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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 15, 1885)
m m ms. ss1 i2?"5ETt: M vi i rmp.5i&s V I- AS' IMPORTANT CHANGE. It 8a u e bu wax, wh bott tbe axst tmfo 'nut piece oi o . ifon rm rmil c s ince Hie da- Villard, js that which comes fron L, udou Hint t e Ceutral Pacific rni -rodd has bought the Oregon and Cal ifornia railroad. It is about time omptliinc was done with that ljank ,upt concern. The first move will fivbobly be to infuse new life into .ts management. Tlie building of the connecting link of 125 miles be tween Ashlaud and Delta cannot le long delayed, and it is within the lim its of probability that the 1st of June 1SSC, will see an all rail route from the Columbia river to San Franoisco. The powerful California corpora tion that under the names of the Cal ifornia Pacific, the Central Pacific the Southern Pacific and North California Pacific companies Las complete control of California, Ne vada and Arizona, has now reached info Oregon. Its tactics are monop oly, centralization and a tariff up to the extreme limits of what the traffic will beir. A3 far as treatment is con cerned they can't be any worse hogs than the O. It. Sc N. company have proved themselves to to be. They will come in direct competition with tlmt company for considerable Ore gon trailic and may cut its claws. "We of Astoria can look on with great complacency for whatever more is made innet inure to our benefit TilU HAINTLY MUGWUMP. Wlieti l'rc-sulent Cleveland reappointed Osinutstcr Vearaoiu of New York, The i'rrgoniitM rcia.trkoJ. in substance, that the administration, lmvhig by that ono act Hindi' an amplu record for "reform," would bv? at full liberty thenceforth to re ward the services of its partisan support ers. In other woids, that this ono ap point nu-ut would stand as tho sum of all the "reforms" that would bo attempted by tho administration in the direction of clearing the public service of tho control of that partisanship which demanded "the offices" as rewards for "work done for the pnrty." This is proving to bo a trno forecast. Oregonian, 14. Odk Portland contempory sizes it up about right. The reason givon by (he mugwumps for Pearson's reap pointment are what Sam "Weller would call "warious." Tho favorite mugwump notion is that Pearson was a shining example of official faith- ness, and that civil service reform re quired that lie should bo retained. The real fact is that the New York postoffice is the mugwump part of the spoils. Of course these otherialized politicians do not call it by that name. They supported Cleveland from prin ciple purely and without expectation of any reward whatever. No idea is more abhorrent to them than that of tho "spoils." Bnt they do 110 more than covor up there selfishness with new names. "When they get an office it is civil service reform, or something else that is highly edifying and patri otic that is, to be promoted. Pearson is a typical mugwump. He accepted office from the Republicans, but nos ing out a Democratic victory, turned mugwump. All this was done through pure love of good govern ment. There is supposed to be noth iug personal in his retention in office. It is a triumph of something else civil service reform so to speak, which must greatly delight the coun try at large. There is a certain genius in tactics of that kind. There is no little ad dress in pushing aside the thing a man is eagerly scheming to get hold of, and making outsiders be lieve that they are more interested in it than he is. It is quite possible that this neat dodge will run through the whole mugwump series. Carl Schurz has not got anything yet; but a rich plum has fallen to his brother iu law. Henry "Ward Beecher may not obtain or desire anything for himselfi But he has a son over in Washington territory and other con nections whom he might like to serve. George "William Curtis has not in his mind any person whom he would like to serve better than himself. "Wo do noi vonlnro much when we say ho is bound to come to the front before the expiration of tho present admin istration. It is to be borne in mind that when any of these sublimated politicians got offices, these offices are removed as far as possible from office-seeking. There is nothing so vulgar or wicked about them. On ths contrary their bestowal will in all cases be an illustration of the highest principles of the civil service reform. The mugwump has got the business