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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 12, 1885)
m ASTORIA, OREGON: THURSDAY XOVOIBEK l!. 1SS5 To-morrow niaht, Miss Grace Haw thorne in ''The New Camille,' at Ross' opera house. Reserved seats for the Grace Haw thorre theatrical entertainment at the New York Novelty store. A folded newspaper worn across the chest will keep you from taking cold. Now is the time to subscribe. The independent voters are re quested to meet at O'Brien's new building at eight o'clock this even ing. Tickets for the concert and enter tainment by Cashing Post Cornet band, can be had at the New York Novelty store. R. M. Wooden and party are hard at work building bridges in the vicin ity of the summit. They have three built so far, one this side and two the other side, and though this rainy weather is against them, they are pegging away in a determined man ner. The Astoria and San Francisco Packet lino advertises freights at a reasonable figure. TheJmnie Wand on her last trip brought a large con signment of freight. She leaves out Saturday. Due notice will be given of vessels' going on berth in San Francisco. Work on the new box factory to be erected on the east side of the Clat sop Mill Co.'s premises will begin next Monday. The capacity of the mill ia to be increased twenty M. daily more than at present, involv iag an increase of 100 horse power additional to the present. F. C. Reed represents 17,000 people at Salem. If all the state was repre sented in the same ratio that we of northwestern Oregon are, there would be just fifteen members in the state senate. As it is, there are thirty. We ask our brethren of the press for an opinion on this manifest injustice. C. Lienenweber represents 12,500 people at Salem. If all the state was represented in the same ratio that we of northwestern Oregon are, there would be just twenty members in the house. Aa it is, there are sixty. What is the opinion of the state press on this existing injustice to north western Oregon? At the M. E. church society's so cial at Liberty Hall to-night, a choice musical and literary programme has been prepared, including selections by the Cushing Post band. An ad mittance of ten cents will be charged and refreshments served for twenty five cents. The general public are most cordially invited. With Lucille Weston dead, and Mrs. D. P. Bowers ratired, there is now no woman living on the Amer ican stage that can play the dual role of Lady Isabel and Madame Vine in East Lynne as well as Grace Hawthorne can and does. Neio Or leans Picayune. In this city to-morrow and Saturday evening. Housekeepers and private families who employ domestio ladies to make the beds and sweep the floor and pol ish up the handle of the big front door, report the usual difficulty in negotiating for the assistance of the aforesaid ladies. The trouble seems to lie in getting suitable help. As a rule the less they are worth the more they demand. Capt. Eben Parker of the Clara Parker, came down yesterday from away up Lewis river with a load of all sorts of agricultural products including some fine pumpkins. He reports saving a man's life on Thurs day. The man had been out duck hunting and his skiff upset He was rescued at Willow bar and had been so long in the water that he was numb, it taking an hour's hard work to bring him around. If a large audience,which was not only appreciative, but was really en thusiastic, is any evidence of success, the presentation of a new play by Grace Hawthorne and her supporting company at Pope s last night was an undoubted success. The efforts of the star and the company, were re ceived in the warmest manner, and after the mad scene in the third act Miss Hawthorne was recalled five times before the curtain, and was given an ovation and a splendid floral tribute. St. Louis Post Dispatch. Reserved seats at the New York Nov elty store. PEI1SOXAL. F. C. Norris writes that he is on his return from Kansas City, Mo. R B. Belgrave, agent for the Grace Hawthorne dramatic company, is in the city. D. A. Mcintosh, leaves this morn ing on an extended visit to New York. The time of his return is in definite; his many friends here will be glad to learn of his continued prosperity. Buclilcn's Arnica Salve. The Bkst Sat.ve i n the world for Cuts, Bruises, Sores.Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Eiup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give gerfect satisfaction, or money refunded, rice 25 cents per box. For sale by W. E. Dement & Co. MeetiHc Notice. There will be a meeting of the Ladies' Coffee Club, on Friday evening, the 13th inst, at seven p. m., a full attendance re quested. By order of the President. For Sent. The store next door to Empire Store. Apply to Carl Adler. Lost. A Grand Army of the Republic badge; red ribbon with rank bar attached. Finder will receive two dollars reward at this office. A Competent Girl Wants a place to do house work, or take care of children. Apply to J. G. Boss, Pioneer Restaurant. POOR TELEGRAPn SERVICE. The telegraph service between Portland and Astoria is a continued and grievons annoyance. The only sure thing about it is its unreliability. It's a good bet that it will be down when you want to uso it, and it has long been recognized as a singular fact that whenever anything of impor tance is transpiring the "line is down," and we must wait for Port land newspapers to find out what is going on. This is a public inconvenience. It is unjust on the part of tho company. It is now nine years ago since the merchants and business men, the canuers of Astoria and the lower Co lumbia subscribed several thousand dollars and made that sum a guar antee to the telegraph company to build a telegraph line from Kalama to Astoria. It is within the bounds of sober statement to say that that line from Portland down here is the best paying piece of property in the northwest It is as natural for an Astoriau to want to send a telegram as it is to eat, and it is a direct loss of time, mqney very often temper to go to the office with a message and be told "the line's down." If this was a little one horse cross-roads that sent and received half a dozen dis patches a month, it would be differ ent But the Astoria office does a first class business, and it would ap pear as though nothing but the mis erably niggardly policy of the man agers kept it so hampered. It has been said and sung to us in different notes and keys that '"it is a hard line to maintain," that it trav erses a rough country,"' and "the tim ber is thick. ' All this is gettiug old. The present management of the line is a nuisance, and if the company had as much get up and get as a sick mon key they could put the line in good working trim. I1 or over four years it has been the writer's weekly experience to try to get news from abroad and rail for no other reason than because "the line is down." The only time we ever were lucky enough to get the line working all right, was on the night when Blaine was nominated for the presidency in Chicago. Then, for a wonder the line was working all riant, and the result was that Thk Astobiax the next morning had just j as full a report as any oilier paper in j me norurwess. MARINE NOTES. Tho pilot schooner, dor. Moody oamo in yesterday. Tho Abercorn and Northern Hay are outside with pilots aboard. The Geo. W. Elder arrived in at one p. ir., yesterday: tue "regon sailed at 2:15. The bark Hove, which is in the Hawaiian trado, was burned and scuttled at Port Ludlow last Tues day night. The British bark Preideburg, 760, Lloyd master, from Antofogasta, and British ship utterspool, 1,7U, liob ertson master, arrived in yesterday. The captain and all on board tho pilot boat say that she is a staunch vessel, a good sailer and in every re spect satisfactory. She encountered. some very stormy weather from the start. A StarlllxiK Discovery. Physicians are often startled by ic inarkable discoveries. The fact that Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and all Throat and Lung diseases is daily curing patients that they have given up to die, is startling them to re alize their sense of duty, and examine into the merits of this wonderful dis coverv; resulting in hundreds of our best ftiysiciaus using it in their practice Trial Uottle.s tree at Y. K. Dement & Co.s Drug Store. Regular size $1.00. Tailor Sjstem or Dross Cutting. A teacher of the tailor system of drivs cutting, atao all kinds or useful fancy work, will be in Astoria shoitly to give lessons. Terms S20 per scholar. After learning will inform pupils where they can find ready sale for their fancy work. Applications may be made to Miss I,. Bayer, care Astoriax office. what: Do You Thiulc that "Jell ol The Chop FIohsc Gives vou a meal for nothing, and a glass of something to drink? "Not much !'' but he gives a better meal and more of it than anv place in town for 25 eenLs. He buys by the wholesale and pavs cash. "That settles if A Nasal Injector tree with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Price 50 cents. Sold by W. E. Dement. Cheap Single Bedsteads And Mattresses, for sale cheap, :itM. Olsen's, corner of Main and Jefferson streets. Keatly For Business. For a good steak, a delicious eup of coffee or a plate of line oysters go to Frank Fab re's Coffee. Oyster and Chop House; opposite M. C. Crosby's. One hundred thousand Envelopes jus received from factory cast, will be sold for $1.50 per thousand at Adler's Book store. Books