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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1907)
' THE MORNING ASTOKIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 2P, 1007. BAY AND Interesting Story Told by Master , of the Fordanqill. INSPECTORS ARE DOING DUTY Sea Tug Htrt From H0"' After the Melanope Coquille Rivtr Lnvh For St. John' To Be Repair ed, Waterfront Items. Captain John Kent) ally, of tha Brit lata ship Jordanhtll, now lying In thta port, tells a tal that ma yso far towr" unravrtlin fth mystery of the dltap peaxanca and death of Captain Peter Cordlner, of the Columbia River Bar Pilots' Association, who took the Bri tish bark Andrada, to sea from this bay on th moraine of December, IS, 1)00, his fate and that of the vessel and crew being among tha marine problems cl Pacific history. ( According to the master of the Jor dan hill, he was, in those days. In com. mand of the British bark Ardermur- chan, loading at Vancouver, B. C for England, with salmon, canned and cas ed, and sailed fro mthere a few days before the Andrada cleared from this port On the 15th of the month he ran Into a tremendous gale oft the coast south and west of the Columbia, and and Us eSoarg and crew made u- of all the seamanship and courage they possessed to save their ship, which was yard-arms under halt the time, and whose cargo shifted until It became necessary to cast adrlfe over 6,000 cases of salmon to save her, the master en forcing his orders on this score and against the cuttln gaway of her jnasts; at toe point of a six-shooter. During this fearful stress, they hove In sight of a fchip In equally perilous shape, and noted her signals which read "Andrada, we are In distress," to which the answer was sent tJiat the Araermurchan was In equally bad shape and could not go to their relief. And Captain Kenneally firmly believes the other vessel foundered, or turned turtle and foundered later, during that . dreadful night In the morning no- . thing wag to be seen of the Andrada, and her fate was a theme for talk In cabin and fo'cas'le for the rest of the voyage to Liverpool, where the story was told and retold, but never came back to this port so far as any one her remembers. It Is a sad story, but there is an ele ment of probability In It that goes far to settle the matter In the hearts and minds of those most nearly Interested la the fata of those on board the stric ken ship, and, until something more plausible, and .definite comes to the knowledge of man, this must serve as an accounting for the solemn" mystery of the sea, in this behalf. V r i in . The new deputy-inspectors of hulls and boilers, Wynne and Howe, Just or. dered to this district from San Fran cisco, have arrived and are doing duty on the Columbia river. They walked aboard the Lurllne at rortland on Wed m-wliiy morning last and as soon as she cleared tb Willamette, made thorn selves known and called for a Are drill without a moment's warning: but thy did 'not catch anybody napping, for Captain Larkin had his men In post tion In Just one and one-half minutes, and carried out tho drill in all Us do tall In such manner as evoked the high' est enconiums of the Inspectors.' They left the Lurllne at Kalama and went oh board the Itassalo In the same manner and repeated the surprise there and with tho same pleasing results. It is not known where they will light next The sea tug Pilot from Royal Roads, Victoria, B. C, arrived In port yester day morning, coming after the British bark Melanope. She would have gone to sea on the noon flood yesterday, but th stiff wind out of the nor'west pre sentea difficulties well obviated by a malt of a day, and she wlIleaV to. day, Captain K. K. Wills going round on his old ship. Captain Wilis has made very many friends In Astoria since the Melanope was towed in here last November by tha Northland bat tered and torn, and spared from the perili of the wild old Paclflo that had dUmated her and shifted her Cargo, and there are many who will be delight ed to se him enter this port In successful command of some other fine ship. - t It developed here yesterday that the schooner, W. R. Hume, laying In the lower harbor, laden for the outward voyage, lost one of her men on Mon day last by drowning, but details are lacking and the story cannot be fully verified. He fell over tha side and swept away by the ebb tide. The light-house tender Heather has arrived at the buoy dock at Tongue Point, after her trip n ptbe river and her tussle with the Willamette mud bank. She is allrlght and Captain Byrnes will keep her so. SIGNIFICANT DEEDS RECORDED FINE "WATERFRONT PROPERTY PASSED YESTERDAY-BELIEVED TO HAVE FALLEN TO WESTERN COOPERAGE COMPANY, A series of seven deds went to the public records here yesterday that are largely significant of big things to come, In the way of Industrial Improve ment. v The crux of the transfers alluded to Is found In the final transfer of the pro pertles in question by the Astoria Ab stract Title A Trust Company to one F. B. Stanley, conveying a splendid waterf rentage, 3,100 hundred feet long, on the north bank of Young's Bay, ex tending back to the northerly line of the old Coftlnberry Donation Land Claim on tnis peninsula, the whole forming one of the largest and finest water bearlnt- properties sold here In years. . The properties Involved In the deal were severally owned by the follow ing well known people of this county, E. Z. Ferguson, The Astoria Company, H. a Willard. Mrs. Dr. B. A. Owens. Hormosa Park lav, Co. to 0. A. Amlix'ion, lots 4. 