The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-11-13
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.
Latest News From Both Continents.
A Tragedy Resembling the Oronin One


A Tragedy Resembling the Oronin One.
Brief Record of q Days Occurrences.
GLASGOW, Nov. 12.-The pig iron
market still displays great activity.
There is general rise in prices.
The hands employed on the steam
crafts op the river here have gone on
strike.
REPORTED TRAGEDY.
STOCKTON, Nov. IA report has
been received here that Congrega-
tlonal minister named Ross had killed
his wife and twelve year old son, and
then committed suicide at Lockport,
about fifteen or twenty miles from
here, at 4 o'clock this morning. No
details OF the tragedy have been re-
ceived yet.
DEFEATED THE ARABS.
BERLIN, Nov. 12-Advices from
Zanzibar state the flying columns in
the coast districts Of Usanbara and
Uzgara stormed the fortified camps of
the Arabs, and scattered the hosts.
THE DEFENSE OF "THE TIMES"
LONDON, Nov. IL. - Sir Henry
James continued his speech in behalf
OF the Times before the Parnen COM
mission to-day. He pointed out the
abundance of evidence that had been
produced to show the common aims
and methods of the Irish republican
brotherhood and clan ma gael. The
skirmishing fund, he declared, was a
murder fund; behind the pretense Of
constitutional methods members of
the Parnellite party sought to conceal
their active alliance with secret So
cieties, many members of which were
ready to commit the most infamous
outrages.
Regarding Parnell's charge of libel
against the Times. A motion to set
aside the decision of the lower courts
pOstponing the trial of the libel
brought by Parnell against the Times
came up before the Queens Bench
to-day. The court refused the appli-
cant.
HORRIBLE FATE.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. II. - A
strange and horrible occurrence is
reported from a. plantation six miles
from this city. The two-year- old
child of William Sterles, colored, was
killed and partially devoured by a
hog. The parents left the child in
their cabin and went to the fields to
pick cotton. A half starved dog was
left on guard. The dog defended the
child, and paid the penalty with his
life. When found he lay near the
child with both legs broken and his
body ripped open. The boar was
killed.
VERY DEEP SNOW:
CLARENDON, Texas, Nov. 12.-The
deepest snow in twelve years is on the
ground. It is six inches deep. All
trains ON the Fort Worth and Denver
road are blockaded north of this place.
Eight engines are in the snow-drift
seventy-five miles northwest. The
dhfts are nine feet deep. 1t is the
worst snowstorm that has ever visited
the Panhandle.
THE CRoNIN TRIAL.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.-At the opening
Of the Cronin trial this morning states
attorney Longnecker offered the hairs
which the experts had examined in
evidence, but did not offer the other
specimens, such as the blood stained
pieces of wood. Pauline Hoestell, q
washerwoman, testified that she
passed the Carlson cottage between
eight and nine o'clock on the night of
the murder. She says when the horse
drawing buggy in which there were
two men, was driven up to the cot
tage the larger man got out of the
buggy and entered the cottage, the
driver of the white horse at once
turned around and drove back. toward
Chicago.
The witness stated that she then
heard somebody crying, "Oh GodP'
and then the sound Of hard blows,
and then of somebody falling.
LIKE THE CRoNIN AFFAIR.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 12.-Recently 6
hunter named Theodore Delaney of
Il mluucdpOllS ulSCUfcI0u uuludu
hand protruding from the earth or
the shore OF lake Johanna, six miles
northwest OF St Paul. Coroner Quinn
accompanied by Delaney, went to the
spot and found the body of maj
about thirty years Of age disembow.
eled and horribly mutilated. Beside
the hole where the body had beer
dumped was a small hatchet, while
beneath the body was a common tan
barrel. The body had been cut il
twain, and upon the head of the bar
rel was nailed cleat upon which had
been carved the words, "a traitor"
Great excitement prevails in the twin
cities. The whole detective force has
been detailed on the case, which bears {
strong similarity to the Cronin TRACED,
and suggests another Clan-na-G -Gae
conspiracy.
PREPARING FOR CENSUS TAKING.
| WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.-Superinten
dent of census Porter in his annua
report, shows that preparations fol
taking the tenth census are we'll ad
vanced and that every provision il
made for the successful enumeration
of the population, wealth and industry
of the United States next June.
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