The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-24
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NEWSY PORTLAND PARAGRAPHS
General Wirings From Differ ent Points

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General VIKINGS From Differ ent Points
PORTLAND, May 23.-John D. Bar
nun, stranger in the city, late from
San Francisco, committed suicide at
1:30 o'clock to-day by shooting him
self with revolver, at the Quimby
house.
Nothing new has been heard from
the Alaskan boats.
Lou. O'Brien, the o. r. & N. mes
senger sent to Yaquina bay, still has
strong hopes based on the theory that
the remaining boat probably landed
at some inaccessible port of the coast
from which it would take sometime to
reach settlement.
This morning about nine o'clock
John Foster, an apprentice boy on the
British bark Brandon which is lying
at the Victoria dock, on the east side,
fell down a hatchway and dislocated
his wrist, besides badly bruising his
head and body.
The LlLrEi1le is still tied up at the
Willamette dock, being repaired. Her
boiler tubes have all been cleaned out
and her bow rebuilt She will be ready
for business in few days.
Henry Stewart, an old man 67 years
of age, convicted of larceny, was to-
day sentenced to one year in the pen
itentiary.
S. P. Hanson was granted a divorce
from Christina Hanson on the ground
of desertion.
Mrs. J. A. Pearson was also granted
divorce from J. Pearson who has de-
serted her for twenty-four years.
The old man @. T. Mayhem, who has
been mysteriously missing, has not
yet been found.
WHY HE DELAYS APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, May 23.-To gentle
man who called on him in relation to
an Office president Harrison explained
in a measure the reason for the delay
in filling the offices, against which so
many of the office-seekers complain.
The substance of president Harrison's
remarks was this: "It frequently hap
pens that name is presented as fit
ting candidate for an Office, and it is
decided that he shall have the place
which he seeks. Then men learning
of the probabilities will vigorously
protest against the selection. In many
instances these men who are protest
ing are entitled to consideration, and
their protests are given the weight to
which they seem entitled. Instead of
fastening the appointment, therefore,
1 am compelled to look into to obiec-
tions made, and this causes delay"
The president is determined so far
as possibly to prevent the appointment
of any man whose character is not
absolutely above reproach. He is
perhaps overcautious in this regard,
but owing to the many bad appoint
ments which president Cleveland
made through the carelessness of in
dorsers, president Harrison's policy is
perhaps absolutely necessary. Men
who come here with strong indorse-
ments, and who expect immediate at
tention to their claims, are naturally
ehagrined on account of the delay III
reaching their respective cases, but
the presidents explananation, while
perhaps not absolutely satisfactory to
the applicants, will certainly prove
eminently so to the public whom these
applicants desire to serve in an official
capacity.
WITHOUT FOUNDATION.
LONDON, May 23.-The report that
a band of Kurds recently attacked a
wedding party at Mouch, Armenia,
and outraged and murdered the bride,
is declared by the Armenian author
tiles to be entirely without founda-
ton.
AGAIN THE CANAL SCHEME.
PARIS, May 23.-The Temps say the
cabinet has decided to submit to par
lament its new scheme in aid of the
Panama Canal company.
KARToUM NOT CAPTURED.
LONDON, May 23.-The report of the
capture of Kartoum proves to have
been untrue.
ABRITIsH MAN-oF-WAR COMING.
OTTAWA, May 23.-There is a report
current in official circles that British
man-of-war will shortly leave Victo-
ria, B. c., for Behring sea to inquire
into the seizures of British vessels by
American revenue cutters.
THE PLACE HALsTEAD DIDN'T GET.
WASHINGTON, May 23-A private
letter from Berlin relates that the
question who is to be American minis
ter at that court is a matter of much
interest among German officials. 1t
says:
The general belief is that when the
Samoan conference has done its
work one of the commissioners, Will
lam Walter Phelps, will receive the
appointment as minister. The Lon
don Times of April 81 asserted that
it is understood that Prince Bismarck
sent the other day to the legation to
make inquiries about the particulars
Of Mr.. Phelps public career. 1t
looks as though the chancellor had
had some private intimation that Mr..
Phelps was to be made minister.