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ASTORIA, OllEGOJY. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1890.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
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Highest of all in Leavening Power.
X. JBRSXSZ
ABSOLUTELY PURE
BUSINESS CARDS.
TO" D. RAYXOSD,
CIVIL ENGINEER.
County Surveyor of Clatsop County.
Office : Room No. 7. Kinney's Brick, Asto
ria, Oregon.
rVR. IT. W. STRIOKLER,
PHYSICIAN. SURGEON AND DRUGGIST
In simple cases, charges only for medi
cine. New Postofflce, Cbenamus Street, Astoria,
Oregon.
T F. HAMILTON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Astoria, - Oregon.
Office, three doors east Court House,
Third street.
p J. CURTIS,
Attrfr-t-Lw: Rotary Public
Commissioner at Deeds for Washington
fierritory. Office in navel's new brick
building. Cor. becoud and Cass streets.
J
OU.V H.SMITK.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Omce on Cass street, 2 doors bade of Odd
Fellows BuildmR, Astoria, Oregon.
J l. A. BOWLBY,
xtteracy aad Ceaatseller at Iiew
ft5ce on Chenamus Street, Astoria, Oregon
A .VKANACA,
ATTORNEY AT UW.
Oaee over Wklte House Cot., Astoria, Or.
rll. MA.VSKLTi.
REAL ESTATF. BROKKR
AND
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Established 18S3.
Third Street, next to W, U. Telegraph Or
Cce. Astoria, Or.
W W. PARKER,
Real Estate and Insurance Agent,
Conveyancer and Notary Tubllc
112 Benton Street, opposite the Fostofllce,
Between Chenamus &Squemoque Sts.,
Astoria, Oregon.
4l.
. CLEVELAHD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office Flavors new brick building, cornet
Second and Cass streets : up stairs.
D
R8. A. Lu AITU J. A. FULTON.
Cass street, between 3rd and 4th.
Special attention to Diseases of Women
end Children, by Dr. A, L. Fulton.
Special attention to Surgery, by Dr. J. A.
Fulton.
Once hours from 10 to 12 "A. m and 1 to 4
r. x.
AY TUTTLE. M. D.
byacian, Surgeon and Accoucheur.
OBlce, Room C, rjthlan Building.
OSee hoars : lo to 12 and 2 to 5.
Residence, CM Cedar Street.
B.
K. XIL.LKR. M.-D.
Graduate of Cleveland Homoeopathic Hos
pital College, and Post-Uraduate of New
fork City Polyclinic School of Medicine
and Surgery.
First and Main streets, Portland.
DlReascM ef TVeatca a Specialty.
DK
.o. B. KSTIiB.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Special attention to Diseases of Women
in 1 Surgery.
'irnci: Opposite Telegraph Office, up
Stabs, Asteria, Oregon.
T-VR. r. A. RKK8,
DENTIST.
KoetasT and 8, Flavors new Brick Build
ing. w. T. BURXEV.
I. T. BARIK
J. W. DRAFKR.
Burney, Barin & Draper,
Atteraeys
at-Law.
lOregon City, Oregon.
Twelve years experience as Register of
the U.S. Land Office here, recommends us
In oar specialty of Mining and all other bus
iness before the Land OBlce or the Courts,
w& tevelrisg the pracace In the General
LudOOoa.
flielsei, Lester & Andersen,
CIVIL ENGINEERS,
Surveyors and Architects.
Office, Rook 9, Flavel's Bld'q
SBCOHD STREET
P. O.Bex 813. ASTORLA,OR.
FARM AND DAIRY RANCH TO LET
Tweaty ta Tfclrty Choice Cows
AND
30 to SO Acres of Fine Meadow
Farming Land
A Farm ef 198 acres, 4 to 5 acres of orchard
ta eKee traits, complete farm buildings,
linr JLfcaria faavaalntif. In cr.11 mill- in
tfceaky. AM iarmtec tools and dairy appli
ances. Oae span fine Farm Horses and
Waea. Apply te this office, or to A. H.
Hale, ea the premises, at Woodland Farm
Twin's River, Or.
U." S. Gov't Report, Aug. 17, 1889,
Baking
Powder
C. P. Upshur,
Shipping and Commission Merchant
Main St. Wharf, Astoria. Oregon.
SPECIALTIES :
Cannery Supplies
Barbour's Salmon Net Twines.
NEPTUNE Brand Salmon Twine,
WOODBEBRY Cotton Lines and Twines
SEINES and NETTING
Of all Description Furnished at
Factory Prices.
