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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 24, 1889)
X) fo gattjj gtftatfMt. ASTORIA. OREGON: THURSDAY OCTOBER 24. 18R9. Six years ago Henry Yillard, a de throned and headless railway mon arch, retreated to Germany. Now he is again at the head and financial front of the Northern Pacific railway company, the controller of millions. The old chronicles of achievements sound puerile and silly alongside of the doings of moderns in these stirring hours of the afternoon of the nineteenth century. Ten counties have filed duplicate tax rolls in the office of the secretary of state. These as published show a dreadful amount of "indebtedness." It is a wonder how our poor state can stagger along under such a load. Of course the whole thing is a farce. Take Gilliam county; "gross value of property 1,847,179; indebtedness, 524,303." Who believes that? nobody; not even the blooming Gilliam idiot who filed this duplicate of his tax roll in the secretary of state's office. Specials to The Astorian. Ono Thousand Dollars Reward Offered. For the Arrest of the Murderer, Gibbs. News Items from the East and Europe. Portland, Oct. 23. A desire has been expressed that the industrial ex opsition, which has proved such an emi nent success, might be continued two weeks beyond the 2GthinsL Frank Dekuni, the president of the associa tion, said ho believed in letting well enough alon The exhibit sent east to Milwaukee some time ago by members of the G. A. K. who attended the big convention there has been taken from that city to Chicago where it will be on perman ent exhibition. It remained at Mil waukee six weeks. One thousand dollars reward has been offered by popular subscription for the'apprehension of the murderer, Gibbs. By reason of the slow action of the supreme court a stay of proceedings iill likely be granted in the Sandy Olds case. A POLISH FEUD. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct, 23. Armed Polanders who have been holding possession of a Polish priest's house at Plymouth, surrendered to the au thorities this morning, Father BusIk), the new priest then took possession of the house. The Polanders are still very bitter and say they will prevent the priest from saying mass next Sun day. A NAUGHTT PEDAGOGUE. Ottawa, Out, Oct 23. Residents of Allen's settlement, Hastings county, have been thrown into wild excitement over the discovery that for upward of a year John T. Blondin, 22 years old, who has been teaching one of the schools, has seduced a number of his pupils. WILL EKFORCE THE LAW. Ottawa, Ont, Oct. 23. In response to strongly worded memorials from British Columbia ship men the com missioners of customs have ordered that all freight sent in bond from Canadian points through the United States to British Columbia points must be carried from the Pacific port of transhipment to their destination in British vessels or in vessels of foreign countries who possess coast ing privileges in Canadian water. The Canadian law prohibiting coasting privileges to American vessels has heretofore been more honored in the breach than in the observance, and the order is in the shape of a bomb shell to British Columbian importers, as it practically gives a monopoly to the Canadian Pacific Navigation company. A MONUMENT TO LORD HOWE. London, Oct 23. A movement is on foot here to raise funds to erect a monument over the grave of Lord Howe lately discovered at Tyconder oga, New York. ON TnEIR Tl'AVELS. Milwaukee, Oct. 23. The Pan American delegation of visitors left Chicago this morning and on their arrival here they were taken in car riages and shown the business houses and. residences of the city. The party was in charge of Capt. Burke, U. S. A., temporarily in the absence of W. E. Curtis, representative of the state department who is ill in Chicago. NEWS FROM AFRICA. Berlin, Oct 23. A cablegram has been received from Capt Wissman stating that reliable information has been received concerning Emin Pasha, Henry M. Stanley, Signor Casali and six Englishmen. They are all expected to arrive at Upwapwa the latter part of November. Capt "Wissman also says he defeated in surgents near Somewe and killed seventy. persecution of