ME MORNING ASl'OKUh. HtlDAY MOKMM1, NkWlCJlBK.. 8, lHrfi
TO RBADKK.-Tt "Wally Aatorlaa
tMtalu a. math reading aaaUar as
lay atk.r paper f tlllKl la A.torla. II
It Ih ealy papr thai raL lu raadara
with dally tale f r.hl report.
TO ADKRTISSK!.-Tli "Pally Aa
lorlan" has mora thaa tm lot aa aiaay r4
ra aa any altiar paper pabll.h.d la Aala
rla. I Iharrfnr mora tkaa tel aa
ralaahle aa an a.tverll.lns medium.
TODAT'8 ntATHER.
Stationary temperature,
AROUND TOWN.
Fresh Salmon At the Tat Market
Gentlemen-Keep your eye on "B. U"
Sirect crtm In any amount at the
Parlor.
Cold lunch, pickled pigs feet, oysters.
sheens tongue, etc- at the rational
Cafe.
Do you know Snodgrass maket
Stamp Photos? Call and ee them they
are all the go.
A large Invoice of Lowney'i famous
chocolates Just received at The Spa
Candy Factory.
The county court adjourned yester
day imlBf tJ Attend the funeral of
Jlr. Gearhart,
Captain Nick Webber U building a
handsome addition to hi thlrty-flnt
street residence,
The work of raising the Occident
hotel building to a kTel with the side
walk was commenced jreaterday by
Contractor Lebect ""r:aj-
One hundred boxes of fancy Ashland
peaches, direct from the orchard, at
Johnson Bros, today.
John Peterson, a native of Sweden,
was made a clUsen In the probate court
before Judge Gray yesterday.
'anted-A competent .tfrtfor gen
work. To good cook, first-
era! house
class ges. Apply Astoria offlf
For rent Furnished rooms with
first-class table board. Apply Mrs. E.
C. Holden s corner Ninth and Duane
Streets.
When you get our Ice cream and
confectionery, you know you have the
best. There is none better. The Spa
Candy Factory.
Boquet De Cuba and Key West Gems
are the finest five cent cigars that ever
came to this market. Henry Roe, op
posite brewery.
Wanted 10 men to break rock at ML
Coffin, Wash., wages tiOO. Board ,l!0.
No dudes or boys wanted. Columbia
Stone & c. Company.
The Clatsop mill switch which for
many months past has suffered for
want of repairs, has been rebuilt and
Is now ln first class condition.
The Junior league of the M. E.
church will give a social at the home
of Mrs. Pendleton, on Duane street.
. . ia -,i.v
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Erick Johnson will leave for Skamok-
away with the launch Hattie today
where be will engage ln fish traffic '
for the Booth Packing Company this
fall.
The steamer Mayflower In change
of Captain Plckernell, is now open for
business, except on Saturday and Tues
days, when she will be engaged on her
regular runs. Apply at Fisher's dock.
Water consumers should remember
the charge of 25 cents ln addition to
the regular rates which must be made
on all water rentals delinquent after
the 10th instant
The funeral of Mrs. Gearhart was
held from Clatsop church and was
largely attended. Rev. Henry Mar
cotte conducted the services. The In
terment was at Clatsop cemetery.
Messrs. W. J. McCann and C. TV.
Rich were engaged In painting the hull
and deck of the launch Ethel yesterday.
When finished, It promises to rival ln
MARVELOUS VALUES
September l5th Our Larcre, New Store Will be Ready
Moving Time Our Entire Stock of
Dry Goods and Fancy
Remaining on Hand at
Sale commenc.s Monday. Aurr. 28, continuing until
ALBERT DUNBAR'S
appearance any of, the handsome small
craft on the rivr.
The Oriental liner Lennox Is due to
arrive In Astoria from Hongkong via
Yokohama and Honolulu on September tors. The couples participating In the
:S. IVsldes the usual Oriental freight ! cake walk were C. 11. Stockton and
she has on board J5 Japanese and ! daughter, Mls Gertie Stockton. J, A.
Chinese passengers. Kastabend and Mrs. William Kelly,
" Victor Uuardina and Miss Elsie Parker,
Richanl Welcome, a resident of . Tha judges awarded the cake to Mr.
