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ISIOfila rUDUU Astoria Public:L!brar Astoria Or t ' 7 -a i! : vm. vitv vn 7 ASTORFA. OREGON. WEDNESDAY J10KNING, JANUARY 0. 1895. ' HtlCLllVLJ. v fj v, - - v t . - LLiMijMirm w 1 """"""T , " I ' 7 . . i I All on Account Osgood JHehcajitm go. "he The One Price Clothiers, 606 and 508 COMMERCIAL 20 per oent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per oent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per oenit OFF. We Wish You R HaPP9 And will start the ball rolling by giving you a discbunt of 20 per cent, for 10 days or? all mis cellaneous books" in our'storc;'".; - Pacific Coast Almanacs and Tide-tables. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per oent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. Tlie Packers of Choice !olumbia River Salmon Their Brands NAME. LOCATION. BB4MD. AGENTS. AT fUlorU Pk'gCO. Astoria Pk g Co.... ' Atorla.......- X Kinney's M, J. Kinney. Astoria. (John A. Devlin- Boottt A.Pk'gCo...... Astoria 15..?.!: A-Booth SoM -Chlctgo ColumblsBlTerPkgCo Astoria. Cutting Pkg Co M FrancUco JtiD.oreS.nmel A.torla. 'fcZ Oo... Astoria... George Barker Astoria. Kid" moJf"" atat Barker A.toria. J,G McglerftCo 8rookneliI... Ug.St George- J.G. Megler... Brookflold Wd )PbhPrmen'a... vi.hnrmn'i Scr.dinvln vi. r Astoria fisheriaeaV HOW TO SAVE MONEY. Rnr voor GROCKRIE3 and PROVISIONS of ns. and we will sars Ton money. W hanle ths best poods and deliver free to trains or boats. We buy sod sell for spot cash, ao ell ponds chHiper than ny other firm in the country. Send na vour name and adtlress, and we will mail yon our new price list, which will be out coon. We onr today : Climax tobacco. California irranulatea sutcnr in 100-lh sack $500 Pest brands of flmr per barrel .... 2 15 Roval Bke Powder 5-It cans 2.0J Send us a list of what you need, HARK L. COHN & CO., of the Tariff Is the cause of the great re duction we have made .in Clothing of all kinds now on hand to make room for new goods for the spring and sum mer of 1895. Price our lines of Men's and Boys' Suits, Overcoats, Mack intoshes, etc., before buy ing elsewhere and you will save from 16 to 33 per cent, and $1.50 to $5.00 saved on a Suit or Overcoat is quite an item to save in time3 of econ omy. Hatters and Furnishers STREET, ASTORIA, OR. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per oent OFF. 20 per oent OFF. N0W Year. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. 20 per cent OFF. and Locations. 40 cents ponnd. Rest ooal oil Der esse f 1.80 Arbnck le's Coffee per pound .... 22J California syrup 5 Ral kegs.... IMi Saoolio per dozen bars 85e and e will make yoa spevul prices 146 Front SU Portland. EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT. And Various Other Items Clipped From Exchanges. THE WIRES ARE STILL DOWN. All Efforts to Get Telegraplc Com munication with Portland so far Unsuccessful. Again ItMs mnorndng the Astortan is compelled to announce that the Western Union wires are still down between this city and Portland hence the total absence of the usual Associated Press report In this paper. The line between here and Weatport was down again yesterday, but soon repaired. As 1t Is, all dispatches are toeing received and forwarded via 8he steaimer Potter. It la believed ty Manager Overbeck that the line (Will be In operation by this aifternoon. A SAD CHRISTMAS, Desolation and Sorrow In Silver Lake Homes. In a letter Jto the Sun, tram a resident of Silver Lake, the following story is told of the awtfjl holocaust that oc curred tfher on OhrldbmaB eve.: "On Christmas eve. a crowd of about 150 had lassemlblied tut a Christmas tree enteiitolirnment in the only hall In the place, Which, like