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ASTORIA. OREGON:
SUXDAY.
.FEBRUAKY 23. 1630
City aid CHBtj- Official Paper.
.1 DIRECT ISSUE.
Exch'UKBE is published the full
text of an agreement now in circula
tkm for signatures, assigning in trust
stock in the Astoria and South Coast
Railway company.
The provisions are short, plain and
satisfactory.
The noticeable feature is the evident
intent to deal directly with the princi
pal in the matter, without any inter
raediary. There is no stock holder of the road
but what could gladly subscribe to
any and all of the seven provisions,
and as the transfer proposed is in trust
no objection could be raised on that
score.
The point of the proposition is evi
dently this:
Shall or Jshall not the stockholders
deal directly with C. P. Huntington
himself.
The signing or withholding of sig
natures is a yea or nay vote on this
question.
Those who believe that Mr. lleid is
a necessary and unavoidable factor
in this matter will hesitate alxmt sign
ing the agreement
Those who lxjlieve that time is
wasted by endless negotiations en
tailing vexation and annoyance, and
that principals &hould deal direct with
principals, will affix their signatures
without hesitation.
THE C0.W.VG C01X.
Ann we ever to have pennies in the
northwest? The nickel holds a posi
tion which is hard to assault. An in
teresting experiment has been made
in Seattle which has proved a failure.
The Evening Press, one of the bright
est papers of Seattle, was put on the
market at two cents per copy. This
was a difficult thing to do, but it was
temporarily accomplished. HO.OOO
pennies were secured from the
mints. They were given to the
newsboys with instructions to make
change of a nickle and tell the buyers
to keep the pennies for future use.
At firtt the novelty of this small mon
ey sustained it in circulation, but
soon this feeling wore off and people
disliked the extra trouble. The ma
jority of those purchasing the paper
would give a nickle and not accept
change. The pennies went out of
circulation and now the Press has
announced that one copy will cost
five cents.
This does not mean that cents will
never be used in this section. They
mast come eventually. It would
create a panic in the great money cen
ters of the cast it pennies were with
drawn from circulation. In those
cities where manufacturing is carried
on to a large extent, it would be like
robbing the eastern day laborer of hs
life blood to deprive him of
this method or making close
change. That the movement for
their general adoption is rapidly ad
vsacing west is shown by the fact
that the mints cannot meet the de
mand for pennies coming from cities
west of the lississippi. In ten years
they will be used on the Pacific coast.
A NECESSARY SEQUENCE.
A rEDSox who is well informed on
the flouring mill business remarked
last night that, as soon as the railroad
is built tapping the wheat fields of the
Willamette, Astoria should have some
large flour nianufactnrics. One of the
great points in this trade is to be able
to load from the mill right on to the
vessels that will earn the flour to its
destination, such as Liverpool. This
saves all of the extra transfers which
increases the cost and often causes a
loss in the amount of flour. Flour
aaUk are being erected on San Fran
cisco harbor so that the bags filled
riide out of the manufactory on to the
ship. As a result the Stockton mills
ca&not make the profits that those of
Port Costa do; because coming from
the former place the flonr mut bo
changed from the flat-bottomed river
h4eaaboats to the ocean vessels.
From her situation Astoria am send
Soar to Liverpool as cheaply as any
city oh the coast Let the whe.it
cose, erect elevators to contain it. and
the flour mills will follow.
The death of the hundred-millionaire,
John Jacob Astor, in New York
yesterday, recalls to the writer s mind
the fact that several years ago a dis
tgaished Astoria clergyman on a
visit to New York, called upon the mill
Soaatrc, told him of the city by the sea
t ouded by his grandfather of precisely
the saaac name as himself, and sug
gested that Jno. Jacob the Second,
foKad or endow an institution of
learning in the city that will perpetu
ate the name and fame of the Actors
whea their scattered millions will
hve been forgotten. The million
aire looked JJcoldly contemptuous
at ike reverend gentleman when he
bad eoBcluded his kindly plea, and
told hia he would give him an order
eaaia cashier for one hundred dollars.
