The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-12-14
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SThe En&Of The Ereat 1Oroan Oase.
Gibbs sentenced 70 Life Imprisonment.
His COlored Brethren Mad at Pennington
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PoRTLAND, Dec. 13.-The challenge
issued by Dave Campbell, a local.
pugilist, to either professor Corbett
or William Smith has been accepted
by the former and the principals and
ffSs3k @ead H3f meet aftM eaAd
ars & t6 kaessh which Hill coneA
of IN the Mechanics pavilion. Much
interest is manifested in Portland
.oEeTzzthe preRasrrs caa.=endzih1tttzz
men will be heavily backed by their
admirers. THERE'S asentiment among
many that Corbett is a little too heavy
for Campbell yet no one is willing to
give odds against the Portland man.
2 sE " THE cRoNIN CASE I = T. .
CaIcAG6, Dec. 13,LOR account of
the illness of Mills, states attorney
Longnecker was obliged to make the
closing address to the, jury in the
Cronin case. He began by repelling
the charge Of the prosecution that the
Cronin section OF tho Clan Ina Gael
has had suborned a large amount of
perjured testimony against the &C.
cused and said that most of the Clan
na-Gael evidence was by members
of the triangle camp. He then took.
up, and dwelt at length upon the evi-
deGce. against .Beggs. At f4:45 P. NJ.
Judge, Nice Cowe1 finished his instruc-
tions: and the Jury retired scs
,.anaf.. -TRUEIF IMPORTANT.
cn POtrrbASD, Dec, iI9. Judge T.. A..
Marduam, a. we'll known capitalist.
has permitted some Of his blooded
stock to stray within the city limits
and is now S23 out OF pocket. The
Judge s,owner of a ranch Immediate
Ily west or the city on The hill that
bears his name and as some neighbefs
who live within the city boundary
allege has not prOperly fenced in the
same. inasmuch as cattle have made
practice OF encroachiDg upon their
property. ['i H.5''"'J,i 9nt
|, i'FcIfAT" 10 BE GIVEN THE OCCASION.
/ ZANZIBAR, Dee. l3.-On Monday the
sultan will be presented with the in
sigma Of tAe English, order of st
Michael and st. George. andthe grand
GROSS of the e German aorden Of Red
Eagle. All available British men-of-
war are arriving here for tho purpose
Of giving eeaat to theIaeeasion.I
tni ;FIRsFpF THE sRAseN.i E55.
PoHT Hope, Ontario, Dec: l3.-Last
evening three children of very re-
ispectable faniilys; two sons Of Joseph
Mallette and 8 son Of E. NJ Mitchell
went skating and have not been seen
since. They undoubtedly = broke
through the ice and were drowned "..
-. IT. =. a PEACEABLE STRIKE.
LONDON, Dec, 13.-THR strike in
the gas houses of tho South Metropol-
itan company is peaceable. Twelve
hundred men were engaged to take
the strikers, places and entered the
works under an escort OF police.
Ho1.s "diAN oEusyEMRR GoNE.at
i'T'w45ntsaroN Dec f3,MThomas
Potter, a well known citizen, died yes
tefday,, aged 80 years, he was one! Of
those who drew Eafayette's carriage
into Washington from Baltimore on
the occasion . of that distinguished
French1nan's visit To; tfiiis country in
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HANGED For MURDER.
MARsHFIELD, Or, Dec. 13.-Gilman,
| the = murderer. of Mrs. Eisenhower and
!, child, was hanged to-day, at Empire
CITY,. The drop fell at ] lie O'Clock,
Death was instantaneous. .ra scr.
.'-- IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE
PoRTLAND, Dec l3.-Gibbs, the
condemned ealprit who ,twas found
guilty of murder in the second degree
was to-day sentenced to life itnrison,
ment: no new trial was asked for The
prisoners father made a pathetic ad
dress to. the court; q" So !.
From reliable sources the factlis OBJ
tained that many Of the colored Pull
man car p0rters have's e'sYorn vengeance
7 on NJ Co. Pennington who wss at tht
4bottom Of the trouble that cost Jas
McDevitt his life and II. E. Gibbs
bis liberty. There are other e6loreG
1 men who express dangerous senti
uent. While the talk in itself amounts
fift6 nothing, any attempt to assault Pen
1ningtoa because of his compRdity il
this tragedy, will be well met with
J summary nleasures. i However mucl
: the colofed people may hate Penning
d ton they have no right to treat hin
violently, should an opportunity TO d'
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