The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-25


a party OF tourists consisting OF J.
W. Warwick. II. J. Leaf. G. J. Smith,
r, $, Smith and s. King. all from Chi
cago. are at the Parker House.
II Is announced that the members
OF Pacific lodge No. Js. Degree OF Hon
or. viii give a dance at Foard & Stokes
hall on the evening OF July Ith.
The delinquent tax list OF clatsop
county will be published In the Week
~ Astorian today. Those desiring ex-
ira copies can obtain them at the AS
torlan business Office.
Advance sale for the Bachelors Club
entertainment at Fishers opera house
tonight opened yesterday The sale
was very large and every indication
points TO a crowded house.
The British bark Galgate arrived
in from Shanghai yesterday afternoon
and is now held in quarantine In the
lower harbor. The Galgate iS four
mnster OF 2227 tons burden.
Charlie Mathena and Jens Hansen
returned from an electioneering trip
yesterday They declined TO state what
points they had visited but both OF
them had hayseed In their hair
Whether they were trying 10 sleep in
a barn loft or not is the question.
The school board opened bids yester-
day for furnishing 100 cords Of yellow
FIR, bark and slabwood to the city
schools during the coming winter. The
lowest bid was that OF the II. +. Prael
Company. the price quoted being S2.70
per cord. The contract was awarded
accordingly.
About a year ago the leading maya
zines devoted much space to the life
and works OF the famous French ar
tlst. Tissot. Possibly the readers at
that time little thought that they SO
soon would have an opportunity OF
seeing the beautiful reproductions OF
his world-renowned pictures. but
through the efforts OF the Reading
Club these will be shown at the Pres
byterian church Tuesday evening,
May 20.
The funeral OF Domingo Beserich.
who was found dead In his bed cham
Der yesterday morning, will be held on
Sunday under the auspices OF the local
lodge OF Red Men. Beserich's death
was due to heart disease. He was IS
years OF age and native Of Austria.
For nearly two decades he had been
a fisherman ON the lower Columbia,
his home In this city. He was
a man whom nearly every resident
knew and had many warm friends.
II. II. Dun OF Portland came In from
oleson Bros, logging camp on the
Lewis and. Clark yesterday and is au-
thorlty for bear story which he
swears IL true because he saw the
bear. He says that the bear was
first caught In a forty-pound trap
and that he made of through the
woods, trap and ALL The men fol-
lowed him. but having no guns, chased
bruin until he was worn out AMI then
beat him to death with clubs.
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Tho fourth OF July committee was
In session until nearly II o'clock last
night and transacted large amount
of business. The secretary was in
structed to write to the principals Of
the school districts In the vicinity
requesting them to have the school
in each district vote for mai ]
Of honor to the Goddess Of Liberty from
their respective schools, the candidates
to be between u and 16 years of age.
Special invitations were extended to
the state officers. The following COM
mIttees were appointed: On music
Griffin, Kendall and McAllen; on kite
Cooper and Griffin;
on general sports-Hamblett Hallock,
p Grant. Linville and Rainy John
son. The committee on fireworks
presented communications. Many 9TH
er things were considered and the
main problem now will be as to how
to accommodate the great crowds that
will be here. The success Of the cele-
bration was never in doubt; now 1t is
q fixed fact,