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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 30, 1895)
THE DAILY ASTORIAN. ASTORIA, TUESDAY MORNING, JULY 30, 1895. I r.- , w I Suits -to-measure, $35" 1HK only way to dl man la to first find out Just what kind of man you have to flt-that'i Just what we do -take yo" lact-and cut the auit for you-and measure ei tt must At. or we'll keep 'em. -tailoring exclusively. chas. Mcdonald, The Tailor. 3 Commercial Street Few Hen Would Ask for a Finer Dinner then those wa aerve. We'rn trying In every way to make them the mot en joyable In town. All the "good things" of the season-cooked by our excellent eook-in the most delicious style. Perfect service. , t invii. a. friend to the Palace Restaurant the place Is a sufficient guar antee that be will receive a. goou The Palace Restaurant Sterling Silver I Never has there been suoh a stock of sterling silver jewelry as that now on display at our store. Half the town does not realize the Immensity of this assortment EXSTROM, the Jeweler. HSTOHlfl - vIATTf?ESS S78 Commercial Street Manufacturers of every description 0f Lounges, Mabtreaees, eto. REP AIRING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES When the tide sets one way there Is always a cause for it Women don't come here to buy roast teaks, and all other kinds of meat Imply because It's Chrlstensen & Co.'s. Of course there are a few, a very tew; who buy - out of compliment, or from ignorance, bat the great mass of housekeepers buy where they can get the best and for that reason we supply the majority of the families In Asto ria for they know by experience that we have only the beet WASHINGTON MEAT flARKET, CHR1STENSEN 4 CO., Prop'ra, Hundreds of business and professional men are now coming to our place THE RESORT" bally. WhyT Because they can at any dtni, day or night, call for a sandwich her and get it. We expected to be mobbed for these tandwaches and our fresh 6 cent beer when the railroad cornea Qtosbauer & Brach. wWM Iron ;f -Works. Qtnera! flachlnlst and Boiler Works. All kinds of Cannery, Ship, Steamboat and Engine Work of any Description. Castings of all kinds made to order. Foot of Lafavette St., Astoria, Or. A Poor Cigar, W. F. SCHTEBE never made. ' Don't expect to make, either. But marke this a-a-t-l-s-f-a-o- ' " t-l-.-n of the 22-karet sort baa " aooompanied every purchase of one of the cigars made by him since be began business. We've -. got the notion that a satisfied customer "cuts a big figure" in building up a business. That's the reason La Belle Astoria takes 'so well. ROSS HIGGINS & CO. Grocers, : and : Butchers Astoria snd Upper Astoria. las Tmi and Coffees, Table Dellcclca, Domestic ana Tropical Fruits, Vtrcianlei, Sugar Cured Hams. Picon, Etc. Choice Fresh nni Salt Meats. White rd Slippers! White Kid Oxfords! ' Whjte Canvas Oxfords! In buying these goods from us for graduatltn exercises one can be suited hee lust as well as though they l ad sent to Baa Francisco and hid the goods made far them. JOHN HA.HN & CO. All the patent medloinee 'idvertlsed In this paper, together with the choic est perfumery, and toilet articles, etc, ran be bought at tne lowest price at X W. Conn'e drug store, opposite Oc cident Hotel. AUorla. Japanese Bazaar 8INQ LUNO.Prop. Ladies' and Children's hats and duck suits. Ladies' and Gentlemen's underwear made to order. Lowest prices in Astoria. - 47 Bond Btreet, next door to Mouler'f ENGRAVE?! Ss1 Steel Diei, Wood & etal. Society Callicir Cards esd An nouncement Bug-raved and Printed. W. G. SMITH, - 9u6 Morrison St.. Portland Or. Today We Offer! Outing Flannels, at 5 cents per yard. Indigo Blue Calico, at 5 cents per yard. .Ladies' Corsets, at 50 cents each. Children's FastBluvk Hose, at 15 cents. ALBERT DUNBAR. Try the P. N. Corsets and you will use no other. YESTERDAY'S WEATHER. Local weather for the tweney-fonr hours endlrg at 6 p. m. yesterday, furnished by the United States department of agri culture weather bureau: .Maximum temperature, 68 degrees. Minimum temperature, 68 degrees. Precipitation, none. Total precipitation from September 1st, 1894, to dilute, 76.06 inches. Excess of precipitation from September 1st, 1894, to date, 6.12 Inches. BUSINESS LOCALS. Try Smith's ice cream. Gat your milk of Reltta & WMeon. Free candles every morning at Smith's. Sweet cream at Smith's 30 cents pint Fresh candles every hour at the Bon bonnlere. Bottle of Oambrlnus beer and andwlh, 16 cents, at Jos. Terp's. Best ice c rearm and ice cream soda in the city at the Borabonivtera POSTAGE) STAMP DEPOT H. JeJd ness, No. (U Commercial street. THE BPA CoOman'e old eland, is the place for fresh candles and ice cream. THE SAME PLACE 118 12 tb Street Is the place to buy fresh fish every day. The Astarian will hereafter be