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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1895)
d The ASTORIAN has the lartri.st LOCAL N j! clrculatlonthelargestGr.NLRALclrc,il, ;, H Hon, and the largest TOTAL circulation of tall papers published In Astoria. J TODAY'S WEATHER. f J For Washington md Oregoni Fair W M weatheri warmer, & EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIV, NO. 1!2. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY MOKNING. AUGUST 17. 1895. PRICE, FIVE CENTS 1872 1895 Brothers, Sell ASTORIA, Lubricating OILS A Specialty 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 Centractor for Fresco Painting, Paper Hanging, Etc. 765 Commercial Street. Snap R Podak at any 111:111 coming out ot O our sto.e and you'll get a portrait nt a man brimming uet with pleasant tliounhts. 0 H.icti quality In the liquors . we have tooffernre enough to PLEASE ANY MAN. Corne and Try Them. HUGHES & CO. ASTORIA IRON WORKS Conromly St., foot of Jackson, Astoria. General Machinists and Boiler 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. L. Fox.... I Vice President 0. B. Prael Secretary They Lack Life, There are twines sold to fishermen on the Columbia river that stand In the same relationship to Marshall's Twine as a wooden Image does to the human being they lack strength life evenness and testing qua! i Lies. Don't fool yourself Into the l-'l.jf that other twines besides Marshall's will do "Just at well." They won't. They cannot. C.J. TRENCH RD, Agent Wells, Fargo & Co. and Pacific Express Co. ;-10P and PflOEjllX INSURANCE CO'S. Custom House Broker and Commission Merchant. 503 Bond Street. Kopp's Beer Hall. Choice Wines. Llquo'S and Gga'j. KENTUCKY WHISKEY Only handed over the oar. The largest glass of N. P. Beer. Half-and-half, 51. Free Lunch. Cbas. Wirkkala, Proprietor. Cor. Concomty and Lafayette Stt. THOMAS MOKKO, Th-j Blacksmith Those shop la oppos He Cutting's cannery, is now prepared 0 do such odd Jobs as making new cannery coolers, repairing old ones, making new flshln boat irons, and re pairing old ones, and all other black smithing that requires first-class work manship. Superfluous Hair! Removed by the electrio needle. Eye brows arched. Cure guaranteed. Con sultation free. The NEW YORK AND PORTLAND ELECTROLYSIS COM PANY. Room 21, Rucker House. 598 Commerci'i) street. WW EVETtY ONE NEEDS A BCHTNE8 EDUCATION. Many young men and women can spend b"f on or two years at school why not take a course that can be completed In that time' The college Includes a short ENGLISH COURSE be- (14 TA3HUIJ.M. - - DVUCIM DUdlilCd3 lAJUXUC, - rURIUUID, UK. A Pointer! Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, 1. U OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. A NEW Fishing Tackle, Baskets, Flies, Rods, etc. Baseballs, Bats Masks, Cloves, Mits, etc. Croquet sets, Hammocks, Lawn Tennis Balls, Bird Cages, Garden Sets, Children's Carriages and Iron Wagons. Come and See Us Griffin & Reed. NEW GOODS ARRIVING DAILY! Dry Goods, Clothing, Hats and Shoes. All direct from the manufacturers. Call and see our shoe stock. New Lines of Ladies', Genta and Children's Shoes-- Men's Congress Shoes $1.50 Meu's Congress Shoes 2.00 Men's Police Shoes ......... $3.00 Men's Kangaroo Shoes - . $3 50 The Heat Values Ever Known, Inspect our olothiug stook. We have full lines of Men's, Youth's and Boy's Suits.. Men's suits ranging from $3.00 up to 815.00. Every oue of Ihem a gpn"i.io bargain. We XL in Hosiery, Underwear. Hats, Crips, Trunk, Valises, 1 iunkots and Com forters, White Shirts, Colin, Culls, Suspenders, Eic. OREGON TRADING GO., 600 Commercial Street. THREE LOTS. In a desirable location, CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. On the new Pipe Line Boulevard Just the place for a cheap home. A Block IN ALDERBROOK. STREET OAR LINE will be ejtended this sumiujr to wilbin 5 minutes walk of this property Will eell at decided bargain. ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 aore tracts inside the city limits, also adjoining Flavel. GEORGE HILL. 471 BondSt., Occident block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. ROSS HIGGINS & CO. Grocers, : and : Butchers Astoria and Upper Astoria, lot Teas and Coffees, Table Delicacies, Domestic and Tropical Fruits, Vegetables, Sugar Cured Hams, Bacon, Etc. Choice - Fresh - and Salt - Meats. Hair Goods nanufactured All Styles I Wigs, Bangs, Switches, Combings Made Up, Dressing, shampooing, Bleaching and Dyeing. Children s Hair Cutting. MRS C E SEDERLOF, 3SS Commercial 5t.? cor. Eighth. KrRearLlfe nnttme .ncrre. ... J time. A man may be foolish, And fiendish and ghoulish, Like the villain, deep-dyed, in the play Bat there'll never be rumors Of his wearing "bloomers," Because he ain't built that way. But when he wants a good fitting suit that is well made, and will wear, for little mdhey, he calls on me, where he can find the test values in Men's or Boy's Cloth ing:, Furnishing Goods, Etc. STOCK 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. IS THERE? Ia 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 fall to pleas the closest buyers. HEILBORN & SON. flSTOlp PUBLIC LIBW! READING BOOM FltEE TO ALL. Optjp every day from 3 o'clock to 6 :30 and 0:30 to 930 p. m. Subscription rates $3 per annum. Southwest cor. EU th aaai I St. MUSIC JiJLLtLt. www w www KEATING A CO will open their Music Hill at 33 Astor street, 8tturday the 16th. Tbey will keep numberless good liquors and cigars besides baring food muslo aU the Tf FALL t)UTL00K Large Crops in Oregon, Wash ington and th Southwest. RAILROAD LINE8 CROWDED Orders Being; Rushed for Additiona Equipment ly All Promi nent Lines. The reports of R. O. Dura & Co. on the crop outlook of Oregon, published In yes- terday a edition, with reports rronv prl. vato sources in both Oregon, and Wash' lrurton. novo made the railroads some' what uneasy as to their ability to handle the Immense tonnage In, sight. The wheat crop of Washington and Ore. gon la of such ImnHte proportions that railway managers are looking for a traf fic to begin in the next lew weeks that will tax their carrying ' capacity, beyond precedent. In the Southeast the pros pect never was more promising, ana tne Missouri Valley Is burdened with crops to a degree perhaps mever fem In previous years. The great crush, that la bound to come on all the railway lines will be increased materially by the fact that during the period of lack of confidence ana Inactiv ity the railroada ihaive allowed their roll ing stock to deteriorate, and the heavy yield from th'a vast grain fields of the Unite! States will pile -up along lines which, at their best, would be unable to meet the demands. The l'aclflo North west, which wery month sends millions of shingles and millions of feet of lum ber eastward, will also add to this out going freight the immense crop now in the fields, end tire main- volume of traffic will be from the empire west of the Mississippi on toward the Atlantic slope. The lumber trade will be eastward from the Pacific slope and northward from Arkansas, and somewhat northward from Texas and Louisiana, As a general thing cotton and grain traffic will take th'e same direction! as that of lumber from the Southwest. Even lumber traffic which shall b des- tdnied Into Kansas and Nebraska, from the yellow pine mills, will take the same lines, as will much of th cotton from Texas and Arkansas destined, for the Memphis and St. Louis Markets. The Cotton Belt and Iron Mountain' roads ere th'e great cotton carriers, and they ere likewise the anaio lumber transport ers, but these products take the same direction in reaching the markit cen ters and fields of distribution In the fall and winter cotton and lumber will struggle for a chance to iwove to mar ket. Usually cotton Is given the pref erence and lumber must wait. In the Missouri valley there will be so much traffic In grain that all availabls cars will be required, and the connecting lines1 In the Southwest of such systems as that of the Goulds will have but a poor show ing in borrowing cars of the Kansas lines with which to care for the cotton and lumber trade. Altogether, the pros pect for a blockade of the latter is caus ing much apprehension among shippers, . In view of the above facts the North western Lumberman' recommends con certed! action to secure some guarantee from traffic managers of the roads that lumber should at least fceive am equal chance with the other commodities. Per haps it will1 be found necessary for lum bermen, or associations of lumbermen to build oV purchase cars which can be exclusively itmployed In carrying lum ber. All these lines are making strenuous efforts to meet the demands that will be made upon th'em. Arrangements are be ing made to press Into service every available car, and on all hands cars are being manufactured at a lively rate. In the iMiddDe WUst the heaviest crush promises to occur at the Eastern ter mlnals of the Northern Pacific, and that road is already doing what It can. In other quarters there Is great activity. It is reported that the receivers of the 'Philadelphia end Reading are negotla aing with the Pullman Palace Car Com pany to build 1,000 more freight