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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 27, 1887)
zj Mt gatlij goriim. ASTORIA. OREGON: SUNDAY- .-.NOVEMBER 27. 18S7 From the land notices in a western Kansas paper it appears that folly one- quarter of the publication notices are of farms taken up by women. The fire losses in the United States sad Canada for the month of October were S9,770,000 making a total of 8102,953,000 for the year thus far. This is equal to something less than two per cent, on the whole industrial production. Our dispatches this morning place Mr. Powderly as endorsing the propo sition to have the government control the telegraph lines. Mr. Powderly is too earnest an American to endorse any such scheme as that It was to escape and avoid such governmental espionage and rule that this United States nation was invented. California. C3n always produco a sedation at short notice. The latest is the discovery that during the offi cial term of governor Stoneman par dons could be secured for criminals for 250 per pardon, though in diffi cult cases as high as $500 was de manded and paid. Now that the rogues have fallen out they are squeal ing and so the expose is made public Augusta, Maine, is said to have twenty-seven suits for false imprison ment on its hands brought by mem bers of the Salvation army. In one case the damages are put at several thousand dollars, it being alleged that death resulted from imprisonment It is said if these suits are successful others will be brought in different parts of Maine, the number being set at over 200. It is estimated that the pine trees on the Menomonee reservation, in Wisconsin, where 1,500 Indians are quartered, would yield 350,000,000 feet of marketable lumber. This lumber ia worth $5 per 1,000 feet standing, and, if the money realized from its sale were put out at interest, a hand some annuity would be secured to each Indian. The ridiculously small sum of SS6, 000,000, is what the taxable property of the state aggregates, according to the consolidated returns of the several county assessors. The taxable prop erty of the commonwealth, rightly es timated, would show nearer a total value of 8250,000,000. Two things keep the valuations low, and each of the two would appear ludicrous if they were not so important, and if they did not so seriously injure our standing as a state. One is the silly exemption of indebtedness "within the state:" the other is the placing purposely of a low valuation by the county assessors all over the state, so that each county shall not be made pay too much of the state tax, ignor ing the plain fact that where a cer tain sum is to be raised, if the amount on which the tax is levied be small, the rate must be proportionately high, and no county, after all the subterfuge and evasion, is able to dodge a dollar's tax to be paid into the coffers of the state. It is the plainest of propositions, but is annu ally ignored by the absurd practice of vainly attempting to shift the tax on neighbors, who are doing the same thing. A PERIL OF THE SEA. It is thought that soon after con gress assembles, a resolution will be introduced in the house requesting the president to terminate the existing lease of the fur seal islands of St Paul and St George, to the Alaska Commercial company, and further de claring it the sense of congress that such islands should not bo re-leased. The idea is that the islands should bo thrown open to fishermen during certain seasons of the year, under such restrictions and regulations as regards the killing of seals as congress may prescribe. Seizures of vessels engaged in the seal fisheries in the open waters of Behriug sea, and confiscation of their cargoes, has attracted a great deal of notioe. It will be asserted that it is against the policy of the government to give any private com pany a monopoly over any industry that can be prosecuted by private in dividuals, on any part of