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C3J ?ft? JlaUt gstomn ASTORIA, OREGON: WEDNESDAY. -OCTOBER -25, 1SST The A. Ji. Field and Dolphin ar rived in yesterday. The Oat. Miles sailed. A good definition of reckless is a man who attends a political meeting and leaves his umbrella in the hall way. The work of placing the new wheel in the revenue cutter Rush was com pleted last Wednesdaj'. It is likely that the Rush will winter here. No. 2's engine pumped 83,332 gal lons water out of the gas company's tank yesterday. No. One3 gave the pipe line another test, throwing a good stream. The 100-yard foot race at Seattle last Monday, for a purse of S1,000, was won by Lewis, of Corvallis, beat ing Ryan, of Seattle, three feet. Time, 10 2-5 seconds. The last day of this year will be the fiftieth anniversary of the ordina tion of the priesthood of Pope Leo XIII. It will be kept by members of that church as a jubilee day of thanksgiving and joy. The Seattle Post-InleUiyeucer has positive information to the effect that an organized effort will be made dur ing the coming session of the legisla ture to effect the removal of the ter ritorial capital from Olympia. Messrs. Stevens and Harrington will be among the speakers at the anti-prohibition meeting at Ross' Op era house next Monday evening. On the same evening there will be a tem perance meeting at Liberty hall. A friend of the East Oreyonian is in receipt of a letter from a well known eastern man, which states that Elijab. Smith and Ms crowd lost a million and a half in their attempt to control the Northern Pacific election last month, in New York city. A new tug was launched last week at Seattle, for towing at Gray's har bor. She is owned by Preston & Mc Kinnon. Length, 80 feet; breadth, 18 feet; depth, 7 feet She is of very light draft, but is fitted with iron tanks which, when filled with water, will give her an additional draft of about two feet. She will be called the James JI. Coleman. The question is asked: "Who is going to provide tickets on election day? Neither the Eepublican nor the Democratic committees will do it." That is so, and yet, somehow, it is very probable that any one who wants to vote for or against prohibi tion on the 8th of next month will have no difficulty in finding a ticket for or against the idea. D. G. Eoss, over on Gray's river, has a shepherd dog and a hound that go out occasionally and have great fun running deer into camp. Last Saturday they started as usual, the hound showing up at night, but the dog was missing. For three days the poor brute was gone, and a search for him found him caught by his bushy tail in a vine and unable to move. The Loudon Oncers' Gazette of October 1st, says: "Trade in salmon is restricted. Orders for absolute re quirements are all that pass, while holders confident in the position, maintain great firmness. For for ward delivery 28s for outside packs, and 30a for Columbia river fish are quoted, and for flat 33s to 35s; but these prices meet no response from buyers. We hear that a spot parcel of Columbia river changed hands this week at 30s." Clatsop Connty's Military List. County clerk Trenchard has a pleas ant little duty to make out a list of the names of all the men in the coun ty subject to military duty. Yester day morning he had got pretty well through the "A's." Of forty-two whose name begins with "A," there were twenty-fiveAndersons. If a detail should be made, and the commanding officer aBk for "private Anderson," he would have little difficulty in'getting answer. The making of such a list is something of a job, as the names must be arranged in alphabetical order, and the postofiice address of each one must be given. The list embraces those between the ages of 18 and 45, and when completed will be sent to adjutantgeneral Shofner. Clatsop county's list, when completed, will foot up about one thousand names. c A Great Trntli Tersely Stated. No paper, either metropolitan or local, is fit for the name of "newspa per," which is not practically inde pendent, entirely unhampered, and devoted to truth-telling, whichever party or whatever men may be there by commended or censured. East Oregonian. i i Notice. The ladies of Grace Episcopal church are preparing for a bazar to be held on the 10th and 11th of No vember, 1887, at Liberty hall. A more extended notice will bo given in due time. Apples, Apples, Apples, Sweet and Sour, Eating and Cooking, cheap at Thompson & Ross'. Only Two Days More. Fine books at auction and private sale 5,000 volumes of standard scien tific, rare, and miscellaneous Works. Family Bibles, plush nd monogram Albums. Draper, Buckle, Leckey. Darwin, Spencer. Huxley, Hugo, Jo sephus. Gibbon are a few of the authors. Sale at 7 p.m.: Odd Fellows Building, rear of Bank, to-day and to-morrow. Books in all styles of fine bindings. Poets and standard authors at remark ably low prices. Griffin & Reed. LATEST NEWS BY TELEGEAPH. Specials to Headers of "The Astorian." Washington, Oct. 25. At the reg ular meeting of the cabinet to-day all the members were present excepting secretaries Whitney and Lamar, who are out of the city. The annual re ports and the president's mes3age to congress were the principal subjects under consideration. BCItNED IN PORT. London, Oct 25. The French steamer Jfindoostan, which arrived at Marseilles yesterday from New York, took fire last night and was en tirely burned. She had 3.000 tons of merchandise aboard, all of which was det' roved. OFF FOP. EUEOPE. New Yoke, Oct 25. Jay Gould's steam yacht Atlanta passed out to day on her way to Gibraltar. Gould will sail on the French line steamer leaving on Saturday. ONLY ONE GOT AWAY. ApaijAChicola, Fla., Oct. 25. A man named Parish a few days ago killed three negroes, in Calhoun count'. Four negroes were using Parish's boat to gather up logs which had broken loose from a raft, when Parish came along. It is said the negroes told Parish they had no in tention of stealiug the boat, but Par ish would receive no explanations. He raised his Winchester and shot one down in the boat, and killed an other on the raft, and another who was attempting to run away. The fourth dived overboard and escaped. WIIECK OF A STEAMEB. CoiiLingwood, Ont,Oct,25. Steam er City of Owen Hound was wrecked half a mile east of Clappertou island light-house during the heavy gale of Monday morning. The crew left the steamer in life boats and had narrow escape from being drowned. The steamer was owned by Smith Keich- loy, of Toronto, and was valued at $29,000. FKOM WASHINGTON. Washington, Oct. 25. Tlio stafo department buildings are draped in black this forenoon as a mark of re spect to the memory of E. B. Wash burn. The interstate commission gave a hearing today to counsel represent ing those express companies which do not admit that they fall within or are amenable to the interstate com merce laws. NO DANGEU OF SPREADING. New York, Oct 25. Cholera has broken out on the steamer liritannica which has for some time been de tained nt lower quarantine. The rec ord thus far is one death and one new case. The AlcsiaJ passengers who have been in Swinburne hospital are entirely recovered and to morrow will be removed to Hoffman island to join the Alexias9 detained passengers. The liritannica is carefully guarded. SNOWING IN VIRGINIA. Staunton, Va., Oct. 25. It has been snowing hard here all the morning. (Jive Them a. Chance! That is to say, your lungs. Also all your breathing machinerj. Very won derful machinery it is. Not only the larger air-passages, but the thousands of little tubes and cavities leading from them. When these are clogged and choked with matter which ought not to be there, your lungs cannot half do their work. " And what they do they can not do well. Call it cold, cough, croup, pneumo nia, catarrh, consumption or any of the family of throat and nose and head and lung obstructions, all are bad. All ought to be got rid of. There is just one sure way to get rid of them. That is to take Boschee's German Syrup, which any druggist will sell yon at 75 cents a bottle. Even if everything else has failed you, you may depend upon this for certain. Have Counted the Cost. The people of Astoria have sub scribed $150,000 as a subsidy .to a railroad. This show3 that the people of that city down by the sea, know what it takes to get a new enterprise to come and drink of the briny wa ters with her. When a placo takes deliberate action, counts the costs, measures up the profits likely to accrue from having a railroad come within her limits, and raises that amount, it will be very apt to make itself felt as a place full of ener getic, business men who have un bounded faith in the future of their city. Scout. Iridic Ztlcclinuic's Fair. At City Book Store, on Monday, Tues day and Wednesday, Oct.24th,i!3th, and 2Gtli. Grand exhibit of Domestic Sew ing Machine wor.k. ladies are special ly invited. Admission