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Vol. xix.
Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, September 5, 1883.
No. 134
A MINNESOTA TORNADO.
A cloud, black as the raven's
mug, appeard in the west. Sud
denly it split, and between the
two black trains expanded the
most fearful, dismal sky I erer
saw. The color was green gray
yellow, and it darkened the sun
so it became as twilight. The
carpenters had gathered together
with us on the porch.
"This must be a hailstorm," one
of them said; "now we will pretty
soon hear of disasters." Sudden
ly the cleft widened between the
two black cloud wings, and the
upper one came with a terrible
speed, flurrying back toward us.
"Let us walk in," I said. "It
seems as if we, too, shall get a
taste of it." We went in, and
our parlor looked quite dark. We
had scarcely locked the door be
fore we heard the roaring of the
storm coming.
In a moment we were sur
rounded by a white cloud, and the
wind and rain lashed the house,
which groaned and shirered. It
was not rain, it was furious tor
rents of water mixed with heavy
hail, which poured down from
heaven. The storm tried to burst
open the door, but five men pressed
against it with all their might.
The wall seemed to give way, and
stood in a bow; the building shook
as in convulsions. I felt a tight
ening of my heart every time the
house seemed to be lifted from the
ground and dropped down again.
Twice we had these terrible
shocks; then in a moment house,
men, furniture were hurled through
the air 100 feet away. I do not
remember anything till I found
myself on the ground crawling
among the ruins of my home.
The first I discovered was my
wife, with a child in each arm, ly
ing at my side. Men and chil
dren were scattered around among
lumber and sidings, whether alive
or dead nobody could tell.
A table and a staircase came
flying through the air; some men
met them and pushed them away,
so they did not kill my wife and
children; bits of wall and roof
whirled round us; here it was im
possible to remain. We crept
and crawled and ran for our lives
to the forest. As we found each
other there, we were only six; a
friend of ours, a farmer, had one
of the small girls in his arms, my
wife another, and one of my sons
dune to me. But where were
the rest of the children?
I had myself seen one of the
carpenters run with my third little
girl but the eldest and young
est boy? Killed, perhaps, or ly
ing mutilated among the ruins,
and it was impossible to look for
them. The hurricane would have
swept us away as soon as we had
moved from the wood. The only
thing to do was to press the chil
dren to us and give them as much
shelter as we could with our
broader backs. The rain and the
hail lashed us, the oak shrubs
were blown flat to the ground,
and their limbs struck our head
and shoulders like whips. Boston
Globe.
Ruskin says "there is in every
animal's eye a dim image and
gleam of humanity, a flash of a
strange light, through which their
life looks up to our great mystery
of command over them, and claims
the fellowship of the creature if
not of the soul." That seems to
be very true, and yet sometimes a
man notices this dim image and
gleam in the eye of a strange dog
in a foreign . orchard, where the
trees are too high to climb and the
fence is too distant to reach; and
the discouraging thought comes
over him with a dull, 'sickening
thud, that that dog has just formu
lated a new theory on the great
mystery of our command over him,
and is going to prove it in about
twp minutes. Then all the fellow
ship that man feels for the creature
in the dog you can put in your
eye, be the same more or less,
with all the appurtenances there
unto., appertaining. Burlington
Land Grants.
Judge Pay son of Illinois, is pre
paring argument against the trans
fer of the Texas Pacific land grant
to the Southern Pacific Railroad,
to be filed with the secretary of
the interior. The judge has for
tified himself pretty thoroughly
with private and public documents.
There is a belief on the part of
many who have watched the course
of Mr. Teller, that he will decide
against the transfer, and would do
so without argument. There is
room for plenty of doubt about
the Southern Pacific claim, and
tho secretary has generally denied
the benefit of the doubt to claim
ant corporations. 1 here are about
fifteen million acres of land in this
grant, and Judge Payson is deter
mined to secure it to the settlers
if he can. He takes extreme
ground in the case of these grants,
and will not admit that it is right,
even in the case of the Northern
Pacific. In the first place the
Northern Pacific has several sub
sidy grants that, it has not claimed
and has no intention for the pres
ent, at least, of earning. About
1,500,000 acres of the best land in
Oregon was granted for the Port
land and Astoria line, which the
company show no credentials to
construct. There are 3,000,000
acres along the Columbia, on both
sides of the river, which the
Northern Pacific will never make
a route through, because it has bo
come in possession of a road al
ready built there by the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company.
