The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-02-07

Tor the same month OF the previous
ycnr was t52s. Just ~ the present
tive very Few gambling games are run
ming
According t0 San Francisco ndyices.
the salmon market ls qulckrnluR and
a general advance In prices ls likcly
before apring. Thc Eastern demand
~ improved. There IN also good
cunsumpllyc demand IN Europe which
win probably ncccssitnle further i'm.
porinuons Puget Sound rockcyrs arr
SIN plentiful Alaska reds are In
moderate supply AT saisc. Plnks are
scarce.
Herman WiHc established a new sin
glc game ccprd at the Commercial
club last night. when he bowled 70
pins Mr. wise started off with eight
strikes IN the ninth frame he bOwled
what looked to be- a perfect ball. but
only Two pins fell he missed for the
spare, taking the corner pin with the
thifd bah In the last frame he made
a center bur picked m the cornsrs
The high score previously b,wlcd was
! W Mathrnas 72
Thv annual rcpor, of Auditor Mel
son. which has Just b-rn completed
shows tha, the net inhcbtedn 'ss of the
city II ti9g sis3o January !. 1901. the
net drb' was tl95G Oi The grass n.
irhtrdnrss ~ the city Is $3.50. 9st ..
while the cash IN hnnd-,h, only rs.
set that can be- computed Under the
chartrf--ls is3Gisi The city is
within $500 NJ its limit ~ Indebted
ness $4,000 n ,ha limit should be
"yrccdrd the city would 500 into hank.
ruptcy
captain Kennedy of the steamship
rrmbroFcshlrr. received . Telegram
Yesterday from Portland conveying the
Information that William Dwyer. the
apprentice who fcll down the hatch
.of the British ship Ardnamurchan.
was In serious condition and no
hopes for his recovery are entertained
The unfortunate apprentice Is the
Youngest son ot Captain Dwyer, "
the steamship Flintshire. sister ship
tu 'nr romhrnkcshirc. Captain Ken
urdy len for Portland last evening. to
De "a, the bedside ot tn. young man
hrforr he passes away
Mayor Suprcnant yesterday signed
an the ordinances passed al the last
meeting ~ the council. with the ex-
lccptlon ~ the appropriations measure.
which was signed on Tuesday The
bills signed yesterday were those va
eating streets In East Astoria and
,hn, oppropriating $50 for ]. X Writ.
who Improved Eleventh street. Under
the terms ~ the vacation ordinances.
the Astoria HoN Company is 10 re-
criyc the foot uf Thirty y.clghth street.
/ Ia return Tor which II will donate TO
the city enough property ON each side
o' the ancyway running east 40 Wild
,n II to street width. The Clntsop
MN Company gets the foot OF Twcn-
ty-7cventh street and Is required to
rebuild It's old pant,
The Chinese New Year season has
come around again, and with II the
regulation din from the Oriental quar-
ter OF the city An the houses in Chi
natown are gaily bedecked with gaudy
lanterns and bunting and the Mongo.
lains are vying with each other t.
make matters interesting for friend
and foe The Chinese New Year is q
great day among natives OF the Flow.
cry Kingdom, All debts are obllterat
ed and trouble between Individual.
ceases, The season viii last for O
few weeks and Astorians may eXpec
to be constantly annoyed by the 1r
ing OF crackers. Between the small
boy and the Chnaman, there'n b,
plenty Of noise, and the FESTIVAL viii
attract much attention The wealth
er last night was not favorable for
u celebration. but the rain did pou
prevent the Chinese from making {
good start,
Among the arrivals in the city yes
tcrday was Edward Smith, who liveC
NJ Long Beach some years ago, Mr.
Smith has just come from Idaho
where he was unusually fortunate II
mining ventures. When he first wen
to Idaho he took up an abandoned
claim. The claim had been worke,
several years previously and shat
had heen sunk 400 feet. Mr. Smith, whit
Is Of Il practical turn OF mind, mad
careful investigation and found tina
the main ledge. Accordingly he trace,
back and struck the missing ledge
Recently he sold the claim receiving
100000 as the first payment He is nov
on his way to San Francisco to re
main few months, After his Cali
fornia visit he will return to Idaho
where he has other mining interests
lie departs on the Columbia this morn
ing.
Secretary Henry Il. Reed, of tn
Lewis and Clark centennial exposition
In a letter acknowledging the Pus'
Clubs resolution indorsing the project
says THE resolutions Of the As