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The AsToniAx guarantees toits adier
liers the largest circulation of any nevrspa
lr published on the Columbia river
Shaw & McCausIand of Olympia.
have bought the Montesano and
Olympia stage property.
Up in Walla "Walla the cows go
into the grocery stores and eat plnms
ami turnips and cauliflowers.
Ilnphes. wlin null 'Wo.i i. ,i
up prohibition at so much a night
last fall, is in the real estate biz. at
nniem.
.Tflin ITnrfinnlnn T T fll 1 f".
"" "".lumuu. o. ju. xoy anu a.
tarrell, have incorporated as The
Vwn PnckinS Co., capital stock
Col. John Adair has resigned the
secretaryship of the board of direct
ors of the Pacific Exprei publish
ing company.
It is stated on good authority that
N. P. railroad freight rates to Taco
ma, Seattle, Astoria and Portland will
be raised on the 1st of next month.
G. F. Mack, J. A. Hood and W. G.
Hopkins have bought the principal
part of the Aberdeen Packing compa
ny's property at the mouth of the
Wishkah for S6.000.
Henry Villard has struck a new
lead and is starting an expedition to
explore the region round the south
pole. It's lots colder there than it is
round the north pole.
Salmon trout, retailing for 25 cents
apiece, are plenty. The rnn of ancho
vies is unusually early this season,
large quantities of that toothsome
little fish arriving daily.
The Nestucca River Packing com
pany commenced canning salmon on
the 13th inst., with a one night's
catch of 103 salmon, the largest of
which weighed over sixty pounds.
Complaint is made of the Port
Townsend light house. The whistle,
especially, is commented upon as be
ing practically useless, exposing in
coming vessels to possible dauger.
The Pacific Express announces that
during the "campaign," Prof. Miller
will deliver an address at "any point"
forhis expenses and S15 for ten sub
scribers to that paper. Cheap enough.
The steamer Telephone leaves Wil
son &. Fisher's dock at nine o'clock
this morning for Knappa, on the an
nual picnic of the Y. M. C. A. On the
way up the boat will stop at George
k. Barker's wharf.
win preacn in tuo morning arm in
the evening will gie an illustrated
lecture on "The Tabernacle."
Connty school superintendent
Snively, Miss Mary Lawrence and
Prof. Brower constitute the county
board of examination for teachers'
certificates. The examination begins
at one p. m., next Wednesday.
Fish commissioner F. C. Reed is in
the city. The commission has se
lected the Bruneau river, in Idaho, a
tribntary of the Snake, for a site for
a fish hatchery and will ask the Idaho
legislature for authority to bnild.
Dr. Aug. C. Kinney, a nominee on
the prohibition electoral ticket, tells
a Salem Journal reporter that he be
lieves Harrison and Morton will carry
Oregon and that he looks for a gain
in tho prohibition vote in .November,
In the justice court yesterday
Nicholas (jeorge, charged with as
sault with a dangerous weapon, was
dismissed. Geo. Stephen on n simi
lar charge was bound over iu the
sum of $200 to awn it the action of the
grand jury.
The Miles' trip to Gray's Harbor is
postponed until to-morrow morning,
after the nrrival of tho night boat
from Portland. It is tho intention to
have the Miles make two trips each
week to Gray's Harbor, commencing
Tuesday, Aug. 2itu.
At th nnnnnl meeting of the stock
holders of the Odd Fellows-Land and
Building association yesterdav after
noon, Messrs. Reed, Megler, Bowlby.
Gray, Case. Hahn and Lounsberry
were elected directors. The associa
tion is on a good financial basis, and
the expectation is to shortly begin
paying dividends.
Rev. O. B. Whitmore, Who has so
ably filled the pulpit of the Method
ist church in this city for the past
two years, will deliver his farewell
sermon next Sunday morning, the
subject being "Christianity defined."
There will be no evening service.
He leaves on Tuesday to attend the
M. E. conference at Eugene City.
The lost City of Chester brings up
reminiscences of early iron steam
ships in these waters. The Constan
tine, Capt. Worth, the Geo. W. El
der, and Urn Cihi nf Chester, were all
here in the earlv seventies. The last
named was the first to pass through
Hell Gate, Now York harbor, after
the obstructions wele blown up in
1876.
a i- i. .nn.n..:..r. i. da:-i
meeting bouse next Snnday morning
Kev. Geo. B. Ricman, of California,
The board of directors of the As-
toria and South Coast Railroad com
pany met last evening and organized
.by electing John A. Devlin presi.
dent. T .T T'lvlni- flraf vito.n.Aaii1anf
D. K. Warren second vice-president,
i. V. (Jase treasurer, and Jfcl. A. Tay
lor secretary. The board will have" a
conference with a civil engineer this
morning, the idea being to begin pre
liminary work at once.
