The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-10-19
TELEGRkPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.
News From All Over this Continent.

of shooting took place at Mount Tabor
last evening about O'Clock, in which
Mrs. Z. +. Willis came near losing her
life. The circumstances, as related by
Mr.. Willis, are as follows: He went
home last evening, drove to the stable,
which is between the house and Haw-
thorne avenue. According to custom,
his wife came out to meet him. AS she
left the cottage door she heard a noise in
the woodshed, which is directly in front
of the house. Thinking something was
wrong there, she walked toward the shed
door. Just as she reached the corner
where the light from the windows of the
neighbor's house fell upon her, the hus-
band heard gun shot. Rushing to
where she was, he found her lying pros
trate upon the ground, almost in dead
faint.
An examination revealed that no wound
had been inflicted, but her hat, which
she wore at the time, had been perfor-
ated through the rim by ball, which
had carried enough burnt powder with
it to badly discolor the straw. The orr
gin of the shot is an unfathomable mys-
terry.
DEATH OF JAMES M'DEyITT.
James McDevitt, the 15-year-o!d lad
who was shot down by the negro porter,
Gibbs, last Friday night, died at 1:40
o'clock this afternoon, after bearing his
pains without complaining any more
than he could help, so as to relieve his
stricken parents of unnecessary grief at
his sufferings, which must have been
great. He was a good boy and his fa-
ther's constant companion.
CHARGED WITH MALPRACTICE.
DIR. w. L. Morand, accused of NAL
practice bv Mrs. Hattie Reid, was ar
raigned to-day and given until Monday
to plead.
MORMON PROsELYTING.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1S.-Consul Gado.
of Christiana, Norway, reports to the
state department that there is likely
to be increased immigration of MOrmOns
from Norway to the United States dur
ing the coming year. The Mormons
have nine stations and large number of
workers in Norway, and since 1852 have
sent 5000 Norwegians to Utah.
ONE TRACK RAILROAD.
New YORK, Oct. 49, A railroad with
one track has been put into successful
operation at Coney Island. 1t is limited
to experimental purposes at present, n
Boynton, engine, simply steam bicy-
Gle, is used. Its tandem wheels are
placed directly under it, and like the
similarly arranged wheels of the coaches,
they run on a single rail. The passenger
coaches are built two stories high, and
are divided into compartments, each
| holding four people. High in the air,
above the rail on which the engine and
cars run, there is guard rail supported
on crane necked posts. This is several
| feet above the second story cars. Arms
reaching up from the body of the cars
as well as from the engine, support small
horizontal wheels, which clutch the
guard rail and keep the train on the
single rail. The guard rail bears no
weight, and the inventor declares that
the side pressure is very slight.
THREW UP THEIR CONTRACT.
| OTTAWA, Oct. 18.-The Dominion gov
ernment has received a cablegram from
| Messrs. Anderson of London confirming
the statement that they found themselves
unable to fulfil the contract they pro-
visionally entered into with the govern
ment of Canada to place fleet of steam
| ships averaging Is knots per hour be-
| tween Canada and England. No reason
is assigned, the Andersons stating that q
| full explanation has been forwarded by
mail.
Parliament at its last session voted
| 100000 to be given annually as sub
| Sidy toward the establishment of this
| fast line service TO run in connection
| with the. Canadian Pacific, which the
| AnderSons were to receive for their
| weekly service.
In official circles it is stated that the
Canadian Pacific Will now take the mat
| ter up on its own account, and place q
| fleet of ocean greyhounds on the Allan
tic to run in connection with its own
road and the Pacific ocean steamers ply
| ing between British Columbia and China.
| THE PAN-AMERICAN EXCURSION.
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich, Oct. 1S.-The
! Pan-American excursion reached here
this morning and the Swarthy sons of
the south had their first view of heavy
white frost. After breakfast they were
shown the great furniture factories. A
salute of l6 guns was fired in their honor
| This was followed by review of the
militia, fire department and bicycle club
| This afternoon they will witness the nov
city to them of n trotting race.
NEWS FROM THE ORIENT.
| SAN FRANCIsCo, Oct. 1S.-The steamer
| City Of Picking arrived from China anC
Japan via Honolulu this morning. Homo
lulu advlces report that the United state:
steamer NipSic which has been under
going repairs there for some time wa!
given trial trip two weeks ago which
resulted satisfactorily. Admiral Kim
berly, was aboard during the trip. Tht
course was in the open sea and the Mp
sizes propeller made sixty revolutions
with ffty-four pounds of steam, and he
average speed was estimated at nine anC
one half knots. The NipSic and Aler
are now lying in the harbor at Honolulu
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
New YORK, Oct. 1S.-In the Episcopa
convention this morning the committee
on canons presented a report on the pro
posed establishment of a missionary
Episcopal for the colored people. Ever
if the church is not justified by a law il
recognizing separate races, the committe,
deemed it expedient to do SO now, but {
decision was postponed. Consideration
of the liturgy revision was resumed.