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JOHN I. LIGHTER, Editor.
Tulvpliou No. M.
DAILT.
Sent by men, par year.....
Sent tr nil, per month.....
Served bjr carrier, per wee
will demsnd anil h afforded by the
toi.ncil an opportunity to tender this
pnvf twforc the pplioathn for a r.ow
licvc la finally acted I'pnn.
11311 r"2E Pi fl ssss"ss---l
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.17 00
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TTEBKLT.
Snt by mall per year, .M In advance.
Postage fre to subscribers.
AH communication Intended tor pub
lication aliouM b directed to the editor.
Business communications of ail kind and
ramlttauiceg muet b a-klressed to The
Astorlan.
Th AatorWn guarantee to its' sub
scriber the largest clrcuiaUoa ot any
newspaper published on the Columbia i
river.
J The mlsh-p to tho Columbia l another I
: lliusttatlon of the nictslty for a ship '
l yard an.l .Iry dock at Astoria. Wo mm'
without thl.i Inipe rtar l a.ljuivl, Hittl it'
dor not tend to ndort. our cHrt ad- J
vantage In tlio riKhi way to have such
vessels, after mcrt.nc with tlie most or-'
dlnary rasualtle at our very doors, go
elsewhere to make tin tr repairs K.en
1 the little Columbine must no to I Vt tHn. I
to lo tlnkcird up b. fine she will be lit
for duty stain, while the anew of
lowing the Columbia to some port h:n
Inr; the facilities to make the kind of n -pairs
The ro.piti.i will amount to more
than the aiviti.il Inirrrst on the mm of
money nccvMSary to ii-vvt and maintain a
first-class dry dock of the largest kind.
GIVEN AWAY
Advertising rntea can be bad on ap
plication to tha buainen manager.
Th Weekly Astoriao, the eecond old
oat weekly tn tha ante ot Oregon, bat
next to tha Portland Oregon Ian, U:a !
largest weekly circulation In the auta.
Jno. F. Handley & Co, are our Portland
aeon t a, and copies of the Astorian can
bo bad every morning at their aland, lit
Third atreet.
There is hen In Brooklyn with a f ie
like that of monkey. Us por'.ra't has
appeared In the papers, So far as we
are able tt Judge, it has no pollllo.il Ik
nltlcance. but It may turn out to be an
argument either for or Against nm e).-stt
! Hon to New York city. !
Conttlnr of on aheet of FARM BUrXDINOS and on ht
of 78 BubJtKtM, DOMESTIC ANIMALS, to. Th ar to
plena the children. Tha Farm House and Animal can
be cut out ana made to atand, tbue ma-lug a couplet)
Mlnlatur Farm Tiard.
3 Ways to Get This Farm :
C J 6 Coupons i or
Oti 47 1 Oonikin and 6 Oonti or
10 Oouu without my Coupon, to
BLACKWEU.' DURHAM TOBACCO CO., DUNHAM. N. C.
nd tho Farm will b aent you POSTPAID. Vott will find
one Coupon Inside each 'J ounc bag, tod two Coupon
lusid oaoU 4 ounc bag of
BlacRweirs Genulns Dnrani Tofiaccit.
Hoy a Kit: of ilii Celebrated Smoking ToUefo, and read tho
coupon, which etvesa list ol other premiums anu now to get menu
t CCNT STAMPS ACCCPTCD.
The notlceablo tendincy to ludulire In
quls and Jibe at the expense of S.nn-tor-eloet
Money, of Missl.'ppi, Is n spe
cies of depravity that cannot 1k too
severely condenuied.
SENATOR LOTXJE'S COAST DEFENSE J
A Mexican sliver dollar is worth only
half as much -is an American silver dol
lar, ai.d yet nobody In Xle .leo ecr i-om-mltterl
the crime of 1TS.
Senator Lodire has offered a coast de
fense bond bill which will recommend It
elf to the American people, however it
may be viewed by this dilatory, procrastl-
natinir anil indifferent senate. The hill
provide for the Issue of bonds to the:
amount of $lM,Mi.tM, payable In twenty
years and bearing i per cent Interest.
They are to be offered to the people In
denominations ranging from S3) to S1.W,
and tho subscriptions for the loan, or
such portion of It as may be desired,
shall be opened July 1, 1SW, and at such
subsequent dates as the secretary of the
treasury may determine, "at all sub
treasuriea of tho Veiled States and at
all national banks, and tho subscribers
shall have the right to pay for the bond i
In lawful money of the United States.- In,"""""- ""'!' Oregon
..... --.. Leading Newspapers.
Senator Lodge bill, in a wonl, pro-
vide for a great popular loan for a ; Several state paiwrs are advocating iho
A HAPPY MAN.
I Itcston Comemrelnl ltulletiu.
t Ca;tuin no belattsl imssenger who hi
suddenly apixiiml on the deck of the
i a'wndoncd ship Jump, man: Jump
I quick: Don't you se she's going down?
I Passenger-Is my wife saved?
Captain Yes.
j Passen.:er Well, so long. I ean't
' sivn.l the rest of my life ixplaluln why
; I let her take this steamer.
