, 1890-10-30
HUNTS RAILWAYLlNES
Arrangements Are Made for
Their Completion.
THERE IS NO LACK OF MONEY
Early Meeting of Directors - A
Brewers Death-An Elevator
Burned--Precocious Infant

| president of the Oregon IL Washington
Railway system, returned home from an
Eastern trip Tuesday evening. The OBJ
jcct of Mr.. Hunts visit has heretofore
been published. How far Mr.. Hunt has
been successful in his endeavors has
been a question discussed pro and con
in the newspapers East and West.
| Mr.. Hunt, in an interview, says that
he has made all arrangements for the
completion of the proposed lines, ana
lack of money would not pe an obstac 10
in the way of fulfilling all promises
made in regard to the new lines pro-
jected by him. A meeting of the direct
ors of the company will be held in Pen
dleton in few days, when Mr.. Hunt
will be present and final action be taken
regarding the Chicago, Burlington Il
Quincy and Great Northern deals.
After the meeting of the directors Mr..
Hunt will visit Portland, Gray's Harbor
and Union county, Oregon, on u tour of
inspection. Hon j. q. Leasuro of Pen
dleton, attorney OF the company, arrived
in the city to-day in response to teie-
gram from Hunt, and both have been in
close consultation all day.
When the workmen on Jake Betz's
brewery commenced their labors ut an
earley hour this morning 1T was dis
covered that the head brewer. Charles
Zimmerman, was not In the room. This
was more particularly noticed, because
he had prepare q brewing the evening
before, and was to commence work at
o'clock. Zimmerman has a bed in the
back portion OF the building. 1t was
discovered that he had not slept in
4 Al n ft,hf Efar nh
Crammsr descended the stairway lead
ing from the engine room into the large
cellars beneath the building. Upon
opening the door of the first cellar he
was startled at seeing the body of Iim.
norman stretched upon the damp earth
OF the cellar, face downward. Trying
to arouse Zimmerman, he was found
dead. The last seen of Zimmerman
alive was early last evening, when he
seemed In his usual health. Mr.. Betz
states that Zimmerman had some extra
work to do in the cellar, and went down
between 7 and s o'clock to attend to
completing the work. He had started
for the door leading up stairs. and just
before reaching IL was stricken down;
The position OF tho body when found
would lead to this theory. The de-
ceased was born in Germany, and was
aged "a years.
This morning at o'clock the North
ern Pacific company's grain elevator at
Eureka Junction was totally destroyed
by fire. The elevator contained 10000
bushels of wheat, which was also
destroyed. The cause of the fire is
unknown, but II is supposed that a
spark from an engine of train ignited
some loose straw or rubbish, near the
k,.t1 s..., Il hos.
at 3. 80 o'clock A. NJ, was delayed two
hours by the fire. This train arrived At
Eureka Junction at 30 O'clock, when
the blaze was at its best and the heat SO
intense that 1t was dangerous TO pass.
The amount of the total loss is not
known, but II is learned that the build.
ing and contents were fully insured.
Two serious wrecks occurred on the
Union Pacific during Tuesday night.
The special tea train which left Portland
Tuesday morning with two engines was
derailed between Umatilla and Pendle-
ton by the breaking of the trucks to the
second engine. Several cars were com.
pletely demolished. Fast mail No. 2,
east bound, came viaDWallula to Walla
Wala, thence to Pendleton, to connect
with the main line. This morning No.
o. tuc niso Nho buue
detour, but was delayed by another &C.
cident at Cold Springs, the cause being
somewhat similar to that which hap
pened to the tea train. The freight
train, west-bound, was partially thrown
from the track and several cars badly
wrecked by the breaking of the trucks
of freight car. No lives were lost In
either wreck.
Captain w p Gfay of pasco was in
the city to-day. He brings news of the
narrow escape Of his young son Hnw-
thorne from death by poisoning. The
little fellow, 2 years old went into
room and picked up a bottle containing
creosote, which he placed to his lips,
thinking 1t was cough medicine. lie
took some of the poison into his mouth.
1t burned him and he spit 1t out. None
passed down HIS throat and that saved
his life. His mouth and chin were bad.
ly burned.