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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 14, 1894)
. EXCLUSIVE .TELEGRAPHIC fRESS REPORT. VOL. XLIII, NO. 142. ASTORIA. OREGON, FRIDAY J10KNING, DECE3IBER 14. 1894. PRICE, FIVE CENTS. A. Found T3 Pi ' .From lOf to 33 per Osgood pipiiTM go. "he The One Price Clothiers, 506 and 508 COMMERCIAL CALL and Chrisimas is drawing near and it is Avell to bear this in mind and make your selection while our stockis complete. Our selections were made this year to suit the times "We hava neat and pretty hand painted novelties fit to grace any ones parlor for very little money. ' Qur book department is filled with well selected title's in neat and tasty bindings. --- ; ' , , . . . Our juvenile stock is something simply immense both in regard to selection and prices. In fact we have the best and cheapest stock of Holiday goods ever displayed in Astoria. In our TOY DEPARTMENT Opposite Hahn's shoe Remember we do not carry all our stock in our windows, you must come inside. Parties ' purchasing for Sunday schools are invited to come and see us. GRIFFIN & REED. ! ODDITIES and NOVELTIES for CHRISTMAS. t ' L- o W NEW KOVELTY . c C 3 i t CQ Opposite the ASTORIA, - USEFUL and BEAUT1EUL CHRISTMAS . CARDS. - 2 3 !? o 3 5 s " E 1 o u at Last Will be theexclamation of the future discoverer of the North Pole, and "Found at Last" is the expression of each one in search of a good overcoat at reasonable price also Men's Boys' Clothing, Furn ishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots. Shoes, Trunks, Valises, etc. cent less than elsewher. Hatters and Furnishers STREET, ASTORIA, OR. look us over. store you will nncl every thing that goes to make up a well assorted stock of Dolls, Toys, Games, liooks, Wagons, Carts, We call especial at tention to our line of Do lc, not trashy stock, but pooJ kid bodies ser viceable"! dells, for very litlls m")?:9y. .,'',: CHRISTMAS GIFTS . in GOLD or ' SILVER. - a YORK store rt S 3 g a -3 e a Occidei?. OREGON A FINE USE OF TOYS, DOLLS, JUVANILE BOOKS, ALBUMS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, mm ON TILLAMOOK ROCK. The Lighthoase Badly Damaged By the Storm. THE KITCHEN WAS WRECKED. .Water Was Four Feet Deep on the Floor of the Living Room. Last evening; about 5 o'clock the lighit house tender ColumWne returned from Tillamook Rock where she went yes terday morning: to Investigate the re port wired over from Canby the day previous that the llg'hts had not been seen burrtlng since Sunday's hurricane. The result of the Investigation show. only too plainly that the report was true, and the story told - by Uieuitenant Blteh, to an Aritoi-l'an reporter last even ing, goes to prove the truith of the mlany assertions by seafaring- men, that tfha rnwtvt hlmv vvtta the must severe ever experienced on i bhe '..ooasit, . reporter found Lieutenant Bllsli ,ln . the oozy Inspector's apptu't men ts on board the tender, a few minutes after hei ativlal, and when quct)otied about the result of his visit to ttfe-lonely sentinel off Tillamook Head, replied: "We arrived at the rock about 10 o'clock, and as expected, found the sea too roug"h to attempt a landing. We Sbeamed around the Ilgn thouse and took a good survey of the storm-be'aten rock, and oould easily detect that some thing unusual Wad been going on since our last visit. Keeper Pesaunen and nils three assistants were out on the rock, and apparently hailed our com ing, with Joy. Once or twice we were within Balking distance of the men on Joe rook,.nd mfawaged to arrange with the keepe for a transfer of his report to the vessel. This was done by "plac ing the report in a 'tightly corked bot tle, aeoured ta a floa:t, which Wap tihrawn far out Into the sea. It soon floalted alongside and was easily pick ed up. "On steaming around to the south aide of the light a deotded change in Its appearance was natJIeetilble. Separated from the mfcuin rock by a fissure Is a smaller rock, that Was always been pe culiar for its exceedingly sharp point. Stramge to say, this familiar feature Nad disappeared, showing that the tre mendous seas had broken oft and car jlled away a piece weighing fully two tons. Other places on the main rock showed thlat numerous ragged points hiid been torn off. "The must grtiphlc account of the awful Btorm and its sad pranks about the isolaited beacon light is found In the keeper's report which I will show you. Lieiiitenant Blish unrolled several sheets of ofnciDal paper and spreading it ' oik on a table, under the electric llglvt, allowed the reporter to scan Its dontenta. It is a thrilling account of Sunday's storm, when for hours, the