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Save time and worry The Dajy Astortan AND I'MMAMNT ...Family Circulation... Hvc.H mom than thbh Tmp a MOO S THAT Of AN OTMtK PAPM IK ASTORIA. How? An "Ad". In Thi ATt)u'l "WmI CuIusis." EXCLUSIVE TOMOGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. VOL. XLV. ASTORIA, OREGON, THURSDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 3, 18'J6. NO. 276 TO-DAY'S NEW ARRIVALS 1 Ladies' Kid Seal and Crack Proof Calf Lace Shoes C?2oh Century Bals COLUMBIA Successors to COPELAND & THORSEN These are the Days We Celebrate We have prepared for the Im provement In trnde. Our etock Is Complete. Books, Stationery, Newspapers, Periodicals Notions, Novelties GRIFFIN & REED CITY BOOK STORE PLUM PUDDING... Will Keep a Hundred Years 1 English Plum Pudding Two ll. seedless raisins: I lbs. cleaned currant; half-pound sliced citron; I II broad crumba; i bi. chopped suet; Juice anil grated rind of three lemons; t lb. C sugar; 4 grated nutmegs; 1 tablespoon aalt; milk. Mix fruit thorough ly; add eggs and milk little at a tlma. careful to make It moist enough to atlck together not wet; nil receptacle even full; cover with clot ha tied filthily and boll steadily for eight hours. The bote U gaaraatccd to keep 100 years. It the lagrcrfleita tt psrckavd of FOARD & STOKES COMPANY. Clarkson & Marvin LONG FIR PILING Promptly Furnished Astoria Asphalt and Roofing Co. All Work Roof Patntlna and Hapolrinaj Lssky Hooh. J. A FAST A BEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AflD DHARF BUILDER HOUSIK MOVER Hohm Msvlag Taola fsr Rant. A8TORIA OREGON Emil Schacht RHGHITEGT GEO. NIC0LL, Assistant. omcBi ryopp's New Brewercj PORTUNO ANDJISTORtA LINE Stealer tf.C.Gradg Leaves Aatorla Mondayi, Wednes days and Friday at 6 p. m. Sundays at T a. m. Leaves Portland Tuesdays, Thurs days, Saturdays and Sundays at T. p. m. K. II. WORKS, Master. ALLEN'S Cut Rate Ticket Office. ...TntATKICU BOOKING A SI'ECIALTY., pa TBIlin BT., PORTLAND, OR. A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Frulta Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and PiatedWare. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Tenth and Commarolal stmts. SHOE CO. 523 Commercial Street Boom Company 216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce Portland. Oregon LEAVK OKHKH AT ass ( (immkiu C1AL MTHKKT Guaranteed N. JENSEN and R. O. HANSEN J. B. WYATT, Phoae No. AS Aatorla, Ortgsa Hardware, Ship Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. t pedal AtUntloa Paid ta tiipplylsg (hip. SEASIDE SflWPik A oomplaU stock of lumbar on hand In tha rough or dresssd. Flooring-, rus tle, celling, and all kinds of finish; mouldings and shlnglaa: alas bracks! work dona to order. Tanns raaaonahl and prtoaa at bedrock. All ordsrt promptly attended to. Ofllca and yard at mill. H. P. L. LOGAN, Prop'r. Seaside, Oregon. UNION MEAT CO. SHIELD BRAND rjfl!IS, BflGOU, mho CONDENSED MEATS GUARANTEED THE BEST ...IS TnC MARKET Cor. 4th and Glisan Sts. PORTLAND OREGON ASTORIA IRON WORKS Coocoaly St., toot of Jackaos. Astoria. General Machinists and Boiler Makesr Laal and Marin Englnaa, Bollor work, Stout boat and Cannary Work a Spaclalty. Catttagi of All DaKrlprloni Mada to Ordar os Short Nottca. John Pox... .President and Superintendent A. L. Fox VIO Prealdent O. B. Prael Seorstari Pint National Bank, Treasurer CITY LAW-MAKERS Lively Discussion (if the Warrant Oucstlon on a Motion. WATER FRONT HI IX IS VETOED Vf to Sustained by the Council -Amend-tiiHil to the lily Charter Proposed by I ho Mayor. The city council held Its regular aes- Ion last nlKht, Mayor Taylor being In the chair. A communication was read from the niayir, recommending the amendment of the city charter In order to make pro- vision for street Improvements other than on th credit of the city. The mayor ald thai the legislature would meet next mouth, and that steps should lie taken at once In this Important mat ter. On motion the mayor appointed a committee of three from the city council, who are to select A committee from the outside, for the purpose of re vising the charter. On petition S. Harris was granted a liquor license. On petition Andrew Hauma was given permission to trans fer bis liquor license to 62! Commercial street. A message