There were about 1,200,000 acres
along the Cascade line, where
road has been made. Obviously
these tracts are still within reach
of congress even in lands granted
to the main line, though the line
has been completed. Where cer
tificates have not been issued to a
railroad company Judge Payson
holds that congress can still de
clare them forfeited.
Judge Payson is of the opinion
that, although the Northern
Pacific main line is completed,
there remain questions with re
gard to it which are not to be
considered settled and which will
undoubtedly be opened this winter.
He says there are several branch
lines, one running along the Co
lumbia river and one running from
Portland, which the Northern
Pacific have located by filing
maps, but which, he thinks, the
company has no intention of
building. This is especially true
as to the line located in the Co
lumbia river valley, which, if con
structed, would be in direct com
petition with the Oregon Railway
and Navigation coinpaivy, which
is owned by the Northern Pacific
road. There are capitalists who
stand readyfcto build roads, but
they cannot do so. Judge Payson
says that the only way to correct
this and assure the building of
these roads is for congress to de
qlare the land forfeited, as the
roads not only have not been
completed, but have not been be
gun. Ben Butler's frie rids have start
ed a weekly paper in New York
to advocate his claim to the presi
dency. The title of it is Father
Columbia. It contents are de
voted chiefly to biographical
sketches of the Massachusetts
statesmen. It is stated that But
ler not only furnished the funds to
defray the expenses of the Father
Columbia, but that he has read
the proof of all the articles in it.
Its candidate for vice president is
John S. Regan, of Texas, and
its platform is: "Justice to labor;
turn out the rascals in all parties;,
reduce the public expenses 75 per
cent.; railroad fares uniformly one
cent a mile; railroad freight rates
just, uniform and permanent; tele
graph and express rates reduced
50 per cent; recuperate trade;
gold and silver certificates tho
only paper money monopoly; no
more Tcwksbury; no sumptuary
law; no banks of issue; no public
debt."
In fevers, malaria, biliousness.heart
burn, etc., nothing is so beneficial as
Brown's Iron Bitters.
"Cholera in Egypt," says the
Lancet, "has, notwithstanding all
sanitary cordons, spread steadily
along the line of human traffic,
and should it unfortunately extend
to Europe, we shall feel more
trust in an efficient system which
involves the careful examination
of all suspected vessels and per
sons, together with the adoption
of measures for dealing with in
fected persons and things, than in
a system of quarantine which
herds the healthy and sick together
under circumstances which offer
every inducement to fraud and
evasion."
There is said to be an unusually
large number of young men
among the members elect o the
forty-eighth congress, but the
youngest man who has ever been
elected to congress since the
adoption oi the Federal Constitu
tion was John Randolph, of Vir
ginia. His fellow-citizens, con
sidering him a prodigy, elected
him their representative to Con
gress at the juvenile age of twen
ty-two years.
Asked a traveler in the Orient
of a Pasha; "Is the Turkish civil
service like ours? Arc there re
tiring allowances and pension?,
for instance?" "My illustrious
friend, and joy of my liver," re
plied the Pasha, "Allah is great,
and the public functionary who
stands in need of a retiring allow
ance when his term of office ex
pires is an ass! I have spoken.
The supreme court of Indiaua
has decided, in reviewing the pro
ceedings in a murder case, that
the mere face of a man having
read newspaper accounts of a
crime, and having an opinion
therefrom, but one which could be
removed by the evidence does not
necessarily render him incompe
tent to serve on juries.
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel o
purity, strength and wlolesomeness. More
economical than the ordinary kinds, and
cannot be sold In competition with the mul
titude of low test short weight, alum or
pnospuaic powuers. aoiaomum cant, itor
al Baking Powdrh Co.. IOC Wall-st. N. Y.
