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PI m z0Smm. VOL. XXIII, ISO. 9:i BUSINESS CARDS. T)R- A L,. a;id jT.A. JbTITG.V IMiyicInus and Sotdus. Will vivo promptt attention to all calK ; noin any part of.th city or comitrj. oniceoer Allen's More, corner Ca and' juemoquu sirew, AMiri, urego:i. Telephone No. 41. nH.FKA.K IAF. PhyHlcInn nod Sursoon. omcc. Roomc, over D. A. Mcintosh' store, orricr. Hours :-9 to ll a. si. ; 2 to v. x. Residence, opposite the Jobans!i building; !!. A. !OI:m. OKU. VOI.ANP rrorixn & ixmitis. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Offlco In Klunn'- RUxik. llall, Astoria, Orem. pi-nI( nty r. w. rcT.TOir. , c itrr.Tox. rui.T. i;HoTm:its. ATTOUNT.VS A V LAW. Kouwh fi anrt b. ortq Kt4kivi lliilltllna. to.ski'h .. kill.. ttokni:y at law. OrricK. on Cas str-.'t. ; 1-Mr vnth 1 Odd Felldws r.uildln?. J." A. ISOW MI Y, Ctrnt :tnl i'ounTltor t t l.nw. )RIc on Clioiiitimis Sti-eet. AstorlH. Oi n. Q.KIiO F. FA.KILF.K. SURVEYOR OF Clatsop County. nnd :ity of AMturt omce r-Chouamu1 stne:. V. M. C. A hhil Itoom No. 8. C. W. IjKICK. ARCIirTECT .O'D SUPEltlNTRNDEtfT. Okkick Room P. Khme Udok Block. fTsTTCTfl.K. .M. I. " FUTSICIAN .VND SUKGEOy Officii Rooms 1.2. and 3 Tytlilan Build tag. RriDKNon On Cedar Street, back oi St. Mary's Hospital. F P. HICKS. A. E. BHA-VT. hicks & sniTV. DENTISTS. ' Rooms In Allen's Building, up stairs, cor ner Cass and Squemuo.ua stieets. Astoria Oregon. BANKING AND INSURANCE ! I. W. CASE, Broker, Banker, and Insur ance Agent, ASTOBIA, - OREGON. OFFICE H0L11S : From 9 o'clock A. JI. until 3 oVlock I. M. Bozorth & Johns, Real Estate and Insurance Agents and Brokers ASTORIA. ... - Oregon. We write policies In tho following well kuoTrn Fire insurance Companies : THffiNIX OF HARTFORD. SCOTTISH UNION AND NATIONAL OF EDI.NBURO. LION. OF LONDON HOME. OF NEW YORK. LONDON AND LANCASinitfi. OF LIVER POOL. FHOZNIX. OF BROOKLYN. CONNECTICUT, OF HARTFORD. OAKLAND HOME. OF OAKLAND, CALA. And also represent the WESTERX. of California, IIAXIiUllQ-nREMEX. of Ger manv, and AMERICAX STEAM TOIL ER INSURANCE CO. Btal Estate Bonghtand Sold on Communion. M. W. FECHHEIMER. H. W. CORBET I". -EDWARD HALL. - President Vice I'rasldent Secretary THE OBEGON Fire M Marine Insurance Co. OF PORTLAND. OREGON. Capital Paid Up, Cash ABKets Kxrecd. 520,eofl.ooe 2So.oo.e C. LEINEXWEBER, ASTORIA, OREGON. Agent, a, o. noss. r.i:ADJ,G UJfDEBTAREB. Main St. Astoria, Oregon. Have Jart Parfhased a Fine, New Hearse. Private Boarding House. or with Board and Furnished Rooms at very reasonable rates. No extra charge for uw of Parlor or Bath room, and every eflort 111 bo raado to make hor ffaests feel com Xortable and at homo. Dlaacr Served from 5:36 to CjS8 P. a. MRS. E. , UOLDKX. SECor. Main and Jefferson streets. Dissolution of Copartnership. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TIIE copartnership heretofore exUtintr nn. 1 coBArinersniD Heretofore pxwtim. nn. 1 feriiiejirmnara,jaui style of Ihoaiei and , Knowles is this day dissolved bv mum! i C. W. KNOWLSS, ..-., . C.T.T HOMES. Astptla, Oreoa, ApzC isth. m w IBBSSIrW OMEN Aetdlag renewed atrcoctb. or Trtio nagrr frsa laflrmlUea peculiar to their arx. aboold try iRDVffif imaicedicuiA ccmbiDM IronjirUh pore TNjtab! tnnlo.nd 11 invtluahls for DjaeasM pnllr to AV omen, and all whofcad BdataiT t. It En riches and Iurln' tho Blaed. NtlmulatCN the ARpctito, troncthCB th UfanclrM and rTretIln fact? thwxin-hlrlnTlfforntwi. Ulean the a implex Ion. and maktn tbe ikin aaiooth. It does not blackon t!i teeii, caase beadachv. or procuoo constipation i7 