TflK 1U1LY AST0R1AN, WKDNKSDAY MORNIXH. lW'KMltKU 1, , . sjiiniiiimnmiiimimmiiimiHiiiiiiiiiMiimis .-.r.n. v imI'iiovkmknt not,. . ....I -i t......,....t,ti.. av.i rAH It! I I ' .ci ISJL- and .niiiiu.IIou stcnm- Vt' I I J a"'' ItSiffuA'il i iff i 4 Qathj glotorimt. JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. Telephone No. . .TKKMS r BtllolIKtrllrtN. DAILY. Bent by mull. per year Snt by mall, per month Served by carrier, per month.. WEEKLY. a run to Hots City, the capital city of Idaho, before recrosslng the Blue moun tains, and on Monday will vlolt lleppnor, Arlington, Grands, The Palles wild other points on the line of lT:n.v:lU." Astoria will soon have n opportunity of outshlirtnsi hoth Chicago ml P. tVmd The PiSssresMve Association. It Is ii'ider flood. In alvut to tike wii-ps to a"Mnv for nn excursion erf Astoria hns'iie mm, .$8.00 i n.m,w ,f ,, rhnmlvr of CvwiKtve and lYvvrcssivc .w-cs latloii, to Ma"t.r On-con, upon the completion of i a.- As toria ralltoad, for the prnrw f l-l!!s i th. farming districts and h ki''.- h.i! Sent by mall, per year 'n advance... t2a) I wt!l !h0r iwthtv-n In other pivN of tV' Postage free to aubacriliere. i state, ov-r the tton of rail int! i , rivor yervlc from the uMw.ioet v"! All communications Intended for pubtt- i , n,,, ,,,, trt ,,,,, N,,,:,r. Ti e Cascade cation should be directed to the .dlior n)(Mn :,vk, ,.,,n.llVt!.-n Is communications of an nines Business Mid remittance. muM be aJdrvsaea "The Atorla." The Atortnn cuanwtoe to If uo-wrib.-i the laxiswt circulation of ny newtpeper pubU.hd oa b Columbia river. AdvrtMn ratea can be had oo appU. cation to the bulnea rnanHer. The Weekly Aatorlan, the wcond U t weekly In tha ataU of Orejroa. ra. ext to the PorUawl Ong(a. ina j larteat weekly circulation In w uimw. John r. Handler Co. are our Portland centa, and coplae of tho Aatorlaa can ba had every" mornlnf at their fnd, 124 Third airaet m.ulo ly wator frvm the f !r:'e;t herlerj of tho mate to Aotoria. .ittl Uio ra'ltvM l will mum unbroken r.U trnnport :lon to all tvjrts tt the vtnt nnl the fnltl Static A.torhitx e:in well afforxl to m ike a. visit to other norMon of Orvon anJ toot thr own horn . lu;l Nt. Alt sue to the efforts of the I'rorf ve chib. JAYER'SJ Sarsaparilla Is the original Sarsaparilla, tbo standard of the world. Others have . imitated tho rewunly. Tlioy ran' imitate the record: 1 50 Years of Cures !t!i:iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiii!ii!iiiiiiiiiiiiimniu MAK1NK NOTlCS. The thlf.l China fHcnmor. l.ent i:'.. H l;ie P.vemlvr S. The ltlot 'lMiw Je..Ne has Kn with drawn from wrvlce. THE DOUBLE STANDARD IX TiWT. HIS- ASTORTA'S . EXCUtSION-. Tlm-HeTlJ. Althotiti we have often n.rratel the fart concerning Mmetaltsm or the dou We atnTidard in the ' column' of The TltneHerald. twe trhvdty ttake up the Jert araln In reopotwe to the following letterr"1 ' ' ' OiVmso, Not. 1. to the Kdltor: la ! there any reliable, evidence that wtien jrold and slrrer hava been colno) at a !aeclflc ratio, aay 15 to 1. that they have trh "been 'kept m clrVul.Ulon? " Would l one. or the other dlwppnr from cir culation .when trie commercial ratio did rc exactly are with the loasl ratio? T would e very trladl to have you answer Tho merchant of Portland did a. very ,uU in when they inado thalr recent Into tho country by a. prfrata orar the a R. ft N. Moo. and per- ohally atoook fcarida with their eutomr and partnera In businare. Now York and Chlcaxo aent out tlcketo and brought the '. throngh the edMorial page. ' comrtry vop ta tha city, but the ' ' O. L. BLAKBSLEE. . , There ta an abundance of ev'denoe, not chem. dtdn-t aecomplteh aH much aa , - raa eaopected. PorrUnd did wl I tof)B pf our thB, bu thlW. Thoao riving la tho smaller towna , motallVm that Is. the concurrent curu- and country dbtricU onco fcv Hf Ume '. larjon of poM and eOver 4na at a ftpee- h.nfr uid 'fled ralofleTer was maintained and Uka o oeo the city mercnant, banker ana , v ,, never exbtet). are temporarily and accl nilroad jnan to then- midst, where tney ( m any cvmmerctal country. I( fll bt Klvn an opportunity to olio up tlM, xjjHty In the. commercial vahie of the aituation from the other Mlow'a the metala was