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ASTOSIilfPUBLIC LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, r TODAY'S WEATHER. ThaASTORIAN hit the largest LOCAL P, j) circulation! ttilargt GF.NERAUircula- S tlsn, and th largest TOTAL circulation of j all papen publlthed In Aitorla. ... jf Farecatt for OrtfM md Wuhlnjtm, air tiMUttr. J EXCLUSIVE TELEGRAPHIC PRESS REPORT, VOL XLIV. ASTORIA, OREGON, SATURDAY MORNING, . OCTOBER 26, 1895. NO. 242. 3 LOOK BEFORE YOU LEAP INTCCfl Ty "row "-"p "(CVs wvisinijui- I. L, OSGOOD, The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher. SOS and BOS COMMERCIAL STBEET, ASTORIA, OR. ALDERBROOK. Take your choice of fully looated, and the any one of them on which to build a home. We have numerous other pieces of property HAMLIN'S EXT'N. ASTORIA LAND INVESTMENT CO., 46a Bond Street, - School Books ! School Supplies! At Greatly Reduced Prices. A FULL LINE OF Oregon Books Slates Pencils Tablets Pens - Erasers Sponges Eiwythlng Necessary for School Use. Griffin & Reed. THREE LOTS. . In a desirable location, 2 blocks from High School. A BARGAIN. CHOICE LOTS IN HILLS FIRST ADDITION. On the new IMpe Line Boulevard Just the place for a cheap home. A Block IN ALDERBROOK. STREET CAE LINE will be extended this aunimer la within 5 minutes walk of this property Will fell at decided bargain. ACREAGE. In 5 or 10 acre tracts inside the oity limit', also adjoining Flavel. GEORGE HILL,.--47rBondSt., Occident Block, HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. WE ARE OFFERING. Sm Those Ladles' Ail-Wool Hose at 19c a Pair. We Have Marked Dowr Our Whole Stock See Those Infants' Wool Underwear I aoc Each. We Hav Many an Item JLacea and Embroideries at Half Price. Get Trimmings at Ha f Price. OREGON TRADING CO., 600 Commercial Street. rrniT ovn mere a buhink xvvcx-nos. iur - eu mad but en ar two rar t school-why not take "J Z?!liJttMtim,1 Tfc. HOW lclnd. a abort INGUSH OOTJRSB bs aUa a BUKSesS ana flHORTHAKD COTTRB3. Tor catalogs: addrtsa. 1)4 TAX23J.II. - EGLKI3 fct'SCtESS COLLEGE, - - NTTULTJ. CI This will hold good in any phase of life, and more especially so in buying your clothing and-such nec essary articles that come in fo many different grade?, and in which a person is easi'y faked. Go to a first-class one-prire cash store which marks all its goods in plain figures and you will know where you land while buying Men's and Boys' Clothing, Furnishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Boots, Shoes, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Mack intoshes, etc. SUNNYflEAD. the three properties. They are all delight rich and poor alike can find choke lots In all of which are bargains. The Biggest Drives in Dry Goods Ever Known in This City. . . . CALL AND SEE THEN. Misses' All-Wool Underwear 50c. a Garment to the Very Bottorr; Figure. See Those Ladles' Q-ey Woolen Vest at 75c. Each. That Will Inteiest You. Forced Life ALAHM Russia Has Pressed the Limit in the East. GERMANY AND UNITED STATES Cannot Permit the Aggressions of Russia English OHicials Dis play Great Activity. London, Oct. 25. The St. James Gazette eays: Even & war with Ruasja would toe leas disastrous thorn 'to allow her without a blow to get such a. grip upon China, he could throw all other powers and choke oft their commerce. Unless Russia and China gave the neceeaary assurances. It to a case for an ultimatum ami perhaps the meet serious step our diplomacy has had elnce the Crimean war. The impression to general In the official world, and dt is re-echoed by the preea, that neither America nor Germany can allow the Pacific HO become a Franco Russian Cake, as tine Globe puts it, and It is generally thoushit that the o'plo malts iwlll be sufficiently st-tong to combine to (resist iRusstfan aggression. The FaM Mall Gazette sums up the startling news from the far Bast with lihts statement: "Russia has annexed China," and In tlhe course of a long arti cle adds: "If this treaty Is to stand, roll tip the map of Asia." In concC'Utflon, the PaH. Mall Gazette urgets the re-oooupaltlon of Port Hamilton by tlhe British and the Immediate strength ening of fine British fleet In Chinese "wa