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ABTORlA-OUECiOH:
SU2JDAY .
...... MAY 21,1633
The Curse of Land Grants.
At an early day in tho present
session of Congress the Secretary
of tho Interior was asked to fur
nish a statement in detail of the
nants of land to railway and other
corporation the amount of each
"rant, how" much each "corporation
J,
by
" had earned by "tho terms of tho
grant, to.how much" they have a
possible, equity over and above
what they legally earned, and
how much of- each and all the
grants is forfeited by non-compliance
with the contract of each.
Let us, says the Chronicle, make"
this po plain that tho simplest
mind can comprehend it. Every
charter awarded by Congress to a
railroad corporation that contains a
grant of- land lias a proviso that
the road contracted far should be
completed in a certain time, or the
grant failed. as to so much of the
road as remained incomplete at
the-lapse of that time. A road
that was to be two thousand miles
long, and had a grant of forty
: square miles of land to the milo of
road, would be entitled to patents
for eighty thousand square miles
or 51,200,0001 acres of land, pro
vided the road was completed in
the time specified in the charter.
But, whether completed of not, it
would have a legal right to 25,000
acres per mile of road for as many
miles of road as had been com
pleted and accepted by the govern
ment commissioners within the
time specified in tho charter. The
grant to the Northern Pacific, for
example, lapsed about the time
that company had completed five
hundred miles of its road. It
therefore has a legal and clear
" title to 1,-800,000 'acres of its
grant. From ihat timo to the
time this year's- statement of the
Secretary of the Interior was
made it completed, say two hun
" dred rmiles moro; it therefore is
supposed to have earned an equity
of '5,ViO,000 additional acres.
iThe remainder of the grant, 32,-
s - i80j000,--is contingent on the pas-
sago of an act by Congress, either
recognizing the company's right to
"an equity if it completes tho whole
road oftustorrng the land to tho
public domain.
The Secretary's statement shows
: - that the grants of land made to
. six railway .companies, including,
with others, the Northern Pacific,
the Southern Pacific, the Texas
Pacific and the California and
Oregon,- aggregate 115,4."S,31-8
acres. Of thi aggegate legal
title has been earned to 13,t5."l.
196 acrs before the lapso cf the
giants.. Equitable title had been
earned, or at least set up, to 14,-
201,314 acres for road built after
the lapse of tho gran's, and S",
674,478 acres were in a condition
to bo forfeited to tl e government
absolutely at the tima this as
iounding .statement was sent to
Congress. The uggrogate of the
ix grants covers an urea over
130,000 square miles; or, to quote
the language of the Sfcrotary,
"more territory than is contain
ed in all -the New England
states, New York, Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, and Maryland."
The area legally earned by the3e
six corporations covers 29,091
square miles,covering a territory
'equal to all' of New England, ex
cept Maine." And tiie area to
which equitable claims is set up
covers 22,2S3 square miles "a
territory larger than Massachu
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut
and -Now Hampshire." The area
of tho remainder of tho grants,
that part which is waiting on an
act of Congress for restoration to
the public domain," and to which
tho grantees have neither legal nor
equitablo right-, is 130,73G square
miles "a-territory nearly equal in
extent toNewEngland,NewYork,
Now Jersey and Maryland, or to
the three great states New York,
Pennsylvania and Ohio."
The Secretary remarks, in refer
ence to -that class which wo call
"equitable,", that "if the principle
is admitted that the. corporations
bavo an equitablo claim to land
pro rata for each milo of road
built since the expiration of the
01 tllc
time set forth for tho completion j
of tho rpads up to tho present)
time," they will be entitled to so
much in addition to that which
they have legally earned. Right
there is the feline hiding place in
the meal. ForifthLsprincipleonce
becomes admitted and established
, ., . .
law, then these corporations, , J
every one of which broke its con-'
tract, may, by the delays of (Jon-,
.. -. . -. T !
gres3 io pass an act resxonng me
forfeited land-83,G74,47S acres ,
or an area as great as that of the ;
states of New York, Pensylvania !
and Ohio finallv secure lejral
legal
title to all of it. And this game I
these corporations have played at
Congress for the last five years,
and appear to bo playing it suc
cessfully for the present session.
There is no present piospectof lbs
passage of such an act this seion;
but there is very fair prospect of
the completion of the Northern
Pacific, Atlantic and Pacific, and
Toxas Pacific before another Con
gress could reach the case and i -
store tho land to the public do
main. As to the Southern Pacific
it is already completed, and hi
already earned its equity in the
forfeited grant.
