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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1896)
f THK DAILY ASTOlttAN, FRIDAY MORNING, DKCKMHKR 4, !'.). I i 1 1 i .1 i Misses. Youth's and Children's CCHOOL ' JHOES- Ladles and Gents' Autumn Footwear Rubbers, Rubber Boots, Etc. Oar Ara Jobn Hatin & Co. 4 79 Commercial St. SIQNAL SERVICE REPORT. TESTERDArS WEATHER. Maximum temperature, S3 degrees. Minimum temperature, 42 !Tegree. Precipitation, .81 Inch. Total precipitation from September 1st, 1 Raj, to date, IS.28 Inches. Excess of precipitation from Septem ber 1st, 1S96, to date, 7.78 Inches. SEASONABLE GOODS ! QUEEN HEATER appear In large letter, "Queen," None genuine without It. Reware of Imita tion. We are sole agent for the "Queen." FISHER BROTHES We offer all our east Iron atovea at Of Oregon mid California manufacture 10 per cent below coot. The latest air tight atovea also on hand at 431 Bond atreet. Blankets... McKinley and Good Times! TO READERS. The Doily Ailorlu" sitalo. rwle Hack road lag matter a aay other rapar bltahed la A atari a. It la the on! j paper that prta.nU tu resdar. with a dally talacraphle report. TO ADVERTISERS. -The "Dally As orlaa haa mara thaa twloa asaaany road, re ae aay othor pa par aabllshod la Asto ria. It la thoreroro mora thaa twiea a valoabl aa aa adrortialag raedlam. State of Ororoa. I Ooaaty of Clatsop.) We, the oodaralgood, local maaagor raeyoatlvelT or the Waaler. Valoa aad Voetal T.lograph eoaipaalra, kereby eor UQr that th Daily Aatoriaa" la the aajj apar pabUahad la Astoria which aow to- . or at aaj time 4 aria g oar eoatrol f said oflkaos haa reeelrod. a telegraphic ft rapor. B). D. JOHNSON, Maaagor W. V. T. Co. J. R. CLARK, Maaagor Festal Tel. Co. Mr. C. H. Cooper' Cottage at Sea- lde hu been completed. It la built In Southern atyle, with broad veranda on all sides, The memorial services to be held by the Elk Sunday night promlie to be the moot Interesting ever given by that order In this city. in all colors and sizes, at bottom prices. Comforts... In Eider Down and Carded Cotton, made of the very best material. Very cheap. Warm Underwear AROUND TOWN. 'Whoe'er excels In what we prise Appear a hero In our eye. Swift. Just received Lowneys chocolates, at The Spa, Pianos for rent Griffin 4 Reed. City Book Store. Coffee, cake and homdnade candle at the Doll Sale. Money to Loan Astoria Title and Trust Co. Abstract. Thad Trul linger will be the next coun cilman from the Second ward. a Gunther, the only candles in the dry. C. B. Smith, sols agent .. Ileal estate men yesterday reported that business Is picking up. and quite a few transfers have been made within the past few day. The greatest amount of trouble with I toe in the river Is at Mount Coffin. where large block of lc have been ac-1 cumulating for several days. LOOK OUT for fraudulent telegraph ic new In the Astoria afternoon papers. I None of these paper receive one line I of outside news by telegraph. Yesterday afternoon a Blight change I came over the weather, the wind sprang I up from the southwest, and an Incipient gale prevailed during the evening. Call and see the Queen air-tight heat er at Howell A Ward' before buying; they can save you money both on the price of the stove and wood consumed. Before purchasing, don't fall to see those celebrated atr-tlght stoves st We have the lament selection of LciUiea' oiul Oentn'. Mlstwea. Youtti'e. anil Cltllclren'n Umlerweur to le (omul In this port of the country, and at rettonulte price. C. H. COOPER The Leading House of Astoria. Columbia Harbor Land Co. CORNER... BOND and ELEVENTH STS. Mnson application. IVopln wlui liiive bifii lumnliiitf away tlit-ir iii'iney nr., iov lni) ii Warren ton mui Warrenton Park Now Is Your Opportunity .LOTS .At Special Prices Itemeinbsr that prla n Do- Iota, which are th best situated on I he wsatj side of the bay, within a atone' throw of the Wort-onion, depot, and whet lot pntplii are now living, wilt be advanced January 1, WW, ; ...AT THE... New Columbia