FltKK PII.IX
It I.; estimuttd now that the .aln or
bicycles for the yenr 1SW may reach Iwo
I million. The majority ngalnt the horse
continr.es to grow.
It was a race between th World's Fair
medals aid the Keely motors, and the'
melals se.ra to have won by a slight'
margin. '
The captain of the steamship St. Paul
is also a Jameson." WV come In threes. !
Doe, Jameson. J
STATE NEWS. )
Send ywir kreiw to II. K. IlucMrn A
Co . ChVgo. and ge! a fre untle box
of IV. Kind's New lfe Pllhc A trlil will
cnv;nf you of their mem. Theav pllla
are uy i:i . ;i.i and are purocularly
e(Tec:lve In the euro of Cbns;irlkn and
Siok Ho.dach. hr Mairi ami Livrr
rrouhtea K y have town proved rnvulu
able. Ttwy are guaranteed to t perfect
ly frje frvm every doteterloua oubManw
nd to be purely vKvCAhle. They do not
we.tkM by tlieir cvq. tut by atvlna
r.v' tvt oaonttch ami btawrt grtty la
liri..iiig the arwiiawi. Mgtufctr use Sc
per tx. HoM t Cktnm Kapera, Irumrtet.
White enamel end gold make smart
garter buckles for a bride.
Though trains are not worn nine men
out of ten manage to walk on the prome
nading woman's gown.
THEY IlEST WHEN ASLEEP.
When the shades of nluhl have fallen,
and
The peaceful houra have come.
The oarsman, sleeping, rest hi skull,
The giddy girl her gum.
Th waion-maker rest hi tongue;
The artist pal and weak
HIs palate rests at night: commercial
Traveler rest their cheek.
Th hardware man doth rest hi imll.
The watch hi faint alarms;
The stovepipe man. hi elbow. lff.
The soldier rest hi arm.
Coal miner ret tholr vein at nlijht,
Indian their scalps do rest:
The packer his rib and shoulders, while
The carpenter rest hi chest.
And while we re resting. 1.1 us all
This vol of thanks send In
"Praise Morpheus that woman, when
8he sleeMi, must r t her chin!"
JAMES COl'UTNEY C11ALL1SA
hanging of the sheriff who "allowed the
murderer. Sam G. llrown, to escape."
purpose In which the people of the fniteu
8tate are vitally Interested. That pur
pose is thu stated In the body of the bill:
Tho bonds authorised by this act shall i
constitute a loan to be known as the 1
"coast defense loan," and the proceeds ot i
said bonds shall be kept In the treasury '
a tuna apart, and shall be used only for
providing for the defense of the seacoasta I A l'-yar-old sir!. "weighing
and lakes of the United States, and for i Pound.-." lias bvrn convicted In Portland
tho manufacture of guns, the purchase ot of b'n vagrant, if vagrancy Is so
sites, and the erection of forts and hat-
Trie Salem council has levied an 5
mill tax for municipal purposes, making
the total tax, state, county, school anil
city, ?; mill. The S-mlll tax will pro
vide the sum of J1:.m.1P.
Children Cry for '
Pitcher's Castoris.
To lo. one of the stylish buttons cn
swell cowns means the disappearance of i
a tidy IK tit. sum of money. J
Indio
Tin1 Oasis op tiii"
c.oiohaim) dim hi
A iNcw ;
jealth
Resort ,.,
Ill LOW
Ol' Till'
IHli I t VM.
Dry
Absolutely
and Pure Tropical
" Climate
IjtundrlM
orvlluary, ipsolsl rat or by meter,
Sieatn, siwclal rata or by meter, In
addltlou to engtit.
Lawn Founlalns
Wllh one-sixteenth Inch ' neile,
spwlnl rate.
W ith one-eighth ln, h noas'e, m
clal rale.
Mnehlue Hhops, Sash and Door Factories-
In addition lo engine -and roige.... Itu
Or by special rate,
Manufaelorlr and Shop N'oi otherwise
Siecltlnl -
Piwlal rale.
Meter Hates
t. Meter for pipes moic lliuit cue Inch
In diameter will bn allowed only by spe
cial areemei with lite applicant.
t Tha right Is reserved lo set motets
whenever, and In such places only, as
may be deemed best. All meters mil
be and remain the prowrty of Iho cliy,
anl may be removed whenever Hie com
mittee or superintendent nuty elect to
do so.
1 In the event af a meter Killing out
of oiiler and failing lo register, the con
sumer shall bo churned m tho average
dally consumption as shown by Ihe meter
w hen In order.
. nir water delivered by meter, for
u only In rase of emergency. In build
ings in which th city water I not used,
th minimum charge will lie 1.1 per month
payable in advance.
8. With t 111 exception. Ihe minimum
charge for water delivered by meter shall
be it) per cent of the schedule rate.
. Meter will be used without notice,
for Ihe detection and prevention of waste,
and Ihe exec of Ihe meter above Ihe
schedule rate for any month will bo
charged, In addition lo Ihe schedule rate
payable In advance for the succeeding
month.
