The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-03-30

yesterday. I will say that We have no
trap-men who have driven traps ON the /.
south side OF sand Island nor will I let I
our driver drive out there I have not Z
given the Sea Foam any work whatever I
! / understand that Ed AuderSOn'S brother |
has driven location outstde ot sand F.
Island, but we have nothing 10 do with
Il. Charies Davis lHooth's mani did the
driving and Ed Anderson gave the Sea
Foam an order ON me for SO Tor his
brother and that's the way the matter
stands. Yours respectfully,
X, A. HAWKINS,
To Whom 1t May Concerns Notice is
hereby given that our draft No, 81, on
Simpson Lumber Company, san Fran
cisco. for $s,OltJ, has been obtained With
out rendering an equivalent, and payment
Of the same has been stopped. columbia
Mills, Knappton,
Hot drinks. mixed drinks. mineral wat
ers, wines, cor,iials. blttcrs. liquors Key
West and domestic cigars, Erankfurter,
smoked goose. wcstphalta ham. Hamburg
eel, Braunschwcigcr mottwurst, and any
other old good thing TO eat or drink can
be found at the Louvre.
Good whiskey is both doctor and tonic /.
Better looking than many doctors. better
tasting than all medicines For general
family use. nothing equals whskcy ana |
Harper's whiskey is pre-eminently the /
family whiskey. sold by Foard and
Stokes Company, Astoria, oregon
Northern Pacific railroad trains leave
Portland daily at II o'clock a. m. for Ia
coma, Spokane. and the east. Close con-
nection 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
Shares ot 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.
Toll Thompson. J. W Cook. John Kler-
nan, y PoSton and son. oscar J. Open
heimer, T. W. Markell J. SaJter Jack
son, J. n. Smith. Portland. G. A. Lep-
pelt ST. Louis. W =. Wymau. Chicago:
Fred Howe and wife Janesvnle. Wis.
B. Goodwin. E. Bursch. san Francisco.
are registered at the OccidenJ
Best OF Alto cleanse the system in a
gentle and truly beneficial manner. when
the springtime comes. use the true ana
perfect remedy. Syrup Of Figs. Buy the F.
genuine. Manufactured by the California T.
Fig Syrup Company only. and for sale by
all druggists at 20 cents per bottle.
The Riverside Bowling Alleys will close
their doors for a couple OF days .or the .
purpose Of making a few repairs and al |
terations. Friday evening they will open I
up again under the efficient management 4
OF John Munseu. the crack bowler VINO
invites all his friends to call around ana .
see him. Plenty OF refreshments will be .
served on the opening night. Everybody .
is welcome.
The steamer Miller IS now lying az
Fourteenth street receiving the finishing
I touches under Contractor M..er. She Is
now practically a new boat. her deck
4 and sides are newly planked and a new .
cabin fitted up. Her engines were thor
oughly overhauled and repaired. Captain .
Babbidge has fitted her up In such a way
that II necessary he can put her in the I
coast trade. In few days the Miller will .
be completed and will be placed on her
I old run between this city and Westp0rt
/ The schooner Phillips. which has Just
I completed a cargo OF lumber here will
probably put To sea today. captain
I Blackburn. who became greatly interest
ed In the deep-sea fishing question at this
/ port. was yesterday presented by Mr.. Kin
ney with a s0-fathom salmon net for use
on the Yukon river when they shall have
[ discharged their lumber at Frisco and
made entrance into the land Of gold. Cap
/ tain Blackburn expressed his extreme
/ gratitude for himself and men for the
hospitality extended to them here and
said that he hoped 10 visit this port
again.
I Life is a workshop in which no one
/ from the foreman Gown to the meanest
/ apprentice, knows when he is going 10
lose his job and Providence oftentimes
demonstrates this by miraculous protec.
ton over the lower animals Yesterday.
/ for instance, little mite OF a dog. hardly
large enough TO be entitled to the name
was caught under the wheel OF an electric
/ car In front Of the AstOrian office. The
wheel did not pass over the canine, but
/ pushed II for over a block. The motor
man had not noticed the incident and
| his attention was called TO II by a pedes-
| trian. The car was stopped and the dog
| 'camperod away, apparently none the
worse for his experience. II that XXI
I had been child-but It wasn't.
| Rapidly the last links are being forged
In the chain which will connect Astoria
/ with the rest OF civilization by an up-to-
date railroad. Early Thursday morning
the tracklayers from the east division
VIII have crossed the Clatskanle river
Barring any accident the west end will
/ join bands with the other end on the same
/ day. The contract for constructing
/ roundhouse, turntable and trestle ap-
/ Droaches at Scow Bay has been awarded
/ TO Robert Wakefield Mr. Hammond who
is now in MissOula viii arrive here in a
/ few days and take part in the formal
/ opening ceremonies Of the road. which
will occur about the time Of the arrival
[ in Astoria Of the delegates Of the state
republican convention. No more fitting
occasion could have been selected for the
greatest event in Astora's history.
The dispatches yesterday regarding the
awful loss of life of sealers in the north
Atlantic ocean caused some comment
amongst the crew and officers Of the
schooner Phillips Captain Blackburn
himself went through much the same ex-
periencc as befel the men Of the steamer
/ Greenland Only a few years ago while
at sea In the winter season captain
Blackburn and companion were caught
in terrible blizzard far away from their
ship and had little show for life. over
come by the cold and aircadv party frozen
| Blackburns partner gave up and lay
down IN the boat and died Determined
to make fight, the captain with his
hands stiff in ice, slid them onto the oars
where they frOzc solid. braced his feet in
icy water. and made "a pull for assistance.
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