The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-02

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property NJ Seaside. including the hotel
aud store buildings 20 A. c. Fisher Of
this city for S6,7i2H.
a successful trip has been made down
the Migslaalppi river by q steel whale
back. II lB n very large carrier. II
IN 2Gh feet long, 10 feet beam and II
feet deep. II runs along almost wholly
on the surface Of the water.
Fritz aoyey sustained fracture Of
the right arm late yesterday Afternoon
while engaged In playing football. the
fracture was Just above the wrist ana
on the same arm that he had one time
previously fractured nj the elbow.
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The Norwegian steamship Kvarven
cleared yesterday afternoon from Port
land for Hong Kong She carried
"a, 700 barrels Of -four. valued at ts0.S92:
60 900 feet of rough lumber. valued at
5000. and six boxes Of green apples, val
ued at li2.
The German bark Ellbek. with a gen
eerai cargo from Antwerp. arrived In
port yesterday afternoon after n pas
Mye ~ i27 days on September the
third mate. Otto Albrecht. died Of fever
ami WIS buried at sea. The Eilbek Is
consigned 10 Balfour. Guthrie & Co.,
and II under charter 10 that Arm 10
Load grain for Europe.
The British ship Mclanope was re-
ported sold nj San Fmncisco for t5J700
Wednesday, the purchasers being the
John Roasnfeli Company. This IN said
20 be the highest price ever paid for a
vessel al a court sale In the Bay City.
The second high price recorded n that
OF ti3,925, which was given for the
steamship willamette Valley some years
ago.
The Fullwood, from Hong Kong for
Table bay II posted AZ q per cent re-
insurance. She II out i0s days. The
British ship Yarnna. from Santa Rosa
la for Iqulque, In out i62 days. and re-
insurance II being asked AT the rate OF
~ per cent. The Yarana ia well known
here, having sailed out several times.
She was commanded by Captain Rob-
lnson.
Chief Kaufman. OF Walla walla. Is
suffering from bad arm. the result OF
blood poisoning About a week ago he
had scuiIie with a man crazed with
drink. whom he was trying 90 take 10
the station. The man In some way
scratched his arm. He thought moth
Ing OF Il At the time. but what Il
IL feared may result Ia severe case
OF blood poisoning has set In.
1
James Buckley accidentally fell from
the o. II. a ~ dock yesterday after
noon and striking the fender OF the
steamer Harrison was preclpitated into
the water. lie was fished out and
taker 10 the hospital where Il was
found that he had fractured several
ribs. One OF them had evidently pere-
,ratcd one OF his lungs and caused the
man intense suffering.
Oscar Lauraln. who was 80 severely
injured at the Clatsop mill on Tues
day evening died at the hospital yes
terday morning az o'clock. He had
never recovered from the shock OF the
accident and his death had been ex-
pected for a couple OF days. Hts fun
cral win be held this afternoon at
o'clock from Pohrs undertaking parlors
and the lnterment viii be In Greenw ood
cemetery.
TIE Statesman says: Mrs. Mary FL
| len Lease has begun suit for divorce
against her husband. Charles Lease,
al Wichita, Kas. This may be happy
release for him. because he says he
was getting tired OF being referred TO
as the husband of Mrs Lease" He
said that she was very bright woman,
NO far as learning went. but that she wa
no kind OF a wife for him. They have
been married twenty-seven years.
A letter received by l.. o. Belland OF
this city contains the following In re-
gard 10 the recent changes In the king
OF Norway's cabinet Volst. Nysom.
Thilesen and Locken have resigned and
the king has appointed the following
gentlemen 10 flll the vacancies: Wal
ter Kanaw, Landbrugsminister (secre-
tary OF agrlculturel. born In iS47; Soren
but Kanow, Undergraduates (secre-
tary az treasury. born. 1851: Hans
Georg Jacob Stang, Klrksminlster (sec-
rstary OF war). born. 1858; Christian
Spare. born 1859. 10 represent Norway
at Stockholm, Sweden.
The county commissioners court held
a short session yesterday afternoon
with Judge Gray and Commissioner Pc
tersen present. Very little business was
brought before the court with the ex-
ceptlon Of the report that the Upper
Necanicum bridge three miles below
Seaside had been carried away early
yesterday morning. c. l.. Houston was
sent down TO ascertain the extent OF
damages. The court decided to adver-
tlse for bids to be opened at the regu-
lar session OF the county court on De-
cember 9Th, The contract will call for
the completion of the structure on OF
before December 10. The notice to con-
tractors will be found in another col
umn.
A hand car manned by white Sec
tlon gang colllded with the engine that
was switching Just below the depot pre-
paratory to leaving for Seaside about
half past o'clock yesterday afternoon,
The hand car was going up toward
the depot and the men were evidently
under the impression that the engine
was backing in the same direction and
| the glare cf the headlight blinded them
| sO that thew did not perceive their mis-