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(3) 3fftc g?nUjj Jtftwau. ASTORIA, OREGON: SrXDAY FEBRUARY 1. 1S93 ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted) J. F. HA1A.OEAN & COMPANY, rimLisiiKus and ritoritiirroBS, A.STORIAN 1JUILDING. - - OASSbTRKKl Terms ofSubscrljitlon. Served by Curner, per w eek 15cts. Kent by Mail, per isumtfe.. COcls. one year ST.oo Free of postage to subscribers. dfAdvcrtisemeuts iuscrted by the year at the rate or $2 per square per month. Tran sient advertising City cents per square, each insertion. A'otice To Advertisers. The Astoriax guarantees to its ad vertisers the largest circulation of anv newspaper published on the Columbia river. Tho 12th inst., will bs Chinese New Years. The circuit court aud county court meet to-morrow. Rov. Jno. Gantenbein will officiate at the Baptist church at 2:30 this P. M. Prof. A. Ii. Francis writes that he will be in Astoria to-morrow on business. An eastern dispatch says that the ed itor of Harper's Weekly has gone crazy. Well! ho didn't have far to go. Tho Oregonian has a new werd: 'apocatastasis." The chrcmatisticality of its meaning is "to crawfish.'" Rev. "V. S. Hamlin has returned from Seattle and will hold regular sorrices in tho Congregational church to-day. The Oregon made o quick trip this time, being off the bar at two yesterday morning. The Quren sails tc-day. 'Monte Crista"" was Dumas' master piece. See it at Occidental hall next Tuesday night. Reserved seats at New York novelty store. Capt. Perry of the Geo. S. Homer is suffering from the measles His good ship is about ready to go, which makes it additionally annoying. In these days of newspaper retrench ment it is a pleasure to note such im provement as tho Salem Statesman presents. It is a newsy paper and always welcome. Tho celebrated Grismer-Davios com bination will appear in the great play of "Monte Crislo"' at Occidental hall next Tuesday evening. Reserved seals at New York Novelty store. The steamer Empire, on her way down from Nanaimo, when fifty-three miles south southeast of Cape Flattery, picked up a new can buoy, painted red and marked in white "No. 2." A fight ft George Hill's saloon last night about 10:30 resulted in a couple of arrests, those that got the worst of it be ing hauled to jail, they singing in the merry moonlight as they went along. Tub Astoman's Salem special says that the senatorial vote yesterday was distributed as follows. 1). F. Bohham, 3G: Hirsch, 20; George, 3; Hare, C; "Wil liams. 3; Johnson, 3; Kelsey,. Failing, 4; Hill, 4; Fulton, 1; Boise. 1; Crawford, 1; blank, 1; absent, 2. Speaker pro tem "Members-elect of the asembly will please pass thoir creden tials to tho clerk's desk." Old Member "Mr. Speaker, I left my credentials at the hotel, but I have something here that I think will prove I am duly a member of this body.' "What is itr "A railroad pass." There is an item going tho rounds of the state and territorial press to the ef fect that tho faro between hero and San Francisco has been reduced. There is nothing in it. Every thing is just tho same even the primage, and Messrs. Alexander, Bolles and Pohlman the three efficient fcaptains are getting independently rich from that source alone. There was a spirited debate at Salem last Friday over Mr. Leinenweber's bill regarding the increase of pilots' fees on the Columbia. Ho urged in defense of the bill that nothing like justice had been done toward Columbia river pilots for the last two years. The bill in substance fixes the rate at Si per foot instead of the present rates. The bill passed by a vote of 50 to t: During January nineteen foreign car goes cleared from tho Columbia, mostly for Quecnstown; the Western Belle cleared for Copenhagen on the 20th, wheat laden, tho first Danish shipment from the Columbia. Tho nineteen vessels carrying January's exports take 8G8,837 bus. wheat, worth 033,371, and 21,83S bbls flour, worth S93,2."2 a total value of $731,G23. "Old wine to drink, old songs to sing, old friends to greet,' are claimed to be concommitauts of good times. Tne quality of age Ls esteemed in different ways. In China they think old eggs are best, and as the years go by, eggs laid carefully away becomo high priced and only attainable by gourmands. A pickled egg forty or fifty years old, black throughout and highly odorous, Ls a rare Chinese dainty. Kate Castleton is having rather hard luck with her husbands. Some time ago she married a man named Freeman, who, it appears, had served a term in states prison for bank burglary, and that ended that matrimonial speculation. Phillips, her