The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-03-19


of intending TO become citizens Of the
United States.
There n always something new 10 be
found az the Boston Hcmlurant. The
Sunday dinner Includes turkey with
cranberry sauce A first class place for
ladies and gentlemen.
While two children Of Mr.. Mckee,
living M Gs2 Commercial street, were
playing at chOpplng wood last Saturday,
one Of them chopped fngT from the
lefl hand of the other. boy of TWO
years,
ON Saturday evening last Lleutenants
Cairns. Gludy and Powell NJ the reye-
nue. cutter Perry, entertained Dr. and
Mrs, Finch. Miss EmOrr. Miss Floretta
fillmore aud DR.. Earle on board the
cutter.
Malcolm McFarlane. logger living
near Kn1ppa met with an accident
yesterday IN which h. sustained a
hr0kcn leg. Medical assistance was
hunmonrd from Astoria 20 attend the
injured man.
The spars FOR the yacht being built
by the Belmont syndicate to defend the
America cup were shipped from here
yesterday. The timbcrN range from 60
20 ~ feet In length and were cut at
the Dawson camp near SkipanOn.
l.. J. simpson. son of 4. NJ. Simpson.
NJ sawmlll fame. II developing a six
foot coal vein lately discovered on Coos
river eight miles from Marahncld Tile
coal In said tC be ~ better quality
than any yet marketed on CoOs bay.
a pleasure party consisting u Miss
t.pt,lc Bennett. the Misses Elmore. Mrs.
Dr Finch. r. $, Howard and Licuten-
ants Clukr ana Brewster made n trip
to the quaran' Inc station aud Fort Ste
vtnA yesterday as guests Of Or. Earle.
on the steamer Electric.
Roy Twombly a former Astoria boy
who arrived on the Alliance from
Mhrshpch. reports business very good
on ZOOS BAY one four-masted schoon-
er bas lately been launched. three more
arc now building. and a steamer Is 20
BE- put on the ways at once.
Vest rday was a red letter day In
shipping. The steamers Despatch and
Ruth Failed for Alaska, the Fulton. for
san Francisco. ana the Almond Branch
fur Shanghai. The German ships
Brunshausen and Prof. Koch sailed for
Europs The revenue cutter Perry left
for 5 cattle.
A j Johnson forestry expert In
chargs ~ the Oregon exhibit at the
Pan American exposition. Is busily en-
gagged In getting together Ave carloads
Of plants. flowers. shrubs and trees.
which he VIII forward at once to Buff
falo. a large and very fine fir ship
knee is noW at the Telephone wharf for
the exhibit
Two Cinnamon Ho keung and Go
che on, arrested a week ago on tele-
graphic adviccs from San Francisco,
were released yesterday upon informa-
ton that Governor Gage Of California
had refused to sign extraditlon papers.
The men were charged with grand lar
ccny but the details Of the offense are
not known nere.
ne MfkUNulhA par lHNilakts uil NallAU
and Exchange streets. was the scene
of n very pleasant gathering last even
ing In honor OF Mrs. Rowland's birth
day The parlors were filled with mer-
ry guests who came prepared TO make
the evening a happy one. Conversation.
greetings and a short program were
In order, and light refreshments were
served.
The schooner Louis is being fitted
with an additional steam pump, as a
precautlon against repetition Of her
late experience In trying TO make the
trip 10 San Francisco. A tug will prob
ably arrive from Grays Harbor to
tow her down as soon as the eight ves-
sells belonging TO the same owner and
now barbpund In that harbor are taxi
en- to sea.
The water commission Is preparing
to extend its mains In East Astoria
a distance Of 5000 feet Commencing at
street the extension will
run on Franklin avenue to Thirty third |
street. and thence by way OF Grand and |
Harrison avenues to Thirty-fitth street |
The residents in that district are re-
ioicing in anticipation Of having
supply OF good water.
The Alaska Fishermen's Packing Co. = |
steamer Nutan will be placed In the |
water today at the Astoria Iron Works. |
where her machinery has been fitted. |
Although the Nutan Is not large, being |
so feet long, l2 feet beam and feet |
depth, she has unusual power, her NOM
lnal horse power being eighty. She Is |
intended for towing in connection with |
the company's Alaska cannery.
Eric Manuella has applied for a pat
ent on an improved apparatus for cool |
Ing cans His invention is a machine |
a small space and directly |
with the soldering machine,
doing away with the long incllnes now
in general use. The cans are cooled
while making two revolutions on a
circular iron table. after
which the surplus acid Is removed with
the same water used In the cooling pro-
cess. The inventor has sixteen mach
mes now under way for this seasons
use. mostly for Alaska canneries.
A stranger walking along Commercial
street yesterday would very naturally
come to the conclusion that Astoria
was all right, nearly every merchant
IN that thoroughfare was opening
,prlng goods, but Herman Wise, the
,lothier leads them all, the entire front
If his building was blocked and clerks
we're busy unpacklng suits by the dozen
md over one hundred and fifty dozen
lats Of all colors and shape; soft and
tiff fancy shirts; new neckwear, etc,
md, besides. Mr. Wise was particular to
ret "UNION MADE" Hats. Clothing.
.tc.. this season. which means that the