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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1887)
CO aaTfiffc iilrnrryiirriTaaaasBagMaai hc SaUjf IMioriau. ASTORIA, OREGON: TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 27. IS37 TflE OUTCOME OF YACHTING. The legitimate outcome o yachting is the production of more perfect mod els for sailing vessels, and greater per fection in spars, rigging and sails. "When the America -went over to Eng land in 1851, her model and rig ar rested attention at once. She was un like anything that had ever heen seen in British waters; at least nothing among yachts had ever been seen like her. She won the cup easily. Her hull was somewhat different from the British boats of that time, she being straightforward, i. e., without any ta per in her bottom between water-line and keel, while her run or afterpart was gradually extended to the stern- post Her bow, which was cut away sharp, was also supposed to have a great deal to do with her success, and this and the straight-floor form of her hull were actively copied. Soon, how ever, it was found that her success was not in the hull at alL but in the sails, which were set almost as flat as cards. In the British boats they were baggy the after leeches, or parts of the main sail between the boom and the points of the subtending gaff, alone being as round as one-third of the circumfer ence of an umbrella. So well was it set up in the America, that those on board watching the vessels some dis tance in her wake could not distiugnsh it from the mainmast Improvement in sail making was the only great lesson gained by the America's victory. From 1851 to 1861 there were numerous improve ments made in the hulls of yachts as well in the method of rigging. About 18G5 the spinnaker was introduced which took the place of the square sail in running before the wind. The schooner yachts have been left be hind by the fast cutters which have appeared in British waters during the last eight years. These cutters have become mere racing machines, narrow in the beam, deep in the water, carry ing a cloud of canvas, and having ac cording to size from sixty to seventy tons of lead on the keel. The most important outcome of yacht racing is to demonstrate which is the best model and the best rig of a sailing craft for all weathers. The clipper ship was the result of a great deal of yacht modeling and yacht racing. "What is to be the outcome of the present national contest, which begins to-day between the Volunteer and the Thistle f If the Thistle wins are wo to have fleets of narrow cut ters, the "one-stick craft" with seventy-five tons of lead on the keel? "What can the merchant marine do with such a craft and such a rig? From what port does the merchantman sail with a hundred tons of lead on his keel for every hundred tons of measure ment? If the Volunteer is the faster sailing craft, what comes of "it? Mer cantile marine ventures are no longer made in a one-stick craft But the good schooner which still "schoons," holding good by analogy the deriva tion of her name, is one of the fastest and most useful sailing vessels ever put afloat The schooner has been brought to perfection in American waters. Since the days when the America won the cup in British wa ters there has never been a British schooner-yacht sailing in competition with an American yacht of the same class where the latter has been beaten. The sailing qualities of the schooner were perfected by yacht modeling, rigging and racing. To-day, probably the most useful and economical mer chant vessel in the coasting trade is the three-masted schooner, the ton nage of which class is increased year by year. In Atlantic waters many of these vessels will carry the cargo of a medium sized ship, or, say, 1,500 tons. They are good sailers, wjeatherly and great carriers. All these qualities may not have come from yacht model ing, rigging and racing. The two ends sought were speed and great car rying capacity as well as safety. Over against the class represented by the British cutter, is the craft with flat floors and a centerboard. That style of craft may be said to be American. The idea is an old one, but the modern improvements cer tainly belong to this country. The centerboard craft is adapted