0 She gafty tftotm ASTORIA, OREGON: SUNDAY - AUGUST 11. 18S9. ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted.) J. F. HALLORAN & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors, Astoriax Building, - - Cass Street. Terms oTSubscriptlon. Served bv Carrier, per week 15 cts Sent by Mall, per month... 60 cts " " " one year. S7.00 Free of postage to subscriber. The astoriax guarantees to Its adver tisers the largest circulation of any newspa per puDiished on the Columbia river. The Coos bay News reports 40-pound salmon at Marslifield. Robb & Parker sold twenty lots more in east Astoria, yesterday. Kev. Mr. Grannis will hold Divine service at Clatsop to-morrow evening. The proposed excursion up the Klaskanine has been temporarily post poned. Rev. Mr. LeRoy will officiate at the Baptist church, morning and even ing, to-day. Six of J. G. Megler's fishing boats, each maned by a crew of two men, started for Gray's harbor yesterday. There is a hay famine in the Coeur d'Alene country, and any kind of stuff called hay brings $39 a ton. "How to keep off flies," is an item going the rounds. The Astoriax has a shorter recipe. Here it is: Adver tise. The Gen. Canby leaves this morn ing at seven o'clock, on an excursion to Forts Stevens, Canby, Ilwaco and Nahcotta. The cargo of the British bark High moor, "which sailed for Queeustown last Friday, was 18,093 bbls flour, worth 74,770. The Vienna restaurant will serve their splendid Sunday chicken dinner to-day, with game and the be3t in sea sou, with nice desert. The Willamette valley papers are now quarrelling over what day of the week this year ends. Get an almanac and settle this momentous dispute. The Western Amateur band sere naded one of their members, Dan Feeley, last evening, the occasion be ing the accession of his twenty-first birthday. Simpson Bros, have sold the tug Ranger, built at North Bend, and which was lately used towing on Gray's harbor, to a lumber company at Humboldt bay. It is estimated that about 10,000 cords of wood have been destroyed by fire on the peninsula between the Willamette and the Columbia rivers within the past two months. The East Portland Vindicator thinks that there are entirely too many newspapers in Oregon. Why no; there are only six newspapers in the state, and that isn't too manv, is it? Our Crooked Creek correspondent writes that times are lively in that sec tion and that that country is rapidly filling up, new comers daily making their appearance all the way up to Brookfield. You can always tell what Columbia river man makes money in a fishing season. The man who is ahead, and they are very few on this river, al ways buys a steamboat at the close of the Reason. The Salem fire department tested a lot of hose last Thursday and burst 15 sections out of 2G. That's the way to find out how much good reliable hose you have on hand. Better burst it at a test than at a fire. Ex-Senator Jones, of Florida, an nounces that his secret will soon be given to a waiting world. What! did he dumpCronin into the sewer? Alta California. No, he knows what the base of grades for Astoria streets is. Twenty thousand three hundred and twentv-two families have received 52,000 each from the A. O. U. W. from the time of its organization to Jan uary 1st, 1889. That means $40,644, 000 paid to deserving widows and or phans, .The first infautry band, of Portland cauie down on the Telephone yester day, and left on the Canby for Long Branch, where they gave a ball last night While waiting for the steamer to start they discoursed some sweet music. The 3fisc7riefsaie& with men and supplies for Florence yesterday. The schooners Zampa and T. S. Sewell arrived. The Dolphin goes to the Coquille and Umpqua upon arrival from Shoalwater bay. The Multno mah, which is keyed and guyed up as tight as a drum, goes to the Sound this afternoon. The Astoriax suggests that some hour should be set for theatrical per formances to begin. One recently here didn't begin till 930 p. m., and usually it is 830 before the curtain goes up. Eight o'clock is a good time. There's a good deal of time wasted silting there "waiting for the theatrical folks to begin." There appears to be a general re duction of wages all along the line. Even some preachers would have the wages of sin curtailed. They would relegate the old-fashioned hell of the bible, paved with fire aqd