The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-06-04
WARRENTON

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WARRENTON
Among the Portlanders In the city yes
teriay were +. W. Leadhctter Alex. Nc
Innis, A. ~ Smith. Dan Mathiot. Charles
+. Heath. and Robert Wakefield. all OF
whom were at the occidenL
Mr.. James p. Clarke yesterday received
an Invitation to he present at tho Re
publican national convention In 81. Louis
The invitation was issued by the Pro-
teective rarin League. Of New York.
The once" has been reiceoratcd In
handsome oak paneling and mirrors. with
two large oil paintings OF hunting scenes.
The room Is now one OF the handsomest
that can 6e found anywhere on the coast
Mr.. A. T. Rrakke is In trouble. Owing
TO the similarity OF names, hs has rOccnt.
" been mixed up with several other gene
tlemen in the city, The editor ot tho
"Fremad." will have to set himself
straight.
The Woodmen OF the World. at a meet
ing held last evening. appointed a com
mittee to confer with the other secret
organizations In the city on the question
OF appropriately celebrating the coming
I Fourth OF July.
The insurance on the welsh Block was
I SseCo instead OF Sl.ool Mr. Welch yes
/ terday telegraphed the RdJrters to set
/ tie the loss as quickly as possible. ana
| already has carpenters figuring on the
expense OF rebuilding.
IL was rumored yesterday that Host
Whipple OF the Palace. would make a
trip to the metropolis shortly with a view
to matrimony. The rumor could not be
verified as Mr. Whipple could not Dc
seen yesterday evening.
With one rumor asserting that skirts
are TO be worn shorter and another pro-
phesying that trains are imminent the
fair gown wearer determines 70 do just
as she pleaseS In regard to what length
she win go. and finds that she is not far,
wrong after ALL -
Coroner Pohl yesterday brought down
the body OF Tom Prout from Lundsford
Slough 10 the undertaking rooms In the
city. Prout died on the night OF election.
and from an examination made yestcr-
day, 1t Is thought his death was caused
by heart trouble.
The entertainment for the benefit OF the
firemen. advertised TO be given tomorrow
night by Miss Kelley. has been postponed
sFn.r -, 49,
OF an unexpected call upon the time OF
Nine. Finck the principal soprano OF the
concert. Due announcement will be made
( OF the date.
II has been suggested BY the gentle
men who are Interested In seeing Asto-
ria built up In a solid and handsome
manner. that II would greatly improve
the looks OF the city 10 have the lines OF
telegraph and telephone poles painted
white, with blue tops and bottoms, There
Is nothing like having all the frills.
A gentleman who arrived on one Of
the afternoon boats from Portland. stated
that the water Is gradually rising at that
point, and that there was some fear OF a
flood. The water is now just right for
gillnet fishing. and, with the fine run VI
fish now in the river. the catches report
ed by up-river men are enormous, There
seems to be an especially fine run OF
Chinooks.
F. II. Surprenant, who lives In the Ne
halem Valley about fourteen miles be-
yond Olney. was In the city yesterday,
and said he was making the experiment
OF raising China pheasants, and hopes
- h. ,.FIn he TtI Ia
reported scrimmage near Medley the
day after election between Chris Olsen
and Pete Wedge, in which the former
got the worst OF It.
Night before last during the iire In the
Welch Block, Charles f. Gray. the third
son Of Judge Gray, and a man who was
looking at the fire, were knocked down
by the hose drawn by the firemen. The
former. in his fall. knocked out one or
his upper front teeth, injuring the Jaw
Twelve hours afterward, DR.. w. c. Logan
replaced the tooth and is confident that
in a short time II will be as sound as
ever.
Yesterday morning Mrs. Johanna Setik,
a resident OF West Astoria, caused the
arrest Of John Hannaksela, whom she
GilhNBeu WIN StuuCNlOH uHueT promise OF
marriage. The woman is the mother OF
fOur-grown-up children and Is In a deli
cate condition, which latter fact she at
tributes to her betrayer. HannekseIa
was released by Justice Abercrombie up
on furnishing bail in the sum Of 800,
and viii have his preliminary hearing
today.
Special Agent p. s. Chappelle, OF the
United States customs service, was in
the city yesterday. and swore out an in
formation before Commissioner Thomson,
charging Mr. b. g. Worsley with suborna-
ton Of perjury. contrary to Section 5395
Of the United States statutes, in that he
had induced one Fritz Yoss, driver for
the Washington Maret or attempted 10
induce him, for consideration, to iden-
tify as a Chinese merchant, one Chin
Man. Mr.. Worsley furnished bonds in
the sum Of 1900, and will have hear
ing Before Commissioner Thomson on Sat
urday.
The last issue Of the Railway Age, Chi
cago, quoting from the Astorian, gays:
THE contract for 2.l5O feet Of trestling
and 800 feet Of grading at Astoria, on,
has been awarded to A. c. Goerlg, OF
'~N'ANtb " HHl' AHptiltI 5Hldll contract ]
has been given TO Wakefield and Jacob |
sen. The contract for the forty-seven
miles Of grading from the end Of the |
present grade TO Goble has not yet been |
let, although bids have been received. |
Ten miles have been graded near As |
t0ria." The benefit Of advertising in a |
paper having a large circulation and an |
acknowledged credit IS evident and Is be- |
ginning 10 bear fruit.
Yesterday IN front OF the office OF an /
evening paper, a notice was posted call |
Ing upon laborers TO organize a mass |
meeting for the purpose OF taking steps |
to run the Chinese wOrkmen out Of the |
canneries and out Of the city From re-
liable sources the information Is obtain