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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 7, 1890)
Cz) ??fec gatttj Jlstoriatt, ASTORIA. OREGON: FRIDAY. FEBttUAltY 7, 1830 City aad County Official Paper. INJUSTICE TO ASTORIA. UscaMiY it is in just sucli a sea son as that which we Lave been pass ing through in 1890 that Astoria's prominence of position is most dis tinctly prominent; other places less favorably situated, frozen up, snowed in, blockaded, washed out, in general tribulation, while Astoria has the ocean and lower river, nnvexed by ob struction and open to all commercial requirements. But this time the par simony, stupidity and gigantic mean ness of the postoflice department has nullified our situation and put us on a level, so far as mail facilities are con cerned, with communities isolated from traffic by reason of the weather. Steamers of all sizes promptly arrive and depart, while thousands of dol lars are daily lost to our citizens by the niggardly nature of the govern ment. The idea seems to be that the post office department of this government is not even temporarily to be run at a loss; that the balance on the depart ment books must always show a sur plus, a profit. This is a mistake. The postoflice is not to be run as a money-maMug in stitution; in this "Wauamaker or Mon eymaker makes a mistake. The post office comes nearest the people of all the departments of our federal govern ment. It is a pnblic convenience, or should be. "What it it does occasionally cost S150 or 200 more than its receipts? That is what it is for. and when it fails in its mission through mistaken ideas of economy, it stultifies the pur pose for which it was created. This northwest has its rights and its requirements: as well try to make the garments of an infant fit the frame of a growing boy as to try to make a few fossilized rules and traditions meet the demands of this growing section. "We want better mail facilities, and in occasions like the past four weeks we want men at the head of adminis trative affairs with brains enough to see what is needed and sense enough to furnish the mains necessary to have business go uninterruptedly. There was, in our case, no excuse; no blockade, no elemental disturbance, no liinderance: it was and is a case of gigantic silliuess, such as seldom oc curs outside a government department office. The census is near at hand. Every state and town will be interested in the result "Washington will show as great an advance as any other state in the Union. Oregon will be in the van, as will all the far west Next will appear the rapid growth of such states of the south as Alabama and Tennessee. The older cast will hold its own with a good showing in Massa chusetts and New York. The central west will not have the increase that it did in the previous decade, but most of her cities will exhibit great popula tions. The farmiug communities have not advanced in the same rale as the cities. As the census is to be more complete than ever before it will con tain a vast amount of information. The Spokane Jiccicw is determined to see a clean city government in that growing metropolis. It is wag ing a hot warfare and the "powers that be' are trembling. There is nothing in this world so influential for reforms, political, social or religious as a well managed newspaper. It was the press that swept New York, Boston and Chicago. It is the same influence that in timo will work a revolution in San Francisco, Tacoma, and Spokane. The croakers can argue against the press as having bad effects, but with out it the world would be like bread without leaven. In 1790, when our first census was taken, only one-thirtieth of the popu lation of the United States lived in cities of 8,000 or over; in 1,800, ouo-twenty-fifth; 1810 and 1820, one-twentieth; 1830, one-sixteenth; 1810, one twelfth; 1850, one-eighth; I860, one rixtli; 1870, one-fifth; 18S0, 22 per cent, or nearly one-fourth. From 1790 to 1890 the whole population increased twelvefold, and the city population eighty-six fold. The population of-our country is now estimated at 00,000,000, otwhom about 14,000,000, or nearly one-fourth, reside in cities, and of this Mmber about one-fifth, or 2,800,000 are young men. The