FIRE INSURANCE
Effected in First Class Companies,
Representing S13.000.OOO
PHffiNIX,....,
HOME,
Hartford, Conn
:...-.New York,
Ageaey Pacific Express and Wells. Fargo A Co.
,-o-T H E o-
AUSTIN-:-HOUSE
J. P. AUSTIN, Propr.
Open All the Year 'Bend.
THIS POPULAR HOTEL
Is new and clean and beautifully located
on the banks of the Nccanicum, within five
minutes' walk of
CLATSOP BEACH,
The most pleasant Seaside Resort on the
Northwest Pacific Coast. 3
Ererj' attention is paid to the comfort and
accommodation of the guest?, and the table
Is supplied with the very best in season.
Here are plenty of Clams and Crabs there
Is game In the woods and plenty of the
finest fish in the streams.
E. P. NOONAN & CO.
(Successors to)
J". IE. Hyues,
DEALERS IN-
Groceries Produce.
Water Street, Astoria, Oregon.
TELEPHOKE SO. 7. P. 0. BOX 300
W. F. Scheibe,
CIGAR MANUFACTURER.
Smokers' Articles in Stock.
THE TRADE SUPPLIED.
Special Brands Manufactured to Order.
MAIN STREET, - - Astoria, Or
Thompson & Boss
Carry a Full Line of
Choice Staple and Fanc
Groceries.
Give Us a Call and Be Convinced.
J. B. Wyatt,
DEALERS IN
Hardware and Ship Chandlery,
Pure Oil, Bright Varnish. Binaclo Oil,
Cotton Canvas, Hemp Sail Twine, -
Lard Oil, Wrought Iron Spikes,
Galvanized Cut Nails.
Agricultural implements, Sewiag
Xackiaes, Palats, Oils,
Orooeriest 33to.
Magnus C. Crosby
Dealer in
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL.
Iron Pipe and IFlttinps, Stoves, Tin
ware, and
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
Sheet Lead. Strip Lead, Sheet Iron,
Tin and Copper.
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
City Express Transfer Company.
H. D. Thing and C. E. Miller,
PROPRIETORS.
Headquarters at Main Street wharf.
TELEPHONE NO. 43.
A General Express and Delivery Business
transacted.
Your patronage Is solicited.
SchMl Taxes!
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the taxes for School District, No. 1, for
the year 1890, are due and payable at the
office of the clerk on Main street wharf.
TheTax Bell will remain in my hands for
Kty days from date, after which time
so not paid will become delinquent.
By order of the Board of Directors.
t J W. CONN. Chairman.
J. G. HUSTLEB. Clerk. .
Astoria, Sept. 4th, 1880.
TELEGRAPHIC SOfflARY.
Speaker ISeed is in Chicago
Cholera is abating in Jnpau.
Two men fought n duel with cnwbars
in New York.
J. Daaie'B, n pickpocket, escaped from
the Portlnnd ja 1
A death from yel ow fever is rc-porled
at Brooklyn, N. Y.
The first of thu whalin" fleet has ar
rived at San Francisco.
Nine Irasincsa houses in Manila were
burned; loss, $500,000.
It is reported that Russia and Japan
are planning to invade Formosa.
A terrific gale prevailed on Chesapeake
bay; the waves ran mountain high.
Bobert O'Brien was shot and killed in
a saloon in Chicago by a bartender.
An Indian uprising is reported from
Goat River district, British Columbia.
sea with all hands stricken with fever.
There wero eleven business failures in
Pacific coast states during the past week.
The now bank in Portland, the United
States National, will open fr business
Nov. 10th.
A powder magazine at Canton, China,
exploded; 200 houses were destroyed and
1,000 persons killed.
Twenty-two five-tael boxe3 of opium
were captured in the Bteamship City of
Pueblo at San Francisco.
Trouble is brewing between the Union
Pacific Company and eastern connections
overfreight percentage.
Over three tons and a half of opium ar
rived in San Francisco from China; tho
duty on it amounts to $80,000.
A contract for tho building of the new
railroad in Santa Barbara and San Luis
Obispo counties has been signed.
A fire at East Popperell, Masi, de
stroyed a shoo factory nnd many build
ings; several hundred men aro out of em
ployment. WIRES DOWN AGAIN.
