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KULIv ASSOCIATED I'KKSS REPORT.
VOL. XLV1.
ASTORIA, OKKtiON: TI'KSDAV MOUMSO, MAY ty, 18!7.
NO. 100
GRIFFIN & REED
City Book Store
Stationers & Booksellers
All the Leading Newspapers
and Periodicals Kept on Hand
LEGAL BLANKS AND
KILL THE BUGS
Whale Oil Soap
Mild
Phoenix Spraysl
Spray Pumps
2- FOARD
SEir-
STARTING
HERCULES
oiMUrtliif to llnrw I'imrr Marine Kiiclnn.
roil I'AKTK t
HcrcuIcH Gom
405 HANNOMK T.,
UNION MEAT COMPANY
Shield Brand Hams. Bacon, Strictly Pure Lard
ALL KINDS OF CANNED MEATS
uunrantwa I ha Utl la tht Marknl
OKNEk FOURTH AND (JLISAN STREETS PORTLAND, OREUON
The Columbia Iron Works
.... FOUNDRYMEN ....
Blacksmiths, flaehinists, and Boiler-makers
Corner Klgnlnnnlb HI. and Franklin At.
Ross, Hfggins & Company
GROCERS and BUTCHERS
AMTOI4IA AND liAHT AHTORIA
CHOICE FRESH AND SALT MEATS
Astoria Roofing &
34
ninth iTRFFT Asphalt Paving for Basements. Sidewalks and Streets
Jt Asphalt Coating- on Tin and Shln.le Roofs
Repairing-of all kinds of Roofs
Qlarkson & McIrvin Boom ComPany
LONG FIR PILING
Promptly Furnished
R. L-. Boyle & Co.
Real Estate, Loans and Investments
023 Commercial Hired, Antonio
J. A. PASTABEND mmr
General Contractor
House, Bridge and Wharf Builder-House Moving Tools for Rent
For Sale at the atore of E. R.HAWES. J. N. LAWS, manager.
OFFICE SUPPLIES
Tree
Pruriors
oiul
Pruning
Knives
& STOKES CO.
MARINE
GASOLINE
ENGINES
' 'In gasoline or cheap distillate oil
l".nlno connecUJ dlmct with pro
i..r nhnfl, and no mlr. nnally broken
i-f imh und In rover motion.
'nw npars device; no Internal spring
eieclrodm to burn out.
Hnd for testimonial
V r building ihrMt nw ylv, if.
tnrlne mnrttw Mucin's In all nine
up ( ?oo horn pownr.
Kvery vnglnn fully fuarantnod.
I.AKH A IHUCrnn
Engine WorkH
MX rHAXCIMCO
Cornice Co.
Gravel. Tin and Slate Roofing
216 and 217 Chamber of Commerce
Portland. Oregon
"SUPERIOR" Stoves and
KariROH are SIMPLE TO
UNDERSTAND.
GREEK AND TURK
TO HAKE FRIENDS
So Says the lky Sultun, Without
the Intel unt Inn of the I'owcrtt
;iih:i: acci I'ih tiii; ti.kms
lriocd Bv l-traium Uln Ouipica - Of
luniii Aclmlninr at ion Set lp (.recce
n Aikcd InitMraiioi nl runert.
!:id'ii, May - --private advices ro
''"'Vl"l 1" l:n.i from ('nntnntliwiplu
'l-ilur.- ihut t(!lii luu rxprenned
Jifi 'inpiifhy r..- King (ion-Kd and
tlmCrck cabinet. hw lunul, In hi
'iii1iiii. wnn f..r,.-, ,y rvvotuiUMiiuy
Unt at Alli'im iu. Alexandria.
Tin- mllii.i, u ,i ling i,, iii.- ad-vl..-
..- Hin. i., . :.,im it,,. WBr ni)M.
