The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-08

Ladies' Take the little ones 70 the mat |
inee at o'clock today and see the fun |
ny farce-cOmcdy. '"The Corner 0roo- |
cery." Every little one will be pre-
eented with bag OF candy
Water consumers should bear in mind |
that Monday. the 10th. VIII be the last |
Jay on which t0 pay water rates. In |
order 10 avoid the psndl.y OF 25 cents. |
which ~ charged against dellnquents.
The sum OF g5ss.0OO Is recommended |
for coal sheds officers quarters. extern
sion ~ drydock boiler h0uAe. installa-
ton of machinery and various other i'm
Droyements ut the Puget sound naval |
station.
The revenue cutter Perry. which left |
recently for the sound where she has |
been In drydock. IN on her way 10 this |
port and IN due 10 nrylve In today. ]. |
II, Scott has Joined the cutter as second |
lieutenant.
The steamer Matteawan. Captain |
Uroacup, N reported 10 have colllded |
with the steamer clansman on Point |
No Point early Wednesday morning. |
The Clansnan was badly damaged. |
The MatleaWan was unlnjured and |
proceeded 10 San Franclsco.
Captain Elmer o. Worrlck. of Salem. |
member of the Forty-fifth regiment, |
who commanded company X, n the |
famous Second Oregon during the |
Spanish war has been mentioned for |
conkpicuously gallant services and has |
been recommended for the brevet rank |
OF major.
Attempts TO secure AN agreement OF
n jury IN the Fay Severe case seem 10 /
be unayalling The third trial has Just i
been concluded. and the Jury has been
celebrating In the matter since Thurs
day but up 20 last evening there seem
ed TO be little possibility OF their COM
Ing TO an agreement OF any kind.
The Woman's Club. OF Astoria. will
hold rs regular meeting today AT y.
m. at Pages hall. II viii b. o musical
afternoon. The topic viii be; "schu-
BERT his life and composition" Roll
call quotations. all expected 10 be ap-
propriate 20 ths character OF the after
noon program.
The ball that Is to be given as a
benefit TO Harry Twilight by the Astor
Club and the Columbian Orchestra will
be held on the evening OF December
i4th instead Of i3th MS first announced. |
The tickets have been put on sale and /
viii be- taken rapidly. A large atten-
dance IL expected. The music will be /
the finest heard in Astoria for a long |
time
Two important sales OF valuable prop
crty Ia Portland win take place In the
future. one by the sheriff and the other
by the receiver OF the company. The
East Side Railway Company will be .
sold under the hammer this afternoon /
Mt Sellwood, and Monday morning Sher-
IN Frazer win sell the Marquam build
INK and other property belonging TO the
Marquams.
County Clerk wherity has been in
strIcted by the county court TO notify
Treasurer Thompson to turn over to the /
city all money collected In property
road taxes within the city limits. The
amount IL about $500 and. In accordance
with an agreement recently reached by
the court and council. will be expended
by the city In the construction OF cross
lngs. the money from the crossing fund
going into the repair fund.
The British steamer Adato finished
loading at Portland yesterday and Will
probably leave down today. Through
the sinking OF a barge OF coal. which
was Intended for the steamer. she was
delayed In loading the necessary fuel
for the trip. Provisions have been
made TO replace the coal which is sunk
In about ~ feet OF water. and will
probably be mostly lost. though the
barge will be raised
The u. S. transport Hancock which
Is due TO arrive at San Francisco on
Tuesday next, brings the bodies ~ Two
thousand soldiers who died In the Phil
ippinea There was considerable trcu-
BILE experienced from the crew OF the
Hancock. which are for the greater
part Chinese. becoming alarmed at the
ghastly freight and threatening to de-
sert the vessel In q body. They were
kept under a guard OF marines till af-
ter she had sailed.
The steamer Columbia arrived In from
San Francisco yesterday forenoon. She
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o'clock the preceding morning, but
did not attempt to some in on account
Of the dense fog which obscured the
bar all that day and night Yesterday
II llghtened up so that she was
able to get In. She sighted what was
thought to be n small steam schooner
outside. but could not make her out
clear enough to tell what she was,
Nothing else was sighted
No further particulars have been had
regarding the German ship Gertrud, {
which sprang q leak Off the mouth OF
the river and reported her mishap TO
The pilot schooner outside last Friday {
She was said to be off cape
Flattery, but despite the fact that a !
small leet of tugs have been search |
ng for her. she has not been located .
AS was generally surmised, she made
for the Sound where docking facilities
were to he had. The leak was reported
10 be bad one, but she has been afloat
4 week since II was reported.
Charity Lodge, Degree Of Honor. A.
D. Y. W.. No 5S, at regular meeting
held Thursday evening. elected the fol-
owing named persons as officers for the '
erm ending June 90 1900; Chief of hon. :
II. Mrs. c, p. Carlson; lady Of honor
Mrs. Fred Wright; chief OF ceremon-
es, Mrs. Herman Wise; receiver, Mrs
Iohn Matson; usher. Mrs. Laura john
ION; I-watch Mrs. Iva Nelson; o.
watch. John Klnkella; musician. Miss ,
Bertha Morton; trustees. Geo. Morton,
sam Brisbane; recorder, c. H. Stock :
on: past Z. OF H., Mrs. Bertha Morton;
medical examiners, DR.. ]. A. Fulton,
DR.. ] Tuttle. DIR. Bishop. This Is one
" the most prosperous lodges In the
carrying some $1,000 in
1irance and still growing. Only Eve as