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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1896)
THE DAILY ASTOUUN, WKDNKSD.VY MORXIXH. S KPT KM It Kit M. HUM. Missed, Youth's and Children's CCHOOL UHOES Ladies' and Gents' Autumn Footwear Rubbers, Rubber Boots, Etc. Oar John Hahn & Co. Arc Warranted 79 Commercial St. New Arrivals Fall Styles All the latest and richest fabrics in DRESS GOODS ALBERT DuflBflfl New Today: A Full Line of Umbrellas TESTERDATS WEATHER. Maximum temperature, 5S degrees. Minimum temperature, 51 dogma. Precipitation, .01 inch. Total precipitation from September 1st, 1SS6, to date, 1.6S inches. Deficiency of precipitation from Sep tember 1st, 1SS6. to date, S.46 inches. TO REAPKRS.-Tta. "Pally Astorlan' contain, twte aa mora reading matter a any othar paper published In Astoria. It la tfca only paper that preaeat IU raadera vita a daily teletraphle report. TO ADVBKTISKKS.-Th "Daily As toriaa" baa mora than tarloa a many raad ra aa any othar paper pabllshed la Asto ria It 1 therefore nor than talc aa Talaabl as aa advertising medlnm. AROUND TOWN. aaaaaaasaaaaaa) Dr. W. I. Howard, Homopathlst, 586 Commercial street If Snod grass doesn't make your photos you don't get the best Gunther's famous Chicago candles In sealed packages at C. B. Smith's. aasaaaaaaa Everybody Is going to the High School entertainment Friday night C. B. Smith makes the only genuine French boss candy In the city. Try it Rogers' Chocolate Tablets destroy all kinds of worms In children. Try them, Mr. N. Posten. secretary of the Oregon Improvement Co., Portland, was in the city yesterday. The Queen, the only heating stoves, at Fisher Brothers. Price 110. Come and examine them. Mr. C. R. Smead, representing Geo. D. Barnard & Co., St. Louis, Mo., Is visiting In the city. Agent Finlayson, of the Canadian Pa cific, left for Portland last night on a short business visit. For a box of choice Candles, fresh and neat, go to C. B. Smith. Astoria's leading confectioner. Captain Crang, of the Gatzert, says that business along the river Is very lively for this time of the year. The railroad workmen on the big dock at Flavel. are making good progress with the unloading of the Fulwood. Congressman Ellis will speak Thurs: day evening, Oct. 1st, at the McKlnley Club rooms. All are invited to attend. Carbons are the only permanent photos as well as the most artistic, and Snodgrass knows how to make them. Mr. Joe Hoch leaves tomorrow for a pilgrimage to Canton, Ohio. He in tends to call on Major McKinley while there. If you want to hear a good thing go to the McKlnley Club rooms tomorrow night, and hear Congressman Ellis' ad dress. The Lewis and Clarke people feel much encouraged over the good pros pects now held out for first-class county roads. Don't forget the rally at McKinley Club rooms tomorrow night. Congress man Ellis will deliver one of his famous speeches. The various business houses yesterday reported a good trade with an Increase In the average amount of business for this season of the year. There was one gentleman who made the trip yesterday afternoon to New As toria, who took his first railroad ride on the cars In Clatsop county. A canvass of the Lewis and Clarke precinct shows a vote of forty-four for the Republican ticket, twenty-one for Bryan, and nine doubtful. A magnificent sljrht of a full rigged ship sailing In over the bar fell to the lot of the excursionists who went to New Astoria yesterday afternoon. Advertisers should remember that there Is not an English reading family In Astoria or the immediate vicinity, which does not take the morning paper. Mr. F. DeYo, of the O. It. and .V., who is in the city checking up the sta tion in the capacity of traveling auditor, will probably complete his labors today. The officers of the railroad company yesterday afternoon made many friends by the excellent manner In which they handled the large excursion to New As toria, Eight mining cars arrived on the steamer Columbia Sunday morning and have been transferred to Fort Stevens for use In the engineering work going on at that point. If you think the Corner Grocery and Commission House, corner 10th and Puane street, don't sell cheaper than anywhere else, try them and see and sav 20c on the dollar. The fog last night was a promise ot better weather today. Observer Grover is doing his beat to stave oft" old winter but It Is feared that every day Is his last day of clear skies. Mr. Forsburg. of the Nohalem, who was In the city yesterday, says that his section of the country doesn't go much on free silver or Uryan. They want sound money and solid people. "Roys will be boys," but you can't afford to lose any of them. He reHdy for tre green apple season by having