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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 15, 1884)
m &: Zt gattg Stovian. ASTORIA, OREGON TGE8DAY APRIL 15, 1SS1 LEGISLATION AT WASHINGTON. The prospect for much more legis lation in congress than the passage of the regular appropriation bills iB very discouraging. One week suc ceeds another, and there is no change. The situation is still described in nothing done. A safe prophecy rill be little or nothing -will be done. The block in legislation is in the house of representatives. There the Democratic party has seventy majori ty. If the party has a purpose, it has no leaders. Everything has been subordinated to the passage of a tariff bill, yet it has been known that no tariff bill could become a law. The programme of the dominant party has been to make a political platform; the result so far has been to develop an irreconcilable party schism. The purpose of the leaders now if they have a clear purpose is to induce enough of the fifty-seven Democrats who oDDOsed tariff agitation in the caucus to permit the tariff bill to come up to be discussed. It is not oertain that that oonsent can be secured. If thirty-six Democrats hall vote with the Republicans, either to prevent the consideration of or defeat of the tariff bill, the Dem ocratic majority in the house will be checkmated. The calculations of the result are as close as three votes. The problem will doubtless, be solved in the course of the next week. If the decision shall be that the tariff bill is to be considered, the session will of necessity be prolonged not less than one month, and an adjournment will not be pos sible before August If the tariff bill be not considered, an adjourn ment is probable in July. But in either event there is very little prospect that much legislation will be accomplished except the pas sage of the necessary supply bills. Congress has been in session more than four months, and only one of the regular appropriation bills has become a law. That is a bill as to which there is seldom any opposition the mere routine military academy bill. There remain of the regular appropriation bills eleven, beside the river and harbor and the special de ficiency bills, which are not classed as regular bills. Some of the great bills have consumed a month in a single house. They will have to be passed, or an extra session will be in evitable. Of course they will be passed. This fact makes it pretty certain that little else will be done. The committees have finished three fourths of their work. They have practioally decided that it is useless to attempt to report any more bills, S3 they will simply be loaded upon the calendars, without any prospect of being acted upon. There are some four thousand bills already intro duced. Of these some six hundred have been acted upon and are upon the oalendars. There they are likely to remain. The calendars are the sepulchers of legislation. In view of these facts it is needless o refer to the present ohanoes of any particular measure. All measures are involved in the same general un certainty. Everything is saorifioed to politics. The business interests of the country are to go without consid eration until a party with a majority in one house of seventy can oompose its factional fight. And that this can be done there is no prospect. The bankruptcy bill, the inter-state oom raeroe bill, the funding bill, manifold measures of great importance to the business oommunity, are to be buried on the calendars while the factions are watching eaoh other, anxious on ly to make it certain that one candi date does not get the advantage of another in the contest for the presi dential nomination. In the party press this line of action may be called statesmanship. In the language of praoticalmen it is demagogy. The petitions of the business interests are pigeon-holed. The appeals of the politioal managers receive the most anxious consideration. IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PRINT INO PRESS. The evolution of tlie printing press has been a rapid one, and many have been the improvements in its parts. The press that could print two or three thousand newspapers an hour was outrivaled by one that could turn out four thousand, and this one by anether with a capacity of ten thou sand; and so they were improved and frew in working power until the best presses now print twenty-five or thirty thousand sheets and hour, and, by duplication ot stereotype plates, more than twice that number. There has been a ohange from the press fed by hand to one printing on a contin uous roll of paper; and while the former presses made