The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-11-17
WIRED WESTWARD.
Interesting Witness in The Parnell Case
A Deadly Encounter-Persistent Settlers
on Observation-Disclosures
Lynching.

Matthews and j. G. Woodruff had q
fight yesterday morning at New
roads, over a land purchase. Mat.
thews was killed and Woodruff is
dying. Both are well-known citizens.
APALsE RUMoR.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-The state
ment that ex-minister Foster pre-
sented claims for two million dollars
against Mexico is declared to be un-
true here. Foster went to Mexico on
private business and presented no
claims.
QUITE PROBABLE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-Indica-
tions for Oregon and Washington
territory are fair weather, followed
in the western portion by rain; varia-
BILE winds, with warmer temperature.
BELIEVED TO BE LOST.
BOMBAY, Nov. 16.-The coasting
steamer Vartarina, which left Dutch
India for Bombay with 800 natives
on board. is q week overdue. lE is
supposed she foundered in the re-
cent cyclone and that all hands on
board we're lost.
RUINED BY DRINK.
WALLINaFoBD, Conn, Nov. 16.-
Solon G. Jenkins, formerly a pros
porous merchant, but who has gone
to the dogs through drink, last night
shot and killed his father-in- law,
Stephen Anthony, aged 60 years. He
threatened all the rest of The family
With death. He was arrested and
locked up. The angry citizens threat
en- to lynch him.
WILL PROSECUTE A RAILROAD.
NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-The Herald
says the interstate commerce COM
mission will probably take a hand in
in the west bound freight rate war
and prosecute the roads which have
been secretly cutting rates in viola
ton of law. The Pennsylvania Co.,
is believed to be the chief offender.
SOME DIDN'T LET GO.
CHAMBERLIN, Oak, Nov. 16.-In
February, 1856, president Arthur
issued a proclamation declaring Grow
creek, Winnebego reservation open
for settlement, and q large number of
people flocked to the lands. Soon
after president Cleveland's inaugura.
ton he withdrew the lands from
market and ordered all the settlers
of. Many left, but a large number
are still living on the lands, and are
circulating a petition asking that the
lands be again thrown open to settle
ment and that they be allowed to
perfect their titles.
AN INTERESTING WITNESS.
LONDON, Nov. 16-The proceedings
III the Parnell commission to-day
were made interesting by the appear.
ance on the witness stand of Lady
Mountmorris, whose husband was
murdered at Cloubar county, Galway,
in 1880. Lady Mountmorris testified
that friendly feeling existed be-
tween her husband and his tenants
on the Eberhall estates at Cloubar
until the land league began holding
meetings there. In July, 1880, her
husband obtained a writ Of eject
ment against tenant. In the fol
lowing September, while witness was
in Scotland, her husband was shot
When she went to Ireland to attend
the funeral she heard that the men
refused to assist in putting the
coffin in the house. Witness left
Eberhall in October. While on hel
way to the steamer people laughed
and hooted at her, and stones were
thrown at her eight-year-old son
Her husband received threatening
notices only after the league meet
ings had been held. Sir Charles
Russell, counsel for parties, was pro.
ceeding in the cross examination oi
Lady Mountmorris upon the exact
dates of the league meetings alluded
to, when witness tainted and would
have fallen to the floor, had not The
court officer caught her. Sir Charles
thereupon intimated that he would
not proceed with the cross examlna
tion.