ters, La?t Japan lose Iher fleet at tlhe first fc0ow." Since this news -was circulated the greatest activity !ha8 been displayed tn itfile government offices here, rlartlcutaply ol this 'fortUgn office and at the admiralty, and Uve cojiilnff and groin? of messengers was continuous throuslh the morning and Uhe buetness hourei of the afternoon. At the clube 'Uhc "war tcare" In tlhe East Is tfhe only apto discussed, the grave sit uation n Venezueia havlns almost dropp' ed out of reootleotlon in the ajirm cf the tmtooneint. Notoody ceemis ito ttoulbt the repert tha:t by tlhe recently agreed upon Russlo-Chilna trealty, Russia ha obtained rights to iwenan imie meat favored nation iclause not aippaicable, and which may cause a grealt war. A oorresponident of ithe Times at Hong Kong, wlho-sent tlha nensatlonot nws, Js di:ribed by ti'je newspaper as being1 "In dose retationa with men wlhn are albde to (penetrate beneath tlhe surface of .tmitnga," jmd it 9 therofora concluded 'Chat the mws he has Just Bant cannot be idlsriegamea." The foreign office declares today that it Bias no oonflrmatoln of the report. ST. LOUIS WANTS IT. Another OWy Entered in the Figilut for tihe Convention. St. Louis, Oct. 23. The business Men's League of St. Louis today appointed a comimllttee to canvasa for a guarantee fund of J80.000 to secure tihe Republican NaiUoaal Convention of 1890, for St. Louis. As9uramces of support were read from oeveral tnomlbers of the nationnl comnTlt tee and tlhe tlhe co-operation of some members of the national executive com mittee waa a!so promised. 'FAVORS SAN FRAiNCISCO. Simon BeCteves the Convention Ouglit to Oome West. PortCaind, Oct. 25.-Joseph Simon, a member of 'the Republican National Cum. mfttee, Ifor Oregon, when asked today us to hto chUlce of etties for the national conveWtlon next ytur, replied that his nnn cwoce Is Sun Francisco, with. Chi cago as second choice. "I have frequently stated that I wll'l favor San Francisco for the convention," B-uld Mr. Simon, "and I am more favora ble 'to tlhe proposition now thin before." "Do you 'think San Francisco has much of a dhow of securnis the convention?" was askei.. "Yes, I most certainly do," he replied. "The convention ougiht to come weij, aind I aim informed that San Framdsco'es efforts to secure t.: convention are la- bOe to meet with success. If we can't bring the convention to the coast, I am 1n favor of Chicago.'" Mr. Simon hopes (That he will be alWe t j get eiway from business long enough, du December so he can attend the meeting of the national committee at Wash.ngton city. When asked if he know cC any new policy that Is Olkely to be adiptcu ait 'tlhe meeting, he saild: "We are a long ways from Wusiilinrton here, you know, and I'm not entirely fa nul'.lic with everything Ciit Is being done, If anything." OWED MRS. LANGTRY, Ictidon, Oct. 25. S'ir Ri.iert pert C-.us compiramlsed wlta Cils creJUiora at 50 per cent. Mrs. Langixy, who it was rumored about a mortlh ago, was contemplating marrtaw wtuh Slr Robert as soon as she obtained a (divorce from her hudband, was among trie persons to whom he was In debted. He owes htr about f4500. DUN'S WEEKLY REVIEW. Encouraging Condition of Trade for the (Past Week. New York, Oct. 25. R. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Review of Trado tomorrow will say: Ten days uso gold tlhllpmonts seemed very near, but a break in cotton which then began, ripened on Monday into a coC Capse sufficient to Justify hope of a free tnovemeit. . Hides lhave also decreased iharpty, teather ta weaker, ami the adjustment of prices to reat lnutoad of Imaginary condi tions progresses raiplifly. Money markets cause remarkably iltthj trouble. The cooler weather has generally heOp ed the retail trade and with the in creased consumption by mWiona. the way will be clear for better business. Already payments through the cleamlng house closely approach for October those of the best year In (history, although re flecting ta part the past transactions and new orders are still much needed by the great Industries. The cotton enports (improve but !lttle becanme foreign stocks are so large ana tfie prices give more confidence to the mill which feared to purclwe nd manufacture as expected. Whea: has risen three cents, sXthougfli western reootpta are 7,977,000 buthels for tlhe 1 week against 5,059,000 last year. No body can give a reason for higher com, and pork declines 25 cents, lard a six. teentlh, and hogs 10 cents per 100. 