The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-11-14

The Andrfta and Marathon were towed
up the river to Portland yesterday mcTn-
ing.
The China steamer Asloun will arrive
here from Portland at daylight this MORN
ing, 1t is not known when she will leave
out,
The Ifwaco HAS been unable to beat the
ebb tide during the present week, and has
been several hours late every might in ar
irving at this city.
The Harrison went around inside the
o. r. and N. dock yesterday where she
will stay till matters outside calm down
a little. She did not try to get out yes
terday.
The steamer Dlmore is locked up in
Tillamook bay, with a furiously raging
bar between her and the open ocean. She
will not be able to get out till the weather
moderates.
The gang of engineers from the Astoria
Iron Works assisted by the Lucero's men
are still hard at work on her machinery.
1t is expected She will be completely re-
paired by Monday.
The Mowhan, 1t is supposed, stood off
shore and got away into deep water as
soon as THE blow came on yesterday
morning. If the weather modefates she
siIould appear in sight some time today.
The work of unloading the tin from the
Grown of Scotland began early yesterday
morning and "a considerable quantity was
taken into the bonded warehouse before
noon. The rain stopped the work for the
balance of the day at that hour, and an
other start will be made this morning.
The Alice Blanchard went down to the
mouth of me- river again yesterday morn
ing, but could not face the music n
quickly returned to Finlayson's dock.
Meanwhile, her crew, on fun pay ana
little work, are jubilant, and the San
Francisco people who are awaiting con-
signments, are c~orrespondingly SAD
The storm increased in violence yester-
day morning, and towards evening the
wind was whistling along from the south
past the mouth Of the river ait nearly
eighty miles an hour. Thick fog and con-
tinuous rain obscured everything and the
observer at the Cape had to console him
self for his Inactivity with the knowledge
ulldI OulJpuo Vi ulS OWH SNuR quarters |
there WAS nothing Ito observe.
One of tine most popular shippers that
ever visited this city wals Captain Nc,
Wlhurr, of the Inflated Hiefh'and Home.
During the vessels visit here last year
he made a host of friends and many peo-
pie yesterday expressed the hope that the
dispatches announcing the sad disaster of
last Monday have been over1rawn. There
seems to be no certainty that the crew
persisted with the ship. and fuller partic-
usars are anXlously awaited.
The British bark City of Adelaide, now
at Honolulu for Puget sound, is a four
master peculiarly rugged, two of her masts
being square n two fore-and-aft rugged.
She was formerly a steamer. On her
passage from Newcastle, N. s. W., she
encountered a heavy storm, and when
she arrived at Honolulu was leaking bad
ly and had to go on the marine railway
for repairs. Her destination is Port
Blakely, where she will load lumber for
Australia.
Out of 1iS members of congress replying
to questions asked Of them by the Manu-
facturers' Record, of Baltimore, in re-
gard to government aid for the Mica
ragua canal, 96 strongly favor such aid.
The Importance of this canal in a ma
tiorNal sense can hardly be overestimated
Under proper safeguards, such ais have
already been proposed in congress-, the
nation can well afford help build the
canal, despite the objection of Pacific
railroads.
One of the Andrita's sailors was NOR
alizing on things in eneral, and the Sal
walton Army in particular. He remarked
to an admiring audiences: "Lor' bly, me, /
these Salvation Armies Is everywhere.
TIE laGtst thing 1 seen before the old
clipper got away from Liverpool was a
Salvation Army corpse, an bly, me II there
wasn't a corpse of EN- In Santos, an
bly, ne hif the fust thing I seen when
the ship come ere wasn't another corpse
Of 'e1n, in just the same rig and yellin'
the same tunes as they was In Hingland."
The American ship Indiana and the
British ship Dovenby Hall arrived down
from Portland yesterday morning. The
Indiana anchored in the stream opposite
Elmore's Cannery while the Dovenby Hall
was taken alongside the o. R. and N.
dock. She will complete loading her car.
go there, and WIN take aboard altogether
$50 tons of wheat today. Acting on the
advice Of the pilot the Portland agents
of the vease very wisely decided to go
to the extra expense of Tightening a part
of her o down on a steamer rather
than run the risk of sticking her on a
sandbank for the winter.
The people of Honolulu are anxious to
have all the trade for the Hawaiian ISL
and5 pass through Honolulu. Referring
to a schooner shat recently arrived at
one of the islands with a cargo OF gem
eral merchandise from San Francisco the
Hawaiian Star ofOctober 26th says: The
schooner Laura Pike. now at Kauai, Is
only 200 tons and is not liable to cut
much figure in trade, even II she Is put
on regularly. Foreign vessels can hardly
make a success of landing at Kauai.
Goods for that island must come by
Honolulu. wihsre they are transhipped in
the banA1s Of men VINO knO every rock
on the shore.
The American snip Reaper did not start
for Portland yesterday as was expected.
she missed the tide and viii make an
other attempt to leave up the river today.