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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1894)
gaily llotorian. CSS..L'. TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. . l DAILY. tr?ed by carrier, pepr week., 15 cts Snt by mall. Per month 60 ct fctnt by mail, per year $7.00 WEEKLY. t JA by mall per year, $2.00 In advance, i , Postage tree to subscribers. ' (The Astorlan guarantees to its sub scribers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia Xlver. .Advertising1 rates can be obtained on application to the business manager. This paper is In possesion of all the telegraph franchises, and is the only paper on the Columbia river that pub lishes genuine dispatches. The Dally Astorian's circulation Is five times as great as that of the com bined circulation or tne otner aauy pa' er of Astoria. The Weekly Astorlan, the third old est weekly In the state or Oregon, has, nixb to the Portland Oregonlan, the largest weekly circulation in the state, Subscribers to the Astorlan are re quested to notify this office, without loss of time, immediately they foil to receive their daily paper, or when they do not get it at the usual hour. By do inff this thev will enable the manage ment to place the blame on the proper parties and to Insure a speedy remedy. Handlev & iraas are our Portland agents and copies of the Astorlan can e had every morning at their stand pn First Street. TIDE TABLE. For the Week, Beginning To-day. HIIJH WATKK A.M. P.M. IA)W WAT KB A.M. P.M. DATS Thin I It. II h m I It. b m ft.ll li m ft ,Wed. ffhr.. 114! 140 7 0 8 2 12 E5iS0 1347 9 7122 4 7 45 1 8 7 21i0 7 48,0 j YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. Local weather for the twenty-four Jiours ending at 6 p. m. yesterday, iur Xilshed by the U. B. Department of Ag. riculture weather bureau. Maximum - temperature, 45 degrees minimum temperature, 37 degrees; pre fJrltH.tlon. .09 inch. Total nreeloltatlon from July 1, 1893, n .into. 74 29 inches: excesB of preclpl tatlon from July 1, 1893, to date, 20.79 Inches. TODAY'S WEATHER. Portland, Ore., March 6. For Wanh Jngton and Oregon: Rain; warmer; southerly gales on the coast. Two-thirds of the democracy of this state are said to be for Pennoyerlsm rather than Clevelandlsm. It Is very hard on them . The Pall Mall Gazette, which was so Kenerally berated by the press of Lon don for Its prophecy of the retirement of Gladstone, now enjoys the dlscom flture of Its rivals, all of whom threw discredit on the stand taken by Mr. Aster's Journal. I We are glad to hear there are thou sands of elk to be driven by the deep snows out of the mountains of Wyom ing, and It Is a gratifying surprise that the Indians, who are keen to slaughter them, are not permitted to do so by the Indian agent, Capt. Ray. The safety of the elk In some parts Is doubtless ow ing to the scarcity of white folks. The disaster to the Kearsarge, Uid the claim, of the navigating officer of the in-fnted vessel that Roncador reef Is not correctly laid down on the churt, throws doubt on the position of other points In the Carribbean Sea, and the result may be good it fresh surveys are ordered. A few miles of error In any location should not be tolerated In these days when accuracy almost absolute Is possible. The survey was taken so long ngo that there may well be some error In the longitude If not In the latitude, as the means of taking close observa tions were not then nearly as good as now. The South Bend Journal does not con Blder Astoria's railroad prospects very bright, and asserts with a degree of confidence that Is amusing that sov eral Important deaths must first occur here before our hopes are ivallxed, "Sometime," says the Journal, "Astoria will be, perhaps, one of the Important ports of the coast, but not until many changes have taken pluce In her moneyed populace. It would not hurt the Journal to Inform itself on the sub Ject before displaying such, a conglom erate mans of misinformation. In