THE MORNING ASTOUIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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BAR, BAY ANB RIVER
teamship G. W. Elder Arrives
in from California.
BIG PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED
Oil Tanker Thick in the Port Sunday
Virginia Down and Ready for
Sea Columbia and Cotta Rica
Past Hera.
T. Shute has returned from hi visit
to hja father's ship, the Galena, and
la quite sanguine of her release from
the sands, as soon as fair weather
sets in. She has made some water and
It will take Ume and trouble to lo
cate the source of entry and proper
manipulation. This will be done In
due course, however, and ad Interim
It i presumed the owners will lay
plans and make preparations for the
successful off-shore haul.
The oil tank steamer Asuncion came
The steamship Geo. W. Elder reached
the Columbia bar at 9 o'clock on Sun
day night last, from the California
Coast, but could not make it In, un
til good daylight yesterday morning.
She berthed at the Callender pier for
the better part of the day, taking on
100 tons of shooks, a carload of staves
and barrels and half a million shingles.
She left up at 3 p. m. and will be down
again on Thursday.
The Costa Rica left out for San
Francisco on Sunday last, with a good
manifest of California freight and the
following passengers from this city:
Frank Buehlman, Gustave Tevelas and
Walter Cuyler.
The steamer Alliance came down on
Sunday from Portland and left out for
Coos Bay. She will go no further
, south on this voyage and will double
back as quickly as possible.
The Undine did her schedule stunt
between Astoria and PortlanJ yester
day. She left up last evening at 7, on
. the dot, with a good grist of business
above and below stairs.
The schooner Virginia came down
' from the Inman-Poulsen mills at Port
land, on Sunday, and will get the ear
liest dispatch for sea and San Fran
Cisco.
The steamshjp Columbia ?ame In
from San Francisco on Sunday and
after a brief stay at the O. R. & N
pier, went on to Portland.
The huge oil-tanker Porter was an
other of the oleagenous fleet to leave
out on Sunday for Port Harford, Cal
The steamer Johan Poulsen made a
Sunday get-away for San Francisco,
lumber laden out of Portland.
down from Portland on Sunday last,
and went to sea and California, with
out delay.
Notice to Mariners.
Oregon Columbia River, pages 65
and 57: Channel Starboard Side Buoy,
6, a red first-class spar, found missing
January 29, was replaced the same
day.
Channel East Side Buoy, 8, a red,
first-class nun, found missing January
29, was replaced the same day.
Washington Puget Sound, page 78:
Duvamlsh Head Bell Buoy, red, report
ed adrift February 15, wjll be replaced
as soon as practicable.
THE PIONEER HERD.
Splendid Importation of Rare and Val
uable Live-Stock for Clatsop.
Among the best things done for
Clatsop county and the northwest by
way of Introducing new and available
resources among the industries, was
accomplished yesterday when the pi
oneer herd of fine, full-blooded, regis
tered Dutch Belted cattle were deliv
ered here to O. I. Peterson, for his farm
and dairies on the Lewis & Clark riv
er. There are five heifers and one splen
did bull, and are recent Importations.
Mr. Peterson secured them from their
Importers in Pennsylvania, the cows
from the noted barns of G. J. Glbbs, in
New Jersey, and the bull from the
stock meadows of the Glen Hazel farm,
near Warren, Pennsylvania, belonging
to Miss DuBoIse. The bull carries the
Japanese title of "Oyama," and he fits
the title In size, at that. But It's a case
of prime goods In rmall packages, for
this stock Is said to be Incomparable
In point of dairy products.
Mr. Peterson will have th herd on
exhibition at the State Fair this full,
and In the meantime they will be
carefully nurtured on his line farm
south of the city.
IN ASTORIA'S INTEREST.
Group of Live Cit,"iens at the State
Capital Lobbying Against Bill.
At the behest of the Astoria Cham
ber of Commerce, the following named
gentlemen are now hard at work In
Salem, doing all that may be done to
butt the "Port of Columbia." act off
the legislative track: County Judge C.
J. Trenchard, Mayor Herman Wise,
Judge F. J. Taylor, Samuel Elmore,
C. 0. Palmberg, R. M. Leathers, J.
T. Rosa and Frank J. Carney,
The bill came up for hearing at 2
o'clock yesterday, but went over un
til this morning's session for final
treatment. No detail of the work these
men are doing has reached the city, but
It may be taken for granted that they
will do all any capable, honest cltl
sens shall be permitted to do. In such
an over-borne situation as the Mult
nomah delegation and Its raffle of
boosters has thrust upon the senate
and house In this connection.
