The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-17

week is ended the subscription win prob
ably amount to $1,50O. Mr.. Jones Is in
Portland buying machinery, and by-win-
ter the mill will be in running order"
Congressman Bryan, says the T. NJ,
visited the Herrick cannery this morning,
and was astonlshed at the quantity of fish
It being his first visit to the Columbia.
He was presented with can of salmon
as sample on his return to Nebraska.
but the gentleman who selected it for
him gave him instead can of oregon
cayuse put up last spring. He remon-
strated with the donor about playing 1t
low down on a stranger, but he squared
himself by saying that Mr.. Bryan could
by a stretch of his Imagination make 1t
just as palatabe as salmon" If the can
was fail fish Mr. Bryan would not have
to stretch his imagination very far.
The municipality of Gold Hill has had
a series of internal dissenslons and dis
putes in the brief space of tirne since the
legislature gave 1t corporate power and
control, says the Ashland Tidlngs. But
the climax was reached last week when
a resident brought suit against the city
to recover damages to the amount or
so in Justice Richards court, on ac-
count of the loss of hog against which
the city recorder, in the absence of the
marshal had attempted to enforce the
impounding ordinance made and provided
to maintain the peace and dignity of the
municipal government. Great interest
was aroused at the trial of the case.
Barrlster Jos. NHammersley being re-
tanned on behalf of the owner of the
H.. Ia1aV Iaff do
Tended the dignity of the city. The death
of the hog as a result Of his dsobedience
of the city laws was not disputed. Wit
nesses swore that they saw the race be-
tween the recorder and the hog and also
that they sow the recorder strike the
hog with certain deadly club, and
moreover ten dollars was a low value on
the razor back, considering his speed,
and Judge Richards in rendering his de-
cision gave a verdict for the plaintiff.
The defendant gave notice of appeal,
but meantime a compromise was effect
ed, and the claim for damages with
drawn, a subscription was raised to pay
the costs, and peace and dignity once
more reigned supreme.
Su-wap-a-to, an aged Indian from
Okanogan, says that winter will set in
earlier this year than for a long time
past. He has discoursed with old men
from great distances in all directions,
and such was their unanimous opinion.
Su-wap-a-to is not an astronomer, in the
sense that white people understand that
term, yet by long experience and little
else to do but make Observations and
store up results in his memory, he Is
equipped with fund of knowledge as to
weather signs, which in his judgment
are infalible. "The Great Spirit" he
said, gave men plenty of horses, but
they stole his lightning and killed the
cultan for food Then the wheel came.
Even with these old eyes of mine, ana
with sick tum-tum. | saw Indian boys
from the school, side by side with white
faced k,oochmen, dressed in breech-clouts
riding man style. before the wind. | saw
Indian Noochmen turn away in shame,
for when they ride straddle they have
the shame to cover up their legs with
blankets. l knew all this would offend
the sun, and was not surprised when he
turned his face away from the world one
day. I thought 1t would never be seen
again, and was glad when he turned and
cooked hack, seeming to say he pitied
the poor old Indians who had watered
the desert with blood to prevent the
sickness called civilization from poison
ing the pure air of the West. He pitied
tAe Indians, but his face YVES red with
rage, That night the storm king flashed
his axes and knives In the north sky,
Next morning when the sun rose from
a troubled sleep two sundogs sat on his
right and left hand He turned them loose
to roam over all the sky and warn the
good spirits to go to their wigwams.
Tho sun pulled black Blanket over his
face and its folds spread across the sky.
Behind 1t the dogs growled all day, and
the little lightning there was left was
poured out on the world. Two nights
later the foSt king 1oated over the world.
He camped last night with a great army
this side of the north end of the world
and blew his breath to the south. He
Is ma1Aing swift and fierce, He viii
be here earlier than ever before, and
the Oldest man win say this is The cold !
est and longest winter ever known"