The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-24

The pupils OF the public schools will eel
ebrate bird day today, They will tell
something abor' the birds OF CmtSop
county and it II understood that societies
will be formed amongst the children for
the protection ot the native songstcrs
Astoria presents the novel spectacle of
being a fishing town without nsh mar.
kct II IL actually Impossible q large por-
tiop ~ the year 20 secure suitable FISH
for table use in this town. white the river
and ocean about It team with every va
ricty ~ palatahlc fish,
one ~ the quickest trips ON rccori was
made yesterday nv the tug Emma Hay
ward which brought down from Portland
/ government barge no. loaded with NOR
tar beds which were discharged yestcr-
day afternoon at Fort Stevens, returning
In the evening with the barge to Portland
| for another load.
| There is some question about the right
~ the county 50 lay out road on the
| pipe line. The water works commission
is obiecting TO the usa of the road by
heavy teams while originality Judgc Gray
says they wanted road established over
the line The matter is stnl under con-
sideration by the county court
The committee appointed py the Pro
gressivc Association az its Monday nght
meeting 20 select regatta committee for
! iSSS at a meeting yester.av morning de-
/ cidcd upon the following names. ". G.
Gosslin. Harry Hamhlet r. NJ Gum
| Col +. =. Hughes. n. G. Van nuScn. W.
l. Rohb. Edward Hallock. r. W. Newell
/ Capt. Charles Richardson.
| II is reported on good authority that the
lighthouse tender Columblnc. which has
| Just been painted black. is to be httcd
with protective plates and put IN the ma
val service for use in the Columbia river
| harhor in case OF war Some of Captain
| Richardson's friends say that ne changed
! the color OF his vessel because ne was
afraid she might be mistaken for %
cruiser.
The improvements being made In the
/ city hall are almost finished The quar-
tiers for the city council and police judge
will be much more comfortable than they
have been. The Offices of city attorney
/ and mayor will be convenient for both
/ the officials and the nublic Astoria's
councilmen will hereafter DO business IN
/ quarters somewhat commensurate with
the dignity OF their positions.
About I o'clock yesterday afternoon an
express wagon came around the corner
| from Commercial onto Eleventh az q
break-neck pace. The horse was travel
! ing so rapidly as TO be unable 20 control
himself and the driver steered him so
short that two wheels OF the vehicle
passed over the sidewalk Several gem
tlemen were standing on the corner at
the time and two OF them narrowly es-
capped being run down by this piece OF
reckless driving, 1nere is a law against
such actions and Chief Hallock will prob
ably investigate the matter.
Mr. G. W. WeaversOn yesterday ~.
turned from Chicago. He says that the
weather in the east Is very moderate for
this season Of the year but that oregon
is good enough for him. The only ad-
vantage he found in the WINDY city
was its musical facilities. He witnessed
at the Auditorium the presentation OF
Tanhauser, in which seventy-tive people
appeared on the stage. the orchestra num-
bered seventy. and six thousand people
made up the audience. when Astoria
can put on an opera like that New York
win be buried in the seas OF Oblivion.
The Salmon upheld their unenyiable
reputation as tailers last night, losing
two games TO the Crabs The Sardines
and Tomcod broke even. In the first game
Mrs. ingalls, scored g and Mr.. Benjamin
Franklin WISE 81 for the Tomcod both
scores standing for daily records. The
last game was very close the Sardines
winning by one pin. For the past day
OF two an epidemic OF laughter disease
which very seldom assumes that phase
has prevailed at the 4. F. G. alleys. and
in consequence the scores Of several %
the ladies and one OF the gentlemen have
been materially lessened. Just why there
is So much mirth has not been ascer-
tanned bur the joke is evidently a good
one. for 1t has lasted for some time.
When players begin laughing il is utterly
impossible for them to do anything but
the mirth-makers seem TO prefer good
laugh Ia a good score But then.
jokes a joke and people will laugh.
In the justice court yesterday the jury
| in the case Of c. F. West. on trial for as
saulting a ChInaman. returned a verdict /
Of not guilty. and the Chinaman paid the |
cost Of the suit. The testimony IN the I
case developed the facts that the young
son Of Mr.. Link Parker. of John Days. |
who was visiting in the city a guest Of
Mr.. West, was with the latter in the barn /
on the dock the day OF the mishap The |
boy was throwing rocks at the hub ot an ,
! old wheel to see how many he could ac-
curately plant in the bulls eye in a short !
space Of time. one OF the stones glanced |
OF and hit a Chinaman. who happened 20 /
be passing in the foot. making very se-
we're bruise. The Chinaman thought the |
blow was aimed at him purp0sely col /
Jared the boy and commenced 90 club |
him. Just at this moment Mr. West came |
from another part Of the barn. saw the I
situation. and without asking questions. ,
pitched into the Chinaman. Neither of
them understood the exact circumstan es
hence the suit and arrest.
Everybody in Astoria Is invited 20 Doe
present tomorrow evening az the county
court house where there will be- another
meeting Of the naval reserve. This means
you and your neighDor. Banker business
man, clerk. fisherman. and any other man
| Captain Lombard. Of Portland, will be-
! there. and az an ex-nayv officer viii eA-
| plain the workings Of the reserve. Port
| land expects 10 raise three companies.
and Astoria wants two. This will make
battalion. emitting this port TO ID train
ing ship and an the attending advant-
ages Whether war or not Astoria
needs a naval reserve. When such men