The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-04-17
PACIFIC COAST.
THE M'DANIEL MURDER TRIAL.

JACKSONVILLE, April l3.-The murder
Gaze, in which Lewis McDaniels was way
laid and murdered at Ashland last Novem-
Der. has tlias far resulted in the finding
guilty of Lewis O'Neil. who is under sen.
tence to be hanged Thursday, May 2lst
Mr.. Mcdaniel, wife of the murdered man
was given a hearing to-day i'll Justice
t'oudray's court, and committed to jail
without bail, for being an accomplice in the
! murder. The evidence, which was revealed
by O'Neil to two fellow prisoners, is streng
ly against Mrs. Mcdaniel. j. J. Fryar, a
accused Of bribing witnesses at the last term
OF court, has besfn discharg ed.
SALT LAKE. April l3.-Orson P Arnold.
a prominent Mormon, to-day pleaded guilty
to an Indictment charging unlawful cohabi-
tation. He declared in open court his in
tention to abandon polygamy, obey the
laws, and live with lis lawful wife only
not neglectiug to support his ''second fam
ily." Judge Zane said these declarations
had great weight with the court, and there
fore imposed a fine of $500, without I'M
prisonment. To-day the court began en-
paneliing the grand jury for the April term
Polygamists and upholders of polygany are
excluded, as before. The work is only
PARTLY finished.
DEATH FROM BLEEDING AT THE NOSE.
AUSTIN, Nevada, April l3 Last Thurs
day D year old daughter of Thomas Duns-
don fell, and l1cmorrhage of the nose COM
menced. Surgical aid was summoned, but
to no avail, for she steadily bled, srid yes
terday afternoon died. The blood had lost
all its albunen and tibrous tissue, ~nd, did
not clot upon being exposed to air. 1t is a
rare case, though mentioned in medical
works. Two weeks before she fell blood
b'otches were seen under the skin in many
pla ;es.
NEWS ITEMS FEoM VICTORIA.
VICTORIA, April l3.-The political pot is
boiling. New candidates for the local par
lament are i'll the field. The election
occurs Wednesday.
One thousand men will he enlisted ;mme-
diately for service j. war breaks out. All
the batteries are being connected by tele-
phone.
THE INDIAN SCARE FARCE.
WALLA WALLA, April 13.-The Indian
excitement in north Idaho resolves itself
into an assault upon notoriously bad white
woman who was associated with indians, by
an old squaw.
EXCITEMENT AT wALLA wALLA.
WALLA WALhA, W. T.. April 13-The
Register and Receiver Of the United States
Land Office at this place have received q
telegram from COMMISSIONER Sgarkes re-
vokins the er,er bf Aht,ng Commissioner
Harrison. dated March 2pth, changing the
terminal limits Of the Northern Pacific rail-
road in this vicinity. 1t is believed, that
the revocation of the order has been secured
by Misrepresentation. Great Indignation
and uneasiness is every manifest. Settlers
| who have purchased railroad lands, who
feel that their homes are imperilled, are
focking to town and discussing various
means of protecting their rights, and some
even swear they will hang or shoot the first
man or land-shark who tries to lump their
lands. It was the settlers in the first place
who demanded the change and not the rail
road company.
| SALT LAKE GRAND JURY.
SALT LAKE, April l9.-The grand jury OF
the February Term Of the Third district
court here was discharged tonight after a
session of four days, Investigating thirty -one
polygam cases, finding twanty-sevsn in
dictmsnts under the Edmunds law. Four
teen territorial cases were investigated and
eleven indictments found