The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-12-08


being nttrd out The Jordan has been |
built 10 handle the compnnyH grow
ing business She n fne model ana
her owners expect much ~ her In
spcc,ors Edwards and Fuller VIII be
down Tuesday 20 inspect the new boat
They viii probably also Inspect the
steamer Flyer.
Tho final games IN the Commercial
club haudbnil tournament were played
inst evening. when MillH and Ohlcr
defeated Alien and Tulur IN two oui
~ three games The scores were
go.el si.N and gl-l1 The result last
evening gave Allen and Tuttlc FIRST
plaer. NILS "nd Ohicr second place,
and cleveland and Cnssrll 'hiI Ila.c.
There was considerable iu'vrr-f Ia N"
contest ana ~ is NOT un'h"'F t'H. nm
other scrlrs Of games Hlll ic arranged
sn~
Auditor Nrlson'. once viii be open
tomorrow evening between the hours
of and for the convenience Of vol-
rrs. The auditor had determined not
la hold any NOR" night sessions. but
has a large number u voters are unable
tn visit the oficc during the day. he
has agreed 20 s,'- -" workingmcn
one mote chance The books Will be
closed tomorrow night The number of
registrations yesterday passed the 1900
mark and Il is now expected that the
1900 mari, will bc passed The total
number NJ the close of business ycstcr.
dav afternoon wns l2i2 This Is a
gratifying showing. as Il was rS'"t-
ed the registration law would great
Iy reduce the number of voters
The wind blew and the rain poured
down. hut that dli not hinder the peo-
,ie from rongrcgaling in Vests hall
last Saturday evening to take In the
masquerade ball given under the aus
pieces of Quilts Tribe. No 50. I. O. r..
VI From far and near they came 10
enjoy the great event and when the
grand march was called at o o'clock
the han was crowded tn It's utmost
capacity The music WAS furnished
! by the columbia orchestra % Astoria,
while g. ]. curtis, as prompter. did
himself Justice Pcrfcc, order was
maintained throughout the entire
evening. and nothing occurred TO mar
the pleasures ot the dancc.-Cathlamet
Gazette
L. Rochon. mate Of the Inflated
French bark Ernest Rcyer arrived In
Portland yesterday. and reports that
the vessel is practically uninjurcd and
resting easy on the beach. with her
stern In the Quinault river and with
her bow facing the sea. Al Of her top
hammer Is still standing. and there Is
q possibility of her ultimate rescue.
The vessel has 1900 tons Of ballast
aboard and II Is thought with little
the top hamper lowered and the vcs-
work some W this can he discharged,
sol pulled safely into ~ bayou a few
hundred feet distant. where there is a
| cd. foot stage NJ water, After this has
been ACCOMPLISHED II remains 90 be
seen whether sufficiently deep chan
Incl can be drcdrcd across the bnr 20
tho sea- The matter is now out ot
the hands of the owners, and Henry
IIcwctt acting for the underwriters,
has taken the matter up, The Reyer
was on the sands two days before the
news reached the outside,
New books have been received at the
public library as follows; The Lions
Whclp, by Amelia Barr; The Crisis
by Winston Churchill; Drl and l. by
Irving Bachener; Blennerhassett by
Chas. y Picin; Circumstance, by 5
Weir Mitchell; Captaln Ravenshaw
by r. y. stephens; Kim, Wy Rudyart
Klpung. Told in the Hills, by Marsh
T.. Ryan. T0ho Rag and Vixen. by
Ernest s, Thompson; Rupert Crown
by Harold Macdrath; The Eterna
city. nv Hall Caine; Master Chris
ton. by Marie Corelli Cardinals
Snun Rox. bv Henry Harland; Mar
From Gengarry, by Ralph Connor
Cardigan. by Robt Chambers; Darling
tons. by Elmore f. Peake Ruling Pas
slons, by Henry Van Dyke; Truth Dex'
ter. bv SIDNEY Mccall; Lazarre, BY
Mary Catherwood: Helen's Babies, By
Jno. Habberton; Monsieur Beaucalre
by Booth Harrington; Young Barbar
lans, by Ian Maclaren; The Cavalier
by Geo, W. Cable Pan Michael, h!
Henryk slenkiewics: Lowell's Com
, plete Poems; Scopp's COMPLETE Poems
Bancrofts Histc-y NJ 20 volumes.
The British ship Latlmer arrived
l down the river yesterday with a grail
? cargo for the United Kingdom, Th
, treasury department has not yet mad
? ruling in the care Of the Latlmer
, which arrived here without the reQui
J site bill Of health. The vessel exper