The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-12-12

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well dressed prisoners are under or.
rest, it is supposed for completely
in the Shufeld dynamite explosion
yesterday. Nothing definite to be
learned.
WOMEN AT THE POLLS.
BosToN, Dec. 11.-Stormy weather
is unfavorable in influencing the vote
in this city, though the women are
casting a heavy vote for school COM
mittees.
ORDERED TO HAYTI.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Dec. 11.-Or-
ders we're issued by the navy depart
ment to-day for the United States
steamers Gdlend and Ydntic to sail
from New York tomorrow for Port
au Prince, Hayti, to enforce the de-
mand of this government for the re-
lease of the American steamer Hay
tien Republic. They will sail in
company and be under command of
Rear Admiral Duce, who has been in
structed to transfer his flag from
the Richmond to the GGle1l1. The
owner of the HGytie9 Republic, by
special permission OF the secretary Of
the navy, will be passenger on the
GGlend. 1t is, therefore, expected
that his vessel will be restored to
him as soon as it gets in the posses
sion of the naval officers. Secretary
Whitney declined to talk about the
Haytien trouble, on the ground that
there was nothing to add to what has
already appeared in the newspapers.
AN IMPORTANT MOVE.
HALIFAX, Dec. 11.-An important
move in the practical settlement OF q
vital point in the fishery controversy,
was made here on Saturday. The
Gloucester schooner ". 4. Barton,
Capt. Campbell, arrived from the
banks with a cargo of halibut, and
under the treaty of 1918, Capt Camp
bell decided to land a part of his
cargo here, enter it at the custom
house and pay duty and tranship the
balance to Boston. He landed 5000
pounds of packed fish on the public
wharf, right under the noses of Gus.
toms officers; delivered it to Phelar
& Son, agents the for Boston, Halifax
4 Prince Edward steamship line, who
shipped it for Boston. Copsul-gen.
eraI Phelan frankly admitted that
transhipment had taken place, and
said fact showed for itself that ship.
ment was not made under naodus
oiUendi, but under rights claimed by
the United States under binding ar.
rangement of treaty at Washington
1t is known that the consul-general
has been in constant telegraphic com.
munication with secretary Bayard
Dominion officials know all about
transhipment, and the fact that they
have not interfered is taken as evi
dence that transhipment is made witt
the approval of the Canadian govern.
ment, and will be taken as an abandon
ment of Canadians.
HEAVY STORM RAGING.
AsHBURG PARK, n. Y, Dec. ia
heavy storm is raging and wind blow
ing on shore. Crews of the life
saving station are patrolling the
beach. It is thought considerable
damage was done at high tide this
afternoon. A large quantity of CO
coanuts came to shore, supposed to
be from the wreck of some vessel.
EXTREMELY CROOKED.
CHICAGO, Dec. lit is said tha
the interstate commission have neve
before unearthed as much crooked
ness as is revealed by the present in
vestigation. 1t appears that all th'
roads have haen employinp scalper
to sell their through tickets below
regular rates, thus permitting road
to quote high proportion for shor
distances. The commissioners hav,
decided that this must be stopped. l
is said that they will render q deci
sion that roads which cut rate
through scalpers are guilty Of viola
ton of law. Managers of roads vii
be brought before the commission.