cir 1 m nritictn't tit. Mffl. FtJZABETH Haiw.:4 Farwell Ato.. llflwaa. kc. WR. mj under date of Dec. SSUi. 14: I ham nd BrownV Iron Bitters, and tt h beea- uiuoiuuinaocior 10 m naTitig enrert moor the treUaie ladies hare in hf. Aloorared tneof Lir er CpmMawt. and cow my complexion U clear and cood. lias been beneficial to ay ciuldren," Gennino has aboTe t rade mark and crosfled red Uses op wrapper. Talir no other. Madecnlrbr BKOWX CIIKMICAX, t'O..BM.TIMORIi,MD. Lakes' Ha.mi BooK-nsafnl and attractive, con- tuning lUt of prizes for roctpM. information abont coiub. etc Birun away by all doaleni fa medicine, or znaued to any addrsAo on receipt of So aUrop SXEI.L, HEITSHU fi. ITOODACD, Wiioi.ksai.e Aor.XTS, roriland Oregon. HOSTETTFd'. P CELEBHATED f BiffEBS ine unsi ionic lor nervous ieople Is nostettrr's Stomach Bitters which Insures perfe t dlKetlon and assimilation, and the actl e perf ormance of tlielr f anctloas by Uie Inerandbiiwfls. As the system acquires wu5 imuusii me iiiuueiice oi uiis Deuli;Q medicine, tho no ves grow stronger ami more tranquil, headaches cease, and Uiat use the peerless uivIgorauL For sale bv all Arugisu ana ueaiors generally. A. V. Allen, Wholesale and Retail Dealer lu Provisions, MILL FEED. Glass and Plated Ware, TROPICAL AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Toother -.vUJi Wines, Llqaors,Tobacco,Clgars Holders Auction Rooms f Established January 1st, 1877. E. C. HOLDEN, Real Estate and General Auctioneer and Commission Merchant, J Clionsmus Strwrt. - Astoria, Oregon. Autictlon salo of Sundries every Saturday, at 10 iso a. sr., at mv AuctlonJtooins. A 111 conduct Auction Sales of Real Estate, Cattle, and Farming Stock wherovor de sired. Cash Eetnrni rromptljr aade nftf r Salts. CpnslRnments respectfallv solicited, Notary Tuhllc for tho Stato of Orepon. ComtniSSlonor Of DPAdc fnr V.ahlnitttn 1 Terrltorj-. " Acnt for Dally and Weekly Ortgonlan Boat Building, THE BEST STOCK AND WORKMANSHIP GUARANTEED. t Boats of Every Description Built. Shop over Arndt & PerchenN. i IS. . LEiTHERS. . TO LET. LIBERTY HALL. Suitable for Sociables and Parties. Terms lledcratc Apply to N. CLINTON, PresklenL R. Lemon &'Co. QTPVPnflRCQ onr! QfC!TPO Portlau4'9tzitl Aatorin. Porfiand omciQ. 13, N. Front street. sm fel i IK BiV H IH 1 t IT ,1-1 1 K I I 1 THE B BE5T70NIE ASTORIA, WILL ENGLAND FIGHT' The question seems to narrow itself down to this Will England eat dirt or fight? When the Bussians, over n month ago, advanced to Pnl-i-Kah- tum, a, their justification j for V,C: en- cro aenmenr, says the wtToairr, v.ns mat tno Afghans had occupied Peiij-, but that he proved to be guided bv . deh, and that. tho advance of their, jl,e rules of the land ollice. The r enemy byonojoadinvolved n Russian question wa whether the depart- -ndvanco by the other. ITiey were I men t shoiild rccormizo tho riht n.' prompt to disavow any intention of ffrritnrinl aggrandizement On the 30th of March they took Penideh and drove out the Afghans. Still the Journal de M. Petersburg assured tiie world tnat. tlie mcideut had no significance, and that iho Rupsian government had no desiro to annex the territory belonging to its neigh bors. Great Britain asked an expla nation of the agressive movement of General KomarofT. The emperor replied that he could give no expla nation nntil he had himself received an explanation from Goueral Koma rofT. which woltld take sixty dava. more Or less. -'Tint in llm mnnntimn j-he promoted the ceneral to a hiirh - . - ... . HV .MWMUW.M.W rank gave h.imrin fact, supreme con trol in the territory which