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2' ? CO & Vol. xv. Astoria, Oregon, "Wednesday Morning, May 25, 1881. No. 21. r--' tht Clflill) M5i JU Jv Jr JWl' SEATTLE HAPPY. The HON. THEOPHILUS FliEXCH INTERVIEWED. VIEWS AND OPINIONS OF TIIE GREAT RAILROAD COMMISSIONER PORTLAND TO HE MADE A HOLE IX THE GROUND. From a Post interview of the Hon. Commissioner of railways, in Seattle on the 18th, we clip the follewing: Tkr Vomlua Uoom. Reporter. Now do you regard the near prospects of this far off and comparatively unknown part of the country, Mr. French? Mr. French. I regard the future of the entire Pacific coast as bright. I think, more directly answering your question, that the territory, soon to be state of Washington, has before ia period of almost unparalleled prosperity. There are many reasons for this belief. Indeed, it must be potent to the most casual observer. The time is not far distaut when yoar splen did inrests will perish to build the fences, the barns and residences of the people along the eastern slope of the Rocky mountains. That country is fast filling up, and the supply of timber, although very great, is melting away before their steady incursions. Then again, situated upon the ocean, your mills can ship their products to all the markets in the world. This is but a single item. Coal and iron in the western part of the territory exists in almost inex haustible quantities. In a fow years the coal, which now em ploys many men and much capital will have increased tenfold. The working of your iron mines cannot much longer be delaved. Rolling mills must be built, and the iron for binding all this country to gether be made here on our soil. In no country hare I seen such liberal gifts from the hand of na ture. Coal, iron and timber, and the free ocean at your door surely they will bring wealth and pros perity. Rep. These valuable elements have remained in a great measure dormant because capital has been kept out of the country. Mr. F. That is true. But you must not judge the future by the past. Such a transformation will be witnessed here in the next six years as few of your people imagine. The completion of the Northern Pacific road, and the carrying out of Mr. Villards plans, both in Oregon as well as "Wash ington, will bring immigration by tens of thousands, and all the capital necessary for the complete development of the country. The Mllnrd-BHliBgt Flgltl. Rep. Mr. French, you are cer tainly cognizant of the struggle now going on between Mr. Bil lings and Henry Villard for the control of the Northern Pacific road. I should be very much pleased to obtain your views upon this vital issue. Mr. F. I am deeply interested in the construction of roads in this northwest conntry, and at the instance of both Mr. Villard and Mr. Billings have undertaken to bring those gentlemen to an amica ble arrangement. I do not believe Mr. Villard will secure coutrol of the Northern Pacific, and 1 cer tainly saj' I do not desire to see either party obtain control of both lines. I should prefer to see them kept under distinct manage ments. Reasonable competition would thus check monopoly. My opinion is that the result of this fight, in so far as the people of Puget-sound and Seattle are con cerned, need not be regarded with apprehension. In any event Seat tle will get a road. She will get a branch at least from the road over " the mountains; and I am certain Mr. Villard will make a connection between this place and Portland. So that your enterprising little city need not fear for the future. The Kalama -Portland Branch. Rep. May I infer that the present surveys from Kalama to Portland being done by the North ern Pacific have any significance In this matter Mr. Freacli Is In error. Mr. Villard lias had control of the Northern Pacific raHroa&sisce FebruanviEsi. in view of probable compromise between the Northern