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ft. A A A A. A A- ik J.' fc-1 i J TODAY'S WEATHER. F J Washington tnd Oregoni Fair F d wwtheri warmer. & ' Jf - Tl.. SGTnDlftM kA. e. i4.i.not t nrAi fKr;: x . ..." :, -Orr 4 clrculatloni the largest Ur.NtHAL circuia- ! .-I I),. TflTil .lrniMnltllf j u.o ,a,sw. iv. . w,. - all DaDers DublUhed In Astoria. D vmxsfSP-:- - " .... . EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIV, NO. J 87. ASTORIA, OREGON. SUNDAY MOKNING. AUGUST 11, 1895. PRICE, FIVE CENTS jiT"wn i - Mm n , ..-i : . sjr h v r.j ris. t,v s lvs w ev n. i?i f I872 1895 Fisher Lubricating OILS A Specialty, Brothers, Sell ASTORIA, Ship Chandelery, Hardware, Iron & Steel, Coal, Groceries & Provisions, Flour & Mill Feed, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Fairbank's Scales, Doors & Windows, Agricultural Implements Wagons & Vehicles. B. F. ALLEN, Dealer in Wall Paper, Artist Materials, Paints and Painters Supplies, Glass, Mouldings, Japanese Mattings, Rugs and Bamboo Goods Centrnctor for Fresco Painting, Paper Hanging, Etc. 765 Commercial Street. Snap A Kodak tit any nul l coining cm: u( our bio e anil you'll -i i 9 portrait of a man brimming over wltu pleasant. IHo iiils. Biu.ll il'lhil'.y 111 Clio liquor we have to olfrr art ruoujf li lo PLEASE ANY MAN. Corpe and Try Them. HUGH ICS a CO. S THERE? Is there a man with heart so cold, That from his family would withhold The comforts which they all could find In articles of FURNITURE of th right kind. And we would suggest at this season, nice Sideboard, Extension Table, or se of Dining Chairs. We have the larges and finest line ever shown in the city and at prices that cannot fail to pleas th closest buyers. . HEILBORN & SON. ASTORIA IRON WORKS CoiKOtnly St., fOOt of Jq'-lrcnn -rf. General MacS'ni ;ts rid 2:'li Makers Land And Marine Engines. Boiler work. Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order on Short Notice. John Fox. President and Superintendent A. I Fox Vice President 0. B. Prael Secretary They Lack Life There are twines sold to fisherman on the Columbia river that stand In the same relationship to Mai-shall'i Twine as a wooden Image does to the human being they lack strength life evenness and lasting qualities. Don't fool yourself into the belief that other twines besides Marshall's will do "just ag well." They won't. They cannot. C.J. TRENCH RD, Agent Wells, Fargo & Co. and Pacific Express Co. and PHOEfllX IflSUpflCE CO'S, Custom House Broker - ani Commission Merchant. 50a Bond Street. Kopp'a Beer Hall. Cbolc. Wine.. Liquors and Clgat. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over th car, The largest glass of N. P. Beer. Half-and-half. Jt. Free Lunch. Chas. Wirkkala, . Proprietor. Cor. Conromly and Lafayette St.. T lOMVS MOKKO, TVs hla.l:r::l'h vhfw; shop is oppos ite Cutting's cannery, is now prepared !o do such odd Jobs as making new cannery coolers, repairing old ones, making new fishin boat irons, and re pair! rip old ones, and all pther black smithing that requires first-class work Binnshlp. . ' PACIFIC CCWISSIOfl COlBPflltY. Brokers and Commission Merchants. Consignments Solicited of Poultry, Eggs. Butter, Fruit, Flour, Feed, Grain, etc. Returns Mad Qulclt. Qood Bold at Whotnals, Ho. 123 Twelfth St. Astoria, Or. jUmJRAIi ADVANTAGES! ffi'-'-1' jl TJMTEB tKV States ' ft , I. U OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OE. A NEW Fishing Tackle, Baskets, Flies, Rods, etc. Baseballs, Bate Masks, Gloves, Mits, etc. Croquet icte, Hammock-, Lawn Tennis Balls, Bird Cages, Garden Sets, Children's Carnages and Iron Wagons. Come and See Griffin- NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY! Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats and Shoes. All direct from the manufactururs. Call ami see our shoe stock. New Lines of Ladles' Men's Cqu (tress Si e Meii's (Jomtress KLiots Men's Police Shoes , -Men's Kangmoo KIhm-h Gents' - The Uast Values Ever Known, Inspect our olothiug stuck. We have full lines of Men's, Youth's and Boy's Suits. Men's suits ranging from $3.00 np to 815.00. Kvery one of llitun a i;pi im Vii-cain. WeXLm Hosiery, Un-lerwrrr. Iwl'e. Ci.tw, TiiinkH, Wines. 