Dr. Roberts, formerly pastor of the
iu. ,. ennrcu in tnis city, is reported
dying in Forest Grove. Dr. Roberts
has been a zealous worker in the min
istry on this coast for more than for
ty years, and a memoir of him would
bo most interesting, comprising much
of the history of the northwest.
Lateb. Dr. Roberts died last
Wednesday. He was a good and able
man and the world is the better for
his having Jived.
Says the Tacoma News: A meeting
of the Pnget Sound Fishermen's un
ion has decided to reconsider the
action taken at the previous meeting.
when the price of fish was fixed at
17 cents all round. Many speeches
were made by Indians and white men
in regard to the matter, and it was
decided to change the price as fol
lews: For jack salmon, 23 cents
eaca; for silver salmon, 10 cents each.
These prices will undoubtedly be
satisfactory to the packers, as the
jack salmon run is almost over.
The Victoria Times sas consul
btevens with Ins usual thoughtful
ness has recommended his depart
ment at Washington to consider some
means of remunerating the Indians
on the west coast of Vanconver island
who have given assistance to Ameri
can shipwrecked crews. The depart
ment entertains tuo matter favorably
and congress is asked to make an ap-
propriation for the purpose. The
late archbishop Seghers and the late
father Jonkeati took great interest in
this matter and were nnxious to see
tho services of the Indians recog.
nized.
Cant. John Ericsson, that hale old
gentleman whose name is known all
over the civilized world, celebrated
his 85th birthday Jnly 31. in his char
acteristic way. Consul General Bora
called on him nud informed him that
the king of Sweden and Norway had
commanded him to call upon "his
(the king s) friend, Cant, John Erics
son, and congratulate him upon his
health and upon his &5lh birthday."
The veteran engineer seemed greatly
pleased. In the evening Capt. Erics
son was serenaded b about 400 mem
bers of the United Scandinavian
Siugiug societies.
The telegraph line was down till 7
p. m., j esterday. At that hour Mr.
Henderson got "Portland," and for
two hours rattled through the ac
cumulated business. The line was
working badly, but he essayed to get
some press report. It started ofi" nil
right, but when it got ns far as "Mil
waukee, Wis., Aug. 23. At mid
night last, a large paper mill on an
island between Neenob," and then
the "stling bloke," and The Astorian
is minus its dispatches this mocnini?.
There's only one thing that consoles
us under tho circumstances, and that
is, we are getting dispatches on the
European plan you don't pay for
what yon eon t get.
Tho steamer Undine leaves Port
land this morning at 7 o'clock with
a full load of excursionists and will
arrive here shortly after noon; some
are for this place, others will take
the steamer Canby for Ilwaco and
Long Beach, and about one hundred
will take the Gen. Miles, which will
go outside and off Long Beach will
anchor a short time to give the
fishermen an opportunity to try their
luck. Capt. A. T. Harris may take
his life saving crew and a
small boat along and if the snrf is
not too heavy, make a landing near
Stout's or Tinker's. The excursion
ists intend to return here before 7
p. si., and get back to Portland by 1
a. si., to-morrow.
Of Rev. Rob't Nourse, who lectures
on "John and Jonathan" at the Con
gregational church to-morrow night.
the Sauk, Wis., Democrat says: "The
lecture on Tuesday evening last bv
Rev. Robert Nourse was the best ever
delivered in Baraboo. Mr. Nourse is
a man of remarkable, almost phe
nomenal power. We cannot attempt
to tell or even begin to tell nil the
delightful things he said. The lee
ture could not have been more fresh
if the subj'ect had been one of which
we had never heard before. It could
not have been more instructive if- the
field had been one which had never
been investigated before. It had
passages of thrilling eloquence.
flashes of the keenest wit lllnmin
nted nlmost every paragraph. The
humor that convulsed his hearers
came just often enough to rest them,
so that the two hours consumed in
the delivery seemed too short, and
oil were sorry to have him stop. At
the close of the lecture it was sug
gested that lie be recalled at some
early date'to repeat it, and the sug
gestion was received with hearty ap
plause." (J Iris Wanted
To peel pears; light work and good
pay. Apply to George & Barker,
upper Astoria.
Lost,
Between C. II. Cooper's store and the
Hospital, a lady's gold watch rhain w ith
black seal. Finder, leave at this office
and get reward.
II no m Wanted.
Furnished, centrally located.
Box 419, City.
