The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1889-12-21
NORTHWEST NEWS.


OuI0S 8u0 clSou u6To.
The Illinois Central is seeking n pass
through the Cascade mountains and con-
templates an invasion Of northwestern
fields
The encampsnent at Fort Ellis cost 3d.
1855. An effort will he made to have
Fort Ellis made the permanent camp OF
instruction.
Lewis Cox, one OF the young men
wash,, was n son of Richard Cox, the
Chicago millionaire.
A prisoner named Haines, confined i'm
che Gallatin county jail for burglary, made
his escape by mining through the west
wall Of that structure.
Henry =. Francis. of juneau, Alaska. il
i'm Portland, and claims to have discov-
cred the greatest gold mine ever UNI
earthed. near the Treadwell property
owned by Senator Jones and other CAPT
talists i'm Alaska.
We learn that the pay roll Of the Spotted
Horse mine at Maiden footed up about
$23,OO0 last month. This il considerable
money for one mining company tn dis
burse i'm q small camp. II means about
$500 per day, for every day i'm the month";
ikeirer Press.
The Pullman, WASH. Herald states that
there were about 100000 bushels of wheat,
$4,000 bushels of harley. 5000 bushels of
fax and $1,000 bushels of oats. making a
total of 10000 bushels of grain grown i'm
the country tributary To Pullman this
year.
The second trial Of A. Leonard Meyer.
ex-mayor and agent of Wells, Fargo 4
Co., who was indicted for embezxlement
of the express company's funds,w was con-
Guided ON Friday. The jury found him
guilty and placed the amount Of his de-
f~alcation ut $500.
There are said To be but two flowing
wells in the northwest, one mt PULLMAN,
Whitman county, Wash. and the other
at Baker City, Or. Bores are now being
made in several places i'm Whitman
county and at Pasco, hut none have so far
struck flowing water.
The ministers of Seattle did not like the
way the daily newspapers reported the
meetings of the law and order league, so
they formed themselves into a close cor
hereafter will give out only such matter AZ
they desire To have published.
Several Tacoma men have purchased
the principal portion of the original town.
acres. The price paid il said to be S22-
go. Accompany has been formed tai carry
on the business of dispensing of the real
estate acquired by the
Messrs. r. e.. Power & Bro. shipped n
large portion OF the new machinery for
the Spotted Horse mine mt Maiden u day
or two ago. Two teams loaded with rich
concentrates are now on the way from
that camp to Fort Benton for the remain
der of the machinery. The concentrates
will he shipped To Helena for treatment
Rirer Press.
Horace ID. Gibbs, convicted OF murder
i'm tho second degree for the killing of
young James McDcvitt, was OH Friday at
Portland, Oregon, sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for the remainder of his natural
life. Judge Gibbs, father of the convic-
ted man. made N pathetic speech. thank
ing the court and officers for the kindness
shown, and he hoped Others would profit
by his sons error.
A curious story OF u thicf's detection
comes from PrinccN lille, Ore. George Ma
rine. IA shccphcrder, saw IA bundle tied on
the back of u saddle horse and stole il.
The contents consisted of undertaking,
which he Immediately put on himself. Co
ing into IA store to buy a patr of boots. the
understanding was recognized by the clerk
who had sold il tn the man from whom il
was stolen. and Marine is now in Jail.
The proposition of r. BANGKOK. OF Me-
Minnville, to build u Touring mill at As
toria. Oregon. has been rejected. He
wanted two years i'm which to do il, and
either $l5.OOO i'm the shape of a bonus or
100 feet square of the Joe Hume property
with q frontage on the river. The people
of Astoria are now wide-awake. They
don't want Ia wait two years for any
ahing. nor give the world for il, either.
A writsr i'm the Chicago Lumbsrman, in
speaking of Puget sound numbering in
terests. complains at the damage OF the
teredo, which he finds creates sad havoc
with logs which remain the water n length
of time. This one of the points greatly tn
the advantage of the mills ON the Column
bia river. No such destructive element
is encountered here and logs do not de-
teriorate with standing i'm the stream or
mill boom.
An Omaha dispatch seys: An official
circular announcing new appointments
on the Missouri and Mountain divisions
OF the Union Pacific was given out al
h~eadquarters Thursday. CT RessiRue il
20 succeed G.. NJ. Cummings rs general
agent of the Mountain division. Joseph
NJ. Barr. superintendent at Cheyenne
takes the place made vacant by Res
siRue's promotion. b. M. Ryder succeeds
Barr. and X. M. Baxter becomes assistant
superintendent Of the Wyoming run.
Salem and Albany are racing to see
which can first get connection with As
toria by rail. Both cities mean business
Albany has made the best start, bu