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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1884)
2 S - t gailjj Jftovimt. ASTOltlA. OKEtiOX: THURSDAY ,.di:ci jipe::23 m RAILROAD PROBABILITIES. Ar a xacclias of Iho stockholders of ihe Oregon & California railroad company held in Portland last Tues day it w ss decided to uutliorizo tbo board of directors to sell everything they own to the Central Pacific rail road company, and the board was di rected and empowered to make the best bargain it could. . With no more than passing allusion to the connection of the Astoria rail , way with this new transfer it is -the purpose of this article to briefly dis . cuss the apparent policy of the C. P. people. The" following is from the S. F. . - Chroncle of the 16th inst, and throws light on what might otherwise seem inexplicable: A rumor has been enrrent for some irjpdays that the Central Pacific railway s. managers propose, if the P.aagan bill passes and laws are enacted to com pel the road to provide for its indebt edness io the government, to aban fc don the road to the United States. t. t- "Wo" fear it is too good to be trne, but t ' 'therc.are chriou3 straws floating in ,- -, "the-wind; It is known that, in oon r j sequence of tbeppening of the North ern Pacific, the receipts of tho Cen tral Pacific system, instead of show " " ing an increase, 'this year 'will show a decreaso of something liko 2,030, 033." -ThoA company is discharg:ng .. men at an unprecedented rate, A story is current that the letters "C. P. R. E." aro being painted off a num ber of cars and locomotives and the letters "S. P. B. P.. subitUuted. In Placer county, which contains moro miles of the main line of the , Central Pacific th .n any other county in the state, there is quite a stir on th s subject. The Placer Herald says: Can it be that they are getting ready to tnrn the Central road "over to the government .for the debt, which is Known to be much more than the road is worth? It is well known thai an adjustment of the debt owed by ,the Pacific roads to tho government is approaching a crisis. The govern ment advanced tho means to build the road in the first place and secured itsejf by a firsr mortgage on the property. Stanford. Crocker, Huut- ington et al., declared tho road was heavily indebted to them also, and asked the government lo give them the first mortgage and let its mort gage come in second. Statesmen like Sargent of California saw nothing un reasonable in tho demand and it was -' -done. Thus, on a road coaling not jover S50,03u,003, a security of over fivo times that much was placed. The constant effort since has b?en to en force such rates as would pay interest on this inflited value. To do this -they -have -bought and bribed attor neys and officials by the score and so debauched our politics that in the "eyes of many it has become a syno nym for r -scaHty. Ont of the enor mous proceeds just derived they have been paying dividends to the stock - holders instead of their dues to the , . government. The Central Pacific Company has divided among its stockholders no less a sum than $31,000,003 in dividends, and-the outside profits cf the original owners have been so large that, even if tboy lost the Central Pacific, they . . .Viould still remain among the heavi est millionaires in the country. J hey tCpuld not complain if the government .enforced its rights aud took the road. The transfer would certainly prove a boon to the whole of Ibis state. Itmay.be urged that there is no precdent for the owning and running of a railroad by' the government of the United States. But we are mak ing precedents fast. Mr. Arthur has justconclnded a