Address
All the patent medicines lidvertlsed
iu this paper, together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles, etc- can
6e bought at the lowest prices, at J. W.
Conn's drug store, opposite Occident
betel, Astoria.
The best Oysters in any style, at
tho Telephone Restaurant.
A fine enp of coffee, at the Telephone
Restaurant.
The latest style of Gents' Boots and
Shoes at P. J. Goodman's.
THE SUNKEN STEMEB.
A Graphic Account of ths Disaster.
Statements of Officers of Both Vessels.
San Fbascisco, Aug. 22. The
steamer City of Chester left her dock
here at 9:30 and started on her regu
lar trip to Eureka. She steamed
slowly down and when within two
miles of the heads encountered a
fog bank, so common in that locality.
Captain Wallace began blowing his
steam whistle to warn all vessels of
his approach, and the Chester pro
ceeded cautiously on her course un
til off Ft. Point, when the hoarse
sound of another whistle sounded
across the waters. Capt. Wallace an
swered the signal and gave the proper
warning to the stranger to pass on
the port side. This was evidently
not understood, for in a moment
those on board the Chester saw the
huge prow of the Oceanic emerge
from the fog bank and bear down
upon them. The Oceanic had just
arrived from Hong Kong and Yoko
hama and was moving up the bay to
her dock, and the huge steamer was
so close to the Chester that there
was no possibility for the latter to
escape.
The cabin passengers were nearly
all on deck, and the captain, seeing
the danger called to them to prepare
for the shock. A panic ensued at
once, particularly among the women
and children, of whom there was a
large number.
The Oceanic struck the Chester on
the port side, nt the gangway, and
the shock was terrific. Her prow cut
into the Chester's upper works and
then crushed on down to the bul
warks, tearing the great timbers and
iron deck plates and breaking into
the state rooms and cabins.
The wildest confusion prevailed
among those on the ill-fated vessel.
The passengers crowded together,
some screaming ami others praying
for help. The bow of the Oceanic
crushed into the middle section of
Chester, cutting her almost in halves
and causing her to reel under the ter
rific blow. While the vessels were
locked together n number of the
Chestei's passengers were passed up
over the Oceania's bow and were res
cued iu this way, but as soon as the
large steamer could clear herself
she swung around and immediately
began to lower her boats.
At the moment of the shock most
of the officers and crew of the Ches
ter seemed to lose possession of their
senses, and several passengers stated
nf terwnrds that some of the crew took
the first opportunity to get on board
the Oceanic, and left the passengers
to cut away the boats. One of these
was lowered as soon ns possible, and
n number of passengers were taken off
iu it. Others provided themselves
with life preservers and jumped over
board. The greater portion, how
ever, were compelled to remain ou
the steamer, which began to hettlo
immediately after the collisiou. Tor
rents of water rushed into her hold,
and in five or ten minutes nfter the
collision the Chester disappeared and
sank if fifty fathoms of water.
lhose of the passengers and crew
who came to the surface were picked
up by the Oceanic's boats. The
greater number were drawn down by
tho rushing water, and never appeared
again.
statements op survivors.
Captain Thomas Wallace, of the
Chester, makes the following state
ment: "We were making our way
ont against a strong Hood tide when
I heard a whistle ahead and from t In
direction from which the bound
came I thought we were all right.
The next instant I saw the dark-bulk
of the Oceanic above me, as she
crushed into our port side off the
forehatch. The fog was so thick we
could see nothing, and the disaster
happened quicker by a good deal
than I can tell it."
'The water must be forty fathoms
deep nt that point, and we went down
rapidly. The confusion of course was
great, but the men did the best they
could to get out the boats. Tho pas
sengers, as quickly as possible, were
transferred to the Oceanic. I was
thrown into the water and had to
scramble out from the wreckage. It
was reported that when we started
for shore that fifteen or sixteen had
been drowned. One poor fellow was
crushed to death between the two
vessels. The Oceanic was a long time
in getting her boats into the water. I
understand that her Chinese crew of
ninety were afraid to man them, fear
ing that when our steamer sank they
would be drawn down and engulfed."
Among those who were on board
when she sunk were: Captain
Thomas Wallace, first mate C. Mc
Callum, second mate J. Lundene,
third mate S. N. Sundgreen, purser
C. G. Depeny. chief engineer F. Cook
son, first assistant engineer, W.
Bowen, second assistant engineer, It
Comstock. There was also a crew of
thirty-seven, but a good many of them
jumped on board the Oceanic di
rectly as she struck the City of Ches
ter. The Chester was valued at 8150,000.
She was insured in various compa
nies for $75,000. She was an iron
vessel ot,785 tons burden.