christians. Constantinople, Oct 23. A stir in omcial circles has been caused by the discovery that Russian officials have been gathering evidence of the persecution of Christians in Armenia by Turks. The sultan has given or ders looking to the redress of their grievances. MoussaBey, governor of Armenia will be punished. RESULTED FATALLy. Louisville, Ky., Oct 23. Van Dyke Heijser, 18 years of age who was injured in the wreck at Nolan station on the Louisville & Nashville railroad yesterday morning, died in the after noon. He met his death through bravely stopping to assist a woman. About twenty more ore less were injured. TELEIMC 'TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS' WORTH," The Usual Taffy and the Usual Result. The Astorian has been favored with a copy of the latest "advertise ment" of Astoria, a page and a half, sandwiched without illustration, in a 100 page pamphlet issued by a rail road company. It is the usual thing: this cost $200; it might as well have been 2,000; it would have been paid just as readily; it has the charm of having been writ ten by a man who only spent two hours here, and printed in Portland. "What is new is not good and what is good is not new. But why criticise? if it wasn't this it would be something equally idiotic. Astorians delight in fooling money away in this fashion with the mis taken idea that thev are "advertisine" the town, when all they do is to ad vertise to traveling fakirs their gulh bility. Here is the S200 worth. The Asto RiAN will give'it some circulation, and thereby give value to what is of no value till it gets such circulatien: Anyone who will be at the pains to ex amine a good map of the north Pacific slope; will see that Astoria is situated at the mouth of the Columbia a river dis charging into the Pacific nearly, or quite as much water, as the Mississippi into the Gulf, and draining a region greater in extent than the entire area of the New England states together with New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio, or about 250,000 square miles. ITS CLIMATE. The climate at Astoria is mild and very healthful, cool in summer the thermom eter rarely going above 78 deg.; pleasant in winter, seldom going below the freez ing point. The average summer tempor ature is G1.C deg., the average winter is 42.4 deg. Though in latitude 4G deg. N., the grass remains green all winter, and flowers are in full bloom throughout the month of December, and sometimes through January. Christmas trees may be adorned with flowers picked from the door yards on Christmas day. Thunder storms are unknown here. ITS COMMERCIAL ADVANTAGES. The commercial advantages of this place will be understood and appreciated from the following indisputable facts: It is situated on one of the largest fresh water harbors in the world unvexed by storms, untroubled by that salt water pest, the teredo. The entrance to this deep and spacious harbor is as safe as that of the well-known Puget sound. This has been demonstrated by tho fact of a less number of marine disasters in proportion to tonnage as compared with the Sound, and shown by tho records of shipping as kept fox the last deepdo. The depth of water on the bar is now 24 feet in the shallowest places, at extreme low tide, 29X feet at mean tide and 35 feet at high tide, having increased three feet within a year because of the govern ment jetty now in process of construction and about half completed. Tho depth of water on the bar is constantly in creasing, and it is estimated by compe tent government engineers that within two years there will be 3G feet in the shallowest place at low tide, which is abundant for the largest steamships now afloat. This city is as near to Japan and north China, as the Puget sound ports, and several hundred miles nearer than San Francisco; it is 400 miles nearer the islands of the South Pacific and Aus tralia; four hundred miles nearer the coast trade of California, Mexico, Cen tral and South America than the much boomed cities of Puget sound. It is the natural distributing point for the entire basin of the Columbia river and its branches; a region vast in extent and of unparalleled resources in agricultural, horticultural, forest, coal and mineral