Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1885-05-08

Prominent Normons are flying
from Wholesale arrests and canvic- :
tions in Utah.
Twenty nine years ago last
Wednesday England and Russia
signed treaty OF peace.
Within a short time eleven yes
sells have sailed from San Francisco
for the Alaskan islands to engaa re
in cod-fshing.
The taking of the census of the
district Of Columbia was begun last
Tuesday. The population is be-
lieved to he 100000.
Il is rumored in Tacoma that
the contract for the Cascade tunnel
will positively be let by the 10Th
Of May and the work pushed
through.
A postal card WAS received OF
the sheriff's office, Buffalo, the other |
day, giving the particulars of the
escape Of prisoners from the Jack
son, Mich, peaitentiary, and ad-
dressed to "Grovsr Cleveland,
Sheriff"
The commissioners Of Douglas
country, W. T., have appointed
Mrs. Sadie Coyls treasurer Of the
county. This is believed to be the
| first time in the history of the Pa
cifc coast that woman ever regu-
larly filed the Office of county
treasurer.
) Peter Brazil and James Flynn,
-, neighboring stock ranchers, were
{ found dead Thursday morning Oh
Brazips place, fifteen miles south of
g Lewiston, Idaho. Pistols and clubs
Y were found alongside the bodies.
), The sheriff and coroner have left to
e hold an inquest. Deceased were
r both peaceable men.
, A dispatch from sprague, w. T.,
t. dated the 4th inst, says: We ex-
= perienced quite a shock Of earth
A quake about u o'clock last night,
= and another at 1:l5 this morning,
Z Z in this city. It appeared to travel
l northward, as it was yet more Wis
u IDLY felt in Harrington, some
twenty-five miles north Of here.
No casualties.
) Sioux City, Iowa, is the scene of
= singular contest. Business men
,. representing $l0,000,0OO worth of
IS property united in signing protest
r. against the strict enforcement of
e. the prohibitory law, where.
.e upon 600 ladies, Representing SOC
husbands and fathers, and nearly
e. 1000 children" signed a protest
n against the liberation of saloons ir
n the town.
N Another awful disaster is report
m ed from Brooklyn. A building ir
which twenty factories were oper
ated, turnbled to the ground, car
Trying hundred or more men anc
Il women, many Of whom are eithe
or killed or wounded. This is simpl,
tn another instance of bad building
ad No foundation, thin walls and mu,
he mortar have again resulted in hor
d. rible disaster. The owners, archi
ol- tects and builders of the falle
structure should be prosecuted 70
a murder.
A citizens meeting is called fo
nd Friday to obtain an expression G
or the sentiment in regard to the re
nK turn of the Nez Perces from India
territory. Delegates from Idah
ne county, the battlefield Of the Ne
Sl- Perce war are expected to attent
no Conservative citizens apprehen
ng trouble with the Indians if they r.
to turn, unless accompanied by
ate strong military force. The nea
ter est garrison is 100 miles distant. {
he five days march, if trouble occur
,ce m The Daily Commercial Bullet
of May 5 estimates the aggrega
oe loss by fire in the United Stat
,ii and Canada in April at $7,750,0(
ONT and for the four months SO far til
,av year at $35,250,OoO. This is
tho rate of over O5,OOO,O0O f
j., the year. The bulletin says tn
wv, the scourgs of fire has fasten
itself upon the country to a degr
which is out Of proportion to the
creased value of property, and
becoming ala' ming enough to {
maEd attention from all proper
hSS owners.
ICED
be. Jack McCarty, a brakeman
said the Rocky mountain division
cen the n. P. r. R., was killed f,
! to days since three miles east of Hero
,ino The train was in motion and t
ech engineer called for brakes. ia
has dashed outside at the call, and "
loes not missed until the train reach
wav Noxon. Then his absence v
we We noted, telegraphed to Heron an
AVE switch engine emmediately c
are patched to hunt him up. The
am" mains of the poor fellow were fsu
ues, crushed beyond recognition.
no There is great stampede amc
Ire republican postnasters all ever
por country and designations are po
t Is ing in at the rate of 100 da;
RED The new administr ration is not a
mas to keep up with this heavy list
Win vacancies, and only about sevel
ANY postnasters are appointed dai
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