The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-09-03

Sandy Olds Brought Into Court Yesterday.
LONDON, Sept. 2. - Parliament is
prorogued. The queens speech is as
follows:
MY LORDS: 1t is with great salts
faction 1 release you from the labors
of protracted session.
Ny relations with other powers are
most cordial, and since the beginning
of the session nothing has happened
to diminish my confident expectation
that the peace of Europe will remain
unbroken.
The only exception to the tranquil
course OF events has been the partial
attempts of the Mahdists to invade
the southern frontier of Egypt.
The conference at Berlin has agreed
upon a convention regulating the
government of the Samoan islands.
The instrument has been accepted by
me and by the German emperor, and
now awaits the assent of the American
senate.
At my suggestion the king OF the
Belgians has consented to summon a
conference of the European powers at
Brussels to consider the slave trade
by land and sea, and deliberate upon
measures arresting or mitigating the
evils.
An agreement has been reached
whereby controversies with France,
concerning boundaries, and posses
sions on the west coast Of Africa, have
been adjusted.
The queen announced new postal
telegraph convention with France and
Germany, and also alluded to the edu-
cational act for Wales, and railway
extensions in Ireland, and said that
signs of growing prosperity were
everywhere noticeable in the kingdom.
Addressing the commons, she said
that measures have been taken to
strengthen the naval defenses and
make more complete the security of
peace. She approved the act reform
ing the local government of Scotland,
and expressed much regret at the
failure to pass a bill conferring re-
sponsible government in western Aus
tralia. She trusts this very desirable
object will be effected at an early
period.
ANNIVERSARY FETE.
PARIS, Sept. IN. Alphand, the
distinguished engineer, is busy organ.
izing the proposed fete in honor OF
the three hundred and ninety seventh
anniversary of the discovery of Amer.
ica On that occasion the American
and West Indian delegates to the ex
position will march In procession tC
the residence of president Carnot tC
express their gratitude to France, and
will thence proceed to the Hotel de
Vile. The fete will conclude with {
procession of boats similar to those OF
Columbus, to the Isle des Cygnes
where the statue Of Liberty will bt
saluted.
TO DEFEND THE CRONIN CoNSPIRATORS
CHICAGO, Sept. Ut is claimed by
friends of the murdered DIR. Cronir
that the old triangle camp of the
Clan-na-G Gael has made assessment
to raise funds to defend the men un
der Indictment for his murder.
OPPOSING THE EXTRA SESSION.
DEER PARK, Md, Sept. Con
gressman Mckinley called on Presi
dent Harrison yesterday. The two
discussed the advisability of conven
ing congress in an extra session. Nc
Kinley thinks an extra session is mad
visable and that congress could no
be well assembled after hearing from
four new states before November Is
and then there would be but fou
working weeks and that If by tn
death of Republicans or the election
of new members the majority be wit
the Democrats, the president would
in calling an extra session, assume the
responsibility for their actions, while
this would not be the case in the reg
ular session.
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 2.-The Pres
says: Rockefeller is probably tn,
largest owner of Northern Pacifi,
stocks to-day, and has enormous in
terest in the Wisconsin Central ant
other companies identified with tn
Northern Pacific. There is no doub
that Rockefeller and the Standard Oh
company, who are friends as well a
leading capitalists of New York, Bos
ton, Philadelphia and abroad, ar,
helping Willard in his movement, o
that they have some great and impor
tant plans which have not yet beer
developed.
L BOGUS MONEY.
| ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, Sept. "A farm
er named Robinson has been arrested
for disposing of counterfeit money
| He confessed that he was one of
gang OF agents for the counterfeiterl
recently raided near Dayton, Ohio
He states that $4,000 in counterfeit
$40 bills had been distributed amont
agents around this city. Later in tn,
day a deputy arrested two other per
sons implicated. More arrests ar,
expected.
SWEDISH COUNTERFEITS.
New YORK, Sept. 2 Zimmerman
and Foshay of this city claim to hav,
discovered large number of coun
terfeit fifty-kroner notes of the Ems
kilda bank of Sundsyall, Sweden
dated 1875. The notes now offeret
come from San Francisco. The bill
are fair imitation, and have been re
ceived in exchange. Bills amount
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