The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-09-02
FROM FAR AND NEAR.
Latest From Both Old and New Worlds.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The report
that trust had been organized by
the tropical fruit men of New Orleans
did not create much concern among
the banana importers of this city
Geo. FL. Richardson, selling agent oi
the Atlas steamers, which bring tc
this port an average of eight cargoes
of bananas per month, stated that he
was aware of the attempt on the part
OF certain English firms to organize
a big trust for the control of tropical
fruit trade, but he did not believe it
could succeed because of fruit being
perishable. If bananas Grated could
be stored like sugar, or goods of that
character, the trust might cruise some
alarm.
APPOINTED ADMIRAL.
BERLIN, Sept. emperor William
has been appointed admiral of the
Swedish navy. The Rech Sanzieger
publishes the following imperial de-
cree: "Testamentary notes of the
late Emperor William afford evidence
of lofty greatness of soul and nobl e
and devout mind, knowledge of which
am unwilling to keep from the ma
ton, therefore on this day, so i'm
portant to my house. I have decided
to publish abstracts from these me-
MORALS to the departed, and an ex-
ample to my house and people," The
abstracts are dated April 10, 1857,
December 81, 1866, December 81, 1872,
and December 81, 1878.
CRIsPI ADVISED.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sep. LIT is
stated that the government has re-
ceived a formal assurance that Bis
marck advised Crispi to use oircum-
spection in the Masowah difficulty, in
order to avoid a conflict with rance.
SUAKIM.
Reports come from Khartoum that
Elmahdi has sent three expeditions
against white men in Bahr Ell Gael
province, and that all have been re-
pulsed.
COTTON DAMAGED.
New ORLEANS, Sept. Reports
from Mississippi, Louisiana and Ar
kansas, indicate damage of 25 per
cent to cotton by storms and rains.
INDIAN TROUBLES.
CHEYENNE, Sept. Trouble is
brewing on the Shoshone reservation
in Fremont county. The government
issues rations to 800 Arapahoes and
100 Shoshones at this agency. The
Sioux visitors OF the Arapahoes are
at the bottom of the trouble. Aspecial
dispatch to the Cheyenne Leader
says that two white men were found
dead near Rattlesnake mountains on
the reservation, and were doubtlessly
murdered by Sioux, who donned
their war-paint after being ordered
off the Shoshone reservation. Half
breed hunters report the presence of
band Of $50 hostile Indians within
seventy miles of the reservation.
They are fully armed, have plenty of
ammunition, extra guns and no wo-
men and children along.
Five Sioux ON the reservation have
been arrested by the Indian agent.
There is but one company of soldiers
at Fort Washakie, and the rest of the
garrison being in summer camp
many miles distant. Ii the Sioux
make war. in that section they will
eventually. be defeated, as the Sho-
shones will fight with the whites to
the bitter end, but in the meantime
the marauders will mercilessly
slaughter ranchmen in isolated To-
calities.
At the town of Lander, near the
agency, the citizens are calmy await
ing an outbreak. The Arapahoes
will join the Sioux if an opportunity
offers.
PUBLIC FUNDS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-Senator
Sherman yesterday referred to the
course Of the secretary of the treas
ury in making large deposits of pub
lie funds III national banks. He said
the system by which the government
deposits over S1,100,000 with banks
on their deposit of 81, 100000 in bonds
enables the banks to deposit in the
treasury greenbacks as security for
their notes, and, withdrawing the
bonds, get $1.10 on the dollar instead
of ninety cents, which they got when
the bonds were deposited for nation
al bank circulation. He thought this
was dangerous. If financial panic
came the government would be
obliged to withdraw its deposits from
the banks, which in turn must with
draw their loans, with the result of
great financial distress.
VALUABLE CARGO.
Boston, Sept. The steamer Ne
caro-, from Havana and Mazanaz,
brings $4,000 bags of centrifugal su-
gar weighing 100000 pounds. This
is the most valuable cargo of sugar
ever brought to the United States.
1t is worth nearly 100000, and the
duty on it is 100000.
AN UNPLEASANT IMPRESSION.
Ell PAso, Sept. IA very unpleas
ant impression has been made in
Mexican official circles by the failure
of the Congressional conferees to
agree on an appropriation OF 100000
to rectify and define the boundary
between the two republics. Mexico
has felt the necessity of this step for
long time past, and has the money
to use at moments notice. The
boundary commissioners were Sc
lected from the ablest officers in the
army. There areconstantly questions
arising connected with the location
of mining claims, grazing herds,
spring water and other matters which
cannot be correctly adjusted because