The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-07-10
PARKE PLUCKED.
0regon's Enemy Rejected By The Presi-
dent.
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KANSAS CITY, July 9.-The most
disastrous storm that has ever visited
Kansas City for years ragged during
last night until twelve o'clock.
During the height of the storm 18th
street for seven blocks became tur-
bulent river which flooded all the
houses to the depth of two feet, and
at 23rd, and Vine and 18th
streets the culvert was inadequate to
carry off the immense volume of
water which backed up carrying away
two houses, the inmates of which
we're rescued only with difficulty.
Those who saw the storm said that it
was undoubtedly cloud-burst. Re
ports of death and destruction are
numerous, but at this hour no fatali-
ties have been verified. It is said
that family Of four persons named
Williams, were washed away and
drowned. The loss will aggregate
many thousand dollars.
MARROW ESCAPE.
DARMsTADT, July 9.-As Prince
Alexander of Battenburg, late ruler
of Bulgaria, was driving from Heidel-
berg into Shattack valley yesterday,
his horse SHE'D and the carriage was
hurled down the side of the mountain.
Prince Alexander was thrown out
and fell distance of forty feet when
he grasped some shrubs, and by their
aid escaped with slight injuries. The
horse was terribly mangled and killed
and the carriage was dashed to pieces.
GRAIN REPORTS.
SAN Francisco, July 9.-The an
nual report of the San Francisco pro-
duce exchange gives the following
amounts of -four and grain remaining
in the state Of California July ], 1888:
Flour, 1900 barrels; wheat, 1885,, 600
centals; barley, 2,063,000 centals;
oats, $1,000 centals. This is consider
able of an increase over the amount
on hand July /, 1887, which was,
-four, $4,000 barrels; wheat, 2,790,0OO
centals; barley, 79S,5O0 centals; oats.
AZ, 900 centals.
WANTS HIS SON.
BELGRADE, July 9.-King Milan
has formally invoked the aid of the
authorities of the Prussian province
of Hessenassau to force his wife, who
is now stopping at Wisbaden, to sur
render to him their son, the crown
prince, who is IL years old.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS,
WASHINGTON. July 9.-The presi-
dent to-day sent to the senate the
nomination of Col. Thomas l.. Casey,
of the corps of engineers, to be chief
of engineers with the rank of briga-
dier-general The president nomi-
mated Elliot Sandford of New York,
to be chief justice of the supreme
court of Utah; Jno. W. Judd of Ten
nessee, to be associate justice OF the
supreme court of Utah; Hugh W.
Weir Of Pennsylvania, to be chief
justice, and Chas. Ell. Berry of Min
nesota, to be associate Justice of the
supreme court of Dakota, and John
81. Keatley OF Iowa, to be United
States judge for the district of
Alaska.
A GROWING LIST.
PITTsBURG, July 9.-The Structural
Iron company of New Albany signed
the amalgamated scale this morning,
making nineteen persons so far which
have granted the demands of work
men.
NEW YORK, July 9.-The visible
grain supply for July 7 as compiled
by the produce exchange is as fol-
lows: Wheat, 23,031,727 bushels;
corn, 0,170, 1896 bushels; oats, 4,449,-
609 bushels; rye, 1851 bushels; bar
ley, 154, lib bushels.
THE RESULT OF THE INQUEST.
PORTLAND, July ,9.-To-day Drs.
Taylor and Mckenzie made a post
mortem examination on the body of
Mary Schueller the young German
woman who died suddenly Saturday
afternoon in DR.. Murray's office.
The testimony of the surgeons proved
beyond doubt that the girls death
was due to an abortion. The cor
oners jury returned a verdict to the
effect that Mary Schueller came to
her death from criminal malpractice
at the hands of some unknown per.
SON.