aa m01 as 14 per cent arandpoinc Tho followtnK anear in the ' the cheaper metal remained In clrcula- . I. ,,, tlon iwhfle tho dearer wae uppJ as bul- tvndMnn Eaat Oreaonlan concerning FenuOM r " " , on. Wherevrr the standard has been the Portll exeunslon. end Is a clear (h(, n concur. ptalement of tho facts: ; rent, bur" alternate, belnar first one and . s .. then the other. In accordance with the G. Woodworth. rl value commerce placed upon the male. of the O. P- 4 N- Co.. who ha aecom- , nanled tho party with other railroad 1 offl- fe dal. a peclal car. w Interviewed by HmiWoh xhm tne Ut T- Oreconlan representative con- ,A utm08t cerhln nla company-, attend towaiM . () the excursion. Mr.' Woodworth aald: c- glWfT ,nd ' -We ar glad Indeed to have thfo gen- eonc,uslon Oemeo -Wt the different point on our fhat ft w to , , ms Ttoe. and conlderlr the fact that they Jeffwn ,he ara principal. In their respective tlrms, . But ft pfrwl erroneous, becauae It and extremely busy at thto ,eason of the (, & (ma11 e,t.nt and year, we are much obliged to them for un- dertillr.? the trip and glvln wch care- MJJoj. n jiJd n ful tudy to the .itaatlon at the different our own 'allTer coin, did not circulate towna we have vlsltH. , rtrtlM. fop tn1 wajon 1hat co,,s-e9(, na,i ; -Did you ever think how tne railroad ,Intlcan nnd span.An,, company stands between tft Jobber and VM. o(n(l and ,hw the retail merchantr m raci, kiwt the parties concerned in nearly every "commercial transaction, for every tran saction Involves transportation In one " form or another and wont a common ' thlnp It !. to hold the tranpor'.at:cn , company rc?ponelMe whenever bus'n.-es I. ImposslUe between individuals, firms or cornmunltii'S w-io are separated by dis tance? If 2-oods fhrpr'd from Portland cost more at Tend'.eton than R.xds from n fhf, d,MI,fllnMf! f ,-vr.nat Is. ATTi'rlean si'vr from The rrre:ilatlon. It wi more vi'nahl- as bullion an a m-ny. a"d of eotir;. th"-1 who pos ?il it u-d it in Its ti: valuable phape. Gold e.ime Into e1-e,tUin arid from thit timA ha rVen money of ae- eotint. Kvn rn emall-r Am'-rleaT silver in- A uliip and a barkentme were repo-t.l oulsMo yesterday XteriKHn. The PrltKllwllty and Falls of Clyde are on tho way down the rtvor. The Brtttedt ateanwhlp Ettrlekdalo loft up ifor JrtlBnl -ealenlay nuwnlnit. Tho Cromartyshire,' Elrlmlr and Car rad.Oe are ancohred at Ft. Steven ready to put to Ms. Tho acbooner Lealle D.. Captain Asp lund, from &o Francisco, arrived In yes tervW and will load lumber at the Knapp ton mill Tha Brttfcsh bark DuncraU;. HT ton., Captain Johnson. 75 dy from Adelaide, wrtn WO ton of sand ballast, arrived In yeaterday atternooa. Tho Manianlta, Is havlnw hi bolter, cleaned and Hnrlnit repaired. It la ex pected that "one wBt .all for the Sound tha latter "part of the week. Inferior to our own In value drove them out of circulation. Thus from 1T9I. wtien cur mint wns first wtabllphed, to when our coin age laws were r-vis?d, rhere was very Irrtle of American jrold or silwr ciln In cirvultMion. D'.irlTie this prl 1 we wre on the silver basis. In T5T54 and In 1W enirres altered the mt'Jn frrm If. to 1 to l to 1. and this re- some other source of supp'y the Pendle ton conslirnoe is apt to a-ime that some disproportion In te freicht rates Is the pr.mr ixplanstlon. while on tV oh'r te-wl the Portland merchant w"ho falls to sell goods in eastern Wjshlnirton. f r in stance, is apt to assume that the freight rates have prevented him from rnualizln (V))nfl n0 ,n owfr? (f VESSELS BOUND TO ASTORIA. The following vessel, ax bound to the Columbia Kiver. with name of master, rationality, rig, tonnage, where from and (We of reported (al)k: Hj.on. Hogg. Ur str. STS ton. Hong kung. Lombard. Calaon, Br atr, l&S tons, Yokohama. George Stetson, Murphy. Am ah. V tuna, Baltimore, August 1 LlulKhgowshlre. Anderson, Br sh, 1U tone. Antwerp, July ZL Drumhurton, Spurring, Br bk. 1773 ton., Swanaoa, July 8. Amosley. Ewart. Br h. 1591 ton. Car diff. May . Cambrian King. Hansen. Br sh, 163S tons, Shanghai. Dovenby Hall, Whlckham, Br ah, 1S98 tons, Liverpool Ben Voirtloh, Ahler. Gvr sh. 1JT ton Santa Rosalia. 