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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1884)
31 Ito a gusforfem. AST0KLA',OKKUU3: THUmOAY DECEMBER 25. 165 ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted) . K HALLORAN & COMPANY, rUULISHKU AND :0rHIKT01t. ASTORIAX UUILDI.NG. - - UASSaTREEl TcraiH of Subscription. Served by C irrier. per w eek l-"cls. Sent ly M ill. vr month ... diets. " ' one ye.tr ....... ..... ,$7.00 Frcj of pustaac to Mib Tiber. t3y Advertisement inserted by the year at we rau of $2 p.-r tenure per month. Tran sient advertising fifty cents per square, each luseitlon. IVotlce To Adrerifoer. The Astoria?; guarantees to its ad vertisers the largest circulation of nnv hewapaper published on 'the Columbia river. Merry Christmas to all. The skating riuk will be open this af ternoon and evening Tan Astosiav, being a ne'srapaper, vill nppaar as tisual to-morrow. The school report in yesterday Astobi AV'avnxi fjr the term ending the l'Jth insl. The Chesebroujh cleared yesterday for ' Plymouth w.th 75I91 bushels wheat, vjl- oedat j,GJ.. " There will be servi jps in tho chapel of Xa.3 Holy lnnoco.itF, Upper Astoria, to day at 2-33 1. n. A big land slide is reported on the Ore gon and Cilifjrni i witl, south of the Orejjjn llm, delaying frdiglit, mail and passengers. A majority of tho sshool saparintend. ents throughout the state have declared in favor of retaining the present system of school books. Sjrvices in Grace ohnrch to-diy will be celebration of the Hly Communion at 6:33 a. vl; morning prajor, and second celebration at 11 A. M. There is a splendid set of Mercer China, a dinner set of 123 pieo?s to be rafflad at A. V. Allen 3"J chances, SL a chance. It is a beauty and a prizi for the winner. Basiness will b? generally suspended to-Jay. Tns Astdbiau olfiae will be open from i) a. tr. to miduigjt. Tne regahir edition will appiar to-jiorrow morning. The R. B. Thompson pushed through yesterd ty afceraoou in gjod shapa and got here "by early g is no, oil light. She brought delayed mail and pis Jesters and is billed to start in tho morning. Take your overcoat with j-ou if you must go. Ail the fan is not conGned to Oregon; Cjlifornia'is having a little timo of its own; storm and wind alternating in spmo places with wind and storm in others. No' mails have bsen received nt San Francisco from Oregon for nine days, and the S in Franciscans are wild with saspense. They fear tho worst. A feirle33 rain is O. F. "Wagner of Portland. He rfajd to p y the pluaib er'd bill a mere trills of JJ . Of course the plumbsr brought suit, and of coarse the plumber won, and W.igner must pai the $3)3 and coats, but look at the in trepidity of the m in actually refused to pay a plumber. Of such stuff aro heroes made. There was a question started at the last meeting of the city council which should be thoroughly discussed. Bneiiy, it is this : Should adjacent property pay for street improvements, or suould all street improvements be paid for by gene ral taxation? At present the former rale obtains. Tan Astje:vv invites disaus-, sion, and proposes to take u hand itself. If you know of some little boy or girl whom Santa Cuius has forgotten, but whose little hearts would bound with joy over same gift, however tridin4, gladJea the poor littie souls to-day your neigh bar's chdi, or the neglected little one over the way and our word for it, your owa. dinner w.U t.ists all tue better for it. Lit merry Caristai:i3 oriug good cheor to all that you c m nelp. At the churches last evening were heard the merry voices of tho children, who, with glistening eyes s iw the wonders of IhcT'Oaristm is tree, which blooms 'the bravest wuea all out doors is coldest. The churches wjre h-inds moly decorated, the dam, gron evergrjan ia hind tome contrast to the sujw witaou:. At G.uca Cicrch tie dec r.itions were of a most elaborate niturj, and a 6jjci.il ssrvioo was sung by the choir. It had b ien qiietly posisd around that ' Bime fiu' , fat gese would ba down from Portland in time for Gnribtmos, but at preseat writing not a