Skamokawa, was In the city yeeter- Stockton and Miss Stockton. Hefresh
day. Mr. V elcome reports the potato ; mvMt were irrveJ ln p,,.nty jurtng the
output as scare In his vicinity, al- ewUnf. After the cake walk, danctng
though such as have been raised are '.,,..., .,, .H,niinU-a until
of an excellent quality.
The t.lrl from Chile" company
which was advertised to appear at
Fisher's opera house on Tuesday even-
Ing have changed the date of their ap-
pearance to Monday night next. The
reserved seat sale will open Saturday
morning at Griffin Reed's.
Thomas Russell, engineer attached to
the ocean tug Escort, returned yester
day from San Francisco, where he went
some days ago ln charge of the engine
room of the government transport El
der. Mr. Russell wilt go to Portland
today and bring the Escort down.
Chief of Police Hallock la in receipt
of a letter from the regatta committee
which, quite rightfully, attributes to
p('m th principal credit for the success
of the great carnival. The communlca-
tioo terminates In words to this effect: !
"Wt found you the right man for the '
right place," .. . . j
- I
Contractor Palmberg will commence
work on the new engine house which '
la being erected by the directors of
school district No. L Mr. Palmberg has
several other contracts on hand, one of
them being the building a residence
for Captain Weber. He will commence
work on it today.
At the county convention of the W.
C. T. t held In the
rnrr-
church yesterday, the -w-..
of the Clatao- "" o!Pcrs
- county union were elect-
w! to lefV for one year: President,
Mrs. L. J. Trumball: corresponding
secretary. Mrs. Mary Llenenweber; re-
cording secretary. Mrs. Kate Halferty;
treasurer, Mrs. P.hoda Haynes.
At Bethanla Lutheran church ln Up
per Town, special "Foreign Mission"
meetings will be conducted by Rev. E.
H. Tou. for four days, beginning Satur
day evening at S o'clock, August th.
Rev. Mr. Ton has been a missionary at
Madagascar for about 10 years. All
are welcome to come and hear him
speak of his experiences among
wild tribes of Madagascar.
the
The State of California arrived in
yesterday morning from San Fran
cisco. After entering the river the
strong ebb tide set her aground on
Clatsop spit where she remained a
short time. She got off without being
Injured and after discharging local
freight proceeded up to Portland. A
mom the State's passengers were a
number of returning Idaho volunteers.
"I didn't sleep much with my sore
a a. -1 W a s -.14 111. ITarvov
lnn - r ,a81 u,ul- ' '
i Allen,
i on wnen ne rreeiea me rriwuci .
yesterday. "I don't suppose, though.
that's Important enough to go in the
Astorian. But If I was an editor, Td
go for the other papers for the way
they reported that accident As it
looked to me, they must have thought
I put my hand between the cogs on
purpose. If I ever get big enough, I am
going to write them up for that."
The steamer 6tate of California came
in yesterday with all on board In a;
happy frame of mind. While tha big
craft po1"1 ner n0Be ln the mUl1' ani1
was delayed two or three hours in the
fog down the river, this mishap was
overlooked in the fact that the vessel
t-.m - .kMn. ! mil a mlll-DOnd
sea on all her Journey to the mouth 1
!!a ' 111 n. honored and .
nf th Columbia, one nunarea anu
forty-five first and second class pas
sengers were listed on the purser's
rolls. About sixty tons of freight were
discharged for the local merchants.
Charity Lodge, Degree of Honor, A.
o U W.. gave an entertainment ln
Pythian ball last night. A number of
Our Great . . .
Removal Sale
the
Old Store will be Sold
i friends and members of the order were
present and the evening was passed
very pleasantly. A cake walk was a
featur tt th iMitertitlmilimt and rri.
' ated much sinusvment to the specta-
midnight.
a Unr. d,.iea-atlon of small boys.
