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ASTORIA, OREGON:
8UXDAY.
-JANUARY 13. 18F9.
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(Monday exceptod.)
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Thk Astoician guarantees to its adver
tisers tbe largest circulation ot any newspa
per published on the Columbia river.
Smallpox is quarantined at Forest
Urove.
The Columbia leaves for San Fran
cisco at 7 this morning.
Preaching at the Presbyterian
chnrch today at 2 o'clock r. M.
Sheriff Smidt's office is receiving
some much needed improvements.
There will be a meeting of the
chamber ot commerce to-morrow
evening.
Tho Washington territory board
pilot commissioners meet at Ilwaco
at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning.
A steam dredging shovel at Tacoma,
on Monday brought up a can
dle box full of counterfeit dollars.
At the Congregational church to te
day: Theme: "Soul Thirst." Evenins,
theme: "Skepticism how to deal with
it."
Robins are Binging in the trees and
on the green hillsides. Back east the
unfortunates whom the cyclone
spares are trying to keep from freez
ing to death.
The 0. E. & N. Co. has issued a
new freight tariff between points on
the lower Columbia between Port
land and this city, which takes effect
next Tuesday.
The Astorian has only a line of
advice to the legislators who meet at
Salem to-morrow, and whose trouble
is all in front of them Don't abuse
your opportunities.
Reception of new members and
communion services at the Presbyte
rian church this morning. In the
evening Dr. Oarner will preach, pre
ceded by a song service.
Grouse are reported to bo heard
hooting in the timber. Let 'em hoot.
The last grouse we went after cost us
steen dollars and then it wasn't a
grouse that was captured.
While boarding the boat atKnappa
last evening. J. V. Crow had the mis
fortune to fall, fracturing one of his
ribs He came to tho city and se
cured surgical attendance.
In and about the canneries are evi
dences of preparations for the com
ing season; boats are being repaired,
gear is being overhauled and material
put in shape for the making of cans,
etc.
The Albany papers nro full of the
proposed Albany-Astoria railroad.
Albany evidently means business and
their enterprise justifies an equal
amount of get-upand-git at this end
of tho line.
Services at the Methodist church
to-day, as usual. Morn'ng theme.
"Partnership with God.'' Evening,
"The worth of the Soul" Bring
your Gospel Hymns No. 5, for even
ing song service.
Tho Portland nutl Coast Transpor
tation company is thinking of soon
reinforcing tho Alliance by putting
on another boat. Then ono would
run to Sboalwater bay and tho other
to Gray's harbor.
and tho Willamette valley seems des
tined at last to have railroad connec
tion with the seaport of Oregon.
There aro shirkers and workers in
every commuuity. There are birds of
evil omen among the feathered race,
and there are prophets of evil among
men. Tho different impressions a
stranger gets by conversing with cit
izens of a place is a pretty good cri
terion to judge of tho city. Tbe
doubtful, faithless individual will
convey the idea to others and proba
bly give them tho samo impression he
possesses. On the other hand the
hopeful man. the man who believes
iu moving things by personal effort,
will convey his opinions and belief to
all bo comes in contact with. It is
this kind of men that give life to a
town. It is this kind of men that
cause booms to take place in com
munities. Every prosperous place
una u majority ot sucn men. mey
are nopeiui, conndent and energetic.
Their influence and example inspire
uiners witn me same feeling.
PERSONAL MENTION.
TELEGBAPHIO BEPORT.
H. Plath is a passenger on tho out
going steamer.
F. H. Surprenant and wifo went to
Portland last evening.
J. J. Stokes's good-humored face is
again seen on our streets.
S. T. McKean and Eben Rogers
went to Portland last evening.
0. IS. Wirt of East Portland, is in
the city and expects to engage in
business hero.
Rev. Mr. LieRoy delivered an inter
esting lecture to an appreciative au
dience at Rescue hall last evening.
Miss May Hobson goes to Salem
this evening. During her absence
Mr. J. H. Mansell will have charge of
the office.
P. S. Cook, who has been attending
closely to business for the last four
years, leaves to-day for two weeks
sojourn in California.
County Court Proceedings.
January 12th.
.bull board present: J. P. Austin's
application for liquorlicense granted.
Astoria street railway company's
petition for right of way through
Adair's ripper Astoria to Alderbroek:
to be considered on the 18th inst.
The financial reports published in
last Tuesday's Astobian examined
and found correct. A more detailed
report ordered. The matter of va
cating tho county road around
Smith's point was left to judge F. J.
