The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-01-19


tcrNd In Greenwood cemetery
County Jrjga Gray returned from sea.
st'bn y,stNNlay and Npo'ys tnc brldW
on the Nccanicum and tnc bridge nca,
NIrs Rird's muoN dlmasod by the late
loNls. The supervisor cr the district IA,
bNcn instructed to make the necessary
Npairs
shares OF the Alaska Transportation
and Development company ot Chicasy
are tho most desirable investment bc,or,
the p0bllc, Safer than savings banks anC
hank stock, Paying Iatgc dlvidonds
shares one dollar For Information ad,
dress W, l. Dudley. gSe'cral ascnt Hal
lcr building, seattle Wash,
The Young Mems Republican club viii
NEE, this evening at the Justice court
and elcc, dolcgatos 10 me annual mcctinS
~ the Nam rcpibliean league which
viii b. held In Portland on the lat o,
FebrnSv TIE state republican league
Is the ougrowth OF the original young
mems Republican hague OF Oregon
Joe Klondike. On exhibition In Foard 4
Stokes window. together with his dog
sled loaded with an the necessities Tor a
trip in thu nar north, was the c,uter ot
attraction on Commercial street yes,er-
day He certainly looked like husines =
aDd wNs cvtNnuy hlyn-tonci miner,
FOR he curried a Mrge package Of tea ~
we'll as b,Nns and bacon.
In the city y,steriay. said that he dos
not much like the improvements m the
-oads. He can make better time with his
slcd in the mud than he can over the
-orduroy roads, and is In favor o. the
county spending its money In some other
manner than placing bogs In the roads as
1 hlndrance to navigation
TNho magnificent sT.Srial edition % tho
-NTountaiuecr which war rSceIvd
here yesterday, was greatly admired hv
MI who saw n. The printing Il done upon
ine book paper and the illustrations are
IN the highest style OF the art. Those who
nad the articles will set an accurate
,iea OF the wtalth and resources OF
wasco AMI sherman counties.
II thSc h fair wNther for the next
week or ten days Commercial strest will
e completed as Gar as the new depot.
Ind II * sash that the railroad company
yill at once commerce using their own
eruinal facilities and station house.
This win De the frs, time IN AstorIa's
history that passengers vii arrive and
lepart from a regulation railroad sta.
Ton.
The last voyage under cut rates was
made yesterday by the steamer State OF
'alKEnia she arrived down the river
cry early and was loaded to the guards
Sith freight and passengers besides TAX
ne ON severnl passng r. and a good
eul Of freight herr. The Columbia will
rive tomorrow on the last trip up from
an Fraucisco. Paying rates will Be the
lle hereafter.
Il was suggested that Il would BE- a
ooi thing for the Progressive Assocla-
on to arrange with the o. r. & ".
o that 50 much space and passenger
oom win b. reserved for Astoria. ana
o advertised. on all the Alaska steam
r. This would give this city an oppor-
unity 20 10 some btsinetss ard n at any
me the whole reservation was not used
p to a reasonable hour before the sailing
tESe ship. the unsoid space could be
lsily be disposed Of in Portland.
There will be a hot time in the A. F. c.
leys tonight. commencing at 7:l5 O'Clock.
he captains OF the twelve competing
ans IN the forthcoming tournament wilt
raw for posstions and the kind of nm
leg will represent The teams ara about
> evenly matched az II IL possible TO
AXE them AMI the excitement ls at
jwling heat Each team will face each
her before the contssr Is finished ana
, end Of fun will te had Doubtless the
win spare booby prize.
Chief Hallock had a lively wrestling |
Jut with hobo yesterday. The man.
hose real name ss unknown, came here |
few days ago and has been begging on
" hills from private families ana
ightentng the women. Yesterday he
as caught in the act and the chief un-
'rtook to take him to jail. The man
owed to be an athlete and expert
ragtler. but the officer took fall out
him. though ne had hard work, eyea
Ith the assistance Of Officer Thompson,
no happened along, to get the man
fely behind the bars.
The logging industry, which has for
me time been on the verge OF bank
ptcy, locally az well as along the
ast has been stimulated by the recent
vance in the price Of logs. and the
ggers Of Gray's HaESbor have advanced
e wages OF their employees 25 cents a
y. No advance In wages occurred in
e logging camps tributary to the Co
nbia, but as the advance in the price
logs went into effect in the fall when
,st of them were closing down for the
inter- or curailing the force OF men
'eady employed. 1t Is more than prob
le that with the oneninp of the lop-