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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1901)
V' THE MOKNINC ASTOKIA TUEliAY, Af'Rfi, ',; 1901 S!l!iValsls Tha simple lurked ones or elaborately trimmed If you wish, Onlrastltig vrala, gold mixed gimp, gold button and burkl trlinnilnga, Kvery d all able color, $3.50 to $15 ot'H HTOItlO C'l.OHICH AT 7 I'. All contend for iidvcrtiNinit. in tliti Aatoiluit it re iniiJu on hrum nnlcc of circulation four time lurKcr thiin that of any paper j jrakt, arrlv-1 In the city last even published or circulated In Clat j "K' op county. ! tlfY. MeKnsie, pastor nf the Prea- MBWMWMHBMM liyicrliin church -k liiru, Id In the TODAY'S WIS ATI ICR. l"tilTlAND. April (.-Oregon, Wash liixion and Idaho, fair with froata in the mrly niornliiK. AROUND TOWN. H Gaston about harneaa. Juma Craig, f Hllverton, I at tin OiTUb'llt. J. Waller Henboric, of llivaro, U In trw city. It A. Hawkins, lh llwaco buU'lu r. la In th city. '. K. ltoliln.'ii, of Him Francisco, la In ihe city. ipuin Kb ii Parker left fr Portland Jat evening. John W. Alexander, of Seattle, la at the Ot- ldi'iit. J, W, Conn returned from Portland luM evening. Judge M. fl. Munley returned to Prt In ti l lust night, Mm. fl. Dft!ilct.'r returned laat even ing from Portland. ! W, tfmlth tranaucU'd buxlnetn In 1'ortlnnil yatetrday. For rant Furnlht rooma for houo- ! Veping, 1M Tenth atret. Flrat-claa tabla fmlta, hrre pant ! for &0c at Jolinion liroa. Itet i;.-r-nt iiimU lUalna; Bun Ilea laurant. 61 ComnMTchU Bt. S H. rmilher ami family returned examination of the, Itooka of the coun from Oraya Harbor yetnlay. jty oltU-Uln yeeierday. H.nry fl. McUowan and family re lumed friii I'orihind yesterday, Attorney Oeorgn Nolnml left Ut liluht for Vancouver, on legal bualneaa. Jaaneao gooda of all ktnda, cheap at Yokohama liaiaar: Commercial Bt. UKHT 15-CKNT MKAL; UISINO BUN ItEHTACItANT. ! SEASONABLE GOODS !! Men's Suits New New Hats ;S. DANZIGER Hosiery Chance Ladles' fin" Hal hoe, all blnrk, black and white, tun mid fancy shades. Plain it t'l ! Illobe lieu rib and loco boots, tOo and 0I) JfMll i I . M Week 45 cents All full-fasilond. A Collection, choice M. KXCKIT HATVHDAYH. Mm. II. V. Wilson hua -elurned from an rxlcti.'l vlwlt In Iowa and Illinois, II. Johnson and wife, of Klkhorn, Ne- uiiy . Fancy Illvamld Naval Oranges, fin st raottvai) thla waaon, at Johnaon Bros, ('plain Hulllvan. the river pilot, re turned to Portland Ittnt evening by train. A fin lot of beat Etrn hama and bacon Just In; onll and e tham, at Johnn Hroa, Thirty Astoria fishermen b-ft for Alaska, lit. Hun Franrlseo, on tin- Co lumbia yenii-tr tny. Mr. Itasmusaen la prepared to do up lace curtalna In good order. Leave or dera at Oregon bakery. Mra.'j.mn Jo N. llllea. of Portland. in vlHlijtiK her daughter. Mrs. Samuel Maldoik, rr few daya. W, M. fitter, of ih IUaoo Ileath llfe-flavlnit atallon, la Rpendllitf a three- j daya' furlough in Portland. Tor lt?nt-l-atory building, alx rortma, on Fourth and Commercial ilwi; lnnulr t 165 U"nd atreet. Mr. Wlav'a branch clothln tor'. 470-71 Commercial atrrt'i, la now open. (I In and how I'linp fc.MHln art aold thtre, Uliiliop Morrla and the Itcv. William Hevmotir Hhort, nf Uruoe :ilrxil church, nre holding aervlcca In Hea- je ioly, A. W. Mtlklo anil wlfis of Knaona. who ha t tfcn vlaliln U tbo city, will .-ava ahortly for- Nova Scotia for an extended vlait. Kxpn Accnuntanta Huchanan and CLirk were making their aeml-annuul Wanted To rent, a nicely furnlahed boune of four or five rooma In central part of city, Addrtiw, atatlng price, "I"' care Morning Aa'odan. ami Mra. It. U Jeffrey, and Ileman and Mm. It. U Jeffrey, and Herman 'Calef were matrled yeaterdny In Port land In the presence of a few family frlemla. Mr. Oaif la connected with ItoKN. Hlgglna A Co. For Men, Young Men, Hoys nnd Children; New (iooiIh, New StyloH, Ix)W (stpriees. All qvinlitica Serge, Cheviots, Oxfords, Worsteds. Men's Suits $7.f0 to f 18; Hoys' Suits $1.50 to fl2.fi0; Childs' f2 to $0. Soloctod especially for Spring. Rufus Water-, houso A Co.'s well-known