8prlngbum, Rae, Br bk, BOO tons. Cape Town. September S. Durbrldce. McLauchlan, Br sh, 1121 tons. Table Bay, September 17. Poltalloch, McLeod, Br bk, QJ9 tons. Table Bay. Otago, Eek, Swd bk, 770 tons. Ham. burj. Dundee, Jarvls, Br sh, 1998 tons, Hlogo. Corrway Cant.e, Jones, Br sh, 15S1 tone, Valparaiso. MUtonpark. Tumllty, Br sh, 13H tons. Acapulco. Commonwealth, Anderson. Br str. 21S3 tons, Taku. I vardiiara. Bcavan, lir dk, iii tons. Vesol on the Way ntid In Columbia Ulvor to luMtd Lumber. Ii nra May, Hnn, si-hr. Ml ton. Han Kranolsvo, November IS. I.clltla, Stakkohye, solir, SSI tons, Ban Vranclsoo, Novvmhcr li, , IVnklo Mam, Katieko, Jap lk. HIS tons. Yokohama. Tim vs!i.ulee, I'.vtti'rson, hktii, : u. S nit i Ko.iti.i. Mi p.-l-in uer. N.-'N.m, s.h, '.v.' tons, Sin rr.meNeo, Nnnil'er It. T! e A' m r.! VA Itl.I nu i 1 it . I l:ic irold r.eld. Three tuiiro liltw will leuo S.Mttle Juno 1. nnd reg ularly ther-after. e.niy.nit both fn-liflit and ivssusvrs. These "learners are especially fitted fir tlh oxivenletieo of pisetiireri and are rannble of carryliit: Sin' men. Our partner and fr,'lrtK service on tlu Yukon river w ill lx I lie liest, The hnndtluK of men'tiants' freight made a sp.vs.vl'ty. Wo are tln odv eonuiiny thst giKirantc Prompt delivery t IMwsoa City. We guariivtee you a yer's supply of foxl nn,l u snfe nnd epotsly arrival. Ttw cold Is there. Tou stand fully as much, chunce as any other prwon. Po yon want to h one of our first? If so, write at onve, setmrlng pastire and berth. Our special tronprtfttl.v offer U the host noa- hfbr the public Send Ar free copy of The Alaska News, and aiso for our mciAl offr. Iih-iudlng tmnsportatloti to ho Klondike tuid food for one year for six h'irsrmi ttolliir Tlls will Inter ett jrou If you Intend KO ln;i If not. our to-k offer huld Inter, est you. and nu should bcoome one of our stoi'khalihrs. A limited amount . of stork has Just been nsslRne.1 to the western aironcy for saV at tl per shnre. A mnn or woman of nmnll means has the sAnie opportunlty as a Hch p,rin. If you cannot ir to Aaska nthlnr should prevent you being a protltable hnroholdT. Our company Is cioip.f .1 of men of tried business p'put.'HKr.s. some of whom are the following: Hon. W. E. Mason. 1. S. Senator from Illinois. Alto-rt C. Hkitx. pr.-sl.l-nt Val Hints Brewing company, Milwaukee. . C. Rlnearson. renernl p.issenger agent C. N. O. A T. P. It It.. Cincinnati B W. Griffith, presld-nt F;rst Natlorml Hank. VleksburK. Miss. J. B. Iimnrd, rapitnllst, I-itnard hulldlng. thlcngM. Frank II. Ileoht, of Chnrlea Kaestner Co . Chlcajro. D. O. Edwards, pnsseinirrr traffic mana ger. C. If. A P. R. R., Cln-lnnntl. Cr.arl-s H. R'H-kwell. traffic nvirger. C. I. L. P- R. nifonon Route). Ohloiur.). T. H. Fbsler. Foorla and Vlekshunr. Aflss. J. M. fillips, cashkr First Natlorsil Bank, Viekshtirg, Miss. For 1nformntl'n nldree and make all money payable to W. L. PtTI.ET. gen enU agent, Haller building, Seattle, Wash. fir " I lay, old mm, my wife out and I can't find a thing to offer you eicept this plu o( riper Heidiieck Tobacco." " Well, don't you know by iliis time that's the only tbinf I ever indulge la 1 " There is but one bost nnd that one is Piper Mdsieck ' Plug Tobacco "XT Get a NEW FIVK CF.NT PIECE of your dealeri 40 per crnt. Urtjer than before. Nolho Is heii'lty given Hint 'lint Com mon Collin II ii-oi to Improve umn. inereal slreol au.l Twoiity llilrd slrrel, vis.: I'otnmorvlHl slr' fr"' east lino of Hrvsllteililll slieel lo th Wel Hue of Twenty-iltltd siresi. anj Twen- ly-lhlnl slieet liotn tlm luutli Una of U'olllllielclal l I've) to I'KCII.llltf street. Hold linproveinoiil lo I'oiislsl of driving spiles, U spites III well hoiit with lisilt iH-nleis 1,1 fei pari, mid plael'ig lltoro. mi caps nnd miliufeis lo H' lull .vldth lliettxif, and plntikliig ilm iniiii 11 Ihs y 1,11 It of M feel tliroiii'l tH neuter llii..sf and to lh rstahlliid grads wlih new ami omul lir plank ll Itx'hes, 11 lid hy luillilliig shlowalka on iwih shim lli..r..f, iwolvn fe.t whle of tlr plank tt Inches, Mid building r.iliiiK n Imlh slil' a lliei-oof, I11 itvnrlani'o with tha plana and wlllcatloii ilirrofor and In mintoiiiiliy to tVlluaiico No. liml. en. Illlrd "All ordinance ndallng lo the I111. piiivememt of slre"l " Said Improvilnent ba male at the espouse of the Uinta aliullln upon, and adjacent to. or irtlM'rl Iwnefltled therliy as reipilre.1 by the charter of the I'lty uf AnturU Tim lands and promisee upon which His siwinl asestnsnt shall lie el,d lo dofrtiy the i'mi of such Improvement and the district emhraonl therein and Hi" Ms. IUm ks and ptreeU of land to Isi oerd shall he known and doliil1 as Uio tViiimerclal and Twenly-llilrd Wn-nt I'leirlrt No. SI Hald dlMtrlet tiliiHng ald o s til.ieks and parcels of land lo arst Tr said liiiprovten't shnll- 001 it if all the lands, lots and b1-fc onitiracr-t within the folowlng Ummlnrlca. to wll.t ItealnMng nt In aotllhwrsi eorner of block Nn 1JJ In that pari ..f the Cltv of Astoria, as hld out .md renrlei1 hy J. M. Hhlvely; theiw- rnsterle and along the south lltw of Idixk IH. 1.11. 1. I?.". I and I!?, to the southeast corner r.f lot 4. of Much ITT. "ten-s soitthertv along 1 h eat lino of l i! I. or nio. 13". lo the oithe.t .-.iruer or said lot 4. block tV; Ihenesi cswssrly along the n.th Una of Kichsngs Irvvt lo a point whom the notth Mne of Eehang street If produced Inter. aees the eost line of Twenty-third street; thence nortWIy 10 the southwest corner of lot . hl.v k 1: ihenca easterly through the cvilrr of block Hi tha soirthoiSt corner of K !. blix-k 111: then-e north. wektrriy ol'mr tb rt line nf lot t hloi k III. iMie hundtvsl and flfly fe-t '. Ihrnee norrhorly arJ1el to m lino of . . . Twenty. ih rd street. U the plrr head suld hltx k I to the northwest rnrnrr of " ., , i.. line; 'hen.- es erly nloot tho pier head . .. Z i , - . li.- to a p-rtnt of IntereeetM, on th. east the west line of sold lot JO, across Als-I .... . ,, ,, . I linn QI IVVPllirnini, , - .-..,- .. edn avenue a.kl along the wet tins of ' . , lihriMM souihwlr alon the enl line of lot I of block l to the soutnwmt cr. . - Hevri.lrenth street If exlrfkle.1, to ths nor of said ! ' thence easterly along north tin. of alleyway nmnlng ll.rouch ' the cost of the samo gnmls frwi other suiiply soiirees. It' is our husinoos 10 recoiicile ilv-re differences so f ir as po's sftile. and personal contact V-twc.n all pnttlei? cineerned in.ik"s ou,- work much earier. eKrwially when th-? o,u .io s can be discussed hy jirinclpals. "Eastern railroads have, to some ex tent, adopted the plan of brlnglwr Cf-jnlry rnerennts to the city f'r the purpi.- of bett.T acufialntince, t.ut we haav though' thdt !: was more Important th e- t l- city mereh.int conte to the country ar.d tho" out'hly learn the condition he hum meet. ferlor Ppanish-Amerif an coins in clrcu- l'ti Ion. This ?.iFtory illurates 'he im'h of the so-cal1el Oresham la-A-. that when1 'h're are twv standards .md fw-o or more kinds of coin, nil of whl.'li l 'U.illy 1 -"---rri 1 ten- ; d'-r, the inferior will r u1-.! ar'l the pi-ior -will dif-iiip'ar fr'm clren!a.f!on. 1 It Is a law hased ori hijTnan nature nid ; finds proof In the exr"ri'n- of eyry !n divid ixl. The h!cwy r.f "h.-r na.!on In 1 - tiert is the name ne fj'ir own. dhallemire ar.y "hlmotallis'" or s!lv-r-lt to show rhat rM and -liver coins ; i Algoa Bay. j Teenkal, Long, Br str, yi? tons. Hon?, i konc. Glenpark, Irish. Br sh. 1719 tors, Klo Janeiro, August m. OUnbank. L onard, Br I k, 13.'3 ton Calcutta. ! Genevieve, Touee. Kr bk, 97 tons, Hal-1 phons;, October 21. OalRorrn Castl, Mahon, Ilr bk. VJ1 ton. Table Bay. August 30. Henry Vlllard. Pnttett, Am fh, W tins. New York, October 14. Oberon, Gully, Br bk, Ml toni, N'ewcflatle, Au:ral,a, October 8. Verbal;-., JlJ'1. Br sh, 1713 tons, W.il aroo. Oumaru. Fullarton, Br e.n, 1M tons. Dit ciln, Oi toher 11. Jacques, Bernada, Kr bk, WA to.is, M '- Jun.la. Indian Empire, Allen, Br hk, lUli tons, Valpiraiso. Centiiri nffo. pevl us.-1 to fir what they called tho pestilence. "I!l.i k Dtith" was the most terrible thlnt; i th wtY".d to them. They f.-nrol I; as people now ffar the chol.Ta and yellow ffver. Ami yet there Is a thin that oauses niore mfserv arid m,re deaths than ar.y of thcc. It i cfiiiim.ni that nlne-ten'hs of nil th-- sickness In the wor'd Is tra -.-ab to it. If Is nv-rcly that slm:le. conimon hln ir con"!l'aon. It mikes p.,lc lis'l.'S. cau"i.i dizz'm". h'ol:'ch.