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NO. 143
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aama promptly and In faulllcaa comll
lion to lh trail.
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COLUHBIA IRON WORKS
Foundrymen, Blacksmiths, Machinists and Boiler Makers
Manufacturing and. Repairing of all Kind,
of Machinery.
Iron and Brass Castings. General Blacksmith Work
I I'ECIAITIES - W.kh Pi1 Whwl. Shir
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ASTORIA IRON WORKS
Caawoab- St.. toot at Jackao. Astoria.
General Machinists and Boiler Makesr
Last ast Martaa En laea. Bollar ww k, Slaaat
feoal an Canary Work Specialty.
Cainaf a at All DaaCTlnMoaa Maa M OraW oa
Short NoUce,
John Fox....Preld.nt and BuparlnUndant
A. L. Pox Vloe Praaldent
O. B. Praal Secretary
Flrat National Dank, Treasurer
.SNAP A KODAK,
at any mail ootnlng out ot
our atora and you'll get t
portrait of a man brimming
ovar with pleasant thought.
Much quality In tha liquor
w hare to offer are enough to
please any man.
COMB AND TRY THEM
HUGHES & CO.
STEAMERS
Telephone & Bailey Gatzert.
"Telephone" leavea Aatorla at T p. m.
dally (axoept Sunday).
Leave. Portland at 7 ft. m. dally., ex
cept Sunday.
"Bailey Oatiert" leave Aatorla Tuea
day, Wedneaday, Thuraday, Friday and
Saturday morning at 6:46 a. m.; Sunday
evening at 1 p. m.
Leavea Portland dally at I p. m., ax
oept Sunday. On aaturday at 11 p. m.
WALLACE! MAUZBRY. Agent
SEASIDE SAWpith.
A oomplet. itock of lumber on hand
In th. rough or dreaaed. Flooring, rus
tle, celling, and all kind of finish;
moulding and shingles; alio braoket
work don to order. Term reaaonabl.
and price at bedrock. All order,
promptly attended to. Ohio and yard
at mill. H. F. L. LOGAN, Prop'r.
Seaside, Oregon. j
Goods, Hats. Caps. Boots and
Valises, Umbrellas. Blankets,
For the One-Price
Clotblers, Hatters and Furnisher
Children's
Wagons,
Baby
Carriages,
Base Bali
Goods.
Fishing
Croquet Tackle,
Sets. Garden Tools
GRIFFIN & REED
CITY BOOK STORE
H. T. CAKLE. lata a $ lacaloa. al
Locate J on i8th and Franklin (Scow
solicited.
Cheap
Clothing
Th. Hop La. Clothing Factory and
marc bant tailors, at H Bond trt.
makea underclothing to .rdar. Suit
and trouaer mad. to fit perfectly.
Every order punotually oa time aad
aatUfaetloa guaranteed. Good good
aold cheap. Call and b. oonrlnced.
IS THERE ?
I there a man with heart o old.
That from hi family would withhold
Th comfort which th.y all oould find
In artlolM of FURNITURE of th. right
kind.
And w. would auggeat at thla aeaaon a
nlo Sideboard, Extenelon Table, or set
of Dining Chain. Wo bar the largeit
and finest Una ever shown In th. city
and at prloea that cannot tall to plea.
tn cioaeat ouylr.
HEILBORN & SON
ROSS-HIGGINS & CO
Grocers, : and : Butchers
Aatorl aad Upper Astorl.
Flea Taaa an Cotlwi, TaMe D.llcicU,. Doaaatlc
an I ropkai crulta, vrtatls, Sugar
Curd Nina, Bacon, EK.
Choice Fresh and Salt Meats.
THE flSTOfllA SAVINGS BANK
Acta a. aruatee for corporation and ln
dlvlduala Tranaaot A general banking builnea.
Intereat pal on tlm. depo.Ua
O. H. PAQB President
BENJ. TOUNO VloPrldnt
FRANK PATTv.'N Cabler
' DIJMCCTOR8:
J. Q. A. Bowlb. C. H. Pag, Ben).
Toung, A. S. Reed, P. Thompson, W.
