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So. 19.
Vol. xv.
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PILOTAGE AND TOWAGE.
STATEMENTS OF FACT WHICH
THE PRESS OF OREGON WIL
FULLY IGNORE.
A QUID FOR THE VIRTUOUS MCMJiKRS
FROM THE COW COUNTIES TO
CHEW UPON.
BY WHAT SOllT OF LEGERDEMAIN
ARE PORTLANDITES TO APPEAR
AS THE ENEMY OF A MONOPOLY.
THE MYTHICAL POE FOUGHT BY THE
METROPOLITANS WHILE TRYING
TO INTRODUCE THEIR OWN
CORRUPT MEASURES.
Editor Astoria::
The daily OreEonlan of the 11th iut.
publishes an editorial on the subject of
pilotage and towage upon the Columbia
river bar, in which article it is asserted
that by protection of law there exists at
the mouth of said river an immense mo
nopoly, and for the existence of which,
it alleges, the members of the legislative
assembly from Clatsop county are re
sponsible; thev, .so the article states,
ever permitting themselves to bego
erned and contiolled iu the interest of
Cape Flavel. The Commercial Reporter
of the loth inst. takes up Hie Orcgoninns
howl and refers to a bill for an act to
regulate pilotage and towage upon the
Columbia rher. which it sa.-wa "care
fully framed by disinteiested and com
petent perhons." and ''received Jhe vote
of everv member of both houses from
Multnomah countv, but was bitterly
opposed and defeated by the member-.
have never heard that the Qreaouitni or
the Reporter advocated the passage ot
this bill, or censured the opposition with
which it met- And even alter it paved
and became n law. a, it did in IN4,
notwithstanding the laborious deotion
of those public spirited journals to the
interests ol the the .state, 1 have never
heard that the fact was mentioned by
either paper. On the contrary, any per
son so credulous as to accept a the
truth
Tin- A&erSiens r Those Paper
On this subject, will necessarily be led
to believe that this provision still re
mains in force upon our statutes, a hin
drance and a stumbling block to our
commerce, i suumii in u in yijw u ic
facts it is extremely difficult for au un
biased and an unprejudiced mind to
understand bv what sort of legerdemain
Multnomah county Is made to appear
as the enemy of monopoly, and her
praises so loudly .sung, while C'latsops
representatives are pictured out as pro
tecting and fostering the states worst
enemies. Can it be possible, that under
cover of the smoke and dm caused by
waging an unceasing newspaper war
against a mythical foe, certain modest,
"disinterested" anu puonc spirueu uem
zensof the metropolis hoped to secure
the jmssage of
Jhrir (inn I.lllie Hill
Hi the assembly, so regularly intioduced
b v 1 heir representative-, at every session,
lvvuviucvii
unequalled and unparalleled in the 1ns
torv of corrupt legislation. That such a
scheme did exist, is not only probable
but ery evident when we consider
some of the lemaikable provisions of
the bill introduced by a member of the
house from Multnomah in 18S0. being
the same bill, the fate of which is so
sadlv lamented by the Reporter. That
all leaders iiihv fully understand tho
nature and character of this lull, 1 give
PILOTAGE AM) TO'YAGE.
THE BILL PROPOSED BV MULT
NOMAH COUNTY.
WHAT THEY EXPECTED TO MAKE A
1.AW WHILE PERFORMING THE
CUTTLE -FISH ACT.
from Clatsop, '-who evidently sided with u to vou in full.
the Astoria monopolist. Now. inas-1 The bill appears in anothe
much as this subject is bein The Astoui ax to-daj. En.
r pnxtof
Centlnun'l.v Harped I'pon
Jlv the Portland press, if jou will kind
ly'grant me space in Tin: Astoriax. I
shall brieflv review the historj of legis
lation, and attempted legislation, on
this subject bv the Oregon legislative
assembly. In 1868 the assembly passed
an act bv which II. C. Lconaid.John
Stephenson and Win. Weatherfoid were
appointed commissioners to "invite pio
posals from and contract with responsi
ble citizens - for placing upon
the pilot grounds between Astoria and
the open sea a power
ful steam tug." As a consider
ation for placing and keeping
such tug upon the pilot grounds Mich
commissioners were authorized, on be
half of the state, to agree to pay "to Hie
contracting party not exceeding tho sum
of $12,000, for tfie first year, $0,000 for
the second vear, 55,000 for the third year,
S4.000 for the fourth year and 3,000 for
the fifth vear," and it was further pro
vided that when the tug boat was ready
for service the nilot commissioners
should "revoke all other licenses for the j
pilot grounds aforesaid, and not license
any other bar idiots than such as shall
be in the employ of such tug boat, so
long as said tug boat shall trulj and
faithfully perform pilotage and towage
upon said pilot grounds for the term of
five years, ami as much longer as the
said tug boat shall be able to answer the
demands of the public service." Under
this law Capt. Flavel contracted with the
commissioners, aud placed upon the bar
the steam tujr boat Astoria. Now
It Is Very Evident
Tht as soon as the Astoria failed to
"answer the demands of the public
service," the exclusive privilege held by
Capt. Flavel under this contract, ceased,
and that she did fail to answer these de
mands many j ears ago, is clearly shown
Jrrtheiact that in the year 1875 Capt.
