The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-01-26
LATEST FROM ALL QUARTERS
Suicide Near Portland-The Terrific
rial Bill in Congress.

rial Bill in Congress.
PoRrIAND, Jan. 25.-This morning
A. 81. johnson, butcher, received q
telegram from Beaverton saying that
his son had shot and killed himself.
Mr.. johnson Immediately went out to
that place to learn the particulars.
William johnson lived on a farm
near Beaverton and had a wife and
several children.
ALoCK OUT.
NEW York. Jan. 25.-Festher man.
ufacturers of this, city to-day de-
clined to grant the scale of wages
demanded by the working women's
union. They have locked out eight
hundred girls. The latter are now
posted about the shops to keep other
girls from taking their places.
o'BRIEN NOT ON HAND.
DUBLIN, Jan. 25.-When the trial
of VIM. O'Brien was resumed to-day
O'Brien was absent. The trial pro-
ceeded and he was convicted and SEN
fenced to four months imprisonment
without hard labor. The police have
discovered no clue to O'Brien's
whereabouts.
COMPLICATED BILL.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 25.-The senate
committee on territories took up the
house bill, passed the other day, for
the admission of north and south
Dakota, Montana, Washington terri
tory and New Mexico into the Union.
After a session of two hours one of
the committee said: "We have spent
the entire session in considering this
bill. 1t is noticeable Cor its contra
dictory provisions and inadequacy
to get any territory or part of ter
ritory into the Union as a state. The
attempt of bill of this character to
provide for local necessities of the
different territories seem to have
been such a failure that il any state
might come in under its provisions it
would be unable even in court to as
certain what its rights are. AS the
bill now stands it is probably the most
complicated and most difficult to
interpret and administer that ever
passed either house of congress. If
we are to pass it the measure has
been referred to q subcommittee
with instructions to see if the incon-
sistencies can be reconciled so that
We can recommend its passage"
WILL COME TO AMERICA.
PILTsBURG, Jan. 25.-Edward
James, a prominent English tin-plate
manufacturer, is in the city looking
up a location for the Pope Iron & Tin
plate Co. of Upton, England, which
it is proposed to move here. Mr..
James stated to a Dispatch reporter
that over s., 100000 had been contrib
uted by English tin-plate manufaetur-
ers and merchants to defeat the clause
in the senate tariff bill imposing a
duty on tin-plate, and this sum had
been judiciously placed in the hands
of lobbyists for that purpose. Now
that the bill has passed, the industry
will likely be wound up in England
and many workers will flock to this
country.
THE HAYTIAN TROUBLE.
New YORK, Jan. 25.-General Con-
treras, a military attache of the Hay
tian legation, it is said, has received
cablegram from Port-au-Prince
which contains an account of a deci-
sive action between the opposing
forces, resulting in the defeat of Hip
polyte's army and the capture of Hip
polyte himself.
THREATENED DESTRUCTION TO MINES.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Jan. 25.-Gov-
ernor Wilson has been asked to pro-
tect the men and mines of the Turkey
Gap Coal and Coke company, at Elk
horn. A mob has threatened to de-
stroy the mines. The governor has
promised military aid, if necessary.
SALE OF THE VOLUNTEER" DENIED.
Boston, Jan: 25.-General Paine
to-day denied the reported sale of the
yacht Volunteer. The report grew
out OF the fact that the FOlunteer is
in the market.