Taylor.
Sheriff Smidt's requisition for lin
oleum, etc., allowed.
Jno. W. Welch was elected consta
ble for Astoria precinct.
Sheriff Smidt and Messrs. Holt and
McCurtrie reported on condition of
county jail, stating that it would cost
from S90U to 91,500 to repair it: re
port referred.
A. T. Clayberg was admitted to
citizenship.
Adjourned to 10 a. m., i -morrow,
the 11th.
Death of 31 r. JaccD U in
Ottawa, Jan. 12. Mong Kow, the
Chinese agent of the Canadian Paci
fic steamship line at Victoria, British
Columbia, who is hero in reference to
the bead tax on.Chinese immigrants,
interviewed the minister of enstoms
to-day. He represents that Chinese
merchants and others are interested
in a scheme for the immigration ot a
million Chinese into the United
States, British America and Austra
lia, and the present tax of 850 a head
is an obstacle. It is feared that when
this large movement of Chinese
across the frontier is begun the gov
ernment will at once raise the tax to
a prohibitory rate. Mong Kow's con
nection with tho Canadian Pacific en
courages the belief that the company,
which would be enormously bene
fited by such a migration, is lending
its influence with tho government to
a scheme which would bring in a rev
enue of millions for transportation.
Mong Kow intimates that a friendly
understanding with the Chinese gov
ernment and n satisfactory issue ot
the negotiation would result in an
enormous trade between Canada and
China, and immediately lead to retal
iatory measures on the part ot China
against the United States iu retalia
tion for the Chinese exclusion act.
CANNIBALISM NBAB JAOMEL.
New York, Jan. 12.- A letter from
Port-au-Prince says: Reports ot de
feats and desertions have raised to a
high pitoh of excitement the inhabi
tants ot this section, and hence Le
gitime is imprisoning all the possible
ring-leaders in the revolt against
him. He is showing great activity in
securing "volunteers" through prebs
gangs, who seize laborers in tbe fields
and bring them to the barracks, fre
quently in chains, to prevent their
escape. A story is told ot a meeting
of several thousand Christmas night
near Jacmel, and the sacrifice of a
young girl and the greedy scramble
for some portion of half cooked flesh.
Tho devastation of tho central part
ot the island has been the cause ot
the robbery of recently buried bodies
and the devouring of the same.
These are well authenticated facts.
SUFFERIKO CBOFTER3.
Londos, Jan. 12. The Crofter pop
ulation of the island of Lewes, Scot
land, are suffering for lack of food.
The potato and other crops are ex
hausted and the people are on the
brink of starvation.
The Lease Renewed For Five Years.
There is an item going the rounds
of the state press that Malheur county
has the smallest indebtedness ot any
county in Oregon S107,323. This
county's indebtedness is 847,000 less
than that of Malheur county.
Among the minor plagues and an
noyances of lifo from which Astoria
is happily free, are tramps. Tramps
rarely get down this way, and when
they do it so discourages them that
the light out as soon as possible.
With surprise is noted an item in
yesterday's Oregonian that says the
new steamboat for the O. R. & N. Co.,
will have "40 feet depth ot hold."
Some of the mariners must be giving
the Oregonian's marine reporter n All
lately.
Work has been suspended on the
Oregon Pacific Railroad's eastern ex
tension for this winter and all the
men paid off and discharged. The
track is now laid five miles east of
Bad Lands, about sixty miles east of
Albany.
It is credibly reported that Fort
Canby is again to have a garrison and
that before March 1st two companies
ot infantry will be sent up to ABtoria
from the Presidio in San Francisco
and transferred to the fort This is
as it should be.
Mr. Jacob Fulton died at his resi
dence at Pawnee, Nebraska, last Fri
day, the 11th inst., in the 6'Jutl year of
his age. Deceased was t'.e father of
C. W., A. L., J. A. and i. C. Fulton
of this city. He visited his bods here
some time ago.
He was in his usual good health
until quite recently. On Wednesday
Dr. A. L. Fulton received a disp.Uch
statiug that his father's cooditicn
was critical, and started that evening
for his father's bedside. On Frk'iy
evening, as C W. Fulton was getting
on the night boat to go to Salem, he
received the sad news of hia father's
death. A. L., who is on the way, wfTT
arrive intimo to attend tho funeral,
wnicn wni De to-morrow arternoon. I
The family havo tho sympathy of.
the community iu their bereavement.!
