The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-11-04
A TELEGRAPHlO BUDGET
Of Foreign and Domestic News Items.

Of Foreign and Domestic News Item
An Invention That Affects Telegraph,
NEW YORK, Nov. 3.-John J. Phelpl
schooner-yacht Brstfahildo sale
this morning for voyage around th
world.
HAS BEEN RECALLED.
4 BERLIN, Nov. 3.-The report is con
tirmed that Won Schloesser, the Prus
sian minister to the Vatican, ha
been recalled.
TIE CHINESE QUESTION.
| OTTAWA, Nov. 3.-Before taking ac
ton with regard to the removal O
the Chinese interpreter from Victoria
the department. will see what effec
the United States exclusion bill vii
have on Chinese emigration into Can
ada. It appears from recent returns
to the department that a large major
ity OF late have landed at Vancouver
The necessity of keeping an inter
prefer at either port depends on the
trade of the future, but no doubi
owing to the large Chinese trade
done at Victoria, an interpreter OF
some kind will have to be
kept at that place. A customs
preventive officer at New Brunswick
outpost, collected duty recently on q
casket containing body, being
brought into Canada, from Boston,
for burial. An application has been
made to the department asking that
the duty collected be refunded.
VERY NEATLY DONE.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-The United
States express messenger on the New
Orleans and Northeastern railway
which arrived here this morning was
robbed at 5 A. N. between Lacey and
Derby stations, fifty miles from this
city. The express officials decline to
state the amount OF the robbery, but
it is understood the loss is between
$4,000 and $4,000. The robber
entered the express car where Henry
McElroy, the baggage master, was
sitting near the middle of the car,
and the express messenger, Charles
Lawrey, at one end, checking the oil
freight. The robber came first to
the baggage master, and presenting
pistol, required McElroy to hold M
his hands; then quickly throwing a
sack over McElroy's head, the robber
gave his attention to the messenger,
who was required at the point OF the
pistol to open the safe. A sack was
then placed over the messengers
head while the robber proceeded with
the work of securing the money.
After securing the contents of the
safe the robber pulled the bell rope
and when the train stopped he left
the car unobserved. When the ex-
press car was finally reached by the
both McElroy and Law
rey were found standing with their
hands up and sacks over their heads.
They were under the impression that
the robber was still present.
IMPERIAL INJURIES.
ST. PETERSBURG, Nov. 3.-An off,
cial messenger states that the czar's
loot and czarina's hand were injured
in the accident to the imperial train
On Monday. Despite their injuries
the czar and czarina devoted them
selves to attending to other persons
more severely injured. Almost every
member OF the imperial suite re-
,eived contusions. Twenty-one at
endants were killed and thirty-seven
seriously injured, one of whom has
'ince died. Persons on the imperial |
rain confirm the official version of |
he cause, namely, defective track.
AN IMPORTANT INVENTION.
New YORK, Nov. 3.-Dr. Harrison
If Washington, is the inventor of a |
lew system of machine telegraphy,
~ which messages are printed at the
arther end, sending instrument by a
Machine similar to the typewriter. 1t
s claimed to be able to send 2OOl
words minute, and will revolution
re telegraphy, making it cheaper to
end by wire than mail.
DANISH POLITICS
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 3.-The opposi-
ion party in the Folketting, is using
very effort to defeat the govern
nent's plan for the celebrating of the
wenty-fifth anniversary of king
Christians accession to the throne.
A FATAL ACCIDENT.
SAGINAW, Mich, Nov. 3.-This
norning hose cart going to the fire,
ollided with heavy wagon, throw
ng six firemen to the ground, the
art falling on them. All were badly
lurt, some may die.
KILLED ALL BUT ONE.
PARIS, Nov. 3.-Advices from Sal
ON, say that pirates attacked the
'ost, consisting of forty men Of the
oreign legion, and seven Pagoion in
'onquin, and killed all but one man.
ANNEXATION TALK.
OTTAWA, Ontario, Nov. BIN oppo-
ition to, and in contrast with Sir
Ohm MacDonald's advice to Canadi-
ms to oppose the annexation of their
country to the United States, is the
tatement Of the great conservative
Mr.. Solon L. Smith, ex.
,ember of parliament, and one Of the
ig guns in Sir John MacDonald's
Mr.. Smith comes out
quarely for annexation as Canada's
My salvation. When asked il he
hought Canada's destiny was to be-
ome part and parcel Of the American
epublic, he said:
"Oh. most undoubtedly that is the
'ay we are drifting, and some kind of
union Is inevitable. AS matters