The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-06
PEARSON FIRED OUT.
HarrisOn's War on The Mugwumps.

and radical press regard the vote in
the chamber OF deputies yesterday
authorizing the prosecution of Bou-
langer as the death blow to Boulan-
ger. Count Dilton and Rochefort
Will be prosecuted for connection with
Boulanger.
A SOLEMN FARCE.
PARIS, April 5.-The senate will be-
gin the trial of Boulanger, Monday.
During the trial no session of the
chamber of deputies will be held.
AFINE VESSEL.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-The Ger
man corvette Sophia, which sails
from Zanzibar to-day for Samoa is a
| tlne ship, superior to either the
adams or the Alert, which will con-
stitute the American squadron at
Samoa. She is of compost te type, II
knots, 2.200 tons, carries 6 inch and
2 81 Inch rifles and four machine
guns with torpedo outfit and used
forced draft, which engineer experts
think contributed to the escape Of
the English war vessel CGlliope.
New YORK, April 5.-The official
programme for the celebration of
Washington's Inauguration IS first
president of the United States is pub
llshed. The principal features are
the opening Of the exhibition of his
torical portraits, April II; arrival of
President Harrison from Elizabeth
port, and naval review with a CEN
tennial ball in the evening, April
29th, Thanksgiving services in
churches, those at st. Paurs being
attended by the president, followed
by commemorative centennial exer-
cises at the sub-treasury building and
a great military parade, followed by
reception and banquet, April 30th;
industrial and civic parade May 1st,
and close of the historical loan exhi-
bition May 8th. The military parade
will include military and naval cadets,
troops OF the regular army and the
national guard, the following order
for each state contingent being
headed by its governor and his staff;
Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts,
Maryland, South Carolina, New
Hampshire, Virginia. New York,
North Carolina and Rhode Isl and
The other states follow in the order
admitted into the Union. Following
will be 200 companies of the Loyal
Legion and then posts of the Grand
Army. The commemorative exercises
will consist of prayer by Rev. DIR. Il.
Storru n nOavo hu Tobo Graaplaof
Whittier, an Grafton by Chauncey NJ
Depew, an address by President
Harrison and a benediction by arch
bishop Corrigan.
COURT MARTIAL RECOMMENDED.
WASHINGTON, April g. Major
General Schotield, commanding the
army has decided to recommend TO
the secretary of war that Major Geo.
A. Arms, retired, be tried by court
martial on the charges based on his
conduct inauguration day and his
assault on Governor Beauer.
MORE APPOINTMENTS.
WASHINGTON, April 5-President
Harrison appointed j B. Erhardt,
collector of customs in New York;
Cornelius Vangott, postmaster of
New York; Schuyler BURY, of Vir-
gini a, chief clerk of the patent Office,
vice Lepscomb, resigned.
WHO JOEL Is.
NEW YORK, April 5.-Joel B. Err
hardt, appointed collector of customs
of New York, was the Republican
candidate for mayor at the election
last fall. The selection has no par
ticular significance, as about oil the
leading Republicans favor his ap-
poin tment.
KEMPISsKI's CASE.
WASHINGTON, April 5.-Secretary
Blaine has been informed by the secre- |
tary Of the Legation at St. Peters
burg that he has already requested |
the Russian government to investi- |
gate the case of Kempinski, who is
said TO be a naturalized American |
citizen, and who was sent to Siberia |
by the Russian authorities upon his |
return to Russia 1t has been re-
ported to the department that KEN
pinskI was eighteen or nj neteen years
Of age when he left Ru ssia for the
United States. While the depart
ment will investigate the case thor
oughly, there is need for caution, for
with this statement of the case it |
may appear that Kempinski was eli
gible for military service, and that
his emigration to the United States |
was nothing less than military deser-
ton.