The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-04

leave Portland for Astoriapthe night Of :
the Fourth (tonight) at II o'clock p.pm
instead Of TO- This will give all an oppor-
tunity OF seeing the fun in the city.
The Alice Blanchard left out yesterday
morning for San Francisco via Coos bay
with a full load OF miscellaneous freight
including a large consignment OF bullock
hides She has on board Captain Simp-
son and seventeen other passengers.
There is no Coos Bay coal now in stock
In this city and it is impossible to say
when the next shipment will arrive. The
Homer is running regularly from San
francisco to Coos Bay, and Is taxing
large quantities Of the coal south every
trip. O.
On and after July 2, the Seashore Road
Co. will run two daily trains each way,
until further notice, leaving Seaside at
7:90 a. m. and p. m, and Youngs Bay at
a. m. and 4:sO p. m. Take steamer
Dwyer leaving Flavels dock at $3.50 a.
m. and p. m.
The Ciearhart Park Hotel will be OPEN
ed for the reception of guests on July
| 9Th VIM. H. Barmore, former manager
of the Hotel Portland, will conduct the
hotel. Astorians are cordially invited TO
give the hotel the same support they have
done heretofore.
The case of the state Of oregon VS.. An
drew Peterson, who was charged with IL
| legal fishing, was heard In the justice
court yesterday afternoon before Judge
Abercrombie and jury. The jury atter
several hours deliberation, were dis
| oho hndno II nh hla agree uDOn q |
verdict.
Most Of the small steamers along the
| water front were being put In prepara-
| ton yesterday to handle "a large number
| OF passengers for various points TO-DAY,
| and a great many will no doubt patronize
| the various river craft that intend to
set out for the different points where
| celebrations are to be held.
Yesterday morning the bay presented an
unusually bright and beautiful picture.
| The water was smooth, and a clear, deep
| blue color. Against the dark green Of the
| opposite shore schooner under full
| sail, close in to land, was reflected per-
| fectly and like u clear cut cameo ap-
peared as gem set in the general land
| sc1pe.
| The steamer North Pacific will hereaf-
| ter ply between Astoria and Ilwaco, max
ing two round trips daily, leaving on
| arrival of r. r. Thompson and I. j.
| Potter from Portland. Landings will be
made at Young's Bay for Clatsop Beach
passengers. For tickets and detailed in
formation, call at ticket office under Occi-
| dent hotel.
Frank Leinenweber, the genial clerk
in the Hughes & Co. liquor store, started
| the ball rolling yesterday by decorating
| the front of the establishment. An hour
after he had finished, flags and bunting
decorated the front of a number of other
| stores on the same street. Frank says
he is going to be patriotic whether Asto-
ria has a celebration or not.
In order to accommodate all those who
wish to witness the football and other
| amusements at Fort Candy on the Fourth
of July the o. r. and NJ Co. will make a |
| reduced rate Of so cents for the round
| trip to Ilwaco on that date via the steam
] Ter North Pacific, which will leave the
| o. r. and N. dock at o'clock a. m. |
| Returning will leave Ilwaco at p. m.
Commencing Sunday, June 30, and dur
| ing the seasideSseason, the o. r. and N. |
| Co. will make a so cent round trip rate |
between Astoria and Ilwaco good on Sun |
days only. Steamer North Pacific leaves
o. r. and N. wharf at o'clock a. m.
Time OF departure returning will be gov
erned by tides permitting connection to |
be made with Potter for Portland in
the evening.
The old favorfte steamer r. R. Thomp. |
son is again ON the ASTORIA Portland |
route, after having been thoroughly over |
hauled, re-painted and re-fiitted with new |
and elegant furnishings. including car
pets, mattresses, etc. Besides this there |
has been placed on the Thompson COM
plete electric light plant. AN OF these
features combined make the Thompson |
one of the most comfortable boats on the |
river to ride on.
The regatta finance committee will meet
at the Office Of Mr.. c. ]. Trenchard on
Monday next for the purpose of appor-
tioning the city into districts before
starting out to solicit subscriptions. The
success Of the regatta will be In proper
ton to the amount of money subscribed,
and II IS is raised for every one raised
last year, II II safe to say this years af-
| fair will be just five times as attractive
end as well attended as was last years.
| The Wiley B. Allen Co., Of Portland,
| Or, the largest and Oldest music house
| In the Pacific Northwest, have now on
| exhibition in the Welch Block, pianos,
organs, viollns, guitars, banjos, mando-
Inns, accordlons, and autoharps. Anyone
| needing plano should call and get prices
on their new and second hand pianos.
| Those desiring Chickerlng or Hardman
| plano should notify the office so that
the instruments can be ordered from Port
land on trial.
| Jack Service, the well-known up-river
| seiner, left for his home this morning
He has been in this city for the past
week. In attendance at the circuit court.
Mr.. Service says the seiners are having
| splendid luck this season aud that If
the present catch keeps up all of them
/ will net good sum by the time fishing
/ closes. He compares this season with
that of SO, when the seiners were CATCH
ing all the fish and the gill netters caught
scarcely any.
Chief Loughery and several other pa
| triotic citizens were determined that the
| highest flag pole In the city, the one at
the foot of 9th street and known as the
Hustler flag stan, should not go without
having the SuarS ana stripes nylng at It's
/ top on the Fourth of July SO yesterday
they bought new halyards. the old ones
having long since rotted away and with
the aid of the hook and ladder truck and
merry sailor, who agreed to climb the
slender pole, new halyards were placed
in position and today a large and hand
some American flag will be unfurled to
the breeze.
Thanking the good people Of Astoria and
surrounding country for their liberal pat
ronage during the thirty days worked
at reduced prices. I hope by professional
courtesy. honest and durable work, to
merit q continuance OF the same.
MENTOR HOWARD,
Il Surgeon Dentist.
Dental pariors. sos Commercial street.
A LARGE CROWD.
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