the public domain, and that to throw the seal fisheries open to the public will cheap en the prioe of fur, and develop a large industry on the Pacific coast In sup port of such resolution it will be urged that there is no longer any reason for attempting to make Alaska self-supporting by means of such leases, be cause of the gradual development of the land resources of the territory and the vast surplus in the national treasury. It is estimated that about one eighth of the vessels "never heard from' arc lost by collision with sunken or floating wrecks. The pilot charts ot the Hydro sxatihic office shows as many of three wrecks and derelicts as are reported, but owing to the indifference of many of the captains who encounter tlieni. the list is not always complete. The Xavy department some time airo sent out the Despatch to hunt up and destroy some of the-e wrecks, and she gave an excel lent account of herself, destroying six of the most dangerous ones during her limited cruise. We have knowledge nf what one small steamer has aconi ilihed in this line, and at what a trifling expense. It seems that congress should be induced to make a Mifilcient appro priation to keep a vessel like the De spatch continually at this work; and, it tne subject of clearing the ocean of these floating dangers were submitted co an International congress for the purpose, the high Mas could be so di vidrd among the various nations that the expense would be very tiilling, and uiie of the greatest menaces to sailing vessels and sieamera alike would be practically removed. Several ot the sunken wrecks along the coast have been struck by passing vessel a number of times, with more or less damaging results. Tnere is urgent need of legis tion for the removal or destruction of these dangeis, as hoivn by the fact that the ship Adolphus remained a Miuken obstructio i olf Cape Henlopen. most dangerous to navigation, from February l to August 10, 188(5: and that qui c a number of other such derelicts. Mink months ago, remain where. Miry went down; and, though lejorted asdanger ius by vessels pacing them, no attempt has bean made to get vid of them, as they do not come under our only law for the removal ot such b-trueiions which gives power to ttie V:r depart ment to destroy all Mich in our harbors bays or rivers, after due notice ot thirty days. The law should provide for the removal of all such obstructions off our coasts. WHEN EMIGRANTS WERE SOLD. Many years ago the great majority of immigrants were so poor that they could not prepay their passage. Tln-y ac cepted advances and were bonded n the shin owners, who derived enormous profits. Charles Keade has a vivid des cription of the immigrant at this peiiod in his "Wandering Heir." When a ves sel arrived at Philadelphia or Xeiv York the steerage passengers were sold at public auction to the highest bidder. The country people either came them selves to purchase or sent agents. Par ents sold their children that they mignt remain free themselves, and families were scattered never io be reunited. Old people and widows did not sell well, while healthy parents with healthy childrea and youths of both sexes found a ready market. When one or both parents died on the vox age the expenses of the whole family were summed up and charged to the survivor. Adults had to serve from three to six years and children until they became of age. Runaways had to serve ne week for each day, one month for each week and six months for each month of their ab sence. The immigrants were called 'intended servants," but in effect they were slaves. The last sales of immigrants took place, in Philadelphia during the year 1818 or 1819. The government then in terfered with the traffic and encouraged the immigration of a superior class of people. .lint the accommodations for immigrants remained shamefully de fective, and nearly twenty out of every hundred passengers died at sta of fever or starvation. CLEOPATRA WAS 