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THE DALLES WEEKLY CHRONICLE, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1892.
THE ASTORIA RAILWAY
It Will Be PnsHei to Completion "..TO
: ;'. . ont Any May.
A SURPRISE AT MURRAY, IDAHO
Judge Hollemaa Refused a Change of
Venue in Reed's Case.
LOOK AHEAD TO LONDON TROUBLE
Societies of tbe Riot Fire Year Ago
. Set a Iy for a Demon
. ' stratlon.
. Astoria, uct. 17. A Portland paper
' publishes an article stating that a con
tract has been signed by the subsidy
. guarantee company and Corey Bros, for
the completion of the Astoria and Port
land railroad, and Corey Eros, have
taken up all the leins npon the roads
and will pay them and proceed immedi
- ately to finish the road, and that they
have been granted an extension of time
for its completion to December, 1893. Td
verify the article the correspondent
called on one of .the contractors. He
stated that his associates were negotiat
ing with the subsidy company, but no
contract had been signed and nothing
official had yet been given out for publi-
cation. Mr. Goes has notified the con
tractors that he is unable to raise their
lein on the road, and that -the road
therefore reverts to the contractors. The
gentleman stated that were they to con
tract for building the road, their first
move would be to finish the road from
Astoria to Seaside. The gentleman
stated that nothing official would be
given to the public for some time.
Latent New! in Brief.,
A Surprise In Murray.
Murray, Idaho, Oct. 17. Much to the
i surprise of everybody about the court-
- room, the change of venue in the case of
Frank Reed, charged with the murder of
George R. Trask, was denied by Judge
Hollenian in open court Saturday. A
large part of the day was spent in read'
ing affidavits, some to the effect that a
state of public feeling amounting almost
to philanthropy exists and about an
equal number to the exact contrary
Able arguments were made by District
Attorney O'Niel and bis associate against
the change, and replied to by Judges
Hagan and Ganahl, but for some reason
not apparent to the public the judge
'denied the motion in defiance of the
presence of these affidavits, showing the
-very state of feeling which the prosecu
tion denied. Judge Ganahl added to his
fame by his forceful eloquence in de
fense of his client.
A Labor Demonstration.
London, Oct. 17. The workmen's club
and socialist societies which figured in
the Trafalgar riot five years ago will re
assert their right to hold a public meet
ing there by a monster demonstration
Sunday, November 13th, with which it
is presumed the government will not
interfere. The leaders of the present
demonstration are the old set. Philo
sophic and respectable socialists declare
that if the home secretary prohibits the
meetings they will withdraw. The work
men's club insists on defying govern
ment prohibition. The promoters of tbe
affair are embarrassed by receiving an
" intimation from the German and French
socialist club, notoriously of an anarch
i sitic character, that they will join the
-ranks on the occasion.
Chide a friend in private and praise
him in public. i
Friendship is a shield that blunts the
darts of adversity.
Solitude causes us to write because it
causes us to think.
He is a king who fears nothing. He
is a king who desired nothing.
Whoever has loved knows all that life
contains of sorrows and of joy.
It is too late to be on our guard when
we are in the midst of misfortunes. .
Sow seeds in tbe furrows of time
of benevolence and charitable
deeds and they will grow and ripen to
everlasting felicities.
Where do They Pay Taxes.
A traveler asks the question : "Did
you ever hear tell of a Pullman Sleeping
car agent paying a cent of taxes in the
state of Oregon?"
Never heard of it. But have heard
that they claim millions of exemption
in Illinois upon property assessed in
other states.
The impositions of the Pullman com
pany npon the traveling public have
long escaped proper ventilation.
"If ever there was an imposition on
the traveling public the Pullman sleep
ing car outrage is the chief. I had oc
casion," says a traveler in the Telegram,
"to go from Portland to Eastern Oregon
recently, and found it most convenient
to take the day train. Owing to the
crowded condition of the day coaches, I
was compelled to pay in addition to the
outrageous rate of 4 cents per mile rail
road fare $1.25 to sit in a Pullman to
Pendleton. Now, thinkof it $2 to $2.50
is demanded for a berth for one night
when our princely host Lei and, of the
palatial Portland, will furnish you with
: a large, handsomely furnished room for
$1.50. I say it is high time the public
rise as one man and down this gigantic
octopus. All other business has com
petition, and supply and demand regu
late prices. Not so with this gigantic
monopoly. One dollar and fifty cents
for lower berths and $1 for uppers, is
my motto." " '
It is quite time the subject was agi
tated, and The Chronicle suggests that
this be one of the very first measures to
come 'before the . Oregon assembly, at
Salem next January.
