The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-27


play of trimmed hats and honuci> on
Tuesday and Wednesday March 9th ond
slth.
Hot drinks. mixed drinks, mineral w''-
ers, wines, coriials, biitcrs, liquors, Key
West and domestic cigars FyapNwrter
smoked goose, Wcstphala ham, Hamburg
eel, Bauusohwcigcr mcttwurst, and any
other old good thing to eat OF drink can
be found az the Louvre.
Mrs. II. J. Roscnstock win arrive We'd
nrsday evening 90 take charge ot kosen-
stock Bros's branch storc, which Viii N'
stocked with choice ,ut-0oWcrs. MIS-.
Roscns,ock Invites the public 60 call
Thursday March 50, Headquarters neat
door 20 Herman Wlses store
Rest of Alto cleanse the system in
gentle and truly hcnchcial manner, when
the springtime comes, use the true ana
perfect remedy. Syrup OF Figs. huN ih'
genulue Manufactured by the California
Fig Syrup Company only, and tor sale py
all druggists at 50 cents per bottle
Good whiskcy is both doctor and tonic.
Better looking than many doctors, better
tasting than all medicines, For general
family use, nothing equals wh,sN'y ami
Harper's whskey Is prc-emincnuy she
family whiskcy. sold by Foard and
Stokes Company, Astoria, oreson.
his wife not appearing against him. IL
is the same old story ~ a man being al
right when sober but e demon when
drunk. but It Is hoped that Harry Who i'
civil engineer and well known m this
city, has enough manhood lct, in him ''
treat his wife and family with more kind
ness,
Mrs Ross annual spring opening of tine
millinery will be- given on Tuesday and
Wednesday. This promises To excel amy
thing of a similar nature ever before
given In Astoria. Mrs. Ross. during her
extended California stay made a thorough
study of the styles TO bc IN vogue this
season
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
/ Portland daily az II o'clock a. m. for Ia
coma. Spokane. and the east Close con-
nection made az Spokane FOR Rossland.
Nelson. Sandow and British Columbia
mining camps. For maps and Information
call on or address c W. Stone, Astoria.
Oregon
Shares Of the Alaska Transportation
and Development company of Chicago
are the most desirable investment before
the public. Safer than savings banks aad
/ bank stock. Paying large dividends.
Shares one dollar. For Information ad-
dress W. L Dudley, general agent. Hal
Ter building, Seattle. Wash.
one OF the most interesting Teachers
Institute ever held in Clatsop county
closed last evening. Much information
was disseminated during the various ses-
sions and new plans for imparting In
| struction were thoroughly discussed.
Professor Wright. OF Astoria, and Pro
fessor Armstrong. OF Portland, We're the
principal speakers last night,
I Yesterday afternoon Water Works Sup
| erintendant Shields was very busy with
7 one or two assistants pumping water
with long hose on Ninth stree. into the
river alongside the British steamer PurI-
! tan, as she was taking on ballast, eyi-
IDENTIFY under the impression THAI H he da
not m up the river with Bear creek %.
| big ship would touch bottom.
I For many years fruitess search has
I been made FOR alleged hidden treasure
at the mouth Of the Nehalem river on
the strength OF legends anil accounts
I given hy old Indians 90 q wreck. and
{ the hurying Of the treasure by the REM
| nant of the crew of vessel .u the Ions.
/ long ago. II is strange 10 sly that re-
I Gently q find has been made on this very
/ same spot. not Of gold but OF coal, by
/ coal hunters The coal lately found IS an
| addition 20 veins formerly found. but
now found one-half mile from the ocean
| and one and one-half miles north of Ne
| halem Bay. The coal is said 10 be of eS-
cellent quality and is on lands owned by
! 2. g. Warren. Of this county.
II was reported yesterday that the con-
/ tract for carrying the mails between As
toria and Portland will pass out Of the
/ hands OF the o. K. & y. Company the
lst Of July The report has not been com
! frmed. II is said that Captain New'ome,
owner Of the steamers Iralda and Young
America has obtained the contract from
the government. his bid being the only one
submitted at the time To substantate
the probability Of the report. It Is further
said that the new boat now being built al
Portland Is owned by Captain Newsome
though II was at first supposed that IL
was being constructed for Jacob Kamul
She is especially designed for speed and
the carrying OF passengers. 1t Is eX-
pected she will make the run between this
city and Portland In less than I'VE hours
Two Of the largest freight carriers ever
seem here are now in this port They are
the British steamers Commonwealth and
Puritan The Commonwealth registers
2ls3 tons. is 30 feet over all 4i-toot beam
and 2 feet depth Of hold. She has triple
expansion engines and has 0n unnr0 H
cargo of 900 tons Of oregon wheat hs-
sides 1854 tons OF coal She s manned nH
Captain John James first officer @. p.
silk. second James Saundrr- third Al-
fred H0dgson. chief engineer 60wu.r
webb second James Ray third j.. Gl-
christ. fourth W Horand steward John
i Anderson The Puritan which is taking
? on lighterage. is probably "a trao Hla.r
than the Commonwealth. both sh.u. ars
new. fitted with handsome quart.r for
. the officers. have AN modern rouy.u..n..a
for navigation. and both belong Zoo N.
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