The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-25

pany all that portion OF the south.
east quarter of section ~. T g ". II .
w, lying north Of thr Lewis ana Clark
river FOR n consideration " 1900.
Every member OF the Woman'a Re.
lief Corpa N earnestly requested 20 b.
present al their hall on Monday after.
noon az $3.50 sharp for inspection by
Department President Mrs. Gatea. By
order 0f the president. Mrs. Fastabend
The Columbia laundry In making a
special drive on articles which viii APP
peal 10 every housewife nt this time
NJ the year Machinery has been Sc
cured for cleaning carpets AMI rugs
which. Il ~ said. n the very latest
thing out In that line.
w. ~. King. who has the reputation
of dlApoaing of an many cigars In As
tofia M any travelling man on the
coast. In IN Astoria. on one of his regu-
lar visits Mr, kinE states that buai-
ness Is greatly improved all over the
coast and contends that when the traf.
hc In cigars ia good II is "A safe bet that
every body IN doing we'll
An unusual amount ~ sickness ex.
lists IN Astoria AT the present time.
due chiefly Ia the variable weather
prevailing during the past few days
Local physicians state that the afiiic.
lion has partakeh somewhat OF an
epidemic lnaamuch aA whole families
are affected at the same time. The
prevalent illness IN described ms mild
form OF the grippe.
The barkentinc Wrentlea from iqui.
qui. Peru. arrived Friday morning at
Victoria. Captain Nelson OF the WreHt.
Ter says that she had very rough pas.
sage They lost their main top-maHt,
forr.top mast and forc.top. gallant.
mast IN gale on the Columbia river
She also lost srvcrai sails IN the same
storm. She was flfty-scycn days max.
Ink the trip,
The Elm Branch loft Port Townsend
yesterday ut 3,30 p. M, and In expected
10 cross In here late this afternoon
Just how the matter OF salvage. which
arose through her recent rescue by a
Sound tug while disabled on Cape
Flattery. has been settled, lH not
known. The Elm Branch viii load
wheat a, Portland for the United
Kingdom.
The Japanese steamer Doyo Maru
left up Jhe river for Portland ycHter-
day afternoon at o'clock, What kind
Of cargo ahc will take IN Il mystery
as no one seems 10 know anything
about her In this connection. even IN
captain. Il IL said being In Ignorance,
As nearly all shipments To Japan ana
China from this port consist chiefly OF
Hour and wheat Il In probable that
she viii take cargo OF these staples 90
her native ports,
salmon seems 10 have grown quite
valuable In Spokane for, according To
a report from there. the prise has at
last been forced up. The retail price
has been held down In Spokane for
rome time when the wholesale price
was advancing even on this coast. II
was the intention OF the dealers 10 try
and hold the price down as long as
possible but at last the change has
come. Tho price on salmon ls now rs
cents per pound.
The Goldsborough. which IL on the
Sound awaiting final trial by the naval
board, was unable 10 complete the pre-
llminary trip over the mile course Fri
day, The vessel had crossed the har-
bor 20 n buoy on the point OF West
Seattle and was under heavy hendway
when the vibration OF the boat caused
n slight accident 10 the steam steering
gear, necessltating delay In the trial,
No damage was done. Al the time OF
the accident the propellers were max
Ing about $50 revolutions n minute. in
dicatlng a speed Of about ~ knots,
Leander Lebcck. the Astoria con-
tractor. with crew OF six men. has
been busy for the past two weeks along
the Columbia shore between Coal
creek and Brookheld He has one OF
the most powerful pile drivers ever
used In the river. II ls 50x2O, with gins
60 feet high, n 9xi0 Lldger wood donkey,
double drum and cylinder. 5000
pound hammer, and carries first
class pump for hydraullcking and pill
Ing In sands. Last week. says the
Cathlamet Gazette, Mr.. Lebeok piled
and capped 6OxsO foot wharf for b,
II. Brock at Coal creek, and 'emoved
20 old piles, some OF which were 30
feet In mud Ed Anderson OF Stella
had 12 piles driven and q dolphin and
capping put In. Day Bros, at Coop
cr's point, had two dolphins md six
piles driven. II. Winters at Waterford,
got two dolphins and two tenders, and
the West dock here was repaired with
one dolphin and several piles. j. G..
Megler will have n number OF piles
driven,
The customs officials at Port Town
Send have relieved OF all blame the
masters and owners OF the Chilean
bark remuco, which was run into by
the steamer st. Irene one night last
week. The big steamer, which is now
loading at Portland, was on her way
Into the harbor to land the pilot and
struck the Temucco, carrying away
her bowsprlt and all the rigging there
on, II was asserted after the col
llslon that the Temuco and the Italian
bark Cavour, were lying In line close
together, and that while lights were
plainly Visible on the Cavour and due
allowances made, there was no light
on the Temuco, and as q result she
was run down. AS the failure to dis
play lights while lying at anchor Is a
direct violation OF the rules, the GUS
toms officers took the matter up and
made thorough investigation and the
customs officers decided that the Of
flcers Of the Temuco were not to blame
for the accident. II is stated that the
Saint Irene will now be llbeled for the
damage done, the amount OF which
cannot be estimated until bids for the
necessary repairs have been acted up
on. Damages will also be asked for
the delay to the Temuco, which was
ready for sea when the accident oc-