solitary goose hath arrived, and ra-iny there be waoare sire ly disappointed, tnat on their Caristm is table.to-day appsars no goose, and so it is ; the day drags on, though storms shut out the sun, and thus the heart may break, yet brokenly livj oa ovjn wltaoat a Christ mxs dinner of gooj;. Th3 baef that is in tha markat3 to diy can't ua beat for tenderness and quality. It is Clatsop beef and is Al. Take an eastern Oregon steer and pan him and worry him and carry him to Portland and then to Astoria, and unless he is kept for six wjek i or so and given a chanca to gat gotnVfiesh on his bones ho is so touh that ho isn't worth eating. Clatsop clover makes the best beef and those who eat their Cnristmas beef to-day will say so. Eight feet of snow at The Dalles and more coming. All trains bleckaded: much suffering; cattle with heads just above snow perishing from hunger; snow blowing and drifting; such is the news by mail from eastern Oregon. In the Willa mette valley rain, sleet, snow, blocked trafns, roofs caved in, general growl. Down here we're just as happy as they make 'em, we've got over our worry about cold and like it, and want more of it. and don't care whether flour is ten cents a barrel or ten cents a pound. An encouraging letter has been re ceived from Clatsop. The wr.ter says he remembers the winter of 1831-2. He says it began just as this did, and stayed cold till March. We are glnd of it. "We hope it. will stay cold till May, and be very chilly of evenings until Jun". Then the salmon won't begin running as early as they now do, and tho fishermen won t go snagging in April. So you see Mr. Clot .sop man you have not worried the part of the.community that is writing this item one cent's worth, but on the contrary you have filled our soul with joy. The report of the council committee regarding proposed charter amendments, published in Tic: AsromiN some time ago,.w is adopted at the last council meet log. If thera is any real desire or intent to ohanga the charter of this city it is high time that some move was being made. Tho legislature will meet soon, and unless Messrs. Heed and Leinenweb-er-know what is wanted they can do nothing at Salem. Here's a splendid chance for some village Hampden to send his name thundering down the cor-ridora-of Time to the remotest posterity. . " Cl&ttlV Does "not make any second-class Pic tures at his New Gallery, No. Gl, on Um Koadway. HOTT C05KLI5G WIS BEJLTE? Ex-Sonator Lorin B. Sessions, a promt nent half-breed from Chautauqua county, N. Y., related to a New York Sun corre spondent the following interesting inci dent in l elation to the resignation of Senators Conkling and Piatt from the United States senate in 1831. Tho new? had been received in Albany of tho res ignation, and a messenger to that effect was sent at once to tho legislature. Mt was evident," said Mr. Sessions, "that if anything was to be done it must be done quickly, or Mr. Conkling, who had the most adherents in the legislature would be returned to fight the adminis tration of Garfield. It was believed that Conkling' and Piatt's constituencies did not echo this sentiment, and if time could be gained this fact could be made known in such unmistakable terms that many members of the assembly who would by personal choice vote for the return of the recreant senators would not dare to do so. The law made it obligator to proceed with the election of senators on the sec ond Tuesday after notice of a vacancy. This was Monday afternoon. If a mes sage was received at the S2Ssion that even ing, -it must be acted on a week from the next day. If not received it would re quire two weeks. I thought it over, and determined that the only way to keep Koscoe Conkling from an immediate re turn was to keep the governor message from being received that evening. "Reaching the Dalevan house I went to Woodin's room. Robertson, Birdsall. Wagner and other opposition senators wvro there, anxiously discussing the sit uation. I told thorn the news, which car ried consternation with it. Different measures were hastily discussed'- and abandoned as impracticable. At length I broached my plan. Tho senate must be adjourned that evening before tne mes arge was received. 