free. Don't miss this rare treat. Griffin & Reed. Private Rooms. At Frank Fabre's for suppers, par ties, etc. -Thebest cooked to order. Every mother is interested in know ing that a special preparation for chil dren, called ''The Child's Cough Syrup'' i now for sale only at Dement's drug store. A Sunny Kooitt With the comforts of a home, library, etc. Apply at Ilolden Iloiise. First-Class Waiter Waulrd At Frank Fabre's restaurant. Patronize your homo book Hooks sold at miction urices. store. Griffin &Rekd. CSirl Wanted. To do housework in a small iainilv children : apply at this office. no Plain Sewing1 and Drcssiualiiup- At Mrs. Scott's, opposite Ross opera house. Sewing for families by the day at their homes if desired. Ifi'ouWant Your Flue Cleaned Leave orders for T. Clifton at this office. CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. 'The Last Man on the Force" Discharged. The city council met in regular ses sion last night, Mayor Trullinger in the chair. The following communication was read: To the Honorable Mayor and Com mon Council : Presuming it was the intention of your honorable body to pay off all the city bonds, issue of year 1879, as agent of Mrs. 13. Hamburger, San Francisco, Cal., I presented to First National Bank, Astoria, for payment, citv bonds, viz: No". 9, Issued July 1st, '79 ... x. ... S 50 " OQ ii ( log " 19, " '" " " 100 And said bank refused to pay such bonds, claiming that the call as ad vertised did not include such num bers and amounts. The owners of these bonds are not eager for the pay ment of them so long as the interest continues, but if there is any ques tion regarding the legality of their issue, they would like to be so in formed. Respectfully yours, W. E. Dement, Agent. Auditor Jewett made explanation regarding the same, and, on motion, the matter was referred to committee on ways and means. It appears that there is $500 indebtedness in addition to that listed, of which the $250 men tioned above is a portion. The report of the chief engineer of the Astoria fire department for year ending Sept. 30, '87, was read, and, on motion, received and placed on file, and recommendations adopted. A communication was read from Brown, Bosworth and Bozorth agree ing to the following modifications in the proposed street railway franchise: the fare to be 5 cents, the annual li cense for each car $35, the road to be begun in ten days after the passage of the franchise, and to be completed in 18S9. A majority report of the commit tee to whom was referred the pe tition ot Messrs. Newell and Conn, signed by Councilman Sherman, recommending that au ordinance be drafted granting them a franchise for a street railway, providing that the petitioners give suitable bonds for the completion of the road within the time mentioned, and that the time specified bo altered to thirty years in stead of fifty, was voted on viva voce and declared by the mayor to be adopted. City treasurer Hustler made quar terly report of the city finances: re ferred to appropoiato cemmittee: sup plementary report shows that since making report for quarter ending Sept. 30, '87, taxes were collected as follews: General fund S7,2SS Bend interest fund 1,286 $8,574 An ordinance prohibiting the ob struction of streets and providing punishmeut, was read third time and passed. An ordinance providing for the time and manner of improving Con comly street was read first time and after some debate was referred to street committee. On motion, the auditor, in the ab sence of the city attorney, was in structed to alter the ordinance grant ing a street railway franchise to Messrs. Conn & Newell in accordance with the minority report, councilman Bergman supporting the motion on the ground that the proposition w:i, j in his judgment, as modified, better for the best interests of the city than previous ones. Councilman Gratke thought that no haste was necessary. Auditor Jewett said that it was n very impor tant matter, one that required delib eration, and he would prefer that the ordinance be gone over and scrutin ized by the council before final action was taken. II was then decided that the matter be laid over till the next council meet ing for the ordinance to be remodeled, and on motion of councilman Cleve land it waa ordered that when the council adjourn it be to next Satur day evening, the 29th inst Council man Cleveland then moved that the matter of the ordinance be referred to committee