No niatter how hopefully the doctors'
statements are made tosound every day,
there is never a moment passes for the
White House family that is not filled
with the deepest anxiety. Mrs. Har
rison became so weak yesterday that the
slightest change may mean the end.
The United States supreme court, by
Chief Justice Fuller, yesterday reaffirm
ed the judgment of the Michigan eu
preme court, upholding the constitution
ality of the famous Miner law, providing
for a choice of presidential electors by
congressional districts instead of by the
state as a whole.
The Olympia supreme court decided
yesterday against Judge Bloomfield, of
Vancouver, in the mandamus proceed
ing instituted by him to compel the sec
retary of state to certify to the proper
officers that he was the regular nominee
of the republican party for the office of
superior judge for the counties of Clarke,
Cowlitz and Skamania. This case has
attracted wide attention because it
raised the question, for the first time
under the new ballot law, as to what
constitutes a regular party nomination.
The Idaho Supreme Justices Sullivan,
Morgan and Huston met in chambers
at Boise City yesterday to consult in
regard to the test oath case, whicb was
argued in Lewiston last week. They will
today band down a written decision up
holding tbe laws, which prevent 2000
persons, who felt sure they would be
allowed to vote, from exercising the elec
tive franchise at next month's general
election. Last week Judge Stockslager
rendered such a decision that the Mor
mons thought thev had . solved the
problem, so the action of the supreme
court will be a great disappointment to
them. Had they been, allowed to vote
democratic gains would have resulted
There was considerable activity about
tbe republican headquarters yesterday
in New York
A CHILEAN TROUBLE
Tab Bait Augusta. Fired on Wien
' Mug Puget Sonni-v:
PORT TOWNSEND VS. TAC0MA PORT.
thi Portland exposition.
Most
rlr
International Difficulties May Follow
Consular Complications.
TOO many aspikiko sea ports.
Mrs. Harrison Improving A Fortune In
.-A Miserly Father
Other News.
- a Hovel-
Sax Francisco, Oct. 18. A Port
Townsend dispatch says the Chilean
bark Augusta was fired upon late Sun
day night in tbe straits four miles below
by the revenue cutter Oliver Wolcott, for
attempting to leave Puget sound with
out a custom-house clearance. The
Augusta arrived at Townsend several
weeks ago from Chili. She surrendered
her register to Chilean Consul Macon-
dray and then proceeded to Tacoma to
load cargo. Vice-Chilean Consul de Lion
at Tacoma advised the captain to demand
his register from Macondrav, and If re
fused, to proceed to sea with a temporary
register provided by de Lion. ' Macond-
ray instructed the vessel to clear from
Townsend. As the vessel was going to
sea the Wolcott overhauled her and she
refused to heave-to until fired npon.
The republicans charged The ve89el is Bahiect to a fine of $500,
fraud in tne naturalization process, in
that runners from Tammany were bring
ing in droves of Hungarians, Poles and
Italians who will vote the democratic
ticket, the expense of which was paid
and the issuance of papers facilitated by
them. It was also stated that a combi
nation to gauge the applications for
naturalization and to cut down the re
publican naturalized vote bad been op-
peratmg for more than three weeks,
with the full knowledge of the officers of
the court. It was charged further that
republican applications for naturaliza
tion were rejected on insufficient grounds
after passing from six hours to two days
in an effort to reach the clerk's desk be
hind the crowd of Tammany heelers.
Chronicle Snap Shots.
The trouble was occasioned by jealousy
between Macondray and De Lion in re
lation to which one of them shall act for
the .transaction of-Chilean business on
Puget sound. .
Mrs'. Harrison a Little Better.
Washington, Oct. 17. It is said at
the White House, Mrs. Harrison passed
a fairly comfortable night and this
morning is stronger, brighter and live
lier than at any time within the- past
three days. . Dr. Gardner paid. a visit to
Mrs. Harrison at noon. He said that
although she was better this afternoon
she nevertheless is steadily losing
ground. She displayed a great deal of
vitality, and is not so exhausted as the
public seemed to think. He thought she
might linger a month yet, unless some
unforeseen complication arose.