to the shoal water along coasts and in bays and other inland waters. It is adopt ed in the construction of many schooners. Not because a better sea going vessel is the result, but primari ly because vessels of this class can sail into the mouths of rivers, shallow bays, and inlets, and get nearer the coast for the purpose of taking on and discharging freights. Some of the features of this class of vessels have been adopted in the construction of merchant steamers and sailing ships. The centerboard, of course, is dis carded in all the larger crafts. But it is not forgotten that the fastest sailing ship ever built in Pacific wa m&iBsaem ters, the Western Shore, had flat floors, great breadth of beam, and would carry about two tons of dead weight for each ton of custom house measurement The merchant steamer designed for freight now has flat floors and is only of moderate draft It is not apparent that the out come of the present yacht contest is to add anything of value to the im provement of the merchant marine. The cutter model and rig certainly cannot be adapted to this service; nor can the centerboard with a model which some, by way of contempt, call a.skimming dish, add anything fur ther of great value to the improve ments already made in the class of merchant vessels with flat floors and centerboards. The Montana Central railroad, the western extension of the Manitoba, is reaching out for the Pacific coast as fast as it is possible for men and money to put westward the work of construction. It will bo at Helena, Montana, in a month, and next spring will try to reach tide water. Probable Homicide on the Nasel. A lively demand for fish for the Shoalwater bay canneries has set a good many to fishing this fall in that vicinity. Among them were Iho Bruntz brothers, who had a net in the Nasel, supplying fish to the Long Island cannery. A Frenchman named Henry John capped their nets, with one of his on each side of theirs, and there was considerable trouble. Last Saturday night some one cut both John's nets, and as reported lo Tiie Astobiak, so soon as ho found it out he got u shot gnu and laid for the Bruntz brothers. They appeared last Sunday night, and upon seeing John turned to run. John raised and fired, the bullets passed through tho clothing of the one who was nearest him and struck in the back of the other, who was fifty feet farth er on, penetrating his body and in flicting wounds which wero con sidered fatal, it being thought to be only a question of hours as lo when tho wounded man would die. Henry John was arrested and brought to Oysterville by F. Vanden hoof and "Win. Feldberg at one o'clock yesterday morning, and by them turned over to sheriff Turner. A later dispatch from Oysterville says that John's defense is that the Bruntz brothers attacked him with an ax, and that ho used his gun in self-defense. Favors the Coast Route. Talking of the schomo of tho rail road crossing the coast mountains near Nestucca and then up the beach to Astoria, advocated by The Asto biak in '83 and '84, tho Yamhill Tele phone thinks as follews: "By doing this it will open up more country and thereby give the railroad the benefit of more transportation. The scheme is as feasible as the ono from Forest Grove to Astoria and will be, in tho end, more beneficial to the valley than this one proposed, and which at present has nearly a certainty of its completion. Instead of taking alone in consideration, the shortest route to tho seaboard, it is our opinion that a longer route with a better producing, unopened country would be in the end tho greatest financial success and bene fit. A road from McMinnville over the mountains by easy grades, which can be obtained easily, is exactly what tho people of this great wheat producing region, tho star section of the state, want." . . City and County Warrants. City treasurer Hustler gives notice that all city warrants presented and endorsed before August 2Gth, 18S7, will be paid on presentation. Inter est closes. City warrants are at par. So are county warrants. Both are in demand at 100 cents on tho dollar. The way money is seeking security they ought to be above par. A man will pay $112 for a $100 government four per cent bend: that is, he will give three years' interest for security