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! " " - ; ea t3S&i?Cj ife.1 "Si - E rfC" M - rj iVi -'i .3TS - Js Vul.. XXXIV, NO :V2. ASTORIA, OUHGOiY, FRIDAY, FEBRUAltY 7. ISM). PRICE FIVE CENTS fltyt Iifttlfl ji-4iwta X I'o til LI ULJI La. i I I ' I I ' ' ! ''it ' ' i f ' WBIJI W ' l I -(e ci-v-rVj-i;vfsr- i j3ii--,. yt C P. Upshur, Shmp:ng a 'id Cunmiission M jrehani .. .In u. V!i irr. W-t t - 'i n SlMw'lAl.riKS: Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. XKITI-NK P.r.uid ":iliiimTttiiii WoonUKUKY Cotton I.iiiis ;.il Twines SEIZES mid NETTING "(all lf.Ti.tiii i'uni'ulH-.l :it ' J'.trt t Pliers. I FiKE 1NSUSAWCE i I ttivtod hi Fir-t 1'I.ins rm,i:iii5. l.V.r..'Htin;' i:i.oo.oM I l'HCKMX. llailfint. ("oni" HOHK. - . York. Acrnrj Parlnr I'vitrpssaiiil Wollsrarpo.tCo. TMeIsbb, Lcw & Andersen, CIVIL ENGINEERS.. Surveyors and A reinfects. Oprin:, K.m.m !, Ki.avp.is I"i.i, SECOND STREET r. o. rMx.si::. astoima, ok. . Mvdr fid ' .... ' rtnli". .pA'v ' V. v W. tU,V xv- Stv" c$' Wm, B. Adair, REAL ESTATE AGENT. X. 1L Cor. Ohiey and Third Sis. P. O. Box 436. Particular at trillion j;ieii to rropoilics in Uiixr Astoria; also to purchase ot'liiii Xkt Iuuls. 13. IE. JjZJLT3N, DKAl.KU IN Wall Paper and Oil Paintings SPECIALTY, Sin Writer, Grainerand Ornamental Painter. Cor Cass and .lrfferson Sts.. jVdoiiu. Morgan & Sherman (4ROOE.RS lint Dealers in GaiiiiGry SuBDlies ! spcclnl Attention Civento Filling Of Orders. A ML.c LIWE CARRIED An. I Mi(!ltvi tumisticd .it Salls f.ictorj' "lVrnis. lir-lii"-teIlTi"il In an part of Hit rlty. Office and Warehouse ! Ilutof's Ne ItiiiMIn;' on Water Street. P. . iu, i ii 1eleihone No :t7. I. TO. Case. BANKER. ESTABLISHED - - 1870. Transacts a General Banking Business. DratLs drawn av.ulnMe in :in part or Hie tl.H.nod DiroHainl on liongKoiig. Clitua Ofmi'kIIeimcs: in a.m. to:: i. m. On. Pkilows Ili.it.ii.o, A.stiti l.i, Oregon. SEALANO. T!io tonuinus of tho llwaroaml Shoahvatcr Uav Itaihoad. TI1K (tliKAT KST SUMMER HtOKT ON THE N0KT11VKT COAaT. Mi-sal Hie head of tke llay, al dvi water, and citilj- Iwolvo uitlcs fiotn Ihe har. The rniiiui'! oHRty Jn-at and Coininercial Mctrop.lis of Pacific county. Now laid out. hot.s on the market front STo. and upwaids. Kor 'larttculars and ftili infortuatinn, nail on or address B. A. SEABORC, Il-uraco, Wash. USMMKmgEMnSEUIKtWSECtSHteCCCa This. Delightful Suburban Property is Now on the Market and Selling Rapidly. It is Inside Property Compared with all Other Additions to Astoria. Situated on the Water Front is Clear and Level and as an Investment Has no Equal in the Northwest. Lots, $75 and $85. Long-Standing Blood Diseases are cured by the persevering use of Ayer's Sarsaparilla. This medicine is an Alterative, and causes a radical change in tho system. The process, in sonic cases, may not be quite so rapid as in others ; hut, with persistence, the result is certain. Read these testimonials : " For two years T suffered from a se vere pain in my riht side, and had other troubles caused by a torpid liver and dyspepsia. After giving hevoral medicines a fair trial without a cure, I began to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I was greatly benefited by the hrst bottle, md after taking five bottles I was com ;Y:ely cured." John Yv". Benson, 70 1. 1 ronec st-, Lowell, Mass. List May a large carbuncle broke out is my ami. The usual nmii'dies had no . Tvt and I was confined to my bed for ;ht weeks. A friend induced ine to try er's Sarsaparilla. Less than threo tl. s healed the sore. In all inycvfl i with medicine, L never saw mm Wonderful Results i (''icr marked effect of the use of this ii-!i me was the strengthening of my - :'i'." Mrs. Carrie Adams, Holly vrings, Texas. ' I hail a dry scaly humor for years, and suffered terribly; and. as my broth er and sister were similarly afllicted, I presume the malady is hereditary. Iist