The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-08-20

Dor TO take part in the regatta. Three
more plungers from the same place
are expected to arrive today.
The regatta headquarters have been
ornamented for the visiting
delegations, A protusion Of flags, .,en-
ants and streamers have masked the
walls in rare display OF beauty.
The steamer Mayhower arrived In
yesterday from the sound, She made
the trip in Sc hours and was In charge
Of Captain Masney. Captain Masney
viii return TO Seattle in a few days to
take charge OF river tug.
Dogs OF all kinds. some Of high and
some of low degree, found their way
into the A, F. c. grounds yesterday,
much to the disgust Of the contending
athletes, who found them an impedl-
ment in many OF the events,
Commercial street resemhled Market
street. San Francisco. at its busiest,
last night For an hour or two travel
was so impeded that pedestrians found
It necessary to leave the sidewalks
and take to the streets TO realize any
speed
The management Of. Schmidt Bros.
cold storage establishment extends a
cordial Invitation to all regatta visitors
10 cali and examine the modern and
model appliances in use there between
the hours OF lo.a. M. and 3 p. M. dur
ing the regatta.
The wheels Of justice were at a
standstill in the police court yester'
day, and aside from the routine work
OF the office Judge Nelson had quiet
day. Although the city is full of
people, there was not a single case Of
Friday night
The police commission has ordered
the appointment OF extra policemen
during the regatta festivities, In ac-
cordance with orders, chief Of Police
Hallock yesterday appointed 7. P. E
Keegan. John McCormick, Chris
Gramms and Emil Finney.
Regular services at the FIRST NJ. E
church-Preaching at IL a. m; subject
Bread Upon the Waters" At p
m. Rev. C. ", Grannis, d. D. OF Nc.
Stinnville. will preach. Strangers viii
receive cordial welcome. W. B. HOl.
lingshead. pastor. Church on Duane
street, between 1lth and 18th.
The Vancouver. B. c.. rowing crew
arrived in the city yesterday and viii
enter in all the shell races during tbs
regatta. The names OF the crew fol-
low: H. o. Alexander. Geo, Seymour
]. Thompson. and r. spinks. The crew
brought one four-oared shell and one
double scull racing shell
The Oriental steamship Monmouth
shire left up at high tide yesterda!
morning for Portland Pilot Pease wa!
in charge. On arriving in Portland
the Monmouthshire will at once com
mence loading for the return trip Il
the Orient and viii be ready to leav,
Portland about Wednesday next. Th'
Monmouthshire will coal at Flavel be
fore sailing from this port.
The price Of logs, instead Of declin
ing as was predicted by some logger
last winter, sisteadily increasing anC
the sawmills both in Astoria and else
where along the river are making con
tracts for spruce logs at $3.50 a thous
and. c. c. Masten. the Bear creel
logger, closed a contract a few day
ago with one Of the local mills 10
900, 900 feet, at Sc a thousand. The log
were bought below the ruling pric
and were taken at the logger's scale
Portland buyers have offered as higl
as $3.50 for clear, or first class spruc
and hnd difficulty in obtaining sufh
cient quantities at that figure. The out
put Of logs on the lower Columbi
and its tributaries is said to be beloN
the average so far this year owing t
the unfavorable weather condition
this summer. The demand for bot
fir and spruce is regarded as phenom
email, and loggers expect prices to g
higher before the seasons logs reac
tldewater the coming winter.
Not TO be outdone by the minstreli
Ben Gutenberg, known on stilts a
the emaciated giant, appeared on III
streets last night as black face
comedian His Washington monumel
height, coupled with his fantastic an
whimsical toggery, attracted a larg
crowd which greeted and followed hil
with 7rying eyes and shouts Of laugh
ter. Mr.. Gutenberg stated that
Wise man had employed him, and h
displayed the name on his vallse
prove the assertion. His first appear
ance was made about 10 o'clock in II
forenoon, when he perambulated Con
mercial street accoutered as Unc
Sam. The announcement made in Il
Astorian that the human pageal
would appear in the morning, brougl
from their homes host Of childrt
all of whom were in waiting for tn
singular freak Of the advertising worl
It is needless to say that the little TO
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