The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-21
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.

Mountain Queen was taken to Ash
street dock to-day, where her furnish |
ing was removed. She was stripped |
clean of everything prior to her being |
placed In the hands of the builders. |
The work will be begun at once on
remodeling her as a side wheeler.
TO ARRIVE.
Commander George W. Coffin, sec
retary of the light house board, and
Lieutenant Commander Rhoades, are
expected to arrive here about the 22nd
of this month. Lieutenant Rhoades
succeeds Commander q. S. Sebree as
light house inspector of this thir-
teenth district. On their arrival they
will make trip on the tender Manza-
ntt0. After replacing some buoys in
the river she will arrive here on
Thursday In readiness for the pro-
posed tour of inspection.
CASE SETTLED.
The case of William Basquell
against the British ship City of Car
Isle was settled this morning, the
court allowing plaintiff 81, 500 dam
ages. The vessel, it will be remem-
bered, arrived in Portland last March.
On her arrival suit was at once COM
menced. Basquell, who is a boy, had
taken passage as an apprentice on the
City Of Carlisle, bound from Liver
pool to Portland. In November OF 1888
while at sea as the maintop sail was
being furled the boy was struck on
the head by what is technically
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was very severe, as subsequent de
velopments proved, to the injured
boys brain. Basquelle claimed that
the accident was caused by the result
of carelessness on the part of Captain
G. ID. Moore, and further that after
the accident the captain not only
! failed to give him proper medical
treatment but abused him in most
cruel and heartless manner. In pass
ing judgement the court held that IN
regard to the accident itself both the
captain and boy were equally negli-
gent, but In regard to the charge of
cruelty the evidence all went to show
that the captain had treated the boy
| in shockingly inhuman manner. In
the apportionment of damages $500
was allowed for hospital expenses,
$500 for medical attendance, $50 for
wages, 81 900 for injury sustained.
AN OFFICIAL DECISION.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-The attor-
ney-general has decided that captain
Duyergier, who was convicted of kill
ing consul Stanwood at Audakabe
! some time ago, cannot legally be
brought to this country to serve out
his sentence of ten years. There are
no means of confning Duvergier at
Tamatave, and it was found necessary
to take him away from Madagascar
} to confne him. The encouragement
says he would be liable to release on
writ Of habeas corpus If brought
J here. During former administrations,
prisoners sentenced by consular courts
in the Ottoman empire were brought
I to the United States for confinement,
a but the attorney general explains that
this was done only when the prisoner
had been sentenced to death and the
president had used his power of max
4 ing conditional pardon, and commuted
q the sentence practically that way.
t In the case of captain Duvergier re-
d course may be had to a similar
Y device, which would result in his con-
< fnement In the United States for a
' term less than ten years, pardon be-
1 ing extended for the remainder of the
g time, thus imposing the necessary
+ condition; but meanwhile officials OF
the state department are not without
apprehensions that the prisoner may
by his escape avoid any official solu-
ton of the problem. The state de-
partment is much interested in the
. matter, as the increasing number OF
trials and convictions In the consular
l courts, especially in the islands OF
= the Pacific, where there are limited
. means for the confinement of prison.
: ers, may render some new rule of law
, necessary.
SECRETARY WINDOW ON CHINESE RIGHTS
4 WASHINGTON, Aug. 20.-Secretary
, Window has written letter to L. j
Barry of Boston in reply to an in
, 9uiry, in which he says that Chinese
. persons other than labOrers may leave
? and reenter the United States with
| out let or hindranCe, provided they
1 satisfy the officers of the fact of theiI
: not being laborers and of having laws
, fully resided in the United States.
, VERY IMPROBABLE.
LONDON, Aug. 17.-Cardinal Lavige
rie, it is understood, will shortly ap
peal in the name of the Holy Father,
.. Leo XIII, to the nations of Europe tc
purchase from the infdel deflers the
Holy City of Jerusalem, and as much
of its surroundings as will be necessa
ry to form a small province, to be for,
It ever independent and guaranteed its
5. integrity by western powers. If sue
S cessful, this victory for the cause OF
}. civilization, it is considered by the
Cardinal and Pope Leo, would be the
J greatest triumph ever achieved by the
= Catholic church, would endear it to
n the affections of many now alienated
from its teaching and prestage, anG
would do much toward creating gen
eral desire for the restoration of its
E temporal power.
A BOOK TRUST.
New YORK, Aug. 20.-It is reported
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