The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-20

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-Owing to
objection against transacting any
business without quorum, the house
adjourned till to. morrow.
MURDERED AND ROBBED.
WILKEsBARRE, Pa, Oct. 19.-To-
day was pay day with the employees
of James McFadden, who is building
railroad for the Lehigh Valley Go.
He employs four hundred laborers.
This morning Alexander Mcclure,
paymaster, accompanied by q young
frishman, left Pittston with thirty
thousand dollars to go to the works
to pay off the men. On the way to
the works they had to pass through q
lonely strip of woods, and without
any warning both men were shot
from an ambush and killed. Three
Italians are suspected. The thirty
thousand dollars was gone. There is
great excitement, and posse Of one
hundred and fifty men are looking for
the murderers.
THE DAILY ACCIDENT.
PIrTsBUBa, Oct. 19.-It is reported
that the Cincinnati express on the
Baltimore and Ohio road was wrecked
near Washington, Pa, this morning;
three persons are reported killed and
a large number injured.
Another dispatch says that the
cannon ball express on the B. & O.,
which left Cincinnati last night ran
into an open switch near Washing
ton, Penn, depot this morning. The
train was precipitated over trestIe q
distance of ten feet. The train was
running at high rate of speed and
was almost complete wreck Two
persons were instantly killed and
twenty injured, number seriously.
WHOLESALE JAIL DELIVERY.
SPOKANE FALLS, Oct. 19.-Twenty.
one prisoners escaped from the coun-
ty jail before daylight this morning.
They overpowered, bound and gagged
the jailor, A. NJ. Rowe, whose cries
were afterward heard. They took the
keys to the outside door and escaped,
locking the jailor inside. The pris-
oners broke out of the cage by break
ing the iron bars. None have as yet
been captured, but everv effort is be-
ing made. Seven prisoners were in
cells which we're not broken, and
like number who could have escaped
declined to 90. The Jail was in
crowded condition. Among those
who escaped were George Miller, the
murderer of Hall, and johnson, who
robbed ex-mayor Cannon's house.
THE EMPERoR's VISIT.
ROME, Oct. 19.-Emperor William
visited the parade grounds this morn
ing and witnessed the maneuvers of
a battalion of Bersagliere.
At q banquet given last night in
honor of the emperor, Gen. Pelloux,
commander of the Alpine division of
the Italian army, made speech in
which he said the watchword of that
division was "No passage this way"
He expressed the hope that the from
tier would not be attacked but said If
it should be Italian troops would de-
fend it unflinchingly.
WHAT WHITNEY SAYS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19-The CORE
spondent of the Sun sends long in
terview with secretary Whitney, in
which the latter claims we can whip
England. He does not expect war,
but says her floating wealth is at our
mercy now. Our swift cruisers could
sweep the seas, while engineering
science is competent to defend our
seabosrd cities against bombardment.
Canada's military strength, he de-
clares is Insignificant, and England is
incapable OF aiding her. Secretary
Whitney thinks England would not
go to war over the fisheries, because
she has already once conceded sub
stantially the correctness OF our point
of view.
A BIG RIVER.
OTTAWA, Oct. 19.-The official re-
port on the great Yukon river shows
600 miles OF it in British territory.
This includes about 200 in the gold
mining regions where the chief mining
camps are situated, the men earning
$40 to 800 day washing auriferous
deposits. but work only lasts about
two months year, in consequence OF
freshets and early frosts. The river
is $500 miles long, 1000 Of which are
navigable, without single rapid or
portage. Its breadth, six to seven
miles in places, averages three or
four. There are rivers emptying into
the Yukon broader than the Hudson
at New York. Little OF the region
traversed is fit for agricultural pur-
poses, although the valleys are suit
able::for stock raising. The country
abounds with minerals. The winters
are not more severely felt than those
of central Canada.
| CANADIAN PACIFIC CONTRACT.
LONDON, Oct 19.-The contract be.
tween the Canadian Pacific Railway
company and the imperial govern
ment for steamship mail service be-
tween British Columbia and China
and Japan has been finally signed,
and tenders for three steamers OF G, 600
tons each will be received within one
week. The contract stipulates that
the service is to commence within
eighteen months, the steamers to run
monthly and stop at Yokohama,
Hongkong and Shanghai.
When You Go to Portland
Frank Fabre, Occidental hotel restau.
rant, will be glad to see his Astoria
friends, A good. dinner at moderate
price and everything in season.