THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1908.
THE MORNING ASTOIUAN. ASTORIA. OREGON.
BIG SHIPMENT DUE
Oriental Liner Numantia Has
Heavy Jute Cargo.
1,200,200 SACKS ARE COMING
Big Liner Due This Week Elder May
Be Raised Late This Week
Other Items of Marine
Interest.
A consignment of 1500.000 grain bags,
valued at $75,000, will reach here
on the Oriental liner Xumantia, sched
uled to arrive this week from Hong
Kong and way port. It is by far the
heaviest shipment of jut sacks to be
sent here this season. Filled with wheat
the sacks would be sufficient to supply
:
careoes for twentr-four sailing vessels
of ordinary capacity. Steamship agent
say they do not recall a lime when so
many bags were procured so early in
the season. It is taken as an evidence
that the exporters are expecting an un
usually big crop this year. On the
Arabia, which will arrive next month, a
still larger shipment of gunnies will be
received. The exact number is not
known, a cable stating that she will
bring more than the Numantia. Other
heavy shipments are expected to be re
ceived right along until late in the sum
mer. The most of the bags are coming
from Calcutta. The Xumantia sailed
from Yokohama on May 1, and should
arrive not later than Friday.
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The steamer Grace Dollar was the
first to cross in yesterday morning And
ate went on to the metropolis direct. j
The steamer Telegraph resumed her
regular trips between this city and
Portland yesterday, and nothing pre
venting will stay on the run indefinitely.
The schooner John A. was off the bar
early yesterday, and was the vessel that
was reported so close in under North
Head on Tuesday night. She entered
port yesterday afternoon, and will load
lumber outward, at the Clatsop mills
dock.
The steamer Barracouta arrived off the
Columbia bar yesterday morning but did
not find it convenient to enter until
the evening flood. She tied up at the
0. R. & N. pier for a brief stay and then
went on to Portland.
The barkentine Amazon, thirty-one
days from Shanghai, China arrived in
yesterday1 afternoon, with a load of
foreign goods and will load out with
lumber for a return voyage to the Ori
ent She made a first class run from
the Far East coast, and is a crack ves
sel in all ways. All well on board.
The schooner Sailor Boy cleared yes
terday afternoon from the custom house
in this port, with 350,000 feet of lum
ber for San Francisco, and is the next
craft on the towing list for the open
sea. The Halcyon, which is also loaded
at her berth at the same dock, the Clat
sop: Mill pier, is still tied up there
awaiting the arrival of certain papers
from the far east. The Sailor Boy will
probably go to sea today.
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Trim Your L,awns
Fix Up Your
Gardens
LAWN MOWERS
LAWN SPRINKLERS
tLAWN SEED ifK.
RAKES, SICKLES, U
HOSE, GARDEN SEEDS.
Make your place look good.
FOARD &
ASTORIA'S GREATEST STORE.
Another attempt' will bo made next
Friday or Saturday to float the steamer
il.'eorge W. Klder, according to Captain
H. W." ltaktiv who h Wen getting her
in shape for raising during the pat two
month. The captain went to Portland
Yesterday morning to secure data from
District Forecaster Heals concerning the
probable stage of the river during the
last of the week mid the probable velo
city and direction of the wind. He will
also make arrangements for tugboat.
The schooner Irene which entered this
Hrt on Tuesday afternoon, was under
orders to proceed to Stella. Washington
and yesterday morning with a spanking
wind from the west, mid riving light
hermit', her master took a notion he
would make the most of a favorable
biveite. and summoning a pilot she lit
out up the river with everything draw
ing fore and aft, and topsails set. and
made rattling time out of sight round
Tongue Point. She left word that any
tug that happened her way when she
was ready to dock at Stella might lend
her a hand if they were quick enough.
For the next few mouths the tug
Robarts will lie operated by the Ore
gon Round Lumber Company in towing
barge of rock from the Bunker Hill
quarry to the jetty at the mouth of
the Columbia. She was leased yesterday
from the William Kyle Sons' Company,
of Florence. Ore. It is intended to have
her sail today for the Columbia River.
The Robarts has about the same power
as the Vosburg. which was used last
year for towing barges from the quarry
to the jetty. She is 75 feet long, 18.6
feet across the beam and has 7 feet
depth of hold. The Vosburg is tied up
at Portland. As vet it has not been
decided where she will be placed in ser
vice this season.
During the last regatta a man came
to Astoria and brought with him a boat.
