The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-17

just returned from an extended trip
In the Orient In long and most In
tcreatlng interview he reports that sal
mon In found everywhere. II could not
go into store" said Mr. Thomson,
without saw cnns OF Oregon salmon
piled up on the shelves and people buy
Ing Il. There II such n demand for II
that tho trade promises 90 be perma-
nent. and Tor AN ever growing sup
ply"
The steamer ~. Irene. under charter
10 Dodwell a Colo engage in the
Oriental trade, did not put In an ap-
pearanco at the mouth OF the river last
night, an WAS expected She IL due here
from Tacoma which port she IL re-
ported 90 have left Thursday night.
The ~. Irene ~ a big boat, In some
respects outpolnting the mammoth
Lennox. She In of 2.i7i tons register
and carries about 5000 tons Of cargo.
Her dimensions are. Length, 3J1 feet
breadth, ib.6 feet; depth. 10 feet
Prosecuting Attorney Clceton IL In
town looking into the details OF the
criminal cases to be tried In the dis
trlct court In this city. Mr.. cleetOn
tcreai In the criminal department In
fact. he says matters are very quiet
In this branch Only two cases are to
come ~ az the present term. Joseph
Richie VIII be tried for assault with u
dangerous weapon on u. Malagnmba
and Alex. fhnkHon is 10 have a hearing
on the charge OF burglary.
In speaking Of the trip u the Colds
borough 10 the Sound. where she was
delivered at the government drydock
10 undergo repairs To "A couple of her
forward plates, Captain James Tatton.
who was In charge. says that he was
agrecably surprised with the manner In
which the boat behaved. proving
better sea boat than he had expected
Captain Tatt0n returned from the
north Thursday night. II Is under
stood that be has been requested 10
take the torpedo boat destroyer to san
Francisco after her trial trip on the
Sound.
Information was received from Flor
cnce yesterday that the tug Maggie
and schooner Berwick are stiil aground
on the mnd-spit near the mouth OF
the SiuHlaw river where they stranded
on the 9Th inst, While fear has been
expressed that much difficulty VIII be
experienced IN floating the vessels. Il II
stated by some of those ho are fa-
miliar with that section as well as the
positions of the tug and schooner that
rescue ought To be accomplished with
little trouble II proper arrangements
for the task were made. The Maggie
II the property of W. L. Read II oak
land and ~ under charter 10 +, T. Hea-
dlc of san Francisco. The Berwick ~
owned by II, u, Hume Of Rogue river
aud has. for a long time been engaged
In the lumber trade.
The British ship Ampltrlte, which
sailed from the Columbia river
last October bound for the United
Kingdom. and which was recently re-
ported as having put into Fayal In
distress, has been surveyed and l.or-
ilon of her cargo ordered discharged.
A considerable portion OF her cargo
was badly damaged. Steam pumps Will
be set working as rapidly as possl-
BILE. The Ampltrite cleared from this
port ON the 10th OF last Octooer with
$500 bushels Of wheat, valued at $751;
900, She was dispatched Oy the Port
land FIGURING Mills Company. Fayal Is
one OF the Azores, and Is not far on the
track OF vessels going from the Pacific
ocean To Europe. According to the re-
ports OF masters who have been there.
II ls an undesirable port TO enter and
the Amphitrlte must have been SER
iously injured or she would not have
stopped.
There was much fun and nerrlment
hA oil H.. a M
tent for pedestrians yesterday fore
noon. caused by the thick coating OF
sleet over the town. The conditions
which made II difficult for people To
walk about town afforded much delight
to the younger element who were cut
bright and early with bob-s sleds, gang
toboggans and even skates. One or two
sleds drawn by teams were also I'm
evidence during the earlier part of the
day, lust for the novelty of the thing,
you know" but the appearance OF sun
shine soon drove these under cover,
School children experienced much din.
Guilty In climbing the hills TO school In
the morning causing considerable de-
morallzatlon OF the opening exercises.
and the street-car motormen spoke
softly, but not sweetly. because the
slippery tracks threw them behind the
schedule.
Mr.. Yon Warrenson, the famous wit
and salmon redacteur OF the Oregon
Ian, was a guest at the occldent yes
terday, 1t Is understood that Mr. War
renson was In town for the purpose
OF comforting with his esteemed asso-
ciates In the Columbia river combine"
on the outlook for next season. Incl
dentally, too, while here. he took ad-
vantage Of the opportunity to procure
the cash on his last years dividend
check In that institution, which was
readily obtained. Mr.. Warrenson Is in
his usual robust health ana seemed
much elated over the prospective high
prices which, he says, the Gamers must
pay for fish the coming year. He
opines that the combine win begin the
season under good auspices, especially
on the upper river at Rooster Rock,
where extensive preparations are oelng
made to handle the catch of the wheels
and other resources of that prolific
region. Mr.. Warrenson returned to
his literary duties in Portland on the
evening train.