The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-09

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the department " the Columbia. nt
Portland. up 10 last Monday. ~ mOufn-
ed by his creditors Andrews has left
for parts unknown, With ne Wrd b!!ia
left behind which there II no lniine-
date prospect N his Ddy1Dg.
A. the meeting Of Climax Camp. No.
2Jb. w. OF W.. held last night, the
following officers were elected: Consul
commander. 9. n. Foster; advisor, v.
r. Miller; escort, w. II. Snow; watch
man, George Coffman; sentry, X. Lar
sen. clerk. r. Gardiner: banker. @.
Ielgler; manager G. a. Hanson.
one OF the most miscellaneous car
goes ever taken 20 the Orient n car
rled by the British steamship Glenshiel
which cleared this week at Tacoma.
fallow candles and pig iron are rep.
resented on the manifest. Aside from
the Hour one OF the largest single con-
biEnments N two bales ~ hops for
| yladlyostock The cargo II valued at
sH3,Og5I2
The lighthouse tender Manzanlta re.
turned yesterday afternoon from trip
no tha Washington coast where she
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! ghc WIS bar bound during the recent
storms both az Ncah bay and at Grays
Harhor She left out a week ago Tues
iay and while the weather permitted
| has been engaged In placing buoys and
delivering supplies.
&. s. Mendalthal. an agent al Hong
| Kong and Yokohama Of Minnesota
Touring mills, n reported stating that
japan viii need large amount OF
wheat the coming season, Japan being
| financially TOO distressed 10 luxuriate
IN Hour not ~ her own grinding. Conn
merclal slagnatlon there, he states, VIII
largely affect United States japan
trads FOR some time.
At present about % per cent Of ship
ping engaged In doing Canadian trade
flies the United States iiag. and 10 en-
courage the building Of Canadian craft
to carry Canadian goods. the Dominion
government has announced It's lnten-
ton Of aiding shipOulldlng by the grant
Ing of subsidies A company Is now
being formed IN Victoria for the pur-
pose OF building a number Of lumber
carriers with the aid OF such assist
1rce.
The Louis Pasteur. which arrived in
port this week and the French bark
Jules Verne left Europe the same day
and started on a race across the water
10 this port. The Pasteur left Dunkirk
and the Verne from Manchester. Con-
siderable rivalry existed between the
two vessels. and the outcome OF The
race was watched with deep Interest.
rhe Pasteur made the run In about 1872
days. while nothing has yet been heard |
Of the Jules Verne. She Is out i3s days
The lighthouse tender Columblne re-
turned yesterday afternoon from a trip |
10 TillamOok light house She left OUT |
early yesterday morning and after |
landing Mr.. Sherman. a lighthouse in
spector. and Ardie Strom, together |
with a quantity OF supplies and mail |
AT the rock, returned to the mouth |
OF the river. where she replaced one |
OF the buoys. dragged out OF position |
during the recent storms. She also |
placed another buoy there and then |
returned to her dock at the foot OF |
Ninth street.
The German ship Alice. Captain
Kuhlmann. fifty days out from Naga- |
saN, arrived In port yesterday after |
noon al o'clock. The Alice appeared |
)ff the mouth OF the river nearly two |
weeks ago and pilot. Captain Math- |
cws WIS taken IN board. Before she |
could be towed In she was driven of |
by heavy weather and Ii took her till |
yesterday 10 get back again so the pilot |
did net get 10 eat his Thanksgiving |
dinner at home. The Alice Is an iron |
ship OF 2Oi5 tons and is under charter
to lead wheat at Portland.
Present indications are that the long
promised introduction OF gray English |
partridges to Oregon will shortly be |
accomplished. and the sportsmen |
throughout the state who have put |
forth effort 10 bring about this intro
ductlon OF new game bird say that by
the first OF next month the birds should
arrive in Portland An order for 100
pairs Of the partridges was placed with
a firm In England some time ago. and
advices have been received TO the effect
that the shipment would be made either
on the End or 9th Of the present month.
Consequently the birds should reach
the state by the first OF January.
Smiths Cove at Seattle Is gradually
iilllng up with quicksand, and II Is a
matter OF serious import 10 President
Hin that his vast expenditure OF money
In building the docks at Smiths Cove
leaves him without wharf facilities for
the landing OF big vessels. The cost
Of the docks was close to 81. 900, 900. for
the entire channel had TO be dredged
and plling driven for quarter OF a
mile out on the tide flats. Through
some fault Of the engineers the char
acter OF the ground was unknown and
hardly had the channel been dredged
TO the depth Of twenty-six feet before II
began to illl up with quicksand. The
channel is now about is feet in depth.
why Smith Left Home" one OF the
wittiest. cleauest and most ingenious
farce comedies OF the day. will be pre-
sented at Fishers opera house next
Thursday by a most clever company,
headed by Douglas Flint. The story
of why Smith Left Home" treats OF
the determination Of the newly mar
rled smiths" to pass their honeymoon
at home, instead OF taking the usual
trip abroad of the disturbing arrival
OF domineerlng relative. and then of
the ,mlng of another pair OF newly
ones. which Is still more in
and Of the final desperate
resolves Of the "Smiths" to leave home !
In order to secure peace and quiet.
Seat sale opens Wednesday morning at |
Griffin & Reeds.