present husband, who knocked her down and robbed her in Winnipeg recent ly, narrowly escaped the penalty of the law for having shot a man in Texas some time ago during a drunken brawl. The five pistol shots heard last Friday night were yesterday found to have been caused by a desperate encounter between (jeo. iluler and a Chinese chicken thief. Hiller was awalcened by tho squawk of a pullet and rushing out found the China man disappearing over tho fence back of his residence on Court street. Ho fired and as he climed over the fence "spang" went a bullet by his ear from tho China man's revolver. Hiller fired twice more at tho Chinaman who dropped the chick en and skipped. There was somo very poor shooting done, but then the night was cloudy. There will be a funeral in Chinatown somo of these fine days uu leB3 they change their ideas regarding tho acquisition of property. The Blighted affections assurance Co., limited, of London, has issued a pros pectus. Some enterprising tmderwritor may apply for tho Oregon agency. Tho prospectus reads "Tho object of this office is to guarantee the affections of lovers, or in caso of blighting, to offer suitable pecuniary compensation. Its advantages are manifold. Pecuniary compensation is grateful to a wounded spirit; tho law recognizes its justice, and continual cases of breach of promise testify to its popu larity. But then tho public exhibition of heart-strings involved, and the publica tion of gushing correspondence in tho newspapors have their httle unpleasant ness. We avoid all that. There is no publicity. The compensation is liberal and the security undoubted." George Gueisten was tried in a Port land justice court last Friday on a charge of violating a state law by having moun tain trout in his possession out of season. Several experts testified that the fish in question wero sea trout. Guestin said the members of the finny Cribo were sent to him from Tacoma as sea trout. On the side of tho state several gentlemen testified that they wero mountain trout, and not sea trout. The judge consid ered the evidence sufficient to warrant him in holding Gueistin to answor bofore the grand jury, and fixed his bonds at 300. A fish was selected from the lot and placed in an oblong tin box filled with alcohol, and will be sent to the Smithsonian Institute at Washington to have them settle the point as to which species tho fish belong. In the house last Friday Mr. Leinen weber's bill to increase tho salaries of the circuit judges of tho state was brought up for discussion. Gilbert opposed tho bill, as he was not in favor of increasing or decreasing the salary of any judge or any other officer while in office. He said the judge had been elected with a full knowledge of the salary, and ho was in favor of amending tho bill so as to have it take effect after the expiration of the terms of the present incumbents. Veatch was of the same opinion as Gilbert. He thought there were plenty of competent men who could be found to fill the posi tions at the present salaries. Gilbert's motion to recommit for amendment was lo3t, and the bill being put on its passage failed to pass by a vote of 2G to 31. The last vote was at once reconsidered, and, on motion, recommitted for amendment. ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST THE O. & V. It. P. Another suit has been commenced in the United States Circuit Court against the Oregon and California Railroad com pany by tho Farmers' Loan and Trust Company, of New York. It is alleged by tho plaintiff corporation that on tho 1st day of June, 1881, the Oregon and Cali fornia Railroad had become invested with the right and was entitled to con struct a railroad and telegraph lino from Portland, Oregon, to connect with the California aud Oregon line in California, also from Portland to Astoria and other points. Tho Oregon and California Rail road company, in pursuance of its arti cles of incorporation and by virtue of a resolution adopted by the directors, is sued first mortgage "bonds limited to the rate of 20,000 for each mile of rail road to bo constructed. Upon this reso lution 0,000,000 of bonds were issued. The Farmers' Loan and Trust Company is tho custodian and trustee of a largo number of these bonds, and allege that the Oregon aud California Company is in default in the payment of the interest due on the coupons due January 1, 18S.". Plaintiff believes tho Oregon and Cali fornia Railroad Company to bo insolv ent and that the first mortgage bonds are inadequate security. They wish a receiver appointed, tho mortgage fore closed and that tho court dispose