The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-21


resolution for the establishment OF /
grades aud looking to the Improvement
ot streets In Cnlontown introduced ny I
Councilman MeGrcgor Was also passed /
upon,
The resolution. prepared by Councilman i
W, r. McGrcgor, was not acted upon at I
last nights council meeting because OF I
the short session VI that body, The reso. (
luton provides for the Improvement et Z
S3d street in Adair's Astoria. and whom .
the measure Is passed viii be great .
tcncnt TO the larEe settlement In that .
portion OF tho city.
VIM n, Adair yesterday closed tho .
sale of Lots and l. Rlock & ShiVcly'E 4
addition. near the SeOw Hay depot site, 4
for the Rev. r. A. Hyland. The pur-
chaser was Mr., John Mattson, who VIII /
al once commence the erection VI a usW
homestead, II would seem that pcoplc arc 4
beginning to set IN near the depot. The .
price paid tcr the lots was SNQ cash.
Mr. ". A. Wilcox. agent ot the United I
States tsh commission with headguar- !
trrs at Washington, n g. Is In the city. /
on official business. Before returning .
eas, Mr.. wilcox will make thorough .
AWNNaAAN AhARh ANN ~ ANhNANNANFts HNFNfN - .
the condition % the nshinE industry ~ ,
all the rivers aud haFhoFs on tho Pacific 1
Coast from Puget Sound ~ the Cult OF /!
California.
An entirely new near view OF Grant
win bc given in McCiurV's Magazine for
June. In paper written by the man
who was chaplain OF the Gst Illinois
when Grant was colonel OF the regiment.
and who lived during that time. In the
closes, intimacy with him Il reports
| Interesting conversations with Grant
/ and relates number OF characteristics
| anecdotes,
( The Eureka Packing Company are
| shipping from forty 10 nlty thousand
| cans 10 their Eureka cannery from Asto-
ria every day. shipments being about
equally divided between the q. x. and
| n. and White Collar Line, These cans
would amount to from six to eight hun
dred cases each day and probably rep
resent the amount OF ish being received
and packed daily at Eureka.
Mr.. Richard Scott. OF Dallas. Oregon.
Grand Patriarch OF the |. o. o. F, In
Oregon. was "a visitor at the Astorlan
Office yesterday Mr. Scott reports that
the spring is backward at Dallas, as well
as elsewhere The pruns chop Is almost
totally destroyed, excepting the harder
Italian variety and the appearance Of the
grain fields Is not encouraging. However.
cherries. the small fruits. and apples,
promise a bounuful yield.
The Hon. w NJ Rasmus. VINO u one
! OF the hnest orators In the state OF ore
I - ma -
ing at SkipanOn last night lie was book
ed for Seaside this evening. but owing 10
the inability OF the railroad company TO
run special train. the engagement was
/ cancelled In stead, therefore. Astorians
will have .he opportunity Of hearing him
tonight Everybody can be sure OF a
rich treat. and all who can should not
fail to be present.
The splendid record made by the bat
tle-ship oregon, on her trial trip. has
aroused an amount OF enthusiasm
throughout the state which viii render
the collection OF the amount necessary
10 procure the silver service 10 be pre-
sented 10 her an easy matter The ore
gonlan yesterday received from Frank n.
Gilbert. purser OF the o. Il. and ". steam
er Ruth. plying on the Upper willamette.
a check on Gilbert Bros, OF Salem, for
SO. which amount was subscribed by the
> crew OF the Ruth TO the fund for pur-
: chasing the silver service for the Ore
gon. II Is likely that the committee will
receive many such subscriptions from dif-
ferent parts Of the state. sent by people
anxious TO show their good will to the
fine ship which has reflected such credit
on the name Of Oregon.
4 a,aa ahaN
men in East Astoria yesterday that the
Gamers were willing to pay nve cents
per pound for fish II each packer would
! deposit a bond In the sum OF $1,000 as q
guarantee that he would not receive any
. | outside" fish. The cannerymen furnish
many men with boats and nets each year.
the latter agreeing to pay for the gear In
ish. Some fishermen take their catches,
I or a greater part OF the salmon caught,
, to other canneries than the one from
a which they received their boats and nets.
= and at the end OF the year he
finds that the gear has not been paid for.
The origin OF the rumor is not known.
Inquiry OF several Gamers developed the
? simple fact that there had been no change
y in their position; that they had not re-
: Gently discussed prices and had no in
tention Of making any deviation from
; the prices already established.
81 like stories OF dogs, even when ]
am compelled to take them with pinch
j Of salt" said BILLY" Edwards, the other
day II love the dog 30 much that !
u am willing his friends should tell the
: rankest falsehoods to Illustrate his In
telligence, but I must strongly assert
u that, while there are many men who
know more than any dog, there are also
a few dogs who know more than some
= men. / read an account the other day
: OF a dog which reminds me OF "Tessle.' -
= The dog which-or shall I say Of whom
7 / speak went to n Doctors office and