S. A. Davis, of Eureka, one of the
Chestei's passengers. gives the follow
ing particulars: "When the Oceanic
was sighted she was half a mile
ahead and approaching bow on.
Neither vessel stopped until just as
they were about to strike, when the
Chester's engines ceased working and
they collided. As they did, the
smaller vessel swung around and the
Oceanic crashed through her port
side. Immediately there was a rush
to clamber np to the Oceanic deck.
The rush of the passengers and crew
to the side that had already been
crushed in helped to send the ship
down faster. The boats were lashed
to the davits and decks, and an axe
had to be used to cnt thpm lnnap
The same thing occurred on the
Oceanic."
"Just before the vessels struok the
bell on the Chester was rang for the
first time. After the collision the
Oceanic laid alongside the crippled
vessel until she took her last plunge,
which occurred in ten minutes, and
then she remained anchored at the
scene of the wreck for two and a half
hours. About half the passengers
scrambled on to the deck of the
Oceanic, and the remainder were
obliged to strap life preservers around
them and jump into the water, trust
ing to bepicked up by some of the
boats."
"Aboard the Oceanic there was
naturally a scene of great confusion.
The boats that were lowered kept
bringing half-drowned people aboard,
and these received the care and at
tention of the officers and passengers.
Steward Broughton, the steamer's
surgeon, the purser and -all the. lady
passengers did all in. their power for
the sufferers. The ladies gave freely
of their dry clothing to --the soaking
Tescued ones. Many were wrapped in
blankets, and the main' saloon looked
like a hospital. There were sad
scenes there. Ohildren'without par
ents, a wife with a husband missing,
a mother with her child gone, were
there walking about -and refusing all
efforts at consolation or cheer."
Capt. Meyers, 'the Oceanic's pilot,
made the following statement this
afternoen: "We were whistling and
then heard a steamer respond on
our starboard bow. We whistled
again with two blows, and heard a.
steamer blow twice, that meaning to
go to starboard for both of us. When
we heard the second whistles, we saw
a steamer coming toward us and I
had the engines stopped still. We
were making little headway and I or
dered the engineer to go back full
Bpeed."
"The Chester Bhot across our bow
and then we struck. Wo had been
backing water fully two minutes be
fore the collision. I am sure of this,
for I verified it from the engineer's
orders. We struck tho Chester on
her port bow and then I orderd the
engines, whioh were pulling us hard
astern, to be reversed and put us
right in on the Chester, for I wanted
to let the people get on our bows.
We then ordered the boats lowered
and did all we conld to savo the
lives."
C.S. Arthur, purser of the Oceanic
was writing in his cabin when aroused
by the sharp blasts of the whistle, and
sprang od deck just as the collision
took place. He says the scenes upon
the deck of the Chester were perfectly
heartrending. The greatest confu
sion prevailed, and undoubtedly many
liveswere lost from this cause. The
boats of the Oceanic were in the
water within a couple of minutes,
while life buoys were thrown over
board to those already struggling in
the water. Scarcely five minutes
elapsed from the time of the collision
until the Chester turned over like a
box and sank, her boilers exploding
when the water reached tho fires.
A careful comparison by the offi
cials of the Pacific Coast Steamship
company of the list of cabin passeu
gers shows that the following are not
accounted fer: G. W. Anderson,
Oakland: Mrs. Meech. Mrs S. E.
Prater, San Diego; Mrs. C.H. Haney,
Eureka; J. C. Hampton, Virginia
City; Mrs. J. C. Hampton, C. T.
Davis, Springfield, 111; Miss Davis,
niece of tho above, J. 'Greer, Ndpa;
Robert Fulton, waiter, Adam Rich
mond, waiter, Mrs. Porter.
The above list, together with Ed
ward Chambers, tho dead steward,
makes the number lost thirteen.
PERSONAL MENTION.
C. A. McGuiro was in the city yes
terday. State printer Frank C. Baker is in
the city.
Prof. R. K. Warren, of Portland, is
in tho city.
Mrs. Marion Tronchnrd is con I'm oil
to her room by illness.
Capt Geo. Flavel was reported con
siderably improved yesterday.
Leon Fabre is now in choree of
the telegraph offico at Hollister, Cal.
Messrs. A. J. Megler. Jos. Surnro-
nant and G. C. Fulton went to Ore
gon City last evening on land bnsi
ness.
A Warning.
