The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-02


however. after the railroad was finished,
and would dock at Astoria's new elevator
and take on cargo ot wheat for Europe
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily az II o'clock a. m. for Ia.
coma, Spokane. and the east, Close con-
nection made at Spokane for Rossland,
Nelson, Sandow and British Columbia
mining camps For maps and Information
call on or address {, W. Stone, Astoria,
Oregon. I
Hot drinks. mixed drinks, mineral wat
ers. wines. eerdlals bitters, liquors, Key
West and domestic cigars Frankfurtcr.
smoked goose. westphalia ham, Hamburg
eel. Rraunschwclger mettwurst, and any
other old good thing 20 eat or drink can
be found at the Louvre.
shares OF the Alaska transportation
and Development company Of Chicago
are the most desirable investment before
the public. Safer than savings banks and
hank stock. Paying large dividends.
Shares one dollar. For information ad
dress W. L. Dudley. general agent. Hal
Ter building. Seattle. wash.
It is rumored that either the Chamber i
of Commerce or Progressive Association .
will send request TO Congressman Ellis ,
and Senator Mcbride 20 use the same in +
fuence recently exercised In the Quaran-
tine and revenue cutter matters TO secure
range lights at the mouth of the river
and steam launch for the use OF health
officers and custom house men,
A circular was received yesterday an
nouncing the appointment ot Mr.. f. a.
Seeley as general agent Of the o. r. 4
y. Company. with headquarters at Ju-
neau. Alaska. MIR. Seeley was formerly
agent OF the White Collar Line at Port
| land, and Is well known In Astoria. He
will carry with him 10 his new field the
best Of wishes Of host OF friends.
/ The latest report from the railroad en-
gineers is that there are only three more
miles Of track TO lay TO connect Astoria
with Portland. About three or four days
will see the work completed. John Dillon.
the heavyweight foreman. will have the
honor Of driving the last spike. and he
cares little whether IL will be gold. silver
or iron. as long as he gets the steel bands
laid. which will enable Astoria 10 do busl-
ness with the interior and east by rail-
The natural colors Of leaf may be
easily transferred to paper says a writer
in THE Ootlook" Take leaf Of tree
or shrub, place over it small piece OF
white linen soaked in spirits OF nitre, and
insert between the leaves Of a heavy book,
with a sheet OF paper to receive the i'm
preston Lay the book aside for few
days. The leaf will be found devoid OF
color. which will have been transferred
to the paper in all the original beauty OF
tint and outline Of Leaf"
The ring ticket is none the less ring
ticket because Il happens TO have a few
, good men on Il. II WIS designed as ring
ticket and these names were added sim
ply to blind the voter and deceive him as
to its true character II elected 1t will
r be found in the convention that the bosses
are still in the saddle and the few dele
gates who have the manhood to stand up
for fair deal and an honest ticket will
r be in a hopeless minority The only safe
course is in voting the straight anti-ring
y ticket.
The fishing situation is still undecided
and in an indefinite condition. Some OF
i the cannerymen expect TO open promptly
( on the 10th. while others will probably
) not commence packing until the 18th.
There is as yet little or nothing to indi-
cate what will be the run Of hsh.
: There Il a general air OF preparation
e and expectancy throughout the city.
n Everybody is getting ready to do some
thing towards entertaining the many yis-
=, itors who will be here al the opening Of
!, the railroad April l3.
n Daniel b. Foster died at the hospital
= Yesterday OF consumption after linger-
ing illness. Deceased was brought up in
Portland and was steward in early days
/. on the steamers on the upper Columbia
with Captain J. II. d. Gray. His father
was also an old steamboatman and was
steward on the boats with Captain Gray
in 1854. and was port steward for some
& time with the old o. S. & n. Co. Foster
= for the last few years made d living as a
e piano player and became addicted TO the
u morphine habit. which speedily brought
on consumption. II ls thought he has
sister living in Portland and coroner
l. Pohl will hold the remains till Monday
to see II any inquiries are made.
= Many and sometimes arduous are the
duties which Police Judge Nelson is called
on TO perform, but none are 50 great that
they are not executed gracefully and in
II a dignihed manner by the genial Judge
is Thursday afternoon as the mellow rays oi
le the evenings sun penetrated through the
N curtainess windows OF his office In the
city hall building he was requested by a
party Of Cinnamon TO perform marriage
D. ceremony. The happy couple who were
u 10 vow allegiance 20 one another were
J." Wong Noon and Dock Ho The latter was
the would-be bride and she was dressed
with all the exactness and nicely 50 pc
p culiar 70 the sex Of her country Judge
A Nelson al once led the couple accom-
le panied by few Of their friends 70 the
1f police court room whore the ceremony al
once began The progress Of the ceremony
was somewhat impeded by the removal o.
I'd a cigar from the bridegrOom's hand "heH
~ asked to take in his the dainty hand Of the
sr bride. city Attorney Allen supcrintendeo
the ceremony and saw that the dignity ol
y the law was observed The knot was
I'd successfully tied, though it must be ad
mltted with some little embarrassment
y on the judges part, but the osculatory
er function which he gracefully performe(
H. may account for this Mayor Bergman
es who happened to be present, was bes
o. man. while one Of the male friends OF IN
N couple acted as bridesmaid. The bride
groom is a merchant in Chinatown an'
We the bride. who during the ceremony con
lie stantly held silk handkerchief 10 he
1t painted lips to hide them from the fur
az tive glances Of the mayor and city at
nd torney, is the daughter Of a wealthy mer
at chant in San Francisco.
POISON IN CANS.
Mr.. +. 5. willard the well known actor