Tho "Western Union company's tele
graph lino between this city and Port
land, which has stood the strain of
several heavy rains daring the past
two weeks, went down shortly after 10
o'clock last evening andent Bhort The
Astobiax's proas report. The loca
tion of tho break could not be learned,
but tho causo is attributed to the high
wind which set in early in the evening.
advice to mothers.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syku'p
should always be used for children
teething. It soothes thu child, softens
the gums, allays nil pain, cures wind
cholic, and is the best remedy for diar-rhaja.Twenty-five
cents a bottle.
a?:o::E3
Astoria National Bank
IS NOW OPEN FOR
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Accounts of Firms and Individuals Solic
ited on Favorable Terms.
Interest paid on lime Deposits. Money
Loaned on Personal and Real i state se
curity. Foreign and Domestic Exchange bought
and sold.
C. X. Edcc, President.
John Hebien, Vice Pres.
A. B. Edec, Cashier.
I. W. Case,
4
BANKER.
Transacts a General Banking Business.
Drafts drawn available In any part of the
U. S. and Europe, and on Hong Kong, China
Office Houks : 10 a. k. to s p. m.
Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon.
Maverick National
BANK, BOSTON, MASS.
CAPITAL...,
SURPLUS...
$400,000
,. 800,000
Accounts of Banks, Bankers and Corpora
tions solicited.
Our facilities for COLLECTIONS are excel
lent, and we re-dlscount for Banks when
balances warrant it.
Boston is a Reserve City, and balances
with us from Banks (not located in other
Reserve Cities) count as a reserve.
We draw our own exchange on London
and the Continent, and make cable trausfers
and place money by telegraph throughout
the United States and Canada.
We have a market for prime, first-class
Investment Securities, ana invite proposals
from States. Counties and Cities when is
suing bosds. ,
We do a general Banking Business, and in
vite enrrestwndence.
ASA Pv rOTTER, President.
JOS. W. WORK, Cashier.
James Finlayson
t
534 Third Street,
Invites the gentlemen of Astona and sur
rounding districts to call and sea bis large
selection of
MEW SEASON GOODS
Suitable For
Ulsters, Overcoats, Suits. Trousers
Comprising
gcetch. Eacllsh, Freaeh aid Awerieaa Goods
KB" A Good Fit Guaranteed-
A pocket mil rot free to smokers of
Taflor
nun
gjgJgji
A FEYER-STRICKEN SHIP
Tie Ship "ftnlilBE Star" Drifting
Helplessly .on tie Ocean,
TERRIFIC POWDER EXPLOSION.
Two Hundred Houees Wrecked and One
Thonsand Peojle Killed late
Oriental Hews.
Special by The Uxitjcd Pkbss.
San Fbancisco, Oct. 24. The steam
ship City of Peking arrived from
Hong Kong and Yokohama this morn
ing with the following advices:
The British bark .Lancefield re.
cently arrived at Hong Kong from
New York, and reported having met
the British bark Guiding Star, and
only one of the whole ship's company
was able to be about, and the ship had
been drifting forty-eight dajs. Tho
captaiD, mate, steward and one sea
man had died of fever and five others
were sick. The boatswain had become
an idiot The stricken bark was.taken
to Batavia.
Tho China Mail sas: Tho gov
ernment powder magazine at Canton
exploded on August 15tb, destroying
200 houses and killing over 1,000 peo
ple. A rumor is afloat that tho Russians
and Japanese aro about to invade For
mosa with a large fleet and much ex
citement prevails.
A party of soldiers escorting a num
ber of searchers for tin in the Island
of Flores, was attacked by nativcF,
who killed twelve and wounded three.
A railway two miles long has been
laid in Peking. It was ordered built
by the government as an experiment.
Thousands of people aro swarming to
the locality to use tho western nov
elty. Nine business houses were burned
at Manila on August 8th. Loss, 500,
000. Cholera is subsiding in Japan.
First' of the Whallnjr Fleet.
Special to Tiik AstokiaN'I
Sax Fbancisoo, Oct 24. Tho first
of tho whaling fleet to arrive in port
is tho bark Alaska, which camo in
this afternoon. Tho Alaska has been
out since January 1st
Escaped From Jail.
Special to Thk Astoriax.1
PoBTiiA5n, Oct. 24. J. Daniels, a
pickpocket, under nrrest, made his
escapo from the city jail.
Great souls am .always loyally guhsJ
missive, reverent to what is over thejn;
only small, means souls are otherwise.
Enpepsy.
This is what you ought to hav , in
fact, you must nave it, to fully enjoy
life, Thousands are searching for it
daily, and mourning because they find
it not. Thousands upon thousands of
dollars are spent annually by our peo
ple in the hope that they may attain
this boon. Ami yet it may be' had by
all. We guarantee that Electric Hitter,
if used according to directions and tin
use persisted in, will bring you Good
Digestion and oust the demon dyspep
sia and instead Eupepsy. We recom
mend Electric Bitters for Dyspi-psia
and all diseases of Liver, Stomach and
Kidneys. Sold at 50c. and S1.00 jut bot
tle by J. W. Conn, Druggist.
