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THE SEWING
In the m.muiacluro of cloth
ing and Iho quality of labor
employed depends their wear
ing qualities. Wo handle
only the best grades obtain
able anywhere clothing we
know is made by the best
woikmcn. The product of the "sweaters" or Chinese never
enters our store to our knowledge. Our permanent success
depends upon tho permanency ot the satisfaction we give
in selling Mens' and Boys' Clothing, Hats, Caps,
Boots and Shoes, Trunks, Valises, etc,, etc.
T0SG00D pHGRJlTM. Go.
The One Price Clothiers, Hatters and Furnishers
500 and 50 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OK.
in
Lively Scenes Anion? the Boats
on Last Sunday.
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"HEAP FUN" FOR CELESTIALS
"
Many Visitors From tlic Surround
ing Towns and Couutry--Nws
From Other Points.
WON ON MERIT.
T AY THOSE TWO FISHING OUTFITS ASIDE. 'You needn't keep them
T AY iM. ..... ' .v.,in,.i .Wr:il outfits in liferent stores, and
I more tnan a nan jiuur. yvc t . , . . . ,Hl nf ... wint
We to want go to another. We saw an outfit In a window a . I wth of us want
to go and see it. .
value S o money " We'll bebacka'nd let you see what we've bought If we like
tKSSi ian hour back they come and say-We don't see anytning that
pleases us as well as yours. We'll take them.
GRIFFIN & REED.
CALIFORNIA WINE HOUSE-
fine Wines and Mquors.
I have made arrangements for supplying any branc I oi nes
n miantities to suit at the owestcash figures. The trade
and supplied. All orders delivered free in Astoria.
A. W. UTZIftGEt, - ;
flaln Street, Astoria, Oregon
Str. R. P. ELMORE
heave for Tillamook Every Four Days as Hear
ac tho niPaf-hPK mill Cerffilt.
, steamer R. P, Elmore connects with & J"
through t c eis are ibsucu no... rn vr:,,:t '
bv the Union Pacific Company. Ship freight
by Union Pacific Steamers.
ri nni?F. .SANBORN & CO., - Agents, Astoria.
UNION PACIFIC R. R. CO., Agents, Portland.
$2
FOR AH $80 LOT I
nv nprnMiNP. A MEMBER OF HILL'S LOT CLUBS
YOU CAN GET A FIRST CLASS LOT IN HILL'S FIRST ADDITION
lfrnp.A. LOTS WILL BE DELIVERED WEEKLY. AA
NOW IS THE TIME TO PROCURE A ' fl
liot to Build a Home or
The Packers of Choice
;olumbia River Salmon
Tlieir Brands and Locations.
Never since the freshet commenced
,., the flooded streets presented such
a lively and animated appearance as
ma vesterdav. It was a perfect
L11CJ ui J ' "
gala day, and people, big and little, old
and young, turned out to enjoy ure ..
elty of boat-riding on the principal thor-rhfn..-eS
of the city. Every Incoming
... , , .
boat and train was crowded wu me....-
serj. Farmers brought their famines
to town in vehicles which are rarely
seen upon the streets except when a
circus tent it pitched upon tne common.
Astoria's delegation numbered 125. They
came up on the steamer Telephone,
which was held nve hours to accommo
date them, and returned home again on
the evening boat. Hundreds of people
flocked in from the valley towns, Mt-
Mtnnville alone sending nearly 100 dele
gate All were dressea in noi.uiiy m-
tlre, and many brought their lunch bas-
kot The visitors thronged the llooueu
treets. crowding along the creaking
sidewalks and -shaking bridges, which
threatened every moment to give way
beneath the unusual weight. The boat
men were thoroughly alive to the situa
tion and fullv prepared to harvest the
crop of small coins which jingled in the
visitors1 pockets. Early in the nay eveiy
serviceable craft was loaded to the gun
wales with sightseers. Some of the vis
itors, particularly those from river
towns, had the foresight to bring their
boots with them, and thus escaped the
avarice of boatmen who wanted all tney
could get, without reference to the ac-
tni value of their services. The heavy
ahnwem that occurred frequently during
the. day spoiled the fun to some extent
During the Intervals or sunsnnie, sp.w-
fng oars and merry shouts of laughter
were heard on all sides, but when the
raindrops commenced to patter upon tn
surface of the water, there was a gen
eral scramble for cover. The principal
points of embankment for boaUng par
ties were at Third anu wiimiisw,""
Plrst and Morrison streets. There the
Inm of boata was beyond description.