down to about this: More benefit is conferred on the country than on him, when he is invited to accept a snug place under the gov ernment. Every other individual, Democrat or Republican, who in trigues for a position, is actuated more or less by selfish motives. Tho parties who help him are amenable to the same charge. The mugwump alone wants to aid his species and lu i s own juatidctitiou the admin -itration sings a song strikingly sim ilar to that of the mugwumps. A civil service reform enthusiasm, it is alleged, has caused its exceptional action. But there is a sort of hiatus in tho logic, when it is given out that no more enthusiasm of that kind will be exhibited. There may be Republi can officials still more peerless than Pearson, but they must "go" when the time comes. The administration has arbitrarily drawn the line of Re publican official capacity at Pearson. But that is a proposition which does not hang very well together. It is a weak position to declare that no Re publican official merit is to receive recognition but that of the postmas ter of New York. That transcendent ability by the way has not escaped serious questioning. The ''powers that be" have assumed, however, that there was nothing in it The allega tion was pretty direct that this pink of postmasters was a party to a busi ness venture directly opposed to tho interests of the postoffice depart ment. But when we dig down to the real facts, all theso illusions and contra dictions disappear. The president has reappointed Pearson out of grati tude for mugwump support But as all political gratitude has a projection toward the future in other words, is a lively sense of favors to come, the present payment of that debt, it is thought, may secure mugwump sup port in future contests. Through Pearson, the president thinks that he is securing the support of subordi nate mugwumps for the next guber natorial election in the Empire state. Perhap3 some of these saintly politi cians through a burning desire to promote civil service reform, may be induced to accopt, or now enjoy, office under Pearson, It seems to us, from this examination of tho question that tho mugwumps do not differ in a very marked degree from most other kinds of politicians. They have a different political terminology and a knack of separating themselves from the ob ject of their desire and pursuit, and that is about all. In all other partic ulars they are like place-hunters of thoer factions. "When thoy get into of fice they laudably want to stay there. It is civil service reform to keep them in; likewise it is civil service reform to turn out anybody who fills tho place they want. But thoy draw their salaries like other men. It thoy have a chance to make a "turn," we are very much mistaken if most of them do not avail themselves of it It is very convenient to resolve that the earth belongs to the Lord and his Saints further and more particularly, that we are the Saints. P vi.-C r t 1. t-rME v HAT' Alanrcan.! v.vll-Mi.rl(!sli-k -n luini. SllW (JOOD.S Im-jiijj si-cured cVrr day. A romnlele li c of Ladle-' UKADY-M A Jr PXDIiKW Alt. wll friers to suit lh ilms CHIIA V Ct i:SVTS a lnda't v : at u alarue sortition ! lit- I.ct Ui-td- of Unlt-im. I hildrciiN Sl'N ONSET?. Jus! receivrd. All lhpLVTH.vr NOVELTIES hi S1I.K PARFrf. CiO I aii'l -i Vi:: LACES and ORNAMENTS are kept at ihb. The Cheapest 3IIUInery 2Zou-c -n Astoria. So charge for trimming when material Is purchased at the establishment. HOT MEBIGAL SPRINGS. f r! fii H B Si m m tB.SS r BSSSSrBa ' iJ I IS -s '- M S-trt-- i"i adLiJESacssa rCTT LA I H tl ave Received -THE FINEST- Family Groceries, Provisions and Freshest Vegetables -A.T- R fa n innnense OF ALL AT Low Down Prices t ! Corner Benton and Chenamus Streets, Opposite Custom House Square. A IJack w 111 leave Eugene on the at rival of the train from Portland, EVERY TUESDAY, Making the trio Iroin Portland In lev than two days in daylight. KUNEV. TO BE SOLD AT PRICES LOWER TIIAN THE LOWEST. THE XSXKPmSS STEE. ag ASTORIA Dealer at Wholesale and Itetatl in gSfp BiF ( HI E VI H F3 r?MKM r"-SiT F ftl IK M K D W H E 3 E7" Pi M K U B JW ITl to k V " blirafaKSl Tin . - . I- f..u4..l a FilliSB BITCH E?t "iiw m e varats h a m a s b u n u u o v Maniif.ictureisof Mouldings, Sash, Doors, Blinds, Rails. Balusters, Newel Posts, Brackets, SCROLL AXD TURIN'ED BALUSTRADES, BOAT MATERIAL, &c. afni 3 "-""i"i3J "UJi Oil Olotli, SSTall Paper, Window Shades, Mouldings, Etc. -a m--J ''-W