King of the Blood
Is not a "curt all," It Is a blood-purifier and
tonic IniDlintV of the blood noisnim tln kv-j.
tern, deranges the circulation, and thus In
ducts many disorders, known by different
names to distinguish them according to ef
fects, but being really branches or phases of
that great generic disorder. Impurity or
iuoou. oucn are uwpeptia, uiuiowncss,
Uvtr ComnlainL Conxttnatlrm. TWrruus Dis
orders. Headache, Backache, General )Vcak
nau. Heart Dlcae,Dropy, Kidney Disease,
Pile, RlicumatUm, Catarrh, Scrnfida, Skin
Disorder, Pimple. Ulcers. Suxlllngs, Sc.,
d-c. King of the Blood prevents and
cures these by attacking the caue. Impurity
of the blood. Chemists and physicians agree
in calling It "the most genuine and efficient
preparation for the purpose." Sold by Drug
gists. SI per bottle. See testimoidals, direc
tions. &c. In pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases
ol th Blood." wrapped around each bottle.
l . KAA 5( w. SOX Co.. Props
Buffalo, N.Y.
SOLID GOLD
JEWELRY,
BRACELETS,
Scarf Pins, Chains, Watches,
Of every description.
The finest stock of Jewelry In Astoria.
t-All goods warrantedaBrepresented
GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER.
POWDER
P KA 1 R
1 THE GREAT gt If
ERUN REMEDY.
RHEUMATISM
5
Neuralgia, Sciatica. Lumbago,
Backache, Soreness of the Chest,
Gout, Quinsy, Sore 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.
No Pretention on earth eqctls Sr. Jxcou Oil
j x safe, sure, simple and cheap External
Bemedj. A trial entails but tha conparatiTely
trifling outlay of 50 Cent, sad erer? ana i offer
ing with pain can hara cheap and pod Lira proof
of ita claim.
Directions in Zleren Language.
BOLD BYALLDBUGGI8TS AND DE1LEB3
IH HEDIOTHE.
A. VOGKELER & CO.,
Baltimore, 2XJ., XT. S. JL.
Chas B. "Wright, the ex-president
of the Northern Pacific road,
has given 50,000 towards the es
tablishment of a boys college and
a like sum for a girls' college at
Tacoma.
In France bachelors have to
serve in the army twice as long as
married men. The French gov
ernment considers that a married
man has enough war at home.
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER.
Pain In the right -sldfnndcr- edge, of
ribs. Increasing on pressure; sometimes
the pain is on tho leftside; the patient Li
rarely able to lie on Iho left side; some
times the pain Is felt under the shoulder
and is sometimes taken for Rheumatism
In the arm. The stomach Ls affected with
loss of appetite and sickness ; the bowel?
In goneral arc costive, sometimes alter
nating with laxity; tho head is troubled
with nain. accompanied with n dull. heavy
seiwuioii in the back part. There is gener
ally n consiuerauie toss ot memory, accom
panied with a painful sensation of having
left undouo something, which ought to
have been done. A slight, dry cough is
sometimes attendant. The patient com-
nlnins of weariness and debility: lie Is
easily startled ; his feet arc cold or burn
ing, ana no complains oi a pncKiy Fensa-
I nrl, t;1r!,i. til finite orn Inn. nrwl
although he ls satisfied that exercise would
bo beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try it.
If you have any of the above symptoms,
vou can certainly be cured by the use of
the genuine UK. C. McLAXE'S MVElt
PILLS.
When you buy 3IcLaiie's Fills, insist
on having UK. C. McLAXE'S CKLE
ItRATED LIVER PILLS, made by Fleiu
Irnr Uros., Pittsburgh, Pa.
If you can not get tho genuine DIt.
C. McLAXE'S LIVER. PILLS, send us
sr. cents by mail, and we will send them
to you. w
FLEMING BROS., Pittsburgh, Pa.
J. HESS.
A. M. JOHNSON.
Astoria Sail Loft.
MANUFACTUKEUS OF
SAILS, TENTS, AWNINGS,
TAEPATTLINS,
AndevorytIiinfrel.se pertaining to nur
Business.