brave wa'tdhmen on lonely Tillamook rock, llatened-to the awful howling at the wind and waters, trembling each moment for fear that the high tower would tumble over Into the sea and carry every thing with It. Waves rose all around them like great mountains, ind although the top of the rock is ful ly 88 feet above extreme high tide, mon ster st as broke all over It. At one time when the hurricane was at Its worst, amldrt a most awful roaring of angry waters, a great Wall of water struck the side of the rock with such force thiat it tremibled as If from a violent shock of earthquake. As the mountain of water struck the gTeat rock, It shot upwards, how high the keepers inside the lighthouse were unable to say, but all was darkness for a moment an aw ful crash of breaking glass sounded above, folkxwed Instantly by a terrible noise as If the whole ocean Wad gone skyward and come down directly on the roof of the lighthouse. By this time it seemed to the keepers that their time Wad come, and they were for a moment unable to make out whether they were silill on the rock or floating off on the crert of the receding wave. The water In the Bvlng room was four feet In depth and the furniture was floating about the apartment. As soon as they recovered themselves a hasty examina tion revealed a Bad Kate of affairs. In he siren room a mark on the wall snowed thlat water had entered to a depth of six feet, and the big fog-horn machinery was badly Injured. The cis tern pump was rendered usefess, and the frond water In the tanks made brackish by the salt water that had forced Its way In. I In the kitchen a remarkable Kate of affairs existed. The room was dripping with water wtricfa aame through a great hole ovcrttead In the roof, made by a huge boulder weighing hundreds of pounds that had been thrown up by the force of the waves. The kitchen range was a total wreck, and scarcely a cooking utensil was left In the room. Everything In the way of edibles, ex cept the stock of canned goods, was ruined. Over the' hall way the roof was badly shattered,' evidenltly by the same boulder thlat caused the wreck of the kitchen roof adjoining. The moat startling sight met their gaze, however, as they ascended Into the tall tower at the top of which the great revolving (Ight shines forth at night, 136 feet above high water. The llanitern panes were all broken out, the lens badly la nidged, and the clock ma chinery that runs the revolving lenses, disabled beyond. Immediate repair. It showed plainly thlat an awful force of water had struck It, and from evidences rooks of no' email size were hurled against the glass. - Various ortfher damage of minor men tion was done about the place, and It will take some time to make the ne cessary, repaBrs. Ordinary lanterns were hung out each night since the aooident, and the faint glimmer they will be able to give will be about all une guide mariners will have at this point for some time to come.- The men on the rock report-id that they were all well and Wad enough canned goods to last them for some days. The Colum bine' will go down affaln, and If there Is a , .poaMTt'ty ' ,of landing. Captain Richardson wll put a force of mechan ics on the rock, and also leave a quan tity of supplies,' ' In speaking of the terrible experience t the men on the rock, Lieutenant BIlMh says that he thinks it will be found that Chief Peaetonen and his as jiatants have acted with great, coolness and bravery. SUNDAY'S BLOW. The recent hurricane wtas felt on the straits of Juan d's Fuca with as much severity as further down the coast, as the following from the Colonist will show: Saturday night's gale Is said by the steamboat men to have been the most aevere' Which has been experienced this year. While It raged the tug Lorne with the ship Combermere In tow was eighteen' jipurs making the .trip from the Cajie to Eaiulmalit, a distance which she generally covers in half that time. The mj rolled mountains high and the Lorne had 'to struggle hard to accom plish anything. Her decks wre almost continually burlled In water, and the tremendous strain on her hawser dam aged to some extent tihs Combennere'e bits. The American tug Pioneer, with a barkentine In tow was bound up th Straits at the same time, but the storm proved too mucin for her and she was obliged to cut loose her hawser and seek s heller. "Where the bartaemtine put In afterwards Is not known, but It Is believed she also made shelter safely. The American tug Ulscovery, with the sefhuoner Aida In tow, got caught in the fray off Ten Mile Point. Her hawser parted and the schooner was driven black imto Royal Roads at a hurricane rait?. The