The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-22

because OF running out OF blanks
II Is probable that a special meeting
OF the city council will be called next
week 70 SEQ Is some plan cannot be
arranged by which our streets can be
lighted for the Fourth. II no longer.
The British bark Fifeshire, Captain
caddell. iG2 days from Antwerp. arriv-
cd In At p. m. yesterday. She brings
a general cargo consigned 10 Baifour.
Guthrie & Co.. OF Portland. and win
load with wheat.
The men in charge Of the fishing
boat which was overturned in the river
have been traced. Brier had gone up
10 Portland. and his boat-puller, Lay.
ing earclessly upset the boat. and. as
he believed. lost the net. was In hiding.
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The transport Lennox arrived In on
her third trip TO Portland yesterday
and passed up at 1880 In the
afternoon. She brought twenty.one
sacks OF mail and a lot OF homeward-
bound government employees from Ma
Mia.
Through the efforts OF @. w. Louns-
berry. the local representative OF the
o. II. & n. the company has contrib
ugaa "a hauaaa.a. au,,. o.. a.. Esat.,t 4.
Of July committee. and much appre-
clatlon is expressed not only for the
of the company but for the
interest and energy displayed by Mr..
Lounsberry.
Yesterday morning just as we were
going to press. cries were heard from
the salvation Army barracks. on In
vestlgatIon Il was learned that some
OF the "lasses" had heard noises and
imagined that n bold bad man was
trying 10 invade their private apart
ments. No traces were found. how
ever. OF any would-be intruder.
Yesterday the Fourth OF July COM
mittee received official notice that the
would be here on the. Fourth,
so that the desired boat-rase between
men from the Philadelphia and from
the Manxanlta win take place. Word
was also received from Captain Mead.
OF the Philadelphia, stating that that
cruiser would arrive here on the End,
and remain three days.
When the planklng between the car
rails on Commercial street. near Tenth,
was torn up yesterday. the ties under
meath were found TO be In such a rot
ten condition as TO cause the bystand-
ers TO wonder how they ever supported
the car. especially when II came TO
standstill Had they Ill be In the
dilapidated condition OF a few. SER
lous accident might have occurred.
Foreman Hansel OF the A. & c. r.
car shops at warrenton sustain ID Sc
we're injuries through compound
fracture Of his left leg Immediately
above the knee while at work In The
warrenton yards yesterday afternoon.
Hansel was raising car from the
trucks with Jack" but the blocking
was evidently insecure and the Jack
flew out from It's bearings, striking
Hansel In the leg. He was brought TO
st. Mary's hospital in this city late
In the afternoon. II Is not believed
that amputation viii be necessary.
Major Hegerdt was up from Fort
Stevens yesterday. He states that the
plans for the Improvement Of the jetty
at the mouth OF the Columbia river
have been forwarded to the depart
ment at Washington and that as soon
as they are formally approved work Of
repairing will be Immediately begun.
The plans in part specify that the old
plllng shall be sawed Off and timber
ed UP and that new iron shall ne laid,
as the old iron is now practically use
less. The Improvement to the jetty
win include Its extension distance of
about three miles, which viii carry It
directly to the bar. It has been gem
orally understood that the present Jet
ty extended to the bar, but this sup
position was erroneous.
Last night was a gala time for the
Masons Of Astoria, being the occasion
OF the annual official visit OF Grand
Master Thlelson, Of Salem. Many
visitors from abroad
We're present. Among others,
Judge NJ, c. George, OF Portland; Sec
retary Of State f, l. Dunbar, of Salem;
Major G. II. Hegerdt, Of Fort Stevens;
j. s.Rathbun, grand lecturer and Gus
todlan OF the work for the Willamette
district, and Henry Griffin. Of Wash
ington, d. c., brother Of Master ]. N.
Griffin. The lodge was presented with
a gavel of great historic value by Mas
ter ], N, Griffin. The head was made
from portion of a magnolia tree
planted by George Washington in 1899,
the year Of his death. and the handle
was from tree planted by General
Lafayette in 1924. After the more sober
and mysterious exercises Of the even
ing We're concluded. an adjournment
was taken to the Boston restaurant,
where the feast of viands which had
been prepared was followed by a feast
of reason and flow of soul which last
ed till late into the night-or early in
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