may be come tho seat of war. Has not the farce gone on long enough? If England has any of her auoient spirit left there is but one course to pursue. She must fight and fight promptly. She is already discraced in the Soudan, where one of her most gallant soldiers has been murdered by a band of Redonins, and the army which was sent to rescue him is bot tled up in the most ridiculous way in the deserts. If now she submits to Russian atrcression and allows her self to be fooled into moro diplo matic controversy, the sooner she ab dicates her claim to be a first-class power, the better. There is no neces sary disgrace in being unable or un willing to fight. .Members of tho peace society are quite respectable people. But they don't go around masquerading in military disguise. It is quite possible Great Britain would rather go on selling pots and pans to Russia than fight her. It is all a matter of taste. The only trouble is that the old ad dage about the man who fights and runs away living to fight another day is liable to come true in this case in very short order. If England don't fioht for Herat she will have to fight for Delhi, and if she don't fight for Delhi she may have- to fight for Calcutta. The Indian empire is at stake. If the British leave tho Af ghans to their fate the entire Mo hammedan population1 of northwest India will fly to arms. Their only motive for submitting to British oon trol ras that England was all-powerful and that her sworii was always drawn. If now tbejjword turns out to be a shepherdess' crook, the Mo hammedans of Hindustan will quick ly shake of the British yoke. With that class of people it is pluck that wins. A PATHETIC INCIDENT. The Greenville Ban ner tells the fol fowing pathetic story of how con ductor Frazer of the International and Great Northern railroad tried to fight off death a few hours in order that he might see bis wife once more. He had been shot by a tramp, and had been takori to Tyler, Texas, in a dying conditien: "Help me to fight back this cruel death, boys, until mv wifo gets here, said the dying man, SST&. JsnftTS hours. With n oalm couraco ho heard the verdict, and called all of his wonderful force to his aid in tho struggle to live until his wife -.rrived. "Tell me exciting atones," he said to tho boys around lus bed. ,for I must make this xun till she comes!" And-the boys did laugh and tell bio- stories, poor fellows, when theirstout hearts were- filled with sad regret. The hours sped rapidly by; the merry voice of tho conductor grew fainter and fainter, but his courage never faltered. A telegram from his wife in answer to one sent her some hours before was brought into the room and read. She-was coming on a spe cial train, the road was cleared for her passage, and with lightning speed her train was annihilating distance. What a raco! A young woman in the full flush of love and a new life, pit ted against the king of terrors. The news nerved 3?razor for a moment and his efforts to'keop up wero re newed. A little later another tele gram. "Old boy' whispered a brake man, "She will bo here in an hour." Good God! But one short hour to wait to live! "Turn mo over, boys," lid said. It was done. He whispered to an attendant: "Oharloy, I cannot run on this .schedule goodbyr Ho was dead in an instant. Ju3t thirty one minutes later a beautiful young woman bent over the prostrate form, and, finding no life there, broke out in one of those wild wails which, tell all too well that hope in life is done. MrotL'dSmalsleB.ef Pare Cod Liver Oil, -with Hypephesphltea. Js Rannrfriblea.8 