, 1888-10-25
COAST DISPATCHES.
A Farmer Falls From His
Wagon and Is Killed.
STABBING AT OREGON CITY.

transportation Around tho Daiies-Land
suits at Portland - The Chinese
Cases at Tacoma.
SrRAouE, w. T., Oct. 20, Special to
THE REvIEw.--This morning Joshua
Intoxicated condition, and when about
FIVE miles from town he fell out Of his
wagon and broke his neck He was found
living in the road dead, by A. w. McDon-
aid Of Fairview.
OREGON CRY, Oct. 90. Special to THE
RENEWAL 3 o'clock this morning two
men, Shelly Murray and Lew Hamilton,
who had been making night of it, got
into o quarrel in saloon, during which
Hamilton whipped out large knife. cut
ting his antagonist 80 severely that his
bowels protruded from frightful cash.
A bystander replaced them, rolled him up
in q blanket, and with some assistance
carried Murray to his home. The cutting
will result fatally. The cause Of the trou-
BILE could not be ascertained. Hamilton is
in Jail.
PORTLAND, Oct. 90, Special to THE
REviEw--Colonel C. II. Mendall president
of the board of engineers. appointed by
the secretary of war to examine into the
advisability and the best methods OF secur-
ing tran sportation around The Dalles, will
be in this city next week to examine plans
which have been prepared by Majors Jones
and Banbury. The work to be inspected
includes plans for canal, portage. railway
and boat railway. The board, of which
Colonel Mendall is president, will meet in
Washington in November, and in Deem
ber their report will be acted upon by
congress.
THE FIRST LODGE.
Oregon Lodge No 80, United Endow.
ment Association was instituted tonight
1t is the first lodge of the order in Oregon.
The officers elected are: Post commander,
DIR. NJ. j. Patton; Commander, G. A.
Wheeler vice-commander, Frank Bruce;
assistant commander, Miss Emma Shep-
herd; recording secretary, Mrs. NJ. A.
Brown financial secretary, Mrs. l.. A.
Chase; guide. Mrs. DR.. Patton; guardian,
Miss II. .M Hudson; sentinel, Miss Laura
Rosenthal; treasurer. j. G. Hollister;
medical examiner, DR.. M, j. Patton.
AKNoCK OUT.
Randolph Heth son of General Heth of
Virginia, was severely beaten by Harry
Nipple, an attache of the Gilman house
in the barroom of the hotel at an early
hour this morning Young Heth, on COM
ing into the barroom left the door open
and Nipple asked him to ''please shut it. :"
Heth. who had been drinking, replied,
''Where came from ! had niggers for
servants: and they were kings compared
to you." Nipple made some answer,
which exasperated Heth, who picked up
some tumblers from the bar and began
throwing them, at the former, Nipple
ran forward and knocked Heth down and
beat him so seriously about the face that u
physician had to be called.
IMPROVING THE RIVERS.
Captain Willard Young, United States
engineer returned to day from an examlna-
tion Of the 'rualatin river, tributary. of
the Willamette. He reports that the river
can easily be improved so as to be naviga-
BILE distance of forty miles. Boats for
merly run on the stream till the West Side
railroad was built The section through
which the river flows IS the best farming
lands in the state, and much of the valley
Ia fifteen miles or more from railroad.
Captain Young left tonight for Salt Lake
City to be absent twenty days.
NINE TIMBER SUITS.
j. B. Montgomery began nine suits
g against the government in the United
States circuit court to-day to compel the
issuance of patents to timber lands which
were taken up in CowitZ county, Wash
ington territory. and afterwards transfer
red TO the plaintiff. Some time ago a suit
of the same nature was decided in Mont
gomery' favor. establishing the precedent
which actuated him to bring the present
suits. The title to 1850 acres of land is
concerned. The plaintiff is one of the
largest holders of timber land in the
Northwest, and is constantly acquiring
more.
PORTLAND, Oct. 10, Special to The Re-
win the suit of w. A. McCarty vs.
J. r. Whittier. for $780, the plaintiff &
portion of $1,000 purse for race be-
tween horses owned by himself and Proeb
stel & DeLove, Whittier acting as stake.
holder, Judge Shattuck, Of the state
circuit court. to-day gave the plaintiff
judgment for the amount sued for. The
defendants horse, Mccullough, beat tn.
plaintiff gray. Daisy, but McCart,
claimed the start was unfair and demanded
the return of the money, which Whittier
refused to do. Judge Shattuck held tina
the horse-race wager was an illegal con
tract, because it was against public policy
and that the better was entitled to Iii,
money if he demanded its return before il
had been paid the winner.
PORTLAND, Ore,. ls. Special to TIL
REVIEW. The will of the late j. Fred
Clark was fled for probate today. d,
leaves his real estate office and business I,
his eldest son and the residue OF his prop
erty TO his wife. which at her death, is /,
be divided between his two sons anc
daughter.
BITTEN ny DOG.
In Hon. Judge Shalick's court thi
morning the damage suit OF Edward Dunn
against William Pfunder, came up. Th
cause arose from the plaintiff being bitter
ed verdict for $400 for the plaintiff.
PLAYED A LOSING GAME.