'But it can't be done,' said Robertson. 'I wonldn't think of such n thing.' " 'But it is parliamentary, isn't it?' 3aidl. " 'Yes,' he asserted. "' Kndit is leal, isn't it?' " "Yes, but "'Well, if it's both parliamentary and iec.il we have a risbt to use it. This is politics and no sentiment.' "Now. if vou throw Robertson out into the middle of a stream he will paddle hard for the shore, but he is hard to get into the water. He wouldn't listen to tho plan, and, seeing that it was of no use to urge it, I left tho room with tho remark: Very well, gentlemen, Roscoo Conkling will bo hi3 own successor, and you will be responsible font "An hour later I was called from my room at the Kenmore to return to Wood in's rooms. It appe.tr. that George Daw sou, the veteran editor of tho Evening Journal had cilled, in much tribulation, to learn what was to bo done in the emer gency. When my plan was told to him he jumped right oat of his chair with en thusiasm. 'It is just the thing,' he de clared. It must ba done. This warm endorsement from so conservative and prudent n source rather stiffened the tucks of tho others, and they immedi ately sent for me. " It must ba done,' said Bobertson, 'bat I c m't do it. I should make a botch if I tried.' " 'If vou will let m3 preside to-night,' I said, 'it will lis done, und you may bet on it that it will be done clear through, too "So he cave a note to Yrooman, c'erls of the senate, instructing him that I was to p:e ade. 1 took -the chair at the ap pointed hour and called the senate to or der. Good old Father Halley was" chap lain at that tune, and I told aim to make his prayer jn.-t us short as possible. I sat with my watch in hand, and ho prayed just a minute, but it seemed to me to-be tho longest prayer I ever heard. I ex pected every second to see the messenger from the governor enter the door, and once inside, the message would be held to be in possession of the senate, whether formally delivered or not. 'Amen' had hardly dropped from Father Halley'a when looking over toward Woodin, I saw him rise, and without waiting to near what he stid I put the question:- The senator from the Twenty-sixth moves that the senjte do nowidjoum. Many of you as ara in favor say ay, contrary no senate stands adjourned until to-morrow morning at 11 o clock." "Woodm voted ay. 'Ihere .were no noes. They wore too much astonished to vote anything. There was only one min that I was afraid of, and that was Bob Str.iban of New York, a warm supporter of Conkling, and as quick and sharp as lightning. 1 dropped the gavel aDcl al most reached my seat, when Bob, whose eyes stuck out like saucers, jumped to his feet and shouted 'Uount.' 1 noaaea to him pleasantly and said, Pll hear you in the morning, Bob; the senate is ad journed. At that moment tho governor's message came in. He had delivered the message to the assembly, bat was too late for the senate, and a week ws gained to fight the battle. "You know the result, members com menced to get instructions .from their constituents bv tho cart-load. They were overwhelmed with remonstrances and ohanged their intentions. But if time for this bad not been erained. Miller and Lipham would not have been elected to the senate." At Jcff To-day. Tho b3st Saias d.uner lu town, at JclTs. Turkey and Cranberry sauce, cooked ' the way mother did." at .Jeffs. Goto Jeffs forj nur dinner. . Turkey, Chicken, Yenisou, etc, JeffV. A $l-dlnne r for 2.1 cenls. at Jeff's. at Gift Books At Adler'M. Virgil, Roselti, Proctor, Byron. Ile- mans, Goethe, Dante, Lucille, 1'eWarcli, lied Linu 75 cents each. Tho I. ratline Ports - At Adler's. Scott, Heine, Tasso, Poe, Dr den. Burn-, Shake.speare, Tennyson, Red Lme,75 cenls eaeii. Adler will sell you any book of his immense assort mint, ten per cent cheaper than any o her house in town. 1 lila is not idle talk but solid facts. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest perfumery, mid toilet articles, etc-can Ih bought at the lowest prices, at .J. V. Conn's drug store, opposite OcIden hctel. Astoria. The. immenso success of bur Ball's soiled spring cowls has eneouragud us to import auethur largo supply. Em pire store. If you want to maEe. a'nlce present to your friend 0 r J. W. Conn's Dru; Store anil von will find inst what von want, or tfie very best quality, and at the loweat-potsibie prices. WelesrTtiis tradn In fine shoes for Ladur, Muses' and Children s wear. A POWEBFCL SPEECH. I once knew a man who was nominated by hia fellow citizens for a certain office and finally elected, without having ex pended a cent for that purpose. He was very ecoentr'io but he made a good offi cer. "When he heard that ho was nomi nated, he went up. as he said, into tho mountains jto do some assessment work on a couple of claims. He got lost and didn't get his bearings until a day or two after election. Then ho came into town hungry, greasy and ragged, but unpledged. He found that he was elected, and in answer to a .telegram started off for 'Frisco to see a dying relative. Ho did not get back till the first of January. Then he filed his bond and sailed into office. He fired several sedentary depu ties who had been in the place twenty years just because they were good "work ers..' That is, they were good workers at the polls. They saved all their energies for the campaign, and so they only had vitality enough loft to draw their salaries during the balance of the two years. This man raised the county scrip from sixty to ninety live in less than two years, and 'still they busted him in the next con vention. He was too eccentric. Ono delegate asked what in Sam Hill would become of the country if every candi date should skin out during tho campaign and rusticate in the mountains while tho battle was being fought. Says he: "I am a delegate from the preciut of Rawhide Buttes, and Icalklate i know what I am talkin' about. Gen tlemen of the convention, just suppose that everybody from tho president ul the United States down, was to git the nomi ne tion and then licht out tiko a house afiro and never come back till it was' time to nle'his bond; what's going to become of us common drunkards to whom elec tion is an oasis in tho bad lands, an or ange grove in the alkali fiats? Mr. Chairman, there's millions of dol lars in this broad land waiting for the high tide of election day to come and hoat em down to where you. and l, Air. Chairman, as well as other parched and patriotic inebriates, can get hold of 'em. "Gentlemen, we talk about stringency and shrinkage of values, and all Bucb funny business as that; but that's some thing I don't know a blamed thing about. What I can grapple with is this: If our country offices are worth $30,003, and there aro other little after-claps and soft snaps, and walk-overs, worth say $10,000, and, the boys, say, aro willing to do the fair thing, say, blow in fifteen per cent, to the central committee, and what they feel like on the outside, then politics, in stead of a burden and a reproach, be comes a pleasing' duty, a joyous occasion and" a picnic to those whose lives might otherwise be a dreary monotone. Mr. Chairman, the post two years baa wrecked four campaign saloons, and a tinner who socked his .vife'c fortune into campaign torches, is now in a land where torchlights are no good. Overcome by a dull market, a financial depression and n reserved central committee, he ate a package of Rough on Rats, and passed np the flume. He is now at rest over yonder. "ouch instances would be common if we encourage the eccentric economy of official cranks. It is an evil that is gnawing at the vitals of the republic Wo must squelch it or get left. There are millions of dollars in this country, Mr. Chairman, that if we keep it out of the camp lign, will get into the hands of I tue wording classes, ana tnen you anu a, Mr. Chairman, and gentlemen of the convention can starve to death. Keep the campaign money away -from .the soulless hired man, gentlemen, or good bye John. "Mr. Chairman, excuse my emotion! It is almighty seldom that I make a speech, but when I do, I strive to get there with both feet. Wo must either work the campaign funds into their le gitimate channels, or every blamed pa triot within the sound of my voice will have to fasten on a tin bill and rustle for angle worms atnongit the hens. 