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riagrw l-zfc-r zr xl; -"5$53B?fe C2 $fo gattj gtoriau. ASTORIA. OREGON: FRIDAY. MAY 1. IBS' WAR INEVITABLE. The troublo batweoa England and Kassia has been brewing ever since the Crimean war, and when war does brciik out it will be as much a result of that straggle as of aught else. In that war Bussia was humil iated and restricted as to the naval force that she might employ on the Black sea and was moreover shut out from Constantinople, the darling ob ject of her ambition She has ever since chafed at the restrictions then thrown around her. Towards the close of the Busso-Tuikish war a few years ago, Bussia was about to march on Constantinople, but there again England interfered and stopped her, and Earl Baaconsfleld in the congress of Berlin made all Europe unite in curbing her ambition. Bussia, there fore, looks upon England as a deadly enemy, and if she can will not be slow to take revenge. Since the Cri mean war, she has made good use of her time in extending her dominions in Asia, until she is at last almost face to face with her great rival. Mean while England has not been idle. She has extended her dominion largely too, but especially in Asia. She has built a system of railroads in India that enables her to hurl vast masses of troops readily to the most distant points of that vast peninsula She has dethroned an Afghan ameer who was supposed to be friendly to Bus sia, and helped to the throne a rival friendly to herself. She has become almost undisputed mistress of the Suez canal which commands the route to India. A conflict between her and Bussia has been long looked forward to as inevitable, and if post poned now, it will only be to some day in the near future. The maharajah of Nopaul's proffer of "fifteen thousand picked Goork- has" for service in Afghanistan is one of those offers that are equally hard to refuse or to accept. Despite their small stature, these miniature Mon tenegrins are certainly the best sol diers of India. One of them lately killed a man-eating tiger in the jun gle with one slash of his huge curved knife. Another, in a former war, slew three British soldiers with three suc cessive blows, the victims being al most cut in two through their thick cross-belts. But although tho valor of tho Goorkhas in 1SS0 dismayed even tho Afghans themselves, they were an equal terror to their English leaders from tho cruelties in which thoir native ferocity and fierce re ligious haired of their Musselman Toes found constant vent. After one of tho battles near Candahar, a Goork ha battalion went over the field with their long knives and literally cut to pieces every wounded Afghan whom they found. On another occasion a Goorkha soldier set fire to the clothing of a fallen Musselman, and then danced around him with shrieks of de light while the poor wretch was slow ly burning alive. Money is as necessary as men to the successful prosecution of mod ern warfare, and Bussia has none. The Napoleonic war left her prostrate, flooded by a paper currency which pushed the silver ruble to a premium of 320 per cent. The Crimea left Bussia over $300,000,000 deeper in debt, and tho Turkish war as much more. Indeed, Bns3ia has, in the last twenty-five years, borrowed over 1,000,000,000; her currency is circa hating nt a discount of over 30 per cent., and oven in times of peace the country is running behind hand at the rate of from $15,000,000 to $18, 000,000 a year. How long can a coun try keep up such tremendous borrow ing? Bussia has been practically shut out from the English money market since tho war with Turkey? the continental markets have been gradually closing to her, and lately it has seemed apparent that tho bankers of Amsterdam and Frankfort and Berlin hesitate to trust further a country whose great natural resourc es havo been left undeveloped, and whose people have been ground to the direst poverty. Ax Atlanta man claims to havo discovered a new principle in hy draulics whioh upsets the old theory that water will not rise in a vacuum more than thirty -threo feet He says he can pump water any distance re quired, and partially proves his asser tion by pumping it 600 feet without r valvo and on a direct vertical rise. The Turkish soldiers are armed with what is probably the finest mili tary rifle in tho world the Peabody-Martini-Henri. These guns, to the number of 600,000, were manufac tured a few years ago in this country, where Turkey buys nearlyall of her supplies. Ax illustration of the worth of a first-class patent, for a device that everybody wants to use, is the Bell telephone patent. The committee of three appointed