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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1895)
1 A. . , : PUBLIC 1TBRRRY ASSOCIMIOIf. ISTOM r 3 ThaASTORIANhai the largoit LOCAL J circulation! tht largest GF.NERAltlfctili- 1 tlon, and tht largest TOTAL circulation of tall paport published In Astoria. fr y V1 V V vv-w-vr TODAY'S WEATHER, 48 forecast for Oregon, Waihlngton and j nortnem luano, tair weamn souinern 10a- ho, mow, F EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5, 1895. NO. 250. VOL. XLIV. 1 WE 11 UN M Can You vr w ...... t tL I. U OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR. hSTOlp PUBLIC MBWl BEADING! ROOM FREE TO ALL. Open every day from 3 o'clock to 5 :30 nnd 6:30 to 9:30 p. m. Subscription rates $3 per annum. Southwest cor. Eleventh aud Duane Sts. School Books! At Greatly Reduced Prices, . iff .. .n;r , a full Oregon Books Pencils Pens Sponges Everything Necessary for School Use. Griffin THREE LOTS. In a desirable location, 2 b CHOICE LOTS iN HILLS FIlfST ADDITION. On the nev Yip Line BoulovarJ-vJust the place for a cheap borne. A RWlr TIM AT.DTTR r?OOTC STREET OAR LINE will he extended tii HUtnmer to within 6 minutes walk of this property Will pell at decided barijnin. ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 aore tracts inside the nt.y GEORGE HILlv.--471 Bold St., Occident Block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. .111111 1 II III I fliiPVJiytM9tllUiJtA91MMUA3AWUKkJU'JII'iJKKBEK Ladies' Grey Woolen Vests AT- 75 Cents a ' These eame garments sell flen's Overeiats $10 These same goods are marked but at all the stores as bargains for $11.50. . 6 50 - - Men's Suits - " 6.50 A Full Line of Shoes ind Hats. OREGON TRADING CO, 6oo Commercial Street.' trrrmr ojte NEDa a Bxmnra a edocatioM Many yoong mm an4 tromea can spend bet one er two years at school why soltuke a ewnn ht eaa ke eompleted In that ttitle? The college Includes a short TQl.IBH COTTRHB bs Idts a BUSINESS and SHORTHAND COURSE- For eattognss sddrass. 414 TAXHIU ST. - - HOLMES BUSINESS COLLEGB,- - rTLATOOR. Tell Why? Says a man to me yesterday, when showing me a suit that he said he "was faked in buying eleiewhere and paying more than they can be bought for at regu lar prices," especially when he had bought suits of me that gave entire satisfaction, and he liked my "style of doing busi ness, strictly one price and throwing in nothing," while selling Men's or Boy's Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Mackin toshes, Etc. They Lack Life There are twines Bold to fishermen on the Columbia river that stand In the same relationship to Marshall'! Tvrlne as a wooden image does to the human being they lack strength life ovenness and lasting qualities. Don't fool yourself into the belief that other twines besides Marshall's will do "just aa well." They won't. They cannot line of Slatea Tablets Erasers &! Reed. ocks from Hiqh School. A BARGAIN. limitiilso adjoining Flavel.' Garment. everywhere for $1. $10 bridal Life School Supplies ! Utah in a Fever of Excite ment. REPUBLICANS CLAIM VICTORIES Kentucky and Ohio Heard From Omaha the Center of the Ne braska Fight. Salt Hake, Nov. I On the eve of the political battle nil partitas are lined up ready to oast a Urge vote. A snow Btxrm which baa rased all dtuy may In torfera with, voting; In ttie country djs ttrkfts. Impartial observation leads to tlhe conclusion that the Republican ticket will be eCeobed by a safe majority, al- tihlouglh where are many issues of doubt. fflul effect. P. H. Lannan, manager of tfhe Tribune, (Republican), says: "The Republican state ticket mill be elected by from 2,000 to 4.000 nVajontty; the legtoliature will be over' w(hieunlingly Republioan and the constitu tion .will be adopted by. a. majority ot 15,000." General Young, manager of the HeOald, (Democratic), Bttys: "The ctmrdh quee- tlon, being novel, may upset all calcula- tJonB. The Indications point to a very clotse vote, we will not win or lose by more than la thousand votes. Roberts, the Democratic nominee for congress, will be elected. " NEBRASKA IN THE) THROES. Omaha. Nov. 4. All voter tbrougihout Nebraska Tiave 'Bhelr eyee on Omaha to- mg'ht and the city la