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Vol. xx.
Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday Morninjr, October 24, 1883.
No. 20.
VILIiARD'S BOSSES.
The banking syndicate which
loaned the Northern Pacific Rail
way Company large sums of money
to construct the road, taking a
first lien on the land grant for
security, are now in a position to
dictate the management of the
road because of the necessity of
the company to borrow 20,000,
000 more This $20,000,000 is
required to fund the floating debt,
to make bridges, tunnels and bet
terments on the main line and for
the construction of branch roads.
By the last report of the directors
it appears that the main line, ex
cluding the division from the
mouth of Snake river through the
Cascades to Tacoma, which is only
begun, created debts as follows:
General ful mortise 8 40.000,00r
Old bonds..: ."..SJUOO
Dividend scrip due isss 4,010.820
Total S m&r2.W20
Add the 20.000,000 new loan
now asked for purposes as apove
stated and we have a total debt of
$70,5,2,020. The $40,000,000 first
mortgaije bonds were floated at SO
and therefore realized no more
than 32,000,000 cash for construc
tion purposes. The $20,000,000
new loan will probably fetch no
more than SO, or a cash return of
$10,000,000. This, plus the 32,
000,000, plus $5,891,200 of old
bonds, plus 1,G4:0,S20 dividend
scrip, at a par for the last two
items, foots up a total of cash re
sources for construction of main
line, 1001 miles and branches, 010
miles; total,' 25.77 miles .and fpr
all betterments -o"C $583?,Qp! j
Now when we reflect that the di-,j
rectors of the Central Pacific line j
from here to Ogden represent
that their road, without branches
or betterments, cost within ,000
000 as much as these 2577 miles
of Northern Pacific, with better
ments, it is astonishing that thp
New York bankers who loaned
the above $40,000,000 in bonds
worth $32,000,000 in cash, should
refuse the new loan, or hesitate
about it, but on the condition that
Yillard should resign the presi
dency of the company. They
think his financial management
was 'extravagant. They forget
that he labored under pressure
and was forced to the completion
of the road, without regard to ex
pense, to save the land grant and
therefore to save the security of
the 40,000,000 loan, least con
gress might intervene by an act of
forfeiture. It is said that these
bosses would surely have compell
ed the resignation of Yillard had
the vice-president of the Pennsyl
vania accepted the position, which
he will not, since he is likely to
be made president of the Pennsyl
vania very soon. Contrasted with
the money spent or pretended to
have been spent on the road from
San Francisco to Omaha, the
Northern Pacific road has been
constructed with marvelous ccono
in The actual cash debenture
is, on the main line and branches,
including this new loan of S$20,
000,000 asked now, but a little
over 22,700 per mile.
Testimony adduced in Boston
shows that the tanning of human
skins has been extensively carried
on for the past eighteen years.
One witness saw several whole
hides of women that had been
tanned. He said they were per
fect and looked natural. Another
witness carried a piece in his
pocket for two years.
Kankakee has a justice who
beats them all in the way of doing
up a job of matrimonial splicing
with neatness and dispatch. This
is his formula: "Have 'er?"
"Yes." "Have Jm?" "Yes." "Mar
ried, $2."
I How Shall We Get Good Dairy
j Stock-
j
j Since dairying is to become a
business of prime importance,
tnose wno wish to taKe advantage
ot opportunities must begin to
raise dairy stock, v or tins pur- j
pose introduce a Jersey or Hoi- ;
stein male into a neighborhood and i
breed good grade milkers, and
you will soon see results. Two
years will bring good half Jersey
heifers with their calves; and in
four years the successful breeder
will have a herd of three-quarter
blood Jerseys. For dairy purposes
these are 'fully as gootl as the full
blood Jersey. For butter alone
the Jersey may be the best cow,
but if cheese is wanted any part of
the year, the Holstein is the cor
rect thing. Holsteins will make
excellent butter and cheese and
main- say they are the best for
the average fanner to have. It is
no doubt true that either will an
swer the purpose well and make
extra choice butter. The fanner
who will prepare himself with
grades of these breeds, can soon
have good milkers to sell for town
cows and will get well paid for his
trouble.
At the present time a good
milking cow will sell to a towns
man, who expects to feed his cow
all the time, and wants plenty of
rich milk and cream, for $75 to
100. Cows have become impor
tant members of the community
and have the say so in many re
spects, so the breeder of cows has
a safe business.-
grocery 'concerns
advertises that they bring a thou-
1 , ( . l i .tut, aim may i uiccv iiiv iuicu uuu
sand pounds a week o the best of t ' . J .
gilt ednjed
Jersey butter from
No doubt such butter
Elm,, Ills.