all the houses here albouts, was constructed entirely of pine and was thoroughly seasoned. It was over Ci'lfim'an Bros.' store and the poet offlce. At ttlbouit 9:15 p. m. a pendant lamp naar the door was accidentally upst ihy a man mountsng a seat to get a batlter view, siialtterlng oil around, 'and In a, few trtinulDes itho wihole room was alMaze. The only entrance was by a sJngfle ctdor In 'tihv irear of the 'hall, and a n'arrow ddalirwaiy puMde. . If a start ttnad toeen amade at onoeT most, if not all, could "have gat out, tout soma one cried out, "kefcp Still, no danger," and this caused quite a irmmiber to re main tntfldo untn Utoo late to escape at aill. There were Ibwo wlrtdaws at the fnorJt over a smaai, flimsy pordh, and quite a number crawdled iDhraugh ithem until the ipordh gave way, presiidtiaitlng thdm to rtihe haird, frozen ground 10 feelt toedow, tnjuiring several slightly. Several more Jumped from itlhle windows and received foruteea. But toitty persens. young and old, aire known to lhave per tained lln the ffaimes, while 16 tnore are severely 'bunroed but are all 1n a fair way ito recover. I was out of town at fflie time, and so did mit see the worst, but I learned of it about rrtldnlfht, and Im'medlatteily tarried to the scene. It was a teratbta slghit. A mass of ruins, w4t)h .'humian bones scaidtered all over iflheon, the fire still (burning fierce ly. When the fire died down the re mains were nearly consumed, only a few 'bones tn different places to tell wihere a Ibody Had lain. These later on were gathered up, but Identification was Impassible, and they, with 'the ashes In wlfldh 'Uhey were laid, were boxed up and laid Iti u common grave. There was no "merry" Ohnlstmaa here. It was a day of mourning and aiwrow, as there aire very few homes around here from Which one or more members are not miaalng. As there were only 250 people in the entire pre- olndt, you can perceive what a heavy loss It Is. A TALE OF SPOOKS. The following fairy story Is from the Tillamook Headlight: Way up In the mountains east of NesCookton P. O. a't the fteud of Skoo kum Creek Is a lake. It is about half a, mile long and a few hundred yards wide, and seems to have been formed by a mountain slide filling the lower end of a big canyon. The lake is verj deep, and Is teeming with trout. Bea ver and otter are plentiful there also There Is a little natural meadow around the lake, and an old deserted cabin I there. Bom rich looking ledges of min era! are found near by, and it Is said the cabin was the haUttalUon of an old miner who disappeared mysteriously. The route to this lake Is a very diffi cult one to travel, and few people have visited tt, and fta kmeHness and weird surroundings are sufficient to Insplrs the bravest hearts with awe. Besides, he region 1s said to be haunt- A. taoid none of the Indians of this Vicinity con be perauaded to go near They hav many pecuflar traditions! aboJt Indians losing their lives there In mysterious ways, and the Oisappear- and the disappear- jW of the old miner could ner be; aooouraea ror. Ann-u. visited the place declare something is! viw:u "" V"" , headed skeprlcal old pioneer, visited the ptoce once, and was forced to ac knowledge there were some quer man - Ifestattorrs there during the hours of night. It ts needless to say that few ever remain there over one nig he Last week Ben ICggmbotttiam and Curt Chance went up there, thinking they might secure a few bearer skint and get some samples of ore. They ar orry now they went. Ben is a tall, athledic man, who knows no fear, and has had all kinds of adventures from the motion of the Columbia to the Alsea, and one time killed a monster Ibear in a tend-to-hand conillot, . Bon having