K Dement, D. K. Warran.
INTEREST IS
CROWING DAILi
Astiirlg's Annunl Kcijutta This Sea
wn Kill Ktlipsc runner
Vciirs.
IIATTM'SIUl' OKI tiON COMIM.
riabcraie. Take a Actit t'.rt la Tacit
Affair, and Are txpeclally later
c ed Tbi Ycar-ASpleadid
Adterticcneat.
Amongat thir Hrtliig fraternity
the til y and tlioae Inlonati"! In out
dixr aniuai'inpiit. ri-m-wrd ffiiria were
tnadw yi-atmlay to lirlna; alKiut re
gatla In AiiKUst. A aprclat meeting of
the Aalorla Allil.-tlc Club I. to be call
-! at an early dale, and If the plan
uuIIIiiihI are auci-f ul, the event thli
year will M llp all former effort. It
I particularly filling that a aeaport
aluiuld (- Hol.mally utlllxe It harbor
fr amu itn nt There la ierhapa noth
Ing that will ao largely add to the pop
ularlly of the city and attract to It
much attention, aa a regatta. It la
a li-nIM mean of advertising Asto
ria, and Jimt at the prraent Juncture a
betti-r method rould not b devlaed.
The thousands who will be vlaltors In
the city will tell other thousand what
we have here. The Improvement made
by the railroad company will be spread
abroad, and many who would perhaps
not othiTwlse know that an Astoria.
Oregon, exists, will hear of Astoria's
railroad. It la certainly to be hoped
that the committee originally having
charge of the affair will take bold of
It vigorously, and they will certainly
mwt wlih the hearty support of ninety-nine
ir cent of the business men.
Those who have been approached upon
the subject agree that there Is not time
enough In which to get up ft proper
public Fourth of July celebration, and
that as It la more than probable that
by August the railroad will be In op
era 1 1. m from rU-ow llay to Seaside, and
the Flnvcl Hotel will be ready to open,
one jjrnnd celeprntlon at that time
will be more fitting.
It Is statml on good authority that
the battleship Oregon will be here
about that time, and that It can be ar
r a nued for her tn take part In the re
gatta together with the Columbine and
Mnnxanlta. With suburban train ser
vice to and from the beach, the thous
ands of visitors and cltlxens can enjoy
their siHirt here, on the bay, and spend
the long, cool evenings at the seaside.
There can not possibly be any doubt
In regard to the regatta and Its many
benefits to the city.
MRS. RICKARD8' FUNERAL.
Hundreds ot Friends Attend the Re
mains to Their Last Resting
Place.
Grace Church, ycterday afternoon,
was filled with the many sorrowing
friends of the late Sirs. Rlckards. They
were there to do honor to the dead
and sympathlie with the bereaved
family. The church was most beau
tifully decorated with flowers, and the
casket was literally covered with na
ture's choicest gifts. The scene within
the church was In great contrast to
he bright sunshine without it. Life
and death are ever hand In hand.
The beautiful service of th. church,
sublime In Its simplicity, was read by
the rector of the parish. The choir ren
dercd "Nearer, My God, to Thee," and
O, Paradise." When the preacher
read the passage, "O, death, where la
thy sting, O, grave, where Is thy vic
tory?" there was scarcely a dry eye In
the audience.
Every Astorlan Is familiar with the
sight of the young mother leading her
little twins along the street, and yes
terday the thought of each one was
for these same little ones bereft at so
tender an age of the protection and
care of a loving mother.
As the funeral procession left the
church, the casket borne by Messrs.
Thomas Dealy, Erlo Kohnson, J. E.
Hlgglns, Captain Gregory, of the Man-
xanlta. and Engineer Mitchell and
Mato Rums, the large congregation fol
lowed to the boat landing, among them
being noted most of the officers and
men of the Columbine and Mansanlta.
All who could, accompanied the re
mains to the cemetery. Here the min
ister pronounced the words, "Earth to
earth, ashes to anhes, and dust to
dust," while loving hands placed the
floral emblems upon the new-made
mound.
"PERILOUS 8ITUATION."
