THURSDAY, AUGUST 27
TIIE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
ROSS, HIGGINS & COMPANY
Hereby announce that its doors will close prompt
ly at Hiffh Noon on THURSDAY and FRIDAY
of this, Regatta, week.
ROSS, HIGGINS & CO.
THE MODEL FOOD STORE
TERSE TILES Of HE
Meet At 9:30 ,
Admiral Shepherd request nil the
member of hi Had to assemble t
the 0. R- & N. dock thin morning at
9:30 sharp, for the purpose of par
ticipatlng in the ceremonies of meet
Ing and escorting the Queen.
j Going After Freight ,
From all appearance there i a hot
conttit on a between the various
transcontinental line agencict In this
cfty for freight; a number of special
yraflic men being in the city to aid
i m the local agents and representatives
1 in attracting the bulk of these ship
ments their particular way and route.
Big Lumbar Order
An order for lumber that it said to
be unusually large has been made
by. the firm of G. Elias & Bros., of
Buffalo, to be taken for use in the
construction of the Panama canal. It
will be all secured at the mill In
this vicinity, and it for shipment dur
ing September and October.
Off On Picnic Today
The Finn Sunday school from the
Scow Bay church, wilt take itt annual
outing today, under the supervision
of the pastor and the teachers. The
little people will leave for Deep River
on the steamer General Washington,
and, perhaps the Julia B., at 8:15
o'clock this morning; and It It need
lets to say will have happy time
of it on the opposite shore.
New Special Rate Made
The Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad Company has added to its
rate sheet a brand new rate, of one
half the old, covering shipments
made strictly for exhibit purposes and
covering the whole range of articles
liable of such ue. This will be of
advantage for shipper who may de
sire to exhibit at the Oregon State
Fair at Salem next month.
Will Fish The Coaat-
Captain Obec, the gentleman who
is determined to exploit the deep sea
fkherie of the north Pacific Coast,
is now in San Francisco, and has
chartered a small steamer that exact
ly suit his purpose, lie hat had hit
deep sea gear sent down to him by a
friend here, and will fish his way back
to Astoria, from the Bay City, and
is due to arrive here next week.
Now At Raymond
Charles Wirkala, formerly of this
city, hat become enamoured of Ray
mond over In Washington, and has
bought a home and business there.
He is now in this city to attend the
Regatta festivities, nd when they are'
ended he will go back to Raymond,
taking with him hit family and hit
household goods. There are many
friend in Astoria to wish Mr. Wir
kala success in hi new home and
venture.
The World of Side Shows
Astoria is simply rife with Interest
ing side show et up on ail corner,
with banner waving and strong
lunged "barker" giving out their in
slstant and cheerful calls. E. J. Arn
old, to whom the general concession
was granted for the Midway attrac
tion ha brought down hi best peo
ple and there It endle fun and amuse
ment on all side. Today all will be
full blast and there will be no need
for an Idle hour Until the closing
moment of the Regatta season.
between the great fish departments
of the two states, when these officer
thus work successfully together along
their line of duty, and it is better o,
indeed.
An Interesting Question
In conversation with an Astorian
reporter yesterday, Anton Natcrlin, a
fine looking, up-standing, hearty
fisherman, stated that he had fished
the season through, up in the Pillar
Rock water, and that he had cleared
just $1700 for the season. Mr. Natcr
lin did not say this in a boasting way
hut simply to signify that he had done
welt, and was anxious to know if the
figure had been exceeded by any
other fisherman. Not knowing the
Astorian prosumes the mere state
ment of this young man's luck will
draw forth any new there may be of
a better showing in this relation.
1VATERFR0NT STORfES
TOLD YESTERDAY
SKINCH II. NEARLY CAUSES A
SERIOUS ACCIDENT DOtK
AND WHARF NOTES,
After Hit Hortet .
A. B. Rector, the well known con-
tractor, of Vancouver, wno uppueu
most of the horse (or the seining
grounds at thit end of the Colombia
river this season, wat in the city yes
terday, gathering up hit stock and
shipping it out on the op-river boats
to the home barns at Vancouver. He
furnished animal to eight of the big
outfit here, and had 120 horses in
the service. Mr. Rector is working
about 60 teams on the street work at
that Washington city.