I. Th rate for water supplied by!
meter, except for elexalor. shall I as!
follows:
For quantities up to tfl.Ocn gallons In '
any one month at the rat of U) rents for I
eaen i.nv gallon.
ror th quantity so used In any one
month exceeding lO.Uuv rations, and on lo
IfMM) gallon, at th rale of 90 cent for! Th objection urged against Indlo
each I.wo gallon. j In th past by th larg number who
ror in quantity o ued in anv one oinerww would hav been glad lo tak
month exceeding Scon gallons, and tin to I advantage of It toncflrlnl climate, has
au.iui gaunns. at in rale or u cents for neen a ack or suitable aciximimid
ach I.tW gallon. Hon. Th rUiulhern Paclflo Company
For th quantity so usisl In any one 1 Uke pleasure In aanounclng that gv
nmnin ricefHiing ni.uw gallons, and up to, eri
lui.tM gallons, at the rate of ai cents for
each l. gallons.
ror Ihe quantity so usel In any one
month exceeding gallons, and up lo
gallons, at the rate of 11 cent for
each l.m gallon.
or th quantity so used In any on
month exceeding o gallons, al the
rate of lit cent for each l.wu gallon.
Kent will be charged on meter
month from SO rents to 12 tu.
Municipal Hates-
Hpeclal rate.
Offices, IVx-lurs, Hanks, etc-
Each
Dentlal office, each...
Photograph (lallrrlr-
Jch u 00 in
Public lltilldliigs and Illock
Each room without faucet
rroiiouncotl y riivnicituiM tli
Fuvorabloiu Anu-rica
for Su Aurora from ...
Lung Diseases and
Rheumatism .
Many Remarkable Cures
Commodious and
Comfortable Cottages
hav Juat bean Mutod at tndl t
lion, tlittt wilt be rented to appllonn
at reaaunabl tale. Tl rv ar fur
iinneii with mudrrn convenience. u
I Piled with puro artesian water, and ik
I situated aa to guv occupant all th.
; dantac to be derived from a more
or lea protracted residence In thl de
1 1 , tifnirui climate.
s in i
(Prom th Han Kranolsoo Argonaut)
goo i in th heart of the grat deaert
j in Colorado whlco th Soulheru Pa
PIl01p'fflMltiNAf) CAIlti".
John t. t .i i i i : it.
A T1' ' 1 1 N E Y A T I A W ,
nilloc, I'p.iuh'. Asloiliiii llulldlim
vlerui.in ..I ti . I in. ho I iitlo.
I'll llAltTKI..
I'll VMM 'I A N AMI HIMI.lKllN,
tulles over Allien iiiidwr's sturs. enr,
(ill ami tNi nmerel il, I'rlcesi Calls, Hi
.'lil'llleitieiiM, I'tlW llpel III ins SI ultlo
free1 inedl. Inea fui nl'i"l
Oil HIIJV JANrtoN,
PIIVrilCUN A NO hKU'.l'uN
lirli-envl'loi' ding sl'ire Hour
lit 11 a. in.: t lo ft sml t lo P ti' Hun
Isvs. 10 In II.
I'll O II I'H'I'I 't
PIlVHM-t N KKW itlM.-ilt'iiN
l,elsl sll-nliin tn i1Imi.- wimi
ep and tt'r
IVTIc lVo Oans'ger's S'ere ,.
Tloiihn V
ANI
l'ylhlau
anil r M
It not only Is so. It most be so, One
i Mmute Cough Cure acts quickly, and
conducive of fat there are several people I 'hat s what makes It go. Chag. Koprer.
in Pendleton who are lik- ly to embrace it. !
East Oregonian. ! ''"e of the prettiest women In Paris I
' Mme. Paipitn. who is Ihe modiste for
The King Pridce Company, of Cleve
land. O.. has brought suit against the
city of Alliany for tJ.CTXM and Interest.
In all about Jil.TTi and Deputy Marshal
half the royalties In Kurope.
Don't Invite disappointment by experl
merting. Ueend upon One Minute
Humphrey served notice on Mayor Hurk 1 Cmlsh 'lre and you have Immi-dlate re
hart, restraining the city from iising any ' M- u "lr''" cr0,'P- Tn only harmless
terle for that purpose In accordance with
plana prepared by the war department as
authorised by law now or hereafter
passed by corfress lo provide for coast
defense.
Senator Lodge's bill meets the most
urgent necessity which now confronts
the government, and it should ho I
without any delay. I n,,, such a bil, j 7, eu
u vrrru passeu ccagress only stultiiies ; ---.
Itself when It talks of enforcing the Mon- A. H. Iilack. of Myrtle Point, was In! po:n, ,lain,' eprlng cottons are being
roe doctrine with arms or of making any ' ,he cU FrMay venlng. He reports that "l""Ked prior to exhibition In shop win
j,.... , , . ! 8am G- Brown's brother is dragging the low''-
demands upon foreign powers when the I roouiiin rivr i-.i h o . .,..?! I
necessity arises. The government nasi were last ?een. for the purpose of recov
no fleet to coerce even a second-rate ' ria the hody, but he had hear nothing
power. I, has n, sufficient efe,e j "r.
remi'dy that produces immediate results.
