The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-23
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JAMAICA ADoLiBHBB
METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
lloironohmont In Government Expenses
MADE u Necessary Strong Anti.
English Feeling nj Cayenne.

Correspondence 0f the Associated Press
KiNdBTON. jamaica. March H--Th,
government NJ this island has Just Do.
cidod upon tho extinction NJ the colOny'i
meteorological service. hitherto main.
lalnrd on somewhat elaborate scale
ANA al great cost, which tho government
scheme cOntopplnics reducing 10 o smll
grant for statistics ~ the island rainfall
~ the 0bSornl0rlos will be- closed and
tho Instruments "disposcd ~ 10 the best
advantage"
The United States has recently cniib.
llHhod branch meteorological bureau NJ
Kingston The officers IN charge have
boon instructed 10 furnish 10 the govern.
mrhi and ~ the public ali nc lnforma.
lion In their line. Under such ircum.
stances the government has concluded
that IN own service might we'll bo done
awuy with and The United States used In.
aicad 1ha II what has been decided
upon ana Jamaica. ana through A. the
british West indies generally. will have
60 depend hcncoforth FOR warnings
A. 10 the approach Of hurricanes. etc.
On she generosity of II foreign govern
mont.
Tho people Of jamaica feel moro hurt
over This aspect of reircnchmcnt than
over any other, aH u In looked upon NJ
the taking of an unwnrranted ndyant-
aEo OF American enterprise
The latest adyiccS nj hand from Cay.
snne. capital OF French Guiana. Indicate
that The previous Intelligence about n
collision bnylrg occurred between the
brazilian and French dslimllAtion COM
missions were somewhat grossly but.
undcr the circumstances. e1cusably ex.
Aggofatrd by The would.bo fugitlvcs
insofar aH the facts were exaggerated.
the Indians ~ Counhni appear TO have
been responsible for the c1hgReraliOn.
and Il II probable that they themselves
wrr0 deceived by ono on two doSignlng
chiefs Who sought 90 frghten away tho
foreign settlers
The circumstance appear that a dis
putr arose between the brazilian and
French commiHBlonerr Il WAS therefore
decided to suspend the dcliminailOn pro-
,rcllngs until the matter could be- inld
while some quite personal unplcasantneEs
arose between tho French scugn.cnr
linops aud the ifazilinns. which cycntu-
aIly Jed 90 Hn encounter iu which a few
dn each sldo wcrr hurt The commits.
..onrfs then dcridrd to move from the
o. faFsa
were resumed au nB Co avoid further jrou-
bic
This thr Indians seem 20 have inter.
prrttd nn quarrel between their mas.
'.ra anI a,cufliHvly 'hry 80. about pre-
pairing mr war. The news was spread
among the settlers and miners and many
" them fvoolleciing the itnoubles OF
ISs retired 60 Amapa, and some 10 cay.
-nnc.
q De- believed 90 Cayenne thai The or
ginai dispute between the commission.
rfs in capable Of easy adjustment. and
much public anxiety would have been
avoided had tho loca, authorities made
public the facts IN their possession.
The 'rcinfofcrmrn,s" q French and
brazilian troops. the sending up ol which
rave color Ia the sensational stories
urns out 20 have been nothing more alg-
llncau, than he changing of the guards
accompanying the commissioners ana
shlrh was probably haslcncd By the on
.lhl reports oi the duarrels between the
'rlfinRl guards.
That the commissioners will continue
he dcimtation work without Interrupt
ion In proved by the fact that ,hc gov.
rHor of French Guiana. NJ Ontct. has
Fnt mp large number OF hgh, iron
ramc houses which he brought out with
i'm Tor the purpose
The Cayenne correspondent of the De
icrcra ARoSy Is responsible for the
ltirmcnt that strong anti. English
Hciing exists ihcrc. which has resulted In
isul,s ot the hrl.ish residents who are
nahlc to Obtain redress AccordlrA 20
lc courts, "thcy have no right 10 the
and the sooner they clear out.
lr better for thcm."
The british consul Is said TO be
who cannot speak dozen
ords oi English