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liSTORlA PUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, 3 tt-ill EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. ' VOL. XL1I, NO. 127. ASTORIA, OREGON, .FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 1, 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. if . , ta OUT OF Iltli Caps, Boots and Shoes, DSP A child buys as cheap as Osgood JBeipiitiiie go. The The One Price Clothiers, . 500 and 5011 COMMERCIAL WON ON LAY THOSE TWO FISHING OUTFITS ASIDE. You needn't keep them more than a half hour. We've examined several outfits in different stores, and we to want go to another. We saw an outfit in a window and both of us want to go and see it. ' Thus said two customers to whom we had shown our fishing tackle. Further said they We iike your goods, but want to be sure of getting the best value for our money. We'll be back and let you see what we've bought if we like the other outfits better. In fess than half an hour back they come and say We don't see anything that pleases us as well as yours. We'll take them. GRIFFIN & REED. CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE. fine iiDes cind Mqaors. I have made arrangements for supplying any brand of wines in quantities to suit at the lowest cash figures. The trade and families supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria. A. V. UTZIM, - Str. R. P. P (Hill Leave foe Tillamook Every Four Days as flear as the (neather mill permit. The steamer It. P. Elinore connects with Union Pacific steamers for Portland and through tickets are issued from Portland to Tillamook Bay points by the Union Pacify Company. Ship freight by Union Pacific Steamers. ELHORE, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria. UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Agents, Portland. $2 FOR fill $80 LOT I BY BECOMING A YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS TO ASTORIA. LOTS WILL BE NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE Liot to Build a iome, for The Packers, of Choice lolumbia - River : Salmon Their IJranda and Locations. HUSK. fcOCATIOK. J BBaND. AOMITS. AT jr.toria Pk'gCo. I , Astoria. J Kinney' M.J.Kinney ArtorU Astoria Pkg Co Anoria. vhu A. Detliu. : Booth A. rk'gO ;Atori Coin flihiaRiyerFkcC-o. Vstorla... Elmore Samuel Aston...- George t Barker v- "ria i t O. Hanthorn 6 Co Ajtoria. J,G MeglerftCO ;8rookHeI3. fUhemfn'i Pig Co.. j A.toria. PROPOflTIOfl Arc tlio Handsonu) new suits for bovs which wo aro selling Mid the prices at which our patrons aro buying , them. You give us your patronage and wo will give you a large . share of the profits in' Mens' and Boys' Clothing,Fur nishing Goods, Hats, Trunks, Valises, etc. the most experienced buyer, Hatters and Furnishers STREET, ASTORIA, OR. MERIT. v IWaln Street, Astoria, Oregon. ELMORE MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION DELIVERED WEEKLY. ' A A .' ' VL J ! J diamond. A. Booth t Sonii Chlcwro 'Cocktail tting rkg Co Aa rnacltt0 ' ( Vmnioli Elmore, Bnbom tmtnri i)Wnlt8t.ir j Co .n ' i Cir"n plln George ft Barker1 Aatoria. Jj.OJUnihorD&Co J. O. Hanthorn Anuria. tag, St. George... J. G. Mcf!er 1 FMiermfli'a, rishrm-n'i V gcrllnyUa , urca ;j Piibenoen' "'"' Biookfleld Wn ! , Astoria..-. . "I it i ii r i The Columbia and Willamette to Break the Record. SWEEPING WASTE OF WATERS Immense Damage All Along the Lino-Boats Plyinff the Streets of Portland. The Columbia Is still on the rise, and from authentic reports, will continue to: do so indefinitely. The downfall of snow exceeds that of many prevloui years, and as the weather In the moun tain dlstrletB Is reported as being ex ceaslvely warm, it may be counted upon n n rertnlntv that the rise tn the t,o lnmbia has not' yet reached the high mr.iv old steamboatmen, and those familiar with the cllrnatto changes of thi HPctloni of the country, are of the opinion that the rise will go beyond that e n,v fnrnwr vear. . The reasons lor such an opinion are based upon substan t.mi irrrainds namely, the exceafilve downfall of snow and the warm weather now. prevailing in the mountainous re- iHnn. The backwater In the Willamette is -mi r.pimin a ranld rise in that river, and great damage has already occurred therefrom, especially In Portland. Ihe metropolis has been exceedingly unfor tunate In the matter of floods, and from the very nature of things will always be miblect to overflow. There are no possi ble means to prevent an annual recur-4 rence of such an event that Is now tak ing place In that city, and this fact, sug gests itself to the thinking mind that a better terminal point for railroads and deep water navigation could have been selected than Portland. It is a well known fact that Astoria has been, and always will be, free from the danger of floods. In the natural order of things, there is not the least danger that. As toria will ever suffer from the effects of a rise In the Columbia or Willamette rivers. Such an event would be con trary to all the laws of nature, and Is therefore simply Imi osslble. Latest advices from