Thr.ee deep they lay along the tempor
ary wharves, each one containing a yeii-
i.,., ovuHculatine boatman, who, to ne-
lleve his own oft-repeated statement,
possessed the driest and most comiori
.Mp Araft on the river. The most popu
lar route was along Front street to Ev
erett, out on the river for a turn along
the damaged, wharves, then to tne
TT,,inn denot and Southern racmc
freight vards, through the Park blocks
and flooded cottage district, then back
to Third street, and up Third to w asn
lngton. Third street was the great
waterway where all boats met, and was
thronged from Washington street to uu
an all day long with craft of every con
ceivable shape mid description. The
water was kept in a perfect foam oy
t.h rhnrnln of thousands of oars and
paddles. Collisions were frequent, but
every one was happy. Such trifling Inci
dents "were not.sumclent to mar the
pleasure of the picnicker. At points
where the street was spanned by bridges
the fleet often became so tangled up
and demoralized that movement toward
.ii,. ,.ntre was simply impossible. Po
lite officers at first attempted to con
trol the movement of boats, so as to
avoid such collisions, but soon found
th.i iht.if pffurts were useless. Care
less oarsmen and. men who seemed to
have no knowledge whatever of how to
control a boat were continueally block-1
Ing the street, and a mass of boats com
ing In from opposite directions soon
made the blockade complete.
Amnne the. craft were several naph
tha launches, which sped through the
small boats at a rate that seemed dan-
irorniiHlv fast, but they were manned by
skillful engineers and pilot8, and no ac
cidents occurred. In fact, not a single
mishap happened among the visitors in
any portion of the city.
skillfully steering clear of the numerous
crafts which lined the course on either
side hnd frequently Impeded their pas
sage. Their remarkable skill and en
durance called forth applause from me
hundreds ot spectators who uneo. me
sidewalks on either side of the course..
Detective Griffln stood in a window at
the police station and acted as time
keeper. The winning boat went once
around the course In Ave minutes, and
twlce'in eleven. The excitement among
the Chinese spectators wes Intense, the
windows and doors of every rookery
along the course being filled with shout
ing rind gesticulating Celestials, while
h.i,-ls of them were out In boats to
urge their friends on to victory. The
fhinamnn'a love for gambling was ap
parent on every hand, and plenty of
money changed hands on the result of
i.ho v.-irlniis contests. '
tivm whnt I have seen of the Chl-
rhiHne the past week, I should say
that thev are regular water dogs, oo
served Police Captain Norden, who was
watching the fun from an elevatea
oh n.t tha central Btat'on. "They are
on the water almost day and night, and
can give anybody pointers on now to
u,ua n twit esoecially with a paddle.
ni.ta i hn been only a source of
amusement to themi and they have
u.n themselves up to the full enjoy
mnt nf the situation. This racing is an
I linn nf their own. and they have money
up on every race. You will observe that
the paddles are adorned with. Chinese
(w-,., in various colors. These figures
,i.virnii.te. the vnrious companies to
hi,.h the several boats llong. The
..n.ller!. are all coolies, and are required
by their 'bosses' to participate In the
contests: but they enjoy It ns much as
do the bosses, and esteem it an honor to
take part." Oreijonlan Monday.
AT THE DALLES.
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A CELESTIAL REGATTA.