on health and pelice: adopted. The following claims were ordered paid: Astoria Gaslight Co., $124.25, S7.70; G. A. Stinson, $12; Carruthers, McTavish & Co., SI; Griffin & Beed, SL85; Electric Light Co., $168; H. T. Hudson, $43.25; sundry persons, prk on pipe line, S53J5; Murray & Co., $29.81: Gutta Percha & Rubber Man facturmg Co., $13.10; Clatsop Mill Co. $5.60; M. C. Crosby, S10.50; Wrest Shore Mills, $29.20; R. R. Marion, S2.75. Councilman Carruthers wanted to know if the committee on health and police were ready to report regarding the reduction of the police forca. Councilman Cleveland said the rec ommendation of two of the commit tee was that one man be discharged, the last one on the force to be the one discharged. Councilmanthen Cleveland moved that the last officer employed on the city police force be honorably dis charged. By a vote of four to one, Councilman Carruthers voting no, the motion was carried, and the coun cil adjourned. Is Consumption Incurable? Read the follewing: Mr. C. 11. Morris, Newark, Arlc says: "Was down with Abscess of Lungs, and friends and phy sicians pronounced me an Incurable Consumptive. Began taking Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption, am now on my third bottle, and able to oversee the work on my farm. It is the finest medicine ever made." Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio, says: "Had it not been for Dr. King's New Discoverv for Consumptien I would have died of Lung Troubles. Was given up by doctors. Am now in best "of health.' Try it. Sample bottles free at E. Dement & Co.'s Drug Store. Call aud set our prices for books in sets, byall the standard authors and po ets; we will guaranteee you the lowest price, Gkiffjn &Rebd. SORATCHED 28 YEARS. A Scaly, Itching Skin Disease with Endless Suffering Cured by Cuticura Remedies. If I had known of thoConcuRA Remedies twenty-eight years aco it would havo saved mo $200.00 (two hundred dollars! and an im mense amount of suffering. .My disease,! Pso riasis) commenced on my head in a spot not larger than a cent. It spread rapidly all over my body and cot under my nails. Tho scales would drop off of mo all tho time, and my suf ferinc was endless, and without relief. One thousand dollars would not tempt mo to have this diseaso over again. I am a poor man, butfeelrichto be relieved of what somo of tho doctors said was leprosy, somo rins-worai, psoriasis, etc, I tooK........nnd.........Sarsapa- rilla over ono year and a-half, but no cure. I went to two or three doctors and no cure. I canrot praiso tho CirricCKA Kemediks. too much. They have inado my skin as clear and free from scales as a baby's. All I used of them was three boxes of Ccticuha. and three bottle3 of Cctictjka Kesolvext, and two cakes of CcticURA bOAr If you had been here and said you would nave cerca mo for $200.00 you would havo had tho money I looked like the picture in your book of Pso riasis (picturo number two. 'How to Cure Skin Diseases"), but now I am as clear as any person over was. Through force of habit 1 rub my hands over my nrms and legs to scratch once in a while, but to no purpose. I am all well. 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Samoud's Radical Cube meets ovcry phaso of Catarrh, from a simple head cold to tho most loathsome and destructive stages. It is local and constitutional. Instant in re lieving, permanent in curing, safo, economic al and ncvcr-failins. Sanford's Radical Ccrk consists of ono bottlo of tho RADirAi. Conn, ono box of Catarrhal Solvent, and one Improved Ix half.u. all wrapped in ono packace. with treatiso and direction?, and sold by all drug gists for S1.00. Potter Drug & CiikmicalCo.. Boston". No Rheumatiz About Me. IX ONE IfllZVUTI? a v s Tho Cuticura Anti-min ar Plaster relieves Rheumatic, n jt Sciatic, Sudden, Sharp and Ncr- j0 oas Pains. Strains and Weak g Cjnesscs. The first and only pain- killing plaster. New, original, instantaneous, infallible, safe. A marvelous Antidoto to Pain, inflammation and Weak ness. Utterly unliko and vastly superior to all other plasters. At all druzgists, 2o cents; five for Sl.W) ; or, postages free, of Pottek Drug and Chemical Co.. Boston, Mass. I'EltSOXAL MENTION. Henry Villard will visit Astoria next spring. Mrs. Dr. Trenchard, F. D. Winton and wife, A. W. Berry, were among the arrivals on the 7 elenhone vestor- day. Prof. A. L. Francis, the accom plished piano tuner, will arrive this afternoon fromPortlaud, and