The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1882-09-22
flax from SIS to $50 per ton and 80 per cent

io'oinS shorthorn breeder of the Unite
States, has brought from Denver a lot O
Chinamen to work on his plantation il
Montgomery county. He will discharg
| his negro farm hands and employ China
men altogether.
| Washington, Sept. 1s.-The department
OF justice has received dispatches from
Brewster, Cameron, and Special Aeen
Bowen denying the charges of Foreman
Dickson and the star route jury. Cameron
has been able to learn from the San Fran
CISCO papers the entire statement of Dick
son. Bowen was more remote from tele
graph, but both are proceeding to washing
ton as rapidly as possible.
San Francisco, Sept lS.-The attendance
at the sand lots yesterday afternoon was
large. The meeting was addressed by
Denis Kearney.
Leong Low, grand master of the Chinese
Free Masons, who died yesterday in this
city at the advanced age of seventy years,
was buried to-day with .great celestial
pomp. The obsequies were held in the
| temple of the Masons with elaborate cere-
monies, lasting from A. NJ. to 1890 p,
M. The remains were viewed by thous-
ands OF salaaming brother Masons of the
| deceased. Tie funeral was headed bv a
brass brand, while hearse, drawn by six
horses, swathed in funeral drapings, was
surmounted by an elaborate catafaluue
draped in white, which contained the re-
mains of the grand master. The funeral
procession was of great length, and during
It's slow course through the city was wit
messed by many thousands. 1t was one of
the largest and most imposing Chinese fune-
rails ever witnessed in San Francisco.
Collingwood, Ont, Sept. I'D. A.
Tinkes and Christie Ann Morrison, sup
posed to be the only survivors of the
wrecked steamer Asia, have arrived here.
Tinkess reports.
I boarded the Asia near Owen Sound in
company with J.. H. Thinkers and j. II.
Ballaghor, of Manitoulin. The steamer
was crowded, all state rooms full, and many
passengers lying on the sofas and cabin
floor. About II o'clock Thursday morn
ing storm struck the vessel My uncle |
). FL. Tinkes, jumped up and said the boat
was doomed. Dishes and chairs were fv-
ing In every direction. We left the cabin
and found difficulty in getting on deck, the
boat was rolling so heavily. I got life
preserver and put it on. The boat fell into
the trough of the sea and would not obey
The helm. She rolled heavily for about
twenty minutes, when she was struck by a
heavy sea and foundered and went down,
with the engines working, at about half
past eleven. The Asia was making for
French river, and had men, horses and
supplies for shanties. I saw
hree boats loaded. I was in the first boat
md about eight more with me. At first
more got in till overloaded and turned over
vice. People clung to my life preserver
which got displaced and I threw it off. I
hen left the boat and swan to the captains
'osts, which were near by, and asked
ohm McDougal, purser, to help me in. He
aid it was of but little use, but gave me
is hand. When I got in there were
ighteen in the boat. By that time there
7as large number in and cEnging to the !
oat I had left. I know nothing of the
bird boat. Our boat rolled over and I ,
lissed Mcdougal. People were hanging on
D the spars and other parts of the wreck
ge. Our boat was full of water and the
ca constantly breaking over u.s. One of
ne first to die on the beat was cabin boy.
lie was dying and being supported by one
the men when wave washed him over '
oard. The next to 60 was boat hand
ho jumped out. could see him padding
'und in the water for nearly one hundred
ards. Our numbers were now reduced to
wen, five of whom died before reaching 4
lie beach. Capt. Savage was first to die,
| my arms. About midnight, Thursday,
ohn Little, of Sault St. Marie, Mate Nc
onald and two others, names unknown,
SO died. The boat finally stranded near r
oint Barrie, about daylight on Friday,
ith Miss Morrison and myself only sur n
wing We put the bodies out on the
ZACH and pried the boat off with an oar.
1t did not bail it out Miss Morrison and 7
went down the beach in the boat to der :
*, about two miles distant, and laid on kt
e beach all night. About eight o'clock q
turday morning an Indian came along,
d L engaged him to bring us to Perry
und. He would not bring the bodies
The steamer Northern Belle, of the same
e, which reached here this morning, had
en- furnished with ice, ETC., and has left HI
the bodies. Probably about 100 per
Is were on board. =
Rock Island, Sept. l9.-The third an
al convention of the Liquor Dealers and
lnufacturers' Protective Association met
s morning. Edwin Porter occupied the
Iir. Addresses of welcome were made
James Parks, city attorney, and May
Carse. The committee on credentials
orted 80 out of As districts in the state Tv
resented, and temporary organization
made.
'hicago, Sept. l9.-At the liquor dealers =
saloon keepers convention to-day at
* Island the trustees report will be pre-
ted, showing the results of the pas
RS work. 1t takes a gloomy view of
adoption by Iowa of prohibition
ndment, of Kansas fidelity to St. John,
raska's prohibition tendency, Missouri's ID
'ow escape and the growth of prohibition d
outhern Illinois. They attribute these
libition successes to sloth and inactiy-