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THE DAILY ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1895. JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. TtRMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY. Sent by mall, per year 17.00 Sent by mall, per ironth 60 ots Served bv carrier, cer week.. .. 15 eta Address all communications to The Dally Astorlan. WEEKLY. Sent by mall, per year, $2.00 In advance, Postage free to subscribers. The Astorlan guarantees to Its sub scribers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia river. ." 'IJi-'JEl Advertising rates can be bad on ap plication to the business manager. The Weekly Astorlan, the second old est weekly in the state of Oregon, has next to the Portland Oregonlan, the largest weekly circulation In the state. Jno. T. Hamlley & Co., are our Port' land agents, and copies of the Astorlan can be had every morning at their stand on First street. Telephone No. 68. All communications Intended for pub lication should be directed to the editor, Business communications of all kinds and remittances must be addressed to The Astorlan. , . : CHILDISH THREATS. Mr. Scott has decided to abandon the o'.d "You're another" argument In con, nectlon 'with the river Improvement con troversy and has concluded to get off a few "threats, Just to show the immense power he has up Ills sleeve for future use, if necessary. He makes his young men of the Evening Telegram say In yes- terday's Issue of that little afternoon ap pendage: "Prematureness of expression antagon istic to Portland seems to be a common weakness of the persons who are push ing the Astorla-Goble railroad project. Clark of '.Missouri howled too soon, and the bray of the Astorlan's editor Is decid edly too previous. Such hair-trigger work favors more of valor than of prudence. Before provoking Portland to substitute opposition for its aid to the road it would be discreet to wait until trains are run ning." And again, Just to illustrate his mean ing a little more clearly, "Ordinary discretion should restrain the people and press of Astoria from antag onizing the people and press of Portland Just at this time. If Portland were as vindictive as Astoria Is asinine, the work 'of constructing that railroad fnwra Coble might be considerably delayed." We really fed very sorry that We have provoked thils dire warning, and are most anxious to do anything in our power to avert the Impending catastrophe. If the editor of the Oregonlan will refrain from putting a stop to the building of the Ae-toria-Gobta railroad, we will pledge our selves to prevent It going beyond this city or benefitting In any way tho enor mous landed Interests of Congressman C.ark down at Flavel. In order to make things doubly secure "Astorlans should waste no timo in forwarding a tearfui petition to tho Oregonlan, embodying the above clauses, and begging the editor, In his mercy, to Cot the railroad come, Just this once, and we will never do It any more. Hut we feel that It is hardly a wise thing for t'lrat Individual, after his recent sickening professions of friendship for Astoria, 'to be led by baflled rage Into a confession of his true desire the degra dation of every surrounding center ot population Into a scut of tributary village to the great and only city of Portland, and the resultant supremacy of tho pow erful organ 'whose destinies liu w It-Ms o honorably and so well, GM'UXS IN EASTERN ASIA. The statement that an agent of the Japanese government will visit tho I'nlt ed 8ta'tes and Great Britain this year, to make largo contracts for warships and arms, Is confirmed. Evidently It means lousiness. Japan realises that the war Is not endied. The Hist part of It, with China, may Ibc. The second and more serious part, with 'Russia, has not yet begun. Tt may begin at any tl.no, and Japan jiropones to get ready for It, Jutd as rapidly as possible. She Is keeping her army up to Its full strength and ready to take the field at short notice. Her fortresses are boing enlarged und strengthened. er ships, Including those taken from China, are being repaired und put In perfect trim. New ships are be ing pushed to completion In British yards, And now, with the $80,000,000 received from China or from Russia as the flrat payment of the war Indemnity, she pro poses to secure more ships and arms, sufficient to make her a match for her great antagonist, at '.Vast at sea. In the mean time the Rusjlan fleet lies at Ohoe Poo In full fighting (rim. It is somewhat stronger than any with which Japan could at present oppose It. It com prises no less than Ave great Ironclad battleships, while Japan has only one such, the Chen Yuen, which she captured from the Chinese. Japan Is the stronger, however, In cruisers and gunboats, and when she gets her new Ironclads from England, as she hopes to do soon, her fleet wi:i be able to cope with that ot Russia. The