, 1889-03-28

Ahe countrv but others do not belleVe Inis'
Many Polk county people, were IN Sa'en
to-day and the case was the whoie taik y,
the street all day. II would Pe annie ~,
iev in polk cousty Just uow. The feeling
AGAINST the justice Is almost az oitter IN
against the criminal.
THE AUSTRALIAN WHEAT CRof'
u,,,,ou. OF Bushels win Be shipped
From the Pacific Coast
SAN FRANCISCO, March 23, Special
hdyices from Sydney announces that the
Australian wheat crop has fallen snort OF
the estimated product for the season and
that stocks arc being nrmy nea tha
imposition Of q protective tariff by the
colonial government. At Melbourne the
,eoeipts TO date are over so 900 bags short.
Reports from South Australia show the
loss to be below the previous reports; nc
The total yield amounts to 6SOOO,OOo
kushels from an area of 2.OOO,OOO acres,
more than one.ffth Of which is not worth
respinR. The total surplus ,ran ros oeo $1,000 GOO
hnshsls. a. compared with 10000, 600
busnels for last season. Wheat shipments
from the Pacific coast ports alone this sea-
son 10 the colonies promises to exceed IN
ouantity these of any previous year. Yes
ssls have already been chartered at this
port TO road wheat for Sydney and are TO
ssrrv 5000 tons. The steamship Lea'
landea which sails for Sydney April mas
been engaged to carry l0oO tons MAKING
= total export of 200 900 bushels in siuht.
Good for Albany.
ALBANY. Or. March %. Special:-A
bonus of S25 600 for the removal OF the
Brownsville woollen mills to this city was
completed to-day, the committee appoint.
Cd for the purpose having been just four
the removal of the entire Brownsville
piant to Albany, aud the enlargement
n the same TO double Its
espacity. The managers of the company
tate that the mills will be ready for oper-
alton within six mouths, $4,000 worth OF
new machinery being now on the road. j,
Albert. saltmarsb, school clerk OF
the Waterloo district. was arrested
t today on a compliant S1npsnt 10 OF ALBANY v
and arraieued before Justice Humphrey
% charge Of sppropriating $lO5 OF the
scbool funds, which it Is ella med he re-
fueed 10 turn over to his successor. De.
fepdant waived examination and WAS held
in S4OO bonds TO await the action OF the
grand jury. The case has caused consid-
erable excitement in Waterloo.
Fast Tims-ssuer Kraut.
SAN Francisco, March %. Special
The steamer Walla Wslla arrived from
Victoria this morning, after 6ne passage
Of sixty hours. In regard to the seizure of
the vessel for having FIVE barrels OF sauer
kraut and skid grease which
eonts ined opium, on her manifest,
Captain Blackburn says 1T was simply
clerical error. The stuff was on San Fran
-. hnt W
ooast wise one. He also thinks the opium
must have been placed in barrels while
they lay on the wharf at Tacoma.
A bad Wreck.
MADEIRA, CAL, March 23.-Special,-
A south bound freight train jumped the
track here to-day about noon and nine
loaded cars OF merchandise copsi gned to
Arizona points were badly wrecked, and
an imported stalio was so badly injured
tbat he had to be shot, Conductor W. IA.
Smith was injured internally. The track
will probably not be cleared before to-
morrow, but temporary track has been
constructed around the wreck for the con-
venience Of trains.
Crime ut the Coast.
PORTLAND, March 90, Special james
Barns. 8 years old, was drowned at the
foot of Oak street this afternoon. 1t Is be-
iieved that a boy of his own age pushed
him into the river. =.
Chee Gong, convicted Of the murder of
Lee Yick in the Chinese theater nearly two
years ago, filed motion for new trial
to-day. His confederate, FonR Long
Dick. who was con yicted Of murder IN the
second degree, was sent to the penitentiary
fer life.
The Fatal Toy Gun.
PE1ALUMA. Cal, March 23. Special.-
Frank Sheehy, aged 16 was stopped on
the way nome pv Willie Mitchell, who
sad been practicing with . parlor rifle.
Mitchell pointed the rife at Sheehy. In
teuding. he claims, to FIRE over Sheehy .
head, but the bullet penetrated the left
temple of Shsehy, who is now lying at the
point of death Mitchell. who is only l3
years of age, has been played under arrest
The Naval Commission.
PORTLAND, March %. Special. The
naval commission returnedfrom the Lower
Columbia tonight, having made quicker
time than was expected. The members or
Me- commission deny that they have bonded
property at Port Orchard or at any other
point They say they we're instructed TO
make inquiries as to the value of property
ut different places, aud that was all they
did at Port Orchard.
An idaho Murderer Captured.
OGDEN, March 23--rhe Standards
Pocatello. Idaho. special, says: William
y. Bedel. who murdered Sheldon Green
aear Star postofiice, Mach 16. was cap
tured bv Charles Brown. Thnrsdsy, on u