, 1889-01-31

signed call has been issued for q mass
meeting of the citizens Of Portland
to be held on Wednesday even,
ing. The announced purpose Of
the meeting is the organization
OF a law and order league. The call is
signed by a number of the prominent men
OF the city. The meeting will be address
ed by Major Helton, the noted temper.
ance lecturer from Washington City.
PoRT TOWNSEND, Jan. 81, Special. "A
corps OF American railroad engineers
leave here tomorrow morning for CO.
quimbo, Peru, under an engagement with
the Chilian government TO superintend the
surveying and construction of lines of
railway from coast cities to interior points
adjacent TO the Argentine Republic. The
Chilian government has contracted with
the North and South American
Construction Company of New York
to build lines which will penetrate the
silver mines and facilitate the settlement
of that country. Agents are now on the
coast negotiating for nearly ten million
ties and timber, All articles, including
Nearly 600 engineers and over 5000 labor.
ers will be engaged for service in Chill
this fall. The road will probably be
$500 miles in length. Among the party
leaving here are M. b. Smith
of Philadelphia, lately connected
with the Pullman company, and +. T. N.
MeDouRall of Sheffield England, and G.. IA. .
Webb Of Chicago who have for years teen
employed by the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy road and recently with the Seattle,
Lake Shore d Eeastern railway. Captain
II. w. Delton, the Cbilian CONSUL had
not received any authentic information
concerning the enterprise recently, but
said that the understanding as formerly
intended was to formulate II railway sys-
TEN with all the principal cities of Peru
and Chill with the rich silver mining dis.
tricts of the Andes mountains. The gov.
ernments have granted to the bondholders
os those companies lease of all the prin-
cipal government mines for ninety. nine
years and contract for the building of
roads which are necessary for the devel.
opment of those properties. The read will
probably commence near Islay Penn and
run to Perro de Pasro, where very rich
mines are located. The timber necessary
for construction will be taken from Puget
Sound and arrangements fer chartering
vessels are being perfected.
TACOMA, Jan. ga man was arrested
to day and removed to the city Jail suffer.
ing from dilsrium tremens. There
was nothing on his person to
saw him before he reached
his present state say be was a printer
from Montana recently arrived. He 10 in
q very precarious condition. A few days
ago . sailor, Charles Wilson, who had
been mate of q bark recently paid
OF at Port Townsend, was sent
by the British consul of Gig Harbor close
to here TO become mate Of the bark Eu-
genie loaded with lumber. On arrival
there, Wilson found the berth filed but
waited few dnys being provided with
quarters in the cabin "a he was
very sick. To-day he took an overdose cf
laudanum from the medicine chest in the
cabin, and at last accounts was being
walked up and down the deck with little
hope of recovery. The tug sent to bring
Wilson to the hospital has not yet arrived.
H. c. Davis. assistant to President
Cakes of the Northern Pacific, leaves in
the morning for st. Paul. Davis says
Oakes departure from st. Paul to the
coast has been delayed and that he will
not leave for more than week yet.
PoRT TOWNSEND, Jan. 29.-Advices
from Alaska say the winter there has 90
far been a very discouraginR one to the
people OF the territory owing to severe
storms. The heaviest snow storm since
1875 occurred this winter and owing to
the depth Of snow upon the ground traders
and hunters have undergone great deal
OF delay in preparing for the coming hunt.
ing and prospecting trips.
TACOMA, Jan. 2S, Special.-Almost
daily for several weeks the Ledger has
been publishing an item about the disap-
pearance OF George N. Thomas from the
Central hotel and insinrating that he had
been murdered by a gang ut Morgan's for
the $3.50 he carried. IL now appears that
Thomas had forged check on which he
had obtained the money from the Tacoma
national bank, or ut least uttered forged
check. Thompson the chief of police,
says he has been hunting for Thomas for
some time, but could not say anything in
reply to the attacks ef the Ledger till now.
No clues to the whereabouts of Thomas
can be found.
Another case of smallpox was discovered
to-day. Stoffer Smith, q sailor from Am.
sterdam, aged about As went to the,F Fanny
Paddock hospital u few days ago, on his
arrival in the city and to-day he was
found broken out all over. The health
officers decided 1t WAS smallpox and re.
moved him TO the pesthouse. Smith has
never been vaccinated.
Colonel Parker Of the Walla Walla
Statesman, who 10 here, ridicules the
charges made against the penitentiary
commissioners published in the Unioo,
and says they eminate from . man he was
Obliged 10 discharge for opening his
private letters. Az chairman Of the peni-
teutiary commissioners he has just secured
the payment Of the disputed salaries BY
order from the supreme court OF justice.
u. Q. Sullivan, With q force Of men
mines near Seattle, arrived TO-DAY, Ia
says work hss been resumed by ali the
miners Of the Seattle district and matters
are anicably arranged. II 10 supposed be
viii 70 on TO Roslyn in the morning, whore
new men will be put in the pl aces Of the
atrikera on Wodnesdav