lino of neckwear. A rich ussortmont of lino silks, including Four-in-hands, Tccks, Irunerials, Hand nnd Shield liow9, all new est shapos and styles, prices 25c to 1. Nohhicst shapes of the season. Crush Hats, Fe dora Hats, Derhy Hats, all New Colors. The Latest Shapes and Blocks Solo agent for tho celo bratcd I1AWES $3 HAT guaranteed to be tho best hat sold in America for tho money. Cram pura rya. Amr1ca' Ilnaat whUMf, Th anly pur iroodai nr unttwd rich and mallow, JOHN I OAKLSON, Bol Agant Kdltor Onor lilbbert, of tha Chi nook Ohaerver waa a paaener up w, thn Oauert Mat nlxht. Mr. illbbert la In a-arch of a printer. If you hva a faatldloua palat and vour aaatrlo economy If In a doubtful condition, oonaull tha appatlxlng inano at th Hoatvn Kaataurant. Mla Iu Hund-r, acompimled by the Ml8fle Jori'a, of Hou'hern (regon, re turimd from Ilwaco to Hi. Mary 'a con vent In Portland yeMetrday, John A. Monticomery haa opened a ahop at 421 liond atreet and la prepared to do all claarea of plumblnic and tin ning at th loweat poaaible rate. Norman Itaymond, Tliorru Mi'Ciinn and Mm. Anderaoii, with two chll'trnn, of Amoiiii, took puxMiiKu on th Colum bia for Hun Kr .iriclnco ywterdny, ll'Hilyn coal laata l'lnu'r, la cl'-aner and nmkea lena trouble vlih atovea and chimney rtuea than any oilier. O-nra" W. Hanborn, aKnt; telephone 1511. Mint Jennlt! Curtla, duuirbter of C. J. Curtia. and I:mld Allen, aon of th Hon. It. V. Allen, will be married thlx artfrnoon at thw ConicT'iHonnl church. Mra. I)r. Mlnhop In attending the an nual meeting of (he Portland Amnin'Iii tlon of (he Comcr'-Kutlonnl church, con vtnln todny nnd tmnorrow In 1'orllanJ. Holwrt It., the Infant aon of F. J, fliimble. dl-d'yoxtiTduy morning. The funxrul will be held tomorrow and In terrnern will be In 'Jreenwood cemetery. The Urltleh ateamahlp Warfleld, from I Ji!yniith, H. ('., In balluitt, am :he Hrltleh fihlp Tilua. frun fianltoa, arrived In and proceMl up the river on Hun day. Qullllii rrltx. No. CO, I. O. n. M., waa ornunliel at Cnthlamet Inet Haturday. aith forty-one churter mimb'ra, Ixpu ty Urand Ha hi'm ctiare a, l'yne of' ncUtlng. Th) funeral of iho lute Mm. Ida H-n-derwin. wife of John II. Mendemoii, wia h"j ypn(Tduy afternoon from the fam ily rcablence in t'nloiilown. Inter. nent wua in UreenwiAxl ceemtery. A Beittle paper i authority for th niatvineiit that the olHrtiion Ixar lUft Company will remain on I'uicet aouud and will not remove to the Columbli river, an hua Ix-en preoleted. The minile'ra of ocean circle No. MJ, Women of Woodcraft, gave a ocial darnvj lant night at Kard & Htoke' halt. F.xceilcnt mualc a In attend anf. and a delightful time waa en Joyed. The S-yenr-old daughter of Mr. and Mra. J. A. Hllla died Hatueduy even ing, after a long lllnea from mem hrarwiiuM croup. The remain were tak- I en to Kugene laet night, where the iuixt.'ii win oe neui. John I.. farUjn and forty-five flfh etmefi left by train lojt evening for thf Tiku Tucking (Nimpany'a cannery on Itrmtol buy. The party extecla to mill on the Meamer City of Seattle from Seot'It" till evening. Th. Itev. and Mm. II. F. Itowlnnd. Mia N. J. Hart nnd Mm. J. K. Fer-KUH-n are delcgaic to the annual me-L lnt of the Colu'iibla Hlver Hranch of the Women'! Fun'lgn MlHlnnury Sih-I-etv, hel I In Portland today. IVrfcvtly fit i,., , t-n cure head ache. Too r-fr,iciloi'ii of the N. W. Optical ComiMiuy. 416 The Dckum, I'ortlund. vllia Aaiorla on Tucmlaya. At Ilart'a ilrug store from 12 to 3:30, and at lCugle ilroH t riom 3:30 to ( p. m. The new Hound flyer Athlon took nd vnntago of the 1ne A'eather yenterJay to atnrt for Stiuile, loivlng A.storln at 2 p. m. Captain Crim expected to be IiihIiIc Ca' Flattery by two or three o'clock tills morning. Captain Nelll Is on hoard n pilot. Janieit Akin, who hi In-n on trial at Hlliribom, charged with the murder of a Chinaman lant December, waa con vlctHl of murder in the second degree yeHterdty, Dlatrl.'t Attorney Harrinon Allen illrtTted the pioaecutlon and made a aplcndl I apeech to the Jury. Wallace Olover, of llw.ico, has re algned nla xwltlon ;a