The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-01-17
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.
Last Nights Special Dispatches.

! ne only paper Iound on the per-
son of the man who shielded at Judpe
Cornelius Beale's was a German let.
ter written to him by his nephew,
Ferdinand Schmidt, from Bozen,
Australia, dated April 90, 1888, in
which the writer expressed a wish
that his uncle may visit his native
land. The coroner purposes holding
an inquest on the remains at a late
hour this evening, merely for the
purpose OF endeavoriDg to establish
the identity of the suicide.
The first rails for the street car
line across the o. R. & N. iron bridge
were laid to-day.
SENATOR FROM DELAWARE.
DOVER, Del, Jan. 16.-In the lepis-
lstive joint session at noon Anthony
Higgins was chosen United States
senator, the first Republican ever sent
to the senate from this state.
A STATEHOOD CONVENTION.
HURON, OAK, Jan. 16.-The state
hood convention convened at 2 P. NJ.
At least thirty-three of the forty-nine
counties in south Dakota will be rep
resented. A majority OF the dele
gates on the ground apparently favor
the Sioux Falls constitution.
BANK ROBBERY.
OTTAWA. Ont, Jan. 16.-The Vile
paril bank at Hull, across the river,
was robbed of S7,600 yesterday by a
man whose confederate was a little
girl. They called the cashier away
momentarlly by saying that a priest
outside wanted to see him. There is
no clue to either the man or the girl.
sACKvILIE STILL SORE.
LONDON, Jan. 16.-The correspond
ence between the American and Brit.
ish governments in reference to the
Sackville incident is being given to
the public IN daily installments. In
one communication to Salisbury,
Sackville claims that on October 26th
he had an interview with Mr.. Bayard
about the Murchison letter, in which
he received the impression that his
explanation was satisfactory. He re-
ceived no further communication
until his passports were sent to him
on the Both. He continues:
Il was all along ignorant of the pre-
else grounds on which my removal was
sought, but party exiRencies over
ruled international comfy. TeIe-
grams were being received to the
effect that the Irish vote in New
York was slipping away from the
Democratic ticket, and immediate
action was necessary. The question
of my dismissal IN order to conciliate
this action, involving, as it did, want
OF courtesy, which l venture to ii ink
is Unprecedented in the history of
diplomatic intercourse, was taken on
the Both without any intimstion to
me from Mr.. Bayard that the situa-
ton was in any way changed since I
saw him on the 26th, when he ac-
cepted my explanation and said be
bore me no ill-will. The question at
issue had never assumed an inter-
national character, as far as l was
aware, until the moment when it was
decided to send me my passports,
when all adjustment was rendered
impossible and an incident which
concerned me personally was thus at
once made cause of serloHs compli-
cations with her majesty's govern
ment.
WORK OF CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 16.-The senate
has discussed the whole of the tariff
bill except the wool, sugar and lum-
Der schedules and portion of two or
three others of minor importance.
The view of the committee in charge
of the bill upon these prominent
schedules has already been given, and
there is no reason to expect any i'm
portant change. The debate will oc-
cupy all of this week and Monday of
next week, the time for voting on the
passage of the bill being fixed for
Tuesday, the 22d, at l o'clock.
THAT SETTLES IT.
ST. PAUL, Jan. 16.-Colonel Bick-
well, quartermaster of th3 department
of Dakota, who was lord high cham.
berlain of the Garfield administration,
says that Blaine would certainly not
get place in the Harrison cabinet.
II know precisely what I am talking
about when I say this" said the Col
"There are couple of women in the
case, and they are no less distin-
guished women than Mrs. Blaine and
Mrs. Harrison. Why, when Blaine
was secretary OF state 1 was present
at reception given by Mrs. Blaine
at which the latter snubbed Mrs.
Harrison, and that settles it. HarrI
son will no doubt offer Blaine for.
eign ministry, but Mrs. Harrison will
see that he is not in the cabinet"
IT IS NOT SURPRISING.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 16.-The NoTd
commenting on the Samoan question
says if Germany helps Tamesese, il is
not surprising that the Americans
side with Mataafa.
DEsTITUTIoN IN DAKOTA.
FARGO, D. T., Jan. 16.-Destitutior
OF the most appalling nature exists
in western Walsh county. Rev. ON
land states that the need west o.
Park river is so great that there ii
danger of starvation among the mos
recently arrived Scandinavians
There is absolutely nothing left upon
which to subsist except frosted
wheat.