'Beraomer iplg advanced but the finished products on tlhe whole declineiV va much. The faKures this week are 231 In the United States agaltidt 231 last year and 38 In Canada i&g&lnst 52 last year. SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION. Delegates Have Lcnguhy tKfteueslons on Important QueMions. ' CoiumMa, 8. C, Oct. 25. After four and one haUf days of debate, the South Caro lina conrtiitiubtonal convention today by a vdte of 87 -to 48, refused to adopt the pnopostitlon to establish th township eyaw tern of Now England' tn this otwe. The suffrage questoin for Did aettlonient of iwWtch the convenrtom was called, was then taken tip. Thoma B.: Miller, a col orexl delegate, moved to strike the whole ireport amid spoke in opposition to the suf frage plan (proposed. He claimed the negroes had been brought to this country against their wll), but hamd in hand with th white man, hud feXed tforests, fought the Indians and hald done tlhelr share in making the state wtait lit s today. "Yet," he protested, 'Iw'iUh eX Hhoit, tl to propostdi to dlefran. chllse none Mcgroce." SET FOR DtX-'EMBER 10. St. PauJ, Oot. 25. In the United States clrcuti court 'today Judge CaMweCl Is sued ian order directing the sals of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe road to take place at Topeka. December 10. MARKET REPORTS. Liverpool, Oct. 25. Wlheat, fii'm; No. i red wlnlter, la old; No. 2 red iiprlng etocks exitausted; No. 1 hard Mantloba, fa Bid) No. 1 California, 6s 6d. Hops undhaingei. New York, Oct. 25. Hops, Arm. Portlland, Oct. 25. Wlheit Valley, 51; Walla WaKa, 484SV4. - COMMITTED SUICIDE. London, Oct. 25. A verdtct has been cen dered iHhia't , tJhe Maa-quts of Waterford committed suicide while in a fit of tem porary insanity. , TEXT OF THE, LETTER Mr. Joseph Chamberlain to Sir Charlej tees. In Hands of State Department BeC' ommends His Government to Re pel Venezuelan Aggression. Washington, Ost. 25. The state dtpart ment Is In possession of the text of the tiilepiaitchos sent by Jostidh Cbiaiiiberlain, secretary of state for the colonies In the British cabinet, to Sir Oharlea Lees, gov. ornor-genenall of British Guiana, concern- Jng the etrenfiiUhentng of the frontier, the imcrease of the ooUce antii tlhe purchase of maxim guns tn the BrUMi Guinea terri tory. Chiaimtocrialn's letter referred to the arming of the Interior and the employ ment of a military road. "Sevemih Sopt., 18961 have the honor to inil'omm you that my attention has been oViroeted to the serious position In Which llhe colony of Brtilsh Guiana finds Itself ait 'the present thne." AAer reciting the eoniditlon of the gold region, Chamberlain corii'lnues: "In its gold British, Guiana appears to .pouveiu a conalderable source of wealth, 'from rolhlldh lit imay be expected that an Increasing revenue can be drawn if meas ures are taken to open up the country and 'to' render ifihe rold bearing region imore aiceceoibte to miners than It thus HJlitiherto been. A road is also of Import ance from an adimlnlsliratlve and mil iary point of view, as it will materially t! ronton the distance to the interior of Brlitlelli Guiana and wM alt the same time put 1t In the power of the government to keep 'more closely In touch with the fron tier aind to repeC any attempted aggres sion on the part of VeneaueCa."' AFTER THE GAMBLERS. I'endOeton Gnaind Jury Hands In Forty Indictments. PorAHeton. Oct. 25. There was a de c1k?d sensaitlon tn court this morning, r-r-en the grand Jury handed in forty In tf'ctments. It Is undercl'ood about the o.'urtroam that the Indictment are agullinst gaimW.eirs and persons owning builldings in which ga.rtll'ng bouses are a'ibwed to run. The names are carefudly concealed, and bench. warrams Isfu.! for the arrets of the parties named In the indictmentu. The luiw appOies alike to gamblers and those who rent bulldlnKU to then or al