Opera House Dec. IO, 1896 THE CORINNE EXTRAVAGANZA CO. the Fittsimmons-Corbett. It Is thought the fight could be successfully pulled off here. Captain Gregory, of the Mansanlta, who was In town yesterday, reported Foard A Stokea' They have them In a nd Chlef lckrd vtal,'1 h Ml S JSt WEST0J1 BY TflE SEfl doien different styles, and every pos sible alse. Fred Hopkins, who a short Una since new school house at Marahfleld, Oregon, the other day. where they were highly entertained. The captain say that the new building la a model of convenience was working on Johnson's new building an1 cleanliness, and that the prescribed In the Walluskl. and fell from a acaf- I school course la one of the best In the fold fracturing his arm, is now oon-tat'- MlM Annie Olsen, of Astoria, Is valeacent I oo of the teachers. Don t forget that the Low Price Store I In on of the schools yesterday after- baa the only perfect fitting wrappers, I noon. In the reading class, the teacher the handsomest line of Jackets and cautioned her pupils to speak distinctly. capes, and Is selling them at wholesale She told them that all of the orator of Friday afternoon and evening Saturday afternoon the Dolt Sale. and prices. 491 Bond street A big powwow will be held In Port land on the 10th Inst, of member of the Improved Order of Red men. The i occasion is the receotlon to be riven Situated in Clatsop County Hear Astoria TOW being sold in tracts of 1 all civen with every Durchase. chance for the CAPITAL PKIZE. sizes. Bond for deed . . Each buyer has a For particulars call on E. Z. FERGUSON. Truslee OR F. H. Van Dean. Jamea Thompson. North Shore, spent yesterday in the city. See our window this afternoon, one door east of EVstrom'a. All dolls for sale. Just take a loos: at C. B. Smith's famous Gunther candle. It will do you good. In certain quarters yesterday business Junius Howe, one of the proprietors of the Corinne company, la a member of a San Francisco lodge of Elks, and so also are Joe Cawthorn, and Johnle Page, members of this company. ' the day, public ipeakers and lawyers. like Mayor Taylor and the Hon. C. W. Fulton, when addressing a meeting, a court, or a gathering of people, always ! spoke distinctly. The boy replied that he was going to be a train robber. He didn't care anything about oratory, but wanted to keep quiet. ASTORIA, STUART BROS.. Molest Agents OREGON ... icomlnr election for ooiinHimn r i was reported as being dull after tbe!thoU(rht by tho9e ,. now. S I ever, that a lot of quiet work Is being At 4 o'clock yesterday morning Mate Bruce, on the Dwyer. was awakened by a terrific yell coming from Roes, HIgglns A Co.'s slip. Mr. Bruce tum bled out to Investigate the matter, and found a man struggling In 'the water and hanging on to the Triton. He was unable to climb out, nor were the Triton men able to pull him out. Help was procured and the man finally rescued. Little talk Is current concerning the Just how he cam t0 overboard couiu not De learned. In the Second ward Mr. Thad TrulUn ger Is making a good run for council man. His constituents realize that he is a progressive young business man and will look out for their interests. Ladles can save big money by pur chasing dress goods at the Low Price Store, W. H. Hoeklns, Foley, Oregon; H. P. Olsen. John Days, were In the city yes terday. Ask E. Z. Ferguson of Duncan Stuart what they think of the Cullaby Lake territory. done. George McFarlane, Young's River. W. S. Woods, Ludles' Landing; D. F. Ro ber and Geo. E. Cummlngs, Ilwaco, O. W. Westman, Portland, and John Tur ple, Astor, were at the Parker House yesterday. It was reported lest nleht that a proposition Is on foot amongst two or three of Astoria's principal business men and a bachelor attorney, to start an expedition to the Hermit Islands, where, according to recent accounts, there are two or three thousand maiden ladies of property, looking for hus bands. At the rate subscriptions are coming In to the scheme. It look as though all of Astoria's bachelors would