city of St. Paul is growing rap idly. During the past year 10,000, 900 was expended in new buildings. The wholesale trade footed up $107, 137,618, and a manufacturing output oC more than $52,000,000 was reported A local paper adds: With real estate transfers of more than $22,000,000 St. Paul dirt can be said to be gilt-edged. The Sound papers are making themselves ridiculous over the arrival of the Rush. The Seattle Times as serts that the Jlush was "aground off the Columbia." This is a sample, and indicates the mendacity of some of the ewspaper lilteranccs on that terrible Borth coast, that marine graveyard. Vhat is regarded as next to a de CMtre reason why there must be European peace is the calculation that the mobilization of the French, Ger sh and Bnssian armies would cost 9109,000,000, and their maintenance in the &0d would cost $200,000,000 a Mosth. Twe French papers are filled with MMntiosal telegrams concerning the tmr et noes in the United States, rep- resenting the condition of affairs in the southern states as most critical Poor America! says one paper; fight ing over that question of color for an hundred years and not settled yet. The annual statement of the South ern Pacific Railway company for the year 1839 shows n small increase in earnings, among other causes being the construction of new lines. A de crease of the surplus to SlOOO, against $2,589,000, is also shown. Cmx.v, with a population in the vicinity of 380,000,000, has only three newspapers at present. Considering that an editors head is chopped off on the slightest provocation the wonder is that there arc even three. A grocek in Elizabeth, N. J., adul terated coffee with small stones. He is evidently a novice at the business, else he would have known that as au adulterant of coffee brown sand is un equaled. Tiie treasury department has de cided that Governors Island, New York, will hereafter be used as a lauding place for immigrants, and Castle Garden will be abandoned. Private advices have been received at Victoria from an American quarter, warning sealers that systematic police supervison will be inaugurated for 33ehriug sea this coming season. HAKIMS XCWS AND NOTES. The American ship Challenger cleared yesterday for Qucenstown, carrying 7-1,032 bushels wheat, worth $50,819. The schooner Novelty, from San Francisco, arrived yesterday. She will load with lumber from the West Shore mills. The Columbia is due from San Francisco this morning. She is crowd ed with passengers. The Emma Juch opera company is aboard, 117 in num ber. At Port Townsend Captain Randall has taken command of the lug Collin vice Captain Brotherton, who goes on the tug Jlognl, relieving J. D. Dris- ko, Captain Oliver, formerly of the Queen CUg, who takes charge of the iSea Lion, succeeding Captain Ran dall. The brig Tanner sailed in last Wednesday afternoon, the second male, Ch;is. Moore, an old bar fisher man, acting as pilot Though wind and tide both served right, the cur rent seaward was so strong that it held the vessel with all sail set an hour at No. 2 buoy. Saved by Seaweed. The East India clipper ship Ana- Jiatu- was saved from foundering on a recent voyage in a most curious man ner. On the ship's second day out from Ceylon it was noticed that the vessel was leaking. The leak gradu ally increased off the Capo of Good Biope after a severe westerly gale with a mountainous sea. The water gained rapidly, and the course of the vessel was turned toward St Helena. But still the leak increased to twen ty inches per hour, and Cap tain Welden seriously contemplated abandoning the vessel, and lie would probably have done so had not the vessel reached the gulf stream cur rent, where the drift seaweed worked itself into the crevices of the ship's bottom, stopping the leak and giving all hands an opportunity to rest As long as possible the vessel kept in this great current water and then her course shaped toward the capes. was or was O" arriving on uic coast me leak again increased, and when found by the tug Hercules off the capes of Delaware, the ship was leaking at the rate of twenty four inches per hour. To the drift seaweed alone do the owners owe the salvation of one of the finest ves sels in the world's merchant marine, and one of the most