Wty and ....... a Turkcy-Gie-k
"'') upon i tie i.iiiiiiliaiuiuit evncim
' '': "f 1 hrn-aly a. 1. 1 dvtr. Finally, It
In U.. t)i- utilMii .l.-wn-n to d ! with
Jiw llt I, mil not I hp, uk h the ki-
cm.
U i HCI IMKI.
l.ntiKMt. .Miiy In - Ttu- lir-k 11 wt hun
li ft V..I-.. tul th- h'riH-h. lullan lui'J
HrliUii Kii.wlilili.i( n-ituUn. Tin- on
In 'in;--! rikI m t -- m-iiIiM liy lh
TurkUh (r. A luunU-r of Un lat
ter Imvr lak't) iltlinin tn th-i ur
nniM.li.iji Im-ikIiI. Ttw I ulk if th ot
.ni4ji nrni). lK-v.r. Iuw U-n wllh
iltmtii mi. I la incj-liiiiif In niHtlMr di
r.'tli.n. giiatuitii i.f nrnm. lunmunl
Hon mi I a nunilxr "f nm!n!iUMtit cr
(illli'l i in. Tui-'kikIi ..il,,.r ul
Vul.i. All III.- ln-tKliti o.miiiniiiiR
1'tinn.uln nr.' ii" ii-uiIiiI by the
Turku.
I.illi.-m I'n.-liii, t;n- TurklKh r-nnitinn-il"r,
nil i.f hi. li.xH-rnln mi. I it numtwr
f nihil i f ! i.-r ru:ik l' l"vn
l-i iruti-l mi I ii rtiiy ..f Turkluli
'llll.'M hil- ! !! .nmtril.
Tl T.KS IN i uMMAM.
(.illtil-MlMiii'. , M;iy III - K.llH'lll l'n-
hit. th.- Tiiikij.li i-.niiiuin.liT In Thu
mily, !ni.i ! I. iiiul i ff.in V'U'.tliio
t. th.. ii 1 1 ii I i . r i.f ur k-lvint; th.1 le
taiU ..f th.. tH'.'U(.rtli.'i .f Volo hy tli'
TurklKh ti'ltnlutinlloii tlHTv. thf
u Itll.lmu ul of th.' !n-'k llt't from
llml tn ami tin1 im'Ixiiiv of Iiuk nuan
liihn if inu:iltl'tw "f nr. II.' him re
lUi'NiisI lluu TurklHh UHh'tim olllc-rs
l. wnt l Viilo t limurv tin' c.inll.'iu-aiu-
f lnulno nt tlmt ort.
C.KKIX'i: At'fKI'TS OiNDlTltiNS.
Ath.-tm. May lil-Tlw nndlt.uni In
nlnll on ly I'.i'riniitiy. ll- thief of
which I that Urwo hll irlvo Iut for
li.nl chum nt to the tinclili' f Auton
omy Or-te. will In- nccv".ed hy the
tiriM-k i'Vciiuniiit Tlie mte uf thf
INMVern hW llit Vet lH nvHlted, hut
It Iiiik Invti ilnnvn aiul Ik to the follow
ing effect :
l"Nui the fmnuU ile'liimtlti hy
llieH' Um.1 he will ri'ull tiiT troop
and tuxrw to Ktich an uutonomuiui rc
Klme fir frete hm the Miwer In their
w . h. m Khali .l.'in IhkI niul a.x-.tit un
ri'nervnlly the o mum-In of the jiowerK
they fll Inti'iveiie In the Interrol of
The note will i.i'olmhly W invKcnleil
liniinw lifter the Herman mlnlnler
him iviflvol th.nl liiMtruetloiiH.
fAI.I.S UN TIIK lnVi:itS.
AtheiiK, May in 4::W p. m. It In
tilti-il Hint the KoverniiKNit Iuik tlinfteil
it note to the wen ivqu.ntljiK m-lla-Ih.ll.
