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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1887)
C30 xTItc Jlattjj gutorfmu ASTORIA, OREGON: SUNDAY NOVEMBER '2i, 16S7 ' ISSUED EVERY MORNING (Monday excepted. J. F. HALLORAN & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors, ' ASTOHIAS" BUILIUXO, - - CASS STREET. Terms of Subscription. Served bv Carrier, per week... .. J3 cLs Sent by r.Iail. per month Gc cts " " one year ... ,.....-?7.') Free of postage to subscriber. The astoriak guarantees to Us adver tisers the largest circulation ol any newspa per published on the Columbia river. Leslie's Popular Monthly and Christmas number Young Ladies Journal at Griffin & Reed's. Thanksgiving will be celebrated at the hall in Knappa by a social party, and the usual good time is antici pated. The stockholders of the Masonic L. & B. association will hold their annual meeting on the 21st prox., at Capt. Geo. Flavel's office. The regular examination of those desiring teachers' certificates will be gin at District No. One school house on Wednesday tho 30th inst, at 12 sr. At the Methodist church to-day: at 11 a. ii., subject the '"Harvest;" no ovening service on account of fare well sermon by Rev. M. L. Rngg, at Baptist church. There was a general good time at Liberty Hall last evening. The Western Amateur band- orchestra furnished the music and all present enjoyed themselves. A benefit concert for the M. E. church society, composed of sterling talent, under the direction of Prof. R. B. George, will be given to-morrow evening at Ross' opera house. It is reported on apparently good authority that after the 1st mst., the fare on the ocean steamers to San Francisco will be cut down to S7.50 steerage and 10 cabin passage. The Columbia, which was to have soiled yesterday from Francisco for the Columbia, was delayed by an acoident to her crank pin, and will not get away before to-morrow. On Thursday, December 1st, at 2 r. m., E. C. Holden will sell at his auction rooms some valuable proper ty in upper Astoria. The attention of investors is confidently directed to this opportunity. "Natural law in tho business world," by Henry Wood, is the name of a sensible little volume received last evening, and which may be had of the publishers, Lee & Shepard, iBos ton, Mass., on receipt of 30 cents. By request of a largo number of the young people of the city, Mr. B. S. Worsley will open a dancing school for the winter in Carrnthers' hall during the coming week. Look for the notice in Tuesday's Astoman. The total catch of fish traps on Gray's harbor this season is as follews: Hunter & Fredenberg, 5,400; Gold & Graham, 6,861; Hunter & Jen sen, 6,700; Harris & Allen, 4,800; Col bert, 500: Gilbreath, 1,490. Total, 25,664. ' The California nurseries have been stripped bare by orders from Oregon and Washington territory for Bartlett pear and prune trees. Im mense orchards of these f rnits, says the Vidette, are being planted all over Iho northwest. There is considerable of a rush at the Vancouver land office to file on the lien lands, of which many thou sand acres are now subject to settle ment. Of the large tract there are nearly 60.000 acres in Pacific' and Wahkiakum counties. The W. S. Jiowen, Co. of Anglesea, Letitia and Corwin crossed out yesterday. The A. B. Field came in from Tillamook with material from Hobsonville. The Miles and Dolphin came in with 4,000 cases salmon and material from Gray's harbor. No One's Amoskeg hitched on to the pipo lino yesterdaj' morning and soon had a good stream of water. Farther to the south No. 2's also threw a good stream; this trial was at low tide, and demonstrated the iact that at any stage of tho tide the line is a complete success. The San Francisco mint is hard at work making dimes, which are shipped east. There is a great scarc ity of small change in tbis and other Pacific coast communities. It is in deed an annoyance to have to hunt over a pocketful of ten and twenty dollar pieces to find a dime or a nickel. "How to run a newspaper," is the taking title of a pamphlet received, and which, no doubt, would prove interesting to any one that had time to read it One good way to run a newspaper is to print all the news one can beg, borrow or buy, on a clean piece of white paper and sell it to cash purchasers. Tho new N. A time card goes into effect to-morrow. The night boat be tween here and Portland begins run ning to-morrow night The It. 11. Thompson will leave Portland at 11:30 to-morrow night, and will be due here at 7 o'clock Tuesday morning.