The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-19
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News From All Parts of the Country.
PORTLAND, July 1S.-James Muir
phy was sentenced to one year in the
penitentiary in the United States dis
trict court this morning for furnish
ing liquor to Indians. He was an old
offender.
To-day was the time designated by
Jas. Steel, administrator for the sale
of the personal estate of the late Ben
Holiday, but Judge Stearns issued a
decree authorizing sheriff Kelly to
dispose of the property, and he has
postponed the sale till August 26.
The o. r. & n. Co. have decided to
rebuild the Mountain Queen. 1t is
not yet decided what model will be
adopted, whether she will continue a
sternwheeler or be built into side
wheeler.
2. CarstOn, master builder for the
company is busily engaged in drawing
up plans for either style so that de-
cision can be made as the steamer is
to be taken around to the Sound as
soon as her changes are completed. 1t
it thought she will be given side
wheels. The cost of rebuilding her
has been roughly estimated at S2O,-
900.
There has been some talk to the
effect that the company would not
send the Potter to the Sound again.
1t is stated on good authority that
she will go there as soon as the
heavy business of the river Is over
here.
The trial of Sandy Olds is ended.
Police testimony is again coming to
the murderer's rescue but the prose-
cution have made very strong case.
Late this afternoon the case was Civ
Ell to the jury.
A PREDICTION.
WASHINGTON, July l8.-Ciyil Engi-
neer Menocal, of the United States
navy and the Nicaragua canal, will
leave in two weeks for the isthmus to
begin operations. He says the row
between Costa Rica and Nicaragua
regarding canal concessions will be
speedily settled, There is no fear of
war even if the matter is not soon al
justed, and the canal will be built
without opposition in few years, and
be carrying heavy ships from ocean to
ocean many years before the Panama
canal is completed,
RAPID TRANSIT.
New YORK, July 8.-President Cor
bin, of the Reading Railroad and
Rapid Transit Steamship Co, has pur-
chased $500 acres of land and all the
available water front at Montauk
Point, Long Island, as landing point
in this country to his new steamship
line. In New York $S,000,000 has
been suboribed. largely by the Van
derbilt and Astor families, to build
eight steamships with power to cross
the Atlantic in five and half fiays.
The new vessels will be constructed
in this country and carry only saloon
and second cabin passengers. The
matches are not 70 be open for general
freight. Only mail, express packages
and coin bullion will be carried. The
contract for the construction of steam
ers will be awarded as soon as the new
White Star line steamship Majestic
proves a success. The new type twin
screw propeller will be tried on this
vessel. If successful they promise to
revolutionize the screw propeller. If
the contracts cannot be filled here
within a reasonable time the yard will
be leased TO the vessels to be con.
structed by the company.
HOTEL TRUSTS.
PHILADELPHIA, July 18.-Thomas
H. Green, a leading local hotel-keep.
er, proposes the formation of a hotel
trust, embracing thirteen of the larg.
est hotel properties here. He says
they aggregated $4,000, 900 of business
last year, and that 30 per cent. of the
savings of expenses will be effected
by the combine"
CHINESE IN TRANSIT.
WASHINGTON, July 18.-Acting sec
cretary Batcheller is in telegraphir
corresponce with G. P. Huntington
president of the Southern Pacific
| railroad company, III REGARD 10 lnt
case of twelve Chinese coolies, whC
recently arrived at New Orleans el
route to China via San Francisco
The collector held that their landing
was prohibited by the Chinese exclu
sion act, while the railroad company
contended that they were entitled t.
the privilege of transit through the
United States territory as tourists
Acting secretary Batcheller Informed
Mr.. Huntington that the collector
action was in accordance with a pre-
vious decision of the department, bu
that he would comply with the re-
quest of the Transportation compan.
to postpone further action until tn,
question can be presented in a diplo
matte way through the Chinese lega
tion at Washington. In the mean
time the collector was instructed t,
detain, but not allow them to land.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
CHICAGO, July 18.-The Interstat.