At. The Dalles the river is now fulling
slowly, to the great relief of .every one,
n,i hmw re entertained that the inun-
riictri.-t. which comprises the ma
jor, portion of the town, will soon be
free of water, and lit ior occupy
.,i Tint, nfter the water is gone, It
will require considerable Mme to put the
fl.wi district In shape for use, anu iu
prepare tlie buildings and to get things
In order once more. The Btrong currents
tr,t mra the. rise have been rushing
through First and Second streets ha.ve
carried a vast amount of denns mio mo
D.v0..ta mllfivB and vacant places,
CtaUU ohwvvi
that will take time and a great amount
of labor and expense to remove. A nunv
k- ,.f h,,ii,ilnirs have been washea irom
their fundaUons, and the foundations
f monv others loosened and lmpairea
it i9 imiossible as yet to compute ine
amount of damage caused the town by
the nood. but that It will be very great
... ain with but two or three excep
tions every 'stock of goods In the town
removed and some of them twice
to get them out of reach of the waters-
and a large number of people were
r.eiie,l to move from their residences 10
that part of town, out of reach of the
river, where every vacant uuiiuing
inhabited. Many unable' to secure
houses are living In tents and cheap
rrl eablns. hastily erected W serve
the nmnrses of immediate nhiiur.
iv oil of the merchants are erecting
porary buildings in which to carry on
,h,Av hnslness until Buch time as the
water will permit them to return to
their nt.rm.ment locations. Several have
obtained the church basements, which
o,. oil nhnv-e tho water and are quite
.,,riv fived. In the basement or ine
Baptist church Is an hardware estab-
llBhment, while In other parts oi -U!.r,,e
hement are a Job printing shop,
the editorial office of the Reformer and
a grocery store. The Methodist cnurcn;
basement is occupied as a dry goods
store, and about them in every vacent
place large gangs of men are working
night and day to erect rough buildings,
which are going up with a rapidity un-emn-ied
even by the mining camps of
earlier days. From appearances, mat
ters will be so arranged in a day or iwu
hnatneiui ran iru on again. Tho bank of
French & Co. has a few Inches of water
on tho Hoofs, but with false floors and
tho counters raised, they are doing busi
ness. The Flrat National bank occupies
, earner of Mlchell's undertaking par
lors, with the Republican headquarters
in onnther corner: while the Dalles Na
tional hank has erected a tent fn which
tj do business. The court house was
flooded, and the records had to l
wised, and the only means of reaching
It now la by boat.
tha Western Union telegraph line are
down and the whole line wrecked. The
nsheriea have been suffering constantly.
In addition to being forced to desist
from fishing, the greater part of me
wheels here have been washed away.j
There are now but two or three station
ary wheels left.
AT LA CAMAS.
The little town of La Camas, on the
Washington side, above Vancouver, Is
having Its full share of high water
trouble. Work has been suspended at
the paper mill, the flat north of town Is
monv feet under water, and the botin-
rtarv of the flood is now on a line of
McMaster's store, which the water just
ron,.he. From the Bteps in front oi
Cowan's store, opposite the mill, cltlzenj
a ..l.U,r
now put In their spare nour uwuw,
and make good hauls of trout and other
fih The first floor of the residence or
Supt. West, of the paper mill, is under
five feet of water, and the family nas
been obllced to seek safer and more
comfortable quarters. Another loss to
Mr and Mrs. West was the destruction
r.f their handsome garden of flowers,
the pride of all La Camas. The steamer
Toxie now makes Its landings immediate
iv in front of the La Camas hotel.
Lady's Island, In front of tne town, is
enmnletelv submerged, and steamcis
cross and recross the water over tne
Island. The buildings on the Island have
all been securely anchored, and resi
dents have deserted their homes for
safer quarters.
AT MAYGER.