the first place there are no moss-backs in this city, and secondly, the contract for the construction of the road will be signed at an early day and the work finished before November 1 next. So that the "sometime," mentioned by the Journal, la not so distant after all. ! It la related, that Mr. Cleveland was assured he could cufc down the republi can malurlty in Pennsylvania by put ting In sume hii.liiuu-ms according to Hurrity. Straightway h wjnt in the de sired mum: John R. Reed, of Phila delphia, for collector of the port; P. Cray Mevk. of Cmtrs county, for sur veyor; J. Marshall Wrlsht i,f lhlgh. f r naval oftWr; Dr. Eugene To'nd, if rjilluj. ls.5jli, for jmperinlondeut of th mint, an J S't. Clair Muihutjiuid, of I'J.il;;dr!;h!i), f,,r jivr.idtst asKiit, The !iVHl;uililPS USMl tw Imuw w lu t,i!,i..:,l. fn 1 Mr. 'li v!;inJ U rMrt4 THE DAILY as having said that "if the republican majority could be kept down to 50,000, such a result would be of great ad vantage JuHt at -this time." The story goes thnt when the 182,000 majority f..r Grow rolled In, "the old man was mad," and he had to go out In the snow and take to the Dismal Swamp to cool off. The statement by Gen. Tracy that his client, Erastus Wiman, was not guilty of a crime remains a great source of relief to the many friends of the unfor tunate gentleman, whose public spirit has been so well known and so useful Gen. Tracy was warranted in giving out fetf words on the case, because the prosecution had been trying the case In the newspapers, and trying It hard. What he said did not ask for a suspen sion of public opinion, but secured It, Mr. WIman's friends now claim that It was a singular and sinister clrcum stance that after all the facts had been known to those concerned for more than a' year, the arrest should have been contrived on the day before a na tlonal holiday, and when there was dangerous illness In his house, . The New York Press of last Wednes day morning, displays on Its first page, headlines of news matter as follows: "The President Goes Away With Mr. Gresham He Takes a Trip Down the Potomac A Gunning Trip Which May Last for Several Days The Sart In a Snowstorm." The chief suggesUveness of this Is in the fact that It not artistic, but ordln ary business. The navigators who had the president In charge fortunately did not allow him to be blown to sea be (ween the capes of Virginia, for If he had been caught on the Atlantic and wafted to Europe, there is no telling what would have become of the consti tution. WORK OF ASTORIA W. C. T. U. How the Members Spend Their Time ' In Doing Charitable Acts. 1. Every Thursday of each week we spend part of an hour In earnest prayer for this town. 2. Relief Work Part of an afternoon every two weeks we spend In sewing clothes for the poor, mending and mail ing over clothes to be given to the needy. Ten needy families reported to us have been personally visited by some of our committee, and relief given them One poor, sick woman was taken care of for four days In this city, then pro vided with necessary clothing and her way paid to Portland, where she wished to go. Lately, at nearly every one of our weekly meetings, Borne poor woman comes to get clothes for her needy fam ily. Literature Our superintendent of for eign literature reports that In the past few months she has distributed 1,000 pages of Swedish, Danish, and Finnish temperance literature, which was eager ly read by those nationalities. We r-re sending to Norway for some Norwegian temperance literature, consisting of hooks, tracts, leaflets, etc., as no suit able temperance literature In that lan guage la published In this country. We also subscribe and pay for a temper anco paper In that language for Fisher men's Reading Room. American literature Of temperance literature we have distributed many thousand pages. Social Purity Since last May the su perintendent of social purity has dis tributed 1,650 pages on social purity, She has also