W. C. T. V. BIIITHDAT. The birthday party riven last month by the ladles of the VY. C. T. V. was In every particular a success. Quite a number of the friends uf the cause braved the storm that was raging In order to encourage the ladles In the good work In which they are so earn estly engaged. A neat sum was real ised aa an outcome, and a very pleas ant evening spent by all. The day before Thanksgiving several of the la dles assembled at Rescue Parlors to re ceive donations for the needy. The peo- j pie responded generously as In times j past. The spirit of thanksgiving whlrh j Is being Im-ulraf! in th, nilmla ,f fh. i .. ...i. .. . . . . (The Inland can Ik- reclaimed by a dike youth of the country, was duly manl-114 , . , . ... ., . " helKht of dike will effectually protect the Island from the hlKhest tides, ac- two comets I had seen th previous day. When the sun's disc had half disap peared below the mountain peas. I de touted what I supposed was one of the comets. Its raininess surprised me, however, for It appeared no brliihter to m then, when aided by the comet seek er, than when I first looked at It with (he naked eye,'1 STATIC FLOWERS. From the Philadelphia ledger. By vote of th public school of these various stale certain fluw.rs have born adopted aa th emblematic atat flower, Th. -otdn rod Is claimed by Nebraslra, j Oregon and Alabama; Colorado ha letited the wild onlumbln; Delaware most appropriately, the peach blossom; ! Idaho ha taken th beautiful white ! syringe, sometime called the "rtde'a ! flower." from Its rearniblsnce to the or jange blooMNii; New York ,.a taken th 111 '."I I 4. -it J...-1 f NORTH PACIFIC Steamship Company's STMMEB CKIIHT. Will be dispatched from Portland, Ora on on or about November I, US. oa th rout from that point to th Co lultlo Ktvrr, touching at all Interm. dials point as inducements off.r, an4 will remain psrman.nlly on that root making regular trip. For rate or other Information apply at office of th company. Worcester Hlock. Portland, Oregon, or 131-18 Da. vl (I reel. Han Francisco. NRIL (JILUOKB, Agent. Main Street Dock, Aaturt, .SNAP A "KODAK. at any aaa mls( out ot our itot aa4 you'll gal a portrait of a bum brlnsalBfl; mar aim pleasant Utatmht., Mueb quality Is lh liquor batataadrraraafloutib t. (ileaN Btaa, COMrT ANO THY THRM HUGHES & CO. 5. FtraN. Uw ot Ftaaota ft IIuIm, i . caau. n at -tMKMua queenly rose; luwa ha dose th same. ItliiNle Island and Wisconsin havs chosen. hrough their public sohool vu- plla. In lieu at flower, the beautiful maple treut; Verinont, notwithstanding Its si-lf-assertlve nature, ha elected r-reiMiitatl:n by the mod eel clover; North Dakota haa taken the wild rooe; .Maine, the pine cone and tassel; Min nesota, th nuMxasiln flower; Montana, 111 bitter mil! I T I m K t inM the Island. The Island has a margin lioma the pearly fruited mlMtl.-i. Tho i umiMT on me soutn sum ana a fringe lovely wood vloU t and Mayflower ,.i nuMn-r ion uir- aiouKna entering ; trailing arbutus, strange th Island fninjhe lower side, and a still unappropriated. few very beautiful cottonwool trees. ' The Island Is nearly a square in slispe. 1 COLUMBIA IROII WORKS (Continued from First Pag..) ' lies opposite Knsppa wharf. The chan nel Is 400 feet wl,le and there Is 18 feet ! of water within M fet of the bank of to say. or are Wax white satin (on cut n prln- Mr. J. H. Palmer, the well known contractor of Upper-town, died last evening. The ice in the river was even too much for the Lurllne, and she laid over till daylight. Those Weston seaside lots are Just as good camping grounds a anything on Clatsop beach. Skating parties have gone out of date again, but the sportsmen are now all right for ducks. THREE SIZES OF QUEEN HEAT- er now In stock and for sale only by Fisher Brothera The Webfoot Commission House ha received a lot of fine Burbank potatoes. now I the time to buy. The man who win the capital prize at Weston by the sea, will need nothing eise tne balance of his life. The Weston garden spots bid fair to outrival