nd'.hlng but a knife for defense. Curt is a 'brave, squarely built young man and would fight anything froon John L. Sullivan to a grizzly bear. But .when Ben relates his Skookum Lake experiences, he tremlbles like a kaf, amd Cunt's erstwhile raven locks are now sprinkled with gray. They arrived at the lake In the even. lng and proceeded to camp In the log cabin. As soon as dark came the spirits began to act. They first heard same- Ohlng like itwo boards clapping together. They laughed at that, and went in the caibin to take a much-needed rest. The noise oame nearer, and was accompan ied by the most ungodly groans. They turned itihe dogs loose, but tljs dogs re turned ' faster than they Went out. knockllng the clapboards off the house coining In. Den took a shut at 'the "var mint," though he could mot see It, and after a. while tt disappeared. Curt said he saw ft,, and It was a headless man, who carried hts head in ih'ls hand.'and iHiait sulphurous smoke oozed from tlu ueok. An exaimiititlon next morning failed to dlsokise any tracks. It is need letsa to say they slept none 'that might. . Soma people think the dlBtua'banoat are caused by volcanic disturbances In She lake, and others thing that battvere slap their tails on the Water, and that otters make 'Ohe peculiar howls. The editor of ChIs paper ani a select party of courUigeous 'body guards will vlalt the lake and invadclgi'le masters in a rihort time. BURGLARY AS A SCIENCE. By George Ethclbant Walsh. From Home Bind Country (New York) for January. The ohlief 'tools or the burglar are the "Jlmimle," nippers, and "drag." In ad dition to these HJhere will ibe a s?t of diwlls, punches, wedges, and a brace amd Wta. The drills and bits will ha of all sizes, running from those aimost as small and fine as a needle, up to pow erful ones tn inch or two Bhiiok. A oorrjpkte assortment of Dhese toolB are hard Ito get, and whan the kit is made complete St is Highly prized by the owner. They tome taken to the blaok srrJJah sopamJtoly, and tempered to an extreme hardneas. No one would sus- psat the purpose far which' ithey are designed. Odher forgers make Ibe nlp iws and "Jimmy." The loltiter is a Bteel bar of great Streng'tih and fliieineiss, but it Is divided into: secflons, so that It can be unscrewed and darrlied with greater oorcvenlenoa. The nippers resemble a pair of Burling tongs, With Sharp JlUtle teeth for oaitehlng hold of keys that are in Itha locks Inside of the housa. By means of the nippers the key is not only Shoved inside, but it 1s actually used 'to unlock the door before It Is re moved. The custom of leaving the ke In tha lock as a predauiMon agoinsft burglars, who ore reputed to carry fals keys with Dhem, Is really onle of great help to prnfes-litmial irabbers instead of a hindrance. 'VThe "drag" Is the mkist powerful fJSble lnsitrumtent tWat the professional burglar carries, and Ifts construatlon is a marvel of simplicity, ingenuity and Strenultlh. By mieans of IK. the most powerful safes are opened WWMn a few m mutes, amd without so much noise a to attnadt the oSten!tlon of a policeman oulteldie of the building. This instrument Is being Improved as safe-makers en dlaavor to make their receptlales tot valuables more trustworthy and difficult to break open. So far the burglars have kept pace wUSh the safa-makere, and wJth every Improvement made 1y the laSter ths former are sure to clr cumvenit 'It in some way. WMle the Journal 1s not opposed to a railroad being built into tills valley, yet we opine itthalt there will be none built for several years. The people here had boater make up their minds to that effeiot and go to work to improve the country. Three or four good wagon roads leading out to sea