that pays four per cent. Tho city and county obligations, paying 8 per cent interest and untaxed, represent about 11 per cent per annum for the holder as compared with other hold ings. Tho Largest Ship Afloat. The largest ship afloat, the British Bhip Eleanor Margaret, is lying at San Francisco, 160 days from New castle, England. The Eleanor Mar garet is a four-master, sloop rigged on a jiggermast She has an extreme length of 386 feet and registered ton nage of 2,342 tons. She was origin ally a steamer belonging to tho Pen insular & Oriental Steamship com pany, and as such she had a varied experience. Af terher conversion into a sailing vessel she was put into tho California wheat trade. This is her third voyage to that port An Old Warrant. Several days ago, reports a Salem exchange, a warrant upon the state treasurer, issued by secretary of state Chadwick, in favor of Sheriff Twi light, of this county, and dated Au gust 18, 1874, was presented for pay ment at the treasurer's office. The warrant had been advertised for pay ment in 1881. and from that date in. terest ceased. But the original amount or svy.bU had increased to $130.33, and that amount was paid by assistant treasurer Slater Tho war rant had been laid away among other papers, before 1881, and just turned up a few days since. Hot Cakes. The season for them is at hand; and we have just received a large consign ment of New Orleans Molasses, which we will sell by the case or can at very low figures. D. L. Beck & Sons. CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS. Tatlob, F. J., J. Sept. 2G. J. Barry: jud- "Win. Loeb vs. W ment on verdict. N. S. Swanseu vs. A. Van Dusen & Co.: judgment on verdict. State vs. Lawrence Hansen: ar raigned: plead not guilty: Thursday set for trial. State vs. A. Sehard: Diead not guilty: "Wednesday set for trial State vs. "Wm. Burk: withdraws his plea of not guilty: pleads guilty and asks the mercy of the ceurt: sen tenced to two years in the penitentia ry and pay costs. State vs. Andrew Nerris: enters n plea of guilty and asks the mercy of the ceurt: sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and pay costs. W. L. Stone vs. Annie M. Steue: default: referred to J. H. Smith to take testimony. Sie Git vs. Leng Juu: judgment on verdict Jury excused till Sept 27 at 9 a. m. State VS. O. V. Carter: nrrnirrnwl UDon indictment. At 3 p. jr. grand jury came into ceurt: made final report and were discharged, Judge Taylor conipli menting tho members on the speedy and efficient manner in wliiMi iliov had performed their duties. several aaaiuonai indictments were handed in: State vs. Ah Way: called: bail ferfeited: State, vs. .Tun. F. Pattersen: arraigned: till 27lh to plead, uourt adjourned to a a. ji., Sept 27th. A New Vessel. The recent building of the four masted schooner Novelty, was an innovation in ship building. There is now building at Aberdeen a vessel that in someways is unique in con struction. She is to be a schooner, four-masted, without any topmast, twenty feet longer than tho Novelty. and of a carrying capacity of 900.C03 feet, 100 M more than the Novelty. In place of oakum, the outside seams are filled with large and small wedg es, made of Port Orford cedar, a de parture from the usual mode of con struction that is viewed with favor by the inhabitants of Aberdeen. Policemen's Fees in Seattle. The policeman was allowed S4 for arresting the four, $4 more for keen ing them in his custody, besides 20 cente a mile for taking them to the city jail, and, also, his regular salary. The same policeman waB a witness and received $2.20 more for testify ing to what he had theoretically al ready been paid S8.S0 for performing. There were two other witnesses who were paid $2.20 each. Post-Intelli gencer, 20. Non-Commissioned Officers. Capt A. E. Shaw, Co. "H," 1st Beg. U. .N. ii., yesterday received from Col Chas. F. Beebee, appointments for 1st sergeant H. J. "Wherity: quartermas ter sergeant T. a. Jewctt: sergeant F. L Dunbar: sergeant "W. C. Logan : ser geant F. H. Surprenant: sergeant P. S. Coek: corporals A. Dunbar, O. F. Heilborn, W. A. Sherman, J. H. Jo hanseu. Ton renb for a cup of Fabre's nice coffee. Try Fabre's celebrated pan roast. lie Consulted Ills Pocket. You smoke good cigars, Billy, where do you get