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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1893)
TELE DAILY ASTOIilAN ASTOBIA, WEDNESDAY MOIiNLNG. APBIL 1U 1893. ABOUT THE CITY. Steamer day: Tho Oregon to arrive, the State to depart. r 1 1 1 Floats In largo quantities are- being - turned out by the Clatsop mill. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Alsey Fox, on Sunday afternoon. Uniform Rank, K. of P., wlll hold a meeting and drill on Monday night next. ' The streets near the Pacific Can Com pany and the bonded warehouse are blng graded preparatory to being planked. The fishermen are reaping a rich har vest at present, many of the boats having taken over fi'lty fish yesterday morning. A special meellng of the Marine En gineers Association will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock. Kvery member In town must be present. The sociable of the Ladies' Guild, which was to have been given Thurs- . day evening of this week will be post poned until Thursday evening the 20th, The building In which Louis Olsen the small-pox patient was round, was thoroughly fumigated yesterday ae- cording to instructions given by r, Walker, city health officer. , The funeral of the late Mrs. J. Dod Ron, who died on Saturday last at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. George Ulbbert, will take place today at o'clock from her late residence. . ell took action or not. After long argu ment the Justice, who himself had been requested to pass on the matter In or der that the position of the city council might be made clear, gave a decision In favor of the counsel for the defend ants, mr. cieveiana 8 opinion was a lengthy one, and is understood to be in harmony with the views of many other members of the bar. Present Salmon . , Season Prospects William Boebs Hangs Himself. City Health Officer Walker now re ports that Olsen, the small-pox patient from the Haytlan Republic, is not af flicted with the type of disease know as varioloid, but with confluent small-pox, Remember the Austin Houst at the Sea side is open the year around. . The catch of fish was reported lighter yesterday, and several parties ex pressed the opinion that" the large catches reported In some Instances were open to a suspicion that salmon had . "been seized by the forelock," as were. ; Call at the Albatross Fish Market for fresh fish daily. The appearance of the interior of the city Jail has been much Improved, and the foul smells that formerly were wont to strike the olefactory organs of any one entering Its precincts, have given place to the less disagreeable and healthy odor of fresh paint. Parties visiting in Portland can get Tho Daily Astorian at Uandley & Haas' news siana, iw-4-irsc street. Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Curtis states he will bring no more cases un less the county pays his fees in advance The statement was probably caused by the announcement that the. county court would allow no fees for the prose cution of the bawdy house cases. Do not be deceived with cheap Dlctures. but get your work done at Crow's gallery ana you win not regret it. "Kid" Patterson, who, with a num ber of other fighters, has been In town for a few days past, was "invited" to leave town by Chief of Police Lough- ery, was still within the municipal Urn its last evening. The chief In'formed him that he would arrest him If found In town after the departure of the Telephone. ' Wing Lee has Just received a full line ot Japanese curiosities and fancy goods. win sen at cost. ozv xnira street. Saloon men and others are beginning to figure out how much money will be taken out of the city as a result of the passage of the gambling ordinance and the enforcement of the Sunday law. - Placing the expenditure of each fish erman at $250, Portland and San Fran cisco will be gainers to the tune of over a quarter of a million. - Captain Dolg Is in receipt of a letter from Captain Evans of the Brit ish bark Forfarshire, when Just off the start in the English Channel, March 11th. He said they were all well. He has a full cargo of cement and expects to arrive here about the middle of July. He reported that the Edlnboroughshlre was loading coal at Cardiff for Rio, and will probably come on here. E. W. Kuykendall, the undertaker, em balmer and funeral director, has his par lors in the Welch block, No. 718, Water street. Call up telephone No. 7. The following passengers will arrive today by the steamer Oregon from San Francisco: Mrs. N. Lewis, Mrs. Bentle, W. Edmonds and wife, W. F. Davis