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ASTORIA. OREGON :
FEU. 17. 1SS1
"THURSDAY-
.. KBKL1M
lid 1 1 or.
TIic Industry of tho Ottoman Empire.
The Burden Couite-Bartlctf
marriage, so much talked of ami
many times Mapoin-l, ! beon
consummated.
King Kalakua will to Yoko
hama to arouse a dissire among the
desirable eastern people for emi
gration to the Saiuhvi.-.h islands.
He frankly expresses hi.- belief
that the native nic' of his king
dom is destined to suffer extinc
tion before many year.
Rev. .1. 13. Hartwi'll, of the
Chinese Baptist Mission, San Fran
cisco, administered the rit of
liapti&m. recent, to a Chinese
matron named Foong 'J'y
This is said to be the second
instance upon the Pacific coast of
a Chinese woman receiving the
rite of baptism. Tin children of
the sun do not take kindly to our
religion. It is difficult to make
them see wherein it is any im
provement over that of their great
law-giver, Confucius.
Major Robert S. Gardiner, U. S.
Indian inspector, lias arrived in
Washington, bringing to the inter
ior department the papers and art
icles of agreement between the Da
kota Central railroad company and
the various tribes of Sioux Indians
for a rirht of way to said road
.across their reservation. This will
make two lines of railway soon to
be constructed through the domain
of "Poor Lo," as it will be remem
bered that a similar authority was
granted to the Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul company by a delega
tion of Sioux chiefs in Washington
a short time since, ami the untut
ored savage become as familiar with
the shrill shriek of the locomotive
as with the yell of the pappoose in
his wigwam.
The Denver council is a tie on the
proposition to make a contract with
the Brush electric light company
for lighting the city. So of course
the proposition is not adopted.
If this company really mean busi
ness, they will do well to put up a
few of their lamps on the most
frequented street corners of the
city, that the people may see what
their light is. They must under
stand that lighting by the electric
article is still an experimet. The
people are not fond of experiments.
They cannot be expected to expe
riment on the inventions of indi
viduals at their own expense. The
electric light inventors must show
the excellency of their illuminating
article at their own expense, be
fore thev can reasonably expect to
sell it, even to cities. Let them
stop talking aud put up the lights.
Immigration Statistics.
A measure is to be introduced
into congress giving 050 acres of
the public land to any person who
irill sink an artesian well on the
Great Wester plains, aud thus se
cure a permanent supply of water.
The cost of such work would ren
der u impossible for the ordinary
agricultural settler on the frontier
to accomplish it, whereas stock
men desirous of extending their
ranges would find the outlay an
excellent investment, and by sink
ing wells in the names of their
hands, they might soon seize upon
all the most eligible localities. Al
ready there is much complaint by
small farmers along the frontier
that the wealthy stockowners are
monopolizing all the springs and
water-courses on the plains by a
somewhat similar trick, and should
this measure be adopted doubtless
such complaints will be louder and
more numerous. Stockmen, how
ever, claim that the plains between
the 100th meridian and the Rocky
mountains are unfit for tillage and
suitable only for grazing. This
question should be promptly iti
yestigated. and should it turn out
that that vast, but at present arid,
region is fit only for pasturage, it
-would b1 wise in the government
to favor the above plan as likely
to foster the great cattle interests
-of western territories.
Always excepting agriculture,
the chief industry of the Ottoman
empire, especially Asia Minor, is
the making of carpets. Most of
the genuine Turkey earpets are
not made in the factories, with
loom?, but in the huts of the peas-
ante. There exists, however, fac
tories with looms, European fash
ion, from which some carpets
come. The annual value of the
carpets of Anatolia is some $500,-
000; for these, the American de
mand is steadily increasing. About
three-fourths of them come to Eng
land, and one-sixth to Franco, and
they can be bought in either coun
try at a more rottsonable price
than the traveler can get them in
Smyrna.
The head-quarters of the Tur
key carpet manufacture is at
Ooshak, not far east of Smyrna.