was read from the mayor vetoing the ordinance regulating the building of wharvea and other Improve ments on the water front. The grounds of the mayor's veto were that the terms of the ordinance were Indefinite and other Inaccuracies) atpeared In the doc ument. The veto was sustained. The committee on ways and means reported that no bids had been pre sented on city printing for the ensuing year, the dally papers having apparent ly made a combination, and asked for Instructions to re-advertlse for bids to be opened December H at 1 p. m. The report was adopted. On favorable report of the committee upon the petition of Sidney Dell for re demption tax detd, the claim was al lowed. The report of the committee recom mending the luauonceof redemption tax deed Umiii petition of George Noland. was adopted. The report of the committee recom mending the liMiuance of liquor license to Harry llnmblett waa adopted. lUlls of the News Publishing Co., amounting to 12.48, were allowed. The report of the street committee In regird to the slide on Grand avenue, niul the coniplnint of property owners, was ordered flled. The committee stat ed that the work of sluicing down the hill was progressing well, and that a little further work of the same kind would probably prevent the sliding of the hill. The street committee reported ad versely upon the protest of Mrs. C. A. Gearhart airalnst the Orwul avenue Improvement. Heport waa adopted. The committee on lire and water pre sented a petition asking to have the or dinance so amended that from time to time, as demnnded by circumstances, arrangements could be made to reim burse the members of the fire depart ment for amount of the discount on their warrants below ninety-five cents. This brought on a general discussion upon all warrants. Mr. Pergman was of the opinion that the members of the Are department should get 100 cents on the dollar on their pay. warrants. Their work was risky and uncomfortable, he said, and believed that the city could not do less than pay their waxes In full. Mr. Parker agreed with Mr. Perg man's proposition, and Welch said that he thought all bills should be paid In full by the city council, particularly fire and police warrants. He sold that when the change was made last spring to Issue salary warrants against the general fund Instead of axalnat the special fund, as was the custom there tofore, It was done with the distinct understanding that the banks would do certain things which they have since fulled to do, and that for his part he was In favor of going back to the old system. Mr. Bergman remarked that according to his reoolleotlon Mr. Welch had guaranteed that all .warrants should not be worth less than ninety five cents. Mr. Welch replied that he had not made such guarantee, but did agree that police department warrants would be kept up to that figure, and that his committee was going to see that they were. The report of the com mittee recommending the petition of the fire department was finally adopted. The committee on public property re ported against the renewal of Jarvls Stone's contract. Report was adopted. The committee on publlo property re ported recommending that the city sur veyor complete the grading at the city ouinetery and the Improvement of the fifteen acred. Adopted. The payroll of the city surveyor, amounting to J148, was approved. The following ordinances were read the first and second times: Establish ing the grade on 18th street; establish ing the grade on 19th street. The following ordinances were read the third time and passed: Confirming the assessment on the special assess ment on Grand avenue from 6th to 12th, and providing- for the method of pay ment of same; establishing the grade of 20th street; appropriating 1550 for llrrmner St Holmes. A resolution providing for Hearing the ciiimIiik ui. loth street and Grand ave nue was adopted. The following payrolls were atlowea: City ollklals, HM; fire department, $.V)5; library, 140; police department, 1475. The claims of the Mw Hay Wood Yard, 19; Howell A Ward. 15.25; Chas. Ifellborn ft Hon, tC.SO; Columbia Iran Works. I10, were referred to the Com mittee on fire and water. The claims of the Astor House, Ill.KI; James Petty, $5.50, were referred to the committee on health and police. The claims of it fltraus. 