port and rail road towns Is whalt is needful JuHt now. This counitry has been Hod alhout long enough. It dont need a railroad, nor twuld not suppoi't one tf 'built, without first-developing the country. A town of 2,000 lnhaiHieaimta, with good roads loading to It, will give a better market for ail produce itJhat can be raised In 'this valley for the next 'ten years, than If tt had a rail! road and had to depend on Portland for a mnarket Nehalem Journal. The bill before the Quebec legislature to protect newspapers from libel suits, provides that should a paper through an InadverOaiKce, wltlhout malice, pub llsh a statement Injurious to an Indi vidual, It shall Ve absolved from all liability Cor all actual damage done. if an ample retraction Is published as 8ai(j Aitorney.General Casgraln. protected against Bfteoulaltlve aotlons. A clause referring tiw that . . ln m nover (A tht proeeedDnga of sudh meelngs shall be . . privileged the meeting is convened for a lawful purpose and If the report Is accurate. l The committee of "One Hundred" in 'poritland receritly roasted EngHneer Schuyler for the breaks that occurred lln the Bull Run water reservoir a few : days ago. Mr. ft-huyler, who was their co rebutting engineer, and W now In Los Angeles, through the Oregonian, yester day returned the ooaipnment, roasting the oominlttee to the "queen's taste." Telegraph Items of Interest in a Condensed Form. THE JAY GOULD ESTATE. HI Lare Portion Exempt From Taxa- ation-Various Other Topics of General Interest. A New York dlspalUch of the 7th Bays: Lawyer MoOlure, who In March, 1893, was appointed appraiser by the surro gate ito fix the value wf Wie estate of the late Jay Gould at the time of iu death, wish a view to determlnilr; the amount of 'tax What should be Imposed upon the personal property, 'has made Ms report. He finds Ithe value of the personal! eSttilte of itlve lalte1 jmlll'lonalr tn lh. uowarda of $80,000. He allows JG.OOO.OOO a1" an JrudeUtedness to the es tate of George J. Gould, whldh Is de ducted from the tdtal value of the es tate. The value of IJhe estate if $S0,9M.- ,".80, less, the amount of the diebts, $6,' 553,520, and less legates, annuities, etc. to his 'brother, sister, and grandson, of $1,156,513, making the amount of tlie residuary estate to be $73,224,647. Each of the six children, is entitled to a life Inltarast an 'trust, with 'tlhe nermainder to ahellr dhflldiren. Under a recent deolslon of the count of laippeals, It lis held that Dhese. remainders are not liable to tax ation, whereas formerly they were. This will reduae Itho tax oonsllderaibly. It Is expeatad that 't!he executors will be en titled to recover from the JCOO.OOO which thev niavepalM to tlve edMte, a small suim in itlheir favor. BACK TO "OLE V1ROINNT." Negro 'Miners Leaving Coos County for Their Old Homes. , Slarshfleld, Jan. 8. Yesterday there was erootlher Important Incident connect- ad with HJhe hnportaition of negro miners Initio -Coos county. .'All bat two fainllie and four single men, wihb reaiched hert last week Ito mine coal at Beaver Hill have quit work. This morning the steamer Blanco steamed down the bay With flags flying. This and the strain of rnuslo from 'Uhe Llbfoy Brass Band aiatnajdted a mob of people to the steam er's landing at tine foot of A street She had on board about 20 neferoea, Who were being escorted to EmpUe City toy a comimUIJtee of wldte min'.'is from L'lbby, aecomipanled toy the bani While the negroes are In destitute olr' ouimsta'ivces and aire being transported to tlhe county sealt, ' Where they will be kept at tlhe county's expense until pro visions can be made 'to send them back to Virginia, 'tihey feel none the less dole ful albloult lit. Th'ey