Lowest Price and Best Work
For your Ibney,
At the Old Stand.
Leave your orders anil get your work
done at once.
Astoria,
J. II ESS & CO.
Oregon.
WM. EDGAR,
Dealer iu
Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes
Meerschaum and Brier Pipes,
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
Revolvers and Cartridges.
THE LATEST STYLES
IN
WALL PAPER
AT
B. 3. FRANKLIN'S,
NEXT DOOR TO ASTOIUAN OFFICE.
A very large Stock from which to select.
"Window curtains made to order.
E"My patent Trimmer to cut Wall Paper
nm uo tuuuu buutviiicuh iu ray patrons.
4
fltTELS AMD BESTAUKAKTS.
PARKER HOUSE,
II, II. PAKKEO. Prop..
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON.
E. P. PARKER, - Manager and Agent.
Al. CROSBY, - - Dftj Clerk
Phil. BOWERS, - - Night Clerk.
Jas. DUFFY lias the Bar and Billiard room.
Pirst Class in all Bespects.
FREE COACH TOTHE HOUSE.
IT IS A FACT
-T1LAT
JEFF'S CHOP HOUSE
ON
Concomly Street is the Best in
Town.
j THAT
j 2i has Alwnys on Hand FRESH
riiioal Water Bay and East
; cm Oysters. .
THAT
"JEFF' IS THE BOSS CATERER.
THAT
He has been Proprietor of ike "Aarora
Hotel" la Gnapptoa seven yean.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
COSMOPOLITAN
Chop House and Restaurant.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
Meals " rents ami upwards.
G. nOULAItl), -JIAI.Y
STUEET. - -
Proprietor.
- ASTORIA-
DKALKR IX
Hay, Oats, Straw.
Lime, Brick, Cement and Sand
Wood Delivered to Order,
Graying, Teaming and Express Business.
Horses ana Carriages for Hire.
DRAt.BR IX
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
J FIK8T CliASM
I. W. CASE,
IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND RE
TAIL DKALEP. IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
' omer Oiienamus and Ca33 streets.
ASToKlA - OREGON
NORTHERN PACIFIC EXPRESS
COMPANY
Are Now Ready For Business.
aa-OIllee with Bozorth & Johns.
E.A.NOYES.
Agt.
NOTICE.
NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD,
WESTERN DIVISIONS,
Oregon Railway & Navljation Co,
' Oregon & California Railroad Co.
Grani Gttatiii at PortM,
On ScptembcrlOth and 11th,
Account completion of the Northern Pa
cine It. R,
Round Trip Tickets have heen placed on
sale at all ticket stations at 40 per cunt, re
duction. Tickets good from Sept. 8th to 13th, both
nays inclusive.
JOHXMUIR K. P. ROGERS A.LBTOrslB
A. V. Allen,
Wholesale and retail dealer la
MILL FEED.
Glass and Plated Ware,
TROPICAL AND DOMESTIC
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Together with
Wines,jLquorsjQbaccoXigars
sir
3 --3 513
o r " I c5
WILLIAM HOWE
-DEALER IN
Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber.
All kinds ot
OAK LUMBER, 4
GLASS,
Boat Material, Etc.
1 Boats of all Blinds Made to Order.
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y Orders from a distance promptly attended
S. AENDT & JFERCHEN,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
The Pioneer Machine Shop
BLACKSMITH
SHOP
Boiler Shop
All kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
ANTJ
STEAMBOAT WORK
Promptly attended to.
A specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS.
Betox Stkkst, Nkak Parker Housk,
ASTORLV. - OREGON.
GENERAL MACHINISTS AND
BOILER MAKERS.
LAMaiiMABM&iES
BoilerWork, Steamboat Work
and Cannery Work a spe
cialty. Of all Descriptions made to Order
at Skort Notice.
A. D. "Wass, President.
J. G. Hustler, Secretary,
I. W. Case, Treasurer.
.iohk Fox, Superintendent.
LOEB & CO.,
JOBBERS IN
WINES,
LIQUORS,
AND
CIGARS.
AGENTS FOR THE
Best San Francisco Houses and
Eastern Distilleries.