of the effects of the company in accordance with tho provisions contained in tho first mortgage. The amount sought to be re covered, including interest, foots up 7, 000,000. Columbia Hirer Improvement. A largo number of bids were opened yesterday afternoon in the office of tho United States engineers, by Lieutenant Burr, who has charge in the absence of Captain Powell in the east. The bids were for tho construction of a wharf and trestlo at the mouth of the Columbia, and for four barges to be used in trans porting stone. A long list of printed specifications had been furnished to ap plicants, with tho result that tho bids, wnen com parea were anyiumg out easuy understood. Most of the bids were given upon separate specifications, such as so much for furnishing rock, or timber, or piling, and a groat deal of figuring will have to be done by tho clerks before tho bids can be compared understandingly. One specification is for 23,000 tons of rock to be delivored at the jetty in pieces weighing less than COO pounds. The va rious specimens of rocks packed up into the engineers' office under the contract ors' arms would go quite a ways toward building the jetty. The bids for the fur nishing of this rock range all tho way from $18,000 to $25,000. Who will got the contracts may not bo known for sev eral days. Oregonian, Jan. 31. Something LILe Coffee. About twenty years ago there wa3 an editorial genius in Oregon named L. P. Hall and the craft, owing to his gigantic proportions, gave him the name of "Long Primer Hall;" by this name tho big brained, big-bodied and big-souled quill driver was known all along the coast. "Long Primer's" besetting vice was a too ardent love of the ardent ho would sel dom sit down to his breakfast coffee un til half a pint of old rye had opened the way for it; and then, of course tho coffee was always insipidly weak. He was run ning a paper at some interior town in Oregon. He "bached," and the offico boy was cook, and mischievous enough for the appellation given a printer's appren tice. The "devil" thought one morning ho would stop "Long Primer's" growling by making his coffee strong enough, and with that object in view ho dropped a plug of tobacco into the boiling pot. He then took a good position at tho open door for escape, if necessary, while he watched the result. Tho editorial giant first fastidiously tested a saucerful: and then emptying tho contents of the cup and refilling it, he smacked his lips and said, "now there's sense in that that's coffee." Jrtst Received At Carl AilIer.s,Ogilvie's Popular Read ing, j0. 14. Hot T.uucli, at the Telephone Saloon From 11 to 2 every day. nil.I. OP FAKE TO-DAY. Bean Soup. Rare Roast Beef. Clam Chowder. Pork and Beans. Etc etc Jeff. Furnished ICooms To I.ct. Apply to Mrs. Muxsox. CttOW Does not make any second-class Pic tures at his Now Gallery, No. GlKtOn the Roadway. Jell opened nis new saloon "The Telephone' last night. The boss saloon of AstorTaT"Thc Tel ephone' was opened last night One of the finest billiard" tables on the coast at JcfTs "Tclplione." Private card rooms at Jeffs new sa loon "TlH3Th2phenc: For Dinner Parties to order, at bhort notice, go to rant t aure's. Mrs, Brvce would respectfully an nouce to the ladies of Astoria that she is prepared to do dressmaking in all its branches at her rooms on Cass St, op posite Odd Fellows building. MLLI01TAIEE TOLLY. What It Cots When Paid for. in Court and Ont of Court. Sharon's Expoiuhe Experience nith 3ita IHII-Hoit John W. Iackar Downed Tito Swindlers O'llrlcn's Fore thoughtTangled Et-Rtatcs-t'londed Title. Six Fjuxcisco, Jan. 20.- Senator Sharon is beginning to realize that Judge Sullivan's decision, declaring the validity of Sarah Althea Hill's claim to wifehood is something more than as he. in his first burst of rage termed it, "A d d fool's decision, not worth the ink it took to write it." The senator is in a whirlpool of trouble and vexation, all growing out of this decision. What makes Sharon an grier than even the thought of what it is going to cost him to get out of the snarl, is the fact that many of his friends are disposed to chaff him on the result, and those who dare do it frequently amuse themselves by sly references to tho sena tor's new found 'happiness," spiced oc casionally with delicate inquiries as to the health of the bnde. Notwithstand ing it is the opinion of the whole bar of the city that Sullivan's decision was, to saj the least of it, strained as to law and at variance with facts, there are many who believe that it will cost Sharon a great deal of time, a great deal of an