The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-01-02

down the river al midnight Monday
night and left out yesterday morning
Tor Manila. She was brought down the
river by Captain Peaae aud carried d
cargo 0f Ave hundred head " horrfs
and mules as we'll as considerable
quantity OF grain and stores. She will
be followed soon by The Saint Bede,
which also goes 70 Manila with gov
ernment stores
Benson Sabine died at his home at
Cannon Beach at o'clock yesterday
morning Of paralysis. Mr.. Sabine had
been employed al the clatsop mill and
also al the Knappton mills. ag well AZ
al Sunshine mills. lie was a member
OF Seaside lodge. No. II, A. o. y. w.
and was well known In this city. y.
Jones Of this city had been sent down
to attend him by the lodge but arrived
Just At his death.
All the necessary preilminaries for the
sailing OF the British steamship Ching
W0 we're arranged night before last.
and the captain, who had arrived down
ON the late train, went aboard AT mid
night. The steamship was taken yes-
terday morning from the Gas Com
panyB dock, where she has been light-
ering a portion OF her cargo, down 70
an anchorage In the lower harbor and
viii leave out on this mornings tide.
The steamer X. r. Elmore, formerly
OF the Columbia river. but which spent
the greater part OF the season In North
ern waters, principally about Cape
Nome, where she received the full beTsc-
AZ OF several storms, has been placed
on the ways at Port Townsend and VIII
be thoroughly oyerhauied. afterwards
she Will probably be returned for 0pe,-
alton about the Sound. The new ma
rlue ways al Port Townsend are bslng
generally patronlzed and much gork II
being turned out.
A house mover at Portland. who has
undertaken the task OF raising sun
ken barge near Rainier, brought an
outfit down yesterday on the steamer
Kellogg. The sunken craft had been
used as fuel-carrier for the Portland
dredge and she II now lying on the
bank OF the river. where the high wa
ter flows all around her Ways will
be built. and she wiz be lacked UP on
these and launched over agar She
ls a craft, being l25 feet long. 30 feet
beam. seven feet depth Of hold. and
OF about 1856 tons burden.
A new towing apparatus Il being
introduced on this coast that gives
promise Of reducing the difficulty OF
sea towing 20 a minimum. The mach
inc IL 80 arranged that Il gives and
takes 20 the surges OF the tow. This
action In entirely automatic. and rend-
ers u possible for a wire hawser 10
be used on which there is little wear
and tear. All practical tugboat men
agree that great deal OF energy Is
saved II a Manila hawser can be done
away with. The drag OF heavy Ma
nlla line In the water alone represents
a great loss OF time.
Gov. Geer has granted a full par
don To George w. Bartmess. who was
convicted. In October. 1888. OF the
crime Of manslaughter, for killing one
George Soldel. in Union county. and
was sentenced 10 serve ten years In
the penitentiary. The pardon was
granted upon strong petitions being
presented. Bartmess was released Mon
day and left for his home at Union
during the afternoon after he had call
ed on the governor 10 express his
thanks. He Is a fine appearing man.
and has numerous friends in Eastern
Oregon.
The steamer State OF California ar
rived at Seattle Sunday completing her !
first trip on her new run between San |
Francisco and that city. She has TAX
en- temporarily the run so long held |
by the steamer City Of Puebla, which |
ls now undergoing extensive repairs at |
Morans'. The Pueblas run was first |
taken by the Senator, which, owing to |
the nlishap 10 the steamer City OF |
Topeka in running on the rocks of Sui |
livan's Island, win ply temporarily be- |
tween Seattle and Lynn canal ports. |
The State was on the run between |
San Francisco and this port for several
years and was removed several months /
ago.
The football game between Salem and
yesterday Afternoon on the
Clubs grounds resulted in
another goose egg score and leaves un-
decided the championship OF the Pacific
Northwest. The game was played In
about six Inches of snow which natur-
ally retarded any efforts toward star
playing. Bert Kerrigan. the Multno-
nah fullback, had his leg broken in
the game, The general opinion OF many
Of those who witnessed the game was
that the Salem boys put up much the
best game but labored under the us
ual difficulties OF playing on the Multi
nomah field.
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City, head lecturer OF the Pacific juris-
dlctlon OF the Woodmen OF the World,
delivered his lecture. Footprints" or
Onward and Upward, in the hall Of
the local camp last evening. Owing
to the inclemency Of the weather and
the other attractions OF New Years
night the attendance at the hall was
not as large as was hoped for, but
those who attended listened to as able
nm address as has been heard In As
torla for years. After the lecture Prof.
Meakin gave a number OF readings
from famous poems. The order wiz
make an earnest endeavor to secure
Mr.. Meakin for another evening in this
city, when 1t is hoped he viii be greet
ID by a much larger audience. He
las spoken before large audiences in
nearly all the cities Of the Northwest,
md was in Portland for ten days, where
ne delivered the lecture before an au-
Hence Of fourteen hundred. Those who
attended the lecture last night were de-
lighted with the truthfulness and force
Il his arguments and the clearness Of
,is logic. Should Mr., Meahin return