The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-01-17

The production "At the white Horse
Tavern" al Fishers opera house last
evening adds another 10 the list OF real
y excellent attractions here this sea
son. The play Ia n very pretty one and
The company presenting It were denerv-
Ing Of much credit. The play Is fun
II pretty little love scenes and some
very amusing complications and was
enjoyed by the large au-
iience present
Mrs. ]. r.. Higgins gave a delightful
little luncheon yesterday to the follow
ng guests: Orandmas Nowlen. Hare, /
Fox and Hawthorne. After the lun-
,heon. which was served at II o'clock, |
a spelling matsh was held. Mrs. Hare,
a sprightiy young girl Of 30 years, car
rlei ~ the first prize, a dainty hand /
terchief. while the consolation prize. ,
pretty cup and saucer, was aiken by
Mrs. Nowlen. aged 81.
The British steamship Heathercraig /
Is reported chartered for wheat load
Ing on the Columbia. She Is larger |
vessel than any yet TO load here this |
season, and Is new steamer having ]
left the yards where built but SIX
months ago. She Is a steel craft of |
2siO tons net and 1891 tons gross regis
ter. Her length II 300.7 feet: 4S.2 beam /
and 2O.2 depth OF hold. She is fitted !
with triple expansion engines, She
viii bring the list Of steamers for this
seasons wheat trade 10 four
The German steamship Eva, from
Yokohama. came into port yesterday
with a cargo uf tea. rice and mating.
The vessel encountered hard winds and
heavy Feas. and her passage was an
unusually severe one but beyond a de-
lay Of two days no mishap was report
ed On Sunday last a derelict two
masted schooner was sighted. with
masts carried away and with decks al
most level with the water No signs OF
life were visible on board and her
identity could not be established. The
Eva left up the river In the afternoon,
Captain Young, VI the stranded Brit
ish bark Poltalloch arrived at Astoria
with the crew Of the vessel.
The men were paid of before British
Vice-Cunsul Cherry yesterday. The vts-
sci IL said 10 be In the same position
a. Il was previous 10 the storm. and
Captain Waite, professional wrecker.
from London, has yet been unable TO
commence the work Of floating the
bark One OF the owners and his wife
are aboard the craft. and will be Joined |
by Captain Young shortly. Appliances
necessary for the work have already
been shipped from Portland. and the |
outcome OF the efforts OF the wrecker |
from over the water will be watched !
with interest
This morning a wrecking train win |
begin the task OF lifting from the river |
the engine that was wrecked last Sat- |
urday night and IL win soon be known |
whether Engineer Scott's body was |
buried under the engine. The brakes |
man who was with Scott for several |
but who at the time OF the |
accident was taking a vacation. says |
Scott was a very careful man. always |
taking precautlon where danger was |
He declares that the |
slide must have occurred so suddenly |
as TO give the engineer no opportunity |
for reversing or putting on the brakes. |
Mrs. Scott, the wife OF the unfortunate |
engineer. has been prostrated since the |
accident. and her condition is consid-
cred serious.
The list OF fifty jurors for the JUS
ices court, selected by Police Judge !
Nelson. Justice Brewer and j. II. Han |
sen, for the ensuing year includes the
following names: {. P. Looney, Car |
A. Hanson, William z. Fenton, ole J.
settem, Charles McEwan, Alfred ]. c. |
Schroeder, John Chltwood. Marquis n. |
Adams, Frank Cook, Frank r. Webber. |
Ole Jeldness. John Mattson, Ludwig |
A. L. Nandrup, Stephen A. Miller. |
Charles N. Davis, f. A. Lenhart, wal J
er d. Sharp. Alex Pentilla, Alex Tagg.
Edgar c. Adams, Emil Finney, Samuel
). Suffer- Hans Christensen, Daniel
Vannaman, Henry Spellmire. Edward
A. Strumeyer Lewis A. Smock. Emil
Jenson. James II. Duncan. Norris sta
)les, William Chance, Edward Mudde-
nan. Frank Sceidnagel Charles H. Hall,
oscar Conlee, Geo. Il. McEwan, Andrew
Anderson, Geo. Kaboth, Sharon c. Tur-
Ter. Chas. +. johnson. Chas. Borglund,
floyd Dement,, John Svensefi. Jacob c.
Jtzinger. Geo, Johnson, E. G. Miller,
Benjamin B. Franklin, Chas. w. Alley.
samuel II, Gallagher and James r.
Dodge.
The committee on streets and pub
lc ways of the common council and the
ity attorney at recent meeting with
Of the street railway
reached an agreement on
ranohlse to be granted the proposed
lew company and an ordinance Is be-
ng prepared along the lines Of the
.greement as reached. The ordinance
viii follow very closely the report OF
he former committee on ways and
means as read before the council at
he last meeting. but with few slight
hanges. 1t grants 75-year franchise
or street railway purposes only over
II streets or portions of streets on
'hich q street car line shall be con- |
tructed and operated within FIVE years
rom the date and approval Of the or {
nance, provided the new company
hall within six months purchase the
resent line and extend II at least one
alf mile both east and west from the
resent terminals. The company Is to
ay to the city as n license the sum
$40 per year on each car operated.
n the matter of street improvements ,
he company Is obliged to improve and
eep In repair the covering of the
treets. to the width of the track and
ne foot outside the rails. The sec
on In the other ordinance which re-
ulred the company to improve the
lbstructure Of the streets is dropped r
s is the provision that all members of !
he council and city officials should be
lrnished free transportation over the !
mes. No mention is made Of electric
ghting.