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ASTORIA. OREGON:
T.RIDAY FEU. 4. 1SS
.C. IRCLAMI Editor.
More than 80',O00 acres of land
thave oeen reclaimed from the water
in Holland Mtice tin beguiiiing of
-the fcixteeuth century, and the
-work still goes on at the rate of
.about eight acres per day. Since
1850 the lake Haarlem has been
drained, and now the Zuyder Zee
ds to be pumped out, which will
ssurpabs all previous endeavors.
"'it is said that CommibMoner Le
Due, the theoretical tea-grower of
the agricultural bureau, wili prob
ably step out of his position, and
.that Georjre 13. Loring of Massa
chusetts, will leave eongiess and
run the affair of the bureau in Le
v Due's stead. Dr. Lcriug is an
-agricultural writer of no mean pre
"tensions, with considerable piaeti
al knowledge of agricultural af
fairs, and will probably fill the
position creditably.
It is getting to be th thing in
the western states to put aside two
or three acres every summer for
production of fuel. Coal there is
none, and wood is too scarce and
precious to burn. Three acres in
corn will supply a famiry with
winter heat- For stoves, corn is
superior to -everything except hard
coal. Two bushels of corn in the ear
"will keep a house comfortable the
-coldest tiny in the year.
In some parts of the western
and northwestern states the fann
ers are again burning corn for fuel,
coal having gone up to starvation
prices owing to a restricted supply
and increased consumption. Tne
burning of corn is not so wasteful
a piece of business as it looks to a
prejudiced person who objects on
principle to the burning of an arti
cle of food while there are thous
ands of human beings in want of a
ancal. Two or three acres of corn
-will supply a family with a winter's
fuel. The same corn sold and
turned into wood or coal would
not supply fuel for a month.
Judge Davenport, of Montana
territory, purchased 1,080 ewes,
-which cost him about $3,000. He
put them in charge of a young
man tvho was to take them into a
range, take all the care of them,
pay all the expenses of the band,
and to receive as his share, one
half of the wool produced, and one
half of the increase of the flock.
At the end of four years a settle
ment was to be made, and Judge
Davenport was then to receive
back ,000 of the best ewes which
the band contained. "When the
settlement was made Judge Dav
enport had received for his share
of the proceeds of the wool $6,500,
and for his share of the increase
$8,000. The profits on the invest
ment of $3,000 for four 3cars were
$14,500, or 120$ per cent per
.annum.
The record of marine disasters
for 1S80 shows that no less than
1 J7 steamships, of a total tonnage
of 171, 3C2 tons, were wrecked. A
Tery small percentage of them
-were raised again, repaired and
put back into service. Of the
-whole number 107 were British,
10 French, 0 American and S Ger
man; 12 are missing with no clue
to the cause of their destruction.
This is an impressive record.
Nearly all of these steamers were
ranked high in the Lloyds; they
fcvrere all comparatively new and
there is no reason to believe that
they were inefiiciently manned.
The conclusion seems warranted,
therefore, that their loss was due
to causes connected with the cargo
-which they carried either to over
loading or the shifting of cargoes
at sea, producing a strain upon the
vessels which they could not with
stand. Mr. Plimsoll has done a
great work on tlie other side of the
Atlantic by his crusade against
rotten ships, but the statistic
which are here presented would
seem to indicate that there is an
other source of peril which equally
mands investigation.
The Ship Railroad.
Capt. Eads addressed the St.
Louis board of trade the other day
and explained his ship railroad.
He said that in transporting the
commerce of the Mississippi valley
to the ports on the Pacific, from
the mouth of the Mississippi to Cali
fornia via Tehuantepec, the dis
tance is 2,800 miles less than by
Panama. He proposed to shorten
the route and save six and one
half days of ordinary ocean steam
er travel. The route by way of
Panama being so much longer, he
did not believe that the United
States would sanction any such
afuictiou on its commerce as the
establishing of a canal across the
Isthmus of Panama. The com
merce for thirty years to come will
not support two lines. A vessel
leaving New York for Columbia
river will have 1,500 miles less to
travel across the route by way of
Tehuantepec than by Panama, or
seven and a half additional days
for the ship by the latter oer his
proposed route. Every additional
mile of travel is a tax on the com
merce of the United States. "When
a ship leaves this port to go
to England, 1,000 miles is saved
by the Tehuantepec reute, which
is also 00 miles shorter than the
reute by lake Nicaragua.