With the boat he took certain part in
the regatta. While the celebration was
in progress, someone stole the boat or
it drifted away; at all events he lost
the boat, utterly. He left the city. He
returned yesterday. He was patrolling
the waterfront, and was certain he saw
the lost boat made fast at one of the
slips. He entered it, examined it, satis
fied himself his conclusion was correct,
and stood by to assert his ownership,
and get an accounting from the alleged
owner when he should come back. The
owner returned, and asked the original
owner what he was doing in the boat.
He w'as told. The second man denied
the whole thing and declared the first
man had never seen the bout. They
disputed a long while without reaching
any convictions in the premises, and
then invoked the officers of the law and
continued to make claims and counter
claims for another spell when there ap
peared on the scene the man who built
the boat and who proved by his private
sign-manual on her keel-picee that he
knew what he was talking about, and
the man who lost his boat lat fall had
to confess she was still lo4t, and to
assuage his disappointment and the an
noyance of the real owner, he saw to it i
that all involved in the controversy
were properly liquidated before the
meeting was adjourned, sine die.
Postmaster Robbed.
G. W. Fouts, postmaster at Riverton,
la, nearly lost his life and was robbed
of all comfort, according to his letter,
which Bays: "For twenty years I had
chronic liver complaint, which led to
such a severe case of jaundice that even
my finger nails turned yellow; when
my doctor prescribed Electric Bitters;
which cured me and have kent me well
for eleven years." Sure cure for Bilious
ness, Neuralgia, Weakness and all
stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bladder de
rangements. A wonderful Tonic. At
Charles Rogers' drug store. 50 cents.
STOKES C
THAT TERRA COTTA.
Enlightening Letter From the Agent
Through Whom it Was Purchased.
The following letter from Mr. .1. C.
Haver, of Portland, the agent of the firm
at Lincoln. l'al.. from whom the County
of Clatsop boirght $'iO.(HHI worth of
terra eotta, upon the order of Judge
Trench rd and his colleagues, U pub
lished in these columns with pleasure,
for two very essential reasons Because
it enlightens the public of this county
on the primary fact that there is a
reputable firm behind the delivery of
the goods purchased, and that the whole
transaction stands to lie closed satis
factorily for the county and all con
cerned, facts that were unknown of rec
ord here before, ltut this paper lias
pothing to retract of what it said ns to
the manner of doing a twenty-thousand-dollar
piece of public business with the
reckless inattention to business detail
that marked the course of that transac
tion at the hands of Judge Trenchant
and his colleagues. It did not include
Mr. Bayer in its strictures, except as
they incidentally involved him. and it
has no apologies to make in any direc
tion. What it said about the busiuess
was absolutely true in every detail as to
the inadequacy of business regularity,
and it has nothing whatever to take
back.
Mr. Bayer's letter is in words and
figures as follows, towit:
"Portland, Or.. May 15, liHHl.
"Kditor Morning Astorian. Astoria,
Oregon.
"Dar Sir: My attention hj. jut
been called to an article published in
your issue of March Hth regarding the
terra eotta from the Clatsop county
court house, which seems to be a re
jection on me and the firm of Cladding.
IcBean & Company, whom I represent.
You insinuate that it is probable that
this terra eotta is not made and that
the county has nothing tangible showing
that it will ever receive the goods, and
ask why the goods were not delivered.
For the benefit of the taxpayers of
Clatsop county I wish to state that the
terra eotta for the court house was
made and was ready to ship sixteen
months ago, and I was personally com
pelled to advance several thou-and dol
lars to the manufacturers to hold it for
this building. While Cladding, McBcan
4 Company have held me liable for the
full amount of the contract, I succeeded
in having them make a reduction to me
which enabled me to offer it at a saving
to the county, which was accepted. We
acted in good faith all through and it
was through no fault of ours that the
building was stopped and the good
thrown back on our hand.
"When I made the proposition to sell
it to the county, it was on the under
standing that we could -hip it at once,
so as to get it out of our way at the
factory, and Cladding, Mcllean 4 Co.
were much disappointed when 1 -igned
an agreement to hold it for ix months.
This contract has been a considerable
loss to Gladding. Mi-Bean & Co., and my
self, not only in the rebate we have giv
en, but in being out our money for such
a length of time, and also the fact of
baring had to handle it so many times
at thp factory instead of being able to
ship a soon as made, which may neces
sitate the remaking of some, of the
work, for which they will receive no
compen-ation.