Ch.is. Hovi-rs.
Jt 1 sold on vu-rante by all drug-
It cure incipient Conaumpuoft
a-lsta.
and iUk boat Ctouchard Croup Chn
For Bal by S. W. Cum.
MONTHLY WATER RATES.
Th water rates will be due an l pay
able In advance at tho office of the city
water works on th first day of each
month (except for elevator or by meters,
which ar payable on th first day of the
succeeding month), and If not paid within
ths first ten dayr the water will be shut
off from Ihe premises, as provided In sec
tions S and 30.
It Is understood that none of th fol
lowing rales Include charge for taths,
water closets, urinal and hone:
inicino road traverse ther Is an caalt
Each room with fau'-et o called ladlo, which. In our opinion. I
Public Kali and Th'.'ter the sanitarium of lha earth. VV be
it U in K oil lleve. from Personal Invr-lluatlon. tha
itrsiaurants. t orree House and l.unrh 1 for certain invalid, the- la nu loot o
una pianci u favoruid.
O. T. Hlewart. M. U wrltrat "Th
purity of the air, and th eternal un
Counters
8u loons -
. 13 ft) to 15 u
12 M lo S 00
against the vessels of any foreign power. I
It has not the mean of resisting assault J
from the sea, and there Is where the
danger lies. On land the country is safe.
We could easily taks Canada and hoia
It, but our great stretch of coast on two
oceans, the Gulf of Mexico and the Great
The Yamhill Reporter thinks tho nd- 1
ui me oouniv 01 wo I SfalDS from
' Ki to $10 ouKtit to rill this and all the ad
joining couniteis of the n. farious pests
I and bring about an era of Hush times.
When a coyote g-ts to be worth as much
as a steer it Is time for some fellow nm
T ttl, . . " 31. i ui, u IH' IIH1I1S-
I'lrni insecure, ana wotiM i try. Ashland Tidings.
Invite prompt attack in case of war with i
England or any other power. Agr.in the ' . A Pj,c0 Ju'l5e' 0"''nB to lhe l"aevlty
.,.. ,,,,. . ... ; In matrimonial circles, and to encourage
Astorlan reiterate what this country I t he fair sex to exercise the privileges ex
needs Is mote battleships, and monitors, j tended to them during leap yiae. offers
and torpedo boats (we have cruisers I Perform marriaee cervtnnn for a
enomrhi. m.!,m fnr,. -i.h ii, 'ck 01 flour ln casrs where the bride is
" - 1 " " " ' ' nihti.iiv.c . .... I : . I . i
. tioinrc uiitix,
KAItLi'S CKOVnn RijtrT will nurlfe
your bloo.1, clear your complexion, reg j Bakerles-
ulate your Bowels, and mak your hen4 No rate leas than II Ot
clear as a bell. 2S cts., 50 cts., and 11.00. For each barrel of flour used pir
Sold by J. W. Conn. day 01
Barber Shops
n.:d habits are as infectious by example
as Ihe pluvie Itself Is by contact. Fielding.
J. W. Pierce, Republic, Iowa, says: "I
have used Ono Minute Couh Cure In
my family end for myself, with results
so entirely satisfactory that I can hardly
find wonis to express pvsef as to Its
merl's. I will never fall to recommend
It to gIIk r. on every occasion that
pits-ma Itself." Chas. Kcgcrs.
long-range guns, capable of standing oil
an eaemy's fleet, no matter how power
ful. On tna entire Atlantic coast, from
Eastport, Me., to Kty West, there re
but two guns that are lit for defensive!
purposes. Wc have one monitor that is
of this city, favs
re win see tne I'asco Judiie and go him
one better. He will accept a half sack j
of whrwt for his f In such cases Dalles
Times-Mountalnter. ;
Tribunals fall to the ground with the
Pac th. v are ni lontrer nble to uphold.
-Hurke.
J. M. Garrison's pen of lUM Hrahmas.
four hens and a rooster, took first prize
effective, and two or three battleship,. SL ! '7. ,h ,T- ?onclu""i at
. . mi's, i battle, giving them the hichest score ol
W have two torpedo boats. Thus our j any pen on the coast this season, the i
coasts are practically defenseless and in- j "core being ISj:. They wore sent over bv i
vlto assault from an enemy Sena'ori ,ho r"" sl of i,r- s M. Shipley, who is i
T.n.ir ' hin ,,i.i ' I prominent poultry fancier of that e:tv, I
Lodge bill would provide the money ; and ,,,,t.n, of lUe Soiin(1 Foul:
necessary to strengthen our defenses. It ! try Club. As apiears from the official !
would be a popular loan, and the
would promptly and patriotically furnish I
The U. S. Gov't Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to ell others.
It is hard for a baui;liiy man ever lo
forgive one who has caught him In a
fault. liruye re.
First chair I M
E-ch additional chair 23
Path Tubs
First tub, private..