'You hear mer" Terrific applatae, during which the delicate odor of enthusiasm was noticed on tho breath of the entire delegation. BillNts. Rttrlileu Arnica fealrc. -Tjir.Bkst Salvk in the world for Cuts, Brmes,Sore3.rjrc'T.s Salt Rheum. Fever isores. Tetter, Chapprd Hands. Chilblains. Corn, -and all Skin E up- uuiis, ami positively cures riirdt or no pay required. Itjs guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by E. Dement & Co. At Frank Fubre'd. Board -for S2L50 a month. The best irtthecity. Dinner from 5 to 7. At I. J. ArVOld'ri You will find a splendid stock of boots and shoe.". Ladles' and children's shoes a specialty: AH styles and site. Fresh Eastern and Mhtialwater Hay Oj'Mterir Constantiv on hand, cooked to any style at Frank Fabry's. Ilaril Dry Wood For sale in quantities to suit at Car nahau & Co.'. For a nice, iucy steak cooked on the broiler, go to Frank Fabre. For a good bath, pleasant shave, or shampoo, go to the City Baths, .corner Squemuqua aniTOIney street?. Jok. G. Chahteks, Prop. At J. W. Conn's Drug Store you will find the best assortment in the city, con sisting ot Toilet Cases. Odor "Cases, Plated Ware, Fancy Toilet articles and perfumery of. .all kinds; opposite Occi dent Hotel. The Rev. Geo. II. Thayer, of Bour bon, Ind., says: "Both myself and wife owe our lives toikni.on'fl Consumption Cuek." Sold by W. E. Dement. Gray sells $ackett Bros.' Al sawed cedar shingles A full M guaranteed In each bunch. A. Nasal Injbctor free with each bottle of Shlloh's Catarrh Kemedy price 50 cent. Sold by V. E. Dement Koscoe Dixon's new eating house isnow open. Everything has been fit ted up In first-class style, and hi- well known reputation as a caterer assures all who like good things to eat, that at his place they can In? npotnniodated. The. most stylish Neckwear. Lace Handkerchiefs $nd Worsted kult goods at the Empire Store. Ball's coiled spring Corsets continue tn be all the. rage for LadK-Misies and Nurses, at the Empire Aore. Mrs. Bryce wouYd respectfully an notice to the ladies ov Astoria ibaiuhe Is nrenarvd to do dressmaking In all 1 s branchea at her rootm on.Cass .St, ojk fWive vou uow unsung. THE WASH ACD 1TELC03IB CIIlJfOOTv. J. Q. Wilson who ro3id?3 in Salem at the present writing, says tho Oregonian. has about 8,030 head of sheep up at Hepp- ner, and now wears about tho longest face of any one in the country. "With snow five feet deep and still snowing and the thermometer hugging ten degrees it is very severe on sheep. It is not so very easy, either, on tho sheep herders, wlo when the poor oxhausted sheep crawl into some hole and givo np the ghost, havo to go out and pick oil tuo wool in order to savo as uiuju as possible of value ironi what otherwise would be a total loss. Mr. Wilson, when ho thinks of his sheep up there in this weather, devoutly wishes for a friendly 'ohiuookV' and thero. are few born and raised Oregomaus wiro do not coincide with him in that desiro. Jint exactly what this mysterious "chinook" is very few newcomers understand. To one who has felt tho warm summer breezo floating un from the Rnnthw.ini in th middle of December, when icj and snow lay upon tne ground, and wno has seon theso me.t almost in a smglo night and flow away toward tho sea, no explanation is necessary. It comes from the South Pacific ocean, and is never heralded more thaii a few hours in advance. Usually it is felt at Roseburg before it reaches tho "Wil lamette valley and Eutsru Orogjn, its advent nortn after having passed the Unipqua depending altogther un its ve loc.ty, The sigu.il oifijj at Roseburg does not give uutics soju enaaga, be cause the a v. si. reports do not reach tho publio through the Oregonian until ten hours later. -In Pjrtjaud and other Wil lamette valley points, and throughout tho inland