Discovery, however, after wards picked her up, and proceeded to Moodyville, ' Where the snhooner Idids for ShangiWal. At Neah Bay there is considerable anxiexy felt for the mall steamer Harry Lynn, which piles be tween there and the Sound. It Is said If the steamer was caught in the storm, her aWances would be very slim. In Spanish Spirt the tug Vancouver lay at anchor, and a scow of coal and a scow of wood which she had In tow. were reported to be ashore. In port there were' no damages done to shipping, but yesterday's blow moved a number of anchored crafts promiscuously about the harbor. AN APPEAL FOR HELP. County Judge Gray Receives a Petition From Citizens of West port. Yesterday County Judge Gray re ceived a petition signed by sixteen of Weatport's prominent citizens, praying for assiatince from the court for 8. J. Simpson, who they say Is sick and unable to. take care of himself. They ask for provisions and clothing. Judge Gray at once addressed a letter to R. W. Thompkins, who heads the list of signers, asking him for further par ticulars regarding Mr. Simpson's con dition, tie stiufc- tilth the cbunty court would not meet again until the first Monday in January, but It wat the, desire of the county to assist the county's poor and needy, so far as It could consistently do so. At the next meeting of the county court ner road supervisors will be ap pointed, and the semi-annual report of the county received. Judge Gray ex pects a busy season, and is making preparations accordingly. The Bandbrllle, after coaling yester day at the Holyrood dock, went Sown to the heads end took a glance outside. R was too rough for CapCaln Wynant, so he turned back and tied up at the dock to await future developments. The steam schooner Harrison arrived down from Portland yesterday and docked at Kinney's wharf. She will remain until fairer weather oqtslde. Governor West at the Scene of the Trouble. UMATILLA'S ARID LANDS. Mount Banier Smoking: Away Under a Clear Sky Other ' . News. , , Associated Press. Salt Lake, Dec 13. The Tribune has a telegram from Col. Taitlock dated Montleello, Utah', In which he says: I arrived here Sunday afternoon and Governor West on Monday. We had an Interview Monday with Chiefs Ig rtatio, Ooloraw and adhere. The Inter view was barren of results, but rich In Inforrriaitilon. Ignatio says ail his tribe, wtSh the exception of six families, are In Utah, and they seem determined to stay. The til'be numlbera about 900, and the sesbblers have to feed them. "Last night the setters of the village fed about 20 bucks and 40 ponies, the hay fed the ponies being worth $20. per ton. The Indians are Impudent and make demands on men and women. They are eating the stock of settlers, and rapidly devouring the winter pas tunags. Much suffering will ensue un less Che Indians are removed at once." TO RECLAIM LANDS. Money Ready for Umatilla County's Big Ditch. Pendleiton, Or., Dec. 13. A comprehen sive plan to take the place of all other schemes for reateimtag the forty or fifty thousand acres of Urnallla county lands. The Umiatllla Ditch Company, with Sam.- P. Sturgia, cashier of the First National Bank at Its head, hits offered to give up Hb valuable-right-of-way,' engineers' plans and 'government treaty privileges across the Indian res ervation to iuiy one taking hold of the enterprise and pushing it to comple tion. The official announcement Is made today that Che money Is ready, two or tlhree hundred thousand dollars, accord ing to the needs, and the parties fur nishing: the oaiilibal to local promoiers, offer to put up a $26,000 certified check an evidence of good faith, and guaran tee that the remlallnder Will be furnished When ready to begin work. Deputy United States Marshall had a warrant for Che arrest of John Heath ma, a prominent saloon keeper. Heath man, in a rage, refused to go, and CWreBitened Benitley's life. Bentley wait ed until Hieathmlan has sobered,, ond will take him to Portland for selling whisky to Indllains. The whlsliy oases will be prosecuted as before the fam ous ruling was made by Judge Bellin ger and Stopped the business by' dep uty marshals. The prisoners will now be taken to Portland for Indictment, Vnstead of being held on information. SWORE OVER THE WIRE. ' A California Sheriff Ttkes Oath of Office Over Telephone. Los' Angeles, Dec. 13. A .contest Ip about to be begun over the election of Sheriff In this county. John Burr, the man elected, did not take the oath of office as required by law, It Is alleged, within ten days after election. On the tenth day Burr was In San Francisco. At 11:30 o'clock at night he made oaith tforougli the long distance telephone. The