winter. Dr. Tyron, (of Fernandina, Fla.,) recommended me to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and continue it for a year. For Vivo, months I took it daily. I have not had a blemish upon mv bodv for the last three months." T. E. Wiley, 140 Chambers St., New York City. " Last fall and winter I was troubled with a dull, heavy pain in my side. I did not notice it much at first, but it gradually grew worse until it became almost unbearable. During tho latter part of this time, disorders of the stom ach and liver increased my troubles. I began taking Ayer's Sarsaparilla, and, after faithfully continuing tho use ol this medicine for some months, the pair disappeared and I was complete!; cured." Mrs. Augusta A. Furbush, Haverhill, Mass. Ayer's Sarsaparilla, rKEPAUED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass, Trlco $1 ; elx bottles, $5. "Worth 5 a bottle II IK- DIAMOND PALACE GUSTAV MASSES, ProiiV. A Large and Well Selected Stock of Fine Diamonds Jewelry At ilxtrcincly l.ov Prieo. ll ti'ooils P.oiicM si Tilly KftUtilifth mrnt Wananteu Genuine Wu:!i -:icsl "io;-li S;-;i:irin V SIT.CIAI.TY t'oini'i C:ts ami jjucnioi,u:t Streel.s. A NEW ENTERPRISE. City Express Transfer Company. H. D. Thing and C. E. Miller, PICOPKIKTOKS. Headquarters at Mini Mnvt wli.itf. TKI.KPSIOXK XO.-lt. A (.eneral Ki'.ss.i:nl Delivery Itu-inevs Iniusacteil. Your patiouagc Uuli.iled. Grand Sale of Cheap Lots Adair's Astoria, T3LOC3S1 12, n:s:ci:vn.v ci.kaim ) Adjoining present Street Itaihvay Kte-is;,ni I.o!s in Die :tboe sightly 1'Ioelc are offered for s de at j'lieps r.ingiiigfroin $20O TO S250 PER LOT. Terms, one half down, hala: ee in sl moi llomls fot d i-ils. iejeree.'it ollforea-li. Waiiaut. deed. WM. B. ADAIR. Agent. A. Sloinbai-li & Co. i in: HATTERS and CLOTHIERS. MI'.N'S AND P.DYS' Clothing and Fur.iishihg Goods. HATS TIHiXKS AXI) YAI.IS11S. Conn-i First and Moni-onStieets, Potilaml, OliKCOX. Cointrv 'irdis v'olielted. and p!onitl Kpcuted POWELL'S RIVERS WORTH IMPBOVINB. YoiM5s River ani M Klasiauiue RccoimcuM for ImnroyBiueiit, i:i:vonr or cavtaix yovxg- Omen of tiik CniEF ofExgi- ) xeiu;, U. S. Arsiy, "Wash- ixotox,!). C., Dec 1G, 1890. ) Su: 1 hiivD Hie honor to submit herewith a copy ot the report upon the survey of "Young river ami its irilmUry,KJaskanine river,' Oregou, lntel November 2-1, 1SS9, mailc iimler the direction of Captain Willartl Younfj, corps or enucers, to comply with the requirements of the river ami harlKtr :icl of August 11, 1S8S, ami ac companying map. A copy or the reiorlupon the re limiuury evamination of the locality, dated December 22, 18S8, is also herc witli. The proposed project for improve ment is to remove the snags and .sunken logs from the channel or Young's riicras far up as the lower end of the cut-oil", and from the chan nel of Klaskauino river as far up as Kamm's wharf; and to cut down till dangerous overhanging trees within tho Kime limits, at an estimated cost of 81,(m0, provided the work be done by one of the government snagboals now in service upon the Columbia and Willamette rivers. Very respectfully, your olediont servant, Thomas laxcoiiX Casky, Urig. Gen.. Chief, of Engineers. Hon. KnnriKLi) IY.octoi:, .Secretary of War. CAPT. IVILTjAISD YOUNG'S ItHPOKT. UxiTnn States Exgixiiek Or-) nci 1'oitTiiAxii, Okegox, j- December 20, 1SSS. ) Gexeriii I have the honor to re port that the preliminary examination siiccified in section 13 of the river and harlMir act of August 11, 1SS8, or Young's river, and its tributary, Klas kanino river, Oregon, has been made by me, in compliance with the instruc tions contained in the letter of the chief or engineers, dated Seiiembcr 29,18S3. In my opinion Young's river and its tributary, Klaskauiuc river, are worthy of improvement It is only in the tidal sections that these rivers may be considered as navigable streams. The principal obstructions to