The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-29
ASTORIA, OREGON:
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian

PORTLAND. June 2S.-In the United
States circuit court this morning John
Drouillard was taken to trial for the
murder of Pedro Riberos. He was de-
Tended by Messrs. Raleigh Stott and
Seneca Smith. The day was consumed
examining witnesses. At present writ
ing Drouillard is still on the stand. The
trial elected no new developments.
The grand jury to-day found indict-
ments against n certain class of the
demi monde, twenty four of whom were
arrested and fined. A number getting
wind of the intended raid fled from their
houses.
Next Monday morning Major W. A.
Jones of the United States engineer
corps will put a force of surveyors on
Postoffice bar to set stakes and arrange
lines to be followed by the dredge which
will be put to work there Immediately.
The city dredge has been thoroughly
cleaned out and as soon as Postoffice bar
is dredged the plant will be moved to st.
Helens where work will be begun and
vigorously prosecuted.
The steamers EnSigR and Dirie ThOnlp-
son will convey the party and do all nee
essary steamboat work. Improvements
at Postoffice and st. Helens bars are
badly needed.
1t is authentically reported that a
charge of venue will be applied for in the
case of Sandy Olds the murderer of Emil
Weber. The ground upon which the ap-
plication is to be based is that the local
press has so preiudiced the community
against defendent that it is impossible
for him to get fair trial in this city.
The grand jury reported the follOwin g
not true bills to-day: frankie Bersie
and H. Williams accused of adultery.
Tom Campbell charged with the crime
of mayhem by biting the thumb of
James Gunlan. Also an indictment was
returned against David Cameran for lar
ceny from the person of James Graham.
THE SAMOAN TREATY.
New YORK, June 28.-William Walter
Phelps, commissioner to the Samoan
conference, has arrived from Europe. He
would say little concerning the treaty,
except that he thought it would please
everybody and that when the Samoans
read it they would erect a monument to
the commissioners,
1--WE began the conference in French" :"
said Mr.. Phelps. every member pres
ent understood French, German and En-
glish, and we Americans proposed that
we should carry on the conference in the
English tongue. Six out of nine voted
draft of the treaty was made out in En-
glish. We found that the terms were
made more clear and explicit than if
written in French. Therefore, this is
the first time that an international con-
ference has been carried on in the En-
glish tongue. We have established a
precedent, and l would not be surprised
if every future conference of the kind
should be carried on in English. 1t is
the language of the world"
PRESIDENTIAL PoSTMAsTERS.
WASHINGTON, June 28.-The annual re-
view of the salaries of presidential post
masters is completed. The number of
presidential postoffices is 2,6S7; total sal
aries, S4,4l4,700. The annual receipts of
the offices are over S41 100000.
UNION WORKS TO BE GRANTED TINE.
WASHINGTON, June 2S.-Secretary Tracy
has decided to grant an extension on the
time for the completion of the Charles
ton by the Union Iron works, but rs to
the length of the extension he has not
come TO a conclusion. He feels favorable
toward extending the time six weeks
from date, but may only allow an eX-
tension from the date set for the COM
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