The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1901-01-04


Mrs. Jepsep. who lives on Sixth
street reported last night that her
daughter. n gin about ten years of
age. was missing. but subsequent lnves-
tgati0n brought out the fact that In
stead 0f returning directly from school
the gir1 had gone 10 a friends house
and did not come home ill about ;
o'clock.
Judge Gray returned yesterday from
a business trip 70 Portland, whore he
went as member Of the special cOmr
mittee appointed 70 confer with var
lous members Of The Legislature on mat
tefe Of much NEEDED legislation. The
object OF the committee Il 10 act IN
conjunction with and 70 offer their CO.
operation 10 the Legislators IN the for
warding Of such legislation.
On the first Of the new year the
ifangcontinental lines start on with the
ear situation easy There are cars
enough on the coast 10 care for the
trade. This n condition that is very
different from that In the East, where
shippers are crying for cars harder
than the Pacific coast has ever done
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shipments during the past three months
have placed In this territory a large
number Of cars, yet a year ago WHEN
the wheat shipments we're also heavy
there WAS a shortage The easy car
situation II due 10 n greater extent to
the fact that during the past year
there has been larger number Of new
cars built for this territory than for
any other section Of the country.
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A deal II about 20 be consumated for
the floating Of the British bark Poltal-
loch. which IN stranded on the beach
near SoutL Bend. Captain Young Is
authority for the statement that the
contract has been let. but who the con-
tractors are is not known. Mr. Waite.
The representative Of the vessels under
writer's with Mr.. Potter. one Of her
owners have been on the ground look
ing The matter up. II Is said that af-
ter they have thoroughly viewed the
situation the contract Will be let. Cap
saln Young reports that the vessel has
weathered the storm In good shape.
though she moved up on the beach a
little farther. He says that no trou-
Bile viii be found In noating the bark
II experienced men are secured 10 DO
the work.
The steamship Milos was due to ar
rive in yesterday but has probably been
delayed by the heavy easterly winds
that have prevailed lately. She comes
10 4. NJ. Stevens & Co.. and carries
the largest cargo that has ever reach
cd this port from the Orient She plo-
neers the ileet Of Oriental liners that Is
10 reach port this year, and Is being
operated by 2 firm Just to find en-
plOyIncnt until the time Of the perma-
lent establishment Of the new line TO
the far East. The MilOs had more
freight offerings than she could handle
and some was left az Yokohama, and
will probably be brought over by the
Eva, which Is TO follow on the Portland
route. The immense amount Of freight
offered Is a guarantee that much busi-
ness can be had by the new line With
little effort,
on account OF a compromise which
has been effected the libel against the
German bark Pax here In the harbor
was released yesterday and she Is al
lowed 10 continue on her journey. The
libel was brought In the name Of two
men who had been engaged by the cap
tain OF the vessel to go to sea with
him. He told them TO report at Asto-
ria and when they did, he told them
that he would not need their services
and offered each OF them IS for their
expenses and trouble. They placed the
matter In the hands Of an attorney. who
brought suit In the United States court
for the amount OF wages which would
be due the men at the end OF the voy.
age and the vessel was detained. Some
compromise was made between the cap
tain and the men. By which they re-
ceived certain sum Of money. Just
now much they refuse 10 say. These
men were not shipped through the reg
ulnr channels Of the sailor boarding.
house and II Is probable that the objec-
tlon to their making the voyage came
from these interests.