The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-04-15

treated to an kinds OF weather in a min.
ute, Snow, hail and rain came down
all At n time, while quite a gale OF
wind was blowing, and IL wasn't a good
day for bad weather either,
Mr., William MeBr,arty, OF Stella spent
yesterday in the city. lie reports that
the people in his territory are happy
and everybody is at work. Tho farm
ers back over the hills arS busy quitting
In spring crops,
Capt. John B0hbidge returned Monday
morning from Newport. wherN he was
called to the deathbed Of his brother,
Captain Steven Babbidgr. who died OF
neuralgia OF the heart u week ago last
Sunday, Captain Babhidgc was well
known In Astoria,
Messrs schmidt, h n Jones, } r.
Smith. X e. CRswcll. Charles J, selma
bel, l. \ Williams, A, y. Smith, Emil
Schaoht. T. {. Mcdonald. William q,
T~ravcrs. George \. Lake. Thomas Boyd,
J. W. Cook. J. Neville n C. =. Kirby,
all o. Portland. were in the city ycster-
day,
The steamer .. X. yesterday. amongst
other supplies. carried 100 sasrs OF pow
der and 80 kegs OF black powder to the
railroad camps above Tongue point. New
workmen are being sent 10 the 'front.'
every day. and as soon as god weather
comes il viii not take long TO finish the
first ten miles OF grading.
The following is taken from the Tia
coma Ledger and shows the general mis-
apprehension under which outside pa
pers labor in regard 10 the hshing
trouble; Those Oregon mischief
makers at the mouth OF the Columbia
will have TO fish or cut bait hereafter.
II they will persist In raising Cain they
will surely ind themselves In the meshcs
Of the law
Merchants report that business Is
duller Just at present than II has been
during the same period Tor many years
In the past. Much OF the slarkness is
attributed to va weather. but the most
Of IL can De laid at the doors OF the
strike. Even tho women. with few eT-
ccptions. have yet commenced their
spring housekeeping,
Before Police Judge Nelson yesterday
appeared Robert Powers, al individual
who gets on periodical trunks lie was
fined NJ and will stay in jail Tor 4 few
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but for the reason that ne can become
sober. ". Mcmahon was also drunk.
but, having s.. lie put 1t up as bail This
he forfeited, falling to answer to the
charge f~orninst him.
Politics and other matters OF public
interest have given place TO the Discus
sion OF the strike. Even the depot site
matter has taken a back seat and the
committee OF ten have apparently fallen
overheard. Salmon or no salmon IS the
one absorbing question. but so far no one
seems to be able 10 predict what will be
the outcome Of the present situation.
At the regular meeting OF SITS. job
Chapter. T.. A. NJ. last evening, two can
didates were admitted to the Royal Arch
degree. with most impressive ceremonies.
and afterwards the members adjourned
to the Palac Restaurant, where. in the
private ~parlors, an elegant banquet was
served. The evening was one Of the
most pleasant in the history Of Masonry
in the city,
II was reported yesterday that some
fourteen tons OF fish had been delivered
to the Eureka cannery and that that in
stitution would at once to
put up HEHs Lht Tun1OI -Dulh not We ]
| verified, any further than that the mani
fest OF the boat lines show that about
the same number OF tin cans have within
the past few days been shipped up the
river from Astoria as were shipped at
the same period last season.
A large number Of persons have slgni-
fled their desire that :he iypsy Fan
tasia be reproduced. Owing 10 the ex-
! tremely inclement weather many did not
attend, but. as the entertainment has
| been spoken OF so highly by those who
saw II, II has lead to an earnest request
that Prof. Beggs repeat the performance.
The minuette by the little eight Is
worth going far to see, while the Fanta-
sta is perfect. II Is sincerely 10 be hoped
that Prof. Beggs will repeat the enter
! tainment
Mr.. J. b.. Kellogg and Postmaster Jo-
hanson came up from Seaside yesterday.
Their friends claim they brought the bad
weather with them. Mr.. Johansen said
he did not care TO talk about politics
except under his breath TO his brother
delegates. Mr.. Kellogg thought that his
reception was so unclyil at the hands
Of his Historian friends that he would
be justified on his return In Overturnlng
CampbelPs station. The last words the
genial postmaster was hear 10 utter were
Don't mention politics.
Mr.. Henry MCGOWAN was over from
Ilwaco yesterday and reported that
everything was quiet in that burg. The
trapmen, he said, were making prepara-
lions to fish as soon as the weather
would permit, but that they would do
no fishing unless the militia remained
there for their protection. II was the
understanding, he said, that the militia
men would protect the trapmen at all
hazards from any depredations that
would be committed by Astoria fisher
men. A few Of the rapmen have al
ready their gear set and the others are
ready to place their gearing into position
as soon as the weather settles.
Architect Schact. who Ii in the city,
will remain over until this evening. He
says that the contract 70. the wrought
iron work for KOpp's brewery will prob
ably be let today. Mr.. Schact says that
In these days OF modern contrivances
that 1t was very difficult for iron manu-
facturers not supplied with hydraulic
machinery to compete with those who
have all the latest improvement for
handling and manufacturing iron. He
stated to ar Astorlan representative that
the new automatic machinery for hand
ling and rivetlng boilers and doing SINH
lar work is truly wonderful
There was a little discussion yesterday
at a public resort concerning the foibles
Of mankind. Since time human eccen-
f~ricftieg have existed and nrohabIy, al