1 m I.cIk unci Com fortow, WLitj Siiirtf, Cill;im, t ulN, Sunprn.len., K f. OREGON TRADING CO., 6oo Commeroial Street. THREE LOTS. In a desiral.le -eat on, 2 blocks from Hi;h fc'cliool. A BARGAIN. CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. On tho new Pipo Line Bjuluv trJ .Tint the plaoe for a cheap houiu. A Block IN ALDER BROOK. STREET CAR LINE will heeitenJe.l this samjior to wi.hin 5 minutt-s walk of this property Will pell nt decHeJ hnriram. ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 aore tracts iusMe tlm city limit, also aJjnning Flavel. GEORGE HILL.-47I P.ondSt., Ocldeut Block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. FOARD & STOKES GO. DEALERS IS Picnic Canned Goods, Tents, Camp Stoves, Camp Cooking Utensils, ( Baskets, And the latest All-Wobl Sleeping Bags . At all prices. Just the thing for camp ers, prospectors, etc. Sure to keep warm at nights. Better than blankets. MUSIC. HALtLi: . KEATING & CO wiil open their Music Hal' at i9 Astor itreet, Saturday the ifith. They wl:l ww keen numberleM v.1 liumn and cigars besides having good music all the With a map, any Echoolboy in Astoria can show you the .ad' vantages of this city as the sea port of the Northwest Empire And any boy in this city can show you that a Cash Business House without unnecessary ex penses has the advantage in selling Men's and Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps. Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Etc. STOCK. Us Reecl. and Children's Shoes-' - - - - $1.50 - - - - - $2-00 - - 3.00 - - $360 ASTORIA PUBlilC MBiOT! READ.NO room fheb to all. Opt n every day from 3 o'c'ock to 6 :30 and 6:30 to 930 p. m. Subscription rates $3 per annum. Southwest cor. Eleventh aud Duane 3ts. Superfluous Hair! Removed l.y th electric nei-ille. Eyebrows nrched. Cure guarauiecd. Consultation frre. The NEW YORK AND PORTLAND ELECTROLYSIS COMPANY. Room 24, Backer Uause street Children Cry fo? Pitcher's Castorte. 0B w i . 98 Commeroial I Much Timber Destroyed Fire in Washington. by SETTLERS' ESCAPE CUT OFF Dastardly Case of Polsininjj-Mrs. Leland Stauford Employs Chinese Labor. Olympla, iAugnst 19. Only meagre de tans nave "been received from the burn ing aistnst eooito and west of here. The wires went down yesterday and tho onlv method of communication was by nies sengjr. The cry is covered by a d:usi smoKe, ana a shower of fine asiiea is falling continuously. Thus far the only deaths reported are Lara Peterson and Tnos. White, who were riding on the loa-- glng train near Sheldon. Tho train went through a burning trestle) but the engineer and ttreman escaped. Peterson und Whlto wens burned In the wreck. Simpson's logging camp burned oui com pletely and tho heavy draft horses wero saved only by Jierolc efforts of the men Tviho rode them through the flames. The men saved their clothing and personal property by digging trenches. All ha oiggmg railroads are blocked by falling iimioer. Heavy winds fanned the lire through the dry timber till the roaring of the flames was heard a lonsr distance and me qulclt successive falling of giant trees resembled the noise" of a bittle. At Summit, 16 miles west of her. sev eral ranches were destroyed and there Is fear for the safety of some) of the set tlers whose escape by tho road is cur off. Millions of feet of valuabl timber are lost. LEGALLY IN POSSESSION. Omami, August 10. The dlstrclt court this afternoon rendered a decision in th Omaha polic? commission contest. The court holds that the old board la legally in possession and entitled to main tain Its possession until further leeal Dro- ceedings may show it Is not properly in power. The court, however, refuses to make & permanentjinjunction restraining the A. P. A. polce commission from performing its function. The decision is a compromise. Th'a Im portant part of the decision! is as follows: "in me llgnt of these decisions defend. ants appointed as fire and police com missioners under the law of 1895. now in force, must be held to have nnnaren.1- right and