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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 26, 1898)
HKKUr... -r- Tiit TIE ASTOMAN hil the Urceit circulation of toy piper oo the Columbia River THE DAILY ASTORIA N Is tr.e Hfjest ml test (a;cr oa the Columlli F.tvtr f,m r - ra. . . rl . . . . ' m iv$ r j i Ei i yvrs mm m rSr y w Njr WKrfjrW lV t -ra jr iii . .... - . si ; I ... - - - m w m w j r 1 : ' j i - . .... a -w w w v r w w -v v ' FULL ASSOCIATKI) PRESS REPORT. V0L XLIX ' ASTOttlA. OK BOON. HATMDAY M0KN1N0. NOVEMBER 2fi. !' ..r3 The Only Our Hpoolnlty: BTOVBH AND IIANOCH Wo know the limine. Twenty years experience. If you wont a GOOD Stove, seo Uio stock at the Eclipse Hardware Co. Best Thanksgiving Yet (A y ; s - Tf s ' , Griffin Foard OUH 'We Bay and NEW TODAY Premier Pure Pure Coffee. HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS Blankets, Comforts , Bed Spreads ...Iiaee Contains and Drapery Goods... Sheetings, Everything Necessary in the Above Goods and at Bottom Prices. C- 231- COOPS3R .' THE LEADING HOUSE OF ASTORIA Stove Store IN ASTORIA ... Wa'v ft great deal (o b thank fut for. w "Amarljavnosl" Most of UikI Sam's boy. art hom again and thay brought to him wnn of tha bait acquisition, w. hav. yet claimed. When you (It down lo your dk. it down to th. beat also, pens, Inki, holder., pan-wiper., elaUonary, stamp boia, muscllag. bottle- we have vwrythlng, bolh elegant and ln tpenalv In tola Una. Why not hav. 1iatnT & Reed. MOTTOi Sell Everylblne." Fruit Extracts Stokes Baking Powder Spices Pure Teas. Towels and soeeial M Satarday Sale... NEW PLUSH CAPES Twenty to Thirty inchoa in length, full aweop, will he sold ut COc on the dol lar. Alo CLOTH CAPES BHD JACKETS Oront Driven In Drenn GoocIm. $1.25 tod $1.50 Kid Cloves Best Teazle Oomo Fill -Amosktig Clogbam - -Figured Dock - $8.50 IBieklDtosb - . $1.00 9s 5e lOe $5.00 Agenta for New Mack intosh Dress Suit. Don't Miss These Bargains McAllen & McDonnell 170-471 Command! 6trt, ASTORIA. 10-10 Third Btit. PORTLAND. OR. Crashes. IS ASTORIA OR The Colombia River Yital Qaestion Plainly (Copjrrifht nxwnrad.) Ill PORTLAND, Nov. II Elttor AKorlan: Tha lnj MMrt Drublam botwaMi Portland ftiul Attorlft U not merelr O ralatlv. ooat of crrla Tb.Traa bctwMQ tha two piftcaa 0atl n. by r4 M(j ty rlar. U U A brosdar aueatlon. nalr, Oi. rekhr oxat ot cifrlut txwwt tha mttmx flaldi uid tha at oiArkat of UyarpouJ. Or. nthar. whan raduced to tta nlthnta affaot, or laat ftnaJyal, rt Is Imply tho quoatlon ft io which aaapoit will add moat ralua to our axporw In tha producwa tuudi. Tha two quaatluoa &ra nut tha puna In lutxrtuioa ftnd effwt. Tte kut atMed queatlon InvoWai InHnlta. Tw IHailact y mora thui tha flrat Uuaalloas WWW. Moit paopla in thi bailn, however, arc wont to dlacuM tha yrutAem on the flrat named queetkn. In fart the Ora ronlan aaacrti, with triumphant vliwr. Uwu (alnca towafi uid lliterae havs len made free to' grain ahlpa) IS centa Pr ion wlti cover Uie coot of wheat ! "J nrrrirouie DMWwn I'ort- Und and Aatorla. It, no doubt, referred merely to ahp exrKmae, not Including Uuerent on tnveetment It aaaum that fact (If K be auch) aettlea the aeaport problem In favor of Por.Uind. Such a fart, thouh. would not aMtle Uiut prot.l.ui. I am Informed, through an Itilenriew with Mr. C. Trala and P. Huntington, by a ahlp Kiput. Warrenton jp'r xmt me hy a friend, that that famous authority ddarea the "train ex pense" between tha two cities, of t.000 tons of wheat already kaded on the cars, would be only 1100, or I 1-1 cents per ton. 0o, tf that were the true ques tion, It would easily be settled In favor of railway truieporifk to Astoria. Thar are, fcowever, other elements that enter into the final queatsan of tha value of the port to trie Other producer, toeaUes towaeT, Kleaaeaie. Dghterage and pllotaeT cn the river, there are also demurrage and marina risks, long delay, and hgber Insurance, of In land' river navigation, which figura largely a trie eetimaXea of keen eyed commerce. These 1 tenia of expense era greater on the river (luO miles In land) than on Puget sound (14 miles Inland); and far burner on either of those ports, respectively, than to a port within ten or fifteen miles from tha haxh seas. But far and away fceyond these Items of estimate) is the other great element of ocean freights. Ttieee Heavy Ship aa wall as the Inland nav Teaaage. IsUon cost, enter Into the total cost of getting the wheat to market. And these freights depend upon the stse of the ahlp bottom. "Gravity" for land transportation and "heavy ship tonnage" for ocean currtage are the