Athenn. Miiy H.-:3 . m Ualh. tiie
Jiremler, uml M Sk"ulotiilm. mlnUtpr of
foreign annlin. hu.l u Ioiik Iniervlew
thin aflcm.ion with l. rton. the ltrltlsh
rciinenlatlv. w hleh cHU."e.l coasl.ieni
hie iMiumenl. It i. tx-llcv.il to he con
nected with the peuullns Inlei vcntlon of
the iH.wern.
A illKitch ft-oni lvnioko (iiiyn that
luiivy ralnn there prevent tlKhttni;.
NO FlUHTINti AT IMIMOKOS.
noun -knn, Miiy n. -I p. m.-fp to
thin 'hour there ha ltn no llthtl iK
here Ih'Iwvch the Turku and th.- lin-eki.
THE I'ANI AT V !-(.
SmnleiiKkfn Kctivat Wiik Onlered From
the UrtvUti Hen.liiinrter.
New York. May 1" - A dlspntch to
the World from CluilW, lir.we. kh.vk:
lienernj Smole'i-klV hrlcali- contin
ued lo give buttle to the Turk fcl-oirt
Vel.wtlno nfler the crown prlmv had
retreated fixm I'hnrsnl.i.
frontier, and In the enemy'n country.
threatnnr the Turkih rear. Then
ttvTliwk anny wan defeated nt Mali
and mtrvated to rharnaln. nlandonlng
lATina, Thin time the Turkn luid bro
ken throiiirh the Greek line near Thar
nala and a Keneral ivtr-nt wan order
ed to the third line of defense at Do-mukoa.
A fr1)f)ilfil jmlihU.' mwui-'l nt Vol
Tin- iimlti l ly 'if l!i drm-ko f:l
null U.i Ixilltoki Ui'linvliiy rilKllI
an.) ili. Turklnli furi'i-n ruiUii I'hnr
na'ii 'llmrixliiy nurpiiinir. Iiut Otn'-rnJ
Hino.-iii.kl k-pt "ti ItulillnK. A furV'tin
nifUK itiiit t'"k (iliuif Krl'luy. Thf
Turk put I" ""HHi tli. IIk !'
Ifiiim lur-l fi'Mii tli 'tk nt I.a.
rwtui, nri'l thin nrtlll-ry wim u"l with
KllkriK 'IT'i t, 1I rr il'-nly ruttrn.
hut 'i"i"rrtl HtiwMixmkl w.-rm IioIiIIiik out
l.mvHy ami hnA lrtvn t)i? 'winy lin k
nllKhlly wlwn t1tii rrlvl fnm
h"ii1'UHrt'm PoniniMiwllnic him to r
lfnt U Almyru. Till Kan lh crftinl
(int.- (A'.'K'rnl Hinoliiirkl hiul rvoflved
rnr frnn lii'nl'iunrli ni t nln.ilo.i
a Hwit.n. Tl nmt rajiw afltrr h hitil
Klhutl!y fur-l the IU-vJ i on th.
tthun (i.-niTiU Hiiil-ukt InftHn un di
rwit""! tho rt'lrmt ft Alrnyrm. Kvi-ry.
Nly tr.l to 'ttM fiom tlut t"n by
wntiT. Th'fv wim n di-mli- nrrnmhle
t tr tlw r-tn, nhh-h wT cr'l"d to
Bji ulni"t. muMttiK many to link.
HA HO TKI.KilHAI'HV.
A New Hyntem Trfc-d In New York on
Hundny.
Now York. May 10. Tlwre wan nn ln
ertitltiif exhlMtkm yeHuwrdfty of a re-
rvtly lnveiarl )-ntein of ra,id tele
graphy. It wan Riven In the Pn:al
Tel,ra(ih iHllhlloB The nynU-m U in-
teiKlml to ! aiiilled directly to ordi
nary tWi'itrnph llriin.and to In- oTated
hy rurrnit. now In nr. It la not a
yt-m w hich w ill cnnK te In aped
wlh the Jnon wortla a minute one re
(MitJy dewrllMNj, hut It cotild In' uH
In OJCUHi'tlon with that njntetn, fend-
liin nieMAcet over the name wire ax
the name time, Junt an the Inveniora
of that wyien declare the rllnary
Morne ayntem tnhviht tie 'jwd.
