The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-12-02
TO COVER THE CONTINENT.
Sherman Favors Canadian Annexation.
Sentence of Opium Smugglers-Murder
And Suicide-Some Interesting
News For Readers.

New YORK. Dec. LIN an inter-
view with the TimsS' Washington
correspondent senator Sherman, in
speaking of union between Canada
and the United States, said:
My belief in the future common
destiny of the two English speaking
nations of America will never waver.
1 was led to form it by my failure to
find less radical remedy for the per-
ennial occasions Of serious dispute
between the two countries. The
fisheries dispute and question of
right OF free transit of American
goods over Canadian railroads are
types of disputes that have vexsd the
two nations for a century, and will
continue to disturb them 30 long as
the present conditions exist. To get
rid of these questions we must get
rid of the frontier. studied the
proposal for commercial reciprocity
only to be convinced that it was
illusory and impracticable. Politi-
cal union is another thing. The ad-
vantage it offers is more equal. Can.
ada would get in it all the advan-
tages reciprocity promises her. The
advantage of political consolidation
with Canada to the United States is
not less palpable and obvious If less
immediate they will be even greater
in the long run. Political advantages
of such a union are emphasized by
the present troubles over the fisher
les, railroad transit, and canal tolls.
These and other occasions Of border
dispute would be removed and the
most grave provocative of dispute
and irritation taken out of our d.
plomatic relations"
Senator Sherman continued by say
ing that the state of public feeling is
ripe for serious considera-
tion of the question in both
countries. On the Canadian side
a favorable feeling is strong
est in Manitoba and the north
west In this country the only oppo.
sition would be from the east, but
the preponderance of power lays west
of the Alleghanies and in the south,
and both these great sections are
favorable to the movement.
The correspondent points to the
significance of these utterances in
view of the likelihood that Sherman
may become secretary OF state under
Harrison.
CALIFORNIA LAWYER DEAD.
SAN Francisco, Dec. Hall Nc
Allister, one of the leading lawyers OF
the city, who has been i'll for a num-
ber of months, died in San Rafael, at
seven o'clock this morning.
PENALTY FOR SMUGGLING.
AUBURN, n. Y, Dec. Erwin A.
Gardner was this afternoon sentenced
to four years in the Erie penitentiary
and fined ten thousand dollars, for
smuggling opium. The jury is still
out On the conspiracy branch of the
case.
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
NLw HAVEN, Dec. 1.-Two days
ago John B. King, law student, was
murdered, as it was subsequently de-
veloped, by Geo. Donovan, his asso-
ciate. Donovan disappeared and this
morning his body was found in a
reservoir. The motive for the mur-
der and suicide has not been deter
mined.
THE SMUGGLING CASE.
AUBURN, Dec. 1.-At heopening of
the United States court this morning,
Judge Brundage summed up for
Haines, in the. opium smuggling con-
spiracy case. The great weight of
his argument was in Remuneration of
lawyer Stone, of Ogdensburg. who
turned states evidence. and the eulo-
gy of Haines' good character. He
closed by endeavoring to show the
absurdity of Haines engaging III any
such plot. and urging the jury not to
give any weight to the testimony of a
perjured villain. United StaiA> attot-
ney Lockwood followed for ihe gov
ernment, carefully reviewing !.o tes
tlmony. upon which he asLe.i sor the
conviction of the defend ants