-s. l.is cf .lpl'tlt", i.ws of 1- p. foul breath anil lstr-ss a:-r Mt! b. The llttl- help nc.-d.-d I' f-irnl-.-d l.y Dr. Plerv's rrensant I'-.'I'-t. On. pill Is a iT'-nf.e laxitlv.- nnd two a nilhl fi. twirte. rinee im.-,1, alw:.y-i In rivor If you ape enrehsi i-T-icuirh !. t m s--n:iuio'i i!rii!.-irwt set; yui sotn..-hi j tl , uV,. n ii! -n tie nuigos more m..n v. 1 li ,,.tlnr i,, your own fault If V1..1 do not r- t w-.-i!. lie sure and yl fir. Ph-r e's P;-i- .n' P. l ets. Sr, 1 21 cf it-i in one.c. nt .'imts f. World's v.pt.neiry Moll -i! A vs., I iilu-. Ttnffrilo, N. Y., an.l r.-ceh-,- Tir. I' v-r'-'-'-!'t iciirc "Common p.-n--,. Medici! Ad-i-l-er." profusely ll1uvrned. NtVTICK UK KII.1NO AJVKSHMI-.ST hrt THE IXHMIOVUMK.NT F IHM STREET FROM Til E WEST SII'E OF NINTH STREET T" THE WEST JXB OP HIa-KS I AM 17 IN THE CITY 'F ASTORIA AS I-AtO opt and RWoitii:r nv John M'CLl'RR, No'k'O is hen-hy l.-n hat the Ae. ment Roll containing tho (.-I.U aes. ment for Uie Impriev.-mont of Bond street. frim tlio w.at side of Ninth stret (o tho wrt line of blin ks 1 ami 17 In the nty of Astoria. 'ld out md recorded hy John McCluro, luis !.- flle.1 In the of!W of the Auditor and poller Judge, and Is now open f-r Pste,"'l',ii and will so remoin fen until the r.th d.iv of rvecemW. 1W7. prhr to whl.-h time all nbee-tlon to such ,ias.snient nl must 1.. (llcl In writing with the Auditor and Police Judire. Th Committee .tn Streets ami Public nf the Auditor and Police Judge far pub. Way, t.nrether with the Boon! of A-1 II.- examination before win-h Improve. hlm k It and 19 to the smithweet comer of lot of block US: Ihenee east along south line of sold lot 1 lo tho southern corner thereof; thence north along east line of Work Ho and 1 to the northeast comer of block 1: thence west along north line of east tdorh I to the north, eaat corner of lot ( thereof; thence north to south line of Bond strew; thenre west aior.g the south line of Bond street lo Its Intersection with Columbia avepue thence southerly to point of beginning. Estimates of the expri.se of such lm iirovements an.1 the plan, and specific provMiwnts and the plans suit sj.feinew thins thrsWor ami map of the Iocs Illy to be Improved will lie deposited In the ofnes of the Auditor and police Judge for put', flu riamlnatlon Imfore sswt Improve, ment Is undertaken; tha! si the next rneoilng of the Common Oxnvll after the final pulillcatlnn of this notice of tm. Vrovemept. to wit : On Frl.lar, pecem. ber I, l7, at 7 o'chs k p. m . of ssM lay. th rvmmm Council will consider any otet-tlons to such Improvement be lug m.vle, an.1 If remonairance against such improvement, aignro. ny ins r i" tlon. therefor and map of .he ,,,,, of Hy th. 0BP. l-lmpn.ve.1w...lrde,r,..,r1. then m. pioprfy , w , scssnrs nf the city of Astoria, will meet n,rnt Is umWtnken: that at the nst in the council fhamlers of the dry hall. I meeting of the Cumm-m Council after the in tho ntv of Astoria on Wc.1nes.lny. i flnsl miWIrstl.in of Ihls notice of Im. peofmher 11.IK7. at the hour of 10 n'i'lock , nr.ivement. to wtt.: On Friday. Peecm a. m to roder and equalise such as. j ,rr 3. IW. at 7:M o'clock p. m . of said .imt,t nol themfier ren-irt their ac. a.v Commm Council will eonsld.-T thms In the Common Connel! Bv order nf the Common Coun.-ll. ,-:c.t: If E NBlJON. j Auditor and police Judite. A"'.irta "ir-iron. November ?" 1w7 N11TI1 II "I" INTENTMN T IMPROVE COI.1MIIIA ANI AI.AMEPA A V EN PES and this trip has certainly proven th-.t pv.r rlrru!ate4 toother in any country theory. at a flxed ratio for any lerp'h of t'me, "We are much encouraged hy the r-- wj,em thre watt disparity ltw-eer, th teptlon Kiven this party In eastern Wash- lf(raj ri.lo th(. oomm,.rf,: r,t: lmtton. he merchants and people teener- Juj.r.ler, runaer, Dan ?n. ivji ions, 10- Mr. nrn was hefu to say -em KOhama. j months airo that . w mid be Klad if th' Chslmsford, Thomson, lir bk, 21'J7 tons, VeK'nley adnih.l, trallon could l.rlrg Cape Town, October 9. pro-r'-rlty to the nmtry. That win vory - . .1. I a TJ . .V, 11.TT ,..nj 1 .... ... . iny 01 mm, jvnuo, ... . '"pit not If, tuif bis ,fj;.iiiy ?i, aril hi" eje- ally in enery town visited manifesting a j mosl friendly feeling towaM