visited women In the slums, city and county prisons, and tried by prayer and conversation to lead them to a better life, offering, In the name of the Union, hlep to those who wished to leave their bad life and would accept our help, One woman ac 'copied the offer, wus sent to our W. C, T. U. Rescue Home In Portland, and Is now earning an honest living. Several letters have been sent to the friends of other girls, that their families might rescue them. As a union we contribute $6 a year to our state Rescue Home, so that we may send Astoria's erring ones to Its care. Cigarettes Our superintendent has distributed 50 copies of our late law whore It would do the most good. Also, we have circulated a petition on the subject. These are only a few hasty points gathered of our work In the Inst few months, but the multitude of good efforts put forth and good done can never be told. The Union kindly begs those who have cast-off clothing to bring them to Rescue hall, or 174 Main street, or send notice to some of our members. We are entirely out of material, and the cases of needy ones Increase dully. LIFB OR DEATH? It is of vital Importance that it should be understood by persons whose kid neys are Inactive, that this condition of things la tlmlly Inductive of a state of the organs where life hangs in the bal ance. Hiiglita atsease, auvoctea, aum- mlnurla are all disease's of a very ob stinate character In thi-tr mature singe, and lul have a, fatai tendency. They often balil the most practised meiliiai skill, and the most approved remedies of materia medics. But opposed at. the outset that is to say. when the kidneys Ngtn to discharge their functions inac tively with UslettT's Stomach lilt-U-ra, the OT.iK'rons tendoncy I checked. Very uswui, si so. In this household me'liclne f.-r tho ail!unta f common Hmirnmt-vtuaUpatton. Mlomsnesui, ginrd egiiliiKt malaria and averts t hrow rheumatism. j ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 7. 1894. GENERAL NEWS. Matches may be made In heaven, hut the majority are made In the back par lor, with th lights very low. The men who wear long c.:m, and walk fust In them, are no longer in a position to Inugh at the way a woman runs. No woman Is going to saw wood and say nothing. If she has to saw the wood the world will certainly hear from her. If a wart be rubbed with the pared surface of a freshly cut potato three times a day, it will disappear within a month. The latest swindle Is an article ad vertised to do writing without pen or Ink. Its price is $3, and the purchaser receives a lead pencil. The young man who thinks he dis plays his manhood by being "tough" only displays the fact that he doesn't know' what manhood Is. Nearly all of the newspapers have abolished the habit of publishing lists of presents at weddings, and especially the surprise and birthday parties. The Kentucky grandmother who Is only 29 years old should be a warning to all the girls who are tempted to marrv too early. Think of being a granny at 29- That most men live fast lives Is evi dent by the fact that a boy born In 1804 will be 30 this year, while the aver age girl born In the same year will be only 20. The man who Is dissatisfied with him self, with his family, with his church and with his creator generally proves to be a kicker In the community in which he exists. There Is a mutual responsibility rest ing upon the school and home for the promotion of the b?st welfare of the children, and It should be assumed by both teacher and parent alike. A man cannot build up an honest business In a town without helping the town. A town cannot build up without helping the country. The interest of one Is the Interest of all. An editor may be able to please all the people part of the time, but Just as soon as he tries to please all of Uie peo pie all the time, he will make a total failure of It. That Is something he can not do, and It Is useless to try. Aluminum dimes are now being circa lated. The coins are of