The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-16


Railroad rumors are numerous ~ the
present time. and Il II evident from re-
| ports that the west and more particu-
larry Orcron. Is 70 boom during the clos
INK months OF the century The star OF
empire is rapidly taking its way In this
direction.
The British shin Perseverance, Captain
Mcintyre % days from Shanghai, IN
ballast. wss reported Oh the river yes
to-day. Another vessel name unknown,
was also reported on tho river The tugs
viii secure both vessels this morning and
tow them In,
According to the dispatches, a disrcpu'-
able Dawson woman threw a lamp az an
other OF her lowly class and burned
ssoO,Ooo slice on the town, This Is the
second time she has caused disastrous
conaagration IN the northern city by
lamp-thr0winR. Evidently she thinks she
has Dawsons 10 burn
The damages sustained by the torpedo
boat Davis by the blowing out % the
steam tubes while on her otiiclal trial
trip recently. have been repaircd at the
yards OF wolf q Zwicker and she was
taken out at Portland for a shor, spin
yesterday morning. The official trial trip |
will be held Tuesday next.
The case OF LlndaM vs. West was on
trial In the justice court yesterday BEFORE
a fury Tho suit Is brought 10 recover /
So for carpenter work by an alleged /
breach OF contrac, on the part of the de- /
fcndant In building house AZ Ca,hhmet
wish. The defendants residence Is In
the latter town. but he owns property a; 4
westport. hence the suit in Astoria. The
case was continued untn this morning.
The Aslorian received dispatch from
san Francisco last night stating tha,
the British ship Isaurelhank Is out .
days from Shanghai for Astoria, and thai
Il Is feared by the British underwriters
that she has been lost This news Item
has been telegraphed from Astoria sew
ersl times, There is no hope locally for
the vessel. and It is supposed she found
cred during a typhoOn on the Chinese
coay'
Copies OF an extra edition % the anyon
City tore..l News were reserved In As
toria yesterday. The paper was issued
the day after the great hre IN the east
ern orogcn toNn. All the business houses
in the place. with the solitary exception
OF the News once. were consumed The
News says that the people whose homes
were burned suffered greatly from lack
% accommodations. and that all the pub
lie buildings OF the town were placed at
the disposal Of the homeless
Rev. W. S. Short. rector OF Grace EpIs-
copal church. is expected TO return from
his four months vacation on tho noon
train Friday. unless his train should fail
TO make connections al Portland. which
Is no; unlikely, owing TO snow in the I
mountains. In ihai event be will arrive
on the late train. Mr.. short viii bt a6s
companied by his entire family and Miss !
Grace Short. and an are reported In good ,
health. The first services will be held ;
at Il o'clock sunday, the soth Of Novem- 8
Der.
The plan OF an opposition steamship {
line to San Francisco Is being decried in !
Portland, for the reason. no doubt. that ,
the new line will oppose the o. r. & n. I
Company. This was TO have been ex- I
pected. for Il is the well established poll {
Icy of Portland TO fight any interest. no I
matter how much Il might benefit the I
rest Of the state. II & attempts to secure
any part Of the business done by the o. Z
R. & y. Oregon may become a great {
state some day, out not while Portland I
IS its principal city.
The Northwest Cocked-hat Associa-
,ion woman's championship bowling ;our- =,
naneat begins December and ends Feb ,
-uary Is. Fifty games are 10 be bOwled. i,
Several OF the local women bowlers are 4
,onsidered among the most proficient in b
he association. and Il would not surprise +,
/. F. c. men II the trophy were to be !
yon by Ms. ingalls,. Mrs. Normile. Mrs. !,
itine. or Mrs. Dellinger. These ladies /,
re good for a 81 or = average at any 4
ine. and II is believed that such scoring ;
viii win the contest. There will De about !
dozen entries from the club.
Railroad circles in Portland are said 10 a
e excited over negotiations now on foot n
n that city for way switch site on the d
through Vanderbilt line from New York 5
o Astoria The station building Is to o
e a commodlOus twO-story AFFAIR with L
wing Accommodations for the family Of n
be telegraph operator or station agent G
n the second floor. Switch irackage s
Till also be provided sufiiclen, to permit r
he unloading Of two freight cars al one 8
ime without interference with through n
ghtning express trains on the main b
me. which will make no stop. d
or the south Before the War" COM =
any. which appears al Fishers opera a
iouse next Saturday. opening with a mat +
nee. the Seattle Post-Intelligencer Of p
october = says: The Passion Play b
nd South Before the War will. accord v
nR 10 all appearances. press the pheno- n
neral record made last week pretty hard .
Z the Third Avenue theater this week
The passion play is one Of the most re-
things ever seen In this city h
'he great religious feryor which posses
es the simple peasant folk who present
{ can be seen In every action. As 10
he South Before the War II is con- p
arl =.