The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-02-06

operate street cars from ferry landing |
along Main street to the west, north |
and east boundaries of the city. The |
construction of the railway will be !
commenced at once, and speedily |
completed to Vancouver heights, a |
beautiful addition which is being |
laid out by that company. The fran
chise requires the road to be running |
from the ferry landing of Portland &
Vancouver railroad, to main entrance
of garrison by July 1st next. This !
will prove a great convenience to |
Portland people visiting our beanti- |
full garrison.
A GOOD DECISION.
san Francisco, Feb. BIN an ac-
ton in equity brought by the United !
States against Henry Curtner ct al,
to yacate and annul listing over to |
the state of certain lands In Liver
more valley, amounting to 2,S67 acres, |
and to annul patents issued by the
state to purchasers on the ground
that, such lands were granted to Cen
tral Pacific before any rights could
have attached in favor of the state.
Judge Sawyer, to-day decided that,
the United States by mistake of their
officers, cannot fulfil their contract
with the railroad company, and that
the listing of the patents should be de
clared void, but at the same time that
no state should be responsible to set
tiers for the full value OF such lands.
BokRD OF SUPERVISION.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The secre-
tary of the navy has designated the
following officers as board to conduct
the official examination and trials of
the cruiser Charleston, now being
built at San Francisco: Commodore
George E. Belknap, Commander
Henry Glass, Chief Engineer Il. l..
Harris and Lieut.. E. T. Qualtrougb:
also following board to ascertain her
power as developed: Chief engineers
r. l.. Harris, T. A Wilson and w. 5.
Smith; past assistant engineers T.
J. Hoffman, A. B. Bath, w. B. Dun
ming and E. T. Warburton; assistant
engineers [. n. Hollis, G.. W. McElroy,
J. NJ. Rickerell, 9. w. Dyson and W.
F. Darran. The examination viii be
made as soon as the contractors III
form commodore Belknap that The
vessel is ready.
on 4 TECHNICALITY.
LONDON, Feb. 5.-An action brought
by Chas. Stewart Parnen against
John Walter, proprietor of the Times
for libel came up before the court at
Edinburg again to-day, and was dis
missed and costs taxed against the
plaintiff. The judgment was given
on the ground that Walter being one
of the partnership owning the
Times. arrestments against him as an
individual would be invalid. Parnell
will appeal.
THE SETTLERS WILD.
| WICHITA, Feb, 5.-News of the pas
sage of the Oklahoma bill is causing
great excitement. "PawIee Bill"
who is at Hunnewell organizing for
the invasion of the territory, was COM
municated with by Harry Hill, origin
ator of the raid, and urged to use
his influence to restrain the boomers
from an aggressive movement. Hill
has received the following dispatch
from "Pawnee Bill" THE town is
full of boomers. For Heavens sake
come down at once. The settlers are
wild and can do nothing with them"
Hill and friends left last night, hav-
ing procured q relay Of horses along
the road.
MORMON PRoSELYTING.
| CHICAGO. Feb. 5.-The Tribune
publishes a long article on the opera
tions of the Mormons in the southern
states. 1t says over one hundred
Mormon elders are engaged in prose
lyting the south; that the wives aud
daughters of the ignorant class are
being lured away to Utah and many
homes are being broken up.
PATRIOTIC LEAGUE.
| PARIS, Feb. 5-Secret inquiries or
dered by FlOquet into the organiza-
ton of the Patriotic League have re-
suited in the discovery that the League
has arsenals well supplied, and ready
equipped with arms for 100000 men.
These arrangements were hidden un-
der gymnastic societies and rife as
sociations. At short notice the
Boulangists could organize power
full nucleus to a revolutionary army.
CABINET GOSSIP.
| WASHINGTON. Feb. 5.-If anything
we're needed to confirm the report
that John Wanamaker of PhIla-
delphia is to enter the cabinet, it is
the fact that he has bought the resi-
dence of secretary Whitney on l
street. Mr.. Whitney took an option
on this property from its owner, ex-
secretary of state Frelinghuysen, for
$4,000. He afterward spent $4,000
on the property, ID the construction
of ball room and in making other
Improvements. Mr.. Wanamaker has
: bought the house for $4,000, which
) enables Mr.. Whitney to pay the Ere
} linghuysen estate and recoup himself
for his expenditures for improve
ments.
: Mr.. Blaine is reported to havl
leased the residence on Lafayette
Square that was formerly occupied
. by ex-secretary Seward, and in which
the attempt was made by Payne to
i. assassinate him at the time Lincoln
was murdered. Mr.. Blaine's house
on Dupont Circle is leased to Mr.
Letter of Chicago.
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. Sit is stated
on excellent authority that Harrison
has determined to appoint John O.