The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-10-31
AN INTERNATIONAL EPISODE.
The O. s. Needs a Big War Ship Right
Away.
The West Letter Discussed by Salisbury

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 30.-Wm. II.
Blake, nominee of the union labor
party for governor of Missouri, has
sent letter to the executive COM
mittee declining to make the race.
The committee is now in session con-
sidering what is best to do. II is
freely claimed that Blake's with
drawal means coalition between the
union labor and the Republican par
ties in the state.
RELIGIOUS MARRIAGE.
PARIS, Oct. 30.-The religious mar
rage of Gen. Boulanger's daughter
and captain Briant took place in the
church of st. Pierre to-day. Many
members of the chamber of deputies
were present. A throng of people
outside of the church cheered Gen.
Boulanger when he appeared.
A FORMAL PROTEST.
LONDON, Oct. 30.-Queen Natalie
has sent formal protest against the
divorce granted to king Milan by the
metropolitan of Belgrade to the
Greek orthodox synods of Bncha7-
est and Athens, TO the holy synod of
st. Petersburg, and to the econom-
ical patriarch Of Constantinople.
COMPLICATION.
New YORK, Oct. 30.-The seizure of
the American steamer by the Hay
tien republic has become an inter
national episode, as will be seen by
the following letter from the secre-
tary Of state, Bayard.
DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29th.
To MesSrS. Lord and dustin, ut Ne,o
York city.
GENTLEMEN: 1 have to-day ac-
knowledged the receipt of your letter
OF the 9th instant, in which you in
form this department of the seizure
OF the American steamship by the
Haytien republic at st. Marc, and a
request that in view of the serious
state of affairs in Hayti at present
and Of the jeopardy in which the lives
and property of Americans are now
placed, a man of war be sent immedi-
ately. The department received in
formation of similar purport, from
the United States minister at Port au
Prince, and in reply has instructed
him to protest instantly against the
action of the Haytien authorities, and
has informed him that a man-of-war
will be ordered to proceed to Haytien
waters as soon as possible.
1 am, gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant,
T. F. BAYARD.
A VESSEL TO BE SENT.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The navy
department has been requested by
the secretary Of state to send man.
of-war to Hayti to look after Ameri-
can interests there which appear to
have been jeopardized by the seizure
of the American steamers by the
Haytien republic at st. Marie, and
other disturbing events at Vertu
Prince. At present all of the vessels
OF the north Atlantic station are laid
up in the navy yards for repairs ex-
cept the Boston, which is now at
some Central American port beyond
reach of the telegraph.
THAT LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-Minister
Phelps cables that he has returned
to London from Hatfield House,
where he has been in consultation
with Salisbury respecting the letter
OF minister Sackville West. The de-
partment of state has received a ca
blegram from him fully explaining
the situation, which will be laid be-
fore the cabinet to-day.
REDMOND RELEASED.
DUBLIN, Oct. 30.-John Redmond,
NJ. P, was to-day released from Tulla-
more jail. A crowd gave him an ova-
tion.
A SPECIAL AUDIENCE.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30.-The Per-
sian minister had special audience
with the president this morning.
The secretary of state was present.
FRENCH POLITICS.
PARIS, Oct. 30.-The cabinet held a
council to-day, at which president
Carnot presided. The income tax bill
was approved.
A FATAL EXPLOSION.
MILWAUKEE, Oct. 30.-A tug ex-
ploded her boiler while cruising this
morning, killing Capt. John Sullivan,
engineer John Sullivan, cousin of
the captain, fireman Edward Sulli-
van, and lineman Thomas Bandley.
The boat was blown to pieces. Frank
MCGOWAN, cook, and Thomas Dooley,
chance visitor of the tug, were
picked up from among the floating
debris by the crew of another tug,
which happened to be close by. Both
were severely bruised and cut.
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