Topoka, June 24. The Topeka Advo
cate, which Is Feffcr's paper, and which
represents his personal views, today
prints a double leaded article headed-
The situation Is Perilous." It con
tains an Impassioned appeal to silver
Republicans, silver Democrats and all
Populists to unite In the present cam
paign, alleging that this Is the only
method of avoiding the calamity of
gold standard success.
A light rain saves the housekeeper
the trouble of sponging her palms.
IX ALASKAN
TERRITORIES
Kkh Trade In All hind of .Mcrchao
dic Awaits the Touch of
Commerce.
A RAKE CHANCE I OK AMTOKIA
Tbc Effort of Oat tatcrprijlng ,laa Skoal
fie Scccadcd by All .Mends! la
A-iloria aad rortlaad - A List
of Steamers Voald fay.
One of th. most Important branches
of commerce now awaiting the Immedl
ate attention of Astoria and Portland
merchants. Is the trade with Alaska
Kuient reports show that the rich
mines of this territory are being rapid
ly developed. Companies and Individ
uals who ha, gone ther this season,
are becoming well established and
making money. Within the past twelve
months. Brattle has quadrupled her
business in Alaska. She did It by es
tablishing steamer lines and working
the trade systematically. The field Is a
rich one and the Columbia river should
not be behind In the procession. While
Astoria and Portland are not as ad
vantageoualy situated aa the Soun
country to handle this business, It Is
not yet too lata to secur. a large allce
of the traffic.
Rt-ferenc. was made few days ago
to this subject. Mr. Frank Stokes, of
the Foard A Bloke. Company, haa at
ready started the ball to rolling. He Is
now In communication with the Cham
ber of Commerce, of Portland, and
should have the warmest support of
every merchant of the two cities. As
toria's Chamber of Commerce should
second the project. The Interests of
the metropolis and the seaport are
Identical in this, as they will be In
many other enterprises In the future.
If all pull together in harmony, as they
should. It will be an easy matter to es
tablish a Hue of two or three steamers
to handle this traPo. The advantages
possessed by Portland and Astoria In
olh?r directions will enable them to
miet tha competition of the Sound on
rates and prices. The project should be
pushed speedily to a successful con
summation.
OHIO FOR TELLER.
That la the Democrats And the En
quirer Man for President.
Columbus, Ohio, June 24. The Dem
ocratic atate convention concluded to
night, after being In session continu
ously all day. It waa primarily a allver
convention, and secondarily, the bud
ulng or a boom for John R. McLean
for the presidential nomination at Chi
cago.
Of the (37 delegates, H3 voted for fre
silver and U for McLean. Three men
were mentioned by the delegate as
Ohio's choice for the Chicago nomina
tion, McLean, Campbell and Book-
waiter. Ex-Governor Campbell has
been the favorite until the silver tidal
wave struck the state, but he was con
sidered too conservative on the silver
question.
When ex-Governor Campbell and his
friends arrived here and found the sen
timent drifting for McLean or Book-
waiter, they supported the former, de
feating Bookwalter in a hot fight for
delegate, and thus ending the Book
waiter boom for president and leaving
the field, so far as Ohio Is concerned,
to McLean, with the unit rule annexed
John R. McLean is the proprietor of
the Cincinnati Enquirer, and has been
advocating free silver for years In his
paper. The keynote of the convention
was silver. On that Issue all nomina
tions were based.
TEXAS DEMOCRACY.
"Kunels" Raise a Row Over an
Empty Honor.
The
Austin, Tex., June 24. In the Demo
cratic state convention today much
commotion was occasioned by the ap
pearance of a huge picture of Bland
borne down the central aisle of the hall
and at the same time Colonel Shepard
advanced to the stage and moved to
endorse Bland for the presidency. The
motion was received with deafening
applause and Senator Horace Chilton
rushed to the platform to oppose his
endorsement. Colonel Duncan also op
posed the endorsement of Bland and
favored endorsing ex-Governor Hogg
for the presidency. A general row en
sued and the supporters of the state
administration and Hogg were very
Vehement in their opposition to Bland.
