The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-03-12
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Tacoma, March 1.-THE water supply
in the residence portion of the city
was shut Off today by order OF the
superior court and q water famine Is
impending. The court decided that the
main supply of water does not belong
to the city but to private individuals,
although the city recently paid two
million dollars for the supply. Suite
are now pending to recover the money.
Dover, Del, March 1.-THE sixty.
ninth ballot for United States senator
talren today resulted Higgins, 6; Ad.
dick, 6; Massey, 4; Wolcott, g. Tunnel,
New Orleans, March 1.-THE case Of
the state against the Olympic Club wac
decided today I'm favor Of the club on
all points of the controversy. Glove
contests will therefore he permitted as
heretofore.
Denver, March 11.--In accordance
with a, resolution adopted by the sen.
ate, Senators Fulton, Armstrong, and
Kennedy were today appointed a COM
by railroads OF strikers.
Winnipeg, March 11.--A special from
Rat Portage to the Free Press says
the Sultana mine is on fire. Twenty
miners are at the foot of the shaft and
1t is feared they win be suffocated.
Chicago, March 11-lMr. Marcus Whit.
mans mission was the theme yesterday
Of tihe sermons of number of the con.
gregational ministers. This is in ac-
cordance with a resolution THAT on
March 10th sermons should be preached
about the work of DR.. Whitman and
that offerings should be taken to aid
In providing memorial to him. The
memorial proposed Is a 100000 endow.
ment Of Whltman's college, at Walla
W1alla, Wash, which is near the site
of DR.. WIhdtman's martyrxiom. d. X.
Pearson Of this city offered to give $780,
900 on condition that an additional
$15000O should be raised. OF this
amount the city Of Walla Walla has
already contributed $4,000. The OF.
ferings made yesterday were liberal.
Washington, March 11.--Upon repre-.
sentations OF the agents of the Umatil.
la, Oregon, Indian agency, that trouble
might follow the release upon habeas
corpus of the two Indians now under
arrest, the war department authorized
General Otis, commanding the depart.
ment of the Columbia, to send troops
there, IN IT his Judgment 1t is deemed
necessary and prudent to do 50.
New Orleans, March 1l.--.At 1880 a.
m. q large number of white men ap.
peared on the levee at the head of ST.
Andrews street and by threats and vio-
lence drove off the colored laborers
The police dispersed the whites. Thir.
ty or forty shots were fired by the
whites. Two negroes. John Parker and
Philip Fisher were fatally wounded.
Portland, March 11.--An important
railway case was begun in the United
States circuit court today. It was the
application OF the American Loan and
Trust Company for a separate receiver
for the Oregon Short Line and Utah
Northern railway now operated by the
Union Pacific receivers.
oxford. Nd. March 11.-During the
heavy gales yesterday the oyster dredg-
! ing schooner Ida v. Seward capsized
at Broad Creek. and II is supposed the
crew Of seven were drowned.
Pendueton, March l1.-WIuh the ex.
ception of few disturbances, caused
| by drunken Indians, everything Is quiet
on the Umahlla reservation. Captain
Richards has telegraphed to General
Otis that al gis quiet. He says his stay
on the reservation is indefinite
Tangiers. Morocco. March ia vic.
| lent storm prevailed here last night
THIRTY fishing boats and other crafts
were wrecked. The pder was partly
destroyed. Snow fell for the first time
in many years
Albuquerque. N. NJ. March 1d.-Tm
fire in the Old Abe mine near White
Oaks was brought under control late on
Sunday, when the EIGHT imprisoned
miners were brought to the surface
Five Of them were dead.
indianapolis, March 11.--iEx-Presi-
dent Harrison was able to appear AZ
the breakfast table today. DR.. Jane
son says his patient is out Of danger
Minneapolis. March Hilary 4
= Hayward was today sentenced 20 be
hanged. No definite date was fixed.
jackson. Miss. March 1l.-Governot
j. M. Stone has announced hiC candl-
dacy for the United States senate.