Prcific and Oregon Railway and Navigation? Mr. F. My impression is that the building of an extension from Kalama south, has much to do with the probable relations of the two companies. I see no reason why they should not reach a com mon ground upon which mutually advantageous arrangements can be made. Rep. I hupposc it oitunot have escaped your observation that much jealousy exists between Portland and Puget-sound? Mr. F. No. .sir; and it to me appears amusingly absurd. Port land is a growing city, backed by the "VTillamet valley, and at pres ent eastern Washington. Observe, I say eastern Washington is trib utary to Portland. The lime is but a hands spau distant when tills immense traflic will largely come over the mountains to Puget sound. But outside from this, Portland will continue to rise in importance. Aiiollirr lien r I'orllnmi. Rep. Do you not think, Mr. French, that the disadvantages of being situated inland 120 miles, and having the Columbia bar and shoals of the two rivers to contend against, will of necessity build the largest city of the northwest on Puget-sound? Mr. F. Doubt of ilii result cau only cvist in the minds of those who are prejudiced by interest or other cause against Puget-sound. The greater the volume of business done; every extra bushel of wheat produced east of the mountains, is but additional pressure in favor of this section. Vonr facilities for shipment here are unequalled any where else in the world. Your in surance, pilot tax and towage are nominal in comparison with those of Oregons metropolis, to sa nothing of the obstructions at the mouth of the Columbia river. Portland, against such odds as nature has placed against her, can not reasonably hope to hold the position she has gained through the push and energy of her busi ness men, and the combination of fortuitous circumstances. Tho completion of the Northern Pacific will vastly change the present commercial relations of the two points. Seattle llunkudorn AU'a rll that Eiul Well. Rep. So you believe the peo ple of Seattle need feel no fears of being left out in the cold? Mr. F. Not in the slightest You are going to have a railroad first to connect you with Portland, and a little later you will ride in the cars from Seattle over the Cas cade mountains. Your cit' is growing, and even to a stranger gives evidence of future prosperity not elsewherr observable on the sound. I see no possible grounds for fear; but on the contrary clear ly discern every reason for hope and encouragement for your stir ring little city. Buy the "Weekly. The Weekly Astouiax for last week is full of just such information and news of the country as your friends in the cast want to see. It has very few advertisements, and is chock to the muzzle of information that no family can successfully squeeze along without. Two dollars will buy the whole -wad for a vear, $1 50 for ! six months, er ten cents por copy. Oai, Ours. Oars, eleven feot; caustic soda, gol den lacquer, asphaltum varnish, furni ture varnish, tan baak, etc, in quanti ties to suit at Geo. W. Hume,. Ice Cream Saloon. Frank Faber's ice cream saloon, on the roadway near Humc3 mill, is now fitted nicely tutu private rooms for ladies. It is also the depot for choice confectionery, tafly, etc Romain punch served to order. The Central Hotel. One of the finest, cleanest and best kept hotels in Astoria, situated near the steamer landing, with first class, airy rooms, ood board and very reasonable rates. Bar and billiard rooms. The best of wines and liquors, and an excellent glass of San Francis co beer. Anton J3ieloii, Proprietor. Peter Wilhelm has established a first class saloon in C. H. Page's building, on Squemoqhe street, near the bell tower, and has appointed Messrs. Wm. Beck & Co. his aqents. Tho best of everything in tho line of wines, liquors, beer, cigars, etc, will be kept on hand. The