WKDNK8DAY. MAY 27,
THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
Log Cabin Flour
Makes more llread and Jtettcr Bread, and costs no
more than a poor grade $. 40 Sack
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
LEADINQ
Mil 15 OF I 111
Will Be Her- ;
Positive assurance has been rccciv- (
cd liy County Committeeman James j
T. Wallace of the Democratic State.
Committee, that Governor Chamber
lain would lie in town on Friday even
iiiK to address the pmplc of this city.
Doing Well-
Ktulolph Kinki'la, who was operat
ed on for appendicitis, at St. Mary'i
honpital on Monday is reported nomc
what weak, hut i doing as well as
can he expected under the circum
stance.
Petition Filed
Ir II. A. Smith of California filed
a petition in the city auditor' office
ycterday tendering $89.20 to redeem
lot 3, block' 33, Adair', which was
recently sold for the collection of de
liii'iuent direct assessments.
Up For Nehalem
Louis NyMrwn, the well known
citizen of Vesper, and of the Vesper
Lumbering Company, was a business
visitor in the city yesterday. He re
ports bis mill running steadily, at a
profit, and with Rood prospects.
Memorial Day
Because battleship was universally
observed and because Memorial day
happens on a Saturday the merchants
of Astoria have, after an agreement
with the Clerks' Union, decided not
to observe Memorial day this year.
Lumber Reduced
The price of all fir building material
was reduced $2 per thousand feet at
meeting held by the manager of
the local saw mills. The object is to
encourage local building and also to
assist in keeping the mils running at
full capacity.
Recorded Yesterday
The following deeds went to the
public records at County Clerk Clin
ton's oflicc yesterday: W. C. Smith
and wife to C. A. N'icoll, lots 7 and 8,
block 10, in The Plaza, at $600;' John
II. Smith and wife to R. E. Bryan,
SV. 1-4 sec. 9 6 9 W. at $5; H. B.
Parker to Laura A Shea, in trust, lot
4 in block 143, McClure's Astoria, at
$1-
Death of Mrs. M. A. Abbott
At 2 o'clock yesterday morning, at
the family home at Skipanon, Mrs.
Marie A. Abbott, the beloved wife of
R. A. Abbott, died from a complica
tion of maladies that have wrought
against her health for a long time.
Mrs. Abbott was one of the best
known women in "old Clatsop" hav
ing lived in the county for the past 35
years and where she has raised a
family of 12 sons and daughters, 10
of whom survive her, four daughters
Coffee Satisfaction
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VACUUM PACKED, IN GRADES AND PRICES TO PLEASE
ALL TASTES.
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120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET.
For a
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and six sons, together with the be
reaved father, Her death will be
noted with genuine sorrow all over
the comity and the remaining mem
bers of the old family will find ready
sympathy everywhere. Interment will
take place this afternoon, the funeral
services being held at the home, Rev.
W. S. Gilbert, pastor of the First
J'reshtcrian Church of this city, offic
iating, Mrs. Abbott's last resting
place will be in the Pioneer ceme
tery. Receiving of Bids Postponed
As next Saturday and Monday arc
holidays the street committee of the
city council will receive the bids on
next Tuesday for the improvement of
Ninth street, between Jerome and
Kensington avenues, for the improve
ment of Grand avenue between Sixth
and Seventh streets and for improv
ing between Franklin and Harrison
avenue,
Preparing For The Polls
The officers of Clatsop county arc
severally preparing all the impedi
menta for the coming election, bal
lots, boxes, blanks, laws; stationary,
etc., etc., as rapidly as possible, and
the heavier matter is being sent for
ward to the respective polls of the
city and county. There will be no
delays nor oversight in any particular
at the opening of the polls on Mon
day next.
Work Completed
County Surveyor Stevens has com
pleted the work of selecting the
routes for the proposed new roads as
petitioned for in the Nehalem Valley
and near Olney. His report will be
submitted to the county court at its
regular meeting next Wednesday.
