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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 18, 1904)
ASTORIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER W, 1004. PAGE EIGHT. r COLUMBIA RIVER JETTY HAS L'. . ......... 4 tx BttN oUl UN Lt UAMAUCU Portion Carried Away Had Been Ruined by Teredoes and Would Have Been Replaced in the Spring. "oft" an object of attack on consti tutional grounds, rerhap the city will get "Its" later on. It In tilno MOST peculiar that ome constitutional ob jector did iut raise the question before the county court, In seeking to provide decent quarter for county ottioer, attempted to demonstrate the doctrine that the constitution follow the ling. On the four corner of the foundation ought to be erected statue of the god desses of Uberty. Justice, Purity and Kqunlltylf there b uch godde'. The exact extent of the damage to the Columbia river Jetty was learned yesterday. All sorts of report nave been current since the recent storm. ; and the Impression has been created that the Immense breakwater was ma' terlally damaged. However, it Is au thentically asserted that the damage Is only trivial, and that, so far as the progress of the Improvement la con cerned. it has not been interfered with. The first storm of the year opened up a gap in the Jetty about four mile from the shore end. The second storm tore another hole In the Jetty about half a mile farther out, a small portion remaining Intact ; between the two gaps. The outer portion, which re mained in position, was about one and one-half miles in length. The last storm confined its ravages to the small portion of Jetty work be tween the two gaps. It Is learned that this particular piece of construction was only about eight or nine bents In length, and the latest storm carried way six bents of It This leaves the Jetty in the following shape: For four miles out from the shore the break' water is intact. Then comes a gap almost, if not quite, a mile in length, while beyond is another piece of Jetty one and one-half miles long. It will be observed from this state ment that the breakwater has been damaged much less than had been sup posed from reports in circulation dur ing the past few days. Those reports made It appear that the improvement had been very seriously interfered with, and it was feared the loss had been considerable. A gentleman who recently visited the Jetty yesterday made the following statement to representative of The Astor'an: "The storm has done but JUtle dam age to the Jetty. That portion carried out was superstructure, and none of the completed Jetty has been ranted away. It was not to hav been ex pected, perhaps, that the superstruc ture would have withstood the fury of the gale, and In my opinion tha en glneer are not at all surprised thnt some of the trestltng should hove been carried out. "The loss in money is Insignificant Practically all that portion of the Jetty washed away had been damage by teredoes, and before operation could taavs been resumed it would have been necessary to replace the piling, In a few places, where there are fresh water eddies, the piling had not been damaged by teredoes, but most of the piling was full of holes. The sea ha saved the engineer the task of taking out this damaged piling. "You may put It down as certain that the storm has not Interfered 'with the Jetty construction, and that the loss of the portion caivicd out will not retard the improvemert" This announcement will be pleas Ing news to Astorlans, who expect that Senators Fulton and Mitchell will se cure a large appropriation at tbe forthcoming session of congees for improvement of the bar. If there had really been any serious damage, th work of the senators might have been hampered. As lt is, however, the delegation will be able to make a stiff fight for the sum desired for prosecut ing the work. WORK ON THE COURT HOUSE SUSPENDED BY CONTRACTORS (Continued from Pag 1.) county to construct the Toung's bay bridge or the Nehalem road I forget which in which opinion I distinctly stated that no such improvement could be constructed out of the general fund, but that the amount of warrants drawn by the county court in payment for such Improvement should be at all times. Including principal and inter est strictly within the amount In such fund and levied for such purpose. "No lawyer could contend that these warrants are legal" County Court' Position. Investigation by a representative of The Astorian bears out the statement made by many of those who under stand the situation. The county court, believing that a new court house was necessary and that the people wanted lt, adopted the policy of levying a spe cial tax each year for the construction of the building. At the time that the contract was let there were some thou sands of dollars In the special fund, which, being exhausted by construc tion of the foundation, etc., and no one having enjoined the construc tion of the court house, as was Inti mated might be done, the county court "took a chance," believing that the lo cal banks would cash the paper. Some of the paper was taken by the banks, only the general fund warrants being refused. There Is no doubt that If the court had stuck to the special fund. properly levied and collected, the banks would have taken the warrants. This could be done, perhaps, by mak Ing an arrangement with the contract' or to take hi pay In Installments of so much each year. Foundation Will Stand. The constitution of the great state of Oregon specifically provides that no county shall go in debt beyond 15000, except for the purpose of repelling in vasion, putting down rebellion, punish ing high treason and other such petty misdemeanors. It makes no provis ion for additional Indebtedness for re pelling assaults by mossbacks