At 3 o'clock after much discussion
Bland was Anally Instructed for, al
most unanimously. Messages were sent
to the conventions In session in Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois Informing them
that Texas had sent a straightout sil
ver delegation to Chicago.
SNIVELY NOMINATED.
Special to the Astorlan.
Indianapolis, June 24. B. J. Snivel)
was today nominated for governor by
the Democratic state convention. The
sliver men carried the convention.
FROM A BROKER'S
i
Graphic Description of the General
Depression in Trade Through
out the Country.
EFFECT ON CANNED GOODS
All Laxaries Restricted ia Tkeir Oatpat
Salmoa, rartlcalarljr. reels the
Deaaad tor Ckeip Articles
Alaska Coaipctitios.
A young man, six feet, broad shoul
dered, athletic In appearance. In a dark
blue ault and yachting cap, arrived
yesterday, a guest of Air. J. O. Han
thorn. He was J. K. Armsby. the son
of the founder of the wholesale com
mission firm, the J. K. Armsby Com
pany, cf Chicago, and world-wide fame.
The firm Is a large dealer In Califor
nia dried and canned fruits, canned
salmon, and all other canned goods.
When questioned by an Astorlan rep
resentative concerning the salmon mar
ket In the east, Mr. Armsby said:
"Ther. la no demand la the east for
high grade salmon. Neither Is ther.
a large demand for Atlantic coast lob
ster, California fruits and nuts, high
class Spanish olives, and other suclf
luxuries. The heavy demand Is for
cheapness In everything. We are only
commission men. A packer can ask
what he chooses for his goods, but It
Is entirely another matter whether we
can sell them. The Jobbers who bought
heavily of last year's Columbia liver
salmon, were not able to sell out and
had large stocks on hand at the be
ginning of this season which bad to be
put out on a falling market. Business
everywhere Is In bad shape. Perhaps
It is politics and the agitation of sil
ver; perhaps It Is over-production; at
any rate I am telling you of the
present condition of things, and can
only say that I hope matters will
change for the betteer when a Repub
lican president Is elected and a solid
financial basis established.
As I told the people in California
with whom we are dealing, we are
passing through a period of low prices,
and while the farmer has been compel!
ed. In California, for Instance, by ex
Istlng trade conditions, to take a'low
price for his dried fruit and raisins,
yet the eastern produser and manu
facturer of food products have been
forced to do business under precisely
the same circumstances, and the net
results are about on a par with those
realised for your products.
"The people here who think that we
can sell at last year's figures are mis
taken. There waa a large pack of
salmon last year, and a fair one In
prospect this season, which will more
than supply the market on high-grade
goods. Alaska Is eating Into you hard.
Their last year's pack was a big one,
but It sold out slick and clean at full
prices, while you had to sacrifice to get
rid of a part of yours. Your Columbia
river prices have held up wonderfully
up to the present, and you are to be
congratulated, for everything else went
down during the same time. Canned
corn, which Is a staple, three years ago
was worth 90 cents a doxen. Now It
Is selling at 45, or below cost Canned
tomatoes three years ago brought 90
cents. Today they sell for 60.
If your pack on this river was one-
half what It was last year, you could
today market It at last year's figures;
but you cannot market a full pack at
those prices. There is one thing you
must remember. A few years ago you
had It all your own way practically
you had no competition in the salmon
business. Since then, however, there
have been large strides made In salmon
canning on the Sound, In British Col
umbla and Alaska. The output of the
high grade Columbia goods has not in
creased, while the others have increas
ed at a tremendous rate. Meyers, last
year, packed $0,000 cases on the Sound,
and several new canneries have start
ed up there.
You will have to regulate your prod
uct like Alaska does, through a close
corporation, limiting the output. They
only make prices In 60.000 case blocks.
The brokers do the rest. The Alaska
Packers are declaring a one per cent
per month dividend. Don't talk to me
about advertising. Columbia river
salmon is known the world over by
brokers and dealers as the highest
grade of goods. According to our way
of thinking, your remedy must be at
home."
NEW PASSENGER RATES.