aFtesh Producer. The increase of flesh and strength, Is perceptible Immediately after commenc iBirto nselheJEHHilsiun. The Cod Liver OH emulsified- with thellypophosphites Is most remarkable for its healing, atreiifftheriing, aad flesh produolna qualities. It is allegea that two negroes have been killed indjawreuce conntv3f iss., to prevent tEenLfxoinl'tesfirying aljauwfclirTrioflon who is charged with the murder of his brother. OREGOX, SATrUDAY A HINT FOi: LME. Mr. Lamar is reported to haveaid the otbpr day, in reply to an inquiry from an assistant commissioner of tl'o Jv nccunintod with thi hiii!ie4 of ijle department to decido qutstion-.. , the Northern Pacific to a new land m-ant in conseonenco of it huvbi" cuuugeu us line, an me lanus m me old grant having been sold. Under the old rules of the laud oilice, ap parently, railroad companies jrot all they asked for, if not something more; and but for the action of Commis- j siouer oparKS, who put a stopper on , the Northern Pacific's little game.' this would have been tho case again.' Mr. Lamar may as well understand two tilings: A'lrbS, Uf V ill IOIIOW a than tho rules of tho T, - , . .. - .. worse guido laud office uuder former ndministm - trntions. It ha3 always been more or less under tho-control of railway cor porations, as any one who has had a controversy beforo the department can testify. The creat railway monop olies, wuh their endless ramifications j . iu congress and social lifo, have al-j " ,N ,v WALLMAjC' ,; Proprietor. ways had power enough to got their ASTORIA. OREGON. friends into the laud department, and) vs., ri.. , ,. , it has hardly ever happened, until txt C,a itt Wr'' RP-'- within tho last two years, that they have been defeated iu their schemes NEW HOUSE. for plundering tho public domain, j Secretary after secretary has tried ; - NEW FURNITURE. to institute a reform, but without I succass: one after another has at last 11 ttvil up -jritlx every Conrcu- sttccumbed to tho tireless industry! icure for tlin Comfort or and far-reaching contrivances of' tho companies. 3lr. Latrfar's imine-i Transient and Permanent Guests. diato predecessor was an honest man when he entered the department, but his last official act was a most shame- le3S prostitution of his nnthoritv the service of a railway syndicate. Another point to which Mr. Lamar may not err in devoting a little atten tion is personal to himself. He has figured iu important cases as counsel for railway corporations. Now a law yer does not necessarily sell his soul when ho accepts a fee to plead a case for a railway. He may be able to be a perfectly impartial judge afterward m u case where that railway is con-1 cerned. But out of the irritation!. which pervades the public mind onj xue suDjecc 01 monopoly usurpations there has crown a presumption that corporation lawyers are not safo per- sons to intrust with the defense of I the public interest where corporations S are concerned. People hope that thev J may turn out right, but they fear that i.ai. .... - A-r t " mkj ici nuu i2i iu jjxr. xjuuiur, n is hoped that he will so administer his department as to put an end to the absorption of the public domain by corporations to the exclusion of the peonle. But it is remembered that not long ago railway fees were pour ing into his pocket He is bound from regard to his own reputation! to oe more tnan usually careml in ceiling with corporations. Ho can not be too distrustful of them and their schemes. He cannot go too slow when they ask for favors. And he cannot act too quickly in rescuing from their clutches