noyance and a vast sum of money to get the decision reversed. The supremo court of California asnow organized is a very conservative body. The chief justice is a rigid Catholic and a stern moralist. Another justice is a strict religionist of Puritanic faith, and still another is n Virginian, with all tho southern prejudices against laxity in tho marriage relation or out of it. From these threo justices Mr. Sharon may hops for very little sympathy, and it is a toss up if they will not prefer to allow Sulli van's decision to stand rather than by setting it aside even appear to look leniently upon Sharon's acknowledged immorality with tho fair Sarah. Sullivan" is a very young judge, but very few indeed none are Tccnllcd of his decisions have been reversed. He is not yet 32 years old. Ho graduated from tho University of California but a few years ago, and studied law in this city. Ho was elected a school director in 1S77, aud was the youngest member of the board. In 1SS0 ho was nominated by tho Democratic sand lot combination to a superior judgeship, and to the surprise of everybody, on account of his youth ind inexperience, was elected. He stands well with tho bar, aud ho certainly ac quitted himself well and patiently in the long and vexatious trial of the cause. But it is not alone tho chagrin, morti fication and chaffing of friends that an noys Sharon. There is something more serious than that that worries. In the first place, there is the question of ali mony and counsel fees. Sarah Althea moves for 10,000 counsel fees and r,000 a month alimony to date, from the time the litigation began (fourteen months ago;. Judge Sullivan will grant the mo tion ho cannot do otherwise. Sharon will rofuse to pay; then comes action to punish the senator for contempt of court and so the old man must tumble about in a tub of hot water for months to come. But worso than all is the cloud upon his estate. So long as tho decision stands, Sarah is in law his wife, and ho can neither sell or transfer any of his prop erty without her consent or signature. Already has this restriction been felt in Washington, where negotiations for tho sale of some valuablo property to Secre tary Frelinghuysen and others have been suspended because Sharon, on account of these complications, cannot give a clear title. It is believed here that these aud tho other vexations attending the unex pected decision will force Sharon into a compromise. Indeed, tho compromise might havo been effected already had it not been for Sarah's counsel, who will not permit her to accept for herself a rea sonable sum and call it quits. They have a cast-iron contract with her, which has just been published and recorded, by which they are to have half of all she re covers. Judge Tyler says he considers his share alone worth 500,000, and ho will not take a cent less. MILI.IONA.IUE IMMORALITY. It is a disgusting business nil around, and illustrates more sharply the troubles which tho immorality of California mil lionaires brings upon them. There is no state in the Union where wealthy men are so unmindful of social, moral and domostic obligations us in California. It is one of the most remarkable features of social lifo here, and a disgraceful re flection upon our social economy. Tho number of largo estates in this city alone which havo been attacked before and af ter tho death of their owners by pseudo wives, acknowledged mistresses, victims of seduction, and blackmailers generally, it would take newspaper columns to re cord. From tho time that Laura Fair blackmailed, then killed Judge Critten den, until the present, nearly every very rich man has had his pursuing of Nemesis in psltiooaLs. But few havo escaped. Now and then one fights and wins, as in the caso of John Mackay, who was indirectly assailed somo seven years ago by a brace of English adventurers Wil liam H. and Amelia Smallman. Theso two arrived in San Francisco in 1S7.1, from London, and put up at tho Grand hotel. The woman, who was plump and voluptuous, managed to becomo acquaint ed with Mackay, who frequently came down from tho mines. She also man aged on one or two occasions to got him to take her out riding. It does not seem that the woman intended to blackmail Mackay at first. Her scheme, as it was afterwards developed, was to havo the appearance or being on good terms with him, and on the strength of that get money from others to invest in stocks on tho pretense that Mackay was giving her points. This was a comparatively easy and safo game, audit worked wofl until a widow lady, who had given Mrs. Smallman 3000 to invest, lost