cars. The Lake Shore and Michigan Southern has Just ordered 500 standard box cars of which 260 will come from the Wells & French Car Company and 250 from tiro Michigan Peninsular Car Company. The Calumet & Blue-Island Is to let a con' tract for 200 box cars of thirty tons ca pacity, thirty-four feet long, equipped with Westlngbouse air brakes and M, C. B. automatic couplers. The Queen & Crescent 'has placed a large order for box cars with the Ohio Falls Car Com pany, and the same shops have received an, order from the Alabama. Great Southern for 120 box cars, to have plas tic roofs and Moore doors. The Pennsyl vania has placed another order for box cars, 'to be delivered during August and September. The Ohio Falls Car Mau ufacturlng Company, of Jeftersonvllle, 1ml., will make 200, and the St. Charles Car Company, of St. Charles, Mo., 200 TheSj oars will have National hollow brake beams, Winslow roofs and Wagner doors. WIRES DOWN. Owing to a break in the telegraph line last night there are no Associated Press dispatches in today's Issue. The acol dent occurred somewhere least of Clifton but the exact location of the trouble could not be found In the night. It is hoped that the break will be r.pilred today. The Daily Aitorian positively ouaran tee to adiertitfrs a larger City circulation than all other paper$ puMitlted in.Aitoria combined. , - WAR BETWEEN CONTRACTORS. Strong Organization Formed Which Some Refuse to Join. The contractors are havinv a. as a result sfetreral of them are at log gerheads. Shortly after the ntnn.ix.ri fnmiji their organization shm rhrM wka the oaatractnrs dVcided to form one also. xny met in tne office of Joseph Bur prenant, one week ago last Tuesday, and discussed the martM- . Aiw.i - pressed the Me that It was too oon to organise end one in particular, IWm. Miller, strongly opposed the Idea of combine. Lust Tuesday they met again and an organization, was effected. Mr. Miller was not present and his name is not down as a member. The pot be gan to boll last Wednesday when the bids for the erection of the residence of Ey W. Tallant were opened In the office of Architect Ferguson. There were ten bidders in all. Mr. Miller was the first to hand in his bid, followed shortly 'after by the bids of the other nine con tractors, each of whom stated to Mr. Ferguson that should the bid of William Miller toe considered they would with draw their bids. Of course this riled Mr. Miller end opened the eyes of Mr. TalUnt, who was present. Th 'rumpus then started and resulted In Mr. Tailanit refuel ng to consider any ut the bids sub mitted, leaving the room-in a rather un pleasant frame of mind. Mr. Miller says that he was asked to Join the combine, which he refused to do, believing that the proper time had not yet arrived for holding up prices, which he claims was the principal ob ject of th'e organization. "They Intend to add," says Mr. Miller, "ten per cent to their bide, which sum shall be dlvldea among them. I refused to entertain the Idea, and for this reason they did not want my bid opened, which was as low as the lowest bidder." Mr. Ferguson, when seen In reference to the anatUcT, said: "At the time of the opening of the bids for the building ot the Tallant residence,, I knew nothing whatever of a contractors' combine or organization. Nine out of the ten bld dre informed me oa handing in their pa pers, that if Miller's bid was opened they would immediately withdraw theirs, arid the matter was explained to Mr. Tal lant. The purpose of the organization is to saVji builders from a clasj of me chanics who cannot do good work and Whose irresponsible bidding occasions much trouble and reflects in1 a measure upon the ability ot the bona fide me chanics in) the city." Exactly how the difficulty will be patched! up is not known, as the most of the house builders are rather reticent about discussing the cljsh. Mr. Surpre rant says that the statement made by Mr. Mill'cir that 10 per cent was to be added to all bids and that the amount would to divided among the combine is Incorrect and that no such Idea Is contemplated. He says that the object of the organization Is to protect them selves against Irresponsible ontractors. Meanwhile the awarding of the con tract for the Tallant residence remains unsettled and it is not at all Improbable that new bids may be asked for. The Daily Aitorian positively guaran tee! to adiertisen a larger City and County circulation than all other papert published in Attoria combined. RQAXi ESTATE EXCHANGE. Talk of a Large Organization of Owners and Dealers. The latest topic of conversation among real