Flavel was compelled to, and did, pur
chase and place in the bar service anoth
er tug, the O. J. Brenhatn, and in 1877, to
answer fne increasing demands of com
merce, he purchased for towing upon
the bar a third tug boat, the Columbia.
As further evidence of the fact that it
has been well understood for several
years, by all persons desiring to inform
themselves on the subject, that the ex
clusive privilege under the law of pilot
ing and towing upon the bar has long
since passed out of the hands of Capt.
Flavel, It is only necessary to add that
in 1878, parties in Portland, by promis
ing to furnish a lug boat, induced three
of Capt Flavels best pilots to quit his
employ and purchase and fit out a fine
pilot schooner to cruise off the Columbia
river bar, but the tug boat never arrived,
and
The Unfortunate Pilots
Found to their sorrow that they had
been made the tools of certain designing
individuals to secure the passage by the
assembly of their pet pilot bill, for it
was evident that if the schooner pilots
could not get a tugboat to tow their
ships, the could not long continue in
opposition to the superior advantages of
Capt Flavel, aud would be compelled to
give up the light, and this would furnish
the friends ot the pet bill, a pretext for
crying out, with a loud voice against
the great monopoly, aud cry they did,
and they have continued and never
ceased crying loudly against this pro
vision in the law of 18GS, under which
they claim 'Jving ueorge ' has still a
steam tug. under the charge of a licensed
niiAT tui.iwilcll.irier foot drauzht." The
compensation herein allotted for towage If
Is intended to Include- the use of a lmt er and
vrvtiiiii ns?:arvto enable a stenm tuzto
take'holrt of and My and speedily tow a
vessel In or out mer tne Columbia mer oar. :
SAN FRANCISCO CLOTHING STORE
It will lie seen by inspection of this
bill that it provides first ami foremost
that two of the commissioners shall be
residents of Portland. And to the one
residing in Astoria Hie short term was
lobe cien. with the view, I suppose,
that if he did not work "in the interests
of the people, accoiding to
Tlie i'orllund Interpretation,
His official head might be chopped olf
and a "disinterested and competent'
person appointed in his stead. Tug
boats, as well as pilots, were to bo re
quired to be licensed, and the commis
sioners were to be git en absolute power,
if it did not appear to their satisfaction
that a tug boat was " properly qualified
and equipped to tow vessels." they need
not grant her a license. The commis
sioners could say, we will license the tug
boat of Mr. A, but we are not satisfied
with the boat of Mr. li. and therefore we
will not license it: and, however power
ful his boat might be, if his influence
was weak. Mr. li could not help himself.
Neither could t lie owners of the tug Ta-
eomn, nan mis inn neconica iaw,senu
her to tow their own vessel from As
toria to Piigct-sound. Now, under the
present law ; and indeed l believe it to
be the universal law; when a tug boat
has the certificate of the United states
inspectors, she can tow easels in any
waters, no matter w here she is owned.
It will be also observ ed that this bill pro
vides that when a tug boat spealcs a ves
sel, if she refuse to accept the offer of
towage, sne "snail nevenneicss pay to
such steam tug half the legal rates of
towage." Under the present law, a ves
sel may refuse to accept an offer of tow
age, and sail in, which in good weather
is frequently done, aud she is not re
quired to pay one cent for towage. But
were I to endeavor to point out all
The Objectionable Features
Of the bill, it would require jour entire
paper to publish the article and yet the
Reporter informs us that this bill was
drawn by "competent and disinterested"
persons. If by this it is meant that the
authors of this bill were disinterested so
faras the welfare of the state and her
commerce Is concerned, Mr. Reporter,
then I do most certainly agree with you.