the finest speci mens of counterfeiting that none other than an expert can detect them except by comparison. They have a clear ring and the only flaw Is in milling. Endowed church choirs are worth thinking about. With an Income from such a fund sufficient to Induce the finest vocalists and organists to seek positions In these choirs, congregations would be in position to enjoy the beat quality of sacred music without stint. Individuals who desire to make be quests, or who care, during life, to aid In building up funds for this purpose, have a field In which many persons may join hands through a series of generations, the music, all the while, becoming akin to the melody of "ten thousand harps and voices." An exchange asks if anyone ever knew a woman to blow out the gas or to be bunkoed by a man who wanted to bor row money to pay a freight bill? Does she get her pocket picked, or lose her money on a little "game?" If Bhe has a roll of money with her, does she ever flash It out when she wants to buy a cake of chewing gum? Instead of a woman having a man along , to "pro tect" her, the dally papers prove that every man who goes away from home should have women to net as a guar dian and keep him from making a big ger fool of himself than he pattlrally is. EXTENDED SYMPATHY. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you," Is sympathetically hown In the-following lines, the pre sumption being that sympathy is born, or akin to pain or sorrow: "(len tlemcn: Please send Krause's Headache Capsules aa follows: Two boxes to Flora Seay, Havanna, N. Dak. Two boxes to Llllle Wilcox, Brookland, N. Dak. I have always been a great sufferer from headache and your Cap sules are the only thing that relieves me." Yours very truly, FLORA SEAY, Havana, N. Dak. For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria. Or., Sole Agent. A SURE CURE FOR PILES. Itching Piles s.e known by moisture like perspiration, causing Intense IteliliiK lien warm. This form, aa well as Blind, moedlnic or Protruding, yield at once ta Dr. Kosiinko's Pile Iteinedy, Which acts directly on the parta affected, absorb u mora, nMaya Itching and effects a permanent cure. 60c. Drut-'Klut or mnll. Clrculara free. Dr. Rosaiiko, 329 Arch treet, Philadelphia, l a. tjold by J. W. Oona. BUCKLEY'S ARNICA SALVE. Th bent salve In the world foi cuts, hruioes, noivs, p1eer, suit rheum, fever ores, tetter, chnppej hnml. ehllhlHlna, Hirni, and nil skin eruptions, and positive ly cure piles, or no pay requlrwl. It ! guaranteed to filv perfect antisfac Hon or money refunded, l'rlee i.1 cents oer box. Fur sale by Chaa. Rogers, ac cessor to J. i. Demenr. NOTICE. After this date the undersigned will nob sell coke or coal by retail to any one within the limits of the city of Astoria, their retn.ll business having this day been sold to H. V. I'rsel ft Co. ASTORIA GAS LIGHT CO. Astoria, February 1. lSSt. CHANGE OF APDRES3. Rev. L. Nbsn, Scandinavian, Gorman and English Lutheran Pastor, has re moved to the rmtisa of Mr. M. Larsen Rerrlnn. W. Fifth street, at the back of Scow Bay Foundry, opposite the Finn church. CHANGE OP ADDRESS. Mr. Christine Kibaciu Teacher of tho I'luno and Organ, haa removed to the houeo r.f Mr. M. Lar- hack of Scow liay Foundry, and oiho- j slto the Finn rhmvlt. 1 There is Hope Tor every one ha Wood troi'.M. no mattei in what nhaiie or liow lontf suimliiig, provided one of tlie vital orpins Imvo I.lvii fur im paired M to reniler n, euro iuipa-Kililc. t. 8. H 'nut to the root of tho ili :Jhm, r.::il n nines tht aiisu, by expelling the 1 -i" iriimtlielioily.uno it tho Maine lime U a tonic to the whole hmem. i lowever bad your caat may be, llitit U hope FOR YOU. urn? Cured n e of a inortt malignant typi f ehronii! blood trouble, lor wnieii had used various other remedier vlthotit effect. My wu'irlit iiicrea-)!, mid my malt i liiioroved In every way. 1 coiushlcr S. B. H. die best tonic lever until. . A. WIlloiiT, jMiuv.