The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-13

John c0rno Will be tried before JUS
tice Brewer and jury this forenoon
on a charge cf assault and battery pre-
ferred by one william Martin. corno
appeared for arraignment yesterday.
when he pleaded not guilty and de-
manded trial by jury.
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The case against Jacob Klvari. who
Was arrested on Il charge preferred BY
John HcndrIekson for the alleged theft
OF fish net. was dismissed In the
Justices court yesterday, the parties
having kissed and made up and Hen
erickson putting Up for the costs,
Captain wicldund. Of the Point
Adams llfe-saylng station, was in the
city yesterday. Mr.. wicklund states
that everything is running smoothly
At the station and that the members
OF the crew are IN the best OF health.
one bid has az last been rendered the
lighthouse board for the construction OF
lighthouse tender for the Thirteenth
district. Il was from Moran Brothers,
OF Seattle. who offered 10 construct the
vessel Tor sigs.OO9. or 5000 more than
the limit OF cost fixed by the govern
ment. -
Three Astoria Young men took the
examination at Portland for the cadet
ship In the government military aca-
DENY at West Point. New York. They
were Charles @. Gray. Henry X. Adair
and Ross w. Trullinger As previous
~ announced. A. b. Barber. OF Port
land. passed the best examination and
secured the appointment.
The German ship Rigel crossed In
yesterday morning and anchored in the
lower harbor. She came from Nagasa-
HI In ballast having had an uneventful
trip Of thirty-four days. State Health
Officer Fulton visited the vessel shortly
before noon. finding the vessel in pos
session Of a clean bin OF health and
with no sickness on board. The Rigel
win load wheat at Portland for the
United Kingdom.
There are many organizations being
effected among the busy workers OF
Astoria, and this evening there will
be meeting Of delegates from the
different unions already organized to
form q central body OF labor which
will become a member OF the American
Federated Trades Organization. The
fishermen. BARRIERS. clgar-makers and
teansters are already organized and
many other trades are expected to
form unions soon. The result win be
the strengthening OF industry and the
establishment Of steadiness among all
lines OF labor connected with the or
ganiEatlon.
Thirteen Indians arrived In town from
Grays harbor yesterday and attract
cd considerable attention on the streets.
They were exceedingly dusky but quite
Intelligent. The crowd came over to
collect the money due them from one
Of the cannery institutions. to which
they had been delivering fish. Short
ly after their arrival there were many
new Jackets in sight, OF the colors that
the immortal Joseph is said to have
donned before the days of the salmon
and the cannery business. To their
credit 1t may be said that they be-
haved most admirably while in the
city, evidently expending most of their
earnings for clothing, provisions and
other necessaries Of life.
The Columbia crossed out for San
Francisco yesterday morning shortly
before 10 o'clock. She carried a good
cargo Of merchandise but her passen-
ger list was light. AS a matter OF
fact, the steamers bound for San
Francisco are carrying, by far. less
passengers than are brought in from
that port The tide Of immigration has
been much In favor OF the north for
several months past. The conslgnments
OF freight from San Francisco to Asto-
ria and Portland OF late have necessar-
lily been heavy owing to the great de-
mand occasIoned by the operation Of
the cannerias. The export trade, how
ever is quite up to the standard and
Oregon, when It comes to the give
and take" proposition in commerce,
more than holds her own.
Charles Henry, better known as the
Jap" died yesterday afternoon from
consumption after a protracted illness
and the remains are now at Pohrs
undertaking parlors awaiting burial.
Henry had been suffering from the
disease Tor several years but repeated
" rallied until the last relapse which
resulted In his death. He had been a
resident of Astoria since 1881, coming
to this city from California where, at
one time, he was engaged in the truck
ing business. He Is said to have
come TO this country in 1862 in an
American man-of-war from Chinese
waters, having served on the vessel as
cook. He persistently represented
himself as native Of Japan, although
his appearance and features indicate