Chicago, June 24. Notice was given
by the Omaha road today that It will
apply through Sioux City the 55 first
class and $42.50 second class rate al
lowed to transcontinental roads out of
St. Paul to San Francisco via Port
land and the ocean route from that
point to San Francisco. This will make
the rate from Omaha through Council
Bluffs J2.90 higher than through Sioux
City.
Women of means are not always the
ones gowned in the best taste.
For tha hast at pAmm.n-1.1 fiH nrli-Kn.
call at th. Astorlan Job offlc.
"CHAMPION JIM"
BADLY WORSTED
The Pour-round ftoiinrj Match ia San
Francisco Kith Sharkey
Not All fun.
CORBETT TIRED AND GROGGY
lively Sparrlag aad Naay Cliackes to Avoid
raabkneat Sailor Troves ninsell
a Good Jlaa The Mated De
clared a Draw.
Fan Francisco, June 24. James J.
Corbett, the champion of the world,
was all but knocked out tonight in a
four-round contest with Tom Sharkey,
the champion of the navy. The referee
declared the contest a draw, but It Is
doubtful If the decision will be sup
ported by public opinion. Corbett
clinched Sharkey throughout th. fourth
round to escape punishment The
champion was breathing heavily and
apparently greatly exhausted when the
round closed, while Sharkey seemed
as fresh as at the beginning.
That Ban Franciscans have lost none
of their old-time Interest In Corbett
received ample demonstration tonight
when the crowd began to assemble to
witness the four-round contest between
the champion and Tom Sharkey. Al
though the preliminary contests were
not scheduled to begin until t:30, the
Merchants' Pavilion was surrounded'
by a crowd of several thousand people
at S o'clock. When the doors were!
thrown open there was a rush fori
seats. In half and hour nearly every
seat In ther building, which holds 10,000,
was occupied.
Corbett and Sharkey, stepped Into
the ring at 10:40. Frank Carr waa
chosen referee. When Corbett entered
the ring the vast crowd rose to Its
feet and cheered for several minutes.
The men shook hands when the
cheering; subsided and time was called
for the first round.
-Round 1 Corbett assumed the ag
gressive from the start and landed on
the jaw with bis left Corbett landed
again on the jaw and ducked a heavy
swing from Sharkey. Corbett struck
Corbett on the breast and clinched.
Corbett landed the right heavy on the
Jaw. In a mix-up Corbett landed with
the left and followed with the right
Round 2. Sharkey lands a light left
on Corbett's face and follows with a
rush. Sharkey was on the aggressive.
Corbett neatly dodged a heavy left
swing and lands on Sharkey, face with
the left A clinch followed, Corbett
now following Sharkey. Sharkey lands
a left on the breast Sharkey again
lands on Corbett's jaw. The sailor
appears groggy. Corbett lands a heavy
left on the sailor. Sharkey lands a
heavy blow on Corbett's breast as
the round cloaed. Sharkey making a
very game fight The round was in
Corbett's favor.
Round S Sharkey rushed at Corbett
Corbett dodged and Sharkey clinched.
Sharkey lands a heavy right on Cor
bett's ribs. Corbett lands a right on
the Jaw and follows with a left Cor
bett landed with heavy right and left
jabs on the face. Sharkey appeared
groggy and inclined to clinch. Corbett
lands a heavy left on Sharkey's Jaw
and Sharkey clinched to avoid punish
ment. Sharkey refuses to break. Cor
bett lands a heavy right Sharkey
striking wildly, between landing. Shar
key landed a right as the round closed.
Round 4 The men came to the cen
ter and Sharker rushed at Corbett and '
clinched. Sharkey adopts foul tactics i
and refuses to break. The referee is
unable to break the men apart. Cor
bett now clinches Sharkey and holds
him tightly In order to avoid the sail
or's rushes. Corbett appears groggy
and unable to land a heavy blow. Cor
bett falls down. Corbett gets mixed
up with the referee and falls down
again. The police break In to stop the
fight, but Sharkey jumps at them and
refuses to be led from the ring. Cor
bett appeared very tired. Sharkey
made a great fight throughout The
referee declares the match a draw.