by the Ohio legisla ture to investigate the telephone companies in Ohio have prepared a report in which they say there are about 12,000 complete sets of nnstru ments in use in the state, all owned and controlled by the American Bell Telephone Company, of Boston. These instruments are leased to the local companies at an annual 'rental of $20 for each set, making the total tribute paid by these local companies over 200,000. The cost of each set of instruments did not exceed $3.35. On instruments which did not cost the Bell company over 40;000, it re ceives over $200,000 annually. The Bell company, before granting fran chise to a local company, exacts from 30 to 35 per cent, of the stock of the local company and from 20 to 25 per cent, of the gross earnings of all toll lines. The census of 1880 gives the num ber of persons engaged in gainful oc cupations as 17,392,000. or 47.31 per cent, of total persons over ten year3 old. These were engaged in the four chief line3 of occupation as follews: Agriculture, 7,G70,000; professional and personal services, 4,074,000; trade and transportation, 1,810,000; manu facturing, mechanical, and mining in dustries, 3,837,000. In 1870 the num ber engaged in occupations was 12,- 505,000. Of those in 18S0, 2,647,000 were women. Tho number of persons over ten jeara of age i3 36,761,000, leaving 19,369,000 unaccounted for. The latter number is about equal to tho number attending school or physically incapable of labor. The census shows an increase over 1870 of about 30 per cent, in population, but an increase of 39 per cont. in the number engaged in occupations. This increase in number in occupations over the gain in population is account ed for by the growth of the factory system. It is estimated that there are 10, 000,000 or 12,000,000 of inhabitants in tho Egyptian Soudan, which has an area of 2,500,000 square miles and comprises a vast amount of fertile land along thcltilo and its tributaries. Threo millions of these people are Arabs and their kindred, while the remaining 9,000,000 are of tho negro race. All the Arabs arc Moslems, and maDy of tho negro tribes havo adopted the religion of Mecca and are faithful followers of the prophet Tho Pagan negroes have united with the Arabs in the effort to drive ont the Egyptians, and though their re ligions are nnliko they havo n com mon interest in ridding themselves of oppression. Most of tho Arab tribes are on the eastern side of tho Nile, while most of tho negroes are on the western. Gekebal HawiiET. lately startled the British public by announcing that London was entirely without de fense against an enterprising enemy, who might sail up the Thames, before ho was expected, and silence tho forts, as Admiral Porter silenced the ports below New Orleans. London could not be defended. If it were cut off from tho sea, it could not feed itself for many days. Suppose the emperor should como to the conclusion that the outbreak of war was a mere ques tion of time and should begin the fight by making a dash at London, as tho English made a piratical dash at Copenhagen, without any previous declaration of war, in 1807? There are a good many things which Mr. Gladstone may know and the public don't know and this may be one of them. Sax Franciscaks are discussing the fee bill published by the San Francisco medical society, Tho doc tors and surgeons comprising this or ganization seem in haste to get rich. For a day visit the charge is $5; for a night visit, S10; for an obstetric case, $50; amputation of leg or arm, $500, aud so on. It is cheaper to suicide than die in vbed in San Francisco at those rates. "A Business bureau" at Bangor sends out a circular declaring that it is "allied politically to President Cleveland," and is prepared to re ceive and forward applications for office. The managers evidently "be lieve that in Maine the fools aro not all dead yet" A St PETEESBUBa dispatch states that the Imperial bank of St. Peters burg has advanced tho government 20,000,000 roubles, as a loan to carry on war preparations. NEW TO-BAY. P. Patterson, CONTRACTOR & BUILDER. Shop on Concomly Street, opposite Kinney's Cannery. SASHES. DOORS. MOULDINGS. ETC., ON HAND. Estimates riven and all work warranted to rive satisfaction. LIBERT! HILL Friday and Saturday, May 1, 2. Dan Morris Sullivan's Mirror of Ireland! A Hew Combination. SO Beautiful Scenes, with siiagiii cent moon light cfleri-, l:i ludin;: :i very comical play, emit ei. Sight Seeing :n the Emerald Isles. ixtkohucixc Thp full strength of the Company hi New Songs. Dances. Duets, Jigs. KeeK and comic Irish anil Dutch plays. FUN! FUN FOR ALL! Admission. - - 50 cts., and 