, 1888-11-22
OF HOME INTEREST
A Railroad LabOrer Receives
$4,000 for His Eyesight.
A Chinese Murderer to Hang at Frisco
Mongolians Allowed 20 Land--.
TacOma's New Paper.

laborer, began suit in the circuit court
here against Nelson Bennett q railroad
contractor, to secure $4,000 for the total
loss OF his eyesight, caused by the prema-
ture explosion of blast in the Cascade
tunnel. The jury gave Anderson n verdict
for $4,000. Bennett carried the case to
the supreme court, which to-day affirmed
the judgment of the lower crurt, and with
in week Anderson will get his money.
August Roth began suit to-day for S20,-
900 damages from the Northern Pacific
humber Company for injuries received
while in their employ, which he claims
was due to negligence on their part. Roth
was confined to his bed for eighty.two
days.
PoRrLAND, Nov. 10, Special To-day
the board OF directors of the Oregon a.
California Railroad Company held a reeu-
lar meeting. The only business of any
Importance transacted was the selection of
William II. Mills of San Francisco as
land agent for the company
Charles Knight. a brakeman on the Ore
eon d California railroad, was killed by
AN extra freight train tonight. He was
found dead just above town.
PORTLAND, Nov. 20. Specialize new
cases of smallpox we're reported. So far
there has been more smoke than fire. Irre-
sponsible newspapers have circulated
Siooo'y SAuEsciptCu I'pOitS WulCu uuNt
caused some excitement, for which
there was no ground whatever. In
San Francisco, for instance. there are
more cases of smallpox all the year round
than the few that have created such a sen.
sation here.
Allen Smith, indicted for the seduction
of Mary Feldberg, aged l3, is still con-
fined in the county Jail awaiting trial, as
the girl cannot be found. 1t is supposed
that Smiths friends have paid her well to
leave the state.
JOS Sedgmlre in this city on November
2l, 1888. was to-day granted decree of
divorce on the grounds of gross and habit
ual drunkenness. Mrs Sedgman was
granted the custody of her minor children
and permitted to resume her maiden name
of Condor.
The jury case of Lee Tay, tried for mur-
derously assaulting Ching Foo, was dis
charged this afternoon, being unable to
agree. It stood ten for conviction and
two for acquittal.
A careful examination Of the stock of the
nftn OF Deal K O'Reilly, who made an as.
signment here few days ago, for the
benefit Of their creditors, it is ascertained
that the assets of the firm are less than
800, 200, and the liabilities foot up nearly
$26 600
WALLA WALIA, Nov. 21, Special-It is
definitely ascertained that the man who
purchased ticket for Nebraska on the
day Davis was killed, came from up coun-
try and is known to the conductor of the
train. The intimations of local paper
that Davis was killed by train is utterly
unfounded. There is almost certain evil
dence of murder. The detectives here
think they have good clue. Develop
ments are expected inside of forty eight
hours.
f.. X. Boweby. who recently killed Len
Campbell. at Comas prairie. in quarrel
about some sheep, had his preliminary
examination on Tuesday. at Pendleton
His bond was fixed at $4,000. The neigh
horhood defends the action of the prisoner.
Boweby is in delicate health and will not
live long, especially if jailed.
| The board of health and school directors
have ordered the immediate vaccination of
the school children. the poor free,
WALLA WALLA, Nov. 49, Special "A
reward of $1,000 has been offered for the
arrest of the murderer of Thomas Davis.
whose body was found two miles out of
town with the head nearly cut off by "a
| Ratchet. The murdered man was seen
| Friday morning in company with a noto-
rious ex-convict. A description of this
man tallies with that of the man who pur-
chased a ticket hurriedly on Friday even
ing for Nebraska.
Dick Barnes, u well known horseman
anil native of Virginia. aged 81, was
found dead near the city cemetery to-day
| The whole top of his head was blown off
by Winchester rifle which lay under
meath him. He borrowed the rife two
weeks ago and left town. saying he was
going out on the range after some horses
and it is evident that he committed suicide
the same day. He was heavily in debt,
having lost everything at the late races
here.
j. X. Nicksrson was thrown from a
wagon on Saturday and had his arm brok.
en- in two places.
| w. p. Bruce, an old pioneer of this sec.
tion. died Saturday at Waitsburg of Par
alysis.
Richard Keeling, a we'll known hotel
man, proprietor OF the Stine house for
years, died this afternoon.
SAN Francisco. Nov. q, Special -
Long Ling, the Cbinaman who murdered
his uncle. was sentenced to death this
afternoon by Judge Hunt. The date fixed
for the execution was December 2S. The
ksupreme court refused new trial.
The police surgeon held an autopsy this
afternoon on the body of Mitchell Block,
who was supposed to have died from the
effects OF q blow struck by John Goodwin
The autopsy showed that death was caused
by diphtheria. Goodwin was discharged
William Boyd, of Chinese. certificate
fame, who returned from Australia recent
ly, was arrested this afternoon on bench
warrant issued by the United States circui
court and committed to Alcatraz to be helt
as witness in the Ciphricio case.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 21.-Assistaut Sec
retary Maynard telegrapns to the cOllecto
of customs at San Francisco to-day az fol
lowe: Referring TO the case Of the Chi
nese laborers from Seattle on the Ameri
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