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TUUUSDAY. 7.,,.... .
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ISSUED EVERY MORNING
(Monday excepted.)
J. P. HALLOHAN & COMPANY.
- foWbhets and Proprietors,
AlTOniAXBciIJ.INO - CA8SSTRVKT.
Ttrnu orSnbieripUoa.
., uuo year..,
tree of postage tosubscrtDmT
one year
14 Ms
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t ISTtiii3!11 , Ruarantee, to It, adier-
ftUw?iCSt cIreula"K ot any newspa
per published on the Columbia river.
A weak back makeToTk a week
behind, sometimes.
Hoods and awning are. beinj,' put
in place for the summer.
JfP' IV2,n?y summoned at an
additional TJ. S. circuit juror.
The. schooner Argnaut arrived in
rrom.San Francisco jesterday.
And now comes the festive 11 and
makes a bridal chamber of your ear.
CoL Copeland, the eloquent lec
turer, is expected hero about the 20th
inst.
The meeting of the W. C. T. V. will
be held in the hall of the Y. M. 0. A.
this afternoon at 3 p. sr.
Robb & Parker have the tlianks of
this office for a copy of their new
map of the eity of Astoria.
Rev. Mr. Campbell has written de
clining the call recently extended to
lum by the Presbyterian church.
The steamship Idaho sailed for
Sitka and way ports yesterday, with
200 ton cannery supplies for Alaska.
Parker & Philbrick have a handsome
city map in blue "and white, clearly
outlined andean furnish copies for
sale.
New pocket maps of the city of
Astoria for sale by Robb & Parker,
real estate agents, Astoria, price $1.00
eachT
A Gates says that he is going to
join the fire department, and then he
won't have to servo on the jastice
court juries.
The city assessment roll is now in
the hands of the auditor and police
judge. All applications for revision
should be made before the 15th inst
The subscription toward the ad
ditional hundred, thousand dollars
railroad stock, now aggregates about
75,000, so a member of the. soliciting
committee says.
There will bo a grand clearance sale
to-day of choice strawberries received
this morning by the Astoria Grocery
and-Canned Fruit company, at the
old I. X. L. Corner.
The Chicago Comedy 'company
"which has been doing good business
through the -state, opens at Ross'
operft housn next Monday evening.
Reserved seats at the New York Nov
elty store.
L. F. Cnmmings, recently from
Westport, died at the hospital jester
day morning. DewfWMl was in the
0?th.jearof his age. Death resulted
from erysipelas. The funeral will lm
ut Clatsop this morning.
Yesterday afternoon whiln J. O.
Hanthorn's steamer FUher was i-om-ing
up from Ilwaco she run into the
boat of the pilot schooner toe.
Moody, smashing the lxat to pieoes.
The- steamer sustained considerable
injury to her lxw.
s . .
It is reported that the Win. Hume
property, consisting of 20 acres in
McClnre's, the house and lot where
postmaster Bell lives and the lot next
to the Pioneer office were sold yes
terday to Geo. Noland and C. It
Thompson for S 12,000.
wv,a ataimoln'n Willamette nrrived
from'Seattle with a load of coal, for
Portland yesterday. J.ne steamer ur
egon sailed for San Francisco with a
light passenger and freight list. The
Willamette Chief took to Portland
1,700 cases salmon to be shipped over
land. n xrw vi fnw V Hnnie's can
nery that was stolen Tuesday after
noon was reiurneu w '"""'":
,-i.. .ntAarAiv mnmimr. The man
i:;i t,a ,K,i nnt tnnw what he was
doSgwhenhe took the boat as he
was drunK at tue time. i " uui
arrested.
mu i:A ;oii-onnA pnmnnniM. mid
J.11C XU.C luouiwuvu . t --! -
the mutual assessment companies, and
the beneficial organizations ure con
siderably interested iu the Johns
fnwn disaster. The result will be
financially important to many com
panies, for, of course, a large percent
age of the-12,000 killed had policies
and claims.
Mention was made in Thi : Astorian
last winter of a suit brought by iSor
ton Bros., of Chicago against the Jen
sen Canfilling company, of this city.
C W Fulton went on to Chicago and
there took testimony in the case.
Last evening Edwin Norton, of the
firm of Norton Bros., Chicago, and his
attorney, Edmund Adcock, arrived,
and will 'to-morrow take Mr. Jensen's
testimony when the case goes to
trial. '
Mr. Henderson states that he has
been authorized to accept and trans
mit free of charge a telegraphic trans
fer of funds for the-Johnstown suffer
ers, when the dispatch if signed by
secretary of thereof cmit
'ine sum or 4a on. ..- ; -office
yesterday. Parties wishing to
aid in this most worthy charity can
leave their names and" the amount
subscribed at thin nfRrn InJIav TVin
sum will bo telegraphed to Drexel &
jo., jnmaaeipnia, xo-morrow.
