The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-09-14
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Specials to The AstOrian.
PORTLAND, Sept. 13.-This morning the
case of Charles Ohle, one of Ben Holla-
davis agents during the time he led a
princely life in Washington city, against
Jos. Holiday, executor of estate of
late Ben HolIaday, went to trial before
Judge Shattuck and the court took it un
der advisement before noon. Ohle, asks
for Judgment of S14,370 together with in
terest for services rendered in the Ca
pacity of private secretary, and money
loaned to Ben Holiday during his life
time.
Since contractor O'Neil began work
at the Northern Pacific Terminal Co.'s
property he has put in strip nearly one
thousand feet in length and seventy five
feet in width. The addition of new
ground is being rapidly made.
Clatsop beach will resist judge Stearns'
bench warrant. The officer dispatched
for him is a determined man however,
and the chances are that he Will bring
his man to Portland whether he wants to
come or not.
Mrs. M. A. Lehman, the female lawyer,
had a preliminary examination before
Justice Tuttle to-day to answer to the
charge of obtaining money under false
pretenses. She agreed to show two men
timber claims for which she received
nav; since which time she has done
nothing toward fulfilling her contract.
She was held to answer in the sum of
800.
Judge P. A. Marquam said to-day he
had given no lease of the new theatre as
vet but intimated that Jno. 7. Howe
would probably get it.
THE EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.
To-day was the last of the Episcopal
primary convention. 1t assembled this
morning at $50 and was opened with
prayer by Right Rev. b. Wistar Morris,
assisted by Rev. S. Leveridge Powell.
Litany was then said by Rev. Mr..
Lund. The missionary committee
for the following. year. was elected and
the examining chaplains appointed by
the bishop. The rest of the time was
taken up in winding up the affairs of
the convention which adjourned later In
the afternoon. Several ministers will
leave for thsar homes tomorrow but the
majority Will remain in this city over
Sunday, on which day missionary ser
vice. will be held at Trinity church and
st. David's chapel, East Portland.
THE RACES.
The attendance at the fourth days
races at City View park was very large.
The weather was perfect and the track
fest. While being exercised this morn
ing the running horse "Tom O'Hara" of
the Oregon stables, owned by X. L. By
bee, became frightened and bOlted the
track. While plunging over broken
ground the horse fell, breaking his fore
leg below the shoulder and was shot.
Tom O'Hara" was entered in to-day's
three-quarter mile dash. The first race
on the programme was a three-quarter
mile dash with eight starters. "Jou
Jou'' and "Tom DAY. were first choice
with Jubilee" well up in betting. After
an hour and a half scoring the horses
got away and ran over the course to fin
ish to false start. ''Sleepy Dick" came
in first and after the judge decided the
heat was off his owner drew him. The
second time Jubilee was in the lead at
the home stretch ~. M. R." and tom
Daly'' made rush for him and came un-
der the wire in driving finish with not a
neck to spare between them. The judges
decided -. M. II" won, Jubilee" second,
"Tom DAILY" third; time 1:1615. Mutuals
paid eighty-eight dollars.
In tie second race Blonde won in
three straight heats.
EXTENDING OPERATIONS.
MONTREAL, Sept. l3.-T. q. Shaugnessy,
assistant general manager of the Cana
dian Pacific, has been appointed assist
ant president. He goes to England to
contract for three steamers, $500 tons,
to steam eighteen knots, for the Pacific
mail service to China and. Japan. The
vessels are to be of the same model and
design as the North German Lloyds
steamer plan and will cost $l,0OO,OOO
apiece, to be delivered at Vancouver in
eighteen months. President Van Horne
say nothing short of universal disaster
will prevent the company from earning
$1,000 900 next year-S8, ,00e 900 net, or
per cent. on the capital. The govern
ment guarantee of 3 per cent. ends in
1893.
MILITATY POSTS.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 3.-Eyentually it
is proposed by the war department to
reduce the $50 military posts to at least
half that number. With Indian troubles
thing of the past, there will be no rea-
son for scattering our small army all
over the country. In the opinion of
ing when it will be the large cities that
need protection, and not the prairies. 1t
is, therefore, considered much more ju-
dicious, and economical as well, to have
our $4,000 regulars separated in as large
detachments as possible, and stationed
at convenient railroad centers, from
which they can be dispatched to the
scene of trouble as rapidly as it is now
possible for a small detachment to reach
the scene Of an Indian outbreak.
CHINESE TRICKERY.
New YORK, Sept. 13.-Inspector Dunn
of the customs service, says it is a fact
'that the great steamers from Cuba
bring Chinese to this port who are pro-
vided with passports, and in some cases
they have tickets which they have pur-
chased to San Francisco. A separate
manifest is made for the Chinese pasSen-
gers, and that is why they do not appear
on the regular list. 81 know" said Mr..
Dunn, "of one batch of twenty-five in
the month of August which were let in
because they all had passports repre-
senting themselves as laborers in tran
SIT" The best-informed Chinese here
admit the local population has increased
enormously in the past few months. 1t
is hardly necessary to look for more
evidence now that the officials them
selves announce their intention of con-
tinuing to admit these new subjects of
Spain.
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