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THE DAILY ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, THURSDAY MORNING, JULY 25, 1895. JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. TKRM3 OP SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY. Sent by mall, per year J7.00 Sent by mail, per ironth 60 otfl Served by carrier, per week.... 15 cU Address ell communication to The Dally Astorlan. WEEKLY. Sent by mall, per year, $2.00 in advance. Postage free to subscribers. The Astorlan guarantees to Its sub scribers tbe largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia . river. -Advertising rates can be had on ap plication to the business manager. The Weekly Astorlan, the eecond old' est weekly In the state of Oregon, has next to the Portland Oregonlan, the largest weekly circulation In the state. Jno. T. Handley & Co., are our Port land agents, and copies of the Astorlan can be had every morning at their stand on First street. Telephone No. 66. All communications) intended for pub lication should be directed to the editor. Business communication of all kinds and remittances must be addressed to The Astorlan. OREGON'S PRIVATE TRADERS. Many leading grocery bouses publish newspapers Ira their own Interest. Dots it pay Vhxml It Is no answer to this Query "to say Mm If 4t aid not, these senlslble merchants TroojCd promptly stop. Pride, fear, mlacadcuita-Mon, commitment, all block the iway. Cost treCchea like a rubber band, and profits; contract In equal rat to. Influence and time are sold too cheaply. The goodwill and push of the flnm ume worth (more itlhan Hhey get for them. The time of Wie principal should be measured by Jils profits, not by those of h paper. Digwlty and discount elide way iBogefther, fwlle soime tragedian who ha tmloiiaiken his caning tarns as an editor the ductal he missed on the Stage, or aome cdergymun pointa his periods In atyC rarilber .BlUXcal than, commercial. Am outsider, especially on fwfoo has passed itforough aB the experiences of the case, 1 more competent to measure many of the tBffloultJea than ithose who ars committed to the error. After Wore than twsnlty yean oorniewtlon with this sub ject I do not hesllute to aarert that the great majority of houses who run news papers ane, or should be, very sorry that tlhey ever started ithem. If most of them had to do ft over again they would not begiln, and out a few (and these the very lorges:) nave openly asserted that if other lenders would give up their papers tney .would do likewise. But the per sonal organ is Hike the shirt of Nessus- not easily uhlaken off. The Mme taken, itihe influence wasted, the complCcatioms 'Jhiit arise, the stuck tin at is plied tip, ere all of the most ex pensive toharaoUr. It is the head of the bouse (who is constantly consulted, the most valuable influence of the house that Is tfwalneid, tCie highest relations of its reputation ithat arw dragged Whroue. the dirt, and the costliest, al'Uhough the most un'satalbCs goods, that are gathered into the warehouse. t a ... i mi . - . . ... v"i mvy upf -vm or sls'ti'l" in a dotfbie sense. Not seen, not measured, and Ind'eed, beyond the ordinary measures of the grocery trad. Tito houae-organ publisher Is not ideating with an eighth on sugar or a five per ceivt protl't on the bulk of Oils goods, tout pays fifty per cent contmCeslon to the sutbsorip'ttain agent and 28 'to 33 1-3 to th advertising solicitor. In every step of the 'tranauctiooi ih la out of his cultural element, docSing with fac tors to which he is wuerty umuccustomed, and wu.h figures which rather conceal tbe real cuvt ilhaa show tiiiun what he 1s expending. , Ait wlhat tut shall w .uJoula:e the lota of time? Is Hire (prir.ipial partntir mak ing $a),0U0 a yearT Dues the house-organ either monopolise or break up one hour tuch day fr Mm? Than his expense of Kme, in connection wlWi ishe publication, Is $2,000. He ttwuM dliarge such a suiary to the paper. Would he undertake to manage a canning factory and give th same amount of capital, ttnva and care to it for a less sum tl.un 32,000? A clear headed business roan will make no more mistaken alloiwance in favor of tUe news paiptr, tihi&n iwWen tenktag his time, money and fcnTluenee tu a mine, a stock com pany or a tanU steHveme. Then what u. waste of influence la there? The bartering of the Influence of a grat house is worth something. It lbs majority of the putillltslhers of house organs look over Uieur past