The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-29

counts are settled.
The Transfers Union held we'll
attended meeting in Hanthcrn hall last
night. The employment Of Japanese
on street Improvement work was dis-
cussed. Steps were taken toward con-
eerted action on the part Of all the
unions OF the city 20 protest against
this discrimination against American
LABOR ~
Sealed proposals were opened In Port
land Yesterday for the dredging OF the
Columbia river near this city, The bid
ders were smythe & Howard. Pnwt
Sound Dredging Company; Joseph Pa
puet & CO.. and Marshall c. Harris. OF
San Francisco. The bids will be for
warded TO Washington for conaIdera-
ton before the contract Is let.
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In Justice Rrowers court yesterday
morning. Wong Lucy. the Chinese muir
derer began suit against All JUL. a
foreman In Booths connsfy. TO recover
$50 wages. the plaintiff alleges are due
him for labor performed from March
let to August lst The defendant has
brought counter claims against Wong
Lucy Tor opium. and other merchandise
which amountstoconslderable more than
the amount OF Luey's claim. The case
was continued until today.
Four candidates were put through
the initiation ceremonies by the Elks
last night. Jack Talbot, the popular
steward on the Gatz'rt, was one Of
them. He was told yesterday evening
that the billy goat had been fed on
all kinds Of cigar butts TO put II in
training for him. Talbot was curious
to md out just how much the goat
would reduce him in weight. so weighed
before and after taklng."
The board Of equalization, composed
OF the city council street committee
and the board of assessors, met yes
terday afternoon IN the council cham
Der for the purpose OF equalizlng the
on Eighth street Tenth
street. Seventh street, from Astor- TO
Bond. and Franklin avenue, from Thlr-
ty-first TO the claim line, The board
spent the greater portion OF the after
noon In considering an objection filed
against the Improvement OF Franklin
avenue.
An Associated Press dispatch reeeiv-
"a last night had the following TO say
the Chinese retormer, who
vas recently IN Astoria. and from whom
en interview was obtained and printed
exclusively In The Morning Astorian:
San Francisco. Aug, 2s.-Leung Kal
Tin, youthful looking Chinese who
,laims 10 be the personal representative
md emlssary OF the Chinese emperor,
Ilwang Hsu, has arrived in the city,
by two secretaries, shum
Moon and wun Yum. The visitors
have come 10 America. they say, on n
when has for its object the
Enlargement OF the reform movement
lmong the Chinese residents here, For
lome months past I.eung Kal Tin has
een spreading the reform gospel among
he Chinese OF British Columbia. Scar
le. Astoria, Portland and other cities
n the Pacific Northwest, and he now
intends 10 take up the work here"
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George Jeflrles, ole Thomasson, A.
lorbln and N, Johanssn, the four sail
'rs taken from the British ship Cedar
,ank. Saturday night, on warrant
harging them with larceny, were tried
md found guilty In Justice Brower's
ourt yesterday, The men were fined
% each. which is equivalent to twelve
lays in the county Jail. The question
4 jurisdiction which was to have been
rgued did not come up as the deputy |
narshals failed to appear, 1t looks as
( there was something decidedly crook
a In the affair. The marshals claimed |
hat they had an open order from the
ederal court to deliver the men to the
aptain OF the ship, after the sailors |
Iad served fourteen days for desertlon.
nsteNd OF carrying out the orders lnl-
nediately the officers came to Astoria
With them and had not released the |
'risoners from custody when Constable |
Kelley served his papers. II the officers
lad been permitted to retain possess
ion of their charges 1t would have
an unheard-of precedent. |
Any one committing crime could get
board ship and escape, The captain |
4 the Cedarbank assured the British |
-lce-cOnsul here that he intended go |
ng to Portland Sunday to lay the mat
er before the authorities there, but |
instead of doing so he put to sea Sun
lay forenoon. AS the ship was short
landed. Captain Batchelor has made
himself amenable to the maritime laws
4 Great Britain. The effects of the
ailors were taken along; one man los
ng letters attesting to his good char
.cter and covering a period Of thirty