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'-TM - '- V" ;"; $me en 'iT"? 3? guilt Snutt. ASTORIA. OREGON: WEDNESDAY AUGUST 27. lHO TIDE TAS5J.E: rOKASTKIA. IlKtII 1VATKK. LOW WATKS. WlL fcecond. Fin-U Second. ?" -r h : h h "x . in. h. in. Z U. m. ,5 7i. m. S ( 1 2H 1 W5 Wi 0 S f I 1 'Z 4C, 0 h '2 (-. .'I 3 38 10 M iS 5 It :KJ 8 3 3 M -0 2 a 3.1 J 4 S ll 21 fi 3 10 37 S 7 4 55 -0 S 4 45 3 1 SSlt2 OS? 7 0 11 : 0 Ji 40 -1 2 5 43 2 4 31 - - - - 12 50 77 0 31 -14 037 17 a 0 2 9 1 1 20 8 2 7 12 -1 3 7 2C 12 M 1 10 3 0 2 07 6 0 7 51 -10 8 11 0 7 The hours between midnight and noon are deMgnatcd by a (a. m.), those between noon Mid midnight by ;i (p. m.). Oh. 00m. a de notes midnight, oh. Win. p denotes noon. Tlie height is reckoned from the level of average lowcrlow waters to which the sound ins: are given on the Coast Survey charts. VESSELS OX THE WAY From Foreign Ports for the Columbia River. XoJdlebnrn. Hr. sp., MBS, London. Apr. 22. Anncsley. Br. sp.. 1635, Liverpool May 3. Kinkora. Ur. sp 1799, London, May 7. Lonsdale. Br. ep 1GS5, Tonal o. lMrrte. Am. sp., 153C. Yokohama. I'arthia. Br.bV., 1822. Liverpool, May 2S. MiMlej- 1111. Br. sp., 1772. Rio Janeiro. July P. LizzieUdl, Br blc.llCG, Amverp. July21. Unnbayne. Br tp. 1350. Anvvcrp. July SI. Scottish Glens, Brsp.20GI. Kio Janeiro. Ancron.,Brep, 1213, Kidney. Astra.ca.na. Br sp. 1C61. YoLobama. Andon. Br sp. 1C70, Mauritius. Troon. Br sp, 1S2S. Shanghai. Milton Tark. Br sp. 1461, Santa Rosal ie. Tart Carlisle. Br bk. UK. Santa Bosalio. KlrcndbricUtshire. Br. Sp, lS2.Tona!o. Ochtcrtyre. Br bk. 1296, Algoa Bay. IHenrfell.Brsp 11SI. Jlonolnlu. Alctnouc, Br sp. I57C. Newcastle A. Ariadne. Br bk, 11GT. Capo Town. Lady Elizabeth. Br bk. 1155. Sydney. Fcylcdalc, Br so. 1619. Liverpool. Atd lamnrcban, Br sp, 1700. Cape Town. rocna.tj.Ur ml IK), Ooelcrmonth. Br sp, 1297, Liverpool. Meant CarmcL 1596. Manila. Lorton. Br bk, 1 ISO, Liverpool. Alexander Lawrence, Brbk, 1205, London. FROM AMERICAN PORTS Patrician. Am. sji-, 1251. N Y-. Mar. S. Otty of Philadelphia. Am. sp.. 1SSI, N Y. Mar. IS. TtMte K.Starbuck. Am sp, 1&S1, N. Y. July 2d Ucapor. Am sp. MB, Now York. IX THE RIVER. S trathUanc. Br. sp 1361. Antwerp Mar. 2!. KatoF.Tioop. Br. bk., 103C. Uiogo July 1". Onloma. Am bk, SI J. lions Kong May 12. I ry. Am bk. 11S1. New York July 10, Slievc Donartl. Br sp, 17SS, Newcastle Aug 9, NArfelL 1 viand. Br bk. 1311. Newcastle. Aug 13. BUSINESS CARDS. W I. HOWARD, M. D. IIOMtEOPATHIST. Graduate or University or Michigan. Onicoover A. V. Allen's More, noitheast comer Thinl and Cass. Hours from 10 to 12 a. in., 2 to 1 and 7 to 7 :le p. m. CIVIL SXGLXJSKIt. Gocnty Survoyorof Clatsop County. JIHee : Koom No. 7. Kinney's Biick, Asto ria, Oregon. L A. Obl.VKli.VM), A. ATTORNEY AT LAW. omH Flavor! new brick building, corner ifcond and Cass M reels : up .stairs. f .i. ciuirris. Attoncj-Ht-Lavr: Notary Public. OommlssioMer of Deeds for Washington "territory- Office in Klavel's new brick '.-4Winc. Cr. Second ami Cass streets. Oil. 11. N3UTU. ATTORNEY AT LAW. iiffieeoH Gas-street. 2 doors back of Odd r-JIw.s Eiiililing, Astoria, Oregon. J Ifc. A. KOWIiBV, iorcy unit Counsellor nt Lnw son Gtiouamus Street, .Atorla, Oregon i R. KANACA, ATTOENKY AT LAW. ce over White House Cor., Astoria, Or. It. 3t.VK:,!i, BEAI. KSTATK ItKCUKEl AND XOTA1IY PUliLIC. Ibtnlilisiiecl UiSX Tilr.l Street, next to W. U, Telegraph Or Ikrc, Vstoriii, Or. 1 F. KAFFEKTV, HI. I. (Graduate JefTerson Medical College, Philadelphia. Officr-sg Tliinl Street. P. MULL1NIX. W. D.f JU- rilYSICIAX AND SUEC EON. cc on Fourth Street, bet. Main and Cass. Slecial attention given to private diseases. Ofiilcc hoHrs 9 to II a. ai 2 to 5 r. M. D S. A. Ifc AXl J. A, FiFLTOK. Cass street, between 3rd and 4th. Special attention to Diseases of Women and Childicn, by Dr. A, I. Fulton. Sjicolal attention to Surgcrv, by Dr. J. A. Fulton. Mice hours from 10 to 12 a. m and 1 to 4 r.x. JAY TUTTLE. HI. P. Physician, Sturgeon and Accoucheur. Office, Koom C, Pythian Building. Office hours r lo to 12 and 2 to 5. Kcsldence, south .side of Cedar St., next block west of the Hospital. B. K. H.IiKK. AI. I. Graduate of Cleveland Homoeopathic Hos njuU College, and Post-Cniduate of New York City Polyclinic School of Medicine suid Surgery. First and Main .streets, Portland. XIcacM of Women a Specialty. K.O.i:.KSTK. I'llYSLCIAK AND SUKGEON. ieclal attention to Diseases of Women nd Surgery. k. iekT: Opposite Telegraph Office, up Stain, Astoria, iegon. T"VR. P. A. KKPJ4, DENTIST. Tiooras" and S, Havel's new