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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 17, 1889)
-i w.--. Site gaity gstwtott. ASTORIA, OREGON: WEDNESDAY, JULY 17. 18S9. ISSUED EVERY MORNING. (Monday excepted.) J. P. HALLORAN & COMPANY, Publishers and Proprietors, astorian Building, Cass Street. Terms of Subscription. Served by Carrier, per week..- Sent by Mail, per month " " " one year.......... ...., Free of postage to subscribers. . 15cts . tec-tsJ -57.00 Thk Astorian guarantees to Its adver tisers the largest circulation of any newspa per published on the Columbia river. Telegraphic news on firat page. The steamer Danube arrived from Victoria yesterday. The Potter took down a large num ber of passengers for the Seaside yes terday. Reserved seats for the Chas. Gardner performance at the New Yerk Novelty store this morning. The Qen. Canby will leave for Fts. Stevens and Canby and Uwaco at 630 this morning instead of 8 o'clock, as advertised. The R. R. Thompson will leave Flavel's dock every morning commenc ing to-day, instead of from the O. R. & N. company's dock. Peter Anunti an old resident of Klatskanie died Monday night of general debility, aged 67 years. The funeral takes place to-day. The steamer MicJiiaan nrrivi fmm San Francisco yesterday with n light cargo, and after landing it at theO. R. & N. dock, proceeded to Portland. A 26 lb. Columbia river salmon is worth $25 in New York city. A re frigerator car load of salmon at that rate would be a paying investment Astor Lodge No. 6, hold their re gular meeting this evening at 8 o'clock. There will be installation of officers and work in the third degree. The Young Women's Christian Temperance Union are making ar rangements for a moonlight excur sion to be given during the first week in August. In the justice court yesterday Jno. Bolt was bound over in the siuu of $500 to await the action of the grand jury, in snooting Liucas, with whom Bolt had a duel some time ago. Hiss Stella Mayers, of Vancouver, 1 who has been visiting at Mrs. Mon teith's was last evening the recipient of a very pleasant farewell part' ou the occasion of her return ltom?. Among those present were the Misses Monteith, Lottie Levings, Sadie Qil-i bert, Aggie Stockton, Nannie Reed, Annie wemtyre, Airs. u. liolr, Messrs. Will and John Trulliuger, Ralph Hauna, John Gratke, Richard and Otto Prael, Lemuel Howe, Dave Davis, and others. A. Young, a well known resident, of upper town, now in charge of a cau nery on the Skeena river had a nar row escape from death by poisoning a short time ago. In company with a friend he went on a steamer to a place where mussels are plenty, and the two, with the captain of the vessel, whose name was Ritchie, ate heartily of the mussels. All three were taken deathly sick, their bodies turned blue, and they suffered terribly. Young and his companion recovered, but Captain Ritchie died. COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS. In the county court yesterday morn :ing bids for building "the road from 'Olneyto the Columbia county line, were opened. There were three bids on file. (Robert J. Wherrv, bid for construct ing sec 1, 4,900. E. M. Walker, bid for constructing sec 87,000. C. W. Carnahan and R. J. Morrison, bid for constructing entire road, 88, 600. The contract was awarded to Messrs. Carnahan and Morrison, they to fur nish bonds in the sum of 810,000, by the 22nd inst. Sundry bills were allowed, and the court adjourned to the 22nd inst., at 10 a. m. PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Callie Munson came up from Point Adams last evening. G. C. Fultou returned from a busi ness trip to Ilwaco yesterday. N. H. Webber, who has been spend ing a few days at the beach, returned yesterday. Congressman Hermann visited the government works and jetty at Fort Stevens yesterday. Dan Ross who was so severely in jured by shooting himself in the head last Sunday, is getting along as well as could be expected, considering all things. . Get your County Assessment Blanks read j', a3 the Assessor will call for them to-day and to-morrow. The Pnris Tailor Has just received the most elegant Stock of Spring and Summer Suitings. Don't miss going to see him. He turns out Elegant Fits, and sells very cheap. If you want to have a tine suit of clothes go to the Paris Tailor. He can make the best fitting suits and sells the cheapest Kotice. The Main Street House affords good accommodations at Si per day. Regu lar boarders, Single Rooms, S5.50 per week. Two persons occupying one room, $5 per week. Day board, per week, $4. , Go to Jeff's lor Oysters. S03IE SALMON STATEMENTS. Phases of The Season On The River. "The lower bay is full of torn cod," said an old experienced gill net fisher man to an Astorian- reporter last evening. "There is also," said he, "a big lot of sardines or anchovies in the river. They have been chased into the river Vw 11. ,. mi.. . , j uj mi; yiamjms. xue traps caicn a nig ion oi me torn cod. and the sar dines are just as plenty." "Has there been much fishing done on the bar or down toward the bar this season?" 