The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-01-30

The kHappa coal Company, Whlch
has acquired the mineral rights Of sew
eral thousands of acres OF land south
0f the Columbia river, will begin the
WORK OF developing these properties
within few weeks. The value Of the
coal dcposits are not yet known, but
are believed 20 be considerable.
Tho Taxpayprs' League held n spec
lal meeting last evening In the cham
Der OF commerce rooms 10 consider
some amendments that have been pro-
posed 10 the city charter. A number Of
Important DropOsltions were brought up
and discussed. Among these we're
questions relating 70 tax leyles and
suffrage.
Astoria Aerie, No. II. Fratefnal or
der of Eagles, viii give their initial
dance at Foard ~ Stokes hall on
Wednesday evening, February 9th. The
hest Of music has been engaged for
the occasion. The committee of. ar
rangements consists Of Thor. Dealey,
Herman Wise and e. E. Foster who
are sparng no pains TO make the dance
the event Of the season.
The last session Of the Reading Club,
held At the residence of Mr. and Mrs.
e. r. Thompson. was a very interesting
one The Artistic Side Of Rome was
he subject Of an entertaining talk by
Frank Spittle. who traced from It's
small beginnings the wonderful devel-
0pmcnt Of the eternal city. Refresh
ments were served. and the evening
was very much enjoyed by all pres
cnt.
The Portland. Nehalem d Tilamook
Railroad CONF any has been lncorporat-
ed. articles 10 that effect having been
lied with the county clerk at Portland
Monday. Tho corporation "o, .out-e
members ard is capitalized at N,0OO.O 900.
Portland II 10 be- the headquarters Of
he new concern. and connections VIII
b. made with the o. X * ". the
Northern Faclac and the Southern Pa
clhc.
A bond Of 5000 has been deposited
with the National Surety Company, Of
New York, by the owners Of the Aus
iilan steamer Olga az surely Tor the
lfiffl11f VI iilt FFn1fl III klF lABFi FulA
filed by the Spreckes Brothers Tug
Boat Company. and the ShlpOwners
hnd Merchants Tug Boat Company, for
service rendered In hauling the Olga
oiT the beach a few miles south Of the
Cnn House near San Francisco last No
yembcr.
Guy Wallace. one OF the ostraclsed
Of Portland. Is in the city and contem-
plates opening up some games here, He
says the antl-gamblIng edlct has beer
effective. and has killed all sport in
the metropolis. The cigar dealers, he
says. are making the loudest complaint
because their slot machine business has
been undone. According TO his predc-
tion Astoria may look for a considera-
bic influx OF the sporting element from
that city.
John Erickson. milkman. was in
Justice Nelson's court yesterday. charg-
e1 with driving faster than the city
ordinance allowed. He was arrested by
Officer klmball. and according to the
testimony given In court he was driv-
ing at the rate OF about ten miles an
hour Erickson defended himself with
the statement that although the horse
did make good time for a little dis
tdnce. he pulled him in as soon as he
was able fine of s. was imposed.
but RENTED on condition that he be
more careful In the future.
II Is next to impossible for the police
to stop gambling in Portland's China
town. They have had many exper-
iences In recent years trying to break
lUwn the distractions leading TO the
dens during raids with but In iifferent
success. The proprietors Of these places
have employed guards and lookouts,
and when a policeman or detective Is
seen approaching, the entrance is close
ly barred. The money the Chinese
hove been paying the city each month
in the way Of flies is now expended
hiring these cutposts. As an outcome
Of the gambling crusade the city Is de-
prived OF hundreds II dollars the Chi
nese contributed monthly while g9mb-
ling is as Gar from being suppressed as
IL ever was, so far as the Chinese gam
blers are concerned.
An interesting colloquy occurred down
on Bond street yesterday, the parties
To which We're Celestial and one OF
Norway's hopeful sons, John was SER
6rlty itself 50 far as any mental agi-
tatlon was concerned. and was endeav-
orlng to mind his own business, II per-
chance he had any. Ole. however had
stayed with his cups a little too long
and was full OF the insldious Joy Of
the jug, He was insisting with all
manner Of strange argument that John
go with him to nearby resort, 4"
and John stood against the PROPOSE
tion as rigldly "a he would against
any proposed reform In his dress. It
seemed for time as II the disagree
would result seriously, but John man.
aged to get away from his generous
friend and catastrophe was averted.
NEW CABINET OFFICERS.