DeWltt's Chollc and Cholera Cure In the house. Chaa. Rogers, Pruggtst There will be a meeting of thhe Wom an's Auxiliary of Grace Church in the parlor of the Hotel Tlghe, this after noon (Wednesday at 2:S0 o'clock, to which all Interested In missionary work are Invited. The quality of the fish being caught this fall season, Is something extraor dinary, and cannerymen are congratu lating themselves upon the tine grade of fall goods which they have been en abled to put up. Mrs. H. T. Crosby announces that she is forming a class In reading music at sight and solfeggio practice, and In vites those who desire to take advan tage of this opportunity. Address 46$ Commercial street The T. W. C. T. V. will have a meting today (Wednesday) at i 15 p. m. All young ladles Interested In this work are very cordially Invited to attend this meeting to be held In Rescue Hall. By order of the president. Today the successors to th Oregon Trading Co. inaugurate a t,W0 auction sal of dry goods, clothing, shoes, etc. They have a large stock of desirable goods which will be sacrificed in order to convert them Into cash. Young Warren Lester and Captain Thompson, of the Chelmsford, have be come fast friends. The captain divides his cookies and apples with the little fellow, because he looks like his own boy In far-away England. The poles for sixty miles of telegraph line, are being landed at Warrenton by the Western Union Telegraph Com pany. That place is to i mane ine base of supplies for the entire line from the lower Nehalem to Goble. Mr. H. H. Ingalls. of Foard & Stokes, has been urged by his friends to make another attempt to find an elk In the Necamey mountains. Mr. Ingalts is of the opinion, however, that he has had enough of tramping for this season. A. S. Watt, E. A. Seeley, Geo. W. Freeman. George J. Jackson. C. F. Overbaugh. Portland. C. R. Smead, St. Louis; S. Butts. Ilwaco; F. A. Wean- der, South Bend, Wash., and H. E. Ma son. Omaha. Neb., were guests of the Occident yesterday. Miss Halstead, Los Angeles, Ca!.. w ho has been visiting the Misses Tallant, returned to her home via Portland yes terday morning. A gathering of young people Monday night was held at Mr. Tallant's (handsome residence in honor of the departing visitor. Two large cement mixers arrived down from Portland yesterday via the O. R. and N. and have been transferred to Fort Stevens where thty will be used in the manufacture of the Con crete for the breastworks and other structures under way by the govern ment. There is a great deal of interest be ing manifested In the coming meeting on Saturday afternoon of property own ers and promoters in the east end of town. It Is thought that definite plans will be adopted for carrying out the va rious projects on foot in l.'ppertow n and Alderbrook. Miss Martha L. Gilbert, besides ac cepting a few more pupils desiring pri vate lessons In French, will form a class for Instruction In that language. Those who wish to Join the class are Invited to meet Miss Gilbert on any dav this week, at her residence, 1SS Third Btreet. The continued good weather has made it particularly favorable for architects and builders. A number of new resi dences and business houses are under way in various parts of the city. It is expected that next the Shanahan block will be ready for occupancy, and one or two of the new houses on the hill are ready for the owners to take possession of them. There has been considerable comment in different quarters of the city con cerning the refusal of several churches to conduct the services at the funeral of the late Alice McElroy. The Salva tion Army people, as soon as aI vised of the situation, stepped in and held the services. There are many who have thought and have so expressed them selves publicly, that It probably would not have Injured any one of the churches to have held a service over the remains of the unfortunate woman. even though she was a sinner above many. The indications are that the Canadian Pacific Hallway Company and its steamship lines, are looking for better conn'.ct ions with Astoria. While it is denied that the Hupeh, which left hsrre Monday, would ever make another trip or was the forerunner of an established line of st-arners by the C. P. Compajiy, between tlx; Orient and this port, yet the fact remains that the Canadian Pa cilic is never behind in the march of events and that she has ample facilities fr handling traffic both by land and sea, Astoria, of course, cannot be in jured by having another railroad and steamship line. WARRENTON Columbia Harbor Land Co. CORNER BOND and ELEVENTH STS. Mans on application. Col' NT Y UOAPS. Comments of nil Observer on the Ne eosslty of Good Kouds and Undue. Astoria. Sept. 2'.', lS:!ti. To the Editor: I have noticed in your paper under the subject of good road, that It has been suggested that a bridge be built across Youngs River Instead of a lorry to connect with the Seaside wagon road. This. In my opinion. Is a wise move, him ne oeiwo'vo. an enhuent address, should meet with the hearty co-opera- IHirlng his remarks Mr. Cleeton re tlon of every" resident of the city and fertvd to the criticisms in some of the county. Such a bridge will give much Better memoes tor iramc man a icrry possibly could, and will Ih much more permanent In character. Mnce tne sue oi tne image nas noi been designated. 