public lands which they have grabbed without warrant of law. THE LOCOMOTIVE AMONG THE GEOR GIANS. i3SE3S2 When the lacon and Brunswick gaunt-looking 3Iontcomerv-conntv crackers came out of the woods ono day, and with great seriousness be gan to examine au engine that was attached to a construction train, thft like of which none of them had ever? seen berore. The solemn . crackers walked round tho engine in silence, ashamed to show surprise nnd fear, una trying 10 appear contemptuous Having completed the circuit, thev lUOUS. paused directly iu front of tho engine, uuu diwu cuewing meir quids nally ono broke the silence: "What yer think on't Bill J" "Wall,'- said Bill, "ets right purlv, 1 bnt it dont peer liko it'd make as J good time as a steor' r mine." This fnmished the cue. 'Kcckn it caint pnll more'n two! Imnnerd.'' t "Gimme er good ox team every tirao," said another, nnd so on. Presently tho engine gavo a blast and started slowly. Tho face3 of the crackers blanched, but they still stood their ground. When the ma chine reached within a few foet of them the oldest, with a sudden show of energy, exclaimed, moving aside: 'Oh! gol darn et, boys, let's givo tho thing er fa'r showin'." They did so with a slightly acceler ated motion, and tho thing moved on. 3facon. Oa., Telegraph. Torture la Rositan Prltoof. A Nihilist imprisoned in the Troubletskoi Bastion has managed to communicate with the ontsido world. He says the prisoners are almost starved on mouldy food. Disagree able diseases 'prevail. Tho use of combs and sbap is forbidden. Jailors are cruel. Vermin are abundant. Bats often eat dying prisoners. Thin is almost as bad as dyspepsia. But uu luruiyuiii ul ujapepsia Ueeu not always be endured, for Brown's Trnn Bitters will conquer the disease. Mrs. WilliamSfOfStarkville, Miss., was tor mented, jdtU dyspepsia, and her daughtefTwitlfdebility. Brown's Iron Bitters relieved both'. t I APRIL IS, 1885. ;ijACDBS Off a uAa raii FOR SPJawXDO. CURES Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, ' Lumbago. Backache, Headache. Toothache. hora Tliroat. Hirrlllnc. Crnla. Krtil.-w. UttritVftcuJtli. i ro-t Ifltos ; ,. mmuu.mf... IMUII.K ..I.U. til AlliJJ. ITn lTf.nfnmAnl-Hli . wm . ... i Sl lr Draly a:rl WJ ev -ywr hi;Cn'u 1 .."' ?'nn?1V,bru',- J t'.A.Tiwiitai'coj a hi, t.uAKi,M iV. "UKI.EIL CO iiiiawr.3if., US. A. MAMA HOTELj I Corner squemoqua ami West sth Streets ' ircty- The Telephone Saioon The Finest Establishment of the Kind in Astoria. I Especially ctted up for the Comfort and I Convenience of those who entov a . Social Gla s. lhK Jes nines and Liquors, est of Wlne ., . . i "e Uiolccsi Cigars. Evervthlnn Npw nnrl Fire Piac ' ,ng "eW ana rSi-Wass. IS. L.JEFFKRV. PropV. $f. H. PAltKKIfi. Prop'r. First Class in Every Respect. Fi'e Condi to the Ilousr, Caiers' Suplies Old Oastle, Yspitti, nnd other brands of Ooke Tin Plates, for sale in lots to suit purchasers, now in warehouse at Astoria; also Liverpool lino and coarse salt. For further particulars apply to - -ITT'I rt rt lMByer,Filsi4Co. Portland, Oregon. t' T.a vm d r? a 1 - V MK.' r iTTIw iT r JmHTri i ?31e&iKA?iS?.Ml 1 m -w Voi iWvTI.'