TIIJC DAILY A8T01UA.N, AttTOltlA, " SUNDAY MOKJXLNU,
JUNE 18. lb3
An Episode
of New Ve..,ce
BY ALVIN H. SYDENHAM,
(Copyrighted, ISM.)
Sitting in tne Occident dinlni' room
one morning running my eye down the
local column I cam? across the fol
lowing Item, under the caption of
"Wharf and Wave;"
The body of an unknown woman
waa found by some: fishermen
floating along the water front
near the People's Cannery about
His ' o'clock last! wcenlns1. Close
Inquiry falls to establlnh any
clew to Identity, and there la no reason
to believe that the woman In known
in this city. After careful invcstlgji-
t lore tne coroner s Jury returned a. ver-
. ilct of, 'Death by drowning suicide of
person unknown.' Circumstances
point to the fact that the body Sh
that of one of those unfortunate crea
tures 'which InfeBt the portion of the
rlty called Bwllltown; that the ruiclde
was commltea during a fit of denpona
ency; and through lack of friends and
acqualntanceo the disappearance failed
to attract notice. The body npiears to
have lain In the water about thxei
weeka."
Possibly true. She might have Bet
tied ud her outstanding obligations
rid left her boarding place in a fit of
linger, declaring that she would never
enter the town again, cursing and
swearing at her erstwhile companions,
and started to take the Portland boat,
leaving them utterly Indifferent as to
nny event touching her future happi
ness. Such things happen every day,
fur these people are at home under
nny roof, and have no care In the
wo'rid more serious than amassing
money. If at such a time they should
Jump into the river and drown, who
would be wiser? And If the, body lay
in the stream until all of those com
panions also left by the Portland boat
nt the end of the "flush" season, who
on earth would there be to attach a
name or fix 'a responsibility, or oslgn
any other burial place than, the pau
jier's lot? What can a poor coroner's
Jury determine with no brighter lights
than circumstances?
Nevertheless, it appears that in the
city of Yokohama, In Japan, died one
John Martin, overseer, leaving a
daughter, 1 Ruth Martin, seventeen
years of age, without a living relative
In the world except her father's
brother, Maurice Martin, living In As
toria, a town of Oregon, In America.
To this latter, being guardian by na
ture, it waa the plain duty of the ad
ministrators - to Bend the child, and
they determined to devote the salo of
John Martin's effects to' the accom
pUnhment of this purpose. A letter
bornei on her person and addressed to
"Maurice Martin; Astoria, Oregon, U.
8. A." would answer a pathfinder and
r'erve to deliver her Into the proper
hands at her Journey's end. There was
ho ' time for correspondence. Men of
business cannot be bothered with or
phans. Affairs must move, and we all
have our own families to- look after,
Many years before, John Martin hod
gone to Yokahama in the employ of a
wealthy London firm, and ever since,
us foreman, had held as favored
position as men of little education us
ually attain. Her mother having died
In childbirth, his little Ruth was all
that was left to him, and his sole care
consisted In keeping her pure in heart
and unspotted from the world, lie
found his saliiry ample for their sup
port, but like many other men, being
'made financially muir-slghted by the
certain periodical appearance of
bank draft of known value, ho had
failed to provide for tho unlikely which
Is sure to happen, and therefore one
. day found himself pillowed up In lwd
under the blighting Influence of Japan
f.-ver. watched over by his daughter,
and looking with increasing sorrow, up-
, mi a rapidly decreasing storo of guln
.eas,waHtlng away under the heavy ex
penses of Illness. Like all great and
good corporations tho firm had stopped
' bis pay; kindly filling his pines with a
Kubstltule on lower salary, and hold
tng It. expectant of his recovery. Good
men being useful to corporations, are
... welcome; but to draw pay they must
bo present during work hours,
, Knowing of tho frailties of his fel
, low men he had Bhlelded his daughter
'from the reproach of strangers with
tho most studied cam She had learned
little of worldly dangers and nothing
of social evils, so at the ngo of seven
teen she was more of a child than
many at seven. He had selected her
, books and taught her to read them
, lidmself. Thus ' their evenings were
siteut. The handful of English people
' In tho colony found enough amusement
nmmig themselves to keep them from
prying Into their neighbors, affairs, so
their seclusion was not molested.