founc on Bale at McGulre' Hotel at Seaside. T. E. SchulU, frescos and scenic ar tist, with B. F. Allen, SOS Commercial Street. Buy your lneect powder at the Estes Craln Drug Store. Only 36 cents per pound. t Our milk is guaranteed strictly pure and freea from the cow dally. Reitu & Wilson. Pure Persian Insect Powder at the Bites-drain Drug Store. " From 16 cents to 40 cents per can. Rogers' cleansing flueld removes all kinds of stains from gloves, clothing and carpets; 26 cents. GRAEFE & PLANK No. 828 Commer cial etreet, will repair your clothee for little money. Try them. WORLD'S FAIR SALOON Keeps the finest line of liquors and cigars in ths city. Call and sample them. ' If your watch don't run, call at 874 Commercial street, across from Bhana- han Bro.' and have it repaired. DON'T FORGET That at NO. 214 and 210 Tenth street is the place to have your horse stood and repair work done. Smith's ice cream is unequalled . Ice cream soda a specialty. Private par lors for ladles. Commercial street. If you want a delightful hav or a fashionable hair cut, go to the Palace Barber Strop, J. 11. Hutchlns, propr.etor. PLEASE STOP, As you pas by Mat. Stroll's second-hand store, o Commer cial street, and learn prices on, his stock, WAH BING & CO. Merchant tailors, (28 Commercial street, cheaper than you can buy ready made. New stock com plete. A SURE THING That you can gat fruit and candy for less money than any. where else at M. Holder's, on Bond street. PIANOS AND ORGAN S The Wiley B, Allen, Co.. "Branch," 710 Commercial St., Lead'.ntr Makes. Low Price. Eaay Term. For frvtfh rnilBk, delivered promptly every mounding, either frxwn tin cans or In sealed glusm Jure, oak. for the Eagle Dairy. Ralth WUUoui. Oood feed and good care and good cows make good 'milk. RaDUh A Wilson' Hague' Dairy is one of Ith betft in the county. Water melons! Water melons I .Water melons! A carload received yesterday will be sold cheap today at Pat' Lawler's, 674 Commercial. Perfect cleainllliioss and modern con venience are tine adjuncts of all well regulated toaidh room. You will find them ait 'the Palace. J. B. Hu!tJh:na, pro prietor. The largest and finest assortment of pianos and organ ever seen in Astoria now on exhibition at he Wiley B. Allen Company, 710 Commercial etceet. Ask tor terms. What cows received first premium at the World's Fair for producing the richest nitlkT Jersey cow, ewi those are the only kind tht J. A. Rowan ell .milk from. Hunger I a very disagreeable sensa tion. There is a place in th1 town where you can eatsfy tte demand with ths cleanest and best K cent meal rou ever ate. Thult place Is Joe Terp'e. No batiter milk wa ever brought to Astoria than is fumWhed for five cent a quart by Relth A Wilson, and de livered kn a oroan and tltfhtly closed glass 'bottle at your door every morn ing. 'Messrs. Bveneson Cook nam handle the celebrated Anheuser-Busch beer at the Central Hotel. A consignment Iwas received this morning and it is now kept on draught at five cents per gtasa Give It a trial and be" convinced of Its super iority. At Ih Eastern Cock Co., 107 12th street, the price seem rather klgh, tout when you come to think of It, after inspecting the quality of goods and the terms they offer, you'll And it's 'the cheapest place to buy. What brings people back to the Asto ria Wood Yard after they have sounded the possibilities everywhere elseT May be It's one thing, and May be it's another. But the fact remains back they come. And of course the Astoria Wood Tard is proud of it. Business men of Astoria visiting Port land have for years been accustomed to take their mid-day lunch at the "Gem." The "Gem" is now located at 73 Third street, next door to the Alns worth Bank. Joe. B. Penny. The Estee-Cralm Drug Co. have issued a very convenient card, giving the time table of the Seaside railroad, the de parture of boats connecting with the same and also the tide table for July, August and September. All people contemplating visiting 'the seaside resorts should call a't their store and get a card. All milk dealers and dairymen In As toria and vicinity are Invited to meet at the Parker House, this city, at half past nine o'clock next Tuesday morning, for the purpose of forming an association and discussing matters pertaining to the general Interest of their business. (Sd.) The Committee. We beg to announce that we secured two of the best known arltlets on crayon work and we will enlarge your photo on smlail weekly or monthly payments, or for dash if you please. As to the work manship we guarantee to be of the finest kind. Our patrons are eiwars of tine fact that we do not handle Cheap John goods, so we do not believe In Cheap Tom work manship. Thanking you for your lib eral paitronnre we are. Very Respectfully Tours, EASTERN CLOCK CO. The