The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-11-01
TIE OzAR'S MARROW ESCAPE.
Vests Successor Not Yet Appointed.
The President Appoints a Day OF Thanks.
giving And Prayer.

PORTLAND, Oct. 31.-The lawyers
for Wilcox and McIsaacs this morn
ing asked that the case be tried be.
fore Judge Shattuck. Judge Stearns
gave till Saturday for completing the
application. The change of venue
will probably be granted.
Great difficulty is encountered in
getting jury for the Ben King and
the second trial. The case was begun
at 2 o'clock and is still gong on
King was the confederate of Frank
Anderson in the $4,000 robbery from
the Northern Pacific Express com
pany last summer.
CALL IT sAcKvILLE.
MOUNT HAMILTON, Cal, Oct. 31.-A
faint comet with a nucleus and tail,
was discovered by Mr.. Barnard at the
Lick observatory at 4:51 this morn
ing. Its position was r. A. nine
hours, forty-six minutes south decli-
nation, fifteen degrees twenty-five
minutes; motion northeast.
LOCATING THEM.
New BEDFORD, Mass, Oct. 81
Later advices of the Arctic whaling
feet state that thirteen whaling ves-
sells, reported frozen in the Arctic
ocean, are together fifteen miles
south from Herald island, instead OF
twenty miles north, as before stated.
NOBODY APPOINTED YET.
New YORK, Oct. 31.-The Her.
AIDS London specials reported ap-
pointment of Sir Chas. Tupper, is
not given serious consideration on
this side of the water. It is simply
attributed to O few of Tupper's
friends in Canada.
WON By DUFFY.
WASHINGTON, Oct 31.-A prize fight
between Patrick Duffy, of Boston,
and William MeMellak, of this city,
took place this morning; it was won
By Duffy in seventeen rounds.
LET Us ALL GIVE THANKS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 31.-The presi-
dent will issue proclamation this
afternoon, designating Thursday
Nov. %, as day OF thanksgiving and
prayer.
ROBBED AND MURDERED.
CHARLESTON, Va, Oct. 31.-In Mer-
Ger county Sunday. four travellers
were attacked by robbers and two OF
the travellers murdered and robbed.
The robbers escaped into the mount
aims.
THE OFFICIAL STATEMENT.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 31.-The Of
fetal statement regarding the &C.
cident to the cars train on Monday,
is as follows:
The train containing the czar and
czarina, and suite, left Tranovka at
noon Monday. While passing
through a deep gorge near Berke
the train left the rails. At the time
of the accident the czar and czarlna
were in the saloon carriage at break
fast. When the first carriage left the
track, the rest Of the train oscillated,
and each succeeding carriage keeled
over. The saloon carriage remaining
on the track was badly shattered.
L ut TOOl lcll III Uub IcobOu OA q pOi-
tion OF the side, thus forming shield
for the occupants It seems incredi-
BILE with such havoc that any occu-
pants should have escaped unhurt,
but God protected the cZar's family,
who were taken from the debris un-
injured. Some other occupants OF
the train received slight contusiops.
The only person severely injured is
Gen. Scheremitz, aid de camp of the
cZar.
KILLED IN THE STREET.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Oct. 31.-Dur-
ing the parade last night Dollie Phil
lips, aged 20, was murdered on the
street. She was standing watching
the parade when a man approached
pointing a revolver at her, and said
There, take that" She fell with a
bullet in her head. and died in few
minutes later. The murderer, who
escaped, is a man named Galloway
the cause of the shooting is un.
known.