The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-03

PORTLAND, AUB.S Z.-CdpI' w hlcy, VI
Seattle, has purchased the steamer Mntt-
nomdh for $l9,500. She is now lying
at the CITY levee where a new mast IS
being put in: her guards are being taken
up; she is being supplied with false
house and other appurtenances to pro-
tect her on her trip to her new port.
Capt. w. Il. Whitcomb will take her
around to Seattle.
THE LARGEST LIBRARY IN AMERICA.
ITHACA. n. Y, Aug. 2.-W. D. CoIling-
wood of Buffalo has secured the con-
tract for building the Cornell library
building, his bid being 100000. Con-
tracts for heating and lighting and con-
structing the stacks are yet to be let.
These will make the total cost exceed
S225, 900. Hon. Henry w. Sage binds
himself to pay for the building, provid-
ing the Fiske university will suit is de-
cided against the university: The struc-
ture is to be the largest and most COM
pIete library in America.
THE COUNTY TREASURER ARRESTED, TOO.
LEBANON. Ohio, Aug. 2.-County
treasurer Coleman has been arrested on
suspicion of being implicated in the de-
falcation of county auditor Graham, who
disappeared last week. Graham's ac-
counts are $50, 900 short. 1t is said that
Coleman's accounts show a deficit of
SI3,0O0. The town Is greatly excited,
and there are rumors that other county
officials are implicated, and that the to-
tai amount the county has been robbed
of approximates $250,0OO.
FRENCH ADvENTUBRR.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The state de-
partment has received cable advices that
Capt. L. De Radevurg, French adyen-
turer, has been convicted by the consular
court at Tamative, Madagascar, of kill
ing United States consular agent Victor
F. w. Stanwood, at Audakabe, last No
yember. De Radevurg will be brought to
this country to serve out the sentence of
ten years. imprisonment imposed on him.
A fine was also imposed.
SAYING OF TINE.
New YoYK, Aug. 2.-Postmaster Van
colt has inaugurated a novel reform in
letter-box collections. He proposes to
supplant 132 collectors by seventy y-five
horses and wagons with one collector on
each. He expects to effect great saving
of time.
A CANADIAN GUARANTBR WANTED.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The Financial RelOs
states that the new Anglo Canada Gable
company has applied to the Canadian
government for guarantee of 100000
of the proposed issue on its bonds. The
Rel0s says this guarantee will insure the
raising of the requisite capital.
wAR ON LOTTERIES.
VIENNA, Aug. DIR. Roser, a member
of the reichsrath, who, for twenty-five
years has been fighting the government
lottery, has Just introduced, for the
twelfth time, bill abolishing all state
lotteries. He is confident the measure
will pass. Recently q stranger won
100000 of the governments money by
what appears to have been clever trick.
Two lottery officials were arrested. The
lottery IS identical with the American
game of policy"
MoRR DERyIsHRs KILLED.
CAIRO, Aug. 2.-Sixty dervishes were
killed in a skirmish with Egyptian pat
rolls on the deryish Outposts near AS
Souan.
TIE CRErAN DIFFICULTIES.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, Aug. "A minister
ial council, over which the sultan pre-
sided, has resolved to send new COM
mission to Crete to endeavor to settle
the difficulties there. Eight battalions
of troops will also be sent to the island.
DREDGING FOR GOLD.
LONDON, Aug. 2.-The British COlum-
bia Gold Dredging company has regis
tered with capital of 100000, in order
to purchase Gibson's rights to dredge for
gold in forty-five miles of Fraser river.