It goes without saying that the men
who deliberately vote for this Inva
sion of the rights of Clatsop will know
just how seriously they are acting If
the Astoria leaders have been 'given a
chance to make things manifest up
there.
SUICIDE AT SVENSEN
YESTERDAY
MRS. ROSE PFUND SACRIFICES
HER OWN LIFE BY HANGING-
NO CAUSE ASSIGNED INQUEST
TODAY MOTHER OF TEN.
Yesterday at noon the Coroner's of
fice in this city was notified by wire
of the death, by suicide, of Mrs. Rose
Pfunder, wife of John Pfunder, at
Svensen.
Coroner W. C. A. Pohl left for the
scene of the unhappy tragedy on the
6:10 train last evening and found the
tale to be unhappily too true. It seems
that Mr. Ffunder had left home at 8
o'clock yesterday morning, for Knapp-
ton, on a business trip, and returned
during the afternoon, but could find
no trace of his wife. The baby was
asleep on the bed and he sat down to
await the coming of his wife, who, he
supposed, had gone to visit a neigh
bor, but her protracted absence spurred
him to make "a search for her, and
he found the wretched woman hang
Ing by the neck, and dead, In a small
outhouse on the premises.
The authorities were at once notl
fled and the body was left in its dis
mal plight under the arrival of Cor
oner Pohl, as indicated above. That
officer will return to Svensen this
morning and will probably hold an In
quest during the forenoon.
It hag been known for some time
that Mrs. Pfunder has been mentally
unbalanced and the rash act Is gener
ally attributed to some hallucination
of the hour. She was the mother of
ten children, all living, nine of them
been In the Svensen school when the
dreadful act was committed at their
home. The Pfunds are quite well to
do and thoroughly respected far and
wide In their neighborhood, and the
father and children have the slncer
est sympathy of the entire colony up
there. Mrs. Pfunder was In her forty
eighth year.
Notice of the funeral will be an
nounced later.
BEGIN GREAT TOWER.
NEW YORK, Feb. 18. Several thou
sand persons braved the discomforts
of the season to witness the setting of
the first steel above ground of the
Great Ariele Globe tower which Is be
ing erected on a plot 300 feet square
fronting on Surf Avenue, Coney Is
land. The ceremonies conducted at
the base of the great tower building,
which is to loom up 700 feet above the
sands were simple, consisting of brief
addresses by Samuel M. Frlede, Presi
dent, and Edwin A. Langln, vice-president
of the Friede Globe Tower Com
pany and music by the Friede Globe
Tower band of 40 pieces.
ETNA ERUPTION FEARED.
PARIS, Feb. 18. Dispatches from
Taormlna report that smoke Is Issuing
from the lower and upper craters of
Mount Etna and that erptlon Is feared.
COUNCIL IN SESSION
Ordinance Limiting Oil Tanks to
5,000 Gallons Repealed.
OTHER ROUTINE BUSINESS
Salaries of Engineers and Driver of
Fire Department Fixed Large Liet
of Bills Allowed and Warrants
Ordered Drawn.
The Common Council of the city of
Astoria met In regular session last
night. Councilman W. E. Logan filled
the chair In the absence of Mayor
Wise. The minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
The petition of Sllua Carruthors for
the removal of penalties for non pay
ment of assessments against land
owned by him was read and referred
to the committee oil streets and public
ways.
A remonstrance against the nocpt
ance of the Improvement of 11th street
from Franklin avenue to Harrison
avenue was read and referred to the
same committee.
A communication from C. J. Cur
tis regarding his contract with the city
for printing and declaring his Inten
tion to furnish new bond.-uuen and con
tinue tlf service In a satisfactory
manner was read and referred to the
committee on ways and means and tlw
city attorney.
The report of the committee on
health anJ police, favoring the grant
ing of a wholesale liquor license to
the II. Welnhard Company and retail
liquor licenses to Johnson & Kng
strom and Aug. Danlelson was ac
cepted. A petition for the Improvement of
Franklin avenue from Seventeenth to
32nd street was ordered placed oh
file, as the improvement would be of
little benefit.