14 55; J. 8. Delllnger, were referred to the com mittee on ways and means. Claims of the News Publishing Co., amounting to IS. 49, referred to the com mittee on wsys and nv-ai.s. The committee on streets and public ways turned In a lot of bills with their liulortemcnt previous to their being read In the council. The msyor referred the bills back to the committee for consideration, and on motion permitted the committee to make report at once. In doing this his honor stated that all bills must be presented to the council and read before being referred to the committee for action. The following are the bills referred to, and which were allowed: Clatsop Mill Co., 197, $51.M; 120.26. 15 1. 113 85, 17.14; Fisher Brothers. 17.50; Astoria Box CO., 123.10; city sur veyor, 143; superintendent of streets, 1253; dt lights, J53L80; Clatsop Mill. 15.12. 19.50. Before adjournment the mayor ap pointed Messrs. Bergman, Welch and Parker as committee on revision of the city charter. 8ALMON HATCHERIES. Memorial to Congress by the Chamber of Commerce. At a special meeting of the Chamber of Commerce held last evening the sec retary waa Instructed to forward to j Oregon's congressional representatives jand also those of the state of Wash ington, the following resolutions: j Whereas, The Columbia river is the 'only stream In the world where the j Chinook salmon Is found In all lis per Jfectlon, no other known river In the world producing a salmon of such Arm, i rose-red. oily flesh, and I Whereas, The artificial propagation of the Chinook salmon in the tributaries I of the Columbia liver has long since i passed the experimental stage, the salmon packers of the Columbia river I from funds furnished by themselves j having demonstrated the practicability (of keeping the annual run of the Chi ' nook Into the river up to the maximum; and Whereas, The state of Oregon and ithe United States government are now only propagating a sufficient number of I young Chinook to prevent a diminution of the annual run, when, In point of fact, the output of young ealmon from the hatcheries ought to be brought up to an average of one hundred millions a year; and, Whereas, the salmon packing Industry Is the largest manufacturing Industry (with one single exception) In the north went: the wage roll In the Columbia river la two million dollars a year. It uims the produce of factories from every section of the United States; It Is a large exporter of its finished product, and Is an Importer only of such ma terial as is a source of much revenue to the general government. The Chinook salmon has become well known and much sought for as a food fish both through all parts of the Unit ed States and the world over. It Is greatly desired that the fish be given to the people as cheaply as possible. That It may be an article of food rath er than a luxury, and, In our opinion this can be brought about by the gener al government of the United States: and Whereas, the United States fish com missioner has recognised the Import ance of the Royal Chinook salmon of (Continued on Fourth Pace.) Can Clatsop Produce PORK Sunday's Astorlan contains a very In teresting article on the above proposi tion. It depends on the number of hogs In the county; climatic conditions are fa vorable, but strange to say the people here are not hoggUh; they are liberal and enterprising; they can-can salmon but we are not Chlcagofled sufficiently to can pork. If we were hoggish we would certainly not sell our underwear overcoats, mackintoshes, etc., at such liberal reductions and give Xmas pres ents and a dance to our customers be sides. No, Clatsop can produce twins and other fish, but Is not Inclined to be porkUh. HERMAN WISE The Reliable Clothier THE SOLDIER WON IN THETWELFTH .lack Kilson Bests Tommy Morris in n Warmly Contested Battle. HOT FROM START TO FINISH Morris Displayed Wonderful Recupera tive Powers, Getting Up Six Times When Almost Gone. For the second time Tommy Morris, of this city, went down before "Soldier" Jack Wilson, of Fort Canby. The fight took place In the power house hall and lasted twelve rounds. Morris was In much better condition than Wilson, but the doughty soldier was too much for the local man. Prof. Geo. M. Kellogg refereed the fight. Behind