The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-31
LAST NIGHTS DISPATCHES.
Short Grain Crops in The Old World.
The Days Doings in The Eastern States.

Opeclal TO IHE ASTORIAN.
CALDWELL, O., ug.30.-Amonth age
a mysterious disease appeared here
1t had some of the characteristics OF
| typhoid fever and some of malaria
Whole families ware attacked. In
the course of fortnight nearly every
family was affected. The death rate
became alarming and many families
have left town. Business is almost
paralyzed. Funeral professions are
almost constantly in the streets, the
| physicians are nearly worn out and
medicine seems to do no good. The
disease does not.appear to be infec-
tious except to residents here, for
outsiders are not affected. 1t is be-
lieved that the disease germs are in
the water. The town has no system
of drainage. The number of deaths
is now 25. The population is 1900.
SHORT CROPS.
New YORK, Aug 30.-The Times
has long cable dispatch which esti-
mates the old world needs from sew
enty to eighty million bushels of
wheat more than the harvest of the
year will produce. To put it in an
other way, the countries which al
ways have to buy wheat, this year
must buy three hundred million
bushels, while the countries raising
more than they can consume will
have 295 million to sell. The storms
of the past week have greatly dam
aged wheat in England and the great
producing country of France, which
was thought week ago would i'm
port sixty-eight million bushels will
now have, it is estimated to import,
eighty million to ninety-five million.
Algiers cannot supply much of this
on account of grasshoppers. The
best estimates put the surplus of the
United States and Canada at 103 mil
lion, Russia ninety million, India
thirty-fve million; but all sorts of
stories are coming from Russia, and
latterly these are unfavorable. In
London bread has gone up one penny
per loaf.
The potato crop in England and
Ireland is partial failure, and great
distress is believed to be certain.
The Times is summarizing the re-
ports from all parts of the United
Kingdom and says there will be
enough wheat for home consumption,
but not great deal to spare.
MINORITY REPORT.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-Represen-
tutive Gallinger has completed the
minority report upon the result of
the investigation of the printing
committee in the administration of
the government printing Office. The
report is bitterly critical of public
printer Benedict and a majority of
the committee; it defends Rounds
administration Gs honorable and able,
and declares that enough violations
Of law and evidence of incompetency
have been shown by the testimony to
warrant the immediate removal from
Office of Benedict.
HIGH LICENSE IN MINNESOTA.
ST. PAUL, Aug. 30.-The Pioneer
Press reviews the first year of high
license i'll Minnesota, and finds the
system has proved all its friends
claimed for it. The state has only
1887 saloons against 2,S06 when the
law went into effect. There is a de-
creased consumption of liquor in
nearly every county; low groggeries
have been closed and there is better
police supervision. The cost of a
license before this law was enacted
averaged $500; the total income fnr-
nished $S50,000. 1t is now $3.50 and
the income is 81, 100000.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
DENVER, Aug. 30.-A. G. Throck-
morton, nephew of governor Throck-
morton, of Texas, committed suicide
this morning at a ten-cent lodging
house, by an overdose of morphine.
The act was induced by dependency
and whisky. 1t is supposed that he
recently came from Pueblo, Colo,
where he and his wife spent all they
had in sickness.
CHICAGO FooTPADS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 30.-This morning
footpads waylaid Fred Schuneman, a
well known young man of this city,
and when he attempted to defend
himself shot and killed him and es.
capped. The pockets of the murdered
man were rifed and besides his
money, gold watch, diamond ring,
stud and scarf pin were taken. Three
men ran away after. There is nc
clue.
SHOT AND KILLED.
SHREVEPORT, Miss, Aug. 30.-At
Paudera, a short distance above here
yesterday, DR.. NJ. w. Arnold was shot
and killed by w. J. McMoth, as the
result of a quarrel. Both are wei
connected.