The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-08
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The Astori;n

raised in cash and provisions $4,000
for Spokane Falls.
CHEZ GONG TO HANG.
Work began to-day on the gallows
intended for the execution of Chez
Gong. Sheriff Kelly will allow but
few to witness the hanging; it is in
tended that no one will ever know
who opened the trap door when the
fatal signal is given. This work will
be done by electricity in place of pull
ing the string in the presence of those
witnessing the execution, as in the
past.
Electric wires will be connected
with the gallows. When the authorities
signify that Chez Gong's last moment
has arriven, concealed person will
press the button connected with the
wire. The doomed man will drop q
distance of six feet.
WANTS A DIVORCE.
Catherine Gruenger, who some
months ago was denied a decree OF
divorce, has begun new proceedings
of similar nature against her hus-
band, Ignatz.
A HEAVY LOSS.
John Mock, living on his property
adjoining the peninsula, about two
and one half miles northwest of here
met with severe loss last night. His
dwelling, rns,stables and fences
caught fire and were burned to- ashes
loss estimated at $1,000. No insu.
aAce.
WANT A FIRE BOAT.
A petion endorsed by over one hun
dred prominent business men will be
presented to the mayor and council
tonight, requesting that a city fire
boat be secured at once, so the river
front may not be any longer without
that protection, which it needs.
TWO LARCENISTS.
G. G.. Coleman and Ernest Field
neither of whom are % years old
were arraigned in the police court to
day on charge of larceny in dwell
ing last Sunday.
They hired a room in a lodging
house kept by Mrs. Carmichael OF
Third street, between Morrison and
Alder. Before they were i'll the place
"a hours they stole a pair of Mr.
Carmichaers trousers which were
found in valise belonging to defend
ants. Judge Tanner held them il
the sum of $500 each to appear before
the grand jury.
CREDIT THE RIGHT MAN.
The late Jack Miller, the engineer
killed at the railroad accident on the
Southern Pacific near Albany, about
three weeks ago, has been credited by
the press as having made one of the
most rapid runs between Salem anC
Portland on record, while transporting
fire engine from the capital to this
city at the time of the great fire here
on the 2nd of August, 1873. Mr.. Eu
gene Shelby, agent of the Wells, Far
go company, stated last evening tha
the credit for that work is due to al
engineer named VIM. Cailicut. Mr.
Shelby said: AT the time of the fire
here Wells, Fargo & Co. and the West
ern Union Telegraph Co. jointly oc
cupied one block at Salem. On the
morning of August 2nd, 1873, E. A
Brown, then messenger in the employ
OF our company, was making up hi:
express matters, when he heard the
telegraph instrument calling the Of
fee. He answered the call and wa:
told that Portland was ablaze and
asking for assistance from the Salen
fire department. Brown proceeded tC
give the alarm, and a few minute:
later a train loaded with all the fire
extinguishing apparatus Salem cOul(
spare was rushed through to this city
| was aboard myself and know tina
Callicut held the throttle at the time
and not Miller"
DESERTIONS IN THE ARMY.
| WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. Arm!
officers are thinking of some way t.
prevent desertion, which of late seems
to be on the increase. Some time agC
it was stated upon what was deemed
excellent authority that pressiden
Harrison would issue a proclamation
giving general amnesty to deserters
such as was done when General Gran
was president in 1872. But up to thi
writing nothing of the kind has ap
peared. To the average layman til,
issuing of such an order looks ik,
putting premium on desertion. Bu
the promoters of this idea argue tha
there are thousands of young men il
the west who enlisted under assumed
names, and then firing of the service
deserted: that this fact hangs owe
them as bar to their future busines
prospects for fear of some day bein;
hauled up by the military authorities
BITTEN BY SHARK.
/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug 7.-E,
Roe, a young Englishman, Will
swimming in the Cumberland soun,
to-day with 15 other boys from Fer
nandina, was caught by a shark whicl
bit off the calf of one of his legs. Ro
was taken into a boat at once but BILE,
to death before medical assistanc
could be- obtained. This is the frs
instance known of a shark attacking
man in these waters.
KEPT THE WHALE COMPANY.
New LONDON, Conn, Aug. 7.-Th
whaling schooner, Sarah w. Hun
while off east Greenland. lost a boa
!. and crew in command Of mate Joh