Demise of The "New." '
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XU IUC UllCICOl lliilUUCl IJU.SlUiU IU
Portland News announces that it
suspends publication. This leaves
but one daily paper, the Oregonian, in
Portland, a publication that deserves
tho name of n daily newspaper.
The Neics was Btarled by Nat. Cole
and associates January 1st, 1883. It
began under the most favorable au
spices, and if its proprietors had had
the least bit of newspaper sabe they
would have had phenomenal success.
But they catered to the worst in
stead of tbe bettor promptings ot
their nature, and tho paper was never
a paying investment.
During its six years ot existence
about 8175,000 was put up along
with its earnings, in an endeavor to
keep it afloat.
All the patent medicines advertised
IU lino jfapu, i1',""" ill Hie CUUlCeSl
perfumery, and toilet articles, etc- can
Conn's drug store, opposite Oe.-ldent
hctel, Astoria.
AlVICETO 3IOTUEUS.
Mrs. Wisslow's Soothing; Syrup
should always be used for children
teething. It soothes the child, sol tens
me gums.aiiays mi pain, cures wind
chohe, and is the best remedy for dlar-rhoea.Twenty-fivo
cents a bottle.
San Francisco, Jan. 1L President
Elijah Smith, of the Oregon Improve
ment company, and John L. Howard,
agent of the company in this city,
had a conference with Goodall, Per
kins & Co. this morning, and the con
tract by which the latter company
acts as agents for the Pacific Coast
Steamship company was renewed for
five years dating from February 1st,
this year. Smith was opposed to
granting a renewal under the present
terms, but Goodall, Perkins & Co.
stated they would start an opposition
line of steamers if it were not grant
ed, and Smith agreed.
Who Is Your Best Friend?
Your stomach ot course. Why? Be
cause it it is out of order you are one
of the must miserable creatures liv
ing. Give it a fair, honorable chance
and see if it is not the best friend you
hnve in the end. Don't smoke in the
morning. Don't drink in the morn
ing. If you must smoke and drink
wait until your stomach is through
with bieakfast. You can drink more
and smoke more in tbe evening and
it will tell on you less. Ifryour food
ferments and does not digest right,
if yon are troubled with Heartburn,
Dizziness of the head, coming up ot
the food after oating, Biliousness, In
digestion, or any other tronblo ot the
stomaoh, you had best use Green's
August Flower, as no person can use
t without immediate relief.
Zamloch will be at the opera house
to-morrow nTrhf Tha a v 7?,,7
fin says: "Zamloch is in reality the
".s m. mojiiu mi ma illusions are
wonderful. His presents, are beauti
fnl and coatlv and !m ; , ,.,.-,
nway, we cannot see how he does it:
linf -if rnn'ol- ia no lr ..... a.' m
the.pr.ofus with his audience."
There are now three railway com
panies incorporated the Astoria &
Snntli Hnnof fho All.., c A-.--?-
and the Salem' Tillamook & Astoria
one in Astoria, one in Albany and
one in Salem. All mean businesg,
Same Way Over at Tillamoo'k.
The latest stylo of Gents' Boots and
Shoes at r. J. uoodman's,
Jfoticc.
W tfn udvo lunnpr rt- o..r. ir.
Gilbert's Zinfaindel wines instead of
coneeoriea. ai is mucn neaunier ana
costs only 60 cents per gallon. It is
three years old. He also has peach and
apricot brandy. Don'tforgethls French
Notice.
(?t.,oi.f Tltorloa Tiilo tallica anJ VT...
uuiioti vmuL . wuivo nuu .nau
tical' Almanacs for 1889. Parties out of
A. m It 1mA 11lrilAllAfl . k.AAf A.
town win ue luiuiairai uu receipt ot
Svrect Apple Cider,
At the Astoria Soda Works.
Eastern people will not believe un
til they see it done, that oysters are
quarried out of the solid rock at the
mouth of Yaquinn bay. The reef of
rock extendiug from Uape toul-
weather, five miles north and oppo
site this bay is ot soapstone forma
tion, and tbe whole mass of rook is
completely honeycombed with this
delicious shell fish known as rock
oysters. Yaquina llepublican.
Electric BUt or.
This reraedv is bccmniiiff so wel
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bitters sing the same song of
praise. A purer medicine does not px
it and it is guaranteed to do all that is
claimed. Electric Bitti-rs will cure all
diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will
remove Pimples, Boils, Salt Rh-um and
other affections caused by impure blood.