to be entitled prima facie to the office in question. Such being the case. court of equity will not restrain them. from claiming such off!c-;a or from pro ceeding in a lawful manner to obtain peaceable possession thereof. Notwith standing the views herein stated, as to the rights of the defendants to the nos- esslon of th offices in question, vet plaintiffs have the right to remain peace ably In possession and to exercise th functions of said offices until otherwise ordered In proper legal proceeding." rne regular police commission will re main in power until the supreme court aeowes the matter. Many member of the A. P. A. have asserted that will new take possession through force, though no aemana nas yet been, made by ,iiie A. P. A. The commission for th city prop erty are tne oia commlsslo.'ii. MULTNOMAH . WINS. PorUand, Or., Aurust 10. By wlnnihir today's game with the Portland Amateur Atnietic Club, the Multnomah Amateur Athletic Club has- won the ohamDionshln ui tne racinc jNortnwest ttaaebal league i or uie season ot isfi. The score today was Multnomah 9, Portlans 4. The Intense rivaly tierjween. the eliAa drew a crowd of 3,000 people to witness tne game and the crowd was not disap pointed, even if the game was a one- siaea arralr arter the first inning. The "rooting" of the Multnomahs was the most boisterous ever heard on a Portland ball field, and chief speller "Billy" Law made a good leader. In the first inning the Multnomah's made three runs and the Portlands wers never able to touch them. The Muitno mahs outbatted their opponents at all stages of the game. Fleming was very effective In the box for the Multnomwhsv while Fennimore was hit hard. The out fielding of iboth clubs was poor. INDIANS IN ARIZONA. Many Killed Property Do- Tucson, Ariz., August 19r-Word was re. celved today that at sunrise on the 4th inet. a gang of nearly 100 Yaqul Indians attacked fh Santa Rost hac'.enda of Don Juan d' Bo jerques, about 30 miles east of Guaymas, Mexico. They killed him and robbed the place of everything available, A fcw days previous anoWier band sur prised a troop of Federal soldiers and killed six soldiers and Captain Lopez, who was in command. For years the same Indians have been s, menace to the peace of Sonora and a demand wili be made on the fedral government to 'sup press their depredations. Besides filling the country with widows and orphans, they have destroyed property aggregating lH value (7,000,000. DASTARDLY OUTRAGE. Spring Water Poisoned and Many Made Sick. Albany, Or., August 10. News of a das tardly outrage In a harvest field was re ceived this evening. The threshing crew of P. R. Williamson on the Emmet farm. I two miles from this city, in Denton coun , ty, were all made deathly sick today by drinking water from a spring Into- which some miscreant hid placed poison. Two of the men are dingerojsly ill and it is thought one will die. A horseshoe was found in a bundle of wheat and & buggy Ml harness -were stolen from the barn of J. H. Noon, In ti same neighborhood. The thieves were traced In the direction of Independence. The aiotlva tor poisoning tho eprlnr is unknown. STILL WANTS ANXKXATION. HontrtrHu, August 1, via steam! War rltnoo, to Victoria. August 10. Major J. H. Wodewouae,- formerly British minis ter st this place, leaves for England to day accompanied by his fimlly. Pre vious to bis departure he requested per mission a seo ex-Queen Lliluokaiacl. CI The request, was denied by Minister xiatcn. UMie principal reason for not al lowing wodehouse to see the prisoner la on account of his. attitude toward this government. He has rt-pjttedly med dled la Its affairs and has treated It with contempt on different occasions, The following resolution was adopted on the 20th ult. by the legislature: "Resolved, That the senate- and house of representatives of the Republlo of Hawaii hereby, deolare new fealty to the policy of annexation) of this country to thj United States of America. "Resolved, That we put forth this een timcnt in the firm belief and sincere hope that all who have the true interests of the nation at heart, and