; captained by a big boy known as
I Hawsey, went swimming In Toung's
rivcr yesterday. Frolic ran riot with
the little fellows, who splashed and
tumbled In the water with great glee.
knowtug that Hawsey had pledged to
stand vigil over the sacred garments
left ashore. It was a late hour when
the youngsters concluded to dress. The
discovery was then made that Hawsey
had fled, leaving stockings, shoe
strings, waists and underwear tied In
to such inextricable knots that crying
and pulling and ripping with teeth
brought little avail. Mothers were
looking for lost ones when a reporter
heard the story last night On nimble
little urchin walked home In a keg.
A large number of residences are
being constructed In Astoria at pres.
ent and contractors as a result are kert
very busy. The Astoria Box Company
has orders on hand for lumber for the
erection of seven buildings In West
Astoria and work will be commenced
as soon as the lumber Is on the ground,
Ten buildings In all are about to be
built In that vicinity. These bulldl-n ,
. being put up by fl.hor- The I
mill Is crowded with or bu!Ulllg ,
mat-rial a w ,nJ lf rutming
...i s viV at nlsht. The rush ha
M II Y I W v. . . -
. ,k. Th.
been going on nU!rN.r
mills of Astoria have a large numtxr
of oniers 0n hand and can scarcely
th. demand. The Astoria uox
r.imnanv Is also buy on box material
,r(1 ls nnmg a number of orders from.
California towns for this material.
John McCann. of the firm of Foard
Stokes, whose bicycle was stolen from
the sidewalk In front of the store sev-
eral nights ago. has as yet been unable
to run down the thief. Nat Tallent,
ho checked his wheel from Seaside to
Astoria less than a month ago, still
mourns Its loss, although every effort
possible has been made to Identify the
pilferer. Jack Allen, son of A. V Al
len, the grocer, left his "tired steed" at
the mercy of fllchers Tuesday evening,
and wore an ominous look In his face
when the bike was reported gone yes
terday morning. In Jack's case, how-'
ever, he was not so unfortunate. A
happy thought struck him about noon
time that a policeman had cribbed It.
His surmise was correct, aa the two
wheeled conveyance was found await
ing him at the city lock-up.
It Is difficult to understand why As-
hayf ft curfew oMnanc
.
dearly at variance with the currew
regulations of almost every other city
ln the United States. The customary
enactment for both winter and sum
mer, and In all parts of the country Is.
that any child tip to and Including the
age of 13 shall be within doors by
nine o'clock p. m., unless accompanied
by parents or guardians. The Astoria
edict provides that any minor which
contemplates every young man up to
.1. - - 1 .Vail k. am.nihli tA the
me hc ui " i
restriction. The limitation Is too se-!
vere, If the opinions expressed by sev-1
eral gentlemen are to be entertained.
"I think the promoter of that ordinance j
must have had personal Interests to j
consider," said an uptown man last
night. "My boys seldom get their !
evening home chores finished until j
nearly eight o'clock, and then, If I have ,
an errand down town for them, they
are too frightened to attend to It, for
they live ln mortal dread of a police
man. Nine o'clock should be the reg
ulation curfew hour here as It Is In
all other quarters of the Union." Cht'-f
Hallock was asked concerning the
question. "I know the good boyg and
for Occupancy.
Goods
Prior to
at Or Near Actual Cost.
our removal bept. 1.
girls of this city," he said. "I think
too, they all know me. I can tell If
there are any that need police atten
tion. The Alaska Fishermen's Packing
Company tlnlstu-d paying off Its tlah
ennen yesterday. Secretary Nord
strum says the men averaged $J50 each.
The boys were well satisfied with tholr
season's work In Alaska and manjr
of them made application to the com
pany to go north again next year, They
were paid Inside of 4S hours after they
landed from the Morse and everything
necessary for their support was sup
plied by the company during the In
terim, The men wandered around the
city yesterday and spent a large part
of their season's earnings. The saloons
they patronised especlslly did a large
business, but a number who reside In
the vicinity of Astoria left for their
homes yesterday evening. The Chinese
contractor will be paid by the company
tomorrow. There were 71 Chinese en
gaged at work In the cannery during
the season. More than half of these
were Inexperienced hands engaged at
San Francisco, while the remainder
were formerly employed In the canner
ies In this city. The Morse will dis
charge all her salmon cargo at the i
A. t C, warehouse where she Is now !
docked. Arrangements have been made I
With the O. R. N. to take all con- j
llgnmtMs shipped over thai line to
eastern without extra charge '
by the A. A C. .Uroad for st.-rsa tw
its warehouse. "
MTSTEUlOfS DISSAPPHARANVR.