most liberal credit bouse 107 11th street, Astoria, Or. AROUND TOWN. The Astoria cricket team returned from Portland yesterday morning. Miss Sidle rmhoff, of this city, is visit- ins with Miss Nora Moon, In Lewlsvlle, Wash. Mme, A'.toert Flrtck and iMrs. Captain Olsen left yesterday morning for Port land. . It iwas stated yesterday that on Satur day $20,000 worth of real estate changed hands. . Mr. Benjamin Norris, of Cannon Beach, brother if Robert Norris, Is visiting In Astoria Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Fjlton and Mr. and Mrs. (Herman Pratl spent Sunday it the seashore. Fred Crosby and several others return ed Sunday from a week's trip to Saddle mountain. Tha .rrtsslnir nn Jerome avenue and 14th street was finished by the. contractors yesterday. ir. II. C. Cloud, manager of the Mis soula Mercantile Co., is in the city, vis iting Mr. Hammond. , niu.Finian,iint .T4pirnrflt was over from the jetty yesterday and paid a visit to some t'f his numerous friends. tT.. ti.li tr nr. Una n,llntV 1(lll in ltd new sult7 The painters are now working on the roor, wnicn win De coiureu uiav-n. at.. A PVbu1wa mf Indiana, a brother of County treasurer Ward, is expected to arrive tins morning, tia win remain m Astoria several weeks. The thoroughfares were crowdtd with people during the early hours of last night. Noticeable among the number were the facts of many strangers. In the case of Tuttle vs. Lelfer, set for trial yesterday In the Justice court, the. defendant fulled to appear and Judgment iw.js rendered against him as prayed for. Tr. in .A 'Rrl.lv U t'hlnklnir seriously of bringing one of his launches from San Francisco to Astoria where It will be of great service both for pleasure and busi ness. The genial "Kit" Carson, of the Cana dian Pacific, who spent Sunday at the toenehes, iwnere ne was ine me ui mc , T. .1 1 l.rl.t party, reiurneu ao- i urtmim moi mem. He expects to return to Astoria soon. A party of wheelmen rode Sunday from iO..ui,i., i: Ari-h P and return, a dis tance of 16 mlits. The road is said to be in ir.m.I rendition for 'bleyela riding. Among the party who made the trip were t u. i'arKer. moruce ining, ana Thomas Uryce. A bill of sale was filed for record In the office of the recorder yesterday, In which J. O. Ross conveys and sells to G. V, l.-ter all the furniture and other arti cles contained In the lower floor of the building at 916 Commercial street. The consideration Is $3ff. A meeting iwlll be called to- take place aout the middle of September, for tne purpose OI rorming ine projtcieu nauiriiui bowling league. Representatives from all the prominent clubs on the coast, and also from Bait laKe, St. ,L,ouis uenver and Omaha, will probably be present. Yesterday evening the fishing fleet seem, ed headed for the upper bay, and a much larger number of boats than usual were In one bunch, presenting a very pretty sight In the rays of the fast declining sun. Only a few days more of fishing remain for this season, and then the boats will be put away until another year shall have come and Astoria's bay will appear lonely and destrted. At a meeting of cricketers held In Portland laat eaturday evening, at which the Astoria, Multnomah and Portland clubs were represented, it was d;clded to accept ths challenge of the Alameda Club for a match on the Multnomah field, September Jl. The team to be pitted against the Alameda eleven will be pick ed from the three clubs In the P. N. A. league, and a good game 'may be ex pected. v . Everybody wants to write on the new derk recsived by Circuit Court Clerk F. I. Dunbar yesterday In place of the one recently sent here, but which was not mad according t contract. The new one Is an ornament a well as a very con veniently arranged desk. On of the female inhabitant of the burnt district attenvpted suicide early yes terday morning toy Jumping Into the rlv.r off of Kinney's wharf. She wa rescued by the watchman of the cannery and several others, who were attracted to the scene by the woman's loud -cries for help. st evening at the Cathdlc church Mr. M. O. Kennedy was united in mar rlaae to Miss Mary E. M.