Iu Conclusion
I wish to add for the information of the
editors of the Oregoniaw and Reporter
for as thev do not mention it l am bound
to presume they do not know it-that
lucre are, and ior several monins nave
been, on this bar pilotage grounds an
opposition tug boat and pi lot schooner,
under the management ol regularly ap
pointed and experienced pilots. Hut no
capitalist who has been thirsting for an
opportunity to support an opposition to
Capt Flavels tugs should hesitate to
gratify that desire on account of the
presence hereof the existing opposition.
Cl.ATsOP.
Follotviug is the full text of House
Hill No. 45, introduced by Mr. Plniu
mer, f Multnomah county, at the
Hth regular session tf the Oregon
legislative assembly, September 17th,
entitled, "A bill for an act to provide
for pilotage and towage on tho Colum
bia and Willaraet rivers."
Be it Enacted by the LecidAtive AMpiaWy of the
Suteof Orejren: ,
1. The Columbia nver. between Astoria
aud the mouth thereof, including a radlii of
live miles outside and beyond the outer buoy
at the mouth of said river.Ls hereby declared
to be the Columbia bar pilot ground. and the
Columbia and Willamet ritets above Astoria
to the head of ship navigation, is hereby de
clared to be the rh er pilot ground.
2. Except as otherwise provided in .section
37 of this act, the governor, by and with the
consent or the senate shallaupahit three per
sons who are familiar with the commerce and
navigation f the Columbia and Willamet
riivn. nue nf v.lioin shall reside in Astoria
and two In Portland, which persons shall
constitute a oonra oi commissioner. u in
called the pilot commissioners,
a. sniil commissioners shall be, appointed
for the term of three years each, except as
timiiliii in section S7 of this act. and .shall
hold the olllces until their .successors are duly
appointed and iituumcd ; ami au vacancies
iwnrriii!f in saiif board sliall be filled m the
like manner Ir the remainder of the term :
except that a vacancy occurring during a re
cess of the senate, shall bo Mled by appoint
ment of the governor.
A. Each of said commissioners shall be com
missioned bv the governor, and before enter
ing upon life duties of his office, shall take
subscribe an oat n or anirmatiou to the eflect
that he will filthfiilly ami impartial y dis
charge the duties of hts oihec during lib con
tinuance therein, which oath or alilrmation
shall be filed wit li the secretary of state.bclng
first recorded in the minutes of tie proceed
ings of the board. .,
.".. The commissioner longest iu office shall
be cliainnau of the board, but. until the year
IRK! the board shall elect such chairman. The
board shall apimlnt the time and place or Its
meeting but. in case of an emergency, tho
chairman shall have .power to call a meeting,
mwin reasonable notice to the other coinmis-
smneis: a mnioritvof the board constitutes
a quorum Tor the transaction or business, but
nothing shall be deemed the act or the board
unless two or more of the commissioners con
cur therein.
r..The powers and duties of said board sbill
lie as follews: l.To appoint a clerk to hold
office during tho pleasure or the commission
ers ; to be tailed the clerk or the pilot com
missioners ; and fix his compensation. 2. To
examine aud license pilots for pilot grounds
aforesaid, and .steam tug boats and said pilot
boats for the Columbia bar pilot groimd3.and
to hear and determine all complaints against
anv ol said pl!ots.anrt remove or suspend any
anil apMint others iu their places. 3. to hae
and exercise a general supervision aud over
sight over the subject or inlotage and towage
upon the pilot grounds aforesaid, and to that
end to make and enforce, from time to time,
as occasion may renulre.rules and regulations
for the government and conduct ot pilots not
inconsistent with this act or the laws or con
gress. 4. To report to the governor annually
a summary or proceedings, statistics, etc.
7. The duties of the clerk.who slmll also aet
as treasurer for the board, and perform racu
other duties as mav be prescribed, not Incon
sistent, subject to control of the board.
8. Provides for a bond from the clerk iu the
sum of 5200.
9. Qualifications that a pilot must possess
tn secure his annolntment. same as now.
10. rorm oi application ior license simuar
to the preseut law.
11. Bonds ol the pilots same forms amount
ete. as nnilr tiresent Liw.
12. The pilot commissioners shill license
all applicants who have complied w Ith the
nrohions of this act. as nilots for the Co
lumbia bar pilot ground, and such pilots
must keep at all times lor tueir use on sucn
ground a pilot boat, or boats or such descrip
tion, equipment aiiu umnngc as iiic juiui
commissioners may require.