81. Xo extra charge for !escnel Seats on sale at 'ew York Nflelty fctoie. Matinee, Saturday, 2 o'clock. A VERY LARGE STOCK OF Fine Boots and Shoes TO BE SOLD AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES, FOR A SnORT TIME OXI.Y. Come and Get Hare Bargains at Tin: SIGN OF THE GOLDEN SHOE. I. J. ARV0L3), Agt. oo to Xrs. Malcolm's Millinery Parlors rei: SPRING AHD SUMMER KATS. A large am' HtU-olectPd stork on hand. NEW COODS being secured every day. Acomt.letellncof Ladies' RKADY-MAOE UXDKKWHAi:. with prices to suit III limes. CHF.Al'COKSCT.SascinUy: alo a Iam ssortinent of the liest tirade ot COItsETS. Children' SUXBONJCETS.Jilst received. All the LATEST NOVELTIES, in SILK SCARFS. CiOJ.I) and SILVER LACES and OKNAM ENTS arc key: at thK The Cheapest ailHinrrj' Honxc in Astoria. No charpo fnr tiimminx when material is purchased at the establishment. WILL Cut Faster AND EASIER Than any o'h craxotnadc. Hundreds of woodman tes tis to its supe riority. It goes Deep and Sever Sticks. CARXAIIAX & CO.. Agenu Astoria. Price, 81.50. M. STUDZINSKI, PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER. Watches, Jewelry, Clocks, OPTICAL GOODS. ASTORIA, .... Oregon. AH Goods Best Quality, and Low Prices. The Roscoe Oyster and Chop House. The Best Cooked to Order in First Class Style. WE MAKE A SI'ECIALTV OF Pine Ice Cream Alex McCrea & Co., PROPRIETORS. Genevieve street, rear of Adler's Cmtal Palace. Open liny and Xlfchr. For Rent. THREE FINE ROOMS IN BUILDING recently occupied by J. Pilger. Suitable for offices, etc. Apply to C. S. OUNDERSON. To Rent. A FINE BUSINESS OFFICE. CENTRAL ly located. Apply at this Office. To Rent. THE FINE BUSINESS STORE FORMER ly occupied by J. Pilger. A desirable location. Apply to C. S. OUNDERSON. Notice. fXli AND AFTER THIS DATE WE "WILL xs not be responsible for any bills or debts contracted In our name unless accompanied by a written order from us. UAPGOOD & CO.. Waterford, W. T., April 29th, 16S3 lw House to Let. CENTRALIS LOCATED. Apply to BOZORTII Ss JOHNS. Notice from Kong Wing Co. Tins IS TO NOTIFY ALL "WHOM IT may concern that I .am Hlng Bo has had a share In the Kong Wing Co. for about one year past, said share amounting to Sissoo. He oves the company on account 2Si.OO, he now wishes to retire from tha company and surrender ills said shatc of S15S.U), to said Ct mpany In partial payment if said ac count of $285 oo. The company agrees and he has so surrendered said share and he is not authorized to do any further business for said company. KONG "WING CO. LAM HTNG-BO. Closing 8m IpUPLEXf &KE. J rxnsTtoA'Jzaotta. J.C.Trullinger L ANNOU lave Heceived An Immense Stock OF PRING GOODS, TO BE SOLD AT PRICES LOWER THAN THE LOWEST. 2lemem"ber THE EMPIRE STORE, C1H AS. HEILBORN. Dealer at Wholesale ani Retail m Furniture, Bedding, Oil Cloth, Wall Fapar, Window Shades, Mouldings, Etc. Astoria Furniture Co., Dealers In Furniture, Bedding, Wall Paper. Mirrors, PICTURES, MonMioi, Carpts, Mattii, Picture Frames, Mow Shales, etc. Cor. Chenamus and Hamilton Sts. II. I)u BU1SSON, Manager. OPENING! In tho corner store, opposite Cole-! ! man's Bank, wo will open : ' ' j Tuesday, the 28th Inst., : ; In a new store to bo named, j .'.. ...... u. ....................... J The Low Price Store, Where will be found n well assorted stock ot DryGoods t23.c3LOot:fcidLxig; Having taken advantage of the depression in business cir cles and buying for C1SIIJ)WX we have secured goods at surprisingly LOW FIGURES, and consequently offer every thing at liners never before heard of In Astoria. TO THE nEADS OF FAMILIES we would respectfully recommend a. nice line of OBoyss Olot33.ixa.gr At from 62 to 3 below regular priecs. In fact, it Is our desire to offer to the public of Astoria, the same advantages enjoyed by people of larger cities. We are anxious to please. Come and take a look. I. Cohen. Orders from the Country will receive prompt DISPATCH. A Discount to the Trade. CI3 tJJ P4 P4 Ci3 HOSPITAL, ASTORIA, - - - OREGON TniS INSTITUTION, UNDER CARE OF the Sisters of Chanty, h now ready loi the reception of patients. Private rooms Tor taa arcnminodatlon ol anydeMrluc them. PatlenL: admitted at all liouis, day or night. No physician has exclusive right, even patient is free to and hii3 the privilege or employing any physician they prefer. United States Marine Seamen who pay Hospital Duos, are enti tled to Free care and attendance at this Hos pital during: sickness. Permits most be ob tained for United States Marines at the Cus tom House. StSTKRS of CnAniTv Sol 6i Jewelry, i Scarf Piis, Chains, Watcies, 1 Pianos and Organs or tho Best I mnhc nt the Lowest Prices. ' Tho finest stock of Jewelry In Astoria. 