estate men Is the formation of a general real estate exchange, upon the plan In vogue in Chicago, and which has been the means of the phenomenally successful real estate market In that city. ' In view of the rapid growth that As toria is to have ln the immediate fu ture, If property owners and real estate men would sea this city prosper as it should, and the growth and Improvement taike place In the old city that all desire, and not have this portion ot the city play a subordinate part to other and newer locations, combined action on in telligent lines Is absolutely necessary. Nothing, perhaps, coud better serve the purpose than a reul estate exchange in which all the members unite in a schedule of prices, keeping within the limits of reason and agreeing upon such figures as will be profitable and yet not putting prices so high that purchasers will be seared out and locate their bus iness enterprises elsewhere. Each first of January the schedule of prices coula be revised, or oftener If the exigencies ot the times demanded It, and In this man ner cutthroat competition could be avoided, reasonable profits assured to ell, uniform business methods adopted, ana an era of prosperity Inaugurated that would surprise all. "In union there is strength," is en adage .particularly ap plicable to the handling of property dur ing such times as the extraordinary growth of a. city or community. Wise courses should prevail and harmony ot action upon agreed lines will certainly produce the best results. The proposed scheme Is a. good one, and will no doubt be carried out by the eraterprlsdnig business men of Astoria engaged in handling property. The time for action has come and the sooner the gVntllemen get together at.d agree upon a plan of action the better it will be for the Interests of ail cjneernea. A REPLY TO WELCH. The Editor Aatorlan: I noticed In an evening sheet some sturt written by James W. Welch which 1 think Is about as lame a defence as 1 ever beard end not being no scholar my. sett I may be able to give my Ideas as good as him. perhaps better, for from all I have heard he don't know B from a bull's foot, which I do. la. the first place what Job Is the committee on Health and Police appointed to oversee anyWay? Are they a gang of pupp'.ts for the police department, or have they got any pow era at all? If they are going like a lot vt Infants to howl about the charter ana other crazy excuses whvn they make a break they had better throw iup the Job. One thing I know, and that Is that Mr. Billy Welch and the others which Is on the Health and Police has tte bl'ood of the poor devil now In the hospital on their heeds, and they cain't get away from It. And further Welch tells a lie when ha blames other people, for as soon as be seen, the burn up in. the Asto rlan this morning be went down as quick as the lord would let him and bought the ma'ttressea which can be proved by a dozen witnesses among which was me. "INDIGNANT" Citizen of the United States, and as good man as trrv Health and Police outfit. MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY. Buy a piano from a manufacturer who warrants his own Instruments and not from one who won't warrant his own goods, but depends on a local a Kent to warrant them for h.'m. Every Kimball piano la backed by the Kimball Com pany's Ave years' written guaranty. , ILW'ACO EXCURSION. The steamer Ocean Wava leaves na vel's wharf at ( o'clock Hunday morning 'ir Iliwaco. The Hth Infantry Band will furnish music both going and returning. Tick-fa purchased Sa.turd.iy only DO cents for the round trip. Sundry morning the pries of tickets will be 1. RAGING FOREST FRIES Bridges on the Pipe Line in . Great Danger. A CHINAMAN BURNS BRUSH But the Flames Quickly Beach the It id e and Spread for Miles. For three days that dread element, fire, has tv.eiv raging along the pipe line from the waterworks eastward and the danger has been much more Imminent than is generally supposed. The fire was - started by Chinamen burning brush Just below, the Shively place and spread in a most unaccounta ble, end unlooked for manner. From en incipient brush, clearing effort the blaze soon developed into a first class forest fire, beyond the control of man. Quick ly reaching the green fir on the top ot the ridge tliW Are by its Intense heat dried the foliage, which suddenly burneS as if a powder magazine was flashed off, the bright flames ascending high in the heavens, making a weird and beautiful sight lit the middle ot the night Wednes day. From here the fire spread east ward, rapidly covering several mlliS and destroying much valuable timber end hundreds of cords of wood. All Thursday, Thursday night and yes terday, gangs Of men. (from the water works, lrcoded by Messrs. D.hm end Hamshaiw, made vallunt efforts to pre vent the destruction of the bridges on the pipe line, and thus save great ex pense to the city. The water commission and engineering department did not se.