The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-10-23

F. ], Schoheld is an expert at flower
and general landscape gardening, and
offers his services for such work at a
reasonable rate, Leave word at Asto-
rian office.
Mr.. Alex Gilbert. who returned from
Bear Creek yesterday, reports tina, all
the people Of that vicinity are out
strong for Republican principles and
sound money.
There will be q business meeting OF
the Upper Astoria and Alderbrook Nc
Kinley and Hobart Club at 7;So o'clock
st the hall. All members are requested
to be present.
II you want drugs or druggists sun
dries, go to Rogers, 45s Commercial
street He carries a full assortment in
his line and sells at the lowest cash
price. Call and examine goods and
prices.
The soldiers Of Battery N. from For
tress Monroe, Va, will arrive overland
this morning. and take up their new
quarters at Fort Candy. They viii
come down the river on the steamer
Potter.
Rev. Dr. G. W. Cue win preach at the
NJ E. Church tonight. After the ser
mon the first quarterly meeting OF this
conference year will be held. All Off
GERS of the church are urged to be
present.
Artist Swope's water color birdseye
view of the Weston tract, including a
fine picture of Mr. Vests homestead
and Cullaby lake. only adds another
laurel to that artists rapidly growing
reputation.
The last California steamer took an
other shipment Of oysters from Shoal-
water Bay, numbering $50 sacks con-
signed TO NJ. B. Moraghran. of the Cali
fornia market, San Francisco. and the
Morgan Oyster Co, Of the same place.
One of the features of the day on the
yesterday was the strong
east wind which made the whitecaps
dance all over the blue water. The bar
was reported perfectly smooth. and the
atmosphere was as clear as a June
day.
The merchants yesterday reported |
business as being rather quiet for the |
time of month, attributing the fact to
the near approach of the election, but
more particularly to the magnificent |
weather which is keeping the farmers |
at home where they can do good work |
on the ranches.
For the past week or ten days Re-
corder Williams has taken nothing into
his office except mortgages. Evidently
those having money to loan have be-
come satisfied that the present sound
money policy of the government will
be maintained, and are beginning to
put their money out at interest.
President T. H. Curtis, Of the North
west Construction Co. returned yester
day from his trip over the line. He
reports that work all along the route is
in good shape, and that
the dredgers are doing particularly
good work Clearing is being done in
all the camps, and embankments are
being thrown up for the roadway.
Sheriff Hare, who has just returned
rom Salem, says that so far as he
Gould learn during his visit to Marion
the Mckinley sentiment in that
district is growing daily. Judge Web
tier told him that quite a large num-
,er Of voters who at the beginning Of
he campaign had gone off on the wrong
ack, were coming back into the fold.
The Pacific Cranberry Company's |
plantation in Pacific county, Washing |
on, is this season putting out an enor-
nous yield Of cranberries. Shipments
ire now beginning to go forward to
Portland, Puget Sound and California
,oints, and indications are that hand
ome revenue will be derived from the
ears output at this place, which COW
RS an extent of about forty acres.
Following the price in wheat, the To-
al market on -four has within the past
fifteen days advanced S1.90 per barrel,
n from twenty to thirty cents per sack.
)ne lot Of -four delivered yesterday
vas 50 swelled up with the Importance
If its new value, that it bursted the
sack and spilled all over the sidewalk
When -four goes on a tear like this the
farmer figures on a big Christmas din
ner.
In discussing politics yesterday af-
ternoon, Mr.. Alex Gilbert said that in
1865 in France, where he was at that
time engaged in business, the govern
ment tried the free silver coinage mon-
ey scheme, and within twenty-four
hours after the law was put in force, {
the franc piece declined to twelve and
one half cents. In forty-eight hours
both the government and the people