treaty with the re public of .Nicaragua, of which the . following is one of the clauses. '. , ..t'TJic absolute ownership, control and management of the canal is to be V "exercised by the United States." -" "It the general government can own and manage a canal, it can own and manage a railroad. It is no great trick to rurTa railroad if it isproposed to run it honestly, for tho benefit of tee people whom it serves. And there is certainly nothing in the constitu tion prohibiting the government from doing so; indeed, the provision that it shall regulate and manage tho . . property of the United States would seem to cover tho case. Now that the O.R.&N. Co., tho Oregon Short Line, the N. P. E. E. and theU.P. B. E., have all centered untho "region "bolweearthe North ItSsisSip'pt and tho north Pacific, T and tho C. P. XL E. finds its line from . . , .Ogd en to Sacramento in the position of a sucked orange, it throws away the rind-and Teache3 after plumper : , Inut It finds it moro profitable to . -. .let "ihe government havo its lino than to pay what it owes thn government, ""'inore especially since business on that "lihe -is dwindling and gives promise . of dwindling more. ) Tho-Oentral Pacific owns and opc- . ?-rates the " line jof railroad running V-:vionOgden,- Utah, through Nevada .?Md4bei&oas.teixi:soaati9s of Calit fornia to Sacramento, tho wea'ern terni ui of that road. It runs through a collapsed region, and, there fore its owners havo no further use for it. They havo an entirely distinct system of roads under different names, but virtually the same management. Tho principal of these arc the Cali fornia Pacific, running from Sacra mento to San Francisco; the Southern Pacific, extending from Snn Francis co through tho San Joaquin valley, to Los Angele3, through Southern California and Arizona, and connect ing via Texas with New Orleans and the Gulf; the net-work of railroads on San Francisco and adjacent bays, and tho line running through north orn California and now terminating a short distance above Bedding. They have everything in California and Arizona corralled, and are now reach ing ont in competition with the north ern roads on their own ground. The O. & C, in this connection is neces sary to them, and in the present cir cumstances of tho latter road it did not require much coaxing lo make the negotiations which were agreed upon in Portland last Monday, and which will be ratified before the close of tho year. Joachim IV, the newly-elected Pa triarch of Constantinople, and the spiritual head of the whole .Greek Church, whoso adherents number 100,000,000, is a man dying 'slowly of consumption, destitute of either lit erary, administrative or financial ability, .whose now elevated rank is duo to his personal insignificance. Tub United States Supreme' Court has affirmed the constitutionality of tho Act of Congress levying upon vecs?lj from foreign ports a tax of fifty cents for every passenger who is not a citizen, the money to be used in taking care of immigrants. A Gebmax syndicate has bought for 4,030,033 francs the territory of Sheik Said at the southern extremity of Arabia. Tho country is to be opened to colonists. A Canadian has just had his tongue amputated at the general hospital in Toronto, because of cancer alleged to have been caused by cigar smolcmg. Ax Australian firm is "sending coals to Newcastle." A cargo of 3,000 tons of gas coal has-been exported from Sydney to Liverpool at a profit The "Washington treaty permitting United States fishermen to take fish in British waters terminates July 4, 1880. NEW TO-DAY. Notice. vTErrnsR the undersigned agent L1 liorCait. ben -l tin- Itr.Miip, Citadel, i mm ;:uiio win