, There was little to attract one toward
the natives. Thus had she grown to
almost womanhood, looking upon the
world at if It were little short of Para-
dine.
A gold band ring, her mother's wed
ding memorial, was all her Jewelry.
This her father wished her to keep,
"Forever." he said, "and be as pure
ns the gold from which It Is made."
But men die and ther hopes die with
them. If the hand which waters the
rosa in tho desert be slrkken, the rose
will wither away.
Tims, when tho father died, Ruth
salted in the "Star and Crescent" for
A st oris, with a, letter to Maurice Mar
tin, two guineas, twelve-pence, and a
heavy heart.
At tlia restaurant, or sailor's board
ing hmiwe to which the captain con
ducted her on reaching port, they
kiifw JIaurleo Martin. lie was rnptaln
of a fishing boat a plunger nnd hl-
but-lncH waa to buy fish from the trap
piis and pUl-nettem in the mouth of
tin Columbia river. Ho met his nlooe
with proper Direction, embraced )ur
and mild ho was glad to see her; then
took her to live at the hounfi of a
friend, "where ehe would not Bee so
many of the boys with a Jag on." Xiut
buHlnews kept him away daytimes. He
was a man of limited means, and be
ing t'perf-hund'.id, lw found another
mouth to feed more of a burden than
he eared to assume. The girl would
have to do tomelhlng. Therefore Bhe
we.'it. out and tried seivlce; but her
fragile frame, lulled UHed to severe
labor, broke quickly under the strain
of rising at four and slaving for
hungry fishermen until after dnrk.
Gloomy labor, gloomier still in a
land where thf floods never cease, to
descend and where the sun never
shines during the long months of
winter. There was a week of Illness
followed by two or three of idleness.
Tho additional burden of board bills
and doctor's bills came upon Maurice
Martin, for the two guineas and
twelve-pence hud faded away very
won after reaching American soil.
One morning he led heralong the
planked streets through the rain to a
great red painted building of iron that
stood near tha water front. That was
tho morning which punctuated th?
great change In her' life, although to
outward eyes It appeared very much
us other mornlnga in New Venice. The
rush of the tide through the pilings
underfoot was audible above the clat
ter of the rain; the tugs were darting
among the ships on tho water front
mosquito flwts of fishing boats were
starting out for their day's haul on
tho river convoying cannery plungers
and one great ocean steamer had cast
loose and was heading for the mouth
of tho' river. As they entered the
building the rumble nnd crash of ma
chinery drowned their voices. There
was nernlexlng odor of steam, and
dripping oil, nnd villainous ventilation
It was the great can factory where
all the cans for the salmon canneries
alone' the Columbia are made, a
hundred thousand a day.
The superintendent was In his ofllce.
Was a girl needed? Yes, if she waa
willing to work thirteen hours a day
for three dollars and a half a week.
Tho work was light but confining. It
required care and etrlct attention
Among so much rapidly moving ma
chinery accidents were apt 10 follow
carelessness. Someone's fingers were
cut on the sharp edges of the tin plate
every day, more or less severely; oi
currences scarcely to be avoided among
a hundred operators. Yes, fingers had
been lost in the shears and rolls, hands
had been burned In the melted solder
bath, arms had been crushed in tne
nrixuwa. Ttut all factory business Is
liable to accidents, and they are easily
avoided by care.
She would have to begin at three dol-
lnrfl nnd a half a. week she wouiu
spoil considerable tin at first and that
hnd to bo considered In assigning be
ginner's wages. After a few montns,
when she had acquired skill In
handling the plates, she would receive
more.
Not the best of terms, but better
than none at least for Maurice Mar
tin, whose sense of duty would not per
mit him openly to desert his niece.
It was well to have her self-supporting
at any price.