restless. The cam pailpn tan centered around Omalha almost exclusively. AU concede ttiat the Retub llean candfdaites for ohtlef Jusitloe and re gents will be elected. Since 'these ore the only state officiate little attention is paid to 'one ouier parte ot tne election. In Omaiha the battle lhas been ihotter 1n Uict ,tban,iany previous ooniteat, accord ing' to the'' testimony of locall politicians. Kairly In the fall the city was startled by the discovery that the cJty treasurer and IiI'jb deputy were eOiort $30,000. They were removed alt once. Other Irregular! ties 'were discovered In the city deoart- imen'tB and a committee of one hundred of OmitfWn moat JKNmrtBartt buslneaa men met and Issued a call for ail citizens flavoring reform to organize a citizens' league. This waa done and a ticket com posed of business men of various affilia tions named. It wiaa endorsed by the democrats and PopulWtu. The Republi cans, were controlled by the A. P. A.'s, The batti1vAsinven Ctveae two forces. IN NEW JEtRSBV. Jersey City, Nov. 4. Now Jersey will tomorrow vote far a governor to succeed George Werts, line present Democratic inumbent; seven members of the state house and a full 'house of assemblymen. The DerrtooralHc oamdldate for governor Is Alexander MeGUl, present chancellor of state. H'la opponent Is Jotm W. Griggs. The election to claimed by both parties by between 2,000 and 6,000. Voting will probably be Wght iBhrougflNnit the state, except In isolated counties, where local fights as to assembly tickets .have added Interest to the campaign. IN KENTUCKY. Lwuisville, Nov. 4. One of he hottest oaimpialgns known in this state for m&nj yeuirs ihas closed and if the weathr is fair Kentucky will tomorrow poll the fargosit vote ever given. The flgKt, thoueb there are four tickets in the field, is beltweeein the Republicans lairrd the Democrats for state ottlcers, be ginning with the governor and running dawn to the district railroad commlFS'on er. The finish is betweeen Hardin, Dem ocrat, and Bnadly, Republican, for flnst bonor for the office of governor. Har din's partknanB and managers claim be iwlill come to thUs city wltlh 15,000 majority, Uhe friends of Bradley claim that tie will win by ndt lew than 10,000. Both, claim tbat thto city wdll be In their favor, but the dhancca are that the backers of Har din will be disappointed) If (bey are in earnest In their claim. All dtHes In the Mtate will elect munici pal ofnerw. In luls city there are three Tickets, Republican, Democratic and CI:. Zens'. The A. P. A. vote, said to be about 14,000, will be cast for the Republicans. The A. P. A. 'a (have taken thus slhoot be cause the Democratic platform denounces the organizaitlqa. NDW YORK STATE. New York, Nov. 4. The forecast for Mi's dilate tomorrow Is for c&ear wea.tlher in the eastern part uf the state and (tiw eis in the iweetern. All parties expect to poll their full strenglb In am off year. An important detail of The election world was the d'stf .button today of the Jefrt. In istallments for the rrymaea of the Watdh ens and olhieir netrjsary uues to iwifiiclh true money will be put tomorrow. OHIO HEARD FROM. Olnctnmatl, Nov. 4. On the eve of ejec tion the bctbring here ts on the extent and reduction of the Democratic plurality m Kentucky and of the Rep lib! loan p0urllty in Ohio, rather than on the results in either state. In Ohio tho Republicans have had phe nomenal pluralities and claim now a bet ter organization than ever. They had an early state convention, but claim that the RgsressiveneBS and popularity of ex Gov. Campbell will get out a full Dem ocratic vote and show a close contest. While both parti e have paid special at tention to the legislature, which selects a successor to Senator Brlce, it U con eedl that the Republicans have the ad vtamtage In the apperttonment, which stands till after the census of 1990. . CHICAGO'S VOICE. Chicago, Nov. 4. No cpeclal Interest corltero n the election In Mlaaiuaett, PenrwylvHirltt, Iowa and Kansas, it being conceded that the Ropubllcars will carry e'J. these states. , ". McMINNVILLB ELECTION. ifcMlnovflle, Or., Nov. 4. At the chy CctJon todmjr V.'mi. MrtThrlsman was elected mayor: Thomas H. Rogers, re