The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-03-17

tlons In the hope ct efecting cures nr,
Estes was the physician In charge and
last evening the patients were doing
very well
Tho ccntipede captured In a bunch Of
bananas at A, " Aliens yesterday at
tracted much attention when placed ON
exhibition In a bottle They are not
pleasant nelghhors,
The eighty-two pound hallhat caught
or one OF the city docks was an object
Of great curiosity to many who were
about the occident at the time, Messrs.
Megler 4 Wright secured the prlae, the
first OF It's kind probably ever caught 50
mar the city,
Sunday evening at the Opera House
Evangelist Boyd preachcd to very
large congregation, lie IL an earnest and
sible speaker, having the faculty of
holdlng the attention OF his hearers from
first to last. Many have profcssed re-
ligion, as the direct result Of his efforts,
In Canada they prefer 10 fly their car
rier pigeons from the east and not from
the west. as Is the custom In the United
States, Hitherto the longest distance
flown from the east In Canada has been
~ miles. II an Asoria pigeon got So
miles west Of home 1t might as well 70
to China.
The latest eSiict as TO gloves Is that
every lady must wear gloves with all
the spring and summer gowns. The lad
Of last Summer-to 10 nSrcheadel-will
not be tolerated this season Popular
gloves to be worn with tailor made gowns
come in modes. wool-color. tans, red
brown, green's and blues,
A magnificent sunset Sunday evening
delighted all who saw u. A straight
cloud spread from the west across the
northern sky. beginning in bright Grim
son. shading on into blues, was pc
culiar feature OF the beautiful sight. AS
toria can boast Of some OF the grandest
scenes OF nature that are TO be found
anywhere.
W, d, Winton and I'D Koch4s were up
before Justice Abercrombie In the police
court yesterday charged with assault up
on the person OF NJ. A. Moore. on mo-
tion OF the prosecuting attorney the case
was dismissed. the examination showing
that the prosecuting witness had begun
the quarrel. the defendants acting only
in self-defense.
The III and T. company which viii ap-
pear at Fishers Thursday night comes
with a great reputation for funmaking.
They are said TO be even better than
the Railroad Ticket. II Is not certain
yet that the Railroad Ticket Company
will return to Astoria. Tickets for ~
and l. will be on sale at the Novelty
Store tomorrow.
At VeSpers at Grace church Sunday one
of the most eloquent sermons ever
heard IN that church, was delivered by
the rector. The design Of religion and
the joint injunction to holiness and
Righteousness was fully set forth. Incl
dents OF history were graphically de-
picted as proofs OF the necessity OF OBJ
serving these two laws.
The annual election OF officers OF the
Astoria Football CLUB will :akc place
this evening Mr. G. c. Fulton, the
present incumbent appears 10 be- the
foremost candidate Tor the presidency.
Mr.. Frank Gum. who has been secre-
tary of the club since It's organization.
will undoubtedly be reelected Much
interest is manifested in the election.
Captain Bendegaard, OF the steamer
Signal. is certainly rustler He was
in at Foard & Stokes yesterday buying
a large lot Of supplies for his steamer.
and II is but few days ago that he was
doing the same thing on his outward
trip. 1t is thought that he probably
makes more trips TO British Columbia
than any other captain coming to this
port.
A visitor to the Youngs Bay railroad
bridge yesterday reports that work Is
going forward there very rapidly. Piles
are being driven. and the bridge carpen-
ters are hammering away. making
enough noise to build three bridges II
has been quite clearly demonstrated that
the inverted umbrella dredger. for deep
ening the river bed. has proved failure
The thick blue clay seems to be too much
for IL.
Peter HOsssr. a mildle-aged individual
came to the conclusion Saturday night
that he owned all the whisky on the Pa
citic coast. Being In Astoria, he thought
he would go into one OF his numerous
saloons and drink his MI Of vile COM
pounds. This he did. The pole. I'D the
rest-except what Judge Nelson did yes
terlay afternoon. The police had some
trouble in doing their part Of Il, and.
consequently, the Judge aned him $40
The medical stan OF St. Mary's Hos
pital are now using the new Aseptolln
method for treating consumption. dis
covered by Cyrus Edison, OF New York
This discovery has caused a great deal
OF comment amongst the medical fra
ternity all over the country. and a great
many wonderful cures are claimed for
1t. Several patients are now under
treatment in this city. and the results
will be looked forward 10 with interest
by all.
The Grange and lemon crop-excspt, OF
course, in poor Florida, which can't re-
cover from that cold spell In half
dozen years-has been exceptionally good
1t Is a little difficult to appreciate the
significance Of figures, but II IL said
that about fifty car loads are being
shipped daily from California. There is
an orange belt, or zone, or district, in
Southern California which is peculiarly
favorable to this fruit, and the crop this
last year has been estimated as high as
1000 car loads.
The party OF fourteen who made the
trip to Clatsop beach Sunday on their
bicycles, report having had a magnificent
time. Many Astorians were there, and
a large number OF residents on the
west side Of the bay. The day was
perfect, equal 20 any in the middle Of
July, and the surf would make the sum-
mer bather's heart leap for joy II was
said that F. L. Parker and Tom Bryce
were not In 1t when the race took place,
but the rumor could not be traced to
an authentic source.
The same six men in a boat started
out bright and early Sunday morning
from the camp of the bridge builders at
Young's Bay, in search Of clans. They
Awarded
Highest Honors-World's Fair,