The Astorian disclaimed any desire to
rrnimnrilr cmbarass the munificent
patron by the acceptance of so princely
&sM,aad bowed himself out The
iittionmre lies dead in his marble
fin it tins morning and his millions
heitfy is the massive vaults as cold
aetke day that so lately clung to
of his dirty work, but he spoke of the
kindness of the people as he swept
the streets before the ruler rode forth.
Many of the people had noticed the
cheerfulness of the street sweeper,
and they often tossed him
a copper, and sometimes silver.
When the two angels went back to
heaven the Lord" made no difference
between them, but gave to each the
same reward, because each had exe
cuted faithfully his appointed task.
It matters less what we do than
how we do it, for
All service ranks the same with God.
Hereby drudgery is glorified, and
those to whose lot it falls, should work
as hopefully and cheerfully as others
who "win the world's applause."
A rnoJECT which concerns the
United States closely is the Russian
plan of bridging Behring straits, and
thus connecting America with Asia by
means of a railroad. The narrowest
part of the gulf which separates Si
beria from Alaska does not exceed
sixty miles, and there are a number of
islands in a straight line, which would
serve as points of division, and reduce
each portion of the bridge to a length
considerably less than that of the pro
posed English channel bridge. The
Behring strait project has aroused
enthusiasm throughout Russia, and
is being eagerly discussed in the great
cities of the empire. Of course, there
is something very attractive in a
scheme which, if carried out, will
bring us nearer to the day when it
may be possible to make the circuit of
the globe on foot But on the other
hand, in view of the generally ac
cepted prophecy that the supremacy
of the world in years to come is to be
divided between Russia and America,
it might be better for the general
peace if the sea remains uubridged.
It is estimated that there nre 20,000
unemployed men in San Francisco.
This suggests a condition of affairs
which is hard to understand. Labor
demands a high price in this country
and especially in the west In San
Francisco men are paid twenty-five
per cent more than in New York city.
If labor is so plentiful these wages
should go down and give employment
to more men. Farmers, too. all over
the couulry are complaining because
they are obliged to pay so much for
help. If men will prefer to live in the
great cities in a beggarly manner rath
er than work in the country with reg
ular pay and food, the world at largo
cannot have much sympathy for them
Business may be dnll but it is seldom
that an able bodied man cannot earn
sufficient to live well, if he will stand
ready to lake the chances offered those
who deserve.
About a mouth ago the Princess of
Wales had a sealskin jacket made for
her lapdog in Paris, and the import
ant fact was cabled over half the civ
ilized world. It was not of any pro
found degree of importance, but
the result is amusing. One of
the most prominent furriers in
New York made twelve jackets
for dogs immediately on seeing the
news in the paper, and they were all
sold within two weeks.
Tun bosom of America is open to
receive not only the opulent and re
spectable stranger, but the oppressed
and persecuted of all nations and re
ligions, whom we shall welcome to a
participation in all our rights and
privileges, if by decenpy and propriety
of conduct they appear to merit the
enjoyment
A FEW CUBES
Omge pon a time, God sent two
i is the earth in human guise,
to rale a kingdom and the
tosweeo the streets of the city.
Maiakttbeafiffek often met to talk
t fhmk iay'a work. It never occurred
itflttraiario boast of his influence,
Jftar to fee afreet sweeper to complain
Jfade by .Toy's Vcgctablo SarsaparWa.
Mrs. Beldcn, an used and feeble lady at 510
HasonSt, San Trancisco, after going down
steadily for months wc completely restored
and is now well and healthy.
J. IL Brown, book-keeper, Pctaluraa, cured
entirely of his indigestion and constipation.
Miss Clara Melvin, 128 Kearney Btroot, 8. F.,
cured of an aggravated caso of indigestion
and constipation.
J. It. Touratt, Chief Wharfinger, foot of
Clay street, ?. F., cured of palni In the back,
liver trouble anil tick headaches.