There is nothing in the history j
of any civilized nation so moii- j
strous, so stupid, so infamous as
tho legislation which has turned
over theso more than imperial gifts
of land to the ownership of a few
bloodless, soulless, aspiring and
brutal corporations. It is a direct
bid for the establishment and per
petuation of a landed aristocracy
in the United States as jnuch more
powerful than that of Ireland as
Franco is larger than Belgium, and
as much moie able to defy tho
government as an American Con
gress, restricted by a written con
stitution, is less able to cope with
such a combination as tho British
Parliament, which may make and
mend tho unwritten constitution
of the empire at its will. If Con
gress faits to restore this 130,73G
6quare miles, of forfeited land to
the public domain it will be guilty
of -u neglect of duty-that must
plant the seed and at some future
day not so far off, either bear
the fruits of a social and political
revolution compared with whioh
tho lato civil war was but a trifling
episode.
Hurnln? of Bay View Cannery.
At seven o'clock last evening
a dispatch was received from
Clifton that tho I5ay Viowc.mnery
was in flames. From the bell
tower it beemed a mas3 of fire and
its total destruction is certain. It
va- owned by Messrs Bowlhy,
Anderson and Davidson, w;i vr.-m
ued at 10,000 and was iniiti-3
for 25,000.
JIISCELLAXEOUB.
Net Lost.
OS I'KAOOCK SriT, 31AY lui,.ir so
1'. Jl. about 2vC lalhonij cf 40-ir.t. h
net. Scotch nml JlarbotirN 12-iilv ; iiuk
branacil "11. Y." .-uirt "S. r. c..." I'ipiicr
ilease teytuit to MJAXMNAVIAN l: I 't.
Upper Astoria, Ma 19, 1642 it":
Net Lost.
ON T11K MCUT OK TIIK Kill, XILXU
i'ulnt Kl3. about ISO rathoms l not
marked A.O.cn eotk.s. The finder will be suit
ably reardrd byleavlncit st the oaieo of
the U.VION PACKING CO. my 19 tlS:
Net Found.
OX JIOKNINU OF MAY lSra.roUXD
oil Tort Steveui about -to fathoms new
net : no marks oa corks or IpxcK. Owner
can have It by callingat CUTTING'S CAiii".
bkipanon.
illw Skipanon, May 10, 1532.
Dissolution Notice.
THE FAKTNEttSmr IICSETOFORE
existing between Fred Moy, AiJulf Kel
ler and John Moy. and doing business under
the Arm name of Jloy & Keller. City Market,
Is this day dissolved, by mutual cousent,
Fred. Moy retlnns, and Ad. Keller and John
Moy will continue the business on the old
stand and will be pleased to see all of the
old patrons and solicits a share of the public
patronage, mils and out-standinr Indebted
ness will be paid and collected by the new
linn.
AD. KELI.ni.
myl"-wvt JOHNilOY
$1,000 Reward.
ON THE NIGHT OF THE ttn OF MAY,
Boat No. 21, run by Arthur Whltty. had
half ot a Net cut and stolen, of tho follow
ing description, lz: WeD of Barbour's 12
Ely Twine No. j, with black streaks of un
lcached Twine netted through the Web;
SH-inch incsh and meshes deep i cork
lino S;UvDCd with No. X cotton twine and
load lino "with -No. C2 : corks marked J.
Hrano. I "will pay a PiEwahd or Oxe
TuocsANn Ooluvbs to any person t urrlsh-
ing iniormauon leaaicg to tnc arrest and
conviction of patties engaged In cutting and
..A.ii .i. :.u .-.:r: .. --. : r" :::"
ALCOilUJ, WU UUlC-lUVmiVllUU UCfc Or MlVlrTTf. lirilVnT-PVT T-- liniT T'nn
: title
u-. , u '--, s
,IU3" u Hunt-
. to,,, . j , , - , , ,
....Warranty doe 13, quit claim deeds
and mortgages, for sala at this office.
MISCELLANEOUS.
DEMOCRATIC
C5A4 - rmij.
O vdb Ufc -I- iOiSX t
l"OJi CosG&r&s,
W. 1). FEN'TOX, of .Yamhill county
Kon Govkunok,
JOS. S. SMITH, of Multnomah comity.
rou St rnien: Jcnci.
D. I1ATTUCK, of Waiiiitfon Co.
run M.CKh.rAiii or .-tati'. ;
K WEATHEi:FOBD. of Lint. Co.!
