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THE DAILY ASTORIA N, ASTORIA, THURSDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 12, 1895, JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. TfcRMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY. , Sent by mall, per year 17.00 Sent by mall, per nronth 60 cU Served by carrier, per week.... 15 cts Address all communications to The Bally Astorian. WEEKLY. Sent by mail, per year, 12.00 In advance. Postage free to (subscribers. The Astorian guarantees to Its sub scribers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia rlVer. . Advertising rates can be had on ap plication to the business manager. The "Weekly Astorian, 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. Handley & Co., are our Port lani agents, and copies of the Astorian can be had every mornlr.g at their stand on First street. Telephone No. 66. All communications intended for pub lication should be directed to the editor. Business communications of all kinds and remittances must be addressed to The Astorian. OUR OWJf MARKET. A great change has taken place In the aspect of American commeroe since the days when the United States was regard ed us a vast farm which was to furnUh agricultural products to Europj and to take In exchange the manufactured goods of the o'.d world. The time has come when America not only leads In agri culture but In manufatcures, and when the larger part of tin manufactured prod ucts consumed In the United States are made within our own borders. In the meantime there has been a slow but steady decrease in the export of our breidstufTs, a decrease not entirely ow ing to the increased homo demand. Rus sia, Australia and the Argentine Repub lic have been making great headwuy In wheat production, and to some extent our market abroad has been affected by their yearly increasing output. With in three years our exports of wheat have fallen from 155.C16.000 In 1892-3 to 118, 72,000 In 1891-5, a decrease of ulmost 37, oki.OK) bushels In two yeuri. With this decrease, which was to a certain extent Inevitable, attendant on the open Ins of Russian and South Sea resources, It Is nothing short of provi dential for the American farmer,- that his market, n It lias been shrinking abroad, has steadily Increased at home. The American farmer Is powerless to compete with the farmer oft Europe when ' the latter avtil'j himself of all the nd , vantages at his disposal. Farm lubor at 3 cents a day Is in Itself a formidable Item of advantage, and this Is what the Russian serf represents in the way of expenditure. Rut the American farmer hits x market. Independent of Europe, and It Is now so firmly established that It cannot be taken away from him. l-'ut for the policy of protection adopted by the government 'it the critical period In our history, the American farmer would have been anxlous'.y watching the foreign market today and gazing with desperate eyes on the slow but sure tie crease In the foreign demand for his wheat. As ft Is he may not only feel assured that whenever European markets are closed to him ho must keep on pro ducing for tho home market, but he may even now find a bettor and a surer mar ket for his wheat on this Bide of tho Atlantic than on the other. ANOTHER WARNINO. As the cannerymen of tho Columbia liver very well know, the Commercial As torian' persistent efforts during tho spring season lately closed have had the effect of educating consumers of salmon tilth a display of fiets of which up to the present time they have been In total Ignorance. We have by regular und un ceasing argument shown these tens of thousands of peoplo In .E.iHtern states how vast a dlffereneeo there was between the Royal Chinook and other varieties of sulmon, how noticeable was the differ rnce between Columbia river llsh and thone caught elsewhere, and how stupid It was to suppose that the generic term "talmon" meant Bimply one species and that there was no distinguishing color or flavor whatever. In this work the Astorian has received the very generous and almost unexpected support of every great trad paper on this continent. The columns of all of them have contained liberal quotations from this paper every week, disseminating tho Information wo have fe'.t It our duty to give out, in every town anxi village in the Unite! States. T.io cinneiy.uen were, or professed to be. Jubilant over the resilts of our efforts, und when It is remembered how vastly to their beneilts such efforts were certain to accrue. It Is little matter for wonder that they rejoiced. It Is therefore absolutely incomprehensible to us how any body of sane persqjis, seemingly good and shrewd business niPh, can deliberate ly Inaugurate a policy, as they have done during the past few days, the effect of j Republican act. Hut the same lot qual which will be not only the nulllllcatlon ! " averaged 14 31 of any results our teachings have had, but the creation of an absolute