Pfrtand and pur company. Tho Portland merchante . on iboard this iraln have learned lhat th?y and the city they reprtsent have not lost ; flhe friendiiip of the people In the In- i terlor, notiwltlhstandlng the efforts which : ha,ve been imade hy competing markets to chnng old relations, and they also Aid ', that there arc very few articles of com merce which they cannot furnish at price which "a '11 compare favorably with the 1 prices tmade by their competitors, differ ence in freight rates and other conditions 'ionsfdered." Tt la ! not generally under '''tood that iporTland k riptdly1 taking her ,J'pWe,' ai1' a 'vnafket' anI eeapbrt, or that the retallon''sKlp' charter fates to and from San Francisco, Portland and Puget pound has undergone a complete change "during tho past thrae yearsa, change 1 which has reduced the cost of Import com. 1 modifies at Portland, and enhanced the ' vcJue of wheat and other export com ' modltles to such an extent that It Is no ' longer rseceeeary-to' go beyond that e!y to find a favoraWe 'market for the iur chase or sale of ' anything which Is the subject of foreign' commerce. "In crossing ' from Wa.hlngto:i Into their o)wn ertate and coming to Pe-ndle. ton, tho flrat ' Important Oregon 'city which we have vlsltod. our party have re ceived the eune hearty welcome, since there can be no conflict of Interest be tween tth-e nerdhants who are anxious to make Portland a favorable marrket for the purchase and eale of all kinds of goods; and the people of eastern Oregon, who need ruoh h -market within the bor ders of their own state. "Friday we wlH vfcdt the points be tween Ial Orande and Huntington,' in clusive, end the party will probably take Sydney. Blalrlogie, Mackay, fir bk, V5 tons, IVlagoa Bay, S-ptember 4. Hoppett, Tork. Rus eh, 1305 tuns, Port Natal, September K. MI'.tlades. Ayllr.g, Br sh, 11C2 tons, Mel- poume, October li. Mr. C. M. Dixon, a w-ll kn nti m'r chant of Plea-siint RIdffe, Ful'on County, Pa., has a little pin who i. f-eT.. ntly J MacMn;an Guthrie, Br sh, 14S0 tons threatened with croup, but when the first ! y0jOhama. symptoms appea-r tiis wp irives ber Chamherlaln's Coij(fi Remedy, which al ways afforde prompt relief. The 2S and M cent Biases for eale by E-tes-f'onn Drug C0mpa.1v. Protfeawor James M. Crafts, who haa been selected to fill the vacancy left by the death of General Francis A. Walker In the presidency of the MtanWh-uaetts Institute cf Technology. wn decorated In 1865 by the French awveniment with the Legion of Honor. ; alii . Itching. Irritated, sealr. crpsted Sctlps, dry, this, snd filling Hslr. clesoMd, pnrlned, sad beaaU td by warm shampoos wkb Ccticcsa Soap, sad occasional dressing of Coticxu, purest c( esoUlesu. tht grestest skin cares. lilciira Tresioent will prodnee s elttn, healthy scalp with lomrisnt. lostroni hstr. when ail iIm fstli. Sold 01 sftlKtlt lh WDrtd. POTTSOsrOASDCuS. Cle,,,lPrRi., Boston. . . ., , . L; esr-'AovSiprodaes LBsnriaat Htlf," mailed nss. SKINS ON FIRE vita Eexras IniUnUf rlisd ComcSA Jiuianiss. I Hor.Tlette, Secman, Ger sh, 1705 tons Shanghai. Lakemba, Bradhering, Br bk, 10M tone, Freeroantle. . Qan Robertson, PHI, Br sh, MM tons, Santa, Rosalia. British- General, Thomas, Br sh, I6M tons, Newcastle, Australia. Midas, Messenger, Br bk, 1X2 tons, Nagasaki. - ' (BWrlekaale, Btewart, Br etr, 2468 tons, Hoslkong. ' t. YaioA, ' Brown, Br ah, 1499 tons, New. eatle,',Aujtralla. ' h - -t ! i Hornby Castle, Bright, Br sh, 1T75 tons, AAaUMr." ' ' ' .i 1 rt)rnomig, Johnscn, Br bk, 1861 tons, Adetefde, -Bept ember '20. - ' ' Thwtls, Oliver, B.- bk, 1296 Urns, Nsa. seJcl, OctoUr U. ordon Hill. Walker, Br bk, 21" tons, Jlelb-rtirn. Port Caledonia, Anton, Br bk, 8120 tons, KagasakL "-- Klrrtuck, Perrelle, Br str, 28S1 tons, Yokohama. Omba, Munro, Br str, 1S08 tone, Toko hama. Amara, Kent, Br str, 'M tons. Hong, kor.g. Alerander Black, Punn, Br bk, 13D1 tons. AntW'-rP. Watjen, Frlti, Ger sh, 2079 tons, Hlogo. 1 Tord Shaftsb-iry, Cunningham, Br sh, ' 2273 tons, Sydney. ' Bristol, Mclntyre, Br str, 1274 tons, ' San Francisco. j Emilie, Oltmann, Ger sh, 1728 tone, To kohatr. " iressns of snflrf.