an impression on one side only of the sheet, both sides are now printed at onoe. A de vice of recent years, also, enables the publisher of a newspaper to cut the mhaet of a quarto into two parts and to paste them together so that the four leaves of a pa par may be turned over like the leaves of a book, being a great . convenience to advertisers. With all these improvements taking place, Bewspaper publishers cannot lag be hhyTthem. Such is the sharp com yttitio& among newspapers that their publishers seize upon every advan tage, and when this is done no rival can afford to have an inferior equip ment, and all rivals hasten to provide themselves with machines that are the best. So rapid have been the improvements in printing machinery that competition among the publish ers of newspapers has compelled them to frequently throw out less perfect machines and replace them with those having the latest improve ments. The sacrifice of capital en tailed by these changes is enormous. A New York daily newspaper pub lisher some time ago bought from Messrs. R. Hoe & Co. presses for 3300,000; improvements since then have made those machines so com paratively unserviceable that recently they were taken out by the manufact urers and replaced by the best ma chines of present construction. An allowance of only $1,250 was made for the old presses, which were not so very old, either; the amount representing hardly more than their value as old iron. A leading Boston newspaper has just ordered a new press of the best make, to take the place of a presi only several years old, the old press, of course, being almost a dead loss These instances illustrate how instru mental in destroying capital the progress in the making of printing machinery has been; the ratio being, the greater the improvements the greater the loss of capital. Such an immense loss as 300,000 in one newt paper establishment, in a few years can be endured only upon the rapid reproduction of capital, and how this can take place in such large degree, considering the 'competition among newspapers, it is not easy to under stand. These losses fall as well upon the printing establishments of jobbers and book publishers, though not so heavily as upon those of newspaper publishers, but the jobbers must feel them severely, such is the competi tion among them, and the cutting of pnoes. BORN. In Astoria. April Mtu, 1884, to wife of E. D. Curtis, a son. the NEW TO-DAY "Br.Bk.ITATA." GODDARD, Master. FROM LIVERPOOL. 'ftHK ABOVE VESSEL WILL COM l ineuctt discharging at Flavel's Dock, on Tuesday, the 15ih Instant. Parties haluz eood9 on board will please take deihery as discharged, as all goods la t on wiiart niter o o'clocK on day oi ais charge will be at their ri-k and expense. MEYER. WILSON & CO , Consume es. Br.Bk."ITATA." GODDARD. Master. FROM LIVERPOOL. NEITHERTUE MASTER N OR CONSION ees of the abore vessel will be respon sible for any debu that may be contracted by the ckw. MEYER. WILSON & CO.. Cousigueei. Notice of Application. NOTICE IS HEREBY G I VEN THAT THE uuderxigned w ill. at the next meeting ot the Common Council of the City of Aslori.i. Clatsop county. Oregon, apply to s.dd coun cil for license to retail wine, malt and spir ituous liquors in les quantities than one mart, lor the period of one 5 ear. In the building on lot In block 1 In that part of said city laid out by John McClure. REIPPE & GRAB. Apr 1 Hth, 1881. Notice. THE CLATSOP TIDE LAND RECLAMA tion Meeting, cal ed for April 18th, Is postponed to meet at same place on Friday, April 23th, at 1U o'clock a. m. Notice of Application. meeting of the Common Council of the City of Astoria. Clatsop County, Oregon, app y to said Council for a license to retail wine, malt and spirituous liquors In less quanti ties than one quart, for tic period of one ear, in the building situ nrd ou Lot No. 8, block No. lo5, In t'ic cll or Astoria, as laid out and recorded L John M. Mm el v. and which said bui'ding fronts on Water street ana is Known as me muuinma Bar. 1L JELDNES, Astoria. April 12th. 16S4. Notice of Application. XTOT1CE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE L undersigned Mill, at the next regular meeting 01 me uommon council 01 me city of Astoria. Clatsop County. Orecon. annlv to said Council for a license to retail wine, malt and spirituous liquors in less quanti ties than one quart, for the period of one e ir. from April 30th. 18S4, In the three-story building situated on Lot No. 1, Block No Ci, and fronting on squemoqua street In the cay ot Astoria, Clatsop Countv. Oregon, as laid out and recorded t John McClure. RUDOLPH BARTH, Astoria, April 12th, 1884. Jordan & Bozorth The Only Exclusive CROCKERY STORE IN ASTORIA. 