At this village there are some
hundreds of looms at work, em"
ploying about 3,000 women, and
turning cut about 85,000 square
vards of carpet annually. These
women earn about eight piastres a
week, which comes to about thirty
six cents for each yard of earpet
woven. The wool comes from the
village around; the foundation of
the carpet" is made from the in
ferior wool, making the whole ma
terial cost about fifty-seven cents
a yard. Thus, but for the dyeing,
the cost of producing these carpets
would be less than a dollar a yard;
the dyeing, however, forms the
chief item of cost. The colors are
produced with madder, cochineal
and indigo. Madder-root gives
the "Turkey read," and is largely
grown tn Asia Minor; me ocbi
roots' cost from five to six cents a
pound. Cochineal is imported
from England and France, and
considerably rises the price of the
earpets. It was not used before
1S5G. Indigo, too, is imported.
and comes from England or from
India. Yellows are got from a
seed which is cultivated in Asia
Minor and is getting dearer every
day; it now costs about thirty
cents :i pound. Sinali quantities
of other dyes are imported from
Europe.
At Ghiurdes, another village of
artisans not far from Smyrna, the
Persian carpets are imitated. This
village turns out about 20,000
yards annually.
The figures given above show
that Turkey carpets need no longer
be the costly luxuries that they
were before the development of
trade and consequent competition
in Europe. A Smyrna merchant
of high standing is at present offer
ing the finest Ooshak, in which all
the reds are cochineal, for about
$4 50 a square yard; the second
quality, in which half the reds are
madder, for less than 3: and the
Ghiurdes carpets for about ?3 75.
Seven years ago the prices were
about the same, but thirty years
ago they were not more than three
fourths of these rates. The in
creasing price of labor and of the
best dyes has been the cause of
the rise.
The ancient carpet industry of
Asia Minor is now threatened by
an attempt to introduce modern
paternsin place of the old Turkish
and Arabesque designs. The
Smyrna merchants advertise that
they will fill auy order, according
to any pattern desired, and there
is, unfortunately, an extensive de
mand in England for Turkey
carpets woven on English patterns.
In such manufactures as steam
engines, it is proper for all coun
tries to aim at a uniformity, drop
ping their own methods for those
that may seem better; but in any
manufacture that includes artistic
qualities, a oountry loses its excel
The New York board of emi
gration commissioners have made
their report for the yearlSSO, and
a synopsis of it is given in news
papers of corresponding date. The
immigration was greater hist year
than ever before. It is stated,
however, that the condition of the
immigrants is better, both physi
cally and financially, than usual.
About three-fourth of the number
had pre-paid tickets to their desti
nation. The number of psssen
"'ers who arrived at New York
during the year was :j?2.S89, of
whom, !W 7.372 were aliens. 320.607
were steerage or imnnsrant pas
sengers. The incre:ise for the
yon'rowr lb? 9 wih 1S6,C11. Of
tin immigrants. 1J2.115I were
bound for the west, xnd 63.3GS
remained in the east. The south
ern states are credited with only
0,497, and the Pacific states with
none. 1 lie greatest arrivals were
in April, May ami June, in which
months about 40.0110 arrived, ami
the smallest in January, February
and December. Germany contrib
uted 104,294 to the whole num
ber; Ireland, 60.399; England, 33,
7GS; Sweden. 35,217: and Italy.
11.190. The immigrants from
other European nation were less
than 10,000 each.
MISCELLANEOUS
G.W. HUME
Wholesale and Retail Dealer
THE DAILY AND WEEKLY
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A K T
OHI J
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS,. LUMBER.
KTC.
ETC., ETC.,
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oiti:c:oft.
XEW TO-DAY.
TIIK ASTORIA
DRAMATIC ASSOCIATION
Will ghe their tir-t entertainment in
I.IRKKTY HA 1.1-
0n Monday Evening, February 21st,
For the bfiH'Itt of ;nu.-e 3'nurvh Parish
SvJk1, to avifct in payiuc lor their new
cJtU, ilolanl oilier frimitire.
Tin entertainment UiH rommenee with
Baker's popular draniA "Ddwn t the iea."