What th" new nyntem will do. la to
double or treble the numlx-r of wonlx
rtntt iim be M-nt over o, nlnfle wire and
tnln without reulrlnK the r.Tntom to
learn anything l'yiid tluU which the
pn-neiit U'irw oi'ratr know niw. The
result In ncnrtiiplixhed by the addition
to ntu-h ortli of a net of very almple
Uwtrumatiln. like the W"l-tntoi- ny
tnii, it n-Iiulren Uie jr-Wirutln of the
ini'? i a atrip of paper before It
can tie put thruiKh the rapid automatic
oerul. r. but lt.i livwibn Haim for It
evrnj dlKtlnct advantuir.n over the
Whlti,:ie, lntti In iTd nnd acu
lacy, OMAHA MAYOKS.
Lively Tline f'T I'omennion of the Chief
Otllce of the City.
Omaha. May 10. Kx-Mayor Ilrontch
In IntriNiched In the niayor'n otllce,
(ruurdc 1 by police. Mayor Moore
at 11 o'olck made a formal demand
for poKKcnnlon of the olflix". rtroatch
ahut the door In hln face. Moore.
ijulikly relurtv-sl to hln private office.
The new city council oriranlxrd tht
mornliiK. It rernxniaea M"oresi na
mayor.
Thin afternoon Hroatoh went before
JudKe IViwell. of the dintrlot court, an 1
ecu red an order rentralnlnjr Moores
fnin undertakliin to exerct.'V any of
tlu funetionH or pirratl-en of mayor.
The order la returnable at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. At the name time
M.mreft went tn-fore Judre Keyner ard
tiindi' npplicntlim for a writ of munda
mun to compel Hroateh to rellnqulih
poton-KKlon of the o!llie and recordH.
JuiIki- Keyner will twvir the applica
tion tom.rrow. The whole cime will
then come on Nore live three Judge
of the district court and be nettled,
llroatch's conhm of police ntlll guardn
tho imiyor'n ollhe In the city hall, but
no effiwt h.m If '"'I nwide to dlsponsess
them by force.
A YOl'THFl'I, 1I1CYCLK T11IKK.
Chloao, May in Iialxy Oay. a pretty
little trlrl, 1J yearn old. daughter of
A. M. lay. a Ixnirvl of trade operntcr,
wim arnvted yexterdny by tho Uyd
I'ark Hilli'e, after cmfelng to the
theft of a bicycle. Onlny wiuited a
whivl badly, nnd. when her father
would not buy her one, she took a
girl friend's lulvhv, rented one ami kept
It. Her bicycle hro! e down mil the
man to whom she bok It for repairs
liappcned to 1h the owner, and he
catiKiM her umnt. The gli'l was placed
in (ilmrge of Matron Todd at the Hyde
l'ark station ajid kept until late lost
nlg'ht, when she was released on
Nuida. Her grandfather Is a millionaire
hi New York, and she luw an uncle 11 v.
Ing In Kenwoivl who Is a millionaire
and an extensive operator on the Ixmrd
of trade.
O. 8. Potter. L, H. Srt-ley, S. II. Hrown.
Jr.. IViitluml; H. S. Uemsteln, H. Jiunb.
n, Snn Frajiclsco; O. P. lUudelmch,
Grayson Lewis, St. Louis; S. H. Sl
nlnr, Chicago, wore, guetrta of the Oc-
oldcnt yesterilaj'.
3 DAYS ONLY.
New Stjle Wraiipt'rs.
8:.0() Wranier at 82.25
2.75 " 2.(ii
1.75 " " 1.00
1.25 " " .(JO
COHEN'S LOW PRICE STORE.