fce'ilng ; of distrust for anything bearing the ; , , T. . ,,. i,,, ' label "Columbia River Salmon. Half , of them are today engagea in pacmng ior lowest point from the ot-saw of the the "fall" trade a base ImltaMon of the McKln'.ey act to the Inauguration of Sir. Royal Chinook, which as the week, go i I'leve.and. and 10.58 cents Mow the hlgh- ' t . est average during that time, on will gradua..y become worse anu, Ye, ( ,a .llin,Ue,, lhat ,no pr;ce worse In color and quality. Some of the of wool may rise whn enough sheep packers, a very few, will place In the ! have betn killed off to mike American . .. ,. ,w th. 1 w'00' ,0 scarce for the especial uses can. containing the trash the words fa.l , whleh nQ ohpr woo, flw m pack of the Columbia;" others vl.. label j number of heop kll1, nre.,,jv rXceeds them "Columbia. River Salmon," with j 5,000,000. In January. 1KU. the number In no distinctive ea.on of .aekln. and : the country was il:r.2.xa. and the farm i .v ,, .,,h va ue Uiu.HOO.ooo. Hut In January, still other., we are sorry to fay. numh(r of a,,, ,nj ven a more blind and short s.ghti-d t()(, valle ony iiaou.ooo, .i los of nearly polK-y, will send them out over ihe coun- 1 JiiU.000.UJO In two years. Hut further, the try bs the spring pack of the Columbia. ' number .IvJirhvred at Chicago alone In 1 , t t , eight month, of lv.r, ha hw l.fU0,4M. .. .i i.. n.. , M.-rtiot t,!..!,.. In l; month' of "Roral Chinook" up In-the corner. , ..tt year, an l l.ltW.135 to eha same date The consumer, armed as lie Is today b' t that rife tin number may with tho knowledge ho has fathered through the Instrumentality of the As torian' d'irlns the past Acason, and pos sessed of the fact that there Is as much difference between Columbia river salmon and Alaska salmon as between poiler house steak and leather, enters his groc ery store to make purchases for his home. He has up to the present year eaten Alaska salmon, and In his ignorance of anything better, has enjoyed it. He stumbles on a can of this fa'.l packed refuse, but on the reconmcndatlon or the grocer and seeing on its face the words "Columbia River," buys It with the belief that at la-it fie has got hold of a delicacy he has lon.-r been hunting for. He' takes It home anl tries It. It tastes like a much decayed variety ot Alaska salmon. The result Is easily imagined Tho grocer is a cheat; the Astorian is a 51ar; the trade Journal that disseminated the Asiorian's Information is a liar also, and the caiinorynien of the Columbia river who lire co make fuLc pretensions for the quality of their goods are thieves and robbers. Present Uja man In the future with a can of the finest Royal Chinook salmon that was ever packed, and when he seel the words Columbia river on Its label ho will take Alaska salmon In preference, and all the argument In the world will not make him do anything else. In the name of common sense how can our cunnerymen continue to tralllc In this "fall fishing" any longer? What would they think of a boot manufacturer, who, after making a reputation by long years of labor for a famous brand of shoes, flooded the market with a vile Imitation and told the public to take their chances on getting the aood shoe or the Imitation? We have a cholera scare every year, but It was so bolatel this season that many people were deluded Into the be lief thnt 1895 was to provo an exception to the rule. There had been no report of new cholera outbreaks in any of the Mediterranean cities or tho Dutch or German soaports. It' seemed that t the epidemic which had ravaged Europe and for which we hive cleaned houso so carefu'.ly for the past two or three years had entirely subsldad. Hut Just as we were getting ready to open a brisk fall trade and start the children to school the cholera alarm knocked at the back door. The report was to the effect that the disease was raging at Honolulu and that tnrco deaths had occurred on a San Francisco steamer. We lire Inclined to the belief that the report and not the cholera constitutes tho San Francisco ar rival. The report tins aroused tho Feder al health authorities to vigorous action, and if there is any cholera In Honolulu or nt any Pacific port with which we have steamship communication Ihe quar antine bars will be put up against its advance. At a recent meeting of the Virginia Medical Association, in Richmond, Dr. Hunter MeGulre, a physlcim of national reputation, and one of the most emi nent surgeons in tho South, exploded some very popular Ideas aibout appendi citis. 