The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-07-21


The Grand CoUnu1 Of the Improved
Order of Red Men of Oregon meets In
Astoria on the 23d and 24th. OF July
On Thursday, the 18th, the local tribe lf
tendenlng the visitors an excursion on
the steamer North Pacific to Ilwaco,
Fort Canby, and Long Beach. Rouno
Trip tickets 70 cents for adults and 70
cents for Juveniles. All citizens VIII pe
made welcome. Buy a ticket and De
happy. Tickets can be obtained OF tne
local Red Men.
Tickets sold Saturday for Ocean Wave
trip to Ilwaco Sunday will be only ot
cents for the round trip. Tickets sold
Sunday morning will be AOO for the
round trip.
On last Friday evening the Outing Ten
mis- Club rendered an open air reception
TO a number of their friends at their
grounds on Exchange street. The lawn
was beautlfully decorated with Chinese
lanterns and bunting, while numerous
hammocks were swung in cosy corners OF
the grounds. The evening hours passed
swiftly dn dancing to- the strains of string
music under the direction of Prof. Thiel-
horn Delicious refreshments were serV-
ed during 1.-THE evening, and shortly before
midnight the happy company dispersed
to their homes, having thoroughly enjoy
ed the charming hospitality OF the CLUB.
In the police court yesterday afternoon
two men named Gallagher and Stevens
were fined s. each, for being drunk
Charles Foster for thridwing heavy beer
glass at THE bartender in Wirkkala's sa-
loon, was fined $50 In default of which
NE was sent TO Jail. Foster had been
around town during the evening drinking,
and when me entered Wirkkala's saloon
he began abusing the bartender, who or
dered him out of the place. Foster re-
fused Ito go, finally picking up beer
glass from off the counter and hurting 1t
at the mixoCoglst, who dodged N time
Ito escape serious INJURY The glass
struck the frame of a costly mirror.
Aside from marking the wood work a
lJttle no other damage was done.
Clinton & Sons have experienced con-
6. Siderable trouble in completing the i'm
ON Bond street in Upper Asto-
ria. Several times the council have given
them an extension of time m which to
complete the contract, but the work Is
not yet done and at the last meeting of
the council the contractors asked for fur
tN1er tune (which will no doubt be granted.
The trouble seems to BE- at point above
Peter Braclls saloon, where. the ground
Is continually sliding. The damage done
by the large slide which occurred last
Thursday evening had no sooner been
fixed, when another occurring the follow
Ing night, did o. greater injury and will
necess tate the expense OF q few more
lays. Fully 1000 yards of dirt was car
ried AWAY in the cave-in FRIDAY night,
The contractors hope to have the work
finished by the end of the coming week.
The Caluhlamet Gazette of Friday has
he following to say of the powder eX-
llosion which occurred near that place
ast week and which resulted in the
iealth OF James Fisk: "1Yhe whole affair
IS shrouded In mystery and will likely
'smaln so. a rumor was afloat that there
was half a ton OF giant powder in the
house. but an examination OF the PREM
ses proved this Ito be a false report,
here bdng only one box missing out OF
the shed he kept Vt in. How part of 1T
got into the house can only be conject
lred. Some think II was accidental and
others think otherwise. Mr.. Fisk has
nad some financial trouble during the past
year which no doubt weighed heavily on
his mind, and 1t is thought by some that
he wished to end his days and took this
means of accomplishing 1t. Mr., Fisk was
one of the best-known loggers on the
Columbia and a man of generous i'm
pulses"
P. H. HalfeT'ty, the clam Gamer of
was in Astoria Fuiday. While
here me purchased new wagon and a
new suit of clothes and with the wagon
started on the Dwyer for home. While
assisting dn taking the wagon off the
steamer MIR. Halferty In some manner
slipped, and over into the water he went.
He clung to a pile which was conven-
ently near until a rope was thrown to
nm by Those on the wharf. His rescuers
then started to pull him out. While do
Ing this, however, they could not sup
press feeling of laughter, which evil
IDENTIFY vexed the old gentleman. who
yelled out, "Why don't you laugh, you
brutes?" Just then the rope slipped and
down Into THE water went Mr.. Halferty
aG,aln. Those who witnessed 4 laughed
the louder. Finally Mr.. Halferty was
landed on terra flrma and the joke was
so good the Warrenton boys could not
keep II.
The committee OF the chamber OF COM
neTce OF Portland which had the matter
If arranging for fishway through the
lam in the Clackamas in hand has sat
sfact6rily settled the matter. The plans