wealth comprising nearly all of western Oregon, part of western Washington and all of eastern Oregon, eastern Washing ton and Idaho. Again, referring to the map it will be seen that the Cascade mountains, forming an unbroken chain with the Sierra Nevadas, divide Oregon and Washington into two physical re gions. It may be necessary to say that these regions differ widely in climate, productions and topography. In the great Cascade range, (over which the Northern Pacific railroad passes by tro mendous grades to reach Tacoma), the Columbia makes the only break. The heavy grades and sinuous route of a rail road passing over a great mountain range, makes transportation very ex- Sensive. Prom any point in the "great olumbia basin to Astoria it is all down grade. The significance of these facts of nature will be understood by anyone who knows anything of railroading. Portland, the great interior railroad, steamboat and manufacturing center of the northwest, is situated on the Willam ette river, twelve miles from its conflu ence with the Columbia, and 120 miles from the Paoific. While the Columbia is navigable for steamboats and other river crafts for many hundred miles, yet between Astoria and Portland there are several bars which render it necessary to lighter ships both ways in order to tow them to that place and return. Such towage alone is very expensive expen sive in time; expensive in money and when lighterage is necessary it is doubly and trebly so. There being no railroad connections with the sea, the Sound ports have not been slow to take advantage of Portland's unfortunate position for mar itime commerce. Feeling the unnecessary burdens of lighterage, towage and freight handling, the great grain producing regions are de manding direct railroad connections with this city, so that agricultural products mav be transferred from tho cars to the ships lying at our wharves. ITS FUTUBE PBOSPECTS. A railroad, financially provided for, partly constructed, and now being con structed, is projected along the coast south of this city to the mouth of the Nehalem river, and thence in a south easterly direction into the Willamette valley, making connections with tho Southern Pacifio above Portland. This road passes through a region south and southeast of this city, in whioh there are fertile valleys and millions of acres cov ered with the famous Oregon fir, much of which will yield 100,000 feet per acre, and is worth from 75 cents to 1 per 1,000 feet in the tree. This region, inac cessible for boats, is but partly surveyed, and almost wholly undeveloped. A sec ond railroad line is projeoted immedi ately down the valley of the Columbia, to connect with the railroad systems cen tering at Portland. These connections will doubtless be made within two years, and when made, the products of the Co lumbia river basin will be. shipped -by rail and steamboat to the deep water at the wharves of Astoria, where the sea going vessels will discharge their freights for this region, and load for foreign and domestio ports with its products. THE COUNTBT ABOUND ASTOBIA. The country immediately about Asto ria is hilly being covered with splendid forests, but it has many fertile valleys that produce the cereals, hay, vegetables and fruit, wonderful in variety and qual ity. There are beautiful streams flowing through theso valleys, rapid in their up per courses and abounding in trout, nav- igaDie ior river steamers in tneir lower courses, on account of tide water. Across the straits of Young's river bay, and westward from the city about fivo miles, is another peninsula (soon to be con nected by bridge and railroad), which is a slightly rolling plain fifteen miles long by four or five wide, which may bo com pared to long Island, on which the fu ture Brooklyn to Astoria will bo built. On beyond this level peninsula, still west, and washing its sandy beach, is tho Pa cific. tue crrx of astoeia Is beautifully situated on a promontory peninsula embraced by the Columbia river bay on the north. Young s river bay on tho south, and terminating at Smith's Point on the west. The average width is about three .miles. It has about U,000 inhab itants. It has three large sawmills, nu merous canneries, machine' shops, boat