The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-07-13

; IN ,n,rre of the state university,
,ra = more particularly under f. l."
washburn, professor Of oio'osy OF 'Na'
Institution.
Ths tug which was built ey j. NJ
..,thers. ,he boat builder, for tne bo''
,hvlek Lumber Company, VIII pe
.,unched in about three weeks. The As,
torla Iron Works is at present ens"s'u
on III. engine and boiler with winch sue
viii be fitted and ;he engine Will oe
49,. and an compound. 10 and slN2O. she
viii be named the BorthwioS' ana NusN
the machinery IS Installed she wlh oe
powerful ltue tug and VIII have
stronger hull than any other boa' OF her
slze ON the river. Her dimensions are .,
,a., over all. Is feet inches beam anu
6 feet inches deep.
william Martin stIn langulshes IN the /
county jan. he being unable TO secure /
the 500 bail required. II has not hoN'N'l /
hen reduced yio0 being the amount a.
which II was originally fixed. II Is 100
bsd that some philanthroplc person eau
not b.. found who will go Martins bail
Unless bail Is furnished the unfortunate
Young man will be forced 20 lie IN JNl
tbro. ghout the summer. while his mo'"e'
a,d invalid sister must support llIe a.
bas, they may. he being their only means
- s,u,port OF course Martin must SUI.
,ar the consequences Of his crime. but II
= ratber hard on him 70 also suffer the
laws delay 70 the extent OF lying IN 'a'
all summer.
/ Mr. N ]. Kinney has sold TO the VIII
lamette Pulp & Paper Company OF ot'-
CON CITY. a large tract Of timber Iahu On
,sa Lewis and Clarke river In this county
The consideration Is not yet given ou',
hut II amounts 10 a good many thou''''
dslars. Mr.. Kinney has stiil a larse
tract OF timber land left In this eouh,y
,,5 &. in fact one OF the largest tifiOe'
land owners In the county. Mt j. =.
pisrcs of san Francisco, president Oh
tba company. Mr.. y. r. Lang, the gem
eraI superintendent Of The COMPANY -, :
mill at oregon City, and Mr.. j. h. "a'A'
.r land agent OK the company. made
, sr.c,aI trip 20 this city yesterday on
.halr private boat. the Salem. to close 'h'
deal The transaction was made AZ
late hour yesterday afternoon IN tn'
r oeiee Of c. r. Thomson, who IS ATTORNEY
= for the company.
A. the Lennox did not stop here goin'
m. wishing 70 discharge her cargo a
, soon as possible the three Chinese wh
e were on board for this port, could no
I disenbark. and yesterday when N
g steamship came down the river u
/. launch Ell went up to Tongue point al"
took off the Chinese without stVpp'n
The Lennox. she wishing to get quo
. disratch. The CHINESE were exaiilhe
y e., the customs house yesterday afterhoo
!. "a IN their right to land. Upon examir
J, alton their papers were found TO De a
y, r,obt and they we're readmltted Into IN
IT country, they having been Formerly GU
rected with local Chinese firms. Ihe
names are Bak Took, Go Ming and Lui
g. Ian the first two being merchants col
g nected with the Sun Yuen Lung Con
10 many. and the latter laborer connecte
81 with the Me Gin John Company.
ut Ut ,...
III Under the direction Of President Bre
ham Van Dusen and Secretary E.
Holden the room OF the chamber OF cor
We nerce is being overhauled and reiu
d. nished. and when the proposed improV
ng men1s are completed It will be one OF Il
be hest appointed and neatest appeariI
eir rooms Of the kind in the state. The wa
be have been repapered and the wood wo
m has been given fresh coat VI paint A
dltIonal cases will be put UP to hold I
hooks Of the association, which now nur
ad Der several hundred. The writing des
ON will fbe enlarged and kept supplied wi
lrs stationary for the use Of guests a
ese members. It Is the intention OF the me
ng bers Of the chamber Of commerce
ali make their room a headquarters for
Is, strangers who may visit this city, a
10 make Of II bureau Of informant
where those desiring TO learn OF the
n yantages and possibilities OF Astoi
,dl. NAV find whatever data they require.
He
he Much dissatisfaction is expressed
i'm this city regarding the change Of p
Of of the war department and its mt
As aon to muster out the troops at :
led francisco. This will mean the encah
so ment Of the oregon boys at the Preslt
ed. where they will stand much risk from