and wife, Mrs. N. Burns, Mrs. Gale, Miss Louise Krleger, Mrs. A. M. El klns, Louis Feurer and son, E. W. Thompson, H. Stengrapher, F. H. Freeh, Miss J. Dexter, R. Eckles, J. W. Payne, Mrs. H. E. Biglee, A Robert son, G. J. Padlock, James Marsh, G. Steldler, J. Martin, I. H. Amus. The mortgagee's sale of the stock of Herman Wise will be commenced In two or three days or later, when stock has been taken. In the meantime the store will be closed. At the regular session of Quinlln Lodge, B. P. O. E., District Deputy Grand Exalted Ruler Fox Installed the the following officers: A. A. Cleveland, E. R.; E. C. Hughes, Leading Knight; E. Hallock, Loyal Knight; R. A. Cearnes, Lecturing Knight; C. E. Fos ter, Secretary; S. E. Harris, Treasurer; W. Clinton, Esquire; F. Nlelson, Tyler. After the Installation speeches were made and a good time had by all. Cudahy's Rex Beef Extract will be served at Rogers' drug store for one week free. Fifty cent bottle makes fifty cups, one cent per cup. Hon. George Noland and F, Spittle, who represented the Chinese gamblers Lem Cow, Lui Tip and Lue Chen, ar gued the constitutionality of the law yesterday be'fore Judge Cleveland. They - appeared armed with a formid able array of legal authorities, and took the ground that by the passage of the amendment to the charter of this city by the legislature the state law was re pealed by Implication whether the coun- Wllllam Boebs, the proprietor of the Welcome saloon on Concomly street, hanged himself yesterday morning while in a state of despondency or In sanity, it is not known which. From the statement of the wife o'f the de ceased it, appears that lioebs came home late the previous evening. He appeared to be In a drunken state, and acted In such an unusual manner as to make his wife believe that he was de mented. He had been subject to spells during which he would be noisy and troublesome, but never to such an ex tent as on the night preceding the morning .ofjiriia death. He made loud threats against his wife immediately on his arrival, stating that he would cut her throat if she attempted to come down stairs. He then began to wash out the floors of the house, and during this process continued his abuse and threatening language. He made so much noise that Mrs. Boebs was unable to sleep for several hours, but she con cluded that after her husband had got over the effect of his libations he would be all right. ' When the night had been pretty well advanced, the noise ceased. and Mrs. Boebs, thinking her husband had gone to sleep on a lounge In a room off the bar, fell asleep herself. About 7:30 o'clock she arose, and com ing down stairs, she came in contact with the body of her husband, dangling from a rope. His face was to the wall and his toes barely touched the stair. She felt him and tried to rouse' him, not realizing that life was extinct, but his hands were blue and cold, and he did not respond to her cries. Mrs Boebs then went uot and gave the alarm, calling a couple of boys, who notified the coroner, he was soon on tho scene. Before the arrival of that officer the friends of the family had cut down the body and found that the deceased had used a piece of or dinary three-eighths cork line doubled in hanging himself. The stairway In the house is narrow, and around the upper part is a narrow balustrade made with a Jack plane, without any ornamentation. It was over this that the suicide had thrown the cork line with a running bight at one end that was used to hurl him to eternity.4 Deputy United States Marshal Stuart, who examined the tody after it was cut down, states that the neck was dis located by the fall. Mrs. Boebs states that in August, 1S84, her husband's father ended his life In a similar manner. In 1885 the son attempted suicide by following his other's example, but was cut down be- foresllfe was extinct. Since his father's death, Boeb's mind has been affected, his wife thinks. He was a native of Krava, Munda, North Germany, and about 49 years of age. He was well known on the river, having been in the fishing business. The Inquest will be held today upon the return of Coroner Pohl from West-port. Herman Wise yesterday executed a bill of sale and mortgage in favor of his local creditors. Mr. Wise, in speak ing of the matter, Bald that the cause was simply a pressure brought to bear by outside creditors. "Had all of my creditors treated me alike," Mr. Wise continued, "I would have been able to pull through all right, but for a short time past I have been harrassed by a few who ought to have