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Vol. xix.
Astoria, Oregon, Saturday Morning, May 19, 1883.
No. 43.
"WANTS INFORMATION.
"Writing from Columbia Falls, a
correspondent of the Reporter
says:
"I want you to tell me whether
settlers nave any rights tnat are
respected bv the crovernment of
the United States, if the railroad
company wants to steal their lands.
I came here ten years ago and
bought out a man who had pre
empted 1G0 acres. He settled
here before there was any railroad.
Then is not any railroad here now
in less than seventy-five miles
from me, and that is over in "Wash
ington territory. I have worked
hard on my place, me and my wife
and the only boy we had left from
the war. One was starved to
death at Andersonville and one
was killed at Shiloh. I have got
a house worth $1,500, a nice
orchard and eighty acres in wheat.
Most all the rest is hay and pasture.
All told, it is worth 4,000.
"When I went to enter the home
stead the register told me it was
railroad land, but I could write to
the commissioner at Washington.
I done that and got a letter that
the land was reserved for the
North Pacific railroad before I
tried to enter it. I wrote back
and asked the Commissioner if his
books didn't show that the land
was pre-empted before the railroad
was thought of. He told me that
didn't make any difference, and if
I wanted the land I must buy it
of the railroad. I wrote to the
secretary of the interior and he
said the commissioner had decided
right.
1 don't know what to do but
thought I wouldn't buy of tho
railroad, leastwise not before there
was a railroad inside of seventy
five miles.
A few weeks ago I see in a
newspaper that Secretary Teller
had decided that when there was a
settler on a piece of land before
the railroad was located, the land
did not go to tho company but to
tho settler. I started off next
morning before light to go to the
land office to enter my land, and
when I got there the register told
mo I couldn't do it. I asked him
if Secretary Teller hadn't said the
land was not railroad land. Yes,
he said, that is the Secretary's
decision, but you sec, says he,
that you applied once before, and
your application was rejected.
That decision is final, says he; and
he showed me a letter he had just
got from the commissioner at
Washington in another case tho
same as mine, and the commission
er said just those words. Just
then another man stepped up -an
asked the register the numbers of
my land, and before I got out of
town that man filed a tree claim
on my homestead. I heard of it
and went back, and what do you
think the register said? "Why,
that anybody else but me could
enter the land; but my case he
said was rest ajudica. I don't
know what rest ajudica means un
less it means that everybody in
"Washington is thieves and 'scoun
drels. Now what am I to do? Has Sec
retary Teller made a decision in
favor of settlers that ho don't
mean to carry out, or is there
some underhanded work going on
that he don't know anything
about.''
Before that tree man gets niy
homestead there'll be one or two
funerals, but I want to know how
this matter stands in "Washington,
D. C.
English seaports have expert
enced a remarkable increase of
prosperity duriug the past few
years, and London and Liverpool
have companions, if not rivals, for
the trade of the world. A few
years ago Hull was decidedly dull
now it is emphatically alive. A
magnificent scheme for better
dock facilities is under way. The
Alexandria dock is to have a wa
ter area of forty-six acres, a river
frontage of over a mile and an en
trance lock 550 feet long and 85
wide. The Lancashire port of
Barrow is a new creation and
turns out a considerable number
of ships, and is improving in its
trade. The Manchester ship .ca
ll! is almost assured. , ' -
France in the Far East.
The feeling of sour grapes at
seeing Egypt Anglicized has at
last brought France into the in
cipient throes of colonial war.
The French press approve unani
mously of the Tonquin expedition
and getting a little cheap glory
out of John Chinaman. France
will soon have the emperor of
China in leading-strings, just as
England has the Khedive of
Egypt. There is no Nile in Ton
quin, but there is the famous Ucd
river, watering a country inhabited
by 50,00,000 people, and it has a
delta not quite as large, but al
most as fertile as the delta of the
Nile. Just as England narrowly
missed being confronted in Egypt
by the unbridled fanaticism of
Islam, so France runs the risk of
having arrayed against herself in
Tonquin the long pent up fires of
Confucianism. Just as England
had to dispose of Arabi, the Egyp
tian, so France has got to deal
with Sieon Jen Fou, Chief of the
HeTckis, or Pavilions Noirs, who
has already won the sobriquet of
t:Las" among his admiring coun
trymen. This Chinese Arabi,
moreover, has lately received from
the emperor the dignity of Manda
rin of the second class, just as the
Egyptian Arabi received from the
Sultan the decoration of the first
class of Mendjidich.
