, 1888-12-13


and the logs were jam med more tightly,
until he was almost squeezed to death.
He was finally discovered by his
wife, who heroically waded out and at last
extricated the man. So badly crushed
was he that death soon followed. De-
ceased was AZ years old, and leaves large
family.
The funeral Of the late Mrs. I. B. Will
cox, who met with terrible death In the
railroad accident near Tacoma yesterday
morning, will take place in this city to-
morrow afternoon.
PORTLAND, Dec: 10, pecial...The
Seattle last night and will resume her
trips to Sound ports tomorrow. She has
been thoroughly overhauled and renovated
and Is now In excellent condition.
The Ladies' Benevolent Association or
ganized here to-day, to provide for the
poor of this city.
The following special is from Yaquina
bay regarding the grounding of the
steamer Yaquina City: The Oregon De-
velopment Company's tug Hawser was
carried away as she was bringing the
Yauuina Bay in yesterday afternoon, caus-
ing the latter to run onto the sand spit at
the Jetty. Her stern lies in twenty-five
feet of water. The passengers and freight
ment jetty. With the assistance OF two
tugs they hope to get her of safely TO.
John Wyatt's wife, living two miles
west of town, gave birth to triplets yester-
day. All are doing we'll.
An Oregonian special from Denver
says: Some time ago, in Portland, Or.
James A. Waller married Miss Clara
Meyer, who was the possessor of several
thousand dollars. Coming to Denver on
q wedding tour, Waller thought it good
plan to increase his wife's fortune at the
gaming table, but unfortunately lost all.
On hearing it Mrs. Waller commenced an
action against the proprietor of the gamb.
lino-house for the recovery of $4,000. At
ter brief trial the jury to-day brought in
verdict in favor of the plaintiff of $1,000.
Notwithstanding diliQent search and in
quiry made, as yet no clue has been OBJ
tained of the identity of the unknown
man who leaped from the Morrison street
bridge several nights ago. No trace of
the body has yet been found, and nothing
discovered of the whereabouts Of the old
man named Barnard, who has been miss
ing several days from his home. Barnard
is supposed to nave been partially insane
and the general impression is that he is
the man who jumped from the bridge.
theiLaC Chapelle family near st. Louis. Mar
ion county. Amadi La Chapelle. head of
the family, was first taken down with the
disease several weeks ago and had nearly
recovered when his two nephews, who live
| with him, were stricken. When his two
children contracted the contagion, and in
taking care of them he caught
cold, and suffered relapse.
from which it is thought
he will die. The family is in a destitute
condition, and as there is no one TO attend
to them, they we're in actual want, having
nothing in the house to eat. Yesterday
Father Vermeersch OF st. Louis learned Of
their destitute condition and carried them
food To-day County Judge Shaw ordered
| a special quarantine officer to see that they
are provided with necessary food and
proper nursing.
-Four children of Louis Sequin, al
| Woodburn, are very low with typhoid
fever, complicated with disease re
sembling cow-pox.
During the smallpox scare at Wood
burn few days ago. the members of {
family vaccinated themselves and th'
eldest girl, in performing the operation
cut cash an inch long and very deep il
which she inserted bovine virus. She II
very low from fever and the effects OF thi
vaccination. The chances of her recover!
are poor.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10, Special.-Il
the United States circuit court this after
noon Judge Sabin denied the motion o
the Oregon Improvement Coal Compan,
for new trial in the suit of the Excelsio
Coal Company against them. in which dam
ages were awarded plaintiff for $1,000
The original suit was for 100000.
William Muldownev, cook on tn
British ship City of Athens, walked over
board last night and drowned. He leave
wife and six children.
The United States appraiser has re
ported in the matter Of $500 tons of jaw
sugar, consigned to the American refinery
and which was seized, together with tn
after fifteen experiments he had found til
sugar had been artifcially colored, an
that instead of being below the Dutc
standard. No. 13, as represented. it shoul
he classed between grades Nos. 13 and II
Dutch standard, which pays duty OF 2s
cents pound. In accordance with thi
finding, the refinery company to-day pal
$62, ,40l additional duty, and as 1t can't b
showed the refinery is at fault, Collecto
Hager states the cargo will be released
but be sampled frequently while the vess'
is unloading.
Papers in the election contest of Charlie
X. Bonestell. defeated the candidate o
the republican ticket for the superic
bench against Walter II. Levy, demo
crat, who received majority of 296 vote
were fled to-day, He alleges fraud o
the part of election officers and declare
that errors occurred in the canvass {
votes TO the extent of more than S87 vot,
in favor Of Judge Levy.
Judge Lawler this afternoon sentence
Joseph Rosenbeim, alias Sleepy Jake, r.
sando Sanchey and Fernando Newman
three men who attempted to swindle lrvi
Baruch by means Of bogus money-mal
ing machine, to one years imprisonmel