0) VOL. XXX, NO. 11. ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, J 883 PRICE IIVE CENTS. BUSINESS OAEDS. TOH.V H. H3I1TII. ATTORNEY AT LAW. oace. Room 4 and 5, over City Book Store. ATTORNEY AT LAW. viioe iu Klnney'8 Block, opposite City II all. Astoria. Oregon. C.W FOLTOS. Q. C. FULTON rutTx RKOTHEK8, iTTOKXKYS AT LAW. ...mi 5 and 6, Odd Fellows Building. p K.TH03ISUN, ittomey at Law and llotary Public. Sih-cul attention given to practice In the U. l.ind ORice. and the examination of ami title. A lull set ot Abstract Books for Claisop County In office. oifick Up stairs, opposite Telegraph Office. T q. A. BOWIiBV. J. Attorney nnd Counsellor at laiv Office on Chenamus Street, Astoria, Oregon M I). WIXTOS ATTORNEY AT LAW. Rooms No. 11 and 12, Pythian Castle Build ing. p B. WATS03T, Atty.at Law and Deputy Dist. Atty. All business before the U. S. Land Office a pecialty. ASTOltlA, - - OEEOOlf. T C.HIXKXEY, I. I. S. DENTIST. Is associated with IK. LA FOKCL, Rooms 11 and 12 Odd Fellows Building, ASTORIA, .... OREGON. T)KS. A. JU. AS I) J. A. FCLTOX. Fliyslcinns and Surgeons. Office on Cass street, three doors south o Odd Fellow's building. Telephone No. 41. TAX TDTTLE, 31. I. I'ilYSICIAN AND SURGEON Office Rooms 6 Pythian Building Residence : SK corner AVall and West Oth streets, opposite I. W. Case's. R81IAW. DENTIST. Rooms In Allen's Building, up stain, cor ner Cass and Squemoqua streets. Astoria Oregon. M US. DB. OlTEXS-ADAlIt, Office and residence, D, K. Warren's for mer residence, Astoria, Oregon. Diseases of Women and Children, and of the Uye and Ear, specialties. W.D- BAKER, 31. 1. No. 21, Cass St. Office hours from 9 to II a. m., 2 to 5 r. m. XK.O.B.ESTES. 1'ilYSIClAN AND SURGEON. Office : Gem Building, up stairs, Astoria, Oregon. jTB, AliFBED KI.VXEY, Office at Kinney's Cannery. Will only attend patients at his office, and may be found there at any hour. TK. FIUXK PAGE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Opposite Telegraph Office, Astoria, Oregon. Q.EL.O F. PARKJEK, SURVEYOR OF CLATSOP COUNTY AND City Surveyor of Astoria. Residence : Near Clatsop Mill. N. B. Raymond. Deputy, Office at City Hall. J? C JIOLDLW. Notary Public, OommiEsioner of Deeds For Washington Territory. AUCTIONEER. REAL ESTATE AND IS8UHA.VCK AG EXT. Office at Holden's Auction Rooms. Chena mus Street, Astoria. Oregon. SMITH. DENTIST. Rooms 1 and 2 Fjthlan C. H. Cooper's fatore. Building over E. C. HOLDEH, AUCTIONEER 2 COMMISSION AGENT. ESTABLISHED 1874. Dealer In New and Second-hand Furniture and Bedding. Will conduct Auction Sales of Land, SIocjc or Household Hoods in the country. Will appraise and purchase Second-hand Furniture, Consignments .solicited. Quick Sales and Prompt Cash Returns Guaranteed. Astoria Aent for Dally and Weekly Ore-gonlan. H.A CURES RHETBIATISM, Lumbago, Backache, Head ache, Toothache. neuralgia; Sore Throat, Swellings, Frost bites, Sprains, SCIATICA, BRUISES, BURNS, SCALDS. For Stablemen and Stockmen, Tho Greatest Remedy Known for llorso and Cattlo Diseases. Chronic Cases -JO Years' Standing Cared Permanently. Crippled Cases Throw Away Crutches; Cured Permanently. Chronic Cases At Once Relieved ; Cured Promptly. Chronic Cases Cured Without Itclapso ; No Return or Pain. Chronic Cases Cured ; No Pain In Many Years. Sold by Druggists and Dealers Eccryw'icre. The Charles A. Vogclcr Co., Italto., Md. SPECIAL turning Tests MADE AT OAKLAND. CAL., OOTO ber 19, 18.S7, hv CHARLES J. WOOD BURY, at the request of the City Council, in the presence of ilie Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, the Fire Warden, City At torney and members of the City Council. EtiVIXK OIL, Burnett at I3S dear. STAlt KEROSENE, From Wlnttier. Fti ler & Co. Burned at 120 desr, STAHI.KJUT. "Family S'avnrit,',"' Biii'noil at ion tlcsr. 