, 1888-12-20
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Ds sIEIsitSEs.ks s..
Judge Langford has decided in
the case of Geo. Dacre5 ". the o. Il.
~ y. Co., that a railway company Is
not liable for damages for killing
i've stock before the track Is fenced,
and that owners must keep their cat
tie OF the tracks. The case viii be
appealed 10 the supreme court. If
sustained the railroad companies
wonld not be required to fence their
tracks. II the law il not clear on
tGl- point the next legislature should
uakeit clear
I. II. Cavauaugl, editor and pro
plietor of the Oi. mgia Partisan,
was at the E-moEd hotel yesterday.
In regard to whether there would be
any session Of the Washington ierli-
tory legislature. be said that the peo
pie did not have much hope of IT,
The question Was now i'll the hands
of congress. The bill passed ny the
territorial Legislature changed the
time OF meeting 10 January next and
two years thereafter II rungress
does not approx" Cf tLis bill, the peu
pie of Washington territory are cons
pietely at sea As 10 what Will he the
time for their Legislature to convene.
Portland NelcS.
A Washington special says: First
Eugin er {. W Monroe has been as
signed to temporary duty on the
revenue steamer Ruth, of San Fran
CISCO, anu Second Engineer W. E.
Cutchipgs to do duty on board the
Walcott at Port Townsend The of
ticers are attached 10 the bear, but.
owing to extensive repairs which will
have to be but on the ship, it has
been decided. with the exception of
Capt Healey and a small force to
keep the ship clean, to temporarily
put her out of commission. Capt.
Healey is now preparing specifica~
tons for the repairs, which will be
stTTted very soon at San Francisco.
An EX~BASK PRESIDENT INSANE.
Columbus. Ohio. Dec. BE. l..
Harper, ex-presideut of the Fidelity
National bank, but now in the peni-
Tertiary, became insane this morn
ing.
San Francisco. Dec. 12.-The
missing whaling bark Little Ohio
has been given up as lost. She was
last seen October 3 off Cape LIS
burne near where the Amethyst was
last seen in 1883. She was then pre-
pairing to start for this city, and re-
ported as well to Capt Winchester,
of the bark Francis Palmer. Since
tLen no tidIags have been received
OF her. She was an old vessel, hay
ing been built in 1880. She had one
whale when last seen, and with her
cargo IL worth $4,000. She belong
ed to TIE New Bedford feet, and was
owned by Gilbert Allen and others.
The fate of her captain, Geo. f.
Allen and the crew of 80 men is IN
| kGO Tn.
RUSH FOR THE DESERT LANDS.
Walia Walla, Dec 12.-Owing to
the fact that an eastern company will
shortly construct two immense irri-
eating bitches in Yakima county, ole
north and ono soRth of Yakima river,
considerable excitement has devel-
oped. All the Northern Pacific rail-
road desert land along the line of the
bitches has been optioned during the
past three days. The land office
here is crowded by applicants, taxi
ing land under the desert land act.
| twenty five entries were made tn 5
afternoon,
| CANADIAN ANNExATloN-BUTTER
INTRODUCES JOINT RESOLUTION TO
DAY.
Washington, Dec BIN the house
to day Butterworth, of Ohio, offered
n joint resolution authorizing the
president to invite negotiations look
ing to the assimilation and unity of
the people of the dominion of Cana
da and the United States under one
government, such unity to be based
upon the admission of the several
provinces of the dominion into the
Union upon terms of equality with
! the states.
! MITCHELL's yIEW-HE THINKS WASHING-
TON AND MONTANA WILL BE ADMIT
| TED.
| Washington, Dec. Ex-senator
Mitchell, of Oregon, said last night
that he was IN favor of admitting all
the territories except Utah, but feels
sure that this plan will not be adopt
ed at the present session of congress
There is too much opposition to it
from the south and east, said he.
Democrats cannot unite on it,and the
few who favor it will not act indie
i pendently OF their party This divi-
sion among the democrats will prob
ably result in the admission of Da-
kota and Washington territories
only.
THE NEW NAVAL sTATIoN-INDIGATIONs
THAT 1T WILL RE BUILT On PUGET
| SOUND.
| Washington, Dec 10.-The board
appointed to select site for a naval
station on the Northwest coast will
start West at once, To examine the
country for the best location. The
naval preparations of the English at
Esquamalt, .B, O., have impressed
NJ on the officers of the United States
navy the necessity of Immediate and
adequate counter defences. In re-
gard to the value of the English
do kyard at Esquimalt, b. G., it pre~
sents two phases-onei in regard to
tho United States, and the other in
regard to the control of the Pacific
ocean. 1t is abCu eighteen miles
from Port Angeles and San Juan is
land No 2, and about thirty miles
from the entrance of Puget Sound.
These places could be seized at once
by a naval force issuing from Esqui-
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