Talaable and Successful
r Drawing to a Close.
Oregonian. The fourth annual fair of
the- Portland Industrial Exposition is
drawing to a close, and while it has
created no local-furore, it has been the
most valuable and successful in the his
tory of the society. With the exception
of such business men as use the fair as a
means of making their enterprises fa
miliar to the people, its value and im
portance are little realized by the people
of Portland. It is not for the purpose of
maintaining a place of pleasant resort
the gentlemen managing this enterprise
devote to it so much time, thought and
energy. v The tnusic and special attrac
tions are provided to draw attendance
and help the finances of the society, but
they are merely incidental and to a de
gree extraneous. . The chief object is the
display of the resources and prosperity
of the city and state, as a means of at
tracting attention to them and thus
leading to more rapid growth in wealth,
population and industries. For this ob
ject the attendance of strangers is of
great importance. ;
Another object is to knit more firmly
the bond between the city and country,
and with this end in view special effort
is made to provide facilities for the at
tendance of the residents of every sec
tion of the state. Aside from the finan
cial feature, a large attendance of our
own people furthers both of these ob
jects, since it creates a favorable im
pression npon strangers from other
states, arid stimulates the pride and
friendly interest of those who may be
present from other portions of Oregon,
The fair is doing a good work. The
exhibition of Oregon's resources is ex
tensive, and cannot fail to impress every
one who sees it. The people of Portland
are proud to be able to maintain sucb
an institution, and those of other local
ities are equally proud of their enter
prising and prosperous metropolis. . If
the same energy and business sagacity
the managers of tbe Portland Industrial
Exposition display in this home enter
prise were bestowed also upon a display
of the resources of Oregon at the world's
fair, the etate would reap'a rich reward,
LOST IN A TYPHOON
Tlr Peninsular and Oriental Steame
. -iMnara frccM
NEARLY ALL ON BOARD DROWNED,
Hatches Torn off by Cross Seas and the
Hold Filled With Water.
IMPOSSIBLE TO LAUNCH ' BOATS
Drifted Upon an Island and Went
Pieces The Exact Number Lost
; Unknown.
to
COLUMBUS DAT.
N. f., and
What King; Charles Threw Away.
New York World. Though a king
can do no wrong, be mav occasionally
make a bad bargain. When Charles I
ruled over England, his exchequer al
ways at low ebb, became so nearly
empty that he disposed of his thirty-six
shares in the New River company, in
consideration of an annual payment of
500, to be made to himself and his
heirs, as long as the company should
exist. This 500 a year is still paid into
the royal treasury, but each individual
snare of tne stocx now earns Z,tuu a
year, an increase of unearned increment
beside which Chemical bank stock is no
where. In other words, the unlucky
king sold for $2,500 a year property that
now realizes $4b,uuu in annual profits.
A Mlserlv Father. .....
Lewm, Del., Oct. 18. The county
authorities have taken charge of John
Allen's effects. He died at Bethel on
the 8th, near here, in a freight car..
which he had purchased for a few dol
lars. In this hovel he reared a large
family of children and conducted a small
store, tobacco and cider being his prin
cipal stock in trade. After his death, a
committee to take an inventory of his
effects was . appointed by the orphans''
court. They found baak and railroad
stocks amounting to several thousands
of dollars. In an old box was found
nearly $20,000 in gold coin. Allen had;
three daughters who were compelled t
go out at service, doing-kitchen work.
Fatal Fire "in Chicago.
Chicago, Oct. 18. Fifteen dwellings
and stores were burned and two women
killed in Englewood , in the southern
part of the city, this morning. The
financial loss is $80,000. Mrs. W. K.
Butler, though not really in danger,
jumped from a third-story window,
triking on ber head, and was instantly
killed. John Howard, an employe in a
bakery, where the fire started, was
burned to death. A woman and child
in one of tbe burned buildings are not
accounted for. -
Hallway Land Surreys.
Oregonian . Tbe appropriations placed
at the disposal of Surveyor General Byars
for the survey of public lands are divided
into two portions, one tor the survey of
lands within railroad grants and the
other for lands outside of such grants.