The next morning she went to work
In this place, with a heart heavier than
ever, and almost no hope. Neverthe
less friends were not to be won by
tearful glances. Smiles were better
than a clouded face. Sorrow avails
little to an orphan in a strange land.
Ruth's atom of common sense made
her strugglo Inwardly to look happy
in spit of her dark thoughts. In a
short time she became accustomed to
tha noise of the machines, the endless
procession of shining cans, end-on, side-
... .. it . 1 3 1
.on, rolling, guuing, iea uy tou.
belts, revolting plates, knotted ropes,
and . slotted chains. As the. novelty
"wore away she looked around and tried
to understand her situation.
She began with watching tho rans
as they camo from the sha.per. If any
were bent she had to pick them out
and thrmjr them to one side. All day
long tho endless procession filed by
her, gliding through the trough on an
endles chuin. Wttlet !enough chance
In this for observation. It was weeks
before she realized that a hundred be
side, herself were dragging out a pain
ful existence in all that clangor and
din. The evening brought nothing but
aching head and heavy eyes and stiff
limbs. Time and Increasing skill
brought promotion.
Rut Ruth was cursed with a pretty
face and an exquisitely moulded fig
ure cursed, because, such gifts of na
ture are a curse to a factory girl.
Many of whom she was unaware
turned toward her every day with ad
miring regard, and many feet lingered
near her, hoping that some chance
would give them leave to speak. Only
the foreman, however, had duties
which brought him Into conservation
with her; and he wrought his soul into
the prlvelege. He taught her little
tricks that saved the eyes, brought
comfortable chairs, and when better
positions were vacated, promoted her
to them. Asldo frtm a few words oc
casionally during work hours she gave
him ho opportunity to spisnk. Arriving
promptly on the hour for starling the
machinery, never remaining nn Instant
after It stopped, few had heard the
sound of her voice. So Tim, Hi tie fa
vored as ho was, enjoyed higher ptlv-le-gea
than any of the others.
After the. weeks had broadened Into
months sho found hers-e'f at th pat
tern shears, starting the metal plates
on the Journey which ending In finished
cans. Tho work was known as skilled
labor, and tho. regular oH-ra-tor was
ild two dollars a day, but Ruth only
received one. Still she was ulad, for
til IMn po;t t-he ru-.-ii.-d t- work only
wiih her hnuds; her (-)s vvrv free to
wander n!mt. watch t?- vl-rc.:-. ana
rm mental In te-. , -i of 1: -r f.-il-nv
slaves. The rolling cans and rattling
machinery had ceased to annoy her;
sho minded them now no more than
a watchmaker minds tho ticking of his
clocks.
Anion,'; the visitors whom she noticed
frequently passing through the factory,
wa an erect young man In a dark suit,
with keen black eyes, and black hair.
Several times he had endeavored to
catch her eye, and since she assumed
charge of the pattern shears he seemed
to take an' unusual Interest In the
working of that machine. He ex
amined Us movement closely, and
several times ventured to ask questions
of Ruth, which Bhe answered in mon
osyllables'. Th; foreman told her the
young man's name, was Simpson, and
that lif) was buying cans for an up
river cannery. At any rate Ruth
thought him handsome the handsom
est man she had ever seen. Perhaps
no one else would have dreamed that
such was the case, but there la no ac
counting f'w the tastes of women.
Though at first she resented his en
croachments upon" her reserve with
emphasis, ho seemed so kind and po
lite and careful not to give "offemse,
flint finally ono day after tho machin
ery hnd Mopped for the noon half
hour, sha told him all about her work,
and a little about herself; also her
name.
For some days thereafter Ruth did
not w him,, and, ns most girls would
under the eamn clreums-tances, she
missed him. fhe day he returned a
full force was working, and the plate
had to be fed swiftly and Incessantly.
She watched him coming up the stairs
talking to tho foreman. She wore that
day a full sleeved waist, her tidiest
silk one; possibly because she hoped
she might nee him, and to feed plates
at high fpcftd with flowing sleeves
with1 one's eyes land mind entirely
absent from one's body constitutes
thn,t carolessnewn of which we have
been warned. Ruth did not know that
she was careless no one ever does at
the time, but the full sleeve of the
waist caught under the feed roll, drew
her arm against the guides, and In a
twinkling had cut an artery.
