The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-03

| trial before Judge ADercromDle anu
jury yesterday. After a short denDera-
ton the jury returned verdict OF not
guilty.
The celebration on the Lewis and Clarke
tomorrow will attract large crowd.
Many interesting features are programmed,
among them a match game OF baseball
between the Lewis and Clarke nine and q
team from this city.
Died-Tuesday, July I'd, at 4 a. m, John
Egbert, son Of John w. and Olaya Welch,
aged four and one-half months. Funeral
will take place from the family residence,
corner of Grand avenue and 10th street
today at p. m. Interment at Hillside
Cemetery.
Henry Plz, a Blind Slough salmon
catcher, was in Astoria yesterday. Mr..
Piz is an old time fisherman and reports
that he has met with the poorest kind of
luck thus far this season. He made a
drift of fourteen miles last Monday night
and did not catch fish,
The steamer Bailey Gatzert will leave
| Portland on the night Of July 4th at IL
| o'clock, foot OF Alder street This will
give Astorians a chance to see the even
| luB pdIdue, ire WOIhSg tlCs IbOuuQ lIAp
tickets good on Bailey Gatzert or Tele-
phone, only $1.6O, July Sd and 4th. Good
returning July 9Th.
Owing to the many different entertain
ments to be given on the Fourth in the
neighboring towns and the inability Of O.
sufficient number to agree upon the same
place for spending the day, the Knights
of Pythias have decided not to give their
excursion on the Fourth, but to postpone
1t to some future date.
The following were among the passen-
| gers for Portland on the Potter last
| evening: C.. d. Smith, L. H. Cowlng,
| A. H. Morgan, D. Lepper, c. Maxwell,
| N. Della, Capt. Morrisey, w. G. Martin,
Mr.. Truesdale. Bishop Morris, I. Abra-
hams, Mrs. A. L. Maxwell, Mrs. Della,
Jack Reed, r. Mcintosh, Mrs. Truesdale.
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 T. 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 Occl-
dent hotel.
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. hnd N. 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 NJ dock at s o'clock a. m.
Returning will leave Ilwaco at p. m.
On Mondly, July Sth, Miss Voolfolk
will open a summer school of art at the
corner of 10th and Duane streets. In
structions In drawing and painting in oil,
pastel and water colors from the model,
still life and landscapes. Studio open
every morning. Lessons given on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday mornings.
Terms, $40 month. Single lessons, 800.
There will be no meeting of the W. G.
T. u. tomorrow. The ladies invite all
friends to join them in basket picnic
near the new water works. There will be
| a meeting of the clans at II o'clock in Mr..
Gerding's orchard. w. c. T. U.-"Water
Commission" Temperance Union, true to
their principles are naturally interested
In the water supply for the coming AS
| toria. nn
| ing the seaside season, 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 haportte steamer r. r. Thomp.
son Is again on the Astoria-Portland
route, after having been thoroughly over
hauled, re-painted and re-1itted with new
and elegant furnishings, including car
| pets, mattresses, etc. Besides this there
has been placed on the Thompson a 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 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, vfollns guitars, banjos, mando-
Inns, accordlons, and autoharps Anyone
needing a piano should call and get prices
on their new and second hand pianos.
| Those desiring a Chickering or Hardman
piano should notify the office so that
the instruments can be ordered from Port
| land on trial.
The firemen's election which is to take
! place this month Is beginning to create
considerable interest. All the companies
held meetings yesterday evening and the
| merits of the different favortes for the
| positions were discussed. A chief en-
| gineer, first assistant, and second assist
1 t,,,ta ,er.. .x.vll ha aln tad rnhnCQ
| prominently spoken of as possible can
dldates are the present encumbent, Ed
| ward Foster, and ex-Chlef Charles H.
I Stockton, and Frank Green, foreman Of
Alert Hook and Ladder Company. For
first assistant the names of w. l.. Nc
| Croskey, Gems Hansen and r. M. Stuart
| are mentioned.
The following were among the passen-
gers for Portland last evening on the
| steamer Telephone: A. Anderson, f. M.
Warren, Jr., Geo. Warren, Gus Snyder,
Mrs. E. l.. Sherman and daughter, Ira
Goodenough. Mrs Edwards. c. w.
Knowles and wife, C. Jordan. Miss F.
Graham, o. M. Thumler, Mrs. M. f. Hall,
Mrs. Kalin, r, M. London and wife. M.
Johnson, ]. II. Porter, c. +. Lester, Miss
Masters. II. Mansell, Mrs. E. L. Beck,
n. Chaplin and wife, +. NJ. Warren, d.
| X. Whrren, r. B. Wilson. c. B. Trescott,
E. A Seeley, Z. p. Wilson and wife,
Mrs ]. v. Smith. Miss Coolidge. S. B.
Smith. w. McCroskey, Mrs Sanders, H.
w. Smith, f. II. Cook. L. Hartman,
| Frank Linden.
An interesting meeting Of the Red Men
was held at their hall Monday evening.
Several new members were admitted af-
ter which the officers elected at the last
meeting were installed. Past Sachem
Edward Hallock was presented with q
| costly gold ring. Mr.. Hallock has been
the presiding officer Of the order for some
time and the present, which Is handsome
| ly engraved with the emblems of the
order. was given him by brother Red
| Men for duty faithfully performed. Del
4 egates 10 represent the lodge at the grand
| council of the state, which meets In AS
torla, on the 23d of July were chosen
after which refreshments were served and
| Al r,nxral folfv time had II fe Axnaci Cd