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All on Account
Osgood JHehcajitm go.
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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.
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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
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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
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