The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-20

N'"N AAAa'NN.tANAi W. ANll ENAA OH the SOIL. III
side Is yet as uncertain and. even II tho
approach were built the bridge wcu,l
be useless until the road Is finished. How
ever ihe county IS cnvc,ing saving by
the delay as a bridge tender will no.
oe employed until ,he bridge Is open for
traffic whNh even; may ogcur ahou; the
I middle of May
The Finnish residents - Astoria will
De Interested in knowing how Portland
Views the prospecjvs Immigration OF
their counrryme0 from the cEar's perse.
cuuors IN the old country. Here 70 la
/ from as, nights Telegram: II the iurl.
grafton board Will DO anything towar,i
securing portion at leas, ~ the Finnish
"m.gNtion for Oregon. that will SION SET
In FOR America thaJ something has no.
ye' assumed definite shape. Patient ln-
Quiry failed 20 reveal what me course
Of the board would De- one man this
morning while not caring 90 90 allow
his name GO be used said that .n ht.
opinion the Fnus would Do a more de-.
ssraole element Tor Alaskan $50 ouizB BON
than Tor ,hat OF orcgon"
Mr. BaUley's pc, hyar was ,ho, by .be
police yesterday evening on the IA, near
the place whore the piles were driven f3r
the new Savings bank building. The b .tr
escaped some time during tho afternoon
ana attracted the attention OF hundreds
by his antics In the water and upon the
decayed piles protrud.ng near tho water
edge He was finally captured by his T.
keeper Jimmie some bysiauder threw
a rope around him and he and the keeper .
We're proceeding TO drag his struggling
bearship back 20 his cage when ,hey
were interrupted by the police and the
bear dIsu tched after a number Of re-
volver shots. Il was high time the po-
Ice intertvred as they did. The bear has
had habit ot escaping frequently lately.
and Il was only a question OF time when
some citizen would have been seriously
injured II he had not been killed
a. J. Johnson, who has been 90 the
city the past few days. lct, on the ,rlin
ast night for Portland Mr Johnson
IS engaged IN preparing the forestry sta
astes of Oregon for the government. He
".ll go from Portland 90 TlHamook and d
counties collecting data and ,
Viii travel along the coas, until N. 7
summer is more advanced His trp will
'e subject 20 weather conditions and The 3
mountain ranges ot the eastern portion {
4 the state viii not be visited until tho 5
now begins TO melt. Mr johnson re- p
elyed a dispatch frQm the department. 8
inquiring as TO The progress j
eing made ani the probable time when J
he work would be completed. He repli.d
hat the work would most likely BE- fin %
shed by June. bur the difficulties en- II
made the exact time very uu- C.
ertain. The statistics will be the mos, 20
comprehensive ever published and will %
I've in detail the numbering and forestry =
ssourc-s Of the state, "
'Fhe case Of the state US L. f. se,is :
anager Of Fisher opera hous for vlo- g
ton Of The Sunday law 10 conducting ]"
place " amusement. wa called before >
idge Nelson yesterday afternoon The N
,fendant was represented by f. D Wn. o'
n and c. j. Curtis, Johan Young, deputy
strict attorney being counsel for the
osecutlon. \ demurrer 10 the lnforma-
N was fled by the counsel for defend
u and, after argument. was oyerruled G
the court. The trial then proceeded
fore the following jury: Fred Sherman. G,
illiam Chance, George Kabo.h, Jack
lrns, s. Page and o. y. Prael. ST. After -
airing the evidence and listening 20
haustiye arguments by counsel on both ..
les. the jury returned a verdict acqu'i- u.
g the defendant Mr. Johan Young Ut
putty district attorney, being seen after
E verdict and requested to state the IL
ound upon which the jury probably br
ind the defendant not guilty, stated
ere was no doubt about the law OF the tr.
Sc and It was not due TO any failure gu
evidence. THE fact is," said Mr.. :
ung 'the prosecution was against 80
bic sentiment and Ike every other 80,
50 for the enforcement Of a law OBJ
xious 70 the people, the state stood no -
,nce Of conviction before jury from MAJ
beginning DIT