-ii-tlon emio? elnce It has Tial lnes Is nothing new, It dales b.n k to the early apes, How to n store he hair 1s modern. H.Jl's Hair Ronewi r, the lest product of science, will tu,t- It. CnTvtttlv cellrmntc ftate IWi,0"t,0'i0 (iH the flifuro which will preVtsibly lie rear hel by the g)I4 rmnrve of the treas ury iVspartmeTB! Ix-fore the enil if the crop season. This utate. of afftihw pre n nts eometMng of e, ronurat to the 1aM artmlnlstratWau. J. M. Thlrswend, of Grosbeclt, Tex., says that when he has a spell 'of Indl- gMtlon and feels bad and sluggish, he takes two pf DeWltt's Little Esrly nisers at night, and he Is all right, the next morning. ' Many thousands of .others do the same thins;. Do you? Chan. Rogers, The treasury department Is responaHils Pot the etoternent that there. Is no - In the iworM (4,23EitOO,000 in liver , money. and . of .that amount SS per cont. is fall leil tender. Th 1 looks as thoutch silver had1 not hea . discriminated agahist to amy great tnt Warning. Persons who suffer from roughs and colds should heed the warn ings of danger and save themselves suf fering and fatal results by using One Minute Cough Cure. It Is an Infallible remedy for coughs, colds, croup and all throat and lung troubes. Chas. Rogers. N'.ft.o Is hcr-bv k-lM-n 'hi' ihf Com mon Cliincll pn po... t Itnpr v. dlurn. 1 from It" Intel .... ti.ui w I'll r Hoe 01 I. tin 1 r ri-e. t 1 an imi.-i- .. .-tlon with th- renter line of Alameda 1 ivenui. and Alameda avtiue frun the ..1 ! of l, r-ola street t 1 ;t.i. .lr n.i. fr .in ill- northwest .incr of 1'it I of hl.x k 1". Tivior'i Ai-.tI -. t the - .oll.W.e t -iilf-r of lot : bio K 'I In nald T iy!or'" A cori 1 Si ! 1 1 Impr ii eiiu nt t- e.,n-.i .,f Iriilu-t -pll'-i, l! In h liTt. wim 1 " .'-n'TS If, ft. ap. ill. to 'he w .1 ! .' . 'roill a i ci nc-Mor' with Is .n 1 r-. -t rruproi -m"M, at I'i Ini.-ro.-'lori n h r.il'imiui and Taylor avenues, ).- i- te- o" ' Columbia avenue- itur, --I'l-.t rW ilor. : the een''T of r,lutlb! I ai.-MU." t'l I'm' hlr-h w.i'e. mark aid pii-'ini; th-r.'.ii strlr.iriTs and pi it. kin? the urn.-, to the t width of :o feet with sound fir pl ink .1x12 Inches laid liu-h airl arid fram I hlifh writer linn somberly nlonn the cen. . er of Colurr.bla avenue to Its een'er line j Interc-tlon with center line of Alameda j avenue, and Alameda, avenue through the renter thereof, from the eist line of Linroln street to a rxdnt of Internee, tlon with n line drawn from the north, west corner of lot 4 of Mock 1?. Taylor's AKtorla, to the niutliwest corner of lot 30, of block !, of Taylnr's As. torin, by grading the ,ime to the cstpblUihed grade, to the width of 20 feet and pladnrr thereon stringers and plank. .Irur same to tho width of 18 fret with fir plank 3xU Inchfn and by placing rul ings thereon where necesnary. Said Improvement to tie mode nt tha expense of the lands abutting upon, and adjanent to, or otherwise . benefited therrWly as required by the charter of the CMy of . Astoria. , The lands and premise upon which the special assessment shalt be leaded to dofray the oost of such Im provement and the district embraced therein., nnd the lots, .blocks, and parcels Of land to be nweesed shall be known and designated as tho Columbia and Ala medn. Improvement district No. 2li. Sftld district embracing paid lots, blocks and nfl roe-Is of bind to be assessed for said Improvement shall consist all the lands, lots and blocks embraced within the fol lowing boundaries, towit: Beginning nt the northeast comer of lot 9, of block 1, Taylor's Astoria, as laid out nnd recorded by the Peninsula Land and Trust Cnmpuny; thence west erly across Columbia nvenue nnd along tho north line of Mock 2 to the north- nnv objections 10 su n imiienrui'-iM i--ln made, snd If a remonstrance against such Improvement, Utne,1 liy the resi dents rf the cltv owning more thnn one. lnlf of the pror-rty to !e aeo,d In nch dltrlut as des tIImM herein, and In which si.eclat nssinctil l to be levied -nail I- filed with the Auditor and Police Judife before Ihe said rotular mei-'lng of Ihe Common Council, nn such wnrk or lnprivmeiir will h ordered except hy the two-t nlrdo vote of all tie members of the Common Council el. ct, rite.l at Astoria. Oregon, this Ml (lay nf November. 