"I recently received an onler to ship
it and it will begin to arrive shortly.
Tli ere will be a dflay of probably two
weeks as they will have to re-mark the
pieces as the old marks have become
partly obliterated. Also they have to
sort out any broken pieces and re-make
them. It can readily be seen that the
only party who has made anything by
the transaction is Clatsop county. This
terra eotta could not be replaced today
for less than $10,000 more than Clatsop
county paid for it.
"The firm of Gladding, MeBean & Co.
have nearly a million dollars invested in
their works and the talk of eit her they,
or myself, playing a 'bunco' game for
the amount obtained from Clatsop
county, is ridiculous.
"Will you kindly publish this letter
so that I may be put right in the mat
ter. Yours very truly,
"J. C. BAYER."
No fascination equals that of a clear
brained, tender-hearted, lovable women.
Just as there is no picture like a beau
tiful girl. Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea makes lovable women, beautiful
girls. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. Sold
by Frank Hart.
In the German colonics white women
are scan, there being only 2M in
East, Africa and 23!) in the German
islands in the Pacific ocean.
It i all right to talk about beauty
habits, but most women arc too busy
hustling and have no time to cultivate
beauty habits. Therefore they lake
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35
cents, Ten or Tablets. Sold by Frank
Hart.
BAR NOT SHOALING
U. S. Engineers Deny Shallowing
of Columbia Bar.
WILL MAKE CAREFUL SURVEY
Engineers Claim Water on Bar Has
Minimum Depth of Twenty-four
Feet Do Not Want Dredger
Chinook to Labor.
I'nited States F.ngiurera are emphatic
in their assertions that the Columbia
liivcr liar is not shoaling, strongly in
timating that all reports to the contrary
are given with an ulterior motive. To
prove their assertions, they will make a
careful survey of the bar just as soon as
the weather condition become favor
able. The engineer explain that the
soundings will be taken and completed
by the middle of next month at the
farthest,
"The minimum depth of water on the
is twenty-four feet" said Gerald Bag
nail, yesterday evening, the United
States F.ngiueer who has charge of the
Government improvements at the mouth
of the Columbia Itiver. "The bar ha
not shoaled in the least since the last
survey was taken. Data will soon be
pmeured to prove this statement."
Mr. Hagnull ays that all of the rock
delivered there this season will be used
for giving the jetty an additional height
of from four to five feet and no exten
sion to the structure will lie made. He
believes that the MlMUNNI made avail
able for this season will lie sofflcient to
complete the existing jetty to the height
desired. At present it lack nearly live
feet of coining up to the mid-tide point,
the line to which the terms of the con
tract call for it completion.
"The Columbia Contract Company is
delivering rock at the rate of about 20(H)
tons a day," concluded Mr. Ilagnall.
and the Government la in position for
handling the material as rapidly as it
arrives on the ground. I do not believe
a foot of extension will le made to the
jetty this year. By the time the struc
ture has been elevated to the desired
point it is my opinion that all of the
iinoney will have lieen exhausted."
It is said that the Columbia Contract
Company has not as yet -jot in thorough
running order, and as good progis in
currying on the improvement work is
not being made as was expected. There
have been a numlier of minor accidents
to the lioats. but very shortly it is be
lieved that, everything will go along
more smoothly. Deliveries of stone from
the Hunker Hill (juniry will be started
in a few day.
Judging from the tone of the I'nitcd
State Kngineers, they do not want the
dredger Chinook placed in service at the
bar. They intimate that it would be sn
extravagant waste of public funds to
send her down there again, as about
$10,000 a month is required for her
maintenance.
SPANIARD IS NOT
ALLOWED TO LAND
For Thirty Yean Member of Spanish
Consular Service la Refused
Admittance to U. S.
NKW YORK, May 8.-Don Kmiminnel
Contravasy (,'rooke, for more than thirty
years a member of Spanish consular
service, holding appointments at Athens,
Pekin, Glasgow, Amoy, and Algiers, is
detained at Kllis Island. He. has rela
tives in the vicinity of New York but
the im in ignition commissioner says he
got a letter from someone saying that
the old man was a pauper and would
probably become a public charge if per
mitted to land.
He arrived here last Friday on the
Buenos Ay-re from Caris; and told the
immigration authorities that bis sister-in-law
lived in Jersey City, and that he
had come to pay her a visit. After that
he wanted to go to Pekin, where his
daughter lived.
