The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-26

dikers on me oreson, who eren' seVeiM
holrs IN the city,
The livery stables have done good
business during the past forty-c'eh'
hours. Evoty ruuncr In the town was on
the turf--or SNOW.
James stewart of Gray's river, while
choplng wotJ yesterday cut on the two
forcancor~ of his icft hand, Ne came 20
the city at oucc and callci upon Dc
Bishop to dr,Ss tic wound.
Sunshine and SNOWFALL winter and
summer wrrc hand IN hand yesterday, A
Young man In ris shirt sleeves, sitting In
an easy chair 81 iron, ot his Office yes
rerlay mnniug himself was nit In the
neck hy a hall " loe thrown by Passing
schoolgirls. Combination.
No pyortS have been rccclvel from
the Progr,vSsive Association ~ Chamber
ot Commcn,e recently az to whether any
steps have teen taken to recclvr the pres
enoe herr ~ the Industrial agent OF the
o. r. a y. Co. the establishment, OF a
naval rcserve al TIE mouth OF the river,
or the removal % the Office " the light
houa, inspector OF the rairiccnh dis
''''' TO NS''''" -
The rehearsals Tor the oriental Fete are
now occurring nightly. Fine progvess y
being made by each participant l, Is
doubtful II a more gorgeous setting was
ever witnessed al scene or cnteNain-
meni given in Astoria. Tue talent Wit
and beauty Of the various actors reflect
great credit on the eurrec, iddgmcm ana
wise discrimination Of the committee OF
ladies. Mrs. Perry Trullingcr and Mrs. =.
\. Stokes. who selected them
Taking advansage OF the line weather
yesterday the tug boats and pilots cleared
tho harhor Of nearly all the ships waiting
to 70 to sea. Among the vessels which
isft for distant ports were the steamers
PAX Ling. wheat laden. for Europe, ami
the q. r. & y. oriental Inner Olympia.
As the PAX Ling steamed out Of the har-
box she showed up elear-cut like a cruiser
and was admired by every one who saw
her.
Captain 4. G Fisher. VINO sailed for
Alaska on the last trip OF the Elder.
writes from wrangel. where they stop
ped few hours, that they had fine
trim. hut that some OF the dogs and
horses suffered "a gOod deal on the passage
and several had to BE- thrown overheard.
one Of the cabin passengers was robbed
Of $50 ard a eteerage passenger lost ~.
Tue thief was not discovered. Affairs IN
wrangel are In a prosperous condition.
Lighthouse tender ManEanlta, captain
Gregory. yesterday succeeded in towing
lightship No. 30. which has recently un-
iergone extensive repairs at the Astoria |
ship-yari. to sea and placed her on her
old station. relieving the new llghtShip |
No. Sc. which was brought back to port !
by the Manzanita and viii be iowed by
her 10 Portland today TO undergo certain |
minor repains AZ the establishment where |
she was built prior 10 placing her on her
station at Puget Sound.
Al the Astoria Football clubs alleys
Monday night the Mackarel and Salmon
and Clans and oysters met. The teams
all got an even bre0k. each winning
game. There was large attendance and
great enthusiasm. A young gentleman.
with 4 voclferoAs "hI-yah.'. made the
night hideous for two blocks. but jollied
the players out OF an kinds OF strikes, So
far. the Gratis are in the lead They won
one game and tied In the other. The tie
will be played on at the conclusion OF the
The Ocner three teams that
have so far played hive broken even. Al
the alleys yesterday Mr.. b. Wise was high
man with IS. while Mi.ts Davidson made !
the best score for the ladies, Il.
The high scores at the A. F. c. alleys |
for the week ending January ., were: |
Monday. y. F. Allen. ~: Tuesday. A. |
Murray. "a; Tuesday. Miss Davidson, ~:
Wednesday. b. Wise ~: Wednesday |
Miss Davidson. 80; Thursday. H. Wise 81 ;
Friday, A. Murray. @; Friday Mrs. In
gals. 81; Saturday. Laws and sOvey. -.
The suit Of clothes contest will finish on
January 81. Murray Is ahead 80 far with
g. but the alleys have been slow for
some time and undergoing some repairs
.Aat viii make them much faster and
good scores viii undoubtedly be made be-
fore the end Of January. Tonight the
Flounders. II. T. Fmdlay. captain. will |
meet the Sariines. F. Woodheld. captain,
and the Crabs. II. Wise. captain. will
tussle with the smelts. c. H. Cooper.
,aptaln.
The continued cold weather afforded an
1ther night OF coastlng. Everybody was
Jut last evening. BOys and girls. men
and women. used all kinds Of bob-sleds
however. several accidents occurred. in
which a number OF people were injured
ind one collision between a bob-sled and
1 buggy almost CAUSED a panic. officer
Slnnott at the stroke Of the curfew bell.
very properly lined mp the youngsters and
'ent them home. Coafstlng only comes
,nce in long while in Astoria, but when
he fun seekers slide down the sidewalks
o the imminent peril Of pedestrians the
'un should be stopped. In several in
stances ladies narrowly escaped being
lnOcked down and injured, and II prop
-rty owners lid fhe righ, thing they
would sprinkle their sidewalks with ashes
" sawdust. The streets are the proper
places for shedding and even there the
'un in certain quarters Of the city be-
.omes dangerous.
WILL HISTORY REPEAT ITSELF.
During General Harrlson's admlnistra-
lon the government building in Astoria
vas well guarded by a Taylor and
Hare; win President Mckinley likewise
elect a Fox and Tailor? Or has Dell
| half-Nelson on the down stains; some
hink that the Welch-man mas a good
how: one thing is certain N will no ANNA |