brimstone, and substitute a kind of upholstered hades where the wicked may be tem porarily side-tracked for purification. Every reader of The Astoriax in terested or likely to be interested in our vast timber values, will be glad to know that the Nicaragua canal is in good financial shape, and will un doubtedly be built The completion of the Nicaragua canal will add from $1 to $2.50 to the value of every thou sand feet of lumber in this region. The national government is get ting lots of money from Oregonians for timber land. In this section, alone, 1,500 peoplo have taken up timber claims. At an average ex penditure of S4o0 for each claim, here is a total of nearly $700,000. Uncle Sam can well afford to give us back a few paltry thousands for needed river and harbor improvement. A man who bums his news the same as he bums his tobacco, and "can't afford" to take the daily paper sends us some pointers on "economy". Here is a straight tip for him on "economy". He hasn't got "saving" down ver r so fine as he thinks lie hr.-. L-t him quit living: then all expense stops. True, funeral exppnses come high, but Frank Surprenant says he will gladly give a discount in this special case. Once planted, his expenses cease. Then the fire-work. An exchange recently contained the follewing: "Wanted, in most every town in the country, an editor who can read, write and argue politics and atthe same time be religious, funnv, scientific and historic at will; write to please everybody; know everybody without asking or being told; always have something good to say about everybody else;- living on wind and making more money than enemies. For such a man a good opening will be made in the grave yard." Saturday afternoon, gbont 4 o'clock, says the Albany Democrat, a fire caught in the Williams cannery at Oysterville, on the Taquina river, from the cannery engine, resultiugin th'i cannery, with its machinery being burned; also the Naseby house, lead er's slaughter house and a barn, leav ing only one building standing. The loss to Mr. "Williams was about Slo, 000. About $2,000 would cover the other losses. The Williams cannery was being prepared for the fall run, making the fire a very untimely one. The engineers and surveyors uuder the able management of Mr. Henry Jackson, C. E., are making good work in the surveying of Smith's Point Col. Taylor is in earnest in this mat ter, and is having the contour of the ground and the surveying of the en tire tract done on permanent and sci entific principle. He is going to lay out a fine avenue, Fairfield avenue, 125 feet wide, will have a motor line built around the bay line, and will have a most delightful suburb to the city soon rady io Ik laid off in lots and blocks. A San Francisco paper under date of August 1st says: "The jnst month is the first m the vear that the re ceipts of lumber have not been in ex cc.i3 of the corresponding mouth in the previous vear. Last month the comparison shows a decrease of over 3,400,000 feet of pine, and an iucrease of a million and a half feet of red' wood, or a net decrease in both de scriptions of 2,14:),000 feA. The re ceipts for the vear to date, however, are 57,420,000 "feet in cuvss of last year. Manufacturers still complain of the want of appreciative demaud." The election for chief eugineer and first and second assistants for the Astoria fire, department, takes place to-morrow, at hescne No. 2'.s. The polls will be open from 10 a. m. to 4 p. m. The candidates for chief are C. H. Stockton aud J. J. Kenuev, for assistants, Ed. ITallurl:. F. II. Surpre nant, and L. W. Holt There is more interest in this election than there has been for a long time, and it is right there should. It is an important mat ter to have capable and efficient offi cers, for upon such capability and efficiency depends, largely, our safety from fire. Eastern Oregon farmers are in bad luck this year: One old fanner living near Athena engaged the har vesting outfit to come to his ranch for the purpose of harvesting aud thresh ing his crop. After all the pre parations were made, they be gan by heading the oats, wuicli were badly injured by the hot weather. Three loads were cut and threshed and vielded three bushels. The header was then sent to the wheat field with a like result The disheart ened man is said to have wept like a child, and sent the outfit from the