13. Ovi acre or steam tug boats may apply
to the pilot commissioners for licenses to tow
vessels on the Columbia bar pilot grounds,
and if. upon exaralmatioti, it .satisfactorily
appears to said commissioners that such boat
liasiue cenmcaie oi me unuea nunes iu
l'crnviati Hitter.
cl ..r-m nlTrr In tnl.1t or tftlY
27. Kule to go ith the. carr ingot a pilot to
sea. liable at the rate ol (SlOO) one hundred
and llft dollars per month during his neces
sary absence. ,,.,,"
2S. The master aud owner or a essel liable
for all smiis due for pilotage and towage.
23. Pilot boats snail cariy a suilldent sup
ply of provisions ami water for the relief or
vessels iu distress.
30. Ktery pilot licensed under this act.
must, once in each mouth, render to the pilot
commissioners an account iu writing or all
moneys receded by him or any one for him.
on Ids account, for pilotage and towage ; and
must also, at tho same time, pav over three
per cent of the amount thcrcor to the clerk
of the commissioner-. And everj pilot to
whom a license is issued, under this act, shall
pav therefor the sum of fltty dollars, and for
each renewal thereof, the .sum of twcnty-ilve
dollars. Such fees sliall be paid to the clerk
or the pilot coinmisssoners, upon the receipt
or such license or the renewal Ihereor; and
logeihcr with the tluce jnrccut aforesaid,
shall be kept and applied by .said clerk,
under the direction ot the board, to jkij the
salaries or the commissioners aud clerk, and
the incidental expense or their ofuce.
r.l. If an idiot sIihII neglect or refu-e to
make the monthly returns of money., receiv
ed for pilotage and tovi-age, required by Sec
tion 30. or knowingly make any false state
ment therein, sucn nilot .shall forleit his
license, and the commissioner shall revoke
tne same, anu uesnnn noi oe eugioie to no
appointed agam for at least three years.
s All licenses heretofore Issued are here
by revoked and canceled, but any such
license Issued within one year from the pas
sage of this act, shall be deemed under it,
aud the holder thereof shall In? entitled to
have it renewed accordingly.
33. The pilot commissioners shall each
receive a salary of two hundred dol
lars a vear, paable quarterly out of the
fees amfper rent, paid to the clerk under
this act. ami deficiency, if any out of the
stale treasurv. The clerk of said commis
sioners slinll receive such compensation as j
Hie iHiaru inaj jm-Hnm, iiiii i'mxcuiiij;
fifty dollars jm.t mouth, to 1r iwld at the
sametime and out or the same funds as salar
ies of the comuiLvsloncr;. but neither the
commissioners nor their clerks shall have
any interest directly or indirectly in any
pilot boat or lug lnjat, or the earnings there
of except the three jht centum required to
le paid bv pilots to He rlerk. as provided in
section : of this act, aud anv commissioner
orcierKwho snail lnienuonauv ioiaie mis
section, shall therebv forfeit his office and
uall In removed therefrom by the iersons
authorized to appoint nis successor, inn u
the income from fi'cs and three ier centum
shall amount to more than enough to ay
the salaries aud incidental expenses herein
prmided for, said commissioners must re
duce the same so as only to secure therefrom
a sum sufficient to pay such salaries and ex
penses In anvone year.
St. In anv examinations which the com
missioners are authorized to make under
this act.thevshall hae the power and aw
authorized "to call witnesses, administer
oaths to witnesses called, etc. Witnesses
shall be allowed compensation, etc
35. If anv person shall falsely represent
himself to be a licensed pilot, etc.. such per
son uiMin comictiou thereof, shall lie pun
ished by Imprisonment and fine.
SG. II any pilot shall knowingly demand or
receive a greater sum for piloting and low
ing, such pilot upon conviction thereof,
shall be punished as pro ided in section X.
37. Two of the commissioners npiolnted
under thisnel. llinl i Aiit I. Klminv. of
Astoria, sliall hold the office until July 31, )
isM.auu aen u roe. or roruami. woo
shall hold the office until July r.l, lvJ. aud
the third coiniuKMoner shall be apKintcd
by the governor, and shall hold his office
until July 31, iMi, and for the Interval be
tween such npioiiitmcnLs and said date,
therefore, one commissioner shall be ap
jK)inted annualh for the term of three jears,
in the manner provided hi section 2 of this
act
a. All laws relation to pilotage and tow
age on the Columbia and Willamet rivers.
Including the acts of October 17, lu.). De
cember 20, IMS. October 15. lertl, and October
3 1te?3 lk tnl flincnmoM li.mliL tmuiAl-
ed, ami the .state of Oregon hereby declares
that the lug boat authorized under the act of
October 28, IMS. does not answer the de
mands of the public service.