navigation lie above the month of the Ivlaskanine. The river below is about nine miles in length, is from 300 feet to 1,000 feet or more in width, and is almost free from snags, lulling a good channel, with a least depth at low water of six feet Above the mouth of the Klas kanine the tidal section of each stream is about three miles in length, and the channels are narrow aud tor tuous. Navigation here is rendered dangerous by drift, snags aud sunken logs. The available depths now at low water are from two to three feet If the channels were cleared out the available depths would be at least four feet The ordinary rise and fall of the tide is between six and seven feet This makes it possible for lioats of considerable draught to navigate the streams in their present condition by taking advantage of the tide. One boat now makes regular trips on the rivers four times a week, going as ftir as the cut oil on Young's, a mile alxivc the mouth of the Ivlaskanine, and as far up as Kamm's wharf on the Klas kauiuc, or to "within a few hundred yards oft ho head of tide. Occasional trips are made by other boats. The improvement at iiresent desired and asked for is, so far as I have been able to learo, that the streams shall be cleared or snagK and drift as far up as the pulp mill on Young's river, which is alxml two miles above the mouth of the Ivlaskanine; and as far up as Kamm's wharf on the Klaskauiuc; and that the cut oil on Young's river shall b? dammed so as to confine the water to the old channel or else that the old channel shall be dammed and the cut oil widened out so as to iermit boats to pass. The cost of such an improve ment will be small, while the benefits will lie quite appreciable in the avoid ance of dangers and delay; and in making available magnificent water power, which exists at the falls or Young's river, just alxive the head of tide. Already a pulp mill has Ikh'ii started a mile or so below the falls fur converting spruce and other limber into pulp, which is sent to Sau Francisco ami made into aper. A sawmill is now talked of. Other enterprises may Imj exacted to start nil when the river shall have been opened There being few or no roads in this section of the country, the river is used as a highway by the settlers, and all their supplies are taken on and the produce brought out by boat In this way a considerable trade has been car ried on for years. The rich tide lands of the valley are leing gradually re claimed by diking, aud the hill lauds are being cleared smd brought under cultivation. Large quantities of hav are shipped out besides fann and dairy products saw logs, wood and pulp. Not a small part of the traffic over the Ivlaskanine is furnished by the middle Nehalem valley country, which is now being rapidly settled up. All travel and freight to and from this sec tion now go by boat up Young's and Klaskanme rivers to Kamm's wharf, and from there overland about thirty I miles to the valley. The commerce of ! the rivers will increase in proportion to the growth of the mutuary and ad jacent country, which is of consider able extent and quite rich in natural resources. Statistics as to the amount and value of the present commerce are not available. The cost of the improvement now asked for would not, 1" think, exceed S2.500. I estimate that it -would cost $100 to intike such an examination or survey as needed to enable a rejort to be made, including the project, with a careful estimate of the improvement Very rcscctfiilly, Your obedient servant, WlI.IAKD Yodxg, Captain of Engineers. The Ciuep or Engineers, TJ. S. A. Sl'RVEY OF YOUNG'S ANI KIiASKAXIXi:. United States Engineer Omen, J roirrii xn. Or., Xov. 2i, ISSi). ) Generate In compliance with the instructions contained in your letter of April 1. 