Each additional tub
First tub In hotels, boarding and
lodging houses, public building
anil blocks
Fach additional tub
llarber shops and bathing houses,
each tub 1 !A
Beer Pump
K
Blacksmith Shops
One forge 1 50
Each additional forge 2
Bookblnderir and Printing Offices
ft
1 SO
l co
2 00
1 to
1 So
When TLlllW m aL'lr ,, 1, rmatneim
peoDie "ok-c. ir. mil iiey nan ine ian?-.sl
'Jl"r i , . I WbenshAWiUisriillit ahn .rl.! fnr f'mmtnm
iiuiiinr ui iuhih on exnioiuon ana re-
Breweries
Special rate.
Building Purposes
For each 1.W0 brick laid. Including
water for lime
Wetting each barrel of lime for
plastering, or any other purpose
than brick
Wetting each barrel of cement
Stone work, per perch
Butcher Shops and Fish Markets-
It On
I no
1 1
I IM
S 00
"! rpn w mm. t-nmrit.in i. .wi i ji..n
tha money. Let the bill pass and let the i Indenendent.
money be spent without unnecessary de-'
lay.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria,
When she bad Children, she gave them Castoria.
The Advocate has atisjiendeel pulihca-
i tion and owing to the entangling littna
' lion will not like-ly be issued any more.
It failed to appear le.st week, and the
tw'5 weks be-fore was Issued Inle. wltli
G'". nalhlr-. In If Innli' tn rnrnttLia I ti-r. t r
ably by a majority of the senate commit-1 thr. V notlesi. of course, nearly all
teo on ftreign relations are a long dis- ! th" Advocate's patrons are and have
THE SENATE AND CVIiA.
The Cuban resolutions reported fav
A GOOD WOKU.
iKre-n all p.lrng on our list, n.any of tlm '
being iiatrons of our piiiers ever slnoe !
Its first i:.-ue: however, those cf the Ad- !
vocale suii!Tilers who are not on e.ur I
list are ri-?iH-otfuly initd to suucri!.
Notices are pouted advertising the Ad- I
t vocal, for v-tf lirnle-r .Ynlfnn nf -.lirii-
aflame with friendship for Ihe revolu- I ary jo. Among Ihe articles off.-r.-d are a '
tionlsts and when only the most risnrous J One Man press, a malli t. sorr.e patent
restraint prevents an outburst cgalnst ! "',I''' POHt' ',alr "r l""11'1' r''' i
, . .l . i ' pl -'ilii'- ii'i'iiiie, .-ui.i aim may.
... v'i,..d-o ,ii. iiuhni van i us nun
lance oeninu American public feeling on i
tho question. That the Spaniards shall i
deal with their enemies according to the :
crudest usage of civiliztd war i:t little '
enough to ask when this country Is
Chinese Building or tloui
First six persons
Each additional person
Chinese Wash Houses
Each IC to
County Buildings
Special rate.
City Buildings, etc.
Special rate.
Dye Work
M 00 lo
Family Rate
Six persons or less
Each additional person
Filling Cisterns (Private)
For each 1.000 gallon, special rale.
Fire Protection
Sjieclal rate.
IS
3 Ot
2 00
IS
U oo
serious difficulties.
Perhaps the senate could ni-k no more;
certainly It could ai-k no less than that ;
the horrors of medieval war be not
peatcd on a brave people battling for
freedom within ion miles of our coast.
W'e hav- the right to Interfere at hast I
to this extent a rlsht arising from con-;
tlgulty and from the commonest princi
ples of humanity. Very few Americans 1
: Tillamook Headlight.
Mr. .1. .1. KelL Shamsburg, Pa.
Denr Sir- 1 nm glad lo say a good
word for KrauHe' Heeidache Capsule.
Afte-r suffering for over three years
with acute neuralgia and It enmx-quent
ii.H.mi'in cvhioh seemed to hul e 'he
efforts eif seitne of our best Thva..'!iatis)
yuu suggesteu this remeelv which gave i Foundrle-
me ilmost instant relief. Word full i Fach, In addition to
to express the praise I should like to
h. stem on Krnuse'n Headacli Capsules.
Jmtefully lours,
MRS. E. K. HOLMES,
Montroee. Pa.
1 CO
10
engine and
SI 60 to
The- following from th Fuene Guard '
vii inilli-ate that Oregon Is to be hHPl
from in an international way: j
Havana, Cnira, Jan. 27.-Hon. Ita L.
, Campb i, editor of the Daily Guard. Ku- ;
gene. Or.: Hon. Churl Nick'-ll, editor!
of ih Tlmis, Jaeksonvllel, Or.: Colonel
V. I. Aphhury, e ditor of tiie NVun, Can- !
yon I'ilv, Or., and Charles I). Dout'hiy. i
. elitor of the Observer. Dallas, Or., elele- j
I ;at.-s to the National Editorial Assocl i- ,
tlr.n r. C, A ........ I .... T.'l I .
would hesitate to declare that the right j Coim.j I!ol) jonnson. ,HUS .
Is even broader, and that If needs I e we j ran h nor Corvallls, Or., for Spain's in- I
should deliberately Intervene to end a i frest in the island of Cuba, and will es-
war which promises now to be drawn out l?',"" h.a r,"""rt u'r r'-'m bachelors.