The closing exercises of district No.
One to-morrow will bo as follews: The
first, second and third crades will
close with literary exorcises. In the
nrst ana second grades exorcises will
begin at 1 1 si., and in the third at 2
p.m. In the fifth sixth and seventh
grades examinations will close at 12
m., after which the pupils will assem
ble at the usual hour in their respec
tive rooms to reemvo their pprHficntAn
of promotion, where good byes will be
said until'the beginning of another
school year.
A contract has been let bv the O. R.
& N. Co. to Kilpatrick Bros. & Collins
for the building of twenty-six mile3 of
road from Rockford to Spokane Falls,
and work has been ordered to begin
at once. The construction of this
road will give the O. R. & N. Co. a di
rect line from Portland to Spokane
Falls, and is an invasion of the ter
ritory' of the Northern Pacific. It is
an onset to the lines lately run
through the territory of the O. R. &
N. Co. by the Northern Pacific. The
work of laying the track on the O. R.
k n. uosline across the Uoaur d Aleno
reservation will be begun as soon ns
twenty miles of track from Winona
through Pleasant valley to Saltz junc
tion is completed. The O. R. & N.
Co. seems determined to make a vigor
ous fight against tho encroach
ments of the Northern Pacific,
and will not wait for the great fight
for the supremacy between Henry
Villard and Elijah Smith, which is to
come off at the Oregon & Transconti
nental company election on the 17th.
' SHOUT STOPS.
Now the boys go barefoot. ClatsoD
county butter of very fine quality is
offered for sale at very low prices.
Tho fisher fleet is fortunate in
few casualties this season. Largo
quantities of wood are arriving. The
little steamers are all busy. The river
boats are handling considerable sal
mon. School closes in district No.
One to morrow. Rash people are
talking pic-nic. Clams meet with
slow sale. Smokers on street cars are
a nuisance. Oysters and ice cream
don't go well together. Herman Wise
has a Fourth of July adv't. The As
toria building and loan association is
prospering. Of 700 assessment blanks
that city assessor Dickinson sent
out he only got 230 back, and some
of those were more of a hindrance
than a help to him.
r.EUi ESTATE TBAXSFEliS.
V. Boellini? toN. H. Webber and R.
P. Graham, lots &, 12 and 13, Necani-
cum lirove; 53UU.
Stato to G. Wingate 293.31 acres in
sees. 6 and 34, T. 0, N. R. 7, W.;
L. R. Abercrombie and wife to
Amelia Holt, lots 3 and 4, blk.C, Brad
bury's addition to Ocean Grove; 8400.
Jumna U. Dillon to Alex. Campbell
and Geo. W.Bell, lot 7, blk C2, Mc
Clure's Astoria, S300.
"The Ba ot Grade."
There is always considerable diffi
culty about whit "the established
grade" is, whenevercity street lmprove
ment is made. At present there is a
discussion as to the proper grade on
Second street.
Ordinance No. 17, iinsaed in the
year eighteen hundred and wer-w few,
saa
The low water line, which is fourteen
and ninety-eight hundredths feot (11.93)
below the stone water table at the north
east corner of the Astoria custom house
is hereby established as the liuw uf
grades far the streets of the Town.
There is a grade mark or nionii
meut iu the court house nrd, placed
two j ears ago by the U. S. engineers,
and that, it appears, makes the grade
one foot and eight-tenths lower.
There is a little uncertainty and a
little dissatisfaction regarding the
aforesaid, though it would appear
from the record that the ordinance
quoted is about as near being definite
as an thing regarding this much
mixed matter.
There has been so much monkeying
with the grades of the streets that a
good many who would like to lmild
are afraid to put 820 gold pieces into
residences, etc., lest they might find
the street way up or way down, about
the time they had the aforesaid castles
in Spain erected. Hence these steers.
A PlrauDt Affair.
Last evening immediately after the
weekly arm or company "it," u. h.
G., Capt Will A. Sherman announced
to the company that this being the
twenty-sixth anniversary of his birth
he extended'them an invitation to go
to Rucker's restaurant and partake of
refreshmentSj which they all did.
And after doing justice to the viands
set before them returned to the meet
ing room of the company where Capt.
Sherman presented them with a life
size bromide photograph of himself
dressed in full regimental uniferm:
The picture is beautifully framed and
will be much prized by tho company.