treated me better. Under the circumstances I have done exactly what an honest man should do, and hope to be. in a position to pay dollar for dollar, all I owe." Immediately upon learning of his situation, Mr. Wise called a meet ing of his bondsmen, and the result showed., that these gentlemen were en tirely satisfied, and that every dollar of the city's money had been accounted for. Mr. Wise also turned over the funds of Astor Lodge, K. of P., of which he Is treasurer, to the trustees, and then started out in search of a situa tion. He was soon successful, and to day will assist Sheriff Smith In the col lection of county, taxes. Mr. Wise's friends trust that he will soon again be in a position to begin business on his own account. 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 All Places 1,106,600 . 985,295 835,715 933,354 997,890 1.189,372 1,714,875 1,623,867 1,578,954 1,322,997 Another case of small-pox from the Haytlan Republic is reported- from Portland. The Oregonian says that while making an Inspection of the steamer on Saturday, City Physician Wheeler discovered a well-developed ease of small-pox. The victim was Charles O'Connor, purser of the steam er. The disease Is not of a bad form, and the patient will undoubtedly re cover. O'Connor was Immediately re moved from the steamer and kept In seclusion until Sunday night, when he was taken to the pesthouse. Dr. Wheel er thoroughly fumigated the vessel and burned the patient's clothing and bed ding, and took every possible precau tion to prevent a spread of the di sease. As everything was considered in good order, the steamer was allowed to depart Saturday night, Notice is hereby given that on April 14th, 1893, I will commence to make actual levy upon the real property on which school taxes are delinquent for District No. 9, situate in Adair's Asto ria. Any delinquent taxpayer wishing to save enormous costs, must pay prior to that date. H. A. SMITH, Sheriff. Astoria, April 11, 1893. JEFF'S, Tie Only - Restaurant It is to be hoped that the salmon pack this season will be large, but un less a decided change takes place In the supply of fish there Is no reason to ex pect It. Some years ago the high water mark of 660,000 cases was attained in one season. Boats have- caught as many as '6,000 fish in a like period, and canners have turned out 7,000 cases per week when, fish were abundant and prices were good. For ten years there has been an almost steady decline in the production of Columbia canned salmon. The river has lost the un disputed leadership which it once held. Appended are the statistics which tell the story. They show the number of cases of four dozen pounds each that were pasked in the Columbia river and the total pack of all the American salmon fisheries: Columbia River 629.400 629,000 553,800 479,270 373,800 372,750 325,500 433,500 372,750 465,000 It may be seen by the foregoing ta ble that' while the Columbia river pack has been decreasing, the total pro duction has increasedto a remarkable extent. In 1886, the Columbia river produced more than half the total pack; in 1891, It canned less thnn one-fourth. Experienced canners estimate that the proportion will not bs as greit this year, In view of the Increasing "pro portion which is expected In British Columbia where five new canneries will be at work It Is fortunate that the quality of Columbia river salmon has not dete riorated with the decline in quantity. The "royal Chinook" holds Its place In the world's" markets. The brands have become familar as ''household words" in the trade. The public at large as well us the epicures discern the good quality of the fish that frequent these waters, and they appreciate the skill and care observed in every stage o'f the process by which salmon are cooked and pre served so well that the contents of tins opened after fourteen years, have not shown the least trace of decay. This high reputation Is worth money in the American and foreign markets, and care will be taken by the Astoria .and other canners, to maintain It Intact, during the coming season.. The number of canneries In operation this season is 23. The only new one is the American Star, at Ilwaco, which it was proposed to keep idle if the com bination had gone into effect. Appended is a list of the canneries: Aberdeen Packing Company, Ilwaco. American Star Cannery, Ilwaco. Astoria packing Company (Kinney), Astoria. Buchhelt Packing Company, Maple Dell, Oregon. Celllo Salmon Fishery Company, Ce- Ulo, Oregon. Columbia River Packing Company, (Cutting) Astoria. Dalles