Mi, , e .i j
sell by tens of thousands
' , m i nftf,
cverv woek. There are 10,000 1
. , '
o i
... -0""5 -"1 I
who would gladly pay HO cents per "
pound for choice Jersey butter the
year round. Such being the fact ,
our fanners should lose no time in
supplying that demand. It is not
uncertain, but certain, to double in I
quantity within the next two years, i
J&ood butter will always control I
the market. '
The Oregon fanner must show
enterprise or he will be badly left.
The railroad has brought another
era, a new set of people, more ox- j
travagance, if yon will call it so, :
or more appreciation of excellence s
will be a better phrase. People !
with particular tastes have a right j
to, if able to support them. Taste
is expensive, but the prosperous
worldlings who have the meftns to '
gratify their appetites arc no dis
advantage to the producer. They
create a market specially distin
guished for excellence, and the i
iw ' ,
farmer who can achieve excellence j
nrofits by the exclusive demand. !
,
lt becomes, therefore, a great point
with producers to attain the excel- ;
lence that commands a premium. !
Every neighborhood has num-
bers of good milking cows that j
impart something of that excel-!
lence to their offspring. Breed
such cows to a male of good but
ter pedigree, and the result will be
that the impress of the long line
of butter making stock, through
the agency of the male, will cre
ate a new race of dairy cows very
little short of the best known. If
our stock and dairy farmers will
begin immediately to work up a
high grade of good milkers we
soon shall have dairy products for
home use without looking to Cali
fornia or the West or to Elgin,
Illinois, or any other dairy produc
ing region, Eastward. Meantime
we are expecting hundreds of
thousands of dollars annually to
secure good dairy products for our
own use. The business increases
rapidly and we must be up and
J doing at an earnest rate if we
'
have any hope of maintaining our-
selves independently of other
states in supplying dairy products
for home
use. Willamette.
Foi'tnci:
All for Love.
On the 10th Miss Laura Clark,
a young lady aged about 20 years,
committed suicide at the Cottage
Grove hotel, Dane county, by tak
ing a dose of morphia. She was
employed at the hotel at the time
of the tragic event; had been em
ployed there about six months. J.
Y. Thornton, the proprietor of the
hotel, went to her room to wake
her up in the morning. He found
her room locked, and heard a sus
picious noise on the inside like one
gasping for breath. He called his
wife, who managed to get into the
girl's room. She was found lying
in bed, breathing very hard, with
her face almost purple. Mrs.
Tkornton shook her vigorously
and endeavored to arouse her, but
without success. A physician was
then hastiby summoned. The lat
ter did everything human to save
th liff nf tbf itnfnrf nnnto vminrr
woman, but without avail. She
soon uiea. xv Dottie partiauy
filled with the salt of morphia was
found in the room. The following
note was also found:
Cottage Grove. Oregon,
)
Oct. 1G, 1SS3.
"All for love 9 o'clock and 15
minutes.
"May God bless the angels that
carry me home, for I leave no one
to love me, and nof one to love.
, 1 ,. to
in some future time, when he will
love me as I love him."
rriL. l ji
ine coroners lury returned a
,. ,
verdict of death from a dose of
poison, self administered.
Absolutely Pure.
Th's powder iicvt varies. A marvel o
imniy.MreiiKiii aim wii Jicsomeiipss. .More
economical than the ordinary, kinds and
i uiiiiiiuL in- Mini in coiiineiiiKm wim me iiihi-
Htude of low test .short weight, alum or J
nmospiiaie iKiwuers. soiaoniuin can. Itov-
! Baking Powokk Co.. ioo Wall-st. X. Y.
King of the Blood
Is not a "cure all." It Is a blood-purifier and
tonic Impurity of the blood poisons thesvs
tem, deranges the circulation, and thus In
duces many disorders, known bv different
names to distinguish them accordinir to ef
fects, but being really brunches or phases of
ort
?s oj
mn
net
plia
uiai great generic disorder, impurity oi
IIloou. Such are Dytpepula, BlUimime,
Liver ComplaintvConstlixillon.Xcmiu Dis
order. Headache, Backache, General Wcak
tiCM. Heart Dliet$z,Dropyt Kidney Diteasc,
Pile, Rhcumalixm, Catarrh, Scrofula, Skin
Dixordert, Pimple. Ulcer. Swelling, Ac,
dr. Kins: of the Blood prevents and
cures these by attacking the came. Imparity
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 testimonials, direc
tions, &c in pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases
of th Wood." wrapppd around each bottle.
D. RANSOM. SOX & Co.. Props
Buffalo, N. Y.
Check Lost.
ON LAST THURSDAY, A CHECK ON
the First National Bank of Portland,
for $51. 23, drawn in favor of Win. Keliv.
Payment of the above has been stopped.
A reward of S3 will be paid for its return.
WM. KELLY.
Astoria, Or, Oct. icth, 1BS3. lwk
yP
W (royal Fir.-;? j
MM
POWDER
hotels and REspvuivrs.