- She will leavo here Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock and arrive in Portland at 5 the next morning. Major Blakeney, Lieut McClellan and Prof. Von Beyer were at Fort Stevens yesterday, the site for the new life station at that place will be definitely located to-morrow. It has been decided to have now quarters for the Cape Hancock life crew. From here the inspectors will go to the sound, and on their return will go to Yaquino, and overland to San Francisco. The Oregon Packing company, of East Portland, has filed articles of incorporation with tho county clerk. The incorporators are T. O. Scougall, E. K. Bush, And A. H. isoscow and the capital stock is fixed at S25,000, divided into 250 shares at the par value of $109 each. The object of the corporation is to conduct a general canning and packing business of fruit, fish, vegetables and meats. The following was tho total vote in some of the cities of Oregon on the 8th inst. and may have some bearing on their population, though in some cases the suburbs are in cluded: Ea3t Portland was 1,090; Baker City, 599; Astoria 1,119: Rose burg, 398; Jacksonville, 287; Eugene City, 829; Albany, 83S; Salem, 1,303; Heppner, &37; Union, 226; The Dalles, 881; Hillsboro, 238; McMinnville, 650: Pendleton, 857. Official returns from 17 counties which cast 38,077 votes, give a ma jority against the prohibition amend ment of 7,673; against the salary amendment of 23,904; against the election amendment of 3,791. Twelve counties are still to hear from offici ally. It is believed that tho total vote of the state will be about 45,000 and that the majority against the prohibition amendment will be be tween 7,000 and 7,500. There are three kinds of men show ing up: those who are not running for office, those who are threatening to "bust" the party if they ain't "given something," and those who are quiet ly fixing things and making them selves solid. The first class are the most numerous, and the second class need sitting down on heavy. A par ty or a church is always better ofF without a man that has to be "given something" to keep him from "jin- mg ' some sideshow to the mam cus. cir- From San Francisco comes statatement that the bark W tl;e W. Case, which sailed from there Wednesday for this port, narrowly escaped destruction under the North heads. As she passed out the wind fell calm, and the vessel drifted in side the bight, just under the heads. Her anchors, which were let go, held, however, and though she was danger ously near the rocks, she did not strike. When the steamer Humboldt passed her, at 7 a. m. on Thursday, the bark was within a few feet of the rocks. At noon a breeze sprang up, and the vessel proceeded to sea. A man in Iowa has spent fourteen years in solving tho problem of bor ing a square hole, and has succeeded. A company has been organized to put his invention on tho market. It is simply an oscilluting head with chisel edges and projecting lips, which cut out the corners in advance of tho chisel. The balanco of the machine is an almost exact counterpart of the old styled boring machine. It will cut a two by four mortise in from four to five minutes and do with per fect accuracy, what a carpenter can not possibly complete in less than half an hour. Last Monday afternoon Mrs. Min nie Rothschild, general delivery clerk at the Portland postoffice, attempted to commit suicide. A weekly paper published an item charging her with being inattentive to her duties, and some of her fellow clerks, to annoy her, road the item to her. Soon af ter, she went across the street to a drug store, bought a bottle of lauda num, and returning to the office swallowed a portion of it in the pres ence of several of the clerks. She was carried into the postmaster's pri vate office and two physicians sum moned, who administered antidotes and soon had the lady out of danger. The Jnueau Free Press savs of Captain Carroll's calliepe: Just