Packing Company, Dalles, Or egon. . The J. A. Devlin Cannery .Astoria. ' Elmore, Samuel Astoria. Eureka Packing Company, Eureka, Washington. Fishermen's. Packing Company, As toria. ' George & Barker, Astoria. Hapgood & Company, Washington. Hanthorn, J. O. & Company, Astoria. Hume, William Eagle Cliff, Wash ington. " McGowan, P. J. & Sons, Chinook, Washington. Megler, J. G. & Company, Brookfleld, Washington. North Shore Packing Company, Knappton, Washington. V Ocean Canning Company, Bay View, Washington, Oregon Canning Company (Cook), Clifton, Oregon. Pillar Rock Packing Company, Pil lar Rock, Washington. Warren, F. M. & Company, Cath lamet, Washington. Warren, & Company, Cascades, Or egon. The upper river canneries In the above list are eight In number. They are those of Hapgood & Company, Will lam Hume, Oregon Packing Company, Buchhelt, F. M. Warren & Company, Celllo Salmon Fishery Company and The Dalles Packing Company. . The leading novelty in the business this season is the Pacific Can Com pany's factory, which was built last year and is now In active operation. It had recently contracts for the entire supply of three canneries, and Is also doing a fair business in providing tins 'for fruit canneries. This factory, which Is spacious and equipped with expens ive machinery, is worked to Its full capacity, and has a pay roll which adds considerably to the prosperity of the city. Only White labor is employed. WAXTSIt. QUUATION.MAN AND WIKB.MAI KTEW- iC3 ard or cook, wife waitress or chambermaid Call at this otlice. THE A t V. From 20to tl(X) weekly regularly earned I oy our salesmen, r. u. box w new ioik QUESTION A SCANDINAVIAN IV place, GIRL WANTS Call at the Astor House. Ci IRL FOR GENERAL HOUSEWORK. CALL VX at Z78 Alain street. ITOR HALE. TEN SHAKES IN TUB ASTORIA BtJlLD tDg and Loan Association. First Berles- oniy aoout I wo years n.o re to run when thev will be worth f JOO, per share. Apply t No 4:15 ji-niTson street. Mrs. is, j. tiUDiittu. Astoria Apia 10, lwa. pHEAP A FEW CHOICE LOTS IN ADAIR'8 V -astoria-tit-y t"rins. ne-er rauK ooiiue at torney at. law 173 mreet. HOOMH TO It EXT. TOOM8 TO RENT OVKR 8 CORK. APPLY At lo Hots, Ulggins Co. Second Stroct. rnWO DESIRsBI.K UNFURNIHHED KOOM8 - iiewiy pupereu, jnouerute row. mm luira street. . NICELY FURNI.-MFD RlXM3 BY DAY, week or month terms very reasonable at uie uriei, no iniru mreot. rOOM8 J V Ground floor, good tins office. FOR LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING. location, luquire at FOUX1K Q BOOM8 WITH CHAINS NEAR CLIFTON O Owner can have sums by nrovliiir iironnitv and paying expenses. PKTER JOHN, Oil km Or. MiaCKLLAXKOUlt. f B KIRN'S HOTEL 1H7 WEST SIXTH j Btreer... aid. uaiaer, .proprietor. .nates per day - - - - si Single meals - .2.1 Everything Is kept in mod order and we do our best to aat siv everybody who Hives us a van, v - pALL ON P. BAKF.K, 478 THIRD STREET j ana save your domes dyed and cleaned. nVO. MoLEAN. CORNER OLNEY AND AS. IT tor streets, does a general business In black. suiicning ana repairing. 1. What is the distinction between a shrub and a tree? 2. Doe3 knitting the brows assist the process of thinking? 3. What is the origin of the phrase "At Sixes and Sevens?" 4. Are there any means of rendering: gunpowder non explosive without wet ting it? Answers must be in by Saturday noon. Please send full name, school and class you belong to. In response to numerous reauests we take pleasure in inviting all pupils of private schools ft- . 1. i.U2 - . A -. iv eu lbi- mis competition every ween. The age of the contestant MUST be stated. TTE COCK'S HECOND HAND STORK 615, i i xuiru dli-ccu uuvs alio, sens new ana see- oud-hand furniture. Highest cash price paid. Has Just received a flue hue of WEDDING PRESENTS As the Flax Grows, So the Twine Lasts Con-istm? of Fllver Hon R,in IM.lm- Fruit Dishes, Berry nis es. Nnt Howls, Mustard Pots. Biscuit Jars. Celery (Jhtst.es. Hair Pin Travs. Pin Cushions. Picture Frames, Mirrors, etc, all new goods aud latest designs. Farragut Post G A R Will give a- OA.LICO BAJLL You can't go wrong if you buy MARSHALL'S Twine. The 1893 make is now being delivered to customers. It ia mado of the fax crop of 1590. For the aid of the memorial fund, at Fisher's Hail, April 14th. WHY ? Two prizes will be given for the neat est dressed lady. Calico will be tbe only material used in dresses. Price of admission. SI . Ladies free. Because tho 1891 mid 1892 crops have been inferior. Marshall never uses in-ferior-flax. That is why his twine H. B. PARKER DEALER IN Lime. Brick, Sand, Fire Brick, Fire Clay, isi-uieiii, mill reeu.imis, mruw iiair, Wivod Delivered to Order. Dr&ying, framing and Exprau Boiintst. IS THE BEST ! Solo Agents for Astoria, French Tansy Wafers. L&illea will find these wafers just what they need, and can be depended upon every time to give relief. Safe and sure, can be sent by mail sealed securely. Price, $2.00 per box. For sale only by J. 