conductor on the North lt'M'li nillrmtl and went up to l'urtl ind lant evening. Charles Hurch, the oldent employe of he rood, who drove at o over the vule for yeara before the road wu, ou lt, im now con ductor. Local Inapectora Kd wards anil Puller arrived on the ll:'tik train yestetrday nnd returned to Portland last night. While here' they iup;rled the ateam ra Nfrth Sur, Electric. O. K., Col well, Volga and Vanguard. The latter wna granted llcei.ne io carry seventy five panaengers. The HrTIdh bark Cralgslala, w hich waa takon down to the lower harbor Uvst evening, and the British ship Forrest Hall arc the only grain carriers left In port, and they wll probubly get out Oil morning. The Forrest H.iU brings the 1900-1 Columbln river grain fleet up to a total of 100 vesstla, The special committee appointed to Investigate the shortage In i" counts of the school Und e the administration f . ,unds during haa filed a re"' -4 Napoleon Davis, ed wit' " ort The funds all check f" me exception of the tide-lunds .anda In which there la J20.445.99 unac counted for. Contractors Alen and Roberta return ed from Fort C.mby yesterday to Port land. Their nlnn tnr. innuln .V... stranded lightship is no longer an ex periment, as they have succeeded in drnwlnir her mnra than ko.i....! ' " .. m iiuuuicu UTl from nor former resting place, and she IS now OUt nf reflph nf tha wnvna ThA success of the und.'rtaklng Is, conse- nueimy, assurea. "If you want 'unlon-nmde' clothing como to me, I have lots of it at mv store," enld Herman Wise. "If you diin't care whether you .vear union or non-union-made clothing, then whv ro 10 om?r aiores antt pay regular prices, wnen you can get tnem at tiara-a n nr c- ea at my branch store, 470-72 Commer cial street, formerly McAllen & Mc Donnell's store." The ntunmor Rnllav fZiitm.rt - J . - 1 HBO Jlt- terday by the White Collar people after a lay-up of about four months, during w-hlch time she .was thorouuhlv renalr. ed. Her hull has been replanked and nuueiieu, ana ner maenmery almost en tirely replaced. Owing to defects In the working of the steering-gear, she did not arrive down until 11 o'clock last night. E. W. Crlchton, secretary and treasurer of the company, made the trip with her. Tha barka Ka.t Davenport, for tha Alaska-Portland Packer ' Aasoclatlon and Harry Morse, for the Alaaka Klah ermen'a Packing Company, are to anil for Bristol Hay tomorrow. Thme, with the Prussia, which Nailed yeoterday for tha Columbia Hlver Packer Aasocla tlon'a cannery, complete (ho lint of sail ing veaada to leave the Columbia river for Aluxka for this tnaaon. Klevirn veas'da crossed out yesterday, aa followa: Tlio pilot schooner Joseph Pulitxer, llght-hous tender (,'olumblne. ateamer Hue H. Klmore, for TlllauuNik and Nehalern; tug O. K, Voaburg, for N.-halem; (.'olumbla, for Han Francisco, Merman ship Nlobe, for Turope; bark Prussia, for Hilttol Hay; Athlon, for Heattle; bark Dalblilr, for Kurope, and iho tug Kamsoti, with barge for Oraya Harbor. Ht"phen M. Cole, who died Hunday night at the hospliul (ame to Oregon In lHr,2. and has lived in Astoria for twnty-flve yeara. He was horn In Vir ginia In 1S21. Although not a inmber of anv church for many years past, lie waa a devout Christian and waa well resiected, The funeral servlca will be conducted. by lli-v. Henry Mareoite at Pohl'a undertaking parlor uj 10:45 a. in. tomorrow, I'll" burial will be at Ocean View cemetery, proprietor Arthur Peterson and Har ber H-irry Hogera, of the OccMent bar-Ix-r ahop, who were arrested Friday, the latter charged with practicing his occupation without the mc-wary per mit, were discharged by Justice of the I'.Uce Hrower yesterday morning. Rog ers produced a permit signed by the prealib-nt of the slae board of barber examim-a which is good until May 20, the date set for hla examination In Portland before the board, and, aa the prosecuting witness failed to appear, the justice illscharg'-d the defendants and lived the costs upon the complainant. Proprietor Peterson waa charged with employing a barber without a permit. rtOAD TO NEHAMSM. Effort Will He Made to Have Settler. DullJ It. Messrs. Carnahnn and Gaaton, of the road committee of the Push Club, will leave In a few daya for a trip over the route of the proposed county road to the Nehalern to talk over the situation with the settlers along the line, and endeavor to interest them In taking con tracta themselves for constructing the road. The excexslve amounts named n the bids recently opened by Hi coun ty court. In which Hearty the entire amount expected to be raised waa ask ed for th cona'rO.'