experiences, they will find that they have, through the organ; committed Wheir tuoust to the pushing of doien of articles which notw lie heavy on itfoe shelves of the grocers upon cwhldh they forced them. while not a tU-tie of the stock lies In their own warehouses unsalable and de rerloruiUng. Thw influence of a great house s'huuld be sold ait the highest price, but tt is thrown In by the advmMng solic itor as a mere makeweight In i.he trans action. Into what coniptkutlona does the house- organ lead the house.. Rows without end; lies coming home to roost: changes of canvassers, pri niters and editors. la the representations of the vunvassers, the JeaAniste of th clerks who envy the commiasions, tlha assumption of the edl tors, t'he criticisms uf the trade, the com plaints of tt manufaoturers, Iths Insinu ation that It Is blackmail, the assertion ' that It la a big Uiscoomt to make, -the ever-repeated cl il m thar the transactions are tinproAtibie-all this tend to swsCt the real expenses, wlhlle tire actual re sults shrink. It has come to be a common thing to hear tffno tariff spoken of as a dead issue. Democrats generally recognise th fact that thef.r party has made such a miser able failure of its efforts at reform that daey iwiwiU svodiy U:e ub-ct rele gated to the rear until their folly is for gotten. But It is stm a live subject and one that will be given attention by con-i greets- nd ft will bi present In ifha coming national cainpaign, no matter who may be 'the candidates of the respective par. ties. In a recent number of the Ameri can Edonxumldt thvre Is gilven the opinions of 101 senators and representatives in con gress, and of a Urge number of the edl lb re of prominen't neiwispapers in all parts of the country, all of wfhlom bellevi in the necessity for a tariff revision along the line of protection to American Indus tries. There are leut-cra from three on gresamen of Kentucky who declare them selves to be protectlomlbits, and they arc Joined by three from Tennessee, four from Missouri, one from Texas, two from West Virginia, and a senator from (Delaware, Of the newspaper opinions there are let ters from the Weat and South, quite as pronounced In favor of t'he protection Klea as any from Nvw England. If any body can read Uhese letters and still hold to the belief that the miserable failure made by the last congress to bvtter the condition of 'the country's trade and in dustries will be allowed to stand un changed he will read to little purpose The lesson set by Grover Cleveland and his party has been a dear one, 'but it is a lesson that will never be forgotten The people have had time to do a deal of thinking and t'hey have thought to good purpose. If there is one subject on which tbe public mind has lingered more than on another t is the destruction of the purchasing power of the wage earner and the transfer of a great part of the man ufaoturlng industry of the country to foreign shores. The only remedy to be found is In the restoration of t'he policy of protection. And it wlll be done. The Wilson free trade tariff bill proving, contrary to Democratic expectations,, dead failure as a revenue getter, the Democracy are now looking about for some American industry to tax for reve nue. They are 'balking of an increased tax of a dollar on beer. The MeKlnley bill lowered the tax on tobacco from 8 to 6 cents per pound. The burgulllons want to restore 'die tax to 8 cents. But unfortu nately for the free-traders, the Repub licans have a majority In the lower house of congress, who are in favoring of levy. lng a itiax for revenue, not on Americans, but upon foreign manufacturers. "Peffer is a fool, Stewart a knave and Tillman the material out of which an archists are made," says the Courier- Journal. The characterization Is violent, but It is all right. The fools, knaves and anarchists ere trampled in the du&t on every side. These are glorious days for the cause of buBlness honesty and flnan olal sense. Banker Morgan, who has Just returned from London, TOports an active demand ovr there for American securities, where as before the defeat of the Democratic party last fa!l they iwere being sent back here 4n large quantities. The iron question Is of much more im portance to the country Just mow than the silver question. A few more advances In the price of iron will leave nothing of the silver question but a malodorous rem iniscence. The Republican party ha always been In favor of the? best money