2S. B. Have Sole Right t the Patent Ltuap Filler, BOAT BUILDING, R. M. LEATHERS lias reopened his boat shop, over Arodt & terchen's.footof LaFayette street, und Is jirepared to turn out FIBST-CLA&S BOATS. ALI, WORK GUARANTEED. FURNISHED ROOMS TO LET My the Sight. Dy. Week ar Jfoath WITH OK WITHOUT .BOARD, With use of Parlor. Library and all the com forts of a home. Terms reasonable. Apply to 1CRS.E. C. HOLDEN, Cor. Mala and Jcffwsoa His, A. V. Allen, Wbolwale and Eetait Dealer In Qroitrits, Provisions, MILL FEED. Glass and Plated Ware TBOPICAL AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. . Together with Wines, Liqtiors,Tobacco,Cigars PHOTOGRAPHS! PHOTOGRAPHS! Instantaneous Photographs ! The late and new style dry plate Photo graphs are made dally at the Astoria Ploto&rapl Sallery, Cor. of Benton and Squemoqua Streets, Opposite the Court House. Children's Pictures A SPECIALTY. AND SATISFACTION QUABANTEED. S. B. CHOW. First Class Blacksmithing AT LOW RATES AT Gilbert Christiansen's HORSESHOEING Done on Scientific Principles by an Al Horseshoer who Guarantees GOOD WORK. General Blacksmithing Done And SATISFACTION ASSURED, at His Shop, In rear of Aug. Danlelson's Saloon. Drugs and Chemcals Prescriptions carefully compounded Day or Night, FOR Finest Groceries, FOABD & STOKES. A FULL LINE OF HARDWARE AND r Ship Chandlery. A-- NEW SLIP Just Finished In Bear of Store. Fishermen1! Headquarters. THE GENUINE Cape Ann Oiied Clothing, OVERALLS COATS. HATS. SHIBTS, GUM BOOTS, ETC. And a Complete Outfit, oi Best Quality, and at the LOWEST i'KICE of any Establish ment In the city. P. A. STOKES & 00. flare oponed a New Stock ot Al Goods in the store next door to Foard & Stokes, and Guarantee Satisfaction TO ALL CUSTOMERS, CHAS. A, MAY, New Store, New Stock Toys, Fancy Goods, Tobacco and Cigars. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC FRUITS A FINE ASSORTMENT. Squemoqua street, next door to the Empire Store. nl7-6m Wood. Yard. TTNTTL FURTHER NOTICE THE ASTO- U, rlaWood "Sard. Gray's Dock, foot of Benton street, will sell wood at the follow Ing prices and deliver wherever the streets are planked, between Trulllnger's Mill and O'Brien's Hotel, bacK to Astor street : Hreen Alder. 2-cut H 50 per cord, lone $3 73 lrv do do .4 75- do do do 400 Gr'nHemlo'k do Dry do do Green Beach do Green Fir do Dry Fir do Extra Maple and8.iUnbs do Vine Maple 4 50 4 75 4 75 475 500 do do do do do 3 75 4 00 4 00 400 425 do do do do 6 00 do do 5 25 do 6 00 and s. umDS ao 6 75 do Wood of All Kinds By the Sow load St REDUCED SATES. J. H. O. GHAt' Astoria, Februtryist, 19&L J. E. THOMAS, DRUGGIST ITS A2CD lg Pharmacist, lj$ Aastoria,?? OS You Are Sure AT THE Leading Furniture House OF A&TOEIA. CHAS. HEILBORN. F U R N I T U B E SNS FOE Hall, Mfmn Library union, L.1UIUIJ, and DINING ROOM, in WALNUT, CHERRY, ASH, AND MAPLE. "We are without a doubt showing the Largest and Most Complete line of CHAMBER SUITS in this city, unequaled in Design, Work manship and Finish. We Carry an IMMENSE STOCK OF CARPETS of All Designs and Colors in Body, Roxbury, and Tapestry Brussels, Three Plys, Extra Supers and Ingrains. P"PT"TXZEMaSESC-S5:'"3Ci HHSJEsssiifiitf' Columbia Transportation Company. POS1 PORTLAND. FAST TIME I THE POPULAR STEAMER F L E E Which has been rofitted Tor the wiison tuners uolk every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A.M. arriving at Portland at 1 P.M. Returning leaves Portland every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 A. M. arriving at Astoria at 1 P. M. jyAn addltlonaltrlp will be made on Sunday of Each Ween, leaving Portland at 9 O'clock. Sunday Jiornlujc. Passengers bj this route connect at KaUma for :ouud ports. U. B SCOTT, President. THE AEW YORK Opposite the Parker House. Headquarters for the Young and the Old. Book Musical Instruments. Tojs Sta tionery and Novelties 01 Eer Description. HI the Leading Publications of the Day. Ask to be shown the Clarions, the latest novel of mechanical Ingenuity. J. W. RUDDOCK, Practical Plumbing in All Its Branches. Steam aud Gas Fixtures, A Complete Stock of First-class Material. All Work Guaranteed. Ofllce and Shop in Hume's building, rear of Wheeler & Kobb's, Astoria, Oregon. Boat Building, JOS P. LEATHERS Vsrmeriy over Arndt & Ferchen'i Machine Sbo IS BUILDING FIRST-CLASS BOATS IN the hop formerly occupied by M. John ton on Concouilv street, one block v. est of Haasen Bros' Mill. Model Material ami Flalih First-class. Stop That Horse! From Slipping. -USE THE PATENT SHOE. George McLane HAS JUhT RECEIVED A PATENT Horseshoe from the Patent Office, for the purpose