The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-09-01

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Mrs. c. J. Trenchard. The socials givcn
by the Ladies Guild are always popular
and every one Is assured Of most en-
jOyable time.
A canoe containing two coats, vest
and a hat was picked up al raku arm
August L. II is believed the occupants
were drowned
Sailing dates os steamers from Portland
to san Francisco for September will be
as follows; September 3 :. T. Il. 2. q.
Snake River-Leave Riparla daily except
Saturday.
Leave Lewistown daily except Friday.
Good Whiskey Is both doctor and tonic.
Better looking than many doctors. better
tasting than all medicines. For general
family use. nothing equals whiskey and
HARPER whiskey Is pre-eminently the
family whiskey. Sold by Ford & stokes
Co.. Astoria. or.
Charles II. Cauheld. Lee cauaeld. ore
gon City: Ben NJ. Lift. L. Samuel. d.
hood. willis Fisher. Arthur Mackenzie.
Portland; George II. Pease. J. B. neen.
Chicago; ID. A. Carmichael. Cleveland. o. /:
F. V. CoviAe. Washington. d. T., are
guests At the occident.
Eignt Of the sailors on the revenue cut
ter Perry left that vessel yesterday. Il
IS stated that the captain made cut In
the wages OF ;he men. who refused to
agree 10 the terms. and their discharge
followed. Some Of the men who left went
on the train TO Portland last night.
r. c. F. Astbury. Harry Bell and t. o.
Wilkinson Of the Astoria cricket team.
have been chosen TO play on the all Ore
gon cricket eleven against the vancou-
yer. B. c.. eleven and will leave FOR the
metropolis tonight. The match win Be
played In Portland, Friday and Saturday
next.
Surgeon A d. Carmichael. U. 5. A, ar
rived in the city yesterday from Cleye-
land. He is chairman Of the board ap-
pointed 60 select a site for a quarantine
station. The other members are Captain
Kilgore. Of the cutter Perry, who is re-
corder Of the board. and Collector Fox.
The board VIII hold the first OF its ses-
sions today.
The merchants yesterday reported a
largely increased trade. Many people were
in from the country purchasing groceries.
The increased business Is due in a meas
ure to rhe demand for provisions by theI
vessels now here, exclusive OF the Perry.
vessels now here. exclusive OF the Perry.
and their purchases amount to thousands
OF dollars.
z. A. Coe was in the city yesterday
from svenson. He has been appointed
ticket agent at that place Of the Astoria
line and came here to secure the neces-
sary supplies. Mr. Coe is prominent
candidate for postmaster there. Mr.. Lee.
the present incumbent, having resigned
upon his election 70 the Office OF county
school superintendent.
J. o. Hanthorn. president Of the Column
bia River Canneries Company. shipped
for his company. by the A. & c. r. r. r.
yesterday the largest carload OF salmon
that has ever left the river By rail. he.
ing 8,0iO pounds. The car that this ship
ment went in Is No 1924 and was built es-
pecially for the A. & C. r. r. r. by Bar
ney q Smith, OF Dayton. Ohio, and Is the
finest freight car OF the class belonging 10
any Of the western roads. Three other
cars Of salmon were shipped in the same
train yesterday for eastern points.
According to Dyea adyices under date
Of August % the Rev. ". J. Lyons
well known Episcopal minister. was
drowned in Lake Lebarge ,,4.n Japan
ese servant. Dr. Lyons was on his way TO
Fort Selklrk. where ne was 70 take charge
OF the Episcopal mission. While going
down Lake 'Lebarge his canoe capsIzed
and the occupants were drowned. DR.
LYONS body was recovered By r. A
Cleveland at the lower end Of the lake |
but the body Of the japanese was not re. |
covered. DR.. Lyons was prominent min.
ister Of Gloucester. England. The corps
was taken IN charge by the Canadian pO- |
lice and buried near the place where It
was found.
New discoveries have been made at At |
lin lake, Alaska, and thousands have
rushed TO the scene The lake is 90 miles
in length and eight miles wide. In the |
vicinity are many dried-up creeks, the
sands Of which are said to be wonderfully |
rich Claims there average three ounces
to the man. Attn City has been laid out
and had. on August IS, a population OF
L5OO which was increasing at the rate OF
100 a day. Dawson prices prevail. It is
said by experienced miners that when the
rivers are turned from their courses and
the channels worked to bedrock wonder
full results win be obtained.
The British ship Crown Of India, which
was in this port last year, had narrow
escape from destruction last May. The