Will drive Malaria from the system
and prevent as well as cure Malarial le
vers. For cure of Headache, Constipa
tion and Indigestion try Electric Bit
tersEntire satisfaction guaranteed, or
money refunded. Price 50 cts. and &1.00
per bottle at J. O. Dement's.
Fisheries, Notice.
Marshall N. Rice, general manager
of the Gloucester Net & Twine Co.,
Boston, intended to do himself the
pleasure of visiting the salmon canner
ies of the I'acific, in January, for per
sonal interviews, and a mutual interest,
but finds the press of business forbids
it. Dels compelled to submit to the
sound maxim, that "a good mouser stays
at home." AH orders entrusted to his
care will receive his closest attention.
Notice.
Until further notice, the stago will
leave the eastern terminus of the Street
Car Line for Alderbrook as follews:
9 ao, 10 ao, and 11 :30, a. m. ; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5,
6 ao, 7 30, 8 30 and 9 SO p. M.
Astohia Street Railway Co.
Coffee and cake, ten cents, at the
Central Restaurant
Tender. Juicy Steak at JTeJT'a.
Meals CooKcd to Order.
Private rooms for ladles and families:
at Central Restaurant, next to Foard &
Stokes.
Go to Jeff's for Oysters.
CMlflrefl Cry ftrPitclier's Castoria
AN OUTSIDE OPINION
As to the Future of Alaska Salmon.
It is worthy of note that the year
which witnessed the heaviest pack on
the Columbia river, also witnessed the
inauguration of the business in
Alaska. In 18S3, when tho Columbia
reported a pack of 629,400 cases;
Alaska Bent down 36,000 cases. An
other feature of interest is the rapid
ity with which the business in Alaska
has been developed. It took the Co
lumbia river canners from I860 to
1875 to increase their paok to 375,000
cases, with comparatively little com
petition in the field with which to
contend. What took Oregon nine
years to accomplish Alaska has ac
complished in five. Though Alaska
is supposed to be in tho icy regions,
it will, evidently, be a cold day when
she gets left in the race with Oregon
to control the canned salmon trade.
Her pack this year is practically 400,
000 cases, though the receipts at this
port, so far ns we have been able to
trace them, have been only 382,280
cases. This Alaska canned salmon
receipts at San Francisco compare as
follews:
Pack of 1883, cs 30,000
Pack of 1884 45,000
Pack of 1885 74.800
Pack of 188G 120,700
Pack of 1887 190.200
Pack of 1888 382,300
Total 849,000
Seventeen canneries were operated
in Alaska this year, and the number
will be larger next year. The busi
ness is attended with many obstacles.
Fishermen and supplies have to be
sent from San Francisco. This in
volves the chartering or ownership of
vessels. As the vessels must lay up
during tbe packing season, in order
to bring down the employes and fish,
this means more expense. The sea
son is short, say five to ten weeks as
extremes. The fish are small, aver
aging only six pounds, while the
average of the Columbia river fish is
twenty pounds, so that while it takes
only three of the latter for a case of
48-1-ponnd tins, it takes ten of tho
former. Tbe Alaska fish has less oil
and is a deeper red than the Oregon,
but is probably just as good for the
stomach. The Alaska canners are
well satisfied with tho past year's
business. They aro now better fixed
than ever for a successful campaign.
Two small steamers have been em
ployed in tbe trade in tbe past year.
These will be continued. Tho barks
Eleotra and Wildwood have also re
cently been added to the Alaska sal
mon fleet. A pack of 500,000 caBes
of Alaska salmon next year is not
improbable. If the consignments
now on the way to Europe meet with
the demand expected, an attempt will
bo made.to beat last year's record in
1889. S, F. Bulletin, 9.
Is Consumption Incurable?
Read the follewing: Mr. C. II. Morris,
Newark, Ark., says t "Was down with
Abscess of Lungs, and friends and phy
sinians pronounced, tne an Incurable
Consumptive. Began taking Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption, dm
now on my third Cottle, and Kble to
oversee the work ori my farm. It is the
Gnest medicine ever made."
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
says-"Had it not been fot Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumptlen 1
would have died of Lung Troubles. Was
aiven up by doctors Am now In best
of health." Try it. Sample bottles free
at J. C. Deinrat's Drug Store.
TclephoueliudKius IIOU3C.
Ucst Beds in town. Rooms per night
50 and 25 cts., per week SiJJO. New and
clean. Private entrance.
Ludlow's Ladies' 53.00 Fino Shoes;
also Flexible Hand turned French Kids,
at P. J. (iOCDMAN'8.
