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VSTORIA, OREGON:
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-JUNE 21, 1S88.
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tisers the largest circulation of any newspa
per published on the Columbia river.
The King Cedric previously re
ported, arrived in yeater-day.
The Kate and Anna started for
northern waters yesterday afternoon.
The Aureole arrived in yesterday
afternoon, and went to Knappton to
load.
The moon and the California dele
gation to the Chicago convention,
will be full nest Friday.
ratting up the iron front of Capt.
Flavel'a new brick block attracts a
large crowd of spectators.
The Hassalo went down to the bar
yesterday and probably crossed out,
as it was smooth, as nsual.
Local items are thankf ally received
tip to two o'clock a. m. Politics ar
gued from-two to three r. sr.
All members of the uniform rank,
K. of P., are urgently requested to
meet at their hall at 8 o'clock this
evening.
The Alliance arrived in yesterday,
with cargo from San Francisco, after
an absence of three years from the
river and proceeded inland.
E. M. Grimes of Seaside, is reported
quite ill. His condition last evening
was pronounced such as to occasion
grave fears as to his recovery.
In the justice com t yesterday Jim
Petty and Thos. Dunn, arrested
charged with stealing S2j 00 from a
poker gamo in Music hall, were dis
charged. A salmon weighing seventy-five
pounds, was on exhibition at the Co
lumbia River Packing Co.'s premises
yesterday. Mr. A. Booth sent it by
express on ice to Chicago.
Mrs. Busey will open a summer
school in No. 7 school building.
Those parents who would like to
enter (their children, please call on
Mrs. Busey, corner of Main and Court
streets.
The result of the O. R. & N. elec
tion will probably bo that the joint
lease scheme is knocked in tho head,
and that the company will put tugs
on the bar, as soon as it gets a good
ready.
The towage rates on the river are
at present up to the old tariff. The
King Cenric will be towed to Port
land and back by the Lurline for
S300. She draws about fourteen feet
going up, and is expected to draw
considerably more coming down.
Tho loss of the Venture will be
heard with interest. Diligent in
quiry last evening failed to elicit the
name of but one ot tue crew or tne
ill fated vessel Al Pfilmatier, a
well-known resident of this vicinity.
The names of tho other three men
who shipped here could not be as
certained. This, according to the popular de
lusion, is the longest day in the year.
It has just 24 hours, the same as any
other day, but is generally called "the
longest day." Busy folks are jnst as
badly crowded for time to-day as any
day. That is a funny idea.a man
complaining that ho "hasn't time
enough" to do this or that. He has
all the time that is going. If the
days were 30 hours long, though,
some of us would have more time
than at present.
A firemen's tournament will be
held in Portland to-day, under the
auspices of tho Portland volunteer
firemen's association. There will be
teams present from Walla Walla and
the Willamette valley, and prizes of
coin, cups, and trumpets will reward
the victors. The prizes will be as
follews: Sneed race. S200: wet test.
3100 and a solid silver trumpet (value
S100) given by Mayor DeLash
mut; champion's race, S100 and
a solid silver trumpet given
by the Exempt Firemen's association
of Portland; hundred yard foot race,
50; 250 yard foot race, S75; open to
any member of tho competing hose
teams in the hose contest' of Friday
and Saturday.
Yesterday Chas. Gustinson. aged
23, and his boat puller, Alfred, fish
iiiEr for the Astoria 'Packing company
were in their boat,lying at anchor off
Great Republic spit At the turn of
tho tide the water grows rough in
that locality, and yesterday was no
exception to the rnle. As the waves
rolled in the two men finally con
cluded that they would be safer on
shore, and leaving the boat struck
out for the spit, but were over
whelmed by the waves and both
drowned. Gustinson was well known
on the river, and his loss is greatly
deplored. The boat puller was an
almost total stranger. The boat and
net were brought np to the cannery
yesterday afternoon.
O. N. G.
Co. "H" will give a grand ball July
3rd, at now armory halL There will
be new music bv the "Western Ama
teur band. The managing committee
will do their utmost to see that every
one has a good time.
THE 0HI0AG0 CONVENTION.
The Proceedings of The Erst Day.
Aew Yobk, June 20. The Herald
&ni Tribune say that the New York
delegation will not vote for DeDew.
The foiecast of the papers as to the
outcome is as divergent as three
days ago.
Chicago, June 20, noon. The
crowd is collecting slowly. The con
vention will bo called to order about
12 0. '
Geu. Spaulding of Michigan, says
the sub-committee on platform has
adjourned till 830 p.m. The plat
form will be reported to-day.
