The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-03-16
AFTERNOON DISPATCHES.
The Associated Press News Contained
in the Afternoon Report.

New York March 15.--Erastus WI
man has been granted a new trial by
the supreme court. FIe was convicted
several months ago for forging endorse
rnents ON checks
washington, March 15.-Speaking OF
the Allianca affair the Suanish minister
says:
Cant. Crossman is, no doubt, wor-
thv officer. but II looks very much as
though he had dream as 10 seeing
tha SPANISH gun boat" "a letter from
the captain general Of Cuba, received
by Minister Murugua, says that every.
thing ia quiet in the five provinces ana
that the only danger comes from pos
sibility of shipping arms, ammunition
and men from the United States. Jt
discredited the report that the revoulu-
tionists had had a constitutional con-
vention and chosen a commander In
chief and envoys 10 foreign govern
meolts. and were about to choose
president for the new republic and is>
sue a declaration OF independence. Tne
minister also denied the report OF the
AlBlng of 800 Spanish soldiers at the
battle of Vigenta.
Pendleton March 15.--IA special train
left Pendleton today for st. Paul and
Chicago. with thirteen cars of fat NUT
ton sheep, five cars of potatoes, and TWO
cars of apples. 1t goes on passenger
time, three days to st. Paul. and one
half day from there to Chicago. A lot
of stock Is moving from Eastern Ore
gon to the Sound and to the Eastern
markets. Buyers are all through this
section from the East. One OF the
buyers says beef Is likely to be scarce
and good prices are In prospect. Re-
cent sales were made at three cents
and show AN advance with sharp COM
petition oil along the line.
New Orleans, March 15.-The negroes
went to work on the upper levee at
o'clock this morning under military
protection On the lower levee work is
expected Ito begin at any moment. All
is quiet.
The scene along the levee is one Of
bustling activity, nearly every ship in
port which came to receive cargoes of
| cotton, is now loaded The ships which
! were handled by stevedores employing
| colored laborers, which in fact brought
4 about the riot last Tuesday, are being
| loaded as fast as men and machinery
can store the cotton bales In their huge
hulls. The darlcles have no fear now.
st. Louis, March 15.-The latest news
| from Cuba says that General Come1
the new commender in chief sof the
provisional army, has 5000 infantry
and 5000 cavalry under his command,
They are armed with machettes and
rifles. A dispatch from Key West says
that several boats with armed crews
from the Spanish gunboaIt Infanta Isa-
belle patrolled the shore of the island
all day on "Wednesday watching fol-
fillbusters.
Madrid, March 15.-Minister Taylor
received a caIblegram from Secretary
Gresham, relative to the firing on the
Allianca by a Spanish guplboat, saying
that the United States government VIII
expect q prompt disavowal OF the act
Mount Pleasant, Pa, March 15.-lNo'
since the halcyon days of the old syn
dicate has the Connellsville coker re
celved such pleasant news as came Z
almost 10000 employees Of the Fricl
and Southwestern companies at nool
today when notices were posted at al
: their works stating that an advance
dn wages, averaging 10 per cent, vii
, go into effect on April list. The rat
for mining per 100 bushels goes from
7S to 90 cents.
Chicago, March 1.-two hundred
angry Poles, men and women, stormes
/, st. Hedwig's Catholic church at Nortl
Hoyne avenue and KosciuslSo street 70
day. Five policemen who were o.
n guard, were cowed by the mob, but %
the arrival of reinforcemen'ts the mo-
n was driven off. There has been trouDi
at st. Hedwfgs parish for many weeks
e Father Barzlnslol was driven out thre
weeks ago and the police were calle'
upon to protect the church property
Father Barzinski belonged to the or
der OF resurrectionsts which the peo
n. ple objected to. The trouble today wa
1 caused by an attempt OF his successo
TO say mass.
" Rome, March 15.--The Giornale toda'
he referring to the killing of Italians
or Walsenburg, Col, says that the ltal
!, fans were certainly in the wrong II the.
= Tixon, the saloon keeper, but the ~
us ornale adds, that does not JUSTIFY IN
ed lvnching OF the Six prisoners. II Is Z
IS. be hoped that the United States WI
4. act firmly and rapidly by punishini
~ the guilty parties and give satisfaction
to Italy.
Forsaythe, Gu. March 15.-Y Yesterda'
d. afternoon Amos Gibbons, a negro. Grim
lnally assaulted Mrs. Martha Walle
nn and Miss Hart, respectable white WON
n. en. the latter an imbeclle. He wa
70 caught and hung TO tree, his pod
~ being afterwards riddled with bullets.
~ Pendleton, March 15.-The soldier
ys, on the reservation are engaged In flsh
re ing and hunting, with the Indians diR
IN. ring faait for them. Their trip 10 tn
"a, agency was Just a summer picnic.