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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.
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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.
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KLO F. l'AKKER.
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