Michigan Fish Commission. The following petition upon the fish commission was submitted to tho senate in the Michigan legisla ture recently as "the petition of an humble citizen upon a humble subject." ft is somewhat humor ous, but it tends to show that the money of the wolverines has been squandered,. and it presents a com mentary upon legislative appro priations worthy of remark, that where such demands exist as they do in Oregon for work of this class, no money can be obtained, while on the other hand, in other states it is wasted with lavish extrava gance: To the Honorable the Legisla ture of the State of Michigan: The undersigned, feeling duly thankful that his lot has been cast in a land where the inestimable boon of the right of petition is guaranteed to the humblest citizen, without regard to nationality, color or previous condition of servitude, except Chinese, would with due meekness and humility respect fully represent that during the past eight years there has existed with in our state an organization known and designated as the fish com mission, which, though considered rather a small fry at the start, has grown to he a pretty large sized sucker, having already extracted nearly a hundred thousand dollars from the public treasury, and is at this moment spreading its nets, throwing its lines, and balancing its spear poles for twenty thou sand more. And though it is claimed that this commission has! planted within the waters of our state a very large number of very small fishes, your petitioner has mado diligent search and though his naturally good eyesight has, been aided by the best spectacles he could buy at thirty-five cents a pair, he has hitherto utterly failed to discover any profits r emolu ments resulting from this large in vestment of tho public money, except such as have enured di rectly to the benefit of the mem bers of the aforesaid commission. Therefore, in view of the afore mentioned state of facts though your petitioner would by no means insinuate that the honorable gen tlemen who have from time to time voted these appropriations of money, can in any just sense be considered bull-heads, lie feels that there is just cause to appre hend that should this proceeding be continued the tax payers of our state will ultimately begin to look upon the men who arc fishing with their long lines around the shallow waters of our state capitol, for these periodical appropiations, as a most dangerous species of sharks. But your petitioner would further represent that one of the most alarming features of this scaly sub ject is found iu the published statement of one of the members of this commission, that out at Leoni, near Jackson, the eels we planted have grown and multiplied so rapidly that they have clogged the wheels of the water machinery, and though to the benighted vision of your petitioner this seems like a pretty large fish story, and though he has not heard of the wheels of any machinery in his part of the state having been clogged by the spawn of this fish commission, he still deems it a sub ject worthy of serious considration of your honorable body for it would be difficult to estimate the consequences when the spawn of our fish commission shall have "grown and multiplied so rap idly" as to have clogged the wheels of the water ma chinery, and destroyed the use fulness of the mill streams of our state. In view of the abovo de scribed state of facts your petition er would most earnestly but re spectfully petition, request, solicit, prat' and implore that vour honor- ' able body, beforo making further I appropriations from the public treasury to further a purpose, the consequence of which may prove more disastrous to the state than riderpesr, hog cholera, Kansas grasshopper, Rocky mountain locust and Colorado potato beetle j combined, will cause a careful in vestigation to be made