The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1891-10-23
OREGON MELANGE.
Horrible Butchery Of One Chinaman by
Another Occurs at John Day
The Wheat Fleet.

pany is now running passenger coaches
regularly for the accommodation OF its
patrons.
The river bottom two or three miles
from Pendleton Is alive with rattle
snakes, Of which there are more than
have been seen for years.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany proposes to extend its line from
MarshHeld to Florence, If the people Of
the siuslaw Valley are willing to share
the expense.
The grain feet from Europe IL arriv-
ing at Portland. The warehouses are
crowded with wheat, and the fleet Of
vessels coming to carry II away is larger
than ever known at Portland.
There is considerable talk OF organic
ing an athletic club in Portland for the
purpose Of promoting friendly glove con
tests with large pillow gloves as an in
centiveto greater proticiencyin the manly
art Of self-deiense.
The Oregon State Insane Asylum ap-
pears to have been in an unfortunate
condition before the present manage
ment assumed control. The sleeping
rooms were filled with vermin, and the
sheets from the beds were used as towels.
I, B. Irevett, William l.. Ladd and
Lewis Russell, who were Judges Of the
recent regatta ut Portland, have decided
that the Willamette and Portland senior
iour.oared crews must row again. This
race was protested on the ground Of ioul.
p A number Of Astoria's athletic Young
men, who attended the regatta in Port
land a few days ago, are contemplating
organizing boat club. There is four
mile straight-away course Of smooth
water on Young's river, from the old
mill, that Is unexcelled for racing pur-
poses.
The slate quarry recently discovered
in Josephine county, twelve miles from
Grants Pass, is the only one in the
Northwest south Of British Columbia,
and there is only one in California, 10 it
is bound to be Of value. The slate is OF
superior kind, ahead OF nearly all slate
found in the East.
William A. Pinkerton, General West
ern Superintendent OF tile Western d.
vision OF Pinkerton's national detective
agency, has decided to establish Pacific
Northwest branch in Portland He las
rented suite Of rooms in the Marquam
building, and the branch office will he
opened at once with Charles Mapplestein
in charge.
The Oregon Board OF Commerce has
ected the following officers. President,
I. +. Osborne; Secretary, Charles Ran
dolph Treasurer, Henry Failing. Ten
Vice Presidents from various Boards Of
Trade throughout the State were elected.
A committee Of seven was chosen to have
full charge Of raising funds for the
Worlds Fair exhibit.
AT Astoria 0. w. Dunbar and George
HILBERT, publishers Of loWn Talk, have
been arrested on an indictment from the
grand jury, charging them with criminal
libel. The complaining witness was
Samuel Elmore, and the article which he
deemed a libel was published in 7'dun
Talk over fourteen months ago. 1t re-
fleets quite seriously on Mr.. Elmore's
character. The men gave bail for their
appearance, The case is looked uDon by
the legal fraternity as huge joke, and
the two editors state that they have
abundant proof to substantiate the arti-
Gle in question.
A mot horrible butchery Of one Chi
naman by another occurred at mining
camp near John Day, Grant county. All
Fne had loaned All How $40. and when
the former asked to be repaid, the Dor.
rover replied by drawing a huge knife
and hacking away at How as he might
chop down tree. Not one OF a dozen
or more wounds inflicted reached vital
part, but great chunks Of flesh from
arms, hips, chest and back were sliced
of, and in q very short time the butch
cred Mongol bled to death. Other Chi
namen in the camp succeeded in dis
arming their murderous c0untryman,
and kept him in captivity anti Sheriff
Cresap could be sent for. The murderer
is now in jail at Canyon City.
The mill Of the Willamette Valley
Milling Company at Salem will be ready
to begin operations in two or three
weeks. The delay has been caused by
the failure Of the rolls 10 arrive. A rail-
road has been built down Front street to
connect the mill with the Southern Pa
cifc lines. This will enable supplies of
grain to be received and -four TO he
shipped to much better advantage. Not
20 much wheatis now brought into Sa-
lem by farmers from the surrounding
country, as a great deal Of land has been
planted to fruit. With railroad and
the river alongside, the mill will be able
to obtain supplies from all parts Of the
Willamette Valley. It will use large
as it's capacity is 800 barrels
per day
Word has just been received Of dar-
ngrobhery which was perpetrated upon
the National Bank Of Enterprise, Wal
Iowa county. Cashier Holmes was alone
in the bank, when a man entered and
said " How much money has John