Brick Build tag. W. T. KURKKY. L. T. BARIN j. m. DRArrcit. Burney, Barin & Draper, Attoruej'H at-Ijav. Oregon City, Oregon. Thrive years exericnce as ltegister of Ue W. S. Land Office here, recommends us in our specialty of Milium and all other bus iness before the Land Office or the Courts, xud SnvolvinR Uio practice in the Oeneral land 0cc 7i in C9Iin a 3C0XTH can be made J f J IU 9Cni working for its. Persons fp4crretl who can furnish a horse and give their vraroie time lo the business. Spare MomcaiscAM be profitably employed also. A Jew vccies in towns and cities. B. F. -KMISSON & CO., m Main St, Itlcumond, has been established and as a SHAVING SOAP, has obtained 19 INTERNATIONAL AWARDS, and is now sold in evcrj'- city of the world. It is the purest, cleanest, finest, The most economical, anil therefore The hest and most popular of all soaps for GENERAL TOILET PURroSES; and for use in the NURSERY it is recommended by thousands of intelligent mothers throughout the civilized world, because while serving as a cleanser and detergent, its emollient properties prevent the chafing and discomforts to which infants are so liable. PEAKS' SOAP can now be had of nearly all Druggists in the United States, iiUT BE SURE THAT YOU GET THE GENUINE, as there are worthless imitations. HALLWAYS AND STEAMERS. Astoria & South Coast Eailw'j And Connections. Schedule JVo. ", of Trains and Jloals in JZffvrl 1:00 A. jr. Tuesday, .Tuhj UMIi, 1SIIO. Sumla.y. Leave Lv. Clateop Atloria Beach, 0:00 am r:00 A via fl:00 " 7:60 " el 3:00rM 2:00 r lib 5:00 " If Ion day. 4:43 " 4:20 ! Mf Via Steamer Thompson Potter. Telephone Electric. Tuesday. Thompson 0:0o am 5:00a mo Electric- . S:.30 " 7;50 " c Potter 2:00 r m l ;00 v Mel Electric 4:43 " 4:20 " c Wednesday Thompson C:O0am fl:00AMfl Electric. 8:) " 7:50 " c Eicctnc 4:43 p m 4:20 i M Tlinr.sday. Thompson C :00 am 5 : 00 a Ma Electric. 8:IJiaji 7:50 A Mc Potter 2:Oor m 1 :00 P Mil Telephone. 5:00 " 4; 20 " h Triday. Thompson. c : 00 A m 5 : 00 a mo Electric 8:30 " 7:50 ' c Electric- 4:43pm 4:20pm Saturday. Thompson (5:00 AM 5:00 A Ma tieciric 8::;o " 7:50 " c Telephone :i;U0i'ji 2:00ru Potter :ir 5:40 " if a Connects with Thompson for AMoria and Portland. Connects with Telephone for Astoria ami Portland. c Connects with Potter for Astoria and Portland. Connects with Potter for Hwaco. c-Conneets with Electric for istoria, Connects with Electric for Astoria and Portland. Hound trip tickets ia steamers Potter, Thompson and Telephone for .sale at Union Paeilic ami Telephone ticket olliees. Baggage checked between Astoria and all regular .stations via Union Pacific boats at Union Pacific dock, and on the tram WM, RE1D, President. HENRY P.. THIELSEN, Chief Engineer and Superintendent TIMK CARD OF BAY RAILWAY COMPANY WI'ESK DAYS. Ix-ave Astoria End 10, ll a. m. ; 2, ::, 1, 5 v. M. Leave Young's Bay 10:ft),ll :n0.t.i!.:2:30, 3 I'M. 1 :30, 5 iMJ v. u. SUNDAYS. lA'ave Astoria End y. 10. 11 . n. ; 1. 1 :30, 2, 2 iW. 3, 3 :30, 4, 4 -JM. 5, 5 iW. G, C -J30. 7, 7 iW P.M. Leave Young's Bay o i. 10 -JS0, 11 sm, a. m. : 1 :I3. 1 :I5. 2 :l.r..2 :15.3 :l.r.,3 :13.4 :15. 1 :15, 5 :15. 5 : 1, fi :13, C, :43. 7 :15, 7 : 13 i a. Trom Terminal or Jntrrior Points THE- Men Pacific Railroafl Is Ihe Lt.e to Take To All Points East and South. It Is The Diiiiu;Carl.nulc. ItrunsTliroiili Yestiliiiled 'J'ralns P.vcry Itaj In tlie Year to ST. PAUL and CHiC-AGO. Mo Change of Cars, Composed of Dining: Cars- unsurpassed. In 1 1 titan Draviti;rKooziiSlccpcr.s Of Latest Equipment Tourist Sleeping Cars Rest that can be constructed and in which accommodations are both E'rcc and riirnislicd to holders or First or Sicond-elass Tickets, and for Elegant Day Coaches. A Continuous IAnc Connecting with All tines, affording Direct and I'ltintcrrapted Service. Pullman Sleeper Reservations Can be i-ecured in Advance through any Agent or tlie Koad. Through Tickets To and from all Points in America, England and Europe cm be purchased at any Ticket Office of tins Company. Full information concerning rates, time of trims, routes and other details furnished on application to any agent, or A. D. CHARLTON, Assistant Oeneral Passenger Agent, No. 121 First St.. cor. Washington, Portland, Oregon. BEGINNING tJiaJLy 1st, 1890, Str. VOLGA, B. F. STEVENS, Master. Will leave daily from Wilson & Fisher's Dock for I LWACO, - at 7 a. m. and 2 -30 r. m. Ileturning will Leave llwaco. at 9 a.m. and 5 r,u. Stopping at Tort Canby, Fort Stevens and Tanzy Toint on first trip from Hwaco and second trip from Astoria. The