two great controlling factors In sealing seaport problems. OCEAN FREIGHTS AKB CHEAPER IN LARGE SHIP BOTTOMS THAN IN SMALL ONES. This la the rhlnf element In the see port prublem as botweon Portland and Astoria an element TnaCrailal wholly overlooked In our Queatlua. local diai'uealons. The largest ships of ocean commerce can come into Astoria Kay QUICKLY AND SAFKLY and get out I again In like manner. Only the smaller ships can roach Portland wharves. An sX0, 10.IXK) or Uw ton sn-t can coma to Astoria, whllo ships of only half thnt tonnage can go to Portland. This fact makes tho hutcr a hiKh charter port, and the former a low charter Port the low est charter port. It would make a dif ference of perhaps 3D per cant In the ocean charters between the two cities. Tho steamers of tho various Atlantic linos range from 27 to 29 feot draught. These Include the Andior Home bhlp Hue, the Cunard tine, the Tunnage. Ionian line. White Star line and the Hamburg line, with tonnage ranging from g.128 tons to 10,500 tons. And many new steam ers have a tonnage, now, of 13,000 tons, with a constant upward tendency as the prima fouture of competition. Many large grain vessels have 2$ feet of draught. Of course, with only a Zi channel at best on the Columbia above Astoria, these great ships of Doarth.tr- commerce cannot reach ter l'ort. the wharves of Portland, which is thus condemned to dear charters as a port of the thud olass In commerce. Why. It Is duo to this faot that wheat la so low at Portland the O. R. & N. steamers haul It to Sun Francisco for foreign export at per ton past Astoria wharves. If Portland's futuro depended upon its own seaport supremacy it would soon dwindle. 13 ut, happily. Us future greatness doponds, ns we shall see, upon Uie fact that Astoria liay Is naturally, by all odds, the cheap est charter port on tho l'uclilo coast, with the control situation of tho tonnngo bolt of the Pacltlc Northwest and of the Orient 6an FronclHco charters will avernBe 20 shillings. Astoria churtors would be approximately as cheap. Clixrxr Puget sound charters, Cuuiparmt. where the largest ships may come, nverage about 31s. Sd.; Portliuid charters average 3i3 , or over 8 per cent hlg'her. The following table of Puget sound and IMrtland char ters, tnkon from the Commercial News (S. F.) October 13, liWS, w.U show the Im portant difference in fuvor of l'ugit sound: I'tigct sound to United Kingdom T.eylnnd liros. .., 3ta 3d Francis Kishor s Ferdtiunnd Flxher .....31s 3d Carnarvon liay 3ln 3d Rucklnetmm '. 3 Od Mosamulque S: 3d Olenelvln ;,..s Od Sir Robert Fornle Sos Od Average ' charter rate for ' Puget sound 31s 3.37d PORTLAND OREGON'S CHIEF PORT Basin's Interest in This - - - A Plain Case Stated. Portland to United Kingdom- ff a m . a TJ"2'?.?"m Ks 04 lininruatmra' filonliank l"jrt Carlisle .. Forrest Hall .. TreV Winds .. Penrhyn Caatle LaurUtnn IramrmM Clan Mackenzie Wkidtraut .... Jthti Ouoke ... Kuphroeyne .... Largo Uay rot a Metropolis Inveroautd ., ., rs d rs m 43s M SH M V Id t- s M rs d 3d XM Od 34s ti VM MS 04 KlU ISl Od V 04 Ms 0d v...... Portland's average Is about tit. Now, It la to be carefully noted that these cheaper charters at the Sound are In the face of two most Important dis advantage: The commerce of the Sound (as we love to boast) Is greatly Inferior to ours ana a distance to Taooma from the oreaa U nearly twice as great aa from Portland to the high seas. If these condition, were reversed. Pugot sound charters would be 15 per ceot. Instead of ( per cn. cheaper than ours. Hut all these conditions would be re versed, revohjUonlxed, with Astoria as our seaport She wouM Astoria Is have the benefit of all Peerle our commerce and ex ports, with Urge acces sions from those of Puget sound, fine would be within an hour of the bh seas. She would have the same freeh water advantage, that Portland now enjoy. She would be the peerless port of the Pacific Northwest of the old "Oregon" In its larger sense as used to the earlier days, so graphically portrayed by the Oregonlan In 1S34, when no "Jim" Hill, -as Puget sound', friend, and do wheat pool aa its own etflsh friend, paid tribute to that paper's Influence in public opinion. Astoria would be the natural seaport be cause she woo Id add more value to our product, than any other port In the Paclflo Northwest. She would do this because the expense of transit between the wheat fields and Liverpool would be at the minimum If our products should be shipped foreign from Astoria Bay. rot only so. but furthermore. Astoria Bay meet, all tha requirements of an other viral feature of Kaput