In two ae... x coneliide with Uakrs lauch-
qJ. r.M "Thirt Minnies for RWrvsli-
iHfius.-with tin fofiVni scat of character:
DOWN BY THE SEA.
A dnuifk in thu act..
VUAKAfttK.K'.
Aimer Ra niond ficity merchant)
I iMr. K. Z. Fergu-on
Cant. DuiMlelioM fa eiu flower
L. Mr. A. l Anderson
.IHi ;ale vi iiftnHaif Mr. Wiu. 15. Adair
MaMTlSf 1 rr,f S" ,,f Ju,,n r"e
Mr. A. K Tlwmia.. Mr. F. L. Parker
Jean itatpeaiiHan -Idfl'reitrh ! (idler)
! j J Mr. L. A. Allen
Kate ltaittoitt iacl Ik-11i
T. f.M . (Tiara I- Hewn
Mr. CalciJflm GaWs wlf.-j
f fetU; Vl!. f IMumtnor
Kilt i t;ale&ioim i'aJe- daughter
Miv Loretta L. Allen
TIN PLATE
BLOCK TIN, PIG LEAD,
SEAMING COPPERS,
SOLDERING COPPERS,
SALMON TWINE,
COTTON TWINE,
NET LINES,
MANILLA ROPE,
SAIL CLOTH,
ANCHORS,
OARS. FLOATS,
MAU1.S, HANDLES,
MURIATIC ACID,
LACQUER, VAEN1SH,
TURPENTINE. BENZINE,
COAL OIL,
GUM BOOTS, RICE. ETC., ETC.,
IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT.
ASTORIA. - - OBECOS.
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pESPECTED AND COM3! ENDED BY ALL FOR ITS
Impartiality, Ability, Famiess and Reliability.
THE PAPER FOR THE COMMERCIAL MAN,
FOR THE FARMER, FOR THE MECHANIC,
FOR THE MERCHANT, FOR EVERY PERSON.
TEKMS: II V MAIL.
(rOnTA!K KltRK TO Al.t. lTn.H'IllltK10-..
DAILY. ONE COPY ONE YEAR..ZZ
DAILY. ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS
VEEKLY. ONE COPY ONE YEAR IN ADVANCE
"WEEKLY. ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS
el,o-,tnuvsteiN are aittconzed to act as n'-nts for Thk AroiUA"
S9 00
, 3 00
. 2 GO
.. 1 00
.fJohn Oale-
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Thirty Minutes lor Refreshments.
CHAKACTKK.
John Iwnh (a haehelor)
L:. M r. Win. 11, Adair
Clarewe Fult(!u colored sen-ant)
.. . Mr. J. E. Thomas
John Fovton (a voting married gentleman)
. . 31r. F. B. Elbeison
Major lVipcr(l'.S. A.. -Mr. A. F. Anderson
Mrs. Foxlnn Miss IiretUi 1- Allen
Miss Arabella Pepper.. Mls Nellie Fluninier
Polly (waiting maid at Highland .station)
....Miss Laura E. Wursley
The music will be furnished by the Younjj
Mens Western band, under the leadership of
Mr. I). A. Mackintosh.
Tickets, - - - 50 eta
No charge for revrved eats which can
oe cuna ai uemnis arug store.
WAIT IS lK'LAHKI WITUOl'T
FntTHKK XOTICK
jii't t And no terms of peace until
T! Mrv nan In tnn:i lm nenr
irfi
suit of clothes
rVRi JIA1K BY JIKA.VV.
lyook 8t the prices :
!ait to order from - - S 00
Pants. Geiiuiue French Gtiniere - 12 50
Suits from - - - - - - 3fi 00
The nuoat line of sample on the const to
e!ect from. V. J. MKAXY,
Merchant Tador. Parser Hniw?, Atona
Dissolution Notice.
mHKPAirrNKR.SmPHEKETOFOP.EEX
X istins between the undersigned is this
day dissolved by mutual consent. All debts
due the late firm will be paid to A. Cinder,
who isalonc authorized to collect and receipt
for the same. A. fllNUKK.
