The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-28

PRICE, FIVE CENTS
maimain the fact that there was a large
loss, and gave THE above figures from
market reports OF the dates mentioned
to prove that instead being 50 to 70
per cent higher, as the Times states 1t Is
now about 80 pen cent lower. The
Times now has The rule by which we
prove our assertions
Mr.. W.. f. Pinldham, the manager in
this city of the Oregon Fruit union, Will
finish loading q car today with peach
plums, and win send It east tonight. Its
destination being Cleveland, Ohio. This
will be the first shipment OF fruit from
this state this season, and wiM be a
good advertisement for early fruit In
this vicinity. The fruit Is placed In re-
fiigerating cars, kept at a temperature OF
about 40 degrees, and can be transported
thousands of miles In as good condition
as when picked from the trees. This
is the beginning of the peach plum Bsa-
son, and many carloads will be s1hlpped
before Ut ends These plums are cnoice
fruit and are highly valued in the east.
When they are first placed on Khe mar
ket sales are very brisk at a good figure.
OlhCI iIuhl VIII IOiAOW ID aalC er@A~'tAA
opens, and The Dalles wild do a good
trade this year In shipments east OF
the products Of her hards.-Times-
MouThadneer.
About July Q, President Cantwell, of
the Oregon state board OF agriculture,
received from @. M. Hinkle, OF Silver
ton, an insect, new to him, which was
working ON the leaves of the apple. Not
being Familiar with the pest, DR.. Card
we'll sent the specimen to Mr.. Alexander
Craw, of tine California board who is
the authority OF the coast on insects.
Wednesday morning DIR. Cardwel re-
ceived leUter, saying "The insect you
sent me Is corythuca arcuata, and com-
monty known as tingis. This Is found in
the east, but has not been sent me as
yet from any California orchard. They
belong to the same family as the aphis,
and the Same proportion of resin or whale
oil solution will be found an efnective
check to them. Destroy the dead leaves
in the fall and spray THE trees in the
winter with a strong SOLUTION Of the
above"
We are sorry, says the Plaindealer. TO
have to chronicle the burning of f. b.
Waite's barn Sunday morning with all
ilo SOAnVChu9g flOHS VI uldy anu q Aol u
farm implements. The amount of loss is
1890, insured for $500 in Farmers and
Merchants of Albany. This Is quite q
severe loss to Mr.. Waite, as he loses
his crop of HAY, which was still stored in
the barn. 1t was one OF the best arranged
barns In THE county and had but recently
been built. 1t is unknown how the fire
originated. Tt may have been caused by
spark from Nhe engine aus 1t stood near
the track.
Thursday AIT O'Clock. says THE Hood
River Glncier. the residence OF Mr..
| Price, living on the place of his stepson.
Hon. 7. r. Coon. was discovered 10 be on
fire, ana IN a sfiort time was entirely con-
stunned. Mr.. Coon was on the east side
OF the river, AIT M. ". Rand's place, at
the time. and when he discovered the fire
hurried TO town and O party of men went
out with him to the burning house, but
before they reached there II was burned
down. Most of the furniture was saved.
The fire is supposed to have caught on
the roof from sparks from the chimney.
Mr. Lane Smith has laid out a new
down at the crossing of Fifteen mile
creek on the Canyon City road. about
twelve miles from The Dalles. This Is
informed THAT merchant will open a
store there socu with a $4,000 stock of
goods. 1T ts a good site for a town,
and we are informed Is accessible to a
large and well settled region of coun-
try. We have not learned the name Of
the proposed town; but presume the
protector win chrlsten his child in good
tdme.-Ealst Oregonian.
Miss MAY Thrasher's case is an un-
usual one says the nlmes- -Mountaineer.
She was thrown from horse in Meach-
am about week ago, but no bones were
broken and no evidence of internal in
jury EXISTS, stfn THE young lady fingers In
a comatose state, alternated with few
hours OF consciousness daily during
which she expresses herself as not feel
Ing hurt and jokes about the accident.
Her recovery seems very doubtful.
-|a .HN
It Is said one OF the Phelps brothers,
the revivalsIts, was brutally beaten at
The Dalles by a tough who had taken
exception to something the preacher had
said. He waited for him at the church
door and pounced upon him. The young
preacher made a very gallant struggle,
but finally went down, the thug then beat
him numerically.
The seml-annual report of Stock IN
spector William Waters, Grant county.
shows that there are 1853 bands of sheen
In uhe county, of which 81 bands, or
nearly one-fourth are afflicted with dis
ease. Mr. Waters found al 800 sheep in
The county. Of which u. Stewart IS the
largest owner, 1900 being mis- share.
The Oregon lumber company with
mills in this city Is saving from 1900
to $1,000 feet OF lumber per day and have
been shipping for some time past from
ten to fifteen carload OF ties east daily.
The company recently opened a market
IN Denver nor the sale of lumber, prln-
cipally fnishing material, and report a
fair business. Mountatneer