191 Bond Street,
HOUSE RESUMES
PUBLIC BUSINESS
Simpson lp to His Old Tricks and
Again Tries to Harass the Majority.
di:m(m:kats lack harmony
Yottt Keene Diicnntd. Bt No Actim
Tiiea-Cihaa Kcuilntioa Tkct lp It
Seute - Hilitr Nt'
Wttfchlnirtoii. May W.-The )v,Ua- v.
nay reuni-d ttw traai.tl..n of pui lh
bulrnn whiuh ha 1 l-n aHnd,d
al:ie the Indian appropriation WH wayi
-tit lo the coii f t-ik e, three -ek huh.
The .iituld.-rali,i of the iwriate
aniendini ntn to the nundry 4vll ai'
prlatloo bill wan tnu-r-d uiori, under
a nlal order privldinK f'r a recio,
earh day until It to dlino-d of. Slmp
Kn purU'-d hi taetlen of'the lant fevr
w k, attempting- to harran that ma
jority with polntn of no iuorum. but
without uicin. ad the democratic
luck of harmony on the aubjeet of par
ty iiliy wan auln In evidence. On
ttu question of the addttinn of the ape-
clal niler the d'TnoTat divided. Hailey
ami hin rollowera voUhk with the repub
lican and n-vera deimMTata, 1m luillnic
McMlllcdi and Uianl, with the potnilla-a
asafcmt the order. The vole resulted
111 to
Cannou. 1:; charge of tiie time of the
majority, yielded lj mlnutea to Laiey.
chairman of the committee nn public
hliiiln of the.houxe. wlm i)li'a'il the
forent reM-rvation amemlment. No ac
tion was. taken on the aino.iilnn. nt.
HINCKLKY WILL CASE.
Washington, May 10. Attorney W. II.
H. Hart, of California, for Mr. Flur
coce Hlythe-Hinkley. who "curvl the
prrt-rty of the late Henry T. Hlythe.
ma.le a motkin to diKniLsa the can.- la
th supreme court tmlay. Hunlon. of
Vlrgiiil.1, fur the rotite-siajits, opp'eJ
the nn "lion ami denied that tiie case
had ben liroulvt to tho nupn-me curt
merely for delaying the iierf.-cting if
Mra Hlnckley'ii title to the estate.
It Is claimed by the contestants that
an Mm. Hinckley la a subject of Orest
HrlKun she uld not hirn-rlt la'id In the
'tilted States, and the stale r uM not
enact laws permitting alii n to Inherit
huid. The court took the ianrs and
reserve1! the decision.
rKKSIOKNT TO GO TO I'TAH.
Washington. May 10. By apisdnt
mmit. a large delegation of Western
nenatora. repnwntatlvea and promi
nent men called upon the president thja
monitng to invite him to attend the
send-centenary celebratkm of tlie
founding of halt Lake City. I'tah. Tre.
Idont McKlnley promised to att.-nd the
celebration If, at the time net, congress
was not In session and the state of pub
lis business would permit.
CCHAN liKSOLCTIOX.
Washington. May 10. Tle Morgan
Cuban resolution was dUcused at con
siderable length in the senate today.
For the tlrst time since the debate be
gan the opivsttkn sentiment exprssel
ItM-lf. The speeches were not of the
kind to stimulate the galleries, telrg
in the main calm and dispassionate re
views of the situation In Culm.
KEPUKT DENIED.
Washington, May 10 The report tha
secrt't negotiations tf great lniortance
are being carried on between Spain and
the rnltcd States In regard to Cuba
Is dented at the state department.
NEW TKIAL DENIED.
Wanhigtim. May 10. The supreme
court today denitd the petition for ft
relharlng of the trans-Mlswuii fivlght
nssot'latlon case.
Washington, May lO.The agricultural
department crop iiHrt shows wheat
S0.2, against M.i last month, 7'J May
1, last year.
ITALY' NOT TO RETALIATE.
Home, May 10. In the chamber of
JcDUtles today the ni blister of finance.
