The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-31

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Baboock. who was put of the o. Il. &
". train at Troutdale has been filed by
that organization. II states that the
plaintiff was unable TO identify him
self as the purchaser Of the ticket, 80
was put on the train.
.A,cthTs
There win be gospel meetings In the
Scandinavian language by Rev. c. Asp
lund. cf Portland. and Rev, J. Larson,
Of Tacoma. tonight. Saturday and Sun
day. The meetings win be held In Mrs.
oBrlen's hail on Franklin avenue. AS
toria @. a. osBRINK. Missionary.
Captain II. c. swartz. pilot. has
been arrested In Seattle. charged with
acting no pilot without license. He
was refused one by the authorities IN
this state. but continued 20 act until ar
rested. swartz Is now In the hands
OF the federal authorities at Portland
Miss Laura Grey. teacher in Nc
Clures school. haS gone 10 Seattle
where she will visit with her aunt. Mrs
G. NJ. Maxwell and later. with Mrs,
s. u. Williams IN Tacoma. Before re-
turning TO this city. Miss Grey viii
make a trip 20 Victoria. u. c.
Al the oecldent: Sam cohn. Alex
Cohn. San Francisco; Henry Lang.
Portland; W. H. Kearney. Spokane; /.
]. kirkwood and wife. Waterloo. Iowa;
Clarence Pagc. Frank Hinman. Stan
ford University; l.. Sears. Seattle; @.
II. johnson. Portland; z. ]. strelan,
Seattle
Steven Archibald. merchant Of Phil
omRth. was caught by q game war
den. shooting Chinese pheasants and
taken to Albany. where he was fined
$40 aud costs, Deputies have been APP
pointed by the state game warden and
instructed to be on the alert for all vio-
latorg OF the law.
Judging from the expression on the
faces OF lnquIrers. when told by the
genial MoKetchnie. OF the Postal, the
result OF the Corbett-M Mccoy fght. there
are some who are shy OF silver today.
A much longer fight was anticipated
by everyone as the pugilists are known
10 be two OF the most scientific men
In the business.
One OF the officials OF the o. II. q
n. denies that the purchase OF the i.
r. & n. was for the purpose OF ex-
tending the line from Ilwaco TO Frank
fort. lie states in letter that the
only object the company had IN view
when the line was purchased was that
Il would be ussd as an adjunct to Its
summer resort business on the North
Beach.
The Dalles Chronicle. In an article
on the portage road, says; Work on
the portage road was suspended Sat
urday noon and all the laborers dis
charged. All hands who have SIS or
less coming to them are being paid.
Whether or not this means that opera
tions have been suspended for an In
definite period. is not known, but there
are many who think the promoters OF
the scheme have come to grief
Peter Wedge, road supervisor Of dis
trlct No. Is, accompanied by some
settlers. is making an inspection OF the
Astoria, olney, Nehalem road for the
purpose OF making n change In the
same. whereby the road will be shorten
ed at least six miles. II the change
is made and the road run between
Bunke's and the Olney school house,
the elevation win be reduced from 1900
to 1900 feet. as It now Is. to 400 feet.
Road viewers will soon go over the
route selected and decide the matter
The w. C. T. U. Clatsop county con-
ventlon met yesterday in the Presby-
terian church OF this city, and held In
terestlng sessions during the day. clos
ing in the evening with an able address