'He said thut he had never, In nil the operations he had performed for this trouble, seen a single grape or to mato seed or cherry stone, and he was very much pleased' to be ublo lo make this statement, so as to set at rest the fears existing among the laity as to the danger! of these fruits. Dr. fiK'Gulrc further said he was sure this disease could be cured without tho use of the knife. As Dr. McGuire has tho reputa tion of treutlng and curing inure cases of appendicitis than any other physician In tho South, ho ought to be considered good authority, and his ntatements will have a re-assuiing effett all over Ihe country. THH QUESTION F WOOL. New York Tribune. The letter of Mr. Justice, of Philadel phia, published on Saturday, contains In formation which should not bo overlook ed, because It squarely m.?ets two argu ments which defenders of tha free-wool tariff are wont to use. One Is that prices of American wool aro low only because prices of wool have fallen In other coun tries. Mr. Justice B'lhmlt. London quo tations for eight qualities of wool most Inntely used In competition with Amer ican, October 1, till, after on; year ot tho McKlnley act, and September 1, 1.W5, after one year of the f roe-won) taiifr, proving that the foreign decline has been comparatively sivall. On Port Phillip and New Zealand It wis nbout t per cent; on Cape, Port 1'hllllp scoured and New Zealand somnvhat less; in the two kinds of Knullsh there was no decline, and on line Cape scoured about il per cent. The average on all kinds was only 3 57 per cent. At tho same time quotations of twelve kinds of donvstlc wool at Philadelphia aro given for the same dates, and six out of the the twelve shew declines of 40 per cent or more The average for all quotations Is now 39.5 per cent lower than It was one year after ths Mckinley uet went Into force. One other claim dft'n made Is that domestic wool must advance In price when the mamifa"ture grow prosperous with the stimulus of free wool, Senitor Voorhees, chairman of the senate finance committee, Bhortly after ths passage of the free-wool act, declared to his con sttluentf!, according to Mr. Justleo, that within two weeks from that date wool would sell nt higher prices than pre' vailed at any tlma under tho old law. How mistaken was his prelictlon the figures prov.. Using a larger body of llg' ures than Mr. Justice gives In hi. letter of Saturday, covering 101 grades und qua! Hies in tho snni'i market, It I. found that the average of all qualltlei fro:n October WH, when the Republican tariff went Into effect, down to tho Inauguration of President Cleveland, the advocate of free wool. The averagiTwas iti.Jl cents March and had beei .39 cents under the apt ,wa(1 pikMM ,,,., ped Rra,,lullly to n.i)3 las Juno, and have slnco reeoverd UJ cents. At the highest point touched under the present tariff the average Is , 34 Qr JU ppr 04nt Mo he become small enough after a time to give American wool a better value for certain purposes, since for thess no for eign wool is equally fitted. But the woo: growing farmer wilt hardly appreciate ihe policy which tells his to kill off half his sheep anl take half prlci for tho rest in older to get something better than two-thirds of the price he used: to get for wool. The only salvation for the grower Is lo maintain the manufacture, and the only talvatlon for the manufacture is to main tain the grower. Men are saying that "the woolen works are busy and thriving upon free wool," but It Is extremely dillicult to believe that any man can be Ignorant enough to make yueh a state ment without mendacious intent. The latest "Textile Manufacturers' Journal," reviewing the situation, fays that even In dress goods there is quite n quantity of the machinery that Is not yet employed, so that regular dress goods works are trying to use their machinery for some thing else, and that the average men's wear mannf: ''irer "finds that he has not clitalnej onl..-. which will carry him beyond the middle of October," about ha..' the season, and that probably "that month will witness the stoppage of u great deal of machinery." What ever the future may bring, it Is neither true that woolen machinery is all cm ployed today, nor Is It true that orders for two-months' work out of a four monfhs' season constitute brilliant pros pects. The manufacturer, It Is probable, will say for himself what he thinks of the free-wool tariff before congress assembles. ' AN OLD TI'.VIE HOSTELRY. The 1'ps and Downs of the Historic Umatilla 'House. The Dalle3 Tlmes-Mountalneer says: "Thirty-two years ago today, Col: Sln nott took charge of the Umatilla House which he has owned and managed ever since. The colonel came down from the mlnca and stopping at tho old hotel, com plained to the proprietor, Mr. Newman, that the bed-bugs had driven him out of his room and that he had taken his blankets and slept In the hall to get away from them. Mr. Newman listened patiently to the tale of woe and when It was concluded remarked: "If you think you can run this house any better than I am doing you had better take It." "All right," said the colonel, "what are your terms?" An offer being made that the colonel thought reasonable, he accepted it and although he had but $40, he closed the bargain and took posses sion. In company with his brother he had a year or two before managed the old Columbia hotel at Portland, but