, 1888-11-15
A Steamer Strikes a Rock and
Sinks in the Willamette.
A MAINE CONGRESSMAN TALKS.
He Tells q "Review" Correspondent of
tho Downfall OF Democracy
Tacoma Man Settles Wager.

loss. The boat was endeavorinc to make
landing, but through mistake ran
little too high up. She struck large rock
which ripped a very large hole in her hull.
The boat was very heavily loaded with
wheat. -four and apples. The cargo will
prove a total loss 1t is doubtful if the
steamer can ever be raised, as she has
but the cargo was not. The total to the
company and shippers will probably reach
$4,000.
PORTLAND, Nov. 9. Special The re.
publican clubs in this city and East Port.
land are making extensive preparations to
hold monster ratification meeting here
next Tuesday evening. The purpose is TO
make it one of the largest and most impos-
ing demonstration ever held in the state.
There will be parade and torchlight pro-
cession. speaking, salutes and fireworks.
News has just been received of the
drowning of Joseph Dabler in Lake river.
w. T. Dabler and Conrad Aver attempted
to cross Lake river in a small boat. The
craft foundered when abont midstream.
Aver managed, with great difficulty to
reach the shore, but Dablersank before as.
sistance could reach him. The body was
soon after recovered. Dabler leaves wife
and two children.
This evening Johnny Richards, a little
5.year- old boy, was run over by heavily
loaded wagon. One leg was crushed and
the body was so badly mashed that the
child lived only few minutes. No blame
is attached to the driver vino did not see
the child. The little fellow was playing
in the street. and when the wagon drove
past he attempted to climb on the wheel.
SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. 8, Special-Dur-
ing October the shipments of salmon from
4 L. IA -
valued at S436, $50. These totals include
60,25S packages to England, valued at
1890, AIS. Most of this sal mon was packed
in Alaska. Nearly all the British Columbia
salmon and a large portion from Oregon
were forwarded direct from Victoria and
Portland. All FIRST class brands at Port
land have been market. There is still
considerable Alaska salmon in this city in |
procession of shipment and other lots are
expected from Alaska.
j. M. Buckley of the Northern Pacific |
road. with headquarters at Tacoma, left |
to-day for Paso Rooles, where he will |
spend some time in the hope of improving |
his health.
John +. Buryis petitioned the court for
a writ of mandamus to compel Coroner
Stanton to surrender the brains of Alex
Goldenson, the executed murderer, to the
mother of the deceased The court issued
an order requiring the coroner to show
cause next Monday why he should not sur
render the brains.
SAN FRANcIsco, Nov. 0, Special-In
the United States court to-day a writ of
revision was granted making Fred Sharon
and Frank Keenland executors of the
Sharon estate and defendants in the cee-
brated suit brought by Mrs. Sarah Althea
Sharon Terry to compel division of the
estate An appeal will be taken by Terry
to the United States supreme court.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 0, Special. w.
W. Knott, formerly resident Of Portland,
and lately assistant district attorney in
this city, was arrested to-day with two
other men, charged with an attempt to
columns Of a weekly paper called the En-
terprise, of which. it is claimed, he is part
owner. Knott denies any connection with
the paper. except that he has acted as at.
torney for the other two men
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 8. United States
Circuit Judge Sawyer has renuered de.
,ision in the case of two Chinese. in which
ne holds that inasmuch as they were born
n the United States, they are citizens. and
lot amenable to the act of congress ex.
,luding Chinese laborers.
SAN FRANcIsco. Nov. 10, Special
Congressman Thomas 3. Reed of Maine,
1ho Is in the city, is vastly pleased at the
.esult of the election, Says he: at is
rue, the enormous maj jorites we received
staggered us for while. Before the
election did not see how it was possible
or US to do more than barely win the fight.
put at the present moment, looking back
md calmly surveying the field OF battle,
md treating with due weight the great
protective issues involved, | only wonder
hat we did not receive more votes. Next
session will be the last of the Fiftieth con-
yress and do not anticipate anything of
Importance will be accomplished. but in
'he ne, fifty-tirst congress, when both houses
believe that tariff bin
will be passed which will reduce the sur.
plus, If there is any, without injuring the
great manufacturing interests of the coun.
ny. ! attribute the republican victory in
West Virginia to the tariff alone. 1t was
not that she loved Cleveland less, but that
'he loved protection more. If | am not
much mistaken the protection slogan has
been the death of the democratic party The
'iege and capture of West Virginia has
broken the ''Soid South" and you will
zee In the campaign of 1892 that the other
southern states will come into the republic
IAN party. Cleveland had many friends in
;he empire state in 1884 who became dis.
luieted with his administration and were
,asting about for an excuse to desert him.
They found it in his free trade message.
This, together with Harrison's popularity
n New York, carried the day.
HELENA, Nov. 10.--Latest returns from
he territory indicate that Carter. republl.
AN candidate for congress. has 4700 ma
ority,. and the Legislature will stand:
Council, eight republicans, four democrats;
n the house the republicans will have
our, and the democrats total vote cannot