Str. Telephone Portland and Astoria. Time Table. Scares Asleria: Every evening except Tuesday at 7 o'clock I.CHTCS I'erllaud: Every morning exceptTuesday at7 o'clock inLondon .00 YEARS both RAILWAYS AND STEAMEHS. I. R. & N. Co. THE STEAMERS "Gen. Canby" or "Suomi" Leave Astoria daily at S A. m. and 2 p. M. for Tauzy Point, Ft Stevens and llwaco. connecting with railroad running north at 10 A. M. and 3 -.30 p. m. and it with boats on Shoalwater Bay. for South Bend, Sunshine, North Cove and other points and through to Gray's HarDor. South bound trains start from Xah cotta and Sealand at 8:30 A. m. and l -A3 r. si, daily, connecting at Hwaco with steamer for Astoria, and in the afternoon connecting with night boat for Pot Hand Sunday Schedule-Steamer starts at 8 a. st. aud iia.m. from Astoria and nort h bound cars at 10 a. ji. and 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. from Hwaco, South bound cars leave Xahcotta at 8 a. M., l) :30 A. M. aud 3 :!." r. m. Steamer starts from llwaco at 5 r. m con necting with night boat for Portland. J-A. IXJOMIS. President. It. Y. EGCEP.T.Supr. John It Goultei:, Secretary. Portland and Coast S. S. Co. GRAYS HARBOR. STR. ALLIANCE. Sails from Port land every Thursday at 7 r. M. ; and from Astoria tlie following morning. laud ing at Hoquiam, Aberdeen. Cosmopolis and Montesano. SHOALWATER BAY. STR. DOLPHIN. Sails from Portland on 1st and 15tli of each month, lauding at North Cove, South Bend, Wiliapaaml Bay Center. P. It. KTROA'G, President. C.T. UPSHUir, Agent Astoria. SALOONS. Hughes & Co Wholesale and Ketail LIQUOR DEALERS. Importers of Ail P.rands of Foreign aud Do mestic Wines. Liquors and Cigars. J. II. Cutter Whiskies a specially. Val Blatz Bottled Beer. Finest brands of Key West aud Domestic Cigars. Liquors for .Medicinal Purposes. Family Trade Solicited. All orders from the City and Country promptly filled. Sqiiemoqua Street, - - - Astoria, Oregon. M!. DilNIBLSON Sample Rooms. Wines, Liquors and Cigars. Agent for HicOUlON Steam-hip Line and Ihe THING YALLA Steamship Line, direct. Als.i, agent for "Svenska Tribune!! ' and S vvnska Amerikanaren." Corner of Water and West Ninth Streets Astoria. Oregon. Resort Billiard Parlor, GKOSP.AUER &BKACII, Prop's. L. FIXKEU'S CKLKKIIATED Gambrinus &eeY I ON DltAL'GHT. 2:iiiilriitus Itotlletl Ri'iT. J. II. Cutter Whisliy. liomrstic mill It'j' AVcst Cifjar.s. Constantly on hand. Thinl Street, four doors west of Telegraph Office, formerly Telephone Bcstauraiit, ASTOKIA.OBEGON. L0EB & CO.. Wines, Liprs aii Ciprs. A Iirge Stock of First-Class Goods. The Trade Supplied at Lowest Market Rates. All orders filled promptly ami Accurately. Agents for First Class Foretell and Domestic Brands. Xlain street Opp. Parker House. Standard - Saloon, Southeast Corner Third and Olney Sts. Astoria, Oregon. The Celebrated North Pacific Brewery Beer on Draught. Also the Finest Kinds of 7Jriics, Li quors and Cigars. The I Jest of rrcncli Bmiiilics AND BRANDT PEACHES. j&. ZJFOG Xa13.33.Oll. K. CRUBE, Propr. ASTOIHA. - - - - OltEGOX. GERMANIA BEER HALL The Celebrated WEINHARD LAGER BEER, On Draught On Ice, and Drawn from the Wood. Five Cents a Class. WM. BOCK, l-ronrivtor. The Globe Saloon Under New Management. Christian Wejen, Proprietor. (Formerly Bartender at the "Kesort," Bestof Wines, Liquors ajid Cigars. Corner. Main and First Streets. The Gem Saloon. The Popular Resort for Astorians. or the Finest of Wines and Liquors Go to THE GEM SALOON. ALEX. CAMPBELL. - - PItOPKIETOF Hill's Palace Varieties. Open Evory Night. GEO. niLL, - - Sole Proprietor. NEW PEOPLE WEEKLY. Aim to Please Even-body. Tlie only Free Show in Astoria. Wines. Liquors and Ci gars. Ire Cold Itccr. A Pocket Cigar Case Free to Smokers of Jfyi oao as a COMPLEXION Jt C. P. Upshur, Shipping and Commission Merchant .nalii St. Wharf. Astoria. Oregon. SPECIALTIES : Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. NEPTUNE Brand Salmon Twine. WOODBEKUY Cotton Lines and Twines SEINES and NETTING Of all Description Furnished at Factory Trices. FIRE INSURANCE Effected in First Class Companies, Bepresentlng Sltt.OOO.OOO PIKEXIX, Hartford, Conn HOME, New York, Agency Pacific Express and Wells, Fargo A Co. -THE- DIAMOND PALACE GUSTAV HANSEN, Trop'r. A I-arge and Weil Selected Stock of Fine At Extremely Low Prices. All Goods nought nt Thin Establishment Warranted Genuine. Wnl oh ami Clock Repairing A SPECIALTY. Corner Cass and Squemoqua Streets Magnus C. Crosby Dealer In HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL. Iron Pipe and (Fittings, Stoves, Tin