new ships for which, she intends to make contracts this fall, will comprise four first-class Ironclad battle, snips, six first-claw and twelve second class cruisers of a very high speed and heavy armament, and a whole fleet of gunboats, torpedo boats and torpedo-boat destroyers. Thefe, added to her present navy, iwlK make Japan a truly formida ble sea power. As has before been stated, neither Jap an nor (Russia la ready for war. Japan wants tj get her new ships, end itussU to finish her railroad across Siberia. At the same time each Is anxious to strike before the other Is' ready 'for the blow An unexpected Incident may at any time ! brlns on the crisis. . Should Kussla do- mand the evacuation of Corea, Japan iwuold flatly rWiuw. Should Rii' t i t..irii In onir ih., . , " teupt to enter that country. Japan would flht. The popular feeling In Japan is extremely warlike, and extremely bitter asralnst Itussta, nd could not be restrain- ! . - . , , rwraiu cd a moment should Russia attemp' any further aggression. At tho same time Japanese relations (with Eng'.and arc growing more and more Intimate, and uuy presently amount to somct'i.lng much like an alliance. The most serloua dan ger to the peace of Europe Is now to be. found, not In Europe itself, but on the eastern coast of Asia. The state department at Washington has been Informed by our consul at Vic toria British Columbia, that the Cana dian sealing vessels for that port have returned empty-handed from Bering Sea. They found practically no seals. The anlmailn have been exterminated (as was the buVfalo) by the unrestrained killing. This result was long ago predicted by those familiar with the subject and the contention has often been urged that the most stringent protection to seal life was needed to prevent its entire destruc tion In Alaskan waters. This lamentable outcome is the logical consequence of the work of the tribunal of arbitration in Paris in 1893. Its decision prohibited pelagic sealing by American citizens or British subjects within a zone 60 miles ot the Prfbyioy Islands beyond this zone, and In any part of the Pacific ocean or Bering sea, north of the thirty-fifth par allel, and east of Russian water boundar ies, American citizens and British sub jects were not to be permitted to kill or take seals in tne months of Jlay, June and July of tvery year. This decision did not prevent the poachers from eet ting out in vessels under tho flags ot any power other than the United States or Great (Britain and destroying seals. Thus the decision practically left the matter as Tt had been before 'tho arbitra tors met. The seals were not protected In the breeding season. It might naturally be supposed that school Instruction as to physiology una hygiene, combined with th? reformatory efforts of a considerable percentage ot the American people, .would result In di minishing the consumption of tobacco, but federal statistics Indicate that the halblta of smoking and chewing must be steadily extending, for the quantity of to. tacco manufactured Into cigars, cigar ettes, or put up for sale in various oth?r forms steadily becomes greater. During the month of July there were manufac tured in the United States 3G5,72G,GI7 ct gars, 3tlG,lG0,:iG0 cigarettes, 211,037,413 pounds of tobacco, and more than ono million pounds of snuff. During the same period last year the number of cigars manufac tured was two million less than the total given; of cigarettes there were not so many last year as this by quite halt a million; of tobacco, the output in July, 1894, was smaller by 1,500,000 pounds thari in July, 1893. The figures are Interesting, and wK'l doubtless attract attention. It is Hffleu'.t to 'believe that the evident In crease has taken place In the regular course of trade; there may be eon.e spe cial demand which has resulted In tho extremely extensive output In July or this year. The recovery of the holies lost during the late regatta has brought Into prom inence a question that should be dealt with at ones by the authorities. The un dertaking rooms of the county coroner, situated as they are In the heart of the city, are no fit receptacle for corpses that have been exposed to the action of water for several days, and In a seaport like Astoria, whero bodies In this condition are often recovered, the county should provide a morgue removed at a reasona ble distance 'froim 'the Inhabited pins of the city and If possible fronting on the river. 