The communication of the Women's
Club regarding the placing of signs
on telegraph poles was ordered placed
on file.
A communication from the superin
tendent of streets reporting that 135
yards of crushed rock are needed for
repairs of various macadamized streets
was read and referred to the commit
tee on streets and public ways with
power to act.
The report of the committee on
streets and public ways as to streets
to be Improved during the present year
was read and filed for future refer
ence.
The report of City Attorney C. H
Abercromble, recommending that the
assessments against school district
No. 1 be canceled and that hereafter
assessments against school districts,
the city of Astoria, or the United
States government hereafter be satis
fied by allowing the city auditor to
draw warrants on the city treasury for
the amount was read and adopted.
Five petitions for the repeal of th
ordinance prohibiting oil tanks of more
than 5,000 gallons within the c ity llm
Its were placed on file.
The report of the Board of Equali
zation recommending the confirmation
of assessment rolls numbers 143 and
144 was accepted.
An ordinance fixing the salary of the
engineer of the fire department at 390
a month and the drivers at 380 was
read the first and second times.
An ordinance cancellng the assess
ments against school district No. 1 and
embodying the recommendations of
the city attorney's report was read the
third time, under suspension of the
rules, and passed.
An ordinance appropriating certain
sums of money from the general fund
for general purposes during the year
was read the first time.
A resolution accepting the Improve
ment of Eleventh street from Franklin
avefiue to Harrison avenue was laid
over until next meeting because of the
protest which had been filed against
such acceptance.
Special assessment number 143 to
cover the expense of repairing MoClure
drain on 9th street was passed un
der suspension of the rules.
Assessment number 144 to cover the
expense of constructing a sewer on
37th street from Duane to Commercial
was also passed under suspension of
the rules.
An ordinance appropriating $262 of
the general fund for the construction
of a sewer on 37th street from Com
quantitles of slab wood from the can
time and passed.
An ordinance repealing ordinance
No. 3321, prohibiting oil tanks of more
than 5,000 gallons capacity within the
city limits provoked the first debate
of I he evening. Tito supporters
the hill urged (hut the one oil tui
of tho Standard (ill Company woul
be far lew dangerous than a Int-g
number of small tanks scattered among
the cnnnorle along the water front
that the Insurance rale on adjacoii
properties do net show that the tana
constitutes a menace; that the Intro
auction of oil fuel would turn huge
qunntltse or slab wood from the can
nerles, etc., Into the general market
that If the Standard Oil Company wtr
forced to withdraw this tank the- om
sumer woum nave to pay more; an
that the company would spend 35
000 for a retaining wall around thel
property If a 5-yeais' lease were glv
on them as assurance that they woul
not bo forced to move, The opponent
of thi measure did nut favor Ih
forcing of the company from the field
but desired satisfactory usuuranc
that the property of the Standard Co,
should not be a menace to the cum
munlty. Th ordinance for the rrpea
of ordinance No. 3321 was finally
passed.
A resolution for thu construction o
an s-incn sewer on 14th street was
adopted.
The question of the new engine
house was brought up and excltod con
Hldcrabl discussion. It was show
that the estimates had steadily grown
from 11,800 to 115.000, and a protest
was made by a number of councllmen
against the expense. Upon a motion
the matter was referred to the chair
men of all the committees and the
mayor.