of preventing all classes of hors es from slipping on plank, or steep roads, Horses shod with this shoe WILL NOT SLD?. A trial win com Ince anyone. I keep Two Firnt-rlawB Shoer In raj shop. Try ihe NEW SHOE. 9Caras and Contracted floor cure a specialty. No satisfaction no pay. CEO MCLANE. HOUSE TO RENT AN EIGHT ROOMED HOUSE, ELIQI bly situated. Furniture to be sold. In quire at Astoriak office. NOVELTY STOBE jy TOE Oew York Novelty- stori:: to. be Suited F U R N I T U R E -?tf5., THE Parlor Chamber FAST TIME I o o r) comfort of passengers will leave PETER BLANKH01M, Dealer In FINE CIGARS, IMPORTED AND DOMESTIC. THE BEST BRANDS OF TOBACCO. SHOKERS' ARTICLES. Cor. Squemoqua and Oluey Streets, Astoria. COAL! COAL! The Oregon Improvement Co. Nov hae for sale at the new Bunkers. SEATTLE COAL For Domestic use. clean, $7.50 per ton of 2.240 lbs. For Steam use, average. 3 cm per ton of 2,240 lbs. For Steam use, screenings, 84.S0 per ton of 2,210 lbs. Also constant! on hand Fl rat-claw Cumberland Coal For Blacksmith use, at market rates. E. A. NO YES. Jan20-3m Agent. THE BEST 13 THE oh:ei.pest x Royal Brand Flour .Manufactured lj- the OREGON MILLING COMPANY Is of Supeiior Quality, and Is Endorsed by all who melt. THE HOUSEKEEPER'S FAVORITE Of Superior Rlslug Quality. Guaranteed to Give Satisfaction. WYATT & THOMPSON Solo Acontt for Antorla. ASTORIA LIQUOR STORE, AUG. DANIELSON, Proprietor. Rolmlltand Refitted Tlirouehont. The Beat of IVlXES.IilQFORat.AXD CIGARS For a Good Cigar, call for one of "Danielson's Best." Corner "West 9th and Water Stw-cts, Astoria. n9-6m The Gem Saloon. The Popular Resort for Astorians. FOR THE Finest of Wines and Liquors Go to the GEM SALOON. ALEX. CAMPBELL. PROPRIETOR. Tor The Finest Groceries. v For The Freshest Vegetables, For The Most Complete Assortment," For Absolute Satisfaction, In Filling and Delhenng All Orders, C ill :it FRANK L. Family Grocery and Provision Store, Comer Benton and Chenamus Streets, ; "' Opposite Custom House .-- . --' l!HHMHMMMMmB TER apply to the Captain, or to EMPIRE STORE RE-OPENING I Fine Goods - ReducedPrices Ladies desirous of procuring Goods unequaled in Style and Finish will take pleasure in examining our Stock of SILKS, SATINS and DRESS GOODS. IN THE ' l f GENTS' FURNISHING DEPARTMENT, Everything is Complete and of the best. - i v PRAELBBOS. THE NEW A FULl. STOCK Tvro doors east of Occident Hotel. John A. Montgomery, -DKAI.ER Tin, Sheet iron and Copper Ware. A Geueral Assortment ot HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Agents for tfagee Stoves and Ranges The Hast In the market. l'mmblnR Koods of nU kinds on band. Job work done In a workmanlike ui.mner. PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Tarmt. Chennmus Street. Next ASTORIA, M. OLSEN. J. OU3TAFSON. MARTIN OLSEN &. OCL 1 EALERS IK 16 FURNITURE 2 BEDDING. Corner 3Iatn and Hqueraoqua Streets. Astsrls, Orecaa WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMINGS; WALL PAPER ETC. A Complete Stock. PRICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AFFORD. .U.t KODS OF FURNITURE REPAIRED AMD YARHISHER. Magnus C, Crosby Dealer in HAMABE, IRON, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, STOVES, TINWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, fin and Copper. B. F. STEVENS & CO., CITY BOOK STORE. Hae Just received n mammoth stock of Books. The jouujc and old, rich and poor can all be accommodated. AGENTS FOR THE Kranlch A Bach and aiandsfeldt A Xotni Pianos and Western Cottage Organs, Orders for all kinds of Music or Instru ments m be WVffMfemm & co. PARKER'S Square. " '' STEAMEX CLARA PJRIE1 f ben P. ParkecMidir' For TOWING, FBEiaffTpr CHAB H.JI. PABKUL RANGE CAN BE HAD' DC AR TORIA ONLY OF B. M. MAWMB, AGENT CALL AND EXAMINE IT, YOU WILL BE PLEASED. E. R. HAWES Is also agent for tin Ml patent Cotiiy Store And other first-class noTM. Fnrmaoe Work Iteam llt tings, etc. a apaataltr ALWAYS ON HAND. ASTORIA, OKEOON. jy te C lu Parker's Star. A. JOH5SOJT. THE LATEST STYLES IK WALL PAPER AT - .- . B. B. FRANKLIN'S, NEXT DOOR TO ASTOBIAIf .OFFICE. A very largo Stock from which to select. Windowcurtainamadeto'oHler. : r er-My patent Trimmer to. cut Wall "Pa will be iound oonrenlent to mypatroas. Wffl. EBaAlt. X i De&Urlu -T- Cigars, Tobacco art; Meerschaum and BrerPipt, GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLEit Revolvers and cirtrldgM. CORNER MAIN AND CHENAMTJ8 STJ. Delinquent School Tix.' - THE DELTNQUENTSCHOOL TAX LIST of School District No. l,.is sew uv hand3 for collection. FartiM IbUtmCm. will govern themselves accori'litrij,..r Sheriff CUtoop CofU&fc. Astoria, Or,, March ISth.lgM M0DEX ... .r ?,-