The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-11-14


. to grow) at reasonable figures.
Officers OF the local banks report tha
money is getting easier every day, an,
that the strings heretofore tied to cap
ital are rapidly being loosened.
Thanksgiving echoes are alread,
heard on every hand. and the small boy
is already beginning to fast in order
to make room for the big dinner OF tn,
year.
Miss Maggie Dawson yesterday re.
turned from the Sound. having stopped
on the way down the river to visit
with Mrs. Captain Ingram at Cath
lamet.
The Republican headquarters were
yesterday permanently closed. Secre-
tary worsley. however will remain on
deck for a few days for the settlement
OF accounts.
Don't forget that the Low Price Store
has the only perfect fitting wrappers,
the handsomest line OF jackets and
capes and is selling them at wholesale
prices. 4sl Bond street.
Five dollars reward is offered for
the return to Mrs. E. C. Hol-
den Of a purse containing money and
papers. lost by young lady. between
the Holden House and the Mayiower
dock.
A number Of the ships in the harbor
yesterday morning took advantage OF
the rough weather to scrape the barna-
eles OF their bottoms by paying a little
visit to the sand banks on the other
side Of the channel.
Ii is reported on excellent authority
that syndicate Of capitalists, headed
c. W. Fulton. will erect a brick block
on the northeast corner Of 18th and
Commercial streets. The foundation. ii
is said, will be laid this winter.
Reed s. Wilson. the Lewis and
Clarke milkmen, were unable to reach
the city yesterday morning, and dis,
appointed householders are of the opin-
ion that II the Young's river bridge
wete built they would be better off.
County Clerk Weed and two justices
have made an official canvass OF the
vote in Columbia county. showing the
following result: Caples, 1925 Geer,
1929; Smith. 1920: Yoran, 1923; Butler,
sS1; Hofer. S29; spaugh. S27; Watson.
s27.
Mr.. Ben. Worsley, who returned yes
terday from Portland. says that the
ratification celebration there was
great success. In spite Of the nasty
weather the streets OF the city were
packed with thousands Of enthusiastic
people.
Old timers say that the present storm
is unprecedented in its continuance
Considering the tremendous velocity Of
the wind. which at times reached as
high as seventy-fve miles per hour,
Astoria was fortunate in getting off
with 50 little damage
About midnight Thursday the front
doors Of several business houses on
Commercial and Bond streets were
blown open, and officers Sinnot and
Thompson had their hands full stand
ing guard and notifying proprietors so
that the damages could be repaired.
Even the heavy storm yesterday af-
ternoon could not prevent curiosity
seekers from visiting the Parker House
dock to see the steamer H. c. Grady,
whose main deck was almost carried
away by the gale while the boat was
crossing the upper bay yesterday
morning.
The water in the river is now very
muddy, owing to the high stage of wa
ter in the Cowlitz, Kalama and other
streams entering the Columbia. River
captains say that the storm is one Of
the worst ever known in their expe-
rience, and that the rain fall has been
exceptionally heavy.
A gentleman over from North Head
yesterday afternoon, reported that a
number of large trees, some of them
measuring twenty inches in diameter,
were broken down by the gale like so
many pipestems. 1t is the hardest
storm known in years on the north side
Of the Columbia.
County Treasurer Dolman handed in
his resignation last week, says the Raj
nier Review, which was accepted by
the court, and E. W. Wharton appoint
ed to his place. Mr.. Dolman gives as
his reason for resigning that he will
soon go to California, where he expects
to make his home in the future.
The Rainier Review Is reliably in
formed that the railroad company will
have about 1000 men at work on its line
n few weeks. It looks now as If the
-ailroad will be pushed to completion