The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-02

month, the city hall, engine houses No
and 2. and the bell tower, 70 be light
cd gratis, Any extensions Of lines are
to DO paid for by the company, proyid-
Ing the lights are not placed more than
two blocks apart. It Is thought that
The agreement VIII be accepted by the
council Tuesday evening.
The body Of Captain Beeson. who was
drowned at South Bend. has not yet
been recovered, II Is said that he was
drowned In attempting 10 release the
propeller Of the tug. from the meshes
Of a glllnet. John Gates. who was
handling the net, says the tug ran
afoul Of the net and that he went 10
the Leonore, but found no one aboard.
Services today at the Presbyterian
church Will be az follows; Morning
service at II; evening service at s;
Y. p. S. c. Il. at .. m; Sunday school
at 1856, prayer meeting Wednesday
evening At 100. Theme Of the morning
sermon. "The Reserve Of God" Even
ing theme. citizenship in the Greatest
Country" a very cordial invitation to
all
Captain crang Of the Gatzert Is being
joshed considerably because Of the loss
Of box Of apples he recently purchas-
ed In Portland for friends In Astoria.
At Bunker Hin the box was borrowed"
by someone. VINO was considerate
enough to place box containing scrub
apples In its place, but the Astoria
friends Of Captain crang went apple
hungry
Monday being Labor Day. the city
council viii not be called together un-
III Tuesday evening. There was much
discussion regarding the question.
whether or not Monday was a holiday.
because Labor Day until the last ses-
sion OF the legislature. was on the first
Saturday in June. Many OF the city
officials were found looking up the laws
on the subject yesterday
George Brown and wife Of Astoria
are at the Grand. says the Spokane
Chronicle Mr.. Brown has recently re-
signed his position as travelling audi
tor OF the Astoria & Columbia River
railroad. his physician having advised
a change OF climate. Mr. Brown has
been sufferer with asthma. and ex-
poets 10 be.relIeved by spending a few
months In Spokane. He says that II his
health gets better he viii probably de-
eide to locate here.
Miss Katie Brogan OF The Dalles is
expected 10 arrive here shortly 10 ac-
cept position as teacher in the con-
vent. Miss Della Brogan. her sister.
will attend the convent as a pupil. Re
gardlng Miss Brogan The Dalles Times
says: "she is an exeep-
tlonally bright and talented young la
iy and win be greatly missed by her
many friends who wish her success in
her present undertaking"
oulnlln lodge, No. $50, b. P. o. F..
will leave for Portland Thursday morn
Ing on a special train and Will be ac-
by a band The Astoria &
Columbia River railroad will try to
break the record run between here and
Portland The uniforms to be worn by
the members OF the lodge are beauties
and II Qulnlln lodge does not loom up
In grand style, 1t will be no fault OF
the designer Of the uniforms.
The funeral Of the late Alexander ].
Negler, will be held this morning at 10
o'clock from Odd Fellows hail, and
will be under the auspices Of the Odd
Fellows and Elks. After the services
1t the hall the remains. accompanied
by members OF the two lodges, will be
taken to the Scow bay depot from
where the body will be taken to the
clatsOp cemetery for interment. The
services at the grave will be private.
San Francisco papers state, regard
ing the salmon market, that II con-
tlnues strong and the tendency is to-
ward a further advance in prices. Spot |
stock In first hands is almost exhaust
I'd. News OF this years pack is some
what disquetlng. The stock OF bar
relied salmon is exceedingly light, only |
4 small amount Of red and pink Alaska
in the market. The new pack
S expected to arrive any time during
he next few weeks.
The Astoria & Columbia River rail-
'oad yesterday filed a libel in the
United States court at Portland against
he Norwegian steamship Thyra. to re-
over damages in the sum of $3.50. 1t
$ complained that the Thyra on Au-
rust 80 ran into the company's trestle
,ere. infiicting damages to the amount
u $500. and that by reason Of this the