The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-01-08

Next Friday evening the cOIorpd
Arla,ocracy Company, consisting of ~
lady and Rentlcmen artists, VIII ap-
pear AZ Fiaher'n opera house IN an
evening OF rag-tlme carnival, MIN
strelsy bnrleBqne and yaudlyllle. The
company II q good one and keeps the
audience In rOars Of laughter with their
refined entertainment. The artists are
selected from the best in the profession.
The reserved seat sale opens Thursday
morning At Griffin 4 Reeds.
Mrs. Frances PaFtIow. teacher of elo-
cutiOn. has concluded 20 remain here
for another term, owing 70 the many
applications from people who are In
lercsted In the advancement 0f their
talented children. Mrs. PaFtl0w II a
graduate OF the Chicago conservatory
Of dramatic elocutiOn. Her skilled tutel-
age II highly recommended by the
teachers Of elocutlOn and professors Of
different schools and colleges In Ore
gon. where her work has been exhi-
Dited in homo talent entertainments,
The Norman Isles. which has been
lying al Portland something over q
month on account OF smashing her Pro-
peller in trying 70 turn around IN the
narrow river there. IL at last ready 10
leave and was cleared BY the Pacific
Export Lumber Company Saturday, for
Shanghai. with one of the largest lum-
ber cargoes ever foated on the globe.
She carries 1881 pieces Of drcfsed lnm-
Der and s7,l6S pieces Of rough. total
of 2,ee7. feet. and Sges bundles Of
Hath, the cargo being valued az Vs.
sSs.1a
j. a. Morehead. Of Nahcotia. IL un-
dersto0d 70 have closed deal AZ
South Bend with G. 9. Dalton, as at
torney for y. A. Seaborg. whereby the
Morrison hotel building and practically
all OF the Sealand t0Wnslte becomes
the property Of Mr.. Morehead. This
deal definitely ends the old rivalry be-
tween the townsltes OF Nahcotta and
seaiand which IN boom times was de-
eldedly sultry but OF late has cooled on.
Mr.. Loomis having had control OF the
Nahcotla property and Mr.. seab0rg Of
the sealand property.
THE German ship Alice was cleared
from Portland yesterday morning BY
the Portland Grain Company for
Queenstop nr Falmouth for orders.
She carries 1859 bushels u wheat.
valued NJ S6g, 900. The Alice was not
despatched with any great rapidity,
having been In the river for nearly a
month. The British ship Scottish Isles
was also cleared y sterday. She was
despatched by Balfour. Guthrie & Co..
and carries li6.695 bushels Of wheat,
valued at fe7. $50. The Scottish Isles
also goes for orders.
The new tug Geo. r. Vosburg
and the barge G. II. Wheeler. recent
" built at Portland for the Wheeler
transportation Company at Nehalem.
arrived down the river and mOored to
the Oregon Round Lumber Company's
dock at the foot Of Seventh street. The
tug Is a well built craft although rath-
er small for ocean work as she Is des-
lined for towing barges, etc. TO San
Francisco from Nehaiem and other
coast points. The barge IL an excep-
tlonally strong one, although an odd
looking affair. The tug win leave out
with the barge this morning for Ne
halem.
II the plans OF the lighthouse board
meet the approval of congress and the
necessary appropriations are made at
the present session. the rocky and. In
some places. narrow and dangerous
passages leading through the Alexan-
der archipelago 10 Juneau and Skag-
way viii soon be lined with fourteen
lighthouses and rendered comparative
ly safe for navigation on the most fog
gy day or the darkest night These
same plans also contemplate the equip
ment OF the remainder Of the coast
OF Alaska with Lighthouses at all points
where necessity exists and there Is suf-
ficlent commerce TO warrant the @xpen-
diture.