The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1890-05-31


stream near Eagle Rock, Bingham county
Idaho. The body of Hopson was recover
ed and will probably he sent to hi
relatives in Columbia, S. c. Young Hop
son was ln charge of the hydrographi
work on the geological survey, and wa
esteemed as one OF the most efficient an,
valuable members of the corps On re-
ceipt of the news, Mr.. A D Foote, super
intendent of the Idano diylsion OF th,
geological survey, left Boise for Eag
Rock to look after the disposition of ,h,
remains and communicates with the rea
tives of the deceased.
YELLED IN MYSTERY.
| SACRAMENTO, May 25.-About II
O'Clock tins forenoon Police Officer Far
Iell found man lying ON the levee suffer
ing from the effects of two bullet wounds
one In the head and the other in the
stomach. The wounded man gave hi.
pame as Edward Goodwin. aged SO, and
SAID he was native of New York Being
informed that his wounds would doubles.
prove fatal and that he had better give
the address nf relatives, he refused to dc
so and remarked: 1T will be better tina,
they know nothing about this affair
He informed the chief of police that he
came to Sacramento on Saturday from
San Francisco, and that German OF
Swede. whom he accused of stealing his
blankets, first threw red pepper IN bis
eyes and then shot him.
Goodwin died at 3 O'Clock this after
noon. The man who did the shooting
escaped. The chief of police does not
believe the story told by Goodwin. He
thinks the dead man was companion of
the person who killed him; that they bau
probably been associated in some disfepu
table business and finally 9uarreled, and
that their associations were of such a
nature lie did not dare 10 reveal them.
FAMINEs DREAD HAND.
VIENNA, May 25.-Terrible distress
prevails In Galicla owing to failure of
last years crops. There Is a famine of
food, both for man and beast, and the
governor of the province has appealed 10
the authorities here for special grant of
100000 florins for the purpose of
purchasing supplies for the starving peo.
pie. More than 100000 horses have per
ished during the last week for want of
food. In the little district of Nisho alone
over $500 have died. On meadow Just
outside the town of Dubrown there are
lying the bodies Of 400 horses which have
starved to death.
The other day spcculator from Pesth
took advantage of this state of affairs in
Galicla to purchase batch of 525 half
starved horses, at the Incredibly cheap
price of 80 kreutzers, or about 16 cents
apiece, and 1900 more were offered to him
at the same figure. Bread has vanished
from the land and the people are living
almost exclusively on potatoes, and think
themselves fortunate when they can get
even them. Horned cattle have likewise
all persisted, ana milk and butter are not
to be obtained for love or meney. Under
the circumstances, it is not astonishing
that the inhabitants are leaving the
country in shoals, emigrating to the
United States.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH OF AN OLD SETTLER.
GOLD Hull, Or. May 25.-Dr. J. M
Mccoy, an old settler of Oregon, was
found dead in his room at this place this
morning An inquest was held and the
verdict was that be came to his death ~
taking, accidently, an overdose Of NOR
phine and chlora!, while suffering from a
severe attack OF nervous prostratlon.
The doctor has been practlcing medicine
here for several years. He is we'll
acquainted all over this state and his
family resides at East Portland.
1T WILL BE FORFEITED.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-Representative
Hermann of Oregon was to-day in con-
sutation with the public land committee
as to the forfeiture of the Mort hern Pa
cific railroad land grant between Wall
ula and Portland, Or, and his committee
which previously reported bill for for
feiture, will consider aud report favorably
to the senate bill, which is now before
the committee, and he will try TO pass IL
before the close Ut this week. Having
passed the senate, the house has only to
act. The senate bill confines the forfeit
ure to all grants CO terminus with uncom-
pleted lines. Persons lii possession under
a deed or written contract with, or license
from the company made prior to January
/, 1888, shall be emitted to purchase thu
same from the government In quantities
not exceeding 800 acres at 81 25 per acre
at any time within two years. That all
persons who may have settled upon and
are now in possession of any of the lands
forfeited, and who may desire to enter the
same nder the homestead law, shall be
allowed when making final proofs for the
time they have already resided upon and
cultivated tie same. Mr.. Herman is in
receipt of numerous letters from settlers
along the Northern Pacific railioad grant
between Wal!ula und Portland, all expires
sing an earnest wish for early action. He
says that the settlers IN Oregon and Wash
Ington may rest assured that In the course
Of few weeks these lands will be res
tored to settlement, as there Is now de-
by sufficient number in con
gress to end the long delay at once.
WHY THE CHINESE WERE LOST.
SAN Francisco. May 25.-The ne VS. of
the wreck OF the ship Oneida at Sanat Is
land, Alaska, caused considerable excite
mept along the water front, where many
of the white men who were aboard the
vessel were we'll known Captain Ander-
son did not until to-day make detailed
report of the affair. and it was not known
what had become OF the survivors. In
addition it could not he understood why
no white men were drowned and why the
fatality should have been confined to the
Chinese.
The Thin Point Packing Company Is
controlled by Louis Sloss & Co., and at
tue office of that firm it was learned this
morning that the surviving forty-fve
white men and thirty two Chinese were
left at Thin Point. They are 10 40 danger
of suffering in any way, as the company
has an extensive cannery at that point
and plenty of provisions.
Captain Anderson says the heavy loss
of lite among the Chinese was due to the
feet that when the vessel struck the Mon
geIians were panic-stricken and could not
be managed. They rushed bither and
tbither ON the decks and were washed
overheard five and ten at time when
ever the sea broke over the vessel. The
white men took to the boats and saved
themselves by swimming, clineing to
t,mbers and manfully struggling for their
lives. The demuralized Chinese gave up
and were lost. Those who retained their
presence of mind and did rs they were
told succeeded IN reaching the island.
The Oaeida went to pieces very soon after
striking the rock, ani nothing was saved.
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