the celebrated beaver dam land of Washington county. Dr. T. L. Ball, dentist. Teeth ex tracted without pain. Price reasonable. No. iti Commercial street The two fire engines now housed at No. l' headquarters, are being repaired and put in first class shape. Observer Grover reports that the Chi nook wind now prevailing here Is gen eral throughout this territory. The charming little prima donna Co rinne, is an honorary member of the Elks Lodge, No. 33, Utica, N. T. Matt L Berry, manager and one of the proprietors of the Corinne Com- soon take their departure pany, was in the city last evening, per feclng arrangements for the appearance of the company at the Columbia Opera House next week. Yesterday morning Charles Byers, an employe of the water commission, at the old reservoir on Irving avenue. while engaged In the work of re-finlsh ing some or tne old water pipe, lost his footing and was thrown forward fested In the donations received from the various schools of the city; from t them were received canned fruits and vegetable of every description, which found their way to the homes of thir teen needy families in the city. The !' ate the inrnn t at tire. Ihlng for a bridal FOUNDRVflEN Blacksmiths, Machinists and tJoller Maker ; M"u.P.'M.rM4 Kinds of Jaiehlnery Iron and Tirana Casting Oenarwl Blacksmith Work SPECULTIFS W.a hM WHmI, Sat SmllMaa a4 Spwsnat Wm. t snfwry al Mill Mln.ry. Malta, as Swlaaar Boll. Built tOi - , Spatially ulii tar RtrV oaf (.HIMrMINtl tulklknl , iSth and Franklin. Phone 78 Miss Olga Heilborn gave a party to her friends last evening, and all partl clpated In a most enjoyable time. One of the river captains yesterday stated that there was more danger now to boats from the logs and driftwood lnto the pot of boiling tar. By great j brought down the river by the Ice cakes Presentee of mind, however, he pre- than from the Ice Itself, which is rapid- vented any part of his person except ly becoming soft. the legs from getting Into the tar. His legs and bands were badlv hnnud a.wi The Western Union Telegraph Com- he was soon taken to the hospital. pmijr ore erecting poles on tne line between Warrenton and Flavel. About LDthoron's Magazine for December Is half of the work is finished, and within delightfully entertaining. Famous Mas a few days workmen will commence ters- by Eugene L. Dldin, Is full of val- strlnging the wire. uable inform uion regarding the seven great musicians of this generation. Eastern oysters 60c per doz. in the 8"ne very pretty poetical contributions shell, and 35c per dish any style; Shoal- are scattered through the volume, also water Bay oysters, raw or stewed, 20c two ories for children, "A Newsboy's per dish. The only restaurant which t-hrlstmas," and Dickens' Children. We keeps good coffee grinds its own berry. are ,ure ,he little folks would enjoy isew Style Chop House. mem. For the small price of the mag azine, five cents a copy, no one could It was reported yesterday that Tony 1)8 better satisfied with any other Htera- Anderson, the Skamokawa seiner. ture than Lothoron's for December. reached Astoria In a small skiff with fourteen tons of spring salmon. He In tne police court yesterday a man arrived safely, anyway, regardless of slvlng the name of A. P. Sacaal was on cargo or Ice in the river. trial charged with disorderly conduct. The man Is undoubtedly in ane. Wed At a meeting yesterday of the stock- nesday night he was found in the apart noiuers or the Columbia Amusement "lent or Judge Page where he had company, a board of directors was one "leep In the bathtub. He was elected, and the following officer nam- ejected and went to the Western Union ed: President, E. L Rector; secretary, Telegraph office, where he attempted to Mr. Shaw; treasurer. I. Bergman. demolish some of the furniture, but was thrown out. He then went to a During the high tide of Wednesday, commercial street restaurant, and the British ship Glenmorag was moved walking to the kitchen, began throwing a little and her position changed. Cap- the