The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-05-07

room, The hearing will be continued
today
Since the depot matter and railroad
construction for this season have bcrn
settled. one ot the leading members OF
the city council says that In hts opinion
Il viii b. important to have a street
opened from Cedar street out to the new
depot site,
one OF the clc,tric cars yesterday caus.
ed quito u tragedy In Uppgrtnwn. Ivy
running over and killing the fAvoritc
dog OF Frrd t.cincnwcbcr, Il NaS report
,'d last evening that a funeral MAS held
with all due ceremonies. and hts dogship
laid 10 rest
AZ tho meeting Of :hc water commits.
sion Tuesday night only routine business
was transacted The city pay roll
amounting 10 NltN, engineers pay -oll
S5ts, construction work SS sj and sundry
Tor payment
p W Weeks. who came down from
Portland the other day Il ts said. huS
been notified by Chief Loughrry that As
toria had no room FOR prominent poltu-
clans Mr. Weeks intends 10 rvmAin Hrr-
manently In the city, however, and viii
take care 10 keep out % the chiefs way
The Increase In the business ot United
States postofiices Is a fair criterion from
which to Judge ot the condition OF other
business throughout the country The ~
ports published would indicate that q
healthy revival In all lines OF trade had
set In,
Captain Garklns. of the Telephone re-
ports that Mr. Robinson has commenced
the building OF another hrvr raft a;
Stella TO bc towcd 20 San Francisco
Ills venture last summer was so success
ful that he will aim TO build several rnfis
this season.
An accident ut the Young's Hay bridge
yesterday resulted In the disabling ~ the
pile driver engaged IN finishing the work
about the draw. Little remains 10 bc
done however. and the machine will l."
in running order again today The barge
load Of iron Tor the draw will probably
be towed down the river today ar to-
Uorrow.
Rescue Hall looks nice In IT, new coat
OF paint and kalsomiring The local
corps Of the Saivationists have been TO
some labor and expense In ;his crort
they ask the public 20 assist them by
partaking OF coffee and cake az - cents
tonight Vocal and instrumental must,
viii BE- rendered while refreshments are
being served
A pretty concelt Is to make a collection
.fH..
en-, and making mat especially de-
signed for them and painted over datu-
tlly with poppics or any fnVorite flower.
have them framed In long Florcntlne
gold frame The same idea Is very pret-
~ and attractive for the likenesscs OF
ones attractive looking friends
Blue II much In vogue, Blue canvas.
lined with shot orange silk and trimmed
on the waist with stripes OF copper. gold
and silver embroidery. IL very good
style. 4 dark blue alpaca gown has
plain waist with a blouse Of changeable
green and blue and gold braid. This, In
turn. Is Cpeu down the front 10 show
a narrow vest Of cream lace over white
satin, and the collar OF silk has frill
of lace falling over Il. with "a travail
bow Of lace In front
Captain Hansell. OF the Fernbank, re-
ports that he Will complete the discharge
OF 100 barrels OF cement at Parkers
dock tomorrow, and that he win proceed
up the river at once with the balance or
the cargo consisting OF cement, mineral
water and glass. The captain says that
on the entire trip up from Santa Monica
he encountered strong head winds, and
vas... ff..I Naf f.ftf 10 "a
west before being able TO tack back to
the Columbia river.
+. A. Seeley came down from Portland
yesterday and brought with him the
plans for the Alderbrook depot The
property owners In the east end are de-
termned TO have handsome structure
for the convenience Of passengers In their
part Of the town, and expect to com
mcncc construction on the building In
very short time. II was hard work to
get one depot arranged for. but from
present prospects. Astoria VIII be blessed
with three or four depots.
Yesterday afternoon Miss Kate Dement,.
daughter Of W l.. Dement,. WAS united
in marriage to Mr.. j. +. Hamilton, dep
uty United States Inspector at this port,
~ inc REV r. W. baTHer' Il'' ~ 1T
the residence Of the brides parents. The
ceremony was very simple and beauu-
ful one. there being present only the
most intimate friends OF the families
The bride was presented by the groom
with goodly sized check for "A wedding
present, and the happy couple took the
evening boat for a months wedding tour
Captain Hatch, OF the nve-masted
schooner Louis was in town yesterday