known to the civilized world, sayla the Globe-Democrat, and it ia nut at all likely ever Co Indorse any other kind, diirectly or Indi rectly. TARIFF MI0V1B1ON. The purty wiitich undertakes to ELund chaiiri'plon of American industries mum ketp step with th'em. That they are ad vancing with great bounds the whole world kinotws. The politician who does nut know It, and hi is not the pnid.lcal knowledge and t'he courage tu kieiep his plan of legislation in line with the actual needis of the inUtlon deserves a loss of confidence which he wiU not tseape. Thus the severest tourdiein which the RiTUblVcan party has had to bear since the tariff of 'aus enacted airoUe from the Sinaiblllty of eoiUoin eanultors to grtaisp the fact that sugur refining hUd advanced so for that It needetl no protection, and had formed such an alHanoe ugalnst American con sumers Ijhiat U cteaerved none. The worst offentij of the larft Domocraltlc Oomgresa was a crime; kncwilng t'he dte'irterit and the pOwer of that combination It dvtib- eiuUJy bought votes Hor tiiie new tariff by eurretndvrU'iig to tt millions from the tivusury, antl many millions more from the pocMA of consumers. It is p.iiin Wait illhe tarltT quedtta will be tlie corjrollilng onle In tlhe next grtat contest. T. meet' lit wuth 'the success tihoy ouglilt to ladlileve Rlcpuibilican leaders of th'ouihit aind action 'must l prepared so t'o iti-Upo thetr efforta and their eiuca lion of pniblic opinion Bis to tit uiatonWh liM cnansds tn iniludtnliail developiment. It will condomin a anttrv us umitt for power If he Is flound advocultlng particular duties merely (beottuse they wi-'re wise in 1K. If the facts have radlicatly changed. So cUittr dutltta 'wh'lch swemeu question abNj or entirely unlwlia then have been m u.'rlklng'ly vJmkllcaiteid by their results that u m'ait woirld prove hlmtsoif unlit for power if he did not iredognlse the change. Tluere U to Ike time for cure ul Inquiry, atltldh oug'ht no gu tnlto the idkrtalla of par ticulur industries. Tremendous revoiu tlonis tn aiiodtM of pnodluo'lllona have oc- cunrej. In inairt toeca'usw of tth extreme econoirJJtti enillrcel by the prostraUon of 1903, and thebe twich lecaoms iwhlch no RopulbHiicun leader can afford to lover- look. It ta not 'the purpose here to point out dulleu wttik-h ought tio be mtievl, or bUhers whlclh ousttit to be reduced. "The aim Is to call the attent'ion of Republican ltad era of every gcadie and kind, in. the prefcs, In 'Mi caucus or council antV In congress, to u.ie necessity of ritudHng new con dltloi.'M In order that tUviy may be pre pared to 'mteft tltem m4llh success. ITie imuStipacaitlon of comblnutlons for the co.ilwol of markets and the restriction of output is one of these conditions, because such comminutions hav.. graisped or tltreaitctved 150 grasp the reo.urces of the peop'.s In tats amd to am extent never before knunvn. Scene are controlled by workers onBy, and swk a monopoly of labor, Juct Ws Otthwrs are conitrolled by en;)h)jvra and sevk a monopoly of sup plied. 11he sJtitttuvie of th RepubUcan party nd of Its national policy of pro tection uowurd 11 such cumblnuitlons as affectUng Ifhe ivtsiilis of lis policy needs to in fairtifuily ivvtdwvd in the light of recent eveinits. One thing can be predicted with safety. The tarCff of pecnly and dishonor, which was ntither deniired or treuited wth re spect by any of ttv men who framed it, w-UI njt standi Wtiian Remlbtlcams have the power to change It, that tariff will be dhurnped. and tt tnrnloea not t'hw slight est (Utterance wheithcr tnVHVKiuals iwtio succmlevl In buying miieclal favors from rhe i.u'.ihors of t'hie bill of sale prefer a revision or not. IOr than three-quarters of t-'i pUliiJc rdaixe that this tariff was not honestly nor tntellUivntfy fnamfd. and rhey Whorwfore rlgfhrty deanomd Knot their rv-vrw-rwtvrt, sm soorv m ithoy have fl power iro j so, tviotl prucwd to substi tute a tariff thi tt m-ii raise adequate rewume, a tariff mtiilch nrlU afford ample proRectlon to Amrartcnn Industries, and t tairiff which wll not t "packed from end to end (with Iniquitous Savors sold co favored monopiolleu for the votes tihey conitroi." The task of reviiilon; under Budh cir cumetainices, will nequlre leispeciil study of detail's, larspe k'nOiw'iedse and much couiavs. It Is work tor Dire kind of men who framed idhe afct of 1S90, but fur men wilth fuli knowiodge of the marvelous change whidh hav Come slneei that Drave and wiee act