12:47. The convention has voted
to effect permanent organization.
12:52. The chairman announces
that the committee on credentials
will report at 8 r. m.
A motion by Roche of Illinois, has
been made, calling for a report from
the organizing committee.
1 p. si. Permanent chairman M.
M. Estee of California, has been in
troduced and begun his speech to the
convention.
1:03 p.m. Estee briefly referred to
the Oregon election ot two weeks
ago. Roche of Illinois, took tho
platform and presented a solid silver
and gold gavel to the chairman of
the convention.
1:03 p. m. Works of Illinois, has
presented to the chairman a gavel
made ot wood from a desk in n tan
nery at Galena belonging to Grant;
received with great applause.
1:13 p. m. Bayne of Pennsylvania,
is reading the report of the com-
mitteo on rules.
1:1G p. m. Tho report ot tho com
mittee on rules gives Dakota ton
votes and Washington six.
150 p. m. Hoar of Massachusetts,
moves that the report of the com
mittee on rules be adoptod, with the
exception of that relating to the
election of alternates. Bntterworth
of Ohio, moves that the limit of time
of nominating speeches be mnue
fifteen minutes; and speeches second
ing nominations to teu minutes.
1:42 p. m. Bntterworth's motion to
limit speeches has been defeated.
1:45 p. m. Hoarof Michigan.moves
to take a reces3 to 8 P. m. Conven
tion adjourned to 8 p. m.
2:30 r. M. Under the rules adopted
the report of the committee on cre
dentials and platform naming the
members ot the national committee
must be acted upon before presenta
tion and balloting ot candidates be
gins, as the committee on platform
will not be ready to report till to
morrow. Nothing will be likely to
be done outside of the credential con
test, which it is said will be carried
into the convention.
It is announced on good authority
that the committee on credentials
will seat the 14 Wise delegates.
Upon reassembling the convention
was called to order at 824 p. m.
835 p. m. The convention has
adopted a resolution of sympathy
with Germany by a standing vote.
930 p. m. The committee on cre
dentials have sent word that they
will be ready to report in twenty
minutes.
Gov. Foraker, of Ohio, has been re
quested to address the convention
and take3 the platform amid great
applause.
9 P. m. Gov. Foraker, of Ohiois
speaking. He says the candidate of
the Republican party will at least be
a gentleman.
THE VIRGINIA DISPUTE SETTLED.
9:10 p. m. The committee on cre
dentials will recognize the Wise dele
gates from the 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th,
8th and 10th Virginia districts.
9:12. Hepburn, the chairman, pre
sents the report of the committee on
credentials.
9:16. The committee on credentials'
report seats the Mahone delegates at
large from Virginia.
9:45 p. m. The committee on cre
dentials as to delegates as large from
Virginia adopted the recomendation
sejiting Mahone.
The Cnstora llone Grounds.
Tho work of fixing up tho custom
house grounds in better shape than
heretofore, began yesterday morning,
and our citizens will certainly appre
ciate the improvement when finished.
The work which has been awarded
by the department to W. B. Head
iugton, consists of filling in the
grounds to an average of three feet
higher than tho present level, build
ing a new fence all round the grounds,
with a gate at eacu corner and n car
riage way at the west door, and build
ing new sidewalks. Thero were sev
eral bids: Holt & McCurtrio, S3.29S;
L. Hartwig. 83,605.15; Snrprenant &
Ferguson, 53.078; W. li. Headington,
S2.800; John Wirt, S4,504.
The contract was accordingly
awarded to Mr. Headington.
The grounds will be raised two feet,
all around the streets, then terraced
five feet back, and then raised an
other foot, after which the grounds
will be ready for the growth of trop
ical vegetation. The corner gates
will be a great improvement.
.
Attention K. of L.
The members cf Columbia Assem
bly No. 5,033 K. of L., are called to
meet at their lodge room for the
election of officors at 8 p. m. Monday,
Junoaitu, 13S3. uy order,
M.W.
Notice.
The ladies of Grace Episcopal Church
will servo lunch on Wednesday the 4th
day of July, 1888, at B. S. Worsley's
auction rooms opposite D. I. Beck &
Sans.
Ice Cream nnd Lemonade will also be
served by the ladies throughout the day.
Leave home cooking and enjoy the
sports of the day.
Come one, come all.
Meals Cootced to Order.