'If such a building Were erected the dungerous and unpleasant proximity of badly decomposed matter could be en tirely avoided. N A rpet'lal report prepared by Brad- street's shows that tho gross earnings of 140 railroads for the first six mouth of 1895 were $349,099,773, a gain of 3.G per cent over the gross earnings for the first Ix months of 1891. The promlso of large crops and a heavy export trad Is an artiest of Increased earnings for the last hnOf of the year. -V HAL) YEAR FOR THE RAILROADS. The railroad statistics of 1S0I, given In the advance sheets of Poor's Manual, shew what a hard year It was for the roads, un'J since when they suffer all other interests suffer likewise what a hard year it was for the whole country. As compared with 1S93 the number of miles of road' operated increased 2,00(1, but the gross earnings fell off $142,00:).Oeo. The roads were os economical nstiicy possibly could bo. They bought nothing they could do without. They made no repairs which were not absolutely neces sary. And yet their net earnings fell oft $42,(Kr).00O. of nearly 12 per cent. They carried 82,000,000 less tons of freight, and to make matters worse they got for what they did carry a trifle less per ton per mile than In ISM. For the hard timet did not check that downward tendency In rat" which has reduced them nearly one-third since 1882. While tho number of tons carried lust year fell oft nearly 11 per cent, tho freight earnings wore over 13 per cent less. The passenger business suffered also, The number of persons carried was over forty-live millions ess than In the pre ceding year. The total number carried was tvsa millions, and the passenger earn ings were 27i! millions. This seems a large aim, but the earnings wore 36 millions in excess of that sum in 1S9.1. The net earnings of the roads and their receipts from other sources .borrowed money for Im tanec made up a total of 419 millions. On the other hand the fixed charges amounted to 233 millions for In terest and a hundred millions for rentals, tolls, and mlsci-llaneous expenses. That left 75 millions, but the dividends paid amounted to 83 millions. This means that Interest and rentals were not paid in fu.'l. Elghty-tlve million dollars Is a large sum, but It does not go far towards paying a satisfactory dividend on capl. tal stock the full value of which Is S.Ono millions of dollars. As a matter of fact the owners of IK per cent of the railroad share capital of the country, received no return whatever on their Investments. This la the largest per centage of un-1 prolltab.e stock In any year on record. It Is true that a great deal of this flock Is pure water. It represent noth ing, it shnu.d pay no dividends. But those who hold it have sometimes receiv ed dividends In the past and they wish to In the future. Jn lssi the averniro rata ? 72 fl' JLZl evplnln why suoh a determined effort wa" "-i last winter to force through conri'!"' ,n bl to lesallx poollnqr. That measure had tvhind It lh holders of g,in mitilon. In capita stock, (T, per cent of which paM nothing, and of 5,065 mll- "im of '""J'"'1 dl. a large percentage 2' Th!ch P,J nh'n- holders Wftntd pooling leal1ted so as to put an effectual end to the downward ten- dency of rates duo partly to Improve ments in methods of transportation and partly to keen competition. They want el ksU-'ation which would make Jt possi ble to put the rates up to a point where their worthless stocks would 'become dividend-paying and marketable. They were defeated at the last session, but fan Interest representing 11,000 mil lions of dollars Is not discouraged by one df.'eat. When congress meets this winter ,,.rj ...I".. tta Inti-mlim.! tn IttiraMvn nnnl. j n(J a dotermne(1 erf0rt wiii be m3(je to put It through the Republican house as It was put through the Democratic houss last year. Then It slipped through. Nobody was paying much attention to It. The tariff and the finances were the subjects which wero in men's minds. When the pooling bill next comes up it should be met at the threshoM and be beaten there. SILVRR TWENTY YEARS AC.O. Interesting Experience In tho Profits or Ai:-.oy Changing. Monte Crlsto (Mountaineer. Twenty years ago this summer Custer, Keogh and tfie greater part of the Sev enth cavalry ''Rode down to death on the Held" at Little Big Jforn. Raln-ln-the-face, Gall and Sitting BuCl, with the Unca Pupa, Sioux and Northern Cheyennes, had doubled on Terry's command north of the Canadian line. The dally papers were w lid to get the latest press reports from the far north, an'J the writer was sit ting at the key in the Omaha tele-graph ofllce when t'he message ticked In: "Will you tako position of conductor Omaha to Ogden and return enco a. week at $75 and board? (Signed) Pullman Pacific Co." We would and did tako a train of five full cars out the next noon. Shortly before the train started a pleas ant old lady asked If we would kindly "get her some silver." We asked her "how much she would like." Sne took but her pocket book, handed us $160 anu pointing to the financial column of the Omaha Dally Ree lying on the seat beside her, said: "Silver Is $1.01 here this morn ing, and I wish to sell my greenbacks' for all I can get. We hail never heard of such a thing as "selling greenbacks," but there was no time for explanations, S3 rushing Into Jake Marker's and over to the