AlderbrooK
BARGAINS IX
FOR
A Few Days Only.
BUY NOW! DON'T WAIT!
Alflertoi s ere-.To Be
THi-
Terminus of a Eail Road.
Wingate & Stone,
ODD FELLOWS'BUILDING,
Astoria, ... Or.
Morgan & Sherman
GROCK i'fS';
And Dtulur-iln
Caiery Smfe!
Special Attention Given to Filling
Of Ordors.
A FULL LINE CARRIED
And Supplies furnished m 3aib- "
factory Terms.
Purchases delivered In any pari ol the Ht
Office and Warehouse
in tlunie'3 New Ituildhig on Water Sirce',
P.O.Box 1-vX r:et,httiif No 37.
tSTORIA. OUKCOr.
Executors7 Notice.
ALL PERSONS TIAVINC; CLAIMS
against the estate or Louis Viion, Up
ceased, and firm ef Wilini, & Fhher, are
requested to present them pr perly verlCoJ
at the office of J. Q. a. bowlby, and all
persons owlnc said estate should make im
mediate settlement at the same place.
J.Q A-BOWLr.Y.
VU,F.YI1.ALLKN.
lixecutors.
Astoria, Sept. 10. ISM. rtfit
AlflerbrookProBerty
A RAILROAD RUMPUS.
Tfac Union Pacific Wants Too
much Percentage.
Special to The Astouian.
Chicago, Oct.4. A morning paper
says: "Serious conflict between tho
Union Pacific Eailroad Company and
its eastern connection is about to be
inaugurated. For some iime the
"Union Pacific has been demanding a
larger division of rates on. freight,
traffic from its eastern connections'
than it accepts from its ally, tho Chi
cago & Northwestorn. The eastern
roads could not afford to accede to tho
demand of the Union Pacific, because-
tt would prevent them from com
peting for tho traffic west of tho Mis
sissippi river, to and from Union Pa
cific points, with the Chicago &North
western. "A few days ago tho Chicago and
Omaha roads wero notified by the
Union Pacific that on and ufter No
vember 1st it would insist upon an
improved percentage or division of
rates. The general freight" agents of
the Bnrlington & Rock Island and the
Milwaukee & St Paul road3 met and
refused to accede to- the -Union Pa
cificr8.demands, and it was agreed to
issue a circular announcing that on
and -after November 1st it would can
cel all joint billing arangemen.ts.,,
, . .
A PTTW RAILROAD.
Southern California. Iienln With
C. P. Huntington.
Si dil tn Thk ASTom.VN.l - , ..
San Fit vx Cisco, Oct. 2 L President
Huntington, of tho Southern Pacific
Co., has signed a contract with the
San Jose Coast Railway Couventiou
committee, by which the company is
to receive S300t000 iu cash and right
of way deeds to completo the road
from Santa Marajetn, San Louis
Obispo county, lo El wood, Santa
Barbara county. The company will
not be required to begin work until
the right of way for the entire route
has been guaranteed.
TEMPEST TOSSED ON THE BAY
A Sixty-Mile Gale Causes copo
tion Among Steamer Passengers.
WAVES 11 Hi 11 AS MOUSTAJLSS,
Special by Thk U.ii r. n Pkkss
NonFOLK, Va., Oct. 21. A torrific
southeasterly gnlo of wind ragod on
Chesapeako bay yesterday. The wind
blew at the rate of sixty miles au hour,
lashing tho sea into mountainous
waves, which were so high at all
points that- they completely washed
across the new iron pier completed by
tho government last spring.
Passengers' on the steamer Vir
ginia, which was coming down tho
bay, when she was struck by the
storm, were badly frightened. Waves
broke over tho vessel's deck, flooding
her lower decks and tho saloon and
wrecking the pantry. Coming across
the Horse Shoe, and just before she
reached Old Point, a tremendous
wave struck the steamer, crushing
her p'irt side, the wheelhouse "and
shattering the joiner work.
All the passengers had on life pre
servers, and frantic men and women
begged Captain Bohanuen to 'beach
the bteamer.
All telegraph liues of tho signal
hervice along tho coast wero .down
yesterday. - $ '
, ', . ; ; t l -.' i
imfuu, S. MAIL." w "
Sjuj Francisco' Comment on -the Play
Which Appc.it Here Nc.t Friday.