low gamca to run In their buildings. The grand Jury also censured the Jus tice courts, alleging that the Justices are too eager t-jr fees. This evening Judge LaweK fined a dozen persons for gam bling, muiny being young men, admonish ing them not to continue In such prac tlces. ANOTHER SCHOOL TEACHER. WlY.pa a Pup1!' an! Gets Into Trouble. Seattle, Oct. 25. M: Hortense Ayers, a tesrJ.wr in the pubVlc schools of thfts dity, iwas discharged by the board of dt ceotonj tcUay for severely whipping a nilne-yiear-oJU boy n aimed Allen Pease, wiifh a piece of flexW.e hose. The boy hud rcifused to obey the teacher and she took him before trie prniclpal and whipped Culm thiere and struck him on the face, making a number of bruises. The board recwrvmemled that tCie prosecuting attor ney be requested to take such actoln an he may deem odvHralble, fthe farmhouse of Mr. John Beard, of Tangent, was entirely consumed by fire MiA Sai-jurJay. It was ocupied by Mr. John BeUard, Tfia fire caugH drom a flue burning out and t o entire buCding went before anything could be done more than to Uve moat of the furniture, wMcn was done by the people of Tangent, who turned out en masje. The but Ming was incurod In tlie State, of tUlem, for 400. It's In town. I''s the best: Won't burn nuf roughen the skin; Won't "yellow your clothes." Tou win be fc4cr.ably surprlsAd, Sorry you didn't know It sooner. Tomson's Soap Foam, large packages. TO A Is Whetted the Interest .cago Politicians, of Chi "HONEST JOHN" THE LEADER Gives Up His Own Ambition and Will Hold the Ribbons Over the Frac tions Republican Team. . Chicago, OdL 25. A special to the News from Washington says: ' Senator Sherman, dosplte his year will in a'll ppotaitfltty be an active participant in the Bepublilcan National Convention of 1896. -Tlhe role will be a new one for the senator. In 'the conventions of 18S0, 1884, and 1888 of his party, he was a can Uidate for the presidency, either active or passive, and of necessity did not at tenl the conventions. His was a o-Hum figure in tlhe proceedings of 1892. His an nouncement now that he Is not a candi date on account of lila years; that he has given up the ambition of his life, and is now outspoken for McKlnley, is malde for a purpose'. The senator has been asked by friends of McWhrtey to become a delegate at large at next year's convention and wi: In all prAalMj)ty be requested to present the name of Ohio's favorite son. 'llhe In formation comes (from a frieml of Mc Kintey. The McKlnley boom hua always been cannled along the line of spectacular foaitures; but this latest, of Honest John Sherman holding ribbons over ihe frac tions and spirited Ohio Republican team and keeping skittish' Foraker in the trace wihets the 'interest of pctitltfns tere to a razor edge. PAID THE PENALTY. San Quentin, Ca1 Oct. 25 WllS'lam Young, by birth a German, aged 23 years, wais hiainged in the state prison this af ternoon for the murder of Pierre Latesllre, foreman of a ranch near Monterey, In the imonthl of Mardtu 1891. Young, from the time of his sentence until he dropped, seemed Indifferent its his fate and often in broken English ex pressed himself as ready to die at any time. STATE NEW 8. ' Interesting Items Culled From Oregon's Leading Newspapers. E. c. Jennings, a mining expert, was thrown from his horse and severely hurt ftm Saturday evening while riding, fifteen nwea from Cottage Grove, Lane county, A new clerk for the Klamath agency, eays the Tribune of Pendleton, Is on his way to the coast. He will fill the position of Issuing clerk, master of trans portation and clerk to the superintendent. C W. Jones and Frank Miller returned to Vale Thursday from Omaiha, where they recently shilpped 367 head of beef caittie. They did quite well with the bunch, realizing $10,010 out of them, or $30 per head. . . , A horseish'oelng machine, Invented and 'built by home talent, is being put In place at M'ICton. It is guaranteed to put tlhoes genty but firmly an the most can tankerous brondho that ever browsed oid Umatilla's bunch grass.. The pope 'is now the possessor of prob ably the most valuable chair on earth. It is constructed of solid silver and cost $40,000. It Is the iift of Mr. Troop, a iweaiJihy American 'banker, who arranged tflmt it should arrive in Rome simulta neously with the celebration In connec tion with the annlvtrtury of the estab lishment of the civil power. The Al bany Democrat man remarks that he is t'M to be able to sit on a dollar chair made of wood. The Oregon Bar Association last week passed the following: "That the Ore gon Bar Assodiation shall recommend to the profession and the state that the number of members of our supreme bench be increased 'to five; that their sailarics be raised to $5,000,. and the term of office to ten years, and that diligent und ear. neat steps be taken to adjust this matter and bring about the desired1 reformation. The legislature-may take the matter Into consideration; but it will not pass such a law at the 'present time. Journal. Tb)e surveys -in. the Cascade mountains. Within the limits' of tlhe WlMamette Val ley ft Cascade Mountain Wagon -Road Company's grant, 'have all been -com pleted, with the exception of one wWlch hai been extended for a year. The depu ties who have- had chirge of the work report having experienced the tame de rightful weather which ha prevailed in the valdey. Had It not been for the un usually long-continued fine weather It would h.a.ve been Iriipowlble to complete the surveys this reason. The company (hua cruisers on the ground, and 'Kill probably make selections embracing about six fawngfclps this fall. East' Ore- gonian. A wetf-known farmer of this section, says the Riddles Times, came into town last week with a load of oppl.-s, and after he had disposed of them he droVe tip tn front of a etors and ion ins Team. Seeing a crcwd collected on the other side of the street he went over' to see 'What wus the trouble. On arriving there bis euflloslty was aroused by a pnono sradh. as he had never seen one. For the Hun of the thing and to got rerklrss tie Mowed In a nickel and placed itie tube to his ears. After listening a mo ment he jmde a rtauli aors the street, exclaiming: "Cfcwjj! A b.-ra band's a-comln' an' I left them there grey mares unhitched!" About $ o'clock Monday night, tays the Herald, lire destroyed a barn for Jeptha Hunt, st WhJttabe-, es of Bilem, about fourteen milrs, and also swept away the armory of flie mKitary company at that pl'acs. P.e contents of both structures were consumed, Including five horses, a ,wa?on, several hundred hushtto of grain, Ik-mi implements, etc. The armory was m feet Ion by 40 In width and had been built several years. The origin of the fire 1 unknown at present. M. W. Hunt, of ' city, loses a few hundred buaheCs of en-a, He lwft yesteril-jy for that portn of r'le country before tha now of 0 aestrMrtlon wa brought to Salem, his ln temrioH being to gn 10 Khaw station to Hook after the ishipment of his hops stored therel The loss and Insurance is not known. .. 1 A prominent merchant of Pendleton has been looking up freight rates of tate, and finds that there has been a raise all alona the line. The change had escaped his notice, as he had missed the an nouncement of the new tariff in ihe East Orexonian when It become effective. Re cently he received a case of goods from tlhe Atlantic coast, which, law down- in Pendleton, cost for freight $8.58. Of this tdtall. 17.80 was for freight from Duluth to Pendleton by rail', ant 78 cents, exact ly one-tenth of the rail charges,', was whait It cost to carry the case of goods from Boston to Duluth, traversing -, a whole state and the entire chain of takes. The comparison," said he, "Is U the more striking, because the rail (barges across half the continent from Duluth to Pendleton were exactly ten Hlmes as much as they were for transportation across the other hah" of the continent from Boston to Duluth.. . I find that I can dhlp by the 'Sunset route,' which takes goods from New York to New Or leans, and thence by the Southern Pa cific and the O. R. AN. to Pendleton, and save money over every other route. The northern Cake route is quite as cheap, 4ut much tOower than the aU-raJl touts. When I am not In a hurry the lake route is my choice.' East Oregonlin. THE OTHER SIDE. Contractor 'Alexander Explains 'tilie