corder; C. II. Nal, marainJ. TURKS AGAINOT MISSIONARIES. Boston, Nov. 4. The tflspar&cs In the morning papers from Constantinople state that the American miisslonairies in Bltlls, Eastern Turkey, are In Imminent dinger, the trtlBsIonories referred to are those of the American board. They are: Royal M. Cole,. Mna, Oole, lilttleton, N. H. Charlotte and Marian Fly, Cheektowga, XT V . T?Atr n.w. P. IT.nnimv. TTn.ftfnr1 Corm.';' Mrs. Knapp. Eamre, Mass.; MUss Grace Knapp, born in Bitlls, home in this country, AuburniAUe, Mas9., and 'Mn. Aonzo Knapp, Huberfltown, vt. TEXAS REGATTA. Interttailttonal (Races Today ait Austin. Austin, Tex., Nov. 4. There was an ex 'tra lairge attenidaince at the opening of the inrternaOonal regatta today. The first race was trial beats, three miles with three turns over a three-quarter mile course, participated m by Englishmen only. The en-tries were Bubew, Barry, Halrvea and WlngaJte. iiiroear won by Ave boat lengthB. Haitnes, se-.-ond, Barry tMird. Bubaar and Haines will , row In the final agailnet two Americans for the champfensrlp of the- world. The two Americana wall be selected tomorrw. The time of the rao was 21:48. The second race, one and one-half miles wlth turn, for the aimateur championship of Texas, Won by Ed. Fogg), of Austin, his only contestant being J. Martin, of Galveston. Time, 11:47. The 'third race was a trial heat, double sculls, Drat crew n to row in the flnal against England's best crew for the championship ot the world and a purse ot $1,000, there miles with turn. Peterson ana Hanlon; GauiJaur Brothers, and Teemer and Rodgers started. Teemer and Rodg- ers won; Gaudaur Brothers cecond; time, 17:47. This lowers the world's record for double sculls. PIONEER GONE. Anhtand, Or., Nov. 4. Gen. J. M. Mc- CaJl, one of the prominent citizens of Ashland, and well known over the state, died here Kvlg morning atfter a lingering illness, aged nearly 72 years. Gen. McCaU was an Oregon ploneeer, coming to this eactoin In 1852 and engag- ling In mining, milling, and mercantile busilnesa successvely, until a few years ego, wihen he wtthldrenv from active bust- He served during the rebellion Un the Oregon volunteer cavalry and rose to be a captain. In 1883 he was arp Dinted brig adier of the Oregon militia. The pine needle Industry is In a state of smtu quo. There seems to be a hitch among the stockholders at San Fran Cisco. Matt era are liable to be adjusted. (however, and the Work go on, after some Htue dW'ay.-Gazette. Northern Pacific Complications Being Straightened. John II. Egan the Compromise Ulaii He Has an Enviable Record Throughout the U.S. Many A&Drliains will remember Mr. John M. Eagan, the St.' Paul railroad manager who wias here in the city a few months ago and who was appointed by the court In Portland receiver of the Oregon Short Line, but whbse appointment was not conflrmed by the court In Utah, Mr. Eagan Is well known througlhout tho United States as one of the abtast rail road managers in the country. He Is now lllcery to become one of the receivers ot the Northern Pacific. In speaking of the matter the Chlloago Tribune says: With the view of keeping the expenses of managing the affairs of the Northern Pacific railway within reasonable limits the reorganization committee, It Is said, favors the appointment of not more than thiree receivers for the entire system. and John M. Eagan may be one of them. Several of the members of tho reorganiza tion committee and their attorneys, are now on their wiay here for the purpose ot reconciling the differences between the va rious courts in the West, and to get them to unite upon three receivers in the In terots of the holders of the bonds secured by the second and third consolidated mortgages. Messrs. Burleigh and Galloway, who ave been appointed receivers by the United States courts of Washington and Itfa.tK, are satisfactory to the bondholders and will no doubt be retained. A new nan has lately been suggested as a most suitable man for receiver, one who would gve satisfaction to all concem.jd, and be better qualified to unite with the other bww receivers In the manigvmcnt of the property tman any one else who has thus far been suggested or named. It