that all who sup port or are friendly to the Republlo ot Hawaii, will be impelled to even greater continued effort to bring about the rela tion sought.". . " MRS. STANFORD DENOUNCED. Chinese Employed When Whlta Mem Of fer to Work. San Francisco, August 10. Labor Com missioner Fltzjerald has received a letter from John Junne, denouncing Mrs-. Le land .Stanford' for introducing Japanese and Chinese labor on her Vina, ranch. Dunne says that since Senator Stanford's death Mrs. Stamford has dismissed nearly all of the white help and has employed Chinese. Now he Is Informed' that she has made a contract to .employ S00 Jap anese, although white men have offertd to work for 70 cents. DURRANT CA.SE. San Francisco, August 10. Monday will be the beginning of the fourth week of the trial of Theodore Durrant for the murder of Blanche Lamont and tho only progress mad has been the selection of nine Jurymen to, try the case. A great deal of interest centers in the Action Judge Murphy will - take as to Juror Brown. It is generally bellnved he will allow the challenge of fc district at torney and relieve Brown of Jury duty on the ground that the district attorney did not know Brown's experm in the) United States court In the Howell case. BASE BALL SCORES. Tacoma, August .'0. Tacoma.' 22: Set tle, 3. Pittsburg, August 10. Pittsburg, 4; Lou isville, 1. Cincinnati, August 10. Cincinnati. 3: St. Louis, 2. Brooklyn, August 10. Philadelphia1, 6; Brooklyn 2. Baltimore, August 10. Baltimore. 8: New York, 6. Boston, August 10. Boston. 13: Wash ington, 6. TO "LEXOW" PHILADELPHIA. Philadelphia, August 10. The senate committee appointed to inquire, or to Lexow" the municipal affairs of this city, met this afternoon, and formally voted to accept .the i cltizsns' municipal association's offer of. 820,000 with which to defray the expenses of . the Investiga tion. They aiso selected Silas W. Pettit as their attorney to conduct the Investi gation. OFF FOR ALASKA. Vice-President Stevenson t;nd Party at Tacoma, Tacoma, August 10. Vlce-Presldint Ste venson and party arrived here tonight and will sail for Alaska on th steamer Queen in the taorning. Three congressmen ar lived here today to go on the Queen. They are Representatives Robert W. Tay lor, or unio; ueo. W. Hmlth, of the 22d Illinois district, and Eutrene F. Loud', of San Francisco. ' WATTERSON ON THIRD TERM. Detroit, August 10. Col. Henry Wot terson, of Louisville, was In the city today. In an lntervkw oa general pol itics he said: "I have no idea that" President Cleve land considers the idea of another nom ination, but if by any concatenation of miracles Mr. Cleveland should be nom inated, he would not carry a county in the United States. FO.Kl.tSr FIRES RAGING. Much Damige Done Through ness. Careless- - A i-romlne.-it 'business house yesterday received a letter from Mrs. Annie Hun ter at Wcstport graphically describing the dangerous Area now destroying prop erty In that locality. The letter states that the whole country Is In fltmes and that muoh fine grten timber has been killed1 and will have to be logged at once in order to save It. Logging roads have been completely destroyed and fho resi dents have been engaged several duys In lighting fire. The entire neighborhood Is In bad shape and It is feared that unless 'more help reaches them soon- serious re suits may take place. It is thought that ttoe fire wus started mil a camp of blackberry pickers near Bugby's hole, who-went away and left their camp -fire to take care of Itself. There are lwws prohibiting such careless ness and at this season of the year when everything is as dry as a bone too much caution cannot be exercises by campers and hunters. Those who are not willing to be careful should be compelled to be no. BRIDGE REPAIRED. Work About Ready for tlons. Active Op ra- The repairs to tihe railroad bridge at Young's Bay are about completed, and soon affairs will be In shape for active construction, on the west side. The) sur veys on tbe FHavel line are finished and the engineers east of Bie city are work ing In the neighborhood of Knappa. Mr. iHummond remained