will re main for a few days. Captain Trainor has arrived to re lieve Captain Bergermann, of the bark Julia Ford, which is no on her way from San Pedro to this port. W F Rhodes, T Tyrrell, M Smith. L Sechteni, J L Stout, O 3M Harvey, RTBochford.JP Austiu,.M Bow man, J M Stevens, are at the Occi dent. G P Brower, E C White, E B Stone, J Davis, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Ford, G H Mooers, W R McFarlane, L Ander son, A Mitchell, T J Allen and wife, Miss Rose, H A Cameron, Mrs. H A Cameron, G W Johnson, L N Mitch ell, M Ryan, D G Ross, H Johnson, Mr. Sold, R O Stone, T Johnson, J Simpson, N Wisner, H Oliverson, H Jackson and wife, G E Tallman are at the Astor house. E. Coults, W. MFredenburg.M R. Bennett, J. Carlson, H. C. Nelson, J. M. Monroe, J. Langhlin, G. "W. Johnson, B. Wiggins. J. Roberts. F.Hudson, J. Clumbnrg, C. Monk, j. Jtreiper, aiiss xwacu, ru.iss uuisweli, Mrs. Chiswell, G Bowan, C H Davis, to M ualvm, J Mclntire, G Laugford, J Beemis and wife, L Micheat, D Harding, J F Warren, P J McGowan, G W Hill, and V M James are at the Parker house- Foi Dyspepsia andLiver Complaint, you have a printed guarantee ou every bottle of Shiloh's Vitalizer. It never fails to cure. Sold by W;. E. Dement The Rev. Geo. U. Thayer, or Bour bon, lnd says: 'Both myself and wife owe our lives to Shiloh's Consumption Cure." Sold by W. E. Dement. Why will you courii when Shiloh's Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10 cts 50 cts and Si. Sold by W. E. De ment. Telephone loosing House. Best Beds in town. Booms per night 50 and 25 cts., per week Sl.30. New and clean. Private entrance. Shiloh's Catarrh Itemedy a posi tive cure for Catarrh, Diptncria and Canker Mouth. Sold by W. E. DfinenL The finest and nicest steak to be had in town at Fabre's. SniLon's Cuke will immediately relieve Croup, Whooping Cough, and Broncliitis. Sold by W . E. Dement & Co What is better than a glass of liquor? A cup of delicious coffee at Fabre's. The best oysters in any style at Fabre's. -N3DIRECT&- MANUF First Qualify! Full Weight! German Knitting Wools ! UPWARDS OF TWO THOUSAND Pounds of the Very Best Quality German Knitting Yarns In Plain; Fancy Mixed and High Colors ! OF THE FOLLOWING WOOLS WILL BE FOUND IN STOCK: Germantown Tarns, Germantown Zephyrs, Spanish Wool, Midnight Germantown,' Saxony, 2 and 3 Fold, Bedford Yarn, Fairy Floss, Shetland Wool, Victoria Zephyrs in 2, 4 and 8 Fold. Orewels, Etc., Etc., Etc. Tie lost Collets Line of fools Era Unit to Astoria! H. COOPER, WHOLESALE AND RETAIL STORES. ASTORIA, OR. ' I I f Oil getting Goods of him tor Less Money than them Vre high priced tellers like to sell, and Because He Makes His Customers Glad And the Storekeepers Mad. We Call Him HERMAN WISE, The Reliable Clothier anil Hatter, Occident Hotel Building. Opposite Star Market. FROM THE ACTURERS! The Railroad is Coming ! SO IS CHEISTMAS ! But We Can't Walt for Either, But must buy our , along just the RUSH Is still to D. L. Beck & Sons', for that is where you can buy the best goods, get honest weights and the best value for your money. To those accustomed to deal with us it is not necessary to say these things. To all others we say we don't brag, but come-and try us and be con vinced. We carry in stock a full line of FANCY AND. STAPLE Groceries and Provisions, a large stock of China, Porce lain, Crystal, Crockery, Agate, Wooden and other wares. Silver-plated and other knives, forks and spoons. The best stock of all kinds of Lamps ever shown in Astoria. Cigars, tobaccos, etc., in unequalled stock andat unequalled prices. Coal oil and patent oil cans, paints, linseed oil and turpentine. All kinds of Cannery supplies, nails, cor dage, etc. Lunch, market and clothes baskets, brooms, whisps and hearth brushes, dust-pans and brushes; wheats, oats, rolled barley, shorts and bran. BUT WE MUST STOP! For if we mention all the articles we have in stock we shall nil up the whole paper.- Try our genuine N. O. Mo lasses in gallon cans at only 75 cents, and our new Yeast Powder, guaranteed equal to the best, and only half price. CHRISTMAS GOODS Now being selected in the East. Wait until you see them before buying elsewhere, or you may regret it. "What's that you say?" "Haven't you been bragging any ?" No; not a bit of it, .and if you want the proof, just call at D. Li. Beck & Sons'. Assortment Family Supplies right same, and the -? i &&&&&- .- V-f3r i.. rt .-. '1,- Jfcii 1 1 1 :-.&tii