"U. S. Mail," described as a satire
on the postal servico, is the attraction
at the Bush Street Theatro for-tho
next two weeks. This, is the play
which has'received considerable noto
riety because of the fact that one of
tho proprietors is related to-the Har
risons. It has made a success in St
Louis, Chicago anjd other eastern
cities. . The present production will
be tho first on this coast The plot of
tho 4 U. S. Mail'' is so slender that tho
proprietors wisely refrain from enter
ing upon any elaborate description of
its details. The scene is chiefly laid
in a country postofficc, whoso- post
master is the editor of the village
papor. He has had a bitter rival in
the person of an irish druggist a
crafty genius, who,, failing, to Eecuro
the prize -himself, bends all his' ener
gies toward the accomplishment of
the new postmaster's ruin. In his ho
is assisted by a tramp printer,
Hi Hand, by name. Tho schemes
of the druggist, which finally resultin
his own discomfiture, run through the
plot. An Irish domestic with an Tim
comfortable mania for cleaning a
Swiss. maiden. Jack,, the. postmaster's
daughter, and some minor characters,
including a bevy of pretty girls, com
plete the cast" The companyis'atrong.
It includes Frank David, an operatic
comedian of considerable repute in
the East;Samuel Reed, also an se kn
ot considerable ability; O-13. Hawk
ins, remembered here as -Dr. Mulo
Medicus in Mestayer's 'liWe, Us &
Co."; William Jerome, the song
writer, and Master Harry O'Lynn, a
4-year-old,. who, has made a big hit m
a small parti Georgie Parker, the
original Venus in "A Rag Baby' is
Jack, the postmaster's daughter
Marie Bockell, a fine singer, and. Mag
gio Fielding, the charming actress,
have congenial joles. Handsome cos
tuming, catchy music and entertain
ing specialties arc promised. Tho sale
for to-morrow night is very large.
San Francisco Chronicle.
Reserved seals for next Friday
uight can.be. had at the New. York
Novelty storo on Wednesday morning
at 9 o'clock.
Important Aolice.
Now is the time to test the best Ca
tarrh, Bronchitis, Asthma and llheu
matic Cure in the Citv of Astoria.
Fifly packages of he. oy's West India
Catarrh Cure, the regular price of
which is Sj.00, can be 'had from .1.
W. -Conn, the druggist, at SLOO per
package, thereby saving $4 00. l his Is
a preparation warranted to cure. Call
and get a packaaeas they go fast
Komemher the place Conn's, oppo
site tho Occident Hotel. S. .Brown &
Co.,' Proprietors. Los Angeles, Cat
P. O. Box 8H2. Bluniaur-Frank Drug
Co., Portland.
FOU&HT WITH CROWBARS
M Dnelina Blactsnl Shop
-In Hew Tort.
A BIG. OPIUM IMPORTATION
Indian TTprisin Eeported in British
Oolumbia Murder in Ohicago
General Notes.
Special by The Usrrro Pstss.1
New York, Oct. 2L Joseph Wood,
35 years old, and Carl Borg, aged 34,
fought a duel this corning with crow
bars in a blacksmith shop.
The battle ended only when both
men sank to the ground with fractured
skulls. They were removed to the
hospital unconscious. -
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THREE TONS OF OPIUM.
A'BIgrCoHsignmcai ef the Draff
Frera China.
Special to Thk Astokiax.T
San Fbaxcisco. Oct 2L A portion
of the cargorof the steamship City of
lytiing, arrived this morning, con-
bisiuu oi 4.u- uaaea ol prepared opium,
or a total of 6,642 pounds, valued at
8132.840. The dntv on this nmnrmtH
To $80,000. m This is the largest ship
ment; oc opmm mac nas oeeu made in
some time from China.
AN INDIAN UPRISING.
The Red. men Want Pay From
. White Miaer ;
Special tO'TinsAsTORiAxl 4
Ottawa, Ont, Oo t!.-riie In
dians about the Goat River District
in British Columbia are threatening
to exterminate the whites, who have
gone into .that country, unless 'they
are compensated for the minerals
taken from that district
The latest advices state-that tho In
dians have gono on tho w path. A
detachmefatof mountedpofice will bo
sent to quell tho uprising . . .
KILLED BY A
BARTENOEf.
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Fatal Tcrmiaatlea- f a Feaa la
Calcage.
Special to Thk Astokiak.I
Chicago, Oct. 24. This morning.