emigrant restaurant, we bought $100 In silver halves and quarters, pay ing therefor $101 In her greenbacks. Upon 'handing her the $100 In silver and remaining &ri6 of her $100 in greenbacks sire asked us to keep the $56 until we reached the Fremont or Grand Island, Neb., eating houses and "get rid of the remainder ot her greenbacks at those places." We told' her that "selling" and "getting rid of greenbacks'' sounded queer'.y and begged her to enlighten us. She said: "You've never be:n in Ne vada and CaMfornlx or you'd know; we use gold'an'i silver money there, and of course I save 'money by getting silver." Now the writer was Just a Dundcr headed then on the subject of money as a very large proportion ot Americans are today, and that gray-haired old lady actually had to fcliow us gold coin quoted at $1.20, silver coin at $1.04 (at Omaha, remorrfber) and explain that silver coin and gold coin were Interchangeable ex actly at par from Ogden, Utu'i, west ward, and that by buying her $100 in sil ver at Omaha for $1.04 In greenbacks and carrying the silver coin until she arrived In a gold standard country she could exchange it for five $20 gold pieces and actually mnke profit of the difference between the price of silver, $1.04. and the price of gold, $1.20, or exactly $19 In green backs, on her $1.04 Investment. A HttOe reflection convinced us that every mile we traveled westward with greenbacks In our pocket made us poorer, but 'It required three round trips between Omaha and Ogden before we m.istcrol the Pltuatloii. Flood, Fair, O'Brien ana 'Mackay were accumulating their vast fortune, Haggin & Tevls were a close f'ceond, with Archie Borland, Jack Gash wller, Hearst, old man Recce and a doz?n others booming tho Comslock mines to the top notch. Everybody had 'money and enst'bound passengers spent their silver coin freely at every eating station and lira landlords would hoard It because It paid to do so. On our return to Omaha we visited the two natlonaC banks, the state bank nnd Ca'.ijwelr & Hamilton's, then over to Council Bluffs to Pu3ey & Officer's and the two othtfr banks there, buying Wt In silver coin for $416, and carrying It to Ogden turned It Into gold even up and bringing It (back to Omaha received $1SD in greenbacks 'for It, an actual profit of $'il In six dnys' tlime. Then the possibili ties nt the eating houses nnd banks nlong tne line dawned upon us., for the trains only made about twenty-two miles nn hour, with1 on'.y stops for meals, nnd there was ample time for "hustling." Wo found 'the old saying, "don't carry coals to Newcnstle," exactly reversed when applied to silver coin. Using green backs as the standard, the prices were exactly as follows: East of Council Bluff., sliver coin, $1.03; gold coin, $1.20; Omaha, Fremont and Grand Island, sil ver coin, $1.01; gold coin, $1.20; Sidney, Cheyenne and Laramie, silver coin, $1.05 to $1.08: gold coin, $1.20; Rock Creek, Rawlins and Rock Springs, silver coin, $1.10 to $1.16; Green River and Evanston, silver coin, $1.18; gild coin, $1.2(1; at Og den, silver coin, $1.20; g'dd coin, $1.20, or gold or silver at a parity at or near the Silver mines, but 10 per cent apait 1,000 miles east, at Omaha, And then an exceedingly curious con- fusion of values would manifest Itself. The Carson mint and Virginia City afsny- trs wouli put their official certifications on each silver brick shipped East to the Philadelphia mint; these silver bricks were laid In rows on the floors of the express cars under the feet of the mes sengers, and as the exorbitant express charges cut down tho value of tho bul lion In an ever' Increasing ratio, the sil ver coin in our pocket and gripsack (we bought It on the eastward trip quite fre quently) was regularly Increasing In value from every mile subtracted from the total mileage we had to travel to get back to t'he locality governed by the double standard of gold and sl.ver near the mines at Ogden and vicinity. No the little history of the writer's experience In 1875 Is strictly true, and the handsome profits and obseratlons wo made firmly convlnce'd ui that silver must be reckoned 'With exactly as old-time grls't millers reckoned with their grlstsv vis: The mill boy went after the grain, the miller ground It and took toll out ot It In payment for transportation and manufacturing expenses. nivRN'INO (?INOK ISM. Halifax Herald. Tho commissioners' appointed by tho loo.il government to lniulro Into the "his tory, causes and effect" of the coal mine tires of Pleton county have Just finished takintr evidence. The work of the com mission was directed mainly to the in vestlRatlon of the condition of the Fooru pit. This mine has been on Are In one place or another since the fifties, and It Is burning yet. Kxploslon after ex plosion has occurred and many lives have been lost. When fire broke out In one place the miners resorted to another, sinking a new