-l'in of tho flwt seven miles, nuke Imperative the de vising of some plana for building the road at the lowest possible figure. August HII Ivbrand, a member of the road committee, said last night that the committee had no idea of bidding on the work but would endeavor to arrive at some estimate of the cost, and also get the settlers lnt?.?sted. If any bids were submitted by Messrs. Carnahan and Gaston It will- be upon their Indi vidual responsibility and not represent ing the committee of the Push Club. SCHRAMM CONCERT. Tickets for the-Paloma and Karla Schramm concert. 'to be given In the M. V.., church rojxi Thursday ' after noon and evening, are on sale at Grif rln & Heed's, and t Hart's drug store. The admiKHlon will be 50 cents for adults and 25 cents for children. The musical critic of the Sacrament Hi-e haa the fullownlg to say regard ing the geiius of Palima: 'That little Palomii is a genius, a wonder, a mar vel, 00 one who ho hewrJ her can dt-r.y. In her ability to draw her audience to herself, to bring them In touch with what ahe Interprets, to make them a shirer In her thoughts and Ideals, she Is not only a wonder, a marvel, but a genlu. She c,ir.'-n the piano as If she loved It, as if It gave forth thougts 'h:it she could not put In lan guage. With her It must be a heaven born gift that Is denied to the many." SHIPPED WHILE DRCNK. Thomas Raftery. who was born In Ireland, reared In Germany and Is now a naturalixed American citlion, secured release from the Hrlish ship Khyber In Portland Saturday, and has had the master. Captain Steel, arrested for kid napping. Haftery claims to have s'gn ed the shipping articles while drunk: when on board he asked for his release hlch was denied and he managed to gt a sm.ill boy to take a note to a lawyer ishore who Instituted habeas corpus proceedings. Captain Steel denied that Raftery wa not In his right mind when he signed the articles, but the court held other wise and release,! Haftery from, .tbllga tlon of serving. The trial of Captain Steel for kidnapping was .et for yes terd.iy afternoon. SELIGMANS IN COMBINE. Hankers Admit S.tlmon- Trust Is Being Formed. The New York Commercial which Is regarded as reliable authority In tho commercial world, says regarding the rumored J30.000JH)0 salmon combine, that a representative of the Sellgrr" hanking ?iouse In New York " cntly admitted being In the de-' porter the banker is -' .,.:"' . , !T "We have so- . ited to have said. milter man inter,st in the '- ' out are not prepared to talk." iw article atates further that great care has Wen taken to preserve tecrccy for fear that premature publication might get adversely. Negotiations have not.pAs.,l th Jhlttary stage but the Commercial profess to believe that there la foundation Mr t"e rum&rs. WRIGHT-DENNEY MATCH. The fifteen-round" ooKlhg contest to hA hnM Afnfiitr nln-Vif fll 4kd T.o.ma v. '..u. J ,ip,ib (,1 . ( I U.UI 1. .1 . . . ....... ueiwwn Aianin uenney, or Australia, and "Hillv" Wrlirht . nt VaUcin ri. promises to be an interesting sporting event, notn men are in fine shape and v ngnt is expected to arrive in the city tod 11 v from Taeomn whera h. K..n training. Denney has been working nara in me local gymnasium and is ready for a hard bittle. The outcome Is hard to nre.ilct. n.i TVnnev hoi .nn. ceded ten pounds the best of It to his opponent, wik win weigh in at 145. An interesting nrellml nArv Pvpnt kai also been arranged. UNCLAIMED LETTERS. Following Is a list of letters remain Ing 30 days In the postofuce, Astoria, Oregon, April 8th: Adams. F. D. Langworthy, Geo. Rrower. Echo . Naeell. James Rcnham, John D. Petty, Janws During. Hetler Peters, Na'e Dow. L. U. ' - Peterson, S, B. Ford. Maude Relnerfson V.n Hartala, Mary . Vulcan Iron Works Incledon. Bdw. Wlldin Thoa, (i Kyle, M. D. FOREIGN. Johansen. Ole H. Klein, T. INVITED 10 ASTORIA EFFORTS TO SECURE PRESI DENT'S PARTY Mayor Bergman Will Telegraph In vitation at Chamber of Com mercc's Request. At the meeting of the Chamber of Commerce last nigot a resolution waa passed requesting the mayor of the city to telegraph to President McKin ley an Invitation In behalf of the citl xen of Astoria for the presidential party to make a aid trip from Port iand to the mouth of the river, stop ping off at Astoria. Miyor Pergman waa present at the meeting and ex pressed hla willingness to do all In hla power to aid th chamber, und atated that the Invlta'ion would be forwarded today. A message will also be sent to Henator John H. Mitchell urging him to do ail possible to persuade the pres ident to Include Astoria In miking up. the Intlnerary of the trip. President B. Van Dusen of the Cham ber of Commerce has been In commu nication with the presld'-nt, Senator Mitchell. L. B. Keeley, A. B. Ham mond and others, endea wring to bring, sufficient ppMsure to bear on the presi dent to make the desired trip to As toria a certainty. Under the date of March 30, George B. Cortelyou, secre tary to the president, wrote Mr. Vari Dusen as follows: My Dear Sir: In behalf of the pres ident, I tyg to acknowledge the receipt of your message of the 2th Inst., and to thank you for the kind Invitation which you have been good enough to extend to him. The time which can be allotted for the Westwa trip is necessarily limited, and the president wdll be precluded from visiting a number of puces, whlrh under other circumstances, he would be glad to IncluJe In his Itinerary. Tn plans for the trip are not yet fully matured, however, and It will give me great pleasure to bear your wishes In mind. The following telegram was received, under date of March 2?: Hon. B. Van Dusen. Astoria Cham ber of Com Tierce, Astoria, Oregon. I have personally strongly urged Presi dent MeKlnley to visit Astoria. The matter is under consideration. May not be determined definitely for some days, aa to precise date when the president will reach Oregon. JOHN H. MITCHELL. A letter was read from A. B. Ham mond, expressing approval of the ef forts of the chamber to get the presi dent to visit Astoria, and offering to place a special train at the disposal of the party for the trip from Portland to the mouth of the river. Several let ters were read from L. B. Seeley. pres ident of the White Collar Line, In one of which the suggestion was made that Astoria co-operate with Portland In ar ranging for the reception to the presi dential party, and if the trip to the mouth of the Columbia river can be made, to have the party stop In this city for a royal Chinook salmon luncheon. The committees appointed by the Portland Chamber of Commerce are al ready considering the advisability of making a trip to the Jetty one of the features of the chief eexcutive's stay in Oregon, and Mr. seeiey Mr. Him mond and others have already suggest ed to them that a short stop he made here. In addition to the telegrams to the president and Senator Mitchell, Mayor Bergman will also enter into communication with Mayor Rowe, of Portland, with a view to joining the citizens of that city In planning the en tertainment for the pirty. An excel lent plan was outlined by Mr. Seeley In one of his communications which pro vided for the president spending the first day in Portland, the second on the trip down the river nnd returning that night to Goble where the tram could he switched to the Northern Pacific and the party be placed in Seattle the next day. REALTY TRANSFERS. Sven Heelmer to C. W. Heelmer SO acres In section 35, T 6 N, R 6 W; 11.00. P. C. Warren and wife to Geo. W. Roberts lots 1 and2. block 26, First Extension to East Warrenton: 1450. J. R. Gilstrap. trustee, to George W. Roberts-lots 5 and 20. block 14, Bay View annex to