ocean traffic, foreign Traaalt. and coastwise, especially the latter. That feature Is rapid transit. The long and wearisome delay of a lOO-tnlle trip up the Columbia la fatal to this Important requisite of modern commerce. Take an ocean steamship, for instance, plying between San Francisco and the Columbia. Say ber not profit, each trip were flOOO. If she ran to Astoria only, and received ber cargo from tho railroad, she could make four trip. m against three K Portland were her place of meeting the railway traffic. Her profits would be Increased S per cent toy b a vine; Astoria for ths seaport Naturally this fact enlist, all ateamshlp owners In favor of that port and add to the general wealth. Rapid transit, too, is especially an Im portant feature with tramp ocean steam ers. In these days of Tramp fierce competition, not Bttamera. only days, but hours and even minutes are becom ing Important In the great trade centers. The port that Is nearest the ocean and can afford the Uet facilities for rapid transit Is the one that will be preferred by those tramp steamers. And thus As toria's superior location and advantages will center trade at that point with the effect of still further cheapening char ters to the benefit of the producers of the Columbia basin. Some people rejoice that our Portland flour nulls are able to undersell Sun Franslsco and drive her Flour mills out of the China to th na. market for flour. That, however. Is a sod object lesson of the truth that Portland, as the exporting point, cheapens our wheat far below that of California. It forces our farmers to soil their wheat and flour at China prloea Instead of Liverpool prices. It means a loss annually of more than two million dollars of the "yellow boys" for the benefit of the yellow men of the Orient In my next letter, with your permis sion, Mr. Editor, I will give two of the greatest object lessons In modern history to disprove by actual experience the an cient claim that ocean ships must go Inland as far aa possible to meet the products of the country. ' In the mean time, let not our people lamont the plainest economic truth of western oon- dltlona-Jthat Its futuro does not depend upon Rs being the chief seaport of the Columbia basin. Let our citizens rejoice with exceeding Joy that we have Astoria aa tha handmaiden of our future great commerce, and the agency for giving our farmers Liverpool prices instead of China prloea for their wheat and flour. Let our citizens study to realize the Inestimable value to us of Astoria as the great port of the Paclflo coast. It will relieve us of the useless burdens of the Port of Portland commission a bauble of the wheat pool Invented upon a foolish hope and maintained to amuso thoughtless peoplo with the aspiration for seaport su premacy while it casts thousands' of their hard-earned money into Wllumette mud. It will Induce us, too, to refrain from further annoyance of Col. J. B. Mont gomery while he builds a castle for stor age of vanishing wheat. ' I'OUTLANO HUSINES6 MAN. DISHONKST POSTAL CLERK. 5TONTGOMEIIY, Ala., Nov. 25. Postal Clerk William J. Gordon, running be tween Atanta and Montgomery, was ar rested here last night charged with steal ing 1923 from the registered money or der remittances coming to this post of fice. The Inspectors say Carden stole (2,770 during the yellow fever season this year, when the malls were delayed and diverted from tholr regular course. i i - UNITED STATUS WOULD PURCHASE MORE ISLANDS, Wmti Not Only Philippine, and Utrlan Islands, But All of the parollne. and the Pel aw Group, NEW TORK, Nor. A dispatch to cm Herald from Washington sera: There I. reason to belter that tha ad. tranlstraOon would be wtllmg to ourchasa rrotn epadn not only th Philippines and Ualan Island, but all of tha Oaronnt. and tne Feiew group. Much regret k felt to officta circles particularly mong naval men, at th fallur of th. president to Insert to the peac protocol a provision regarding th uaronn ana Pelew Island .inulai1 to that rstottng to th Philippine. It 1 no longer secret that during th war. tha navai war Mara and Oommsmder R. H. Bradford, chief of th hureau of equip ment or tna navy department, strenu ously urged upon Secretary Long and tha preaMent th elzur of th Carolines. In fact, one of th monitor, sent to Manna -was selected by the board for this duty, but th president failed to ap. prov xne proposition. Behind the proposition to bur Uklaa lie th bop to soma quarter, that Spain wui raui a counter propoeUon for th cession of th entire group and the Feiew island, for aa Increased compensation. Th occupation