Private rooms for ladies and families:
at Central Restaurant, next to Foard &
Stokes'.
When Yon Go to Portland
Frank Fabre, Occidental hotel restau
rant will be glad to see his Astotla
friends. A good dinner at a moderate
j price aud everything in season.
THE MIND CUKE.
A Notion That lias Much in Its Favor.
"Fools rush in where angels fear to
tread," and no matter whether it is
the roadway 'tween here and upper
town, or the true policy for Bismarck
to adopt toward France and Russia, a
newspaper man is always ready with
on opinion about things present
Tho faith cure, or "Christian sci
ence" is the latest, and a good many
Astorians are interested in it Some
vho come to scoff remain to pray,and
from being incredulous sneerers, be
lievers. A good deal has been written
about it, and it is being given the
same attention that the laying on ot
hands, or madstones, or freckles, or
prohibition, or s wellheads, or the sup
pressed vote in Louisiana, or other
kindred worries, demands at the
hands of an overdosed public. How
one looks at "the faith cure" depends
on how he or she looks at anything.
Some people are naturally believing;
others are of an investigating turn of
mind; others see the funny side of a
thing and want to make sport of
things sacred and holy.
The faith cure deserves respectful
consideration. It is in brief a firm
belief in the efficacy of Divine inter
position; a settled conviction that
many complaints and ailments can
be cured or removed by prayer and
proper mental attitude, and a dispo
sition to depend more upon the in
fluence of the mind on the body and
less upon drugs and medicines. There
is just enough of physiological truth
about it to give it respectable foun
dation, and enough foolish shadowy
possibility about it to make it ridicu
lous in tho eyes of people who feel
naturally inclined that way.
Liike everything else in this world
it finds endorsement in tho Bible.
That is, there are texts in that an
cient history that give ground for in
terpretation ot Biblical origin of
faith cure. For instance in James is
read, ' and the prayer of faith shall
save tho sick man, and tho Lord shall
raise him up, and if he be in sins
they shall be forgiven him."
The mind has, plainly, a great deal
to do with the body. One can imag
ine he is sick, and sickness follows, if
really ill, he can help or hinder recov
ery by the way ho feels about it. And
it is obvions that there is a certain
class ot diseases, mostly imaginary,
that "the mind cure" will aid in dis
pelling.
Hysterical people, hypochondriacs,
idlers, busybodies, overworked peo
ple, people whose lives are monoto
nous, cases ot arrested mental devel
opment, those who uncon
sciously exaggerate, slandered, un
successful politicians, people tired of
their surroundings, and people who
have fallen in love with themselves
and have no active rivals, are pecu
liarly susceptible to a perversion of
belief about this matter and are in
clined to claim more than can bo
justly admitted in favor of the "mind
cure," which is at present epidemic in
Astoria.
Far be it from a silly scribe to
rudely jostle Heaven's anointed with
unsanctified hands. If any one or
two have succeeded in forming a
partnership with the Almighty, as
junior members ot tho hrm and can
get points on the inside or the Great
Beyond, not vouchsafed to the scoffer
or the unworthy they are fit subjects
for congratulation. Uut it there is
anything funnier than trying to cure
dyspepsia or a used up kidney or a
bad case of sore eyes by prayer and
belief in a series of lectures, it has
not come under the writer's obscrv.i
tion since the last circus struck its
center pole in the court house yard.
"There is nothing good or bad in
this life but thinking makes it so,"
says Shakespeare in Hamlet, and
that expresses it all. As the man
thinks, so he is. The man who car
ries a potato in his pocket to keep off
the rheumaliz has no right to laugh
at the man who thinks he can euro
his liver by praying nnd expressing
his belief that he is better.
The chief charm of the "faith cure"
is its newness to some people. There
is no devotee so sincere as tho now
convert to an old faith. The "faith
cure" is as old as the ten command
ments, but in these days of electric
lights, and telegraph wires, it is
dressed in a garb and eagerly em
braced by thousands as a novelty.
People who have tired of church and
doctor think they have discovered
something that combines the best
features of both and discards tho dis
agreeable features of either, and have
made a sort of a little tin God ot an
idea that has nothing new abont it
but the present mode of expression.
It is to be said for the mind cure,
that it invariably makes better the
firm believer in its teachings. This
is a merit in the mind cure, that gives
it better standing than belief in the
Salvation army or free trade, or free
love, or the Malthusian theory.
The mind bure is not a discovory;
it is a revival, and is just the very
belief and practice that may serve as
an antidote to many of the ills ot
this little life of ours that is so full
of illusions and imageries.