factories, etc. It has a" good local trade with the surrounding country. Twenty five or thirty steamboats, numerous sloops and schooners, largo and small, ply the waters of the Columbia and its tribu taries in its vicinity. The present popu lation, like that of most sea ports, is cos mopolitan, and represents all classes and conditions. That there is a culti vated moral element here is evident by good school buildings and an excellent public school system and by the numer ous churches. The following denomina tions have comfortable houses of worship and hold regular-services: Presbyterian, Congregational, Methodist, Baptist (pas torless now). Episcopalian and Catholic. The city has a .street railroad; is well lighted by gas ond by electricity; good water works, telephone, etc. Its markets are well supplied with the products of all latitudes. Living is not more expensive than in the New England states, and wages are higher, with a higher rato of interest for capital. Epoch. The transition from long, lingering and painful sickness to robust health marks an epoch in the life of the indi vidual. Such a remarkable event is treasured in the memory and the agency whereby the good health has been at tained is gratefully blessed. Hence it is that so much is heard in praise of Elec tric Bitters. So many feel they owe their restoration to health to the use of the Great Alterative and Tonic. 1 f you are troubled with any disease of the Kidneys, Liver or Stomach, of long or short standing you will surely iindie lief by use or Electric Bitters! Sold at 50 c. and SI per bottle at .1, W. Conn's Drug store. Try the Chase A: Sanborn Seal Brand coffee best in the market at Thomp son & Uoss. Tmler, Juicy Sto:iU at Jirs. TelcphoneliOilcinsr House. Best Beds in town. Booms per night 50 and 25 cts., per week Sl.50. New and clean. Private entrance The colored murderer, Gibbs, says the Dalles Times - Mountaineer, passed through Tygh valley and cross ed Sherar's bridge last Monday. He crossed the bridge about 9 o'clock Monday morning, and bought a lunch and continued on his way. Between Sherar's bridge and Salt Springs he purchased another lunch nud engaged supper at Salt Springs that night, continuing on his journey without stopping. He was dressed in light clothes and wore a blue shirt, and is a light-complexioned mulatto. He was continuing on the road to Canyon City, and told all persons who made any inquiries that he had been work ing in a saw mill. There can be no reasonable doubt that this is Gibbs, as from his appearance and actions he gave unmistakable evidence that he was attempting to hide his identity. Out of Jtie Fire Tormented with Salt BZtcuwi Cured by Hood's Sarsaparilla. Only those who have suffered from salt rheum in its worst form know the agonies caused by this disease. Hood's Sarsapa rilla has had great success in curing salt rheum, and all affections of the blood. " I owe the gratitude to Hood's Sarsapa rilla that one would to his rescuer from a Burning BuildingJS with salt rheum, and had to leave off work altogether. My face, about the eyes, would be swollen and scabbed, my hands and a part of my body would be raw sores for weeks at a time, my flesh would seem so rotted that I could roll pieces from between my fingers as large as a pea. One physician called it type DIerm and gave me medicine accord- v 1 o U 1 1 ingly; but salt rheum cannot be cured in that way. Finally I bought a bottle of Hood's Sarsaparilla. It helped me so much that I took two more bottles, and was Entirely Cured LSuC with salt rheum since. I also used Hood's Olive Ointment on the places affected. It stops the burning and itching sensation im mediately. I will recommend Hood's Sar saparilla not only for salt rheum, but for 532 Loss of Appetite 'all-gone' feeling so -often experienced." A. D. Bobbins, Jamaica Plain, Mass. N.B. If you decide to take Hood's Sarsa parilla, do not be induced to buy any other. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold by druggists. SI; sir for 5. Prepared by C. I. HOOD &. CO., Apothecaries, Low ell, Mas3. (OO Doses One Dollar SPECIAL Auction Sale ! ! ON Saturday, Oct. 26th, 1889. At 11 O'clock, A.M. I am instructed, and will Sell bv Auction at the Farm of J. C, ADAMS, on John Days. 5 Head or Horses, . 