and stationery at prices mac win abiuiiibuuuvi.t. si$ siwuui Holiday coods is now on the way from the east. "Hackmetack," a lasting ami fra grant perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents. Sold by Y. E. Dement. That Hacking Cougn can be so quickly cured by Shiloh's Cure. We guarantee It. Sold by W. E. Dement. Syrup orFiff.s. Manufactured only by the California Fig Svrup Co. San Francisco Cal. is Natures Own True Laxative. This pleasant liquid fruit remedy may be had of W. E. Dement & Co, at fifty cents or one dollar per bottle. It is the most pleasant, prompt and effective remedy known, to cleanse the system; to acton, the Liver, Kidneys and Bowels gently yet thoroughly; to dispel Headachs, Colds and Fevers; to cure Constipation, luuicsinju .iiiu. Aiiimtu in.-. Parties wishing spars or piling of any size or length can be supplied by leav ing orders with J. n. D.Gray. WrLussier oi San Francisco lias en gaged in the photograph business with Crow the loading photographer. TTIE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. A Plain, Dignified and Complete State ment of ExNtin:; Conditions. The following is the full text of the message of Gov. Z.F.3loody, which was read on the Kith to both branches of the legislature: Gentlemen of the Legislative Ascm W; The constitution ol thehtnte pro vides that the sovernor may. on extra ordinary occasions, convene the legisla tive asemuly by proclamation, aim shall state to both houses, when assem bled, the purpose for which they .shall have been convened. In pursuance ol the authority thus vested, and for im- Iiortant reasons, which I will enlcaor trielly to set forth, you have been called together in special session. It is my desire to suggest but little, if any, new legislation, but rather to cal' your attention to defects in certain measures passed at your last session, and to ask for such amendatory legisla tion as may bo necessary to make such measures effective. As your sp.ion will be necessarily brief, it b hoped that you will address yourselves to the work in hand with diligence, and a determin ation to entail no needless expense and permit no legislation of doubtful utility. Notwithstanding the marvelous growth of our state, and the wonderful develop ment of her resources since our admis sion into the Union, and the consequent necessity of legislating upon a complex asiety "of questions which never en tered into even the imagination of the framers of our state constitution, joii. as legislators, are .still hampered with the same restrictions as to time, and other requirements, as those who lezis lated for the state when her population was scarcely one-fifth what it now is, and when the questions of public inter est demanding their consideration were as nothing, in value and importance, compared to those of the present. lTn dersuch limitations your work must of necessity be hastily, If not imperfectly. done,and the greatest care and diligence are needed to insure satisfactory results. One of the most impoitaut questions to be considered by you is the election of a United Stales senator, to fill the place made vacant by the expiration of the term of Hon. .lames H. Slater. In Jhe constitution ol the United States we find these werds: "The senate of the Uniti cl States shall be composed ol two senators from each state, chosen by the legislature thereof,' etc. Congress has provided that "The legislature of each state which is chosen next preceding the expiration of the time for which any senator was elected to re,icsent Mich state in congress shall, on the sec ond Tuesday after the meeting anil or ganization 'thereof, proceed to elect a Senator in congress," and it is required that at Jest one vote shall be taken each day thereafter until a senator is elected. The power of the executive to fill va cancies hj' appointment is limited, and should never be exercised except where the emergency is extraordinary. The election of a senator is a duly imposed upon the legislative assembly by bind ing and specific enactment. An ap pointment to this office is out of the or dinary range of the executive authority , anil should only be exercised in cases where the vacancy occurs from some unforeseen and unexpected cause. The vacancy now existing in our representa tion in" the United Slates senate was foicseen.amlwas known by jou to 1m an event absolutely certain to occur. Hav ing this knowldge, j on had with it the exclusive authority, while in session at least, to provide for the prospective a eaney. Having had the opportunity to elect and having failed to h so. you ha e left open thelqucstion as to hethcror not this is a case wherein the execu ive au thority to ap'Kiint can be ev rcised. i hateer may be the law