Khaft. To avoid the fire on an upper level, a shaft was aunk and coal taken out on the Cevel Immediately ibelow the fire. Soon the fire came through and anain the miners were driven out. Nothinjr the miners could do availed to drive out the tire and the splendid mine haa been practically abandoned, thoutrh a little coal has been taken out on a tvel below a part that Is on tire. The object of the commission l to learn whether something cannot be donf to save bo valuable a property as the Foord pit. "There's always room at the top,'" buiied the fly at church. aUiihtln on th bV.d head of the sleeping Deacon Iron side and proceeding to take stroll. HERE AND THERE. E. L. Stanton In Chicago Inter Ocean. No use waltln' for the wagon Loafln' life away! Corn needs hoein', . , Keep agoln", . Meet It on tho tt'ay. No uo waltln' fcr the wagon, Life Is but a duy; Time la tackln', Hay needs stnckln', .Meet It on the way! No use waltln' fer the wagon, Hair Is growln' gray; Storm-winds hummln', Night Is comln', Meet it on the way! SYMPATHETIC. Saldso Hut why should you persist In trying to drown your troubles? Heardso It's an easy death for them to die. KARL'S Ck-OVER BOOT will purify, your blood, clear your complexion, reg ulato your Bowels, and make your head ciear as a Den. 25 cts., 60 cts., and $1.00, Sola by J. W. Conn. TO. Heal Estate (Deo, Bankers and Easiness jVTeo Of Astoria ti ti tl t! u d a w ueneFauy. i U A POINTER! i Kir Call Into the Astorlan office l and get sample copies of our regu '4 Isr Commercial edition. a u 8 ti n It Means rvloneq in Your Pocket. a Fry everything from potato j chips to doughnuts in Cotto- m m lene. rui cottoiene in a com Japan heat it slowly until it will delicately brown a bit of bread in half a minute. Then put in your food. It will pay you to try Cottolene just this way see how delicious and wholesome it makes the food. Oot tfm tvomilnA tnlrl Avnrvnrtinmlnnfifl fcf tlirve, ami live pound tins, with trade marks uOnttolme" ami tteer't htad in cot- P ton-vktnt utreathoa every tin. B E THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, St. Louis, g tbifMb-o, Mn rranritco, I'oriiouu urffttM, Mew York, BmIdo. Canadian Pacific . RAILWAY. AMERICA'S GMtest -f- T rans-Co atlnent al Railway System. TO -IN- Palace Dining Room and Sleeping Cars Luxurious Dining Cars. Elegant Day Coaches. ALSO - Observation Cars, allowing Unbroken Views of the Wonderful Mount ain Country. $5.00 and $10.00 Saved on all tlekets Kint. Tourist cars the best en whvel. i quipuiciits ol the rery finest inroimiK ut. -AI.S0-Canudlan Pacific -TO- China and Japan. China steamers leave Vancouver, B. C: Empress of India timprtus of Jarn Empress of China Emrrvss of India hmpress of Jaran Empress of Ch im Aufr. h. Au atih. Spt. iMh. Oct. 14th, Nov. 11th. Die, 9U1. Auatrallan steamer leave Vancouver, B. C , 16th of every month. For ticket rates and information call on or aJdrtss JAS. FINLAYSON, Acent, Astoria, Or. VV. f. Carson, Traveling Pass, Agt., 1 acoma, VVash. Geo. McL. Brown, Dist. Pass. Agt, Vancouver, B. C. The U. S. Qov't Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to all others. j i illliligf (Fry with J FRANKLIN AVENUE IMPROVEMENT NOTICE. x- Notice Is hereby given that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, Ore., have determined to Improve Franklin avenue from the west lino of 2Gth street to the -east line of the J. M. Shlvely Donation Land Claim, all in the City of Astoria, as laid, out and recorded by, J. M. Shlvely, by planking said portion of said avenue with new and sound llr planks two Inches In thickness, which are to be laid diagonally In said avenue, upon tho planks now In the same, and which aro to extend from edges of railway track to curbs, all to be dons strictly In accordance with plans and upeclflca tlons and ordinances in relation thereto. The lnnda and premises upon which special assessment shall be levied to defray the cost and expense of such Im provement and the district embracing said lands and premises be, and the same are designated as follows; to wit: Commencing at the northwest corner ot lot 7, in block 114, in said part of said city and running thence easterly on the line running through blocks 141, 145, 14C, 147, 148, 149 and 150 and separating the two tiers of lots In said block to ihe cast line of the J. M. Shlvely Donation Land Claim and thence southerly on the east line of said Donation Land Claim to the line separating the two tiers of lots in block 1, and thence westerly through the centers of blocks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, upon the line dividing the two tiers of lots In the same to the east line of 26th street and thence northerly on a straight line to the place of beginning. All lands and premises' In sail district and not in any street or alley are sub ject to such assessment. Estimates of the expense of such Im provement and plans p.nd diagrams