valuable cargoes a sailing vessel has ever brought to America. She had on board over 4,000 tons of Ceylon spices valued at $1,000,000. How to Take a Russian Itathnt Home. "I will tell you how to get a Rus sian steam bath at home nearly as satisfactory as if you paid $1 for it at an hammam," said a physician. "Just have a big firebrick heated red hot in the kitchen range and place it upon an iron stool or some such thing, then stand a chair over the stool. Sit down on the chair and have a four-leaved screen put around you with a blanket thrown over the top. Thus you will find yourself in a sort of closet, and having been pre viously provided with a jug of hot water, you amuse yourself by pouring it very slowly over the hot brick. The water, transformed immediately into steam, fills the enclosed space and at once induces violent perspiration." The Most Profitable Rook. The mj3t profitable book ever printed, at least in this country, was Webster's spelling book. More than 50,000,009 copies of this production have been issued, and could Dr. Web ster and his heirs have enjoyed the royalties from it they would have found it more valuable than the cave or Monte Cristo. Yet Dr. Webster wrote it that he might secure the means to support himself while en gaged in other work, notably his dic-tionar-, winch was really an elalxra tiou of the spelling book. Maple syrup and extra sorghum drips for hot cakes at Thompson tte Ross'. New England mince meat by the pound atThomiso i & Uoss'. The hitot style of Gents' Boots and Shoes at P. J. Goodmas's. For a fine article of eastern cream cheese try Thompson & Ross'. No. i Sow on Deck. We arc now ready for business, and have some first-class bargains in real estate. both inside and outside property. We have a fine bargain in a two-storv house, with an eight-year lease, situated on Third street near the Central hotel. We have at a bargain a fine residence and two lots just five blocks from our office No. 9. We also have lots in all parts of the city and acreage in all parts of the state. We have timber claims and farms in Clatsop count'. We do not propose to misrepresent any property tiiat we have for sale, but to establish a safe and reliable business. Call and see us at the corner of Main and Third streets, Real Estate Co.No.9. DUNBAK & llAItDESTY. TclcpkvaeiiedjctHs lleasc. Rest Beds in town. Rooms per night GO and 25 cls per week SI JO. New and clean. Private entrance. The Oregon Land Co. 3". A. OOOEC, AXtzxtsex, HAS AN ASTORTA OFFICE S. W. COR. THIRD AND 0LNEY STREETS, Buy and Sell Property on Commission. We Deal in Real Estate and are Successful in Our Business. Now is Your Lots Tongue PointAddition Finely Situated Back of Tongue Point and Within TWO MILES of the Centre of Astoria. Lots Will be sold for a Limited Time at $50 and Mowaii Real Estate and Brokerage. THIRD STREET, W. L. Uhlenhart & Co., Real Estate and OFFICE ON THIRD ST., - 0pp. Odd Fellow's Building P. O. BOX 841. $75,000 Worth of Real Estate For Sale I have opened mv ofiice with a splendid selection of Business, Itesidence, Seaside, F.irmin;; and Timber l-aml. SOME VERY CHOICE ACREAGE PROPERTY, On John Day's Klver, suitable for platlins. COKKESl'ONDENCE SOLICITED. Abercrombie & Stevens, REAL ESTATE AGENTS. We Offer To-Day Choice Acreage! Two Hundred and Twenty Acres Choice Land on LcwU and Clarke's Klver, CO Acres slashed and burnt, 15 Acres cleared with j;ood House and Ham. One Hundred and Ten Acres partly cleared on Ferris Creek above Swinson's Landing, Two mocks in WAKttENTON. Two mocks in MATIEU'S. HOUSES AND LOTS AT SEASIDE. Two Iots In HUSTLER'S & AIKEN'S. Three Lots on West Ninth Street. ASTOWA. Office in the Telephone Building, 0pp. Thompson & Ross. Comparisons at Portland. It is certain that tlie present Wil lamette flood at Portland is much greater than that of December, 3SG1. At Front and Stark streets, in 1861 the water didjnot How over the center of the intersection, but merely rose and stood in the gutter at the Crce building, at the northwest corner of Front and Stark. Yesterday it was about two and a half feet higher at that point So it is certain that whether the present flood is great er in the upper valley than that of 18G1 or not, it is great er at Portland. The