no re-ponsuiit- lor au ilebts contracted by tue crew, utiles dolv authorized. T.L. CHERRY. December 23, 1881. Notice. JMRITHER TIIE UNDERSIGNED CON i-VSiEiie s nor Cipt. Curlett. of tin British bark trm. . Seed.lroni Icjulqul, will be le M) imlble for any debts contracted by the me crew ai mis port, unless tuny author izoil. HEYKtt, WILSON & CO. December 22nd. 1884. For Rent. mW.") FRONT ROOMS: SUITABLE FOR jl omces : centrally located : apply at As tokiax oince. For Sale. T OFFER FOR SALE. THE STOCK. GOOD . wm. ana uxtureoI the ( I nraud Fancy unon Miire oi win Houseman. A man moaning business can make a good barealn IdAAC BERGMAN Assignee. Picked Up. iV uh!te.skUT about ic'feetlo'ug :two pairs rowlocks and two pairs oars. Owner can A HPT7QT Clf T.'TTI Jl TlflPP una inc in luiacpA. F.M. JOHNSON Astoria. Or.. Dec. lath, iSi. Improving Mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon and W. T. JProposal for Constructing Wharf and Barnes U. S. EXOINRKH OHFIPK. I PORTLAND. OltEGOX. DCC 1C. 1834. SEALED PROPOSALS FOR EACH WILL kj ie rec-lviHl attnH office until II a. ir.. January 10 1883. for construction or a wharf and trestle at Point Adnni. Ongon ; and of isnine uarRei 10 on aenverca sic Asionn. I utbef infiiniritloii can bo obtalued upuu application at tu'a offlr.. ('HAS. F. rOWP.LL, Captain of Engineers. For Sale. FINE NIXE-ROOMED DWELL1NO llOUSfi wl'li tu' iiti pnrno' Miin nn.t pventh streets For further parUcularb i'r'i onunAaiuuiAS umce. Elegant Rooms. GTNNY AND CONVENIENT. IN WM. KJ ilUUlOd OUJdlUS Applv to 8 VMUPL FLMORE. Public Auction. IVTOTICE IS IIEREDY GIVEN TO WHOM i. it may concern mm tne- puu'ic jcenera 'J, that I will cause to be sold xt pub'le au- tlon in fiout of the P-trer HonA In Astoria, OrcKou. on aldav. the 27ih day -f De Cfiuber. 1881, tht) followiuR artlc.es of per- bouai proper y, to-w.i : Forty Trunks and Fifteen Valises, To Ratlsfy ray legal c'-aiws and Hen against ann upon me same. ia arucios nave been in my hands unclaimed f-T more limn three m nths.and will be Kd unn eni-d and as tliey are to the hluhctt bidder for casli in nana accoruias w law. Dated Astoria. Or., Dec. 0, 1884. 1L B.PARKER, rroprlelor Parker House. Teachers Examination. REGJLAE QUARTFRLY EXAMINA tion for Teachers' CrtlQcate,s will be hp'-tl at IUj Court Hon-'c. on tho 23th and 21th Itu, comraendns at S a. m. each day. J. E. HinaiNM. ' County 8nierintendetit of ruWcliiitrsttlwi. PARKER HOUSE, J. II, CLOSE, Proi... ASTORIA, - - - OREGON. Al.CUOSBY, - - Clerk- First Clas3 in all Eespects. FREE COACH TO THE IIOUSE. Figures i?er Lie ! . AND JEFF OP THE CHOP HOTTSE Can prove by his books that he Is doing the mggest uusmess oi auy RESTATTEANT In the cltr. and he will jruarantee to rive the best meal for cash. FKANK FABRE'S CHOP HOUSE. Oysters, Ice Cream, COFFEE. The New Model. Everything First Glass. Caaj Street, rear of Odd-Fellows Euildlng. Every attention paid my customers, and iho bet set before ttiem In flrst clastityle. COLUMBIA Candy Factory. Next door to Astoila Bakerv, where all Orders may be left. The Choicest Candy Made Daily. All Candy manufarturid at my establish ment warranted flit-cla ED. JACKSON, Prop'r. TMorttaPacificIxpssCo. FURNISHES The Shortest, Quickest atid most Reliable Route between ASTORIA AND ALL POINTS. If you havo Anj thins to Send by Express, Send It by the Hforllieru Pacific Express Co. Order your Express packages sent to you by the NORTHERN TACIFIC EXFRESS CO. Trompt Delivery, Low Eate3, Satisfaction giurameed S.TJTirOTtE. Astoria A cent. H. B. PARKER DEAI.EK IK i Hjiy, Oats, and Straw, Xj I HUE .HJ., Brick, Cement, Sand and Plaster. Wood Delivered to Order. O-aymg. Teaming, and Exrress