of Ouam by this govern ment wa baaed upon th belief that It wa a magnificent harbor and would be an aicetlent stopping place between Hon olulu and Manila. Th American commis. sioners have now learned that the harbor la exposed to Monsoons, that it la goal and that the island I subject to eartnquakee. In th Carolines most of the Islands have excellent harbors, which are well sheltered. They ar heavily wooded and auopUed with fresh water, and earth' quakes are unknown. In addition they would. If acquired by th United State, be the outpost, for the Ililllppine. Th Pelews are mile from Mindanao. Tha belief prevails her that th Ger mans will bring pressure to bear upon Spain to prevent her from selling the Caroline, to the United States. Such &c Oou would undoubtedly be looked upon a. a cause for a breach of friendship. THE CUBANS ARE AFTER THEIR INDEPENDENCE. Commissioners to Confer Wlrh President McKlnley aa to the Future Govern ment of the Island. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-The Cuban cotnmindoners who came to the United State, to offer to PreMdmt McKlnley the view, of th Cuban leaders for the fu ture government of the Island expect to go to Washington on Monday. Jos. R. VUlaon. on of the commissioners, ex. preaeed some decided views on th sub ject of the future government of Cuba. "I th strength of the annexationists very great?" he wa asked. 'No." he replied, "and if it were ft wouM make no difference. Th United State ha declared to th world that it does not intend to annex Cuba. It can do nothing but recognize our Independ ence. In the meantime it la pracDnally governor of the Island, and we can do nothing without its permission. It could not annex us without a political revolu Uon, and that Is Impossible." General Nune said that General Fits hugh Lee would hardly make a good gov ernor of the island, as be bad formed opinions and wa. apparently In favor of annexation. Do you agree with him? 'Any gentlemanly soldier will make a good governor, and especially General Lee, since he knows our law. and cus tom and our traditions. A matt who knew nothing about these subjects would hardly be acceptable to us." Do you anticipate that there will be any trouble between tha Cubans and our forces, when the time comes for th oc- cuptUlcn of the whole Island? There will be no trouble," he said, after a long pause, "If the United States forces behave themselves. If they are kept under strict control. If they ore gov erned by oftlcers who know their busi ness, we will welcome them with open arms." Do you object to our troops at Son. tiogo because some of them ore negreos? "Not at all. We have no race troubles In our country, &nd many of the best men in our army me negroes." SAN DOMINGO SLOW IN PAYING M'KAY AWARD. First Payment Has Never Been Satis fled and Man-of-War May Be Sent to Collect the Amounts. NEW YORK, Nov. 25.-A dispatch to the Herald from Washington says: Pressure Is being applied to San Do mingo by the United States to secure the payment of the Ozaroa bridge award. This award was made two months ago In favor of Nathaniel McKay, of this city. It amounted to a little more than SS0.O00, one fourth of which -was to be paid 'at once and the rest in three equal install ments of 20,000 each. The second payment Is due next month. The first payment has never been satis fled, and the administration recently gave some consideration to the propriety of dispatching a m:in-of-war to San Domin go to collect the award. A communication has been received from the minister for foreign affairs of Ban Domingo indicating that his govern ment will soon settle the first payment, and It is expected delay will be a?Kcfl with reference to payment of the second Installment It Is not Intended by this government to wait upon San Domlpgo any length of time. Should the neces sity arise, which, however, Is not an ticipated, no doubt exists that the au thorities will send a man-of-war to San Domingo to hasten the payment. The state department has been Informed by the minister to Peru that one hou.se of the Peruvian congress has passed a bill appropriating the amount of the award In the famous 'McCord claim, and there Is little doubt that similar actiun will be taken by the other house. Upon Its approval by the president a check will be ser.t to the state department, which will hand It to the claimant. OREGON AND IOWA COALING. NEW TORK, Nov. 23. A special to the Herald from Montevideo says: The Unit ed States battleships Oregon and Iowa and the collier Celtic have arrived here to re-coal and take on board supplies of provisions. OURS IS A WAVY TO BE PROUD OF Ani the Greatest Vessel of All Is the Oreytra, Siys Secretary of the Rivy Lony, URJUST SYSTEM OF REWARD Mr. loni'i Aaoosl Report Fecom- neids Correction of the Atusei -Postmaeter-Ceneril Reports WASHINGTON, Nor. .