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ASTORIA, OREGON:
SATURDAY SEFTEMBEH 24, 18S7
THE PRESIDENTIAL SUCCESSION.
The laws passed by the last con
gress relative to tlie presidential suc
cession and why they were passed are
us follews:
First As to the presidential succes succes
seon: The fonnerlaw gave the succes
sion in the case of the death, resigna
tion, removal or disability of both the
president and vice president, to the
president of the senate, "or, if none, to
the speaker of the house," and di
rected the secretary of state to call
a new election within a specified time.
This was unsatisfactory because it
might involve a change in the political
character of the administration con
trary to the people's will, through
the president of the senate or speak
er of the house being of the party op
posed to the administration chosen
by the people.
The new law gives the succession,
in a fixed order, to the cabinet offi
cers, beginning with the secretary of
state and passing to the secretary of
the treasury, of war, the attorney
general, the postmaster general, the
secretary of the navy and the secre
tary of the interior. It is supposed
that the order of succession was
guided by thefact that the four first
named were cabinet officers from the
origin of the government The post
master general was not a member of
the cabinet, but only the head of a
bureau, until General Jackson's time.
The navy was originally in charge of
the war department The first secre
tary of the interior was appointed in
18i9.
Second As to the electoral count
The new law requires the electors to
meet in the different states on the
second Monday in January instead of
the first "Wednesday following the
election, which gives more time for
the settlement of local election dis
putes. The new law declares that if
any state has by law provided for a
settlement of controversies concern
ing the choice of electors, and if all
controversies aro settled according to
such laws six days before the meet
ing of the electors, this shall be final
and conclusive in the count of the
electoral vote by congress. "When
the two houses meet in joint body to
count the electoral votes the new law
provides that where objections are
made to the vote of any state which
has sent up its electoral vote in ac
cordance with thelaw the votes shall
be counted, unless both houses, act
ing separately, shall agree not
to count them, and.in case two sets of
electors claim, that set shall be recog
nized which has the certificate of the
governor of the state, unless both
houses concur in ordering otherwise.
The new law also requires the joint
meeting to be in the hall of the house
of representatives; and it also settles
another disputed point, much dis
cussed in the Tilden-Hayes contest,
by plainly forbidding the president of
the senate from "counting" the votes.
The important changes made by the
new law are (1) that it enables the
states, by their own legislation, to
provide for a speedy settlement of all
local election disputes, and thus pro
vides against contests; and (2) that it
declares that no state's vote shall be
thrown out except by the agreement
of both houses.
A correspondent asks us how the
vote of the new house will stand in
case the election should fall to the
house. He raises here a very interest
ing question. In case the election
falls to the house, by reason of no can
didate having a majority of the whole
number of electors, the vote in the
house must be taken by states, and
the constitution provides that "a ma
jority of all the states shall be neces
sary to a choice."
In the next house of representatives
the Democrats have a majority in
eighteen state delegations, the repub
licans in nineteen, New Hampshire is
equally divided. Our correspondent
will observe that there can be no
election by the house, as nineteen is
not a "majority of all the states."
In this case, the senate, under the
constitution, proceeds to elect the
vice-president, who, under the consti
tution, becomes president In elect
ing a vice-president "a majority of the
whole number of senators shall be
necessary to a choice." Now, suppos
ing no changes through contested
seats, the senate will stand Demo
crats, " thirty-seven; Republicans,
thirty-nine. But one senator, Mr.
Eiddleberger of Virginia, is regarded
by the Republicans as a very uncer
tain quantity. If he should not vote
at all, or if he should vote with the
Democrats, the senate would be un
able to elect a vice-president
"What would then happen no one
can tell, for the constitution does not
provide for such a case.
m t
The Standard Oil company, which
U Buoh a powerful monopoly that it is
able to put its attorney in the United
States senate as a senator from the
state of Ohio, is about the strongest
concern of its kind in the world. How
strong it is is best illustrated by a
clause in a contract that it compelled
a railroad company to sign. Here is
the demand:
You shpll make a uniform rato of thir-ty-fivo
cents per barrel for all persons
excepting the Standard Oil company;
you shall charge them ten cents per bar
rel for their oil, and also pay them
twenty-five cents per barrel out of the
thirty-fivo cents collected of other ship
pers. The railroad company submitted to
the threat, and the facts came out
when the president of the road was
testifying before a senate committee.
A kich manufacturer in Eugland
has devised a scheme for keeping in
formed of the events that occur dur
ing his absence. In his house and
offices he has rigged up concealed
automatic cameras, which take in
stantaneous photographs of the room
every hour. The revelations of these
mechanical spies have led to the dis
charge of several employes.