7"A!I goods warranted as represented. GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER. Notice of Administratrix Sale. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT BY virtue of an order made by tho County Court or Clatsop County. State of Oregon, on the 7th day of April, 1S35. 1 will on the llth day of May, 1683, at the Court house door In said county, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said day sell at public auction to the hiehest bidder for cash, subject to confirmation by said court, the tollon ins described real estate, to-wit: Lot numbered one (1) ol block numbered 119, and the cast ten feet of lot numbered two (2) of said block, all in the town of As toria, as laid out and recorded by John M. Sulrely in said county. JAKE FOSTEB, Administratrix of the estate of Isaac Foster, deceased. NGEMENT! Carpets, Matting tsgj CD tod C-3 01 The Seaside Bakery FRESH BREAD Delivered in any Part ot the City. FINE CAKES A SPECIALTY. Home-Made Candy Made Daily: The Trade Supplied: Fine Pastry: A First Class Establishment. Prices to suit the times. F. B. ELBERS0N, Prop'r. SEE THAT YOU GETz: TEE "PORTLAND" OllOlce rwl ly FLOTJRIJ For Sale la Lois to Suit. By WILSON' fc FISHER, ASTOBIA. Or 3XBSOX, CHURCH A CO., POP.TLAND. Or. . 1885. INTEREST Will bo allowed On Time Deposits. Drafts on all the Leading Cities. Wm. T. Coleman & Co. S. ELMORE, Manager Banking Department, Astoria, Oregon. For Sale. A FINE HOUSE AND LOT SITUATED on Benton street ; will be sold for $300. Apply to this office. OTOF THE FINEST Family Groceries, Provisions and Freshest Vegetables AT i -ALL Low Dowzi Priees 1 ! Corner Benton and Chenamus Sireeis, Opposite Custom House Square. .yitiPH.Ml..i.u.... ..... DKVJLEK Hay, Oats, ani Straw, Line, Brici, Cement, Sana and Plaster - Wood Delivered to Order. firajla?. Teaialu? and Express Business. gSEjgLaiaj. '0&ij?n't:Tr- Sfeai , fgM I- .n,; IER apply to ihe Captain, or to THE NEW MODEL A FUIiL STOCK John A, -DKALm Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. A General Assortment of HOUSEHOLD COODS. Agents for Magee Stoves and Kanges The Best in the market. Pmmbtng goods of all kinds on band. Job work dons In a workmanlike manner PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, AND CANNERY WORK Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms. Cbeaainas Street, Sext to CJ lu Parker's Store. kS70tXk. M. OLSEN. J. GUSTAF50N. A. JOITNPOX. MARTIN OLSEN & CO. DEALERS IX FURNITURE BEDDING Corner Slain and Mquemoqua Streets. Antoria, Oregon. WIHDOW SHADES AND TRIMK; WALL PAPER, ETC A Complete Stock. PEICES AS CHEAP AS aUALITY WILL ATFOBD. ATX KINDS OF FUKK1TUKE REPAIRED AXI VARNISHED. Change of Agency. We hare appointed MR. O. F. MORTON Our Selling and Collecting Agent at Astoria. All those wishing to purchase a first-class SBTFJA'O MACHINE, or to make pay ments due us will please call on Mr. Morton. Headquarters at B. S.WORSLEY'S Sales room. The Singer Mf g Co., 92 Morrison Street, Portland, Or. Garnahan & Go. SUCCESSORS TO I. W. CASE, IMP0RTJBB8 AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEBS IK GENERAL MERCHAMSE Corner Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA .... OKEGON $67,000,000 Capital ! Liverpool and -London and Globe. North British and Mercantile Of London and Edinburgh. Old Connecticut of Hartford, AND COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA Fire Insurance Companies, Eepreaeatlng a Capital of $67,000 OOO. B. VAN DU8BN. Agent. i, ski namm)! AT - llfljejMU.H'J.S7fc'mWHM ' SSES S. IX xrrr.KMY.tt MM PARKER ber. P. PnA?r,fnsfer. For TOWING. FUEIGIIT orCHAK II. 55. 1M.HKE35. i:ange can be had in a top.ia only of l&WBB, 53 at: i: .N't CAM. AND EXAMINE IT. Y iU WILL BE PLEAbED. K. K. HAWES is aNo aneiit for ta? fir Ana other first-class S37e'. Fnrnaco Worir. Stoara Fit tiuKa. oto., a spocitrlty. ALWAYS ON HAND. nfgom:!? !'- Wm&sma 3Sg3iJ&S33iri ssS33issscasa jR.E3GlSr. Hardware and Ship Clianfllery VAHDUSEH& CO, DEALEKS IX Hardware and Ship Chandlery Pnre Oil, Bright Tarnish, Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine, Lard Oil, Wronght Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cnt Nails, Agricultural Implements Sewing' Machines, Paints and Oils. Groceries, ete. HAVE YOU m to Sell? IN THE MATTEK OF Rags, Bottles, Old Metal, or Junk of Any Sort, FOARD & STOKES Will give you tho best price for it. Do You Want to Buy SHIP MATERIAL, From a Belaying Pin to a Hawser; from a Block to an Anchor. You Can Get what You Want at P0ARD& STOKES. Headquarters at bnildiny. east end of Water Street. -ZE aT JT -,-' r-jz?-,zzr TI Vl.2-l-V.T'-Ii." .T -- WTJki kin t I