Lew Breaker! Overhauled
TVniitv Fish Warden Link C Bur
ton, of the Washington service, and
Wartr, Bailiff, W. A. Mack, of the
Oregon staff, on Tuesday afternoon,
at 3 o'clock, just thre hour after the
salmon fishing season closed by oper
ation of law, caught two trap at work
on Cottonwood Island and arrested
Roger Riesly, the proprietor, with
1500 pound of freshly caught fish;
and Mr. Brown, of the Oregon serv
ice, caught Theodore Nasser, at
Puget Island, on the ame day, and
under practically the same conditions
Roth men will have to answer in
court for the infraction of the law. It
begins to look as if there were new
and pleasanter conditions of harmony
The beautiful 'motor boat "Skinch
IL" belonging to Chester Fox and
Dr; Vaughn, was launched yesterday
afternoon about 3 o'clock, from the
way at the R. M. Leathers yard,
with an engineer on board, and her
owner a well. When the flyer
struck the lower skids, those below
water, she made a heeling dive of it,
Messrs. Fox and Vaughan being
thrown wift and violently over the
tide, without any tort of warning.
Mr. Fox, who is no adept at swim
miug, was in a precarious position for
a moment, and had not Dr. Vaughan
gone instantly to his relief, there
might have been a very tad ttory to
darken these columns this morning,
But, despite the dismal run of luck
that (truck the Skinch at the outset,
no one feels like cherishing any
dubious feeling about the accident;
but, on the contrary, the dainty craft
is held to be the queen of the waters
hereabout, and it is hoped she will
demonstrate it today or tomorrow in
good fashion, though she has some
master-built craft to go up against
both from home and abroad.
The tteamer Lurline arrived down
fanity from ttie mouth of M. Parbcr, ye8terday evening with 74 people in
an attache of one of.the tre?t show. her cabin. and wiji orobabIv do more
He was talking to tome man across Lnd more tomorrow and Saturday, in
the street, the profanity bubbling from the way of ReKatta guests for the
him at the result of tome trivial City-by-tbe-Sea. She went back last
quarrel. Police Officer Houghten ar- nl(tht with a fair passenger list and
rested rarker and took nil to the below she had 50 head of horses be-
police station where he deposited $10 onging to the A. B. Rector barns at
a t t I -
oau ior ins appearance in court yc- Vancouver. The Lurline will stay
terday afternoon. He did not appear jown untij the hour of 10 p. m. to-
and therefore hit bail wat forfeited.
Five minutes of vulgar twearing cost
Parker at the rate of $2 a minute. " He
i known to tne police ot Astoria wno
have had trouble with him before.
New Dignities Added
Gilet B. Johnson, the well known
and popular representative in this
city, of the A. & C. R. R. Company,
hat been made general agent here for
the company, and has been given as
assistant at the depot, in order to
permit Mr. Johnson to pay more at
tention to the freight interest of the
line, the local affairs being dispatched
by Mr. McShatko, now' at the Twelfth
Mrcet office, and by Mr. S. H. Sheedy
formerly of Grand Fork, B. C, and
just arrived to. take over the depot
work. This will be pleasant news to
Mr, Johnson' many friend here and
eUewhere.
Forfeited Hit Ball-
Shortly after midnight yesterday
morning the air on Commercial street
became blue from a ttream of pro-
Snake Bit Him
o The woman snake "charmer" in one
' of the street shows put her finger in
the mouth of one of her snakes yes
terday. "Huh, that frothing," said a !
I?gger who had been seeing thing j
through the bottom of a glass. I j
can do the same thing.1 The woman '
didn't demur, and he put a finger into
the snake's mouth. The mouth map-'
ped together wish a vicious clash,
making a bad bite in the finger.