The Tonquin expedition is es
pecially popular in military circles,
when the word "China" recalls the
good old days when Count Polika
so's soldiers tied tightly about
their ankles their baggy capacious
trowsers and opening them to the
waist, filled these improvised
sacks with the splendid gold and
silver loot of the Emperor's sum
mer Palace at Muen Min Vin,
near Tietsin. The Ferry Ministry
now proposes to regain French
prestige in the extreme east and at
the same time exemplify the truth
of Bismarck's saying, that no
three 3'ears would ever pass by
without the French government
sending out an army somewhere.
Admiral Meyers will destroy the
20,000 Chinese sent from Pekin to
help the Anamites, Commandant
Riviere will chastise the Chinese
Arabs on the banks of the Red
river, and M. Dekergarade will be
come mentor to the Emperor of
China, just as Lord Dufferin was
mentor to the Khedive.
French custom-house duties will
be collected in Tonquin and the
newly civilized Anamites will
enjoy all the blessings peculiar to
French citizenship. They will not
be allowed to use any tobacco
J except French tobacco which has j
tue most questionable flavor 01 1
any in the world, and they will j
not be allowed to light their pipes
with any other matches than
French matches, which are the
worst in Europe, and this is say
ing a great deal. The outcome of
it all will be a little cheap glory
and history will have to record in
her annals still another instance of
a colony founded by a Latin race,
only to be eventually utilized and
developed by tho Anglo-Saxon.
This is the Enlish view of the
French colonization scheme.
Slaves Held by Indians.
It is a curious fact that the
chiefs of the petty Seminole tribes
still hold negroes in bondage in
the free state of Florida. In
Southeastern Florida, in tho neigh
borhood of Biscayne Ba3r, the In
dians hold negro men, women and
children in bondage, just as they
did before and during the war.
Recently one of these slaves came
into the town of Miami, on Bis
cayne Bay, and was surprised
when the people informed him
that he was a free man. He had
never heard of the Emancipation
Proclamation, and knew nothing
of the results of the war. This
well illustrates the ignorance of
the negroes and the shrewdness of
the Indians. It is probable that
the slaves of the Seminoles do not
see a white man once in ten years.
The fact that slaves are held in
the United States should receive
the attention of the government
and the evil which caused so much
sectional, bitterness and.finally civil
wai? totally-eradicated- j .,:.
the
British Medical Journal the re
sult of his year's experience with
out meat. At first he found the
vegetables insipid and had to use
sauces and pickles to get them
down. As soon as he became ac
customed to the diet all condi
ments were put aside, except a
little salt. The desire for tobacco
and alcohol left him spontaneous
ly. Then all his digestive func
tions became regular and he found
himself wholly free from head
aches and bilious attacks. After
three months a troublesome rheu
matism left him and at the end of
a year he had gained eiglit pounds
in weight. He believes he can do
more mental labor than before and
that all his senses are more acute.
For breakfast he has brown bread,
apples and coffee; dinner consists
of two vegetables, brown bread
and pie or pudding; for tea he re
joices in bread and jam, with milk
and water, and for supper bread,
jam, cold pudding, and. as a lux
ury, boiled onions. Eggs, milk,
butter and cheese are used only
in very small quantities. The den
tist is a doctor and his statement
is drawing out many similar ones
from medical men.
Some one who has "been there"
remarks that "journalism cannot
be taken up ns the pastime of an
idle hour, or as a special means of
gain, or as a stepping stone to
other literary work, and made a
complete success." It requires a
tedious and laborious apprentice
ship, special skill, the result of
training, and a single-minded de
votion, to the exclusion of other
fields of labor. Its rewards are
success and influence, but not, ex
cept in very rare instances, any
personal fame. Its products are
ephemeral, and the newspaper
writer must be content to see his
product swallowed up in the pile
of daily accretion, and forgotten
with the memory of the occasion
which calls it forth.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
TI1I5 powder never varies. A man el of
purity. strength and vrnalesomeness. More
economical than the ordinary kinds, and
cannol be sold in competition with the mul
titude of low test snort weight, alum or
piiospuaic powuers. aoiaoniutn cans, kov
ai. Baking rownKit Co., 10c Wall-st. N. Y.
Street Improvement Notice.
NOTICE is hereby given that the
Common Council of the city of Astoria
propose to order the improvement of
itt.im Micct 111 nidi puiiiuu ut iiiu cuy
of Astoria which was laid out aud re
corded by John McClure, from the south
side of Astor street Jo the south side of
8th street, by grading the same to its
lull width to the established grade as
established by ordinance Xo. 72 of the
city of Astoria, and by planking the
same 24 feet wide in the center of said
street, and unless a remonstrance signed
by the owners of two-thirds of the prop
erty fronting on said portion of said
street be filed with the Auditor and
Clerk within ten days of the final pub
lication of this notice, viz.: Monday,
.june-i, ins., tue common council will
order said improvements to be made.
