The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-28
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subsidized to its ordinary level, and q
party will then be sent out to lnvesti.
gate matters.
Before the Telephone left yesterday
morning two Catholic nuns were golne
along to take passage on her for AS.
toria, when a newsboy passed them
calling out the nouncemen Of the
murder Of Carnot. They both started
and began whispering eagerly to one
another in French, for they were Of
that nationality, and ] could see thai
they were greatly shocked by the news
1t set me wondering how anxiously
they must wish for details, and yet
how impossible it was for them to as
certain the facts.
At noon yesterday a pump was put to
work in the cellars Of the Washington
building on Washington street. and a
few minutes afterward the water start
ed down the %culverts in a heavy stream.
1t did not take long for the filthy cur
rent to pollute the whole street from
the spot where the pump was situated
down to the river, and the stencil got
to be so abominable hat people who
were eating in restaurants in the vicin-
ity were compelled to leave their meals
and get away from the place.
One of the results of the flood, more
particularly in the wholesale district.
is the large cutting of office STATS, and
everywhere can be seen young men
who have during the last few days been
thrown out, with the words, eve are
sorry, Mr.. -, but 1t is impossible for
us TO keep you any more" In many
cases clerks have had to accept a % per
cent cut in salary in order to hold their
positions.
A large white ash house establish
ment on Third street has lost $1,000 by
the flood, and nearly 5000 besides in.
delayed business.
Pumps are still going in many Of the
big buildings, and they will run contin-
uously for several days to come, until
the water has gone down sufficiently to
allow CT their operations having any'
perceptible result. The filthy contents
of the sewers in the vicinity of these
cellars still continue to back up and
fill up the easements with the worst
and most poisonous kinds of garbage.
| was up at the United States court
for an hour this afternoon listening tol
The progress of the smuggling cases.
Messrs. Gearin and Murphy are r%unningI
he prosecution, and the numerous de-
iendants are represented by several
prominent attorneys. Mr.. Fulton, as
before, leads the defense, and seems toI
De lighting every point with his ac-
,ustomed vim and energy. Blum has
)een on the stand since the case started
yesterday morning, and he is about the
coolest individual l ever saw in the
witness box. Whenever he is explain
ng some choice bit of villainy with
which he was associated, he smlrks as
ne We're detailing the greatest joke
4 the world. The cross-eXamination oil
MS il1Ormer Will start about tomorrow
.f~ternoon when Mr.. Fulton will take
In hand. People believe that this
ross-examination will be the event of
he trial, and the court room will be
when it begins. Frank Parker
j.. f. Hamilton are in attendance.
ne latter with certain documents from
he Astoria custom house which he will
G called on to certify to as being cor
ect records.
l was present at an enthusiastic meet
lg of cr1cketerS in the Hotel Curtis
when a large club was formed,
1t was decided to issue the first
nallenge to the Astoria Football Club,
no have plenty of material fer a good
Ieyen. The Association (, Ctballers who
re going down to your city on the
ourth OF July are without doubt the {
team that can be got together ]
the metropolis. / watched one of |
leir practices last week, and If the A
c. can pull off a victory it will be a
oreditahle performance. The Port {
men are confident of success. [
Latta, of the Multnomahs, a vet '
an footballer, will captain the team. {
G. A. Hansen, of the firm of Parker
Hansen came to the city this morn- -
& TO ascertain the Whereabouts of al
ell-knowr young Historian who at the
of the flood borrowed his newt @
ling sloop to come up here and make
few dollars in the ferry business. Mr.. 4
ansen has not seen or heard of man il
boat since. His quest today failed to
scover either, though he went every- =
lere to try and get some trace of them.
he boat Is worth 800. I,
q. Wingate, Father Deilman, and J. n
Rannels. route agent of the Astorian,I ?
me to Portland on the Telephone this II
ornlng on private business. Mrs. DR.. n
mite was also up for the day, and a
W DR.. Baker several times during the d
.ernoon taking in the sights. The "
ctor stood in front of the Perkins n
,tel n recognized an old landmark
cpposi.e-a small house he used :
board In twenty years ago, and which =
does not believe one whit changed
appearance since then, even to thel
rtains In the bedrooms. He had the
Hover in his buttonhoie, and
ard him going into raptures over the
Ienuid display OF roses in the florists
ndows. They are really beautiful.
Mss Jessie Jewett and Miss Kate
are visiting friends in this city.
ne Astoria railroad situation is talked
a good deal at present in Portland.
. Ladd, the banker, told me TODAY. =
It nothing would give him greater \
assure than to see the road pushed R
'ough at once. He believes it will be u
inestimable benefit TO both cities.
, Scotield can be met at nearly every 3
corner at any time in the day
"a a worried, anxious look in his eve
Il says almost as plainly as words. Il
nder where | can find Browne?"
tr. Campbelis principal amusement
q quiet game OF billiards at the
rtiand. and Mr.. Stanton-the other
m, looks on and smiles blandly al
good strokes. They seem to be
ting for the same thing as Mr.. Mi
sber longed for.
ChInamen and the small hn,s