Lost tne ""Wheat Trade.
OregnitM. Fell. 3d.
The San Francisco Chronicle of
Jan. 24th has a long article on the
subject, 0ur wheat trade, why
San Francisco has lost supremacy
as a grain port."' After speak
ing of the great natural ad
vantages of the harbor at San
Francisco, that paper says: uIt is
not therefore surprising that all
the wheat shipping from California
should pass through San Fran
cisco custom house, r that
ten years ago the Oregon surplus
had to pss in and out of the
Golden Gate on its way to Europe.
But strange as it may appear,
during these ten years San Fran
cisco has lost the wheat trade of
Oregon, and has ceased to be the
real shipper of a large portion of
the California surplus. Astoria
and Portland have now an inde
pendent foreign trade, and, not
withstanding their natural disad
vantages, have a constantly grow
ing commerce.'
Can't Be Stopped.
The importers of and dealers in
opium in San Francisco are not so
much agitated over the provision
in the new Chinese treaty which
prohibits the importation of the
drug as they would be if they were
not smilingly confident that the
trade will go right along despite
the treaty. As it i at present
there is a great deal of opium
smuggled, although it can be open
ly brought there, upon the pay
ment f a $G-per-pouud duty.
When the new treaty goes into
force it will simply cause a whole
sale instead of a retail smuggling
business; for, say the dealers, who
are all Chinese, the Chinamen must
have the drug. Last year half a
million dollars worth of opium, on
which duty was paid, was brought
into San Francisco. This includes
only the opium which is used for
smoking. Two kinds are brought,
the crude from Turkey or Persia,
which is not fit for smoking, and
the prepared stuff from China,
which is smoked. The preparation
of the drug is lone bj one man in
Hongkong, who pays the Govern
ment an annual rorality of $140,
0U0 for the exclusive privilege.
That the trade is too rich a prize to
be destroyed by a treaty is the
honestly expressed opinion of the
local dealers. "Vou might a well
try to stop Americans from drink
ing whisk-,"1 -aid one importer,
wisely.
NEW TO-DAY.
FURNITURE AUGpOjf SALE,
Saturday Feb. M.A 2 P. M.
T VM ISsJia(lU!l O nELL AT MY
I. ulK'TiOl
Cottasp nejrortnt Set Complete,
I Double ItilHread. rtureau ami
u-n
4 OouMe rvnnx llattraspx.
Inlu lfe"ls. il)fts. mhI ivrfsters. Ctuiirs. Ta
bles. ..st.',jAo,. Mtt iusii, Castois. Hr
ros. uio Shades. Clocks, one large Kox
ioe :ajti yfie ( wk te. Also,
i Jseen'l iraiul Sewin? Maehinpr.,
Ad fiifli4 undno.
3?-a LC. HOLDEN, AethLesr.
NEW TO-DAY.
Wanted.
THIS OFFICE.
PPLY
Piano
FOR SALE OK KENT.
Ainrty to MRS. C. H. PARKER.
7-lm -jt the Parker House.
Wood Choppers Wanted
i TONE DOLLAR AND TWEXTV-FIVE
XSl. f etl iht iiru,
Aliplx at
27-dA
Wilson .. fiiii:rs store.
Ihekeua ;
K.SHtg i
E THAT .AIK. I
r in ni oniilo. ami
that he is it
fHln In
Iht lHMncss for me or
u ii omen an mils
hi m Haute.
K K. C HOLDEN.
Notice to Subscribers to Morning
Oregonian.
IKOM AND AFTER Tills. DATE Mil.
. Eugene I- Thorp v. ill dchwr :unl collect
for Ike Oregoman m tins ,-n. All lulls due
mttt ! imiii iHd to him or In the muler-l;3M-.l.
E.C. HOLDEN.
&- VsjM't tor l he Oregonian.