Mr. W.F. Slaughter, of the Mayger
Manufacturing Company, gives an lr.-
terootlnir account of the great destine
tl,n of Drooerty at Mayger, Columoia
county, and other points on the Lower
plnmbla river. The building pccupiea
by the company as a general merchan
,11., otrre tha warehouses, portions cf
the wharves and a considerable part ot
the flume heve been washed away. The
company also loses about 350 cords of
and 18 tons of timothy hay. une
Bafe In the store building went down
with the flood, and may never be re-
nnv erd. as it Is likely to be burled
.nmtwhxm In the sand. One of the
warehouses had drifted down stream a
nonsiderable distance, but remained In
tnnt. and Mr. Slaughter was In Port
lend venterdav to secure hcows and
gearing, Ira the hope that the building
can be saved by being floated aenore. a
tmnir current has cut a channel 20 feet
deep Immediately behind the dock of
the Mayger Company,- but It is nopca
that this will bo filled up again by sum
ment. The main damage was done on
Friday, the buildings going out about t
p. m. The company Intends to resume
work aa soon as the water receues buih
ioii Fmm 75 to 80 men are cm-
ployed at Mayger all the year round In
getting out wood, and in the manuiuc
ture of shingles. Mr. Slaughter esti
mates the damage done to the property
at fully $5,000.
For miles on both sides ot the river
houses, barns and fences havo been
swept away, and the losses Bustamea ny
farmers and others cannot now oe esti
mated. Columbia! City Is pretty well
nmier water, and a great deal of dam
age has been done at 8U Helen's. The
wharf of Muckle Bros, has been raiseu
from,' the under piling, but what the
damage will be no one could tell.
UP THE WILLAMETTE.
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fr'C-'-KSUm' i! KW-rr '-I '
rhinatnwn was the centre of attrac
tion during the afternoon and evening.
Tha Celestials held a regatta In which
nrerat nicked crews participated, and
the races were viewed by hundreds of
excited Mongolians an'I curious white
wrote. The course was from the central
police station on Second street to Stark, j
to First, to Ash. back to Second and j
thence to the point of starting. Chinese
only were permitted to enter in the sev-
era! contests. They were all dressed in
trunks and light gauze shirts, with bare
arms and legs. Each boat contained a
crew of from five to eight paddlers, with
a coxswain and extra man to beat time
on a gong. With powerful strokes they
drove their light boats through the
water at a surprising rate of speed.
AT GRANT.
rant. Smith, of the steamer Modoc,
which arrived from Cummlngs, a place
20 miles above Corvallls, yesterday
morning, says that there was a heavy
n in the TTnner Willamette on batur-
day, and the river Is now at Its normal
stage for this time of year. Capt. hmitn
says that very little damage has been
done to farms between here and Oregon
City, except a few on the lowlands. The
dairy farm on Ross Island, whloh Is en
tirely under water, will be badly dam
aged. '
REFORMED CHURCH CLASSIS.
The Portland. Oregon, classls of the
Reformed church will meet at the Con
gregational church at 8 o clock tnis
evening. The session Is to be opened by
a sermon by Rev. J. Mullhaupt, of
Salem, who Is now president of that
body. Rev. J. G. Bchmld, of this city,
being stated clerk. The meeting will
continue In session about, two days. The
proceedings are conducted In the tier-
man language. All Germans are espe
cially Invited to bo present at the
opening exercises this evening, while
any others are also welcome.
OREGON NOTES.
I.t spite of his name, Dr. Paine seems
to be the most sought after surgeon in
Lane county. .
The verv worst vet is a Glenwood girl
named Mary, who spellB it "Mai." That
closes the premium list.
mvnvnaviita Is chasing Corvallls for
the reputation of being a tough city. So
says the Albany Democrat.
Those. Interested in floriculture over ,
t Hiem are elvlnir a rose show, as-
Fisted by the "elite orchestra," at Reed's
opera house.
What fun they must have at Oak.
Grove. The ladles run, inmy-j"
race, each lady carrying an eg in a
spoon during the race.
