The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-09-29
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian,
Newsy Items From The Metropolis.
The Collision Between The Steamers
"Albatross" and Bonita"


The Collision Between The Steamers
"Albatross" and Bonita"
PORTLAND, Sept. 2S.-This morning
the party of visiting newspaper men
from the interior and Washington
territory invited to attend BANQUET
rendered the journalistic fraternity at
the exposition building tonight left
here for Oswego to inspect the iron
mines, works, etc. The names, of all
the members of the press who went
on the excursion could not be obtained
but the following were among the
number: Marion Egbert, of the Walla
Walla Statesman, S. M. Yoran, of the
Eugene Register, Charles Meserve, of
the Oregon Mist, st. Helens: w. A.
Wheeler, of the Vindicator. East
Portland, Irving McQuay, of the
Press, Athena +. w. Chausse, of the
Cottage Grove Leader, E. e. Pent-
land, of the West Side, Independence,
Jno. o. Sparks, same, Frank w. Beach,
Examiner, Lake County, J. b.
Bowen, Democrat, Baker City, A. Il.
Mcmillan, Wasco Sun. G. G. Daugh-
ty, Dallas ObSeroer: E. HI. Flagg,
Democrat, Hillsboro: j. NJ. Cum
minis, Herald, Wallula: Homer Ii.
Hallock, East OregOniGn: f. j.
Parker, Walla Walla Statesman: j.
@. Cronn, North Pacific Newspaper
Union: Frank c. Angle, Journal,
Shelton, w. L.
A NOVEL EXHIBITION.
There is to be novel exhibition at
one of the suburban resorts during
the exposition which will doubtless
create great interest. 1t Is to be a
cowboy tournament under the aus
pices of the North Western Cattle Co.,
and the contestants will come from
Montana, Washington, Idaho, Cali
fornia and Oregon. The competi-
tions will be intensely interesting as
some valuable prizes and trophies
viii be awarded. Some of the lead
ing cattle men of this section are in
teresting themselves SO that the most
interesting and exciting tournament
can be expected. The contests will
be fer all round horse and cattle hand
ling.
THE JURY CINCHED CLINTON.
Yesterday afternoon at late hour.
r. Clinton alias Perry, charged with
forging the name of l.. Zimmerman
to an order authorizing the Oregon
Times to insert an advertisement for
him was given to the jury. Clinton
did not deny that he forged the name,
but in his defense stated that none
could have been injured by his offense
as he would have received no COM
mission from the Times in the event
that Zimmerman refused to pay for
the ad. The jury were out all night
but at $50 o'clock this morning they
returned verdict of guilty as charged
in the Indictment, recommending
Clinton to the mercy of the court.
A RUMoRED PRIZE FIGHT.
Tt is rumored In sporting circles
that a prize fight to the finish with six
ounce gloves, is 20 take place in this
city tonight One of the contestants
is from Buffalo and the other claims
to. be an Oregon boy. The former
weighs 148 pounds when stripped, and
the latter lbs pounds. Considerable
betting has been done on the result.
The odds are in favor of the Buffalo
boy as he is the heaviest. Local
spOrtsmen got up the match and at
tended to the training. The fight
will, it is said, take place between
midnight and one o'clock tomorrow
morning.
THE RECENT COLLISION.
1t is not yet known whether the o.
r. & n. Co. will ask. for an investiga-
ton of the collision between the q. S.
fish commission steamer ALbGtTOSS
and the steamer Bonita, which oc-
CURED yesterday morning at 6 o'clock
1t is claimed that the AIbGtTOSS was
anchored out of her proper position
and was directly in the channel.
There was heavy fog hanging over
the river at the time and the Bonita,
while running directly by, was ON her
course when she struck the ship
The AlbGtTOSS'S officers say they had
their bell ringing all the time, but the
crew of the Bonita, and others as
well, deny that such was the case.
They allege that as soon as the COLI
sion occurred the bell began to ring
violently, but that not a tap was heard
before. The vessel has no right to
stop for the night in the open channel,
but may be stopped at anchoring
grounds north of the bridge.
CUNNING CHINESE.
New YORK, Sept. 28.-The Sun
says concerning the growth of the
Chinese colony in this city: The Chi
nese colony is growing. Hundreds of
Chinaman have arrived at New York
from Hong Kong this year. The
police in the Chinese quarters say
many houses for their accommodation
have recently been taken, and new
faces are. often seen in them. 1t has
been ascertained that they are coming
here by a circuitous route to evade
the exclusion act.
The Post, which is rated as the
most conservative paper in New York
city, sounds-the following alarm: The
Chinese have secured foothoid in
New York. If it becomes firmer. if
the. increase in Chinese population
continues at the ratio of fifteen per
cent as it has in the past year, despite
the restriction act, what will be the
effect. on property values? That is
question that ought to trouble land