Situa tion. In referring to the queutlon raised con cernnar the aibuse of the teams on the eX' cavatkm work at 'Scholfleld & Hauke's new store, Capt. HaCtock stated yester day tHieit he had investigated the matter several days ago and found that there was little or nothing in the charge. - An. other investigation was made yesterday The neoufilar formation 'of the ground makes the work very hard; and Contract or Af.exainder titates that hs iiaii taken the bent possible care of his horses. Some of the Immediate neighbors In the vicin ity of the work bear out this statement. There are others who stated yesterday that the teams were made to putt too large loads whjdh in their opinion was the cause of air the trouble. It would seem that there might be some means employed in working teams In such a mud hole thait would prevent so much stalling and the consequent frequent necessity of forcing the horses out of the rnare. Left for Hong Kong Yesterday Horning. ' y " Captain Noyes Commences His 26th Voyage- Many Romances Begun on Tills Trim Little Bark. At daybreak yesterday morning, sll tliOugllv tfhe weather was misty and threatening!, the American bark Coloma,' was tawed to sea and started on her long voyage to OMna, It was the twenty'- slxtlh time Capt. C. M. Noyes had crossud out over the Columbia River bar bound flor oriental ports, and certainly no mas- tcir fr.ua ever been more fortunate In tail ing the deep blue sea than the Coloma'a t'klpper, for In tlhe twenty-five years that he has been trading' between the Colum bia, River and tho ports of the far (East', he Unas yet Ito cost the, underwriter their first penny, ; On this voyage,' besides the crew, Capt. Noyes has his wife and daughter along, it being their third trip to China, Usu ally on these annual voyages to the far away land of flowers und sunshine, the Cotoma. carries a small but Jolly list of passengers, and It Is considered a great treat to be able to Include one's self among the guetits of her genlatt and pop ular commander. When the Coloma woe built, Copt. Noyes, who Is the principal owner of the vessel, had the cabin ar ranged especially for the accommodation of passengers, and as a consequence there are few sailing craft afloat that are more comfortable to the voyager. The foundation of many a pretty ro mance, bo It known, ha been laid on the decks of the old bark as she sped away with outstretdhed wlnga for lands beyond the atxu The- Coloma's passenger were, as a mile, maither a select party from among the captain's friends, which tended to make 'the trip far more pleasant than If a number of stranger had been thrown together. During the warm cloudless rtlgihts to of ten" experienced on the West ern ocean, the passenger wers wont to congregate on "tlhe polUCied dock of the vessel and to the soft music of stifnged instrument enliven 'tlhe otherwise uwnot onous existence cf the sadfon with the.'! happy songs. There is not a plunk In the deck; not a spar, or a fine in the rig ging of the old bark, could they tpcak, but would tell of 'Whispered tales of love; Joyful hearts that beat as one whao the vessel aped away over the dancing, alar, lit waves of the 'Pacific. 'Mtsny Uvea liave started1 out on a happy future there on the decks dt the old trading vtSiW; many times WM tlhe story be repealled a long as the Coloma braves the tempest or floats in the sunshine of the Pacific wa ter. Oop'taln Noyes ha imany friends in As toria who will irlsh Mm a safe return from over the sea. Highest of all fa Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Govt Report rl (0))(t)! Columbia River Fish Trora the -Traps. : IMPROVEMENTS ARE SUGGESTED Captain Harris and Fisherman Haul niond Give Their Views J. 0. " Hanthorn Seconds the Move. ' Yesterday while an Asrtorlan represen tative was discussing' the news with) Mr,. W. Hammond, of Iliwaco, and Capt. Al. Harris, an ex-member of the Fort Canby, Itfe saving- crew, Mr. J. O. Hon thorn Joined the group -and naturally the con- versa&ion touched upon fishing and can ning methods. Capt. Harris told of soma of the methods .of fishermen which, he Qoudly condempedi, as Inimical to Ore- mn-a vrenr innnArrv ntm mA