The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-14
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Latest News From Various Sources.
PORTLAND, July 13.-The building
of the new o. r. Il n. tug Is progress
ing very rapidly at present. The
frame work is all up, and planking of
the hull has been commenced At
the present rate of working the con-
tractor will have the vessel completed
two weeks before the contract calls for
it, in which case he will make S240,
as according to the terms he is to re-
ceive 500 per diem for every day inter
vening between completion and the
expiration of the contract.
The steam schooner Alliance is
now about ready to start again for bus
iness and in few days, sometime be-
tween Monday and the Goth, she will
make her first trip. Since her coils
ion with the Danube she has been
thoroughly overhauled, and is clean
and neat; new masts have been put
in and she is provided with air tight
compartments, so that should another
collision occur she will not be likely
to sink.
Elmer Swan and Peter Boyd, the
two young men who were thrown
from the narrow gauge trestle on
Thursday and came so near being in
stantly killed are at the Portland hos
pital. Swan is pretty badly hurt
about the head: the upper jaw is all
smashed up and both eyes are pretty
dangerously cut. His whole face is
swollen and discolored beyond recog-
milton. Boyd is in a far more critical
condition than his companion. His
legs are both broken and it is feared
that he is ruptured internally. The
attending physicians do not enter
tain much hope Of his recovery, he
does not complain to any great extent
and says he is used to pain.
Jno. Wyland who was hurt at the
big hotel yesterday afternoon is get
ting along all right, his skull was
severly injured, but conclusion of the
brain will not result.
| RECRUITING DETAIL.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The follow
ing detail for the recruiting service OF
army for the year commencing Octo-
Der next is announced to-day at the
war department: Lieutenant Colonel
William H. Jordan, Nineteenth In
fantry, to command the depot at Co.
lumbus Barracks, Ohio, relieving Ma
jor William Kellogg of the Nineteenth
Infantry; Lieutenant Daingertield
Parker, Twentieth Infantry, to COM
mand the depot at Dayid's Island,
New York harbor, relieving Lieuten-
ant Colonel Frederick Mears of the
Fourth Infantary; Major Reuben b.
Bernard, Eighth Cavalry, to command
the depot at Jefferson Barracks, Mo,
relieving Major David Perry of the
Sixth Cavalry. The officers relieved
will join their respective regiments.
A CHINAMAN WANTS CERTIFICATES.
| WASHINGTON, July 13.-Secretary
Tracy has written letter to jim Fuzzy
Moy, at Philadelphia, informing him
that no certificates are issued by the
government to Chinese persons re-
siding in the United States who may
intend visiting China and thereafter
returning to the United States, and
that if he is not Chinese laborer he
will be entitled to reenter the United
States on satisfying the collector of
customs at the port where he enters
upon that point.
THE SIOUX INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, July 13-The secre.
tary of the interior has received a
long letter from the Sioux Indian
commission giving an account Of the
progress of negotiations and predict
ing that large majority OF the In
dians will sign the treaty and accept
the terms.
on THE RETIRED LIST.
WASHINGTON, July Ii. - Colonel
Thomas A. McParlan, surgeon, was
placed ON the retired list of the army
to-day by direction of the acting Sec
retary OF war. DR.. McParlin was
brevetted brigadier- general in 1866 fol
his services in New Orleans during
the prevalence of the yellow fever
I there.
7 CoURT-MARTIYL FINDINGS
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The findings
: in the court-martial of Lieutenant
Henry G. Ellsworth of the marine
corps have been received at the navy
department. and approved. He hal
been sentenced to suspension from
rank for year, retaining his present
number during that period, and to {
public reprimand, He was charged
with falsehood and scandalous con
duct. The sentence dates from Apri
22nd last. '--.
DENIAL.
) New YORK, July 13.-Calvin S
a Brice, chairman of the national Dem
t ocratic committee, denies that there
:. is any truth in the charges that Cleve
lands administration aided Hippolyte
in his Haytian struggle, because he
Brice) and other Democrats high il
r position were interested In contra
a band trade. Brice also denies that hi
was interested IN such trade.
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