Tenders Wanted.
mm: (oloiiua
C CO. imiics
JL UlKlers fo-
ttoii of fifteen
MoMtitig ttvl rack-
red at AM una
or rlsiertHi,
MKfiHeatloiK eim
beMfn mi ai
I. Cherry eare of
I ihiirs. .Woifa.
inn . and settled
.Mews. ir.j
or at F,
lender vyfil
iil at either place.
Tlie I
Jed ai or all Imls.
tlie right to re-
-T-.Jd .IAJIES LAIDI.AW. ITesidenf.
1080 Piles Wanted.
BIDS FOK FCKNISHIXt: THE FOL
hming Idling are desired :
3W idles. 12 illehes diHIiieler. ."itiln .Vi feet,
with fwrk.
2!Ujiiles. U inches diameter. -Ti to .71 feel.
!elei.
JW iHles, H iHehes diameter. WIloiK feet,
peeled.
M piles. ir im-hi-s diameter..''! to. " feet.
Hith lurk.
Thest piles are wanted about .lime, hut
those re'iiiiriiitohaxe tile hark on would
lwe to Ik- cut oefore the sap runs. Piles to
he rafted and deli i ered in theColumbia ri er.
wrhere a steamlxtat eaii reaeh them.
M. P. TALLENDEK.
Knnpptou. W. T.
Kiui)tiHi. Fel.-.d. 1N1. d;t-ll.
S80 Reward."
TWENTY DOLLAKS WILL P.E PAID
forihereeoverj of eaeli of the binlies
nfffwr Chiiiatueii dnmued in Columbia rier
near UnwklliSd on Weduesiht) last, while
goiu; fnim Pillar rock to Hnxiktiehl. One
was tweittj-otie eai of ase. and hud on
his fwrs4H at the titiHa cheek of i.i))ainl
wen dnllais. in silver. The second was
I weiit -three ears old and had a pistol and
secn dollars in silver. The third was twentj
fimr years itiil and had three tweiit dollars
jjoW pieces, a ttveiil-lieivut piece, and a J
sliver WMteli. I lie IiHiitu was lwem-eilil
years ohl and hMilslMtii Kidd. Tlie alimc
rewards will In' I wW l the iiudershnied.
LVX CHCNi: 6: CO..
OrCHIN LCXC. Portland. Orvnroii.
Asoria. Onon. .dAwlm
O sHtoND O
3IlTSirAL CONCERT
Y- i:. "WT. BAND,
Asss-l h the leading talent of Astoria,
and Prof. Francis.
At Liberty Hall, Tuesday Ev'ng,
FKBIU'AKY S. ISS1.
PROIIKAMMIi.
I.S'iectiou.huild.
1. Quartette, -
Tillijni
ISoieldieii
Marion
3. OxertHrp. "Calipbof I!aIaiP -
lulin. Cornet and Piano,
4. Yearning Tenor Solo.
.i. Souk and Chorus, "The Little
Ones at Home -
.Meniben of the hand.
b. Electric Polka, (sleigh bells ke-
coiiip4uirr.ciiO -7.
Soprniio solo, -
I'AItT MrX'ONII.
1. I'alop De Concerte, band - - Procho
i, KecitatiBn -----
3. Comet miIo - - - -
4. Piano slo. "Alice
5. Duette, "Kobin Kun
6. Soprano Selection, - -
. Overture, "iluniiunii? of tin
Forest," -
lUiroud
.1. Ascher
W. Can
Kuuillien
Violin. Comet and Piano.
HOME. MVRKT IIOJIK.
Kesen rtl sent. T5 cts Caller) . -
. cts
E. R. HAWES,
Deilrr in
Cannery Supplies of all Kinds.
Aseiit for the celebrated
MEDALLION RANGE,
HICH CLOSETS, LOW CLOSETS,
PLAIH CLOSETS,
IRON PIPES A"D PITrlN'CiS OF
ALL KINDS.
Bragg Gooils, Hose, Etc..
WATER CLOSETS.
BATH TUBS. Etc.
3-all work "vari:axted-.
two doors east of occident.
MONTHLY
loiinial deot-
eil to the Xkw
liilMi. Send S ii-nt
Address.
HKSTKH. Manager,
sail lraeKeo, Cal.
Macbihisi
7 A
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LKiealHHixn
K.nanl yu
r,ahl i'lfll
il I re'ii
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T TrtTTm -nmrm t t jivt
iitirni rutfjiiur
4awn iXsuiMtde eorils.