renuiALian of the now unparaT.el'od' Cotimtbla river ' Batawn, He saild: , "I have had much 'experience oh the Cotiumbla both as a. fisherman and in the Hlfe saving service, and 1 am firmly con- Vlnced that- unrest some tharp eneaiure are taken to break, up the practice ot "gaffing" Ash from traps Into boats and from boats on to docks Just so sure will tlhe grade of ihe Columbia, packed salmon deteriorate. Flkfhenmien should realise this themselves, but as they do not seem to do so. stringent and concerted action ehoutd be taken by the canneries to put a ttop to Uhte method tof handling fish. or fl.se rexuse to .purooass osa irvui man who handle them in this. manner. -'Every Amu a. ir.in 'hook Is out .into to Side trt.t. satimon iwthen.'Jt-.ts cdlrA tu 1 tiwtomat wiith some j-fhthermen,"' It tetVM i Itong, black mark' about 'which the meat soon spoils, necessitating the tsuttlng: f pairs of We fltl!y aiway at''th, packing table, emailing1 loesi of: tlm to-, the operatives, atndl money to the canir-- It fa then, ten to. 'one iwhieUher a outter will Stop and take the trouble to cut away these black marks. - Jf , itj Is not done, when, can J. vnuy SlW.' ataVJfu. An in-. a' Vso a Vw4- 10 VyVUXSM Vift 'IU0 WUJW Vls IMKV ,-i WWW the tiscohrd ftsh. Is turned out,' consum ers ibecome dissusted and thn' reputatioo of the packers Is bound to suffer. If the- men using toe gaff book, would only hook a fish in tlhe sBls or tail, t would not. matter, but it seems tonpoaulble to toacb some of tlhean to do so. ' , "There da but one proper way to do this. amid 'Chiait ts for the fishermen to Interest littemseirytB to tlhielr . own, occupation and; the' re'puitatilon of the 'Royal Chinook jailimon, M commantta tlhe highest mar- icet price of any salmon in the worlds to take suuh steps as will coura tffleir own proteation and the maintenance of the ollglh Standard In their own product. To aittatn these desired ends ta th most ef-: ilectto 1 way tlhe miatlter thouCd be taken jp by the various fishermen' unions and such amondments to' the bylaw intro duced a will bring about the result JB want to ajee aooompCikihed. "I can remember when we used ltd alv, way haindle Aeh out of the trap by our hands and deliver them on the' -dock n tho aime manner. Gaft hooka nrert tiardly known- In those day." ' Mr. 'Hamimond said that Capt; Harris had most tersoly voiced 1 his sentiments aind that he .was wiorougiuy convincea dwit tfiw fkCenmea for tholr own benefit in the long run, tihould all unite dn -ructa a movement as the one' Indicated' In ordef to maintain the high, standard of the nsVfimen derive their living, f (Mr. Hanthorn agreed most heartily with Captain' Harris on the g-afflng question; ' and said tlliat he had been trying for, several! years xu vuum ,reiurcii ; to those principles, and hat only JuWt recertlfly had discharged oeveral employes for hwindffing fltlh with hooks and tatchtng (Ihtim in the uri'u'Jle instial of In the or taHL He said that it was Just like stickling your fork In any dirty mess and 'then putting it into a piece of steak Wlnk-ft you were Just about to. put Into your ' moutlh. to say notWlng of the very bad effect 'It man n ipor.ing wi usu w ing. "It has' been my experience, Mr. Hanthorn said, "that you oannot make your packers cut these spots out of a fUh, wlhllclh are caused by the gaff hook, . and the onTjy way is not to naive any spots In your tbh, and the only way to -accomfJltlhi tlliUs Is through, ttva aid of tlhe AJhermfen. "Anotner feature wMch I aim In favor of is an Improved method of cleaning ', the boxes In mWlah flsilT. are eh-ipped to ids cannery, and 1 bui Introduce It In my cannery next season. A steum diKCt for cOeninfflinB; tHww boxen In a solution of lye w III be bnovQded. .whirti wtll always- ken Uhem tiweet and t'.ean. ;Under tie" pres ent metfhodi of eO'eamslng by water it in impossible to errtlre'ly remove the old taint itn Vhie wood." Mr. Hainicniorn is one m me propi-KiHive buKlneMS men of Astoria and if he can carry out his ideas In regard to tho t.-n.114ntf rxt fltOi it Ut rftrln(n Ha tvllli Oijiva accomplished a great dea of good. 2j&S O w si W-s Ij. ) Oil t v ' -aVA . "v v w - , , -