1 TllK DULY ASTOttUN, ASTORIA, NAll'KlUY MOKXINrt, MARCH 28 IB.Mt. i V . . .. v K. L Boyle & Go. BJB Commtrcial Ut., Amtortn, Or. SOMETHING NEW. CaJIdret Mi WkV Sietl-Shod Shots. XII Slits Suits We also carry a tine line of adieu' ond men's shoos, from the best to the lowest reliable poods. All gootls warranted lust as reprisented. JOHN HA UN A CO., 479 Commeroi.il street. YESTERDAY'S WKATHKB. Local weather for twenty-four hours ending t 5 p. m. yesterday, furnished by the Vnlted State Department of Ag riculture, weather bureau. Maximum temperature. H degrees. Minimum temperature. 1$ d'grcea Precipitation. .M Inch. 186, to date. Kit Inch. Int. 1SS&, to date, l Inch. Ninety per cent of the cigar made In Germany sell for one cent or on and one-third cents each. Good place for As torians to buly the weed. BUSINESS LOOAIS. I Job printing of all kinds at tha Astorlan Job office, C O. Palmberg. architect. Boom Num- j tor t, Kinney's butldlrg. j Dr. O. F. Ball. Dentist, with lady as- ! Blatant, Room a, Kinney uuuuing. Meany Is the leading tailor, and pay Uw highest cash price, for fur skit Marshall's salmon twine la without a j competitor. Strongest, handsomest, best. Just received, at the Scow Bay Wood Yard. IIS cords of oak wood. The finest wood ever brought to Astoria. Dumbarton's Irish flax salmon twine, superior to any In tha market Fisher Brothers, agents for tha Columbia rtvar. Parties desiring th. best of Job printing t tha lowest prices she lid call at the Astorlan Job office btfar going else where, For th. beat of commercial Job print ing call at the Astorlan Job office, Oo to US Ninth Street to havs youT umbrellas repaired or recovered. A line tins of cover goods to select from at icasonabl prices. Business men. tt you want to fix up your office for the coming year, wltb the best of letter beads, bill beads, state ments, etc can at the Astorlaa Job office when you wtll find th. best of stock and material. Our own Sarsaparllla Is made of the beat material that money can buy. It's a, specific for Impurities of che b'ood. It cures rheumatism, pimples, liver com plaint, and foul stomach. Largo bottles H cents. Charles Rogers. The Oregon Trading Co., Commercial street, to tha plaes to buy your dry i AiAthin hwit. j nil .hoes, men's gwua, i -. . and ladies' furnishing goods. Should you I want an auctioneer, a. rnejinan his office at the Oregon Trading Co Marshall's twine used tr 73 per cent of the fishermen on the Columbia river. A prominent steamboat man says: "Sir family have used nearly every brand of Beef, Iron and Wine made, and are sat isfied that the preparation made by the Estes-Craln Drug Co. Is the most palata bei and nutritious of any they have ever used." If you are run down and need a tonic, you should use It, u 1 1 a,l ".aliYinn twin," im col ored with acids. The acids rot the fibre! and render the material useless, m the office of Elmore. Sanborn A Co. Is an ob ject lesson that ought to be examined by all fishermen. It Is the whole of the material used In the manufacture of Mar shall's twine from start to finish. Go there and examine the color right through. Tou will see then why Mar shall's Is called the best In the world. Go to Elmore, Sanborn's office and see their new and handsome twine testing machine. Take along some of the twines "as good as Marshall's," In your pocket, and test them. Then see how much more Marshall's will stand. It's money In your pocket and dsb In your net to find out. For 2S cents you can secure an excel lent we'll-served meal at the Bon Ton Restaurant. No. 571 Commercial street. They are also fully prepared to rerve all kinds of fish, game and delicacies of the season, as well as oysters In every Imaginable style at the lowest living prices. Come once and you will con tinue to come. Charles Wlrkkala's saloon on Seventh street, the well known and popular re sort In th? Bowery, still maintains its reputation. Mr. Wlrkkala Is an xpe rlenced man In his line of business and keeps on hand only the best grades of wines, liquors and cigars. Concm every evening furnishes amusement for visit ors, and Professor Schwabe, the well known pianist. Is making the music one of the features of the place. Call and bring your friends with you. OUR CORNER. A gentleman's resort, at corner Bond and 12th streets. The finest brands of liquors and cigars always on hand. Call and try us. ANDERSON A PETERSON. M No; we're not making much J II money on those men's shoes we al P are selling for J2, but w are mak II lng an active canvasser for ut out II of every customer who buys a pair. THE ARCADE. AN ENIGMATICAL BILL OF FARE. . t- . 