BAYARD'S ENGLISH HONORS.
Oxford. June 24. The honorary de
gree of D. C. I. was conferred todav
upon Hon. Thomas F. Bayard. United
States ambassador.
THE MARKETS.
Liverpool. June 24 X
fc DlJUai
quiet; demand, poor; No. 2 red winter,
6s 2d; No. 1 hard Manitoba, i Urt- k.
1 California, 6s 4d.
Maanv la th luin. oA. .
th highest cash price for fur skins.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
b m aw m w mm
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THE NEW YORK
DEMOCRATS
fat Themselves on Record on the Fi
nancial Platform and Elect
National Delegates.
FAVOR PRESENT GOLD BASIS
Call Hade I poo All Good Denocrats ot tha
Cast. North. Soath aad Vest t I re
Teat a rorce Bill aad Store a
Glorioas Victory.
Saratoga, N. Y., June 24. The Dem
ocratic state convention which conven
ed this morning and adjourned this af
ternoon, haa put Itself on record on
the financial platform, and has selected
delegates to the national convention;
but In doing these things It haa fol
lowed out the predictions of weeks ago
and has not created any sensation or
even mild surprise. It has declined to
name Its electors, has not put Itself on
record on any state Issue, and baa
left the selection of the state commit
tee until the next state convention.
These things have all been done at tha
Instance of the leaders and with the)
avowed purpose of placing the party
In such a position that no matter what
the platform of the national party la.
It can be supported by the electors and
th. party in this state.
The platform of the Democratic state
convention was read today by Senator
Hill and adopted. It says:
It would be folly to Ignore, and Im
possible to exaggerate the gravity of
the conditions nnder which this con
vention assembles. Most of the states
of the Union have selected and com
missioned their delegates to the na
tional convention. By a movement.
evidently concerted, but as we believe,
lll-adviesd and ill-considered. Instruc
tions have been given to the delega
tions of a large number of states hav
ing for their aim and purpose the
adoption of a new policy and a new
platform for the Democratic party.
"The action of the Republican con
ventions and a Republican president
deprived silver of Its equality with gold
for the money and currency of the
nation. From this act (for which the
Democratic party Is in nowise responsi
ble), and from the action of other na
tions following In the same course. It
has resulted that silver has greatly de
clined in commercial value and there
now exists a wide departure of the two
metals from the coinage standard of
value bringing disturbance to the fi
nancial systems of European countries,
as welt as to our own. The restoration
of the equilibrium of the two metals
thus disturbed Is a problem, the solu
tion of which la of the greatest conse
quence to the prosperity of both this
country and Europe; but la wholly be
yond our power, without the co-operation
of other nations."
Continuing, It says: "We favor gold
and silver aa the standard money of
the country. We are opposed, as a
permanent financial policy, to gold
monometallism on the one hand, or to
silver monometallism on the other
hand.
"We believe such bimetallism, to
which the nation Is solmenly pledged,
can only be secured and permanently
maintained through the concurrent aid
of the leading nattlons of the world.
Neither this country, nor any other
country, independent and alone, is able
to maintain it, and it would be folly to
attempt it Being so convinced, we are
opposed to the free and unlimited coin
age of sliver in the absence of the co
operation of other great nations. Untn
international co-operation for bimet
allism can be secured to which all our
efforts as a government and as a peo
ple should be In good faith directed
we favor the rigid maintenance of the
present gold standard.
Ex-Governor Flower offered the fol
lowing, which was adopted:
"Whereas, Party division at Chicago
on the silver question will endanger
Democratic success at the polls; and
"Whereas, Republican ascendency in
the nation would undoubtedly be fol
lowed by another attempt to establish
a minority rule in the Democratic
Southern states by means of a force
bill, therefore be It
Resolved, That the Democrats of
New York appeal to the Democrats of
the South, In the name of their politi
cal liberty and their properties, to
avert the possibility of a force bill by
uniting with the Democrats of the
East and West in framing a platform
on which all Democrats can stand, and
the united support of which will lead
to a glorious Democratic victory."
Cleveland's administration was en
dorsed. i ,
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