Mrs. J. Lamphcre, 1212 Market street, fl. F.r
had been under physicians' care for two
years for liver complaint With the third bot
tlo she rcgaiued her old accustomed health.
Fred A. Blocker, Baldwin Hotel, B. F., suff
ered for years with dyspepsia. Felt better
the first week and is now cured.
Gustav Solomon of 223 Valencia street, S. F.,
cured of sick headaches and liver trouble.
Edward Xcstcll, 73 Everett street, 8. P.,
cured of pains in the- back and chronic bH
iousness. And over 1000 others.
Kemcmber the Austin house at the
Seaside is open the year 'round.
CASE'S
ASTORIA!
KNOWN AS THE OLD MILL PROPERTY.
erty on tbe Market
To-Day!
Only Three Fourths of a Mile Sol of
tie n. P. 1 R
Dock
This splendid Business and Residence Property lies
on the south side of the hill, sloping downward from the
cemetery, and has a deep water frontage on Young's Bay.
It will he traversed by a cable or motor line within six
months. Clear, level lots in this magnificent tract are
now for sale on easy terms, at prices which will rapidly
advance.
For Particulars Inquire of
Waeken & Weight
Sunny
BUY YOUR LOTS IN
Mead Addition!
TO ASTORIA.
J. H. MANSELL,
- REAL ESTATE BROKER.
NOTARY PUBLIC FOR STATE OF OREGON.
City Lots and Acre Property, Ranches, Timber Lands, and Water
Frontage for Sale.
Investments made for Outside Parties.
Established, 1883. Correspondence Solicited.
Next W. U. Telegraph Office. Third St. Astoria, Oregon.
P. O. BOX 863.
THE ASTORIA
Real Estate anil Trust Co.
(INCORPORATED.) CAPITAL, $50,000.
D. II. WELCH.
JAS. W.WELCH.
D. H. WELCH & CO ,
TnmiTirmnn l!
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Real Estate
UUliGldl
Brokers
We have lots from $20 up. Inside properly alwajs listed for sale. Correspondent
solicited. Investments made for non-residents.
The prices we gh eon property are guaranteed, and no further consultation necessary
u Ith ov, ners Lots within the city limits can be bought from
?250 to S300 for the next eight days-
Office on Water St., Near Union Pacific Wharf and Depot.
T. O. BOX 460.
Your Money's ffoi
President. L. P. W. QUIMBY. Vice-President, C. W. WILLIAMS.
Secretary, W. H. EDWARDS.
The above Company Placed the
MffAI ADDITION !
TO ASTORIA, on the market December ISih, 1889. A clean
sweep of all the lots in above addition was made.
by January ISth, 1800.
AN EXTENSION TO THE RAILWAY ADDITION
Has been placed on the market. Get in now while the
price is low.
General Office, Rooms 16 and 17, N. E. Cor. First and Alder
poPLTLiNrr),
IS WHAT YOU GET AT
Foard & Stokes
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 fc STOKES
GKLO F. PABKEK.
CARL A. HAKSOX
Parker & Hansen
SUCCESSORS TO
C. L. PARKER,
DEALERS IN
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
New Goods Arriving Every Steame
THIS WEEK.
Waterproof
BflDOS
Tbe Old Stand - Astoria Oregon.
Stockton & Welch,
Real Estate Brokers,
AND EMPLOYMENT OFFICE.
HU1K SPITTLE, Apt
Astoria, Orepn.
NEW TO-DAY.
Notice of Dissolution of Partnership
THE l,AM.XEIt5HH NOW EXISTING
under the name of ltobb & Parker,
w herein W. L. Itobb and F. L. Tarker. both
solved on the 23th day of this February .1690.
bv r. I. rarKcr wunurawinRiromsaiu llrra,
F. L. PARKER.
W. L. ROBB. .
The business will bo continued under the
old firm mine by W. L. Robb. who alone
will be authorized to settle the affairs of said
linn.
Astoria, Or.. February 21st, IKK).