-Cann. Thj marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Father Dle-lmann. The couple left this morning for a short honeymoon trip to McMinnvllle. Mr. Kennedy is employ- ed on the United States steamer Colum bine, coming to Astoria on the vessel when she flrBt arrived here several years ego. The bride Is a daughter of James IMoCann, a former resident of Asta.la, but now living at McMinnvllle. Both have many friends who will wish for them a very prosperous and happy fu ture. The police made a number of arrests Saturday and Sunday and as a conse quence business In the police court yes terday afternoon was quite lively. The first case called was that of a woman of the town, knoiwn as French Emily, who was charged with disorderly conduct. She pleaded guilty and was fined $10. Two men, named Carter and Chrlstensen, were up for toeing drunk and creating a disturbance In the vicinity of the Occi dent Hotel. They' were fined $15 and $10 respectively. ot Wilson and Annie Thomas forfeited their ball of $10 and $5 for disorderly conduct, and F. J Pea body, lor the same offense, forelted $10. Joseph Craig, for trying to batter down one of the Central Hotel doors, was ar rested, bait agreeing to pay for the dam age! done,' was allowed to go. FOUND ON THE SANDS. Large Amount of Stolen Twine Discov ered toy Fishermen Yesterday. A fishing boat with both sides broken in was found on the upp;r end of Sand Is land yesterday afternoon. Eight bales, four with weto In them, and four with gill net twine, were Inside the boat. The supposition toy the officers is that the boat and twine were stolen and that the men in imaklng their escape with the plunder were wrecked and the boat with part of its contents washed ashore, The particulars were brought to town by Charles Hall, and employe of the Astoria Iron Works, .who was sailing In a boat near the Island when his attention was attracted by two men who hailed htm from the sands, and who, together with their boat, were washed upon the island and made the discovery of the stolen goods. They reported the find to Mr. Hall, who immediately returned to the city and 'notified the authorities. Last evening the boat and twine were brought to the city. The boat Is painted blue. On one side Is the naime "Myrtle," and on. the other "Hustler." The boat has the number 4074 painted on It, which clearly thaws that It Is, together with the names, purely fictitious. The twine is of the Barbour Bros.' 'brand and belongs to Sherman & Thing. The value of the goods found Is In the neighborhood of $1,500. We have purchasers for property In aCmost every part of the city. If you have any property to sell at a bargain bring It In, we can sell it for you. R. L. Boyle & Co., 470 and 472 Commercial street. DIAMOND LOST AND FOUND. Strange Recovery of Lo3t Gems. At noon Sunday, a strange gathering was noticed In front of Mrs. .Stevens boarding house. The ladles and gentle men of the house were seen In their best Sunday clothes poking about the. piles of detoris, left by the builders, In an earnest and -thorough manner. A gentlemen and lady passing by In quired the reason for the unusuul pro ceeding and were told that Mrs. Over baugh, while standing at the window, In the second story, dropped the dia mond setting of a ring and that all were bent on earning the reward offered for the recovery of the stone. The ring was a valuable one and much prized because of associations connected with It. After a length of time spent in search u'.l efforts proved futile, and Just as the search party were about to give up in despair, and had made up their minds that there was no possible opportunity of winning the reward, Mr. and Mrs. Van Dusen came down the street and Wtre told the story. Mrs. Van Dusen said she would find It and turning about lmme diately picked up the stone from th rubbish at her feet .nd restored it to Its owner. Mrs. Van Dusen has never 'been accused of being a r.eer, but she might be said to bo a mascot. BUYERS AND SELLERS. The following real estate transfers were filed for record in the olilce of Recorder Gundirson yes'.orday: Mrs. R. Housnian to J. M. White, lot 21, block 1, Clatsop Grove $ 50 Greenwood Cemetery Association to Mrs. Hllnia Holfel, lot 2, block! 44, Greenwood Cemetery 30 Mrs. Abby Watson and husband to E. Storrs Harrows, lots 7, 8, 9, 10. 11, and 12, block 14, Denunt's .Astoria 1000 W. G. Howell and wife, to Anna M. Welch, lots 7 and 8, block 6, Fla- vei Center 200 Moses Leroux to Henry E. and Hen. A. Armstrong, west half of east half of section 16, township 4 north, range 7 WtSt BOO W. S. Adair and wife to D. Camp bell, block 15, Merrlweuther Downs 2310 T. Anderson to J. W. Maid, lots 13 and 14, block 11, Noyes' North Ad dition 200 D. K. Warren and wife to C. G. Paimberg, and M. Johnson, land adjoining Wiirrenton 1000 Peninsular Land and Trust Co. to Helena Norbtrg, lots 6 and 6, Tay lor's Astoria, 700 ASTORIA'S NEW OPERA HOUSE. It Is quite, evident that Messrs. Fisher Bros, ore sparing no little expense In the construction of ihelr new opera house, which Is nearlng completion. One of tlu grandest and most important features In a theatre Is good mutic and In order to produce the same they must have superior musical Instruments. These' gentlemen are to be congratulated upon their purchase of a line Fischer piano, in quarter sawed oak case, from the Wiley B. Allen, Co., 710 Commercial st. It may toe well to mention that they have cpent n little time in Investigating the tone, material and workmanship of the different makes of pianos and after so doing their judgment as well as the ad. vice of many musicians was to purchase a Fischer piano In order that they might please the musical critics and profes sion. KIMBALL CO.'S Pacific Ccast Headquarters. W. W. Kimball Co.'s Pacific Coast headquarters are located at 335 Morrison street, in a massive brown stone front store In the Marquam Building at Port land. They have a large shipment at 568 Commercial street this city, which they are selling to private buyers at special prices.