in, Portland over Sunday. Some delay Is being ex perienced In getting the new construction company In working order, it being an entirely new concern, but a few days more will see all details arranged and probably by the time the engineers are ready t'he contnetors will be also. When things move they will move with & rush. The construction company has assumed charge of affairs end will conduct the business of the road during construction, as Is the custom In suob matters. Depot matters are being crowded by tho various parties interested atnd It-4s expected taiat there- will be some inter esting dervelopmsnts the middle of the week. The trial of John McDowell for killing -his '-n-in-4aiw, Jdbn MoCalbe, February 28, ilea;, at the Summit, Ore., was com plied at Toledo the other day. Th Jury returned s verdict of crullty of man slaughter, svnd Judge FuUertot sentenced McDowell to two years in the peniten tiary. McDowell Is sixty-nine years of age, and b reports of the' murder when it happ tieti were decidedly against blm. POTTER V. TELEPHONE "Who Shall Decide When Watches Disagree ?" NO SATISFACTORY RESULT Both SldeB Claim the Victory ou a Vry Narrow Limit of Sixty Seconds. Yesterday afternoon there was consider able excitement along' the water front over the prospect of a good race and, an exciting finish between the Telephone and Potter. Large crowds of peopl took up positions on Flavors dock long before there was any possibility of either boat being in siffht, and tried In vain, many of them with binoculars and telescopes to see through the thick Xog and smoke that hung ail over the Washington sldo of the river. At about 8 o'clock it be came generally known that telegrams had been received here to the effect'that the Tekphone had left Portland several minutes beifore 1 o'clock, and that the Potter, -had been late In Kettlna- awav. The affair Wius resolved Mailt into a. matter' of time, and as all idea of both boats tearing along past tho docks side by side became impossible, peopl-s began to pun out tneir watoaes and speculate about the time limit. The Telephone started from her Portland dock at fifteen minutes ahead of her advertised tlm, at exactly 12:45, leaving about eighty people oenina on tne wharf, .though she cer tainly bad room to accommodate most If not all of them. By agreement with the imen who operate the drawbridges both the arches were opened for her as she pulled out into the stream, and with out sounding any whistles started down t'he Willamette at a splendid pace. The Potter toft her wharf at 1:13. 28 minutes after her rival, and lost no time lni get- ' ting under way. Both steamers were well loaded with, passengers, t'he O. R. and N. boat having fully 350 people aboard. Cap tains Edwards and MoDenmott,- the gov. ernment Inspectors, were aboard the Telephone and Potter respectively. As boo as the Telephone docked at this city it was discovered that she had made a landing at Morgan's wharf at the" mouth' of' the Willamette river, and 'had waited therefor some minutes. Judge Cleveland,, who was a passenger declares that she was tied up for four minutes and 37 seconds. Mr. H.'D. McGuIre says she was there 5 l'-4 minutes. Several of the passengers claim that she onty stayed for Uiree minutes. Captain Larklns gives the tlm as five minutes exactly. On the stoppage th whole result of the race hinges, arid the fact that it does so makes the outcome of the contest a most uu satlsfocory one for all parties. Ifi actual time the Potter gained three minutes on the Telephone between Portland and As toria. If Mr. Q. W Baker and Mr. Ar thur 'Holmes, two of Che passengers on the Telephone are correct in their three minute estimate of the stoppage at Mor gan's then the race was a dead heat. - If Judge Cleveland is correct then the Tele phone won, by one mlmite and thirty-seven seconds. If Captain Larklns and Mr, McGuIre are rleht, then the Telephone won by two minutes. The Potter people! claim that until she reached Skamokawa she was not being pushed -nearly as hard as she might have ben, whHo'to'dfrset this the Telephone's officers state