The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-09
ALONG THE WATER FRONT.

The 4.."e Blanchard will leave for c.,
ff"ncistb 5 morning.
Ine steamer Oregon is due this after
noon from San Francisco.
Ihe steamer Truckee leaves San Fran
cisco today for this city.
The %. L. Dwyer took Il funeral party
round to Greenwood yesterday.
One carload of salmon was shipped yes-
terday by the o. r. and N. Co.
The Mayhower went to skamokawa yes-
terday after a large raft of lumber
Work will be started in Kinney's new
addition to the old cannery on Monday.
The Highland Home finished discharg-
Ing her cargo in Portland yesterday. She
Is still awaiting charter.
The fshboat being built by Joe Leathers
for Hapgood & Co. is almost completed
and will be put into the water tomorrow.
The Harrison went down to the mouth
vi the river Yesterday morning, but re-
turned to her dock later in the day. She
VIII leave out again this morning.
Yesterday afternoon the steamer Queen
pulled out from her dock with a large
cargo of miscellaneous goods for Deep
river She returned in the evening.
The schooner Kate and Ann was towed
out into the stream yesterday afternoon
from Fishers dock. She Is all ready to
start for sea and will probably leave out
some time today.
1t is the general impression among the
boat builders along the water front that
work in their line will be brisk all sum.
mer There seems to be already a good
demand for new fishboats, and several
scows will also be built during the year.
The British ship Ancona will probably
leave out this morning. Captain Ellis.
her commander, has made many friends
in Astoria during his present trip, and
all of them will wish him a quick and
fine passage home. Captain Dog will
pilot the Ancona out.
Harry Crlbbs yacht is rapidly nearing
completion and will soon be ready for
painting. This operation will be a te-
dious one, and her owner says that with
the aid of pumice stone and hard work
her sides will be as smooth as glass when
she goes into the water.
There was a rumor on the streets yes
terday to the effect that five of B. A.
Seaborgs boats had been lost in the
storm Monday night. Mr.. Saborg was
in the city yesterday and denied the ru-
NOR. He says his fishermen have met
with no accidents up to date.
The o. K. started out for seining
grounds on Sand Island yesterday after
noon with four horses and a load Of
provisions. Off the Seaside cannery she
broke her shaft, and the steamer Elec-
trio went down to her assistance. The
Electric towed here to her destination,
and after her cargo had been discharged
hauled her back to the Astoria Iron
Works where repairs will be effected
Immediately.
An electrician boarded the Potter in
Portland yesterday and discovered that
the insufficiency of power from her dy-
namo was not the fault of the engine.
He changed some of the connections, and
shortened the interior circuit with the
result that the 1000 candle power search
light was buzzing away merrily when
the boat LETT on her trip up the river
last night. No doubt its brilliancy as
tonished the natives in several of the
small settlements
The Portland Sun says that two ap-
prentices of the British bark Cupica, Cas-
son, master, deserted on Monday night,
and have not yet been captured. The
young men went ashore some time in the
evening, and as they had not returned up
to yesterday morning, an investigation
was made and resulted in the discovery
of the fact that they had taken all their
belongings with them. Harbor Master
McInnis was at once notified of the deser-
tion, and made every effort to capture
the runaways, but failed. The reason OF
the apprentices for deserting the vessel Is
not known, but it is said they contem-
plated the move since the Cupica's ar
rival in the river One of them told a
gentleman that he and several seamen
had tired of the ship because Captain
Casson- refused to let them come ashore,
refused to give them any money and kept
them on short rations, and compelled
them to work in their wet garments dur
ing the voyage. Seamen laugh at the
last two charges. AS the Cupica's Voy-
age was a long and dangerous one they
say 1t was a necessary precaution on the
captain's part, to put the men on snort J
rations.
A uso for the clam SHELLS Of the nortn |
Pacific coast has at last beer ilhd' hHU
it is possible that factory VIII De "Iart
ed for the - i',.;i cture OF but. v IRON
me ateloni found in the shells. Wh'n MI
George A. Reich, Cf Seattle, was IN can
fOrnia recently, ,he met tours. Ir'Hn
Austria VITO l:"i ates one OF the lats'S'
button factories in the wcilG, on the Dan
ube, employing about 2,9OO p rs1ns. Tne |
huttons are made wholly from sheiS !
y..'lCh contain abalUni. DR.. ket'h saw
tlat the gentleman had hearl hbou' IA
ci1c coast clam shells and ;5lreu |
sample of them. The Clatsop al liwIs
beach CLANS, as well as those Cl rug
Sound, are largely pure abeloni' ma tLe
doctor believes thai his friend Will stlTt
a button factory at some point on .iS
coast which will 81 ye employine-.t 10 u.
wards of 2nO boys and girls. The , WT,n
is light and young persons are
employed to do the general nouse "o-H'
with practical foremen to oversee opera
ii nc. Abcloni buttons are used for wom-
ems n:ii, beng generally large an1 IN
ing a -. rnliSh. They can be uidHe ~
all coIors. the uueIoni shells of the -0as'
CT Souihe'n California being very psdui,
rifh - .';lI na,ne state, emoodyi"s aii
The Colors of he rainbow.
Two f.. rmen were drowned JUS y,
Peacock Spit at a little after oeiDsA %
yesterday morning. despite heroic s elI,.s
on the part of the crew Of the lie savins
station to rescue them. The men W.
fishing right in the breakers, IN one ~. =.
the ,poet dangerous locations Tor i" a i.
In nat Vicinity, when without "~iH'"S