THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA. OREGON.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER it, 1905.
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T ON THE BAR
necessary in onler to accommodate not th wtom
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only the Hrrimn lines but also the
various independent coaster plying be
lfn tht city end California port, so
agents.of th independent steamer do-
Ictara. Tber contend that while an im
provement in the system of the regular
HmVV Set. 1 liner will niak heavier demand upon
. ., , "" 'shippers, the natural increase in traffic
t ,- , will b great a to warrant th
. operation of every ve-wel now on the
Dan DMivrt ci cct rnwif rout' ni poihly more. At present
BArV BOUND riXCl GROWS j,or than a wore of good sued .team
schooners are plying along the cual,
, 'with Port la ml a the northern terminus
land Mini of the- are having difficulty!
Odds and Ends of Marin Newt Gar- in fiuding uitabk docking facilities. Not I
I aered Yesterday on Dock f Astoria a few of fie. boat carry tug passenger
Ships. That
Don't Pasa.
Pass sad Those That
I . f
The oil tank steamer WhiUier which
lad been battling the recent storm off
the Columbia bar for forty hour, eou
eluded yesterday morning to cross in.
in the wak of the Portland-San Fran-1
cisco Hn t Columbia, which hud taken
th raging bar like a sea-gull She did 1
very well till she reached the crest of j
tn Dar, wiien she met and took on
have to land at places far from a eves
sible, to the discomfort of travelers
who, for some reason or other, choose
to patronu other boats than : thou
operated by the Harriman system,
Star Reporter At oat
Honolulu, Dee. 19. Tha steamer Yen
tura, arriving from Australia today.
brought a report thwt the eruption, of
the mountain Matatutu, on the Island
01 pvaii, in ia Mmou group, nas in1
created to such fore that, the mountain
ha been piled up 3000 feet. The lata
board a wall of runmiur water that bM fovfred thir,J Hw "
caused her master to log a bad accident. . ,n""w of Uy u,v Bfile. S
: It seems that the steward ,of the
ship, J. P. Wallace a man of about 50
years, had a curiosity to notice .the
behavior of the Whittier under the
tress of the smashing bar sea, and he
opened one of the sea doors in the for
ward bulkhead to better observe things,
and did it first in time to catch the
feanul lorce 01 . toe , sea that came
aboard with its hundred or more ton
of; water. 'The sea, drov - the door
against Wallace, pinning him to the
bulkhead and literally tore the door
Into fragments, cutting his face and
chin badly and wrenching his spine
very badly. She reached the city chan
nel shortly afterward and Mr. Wallace
was brought ashore and taken to St.
Mary's Hospital w here be was promptly
and successfully treated by Dr. Jay
Tuttle, and at a late hour last night
was reported as . resting as comfort-
ably as hit wounds would permit and
beyond the danger point. ;
. ..More Dock Needed. . .
The Oregonian says that ' extensive
flowing' into the ocean. The lava is
being thrown 1200 feet high.
The natives have deserted the region.
New Linen. .
; The steamer Piug Suey, which arrived
yesterday at Victoria from Japan,
brought news that fouc liner, have been
added to the Japan Sail line between
Japan, China and Puget Sound, and the
fortnightly sen ice disrupted by - the
war will be resumed at an early date.
The new steamer Tango Maru has been
added instead of the Kinshu Maru, sunk
during the war.
FLOTSAM AND JETSAM
The Department of the Treasury and
the Bureau of Commerce and Labor
have refused to permit ' the establish
ment of a .branch customs and quaran
tine office at Port Harford, or to allow
officials to go from San Francisco to
improvements along the water will be (give their clearance papers, as has been J
Hereafter Tetels must
call at San Francisco fcr that purpose.
The CallcnUer steamer Wenona, Cap
tain Hull, is the popular deep fiver
packer the- days, and is kept hustling
dsy by day. v
The steamer t'eo,. H. Meudoll with
tome of the government engineer on
hoard, was taking soundings in the city
rhauncl yesterday artornoon.
If the n( earner Eureka was off the
Columbia on Tuesday last, she has
either gone back to San Francisco, or
on to Pugct Sound, for shelter. She
has not been reported since then.
Tha steamship Columbia cam in from
San Francisco early yesterday morning
and after docking her freight and pas
sengers for this port, proceeded to Port
land at 10 a. m.
The steamer Northland came down
the river yesterday morning early and
joined the bar-bound fleet in this port.
There will some marine Christmas din
ners eaten in Astoria waters if the boy
dont look out.
Th steamer Redondo is due down
from Portland this morning. Sh will
probably have to await her chanca for
getting to sea. The Columbia bar has
the "say so" tliese days, and there are
few to dispute it. .
The Britiah steamship Croydon for
Moji, Japan, and the German bark Eu
rope, for Falmouth, cleared at the As
toria custom house" yesterday. To clear
is one thing, and to get over the Colum
bia bar is quite another.
The steamship Costa Rica was an
early arrival from Portland yesterday
morning and remained at the 0. R. & N.
pier-, which sue will leave this morning
if the Columbia bar is in a complacent
mood aud permits her to pass on her
way to San Francisco.