33. Anv pilot or licensed steam tne. who
shall violate any of the provisions of this act
sliall be fined not less than tlftv nor more
than two thousand dollars, etc.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
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Offick Over the White "House Store,
HF.3IDKXCE Next door to Mrs. Munsoa'j
boarding house. Chenamus street, Astori.
Oregon.
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Chenamus Street. - ASTOltlA. ORKGO
pi w. Finrox,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ASTORIA - OREGON
Oflloo over Page & Allen'd store, Caas street
p c. noiii:v.i
NOTAP.Y PUBLIC,
AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND
SURANCK AGENT.
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j CLOTHING STORE
Opened the largest and best
selected stock of
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AND-
Gents Furnishing Goods,
BOOTS AND SHOES,
TRUNKS AND VALISES, HATS AND CAPS,
A VAN DU8EN.
NOTARYPTJBLIO.
Chenamus Street, near Occident Hotel.
ASTORIA. OREGON.
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XI F. HICKS.
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of Cass and 8Q.emoca.he streets.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Graduate University of Virginia. ri83
rhysician to B.iy View hospital, Baltimore
City. IS6D-T0.
Offick In Page & Allen's building, up
stairs. Astoria.
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MERCHANT TAILOR,
Oceldent Hotel IhUldmg.
ASTORIA --- OREGOB
-AND THE BEST-
CARTER'S CAPE ANE"
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spector of steamboats and I other trite prop
erly qualified and cmiipiped to tow vessels in
and out over the Columbia river bar to and
from Astoria iu ordinary rough weather,
they shall license such tug boat to tow ve-ssels
upon said pilot ground for the tenn of three
vears, with the right of renewal as in the
case of a pilots license, as provided in .section
10 of this act. but such license shall not be re
newed, and if lu force, sliall be revoked or
suspended whenever such tug boat falls to
obtain or keep the certificate of the United
States Inspector aforesaid, or it appears, to
the .satisfaction of said commissioners that,
ror any reason, ttie same has become unfit
or unsafe to engage In towing vasseld upou
said pilot ground.
14. An amplication for a tus license .shall be
made in writing, aud shall state the name.
age, and steam power, construction and de
scription of the boat, and a license thereto
shall suite whether it Is limited orunlimlted.
VmXri7. 7,,"n; "ii i?"i;' "r ." I under various names,
SffiVi, i ca,,(,1 Cinchona, in li
,3etethe 0reoman aMd "'-iw-tei wll0 lKMl i,roMS-,i then,
assert that
TheMcMbcrs from Clatsop
Have protected tho monopolist Let us
now briefly inquire into the liistory of
legislation, from time to time, directed
against this supposed monopoly clause:
and ascertain, if possible, whether or
not those grave assertions are supported
by the facts, and whether or not these
very fair, truth-loving and iinpartal
editors are justified, not to question their
sincerity, in charging these serious im
delegation from Clatsop. In 1878, a mein-
Eedlments to Oregons commerce to the
er of the legislature from .Clatsop, be
Moving the pilot bill then pending, to be
grossly unjust and thoroughly impracti
cable, yet thinking that it would be to
tho interest of the state to have repealed
that clause in the act of 1RG3, which it
was claimed protected a monopoly, pre
pared a bill for an act to repeal the same,
and after explaining the nature aud iin
nortance of the bill asked unanimous
consent to introduce it out of its regular
order. To this, one member, and one
only, objected. And that was
A Member from Mallnoinab County.
The objecton prevented the bill from
being introduced until the order of intro
duction of hills was again reached, which
was so late in the session that the pas
sagef the bill was impossible, and that
such would be the result of his objection
the member very well knew. In 1880, on
the 6th day of September, the first day of
tho session on which bills were intro
duced, a member from Clatsop again in
troduced this same bill, and on tho 21st
day of September it was referred to the
committee on commerce, of which a
member from Multnomah county was
the chairman. This was a very short
bill, and the Portlandites being so ex
tremely anxious that this grinding mo
nopoly should be done a"way witn,. we
might reasonablj have expected that
the bill would be almost immediately re-
gorted back, yet it was not reported
ack until the 7th day of October, al
though the chairman was constantly
ureea bv the members from Clatsop to
T$port f he. same Immediately. Yet I
Cinchona Rubin.
The Count Cinehon was- the ."Spanish
Viceroy in Peru in HK0. The Countess,
his wile, was prostrated by an intermit
tent fever, fiom which she was freed b3
the use of the native reined', the Peru
vian bark. or. as It was called in the
language of the country, "Quinquina.