In case a railroad could not find land
sufficient within the lines of its grants it
was allowed to go 10 miles outside to
secure them, and there was some doubt
as to what fund was available for the
survey of this land. On applying to the
commissioner of the general land office
he is informed that the appropriation
for the survey of lands within railroad
grants cannot be used for lands without
the primary limits of such grants. Any
surveys in the 10-mile limit must be
paid for from the otrtside appropriation.
Going to Work at Homestead.
Homestead, Pa., Oct. 18. The- larg
est number of Homesteaders returned
to work yesterday which has yet ap
plied in the same length of time. The
men were all given employment, and
the intimation was given out that many
other local steel workers would be tak
en back when they applied. The ad
visory committee insists the desertions
are unimportant.
It is a Daisy.
Klamath . Star. The Independence
West Side plant was picked up last week
by E. C. Pentland, who first planted it,
and it is now being brushed so success
fully that its fragrant, calyx is peeping
forth and proclaiming that it is a daisy
yet. The Willamette valley has now no
finer-looking county paper than the West
Side. ... . ;
A Bis; Truth in Small Space. .
Astorian. ; Score one for Oregon. The
average yield of wheat throughout the
country is 13 buBhels per acre, while
that of Oregon is 15.7. With better cal
culation the yield would be still larger.
. Germans in East Africa.
Beblin, Oct. 18. Baron von Soden,
governor of German East Africa, has
telegraphed that Lieut. Breuning and
four men were killed October 6th in
conflict with the Wahehe tribe. The
attack upon the Germans was mode in
tbe open country near Eilossa. Re
ports that the Wahebes pillaged the
German station at Ninwanwa are incor
rect. '
A Military Post at Helena. -'.
Washington, Oct. 18. A board of of
ficers, headed by Brigadier-General
Merrill, will meet at Helena, Mont., on
November 1st, to select a site for a mili
tary poet that place. -
Flag- Troubles in Newark
liatavla, N. T.
A dispatch from Newark, yesterday
ears a sensation was caused at a conven
tion of the Catholic societies, when ex-
Alderman John Bruderr of Harrison,
spoke upon tbe question o carrying flags
In tbe Columbus celebration there on
October 21st. A motion had been made
to permit societies to carry any national
flag in the parade, providing that the
stars and stripes were allowed to precede
them. The ex-alderman, who is a Ger
man, arose and, taking up position in
the center aisle, said impressively: "We
should have the papal flag first. We
are Catholics first, end Americans after
ward." A silence followed- which was
oppressive. , It was, however, decided
that the resolution should . permit all
societies to carry any flag they wanted,
but the American flag should, go first.
At Batavia, N. Y., yesterday every
body threw out flags in honor of Colum
bus day. . An - Englishman,, named
Williams,, who has lived there fifteen
years, but has never been naturalized,
ran up the-British flag. His neighbors
objected to his displaying tbe flag alone
and asked him to put up an American
flag with it. Williams said the British
flag was going to stay right where it was,
and alone. He wouldn't put up the flag
of any country whose people were in the
habit of making fun of English, English
institutions and Queen Victoria, as
Americans were. Tbe neighbors then
got a lot ef Roman candles and began to
bombard tbe Englishman. He escaped
into his house and they turned the
candles upon the flag, burning and tear
ing it to shreds. Williams then ran up
the stars and stripes.
A VKKT FOOLISH GIEL.
Charles Kee, Hip Lang-, Quonn- Chan. et.
al. entertain
Chicago, Oct. 18. Dr. Gee Who
Chan, of Omaha, was married in this
city last night to Miss Belle Dewitt, also
of Omaha. Dr. Chan is said to be one
of tbe wealthiest Chinamen in this
country. The bride is young and pretty,
and eomes of highly respected family.
Dr. Chan and bride were- entertained
last evening by Charles Kee, Hip Lang
Qaong Chan and other prominent Mon
golians in this city. . . .
Number of Lire Lost.
Hong Kong, Oct. 18. The chief offi
cer of tbe steamer Bokhara, wrecked in
Fukien channel, has arrived here. He
says of the crew 102 are missing, and are
almost certainly lost, among them the
captain, second officer, four engineers,
the stewardess and 70 natives. Of the
passengers, eight military men and
twelve civilians are lost. The cargo of
the Bokahara consisted of $200,000 in
treasure, 1,000 bales of silk, and 800 tons
of general merchandise.