Portland are to the effect that the high water mark of 1876 had been passed at noon on "Wed nesday, and a further score of six inches had been added at 6 o'clock yes terday morning, with no proBpect of a fall. Owners of small boats are doing a thriving business, plying up and down Front and First streets, carrying sight seers. It was expected mat. xne water would cover Third street at the Inter section of Oak by noon yesterday. Be low the latter, street raised footwalks have been constructed along the flooded Rtreeta. and business generally In that section is at a standstill. The east side Is In an equally deplorable condition, and altogether Portland Is In a bad way. Capt. Crang, of the Telephone, says thai there are very few places on the river where ha can make a landing, and that many of the canneries above here have shut down. People all along the route are being compelled to leave their homes and seek safety on higher ground, "while in many cases houses and barns have been washed away and destroyed. One of the former, one and a half stories, passed here yesterday, and Is now probably well on Its way to San Francisco, or some other seaport. Capt. Crang is decidedly of the opinion that the flood of 1894 will be the greatest within the history of the state, and that the damage therefrom will be very large. ' . ' . . Chief Steward McOlllls. of the Tele phone, stated yesterday that the water was from five to six Inches over tne docks as far as Waterford, and that the canneries at Eagle, Eureka and Water ford had all been compelled . to close down. Wreckage all along the river was plentiful, and the prospects, generally, for a rip roaring old flood were goocT and in fact were in sight already. Other old river men who were ap proached on the subject were of the ame onintun. and no one cn predict the destruction that will ensue from a" fur ther rise. Many of the fish wheels cn the Upper Columbia hvi been washed out, and the fishing Industry In that locnlltv has received a severe check in consequence. In Astoria, however, no damage has re sulted, and llshermen ply their avoca tion Just the same as tf there was no flood. All the canneries, too, are run ning at nearly their full capacity, which again suggests the Idea that Astoria 1b a pretty good place to tie to. A rise in the river never affects Astoria In the least. B'ts and steamships, schooners and sailing vessels of all descriptions can always depend upon a good landing place In Astoria. The docks never have been and never will be under water. In addition to this, she has one of the finest harbors In the wrrld, and is consequent ly bound to be one of the most import ant terminal cities In the United States. With a secure and pommoduAts har bor, for deep-water vessels, within a few miles of the ocean, Astoria only needs a railroad to make her a great city, and the only logical conclusion to be arrived at is that when the public is forcibly made aware of her natural advantages the railroad will come a "whoopln'." THE WATER QUESTION. "Indlcmaiit Housekeeper" Again Puts Mr. Parker In a Corner. Editor Astorlan The representative of the water com mission, In his laat letter, says very plainly that he has been "misstated," and accuses "Indignant Housekeeper" of pettyfoggjng. Herewith we present his own communications of two differ ent dates: May 2flth "Moreover, the writer, who perhaps needn't say It, defies said complulnant to name more live, less mosshack, prop erly courteous persons In our city for commissioners." May 29th "Again, I did not use the two adjec tives she attributes to me In describing the commissioners, 'more live and less mossback.' I said 'more llve-ly and less mOBsbAck-ed,' which Is probably quite as good grammar." . Mr. Parker, If you will kindly read the above you will see that you were not misquoted. We are not gifted as a mind reader, therefore can only Judge of your Intentions and thoughts by wlnt you put In print. In his endeavors, very lame ones they are, too, to explain why the board has allowed three, or nearly that, to elapse, since they began their efforts, as a board, to secure the rights-of-way for water pipes, and there are still so many unsecured, he says: One and the first reason Ib; May 29th "First, we do not badly need them, and except for some twenty or thirty families In elevated positions above the lower streets In Astoria." May 31st "I have never said the supply Is ample for all but twenty or thirty families. I KNOW the supply Is NOT AMPLE FOR ANYBODY when it is shut off a part of each night, and I never said otherwise." " Certainly he never said THAT before. He also says he "has all the time ad mitted a considerable deficiency, espe cially In the elevated portions of the city, comprising from 1-20 to 1-10 of the families of the city.'