PARKER HOUSE,
ir n PiiMf pip ..
ASTORIA,
OREGON,
E. P. PARKER. - Mamujerantl Agent.
Al. CROSBY. - - I):iv Clerk-'
Phil. BO WEILS. - - Night Clerk.
Jas. DUFFY has the Bar and liilliani room. I
First Class in all Respects.
FREE COACH TO THE HOUSE.
IT IS A FACT
THAT-
JEFF'S CHOP HOUSE
ON
Concomly Street is the Best in
Town.
THAT
He lias Always on Hand FRKSII
Shoal "Water Bay ami East
ern Oysters.
THAT
"JEFF? IS THE BOSS CATERER.
THAT
He lias becu Proprietor of the "Aurora
Hotel" In Knnppfon seven jean.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT.
A DepaitlirS.
At Frank Fabre's, la daily set a
. TABLE D'HOTE from 6 to 7:30 P M
At which
j A FINE FRENCH DINNER,
With Half a Bottle Wine
Will be furnished for 50 cents.
Hoard liy the month, - $. to $.'IO
Lodgings can be procured hv the day.
week or month. My establishment is fitted
newly thrHUghout. and everything main
tained in the best .stvle.
Jb'KAXK FAB ICE.
COSMOPOLITAN
Chop House and Restaurant.
OPKX DAY AND XlfiHT.
nrVals 25 ccut.s anil upwards.
;. rtouii.iti. -
3IAI.V STICKKT. - -
Proprietor.
- - ASTOItlA.
A Good Cup of Coffee
AND OYSTERS.
MItS. POWELL WILL OPEX AX OYS
ter stand on next Monday, on .Main
street next to the Oregon Ilakery.
She hopes careful attention will secure her
a share of patronage at usual prices. Mm
THE BEST
Boarding and Lodging House.
Clias. AVallman has opened a boarding and
lodging house south of OT.rien's hotel, near
the gas works.
The table is supplied willi the best the
market affords : good food and clean beds
will be furnished at the regular prices.
Clve me a call and satisfy yourselves.
CIIAS. WALLMAX.
FOARD & STOKES,
WE HAVE OPENED AGAIN
In Muiue'sNew Uuildinj:
And are Ready to Supply
the "Wants of Our
Customers.
A FULL STOCK
OF
Fresh Groceries.
A. V. Allen,
Wholesale and retail dealer in
Provisions,
MILL FEED.
-
Glass and Plated Ware,
TROPICAL AND DOMESTIC
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Together with
Wines, LiquorsJobaccuCigars
' ARNDT & FERCHEN,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
The pjoneer Machjne sh
I
i BLACKSMITH
SHO
Boiler
All kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
AXD
STEAMBOAT WOBK
Promptly attended to.
A. specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS.
Bkxton Stkekt, Nkar Parker House,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
GENERAL MACHINISTS AND
BOILER MAKERS.
LAND anft MARIES EN&mES
Boiler Work, Steamboat Work
and Cannery Work a spe
cialty. Of alt Descriptions made to Order
at Short Notice.
A. D. AVass. President.
J. G. Hustler, Secretary,
I. W. Cask, Treasurer.
johx Fox.Suporintendent.
G. H. BAIN & CO.
DEALERS IX
Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms
Turning, Bracket Work.
A specialty, and all work guaranteed.
Oak. Ash, Kay, and Walnut lumber : Ore
:ou and Port Orford Cedar.
All kinds of boat material on hand.
C. II. BAIX & CO.
1. W. CASE,
IMPORTER ANI WHOLESALE AND RE
TAIL DEALER IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
''onier Chenamus and Cass streets.
i ASTOItlA - - - OREGON
A. MacBeth,
MERCHANT TAILOR,
No. 4. First St., - - Portland. Oregon.
Clnthini; mailt' at reasonable prices,
ami satisfaction guaranteed.
Astoria Oil Works.
J. H. DkFOHCE. Proprietor. P.O.Box 2W,
Astoria, Oregon.
3Ianufacturer and. Dealer in
FISH OIL and SKID GREASE.
Loggers will find my Skid Grease to be
gootl and cheap.
X. JoTiason,
Has re-opened his
CIGAR AND TOBACCO STORE,
Ou the Roadway, near his old location. He
will keep the stock of the choicest Cigars,
and Tohaceos. and a full line of smokers' ar
tioles, including the finest meerschaum
pipes. He will he pleased to see his old
friends at his new stand.
E. DEMENT & CO.
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON
Carry in Stock,
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, TOILET"
and
FANCY ARTICLES.
Prescriptions carefully Compo unded
ASTORIA
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 popular place of social resort.
L GEO. niLLER.
I Lead but Never Follow !
ADLER'S
MAGNIFICENT NEW STORE I
$20,000 Worth
Finest Jewelry Store.