ware, and HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Sheet Lead. Strip Lead, Sheet Iron, Tin ami Copper. Sheriff's Sale. BY VIIITUK OF A WABBANT ISSUED out or the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County or Clatsop, to me directed on this lGthilay of July, 1890. com manding me to levy upon the goods and chatties of the delinquent taxpayers named on the delinquent tax roll for said county for the vear lt&), thereto attached, aud if none bo found then upon the real property as set forth and described in the said delinquent tax roll, or so much thereof as.sliall satisfy (he amount of t ixes. so charged therein, to gether with costs and expenses, l have leied (having been unable lo liml personal property out of which to makosaid taxes) upon the real estate sei opposite mc names ot Hie resneclive parties, linns and corpora tions contained in the following list to satis fy the amount of tax assessed aud charged against such persons, Ilrmsand corporations in said delinquent, tax rou. an oi saui real properly being in Clatsop Count, State of Oregon, to-wit : Adamapple, Antone, lots 5 and G.sec'W. TN, m' W. 3S acres . S 7 "G Carter. O V, S 's ot S E U. sec!o,T7N, BS W. SO.i 11 21 Andersoii.Edward, improvements only 1 47 Carlson, Charle. Improvements only, near Smith's Point ;i CS Dunklr, .1 & W, laud on Nccaiiicum Creek, ta 2 1 Erickson. Josephine, imp on Smith's D. I- V 5 SS Handler, Fred, lot Iti, Union k Allen add 5 SS Hart ran , M , S W M sec 22. TC N, It 9 W.lOOa 11 7G Holden. E C, lots 2, 3, -1,5, U aud 7, blk 20. WilHamsport 5 CO Helgeson.T, S lots 11 and 12, blk 11, Stuvely'sAstoiia 5 if Holt, Amelia, lots 3 and 4, blk G, Brad bury's add to Ocean drove... 1 47 Hume, Jos, lot 3, sec 31, T9 N, K7 W, ISa 1 ?2 Imhotr.J M.blk 14 Wllliainsport 5 .s J olinsou, Carl, lots 7 and 9, as laid out by 0 D Young. 8a 5 S3 Knott. A J, lot G. blk 101. McClure's Astoria as extended by Cyrus Olney.. l 47 Klernan, John, lot G.blk 147,McClure's Astoria as extended by Cyrus Olney. l 70 La Force, J E, N H sec 30, T C N, It 7 W.320A 23 31 Lean. J, S E ., sec 31, T 8 N, It 8 W, McNiYt7.'iTirToT37Tfir Astoria . 2 00 Murray, G S. S54 and XW'4 of SV sec 2 and XEh of SEi sec 3, '1 7 N, It 7 W, 1G0.1 1 56 McLean, Elizabeth, EJ of SEJ4 sec G, T 8 N. It G W, SOa 8 40 Olson, P. SJ$ of SEJ see 25, T G N, K G Pceplcs, Eugene. F.J of sec 16, T 5 X. ll 7 W, and Wi of see 10, T 5 N, K G W.Gloa 41 1G Bobb, J 11. lot 3, blk 130. McClure's As toria. :is extended by Cyrus Olney,.. i 47 Boss. W J. NEIi sec 12 and SWH of SEU MC 1, T 7 Si, B G W. 203a 4 41 Bachnnen. Tobias, lot 27, Union & Al len's add... 1 47 Seidell. E, lots 4, 5 and G, icc4,T5N, BGW, 77a G74 Sherman, M J, N4 of Sh.li and N W'X of .SE4 sec2l. T7 N. BG V,S0. 5 SS Smith. J E. N's of NEJ andNWH of SE14 see 17, T 8N. K 10 W. 120a 35 28 Starr, .IL.lot0. blk 2, First Add to Ocean Grove 41 Scitrert, K W .sec27,T7N, It 8 W. 100a 11 7G Taylor, E W, SEU sec 33. T 5 N, K G W. 100a 11 70 Thomson. C B and Ceo Noland. lotc. blk 32 aud lot 7, blk 13... McClure's Astoria, as extended by Cyrus Olney 0 M riiomson, C B and V Boellfng, lots 1, 2 7 and S. blk 1G. Williamsport 2 91 Tucker, K B, N V 4 sec 1 , T G N, K 9 W, and Six of NK'4 sec 2,T G N, 11 9 W, 2IGa 1 91 Tciichuneii F, J- of lot G. blk 3, Shiv- Iey's Astoria . ... 5 Id Thompson, E and F o Beed. SWliof N Wl sec 14. T 8 N. K 9 W. 40a 29 40 Thurston, A, SEJi soc 21, T G N, It 9 W, iwki.. 11 7 Upton, U W. undivided K of blk 111 ftluvely's Astoria.. . 49 G2 Watson, Geo, lots, blk 51. McClure's Astoria . 3 G8 Welch. F1W, NEi sec 22, TG N, K 9 W, IGOa 11 7C Wevang, A, lots 3 audio, blk 25, Alder brook 5 S3 Wilson, M D, lot 17, blk 1, first add to Ocean Grove . 1 45 Wmgard, H E. SH of NEJi, NE4 of NEandSE'tOf SEU see 11, TON, B G W. lftti 10 SS Wood. .1 11, SJisec 30, T5N.K7W, S20:i... ...................... .............. 23 5'2 Worsley, l"Tl TuHTirsViotaSamuTblk 7G, McClure's Astoria, as extended by Cyrus Olney, improvements on lot 7. block Gl 27 93 Worthington, W L. est of. undivided IS of lots 3 and 4, block 78. McClure's Astoria, as extended by Cyrus Olney 2 Oo Weise, P. SEJ sec 22, T G N, 119 W, IGOa . 