The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-09-30
FLASHED OVER THE WIRES.
The Doctors and The Dead Emperor.

The Storm On The South American Coast
i JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept. 29.-Up
to noon forty eight new cases of fever
have been reported, and one death.
NO HARM DONE.
| CooKsH1RE, Ontario, Sept. o.
With the exception Of an attempt OF
rioters numbering fifty to tear up the
track in the vicinity of Sawyerville
this morning no further violence has
been used. A volley fred over their
heads by the militia at the trestle
work caused them to retreat precipi-
lately.
THE CHIEF NOTIFIED.
| WASHINGTON, Sept. 29.-Sec'y Villas
to-day sent q letter to the principal
chief OF the Cherokee Indian nation
notifying him that any lease or con-
tract for grazing on the Cherokee
outlet in the Indian territory will be
without authority from the govern
ment and subject to cancellation.
1 FROM PARIS.
PARIS, Sept. 29.-The Boulanger
agitation has been resumed. A stormy
meeting was held last evening at
which vote of confidence in Bou-
LANCER was passed.
The official report of the crops
shows the corn yield to be 96, ,430, 900
hectoliters against 112, ,456, 900 hectic.
liters in 1887-rye 5000 hectoliters
against 1876, 600 hectoliters in 1887.
POST MoRTKM DISCUSSION.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 29.-The Indepea-
de'lce Beige says DR.. McKenzie's
coming back in reply to his German
rivals, will cite facts which, the doc
tor says, had he instead of German
physicians attended the late Emperor
Frederick from the beginning of his
sickness the emperor's life would
have been prolonged twenty months.
DR.. Mckenzie will also endeavor to
show that the treatment OF DIR. Ger
hart produced cancer.
WHAT MADAM CHARLOTTE THINKS.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, Sept. 29.-Referring
to the balloon found yesterday near
Providence, r. l., with the name
"Carl Myers" and the penciled words,
"Met our death in the Clouds" Mad
anne Charlotte, who made the balloon
ascension yesterday. says: "On the
26th inst, Leon A. Dare and Carlotta,
wife OF Carl Myers, were to have had
a balloon race from Syracuse, and
yesterday Carlotta was to have made
an ascension from Lockport. The
name found on the lost balloon is
that OF manager Carl Myers. I can
not believe Carlotta or Dare are hurt,
though they may be. I have not
heard anything in relation to the
matter, which makes me think it can
be neither of them. Perhaps / have
not been telegraphed for fear should
be frightened"
AN ELECTION BET.
PORTLAND, Sept. 29.-An election
bet was made, yesterday, of 81 900 on
the general result, between Julius
Levy. of Montana, Dem, J, and Capt.
Spencer, (Rep.) Of this city.
THE GATE OF THIBET.
CALCUTTA, Sept. 29.-Colonel Ora
ham has completed the capture of
Jelapla Pass, the gate of Thibet. AZ
ter Godley's reconnaissance, the main
column of the expedition pushed for
ward and attacked the Thibetans,
who were strongly intrenched in great
force in Kuppu Valley, within Jelap-
Ia Pass. The Thibetans kept up a
furious fire with cannon and muskets.
but their arms being obsolete, had but
little effect except at close quarters,
to which the advancing column soon
brought them. The enemy then
broke and ran, abandoning their camp
and stores to the British. Their loss
is estimated at 400 killed and wound
ed. On the British side nine SepOys
were killed and Colonel Bromhead
wounded. The advance continues
through the pass by the way of the
Richigong and the Chambi gorges.
MEXICAN IMPROVEMENTS.
| CRY OF MEXICO. Sept. 29.-The
government has made contract with
Luis Huller, authorizing his com
pany, the Sonora, Sinloa and Chihua
hua railroad to issue bonds and stock
secured by mortgage.
The government has made a con
tract with Sebastian Camacho, repre-
sentative of the Mexican Central rail
road, for the removal of the bar a
Tampico, the building of wharves
etc., there with the exclusive right tt
use them for forty-five years aud til,
privilege of llghterage and towing il
the waters near Tampico. The gov
| ernment aid during the progress o
, the work will be S3,000,000 in bonds
called ''bonds of Tampico por
works." of the value of 81 900 ach.
| FREDERIoK's DIARY.
I LONDON, Sept. 29.-A profound sen
sation has been caused by the pub
LEGATION OF the late Emperor Freder
+ ick's diary. Particular interest al
taches to the revelation that Napo
leon III. tried to obtain better term
of peace from Germany on condition
!; Of making joint war upon England
}, The published accounts OF the diar
are believed to be genuine, notwith
standing Bismarck's denial.
!. HOSTILITY TO EUROPEANS.
o LONDON, Sept. 29.-The' natives Q
Zanzibar are in full revolt agains
Europeans. They have strippe
q many caravans. forbidden all English
y men entering the country, and ar
:. determined to resist further landin