governing an emergency of this kind, it is evident that a policy permitting one branch of the state government to shirk a duty and to shift its exercise upon a co-onli-nate branch is one to be condemned. The Unas of duty delegated by the peo ple to the executive, the legislative, and the judicial departments are clearlj de fined, and no department should alu-miit directly or indirectly, to compel another to carry to completion its uncompleted work. Every member of every depart ment in the state has a work which U is his sworn duty to perforin, and tiie pub lic interest demands that every require ment of the oath exacted upon his ac cession to office should be met by a faithful performance of his whole d.ity. Since the 4th of March last this state has had but one representative in the U. S. senate. Congress again convenes within a few dajs. and it is of the ut most importance that our representa tion should be full. No state in the un ion stand more in need or is more de serving of aid from the general govern ment than Oregon at this time. By n act can you, gentlemen, better subserve the interests of tho state than by at once filling the existing vacancy with one who can go with an unqmstioned title and enter immediately upon the discharge of his duties without the pos sibility of having to contest his right to a scat, and without a prospect, in any event of being called home before ha ing mastered the duties of his position and properly fitted himself to satisfac torily meet the requirements of his great trust. I have the fullest confi dence that vou realize the importance ot this question, and that the result of vour deliberations will be such as to justify the expectations of the people in mis niaiier. A clerical enor in the enrollment the registry law. passed at your last ses sion, hasgiven rise to grave doubts as to its validity. 1 he law as it now stands is a literal copy of the act passed, a certified to by the proper cm oiling com mittee, and signed by the presiding of ficers of the two houses, ana as approved by the -executive. The times fi:ed therein lor our general elections are such as might cause great confusion, and are in addition in direct conflict with the constitution. This instrument provided that an election should be held on the first Monday in June, 1K5S, for the election of the'members of the leg islative assembly, a lepresenlative in congress, and state and county efficers: and further, that general elections should "be held on the first Monday in Tune biennially. The act refurrell to, however, in direct contravention of these constitutional provisions, provides that the first general election under it 'shall be held on the first Monday is June. 1885, and biennially thereafter." Should the objections urged against the bill be sustained by the courts, then the registry law so long demanded by the people of the state, and for the enact ment of which pledsjcs have been ex acted by so many of your constituents, mignc uc a nuuuy. wnaiever e the ul timate decision of the courts, there is in the act as it now stands, the strongest temptation to litigation a litigation that might call into question the author ity of every officer elected by the peo ple, and cause the most serious confu sion and delay in every department of the state government. The necessity of so amending this law as to place its'va iidity beyond question is so apparent as to require no comment. A suggestion nas ueen maue mat me time auowcu uy this act for registration, which is limi ted to three days, is too short, in con sidering this suggestion it should be re membered that forjevery day spent in the-duty of registering voters, the act allows every judge and clerk a compen sation ot three dollars. When we con sider the great number of precincts in the state,' the additional expense that would result from anv extension of time becomes apparent. Whether the count er advantages which might arise, would be sufficient to justify tho suggested amendment, should be seriously con sidered. Yourattentton is also called to defects in the "Act empowering the governor, -ecretarv of state and state treasurer to compute and declare the amount of the state levy of taxes, and to apportion the -ximo among the srvtral counties of the sta'e. and to repeal all acts and parts of nc.s in conflict therewith.' The pur pose of this act was to prevent the ac cumulation in the stale treasury of a surplus greater than was needed to meet the requirements of the state gov ernment, and, so far as the end sought to be accomplished is concerned, was certainly unobjectionable. The act re ferred to provided for raising a revenue for state purposes by levying and col lecting in each of the counties of the state in