Morris were James Keating, Will Grant and Joe. Baker. Wilson's seconds were J. Miller, II. Keane and W. Lewis. Both men were cheered upon entering the ring. Round 1 After sparring for a few moments the principals mixed matters and several heavy blows were exchang ed. Morris forced the flghthing. No damage was done on either side and honors were easy when time was called. Round 2 The round opened hotly. Morris fouled by striking Wilson on the head In a clinch, but did no damage. Wilson landed heavily and ducked an uppercuL A hot exchange followed, Wilson landed three time on the head and breast and again ducking an upper- cut. Both landed heavily, but It waa Wilson's round. Round J Morris landed on the body, but Wilson did not counter. Wilson landed three or four hot ones on the head, following with lefts on the wind and Jaw. A hot exchange followed. Morris getting In his share of blowa It was nobody's round. Round 4 Wllnon landed on the body and got away from a left awing. The soldier got In a good blow on the sein er's mouth. Wilson landed again. Mor ris came back and it waa Intensely In teresting for a few moments. Morris' skin Is very tender, and bis face waa bleeding from a glancing Wrw, Wlleoo had little the best pf the round. Rounds 6 and were Interesting, but no effective blows were exchanged. At the end of the 6th Wilson landed light ly Just as time was called, and part of the crowd yelled "fouir However, It waa no foul. The sevents round was anybody's. Wilson stopped a rush with a blow- on the Jaw, but Morris was not hurt. The local man got in several light blows. Round 8 Wilson led and landed light ly, Morris coming back with a vicious uppercut, which the soldier ducked. Just as time was called Morris landed heavily on the Jaw. ( Round 9 Wilson led and landed twice on the face, and later In the wind. Mor ris continuing with one on the head. A clinch followed. Round 10 A lively exchange opened the round, both getting In some good blows. Morris landed heavily on the wind. It was the best blow he hod struck. Wilson followed with several heavy blows on the Jaw. Round U This was the most inter esting round of the fight. The men went at each other like whirlwinds, and. after a heavy exchange, Morris went down. The referee counted six seconds, but he got up. The seiner was loudly cheered. Round 12 Morris displayed wonder ful recuperative powers, and seemed as fresh as Wilson. The soldier, how ever, put him down with a blow on the Jaw, but Morris got up' in five seconds. Again the man went dow-n, staying there eight seconds. Wilson seemed un willing to hit him hard. The soldier was very tired, but must have been able to strike harder. Morris got up once more and clinched. Finally Wilson landed easily on the head and his plucky antagonist was counted out. It was a fair fight throughout, the men breaking nicely at clinches. Prof. Kellogg refereed fairly and there was no complaint or cause for complaint.. It Is understood the men will meet again on or about New Years. SHARKEY A WINNER. Awarded the Big Fight In the Eighth Round on a Foul. Special to the Astorlan. San "Francisco.- December S. Tom Sharkey was practically knocked out In the 8th round by Bob Fltxslmmons to night, at Mechanics' Pavilion, but Ref eree Wyatt Earp awarded the fight to Sharkey on a foul. Round 1 The men advance quickly to the center of he ring and spar for a moment. F ltxslmmons feints several times with the left but Sharkey gets away. Fltzslmraons landed a light right on the head, Sharkey clinching. Sharkey swings a left on Fltislmmons' neck; Sharkey landed a right and left on Fltxslmmons' head, and ducked a vicious left swing; Sharkey tried with the right for the head, but Fltxslmmons got away. Sharkey ducked a hard right swing; Sharkey tries for the body and rushes Fltxslmmons landing a left on the body; Fltxslmmons landed a left on the face and gets back at Sharkey with the same blow; Sharkey landed a left and got the same on the return. Fitx- Immon knocked Sharkey down with the right twice In the Jaw. The round ended with Sharkey In the corner and Fltzslirimon trying for the Jaw. Round 2 Fltwilmmons was standing up before time was called. The men sparred and Fltxslmmons landed a light left on the face. Sharkey rushed but Fltislmmons