J..T. HILKY.
Astoria, Feb. Ifth, ISM.
Assignee's Auction Sale.
On Monday, February 21st, 1881.
I am Instructed to sell at Publie Auction
that TWO-STOKY FICAMK BUILDING
21x50. on Water street, adjoining Hume's
lumber ard. and now occupied as a Chinese
store by Quan Yee (Ice & Co. Tho building
timet be removed from the lot on which it is
stunted on or before the first day of March
next. Terms Cah. Sale ou the premises, at
11 A. M. E. C. HOLDEN.
Auctioneer.
lence Avlien it loses its individ
uality.
The Oregoniai Railway company
nave decided to build the piers aud
Hbutiuunts of the new bridges over
the north and south Santituu of &oHd
5tone, instead of woodou cribs filled
in with stone, as the first ones were
consiructed. Work on them will be
commenced to-morrow. Their east
side division is in tunning order to the
north Santiatn, and the west-side its
entire length.
SODA WATER, "SKIT
Sparkling Wines and Carbonated Beverages.
Apparatus for 3TukIjir. Uottlin;,
and IMippiihlns.
CAmptctc OuUit. MaleraLt and Supplies.
KstablialK-d 4S yCiTS. I V u4 nited ami Priced
OaUihifie sent to any :uldnsimap)ieation.
Send your order Uiieet to
JOHS JfATTlIKWS.
Firt ATeaue, 3b A. Si: u ts , New York.
38-dtw.lw
Machinist Wanted.
APPLY AT
THIS OFFICII.
Notice to Subscribers to Morning
Oregonian.
FUOM AND AFTKK T1IIS DATE MR.
Kuk ne l Thorp will deliver and collect
for the Oreneninn in Uii? i:v. All bilLs due
must Ix p.ud only to him or to the under
sH-ncd. E. ('. HOLDKN.
27-2vv Agent for the Oregonian.
MRS. DERBY
. is
SELLING HER ENTIRE STOCK
OF
MILLINERY GOODS
QlX cost.
Dr. Warner's Health
CORSET
Wf-iiA-rCn only te purcuad m
-A j Astoria at
' &llni 1 .llllh'. IKIUIY"K.
(twdlnv I MaonicIlall I5uildlnr. cor
'V''Jn uerof Main and Squeimwihe
L-2 streets.
Barbour's
HUSH 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,
311 Market Htreet, Han Fraueiee'
HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Manacn.
Okas. Stevens & Son.
CITY BOOK NTOKE.
BROWN'S BUILDING
opposite the
BELL YQWEiX,
In room latelj occupied by
JScbmeer's Confectionery,
Largest ai Best Assortment !
Of novelties in the stationary line usually
found in a flrst-cUin book store. couMStlnp of
BOOKS. FINK STATIONERY.
GOLD FEN UOOD3. AUll'MS.
CHKOMOS. FKAMF.S.
JSTEKEOSCOFES. DIAItlES.
All of which will b sold at prices which
DEFY COMPETITION.
1. a. The latest Eastern and California
periodicals constantly on hand.
CHAS.aTEVKNS.tSOX.
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Comer Main and Chen&mu) Streets,
ASTOHIA 0RE0N.
OKALKT. 1.1
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM
and other Knsflth Cutlery.
STATIONERY!
FAIRCHILD'S -GOLD PENS
Genuine Meershaum Pipes, etc.
A fine stock of
IVntoln-H and .lewclo'. 3Tnz7.lt and
Brcocli I.ondiur Nlmt Cuhh and
CUIey. Itrvnlvt rs. PlKtoN.
and Ammunition.
31AKIXI-:
THE ASTOR.IAN
STEAM PRINTING HOUSE'
HAS THK
FASTEST AND BEST PRESSES,
AXJ) TYPE OF TJJh LATES1 STYLES.
- We purchase Taper, Card.", InV. ami oilier nuuerud oi Ue maiuiIarlurtH
AT I.OWKNT I.1TIA; RATES.
