, 1888-12-13

muoio VI sieepiuR In large arm Cnalr.
The gas.jet was found partly turned on
and as the stopcock was in good order his
relatives are at q loss to account for the
manner In which the cock was turned, as
they scout the idea Of his having COM
mitted suicide.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 10, Special
George Fl. Wenold and II. II. Pearson,
former proprietors Of the Baldwin hotel,
filed petition in insolvency to-day. The
liabilities are over 87O,0O0 no assets.
The heaviest creditors are. e. ]. Baldwin,
Improvement company, $57l2.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 10.--The steamer
Yaquina Bay, the property of Colonel
Egerton, president Of the Oregon Devel-
opment company, went on the rocks au
Yaquina bay during heavy pale last
night, and will be total loss. The pas.
sen0ers and crew were saved. The vessel
was valued at 5000, 900.
SAN Francisco, Dec. 10, Special. The
! railroad companies interested in the Col
den Gate speculation will lose something
like $4,000 on the initial trip. The train
brought out five people and took back six,
being an increase of 20 per cent in their
business.
SAN Francisco, Dec. II, Special.-A
telegram from Yaquina City. Or. to
Manager Hoag Of the Oregon Development
Company, states that the steamer Yaouina
Bay, which went aground there Sunday
night, IS still resting on the bar, but there
are strong hopes of getting her of to.mor-
row. An examination of her bottom
showed that she Is not materially injured.
Divers with wrecking appliances have been
sent from this city to assist in saving the
| steamer.
SAN Francisco, Dec II, special.-The
tug Thistle is ashore high and dry at Rogue
river. She was driven on the beach dur
ing the recent storm. Captain Reed of
the New Zealand Insurance Company has
gone North TO see about launching her
again. She is insured for $4,000.
SAN Francisco, Dec. IL, Special. ALI
that can be said of the condition of trade
is that business is fair after the continual
decline for several weeks. Wheat is
steadier, in sympathy with the slight inn
not, increased correspondingly and
few days ago was quiet
at 8 IL cents, when it had been stationery
for several months. suddenly advanced
and is now stiff at 8 cents per pound.
Wool is buoyant at last weeks advance
and stocks here now are less than 5025
pounds. The duties collected by the San
Francisco custom house during the first
eleven months OF the year amount to up
wards of 80, 900 900 against 81, ,000, 900 last
year during the same time.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. IL, Special. An
ocean race began this morning between
the Birth Bark Gervan. Captain Nisbet,
1877 tons and the Pass, CaptainiM Dowell,
| 1879 tons. Both vessels were laden with
grain bound for Queenstown. The Cir
van was towed out at o'clock this morn
ing, followed Immediately by her rival.
| PORT TOWNSEND, Dec. H. Special
The new cable for the Puget Sound Tele-
graph Company has arrived from Ger
The cable will be placed between Seattle
and Port Bakely.
The steamship Islander has
arrived in Victoria from
Scotland via San Francisco. She belongs to
the same company as the steamer, and will
run between Vancouver and Victoria. She
cost $4,000
!. Landergraf eloped last Monday with
a young lady from Seattle named Nellie
Smith. Her father was averse
to his daughters marriage, and they went
to Victoria. where they were married. The
| Victoria police were notified to prevent The
marriage, but as both parties were of leRa
ages, the couple were united in st
James church, Victoria.
OLYMPIA. Dec. l2.-District court ad
journed to-da0 until February.
The case of f. j. Parker. one of tbs
penitentiary commissioners, vs.. Territorial
Auditor Murphy, on writ of mandate Il
compel the issuing of warrants to pay thu
commissioners per diem as well as {
regular salary was argued befor'
Judge Allyn yesterday. Messrs. Emister
and Sharpstein representing the commits
sioners, and Attorney General Metcalf ap
pearing for the territory. The opinion o
the attorney-general was published som,
time ago. The court having heard all thu
arguments, took the case under advise
ment.
The Mason county election contest case
in which Auditor Taylor was plaintiff
ballots had been tampeIed with an'
could not be admitted in evidence.
The board of trade met last evening an,
considered the question of submitting
plan to the government for the formation
Of fresh water harbor near Olympia
Various naval officers have recommends,
that such plan should be presented, a
the entire cost would not probably excee
100000. The project is to run dar
across the bay and put in locks in th
the vicinity of Buffers Cove. This woul
give the government the finest naval shiy
yard in the United States, at small cost
DENVER, Col, Dec. IL. Special w or
reached here to-day from the Oura
agency, Green River, Utah. that Colorow
the celebrated chief of the Southern Utes
. had died at the agency yesterday OF pner
monia. The old chief was most famous !
the West and was the leader in the Meeke
: massacre and also in the Colorow war j
the Garfield country, year ago lei
,, August. Since this last outbreak he hs
been under military surveillance, whic
. has greatly worried him. About mont
: : ago be was taken with Q violent cold WhiC