The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-10-20

A Portland man rccenuy tflcu 10 NV"'
mlt suicide By jumping into the VILLAIN
etc river lie succeeded, but It was not
owing to drowning-it was through
fracture Of the skull.
The controversy or the ownership
Of Paradise Alley has Heen decided With
out loss OF life. but the question as to
who owns the roof garden which eX'
tends over the alley has now arisen
y Tih contractors have completed EX-
change street. between Ninth and Tenth,
The new ,horoughfare Is a great I'm.
provomeni and It's improvement, viii
make travel possible during the winter
months
BENJAMIN Young ls developing into
formidable bowler. and win soon be IN
class A. He Is an enthusiast, and says
he bowled so much the other day that
Il was necessary FOR him to ring for his
carriage.
Mrs. @. W. Lounsbcrry. who has been
sick Tor some time. Is steadily improving
and expects to be able to be up by
Sunday. Mervyn. the oldest boy who
had been m with typhoid, has ent'rcly
recovered.
J. L. Myers. a Grays river farmer ded
at ST. Mary's hospital yesterday Of tu6of-
oolosls after lingering Illness rhs
remains will be taken to Gray's river
tomorrow morning for interynent De-
ceased leaves a wife and one child,
Remember the tea. Thursday after
noon October ~. and musical In NE
evening at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. l,
Bergman under the auspices Of the Every
Monday club presbyterian church, A
cordial Invitation Is extended 10 all.
The popularity OF the merchants lunch
served by Mr., George BARLEY at the Ma
tlonal ls growing daily. and many busl-
ness men can be found there every day
for their midday meal The lunches set
By Mr., Barley are the nnest In the city.
The British ship Austrasla arrived
down from Portland yesterday In tow OF
the Harvest Queen. and anchored in the
stream. Ono hundred and nfty tons OF
wheat brought down by the Queen was
loaded on the Austrasia last night to
complete her cargo. The Austrasia
draws = feet : inches. and Is ready for
sea.
Thlr,y-nine cars loaded with Roslyn
coal for the Flavel coal bunkers arrived
over the A. & c. r. road early yester-
day morning. The steamship Athenlan.
which sailed for the Orient yesterday.
was unable to procure cOal here before
leaving and win call at Nanaimo on the
way to coal The cars average q tons
each.
Fresh candies every day at the Parlor.
where all such goods are kept either In
glass jars or show cases and are thus
free from street dust and disease germs,
The Parlor's candies come from the BE-
factories on the coast. where every mod
ern facility for making and curing
candles can be employed. Compare quail
tiles and prices at the Parlor with other
shops. and you will be convinced that II
Is the place 20 get the best goods.
A FIRE alarm was turned In from box
at II o'clock yesterday morning for
fire in the old West ShOre mills. The de-
partment turned out promptly and found
the roof on FIRE. A hose was soon laid
and the fire extinguished before doing
any damage except burning a hole in
the roof. The fire was caused by sparks
from a portable sawmiI. which was at
work in the building.
AS an evidence OF the high rate OF
wheat charters prevailing in Portland.
the British bark Lydgate and the British
ship Hougomont were each chartered
yesterday in this harbOr for Portland at
the high figure OF IS shilllngs. These
vessels came to this port unchartered
and have been lying in the harbor for
over a month. dlsengaged. The Lydgate
will be towed up to Portland today.
Reports from up the river are TO the
effect that dog salmon and silversides
are very plentiful the traps especially
doing well. Goou catches have been
made on the lower river for several days.
but yesterday the run was reported
slack. Up-river fishermen have been DO
ing exceptionally well since the fall sea-
son opened. and many Of them have
taken as much fish as they did during
the snrfnR