The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-06-24

w. n, Miller Of Portland, has accepted
A position with the II, Y, prael Trans
Company as haggtgc check.
man. lie goes w on the \, \ c. train
eaoh morning and back each evening TO
check haggage and rustic business for
hls company MIR Miller Is member
ot Battery A. OF the vcltntcer artillery
rsauery A having been raised In pori'
land
Tho Jury TRIAL az Fishers wednesday
evening Juno " bids fair 70 prove a
great abrasion. II YOU wish to see an
up-,o-date law ease, put on the stage IN
true legal sSyle, don't cai 10 bc present
II will be both amusing and Instructive
The proce s,is are for the hcncn, " the
Public Library, an institution which is
deserving u the support " every good
citizen % the city,
Tho boarN u directors OF the Lows
and Clarke road Opcpcd the bids for
planking the r>ad yesterday and aS a
result Frank $, Dow has the coutvac, for
laying tho plank. and W, J Ingalls, for
delivering ne lumber their bids being
The lowest, me bids were as follows;
Rei,h y Wilson, sSO; ], F, sale, SCl.
Frank s, Dow laying lumber only, sac;
w. ]. ingalls,, delivering lumber Sso
Tue date o. the state fair has been
fxed from September 18th to 20 in-
elusive. Tho state board ~ agriculture
held meeting on Wednesday % this
week ana selected the officers t1r The
fair and me heads % the various de-
par,menys The board " agriculture
gives OUT the announcement, that the
state fair Is 10 be first-claSs IN every re-
spec; and that Il will bc an Improvement
ever those held In resent years.
Tn, Por. and exposition manag ls
supplying the business men Of that city
with envelopes upon which is printed an
attractive advertisement, Tor the EXPOSE
tton. In addition % the card q the per-
son using chem. II i very effective
way ~ advert sing. and such scheme
could be employed 30 good advantage by
tae rega,ta association IN bringing As
toria's great wttyr carnival TO the NO
tive OF the people OF this coast,
judge Nelson Is an expert chess player
and James Hansen Is something ot a
chess player himself Thereby hangs a
tale Yesterday these twp rcdoub,abie
players Q, the royal game nnishcd the
lois, game o. a series which have been
on Tho docket for some tine Ths result
is tha; AR. Hansen Is Tour games ahc1i
and IS considered the champion ~ As-
uoria Il Is but Just to say OF The Judge,
however. chat although defeated he Is
10; dlsnayyd. and IS s,lu IN the r.rg.
The dredgsr owned by y and J C.
Day has been operating the past week
deepening the channel ~ the o. r. S y.
dock Yesterday one ~ the long spars
attached o. rh- shovel broke. nccessitai-
ing a sop OF few hours. This drvdgcr
digs W the mud at the rate OF nearly
three yaUis per shOye,tul, which Is
dumped on mud scows holding about 81
yards, which. when full are taken gu,
10 the middle sands and emp,ied. the
Sadie B doing the towing. Il Is expect.
Ell tha. rhe dredger Will spend another
week az this work
Tha National Editorial Association ls
to make their first stop In Oregon az
Baker City. They are due there on July
3. and will make stop OF three hours
for breakfast and 20 see the town. The
citizens o, that live young city are pre-
pairing to give the visiting editors a true
western melcome. Leading feature OF
which is Il b- a breakfast OF home cooked
victua.s furnished by the ladies. Astoria
will fully sustain her splendid reputation
as an entertainer when IL comes her turn
20 receIve the newspaper men,
The river az Portland yesterday regis
tered 2i2 feet. a rise OF three feet, at
Tn. Dalles 422 feet. stationary. The up.
pr river shows fall The report says
all rivers viii reach highest point on
Saturday and there - no further danger
Il a food. The lower deck OF the stee
bridge at Portland Is now but iew feet
above water. and the draw has 10 b.
opened forany, larger than rowbOat
All the bridges except the Burnside ore
now near the water, and gasoline
launches call Tor draw when they wish
70 go by.
lens Peterson, brUther-l -ln.,aw Of the
Alderson boys who were drowned by
falling OF me old Goss trsstle arounf
Smiths point three or four weeks ago
was walking on this trestle Wednesday
when ne fell OF in nearly the same spo
where lhe Anderson boys were drowned
and had IL not been for an Old skin neal
al hand Mr.. Peterson w"ulG surrey have
filled % watery grave. This ,restle seem'
% De dangerous place for Mr.. Peter
son and his relatives, and deserves 20 b
avoided by them.
The Manzanita arrived down from Port
land yesterday with Captain Fighter ant
Lieutenant Commander Fields on board
and as their guests were COngresamer
George W. Steele, o. Indiana. and JONI
Dalzell. OF PennUlvanla, accompanied
BY their families and Portland friends
the entire party returning 10 Portland
on the night train. The congressman ant
their families are members Of a party
who are making a pleasure tour Of tn
coast, they intending 20 visit Alaska a.
soon as members of their party return
from California.
The warship Badger will embark th'
Oregon division Of the naval reserve oT
August q here and at Portland and vii
take a practice cruise Of eight days, dur
ing which time the boys will be giyer
thorough drill in target practice and TN
. M.