11 76 Warren, M.NE' 4 sec 2l,T7N,B8 W, icon 11 7G Yocinn, G W, lot 3. blk 147. McClure's Astoria, as extended by Cyrus Olney 1 7G And notice Is hereby gi-en that on llmrs day, the 28th day of August, ISao.at the hour of 10 o'clock a. m , of said day, at the Couit House door in said county and state, l shall proceed to sell the above-described real estate at public auction to the highest bidder for cash In hand. In TJ. S.eold coin. subject to redemption, to satisfy saidwar- ruiu, emu auu ucuruuig costs. fl. A. SMIDT, Sheriff of Clatsop County, and Ex-Offlcio Tax Collector. Dated this 29th day of July, i&w. Diamonfls s Jewelry A FIERCE CONFLICT. Buffalo Bill aud Dr. Cairo's Em ployes Engage in a HgM jx Tilt: stm:ets of ir.urnuj:a. Special brTJto Uxited Pstss T of -r i,a..i, Lon-don-, Aug. 26.-Mcagro details have just been received here of a Gght betweeu the cowboys and Indian companies of Buffalo Bill and Dr. n n ..-.. tt i T. Carver, in the streets of Hamburg. It is nuacrstoou tuat a nerce couinct took place, and that but from the in terference of the police in fnll force, life would have been taken. Dr Carver's company is but lately from I Bussia, where, in Moscow, it had great trouble -with the police, when blood was shed. For a long time there has been great rivalry between Dr. Carver and Buffalo Bill. The latter opened his show in Hamburg yesterday. The Chico Fair. Special to The Astorian.! Cnico, Aug. 26. The eleventh an nual exhibition opened here to-day. The weather is all that could be asked for, and there are large crowds of peo ple in town. JLast night everything presented a lively sight Games of all kinds were in full operation, wliilemen interested in the races could be se'en congregated on the street corners discussing that one subject, "the races." The track is said to be in fine condition, and a great week's racing is looked forward to. The exhibits at the fair grounds are first class, far surpassing any here tofore. Two Claims for Alaska. According to the statements of Lieutenant Schwatka, the well-known Arctic explorer, the river Yukon is the largest stream on the continent. It certainly is not the longest The Mississippi is many hundred miles longer than the Yukon. But the volume of water flowing in the latter river is held to., be greater than that flowing in the Mississippi. Lieu tenant Schwatka went to tho sources of tho Yukon, or claims that he did, and found the distance to tho mouth to bo 2,045 miles. He estimated the month to be ninety miles wide, and found that a thousand miles from its month the stream was fifteen miles wide. The case is not quite made out for tho Yukon. This enormous width is not all deep water. Besides tho numer ous islauds there are shoals and sand bars which impede navigation. The measurement of tho volume flowing at tho mouth of the Yukon would settle tho question whether it is tho largest river on the continent No scientific measurement has ever been made. The estimated flow is littlo better than guess work. There is, however, some gronnd for believing Schwatka's state ment that tho Yukon is the largest river on this continent may turn out to bo correct This explorer found tho river full of salmon, and after ascending 1,900 miles from the mouth, ho found the salmon so abundant that he ailirmcd "they blocked tho passago up tho stream and wo could have crossed on their backs." It is hoped that this i3 not an old-fashioned fish story, but one that is to be taken with some grains of allowance. Ho found that millions of salmon die and aro cast on tho banks annually. This nofablo statement is also made: "Along the shore I discovered a rich deposit of black sand, that has since been worked for gold and has brought as much as 150 per ton. Parties who have gone there smco wero disap pointed in not being nblo to work the sand. It had been covered with a layer of dead fish, the oil from which prevented the action of tho mercury." It is well known that most of the miners on tho Yukon havo hard luck, but none of them ever ascribed their ill-fortune to the layers of dead fish along the margin or tho river. Tho short seasons and the difficulty of get ting stores up tho river weic the prin cipal drawbacks. At present most of tho salmon fisheries aro not on tho Yukon, but are located along the bays and inlets. Lieutenant Schwatka claims that not only has Alaska the largest river on the continent, but that it has also the highest mountain Mount St. Elias being 19.S00 feet high. While the estimate of height has been re duced somewhat by subsequent ex plorers, it still remains true that this mountain is the highest on tho conti nent Schwatka only ascended 11,000 feet It is not probable that the top of this mountain will ever be reached by any explorer, since for more than 9,000 feet it is covered with eternal snow and ice. While the claim is fairly well made out that Alaska has tho largest river and the