. In. M74 ,yi - i"i- r j s&fca, THE GREAT riJ CoMoia Transportation Cowy. FOE POBTLAND ! Through Preight on Past Time! TJIE NEW TELEPHONE Which ha been specially built for the comfort of paisenRers will leave Wilson & Fisher's 13ook every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A.M. arriving at Portland at 1 P.M. Returning leaves l'ortlanrt eery Tuesday and Thursday at 6 A. M. arriving at Astoria at 1 P. M. G-An additional trl onal trip will be made on Handay of Each, Wceu. leaving Portland rHanaay IXornlas'. Pauenffew bj thJs itnte connect at Kalawa ' ' ITtvB. SCOTT, Pretfdeat- t. vu'cieoJK- for Sesrad porti Wilson & Fish Ship Chandlers, HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE .Paints, Oils, and Varnish.; LOGGERS' SUPPLIES. PROVISIONS miliTfeed AGENTS FOll Salem Plouring Mills, Portland Roller Mills. Capital Hour and FAIRBANKS' SCALES. ASTORJA. OREGON. B. B. Franklin, Mrtaler and Cabinet later, SQUEIYIOQUA STREET, NKXT TO TIIK ASTOKIAX IIUIMUXG. 5?"A!l work done In a skillful manner on short notice at reasonable rates. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. BlOrO.N'STUKT, NKAR FaUKBIC UOOdK, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AHO BOILER MAKERS. o- iLAHDailAlHISH&DIES i BoilerWork, Steamboat Work I and Cannery Work a spe j ciaity. I oral I Descriptions made to Orttrr at Short Xotloe. A. D. wass, Presldeut. .1. 0. Hostler, Secretnry, I. W. Case, Treasurer, jonx Fox.Suporlntendent. - tt m o r.- T?i t tin t it. , ASTORIA. - OREGON. iThe-Pioneer Machine Shop RIjACKSMITH 9T5 SHO Boiler Shop All kinds of (ENGINE, CANNERY, Airp ; STEAMBOAT "WORK Promptly attended to, A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. STEAMER ttfM4fe i PRICE, FIYE CENTS THE BEST LS THE OSC3E!L3ES3Sa? 2 'Royal Brand Flour Manufactured by tlie ! OREGON MILLING COMPANY f of Superior Quality, and is EndoisoU by all who use It. THE HOUSEKEEPER'S FAVORITE Of Superior Rising Quality. Guaranteed to Give-Satisfaction. WYATT & THOMPSON Sole A scuts lor Astoria. Painting and Pajer HanM. KALSOMINING ETC. Paint Shop In rear of premises form erly occupied by C. II. Stockton, oppo site the Court House. All orders promptly and satisfactory executed. J. H. D. GKAY. Wholesale and retail dealer to. GROCERIES, FLOUR, AND FEED Hay, Oats. Straw, Wood, Etc. LIME. SAND AND CEMENT, General StornL'rtnnil Vhi.rul a .,,.... fth! onnc w.,7 ' '."""L4" "" o.-kio- FiHit of Benton street, AMorm. Oregon. WK. EDGAR, Dealer la Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes Meerschaum nnd Brier Pipea, GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY Revolvers and Cartridges. CORNER MAIN AND CHfiNAML'S STS. The Gem Saloon, The Popular Resort for Asiorians. For the Finest of Wines and Liquors Co to THE OEM SALOON. ALEX. CAMPBELL. - - PROPRIETOR ASTORIA' LIQUOR STORE, AUR. DANIRLSON, - - Proprietor. Rebuilt ami. -Refitted Throughout The Best of tVIXKS.JiIQUO.RS, AND CIGAUM For a Good Cigar, call for ona of "Dnielson's Best." Corner West 9th and WaterStrr-ets, Astoita. no-Cm Magnus C. Crosby Dealer In EARDffASE, IRON, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, STOVES, TINWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, Pi-re AND Oppper. Astoria Sail loft. Best of Wori at Bottom Fignres J. HESS, The well-known Sallmakcr now oecnpio The Astoria Sail lift. formerly occupier! by A. M.Johnson. Boat Sails a Specialty. ALL WORK WARRANTED Come and 3eo me at The Astoria Sail Lolt : next to Pythian Bulldlnjr. Address P. 0. Rot 312. J. HESS. . Floats! Floats! Floats! CANKERYMEN who are In need or Floats. Copper Handles and Mallets should tend their orders to B. TT. BLOOD. Clatskanle. Oreeon. who has a qu ntity oa hand which will be sold at reasonable rat".-.. 'SECURE THE SHADOW" Ero the substance fade, and v. hen you visit Portland, inako it a part of your boslnesn to call on W. II. Towxe, at the San Fran cisco Gallery, S. W. corner First and Morrison streets, and have your photograph taken In the highest style of the art.