The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-04

The condition or g. =, Mfiknb ol the
occldent, who was taken sick Thursday
night with catarrah ot tho stomach was
somewhat Improved yesterday.
~
ouo h. Pmsl, who has been IN the
. city the past three days. rcprescntlng
the hardware house OF Charles hcgelc
Co. returns to por,land today
Our headache tablets work like magic.
Next time YOU are saferiag from an at
tack try them. will return money Y
they dent cure you. Charles RoserA
! ror rcnt--Nlccly furnished room; fur
mace heat and electric hight; suitable for
ana or two occupants; with Or without
board. Inquire al ~ Exchange street.
Al Grace church today, morning prayer
ana service will be held at II O'Clock
sunday school i2.2a; evening prayer az
10; services at holy lnnOcents' at $50,
as usual
The steamer signal arrived Ia ycster-
day with 60 tons Of coal from Departure
bay. 80 tons Of watch viii De d'sehaEgcd
at the coal bunGcrs and the remainder
taken to Portland.
Auditor and Police Judge Nelson yes
,enday posted copy of tho certificates
Of election IN his once Of the four re-
publican councilmcn and superintendent
OF streets nominated for the osfioeS to
fulnll the requirements OF the Law.
Great preparations were being made
yesterday in decorating odd Fellows ball
for the memorial exercises to Be held
tonight BY che local order Of Elks The
decorations were lavish throughout and
the hall presented beautiful appear
ancA
TIE Ladies Guild Of Grace church will
hold their annual sale and dinner. IN
the building next Ekstrom's store on
Tuesday. December SERVING OF dinner
at S.so D m: price s cents. Ladies who
are contributors are requested 70 leave
the same at said place.
There were more country people IN town
yesterday than Tor long time past.
Nearly an the small steamers plying be-
tween Astoria and the towns In this
nslghborhOod brought crowds of farmers
to the city. and their purchases made
considerable item on the accounts Of
local merchants.
The river steamers Staghound and
Gamecock. which started for the Yukon
last sumner and were disabled shortly
after leaving Astoria. were sold By United
States Marshal Houser az Portland yes
,erday. Hale & Kern we're the purehas-
e-s, and the vessels were sold Tor very
low ngure-sS,saG
Swedish ButnOfn ehureh-CommunlOn |
servlees al 10 a. N. and reception Of men, /
bers; Sunday school al i2.iE Al 5:S p.
N. the pastor VIII preach a sermon In
/ English on Savonarola. the reformer OF
! Florence, who was burned at the stake I
90 years ago last May. The young peo-
/ pie are especially invited
/ Portland business men are working
( hard TO form plans for securing line OF
steamships between that city and the
Z Philippines. A meeting OF the Philippine
I trade committee has been called for next
( Tuesday. al which q Is expected some
dedni;s action win be taken. which win
aid Portland In getting her share OF the
trade from the new territory.
! The police founo three hOhoes on the
into custody. the other escaping. The |
men are from Portland, but boarded the !
A. & c. r train al GOble, making this
city on the break-beaus. When they
arrived here they were half frozen. but
the one who escaped, youth Of u. man /
aged 70 stretch his frozen limbs sum |
clenuy TO elude the officers. Tho men /
arrested gave the names OF Frank Smith /
and John Miller.
The secretary OF the library sends the |
I following to the Astor.an: The gross re- /
cclpts from the military bazar for the |
benefit OF the library and reading room 1
we're s1522. The total expenses were !
SG5s. leaving a balance Of tl9lss for the /
library. II being impossible TO thank 1
/ personally all those who 80 kindly assist |
ed In making the bazar successful. we /
take this means Of thanking them and /
hope that each one who donated any thing /
whether little or much. viil understand /
how greatly II Is appreciated by those In
teFested.
After a week Of conjecture on the par, /
of Astorians Il can be positively stated |
that there win be no opposition to the |
republican ticket in the coming election. |
Soon after the republican convention /.
was held Il was stated by well known /
democrats that a citizens tlcket would |
be put in the field. The time for such |
action expired last night, however. and |
/ there IS now no possible manner IN which !
/ candidates might be named The council. |
I Therefore will stand as now-Seven re-
I publicans aud two democrats. with a
democratic mayor. This gives the re-
publicans absolute control. which they
have enjoyed for some time past.
! Captain Randall. Of the tug Relief.
called at the Astorian Office last night
and denied the statements made in Fri
days Astorian In regard 10 exorbitant
charges and unnecessary work in pulling
the Eulomene OF the beach at Smiths
point a few nights ago. The statement
that 800 was charged for the tugs SER
vices Captain Randall admits to be
correct, but strenuously denies that II
was an unreasonable price. Captain Ellis,
Of the Eulomene, was also present and
explained that the situation Of his ship
was perilous and the amount paid the
tug was justified by the circumstanc
/ OF the case
TWINE MANUFACTURERS
HAVE FORMED A TRUST.
AL But One Firm Have Gone Into the