No one noticed the accident more
quickly than Mr. Simpson. He heard
her scream and saw her fall to the
floor fainting. Before the others
looked up he was kneeling beside her,
binding a handkerchief around her
arm above the wound. They watched
him bear her In lite arms to the super
intendent's ofllce and lay her gently
down upon the sofa.
A carriage was summoned and a
phydcian; tlJut the) carriage arrived
first. Mr. Simrxwn left the name of
a hotel and lifted her into the carriage,
still fainting, explaining that he was
a personal friend of the girl's uncle,
and would care for her until he ar
rived. A factory girl's family connec
tions and acquaintances not being a
matter of unucuol Importance, the ex
planation was satisfactory.
When Ruth's eyes opened on the pa
pered walls of a hotel parlor, she was
weak and bewildered but the flow of
blood was stopped and the wound
dressed. , She had fainted no doubt
from horror at seeing her arm drawn
rapidly toward tho roller, from which
only tho most miraculous tearing of
tho silken sleeve hod prevented Its be
ing withdrawn useless and mangled.
The loss of blood from the cut had pre
vented the-return of consciousness for
more than an hour.
Tho physician having performed his
task, withdrew, and she was left alone
with tho only man who had ever in
any way attracted her. She felt some
strange magnetism in his presence..
"Ruth," ho was saying to her, "I
have loved you from the minute I flrs,t
naw vou m me rociory, anu imve
waited works hoping that by some
chance you would notice me. Today,
by this accident, you have fallen into
my haiitis Just as If you had always
boon intended for me. You have no
ono to. rnrei for you now, Din u you
would consent to bo married In ah
hour, IU would become the right of one
who cares most for you of any one in
tho world. Your undo Is away on the
river may not be back for a -week-aim
you are In need of money and
care. You hnvei no one to grt to but
mo. listen ! Lett me bring a clergy
man." But she would not listen. She loved
him. she know it; at least she knew
sho would do anything, give anything,
for him that was right Rut her uncle
ought to know all about It first. An j
Innate sense of propriety forbade her
encouraging this relation without first
consulting him. j
She told him to wait. It was too
sudden; rhe must have time to think, j
If not him, then she loved no one he
must not think her unkind but now
he must take her to the boarding
house all the hornet she had.
Mr. Simpson's dark brows clouded
perceptibly, but there was no other
sign of displeasure. Ilia art forbade
impolitic remarks. Lifting her from
tho sofa he pressed her In his arms
and kissed her least she must
grant that Ut.Ua privilege. . She feigned
displeasure, and answered sharply that
gentlemen never took advantage of
women who were alone and unprotec-
ted. For which he doubly endeared
himself by skillfully worded apology.
After a few days of rent ehe returned
to work. Tim, (the foreman, took ad
vanUsei of tho first nooning to warn
bar against that "black-haired vil
lain." "He" means no good by ye, Miss
Martin," he-said. Rut Ruth put this
remark down ns Jealuosy, nnd cau
tioned TLm to go About his business.
Sh felt e.ble to take; care of her own.
Thai evening, after hours, she found
"Mr. Simpson waiting Cit tho door to
walk home with her. Tc had occurred
to him tho.t for a young gUi to walk j
j.hme In that city waa Injudicious.
x.ife. lie felt that sho ouht U be pro
fee oJ, and a1" no om tls. seemed to
do it, ho hoped she would permit him.
At tha gate he kissed her, and this
time she did not resist.
Word reached her a few days later
from her undo that he would soon be
in the city to buy supplies for a trip to
Shoalwater Bay, fish were cheap and
plenty there, and the trip would pay
in a buslneva way. He might be gone
several weeks perhaps until after the
fishing season.
This message reached Mr. Simpson
quite as soon as it did Ruth.
That evening as he walked home
with her he said she must now con
sent to become his wife. Her uncle
was going away and she would be left
all alone. He could not bear to think
of it. He would obtain the uncle's
consent, nnd tho following day they
would be married.
