, 1889-12-19
ONE HUNDRED YEARS.
Extracts From a Newspaper Pub
lished a Century From
This Date.
Astoria the Wonderful City ot
the West-Discovery of the
North Pole.

j. f. Halloran, the bright and clever
editor of the Astorian, has published II
1887 edition, in which his audacious
mind strives to pierce the mysteries of
the distant future. Here are some OF
the extracts, which tell of events of the
waning years OF the twentieth century :
Since the removal of the national capi-
tai to Central City, Kan, the govern
ment has been trying to find some means
of disposing of the great capitol and
some of the other public buildings. In
the case of the capitol this problem has
been solved, as the building has been
rented as skating rink.
The thirty first revision of the Bible
will be finished by the international
committee in about six months. A
Knappa minister has been comparing
the last version with an old copy OF the
Scriptures printed In 1903. He could
find but few points of resemblance.
A commission of English experts ar
rived in Port Orchard one day last week
to- study the American navy and make n
report thereon to their government The
English are desirous of improving their
navy as much as possible.
The Eads ship railway across the 18TH
mus of Tehuantepec carried 7l60 ships
last year, 43l2 of which were en- route to
or from Astoria.
Property on Thirty-third street is
quoted $500 front foot. 1t is cheap at
that price.
State census returns show that in 1888
Astoria had l6 437, 900 inhabitants. The
Astorian is confident that when the
present years census is taken, IL will he
found that Astoria's population exceeds
20, ,O00,0
So many suicides have occurred on the
balloon lines that an agitation is going
on for law to compel the companies to
spread a net under the cars to catch the
would-be self-destroyers as they fall.
a large excursion party from the Ar
Gentne Republic and Patagonia passed
through the city yesterday, en- route for
Alaska. They went via the Northern
Pacific Il Behring Straits railroad. The
eXcursionists made no stop on the trip,
except to view the ruins of Tacoma by
moonlight. ON their return, however,
which will be by the Alaska V Arctic
railway, they intend to visit the City OF
Frapklin, the growing metropolis of the
state of Athabasca; York, the young
giant on the west coast of Hudson $
bay, Winnipeg and Duluth. They will
spend week in Chicago and Mana
ahatta.
The airline excursion from London
and Liverpool to Astoria has been a
great success. The visitors, to the NUM-
ber of 500 arrived yesterday morning
after n pleasant nights journey and
spent the day at Laurel park. They
were so delighted that it is believed a
regular excursion will leave London and
Liverpool every Saturday night for AS
toria and Alaska. The visitors say Sun
day can be spent so much more delight
fully here than at home, that they will
ingly undertake the journey.
\ New York museum claims to have
on exhibition genuine North American
Indian. A number of scientific men
have expressed doubts as to the lineage
of the specimen, and claim that the race
is extinct.
The American company which pur-
chased the great wall of China, built a
railroad on top of it and used its vast
chambers for warehouses and granaries,
has Just declared dividend of 10 per
cent.
The New York committee on the
Grant monument funds reports encour.
aging progress. If contributions con
tinue 10 come in freely work will begin
on the shaft next year.
All of the thirty-three trans Pacific
steamers due here to-day have arrived
in the harbor, or all reported from
quarantine. The new Flectwing, 2iOC
feet long, made her first appearance
here, having run from Hong Kong in
thirty seven hours. A welcome improve.
ment in this vessel is the opera house
located amidships and the variety
theater in the bow Both were crowded
all through the voyage. In addition to
many volunteers from among the pas
sengers, and the young lady aspirants
made splendid displays of their abilities,
particularly in the first part Of the
variety performance.
The wheat receipts yesterday were
s72, 436 centals. or this 56l ,23f centals
arrived via the Walla Walla & Vancou,
yer air line, and 81, ,202 centals by cleo
trio railway from the coast. 1t was put
in the elevators and will be sent &c
week. These vessels have eighty-ont
anipere propelling capacity and when
loaded to their capacity of 25, 900 tons
each can make 275 miles per hour.
The new bridge across the Columbia.
from here to Knappton, was formal,
opened yesterday. IL is built on the i'm
proved Trullingcr truss system and cos
$37, $4,000. II is for the convenience o
| y. .,.I, lao. a.
derstood, has sold the right to vend pop
corn and lemonade for the twelv,
months ending January /, 1861, 10
$4,000. II Is calculated that ~, 900. .OO,
people will cross that bridge annually.
Balloon burglars have become SO mum
erous aud bold in Astoria that the polio