(rateful for her recovery, on her return
to Europe in HiW, she intioduced the
reined v in Spain, where it was known
under various names, until Liiiuams
honor of the lady
thai which was
' more precious than the gold of the Incus.
1 M'.. n.f , .1 r... .. i ..r 4.... i.....
I 111 IIIIS llil. illll'l U lilOSl- Ol UiU IllUl
tired and fifty years, .science has given
us nothing to take its place. It effectu
ally euros a morbid appetite for stiinu
lanLs, by restoring the natural tone of
the stomach. Jl attacks excessive love
uf liquor as it does a fever, and destroys
both alike. The powerful tonic virtue
of the Cinchona is preserved in the
Peruvian Hitlers, which are as effective
against malarial fever to-day as they
were in the days of the old Spanish
Yicerojs. We guarantee the Ingredi
ents of. these bitters to he absolutely
pure, and of the best known quality.
A trial will satisfy you that this is the
best bitter in the. world. "The proof of
the pudding is in the eating,' aud we
willingly abide this test For sale by
an uruggisis, grocers aim liquor ueaiers.
Order it.
and ir the fonner. It must specify the draught
or tonnage of the largest cssel such tug is
allowed to tow
15. No steam tug is authorized orallowed to
furnish or tender any vessel a pilot upon the
Columbia bar pilot ground, unless such tug
Is, at the time, under the charge of a pilot
licensed therefor under this act.
17. All pilot licenses shall be Issued by the
clerk etc.
IS. A pilot appointed under tins act is au
tliorized to take chanre of any sea-colnc ves
sel not then in charge ot such a pilot any
where upou the pilot ground for which he is
licensed, aud to mnigate her over the same
into port, and to charge and receive therctor
me compensation ior sucn services; nerein
allowed, and no more, nit no rexna evaagea
in the coasting trade thall Ix compelled to
take a rtcam tug, but when spoken bv a pilot,
and service refused, such rexel thall pav
hnlf-iiilntaar: Provided. That nothlmr In
this act shall apply to vesselsol le-Mtlmn fifty
long hurt lien.
19. A pilot, on boarding a vessel, must ex
mini ms license
KUET3ER BOOTS, ETC.,
WHICH WILL RE SOLI) AT SAN FRANCISCO "WHOLESALE PRICES.
REMEMBER THIS IS NO HUMBUG.
HA VINO MADE ARRANGEMENTS IN JS'EW YORK AND SAN FRAN
CISCO FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL MX GOODS, MY
FACILITIES FOR BUYING ARE SUCH
AS TO ENABLE ME TO .
Undersell nil' Others. I Defy Competition.
Q H. BAIN & CO.,
DEALKK IK
Doors, Windows, Blinds, Trtua
sesaa, iHBbnr, Etc.
All kinds of Oak Lumber, Glass, Boat Ma
terial, etc.
Steam Mill near Weston hotel. Cor. Gop
evive and Astorstreets.
UniiF.NHART MCHOEXK.
Occident Hotel Hair Dressing SaJoor
ASTOltlA - OREGON.
Hot, Cold, shower.
Steam and SHlphur
BATHS. 2"3c
3"T"Speeial attention given tolatUea'Rnc
children's hair cutting.
Prlvato Entrance for I-.dies.
WIIXIAIU FltY.
PRACTICAI,
BOOT AI-fD SHOT.
JIAKER.
CiiKXAMca Htrktt. opposite Adlert Book
store, - Astokia. Orkook.
IS""" Perfect fits guaranteed. All work
warranted. Glr me a trial. AU orders
promptly filled.
Jin
20. The pilot who first speaks a vessel, or
pilot such vessel, and If he is a steam tug
offers
). The p
rs It hi
s services as a pilot, is entitled to
The Vciv School Itookx.
Messrs. Chas.Stevens .t Son have a full
supply of text books lately adopted by
the state, and which must he introduced
111 the public schools by or before Octo
ber ISt 18S1.
The following books are offered at in
troductory prices or exchange:
Montielhs Elementary Geography.
Montieths Comprehensive Geography.
Sills Grammar.
Brooks Primary, Elementary, Writ
ten and Higher Arithmetics.
The following will be sold at ititro
duciorj rates, but not on exchange:
Watsons Childs Speller.
Watsons Youths Speller.
Montieths Easy Lessons in Popular
Science.
Lytes Book Keeping.
. Wc-stkikes Common School Literature.
Citv Book Stoke,
Astoria, Oregon.