1SV.. 1 have the honor U transmit here herewith a roiort of Mr. .Tames S. Polhemus, assistant en gineer on the survey of Young's river and its tributary, ivlaskanine nvcr. Oregon. In my report of a preliminary ex amination of Young's river and its tri butary, Ivlaskanine river, submitted December 22, 1SSS, I mentioned such points :is I was enabled to ascertain by a personal examination and inquiry. These, in connection with the rejiort of Mr. Polhemus, are considered suf ficient to show the propriety of im proving the river, since the expense will not hi great, nor incommensurate with the probable benefits to result therefrom. The funds for this survey were not snllicent to pcnnit a hydrographic chart of the river to ue made, nor was this considered necessary. A tracing of the map prepared under the direc tion of Capt C. F. Powell, corps of engineers, in 1SS1, is transmitted here with Tor convenient reference. To remove the snags and sunken logs from the channel of Young's lliver, as far up as the lower end of the "ont-off.' aud from the channel of Klnskamnc river.'so farupjislvamin's wharf; and to cut down all dangerous overhanging trees witiun the same limits. estimated cost. For removing snags from the chan nel of Young's lliver, in the lower reach, below tho Klaska niue $ For removing snags and sunken logs, aud cutting down over hanging trees from the mouth of tho Klaskauino river to the "cut-olF on Y'oung's lliver. For removing snags aud sunken logs, and cutliug down over hanging trees along the Ivlaska nine river as far up as Kanim's wharf .j Contingencies, 20 per cent COO 27; Total iJll.GoO The above estimate is based upon the supposition that the work is to be done by one of the government snag- noats now m service upon the Colum bia and Willamette rivers. Very respectfully, your obedient sonant, W. Young. Captain of Engiueers. The Chief of Engineers U. S. A. A Haunted House. This body of ours has been likened to a tenement. itoit'ii li.is a Haunted apartment -1 lie stomach. Seared liy lliecldrtch .sprite, djspcpsln. digestion Hie, and refuses to re- umi. Mii.it can break the .spell, what can raise the ban lad iihui tho uuhatipy or gans? We answer unhesitatingly. Hostel lers Stomach Killers-. ai.d we are warr tided hit e rc-poiisc by the recorded testimony of mj rhiN. ro ering a period of o er a t hird of a century. A course or the P.illers, begun in au Mage of the alllirtion, and persist -entlj followed, will terminate hi cure posi tive, not partial. The Hitters restores tone to tli epigastric nerve, lynews and panties the juices exuding from the cellular tissue that act upon the food digestive! v. ejels o ie ironi ine siouiaeii ami me i looii. ami promotes a regular habit or bodv. Malaria, kidiiev complaint, uervousiies,rheumatisiu and n uralgiagivc way to this iucUeiiie. There have leen minors or a play ing card trust lately. The reports are by no means unfounded. People in terested in cards are always ready for a deal. riT.titmi. Catarrhal !o:ifi!'.N Ilaj- I-Vrer A IVeiv IEoiik- Trcnfiiieiif. Sufferers are not generally aw are that these diseases are contagion, or that they are due to the presence ot living parasites in the living uicinhraud of the nose and eustachian lubes. Micro scopic tescarch, however, has proved this (o iita fact, and the result of Ihis discovery is thai a simple remedy has been foi undated i hereby catarrh, ca tarrhal deafness and hay Yever are per pianently cured in from one to three simple applications made at home Ir the patient once m two weeks. N. I). This treatment is not a snuff nor an eintment: both have been dis carded by leputah'o physicians as inju rious. A pamphlet oxplaiuiug this new tieatment is sent on receipt of three cenls in stamps to pay postage bv A. 11. Dixon it Son, ."'7 aud.'CSi West King sired, Toronto, Canada. Christian Ad iwyii'. Sufferers fiom Catarrhal trou bles should read the above. THAT HACKING COIKJII can he so quickly cured by Shilolfs Cure. We guarantee