05LT FOUR FEET SIX. Cleopatra was a little, savred-ofF, vest pocket edition of a woman, only four feet six inches high according to her mum my. Is it this tid-bit for which Antony rasbly threw n world away I Minneapo lis Tribune ' I am dying, Egypt, dying, Yes, grim death approaches nigh. But yon have less cause for cryini?, Cleopatra, than have I If the task be not too trying I will state the reason why: Apps hence. O Cleopatra, When your muroniv. long entombed, In its sepulchre by Nilns, By exp'orer.4 is exhumtd. And the tape-line to your stature By the fingers is applied, All the world will ask in wonder, Was't for this Antouius died ? Was it for this little sawed-off, For this chit this four feet six, Antony, thn great t iumvir, Cajsar's rival, crossed ths Styx? Is this glorions Cleopatra, Famed in story and in sang, Fulvia's and Octavia'o rival, Four and fifty inches long! Was it for this Lilliputian, Antony provoked a strifo With his countrymen, tho Romans Lost a world and gave bis life? This it is, O Cleopatra, Nilus's Berpent, Egypt's qnecn, This is that to Antonius, Makes tho pang of death so keo:. Boston Covricr. TIib Do;;, the Can, and tho Lantore. A E W E WHOLESALE AND PvETAIL DEALER IX Fine Groceries, Provisions and J Feed. Crockery, Glass f Plated Ware. o The Largest and finest assortment of 2Tres23. Fruits and ITegotables. Received fresh everv Steamer. LOOK j&.h? rP??TC DuuK A "Low-Shoe" Cold. A certain vivacious young girl on Nineteenth street has been in the habit of wearing low Bhoes, and a week or so ago caught a bad cold in consequence. Her mother told the doctor about it secretly, and asked him to advise her not to wear them. When the young lady was ushered in to his presence he reqnested her to give her tongue the usual outdoor ex ercise, and he examined it attentively. "Yes, I thought so," said he, with a shake of the head; "you have beeu wearing low shoes and have caught what wo medical gentlemen call a Bloomfield, a little miuing town in the mountains of JNevada comity. Uala., had a S3'J,UUU fire receu it was thought that an had done the work. The disc a one-gallon kerosene can and a brok en lanteru added to tho feeling, and when it was remembered that n cer tain miner posessed just such n can and Inntern, a large crowd waited up on him and asked him to explain, and he did. He said ho was going to work and carried the lantern aud can. A large dog attacked him. He struck it with the can and broko tho spont off, and the dog was drenched with oil. Then he smote him with the lantern, and iu a moment tho dog was a howl ing mass of fire. After the dog had ran away toward town he saw the blaze of tho burning buildings, and knew that tho dog had started them. Fear had kept him silent until waited upon by the committee. Then a teamster claimed the dog, and every body remembered that the dead body of a dog was found in tbe ruius of one of the burued-ont stores, and tho miner's storv was believed. sS;New Goods, New Location We are now in our Xew Quarters and busy opening a line of HOJID1Y GOOi that will fairly dazzle your eyes. Su-.v STorcllics i PIuIi, lirass ami I.catlmr Goud, received Direct fro.:i Eastern Manufacturers. An Immense Stock of Toys on ths Way. Extermination of Hcmlork. Edward Jack, writing about hem lock in the Neiv York Lumber Trade Journal says that until lately it has been abundant in Maine and in tho maritime provinces of Canada, but ax and fire are fast exterminating it. The liability of the tree to be blown down on account of its busby tops causes windfalls which sometimes cover considerable areas, over which fires rage furiouslj'. The lateral roots run noar the surface to a great dis tance, and when the tree is blown dowu they bring np large masses of earth. In a windfall the trunks, tops and tho clumps of earth brought up by the roots form a tangle through which ono can inako only little progress. The-so Goods were purchased for ;.t"Sl. and SiUUfuctury