cooking utensils about. Officer Sln- taln Ingram anticipates thai at hlo-h nott was called and nrraiwr ik. tide today further progress will be made, and probably at the extremely high tide Sunday the vessel will tie floated. quite an Important factor In the distri bution of these goods, for which the la dles of the Union were very grateful. Clothing was also sent to two families outside the city, whose needy circum stances had been reported to the la dles. At the meeting on Thursday this week, Mrs. Kinney, the state president, was present, and gave a short talk on the work done by the national convon tlon recently held In St. Louis. If you are using Japan tea of any other sort than Schil lings Best, you are losing half your money. Your grocer returns your money in full if you don't like it A ScMlini ft Compass aa nadaca Despite the storm and rain last night many of the elite of the city gathered at the handsome residence of Mr. Thos. Ryrle on 15th street and assisted that gentleman and his estimable wife In celebrating their tin wedding. The even ing wasj-eplete with amusemr-nts of all kinds, and the regulation acknowledge ments of the event were made. There Is considerable talk in town of making a bid for the Corbett-FItzim-mons flRht. A few years ago a purse of 115.000 was subscribed for the Corbett Sullivan fight, and a bid made for that event, and It Is now thought that a sufficient purse could be collected for He told a rambling story to the police, saying that he did not know whether he was married or not, and that he was looking for a certain very beautiful young lady, whose name, however, he did not divulge, and whom he wanted to marry. Judge Nelson recommended that he be taken before Judge Gray and examined as to his sanity. He will un doubtedly be sent to the asylum for treatment. LITERARY NOTE. With the close of the year Gndey's Magazine adds to the personnel of Its staff. Mr. Frederic W. Pangborn, for twenty years managing editor of the Jersey City, N. J., Journal, who be comes the editor of the magazine, with Mr. H. 8. Wilkinson and Mr. Rupert Hughes as associates. Mr. Wilkinson has for several years been engaged in magazine work, and Mr. Hughes I al ready well known by his writing as one of the ablest critics In the literary field, while Mr. Pangborn bring to the magazine that practical experience In direct dealing with the public which Is best gained In the office of a dally news. paper. Tne publisher feel confident that their editorial staff haa In It the three element of success. ATTENTION, KNIOHTS. Work In th Amplified Third thli evening. A full attendance required. By order F. M. SHUMAKER, C. C. Attest: A. A. CLEVELAND, K. of R. and S. TO CUBK A COtn I!f ONI DAY, Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tablet. All druggist refund the money If It fall to cure. ,26c. For sale by Chaa. Roger, Druggist. rumpanletl by the severest southwest blows. The June rise has no appreciable ef fect on highest water at Island No. 3 and 4. The late Captain G. Flavel, after he had sold the Flavel property below Atsorla, looked around for a tract of land to Improve for a stock ranch. Ho selected this island, and purchased one tract on the Island, ami took step to perfect the title to another tract of 17;' acres. It was a ore-emotion antrv and the patent was withheld bv the United States general land the reason of a conflict with Oregon swamp land selection laws. After sev eral months the patent was Issued. In the mean time. Captain Flavel was seis ed with what, after several months, proved to be his final sickness. After the captain was taken sick nothing fur ther was done with the matter. Had he lived, with the Improvements he con templated there would have been at this llmo a stock ranch on the Island worth at least $150,000, and all this at an ex penditure of not more than 115,000, In cluding the purchase price of the Is land. aii me tide lands described are In the hands of many owners, holdlngi ranging from fractions of forties to 3:'0 "ces. "RESIDENT. inw triple chinchilla cape Is much worn with drrssy evening gown. I Tatfk. 