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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1903)
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1903. LINES MUST BE CHANGED Harbor Boundaries at Present Stand in the Way of Asto riaVOcean Commerce. CNINOOKTO Today And Seven Days More Wo will soli LOWNEY'S celobrated package - chocolate and ground cocoa at 25c per package Thia is a grand opportunity as Lowney's goods aro renowned the world over. THEQW RELIABLE STEEL .SHOD LEAVE SOON General Gillespie Says Dredge Will Start for Astoria the Sec ond of November. KOSS, HIGGIN5 (Et CO. THE OCTOBER, HOt. High Waten """" DiTtih ftUMDAT'TT Monday . . Tuesday . , , Wednsday , , Thursday , , Friday . , , flaturday . , , A. M. P. M. h.m. h.m. ft t.i T.l r.r i.i i.i : 4:00 4:46 4:13 4 1:14 4:04 4:1? :4 7:16 1:13 1:81 :M 8:17 1:14 4.4 :I4 "By This Hake fnrrrrf 2 t.v Mis smb. jaaiMMMMMfca'iiMMBBBM Sole Agent in Astoria for Alfred Benjimin's Correct Clothes for Gentlemen. HERMAN WISE THE MXIARLK CLOTHIER. OPENED TO BIO ifoUSE. WleJmann'e bit show opened IU en gagement at Fishers' Inst evening to the largest house ever In the theater t popular price. Standing room cold at 8 o'clock and many were turned away. The company li stronger thl year than evar before, and "A Pair of Tramps," the opening bill, was a pleaaer. The cast was made up of capable people and Nellie Weldemnnn, the pretty sou brette, had a part that helped her to prove henclf an accomplished actree. A. KILJUNENThe Union Tailor Suits to order and Pit Guaranteed. 52a COMMERCIAL S.TKEET Still In The Lead Our Large Stock Charles Heilborn Son. (ELATERITE Is VOl'l MAY INTEND or find It ncery to HlirWCKA WOR5-OCT BOOP ELATERITE ROOFING Take the place of shingles, tin, Iron, tar and gravel, in J all prepared roofing For Hat and steep surfaces, gutter, valleys, eto. Easy to lay. Tempered for all climates. Unatonable in cot. Sold on merit. Guaranteed. It will pay to ask tor prices and Information. THE ELATERITE ROOflNG CO., Worcester Building, Portland TIDES OCTOBER. 1101. Low Water. Pate. tfUNDAT . . Monday . . , Tuesday , . Wednesday , Thursday . . Friday .... Saturday . , Aj bTmT M. hTmT ft 1:40 1.1 1.41 19:121 10:29 U:24 11:07 11:66 11:16 I.I i'.i 6:47 1:44 1:41 1:45 1:41 t.t i.i 1:40 We Conauer" Ijljitdpenjaiiiinsg AAKtRSArvyRK riifhrt fir Mm 1 1 1 -J 4 v IB The vaudeville between acti would be strong for a dollar show. The bill for tonight Is the four-act military drama, "At the Stroke of Ten." An entire change of vaudeville will be made, and seats should be secured early. DRINK THE BEST. When you want refreshments, you wont the best. Coll on P. 8. Kenney, Star saloon, W7 Bond street, who keeps everything first class. Patrons always receive courteous treatment. Open day and night. J7-tf ASTOIUA, OREGON For twenty-seven years we have been Leaders in the Furniture Trade comprises the best goods obtainable All our furniture is first class and yet you can buy of us as cheaply as else where. Try it. Miseral Rseser) CHAMBER TAKES UP MATTER Makes No ItecomeiidAttoti Pen dlnir the Arrival' of Major Lantffitt for a Con. fcrence.v Last night's meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was given up to dlaeus slon of the harbor line matter. The chamber deemed It Inadvisable to offer any recommendations, pending the ar rival here of Major Langfltt, but sen timent was' pretty thoroughly canvass ed at (he session last evening. There was a large attendance of members. It was agreed on nil sides that some action must be taken at once to relieve commerce. During the dlculon Will II. Hume and R. n. Dyer, the latter of the Clatsop Mill Company, made the statement that they had been compelled to turn down orders for lumber targoee. Mr. flume said he hod been asked to furnish the cargoes of vessels taking on partial wheat cargits at Portland, and similar proposals hod been mode to the Clatsop mill people. The locol mill were unable to handle this business because there was not sufficient water r t their docks to accomodate large vessels. U was the general opinion of num bers that the harbor lines must be ex tended