The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-11

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pearances the opera house win be crowd
ed and n behooves those intending to take
IN the performance to secure tickets
early.
Loretta p. Starr, SALEM y, J, seeley.
Albany. r. Tikes, w r. Hunt, Green
valid, Ike RosenblaW. san Francisco; Il,
Kinney. Yamhill; G, II. Stlnson Fort
Candy, J. Housman. seaside' William
g Mackenzie. T.. 5, Edwards, George y Full
Ter. ]. G. Woodwork and wife, y, poston'
= Portland James A. Cooke, Schillng's
Best; J. c. Norong L. s, NJ y. g
smith, seattle are registered at the oc-
eldent
II The mouth OF the river Is stll obscured
with fog and no vessels wcne sighted ny
the lookout at the cape yesterday The
a only vessel In the ofiing is the Metropolis,
witch may get In today. She Is under
charter to load grain. II Is thought sew
a eral other grain ships are within iM mdes
OF the river, and that they will be In oy
the end OF the week. The Metropolis
\ had very good passage from Hong kons'
making the "trip in a days,
e ]. W. Munson, keeper OF the Point
a Adams lighthouse has rendered his resig-
nation to the department, after coniinu-
Gus service Of 81 years. In iS'S he entered
4 the service and has been connected with
: the stations at Fort Candy and Point
Adams since that time. He is now Ia his
So,h year, and. being IN and lnfrn, asks
, 70 De discharged No doubt some recogni-
ton OF his long and faithful service will
be made. Ar. Munsen is well known
here
/ The long passage of the For;heank,
which is now out sis days from Sicily. ana
the apprehension for her safety, recall
/ lae loss o. the CadEow Forrest. The lat
: ter vessel was lons overdue. but many
seoeed the idea that she had gone down.
These same persons now rldicule the fears
oppressed FOR me safety OF the sulphur
laden rortabank, hu, her 49, 49,, passage
gives sSOd reason ior Apprehension She
- % days overdue. and has not been
spoken this side Of the Horn
Owing 10 A misunderstanding amons
the farmers of the date on which the
creamery meeting was TO be held some
, Of the members OF the committees weFe
absent from the meeting which was 10 ee
held Yesterday. However an Informal
, discussion took place al the rooms OF
1.-THE push club. Mg, Seeley, Of AloanE'
Who Is Interested in creameries az tha'
Mace. save some valuable points In con-,
necuon with their operation. 4 date foF
5 meeting will be announced later. when
the committees will make their report ana
a site selected.
Messrs y. Poston. OF Portland, and l..
K. smith. superintendent OF the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company. Of Seattle
e are in the city. Mr. Smith Is preparing
/. 10 extend the coal bunkers at the o. X,
] & y. dock sixty feet Tho extension viii
be built on the east end Of the bunkers
and an electric conveyance will be put IN
, for the loading and discharging OF ves-
I sells Work will commence Immediately.
! Mr.. Smith Is negotiating with the S'reta
Car Company for a 5-horse power to run
the electrical hoistlng machine and con-
; veyor as soon as the work Is completed.
E +. H. Lamb OF san Francisco, assistant
superintendent Of the Western Union.
arrived here yesterday TO check up the
! local Office. In going over the accounts
Z he found that Manager Johnson had too
I much money on hand. but the Western
Union never complains when an employe
ls ahead. Mr. johnson gave Mr.. Lamb a
list OF the furniture needed for the new
e Office TO be opened in the Page building.
r and It will be elegantly hited The busi-
ness Of the local Office is much better this
year than last. Astoria is a good news
center. and the press matter dled is biz
= item in the business Of the once.
The United States civil service commits
sion announces that 1t Is desired 10 estab-
! lish an eligible register. from which a
E selection may be made 10 hll an existing
e vacancy In the grade OF janitor at sal
] airy OF $50 per annum. Applicants must
be citizens OF the United States and be-
tween the ages OF p and @ years. Inc
( examination is open 10 all citizens OF the
, United States who may desire to enter
4 the service, without regard to race or
l political or religious affiliations. Persons
desiring TO enter this examination should
apply to the secretary Of the board OF
examiners at the postoffiee in this city
] for application blanks. which should De
! properly executed and at once forwarded
= TO the commission at Washington. b. &.
Clubmen are again getting down TO
work. and, although interest will increase
, from this time on, the alleys OF the As
! tOria Football Club are well patronlzed.
The inter-club contests which are now be-
! ing held have had the effect OF bringing
bowlers TO the alleys. and OF making the
scratch men play hard for place on the
teams. A mixed team OF Mulnomah ana
Road Club men will probably be here
SEPTEMBER "a, and the A. F. c. men are
. getting in trim for the contest The daily
records for the past week follow: Mon
day, P. B. sovey, g; Tuesday W. c.
Laws. IS; Mrs. ingalls,. IS; Wednesday.
iC. H. Cooper. and A. Murry, 50; Mrs.
Slime. 81; Thursday. L. B. Burroughs. s.;
Friday, B. F. Allen, 81; Saturday. p. b.
Sovey g.
The catches on the opening night OF
the fall fishing season were good. and,
although some OF the boats did not go
out. the packers were well satisfied. only
a few Of the canneries operated yesterday
owing to the fact that the season opened
the last day Of the week, but the other
packing houses will commence work to-
morrow The price which prevailed yes
terday was III cents. The Columbia 1
River Canneries Company received large 4
quantity Of salmon yesterday. and indica- |