empire, the first knowledge of a "chinook" is when it arrives. The earliest indication is the wind itself. By tho way, "chinook" as n nama for our warm southern wind is a mjsaomer, though it is iu-genor-l use. Along the Columbia rive: only an east or a down stream wind and an up stream wind are ever noticed. Tue'latter in winter al ways means a break up of oold weather and free navigation. Tho Chinook In dians used to live at the mouth 'of tho Columbia opposite Astoria, in wh.it is nowPaoific county, Washington territory, and as the wind cams from that direc tion, it was named for the Indians. In reality it came from the south, and after passing tho Willamette valley, "turned the corner" at the mouth of thb Willam ette river and went on up tho Columbia. The only wind thit om propjny ba called a "chinook" is the steady north west breeze which prevails during tho summer. The exsa of William Birrett vs. the O. R. & N. Co. came up in tho United States circuit oourt yesterday. Mr. Bar rett is captain of the bark Carrie Wins low, which was chartered by the O. R. & N. Co. to bring oat a cargo of railway material to this port, it being stipulated that the O. R. & ). Co. was to pay for tho lighterage b3tweeu Astoria and this port. When tho vessel arrived here the O. R. & N. Cj.'s b Jat3 wre busy in at tending to Villard's excursionists, and none could bo sp ired to ligater the IPTus low. The captain brought suit for loss caused by delay of hi3 ship. Judge Deadyheld that the charterer was not bound to furnish or provido lighterage, but only .to pay for it, and that tho con tract of tho master being to bring the vessel to Portluiid, he was baun J to pro vide and employ the means necessary and appropriato to that end. Tho libel was therefore dismissed. Oragonian, 2ith. Crou as a Bear. Possibly it is because you have a nervous headache Thousands ot people have nervous headaches which generally" proceed from bad digestion. You know how cross it makes them, Mr. G. 0. Patterson, of Oxford, N. 0., had nervous headache one day in each weak. He writes, "I have been t using Brownls Iron Bitters, and find it an excellent tonic. It entirely cured me." An old maid in Nashville keeps n parrot which swears, ami a monkey which chews tobacco. She savs. be tween tho two alio doesn't miss a husband very much. Assignee's Sale. The cndo.slgned Assignee of the Estate of J. E. THOMAS, OFFERS AT PRIVATE SALE ALL THE STCCS OF Orugs. Toilet and Fancy Ar ticles, Medicines, Etc. BELONGING TO THE ESTATE. ALL ARTICLES AT COST PRICE. Special ludiirnncut to tlic Trail e. P. P. HICKS, ASSIGNEE. Important Notice! Oregon Improvement Co. GreatMfflojJFriceoiM On and After I)ecemlcr 1st until fmther notire the price at the bunKcr will he o foi.uws for SK 1TTI.E COAT,. Clean Domestic perton,224Qlbs........ $701 UeniKeMeaui- -. . ,...,.. . 6.00 S reeningt 4.uo On hand a constant supply, at market rates, ot flist-clas CUMBERLAND. F.A.NOYES.Acent. Notice. NOTICE TS IIEBEBr GIVEN THAT I will not bj r-SDi.nlhle fir :uv d'bt contract- d ijy any person, unless 1 1 be uuou ny written order. . . . , A.. O.STEXAinH. Astoria. D cemberajil. 1SSL To The Public. MANY COMPLMNTS ARE BEINO made by Ciihiaincu ami petrous tin IMiyiiii! Chin w servant, a nut the prim tIceofSiionaMijr i htiiainfii aohey pass aloni the street: l.nl this t.rictli'p 1ms been IndulK-il In t sueh an i-xtei t that It izeus find U difficult in get tlu-lr s rva i to to go on t-rratiiLj about, town. I th-ref re. nTf by notify a I peiou viiom Ir mav c ii cem that by engaging in thai kind of ssort tue beconmuitvof assault lu.d batterv. and that lice Iter when complains af mane b fur; mp jiga'ntt imrite-s clianr mr them wbh that Hens, will Issue warrants fiirihelrarrfeit.an-l If thevare 'ound-uiltv they wli be punished to'thofu'l extern of taau.v. N.E.G0ODLL,J.P. Test Ycnr BaMcg Powfer To-Day 1 t::s tcct: nr . ft t'-p c'"Tcn cm . Yc r- t!t rt ail.i hen reo e tho core rnnd i mell. A cliem-1-1 1 i!l not bo required to ieu.es tho prcse&co o - DOES K0T CCXTAIN ASaOXU. Zi Unl&TcIsm EiirVrS Eeea QTKSlratd. nan'ainnherjcrorcqarttrofaceatnrj