on the citadel of public spirit, nor doe it prevent warrant-buyer from suggest ing constitutional objection to taking at par county warrants which every man, woman and child In the com munity knows will be paid. The foun dation of the court house will stand, thanks to the excellence of the work and the public spirit of the county court, until progress overcome the retrogressive element. Will th City Com Nxtf It Is somewhat surprising that the constitutional objection was not urged against the construction of the new city hall. The poor, old city is in much worse financial shape than the county, and would be comparatively MORE PRESENTS AT THE STAR. Set of Dish and Magie Lantern to B Given Away Saturday. Manager UevurU. of the Star, will tomorrow give away two more ele gant presents to the boy and the girl holding the right coupon, Thta week's present for the girl will be a beautiful set of china dishes containing 34 pieces, while soni lucky boy will re ceive a magic lantern. Coupon for the drawing will be given away only at tomorrow' mati nee. Before th performance I con cluded the drawing will tak place and the handsome prises awarded to the fortunate possessor of coupon corre sponding with th number drawn. The prise are now on display at Cooper'. There ha been a complete change of program at the Star and last night' new bill packed th house.' Sylvester, Jones and Prlngle have proved Im mensely popular, and the trio of lng ers find It difficult to turn down the repeated encores. Mr. Prlngle's bans solo, "Asleep in the Deep," rendered Inst evening, brought down the houne. j Mr. Jones' magnificent baritone voice was heard to good advantage In "Alex- ander," while Mr. Sylvester's superb tenor was appreciated In a catchy parody. No other singer of equal merit have ever appeared here, and the ter rors of the Worm have not kept away the crowds from Astoria's fashionable showhouse. Othenvdsefttys week's Ul 11 Is first-class and theatergoers who fall to attend will miss a rare treat. ALL CLOTHES BOUGHT AT WISE'S KEPT MESSED FKEE OF CHANGE Oh, Yes, Certainly, HOTEL ARRIVALS. Parker House. James A. Ray. Mist, Ore. John Adams, Spokane, Wash. Stephen Canfleld, Portland. James Quinn, Qulnn's Landing. Mrs. M. Hall, Portland. H. Flood. Portland. Capt. Erlckson, San Francisco. P. Minor, Deep River, Wash. C. Alexander, Portland. OVERCOME BY DEADLY GA8. Entire Fore of New Jersey Plant Meets Death at Work. New York, Nov. 17. Four men were asphyxiated by ga nt Dover, N. J, today, at the plant of the Dover, Rock- away & Port Oram Gas Company. They constituted the entire working force of the plant and were discovered by a former employe, who in visiting the plant found It apparently desert ed, with the engines running under full head of steam and scarcely any water In the boilers. After shutting down What Schilling's Best does or a family: saves all card about M Ukhf-pewte stca eOM Batoring timet todi and settles those questions once for all. Atfearfracai't; sMfbMh MICH IS NOT KVKHYT1I1NG, QUALITY COUNTS. WELL, HOW AUOUT OVERCOATS, KEAHING THIS LABBL Suits $17.50 to $30 jlfitdenjaminsil MAKERS $AIEWyRK Overcoats $17.50 to $30 AAMRSAtCVyRK GrmtChthcskrMen EH nand, tailored Havo you anything in Astoria to boat it, or to equal it? Tlicro are a good many peoplo from old Missouri in Astoria and you'vo got to show thom. What was con sidered best in Astoria two or three years ago ain't in it now with such garments as arc mailo by Alfred Benja min & Co., of New York, and which arc sold in Asto ria exclusively by, Smilingly youra, ljljitdjenjaminj GrmtCkthethrHm Yin P 4V 1 Hi w. r 1 ler : m -fe y 'MM Hand Tailored HERMAN WISE The Reliable Clothier and Hotter P. S.The reduction on OVERCOATS is still on. 1 the engines and attending to the boll em. Dunnell went through the works and found four men beneath an open trnp door In the meter room, with the space under the Door filled with gas from a broken valve In a drip pipe, CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT. Reopened Under New Msnsgtment. John Blaatch ha leased the Califor nia Restaurant and Oyster House and Is now prepared to serve the public. Th best oyster and meal In th city. Family trad supplied. Good cook, polite waiter and prompt ser vice. Removal Notlc. Pr. J. A. Regun ha moved hi dental offlce to rooms over A. V. Al len's grocery store. $18 to New Tork from all Scandina vian point on all lines. Ticket at New Cash Grocery,' Alderbrook. Smoke the New Size LA IMPERIAL CIGAR ALL HAVANA. (No imitation goes with us.) Save the Bands And get the diamond in Soyrnour's window, or tho 20 gold piece or a fmo suit of clothes. : Save the La Imperial band and get th diamond tud. J. V. BURNS, 4MmMMmmMmmt Weinhard's Loke r Beer. Buster Brown Blue Ribbon Shoes. We have just received a stock of these famous shoes for boys and girls. A shoe that cannot be beaten for style, wear and quality. Prices $1.60 to $1.85 We also sell other universally known brands made by Brown Shoe Co., in latest styles and best values for each member of the household. Prices from j $1.00 to $3.50. the Salesman's name is bustck brown, yyK, THE BRIGHTEST LITTLE BOY IH TOWN. TT (fv?27 VMEN DAINTY JANt COMCl IN TO BUY ffiJsfK0. HE KNOWS TMEVtRY KINO Hf'LL THY. ( feA Brv J .7krk ,wfoUEfilB60M.SHOIJUSTHTHErm V-Usi''!'TCSS Millinery. The special f-alo still continues in the millinory de partment. "We are offering tho latest patterns and "Gage Hats" at greatly reduced prices. We make no misrepresen tations this is strictly a sale of all sales. Table Linens. Your Thanksgiving dinner will look moro inviting and tasto better if served on our table linens. Wo are show ing a full line from 40c to $1,75. Also beautiful , center pieces, doylies and napkins. . You can always buy cheaper at HE BEE fflVE J