4innM arverf on the Dlnlnff cars of the Chicago, Milwaukee and 8L Paid Railway, will be sent to any aaaress on receipt of a two-cent postage stamp. Apply to Geo. H. HeatTord, General Pas senger Agent, Old Colony Building, Chi cago, Illinois. NOTICE TO TAX-PAYERS. Notice Is hereby given that the tax roll for 1895 Is nov in my hands for collec tion. Taxes must be paid on or before April L to save additional costs. JAS. W. HARE, Sheriff and Tax Collector. BUYERS AND SELLERS. The following transfers were filed for record yesterday at the office of County Recorder Ounderson: State of Oregon to Nicholas Kr eage, 8.12 acres In section , town ship 8 north, range 7 west $ 40 S. V. Adair and wife to Louis Martin, Lot 18, Block 1 .Meri wether Downs, 67 Joseph Viles and wife to David Alrth, Lou 9, 10 and li. Block 18, Warrenton ZfO D. Stuart Jr. and wife to B. G. Anstadt, Lots 1 and 2, Block 66, Upper Astoria 4(0 C. R. Hlgglns to Hans SkerydHtrup Lot 15, Block 8, Astoria Addition to Warrenton M R. L. ', Boyle A Co. sold two lots in Adair's Astoria yesterday. Rcnl BHtntc, Loiuis, ItivcHttuctitH ititd liiHttrtuicc. SPECIAL OFFER We have now placed on the market Block 105 and water frontage, and will offer lots In that addition at prices way below adjoining property. We will give you Rood terms on this property, and a few ' dollars invested in lots in this addition will sure make youjmoney. See fine display map in our window. JUST OPENED Ladies' Shirt Waists Latest Styles and Patterns-Lowest Prices NEW SHIRT WAIST BELTS Albert Dutibnr Special Reductions ON ALL GOODS .To-day Only.. To make room for the new lines we will receive cy Monday" steamer. Call early and secure bargains. No Troutle to Show Goods Herman Wise The Reliable One-Price Clothier and Haberdasher. AROUND TOWN. J. B. Eddy, of Pendleton, Is In the city. E. J. Ford was up from the Jetty yes terday. A choice lot on Bond Street to lease. R. L. Boyle Co. Try C. B. Smoth's vanilla Ice Cream. It Is something fine. Summer clothing sold at extremely low prices at P. A. Stokes.' Mr. and Mrs. I. Bulllvand, of Port land, are visiting In Astora. O. F. Morton was appointed a notary pubtto by Governor Lord Wednesday. R. S. Lewis, of Grand Rapids. Mich., was In the city yesterday, a guest at' the Occident. Ice Cream Soda In twenty-two different flavors at C. B. Smith's. Private par lors for ladles. Just received, an Immense amount of Gents' summer clothing, from Eastern manufacturers, at P. A. Stokes.' Butter! Butter! Fancy Creamery and Tillamook Butter today at cut prices. Pacific Commission Co. Circuit convenes April 1 Among th Interesting cases on the docket is the election contest of Richard Hairy vs. Harry Bell. Celery, Rhubarb, Peas, Asparagus. Let tuce. Radishes, Cl.ry, Boot Cauliflower, Cabbage, Sweet Potatoes, Fresh Ranch E?s. Bananas, Pacific Commission Co. n up to date and karn to ride a bike. Sherman & Thing, oi-i Commercial stre. t. give Irsaons free to purchasers of Cleve land and Crescent wheels. Bicycles for rent, Testtrday an exceptionally high tide occurred, and fears were entertained that the wrecked Glenmorag might b seriously affected by the tide and h-avy wind combined. Don't forget that Snodgra.s, the Totog rafer, gives a crayon portrait and frame made to order, valued at fu. free of cost, to some one of his customers this month, guessing contest open until April 1st. L. B. Bwrs, of Wise, was In town yes terday. Mr. B-ers has bt.n a sufferer for many years from rheumatism and In