- Kimball Co.'s warranty and check ara good In any country, while that of some people Is not good at home or anywhere else. NOTIC1S TO CONTRACTOUS. Bids will be received by the undersigned at No. 779 Franklin. Avenue until t p. m. Aug. S. 1SJ5, for the erection of a two story resi.ie-ice on lot 7, block 85, Mc Chrre's Astoria. Plans, details and speci fications can be had and all nectasary In formation obtained at the office of E. J. Llddicoat, architect. Exchange street. Astoria, Oregon, All bids must be ad dressed: MR3. JOHN M'CUE, -77$ Franklin Ave., Astoria, Ore. FURNISHED ROOMS WITH BOARD. A well-furnished suite of roo.ns, with use of pirlor. and. If desired, good table board, at reasonable rates. 4(t Dw ane nreet, eoreree of Nwrfh. THE NEWS FROM WILHOIT. Breezy Letter from a Correspondent at that Popular Resort. Editor Astorlan: Nature has made this an Ideal spot where one may rest completely from the busy cares of life and hear the voices that speak In the soft whisper of tjhe mountain breeze ana tne sweet song or birds. Wllholt Springs Is In a canyon, surrounded by fir trees that rise a hun dred and fifty to two hundred feet, straight as an arrow. It Is a gradual climb, all the way from Oregon City, but the last mile has a drop of one thous and feet. There is a hotel, store, and postofllce, assembly hall, butcher shop and bath house. A new bath house is In course of construction and It will probably be ready for use In the course of a week. There are fifty-one camps, one hundred and sixty people, and seventy children. Our cottage Is situated on a clover covered hillside. In front Is a view of the hotel and the wooded banks of Rock Creek, which very obligingly runs through the front yard. It Is very well named. too, consisting of more rocks than the necessary water that goes to make up a creek. There Is forest on the left, for est to the rear, and a great grove of firs on the right, where the campers hold forth. They say that fifteen wagons came in yesterday, and still they come, two or three at a time. This Is such a clean place that some parts of it remind one of Gearhart Grave. Oregon's beach resorts cannot be ex. celled, but to those who live near the sea, a place like this Is most beautiful, The air Is pure and invigorating, for it blows directly from the peaks of the great Cascade and Coast ranges. As it sweeps through the forest of fir, pine. cedar, spruce, tamarack and maple, the mind reverts to the dash and roar of the Pacific on Its sandy shore. The mineral spring, which Is the central attraction, bubbles up continuously Into a cemented cistern, several feet In di ameter. The spring has seven outlets within a radius of fifty feet, and Is so well charged with carbonic acid gias that it bubles and sparkles for some time after being taken from the spring. For those suffering from rheumatism and neu ralgia, the water and baths of nature's sanitarium are particularly beneficial. The water contains so much iron, that the bath towels turn a decided red. Nature has made this a great appetite producing locality, but she has also pro vided the wherewith to satisfy the Inner man. The meat is sweet and tender, the vegetables come fresh from the gardens some distance away, and even If the camper's stove falls, and the bread is bad, the mountain air Is such a sauce plquante, that one forgets the vicissi tudes of outdoor life. The Rev. G. W. Grannls and family have been, here a little over a week. .The reverend gentleman has been suffering from rheumatism, tout it is Tapldly disap pearing, the pain having entirely van ished. It Is strange that the majority of the campers are vaiity people, when It should toe Just the reverse. The valley people should' go to the coast, and the coast people to the mountains. One may come here from Oregon City by1 Bally stage, tiwenty-flve miles, or from Mt. Angel, twelve miles. The Oregon City route Is a very pretty one. The Southern Pacific Is very desirous of buying Wilholt, and If the purchase Is made, there will be a branch road, either from Oregon City of Mt. Angel. There Is good fishing s)me dittanc up the creek, and an abundance of small game. Wllhoit's should be more extensively