is John M. Eagan, formerly president and general manager of the Gbfcarro Great Wet era railway. Mr. Eagan has be.n connected with the management of railroads in the Northwest for many years and is conald ered one of the best and a hi ant railroad managers In the country. He is a man ot high standing and undoubted honesty and integrity. . About nine months ago Mr. Eagan was appointed receiver for Wre Oregon Short Lane and Utah Northern, but as the bond holders of that road failed to fulfil the conditions imposed by the United States court of Utah that road reverted back to the Union Pacific and Mr. Eagan was not given a chance to qualify. Mr. Eagan's appointment as one of the receivers ot the Northern Pacific would prove a hnooy solution of existing complications, and he wouM in every way be qualified to take active charge of and conduct the opera tlon of the road. WILL BE ACCEPTED. The Warship Katahdln Better than Ex pected. Washington, Nor. 4. Indications are Viet the ram KamaTidln will not be re jected, notrvlthstandtng tier failure to c complUih all that was required of tier in tbe matter of speed. . As the vensel, which is oibenwlse perfect, made several humlrKl horse power more than sfhs was originally designed for, it Is bow quits apparent thtat the dllflculty lies in the peculiar mod el of the ship, which the Bath Iron Works did not design or alter in any . way. It is believed that Secretary Terbert will arrange for the acceptance of the vessel. It's In town, f's the twst; Won't burn ovf roughen the skin; Won't "yellow your clothes." You wll be agreeably surprised. Sorry you didn't know ft sooner. Tomson's Boap Foam, targs packages. TWO Banks ClOSO D00r8 at N6W Whatcohi. MURDERED AND 1 HEN BURNED Farmer Kills His Wife and Then Fires the Building: -Warrant of Arrest Issued. New Whatcom, Wash., Nov. 4. The Bel lingiham Bay National Bank closed Its doors today by order of the' directors, being unable to meet the county treas urer's demand for tho county's deposit. Tho cadhler reports liabilities approxi mating $106,000, of which $77,000 1s duo de positors. The assets are $187,000. The bank dosed in July, 1893, but was re-opened in Januury, 18M. A report has reached here of the burn ing of a house belonging to a young far mer Darned Spehntiian, ait Ten ton, between Evenson and Lynden, this county, last week and tho death, of Mrs. Spelsman In the flames, rt is reported that a ptlstot shot 'wua heard in the (house before the fire. The couiomep returned this evening from the scene of the tragedy. An Inquest was held and a verdict rendered that Mrs. Ida Spetemnn hiad been murdered by her husband, Fred J. Bpelsmian, who then set fire ito the dwelling and fledi The couple were married six yeurs ago, buT separated and were recently reunited. A warrant has been Issued for Spelsman's arena. ANOTHER BANK SUCCUMBS. Bennett NUtlonal Also Goes to tho Wall. Now Whatcom, Nov. 4. The suspension of the Belltngham National bank precip itated a run on the Bennett National Bairtk, which continued to the close of banking hours. This evening the direct ors held a meeting land decided not to open In the morning, and also to ask the comipltnoller.of the currency to place the bank 'In the hands of the examiner temporarily. The directors coy that with in thirty days sufficient essats can be reaOlzed upon to. settle with all creditors. September 28 the total reaourCes of the bank were JOT.Ifil and the liabilities- to dtiposltora $117,849. The - deposits this morning amounted to $93,001), and the With- draiwiails today were' $23,000. There kt now due ifrom other banks $20,000.. MURDERED BY A BEAST. Eleven-eYar-Old Girl Outraged In Omaha. OmahBi Nov. 4. Tho murder and rape of little Ida aGskella an 11-year-old child Vast night, was positively traced; to George Morgan, a teamster. He lives near where the body was found and iwas the last man seen With her. Hiis clothes were covered with blood when arrested. So great Was the feeling again at the prisoner that he was hurriedly removed to the penliteMtliiairy at noon. Later a com mittee appointed by 'those favoring lynch ing, went through, the Jail to satisfy the mob that the murderer was not there. Tonlelht a