1T.AKL OIL, Burned at 104 de?. GOT. BEX STAR. Burned at HO deg. "Extra Star" Kerosene BEATS THEM ALL ! SAN Fbancisco, October 21, 1SS7. Messrs. WHITTIEK, FCLLEIt & CO.. Front and Fine Streets, City : Gentlemen : I hac made a verv rnrefni and thorough Burning Test of our"KXI RA TAR KKltOSKMK. VATeit"VIIITi:, KX l'RESSLY FOIt FAMILY USE." and lind tlio Burning Test to be 14:8 Degrees. Very respectfully ours. CHARLES J. WOODBURY. Magnus G. Crosby Dealer In HARD! ABE, IROli, STEEL. Iron Pipe and Fittings, STOVES, T8NWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, SEMn. and Ooppor. Wing Lee & Co. iatrortTEns and dealers in Chinese and Japanese FANCY GOODS, Curiosities, Lacquered Ware, Ivory Toys, Fine Crockers. -Ilk and Crape Hand kerchiefs, Shawls, Tea. Ladies' Underwear, Etc. This Is the only place to buy the cheapest and finest articles at any time. You are welcome to call and examine onr Immense new stock. No trouble to show you the prices. JU GUY. Proprietor, and also Contractor for furnishing Chinese Laboiers promptly for all kinds of Work. Cass street, south of Trie Astokian office. J. C. CLINTON DEALER IN CICARS AND TOBACCO. FRUITS. NUTS. Candles. Smokers' Articles, Etc. New Goods Received Dally. Opposite City Book Store. GOAL OIL the htot. The Wild Denizens of the Great North west Disappearing. Graphic Description of the Habits and Mode of Hunting Wild Animals Character of the Men who Engage in the Business. "The wholesale butchery of large jrame in the Rocky mountain re gions, which has been engaged in by a good sized army ot men lor the past fifteen years, is about to be stopped," said civil engin eer, George Philers, of the North western Pacific construction corps, "and the reason it is to cease is that the races of animals against which this ruthless crusade has been carried on, from buffalo to antelope, are nearly annihilated. It may be said that the huiialo are virtually extinct, for of the enor mous herd whose tread once made the plains tremble as they marched, it is doubtful if there are 2,000 left, and they corralled by a skin speculator, who will slaughter them as he sees profit in so doing. "1 spent eight years in Minne sota, Montana and Wyoming, and during these years not less than 20,000 e'k, mule deer and antelope were killed annually in these re gions alone. Elk, which formerly ranged from the middle states to (he Pacific coast, are now never found east of the Missouri river. Twenty-five years ago they were still abundant in Kansas and Ne braska, but the rapid advance of civilization in these states drove them into the dense and as yet uninhabitable portions of Minne sota and the northern territories. If they had been doomed to ex tinction by the natural progress of civilization, or the effects of legiti mate hunting in those regions, they would have been certain of a long life tenure; but the whole sale slaughter in all seasons of these animal?, which began to be a systematic business in 1S72, has resulted in so thinning out their ranks that the sportsman must now seek this noble game in the most remote parts of even the comparatively unfrequented re gions to which the war upon them has forced the remnants of the race to fly. Not only has the elk been made the victim of this indis criminate and organized raid, but the mule deer and antelope haw been pursued in the same manner. Begun in 1872 by a party of Fort Uenton traders, who conceived the idea of making the skins of these animals an important item in the commerce of the plains and mount ains, the business rapidly increased in proportions year after year, and hunting parties, fitted out to per fection for the prosecution of their destructive work, spread through the country named and gave no mercy, liie industry ot col lecting elk, mule deer and antel ope skins reached the culminating point of destructiveness in 1S79, and since then has been decreas ing annually in