Price. ;e will --M them at We Do Xot claim to Give Goods away, but we do claim to give lull Value for Your Money. I OUR LINE OF HOLIDAY BOOKS IS COMPLETE. Look Out for Our Plain, Simple, Ordinary Opening. Do not forget that we have Removed from our Old Quarters and now occupy the Fine Large Store in Kia'SJbY'N BltlCK RUlI,IirVtt. imn JtEIffJti.HJJ ,. u JH'-LtUVJJ' lL-A'-JUliAl MiTiuwyi DEA&KR IN ;Hay, Oats, aid Straw, Line, Brie!, Cement, Sail an! Plaster Wood Drllrrrrd to Order. I) ray In?, Teaming and Express Bmlnesg, STEAMER CLARA PARKER Eden P, Parker, Master. For TOWING, FREIGHT orCIIAK II. It. PARKER. Notice to 31arlncrs. , 1t low-shoe' cold. Now, you must quit j established off the end of Clatsop spit, Office of Lioht-Hocse Ikspectoe, TnnrrEENTn Drsmicr, Pobtlaxd, Nov. 22, 1837. Notico is hereby given that on and after this date fixed red lens lantern lights will bo shown from beacons 2 and 4, in Catblamet bay, Columbia river. These lights arb visible four miles. As soon as practicable a first-class red nun buoy, numbered 2s. will wearing them at once, and take tbe medicine I am about to prescribe, faithfully and according to direction." He wrote an inuocent prescription and was about to leave the house, when his patient called him b?ck and paralyzed him by saying: "Since you were bo clever in discovering a 'low-shoe1 cold by looking at my tongue, will you be kind ouongh to takeoff my shoes, look at my feet and tell me it my hat's on straight?" Tho doctor says he has sworn off treating "low-shoe1 colds the girls nowadays are too smart altogether. Washing ton Republican. between bnoys 2 and 4, Columbia riv er bar. By order of the lighthouse board. U. Sebkek, Inspector Thirteenth Lighthouse District. Great Cajsar! Can It Live? Druggist Flpmming. of Duqnesne, formerly of Fayette City, boasts the first baby boy barn in that town. He calls it I'homas Benton Schnntterly Boyle Cleveland Genins of Liberty Fleraraing. Monongahela, Pa. lie-publican. TUB AOTISO AMERICAS ACTOR, ihs B rtfiffg UESRK. E PiJH :i4zkJ-PK' ' , fed? ! I'KK hdiiIv r i Captain, ortn F F1I ranis s. Parker. iOfflES AI Mfflll AT Promptly Delivered LOWEST PRICES IN ANY PART OF THE Fruits and Vegetables CITY. In Season. Everything Warranted as Represented. IJcntnn .Streets. Corner Chenamusand m JL he New Model Range CAN BE HAD IN ASTORIA. ONLY OF Agent. Call and Examine It ; You Will he rica&ed. E. R. Hawes Is also Agent for the Buck Patent Oooking Stove, AND OTHER FIRST CLASS STOVES. Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand fcHCgmcgr.r-gj.-M-r nniin i ,ji u, un mil nunesic L NEW TO-DAY. For Sale. flftv ner cent, within one yew. Call at the Occident Hotel -Uteri, Nor. ae,i7. tei & BVJ ASSISTTD BY HS. JAMES TAYLOR S AXT A Brilliant Array Dramatic Artists 0 a o Q 53 D 00 n t CT IL-V13 t -tHZ 31.3 tj (ritf fill Interpret in a Masterly Banner DUMAS' SUTCHXESs 1IELODIH1UL, THE COVSiT OP H H c a Orq O 5 EQonte (risto "WITH XLLTKB Superb Special Scenery, Elaborate Appointments, Realistic Calcium Light Effects, CostumeSf Etc., OT THE 03IGIKAIi PBODUCTIOif. mOOCHT ESPECIALLY WITH US F3DH HEW YORS FOR THIS GRAND PRESENTATION. to 00 M 00 00 3 mixi-Mj i ii majujmri uniii MNiii conag5P ?rfJE EfiHKB fox S.U. Vft.V III II I I I 1 . 1111 1 f-l.lL'Ssggsr H UNEN GILL NETTING .SPECIALTY. ESTABLISHED It&. CAPITAL, SX0.C00 The Oldest and Largest Manufacturers of FXSH NETTINGS IN THE UNITED STATES. Salmon Purse Seises. Salinjoiil Ms. Salmon Gill Sets. ?5F"Fis1i Xcttinps of all kinds supplied at the shortest possible notice, and at the lowest rates. All made from our Shephard Cold Medal Twines. Guaranteed to be the strongest and most desirable twine now made especially for tbe PACIFIC COAST FISHERIES. This TWINE is manufactured only by ourselves, directly from the raw material, and costs no more in NETTINGS than the cheaper grades. Send for samples; also for our illustrated catalogue. Highest awards at Boston, riiuaueipma ana .Lonaon. Amorioan