Just how It camo about she never
remembered, but someway she ans
wered, "Yes;" and then, Instead of
going straight home, she accompanied
him to a restaurant and a supper. He
was entertaining and ardent and ex
plained to her many things she never
knew before. Bull all was quiet, nnd
she was not known, and she did not
seek entrance at the boarding house
at a very "unseasonable hour, there
fore no one else was wiser for what
happened.
Of all consents in the world the
uncle's was the easiest to obtain. He
wns glad to be eased of the Increased
weight of responslbllty. In reply to
his Inquiries concerning Mr. Simpson
he was told that the young man was
about to sit art a new. cannery near
Saint Helen's. And as all the informa
tion was furnished by acquaintances
of Mr. Simpson, It was undoubtedly
accurate. A most promising match !
His fish would bring a better figure
and a son-in-law in the business. Some
day ha mlghlt work into the cannery
himself, and sell out the mosquito fleet.
Therefore when Ruth had packed her
slender belongings and taken leave
of her former place, he accompanied
the twain to the office of the notary,
gave them his blessing and ' twen'
dollars, and afterward departed f-r
Shoalwater Bay.
Then Ruth took up her abode In
furnished apartments as Mrs. Simpson.
The new landlady was a trifle coarse
and entertained considerable noisy
company; but they went out for meals,
and the room looked out over the riv
er, so she did not mind. Her husband
was very busy- during the day and of
ten at night, "buying supplies and
she occupied her hands making dresses
preparatory to starting up tne river
for the "new cannery," ana ner mina
thinking of him. Though she saw little
of him. when he was near her he was
always attentive and considerate, and
every day she fell more deeply In love
with him..
Thus the daj'3 passed until almost
the end of the fishing season. The
hour arrived for departure, the boxes
had gone, and it was nearly time for
the boat to start. Darkness had fallen
when they took leave of their lodgings
"for the Portland night liner."
Down one street, up another, they
hurried on, none of them familiar to
Ruth, for none lay along her dolly
path when she worked in the can fac
tory, and that waa the only portion of
the city with which she was familiar.
Thao annrnaphtfvl the water front and
the boat landings. Suddenly her hus
band stopped In front of a house In a
side street where lights were burning
brightly. Lace curtains backed by red
shades gave forth a lurid illumination.
"Come, my dear," he said, "I must
see a friend on business a moment be
fore we start." He rang the bell, and
a colored servant appeared. She cau
tioned him not to delay too long.
The servant led the way to a rear
apartment gaudily furnished, and with
drew. An oily Individual with sleekly
brushed hair and waxed mustache
came forward to meet them.
"My dear, this is my friend, Mr.
Stein; I hope you will like each other.
And by the way I might as well ex
ninin 0 iiti sine wo have been mar
ried so long. I am tired of keeping
you you can start in now anu Kecsp
mo a while. This Is as near Portland
00 vmi'ii irtt thin vear. nnd - I think
nn . . r" 1 w ,
you"l find Mr. Stein as good a second
mate to a husband as any man on me
waiter front. Oh, there's no use get
ting shocked ! You're caught you ore
fooled ! You might as well, waltz
right up to your medicine without any
i.e.i.i.irr nnri Via Tileiisnnt about It.
You're not the first one that's married
to me, nnd they all had to come to
this sooner or later. You've" been with
me long enough! Now try Mr. Stein?"
So saying. Mr. Simpson, tin horn
gambler, general confidence and shang
hai man, owner of wigs, masks, and
make-mis. and nuller-in for sailors
boarding houses, backed out of the
door and out of tnis nistory.
Ruth had fallen back Into a chair too
. ....i tnn nerfeotlv dumfounded. to
d 1. 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11, ..... 1J ' -- .... 1 .
utter a word. She stored wildly about
in senseless bewitaermen-i, neipieoo,
in., in n: nfp-ht-mnre. The blow
hnd fallen so suddenly, and with such
terrible force that there was no rally
ing. Kvery rock, every vestnge or an-
v,. ilw.f hurl been shat-
tered and scattered by this volcano
eruption of awful revelation.