highest mountain on the continent, it is not so clear how these physical phenomena are to be turned to much practical account Mount St Elias has a field of ice around its base of from forty to sixty miles in breadth. The Yukon is one of tho most difficult rivers to navigate; as far as is known the country back from the margin of the upper waters is one impenetrable, frozen swamp. At some future time, when salmon become scarce along the shores of the mainland, fishermen may establish stations 1,500 miles up the Yukon. In the mean time most people must be content with the fact that the late Secretary Seward, on tho part of tho government, bought tho largest river and the highest mountain on the con tinent. & Francisco Bulletin. Dyspepsia For Sixteen Years. M. P. Holland, Postmaster, llockaway Beach, Long Island, N. Y., was entirely cured of dyspepsia and rheumatism of sixteen years' standing, by taking two Bi:axi)i:etii's Pirxs evory night for a month. During the month he took them, he gained eight pounds in weight BnANnr.ETit's Pills are purely vege table, absolutely harmless, and safe to tike at any time. Sold in every drug and medicine store, either plain or sugar-coated. By a recent decree tho creation of Catholic churches and crosses on tho streets and public roads in Poland has been strictly prohibited. Tho laundresses of Benares, in In dia, are bojcotting the Bajah, Shiva Prosliad, because he has decreed that they must pay taxes. ScienccWorlts "Wonders. 1 had sciatic rheumatism so that 1 was all drawn over to one side. My hip sank so that you could lay your hand in the cavity, and I did no work for a year. Nothing did me any good until 1 tried llibbard's Rlienmatio Syrup. Four bottles cured me. Albert King. Van Yett, Ohio. For sale by J. W. Conn. AVeinliar'l's Beer At the Sunny Side saloon. Furnished rooms up stairs. 3IUIRIED THE LAWYER. He Also Adopted the Client and Escaped a "Hor ia you come to marry?' The qnestion'was nsketl by an ac quaintance of a prosperous looking man o about 40 years of age, -who sat near a wimloT; in the sitting-room of the Girard.says the Philadelphia Pfia. -Well," he replied, after a little hes- itauon, ril tell yon. ai uiu .ij. oi ,-oniy latuer uieu. xseiujjms wit- ueir. ' mv ther liaviug died previously, 1 I found upon my hands a rolling-mill in j the center or the state. I took full j charge o the works, but hadn't run I them six months when a little orphan j hoy employcd there ,vas seriois.ly in- . inred. in fact crinnled for life, lie was under the legal age. and bo-idc the accident was tho result of a ros piece of negligence on the part of in superintendent. "Tho child soon obtained friends in help him. They brought suit aiul ob tained 25,000 "damages. I had ic tatned the best counsel that I could find, but it availed nothing. Of course we appealed, but the supreme court put their seal oC approval upon the finding of the lower tribunal. One of the particularly curious things about the matter was that the child was represented by a female lawyer, comparatively young aud very at tractive and entertaining. "Now the entire plant, mortgaged as it was, was worth only about 30,000; so when the judgment had been satis fied and other coats aud charges had been paid, I found myself in very tightened circumstances. "Now comes tlie curious part of the story. The femalo lawyer short ly after the case had been finally settled adopted the boy. Sharp tricks, eh? Well, mine was sharper. Six months afterl met the lady at a reception. I must confess that her charms com pletely captured me, and I was not long in discovering that I was in love. Certain circumstances, which I need not mention, led me to at least hope that my feelings were reciprocated. I lost no time in proposing, and to my infinite delight was accepted. We were married about eighteen montlis after the trial, and you can rest as sured that from the very firstl was very much attached to our littlo adopted son.' And he looked iuto the faces of his auditors and smiled knowingly. -- Growinc Southern States. Alabama now has a population of 1,520,000, as against 1,202,505 in 1SS0. Arkansas has increased fromS02,525 to 1,1S2,000; Delaware from 11G.G0S to 175,000; Florida from 209,193 to 39G, 000; Georgia from I,512.1S0 to 1,810, 000; Kentucky from 1,G1S,09G; to 1,870, 000; Louisiana from 939,91G lo 1,115, 000; Marvlaud from 931,913 to 1,400, 000; Mississippi from 1,131,597 to 3,205, 000; North Carolina from 1,399,750 to 1,040,000; South Carolina from 995,557 to 1,187,000; Virginia from 