, 1889-08-15
PACIFIC PARTICLES.
Minister to Turkey Hirsoh in
Portland and Indisposed.
But Recovering.
The Festive Thrashing Machine
Throws Man on Moving
Circular Saw.
General News from Different Parts
of the West and
Northwest.
ESPECIAL rxLEonAM TO THE REVIEW.

PORTLAND, Aug. 12.--Hon. Solomon
Hirsch, minister to Turkey, arrived here
to-day. He had been sick for week in
New York just before starting across the
continent and reached here greatly IA
tigued. He will remain here about three
weeks to settle his affairs up when he
will leave with his family for Turkey.
Before his departure he will be rendered
a banquet which, it is expected, will
equal that rendered Senator Sergeant at
San Francisco before he left for Ger
many.
Next Monday evening forty menbers
of the O. a. X. and Woman's Relief
Corps of the Oregon department will go
by the Northern Pacific train TO the en-
campment at Milwaukee. The escur-
sion Will be in charge of Colonel w. A.
Bentz of Portland and Colonel w. ~.
Ladue of Salem The Grand Army OF
this state win carry with the expedition
one car loaded solid with the various
grains, fruits and mineral products of
Oregon.
John Seelbincer, Tualatin farmer,
who came to this city last week to seek
for wife who had skipped out with
$1,000 of his money, has been unable to
find her He has advertised in the local
papers, agreeing to give the wife her re-
lease If she will return the money.
The man who jumped out of the
second story of the Union block upon a
| stone pavement, when caught burglar
i2ing the office Of DR.. Welch, was iden
titled by DR.. Redpatb OF the Steilacoon
asylum to-day as William Hawthorne,
who was convicted of receiving stolen
goods in Seattle last July and sentenced
to two years In prison. He was there
but a short time when, giving evidence
Of insanity, Governor Moore ordered him
| TO be removed to Steilacoon, whence he
escaped last March. He has been play
ing the insanity dodge since his arrest
here.
The execution Of Chez Gong last Fri
day has had q depressing effect upon
| Sandy Oids, who win be sentenced to
death next month for the murder OF
Emil Weber. Olds was very nervous
when he saw Chez Gong being taken to
the seatiold.
That's enough to break man all up, "
ae said at the time.
ut will never come TO that with
you," said person who overheard
what he said "0h, I don't know" said
olds, doubtfuly; 'lts enough to give a
man the blues
olds only hope to escape the gallows
IN in the supreme court. lf IL does
nothing for him, IL is quite certain that
Governor Pennoyer will not commute
his sentence and he will have to die.
United States Senators Reagan OF
Texas and Stewart of Nevada will ad-
dress the people of Portland on irriga-
ton and mining, "Wednesday evening,
At q meeting of the board of directors
of the Northwestern FiremaD's Associa-
ton at Vancouver this afternoon the
proposition to Chief Rainey Of Tacoma TO
hang up Il purse of $4,000 IL tho conven-
tion and tournament were held there
was accepted. The convention will be
held Monday, September ~, and the
tournament will begin the following day
and continue three days. The assoeia-
ton and tournament were declared open
to all volunteer departments in the
United States and Canada.
The programme for the Tacoma tour
nament Is as follows: Wet test, first
prize, $1,000; second $500; bird, 500
Dry test, first prize, $500 second, $500;
third, 500.
Speed race, first prize $3.50; second,
500; third, $50
Association championship race first
prize, $500 second, 500; third, $500.
Nook and ladder race, first prize
$500 second, $500; third, 500. g, j.
Trenchard, c. j. Curtis .nd b. 5. w orse-
ly of Astoria, were appointed commit
tse on topics.