trlealted the crowd of (bystanders ito several planitlaUon cho ruses. During the inltervol the steam er wUs lying at the dock, Mr. Ellas Miles, colored, olimlbed to the top Of Ihe oalbln on the steamer and delivered i short allldreUs, tlhanklng the people for their kindness, and for Shelr willing iand ready assistance in sending them home. He said, while lie and his asso ciates were comparative strangers In a foreign land, he felt that they were jimong friends, and that they would never toe aauglht assisting in running dljwn American wages. HI remark were received with round after round of aipplause. The negroes will give an entertainment here tomorrow Wight, the proceeds o assist In sending thiem back 30 Pooalhorntias, Virginia. THE SALE OP THE "CALL.' That Paper Now in Uhe Hands of C. M. Shortrldge. A dispatch yesterday from San Fran. Jlsao says: Charles M. Shortrldge made the final paymenlt of $342,000 for the Morning dull today, and tlhe pape passed Into his possession. It was de veloped tWat the 600 carrier routes on :he paper are woith as much w the p?jper Itself, one route Waiving sold for 57000 a few weegs ago. Shantrldse gav .n payment a dhieek on tlhe Nevads 'aank, and tortk ilmmedtotie powseaslon. 3peai!3irkg of his policy, tie said: "I shiall not attemipt to conduct tht !rgei?t piiper In the ooumtry, but I shall publish the brightest paper mvney can maure, and 'to BxrompUsh that end I iKaU make a great many cluanges." The sale of the Bulletin will tukt place tmmbrrvw. Mr. Shortrldge hat already offered $50,000 for It, Ithough he says he will not toe a strong aim nltas. He will not buy ft unless It goes at a bargain. Tt is understood that Mr. HUfh, one of Wie prci owners, win make a trvng effort to Tdtatn th Bulletin. A dispaton from Omahu says: The historic order of Judge Caitdwell, coo cernlng the discharge of employes who easHfled 4n the wage Invesogatton, Is to be given awither Hrlal. When Judge Caldwell mode Iffie order, which has be- aime the hope of railway employes, he denlared that tlie ItumibVut employe would have Che right to carry a grtev. ance clear up to him, and he would see that he was given a fair deal, Two former employ of the Union Pa cific, now out of Jobs because of re- trenchnvnt, are preparing to do exaot. y Khat thing. Lijcal Freigtut Agent Buirraws, of Itihe Union Pacific, received orders from headquarters in the latter oart of December to reduce the force in tlhe lomol tfrelglliit house, and me ata so. There were about 15 men discharg ed. It was saild today hait there were two of the men who rropoed to bring the mailiter before General Manager Dickinson and see If. the older men should not ihiave the preference, It be- ng alleged itliolt some of the younge men have been retaliied. This has al ways been the policy of Mr. Dickinson, and the men believe that If flhe matter was presented to (him in tlie' proper light he would see What when there were disaharges to 'be wade, that the Oldeett employe had 'the preference and stayed in. WHERE 8R3 WERE HIGH. San Francisco, Jan. 8. The Nicara- gt-an toark Don Carlos, from Newcastle, N. 8. W., reports thalt Decemtaer 24 a strong northwest gale was encountered. The seas ran high, and the 'vessel was tossed aibout like a cork. The bulwarks on both sides of the vessel were stove !n, and Clhe whole deck wis Bwept of everj'Jhling movable. The doors and windows of the forward house and the ijnkoy-enyine room were broken, and the cabin 'Was flooded. The. galley was ronvpletely gubtedand the cooking uten sils were washed away. CAPTAIN T0ZlI3IfS REPORT. Washington, Jan. 8. Captain Tozler. of the revenue cutter Grant, reportB that he has searched along the Pacific cutaat as far south as tlhe Columbia