.' Pray, to whom has he admitted that much? Surely not before, through the columns of The As torlan. The last admission is at least a little fairer proportion, than the first, of "20 or 30 families" but what of the factories on the water front? Who are obliged to UBe the brackish river water, to the Berious detriment of pipes and boilers, because neither for love or money, can they get the city water or the many, very many houses that can not 1 comply with the law, which re quires them to connect with the city sewers, because there Is not enough water supply to make It possibles but now, In this last letter, the commission, through their spokesman, finally admit the need, absolute need, of new water works, this much accomplished, if they are faithful to the trust confided to them, they will at once take active measures to provide them for the city. Mr. Parker presumes "their attorney will do his best to get an early decree for the city." Has the attorney been instructed to stop at nothing honorable, but to push this matter, as he would a matter of life and death? If the decree Is granted, are the plans all perfected and ready for work to begin immedi ately? Are arrangements made for dis posing of an amount of bonds sufficient for the building and equipping of the enterprise? In conclusion, let ine say, write what you mean, Mr. Parker; It confuses readers a little and distracts attention from the point at Issue, for you each time to explain and apologize, for your "grammar" (English, I suppose you mean) and construction of sen tences, "lapsls digitalis," etc., etc., these are personal matters of minor im portance, when the great question of water supply Is before the house I. e., the public of Astoria. Do the citizens of Astoria, in this modern, ' practical age of engineering skill, believe that it is beyond "mortal ability" to give Astoria a system of satisfactory water works? I trow not ii so, how about New York, Chicago, Philadelphia, Son Francisco and Innumerable other cities, no larger than our own? And stilt the gentleman answers hi own question, "What is the trouble?" by this expression, "Some thing beyond mortal understanding, probably." Again I say, most emphatic ally, Bosh! I ask here a very pertinent question, are we housekeepers the only parties Interested In this question? If not, I am sure that the columns of The Astorlan, which have been sc courteous ly open to us, would be open also to any other persons, who wished to express their opinions on this subject. I, for one, would be glad to hear from some of the business men on this subject, so freight ed with ill to all of us. A I am still un satisfied,' I sign myself a ever, INDIGNANT HOUSEKEEPER. N His Connection With the Lum , her Trust Shown Up. A GOLD BUG AND A MONOPOLIST Great Consternation iii the Banks of the Populist Campaign Managers. Portland, May 31. The sensation of the present campaign appears this morning by the publication In the Ore- gonlan of a photo-llthographlc copy of the Infamous lumber trust compact about which there was so much talk and complaint on the part f consumers and others some time ago. To the utter as tonishment ard conf jslon of the Popu list campaign managers this document proves to-be in the handwriting of no less a man thun Gov. Sylvester Pen noyer. After the governor's fiery de. nunclatlons of trusts and combines all over the state this exposure of his own connection with the greatest monopoly In the Btate, and thats too, tn a compact wherein it is stipulated that payments for the products of the trust shall be re celved only In gold, is an exposure so startling just at this Juncture os to completely confound the governor and his friends, and settle,, it Is said, th' question of any further aspirations on his part to the United' States senate. The following Is a copy of the re markable document, with the names of the different firms constituting the trust appended to It: The undersigned hereby agree from and after January 1, 1878, to sell lumber at not less than the following rates, viz.: . - Per - 1,000 ft. Rough street, sidewalk and wharf lumber $10 00 Rough house bill lumber 11 00 Edged JoiBts, studding, surfaced sheathing, roofing and surtoccu sidewalk lumber 13 00 Rustic, flooring, celling, casings, finishings '. 29 oo Skiing , 18 00 Add for planing on 2 and 4 sides., 2 GO Lath 2 tO The above rates are for gold coin ex cept 25 per cent of the same, which may be in silver. And ft Is agreed and. under stood that no contracts have been en tered into by us with contractors ex tending beyond January 1, nor will we between this and that date enter into any in conflict with the above rates. These rates are for the cities of Port land and East Portland. Portland Lumbering & Mfg. Co. 