crowd of sevemal hundred peo ple surrounded the Jail. They were orderly and drawn more by curiosity than by any disposition to do violence. RI9E IN WBAliE BONE. The Catdh of Whales Short this Season, San Fraiuclsco, Nov. 4. Five nvro of the whaling fleet arrived from the North to day. Taiey were the sltielaimenj Norwall and Ore a, the brig HidaCgo, and the barks Ariee Krtowlos and Lydla. The oaiMh of the Arctic fleet amounts In all to Efl whales, the smallest known In 'many years. Tlie eyelid bone frtwn the catch will be about 40,000 pounds, which meams tWat whalebone will be high this year. Bone now sells for $2.75 per pound, and It Is estimated 'that the price will be advanced 'to $5 .before the sale begins. TWO MINERS MISSING. Font Tawnsend, Nov. 4. News was re- celved from Cook's Indet that two miners Frank Leman and a man named Dyer, tre missing. They left Cook's Inlet last April for. Capper river, taking three months' provisions. It Is thought they have been drowned or killed by IndUans. MARKET REPORTS. Liverpool, 'Nov. 4. Wheat spot, eeay; dentamd, poor; No, 2 red winter, 5s 4Vid; No. 2 red spring, and No. 1 hard Malnto- ba, etocks exhausted: No. 1 California, as Btyd. London, Nov. 4. Hops Pacific Coart, C is Portland, Or., Nov. 4. Wheat, Valley, 52c; Walla Walla, 49?V4. TREMENDOUS CONSOLIDATION. BrookCyn, Nov. 4. Thils afternoon the seven city gas companies consolidated their InterewlHL They (Wave a total cap ital of $13,000 J00. Tho name of the new corporation will be the Brooklyn Union ran Co., and the proposed capital Is $30, 000,000. STATE NEWS. Interesting Items Culled From Oregon's Leading Newspapers. Bandon Is to have a brewery. The Jury tn the case of the three Brownings, on trial for kilting a man in a d'spute over a mining claim, rendered a verdict of not guCty. The case wii'. cost n county over $1,000. Grant's Pats Courier. The C. B., R E. R. R. A N. Co. are placing te.Vwraph plies between March field and Myrtle Point, preparatory to erecting a line for their own special use. Th potes are already set past Coqjllle. and the wire will be placed on them In week. "Frsmcfs Aiwmona," sys the Courier, k and killed his brother-in-law. Jay Huglhr Carter, mK out hunting in the "rtnimalrs nar Bybee springs last Frl 'vr afternoon. Aimmono ernr4d a, 4r . d purwued it for some dtmance, and ( . n teeing the brutb move and Carter's gun barrel, iwlrich. he took to be the horns, he shot again. Tha bullet struck Carter In the back of the neck, ringed dlowmwiaird and Instantly killed him. Help .was summoned and the body carried down to his brother's, Ransom Carter's. Coroner Browers was sent for and the inquest held Sunday morning. '" Tuesday evening of this week, at about 7 o'cSodc, a meteor was seen to fall, Striking in the ocean some distance be low town, as near as could be judged by observers. The falling mass was of considerable size, illuminating, the heavens in fts descent. -The light was thought by many to be from a vessel using a searchlight outside the harbor. Observer, The foKowmg notice "to the residents of-Curry and other neighboring friends" Is pubCtshed in the last issue of the Gold Beach Gazette: "Mr. and Mrs. Hume extend a general Invitation to all to at tend a free bail iwhlch will be given in the "warehouse at Wedderburn on Thurs day evening, October 31st, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of R. . D. Hume's birthday. ' "Come friends! Corns foes! Share our Joys as well as woes." The CorvaKls Times says: Joe Bryan's Philomath fruit dryer went up In smoke last Saturday night. The buaze hap pened late In the evening, and was, In Its details, a duplicate of the destruction by Are of the Hart lees dryers. The trays had been Oiled with apples to be dried, and the fire was burning brlghtty In the furnace. Mr. Bryan opened the door to the dryer to took In, and was met with a gust of ftaime and smoke. He saw enough In the one glimpse, however, It Is said, to discern that the arch to the furnace had faClen in. The fire had too great a start to save anything beyond some of the itrays of fruit, and the drysr was burned to the ground. The loss is partlaXy covered by an Insurance ot $500. The dryer was built -this