after leaving tho wharf for Douglas island the Ancon commenced to bellow forth "John Brown" in a screeching fortis simo voice that could be heard twenty miles at sea. As the unearth ly roar went bounding from peak to peak, the Indians with yells of affright took to the woods, and the old Alas kan pioneers "went down on their marrow bones and took a solemn oath upon a pack of star backs that they would reform and join the church if His Majesty would only hold on for a while yet with His judgment day business. Sixteen preachers and a gross of New Testa ments will be ordered on this boat Under date of the 18th, Capt. U. Sebree, the inspector of this light house district, writes to TnE Asto bian to the effect that he is particu larly desirous that captains and pilots should report to him any der eliction of duty on the part of keep ers of lights, fog signals, etc., that in case any such neglect is noticed it may be promptly remedied. The in spector lays stress upon the necessity in such case of the informant giving exact, definite statement relative to date, circumstance, name of captain or pilot, witnesses, nature of neglect or omission, etc. The inspector de sires to preserve and enforce efficiency in this regard throughout the dis trict, and realizing the importance to masters of vessels, pilots, etc., asks their co-operation in the matter. 'Wanted. Young sirl to do housework in a small fainilv. Apply to Mrs. J. F. McGovern. Boy Wanted. To do cheres: apply to J. A. Rowan. Sweet Apple Citlcr At the A$tona Soda Works. Private Rooms. At Frank Fabre's for suppers, par ties, etc. The best cooked to order. What is better than a glass of liquor? A cup of delicious coffee at t aore's. LATEST TELEGBAPHIO NEWS. Sr. Louis, Nov. 19. A telegram from Parsons, Kansas, says that aid has been asked for Fort Scott, Kan sas, to extinguish a fire which started there this morning and now threat ens to consume the city. A high wind is blowing and the flames are spread ing in every direction. A HEAVY T.OSS. WrLKESBAitKE, Pa., Nov. 19. There is great excitement at Hazleton to day. At five o'clock this morniug two immense coal breakers were set on fire and lit the heavens with their leaping flames. Ono of tho burned breakers owned by Coxe Bros., was one of the largest structures of its kind in the lower coal field. It wa3 valued at one hundred thousand dollars, insurance, twenty-seven thou sand dollars. The other breaker was situated at Newback mountain, and was kn?wn as the Newback Mountain Colliery No. 2. Loss, fifty thousand dollars; insurance unknown. Both breakers were burned about the same time. This is the third breaker burned within a week and the insurance companies are getting alarmed. FOBUAfcliY. PBESEXTED. Washington, Nov. 19. Members of the British fisheries commission were formally presented to the presi dent at noon to-day. They were re ceived in the private library adjoin ing the cabinet room. Sir Joseph Chamberlain and Sir Charles Tupper were introduced by Secretary Bay ard. Sir Lionel West performed the same duty for the other members of the party. The presentations were made in the order of rank of impor tance. Chamberlain being first intro duced, and then Tupper. No ad dresses were made and the occasion was devoid of all formalities. COULDN'T HAPPEN AT ASTORIA. San Francisco, Nov. 19. A corner of the Oregon dock caved in early this morning and about four thou sand dollars worth of sugar aud cement ready to load on the steamer Columb ia for shipment to Portland fell into the bay. The weakness of the piling owing to the ravages of the teredo was the cause of the accident. AN INGENIOUS DEFENSE. Chicago, Nov. 19. Sing Lam the Chinaman who shot police officer Robinson dead in an encounter a few weeks ago, was acquitted by a jury this morning. Lam was fleeing in tho dark from two young meu he had threaten ted to shoot and re fused to stop when commaudoJ by the officer. The defense was that Lam had an idea that tho young men were robbers, and that he be lieved the policeman was another of their band. BIZ. New York, Nov. 19. The weekly statement of the associated banks shows a reserve decrease of Sl,099.400. The banks hold $7,483,000 in excess of the 25 per cent. rule. THAT SETTLES