advertised, aid will In time vie with our beach resorts In point of health and beauty. EDITH M. CONN. By Una. amount of Daily Astorians and letters the firm of R. L. Boyle & Co are sending through the mails it will not be long until every part of the globe will know that Astoria Is going to have a railroad. SPECIAL MElEmiNG. Water Commissioners' Change of Plans. At a special meeting of the water com missioners held last night the engineer was authorized to make some additions to the system of the reservoir which will facilitate the washing and cleaning of the great toasin. Plans were submitted for the work on the winding Iron steps which go down Into the well at the gate house. The report was also made to the com mission that the huge boulder which is giving the men much trouble, as no drill has been found that will .penetrate It. It Is hoped, however, that some means will be found In a day or two to overcome the difficulty. . Complaints were also made to the com mission from the teamsters that some of the bridges were iweak. and Mr. C. S Wright was appointed a committee of one to Investigate when the four-horse teams pass over them, and report their condition. Engineer 'Adams left for Portland last evening where he will meet Contractor Behm and talk over the question of get ting more men on the works. The stave pipe was tested yesterday and It stood 120 .foot pressure for ten minutes, and It would have sustained a higher pressure if the ends of the pipe could have toeen kept from blowing out. The reservoir will be ready to receive the concrete the last of the week. The U. S. Gov't Reports thow Royal Baking Powder superior to all others. FINE GOODS AND REASONABLE PRICES .WILL TALK. Another gentleman steps and takes one of those'. beautiful quarter-sawed oaks. This makes four out In tiwo days. At this rate those KLmballs will ail be sold In a few days more. If you expect to take actvantiage of this special sale by the manufacturers, make up your mind quick, before the one you want is sold, as these special Qrlces will not be du plicated. THE FUTURE CLATSOP. What Our Beaches May Do in Future Summers. The following description of Sunday on one of New York's sea beaches may be written some day of Oregon's resorts: Breeze-swept Coney Island attracted over 150,000 people yesterday. The West End Hud not had so large a crowd be fore this year. From tarly In the fore noon, when the heat and Its attendant humidity sent every one into physical liquidation, the transportation lines were crowded to, their utmost to carry the sweltering men, women and children who fled from their sun-baked brick and brownstone home to where the cooling bre.e bloiw. At Manhattan Beach the hotel people worked hard to feed their guests, and the pavements and promenades were dotted thickly with prettily dressed women and chHdren. 'Notwithstanding a light breese it was hot even at Man hattan until along toward night. The guests at the Oriental were la good spirits. Last week was a trifle too cool for them, but .yesterday they got Just what they expected when they bought ticket for their "favorite resort a warm day and a tolerably cool breese to tem per the sun' rays. Brighton beach also had it heaviest day of the season to date, and the hotels did a rustritxr business. At the West End ewythlnar wa In holiday attire. Cap tain Clayton's men preserved excellent order, and the fakir did not pursue his trade. Th amusement people were kept on the Jump all day and coined money. rvjt .t.wr,n nt lh IWest 'End were W.VI -kiiiiu surprised that so many people could get together without disorder ana consequent arrests. Captain Clayton has succeeded in getting rid of practically all 4he tough characters and the West End has be come a pleasure ground for all the peo ple who go there now without the fear of being robbed or of witnessing scenes of violence. Prospect park was one of the spots which afforded a breathing placa for many weary people. The 'Brooklyn crosstown oars carried full cargoes and did not begin to ra- turn until the evening brougnt muica tinna ft j. ainmvi. iwthlch broke between 9 and m oVInrlt. Never was a shower more opportune. The temperature fell ten degrees In hair an 'nour, ana, wmie manv trA rnhMl. pverv one was glad that the rain made a good night's sleep possible. POSITIVELY THE LAST WEEK. The Bankrupt Shoe Store will close up business In Astoria at the expiration of this week. It has received orders from heakquarters to mike an extra reduction of 10 per cent besides the 50 per cent on, In order to close out every pair of shoes this week. Don't delay. If you want fine goods at less than half price. Will posi tively closa here on next Saturday nig.it. THE BIBLE SCHOOL. It Is neoesairy for those going to Qear hart Park to attend the Bible school