the same manner followed in the levy and collection of other taxes. Tin eloping section of the act is in the following terms: ''That all acts or parts of acts, levying a tax upon the real or personal property of the inhabitants of this state for any purpose whatever except the support of common schools, the State university, and for the pay ment of thu principal or interest ot the bonded indebtedness of the state, be and the same are hereby repealed." It has been suggested that the failure to provide for the levy of county taxes, coupled with the sweeping provisions of the section just quoted, will render nugatory any attempi to colleet revenue needed for the purpose not named in that section. While it is not probable that the courts would sustain such a construction of the law, the strength of the objections urged is so great as to make it a matter of serious concern. The injury that would result from any decision of the courts sustaining the views that have been urged against this act, is be ond estimate, and 1 trust that it will engage your serious attention. There is need also of an amendment re quiring the transmission to the secre tary of state of the abstracts of the as sessment rolls of the various counties promptly, and by a fixed date. As the law now stands it cannot be determined when the assessment rolls will be re ceh ed, and the delays in transmission have heretofore proved vexatious, and if continued will make the law to which reference is being made almost impossi ble of execution. The law fixing the terms for holding court in the Fifth judicial district re quires amendment. It provides, among other things, that the judge of the dis tnct shall hold court in' both Clatsop and Gilliam counties on the first Mon day or September of each year. As the count seats of these two counties are several hundred miles apart, the neces sity of some change need not be dwelt upon. A division of the district may be desirable, as tiie judge, in making the complete circuit, is compelled to travel neaily 10J0 miles-, and the terms of court, as arranged, aio. such as to seri ously interfere with the proper admin istration or juctise. 1 would direct your attention to the. Act to confirm the location of the State Agricultural college at Corvallis. in Denton county, Oregon, and to provide for the maintenance and government theieif." This act prescribed that the buml of regents proidedfor therein, should be appointed by the governor at your lat session, but the confusion at tendaut upon the closing hours of that sission. and the short time elapsing be tween the passage or the act and your adjournment, prevented compliance v. uli this pro ision of Hie act. As I am advis d no detriment ha resulted to the institution from this cause. and as no prigi ess has been made in the work of creeling the proposed building for the college, it is suggested that the law be so amended as lo postpone the appoint ment of the boaid of regents untfTsome time a-;i iximatiug the probable erec tion ikf the ollcge building. Should my -fidi'iun.it legislation be deemed do sirable the same will doub'less suggest itself aftei a careful consideration ot the pioisioiisof fli:nct. Some litigation has arisen over the att mpts m ide to enforce the provisions of th.'I.ie.il option law passed at your !at st won. The defects- in said'law aie well understood, and should receive your ctrefnl consideration. 1 wtiild call jour attention also to the anomalous condition of house bill Xo. lixi of the preioiis session of this body. The facts in regard to it aie fully stated so far as known, in the note appended to the copy theieof published with the session laws Mj own opinion has been that thu bill, under the circum stances, becaiii a valid law, but I sub mil to your consideration what, if any furtht-f action, is necessary or desirable in th- premises. The act providing for the codification of the laws of the state contemplated the purchase by the state or 1000 copies of the same at the actiul cost of print ing and binding, but no appropriation for such purchase was made, and no time was named for the completion of t lie work of codification. I f a new code is needed, anil or this there seems to be no doubt, it is important that the state should be able to purchase, and to dis tribute the same from the copies first placed on the market. The requirements of the law amend ing the act providing for pilotage on the Columbi i ami Willamette rivers, so far as th same relate to the building of a pilot scho ner have been fully complied with. Tee character of the schooner to be built, and the various dunes of the lKiard of pilot commissioners relating to its management were clearly set forth. The requirements of the