Speeches were made by the members
wishing their commanding officer
many happy returns of his birthday and
on retiring giving 4iim three hearty
cheers.
Notice.
People on streets that are being im
proved will save money by having
their pipes raised to the grade.
JAS.1IV. Welch,
Supt. C. W. Co.
Wclnhard'sr Brer.
And Freo Lunch at the Telephone Sa
loon, 5 cents.
Ludlow's Ladies' S.T.00 Fine Shoes;
also Flexible Hand turned French Kids,
at 1. J. UOODMAS3.
SlenlQ Cooked to Order.
Private rooms for ladles and families
at Central Restaurant, next to Foard &
btoKes'.
J CST WANTED TO KNOW.
And Willis- to be Eipldly Informed.
Time, fifteen minutes after arrival
of San Francisco steamer: scene, As
toeian effice: dramatis personae, two
elderly females, one young do., one old
man, one heavy walking 'gent, one ju
venile performer.
Enter, tho troupe.
"What is the size of this place how
far is it from San Francisco what is
its latitude and longitude what is that
piece of wood on the wall did it come
from here what is the teredo well I
want to know and did that really get
eaten up that way is that Washington
territory across the river do you be
long to the office?"
"No ma'am, the office belongs to mo,
that is Washington territory across
the river: that -wood got eaten up by
the teredo just that way; it didn't
come from here it came from the
Seund: it is a piece of the stern po3t
of the steamer Quickstep: the teredo
is a marine worm that bores timber:
the latitude of Astoria is about 4G 15'
nerth: longitude about 124 4' W:
it is 555 miles from San Francisce: it
has 6,000 people."
Then she said "Oh!"
Old man, loquitor.
uWhere is the site of the Astor fort
what were those boats catching we
saw what are all those poles sticking
up out of the water do you raise wheat
here how many newspapers have you
how long are you here how much good
timber around here do you have much
rain what nationality is your people
is there much game here is this fresh
or salt water?"
"Brackish at flood tide : plenty : Scan
dinavian Russian German, English,
Irish ,Italian,Greek,all American: large
amount rain: immense quantities good
timber: eight years: seven: no sir:
fish traps: salmen: that brick resi
dence east of here."
The old man, having fired, fell back.
Young lady in centre ot stage.
"How funny the streets look we are
from Bawston my paw and my maw and
my brother and this young gentleman
Mr. Boway:"
Mr. Boway jerks bis head ferward:
Miss Bawston centinued:
"Do many people get drowned here
maw just look at that man going past
why you have street cars haven't you
what is that funny noise I don't think
this is a prohibition town do you work
on this paper I have a friend in Baws
ton who works on a morning paper his
wife never knows what time he's com
ing home to supper they board seems
to me you have nothing but water
around here will.we have time to go
up on one of those hills is that clock
right?"
"Yes, miss." .
Then the writer grabs ha hat and
flees to Scotty Johnson's to see if the
Solide has finished loading for Iqui
qui, and Mr. Boway and the kid tackle
Sellg. ,
PERSONAL MENTION.
Mrs. Dr. Stone, of Hwaco was in the
city yesterday.
Geo. Noland returned from a busi
ness trip to Portland yesterday.
J. M. Hughes of Portland is in the
city visiting his father, EdVlIuglies.
M. B. Goldstein, manager of the
Chicago Comedy company is in the
city. -
' Mrs. F. D. Wiutou returned from a
trip to Portland yesterday on the Tel
ephone. Miss Louisa Tinschower returned
from a six weeks' visit to Portland lust
evening. -" ..
J.H. I). Gray J. A. Devlin and 1L
B. Tbielsen and wife went to Portland
last evening.
Mrs. A. E.,King of Ilwaco came up
on the Canby last evening and went
to Portland on WiTtlej)hone.
HIE L1DIKS I1KLIOUTK1).
I hi pleasant effect and the pprftvt
safety with which ladies may ue the
liquid fruit laxative, .Srupj)t Figs, un
der all conditions make it their favorite
remedy. It is pleasing to the-eye and to
the taste, gentle, yet effectual in acting,
on the kidneys, liver and bowels.
A Govern'inent Inquiry.
Major W. A. Jones. U. S. engineer
corps, is in the city. He is here for
the purpose of, inquiring into the
matter ot fish traps as affecting the
channel of tho Columbia' river, etc.,
embraoing the whole subject. He has
been detailed by secretary of war Proc
tor, for this purpose, and is eminent
ly qualified for the work. The in
vestigation and inquiry begins to
dHy. Merit Wilis.