fwaa framed. The lepuilcan itiider Iwfto WouM not be Bound lacMiag when t'hait task comes h need of muth fearlcani s and Indeocnd erj; inquiry, much ceureful eaminaHon of the condition of labor as affweted by the changetj 1n 'lurlff in 1884, and extensive knowledge In rwollu'tlon in cost and modes of prdouctlon' mflildh the last five yeairs nave bnought. EDITING UNDER DIFTTCTJLTIE8. lAtUa blster-lMoe't of 'the 'articles In your paper this 'month Is awful ooor. Llt'lte Brother (editor of amateur paper) I know It, but the boys that wrote1 'em sent Stumps for 'their rtturn; an' I needed me stamps. fundi. IP LOVE WERE BLIND. "If love were blind," the saying goes i unigim be more realgntd! To bear with fortitude my woes H love were blind. I should not see you then unkind To me, and kinder than I chose To tvery fool you chance to And. And yet your face, whene'er I doze, Rises so clearly in my mind, I doubt If I should get repose If love were blind. It is a vegetable product, made from clarified cotton seed oil as bright, pure and golden as the Southern 8 un til ine in which it grew. From this clean and appetizing source comes the new food-product, Cottolene, which is fast revolutionizing the art of cooking, and with which, in healthfulness, flavor, adaptability and economy, no other shortening or cook lng fat can compare. To sell on the merits of the genuine. To sell by substitution ; or by decep tion, To sell to the injury of the genuine, to the dissatisfaction of the consumer, to the detriment of the dealer, to the loss of all concerned. If you wish the best food and the best health, you should insist that your cooking be done with genuine Cottolene Refuse all counterfeits. Bold In I and J pound pails. Made only by The N. K. Fall-bank Company, ST. LOUIS and ChlcsfOi Hen Torki Besto. EIGHTEENTH STR19ET IMPROVE MENT NOTICE. Notice Is hereby g.ven that the com mon council of the City of Astoria, Ore., have determined to Improve 18th street from the south line of Exchange street to the north line of Grand Avenue, all the City of AUrla s laid out and recorded by J. M. Sh,vely, by removing all of the old structure now on said Btreet and driving piles, laying caps and string' ers and planking to full w.dth. Includ ing H.dewa-lks, through the northernmost 3'JO feel:. By Getting the mud sllCs and covering as above, through the next 30 feet south and by grading and filling the remain.ng 210 feet, ail to the established grade, and bui.lding sidewalks, gutters and railing where necessary. All to be done to accordance with plans and tpeciilcutions and ordinances In r Union ithereto. The lands and promises upon which the special nraesiimenlt shall be levied to de fray the cost and expense of such inv provwmevit and the district embrac.ng said lands and premised be and t'he eanu are designated as follows, to tw.'t: Com menciiig at t'he nonthlweat corner of hot 3 In block 112 and runn.ng thence south erly on a strafclit line to t'he southwest corner of lot 10 In block 14 and thence east on a straight ii.ne to the southeast corner of lot 9 in block 13 and thence northerly on a straight line to the nort'tuadi corner of suld lot & and thence easterly on a straight line to the south east corner of lot 4 in block 12, and thence morth'erty on a straight l.ne to t'he northeast corner of said lot 4 and thence westerly on a straight tine to the north' west corner of lot 3 In block 13 and thence northerly on a straight line to the north eadt corner of lot 4 in block ill and t'honce westerly .on a straight line to the place of beginning, mil In said part of said city, and ail lands and prem.ees In said district and not In any street shall be subject to such assessment. Estimates of the expense of Budh Improvements and plans and diagrams of such work or Improvement and ot the locality to be improved, have been deposited by tha City Surveyor with the Aud tor and tl.ce jucwe for exam ination, and may ba inspected at the olllce of such olllcer. At the next regular meeting of the common council, after the final publica tion of this notice, towlf. On Wednesday, August 7. 