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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1887)
w Ms gntttj $foriatt. ASTuKlA.OKEUON: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1C. 1SS7 SOME VULNERABLE POIXTS. "I see that a naval officer pre dicts the immediate destruction of "Washington ui case of a war with Great Britain,5' said a prominent army-officer recently. 'Undoubt edly the capital and all our c'oast ports ATould be at the mercy of the eneijpj inj&uchari event," he con tented, 'VBiit that isn't here En--glanct' would strike us first.- She. voald choose our weakest points perhaps nbt the weakest, for all :Our points are equally defenceless, but the most accessible. The Ca nadian border is the part of thr country which needs looking after -in case of war, for one can sec with half -an eye where the first blow "would lie struck. The big cities ou the lakes would first receive their attention, for there is nothing to prevent English giui boats from sw.tnniug through L ike Ontario and ellecting complete disaster and ruin. According to the treaty oi 1817 each eouuuy is allowed but one vessel on .' ake Ontario, and we havo only the harmless old Michigan iu th.-se waters. The Bruisb Imve mine, but they have Complete control of the. tiviga it'll ol ttte So Liureuce, at least as fn as Kingston, ind ih:y possts- jus ona hu idted and eleven gunboats that- can navigate it. The S . "Liwreuce and the Wollaud Canal affrJ. ample oppuitunity for retching the ldkrs. To be sure, there arc numerous rapids, so that to-day a vessel drawing twelve 'feet can pass through, and by the opening ol navigation Una willtbejincredsed to fouit-en feet. Forty-eight hours after the declar ation of war it would be too late for us to make a move. The big Btitiah iron-elads would take pos- - session of the entiance to the St. 'Lawrence, and keep us away, while their light gunboats would swarm into the lakes; and, as I said,. the viiavo 111 that could get there. Don't you Jcnow tli.it the Britishlkeep a v number of these vessels in the vicinity of Bermuda to be handy in case of necessity V When the fisheries troubles first arose six of these vessels were or dered up to New Brunswick. The reason assigned was a needed change of climate for the squad ion; but upon looking through the register, I learned that five of these vessels were of the proper draughc to navigate the Sr. Law rence. "We can't do anything to afford the protection without money. We might be able to,get vessels to the lake by way of the . .Mississippi and Illinois rivers, if we had a canal of the requisite depth from L i Salle to Chicago; or yte might get there it the Erie Canal should be made navigable. But there are always it's in the way, and these the British would not. have to contend with. Every thing is is readiness for them to go right to work effectively ." It doesn't seem necessary for a state -legislature to do what ours did yesterday pats a law compelling the attendance of children at school, but the facts prove its ne cessity. The law is a good on, amlis amattvrof jjstice tothestate and the child. The legislature did considerable work yesterday. Bit three days naoreofthp legislative session of 1837 remain. Thre is still time to psss m-i needful measures and close .the si jii with decency. Fxcitciiifiit iu T-a::ii, Great exciteMt-m has bem caused in the vicinity Hf Parw. Tvx.. bv the rc inarkaiile recovery of Mr. .1. E. Corley, .