IT. Nashviele, Nov. 19. The national convention of the Women's Chris tian Temperance Union to-day adopt ed resolutions declaring against tho internal revenue system. The latest thiug in railroad enter prise is the "bridegroom tickets" of the Canadian Pacific. Tho north west is fall of young men who have gono to take up land; but yonnjj women are scarce, and the cost of coming back to the old province-, getting married and briugiug back a wife, keeps many of them single, aud retards tho growth of population So the C. P. R. 11. is holding out an encouragement to matrimony by granting return tickets to young men, good for six months, if they corns back with bride, accompanied with a marriage certificate, the bride's fare is refunded. But the bride must be this season's crop aud tho railway officials are supposed to be able to tell a fresh bride at sight from one of last year. Telephone IicSgin;; lEotise. Ilcst IJeds in town. Rooms per night 50 and 25 cts., per week Si-TiO. New and clean. Private entrance. Any case of Croup can be oa-ily treat ed and cured by using "The Child's Coush Syrup." Full directions with each package, which can only be pur chased at Demenfs drug store. Ten cents for a cup of Fahre nic coffee. A Sunny ISooiti Willi the comforts of a home, library, ele. Apply at Holden House. Tea. Tea, Tea. Fine Oolongs, Choice, (lunnowdcr and Imperials. Fresh No. 1 English Break fast, Common Fancy Garden, and Ex tra Choice Japan, Extra New Crop Young Hyson Teas, etc., etc. The finest of blends prepared at Thompson & Ross." Oysters In Every Style At the Central Restaurant, wxl ! Foard it Stokes'. Cmubriims Beer And Free Lunch at tin- Telephone Sa loon, .l cents. The best oj'stcrs in any style at Fabre's. bleats Cooltcd to Order. .Private rooms for ladies and families: at Central Restaurant, next to Foard fr .Stokes. A Xasal Injector rree with each bottle of Shiloh's Catarrh Remedy Price 50 cents. Sold by W. E. Dement All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with the choicest Cerfumerj', and toilet articles, etc- can e bought at the lowest prices, at J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident hcto.l, Astoria. The finest and nicest steak to be had in town at Fabre's. II You Want Your Flue Cleaned. Leave orders for T. Clifton at this office For the best photographs and tintypes go to Crow's Galley. Try Fabre's celebrated pan roast. For the very best pictures go to 11. S. Shnster. . ... PERSONAL 3IEXEIOX. H. G. Smith returned yeaterday from Gray's harbor. Judge Taylor has retnrned from the Willamette valley. Peter Byram has been appointed postmaster at Garibaldi. Mrs. Thos. Husten and sou are visiting friends in this city. Mr. J. Strauss, of tho firm of Lewis & Strauss, of Portland, is in the city. Chief engineer D. F. Kelly, of the U. S. reveuuo cutter Corwin, wa3 third assistant engineer on tho Ana costa during the attack on Fredricks burg in "G2. How tuc -'Estella'' Went Down. The little steam" tdg EsCella has been for sale for some time, as every body knows through -the-advertise-ment of that fact. An attempt was made a short time ago to auction -her off, but the attempt was unsuccessful because of the non-attendance of a seafaring crowd who had money suf ficient to the requirements. She was bought a few days ago, however, by two railroaders fresh from the daily duty of scaling the heights of the Cascades with a freight train. One was a brakeman and the other a former conductor, it is said. They had the science of navigation on land down fiuer than a hair, and no doubt took it that the art of running a boat was theirs by natural right They took their new possession out for an airing around the bay and brought her triumphantly back, ran her into her neenstomed quarters at the dock, and tied her up tight, for they know what a passion things have for get ting away in railroad circles. Tho tide was out when they came in. They went up town for a few houre, and returned to the dock. To their utter surprise and violent indigna tion tho pretty little Estella was sunk beneath the waters, her little smokestack just rising above the sur face to mark where she lay. Tho tide had come in while they were nway; the little boat chafed at tho tight rope