her mon ey, got mad and had Mrs. Smallman arrested for swindlinc. Tho defendant's defense was that she had not deceived the lady; that Mr. Mackay was her friend, and had given her points. This made Mackay pngry, and ho published a card denouncing Mrs Smallman as an impos tor. Then the woman boldly sent Mac kay word that, as ho had been intimate with her, if he didn't sustain her in her hour of affliction, her husband would sue him for seduction of his wife with damagos at 100.000. Complaint on this suit was actually prepared and a copy sent to Mackay, but it was never filed in court, for Mackay's Irish blood got up to boiling heat, and he had both tho Small mans arrested for attempt at blackmail the very same night, Tho millionaire never let up a minute nntil he had them both indicted, tried, and sentenced to four years in the penitentiary. Both served their terms. Not so lucky, however, in resisting tt tacks and punishing assailants are the estates of dead men, These are almost f. invariably made to bleed, and bleed co piously. Some few years ago an eccen tric Frenchman died here possessed of a cool million or so. He had no heirs here, but thero were a scoro of nephew3 and nieces in France. When his will was opened it was found that he had provided liberally for all. and to Sallio Hinchley, n former well-known actress who has lived hero for many years, ho had left an annuity of" 200 a month, to be paid her so long as she liv ed. But Sallie pooh-poohed this provision. She logan suit at once, olaimed to be the wife, and to have dow or rights and all that, and she made such a hubbub as to scare the French heirs out of their wits, and they gladlv com promised. Sallie took 50,000 in cash in lien of her annuity and 103.000 be sides. She now lives in fino style here, and though no longer a young woman by any means, Ls attractive and leads n quiet and respectable life. A BONANZA KIXlS FOBETHOCanT. W. S. O'Brien, tho dead bonanza mon arch, thought he would save scandal and money by fixing up matters with all his chcr amies beforo his death. "Uncle Billy' had been one of the boys m his earlier days and later on at the period of his affiuenco he had not forgotten the companions of his more youthful joys. It was said that there were no less than four ladies who lived handsomely at Mr. O'Brien's expense during hi3 later years. Not that they were all his mistresses bj any means, but at some time or other in their lives ho had relations with them, and he felt tho obligation to caro for them. "Uncle Billy" was sick several months beforo he died and during his ill ness he took his old partner and friend Flood into his confidence, and between them they provided for all tho ladies in tho handsomest manner. To each was deeded tho beautiful houso sho dwelt in and a sufficient sum to support it, to gether with furniture, horses, carriages, etc. Humor put the cost of all this to Uncle Billy's estate at 000,000, but it was all douc quietly, and not a soul but Flood knew. From each of tho ladies was taken a cast iron document signed, sealed and delivered, releasing W. S. O'Brien and his cstato from any claim whatso ever. But Uncle Billy forgot one inamorata of the days of his poverty. A Mexican woman in humblo life called one day at the Nevada Bank not long after O Bri en's death and asked to see Mr. Flood. The latter recognized her at once. Sho had been a "friend" of Uncle Billv's when Flood and O'Brien kept the "Auc tion liuucu and bnloon. ' Tho woman who seemed quite poor, asked if Mr. O'Brien had not left hor somo liltlo keep sake: Flood said he had not. "He must havo forgotten me," sho said, and then she pulled from her pockets a bundle of yellow, faded love letters of Undo Billy's, written m a mixture of pretty bad .n- glish aud horriblo Spanish, and said: "He used to think so much of me, I was greatly shocked to hear of his death." MM.rt trfairtitn 17rl Mnf .lot- ftw on41t!n 1.l- LlID nU IU UIU UUV 4UJ2V AUL &4J lUlUJj) LTUI tho cool-headed Flood knew that he mnst got thoso letters, for an innocent woman with that budget was too dangerous n quantity to allow to run loose in a com munity filled with hungry and unscrupu lous lawyers. Ho sent for his co-executor. J. V. Coleman, nephew of Uncle Billy, nnd tho two took the woman into a private room. Whatever took place there no body knows, but tho ilettors passed into Flood's possession, nnd it was afterward learned that the O'Brien estate was charged with 10,000, "legal expenses in securing certain quit'claim deeds." EALSrOS'S CASK. Tho dead Ralston was a proy to adven turesses as long as he