Chocolates
the best in the world
50c a Pound,
We have just received a large shipment
of this delicious fruit; it is well colored,
and of delicate flavor.
morrow, Friday night, and on Satur
day night she will not leave up for
Portland until midnight; making riv
er trips on each night and joining in
the grand marine parade on Saturday
night,
.Yesterday afternoon a square-rigger
was reported off the Columbia
bar and her identity lies between "the
tug and vigorously rang the door British shin Aberfoyle. Captain Wil
bell, the occasion being a farewell in ijamSi from Hobart, and due in this
the form of a surprise party. I he harbor: or the American ship Henry
evening wa spent in playing games Villard. from Bristol Bay, Alaska,
and quiet conservation. Miss Chris- wjth the men and pack of the Alaska
tal Bussing delivered a recitation in Fishermen's Packing Company, of
a telling manner and responded to an city. This morning will settle
encore. A splendid luncheon was the question without doubt
served, after which Mrs. Ii. N. Bus
Farewell Party ,
A goodly number of friends and
neighbors gathered at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Asp last even-
sing presented the hostess with an I
elegant piece of - silverware, imme-
mcuiately followed by a presentation
to the host of a handsome fountain
pen by S. Wentjar. The hostess was
also the recipient of other gifts
Captain Archie Cann, who for a few
weeks, has abandoned the piloting of
greater craft in and out over the Co
lumbia bar, is amusing himself by
flying around Astoria waters in his
swift little motor boat, the Myrtle,
ii The Distinctive
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from Megler yesterday afternoon
with 80 people from the Northshore
beaches, who came to be on hand at
the opening of the Astoria Regatta.
The steamer Cascades came down
the river yesterday morning, and
cleared for the California coast, go
ing over the bar later in the day.
the swat steamer spencer was
down from Portland on her 1:30 dot
yesterday, and brought a big crowd
of Regatta visitors.
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PERSONAL-MENTION
through the evening and all went and has just returned from the me
tropolis, from where, he made it home
in a dozen hours traveling time
home feeling that the evening was
well spent and expressing their sor
row at losing so good a freind and
neighbor.
AMUSEMENTS.
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phone 1181 GOOD GOODS phone m
120 TO 124 TWELFTH STREET
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The steamer Alliance came in yes
terday morning from Coos Bay with
big business on all decks; and it is
said that among her passengers was
Last Night at the Aatoria Theatre, r.nvornor Oeortre E. Chamberlain.
bound for the Capital City, after a
A fair house last night greeted the brief visit to the lower coast port on
return of the Claman players in the business; but this has "hot been veri
beautiful comedy-drama entitled, e,,A a vet
Wife in Name Only. A beautiful
tory as told in four acts. It is a I Lightship No. 67, from the Umatilla
play of high standard, and the plot reef, entered port yesterday after-
revolves around an old gusher in noon and went direct to the govern'
sunny southern Texas. Dick Morley, ment buoy station at Tongue Point
an old rancher, has but one hobby she comes down to have some minor
and that is of striking natural gas rePairs made, and may go on the
on his land. Old Grizzly Marsh, a wftvs at St. Tohna to" have her bottom
cleaned of barnacles,
The Wheeler tug Geo. R, Vosburg
came in yesterday morning, with the
bie sea barge Nehalem, from the
river of that name. The barge was
loaded with 175,000 feet of splendid
spruce logs, which were discharged
at the Clatsop mills docks at once.
hermit, gets- permission to erect a
small hut on Morlcy's land, where he
might spend the balance of his life in
peace and solitude. Old Grizzly is
taken down with the fever and is
found dying in his rude hovel by
"Wildcat," Morlcy's daughter. She
takes him to her father' home where
he is nursed back to life. And to show
his gratitude he makes "Wildcat" his
heiress to all his gold and effects, in-
The British ship Donna Francesca,
eluding a mortgage on her father's was dropped to a point opposite the
home. Grizzly is murdered by the Fiavel pier yesterday morning, and
heavy, Alvin Charlock, in order to will remain there until the Regatta
secure the mortgage. "Wildcat" ex- doses, serving as flagship for the
plodes a torpedo in an old oil gusher three-day season of pleasure
on her father s farm; the experiment
is successtur. , ine tarm is worth a
million, and as usual, the villian tries.
to get possession of the farm, by mur
dering Dick Morley, but is foiled, as
always is the case, and "all is well
that ends well." The cast was well
represented by a strong company.
Bright and pleasing specialties were
introduced by Earl Hicks, Miss Evan
geline Claman, Miss Gladys Fuller
and that ever popular, comedian, Ben
Claman. The company will remain
the rest of the week. Tomorrow ev
ening the funniest comedy ever writ- j
ten, "Tom, Dick and Harry." Band
concert at noon and 7 o'clock in the
eveing.
