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VOL. XLH, NO. 134.
ASTORIA, OKEGO.V, SATURDAY ' MORNING. JUNK 9, 1804.
PRICE, FIVE CENTS.
THE CUTTING
lines of Mens' and Boy 3'
ftnrsrla TTnt.s firms "RrsntR
lises, etc., etc. For quality
lowest.
Osgood pipiiTM Go.
The
The One Price Clothiers,
r,0(i and 5011 COMMERCIAL
WON ON MERIT.
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 windov a i i JJth of us want
to go and. see it.
Thus said two customers to whom we had shown our fishing ackle.
Further said they We like 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 less than half an hour back they come and say We don't see anything that
pleases us as well as vows. We'll take them.
GRIFFIN & REED. "
CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE.
fine fines and Mpifs."
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. W. UTZIJlGEH, - -
Str. R. P.
Leave for Tillamook
as the uieather mill permit.
I'he steamer R. P. Elmore connects with Union Pacific steamers for Portland and
through tickets are, issued from Portland to Tillamook Bay points
by the Union Pacific Company. Siiip freight
by Union Pacific Steamers;
ELHORE, SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria.
UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Agents, Portland.
$2
FOU Afl $80 LOT
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
Tlie Packers of Clioice
Columbia -" River Salmon
Their Brands and Locations.
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with the style and appear
ance, tho stability and wear
ing qualities of clothes than
tho material. Oar clothing
is made by. tho bust manu
facturing establishments in
tho country, firms who em
ploy the best help and who
lo uot employ any Chinese
tailors either in cutting, sew
ing, or in anywise in the
making of their goods. Full
Clothing, Furnishing
and Shoes. Trunk3, Va-
oi goods prices below the
Hatters and Furnishers
STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
Ulaln Street, Astoria, Oregon.
ELijMORE
Every Four Days as fto
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MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS
LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADUIIlUiN
DELIVERED WEEKLY. ft
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The Losses Along the Upper and
Lower River.
THE DAMAGE CONTINUES
TIio River 20 Miles' Wide-Re porta
From Stcainboatinen Tell Some
of the Particulars.
The Columbla'a greatest flood hus not
only Inflicted serious damage upon the
merchants and property owners of Port
land, but has also damaged Uie farmers
and Inhabitants of small cities In the
low lands along the mighty river to an
Incalculable extent. Several towns are
completely, and others part'y. submerg
ed. Houses and wharves have been
wrenched from their foundations and
swept away by the raging waters, and
all that remain of them are pieces of
driftwood tossing about upon the swol
len stream. Frofhe banks of the high
lands In Oregon to those in Washington
the river extends, being at places 20
miles wide. Remnanto of buildings mark
parts of the devastated seofion and con
be plainly seen from the decks of pass
ing steamers.. They attracted a great
deal of attention yesterday from the
passengers on the gigantic Northern
Pacific transfer boat, Tacoma, many of
whom braved the stormy morning in or
der to view the scene.
Little has been known of the damage
In the Columbia lowlands, as telegraph
ic communication is practically impos
sible. Plenty of news of a distressing
character was brought.-up by the cap
tains of the river steamers which ar
rived yesterday.
"Down along our route the people in
the lowlands have deserted their homes
and fled to the hills for safety," said
Capt. Gray, of the Lewis River Trans
portation Company's steamer Mascot,
which plies between Portland and towns
on the Lewis river. "Woodland, a town
of four or five hundred inhabitants. In
Cowlitz county, Washington, is comi
pletely submerged, and has .been de
serted by all but a few, who remained
to save their effects and are now living
in the second stories of their houses. Of
those who fled, some are camping In the
highlands and others are staying, with
friends. So far os I could learn, no one
was in distress, bub that will be an
after effect of the flood, as most of these
people have lost all, or nearly all, of
their worldly possessions. Masters or
boats plying in the Columbia are .doing
all In their power to help these people,
such as removing their furniture and
stores and sometimes live dock to safer
localities. We have also rescued a great
many people, who remained in their
houses until the last minute, when a
quaking of the building indicated that
the foundation was Ipsenlng, and It
would soon be swept away. In every
case escape by any other way than by
boat was entirely cut off, and few of
the people had boats. Their signals to
passing steamers were always heeded,
and they were removed to dry land.
Their signalling before the houses had
been thoroughly shaken from their
foundations, and the frequency with
which boats pass the Inundated district,
alone have prevented a possible loss of
life. I have been Informed that In one
cose a house was swept away Hhortly
after the family had been taken aboard
a steonjer. .
