, 1888-11-08

while he was asleep. He had
lain down with checked jumper folded
m as a pillow, had taken his shoes off
and from all appearances was tramp.
The face was terribly swollen and discol-
ored, and blood issued out of the mouth
and nostris and saturated the improyised
pillow. The car left Portland about Octo-
ber Goth and arrived yesterday.
PORTLAND, Nov. /, Special. Bids we're
opened to-day for the Union freight depot
by the Northern Pacific Terminal compa-
ny. Thirteen bids were put in, ranging
from $50, 300 to $222, 900, besides a CORFU
gate iron roof to cost $4,000. The size of
the depot is 4SxS00 feet with an office in
the center eighty feet long and two stories
in height. John Bridges of this city, was
the lowest bidder. He will probably re-
ceive the contract.
Smith Bros. & Watson have completed
their contract for over 1000 tons of iron
columns.
and girders for the new hotel, the last of
which were delivered to-day The south
division of the hotel is already up to the
third floor and the work is being pushed
rapidly.
Fire was discovered late last night in
II. B, Lifts cloak and dress house. 1t
was quickly extinguished by the depart
ment. Everything was flooded and dam.
age to the amount of several thousand dol.
lars in Lltts' establishment, and Simons'
millinery store adjoining by. water
and smoke. The loss is covered by in
surance
Mar, J, Rutherford is the l. latest app,i, .i,
from her husband Robert W.,
to whum she was married in
this city just one year ago to-day. Mrs.
Rutherford accuses her husband of having
hagrantly broken his marriage vows The
defendant was arrested in this city on
August /, 1898, for smuggling opium.
He was tried, convicted and sent to the
state prison. which brought disgrce upon
the name of the plaintiff, and humlliated
her ia the estimation of her friends. If
Mrs. Rutherford can prove the additional
allegations contained In the complaint she
deserves dozen DEGREES.
This morning DR.. Curtis G.. Strong Wis.,
tied the Good Samartin hospital to exam
inc the mental condition of Ella Anderson,
very handsome girl, aged % years. Her
halluci nation is that of some one purposes
poisoning her. Her afiliotion, fortunately,
is not incurable. She bas no friends in
this city; hence she was taken to the
asylum this afternoon.
Real estatei dealings in and about Port
land for October, amounted to III .395 54l.
which is the largest months 8 business ever
known in the history of this city. me
dealings for ten months were IS 1858, 1897.
PORTLAND. Nov. 2, Special-The jury
in the case of Ben King, charged with
completely in the $40, 900 robbery from the
Northern Pacific Express Company, failed
to agree on a verdict. and the prisoner was
discharged by the court tonight. The
jury had been out thirty-three hours and
Judge Stearns was convinced that they
could never agree The jury stood seven
Co. nj nd Euaf Co
is Kings second trial and it is very proba.
cble he annot be convicted on the testi-
mony. The district attorney will doubt
less move for a dismissal of the case.
King has been in Jail ever since first ar
rested on the charge.
PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 3, Special
The jury IN the case of Sol Abraham
against the Oregonian and California Rail-
road Company, which began in Judge
Shattucks court a week ago last Monday,
arrived at a verdict last night at IL o'clock.
II was sealed and opened in court at 30
this morning. The plaintiff recovers by it
SO, 1923. .6S instead of $23. .95S 33 as origin
ally claimed by Mr.. Abraham. The latter
will ask for new trial.
The United States grand jury to-day
indicted William l.. Long, postmaster at
Cherryville. for unlawfully disposing OF
postage stamps. Long was In the habit
of trading off postage stamps for all kinds
of merchandise and farm products for his
personal use.
B. +. Watkins was also indicted for
stealing registered package from the
United States mail The indictment al
leges that Watkins was appointed AS
railway postal clerk to run between Co.
burg, Ore, and Scio. On the 5th of last
June, J. S. Morris, the Scio postmaster,
deposited in the mail, a registered pack
age containing $3.50 in gold and currency.
The package was personally entrusted to
Watkins and he appropriated the same to
his own use.
In department No. 9, of the circuit
court, this morning, Richard Williams.
counsel for j ID. Wilcox, asked for further
time till Wednesday next, to present his
reasons why he desires a change OF venue
to Judge Shattucks.
SAN FRANCIsCo, Nov. 2. Special. The
Southern Pacific Railroad Company will
spend over 81 ,000. 900 in Improvements
on the long wharf on Oakland pier. A
$50 men are employed on the work which
is going anead rapidly. When the i'm.
provements are complete thirty vessels can
lie along side at one time.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2, Special
Fears are entertained for the safety of the
American ship Superb. now ITO days out
from Australia, for San Diego. The Don
Quixote, from Sidney for this port, is lOl
days out.
The new iron steamer Carona. built at
Philadelphia for the Oregon improvement
Company, has started on her trip around
the horn to this city, in charge Of Captain
Goodall.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 2-Ihe steam
whaler Brasher arrived from the Arctic
this afternoon and brought information
that thirteen whalers, with their crews OF
- ~. a l.