-Who was so ItHiile-shf could not turn In bed. or raise his l,eatl: everybody said he was dying f Con-.unn.tt6n. A trial byttle of Dr. King's New Discovery wa. M?it Jilm. Finding relief, lie bought a arge. Lottie an-I a box of Dr. Kings!s 2ew Life Pill; bv tlto time he had taken two boxes of Pills and two butt les'nT the Discovery. lie was well and had gained in flesh tnirty-rix pounds. Trial bottles of this Great Discovery for Consumption free at V. K. Dement &Co. lowest Ck1i I'fico. Coal Oil at $2.35 a case, at D.L. EOKSfSOMS. CURRENT CONTEMPORARY COMMENT. The value of good railroad tians pcrtation and cjinpetition is illus trated by the fact tb.it while wheat is 60 cents at Jacksonville it is about 18 cents more at Albany. The completion of the 0. fc C. will add several cents to the price of wheat in southern Oregon. Albany Demo crat. An agreement to ship wheat over the road contracting to carry it to a Pacific coaat seaport for not more than S4 per ton has been signed by all merchants and resident grain dealers. Up to Saturday evening 26 arniera, representing 45S.300 bushel", or nearly I5.0JJ tuns of surplus wheat, had signed the power of "at torney. Walla Walla Union. It would seem thac the supremo court of Washington "territory, in renderiug its decision against woman suffrage, had committed "hari-kari. That is, if the woman suffrage law is void through a defect in the title of the act. the law. fixing the lime for "holding the terms of the supreme court, is defective and void irom tne same cause, and the court that has rendered this deouuon against woman suffrage is sittiug without authority of law. Oregon ian. Tbo iufamous decision of Judges Turner and Langford is haviug its effect. It has weakened respeot for law iu a marked degree among sensi ble people; it has become a laughing stock in nearly all the towns of the territory, and when the quibble upon which tue decision was based is fully known throughout the country a bowl of indiguation will be heard Hgainst it that will be unmistakable. The quibbler should not be allowed to soil the judicial ermine iu a free and enlightened community. He should be stripped of his power either by impeachment or driven from his high position by the scorn aud contempt of his fellow .country men. Tacoma' Ledger. ''Nothing risked, nothing- gained,' is as true uf towns as of individuals. The busiuess man who is'afiaidto ventnte had belter retire from busi jess. Tne town that will not make in effort, even though it cost some thing, to obtain an advantage, will nevjr start e he world with aohieve uieuts. Pui c Townsend Aryua. The bill establishing a Labor Day iu June is of no account one way or. the other. When the laboring classes of Oregon want to celebrate a special day as their own they will splect the day aud observe it, -and no law passed by a legislature will make u whit of difference in their action. Avant Courier. If tbe granger members of the Leg islature knew that Judge Boise, while lecturing before them upon the evils of mouopolies, was riding from Oan tu Beersheba on a railroad pass issned annually, they would not pay quite so much attention to his utter ance3. It is about time that "Uncle Keuben's" wild-goose chase for the United btates seuatorship on an anti monopoly platform came to an end We may have seen worse demagogues, bnt cannot just now remember where. Mercury. Buckteir Arnica salve. ' The Best Jsalvk i n the world Cor Cuts. Bruises. Sorus.UlL-ers. Salt Kheuiii. Fever Sores. Tetter, Chapped IiaudN Chilblains. Corns, and all Skin Eru- tions, and positively c ires 1'iies. or no pay required. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. trice 25 cents per box. t or sa le by W E. Dement & Co. One Majority. The official count makes Aaron Jones his own successor by 1 vote. In 1812 Lot Day Sr. was the Demo cratic candidate for sheriff and Wil liam Cosgrovo was the whig candi date. When the official ennvass of the vote was made Lot Day was elected by 1 majority. One is a ma jority, and where majorities rule, speaks the voice of the people as decisively as 100, 1,000 or 10,000. In 1881 Hugh O. Flanuegau was elected representative in this county by 1 majority. lie