"All the warehouses and docks along
the river, and houses and barns In the
lowlands have either been carried away,
toppled over or wrecked by the flood. It
is a common sight to see a wharf or
house c .me floating down the Columbia,
and It is one that I do not think will be
witnessed again this century. On the
Lewis river, booms of logs have been
carried away, and only -rafts securely
tied have been saved. The loss In that
section alone will reach, the hundred
thousands. This does not Include the
personal property or live stock, most of
which has been saved by steamers. The
Mascot alone removed 900 head of cat
tle and horses to the hills. There are a
number of heavy losers by the flood at
St. Helen's. Muckle's mill was dam
aged to an incalculable amount. Mr.
Muckle told me this morning that the
whole plant was under water and would
be nearly a total Uma. Some of the
buildings, he said, r been moved from
their foundational, .hd he thought It
would require a j at outlay to repair
the damage. Twiiif his rafts of logs
were swpt away the other night, and
one was lost. I captured the other and
lowed it to Columbia City, and left It
there securely mocred. Rice's dock at
St. Helen's wan swept away yesterday j
morning, shortly after tho passage of
the steamer Columbia, and will be a to
tal loss. The warehouse at Rldgefleld,
Wash., disappeared during the night,
and has not been seen since. The Meth
odist church on Sauvle's Island has lift
ed heavily to the port, and now stonds,
or rather floats, at an angle of 45 de
grees. The school house In the Reeder
dutrlct and Musgrove's barn have been
completely destroyed. Lawrence's house
and barn and Morgan's barn have sail
ed across Sturgeon lake. Hulett's barn
and other barns made voyages on the
Columbia, and were still floating to
ward the ocean at last accounts. The
Presbyterian church at Woodland was
nearly wrecked, and will have to be
overhauled when the river subsides. All
the docks and warehouses at Caples'
landing have been swept away. These
are only a few instances. There are
many others which I have heard of,
but know nothing about.
"An Idea of the depth of the water in
the submerged sections may be gained
from "lie fact that a steamboat can
come iVom Rldgefleld to St. Johns, a
distance of 30 miles, In an air line. By
the way we travel, crossing lots, etc.,
wo save 10 miles on the run. After leav
ing Vancouver, the river is so swollen
that In following the north bank of the
Columbia to Kalama, we are sometimes
half, a mile and sometimes four miles
from the main channel.
"The storm of Saturday did consider
able damage to property. It struck
Woodland In the shape of a cyclone, up-
rooted trees and shook one or two
houses from their foundations. The
Mascot was directly In the path of It, as
It came sweeping down the Columbia.
I saw Its approach and steamed along
with It for seven miles, and so escaped
the disastrous consequences of an en
counter with it."
CAPT. SHAVER'S STATEMENT.
Ciatskanl river and Beaver slough are
so swollen that Capt. George M. Shaver,
of the steamer Sarah Dixon, saves time
In making his trips by crossing the
prairie, Instead of winding up the crook
ed slough and river. "There is from 10
to 15 feet of water on the prairie, and
it has caused considerable damage,",
said Capt Shaver yesterday. "The flood
has swept away between 12 and 15
houses and barns. On our trip up, we
passed a two-story house which had
gone ashore at Ladd. Reed's place on
Bachelor's Island, Kalama, St. Helen's
and Ranler are under water, and pas
sengers are landed and .taken aboard In
small boats, except :it St. Helen's, where
we stop at the bluff. Several streets In
Kalama are submerged. At Mayger's
the dock is under water, while the ware
house and atorff and part of the road
way havo floated off. On the way up,
we stopped at Wallace's Island, and
took some cattle and horses out of a
barn, which was In one and one-half i
feet of water. Wood is very scarce
down that way, and owing to that cause
we can only make trips three times a
week, Instead of daily as heretofore. At
one or two wood yards the docks are
stocked with, wo" the owners will
not sell it? the docks, thus
relieved t .,. -rfight, will float
away."
AT KALAMA.
Pilot W. H. Pope, of the Northern Pa
cific transfer boat Tacoma, says tne
river at Kalama stands at 2? feet 10
inches, a rise of one Inch. In the low
lands the water is up to the eavfes of
the houses, and it is high above the
railroad tracks. The pontoons are safe.
Three tons of Iron rails were put on
them as ballast yesterday to prevent
their being, carried away. The same
was done at Goble. At places, Capt.
Pope says, the Columbia Is a sea from
15 to 20 miles" wide, and water can be
een as far as the eye can reach. The
lower portion of Kelso la covered with
water, and several houses thereabouts
have floated away. During the week the
Tacoma lias passed about a dozen float
ing hous?s. '
Capt. Bxeton, of the steamer Toledo,
which piles between Portland and Day
ton, says that there is not much hlfil
water In the Upper Willamette. Condi
tions below the falls are the same as
those existing In Portland.