, , , , , .. B'-ing leap year tliey propose going to
till every drop of patriotic Cuban blocd ! Havana, Cuba. Mr. Campbell, in an
has been spilled. ; interview this mejrning. Intimated that
-- he would erect a e-ommrxllous theater,
,L ,. ,, : "nd had wire-d Kilwin C Ston-. manager
The city council cannot afford to ignore j f ,h(. ( & K R ' ,Q ;nor,I,J
the two complaints filed at last Satur-1 the- m-maifemi nt ofihls house or name a
day' meeting against the Casino barroom ! suitable person.
.Mr. 'arr.ppell ban about eomple-ted ne
: gotiatirns for the Island and was to give
j the cil.orateil r.'ampbell & Walker hop
j yard for the? same, but Colonel Nlr-kell.
' who had come he re in the Interest of Hob I
: Johnson, after having persuaded Oamp-
; lieu to "he.pe-ron him, drew from his In-
side iiej'ket a bottle of Florida water, In
which he had put three young all'uators
Some eif the new ginghams are In such
proroune i plaids that one at a glance
thlnkx them woolens.
and theater. These complaints are
not oftjr the style of the usual fanfaron
ade on the general moral tone and cor
rupting tendencies of such places, but
they made specific charges of violation
of law, which, if substantiated, should
deprive the tiresent management of all
right to a renewal of the present license, j 'r'r ' keeping, and declared upon his
r.nd, moreover, ehould lie prr,s c.:l. d
without delay In the proper nun , ;:
law. It Is to be hoped the mini; !- s, ar.il
others who have united in these com
plaints will not stop with their mere fur
ma! presentation to the council, but that
they will come forward with the ptcoi
required to sustain them, and that they
t .
r''l-.
ine
l.v.
:.. trtf-t tlie'e cree-ping, crawling
"is wire hen lice taken from th
f Curr.pl t-i!'"; yards in Lane enun
Tho sale v. as rpolled, anel Jchmiun
are new in iioKsc.-slcn temporarily
i." little rr.olr hlil.
G Ou
00 lo 25 00
. oe roe
"it : th" '
.denee' in life js coneeiiti-a-evil
Is eiiH?iiation.-i'runk-
THE BEST
PIPE '
TOBACCO.
forge,
Gas Compantei
Each ;
Government Buildings
Special rate.
Hose
For Irrigation, Including space oc
cupied by bulldlng-Each lot of
ground (WxlOO feet or less) l oo
All persona Intending to use hose for
Irrigation during the present year must
make application at this office before
commencing to use the water, whether
they have paid for the use of Ihe heme
during the past year or not.
To person agreeing to pay fnr hose
for Irrigation during the months of June.
July, August and September, no charge
will lie mado during the remainder of the
year.
I'ersems not so agreeing must pay
from the time thei water Is turned on un
til notice Is given at this offlce that II
will no longer be required, and that the
hose bib has beten detached from the pipe.
rnr smewalK sprinkling
Each 2."i feet front or less (Including
washing window and floors) f
Sidewalk sprinkling must be confined
within the limits of the front of the
premises for which payment has been
made, and not extended to the adjoining
street.
The use of th hose for sprinkling
streets is forbidden under any clrcum
stances.
Hose bib will not be allowed on the
premises excepting where hose rate are
pain.
Hotels, Boarding and Lodging House
In addition to famly rate, each
room , , , , , , ja
or oy special rate.
Hydraulio Elevators
Special rate.
Ice Cream and Oyster Saloons
$2 00 to B 00
Laboratories, Soda Manufaetorhs, Bot
tling Establishments, Vinegar Fac
totieg and Parking Houses
K"fh II HO to 10 00
Schacl (Public and Private) -
Special rate.
Sewer Work
Settling earth, special rate.
Sleeping Rooms
Each room without faucet
Fach room with faucet
Soda Fountains.
Each fountain
Each Jet
8tahle (Prlvatel-
On horse or cow
Each additional horse or cow
Each vehicle
Abov rate apply whether water
taken from stable or elsewhere.
I.lvery anel Feed Stable- I
8peclal rate. I
Steam Engine and Hollers -
Each horse power (ten hour each
elay) to ten horse power tvi
Each, from ten to twenty horse I
power
Each, from twenty to thirty horse
liwer
Each, aliove thirty horse power....
or boiler for heating purpewes.
according to stie of building 2.V to
Gas engines
Steamboat. Ships, Tugs, etc
Special rate.
Stores-
Drug stores 2 01 to
Grocery store
Hardware stores
Dry gnoels and other stores
Liquor stores (wholesale)..,. 13 (10 to
For families living In the same
building
Swill and Slop Hopper
For each slop hopper with outlet
or waste pipe two or more Inche
in Diameter, and supplied with
water direct from faucet, or In
any manner other than ty buckets..