them? At D. L. Beck & Sons', of course. Why of course? Be cause my pocket .advises me to. Do they sell cheap'? Yes; the cheapest place in town. What kind of an assort ment have they? AH kinds, from the cheapest to the best, both of domestic and imported, and much the largest stock in town. Do they keep TansilPs Punch ? Yes; they are the solo agents for Astoria for his Punch, Junior's and Plantations in short, you can depend upon it, Charlie, that when you want any kind of cigars the place to go after them is at D. L. Beck & Sons'. Artistic Embroidery. Instructions given in all the latest styles of artistic embroidery and art needle work. Also French indelible stamping done to order. Hits, .1. Shoexi.axk, Clicnanms street, opposite Liberty Hall. The finest and nicest steak to be had in town at Fabre's. Oysters In Every Style At the Central Restaurant, next to Foard & Stokes'. For n Fine Disli or Ice Cream Go to the Central Restaurant, next to Foard & Stokes'. 3Icnls Cooked to Order, Private rooms for ladies and families: at Cpntral Restaurant, next.to Foard & Stokes'. Gaiiibrlmm Beer And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa loon, 5 cents. For the best photographs and tintypes go to Crow's Gallery. All There!! fee cream, fine quality supplied at short notice bv Fmnlr Vithrit. hhv nnrt of the city: S2.50a gallon. Private Rooms. At Frank Fabre's for suppers, par ties, etc The best cooked to order. A Suuuy Room Willi flifl PfimfnrQ of n limnr. i;iri-f etc. Apply at Holden House. ' ' All Mtl nnTMHT. 1ntrtirim.a r1vut-tlcnt in this paper, together .with the choicest Kiy iwiiii-i,). ;uiu imek uriiwus, uiccan (tllllllfrllt lt IllA Inivpaf. nrlnna at I W Gum's drug store, opposite Occident hctel, Astoria. Do You Want Your Flues Cleaned? T. Clifton will lit. tllP, Ml fnr vmi naif and cheap. Leave orders at this office. For the very best pictures go to U. S. Shuster. SPECIAL Benefit and AT- We Will Stay But Five Days More! We still hate a feu goods le:t ami u ill continue to sell at les than cost fr five das more rla HLLLHb WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN Fine Groceries, Provisions and Mil! Feed. o Crockery, Glass Plated Ware. o The Largest and finest assortment of Fresh. Fruits and Vegetables. Received fresh every Steamer. TY BOOK -THE- inest and Largest Stock - OF - Books and IN THE CITY. Headquarters for Ammunition. THE BEST IN TIIE WORLD. X3T The Winchester Repeating Shot Gun, $25,001 A Fine Side Snap Marline Made Twist, Double-barrel Shot Gun, Box Sheila and Tools, $17.50. Spirtitic Goods, Ammunition and the Fnmons Swedish Razor Our Immense New Stock, Consisting of -I CAR LOADS of fine Artibtic and Plain Furniture, Carpets, Oil Gioth, Madras-Silk LACE AND PORTIERE CURTAINS, Dado Shades, &c., Has Arrived. These Roods were purchased direct from Eastern Manufacturers and shipped before the recent advance in freight, tho benefits thereof we propose to share with our customers. Call and See Us. The New Model Range CAN BE HAD IN ASTORIA, ONLY OF E. R. HAWES, Agent. Call and Examine It ; You Will be Pleased. E.R. Haues Is also Agent for the Buck Patent Cooking Stove, AND OTHER FIKST CLASS STOVES. Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand. NEW TO-DAY. Treasurer's Notice. NOTICE IS IIEREBY GIVEN THAT tllPW t mnnAV In tho Ifir tHncnrv tn pay all warrants endorsed prior to August 2Gth. 18S7. Interest thereunon dotes after Uiisdate, J. G. HOSTLER, City Treasurer. Astoria, Or,, Sept. 20, 1SS7. E. C. HOLDEN, AUCTIONEER SI' COMMISSION ACENT. ESTABLISHED 1874. Dealer in New and Second-hand Furniture and Redding. "Will conduct Auction Sales of Land, Stock or Household Goods In the country. Will appraise and purchase Second-hand uroiture. Consignments solicited. Quick Sales and Prompt Cash Returns Guaranteed. Astoria Agent for Dallv and "Weekly Ore- gonian. afcMMMHKMeefeaBaaM Mat ras Stationery ! lie IV, STORE. CB.IFFIIT & HEED. CHAS. HEILBORN. School Supplies -THE to Tint Novelty STORE, Headquarters for School Books. A Complete Line of the Official Text Books. Prices Guaranteed Satisfactory. The New York Novelty Store. Telephone JLodgtrng House. Best Beds in town. Booms per night 80 and 23 cts., per week 1.30. New and clean. Private entrance. ECONOMY -And Solid Satisfaction Are