The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-17

again IN few days for Coos Bay. Be-
fore starting h evil try to probe into
the mystery OF the piles placed In
the sands In front Of town a few nights
ago.
Visitors will be welcomed on the
trimming ship Adams today. This Is
likely to be the only opportunity. for
this year at least. 10 inspect this In
terestng vessel. as she does not expect
TO stop on the return trip from Port.
land.
After an unexpected delay. the head
quarters Of the Fourth OF July commit
tee viii be opened IN the store former.
ly occupied by the New York Novelty
Co., tomorrow morning. Prof. John
Mecue. secretary Of the committee. viii
be In charge.
Hospltal Steward Wood. OF Fort Ste
vens, has been granted leave OF abb
senee By the war department TN next
November. In order that he may at
tend the college OF dentistry at Evans
ton. III. He viii leave about the latter
part OF July.
The lighthouse tender Manzanlta VIII
leave today or tomorrow for Destruc-
tion Island. She takes out as a pas.
senger n young lady who Is 20 marry
the assistant keeper OF the lighthouse
there. and also minister who viii
perform the ceremony.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Cook. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. c. Francis. NJ. w. Smith. ]. NJ.
Parke. Robt Adamson. w. r. McKen-
gle. J. s. Cooper. Geo. N. Hoyt. F.
@. Buffum. Mark schlussel ami l.. J.
Kafuria. all OF Portland. came down
on the train last night.
The British bark East African. bound
for Queenstown with lO3.9es bushels OF
wheat valued at s57.ls3. one Of the
largest eargoes ever taken out on a
vessel OF no greater registered tonnage.
viii go out today. The legal difficult
ties which threatened TO detsin the
East African have not been settled. but
she haa been permitted TO set sail un-
der bonds.
At p. m. yesterday The tug Wallu-
la brought in the French bark Mar
echat villiers, a new. raft, which left
Nantes in Dallast. August 4th. to OBJ
tain cargo Of wheat from the Port
land FIGURING Mills Co. She left Mon
tevidco March cath. and was not ex-
pected here for couple OF weeks more.
The generous French bounty law en-
ables ship to make expenses while on
long voyages in ballast.
The Astorian OF Wednesday gives a
time schedule for the summer run OF
the A. & G. r. II. and concludes It's
Item as follows: "A general reduction
OF rates is also promised" As the rate
from Portland 10 Astoria at present ls
only 25 cents. II Is hard to conceive
where the reduction can come In and
whereas Mr.. Hammond and Mr.. Mohler
are travelling back East in company,
the outcome may be that a fair COM
promise may be arrived at. and the
rates be advanced 10 reasonable pro-
portions.-Ilwaco Journal.
It is regretted that the literary sage
on the Journal has not found time to
get out OF the woods and take a trip
up the river on The railroad from AS
torla, Had he done so. he might have
discovered that the two-blt rate ap-
plies only to passengers travelling be-
tween Astoria and Portland and re-
turn. Fares between all way stations
and Astoria and to Portland remain
Just as they We're before the cut. There
fore, per Sc, material and general
reduction might be made without even
approaching the two-bit rate.
The VERONA correspondent of the
st. Helen's Mist forwards an inter-
esting item Of news concerning the es-
tablishment OF a creamery route into
the Nehalem district as follows: "a
milk route for the Nehalem is one Of
the near possibilities. A creamery at
Astoria proposes to take all the cream
the people Of the Valley viii deliver
at Mist at guage prices. The farm
ers between Pittsburg and Mist are
plans to have John and AL
bert Parker, the mail carriers, pick
up the cans three times a week and
take them to Mist. and the milk route
VIII begin at the home of C. L. Parker,
two and one-half miles above Pitts
burg, which would give the farmers
east and north Of Vernonia the advan-
tage of selling their cream. Something
Of this kind would be of very good
benefit to this community and we are
glad to note that the farmers along
the proposed route are taking quite