The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-09-18
LATEST OVER THE WIRES.
A Singular Duel in Kentucky
The O'Donnel- Times Trial In England.

The ODonneI- Times Trial In England.
PORTLAND, Sept. ia trial trip
was made to Vancouver yesterday on
the newly constructed railroad. The
trip was a success. The regular
schedule of arrivals and departures
will be established for different points
within the city. The line will ter
inmate for the present at L street,
East Portland. It is the intention to
take passengers to Vancouver within
twenty minutes from starting. A
street car system is to be built in
Vancouver which will connect with
the Portland line. It is confidently
expected that the business impulses
of East Portland and the country
through which the new line passes
will be wonderfully stimulated when
the road is in active operation.
A COMMISSION OF INQUIRY.
LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE commission
appointed by parliament to examine
into charges made by the Times
against Parnell and other Irish mem
bers of the house of commons,
opened this morning. The reporters
of the press occupied the bulk of the
space. Two hundred reporters rep
resenting provincial, London and
American newspapers were present.
Judges Hannen, Smith and Day COM
posed the commission. Sir Charles
Russell and Herbert Henry Aquitt lib
cral members of parliament, appeared
for the Parnellites and Rugg for
O'Donnell, while Graham and attor.
general Webster appeared for the
Times. \
Judge Hannen said the COM
missioners were instructed to
inquire . into the charges made
against certain members of the
house and other persons in conection
with the O'Donnell1Tmes action.
The commission would hold an in
quiry, and should be restricted to
charges that were made the cause of
that action. Parliament also gave
them an addition to these powers, all
powers vested in judges of high courts
of justice.
They proposed in the first instance,
to make an inquiry, as though it were
an issue between O'Donnell and the
Times; reserving to themselves power
to call anybody who might be able to
throw light ON the issues involved.
The inquiry would be carried on in
accordance with the rules of ordinary
courts.
KENTUCKY TRAGEDY.
CATLETTsBURa, KY. Sept. 1.-Two
men, Steele and Mackabie, both
drunk, boarded the train at Mt. Ster-
ling yesterday afternoon and fought
all the way to Steepstone, where the
conductor, for the safety of the pas
sengers, put the men off and let them
fight it out. They drew pistols and
exchanged five shots each. The fifth
shot from Steele's pistol passed
through Macabie's brain, killing him.
They were cousins. After the killing
Steele boarded the train and pro-
ceeded homeward, the train having
waited until the duel was over
THURMAN's LETTER.:
COLUMBUS, Sept. 17.-.It is expected
that Thurman's letter of acceptance
will be made public in a day or two.
AN INCENDIARY FIRE.
PADUcAH, KY, Sept. 17.-An incen-
diary fire this morning caused the
loss of two hundred thousand dollars.
Insurance, about one-half the loss.
The chief losers are Rikoph & Co,
saddlery, $4,000; Ellis & Rudy, $40,-
900; q. J. Lolland, $4,000; German
National Bank, $25,000.
WILL NOT RECONSIDER.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE senate
has refused to reconsider the passage
of the Chinese bill: ayes 20, nays 81.
THINKS HE Is THE MAN.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 17.-Capt. Won gel,
who has just returned from the Con-
go country, states in an interview
that he believes that he himself is the
man described rs the white pasha who
is said to have been seen in Bahral-
gazed district. He SAID at the be-
ginning of the year he had number
of conflicts with natives in the direc-
ton of Bahralgazed.
THE CANADIAN BORDER.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 17,-President
Cleveland is contemplating q trip by
water from Buffalo or Detroit up
through the Detroit river, Lake st.
Clair, the ST. Clair river, Lake Huron,
and st. Mary's river to Sault Ste.
Marie. No details of the Journey
have yet been arranged, but IT is un-
derstood that postmaster general
Dickinson is negotiating for q fine
steam yacht, now owned in Toledo,
but formerly the property of promi-
nent citizen of Detroit.
Whether the st. Clair ship canal
and the channels of the Detroit and
Shellaries rivers are in American or
Canadian waters, is question that is
attracting much attention just now.
A senate resolution calling for infor-
nation on this point is in the hands
of the secretary of war. For some
time past the president has wished to
make a trip along the Canadian bor-
der, and through the great lakes to
Duluth and Chicago, and it is not
improbable that if the journey now
under consideration is taken, it may
be extended to these points.
THE YELLOW FEVER.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Sept, 17.-Total
number of cases to date, S21; deaths,