The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-02-23
PACIFIC COAST NOTES.

Mrs. b. @. Olds. who died recently
Il GOldeudale at the advanced age OF
70 years, hai been a resident Of Oregon
| since Is52.
The Walla Walla smallpox scare has
been less severe than reports would in
dlcate, and there is no danger Of the
disease becoming epidemic.
The funeral of the late Bishop VIII.
Ham Morris Barker, Of Tacoma, Will
be held at Trinity church, that city. at
II o'clock this Saturday morning.
The German ship Peter Rlckmers.
which lost her charter In Portland for
not arriving on scheduled time, will
load cargo Of wheat at Tacoma for
Europe
The steamer AIbatross, which will
be employed In fishing work along the
Pacific coast under the direction OF the
FISH commission. Is being oyerhauled at
5ausalito. Cal.
The photographic Office has issued a
notice 10 mariners announcing an er-
rOr In the given latitude Of Adakh ISL
and. which should read l76 deg, A. min.
30 Zee. w. instead Of 177 deg. II min,
- sec. W.
The holdup epidemic has not been en-
tirely eradicated In Tacoma. The latest
victim was a pcc- .yashwnmsn who was
stopped BY a bury rufIian who tore out
the pocket Of her dress. securing there
by Sl.lO, the proceeds Of her hard la
bOr.
The 600 striking members Of the San
FraEciscO Planning Mil Mems Associa-
tiOn. have returned 10 work. The en-
Dloyers granted the demand for an
eight-hOur day. the agreement % b. In
effect on and after June /.
a vein Of copper and gold ore OF
| unusually rich proportions has been
uncovered near-the summit Of Palmer
mountain In Washington, and the de-
post, according to experts. Is one Of
the largest known to the mining world.
Plars are being matured 10 work the
mine
The delegation Of Indian war veter-
ans recently sent to Washington, ID. c.,
at the state expense 10 secure rec0g-
milton and pay for services. gave din
ner at the national capital 10 Oregon
ians residing there. Senator Simon was
TO have been the guest OF honor. but
pleaded pressure Of other engagements.
Spokane fears that her more western
rivals are getting an undue share Of
The bOmeEeeksrs who are flOcking 10
the coast. because Of extremely low
railroad rates. A meeting has been
called 10 devise means for showing the
new comer5 Sp0kane's advantages and
10 offer them inducements to settle
there.
The United States revenue cutter Bear
II undergoing extensive preparations at
Moran Bros shlpyard at Seattle. pre-
pairing for her voyage to the SibSrian
coast for reindeer with which to re-
stock the government Alaska stations.
The Bear will sail about April %. ac-
cording 10 present plans, and will reach
the Alaskan coast In July.
A Tacoma dentist has succeeded in
practical application Of hypnotism to
his work. and has met with success.
The operations are said by the patients
TO be painless. This Is In line with
the experiments Of the late DR.. Char
cot. OF Paris, who substituted hypno-
| tism for anaesthetics in difficult and
painful surgical operations
President J. J. Hill. Of the Great Nor
thern. has concentrated his big i'm
provements on the coast at Everett,
which would indicate that he has de-
cided to abandon Seattle as the teTmin-
us for his line Of Oriental freighters
which have heretofore landed their car
goes at Seattle. Some sixty miles OF
terminal tracking will be put in.
The shipyards established at Tacoma
by j. J. Hill are nearing completion,
and the installation OF machinery is all
that Is lacking. The yard will build
wooden ships exclusively. and Mr.. Hill
expects TO be ready for work within a
fortnight. Hardy's machine shops, al
Sc ir Tacoma, are being enlarged and
the firm ultimately expects TO bid on
cruisers and smaller vessels for the
navy.
Washington claims the record for the
greatest yield per acre in the coun-
try. The statement is substantiated by
the recent report of the department of
agriculture. At the present time Wash
ington has a smaller wheat acreage than
Oregon, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska, Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, In
diana. Michigan. Ohio. Kentucky. Ten
nessee. Texas, Virginia, Maryland and
Pennsylvania, and at the same time
produces more wheat than any OF
these states.