18,- block 1, Mountain View .... ..........1 800 United States to H. Papo, 10 acres, Soc. 18-4-IMV., O. M, Grimes and wife, td A. Klttermuu, 12 by 20 foot, In In Grimes Hotel property .... United Stato to O. C. Miller, 138 , 1-3 acres 8e. l-o-8-WV .... The Astoria Co to II. 8. Willard water frontage near Astoria,., It. S. Willard and wife to John ' and IL Owens Adair, land In Comnberry D. L. C ..... H. Owens Aduir et ux to Asto ria A. T. and T. Co., water frontage, Cofflnberry D. L, C. A. & Fleet to Astoria A. T. T. Co., water frontage In Clatsop . county .... ........ .... .... Astoria A.' T. ft T. Co,, to F. I. Stanley, waterfront property on Young's Bay .... .... ., .. B. Z. Ferguson and wife to F. 8. Stanley waterfront property on Young's Bay .... .... .... ... Jane Kinney t ux to Astoria A. T. ft T. Co several parcels of waterfront proper t . . . . ,, .. 1000 '600 ftOO (.000 BAD NEWS FROM FISHING FLEET. The steamer Coquille River went up to Portland yesterday morning, after having been fully surveyed by Cap tain Crowe, the well known wreck master. - She will repair fully at St Johns. The steamer Johan poulsen arrived in port yesterday anw went directly to tha Simpson mill docks at KnapptOn, where she will load lumber out and for San Francisco." . ' The five masted schoner Louis of the Simpson fleet, loaded with lumber from Knappton, cleared the port and sailed yesterday, from San Francisco. The steamer Sue H. Elmore arrived In yesterday from Tillamook Bay with her customary big load of people and merchandise. The steamer Northland is due In this port from the Bay City this morning. There's naught so sweet as Jove's young dream. And it would sweeter be, If lovers would only take - A little Rocky Mountain Tea, Morning Astorian, (0 cents a month, delivered by carrier. Easter Suits'! We are now showing from a New York .suit, manufacturer the very latest creations in high grade tailored suits which have just reached us by express, which enables you to inspect the latest New York styles. ; v 1 - MATERIALS ARE Violes,. Imported Fancy .Worsteds, and Plain f Taffeta Silks in the new; shades of leather browny navy, grey, , tans and blacks. , Quality Considered Our Prices are Always : -s. the Lowest. SIPJllflGTOfl DRY GOODS CO. 8T. JOHN, N. F., Marph .-Gloomy tidings of the flourishing Ashing fleet Adair, Col. John Adair, A- 8. Fleet and I off the New Foundland coast were brought here yesterday by the sealing steamer Grand Lake. Captain Knee of the ''steamer declares this is the worst season for seals In his forty years experience. The stej&mer Greenland, with 183 Dr. August Kinney, and the final gran' tee In the premise Is F. 8. Stanley.1 Mr. Stanley la a Portland man, an J Is sec retary of the Deschutes Irrigation A Power Company; but It Is believed he Is operating in behalf of the Western Cooperage Company, which is known I men aboard, broke her main shaft u to be looking for an available site for a big new plant to be Installed here, near their huge holdings In the Youngs River country, for the property secured yesterday Is In direct terms with the ring the heavy weather on Saturday last. During sever bllssard on Sun day the Greenland was driven sea ward and has not been seen since by the other vessels, up to the time the line of egress and delivery of their J Grand Lake started for this port It timber, and, taken In connection with lis feared the Greenland has met with the fact that C. A. Street (of the Street I further trouble. Lumber Company, which lately sold its holdings in tne Younrs River ter- Tlmberman lnjurd-A logger by the rltory to the Western Cooperage peo- name 0f m Barrlck severely cut his pie) was here on the 10th Instant per- foo, at tne ,ntep wh an M whe fectlng a right-of-way over the lands workng at warren and Lester's camp of the Bremner logging company, ror ftt Knappa last evening.4 He wa lm- the output from the Street acerage, it mediately put aboard a launch and hur ls concluded, with reason, that the rM ,0 8t, -Mary'a Hospital here. Re Western Cooperage Company has M ports ffom the hospital credit him with last secured Its Jnuch desired Indus- aolnf nlcc)jp and un,M, Wood p0,Mnlnf trial home at Astoria and large aevei- or olher uhforseen complications sei opments may be looked for In the near future. In amputation will not be necessary. 