that she had to shut down thirty pounds of steam coming across the bay on account of a rod in th wheel shaft shaking loose. It Is undoubtedly true that neither boat equalled some previous performances. - Five weeks ago the Pot ter beat the time she made today by 25 minutes, and the Telephone has more than once done t'he through, trip fully 22 minutes faster than her record yesterday. Looking at the) contest impartially and from every standpoint, it seems as It neither side cai legitimately claim a vic tory. That Is certainly th9 general Im pression In -Mils city. DELAY 13 DANGEROUS. A Much .Needed Street Improvement Is Asked For. Upon learning of th accident to Offi cer Slnmott's child yesterday afternoon, In falling through a hole In the roadway on lHth street, between Exchange ana Franklin Avenu-e, an Astorian representa tive called upon Councilman Scherneckau and Inquired what effort, If any, had been made for the improvement of 18th street, what its condition Is, and what is necessary to put It in good order. Mr. tMierneckau states that the present roadway Is it private one, maintained for yea.M by Mr. Zlgler, oneuf the residents of the neighborhood, and who recently rfoxed It to vehicles becausr of Its bad condition, as It Is beyond repair. He says that several efforts have been maue to havj an ordinance passed through the. council to improve this street. The meas- re has always 'been killed by the ob structionists. Thirty families are abso lutely dependent upon this street for ac cess to their homes and are today abso lutely beyond protection iron lire, ano can have no goods delivered by team t their houses. Public opinion seems to have been awakened to the fact that the Improvement of 18th street has become a necessity. It Is marly always the ease that a severe lesson through the Ions of life, or some such serious sx-cldent, Is flrat necessary before such mantraps can. be abated and necessary Improvements i .! Jn public matters. The little girl might have lost hr life that she did not Is not the fault of the city fathers. Not only is there danger to life and limb from the present condition f this street, but the entire population of that district are very much at a disadvantage In every. respect. Every house might be In dimes yet a fire tnglne could not reach them. Highest of all ia Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report in to say nothing of the Inconvenience in the affairs of every day life. An ordinance was proposed about a year ago, butt was defeated In the council. The property owners who live In tho neigh borhood are willing and anxious to make the Improvement, but the holders of un improved lota have stood in the -way of the passage of the ordinance. The only remedy is for the council to stand together andl by a two-thirds vote insure the passage of tho ordinance. Thirty families are depending on the mat ter and it is only Justice that their rights should be respected, and that the street for these two blocks ehould be improved. Streets in other portions of the town, where the necessities were not so great, perhaps, have recently been improved at great expense, while it is stated that this improvement will cost comparative-Iy lit tle money. In the interest of eafety to life and limb and in recognition of the rights of tax payers who live la the vicinity, it would seem that early action should; be bad In the matter. YAKIMA FAIR. Indian Races, War Damcei and Barb-cue. The committee in ch'i:b'i of thi Yalrl ina, Wash., Fair, to be held October 7 to 12 Inclusive, have a.