Possibly the court will at that time
act upon the matter of having the
permanent survey made for the pro
posed highway leading from Necani
cum to a connection with the Tilla
mook county road at the county line.
Another Soloist Added
The Astoria Philharmonic Society
has been peculiarly fortunate in be
ing able to add the name and talent
of Miss Mary E. Conyers, of Clat
skanie, a gifted singer and teacher of
singing, to its concert staff for the
entertainment on the evening of June
18th next. Miss Conyvers has a de-
Chocolates
the best in the world
50c a Pound,
lightful mezzo-soprano voice, in Ibc
very flush of culture, and it will b-!
heard "In a Garden Song," a beauti
ful number and a splendid vehicle
for her especial range.
Fish Running Better
In a conversation with one of the
best posted men on the lower river,
last evening, he averred that the fish
were running notably better than at
any time this season. They arc light
in weight and size, but in several in
stances boats have returned with two
and three hundred-pound loads since
Monday morning. He says that the
heavier the fish will begin to run n
the heels of the little fellows and tic
believes the season's catch wil be very
favorable.
Going For It, Right
The Undine has been busy lately
bringing down all manner of oil
dredging machinery, boilers, fittings,
tools and derrick appurtenances for
the Pacific Coast Gas & Oil Com
pany, on the Magncss properties over
on Deep River. They have accumu
lated in the neighborhood of $80,000
worth of value stuff in this behalf
and the cheerful sound of it all will
be heard as soon as they can as
semble it and get it in working order.
They mean business and are using
every advantage at hand in the ex
ploitation of their holdings.
NORTHWEST RAIN BELT
ITS ANNUAL AVERAGES
The Morning Astorian is under lasting obligations to Mr. P. L. Cherry, of this city, for the follow
ing tabulated data in relation to the rain-fall of this section of the northwest, taken from the federal
reports, and which he has confirmed thoroughly in his re-adjustment of the seven and eight years
covered by the official returns at hand. It is published because of its very interesting facts, which
are frequently sought and rarely found, and which, in this particular shape, are never seen at all, and
because it is information worth the cutting out and preserving, by all who have to rely on such
data in any manner; and because, further, the territory embraced in the compilation is of a charac
ter that makes the record intimately understood and appreciated.
PORT TOWNSEND '
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For the same periods of time and the same districts, Mr. Cherry
totals to the following essential averages of rainfall:
PORT TOWNSEND TACOMA PORTLAND ASTORIA YEAR
20.37 46782 3o85 84.97 1900
15.52 45.75 34.49 77.87 1901
22.32 54.67 50.15 86.46 1902
18.50 " 45.11 35.62 74.62 1903
2J.13 45.91 46.37 88.67 1904
17.08 36.60 34.10 72.63 1905
20.59 42.10 43.29 82.73 1906
33.51 42.89 73.91 1907
7 Years 137.51 8 Years 350.47 8 Years 323.74 8 years 641.87
Average 19.64 43.81 40.92 80.23
Off For Lake County
W. T. Eakin, of this city, accom
panied by his two daughters, the
Misses Bessie and Mary Eakin, will
leave this evening on the Undine for
Pendleton and the interior, on an
outing that will last the better part
of a month, and will comprehend a
bit of business along with the un
doubted pleasure incident to the trip.
They will go into Lake County, where
so many Astorians have already been,
and will file on lands there. Mrs.
Eakin wil take the evening train for
the metropolis where she will visit
with friends and relatives while her
family is abroad.
Prophetess of Anarchy-
Miss Emma Goldman,' the famous
student and lecturer upon the peculiar
and socially dangerous cult of an
archy has engaged the Astoria opera
house for tomorrow night, Thursday,
and will deliver one of her best lec
tures there. She is likely to have
quite an audience, as many will at
tend from pure curiosity and but few
from any sense of sympathy or al
legiance to the doctrine Miss Gold
man has greatly modified the text and
tone of her lectures, else she could
not secure reputable and popular
halls for her assemblies in cities like
Portland and Astoria.''