1 would suggest that it would best meet the requirements of all to locate It where It will do the largest amount of good for both country and city people. Some people favor putting It about a mile beyond W U- llanisport. but it seems to me that this Is rather out of the way, and in fact a bad location. In order to utilise the new roads. both the Lew is and Clarke and the contemplated city street Improve- ment a bridge should be built on a lirvet line so that the travel will be brought directly through the center of the city. This may be accomplished in two ways; First, put the brldg.; near the mouth of the slough on the Hess farm; or, run it west by the Hess resl- dence, across the slough into the Now- len tract, and from there build the, bridge to Fairfield or to a connection w ith Lafayette street. The latter is by J far the belter plan for several reasons. It serves the Interests of the city bet- tor than any other scheme, and meets ; the requirements of the country people as well as any other plan. It Is most desirable to have the road as short and direct as possible. In future years a motor line as well as wagon roads, ran be best accommodated on the short line. It may cost more at the beginning to build a road and bridge In first class shape, but in a very few years the pro fits and advantages of such a line will be more than realized. It Is a business proposition and we ought ail of us to look at It in this light. Realizing the coming greatness of Astoria, we should be ready now to hasten forward every possible Improvement and do every thing In our power by hard work, to serve our Immediate needs by a class of improvements which w 111 be good for all time. W. If dull, spiritless and stupid; If your blood is thick and sluggish; If your appetite Is capricious and uncertain. You need a Sarsaparllla. For best re sults take DeWltt's. It recommends Itself. Chas. Rogers. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. Notice is hereby given, that the part nership heretofore existing between Sam E. Harris and Charles Wright of Astoria, Oregon, under the firm name of Harris & Wright, has been by mu tual consent, this day dissolved, the said Sam E. Harris conUnuIng the said business, collecting all of the outstand ing accounts and paying all the debts of said firm. Dated this 1st day of September. 1S96. SAM. E. HARRIS, CHAS. WRIGHT. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Office of Llddicoat & Cribb. 59 Exchange street. Sealed proposale will be received at this office, until 2 o'clock, Saturday, October 3. 1S!'8. for the erection and completion of a two-story frame dwell ing to be erected on Block 19, Mc Clure's, on Bond street. Plans and specifications and all ne cessary Information can be obtained at this office. LIDDIC'OAT & CRIBB, Architects. PORTLAND EXPOSITION. The White Collar Line will have round trip tickets on sale, to Portland, September 23d and 24th, and October 8th, and 7th, at one fare for the round trip. Tickets good going only on date of sale, and good returning within ten days from date of sale. Tickets, good on steamers T. J. Potter, Bailey Gat zert, R. R. Thompson and Telephone. OCR CORNER. A gentleman's resort, at corner of Bond and Twelfth streets. The finest brands of liquors and cigars always on hand. Call ami try us. ANDERSON & PETERSON. Many a day's worn is lost by sick headache, caused by Indigestion and stomach troubles. DeWltt's Little Early Risers are the most effectual pill for overcoming such difficulties, (.'has. Rogers, Druggist. Mr. liryan finds that the area of thr "enemy's country" Is constantly ex panding. Galveston News. TO THK A t.lll.ll IN ONK ll.1V, Take laxative P.romo Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. 