ITrlnal (Private)
Self-closing
other than self-closing
Constant How
Public, self-closing "
Other than self-closing 2 U)
Constant How 5 em
Water Closets (Oilier Than Tank
Closets)
First closet, private 7f,
Each additional closet K
First closet In store's ',
Each additional closet... 2.-,
Flr.it closet In hotels, hoarding and
lodging houses, saloons, public
buildings and blocks
Each additional closet
One closet for two families
Each additional family
Water Closets (Tank Closets)-
Flrst closet private
Each additional closet
First closet In stores
Each additional chisel
First closed In hotels, boarding anil
lodging houses, saloons, public
buildings and block
Each additional closet
One closet for two families
For each additional family
Water Motors
Special rate or by meter.
Number of Occupant
In all dwellings, stores, ofllces and
other places (except hotel and
lodging houses), where the num
ber of occupants exceed six per
sons, the charge for each person
In excess of six will be, In addi
tion to tho above rate
For other uses or buslnetss not herein
mentioned, by special rale or by meter.
The right I reserveel by Iho Water
Commission to amend or add to these
rules and regulations, or to chunge the
water rate a exncrlenee may show lo
ne necessary or expedient.
shine, fill on with wonder and dellgh
1 - - isatur haa accnutp ished a
much that there remains tut llitl (m
: mn to do. Aa tn II rxiaslhlllllr a
I hltti rtsKirt, her I th moat rr
1 ievi sunsnine, wun a temperature al
way Pleasant, a tierfee't v dry a,,!!
J" 1 for rain I an unknown factor; purr
'i oxygen, owns atmoher and pure
w-i-r. net more can bo .desln-d
train I tne place, abov all other, f.u
I w. lung troubles, and a paradla fur rheu
mat 11. I'linalilerlnr th number
u sufferer who have been eurd. I have
Is
no neaitancy In recommending thl
g-niai oasis aa the haven of th affile-!
co.
INDIO-
Ta 612 miles from
SAX FliAXnstt
nl 130 .Tii.c from
l.0t? AXfiKI.KS
Faie from I.os Angelrs
for further Information Inquire of
ny miumern Pacific Company agen',
or a ! res
E3. P. ROORTlfl,
Aa Qen. Paea. Aat. R P. Co
1 CO, J. 11. KIRKLAND.
1 Wat. Pa. Agt
! foe. F1ns mrt Alder St Portland. Or
S W
2.1
I '
5 HI
MUSIC HALL.
KKATINU CO will open their
WW Mule Hat1 al ' Aster street,
w lisPiriUy the I' Ih. Thsr will
(r keep numberless good liquor
and cigar besides having good munle all the'
time.
Canadian Pacific
RAILWAY.
UT TUTTt.r", If IV
tirKK'l.N. FtlllilKoV,
i VOtVIIEIIIl
Olfli-e, llisiin I and .
Hulldlng. Hour. 10 to 13
llpsldeiiiw, ;. Cedar teeei
H. T. CltoHHV.
AlToltMir .A'M..'.
Commercial Sireel.
W. II. IJirorce. . H. "iidth.
t.sKOIH'K A SMITH.
ATTORN BYH-AT' TAW,
UI Cum msr clal alreet.
I. Q. A. nowt.RT,
ATTORN KT ANU Ol'NHrl till
AT LA'.
OOlc on Hound rL "
J. N. IKilph. Richard Nlin
.'heater V. iniipn.
IHilJ'll. NIXoN A IK'U'll.
ATlOllNUVH AT IAW.
Portland. Oregon, :i, Si, :. and 17,
lUlliUtou Huildllig. All legal and '!
Irclhiu busliie nltip'ly attended to.
CUliua gulut Ui government a p-olalty.
soi'iirrv i:r.TiN.
TIIMPUC I.OlHiS NO. T. A. r", and
A. M Hi gtilar rouiiiiinb-atbin held
on Ih first an.) third Tueaelay evening
of each iniMith.
W. O. lloWi:l.I. V M,
E. C. HOUH-M. U--.try.
MIHCKU.ANKOER
Itl-'.M. ESTATE. NOTARY ITIUJO.
W, C. CAtWICt.U
, IT Tsnlh trl.
WHEN IN )'lRTI.AM Call nn Jno
F, llslnllry ,v Co . I.I Tliltd Irn. t, aed . I
th Dully Antoi Inn. Imtors ti,i-. ii,
mlxs Ibrlr lliuriilus r while llini-
IIEVKItAHE
W I N EH AND HltANDlF . C- 'i
famlel win Instead if eff.-s .1
Hfiy cent per i-iiIIpii vn I fi.r.ei
:wch and aprliM.t brmuly A Oet . t
'"gnsn and win at Ales .!'. f .
A. V. ALLIC.N.
IHAILHI.W
Grovrtlrs, hi. n t, ( cel. r:ovlMon, I t,,iu
Vrg-t t'.l.i.ljery, ( i!j-..liij
I'UtrU W .ut. l.cc.rls'Sui'cllrv
C . t!s.. iul MtKt t.twia O.s
Snap A Kodok
t CO
1 If)
1 00
r.i
2T.
1 00
r.i
75
25
lo
AMERICA'S
Greatest Ita-CoHtinental
Railway System.
FROM OKI TO
-IN-
Pulaiie Dininc IJooin and Slrrplii); Cars.
Luxurious DIiiIiik Cars.
