The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-01-08

arrived down the river Sunday after
noon and went 10 the Gas c0mpanys'
dock, where she In taking on 200 tons
Of coal. She expects 10 leave out to-
DAY.
The TeamsterH' Union VIII hold its
regular meeting at HanthOrns hall, on
Tuesday evening, January g. All mem-
bcrn are requested 10 be present a.
buaineas of Importance Is 10 be trans
acted.
The ka!aow. now taking on coal at
the uaH compaDy's dock. IL despatched
by Kerr. clifford & Co.. and goes TO 81.
Vincent for orders. She carries cargo
nf 1920 bushels Of wheat, valued az
$4,000
| A. ST. Miller. who has been with the
iCOnn Drug Company for some time
past. has resigned his position hers and
left on Sunday 20 accept position
with the Citizens National Bank at
Portland.
The order OF Hoo Hoos will hold an
incant0tlon In this city on or about
January 70. when a number of log
rollers and penct-pushera Will be made
acquainted with the mysteries OF the
black cat.
Mr. Davidson, third officer OF the
American transport ktheuian. while the
vessel was lying at Talku. accidentally
swallowed a small Japanese tcolhpick
and died from the effects In q very
short time.
An appeal has been taken In the
case OF ). Nnrmile w. the 0. II. & ~.
Co. In which he was awarded damages
IN the sum of 500 for the loss Of a
mule through the negligence OF the
company's employees.
It's a gentleman's whiskey. a pure
delicious beverage and a grand appeu-
Eer. Don't forget the name. II. w.
/ Harper" whiHkey. The kind your
grandfather used" Sold by Foard and
Stokes Co.. Astoria. ore.
An order was made in probate court
Yesterday confirming the sale OF prop
trty Of the estate OF William r. Bax-
ter. deceased. The same order was
made In the matter OF the real estate
OF the late Timothy Sullivan.
The funeral OF the late Mrs. Henry
Kindred was held yesterday morning
At i0:30 o'clock. The services were
conducted by Rev. VIM. Seymour Short
and were attended by many OF her
friends and by members Of the I. o. o.
F. and A. o. U. w. The lnterment was
In the l. o. o. +, cemetery az shpanon.
Three expert engineers have been sent
by the Great Northern railroad TO the
Cascade tunnel, where they are to make
investigations and report on the best
means 10 do away with the smoke. coal
gas and smut nulsances. which are a
great detriment to the perfect working
Of this immense tunnel.
A securely packed consignment OF to-
tenn poles from Sitka, Alaska. for the
Free Museum OF Liverpool. England.
win be shipped aboard Dodweil 4 Co.'s
steamship Glenturret from the Sound.
The totem poles were purchased In
Alaska. and win be placed among the
permanent exhibits OF the museum.
Professor T.. L. Washburn. OF the
nAWtNkNAtAA AsanAAANAy Va AAAN 1hANNArthy
OF Oregon, has q long article In yes
terday's Oregonlan on Eastern oyster
culture In Yaqulna bay. He has made
an exhaustive study OF the subject and
thinks they can be raised there very
prohtably II the right means are re-
sorted to.
Captain Archie Pease, the river pilot,
was down yesterday from Portland to
meet the steamship Milos. The Orien-
tai. however. failed TO show up. She
was due to arrive in here several days
ago, as Il also the steamship Eva, but
is probably delayed by the heavy cas-
terly gales that have been quite pre-
valent recently.
A contract for the manufacture of
900 cigar boxes monthly for Manila
factories has been offered to Tacoma |
people. Meme OF the factories there at |
present are capable OF handling such |
a large contract, but one or two FIRMS |
have the matter under consideration |
and may equip their plants so as TO |
make the acceptance OF this contract
possible,
A German sailor by the name OF II.
Peterson died at the hospital Sunday
OF pneumonia. He ran away |
from the German bark Alsterufer while
that vessel was in Portland and had
since been In the sailor boarding house |
OF Kenney & Lynch from which place
he was taken to the hospital on Sunday |
He died about half an hour
after reaching the hospital.
The revenue cutter Commodore Per-
ry took on q quantity Of coal at San
born's yesterday afternoon and dropped
down to Fort Stevens toward evening.
She will wait favorable weather and
then leave out on a cruise up the North
coast. She expected to leave out last
evening but the aspect OF things OUT
side was anything but inviting and
her departure was delayed I'LL this
at least.
Secretary Of State f. |. Dunbar was
at his office In the capitol. for a short
time Friday afternoon for the first time
since he was taken III nearly month
ago, He was very pale and weak and
but q half hour, when he re-
turned TO his home, announcing that he
would not return to work for at least
a week. With good care Mr.. Dunbar
Will recover rapidly now. but will not
be able to do much hard work for
some time TO come.
L. B. Egbert. a switchman In the
employ OF the Northern Pacific Termin-
al Company. was instantly killed at the
Union depot in Portland ON Sunday af-
ternoon. He stepped between two yes
slbuled cars for the purpose Of adjust
Ing some poreion OF the automatic
coupling, when the cars came together.
His face was caught just above the
coupling bumpers When the cars were
ne was dead. He leaves q
widow and one child.