4 Head or Cattle. 10 Tons of Hay. l Mitchell Wagon ; also, flows. Harrows, Cultivators. Hav Bakes, Harness, and a large Assortment of Fanning Utensils. Etc. Terms will be given at the sale. A special Boat will leave Wilson & Fisher's slip, at 9:30a.m. B. S. WORSLEY, Auctioneer. For Sale. Q- AAA ACRES TLMBEIi LAND, ALL iaAv in one body. No better in Clat sop county. Come and see us. STOCKTON & WELCH. Heal Estate Agents. Office, Main Street. J. H. MANSELL. NOTAHY PUBLIC FOR STATE OF OREGON. City Lots and Acre Property, Ranches, Timber Lands, and Water Frontage for Sale. Investments made for Outside Parties. Established, 1S83. , Correspondence Solicited, Next V. U. Telegraph Oilice. Thii tl St. Astoria, Oregon. P. O. BOX 863. GET YOUR iriiHuiumMMimii'iMUMiiii n mi i in mm ihjmt 181 ADD1TI0I : $5.00 Per Good for One K.OBB & MAtM in n'ijujaj-jLajjumrAujjiJMinijMMjstiniiiMitimi i - LOOK OulFCR FIRE. To Theater Otvnors. Manager? anil liora it May Concern : This is to certify that 1 have cnuippcil tho Windsor theater in this city with tho Lind gren stationary chemical firo engines. After examining all other systems of firo protection, and alter repeated tests of tho Lindgrcn sta tionary chemical firo engine, and upon tho re commendation of tho insuranco under-writ-crs. 1 have no hesitation in pronouncing it tho cheapest and most powerful, as well os perfect, tiro protection for theaters ever in vented. In my opinion every theater ard opera house in tho United States, as well as Europe, should bo ciuippcd with these chem ical lire engines, and thus save- tho loss of life and thousands ot dollars in property, Itcspe tfully. (Signed) II. I. (IOLDY. Owner Windsor Theater, Chicago, Ills. Sec What a Practical Fireman Says. Tacoma, Wash.. Sept. 13, 18S9. To Whom it May Concern : This is to certify that I, George A.Eurbank, witnossed tho exhibition of tho Lindgron chemical cngino test to-day, and as I havo witnessed a great many such chemical tests in Now York City, Boston, Mass., and other largo cities in tho Hast, I hereby stato that it was tho quickest and most satisfactory test, and was also pronounced so by two of our councilmcn and all tho citizens present, andl will also stato that tho tinio of applying tho chemical was left entirely to mo and I did not give tho word until tho firo was well started, for in other tests 1 havo witnessed thoy havo always put tho chemical on tho ininuto the firo was started and water would answer just as well, a; thero was nothing but tho flamo started nnd tho wood not charred, and 1 tako great plcasuro in recommending tho'VLind gren" as far superior to any other "Chemical" onginc on tho market. (Signed) GEOllGE A. BTBBANK. Secretary Paid Firo Department. Director of tho Northwestern Firo Associa tion. Was last year Secretary of tho Northwest ern Fireman's Association. The ahove engines are made in one, thiee and live-gallon sizes for hand use; sixty-gallon single tank on two wheels, two eighty-gallon tanks on four wheels, sixty, one hundred, three hundred and five hundred-gallon stationary; other sizes made to order. For further nniticulnrs, call on or write to Sal 0 HIBIiVEl 11 Fool of Monison Street, Portland, Or. Who also handles many first-class spe cialties including the Advance thresh-' er, engines, self-lceders and band-cutters, horse-powers, marine machinery, laundry machinery, C. S. licll's farm, church and school hells, Canton steam pumps, Trahern well pumps, all kinds. William Powell brass goods, Dolph's laundry machinery, blacksmith forges and drills, Advance Perfection axle, coach and compression grease, self heating bath tubs, tank pumps, inject ors, inspirators, Shipman and Acme coal oil engines, iron pipe and fittings, wrenches of all-kinds, oil cups and the oest grease cups ami lubricators m America, the new Marsh steam pump, the best and cheapest. - --- -t nTTTT ran -' ---- -..- IX TO EAST ASTORIA. Month. Week only. F&EESE, Agents, real Oprtiity Hoie Is :i Chance to Invent and Double Your Money In a Short Time One of The Finest, Business Sites In 'lhi City. Robb &Parker Offer To-day OXE HUNDKED FEET SQUAliE In the Cashless Portion. Price, - - - $7,500 Fen- Paitieit'ars call on Hobb & Parker. Safaiiulmlell FOR SALE. THIS MILL INCLUDES, Boilers, an Engjne, Circular Saw, PLANER, 2 Shingle Machines Edgers, Cut-ojf Saius One Stencil Printing Press, And other Machinery, all in running order and complete for making Lumber, Shingles and Boes. 