-rangfd a Very attractive premium list anl program, In cluding Indian, races, war dMices, and barbecue, which will t participated in by over 4000 Indians of tai Norehwect, headed by their most -jud chUfs, and accompanied by t'hftlr best trained horses. Each day special horse and bicycle races 1 will be h'Jd, together with a grand baser bale tournament, including a professional game between the ieugue clubs of Min neapolis,. Minn.; and Detroit. Mich., to aill of which Ubera4 purses will b given. The miniature Washington Farm of the World's Fair will be reproduced In de tail. One of the best bands In the stale has b.en engaged to furnish music dur ing the entire week. POPULARITY. For Fifty-five Years They Have Been on the -Market. Ami -there are 98.000 Fischer pianos in use. In order to fully appreciate this marvelous foot it Is only, necessary to tno-,v that an ordinary piano manufac turer may point proudly to ai' record of 10,000 pianos sold. It Is a wond iful and unparalleled endorsement, this record of 08,000. One of these superb Instruments In quarter-sawed oak has recently been purchased! toy Messrs. Fisher Bros., and will be used in their new opera house. A. 'line assortment of Fischer pianos, as well as the world-renowned Chlckering, the peerless Hardman.'and the popular Bush & Oerts, can now be cen at the Wiley B. Allen Co.'s branch, 710 Commer cial street. . Low prices. Easy terms, Old Instrumtnts taken In exchange. ' STATE NEWS. IiUeresit.ng Items Cut lei fiu-m Oregon's LxioVng .Newspapers. The eA'Jbany 'Democrat Is cruel enough to Bay this: "There are people who think Astoria will be a rival of Portland in time. One of the flrs-t things it should do in order to get the good' will of the people Is to elect 4iomest officials to office. In years past the city and county lias had In office somj. of the biggest rascals on the coast." This Is -most unkind. The Astorian has always looked on the Democrat as a most reliable paper. And now it comes out and wocuses Clatsop county office holders of being rascals. Perfectly ab surd. And sp untTue too. The people of Raa,ihunr. nv. th vi,i deaJer, should own the means of water supply. Let them then move, in that di rection at once. The sooner the better. The city probably hus not the powen to bond Itself to raise the money under the present charter, but the people can form a new corporation with such conditions in it tnao when the city can do so, by an amended charter from the legislature, it win De anoweu to taflte the plant and re fund to the rtockholders the amount of thtlr stock, and the city take the plant under t'he control of the city authorities. W. W. Well-man told' a- La Oranrla Chronk-le) reporter the other dav that nearly in. month ago a warty of men at Granite, In broad daylight and without masks, attacked a couple of Chinese and roljbed them of about J100 In dust. And the oltlcers would not even, Issue war rants for the arrest of those participat ing in the outroge . One of the Chinese was stretched up a.nd the other severely beaten to terrorise them, and the one who wentt'hrough the hanging process has not yet recovered the use of bis vocal organs. Scune time ago a dispatch reached Sal em from RoBeburg that the Olalla post office, sltuxted about ten miles west of that city, had been robbed. One hundred dollars reward was offered for the cap ture of the robbers, and William R. Wells the postmaster, arrested two parties by the mi,me of 'Dean and Miller, who turned out to bo the men gulity of the crime. The government now refuses to allow the request for reward, claiming that the law J-es not apply to a.poetonaster who cap tures the ivtfbers of his own office. A blast of 6,000 pounds of powder was discharged by an electric battery Satur day morning on the line of the O. R. and N. railway above- Sauferts. The Dill- s Mountaineer says: "The basalt cliff toppled Into the river and pieces of bridge rock ar.vi clouds of drift filled the air in every direction. The smoke was- sen from town and the lew rumble heard sev eral miles away." The Baker City National bank Is now "aly to piy Its second dividend to de positors. Twenty per cent, or about 114, 'WO, will be paid out. Receiver Beard hopes to be able to pay 100 cents on the 1 ll.ir to d-eposltors by the time the af fairs of the bank are closed.' .Mr.' Ham-m-ond Is about to let, contracts for thei building of the Astorla-Goble road. And on the heels of this announce ment comes word that the big Burllopion Is preparing to push Us coast extension. Oregon's news Is all good news nowuduys, remarks the- Statesman. Usy va iA-A U Li ? ) ST njci V W v.. - ir - ft-' -- - - - L"'- L)l- "