Business J. ti. D. OritAY, Wholesale and retail dealer in. GROCERIES, FLOUR, AKD FEED Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. LIME, SAND AND CEMENT. General Storage and WharfaRe on reason able terms. Foot of Bontou street, Astoria, Ureyon. Fifty Dollars Reward. THE ABOVE REWARD WIIX BE TAID for the recovery of the body of Clms. Callnchan, seconi mate of the collier ini lamtlte. walia d overboard at the entrance to the Columbia nver, Dec 3rd. 1P8L By order w. II. Temple Lodge No. 7, A. F. and A. M. Notice. THE TAX ROLL OK COUNTY PROPER ty lor the year 18S1 Is now In my hands ior Roileetlou. All person are he eby no ilned to pay their taxes. Du notice will bt riven outsido diatricus as date of arrival ilierc. v. (J. R iss, Sheriff of Clatsop County, and ex-ifllcIo T:ix Collector. Atona, Or . Dec. nth. iea. Dissolution of Co-partnership. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TH VT TnE Partnership heietofore existing belween It. D. Newbury and Irv. Stew nt In tho bu ines known as the City Honk tore la thL day dlis lved by mutual eoiisent. All bill-, due by tne Ann and ad accounts oning are signed. The buslnt.ss ha been purciiased SiiitMssrx. nuenanaitccawno um nave arge of It in the future. IL D. NEWBURY. . . . . IKV.bTEVEX. Aitorla. December l, IB8L ReferrinKto the above the undersigned would respectfully announce to the public rAatonaaud vicinity lh t- thev hvo thU d.y purhaspd fnm Messrs. Kewburv & "tereiis the stock. Cxtuna and jjood -aIII of th-- City Book Store1, and hope for a contin uance of the Renerous patronage Recorded the retiring Arm. , ORrFFENSREED. Astoria, Or., December l, 1831. AT I. J. ARVOLD'S GEEAT HOLIDAY STOCK or Boots and Shoes, Chlliren's ' and Ladies' Wear, CHRISTMAS GOODS. A SPLENDID ASSORTMENT OF FISE SLIP1E1W. Headquarters lor Holiday Presents AT L J. AKVOLD'S, . Ufa of Tilt GoIdM Mho, MERRY WHATEVER YCfU Ohrisixnas YOU "WILL -SADLER'S My Headquarter are Tlxer never has been in Astoria sucli a womlerful as sorlinent of If olidaj Goods of all descrip tion as I hare. at Adlcr's Crystal Palace. Buy where the goods are the newest and Cheapest ! Buy where the assortment is the largest and most varied I Buy where the attention is polite and you can look with out being pestered-to buy! - HAPPY NEW YEAR ! Adler's Crystal ..Palace Book Store. Carl Adler, Sole nxE DOnKralFORD Gold and Silver ""i" ''Quick LADIES' irATCnES, feqUal DIAMONDS, Jewels Rich AD HAKE. Everything First- R CIaJ. All Cooibc&sot tbt: in X GUARASTEED. 8.TatOb; We take uleasur Esdnceno In Shouiiitr i.oodi doctors an! other inlP :n M&& 27. MgJBaW)jl WATCH ySSEff x$ v I 'Jlm imvf u. i .'w V Jhz&'. JM in- TSg -rT 1 - Remember CAUL ADLEE'S Crystal Palace. Carpets! Carpets! Carpets, We bfto call thft.nttontlon of thapubllctn our latest importntion, direct from jc.ao4.uiu iuHiiuiiu'iurfr. ui uw iarKvi invoice or uaur&ia evef oaerea for salo lu Uiis city, comprising all grades, from the FINEST BODY BRUSSELS In the Newest Tints and Shades, To the lowest priced article In this line We iltk:i.i hiiuiii luc uext lour wccks. ana io uiu wMiuuiij ui. jtcia unucrauiu uy IS Furniture and House Furnishing Line We can show yon the my BEST GOODS at BOTTOM FIGUBES, and ahaU ba pleased CHAS. HEILBOB,N. 'v" TyrTV.-f-2ri s-s- New Establishment! FURNITURE, FURNISHING GOODS Carpets, Matting, PICTURE FRAMES MOULDINGS, ETC., ETC. At Greatly Reduced Prices, ASTORIA FURNITURE CO., Cor. Chenamus ud Hamilton Sts. U.Du BUIS30X, Manager. Builders Carpenters MATERIAL. SASH DOORS AND MOULDING. First Class Work at Prices to Suit the Times. PLAS AXD ESTIMATES FURNISHED. G. H. Bain & Co.'s Steam PlanlnsJIIll andSash Factory Boat nnlldinjc a Specially. Notice to Stockholdtrs' Fisher men's Packing Co. - THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE htockli Mew of the F.xhermen's Pack ing C. will be held at ihe oflli- of tho com piny, on Mondav. D c. . is-. at 9 a m. for the purp -se of el ctl g a burl f direc tor; for the ensKlnjc year, and tnumctli g sucli other bunlnesa as shall legally come ba fore ihe mwlng, By ordr U tiit rrMWent. a..NTT.VN.