DKAIEU IK Hay, Oats, ail Straw, Lime, BricK Cement, Sail and Plaster Wood Delltered to Order. Drajin?, Teanda and Express Bustnefs. STJKAIHER iLAIU PARKER fben P. Patker,Master. For TOWING, FREIGHT orCHAK IS. It. 1 AUK Kit. Astoria Furniture Co., Dealers in THE NEW MODEL Orders solicited and nroinply attended to. nOIT&CO.. Proprietors. T. G. RAWLINGS. Wholesale and lletall Dealer In Tropica!, Domestic, Green and Dried iUTS. CANDIES, DUIED MEATS, IHXJ. Tine Ciarh nntl Tolacco. Next door to I. J. Arvold's. Squemuqua Ft. Furniture, Bedding, Wa!! Paper, iVSirrors, PICTURES, loilftiiii, Garpts, Matting, Picture Mies, f Mm Shales, etc. Cor. Chenamus and Hamilton Sts. 11. Uv BUISSOX, Manager. A FUIjI. STOCK krobn, JL I1 KANGE CAN BE II AD IN TOIIIA ONLY OF A"- 3 0. BAWBB. AG EAT FnUPLEX I Cut I MKE: J PArantDAosaoJiB. J.C.TruIlinger ; WILL Faster AND EASIER Than any oili er axe made. Ilundrcds of woodmen tes tify to Its supe riority. ItRoes Deep nnd erer Sticks. CARXAIIAX & CO., Acenu Astoria. Price, S1.50. The new Kansas license law makes business lively for the drug stores, according to a correspondent of the Springfield Republican, who says that on looking over a druggist's reg ister the other day he found that "liquor was wanted for neuralgia, headache, sour stomach, tho baby, the wife, colic, swelling on the knee, bowel complaint, hernia nnd fifty other causes, but the most popular use was 'for a colic' " Tho probato court receives a fee of five cents each for recording tho prescriptions on which liquor is sold, and this cor respondent declares that in Topeka these fees will reach $20orS25 a day. It is worth noticing that though England and Russia have tremendous ironclads, each of them costing mil lions, they are bending all their ener gies to tho acquisition of fast, un armored steamers for the ocean and torpedoes for the coast This is one of the suggestive facts which the ad vocates of a big fleet of heavy iron clads for tho United States navy might well ponder over. - " G. H. Mason, of New York, entered the room of J. F. Caldwell, tho well known turfman, at tho Maxwell house on the morning of the 7th and stole valuable jewelry belonging to Mrs. Caldwell, who pursued him. Mason was arr.ested, indicted, tried, convicted and placed in the peniten tiary for five years before dinner time. 00 YOU WAHT TO SAVE MONEY? A VEltY LAKGE STOCK OF Fine Boots and Shoes TO BE SOLD AT EXTREMELY LOW PRICES, FOK A SHOUT TIME ONLY. Come Jind Get Rare Bargains AT THE SIGN OF THE GOLDEN SHOE. I. J. AfcVOLD, Agt. Tke Low Pric Store RECEIVED SOME MORE ine Brocaded Velvets a f SI .25 a yard. The first installment sold like liol-cakes, nnd ladies who were unable to secure some of that Velvet will please cai1 immediately, as we only have a limited amount and may not have a chance again to buy those goods QUITE AS CHEAP. ALSO SOME MORE Boys' Suits alSO cents on the Dollar AND A FINE LINE OF Feathers ITesPir Ciieaix ,ea?s OPPOSITE COLEMAN'S BANK LOW PRICE STORE. - . I. COHEN. f AM. AND EXAMINE IT. V WILL BK PLEASED. . It. II AWES Is ;ilso ii,'ent for tr Bil pteit GooMug Store Ana other Urst-class 8i37es. Furnaco "Work. Steam Fit fingc. otc, a ftpocialty ALWAYS ON HAND. ntgomeryf DEAIiEK I' Tin, Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. A General Assortment of HOUSEHOLD GOODS. Agents for Magee Stoves and .Ranges The Best la the market. Piumblng goods of all kinds oa hand. Job work done In a workmanlike manner. PLUMBING, GAS FITTING, Attended to Promptly on Reasonable Terms. rhpnamsg Street. Xoxt toC L. Parker's Store. ASTORIA. - - AND CANNERY WORK ORSG'OIi'. J. GUSTAFSOX. A. JOHNSON'. Auditor and Clerlr's Notice. NOTICE is hereby jriven that the cltv assessment roll of the city o As toria, in Clatsop county, Oregon, as re turned by the city assessor for the year 1885, is now on file in the office of thu Auditor and Clerk of said city, where it is open and will remain open for inspec tion until the 13th day of May, 18S3. All applications for corrections or re visions of the same must be fded with the Anditor and Clerk prior to said 15th dav of May, 1885. By order of the common council. T.S. JlJWETT, Auditor and Clerk. Astoria, May 1, 1885. A landslide that occurred one mile east of Thompson. Falls, in Mon tana, on May 4th, is not yet cleared. "Water oozes from the ground 1,000 feet along the track and it is feared that the entire mountain side will be precipitated. Ohio has passed a law giviug tho city of