of the waters of our state, and that the subject be referred to a special committee, who shall sally forth armed and equipped with strong magnifying glasses, whose dutv it shall bo to follow the windings of our streams ana the marshy mar gins or our inland lakes, where ever the footprints of our fish commissioners may be found, and to carefully report the result of tueir investigations to the next legislature, at which time it is bare ly possible that some of the spawn of the Michigan fish commission may have grown large enough to be visible to the naked eye. And your humble petitioner, with faith strongly resembling a grain of mustard seed, will patiently wait and humbly pray, bxos Goodrich. Peruvian Hitter. Cisahoaa Rabix. The Count Cinchon was the bpauish Yiceroj in Peru in HMh The Counters, his wife, was pros .rnted by an intermit tent fever, from which she was freel by theiiM'of the native-remedy, the Peru vian baric, or. as it ttas called in the language of the country, "Quinquina.' CnUefiil for her recovery, on her return to Europe in 1CJ, she introduced the remedy in Spain, where it was known under various name-., until J.inniL'iLS ealled it Cinchona, iu honor of the lady who had brought them that which was more precious than the gold of thelncas. To this dav. after a lape of two hun dred and fffty years, seiejiee lias uiven lis nothing to take its place. It effectu ally cures a morbid appetite for liniu larits, by restoring the natural tone of the stomach. It attacks excessive love of liquor as it does a fever, and destroys both alike. The powerful tonic virtue of the Cinchona is preerted in tin Peruvian Hitters, which are as effective against malarial fever to-day as thev were in the days of the old Spanish Yicerot.-,. We guarantee the ingredi ents of these bitters to Ins nlxsoliilelt pure, and of the best known quality. A trial will satisfy yon that this i the bct bitter in the world. -The proof of the pudding is in the eat hi?." aud tve willingly abide this test. Por sale by all druggists, grocers and liquor dealer-. Order It. The Xew School Rook. Messrs. Chas..Stevens & .Son have a full supply of text books lately adopted bv the .state, and which mast be introduced m the public schools bv or lefore Octo ber 1st. 1SS1. The following books are offered at in troductory prices or exchange: Monticths Elementary Geography. Montieths Comprehensive Geography. Sills Grammar. Urooks Primart, Elementary, Writ ten and llieher Arithmetics. The following will lie sold at intro- i duetory rates, but not on exchange: Watsons Childs .Speller. Vntniic Vnntlis Ntv11pi- Montieths Eay Lesson in Popular! science. Lytes JJook Keeping. estlakcs Common bchool Literature. Cm Hook Stow Astoria, Oregon. A cough, cold or Mru throat should be .stopjMhll Neglect frequently results in an incurable lung disease or consump tion, ttrowu's Hronchial troche do not disorder the stomach like cough syrup and balsams, but act directly on the in flamed pnrts. allayins irritation, sive relief iu asthma, bronchitis, coughs,: catarrh, and the throat troubles which wij;ri3 aim jiuuim&pixiKers are suoicci to. For thirty years- Brown's bronchial troches have been recommended b' phyMcian-, and always give perfect satisfaction. J laving been tested by wide and constant use for nearly an en tire veneration, they have attained well- merited rank among the few staple ! remedies oi ute age. soiu at z. cems-a box everywhere. Sunsrv dip ASbsay Seer! "C Kcsectfully Dedicated to and Sold by CIIAS. GRATTKE. - - - - ASTOIUA. Good evening kind friends. Just listen to me. And when jou have heard me. I'm sure you'll agree, I it ill gtve you a story, aud sins it out dear Ami the name of mv sons Is the ALBANY BEEIL You can find it all round in tub citvof gold. And the way that they make it has never been told. That's a secret they keep and hold very dear. For