summer at cost of $700.. COUNTY COURT. . ' The county court yeatenjiy convened In regular setsulon and will probably con tinue during the week. Among other mat tons the license fee of peddlers in the county, outside of cities was changed as follows: , . .. J.' Per Year. PeddQani on foot $ 60 Peddler With one horse 120 Peddler with two Mouses 180 The former license fee Was $10 per year for all kinds of peddlers. Oarl A. Westerlund, a native of ''Russia, Victor Peterson, a native of Sweden, and W, Herman Alliens, a native of Germany, were admitted to cltlseoelhlp. Snggestions Made at an Infor mal Meeting. Iwelve Hours Time Can be Sayed Daily Hall Boat Should be Ar ' ranged by the Government. , One Of the visitors 1A Astoria, for the past V ew days has been Mr. B. P. Michel son, who represents the San Francisco Examiner, and niho Heft last night for Vtctota, B. C. ; Yesterday aftarnoon, in conversation with Postmaster Wise and several mar. chants, Mr, Mldhclson suggested thialt by proper efforts, it might bs possible to get better mall service between Astoria ana Ban Francisco. One suggestion led to another, but it seemed to be the concen. sua of opinion that Astoria needed and ouRiht to have better mall service. The San Francisco mall arrives In Port land about 8 o'clock In the morning, and of necessity lays over there all day, as all Of the boats leave for Astoria at o'clock, and of course Astortams do not receive their 'Frisco mail until the fot lowing morning, being brought down by the nlghlt boats. Notw for the past two or thiree weeks, on account of (heavy freight tranic, the day bouts have been leaving Portland quite lute In the morn. Ing, sometimes not until 9 o'clock, and yet they have arrived in Astoria by o'clock is the afternoon. Nine-tenths ot the commercial travel 1s on the nlgbi boats, and It Is suggested that the morn ing boats out of Portland might Just a? 'ie)!l muke their leaving time, euy a' (:30, and not only accommodate the trav eling public as well, but in meat case better, as 7 o'clock, particularly in the winter, is a very early hour to start on Journey. If this arrangement was mode the San Francisco mall wouia oe receiveo In. Astoria the same day on which K it received in Portland and In time for It to be answered by the returning ot of the same night. Thto means a rtuvlng of 13 hours on mall each way betweer Astoria and San Francisco, and wouk! enable an Astoria merchant to-Avnlts s Mtter to San Francisco and receive a re ply 24 hours sooner than under the pres ent service. ' tt Is to be hoped that 'Postmaster Wise wltt take this matter up with the depart ment with a vlow to bettering the ser vice and also It rwas urged that he mukt an effort to secure a mull service sever days in the week. Astoria Is on the ew of a great smorovement and growth lit population and business, and her business fa bftreody of sufnolent magnitude to en title her to a dally mall.. All who dfa oussed the matter were unanimous on this point, and it was thought that by proper action on the part ot the office hers. supported by the people in the right way, tthat - the . department at Wiashlngton, could not refuse to grant these two most important changes in the mall service. Tie Albany Democrat says: "It Doesn't Oaks a very big spyglaw to ses that the 'Wbortmg creditors of the Oregon Pacific will not get much out of that $100,000. A cent on a doXar will be surprising. It there are any preferences It ought to b In favor of One emrpCoyes." BETTER MAIL SERVICE , Higheit of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report I !n An Important Meeting Was Held Last Night. ' MANUFACTORIES COMINQ HERE Memorials to be Drafted and Sent to Congress on Nicaragua Canal and Coast Fortifications. A very Interesting meeting of the Cham ber ot Oommerca was had last night of wihUdh the following Is a synopsis) OommimlcaiUone read From the East' PortJajvd Mill and Fix ture Co., stating a desire of moving their plant, capable of profitably employing a force of fifty men, to Astoria, providing that Its citizens are willing to give a raauonaible amount of assistance. Referr ed to commlttoe on manufactures. From Harm Brothers, of Centralia, Waslhimgton, asking