The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-11-19
ASTORIA TO
HONOLULU
Said This City win Be Made
Starting Point of Ha-
waiian Gable.
GENERAL GREELY'S VISIT
Believed He Is Here TO Examine
Advantages Offered by
Mouth Of Columbia.
PORTLAND PAPERS STORY
Evening Telegram Claims to Have a
Straight Tip Greedy is Not Here
on Any Smaller Matter
PORTLAND PAPERS STORY


aecotsod as true As,or,a may be the
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ImS S'AFtlhg Information comes with
tho visit OF Bngldier-G General Greely.
chief signal office, of the limited States
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yesterday Afternoon ana later went Fort
Stevens. Ho wis met here by MAJOR
Hes. eommanda,t A tbe for, and Sun
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oniy onet stay IN inc city Tor luncheon.
Il was giysn out b. Geaeral Greedy on
hla arrival In tho ei,v that hia vis,, waa
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tNn of thS Hawaiian cable Out II is not
likely. even II Astoria had been decided
upon as the ,tar,ing mini for this rrea,
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known through the general NJ this time.
The report of the intention OF the gov
ernment In the matter OF tho selection OF
Astoria as the starting point for the cable
comes from the Portland Telegram OF
lAls evening. TN paper has no positive
proof OF the intention OF the department
10 give this plum TO Astoria, but makes
It's deductions from what has transpired
Of late. The Telegram rays:
Tho United States and Hawaii are soon
10 DO connected by cable. and the start
ing point from tho Pacific coast may be
not far from Astoria.
General CREEPY stated yesterday that
no had recommended tho building OF the
cable. and thae a company had been or
ganiEed. and WIS only awaiting recogni-
pton from congress 70 begin work. That
such recognition would DO forthcoming
at the next session tho general expressed
no doubt.
The government not only wants, but
must have telcgraphic connection with
Honolulu. and would prefer that such
connection DO made by a private corpor-
alton. The only questions remaining are
what assistance shall bo rendered this
corporation by the government, and from
what point on tho Pacific coast shall the
N-esN ~N~F
General Greedy did not express any
opinions on these points while here; at
least n no did. Il was To persons who
can keep secret. He did. however. say
ho had been TO san Francisco to inspect
some cable connections there, and that
he was going TO Fort Stevens to decide
upon the advisibllity OF building a gable
across tho river TO be used BY the Army.
There Is already ole cable there, belong
Ing to the weather bureau, and II does
not appear clear why man Of General
Greely's position and great Importance in
large affairs should have TO 80 Fort
Stevens solely for the purpose of de-
Gliding about building cable across the
river when there is already one thtre,
and another Is needed 1t could be con-
structed on plan similar to the one now
in existence. Neather Il is like the gov
ernment to send one OF Ats most import
ant high ofhcials-a man who has ex-
ploIed the Arctic seas and controlled the
telegraphs and cables half the world
around In times OF war-to san Francis
co to SEQ about building q cable from one
military point across the bay to another.
Those who think and talk with others
who think and hear whisperings from