Astoria; 1300. P. S. Phllbrick to Amelia Johnson lot 5. block 1. Pine Grove; $113. Union Savings and Loan to G. V. Delllnger lot 3. bbx-k 123. Warren's sec and addition to Warrenton; $12d0. George Noland et al. to C. R. Thom sonlot 12. in block 3; lot 12, In block 5; lots 1 and 12. In block 8; undivided half of lot IS. in block 2, all In Ocean Grove; east half of lot 22, block 23, Necanicum Grove; II. W. L. Murray to A. W. Lambert et al. 160 acres in section 9 T t N, R 3 W; 11.00. R. Livingston to A. C. Bancroft lot 10, block 3, Railroad Addition, to Ocean Grove; 160, . TREASURER'S NOTICE, Notice Is hereby given that there are funds In the city treasury to pay all warrants drawn on the general fund and endorsed prior to September 1, 1900. Also all warrants drawn on the road and crossing fund and endorsed prior to April 2, 1901. Interest will cease after his date. F. J. CARNEY. City Treas. Astoria. Ore.. April 2. 1901. Jrv OPP A Delicious Srid Palatable Drink Absolutely Pure The North Pacific Bfewery. of which Bottle h - ',n - - - Mr. John Kopn Is proprietor, makes beer for domestic and export trade, North Pacific Brewerq aruinixruvinnruvinnrtAr e The Only Plrst-Class '"rwinruanuiruuiinn.aruwin 1 WITHIN 1ECAUSE of its within the reach cost it has the m entirely satisfactory for so many varied uses; it will do the work of a half dozen kinds of soap each intended for a special purpose. IVORY SOAP IS 994W PER CENT. PURE. NEW PORTLAND PAPER. Rumored That Denver Map. Wl'l ptart One. According to a. oMspa'ch to th Post Intelligencer from San Francisco, Port land is to bave a new morning paper, to be published by the late assistant business manager of the New York Her ald, and Willis 8. Thompson, former ly city editor of the Denver Republi can and more recently connected with the Examiner as assistant city editor. In letters to friends here Mr. Thomp son gays his New York partner has 185, 000 and that Portland merchants will Invest an equal amount, also guaran teeing him 10,000 subscriptions, paid up for one year, on the day the first pa per Is Issued. He also claims that Port land merchants have guaranteed a lib eral and permanent advertising patron age. Mr. Thompson Is now in Denver, from which place he will take several 1 ews paper men, and expects to get some here and In Chicago. He expects to begin publication of the new paper cn or before the first of May. PRESBYTERY MEETS TODAY. The Portland Presbytery will convene I in annual session In Astoria this even ling. The visiting ministers will ar 1 rive on the 11:30 train today from all 1 the Presbyterian churches In the north j western part of the state. Luncheon I will be served in the Sunday-school ' rjom t 12 o'clock for their conven I lence. The first service will be held at 7:30 this evening and the address j will be by the retiring Moderator, the Rev. M. Gilbert, of Calvary church. 'Portland. Rev." Gilbert was chaplain of j the Second Oregon volunteers during Its ; service In the Philippines. The public will be cordially welcomed to the ser ' vices. FOR TRODUCE EXCHANGE. I Replies From the Farmers Are Slow Co.nlng In. I On March 26th the agricultural com- mif.ee of the Push Club sent out cir cular letters to the farmers of the ccunty, asking their opinion as to the ' advisability of the establishment in As toria of a produce exchange where far , mors could leave their produce to be Isold at current Portland market prices. A minimum charge was to be made for the service and it was expected that the plan would meet with the Instan taneous approval of the farmers. However, up to date but three re- 1 plies have been received by Chairmao, C. W. Carnahnn, of the commute, and he Is anxious to have a more general expression of opinon before the next meeting of the club. In the replies re ceived the sentiment is divided, although all three of the correspondents admit the desirability of some jrrange- I ment of the sort outlined, the only d'f I Jerence of opinion being as to the min ! or details. Following is tha circular sent oui; ASTORIA. March 26. Dear Sir: Our nhiect in addressing