Three Valuable Acquisitions
When the steamship Geo. W. El
der docked at the Callender pier here
yesterday at 1:30 o'clock p. m. there
descended her gang-plank, three gen
tlemen who mean much for the in
dustrial progress of Astoria. They
were followed, in two instances, at
least, by their families. They were
Messrs. H. H. Holland and Patrick
Pottery Company, of Tesla, Califor
nia; and Garfield lluxton, from the
same plant, all expert clay and brick
men, who will enter the service of
the Astoria Clay Products Company,
under the management of Mr. Ogan,
whose personal friends all of them
are and who vouches for their fine
ability in the trade.
Setting Up Laboratory
Dr, F. L. Hawlcy, the forestry ex
pert from Washington, who is in
terested in developing the by
products of the stumpage of this
northwestern land, and of whom an
account appeared in these columns a
few days ago when he first made his
errand known through the Astoria
Chamber of Commerce, has returned
to the city, and has brought his ap
paratus for expertly .testing the
values of wood, and will set up his
laboratory at the Clatsop mill plant
the first of the coming week. He is
looking first and most directly for the
quantities and 'qualities of turpentine,
after which he will delve for the re
moter but no less valuable resources
that lie hidden in the timbers sub
mitted for examination.
Campbell' Arraignment
Attorney John C. McCue, of coun
sel for Michael Campbell, the man
who shot John McClcllan at Deep
River on Wednesday last, went to
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Cathlamet on Monday to attend the
formal arraignment of Mr. Campbell
there before the local justice. He was
duly arraigned and entered a plea of
"not guilty," and upon motion of Mr.
McCue the preliminary hearing of the
case was continued until 10 o'clock
on Saturday morning next. The case
will ultimately come , before Judge
Rice of the Superior Court for Wash
ington. Mr. McCue says that the de
fendant has very many friends around
the north shore counties who are
deeply sympathetic and interested in
the case, as Mr. Campbell was never
known to be in any sort of grave
trouble before the happening of this
tragedy."
FOGS AT NEW YORK.
Forerunners of a Tropical Climate
Says Captain Mills.
NEW YORK, May 26.-That the
fogs which have been hanging over
New York harbor and its approaches
for several days greatly , interfering
with shipping are the forerunners of
a tropical climate for New York is
the opinion expressed by Captain
Arthur Mills, commander of the
American liner Philadelphia which
was delayed outside Sandy Hook for
many hours by the fog.
"Its the gulf stream," he said,
shaking his head. "The stream is
getting closer to New York every
year and I expect, if I live that long
to see the gulf stream running right
past our door and New York become
a tropical city with an almost con
tinual fog rolling in from the sea."
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LETTER FROM ONE WELL
KNOWN AMERICAN BUSINESS
MAN TO ANOTHER ON THE
NATURE AND DURATION OF
PRESENT STRINGENCY.
There follows here a business man's
letter to another business man, upon
a subject that lies within the public
purview and interest, and it is well
worth the reading, not only for the
practical expression of opinion on
the engaging topic, as well as for the
cheerful conclusions that figure in the
resume. It was shippers of staple
products, the firm that handles a vast
share of Astoria's annual salmon
pack, and which has offices and
agencies in all the principle cities of
the Union. It was addressed to a
friends, II. C. Bliss, in Atlanta,
Georgia, and reads as follows:
"Your favor of May 11th reeived
and contents carefully noted. You
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has reduced the foregoing
have given me just what I wanted to
know, regarding the Southern coun
try. Conditions there are no differ
erent from anywhere else. It is a
case of too many people out of work
a case of scare. The mental situa
tion in playing a very important part.
People are afraid to start mills, afraid
to try to sell the output, afraid to do
anything. The situation would clear
up much sooner if people could only
get a little nerve in their systems and
at it, because the country has not
gone to the bow-wows.