Senor Luzzatti. tvplylng to Count d-'
La ltK-ca, suld it would be a serious
error lo ri'taliate awiinst the Cnlted
States, since the Dlngley bill permlia a
new o.invtmtlom. Italy, the minister nld
eil, will oen new negotlatkvis to prtiect
will open new neg.tlutiont to protect
her exports, which Include all her agri
cultural products.
JCDCiE McAHTHlTv DEAD.
Portland. May 10 Word was received
from Wnlla Walla that Judpe L-wis L.
MoArthur died there this aftenuxm of
kidney trouble, after a severe lllues
Jud,-vi McArthur was United States
district attorney for Oregon during
Cleveland's first administration.
Judge MeArthurs remains will be ta-
b-rr.-d In I 'oik county by the aide of
lb w of ex-Kenator N'-nmlth, hla wlf.j'a
fat Ikt.
KILLED I!Y A HOTEL HUB.
Portland. May 10. Fred Klngley. a
'Jiirrnan lafiorer, wan run over thta af-1
iTw.m ot Hixth ntret by a hotel bu!
and killed. Klngley leaven wife ziA .
two clilldren In Oernuuiy.
IIATTLKSHIP OREGON.
Will Ii.. in Antorta In a Few Daya ir
Get Her Silver Service.
HeaMio, May 10. The battlonhlp Ore
gon waa taken off the dry d-k at the
Puget Hound naval atatbm Saturday
at 9 o'clock p. m. She In now taking
aboard the coal and ammunltkn which
wv- dlmnarged before entering the
d k. and on getting thta aboard w.'U
come to Seattle. Here a abort atay
will be made and the Oregon will then
go to Astoria to accept the ailver avrvice
preaente-1 by the State of Oregi.
The board of tnqulry appointed by the
government to investigate the cause of
obstruction found In the channel when
the Oregon was docked 'mill eonven to
morrow. A BLOOD FIGHT.
Stopped l;i the Fourth Kound, but Hon
ors Go to Choynekt.
New York, May 10. A twenty round
bout between Joe Choynnkl and Denver ,
Kd Smith tonight was cut short by'
Fieferee Itoche. who Btopped the bout
after two minutes and eight seconds of
fighting li the fourth round.
Smita frequently took hold of Cboyn-
skl'a hand during th first three rounds
and was roundly hissed for doing so.
Choynnki had any easy task, for h? ,
knucked Smith down hi the first rounl)
and the Denver man took nearly the
full ten seconds In getitng to his fee:, t
Choynskl was always ready with left
Jat and sent them om Smith's face'
repeatedly. At the close of the third;
r.iund Smith's face was badly pun
ished ar.d the blood trickled over
Choynskl'a body in the clinches. The .
foul tactics of Smith in the fourth '
round made the referee caution him.
The fight ""as awarded to Choynskl,
and there were cheers and groans from
all over the house.
GHEEKS TO ABANDON CRETE.
Now Only Wailing Intervention of the
Powers to End the War.
New Y'ork. ilay 10. A Journal dis
patoh from Athens says:
Prime Minister RalU says the Greek
trooa will be withdrawn from Crete.
The government having meed of all
troops, he said, has decided on grad
ually withdrawing our army from
Crete. This would also facilitate ar
rangements with the powers which j
have been officially intimated. Greece
has officially notified the foreign minis-1
ters of her Intention to withdraw from
Crete and has demanded admission of
Greeks ships within the blockade for
this purpose.
Greece now awaits the official oter
of the great powers to make proposals
of ieace between her and Turkey, if
they please, but w ill not ask for it. An
official note fixnm the powers will proba
bly be presented at once and ail de- j
pends on Its terms. The report In the
papers of an armistice is not true, but
an armistice will probably be agreed
upon if ;eaiv negotiations are opened.
THE NICARAGCAN BOUNDARY.
Ex-President Cleveland's Commissioner
Has Arried on the Ground.