river from Port Townaend, without see lng amy signs of wreckage or hearing tidings of the six imlsain'g vessels which started south from Victoria, B. C. sev anad weeks ago. THE BARRON WILL CONTEST. San Jose, Cal., Jan. 8. Owing to the unsdtilsfaotary son'ice of tfltu'tlon upon Che minor chlildren of Eva, Hose Barron, the widow who is defending the contest of 'the will of her husband, Edward Bairron, the miaionaliie,. the oae waa ontitoued uiytil Thursday, The ship1 Kate Davenport, scihooneh Laura Madison, and bark Aldan Bess arrived at Port Blakeley Sunday, All three were held ouitsida Caipe Flattery by thla reaenit strong Wlmls. - Captain Reynolds, of the ship K'aite D:iveniort, reports tihat he matte the trip from, Han FrartWsuo In 14 days. Strong nutWhw.w winds were .onieaumtored all aloiig Hip coast, and at one time the barometer dropped to the lowest point he had aver observed. In aii'ticljaitkm of. a se. vere storm all the can vass was tUken In exoejA iKhe lower topafcilll. Tills wide preaauitlon was unnecessary, however, as ithe storm did not refadh the point expected. i The steamer George W. 'Elder,' says the Oregonlan, In coming up the river yesterday morning, wl'th a cargo of coal fivm Seattle, managed to i get out of the channel and stuck hard and fat In the mud ait the foot of Swan Island. As 'the steamer draws very little water comipared wlfeh the grain ships whicih ire corJulmually going up and down the river, It 1s evident the laooident could 've been adlded had proper care .been used. The Elder will be lightened of iOO tons of coal today, and then tt will be an easy imaitter to get her out of the mud. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. The following goes to show that real estalUe Is on Uhe Improve In this county, wh'klh toeltokicrus a sign of better times. C. H.' Page end Wife to city of AHt:jika, southwest quarter of morltlilweSt tiuanoer of section 81. towiiwhlp 8 nwrlih, range 8 west $ 44 F. M. LuoaiVlKh and wife Ito Irene Wrt, itnts 7. 8, 0. Wook 9. OitI- umbia Addition 200 luhn C. Paulson and wife to Su sie Greenwood, h'ts 11 to 2D in- olurilve, -block 8, Pronpwst Park, 10 Ohn's. E. Ikmnrttit to S. E. Ci'aw 'ford, lots 13, 14, 15 and 16, blk, , 2, Saa View 800 Arirthlle Mason and Wife to A. S. JJhnafin, 1olts.9, 10, 11 and 12, . block 22, PawlHc adtlltUm 40C Atorta Subsidy Guaranty Co. toTV.in,lnulair Land aind Trust Co., aill of blooks 11. 15, 18, 24, 2C, 37, 44, 62, 67, 75, 76, 84, 87, 81, Krt, 108, 111, 113, and lots mmtoered 21 'to 28 InrliiiHilve, 51 do 68 Innlufllve, 156 to 104 infill- . slve, block 115, Taylor's Afturla 1 The Brlttoh rtilp 8cjttlHh Glens, thir teen days from Portland fVw Astoria, In to", arrived yejderday. She was not fully loaded, and several hundred tons of wheat will be put on her here before her disparture 1m Euroiw. It Is 'thought thalt numerous s.ind bar whL-h have proved olrstrudtlons to n wlgtlon here- liofbre, were renewed by the . 800111 Glens in coming dwn the river. It Is further ttwusfhit, by many old pilots iHre, thalt there will toe a general rush of ships down this new channel. In or- der to gut them out before the tilling freshets fill up Ithe di)ened plact-a Highest of all in Leavening Tower. Latest U. S. Gov't Rcpcrt, fiiUii.. I I ,1 1 s I Messrs. Bonner and I-1"-- -Close Another Contract. OPTION ON THE GOSLE SURVEYS It Means that Matters are Neariu? 11 Point Where Work Will Soon Coiuuieuce. Yesterday another Important st'P "'' ards 'the final construction of the G.riue road was tnk?n. At the otllce of tne Astoria Improvement and Construction Co. a .meeting of the directors vws tu M t WhWh Mr. Fred Strong, attorney t.u Hunner and Hiaiiwmond, was ju-i'.