Fon STATr. TarAsiJirn. i
I1YMAX ABRAHAM, of Douglas Co
fj-l O ! -i A 1Jwvvj- Tfc-iifii'i'fr.i-
i; om. . itnitiAMiiiiiiuj, -j
"" "'"-. --
WILBUR F. CORNELL, of Marion Co.
kou raosrrcriNu attorney,
". K. STRODE, of Multnomah.
Clatsop County KouiinaUons.
t'oa Joint Si:n'atoi:,
(For C!at-oi. Columhia and Tillauionl:,)
A. C KIXXEV.
t'ou Joint Rei-iicsrntativi .
For Clatsop ami Tillamook,)
JOHN" HOBSON.
TOR COr.VTV .TfDfiF.
S. ). ADAIR,
l'ei: County Commivioxi:i:-
0. LEINENWniiKR. R. .1. MORRI
SON. Kon County Ctrii!:.
C. J." TRENCH ARD.
i on snr.itirr, j
A. M. TWOMBLY.
I'or. Assc-soit.
L. V. I'OOLE.
For Tjikascri:i:,
ISAAC BERGMAN.
Km: School Scn:niXTKXDrxr,
W.1J. ADAIR.
l'oi; ScnvnvoR,
S. V. TALLMAN.
Ton Conoxr.i:.
15. J!. FRAXKLIN.
KEPUBLIOAN "
State Ticket.
A
w - : -v-'.r. - ;
'tefrA
I'or. Coxonr.s.-,
jr. (5KOKGE, o MuHuonnii vounty.
Ton GovEKNon.
Z. K. MOODY, of Wasco county.
Ton Surur.Mi: Judce,
W. P. LOUD, of Mai ion county.
b'ou Srci:r.TAi:v or hTATi:,
IJ.'I'.EAirHAKT.of Multnomah county
l'ei: St.vii: Ti:n.rEEi:,
EDWAItl) FIIHSCH, of Mai Ion county
I'oit Suit, or rtnuc Ixstkcctiox,
E. 15. McELIlOY, or Ilcnton county.
Ton SrATi: ri:isu:i:,
V. H. I5YAR?,of noucilas county.
I'otirtli IMstricl 'oiui::i:ltiiiK.
Kon Pcosr-cuTiNo ATron.Nrv,
.1. r. CAl'LlXofMulinoinahcomitv.
Clatsop County Nominations.
l'ei: Joixr .srTi: Scvatok,
(for Clatsop, Columbia ami Tiilamook.)
F. C.KKKD, of C!atoj county.
Y'M Joint Un-nrsi M.m i ,
(lor Ciatwip anil Tillamook,) -JA."5Pi:R
SMITH, of Tillji.iool; county
Kon COo.r .It l or,
C.A. MtflVlUK
Kei: Coc:tv fi f.uk.
K.ll.NPEUDKW
rei: SurKii'f,
JAS.W. WELCH.
' to:: Couxtv Tr.rAsirr.:.i:.
UIIAKi.ES HEIEI'.OKN.
1'Ott COOXTV COSllIlSiIONCKS,
HEKfiYF. FISHEK; V. E. PEASE
Fei: AssEsson,
W'.AV.PAKKKIt.
Fon Si'kvevou. ,
GEI.O I'Al'.KEIt.
1'uR KCIIOOI. SLTKBIXTrSllKST,
II . SLOOP.
Fon Cor.OSEi:,
DK. S. 7CIXSEY.
Leinenwcbor & Co.,
c. i.KivnvwKi:ri:. ji. nnon.v
KT.EUKlli:i 1W.
ASTOKIA. OKEOON.
TAMERS AMD CURRIERS,
Manufacturers and Importers of
A 1.1. KINDS 01'
x33..t3?:E3::E2:5s.
AND EIKDIXtiS
Wholesale Doalsrslu
OIL AND TALLOW.
r-II!ghct c.-uh price paid for Jlidri and
'fallow.
Notice.
from the County Court for the collection of
; the same, is in my hands. Delinquent tax-
i payers will please settle at once and save
1 iosts. A.J1 TWOMBLY
ray3 'sheriff.
VK5v -S.--. vt
JJ
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4
mzr-$A
yp
MISCE1.LASEOUS.
Allen
i-rcsK-dOK to kaoka, W.I.K.V) ,
Wholvna! and rt-raii 1 alei in
teoeertes,
. Provisions,
rookery -
Glass and Plated Ware.