you and in send- ' Ing you this circular letter Is to enable I us to arrive at an Intelligent idea as I ii, rvrmUnahiitv of starting a far mers' exchange, or place where farm ers can send their produce to be sold to the merchants, as wanted. The generally accepted opinion throughout the city of Astoria is thai the farms adjacent to the city do not raia aiifficlenf vcffctables. fruit, etc., to supply the Astoria market for a rt" S BEST uoo or ki heer .i.nniiori .t t, n. in the city free. PORTLAND j PORTLAND. OR. Hotel In Portland 5 REACH. low price Ivory Soap is of all. Besides its low advan'ge that it is single month, and, owing to :hla con viction, nearly all the food atuff con; uml in this city la Imported from Caiifornii n1 other iis4 pt tfuti , ary to Astoria. Jn jrder o controvert this Idea, we are desirous of formulating tome plan by which ;h merchant can depend on getting his farm produce from the far mers tributary to this city, and by which the farmer can be sure of dla posing of all the produce he may raise, at the market price. We have the following plan under consideration: We propose to rent a suitable build ing where farmers can send their pro duce to be stored until such time as needed by the merchant, the price to farmer to be the same as ahown by the Portland market report of Portland, Oregon, on the day the goods are de livered to the merchant, the merchant in addlflon to the Portland market price to pay a sum equal to freight charges between Portland and Astoria, which sura shall go toward paying the expenso of carrying on the exchange. Lpon delivering produce to any mer chant, the manager of the exchange shall make out a. statement in tripli cate, giving one to the merchants mail ing one to the owner of produce and keeping one himself, the farmer collect ing from the merchant the amount shown on the statement, the merchant paying' an amount equal to freight to the manager of the exchange at the time of receiving the produce. From the merchants Into whose bands this letter falls, we request opinions on the practicability of the plan, approxi mate amount of such produce suited to our climate used, and if their sup port can be depen led on If the x- cft.mge is started. From each farmer we request opin ion as the practicability of the plan, the approximate of produce that can reasonably be calculated on from his vicinity, and If support can be depended on if exchange is started. From all. we ask for suggestions,' recommendations, etc.. bearing on (he subject. C W. CARNAHAN, HARRISON ALLEN, A. HII''- D. JOHN FRYE, R. M. GASTON. Committee on Agriculture. SPECIAL RATE TO SALEM. The O. R. & N. Co. has Issued a cir cular announcing to Its agents that a rate of one and one-third fare on the certifleate plan is authorized to Portland and return' during the megting of the annual convention of Oregon .Christian Endeavor Unton, to be held at Salem, May 16 to 19. This Is providing, how ever, that 50 or more paying passen gers of not less than 50 cents have been in attendance, all Hnes included. Under theie conditions 'delegates or members of delegate's family, that have paid full fare to Portland wilt be returned at one-third fare, on presen. tation of certificates to tne' company's agents In this city on or before May 21. Certificates must be signed by miss Martha Case, secretary of the conven tion, and are to be Issued only on any of the three days prior to opening day of the meeting. Including the latter. . C. W. BARR DENTIST Successor to Dr. Ball. 673 Commercial St.. ASTORIA, OH. TELEPHONE. RED 2061. THE I Prof. Traxell, the well-known leger demaln artist will give bla marvellous ..".!. " ".". ai the Lou- sleight-ot-nanu iti,v. vre during the coming weeV'and other features have been secured that will make the program a moot tttraclve WHERE DO YOU HAVE YOU TRIED A. W.SHIPLEY? 656 Commercial Street. DO YOU KNOW That he gives you the best there la to be had In the city for the least money? Place an order once and see. Dr. Rhoda C. Hicks, OSTEOPATH 1ST Consultation Free. rone 573 Commercial 8t,, Astoria, Or.