He was not told that the letter say
ing he was poor had been received at
Ellis Inland. No one had the heart to
do that, so Don Kinmaniiel remains
For County Judge
C.J.
Regular Nominee Democratic Party.
MOTTO:
Continuation of Good Road Work;
Completion of Court House; and
Upbuilding of Clatsop County.
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there wondering if the letter he wrot
to hi sister in-law went astray.
A courtly mini is Hon Kminaiiuel and
mm ha was wealthy. But he, say lit
country' struggle against the Culled
States caused him to lose hi fortune
and when he readied New York he had
only $1,1 In liis possession. But that
was sufficient, ho thought, to meet hi
modest needs at that. He was placed
in one of the pens along with n crowd
of negroes from the Wet lmlle, Buk.
sinus, suspected of being anarchists, and
others from Ktirope whose polio- records
are such that they will have to go back
to land from whence they came. Com
missioner Watchorn ordeied the white
haired old man to Im removed to a
spa ix- room and there he sits awaiting,
for what he doc not know, and
he carrie letters that he prize highly.
One is an invitation from the King of
Sjiain asking his company at dinner,
Another I a letter from Queen Victoria
and a third I from Former President
I,onlet of the French Kepubllo.
The Spanish consul general haa Inter
ested himself In the case of Don I'm
mamiel and will endeavor to raise suf
ficient money to send him to pekin to
his daughter.
AN ASTORIA CASE.
Many Mora Ilk it in Astoria.
The following ca Is but one of many
similar occurring daily in Astoria. It
is an easy matU-r to verify Its correct
ness. Surely you cannot ask for better
proof than such conclusive evidence.
D. K. Duncan, who is employed with
his brother at the Astoria Soda Works.
420 Duaiie street, snd who resides at
the corner of Duane and Ninth street,
ays: M I suffered from a weakness of
the back and kidneys for a number of
year. There was a constant dull ach
ing pain in the loins and as far up as
the shoulders. Not only did my back
ache but there was a weakness from the
kidney secretion which wa very an
noying and disturbed my rest I heard
about Doan'a Kidney Pills and on day
I stepped Into Charles Rogers' drug
store and got a box. I found them to
be a great benefit. After the first few
loses felt better. I know of other
who have used them with the sanat
good result."
For al by all dealers. Price 50c.
Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, New York.
sole agent for the United State,
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
ARRESTED FOR THEFT.
CI.KYKI.AM), May l.V - William T.
Sluiith, auditor of the Carl llagi-uheck
circus, was arrested today charged with
the theft of !?:M,MK) from the Korcpangh
& Sells show in I1MM, while treasurer.
Death from Appendicitii
decrease in the same ratio that the use
of Dr. King's New Life Pills increases.
They save you from danger and bring
quick and painless release from consti
pation and the ills growing out of it
Strength and vigor always follow their
use. Guaranteed by Charles Rogers,
druggist 25c. Try them.
Morning Astorian 65 cent per month.
Sherman Transier Co.
HENRY SHERMAN, Manager
Hacks, Carriages Baggage Checked and Transferred Trucks and Furnitur
Wagons Pianos Moved, Dozed and Shipped.
433 Commercial Street
Saw Mill Men, $2.25 per day.
Yard Men, $2.00 per day.
Ten Boys, Over J 6 Years Old to Work
In Box Factory.
TONGUE POINT LUMBER CO
ASTORIA, ORE.
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A shipment of
Fancy CooKies
and Crackers
Received Today.
W have some very fancy Dill soup
and sweet pickle. All kind of frasli
fruits and vegetables.
Cards for Hlrd Kye matches n-deam-d
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ASTORIA GROCERY
Pfcoa Mate Ml
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ADMITTED TO POOR HOUSE.
CHICAGO, My Ifl-A dispatch Ui th
Tribune from Indianupolis. 1 ml., sayss
William lledrlck. a pioneer citizen of
Madiwm county, and once the largtst
landowner In the state, was admitted to
the Friendly Shelter of the poor hmi.
Year sgo, when Mr. lledrlck w
ri'-h. he got the idea that the Hible had
been purposely made mysterious, and h
set about to rvl It. This work ab
sorbed him completely, and for years
his lmlnes was neglected and bl
prowtty slipped through his hands. II
had ettlcd his son on fine farm, and
they offered to rare for him in hi old
ge. but be refused, saying Uist It would
be no Imposition upon the county If h
went to th poor house tine he had
once been its heaviest taxpayer.
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