Then They Balk.
. ' Klamath Star. United States Minister
Patrick Egan believes the bulk of the
Irish vote will be cast for Harrison this
fall. The Irish are willing to pull for
anything American, but when it comes
to pulling our markets over to John Bull
it looks too English you know, and they
get balky. -. , -.
San Francisco, Oct. 18. A dispatch
from Hongkong says that the Peninsular
and Oriental steamer Bokhara which
left Shanghai for Hongkong on the 8th
went to pieces on an island in a typhoon
As she was overdue, the company sent
the steamer Bombay and the British
cruiser Porpoise in search of her. They
bring intelligence that she was wrecked
on Sand island, between the island of
Formosa and tbe Chinese mainland, in
the line of the fearful typhoons which
sweep that portion of the world. She
carried a large number of both cabin
and steerage passengers, besides a crew
All on board were downed, except
twenty-three. After battling long in the
terrible cross sea which broke over ber
constantly, tbe batches were torn off,
tbe hold filled with water, and fires were
put out and she drifted upon an island
and went to pieces. It was impossible
to launch the boats, and of those on
board only twenty-three were able to
cling to the wreck till the storm sub-j
sided. The exact number lost i not
known. The Bokhara was a fine
steamer, of 3,000 tons burden. The
cargo was very valuable, consisting, in
addition to the mails, of a large amount
of specie and a heavy consignment, of
silk.
Chloago Horse Market.
Chicago, Oct. 18. J. 3. Cooper, com
mission salesman of horses, Union Stock
Yards, says: The market on all kinds of
small horses was very dull and lower,
and difficult to sell at anything like
satisfactory prices. Heavy draft horses,
on the contrary, even if slightly blem
ished sold unusually weH and freely.
The demand for these has-become very
pronounced, and the prospects indicate
an active trade in loggers for the-next
couple months. The receipts of range
horses has been larger than for some
time, and. prices ruling f roaa $30 to $50.
Corbett'a Big- Fist.
L1MA..0V, Oct. 17. While Corbett was
at Toledov tbe Libby glass- works ob
tained a plaster cut of his ngbt hand.
Fromthis model glass paperweights will
be made to be placed on exhibition and,
sold at tbe Chicago fair with an affidavit
from the champion.
A Bountiful Collection:
Walla Walla Union.; G. E.. Richard
son was the-name of the tramp, "much
more picturesque than prepossessing in
his personal appearance," who saved
the destruction of a train on the Union
Pacific on- the-7th. Richardson, tramp
ing his tramp on the track, found that
sliding rocks from an adjacent mountain
side had covered the rails. He started;
to remove the rocks, but lighted a fire
on the track as a signal. This was seen
by the engineer, but not in time to pre
vent striking tbe rocks, which derailed
a pair of trucks under the engine and
another, under the tender. A locomotive
was sent from Pendleton, and. the train
brought on after a few hours delay. If
no warning had been given,, the train
would have been thrown off ' the track,
down the embankment, 100 feet into the
rive. . Many passengers were on board,
and) a frightful loss of life would inevita
bly have resulted. A bountiful collection
was-taken op amounting to- $8, for tbe
tramp.
WASCO KEEPS THE LEAD.
The Rural Northwest Tells of the Fruit
Exhibit In Portland.
The exhibition of fruits at the Port
land exposition is, perhaps, a matter of
more importance to the fruit-growing
interests of the state than is generaUv
thought. Its importance is found in
the impression which it makes upon the
strangers who visit the exposition. The
number of eastern people who visit the
exposition during the time that it is
open is large. Every day a considera
ble number are found carefully looking
at the fruit on tbe tables and in tihe
jars. These visitors, when they return
to their homes in the east, will havp a
good deal to say about what they "aw
here, and the opinions which they form
and express about our fruit will have a
good deal of weight in forming a gen
eral opinson in the east upon that point.
In this connection it was a wise and
useful movement on the part of the
management of the exposition in em
ploying Secretary Sargent, of the Ore
gon state horticultural society, to look
after the horticultural exhibit, and call
the attention of strangers to its merits.
In a broad way the exhibit is creditable
to the state. And yet it must be said
that its merits lie chiefly in the Wasco
county exhibit and in the collection of
bottled fruit prepared by Secretary Al
len, of the state board of horticulture.