PERSONAL MENTION.
L. E. Selig returned from Portland
yesterday.
Capt. J. A. Brown of Portland is in
the city.
Special agent J. A. Mnnday is in
the city.
iwi
Electric Bitters.
This remedy is becoming so well
known and so popular as to need no
snecial mention. AH who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not ex-i-t
and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Hitters will cure all
diseases of the Liver and Kidnevs. will
remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rheum and
inner anecuuns caused uy impure uioou.
Will drive Malaria from the system
ntul prevent as well as cure Malarial le
vers. For cure of Headache, Constipa
tion and Indigestion try Electric Bit
ters Entire satisfaction guaranteed, or
money refunded. Price 50 cts. and S1.00
per bottle at J. C. Dement's.
Ludlow's Ladies' S3.00 Fine Shoes;
also Flexible Hand turned French Kids,
at P. J. Goodman's.
EEJIAKKS FEOJI JOGGLES.
His Opinion of Presidential Requirements.
Joggles, who hasn't been around
for some time, came in yesterday and
putting his feet up on the table in
that sociable way he has, said: "I've
been down there looking at them bul
letins in front of Alex Campbell's sa
loon. 'Pears to me the more I read
the less I can mako out I guess it's
my own fault, but I'll wait till them
fellows at Chicago nominate for sure
and then I'll think about it. Bnt
don't you think there's a good deal of
fuss about this thing ot president?
more than there need be. To hear
folks talk you'd think that a little
room 7x9 would hold all the men in
the country that are fit to bo presi
dent Now I'll tell you what I think.
I think that it doesn't need such an
almighty smart man to be president.
It just wants a plain common sense
business man with just enough gump
tion about him to do nothing half the
time and say nothing the other half.
This country is chuck full of smart
men. It runs useii. Tnats the
reason it is so easy to "rule" it. Why
Great ScottI Here we are CO.000.000
people, all free and enlightened and
I'll bet you that in any city or town
or school district in the United States
yon can go out and catch np a man
that would make a good president.
We don't depend on no one man nor
two. nor twenty."
" 'N' I'll tell you another thing I be
lieve. It takes more smartness, hard
work and effort every way to run a
business fceptin, you run it in the
ground) than to run the government.
Take a grocery man or a dry goods
man, or any other business man es
pecially in a little town. Why think
ot tao tbmgs lie s got to Keep in ins
head.andtheworkhe'sgottodo. Pnt
one of these overworked hard run fel
lows into tho presidency and ho'd
think by contrast ho'd strnck a soft
snap, i tell yon it s no tries to do
tilings wnen everytning is done lor
you, and all yonvo got to uo is to
look wise, and it anything comes np
go and ask the advice of some fellow
that's paid to know jnst that ono par
ticular thing.
"I met a man this morning that sez.
"we must have Blaine or we're gone."
Now he s way off, it he thinks the
country can't get along without
Blaine. 'S'posing Blaine should die.
What; are we going to quit; let go;
go out of business? not much!"
ADd Joggles spat upon tho floor
with great vehemence.
A Warning.
The modes of death's approach are
various, and statistics show conclu
sively that more persons die from dis
eases of the Throat and Lungs than
any other. It is probable that every
one, without exception, receives vast
numbers of Tubercle Germs into the
system and where these germs fall
upon suitable soil they start into life
and develop, at first slowly and is
shown by a slight tickling sensation
in the throat and if allowed to con
tinue their ravages they extend to the
lungs producing Consumption nnd to
the head, causing Catarrh. Now all
this is dangerous and if allowed fo
proceed will in time cause death. At
the onset you must act with prompt
ness; allowing a cold to go without
your attention is dangerous and may
lose you your life. As soon as yon
feel that something is wrong with
your Throat, Limps or Nostrils, ob
tain a bottle of iioscliees uermau
Syrup. It will give you immediate
relief.
Changes In Steamboat 31 aster-.
Capt. L. A. Bailey, who at one
timo had charge of the river division
of the Oregon Railway & Navigation
company, and who for some months
past has been captain of tho 8. (f.
Heed, one of tho night beats between
Portland and Astoria, recently ten
dered his resignation. Ho has ac
cepted a position in the Portland &
Coast Steamship company and will
assume command of the steamer Al
liance, which will ply between Port
land and Shoalwater bay, Gray's har
bor and other points along the coast.