lived. Ho was a man of open immoralities, and num bered his mistresses by the dozen. His bachelor apartments on Commercial street, which occupied a whole floor and wero fitted up in regal style, were tho scene of many a champagne supper to a choice but soiled coteno of friends. Af ter his death his estate was not openly attacked, for tho excellent reason per haps, that there was nothing to be gained by it, for Ralston died a pauper. Sharon, who took charge of hi3 affairs and wouud up the estate, did, however, pay some small sums to two or three of the women who had been dependent upon Ralston, and by that means secured "quitclaim deedsj" so to speak. Out of the wreck of the Jtalsion estate was saved for his wid ow the country residence known as "Lit tlo Belmont" and 7.",000 to support tho family. This has all been dissipated. Mrs. Ralston got into evil habits and contracted evil associations. Her prop erty is now all gone, and she has, it is believed, wholly lost the respect of her old friends and her family. The late Gon. Colton, whose epistolary contributions to tho science of railway jobbory and bribery a year or moro ago occasioned no little comment, is another who left a legacy to his administrators in the form of a brevet-widow. At the time of his death there were whispers that Colton'a injuries, which ended in his decease, were not the result of a fall from a horse, as was given out, but wero in flicted in a midnight encounter with an amorous prowler whom he had encoun tered in his (Colton's) bird-cage. Of course such a story could not be verified. As it was, thero was enough of a scandal for Stanford and Crocker and tho Colton family to hush up. Of course tho mis tress had no rights, nnd could assert none, but she could make a lot of mis chief and kick up a dreadful scandal, so sho was paid 20,000 and told to go to Europe and never corao back. Sho went. Of tho attacks that may in future be made en the estate of those now living it is useless to speak. Thero will, of course, be plenty of them. One almost shudders at the trouble in store. All California millionaires who maintain separate do mestic establishments should tako early warning from tho falo of Sharon. 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Better than bitter, nauseous Liver medicines, pills, salts and draughts. Sample bottles free, and large bottles for sale by W. E. Dement & Co., Astoria. AH the natent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest Eerfumcry, and toilet articles, etc can e bought at the lowest prices, at J.W. Conn's drug store, opposite Ociiden hctel, Astoria. BETTING ON BOTJI SIDES. Hott a Sportin? Man Took Adrantaze of "The Odds." "Who did I bet on?" echoed a young man who seemed to be flush with money; "who did I bet on? Well, I bet on both Cleveland and Blaine, I did. Sure thing, 3ou know. You don't see how it was done? It was this way: The morning after election tho papers said that Clevo land was elected. It looked that way for a fact, and Blaine stock was pretty low. But I put up 500 that morning on Blaine, my tickets calling for about $1500, tho average odds in my favor be ing two to one. You remember how the evening news changed the thing eround. In tho evening the Blaine men were jubi lant and the odds were nearly reversed. I saw a scheino right ahead and put up 500 on Cleveland. I took the short side again, you see. My tickets now called for 3000 in all for 1500 no matter which side won. "Next morning Cleveland was on top again and Blaine was the short man at tho poolrooms. But I had no monev. having put up my last dollar. Going to Riley, I says: 'Riley here are 3000 worth of tickets, each half of them repre senting 1500. and and ono or the other are sure to win. You tako these tickets and go mo credit for 1000. 'Riley agreed, and so I put 500 more on Blaine, tho odds being in my favor two to one again. I saw right there that the nows was being manipulated in New York to give tho big losers a chance to hedgo and also givo the evening papers a chance to sell. That night Blaine again had tho call at odds, and I put my remaining 500 on Cleveland." " Just as I thought, next morning Cleveland was strong again. The morn ing papers had real nows. I was tempted to put everything on Cleveland, but I made up my mind that a man who wouldn't stay by a suro thing such as I had was a fool. So I went to ltiley again and says: 'Hero aro checks for 3300, about 1000 sure, no matter which man wins. Put these in your safo and givo me a card for 1500.' Ho consented and I put G00 of this on Blaine, getting odds of three to