Charlie Rurns. a Cook at the Palace
restaurant. Is Behaved t Have i
Mt Fml Play. .
rlv restaurant, and who
has myteriou!y disappeared. The
last sen of him n Monday even
ing, when. In Cfirr.pAf.y wtth Harry Mil
ler, baJ cook of the Palace, he slrolt
ed 'to the Telephone dk Sh-rtly after
the PyftUnd stea-'.rr departed. the
Darated. Miller g"tng to his
nxim tnJ Burn, ,, 4!S from sight
as uturly as though the earth or -ater
had opened to swtl'.ow him.
A reporter called on Proprietor Whip
ple at the Pa!v:e last night to glean
iU.;n further partlouurj as might have
a bearing on the case. Mr. Whipple
said:
"I paid Charlie fcMO late ln the after
noon last Monday. This as but a
tart of the salary then due him. Since
that time. In so far as I can learn.
he has not been seen. Inasmuch aa he
has been working for me a number
of weeks, and has always been punct
ual to the minute, I fear that he has
either been drowned or made the vic
tim of some underhand plot. This be
lief Is strengthened from the fact that
friends of the man have ascertained
that he left on none of the out-going
trains or steam. -rs, and second, that
there was no reason he should not
have quit regularly, had he so desired.
anJ drawn the balance of the salary
due him."
When asked concerning the man's
general character. Mr. Whipple added:
Charlie was not. particularly, a
drinking man, and I am quite certain
that he was not addicted to a sporting
life, because he Invariably occupied the
room I supplied him at night. How
ever, a strange woman called yeater
day, and while she made no demand
for the pay which Is still his, she
asked for his clothes and stated that
Burns held Jewelry and other valuables
....... .. ..... ... '
Belonging to ner, anu insistea tnat me
kejr , nU room aenTred Into her
kping she was informed that the
proportion could nt be entertained."
Aecor.ing to Mr. Whipple, Mr. Burns
wai of gjight build, and about 30 years
0f jje waa M unmarried man and
worked last at the Hotel Flavel before
comlng t0 Atorlll,
THE SUBSCRIPTION CONTEST.
An Army of Boys and Girls Have Their
Eyes on the Astorlan's Prizes.
Yesterday dawned with an azure sky
and a beaming sun which (lung Its
beauty In a shower of golden beams
the livelong day. It was just such a
day as suited the children, particularly
the agile little army which Is Just now
busying Itself In a furious campaign
for Astorian subscribers. How they
did work like beavers and with what
success! There was hardly a moment
when some little boy or girl, lf not at
the counter, was at the telephone ask
ing for Information conoemlng th
contest. -And so the big battle waxes
merrily.
Here are the rules and regulations
to be considered by the judges:
CONDITIONS,
Prize 1. The boy or girl under It
years of ago sending ln the largest
number of monthly or yearly subscrib
ers to the Dally Astorian during the
months of September and October will
be entitled to a choice of the best grade
of 40 Rambler bicycles. This jirlie ls
contributed by the Columbia Electrical
& Repair Company.
Prize 2. The boy or girl under II
years of ago sending In the second larg
est number of monthly or yearly sub
scribers to the Dally ABtorlan during
September and October will be enti
tled to a tio suit, If a boy, or its equiv
alent In cash, if a girl. This prize ls
given by Mr. Danzlger of the popular
San Francisco Store.