The Peruvian syrup has cured thou
sands who were suffering from dyspep
sia,debHity, liver complaint, boils, hu
mors, female complaints, etc. Pamph
lets free to any address. Seth W. Fowlr
& Sons, Boston, t
pilot and offers at the same time to tow such
vessel, he is entitled to tow It. but the mas
ter ol the vessel sliall accept tho offer of
pilotage, but may decline to accept offer of
towage made by steam tug boat, and mav
navigate his vessel over said pilot ground
without a tugboat, but in such case he shall,
neveltlieless. pav to such steam tug halt the
legal rates of towage, but no masteror vessel
Is liable for any rate of towage on account of
an offer of a tug. and a refusal to accept the
same, unless such tug was, at the time of
such offer, under the charge of a pilot licens
ed therctor under thli act: and no vessel
propelled In w hole or In part by steam sliall
ie compelled to taKcaiug.orpav any$um
for towage on account ol any oner aud re
fusal of such tug.
21. If any vessel beyond the Columbia bar
pilot grounds shall signal for a steam tug boat
by setting her ensign at the main. It shall be
the duty of such to proceed to said vessel and
take her In tow, and said vessel shall pay the
pilot of said tug SIS per mile for each mile it
may oe puotca ana towea ov sain puoi ana
tug boat outside of such pilot ground ; pro
ilded, that when two or more vessels,
whether Inside or beyond the Columbia river
pilot ground, are signalling for a pilot or tow
boat, the vessel nearest the outer buoy shall
be entitled to be first taken In charge by such
nilot. and If the master or a vessel In chanre
of a pilot from a sailing pilot boat shall re
quire the services tf a steam tug. he shall set
his signal hi the manner provided In this sec
tion. Ana tne nearest, tuj Doai, licensed
under this act, unengaged, shall proceed at
once to the vessel slcnallinir and take her In
tow, for which service said tug boat shall
onlv be entitled to the rates of towage pre
scribed lu this act.
22. May permit a pilot boat or tug licensed
to be aosent under circumstances deemed
expedient.
23. If a vessel or her cargo, while under the
charge 01 a pilot, sustains damage or loss oy
A cough, cold or sore throat should be
stopped. Neglect frequently results in
an incurable lung dlsva.se or consump
tion. Brown's Hroiiehinl troches do not
disorder the stomach like cough syrups
and balsams, but aet directly on the in
flamed parts, allaying Irritation, give
relief in asthma, bronchitis, coughs,
catarrh, and the throat troubles which
singers and public speakers are subject
to. For thirty years Iirmvtfs bronchial
troches hae been recommended by
physicians, and always give perfect
satisfaction. Having "iK-en tested b
wide and constant use for nearly au en
tire generation, they have attained well
lucritcd rank among the few staple
remedies of the age. " Sold at "." cents n
box everywhere.
Fire-brick and tiro-clay in lots to
suit at M. C Crosby's.
Max. Wagners San Francisco
National brewery beer can't lie Uat.
Ice crcun nt Roscues oyter and
refrcshtnont saloon on Main street.
A splendid large fnmt rmini tn let
suitable for an office, posite the bell
tower. Apply to.A. Campbell".
Blocks of paper, useful ii llic
desk of accountants, put up tu rder
and for sale at Thk Astokiax oflice.
Keelcrs auction room is crowded
day and night with buyers ever ready
to taku advantage if the. bargains
offered at auction.
Brace up the wholo svstviu with
King of tho Blood. Sec advertise
ment;. For a first-class oyster stow, fry,
pan -roast jr fancy roast, go to Roscou's
on Main street, opposite X. Locb's.
Families supplied by the hundred or
tho sack, opened or in the shell.
Eacts and figures !
GREAT SURPRISE AT THE :
W. r.. ai'oAiiR.
Astoria.
rTX
J. A. BBOWH
Portland.
imOW.Y 4. Sirl-ABB,
STEVEDORES AND RIGGERS.
Astoria ofOce At K. C. Holden's Auction
store. Portland offlce 24 B street 13-tf
To-2ilght. To-NigM.
GRAND BALL,
AT MUSIC HALL,
THIS EVEXING.
San Francisco Store!
HERE ARE PRICES OF GOODS THAT WILL SURPRISE ALL.
CLOTHING DEPARTMENT.
MENS AND ROYS
CAS1MERE SUITS FROM.
EXTRA REST SUITS
fine black: SUITS "
DIAGONAL SUITS
C'ASIMERE PANTS -
EXTRA REST PANTS "
BOYS SUITS. ALL SORTS, FROM 6 00
.8 8 00 TO 15 00
- 12 00 " 20 00
. is 00 " 25 oe
- 15 00 " 22 00
2 50 4 00
4 00 " 5 50
. 6 00 " 12 00
jEJ. u3u. C?TJI3SrKr.
dealer In
FAMILY GROCERIES,
-AIIS, lUII.r. FEEI AHiD HAY
Cash paid for country produce. Small
pronLs on cash sales. Astoria. Oregon, cor
uerof Main and JUmemoeqlie street.