Nearly 1,300 plates ' of fruit, besides
some 500 museum jars, together with,
the mass of grapes used in the construe- -tion
of the grape cottage, make a large '
showing.. If Marion, Washington,
Yamhill, Lane, Josephine, Benton and
Jackson counties had come in with dis
plays, as they undoubtedly wouid have
done if Irait had not proved such a fail- '
ure in Western Oregon this year, it is
bard to imagine where room would
have been found for all the fruit.
Umatilla county might have made a dis
play, but failed to appreciate its oppor
tunity.
The fruits best represented in tbe
display were grapes and applesv Wasco
county came out particularly strong
with these two fruits, the grapes com
ing from The Dalles, while most of the
pples came from the Hood river dis
trict. It must be said to the credit of
tbe Wasco county exhibit that it was
entirely free from defective or' worm
eaten fruit a statement which could
not be made-about all of the fruit on exhibition.
Personal Paragraphs. '
Th Episcopal Council.
Baxtimobe, Oct. 18. Iiatbe Episcopal
eauncil this morning a resolution was
adopted that a petition be addressed to
the various governments in favor inter
national differences. The petition is tobe
distributed for signatures among Chris?
tian societies assembled at Chicago
during the world's fair.
A Faithless Woman.
San Fbancisco, Oct 18. L. S. John
son, a barber 81 years of age, committed
suicide last night by asphyxiation.
Johnson was in love with a woman on
whom he is said to have expended a
large sum of money during an illness of
some months, after which she discarded
him for another man.
Attacked by Phylloxera.
Paris, Oct. 18. Phyllexera has at
tacked tbe vines in Lusigny and other
districts in the department of Aube.
Uprising; in the Costs State.
Bbussells, Oct. 18. Advices are re
ceived of a fresh native uprising in tbe
Congo state.
It is said that Ann O'Delia Diss- De
bar, the spook priestress, is alive and
living in New York under., an assumed'
name.
Mme. Bourinine, whom the Grand
Duke Nicholas- married at Toula, was
born a serf, ibis stated, as was her first
nusband. -
Moses Boy aged 78, is conductor- on.
suburban train front Dedham to Bos-'
ton and is probably tbe oldest condnotor
in the country.
Charles Ash ton,, a London policeman.
has received a- prize of $250 for an (un
published bibliography of Welsh litera
ture from 180L to' 1890. '
Rev. A. N.. Keigwin, a Presbyterian
minister of Wilmington, Del., prophecies
tbe end of the world in 1897. He baa
been preaching sermons for some- time
past with tbe-speeial object of preparing
his flock for the event.
One of the most successful florists of
this country is-Mrs. Charles H. JWilson
of Cleveland. Ohio. This enterprising
woman commenced tbe business over 10
years ago, aba time when she found it
necessary to-increase her income-
Miss Annie Shepard Spooner, aged 18v
bas published A roan d the Lamp, a
monthly paper for young people, for
three years-at home in Hillsdale.. N. H.
She has always had a wish to edit a,
paper and is much interested! in the
work. Sba-sets her own type,, solicit
her own advertisements, and is' said to
have 4,000subseTibers.
The friends of Archduke Joseph of
Austria have bad much fun over the re
sults of his attempt to colonize his es
tates with, gypsies. During- the spring
and early summer the tribes seemed
perfectly happy in their new homes.
Harvest time and the days of selecting
recruits for tbe army came however.
The gypsies, fearing work and service,
picked up their belongings a few weeks
ago and silently stole away.
For Christopher Columbus.
Washington, Oct. 18. Secretary of
tbe Navy Tracy has issued the following
general order: "On the 21st of October,
1892, occurs the 400thanniversary of the
discovery of Ameria by Christopher
Columbus, to whom Italy gave berth
and Spain an opportunity of immortal
achievement. All vessels of war of the
United States commission in United
States waters will at noon fire a salute
of twenty-one guns, with the Italian and
Spanish flags displayed side by side at
tbe masthead. At all navy-yards and
stations where there are no vessels a
salute of twenty-one guns will be fired,
the flags being displayed in the same
manner from the principal flagstaff of
the yard."
French Forces in Dahomey.
Mabskillks, Oct. 18. The Com
pagnie Fraissanete state that they have
advices that the French forces operating
against the king of Dahomey met an un
expected resistance near Cana."