held without harvesting his gram. About 150 men are working at Hiu kle's quarry, near Fisher's landing, where the rock is got out for the Co lumbia river jotty. Bock has not been furnished during the past week as rapidly as desired, but it is ex pected that in a few days it can be had iu unlimited quantities. Two tunnels have been run 50 aud 75 feet in the hill, and joined, aud COO "jags" of powder placed therein. When this goes off the folks around there will think a small section of the day of judgement has struck that place, and the whole top or the hill will be blown off. A man named Sannovitch had his leg broken in two places there yes terday, a huge stone falling on him. He was taken to Vancouver for sur gical aid. "Things have come to such a pass nowadays," remarks a barkeeper, "that to be a successful bartender one must be something of a physician. An old man will come in here in the morning with his face looking some thing like a corrugated door mat and his eyeB showing the symptoms of in cipient hydrophobia. He will stare at you a moment, then hang himself over the railing, tell you that some thing is out of gear with his stomach and that he must have somethincr to fix him up. If we give him something mac win tone mm up we will get his trade thereafter. Then there come3 in a man who is gulping and shiver ing and don't know whether he has buck ague or the jim-jamp. A little bi-carbonate of soda fixes him up in good shape. Then there is the fellow who feels as if he had a chunk of ice in his stomach, a crick in his side or on ache in his tooth. Many come to the barkeeper for advice and com fort" WeiuliardN Bp(t. And Free tunon at the Telephone Sa loon, 5 cents. Coflee and cake, ten rents. Central Restaurant at the Go to Jeff's lor Oysters. SOME SALMON SHIPMENTS. Valuable Cargoes Loaded at Astoria And Sent Away Across the Stormy Sea. The most valuable cargo of the year cleared foreign direct from the Colum bia river yesterday, fine canned salmon. It goes in the good ship Westlaitd, Scotland master, to be lauded at Liv erpool, England, the dangers of the sea, etc., allowing. Following are the shippers, the amount shipped, and the value: Cases. Shipper. Value. 2.G78. . . . J. O. Haul ho.n $ 19.9.-.7 2,030.... S. Elmore 14,520 4,851 ... .J. A. Devlin :S,9j7 2,500. . . .Aberdeen P. Co 13,7."i0 2,000.... Geo. W. Hume 13,000 G.O00.... Eureka P. Co. 39,000 3,800 Fishermen's Co.... 109....J. W.& V.Cook... 0,703.... Badollet& Co 1,000.... Pillar Rock Co.... 4,.m...J. G. Megler 2,500. ... A. Booth's Sons. . . 3,000 George fc Barker. . . 700 Astoria P. Co 2.000. ... P. J. McGowan 3,000.... Col. Riv. PJ:g Co... 24,700 7G3 45,481 0,300 29,250 10.250 19,500 4 900 47,420.... Totals $:!14.3: The above, with one exception, is the wo-,! valuable cargo that ever cleared foreign direct from any Pacific coast port, by sail. This statement is mnde with pfull knowledge of the facts, and does "not admit of successful contradiction. During many years the writer has kept record of all the big cargoes that have cleared from San Francisco aud Astoria. Some very valuable shipments have been made from both ports. The most of the cargoes that go by sail from either Astoria or San Fran cisco are valued under 850,000: a small percentage go as high as S75, 000, aud a still smaller percentage as high as S100.000. A hundred thou sand dollar cargo is not usual, though in the reoords of shipping from Pa cific coast ports will be found several approximating in value that of the Westland which spreads her wings to-day and sets out for the metropolis of the world's shipping. SOME VALUABLE CAKGOES. Among valuable cargoes shipped foreign, direct from this coast, may be mentioned the Ocean King, which cleared for England from San Fran cisco, in September, 1875, with a car go worth $220,600: the Three. Broth em, the largest merchantman then atloat, from San Francisco to Liver pool in March 1877, with a S239,000 cargo; tne uiory or the Seas, from San Francisco in November of the same year, with a 242,000, cargo; the j wieiipervi irom .asiorin, in oeptemoer, 1881, with a $254,000 cargo; the Ed win Reed from Astoria in Julv, 1882, with a 227,000 cargo; tho El well from Astoria, August 24th, 1882, with a $303,000 cargo, (the most valuable up to that time); the Pinmore, in June 1883, from San Francisco vih a fc244,UUU cargo; tlio Uinga! from San Francisco, in August 1885, with a S254,000 qargo, and tho Wusdalc from San Francisco in October of the same year with a cargo valued at 8300,900. Of this 8300,000, there was 8236,575 of it Columbia river canned salmon. THE M03T VALUABLE CARGO, We come now to the most valuable cargo ever shipped foreign, direct, by sail from any Pacific coast port. To As toria is due the honor of loading such vessel. On the 25th of August, 18S2, the British ship Wallacetown cleared from Astoria with the following cargo, loaded at Asteria: To Liverpool j)er Wallacetown. From Astoria 70,000 cs. snlinon.. $378,000 " 2,259 bbls flour... 