tends to start next wek for a trip to Southern California In the hope of bene fltttlng his h-alth. M. J. 9. Glrdner, formerly of this city, who has been attending the Oregon Ag ricultural College at Corvallts the past winter, is expected home this morning, when he will accept a position In C. B. Smith's confectionary store for the sum mer. Just received A beautiful line of all wool and silk mixed Plaid', a hand-ome line of dress goods in black, and .ill the new shades: also silks In all the new st designs for waists. Just land"!, our spring wraps In silk and velvet. I. Cohen, Low Price Store, 431 Bond street. The stiff westerly wind of yesterday filled the river with whltecaps and the view from the hills In the afternoon was a beautiful one. Several scows and fish ing boats scudded across the bay and with the large ships In the harbor and the big river steamers the picture was complete. Two bicycle agents registered at the Occident yesterday. They were F. K. Masters, representing the Sterling, and 8. W. Poole, travelling In the Interests of the March, which, according to the register at the hotel, is "built like a watch." Ladles, take notlos The Unique, No. 367 Commercial, one door east of B. F. Allen's, will formally open as a ladles' cloak and suit house about April 1st. Madame Levins, established for the past ten years In Portland, will occupy the place of head cutter and fitter for the establishment. In the police court yesterday the case of C. Berg, of Warrenton, was called. Mr. Berg was beastly Intoxicated on Thursday and was guilty of conduct un becoming a gentleman. The complaint charged him with disorderly conduct, lie failed to appear when Judge N-lson call ed time and his bail was declared for feited. John Anderson evidently thinks more of President Cleveland than he does ot the Czar. Of course, the Czar will tn 1 very much put out about it, but John doesln't care. Yesterday he vlgorouxly renoun'-ed all claim to the Ruwlan gov ernmeat and declared he would h'-r'after take a hand In running Uncle Bamu-l'i little Country. A resident of Unlontown yesterday af ternoon who visited the office of the wa ter coi iml.HHlon stated that he was glad dosn' care. Yesterday he vigorously clfic Bridge Company, again In town, and was satisfied that gentleman would take steps at once to push forward vigorously the laying of the supply pipe for water to Unlontown. He also said that doubt less a much larger force of men would he set to work cleaning the eight-Inch pl, as It would be necessary to rush that part of the work If Vet Astoria was to have any water during the coming season. I's Marshall's: You take rhmm on tha others. Try the finest tweet corn at UV can. aeltlo Commission iv Only fourteen lota left of our cheap lorts In Adair's Astoria. K. 1 Boyle A Co. A new frying pan that eliminates the possibility of the food horning Is a re cently Invented boon for housekeeper. Bargains for today. BaMns, JSc box, guarantee! sweet sugar corn. UV can, fancy butter S.V roll, Pacific Commission Co. The Maid of Oregon yesterday took ' on a lot of supplies at Koiu. MltiKlns A ! lV. I The old Central Hotel restaurant will be oivncxl In a few days by a new pro prietor who has come down from Port land. S. Farrell. David M. Clarkxon. K. Can non. O. II. jacktcn, and Loyal II 8trn. all of Portland, were at the Occident yesterday. It Is understood that Smith Brother, the lawyers, will occupy one side of lr. Kinney's new office building on Commer cial street. Don't blanw us If you don't get on i of those cheap lots In Adair's AstorU. i R. I- Boyle A Co. I A touch of black In piping or braldlrg ! gives to light summer costume a dU- , tlnotly Frenchy character. Do you want to lease a cheap piece of property suitable for offices or small store In the best location In the city? R. U Boyls Co. A very large shipment, consisting of some fifty barrels f salmon oil, will be made by Ross, Higgltuj A Co. on the steamer Blanchard. Many people took the cars yesterday and vtslted Boyle's block In Adair's Ad dltion where lota