"The foundation of the who situa
tion, as you say, is the farmer and
the fanner is a long way from broke;
on the contrary, he is particularly
prosperous, but he has also got the
conservative bug in his system and
is pinching his cards and is not
spending the-money he is entitled to
spend, from his financial situation.
"Now there is another big crop
coming down upon us and I cannot
help feeling that we are on the bot
tom and that while resumption will
be very slow and delayed far longer
than necessary, nevertheless, the
pendulum has got to swing back, but
I am free to confess that I don't
think the swing-back will be very
hard this year. We, may get it late
in the Fall but when it does come it
will be steady and then each month
will see conditions a little better than
the preceding month. Of course while
J the prospects for crops are great,
nevertheless, many things can happen
between now and the time they are
harvested and the financial interests
generally are not going to take any
thing for granted. They will wait
first to see who is nominated; what
the attitude of the two parties is to
be towed the vested interests
Then
safe. They want to know who is go
ing to be elected; in fact, they want
to know a lot of things.
"For the last few years it has bees
to muck-rake, attack the vested inter
ests and destroy anything that had
any value. The socialistic end of the
country has been in service. Politic
ians have been elected by attacking
the vested interests and the whole
game has been workd in such- a way
game has been worked in such a way
the vested interests has been de
stroyed, with the result that the rail
roads could not get money, big cor
porations could not get money, every
thing stopped and it is going to take a
certain length of time to get the
wheels in motion.
"The average wholesale grocer
attitude is against business rather
than for it. He is really not trying
to do anything. He is simply drift
ing and that is what makes the
present situation so hard. You go in
to a buyer, you offer him goods at a
price that is right; at a price that he
thinks they can sell at a profit to his
house and yet he is not allowed to
buy unless it is in a hand-to-mouth
manner.
"It is always darkest just before
daybreak and it is bloody dark just
now, but all we have to do is sit tight,
keep your ear on the ground and get
into the band wagon when the pro
cession starts, as it will start one of
these days. Yours very truly,
"(Signed), J. K. ARMSBY."
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PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs. Guy R. Osborne will leave oa
the 8:20 express this morning for a
month's visit with friends and rela
tives at the Capital City.
Miss Lelah Gilbaugh departs oa
this morning's train for Portland and
Seattle and will enjoy the pleasure
incident to the grand naval review oa
the Sound, and of the Rose Festival
at the Oregon metropolis. She will
be absent about 10 days.
J. G. McXab, traveling freight
agent for the Canadian Pacific Rail
way was a business visitor in this city
yesterday.
C. B. Brown moved yesterday from
his old home at 661 Exchange street
to his new residence at 311 Harrison
avenue, which he recently purchased.
W. H. Ormsby, the traveling
freight agent fr the Northern Pacific
Railroad went to Seaside on a mat
ter of business. He will return t
Astoria today.
Otto Sund and Mrs. Sund are ex
pected home today after a week"
visit at Carson Springs.
Fred Fulton, son of Senator Ful
ton and Dick Fulton, son of G. C
Fulton, who have been in the East
attending school, have returned to
Astoria.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Noyes, wh
were formerly residents of this city,
were in town visiting friends here
and at Seaside, for several days have
returned to their home at Portland.
Chas. A. Davis, a resident of Den
ver, was in the city yesterday.
W. B. Kernan, of Portland, is ia
town, a guest at the Occident.
Mr. C. W. Knowles, a resident of
Seaside, was a visitor in Astoria yes
terday. W..L. Pellanda and H. T. Kruget,
two seamen off one of the battle
ships of the Atlantic fleet, are ia
town, stopping at the Occident
They will leave for North Head to
day. J. A. Bae, a resident of Hobson
ville, was in the city yesterday, a
guest at the Occident.
James Patterson of Seaside is in
town registered at the Merwyn.
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