1$ order of the Common Council.
T.S.JEWETT,
Auditor and Clerk.
Astoria, May i:, 1883.
BOZORTH & JOHNS.
Real Estate Dealers.
A :eneral agency business trausacted
Ifcive Columbia City. Alderbrook, Astoria
nnu aeasiue property lor saie.
WBI. EDGAR,
Dealer!
Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes
A vegetarian reports to
W ROYAL CSK&S J
Meerschaum and Brier Pipes,
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
Revolvers and Cartridges.
THPfiRPXT
RMANREM
JTOR.
RHEUMATISM,
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backache, Soreness of the Chest,
Gout, Quinsy, Sora Throat, Swell
ings and Sprains, Burns and
Scalds, General Bodily
Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted
Feet and Ears, and all other
Pains and Aches.
Ko Preparation on earth equals St. Jacobs Oil
as a safe, sure, simple and cheap External
Remedy. A trial entails but the comparatively
trifling outlay of 50 Cents, and titrj one suffer
ing with pain can havo cheap and potitire proof
of its claims.
Directions In Eleven Languages.
BOLD BY ALLBBUGGI8TS AHD DEALEBB
IN HEDI0IHE.
A. VOGEZJ3R & CO.,
JDaltimore, 3.70., XT. 8. A.
An amateur poetess anxiously
vrails, "Oh, where can I find rest?"
Get a position as saleswoman in a
store that doesn't advertise, dar
ling.
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.
Pain hi the right side, under edge of
ribs, increasing on pressure; sometimes
tho pain is on the leftside; the patient is
rarely able to lie on tho left side; tome
times the pain is felt under the shoulder
and is sometimes taken for Rheumatism
in the arm. The stomach is affected with
loss of appetite and sickness ; the bowel
in general are costive, sometimes alter
nating with laxity ; the head is troubled
with piln.accompanied with adull.heavy
sensation in the back part. There is gener
ally a considerable loss of memory, nccom
fauied with a painful sensation of having
eft undone something which ought to
have lcen done. A slight, dry cough Ls
sometimes attendant. The patient com
plains of weariness and debility; he is
cosily startled ; his feet are cold or burn
ing, and he complains of a. prickly sensa
tion of the .skin; his spirits are low, and,
although he ls satisfied that exercise would
be bcncflclal to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try it.
If you have any of the above symptoms,
you can certainly be cured by the use of
the genuine DK. C. McLAXiTS I.IVEK
PILLS.
When vou limOIrLane'ii rills, insist
on having DIt. C. McLANES CEL.E
IIKATEI) LIVER TILLS, made by Flcm
iir Itros., Pittsburgh, Pa.
If you can not get tho genuine DR.
C. McLANK'S 1.1 VER PILLS, send us
JJ5 cents by mail, and we will send them
to you.
FLEMING BROS., Plttslrargli, Pa.
King of the Blood
Is not a "aire all," It is a blood-purifier ami
tonic. Impurity of the blood poisons the sys
tem, deranges the circulation, and thus In
duces many disorders, known by dinVrent
names to distinguish them according to ef
fects, but being really branches or phases of
that great generic disorder. Impurity oi
Itlood. Such are DuiKpla, lilllloiuntt.
Liter Complaint, Omt(pallon, A'cmitf Dis
order, Headache, Bachache, General WtaU
nc. Heart Dlcae, Dropsy, Ktdneu Dlrcatc,
Pile, Rheumallxm, Catarrh, Scrofula, Skin
Disorders, Pimples. Uleent. Sicclllny, c.
tic Kin? of the Blood prevents ami
cures these by attacking the cawe. Impurity
of the blood. Chemists and phjslclans agree
In calling it "the most genuine and efficient
preparation for the purpose." Sold by Drug
gists, SI per bottle. Sec testimonials, direc
tions, &c, in pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases
ol tlift Blood." wrapped around each bottle.
I. RANSOM, SON" Co.. Props
Rutfalo.X. .
Brewery Beer Saloon.
The Best Beer 5 cts a Glass.
Hot Lunch every Day from 10 to 12 A. M
The best of Liquors and Cigars on hand.
A deservedly iopu!ar place of social report.
GEO. HILLER.
TO CAS CONSUMERS.
We h3ve received a large supply of
CHANDELIERS, GLOBES,
And a General Assortment of
Fixtures In Plumbers' Goods.
EyCall and examine our Good.
RUDDOCK & JLEVAK.E.
