The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-29

\ large scow is being rigged up al
the foot OF 9Th street with a gasoline
launch. and will go into the lumber
carrying business between Portland
and nwaoo for Inman, PaulsOn * Co.
The county court meets the first
Monday in each month for the consid-
eration Of law and probate matters. The
Wednesday following the county COM
m~issioners meet for the consideration
OF county matters.
The planking between the street car
rails AZ turn Of l4th street into Bond,
has been removed. Bicyclists are
warned not To "scorch" too fast around
that curve or they may get a severe
jolting on the ties.
Mrs. Hattie Dunning NEE Bitely) died
at her home in the east Sunday, Sep
TENDER 20. Mrs. Dunning was formerly
a teacher Of music in this city, where
she has many warm friends. She leaves
a husband and one child,
All the members Of the Young Mems
/ Mckinley and Hobart Club are re-
quested to meet at Mckinley Club
rooms at : o'clock sharp tonight. The
Hon. T. J. Cleeton will make an ad-
1~.-= E,rs,n ~ waning
\ gentleman who has just returned
from Portland and the east. says that
the betting in Portland is three to one
that Mckinley will carry Oregon and
Washington. and that in New York
they are betting five to one that he will
carry the country.
Mr.. J. A. Duffy leaves this morning
via the overland route, for his new
home in California. Mrs. Duffy and
their son. will accompany him on the
trip, all spending a day in Portland.
Their hosts Of friends wish them good
health in their new location.
Owing TO the improvements being
made on Bond street between 18th and
14th, street car traffic on that branch
has been temporarily abandoned,
transfers being made between lower
and upper town neal 18th, all cars
travelling on Commercial street,
Miss Martha L. Gilbert, besides ac-
cepting a few more pupils desiring pri-
vate lessons in French, will form a
class for instruction in that language.
Those who wish to join the class are
Invited to meet Miss Gilbert on any
day this week, at her residence, 1873
Third street.
A view Of the twenty-fOur big piles
Of steel rails in the railroad yards at
Alder creek gives one the impression
that at least a dozen vessels must have
been engaged in transporting them
around the Horn. How it was pos
sible to stow this immense tonnage
in two ships is a matter Of great won
derment. There are still 1900 tons to
be discharged from the Chelmsford and
Fulwood.
The fascination Of fishing was we'll
illustrated Saturday when E. T. Barnes
at Flavel, who was engaged in that
occupation at the dock, and had an
appointment with two men from Port
land who were to do some work in the
hotel, was so completely absorbed in
his occupation that he let them pass
him by and get away before he re-
membered his duty. II you want to
forget your troubles, go aishing.
While lazily hanging over the rail Of
his ship at the Flavel dock Sunday
afternoon, Captain Thompson, Of the
Chelmsford, noticed a j~acksnipe sitting
on one Of the chains Of the Fulwood on
the opposite side Of the dock, some
sixty yards away. The captain walked
back into his cabin, took down n Of
his shot gun loaded one barrel, came
back on deck, and seeing the bird still
in the same place, he up and fired, hit
ting it in the neck. The shot was a
good one for a fat
Late Saturday night, while on his
way home, Mr.. Al. Leinenweber was
held up by three men who attempted
robbery. Near the ClatsOp Mill he saw
one Of the men come across the street,
and Immediately he was followed by
two others from the shadows near by.
All Of them made for him, but with
great presence Of mind Leinenweber
threw his hands forward as though