The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-29

Christmas day. Mr.. Morback II a we'll
known lumberman of that region and
Miss Kinney Ii relative OF Mrs VIII
Kinney OF the cinisop Mills In this
city.
The stcamtr Buc " Elmore arrived
ia from Tillamook yesterday noon with
heavy cargo ~ salmon. butter and
cheese. She also carried u number Of
paHengsif win weather permitting
the I.lmorc win leave out on Sunday
morning.
Acting Surveyor ID. A. Mclean meas
ured the new launch Eagle OF James
keatngs and finds her TO be of 1859
tons grosa and ten tons net. The Ea-
gle which II being built al Warren
ton viii be- ready for service In "A few
days.
The steamer w. n. Harrison arriy-
cd In late Thursday night from Neha-
lrn with a cargo of salmon ana dairy
pro luce She has been bar bound down
the ccast FOR nearly three weeks. She
VIII leave out this morning f0r Me-
hhlem and other coast points.
Mfs. RayleH recovered consciousness
yesterday for the lrst time since her
stroke of paralysis last week For n
time II was thought that she. was dy-
Ing but later she relapaed into state
Of Inconsistencies very much az before
and has since remained In this condi-
tlon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Rounds. who
have been down from Rainier spending
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. True
OF this city. returned home on Wednes-
day mornings train. They are going
10 move 10 California about the sec
ond of January. where they expect 20
spend all this winter and next SUM
mer.
After the departure Of the Saint Bede
and Thyra. which vessels are about
ready to sail for the Philippines with
government war supplies. there prom
lses 10 be lull In the transport busl-
ness. as far as this port II concerned.
for several months at least. The Saint
Btde. which IA loaded TO the guards
with oats and hay. VIII probably leave
down the river today and the Thyra
Monday. The Thyrn will carry 500
horses and mules. In addition 10 car
20 OF forage.
A reception was given yesterday by
Mesdamea Badolett. Reed and Carnahan
to their mother Mrs. NJ. Nowlen. In
honor OF her eighty-seventh birthday
Mrs. Nowlen was born near Columbus,
Ohio. and has lived In this state for
Nifty years. Her husband. NJ. Nowlen.
IL also stlll living and ls In his eighty
sixth year. Among the invited guests
were Mesdames f. Hare. NJ. NJ. Gil
man. J. w. Conn. Aug. Kinney. q.
Wlnga,e. {. =. Upshur. j. Smith, NJ.
Hume. n. Clinton. ~ Hall. Hawthorne.
A. Van Dusen. 7. a. Hyland. NJ. Tren-
chard W. w Parker. NJ. J, Fox, X.
Hobson ]. o. Trullinger. and Billings.
OF Lewiston. Idaho.
The British bark Pegasus foundered
on Penarth Roads yesterday. One OF
her crew landed at Cardiff. The fate
OF the rest Ia unknown. The Pegasus
was well known at this port. She sail
cd from here July ! with a cargo OF
wheat and was bound for the United
Kingdom. She was 2tSI tons net regis
ter and when leaving port carried
a crew OF thirty men.
The small tux III Salvador started
Tuesday from San Francisco on the
long voyage TO Salvador. She Will be
used towing lighters TO and from the
shore In connection with the coffee in
dustry. The IN Salvador Is tug
OF only about twenty tons and was
built by John Twigg 4 Sons. She Is
by Captain Taylor and
carries crew Of six men. She VIII
tow a lighter down 10 Southern Amer
lea
The local police court had a session
for business yesterday afternoon for
the first time In several weeks all the
regular contributors having evidently
turned over the customary new leaf a
month ahead Of time by mistake and
are tasl waking up to their error, One
man. John Aho. was arrested for con- |
luct unbecomlng to gentleman and
was flned ten The other victim. John
Lockland was drunk. very drunk. and
made rough house out OF the jail so
he was given the same amount
The German bark Alsterufer cleared |
from Portland yesterday afternoon for |
Queenstown or Falmouth. for orders. |
She was dispatched by Kerr. Clifford & |
CO.. and carries 150,Sli bushels Of
wheat. valued at sS2.s5o, Her departure
brings the number OF clearances for
this month to sixteen. and she was |
by the British bark Blalrhoyle,
which finished. and cleared later, |
the total up TO seventeen. The |
Alsterufer has been in the river "a
days while the Blalrhoyle has stayed |
loading but eighteen days.
Captain Young OF the stranded bark
Poltallock has gone to Portland to meet |
William Potter, one OF the firm Of Pot
ter Bros, owners OF the unfortunate |
vessel, who Is expected TO arrive in
that city today from New York city,
MIR. Potter comes here to look over the |
and circumstances surround
ng the Poltalloch and doubtless some
more definite action win be taken on
he matter OF trying to float the ves-
,el. No bids We're received by Cap
ain Young on his recent notice for
bids. as the mo cure, no pay" system
proved too much for prospective bid
lers who have seen too much Of that
tort Of thing.
Considerable attention was attracted
It the o. r. & N. wharf yesterday by
he presence Of an odd-looklng craft
ying alongside the dock and looking
ike bob-tailed river steamer. The
vessel Is the illstarred Kllckitat which
vas started by TIE Portage Railway
Company OF which Paul Mohr was the
prominent figure and when that COM
,any which was to build q boat rail-
way at The Dalles, went TO the wall
Turing the past summer the KliclSitat
vas sold to satisfy q mortgage. She
vas a splendid model Of river steam
n and was TO have been one OF the
inest boats Of the company but she
vas never completed and has no ma
,hinery or wheel and consists Of only