2",c. For sale by Chas. Rogers, Druggist. The U. S. Gov t Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to all others. If you will look into tho situation you will mo that WARRENTON is tho cream of wtyt sale property. Tho oontor of improve wonts is hero, and as an investment for business or a home there is nothing to equal it in the whole proposition. In WARRENTON lots are all large, full size, .rixlU0. Prices range from $I.r0 to $-H each, rol.l on installments. Terms to suit. Save your change ami buy a lot in WARRENTON McKINLKY MKirriNii. Young Men's Club Addrviwed by the Hon. T. J. Cleeton at McKlnley Hull. ! ! Another rousing meeting was lu-Kl Ist night at the McKlnley Club rooms under tho auspice of the Young Men s McKinley and llohart Club. The rooms were well rilled with people of both political panic. Hie Hon. p. j. Hv - , ton was the speaker of the evening, ami .Astoria newspapers uin his speech',,, m ,, , ..,..., .i ,,.,1, ,i, ,.., mane ii r-aiumay nigiii ai reasuie. m wnicn iney snecruigiy aiiiuliM to Me jof rinlsop county, d. humbly iietliloii subject matter considered, and claimed! r ,on,.ial.le hodv to make an rxtm uu" v o-eu.n na.i mcnuoneu me cent dollar 157 times. The gentleman re piled by stating that he did not count the number of times he spoke of the spurious dollar, but he hoped that helltv be coiinecled with the ctlv of As- called attention to It frequently and forcibly enough to make It stick In the i minds of every man w ho heard him un-1 til the Sd of November. j ' iMstrlct Attorney Cleeton Is a clean and forcible speaker, thoroughly under- stands his subject, and Is thoroughly in earnest concerning the cause he Is ad- vocatlng. It would well repay any one to listen to an address by him on any one of the topics under consideration in the present campaign. Mr. Cleeton Is devoting most of his time to the money question, and his arguments reveal the fact that he has given the subject much thought and consideration. Tomorrow night the parade and meet- Ing promises to be a big one, and un- douhtodly McKlnley Hall will be crowd ed to Its limits by those anxious to hear Congressman Kills. AT FuliT STEVENS. The magnitude of the work now going on witiiiu would be a surprise to many of Its ' citizens, but the fact remains that the; federal government has taken at least j some heed to the Columbia's wants in ; the way of coast defenaes and Is pre- i paring to erect fortifications at Koi t J Stevens after the most a proved mod- cm ideas, and on a scale that is ex tenslv. What attracts thf most attention at present from the standpoint of a spec , tutor is the structure being built '"" the mixing of concret f which to. make foundations f q- th breastwork and guns. This is to be utilized some- j what In the nature of a shot tow.r that Is. everything to the top first and then down through the several pro cesses of evolution until the manufac ture is complete, at the ground Moor. There are to be two mixers oerated In this building, by steam power, and the entire machinery for the plant Is expected to arrive In a few days. The building proper was commenced about two weeks ago and Is expected to be'9'" nn'' Duane streets. complete about the latter part of this I KOIl RENT Newly furnished rooms; wee'e. The height Is about 90 feet with j hut aild C()1j ba,hg. call at thli o(nce, length and breadth about 70 feet each. I - Although the building Is of wood It ! FOR KKNT-Three furnished rooms resembles somewhat In form a modem wlth or without board. Apply 1S1 7th six-story Hour mill. It has sprung from j treet- the ground like a mushroom. A human FOR BALE. form appears at every conceivable open- - - . ing. and every man at work. It cannot I FOR SALE-12-room Lodging House, be compared to Solomon's temple, be- Centrally located; cheap lease; bar cause the sound of hammer and other I aln- Astoria Land and Inv. Co., 355 accessories makes considerable music. ! Commercial street. There are two new railroad tracks JAPANESE GOODS Fireworks built out to the building, one of which j just out Just received-Just what you runs to an elevation of about twenty wnnt at Wing Lee's, D43 Commercial feet fpun the ground and the other at j street, the surface, so arranged for economy " in handling the heavy material. The track extends to an open space or plat form of heavy planking, where much of the rough work will be done. The cars which were used In the Jetty con struction are being remodeled to serve In this work. The machine shop Is doing Its share, and In the offices draughts- men are laboring over heaps of plans and specifications for the fortifications, which when completed will be a credit, as well as a protection to the greater I Astoria. I DAI'GHTERS OF REDEKAH, All the Daughters of Rebekah are cor dially Invited to attend the ball given by the Gateway Social Club at Fisher's Hall on Wednesday, September 30th. Grand march at 8:45. Eggs, 25c per Doz. At that price almost any man can make a good living and save up money on a Clatsop county chicken ranch. We have a small tract if land near Warrenton that will make a most desirable place for raising chickens and we will sell It so c,-np that almost anyone can u fiord to buy It. ASTORIA LAND AND INV. CO. .'ifiii Commercial Btreet. Clarkson & jftclrvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Hoof f'nintlnu t and Repairing Lenity Roof. A SI'KCIAl. liO.Ul TAX. Mr. V. J. Ingnlls will commence the circulation this morning of the follow- ! Ing petition, addressed to the county t lull.t . i whereas a countv roM.I !m, been , ,..,.,.,,, ml , m., frum Young s ! ,!IVlT , ,.,,,,,, n,lmil; lln, whereas, .,.... ,ms .,.....,,,, ,..,. ....... 