wer selling al cheap prices like hot cakes. Ws are not afraid to show our lota In Adair's Astoria. They are th best lota offered in the past ten years for the money. R. L. Boy!. A Co, The elght-lnck water pip taken from the old pips line and which will be uaM for supplying L'nlontown. was yesterday being cleaned and re-dlpped. James Thompson, of North Shore. Wm. Hoeck. and H. P. Anderson, of Gray s River, and Thos. A. Irving, of Cathlam t, were visitors In ths city yesterday. August Danlelson entertained a number of visitors yesterday by showing them through his well kpt stock room. Ther Is only one key to this room, and this Is kept In Mr. lanlelon'a pocket. Messrs. Hllirreen Brothers nd Charles Ashton, of Bandon, are in the city on a business trip. They have many frttnds her who were glad to welcome them yesterday. Mr. James Stok's, who Is now visiting his father in Berkley, Cal., tel. graphed yesterday to Messrs. P. A. and Frank Stokes, that their father was lying at the point of death. The g.nfl men left on last night's steamer for California overland. It is only about one woman In trn who opens an enveioins with either scis sors or raper cutter. A ragxe.1 tear ti-at carries a:' a portion of the wrltt'n ma, r lt;siue is the general feminine for mula. Corey Brothers have completed the moving of Camp No. 1 to Tonsil.. Tolnt. The rails and dump cars have been re moved from old Camp No. 1 to the new location, and work has commenced on the cut across the Tongue The street car bridge at the corner of Eighteenth and Commercial streets was yesterday undergoing repairs. A break had to be made in the track which n ces sltated transferring passengers ail day. The bridge will probably be completed tonight. Captain Hanthorn, of the Ida Haiel, contemplates taking a number of his friends on a trip to the railroad camps Sunday If the weather Is good. He Is not ashamed to exhibit his smart little yacht since she has been thoroughly overhauled and re-palnted. Commercial street was yesterday cleansed of a foot of filth more or leas which has been lying on the north side of the street between Twelfth and Four fenth for probably many years. One can now cross the street in that block without wading knee deep In mud. Captain John Llnde, who was over from North Shore yesterday, said that he and his neighbor were preparing for a lively fishing season. Prospects, he thinks, are good for a large business this season, and consequently everybody in his section is feeling good. Steamer Harrison Is. loading a very large consignment of cann'ry machinery for the packing houses at Anacortes. She will sail 8unday morning, weather per mitting. Upon her return from this trip another load of cannery machinery will be taken on at the Astoria Iron Works for the same point Fisher Brothers received yesterday from New York via the Panama route, five large casks of malleable Iron row locks, blocks, cleats, etc. The whole shipment probably weighed two tons, and Is one of the few consignments coin ing by the way of Panama to this city. Any one who has not visited Uppertown for some time past will be repaid by a trip there now. Th. treses yesterday were leaving out, the fruit trees are In blossom, and every lawn Is dotted with early spring flowers. Yellow and gren are the prevailing colors, and the many hills decorated with wild flowers and green grass, make a beautiful back ground to Astoria's handsome suburb. Awarded Highest Honor World's Fair, 0!d Medal, Midwinter Fair. CREAM Mm Most Perfect Made. 40 Years the Standard. EHWDffl BANK PRESIDENT BEALS. The Great Financier Found Health in Paine's Celery Compound. Prominent among the New I.ngland men whose brains ami energy have helped to make th. Western state rich and powerful Is General David T Reals, president of the Union National bank, of Kansas City. Successful In hi many enterprises, he Urea today tn a tin man sion at th comer of Independence and Wabash avenues. Th. work and th responsibility ln cumbent on th president of so Important a banking Institution as the 1'nlon Na