clinched. Fltxslmmons swings a right and left but missed. Sharkey landed a hard left on the chest. Fltxslmmons tried a left for the face but got a light left on the bead. Fltzslmmons ducked a hard left. Shar key ducked a left and clinched. Fltx slmmons swung a right but missed and landed a left on the head. Fltzslm mons landed a right on the head. Fltz slmmons landed a left on the body. Sharkey landed a right and left on the head and neck and got two In return. Fltzslmmons ducked a right swing. Fltxslmmons tried a left for the head and missed. The round ended with Fltzslmmons the aggressor. Round J Fltzslmmons rushes but Sharkey ducked and clinched low. Sharkey tried a left for the body and clinched, Fltzslmmons swings a right and left on the head. Sharkey swings a right and left but with little damage. Fltzslmmons ataggered Sharkey with a right Sharkey swung a left on the face; Fltzslmmons swings a left and 8harkey ducked. Sharkey landed a left on the face. Sharkey landed a bard left on the wind and got away. Sharkey ducked a bard left swing. Sharkey was doing most of the leading for the wind and again landed a left on the wind. Fltzslmona waa evidently laying to get In a right on the Jaw. Round 4 6harkey landed a left Shar key knocked Fltxslmmons down with a left on the wind. Be then ducked a left swing and landed a left on the wind three times without a return. Fltxslmmons was fighting carefully. Sharkey ducked the right awing. Fltx slmmons landed a left Jab. Sharkey landed a left on the face and wind, and rushed Fltzatnunons to the ropes. Fits clinched. Fits tried a left for the head twice and missed. Sharkey tried a left on the bead. Sharkey landed a left swing on the head, staggering Fttzslm- mona Fits swung a right and left, staxgering Sharkey. Honors even. When Sharkey fell under the ropes Bob kindly asslted him to his feet Round 8 Both men stand up before the call of time. Fits tries a right for the head. Sharkey clinched and threw Fits. Sharkey bleeding from a cut over the left eye. Fltx landed a left on the face. Fits tried a left awing, but miss ed. Fits swung a left on the neck and a left on the wind. Fits landed a left and right swing on the head. Sharkey j ducked and clinched. In a scrimmage ! Fits landed a right on the face twice and knocked Sharkey down. Fltzslm mons tried a left for the face and Shar key clinched. Sharkey clinched to avoid Fltzslmmons' swings. The round end ed In a clinch. Round (.Fltzslmmons rushed and Sharkey clinched. Fits landed a left on the face twice. Fitzsimmons land ed a left on the face twice. Sharkey clinched. Sharkey landed a light left on the head. Fitzsimmons swung a right and Sharkey ducked and clinched. Sharkey ducked a left uppercut; Shar key clinched. Fitzsimmons landed a right and left swing. Fitzsimmons now leading the left on the wind. Sharkey landed a left on the face. Fltx landed a right and left on the Jaw and Sharkey ducked. The round ended with Shar key clinching. He appeared tired at the end of the round. Round 7 Fits swung a left on the head. Sharkey landed a left on the Wind. Fltxslmmons swung for the head and Sharkey ducked. Sharkey swung a right for the head but missed. Fltx slmmons landed a left on the face. Fitz simmons swung a left on the face twice and gota left and right on his head. Sharked struck Fltz in a clinch and Is hissed. Fits landed a left Jab over the damaged eye. Fit staggered Sharkey with a right and left on th head. Sharkey swung wildly for the head with the right and left. Fitzsimmons Jabs Sharkey in the face twice with the left Sharkey clinches to avoid punish ment. Sharkey punched Fitzsimmons tn the wind twice with the left. Fltx slmmons appeared tired and was not forcing the fighting. Sharkey appeared fresh. Found 8 Fits led with the left In the face and missed, but a moment later landed right swings on the head twice. Sharkey clinched and pushed Fltzslm mons to the ropes. Fits tried a left on the head and Tom countered with a right on the head. Fitzsimmons swung a right and left on the head. Sharkey landed a left swing on the head. Fitzsimmons swung a right on the head and Sharkey came bock with a left on the wind. KitzslmmonB Jabs Sharkey In the face with the left and swung a right on the Jaw twice. He then land ed Ws right arm blow on the face. Sharkey goes down and out. After two minutes and a half of the (Continued on Fourth Page.) Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report 11 XVV' ABSOLUTELY; PURE THE AMERICAN FARMLABORER Most Independent Class of People on Earth--Xot Mendicant. SECRETARY MORTON'S REPORT Seventy-two Per Cent of the Farms la the United States Free From Mortgages. Secretary Morton, In bis fourth annu al report Just made public, gives a comprehensive review of the condition of American farmers. Seventy-two per cent of .Che forms In the United States occupied by their owners are absolutely free from mort gages or other Incumbrances. State along the north Atlantic, he says, are quite heavily Incumbered with farm mortgages) and New Jersey carries) debt of thla kind greater tn proportion to its farm valuations than any state In the Union. A majority of the farmers are cot mendicants nor wards of the govern men to be treated to annuities, but ton representatives of the oldest moat hon orable, most essential occupation of the human race upon which all other voca tions depend for subsistence and pros perity. Referring to the stress of competi tion which the American fanner la com pelled to endure. Mr. Morton calls atten tion to the nearly two million of farms of 80 acres each, given away by the go ernment under the homestead act of 1861, during the past thirty yean, and to the amount donated under the tim ber culture law. equivalent to 550,00 more farms of the same slxe. Lands long tilled and rendered partially Infer tile could not of course, enhance la value and sell In competition with vir gin soil donated by the government Na legislation relative to the public domain has been so directly Inimical to the far mers who had bought and paid for lands upon which they bad lived and labored. It was impossible for farmers in the old states to profitably sell their pro- duets In competition wtta those of the newer states grown upon lands which cost their owners nothing. During the fiscal year Just ended, the exported products of American farms aggregated 8570,000,000, an Increase of 817,000,000 over the preceding year. Is spite of this there was a falling off tn the ; percentage of agricultural products ex ported, to the total exports, but this 'was due to the unprecedented sale abroad of American manufactured goods. General prosperity depends absolutely upon agricultural prosperity, and any ! commercial system which will Increase with celerity and extend with certainty the export of our farm products will be of the utmost advantage to agriculture and all those Interested tn Its profitable expansion. Secretary Morton asks If a nation which, like the United States, possesses the greatest power and facilities for producing and manufacturing things which the world presents. Is not des tined to monopolize the markets of the globe with the most favorable condi tions for varied and successful agricul ture, and the lightest burden of national taxation, what country, he asks, can compete with this in developing the best results of human toll with a minimum of human efforts? Wages in the United States are 25 to 100 per cent higher than In countries with which we compete. "It Is." he concludes, "probable quite safe to declare that at least two mil lions of American workmen on farms and in factories, subsist almost wholly upon employment based upon foreign demand for American commodities. And In this contest for feeding and fur nishing mankind notwithstanding the fierce competition with which it meets all over the globe American agricul ture, manufacture and commerce are steadily gaining more trade, and thus far furnishing an enlarged wages fund on a gold basis, out of which some mil lions of American laborers and skilled artisans draw their yearly remunera tion, and upon which they and their families largely depend for employment and comfort." 3. L. Dearborn, of Wentworth, N. H who Is ninety-three years old, tells with equal pride that he voted for Andrew Jackson In 1829 and far McKtnley tn 1896. Japan cannot yet succesfully com pete against the cheap buttons of Aus tria and Germany in her own markets, and Imports large quantities. Kentucky is chuckling over the big gest coon supply In several years. ITJVsiai