, 1889-01-17
oRKaoN's LEGIsLATURE CoNvENEs.

OREGON's LEGIsLATUREC CONyENEs.
After u Warm Contest the Hon. E. l..
smith IL Chosen speaker OF the House.
SALEM. Or, Jan. A. Special. Both
branches of the Oregon legislature organ.
ized to-day, the house by the election of
". l.. Smith of Hood River. as speaker,
and the senate by the election of Joseph
Simon of Portland IA president. Governor
Pennoyer's message will be submitted
Wednesday, and next Tuesday the leRis-
lature will elect United States Senator
10 succeed Dolph. Mr.. Dolph seems to
have the inside track and the chances are
very favorable for his election. warm
but friendly contest was made for the
speakership by the friends OF Smith,
u. r. Thompson of Portland, j. i. Apper.
son Of Oregon City, and 4. T. Geer of
Marion county. Thompson lead in the
caucus until ne9s was received that Simon
had carried the caucus for president of the
senate. when part of his support left and
went TO Smith, not wishing to give the
two offices 10 Portland, and as Smith then
had enough votes, he was declared the
caucus nominee
SALEM. Ore, Jan. Is, Special.-A mys.
terious shooting affair occurred on tn g
overland train this evening mt a poin t
near Gervais.
Frank A. Pearson, formerly of San
Francisco. and on his way here, WAS
standing on the platform OF the immi-
! grant coach, when he was
SHOT THREE TIMES,
each bullet taking effect, but none fatally.
One struck the outer part OF the
left arm. below the elbow, one in
the back, at the base of the LETT shoulder
blade, and one in the back Of the neck at
the left side.
The wounded man WAS taken of ths
train here and Drs. Cusick, Holmes and
Richardson are probing for the Oul lets.
The man is about 35 years old and a
ScotchuIan, we'll educated and we'll dressed.
He says he mas no idea
VINO DID THE SHOOTING
and has not an enemy he knows Of.
He left Portland this evening and is II
stout man, black, ehort cropped whiskers,
heavy set, about five feet eight inches tall, =,
clothes of brown tweed and Ia somewhat
reticent of the facts about himself. A
friend, he says, was travelling with him,
but will not give the name OF this friend.
The shots were fired through the door of
the coach and the conductor says man
got of the train while
UNDER FULL. SPEED.
This man had u Northern Pacific ticket,
wore a wide slouch hat. heavy blonde mus.
tache and 10 large man.
The supposed shooting was intended for
u man named Albert Glandop. who stood
beside Pearson on the platform. and that
Glandon, who went on to Harrisburg,
knows who shot.
Glandon will doubtless bo sent for.
IL ia difficult to get the facts
tonight. AZ the wounded man is
suffering much and will not talk and no
person from the train, who knew full
facts, was secured. i
Those In the car .ft% "- :
WE'RE so scARED
that little intelligence has been obtained
asyss' ,.,,,o, h, ,..,, - 49,, y, :. ,..,,
Physicians are probing for one,in the back,
which evidently glanced from the shoul-
der blade donwards. Ia ,.,.a a. .f,., sue .,f
SALEM, Or, Jan. Is, Special 7--A large
number OF bills we're introduced in both
houses of the Legislature to-day
President Simon of the senate appointed
the usual committees. f.r
Speaker Smith of the house will not ap-
point quantities. until next Monday.
Both houses will meet in joint convention
at IL A. M. tomorrow to heal. Governor
Pennoyer's message.
dentiai 1al electors. ss Z. ". Fulton, Robert s
Mclean and William Kapus, met in the
governors office by his invitation and cast
their vote for Harrison and Morton Full
ton takes the vote to Washington.
SALEM. Jan. IA. Special. al.-Articles of
incorporation were filed to-day in the Sec
retary's Office 10y the Dalles Portage Com
psny, Il. W. Paget. IL. d. Chapman and
+. II. Taylor incorporators, with the prin.
cipal office in Portland and capital stock
of $5OO.000 Its object ia the building
and operating of line of railway from u
point opposite tho DalIes to point oppo-
site Cello.
SALEM, Jan. Ia. Special. AN Indian
pupil at Chemawa, Daniel Boone, died
this morning from pulmonary. trouble
brought on by blowing on band instru'
I. ments. He had only been sick since Sun
day.
S,LKM Or. Jan. 10, Special. The re.