ITet and Twins BOSTOX, 2dU8A.f SVSSTTS. Ccmpstay, Hosiery and Underwear ! WE HAVE JL'ST BECEIVED DIRECT FROU EASTERN JIANUFACTtmKttS A LARGE LOT OF Gents', Ladies' aii CMMren's Hosiery aii Underwear. Also a foil line of German Yarns, Saxony Yarns. Victoria Zephyrs, Embroidery Silks, Knitting Silks, in all Colors and Shades Sole agent in Astoria for the Celebrated Drial & Co's French Shoes, and Laird, Schober & Mitchell's Fino Shoes. THE EMPIRE STORE W. T. PARKER, Manager. : A.G.SPEXARTH Headquarters for Ammunition THE BEST IX THE WOULD. -w I -w The Winchester Repeating Shot Gun, S25.0OI A Fine Side Snap Marline Made Twist, DoubltMiarrel Shot Gun, Box ShelL and Tools, $17.50. Kpirtlic Goods, Ammunition and the FamouH Swedish Raer Our Immense New Stock, Consisting of 4 CAK LOADS of fine 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 we propose to share with our customers. Call and See Us. CHAS. HEILBORN. INSURANCE. CAPITAL STOCK, $500,000 COLUMBIA FMA1MAH INSURANCE CO. FKANK DF.KUM.. .President W. II. SMITH ..Vice-President JOHN A. C1IILO Secretary No. 160 Second St.. Portland, Or. I. W. Case, Agent, Astoria, Or. YirpiaCipraDiToteo Store J. W. BOTTOM, Proprietor,. Wtcr Street, Two Doors East of Olney. Flae Cigars, Tobaceot aad Smoker ArtUlw, Sold at Lowest Market Kates. FRTJIT3. CANDIES, NOTIONS.&0. Elmore, Sanborn & Go. j COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Fire Insurance AGENTS. ItepresentInK the Largest and Most Rella blo Fire Insurance Companies. AH Business promptlyand accurately tran-acted. FlavelsWhar. - Astoria Oregon. $67,000,000 Capital Liverpool & London Globe. North British and Mercantile of London and Edinburgh. Hartford of Connecticut. Commercial of California Agricultural, of Watertown, ew York, London & Lancashire of Liverpool, Knu . Fire Insurance Companies, Itepresent lu a capital of SW.OOO.Ouo. , U. VAX IHNEX Agent. Furniture and Upholstering, Mattresses Made and Repaired. Paper Hanging. Carpets Sewed and Laid. Furniture Sold on Commission, siior. corner Main and Jefferson Streets MARTIN OLSEN., ' Fire! Fire! Is one of the greatest blessings whon 50a nave It under control. If you build your fire in one ot those Magec Ranges or one of those Acorns or Ananas at .John A. Mont gomery's, you win find It a pleasure to pre pare a meal, or If you get one of those Heat ers you will find them to be clean and eco nomical and an ornament to your parlor. If you Intend getting a range or a heater dont fall to look at his tock. You should call la see his bpautifnl Ornamental Coal Vases, A. V. ALLEN, Has in Stock, and will open within a Few Days, one of the Finest Stocks of FAKTOT, GLASS and CROCKERY WARE, Ever Brought to the City. Examine His Stock Before Purchasing Elsewhere. CAPITAL STOCK - - 8800,000 THE NORTHWEST INSURANCE CO. F.E. Beach President J. McCraken Vice President J. Loewenberg..... . . Treasurer K. P. Earhart... Sec'y and Mnnager DIRECTORS, JXoewenberg J. K. Gill, H. L Pittock, P. K. Arnold, F.M. Warren. J.M Craken, F. E. Beach, D.D.OIIphant, F. Eggert No. 33 Washington street, Portland, Or. R. L. BOYLE, Agent. Astoria. Oregon. Onjce at I. X. L. Packing Co, Deposited in Oregon, $300,000 ASSETS, 853. SOI. 2 8 8. RotrI, Norwleh-TJnlon and Lancashire Com bination Joint Policy. Union of San Francisco. Germania of New YnrV- State Investment of California. Anglo-Nevada Assurance Corporation, SiitlUE J5SVRAHCE COTEEED BI OUR 0PE5 POLICIES. Elmore, Sanborn & Co. Annate. lAstoria In fork Concomly St., Foot of Jackson, Astoria. Or General MaoMnists aifl Boiler latere. Land and Marine Engines BOILEK WORK.' Steamboat Work and Cannsry Work A SPECIALTY, Castings of all Descriptions Made to Order at Short Notice. ..... Pmi&a- ..... Secretary ............Treasurer. , ..Huoarintendent. J. G. Hustleb, . L W. Cask,...... JOHN FOX...... E. Y. LONG. Fresh Fruit, Fine Cigars, CONFECTIONERIES. Fresh Milk received daily. A fall line or CHOICE GOODS; - - Salt sxartk? -- N'