The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-13

In tbd opinion Of wll.known hop
buyers IL Aurora the hop crop OF the
state viii reach NJ lenst 10000 bales.
an Increase Of about 10000 bales over
the yield OF 1893. Exact figures are not
yet Obtainable. but the buyers gay that
lrcports 10 far received warrant the fore
going statement. also that the hops are
~ fine quality and sell readily at II
and lih cents a pound. with q few sales
at l6h cents, Last year prices ranged
from 4 20 0 cents per pound.
Mrs, Mary Humphrys, wife Of II. T..
Humphrys. of the city water works,
was committed 10 the state insane asy-
lum NJ Salem yesterday afternoon. She
was taken up on the train last evening
by Deputy Sheriff Young and Mrs. j..
NJ. Olsen. Mrs. Humphreys IN " years
Of hge and II has been necessary on
several occasions before 10 take her
10 the asylum from which she has been
ns many times discharged 10 cured, and
was 80 temporarily
A complaint was entered before Judge
Gray In county court yesterday al
luglng the Insanity Of well-knOwn wo-
man IN Uniontown. DR.. Fulton made
an examination and declared the wO-
man perfectly sane. II developed dur
inR the hearing that the action was
largely spite action resulting from
some neighborh0od quarrel In that Sec
tlon and the Judge discharged the case.
reading both parties lecture against
bringing such cases before the county
court. as the proper place 10 bring
such trials was In police or Justice
court.
The following ordinances will be In
troduced nj the next regular council
meeting on Monday evening. To accept
the Improvement Of Thlrty-elghth. Flf-
ieenth and Of Eleventh streets. PrOyld.
Ing for the Improvement OF Tenth,
Twelfth and Seventeenth streets.
Among the other things TO come up win
De the report of the city surveyor on
draining tract Of land near Thirty
fourth street IN Uppertown. This dis
tflct In the one through which the old
Adair drain runs. The intention is to
change the course ~ the drain 20 run
through solid ground 80 as not TO BE-
affected by the sliding ground
There win be change In the SER
vices at the Swedish Lutheran church on
Sunday. The morning service will be-
conducted In the English language.
beginning ht II o'clock Subject, AL
most a Christian" Evening service al
f:ib In the Swedish language. Special
music at all the services. Sunday
school NJ 10 o'clock. Everybody invited
20 attend. Confirmation class meets
this Saturday afternoon at O'Clock
fFAta 81 - a.
young people viii render an interest
lng program at the church. consisting
Of several good recithtlons. violin. organ
and vocal music and an essay on the
subject THE Wonderful Sunbeam" No
admission everybody invited. After
the program the Dorcas Society viii
hold n basket supper In the church
basement Light refreshments will al
10 be served All welcome.
George II. Lash. OF Pendleton. In
looking over some old papers, books.
etc. recently came across n printed
fac-simile copy OF freight bill that
has historic Interest. II Ia a bill OF the
frst through freight consigned from
Portland TO ST. Paul. and Is dated Au-
gust IS. 1889 John Muir II both con-
signor and conslgnee. He was nj that
time general freight agent OF the o.
II. & n. company and was located at
Portland. He wanted the honor Of
shipping the first freight through be-
tween the two cities. The freight was
n horse. which was In car. and was
sent over the o. X. a N. to wallula,
thence over the Northern Pacific to
81, Paul. The 'oalroad men called the
animal the Oregon Mare" Upon the
wayblll were pen and Ink sketches
OF the train. past. present and future.
The situation in the salmon business
seems 10 be about this: The pack is
about 10 per cent OF what II was last
year. All orders have been confirmed
on that basis, and deliveries VIII be
made accordingly. The Alaska Packers
Association has made prices at 92sc
per dozen (. o. b. San Francisco for
Alaska pink salmon. which Is about
s0c higher than the opening prices
last year, but this advance Is not con-
sldered disproportlonately high. in !
view OF the strong position OF all de- |
scrlptlons OF salmon-the strongest In |
fact. ever known on the Pacific coast. |
IL Is said that no San Francisco prices |
viii be made on Medium Red or King. |
Outsiders are selling Medium Red there |
at Sl.05 and King at Sl.l5. The Sa-
cramento river pack has all gone out /
OF first hands at $3.50 for tails and |
sl.65 for fats.
An adjourned session OF county COM
court was held yesterday. |
Among other bushes transacted n por-
ton OF the tax levies for the year 1900 |
were fixed. The levies made were as
follows; County. lS mills; interest,
mills; state tax Of 1892. mills; county
road. mills; county school, mills;
special bridge. l.5 mills; scalp bounty,
,25 mills; a total OF 26.75 mills. This Is |
five mills higher than the levy made
by the court last year, two mills addi-
tional on the county levy, necessitated
by the expenses OF the two elections,
to make surveys for roads and rebuild
the Walluskl and Upper Necanlcum
bridges. and three mills levied for roads
for which there was no tax In 1899.
There being no levy last year left the
city with no money to build crossings
and II was at the request Of the spec
ial COMMITTEES OF the council that the
three mills levy was made. Besides
the above levies there are yet to be
made those for the city. school dis
trict and state purposes. which In AS
toria VIII probably amount to "a mills.
II is also expected special tax OF
about three mills for constructing new
county roads will be asked for when