1 f , , , (.,m!,mil.Uim llf I ,,ldges, and the people have don largo amount of work In building suld road; and, whereas, said road Is of little use to settlers or the cltlaeiis of Aslo- ( I( v(,w (f WJ ,m ,1(x. ,,nv,.r , , .. , .. ..omlnir .-ear of two mills jlevy or less to meet the expense of eon- Htrlleilng a bridge across Young's , .Vt.r . to tho cud that said count v road t.rti . and we will ever pray. etc. NOTICE TO 8HUTEK3. Shippers nr hereby notified that b- j 0,11 freight ,rt points on the Seashore roaJ wlU be received at the Telephone dock only. All freight must be deliv ered one hour before train time. No freight will be received after 4 30 p. m C. F. LESTER. Bupt. OABTOniA. i w x-SY S-&CCJLbtS "tP" Salton Sea Salt for baths at the Kstes-fonn I ti'g Store UK and 2rc per parkage. WANTED. WANTKD-l'y competent dressmak er, engagements by the day. Enqulrs Itoom I'ommerclal street, over l'un oar s store. W A NTK I Situation, by competent girl, to do general housework. Address !. Astorlan oitlee. v ANTED Situation ns accoumant r ,,x,.ri,.m (.,t bookkeeper. First-class r,.fl,ri.m.,.s Address A. Astorlan offlc-. Wanted A few pupils on the piano. .i.MNs .Martha L. Gilbert, 1'JS Third trc,t" .fio to $ IS per Keck fur men unil wotiicn for easy home work. No books or cnnvnaalnir. No f-xiii-rience. Bona fide oT,r X(J CHti.h Sem, fr .,.. .,, ,. ,,.. .,t,,r v iikkuavn work and particulars. :13 S. Sixth street. Philadelphia. Pa. FOR RENT. ft m KENT Cheap-Seven room cot tage, with bath and modern Improve ments. Apply at the Astorlan office. FOR RENT Three or four rooms, with board. Mrs. E. C. Holden, corner LOST. LOST on the night of the parade, last Thursday, a purse, containing mon ey and a gold ring. Finder will be re warded by leaving same at the Asto rlan office. j -. j uOVlC tX L0s i Estate LOANS AND INVESTMENTS s5 3 55 COMMERCIAL ST. "The Louvre" ASTORIA'S (iOIK.KOtS ENTERTAINMENT HALL 3 FI.OOIlH Fine Miinlfi. ;uiiirs of All Klmls. Two .Magnificent Hum. K V I. H Y T H I N I ; riKST-CLASS Good Order and Everybody's Rights HTI'.ICri.Y OHHKItVKIf. Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland, Oregon I.KlVK OKDKItH At ItOOM , II.AVKI, BL'II, r Guaranteed N. JEN6EN and R. 0. HANSEN HERMAN WISE The Reliable Clothier Dance and Presents X-Mas Nijrht. John Bull and Uncle Sam Watching the Races They are Both iii!cr.Ttt.d. not nly for the glory of victory, but also for the prices. We, too, Offer Xmaa pr-sents to our customers. but our price clothing are of; still greater Importance. Are You Heedless of such quotations aa we give In the next column, are you so In fatuated with the old house you have been dealing with as to wil lingly pay them :'5 per cent mors for everything you buyT Is Not Your Wife or family nearer to you than any store keoper In town? You havs no right to deprive your dear ones of com forts you could pro vide If you saved your dollars. We Insist that our mode of buying and sell ing for CAH1I enables us to un dersell any clothing house in As toria; we ask only an Inspection of our stock and prices. Is It Worth your while to spend a few mln utes In our store. Ask Yourself! f Till'. LIGHTEST STORE 1 IN TOWN Jul HERMAN WISE The Reliable Clothier Wise's Cus tomers See What They Are Buying STARTliERS NO. I All of Our Suits which w dencrlhod In last work's nd vert iKFtticiit, consisting of clay worat.Ms. plain and fancy clifv iota, uiul silk mlxad rnaslnivra, mndo to flt and fit to wear; lined with atroug linings, eow.'d with silk. In frocks, also round corner, straight rornor and doubla hrat cd sacks. Worth Always from $15 to $18- Now $10 NO. 2 Just S lVCV 1 V V VI The KirHt In Htnllmct it of All-Wool California rassliners ami cheviots; nothing belter on earth for wear; makes a stout business suit or half dress. Yon Ilrwe Never llought them for b's than 110 and probably 112; but we con tracted for loo suits In two In stallments for t'ASH; that's why we cun offer theso. All-Wool SultH For $7-75 Don't Stop to Think they'll go before you have tints to say JACK ItoniNHON! Also a New Line of Rubber Mackintoshes 1 Umbrellas Trunks Chfldrenn'8 SUltS Men's and Boys' . . Overcoats nim is i miy