'No," was the reply, "Never in the last ten years has there been so little fishing done down on the bar as this season. It's been no use. Other years in the June rise the salmon were plenty down there and the bar was as good to drift on as any part of the lower river. There would be such a flood of fresh water that there was really no flood tide, it was all ebb. I've been well out on the bar in my boat and dipped up water from off the side of the boat that was quite fresh: that was because of the great flow of fresh water. But this year there was so little flow of fresh water that it is sau ail tue way up. jsesme the wa ter is bo clear that it isn't much use to drift there. Another singular thing is the phosphorescence. It glitters so and makes the water so light that you can see the lead lines, away down be low the surface," "How about the fish that are being caught now?" "They are not coming in in any thing like what you might call a 'run:' just a sort of spurt" A singular thing is that while, usually, the Julv salmon liave the eggs iu tliem big and well developed, as large as peas, the eggs in the salmon now being caught seem only half as large as in former years. 1 think that they are only half formed yet, and that the salmon will run late, away into August, like enough." "How are they as to size': " "They are mostly large, consider ably above the average." "I will tell you something I haven't seen in any paper this year. You've probably wondered why the up river salmon caught in the gill nets are so large. Well, it's because the gill net fishermen above Pillar Rock use nets with 10, 10J and even 11 mesh. The law says 8, nothing smaller, but they go away above, and have mesh that will take and hold a big salmon. Take an 8 mesh aud lots of salmon cau't be gilled: they are too big, and when they touch it they will rebound, and go uncanght. A 10 or 11 inch mesh will catcli those fellows. There is no gill net on the river with a mesh smaller than that prescribed bv Jaw - 8 inches, but lots of them above here have as big as 11 inch meali. "If as large a mesh were used down here, those above would use a smaller one. Between the big and mtie mesn, tney are caught, those that are too big for these hero are gilled farther up the river, bat, yet, i then? are lots that get awav." Talking with ai cauner about the Aliska p.'ick, he paid "Many a 6he M-hif vent with a big outfit up there wiU get fooled. consider that the Alaskn pack won't come anywhere near the big figures that were "proph esied in :tUs early part ..of the season. Here is whey? they made a big mis take. When they last vear knew or heard of places, up there, where salmon were plenty, they jjad au idea that each little iulet.qr .bay was something like the Columbia fiver, where the salmon enter and witke or the head waters. But there isn't a separate run of salmon for each plare. Salmon will come in and be thick for a few days in one place, and then leave and go somewhere else. It's only one big mass or school of salmon .that is jour neying along the coast, and when tliey are caughthat is the last of them for the season. Here, on the Columbia, they come in, and keep coming in every day: but up there they just cir cle along the coast, looking for fresh water to play in." How do you account for so little salmon fishing on the bar this year?" Just because the salmon ain't there. Usually they play around in the brack ish water off the bar for a few days, and then drop into the fresh water, but this year they don't find that, and they make an immediate rush for fresh water in the river, aud don't de lay around the mouth any longer than they can help. They are in a hurry to get into the fresh water and have to get well up opposite Scarborough head this year before they find what they are looking for." "His pills as thick as hand-grenades flew Aim wnere mey leu as certaiuly they slew," was said of one of those ignorant doc tors in the early times, who might well have been called the aide-de-camp of death. The sufferer from scrofula, with sores as bad as Job's need not now curse the day he was born, for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will restore health and beauty, appetite and strength. Especially has it manifested its potency in curing salt-rheum, tetter, boils, car buncles, sore eyes, scrofulous sores and sweliincs. hip-joint disease, whitevell ing3, goitre, or thick neck, and enlarged glands. Bitttcrick's I'altcriis. Parker & Hanson are the Astoria agents of the Butterick Publishing Co.'s patterns, and are now prepared to fur nish them. Catalogues can be had on application. Coffee and cake, rpn rents. at the central Kestaurant. The latest style of Gents' Boots and Shoes at P. J. Goodman's. aiealn Cooued to Order. Private rooms for ladies and families: at Central Restaurant, next to Foard & Stokes'. TelephunotiodKiuK Mouse. Best Beds in town. Rooms per night 50 and 25 cts., per week Sl.50. New and clean. Private entrance. Glillftren Ccy forPitcier's Castorla 0UE L00AL LEGISLATUEE. An Eight Mill Tax Levied for 1889. Considerable Routine Easiness Transacted. At a regular session of the city council last evening a petition was read from N. Davich asking for a liq uor license, and referred to committee on health and police. A similar peti tion from M. M. Serra was granted. A petition from Washington street property owners, asking for exemption from work of constructing a sewer on that street, was on motion referred to street committee. A communication from chief engi neer Weeks, recommending the pur chase of a hose cart for the use of As toria No. One's Engine