I". S. statutes, governing th e'earaucc of the vessel at thee.isi :n house at Astoria twre, how ever, overlooked, and some difficulty was experienced upon this account. To meet these requirements, as far as pos sible. Cant. Allen Xoyes, chairman of the board of pilot commissioners, was appointed to ae- in this matter as agent ot the state, with full power to perform any and all acts necessary to enable1 the essI to enter upon the service for which she was constructed. The ex ecutive office is not advised as to what has since been done, but it is hoped that the expenditure made by the state in the construction of this schooner will be more than justified by the service rendered. The appropriation made for the con struction of a fishway in the Willamette falls has been expended in the way des ignated bv law. and tiie satisfactory character of the work, and the wisdom that .succested it. arc already demon strated bv the appearance of salmon in the waters of'the upper Willamette. Complaint is made, however, that fish are being intercepted and taKcn out m endeavoring to pass through the fish way. As there is no penalty attached to an offense of this kind, it is recom mended that some provisions be made looking to that end. Other improvements provided for at pour last session are progressing in a satisfactory inannor, aud it is confident ly expected that before the close of this biennial term the entire work will be accomplished. Many of the mistakes and errors which have occurred are attributable rather to Hie circumstances surround- l. . ... , , ing me worn oi legislation, man to tne fault of individuals. As already sug gested, we are hampered by a system containing limitations that were proper enough a generation ago, but which are inconsistent with our present require ments. As a rule, perhaps more than one-half of the bills passed receive final consideration at your hands during the last week of the session. The clos ing days of the session are always marked by a truggle on the part of members to secure precedence for favor ite measures, and in the confusion which arises hasty and illconsidered legisla tion is certain to result. The ill-considered bills thus passed are forced upon the consideration of tho executive office at the very last moment, and un less action is there taken upon them within five days after the close of the session they become laws. Within four days prior to your adjournment in Feb ruary last, nearly one hundred bills, out ot a total of one hundred and thirty three pased.were laid upon my table for approval or disapproval, and nearly one-half of these reached me on the last day of your session, and yet surprise is expressed that so much defective legis lation has found a place upon our statute books. When all of the circumstances are considered, It is a matter of congrat ulation that our work was not more im perfect. It is evident that unless some consti tutional or legislative provision can be applied to relieve the legislature of lo cal and priTaje bills, this evil of hasty legislation must continue Indefinitely. More important legislation is crowded to the wall to give place to that which 1 merely of a temporary character, or purely local or personal In Its nature. The various charter bills which have consumed so much of your time and at tention might be finally disposed of by a law providing for the incorporating of towns unpera general law, and it is well worth your while to consider whether much other legislation might not be disposed of in a similar way. It is suggested as worthy of your consider ation that the time for the introduction of bills should be limited to the first half of the session, thus allowing the last naif for a more careful and exhaust ive consideration of all measures intro duced. I have thus indicated those matters in the legislation of your late session which have been the subject of criti cism, and which seem to me to require amendment Others may have occurred to you of like character and equal Im portance, which it will be your duty to consider. I have purposely refrained from rec ommending any new legislation, be lieving that if you succeed in perfecting the laws already referred to and carry out the recommendations already made, you will have amply justified yourselves befor the people. Since your last meeting, Hon. Henry Warren, senator from lamhill county, has passed away. An election to fill the vacancy thus caused was ordered to take place on the 3d of this month, and his successor is now among you. No tribute that I could render to the mem ory of the deceased senator could add to the veneration with which he is re garded. His lung and creditable public career speaks in his praise more elo quently than could any words