1SS6, at the hour of 7:30 p. m., at the City Hall, t'he said council will consider any objections to such improve ment being made, and if a remonstrance air.Undt such improvoment, signed by per sons owning more than one-half of the property in such district herein described, and In which the special assessment is to be lev.ed, shall be filed with the Au ditor and Police Judge before the said time of meeting of the common council. no such Improvement or work sttvall be ordered except by the concurrence of all the Counc.lmen elect. By order of the Common Council Atstfst: K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge, Asltorla, July :h, 1S05. CURE FOR HEADACHE. As a remedy far all forms of headache Electric lliaters ha proved to be the very best. It effects a permanent cure and the most dreaded habitual sick head aches yield to ts influence. We org? all who are afflicted to procure a bottle and ve this remedy a fair trai. In cases of habitual constipation Electric Bitters cur.s by giving the needed tone to the bowels, and few cases long resist the use of this medicine. Try it once. Largj battles only fifty cents at Chas. Rogers' drug Btorv. KARL'S CfcOVER ROOT will purify four blood, clear your complexion, reg ulate your Bowels, and make your head. clear aa a bell. !5 cts., eo eta. ana i..vu. Sold by J. W. Conn. THE CITT WORKS. WATER Astoria! Oregon, July 3, 1893. To the Honorable Mayor and Commun Council of the CJty of Aauorta, Oregon. Gentlemen: Jn accordance wllth sec tion No. 176 of the city charter, we here- wtfli beg leave to report the tveeiptis and dlsTmnaeiments of the Astoria. Water Com' mission for the quarter ending June SO, ikk, as foU'ows: RECEIPTS. For the month of 'April bur gross rs- cn.pta were: For account of wUter ral:en $1,4090 For account of tapping) mains 12 60 For account of turning cm water 1 60 From sale of comi.mnedi e x-vnch pip 1 90 $1,420 90 For the month) of may our gross re cetpts ware: For account of waiter rates $1,437 06 For account Of tapping mains 7 60 For account of turning on waiter 60 For sale of condemned sdx-tndh pipe 6 46 $1,450 60 May 7, 1895, we received from sale of $75,000 6 per cent Astbria water bonds tesue of Jan. 1, 1696, sold to Messrs. Rudolph Kley-b-olte & Co., of Cincnnatf, Ohio, $71,260 principal and $1,322.77 ac crued interest to (May 7, 1696. Total received $72,572 77 Fur Hie month of June our gross re ceijpts were: For account of water rates $1,437 69 For account of tapping mains 6 00 For account of turning on water 2 00 $1.444 66 June 10, 1895, we received from sale of $75,000 5 per cent Astoria! Water bonds issue of Jan. 1, 1896, edld to Messrs. Rudolph Kley Wolte & Oo., of Cincinnati, Ohio, $71,250 principal ami $1,660 65 ac crued uiteredt to June 110,1896. Total received $72,916 65 Making our entire receipts for she quarter $149,805 37 As per report tiled April 3, 1895, we had on hand in the treas ury at the end Of Itaat quarter.. $ 12,489 82 This shows a total of $162,295 19 DI3BUR3HMENTS. Interest pa.,d on bonds. .$6,760 00 npense account (Includ ing supt's sallary) 692 90 Distribution system "re pair account" 23 45 Stationery and pn.nting.. 14 85 Office expense (Including cierKis Bailary) 268 25 Rent account 60 00 Repairs to conduit 17 00 Tent Dor . engineerinw party IS 60 Office furniture 29 60 Tools account 7 05 Adverltiitl.ng account 57 95 Operalting pump 626 00 Engineering account 1,957 26 Rlghtu of way 558 80 Legial swvle's 6 00 Repairs to puimp 7 00 S.inon Normlle, contrac tor on Pipe line street. 6.2W 22 James street extension, (pa..d C. Y. Shivelvi.... IM 30 James direct exJtenisttom record) ng deed 1 70 Pacific Paving Company oontoAaotors 6.240 60 Beiar Creek waiter rights acoounlt 28 61 Expres&ige Ion bonds to Cnclnnaiti 300 00 Telephone linj 6S 75 D.sltrlbuftion system in new works 82 ia Carnlaga hire 11 25 $2,402 86 Leaving a balance on hand in t'he treasury of $137,892 31 Very respectfully uibmlltlted, ASTORIA WATER COMMISSION, By W. W. Parker, Chairman. Attest: H. O. Van Dusen, CO.-rk. DUANE STREET INPROVEMENT NO TICE. Notloe Is hereby given that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, uregon, nave determined to improve Du- ane street from the east side of 6th street to the west side of 12th street (except the crossings ot 7t.li, 9th and 11th stieets), all In the city of Asto- n a as laid out and recorded by John McClure and extended by Cyrus Olney, by removing all defective piles, caps and stringers, and putting in new and sound fir piles, posis and sills wher ever necessary, and aew caps and string ers, and planking the same with new and sound fir plank four Inches in thlnk ness over the trestle work, and three Inches in thickness on the solid ground, and by building sidewalks on both sides thereof; all the improvements to be made to the full width