-ay, via. Treatise, on hi xl, shin and contagious blood joinoii mailed fi . J. BWUT Sl'kX 11' 10 CO., "l$Dea:. not out of weak surmises, but from proof, 1 P. & ,. .J -. ... ' IT. H MUST CO. since COTTOLENE has come to take ils place. The satisfaction with which the people have hailed the advent of the New Shortening evidenced by the rapidly increas ing enormous sales is PROOF POSITIVE not only of its great value as a new article of diet but is also sufficient proof of the general desire to be rid of indi gestible, unwholesome, unappe tizing lard, and of all the Ills that lard promotes. Try at once find waste no time In K' discovering like thousands of lm use I FOR LARD. ijjj -torI OWN!- uj ta,-. T- HL.UML ALL BU oa I I U I KB, Genuine made only by N. K. FAIRBANKS CO., c; r i nine: h K -w - I? CHICAGO, NEW YORK, BOSTON. Si The3o tiny Capsules arc superior, Sto Balsam of Copaiba, Cubcba and Injocllona. IfflJDY I I They euro in 43 hours tho jsauio d!3cae3 without anyineon-l venience, SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS THE BEST DREAD MAN In this city is A. A. CLEVELAND, the baker. He kneads good bread for all who need good bread, and "takes the cake" for making the choicest coniec tlonerv. Whenever you are not busy, and feel Inclined for a loaf, don't forget to call on CLEVELAND, at the Oregon Bakery. STAMPS Have changed colors very frequently of lute; but our competitors change colors every time they see our work. JVe make wagons, shoe horses and do all kinds of general BLACKSniTHINQ Terhaps you know this already. Cer tainly you do, If you have ever em ployed us. Q. A. Stinson & Co. Foi Yoar Stomach's Sake! You often need a little wine, and should never be without It In the house, But be sure that It Is good; bad wine might Injure your stomach, and cer tainly cannot Improve It. Good liquor dealers have good custom ers and keep good wine. They can't afford to sell any other kind. We claim that ours Is the best store In Astoria for every brand of wine, from champagne down to sweet Catawba. HUGHES & CO. RAKES AND THINGS. The little warm rays of sunshine drop ping In a little earlier these mornings, as the season advances, plainly say, "Get ready, for folks will soon be want ing garden things!" So we ARE get ting ready our hoes, rake3, spades, etc., etc., for your coming. Never mind the prices they'll be aa little as unybody's, almost surely smaller. J. B. WYATT. Hardware Dealer. C. P. UPSfiUR, Shippings Commission Astoria, Orecon. ASTORIA WOOD YARD D. & D. 5. Campbell, Proprietors, Dealorsj n all kinds of First Class Fuel. Fh", Viae Maple, Spruce Limbs, Alder, Hemlock nnd Ash. Also, host d a lea c-f V.'eillntrton, Newcastle, Caonel, tnJ Cumlierland coal. Icave oiders ht Canrnhan A. Co'sj stnr. or at yard, fot of Spruce street ! Of!- !".. !:: r.::. .:, ar,j i SATISFACTION GUARATEEO. j wm 1095 w., 1,1 .rive one's family a year's growth. So much time Is PP1'" In the dining-room that It ought to o the brightest, spot In the nou. -hnnfamp Dlnlne Tables do not cost fl- much os a plain kllchcn table osl a few years ago. Come and hcp ui. . are selling for $0. CHAS. HEILUORN lN A. V. ALLKN, DEAURIN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits, Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Cass and Squeraoque Streets. Aslorla. Ore. EVERY REQUISITE FOR : first Class Funerals: AT POLL'S Undertaking Parlors, THIRD STREET. Rates Reasonable EmtalnnnK a specially. pisic Hal1 -:- 3)4 First Street. Astoria, Or, H. CHRISTENSEN. Prop. A FREE CONCERT every nlcht beginning at 8 o'clock. Good music. The best of wines, liquors and cigars always on hand. Noe: & Scully, Dealers In Stoves,. Sheet Iron and Copper Ware. Role Auenta for MAGEE STOVES AND RANGES. Jobbing a Specialty. 431 Second Street, Astoria, Or. Washington ffleat Market. Corner Second and M.iln Streets. Wholesale and Retail Butchers : and : Packers. Steamboats, Ships and Mills supplied on short notice. Families supplied promptly at the lowest rates. CHRISTENSEN & CO., Props. 