BeauUfal stock of Solid.
Gold Jewelry, Watches.
CIockM. sad. HoIId Silver
and Plated Ware. All
goods warranted.
Fine Watch repairing; by
flrat-cIaHM workmen.
CD
CD
B3
I Buy Cheap
Largest Book Store.
Fall Htock of Blank
Books and Stationery of
nil description. School
Bookx; BookH of all Cele
brated Authors; Mlwcel
laneouB Books.
Subscription News De
pot. Will not be
Q.ELO F. FABKEB.
SURVEYOR OF
Clatsop County, and City ef Astoria
Office : Chenamus street, Y. 31. C. A. ball
Room No. 8.
NORTHERN PACIFIC EXPRESS
COMPANY
Are Now Ready For Business.
fifS-Offlce with Bozorth & Johns.
E.A.NOYES,
Agt.
BOZOBTH & JOHNS.
Real Estate and General Insurance
Agents.
ASTORIA,
Oregon.
WE WRITE POLICIES IN THE "WEST
em. State Investment, Hamburg, Bre
men and North German Fire Insurance Com
panies, and represent the Travellers Llle
and Accident of Hartford, and the New
York Life, of N'.Y.
we have tho only complete set of township
maps in the county, and nave made arrange
ments to receive applications, filings, and
final nroofs on Homesteads. Preemntlons.
Timher Lands, etc., having all the official
blanks tnereior. uur maps can be exam
ined in the office, unon the payment of a
rcannahlc fee.
We also have for sale city property in As
toria and additions, and farms and tide land
property.
Bents, and other collections made, and
loans negotiated.
BOZORTH & JOHNS,
GKO. P. WHEKLER.
W.T..ROBB.
Notary Public.
WHEELER & ROBB.
GENERAL
Real Male I taraie Apts.
"Ve have very desirable nroDertv in As
toria and Upper Astoria for safe. Also, tine
farms throughout the county.
Accounts carefully adjusted and collec
tions made.
we represent the
Beyal, Xonvloh Union and .Lanea
gnire insnranee Co'a.,
With a combined capital of S36,0OO,0OO.
THE
Traveler Life and Accident lnHHr-
ance Co, or Hartford, and the Man
hattan ljlfe Innnrance Co.,
of New York.
We are acents for the Dailu and Weeklu
Northwest Xetc, and the Oregon Vidette.
All business entrusted to our care will re
ceive prompt attention.
CENERAL STEAMSHIP AGENCY.
V
Bills of Exchange on any
Part oi Europe.
1AM AGENT FOR TIE FOLLOWING
well known and commodious steamship
lnes,
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
I. "W. CASE.
of New Goods !
Leading Music Store.
Agent far Decker Bros.,
Behr Bros., Fisher and
EaenaB Planes, iatey,
Chime, Palaee. and Mason
ft Hamlin Organs.
Sheet Mnsle and Music
al Inatraatenta.
for CASH !
Oldest Toy and Variety
Store.
Baby Carriages Veloci
pedes, .Bird. Cases, and
Fine Toys, at faster
Prices.
Undersold !
BUSINESS CARDS.
Q K. THOMSON,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
Room No. c, over 'White House,
ASTORIA, OREGON,
J A AT. HCDSOS,
Attorney at Xaw, and Set&ry
PRBlIe.
Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon,
c. w. Fouox. a. a ym.TOX
FUITOK BROTHERS,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Rooms 5 and 6, Odd Fellows Building.
J Q.A.BOWIBY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Chenamus treet, ASTORIA, OREGON
J, CUftTIS,
ATT'Y" AT LAW.
Notary Public, Comrabsloner of Deeds for
California, New York and Washington Ter
ritory. Rooms 3 and 4. Odd Fellows Building, As
toria. Oregon.
N. B.-Clalms at Washington. D. C, and
collections a specialty.
V. AL1.EK,
Astoria Agent
Hamburg-Magdeburg
and German-American
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
jg C. XIOLDEN,
NOTARY PUBLIC,
AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND IN
SURANCE AGENT.
JQIt. X. C BO ATM AX.
Physician and Surgeon.
Rooms 9 and 10, Odd Fellows Building.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
JAY TUTTIiE, M. I.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office Rooms 1, 2, and S, Pythian Bulld
Ipg. Residence Over J. E. Thomas Drug
Store.
P. HICKS,
PENTIST,
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON
Rooms in Allen's building up stairs, corner
ofCas8andSqemocqhestret .
JB. J. E. LaFECE,
DENTIST,
Room 11, Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Or.
Gas administered for painless extraction
of teeth.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
MRS. T. S. JEWETT,
(Successor to Mrs. E. S. Warren.)
Fashionable Dressmaker
AH D RXUXIftER.
Dealer In Millinery and Fancy Goods.
Squemoqua street, next door to Odd Fellows
Temple,