water at First and Stark streets yesterday exactly reached the height of the flood from the Columbia in .Tune, 1876, but in the northern part of the city it was not so high. The flood of 1876 backed up slowly and was an exact level, without a current, while the present flood, coming from the Willamette, with a strong current, is higher in the upper than in the lower part of the city. The difference is perhaps from six to ten inches. Ore gonian, 6. DANGEROUS PURGATIVES. A City Policeman's Very Peculiar Experience. Mineral pills and drastic purgatives irritate the mucous coating of the stomach and bowels. In fact their cathartic action Is duo to their Irritation. The danger attending their steady use is apparent. The new laxa tive principle in Joy's Vegetable Sarsaparilla gets Its cathartic action by Increasing the mucous secretions nnd genUy stimulating the stomach. Itispurelyvegetable.docsnot lose Its effect, and is safe to be taken occa elonallyor continuously. Gus. Videau, the fc well known pollco officer ol "" 1826 Howard St, San Fran- Jm cIsco, writes: "After my own I AhC experience I firmly believe 1 J that Joy's Vegetablo Sana B parilla will cure the most ob BHF stiQate caM ot constipation. wf Although cured I am still taking it and never had my system so thor oughly regulated. By increasing rn diminish ing the dose one has absolute cojasod ova Wsaself with this valuable rangy." Time to Buy in $GO A Itattft EAST OF 0LNEY. Money Brokers NEW TO-DAY. On account of the non arrival of the steamer for San Francisco, AND HIS EFFICIENT COMPANY WILL APPEAIt TO-XIOIIT, Friday, February 7 In Sheridan Knowlcs' Sublime Tragedy in six acts entitled VIBGINIUS ! His Grandest Performance. PRICES AS USUAL. A Card. To ZTr. John Kyland, President of the Great Nine-Hour Mevement: Vour bis Brother came down to the Asto ria Iron works' dock last evening to notify men working for me that it was quilting time. Now, I wish you would clothe me with that authority hereafter. I have worked ten hours a day the greater part of my life, and propose to call ten hours a day's work as long as I please. Hereafter please let your members spend their extra hour away from my place of work. Yours truly. JOE LEATHERS. Astoria. February 6th. 1890. Wanted. A GIRL, OH MIDDLE-AGED WOMAN. to do houspwork in small family. One who speaks German preferred. Inquire at Hobb & TarkerV. Notice to Shippers. TIIEWELL-KKOWN A lUltlTISH SHIP Tatterdale" will be shortly on the Denn inr uvernooi uirccc ror particulars of freight apply to Messrs. Balfour, Guthrie is. uaiiour, uuu P. II. CHERRY. x uo roniand, or to Astoria. Ross Opera House Hr.FrederictWarie J. H. MANSELL, - REAL ESTATE BROKER, - NOTARY PUBLIC FOK STATE OF OREGON. City Lots and Acre Property, Ranches, Timber Lands, and Water Frontage for Sale. Investments made for Outside Parties. Established, 18S3. Correspondence Solicited, Ni.t V. V. Telegraph Oflice. Third St. Astoria, Oregon. P. O. BOX 863. THE ASTORIA Real Estate (INCORPORATED.) President, L. P. W. QUIMBY. Secretary, W. The above Company Placed the RAEff AT TO ASTORIA, on the market December iSth, 1SS9. A clean sweep of all the lots in above addition was made by January ISth, 1S0O. AN EXTENSION TO THE RAILWAY ADDITION "Will be placed on the market February 3d. Get in now while the price is low. General OiRce, Rooms 1G and ponTLA.isrr, FRANK SPITTLE, Apt Warren & Wright, Real Estate Oealers, ManseU's Ruihling, Water Street. ASTORIA, City Property, Seaside Property, Tide Lands, Timber Lands, Farms, Etc., Bonght and Sold. ASTCOIEl. ADDITION, Astoria's most delightful suburb. Lois 520 to ."" cash or installments. Loans negotiated and a general coinnmsion business transacted. Invest ments for non-residents a specialty. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED. Flynn. the Tailor KEE?S IN Finest Woolen Goods for Suitings. ALL TJIE LATEST STYLES. He buys for Cash, at Eastern Trices. He Guarantees the Ilest Workmanship on nil garments. Call and see for yourselves. Barth's Block, Astoria City Book Store. THE LARGEST STOCK IN THE CITY! OF Blank Books, Office Supplies, School Books and Fine Stationery. The Best Goods for All Goods Guaranteed as Represented. TH33 Astoria Ifcal Estate Co. Office First Door South of the Odd Fellows Building The Best Bargains Yet Offered ! In Blocks 21 , 23 and 28, HUSTLER & AIKEN'S ADDITION. Less than 1 Mile From the rostoflice. SIXTY of these Lots sold within the past 8 days. The price of this Choice Property is going up daily, and may be taken off the market at any time. Prlc of Lots, $120 to $200, according to Location. andTrust Co. CAPITAL, $50,000. V.ce-Presidenf, C. W. WILLIAMS. H. EDWARDS. ADDITIOH ! - 1 7, N. E. Cor. First and Alder Astoria, Oregon. OREGON. p STOCK THE the Lowest Prices! Wholesale Wine House. Fine Wines, Choice Brands. I havo completed arrangements for supplying any brand of Wine in any quantity at lowest cash figures. The Trade Supplied, Families Supplied. ALL ORDEKS DELIVERED FREE IN ASTORIA, lour patronage in City or Country solicited. A. W. UTZINGER, Cosmopolitan Saloon. Your Monef s Worth IS WHAT YOU GET AT Foard & Stokes IN Groceries and Provision?. Everythin; In a First-class Store and at Extremely Low Figures. (5 oo.l s Delivered all over Town. Tlic Highest Price Paid for Junk. FOARD & STOKES Stockton Real Estate AND EMPLOYMENT OFFICE. City, Suburban and Acreage Property For Sale. MAIN ST., ASTOUIA, OH..T. 0. Box5ll. No curbstone brokers employedliere Magnus C. Crosby Dealer In Wm ARE, IM, STEEL. Iron Pipe and Fittings, STOVES. TINWARE A5JI HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, TMti and Oopper. F.H.SURPRENANT&CO., SUCCESSORS TO J, o. n. o s s County Coroner. First Glass Undertaking ESTABLISHMENT. New Styles, Caskets and funeral material Next to astokian onlce. E. P. N00NAN & CO., (Successors to) J. P. HYNES, -DEALERS IN- Groceries Produce. "Water Street, Astoria, Oregon. TELEPHONE NO. 7. - P. O. BOX 830. BP55BFBBBB5!p THE PJBAYEir PATENT CANT QOG. HJLBIGHOUST & COXTJSJfcTT, Successors to KIltK SHELDON. HEADQUARTERS FOR LOGGERS' SUPPLIES. Agency for ATKINS' CELEBRATED SAWS. LANDER'S LOGGING JACKS. GENERAL HARDWARE. 131 Front Street, PORTLAND, OR. The New Model Range CAN BE IIAD IN ASTORIA, ONLY OF EL R. HA WES, Agent. Call and Examine It ; You AYlil be rieased. E. It. Ilawes Is also Agent for thp Buck Patent Cooking Stove, AND OTHER FIRST CLASS STOVES. Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Groceries, Provisions and Mill Feed, Crockery, Glass Plated Ware. o The Largest and finest assortment of Fresh. Fruits and Vegetables. Received fresh every Steamer. 'JfaKSIKKSWSamEXMl jgMsaa These SEINES aro made trno taper and from an actual scale, and will hang true and draw when hung in to lines, and from the Gold Modal 1-2 Patent Twine. RIGHT AND LEFT HAND LAID PATENT ROPE, 9 thread and larger, soft and free from kinking. SALMON TRAP NETS knit from the Gold Medal 1-2 Patent Twine, superior to the medium laid, stronger, more durable and Holds Tar Longer. Letters or Telegraph shall have our Prompt and Careful Attention" American Net & Twine Co Established 1S42. Boston, Mass. CapItaJ, SSfie.Mi. N. B. "We havo the largest Netting and Twine plant. New and costly machinery has lately been added for knitting heavy Traps for tho Columbia river, and Seines for the Alaska Salmon Fisheries, and the most skillful help employed. Highest awards at Boston, 1SC9, Philadelphia. l876.-London Fisheries Exposition, 1863, CAM. A. HANSON. Parker Hanson SUCCESSORS TO C. L. PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steame THIS WEEK, f j The Old Stand - Astoria Orecon. & Welch, Marshall & Co., Salmon Net Twines MANUFACTURED BV GEO. A. CLARK & BROS., NEW JERSEY. For Sale by I. SMITH, Agent, Ollice at Wherry & Co's. PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY There is no occasion for the most fastidi ous of our citizens to send to Portland or San Francisco for Custom Made Clothes As they can pet Better Fits. Better Work manship, ana for less Money. By Leaving their Orders with MEANY. New Goods bv Every Steamer. Tall and See Him aad Satisfy Yoimlf. P. J- Meany. Merchant Tailor. City Wood Yard. Hamilton Sl Co., Prop'rs. Oflice and Woodyard on Gray's Dock. All Kinds of Fine Dry Wood Cut AND DELIVERED At Keasoaable Prices. Satisfac tion Unarnnteetl OHr Fatreas. All Orders promptly filled and delivered in any part of the city. a& KLO F. l'AKKER. Merpo Ms ' -t -'' ,jf " jC - A sesf ' "-! -?- "" 5- "i'-J. jf "ftST'"