CO TO
Thompson & Boss
And get some of thoje Xo. One
California Canned Fruits
AND VEGETABLES.
We Are Selling Cheap
Morgan & Sherman,
GROCERS
And Healers In
Cannery Sillies!
Special Attention Clvento Filling
Of Orders.
A FULL LINE CARRIED
And Supplies furnished at Satis
factory Terms.
Purchases delivered In any part ot the city.
Office and "Warehouse
In Hume's New Building on Water Street.
r. O. Box 153. Telephono No. ST.
ASTORIA. OKEGOTf.
Meeting Notice.
mHERE "WIU.BE AMEETINGUELD AT
jl nwaco at, iu a. m., on iuoiiaay. January
14, by the Washington Territory Bo.ird ot
Pilot Commissioners, to transact any busi
ness that may como before the board.
F. 8. BATES.
Secretary.
Ilwaco, Jan. 4, '69.
Van Dusen & Go.
DEALERS IN
Hardware and Ship Chandlery,
Pure Oil, Bright Varnish,
Binacle Oil, Cotton Canvas,
Hemp Sail Twine,
Cotton Sail Twine.
Lard Oil,
Wrought Iron Spikes,
Galvanized Cut Nails.
Agricultural Implements', Sewing
iuuemnes, minis, uus,
iGrrooeries, ESto.
Previous to Our Annual Inventory
Stock we will make a
Large Eeduction !
ON ALL OUR
Ladies'. Misses and Child.
CLOAKS.
c
. H. COOPEK
THE
Leading Dry Goods a
nd Clothing Hous
To Gray's Harbor.
AND SHOALWATER BAY.
The Stcnmer GEN. MILES.
W. r. Whitcomb, Mutti,
Will leaTe lor Gray's Harbor
Every Tuesday
Will sill for Shoalwater Bay onoo a month,
itfrelgnt justlflej.
TILLAMOOK,
Shoalwater Bay and Gray's Harbor
The P. A C. S. S. Co.'s Steamer
"ALLIANCE,"
Will sail from l'OKTLAND as follews:
GRAY'S IIARBOR-ThurKday, (MobeH.
11, 18 and 25. November 1, 8, 15, !2 and J9,
December 6. 13, 20 and 27.
SHOALWATER BAY-Octobcr 4 and 18.
N- vember 1.15 and 29. December 13 and 2T.
TILLAMOOK Monday-October 1. 15 and
29. November 12 and 26. December 10 and
21.
Steamer leaves rortland, from foot of C
street at 8 V. M. on above dates. Astoria 8
A M. the following mornine.
Tlio Company reserves Ihe right to change
time and place of sailing.
K . &TKONG, President.
C.r. UPSHUR, Agent Astoria.
OEO. M'LISAJf.
SAM. FI1BK3IAN.
McLean & Freeman.
BLACKSMITHS.
Special Attention paid to all Ship and Steam,
boat Repairing
HORSESHOEING.
Logging Camp Work a Specialty. All kinds
of Blacksmithlng done to order.
Shop, corner Jefferson and Olney streets,
Astoria, Oregon.
A Fine and Well ScIectoH Stock
OF
Walclies, Jewelry, Clocks, etc.
-AT-
KATE PUTNAM
Favorite
Song ! !
H. EKSTEOM'S
Jewelry Establishment.
All goods warranted, as guaranteed.
Opposite Crow's gallery, Astoria, Oregon,
BOOTS AND SHOES!
Of Best Quality, and at
LOWEST PRICES,
AT THE
SIGN OF THEJOLDEN SHOE.
J-OSCS0- BASIS'.,
Soma men aro awful kickers,
They kick all blessed day;
Can you tell me the reason why?
They kick when they are busy,
And kick when they do pray.
Can you tell me the reason why?
It is because they r'o stickers
And are just built that way.
They '11 always be great kickers
Until they are laid away.
Do you know now the reason why?
The dude with little boodle,
He puts on funny airs!
Can you tell me the reason why?
He parts just like a poodle
His half a dozen hairs
Can yon tell me the reason why?
It is because he's minus
Any sense at all
And thinks he can get along
With half an ounco of gall!
Don't you know the reason why?
There are lots of you -who never
Have dealt with HERMAN WISE.
Can you tell me the reason why?
You keep on paying money,
Which you might save otherwise.
Can you tell me tbe reason why?
All say he sells much cheaper
Than other stores in town.
He keeps the best assortment
And puts the prices down!
Do jou new know the reason why?
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