The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-17

between the rich and the poor Is In the
material out OF which the coffin Is made.
The collier Willamette sailed yesterday
afternoon for San Francisco with slW
tons OF coal.
MIR, T.. C. Holden received yesterday
from the state executive department the
certificate OF the renewal OF his appoint
ment as notary public for the state OF
Oregon,
It is reported that yesterday the Eure-
ka cannery received l.sNo pounds OF fish
and that Hume's and Cooks are both
packing,
II. II. ingalls,, OF Foard & Stokes. held
| the lucky number which drew the Nor
| wood bicycle at Howell & Wards yes
teriay. No, 10 was the ticket and It cost
ten cents,
| Airs. E. ]. Smith viii leave this evening
| on the Gatzert for Portland. where she
/ win meet her mother and sister. who are
! coming from Salt Lake City to make a
/ short visit in Astoria
I A successful rehearsal was had yester-
| day afternoon by Prof. Reggs' class,
which Is preparing to dance the minuet
| at the Odd Fellows entertainment TO be
given Wednesday night.
! If you commit fault or fall into a bad
/ habit It is very easy to pardon yourself
| but II anyone else does the same thing
! you come down on him like a sledge
hammer on carpet tack.
| II would be well for the merchants to
| pay two or three people to gaze inter
! estedly into their windows The force
/ OF example such as this on a public
| street always draws a crowd,
The fremen's tournament which will
take place during regatta week. promises
| to be a most entertaining affair Chief
| Green says that arrangements are being
made to celebrate on large scale.
II. j. Weeks denies the report clrculat-
ed that he has retired from the race for
3 county recorder He says he Is In Il to
, stay. and is daily receiving assurances
Of support from the most unlocked for
, quarters.
The glimpse Of sunshine yesterday
evening was most refreshing Matters
do not seem to be evenly divided. One
hundred in the shade in the East and
still cold and rainy here. though the West
is better OF than Texas with its cy-
clone.
rrta Ia
err What is claimed to be the largest
single pane OF glass in the country was
received at Hartford. Conn, from Bel
GUM recently II is l2ia feet high, l5Is
feet wide, one-half inch thick, ana
weighs 1850 pounds.
The grand lodge OF Odd Fellows will
meet In Astoria this week The session,
II is anticipated. will be an extremely
interesting one. and the members OF the
order here are preparing to entertain their
visiting brethren. Full particulars OF the
program will be announced.
The manufacturer committee Of the
Chamber OF Commerce will meet in their
rooms next Wednesday to take measures
towards adopting some plan for the en-
couragement of manufacturing in the
city. and the further development Of in
dustries now in operation. There should
be a full attendance OF the committee.
Mr.. Herbert F. L. Logan returned |
yesterday from a four months visit In |
England. Mr.. Logan is the well known |
sawimll manin Seaside. He says that |
when he passed through New York city |
the thermometer stood 100 degrees in the |
shade. Astoria and New York might |
well divide up a little on the weather |
question.
In r. L. Boyle Co.'S window Is a |
very handsome group photograph OF the |
members of the steamer Telephone corps |
OF officers. Mr.. snodgrass, was the ar
tist. Captain VIM. Larkins, Pilot Geo. |
Shaver, Chief Evans. Purser Scott, First |
and Second Officers McCullock and
Mcneil, Second Engineer Hallett, Stew
ard McGillis and II. G. Tuttle compose
the group.
At the meeting Of the Flshermen's
Union yesterday afternoon, the PROPOSE
itionof the Scandinavian Packing Com
pany to pay fonr and one-half cents for
fish was rejected. Secretary Jensen stat
ed that the other proposition made by
the Scandinavian Company was only
verbal one to the men about the can
merry, and had not been formally present
ed to the Union
The new map displayed in the windows
Of the office of the New Astoria company,
Is very handsome one, and is the latest
production All the sound
ings OF the channel are shown. New
Astoria looms up In red ink, and no one
can mistake its situation. The new As
toria company is determined to push
matters when 1t comes to locating man.
Industries.
Among the country visitors yesterday
wore Mrs. Andrew Young, Young's Riv-
er, Jahes Leahy, Olney, Mrs. Erick Man
WELL Deep River, Mrs. o. Nelson, Onei-
Ia David Keefe, II. p. Olsen, Howell
Lewis and John Turpie, John Days, Olot
Olsen, w. j. Heckard, J. d. Machedo
and Walt ingalls,, Lewis and Clarke, Ed.
Lorenzo, Warrenton, II. Jackson and H.
Jundberg, North Shore and c. w. Ham
bin, Hare.
Captain Nick Webber, Of the launch
Triton, says that he will back his boat
against any other launch on the river.
Being seven horsepower, she is superior
o the Wynn, which the captain ran UP
o the time Of building the new boat, ana
ie feels that she is equal to anything on
he river. He has had the Triton out in
ome very nasty weather, but has never
ound a storm so hard that he could
lot walk into its very teeth.
The neW-fangled contrivance invented
" Dr. Howard for propelling boats, did !