The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-06-19

ployei 0n the steamer Lurllne delay
esl that steamer several hours on her
down rip yesterday The trouble
with the crew resulted when two men
wefs discharged for tamperiDg With
the fr light II In thought that new
men win be- secured without difficulty
In Portland
II was reported yesterday afternoon
| that ths Occidcnt Hotel would change
hands on July l. According to the
story going ths rounds. Mr.. Cummings
Is To retire and the hostelry will here
Mr. Wright and the late Alex Megier
owned the oecldcnt for many years
and male 1t one Of the best known
hotels In the Northwest
The circuit court viii he recon.
vened by Judge Mcbride this after
noon The case set for trial IA that
W. A. Dees vs. the City ~ Astoria.
Plaintiff, for his child. sues TO recover
sa075 damages for injuries suffered by
the lad who fell through a hole N
the sidewalk while commercial street
waa being improved An effort was
made to settle the casc, but II was not
productive of satisfactory results.
Last nights Telegram says James
w. Welch, Of Astoria, is spending a
few days In The city lie wants TIE
Board ~ Trade 20 pass resolutions TO
be sent to the railrotis. making AS
torin 4 terminal point. with The same
rates enjoyed by Grays Har'bor and
Puget Sound ON wheat shipments from
all points In Eastern oregon. He
thinks Portland " entitled 10 lower
rate than It ~ now receiving and
thinks the matter should be- agiia:ed.
The annual school meeting at New
ASTORIA resulted In the election OF
GenrRr knudscn as clerk and Mr..
Cunningham as director, The clerks
report showed thar within the eleven
months school has been held since the
last report. lol pupils had been en-
ROLLED with m average attendance Of
II. Number Of times tardy 60. This
was the first annual meeting since the
erection ~ the new school building, Of
which an were proud, The popular
principal, Pr,f W, o. Sims, viii be
retained fnr another year
People living In the to~ns rear As
toria should bear In mind that free
b. ats will bn run to most points on
the Fourth. and all who can are urged
10 make prepara' ions to spend the day
III the city The cno'nA'tea IN haIge
Of the celebration will make every tf-
fort 10 see that the country people
are well treated and expects tina, It's
plans will be productive OF good re-
suits Free boats will be run to all
points between Cathlamet md Asto-
ria, and to Knappton. Deep River
Grays River Chinook and Olney, while
hulf-fare rates win be- made he'ween
IlwacI and Ao'N ,pm all
railroad points.
james Keatng has, just awarded the
contract for the construction Of his
new launch. The successful firm was
Wilson Bros, of West Astoria, The
launch which Is to be built for Mr..
Heating will, II his expectations are
realized, be the finest that ever ran
on the Lower Columbia, She will be
81 feet over all, II feet 6 inches In
width and about four feet depth Of
hold She viii be provided with a
10 horse power Union gasoline engine
of modern design, which will be the
first Of the late engines to be Nsed
here, Mr. Keating expects that the
new boat viii be even specdier than the
old Eagle, which was provided with
a 9n-horse- power engine. The new
boat win cost fully $500 when COM
pleted. She will be In commission by
the middle of August.
Deputy sheriff Young returned yes
terday from an unsuccessful man hunt
to the other side Of the river He was
In quest ~ James Morrison, who es-
eaped from the asylum at Salem and
returned To his former home at Long
Beach, The local authorities had re-
ceived word that Morrison was In
custody at Ilwaco, but when Mr.
Young arrived There yesterday he
found that Morrison was still at
large Marshal Heath of Ilwaco had
seen the esoape and talked with him,
but had neglected to take MIN. into
custody Some one told Morrison that
the officers were after him and he left
nwaco going first to Nahcotta, Mr.,
Young visited that town, but Morn-
son had continued his flight, Charles
Winters, the other escape, is stlll con-
fined In the county jaAl, and will re-
main there for few days to come,
The officers hope by that time to cap
ture Morrison and a state official will
be sent for to take them back to
Salem.