went to the legisla ture and his vote elected a United States senator by 1 majority. This United Statas Feuator s 1 vole brought on the Mexican war. So St. Joseph county has had an experi ence that no other county, perhaps, in the United States has had with a single vote. Four men elected to important offices by single votes, and the'Mexican war brought on by n single vote. South Bend, Ind., Tribune, JSov. C. A ltIinble Article. For pnternrlst mish and a dosiie to get Mii-h gootls as will give the trade .satisfaction. J. W. Conn the Druggist lends :ill ciiimietitioii. TTe.selU Dr. Ho- sanku's Cough and LungSyi up, because -'. .t.r I.. ,f . .IX.-3.rn -. flirt OTn.l.i f.w us tuu uv3i .n im mic iii tiie uiaiiici mi Coughs Colds, Croup aud Primary Con--umnlion. Price 50 cents and S1.00. Samples free. What ! Do You Think Jeff of the U. S. gives you a meal for nothing and a gins- of something to drink? Not inucti: but lie gives tne best meal aud more of it than any other restaurant in town. 25 c nte. The finest and nlce&t steak to be had in town atFabres. An A No. 1 Piano to rent inquire of CAKL ADLKlt. sf The Rev. Geo. II. Thayer, of Bour- b'Ui, ind., ays. uotn my.selt and wite iweour lives tSiiii.ou' Consumption Cukk." Sold by W. E. Dement Fot DvsnansiaandLiver Coninlnint. you have a printed guarantee ou every wuie oi oiiuoirs viunizer. it never tans to cure, vo-n ov . k. Dement. Uackmetuck," a ui&ting and fra- tfrant lirfiltni. Pn ; !ml rj conic Sold by W. R. Dement. tsnlll N:tIt!I At J. TT.- D.- Gray's-; 100 ton.s assorted bait; Rock, Fish, Hay and Stock Salt In quantities m suit purchaser. . All the paUjui meaicmes advertised jn tins paper, together with the choicest perfumery, and toilet nrtioli. eti nun be bought at the lowest prices, at J. W. u ii, i owic. uppwaiiti ucviaent uuKMiswrui. Kj-rnp of Figs. Manufactured only !y the California Fig Syiup Co. San Francisco Cal. is NT. turn-. Own True Lnsative. Th plea-ant liquid fruit remedy' may be had of W. E. Dement & Co. at fifty cent or one dollar per bottle. It Is the nio-,t pleasant, prompt and effective remedy known, to cleanse thesytem; to acton, the J,Iver, Kidnevs and Dowels gpntlj vet thoroiuilUy to dispel Headachs. Colds and Fiwersitacure Constipation. InHrgetion and kindred Ills. A Sow Ami Kola ir-l .-tock of Choice Br-m!K i :itrar-. Impoi ted Kejrje-t and domestic. A 11 taste.-, can be satisfo'd and ml pockets Miited as to price. Taiisill'-J'uueh and Juniors in full Mipply as u-.ua! at D. L. Uecj:. & -sons. Telephone X.-1iu-r Slonsc. Best Bedsln town. Eonmsrper night 50-and Zjctst, per week Sl-50. 2twacd Qlean. Private entrance. Bringing gladness to millions, pleas ing their palates and cleansing their Sjjsiem, arou-i'ig their. Livers, K dnevs. Stomachs and 'Bowels to a henlthv acti vity. Such is the uii-iaioii of the famous Caliiornia liqulid fruit remedy Svrup of Figs. W)c. and Si bottles for sale by W. E. Dement & Co. Are you nnde miserable bv Indiges tion, Con-tipatinn, Dizziness", Loss of Appetite. Yel ow Skin V Sluoh's Yital izer Is a idsitlve cure. For sale bv E, Dement & Co. For The IIo.t Bcnuiiful And enduring photographs, charming tones, the inn.t bcieutinc etouching and fine polish go to X.S. Sinister, the pioneer leading photographer. See new amples at his now gal. fry on the road way. NEW TO-DAY. . F. Armbruster P.aptlcal WATCH3IAKEB fj 13?'