Co., was re ferred to committee on fire and water. A communication from the incorpo rators of the proposed cable road company regarding conference with street committee was read and placed fcnfile. A communication from Messrs. Bell and Jackson regarding the establish ing bench marks, etc., was read and referred to street committee. A communication regarding a bid and a proposition regarding the same, previously submitted by Quint) & Braden to the street committee, was read and on motion referred for one week, to give other bidders a chance to bid on the same work. Then the matter was decided to be referred back until the council had determined what was desired, and had called for bids thereon. Regarding the unexpended balance left after sending the money to the Seattle sufferers, it was decided that the money bo covered back into the city treasury. A proposition from W. Hampton Smith to build a sewer on Washing ton street, was read and referred to street committee. The committee on ways and meaus as a board of equalization uade a re port, making sundry recommenda tions, which was read and. on motion. adopted. The committee to whom was re ferred the communication of Sam'l Elmore, reported that they had noti fied the owners of the property, and that the owners had replied that the committee could go to hell. The com mittee made inquiry as to what they should do. The question was referred J to uie eniei oi ponce, ine superin tendent of streets, and police judge. Mayor Page made suggestion re garding the proper mode of "getting a bill beforo congress for money ex pended on sidewalks, streets and sew ers in front of the U. S. government property in the city. The street superintendent's report was reported correct. The city attorney made the follow ing report regarding the franchise of the Columbia Water Company. To the Common Council of the City of Asteria: I have examined the franphise of the Columbia Water Company granted in the year 1882, by ordinance num ber 491. I find that the company has not complied with the terms of "their contract with the city in this that the company has never built the reservoir for fire purposes. This reservoir should have been built on or before the first day of Augv 1&83, and should nave oeeu zuu refit above tide jyater, capable of holding 1,000,000 gals, of water. The water company also agreed to enter into bonds with the city for constructing the works. Tins bond I can not find aud I presume was never executed and delivered. I am of the opiuiou that the frauohise is forfeitable by the city on the grounds of failure to comply on the part of the company. Respectfully submitted. Geo. Noland, City Att'y. The report was received and placed on file, and the police judge and au ditor and city attorney instructed to search for the bond. An ordinance levying a tax of three mills for general purposes and two mills for street purposes and of one mill for interest funds and a special tax of 21 mills on the taxable prop erty of the city for 1889, was passed under suspension of the rules. An ordinance providing for the construction of a sewer on Main street was read first time and laid ovei. An ordinance altering the grade of Chenamus street was passed under suspension of the rules. An ordinance declaring the probable cost of improving West Sixth street was read second and third times and passed. A petition from Chenamus street property owners, asking for a change of grade on that street, was read and on motion granted. On motion the city attorney was instructed to draw an ordinance to be presented at the next meeting of the city council appropriating 3,000 in favor of J. U. Trulliuger to pay lnm for the dedication of Concomly street eastward, as agreed upon by him and the committee on streets and public ways. The following claims were ordered paid: W, U. T. Co., 85.39; P. W. Weeks, 87.85; W. J. Barry, 881; 88.65; The Astorian. 838.20: New York Novelty Store 85 cents; J. G. Hustler, 3181.99; W. Belcher, 89.40; W. F. Bowers & Co., 82,100; Silsby Manu facturing Co., 8252.10; M. C Crosby, 817.64. On motion the chief of police was authorized to employ a man to clean the beach, and counoil adjourned. A Safe Investment. Is one which is guaranteed to bring you satisfactory results, or in case of failure a return of purchase price. 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Har rison had been inaugurated before Ward or his comrades had heard of his election. This gives a good idea of the remoteness of that part of Uncle Sam's territory.. There are four canneries there and plenty of fish such as they are. The country is a splendid one to anybody fond of land scapes and water scapes, but it gets monotonous. On the return from Prince Will iams Sound, Ward and his party were on the schooner eleven days, and for every minute of the eleven days the man at the wheel was able to see the compass and steer by daylight. When they got to Juneau, which to tts would look like the jumping off place, it seemed to the pilgrims from the Arctic as though they had struck the center of civilization. During his stay he acquired several mines and other property which some day may prove a bonanza. "Karl The Peddler." Karl, the Peddler, was produced at the Grand opera house last night by Charles A. Gardner aud his company. 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