, 1888-11-22

ger OF TINS system.
HELENA, Nov. Is, Specialize hall
breed Godas, who murdered farmer Em
body near Helena. aud escaped from jail
a short time before the day set for his ex'
,cution Is still held at Edmonton, N. W.
t., waiting the arrival of the extradition
papers from Ottawa and Washington.
Godas has been in the Edmonton district
for the past two months, but managed to
elude the police until last week. Severa!
times they came upon camp fire started
by Godas, and ut one place they found his
hat, coat and blankets hanging to tree
There is a brother Of the man whom
Godas murdered living at Lake Anpe,
near Edmonton, who is awaiting the op.
portunity to avenge his brothers deaih
and il Is probable Godas may not get out
of the country alive.
GRANTS Pass, Oregon, Nov. l6. Spe-
| cial--John Porter, late of Oroville, Gala,
who had located on Canyon creek, about
| five miles from Kerby, was found dead in
his cabin, lying with his face and hands
in the FIRE place, the flesh being consider:
ably burned of. An inquest was held and
the verdict rendered was death from natur-
al causes, no marks of violence being
found. In his pockets were found Sl0l.75
vile of Sll0O and a Waltham silver
watch. The deceased had been in this
country about three months. Previous to
his coming here he had worked one and
one.half years in the Big Bend and on the
tunnel on Feather river, California. He
was Frencnman and has so far as can be
learned, no relatives In this country.
The remains we're given respectable
burial in Kerby cemetery.
SEATTLE. Nov. II, Specialize United
States authorities have quietly subp9naed
several witnesses to proceed from here to
New York forthwith to attend the trial Of
j. Z. Haines of this city for completely in
the stealing Of smuRgled opium from the
Ogdensburg custom house. Ex-Deputy
Postmaster Colkitt Is now on his way east
and at O'Clock tomorrow morning w. J.
Wallis, manager of the Pacific Postal Tel
egraph Company, and George n. Snow,
manager of the Western Union, leave for
Ogdensbure, having been subp9naed for
the same trial.
OLYMPIA, Nov. Is, Special. al.-Thomas
Hughes of Steilacoom, carpenters mate on
the surveying schooner Ernest, now lying
in the bay, obtained leaveof absence
yesterday to visit friends down the
sound. He left on the steamer
Potter, and when about four miles down
the bay, for some unknown reason,
climbed over the rail On the upper deck
and stood on guard holding on to davits of
the boat suspended there. heavy sea
was on and the steamer gave a lurch
which threw the unfortunate man over
board. Captain Potter Immediately
stopped the steamer and had boats low
cred, but Hughes had sunk before they
reached him.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ia formal Or
der was issued by the secretary of war to-
day to relieve General Scho6eld at his own
request of the command Of the army of the
Atlantic, owing to his inability to perform
the necessary work in addition to the gen
eral command of the army. General How
ard was transferred from the Division
of the Pacific to the Division of the Allan
tic; General Miles from the Department of
Arizona to the Division of the Pacific, and
Colonel ericsson of the 10th cavalry to the
Department of Arizona.
SALEM, Nov. 15, Special.-The Butte.
vile, Marion county, public school was
closed on account of smallpox. A day or
two ago boy named Briggs was taken
down with the disease while in the school
room. The community is greatly disturbed
over this new case, as nearly every pupil
in the school had been in contact
with the boy for several days. County
Judge Shaw has appointed John Hoeffer
quarantine officer at Buttevile with orders
to isolate all cases and enforce the law.
No other new cases are reported in the
county.
CoLFAx, Nov. II, Special.-The east
bound freight, due here at ! :45 A. NJ,
broke In two at the crest and the front
part came down the grade at an enormous
speed, colliding with the Moscow freight
which was waiting on the main track,
causing a complete wreck. The locomo-
tive OF the runaway was also considerably
seriously injured, and it is doubtful if he
will recover. Conductor Barnes had his
knee sprained. Fireman McOlaine re-
ceived slight injuries. A lady passengers
condition Is considered very precarious.
ALBANY, Ore. Nov. Is, Special. VIM.
r. Common, a well.known citizen of this
city, died suddenly this morning of heart
disease. He had been an invalid for
some years, but had been in his usual
health previous to his death. He leaves a
wife and two daughters, Mrs. Joseph Tyler
OF this city and Mrs. S. e. Doris of Crook
Cannon participated in the Yakima Indian
war.
SALEM, Nov. II, Special I'D. A. Rich.
ards, the Portland forger. completes a FIVE
years term in the penitentiary on Monday
and will then be released. He has been
acting as waiter in the officers dining
room for the past two years and has been
An outside trusty for that time. AS trusty
he was allowed two days time for every
one he served, so he gets of with little
over half time.
OLYMPIA, w. T.. Nov. II. Special
One hundred dollars reward has been of.
fered for the recovery of the bodv of