importance because of the rapid disappearance of ma terial upon which to work, but against the remnant of these three races of the noblest game animals on the American continent the war is still persistently waged, and it must be but a matter of a year or two when they will be prac tically extinct. Provisions of law, which are strict in prohibiting the killing of the game as it is being killed, are virtually useless, for it would take a standing army of 10,000 men to stand guard around the haunts of the doomed animals and protect them from the butch ers. "Elk travel in herds, and to the legitimate hunter there is no more noble and exciting sport than elk hunting. Yv hen not hindered by deep snow they make their way with wonderful ease and rapidity through the very worst of the bad lands of the regions they inhabit. Mounted on a fleet bronco, the hunter is frequently led a chase for many miles befere he is able to capture' his wary game. The natural gait of the elk is a grace- jful swinging trot, and as long as j they maintain that they never tire. It is one great object of the hun ter to follow his game so closely on his pony as to break his trot into a gallop. If the hunter suc ceeds in his object, he follows on with the certainty that the game is his, for the gallop, beinjr an un- i natural gait for the elk, soon tires i the animal and ho begins to lag be hind. Once broken from his trot into tho run, he does not seem to be able to fall back into his nat ural gait again, the hunter is able to set in easy range and the elk soon falls a victim to his rifle. An elk in good condition will weigh from 300 to 500 pounds, and no member of the deer family has such delicate and finely flavored flesh. "The range of the mule deer be fore he fell under the ban of the game butchers was from Idaho to Oregon. The mule deer is shyer than the elk and seeks the higher portions of tho Bad Lands. Quick of eye and scent, they arc better able to elude the hunter, and the sportsman finds that he needs all of his best skill and cunning in bagging a mule deer. The elk, once fired at or on hearing the sound of a gun, will immediately run, and once chased will not stop until he crosses running water, al though the run may be many miles before that is reached. The mule deer, on the other hand, has his regular runs, like the cunning red deer of the east, and may be hunted throughout the season iu the locality where one is started. "The shyness and fleet-footed- ness of the antelope are well known to hunters and its chase is given an additional zest on that account. All sorts of strategems are adopted by huqtcrs to get a shot at one. The coursing of antelope with greyhounds is probably one of the most exciting of all legitimate wild sport. General Standley, when he was stationed among the Rockies, had a greyhound that was famous all through that region for his wonderful success in coursing antelope. This was tho standard recreation of all the army officers in the west when I was out there. I do notbplieveanyof them would have hesitated to turn his whole iorce against a party of skin hunt ers, if occasion offered, as the war on the antelope began to come home to their individual interest and pleasure. "The greatest destruction of these thiee rame animals is carricii on by the hide hunteis during tin senson of-dcep snow, and during the breeding season, when it is an ci"-y matter to take them. In April the cow elks, leave the liulU to themselves and retire to the thickets and close timber. I hav known a single hide hunter to kill in one month, in the snow, mid that in the month of April, thirty five cow elks. This man was of a large party who were huntinii in the same neighborhood, and there was no reason to suppose that each one of them was not fully as suc cessful as the one mentioned; in fact, it was known that the party butchered