Now that the Comstock is declin
ing, silver mining in New York seems
to be picking up. Last week some
men who were digging for the founda
tion of a new house in that city struck
an old trunk containing silver spoons
and old coins, as well as gold brace
lets, silk clothing and other valua
bles. The treasure is thought to bo
a relic of an early fire.
Buffalo Bili., not content with
depleting the pockets'of New Yorkers
with his show, is suing for $15,000,000
worth of property on Euclid avenue,
Cleveland. His lawyer informs him
that ho is likely to win, in which case
"William will eschew red shirts and
sombreros, and settle down as part of
Cleveland's creme de la creme.
A BASEBALL SEKHOX.
The Rev. Mr. "Woolsack, popularly
known as "The Deacon," in his ser
mon up the creek last Sunday made
a few remarks pertinent to baseball.
Pointing out of the window at a game
in progress on the adjoining Wilson
flats, he Baid: "See that loafer with
the bird cage on his head, standing
like a straddle bug behind the bat.
He is not desecrating the Sabbath
day by playing ball, because he isn't
playing. He can't play. He imag
ines he can, of course, and goes
through all the painful contortions
of a real ball player, but in the devil's
score book he is charged ten times
over for every error he makes, and a
nice record he will have when the
season is over and the time for his
eternal rest should be at hand. It
will be a sorry rest for him."
Just then some one made a long hit
and a shout went up from the crowd.
''Yes, hoopla!" yelled the Deacon,
raising his voice above the din; "hoop
la till the cows come home, but unless
you raise your voices in hosanna3 to
the Lord, you'll never reach the shin
ing home-plate of everlasting life.
That was & long hit to .center, and I
gives his nibs there credit for taking
it in; but the devil will take him in
just as slick on the last inning of all.
You may send in your curved balls
and smash the leather in the nose to
the right or to the left field; you may
steal from bag to bag and slide in
home on your pantaloons, but finally
you will get a goose egg in the king
dom to come. Aye, pound on the
pearly-gates with your baseball bats,
if there is a shadow of a Sunday
game on it, down to the eternal roast
you go, Saint Peter careth not wheth
er you belong to the Snapdragons or
"Whangdoodlers; if you swing the fes
tive willow and pound the bags Sun
day, saltpetre will not save you.
There goes another long hit to left
and another howl goes up from the
assembled multitude of dudes and
loafers. Chase the ball: aye, legit
until your ungodly heels beat a tattoo
on your coat tails; but my word for
it me aevii win never get away from
your elbow. Old Clooter is a base
runner and a ball chaser himself, and
he will stay with you until his do
minions freeze over and have to be
abandoned for an ice pond." The
Deacon made a few more remarks ex
horting his hearers to shun the se
ductive ball field and the trout pond
Sunday, and announced services next
Sunday, morning and evening at the
Red schoolhouse in Sugar creek.
Oil City Derrick.
Don't Experiment.
You cannot afford to waste time in
experimenting when your lungs are in
danger. Consumption always seems at
first, only a cold. Do not permit any
dealer to impose upon you with some
cheap "imitation of Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds, but be sure you get the genuine.
Because he can make more profit he
may tell you he has something just as
good, or just the same. Don't be de
ceived, but,insistupon getting Dr. King's
New Discovery, which is guaranteed to
give relief in all Throat, Lung and
Chest affection.
Trial Bottles free at W. E. Dement &
Co.'s Drug Store.
lie Consulted His Pocket.
You smoke good cigars, Billy ; where
do you get them? At D. L. Beck fc
Sons', of course. Why of course? Be
cause my pocket advises me to. Do
they sell cheap? Yes; the cheapest
place in town. Whatkind of an assort
ment have they? All kinds, from the
cheapest to the best, both of domestic
and imported, and much the largest
stock in town. Do they keep Tansill's
Punch? Yes; they are the sole agents
for Astoria for his Punch, Junior's and
Plantations in short, yon can depend
upon it, Charlie, that when you want
any kind of c'gars the place to go after
them is at - D. L. Beck & Sos'.
The Latest Arithmetical Problem.