the whole couiitrv is dtiuking that ALBANY BEER. The brewery Is huge and the machinery is line, Aud every onlcrii sent to ou right n j to time. They get all Kinds of orders from far aud from near. And etery one's healthy that drinks AL BANY BEEK. For ct cry I bins there looks so clean and mj neat. Aud their beer is so stmrklius. it cannot be leat. If tou are feeling bad or the blues do appear. You can drive them awat by drinking AL BANY BEEK. I hate an old father. J now eighty-three. And this is the adtlce he gave unto me. He spoke to me kludtv with a voice bright aud clear : "If you want to l-health V. drink ALBANY lJEKIt." Since then I hate dime so. and I'm heartv aud vuitid. At the round age of ilfly I canalvtaysbe found At mv dally lalwr before the miu does appear And each dat and night 1 drink ALBANY BIIE1L Also, on draught, TIIE CELEBRATED BOCK BEER. V. GRATTKE, - - WELCOME SALOON, Roadway, oposite O. R. & N. Co's Dock. Washington "Market, Main Street, - - Astoria Oregon BEHG3IAX f- JtEMlY 13 ESPECTFULLY CALL TIIE ATTEN. Ji tiun of the public to tho fact that the above Market wUl altraya b supplied with a FULL VARIETY BEST QUALITY FRESH AND CURED MEATS I Which trill be sold at lowest rates, wholesale and retail. Special attention given to suppli ng ShlDi. J". "TT. O CD TST 3ST, Wholesale agent foi the RED CROWN FLOUR Made by the new juwes. The best Flour iu the market. Et cry .sack guaranteed : if not good a represented yon can return It. 'Merchants will find it to their advantage to 11 this Flour. HKAX. SITORTS AND CHOP FEED Also fur.sale. l'et!oiiH wishing Flour or Feed trill find me at my new Drug Store, at O. It. & N. Co's dock. Astoria. J. W. CONN. J. H. D. GRAY, Wholesale aud retail dealer in. ALL KIXDS OF FEED, Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. General .storage and Wharfage on reason able terms. Foot of Benton street. AMorlat Oregon. THE DEW DROP INK ! Oh, fishermen, all hear the good news ! A fine saloon Is started with best of Liquors, AYines and Beer, AND FINE FREE LUNCH UNGUARDED. The Grandest Caviar and Cheese. IX SANDWICH -THICK AXD THIX And will you spend a pleasant hour, drop In at the DEW DROP INN on Concomly street. ' ' J.T.BORCHERS, SAN FKAXCISCO E, DAHZXGSR. IttllSMlMUIUlllSIllUMSMIIItllCIIIlIIltllUIMIIIMllMIJXUMUllMIIEUlllUHIUU! THE NEWS!! !SStX23EKSISl3lim:T:211i::s:23IE::tt33E112U!2ZUI31MlU3iUUailUlSfU11213M$Ufl WELCOME TO ALL ! THE FF3IUNG SEASON HAS OPENED AND SO HAS THE POPULAR SAN FRANCISCO I OL( yrBDOTG STORE I Opened the largest and le-.t 1 .selected stock of : LOTHXBT -AND- Gents Furnishing Goods, BOOTS AND SHOES, TSUNKS AND VALISES, HATS AND CAPS, AND TIIE BKST ( 'A'RTER'S OAPE AISOST I 11 '0TMlWel KTJBBEK BOOTS,. JETCW WHICH WILL UK SOLD AT SAN FBAXCISCO WHOLESALE PRICES. REMEMBER THIS IS HO HUMBUG. HAVIXG MADE ARRANGEMENTS IN SEW YORK AND SAN FRAN CISCO FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL 3IY GOODS, MY FACILITIES FOR BUYING ARE SUCH AS TO ENABLE ME TO Undersell all Others. I Defy Competition. Facts and : CURAT SURPRISE AT THE i San Francisco Store ! ! HFME AIM l'HWEH OF OOODS THAT WILL SURPRISE ALL. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. MENS AND BOYS CASIMERE SUITS FROM S 8 00 TO J5 00 EXTRA BEST SUITS 12 00 "20 00 FINE BLACK SUITS 13 00 "25 00 DIAGONAL SUITS " 15 00 " 22 00 CASDIERE PANTS 2 50 "4 00 EXTRA BEST PANTS" 4 00 "5 50 BPYS SUITS. ALL SORTS, FROM J COO 12 00 FURNISHING GOODS. OVERALLS FROM JUMPERS " ALL WOOL SOCKS CHECKER SOCKS, SIX PAIR FOR COTTON SOCKS, THREE PAIR FOR WHITE SHIRTS FROM COLORED CASDIERE FLANNEL - - BLUE NAVY - FLANNEL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS FROM COTTON FLANNEL SHIRTS AND DRAWERS MARINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS OIL CLOTHING. LONG OIL COATS FROM OIL JUMPERS BOOTS AND SHOES. MENS CALF BOOTS FROM MENS KIP BOOTS - ELASTIC GAITERS -- BUCKLE SHOES - MENS SLIPPERS - BOYS BOOTS - I HAVE THIS SPRING STRAINED EVERY NERVE AND USED MY ENTIRE ENERGY AND BEST JUDGMENT IN PLACING IN OUR AS TORIA HOUSH THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF THE ABOVE LINE OF GOODS. CALL AND INSPECT FOR YOURSELF. YOU ARE WELCOME. I WILL GLADLY" SHOW MY GOODS, NO MATTER WHETHER YOU BUY OR NOT. NEW GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER. S.DANZIGER. San Francisco Store. Squemocohe street, next ;door to Page & Allen's store, north ot Walla-walla Hestaurant. Astorm Oregon.