The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-10-10
The Waterway Convention Society
TO Foster German Immigration.


PORTLAND, Oct. a.-The waterway
convention assembled here to-day.
The time was consumed in the ap.
poiating OF committees and the hear.
ing Of reports. No important buSi-
ness was transacted. Letters were
received from Senators Dolph ami
Mitchell. and Cows. Pennoyer and
senfpIe. expressing regres at being UNI
able 10 attend
The quarterly meeting OF the Oregon
State horticultural Society was held
in this city to-day, with q members
present. During the day the follow
ing subjects were taken up and dis
cuSsed: New incorporation, ques-
tons of legisla ion an. kindred mat
tiers pertaining 10 the interests of the
society.
In the United States supreme court
this morning Judge Sawyer announced
decision affirming the decree of the
United States district court in the
ease of Thompson, neHart q Co. VS..
the British bark NTH. Some time ago
Judge Beaiy gave eomplainants a
veraict f,r $1,000, the same being the
yalsle of lot OF iron spoiled while in
transit from England in the NTH. An
appeal was taken, with the above re-
suit. In summing up the judge said
the evidence showed that the iron was
received in good condition, but had
not been properly slowed, as salt had
been packed on top. During the
voyage hole was made, letting in
water. by the breaking away OF a
mast, bnt nad the salt been properly
tonnaged the mast would doubtless
I have stood.
/ Articles OF incorporation of the
German Immigration Association
were filed with the county clerk this
afternoon. Incorporators; f. 0pilz,
{ G. II, Meussdortfsr, {. A. Aiisky, u.
{ W. Hoelbing, Joseph Groll. Leopold
+ pietz. Alex. Mayer. Capital stock
/ $25.osi. The purpose of The assoeia'
7 ton Is 20 foster and induce immigra,
{ tion, principally German, 10 the state
and adjoining territories. and to find
them employment, etc.
Recently the steamer Twins wa
I leased by the narrow gauge railroad
company 20 go 10 Rays Landing
Yesterday the steamer City of Salem
( undertook to tow her up. \ few miles
+ this side of the destination the I vim:
/ capsized, the boiler and engine falling
/ into the river The engineer barely
escaped with his life.
In the police court to-day Charlie:
Martin, recently arrested here and be
lieyed TO be the man who has beer
committing barglaries in numerous
hotels in this city and on the Sound
asked for two weeks continuance oi
the case in order TO get ready. Thi.
being denied, he waived examination
against the earnest protest of his az
torney. and was held in $1,000 bonds
+ The police are confident they have Sc
cured dangerous man, who has beer
/ operating extensively in the East anc
California
The British ship Argo, in ballasi
from Liverpool. entered al the custom
house this morning.
The Jury in the case of ]. Il. Smith
son against the Oregon Paving & Con
tract Co. in which the plaintiff asked
$500 damages for the death OF a Is
months old child, caused by being rur
over by defendants team, this morn
/ ing brought in verdict for Slfi. Th;
+ Jury was out Ii hours.
The grand lodge, \. Of F., met il
( this city tonight in secret session. NJ
business was done except hearing the
report OF the committee on credentials
Adjourned till 9to-morrow. Alter ad
: tournament OF the grand lodge the
doors we're thrown open for socia
gathering. An Grafton vas delivered
hy A. A. Cleveland OF Astoria and aT
address OF welcome bv +. A. Stevens
OF Portland, after which an elegant
: b4nanet was served the members