The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-12-21
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Special From Europe, Asia and the East

Special From Europe, Asia and the East.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The presi-
dent has approved the Joint resolution
TO extend the time of service of dele.
gates of the United States to the in.
ternational marine convention.
In the senate Edmunds in present
ing a petition for an extension of
time for making pension appli.
cations, remarked that it was eyi-
IDENTIFY one of the printed petitions
sent around by persons engaged In
getting them up. If genuine, as be
presumed it was. it was deserving OF
such consideration as it was entitled
to. A communication was presented
blythe president, transmitting from the
secretary Of the interior the draft of q
bill for q reduction of the Round
Valley Indian reservation, California,
and inviting early and careful consid.
Grafton OF congress to the subject. 1t
was referred to the committee on In
dian affairs.
Among the bills introduced and re-
ferred to committees were some pro-
viding for limited postal telegraph
service, for free coinage of both gold
and silver, of certificates to serve as
money, and the retirement of the
United States and national bank notes
of small denomination.
Morgan called up joint resolution
recognizing the United States of Bra.
zil as a free, independent and sover-
eign state, and spoke at length on the
subject.
IN THE HOUSE.
Speaker Reed laid before the house
a message from President Harrison,
transmitting a communication from
the secretary of the interior, together
with a draft of a bill providing for
the reduction of Round Valley In.
dian reservation in California; re.
| ferred.
A resolution was agreed to on mo-
ton of McKenna, of California, and G
joint resolution was passed making
Immediately available for repairing
damages caused by food in Sacra
mento and Feather rivers, an unex
pected balance of $4,000.
A VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 20.-This morning
after two weeks trial, the case Of the
government against William Means
and John r. Decamp, of the Metro
politan National Bank, was concluded
The ofense charged was that of max
ing false returns of the condition OF
the bank to the comptroller of the
currency with intent to deceive the of
ficers of the bank.
The jury was out half an hour anc
returned verdict of not guilty.
FIRE IN ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20-A large six
story building on North Third and Lo
Gust streets, occupied by Guernsey
Scudder Electric Plant Commercial
Printing Co. and others was burned
this morning.
The walls fell and crushed the old
Mechanics Bank building. The los
is frSm S150,0OO to 100000. In,
sured.
Three hundred men are thrown out
of employment.
o'BRIEN Is RELEASED.
DUBLIN, Dec. 20.-William O'Brier
was released from Galway jail to-day,
having served two months imprison
ment for holding nationalist meetingl
which had been prohibited.
Upon his release he addressed q
large number of his sympathizers, and
received an enthusiastic reception.
FATAL EXPLOSION.
st. PETERSBURG, Dec. 20.-A shell
exploded to-day in an artillery maya.
zine at Baku causing a general ex-
plosion of ammunition stored there
and the destruction of the building.
A hundred thousand cartridges were
destroyed, four persons were killed
and four injured.
POOR OLD CHINA.
SHANGHAI, Dec. 20-Railway pro-
jects in China have been suspended
owing to political intrigues and popu
lar opposition to their construction.
NEXT Is TO CATCH HIM.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.-The grand
jury to-day indicted G. E. Silcott late
cashier of the Office of Sergeant-at
arms of the house of Representatives
for grand larceny and forgery.
THE WRECKED IDAHO"
VICTORIA, Dec. 21-The wrecked
steamer idaho drifted off Race rock
this morning. There was no tug il
port to go to her relief After having
drifted off the rocks she hoated ashore
again at Benteck's Island.
FATAL COLLISION.
The steamships Cleddy and Isle oJ
Cyprus, collided near the Isle O
Wight to day. The former sank and
thirteen of her crew were drowned
MAN WITHOUT A COUNTRY.
LISBON, Dec. 20.-It is reported
that the Portuguese government is anx
ious for Dom Pedro to leave Portugal
The calmness with which the people
of Brazil accepted the overthrow oi
the empire and the establishment o
a republic, encourages the radicals o
Lisbon to believe that they vii
eventually achieve a similar quiet
bloodless revolution in Portugal.