1,512,565 to 1,700,000; West Virginia from 61S,457 to 774,000; Tennessee from 1,542,359 to 1.800,000. Texas has increased 600, 000, having now about a population of 2,175,000. The increase in Missouri has been 400,000, and her population is 2,057,000. An iiigerxdiinn Iv)sihility. Col. Tugersoll lately! ppcared before a Uochcstcr court in a law suit Dur ing the progress of the trial he said to ex-Congressman Van Yoorhis, the op posing ceunsel: "Mr. Van Yoorhis, if you don't stop objectiug so much I shall bo forced lo change my opinion of you." Van Yoorhis "Mr. higersoll, I thought you were a man who never changed his opinion.' . Ingcrsoll Well, 1 may have to some day, and I suppose you'll be there to twit me about it" 'futhje. A Case of Collusion. A Pennsylvania man who weighs 121 pounds has just been refused a divorce from his wife weight 214 whom he charged with extreme cruelty. He proved that the Avoman knocked him down, split his lips, blackened his eyes and loosened his teeth; bnt she, while admitting all this tostificd that he had voluntarily accompanied her into tho parlor to settle the question ot domestic supremacy with bare knuckles and had bcoivknocked out in the fourth round. The conrt awarded tho woman tho fight, but refused to give the man his freedom. Detroit Free Press. BmUlc3is Arnica Salve. Tiik Bust SAlvi: in the world for Cuts. Hruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt lllie mn, Fever Sores, Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, and positively cnics Piles, or no pay lequired. It is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money re funded. 1 rice 25 cents per box. For sale by .1. W. Conn. A new tlung in Paris cabs registers the time and distance covered and the cost of the trip at the various dis tances. ADVICK TO 3IOTIIKUS. Mrs. Wixslow's Sootiiixo Syrup should always be used for children teething. It aootIu3 the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind cholic.and is the best remedy fordiar-rhcea.Twenty-live cents a bottle. It is reported that a judge at Troy has declared that the baby carriage is a nuisance when it runs into law-abiding citizens. There is no appreciation for the poor baby anywhere. All the patent medicines advertised in this paper, together with tho choicest Ecrfumery, and toilet articles etc.. ran e bought at the lowest prices at J. V. Conn's drug store, opposite Occident hotel, Astoria. A Coon Bapids telegram says : Dan Hendricks, living near Viola, Iowa, killed a two-legged rattlesnake the other day. It was three feet long and had two legs two inches long, placed about six inches below the head. When first seen it was walking on the legs, wriggling tho lower portion of the body. It had five rattles. BETTER THAN GOLD. RESTORED HER HEALTH. For 25 years I Buffered from boils, erysipcla3 and other blood affections, taking during that time great quantities of different medicines with oat givin-mo any perceptible relief. Fricnda Induced mc to try S. a. S. It improved mo from the start, and after taking several bottles, re etorcd my health as far as I could hope for at my age, which la now Eeventy-fivc years. Mns. S. M. Lucas, Boiling Green, Ey. Treatise on Blood and Skin Diseases mailed free t SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., Atlanta, Go. r Hl 5? Klwii t3 4P W?fe- I . .win. inmiii x unuci uiid nut cuilullll t i i-iayoring Extracts. an-.lla, Lemon, Onrge, uu- yjut in v. iirmiL.us. PRICE BAKING POWDER I I ! IUI ' I l I For Female Irreg ularities; nothing lik; them on the market. Never fail. Successfully used by prominent ladies monthly. Guaran teed to relieve sup pressed menstrua tion. Sure! Safe! Certain! Don't be humbug ged. Save time and health and money ; ta'c no other. Sent to any al dress. secure bv mail on receipt o'f price, 2. Address. THE APh'RO MEDICINE COMPANY, Western Branch, Box 27. PORTLAND, OK. stimulate the torpid liver. .trciigtlicn the digestive organs, regulate the bow els, and aro uneqimleil as :i:i ANTI-31LI0US fVIEBieiNE, In malarial districts f heir virtues arc widely recognized, a -fchey possess PECULIAR PH0FEP.TSE8 in freeing tho system from that poi-oii. Dose small. Klegsmtly Bngar coated. 1'rice, 25 cents per box. Sold Sverywlie-re OHicc, 44- "Murray St., N. X HEALTH. SviThimiV i ( 0,'.,icrco-0"J Blotches pri-iiarj fon-is of the divW i aI ,lnt't?J' l,oi(lon- Spanish Anti- i.lbt rn 'tiv r?C,rt-fM cf Gnrrh.ca, sir!o,;:Votie&lnrtureM:c- Pri'ce lto-ufirTar'i,i C?,lpn Ointment to i ie c.T Uivi hcahnof Syphilitic Soros ar.dcn:p:.o;. Price Si OO p r n and Brain treatment; I.