- 'iiUU 3 JbfJ 77 TH Xj E3 DEt. WATCHES, Clocks, Jewelry and Musical INolKUMilNTS 1en ilreri cm the Slioriebt Notice at Uea niM 'tates t heiramu. t., next to SiMJxarth's fiun stx re. Of St Pet r-tl)iir, Kithi . OCULIST, The Duplex Eye Illuminator. By ihlsm tciiine I inn able to nttct the slgutest iil-ease of the ey, I have also a i luvt-iitiou ttah-d by which I am able to measure the foiuiofilii-ejt--. ti en 1 make glasses tosuUeadi me accordi glv 1 have a i ii-g- simply of genuine Pebble Lens for all ejv 9. in diuV rent stngi s, uhlcli can be se -ur d -idy by an OculNt. Alio lj tve too Medicated Lens, which, in some cise-. lajigmne cannot express the beiietlr 'he "hum in iacj derivi-fn m tlifiii. For m s auce a Iairgf eje. and a urne pupil, cannot us- the ptbbje, a- ib-j give too much ilghr. lheaiedlcated hali)K Unr lens Is much beiti-. Koora II, -ccident Hotel. Proposals for Fresli Beef and Mutton . Headqu rt-rs Dept. of the Columbia, ) O Uce of Chief Commls-ary, Vamviuver Bks.. W. i'., eb. u. 16S7 J SEI.ElPItFOSIi5 IN IPLIOATE, HiibJ ct to the usu.1l conditions, vr II be received at this office an I at thu onicm of the Acttug Coiumisiarles of SubsNtei.eo at tlieiolIoiin name-i postB, (for the lreli beef a -d mutton unmeit at tlioje posisoniv.) n tll 12 o'clock linoii i-u Thursday. aiHrb i 17th, ib, at r.Iiich time and placs th-y wl I lie niHiieil 1 1 the prenc" of b'i!dei3. f -r furnl-bnig and delivery of fresh bi-er and raut m during the 3 ear commeu Ir.g .'ulv 1st. 1637, Bobe Uks , I. T Fort C inby. W T.. F i-t roiur d'Alene, 1. T., Fort Klamath. go.. Fust -iokane. W.T., Fort Town-send. W l, Vancouver Bks., W. 1 ,. Fort Walla Walla, W.T. The icn'ernm--nt reserves the right to re ject any or an bids BIdiii-p wll understand that contract! made under this .tdverfsr mi-nt and propo sals unde in lespurrs- thereto, shall hoc be construed to Involve the United States in any obligation for payment in ex-ess of the a ppropiiation granted i.y Congress for tho purpose. Blank nrnpos-ils and printed circulars, ctatlns? the kind of beef and mutton re quired, and clvlnvj full In-tru'-tlom a- to th inatineri-f b'ddlug.cinditl. us to be observed by tililtlt r , and terms of contract and p iv ment, will be furnished on application to ih s office, or to tho A. C. a. at the scve.ul pnst3. KnvpIopp8 containing nropnds houId be marked. "Propnis for Fre-h Beef, (or Mut- on.jat -,"a'jd a I ires -'it to tin undiT-den-d or 10 the Actiur Coinralssarj of SUj-jUtence" at the several tioxts. C. A. WOOD II -"F. Capialn & P. s.. V s. A.. CldefC.S. D.C. "To Whom It May Concern. NOTICE IS HE'tHBY tHVKN THAT I will pa-v no d bts contraoted by any on In my name, xcent upoi my own writ ten r veriiM order. All pT-ons are there for notified not to sell i-r furnish any goods or ina'erlaJa or chattels, except a above rt firtli to any person, uu matter whom It may be. P.. L. JEFFEKY. Feb. 7. 187. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY TliPre is no occasion for the most fastidi ous of our -ltZi 113 to M:nd to Portland or n&ti Francisco for Custom Made Clothes As tliey can get" Better Fits, Better Work manship, au,d for Less Money By Leaving their Orders Willi M K ANY. He has Just receivenl a larvc stok of Goods irom the Bast. Flue Bushier bults from ?35. Call and See Ilia and Satisfy Yourself. P. J. MEANY, MERCHANT TAILOR. w Special Notice. MEMBERS OF SCANDINAVIAN BFN evoent Society are hereby notlDei that time of meeting has been ch- nsied to sct-na and fourth Tues inyi In eaeh movth. Beuiar meetuig will bf htfd TueIav, Feb. eih. - -- a AUG, DfANWLSrtV?. Bscordlcgawt'y. Comic, Long Jokers, Fault Finders, Hit 'Em Hards, Trade Comics, Sharp Darts. New Lace Valentine's, Gems of Love, New Schet, Love's Allows Cupids Darts,Satin Novelty Valentines and Valentines of ?.U d.