The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-27

Nlli b" opened for the construction |
Of the new bridge over the Necan- |
cum river. fhe Improvement Is one
Of much importance ~ people living
~ much lnlporI1as - people living In
In that neighborhood
George w, Hume, the wcll known
capitalist, who has been 40 from his |
oakland home for soms weeks. has |
purchased the Dean Blanchard plant |
al Rainier and viii put IN big mill |
there. II IL reported that Mr.. Hume
announced a Willingness to invest n
large sum Of money here. ana there
II general rcgrsi that arrangements |
were not made with him rlr the 10 |
{ taIi0n Of a husinrEs enterprise In this |
city
Dntrict-Attotncy Allea yesterday |
fllcd two inrormltiohs against Samuel
Schmidt and lsernnari Llndenburger,
who are charged with uniawfuily hay |
ins sturgeon In heir possession Mr. i
schmidt Is indicted for having IA fish |
in his possession, while Mr. Linden. |
burger II alleged to have had i5 nsn
In his possession The cases are sup |
posed ia be IN the nature Of test |
of that feature Of TIE rshIng laws |
which govern lhc taxing e sturgeon.
on July jih the A & z, n. r. viii |
resume It's regular summer schedule. |
trains leaving Astoria for Seaside via |
flavel and Flft Stevens, AZ S:l5 IA. m, |
ii 50 a, N, and D. m, daily. ami fer |
Seaside direct AZ las a, m. daily |
Beginning same date the evening |
train from Portland viii leave unlJn |
depot at y. m, daily except Satur.
day. aud the Portland Seaside express |
w.ll leave Portland every Saturday at |
. 70 ~ m. arriving at Astoria ~ $50 |
p. m.
Al $50 yestsFhay morning after |
having been out since 40 the previous
night, the jury In the case OF Louis
X iss. charged with the iarcsaJy Of a
net returned verdict Of not guilty All |
night long the Jurors considered the
case. and II was thought NJ o'clock |
that verict would not be arrived at.
Kiss now viii be arraIgned on the |
second indictment. which also charges |
him with the theft Of net. The
witness * man named
Dragolich,
Persons who visited the wharf at |
the Columbia River Packers Assncia-
lion yesterday Afternoon witnessed |
an unusual sight An iajured Shaa,
doubtless caught for time In I net.
Iioundcrcd about in thta water. maxi
ing frantic efforts 10 yet to the bot.
tom, Its injuries were probably fatal. |
and It's pl'vsiea condition was unt
helped any when small boy struck
i with pike pole. The spectacle OF
! shad at t:he surface o, the water
Is u rare one.
The steamer Anna Barron, built by
Richard Leathers had her official trial
rip Yesterday afternoon. The steam
n was contracted for at speed OF
llne knots but she more than filled
he bill and developed speed OF 10
tnots. The engines were built by the
Astoria Iron Works Company and
proved most satisfactory The Bar
on will leave out on lay or sun.
lay for the Sound. after which she
VIII proceed 10 Alaska, 10 act as a
stnnery tender.
This is the slack season of the year
u the iron business. and the Astoria
ron Workes Is laying nf Its men,
rhc duh neriod lasts for about two
months. The 1scal wear just closed
,as been the best In she history Of
he local works. which now has
liant that Is not surpassed on the
North Pacific coast. A large amount
Il new machinery was turned out by
he company during the past season,
md should II prove the success the
anticipates the volume
Il business next season viii be much
sreater The iron works is one OF the
most substantial concerns in the city,
md has very large payroll The ex-
ellence Of It's, work has won for Il
m enviahle reputation. and the Messrs.
'oX are very well pleased with the
'utlook for the future,
There Is just one suspicious circum-
tance connected with the confession
'f John Flay, the Astoria cigar naker,
Who told the authorities at Sedro-
Nooley, Wash, that he was an nc
'omplice In the murder of Nora Fuller
It San Frauc'sco. Fax's story to the
'fllcers was that he did not actually
AXE part In the crime but that he
knew the girl was to be killed. He
$ reported to have made the state
nent that the real murderer, resi-
lent of san Franclco, kept him sup
plled with funds. in return for which
ne was to withhold information from
he police. It ls now said mere that
Flax actually r'neivei money from
San Francisco and since his arrest
there has been some speculation as
TO who sent II to him, Notwlth-
standing this circumstance, the ao-