Thomas McCaffrey a bartender, shot
and killed Robert O'Brien in a saloon.
Tho shooting was tho outcome of an
old fend between the two men. The
murdered man was formerly connected
with tho advertising department of
several newspapers on tho Pacific
coast and the Qlobe-Democrat and
Po&t-DispatcH of St. Louis, and had
amnsseu consiaeraoie weaitn.
Opium Seized.
Special to The Astobiax.1
San Fbanoisco, Oct. 24. This after
noon customs officers mnde a saienro
of twenty-two five-tael boxes of opium.
wmch were stowed away in the bilge
of the steamship City of Pueblo. The
steamer arrived from Victoria, B. C,
last nigtu.
A Week's Failarcs.
Special to The Astorias.I y
San Francisco, Oct 24. The
Bradstreet Mercantile Agenoy re
ports, elevenrfailurfis in Pacific coast
states and jerntonea for, tnev week
ended yesterday, as compared'
with thirteen for the previous week
and hiteen for the corresponding week
ol ibau.
They Can't Da It.
Special lo The Astorian.1
Ottawa,, Oct 24. Tho minister of
finance says, with regarld to a J report
that American sealing captains pro
posoto' fly tbeBritish flag on ttneir
vessels in order to enjoy privileges ac
corded to British vessels, that they can
not do so without becoming British
subjects, and this can't be done.
Astoriaos in Portland.
The ticonhV-ef, this -Vitv hava been
well roprdsenfed ih'KPoitlaiid tbis
week. Among thoso who hav been
there, nearly all of whom have visited
tho Exposition, seen tho "Crystal
Slipger" at the Marquam Grand, and
favoreHfhe Hotel" Portlands with'
thfiir presence, are tle follewing: c "-
Senator U. VY. Fulton, Judge J. Q.
A.Bowlby, G. TVingate, J. O. Han
tliorn. Cant. . PJavel and dam?hter.
t drift Barry, Zbe Carrathers.'TdrB.'O.'
W. Stone, Airs. Uarry, Mrs. Olsen, I.
L.Osgood, Fred Brown Ed Brodie,
L.XSeh'g, Maj. E. AT Weed J and
wife, J. Smith, N. Clinton and wife,
Will Tallant, Martin Olsen, F. H. Sur
prenant, J. E. Ferguson, Jas. "W.
Welch, aniLwifejt Col. Taylor, Judge
Taylor, W. Loeb, Miss'Mabel Par?
ker, Mjs3 Bello Cleveland, Dr. Alf.
Kinney, Dr. Aug. T&nney, Jack Car
rnthers. J. V. Mnrirm. "Hum. "Rnin
I Jack firant. Petn flranh Wiflio Omni
r"T -Tjt -lii. An1- :?VS -, i ttt '-'I
iBrcunffivnuss-taaggie.utxam, w.Javi
j.euy, jo. uonn xjeii and
wife, Miss. Genevieve BelL Miss Alice
Stockton, Phil Stokes and wife. P. W.
Weeks and wife, Miss Emma'Rawles,!
u. xlu donnson,'dx. ijyncn, nenry
Leinenweberv Charles Swope, Mr.
Davis, M. P. Cailender, Rev. Father
Dielman, O. E. Runyon, Ed. Wright,
Dr.'Mullinix and.yife, G.G. Shirley
and wife, J. H. Mansell. Ed. H. Willis.
F. J. Gpodenough, Mrs..FE. Wright,
ur. otncKier, jursrtr. U. FlaveL, J. W.
Stengele,.Philipyk"Wildeyt Rudolph
Nelson, Ai B: Allen; Jjefc. RIHove,
Mrs. T. E. Habersham, Capt J.G.
Hustler, A. G. Hardestyj CR. Thomp
son, Mrs. Logan, Capt J. H. D. Gray,
Mrs. T. S. Jowett, D.i H. Welch and
wife, and E. A. Taylor.
TherBctt Iu la tke World.
Well. If not jwstivcly tho hest, one of the
wbet is he who cheeks disease at tho start
in his o n systi m Iu preserving or restor
ing the heaven-Rrantcd clftof health, he de
serves urofound considrntlnn. l!ii Pr
am pic is worthy to be imitated. The conwl
puunis wnicu ainct ns are largely attribut
able to a rwant of tone in the stomaeh,
either inherent or mfllcte.t hy-.omselves
upon that much abased repository ol the
food that should nourish us. What is Its re
quirement In adversity? A wholesome
tonic, oncso good, if we relyou experi
ence and testimony, as IIostetters Stomach
Bitters. Uumedlcated stimulants won't do.
