The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-11

he SAID 20 a reporter: my invocation,
nor me next ten avs via be thar tn
wVAther get 50 intolegNn,y ho; up n,
coantrv the whole inland populalion vii
have TO cosne down here to ecol on
Wen cacsh them for the Regatta then
you known"
The snSamer gls,orian, owned by Cap
sain Parker. has been underlying sx.
teaSve repair work and Is now in con.
dlsioa for sesNsce on saturday or sun
taly next, she viii De hoosenvi from
her noorings IN Yo0ngs river and
brought 10 her dock al the foot Of Eighth
stree, prepazWcogy 20 participating in ths
regatta exercises.
Yesterday was generally Observed as
publio ho,.day. W aocor,iance with the
pgNDcsInSsspn of Governor Geer, 10 houor
tire returning oregon volunteers. The
hanks and an the public Offices were Saos-
ed Quite nlnlber og ASiorRns took
the morning ,rNin for Portland 10 take
part in the cels6rafson in hoaor " the
retuFnins soldiers.
A noss dsiighsAh dance HSs given at
the Hanshorn hall hast night by the
natpsaoers of the orier o. washtngton,
the occNsson being the departure q Dep
u,y Supreme Organiser J, r. Snailes
A fair sized crowd was pFesen, and the
MUSIC was furnished by members Of the
order. Lhyht refreshments were served
during the night and most enjoyable
time was speE'S
II as,oAars thar the item regariinS
Mr.. sidney Deus connection with the
Evening News, publsshed IN the AssoTfan
A fsS days asn was unfoandcd Mr..
Del Is occupied With his own particular
b,Snas and ms oOnSrieutsons TO the
As,oria press have been entirely graSui-
rcus and voluntary. This statement IS
made In juseice 10 Mr.. Del aad to coz ,
rect the reDot srroneous,y published.
The tug Sampson crossed out yesterday 4
for Gr,ay,s harSror with rock laden baTge .
n tow The Sampson invariably makes
ne round trsp between the two ports
ne same day. She Is equipped with au-
.ouauc towing gear. The harges, when
'u1ly laden. carry about 1909 tons OF rook .
,ut they are handled without the
slightest difficulty. The simpson returr-
d last night. having an empty barge in
ow
Quite run O. salmon came into the
sver yesterday morning. The boats fish,
ng abreast Of the city all made catches
angsug from GO pounds to a half ton.
The scans and traps also gos the-r shase
md some extr,oriinary catcAes were
;ssssss s...ssy l.. he Fnnrnine- Mosz q he
.siners quit work at noon IN acoor3ancs
VSgh the law governing The sose sea-
on one gi2lne<1er S said to have t4ks1
5 salmon in one draft abreas, q AsccrA
ariy yes.erIay mor-ing Tae hsh az
,earei to be mostly On the oreg0a SIDE
{ the river, the hoaes hshiag o. ne
side delivering only Dodsr-
&c cacches.
Although the shipment Of the Isss
Theat crOp has only just begun. Two
argoes lsft the river for Europe this
reek. The ship Natuna left out Tues6ay
nd the Samantha Moaday. Both were
aiken To sea by PisOt Staples and were
.ound for Queenstown for orders. At
his tine last year wheat shipment was
/ a srandstm and not more than one
? two cargoes lss; the river until the
litter part Of September Two vessels,
he K1lmouy and BoIrhwel, are ioadsng
! Portland and one. the D1Inbridge, Is on
he dissngaged list. Farmers are more
isDosed TO sell their wheat at the pre-
aEling price this year than last season.
be high price paid for wheat two years
go having the effect of making the
srmers hold their wheat, winch made
ls $50 season he longest for years
ne coming season promises 10 be dif-
rent and there are already many car
oes in the elevators at Portland ready Z
n shipment. The Dur1rldge Is said TO Z
e holding out for S7s and Cd and. al I
rough this IS a high charter. she will
-Otably be engaged within a short tine q
she Is the only vessel in the river