of such work for Improvement and the local ity to be improved havo been deposited by the City Surveyor with the Auditor and Police Judge for public examination and may be inspected at the office of such otllcer. At the next regular meeting of the Com mon Council after tho Unal publication of this notice, to wit: On Wednesday. September ititf 1893, at the hour of 7:3U p. m. at tho City Hall the said Common Council will consider any objections to said improvement being made and If a remonstrance against such improvement signed by persons owning more than one-half of the property In suJi dis trict herein described and upon which the speeialy assessment Is to be levied shall be filed with the Auditor and Police Judge before the said rime of meeting or tne common Council no such improve ment or work shall be ordered except by the concurrence of all the counellmen elect. lly order of the Common Council. Attest: K. OSBL'R.V, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Ore., Aug. 24, 1893. PROPOSALS FOR LUMBER. Notice Is hereby given that sealed pro posals will be received tjr Vho committee on streets and public ways of the city of Astoria, until Wednesday, Sept. 4t 1S95, at 2 o'cuock p. m. for supplying the City of Astoria with EO.OfJO feet (board measure) of street plank, ftrlngers, timbers, side walk lmmlber, etc. Iroposa:8 ilial'l be endorsed, bids for lumber and filed with the Auditor nnd Police Judge on or before the above d'ate, stating the price per thousand nt mills or on dock, and also price per thousand delivered on streets, as required by tho superintendent of streets. All lurribcr must be good sound fir, free from sap, shaken, loose or rotten knots. All lumber to be furnished in quantities and at tlme3 as ordered by the street superintendent. Hills will be paid monthly Wy warrants on the City Treasurer) for all lumber de livered tho previous month. The right to reject any and a 1 bids hereby reserved. No contract will be entered Into unless approved by the Common Council. By order of tho Committee on Streets and Public Ways. Attest: K. OS'BURX, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, August 31, 1895. NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AC CEPTANCE OF DUANE STREET. Notice is hereby given that L .Leback, Contractor for the Improvement of Duane street. In Adair's Astoria, under the pro visions of Ordinance No. 1323, on the 12th day of June, 1803, tiled In the ofllce of the Auditor and Police Judgj of the City of Astoria, the certlllcate of the City Surveyor and Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Committee on Streets and Public Ways. After the expiration of the time here inafter specified, if no objections to the acceptance of such work be filed and the Common Council shall de;in such im provement properly completed, according to the contract and plans and specifica tions therefor, the same may be accepted. Objections to the acceptance of said Improvement or any part thereof, may be filed In the ofllce of the Auditor and Police Judge on or before Wednesday, June 19th, 1S93. K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1S33. Cholera Morbus Is a dangerous com plaint, and often is fatal in its kku1:s. To avoid this you should use DcWItt o Colic & Cholera Cure, as soon ns tne first symptoms appear. INDORSED BY THF, PRESS. Gentlemen! Thin la n ,urif .1.1. 1 ve used Krause's Keadacnq t'atjsiilps with satisfactory results. I bought h box which cost mo 53. nnd one cgpecic cured me of a dreadful cick li?ad"rhe My wife and mvself nave both used the medicines manufactured bv the Norman Llrbtr llf'j- 2o nnd v.'e re commend them to the public as belli JJust what they are represented. Respectfully, W. J. HUTCHISON. Ed. Gazette, Pleasant Hill. M... Twenty-five cents, for pale by Cl.aa Rogers, Astoria. Or., soie agents. THE DISCOVERY SAVED HIS LIFE. Mr AO. Cdllouetle. drucukit. rteiv,rs- vi He, 111., ay: "To Dr. King's New D.s- ' covery I owe my litf.'. Was taken with La Grippe and tried all ttie pihyisiclans for miles .bou:, but of no avail and was given up and UM I could not Lve. Hav ing Dr. K' ng's New Discovery in my store, 1 sent for a bowle and began Its use and fi'.ira the first dJi began to get ba'Jtefand after using three boKles was ud and about ajriln. It la wvr:h ita r weight .n troCd. We won't keep sitor? cr Bouse wltlvout tt." Get a trei trial nt Clvaa. Rogers' drug store. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice is hereoy given that the partner- ' amp iiereiviure existing oecween the un dersigned, under the firm name and style Oregon Transportation Company, is this day dissolved by mutual consent. All outstanding bills or accounts belnz n.