The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-04-24

THE M0RNlNG
w. II. Barker was In Astoria yester-
day, having come over from Point Rob-
erts whore he has been making prep
arations for the coming season. Mr..
Barker predicts a heavy pack on the
Sound.
The Christy Bros. having bought out
the Stamp Photo Company, have re-
moved same 10 corner OF Tenth and
Duane street, where they will continue
10 take photos NJ the same prices. Your
patronage solicited.
The regular annual meeting Of the
wOman's auxiliary " Grace church. Will
be held In the church this afternoon
at 2;DO O'Clock. The buAineps Will be-
the election Of officers and a large at
tendance In desired
A new Finnish weekly will make lis
initial appearance Thursday under the
nams Of "Tyynemcrcn SanOmat." Berg.
man ana Hukklmen are named as the
prOprlctOrs and publishers.
Russel's big vaudeville circus will be
IN Astoria next Monday. the 10Th. The
advance agent win w. Sterling, was
In the city yesterday arranging for
the performance. The press OF the
coast speak highly Of the production.
The funeral Of John Peterson who
was watchman for the net racks at
Fort Stevens. operated by the combine.
was held from Pohl'e undertaking par
lors yesterday and was largely attend
ed. interment win, In Greenwood ceme-
terry.
John Reid has given II. NJ Lea,hers
contract for gasoline launch which
viii be of the following dimensions:
Length. t5 feet. beam. 10 feet 10 in.
chcs; depth Of hold. 4 feet. 6 Inches.
The gasoline engine will b. 3O-horse
poHer and the craft viii be launched
June 10.
The police are working .u myster-
louA robbery which Ocurrcl Saturday
night when $3.50 was distracted from a
trunk In the rear of the Central Drug
Store on Commercial street. The mon
cy belonged % John Erickson. a veal
thy klondikcr. who hid sleeping apart
ments In the rear n the store. En-
trance was gained by forcing the lock
On the front door.
The AStor Club will tender a banquet
t0 Terry Mexican In the near future
Mr. Mexican will leave In June TO Join
the Cooley Company which opens lts
season the month following. The fea-
turc ~ Mr. cooley's repertoire for next
season viii BE- Martha Morion's Bach
clor's Romance. written for and first
produced by Sol Smith Russel Man
agcr Sellg Of Fishers opera house has
booked the company for seek next
fall.
Sometime ago Master Fish Warden
Van Dusen sent letters OF inquiry
broadcast over the state asking for In
formation ~ streams In each section
aS 10 It's dealrlbllity for hatchery pur-
poses. From time to time replies have
been received and yesterday letters
were received from s. II. Helms. OF
Twlckenham. Wheeler county. speaking
NJ the John Day river, and from D. :.
Findley. OF RoSiand. Crook county, Civ
Ing similar information about Crooked
creek
Alexander Mckenzie. the former
Alaska mining king. who was sentenc-
ed 70 serve one year for contempt OF
court by United States Circuit Court
Judge Morrow Of san Francisco will
probably be pardoncd before the presi-
dent starts on mis- Western trip Nc
kenEie refused To obey an order nf
court issued during litigation over his
former vast properties In the Klondike.
President J. J. Hill OF the Great North
ern and ex-Secptary Of War Daniel
Lamont are urging his pardon.
The congregation last night at the
series Of revival meetings was
the largest so far Sunday ex-
ccpted. The Wages OF Sin Is
Death" was the subject The speak
or contended that the text implied a
service Nendersd as well as payment
for the same, an employer as well as
an cmploye, that Satan Is the employ
or and the sinner the one employed. and
that the wages earned in this employ
mrnt is death. In the after meeting
two men and one woman professed con-
version, A meeting viii be held tonight
at 7:t5.
The fast steamer Athlon. which was
taken on the Poruand-Astoria run tn
compete with the speedy Flyer between
Tacoma and Seattle. has evidently been
promoting trouble on her new run.
Saturday afternoon the Atklon became
disabled OF Bean Point. while en- route
from Seattle to Bremerton and investi-
gatlon showed that quantities OF emery
dust had been placed In the oil cans
The machinery was thoroughly over
hauled and cleans d. and the passengers
transferred 10 the steamer Pilgrim. The
Athlon was unable 10 resume her sched-
ule until the day following. The two
crack .teamers have made several fast
runs, with view to establishing speed
records. and rivalry between the ad-
mlrers and crews OF the two boats runs
high.
The history of the or4gination OF the
wonderful Arch Angel" dance with
which la Doie Fuller has so startled
the amusement world this season and
which will be seen here tonight at Fish
er's opera house In all Its sensational
entirety. Is decidedly interesting. Some
years ago La Loie visited China as
the guest OF Earl Id Hung Chang. the
great Chinese diplomat who Is such q
conspicuous figure In the present COM
pllcated situation OF the Orient. When
visiting the president In Washington.
Earl Ia witnessed one OF La Loie's
performances, and so fascin-
ated did he become that he forthwith
made her an. offer to go 10 China and
dance before the Chinese emperor. The
fact OF her journey there and the sub
sequent sensations she caused are not