New York. May 10. A dispatch from
Panama to the Hernia says:
The Herald's cores indent at Mana
gua, says that Alexander, the englnee''
appointed by President Cleveland as a
member of the commission which has
in hand the settlement of the boundary
dispute between Osta. Rica and rlca
agua, has arrived at Managua and was
received by the minLter of foreign af
fairs. Tiie commissioners then started
for Grey town and will begin their work
there.
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
The following unclaimed letters were
advertised at the Astoria postofflce on
May 10. 1S37:
Aned, Elius.
Reck. Hanton.
Ryrd. Miss Nellie.
Casey, W. C.
Co-k. Henri (2
Dean, G. W.
Fulton. E. A.
Johnson, C.
Kamgoss Kelkkl.
Larson, L. E.
Leyan. Dell.
Napier. W. J. (2)
Peterson. Victor.
Phllbrok. Edw. F
Iteia, Mrs. AnnaSchotield. Jno, B.
Josefson, John. Smtgn as. Miss F
Persons calling for any of the above
letters will please Bay "advertised."
Additional postage of one cent for each
tetter advertised Is charged.
HERMAN WISE, P. M.
m ii ,k
OUT ON THE LAND
Safely Placed In He! Cradle and
Hoisted On the Kays.
NOT ONE HITCH OCCURRED
la Spite of Tredictiois to the Coitrirj Ei
pcrieacea .lei rroioictd tke Work cfce
.lost SicccsMil Tkey Ctef Saw.
Astoria onoe more oomes to the front
a a winner. She hao denvmatnuted
that she can build ships an well as a
railroad, in nptte of the predictions to
the contrary.
When the Astoria Iron Works se
cured the 120,000 contract from the gor
ernment for repairing and remodeling
the light house tender Manzanita, As
toria's neighbors on the Sound, the Wil
lamette river and at the Golden Gate,
ail predicted that the Manzanita could
not even be drawn out of the water
upon the ways prepared for her at
Smith's Point. Ten days ago the ship
was turned over by the government
to the Astoria Iron Works, and last
Friday the work of stripping her and
removing the butters wae completed
at the bonded warehouse dock. Sunday
he was towed around to Smith's Point
and yesterday, the weather being fine
and very favorable to the undertaking,
at 9 o'clock in the morning President
John Fox and Superintendent Harry
Anderson, a ship carpenter of long ex
periioe, oonunenced the work of
hauling the snip out of the water upon
the ways. It is safe to say that a more
successful Job of the kind was never
undertaken.
liong before the appointed hour hun
dreds of citizens and all the water
front man, including Captain Gregory,
of the Manzanita, and Chief Engineer
Rleor-ls, who are overseeing the work
for the government; Captain Randall,
of the Relief, and many cithers, bad
gathered at the shipyards to witness
the novel sight In Astoria of rawing
a large vessel from the water upon the
ways. After fjhe cradle was propely
fitted to the bottom of the ship, the
tackle and gearing all in place and
every detail ci. re fully arranged, the
word was given, the power applied,
and slowly the Manzanita began to rise
from the waters where she had been In
service for so long a time, while
shout went up from the throng of anx
ious spedtators. Not a hitch occurred,
or a screw loosened anywhere, but
steadily, at about the rate of one foot
per minute, the good ship walked out
on the land and was finally settled la
her place, where, during the next ninety
days, she will undergo a great change.
Capt. Gregory and Chief Rioords were
highly pleased with the success of the
work and warmly congratulated
Messrs. Fox and Anderson end their
corps of efficient workmen.
Captain Randall, who hasj had much
exeprience in such matters, said to an
Astorlan representative that he never
saw a cleaner, better and more success
ful piece of work of its kind. "It Is
now more than probable that vessels
which have hitherto annually been
called from the Columbia river to San
Francisco to have thekr bottoms clean
ed will now have that work done at
Astoria"
Does any one doubt that the Initial
steps have been taken towards the se
curing of a regular dry dock, needed
more than any other one thing, per
haps, by Astoria harbor? All h'xnor
to the institution patriotic enough to
make the start.
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