Proposals for Fresh Beef and Mutton
HEVDQOARTERS DEPARTMENT OF
the Columbia; office of Chief Commts
ary. Vancouver Barracks, Wash., February
21. ISO.
Scaled ironaals in triplicate, sublect to
the usual conditions, will be received at this
office and at the offices ol the Acting Com
missaries of Subsistence at the following
named posts (ror the fresh beef and mutton
named at those posts only), until 12 o'cUck
noon on Monday, March 2i. 1890, at which
time and place they 111 be opened in the
JlltOtliV.'- 1'4. UIUUVI t, AA iUllllUIII(j CU1U UV
ivery of fresh beef and mutton for the year
commencing j uiy l, itsw:
BoIe Barracks, I. T. ; FortCanby. Wash. ;
Fort Sherman. LT. ; Fort Klamath, Oregon ;
Fort Spokane, "Wash.; Fort Townsend.
Wash. ; Vancouver Barracks, Wash. ; Fort
Walla Walla. Wash. The jrovernment re
serves the right to reject any or all bids.
Bidders win unaersianuuiai contracts ruaae
under tills advertisement, and proposals
j4 a In vaennnen 1 1iAtotn ctioll rrf tk DAn.
strucd to Involve the United States In any
obligation for payment in excess of the ap
propriation gninteuby congress for the pur
pose. Blank proposals ami pruned circulars
statinc the kind of beef and mutton reaulred
and giving full instructions as to the manner
or mooing, conaiuons xo ue uservea oy
bidders, and terms of contract and payment,
will bs furnished on application to tills of
fice, or to the A. C. S. at the several posts.
.Envelopes containing proposals should be
marked "Proposals for Fresh Beef (or Mut
ton) at ," and addressed to the under
signed, or to the "Acting Commissary of
Subsistence" at the several post.
W.H.NASH,
Captain and C. S., U. 8. A.
Chief C.S.D.C.
This Fine Property has been put on the market by MRS.
OWENS ADAIR, M. D., and is situated near
the Astoria & Coast Railroad.
For Sale by
McCtowan Bros. & TuttH
PRICES, S50 AND S60.
THIRD STREET,
EAST OF 0LNEY.
W. L. Uhlenhart & Co.,
Real Estate and Money Brokers,
OFFICE ON THIRD ST..
0pp. Odd Fellow's Building
P. O. BOX 841.
$75,000 Worth of Real Estate For Sale
I have opened my office with a splendid selection of Business, Residence, Seaside,
Farming and Timber Land.
SOME VERY CHOICE ACREAGE PROPERTY,
On John Day's River, suitable for platting. CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
Abercrombie & Stevens;
REAL ESTATE AGENTS.-
We Offer To-Day Choice Acreage!
Tu o Hundred and Twenty Acres Choice Land on Lewis and Clarke's River, CO Acres
slashed and burnt, 19 Acres cleared with good House and Barn.
One Hundred and Ten Acres partly cleared on Ferris Creek above Swlnson's Landing?.
Two Blocks in WARRENTON.
Two Blocks in MATIER'S.
HOUSES AND LOTS AT SEASIDE.
Two Lots in HUSTLER'S & AIKEN 'S.
Three Lots on West Ninth Street, ASTORIA.
Office in the Telephone Building, 0pp. Thompson & Ross.
SILVERMAN & THORNBURG,
DEALERS IN
general Merchandise
A SPECIALTY MADE OF COUNTRY PRODUCE.
We pay the highest cash price for country produce, and guarantee square dealing. We
will receive orders for potatoes, butter and eggs at lowest market rates.
Orders from any quarter aIU receive prompt attention.
SKAMOKAWA,
WASHINGTON
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.'
Your patronage in City or CosntryTolioited.
A. W. UTZINGER, Ctimtjflitin Silttn.
City, Suburban and Acreage Property For Sale.