contestants hold this was . not a good oath. MARINE INTELLIGENCE, San Francisco, Dec 13. Arrived Ship India, from Nanalm ; Walla Wal la, from Victoria and Port. Townsend, Geo, W. Elder, from Astoria and Port land; schooner Joseph Russ, from Falr haven; Willamette, from Tacoma; San Benito, from Tiooma; schooner Jennie Steel, from Gray's Harbor. . . Cleared Farallon, for Port Angeles. Departed City of Rio de Janeiro, for Hong Kong and Yokohama; Mari posa, for Houohilu and Sydney; bark Frano, for Port Gamble. Freights and cWarters Amerluan ship Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report America, coal fram Departure Bay to San Francisco; American ship Waohu setit, coal from Nanalm to San Fran ulnco; American schooner Aida, at Moodyville, lumber thence to Shanghai. RANIER AGAIN SMOKING. Seattle, Dse. 13. Mount Ranier wus smoking again todUy, the Bmoke com ing out of Che crater In easy volumes jnd b?lng noticed by several hundred people. The air was exceptionally clear from 9 o'clock this morning until 1 I'eloek this afternoon, and the moun tain could be plainly seen, The Post Intelligencer expedition to explore the mounttaln will leave Saturday and will endeavor to reach the summit. ' MARKET REPORJT. 1 San Francisco, Dec. 13. Shipping WlMfflit, 88 3- for No. 1 quality, wihlie 9 01s the figure for choice. Milling de sciipClons are less Arm. Supplies are oomiing to hand freely from the North, ' about 20,000 centals arriving from that dUireddion, being almost equally divided between Oregon and Washington. WlalKa Walla, 80 to 82 1-2 for fair aver age, 85(ff87 1-2 for choice heavy; 7577 1-2 for No. 2 and 6570 for off grade. New York, Dec 13. Hoi, steady. Liverpool, Dec 13. Wheat, spot, quiet demand poor; No. 2 red winter, 4s 4 1-2 d; No. 2 red Burlng stocks exhausted; No. 1 hau-d Murcltoba, 4s 7d; No. 1 Cali fornia, 5s 3 l-2d. Hops ait London, Pacific Coast, (2 lus. KEARNEY NATIONAL CLOSED. Kearney, Neb., Dec. 13. The Kearney National Bank closed its doors this morning. LliaMllDUw, as far as ascer tained are about $155,000; the county loses $10,000, nnd the olty 2,000. CAPT. FERCHEN SUSPENDED. Ohargea Preferred by the Captain of the Primrose Hill. Yesterday Che board of pilot com rtireitoners held a meeting to consider Jhtarges ' preferred by Captain Joseph Wilson, of the Primrose Hill, against Pilot P. E. Ferchbn, whom he charges with Ivavlng run his ship aground In tfhe Wlll'ametJte river one mile below ehe VKllojila -. dock,, necessitating ths Jkscfh'argilng of 610 tons of grain, and muffing damage to the extent of $2,578, $800 of which was for time delayed. : rWore were presunt at the meeting the following members: President John Fox, and Commilssloneii Cap!. J, A. Brown and B. F. Packard, Secretary W, L. Robb, and Attorney G, C. Fulton. Oapt. RloWard Hoyt and Pilot P. E. Ferdhen gave evidence In the tatter's behalf, and Captain Wilson, of the Fitlmrose Hill, the second-, mate and quarterrrtaater, Certified In behalf of the plaintiff. The evidence showed that the pilot, richer through carVleusncss of Incom petency, ran the vensel out of the ehan. nel and un'to the bar, where she was xlnrpeillod to llffNter before being able to move Into deep water again. The 'bkjtvrd, after going over the evidence Tarefully, decide! to revoke Pilot Fer ahen's bilantfh. Pilot P'erohen has been i pilot on Che river since 1869. His oondnnven are John F. O'Shey and Mr. Wilson, of Pont'land, and If Captain Wilson wishes to recover he will have to commence ult against those gen tlemen. Captain Staples, who piloted tho Nor. weglan bark Stjom Into the harbor yesterday, states that the pilot schoon r stood the resent storm fairly well, On Sunday when the hurricane cams up she was put before It and ran for four hours with every stitch of can vas In. Almost everyone of the tre rosmdouB seas that were running wash ad over the schooner, and It was almost Impossible at times for the men to tell whwher they were on board the sttioun sr or In the ooean. Frequently the Jib boom would bury itself fully ten feet In the sea and the scihooner was In lm. mlnent dainger of going down by the head. The boats were smashed, but oan be repaired without great cost, and beyond this no other damage was done. One of the deck hands had an exper ience which he will rememljw for some dime to come, having been washed out liVto the ocin and carried back again on the cruet of a tremendous sea. Ha was uninjured save for a slight shaking up, but was pretty, badly frightened. When the alnoner encountered ths hurrioaire, tlape Diti.inflnltment to(d to the southward about 20 miles, the ohooner being 30 miles off shore. t