We desire to say to our citizens, that
we nave been selling Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumntlon. Dr. Kind's
New Life Pills, Bucklen's Arnica Salve
ana jsiectnc Hitters, and nave never
handled remedies that sell as well, or
that haw given such universal satisfac
tion, we do not hesitate to guarantee
them every trme.-amtwestand ready to
refund the purchase price, if satisfac
tory results do not follow their use.
These remedies have won their great
popularity purely: on meir merits. .1.
W. Conn, Drugget-.
Coffee and cake, ten cents, at the
central .nesiauranu
Good Stoves, cheap as the cheapest.
John A. Moxtoomery.
ADVICE TO XOTBEB8.
Mrs. Winslow's SooTinKa Svt.up
should always be used for children
teething. It soothes the child, softens
the cums. allavs all rain, cures wind
cholic, and is the best remedy for tllar-
rncea.Tweniy-nve cents a Dome,
All the patent medicines advertised
In this paper, together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles, etc-can
be boucrht at the lowest m-Ices. at J. W.
Conn's drug store, opposite Occident
noiei, Astoria.
WhenyouwantaStoTe or a Range,
can on jonn a. juonigoniery.
TVmler, Jalcy Steak .at Jeff's.
CMltaCryfcPitclier'sCastoria
SOME PERTINENT BEUAEKS.
Frestat Needs of The Fire Department.
The condition of tho apparatus of
the Astoria fire department is not in
all respects satisfactory.
The Astobian is no alarmist, and
has no desire to deal in sensations,
but matters regarding fire extinguish
ing facilities need overhauling.
On such a day as yesterday, with
a wind blowing strong from the west,
a fire if it once got headway would
sweep tho city, and those of us who
were able to get out of the way would
be in as bad a fix as the Johnstown
survivors; and folks in London and
Oshkosh and Kalamazoo and Chicago
and Pittsburg would be sending money
and misfit pants to the Astoria suffer
ers. The first thing needful is one thou
sand feet of now rubber hose. There
is now but 2,000 feet effective hose in
the department. Talking about hose.
The ASTOBiAX-suggests that it isn't
economy to pay Si and gl.lu a foot
for hose when San Francisco council
men can get it, with three years guar
antee for 814 cents a foot. A dollar
is just as good in Astoria as in San
Francisco. The Astobiah respect
fullysuggests to the council that a
thousand feet of best quality rubber
nose at lowest ruling rates is a nee.
essary adjunct ot the department.
Both engines need a little looking
alter and overnauiing. Alert 11. & L.
need a new truck. They can "get
along" with what they have, but econ
omy suggests a first class state of
efficiency right through.
There are plenty of firemen, and
good ones. Half a dozen cool men
working under intelligent orders are
better than a mob of excited people,
but when a fire breaks out tune is
worth 825,000 a second, and when the
engines are stationed two things are
necessary: that both engines shall
sustain steam power enough to pump
continuously and that the hose will
carry water to the nozzle without
bursting.
At present these two essentials are
not matters of actual assurance in
our fire department.
A Visitor From The Sucker State.
Mr. Gottsuall. the editor of the
Waterloo Advocate is in the city tak
ing notes and will print his impres
sion of Astoria. He's been looking
arouau consuieraDie, lie is irom
southern llhnois. The first settle
ments of Illinois were made in the
southern portion ot that state. The
land was new and rich, and yielded
uuuuuuuu mm uui inuB cultivation.
But there were no means of transpor
tation, or markets, and money was
scarce and hard to get, an old-fashioned
picayune looking as big as the
bottom of a half-bushel, and was care
fully hoarded to meet some contin
gency. As a result of this state of
things all the surplus population reg
ularly every snrin? took nt their
line ot march to the Galena lead
mines, where they worked during the
Bummer, and, as ixegularly every fall
took up their line of march f jr their
homes in the southern part ot the
state. This being the habit of that
numerous family of fish called suck
era, which then; as now, ascended the
streams in the spring and descended
in the fall, the bands of Illinois settlers
fluctuating between their homes and
the mines soou became known as
suckers, and later on the name was
generally applied, and Illinois became
known as the Suoker state, and her
ueopie as sucKers. nut Mr. uottsiiall
is no sucker. -
His Beaallfal Floor Was Too Attractive
To Some.
William Eckhoff may uudefataud
the saloon business, but when ho
leaves S20 gold pieces lying on the
ttooc ot iiis place to be admired by
his patrons, with only a half-inch
deal door to protect them at night,
be proves that be is but a poor judge
ot human nature.