It is becoming customary to pro
pound puzzles, having horse trades as
a central theme. While this paper
has no horse editor, there are several
people upon its staff who can tell a
horse at sight, and who are not slow
at arithmetic A puzzle has occurred
to one of them, and he gives it to the
world at large: Suppose A sells a
horse for $100 to B. Then B in turn
sells him to C for $110, and the ani
mal dies. "What does each make or
lose? The problem looks simple, but
it is not. In the first place, A had
stolen the horse. His profit would
naturally be S100. A difficulty
presents itself just here, for B
paid A in counterfeit money, while
O paid B by a note. B was
indicted for passing counterfeit
money. In revenge he had A arrest
ed for stealing the horse, and both
went to the pen. To add to the com
plications, D, the real owner of the
horse, came along and claimed the
hide and hoofs. The claim was dis
puted by C, and consequently upon
the ensuing argument Cs doctor's
bill was $7.75. In the meantime a
lawyer had gotten hold of the note
and tried to collect it. O comprom
ised the matter by licking the lawyer,
and, grabbing the note, tore it up.
At present there have been no more
developments.
-A
Sunny Koom
With the comforts of a home, library,
etc. Apply at Holden House.
AH the patent medicines advertised
in this paper, together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles, etc can
be bought at the lowest prices, at .h V.
Conn's drug store, opposite Occident
held, Astoria.
Gainbriuus Beor
And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa
loon, 5 cents.
Telephone togging House.
ttest Beds in town. Kooms per night
50 ami 25 cts., per week Sl.50. New and
clean. Private entrance.
AU Thcrei:
Ice cream, fine quality supplied at
short notice by Frank Fabre, any part
ol the city: $2.50 a gallon.
For the best photographs and tintypes
go to Crow's Gallery.
Hot Cakes.
The season for them is at hand; and
we have just received a large consign
ment of New Orleans Molasses, which
we will sell by the case or can at very
low figures. D. L. Beck & Soxs.
For the vorv host niptm-M irntnll j
Shuster.
2XEW TO-DAY.
Notice to Contractors.
NOTICE is hereby given that bids
will be received at the office of the Au
itor and Police .lucifrft until Woilnpciinv
Seprember 28th, 1887, at 2 o'clock p. m..
ior me improvement ot tne crossing or
Concomly and Polk streets, by filling to
and by planking the same with new
unu souna nr pmnx lour mcties in
thickness, according to the provisions
of orrimrinm "No. 1M. Tim oitv toJII
reserve all old planking now in said
crossing.
By order of the Common Council.
F. Suekman,
It. Caiikutijsks.
A. L. FULTON'.
Committee on Streets and Public Ways.
Attest : T. . .J ewktt.
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, September 23d, 1887.
Caution.
HAVING LEASED STEAMER ENTER
prtse to S. C. Hlldreth, James Jlacom
ber, T. W. Andrews and James Cox, they
assume all liabilities of steamer Enterprise
from this date. Neither steamer Enterprise
nor myself, owner, will be responsible for
any debts contracted.
CW.SIIIVELY.
September 23d, 18S7.
Stockholders7 Meeting.
ftTOTICE IS EEKEBY GIVEN THAT THE
U annual meeting of the stockholders of
the Occident Packing Co. will be held at
their offlce Tuesday, Octoberth,atlo A.M.,
for the purpose of electing a Board of Direc
tors for the ensuing year, and transacting
such business as may come before the meet
ing.
By order of the President.
JOHN TUOMALA,
Secretary.
SPECIAL
AUCTION SALE !
On account of departure the entire ele
gant furniture of thcADLER IlESIDENCE,
on the coruer of Cedar and Vest-8th streets,
Thursday, Sept. 29th,
At 10 o'clock A. JI,
FARLOR :
1 Elesant New Piano ; 1 Fine Parlor Set :
2 Ebony Easy Chairs : 2 Bav and French
Window Chairs; 1 10-foot French Plate
Gilt Mirror; 3 pair Nottingham Lace Cur
tains, with Kitt ro'ds and rings; C2 yards
fine Carpet; l Elegant Clock ; together with
Chandeliers, Center Tables. Foot Stools,
Screens, Gilt and Ebony Stand., Bronze
Panels, Ebony Easels, Music Racks and
Wall Brackets, Pictures, and 2 Elegant Steel
Engravings costing $209.
BED-ROOMS.
1 Elegant Black Walnut Bed-room Set ; 1
Malacca Bed-room Set: 1 Black Walnut
Chllds Bed ; together with double and three
quarter Bedsteads, line Palace springs, hnlr
top Mattresses; Carpets, Feather Pillow
and Bolsters, etc., etc.
DINING-ROOM.
l Elegant Black Walnut Extension TnMo :
2 Fine Lounges : half dozen Black Walnut
Chairs; together with Mirror, Httvr,
Rockers, Pictures, Brackets, Clock, Carpal,
etc., etc. "
KITCHEN.
Magee Range, with hot water tank (ut
most new); Kitchen Chain mitt 'J'tlilt-q,
China, Crockery and Glauwant.