The meeting then adjourned,
The following bills were approved:
Morse lVpartmeiit store t 100
Andrew Asp 27.10
S. Elmore 80.00
Foard & Stokes Hardware Co... 40
A. Hawk 6.35
Prael-Kigner Co 2.00
Sherman Transfer Co 50
Scholtleld & Mattson Co 90
Astoria Electric Co 10.N0
Eastern Pain Ct 80
Lee Gramms 9.60
Prael-Elgner Transfer Co s.oo
Chas. Hellborn 60.00
Foard & Stokes Hardwar Co... 6.50
H. H. Zapp 195.00
W. T. SchoMeld & Co 62.16
W. T. Scholtleld & Co 50.50
W. T. Scholtleld & Co 60.;'3
A. V. Allen 1.25
W. Holmes 12.00
John Swenson 1
Chas. Rogers 4.30
Reliance Electric Co 9.70
Klsher Bros 7.90
Claim of o. Anderson, postage
stamps 5.00
Astoria Box Co., rent of rooms
for elections 10.00
John Swenson, sundry supplies. 8. SO
J. A. Higglns & Co., sundry
supplies 14.0
Herald Pub. Co., prjntlng 41.75
Herald, printing 25.75
Herald, printing 5.50
Herald, printing
Herald, printing
Herald, printing
Herald, printing
Herald, printing
Herald, printing
John Corner, hauling drunk to
Jail
R. M. Gatln. supplies
Astoria Lumber Co., lumber for
1.40
5.50
5.50
1.60
1.44
4.50
.50
street repair 4.H3
Prael-Elgn:r, hauling for street
department 16.75
Lee Grams, hauling for street de
partment 3.00
Fisher Bros. Co., sundries street
department 3.20
City Lumber & Box Co., lumber 17.00
Board of street assessors, McClue
drain repair assessment 10.00
J. C. Clinton, McCure drain re
pair acertlflcate of ownership 11.00
F. 8. Cornelius, McClure drain
tax value of property 2.4S
Lee Gramms 1-50
Troy Laundry 15
Hlldebrang & Oor 12.30
S. Elmore & Co 1.20
Busch & Jacobson 125.80
YOUNG WOMAN EMBEZZLER.
Custodian of Church Funds Uees Thir
teen Hundred Dollars.
CHICAGO, Feb. 18. A dispatch to
the Tribune from Bloomlngton, 111.
says the members of the second Chris
tian Church yesterday contributed $1,-
900 to cover the shortage of $1,300 jn
the accounts of Helen Dixon the young
woman 'custodian of the funds.
Miss Dixon, who was Indicted by the
grand Jury on Saturday for embezzel
ment, forgery and larceny, took $1,
300 which had been raised for the pur
chase of the new church organ.
Born A ten-pound baby girl was
born to the wife of County Assessor
Thos. S. Cornelius, at thejr home on
the Young's river road yesterday eve
ning.
Morning Astorian, 60 cents
per
tionth, delivered by carrier.
Spring Announcement !
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DONE BY DEED.
Jolinxoii Lumber Co., undivided
Interest In l.oso acres. T, 7. N
R. 6 W t
1.000
M. 8. Warren to Carrie 10. Le-
ter, lot 13, block 3. liny Htack
Hock Park
150
Eva Krum rt ux to II A. Han
son, lot 19, block 2. Taylor's
Astoria ...
2.100
M. It. I'omeroy, sheriff to C. H.
Brown, Iota and block)) f Inn I,
Clatsop county 7
T. H. liavla and wife to Anna J.
Brown, lots 19. 20. 1, 12. block
90, New Atrlit 10
New Rooming Quarters That Mr.
Captain M. Nolan has taken charge of
the rooming privileges of th Cope
land building, over the "Hce Hive," on
Commercial street, l a certain guar
anty of the excellence of tho service
to be given there hence forward. The
place will be made manifestly the best
of Its kind In Antorla and every pa
tron will be madu as comfortable as
excellent equipment and conscientious
management can attain to,
Morning Astorian, 60 rents a month
delivered by carrier.
Make Us a Visit.
We carry a fancy line of
Canned Fruits and Vegetables
Received by today's express a shipment of
Smoked - Bloaters
ACME GROCERY & DAIRY CO.
Milk Phone Red 2285. Grocery Phone Main 681.
WE ARE ALWAYS BUSY
But are never too busy to show
you the Nobbiest line of Wall
Paper you ever laid eyes on.
We employ expert workmen and it
is our intention to please if possi
ble. Call on us, corner 11th & Bond.
ALLEN WALL PAPER & PAINT CO.
Wo wish to
announce
the arrival
of some of
our advance
SPRING GOODS
As us u all
we are just
a little iheid
of the rest.
It is this
"got ahead"
spirit that
makes the
wheels of
this Store
go round.
Spring opening of the
"DUNLAP HATS"
in a few days.
P. A. StoKes,
"Uncommon Clothes."
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Fa
vorlt.. "We prefer Chamberlain's Cough
Itnmody to any other for our chil
dren," say Mr. L, J. Woodbury of
Twining, Mich. "It has always done the
work for u In hard colds and croup,
and we take pleasure In recommend
ing It." For sale by Frank Hart and
loading druggist.
Ahrvyt IUmmlr the full Nm
Laxative
mnine
Curtf a Cold in OnJ Day
Cure Crip ia Two Days
on every
t'TCrtrts box. 35c