The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-09-19
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PARAMOUNT, Ill, Sept. 1S.-The pas
'enger train on the Wabash road was
wrecked by collision with a freight
train to-day. An unknown man who
was stealing a ride on a brakebeam,
was killed, and the engineer and
postal clerk are badly injured.
AN AFFAIR OF STATE.
BELGRADE, Sept. 18.-The German
and Austrian ministers at Belgrade,
have gone to Gleichenberg, Austria,
where king Milan is staying, for the
purpose of comforting with him with
reference to a settlement of the
trouble between himself and queen
Natalie.
BIG RAINFALL.
PORT JARVIS, N. Y, Sept. 1S.-The
heaviest rainfall in years occurred
here yesterday and last night. Sew
eral streets are torn up and the Gel
lars are flooded. People were taken
from houses by boats this morning.
Several small houses were carried
into the Delaware river. The river is
still rising.
THE HOLLAND PARLIAMENT.
THE HAGUE, Holland, Sept. 49,
Parliament opened to-day. In conse-
quence of the sickness of the king he
was unable to attend. The speech
from the throne was read by prime
minister Won Karn. The govern
ment intends to present bills for the
regulation of labor of children in fac
tories and for modification of the su-
gar tax.
THE YELLOW FEVER DISTRICT.
WASHINGTON, Sept. .1S.-The secre-
tary of the treasury has received the
following telegram from surgeon
general Hamilton at Camp Perry,
Florida.
"Mr. Posey has the yellow fever,
contracted at McClenny. Three cases
are reported at Gainesville, and there
are rumors of cases at Melbourne and
Fernando. Refugees had great hard
ships on the special trains, and the
whole seaboard is alarmed on account
of these refugees breaking the patrol
at Hendersonville. L don't think it
advisable to send any more special
trains"
"The camp is in excellent condi-
ton, but needs enlargement. This is
being done as rapidly as possible.
Those here are comfortable and rea-
sonably happy"
NEWS FROM LONDON.
LONDON, Sept. 1S.-John Dillon,
who is to appear before the Parnell
commission, at its next session, has
not been released on bail. Prepara-
tions are being made for a great dem
onstration on his arrival at Dublin:
The police have arrested a German
named Ludwig on suspicion of being
the person who committed the recent
mysterious murders IN White Chapel.
There was a riot yesterday among
inmates of the Irish immigrants
home, at Glasgow. The rioters
wrecked the house and fought des-
perately with the police. Sixty-five
arrests have been made and fifty-two
rioters were to-day sentenced to one
months Imprisonment each. The
others were remanded.
FLOODS IN SWITZERLAND.
BERNE, Sept. 1S.-Inundations in
the canton of Saint Gall have caused
awful devastation. Fifteen thousand
acres of inhabitated and populated
land are covered with water. All
the crops are ruined and the grana-
ries, barns, houses and farm utensils
washed away, while the district is
converted into lakes. Thousands of
people are forced to fly for their
lives. Many villages have been
abandoned.
THE PARNELL COMMISSION.
LONDON, Sept. 1S.-Startling evil
dence is expected before the Parnell
commission. Several Irish conspira-
tors, undergoing Imprisonment in
England, have offered to make dis
closures with the hope of obtaining
a remission of sentence. These dis
closures would relate to the dyna-
mite conspiracy in America. 1t is
believed these witnesses will be called
in Parnelrs action against the Times.
A FATAL DRAUGHT.
HAVANA, Sept. 1S.-The clerks of
the confectionery La Guardia drank
poisoned wine to-day with their din
ner. Four of them are dead and two
others are dying. 1t is thought the
crime was vendetta.
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1S.-A promi.
nent Democratic representative who
has all along opposed any PROPOSE
tion looking to the passage of an ad-
journment resolution by the house,
said to-day that he had satisfied him
self after careful inquiry and actual
count that the Democratic caucus to.
night would favor the passage of a
concurrent resolution to adjourn con-
gress on October LIST.
1t is gathered from many sources
that the members who heretofore op.
posed any such action have sudden ly
changed their position as result oi
yesterdays proceedings in the house
Chairman ONeil, of the labor COM
mittee, then secured an overwhelm
ing majority on the proposition tc
refer to his committee a resolution
assigning certain days of the house
for consideration of the labor bill
The point of no quorum was raised
in time to avoid what members re