The steamer Nahcotta came over
ALEX TAGG
Ice Cream 25c qt.
Fresh Chocolates
Candies, etc
Made fresb every day in 001
own factory.
843 Commercial ' Street
Mrs. Lola Wilding, of Seattle, is
visiting her brother, C. V. Brown and
wife.
The Birthday Club spent a pleasant
evening at Mrs. Swanson's last night
Capt. C. L. Stoneberg, of Portland,
arrived yesterday to take part in the
Regatta festivities. He states that
there will be many Portlanders here
during the balance" of the week.
Mr. Wortman, of the big Portland
house, of Olds, Wortman & King, is
in the city and will spend a day or
two of the Regatta season here.
Captain Nick Webber, of Salem,
accompanied by Mrs. Webber and
family, arrived in Astoria yesterday,
to remain through Regatta week.
A. B. Galloway, representing the
Blake-McFall Company, of Portland,
is a Regatta guest in Astoria, and en
joying his visit
Mrs. Martin Foard, and the Misses
Freda and Marta Foad, with Mr. Guy
Sanborn, have returned to the city
after a pleasant two weeks' outing at
the Foard cottage at Seaside.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Thorndyke and
Wiss Thorndyke, departed yesterday
on the steamer Spencer, for Portland,
and an extended trip into the beauti-
Lful wilds of Colorado. During Mr.
Thorndyke's absence, the Leader will
be in the careful hands of his partner,
H. E. Penick, with Harry Minchew,
at the local desk.
Mrs. George Kaboth and children
have arrived home from a delightful
outing of seven weeks at Woodburn,
in the Willamette Valley. They could
not afford to miss Regatta week at
home.
Frank Parker, the young son of
Captain and Mrs. Thomas Parker,
will return to Stanford University on
Saturday next and take up his third
year course there.
Miss Mary Nnutson has come down
from Portland to spend Regatta week
with the home-folkes and her host of
friends.
Hon. David M. Dunne, collector of
internal revenue, at Portland, is in
the city for the Regatta season, and
to meet win his wide circle of old-
time friends in this city.
MERCHANTS HAVE REVOLTED
FROM EXCESSIVE CHARGES
FROM THE METROPOLIS
For Rubber Stamps and Typewriter
Supplies see Lenora Benoit, Public
The new rate, sheets of the Richard
son steamship line, operating tht Loop
Lumber Company's steamers, have
been received in this city and it is
said that Ihe new rates are practically
just about half of what the old rate
were. It is announced that the Rich
ardson Company is prepared to keep
its rates on the low basis where they
now are, and the effect. of the new
arrangement may mean a rate war or
a lowering of the rates by the other
competing companies. . i
In relation to this question of rate's,
the rather startling information was
learned by The Astorian yesterday
that "fully 85 per cent of all the mer
chandise used in the city of Astoria
now comes from San Francisco."
That means that the Astoria mer
chants have revolted against the
charges of Portland merchants 'and
also what are alleged to be. the high
and unreasonable charges of the A. &
C. railway company.
That the Portland merchants are
already awakening to the changed
condition of affairs is known, yet it
is not probable that they can influ
ence the matter to any appreciable
extent. It is even said that San Fran
cisco merchants are now, contemplat
ing the construction of a depot here
for their supplies, so that they couIJ
make heavy shipments and then deaf
them out as required by the local
merchants.
"You may say that fully 85 per
cent of all the merchandise used in
this city and locality now comes from
San -Francisco,; said a gentleman yes
terday who is familiar with the entire
situation. "For my part, I should not
be sorry if the other 15 per cent were ,
also lost to Portland. We have been '
held up and gouged too long."
The Richardson Company operates
the steamers F. S. Loop, the R. D.
Inman and the Johan Poulson. The
Poulson will sail again from Saa
Francisco on August 29. '
Whether the consumers will be able
to participate in the lessened charges
is not yet made plain, though appar
ently that should result from the new
lessening of original expense to the
merchants.
At Logan's Hall
Stenographer, 447 Commercial street JJJ, J
Scandinavian Sangerfest will he
held at Logan's Hall, August