If such extension will tot In jure the harbor. The effect of exten sion would, of oourne, be" a matter for the government engineers to determine. T.ut the prsent condition of affair can not possibly endure. One Important fact developed at the meeting was that there Is a big dlffwr-f-rice between the depths as shown by the 19O0 government charts and sound ings recently made. Mr. Hume offered an exhibit of soundings that showed wide variance. Necessarily this dis crepancy will have material bearing on the subject which the Chamber has taki-n up. When Major Langfltt comes to Astoria November 4 to consult with the people here he will be acquainted with the situation, and It Is quite prob able that he will order a resurvey of the harbor. The cause leading up to the shoal ing of certain portions of the harbor were also detailed. It was the opinion of men who have studied the matter for years that the Snag Island Jetty has done more than anything else to fill In the channel below Tongue Point. It Is believed also that sand and slit remov ed by the dredge Ladd has not always been properly dumped. President Welch stated that there was now 12 feet of water In the river at a point al most In a line between Tongue Point and No. ! beacon, while two years ago the bottom was bare there. The dredge has been working In this neighborhood cutting . channels between the deep pockets, but the sand has been dumbed so that It will fill up the new channel which l now evidently ;uttlng through and which was the original channel across the bay at the Tongue. It ap pears from statement of members last evening that the changes above the city affect very materially the con dition of the channel below. It will be recalled that only a short time ago complaint was made that the channel between Smith Point and Tort Stevens was shoaling, yet the action of the water above has deepened this stretch since then. When Major Langfltt comes the mat ter will be thoroughly discussed with him, and he will take such action asJ will seem advisable. FIRST TO CROSS. John Adair crossed the new Lewis and Clark bridge today, being the first person to cross that structure, so says Mr. Dean, who has charge of the con st! uctlon of the bridge. As the draw had not been completed, he ferried over this part. It will be full two weeks be for the draw is ready to swing. Contrary to some reports, there seem ed to be no difficulty in approaching the' structure on the west. Mr. Adair, who Is an old resident of Sunnymead and Warrenton, Is well prepared to give an opinion 0 fthat locality, as the west end of the bridge rests near where Mr. Adair had a ferry landing at one time. In fact. Mr. Adair says the east end of the bridge is the hardest to approach with a team. A CONTEMPT ABLE TRICK. R. A. Hawkins, Mr. White and Miss Shelley and others were out duck hunt ing this week at the gun club's lake. Mr. Hawkins and Mies Shelley were rowing down the lake when Mr. Haw kins espied bunch of decoys belong ing to Arthur Collins. He Informed Miss Shelley that they were live ducks and to wait till he rowed up close and then kill some of them. She waited until he sold "shoot" and she opened Are on the decoys. They are now hav ing the laugh on Miss Shelley. Ilwaco Journal. No other soap in the world is used so much ; or so little of it goes so far. told sll ow the world. Absolutely Pure THERE ISM) SUBSTITUTE Primary Call Has Been Made Republican Convention to Name City Candidates Will Be Held November 5. The city republican committee met yesterday and Issued a rail for prima ries, to be held November 4. Thirty six delegates will be elected, 12 from each of the three wards. The names of the Judges appear In the call, which Is published In this mornings Astorlan. The city convention is to be held at the court house on November 5, com mencing at 2 p. m. A full city ticket, exptlng city attorney, will be chosen. It was stated yesterday afternoon by men who were prominently Identified with the citizen organization that a mass convention Is to be called for Sat urday, when nominations will be made. All the nominations will be filed by petition as