-criptions in largo variety VT The W -55 CA2, 4,SBfl, Manages. ASTOKIA Keep Constantly on hand. Fir Wood, Red and Yellow, HEMLOCK WOOD. ALDER WOOD. SPRUCE LIMBS, MAPLE LIMBS, SP1.IT ASH WOOD. ASH LIMBS. AND CRABAPPLE Any deMred length from four foot to eh;Lt inches loi'tf. Leave orders with Frank L. Tarker or at the yards. Telephone 36. Neat, Quick And Cheap at The AST0RIAN JOB OFFICE. "Wiiolesaie and PROVISIONS Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Wnnrl Yard its Frosh. California. Suites1, - Swiss, Holland and New Cream Cheese; Smoked Herrinq. Holland Herring, Caviar, Anchovies, To'ngues and Sounds, White Fish and Mackerel, Schrimps, Lobsters. French Sardines and Oysters. Shrewsbury Ketchup. Chili Sauoe, Tobasco Sauce. Celoty Salt, French and aerman JViustara. i.einig's us. uoei, aea i'oam warore, Van Houghton's Cocca, Triticn, Germea, Epicurean looi Oat Porridge, Rollei Oats. Orange-s, Lemons, Nuts, Figs, &c, &c. BOOTS and SHOES. '7i'yfinfMrii'ii' iinT Genuine English Porpoise Shoes Tor Gents. Ladies Flexible Soie Sines in Fiench, Ktinparoo and Dorfiola Kid Boj8 at d Youths shoes of all Kinds, Mit-ea and L'hlldrens and Infautaeels, and Soring heels. WK 3i:Al. Ia BOOTS ASU SHOES SI.Y. P. J. GOODMA.& Just Received. 1,500 Mis Wallpaper Mi Decorations Of the Latest Designs and Shades. Also to Arrive THIS WEEK. - 50 Leather, Plush and Carpet, Rockers, In Elogant New Styles: Just the tiling, for Call and See Us. CHaS. HEILBORN. CITY BOOS STORE. Lace, Comic ALL NEW STOCK. - GRIFFIN & REED. ralaoe. MUBEAY & CO., GROCERS AndDealin. in Cannery Sillies! Special Attention Given to Filling Of Orders. A FULL LINE CARRIED And supn'es furnished at Satis factory Teraia. Purciuies delivered in any part of the city. . Office and "Warehouse In Hinn6'a New Building on Wator Street P. O. Ro 153. Tolf phono No. 37. tSTOi:U, OISECSOIV. Cannerymen and Fishermen, Attention. . f AM NOW FKltfWlDTO I.KAD LINES 1 with ni j-utent le;i(llun machine. :u.ir nnteed t-idollrtc:i.ss woik, niv prlcj h 6 ts. per 10. and furnish load, For particu lars eiii-uiro at Occident Pkjf. Co. tUIK MACNULA. ijucqwe Botall Denier in GROCERIES AND MILL FEED, Teas, Coffees, Spices, &c, &c. and Sentimental Shoes! Shoes! Shoes! At Fall and Winter IN ALL STYLES AHD GRADES. No .more need to send away for a Fine Shoe, as we have a FuJ Line bf the Celebrated DRIAL& CO.'S FRENCH SHOES, &ndi ZAIJEW, SCHOBER & MITCHELL'S FIKESHOES of which we are Solo Dealers 111 Astoria. We also handle BOOTS and SHOES from all the Leading Factories in America. Men's Heavy Soots and shoes a Specialty. LOWEST PRICES and SATISFACTION Guaranteed. 1S T. P-&HKEH, Manager. DEALER iy Hay, Oats, and. Straw, Liie, BricK, Cement, Sand ant Plaster Wood Delivered to Order. Droylne, Tramlnc rh1 Etprew Business, TKli Rpj!y to tho Captain, or to Furniture and Upholstering, Mattresses Made and Repaired. Paper Hanging. Carpets Sewed and Laid. Furniture Sold on CommlEsion. Shop, comer Main and Jefferson Street MARTIN OLSEN. J. C. OOtTSfTY Coroner's Office, Undertaking Koonu next to flliiiP 111 I aOa 1 S "fflBf ?Ql Mj!'.fTJ?l"'"'''"'i';'''"Tn Set rl ivl til AJSaJMHMi MlnEelplWfi)l m S5iuu ml Ail J. R. LEESON - BOSTQN, SOLE AGENTS AND IMrORTEKS. The Jotatone (StoflaiA) anft Mob (Mass.) Prize Linen Threads -AN avt1,t ')L -f . The only Linen Threads awarded a Prize Medal "' I I MM London 1851 and New Orleans Worlds Exposition 1881. Did not exhibit at Philadelphia 1876 or Paris 1878. First Prize Awarded Wherever Exhibited!! Keferecoea for the Scotch Salmon Net Twines: EVERY CANNER or FISHERMAN who bought it last season. IT GAVE UNIVERSAL SATISFACTION. Agents for the Pacfflo Ceast: The Stock Complete hTKABIEB cub 4 nun cben P. Ftuker,Ma$tv For TOWING, FREIGHT orOiLMJ II. U. PAKIi.fcK American News Depot ON SALE TIip latent Magazlaos and Dlustiaied. p ipera'of the day. .weJlsli, I'antah and Oenaan p&pets. Books and nictlouarli-3. Lovell and Seasl Ih Libraries. SrUooi Books, Stationery, rtc a BALMANNO. Oueuatuus St. near Miiin. E0SBs C3C3 JEL O 2Q 3E5 3E1., A First Olass Undertaking Establishment A FINE HEARSE, Newe-t style Caskets and Ptineral Material, Ererytbln? Xeat ead Well Arranged. Aitorlan ofSce, (B. B. Franklin's old stand.) rfCS2x &22?k & CO., KITTLE & CO., 202 Celif a St, San Franoisco, Oalaj