-iv. able to Capt. Pttul Schrader, and he as- i sumlng the payment of all debts due by j vuiu mm. Astoria, Or., Slav 13. lRtr. PETER H. CRIM. PAUL SCHRADER. PROVEN A BOON. Gentlemen : I have always recom mended K rause's Headline Cansule wherever I have had a chance. The have proven a veritable boon In nn fumtly against any. nnd all kinds headache. Yours truly. J. E. WALTER Leavenworth, Kansas. For tale by Chaa, Rogers. Astoria. Oregon, sole agent EXCHANGE STREET IMPROVEMENT NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, Or egon, have determined to improve Ex change Street from the weit line or 17th Etrtvat to the east line of 23d btreet, all In the City of Astoria aa laid out and recorded by J. M. Shlvely, by planking said portion of said street with new and sound llr planks two Inches in thickness which ivre to be laid diagonally In said street upon the planks now in the same and which are to extend from edges of railway track to curbs, nil to be done strictly in accordance with plans ana speclncations and ordinances thereto. The lands and premises upon which the special assessment ehall be levied to de fray the cost and expense of such im provement and the district embracing said land and premises ehall be and the same are designated as follows to-wlt: Commencing at the northwest corner of Lot 6, In Block 121, In said part of said city, and running thence east on a straight line to the northeast corner of Lot 1, Block 126, and then:e south on a straight line to the southeast corner of Lot 1, In Block 141, and theace west on a straight line to the southwest cor ner of Lot 6, in Block 112, and thence north on a straight line to the place of beginning, all lands and premises in said district and not in any street or al ley shall be subject to such assessment. Estimates of the expense of such Im provement and plans and diagrams ot such work for improvement and the lo cality to be Improved, have been de pesited by the City Surveyor with the Auditor and Police Judge for public ex amination and may be Inspected a: the office of such officer. At the next regular meeting of the common council, after the final publica tion of t'h'.s notice, towlt: On Wednesday, Sept. 4th, 1893, at the hour of 7:30 p. in., at the City Hall, the Bald council will consider any objections to oald improve ment being made, and If a remonstrance against such improvement, signed by per sons owning more than one-half of the property In said district herein describsl, and upon which the special assessment is to be levied, shall bs filed with the Au ditor and Police Judge before t'he said time of meeit.ng of the common council no such Improvement or work Shall be ordered except by the concurrence of all the Counc.lmen elect. By order of the Common Council. Attest: K. OSBURN. Auditor and Police Judge, Astoria, Oregon, August 24th, 1S95. NOTICE. Of Intention of Common Council to re establish grade of Exchange street from west line of 18th street to east line of 23rd street. Notice Is hereby given that the common council of the City of Astoria have deter mined and Intend to alter and re-establish the grade of Exchange street In that part of the City of Astoria laid out and corded by J. M. Shlvely from the west line of 18th street to the east line of 23rd street, so that the grade of said portion of said street when so re-cstabllslied will be at heights above the base of graded as established by ordinance No. 71, en titled, "Ordinance No. 71, to establish a base of grade for the streets of Astoria" as follows, to wit: At the crossing of Exchange street at the west line of ISth street 24.5 feet. At the crossing of Exchange street at the east line of 18th street 24.6 feet. At the crossing of Exchange street at the east line of 23rd street 24.6 feet. The grade to be on a straight or even slope between said designated points and to be of even elevation throughout the width thereof at any point. At any time within ten days of the nnai publication of this notice, to wit Within ten days from the 7th day of Sep tember," 1893, remonstrance can be made against said proposed re-establishment of grade and If within said tlmo a written remonstrance against the same shall be made and U.td with the Auditor and po.ice Judge, by the owners of three rcuitf.s or the property adjacent to said portion of said street, such proposed al teration of grade shall not be mude In any event. By order of tho Common Council. Attest: K. OS'JURN, Aualtor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, Aug. 21, 18.15. NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AC CEPTANCE OF 42ND STREET. Notice is hereby given that N. Clinton & Sons, contractors for the Improvement of 12d street, in Adair's Astoria, und r the provisions of Ordinance No. 1940, on the 12th day of June, 1S95, filed In the oltlce of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, the cert.flcate of the City Surveyor, and Superintendent of Streets, approved by thev Committee on Streets and Public Ways. N After the expiration of the time here inafter specified, if no objections to the acceptance of euch work