Is customary with the cit izens. While there has been little election talk thus far, t Is probable that the republicans will nominate Mr. Bupre nunt. In this respect It Is interesting to not that the citizen leaders are fav orable to the renom'natlon of Mayor Suprenant. For the past two years during Mayor Suprenant's Incumbancy, I he etiuncil boa been controlled by the citizens, but the mayor and council have worked harmoulously together. "Mayor Suprenant suits us," said a citizen leader yesterday, "and I believe our convention will renominate him." The citizens will also nominate Olof Anderson for auditor and police Judge. Mr.Andcrson was appointed the first of the year to fill an inexpired term. It Is understood most of the prominent citizens are favorable to the renomina tlon of Street Superintendent Kearney and City Surveyor Tee. If Indications count for anything there will be little contest except for a few office, and the election promises to pass off more quietly than usual. Some of the prominent citizens say that O. O. Moen will receive the citizen nomination for police commissioner, and that Treasurer Dealey will be re named. The republicans have made no announcements yet as to candidates. WERE RUN OUT OF THE CITY Police Kid Astoria of Two Ob- Jettloual Characters. Frank W. Stone, otherwise the "Port land Kid." and a woman calling herself Kittv Stone, were run out of the city yesterday. They were charged with vagrancy. Sunday morning the woman l In nllirittl with another woman, Nlda Delmar, and the latter was cut with a knife during the row. Accounts of tbe altercation vary. mt it appears the Delmar woman ana Stone got Into trouble. Stone stepped Miss Delmar. and Mrs. Stone then took hand. The Delmar woman was said to have been badly cut with a knife, but the story was exaggerated. Her in juries are trivial. Roth Stone and tbe woman claiming to be his wife pleaded not guilty to the vimnrt chanre placed against them. Stone was soon convinced that his place of residence made him a vagrant, now- ever, and after some effort Deputy Dis trict Attorney Spittle got the woman to enter a similar plea. She did so at the Inspiration of Stone. The man was fined 1100 and the woman $30, Judge Andrrwn agreeing to suspend sentence on the condition that they leave town. They were passengers out on last Itfhfs train. LOCATION OF FORT ASTORIA. The Sunday Oregonlan contains an Interesting letter from P. W. Gillette, a pioneer resident of the metropolis, in which he submits proof to show that Port Astoria was located on what Is row the Kamm property at the south east corner of Franslin avenue and Fourteenth street. Mr. Gillette has consulted concerning this matter with many pioneers, some of whom Uvea in Astoria In 1818, and he seems to be sat isfied that the fort occupied the site mentioned. The letter Is very Interest ing and will have a tendency to disrupt some local theories regarding the mat ter. COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS. The county court was In session for a short time yesterday, primarily for the purpose of attending to the formality necessary to the collection of the de linquent tax roll. The court tpproved the bond of Fred Watson, supervisor of road district No. T, who was appointed to fill the vacancy caused by tbe res ignation of Alex Normand. An appro priation of SCO was made for Improve ment of the road between Warrenton and Flavel. The planking Is to be re newed In places. TO BEGIN WORK IMMEDIATELY Tests of Vessel's Machinery Are Belntr Made ENtliiuite of Engineers tor Itlvera and liar bom. General Gillespie, chief of engineers, Is authority for the statement that the transport Chinook will leave San Fran Cisco for Astoria about November 2. The Information Is contained in the fol lowing telegraphic message, which was received here vesterday; "Washington, D. C. Oct. 21. Hon. C. W. Fulton, Astoria It is expected that United State hydraulic dredge Chinook, formerly transport Grant, will leave Son Francisco for Astoria on or about November 2, and be ready to be gin work on ocean bar immediately aft r arrival. "GILLESPIE; Chief of Engineers." This 