Columbus a monopoly of all the hangings in the state. There is no other explanation for it than that it was done in the interest of tho railway excursion agents. It is considered certain that the governor of New York will veto the canned goods bill. Dissolution Notice. THIS IS TO GIVB NOTICE THAT THE partnership heretofore ex stin lietw een Llm Foot, LIm Quau. I hn Koye For. nnd Llm Htnz Bo. doinir business under the firm name of Kong Wing & Co. in the Pawn Broker and Merchandising business In the City of Astoria, Clafiop Couu'y, Oregon, is tnts uay dfe&oivi-u uy mmuai consent, i.un HinR Bo retiring from the business. Llm Foot. Llm Quan and Lun Koye For will col lect all bills and pay all outstanding in- ueuieuiiess. LAM 1IIXO BO. KONG "WING. Astoria, May 12th. 18S5. THE LEADING PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE NORTH WEST WILL HE IN ASTOUIA A SHOUT TIME, .TuMt Must of Odd FcHom iinlldlns. Hiiuezuoqun Street. Ths Seaside Bakery To Rent. THE FINE BUSINESS STORE FOKMEtt ly occupied by J. Pilger. A desirable location. Apply to C. S. GUXDERSOX. For Sale. A FINE HOUSE AND LOT SITUATED on Benton street ; will be sold for SSO0. Apply to this office. Soffl Bi Jew elry, Scarf Pins, Chains, latches, Pianos nnd Orpins of llto Rest mnlic at the JLowcst Prices. The finest stock of Jewelry In Astoria. jSr-All goods warranted as represented. GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER. San Francisco and Astoria PACKET LINE. Carrying freight; running every twelve day?. THE SCHOONER ten or FRESH BREAD Delivered in any Part ot the City. FINE CAKES A SPECIALTY. Home-Mads Candy Made Daily: Tho Trade Supplied: Pine Pastry: A Fhst Class Establishment. Trices to suit the times. F. B. ELBERSON, Prop'r. M. OI.SEN. MARTIN OLSEN &, CO. DEALERS IN FURISTITUKB S5 BEDDING Corner Main and Sanemoaiia Streets. Astoria, Oregoa. WINDOW SHADES AND TRIMMNCS; WALL PAPER, ETC A Complete Stcclx. PEICES AS CHEAP AS QUALITY WILL AITORD. a by. Trmc nr T'lTTlSITIIRE I5EPAIRED AXD VAKWISHED. JJLM4M-M ...'- w. a . Change of Agency. We havo appointed MR. O. F. MORTON Our Selling and Collecting Agent at Astoria. All thoso wishing to purchase a first-class SEWING MACHINE,- or to mako pay ments due us will please call on Sir. Morton. Headquarters at B. S.WORSLEY'S Sales room. The Singer Mfg Co., t2 Morrison Street, Tortland, Or. Carnaiiaii & Co. SUCCESSORS TO For Rent. THE HALL OVER D.L.BECK& SON'S can be rented for Public gatherings. Application may be made to the executive committee of the Astoria Ladles 'Coffee Club. - 3Ibs. BERGMAN. MBS. PBAEL. MBS. CHANTERS. BERTIE MINOR, Will be on berth in San Francisco from the nth to the 14th inclusive. Freight - $1.50 per Ton. S. IL HARMON. 316 Stuart St., San Francisco, Cai., CLATSOP MILL CO., Astoria. E-NO PRIMAGE. Notice of Application. ftTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT TnE J-1 undersigned intends to apply to the Common Council of the city of Astoria, for a license to sell wino, malt and spirituous liquors In less quantities than one quart, for a period of one year lu a building front ing on Main street and situated oil lot 4 block 9 In the city ot Astoria as laid out and recorded by John McClure. E. PAP3IAHL. For Sale. OIXGLE UPBIGHT MARINE ENGINE wj and boilers, built by Selamater & Co., New York. 210 horse newer: Steam Donkey Pumps ; Surface Condenser ; Inde pendent air. circulating and feed pumps ; tools and connections complete, for price ttuu piirucmara upp 10 PRANK -WOOLSEY, Cor. First and A sts., Portland. I. W. CASE, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALERS IN GEffiBAL fEBCBAPISE Corner Chenamus and Cas3 streets. ASTORIA - - OREGON Hartare anil Ship (Mien VAN DUSEH & GO., DEALIU13 IX Hardware and Ship Chandlery Pure Oil, Bright Varnish, Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, Cotton Sail Twine, Lard Oil, Wrought Iron Spikes, Galvanized Cut Nails, Agricultural Implements Sowing machines, Faints and Oils, Groceries, otc, FOR LIVERPOOL DIRECT! The Splendid Iron Barque JANET McNIEL, 100 A 1. 89S Tons Register. Will be at Astoria shortly and will take IN LOTS TO SUIT SHI1PPERS. For rate of freight and insurance apply to BALFOUR GUTHRIE & CO., Portland. Or., Or to L. RU3SEL, Astoria. AM HAVE YOU in to S i IN THE MATTER 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 Tin to a Hawser; from a Block to an Anchor. You Can Get what You Want atvP0AED& STOKES. Headquarters at bulldlnsr, east end of Water Street.