The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-28
at 1880 this afternoon and the remains will
be lnterred IN Greenwood eemeterN

o'clock last Sunday morning, aged y
years and months. Deceased was born IN
Virginia. came to oregon In 1872 and hao
resided In Eugene since lSA
II YOU have hides, wool, nirs, rags,
bone, or any kind OF lunk for sale, ship
| Il TO r.. NJ. CASTOR. i6 Fourteenth street,
Astoria, Oregon, or write him and he will
call at your place and set it. He pays
cash.
George hanson. William Fulton, J.
William Adams, san Francisco. II. w,
Goddard, r. Livingstone n, llltngsWorth,
In. mlugsworth Poruand ---- Alter,
Warsaw, nussia, arc registered at the
occldent,
NJ. susmau. the reliable dealer In hides
wool and Junk also sells goods on COM
mission. Returns promptly made az fun
figures on all oonsignments entrusted to
/ him. Goods must be plainly marked with
name of sender,
! c. c Jones. Sharo. Pa: =. NJ Lin
Ivne. Lake Bennett. = Al, John Day;
George Grant, W. r Dillon, steamer Bel
shaw: Robcr, McViear Denver. &. q.
Taylor Grand Rapids, are registered AT
| tho Parker House
The members " the W. {, 7, L. are
| requested 70 meet az their parlorS at llS
today to attend the funeral ~ liulr
l Alice Goojnough TO be held at the NJ f,
church
by order of President
The great musical farce comedy and cN-
travaranra. "A Ro- Wanted" will be
produced tomorrow nisht AZ Fishers op-
era house Tickets are now on sale At
Griffin & Reeds Secure them or gor-
ever hold your peace.
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily at 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 mans and information
call on or address c, W. Stone. Astoria,
Oregon.
The following certificates NJ nominal
tions and acceptances were filed In the
county clerks ONCE yesterday VIM,
Barlow. silver republican,, Cackamas
county. member of the state board OF
equalization: T. A. Mcbride, circui,
judge; Thomas J. Cleeton district at
torney, NTH judicial district.
descent GAS BURNER. manufactured by
the Eureka Manufacturing Concern,
which will be furnished complete and put
on with the best mantle made. the
"YNALTA" for $50 Unsurpassed In IL
luminting power Needs no burning OF.
/ W. ]. scully sole agent. tSl Bond street
As soon as the new street now being
graded over the hill 20 Younc's Bay re-
ceives the pianking. several cottages will
be erected by property owners adjacent
I 10 the thoroughfare. one of the local ar
ehltects has already completed plans for
I four houses. one " which viii cost over
SSbo once the building boom is started
on this street Il will rapidly build up.
Reports from the various canneries yes
terday showed little Improvement in the
run Of fish. Fishermen DO not expect
much OF an improvement until some
time next month. Some ~ the canneries
are packing every other day and others
are delivering their fish TO the cold stor-
age men. Old timers say this will be
good season despite the slow start.
Contractors Fastabend McGregor and
Normle late Tuesday evening dispatched
a barge loaded with an engine pump.
toois and diving outfit 20 Portland in
tow Of the steamer Electric. The outfit
is TO be used in the prosecution OF their
work for the government In the improve
ment OF the Yamhll river where they
already have a force Of men az work
The contractors lef, no the river on the
Telephone last night
As the steamer liwaco was returning
from Hwaco yesterday she sighted a fish
ing boat capsized on Smiths point cap
tain Parker went 20 the rescue and found
the men clnging 10 the keel of the boat
There was a choppy sea on and the IL
waco stood on and hailed A fishing boat
sailing up which rescued the men. The
names OF the fishermen could not be
learned, but most Of the gear which was
floating about in the water was picked up.
The boat was painted lead color
Postmaster Wise has been notified by
the Dostoffice department that the new
electric stamping machine. which he had
written the department for some time
ago. will be forwarded as soon as the ap-
proprations are made for the fiscal year.
which commences July l. The machine
is run by electric power and will greatly
facilitate the work OF stamping letters
at the postoffice. II is capable OF stamping
more than 20 letters per minute and as
soon as It is received and installed. AS
torias postotfice will rank with any on
the coast
There Is an industry In Astoria that
deserves the patronage Of everyone who
has the welfare Of the city at heart. {.
NJ Cutblrth is manufacturing an excel
lent dust extermlnator, known as "Dus-
tine" and those who have used II thus
far, pronounce It a superior article.
"Dustine" on a floor not only gives II a
clean, fresh appearance but makes It
possible to sweep without raising cloud
Of dust. Cutbrth's "Dustlne" ls manu-
factured in Astoria and oxcels anything
Of q similar kind on the maket. Patron
lie home industry.
There was some speculation yesterday
as 10 the nature OF the business the
steamer o. K was engaged in. She laid
out on the Middle sands. abreast Of the
city. all yesterday afternoon. presumably
at work upon some mysterious undertake
ing. It was remarked tHa, She was lying
low acting under instructions from the
navy department and contemplated the
arrival Of a Spanish cruiser M the river
TO which she would give battle. II was
not determined 'atc iH ,he evening wheth-
er or not she had -pled the enemy. but II
was considered unsafe for her To lay in
the river an nigh, in the face Of a strong
ebb tide.
Mr.. Glasser who owns q small cedar
sawmill on the upper waters of the Clas-
kanine. has been in the rlly The past week
looking up market for his lumber. He
owns fine tract Of upland cedar. and