'm the most definite statement yet recelved'wIUt reference to tbe date of the probable arrival of the Chinook, and, coming from General Gillespie, may be set down as accurate. Aa wo stated in an Associated Press dispatch received by The Astorlan on Saturday, the pumps of the Chinook are being test cd and her gearing tried out, and she will proceed north Immediately follow ing these test. ESTIMATES OF ENGINEERS. General Oiltesple's annual report has just been made public at Washington, containing recommendations for river and harbor Improvements in the north west. For the Improvement of the Co lumbia river bar he recommends an ap propriation of 1500,000 and a like sum for Improvement )f the Columbia and Willamette rivers below Portland. For the canal at the dalles of the Columbia 1100,000 is recommended. An appro priation of 110,000 Is recommended for Improvement of Tillamook harbor. General Gilleepie estimates that it will cost 12.473.509 to complete the Im provements of the loyer Willamette and Columbia rivers, In addition to 1168,240, -ivallable from prior appropria tions, while to complete the south jetty at the mouth of tbe Columbia will re quire $778,181, in excess of the $1,250,000 still available and unexpended. . No estimate of the cost of the new canal at The Dalles has yet been made. MARCUS SUSMAN ACQUITTED Jury Finds Him Not Guilty of Larceny Charge. Tbe Jury In the case of the state of Oregon vs. Marcus Sib man yesterday returned a verdict of acquittal. Sus man was charged with having stolen a railway frog, and the case occupied most of the time of the day before Jus tice Goodman. Susman set up the con tention that he bought the frog from a boy. whose father bad given his con sent that the frog be sold. The jury. which was made up of Richard Davies, C. II. Davla. L.HartwIg, H. speunuer, Thomas Far.non and S. A. Miller, was out 25 minutes. After the attorneys had finished their arguments and while the jury was de liberating, the accused man held atten tion in front of the court room. He said he was a gambler and in support of his assertion offered to wager $o that tbe jury would acquit him. "Why. they can't do anything else," said Susman. "If they found me guilty and put me in jail, I'd own the Jail in a week." ROLL TURNED BACK TO SHERIFF. Acting under instructions from the county court. Clerk Clinton yesterday Issued a warrant directing Sheriff Lln- ville to make sale of all the property delinauent on the 1902 roll. Tbe clem vesterday sent back the roll to the sheriff, who will immediately begin the compilation of the delinquent roll for publication. The total amount of the delinquent roll is $S0.S8, out of a total original roll of $135,204.75. , ACCIDENT AT FORT STEVENS. William K. Green, one of the foremen employed on the Jetty work, met with an accident vesterday morning that re sulted in the loss of his right foot. The ler was cauirht in a cable and so badly crushed that it was necessary to am putate tbe wounded member. Green has been employed on the jetty work for the past 14 years. . PROBATE COURT ORDERS- In the probate court yesterday Judge Trenchard made an order for the divis ion of the balance remaining of the estate of Michael Trakoeas, deceased. The heirs aro Angelo Trakosas and Maria A. Xemona, of Llmnl Evia, Greece. The monthly meeting of the Dorcas Society of the First Lutheran church will be held next Friday evening at the borne of alias Alma Law son. Alder brook. 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These are all new goods and are something you . cannot afford to miss. 75e Grade 19 inch Royal Wash Taffetta Silk, all colors at ; -:59c a yard '';fY $1.00 Grade 20 inch Black Peau De Soie Silk at 69c a yard $2.00 Grade 36 inch Black Taffetta Silk at 1.39 (2.00 Grade 36 inch Black Peau De Soie Silk at $1.48 a yard THE HORSE The Place 508-610 Commercial Street Restaurant I 01:5 Urn Cfcef I CO TOBACCOS Astoria, Oregon Best Restaurant I Regular Mel3. 25 Cents Sunday Dinners a Specialty Everytnlflf the Market Affords Palace Catering Company! MM4)O440444 Brewing' Co's. a yard BEI.mi2j to Save Honey. - Astoria, Orc'-on ft, i 1