, 1889-01-31

about exercising was not strictly obeyed
owing TO the insuifciency OF guards, but
that every man has one day out in every
week. When they have been let into the
enclosure Tor recreation. many refused TO
walk ground unless forced by the officers.
Everything about the premises is clean
and ID ship.shape and but one man has
ever deen uonfined IN the dungeon twenty
days. When discharged, each convict gets
$l0 wprth Of clothes and 45 in money.
short time ago Robert Kennedy, a
well-kpown citizen, became lost on the
Snakelriver, range, wandering all night.
His feet were frozen and this morning ali
bis toes were amputated.
WhtLA WALLA, Jan. 20, Special. This
evening while attempting to build q FIRE
at bis home, near this city, Hon. Philip
Ritz received paraletic stroke upon the
right iide, not only prostratinR, but rem
derina him unconscious for long time.
he now lies In very precarious condition
and isnot expected TO recover,
lt is reported the D. X. & r. people will
shortly establish O passenger station on
Fifth, near Rose steeet. The newly estab-
lished Pfnces OF that company are in the
Paine building and will be ready for busi-
ness February Let.
E. q Michner of St. Paul Ia here in the
| IneT - S''"io"Ank large grain
Another enthusiastic railroad meeting
was he'd Monday afternoon at Waitsburg
and ddhnite measures were adopted. The
canvafing committees are hard at work.
HELENA, Jan. 20, Special. al.-Fourteen
buildiqgs were destroyed by fire at, Missou-
10, Mottana at an early hour yesterday
morning. The flames broke out in a build
ing ocfpied by Sailie Lee, a courtesan,
situatep on the western end OF the front
street, the buildings adjoining were
idly art1 the fire department was DOW erless
to stoPthe fiaihes owing to the insufficien.
cy OF the water supply, part of the FIRE
plugs icing frozen. Jim Lees gambling
house Yas also consumed, and $4,000 is re.
ported buried beneath the ruins. The loss
will probably reach $4,000. A railroad
man was seriously injured BY fall during
the progress of the FIRE.
San FRANoIsco, Jan. 20, Special--A
representative of the Associated Press to-
day visited Mare island navy yard to see
what progress is being made in getting
war Mohicaa and Mouongahela. He
found eciivity everywhere on the island,
but especially aboard the two vessels
ant George E. Belknap stated that at the
present rapid rate of progress the Monon.
Rahela and Monican viii probably
put q sea about the middle OF
next week. The former. which IL
largely store ship. goes 10 the Samoan
Islands direct, not even touching ct Homo.
lulu, unless stormy weather and adverse
ish her supply of coal. The Mononashels
| will have . complement Of about 200 men.
| Undef rretent Instruction. the Mohican
will H0tees with al speed 70 Panama,
there to'exchang0 ofiicefs end hold befself
in res1iness for any station to which she
may bs then ordered. Officers on board
ship. however, consider that her ultimate
destination will be Samoa.
| SEArrLE, Jan. %, Special.--Mr. H. C..
Wilmafth, q member of the sub. committee
on territorial admission, to-day received
an answer from Governor Sempie to let.
ter sent several days since asking If he
would dll . constitutional convention in
case tho hftieth congress fails to pass an
enabling act. and the people demand the
exercise OF his executive prerogative. Gov
ernor Samples answer is that he has re-
ferred the matter TO the attorney general
for his opinion as to the legality of such
an action.
SEATTLE, Jan. 90. Special.-J. r. Pol.
ley. late agent of the D, r. X N. in this
city has sdisappeared and Is supposed to
have gone to Victoria. Policy was dis
covered short time since TO be $500
short in his accounts, but by borrowing
various amounts from his friends he man.
aged % make the defalcatiou good.
His friends soon found out what
was wrong, and began pressing him for
the mcney. Wine and women are the
| cause OF POlley's downfall
SEATTLE, Jan. Alexander Allen,
county commissioner. to-day received q
letter from Or. Welch at Gilman, asking
what is the authority of officers in enforc-
ing the quarantine law. On January
! 18th, sixteen quarry men were
quarantined because a case OF smallpox
had been discovered amongst them. They
had broken the quarantine and one came
to town after q jug of whisky, creating a
great deal OF excitement there. Mr.. Allen
answered. that the law should be enforced
to the fullest extent.
| The officers and attorneys of the Oregon
improvement Company are greatly dis.
turbed ever the threats of Sheriff Coch-
rene tukt he will arrest the United States
deputy marshals on duty at Newcastle
on charge Of melting riot.
| The sberih went to Gilman to-day
for the purpose Of swearing out warrants
therefor and to arrest the deputies bring.
ing them here for trial. For some reason
he changed his mind and came back. IL
the shsri6 does arrest the deputies a. ir 10
believed he will, trouble 10 almost certain
to folIoF.
| OIYnpIA. Jan. 90. Snaeial The an,