Mate W. J. Johnson, of the Dalles
City, whioh arrived down the Columbia
last night, says that the Columbia at
the Cascades fell four Inches yesterday.
It still almost covers the houses in the
lowlands. A number of old houses and
barns have floated away. Hamilton's
house at the Cascades was washed away
a few days ago. The bulkhead at the
locks has been well secured, and there
Is no longer any danger of Its being
damaged. YesfWday's Oregonlan.
EAST BR N PRESS COMMENT.
Tne eastern press, commenting on the
election In Oregon, speaks In the high
est praise of the action of the st.te.
Without regard to party, the papers say
the fact that Pennoyer was so discredit
ed will be of great value to the state,
and that It shows the people do not be
long to the class which his position, as
governor, has put them In. Instead of
bt-lng cranks and lunatics, they declare
the people have shown themselves su
perior to what the governor would have
the remainder of th-i country think
them. This sort of comment comes
largely from the Democratic press. Re
publican papers also contain these sen
timents, but generally construe the elec
tion to mean that the people are tired of
this free trade and trust protecting
Democratic congress. It Is everywhere
declared that confidence In Oregon and
h?r ioplo will be restored.
REVENGE OP WORKMEN.
Explanation of the Frauds Committed
at the Carnegie Works.
Tho armor plate Investigation was re
sumed at Washington, D. C, on last
Monday. Lieut. Cowles, of Marblehead,
was the first witness. He was appointed
Inspector of the Homestead works In
1893. The first plates had been furnUhed
in January, 1892. While It would have
been possible to retreat the plates, the
lieutenant did not think It had hpen
done. Witness sold he never knew of
test plates being re-treated. In his opln
Ion every friate of the armor now on the
war ships would come up to the mini
mum tests.
One entirely new and rather startling
admission was made by Lieut. Cowles
in regard to the importance of blow.
holes. In reply lo a question ns to the
largest blowhole he had ever seen,
Lieut. Cowles, pointing to a large
French clock upon the mantel of the
committee room, Bold ha had found a
blowhole In on of the Monterey's plates
aa large around as the clock, which was
probably ten Inches in diameter, and
that the hole was five or six Inches In
depth.
The committee, which had been told
by other experts that blowholes were or
dinarily about the Bize of a lead pen
cil, was somewhat surprised by this
statement. Members looked amazed
when LleuU Cowles followed up his re
marks with a declaration that this par
ticular blowhole had been plugged by
the direction of the department, and
that the plate Is now on the side of the
coast) defense vessel Monterey.
Lieut. Cowles told the committee that
that particular plate had been rejected
by the Inspectors, but that after corre
spondence with the ordnance bureau he
received Instructions to pass the plate,
and the company was authorized to plug
the blowhole. The emergency on account
of the Chilean trouble, Lieut. Cowles
presumed, prompted the department to
accept the plate.
Lieut. Holcomb, of the navy, one of
the Inspectors at tho Carnegie works,
stated that his observation led him to
the conclusion that the Carnegie Com
pany and the government were at tne
mercy of the employes.. The latter could
use fradulent dies and stamps and with
these could commit Irregularities -In
spite of the company or the govern
ment. Ofllcers of the company told the wit
ness that workmen had been using false
"scalps' and bad material In order to
"get even" with the eompanyfor the re
sult of the strike of 1891. Lieut. Hol
comb said the government Inspectors
could trace every plate from the time it
was an ingot until It was finished ar
mor. Witness said na underhand work
was being practiced now at the Car
negie . works. He had observed that
there, was a bitter feeling among the
workmen against the Carnegie Com
pany. Further testimony will be taken on
Wednesday.
AN 1844 PIONEER.
Hon; John Mlnto, .of Salem, Is In the
city, stopping at the Occident with his
wife.
Mr. Mlnta came to this state from
Missouri in 1844 and spent tho years
1845, 1848 and 1847 In Clatsop county,
marrying Miss Martha Ann Morrison,
daughter of tile late Capt. R. W. Mor
rison, of Clatsop Plains, in July, 1817.
