The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-10-07

Tie Republican county central COM
mite have unLer way arrangements
10 have number Of meetings held
throughout the county, At which there
Will be good speakers. The COMMITTEES
are endeavOring % secure = speaker
for n meeting 10 be- held IN this city
on Friday evening next and II ~ prob
able they will be successful, although
the name Of the speaker is not At
present obtalnable.
The Italian ship Elisa. With a cargo
OF b1,isO bushels OF wheat valued at
S50,957, arrived down at II o'clock yes
terday morning and cleared al the
custom h0uae for Algoa bay. South
Africa. She was several days In getting
down the river owing 10 the frequent
encounterlng Of sand bars She Will
probably be examined 10 see II any In
fury was sustained before going 70 sea
She expects 70 leave out today.
Tom Tontona. the japanese steward
NJ the bark Harry Morse. now load
Ing lumber at Knappton. has been miss
INK for several days. and Captain Full
lertOn fears that some accident has be-
fallen him. The man has been with the
vessel for four years ans there could
b. no reason for his leaving without
telling where he was going. as he had
money coming 10 him and seemed well
satlr6ed with his position.
The German steamer Eva. with the
enormous number OF 20s,0O0 sacks OF
-four. valued nj $4,000. consigned by
the Portland FIGURING Mills will prob
ably leave out today. She arrived
down yesterday morning at II O'Clock
after nearly a week spent In her pas
sage down the river. Although she
struck a number OF times coming down
II Is not thought that she was injured
seriously. She took on $500 sacks Of
-four al the o. II. & ~ dock. that were
llghtered down the first OF the week.
She cleared at the custom house yes
terday for Hong Kong and VladIvis-
tock
II, II. Hoefer has recently made ex-
tenslve improvements IN his place. the
BOnbOnierrc. and has now one Of the
finest establishments Of It's kind on the
Pacific coast. He has added a kitchen
to the roar Of the building. and has re-
moved the candy making department to
the second floor. Ice cream, In the
manufacture OF which Mr.. Hoefler
stands first In the city Is here made
In quantities that are startling. This
depar' ment has separate room and the
freezers are operated by an electric mo-
tor the capacity being two hundred
gallons per day. Mr.. Hoefer has Just
added oysters 20 his already extensive |
bill Of fare and furnishes them In |
every style subject TO order The |
whole place Is model OF eleanness |
and neatness that Is exceptional.
The case Of Rosa Waters against |
John A. Bush as 10 the custody OF two
minor children was given a hearing |
afternoon in probate court |
before Judge Gray. The claimant |
states that the children have been |
cruelty abused and III treated by their
father Mr.. Bush. and asks that they |
be taken away from him and placed |
In some charitable institution. at the |
same time states that she would glad |
ly take the children herself II permit
ted On the other hand Mr.. Bush |
claims that he has taken the best care |
posFible OF the children, that they have |
been clothed and fed properly and that
he Is very fond of them. The children |
who have been In the care OF Sheriff |
for several days past appeared |
In court and seemed very fond Of their
iather. Harrison Allen and Mr. Sco-
vile are attorneys for claimant and
Frank Spittle has charge OF the de-
'erdant's interests.
Tomorrow evening the great Ameri-
drama ''rhe King Of the
Opium Ring" will be produced at FISH
RS opera house. Many thrilling scenes
ire graphically pictured in the presen-
.ation OF the play. The first act shows
Dead Mans dock. with the Golden Gate
n the distance: the escape OF the
yacht. ''Halycon." with a
'evenue cutter in hot pursuit, firing a
from a rapld-hre gun. The
econd act presents the interior OF an
opium joint. containing lofty hunks. in
which men and women, with opium lay
'uts besides them inhale happy
thoughts" Act third opens with the
ntrance OF the swell Chinese club Of
Frisco. changing to the heart Of Chi
'atown on the Celestials' New Years
light: the streets are beautifully illu-
and Enthusiastically decorated
With Chinese lanterns and banners. In
MS ACT IL elleCteQ lnTlAlnk ieSCue
" a human tower OF "Chlnks." This
Gene is claimed to be one OF Oriental
randeur. A Chinese-American we'd
ling takes place in connection with
yhlch is shown the hypnotic influence
4 the Oriental sorcerer. Reserved
eats now selling at Griffin & Reeds.
y. Greenwood was arrested yester-
ay morning in Uppertown for peddling
pectacles and other articles without
cense. He was inclined to be obstrep-
rous and officer Kimball had some
In getting him started. They
nally boarded a car and started down
hwn on the way to the station. when
he man started another fracas. He
ecmed infbued with the idea that he
ould clean out the whole police force
ut one member of 1t was equal to the
ccs sion and although they had a
reat tussle and broke one OF the
anes OF glass In the door Of the car,
he man was finally induced to keep (
uiet He was brought before Judge
Ielson yesterday afternoon and in view
( his also resisting arrest the judge
ned him $50 He pleaded poverty, so :
iill probably spend couple OF weeks
A eurapce vile. The Judge has been
nclined TO be Intent with such fellows