which had been closed1 on account of the property becoming too valuable to bo used for the purpose, and other ibulldings being about to be erected on It. The col onel still owned the furniture and had It shipped up, taking the late Major Hand ley into partnership with him. The hotel under the new management soon took the lead and became the headquarters for the merchants and miners who In those days comprised the traveling pub lic. Way 21, 1K79, while a new building was being constructed and while nearly completed the buildings both old and new were destroyed by fire, and nearly every thing the flrmi owned was destroyed. The emibers had hardly cooled, however, be fore the plans for tho present building were being prepared, and the -wreck be ing cleared away for the present build ing. Today It Is the be.it known hotel in the state, und could It speak, what a history of the northwest It could give. Reneath Its hospitable room many a mun who now boasts a long bank ac count found shelter when wealth was yet but a hope. At its table many a hungry man was fed whose pockets were empty, and whose ability to pay was measured only by promises. Inside of its door the immortul "lirant found shelter while yet a lieutenant, and years ufter when he had twice been honored with the highest position within the gift of the people, he stood within Its portal to grasp the hands of our citizens who gathered to welcome him. There Presi dent Hayes, and later President Har rison, were greeted by our people, nnu there the Immortal' 'Raker's voice was heard. Dr. i.Mi-Laughlln, Ncsmlth. Ic luzon Smith, Oregon pjoneers, andOre gon's brightest Intellects, were its fre quent guests. TcJay it Is still almost like home to moat of our people. A few years ago, Vleath severed the partnership that had existed for a quarter of a cen tury nnd took the generous and tender hearted .Major Handley. Since that time llr. J. S. Fish has become a pnrlner in the business, ndding to the prestige of the hotel by his genial disposition and exceClent management, but tho colonel Is still In the harness, an nctlve, vig orous man, desplto his silvery hairs, and one who after 31! years ot active business, In which1 he has met olmost every man In tho northwest, commands the respect and friendship of ail who know him. May Fate and Time deal kindly with him and may he retain his health to celebrate tho golden anniver sary In 1913, nnd may we be. there to write It up." UNSANITARY I'URLIC SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC INDIFFERENCE. Septembor Forum. Our committee,, after careful investiga tion, felt warranted in bringing In a re p.irt that "the educational standard ot New York city Is not at nil on the level nought, nor even on a par with the at tainments uchlevcd In other places." In this, us In our late pa'.lce department, ve have been too long deceived by the southing thought of having the "best in the world." This deception lias been pos sible Sn'.y bceauc-e of public Ignorance nnd mvileet. If one question should bs of surpassing interest to every parent, that question thould be the public schools: for two reasons: (1) because ths children attending are the chl.dren of the people; (2) the schools are making the ,.iiltw nf th,. fntiiro nntl the Inthienees of the building on the physique, and of the teacher on tne minu, aro apt to u underestlmlited. We rely to much t.n home traiinlng. Important as this Is, it mnut tiotnik In niititl thnt manv of our city children have no home lite wluU ever, ana others would he netter witnoui such as they have. Taken at its best, the home chiefly teaches the private con duct of the parents, but the school gives the young child's mind its llr.'t exper ience of the dealing of the Individual with masses, which we adults call citl renshlp. The child nuy be monarch in son.e homes. In the sehonl ho finds him self a suRJect with very serious re sponsibilities. Though the fandament.il change may be going on all about us; though future characters are being made or imirred by thousands every day; though tho next generation of New York ers are being made near-sighted, deaf, crooked, and hysterical1, and though they are compelled to inflate their lungs with a gernvladen atmosphere redolent with emanations from .nolled clothing, stables, and unsanltaiy plumbing yet the ab sence of Interested and protesting spec tators In solemnly impressive. rOLTTrOAL PICKINGS. Thu allure of the Pennsylvania Re ..,. ii. .. tn r!lt ril.onnaes of whatever prospects Democracy ever had of reelng daylight in that state. Kansas City Jour nal. t n ,,t txr, 'n., v-sitv! Is to set 1 UP llUllvril f - -- . spunky with England is not at all rea sonable. Hayard wouut resign neiore ue would make himself offensive. usning- ton Post. iir...w Mr Thomas, of Ohio, from w'hom Mr. Price captured ttie senatorship some year ago, refers to ex-Governor Campbell as "Price's hired man. In- dtanapo.ls Journal, The Kentucky