The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-12-02

consulate Yesterday In honor Of the gn-
nlverrary ~ the birth Of Queen Alesun-
dtia. than whom 10 more lies trysily
popular mnrhrch ever lived. TO some
the flag had me appearance 0f being Mt
halfmnEl and much speculation was
created in consequence.
u, NJ. Baker OF his city and Mrs.
~ A Baker and r. n Baker Of Port
lhnd have purchased the property at
tho northeast corner of Commercial
and Funrt senth streets and viii erect
"A fine buAineFs block on H. The i'm.
proscmen, will add very much to the
appearance Of that portion Of the city.
collector II cultoma Eobb yesterday
rct eiyed word from the treasury de-
purtmcnt nt Washington that the fine
nf 5000 imposed on the British ship
Itlvarsiale .or violation Of the quaran.
tine regulations had been reduced to s..
The Rivoradale came from Hamburg
AMI neglected to bring Il consular BIN
Of hcaith.
\ rourtmnrtiu MAS convened NJ Fort
Stevens yesterday for the purpose 0f
trying Private Etuest Thompson, the
alleged iucendlIry. and other military
offenders. The court probably did not
coprlud itF investigation into Thomp-
sons cage yesterday, although no au-
thrntir news could be- received from the
post last evening,
At present there II but one prisoner
In the county jail This man is NJ.
'ollmnn, Who was sentenced To term
of 20 days for stealing a watch, He
has served more than one-third of his
thine. Deputy Sheriff Young said yes
terday tina, there hadn't been crazy"
for two weeks. which Is pretty nearly
record for ClatT"r county
a. Tag has disposed Of his interest
in the dairy situated on the Lewis and
CLARK adjoining the farm OF r.. c,
JcfIcrs rhe Sloop brothers are tho
purchasers ana they will operate the
ranch IN onuaction with their already
large milk business Mr. Tagg will
hereafter personally superintend the
management of his confectionery store
in his city,
In the probA'e court yesterday Judge
Trcnehard made m order permitting
the administrator Of the estate of J
II Borgund to sell at private sale
some stock in the Flshcrmen's Union
Packing company. and to redeem GER
tain personal effects OF the deceased. d..
The final account Of the administrators
of the estate of l.. q, Hanson was set
for hearing February O. at ? y, m,
a meeting Of the Astoria Literary
and rchatiug society was held last
evening and permanent organization
was effected THE following officers
were elected President, j. Nj.
Hughes vice-president + c. Hack
man, secretary. W C. Bishop; treas
urcr. II. \. Gerdes; sergeant at arms.
/, Bush, The nest meeting Of the So
ciety viii he held in Labor hall on next
Saturday evening.
What came nearly being disastrous
fire WAS discovered yesterday in the
Pythan building by 4 janitor who was
working on the third floor The fire
originated near "A defective tlue and by
the time the lodgrroom was broken in
to II had reached threatening proper
tinns The blaze was eXtinguished be-
fore any damage had been done, but
had It's discovery been made 10 minutes
later the entire building would have
baen endangered
rhc barkentInr Chehalis, which was,
laid up at Knappa for the winter, was
brought down the river yesterday and
taken to tho lower harhor She has
been chartered to load lumber at Aber-
deem and will leave out MS soon as the
weather modcrates. Captain Edgar NJ,
Simpson, son of 4. NJ. simpson, the
lumbermau of San Francis
90, will make his initial trip on the
Chehalis rs captain He was recently
granted captains ,apcrs in Portland,
4 big mortgage was filed for record .
in the recorders office, 1t ,
was given. by the North Pacific Brew
Ing company OF this city to the Title
Guaranty & Trust company Of Scrau-
ton. Pa. The mortgage Is executed .
,s security for $20p,dtU, IN when amount
100000 In 4O-year percent bonds were
ssucd. Manager Schimpff of the COM
puny states that improvements will
continue to be made ut the plant, the
product of which is rapidly growing in
public favor.
Mr.. G. ID. Gahrlelson, chairman OF
The bowling committee of the Illlhee
'lub Of Salem has written that a team
that club expects to be
here about the 18Th inst, to pay the
club a friendly visit on
which occasion II viii so against a
eam of the locals. \ try~out win im-