The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-18

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A couple Of earloods OF Ash that wer,
shipped from The palies arrived dowr
here on Saturday. but were not NJ for
use upon their arrival. 30 they wcr,
turned over TO the De Force oil works
The orcalla, which arrived down Che
river from Portland after having beer
stuck In the Willamette and takinr
five DAYS ror the lrlp. on Sunday morn.
inR. was engRged yesterday In taklng
on the 400 tons OF her cargo llghtered
down by the Y, II. Thompson.
Mr. 4. Donovan. proprietor OF tho
Parker House and two daughters. Ma.
bel and Lola, were passengers on the
boat for Portland. Sunday night. Mr..
Dbhavnn returned on last evening"
train. The young ladies will remain In
Portland for the winter and attend
school.
Word was received at the State Re-
publican headquatt8rF in Portland yes
terday from the national Headquarters
OF the party az Chicago that Senator
Albeit I is%sridRe could not speak
either az Salem or Dallas upon the
dates heretofore announced. his entire
Western itinerary having been can
oeled.
According TO the Victoria Colonlst
some complaint is being made by Brit
iah Columbia Gamers over the invasion
OF American fishermen into the terri
tory OF the British Gamers at Mud
bay which. although its mouth Is In
the territory Of the republic to the
south Is wholly on the Canadian side OF
the line.
Sunday afternoon at the Spagh hop
yard. near Lancaster. four miles north
OF Junction City. Joe Huckstep, boy
10 years OF age. was accidentally shot
In the left side with n shotgun and died
yesterday morning. The lad was seated
In buggy with his parents az the time
when In some unexplained way the gun
WIS discharged. the muEzle being with
in ls inches Of his side. making n
frightful wound.
Rev Isaac Peart, pastor Of the Meth
odlst church. left last night for Ash
land TO attend the annual conference
at which the appointment OF ministers
for the ensuing year will be made.
Mr., Peart has made many friends here
who will deeply regret his removal.
should he be transferred to another
charge. The conference year has clos
ed with the finances OF his church In
! very satisfactory condition.
Ium Chu, a Chlnaman, died at his |
home on Bond street, opposite the post /
,fiioe, on Sunday afternoon. at 2SO
,'clock DR.. Henderson was called, but |
arrived only moment before the man
oreathed his last. II seems the China
nan was III but short time and the
attention OF passers by was attracted
~ his peculiar position as he was
,lsble through the window, and forced
he door, only too late to be of any as
distance.
4 vote was polled on a Southern Pa
life train recently as a result OF n
wager between two prominent citizens
Il Southern Oregon as TO the relative
lumber OF Mckinley and Bryan men
m the train. The result was very In
eresting, II showed that Of the III
'oters on the train 116 would vote for
Mckinley and 81 for Bryan. As many
4 those on board the train were Ore
ION people returning from the fair II is
'erhaps fair test Of oregon's political
pinlon.
Senator Fairbanks, the noted Repub-
lean leader of Indiana. viii arrive In
PORTLAND this afternoon. and Ii to speak
t Cordray's theater in the evening.
'enator Fairbanks will he one Of the
est Republican orators heard in Ore
ON during the campaign. and large
tendance at the theater Is antlci-
'ated, Accompanying the senator is
J. e. Holloway, also of Indiana, who
viii stump Oregon. Mr.. Holloway Is
o speak at Grants Pass, September
0. at 3 D. m.