The modes of death's approach are
various, and statistics show conclu
sively that moro persons die from dis
eases of the Throat and Lungs than
any other. It is probablo 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 and to
the head, causing Catarrh. Now all
this is dangerous and if allowed to
proceed will in time cause death. At
tho onset you must act with prompt
ness; allowing a cold to go without
your attention is dangerous and may
lose yon yonr life. As soon ns yon
feel that something is wrong with
your Throat, Lnngs or Nostrils, ob
tain a bottlo of Boschee's German
Syrup. It will give yon immediate
relief. ,
Ue a Man Up Quickly.
Tom Potter's successor in the gen
eral management of the Union Pacific
road is already prostrated and will
probably not return to work. But
few railroad men live to be old in
this country. It is an occupation
that soon exhausts all there is in a
man, and then flings him aside.
Alta.
A Woman's IHscovery.
"Another wonderful discevery has
been made and that too by a lady in
this county. Disease fastened its clutch
es upon her and forsecn years she
withstood its seerest tests, but her vi
tal organs were undermined and death
seemed imminent. For three months
she coughed incessantly and could not
sleep. She bought of us a bottle of Dr,
King's New Discovery for Consump
tion and was so much relieved on tak
ing first dose that sho?.slept all night
and with one bottlo has -been miracu
lously cured. Her name is Mrs. Luther
Lntz.'' Thus -write W C. Herrick & Co,
of Shelbyville, N. C., Get a free trial
bottle at W.E. Dement & Co.'s Drug
Store.
CloakDepartment!
ATCOST!
Wraps, Capes, Dolmans,
Having been very fortunate in our selection of the above goods this season, we have
still a few left, and will sell them at manufacturers cost.
Parasols
Will be cleared out at cost.
H. COOPER,
The Leading House of Astoria.
IN OUDEK TO MAKU JtOOM FOR MY FALL STOCK
WHICH IS ON THE WAT NOW I HAVE
DECIDED UPON THIS OPFEIJ:
CJ3
he Next 30 Days
P
I will allow you
10 per Cent on
W
fcaD
As this is evidently sufficient to interest all who believe in
saving something for n rainy day, I will merely add, remember
this offor when yon go shopping.
HERMAN WISE,
The Eelialile Hatter ana Clothier, Occiflent Hotel Builfling.
milK ASTORIA SKLECT SCHOOL
OK
X English and Modern I armnaKe-. will re
open September 3, 18SS
It Is cry Important that students who de
sii e an adanced course, .should he present
at the commencement of the term.
Tuition payable In two weeks after pre
sentation of bill.
No deduction made for absencr except in
caseofsickne&s.
, EMMA C. WARREN.
rnnclp.il.
ML, A. STOKES & CO.
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FOR -
Big Bargains in Men's Clothing !
Co to th.o Emporium.
PHIL. A. STOKES & CO.
(Next dour to Foard &. Stokea.)
23trer$rtMng a Kan Wears
Sold at Very Low Prices and warranted exactly as represented.
NO BETTER CHANCE IN ASTORIA TO GET CLOTHING OF ALL
. i KINDS AT BOTTOM PRICES.
PSXXa. A. STOKES & CO,
All the remainder of our Summer
Jackets
About four dozen ladies fine
and SXJM UMBRELLAS
DNEWS.
CO
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n disconut of
All Cash Sales.
TirpiaCigaraDuToteco Store
J. W. BOTTOIH, Proprietor,
Water Street, Two Doors East of Olney.
Viae Clgara, Tobaccos and Smokera Artlclti,
Sold at Lowest Market Rates.
rRUITS, CANDIES NOTIONS.&o
H . : m : -1
and Ulsters.
Parasols !
MURRAY & CO.,
GROCERS
And Dealers In
Special Attontion 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. 57.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
John C. Dement.
DRUCCIST.
Successor to W. E. Dement & Co.
Carries Complete Stocks of
Drugs and Druggists' Sundries.
Prescription Carefnlly Compounded.
Agent for
Mexican Salve and
Norwegian Pile Cure,
-THE-
DIAMOND PALACE!
GUSTAY HANSEN, Prop'r.
A Large and Well Selected Stock of Fine
Diamonfls t Jewelry
At Extremely Low Prices.
Ill Goods Bought at Thij Establishment
Warranted Genuine.
Watch anil Clock Repairing
A SPECIALTY.
Comer Cass and Sqnemoqna Streets.
Fishing Twine.
We beg to Inform the Fisher
men of the Pacific Coast, that
our Twines for Seines and
Traps, can be relied on as
equal In Quality to any made.
Our judgment Is based on
the testimony of Fishermen
that use it, and not our own.
Gloucester Net & Twine Co.,
j Boston office, M CoBimerc!tt't!OUCeSter"
Cannery Supplies !