with which she was bound down, but it would not release her, the waters rose above her deck, filled in, aud she weut down. All this was carefully explained to the owners by an old tar, who knew nothing about running a railroad train. Taeoma Corr. Post-Intelligencer. (live Them n Chance! That is to say, your lungs. Also all your breathing machinerj. Yery won derful machinery it is. Not only tho 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 aud Inng obstructions, all are bad. All ought to.be got rid of. There is just ono sure-way to-get-rid of them. That is to take Boschee's German Syrup, which any druggist will sell you at 75 cents a bottle. Even if everything else has failed you, you may depend upon this for certain. Notice to Mariners. .'FricK of LiGiiT-Housr. Inspectok, rrou, j r f 3, 18S7. J TUinTCENTII DISTEICT l'oirrxAND, Nov. 18, The light house board has decided that a first class Daboll trumpet should be erected on Patas Island, W. T., as n fog sigual. Tho board decided that a light at that point is unnecessary. Ship musters, pilots and others are requested to notify the light house inspector, Portland, Or., in case any of the lights are not burniug at the proper times, fog whistles not prop erly sounded during foggy weather, or buoys get out of position. U. Sebrek, Iuspee.tor. Three Favorites Have the followius to sav of Wis dom's Boberline, the great beautifier and preserver of the complexien: Pobtlakd, Or., June 4, 1887. To Mr. W. M. Wisdom Dear Sir: I have tried yonrltobertine. It is excellent, and I shall be pleased to recommend it to all my lady friends. JJelievo me, yonra truly. Ritea. Pobtland. Dec, 1885. To Mr. W. M. Wisdom. The "llober tino you so kindly sent me is excellent. It is the finest preparation I have ever used, nnd is a decided acquisition to every lady's toilet. Yours truly. Jjunnir Winston. ToKTiANn, Or., April G, 18S7. DearJIr. Wisdem: I have tried your Jtobertinp.' and it gives mo much pleasure to sny that it is excellent for tho complexion, being one of tho best articles of the kind I have ever used. Be lieve me, yonrs siuccrcly, Z. TaKr.Eixi. ForsnlebyW. E. Dement A' Co. druggists, Astoria, Oregon Are von inailrin:;irjiiiii iv- imlirrrc lion. Constipation. Dizziness", Loss of Appetite, Yellow Skin. Shioh's Vital- iur is a positive cure. Kor alo bv W. E. Dement & Co. Shiloh's Catarrh Itemed v a posi tive cure for Catarrh, Diptfieria and Canker Mouth. Sold bv W. E. Dement. Every mother is intoresipil in tnnw- ing that a special preparation for chil dren, called -The Child's Cough Syrup" i now ior saie oniy at Demcnt's drug store. hun.oirs CtrnE will immediately relieve Croup, "Whooping Cough, and Bronchitis. Sold by V . K. Dement & Co Why will you cougn when Shiloh's Cure will give immediate relief. Price 10 cts CO els and Si. Sold by V. E. De ment. "Uackmetack," a lasting and fra grant perfume. Price 25 and 50 cents. Sold by W. E. Dement. For Dyspepsia andLiver Complaint, you have a printed, cuarnntee-on eyery. bottle of Shilolfs Vitalizer.' "It never fails to cure. - JSold by "W. E. Dement Two SO in. wide, Regular Price $2.25, will All the Late Colon Maize, Electrique, Goblins, White, Linen 8 Pieces of Fine Bleached Table Damask, Regular Price $1.00 per yard, will now be sold for 75 cents per yard. The above Goods were personally selected by Mr. Cooper who is at present in New York, are extraordinary good values such as have Never been Offered Before. O. XI. The Leading ECfiUSt YOU CAN m X.TT On getting Goods of him for Less Money than them "ere high priced fellers like to sell, and Because He Makes His Customers Glad And the Storekeepers Mad, We Call Him HERMAN WISE, The Reliable Clothier ami Baiter, Occident Hotel .Building. Opposite Star Market. ( s I JUST OPENED now "be s .,50 pes? ound Oastor, French Gray, Pinks, Garnets, rtment. COOPER Dry Goods and Clothing House of Astoria. The Railroad Is Coming ! SO IS CHRISTMAS ! But We Can't Wait 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; whea'ts, 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 Nojv 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. L. Beck & Sons'. Bargains, in These Plushes, Gloriania, Sapphire, Creams, Etc. Family Supplies right same, and the