and established grade of said street, and to Include raillngB where necessary, and to be done In ac cordance with plans and specifications and ordinances In relation thereto. The lands and premises upon which the special assessment shall be levied to de fray the cost and expense of such Im provement and the district embracing said lands and premises be, and the same are designated as follows, to-wit: Commencing at the southwest corner of Lot one (1) of Block Nnmbered 40, thence easterly along the center lines of Blocks 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, and 64, to the eastern boundaries of Block Numbered 64. thence nortneriy along eastern boundaries of Blocks 64 and 61, to the northeast corner of Lot 8. Block Numbered 61, thence west erly along center lines of Blocks 61. CO. i, a ana s), to the west boundary of Block Numbered 29, thence southerly along western boundaries of Blocks 29, and to, to point of beginning; containing Lots 1, 2, 3, ana 4, in Blocks 40, 41, 42, 43, 44; Lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 6 and 7, In Block 64; Lots 8, 9. 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14, In Block 61, and Lots 6, 6, 7 and 8, In Blocks 60, 26, 27, 23 and 29, all in the town (now city) of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by jonn McClure, and extended by Cyrus viney. Estimates of the expense of such Im provements and plans and diagrams of such work or Improvement and of the lo- callity to be Improved, have been denosit. ed by the city surveyor with the auditor and police Judge for examination and may mi jnspecieu at tne omce ot such, officer. At the next regular meeting of the common uouncU, after the final nubllca. tion or this notice, towlt: On Wednesday. AuffusA 7th, 1895, at the hour of 7:30 o. m.. ai me vuy nail, tne saia council will con. slder any objections to such lm provement being made, and if a remon stranca against such Snupitovement, signed ay persons owning more than one-half of the property In such district herein de scribed and In which the special assess. ment Is to be levied, shall be tiled with the Auditor and Police Judge before the said time of meeting, of the Common Council, no such Improvement or work shall be ordered except by the concur rence of all the Councllmen elect. By order of the Common Council. ACt eat: K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Aafomla, July 24th, l&j. "THE MILWAUKEE." Th only railroad Ugh tin Us trains by electricity. The only railroad using the celebrated electric berth reading hum?. The coaches now running on "The Mil waukee" are Palaces on Wheels. On aU its through lines, the Chicago. M11wauke and 9t. Paul Railway runs tbe most perfectly equipped trains of Sleep ing, Partor, and Pidna; Cars and Coaches. l or towest rates ta u; point In the United tSates and Canada, apply to ticket agents, or address C. J. EDDY. General Agent. Portland, Oregon. OFFICE OF THE CITT WORKS. 'WATER . 'Astoria, Ore., Apra 8, 1895. To the Htonoralble Mayor and Common Council of the City of Astoria, Oregon. Gentlemen: In accordance with section 176 of the City Charter, we herewith beg leave to report the reoeUpts and disburse ments Of the Astoria Water Commission for the quarter ending March 31, 1895, as follows: RECEIPTS. For :tha mrortth of January gross re ceipts were: For account of water raitea $1,307 46 For account of tapping mains B 00 $1,313 46 For the month of Fefturuary our gross receipts were: For account of water rates '. $1,330 50 For account of tapping mains 2 60 For account of turning on waltier 60 $1,333 60 For the imon'th of March our gross re ceipts were: For account of water rates $1,321 09 For account of topplngi mains 2 60 For account of turning on water 2 00 $1,326 66 Making our entlre re ceipts for the quarter... $3,971 60 As per report filed January 2, 1896, we had on hand in the treas ury at the end of laist quarter.. $16,102 90 This shows a total of $20,071 40 mStfUKSKMiANTS. Expense account (includ ing supt's salary) $ 618 91 Repairs Vo mains 2 70 Stait,onery and printing.. 17 50 Office expenses (Including! clerk's salary) 292 60 Rent account 60 00 Repairs to conduit 34 50 Loose property 2 60 Office furniture 4 00 Toils account 9 90 Advertising account 39 45 Operati ng pump 625 00 Engineering account.;.... 1,460 IS ' Plans and specifications. 197 99 Rights Of way 600 41' LegUl edirvices 60 00 Repairs Do pump 3 15 Siimon Normlle, contrac tor on jlpe line street.. 