The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-03-22
TELEGRAPHIU BRIEFS.

WASHINGTON. March 21.-The
centng Star says: Mullan still
a rides the stout deck of the NipSic,
ind the Olga is not the murderous
hing we have thought her. This
being the status of things, there is
every hope that the diplomatic subt-
ility of William Walter Phelps, Mr..
Kasson and Mr.. Bates at Berlin may
preserve our dear old navy harmless
from Bismarck's guns and torpedoes.
The Eoeni1lg Critic says: The
blowing up of the NipSic having
been proved to be silly canard, let
an investigation be made as to who
started it. Was it a stock jobber?
A REPUTATION.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The Star
says: A paper has been quietly cir
culated around the capitol for the
past few weeks and has received the
signature of nearly every member OF
the last house and the present senate.
1t contains q statement in refuta-
ton of the claims Of the Tory party
in England that Parnell and Glad
stone in their efforts to secure home
rule for Ireland are not supported
by the intelligent psople of America.
EXTENSION TO THE CONTRACT.
New YORK, March 21.- The Pan.
anna Canal company announces that
further extension of the provisional
contracts has been arranged with the
contractors, which secures the main
tenance of the works and material
The official liquidator does not
despair of forming a new company.
BIG COAL SYNDICATE.
LONDON, March 21.-A local syndi
cate with e100000,000 proposes to
purchase all the collieries of Cumber
land, Yorkshire, Lancashire, North
cumberland aud Durham. The pro
prietors of the mines will meet soon
at Manchester to consider the syndi
Gates proposal.
REMARKS FROM JOHN L.
WORCESTER, Mass, March 2l.-
An associated press Representative,
saw John L.. Sullivan, who is stop
ping here, in a new role. Will,
talking to a gathering of friend
some one mentioned Blaine's name
This led the big fellow off upon tht
unusual strain of politics. He frs
expressed his sympathy over Cleve
lands defeat and said he liked hin
because he resembled himself. The,
both we're big, solid men, and bot
had been Knocked out by their forme
admirers-Cleveland by the peopl
of the United States, and he by tn
people of Boston. Again, he ant
Cleveland had both gone to Ney
York to get on their legs again. Th
only thing that he did not like wa
that Cleveland was a lawyer. h
was sore on lawyers, but recollectet
that Cleveland was once q sheriff
which laudable position somewha
offset the misfortune of being
lawyer.
"There's Harrison" went on Johl
L., she's nowheres. James G. Blain
is president. Jimmie's got a bi
head, and he amt going to let an.
one come treadIng on our toes.
would like to see Jimmie be pres
dent. He's got knocked out severa
times, but he's still in training. Wha
I don't like is what he calls Wig
orous foreign policy, which mean
getting lot of fellows to shoot eacl
other to carry out some scheme c
his, and I am afraid he will get u
into trouble"
Here some one asked him il b
would fight in case of war.
"Me go to war? Neverl What. m
go? Allow my carcass to be used a
target? 1 claim that any man VIII
goes to war is big chump. If wa
was to be declared tomorrow yor
would see John l.. packing his trunl
and making his way toward Chin'
am willing to stand up and face
man who has a gun in front of me
but to be target for sharpshooter
in ssthe rear, l object. Therefore
trust that James G. will go SLOW"
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