Regulation, as well as invlgoratlon of tho
digestive viscera, is not to bo effected by
these, l hrough tho agency of the stomachic
named, strength ofthoentiro system is re
trenched dyspepsia and biliousness over
come. Malarial, kidney, bladder and
rheumatic complaints aro eradicated by
this salutary reformer of ill health.
PORTLAND'S NEW BANK.
Tke Halted. States Natleaal
Nearly Ready xr Baslaess.
Special to The Astokiax.
Poke&akd, Oot 24. On November
10th the United States National bank,
with a capital of $500,000, wilLJhrow
open its doors for the transaction of
business in Kamm's block, which
quarters, however, will be temporary.
The officers are: O. A. Plummer, of
"Whittier, Fuller & Co president; J.
E. Hazeltine, a capitalist vice presi
dent, and F. G Miller, of Selina, Has.,
cashier. Besides these, the following
gentlemen, who stand high in this
community for their unimpeachable
integrity, will compose the board of
directers: Jacob Kamm, Kenneth Mac
leay, J. D. Coleman and David Good-
sell.
THE GRAMOPHONE.
mile Berliner Has Perfected
Hi iHveatlen.
Special to The Astobian.
Washington, Oct 24. Emile Ber
liner, of thi3 city, has perfected his
invention of a gramophone, and
claims that it is the greatest sound
reproducing machine in existence,
Mr. Berliner is the inventor of the
transmitter used on tho telephones of
tho Bell company, and is still retained
by the company as one of its elec
tricians. Speaker Reed la Chicago.
Special to The Astorian.1
Chicago. Oct 24. Speaker Reed
reached here this morninc from
"Waterloo, la. He was met at the de
pot oy omciais or the Union .League
uiup, wno escorted him to the Grand
Pacific hotel, where an informal re
ception was held.
A Yeilew Fever Scare.
Speclal'to The Astobiajt.1
New Yobb, Oct 24. A death from
yeuow iever was reported in urooKlyn
to-dav. and it was rumored that thorfl
had been three others from the same
cause- '
A BLOCK OF EOAEIM FUMES.
DesbMYe Fire in a little Massa
chiisetts Town.
THE LOSS IS VERY HKA.VY.
Special bv The United Phess.
East Peppereli,, .Mass., Oot 24.
A big fire was discovered this morning
in the shoe foctory of Leighton Broth
ers & Son. Immediately after the
flames were first outlined against the
sky the whole building was ablaze.
A high wind was blowing and the fire
spread rapidly, and almost before the
people in the neighborhood were aware
of their danger the blaze was threat
ening their lives.
It spread from the shoe factory to
a row of wooden boarding houses.
Help was summoned from surround
ing towns.
Nashua responded with some trucks
and some men but before the flames
could be attaoked successfully, the
shoe factory was burned to the ground.
also three residences, seven stores and
a block of boarding houses. The loss
is estimated at $300,000.
Shortly after daybreak the fire was
under control. SAtoral hundred per-
I sons are thrown out of employment by
the lire and the town is in a distressed
condition.
- PERSONA! MENTION..
Mrs. A. J. Megler has gono to Port
land on a visit
Dr.'A. Gray and wife, of Knappton,
Wash., are in tho city.
Major E. A. Weed, wife and son re
turned last evening from Portland.
Edwin Scott of the Portland Ore-
gonian, signed at the Occident yes
terday. ,. -.,
Capt" "Winn, of the sliip City of
Philadelphia, returned from Port
land last evening on the Telephone.
" Samuel Elmore and family will pass
the winter in California, leaving here
about November 5th. E. P. Sharp
stein and family will occupy the El
more residence.
Ben O. Irwin, of Portland, represent
ing George D. Barnard & Co., of St
Louis, and C. W. Pomeroy, represent
ing the "Western Bank Note Company,
of Chicago, were va the city yesterday.
Capt. Sterling.of the ship Patrician,
went up to .Portland on Tuesday and
returned with his -wife last evening,
having attended the exposition and
seen, the, "Crystal Slipper" at the
Marquam urand.
Fred Hewett formerly connected
with the Union Paoifio company, in
this city, but now a rancher on the
Nehalem, was in the cityj yesterday,
and left last evening to visit tho ex
position m Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. George H. Crandall,
who were married at Imuran's landing,
onTaesday,amd.went up the river
that day on the Telephone, returned
on the same ajteamer yesterday to
their residence near tho landing.