tional would endanger the sturdiest h'alth. General BealeV clear-hcadrd-ness and good sense were a manifest In the choice of a remedy as In his busi ness enterprises. He strengthened his tired nervous system by th us of Paln'a celery comiound. It Invigorat ing, hmlth-glvtng effects Jti.llll d his ex pectations, sntl showed In his own case the remarkable power of this much dis cussed r.vn.ly for thoroughly r'st.rltg and strengthening the "run-down" sys tem. "I found Paine's cvtery compound an agromhli tonic and soothing to the r.ne." says General Heals. Th-iM ar the concise words of com n'endutlon characteristic of the couera tlve business man and th Influential banker, who has Irarntd to w.igh s II his wonls. The scanty sunllKht and the stanunt. ucd-up air of living room during the winter reduce ttu air'ngth aiul n rvou energy. ep,-lally of eron employed f'lll'RCIt SERVICES H'MUI.IIOW. I M. E. Church-Morning theme. ' Th N'. w Cr.xitlnn. or Christ's Vl.-toilaus C. l lratlnir Palm Sunday. ' Evening. "A Lesson from Israel's Wanderings." .Morn ing class me ting at H Evening class tt SI. Kpwnrth Ugm. meets at 6 . strnngTs cordially Invited. There will be servtcts In th- Uerman langunse at the Congregational church on Sunday afternoon at 1 conducted by Kev. O. J Brhmld. At the Baptist Church-PrnchlhK mornlnft and evening. Morning subject, "Th Three Kingdoms." Evening sub ject, "Christ passive and active " Bun day school at 12.13 and B. Y. 1'. I'. at ) p. m. Prayer m eting at 7 Si in Wednesday evening. You are Invited to worship with us. NOTICE. All nersons sre hereby notified not to trust my wife, Bessie Marsh, a I will not I responsible for any debts she I may contract without my wrlit n onpr. GEO. MAIISII. Astoria, Oregon, March 25th, lMsl. FOR RENT NIc rooms, over C. B. Smith's candy store. Inquire of Alex Campbell. LEWIS AND CLARKE PRIMARIES. The Republican primaries for I'ls and Clarke precinct will be held at ihe Chadwell school house, Pat unlay. March 28, at 2 o'clock p. m., sharp. D. J. I NO ALLS. Central Committee. "This." said the mother, in her best instructive voice, as she guided the child through the museum, "this Is a praying machine used by the benighted healhen." "I don't think that la half as nice as having your praying done by the preach er, like we do, do you, mamma?" asked the small girl. Indianapolis Journal. ROYAL Baking Powder baa been awarded highest honors at every world's fair where exhibited. Emperor William of Germany ha been a blight to the aristocratic society of Berlin. His arbitrary manners have ltd to quarrels with many of the society leaders of the German capital, and the court circle has b-en narrowed by the withdrawal of prominent members who could not get on with their autocratlo relative. FROM NOW UNTIL SPUINO Overcoats and winter wraps will be In fashion. They can be discarded, tempor arlly while traveling In the stenm-heated trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. For solid eomf)rt, for speed and for safety, no other line can compare with this great railway of the West. weak m CURED AS IF BY MAGIC. Victim of Lost Manhood fthould Henri at rn e lor a ixwtk thntcxrilairm huvr full manly vivor in eft!-1 1 y, quickly and jM-rmfiiiintl retort I. No num nu rrurl nu from wciikne.is can ' f foid Utfywmt tM 1 timely ad vi:. IlKtk telln Imw 'full Htrcnulh. il-v ToloTrment and tone are Imparted to every portion of tlie body. 8; tit with powif.ive proofs (sailed) free to any man on application. ERIE MEDICAL CO., BUFFALO, N.Y. constantly Indoors Th need-(he ab solute necessity of a genulna Invlgor ator al this spring aun has Impress', Itself on th attention of ail thinking Popl In th famous laboratory of Dartmouth Medical School, ITof. Kdward K. I'hlpa. M IV. l.U !.. discovered th formula ot Paine's celery compound, a remedy lhal has heoom th atandard ntv restorer, blood purifier aiul strengthenor from one end of th country to th other, a preparation that stands unrivaled as Ih medicine that makes peoplf well. It Is a fact much commented upon that men