The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-08

ge Block, ASTORIA
The mldnigh; express from Portland dld
not arrive until about 1880. The delay
was occasioned by an accident 20 the air.
pipe, near Holton.
The funeral OF the late Mss Rertha
Coulter will take place At / o'clock this
afternoon from Grace Ep,scopa church.
where services will be held Tho in
Jerment will De in Greenwood.
Mr.. Laws, OF the Eclipse Hardware
Company. has received a consignment Of
rochester nickel plated copper ware
which was purchased in the cas-, before
the advance in this line Of goods. These
goods will De sold al the old prices
". A Games private stock whisky.
handled exclusively in Astoria by John
l. Carlson, Is one OF the most popular
beverages sold. Its purity and quality
are guaranteed. and II Is especially rec.
commended for family use. II IS sold IN
any quantity a. the corner Of Twelfth
and Bond streets.
The barkentine Cleaner cleared at the
customs house yesterday lumber laden
for CoQuambo and Caleta Buena. Chile.
Her cargo. which Is shipped by the
| Northwestern Lumber Company, consists
OF el,s2 feet OF Oregon pine lumber,
valued az $3.50. and 2DlO pickets and sO.OCO
laihs, valued al $5S6s.
| In the circuit court esterday the de-
cLsion rendered by Judge Mcbride we're:
E P. Peterson VS.. W. W. Parker ct al;
dismissed as to Goddard and Judgment
and decree by default as per answer Of
IneZ Parker. J. .. A Bow.by, receiver
VS. Richard Richards; Judgment by de-
fault. State Of oregon * rel GeouA
Kaboth VS. y. Kerage; on trial
Men were az work pruning the dead
branches on the trees yesterday that
adorn the postofice yard. The blasts OF
winter have left them in an unslghtly
condition, but with a few days Of mild
weather they Will commence 10 sprout.
During the summer these trees bear
foliage that gives the enclosure a very
handsome appearance.
The crew Of the schooner Dewey.
which arrived Monday evening from Ne
halem. report that the steamship sighted
from the cape was a collier bound north.
and not the Oriental liner Fan Sang.
which is due from Honolulu. The Dewey
experienced very rough weather of the
mouth Of the river, but arrived safely.
She Is loaded with salmon and lumber.
During the blow Monday night the
British ships Iverna and Port Stanl.y
dragged their anchors and went ashore
on the sands The vessels are considered
10 b In no danger, their s,erns only being
caught on the edge Of the sands. They
laid in that position all day yesterday,
but viii probably be hauled OF By The
tugs today Both vessels are wheat
laden
This Is the age Of authorizations. but
Harper whisky IS guaranteed strictly
pure, superlatiye whisky. Chemists. an
aiysts and physicians testify 70 this re-
peatediy. The evidence is not only strong
but conclusive. The people too. find
Harper can be trusted implicitly: hence
the enormous sales Of his royal whisky.
Sold by The Foard g. Stokes Company.
Astoria, Ore
The storm which has ragged over this
section for the past IS hours was one OF
the most severe that has swept over
this city for some time past The wind
attained a velocity OF s. miles an hour
and played havoc with roofs and fences
In and around Astoria Two Of the shios
in the harbOr were blown out Of the
channel, but no serious damage is re-
ported to property.
At the meeting Of the water commits
sion held last night c. s Wright was
elected chairman and y. G. Van Dugen
was elected clerk. Owing tO the absence
of Mr.. Emore from the city It was
decided to make no change IN the stand
ing committees al prcsen.. Cons derable
time was occupied in a general discussion
Of various matters pretainlng t0 work of
the commission, but no definite action
Of any sort, other than that Of enecung
organization, was taken. The meeting
adjourned subject to call.
Three vessels, two wheat laden and one
lumber laden, cleared az Portland yester-
day Cor Europe These are he British
ship Norma, with 12S 81 bushels of wheat.
valued at $1,000 and the French bark
Grand Duchesse Olga. with 1O37 75O bush
els, valued at SG2 go. The German bark
rhalassa carries 1191.1 .1G5 feet OF lumber
valued at $4,000, shipped by the Pacific
Export Lumber Company. Her destina-
ton IS Hamburg and the cargo is said
to be the first Of its kind ever shipped TO
that port from the Pacific coast.
A company has been formed at Van
couver B. c., to build what is to be one |
If the largest canneries on the coast It's
title Is Scottish Canadian Packing Com |
oany, and its head offices will be in Van |
,ouyer. The new cannery is to be built !