-m much alarmed at first, but yesterday a gang of men, under the engineers, were engaged protecting bridge No. 1, which seemed certain Kit destruction, but up to the present writing has been pre served. During yesterday the Are, which had passed on beyond this bridge, broke out alfresh In its immediate vicinity, and soon galnid strong headway. Mr. Carruthers, who has been wigaged In getting out cordwood along the pipe line and has already lost over one hundred cords, Joined the forces quickly assem bled by one of the engineers, and did Effective work In beating back the flames Some loosened th' earth on neighboring banks with picks and others with shov els threw it upon the fire. The neces sary cVose proximity to the flames by the mwi made it very hot work, while the dense smoke was suffocating In the extreme. The bridge soon became completely vn- vePoped In thick smoke and those on the east end were obliged to retreat up the line towards their camp, not knowing whether they would find a camp to go to or a means of escape. The crackling of the flames and falling of tres as they were burned were sounds of terror to all arid brought home vividly the accounts of the fires near Olympla, Wash., where villages were completely surrounded and many lives were lost. Here only property was at stake, but the arch fiend is always awe-Inspiring, even at a distance. iMr. Carruthers will be a 'ehavy loser, and It the pipe line bridges are destroyed It will cost the city a-large sum of money besides considerable delay in th? con struction of the water system. Nothing has been heard yet from the men who .retreated eastward from bridge No. 1 yesterday, but It Is presumed that they were able to look after their own eajfety. Th'a men1 who were out all night Thursday were quite exhausted yesterday end unable to do their full quota of work on ttVj reservoir, but no one could blame them for that. The Are department say they are ready to go out and lend' their aid If the water commission desire. The Daily Attorian positively guaran tees to advertiseri a larger fifty, County and dtate circulation than all other papers published in Astoria combined. AN ADJOURNED MEETING. Council Met Last Evening and Transact ed UnllnMved BusineF. An adJournUl meeting of the common council was 'held at their chamber In the city hall building last evening. 'Mayor Kinney was .absent, and the chair was occupied by I. Bergman, presi dent of the council. All councilmeii an sWtTed to the, roll call expect P. O'Hara, The business transacted was as fol lows. A communication from Frank Pat ton cf the Astoria Savings Bank, asking that their bill of 300 for lithographing the $10,000 city bonds, be paid, was re ferred to the committee on- bonda. Reports from the str'.et committee stat lr. that N. Clinton & Sons hud com pleted their contracts an the Young's Bay road and the crossing on 4i:h and Bond streets, were adopted. The report from the samji committer that Clinton & Sons have completed the Bond street improvement at a coat ot 15,117.09, was adopted. A communication from the committei on struts and public ways, on the ap I'icatlon of the Sunset Telephone Com pany, asking tho council to emend or dinance No. UW so as to allow It to hang wires at uny height not less than 27 feet above the str;ot, provided they be hunjr in other respects In conformity with ordinances now governing the mat ter. The report gives th company the privilege of stringing their wires at a height not less than 30 feet and was adopted. An ordinance appropriating the sum of 6G0.6O out of th'.- general street fuird for the benefit of N. Clinton & Sons, was read first and second times. An ordinance appropriating out of the same fund for the benefit of the same Highest of ail ia Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report imx n 1 firm the sum of $3,117.09, for Mm 4mprov it men t of Duane street, was read first and second times. 