candidate Is regarded as i.riii just Utile bit earlier in repu diating the platform lhan Is usual In such transactions. Washington Star. HERE AND THERE, Once within our garden wall, From their dainty flight, Rested a! flock of butterflies All In pink nnd white. XWhy they cho.se my garden plot, I shall never know; Hut ipeoplo call them now Beet pfa3 And really think they grow. -JMiidred Howell's. A LAUGHABLE MISTAKE. Two ladles entered a book store -recently and the younger asked the clerk for a book called "Favorite Prescription." The puzzled attendant was unable to comply with her request and she left the store disappointed. Inquiry elicited the fact that she had overheard a conversa tion between two literary ladles In which "Favorite Prescription," was mentioned with extravagant praise, and had Jumped to the conclusion that it was a book. She now knows that Dr. Pierce's Favor ite Prescription Is a sovereign euro for the Ills and "weaknesses" peculiar to women, for she 'has been cured by Its use. Send for a free panphlet, or remit 10 cents In stamps for Book, (168 pages) on "Woman and Her Diseases." Address World's DIspenEary Medical Association, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure permanently constipation, sick headache, biliousness, indigestion, and kindred ailments. SHILOH'S CURE, the grreat Cough and Croup Cure, is In great demand Pocket size contains twenty-five doses only 25 cents. Children love It Sold by J. w. Conn. FOURTEENTH STREET IMPROVE MENT NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that (he Com mon Council of the City of Astoria, Ore gon, have determined to Improve 11th street from the north line om Grand ave. to the north line of Bond street, extend ed easterly, all in the City of Astoria as laid out and recorded by J. M. Bhively, by grading to its full width and estab lished grade, and that between the north line of Grand a.ve. and the north line of Exchange streeet (except th e croimlng of Franklin ave.), the Improvement shall consist In removing planking and timbers on said portion of said street, construct ing sidewalks, and placing gutters along each side and planking said part of said street between gutters wltn new and sound fir plank three lncties In thickness. Between the north linu of Exchange street and the north line jf Bond street extended easterly, the Improvement shall consist In removing all timbers, planking and piles, and building said structure anew. All of tho improvement to be made In accordance with plans and spe cifications and ordinances in relation thereto. The lands and promises upon which the special assessment shall be levied to defray the cost and expenses of such improvement be, and tho same are desig nated as follows, to-witj Commencing at a point where the north tine of Grand ave. lntersescts the west line of the J. M. Shlvely Donation Land Claim, and running thence north along said line to where it intersects the south line of Bond street, or said street ex tended easterly, and thence easterly on the south line of said Bond Btreet extend, ed easterly to a point where such line run easterly will Intersect the east line of Lot I, In Block 1 ;5, In said part of said city and thence south on a straight line through the middle of Blocks 135, 118, 115, and 17, to the southwest corner uf Lot 10, Block 17, thence west to the place or beginning. y And nil lots, lands, and promises in said district and not in any street or alley way, are hereby designated and declared to be subject to such assessment. Estimates of thfe expense of such im provement and plans and diagrams of such work or Improvement, and of .the locality to bo improved, have been de posited by the city surveyor with the Auditor ar.d Police Judge for public ex amination and maybe inspected a't th. ottlce of suoh ofllcer. At Uie next regular meeting of the Common Council following the 'lnl pub lication o'f this notice, which m3ing whl be held on Wednesday, Septenbsr IS, ISM, at the hour of 7:30 p, m., at the city hall, any objections that may be made to such improvements will be con sldered by the council, and If by the time of said meeting a remonstrance against sucli Improvement, signed by residents of tho city owning more than one-half og the property in said district shall be tiled with the Auditor and Police Judge such Improvement shall not be or- derej, if at all, except by a vote of two thirds of all members of the council. By order of uhe Common Council. Attest: K. OS BURN, Auditor antl Police Judge. Astoria, Or., Sept. 5th, 1S93. ALLEYWAY ASSESSMENT NOTIJH. Notice Is hereby given that the assess ment made by Ordinance No. 19S2, of the City of Astoria, confirming the assess ment on Roll No. 2, for the Improve. nent of the alleyway running through Blocks 3, 3, 4 and 5 .from the west line of 3.M'h street to the cast line of 42d street, In Adalr'a Astoria, Is now due and payable In United States gold and sliver coin, at the olHce of city treasurer, and If not paid within 5 days from the finwl publi cation of this notice, to-wit: on or be fore Thursday, September IGth, 1S95, the Common Council wi.l order warriuts Is sued for the collection of the same: Anglo-American Pk?. Co., Lot 1, Block 6 $ 0.3. Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 2, Block 5 $M.3J Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 3, Block 5 $00 , '.3 Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 4, Block 5 SN0.33 Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 5. Block 6..- .TO. 33 Anglo-American Pkg. Co.. Lot 6. Block 5 ttW.ru Anglo-American Pkg. Co., Lot 7, Block 5 $10.33 Anglo-American Pkg. Co. Lot 8. Block 5 S90 ? .Vstoria Box Co., Lot 1, Block 2 S 0.33 Astoria Box Co., Lot 8, Block 2 $:0.33 Astoria Street R. R. Co., Lot 2. Block 2 $M.8 Rudolph Barth, Lot 7, Block 2 J.0.33 Fishermen's Pkg. Co., Lot 3, Block 2 :0.33 Fishermen's Ilcg. Co., Lot 4, Block 2 $0.33 Fishennien'a Pkg. Co.. Lot 5, Bloc'; 2 : $10.33 Flt-hermen's Pkg. Co., Lot 6, Block 2 ?'0.33 J. O. Hanthorn & Co., Lot 1, Block 3 $.10.33 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 2, Block J $30.33 J. O. Hanvliorn. Lot S, Block 3 $90.83 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 4, Block i $30.33 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 5, Block 3 $'0.33 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 6. Block 3 $ 0.33 J. O. Hanthorn, Lot 7, Block 3 $ 0.33 J. O. Hanthorn. Lot 8, Block 3 $ 0.33 Holmes. O. P. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson. Lot 1, Block 4 $.0.33 Holmes, G. P. Johnson, and G. A. . Nelson, Lot 2, Blook 4 $90.33 Hol'ines, G. P. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson, Lot 3, Block I $ 0.00 Holmes, G. P. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson, Lot 4, Block 4 $90.33 Holmes, O. P. Johnson, and G. A. Nolson. Lot 5, Block 4 $10.33 Holmes, G. P. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson. Lot 6, Bloek 4 $90.33 Holmes, G. I. Johnson, and G. A. Nelson. Lot 7, Block 4 $i0.33. Holmes, O. P. Johnson, an! G. A. Nelson, Lot . Block 4 $90.33 By order of the Common Council. Attest: K. OS BURN, Auditor nnd Police Judge. Astoria. Oregon. Sept. 6th, lt3. The U. S. Gov't Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior io alt others, TWELFTH STREET SEWED; ASSESS MENT NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given that the assess ment made by Ordinance No. 191 of the City of Astoria, confirming the sewer assessment on sewer assessment rod No. 4, for the construction of a sower in l'Jlh Ktrcut, in ithe part of the Ci'ty of AtoJ rla, luld out and recorded by John Alc C.ure, und extenued by Cyrus O.ney,' from the north iine of Grand ave. to a point DO feet north of tne north hne of Bond street, is now due und payable In I'nlteu States gald or, sl.ver .coin, at ihe olfioe of the cJiy treasurer, and If not paid within 5 days from the final publication of this notice, tcA'it: On or before Mon day, September 30, lsS, the Common Council will order warrants Issued for the co.lectlon of tne same: Victoria I. Wilson, Lots, Block Iw.'u Lawrence Wbsoq, (weJt huU) Lot 2, Block tS 7.8d Elonora P. Allen (cast hal'f) Lot 2, BlQA'k 08 "-8 Elonora F.'Allen. Lot 7. Block 08.... 15.75 Victoria I. Wilson. Lot 8, Block tl.S.. 35. 7J Sarah E. Warren. Lot 1, Block 07.... 35.70 Surah E. Warren. Lot 2, Block 67.... )5.7fi Sarah E. Warren, 'Lot 7, Block 67,.... 15.76 Sarah E. Warren, Lot 8, Block VI.... 35.76 Eliza Lee Pay ton, Lot 1, Block 66.. 35.76 Alanson Hinman. (west h'arf) Lot I, Block 60 7.80 A. C. and F. A. Fisher (west half) Lot 7. Block CO 7. 86 A. C. and F. A. Fisher, Lot 8, Block 05 , Sj-" Henry Disse, Lot 1, Block 62 35.70 J. N. Grlllln and A. S. Iteeu, ix)t z, islocic 62 15.76 CTias. 8. Wright (h'alf) and George, C Mary C, Katie and Nellie Flavel (hal'f) lot 7, Block 62 15 Chras. S. Wright (Waif) and George, C. .Mary C. Katie and Nellie Flavel (h:fi lot 8. blbc-k 62 35. 76 Astoria Exchange Co., Lot 1, Block' r,7 35.76 Astoria Exchange Co., Lot 2, Blijek f,7 15.76 C. W. Fulton (one-half) ani J. C. Dement (one half) Lot 7. Block 5i.. 1j.,U C. W. Fulton (one-half) and J. C. Dement (one-h'alf) Let 8. Block 57...35.7G Astoria Exchange Co.. Lot 1, (tract B) Block 57 '"' Astoria Exchange Co.. Lot 2 (tract B) Block 57 15-76 A. C. FlBher, Lot 8, Block 50'. 43.76 D. K. Warren, Lot 9, Block 56'j 23.76 .T K. Wealtherford. Lot 10, ll.Ock ESi 3.76 .G. C, Mary C, Katie, and Nellie Fla vel, (east ha.f) Lot 11. Uioclt ui',j.. Mrs. Virginia Wutson (etsa falh) Let 4, iiiock 58 D. K. Warren, Lot 5, Block 58 3.76 WUh'.'lmlna Nurnberg, Lot 6, Block 58 23.76 A. C. and F. A. Fisher, Lot 7. Block 53 43.76 Robe?t CarriVthors, Lot 8, Btock 58.. 43.76 John Hob3on, Lot 9, Block 5S 23.76 J. K. Weatherford, Lot 10, Block 58.. 3.76 M. J. Kinney (east half) Lot 11, Block 58 Pythian Land and Building Associa tion (t'as-t half) Lot 4, Block 61.... J. K. Weatherford, Lot 5, Block 01.. 