19,112 Total $390,11:! This is the mo.st valuable cargo ever cleared foreign, direct, by sail from any Pacific coast port. The Wallacetown arrived safely at her home port, aud the English papers made much reference to her large consignment of salmon, and tho un precedented value of the cargo. Lest our statistical friend of the San Francisco Jiulletin, whose prac tised pen adds daily value to the pages of that journal, should see fit to contradict the above statement by citing the St. Paul which left San Francisco in November, 1878, with a 8400,000 cargo for London, we would disarm such probable citation by the statement that the St. Paul was a steamer and didn't clear for England direct, but went first to Panama, and thence to London. The next most valuable cargo clear ing foreign direct by sail from any Pacific coast port, is the Westland, which cleared yesterday, as given above, with a cargo worth, f. o. b., in the river, 8314,300. The third in value was the Elwell, which cleared from here in August, '82, " with a cargo loaded here, and worth 8303,300. The fourth in value is the Wasdale, which with S236.575 worth of Oregon salmon in her hold, cleared from San Francisco for Liverpool, in October, 1885, with a cargo worth' 8300,900. AXOTIIER CLAIM FOB ASTORIA. It may be further stated that dur ing three days of August 1882, there was shipped from Astoria, direct, for eign, by sail, an aggregate of value of cargoes, exceeding that similarly shipped in similar time from any other Paoificor Atlantio coast port. That is to say that neither from San Francisco or New York, or any other American port, was there ever shipped foreign direct by sail in any three days, as much as by value cleared foreign direot by sail from Astoria, during three days in August 1882. On August 23rd, 1882 the Jas. G. Bain (not "Blaine") cleared from Queenstown, with flour and salmon. worth according to custom house sworn statistics (from which this is compiled) S134,500; on August the 24th, the Elwell cleared for Liver pool carrying flour and salmon worth 8303,300: on the 25th the Glengarry cleared for London, with flour and salmon, worth 8128.995.30; on the same day the Wallacetown cleared with flour and salmon, worth 8390.112. Here in three days, are olearauces aggregating in value 8956,907.30. The Westland is the fonrth vessel to clear from Astoria this summer with canned salmon for the English market The Martha Fisher took a light cargo early in the season; the Borrowdale cleared for Liverpool with a cargo worth $213,726 on. the 17th of last month, and the Wanlock for London with a cargo worth $196, 719, on the 6th inst It is thought that the Lord Can ning, now in the stream, may take some salmon on her return trip to England, which will close the foreign salmon shipments from the Columbia river for 1889. A NEW INVENTION. Ami One Of Great Manifest Value. Mr. Vin Cook has secured the right of royalty on the Columbia river to an invention that like many other useful but simple contrivances makes one. wonder when first seen why somebody didn't think of that long ago. It is a patent contriviance for the easy opening of a can of salmon and is just the thing many long have sought, and mourned because they found it not. The ordinary way to open a can of 3almon is by main strength and awk wardness. With this pitent arrange - i.i?nr nMc run rsijoii a pmii m .a.ilivi m V5 'i'--' ! w.th a pair of kid gloves una i.. . soil ,H-""itlie glov. When the Hat pi-.ce of tin '. i.i !;t '.Le can is dumped out of the plate, the strip is passed through a ma chine, which creases and slightly in dents a little ribbon about a quarter of an inch wide, the width of the piece. When the can is filled and ready for use, a