Guaranteed -IF YOU THE EMPIRE STORE LATEST STYLES Suitings and Trimming Velvets. A Fine Line of In fants' Dresses, Cloaks iiucl Worsted Shirts, Ladies' Calico Wrappers, Cotton, Wool and Muslin Underwear. -A. OOMPLEITES STOODK. Of Quilts and.Blankets, Gents' Clothing, Ft.rnMiiu; nooite, Boots, Shoes, Trunks and Valises at the Lowest Cash Prie s at the Empire Store. W.T, 3MCA.3Sr - JEXk JSa Pn.iEIHiL DEALER IN Hay, Oats, ami Straw, Lie, Bricl, Cement, Sand aii Plaster Wood Dellrered to Order. Drajln?, Teaming and Express Business. IER apply to the Captain, or to Frank L. FBESH (ifiiim; ffii Promptly Delivered LOWEST PRICES IN ANY PART OF THE CITY, AT Fruits and In Season. Everything Warranted as Benton INSTJKANCE. CAPITAL STOCK, $500,000 COLUMBIA M INSURANCE CO. FRANK DEKTJM .-. .President W. II. SMITH Vice-President JOHN A. CHILD , Secretary No. 1C0 Second St., Portland, Or. I. W. Case, Agent, Astoria, Or. Tie Continental Insurance Co., OF HARTFORD, Writes Accident Policies, Giving all the concessions offered by any other company. It is an OLD LINE COMPANY, And offers Security as good as can be found. Its rate in the FIRST PREFERRED GLASS Is SIS per Tear for $5,000 Insurance, Being S7.00 less than by any other Standard Company; and $25.00 WEEKLY INDEMNITY. Other classes In proportion. Policies written and claims adjusted by J. O. BOZOKTII. Agent. F. f. BEA.OH, Prea., J. MoORAKEJf. Vice Pre J. K, EUDEBKIN, LOUIS LOEWKNBEftG. Seer. Treasurer. The Northwest Fire & Marine Insnrunce Company. No. S Washington St., Portland, Or. CAPITAL, $300,000. It. Tt. BOYLE, Astoria Agent. Office at I. X.L. Packing Co. DIRECTOJ8S: J. McOnten. F.K.Arnold. F. E, Beach, Frank M.Wtrren. O . H. Prescott, K.Eggert, J, Loawenberr, J . K. Elderkin, D. D, Oliphant Money to Loan on Approved Real Estate Security. Deposited in (tap, 300,000 ASSETS, S55.8Ql.fl88. Koyal, Norwich-Union andLancasnlre Com bination Joint Policy. Union of San Francisco. Genuanla of New York. State Investment of California. Anglo-Nevada Assurance Corporation, MARINE .INSURANCE COYEBED BY ODR OPEX POLICIES. Elmore, Sanborn & Co. Agents. Elmore, Sanborn & Co. COMMISSION MERCHANTS, Fire Insurance AGENTS. Eep resenting the Largest and Most Relia ble Fire Insurance Companies. All Business promptlyjand accurately tran acted. Flavel3Wbarf, - Astoria Oregon. $67,000,000 Capital Liverpool & London & Globe. North British and Mercantile of London and Edinburgh. "imuiu ui vAJuucvuuui, viuuimerciai 01 California Agricultural, of watertown, New York, London & Lancashire of Liverpool, Bag.. Fire Insurance Companies, Represent- B, TAX DUSEN. Agent, m m E TRADE AT- PARKER. A.C3 - 33St. STEAM Kit ILI1U PARKER Eben P. Parker, Master. For TOWING, FREIGHT orClLAU II. B. PARUEU. Parker. Vegetables Represented. Streets. Corner Chenamusand INSURANCE COMPANY, CAPITAL, $100,000.00. The Farmers' Company, Of Salem. Oregon. THE LEADING COMPANY OP THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. Private Dwellings and Farm Property a Specialty. J. W. CONN, Agont. Astoria. ASTORIA Planing Mill. HOLT & CO. Proprietors. Manufactures of MOLDINGS. SASH DOORS. BUNDS. RAILS. BALUSTERS, NEWEL POSTS, BRACKETS. Scroll and Turned Balustrades, Boat Material, etc, Orders solicited and Promptly attended to. Satisfaction Guaranteed as to StyleQuall ty and Prices. Mill and Office cor. Pelk nnd "Concomly streets. Astoria, Oregon. Astoria Ironworks. Concomly St., Foot of Jackson, Astoria. Or, General inists anil Boiler Men. Land and Marino Engines HOLLER WOKH, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work X SPECIALTY. Castings of all Descriptions Made to Order at Short Kite ........PMiMeat. ...JBexttax7. .TritinrnT .3nprlntedeBt. J. Q. HUBTLEBr I. W. GA8JE,. JOHX FOX... -THE- DIAH0ND PALACE! GUSTAY HAffSEff, rr., A Large and Well Selected Stock ol Fine" liuioisi Jewelif At Extremely Low Prices. .. All Goods Bought -at Tkla Eatabllsktetat Warranted Genuine... Watch and Cleek BepairiHff A SPECIALTY. Corner Cass and Sqnemoqua Streets. PROVISIONS G. A. STiNSON & CO., BLACKSMITHING, it Capt. Sogers old stand, comer of Caai and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery wwrkr, HqpMtojjBg. ' Wagoos made and repaired, Qooevwock guaranteed. .. ( i ( j 2ggji.fc2 a..A3h.Aafcfe.VuA jah,iixLi&a