KOI'ir.L A.NH IJUMhill
RUiTS AND VEGEFABLES.
r"rtl'r null
GO'S
X
I li
R
Tin; lM-t.ii :ui(t :iiom rir.ji!-'lc m-htI: nf
X
Riimls In ihoir lino to In- fnuml In IM oily.
CiinHT of (Y.v am! StiiClroi'.i!i" Mrt-i N.
AMniiiiA. oi;i:c.n.
MAKTI.V KOAI'.n. J- '. -TOK:. I
FOAEB & STOKES,
WJ-itlosali' ar.-l 'vtail i!i"ii j -i i
Wood and Willow-ware,:
GROCERIES.
Tobacco, Cigars, Wines and Liquors
r(ii:i:ii:.:ANi ne.MEiiii:
! -Fruils
and YcieLahles.'vnv. now i.
2?IUOLlXSL, ESSISZS,
i
COUNTRY riJOIHICE.!
General Commission Merchants
A8TOKIA, Oltl'.UOSr.
Nct to On son Kallwaj . N"av. co's VncU
& ilKllHT'S
BOOT!
AND
T5
i3
ARE THE BEST.
And co-,t no more than other brand-. , .unl if
tho Merchant with whom )ou trade does
not keep our (Joods, It i because it pas
better to sell a pair of Boots 01 shoes eiery
two inontlis than every fnur or five. WE
CirARANTEE EVEl'.Y PAIU WE MAKE.
Ail 'Merchants in good cic-dll can procure
these Coods at our Warelioiiios In Puitland
or San Francisco.
Try our "HERCULES" Patent Boois
HECKT BROS. &. CO.
-The Splendid New Ship
"ABOLE OBEIG!"
1448 Tons Register,
llulit under Special Survev and f lifted A t
lor Fifteen cats.
IlVKItllTl.' STAl'LJ', 2SnM-r.
TrriLIi LOAD rOIi UVEKPOOL DIRECT.
T and havlnz thobulkof licr cant en
gaged, will bequkklydispatcheil. A Imiltcd
quantity of salmon can lie taken, on rca-iou-
auie terms, in 1013 u sun snippers.
JS7 For Kates or 1'relgnt and .llher
particulars, apply to
SIBSO.M, CHURCH & CO.,
Portland. Orogou.
ni)lltP
City Auditor's Notice.
NOTICE IS HEREBY G I VEX THAT THE
City Assessment Koll of the City of
Astoria. Oregon, a3 rctuincd by the City As-
icsorlor tho year 15s2.H now on file m the
ofllca of the Auditor and Cleik of .ald city,
where it will remain open for Inspection un
til the 3lit day of May, lsS2. All applica
tion for corrections or reviilon'5 of the a;ne
must be filed with said Auditor and Clerk
prior to said 31st day of JIaviS52.
K.C.XOKIUS.
Auditor and Clerk.
Astoria, Hay 10, lSi
JIISCELLANEOrP.
Geo, W. Hume,
Wholesale and Retail Seaier
I GROCERIES,'
! Provisions, Lumber,
ETC.. ETC.. ETC.a
Fisljei'mcns urn! Cniiiiei'
SUPPLIER
A SVEC1ALTV.
aoknt for Tin:
San lose Fruit Packing Company.
and the
San Francisco Utaiical
1 ASTORIA
ORT.GON.
:C3
M. D. KANT,
THE
sr
BOSS1
'" !
Men's, Youths' and Boys' i
?
0
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS!
'VltV. liOSS 3.' tlif Latent S:lc,
HATS MID CAPS!
Tlti: BBSS XX
BOOTS AND SHOES!
tsii: itos ix
Cloths, Cassimeres anfl Tweefls!
Tin: uos
fiiERCHAST TAILOR
You will find t!iu FiiK'al aiul LarKul
Assortment. the ltcst Quality, and the
LO WEST of PRICES.
iVI. D. KANT,
The Olotliier.
.IHLW ViRIBTIBIi.
t.EO. JUU. -'
WAI.TEUPVKKS.
piiopjiicrei:
- STAtjK MANAi;Eir
Now Star? ia Hnjiiil Siicecision !
Engagement ot
SI1SS KITA EARLi:,
THE QI'EEN OF SONO AND DANCE!
:-!i all llir lenr. rirr.irnianre i:rry
Vlslit. Entire Iiangc of IVo.
mniume Onto a WtrK. fc
Cii'nprising all the latest
GOHCS, DAMCES AND ACTS.
