighs eighty pounds complete. and is reversable and thoroughly re liable. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given, that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria has declared its determination and inten tion to improve Duane street from the west line of Tenth street to the west line of Sixth street, excepting the crossing at the intersection of Ninth street and Duane street. Said improve ment shall be made by grading said street to the established grade to the full width thereof, and from curb to curb to the sub-grade with a 12-inch crown so that the street will be on the established grade when filled in, or macadamized and by constructing a re taining wall along the property line on the north side of the street between the west line of Tenth street and the east line of Ninth street and the west line of Ninth street and the east line of Eighth street and the west line of Seventh street and the east line of Sixth street for the purpose of holding the fill in grading the sidewalk area and a fill shall be made by puddling the same in a compact form, and cement sidewalks shall be constructed 6 feet wide on each side of the street with a two-foot park space between the edge of the side walk and the curb, and gutters shall be con structed on each side of the street with a catch basin connecting with the sewer at each corner of the street, and the street shall be filled in and macadamized with crush rock from curb to curb to the depth of 12 inches with a 12-inch crown in the center when thoroughly rolled. In matters of detail said improve ment shall be constructed according to the plans and specifications therefor to he prepared by the City Surveyor and general ordinance No. 1001 and any mat ter of construction and drainage found necessary to make the. improvement safe or substantial shall be done by the contractor whether Hpeclllod or not without extra charge. That tho cost it ml expense of con structing said improvement shall be defrayed by special Beiniont upon the lids, lands mid premises benefitted by th: same, which said lots, lands and premise nic Included In the special as sessuient district including all lots, lauds and preuii-es so benefitted to-wlti l ots 5, It, 7 and 8, in each of blocks 20. 27. 28 and 20: lots I, 2. 3 and 4 In each of block 40, 41, 42 and 4.1: lots 0 and tl in Mock 30, and lots 3 and 4 in block 30 nil in thai part of the City of Astoria ns laid out and recorded by John MeClure iu Clatsop county, Ore gon. OI.OF AXDKHSOX, Audtor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 4 6 8t. NOTICE, Xot ice is iei by given, that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria has declared its determination and intention to improve Irving avenue from the eat line of Eighteenth street to the west line of Adair's Port of Upper Astoria as laid out suit recorded by John Adair by clearing said street to it full width of all brush, shrubs and tree of less than 10 inches in diameter, which trees, shrubs and brush shall be removed by slashing the same, and when slashed, removed from said street in a good thorough and workmanlike manner. In mutters of detail said improvement shall be constructed according to the plans and specifications therefore to be prepared by the City Surveyor. That the cost and expenses of con structing said improvement shall lie defrayed by special assessment upon the lot, lands and premises benefitted by the same which said lots, lands and premises are included in the special as sessment district including nil lots, amis and premises so benefitted, to wit: All of Mocks 40, 47, 48. 40, 50 mid 51. CO, 70, 71. 72. 7.1 and 74; 24. 25, 2U. 27, 28 and 20; 38. 30. 40, 41, 42 and 43, all in that part of the City of Astoria a laid out and recorded by John M. Shive- ly, and generally known as Shivilv's Astoria, in Clatsop County. State of Oregon. OI.OF ANDERSON. Auditor nd Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 4 6-8t. Political Information Announcement of cuiutliliitcn forottlfo will be imtilWicd In tlKKtnitliiuiuanl reimon a ilc rules (or men of all uii'tii, REGISTRATION llenUliiilInn liooka opened by t'niiiity Clerks, Tiieailuv, .lamiiiry t"tK Itctilntruiloii liookt cliMetl (Or I'lilimry Klw turn, Arll In, .1 i, in IteulMmtlini bunk oiml uOcr irliimi'V elivlluii, April 'J Iti'iilslrullon hook elimeil for ucncml cli eilon, May 1,1, ft i, in. DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTION County Clerks nlt mtlrinr Trlliiury I'Mirtion nut luler Hum Murcli 'i ., I.IUI iliiy fur IIIIiik oetllltui for iiliielnit tmmcmiii linlloi lor uite, leoiiMinulnnnl' and ilUtrlotoltlees, Mureli 1 Imhi Uuy for till n petition (or County otUrer, April I, DATE OF PRIMARY ELECTION, APRIL so, 190O. ChiivuwiIiik votes or I'rltnury election (or mute iiIIIIck' May ,1. CENERAL ELECTION I .tut tlitY tor flUtiir curt Uhni tin of iiimitititliati ftir la tit nfttmia tiv nasmmhtv f ntmfjf April la. " ' uim cih.y lor nuna iiomiimtlnK piituti (ur tutu orme. May i, &t l4Wt l!V (or (tlllltf rcrLltleuteii of lliillllliul limn fur tumult' ,,m,iir liv uumuI.Iii ..i electors, May t. ' imi day (or niluti nomliittiliig Htitiou for romiiy orni m, May Iu. GENERAL ELECTION, JUNE 4 BE SURE AND REGISTER CANDIDATES ANNOUNCEMENTS TOR GOVERNOR. ject to ths approval of Republican Republicans of Oregon are hereby voters at th primaries, . Informed that I am a candidate for the A. M. CRAWFORD, nomination of (lovtrnor at tha prim- aries to be held April 20th FOR STATE PRINTER. JAMES WITHVCOMBE. i I'iie undesigned announces hlms. as FOR SECRETARY OF STATE. I hereby announce myself a cindi- date for the office of Secretary of State, and ask the support of all Republl-I cans. r. T. WRltJHTMAN. FOR SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for sheriff on ths Republican ticket at ths primary nominating elec tion. EMSLKY nouoirroN. FOR ATTORNEY-GENERAL The undersigned hereby announces himself as a candidate for re-el, etion to ths office of Attorney-General, sub- I a Republican candidate for rrnomiiia J lion for Stata Printer, subject to tha I decMun of the Republican voters at ths ! primary election, April 20, Now serving drat term. Tit nm courteay that has hren sceorded to Stata 1 officers generally, that of a renomlna- ' linn u'mlt.l It trr 1 1 u .(....Lf ..I J. R. WHITNEY. Albany, Oregon. FOR SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION. I hereby announce myelf aa a can didate for renomlnatlon for the oflW of Superintendent of Public Instruc tion, and solicit the support of all Re publicans at th prltnariea, April 20th. J. IL ACKERMAN, NOTICE. Notice is hereby given, that the Com mon Council of the City of Atoria, has j declared its determination and intention i to improve Bond stroet from the west i line of Ninth street to the cast lino of ' Sixth street in the part of thCity of As-; toria, as laid out and recorded by John ! MeClure, and extended by Cyrus Olney. ' Said improvement shall consist of re-' moving all the old stringers, sidewalks,: lanking and grading the street to the ; ub grade so that when fully improved t will be upon the etabli-hed grade to the full width thereof, and by con structing a concrete retaining wall along the property line on the north side of the street from the west line of Ninth street to the cst line of Sixth street and on the south side of the street be ween the west line of Ninth street and the east line of Eighth street, and the west line of Seventh street and the east ne of Sixth street, said retaining wall shall be of sufficient strength and depth to hold the fills made for the sidewalks, and the sidewalk area shall be filled in to the proper grade with dirt, and made compact by puddling the same as filled in and cement sidewalks shall be constructed on each side of the street 8 feet wide, and gutters shall be con structcd on each side of the street with catch basin connecting with the sewer at each corner, and the gutters to be given sufficient slope for drainage, and from curb to curb the street shall be macadamized, or filled in with crushed rock to the depth of 12 inches when thor oughly rolled, and with a 12-inch crown in the center, and the portion occupied by the track of the Astoria Electric Company Street Car Line, and to distance of one foot outside of the rails thereof, shall be constructed by said Astoria, Electric Company, at its own expense at the same time the street improved as aforesaid. That in mat ters of detail said improvement shall be constructed according to the plans and specifications therefore, to bo pre pared by the City Surveyor. That the costs and expenses of con structing said improvement shall be de frayed by special assessment upon the lots, lands and premises benefitted by the same, which said lots, lands and premises are as follows, to-wit: Lots 5, 6, 7 and 8 in each of blocks 0, 10 and 11, and lots 1, 2, 3, and 4 in each of blocks 22, 23, 24, all in that part of the City of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by John MeClure and extend ed by Cyrus Olney, in Clatsop county, Oregon. OLOF ANDERSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria. 4-6-8t. 1 JUST ARRIVED A CAS LOAD OF Our New Stock of WALL PAPER IN ALL THE LATEST DESIGNS AND COLORS IS NOW ON OUS SELVES AND READY FOR YOUR INSPECTION. GIVE US A CALL. NO TR0UBLE"T0 SHOW GOODS. Full Line of Brushes, Paints, oils. Glass, etc., etc.; B. F. Allen A Son, andctt,l s,. That All Important Bath Room You have often heard people remark "If I were ever to build, I would plan my bath room first and would not put 11 my money into the parlor with all its finery." That ii good common iene sentiment, for the bsth room is the noit Important of all the houichold. We would lite to help you plan your hath room and will gladly quote you rcei on 'Sfandattf Ware, the rest ir .i ot sanitary fixtures made. J, A. Montgomery, Astoria. I 1 First National Bank of Astoria, Ore IKSTAIILISIIEI) 1880. Capital and Surplus $100,000 Sherman Transler Co. ! HENRY SHERMAN, Manager lucks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furniture Wugons rianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. 433 Commercial Street Phone Kain 121 The MORNING ASTORIAN 65 CTS. PER MONTH Astoria's Best Newspaper