, 1889-02-28
PORTLAND POINTS.
A New Railroad for the Ambi-
tiOus City South of Us.
De Russy Surprised with a Sew
en- Years Sentence.
The hen Holiday Estate Again Before
the Courts-- wickcrshsm's Respite
Canned Fruiters Agree.

PORTLAND, Or, Feb. "a, Special.-Thi'
morning the encampment OF the Crane
Army OF the Republic for the department
q Oregon resumed their session in Crane
Army hall. The most important business
transacted was the election Of the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year.
E. B. McElroy Of Salem, department
commander, Il. Martin OF East Portland
senior vice commander, DR.. j. w. Haynes
of Yamhill, medical director; G. l.. Fay Of
this city. chaplain.
This morning was the time fixed for
passing sentence on Jules b. DeRussey the
22.year-old would-be murderer OF
Of BERTHE Robinson. When Judge Stearns
asked the worthless fellow as TO whether
he had anything to say why he should not
be sentenced, DeRussy replied that he had
not. The court then consigned him to
seven years. imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary.. which took the prisoner more BY
surprise than IL did anyone else in the
room. After he had been reconducted to
the county Jail pending his removal to
Salem, he gave full vent to his sentiments
in very forcible language.
This morning q contract was entered
into for the construction Of the Astoria d
South Coast railroad in the office of the
Portland Macadamizin2 & Paving Com
pany. The road is to run from Skipman
creek to Gearhart woods, about three miles
from the Seaside house. The work will
be inauRurated on Monday next, and the
road must be completed by the fifteenth OF
May this year.
Hon. j. G. Cartwright, who has been
conf ned TO his bed for upwards of year
was taken very sick this morning, and
his death is liable to occur any moment.
Mr.. Cartwright was one of Hayes
presidential electors and had been state
senator and collector of internal revenue
in this city and in various other ways and
in times gone by had been prominently
identified with Oregon and national poll
tics.
In the United States district court this
morning suit was brought against Joseph
Holiday as executor of the estate of his
brother, Ben Holiday, deceased, by James
Alfred Jones. Isaac Davenport and Will.
lam Sims of Virginia. The complainants
alleee that Ben Holiday on February 28,
1883, purchased of them property situated
in Virginia valued at $37, ,526.71 and
known as tue Hot Springs property.
It would seem that the Holiday estate is
80 sadly laden with debt that the last
straw to break the camel's back is about
due. The defendants claim that the bill
is unjust and will not stand in the
courts. The purchase of Hot Springs
was freak of Ben Holidays with which
the entiro country is pretty thoroughly ac-
quainted. Like large number eff his
freaks it figured to work his financial
ruin. The prepertr on tho second sale, it
10 said was bought in at figure altoReth.
er inconsistent with its actual value, hence
the deficit.
The remains of the late Marion f.
Mulkey arrived little before noon to-day
on the belated train from California and
were conveyed to his late residence on
Mill and Tenth streets. The funeral will
take place tomorrow.
In the criminal court tomorrow John
D. Wilcox, late proprietor of the defunct
News will be tried for alleged attempted
extortion while he was conducting that
paper.
A contract was signed here to-day for
the clearing and grading of the first ten
miles of the Astoria Il South Coast Rail-
road from Skipanon to Seaside which is
to be completed By May Is. In order to
bring the road into Astoria mile and a
half Of trestle will have to be built across
Youngs bay. This will be com pleted this
summer. The road is to be extended into
Willamette valley passing through dis
trict rich in timber and coal.