The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-04-16

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schoonmakcr. sidney Soulc san Fran
cisco are guests at the occidont
Rip-apping and grade work On the
, railroad is prcgrcssng rapidly under
llarge force OF hands Ballasting will soon
commence and every effort is being made !
, TO nut the lire in operating condition at |
the very earliest possible moment
Captaln charles Richardson. " the !
lighthouse tender Columbinc, who has |
lust returned from Idaho, who're he paid !
A visit to Mrs. Richardson and son, Is /
expecting orders any moment TO put the I
Coumbnc In the coast defense service.
The favorite whiskey Of famous men is
Harper. Because OF It's smooth. exquisite /
favor. because OF It's matchless purity; |
because OF It's mellow agc. No wonder 1
it's the favorjte Every drop sterling.
Harper Nhiskcy sold by Foard 4 stokes
Co, Astoria. orcgOn.
Ho, drinks. mixed drinks. mineral wat
ers, wines, cordials, bitters, liquors, Key
West and domestic cigars, Frankfurter,
smoked goose, westphalia ham, Hamburg
eel, Brauusehweger mettwurst, and any
other old good thing to eat or drink can
Se found at the Louvre.
The run of fish is sin very light The
water IN the river Is low, clear, cold and
sal,-conditions which oner no Induce
ments for the salmon 90 enter the river
This is no discouragemrnt rs Il Is early
in the season yet and the largest runs Of
FISH usually come later on.
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily at Il 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 c, W, Stone, Astoria.
| Oregon.
The arrival ~ the state yesterday trom
San Francisco with very large cargo
Of Astoria freight made things lively on
the o. r. Il y. dock all day. Teams were
crowding each other 10 get the freight
and between them and the lougshogemen
and deckhands OF the river boats. 10 look
ed like Old times,
Mr.. Charles Wilson and Miss Margaret
Carr werc married on the itth IN the ,
Little Walluski Bert sale acted as best ,
man and Miss Mary Feclcy was the
bridesmaid. Numerous and handsome I
presents were received and the newly q
married couple left on the Telephone FOR ,
shor, wedding trip.
We have just received the latest incan-
descent GAS BURNER. manufactured by
the Eureka Manufacturing Concern. l
which will be furnished complete and put
on with the bes, mantle made. the 7
''YXALTA" for $50 Unsurpassed In r. l
uminting power. Needs no burning on.
W. J. SculIy sole agent i1l Bond street .
The people In Marion county who last
season so successfully experimental with r.
FAX growing will ,lis year plant one
hundred acres, and II Clatsop citizens
don't take care they will lose their pres
tige in the business and will probably
lose the factory. II they do they can a
come in at the tail-end Of this. as In other ?
enterprises.
A naval reserve will now be organized n
in this city IL those who have already 7
signihed a willingness 10 Join will be on y
hand Monday J. P. Clark yesterday re- Il
ceyed the following telegram which eX- II
plains itself. Officer will arrive in As n
toria on the Telephone Monday. BE ready
for muster. b. B. Tujtle. adjutant-gen- C
eral." {
The republicans OF Astoria yesterday a
handsomely entertained the convention '
delegates and newspaper correspondents p
who had remained over by an excursion o
I 10 Seaside. Among the guests were many p
from east Of the Blue mountains who q
never before had seen the Pacific ocean.
All enjoyed a thoroughly good time and 2
left for home with an enlarged idea OF L
AstOrias harbor. p
The body OF a man was round floating &
in the river yesterday near the Fisher Il
mems Cooperative cannery by a fisher n
man named Eric Base The body was e
brought ashore and taken in charge by
Coroner Pohl and buried in Clatsop Gem =,
etery. The body was badly decomposed
but It answers the description of Eng
well, who fell overheard from the Ninth
street dock some time ago. and FOR whom
a reward Of 81 had been offered. -
the play Of Damon and Pythias as pre- -
sented by the local knights for the ben Il
eft Of Frank Curran. The entertainment F
was given under the auspices Of the II
Woman's Relief Corps. which realized +,
quite sum OF money to be used in aid c
Of the Astoria boy now tn California %
suffering from consumption. The ladies' n
Of the society are very grateful for the =
support received and desire 20 tender .,
their thanks TO the Knights Of Pythias, q
Crispin's symphony Orchestra. for eX- >,
cellent music furnished free Dell Fer ,
guson, for printed matter. the daily pa
pers for gratuitous notices and L. f. Sc
lig for cOurtesies extended
"A Jay in New York" the lates, far II
cical success with the versatile comedian y
William jerome in the title role. Is the a
attraction at Fishers opera house Sat A
urday evening. "A Jay In New York" a
comes 10 US endorsed by the leading crit d.
les throughout the country. The story Of L.
the play deals with the trials and trlbu-
lations OF a countrymang first visit 10 the q.
metropolis. Miss Maude Nugent. the b
brilliant ingenue and composer Of Sweet al
ttoSle ~ 1Eduy ana Mamie RelIy,' Har- Ol
ry Taft the phenomenal whistler; Davies @,
and Conway, the kings Of Celtic comedy In
Wilson and Masonic, singers and dane g,
ers; Clint and Bessie Robbins. In a bright
musical travesty; Thomas sedgwick. the
funny little comedian; Maynard Sisters
the dancing dolls, and many others equal =,
ly as well known, are In the cast II YOU -
want 10 laugh don't fail 70 see "A Jay in -
New York" Reserved seats Oh sale in =,
the morning. =,
Some people don't know that on June =,
lst there will be opened in Omaha. Neb. =
a Mississippi and international Ex- =,
position Fewer people Gre aware that l.,
Oregon will be represented in this expo "a
sition that will remain open until Noyen- 4,
ber j. F. Batcheleer and W. NJ. Kasmus a,
Of the Oregon exhibit committee. who -
were in the city during the convention T.,
state that the Oregon building at the a,
Omaha exposition will be the most unique n,
.,V.1 .tt 4fvr. !