8TRUCK BY A LOG. Fishing Licenses Every day a num ber of fishermen enter the Fish War den's offlce to obtain Ashing licenses Employe of Pacifio Logging Company first of the month, the time Dona to Duth Yastsrdav in Aceidsnt 'hen the licenses take effect draws Yesterday at noon as Oscar Sohl, hook-tender in the service of the Pact- Ac logging company; at Deep River, was swinging a heavy log Into line the cable slewed the big stick sudden ly and one end struck him a fright ful blow In the pit of the stomach, in- Aiding injuries from which he died an hour and a half later. The remains were shipped to this city and to the undertaking parlors of W. C. A. Pohl on the steamer R. Mller, ar riving here last evening. Sohl wasia native of Sweden and 28 years of age, and thoroughly well liked by his com rade Notice of the funeral will appear In these columns later. ' nearer the number increases. So far 28 set net licenses. 95 gill net licenses, 46 dealer's licenses and nine trap li censes have been Issued. SEATTLE STRIKE END8. SEATTLE. Wash, March 27. The strike of the Seattle builders, which for the last week has put a quietus on construction work, ended last night Committees representing the Building Trades Assembly and the Master Buil ders' Association, the warring factions, met. by common consent In a ; four hours session. Their agreement was in the nature of an oral understanding, but the likelihood of further trouble Is doubtfuL rJelllroomedPen!! ' PERSONAL MENTION. Miss Genevieve Qulgley, the accom plished stenographer in the office of General Passenger Agent J. C. Mayo, of the A. & C. has accepted a fine posl tion with the Crane Company, at Port land and will depart on tomarrow evening's train for the metropolis and assume her new duties on Monday morning next , Arthur Nlsses of Clifton Is in the city for a short stay. ( C. R. Doblns and wife came down fro mPortland yesterday, L, R. Tompkins of Mayger was In Astoria yesterday on business. c. H. Ouyer or tne metropolis is a visitor in this city. LISTEN and remember the next time you suf fer from pain caused by damp wea taer-when your head nearly bursts from neuralgia try Ballard's Snow Liniment It will cure you. A prom Inent business man of Hempstead, Texas, writes: 1 have used your lln lment Previous to using It I was i great sufferer from rheumatism and neuralgia. I am pleased to say that now I am free from these complaints. I am sure I owe this to your liniment" For sala at Hart's drug store. i " , , l 1 STATEMENT OF Astona SaviDis Banx At the close of business March 23, 1907. Loans and Discounts County Warrants.... Dr. F. Peacock of Cathalamet was in City w"ants- I Astoria yesterday. C. 7. Stevens of Portland Is a busi ness visitor in the city. 5 E. E, Kingston of Silver City, N. M., was in the city yesterday. W. B. Snow is down from Portland on a business trip. 634,647.04 11,778.71 8,766.71 32,512.80 10,000.00 Dank Building Resl Estate,, Due from banks. $188,343.08 Cash on hand. . . . 140,273.87- 328.6j6.95 Total ...$1,026,611.11 ...$ 8UFFER8 WITH TUBERCULOSIS. 100,000.00 66,000.00 , 47.23 PARIS.March 28. According to, a, Rome dUpatch to the Journal It i said that word has reached the Quirl nal that King Aiphonso of Spain Is suffering from tuberculosis, and that the Spanish court Is very uneasy about Capital paid in ....... Surplus...... Undivided profits , DEPOSITS. ; ' Subject to check $667,368.70 , - Time certificates 180,385.72 Demand certlfi- C cates... ,18,689.46 Dividends un paid... 120.00- 861,503.88 " ' AV3 ' ' " Sr Jn nwvvM, J dpi f0 tfgtirf1fgi6 St LlHSf Copyright 1907 by Hart Schaffncr 6? Ntarx Men who appreciate that genteel appear ance that good clothes gives a man will come to us to see our showing of good things for Spring. We arc out with the strongest line ever shown in Astoria. See our windows. Sole Agent ''UncwnmonJClothes' (6 L Homaa Ktwi wm nopty cm buy fftarUJI SMiMM tm awda it dw hot mamU AtaMuMi fa, tfw purpoM. TW ra Krmt "a "". ""k uodet ill axxiticM, Th bmrti tixk and WotkiDi pi t I'M. MkJ tkl diofhlMiiiisi I tfn Until tw ol hhkmI M The Kom of lIariA ibotriM m pUanf-iha UUca k potto. TW pttttra pl4r Mti btt woaoVrful pmltatiaa. ... TU lotid top ad xk ictai mhw mir mi ooasaa, Tm it faa m ktw bam mkW . , 5m) 1 chin for our oulcfu, fchkl) upUiix rmf ZZaott Imititii k M of ooSr vtiutbii sua Ion. 7A7R(utin firearms Ca,u wa"8?h. Cm. Good Better and Best You always get the best at our store.' Just received a large shipment of ' Baking' Powder Fancy Spices Acme Grocery Go, Phone Main 681 ' 521 Commercial St.' his condition. Total....... ..$1,026,611.11