3.76 W. E. and M. S. Warren, Lot 6. Block 61 23.70 W. E. and M. S. Warren, Lot 7, Block 61 43.76 W. E. Marren nnl M. S., Lot S, Block 61 V" Robert Carruthers, Lot 9. Bloek 01.. 23.76 J. K. Weatherford, Lot 10, Block 01.. 3.70 M. J. Kinney. Lot 11, Block 61 J. F. Davis, J. L. SUlpp, D. E. Perley (east half) Lot 4, 'Block 64 Theodore Nico'AiI, Lot 5, Block 61.... 3.76 A. J. Megler, Lot fi. B'.Mck 64 23.76 A. J. 'Megler, Lot 7, Block 61 43.76 Elisabeth (widow), iRobert AW, Ar chibald, Sarah A., KHz. W., and 'Duncan McLean, Let 8, Block 64.. 43.76 Robert Carruthers and D. McTav- 1sh, Lot 9, Block 64 23.76 Joseph Sup.-enant, Dot 10, Block 61.. 3.76 Lucy Th'imson, Lot 11. Block 61 Trustees ot Flr.s't Baptist ("iiurch of Astoria, (east hnl'f) Lot 4, Block 63 Mary C. Flavel, Lot R. Bloek (5 3.76 Jacob Ka.Tim, 'Lot 6, Block 63 23.76 S-.ph!a Kirchoir, Lot 7, Block 65 43.76 S.-plvIa Klrch'j'ff, Lot 9. Block 05 23.76 Sophia Smith. Lot 10, Clock 65 3.76 Wm. B. lloadington, (east half) Lot II, Block 65 C. W. Fulton, (eaft half) Lot 4, Bloek 70 C. W. Fu ton, Lot 5, 'Block 70 3.76 Henry Fisher, Lot 6, Block 70 23.7 Henry Fisher, Lot 7, Block 70 43.7 Clara Fisher ,Lot 8, Block 70 -!3.7'i Cl'ara Fisher, Lot 9, Block 70 23. K C. W. Fulton, (east half) Lot 11, Block 70 C. W. Fulton, Lot 10, Hlock 70 3.76 By order of the Common Council. Attest: K. OS BURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Sept. 7th, 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. 1925, on the 12th day of June, 1SU5, filed in the office of the Auditor and Police Judge of the 1 City of Astoria, the certificate of the City Surveyor and Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Committee on Street! 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 dem such im provement properly completed, according to the contract and plans and specifica tions therefor, the same may be accepted. Objections to the acctptance of said Improvement or any part thereof, may be filed In the office of the Auditor and Police Judge on or before Wednesday, June 19th, 1895. K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1S95. Cholera .Morbus Is a dingtrous com plaint, and often is fatal In its rtsulis. To avoid this you should use DeWitt'a Colic & Cholera Cure, as soon as the first symptoms appear. INDORSED BY THE PRESS. Gentlemen: This is to certify that 1 have used Krause's Ilaaaaun. Cupsules with satisfactory results. J .jurht a box which cost ine .."12, una une'capst'ie cured me of a dreadful sick hMdr.che. My wife and mvself nave both used the medicines manufactured bv the Norman Llebty Jlfg 'Jo., .ina ws re commend them to the public as being jjuoi uai inry are represented. j Respectfully, I w. j. HUTCHISON. Ed. Gazette, Pleasant Hill Mo. Twenty-five cents, for pale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria. Or., sole agents. ' DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice Is hereoy given that the partner- ship heretofore existing between the un- dersigned. under the firm name and style Oregon Trananortatlon Comnsnv 1 thl day dissolved by mutual consent. All 1 outstanding bills , or accounts being pay- Jn.2 iSf.PL,UiJ 1""' su Ing the payment of all debts due by lid firm. Astoria, Or., Mav IS. 1895. PETER H. CRIM. PAUL SCHRADER. PROVEN A BOON. Centlemenr-I have always recom - mended Kranse'. HenAu-n CapsuhY, wherever I have had a chance. They huve proven a veritable Nwn l my family asnlnst anv nnd all kinds of headache. Yours trulv. J. F. WALTER. Lnvenworth. Kansas For sale by Chns. R-igers. Astoria Oregon, sale agent. THIRTY-SEVENTH STREET ASSESS MENT NOTICE, Notice-is hereby given that the assess ment mado 'by Ordinance No. 1985, of the City of Astoria, confirming the assess ment on roll No. 0, for the Improvo nent of 37th street from the south line of Uu anie street to the north line of Commer cial street In Adair's Astoria, Is now due and payable In United States gold and silver coin, at the office of the city treasurer, and If not paid within 5 days from the time of publication of this notice towlt: On or before September 26th, 1S95, the Common Council will order warrant Issued for the collection of the same: George Anderson, Lot 8, Block 14... .3162.50 W. D. Baker, Lot 2, Block 14 '.. 73.72 E. R. Hawes, (half) Lot 3, Block 15 36.86 Almlra Helden, Lot 4, Block 15 173.00 Gust. Holmes, Lot 6, Block 15 73.72 Jens Nelson, Lot 7, Block 14......... 73.72 Anna C. Olsen, Lot 1, Block 11 175.00 Frcdrlka Peterson, Lot 5, Block 13.. 200.00 BenJ. Young, (half) Lot 3, Block 15.. 