The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-04
FROM ACROSS THE SEA.
News Notes From the National Capital.

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News Notes From the National Capital
The Samoan Difficulty Serious Matter
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The steamer Stat
of Georgia, which sailed from New
York Sept. 20, for Glasgow, has not
yet arrived. Much anxiety is felt.
GOING TO STRIKE.
CHICAGO, Oct. 3.-The North Sid,
street car conductors and drivers de-
cided this morning to strike on Sat
urday morning. Seven hundred mer
are involved with probability Of {
thousand more on the West Side. 1
they all strike two thirds of the resi-.
dents OF the city will have to walk.
A WHOLESALE ARREST.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 3.-The police
ralded Platt's hall, on Montgomery
street this afternoon where, it is al
legged, q gambling scheme, known q!
"clock game" has been in operation
for some time. About two hundred
persons were in the hall at the time
and the police quickly closed the
doors and placed them all under ar.
rest. They were then taken to the
old city hall station and those who
were able to furnish bail were re-
leased.
WILD DAY.
New YORK, Oct. 3.-The full force
OF the Chicago wheat manipulations
struck the New York market this
morning like a thunderbolt. The
market closed last night with Decem
ber at Sill and opened at S1.14. May
deliveries from. last nights close al
IS1.12. advanced to $1.14ss5 on the frs
movement. Everybody ran wild. All
other interests on the floor were tenn
porarily neglected. December soor
touched $L171a. May, SL2O4; oper
ators acted more like Indians than
civilized beings, and general buy
ing movement was set in by all par.
ties, the foreign house included
They generally expressed fear that the
December and October would be cor
nered by northwestern millers, who
are all bullish.
120 P. M.-Wheat stands at the
highest of the day with continued
wildness in trading. Everything il
oil right, with no more failures.
THE SAMOAN BMBRoaLIo.
New YORK, Oct. "a Washington
special says the Samoan trouble has
reached point which makes its sat.
isfactory settlement matter of very
great concern to the United States
and most careful attention is now
being paid to it by our government.
President Cleveland has recently talk.
en- hold of the subject, and there is
reason to believe that it will soon be
laid before the cabinet for considera-
ton. -
The recent course of Germany in
carrying off the Samoan king and
setting up an insurgent in his place,
certainly appears to be a fragrant
violation OF the agree ment between
that government and Great Britain
and the United States that the auto.
nomy Of the Samona island shall NOT
be disturbed. The Samoans have re-
volted against the king set up by
Germans and had him and his party
cooped up in the capital. 1t is easy
to see that complications more seri-
GUS than any that have gone before
may follow the present situation, and
there is strong feeling here. It is
time for the United States to take
some decisive steps toward curbing
Germany's aggressions. The contin-
ued Independence and neutrality of
the Samoan islands is OF high i'm
portance to the government, especi-
ally because the islands lie practically
in the track of llsyessels using either
of the projected isthmus canals.
Opinions are divided as to the best
course for the. government to adopt,
but from what can be learned in the
state department circles a move OF
some kind may befexpected soon, and
it may not be in the direction of con-
senting to any further aggressive vio-
lations of Germany's agreements.
THE WHITE PAsHA.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-Sir Francis de
Winton, president of the Emin Bey
relief committee, says that further
reports this week from Khartoum
have convinced him that captain Van
Gele was mistaken IN his assertion
that he was the White Pasha that
had been reported by pilgrims. The
news which has been received by the
Emin Bey relief association, he as.
serts, has strengthened the opinion
that the White Pasha is none Other
than Stanley. Europeans on the
Congo, who are the people best able
to Judge. also still maintain that the
White Pasha is Stanley.
A VOTE OF CENsURE.
LONDON, Oct. 3.-The British cabi.
net will resume its councils about
October 10th. Immediately upon the
opening Of parliament Gladstone vii
call attention to the evictions in Ire
land and will propose vote Of cen
sure on Balfour. - e.;
| FOSTERS WHEREABOUTS.
New YORK, Oct. 3-There is a ru
NOR that w. R. Foster has been 10
Gated in Canada, also that counse
has gone to attempt settlement and
secure part of the money secured or
bogus mortgages.