lc hfedUwd U.ecvnaumcr'a reliable te t, - TCE-TEST OF THE QVErJ, Trlco Ediirg Tender Co., Dr. Price's Cpcccl rtvorinj Extracts, 5fco strcac. no-t dellds and natural Dr. Price's Lupulin Yeasi Gims lur Lljht, llpnlthy rrccd.Tha Ea Dry Ho? Y-j C la tu world. FOR SALE DV CHOCERS, C11ICACC. LOUIS . j.t?Bfegj Ea The oest dry hop yeast jn the world. B'oad raised by this yeast 19 Ught.whita and wholesome like our grandmother's delicious bread. GROCERS SELL THEM. PAEPARI3 OT THC Price Baking Powder Co.r Mai'Prs 01 Dr. Pries s spsciai MYonnj Enracis, Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo Forsi e by Cititino JTbilb & Co , Agent Tort and. Oregon. Steady Sir ! STEER YOUR PURSE IN THE iglri Direction AND 1 M. D. KANT, The Boss, Is closing out his ontire stock of Clothing and Overcoats, finest and best quality, Larpest assortment in Men. Youth's and Bova' Clotbine. Gents' Furniahin? Goode, Boots and Shoes, Rubber and Oil Clothing Hats and Cap3, etc., at prices that w:ll suit tho times. Ho will make np tho finest and best fit ting suit of Clothing to Order, for the LOWEST PBICES IN TOWN. Ship Cup tains Take notice of the fact that I can supply your crew with Cheaper and Better goods than any other house in Oregon. M.D.KANT, The Boss. LOOK HERE!! ' M. STUDZIHSKI lias just received a new stock of Solid Gold Holiday Gifts The beat place In the elty to purchase PINE J And other valuable presents. Orders pmapUy and latWacrorlly flUsd, CT LI8HT HEALTHY BREAD. t- . i-j ti rim h m n 5 SIT V. Wft1 t M m rn&m Awwdi. vj r '0 MT iSgl jEftdB hufjOi YoiiWill Save Money JfiWfiry ffatete SPECIAL; HOLIDAY ANNOUNCEMENT ! C. H. COOPER'S. ""5F Dunncr Chrstnas a special display of Novelties in every de partment suitable for tho Holiday season, and in order to clar them all out we have marked them VERY LOW. Ladios and Gentleman who are ia quest of handsome as well as useful Christ mas presents would do wed 19 give us a call before selecting. . Fine Black and Colored Gros Grain Silks, Rich Velvets, in plain and brocaded, Finn Inported " Dres-s Goods. The new Combination Dross Goods, in all tho latest Tints and Coloring. SPECIAL! Handkerchiefs 1 Handkerchiefs 1 500 doz. Ladies' Fancy Hemstitched and Embroidered Handkerchiefs, from $1.00 to S9.00 per doz. 150 doz. Colored Silk Handkerchiefs, latest designs, from 50 cts. to $2.25 each. A large assortment of Fancy. Hand kerchiefs, put up in handsome boxes, con taining doz from 50 eta to $5.00 per box. IWUmUMMllUlHllllMttlHIinMlMMIMMIimi Fans 2 Fans ! Fans 1 20 doz. Fans, the latest styles, richly got up, Hand Painted, etc., frun $1.00 to Vit.w eacn. Satchels, Purses, mmmmmiman. Imported Fichus, Fichus, Fedora Jabots, Gileis, etc. j 43 .c; r - Dry Goods Clothing House C. H. COOPER, Pythian Building. - - Astoria, OftfML CITY BOOK STORE. Select Your Holiday Presents. You "Will Find at GRIFFIN & REED'S . A Large and Well Selected Stock. . Our Holiday Books and Christmas Cards Are the Finest Ever Displayed in Astoria, COME AND SEE US. $67,000,000 Capital ! Liverpool and London and Globe. North British and mercantile Of London and Edinburgh. Old Connecticut of Hartford, COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA Fire Insurance Companies, Eeprescnt'.ng a Capital or $87,000 000. B. VAN DU8EX. Ascent. jy, &m TAausr tosh FALL ijCLOTHING! A L-VRGE Overcoats, Novelties in Neck Wear, Hats and Furnishing Goods. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVKN TO Fine Merino and all ISTool Hosioxy. B3f The NEWEST PATTERNS in SUITINGS-mad up ia. the LATEST STYLES. Low Prices! D. JL. The Leading Clothier, fatter and Gents' week we will make - - uniiiiiaitMfniiilKi S Money Bags, Etc. j a hiihhhhiiihmih a Hand Painted. Crepe Wheeler & Kipp, PRACTICAL PlmtaGas ail Stem Rtten ALL WORK Warranted, and Estimates Give. FULL STOCK ' '' Iron and tcad Pipe, BaUi Tmfcc . Water Cloaeta. mad Gm Fixtures. Chimney Pipe, Cheaper than Brick. JO BBING PKOMPTLY ATTBNDSD TO. Corner Saucinoqwa and Hamlltoa StmMi Astoria, Oregon, STOCK OF STOCK OF SB, I (s'FuriUher 1 MoIlTTOSH, 9 r. t; .