Capt Henry Emken, who has for so
long had command of the towing
steamer Ocklaliama, has been pro
moted to the captaincy of tho . (J.
Reed. Capt John Tell, who has
been pilot on tho steamer Dixie
Thompson, will hereaftor take his
place in thewheelhonse of the Ockla
hama.Oregonian, 20.
I.s Consumption Incurable?
Head the follewing: Mr. C. II. -Morris,
Newark, Ark., says: "Was down with
Abscess of Lungs, and friends and phy
sicians pronounced me an Incurable
Consumptive. Began taklngDr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption, am
now on my third bottle, and able to
oversee the work on my farm. It is Hie
finest medicine ever made."
Jesse Miuulewart, .Decatur, oino,
says: "Had it not been for Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumptien 1
would have died of hung Troubles. Was
given up by doctors. Am now in best
of health." Try it. Sample bottles free
at J. C. Dement's Drug Store.
Umbrellas Repaired
At my old stand. J. Jori.ix.
ADVICE TO aXOTIIKKH.
Mrs. Window's Sootiiinq Sviiup
should always be used for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens
the cuius, altavs all rain, cures wind
cholic and is the best remedy for diar-
rhcea.Twenty-five cents a bottle.
A fine cup of coffee, at the Telephone
llestaurant.
Coffee and cake, ten cenU, at the
Central Restaurant
Private Boning.
At the Telephone Itestaurant for sup
pers, parties, etc. i lie nest cookwi to
order.
The finest and juiciest stealc at the
Telephone KcsUunint.
The best Oysters in any style, at
the Telephone Kpstaurant
CldrenCryforPitcIier'sCastoria
B
ew Lace Curtains
Window Draperies
HANDSOME and NEW
Nottingham, Ecru and White,
Embroidered Swiss, Irish Point,
Renaissance, in Single and Two Toned.
Persian Drapery, Etamines,
Porteriers, in Chenille and Tapestry,
Silk and Wool Tapestry.
Figured Madras, etc., etc.
Upwards of 3,000 yards of Nottingham Cur
tain Nett from 12c to 76c per yard.
.
Tl&e Xaeading Mouse
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DIAMOND PALACE!
GUSTAY 1IAXSEN, Frop'r.
A Large and Well Selected Stock of Fine
Diamonfls s Jewelry
At Extremely Low Trices.
All (ioods Bought at This Establishment
Warranted Genuine.
Wntoli :tnI Clock Itcpairiug
A SPECIALTY.
Corner Cass and Squemoqua Streets.
Carnahan & Go.
SUCCESSORS TO
I. W. CASE,
IMPOUTKKS AND WHOLESALE AND
RETAIL DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
Comer Clicnamus and Cass streets.
ASTCHIA OREGON
BOOTS AND SHOES!
Of Best Quality, and at
LOWEST PRICES,
AT THE
SIGN OF THEJOLDEN SHOE.
JOHN 3EC.3ECKT.
MURRAY & CO,,
GROCERS
And Dealers fn
Special Attention Given to Filling
Of Orders.
A FULL LINE CARRIED
And Supplies furnished at Satis
factory Terms.
Purchases delivered In any part of the city.
Office and Warehouse
In Hume's New Building on Water Street.
P. O. Box 153. Telephone No. 37.
ASTORIA. OREGON.
The Akron Lacquers.
TnE UNDERSIGNED' RESPECTFULLY
calls tho attention ot Cannerymen and
others to the fact that he is the Pacific
coast agent for the
Celebrated Akron Lacquers,
And is prepared to qqote loir prices on tliesa
goods. Samples furnished on agplljatton.
Cimry Snjjfc!
AND
JUST ABBIVED.
IN
1. COOPER,
Why!
How
Muck you could save by buying your Hats
at HERMAN WISE'S the Reliable
Clothier and Hatter !
Do
You know that HERMAN WISE can and does
sell Goods at a Smaller Profit than any other
house in Astoria ?
You
Should examine my stock and prices. I offer
them to you very low, especially now !
Do
Consider your own interests when you think
af buying a STOTX1, S&T or I'UK
2T2BSJKra GOOES.
e
I I guarantee
till IS money
WHIl.9
suiting
HERMAN WISE
The Reliable Clothier and Hatter.
(DOUBLE STORE.)
Occident Hotel Building,
0ESI6NS
of Astoria.
Do all close buyers buy their Clothes at
HERMAN- WISE'S in the Occident
Hotel Building ?
you can save ice cream
for all your girls by eon-
me!
P