it .1. C. Dement. SIjKEI'LESS NIGHTS, made miser able by that terrible cough. Shiloh's Cure is the remedy for you. .1. C. De ntent. WILL YOUSHJF FEU "with Dyspep sia, and Liver Complaint? Shiloh's Yi tnlizer is guaranteed to cure you. .!. C. Dement. IN SOUTHERN OREGON. Greatest Flooi Known Since Tie Country fas Settle!. VEllTILi: F Alt MS CAltlilllDA U'A Y. A dispatch from Jacksonville, of the 5th, says: A phenomenal rainstorm has prevailed in southern Oregon since last Friday, which, in connec tion with the melting of suoiv in the mountains, has caused the greatest Hood known sinco the country was settled. The damage to the southern region cannot bo estimated, as all postal, communication is uncertain and limited, so that only surmise can be made of the ravages of the water. On the line of numerous tributaries of lfogue river much of the finest soil in the lower vallies is washed down to the gravel. The fertile Pe;tr Creek region litis not escaped visitation. The heart of the valley has presented the appearanco of a turgid sea for days, and communication between its many towns was almost suspended by the swollen foothill streams. Many leoplc were obliged to leave their homes for safety. Great damage was done to the min ing interests of this section by the bursting of dams and reservoirs, the breaking and filling of ditches, and loss ot Hume boxes and machinery. The Oregon Sc California railway track in southern Oregon has been washed away for miles, and tho road ImhI is seriously damaged along the whole line. There has not been mail from cither north or south for several weeks. No estimate of the loss to the country in bridges and private prop erty can be made. Hundreds ot thousands ot dollars will not cover it. Myrtle Creek, Feb. 5. The rail road bridge at Myrtle Creek, is washed out The Canyonvillc sind Biddle's wagon road bridge arc both gone. The Umpqna river is liigher than known since 1SG2. ltosEBCRG, Feb. 5. The bridge across Deercreek has gone out The woolen mills at thus place arc a total wreck. An Excellent Medicine. "My wife and myself were in had health for some fifteen j'cars. 1 chanced to be looking over one of Simmons Liver l'egulator Almanacs and saw A. II. Stevens' and Uishop Pierce's names to testimonials. 1 then obtained some of the l'egulator, and ean heartily rec ommend the Liver llegulator to my friends as an excellent medicine. Z.E. Harrison, M.D.. Gordonsville, Va. 'Something strange about this," mused the growing society youth; "this dress stut grows smaller every year, and yet whenever I take it ont I find it in creases." WE C.IX AXD DO Guarantee Dr. Acker's Blood Elixir, for it has been fully demonstrated to the people of this country that it i.s superior to all oilier preparations for blood dis eases. It is a positive cure for syphili tic poisoning. Ulcers, Eruptions and Pimples. It purifies the whole sy.stcm aud thoroughly builds up the constitu tion. Sold by. I. W. Conn. Pulton manufactories cannot be very profitable, for the button busi ness is a thing that sooner or later is lwmnd to get into a hole. IS LSFK WORTH LIYI:? Xot if yo'i go through the world a dys peptic. Dr. Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets are a positive cure for the wor.st forms of Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Hatulency and Costipatiou. Guaranteed and sold by .1. W. Conn. The king of Siam has an umbrella worth $2,000. Tt has never lieen out in the reign. Ayer's Sarsaparilla purifies the blood, and expels all poisonous elements. Sold by druggists. rrw t-hrTi 550MFnYANDTRMfljfEKt PAINS AMD ACHES. Spent 5300. In Vain. Wakarusa, Ind., Aug. 22, 1SSS. I suffered nil over with iaiu and spent $300. on doctors without relief: two or three applications ofSt. Jacobs Oil relieved me.1" COynAD DOERIKG. At DnmcisTs AND UEAIXT.S. Tilt CHARLES A. VGCELER CO., Qalliraore. Md. IfLffliOTEKE. "M plantation Is In a malarial lls trlct'vlicro feer and nguo prevails. 