On last Saturday Mr. Eckhoff
opened the Silver Dollar saloon, on
ua corner ot ualieck and Hansome
streets. In tho fitting up of the
place he followed the lines ot
a noted resort in New York,
but on a smaller scale. It was
a novelty on the coast and crowds
surged to examine tho place.
The saloon was floored with small
square tiles, black and white alternat
ing, and in eacn black tile, except the
center one, a silver .dollar was im
bedded. The center tile was orna
mented by n new 820 cold niece.
Business was rushing on Monday,
and Mr. Eckhoff was congratulating
himself on the spending of SGO0
in a coin floor it it was to be the
means of bringing in a fortune. He
was extremely proud ot his achieve
ment, but when he came down to bus
iness on Tuesday his nervous system
receive! a severe shock. On reaohing
the interior of his saloon he found
that the 820 gold piece was gone and
with it many of the silver coins. Sev
eral boxes of cigars, a little whiskev.
a few bartenders' coats and mixing
utensils were also missing. Eckhoff
says tnat tne ontnt was enough to
start business on. The thieves have
not been apprehended. 8. F. Chron
Me.
A Safe Investment.
Is one which Is guaranteed to bring
VOU SatlSTflPtnrv rpnlfo ra In Mfia nt
failure a return of purchase price. On
this safe plan you can buy from our ad
vertised Druggist a bottle of Dr. King's
New Discovery for Consumption. It Is
guaranteed to bring relief in every case
when used for any affection of Tliroat,
Lungs or Chest such as Consumption, In
flammation of Lungs, Bronchitis, Asth
ma. Whooping Cough, Croup, etc., etc.
It is pleasant and agreeable to taste,
perfectly safe, and cart always be de
pended upon.
Trial bottles free at .1. W. Conn's Drug
Store.
The latest style ot Gents' Boots and
Shoes at p. j. Goodman's.
NIotcs and Ranges,
Cheaper than ever, at John A Mont
gomery's. Go to JcS'b for Oysters.
Wliile
Goods
New and Seasonable
India Linens,
Venetian Stripes,
French Lawns,
Margate Piques,
Figured Piques,
Persian Lawns,
Cable Cords,
French Batiste,
Checked Swiss.
C.
Leading Dry Goods and Clothing
Morgan & Sherman
GROCEES
And Dealers In
Special Attention Given to Filling
Of Orders.
A FUL'. LINE CARRIED
A ii J MipUcs furnished at Satis
factory Terms
liirctuues delivered In any part of the city.
Office and Warehouse
lu Uiime's New Building on Water Stteet.
r. O. Box 153. Telephone No. ST.
ASTORIA, OUFCION.
Astoria Gallery.
FOR TUE BEST
PHOTOS, TINTYPES
Or any Kind of Pliotofixaphlc Work,
Call at the
ASTORIA GALLERY,
Hood Work and. Reasonable Frlces
Guaranteed.
Misses C. &. Z. CARRUTHER8,
(Successor to II. 8. Sinister.)
Watchmaker
Jeweler,
Seaside Boarding.
Tartles desiring Good Board and Clean,
Comfortable Lodging at Reasonable
Terms, can be accommodated at
Mrs. May Ross' Private Boarding
House;.
Three blocks below Grimes Bridge, Sea
side, Oregon.
3B. 3F1. .ATiTiEUST,
DEAT.ER IN
Wall Paper and Oil Paintings
SPECIALTY,
Sign Writer, Grainerand
Ornamental Painter.
Cor. Cass and Jefferson Sts., Astoria, Or.
Cannery Supplies !
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THE
4th
July Cel
IN ASTORIA !
Guaranteed to surpass anything yet gotten up in the
State of
A MONSTER PARADE,
Boat, Bycicle and Foot Races,
Prize Drill by the O. N. G.,
Firemen's Tournament,
Fat Men's Race and Pig Chase,
Comical Curiosities,
Grand River Illumination !
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AT NIGHT I
And a hundred other attractions to please the Babies
and enthuse the adults.
HERMAN WISE will see to it that you enjoy your
self and are dressed appropriate to the occasion. His stock
is complete and his pricesr-yrilt fetch, the closest buyer.
A cordial invitation is hereby extended to you toattend
The Grand Celebration !
And call for Real Bargains at
HIBMAH WISBT'S.
The Reliable Dealer in
Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Boots, Shoes,
Trunks aa.d "S"alis.
Occident Hotel Building,
partment ! !
Goods
French Danity,
Corded Piques,
EnglishNamsook
Victoria Lawns,
Ferdinand Cloth,
Indian Demity,
Bishops Lawn,
Welt Pique,
Embroidered Swiss.
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House of Astoria.
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