Prize S. The boy or girl under H
years of age sending In the third
largest number of monthly or yearly
subscribers to the Dally Astorian dur
ing September and October, will be
entitled to a beautiful sterling silver
wntoh, American movement, guaran
At Prices that Ought to Put You in the Notion of Buying Here
Aluminum thliuMo lo
Wire hair plus. pr pkg lo
Safely plus per dos .,,.,.,,.,10
Taiw per roll ..f lo
Corset laces each lo
Knitting needles each ...lo
lions hair pins each lo
Hllk baby ribbon per yd lo
I.ad pencils each , t
Mohair shoe laces each ., lo
to In. h taps measure each lo
I'rapery pins I for ..lo
Hooks and eyes 1 doa lo
imrnlng cotton per card lo
1 Pkg wire lacks to
I yard lace Id
I dos buttons lo
I collar buttons let
a china dolts lo
I memorandum book , lo
1 spool embroidery silk lo
4 os bot lis machine oil ..to
t large bottle vasallns to
1 lamp chimney lo
1 large curling Iron to
1 box best shoe blacking to
1 doa best bone collar buttons ...to
I dos bone hair pins .....to
5 rakes soap to
i rkgs envelopes .....to
Iirge ran I,alrum powder to
I .arse, ean tooth powder to
Urg bonis Ink to
..SHANAHAN'S..
TWO STORES
fiRAl SPECIAL SALE
FINE
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Tisbcr
Cudwid
fiarrington
II JOIll III 1,11, I, ill
&
The Finest Pianos
Ever Brought
to Astoria
teed for one year, value 7.M. This
prise Is tendered by Mr. J. H. Seymour,
the well-known Jeweler at Ut Com
merclal street
THH RULES.
Racn boy or girl participating In the
contest must bring ths name and ad
dress of each subscriber, legibly writ
ten on a separate piece of paper, to
the business office of the Astorian, be
tween 1 and t p. m. of any day during
the contest, together with ths amount
of the subscription, at ths rate of W
cents a month, for the term of tha sub
scription. In return, each boy or girt
will receive a printed card bearing th
name and address of the subscriber,
with th date and amount of th sub.
scrlptlon. These cards will be retained
by th recipient until the second day
of October, 1899. On that day th
cards received by the children must
be returned to a committee of clergy
men, whose names will hereafter be
announced, and these gentlemen will
compare the cards so returned with
the records of the office and make th
award of prizes thus shown to b
earned. An order will b given to the
lucky hoys or girls and the dealers will
Immediately deliver to them the prlies
named.
Good Tea
EVERYBODY
8A.Y8 SO.
Try
reat American Importlnn Tea
Big Presents Free.
171 Commercial St., Astoria.
NOTIONS
I.ara bottle mucilage o
1 caka teat tar soap to
I vest pocket comb to
1 book of t POINTS sttlng nsrdlrs ... to
I pair corset steels to
I raks Ironing was to
1 good leather purs to
1 pkg twsl hairpins to
I pair I"') a auapoiidrrs to
1 silk hair nr .. to
1 paper good pins .....to
I yard shelf oil cloth i
1 yard of good apron gingham to
I yard beat iuallty calico to
1 pair la.ll-s fast black col Ion
ho. 0
1 pair children's fast black cotton
hose i
I hot best toilet soap li rakes).... t
1 horn comb with slaol back 10
1 yard silk fancy tartar elastic ... la
1 pair Wiiard t un holder best mads lOo
1 large sited looking glass nlckle
frame ..10
I good tlectrlo wire hair brush lc
t large bottle nf bast suantlly shoe
dreaalng 1V
Hold wire beauty pins. I ds 10a
Uol strong leather shoplng bags . IV
Kur tha beat kid glova wear th
"Mascot'' tha bret on earth.
mm
From the Well-known
Wiley B. Allen
PORTLAND
B45 Commercial St.,
Opposite Kofctcrn loloa Telegraph Office
RALSTON HEALTH CLUB
Breakfast Food
Barley Food
Acme Gluten Farina, Acme Wheat Flakes and Standard Boiled Oats
m A. V. ALLEN'S
THE OCCIDENT
I Astoria's -Leading Hotel
Meslcr S WriRlit, Props.
TJLe PALACE
W. W. Whlpple.ProprlttO r.
Finest Restaurant North of San Francisco
ATTENTIVE BKRV1CB...,
Fin8TCLABB CUISINE.,
rnivATE Rooua for lasim.
538 Commercial St.,
OF.,,
House of...
Select Bran .
Yeast, Cocoa
Open Day
and Night.
Astoria, .Oregon