3,430 90 James eareet extension, preliminary expenses... 47 94 OJmenlt testing machine.. 177 02 $7,5841 Leaving a ibalance in tlhe) treasury of , $12,4882 W. W. PARKER, Chairman. Altlteat: . G. VAN DUSEN, Clerk. CITY TREASURER'S REPORT. Report of J. W. Conn, Cfty Treasurer, for the Quarter Ending June 30, 1895. BaJance on hand as per laist report, April 1.. $8,647 64 'Receipts during quarter: Received liquor llcense.$ 4,400 00 Recei ved from County Treasurer, ctty tax.... 12,141,44 Received from K. Os- bur. fines 2.11B 00 Recover from Fifth street sewer 47 30 Received from Ftflth street sewer, C JW. Loughery 146 68 Received from sundries license 790 00 Received tax and codtis from W. W. Upton.... 136 75 $19,777 14 $38,424 68 Paid during the quarter as per war rants Werewith from the following funds: General fund $ 169 4T PoiiCi fund 6,978 65 Bo.id interest fund 1.700 00 Street fund 2S5 88 Count ((treat fund 2,285 90 Street l.ghlt fund 425 04 LafayeiK'e street fund...- 671 53 West Eighth St. fund. 2.355 43 Hemlock St. fund 49193 Fifth St. sewer fund.. 82 75 Balance cash on hand.. 12,978 23 JO,tL. DO Respectfully submrbOeld, J. W. CONN, City Treasurer. Astoria, JuCy 5, 1895. NOTICE! TO SPORTS. Notice Is hereby given tlhat the follow In? resolution was adopted ait Uhe last regular meeting of the common council Resolved, That he city auditor be and Is herelby instructed ito have section 21 of ordinance No. 1341 printed in Wie Delly Astorlan, end that it Is the sense of the council t'hat said ordinance 'be strictly enforced toy the police force. ORDINANCE NO. 1341. Sec. 21 Vny person vr persons who shall Are off or discharge any ordnance, eun, plstot, rifle, or other firearm, Within the city limits of Astoria, or any fire works or firecrackers of any kind or de scription, In thait portion of -the ovty west of Salmon street, north of Wall street or Court street and east of Madison street, shall be deemed eullty of misdemeanor, and upon conv.ction thereof, before the police court, shall be pum,6lhied by a fine of not less than to nor more wan $300, or by Imprisonment in the ctty Jail, not to exceed 100 days: Provided, that tiie mayor may permit, upon national lioll days, and other days of public celebra tion, the same. Astoria, Ore., Juty 19, 1895. Attest: K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge, CJty of Astoria. NOTICE OP COMPLETION AND AC CEPTANCE OP 42ND STREET. Notice Is hereby given that N. Clinton & Sons, contractors for the Improvement of 12d street, in Adair's Astoria, undtr the provisions of Ordinance No. 1940, on the 12th day of June, 1896, filed In the office of the Auditor end Police Judge of the City of Astoria, the cert.flcate of the City Surveyor, and Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Committee on Streets and Public Ways. After the expiration of the time here inafter specified, if no objections to the acceptance of such work be filed and the Common Council shall deem such lm provement properly completed, according to the contract and plans and specifica tions therefor, the same may be accepted. Objections to the acceptance of said Improvement or any part thereof, may be filed In the office of the Auditor and Police Judge on or before Wednesday, June 19th, 1896. K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1895. ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that I have been duly appointed administrator of the estate of Mike Thompson, deceased, oth erwise known by his old country name, Michael Ontronoff, born In Jyskyjarwl district In county of Karjala, State ot Arkankei, Russia, and who was drowned on June 6th, 1806, while fishing at the mouth of the Columbia river. All per sons having claims against said estate are requested to present the same to me, duly verified, within six months from the date of this notice, and all persons in debted to said estate are requested to pay the amount of such indebtedness to me. Dated, Astoria, Oregon, this 30th day of June, 1S36. NICK PETTROFF. SHILOH'S CURE Is sold on a gvar ntee. It cures incipient consumption, t Is the best Cough Cure. Only one ent a dose. 25 cents, SO cts., and 11.00. For Sale by J. W. Conn. There Is one medlcCna that will cure Immediately. We refer to De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure for all summer com plaints. No delay, no disappoint ment. no (allure. Charles Roger. OFFICE OF STEAMERS Telephone & Bailey Gatzert. Columbia River and Puget Sound Nav igation