'V. Conn, corner Second and Caaa streets. COLUMBIA TRANSFER CO., . WILLIAM WILSON, Prop. FEED - AND - SALE - STABLE General Express and Delivery Business. Office 110 Olney street, Htables foot, of West - Mutn st, ABtorla. Telephone No. 41. ELMORE, SANBORN & CO. ELECTRIC LIGHTS BOOTS AND SHOES on Meter sy8tcm- Tbe Largest Stock, Best Quality and Lowest Prices at tbe Sign of The Golden Shoe. JOHN. Foard & Stokes GrXlOOBRO Dealers) In Glassware, Crockery, Ship Supplies, tobacco. Wines and Fine Wliiskles. Fine Tea and Coffee a Hoeclalty. The Finest Display of Fruits lu the City, Fresh on Every Bteamer. Corner ot Third and West Kltfutu street. To Consumars: Tbe West Shore Mills Co., at ereat fx pense Lave perfected tbeir electric light blant to the latest known apparatus, and are now able to go to tbe public with h system that will be sntisraotory in price aud qnality, as con be shown by the fol lowing rates on and after March 1, 1S03 : Incandescent, all niabt. .. . $1.60 " 12 o'clock... 1.00 io .;. 75 Or by meter, 1 cent per hour. Installation Free - of Safes, Fireproof. T. celeb'ated Alpine Bnfes kopt In stock al the 478, Third St., Ileal KnUte Otlice. War ranted as good as the best. Terms very easy W. (J. CAHsELL. Agent, JIA(.MH C. CKOSBY, DKALlH in HARDWARE IRON, STEEL, IRON P1PK AND FITTINGS. STOVES AND - TINWARE, House Furnishing Ooods, Sheet Lead, Strip - Lead, Sheet Iron, Tin and Copper. JV 33- 7r2TJlLTT , Dealer In- Hardware and Ship Chandlery, Pure Oil, Bright VBniish, Blnacle (MI. Cot ton Canvas, Hemp Hall Twine. Lard Oil, yrougbtlron Spikes, tialvaulztedOut Nails Grooorioo, into. Agricultural Implements, Sewing Ma niachines, Painta and Oils. Charge For particulars inquire of any member of the Arm or at tbe office, foot of Con comly Ht. West Shobk Mima Co., T. O. Trullinger, President. M. DMIELSON, GAMPLEROOtVlS Wines, Liquors and Cigar. Agent fur the U (J ION Steamship Line and tut THIMUVaLLA Hteamshlp Mue, direct. Als, agent for "Hveuska Trlbuuen" ant Rvenska Amerikanaren." (Joiner of Water aud West Ninth Street Astoria. Oregon. CAMPBELL 13I10S. (Successors to Warren A CampneN), WAKKKNTUN, OHKOoN, Dealers In 3D IT "ST GOOD0, GENTS' FURNIHIIINQ UOOD8, Hats, Caps, Boots, Bhoes 8TAPLK GROCERIES FANCY Hardware, Iron end Steel, Crockery, Glassware Woodenware. Notions, etc. Ilay, Grsln, Flour snd Feed. MOTTO I "Small Profits ia Cash Sales." The only Pure Cream of Tartar Pf.wlei. No Ammonia; No Alum. Used in Millions of Homei- 40 Years the Standard ASTORIA I HO WOBKM, Goncoml y street, loot Jackson, Astoria, Oregon. General Machinists & Boiler Makers Land and Marine Engines Boiler work. Steam boat and tannery Work a Specially. Gutisgi of Al Descriptions Kadt to Order at Short Notice. JOLN FOX...... .m President and Sup- , U FOX ..... .-Vice Preslden ROSS, HICCINS & CO., Butchers - and - Grocers, Astoria and Upper Astoria. " Fine Tens and Coff-s. Tahle Delicacies, Domestic aud Tropical Fruits, Vegeta bles, sugar cured hams, bacon, ele. CHOICE FRESH & SALT MEATS Ilcrchnt Steamship Co.'s Line, Connecting with Csaadlsta Paelde Railway and Cklna Btesru Ship Llae, TaMng freight and passengers for Po Ange les. Vltiloi In. Port Tnwimeiiii, heattle, Tscoiiih, Whalroin, Kalrhaven, Manalmo, New Weelmiu ster aim Vancouver : leaving Aslo. la ; h. 8. Haytlan Kepukllv....M S. t. Wilmington , 8. r.. Hsytlan Konuuhc Freight received st Hcir-tlcrs wlnrf, foot ot Malnstieet. For further pHrtlcnlitni apply at the ofilce, center Third and Malu stieet. FEHOU.SON B1KH., Aen!s North Pacific Brewery JOHN KOPP, Proprietor. Bohemian - Laser - Beer And XX Porter. Alio dors promptly attended to, - HUNTER & MERGENS, Proprietors of the Portland Butcherinz Cqs MA Comer Second and Benton streels. Corner Third and Wet tJilnh.lt streets. CARrJAHAfJ & CO Successors to I. W. Case, Importer and Wholesale and Betail dealer in GENERAL MERCHANDISE Cor. Second and Caas Street, ASTOBIA, OREGON INDEPENDENT BOAT FOfi PORTLAND Mm AJftilllWISF f- hmhswC LUilUilL Will leav Astoria for Fortlond, (Fish er' Dock) on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays aud Ratnrdays at :00 a. m. sod Sunday at 6:00 p. ro.