A man with S00 in gold dust on his
. . i u m.l.llea latft
nA..a.-.n rtfaaea inrouKii
week, and the people of Roseburgh won
dered how he did It.
Albany banks must be in the hands of
their friends. One of the banking insti
tutions of that city have Just let. a con
tract for a new building.
' The armenrance of chicken bones and
corks In tho groves about Pleasant Hill
imiir-atos that the summer social season
nt Goshen has formally opened.
a r.aaton vourur woman who was bit
ten on the cheek by a man knew enough
about the bible to turn the other side
of her face to the impudent rascal. .
a stairo driver who has always had
the reputation of truth and sobriety, re-
norts hull stones as large as hen 8 eggs
having fallen at Plneville last week.
i io-v,tninw atruck the U. B. church at
Goshen last'Saturday. but no particular
damage was done save knocking ofl a
leg from the bottom of a heat4ng stove.
There la no use at all In trying to -
break into Salem society unless you are
connected with tho 1841 Hood survivors,
either by marriage or by profession of
faith.
Five editors of Democratic papers met
In Portland Sunday. Nobody cun un-
,ie.ta.ul how they came to select a
place of meeting where there Is so much
drinking water.
Owing to the blockade of transports-
Hon lines and the water in iioi.a u.
Portland, the meeting of the' Masonic
grand lodge has been postponed until
the flood recedes. .
Eugene's upper crust Is all broken, up ?
because tho only young man In town
who wears cuffs on week days has gono
to attend the midwinter fair Just as the
loo cream season: opened.
The Hlllsboro Independent is wrathful
because the graduating class at the
state university sent east for an eignt-
nnim "Souvenir." Instead of having
them printed within the confines of the
state.
There Is a complaint so loud about the
professional coroner's Jurymen at Jack
sonville that a school boy spoke a piece
about "the man who sat on the corpse,"
instead) of "the boy standing on the
burning deck."
The "entente cordlale" between La
Grande and Baker City which has
sprung up Blnce the "Bells of Cornvllle"
was played in the former town by tho
of the latter, Is so strong
that tho young women of La Grande
come a visiting, and borrow tne uiuter
City girls' party dresses.
According to a letter to the Hlllsboro
Independent, 26 gentlemen and as many
ladles celebrated a brush slashing at
Muilno latt week. There was angel food,
.,i ,.ho, oiate. and cream kisses, anu
sponge cake, and ralBlns and candy, and
ice cream until you couidn i iet. or .
least none of the young people who
were present did for a night or two af
ter the "feed."
Ki.orirr r. M. Leslie, of Sherman coun
ty, states that the entire population of
Grant had been forced to remove from
the i.um an.l that a number of bulld-
i i.,i hn ni-nahed away. Smith's
store, Hale & Blade's livery stable and
e m.mUr of .lwoIliniT houses have gone.
The distillery remains, but is said to be
badly damaged. The machine snop oi
Mar.Wr.nile Sons was strongly nraceu,
but tha force of the current was so
! great an to almost wreck the building,
i bmccs held It In position.
n the railroad track between
. -,i i -iinctnn Is reported to be
destroyed, and nearly all the pole ofj
AGAINST GILL NETTING. i
Prof. Prince, of the fisheries depart
ment, Ottawa, says the Fishing Garotte,
thinks that the catching of salmon by
drifting in the Bay of Fundy Is detri
mental to the preservation of the sal
mon. He claims that If the present sys
tem of catching salmon, followed by tho
Pbwlnco fishermen, Is continued, even
tually there will be no salmon caught rrt
tho harbor or river. Mr. Brlttain, a
New Brunswick fisherman, says that
somo year ago, before drift fishing wus
carried on, he used to catch all the way
r oa t.- iflfl salmon a day In his weirs
at Carleton. During the Inst couple of
years he has not caught ninety alto
gether. The Plsorinco fishermen main
tain that drifting In. the bay cannot af
fect the catch In St. John harbor. -
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
S al
ABSniUTELY PURE