The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-02-24

Today and tonight the monthly tourna-
ment will be bowlcd Miss Davidson won
the medal on Tuesday with is5 pins,
At 3i5 this morning the city woo TN
complete darkness Az the mcandcsccnt
and arc lights went out tor some un'
known reason but Il r. presumed the
difficulty was only temporary,
Superintendent Mcclure. of the A. n
c. r. r. r.. Is very busy az the mont
now clearing away the last landslide ana
putting some Hat cars on the track that
got caught In the slide. The work win
BE- completed in a DAY or two and trains
running through again.
The rich mans whiskcy is HARPER
because q Is suprcmcly delicious, Tho
poor mans whislSey is HARPER, because
such good whlskey helps him. The family
whiskcy Is HARPER, because its pure.
pleasant and Strengthening Sold by
Foard & Stokes Co, Astoria, ore,
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily at II o'clock a. m. for Ia
coma. Spokane, and the east. Close con-
neotion 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 service at the Methodist churcn
last evening was well attended aud pro-
uounccd by many as the best meeting ot
the series 50 Tar held. Another service
/ viii be held az the usual hour tonight,
and Il is the purpose 10 continue the
meetings trom night TO night until other
wise announced.
4 letter was yesterday received from
Captain John PiCkcrnell. of the Mavhow-
/ or. Skagway. stating that he is now en-
gagged in handling government supplies,
and Is doing well He SAYS the weather
is very cold and that with full steam up
and all the stoves going full blast ON the
boat he can hardly keep warm.
| Further reports ~ the reductions In
wages az Skagway and pyea aro rccclvc0
In almost every letter, but IL is said that
when the rush to the interior comes In the
spring things will change. Others say
| that the passes are now tlled with people
going In. az least as far as Lake Bennett,
where they will camp until the ice breaks
up.
Shares OF the Alaska transportation
and Development company Of Chicago
are the most desirable investment before
The public. Safer thar. savings banks ana
bank stock. Paying large dividends
Sharcs one dollar For information ad-
dress W 1. Dudley. general agent, Hal
Ter building. Seattle. Wash.
The reduction IN the cost OF production
Of the metal aluminium made tn recent
years. enables the housewife % have
/ lightest weight. cleanest and handsomest
kitchen ware ever manufactured 4 new
lot OF these goods received yesterday by
/ Fisher Bros. was greatly admired by an
comers. A coffee pot. which in ordinary
| tin would weigh about q pound. In alum
/ mum weighs but few ounces.
/ The steamer Chilkat arrived yesterday
| from Skagway via Seattle where one day
was spent. Captain Durham reports that
business is very lively in Skagway, but
that everything Is overdone. He had one
passenger. just out from Dawson, who
told him that for miles in the neighbor-
hood OF all pay streams claims have been
staked out by the hundred. the most OF
them worthless. Where the diggings are
rich. however. they are rich sure enough.
! the ground when laid bare. being fairly
yellow. A man can make 500 per day
| picking up the gold with his fingers The
Chilkat was beached yesterday afternoon
at the Astoria Iron Works 10 have her
rudder repaired. when she will proceed up
the river TO load for Copper River
Mr.. W. D. Wheelwright. OF Portland.
who was in the city yesterday, completed
the arrangements for chartering the Brit
lsh ship Lydgate, for carrying a cargo OF
railroad ties to Tientsien. China. The
rate paid, II is understood, was the lump
sum OF $500 The ties are believed to be
for the Russian railroad. Before taking
on cargo the Lydgate will undergo her
first periodical survey by Lloyds. Cap
tain George Pope having made a portion
Of the survey here yesterday. Mr.. Wheel |
wright. who Is a wide-awake merchant,
is much interested in building up trade
between the Columbia river and the ORR |
ent. and will be heard OF again. The Lyd- |
gate will return to Astoria next August or
September. and Captain Forrest hopes to
be here in time for the regatta.
The report current that the Washington
pilots h adagsih. .twiafdy ?yht shrdlumh
pilots had again combined with the Ore
gon pilots. with the consent Of Captain
Bob Carruthers. owner Of the pilot
schooner Jessie. with the understanding
that the Jessie was to be thrown into
the pool and retired under a stipulated !
sum per month. caused a ripple Of ex-
citement on the water front here yester-
day. When seen By a reporter concerning |
the matter Captain Carruthers said: !
You may deny the whole story as false. !
| am In a position to know Of what /
speak. The Jessie Is chartered TO the |
Washington pilots for one year. and they |
could not go into such a combine without |
consulting me, or breaking their contract |
Furthermore. only one Of the Washington |
pilots is in the city and he has done moth |
ing Of the kind. The Jessie is In the bust |
ness to stay and is outside 10 get what |
ships she can. ] was approached by one |
Of the oregon pilots and offered certain |
sum per month TO lease them the Jessie |
FOR the purpose OF retiring her, but tolu |
MIN that four times the amount would |
not take the Jessie out OF service. The |
Jessie and the Washington pilots will not |
be the first 10 cut rates-we are not de- |
moralizers-but II rates are cut we will |
take care Of our own. No sir; II Is safe |
10 say there will be no combine between |
Washington and Oregon pilots with my |
consent
Two DRINKS were up for sentence In the |
police court yesterday. A five doll ir fine |
was imposed on one OF them, and the 9TH
er whose name Is James MeGranahan |
Jared differently but more to his liking |
Jimmy" is a railroad labOrer and when |
he first arrived in the city made known |
| his presence, a short time agD, by beg |
| glng from families on the hill. When |
| confronted by the arm Of the law he Wig |
| Drously protested against being interfared |
with in his peaceful vocation and It was
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