The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-07

o'clock last night 1t has been snow
ing ever since. The fall Is eight |
inches up to ten o'clock this morning,
but in the mountains the railroad |
men report from eighteen inches to
two feet. The railroad trains are all
behind time, no accidents are re-
ported. The storm seems TO be
confined to the western part of the
state.
IN WEST VIRGINIA.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, W. Va. April C.
4 heavy snow storm is prevailing here,
accompanied by thunder and lightn-
ing, promises to be the deepest snow
fall of the winter.
IN SOUTH CAROLINA, TOO.
CHARLESTON, S. c., April Ga Sc
we're snow storm prevailed here last
night and to-day, and heavy SHOWS re-
ported from the mountains.
ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY.
CHICAGO, April Ga reliable
Washington correspondent sends his
paper q long story of what Is be-
heved to be anearly official statement
Of the future policy Of Harrison's
administration.
He declars that the internal policy
will not be materially changed, but
vigorous foreign policy will be pur-
sued. The first thing will be to make
q strong navy. To this end appropri-
ations for the navy will be doubled.
Ocean commerce will be encouraged,
Cuba ana Samoa will be absorbed as
they are of more vital interest to the
United States than to any one else.
The Nicaragua canal will be taken
under American protection, and the
general external interests OF the ma
tion will be looked after, as the most
necessary thing now to be considered
for our future welfare.
THE IOWA SETTLERS.
FoRF DoDGE, April G.-Every day
adds to the seriousness of the strained
situation of the Des Moines river
settlers. Numbers Of parties con-
nected with the prosecution of the
settlers have received threats and
found notices and letters to-day
warning them to desist.
Chauncey Rigman, prosecuting
witness IN the conspiracy cases
against the settlers, and whose farm
has been seized by them, received
the following letter:
"ChauRcey RigmGn:
DEAR SIR:-For the course you
have been pursuing, and meddling, if
you continue you had better make
peace with God, rs you will never
reach Him where you are. This is
sufficient notice to you. Beware, or
hell will be your fate"
(Signed,) SETTLERS.
This man was formerly a member
OF the Settlers union and they are
evidently afraid he will make public
some OF their secrets. The settlers
announce their readiness to die in
defense of their homes, but say they
will sell their lives as dearly as pos
sible.
SFANLEY'S EXPERIENCES.
LONDON, April G.-Stanley, in Il
letter to his Edinburgh friend, Bruce,
who is Livington's son-in-law, gives
a general idea of his journey without
entering into the fullest details. He
gives q picturesque description OF
the scenes traversed by him and his
forces. The abUrigiues are wild, ut
terly savage and incorrigibly vindic-
tive. Dwarfs, called Wambutti, are
far worse than animal life. They are
so wild and shy that no sport can be
enjoyed in the gloom of the forest.
He describes how he came across an
outcast leper bag, who was ugly and
vicious and refused absolutely to
give him any information. He placed
young, handsome native beside her,
when she smiled and became yolUble
to beauty and youth. Stanley says
he had tanned the beast in her lair
The letter is full of curious expert
ences.
LAwLEssNESs IN CHILE.
PANAMA, April GA Santiago cor
respondent of the Valparaiso MeTc1E-
rio says: I'm less than a week the
bodies of seven murdered people have
been found in the streets of Santiago.
OF these seven bodies at least five
bear marks proving murder to have
been the cause of death. To-day two
more sudden deaths have occurred,
and one of these bodies bears several
wounds, while the cause of death in
the other case IS not so openly ap-
parent. In addition to these muir
ders and assassinations assaults and
robberies are being daily committed" ="
sTRoLLING MUSICIANS.
New York. April Cover four
hundred strolling musicians, import
ed under the contract labor system,
who arrived in the steamship YES
terland, are detained. They are
mostly young men and were hired to
invade the principal cities and play
instrumental music on the sidewalks.
THE PUBLIC PRINTER.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-Develop-
ments now indicate that the Office OF
public printer will be bestowed upon
none of the gentlemen who have so
far been named in connection with it.
HALsTEAD TO BE AGAIN NOMINATED.
WASHINGTON, April CT is under
stood that the president will appoint
Murat Halstead to be minister to
Germany, giving the senate another
chance to vote on his name when
they meet again.
BRAVE WOMAN.
NEWPORT, April 6.-Mrs. Wilson,
widely known by her maiden name
OF Ida Lewis, added another, yester-
day to the long list of lives saved by
her. Her uncle, Henry Lewis, 70
years of age, while returning from
fishing in a small skiff fell overheard
in the harbor near Lime Rock light
house of which she is keeper. She
saw the accident rut out in a boat
and rescued him in an exhausted
condition.