Nearly opposite O. R. & N. Co.'s Dock, lw
FOR LIVERPOOL DIRECT!
British Iron Barque
"BYEVALE," 100 Al.
WILLIAMS, --- - Master,
mills FINE VESSEL HAVING HER CAlt-
jl go iuiiv engaged will nave yutuK
DESPATCH, and will be followed by the
British Iron Barqne
"ULL0CK," 100 Al.
SALMON In cases wilt be takc.n In lots to
suit shippers, at reasonable rates.
For rates of Freight and Insurance
Apply to MEYER, WILSON & CO., "
or to SIBSON, CHURCH & CO..
tf . , .Portland, Oregon.
C. H. STICKEL8.
A. M. JOHNSON & Co.,
Dealers in
CROCKERY & CLASS WARE.
Also Wholesale Dealers in
Paints;, Oils. Vnmislies. Glass,
Jntty. Artists Oil and "Water
Colors, I 'flint aud Enlso-
minc Brushes.
Constantly on hand a full and choice stock
of Staple and Fancy Groceries Only tho
Best kept.
Our stock of Crockery and. Glass
War' Is the Largest and most Complete
Sti k ever opened in Astoria.
Consisting of
Tea and Dinner Sets, Toilet Sets. Glass.
Fruit, and Water Sets. Bar Fixtures. Ale
Slu;c. Ponies Rustic Bottles Goblets, Tum
blers Leu uiiade Cutis, &c , &.c.
Ever thing sold at Lowest living Rates.
imlitj' Guaranteed.
An Examination will more than repay you.
W. E. DEMENT & CO.
SXEtTJT GUESTS.
ASTOKIA, - - - OREGON
Carry in Stock,
DRUGS,. CHEMICALS, TOILET
and
FANCY ARTICLES.
Prescriptions carefully Compounded,
LOEB & CO.,
JOBBERS IN
WINES.
LIQTJOKS,
AND
CIGARS.
AGENTS FOR THE
Best San Francisco Houses and
Eastern Distilleries.
Tumblers Decanters, and All
Kinds of Saloon Supplies.
J3T"A11 goods sold at San Francisco Prices.
MAIN STREET,
Opposite Parker House. Astoria, Oregon.
MAGNUS C. CROSBY,
Dealer In
HAOTAEE, IM, STEEL,
iron Pipe and Fittings,
PLUMBERS AND STEAM FITTER?
Goods and Tools,
SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD
SHEET IRON TIN AHD COPPER,
CaaiiBry anfl FlsliBrmens Supplies
Stoves, Tin Ware and House
Furnishing Goods.
JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN, COP
PER PLUMBING and STEAM FITTINQ
Done with neatness and dispatch.
None but first class workmen employed.
A large assortment ofj
SCALE?
constantly on hand
HANSEN BROS. .
HA YE BJEMO YED I
From their old quarters to their
NEW SHOP
AND FACTORY NEAR KINNEY'S CAN
NERY. T.ILOH.INrG,
Cleaning Repairing.
NEAT, CHEAP AND QUICK, BY
GEORGE I.OVETT,
Main Street, opposite N. Loeb's.
NEVILLE & CO.
Pacific Net and Twine Co.
Sax Frasciico, April llth,1883.
De in Si its;
For general convenience,
we have sent a supply of So. 30, 12
ply ;enuiue Scotch Salmon Net
Tivinc, to the care of A. M. JOHNSON
Sz CO., Astoria, which will be sold at
low enough figures to make it an object
for all net menders to use it for repairs,
in place of the more costly No. 40, 12-
piy.
Fishermen who have heretofore nsed
this grade of twine for repairs, claim
that the durability of the patch is equal
to the balance of the net, after the latter
has had a few weeks use. We think it
will be money in your pocket to try it.
For prices and samples apply to
A. M. JOHNSON & CO.,
Astoria.
Neville & Co. Sole Agents, ... vn(.ipn.
St and 33 CallTornla St. f San clsco;
G. A. STINSON & CO.,
BLACKSMITH1NG,
At Capt. Rogers old stand, corner of Cass
and Court Streets.
Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing.
Wagons made and repaired. Good work
guaranteed. '
A.M. J01I'SOJ.
WILLIAM: HOWE
-DEALER IN-
Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber.
All kinds ol
OAK LUMBER.
GLASS,
Boat Material, Etc.
ssisP
""aiia,iai a ui
I Boats of all Sinds Made to Order. I
: ;
a !
E&Ordera from a distance promptly attended to, and satisfaction guaranteed In all cases
'1 'Z.'J.' ' '-'JJ?Z11T JOZ C'-J 1-l.mJ-t '.