-Secretary Long, of th navy department, today sub. mKtad his annual report Ha review. th preparation for th. Spanish war and treat at length of th operation against th Spanish navy. Of th battleship Or. gon's memorable voyage the report says: in a perronnanc of th Oregon on bar trip from Puget sound to Kay West wa so exceptional a to justify brief refer ence. Leaving Puget sound on March t. so man a long journey of over U.'JA mile to Jupiter inlet. Florida, and wa not delayed an hour on aocount of her machinery. Th only atop. wer. made for coal. Immediately fter coaling at Key West sh took her place In tha blockad ing line at Santiago, and In th great battle of July quickly developed a power greater than that attained on her trial trip, and a speed only slightly less, easily distancing all other ships Immeditely en gaged, except th Brooklyn, and forcing U neeteat of th Spanish cruisers to surrender." Th report shows that In the Spanish war th United 8tate navy suffered a total of 17 killed and S7 wounded. There was an appropriation for th navy department for th fiscal year end ing July L WS. of H13S3.60J. but It is ex pected $2,000,000 unexpended money will revert to th treasury January 1 next Of th system of prom oti oca the report says: "Th injustice of th present system of rawardin; officer, for conapicuou. con duct In battle and extraordinary heroism so apparent that th department de sire, to set before congress th facts la fuD and to recommend a change in th present law on this subject A. result of the recent war, certain officer of th navy who deaerved reward, and who, under th existing law, could have it In no other way. wer promoted over th head of their brother officers, who, by reason of necessity for their services oa other duty, not less Important, had no chance to participat In th battles of Manila and Santiago. This worked a hardship in many cases, and In soma In stances prevented officer, who ar of great desert from a chance of reaching the highest grade of the navy." The experience of tha war. the report aays, ha demonstrated the nacesslty of establishing a national naval reserve, to be maintained by federal appropriations, and to be subject to the call of the ca rl anal government In Urn of war. Tha secretary recommend that con gress give th department authority for an increaa In th enlisted force, when ever necessary, to 10.000 men and to enlist apprentices to th number of 1,500, In th matter of th increase of th navy, the secretary says: The navel hoard of construction rec ommends the fol lowing: Three flrst-clas. . battleships; estimated cost, exclusive of armament S3,Gu0,0U0 each; three armored cruisers, to cost tt.000,000 each,' exclusive of armor; three protected cruisers, to cost .150.000 each, and sdx cruisers, cost ing 11,111,300 each. REVIEW OF POSTAL SERVICE. WASHINGTON, Nov. 25.-The most in teresting review of the postal service for some years, owing to Its operations In illitary and naval fields, Is tho report of Postmaster General Charles Emory Smith. Aside from a discussion of the regular branches of the department, it tells of the work accomplished and th policies adopted In our territorial acquisi tions. The postmaster general says: 1 The war entailed the necessity of a military postal service and prompt meas ures were required for handling the mall of an army of a quarter of a million men. Large postofflces were suddenly created the camps of concentration, the ex igencies of constant changes and move ments were met, and the military and naval force In active service In the West Indies and the Philippines had prompt and constant postal communication with home. "These military postofflces were clothed with all possible powers. Some of the larger cumps Jncreosed the volume nf postal business to that of cities of high rank. Quick and intelligent manage ment was demanded and trained clerks were detailed from available points." Continuing, the report says: 'When our troops advanced into Cuba the postal service also advanced with them. The postal service accompanied our army and flag to Porto Rico. In the Philippines two military postal stations havo been established at Manila and Cavlte." Ike Royal ia the highest grade baling powder kaowa. Actual testa ahow It goea oe Uird further tha any other bread. Absolutely Pure aovAi sahim powoc 4 co. , nc voim. Jug sot. t