1o" II V. NEION Auditor nnd Police Judire CITATION. In the county court of the state of or. 1 iron, for tho count v of Clatsop. In the matter of the .-mate of Joseph U Mo ire, ile ! "-d. Citation. Ti n'l lu-lrs of Ihe nlnve. named Jo.e;ih 1, Moore. ii-i-.ised, urcelliiK: la llic ruinie of Ihe stale of Oregon, you ar hereby cited and r quired lo np. pear In the county court of Ihe stale of Oregon, fur the county of Clatsop, on Monday, li e third dav of January, lH'M, al 10 o'clu k In Ihe forenoon of that day, iM-m" iM-'tig Hi". In 'I day of January term of raid court, and Ihem and there to show cvie if any exist, why .n order of enle. should not le made or Hue rniiowing ne. Si-ellioil renl eitliate tedoliKlng to enld de cease,! nnd situated 1n Ckitsop county, irtiile of Oremi, 'to.w1K: The southenst one-qitarler of section No. 2, In ths town ship No. f. north of range No. 7,. west.nf the Wllli-molte meridian, conlnlnlng 1f) acres of land. noconlHur lo the prayer of the peHtlon of C. A. BotUirn, ndmlnls. trator of said enlnte, flll herein, pray ing for such sale. Witness, tho Hon. J. It. T). Omy, Judge of the county court of the state of Ore. gon, for the county of Clatsop; and the seal of sntd court hereto nfflxod, this 24th day of November, A. TV 1WT, Attest: , (Seni.) Preeldc-nt McKlnley'S action In ap pointing a ftpeclal reciprocity oommis sloner to arrango dotalls 1n this line with foreign countrlesi with dispatch and west comer of lot l of eald block 2; wiihoivt r.ecei!tatln the ponderous de- thence southerly along the west line of lays fit tho stato dcp.vttnent Is gunr.T- snld lot d to the southwest comer there- ally cosnmonded as wise and needful. of; thenre westerly alons; the center of Y. T. DUNBAR, Clerk. TIME CARD In Effect Oct. 25, 18!)7. Leave Seaside for Astoria via Flavel at 7:30 m. sind I p. m. daOy. Leave Astoria for Seaside via Flavel at 10 a. rn- "& 4 p. m dally. All the Ahovc Tralr a Arc Daily, surh ll'trlct an 1e-rlhe,l herein, and In which special assessment la to ! levld. shall be filed with Ihe Auditor nnd ivllre Jietse before tile said I-eillnr meetlnr of the Common Counoll, no such work or Improvement will lie orderw.1 except by the twn.rhlrnW vn of all Ihs menitiera of the Common Owinrtl elect Pnte.1 st Astnrls, Orron. this 21 diy nf NoAmter. In7. II E. NE1XOV Andltn- and Police Judire. Ht.lKTION NOTICE. Notice Is hereby given lint on the t'i i'ny of Ii-.tnl r. I'M", a getiernl elec tion will t held in Ihe Cltv of Astoria, Oregon, fir city nlTlcers, tintnclv: 1 Mayor fo- the tin-in of two years 1 Auditor and I'lce Ju.Ur" for the term of two ycfirs I City Attorney for the iti-rrn of two yours 1 Tfoasnr'T for the term of two yisirr 1 Hurvcyor for Ihe term of two years. 1 Hii.rliitc!nli nt f Hi reels for the term of two years, t Police Coininlloner fir the lerm of six vears. 1 llut-txir Mamer for Ihe lerm of two vears. 1 Councilman In Ihe First Ward for the term of tlin-e ycnr. 1 Coiincliman In tho Second Ward for the term of three years. 1 Ovmnellmnn In the Ttilpl Ward for ths lerm of hree year. The piling pliices and Judges and jlerks of rWIInn nr hereby dcelmiciled as follows: FIT1HT WARP. Polling plnco No. 1 A.t brhk engine house on Aslor street. Judtrea H. B. Ferguson, William Ed. unr, rorry Trulllnger. Clerks -I,. E. He. Ilg, A. M. Smith. Polling place No. 2 At enirlne bouse In City Hnll bulliltaiB: on , Commercial strees, iidgos Ct. C. Firlton, Antone Weylund, C. A. Mnthenn. Clerks-Chns. May, V. Boelllng. ' 8IXNP WARP. Polling place No. J (INI Commercial stre In Wlch Hock. Jmlgmip. (I. Welch, W. L. Rrtlm. C. R. Thomson, P.n-ks.J lurry Gray. J. R OnMke. Prrt.Krig pOnce No.- 4 At Oolirtnliin eijt gtne company No. t. JiidgeaLudwlg Ijarsen, JWnob Moore, , Gits Roentgen. Clerks Adolph Johnon, Well Crneby. THIRP WARP. t Porting place No. 6 At old school house. Jinhces John Enlierg, . F.noch Peterson, O, Ret turn. Clerks O. F. Mor. ton, Ole H. Olsen, The polls will he opem from 8 o'HocIc n. m. until 6 o'clock p. m. By order of the Common council. Attest: If. Ti. NEI.BON, Auditor and Police Judge. A aim-In, Oregon, Nov. 28. 1997. A Handsome Complexion Is one of the greatest charms a woman can pOSC. I'UZZOMI'S COMI-UtXIOK PoWUUS frlvssit.