'An ordinance, introduced' by Council man Welch, restraining the distribution of hand bills and printed advertising matu.r on the streets, was referred ta the committee on health and1 police ar.d the city attorney. Resolution that the commute. on streets end public ways be requested to Interview the water commission for the purpose of ascertaining whether It will not be willing to grade 16th street, ncxi to the reservoir, so that it will open thj street; adopted. Resolution that th'e board of assessors be instructed to make a speclai assess ment) . for the improvement! of Bond street; adopted. Resolution that the wmmitt'-e on streets and public ways be Instructed to call the attention of J. Q. A. Bjwlby ana the Rev. T. A. Hyland to the fact thut buildings owned by them, project into Astor street, end to request dhese gen tlemen to remove the buildings back to the street line; adopted. Resolution declaring the Intention of th'a council to re-esta'blish the grade on 18th street, from South line of Irving avenue to nurt'h line of Exchange itreet; adopted. : Resolution directing the board of as sessors to levy t h'- assessment for the Duane street improvemeno, from west line of 36th to east line of 37th street; adopted. Resolution declaring the intention of the council to establish the grada on Irving avenue, from east line of ltjth to east line of 21th street; adopted. Resolution directing the board of as sessors to make the assessment for tha construction of a sewer oro 14th street; adcipted. Resolution declaring the Intention, ot the council to establish the grade on 38th street, from the north line of Ex change street, northward to the ; wharf UW--, on the south side of the river; adopted. Warrants were ordered drawn upm- the proper funds for the payment of lh following bills: F. J. Kearney, 57.50; Mag nus C. Crosby, 75 cents; Astorioi Iron Works, $3. MISSED THE BOAT. Excursionists to llwaco Remained All Nl'ght. ' Tuesday ai party of ladies and children who went to Ilwaco for the ride missed the returning boat and had to remain all "hlght. As none of the party werji pre pared for such' an emergency It was a question what was to De done. In the emergency the courteous ofllccrs of the Ocean Wave, which was to lay over night at Ilwaco, oame to the front and arranged an Impromptu railroad excursion to ithe beach, where all had a moat d .llghtful time, and upon their return a fine spread was l.i Id out for the entire party on boura. the Wave. The captain opened -oysurs and the cook set up some it his Justly celebrated coffee. Crab and cod fishing was indulged in by the party with great success and after one of the renowned breakfasts of the Wave the delayed ex cursionists returned to the city Wednes day morning. REAL ES TATE TRANSFERS. C. R. Illgglim, to John achate, contract for deed to Lots 4 and 6, Block 3, Astoria Addition tot 'Warrenton 136 C. R. Hinsglns to Gretta, Makarai nen contract for deed to Lots 6 and 7, (Brock 3, Astoria Addition! to WariVnton 136 C. R. Hlgglns to Mrs. Etta Lars.n, , contract for deed to Lots 7 and 8, Block 6, Astoria Addition to War renton , 135 THE REASON WHY. Why Is it that every one Is going to the Forester's Ball August 20th? There are two reasons; first, because they have it lni Fisher's Hall, end that is the only hall in town that has a good floor, anil second, that Parson's Orchestra, of Port land, furnishes the music. JOIN THE WOODMEN. Join the Woodmen of the World. Char ttr feo, each person, $3.00, which abso lutely Includes all expenses. Organize Saturdiy night next, August 17. This order never had over thirteen affe ments In on year. Match that record. GRAND BALL AND CONCERT. This event of the season will be the grand concert and ball at Fisher's Hall, August 20, under 'the auspices of the Forresters of this city. Parson's orches tra of twelve pieces will furnish the music. Tickets, $1, PIANO TUNING. For piano tuning, please leave orders at Grillln & Reed's book store, Commer cial street, or address Th. Frederikson, Piano Tuner, 2071 Bond street. Telephone No. 24. ACREAGE FOR SALE-CHEAP. Ten acres in Summit Addition to Asto ria for sale at an extremely low figure, In view of all our railroad prospects. Will make terms to suit purchaser. Address R. Lldddl, Astoria, Oregon. EXCURSION TO S'JJASIDE. Steamer Bailey Gatzert will leave Fla vel's djck at 9 o'clock Sunduy morning, connecting with train leaving for Sea side at 8:30. Fare for tho round trip $1. FURNISHED ROOMS WITH BOARD. A well-furnished suite of roons, with use of parlor, and, if desired, good table board, at reasonable rates. 403 Du ane street, corner of Ninth. Mrs. Blnkers Whatl Going away? Why! Servant Please, mum, when i come yesterday you gave me the keys to your trunks, and. drawers, and chests, and Jewel boxes to keep for you, Mrs. Blinkers Yes, I did that to show you that I trusted you. What is the matter? Servant-Thur don't one of 'em fit. New York Weekly.