The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-11


the connections OF Chinook and Long
Beach are made al the long distance
Office In Ilwaco Mr., Rogers expects
TO have local switches put In the
places Of the local 6atrons OF the sys-
tenn at Ilwaeo. which viii be great
Improvement over present conditions
The .'emains ~ the late Mrs. Sarah
H. Jcffcrs arrived from Portland by
the noon train yesterday The fun
eral had been held from the residence
Of Mrs. George l.. Htbbard, Of Port
land, daughter OF dcceased but short
services were also conducted at the
Presbyterian church at Clatsop Plains
yesterday before interring the body In
the old Pioneer cemetery at that
place. A large number Of the mem
bers Of the Pioneer and Historical So
ciciy " Astoria were present.
Mrs. J. p. Miller OF Oneida. Wash,
was In the city for several days the
early part OF the week. Mrs. Miller
has been a subscriber 10 the AStorian
continuously for about 20 years. being
one OF lis Oldest and most valued pa
irons Mr. Miller. who In now 70 years
OF age, was severely ~ for about sig
weeks during the fall and his life wab
despaired Of, but he has completely
recovered and In now enjoying good
health.
John Parrish. OF Svensen. about
whose sickness 40 many statements
have been made. IL reported 10 have
a well-developed case Of smallpox by
DR.. J. A. Fulton, who was called to
see him and returned TO Astoria yes
terday. Parrish, who lives In a scow
was neglected until he Is in n critical
condition and not expected to live.
He has been quarantined and IL now
In charge Of an experienced nurse, but
disease before It was learned what was
the matter with him.
II, NJ Lcathers has been awarded
the contract 10 build steamer to be
placed on the mall and passenger route
between Nahcotta and South Bend.
The steamer Is TO cost about $1,000
and is to be completed ready for SER
Vice by July Is, Her length is 10 be
80 feet; beam II feet, depth OF hold,
I6is feet. draft 5M feet She win have
sxiS i2-ineh stroke fore and aft COM
lpound engines and i0-foot boiler.
The Astoria Iron Works will furnish
the machinery. A. w. Reed and Geo.
8 Cram, Of Grays Harbor. WIN be the
owners.
The French bark Vendse. Captain
Le Hegarei. arrived In The Astoria
port last Sunday, after ie5 days out
from New Castle on the Tgae. There
has been considerable alarm ancu; her
safety, and It was feared she was
short Of provisions and water. but she
was well supplied with both Her cap
tain reports a long, tedious and stormy
voyage, and trouble, especially after
arriving of the mouth of The Column
bia. January 90 when of the coast ot
California the vessel lost her fore-top-
gallant mast but no one vas injured.
The captain complains that his prin-
cipal troubles arose after he reached
the point or the mouth OF The Column
bia. He says that ne reached a point
eight miles west of the whistllng
buoy February and nas been trying
to get In since that time. He claims
to have slgnalad the iightship for a
pilot and was signaled to get one
from the pilot schooner: that he sig
nailed the pilot schooner tive times for
a plot but was furnished none and
that when he started TO sail in he re-
ceived signals that 1t was dangerous,
and stood off again The pilots, how
ever deny the captains statement on
this point. One OF his crew disappear
ed on the trip but the captain refuses
TO give the particulars until he sees
the French consul at Portland. The
general health Of the crew is good
and the ship Is we'll supplied with wat
er and provisions. The cargo consists
of pig iron. coke and fire brick con-
signed to Girvin 3 Eyre, and she was
under charter TO load wheat for Eu-
rope, but this has been cancelled.
A funny mix-up happened at the
foot OF Sixth street early last evening
that nearly resulted in tragedy. As
a matter Of fact no one was exactly
to blame, although there was a gen.
eral fight between a number OF people
and when 1t was over none of the par
ticipants could tell what 1t was about.
Roscoe Mays, steward on the Amer
lean ship ST. Nicholas which is tied
up at the Columbia River Packers
Association wharf, was returning to
the vessel with few companions, and
when on Sixth street and walking up
a small incline that leads to the rail-
road track he stumbled and fell At
the time he had his hands In his
pockets and in quickly drawing them
out to save himself in falling, pulled
out some money and scaftered n