The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-09-22
NEWS BY WIRE.
Delayed Dispatches of News Interest

CHICAGO, Sept, 20.-A, J. Stone
son-in-law of the late Amos j. Smell
murdered in his residence on the wesl
] side in February last, called on the
superintendent of police and author
= lied the issue of circular offering q
$4,000 reward for the capture OF
. William B. Tascott, who is supposed
! to have slain the millionaire. Mrs.
; Smell signs the circular offering the
reward.
, Mr.. Stone said that nothing new
had been learned, though he was be-
ginning to give some credence to the
, belief, quite general after the murder,
that Tascott was not the only person
, guilty of the murder of Mr.. Smell, and
that he had the assistance of these
guilty companions in eluding the au-
thoritles.
i SIR sAMUEL's OPINION.
| LONDON, Sept. 20.-Sir Samuel Ba-
ker, the well-known author and At
rican explorer, in common with other
authorities, does not believe that
Stanley has been slain. He believes
when Stanley will next be heard from
it will be found that he has joined
Emin Bey.
TO RESCUE STANLEY.
SEOUL, Corea, Sept. 2O.--The Khe-
dive of Egypt REQUESTED colonel
Charles Caille Long of the United
States legation here to take charge of
the expedition ito rescue Stanley.
The post of official correspondent has
been rendered William Hosea Ballou
OF New York. It is proposed to raise
by subscription 100000.
BELIEVED TO BE SAFE.
VIENNA. Sept, 20.-Explorer Holub
believes that Stanley is safe unless he
deviated from his route with the pur-
pose of relieving Emin Bey and met
defeat at the hands of Mahdi's fol-
lowers.
DEA TIL OF A MEMBER OF CAssEI & co
LONDON, Sept. 20.-G. W. Peter,
founder Of the Echo, the first 1-cent
paper in London, and one OF the orr
ginal members of the great publish
ing house of Cassel & Co., is dead.
DON CARLOS.
MADRID, Sept, 20.-Don Carlos has
issued manifesto OF thanks to his
French supporters for continued 10y
atty. He still claims the Spanish
crown and asserts that the real heirs
Of Count de Chambord are Bourbons
and not Orleanists.
PRINCE BISMARCK.
BERLIN, Sept. 20.-The Indepen-
dence Beige recently published an ar
ticle purporting to reflect the views
of German conservatives to the effect
that Prince Bismarck will follow the
EXAMPLE of Won Moltke and resign.
The North German Gazette re-
prints the article, remarking that the
views expressed are the views of both
conservatives and liberals. 1t is sup
posed that the intention of the North
German Gazette is to prepare the
public mind for likely event.
FLOODS IN THE TYRoL.
BERNE, Sept. 20.-It is now known
that twenty-eight persons perished in
consequence of the recent inunda-
tions IN the Tyrol. Many still are
missing, and the death list will doubt
less be increased.
FEVER REPORTED AT NEW ORLEANS.
New YORK, Sept. 20.-A special |
dispatch received by Henry Clews &
Co. from Galveston, says the Texas
state officials have declared quaran-
tine against New Orleans. Yellow
fever is reported there and said to be
spreading.
CHICAGO PosToFFICE.
CHICAGO, Sept. 20-Rad. Willbanks,
superintendent of mails at the Chi
cago postofice, who has been leader
of the crusade against postmaster
Judd, was summarily dismissed to-
day by first assistant postmaster