The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-26

The British ship Marechal suche, Is
yel lying in the lower harbor. wheat
laden.
Mrs W. A. Slime won the ladies \. +.
{ medal at the monthly tournament yes
terday,
wan,ed--By strong. Industrious
young man, work Of any kind to do.
Please address A. Astorlan ofilce
The assembly dance which was TO have
been given Friday evening Of this week
has been postponed until mex, Friday
evening, May >
In the county clerks Office yesterday
Nicola Petroyich. native Of Austria,
declared his intention TO become an
American citizen.
quite a large number o. Astoria people,
members OF the \. r. g.. and others. are
going 10 The Iiwaco Summers Fancy
-cakewalk picnic.
After May s the Astoria Wood Yard
Company viii deliver Knappton Mills
slab wood al your door. sawed. flor s. 50
per ccrd. Leave orders with +. L. Parker
or al the Astoria Wood Yard.
Kely's transfer wagons deliver box
wood to any par, of the city on short
notice. All orders left at Zapfs furni-
,ure store S0 Commercial street, viii
receive promp, attention. Telephone
.4.
The government dredge boat w. S.
I.add arrived from Portland yesterday.
She docked al the o. r. * y. dock and
took on fuel The Ladd is believed to
be here for the purpose Of dredging the
channel below Tongue Point.
In the police court yesterday William
Lewis was arraigned on 4 charge OF
dlsorderly conduct and lighting. He was
fined So in default OF which he went 10
Jail The bail OF John Doe Of S, charged
with drunkenness. was declared forfeited.
wan,ed-Man with little money In
every county in oregon and Washington,
20 sci! the Best Incandescent Lamps;
makes own gas. ~ candle Cheapest
ight known The Best Incandescen;
amp Co., lSS Third street Portland, Or.
Iugg.ns * Squier. Managers.
Miss Short. a sister OF Rev. Seymour
Short. viii make her frst appearance as
IN Astoria singer at Mrs. Janson's con-
.ert. She has a powerful voice u rare
beauty and a sympathetic quality. Be
ides solo she will sing a duet with
drs. Janson which promises to be one
u the features OF the evening.
The Columbia arrived in yesterday
morning from San Francisco. She
,rought considerable freight for local
merchants. among which were small
onsignmvnts Of cherries and straw
,erries. The price OF fruit is high and
he demand Tor the California product is
limited The cherries are sold at 81 cents
box Among the passengers on the
'O.umbia were % fishermen from the
river, who have come here 70
ish during the season.
Rector Short or Grace church. assisted
~ the young ladies Of ST. Agnes Guild
D;ertalned the boys Of the vested choir
n the basement Of the church last evn-
ng Each Of the young gentlemen was
.ntitied 10 ask young lady. many of
hem avaliIng themselves Of the privilege
o take their sisters. their cousins and
heir auDts. Quite a large party was
hus in attendance ant most enjoy
.bie evening was passed winding up
With refreshments provided by the rector
md members Of ST. Agnes
There Is hardly a day that Inquiries
re not made in Astoria for men to work
n logging camps, in sawmils and at
y0Odchopping Not for may years has
here been such a demand for this kind
4 labor, and 1t frequently happens that
Employers have to turn elsewhere TO
btain men. Wages for this work have
dvanced % per cent from two years
go, but the supply IS unequal to the de-
1and and wages will likely 90 still
lgher before the summer season is