The steamer Alliance came down from
the metropolis yesterday with a light
cargo and a lew people in ner cabin,
bound for Coos Bay and Eureka. She
went down to the bar, but things were
too 'turbulent there for her so she re
turned to the (allender pier and will go
out this morning, if everything is favor-
able. ... v
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TAX PAYERS MEET
Special Meeting In School District
, No. I.
ports nc of a proper superintendent of
th school, decided to appoiat a sup- r
intendent, whoa duties would be ex-
rluoively to superintend, and did so,
'appointing ProfesMir A. I Clark, for
merly principal of the high school, to
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We also show a very large line
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SCHOOL LEVY IS MADE
Board of School Directors Make Their
Annual Report School Clerk Fergn.
son Makes His Financial Report The
Eight-Kill Tax levy Pssies.
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The special meeting of the taxpayer
of school ditrit No. 1, occurred kt
evening in the Sliively schol and though
the attendance was smaller than iUhould
have been, the interest of the few pres
ent, helped to make the meeting very
entertaining. Rome very interesting and
Instructive figure were given regarding
the financial and condition in general
of the schools which every taxpayer
should huve heard. The meeting wss
called to order by the chairman of the
board, F. J. Taylor, who after elating
th object of the meeting, read th
board of dim-torn' report. This report
on the motion of Mr. Daly, was adopted
and ordered filed.
Clerk Ferguton had hi report on the
expenses of the school ditrict for the
past year, and th estimated expemte
for 1000, written out on the blackboard,
and in a clear and comprehensive man
ner, went through it explaining the dif
ferent items of expense and revenue.
Clerk Ferguson's report on motion wss
adopted and ordered filed.
Acting on the recommendation of the
report of the directors that a tax levy
of six mill's for school purposes, and
two mills for improvement, be made,
James W. Wekh moved that such a tax
ba levied, and on being put, wss car
ried unanimously. The meeting then
adjourned.
The report of the board of directors
in detail is as follows 1
Astoria, Ore., Dec. 20, 1905.
To the Taxpayers of School District
No. 1j-
Ths board of director of the school
district take pleasue in reporting that
the present school year bids fair to
show 'a deckled improvement in thet
schools of tho district over that of any J
previous year. There are 1402 pupils
enrolled aad thirty-four teachers. Prior
to th pre-ent year th principal of the
high school, who Is, also, principal of
the McClure school, bss occupied the
position of superintendent of the city 1
schools; but he has been superintendent
only in name, since his duties as prin-.
cipal have occupied all, or nearly all, of I
his time. The board feeling the im
Jvg fohe ta.
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WE HAVE FIFTEEN DIS
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$20.00 f or . $15.00
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that position, at a mUtv of $1500 per
year. It is yet ton mki to determine
fully to what extent the sthoob will h
benefited thereby 1 but improvement
are noli.-al.lr. and It U the Ullrf of th
tNNtrd that a very material gain s lit U
noticeable at the end of the hiil year.
Two I earlier, have been added to th
lit the prrnent year, nuking th num
ber at present thirty four, and th
saluiiea have been im-reaiml, on u
atertige, cn 'per cent, oter those of U-t
year. Thus, U will be ren, the
N-ne of conducting the school th
prfscnt year will be materiulty (mia.
ed over what it was last year.
The districts finances are in Utter
he than they have heretofore been
in M-veral year. At Die time of our
(net cMinuul nieeting the report of th
clerk showed a UImik-s of moneys on
hand of fUUlZ.MI. while his present re
iiiit show a balatic on hind, over all
outstanding warrant, of :H4(1.03-a
gain of f-l2H.1.Htt over one year ago. Th
present condition, however, but place
the district in Miition to meet it obli
gation throughout the year, without
itl having to borrow, as hi. been don
in Mst year.
Tlie present bonded lmtebtednej of
the distrhi i $7Mxi0, and flui annual
interest charge thereon is 1320, Ther
is no floating indebtedns. It will h
sen that th Intre4 paid on tb
Imnled Imlcbtmlnewi amounted last year
to more than twenty-five per rent of
the total received from an eight mill
tsx.
.Tlii district maintain the only high
school In the county. The number of
pupils from outsiili; school, district He
sirious of sttcndiiiif the MaH whoof
increase with each year. In moat rase
th parents of sm-h pupils ar taxpay
er in th county, and in many In
stances sre persons whoflnd it dlfllcult
to support their children in town and
pay the tuition, while they are attend
ing the high school. In order to avoid
the payment of tuition, some out'ido
pupils have caused themselves to be
enrolled in this school district, theixby
bringing tlreir portion on the appor
tlonmenfof th school funds, to thl
district. Hut this W a bad practice,
and U-nds to teach our young peopli
thut our laws ar not made to 'bo
observed, but to be avoided and dis
regarded. In 1901 the kgMatur nac
ed a law to authorixe the organization
and maintenance of district and county
nigh school in this state." which Isw
provides that th county court, at anf
general election, mu4, upon presenta
tion of a petition signed by one bun-
dred or mors qualified electors,, tax
payers of sold county, submit th
question of establishing and maintain
in'A a county high school to the eleo
tois of said county, and provides for
Ihe levying of taxea for supporting th
"hool, and also that instead of main
liming a separate high school, th
board mty contract with th board of
t'iu- to. of cny Kbool district miin
(ContJuucJ 'ou psje 5.)