0GGIDE11T HOTEL Is the Best of Its Class On the Pacific Coast. THE fltf UNEXCELLED TABLE. Rates, $a dally and upwards. J. A. FASTABEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR. Pile Driving, Hoose, Bridge and WHARF BUILDER Address, box j8o. postoffice' ASTORIA, ORE. ROSS HIGGINS k CO. Grocers, : and : Butchers Astoria and Upper Astoria. Fine Teas and Coffees, Table Delicacies, Domestic did Tropical Fruits, Vegetables, Sugar Cured Mams, Bacon, Etc. Choice Fresh and - Salt - Meats. PUTS YOU in Chicago Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis and all Eastern Points 24 to 36 Hours Ahead X Of Any Other Itine. Pullman and Tourist Sleepers Free Reclining Chair Cars, Cln. Ing Cars are run tin.li v!n the Union Pacific Flyer leaving Port, land at 7:00 p. m. Astoria to San Francisco. OCEAN STEAMERS SAILING DATES. Columbia, Atonday, March 5. State. Saturday, March 10. Columbia, ThursJ.iy, March 15, State. Tuesday, March an. Columbia, Sunday, March 35. State, Friday, March 50. Astoria and Portland Steamers. Steamer It, R. Thompson leaves As toria at 6:4a a. ni., daily except Sunday, via Washington side of the river- re turning, leaves Portland at p.' m.. daily, except Saturday. The Thomp son make landings on both Flde of the river above Waterford, on both up and down trips. S. If. It. CLARK. OLIVER MINK, K ELLKRY ANDERSON, JOH.V W. DOANK. FREDERIC a COUDERT. Receivers. For rates and ceneral Information 0n on or address O. W. LOUNSRERRT. xv. h. nrni.BrRTKent- Aatorla- r- Ast. Gen. Pas. Agt.. Portland, Or. CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY. AMERICA'S Greatest Trans Continental Hullwoy System. FH0u 0CERH TO OCEAfl -IN- Palace Dining floom and Steeping Cars. Luxurious Dining Cars. Elegant Day Coaches. also Observation Cars, allowing Unbroken Vieois of the Wonderful fountain Country. $5.00 and $10.00 Saved on all tickets east.- Tourist cars the best on wheels. Equipments of the very linest throughout. ALSO CANADIAN PACIFIC ROYAL MAIL STEAMSHIP LINE To China and Japan, Empress of India leaves Vancouver Februury 5. Empress of China leaves Vancouver March 5. Empress of India leaves Vancouver April 2. AUSTRALIAN STEAMER SERVICE Leaves Feb. 16 and March 16 for Honolulu and Australian ports. For UcUet rates and Information, ' call on or address, JAS. FINLATSON, Agt, Astoria, Or. A. B. Calder, Traveling Pass. Agt.. Tacoma, Wash., Geo. McL. Brown, Dlst. Pass. Agt., Vancouver, 13. C. CHICAGO, ' pWflllpE find ST. PJlUL RAILWAY Connecting with AH Transcontinenta Lines is the Only Line running ELECTRIC - LIGHTED - CARS BETWEEN St Paul and Chicago. AND Omaha and Chicago. The Express Trains consists of Vestlbuled, Sleeping, Dining and Parlor Cars, HEATED BY STEAM, And furnished with Every Luxury known In moder railway travel. For SPEED, COMFORT and SAFETY This Line is UnequaleJ. Tickets on sale at all prominent railway offices. For further Information Inquire of any ticket agent. or C. J. EDDY, General Agent. J. W. CASEY, Trav. Pass. Agt . PORTLAND, OREGON. QUICK TIME . -TO- SAH FRANCISCO AND Alili POINTS Ifl CALIFORNIA Via the Ml. Shasta Route of the Soathern Paeifie Go. The Only fjoute Through Califor nia to Points East and South. THE SCENIC ROUTE OF THE PACIFIC COAST PULLMAN BUFFET SLEEPERS AND SECOND-CLASS SLEEPERS Attached to express trains, affording superior accommodations for second class passengers. For rates, tickets, sleeping- car reser vations, etc., call on or address E. P. ROGERS, Assistant General Passen ger and Freight Agent, Portland, Or. ASTORIA IRON WORKS, Concomly St. , foot of Jackson. Astoria. General Machinists and Boiler Maker? Land and Marine Engines. Boiler work. Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order an Short Notice. .Titlm TYi-r -President anA RnnAHnianani A. L. ?ox.. ,..Ylce President i. n. rraei.... secre jary BOOTS and SHOES The Largest Stock, Best Quality and Low est Prices at The Sign of the Golden 5hoe. JONN 1 1 All N & CO.