Hall and Stair Carpet; Hall Hut Wflfidi.
Japanese Screens; Elegant CiirtnlMi niu
Cornices aud a largo avtortmciil of useful
furniture.
The attention of purchasers Is respectfully
called to this sale as no Hitch opportunity
has offered itself In this city to purchase
such goods, either at private or public snlc.
Thursday, the 29th day of September, at
10 o'clock A. M.
B. S. WORSLEY,
Auctioneer.
SPECIAL
Benefit an
AT-
THE
CRYSTAL
We Will Stay But Five Days More!
We still have a few gooJs left and will continue to sell at less than cost f. r Ave day? more
A. V. ALLEN,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALEll IN
Fine Groceries, Provisions and Mill Feed.
o
Crockery, Glass Plated Ware,
o
The Largest and finest assortment of
Fresh. Fruits and Vegetables.
Received fresh
CITY BOOK STORE.
-THE-
Finest and Largest Stock
-OF-
Books and
IN THE CITY.
tsr
Headquarters for Ammunition.
THE REST IN THE WORLD.
The Winchester Repeating Shot Gun, $25.00!
A Fine Side Snap Marline Made Twlsr, Double-barrel Shot Gun, Box Shells and
Tools, $17.50. Spurting Goods. Ammunition and the Famous Swedish Itazor
Our Immense New Stock,
Consisting of CAR LOADS of lino Artistic and Plain
Furniture, Carpets, Oil Cloth, Madras-Silk
LACE AND PORTIERE CURTAINS,
Dado Shades, &c, Has Arrived.
These goods were purchased direct from Eastern Manufacturers and shipped
before the recent advance in freight, the benefits thereof wc propose to share with
our customers.
Call and See Us.
x iaega
The New Model Eange
CAN RE HAD IN ASTORIA, ONLY OF
E. R. HAWES,
Agent. Call and Examine It ; You Will be Pleased. E.R.Tfftwes Is also Agent for the
Buck Patent Cooking Stove,
AND OTHER FIRST CLASS STOVES.
Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand.
School Supplies
THE
New Yori Novelty
STORE,
Hfnt1itintlPM for School Books. A Completo
Line of tho
Official Text Books.
Prices Guaranteed Satisfactory.
The New York Novelty Store.
Prirato Booms.
At Frank Fabre'a for suppers, par
ties, etc. The best cooked to ordr.
Matinee!
PALACE
every Steamer.
Stationery
GHZFFZ2T & ESSD.
AI.SPEIAETI
CHAS. HEILBORN.
E. G. HOLDEN,
AUCTIONEER I: COMMISSION
ACENT.
ESTABLISHES 1874.
Dealer in New and Secoud-hand Furniture
ana ueauing.
Will conduct Auction Sales of Land, Stock
or Household Goods In the country.
Will appraise and purchase Second-hand
immure.
Consignments solicited. Quick Sales and
Prompt Cash Returns Guaranteed.
Astoria Agent for Dally and Weekly Ore
gonlan. . J
Tone'TTp The System.
TBY THE
NERVE FOOD, Manufactured and for
Sale by
llvervinall parts of tlie City. Offlce and
nuriut uu ueuenou street, wssi 01 uass.
ECONOMY
And Solid Satisfaction Are Guaranteed
-IF YOU
THE EMPIRE STORE
LATEST STYLES
Suitings and Trimming- Velvets. A Fine Line of In
fants' Dresses, Cloaks aud Worsted Shirts, Ladies'
Calico "Wrappers, Cotton, Wool and 3Iuslin Underwear.
-A. oom::eXjiEot:e! stook.
Of Quilts and Blankets, Gents' Clothing, FurnfchhiK Goods, Boots, Shoes, Trunks
and Valises at the Lowest Cash
W. T. PARKER
H B. PARKER,
DKALKK IX
Hay, Oats, ana Straw, Liie, Brici Cement, Sand and Plaster
'Wood Dellrered to Order. Drajlng, Te&rotu? and Express Business.
lllislgllr1- -rJtrm
rEi: apply to the Captain, or to
Frank L. Parker.
FIH
(III!
E
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Promptly Delivered
AT LOWEST PRICES IN ANY PART OF THE CITY,
Fruits and Vegetables
In Season. Everything Warranted as Represented. Corner Chenamusand
Benton Streets.
INSURANCE.
CAPITAL STOCK, $500,000
COLUMBIA
FIRE AND MAiUNE
INSURANCE CO.
FRANK DEKDM .?.....Presldent
W. II. SMITH ..Vice-President
JOHN A. CHILD Secretary
No. 180 Second St., Portland, Or.