1 employ 350 hands; frequently half of them were sick. I -was nearly dLv cou raged w hen I began the use of Ms Pills Tho result vras marvellous. My men became strong and hearty, and 1 have hail no fnrlhur trouble. IVith these pills I vrouM not fear to live in any :ramp." E. ItlVAL, Bayou Sara, liu SOT.I EVERYWHERE. Office, 44 Hurray St, New York. ADDITION! POWDER Absolutely PureB This powder never vanes, A marvel of , ttirity, strength and v. holesotucncss. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and ean not be sold in competition with the multi tude or low test, short weight, alum or phos phate iwwvders. Sold only in can, "own. I'AklNtt PovvijkuCo. I&; Vall-st.. N Y. Lewis Id. Johnson & Co.. Agents, Pott land. "regon. EAST ffAiENTON In consequence of the demand for those beautiful level lots, Air. P. C. Warren hxs been induced to plat ninety-six lots Adjoining Warrcnton on the East. Which w ill be Know n and sold as East Warrenton ! TI1K KAlLI'OAl) runs through the plat, which Is only 2oo jards from the IVarreiiton depot. For further information call at once on the ASTORIA REAL ESTATE CO. For Sale ! The West One-Half of Block 71, McCIure's Astoria. Only three blocks south or the Odd Fel lows' building. There is a line dwelling on this choice property that will rent at top figures the year round. For turther particulars inquire of ASTORIA REAL ESTATE CO. CSO T LARSON & HILLBACK FOR GROCERIES AIVI FftRSlI FZSITITJ. Orders I 'elivered Free of Charge. Countr. Orders Solicited. Third htreet. net to Pioneer olllee. The Mika CANDY MANUFACTORY. W. J. BERGMAK", Prop'r. Fine Chocolate Bon Bons KI'KSII MAIE DAILY. As ell ;ls All Oilier Kinds of Cream Candies. Please Call and Give Me a Trial. THIRD STREET. Next to Western I'nion Telegraph Olllee Tho only medicine- which destroys the rprm of Catarrh. Rheumatism, Fomalo Complaints, Consumption (if not too far "" lS'jniKUmn, .lllUI'lIiUl UUU UIl 1JIUIMI md m Diseases. It iB a safe and positiro :nro for Loss of Manhood and Gon- prr'ioa. Is pleasant todrLik. Givo ita trial rnco, i j cents and $1.2Ti. PACIFIC SLOPE MEDICINE CO., Spoknno Falls, Wash. J. C. Dement, Sole Agent, Astoria AL0ERBR00K Joins Astoria on the East and will be the terminus of the two Transconti nental Railways. Young's Addition to Alderbrook! Is the only inside addition on the market, ana prices or lots will treble m value within three months. Buy now, while lots are selling for $75; 20 clown and 10 per month. Wingate c& Stone, PARIS TAILOR. Xeadixig Tailor of Astoria. Great Reduction in Prices. IMPORTER OF English, French and Scotch Woolens. NEW GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER. First-class work, and no garment will bo allowed to go out of the store unless it gives satisfaction. Fine. Business Suits made to order for $Xi. Genuine Imported Tweed Cheviot and Cashmero Suits from JS-JS to $ir,. Broad Wail Overcoats at $30 and upwards. Ihis gives every gentleman in Astoria a chance to get a Fine Fitting Suit. Come around and satisfy yourself. J. N. KLOSTEB. BARBOUR'S isn rax i nreaos HAVE NO tptfBBir,? fxaffrskln3S. AkVSxvV""1 i&fy p w7y (IA0 l'RIX PARIS 187K, AXI KIIAXD CllOri OF THE LEGION DMIONNEUR. The; re -ei veil the ONLY GOLD MEDAL For FLAX THREADS at the London Fisheries Exhibition 1883. And haw been awaided HIGHER PlilZES at the various 'NTERNATIQNAL EXPOSITIONS, Than I lie goods of any other IN Til K 'WOULD, Quality Can Always be Depended on. ExpriBrt FlsEemenUse no Otter. HENRY DOYLE & CO.. 5 1 7 and 5 1 9 Market Street. SAN FRANCISCO. AGENTS FOR PACIFIC COAST. WOODBERRY SEINE TWINE, ROPE and NET TING Constantly on Hand. SEINES, FOUNDS and TRAPS Furnished to order at Lowest Factory Prices. EQUAL! CSIBH:CB32:iIEBHInUIHHinHHl v v "i - 3M Zt Y c . J ROBB & PARKER, Agents, Astoria, Oregon i: l- -. V