The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-31
The Latest Political Sensation.

The Chicago TrttU>'S correspon-
dent telegrsphed the following from
Yellowstone Park, on the 14th Of
August:
Your correspondent arrived here
over the presidential trail yesterday,
in advance of the party, which at
noon yesterday was at Jackson's lake.
AT noon to-day the party will reach
the falls OF Lewis river and camp.
Here the trail turns west, crossing
Lewis river near Lewis lake; thence
along the southern shore uf Shoshone
lake, where the camp will be pitched
tomorrow.
There Is a significant object of the
journey which the correspondent has
learned since arrival here from a
man IN the best position to know
that there has been some agitation of
late looking to the annexation Of
the state of chihuahua, Mexico.
While there are certain railways inter
ested In the annexation, the powers
that be, comprising the executive, to-
gether with the army and most prom
inent politicians, are opposed 10 the
movement. Gen. Sherman said re-
Gently that the United States ought
to have another war with Mexico.
When asked why, he replied: $40
make 'em take back this - country
we bought of EN-" The administra-
tion Is not looking south, but north,
toward British Columbia, with ITS
vast grain fields, its exhaustless sup
plies of coal, pine, gold, silver and
minerals. it is whispered here that
Mr.. Arthur is interested in this ac-
QUESTION and before long British Co
lumbia will quietly fall into our pos
session. Both the Canadian and
Northern Pacific are straining every
nerve for such result. 1t is claimed
that Americans are financially inter
ested in the former road, and that the
Englishmen associated with them are
80 greedy To make money that they
are willing to see the British flag
cease TO float over the Dominion, SO
that its productions may pass freely
into our markets without the imposi.
ton Of customs and delay. Further,
it is claimed that Englishmen are
quietly working up a sentiment at
home for such transfer of the Domin-
ion. impressing ihe idea that Great
Britain can only afford tn foster the
grain fields of India. These two
roads will pull together and construct
a great harbor on Puget Sound, with
a Pacific line of steamships to
China, Japan, he PaciiicAmeri-
can coast and the oceanic isles.
There they will have the finest
harb lrs in the world, and win
make Chicago the head center for the
receipt of productions on one side and
the supply of exports on the other.
The grand scheme Of annexation is
said to have been already under cabi-
net discussion; and while the presi-
dent Is silent, as usual, yet his visit
in thisspart OF the country will enable
HIM to quietly look over the ground,
to substantiate the somewhat brilliant
future already pictured to him in
glowing terms. In this great railway
scheme San Francisco is to be thrown
into the shade, and Portland is to be
made the great northwestern city
tributary to Chicago, to collect the
products of north Columbia, since the
prefix British is to be dispensed with,
and Oregon aud Washington Terri
tory. When the Canadian Pacific is
completed 1t will be given Its share Of
the patronage. The Central Pacific
has already been taken into the
scheme condi;ionally. 1t will not he
permitted to dictate any terms, but II
has been allowed to build one line of
road from San Francisco to Portland,
of which the Oregon Central is a COM
pletc half. Ii therefore gets share
of the business which Is to be devel-
oped from Portland In consideration
of agreeing not to disturb the conDec-
tions of the upper Pacific lines. Ii is
now conceded on all sides by the
politicians and capitalists 50 plenti-
fully swarming this part of the coun-
try that British Columbia will be the
richest acquisition to the United
States yet made. Southern acquisi-
tions are maligned as the most ex-
pensiye and useless luxuries the cOun-
Try ever INDUCED in. What return
have New Mexico and Arizona ever
made on their cash account except
bloodshed, murder. Indian massacres,
pillage of cowboys, lynching. crime
and all manner Of terrorisml The
President is said to have level head
on this matter, and his deaf ear is to-
ward the south, but his open eye is
| toward the north.