, 1888-02-23
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"Couni7 Smith, chief clerk Of the
Palace hotel, died Monday IN San
Francisco.
The Portland and willamette
Valley railroad las just been com
pleted 'Eto Portland.
\ giant railroad combination, to
pool on unity Interests amounting to
~, 500. .0U0,00O, is now on the tapis.
The Rev Arthur J. Brown has as
sumed the pastorato 81 the First
Presbyterian Church Of Portland,
Oregon.
IL is announced that Gen Sheridan
says he viii not run for president
even if nominated. Everything
shapes nicely for John Sherman.
Gen. Sheridan was born at Somcr-
set, Perry county, Ohio, on March
9Th, 1881 His mother still lives in
that village and the death of his
father tool, place only few years
ago,
\ strong effort is being made to
remove the postotfice from East
Portland and have the mail of that
side delivered by carriers from Port
land, Il is not believed it will
succeed.
The Astoria Pioneer is authority
for the statement that the Southern
Pacific will build a branch from
Forest Grove to Astoria and that
within sixty days surveyors viii he in
he field.
DIR Jordan once rebuked a man
(who may have been a liquor dealer)
for being engaged in disrepntabIe
business. But" said the man. Il
must live, you know No" replied
the great photographer, Il don't see
the least necessity for that.
There is still great deal of trouble
in Reading. Pa, over the strikes and
strikers. The president of the Read.
ing railroad recently offered the
strikers $4,000 on which to feed
their families, but it was refused.
The largest Chinese mining camp
in the northwest is at Warren,
idaho Hundreds of Chinese have
been at work there for several
years, and each year from fifty TO
seventy five go back to China with
from $1,000 to $1,000, fortune for
them.
Dr. Patton, the newly elected pres
ident OF Princetown College, is not
an American, but IA British subject.
He refused TO take the oath of alleg-
lance or to naturalize There Is so
much opposition that he will be com
PEELED to resign.
Cleveland has put forward the
tariff as the all-important issue. He
has taken his position and cannot
back out. On the other hand Hill
says the tariff issue is nOn-essential.
This is bid to his party to nomin-
ate him, to straddIe the question and
hold the party's protection and free
trade vote together -OregOnidR.
Tacoma ledger: During his trip
down Sound manager Holcomb, of
the o. II. u \, Co, arranged for
daily service between Seattle and
WhatcOm in place of the present tri-
weekly one, and at Seattle connec
ton would be made for Tacoma, in
order to accommodate tho increasing
traffic between Tacoma and Whatcom
and Laconner
The old mill near Steilacoom is |
now occupied by Dolman & Co, |
who are manufacturing stockings by |
water power. The bailding was !
erected years ago to be used as a |
wooien mill. and the plans were
never carried ont, but the above |
company hope to engage in the man.
nfacture of woolen goods in the fu-
ture.
An unusually large amount of |
snow has fallen IN the north of Eng
land. Railroad traffic is seriously |
delayed. 4 number of trains are
showed up, and much discomfort has
been experienced by passengers.
Thousands of sheep are buried in
the SNOW. A few persons have died
from exposure The storm is general
throughout the country.
A cable dispatch published in the
San Francisco CaH says: ''The
English press continues to comment
on Blane's withdrawal. One idea
and one spirit are at the bottom of
all the articles. they consider the
event solely with reference to the
question of FREQ trade and protection.
VIE it help or hinder Cleveland's
re election? VIII it tend to give the
British manufacturer control of the
American markets"
The new territorial officers ''as~
sume their respective stations" next
The treasurer's Office will
.or the present, remain in the Me-
Sllcken building, where it has been
be past two years. The Auditors
)tlice will be removed to the building
IN Second street, west OF the !Stdad-
iT'd office. Miss Stevenson, the Ii
lrarian, has closed her school in
jhehali5 county and returned home !
o begin service at the appointed I
lme. Her Office will, of course, be {
II the capitol.-Stdndard. {
The CASCADE LocKs.-The locks at
he Cascades were commenced about !