I. W. Case, Agent, Astoria, Or.
Tie Continental Insurance Co,
OF HARTFORD,
Writes Accident Policies,
GIvlug all the concessions offered by any
ottler company. It Is an
OLD LINE COMPANY,
And offers Security as good as can be found.
Its rate In the
FIRST PREFERRED CLASS
Is $18 per Tear for $5,000 Insar&nee,
Being $7.00 less than by any other Standard
Cempany: and
25.00 WEEKLY INDEMNITY.
Other classes In nroDortion. Policies
written and claims adjusted by
j. u. iJUZUKiu, Agent.
17 v uviniT tm t ir.n-D . truw vi n
J. K, iXDRRKLV. LOUIS LOKWKNBKRQ.
Heor. Treasurer.
The Northwest Fire & Marine
Insurance Company.
No. s Washington St., Portland, Or.
CAPITAL, $300,000.
R. I. BOYI-F., Astoria Agent.
Office at I. X.L. Packing Co.
DIRECTORS:
J.3IoOraken. F.K, Arnold. F. h Baab,
Krlnk M.Warren. O.H. Pre acott. K.Egjert,
J.Losirenberff, J . K. KlderUn, D. D. Oliphint
Money to Loan oa Approred Real
Estate Security.
Deposited in Oregon, $300,000
ASSETS,
SS5. 8Q1. a 8 8.
Royal, Norwich-Union and Lancashire Com
bination Joint Policy.
Union of San Francisco.
G ermanla of New York. . "
State Investment of California.
Anglo-Nevada Assuranco Corporation,
JfARIXK .ISSTJBAJTCE COYEBED ByOUB
OPEXJPOLICnS.
Elmore, Sanborn & Co.
Agents.
Elmore, Sanborn & Co.
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
Fire Insurance
AGENTS.
EepresentlnK the Largest and Most Sella
ble Fire Insurance Companies.
All Business promptly'.and accurately tran
acted. FlavelsWluuf, - Astoria Oregon.
$67,000,000 Capital
Liverpool & London & Globe. Nortn British
and Mercantile of London and Edinburgh.
Hartford of Connecticut, Commercial of
California Agricultural, of Watertown, New
York, London & Lancashire of Liverpool,
Eng.. Fire Insurance Companies, Represent-
In a capital of f67.0oaOQ.
M, WAX
JHTBEN. Agent.
TRADE AT-
Pric s at the Empire Store.
STKAULit
& CUR J PARKER
Eben P, Parker, Master.
For TOWING, FREIGHT orOHAtt
11. B. PARK Kit.
INSURANCE COMPANY,
CAPITAL, $100,000.00.
The Farmers' Company,
Of Salem, Oregon,
THE LEADING COMPANY OF THE
PACIFIC XORTHWE8T.
Private Dwellings and Farm Property a
-Specialty.
J. W. CONN, Agent. Astoria.
ASTORIA
Planing Mill.
HOLT & CO. Proprietors.
Manufactures of
MOLDINGS.
SASH DOORS,
BLINDS, RAILS.
BALUSTERS,
NEWEL POSTS.
BRACKETS,
Scroll and .Turned Balustrades,
Boat Material, etc.
Orders solicited and Promptly attended to.
Satisfaction Guarantee as to StylelQaall
ty and Prices. "
Hill and Offlce not. Polk nnd1 Concomly
streets. Astoria, Oregon.
ia I
Concomly St., Foot of Jackson, Astoria. Or,
Gemeral
Machinists aoi Boiler Men.
Land and Marine Engines
BOITEB WOBK,
Steamboat Work and Cannery Work
X SPECIALTY.
Castings of all Descriptions Mftde
to Order at Short Notice.
... TnMetX.
... ......JMftaI7.
..TrMMre.
Superintendent,
J. G. HUSTLBB,
I. W. Case,.
Jonx Fox........
-THE-
DIAMOND PALACE!
GUSTAT HANSEK, Prop'r.
A Largeand Well Selected Stock of Ftaa
Diamonfls t Jewelry
At Extremely Low Pricea.
All Goods Bought at Tkla ErfakHduBMt
'Warranted Gtonuin
Watch fead Cleclc Keplrlvr
A SPECIALTY.
Corner Cass and Squenoqua Strata.
G. A. STDlSON & CO
BLACKSMITHING, M Capt. JBogeis old stand, comer of Oau .
and Court Strati.
Al
PROVISIONS
Astor
roil fores
Ship and Cannery wedc, HanMfcojhijr.
.WaguM mads and $ttrd. Goof -Wot
guanbteed.
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