MAIN ST., ASTORIA, OR., P. 0. Box 511. No curbstone brokers employedhere
Warren Wright,
Real Estate Dealers,
ilanscll's Ruihling, Water Street.
ASTORIA, - - OREGON.
City Property, Seaside Property, Tide Lands,
Timber Lands, Farms, Etc., Bonght and Sold.
BLOCK 20
Hustler & Aiken's Addition
Has been subdivided ami will be put on the market TUESDAY,
FEBRUARY 2oth, 1SD0. by
VAN DUSEN CO.
ADDITIOIST,
Astoria's most delightful suburb. JiOts 20 to $.' cash or installments.
Loans negotiated and a general conunbsion bikincss transacted. Invest
ments for non-residents a specialty.
CORRESPONDENCE SOLICITED.
THIS DESIRABLE BLOCK Is entirely clear. Is situated on the proposed Cable Road
route between Genevieve and Main streets, and within one street
. of Taylor's proposed Motor route.
the Mikado Candy Factory
Fresh Candies of All Kinds Manufactured Daily.
Also Handle None bnt the Finest and Imported Key" West
CIGARS.
Please Call and Give me a Trial. THIRD STREET. JCet AV. U. Telegraph onice
N. J. BERGMAN.
Flp, the Tailor
1
KEEPS IN STOCK THE
Finest Woolen Goods for Suitings.
ALL THE LATEST STYLES.
He buys for Cash, at Eastern Prices. He (Juarantces the Rest Workmanship
on all garments. Call and see for yourselves.
Barth's Block, Astoria
CITY BOOK STORE 1
- i - .- . .- . m
The Largest Stock in the City
OF- j
BLANK BOOKS, OFFICE SUPPLIES, !
SCHOOL BOOKS AND FINE
STATIONERY. I
j The Best Ms for the Lowest Prices !
j All Goods Guaranteed as Represented.
GRIFFIN & REED.
MiiMMnaaHt
H. W. Strickler, M. D.
DEALER IN
Pure Drugs, Toilet Articles, Etc
Prescription Cierk speaks Four different
Languages.
General practice of Medicine attended to
by tbe Doctor.
Second Street, near Postofflce.
The Oregon Bakery
A. A.C!iKVELAJ, ITopY.
Good Bread, Caie and Pastry
Nono but tbe Best Materials Used.
Satisfaction Guaranteed Customers
Bread delivered In any part of the city.
The Oregon Land Co.
a, a.
IBX Axieiffoxr ,
HAS AN ASTORIA 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.
THE EEAVEY INTENT CANT DOG.
SJLBIGHOHST eft COXTJUTT,
Successors to KIRK SHELDON.
HEADQUARTERS FOR LOGGERS' SUPPLIES.
Agency for
ATKINS' CELEBRATED SAWS. LANDER'S LOGGING JACKS.
GENERAL HARDWARE.
151 Front Street, PORTLAND, OR.
The New Model Range
C AX BE IIAD IN ASTORIA, ONLY OF
E. R. HAWES,
Ageut. Call and Examine It ; You Will be Pleased. E. R. Hawes Is also Agent for tbe
Buck Patent Cooking Stove,
AND OTHER FIRST CLASS STOVES.
Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand.
Lots in Case's Astoria Are Now on Sale
AT THE OFFICE OF THE-
Astoria Real Estate Co.
PRICES FROM $150 TO $250 EACH.
TEMM8- One-Halt Cash ; Uio Balance in Six and Twelve Montua.
These SEINES are made trne taper and from an actual scale, and will hang true
and draw when hung in to lines, and from the
Gold 2fft)dal 1-2 Patent Tslnt.
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
KsUbllsked 1842. Bostoi, Xwsa. Capital, SM,M.
N. B. We have the largest Netting and Twine plant. New and costly machinery
has lately been added for knitting heavy Trape for the Columbia river, and Semes
for the Alaska Salmon Fisheries, and the most skillful help employed.
a Highest awards at Boston, lUP, Philadelphia. is?6.I.ondon Fisheries IxposltlOB.lste,
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