But there was n anger in minus i--
i.i kcAv ilia nllv creature naa
approached her and was making un-
nnmcwble request, cue n
rushed to the door. It was locked.
-nomu nnd enlled for help.
There was no answer, nor would there
ever be anv. The man commanded her
tr.r, ife had heard such screams
before; they were useless.
It happens that tne cuy. ii
of two or throe streets near the water
front. Is built on pilings. Undtr the
buildings the tide ebbs nnd flows at
full depth, ana many are uum
the low-water line. Some buildings,
trade of a res
pectable sort is not carried on. nra fre-
fluently not pinniieu rroinu m ".
least only where- communication Is
la a true Venice.
dirty, infantile, with the canals planked
over.
There was a window In the room,
and Ruth rushed toward It. Her cap
tor folded his arms, and placed his
back against the door, smiling. He
thought she would yield now, certainly.
She raised the sash and looked out
upon court yard with a salt water
pavement, with moon-beams reflecting
L..n.w Tt n-ni like the court yard
of the can factory. The sea was wash
ing among the pilings sne couia near
tho murmur of the current.
nvm ..mi let mo ro " she screamed.
looking 'backward over her shoulder.
"N'ever coolly answereu sala
mander. , .. ,
There was a swish or cioimng
throuch the oinn window, a heavy
. .., ... o otrns-irle. a. choklnsr couch
. .,'".' n.i Mr'steln suddenly became
aware that he was sole witness in a
ise of sudden awn mat wwm m-i
l-;r investigation, r rom mat momem
il..int h.nRlness in unknown psrts
(emandtil his personal Retention.
o.ouieMlon Between mis inuciuk
and te cllprlmr from the
,.',.,., ;,, vernal were established later
by Tim, the foreman, and Maurice
Martin, when on his return from Shoal
water Bay he was Informed how the
bursting of the up-rlver cannery
bubble. But as catching comes
before , hanging there has never
been any hanging. Two months
and no direct evidence is a broad road
for any knave to travel, and many
there be that walk in it. From "all
of which it may appear that unpro
tected Innocence is a diamond that
goes not long uncut; and being cut Is
sometimes rendered commercially val
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same diseases without any incon
venience, SOLD BY ALL DRUGOISTS
JT. B. WYATT
Denier In
Hardware and Ship Chandlery,
Pure Oil, Briglit Varnish, Blnacle OH. Cot
ton Canvas, Hemp Kail Twine, l.ard Oil,
Wrought Iron Spikes, Ualvauizteil Cut Nails
GrooorioB, H3to.
Agricultural Implements, SwIiir Ma
inaeliiiies, Paints ami Oils.
II. B.PAh'KKK
DKAIjEU I.N
Mine, Bilek, Sunil, Kir ISriek, l-'lw Clny.
Oi merit, Mill Kicil.O;iK liny, ftiaiv.
Wood Delivered to 'Mel.
Draying, Teaming and Express Basinoss.
JEFF'S RESTAURANT
IS THE
Bon Ton Ton Restaurant in the Town
(And the Finest on the Coast.'
Dinner Parties, Banquets a Specials
Th FUest Wines d Liquor.
C. P. UPSrTUR,
SHIPPING ami COMMISSION
Astoria, - Oregon.
BOOT AND SHOES
Tlie jijitt'stiiek. lli-st Quality fum
. lowest PriCfsM Hip 8iti n
Che Hidden Sluw.
MAG MI C CKOSBT,
DKAtJCIt 15
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL,
IRON JPIPH AND KITTIVOS.
STOVES - AND - TINWARE,
House Furnishing Goods Sliee' Iad.Strip
Lead, Sliaet Iron. Tin and Copper.
Safes, Fireproof.
T-.. celeb-ald Alpine tfpn k'pt In stock nt
the 47)1. Tliir,l St., U-h1 EsIhi mco. War
ranted (rood tl h"t. Tenn Tory y
W. C. CAf.SEU., Afoul.
COLURSm TRft?i3;ER CO.,
WILLIAM WILOX, Prop.