A.S.WiTX'
r.O. Ho l:i97. '
-MISCELLANEOUS.
G. W. HUME
Wholesale and Retail Dealer
IN
GROCERIES,
IPROYISIOAX
LUMBER.
ETC.,
ETC., ETC.,
TIN PLATE
JSLQCK .TIN. PIG LEAD,
SEA MING COPPERS,
SOLDERING COPPERS,
SALMON TWINE,
COTTON TWINE,
NET LINES,
MANILLA ROPE,
SAIL CLOTH,
ANCHORS,
OARS, FLOATS,
MAULS, HANDLES,
MURIATIC ACID,
LACQUER, VARNISH,
TURPENTINE. DENZINE,
COAL OIL,
GUM ROOTS, RICE, ETC., ETC.,
IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT.
ASTOKI.t, - - ORECOf.
MRS. DERBY
SELLING HER ENTIRE STOCK
-ot
MILLINERY GOODS
AX COST.
Dr. Warner's Health
CORSET
CttJi only he Hirehased m
Astona at
1IKS. DCRBY'K.
(ffii ne'rof
L- . street
:iMmieHall ISuildiu.eor-
Maiii ana queiiiiHht
Barbour's
IRISH FLAX THREADS
Salmon Net Twine.
Cotton Seine Twine,
Cork and Lead Lines,
Cotton Netting, all sizes.
Seines Made to Order,
Flax and Cotton Twine,
Fishing Tackle, etc.
barbourTrothers,
511 Market Street. San Fraiielxco
HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Manasers.
Ghas. Stevens & Son
CITY BOOK STOKE.
BROWN'S BUILDING
opimsite the
BELL TOWER,
In room lately occupied by
SHimeerN Confectionery.
Largest ail Best Assortment
Of novelties in the stationary line usually
found in a first-class book store, consisting of
BOOKS. FINK STATIONEKY.
GOLD PEN ("OODS. ALBUMS.
CHKOMOS. FRAMES.
STEREOSCOPES. DIARIES.
All of which i be sold at prices which
DEFY COMPETITION.
P. S. Tlie latest Eastern and California
periodicals constant!, on hand.
CHAS."sTEVEXS&SON
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Comer Main and Chenamm Street?.
ASTORIA ORKdO.N
vr.wr.r i.x
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM
and other EncIUh Cutlery.
&TAYXOJsrE:ior!
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine IHeershaum Pipes, etc.
A Hue stock of
tValrln. and .lewelry. ninzxle and
Itreeeli Lnadiiir Miot (.'mis and
Kllle-s. Itevolvei-s.. IKtnI.
and Aiumiiiiition.
JIAKIXK
'Ij.VSSKS.
VI-sQ V KINK
As-MHliiieiil or line .SiPE(T U I.IvS aiHl EYE
CI.AKSE3.
" SHIPPING TAGS
rpIE BEST OCALITY. WILL BE S'iLD
JL by the hundred, er by tko box. printed or
plain, to suit oHsioinor?. at
Tuk AsTokUjc oBke.
ft
THE DAILY
I, ST 0
AST)15IA.
I
"D ESPECTED AND COMMENDED BY ALL FOR ITS
Impartiality, AbiIityrFajniess and Reliability.
THE PAPER FOR THE COMMERCIAL 31AN,
FOR THE FARMER, FOR THE MECHANIC,
FOK THE MERCHANT, FOR EVERY PERSON.
ti:k.iis: BY 31 .11 I..
CriWTAl'K FUKK TO ALL SlMlM'KIMKKs'.i
DAILY, ONE COPY ONE YEAR
DAILY. ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS "
WEEKLY, ONE COPY ONE Y'EArTn ADVANCE
WEEKLY, ONE COPY FOUR .MONTHS
7Tostiiia.ite rs :ire anttionzed to act :ls auents fur The AsrontAX
THE ASTORIAN
STEAM PRINTING HOUSE.
HAS THE -
FASTEST A XI) BEST PRESSES,
AND TYPE OF THE LATEST. STYLES,
or We iiirrh:ise 1'apr, Cards Ink. and other materials .r tin- luaiiufaeturern
AT LOWEST X.IV1.XC- RATKS.