Mr. Minto had Just been reading the
accounts of the flood in the papers, and
when seen by an Astorian reporter re
lated some; reminiscences which are
worth repeating. He states that with
Astorian reporter. He states that wltii
the exception of the flood of 1861 the
Willamette was never higher than In
December, 1844. It had been a dry sum
mer and fall that year up to October 18,
when the early warm rains commenced
and continued until the flood came In
December. He distinctly remembers
how warm it was, because of the fact
that some of the pioneers went bare
footed all winter. The river commenced
to rise about Salem, and nevet; ceased
rising until there were but few spots tn
the city left uncovered by water. There
was not much damage done In Salem,
but at Linn City, which Is opposite Ore
gon City, the buildings were washed
away entirely, and it was a long time
before the town was rebuilt. In the bot
tom lands along the river a great deal
of stock was loot from the farms about
Kalem and down to the mouth of the
Willamette. This flood of 1844 had no
perceptible effect on the Columbia river
Highest! of all in Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
ABSOLUTE!? FUZE
whatover. Portland at that time had
no existence, there being nothing but a
shingle camp on the present) site of
that city. This camp was owned by
Wm. Overton, who was helped In his
work by a sailor named Jack McDonald,
while another sailor by the name of
Dick Johnson lived a hermit life In the
woods at a place up on the hill out ot
sight from the river, on which. Is now
located Carruther's addition. These were
the only three white persons In the
vicinity of what Is now the large city
of Portland.
Mr. Minto's attention was called to
Mrs. Lovejoy's flood account In Thurs
day's Oregon lan, in which she makes a
statement In regard to this 1844 freshet,
and avem that her husband was In
Portland at the time and went by boat
In an almost direct line from that city
to Vancouver through the dense forest.
Mr. Mlnto believes that the lady quoted
is Mrs. A. L. Lovejoy, who lived In
Oregon City at the time, and says he Is
certain that she Is mistaken in the point
her hysband ' started to Vancouver
from. In his opinion Mr. Lovejoy must
have started from Llnnton, a point nine
miles below Portland on the west bank
of the Willamette, about three miles
above its mouth. He feels certain that
it was Llnnton, because that was the
first American city laid oft by American
home builders, and was. named after
Senator Llnnton, while Vancouver was
then a British fort and the chief place
of business of the Hudson Bay Trading
Company for this part of the country.
From Llnnton to Vancouver the river
was navigable during the flood, but be
tween Portland and Vancouver there Is
too much high ground to make such a
ti-ip )osslble, and he thinks the
steamer Mascot went over the same
route from Llnnton to Vancouver las
Tuesday that Mr. Lovejoy took.
Mr. Mlnto was about the city yester
day with his friend Capt. Gray, meeting
many old acquaintances and telling
yarns about those old days with so
much evident enjoyment as to cause a
listener to almost wlnh them back again.
UNJUST TAXATION.
The Income Tax Will Affect Life Insur
ance Savings. -
Much excitement and anxiety have
been created In the minds of policy
holders in life Insurance companies In
this city by. the report that the tariff
bill pending In the United States senate
has been so shaped as to impose an ex
ceptionally severe tax upon them. When
a few men agree together that which
ever of thomi shall die prematurely his
family shall be protected from want by
the others, It does not Beem reasonable
that so prudent and beneficial aj con
tract should be subject to taxation. It
Is In no sense a form of wealth nor a
means of profit, but Is solely an ex
pense to all concerned as long as they
continue to live, while It is an immense
benefit to society at largo by fostering,
habits of prudence and preventing pau-
icrlsm. Charles Sumner was wise when,
In the debate on. the original Income
tax he declared that a tax on the life In
surance is unjustifiable, even in time of
war, for such Insurance Is In Itself of
the nature of a tax, and any burden Im
posed 'upon It by government would be
a tax upon a tax.' his principle seems
not to bo understood by some of the
senators engaged In framing the present
bill, for they have gone so far, In the
pending amendment proposed by Sena
tor Vest, of Missouri, os to propose a
tax of 2 per cent upon all Income re
ceived by life Insurance companies
above their expenses. This, If enacted,
would really tox all the money deposit
ed In such companies to be held In re
serve for the benefit of posterity. It
would be fairly parallel to a tax of 2
per cent upon all deposits made in sav
ings banks, and would be an exceptional
burden of the greatest severity. There
is real danger that the fair and reason
able claims of men who have insured
their lives may be overlooked or for
gotten In tho haste to arrive at a speedy
solution of the revenue difficulty. Hith
erto they have always been recognized
In laws Imposing or modifying an in
come tax. Thus the last act of the kind
passed by congress was in 1870, and It
expressly provided that "nothing herein,
contained shall apply to moneys paid by
mutual life lnsuiance companies to their
policy holders." In England, where life"
Insurance is an older institution than It
Is here, parliament has gone further,
and exempts from income tax in indi
vidual bunds moneys paid as premiums
to life Instfrance companies. Exchange.
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