to take their own bedding and linen. As long as there Is room left, lodging can be had for $1.25 per week. Board can be had at the restaurant for $1.00 per w;ek. STILL THEY GO. Kimball pianos are still rolling out. Two .went out Saturday after 4 o'clock and one of those beautiful quartered oaks this afternoon and more to follow today. R. L. Boyle & Co. have a list of over 5,000 investors all over the United States, HOTEL ARRIVALS. ASTOR HOUSE. C C Allerton, City H M Wilson, Ptlnd, Jos O'Koef, Ft Bte. Wm. L,awler Ac wi J Scott, Portland. I Fulton, Or. F Holland, city. I Fred Johnson, Ska- A M Klrchun, Lo-I mokawa, Wn. gan, Or. G W Beach, Ptland J Brahan, Ptland A Foster, Portland. J F Davis, Ptland C McDonald Wlllapa H E Butterfleld: H Francis, Wlllapa, Portland. j Henry Brown, Euge T Nicolai, G A Campbell, uity. T Nicolai, So Bend J N Rabbins, Ptlnd Henry Francis, ftd J 'W Kiner & wire, W J Hamed, Pllndj Ilwaeo. B F Nortis, Can ben Miss Rlner, Ilwaeo. B J Sloop and wf, J W Williams, Wa- City. ter Dog Valley. G E Lavine, Lewis r ADVERTISED LETTERS. The fallowing Mst of letters was ad vertised at the Astoria postofllce July 29, 1805: Allen, L. G. I James, W. J. Arnold, Charles E. Kimball, Dr. J, Barry, John, Nelson, Anna Chabot, Mrs. E. M. Pettis, O. E. Drlskell Mrs Daisy 2 Saarela, Isak. Halkett, Capt. (Would, Minnie Hellehnych, Emll I R. When calling for any of the above let ters, please say "advertls;d." HERMAN WISE, P. M. PERSONAL MENTION. G. 'A- Campbell, of Salem, is a guest of the 'Astor (House. Miss Mamie Clinton isspendlng a short vacation at the seashore. ' H. R. Llttlefleld and J. C. Murray are registered at the Occident. C. W. Fulton was a passenger for the metropolis Sunday evening. John H. Smith left Sunday evening for Olympla. He will return Fridiy. D. C. Melkle, and George Williams, of Pcrtland, are stopping at the Park.r. Alex Campbell returned yesterday from a Sunday visit to his Bonnie Brae cot tage. F. D. Bross, of the Oregonian, passed through Astoria yesterday on his way to the beach. Postmaster Wise and family left Sun day eve ling for a three days' visit with friends in Portland. Mrs. Charles !H. Hall returned yester day from a week's visit frith Miss Carrie Lund, of Skamokaiwa. H. Wolf and wife, of Portland, who have been visiting in Astoria for the week past, returned home last evening, 'Mr. and Mrs. Franklin left for Port land last evening, from which place they start next week for their home In San Francisco. CARRIES MAIL AT A MILE A MINUTE New System of Underground Electric Tu. bular Railway to Be Jsed. Should the city council after Its vaca tion conclude to grant Richard E. Sher man permission and authority to con struct and operate underground electric mall tubes, Chicago may have th finest mall distributing system In the world. Think of mall coursing throngh subterranean passage ways atthe rate of a mile a minute! Yet this Is what Postmaster Heslng, Supt. John A. Mont gomery, and Electrician Richard E. Sher man declare to be a demonstrated reality, Nothing like it exists In the world, and without doubt Chicago will bj the first city to give the new system a practical trial. Last fall John A. Montgomery, Superin tendent of 'Mails, made a trip to Phila delphia to Investigate the pneumatic tube mail service in that city. Upon his re turn he said to Electrician R. E. Sher man: "Sherman, why can't you invent an un derground apparatus which will carry all our mall? Maybe you don t know tt, but we handle fr-.m 275 to 300 tons of mall a day. Why not get an underground elec trical car system by which all this stuff can toe transmitted from the substations to the central office and thence to the de pots? . That was enough. Sherman caught, the Idea, retired to his laboratory, No. 2202 West Monroe, and soon perfected the sys tem. The details were forwarded to Washington, and a patent secured June 27. Aid. Coughlln introduced an ordi nance Monday night In the city council grantlrg to Sherman, his successors or assigns, permission and authority to op erate electrical tubes and electrical con duits, with all suitable switches, branches turnouts, connections and stations along, under and upon any of the streets, alley ways, avenues, tunnels, viaducts, and un der the Chicago river and its various branches, for the purpose of collecting, receiving, conveying, carrying, and trans mitting 'United States mail packages and i all other suitable commodities. The or ! dlnanice further provide that the con j atruction work shall be. under the direc tion of the commissioner of public works and that a deposit of $10,000 shall be made! Provision Is also made that In the con struction of the system a sum not less than $50,000 shall be expended the first three years. The company Is also to pay Into the city treasury 30 per cent per an num of the gross receipts. "The system will cost $300,000, and we -will begin work within a week after the ordinance Is passed." said Electrician She.