The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-22

The planking OF AStor street, betw eel
Sixth and Ninth. will be finished by con-
tractor G0odln today.
The steamer Alliance arrived fran Port
land yesterday and left out for San
Francisco. She was loaded with cargo
OF shocks and shingles
At The Baptist church the theme OF the
morning sermon tomorrow win be:
Christian Fruity." Evening theme,
The Heavenly Home"
The scow Vigiani was taken over 10
Fort Stevens yesterday loaded with 255
cords OF ash and oak wood FOR the gov
ernment. The wood was brought from
Cape Horn. near Eureka.
one Of the new engines OF the A. Is c.
on the sand train out OF Quincy is using
coal for fuel This Is the only engine
on the road on which coal is burned and
i, is said TO give entire satisfaction.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. Clara
Hough,on will take place today az
o'clock .. m. The funeral services will
be held In the church a, C;atsop GENE
terry and the remains Inferred there.
The steamer Fulton arrived from Port
land yesterday aEd left for San Francisco.
carrying 10000 feet OF lumber, shipped
by the Nelson Lumber Company ant thc
Inman Paulsen Company. OF Portland.
At the Presbyterian church tomorrow
the services will be as usual. Theme OF
the morning sermon. '1ngratitude. ="
Evening theme Thought Power" A
most cordial invitation IS extended TO all.
Regular services at the First Me,ho-
dist Episcopal church at II a. m. and 1.3
p. m. tomorrow. Glass at 10:l5; Sunday
school at l2.2): league, 6:3o. Morning SER
mon. "In the Church" Evening sermon.
Public Sentiment"
The foundation for the building to b-
erected by swan Wilson at the corner
OF Fourteenth and Commercial streets
will be commenced by Contractor Palm
berg Monday The building will b. 2jx
50 one story high.
All the canneries in operation received
a few fsh yesterday. The catches We're
very light and the fish continue 10 run
about the same size. averaging about IS
pounds. Most OF the canneries are yet
making repairs and gerting ready for
the increased run OF FISH which are ex-
pected.
Services at the Congregational church
Sunday a. follows: Morning service at
Il. Subject. "a Prayer and a promise" "
Sunday school at l2:15; subject OF the
lesson: Jesus the Way, the Truth and
the Life" Evening service at 100. Sub
Jet The Test OF Fire" Seats free. All
are invited. Edw Curran, pastor.
The sawmiH employees OF Portland have
formed a union. having for its object a
reduction in the hours Of labor and
higher wages. The union. which has
just been organized. has started out win
membership Of 300 Compared with
other branches Of labor. the Portland mill
employs complain that their wages are
100 low. They claim mill owners should
1 raise wages as the lumber business al
present g. booming.
The Burlington Railroad is doing Its
snare towards increasing the population
of The Northwest. At the time OF the
last Horne-seeker's excursion it trans
ferred 10 the Northern Pacific at Billings
solid train Of ten coaches, containing
nearly so people holding tickets 70 Mon
tana and Puget Sound points. Most OF
/ these people came from Missouri, but
Iowa. Nebraska and Kansas were all
well represented.
An oyster company has been formed In
this city. composed Of Harry Hamblett
peer Grant, Wallace Stuart and W. E.
Tallant. with a capital Of $1,000 Tn