The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.
A Silly Quarrel About Some Grease,
Leads to a Probable Fatal Assault.


PORTLAND, July 22.-Two Alaska
Indians came down on the steamer
Idaho and got on big spree here
yesterday.
At Albina, Gus Peterson, Charles
Dams and William Morgan were
arrested to-day by deputy United |
States marshals Myers and Roberts |
for selling the Indians liquor.
G. A. Cove administrator of the |
JAS. Stephens estate began suit for
$4,000 to-day against Henry Jones
formerly Mr.. Stephens confidential
agent.
ALL ABOUT TWO BARRELS OF GREASE.
Last Saturday Jno. Quinlan, cook
on board the British ship Scottish
GlellS assaulted and almost fatally in
jured the master of the vessel, Capt.
VIM. Whiteford. The details of the
affair are as follows: When the YES
sci left Liverpool, Quinlan was en-
gagged to come to this port as cook,
he was as is usual in shipping circles
to have all the grease which was fried
out of the meats for his own. When
the vessel got to Portland he had
saved up two barrels of material. Last
Saturday he effected sale of them to
local tradesman. When the deal
er went down to the ship after his
newly purchased goods he found one
barrel out on the deck and the other
was being rolled off the vessel. The
captain came out of the cabin just at
that juncture, and ordered the men
to desist from rolling the kegs out.
When Quinlan said he owned them
and would roll them out if he ID
pleased. Captain Whiteford, who is
very old man, then approached
Quinlan, who became so thoroughly
enraged that he struck the master a
terrible blow just below the heart fell
ing him as he would a butchered OK.
The captain lay in an unconscious state
for some time. DIR. G. w. Wheeler
found him to be in a critical condition.
Quinlan was at once arrested, but will
have no examination till it is known
whether or not captain Whiteford is
dangerously hurt.
The injured man, besides being old
has, for years suffered from heart dis
ease, which fact it is said, his assail-
ant well knew, and struck him there
on account of that weakness.
Quinlan did not take away the bar
rels of grease.
JUDGE CooLEY's TRAVELS.
WASHINGTON, July o. Judge
Cooley, chairman of the interstate
commission, is on his way to the Pa
cific coast on business connected with
Northern Pacific railroad, and expects
to reach Spokane Falls, w. T., on the
oath inst. and Portland, Or, one week
later. Thence he will proceed south
ward as far as Los Angeles, Cal, and
continue his Investigations. He will
be gone until the fall.
MONEY FOR THE CREEK INDIANS.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Treasurer
Moore, speaker of the house Mcintosh
and chief Cushman of the Greek In
dian nation have had a long confer
ence with secretary Noble. Their
mission is to secure 100000 from
their fund in the treasury for per
capita distribution among their A.
, 600 members. They claim they need
, it badly. This fund now amounts TO
over $3,O00,000, exclusive of what
they will receive under the Oklahoma
appropriation. Noble has taken the
subject under consideration, and if
the law permits him to order this pay
ment he will probably do so.
COMPLAINT OF CANADIAN MILLERs.
TORONTO, July 22.-Canada will not
alter her flour duties till the next ses-
sion of parliament early next year.
1 Canadian millers complain of a dis
elimination in favor of the United
States, whose millers export -four to
Canada and against Canadian millers
who import wheat from the states.
l THE LATE PRIZE FIGHT.
PURvIs, Miss, July 22.-Several
r aiders and abettors of the late prize
/ fight, including referee Fitzpatrick,
Dud Renaud and Charles w. Rich,
the owner of the fighting grounds,
2 were arraigned and released on bail to
) appear at the next term of court.
, Charges will be preferred against
, sheriff Coward for accepting bribe.
THE M'DERMoTT RESERVATION.
WASHINGTON, July 22.-Secretary
Proctor having recommended that the
reservation at Fort McDermott, New,
be restored to the public domain, be-
ing no longer required for military
purposes, President Harrison has is
sued proclamation carrying into ef-
feet secretary Proctor's recommends
ton.
THE ENCAMPMENT AT MILWAUKEE.
KANSAS CITY, July 22.-Maior War
5 ner, commander-in-chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, has issued a
general order in which he urges all
Grand Army of the Republic posts in
the country to send as large delega-
/ tions as possible to the National En-
, campment at Milwaukee.