ami women of national reputa tion. Ilk Urn. Heals, State Tr. as. Colvln i of New York, Mr. Carlisle's prlat 0- retary. Mayor Mcrlhan of Montreal, Kev. Kr Ouellet, Cum. Unwell. rx-Min Ister tn Austria John M. r'rancl., and a host of oth.r who ar careful what they etrploy when sl. k. and have tho amplest opnrturiltl f..r fin. ling out what I tst. h.ive of their own .ord tint letters describing fully ihelr pcrmanonl ranir. ry from rheumatism. hirt wrakneas, slfepl-Ksnc, .lability, kidney trouble, iu. I d!cii.i of tlm stomach and llvor. In all thewe case ralne'a celery coni 1h und was the one remey that was able to complet.'ly and permanently bring back h'nllh, muke p,nr Wtcl again rich and pure, and regulate and build up tho nervous sy.t.-m wh-n weaken.-.! and de- ISIIgc.1. I Jt ST HKIVH). j Second liMiillnu-nt of IS'lii Willi 1 I'n pc i s, a 11 J More to Come. j 1 Parties who are desirous of securing ! th lutrst iv.st patrrns and designs In wall paper should call on 1.'. M. Cut- j birth, who lias Just reclvrd his second ! Installment from the East A third I now on the way. Mr. Cuttilrth claims he has the best Selected stock In the city, and It will be sold at lower prices than prevail elsewhere. The stor oc cupied by Mr. Cutblrlh Is spacious and ' well lighted giving the purrhaaer a fair ; chance to eiamlne his gmnts. Bear In 1 mind that this stock Is all new and up to date. Opposite pustufflre, on wiai ' side. A BOA FID SHIP. Sea voyag are usually do med promo tive of health. Ho they are In most cast. But It may be doubted If the shaking up alioard ship, which most people of very fragile constitution and weak n.TVea get, la ont prejudicial In it effects If nut HVTI.-.1 or nullified by a medicinal safe guard. Tha best, If wn are lo believe the testimony of ocean traveller, whether th.-y go abroad for health, pleasure or business, a Hosteller's Htomach Bitters. Invalids, commercial travelers, sea cap tains, and yachtsmen concur In recom mending Ihla fin defensive tonic. So do emigrant to th frontier, th Inhab itants of malarious r'glun, and all who are exposed to hardship or rigor of cli mate. For malarial, rheumatic, or kid ney trouble, nervousness, dyspepsls, liver complaint, and constipation, It Is emi nently efficacious, and commended by the medical fraternity far and near. REMOVAL, Having removed tn Bond street next door to Jerrrf'a restaurant, 1 respectfully In vite my friends and Others In need of good, honest footwear, to call on m In the new place. New work as well as re pairing. Good workmanship and live and let llvs prices. 8. A. OlMRE. A TW UTTER. A twister In twisting May twist him a twist. For In twisting a twist Three twists make a twist; Hut K one of the twists Untwists from th. twist, Ths twist untwisting Untwists th. twist. That Is. when It's twisted with any other twine than MARSHALL'S. We're no stopping ths sel ling of those boys' tl.GO shoes for 11.28. The course has opened as we' vs. got along, and now they're selling without much talk. THE ARCADE. t To People Wanting Homes On the Hinman Tract Good Resld ence L,ott ICqhv of Access Compnroiivcly Level And only five blocks west of the Post Office Square, will be sold at low prices and on easy terms for a short time only W. R. SMITH, Manager Headquarters at Smith Bros.' Law Office. TO-DAY A Large Selected Stock of FRESH VEGETABLES. Also a Choke Stock of BANANAS, NAVnU ORANCJI3S, UI2MONS, APPLBH, ntc FOARD & STOKES CO. Hustler's Twentieth St. Good Reason Why Lots Are Selling:! ASTORIA INVESTAtENT CO.. 48a Bond Street. . I Kl i:.MAN, 11 ol t'rwsssa A rl.isi. .. COLUHBIA IRON WORKS. - Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler Makers. MANUFACTURING AND REPAIRING OF ALL KINDS OF MACHINERY. and Brass Costing. hop WPKCIAtVTIEMi Welch alnt W heel. Ship Smithing and Steamboat Work, Cannery and Hill Machinery, Matin and Stationary Boiler UuHt to Order irSpe;Ully cjulpprd for IpgHer' W'otk. LovatrJ on 18th ami Ftinklln (Scow B.1V FounJry). Phone 78. CorrespunJrni solicit J. ATTENTION Hllll'I'KllS Tho Klnlsyson Shipping and Commis sion Agency are no longer agent for th North Pacific S. S. Co, and not authorised to r.