one. That evening Blaine was ahead again and a lot of Cleveland's backers were frightened into hedging and tho crowd thought Blaine was tho winner. I put up my S00 on Cleveland, odds of nearly two to one. Next day betting was slow and all on Cleveland, and 1 quit. When I sized up I found I had invested 1000. If Blaine' should he declared elected 1 would draw out .4900, and if Cleveland won I rould draw 4100. So you see I had a dea. sure thing of a big winner, with no chance at all to lose. I ain't the only man that played tho game here." Chicago Herald. H THE PASTRY VanSHa, Ircon, Oranco, etc, flavor CnUca, Cream, Patldlncc, fec.t ni dell catcJy and naturally as tho frnlt from which they aro made. For Strcngtli and True Fruit Flavor Tliey Stand Alone. PRE7ABE0 BY THE Prlco Baking Powder Co., Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo. UAKCK3 OP Dr. Prices Cream Baking Powder AID Dr. Price's Xupulin Yeast Gems, Bet Dry ZIor Tcnit. FOR SALE 33Y GROCERS. XiU ilAKE DCT OSE QUALITY. 18HX Healthy YEAST REMS, The best dry hop yeast In the world. Bread raised by this yoast Is Hght.whlte nnd wholesome like our grandmothor'9 delicious bread. CROCERS SELL THEM. PREPARED BY THE Price Baking Powder Co., ManTrs of Dr. Price's special FtoYorwz Extracti, Chicago, III. St. Louis, Mo. For sale by CnTixo.MnuLK & Co., .Agents Portland, Oregon At Franlr ITalrc?s. Board for S22-"0 a month. The best in the city. Dinner from 5 to 7. Tlic Telephone. Jeff's new saloon, the "Telephone,' was opened last evening. It is new all through; the building is new, the fur niture ana lutings are new ana of ele gant finish and the proprietor has put m some new ideas that will commend themselves to the patrons of the Tele- puuue. r.veryimng auoui. me piacc is first class, the wines and liquors -of the best, and Jeff will exert himself to make it pleasant for anyone who calls. lie has put up and fmelj furnished a first class establishment and no cosier place can be found in the city in which to meet a friend or join in a social glass. The Best Evidence OEthe merits of a remedy is tho effect on the system, so there can be no doubt mat tne California i lg yrup Uompany is pursuing the wisest plan possible to make known the wonderful efficacy of Syrup of Figs forall the ills arising from an inactive condition of the Liver, Kid- liC 3. OIUIUUC1I iUlU JLXIWU1S, 111 glVlIlg away sample bottles free of charge. Ask our enterprising druggists W. E. De ment sc KX). ior a iree sample bottle, or you can buy large bottles for fifty cents or one dollar IF BREAD, E9 fg;.P2.'Cg:& -ca,cigi u. n SPECIAL MNOUNCEMENT ! A teat Miction Sale in Men's OVER On account of an overstock in these goods I shall offer for cash, during the next 30 days, the following lines regardless of cest: Men's Mixed Cassimere Overcoats, Blue Chinchilla Gray Mixed Reversible California Doeskin t; Heavy Chinchilla " Brown Beaver Dress " Blue Beaver " " Black Diagonal " Gray Chinchilla " Huntsman Green Melton Blue Germania Beaver Brown Chinchilla " Blue Chinchilla " New Shade, Satin lined, Dress Pythian Building, BES3E3ES- Agents for : KRAXICII; & : BACH, : AndGeoStecks Little Giant j PIAXO S.? CITY B HEADQUARTERS For Fine Stationery, School Books, Blank Books, Sheet Music, Musical Instruments, Variety, Goods, Etc., Etc. Subscriptions received for any Periodical published at publishers Prices. yew Stock Arri Yin? Dally. GRIFFIN $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, Representing a Capital of $67,000 OOO. B. VAN DUSEN. Ai;ent. D. A. MclNTOSH Keeps constantly on hand a full stock of the best made READ Y-MADE In Business Suits and Dress Suits. Also the largest stock and the newest patterns in French and American Cassimeres, "Worsteds, Cloths, Scotch and English. Tweeds. Which will be made up to order in the very latest styles and at the Iowot prices. PIT GTJARAN TEED. HATS in all the Latest and Standard Shape's. A. complete line of Gents7 FnrnisMng Goods. The Leading Clothier, Hatter and Gents' Furnisher. COOPER'S COATS! at $9.00 for $7.00 8.50 10.50 11.00 11.50 12.00 12.50 14.00 14.00 16.00 17.50 20.00 20.00 25.00 at 11.50 at 13,50 at 14.00 at 14.50 at 16.00 at 16.50 at 18.00 at 18.00 at 20.00 at 22.50 at 25.00 at 25.00 at 30.00 Astoria, Oregon. 00K STORE Agents for TABERand Western Cottage ORGANS. & REED. GERMANIA BEER HALL AND BOTTLED BEER DEPOT, Chenamus Street, Astoria. The Best oi Lager 5 Cis. a Glass. Orders for the Celebrated Columbia Brewery Beer Left at this place will be promptly attended to aNo cheap San Francisco Beer sold at tills place. Wm. BOCK, Proprietor. CLOTHING. -i ,