'I he Mill is jn the midst of the timber, Hemlock, Spruce and Cedar. A good Tramway leads from the Mill to navigable waters on the east, connecting w ith Astoria. The Astoria and South Coast Hailroadt'onipany, from Astoria to the Gulf of Mexico, runs within 300 feet of the Mill on the west. Inquire of J. Q. A. BOWLBY. Astoria, Oregon. Wanted A Dike Built, A BOUT 150 BODS LONG : 14 FEET ON xjL base, C feet high, 4 feet on top. The dike Is to be built on our land on John Dav's river. Proposals rcceived-for ten days at II. is. Parker's ofllce in Astoria. II. B. PAHKER. J. C. ADAMS. Go to The Five Cent Store. BARGAINS. On the FIVE-CENT and TEN-CENT Coun - ters at the Five-Cent Store. Mrs. Mary Hill, Proprietress. Near Salvation Army Barracks. For Rent or Sale. 1 TWO-STORY BUILDING, 50 FEET front : Bar Room complete : Restaurant complete : 17 rooms complete. Situated on Third street, close to theO. R.&N. Co.'s dock. Street cars pass every 10 minutes. A good bargain for the right parties. For further Information. Inquire of STOCKTON & WELCH, Real Estate Agents, Main Street -mnrnw-wirffliimmantinMrirrinr vain iinyr New Yor ALL THE LATEST NOVELTIES Your Money's Worth ;:;::: :;::: W I & jl I SUCCESSORS TO roam & &Mes IN Groceries and Provisions. Everything In a First-class Store and at Extremely Low Figures. Goods Delivered all over Town. The Highest Price Paid for Junk. FOARD & STOKES BBeamiEssai Wholesale Wine House. Fine Wines, Choice Brands. I have completed arrangements for supplying any brand of "Wine in any quantity at lowest cash figures. The Trade Supplied, Families Supplied. ALL ORDERS DELIVERED FREE IN ASTORIA. Yonr patronage in City or Country solicited. A. VV. UTZINGER, Cosmopolitan Saloon. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Groceries, Provisions and Mill Feed. Crockery, Glass Plated Ware. o The Largest and finest assortment of Fresh. Fruits and ITegetables. Received fresh every Steamer. AXD CEILING DECORATIONS! f000 doublo roll of Wall Paper and just received direct from Eastern factories. Also a large assortment of New Smyrna Rugs. Portiere Curtains. China Matting. Etc., Etc. Gall and examine. O. VTIXOATE. r. Y. STOXF. Wingate & Stone. REAL ESTATE -AND- General Commission Agents. Ofllce iii Odd Fellows Building. (Rear of I. W. Case's Bank) Mortgages Negotiated, Money Loaned. A General Agency Business Transacted. Real Estate Bought and Sold for non-residents. Correspondence Solicited. J. P. HYNES, -DEALER IX- Groceries Produce. Water Street, Astoria, Oregon. TELEPHONE NO. 7. - P. O. BOX 822. It Will Pay You Laurel Park Addition TO The City of Astoria. This property is now on the market, and is being sold by On the Installment Plan for $30.00 and $40.00 per Lot. $10.00 Cash and $5.00 per Month. Don't misa thia onoortunitv. The terminus of a transcontinental road will be located within 15 minutes walk from this beautiful tract. S30 to-day. $250 in one year. Save the dollars and buy real estate and wealth is yours. Call at once upon iTit tui rnr ifii r i n "nri"iirm nrrtii n--- C. L. PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steamer THIS WEEK, Men's Cloifii The Old Stand - Astoria Oregon. Decorations of tho latest styles nnd shades Of all grades in boantifnl new designs CHAS. HEILBORN. H. W. Strickler, M. D. DEALER II? Pure Drugs, Toilet Articles, Etc. l'resciiption Clerk speaks Tour different Languages. General practice of Medicine attended to by the Doctor. Second Street, near Tostolllce. Oysters ! Oysters ! Clams! Clams! In (Quantities to Suit. Fresh Every Day at R. L. HUMPHREYS, Nov. door to Flavel's New Brick Building. THEO. BRACKER. . Second Street. A Large Supply of Meerschaum and Brier Pipes. ALSO. Amber Cigar and Cigarette Holders Especially Fit For Birthday and Christmas Presents. ALSO. A large invoice of fresh Imported, and Key West Cigars ; amongst other brands the west uigars ; amongst ot known "Flor de Madrid. weu- to Buy a Lot IN- Corner 3d and Olney Streets.