Tumblers Decanters, and All
Kinds ofSaloon Supplies.
0-All goods sold at San Francisco Prices.
MAIN STREET.
Opposite Parker House, Astoria. Oregon.
BUY THE BEST !
BARBOUR'S
Irish Flax
Salmon Net Threads
Woodberry, and Needle Brands,
SEINE TWINES.
AND
COM AND LEAD LINES,
Fish Feands, Seines, and A'ets
Imported to Order. A
Large StoctofNettins, FislLiDss
AND FISH HOOKS.
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
HENRY DOYLE & CO.,
5 1 7 and 5 1 9, MARKET STREET
SAN FRANCISCO.
JSPAgents for tho Pacific Coast.
FOARD & STOKES,
WE HAVE OPENED AGAIN
In Hume's New Building,
And are Eeady to Supply
the Wants of Our
Customers.
A PULL STOCK
OF
Fresh Groceries.
AND
Bracket Work
A SPECIALTY.
to, and satisfaction guaranteed In all cases
BUSINESS CARDS.
t w. FUiroar,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Rooms 5 and 6, Odd Fellows Building.
Astoria Agent
Hamburg-Magdeburg
and German-American
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
jg C. HOLDER,.
NOTARY PUBLIC, .
AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND IN
SURANCK AGENT.
J"AY TIJTTL.E, 31. .
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Offick Rooms l, 2, and 3. Pythian Build
ing. Residkxcf. Over J. E. Thomas Drug
Store.
Q.ELO F. -PAIIKKR.
SURVEYOR OF
Clatsop County, and City or Astoria
Office :-Chenamus street, Y. M. C. A. haU
Room No. 8.
JP 1. HICKS,
. PENTIST,
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON
Rooms In Allen's building up stairs, corner
f Cass and Sqemocqhe stret .
J i. A. 1$ OWE. BY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ChenamusSitreet, - - ASTORIA, OREGON
J J. JOXES,
STAIR BILDLDEK,
Ship and Steamboat Joiner.
JJK. J. JE. LaFOKCE,
DENTIST,
Room 11, Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Or.
Gas administered for nalnless extraction
of teeth.
1 J. CUitTIS,
ATT'l" AT LAW.
Notarv Puhlic. Commissioner of Deeds for
California, New York and "Washington Ter
ritory. jcooms 3 and 4. Odd Fellows Building, As
toria, Oregon.
N. B.-Clairas at "Washington. D. C, and
collections a specialty.
OEO. P. WHEELER. AT. L. ROBB.
WHEELER & ROBB.
GENERAL
REAL ESTATE, INSURANCE, AND
COLLECTION AGENTS.
Real Estate boucht and sold on Commis
sion.
Accounts adjusted and Bills collected.
Correspondence from abroad solicited.
Eg""Ofllce In Hume's new building, on Sque-
moqua street, nexcuoono uoara & stores.
GENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.
Biiis of Exchange on any
Part oi Europe.
1AM AGENT FOR TIE FOLLOWING
well known and commodious steamshl
Ines,
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
BOZORTH & JOHNS.
Real Estate and General Insurance
Agents.
ASTORIA, - Oregon.
WE WRITE POLICIES IN THE "WEST
ern. State Investment, Hamburg, Bre
men and North German Fire Insurance Com
panies, and represent the Travellpis' Life
and Accident of Hartford, and the New
York Life, of N.Y.
Wc have the only complete set of township
maps In the county, and nave made arrange
ments to receive applications, filings, and
final proofs on Homesteads, Preemptions.
Timber Lands, etc., having all the official
blanks therefor. Our maps can be exam
ined in the office, upon the payment of a
reasonable fee.
"We also have for sale city property in As
toria and additions, and farms and tide land
property.
Rents, and other collections made, and
loans negotiated.
BOZORTH & JOHNS,
PLUMBING-,
Gas and Steam Fitting
DONE BY RUDDOCK & WHEELER, AT
fair rates. Also a complete stock of
goods in our line. Estimates given and
work guaranteed.
Cas3 street. In rear of I O O F building,
next to Gas Co's offlcar.