1 Uoll. I stfUHl. ST CABTOIIIA, ' Urn Frfc Salton Sea Salt fur baths at the Kates-Conn Drug Store 10c and 2c per package. Astoria and Columbia River Railroad TIME CARD, Train Irav Seaside for Astoria it 7:10 a. m. and t p. m. dally. Train leave Aatorla tor Flavel at a. m. and i p. m. dally. Train leave Astoria for Boaald. st 10:50 a m. and 4 p. m. dally. Trains leave Flavel for Astoria at It I a. in. and I:M p. m. dally. WANTED. yi.-. i r.i a situation by a wimpe- ofTlce for , Japanese cook who has had expe- rtence In family and hoarding house service. Inquire at the Astorlan allies. wanted A girl or woman to do half a day's work each day In a pri vate family. Apply at the office of the Astorlan. Lubrkatlnf OILS A Specialty. I873 FOR HINT. FOR RENT Three room house oppo. site court house. Astoria Land A In vestment Co., 3'i5 Commercial street DISCOVERED TWO COMETS. (Continued from First Page.) Use Webfoot Corn Cure. No enre no pay. Vor sale at Es-tes-Conn Drug Store. Meany Is the leading tailor, and pays the highest cash price for fur skins. In 'some families It seems as though trained nurses and physicians were the most constant visitors. The U. S. Oov t Reports show Royal Baking Powder superior to all others. Coffee 6c, Woodcock', 674 Com'l St. was soon reached by me. Seizing an opera glass I closely Inspected the lu minous object, and found that It stead ily Increased both In size and bright ness. You must understand, to fully appreciate my surprise, that It Is a very unusual thing, Indeed, to see a comet by daylight, very near the sun, and to wit ness all this without even the aid of a pair of spectacle. The glass revealed still another surprise, however, for by Its aid I learned that there were two comets, one of which was that which had become visible to me without thei aid of a glass. The second one, when the telescope was turned full upon It. seemed of unusual size and brightness WIII.I. . . . . tiiKiui nve minutes 1 saw both the sun and the comets slowly sink I rrom view behind a spur of the Sierra Madre mountains. The glasses that I used In surveying the second comet were of the ordinary sort you see at the theatre. The next day I was at the observatory, engaged In studying the heavens with my four and a half Inch comet seeker. I swept around the sun to got. If powlble, another view of the Four treet. room to rent. Ml Adolph Johnson. Exchange FOR RENT Seven room house. No. 260 commercial street, corner Sixth treet. Apply to F. 1. Dunbar, Court house. Fisfyer , Brothers, ll ASTORIA Ship Chandelery, Hardware, Iron & Steel, Coal, Groceries A Provisions, Flour & Mill Fcod, Paints, Oils, Varnishes, Loggers Supplies, Fairbank's Scales, Doors & Windows, Agricultural Implement. Wagons fc Vehic les. FOn RENT A front room nicely fur nished. Inquire 224 Bond street, city. FOR RENT Three or four furnished rooms, suitable for light house-keeping. Inquire at Crow's Gallery. uh Kiu ist Three or four rooms. with board. Mrs. E, C. Holden, oorner 9th and Duane streets. FOR BALE. ALL KINDS OF FANCY AND JAP ANESE Goods for Christmas and th holidays, at Wing Lee's, 643 Commer cial atreet. "The Louvre ASTORIA'S GORGEOUS ENTERTAINMENT HALL. S FLOORS Fin Mu.lo. Garnet of All Klarf Magnlnesnt Bars. eVCRTTMNO NKST-CtASS (Good Order; and Everybody's flight. ""IV11.I UHHZnril). LOST. uuni- a smau Dag containing a sum of money and two checks, payable to the order of Mr. Elizabeth K. Turney. i-ayment or the checks has been stopped. Any person returning bag and contents will be suitably rewarded by J. M. Turney, Flavel, Or. Cedar Shingles SEASIDE LUMBER YARD, OFFICE 366 COMMERCIAL ST. H II TH Our great sale of Black and Colored... DRESS GOODS The Palace Cafe Is the Place for a .Good Meal... Eastern Oysters In the shell or cn Served to Order or Sold at Retail W. W. WHIPPLE THE PALACE are the talk of the town. They are the very latest and UP TO DATE tto. r See SHANAHAN BROS. fS