-wof physical j5 5T-cV;rT0'- - --. """-T Packed TIIK RICHARDSON DUL'O CO., ACENT SOI) tnil oil JfarV.ct street, San Francisco, Oil. CIKOULAKS SENT FREE. Transacts a General Banking Business. Drafts drawn available in any part of the U. S. and Europe, and on Hong Kong, China OP-KICK IIOUKS : 10 JV. M. to 3 V. 31. Odd FKLI.OWS Butldino, Astoria, Oregon. mm urn mm Ask your dealer for the following brands of cigars: Australian Ballot, V. E. Kriiin .t Co., La 1'erfcctos, La Rosa del Vuelta, Innocence and Eight Hour League. The Union Label on each box. For f urtlicr par ticulars apply to .rolm Halm, Astoria, Ore gon. Maverick National BANK, BOSTON, PI ASS. CAPITA L 10O.CCO SUBl'LL'S 000,000 Accounts of Banks, Bankers and Corpora tions solicited. OurfacihtiesforCOLLECTIONS are excel lent, and c re-discount for Banks when balances warrant it. Boston is a Reserve City, and balances with in from Banks (not located in other Reserve Cities) count as a reserve. "We draw our own exchange on London and the Continent, aud make cable transfers and place money by telegraph throughout the united States and Canada. "We have a market for prime, first-class Investment Securities, and invite proposals from States. Counties and Cities when is suing bonds. Wo do a general Banking Business, and in vite correspondence. ASA I rOTTEK, Trcsident. JOS. W, "WORK, Cashier. UEBIS. E7SXS0X. F. COOK THfc EVENSON & COOK. On the European Plan. LARGE CLEAN ROOMS, A FIRST-CLtlSS RESTAURANT Board by the Day, Week or Month Private Rooms for Families, Etc. Transient Custom Solicited. Oysters, Fish. Meats, Etc., Cooked to Order. WATKUSt., Opp. JFonrA & Stoker A FIRST CLASS SALOON Run in connection with the Premises. Tlie Best of WINESr LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Good Billiard Tables and Private Card Rooms. nWi (olden Mx- ip Sip.ffv f"B Bil S SferwKiridl ' "aWIV'. -' K. ??&&' UEf7 DISCASE. BANKER. HM01S i" Mw OBI"' i AC MM. FRUIT FfflORS Almond, Bose. etc., do not contain Poison- CO.. New .York. Chicago. San Francisco '.l Jfmil'i i rja liip Ohandlers HEAVY AND SHELF HARDWARE FARRS IMPLEMENTS, Paints, Oils, and Varnish. LONERS' SUPPLIES PRO VIBIOU8 AND MILL FEED AGENTS FOR SALEM PATENT ROLLER MILLS Portland Eoller Mills, FA3REAF3KS' SCALES. STORl A. OREGON. BOOTS MH SHOES! Of Best duality, and at LOWEST PRICES, ATTIIE SIGN OF THEJOLDEH SHOE. -TO:-0::Kr FTA-FT3XT. S. ARMDT & FEKCBEN AS10RIA, - OREGON The Pioneer Machine Shop BL AC KSMITH TWE? 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THE AIMIKO MEDICINE CO. Box 27. Westkr-j Branch, Portland, Or. Forsalo by J. C. DEMENT. FRESH FEUITS ! CANDY, NUTS, ETC., Evervthinu in Season. , ju -e:Qiu&s:s Next to Central Hotel. Astoria, Oregon , MOCIETY .1IEKTlX-. Astor Lodge No. 6, K. of P. OEGULAR MEETINGS EVERY WED jlX ncsday eveninp at 7 3C p. si. at Pythian Castle. Sojourning Knights in good stand nit: cordially invited to attend. By order C. C. D. 11. BLOONT, K of K. amis. Scandinavian Benevolent Society. REGULAR MEETINGS OF THIS SOCIE- - .j .univ.il ivuiiu in xjt.iii.vii uumuiiK at eight o'elocJc i: si., on the second aud fourth Tuesdays of each month, -A-uu. i-A-iNi-iLuiy, secretary. Seaside Ledge No. 12, A. O. TJ. W. KEGULAB MEETINGS OF SEASIDE Lodge No. 12, A. O. U. W. will be held in their Hall in Pvthian Castle, on Saturday evening of each week, at 7 o'clock. Members of the order in good standing, and visiting Brothers are invited to attend. Li brary will be open fifteen minutes before and after each meeting. By order M. W. W.B.ROSS.Rec. Ocean ISncampment, No. 13, 1. O. O. P C EG CLAR MEETINGS OF OCEAN EN JLi campment No. 13. I. O. O. F., at tho Lodge, In the Odd Fellows Building, at seven i si., on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. Sojourning breth ren cordially invited. By order c. P. Astoi ia Building & Loan Association THE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THIS Association are held at 8 1 sr.. on the first Wednesday of eacli month. Ofllce on Genevieve street, south of Chenamus. W.L.ROBB. Secretary. Common CounciL REGULAR MEETINGS. SECOND AND fourth Tuesday evenings of each month at 7 V: o'clock. cos-Persons desiring to have matters acted upon by the Concil, at any regular meet ing must present tho same to tlie Auditor and Clerk, on or before the Friday evening prior to the Tuesday on which the Council holds Its regular meeting. THOS.S..TEWETT, Auditor and Police Judge. rs I Wilson & Fisher "JKL lCa--,"" M Mammity i fe:3aMsv"t5 JSaala -.r l"- r PP BEFORE