Vnd can th-reore aflord to ue. as wi-aiwax- do. tin- tosi artielt--. while iTuigmr
OlSTT-jTr 3WCOXEI3E5.a.I73E2 3P3ELIOE5S-
Cards, Envelopes, Circulars, Bill Heads and Letter Heads.
TII"K EVERY DAY WANTS OF THE COUNTING ROOM AND THE
WORK SHOP ARE SUPPLIED AT PRICES WHICH CAN
NOT BUT GIVE SATISFACTION TO ALL.
m. R. HAWES,
r?i2"""""5""5r"rr----.
iiTBfesn
FT
Healer in
Cannery Supplies of all Kinds.
A?ent for the celfbrated
MEDALLION RAKGE,
lliirli ftoxets. Luu CIoKt'tM. and
Plain ltuiire4.
IKON PIPES AND FITTINGS OF
ALL KINDS.
Brass Goods, Hose. Etc..
Water Closets. Bath Tubs, Etc.
ALL WORK WARRANTED
E.KHAWES,
TWO DOORS EAST OF OCCIDENT.
ASTORIA. OREGON.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
mmwn & mir
DEALERS IN
SB1P CHANDLERY
PROVISIONS,
IROJf,
STEEL.
GOAL,
VARNISHES MD JiPMS
jmilE UNDEILS1GNKD OFFERS FOK
JL sale on hand and to arrive direct from
I New York
English Lustre Black Varnish,
IN RAKllKLP.
j Turpentine Aspheltum Varnish,
IN BARRELS.
I
Benzine Aspheltum Varnish.
IN BARRELS.
V
No. 1 Turpentine, in Barrels,
Brown Japan, in Barrels.
No. 1 Coach, in Barrels,
White Damar. in Barrels.
Coach Varnishes, in Cases.
FT - Hi"T
f Builders I General mMQ Allimlliate Paillt;
HARDWARE,;
FOR IRON ANI "WOOD WORK.
JAKES LALDLAW & CO.,
to X Front Street. Portland.
JST.JLJL&,
Wanted.
1 K fW POUNDS RAGS OK all kinds,
JLOAV clean and drv.ai the Umbrella
shop, Main street, by
J. JOPLIN.
fm 'jv Vl'r ' 'rM?J
(.'LASSES.
ALSO A FINK
Assortment of Hne SPKCTAfLEn and EYE
GIASSES.
SHIPPING TAGS
rpHE Ill-ST QUALITY, WILL BE SOLD
L by the huaured. or by the box, printod or
pjain. to fait customer', at
Tex Asjoaua office.
;Ali?sTDT & FERCBEN,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
PAINTS. OILS, ETC.! The Only Machine Shop
, And tile best
AGENCY OK THE . BICKSSI1TH
Imperial Mills Flour and Feed. SHOP
Chenamus Street, Near Olney,
ASTORIA. OHFtJON
BELTER. XLTTJSTEHZ',
bTORlA. ORECON,;
In the cit.
All kind' f
m mpw m
BRICK
LAYER
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL
I LAS O? DE2 LDE3 DE. (
Onters loft at the 0ciriput IIot4. r at my
arcnoiup. tool oi ucnton htret. prumptiy
attended to.
T IME, SAST), BRICK. PLASTER. LATH,
AJ Cement, and all material in my line,
furnished to order.
iwspcclal attention paid to Furnace work j
ann juinj;e.s. uisieru worK m arnuueu gooti
or no pay.
osrAuent San Juan and New Tacoma Lime.
-r-rr a
-QatlS-
ENGINE, CANNEET,
A'1
STEAMBOAT W0EK
rronipt.i attt'iidnl to.
A spt'cialt itiadt f rcpainn'r
CANNERY DIES.
machine ?hop. nkar kinney's as-
TuRIA rihllBRY
J. II. JD. GKAY,
U'holesale and retail dwiler lr.
ALL KINDS OF FEED,
Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc.
General storage and "Wharfage on reason
able terms. Fut of Benton strett. AaUria,
Oregon.