nearly 500 cow elks that month. Each one of those cows would have brought forth a calf in the course of a few weeks, being in ambush for that purpose. These men were but a small proportion of the men operating in that re gion, and thousands of elk, unable to escape or offer resistance, were slaughtered there that month. The mule, deer and antelope are killed after the same manner. When an animal is killed, whether elk, deer or antelope, the skin is stripped Irom the body and the carcass left lying in the snow. I have seen hundreds of elk along the Yellowstone. The hide hunt ers are equipped with repeating rifles, and even when the snow does not aid them in their Dtttcii ery, they are able to kill from six to" t'.clve elk in a herd before it gets out of range. "All the hide hunters I camp iu contact with were the roughest kind of characters, and first-rate people to let alone. I have been told that the traders employ the worst and most reckless men they can obtain for this lawless gather ing of hides. They are paid S3 apiece for elk skins a"nd 82 for mule deer and antelope skins. It was these same Fort Benton people who fostered the persistent and wholesale raids on the buffalo in that region, and at last extermi nated them. One year while I was in the Yellowstone country they killed 25,000 buffalo between . J. .. ' . .. t ...I. ir: the headwaters ot the i.iuiie .Mis souri and the Yellowstone. I would advise any sportsman who desires to have a shot at an elk, a mule deer or an antelope, to go out west now. Ho will not hnd them as accessible nor as certain of hmnrr fnnnd ns thev were five o , . "li i years ago, but a good nunter win oe able to find some and have fine sport. But if ha waits another year or so, ha might as well stay at home and takehis sport with possible red deer nearer home. He will never see an elk or any of his kin. althourrh he may hunt the great northwest over inch by inch." Peace on Earth Awaits that countless army of martyrs, whose ranks are constantly recruited from the victims of nervousness and nervous dis eases. The price of the boon is a systemat ic course of Hostetter's Bitteri, the finest and most genial of tonic nervines, pursued with reasonable persistence. Easier, plcas anter and safer this than to swah the let ualling department with jeudo-tonics, al coholic or the reverse, beef extracts, nerve foods, narcotics, sedathes and poisons in disguise. "Tired Natuce's sweet restorer, balmy sleep," Is the providential recuperant o- weak Serves, and this glorious franchise being usually the consequences of sound di gestion and increased vigor, the great stom achic which insures bo'li Is productive also of repose at the required time. Not unre freslied awakens the Individual who ues it, but vigorous, clear headed and tranquil. Use thh Bitters also in fever and ague, rheuma tism, kidney troubles, constipation and bil iousness. When it's only 25 below zero out in Dakota and Minnesota, the natives think it s an open winter and bc'iin to talk of spring plow ing. ml WEWHf' Its superior fxrellenee provi-ii ' millMi.s .f homes fur nimo thin a muttt r if a ci'iit- urv. It isu-cd ly the United fitcs !ov eriinient. Kndcised by the In- ds hi the (ireal Universities as the Strongest. Tun-st. nndin'KT Ili-.Ulhful. Dr. Price's the milt Baking Powder tlMt does imt contain Am monia. 