The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-12-27
Pears
No other soap in
the world is used SO
much; or SO little Of
it goes so far.
Al sorts of people use Pears toap. ~ sers
Of stores sell u. especially druggist.

The Red Men held a Christmas tree
celebration IN their hall last evening
and an upr0ariousiy good finie Was fn-
joyed. An excellent program was rem
~ among the featureg Z Which we're
the aerObats and tumblers and a cake
walk. The Christmas tree hung low
with itA load Of 900 presents, which
were dibpsnsed % the large number OF
members and their families attending.
Theater- -goers at Fishers last even
'-.W 81 u-oyidct with 2 tr AZ IN What
Did Tompkins Dor II II useless 10
praise Mr. Clarke on this coast. where
hle work n so well and fayOrably
known. The packed house testified ad-
mlrably 10 his deserved popularity here.
In the role 0f TOmpkins. the lawyers
father Mr. Clark was simply irresist-
lble and was supported By an excel
lent company
DR.. a. A. Finch has made himself
unique Christmas present In the SHAPE
OF one OF the very latest improveS
X-ray machines. which arrived yester-
day afternoon. The machine was set
up IN the DOCTORS office yesterday but
Will require a little time 20 thorough
ly dry out before II will be In perfect
working order. The apparatus will
prove a valuable addition 10 the sur
glcal appliances OF the city.
The Oregon and Oriental steamship
Company have decided 10 put on a line
of steamers between the Columbia riv-
er and Manila to accommodate the In
creasing demand for freight transpor-
tation TO and from that port The
M0nmouthshire, after her present trip.
will enter into service on the line and
the Carmarthenshire viii also be put
on the run. The new line Is expect
cd to be In operation by February 26.
An official inquiry was made on
board the British ship Inchcape Rock
Christmas afternoon by British Vice.
Consul Cherry. regarding the myster-
lous disappearance OF Captain James
Porter From the testimony taken the
only conclusion that could be drawn
was that Captain Porter during ;em-
porary NJ of insanity. brought on by
the scarcity OF provisions on board.
committed suicide by jumping over
board.
Tho British steamship Ching wo has
finished loading at Portland. though
she has not yet secured her full cargo.
She draws twenty-four feet Of water
and has $50 tons OF wheat yet TO load.
She win be brought TO Astoria. and
the balance llghtered 10 the steamer
here She has been In he river but
twelve days. and was the first Of the
steam carriers OF the grain fleet TO
arrive She is being dispatched by
Eppinger & Co. and viii arrive down
either tonight or In the morning.
Unless combinations OF railroad in
terests prevent Il, the new year Is like
~ TO see three new transcontinental
roads added TO those already finding
outlets upon the Pacific coast--the Bur-
lington, the Northwestern and the Rock
Island. All three OF these are within
sighting distance OF the Pacific, and
the development OF the Oriental trade.
II Is thought. will prove Incentive
enough 10 make them build across the
intervening space. which Is now covered
through agreements with other roads.
The German ship Carl. from Taco
ma for Europe, wheat laden. was tow
ed into Port Angeles Tuesday morning
badly waterlogged. She sailed from
port December s. and after passing
through the straits she ran into a
gale, during which time she took vat
er aboard at a greater rate than could
be gotten rid OF with the pumps. The
stanchions Of her bulwarks were pulled
ou, and her cargo was saturated and IL
was deemed necessary to jettison por-
ton OF II as she settled at such a
rapid rate.
The storm OF last week tore up about
a mile and a half of the south track
OF the jetty tramway at Gray's Har-
bor The l4xl6 inch stringers on which
the tracks are laid were torn loose
from the caps. broken in pieces and the
track and stringers thrown over on the
north track. A few piles were broken,
but~ the heavy caps being fastened to
them with iron straps, they generally
withstood the effects Of the heavy seas
rolled up by the southerly storm. The
damage will be repaired as soon as
practicable, and jetty work will be re-
sumed when suitable weather arrives.
The arrival OF the steamship Saint
Bede Monday makes a total Of four
steamships in port Of 5000 tons each.
The Indrapura and Indravelli which are
to be operated between this port and
the Orient by the o. r. & N. Co.. are
now on their way here. The Indrapura
Is ON her way from Mol for Calcutta,
where she win load cargo Of grain
bags for San Francisco and Portland.
and she win probably be the first OF
the two to arrive. The Indravelll will
arrive at Hong Kong in February. and
then enter the service Of the o. r. & N.
Much steam tonnage is now under en-
gagement for the coming year. and a
a large increase Is expected. During
the past year there have been GA
steamers cleared from this port for the
Orient and Siberia, carrying a total