he filed aind the Common Council shall djem such Im provement properly completed, according to the contract and plans and specifica tions therefor, the saute may be accepted. Objections to the acceptance of said Improvement or any part thereof, may be tiled Im the ofllce of the Auditor and Police Judge on or before Wednesday. June 19th, 1885 K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, IKS. NOTICE. The partnership heretofore existing be tween C. J. Greenlund and Anton Brlx florists, Is hereby dissolved by mutual consent, and all debts of the said Arm will be paid by C. J. Greenlund and C. G. Palmberg, and all outstanding accounts are due and payable to them. C J. GREENLUND, ANTON BRIX. CCRE FOR HEADACHE. As a ramaly for all forms of headache Eleven c Dinars has proved to be Mie very beat. It tffec:s a permanent cure and the mosit dreaded habitual sick head aches yield to ..ts influence. We urg all who are afTliared to procure a bottle and eve fnis remedy a fair tral. In crses of habitual constipation Electric Utters cur.13 by g.vlng the needed tone to the bowels, and few eases long resist the use of this medicine. Try it once. Lars bot'tlos only fifty cen.ls at Chas. Rogers' drug e;or.. bUCKLEN S ARNICA SALVE. The best salve lu the world foi Cuts. IJrulses, Sores. Ulcers. Salt Rheum, rever Sores. Tetter, Chapped Hands, Chilblains. Con.s. and All Skin Erup tions, and positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. Price, 25 cents per box. For sale by Chas. Rogers. Odd Fellows' building. Diarrhoea should be stopped promptly. It soon becomes chronic. DeWitt's Colic end -Cholera Cure is effictive, safe and ceruln. Hundreds of testimonials bear witness to the virtue of this great medi cine. It can, always be depended upon, its use saves time and money. VII the pnt?n: mtai.-iiMt idvertised n this paper, together with the oholo Ft perfumery, and toilet articles, etc. -in he bnueht at tne owest prices a' J. W. Conn's drug store, opposite Oc- Mlont Hotel. A.toria. Stomach and bowel complaints ar best relieved by the timely use of DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure. Insist on hav ing this preparation. Don't take any other. MX- ANGEL COLLEGE. Mt. Ansel, Marlon Co., Ore. Located 40 miles south of Portland, on the Southern Pacific railroad. C0JI.1IERCI.IL, CLASSICAL, SCIBTIFI5 COIR'KS Musio taught on all instruments. Shorthand, Drawing, Typewriting, Languages Terms, $100.00 Per Term of g rionths. Apply for catalogue to THE REV. DIRECTOR. Indio The Oasis of thf Colorado desert A New Resort BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SEA Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropical Climate Pronounced by Physicians the most Favorable in America for Sufferers from . . . Lung Diseases and Rheumatism Many Remarkable Cures The objections urged against Indio In the past by the large numbers who otherwise would have been glad to tak advantage of Its beneficial climate, has been a lack of suitable accommoda tion. The Southern Pacific Company, takes pleasure In announcing that sev eral Commodious and Comfortable Cottages have just been erected at Indio sta tion, tnat will be rented to applicants at reasonable lates. They are fur tilihed with modern conveniences, sup plied with pure urteslai water, and no situated as to gove occupants all the advantages .to be derived from a more or less protracted residence In thlg de lightful climate. (From the San Francisco Argoiiaut.) "In the heart of the great desert cf the Colorado which the Southern Pa idtio road traverses there is an oasis called Indio, which, in our opinion. If the sanitarium of the earth. We be lieve, from personal Investigation, thai for certain invalids, the-e is no spot 01 this planet so favorable." G. T. Stewart, M. D wrltet.: "The purity of tho air, and the eternal sun shine, fill one with wonder and delight. Nature has accomplished c much that there remnlns but littli; for man to do. As to its possibilities s a health resort, here Is the most per fect sunshine, with a temperature al ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soil for rain is an unknown factor: Dure oxygen, denpes atmosphere and pure water, wnat more can be desired T It is the place, above all others, for lung troubles, and a paradise for rheu matics. Considering the number of sufferers who have been cured, I have no hesitancy In recommending this genial oasis as the haven of the afflict ed." 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Severe griping pains of He stomach and bow.-'j Instantly alii, effectually Hopped by DeWitt's Colic nd Cholera Cure. Mr. A. A. Snyder, Supt. - loor Farm, Wlnnesheik county, la., says: Last win ter Mr. Robert Leach used two boxes of DeWitt's Witch Haiel Salve and cured larg? running sore on his leg. Had been under care of physicians fr months without obtaining relief. Bure cure for Piles. J4ealtb