, 1888-10-18
NORTHWEST NEWS.
A Large Reward Offered for a
Montana Murderer.
CROOKEDNEss ATPORTTOwNSEND
More Chinese Arrlve-- 8 uicide at 'Frisc0-- -
Oakes En- Route East --- An Es-
Gaping Desperate.

Gaping Desperado.
HELENA, Oct IL Special to THE RE.
VIEW .--Governor Leslie offers $1,000 re-
ward for the apprehension Of the unknown
assassin who fred through the window re.
Gently and killed Assessor Sweet of yell
lowstone county
ACCIDENTALLY KILLED.
A negro named Whittier, q member of
the military band ut Fort Missoula, was
shot and killed by Charley Fisher, col
ored saloon keeper. The men were in the
habit of pointing guns at each other as a
joke. The occurrence became humorous
once too often. Fisher claims it was an
accident.
SAN Francisco, Oct. l5...-A decision
was rendered by Judge Sawyer, in the
United States circuit court to-day, upon
the two test cases under the recent Chinese
exclusion act. The court affirms the con-
stitutionality of the act and holds that all
Chinese now in the harbor, as well as those
on the way here from China. must be sent
back. The steamer City of Pekin, which
arrived to-day FROM China and Japan,
brought 124 Chinese, and the steamer
| Partia, from the same place via Victoria,
| b. c., brought ll9 Chinese.
| 1t is estimated that this decision will
affect about $4,000 Chinese as there are
over 10000 return certificates still out.
standing and it is believed that there are
about 5000 Cinnamon in their native
country who had lived here before the re-
striction act was passed, and who, before
the passage of the exclusion bill, would
have been enabled to re.enter this country
under the claim of being prior residents.
| About 600 Chinese have arrived in this
port since the approval OF the exclusion
act and about 700 others are now on the
way from China. The decision of the
court, which is very lengthy, declares
that the language Of the act is exact
and capable of bearing but one construc-
was signed by the President, and though
the petitioners in the cases were upon the
high seas at the time the act was ap-
proved, it operates on them. Between the
two governments the treaties are like 9TH
er laws conferring rights as long as they
are enforced, and the court holds that the
right of congress to legislate in such mat
ter as to control and repeal stipulations OF
treaties has been clearly recognized.
ject within its legislative power is as
binding upon the courts as the treaty
upon the same subject. Both are binding
except as the latter one conflicts or inter-
feres with the former
PoRT TOWNSEND, Oct. Is 1.-Two special
agents of the treasury department are now
here investigating the Puget Sound Gus
toms department. VIM. M. Haines, the
chief deputy for twelve years, has been
dismissed and G. A. Thurman has been
appointed as his successor. One irreRu-
larity, is overcharRinR vessels clearing
which mas been going on for many years
and has netted some one several thousands
of dollars.
United States Attorney Munday states
that Il. A. Gardner, arrested for opium
smuggling, has turned states evidence,
taking one years imprisonment and $2,'
500 fine, which was refused.
Developments are promised in the
Haines trial at Buffalo which will aston
ish the people on the coast.
The steamer Ancon, which arrived here
today from Alaska with Chinese passen
gers, passed through British waters but
did not touch at foreign port, was mol
allowed to land. Other puzzling ques
tions regarding the Chinese question have
arisen and Collector Brookes has tele
graphed to Washington for further in
structions.
PoRr TOWNSEND. Oct. II, Special t
THE REvIEw.--The special treasur
| agents, now luNssIlkhiluG ncIC, auhoubN
that considerable financial deficiency ia
been discovered, but the amount has bee
M ide goOl.
S. Crowley. one of the special agents,
the officer who enlrapped Gardner at Og
densburg and Chicago. He is said to hav
important revelations in store.
. PORTLAND, Oct. Is, Special Telt
Rran.--rwo young men, Mario
Albert Hodeton and John Hods
ton, stole horse from Charles Walker
who lives on the old immigrant road, nea
Sandy river, Sunday. Walker discovere
q the horse gone and gave pursuit. He SUI
. ceeded in heading off the ethieves at Sand!
t Walker told John Hodgton, who was rit
8 ing the stolen hoise, to throw up b
p bands. This HodQton refused to do, br
t reined up the animal and quickly. di
j. mounted. AS he got of he put his han
n on his pocket. Walker, who was arme
Q with a shotgun, heavily charged VII
n took effect in the right breast. HodRte
y survived two hours. Before he died
j. made a full confession, exonerating h
n Younger brother from all blame in Il
q crime.
4 Los ANGELES. Oct. Is, Special Tel
= pram.-The revolving story that the CT
q scavanger was feeding dead horses, maj
n of them CLAN dered, to the hogs whi
were afterwards placed In the marke
n here, has been verified by Corresponds
- visiting the boneyard. where t
|, horses in all stages of decompo
Il tion were found lying about.
n Que place was a pen in which 230 large
r. hogs we're wallowing, surrounded by
~ half.picked bones and half-devour
chunks of horse flesh.
IN eAMBIER's SUICIDE.
,e Frank Woolshed, q prominent gambl