The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-10-06

work was delayed q week or more by
the officials at Washington. and an cH-
tension Of time viii BE- granted the
contractors II necessary.
For tho Portit mi carnival and expo
giton the 4, & c. r. H. has named a
special round-trIp rate OF - nrOrn As;o-
ria 10 Portland and return, Including
Two admissions TO the exposition. Tick
cts on sale September 20. october 2. .
and 10. limited good Tor return passage
ak days from date Of sale
The funeral of he late Robert Krebs
will occur this afternoon from the resh-
dcnce Of Ms. Thlc. corner Commercial
and fifteenth streets The lnterment
viii be In Grcslwoo1 The funeral viii
hs held under ,hIe ausplcrs of the To-
cal order Of wooimrn Of the Word. Of
which Deceased was member.
sheriff Llnvllc rrlurnei home yes,er-
day from shot visit with relatives
In the Willamette valley During his
absencc he spcn, tcw days hunting
/ CHINA phraAan's and solemny declares
lha, he killed 81 birds Dr. Fulton and
John MCGUIRE have also returned from
hunting rip They report ,ha, sport
was excellent
The total lumber II registrations al
the close ~ business last night WAS only
go. or about onc-nflh the vote Of the
city Indications arr that therr Will b.
rush toward the end Of the period
during which registrations are allow
cd and J., ~ likely some OF the voters
wln hni themselves shu, out As near
ly complete city tickle, u To BE- chosen
at the coming election. all voters
should register.
The Ar,h constructed at the corner
of Eleventh and Duane streets u attn
standing. bur soon will be totally de-
stroyci Il Il II not removed Small
boys ampsc themselves by slAshng
the canvass covering with knives
The arch represents a large sum "
money and should be taken apari and
stored FOR future use,
Judge Rrowcr yesterday announced
the result u the contest for the $500 pl.
ann offered by the merchants Of the
city The Forc-iers won handlly. re-
cc!ving twice as many votes - were
eas, for any other organization. The
vote o, he leading contestants Was as
follows Forts,ers. ?6i. $751; St. Mary's
hospital. ils.sos, wes, Astoria church.
uo5:?
sc.,lcmsn, Of The san Francisco strike
promises to IcSscn the demand for
Northern box lumber. bu, the mlllmen
are satisfied. as Their orders will keep
them busy Tor some time TO come. The
demand FOR box lumber Is heavy in all
parts ~ the country and the Ices Of
business due 10 settlement, Of the strike
w.ll BE- fully made W by orders from
other quarters The recent common
rate made by the Union Pacific opens
up the Utah marke, TO Astoria box
manufacturer. and It Is likely that |
much lumber Will be shipped there
hereafter.
Some funny things happen In this
part " the world. For Instance a Chi
nook mcrchan, rels goods 10 customers
az Deep River and after paying four
frclyh,s SIN makes a proht He ships
TO Deep River such small lots as four
sacks ot flour AMI one sack Of potatoes
He buys his goods IN Portland. pays
freiglh 20 Astoria and from Astoria 10
Chinook. There the goods are hauled
to his store When Deep River order
comes the goods are hauled back TO
the wharf. taken on the steamer Miller
TO Astoria, here transferred TO the
steamer Eclipse and taken to Deep
River. In this roundabout way the en-
terprlslng Chinook man does business.
The German ship Najadt passed Liz
ard Friday. after fast run Of IFS
days from the Columbia river and ac'
cordlnEly Is the first ship OF the June
grain fleet 10 arrive out, The arrival
Of the Najade leaves to near from bat
eight ships out OF a fleet OF nearly $50
which sailed last season. All Of the
April feet have reported, and but
three Of the May ships are still on the
way. The Najade, which has Just re-
ported, made East outward passage
a year ago and on her present voy-
age has passed some ships which are
credited with clipper speed,
CyprOmeme and the Nereus both sail
ing ahead OF her. None Of the June
Ships from Puget sound ports have yet
reDor.ed out but one Of the san Fran
CISCO biDps, the huinuhu' mas Ieacneu
Queenstown after n fast passage OF
il9 days As the FIST new season sail
er got away from the Columbia only
"a days behind the Najade, she may
be heard from before the end OF the
month Owing TO the shortage OF cars
and attendant scarcity Of wheat, there
a -. FNts