-man yesterday. 'Conduits will be run from the poofnee to all the substations, depots and newspaper offices. These con duits will have to go beiotw tihe cable said gas pipes probably eight to twelve feet below the surface. Steel motor cars weighing about 170 pounds each will run between "T" rails, ana win oarr .a , r.,iA nmimla Ttnrth it'hfy filled and IVJ uw . distance can be regulated by a dial. The maximum speed is over a mne a nuumo. tin ndilud to each car. When the car approaches within CO1) feet of Its destination a oen m nuuuu ,t the receiving office and rings when the mall Is removed. "The underground system of mall trans i..ii hn tihe advantaue over the mid air system In that rails can be used In stead of wires, thus permitting oi neav ia ,nr,i"rm. and there Is perfect safety of transmission." , Clatsop BeacI? TIME CARD OF THB5 Seashore fiailoiay Company In Bffect July 19, 1895. Tlntta leave Astoria one half, hour before trains leaves btldre. TRAINS LEAVE BRIDGE. Tims. Connections. 0 a.m. 9:30 a. n Nlnht boats from Port land. nat frnm Aftinrift. t3 n. in.. Day boat- from I'ortl nd. 15:45 p. 4 p. m. 7 p. m. nt 6uturday... Saturday... lion irom Amria. Iluata from Port'and and Astoria. Stoamer Potter from Port land and Astoiia. Boats from Astoria. 6:15 n, m. Sunday., TRAINS LEAVE SEASIDE. (:45 r. m. 8 a. m 1:45 p. m 4:15 p. m 2:45 p. v, Saturday.. 5:15 p. m. SaturdayJ 5 p, in. bunday Day bouts fur Portland. Bout for Astur a. Night boats for Portland. Boat fir Astoria. Boats for Astoria and Port laud. Steamer Polter for Ilwaeo. Boats for Astoria and Port land. Dally except Monday. finally except Saturday and Sunday. For freight and passenger rntes apply to C. K. LKSTKK, Sup't., Seashore Railway Co., Seaside, Ore. Mrs. T. S. Hawkins, Chattanooga, Tenn,, says, "Shllor's Vitallzer "SAVED MY LIFE.' I consider it tne best rem edy for a debilitated system I ever used." For Dyspepsia, Liver or Kid ney trouble, it excells. Piive 75 cts. For Sale by J. W. Conn. WANTED. WANTED A girl for general house work. Good wages and a nice home. Ad dress T, this office. WANTED Fifty men at the Jim to get a 10 cent shave and a 16 cent hair cut. 378 Astor street, next door west of the Parker House. WANTED Local organizers for the In dependent Order of Foresters. A good opportunity for the right men. Apply Im mediately to Wm. Sanderson, care A. Sine Esq., Portland, Ore. WANTED Agento to represent the old National Life Insurance Co., of Montpelier, Vt. For further informa tion, address G. M. Stolp, General Coast Manager, 82-84 Crocker Building, San Francisco, Cal. WANTED Clothing sales agents for Astoria and vicinity. Commissions paid will warrant storekeepers securing our outfit of samples. Canvassing and so liciting agents can make more than or dinary salary. Correspondence requested. Send two or three references. Wana maker & Brown, Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED Man or lady to collect, do some office work, and manage agents. You will deal through your leading mer chants. Something new and very popu lar. We pay all expenses. Position per manent. Send four references and ten cents for full particulars. John Finney Mgr., P. O. Box 484, St. Louis, Mo. $75,000 PER WEEK "using and selling Dynamos for plating watches, Je'welry, and table ware. Plates gold, silver, nickel, etc., same as new goods. Dif ferent sizes for agents, families and shops. Easy operated; no experience; big profits. W. P. Harrison & Co., Clerk No. 14, Columbus, Ohio. FOR SALE. FOR SALE-600 yards of earth exca vated from tunnel, to be delivered on premises. Pac.flc Paving Co. JAPANESE GOODS Just out Just re ceivedJust what you want, at Wing Lee's, 543 Commercial street. FOR SALE Cheap. Kimball organ, taken In exchange for one of our pianos. The Wiley B. Allen Co., 710 . Commercial street. A good buy at Long Beach. Nine room house. Furnished complete for summer travel. For description and terms in quire at Real Estate Exchange, Occident Building. FOUND. NET FOUND Apply to Fishermen's Packing Co. FOUND An anchor and chain, on the 24uh Inst, toy steamer O. K. Apply to A. E. Satte. FOUND A silver witch, which the owner can have by calling at this office end proving property. FOR RENT". FOR RENT A nicely furnished mod ern house. For particulars inquire of Mrs. Smith, corner of 6th and Irving avenue, or A. R. Cyrus, 487 Commercial Btreet LOST. LOST Thursday night, about 10 o'clock 129 fathoms of net. Corks branded F. M. Warren. Please return to Warren's sta tion. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. Da- CREAM Meet Perfect Made. 40 Years the Standard. mm v irj