36.S6 Bv order of the Common Council. Attest: K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, Sept. 6th, 1895. NOTICE OF FILING OF ASSESSMENT ROLL NO. 3. DUANE STREET, IN ADAIR'S ASTORiIA. Notice is hereby given that Assessment Roll No. 3, containing the special as sessment for the Improvement of Duane street, from the west line of 35th street to the east line of 37th street, all In the city of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by John Adair and commonly known a3 Adair's Astoria, has been filed in the office of the Auditor and Police .Tudre and Is now open for inspection and- win so remain open until the 2Sth day of September, 1893, prior to which time all objections to such must be filed (In writ ing) with the Auditor and Police Judge. The committee on streets and public ways, together with th3 street assessors, of the City of Astoria, will meet in the council chambers at the city hall, in the city of Astoria, on Saturday, Sept. 28th, l!f5, at the hour of 2 o cock p. m., to review and equalize such asj?a.--.m;n: . nd report choir action to the common coun cil. K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge, Astoria, Or., Sept. 7th, 1835. NOTICE OF FILING OF AS3B3SMENT - ROLL NO. 6, 42D STREET, IN A'DAIR'S ASTORIA. Notice Is hereby given that Assessment Roll No. 6, containing the special aS' sessment for tho improvement of 42d street, from tho south line of alleyway through Blocks 5 and 6, to center line or Bond street, all In the city of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by John Adair, and commonly known as Adialr's Asitorla, has been filed In the office of the Auditor and Police Judge and is now open for Inspection and will so reamin open until the 2Sth day of September, 1895, prior to which time all objections to such must be filed (in writing) with the Auditor ana Polio Judge. ' The committee on streets and pub'ic ways, together with the street assessors, of the City ot Astoria, will meet in the council chambers at, the city hall, in th city of Astoria on Saturday, Sept. 2Sth, i!si, at tne nour ot z o clock p. m., to review and equalize such assessment and report their action to the common coun ell. K. .OSBURN. Auditor and Police Judge Astoria, Or., Sept. 7th, 1S95. NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AC' CEPTANCE OF CND STREET. Notice is hereby given that N. Clinton & Sons, contractors for the improvement of 42d street, in Adair's Astoria, undr the provisions of Ordinance No. 1940, on the 12th day of June, 1S95, filed in the office of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, the cert.flcate of the City Surveyor, and Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Committee on Streets and Public Ways. After the expiration of the time here inafter specified, If no objections to the acceptance of such work iie filed amd the Common Council shall d?em such Im provement properly comple.ed, according to the contract ana plans Mid specifica tions therefor, the same may be accepted, Objections to the acceptance of said improvement or any part thereof, may be filed in the office of the Auditor and Police Judge on or before Wednesday, June 19th, 1895 K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1895. THIRTY-FIFTH STREET MENT NOTICE. ASSESS- Notice is hereby given that the nssjens nient made by Ordinance No. 19S3, of the City of Astoria, confirming the assess ment on Roll No. 4, for the improvement of 35th street from the north line of Franklin ave., to tho south line of Du ane street in Adair's Astoria, is now due and payable in United States gold or sliver coin, at the office of the elty treasurer, and if not paid within 3 days fiom the final publication of th's no tlce, to-wit: On or before Thursday, Sept. 2ithfl 1895, the Common Council wiU order warrants issued for tha collec tion of the same: Carrie E. Kimball (east half) Lot 3, Bloek $ 32.88 Mary H. Lelnen weber. Lot 5. Block 18 t. $250.00 .Mary H. Leinenweher, Lot 6, Block 13. .. $105.77 George w. Norton, (west half) Lot 3 Block 18 $ 52.89 Mrs. Maggie Pardee. Lot 3, Block 19J2OO.00 School Dist. No. 1, Lot 1, Block, 19.. $317.32 School Dlst. No. 1, Lot 2, Block 19.. $105.7 Laura M. Whalley. Lot I, Block IS.. $200.00 Mary Jane Woods, Lot 7. Block 19. .$105.77 By oruer of the Common Council. Attest: K.' OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, Sept. 6th, 1893. CURE FOR HEADACHE. As a reimojy for all forms of tieadac'ie Elea'ne BiuieTs ha3 proved to be t'ne vary brst. It tffetts a pirmane.Tt cure and the most dreaded habitual sick head aches yield to ts Influence. We urg nil who are afflioled to procure a bottle and eve tihis remedy a fair tral. In oses of habitual constipation Electric Bitters cur.is by g.ving the needed tone to the bowes, and few cases long resist the use of Ojs nuJlclne. Try a once. Larg bjt'iles only fifty ccn.ls at Chas. Roire.is' drug etoiy. bUCKLEN S ARNICA SALVE. I I The best salve In the world foi Cuts, Bruise, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, I Fever Sores, Totter, Chapped Hands, .Chilblains. Con.s, and All Skin Erup- I tlons, and positively cures Piles, or no I pay required. It Is guaranteed to give j perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. ' Price, 25 cents per . For sale by !Chas. Rogers. 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