We give the Best
Variety Entertainment
In the West.
Tin- theatre Is ciov.ucd nightly, and all
Mho have witnessed the entertainment pto
nounee it to be equal to any gl en elicwlicre.
Mr. Hill a? a caterer for the public's
amusement can not be excelled. Anjbodv
wishing to spend a pleasant evening and
seo sparkling '-Mr and beauty without vul
gatity, should Improve the opportunity and
come.
The company comprises the loUnwlng Mell
known Artists
Il?S I'AXMC W.U.TOJT.
t JIiss Louise COOJv.
Jin. Ciiakles Koni.rrt,
Mil. Joiix Coon.
Mr.. Josi:rii l'crrv,
Mn. WAMrr.K Parks.
Allif which will appear nightly In their dif
fount siieclaltles.
Open air concert mptv evening; perform -
ancecomiiicnchuat 8; entrance to theatre
onEcnton street; private boxes on Chena-
mus street.
Look out for Our Stars.
I
I
".- .: 1r' -l$.&m
risF?r 3" ' "fe V-ijiS -tew 7m
Prices
STsa
f
Lw-
"fe
-3TJ?.-
solution of
A
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s&. j. jtjlli j:
-:o:-
Is it an object to save Five Dollars on a Beautiful Cloak
or Dolman, the handsomest in Astoria?
Is it an object to save a Dollar on a Dress? .
Is it an object to save Fifty Cents on a pair of Shoes?
Is it worth while to save money in purchasing Corsets
from the largest assortment in Astoria? If so,
CALL AT THE CALSFORWIA STORE
They arc closing out business.
iCMMf $5 Less 01 a Suit than any oilier Store in Astoria !
:e:
;0&j:F13SX& BTQB, Opposite P. O.,
Astoria, Oregon.
, t$!?a j fCiui
i&uction'Sale! Auction Sale!
--flL"3?-
E. O. HOLDER'S AUCTION HOOMS!
b::ygijs.
STATHWIXV,
putkiwabs:.
J'lCTrKrFKAJSKS.
jrAir,rixr.H.
vakkks: vHvrutya.
Sale to Commence
SATURDAY EVENING, May 20, 7 p.
A;i:I Continue IJaiJy. Aflcrunon nml K renins.
iZT(S.Ii.) Diuinj: the Day ami during intermission of the Auction Sale
an j Cioods may be purchased at Frtvatc Sale.
i asp haSS
TlWtil
. v i?2v: .-fra'---stijt?v?i
i Ilk El.s !BL .
TYO DOOIIS EiVST OF OCCIDENT,
illSCEHANEOUS.
.5,
arfooni
Ko. 40 1 2-Ply
SALMON TWINE!
B0RK.MB LEAD LINES,
SEINE TiWNES
A Full Stock Now on Hand.
HENRY DOYLE & GO..
."511 market Street. Sais 'rancIeo
Sole A-rrnl? for the Pacific Coast.
HANSEN BROTHEKS,
Architects and Builders,
i All lsinits c IIonse;worhg.doiiP at
..
shortest notice.
j shop Corner of Cass and Aster Street,
ASTOEIA,
OKEGON
TV
Partnership
kj jjdj vv m vx .
ri'RSisnrac goods,
CUTrXKY.
.TEATKIiltV.
EAsrrs.
AIIT GOODS.
SIXiARS. Etc.. Etc.
m,
sOoffee and Tea Pot
MAY BE HAD OF
fE.RHA.WES
OLE AGENT.
Also, Agent for the celebrated
RtieU-N Palont Cook .Ntor.
iEDALLI0ST RA1t(jE(
STE.Jt I'lTTINGS A SPECIALTY.
Xo'.ic but the bet workmen employeJ.
All worksuarantead.ornocharga.'
IT
ASTOKIA. OREGON
3IISCELLANEOTJS.
CLOTHING!
HEN'S, YOUTHS' AND BOYS'.
FINE DKESS SUITS.
STYLISH BUSINESS SUITS.
SOFTl STIFF EATS,
In tho Latest Style?. Also a Flrst-CIas
.Line
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS!
The Custom Department embraces the
Newest Patterns In TWEED3, CAS3I
JinilKS. W01tSlED.-, etc. Suits made to
order in the
LATEST XKW YOltlv TASHIOXH
B. A. Mcintosh.
Merchant Taihr Clothier and Hatter,
OCCIDENT BLOCK.