'Smith Bros. & Co. H. A. Hogue. ' W. S. M. L. & M. Co., by J. Otdway, Supt. J. II. Jones & Co. Nlcolal Bros. THEJ CONDITION OF CROPS. The following is the crop-weather bulletin for Western Oregon lesued by the Department of Agriculture for the week ending Tuesday, May 29, 1894: Temperature became much warmer than the normal, averaging six degrees dally. The precipitation was aboui the average, except In the Rogue River and Umpqua valleys, where It greatly ex ceeded the normal. The sunshine ex ceeded the average. Crops The reports recslved this week are the most favorable of the season as to the progress which grain, hay, hops and vegetables ore making. It becomes more evident as the season advances that the frosts Injured the fruit crop materially. Fruit on low lands suffeied, while on the more elevated" lands little or no Injury resulted. Considerable fruit Is already dropping. In some sec tions it is thought that an average crop of fruit will be secured. The apple crop will bo large In all sections, having suf fered the least from the frosts. A corre spondent writing from the southern section expresses the opinion that cherries will be abundant, prunes will mature on half of a crop and apples will be about the average, which seems a conservative estimate. Birawoernea have been In the market In the southern counties for several weeks; they will not mature a full crop, though the sec ond crop of blossoms give promise of an abundance. Small fruits will be plentiful. Fall wheat Is heading In Jackson, Josephine and Douylus conn- Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. ADSDLUTHLV FOH2 ties, also In some sections of the 'Wil lamette valley. The timely arrival of the warm weather ajid the providential occurrence of the showers on the night of the 25th, have had a most beneficial influence in storting the growth of vege tation that had been retarded by the constant cool weather of the past month. The wheat that 'turned yellow has again resumed Its healthy green color since the warm weathor began. Timothy, clover and alfalfa Is approach ing maturity, with the prospect of ma turing heavy crops. The hay haivest Is progressing in Bouthern Oregon, The hop crop Is advancing In an encouraging mime. . . i-' ii",' ii,g naive nfjjictiicu, Tent caterpillars are numerous, and are attacking the orchards. A feeling of encouragement prevails over tho prospect of an abundant harvest. A RED-LETTER DAY. That's What tho Thirtieth Was to the A. F. C. While the Astorlai boys were jubilat ing over their football vlstory Wednes day afternoon. Tallnnt and Cnrruthoin. two of the members, were running races In Portland against the crack amateurs of the northwest. By reason of the floods, no telegraphic news could be ob ilned on Wednesday, and It was not till yesterday morning that any account of their performances arrived in this city. Tallant romped away with the half mile and mlleevenls In magnificent style, beating all his competitors and showing the Multnomah sports that the younger organization down the river wa becoming a formidable opponent. Prof. Spencer, whD brought the news. states that the captain of the Astorlas- won both events with the greatest ease, and opened the eyes of everybody con siderably. Yesterday's Oregonlan, Ina long account of the contests, calls him "a wonder." Carruthers was placed in his heat In the hundred-yard race, and In the final came Just six Inches short of victory, a most creditable and en couraging showing for such a young runner. , In the evening, at the Mnrquam grand, Tallant was presented with twq handsome goia meaais, ana was neartny cheered by the large audience at the theatre. Though loud calls were mads for a speech, his Innate mpdesty would allow of no response. It Is safe to say that he would rather have run a hun dred miles than appear on that stage, if It had been possible to avoid the agony. ' In connection with the football game, ft mav be said that the arrangements made for handling the large crowd tl)a.t attended proved almost perfect, and that there was ' not a single hitch throughout. Messrs. D. Stuart, R. Prael, George Cherry, Horace Thing and the secretary, Frank Gunn, were mainly responsible for this state of affairs. Every member of the football club la requested to be In attendance at the club rooms tomorrow (Saturday) night, at 7:30 sharp. Important business Is to be transacted, and It is necessary for everybody to obey this call. Tallant will be home on the R. R. Thompson this morning1, , MACHINES LUBRICANTS. ' A Subject Upon Which Many Mechanics are Ignorant, Thire Is considerable Ignorance among mechanics on the subject of lu brication, which appears most promi nently In a luck of familiarity with the relitlve intrinsic values of the commbn lubricants and their adaptability to the various purposes, As a result much In Jury Is done W machinery by their In discriminate use. For ordinary machinery, tho tempera ture of which does not exceed that of a comm'.n steam englno, says Paper and Press, tallow is without exception, the most effective and lenst deleterious. The Boston Journal of Commerce re cently observed that the difficulty of applying this tallow renders oil more generally acceptable. The stiffness of plumbago, soap, tal low and oil can be veiled by their inter mixture, and the addition to tallow and oil of potash and soda will reduce them to any desired consistency, potash pro ducing hardness and the latter the re verse. These alkalies destroy tho sensitive ness of oil and fat to atmospherlo changes, but render them useless on the pistons of steam engines and other very hot bearings. Glycerine is probably the best lubricant for very fine machinery.