S. ARNDT & EERCHEN,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
The Pioneer Machine Shop
BLACKSMITH
SHOP
AND
Boiler Shop
All kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
AND
STEAMBOAT WORK
Promptly attended to.
A specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS.
Bknton Street, Near Parker Housb,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
GENERAL MACHINISTS AND
BOILER MAKERS.
LAMDanilABlEEEfflS
Boiler Work, Steamboat Work
and Cannery Work a spe
cialty. OASTIKTOS ,
Of all Descriptions made to Orrtci
at Short Notice.
A. D. Wass, Presedent.
J. G. IICSTI.EK, Secretary.
I. W. Case, Treasurer.
JOHN Fox, Superintendent.
A. V. Allen
(SUCCESSOR TO PACE & ALLEN.)
Wholesale and retail dealer' tn
Provisions,
Glass and Piated Ware,
TROPICAL AND DOMESTIC
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Together with
Wines, LiquorsJobaccoXigars
Wilson & Fisher,
SHIP CHANDLERS.
DEALKR3 IN
Iron, Steel, Coal, Anchors, Chains,
TAR, PITCH, OAKUM,
WROUGHT AND CUT GALVANIZED
9PXKE9.
Nails, Copper Nails aud Burrs,
Shelf Hardware, Faints and Oils
Rubber and Hemp Packing of all Kinds,
PROVISIONS.
FI.OUK AND M1XX. FJCE1).
Agents for Salem Flouring Mills.
Corner Chenamus and Hamilton Streets
ASTORIA. OKEGON.
LOOK HERE !
"We respectfully Inform the public that we
will always keep on hand the Lest quality of
Fresh and Cured Meats
5j?H?jay -
Choice Family Groceries,
Fresh Fruits, Vegetables, Crockery and
Glass-ware.
Ships, Hotels and Boarding Houses sup
plied on liberal terms.
A Rhare of tho public patronage if respect
fully solicitad. .,,,
dlf, "WASHES & THOMPSON.
7XX3EtZTZZtO
AND
Bracket Work
A SPECIALTY.
BUSINESS CARDS.
T? C. IIOLDEN,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND IN
SURANCE AGENI.
Q.ELO F. IMRKJSR.
SURVEYOR OF
Clatsop County, and. City of Astoria
Ottlce:-Chenamus street, Y.M. C. A. hall
Room No. 8.
"O . TVIMTON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
-Office in Fythian Building. Rooms 11, 12
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON.
TAY TUTTjLE, 31. .
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Rooms l, 2, and 3. Pythian Build
ing. RF.SIDHJTCK Over J. E. Thomas' Drug:
Store.
"p P. HICKS,
PENTIST,
ASTORIA, --- - OREGON
Rooms In Allen's building up stairs, corner
of Cass and Sqemocqhe strets.
X Q.A.BOlVIiBY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Chenamus Street, - -ASTORIA, OREGON
T J. JOXES,
STAIR BUIIDER,
Ship and Steamboat Joiner.
CHAS.H.WILLIAMSON&CO.
REAL ESTATE
AND
General Commission Brokers.
Office on Squemoqua street, opposite Asto
iuait Office.
A General Agency business transacted.
MISS LINEKER.
FASHIONABLE DRESSMAKER.
Suits made in the Latest Style, and on short
est notice ; also
Fainted Flowers on the Dresses
ET-Ladios are Invited to call and see sam
ples of this fine work.
PRICES JIEASOXAB&E.
GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.
Bills of Exchange on any
Part ol Europe.
1AM AGENT FOR TIE FOLLOWING
well known and commodious steamship
lines,
STATE LINE, RED STAR,
WHITE STAR.
HAMBURG-AMERICAN,
DOMINION LINE,
NATIONAL, and AMERICAN LINE.
Prepaid tickets to or from any European
port.
For full information as to rates of fare,
sailing days, etc, apply to
LW.CASE.
CLATSOP MILL
COMPANY
Successors or
GEO. Wr. HUME SAW MILL.
MANUFACTURERS 9 DEALERS
IN
LUMBER, SALMON BOXES, TRAYS, ETC.
Office and Mill
CORNKi: OF "WEST 9TH AXD "VTATEK ST3
FIRST QUALITY LUMBER.
THE
WESTPORT
MILL COMPANY
IS IN THE FIELD AND TROPOSE3 TO
remain.
We will take orders for lumber from 100
to COO M., at the mill or delivered.
We also manufacture lath and shingles of
Al quality.
Flooring a Specialty.
Address all orders -
WESTPORT MILL CO. -S.C,BBX2TX,Swpt.