little tab made deftly to lie on the side of the can can be raised after the removal of the label, and a little key which accompanies each can being applied, the top of the can winds quickly off, and the salmon .solid and untouched is exposed to view, leaving a clean cut-rim on the can. It i3 a success and Mr. Cook who ha3 rights to dispose of to can ners on the Columbia river will find no dificulty in disposing of the patent rights to any one who sees it, aud who is in the business. It is a great improvement and commends itself to favorable public notice. PERSONAL MENTION. Mrs. Herbert Holman, a former As torian, is in the city, the guest of Mrs. C. J. Trenchard. M. J. Meara returned from the cascades yesterday, looking as though the climate there agreed with him. Flcotric fiittor.. This remedy is hecuiuinir so w known and so uonular a ( wen no special mention All vhi Ihm-imm! j Electric Hitlers sing the sain;' mi8.; ' f j praiNC A purer medicine tloi's nut c i t aisd it is guaranteed to do all that is I claimed, hlectrie Bitters will cure all diseases of the Liver and Kidneys, will remove Pimples. Boils, .Salt lilt inn and ulliei aft'eclious caused by impure blood. Willdiive Mahu-.a from the sstcm I and pic.Mit a well a i-uie Malarial Je- ers. I orcuieol Headache, Conslipa lin and Indirection Irj 1'icctiic JJ:i teis Kntiie s.iii-f.ic! iiui -j na m teed, or lll..Iic rU-. I. '. Sice" .i, uid-rlOo mm tnit c.t .1 C. Hem. :.l .. IiMiruufi !i.tt-s sa Fu- Iu 183lJ. For the year 1839, ao far; the losses of the insurance companies on the Pa cilic coast were as follews: Seattle $2.f.73,07fi Spokane Palls.-. 2.500,000 Ellensbureh 233,015 Hakersfield 324.G50 Darango, Colorado, (July 1 ) . . . . 200,000 Hailey, Idaho, (July 2) 7f,000 California, (Juno) 130,419 Montana, Arizona.Colorado and Utah, (June) 23,400 Various places in Washington since June 1 30,000 Previous to June on Coast 874,848 Total on Pacific coast $7,023,403 These figures show that the present losses up to date exceed tho total losses of last year by nearly double. The total insurance losses in "Wash ington territory alone since and in cluding the Seattle fire amount to 85,30G,091, previous to that about 895,000, making a total for the vear of 85,481,091. The aggregato loss to the property by fire in Washington terri tory since June 1st amounts to tho enormous sum of 828,000,000. Warm weather often causes extreme tired feeling and debility, and in the weaken-d condition uflhe system, dis eases arising from impure blood are li able to appear. To gain strength, to overcome disease, and to purify, vital ize, and enrich the blood, lake" Hood's Sarsaparilln. Telephone liOitr si tBonse. ilest 15eds in town. Itooms per night 50 and 25 cts., per week Sl-r.0. New and clean. Piivale entrance. ftntiec. The Main Street House affords good accommodations at Si per day. Regu lar boarders. Single llooms, 5.50 per week. Two persons occupying one room, 8-1 per week. Day board, per Week,.?!. Combines the juice of the Blue Figs of California, so laxative and nutritious, with the medicinal virtues o( plants known to be most beneficial to the human system, forming the ONLY PER FECT REMEDY to act gently yet promptly on the KIDNEYS, LIVER Affl -BOW ELS AND TO Cleanseihe System Effectually, SO THAT PURE BLOOD, REFRESHING SLEEP, HEALTH and STRENGTH. Naturally follow. Every one is using it nd all are delighted with it. Ask your uruggist for SYRUP OF FIGS. Mami' factured only hy the CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO., San Francisco, Cal. LocisviLLr, Kv. new Yokjc, N. Y cff'ffiqg tmwWwW mWf'Mili ml r-nim it v" this district, we are now pre pared to furnish them in all sizes from 18 to 36. verv Pair is Guaranteed No Better Leading Dry Goods OF ASTORIA. Ho for Tie Sea! Free Camping Grounds at Austin's. There is an abundance of clams, crabs, trout, oysters and all kinds of salt and fresh water tlsli. (Jootl safe Sea bathing, fresh air and the best hunting grounds In America. Campers and visitors can Unci at my store everything they require In the way of an outfit and provisions. A first class bar ami billiard table are connected with my establishment. Hoard from S7 to J9 per week. For p:u ticulars call on or addiess JAS. 1. AUSTIN. Store, Seaside, Oieuon. Aus. m's Is open the year round. Prices of Lumber. On and after this dale, until further no