H. L. Gre&rz and wife came down
last evening on ihe f Telephone in
order to see the Columbia river by
daylight, as they aro going to San
Francisoond will leave here this
morning on the steamship Columbia.
MrT Gregg is mayor of tha city of
Hudson, New York, but after the
close of his term of office on the first
of January next he-will remove to his
early home, Philadelphia. They are
out for a pleasure trip of two months,
have visited the Yellowstone park and
other points of interest on the way,
been to Seattle, Tacoma and. Victoria
and" will "spend three or four weeks in
California, returning East over the
southern route.
The HewjDiaceTcry.
You have heard your friends and neigh
bors talking about it You may your
self be one of tho many who know from
personal 'experience just how good a
thipg it is. If you have ever tried it, you
are one of its staunch friends, because
the wonderful thing about it is. that
wheii once given trial, Dr. King's New
Discovery ever after holds a place in
the house. If you have never used it
and should be afflicted with a cough,
cold or any Throat iung or (Jhest
trouble, secure a bottle at once and civc
it a fair trial. It is guaranteed every I
tlmn nr tnnnnirTofnnlul 'Pi-inl Itnftlna I
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BEMIM A TAX LAW
Projositions Agreefl Upon By tie
Senatorial Coimittee
kow nr session nr salem
Thej Are Workkig Early and late
With Hopes of Adjnsting the
Tax Problem.
The senatorial committee appointed
at the last session of the state legisla
ture to devise means for remedying
the evils and imperfections of present
assessment and tax laws, are still
wrestling with the many perplexities
tins difficult question presents. The
committee consists of Senators Raley.
Tongue, Wait, Hilton and Cogswell,
and they have been in session at Sa
lem since Monday morning, October
13th nearlv two weeks. Thv Iiuta
labored assiduously, working from 8
ociock in tue morning often till 11
ociocK ac nignt, and n they succeed
in adjusting tne taxation problem -to
the majority of Oregon's citizens, they
are entitled to a great deal of credit.
Just what tho committee. Tins ac
complished is not known, but rumor
has it that they have decided upon a
numDer or well-grounded projpoaitions
which, if adopted by the state legisla
ture, will not only simplify assess
ments, but centralize authority and
strenghten the law as well.
First, it is decided that all assess
ments shall be made as if made on the
1st of April each year. An assessor,
when dissatisfied with the lists fur
nished him, shall be authorized to ex
amine the taxpayer on the roll.
County courts shall be made boards
of equalization, and assessors shall be
required to attend meetings when
matters concerning taxation are under
consideration. II any person fails 'to
list his property, or to answer the
questions propounded to him by the
assessor, the assessor shall be author
ized to double Ins taxable property,
and the board of equalization shall
have no right to make any deductions
therefrom. The board of equalization
shall not reduce any assessments un
less the applicant or his duly-authorized
agent appears before them, and
is examined under oath as to the
amount and value of the property he
possesses, or represents as agent.
The committee also contemplates
the creation of a state board of equal
ization, composed of one member
from each judicial district in the state.
This board shall have authority to
equalize assessments between counties
on different kinds of property, but can
not equalize individual assessments.
Upon the foreiroinsr uroDositions the
members of the committee are agreed.
There seems to be some difference of
opinion, however, recardincr the ad
visability of repealing the mortgage
tax law and not allowing deductions
for indebtedness. The majority of the
committee, it is understood, are in
favor of both these meamres. hnfc
whether or not the minority can be
won over is for the future to decide.
The members of the State Board of
Equalization are to be elected in the
same manner as circuit judges, each to
Hold omce lour years. The committee
is still in session and will probably
finish their labors for the present to
morrow night and then meet again
some time before the convening of the
legislature.
The committee was instructed to
make a report embodying such sug
gestions as might be deemed advisable
for eradicating existing evils of taxa
tion. The report will be in the nature
of a bill, which will be submitted to
the house for adoption.
Mr. Geo. O. Sears, assessor of thm
county, met with the committee
Yeuueuy uigiib uy invitation ana
irom wnat ne saw or tne report thinks
thev are tirenarincr a verv Tnorirnrinrm
bill, and one which, if adopted by the
legisiubutt;, will meet mo lbduo ot a
more equal taxation.
The question of precinct assessors,
which was a stumbling blook for some
uuiu, una ueeu pruuuuiuiy ueciaea,
and no such offices will exist under the
proposed law.
This feature of the bill meets Mr.
Sears' approbation, for he believes it
is much better to have one officer for
each district and have him held re
sponsible to the County court for
cuituuiu usaesttiueiiuj. rcyunuui.
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Impure blood, however generated, is
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