for $500 subsidy to re move their medii and door factory and to erect suitable buildings in this city, they having already secured a favorable site. Referred to eame committee. ' Letter from L. B. Seeley, to Mayor Kin ney, and referred by him to the chamber, In reference to extending an Invitation to the Oregon Press Association to hold Its next annual meeting In Astoria, Was read and referred to President Wlngate with power to act. The president and secretary were em powered to draft and forward meborlala to our representatives In congress, urt lng favorable action on the Nicaragua, canal; also to use their best efforts to secure a government dry dock. , Messrs. Fulton, Smith Gray, Elmore and VanDusen were appointed ai special committee to draft me-tiortal to congress for the construction of coast fortifications at the mouth of the Columbia river; also a circular letter to other commercial bod ies on the Pacific Norithweat asking their favorable co-operation. , The subject of a revenue cutter to be stationed In the Columbia river rwaw dis cussed and the secretary Instructed to oomimunlcialte with the secretary of the treasury in reference to the same. President Win gate stated he had been requested to bring before the chamber the much dtscuseed question of fall fishing. On moUon, Messns."Klnaey, TailrtL and Elmore mere appointed a committee to Investigate the awttor and report at Ois next regular meeting., , Adjourned. -, COMING EVENTS. Shadows .Which Show the Direction of . Capital . ..' i """ 1 1 1 " ;; - Yesterday a letter wtia rectlved from an Omaha main by the Astoria Land and Investment Co., making Inqutdes regard ing Astoria as a location for a flouring mill. The genlUcman stated that he owns a large flouring mill tn central Nebraska, and Hhiat If he could gelt a site In Astoria free, he would move his plant here. The Asotria Land and Investment Company has wasted no time in replying, as last night's mall carried an offer of one-half block on the channel in Alderbrook, for the mill. Th! slams company Is also In con-refipondVmce with Sioux Falls parties regarding a flouring mill, having mads ahem an Offer of a site in Alderbrook some .time ago. BUYERS AND SELLERS. The 'following transfers of real estate were filed for record In the county record er's office yesterday: Herbert Stewart to Geo. "W. Pay gender, Lot 23, Block 3, Seal Rock Beach $ Jadhiel Meyers and wife to Herbert Stewart, Lots 22, 23, 24, 26, 26, 27, 28 Block S, and Los 4, 20 27, 28, Block 6; Lots 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 17, Block 8; Lots 8, 7, I, 17, 18, Block) 10; Lots 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 4, S3, Block 9; north one-half of lots 26 . and 27, Block 9; north one-half of lot 1, Block 11; south one-half of LOts 26 and 27, Block 9; and south one-half of Lot 1, Block 11; Seal , Rock Beach August C. Kinney and wife to Jose phine E. Walker, 4 acres In Sec tion 23, township I north, range 9 west John Stephenson to John Hendrlck son, Lots 7, 8, and 9, section 6, towntfh'kp I north, range 7 west.... mie Kanaga and husband to R. . M. London, north One-half nolht wewt quarter section 25, township 8 north, range 9 west -. lira. A. Millard to J. K. Wsather forJ, Lots 6 and 10, Kbck ft, iota . 5 and 10. Block 58, Lot 10, Block S6& McClure's Astoria 100 120 40) 175 7ft COO ADVERTISED LETTERS. --Ths following ''1st of letters was ad vertised In the Astoria nostofflcs October tth, 1896. Anderson, Andrew LJchnson. O. A. Baker, G. L. Johnson. Frank. Oils, Miss May Lombli. J. Harvey, Mr. L. Manning. Wm. Halsteud, A. C. McCall. Mrs. Rayi Nlckkuld, Andrew Foreign. Enlckson. OTgU NKsson, UUs Bentja Muller, Karl Ward, Mn Kats When calling for any of the above fet ters, please say "advertised." HERMAN WISE, P. U TT.M Eugene Guard says: "A tramo appXed ait ths residence of Rev. 'Mr. Alley Cast evening ifOr something to eat. Mini. A3y Informed bis trampiiblp that ie iwoum rewiarn mm with a good supper If he ttwuld wath his hands and face. After some hesitancy be complied and - jraa Hberalty fed. When he left he stole the 4m of soap. This is the first time a tamp stole any of this cleansing r- UCHf.". .Ptnfi?-"? a-a C ' I 'i' f