-lv ur deliver fr ight, or collect frAight chatges for sccount of this company. On and fbr April Ut steamer Alice lllaiiclmrd and Kmplr will tolitlutl to land st Main stivei wharl as heretofore t-'or rates and spar call at wharf or ad dree I'. K, .In i'luii. V. A M , IVrtland, or. 1 Men buyer are coming In from every part of the city f.ir shoes.. And no wonder! Those shoes w pric st U they think ought to Im W THE ARCADE. ROroSAI S FOR Fill SH MEKF AND I k'resh Million: office Chief Com missary. Vancouver Barracks, Wash, March Vx Ivl. Mealed proposals In tilp II. ate will lw nveived her are I at office of mmlsarta at following named pouts, tfor fresh bef and fresh mutton to l.e delivered al that post only), until 13 o'clock, noon. Friday. April U. I'S. then opened, for furnishing and delivery to Hubslstrnr. Department, I'. S. Army, tli freah bef and fresh mutton railed for by lb Commissary of post lo h sup plhsl during six months, and also -p-arate prntmsala for year, commenting July 1, K;: BolM Barracks and Fori riberman, Idaho; Forts Canby, ripokann. Walla Walla, and Vancouver Barrack, Wash. Fresh beef sliull ba good 111 qual ity and condition fit for Immediate use, and from for. an.l hind quarter meals proportionally. Including all best cuts thereof. Freh mutton shall b of good, fat and marketahl. quality, from wthers owr on and under three years old. Iteef and mutton to be dressed and trimmed and delivered a prescribed In circular of Instructions to bidders. Proposals will ba also received slating price at which bld.bT will deliver fresh bef or .nutton of character abov slated, and to hJ de livered of temiierature not greater than fill itogreies Fahrenheit. Oovernm. nl re serve the right to reject the whole or any part of any or all bids. Full Information furnished here, or by Commlsssry al ths several posts. Envelope containing pro posals should b msrked "Proposals for Fresh Beef for Mutton) at ," and addressed to undersigned or to Commis sary at post lo le supplied. W. II. Nash Maj., C. 8. DO YOU WASH? C.rtalnly you do and of oours you hav. laundry work dona. Avoid all danger of Chines disease and uncleanltness by having your work dons by whit, people. YOUR CLOTHING Will be returned from ths Astoria Steam Laundry a purs and clean as though Just new. Calls mad for cloth ing, and delivered fre of chargt. RICHMOND & ROSS, Proprietors. J. P. HOLLOWMAN, Manager. Corner of Ninth and Aator streets, op posite the Parker House. Charges rea sonable and special weekly rates for families. Astoria iintl McKee Ave. Im hituutoil on tlio Hoiith hido ol Ab toriiiV liilla Twenty ilcri't'H viiniitT and vqjrtii tion thirty lavH in mlvaiico of tho North bitlo Magnillci'iit niter ftr riHiilfiirt's, (vt'r lookinj; river ami hay, wunny aiul kIu'1-ttn-.l. Kiisy aiul natural gradert; little or no gnulinj; nm unary. H. T. 11AKI.I1, si ttKklaa, Cal. General Blacksmith Work. THE MUTUAL LlfC INSURANCE COM TAN f OT NCW YORK RICHARD A. McCUnDY Pwrsiotxr BTATEktriT For th yser .nillng IWmber 31 1I9S i.t. . . . ii.i.:i i l.l.blllll IBI.SI 1,111 K.rpls. j. , I T.t.l l.ees.. .... t S,iu;,t30 il Tots! I'.U r..llri.heldrr. Is issi . . . . . m,ii,: a In.srsne. sad AHssltl,. In f..re. .... S5.0!I,I4S 7 J.t ls la lsJ . 0l.oi;.UI V .-. tn.i rne... Bt.f.l. ..,. i. iliw.lJ.tt tt s. . M.O.ineiil . "U. cti.l.-.hi.f, ! ml, hi... n. .,(...!., ittue.1 .n.l I I". U is.K I. tn. Iu.tl. I r... r.i.l.il r ...mined ll. f.'crf. In( li.l MM snrl fiit.l Ih. MHi. tn Irf cntret t li. .IS. A. 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Cii lsth Imu K, l.inyi. yail.isir t'.oMwsi.i. Jlhosv McClistuis ( erssrsl M ft. ft. if ml VkIWdnl Tesssursr Actuorf. THE BOARD OF TRADE; , PGTBR DOUUKLL, Prop. ONLY THE FINEST LIQUORS. Cor. T.nth and Band Alrssts. THE RESORT UHOMIIAUKRA URACIL It h.t Brands ol w WINES. LIQUORS and CIGARS "MUST ON TMH COAST," Th famou tlambrlnu Beer Always on Tap. . . , 473 Commercial St., - - Astoria, Ore. I if ... i.V. . -i r