- . XMAS! TTAirT: FOE A Present ! ! FIND AT TSb matter where j-u pnrchase lek througk tny stock before deciding:. Agent, Astcri. WATCHES ware, KAIUlfIV rviTiM! service rancy uiocks EBONY, Oraoja asd Crystal. UEM8, coOTiswi OraaBeats aad Pre ftj. THE BEST. Sold In principal doB3 Stones. xdnjiraTIien wetandm(Ht n&3?x '"Kwas&r1" i luuunz if i. ..... t i .. iM are determined to dispose of our stoek of wax. ena oner special inducements, precluding tny ui obi uoiBytiu.vrs. THE ii - .sassjyj:a37..acclaramaooat FlttCES!! Pictures, Mirrors, ASTORIA Best CKEA1 ia theCItr, BcstClIIES, Best CAKra and P1STBY, Best ICE CREAM, Finest Oraoaieatal Werkte Order. ED. JACKSON. Wood for Sale. Good Dry Vine Maple and Fir. Vine Maple, S3 73 per cord : 84 09 delivered Fir, - B0 ' 3 80 tjfxn gritio with" Dm Murray, at - ' For The Finest Groceries. For The Freshest Vegetables, For The Most Complete Assortment, For Absolute Satisfaction, In Fllllns and Delivering All Orders, Cill :tt ERANK L. Family Grocery and Provision Store, Corner Benton and Chenamus Streets, Opposite Custom House Square. HEgSBMfeiiiS steadier SgaMLIImP iLAHA PARKER IER apply to the Captain, or to Everybody Ma BY A Present for the Holidays Purchased at the EMPIRE STORE. i 1 S flavinjr just recelvpd from Eastern markets a most 5 S masniflcHit lino of staple and fancy art clcv eoniprte- S S Ihc anything and everything that h stylish and beau- S tiftil in our line, we invite a call from all our fricudi g S and the public jjenerally. a Amcinii tlie thousands of novelties received we will p enumerate: Elegant Drpj-s Goods Ladies' and Child's a a Neckwear. WnraU'd'Knit tlonds. Skirts, Gloves, Cor- S I' sets, llooj-sklrts, aud numerous other uoveltiea. g In Ladies' anil CMli's FINE SHOES we lead tie Mariet Gail Early and Secure a Good Selection. PEEL BB.OS. John A. Montgamery, DKALEIt I Tin, Sheet Iron -and Copper Ware. A General Assortment of HOUSEHOLD' GOODS. .Agents for Magee Stoves and Ranges The Best In the market. ftumblng goods of all kinds oa band. Job work done in a workmanlike manner. PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms. Chennmns Street, Xext ta C Ij. Parker's Store. ASTORIA. - OBGCOir. THE NEW MODEL A FULIi STOOK ALWAYS ON HAND. w.oi.sisr. j.onsTAFsos. A.jdnsaox MARTIN OLSEN & CO. DEALERS IN" FURNITURE SS BEDDING Carmer Main aad 8quemoq.ua Streets. Astoria, Oregon. W1KD0W SHADES AND TBIMMHCo; WALL PAPER, ETC A Complete Stock. PRICES AS CHEAP AS aTTALITY'WILL AFT0ED. AIX KIADS OF FUlt.MTLKK RE1M1KFD AI TABMnED. FOK Finest Groceries, -GOTO- FOABD & STOKESL AFULL1JNEOF HARDWARE AND Ship Chandlery. A- NEW SLIP Jut FalabU Bear otatota. . PARKER'S bcn P. Parher,Ua3ter. 3 For TO WING, FREIGHT or CHAR- 11. B. PARKER. EAXGE CAN I1E IIAD Df A3 TOBIA ONLY .OF Em Rm BAWEB, AGEM CALL AND EXAMINE IT, V WILL BE PLEASED. E. K. IIAWE3 Is also agent for tt Bail latent Coatii $m And other flrst -da"W Ssres. Faraaoo Work. Steam Fit tins, etc.. a specialty fr mmmum f Hariware and Slip Ghauflor VAH DUSEN & CO.. DEALERS IX Hardware ant Ship Chandlery Pure Oil, Bright Varnish, Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine, Lard Oil, Wrought Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails, Agricultural Implements, .Sewing Machines, k Happy ! . . Mitar. 1