The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-05-17

train.
BeautN your homes by going TO Roscn-
stock Bros new store and purchasing a
strong durable plant bloom or greenhouse
novelty. 5l6 Commercial street. opposite
, Cooper'S
! A handsome new fence has been erected
around the residence " Mr.. r, 7. Ken
dan The posts are " turned cedar. with
wire netting, and it makes vast Inn
provement TO the ground
Now Is the time for spring cleaning.
After that comes new llnoleums. wall
paper and oil cloths. Have you seen our
stock' G. V. Porter, OLD Central Hotel
building. Commercial street
! Bulletins Of the latest war news will be
read az the platform " the Methodist
church az the patriotic rally tonight. The
news will De given as soon as Il is re-
ceived on the wires by the Daily As
torlan.
Mr.. \. C. Barker. general agen, of the
Chicago Il Northwestern railway is NOV
ing his Portland Office from Washington
street 10 l53 Third. wnere he will have one
OF the handsomest places OF business In
hie city.
The l. W. Harper Is the finest favored
whlskey on earth. Used in moderation.
It is a sure specific FOR Indigestion. for
general debility. Tor insomnia. Tor mental
depression. sold by Foard & Stokes Co.
Astoria. Oregon,
II you have hides. wool, furs. rags.
bottles, lead. brass, copper bone. or any
kind OF Junk for sale. ship It 70 r, M
! CASTOR. los Fourteenth street. Astoria.
| Oregon, or write him and he will call at
your place and get Il. He pays cash.
The gentlemen who have kindly con-
sented 20 make ten minute addresses this
evening AZ the rally az the Methodist
church are Professor r y. Wright. Rev.
William B. Hollingshead and Hon. John
II. Smith.
No politics IN tonighrs meeting AZ the
Methodist church. Il IS strictly A patri-
otto movement Everyone Interested In
their country's present crisis VIII show
by their presence their desire to aid and
countenance the position taken by our ma
ton.
Immediately after the arrival Of the ex-
curs!on train last night Conductor walker
returned 20 Portland with his train. so as
10 be in readiness for the first regular
run from Portland to Astoria. Conductor
Lester will take the first regular train out
Of Astoria this morning.
The soloists who will assist in making
the patriotic rally success are Mrs. 3.
VanDusen. Mrs. Frank Stokes. Mrs DAN
zlger, Miss Holden. Dr. Burnett, MI vii
liam Belcher and Mr.. Samuel Elmore. An
admission Zee of 10 cents Will be charged
20 insure an orderly audience
Late last night a handcar going east
met an engine west bound on the trestla
Just this side Of Tongue point The men
on the car had 90 jump into the water
After the engine passed the men climbed
back onto the trestle but one man was
missing. Particulars could not De learned.
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.
New Ties at Dunbar's.
Several new cottages are soon TO be
erected on the heights IN the vicinity OF
Eighth street. The road now b,tng
graded over the hill 20 Young's Bay has
o0ened up several line tracts Of land. and
the near future will see quite a building
boom inaugurated as a result OF the COM
pletion OF this thoroughfare.
Tonight the naval reserve boys will pa
rade dressed in their new uniforms. In
short time their equipment will arrive.
after which they expect 10 get down 20
hard work Already they are becoming
quite proficient In drill work, and In an
other month II Uncle Sam calls upon
them for duty at Manila they will be
prepared 70 90.
Postmaster Wise IS in receipt Of a letter
from the postmaster general informing
l.
in honor Of the Trans Mississippi expo
sitlon at Omaha. Special designs win be
issued OF the following denominations: I.
2, 4. 5. 8, 10. 70 cents and 81 and 81 Any
one wishing a complete set for future use
should apply at once as the supply will
bs limited.
Captain Beard IS having the steamer
seafoam overhauled and placed In c1ndi.
ton for a trip 70 Puget sound He will
leave out sometime next week. and while
on the sound VIII do towing for Seaborg's
cannery The seafoam is a small craft
10 attempt an ocean voyage, Dut she is
.taunch and obeys her helm Ike a thing
of life She win return TO Astoria after
the fishing season on the sound is over
The depot yards were visited Sunday
evening by hundreds VI people VINO were
attracted there by the arrival from Port
land Of the first through train, composed
Of thirteen passenger cars, the same as
were used yesterday morning in the cx-
cursIon train. Old sc5w Bay rs certainly
now a thing Of the past. and, standing On