of mine. The result of your deliberations is looked forward to with anxious but hopeful solicitude by the peojdo of the whole state. The responsibility resting upon you cannot be overestimated. The oaths you have taken cannot ret lightly with duties neglected or trusts abused. Helieving that you appreciate the res ponsibilities of your position, 1 welcome you upon yonr return to resume the discharge of the trusts devolved upon you. and congratulate you upon the prosperity wnicn, unuer uivme I'rovt ilence. has blessed the people of our state during tho past year. Z.F.MOODY, Governor. Proper Treatment Tor Coughs. That the reader may fully understand what constitutes a good Cough and Lung Syrup, we will say that Tar and Wild Cherry is tho base of the best rem edies yet discovered. Theso Ingredi ents with several others eoually as effi cacious, enter largely into Dr.Bosanko's cougn and Luug Syrup, thus mating it one of the most reliable now on the mar ket. Prico 50 cts. 'and S1.00. Samples free. Sold by J. W. Conn. Bringing Gladness To millions, pleasing their palates and cleansinctheir Systems. arousing their -.livers, jxiuneys, oiomacns ana Doweis to a healthy activity. Such Is the mis sion of the famous California liquid lrun, remeuy ovrup oi i? ms. 0u2.ana.31 bottles for sale by W. E. Dement & Co. Amongst the largo stock just received from the east at Adler's Bookstore Is a beautiful lot of Illuminated Note Paper, specially ordered for this place, which on account of coming direct from the manufacturer will be sold at the ex tremely low price of 35 cents per box at Adler's. For a If eat Fitting Boot Or Shoe, go to P. J. Goodmans, on Che namus street, next door to I. W. Case. All goods of the best make and guaran teed quality. A full stock ; new goods constantly arriving. Custom work. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest perfumery, and 'toilet articles, etc can be bought at the lowest prices, at J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident hctel, Astoria. School Books 20 per cent less than any qther place at Adler's. Mrs. Gates has returned and will give lessons in embroideries for a few weeks for the holiday trade. Also does tho indelible stamping, waranted not to rub off. Amongst our eastern shipment of goods just received at Adler's, Is a beau tiful willow carriage with double top, which can be used summer and winter; also a few of those handy house-carriages. On account of remodeling the store the Bohemian wares will not be unpacked yet Look out for new goods to arrive daily from the east at Adler's Crystal Palace. -NONE BUT- WHITE COOKS! EMPLOYED AT THE The Tables Supplied with the Best the Market Affords. In the Sleeping Department, Clean, Comfortable Beds. J. Cf. BOSS, Proprietor, MAIN STJtEET, ASTORIA. ORECipN. Pioneer Res ami S FALL NEW Having purchased extensively in Eastern and San Francisco Markets, I am now prepared to show the Largest and Most Yaried Assortment of DRV GOODS anil CLOTHING in the State of Oregon. New Silks, New Velvets, New Cloaks, New Buttons. New Hosiery, New Ribbons, New Blankets. Every Department is Complete! Being one of the Largest Buyers of Dry Booils GloMnc In The North West, Buying Direct From The Manufacturers and Importers, .Saving theKxtra Profits of Middlemen. We are enahled to Give Our Customers the Benefit! . We Only Carry FIRST CLASS GOODS! And Our Prices are Low. WHOLESALE COUNTRY ORDERS Specially Attended to and Filled With Dispatch. C. H. COOPER'S Wholesale and Retail Stores. Astoria, Oregon. GO TO THE 0. K. Hair Dressing Saloon Parker House, Main St., For a first-class Shave, scientific Hair-cut. and hygienic Sbampoc, etc. Alter September 1st I will be prepared to manufacture all kinds of hair work. H. Da PAKE, Prop. CITY BOOK STORE. Fine Stationery, Blank Books, School Books and Supplies, Musical Instruments, Sh eet Music and general variety of Novelties. All Publications Received as Soon as Published. GRIFFIN EEED. GUSTAVBONTGEN, GrXJXSMIT lELm XEAB VAX DUSEX'S STORE, UPPKIl ASTORIA. All kinds of new Guns made tu order. Breech-loading Guns made from Muzzle loaders. All repairs done prompt and cheap. First class work guaranteed. Address letters GUSTAV BONTOEN. Care of John Kopp, Astoria, Or. New Hats JT XJTST OPENED! EXHIBITION - - MaDconald & Mcintosh's New Dress Goods, New Suitings. New Wraps, New Trimmings, New Underwear, New Gloves, New Flannels. Etc.. Etc. W. E. DEMENT & GO. ASTORIA. - - - OREGON Carry in Stock, DRUGS, CHEMICALS, TOILET and FANGY ARTICLES. Prescriptions carefully Compounded Furniture and Upholstering, ilattre-ises Made and Repaired. Paper Hanging, Carpets Sewed and Laid. Furniture Sold on Commission. Shop, comer Main and Jefferson Streets. MARTIX OLSEN. .T - fc.