1 line . nr Alum. Sob! only in Cms. I'UlCli BAKING 1'OWKKkCO.. NKWVOUIC. CIIICACO. sr. LOUIS. IIOTIXS AND KESTAUKANTh V3i. AUKS. Ppop'r. Firs! Class in Every Respect. Tree Coach to tlic Hounp. cnnis. uvnxsox. THEI EVEKS0N & COOK. On the European Plan. LARGE CLEAN ROOMS, A FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT Board by the Day, Week or Month. Private Rooms for Families, Etc. Transient Custom Solicited. Oysters, Fish, Meats, Etc., Cooked to Order. WATSK St., Opp. I'oard A. Stokes A FIRST CLASS SALOOFJ f Bun In connection with the Premises. The Best of WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Good BiUUrd Tables and Frivate Card Rooms. THE Casino Eestaurant One block from the O. K. & N.Dock, M. M.SfeRRA, Proprietor. A Good Meal For 25 Cents. Oysters In any Style, 23 cents. In connection with this Popular Eestau rant Is run a 11 st-class Saloon, well stocked with choicest Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Boat Building. JOE LEATHERS Is at the old stand prepared to build all kinds of boats used on the Pacific Coast. Builder of steamers .Eltcfric. Farorite, Tonquln, and others. 1 luuuei itiaKini; a specially, ofcuu uuu workmanship nrst.ciass. ERFEC -OASH.- & SF3ICX&E. ix Men's Knit Wool Underwear, And in Teen's and Boys' Clothing. TUESDAY, JAN. 10th, 1888, 1 will commence selling the following six different lines in first class regular make of Knit Wool Undershirts and Drawers regardless of first cost, on account of my having the solo agency of Conger's Patent "Chest Shield'' Undershirt3 and House's Patent "Double Seated"' Drawers. These lines I place on sale at Sl-SS each shirts or drawers, making S2.50 per suit, most of which I formerly sold at 3.50 per suit, viz: Mens Fine Wool Scarlet Undera'uirt.s or Drawers. Men's Fancy Stripe Wool Vicuna Undershirts or Drawers. Men's Fine Wool Buckskin Tint Undershirts or Drawers. Men's Fancy Stripe Wool Gray and White Undershirts or Drawers. Men's Fancy Stripe Wool Scarlet and White Undershirts or Drawers. Men's Conde Wool Mottled Undershirts or Drawers. These above lipes of goods aro all non-shrinking, and of uniform durability, finished seams, and general perfection of manufacture. MEN'S AND BOYS' CLOTHING. Having closed out from tho manufacturers at tho closing of tho year, entire lines in suits, pants, tc, which were mado up for last fall's trade, and which I guarantee are first clas3 as to make, fit, etc., and at figures which enables mo to offer them at factory prices. These said lines are too numerous to mention in this space. I Among said lines I havo some bqy3' (13 which are cheap at even 510.00; Men's all wool California uassimere buns for $13.50 which aro staple at $17.50; Children's (4 to 9) Overcoats at $1.00, formerly S5.505 Boys' (5 to 10 Overcoats 3.50, formerly 1.50; Youth's f 12 to 17) Overcoats 4.50, formerly 3.50; Men's fino Overcoats, etc. I. ,. OSGOOD, Kinnej '3 Brick BuMing, Astoria, Oregon. Opposite licsctic Engine House. 25!2i . r HJIDEN FUXMILLS.USBl'RN.IRELANDv r. nuuJt HJUI11ILU. lot.--- t. tf. hp gjjjj-fi GRAND PRIX PARIS, 1878, AND GRAND CROSS OF THE LEGION D'HONNEUU. They received the ONLY GOLD MEDAL For FLAX THREADS at tho London Fisnories Exhibition 3,883, And havo been awarded HIGHER PRIZES at the various Than the goods of any other IN THE WORLD. Quality Can .Sl-ggays be Depanded on. Experienced Mermen Use i Otter. HEMEY DUYLiD & Uo., 517 and 519 Market Street, - - SAN FRANCISCO AGENTS FOR PACIFIC COAST. Seine Twine, Rope and Netting Constantly on Hand, SEINES, POUNDS and TRAPS furnished to order at Lowest Factory Prices. BUY YOUR Groceries! Provisions tok Their largely Increasing trade enables them to sell at the very lowest marsln of profit while giving you goods that are of first class quality. Goods Delivered All Over the City. The Highest Price Paid for Junk. OF Foard & S ONEPEIOE.- to 17) all wool Cheviot Suits for 7.50, J. H. D. GRAY Wholesale and retail dealer In. GROCERIES FLOUR, AHD FEE Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. LIME, SAND AND CERJENT General Storage and "Wharfage nn reason able terms. Foot of Benton strett, Astoria, Oregon. G. A. ST1NS0N & CO., BLACKSMITHING, it Capt. .Rogers old stand, corner of Cass and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work, Horseshoelne. Wagons made aad repaired. Good work guaranteed. ESsi ,itNNA7S7.