Elegant Day Coachrs,
rAI.S0 -
Observation Car allowing Unbiokrn
Views jf the VVonJerful Mount
ain Country,
I) I OS h'OR HTRKKT CHOHBIXO.
$5.00 and $10.00
Saved on all II. knt Fast TonrW er the
best nn wh ell, I ipilpments uf th,. rr, n,,,,
thri.ugii ut. '7
-ll.Sd-
CunMillijii 1'eiclflc
China
-10-
and
Japan.
China steamers leave Vancouver, B. C'
rmpresi ni pun, . . i
hmpreweif J.pin . . n,,'
f.munt ui ( hl.i.i . . t,..,,
tin. rets nl l.i,.ia . . yV, ,
fMh.
ii.ih,
M'll,
I nil.
Notice Is hereby given that hi I will bn
received by the committee on street anil
public wnys of the common council of
the city of Astoria, nt the olll -e of the
auditor and police Judge, for repairing
a crossing at tne Intersection nf Thirty
first and Franklin avenue, In the city ot
Astoria, as Inl.l out and rccn.-dcel by J. M.
Shlvely, until Hnturduy, M irch 1st, 1KI,
at 7 o'clock p. m. of said eluy, raiel bids
to lie ln acordanro with the provision of
ordlnnnce No. 174 of the city of Astoria,
and to be accompanied with a bond sign
eel by two sufficient sureties In the gum
of t'M. Bald crossing to lie repaired In
accordance with plans and specifications
now on flln In Hie office of the nudltnr
and police bulge. Wiirrritit for tho n.
ment of the same will bo dnin upon the i For tirlri i-.i-v I i.V '
read and crossing fund, and will bo paid fln n i I Vv d M,"'mf"'"
In cosh upon presenluilon. ! i. i in,, r-'k .?
The committee rese-rves the right to i ' "',' rlNI-A SON, Areiit,. .
reject any and all bids. L, Aslori.i. Or.
Hy order of the common council, doled w- ' wwn, TrflVeillig Past. Art
this Juth day of Janunry, w.m. Tacnma, Wash
if. K. NKI.HO.V, Gen. McL. Brown, )'st. Pass, Art
Amlimr and pmiee judge. I Vancouver, B C
al any sis euiu.iiK .-i
I Olir Slos mi.,1 .,tt li u,.! r g
poriMi ul s iiiii t.riir.ii.ii.
II. IT Sill, .. ,, (,,.
I Nn li ,i,.h m ii,.. ii,,,, q
si hiive tui.tTer r' rinii.i it,
PLtASt ANV MAN.
j.x Corrpo and Tru Them
KXTKNIIIXn bTMPA I II I
"I'O utllu otbrra ss vuu i
thei du unto yuu." is iii.iiuii..... ,i.
'own in tlie following line. in.
litll.l.i U-1 n ti., sjlnpu nv K p,,
r bkiii in pitin r aormw:
"leill,'H,,.i l'l..,i. ..n.l ,'..U'K
teadaoh I'Mwule as fulbms. Tuo
le'se tu Kloru Seay. Iluvaiiim, N. link
wo Pose tu Llllle Wllcug, lleiilniid
. Uiik I mive iilw.iv Ih 'en ifr.il
iilfforiT from henetnehr ami vour Can.
ule ar th only Udng thin rlleve
me." Y"ur very truly.
Pl-tillA HKAY.
Havana. N. I ... u
For Male br Cht rtoKera, Aiortn
Or.. Hole Agen!.
J. 13. WYA'IT,
A. tor Is, Urrgon.
Ilfird wnre,
Ship Cluuullery,
GroccricH,
t IVoviHiotiH,
' I'AINTH mid oii(h,
8pcll Attention Paid 0 Suppl mg Ships.
They lack Life
There .re twine gold lo fishermen
on Ihn Columbia river thm .1.....1 i
tho sumo relationship to Marahair
Twine as a wnodcn Image does to th
human boliitf they IncK lrength-llfe
eveiiness-nnd laming qunllili.. I),,'
(nol youmelf Into the belief thai other
twine beslilo Mamhuir.
- ----- - j iiiiHrL.
STIC AMICUS
Telephone & Bailey Gatzert.
J'.'"''',,"r'"""1 7 " ''""v..
cepl Biindny. ' '
"Iliilley Onlserl" ,.nc,., Astoria Tues.
day. Weilnesdiiv, Thursday. .'rMsy ,n,
Hiilurdny morning at II ir. 11 m (),. 1
evening at 7 p. rn """''"y
leaves Portlnnd dally ,
cept Bunday. o numuv , 1,
1 WAMACB MAI.'ZKi, Y.'
Ageiir-
tmpreaa m t.h na - . ,,, Mh'
Australian stesrmr leave Vsewoiivff R C
16th el every morAli. ' '
f .
t.
North Paeifie Brecaepy
jC"M ...
AnJ XX Pi")'M ti.,
Leave order -111, e 1 .
Burmyglde Hnoon n ti T"? ,h
the Cosmopolitan B.-loon , All or u " V
b. promptly atiemVd to r" miU
i