I. W. CASE,
IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND RE
TAIL DEALER IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
Corner Cuenamos and Cass streets.
ASTORIA
OREGON.
FURNISHING GOODS.
MISCELLANEOUS.
"Marian King."
tfJE IIAVE NOW TLACED THIS FIRST
IT class vessel on the berth for salmon
loading to Liverpool. For particulars reRard-
Incrates of frcigkt and insurance, applv to
ItODGKKS, MEYER & CO.,
Portland, Orej;on.
reason of the nepliKCiice or incompetence of
sucn pilot, no snail 00 name, ;
sureties, to the amount thereof.
such pilot, ho shall bo liable, and also his
.L Fixes the compensation allowed for
pilotage and townee upou the Columbia bar
pilot ground at elgbt'dollars and twelve dol
lars per foot draueht additional to towage
which was to be "For towing a vessel by 0
T. "XT-ST. OON IN.
Wholesale asent for the
RED CROWN FLOUR
Made by tho aew piocess.
The best Flour in the market. Even- sack
guaranteed ; If not good as represented you
canTeturnit. Merchants will find It urthelr
advantage tosell this Flour.
BRAN, SHORTS AND CHOP FEED
Also for sale.
Persons wishing Flour or Feed will Cud me
at my.new Dra Store, at O, R. & N. Co's
docl Astoria.- J. W. CONN.
OVERALLS FROM
JUMPERS "
ALL WOOL SOCKS
CHECKER SOCKS. SIX PAIR FOR
COTTON SOCKS, THREE PAIR FOR
WHITE SHIRTS FROM
COLORED :' ,
CASLMERE
FLANNEL w -
BLUE NAVY - .'
FLANNEL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS FROM
COTTON FLANNEL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS
MARINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS
60 CTS. TO HI 00
GO
20
1)0
75
SI 50
1 00
2 00
I 25
GO
50
1 IK)
25
I 00
25
1 75
I 50
3 00
1 75
2 50
OIL CLOTHING.
LONG OIL COATS FROM
OIL JUMPERS u
f3 50 TO 4 50
2 75 " 3 00
BOOTS AND SHOES. .
MENS CALF BOOTS FROM S3 CO
MENS KIP BOOTS - .....! 2 75
ELASTIC GAITERS - 1 75
BUCKLE SHOES - 2 25
MENS SLIPPERS 50
BOYS BOOTS 125
TO
4 50
4 00
2 50
3i"5
1 00
1 75
Wm. Houseman of Portland
BEOS LEAVE TO NOTIFY HIS friends
and customers thathe-has opened
A FISHERMAN'S CLOTHING
AND FURNISHING GOODS STORE
Next to G. VT. Hume's grocery store.
F. HOUSEMAN, Agent
HANSEN BROS
Contractors and Builders,
CORNER ASTOR AND CASS STREETS.
Near CoiiKrepratlonal Church.
And are now ready to receive orders for all
kinds of
WOOD WORK,
Contracts taken to build and repair
SmPS, HOUSES, BOATS, ETC.,
AT LOWEST RATES.
iar-Doors and Window Frames made to
order.
r.T.BAKCI-VY.
T. H. HATCn.
HATCH & BARCLAY,
COMMISSION 3IERCHANTS,
Mo. 20 California St, San Francisco, CaJ.
I HAVE THIS SPRING STRAINED EVERY NERVE AND USED MY
ENTIRE ENERGY AND BEST JUDGMENT IN PLACING IN OUR AS
TORIA MOUSE THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT
OF THE ABOVE LINE OF GOODS.
CALL AND INSPECT FOR YOURSELF. YOU AKE WELCOME.
I WILL GLADLY" SHOW MY GOODS, NO MATTER. WHETHER YOU
BUY OR NOT. NEW GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER.
S. DANZIGER.
San Francisco Store. "3qneraocghe street, next door tolPajja & Allen's store, north of
yd'VrallajKetilitona'Oregea: , " - . ".
C. H. STOCKTON,
SLOXJSS, SXCraC
AXD-
-CARRIACE PAINTER
.- r
PAPER HANGING AND WALL COLORING
A SPECIALTY.
GLAZING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
as-ShoD next door to Astorlsn Office. In
J Shustefs oulldlnjr. "
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