FEED AND - SALE - STABLE
Geurr.-.l Expivss and Delivery Pminfs.
OiTleo tin oliiev "tr.fS. StaM.-s foot of West
Nii.lh st, AMorm. Tel. plume So. H.
Am &DR
It
Is the Hue to lake to all
SZZ poiuts . , ...
EAST and SOUTH
It is the DINING CAR ROUTE
It offers the he.st service, coinE
limli R
SPEED and COIIPORT
If" ii the l opiil.T route wtlli ttios-e who
wih to travel on
TEtTC SAFEST
ft Is therefore Hie nmle ji u liniiil
take. It runs iIiioiikIi vt'sli Imlt-it
trains every day in the year to
ST. PAUL AND CIIW AGO
No Change of Cars,
ElegaiillPulIiiiiia Slcepnrs,
Superior Tourist Sleeper?,
Splendid Free Second-class Sleepers,
Only ono clinnge of cars
Portland to New York
Through Tickets
To Any rart oflne civilized mi.iM
Passcugcrs ticketed via. all honts riinnlm
between Ahtoriu, Kulama and Tolland,
fill! Information concerning rates, time o.
trail"., -oules ami other details tmninheil m
fl)l,iUr"M.;oi' to
C. W. STONE,
Kont Axtnrln
Steamer Telephone Dock.
. A. D, CHARLTON,
Assistant General Passenger Agent,
Vo. 121 First St., cor. Wasiiii;lon,
I'orlland. dreiron
4ft. nin
fir. t; 111111
Mm$& Line
Running
THROUGH
v DAILY
TRAINS
eav ng Portland, 8:45 AM.
7:30 PM.
32
1 DAYS TO
2 CHICAGO
7 Hours Quicker to St. Paul,
23 Hours Quicker to Chicago,
40 Hours Quicker to Omaha and
Kansas City.
Pullman and Tourist Sleepers,
Free Reclining Chair Cars, Din
ing Cars.
ASTORIA TO SAN FRANCISCO
JUNE, 18!)il,
Coliimhiii Wednesday June 7.
Mate Hnmlit .lime ll.
Oregon 'Ihnrsday June 15.
O.'liinihia Monday June 111.
'tale, Friday .lime 2.1.
Oregon Tiii-day June 27.
Coliinil'ia Mttui.i.'iy July 1.
ASTORIA & PORTLAND STEAMERS
Mnrnlr.K boat leaves Act-rla dully, except
Sunday, a;-0 n. m.j returning, leaves I'oiili'iid
daily, except Saturday, at Sn. in. Night l oat
leaves Astorn daily, except Sunday, ai 6 p. ni.:
r turnli g leaves Portland daily, exei pt Sunday,
at 7 a. in. The morning hoat from Poitlaml makes
lamlingson tne Oregon siile Tuesdays, Thurs
days. ml S !urdaS; on Washinton'side Mon
days Wednesdays and Fridays. From Astoria
the morning hunts makes innillngK on Hie Ore
gon side Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,
and on the Washington side Tuesday, Tl.ure
das and Saturdais.
For rates and general inhumation call on or
sddress,
W. n.HURLBURT, G. W. L0UN8BEKRY,
A. Gn. ''. Agt. A 'ert
Portland, Or, Astoria, Or.
THE : OKKttON : JUKKKY
A. A. CI KVn.ANI), Prop.
Good Bread Cakes' and Pastry,
None hnt the J'.ent Materials used.
Satisfaction Guaranteed Customei
Broad delivered in nny part of the city
FISHER BROTHERS
SHIP CHANDLERS.
FtCHvy nd hhiU
liABDAVABR
Wa irons an.l WWdeis,
Farm M"Mntrr. I'aint. J J, Vai:ih.
Lugger' I'plt1. K:it. -'S'lk's "M'Kiv
!.oT8 and vvtm.owa. j
pro vis ions.
FLOFU nd Mtl.l rr!CD. .
ASTORIA. - - 0 KEG NO.