-iu. The purpose of the medting was to nr. ranga "for 'the tram-JI't-r of all fivuv'-ys, plate, etc., itJhiiO. are held by -this pany, to Jjoimer anu xiMniiiuui.a, Wave ooirtratitled to construct a r.i II ii-.nl bdtween this city and Coble. Tha AStoiUa Improvement and Cun- atruotlon Co., and another (.vmi'i'ny, known as the Astoria and Coliinil'ia River Ralllway Company, were im ""- porated ln 1889. and siwnt wmyfO-raWe money In having eurvey.-d a line alni'S the Bouth bank of the Columbia, river, to b. point on the Northern Paclfiis tit Gxible. The UncoriKwUitwra wei-e neaiiy all Astoitamen, as foilowa: C. H. PaK'-, Alfred Kinney, D. K. AVarren, K. A, Seeley, J. Q. A. Bowlby, Kt-nJ. Younn. B. VanDusen, J. H. Smith and W. K. 3miah, The object of the company w.i. to conatruxlt, iriulijtuJn Oud opurate a railroad over the Hrte surveyed. Tne survey 1M.1B oomiiliHed In )ue time, and altoijether the stun of $14,5'jO w.ia exiended on the work, but their plan were never carried to thHt pirtnit wheie OJcClve work 'had been :iiiih?:icI mi iiflie oonatrucVion f a m.ulticl They preferred to Walt and let someone elw, more familiar wlUh railroad bulldiiiB, some along end take tho Job off ttu-.r hands. The appearance Bonner and Hammond on 'the weue ina vV. J' j' fulfilled thdr owst ardent wWh., tor yestendlay tlie oonrflruotion cmpuny. gave to the Montana capHalUUj an op- tlon until April Wt, on all their r.gnta. of -way, Burveys, and tfther property f.r ithe cost of Same, not to exceed h,uhh. Following the conatruclloii company's option, 'the Columliia River mi l Astoria Itailwaiy Conupany agreed to fc-ell ail atOL-k and all frandlita-a, etc., ainl turn over the erttlre oonrtiul to Messrs. Bon ner land Haimmond, for the nominal su:n of one thiUar. Then a conti'.tct was entered Into by the wmpnay wiiii Bonner and Hairwntond, for illlie l:iii! lint: of a railroad in the time mi l in inner aa provided 1n tlie coiititet ahea'l signed WlUh the subsidy committee. TltuB has another Important stp been taken, ul brings nva.Uteru around In such shape as will hurry in a comple tion the efforts of Mr. Hammond, who is now In New York ao-rans'l'iB for Hie neoeasairy money to carry on the work of construction. Other work has to l.n done, however, and the uouner the peo ple here rea-llae the wnd aswlst 1n every way posslblo, In closing-up all agreements previously entered into with, Mt-sars. Bonner and ITanwiiond, trie sooner will dint fly. The papers of the whole country have been commenting on Astoria's railnvi l prospects, and nil ready It la pretty well known throughout the fond Hunt ground will be broken at no distant rfay. Prmni peole who have 'been East ditrlng the past few moratlhs, it la Inarmed tha.t Ore gon's sea port Is a much-tulked-of pUu o and It. Is reasortiiible to believe that th oonnmonicemeiit of active construction will set sudh a flood of people and cap ital this way as will astonish the moat. hoiful. North Yakima Is reJoiMng over ths oompletlon of the intention ennui "f the Yakima Valley Canal Omnpuny, th principal ' promoters wf H'liich were Chester A. Coniplon and James M. Gil bert. The canal (heads in Nat'hes river and crosses the Cuwychlo canyon by means of a slilvon pipe 1000 feet long. Dt Is 32 indies in diameter and has a fall of 100 feet. Tlie canal wlmta tlnmi;h bench lands eight miles, drains 3,""0 acres, and Is finally di1i.i3-se:l into Wide Ifollow creek. The work tins been In progress for a number of niouilm, employing many men. It Is r-jc.ird-d as a very Important enten'ise In tha d". velopmtrrt of hinds (rtbutsry to North Yakima. Th danrttgl 1u1e In rlii pwvt !i boiler of the street r-Mlw.xy -ow.: was reparlrcd yejftei'day iiioitIy , J noon, and the cits resumed ninrUu 1 .