And im therefore afford to iisr, as vraluasdo. the W artnltx. while inarir:
0KTXj"5T 3MCO3IEJ"0.-aL.!I?El PH.ICES.
Cards, Envelopes, Circulars, Bill Heads and Letter Heads.
THE EVERY DAY' WANTS OF TRE COUNTING ROOM AND THE
WORKSHOP ARE SUPPLIED AT PRICES WHICH CAN
NOT BUT GIVE SATISFACTION TO ALL.
MISCELLANEOUS.
TRBKCIURD & HPSHUR:
IlKAl.Kl'K IV
SHIP CHANDLER F'SHOP'
-PKOVISIONS,
IRON,
steel:
' COAL,
Builders f General
HARDWARE,
ISTAIXjS,
PAINTS, OILS, ETC.
At'EXCY OF THE
Imperial Mills Flour and Feed.
Chenamus Street, Near Olney,
ASTORIA. ORECON"
V1RMSHBS JSD JAPANS
THE CNDERSIfiNED OFFERS FOR
sale on hand and to arrhe direct from
New York
English Lustre Black V.arnish,
IN BARRELS.
Turpentine Aspheltum Varnish,
IN BARRELS.
Benzine Aspheltum Varnish, j
IN P.ARRELS. I
No. 1 Turpentine, in Barrels,
Brown Japan, in Barrels.'
No. 1 Coach, in Barrels,
White Damar. in Barrels.
Coach Varnishes, in Cases.
- lsO-
Silicie Aluiniiiate Paint,
FOR IRON VM WOOD WORK.
JAMES LAIDLAW & CO.,
I V Front Street. Portland.
J. II. -D. GKAY,
Wholes.ile and retail dealer in.
ALL KIXDS OF FEED,
Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc.
General storage and Wharfage on reason
able ternw. Foot of Benton street. Atoria
Oregon. '
AND WEEKLY
BUI-
$9 l)i
..: a oo
.... 2 00
.... 1 00-
MISCELLANEOUS.
..S1'
The Only "ihu'lihie yiiop
And tin-best J"B"ik"il
j KIU'KSMITH
. In the city.
All kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
a n
.STEAMBOAT WORK
Promptlj attended ti.
A specijlt made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
machine shop, near kixxey's as
toria fishery
PETER H-UWEir,
ASTORIA. OREKON.
BRICK
LAYER
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL!
IP LAS T- 3E3 "EL-E2 DEt
Orders left at the Occident Hotel, or at my
Warehouse, foot of Reiitou Street, proixptly
attended to.
T I31E, SAND, liKR'K. PIASTER. IiTH,
-" Cement, and all materials m mj line,
furnished to order.
e-Speckil atteutiiiu p.uti to Furnace work
and Ranges. Cistern work warranted srood
or no pay.
aswgent S.in Juan and New Tacouia Lime.
Wilson & Fishef
DKAI.KKS IX
LUBRICATING OILS, COAL OIL,
FAINTS AND OILS.
Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared
Rubber Packing.
PROVISIONS, MILL FEED,
GARDEN SEED, GRASS SEED.
Which will be exchanged for country pro
duce or .sold at lowest prices.
Corner Chenamus and Hamilton Streets
ASTORIA. OREGON.
GEKMAN1A BEER HALL
-AXI
BOTTLE BEER DEPOT.
ChKMMCd StRKKT. ASTORU.
Tin; Jet of Layer i Cts.a Glaus
Onlers for the,
iia Brewery
BTiTiB.
Left at this iav wilt i- prontptiv ,iti i.d
el to.
53rNo ehfaik sail FraiwiM-o Bcirsi.:.:
ws inxi'r
WM. Ii)CK.Iroiric
First Class Saloon.
.1. .Lit I LEY. - - PROPRIETOR,
Oh the !hMdwa.Hsft!he )r-j.tu R.ul-
a and Nauralini t wh.irf.
Xew Bagatelle Table,
tThe rimiesr mitstgo.)
Tlie elM'est hraiuN f fun-iun .oui domestic
4VI.KS. hiqUOKSAVU CKJAKS.
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