The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-10-20
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.
Fast Time Between Portland and Here.
Death of Dom Louis, King of ofPOrtugal.
The New Commissioner of Pensions.

PORTLAND, Oct. 19.-At an inquest
held to-day over the remains OF James
NJ. McDevitt, a verdict was rendered
charging the colored porter Gibbs
with murder.
BIG TIME BY THE POTTER.
The Z. j. Potter to-day made the
best time between Astoria and Port
land ever known.
HER NEW NAME.
The rebuilt Mountain queen will
be called the SedhOme.
The steamer OcklGhGBl0 will start
down the river tomorrow morning
with the British ship British ATmy
in tow. This ship caEies 1000 tons
of -four and wheat to Liverpool. She
is now lying at the o. & G. railroad
dock on the east side.
THE HOLLADAY INTEREST.
This morning the sale of the late
Ben Holidays interest in the stock
of what is known as the Weidler mill
was sold to W. l.. Boise, acting in
behalf of San Francisco capitalists
for 100000, 100000 less than its ap-
praised value. 1t is not expected that
the sale will be confirmed by the
court.
A GIANTS ANTICS.
New YORK, Oct. 19.-This morning
an unknown man, seemingly a Swede
of gigantic build suffering from delir-
ium tremens murderously assaulted a
woman on the street. He eOverpowered
the big policeman who tried to arrest
him and it took six men to subdue
him. In the melee several persons
were hurt.
FRUSTRATED PLAN.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 19.-An official
messenger states that plan was made
to wreck a train on which ex-queen
Natalie of Servia travelled to Bel
grade. The train started ten minutes
earlier than the time announced and
owing to this the plan was frustrated.
Dom Luis /, King of Portugal, was
born October 81, 1888, the son of the
late Queen Maria III and the late
Prince Ferdinand of SAKE -Coburg
His royal mother was the first sove-
reign of the line of Braganza to break
through the custom, which had pre-
vailed for two centuries, of keeping up
blood alliances with the reigning house
of Spain. Her union with Prince Fer
dinand resulted in the beginning of
the House of Braganza- -Coburg, the
first sovereign of which was her son,
Pedro V, at whose death, in 1861, Luis
succeeded to the throne. The young
king took to wife Pia, the youngest
daughter of King Victor Emanuel of
Italy. They were married on October
6, 1862, when the bridegroom was "a
years old and the bride only 15. Queen
Pia has the reputation of being the
best-dressed woman in Europe. She
and her royal mate are the parents of
two sons, the elder of whom, the new
king, Prince Carlos, Duke of Bragan-
Ia, born in 1863, is a cultivated man
who will ably assume the duties which
even kings have to perform.
Prince Carlos married a daughter of
the Comte de Paris. The matrimonial
alliance between the royal house of
Portugal and that of the French Or
leanists In 1886 excited a good deal of
attention. Lisbon was the scene of
the wedding which united Prince Car
los to the Princess Amelie. As the
comte is recognized by both the Bour-
bone and the Orleanists parties as heir
to the throne of France, the union
may have grave political results; this
not, of course, because Portugal is a
state possessing any considerable in
fluence in Europe, but because her
royal stock belongs to the great fam
lily of German sovereigns. The Or
leanists and Bourbon pretender to the
throne of France became by this mar
riage father-in-law to a prince who
was heir to the crown of Portugal, and
at the same time a member of the
TeutOnic royal families.
King Luis had been failing in health
for some time. He recently found it
impossible to attend to the business
of state, and resolved to delegate to
Prince Carlos, and heir apparent, the
signing of state documents and the
power of representation of to the king
on occasions when the presence Of his
majesty was required.
THE CRoNIN JURY.
CHICAGO. Oct. 19.-When the crimi-
nal court took a recess for luncheon
at IL o'clock the Cronin jurors were
practically selected, subject only to a
possibility as to peremptory chal.
lenges.
DEATH OE A VTNyG
LISBON, Oct. I9.-The king of Port
ugal died to-day. The death occurred
at II o'clock this morning. The duke
of Braganza, eldest son of the king
who succeeds to the throne, will as
sumo the title of Carlos /.
THE NEW COMMISSIONER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 49, President
Harrison to-day appointed General
Greenbaum, of His, commissioner of
pensions. He was sworn in at noon
The appointment, though surprise. is
generally favorably commented on
He is a prominent member of the
Grand Army of the Republic. The
General appeared at the pension office
this morning, and after taking the
oath of Office, was presented to the
chief of divisions and other officers
He will enter upon his official duties
next Monday.