- , CLOTHING STORE. alnaiiitiiaajat Figures ! ! ! G0CTS. GO " 20 " TO 81 00 " 1 00 " 05 1 00 25 " 1 75 " I 50 3 00 1 75 - 2 50 "- 2 25 .00 . 75 50 00 00 25 60 50 3 50 TO 4 50 2 75 " 3 00 $3 00 TO 4 50 4 00 250 3 Z5 1 00 175 , - o 1 75 50 1 25 BUSINESS CARDS. TJLY TrTTUEV JI. I. ' J PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Offtce Over the White House Store. Kesidknte Next door to Mrs. afiiniinn1 boarding house, Clieuaiuus street, Astorij Orejjon. I Q. A. BOWLBY. l ATTORNEY AT LAW. Clienamtw Street. - ASTOKIA. OREGOi r w. fui.tox. ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASTOIUA - - - OREGON Office over rage & Allen's store, Caas street "O C. HOLDKN.l NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND IN- SURANCE AGENT. A. VAN DUSEN. NOTARY PUBLIC. Chenanuu Street, near Occident IloteJ. ASTORIA, OREGON. Asent Wells, Fargo & Co. "P I. HICKS. PENTIST, ASTORIA. - - - - OREGON. Tinning In Allfli'a hnllHlntr nn ctolro rr.m. of Cass and Siemocqhe streets. tk. 3i. d. Jiarxxxes. rilYSICIAN' AND SURGEON. Graduate University of Virginia. is63 PllVSlcian to IfclV Ylw lirwnlr.ir Tt.mmnr& Clty.lSC9-T0. fJKKIPE tn V.-ipi. . Alton'a hnlMlns ... stairs. Astoria. ' " T A. McIXTOSH. MERCHANT TAILOR, Occident Hotel Building. ASTORIA - - - OREGON q n. iiAirv & co., DEAUCK IX Ooors. 'Windows. Jftliads, Traa flOtaH, LHHibr, Ete. All kinds of Oalc Lumber. Glass, Boat Ma terial, etc. Steam Mill near Weston liotel. Cor. Gen erne and As tor st reels. UITL.EXHART JL HCHOEXE. Occident Hotel Hair Dressing Saloon ASTORIA - OREGON. Hot, Cold, Shonfr, Steam and SalBhur BATHS. B""SpeciaI attention given to ladles' aoa children's hair cutting. Private Entrance for Indies. WIULUl FRY. PRACTICAL boot Am suei: MAKER. Chexamtjs NTitEKT. opposite Adler's Book store, - Astoria, Oreqox. -Perfect fits guaranteed. All work warranted. Give me a trial. All orders promptly filled. W. L. MV.VIIK, Astoria. J. A. BROWX Portland. BKOWX & MrCAUE, STEVEDORES AND RIGGERS. Astoria office At E. C. Holden's Auction store. Portland ofllce24 B street. 13-tl To-Xight. To-Night. GRAND BALL, AT MUSIC HALL, THIS EVENING. is. -l- qtjxkhn-- dealer In FAMILY ttROCERTES, SfAItS, MILL FEED AKD HAY Cash paid for country produce. Small profits on cash sales. Astoria, Oregon, cor ner of Main and Squemocctho streets. I. W. CASE, IMPORTER AND WIIOLE3ALK AND RE TAIL DEALER IX GENERAL MERCHANDISE Corner CheniumiH and Cuss street. ASTORIA - - - OREGON. Wm. Houseman oi Portland B EOS LEAVE TO NOTIFY HIS friends and customers that he has opened A FISHERMAN'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS STORE Next to G. TV. Hume's grocery store. P. HOUSEMAN, Agent HANSEN BEOS Contractors and Builders, CORNER ASTOR AND CASS STREETS. Near Congregational Chureh. And are now ready to receive orders for all kind1; of WOOD WOStS, Contracts taken to build and repair SHIPS, HOUSES, BOATS, ETC.. AT LOWEST RATES. S5yDoors atid Window Frames made t o order. P. T. UAHCLAT. T. If. HATCH. HATCH & BARGLAY, ' COMMISSION MERCHANTS, No. 20 California St., San Francisco, Cal. C. H. STOCKTON, StOXJSS, exc32f -AND j -CARRIAGE PAINTER,- j- PAPER HANGING AND VALL COLORING A SPECIALTY. GLAZING PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO. arsbop next door to Astorlan Office, In Strfetefi building. M. jfglk " 2f.