tice, we will furnish lumber at the Mill, at the following prices : Itough Lumber. $ 8 per M ft. Flooring ami luistio ir " WEST SHORE MILLS CO. Astoiia. April 10, '89. Look FOR 25 Splendid City Lots IN DIFFERENT TARTS OF OLNEY'S ASTORIA. To be placed" on the Market at Fxceedingly Favorable Prices within the next Five Days. The Astoria Real Estate Co. EALAND THE Railroad Terminus OF THE Ilwaco & Shoalwater Bay Railroad. A GRAND SUJLMEIt RESORT. ' the coming County Seat. This fine loca tion, soon to be the principal town in Paclllc County. W. T., fs now platted in lots and blocks and is in the market. Here is a Rare Opportunity for Profitable Investment. Lots for Sale for $50 and Upwards B. A. SEAB0RG, Ilwaco, W.T. Stockholders' Meeting. THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE stockholders of the Odd Fellows Land and Building Association will be held on Thursday. AiiRust 22nd, 18S9, at 2 p.m., at Odd Fellows Hall, for the purpose of elect ing seven directors and transacting such other business as may come before the meeting. G. REED, President. A. J. MEGLER, Secretary. Astoria, July 22nd, 1889. Having been appointed agent for the sale of the celebrated Fitting Corset Manufactured. XSCEIVI A TRIAL 1 1 THE and Clothin SOLK AQEXTS FOR The MATCHLESS DECKER BROTHERS, Ivers & Pond and J. C. & Fischer Pianos, ALSO Mason & Hamlin and A. B. Chase Co.'s Organs. AVi ite for Catalogue and Trices. WINTER & HARPER, 71 Morrison St., TORTLAND, OR. Sheet Music and Merchandise Dep't Separate. B. W. FISCHER, Proprietor. J.P. L. FERRELL OEALEU IX Key West Cigars, Tobacco, and Smokers' Articles. Choice Fruits, Confectionery, Nuts. Etc. Fresh Goods received on every California Steamer. WATERST.,underCrow,s Gallery Out. For Sale. Office Fixtures, One Safe, 1 Lot . . Fishing Boats, And the entire Plant of mS" Salmon Cannery Consisting of Boiler, Retorts, Solder machines, Presses, Etc., J&tc. Will be sold in lots to suit purchasers. Also my Sawmill on Lewis and Clarke River, Together with S20 acres of Leased, and 160 acres Timber Laud, on the direct line of the Astoria and South Coast Railroad. Mill is in first class condition for tinning out shingles, snooks, or lumber. Ceo. W. Hume. University oi Oregon. EUGENE CITY. Next session begins on Monday, the lGth of September, 1889. Free scholarships from every county in the State. Apply to your County Superin tendent. Free tuition after January l. 1S90. Four Courses : Classical, Scientific, Liter ary and a short English Course in which there Is no Latin, Greek.French or German. The English Is pre-eminently a Business Course. For catalogues or other informa tion, address J. W. JOHNSON, President. term 1 1 VftltSs.' Astoria ftp forks. Concomly St., Foot of Jackson, Astoria. Or General Machinists and Boiler Mate. Land and Marine Engines BOITER WORK, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work A SPKCrALTV. Castings of all Descriptions Made to Order at Short Notice. JonN Fox.. President, and Supt. A. L. Fox, Vice President J. G. Hustlkk, Sec. and Treas. John C. Dement. DRUGGIST. Successor to W. E. Dement & Co. Carries Complete Stocks of Drugs and Druggists' Sundries. rrescrlnllons Carefully Compounded. Agent tor Mexican Salve and Norwegian Pile Cure GEO. M'liKAX. SAM. FRKEMAN. McLean & Freeman. BLACKSMITHS. Special Attention paid to all Ship ami Steam boat Repairing. HORSESHOEING. Logging Camp Work a Specialty. All kinds of Blacksmlthing done to order. Shop, corner Jefferson and Olney streets, Astoria, Oregon. Dissolution Notice. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE copaitnership heretofore existing be tween H. O. Lamb and David Graham, un der the firm name of H. O. Lamb and Co., is on this day dissolved by mutual consent, II. O. Lamb retiring, Mrs. Lillie Graham as suming all obligations against the firm. H. O. LAMB. MRS. LILLIE GRAHAM Deep River, W. T., July 23rd, 1889. Morgan & Sherman GROCERS And Dealers in t Special Attention Given to Filling Of Orders. A FULL LINE CARRIED And Supplies furnished at Satis factory Terms. Purchases delivered In any part oi the city. Office and "Warehouse In Hume's New Building on Water Street. P. O. Box 153. Telephone No, 37. ASTORIA, OREGON. 11111 bill tii&L PTkArwL fill I II I II H m w J"l"r3 I'JMVM vi 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 miWyBf vl 1 1 22eZc qTFP mmly Cm? Sile