Co. a 1 xXiVtOYn mrlA. .i : i sf-i-- Xwo Daily Boats to Portland "Telephone" leaves Astoria at 7 p. xn. daily (except Sunday). Leaves Portland daily at 7 n. m., ex oept Sunday. "Bailey Gatzert" leaves Astoria Tues day, Wednesday, Thnrsday, Friday and Saturday morning at 6:45 a. m. ; Sunday evening at 7 p. m. Leaves Portland daily at 8 p. tn., ex cept Sunday. On Saturday night at 11 p. m. 0. W. STONE, Agent, Astoria. Telephone No. 11. U. B. Scott, President B. A. Seeley, Gen'l Agt., Portland. Indio The oasis of thf Colorado desert Resort BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SEA Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropica Climate Pronounced by Physicians th most Favorable in America for Sufferers from . . . 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T. Stewart, M. D., writes: "The purity of the air, and the eternal sun shine, fill one with wonder and delight Nature has accomplished sc much that there remains but little for man to do. As to Its possibilities as a health resort, here Is the most per feet sunshine, with a temperature al ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soil for rain is an unknown factor; pure oxygen, denpa atmosphere and pure water. What more can be desired? It is the place, above all others, for lung troubles, and a paradise for rheu matics. Considering the number of sufferers who have been cured, I have no hesitancy in recommending this genial oasis as the haven of the afflict ed." INDIO- lis 612 miles from . SAN FRANCISCO ;i;h1 30 iiiilcs from LOS ANHEI.ES Fare from Los Angeles - $3.00 For further Information inquire of any Southern Pacific- Company agent, or address E. P. ROGERS, Asst Gen. Pass. Agt. S. P. Co, J. B. KIRKLAND, Dlst Pass. Agt. Cor. Fir ind Alder Sa, Portland. Or A GOOD WORD. Mr. J. J. 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Their Magnificent Track, Peerless Ves tlbuled Dining and Sleeping Car Trains and Motto: ALWAYS ON TIME " Have given this road a national reputa tion. AU classes of passengers carried on the vestlbuled trains without extra charge. Ship your freight and travel over this famous Une. All agents have tickets. W. H. MEAD, P. C. SAVaGE, Gen. Agent Trav. F. and P. Agt 248 Washington st, Portland, Or. Are You Going East? If so, drop a line to A. C. Sheldon. eenerol agent of the "Burlington Route," 250 Washington St., Portland. He will mall you free of charee. mans. time tables, and advise you as to the through rates to anv rjolnt. sleeping car accommodations for you, and furnish you with through tickets via either the Northern, Union, South. ?rn. Canadian Pacific, and Great North- jrn railroads at the very lowest rates )bt;il liable. The Uurllngton Route la conceded to be the finest equipped rail road in the world for all clnsst" ..f travel. J. B. WYATT, Astoria, Uregon. Hardware, Slu'p Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. Special Attention Pid to Supplying Ships. J. A FA ST ABEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, PILE DRIVER, HOUSE, BRIDGE flflD WHARF HU1LDEB. Address, box 180, Postofflce. ASTORIA. OR THE ASTORm SAVINGS BflJiK Acts as trustee for corrjoratinns ami individuals. Deposits solicited. Interest will be allnwp deposits at the rate of 4 per cent per annum. Q. A. BOWIjBY Prpairtfi.l BEN J. YOUNG ....Vice President FRANK PATTON Cashiei DIRECTORS. J. Q. A. Bowlby. C. H. Page. Beni Young, A. S. Reed, D. P. Thompson W. E. Dement, Gust Holmes. SEASIDE SAWJIII1I1. A complete stock of lumber on hand in the rough or dressed. Flooring, rus tic, celling, and all kinds of finish; mouldings and shingles: also bracket work done to order. Terms reasonable and prices at bedrock. All orders promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H. w. L. LOO AN. Pron'r. Seaside. Oresjon. As Franklin says, good dress oDenn !1 ilr.or'. yn;i should not lose aiirht nf the fact that a perfect fitting suit is the main feature. Wanamnker Brown are r.oted for fit. workmanshin and superiority of qualities. Their rep resentative visits Astoria every three months. Ofllr-e 6i Dekum Building, Portland. Or Reserve orders till you have seen the spring line of samples. NOTICE. The partnership heretofore existing be- ween C. J. Greenlund snd Anton Brix florists, is hereby dissolved by mutual consent, and all debts of the said firm will be paid by C. J. Greenlund and C G. Palm berg, and all outstanding accounts are due and payable to them. C. J. GREENLUND. ANTON BBDC.