The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1891-10-24
OREGON MELANGE.
Horrible Butchery Of One Chinaman by
Another Occurs at John Day
The Wheat Fleet.

Marshfeld 10 Florence, il the people OF
the Siuslaw Valley are willing TO share
the expense.
The grain fleet from Europe is arriv-
ing at Portland. The warehouses are
crowded with wheat, and the feet Of
vessels coming TO carry il away is larger
than ever known at Portland.
There IL considerable talk of organiz-
ing an athletic club in Portland for the
purpose Of promoting friendly glove con-
tests with large pillow gloves as an in
centive Ogreater proiiciencyin the manly
art of seli-defense.
The Oregon State Insane Asylum APP
pears 10 have been in an unfortunate
condition before the present manage
ment assumed control. The sleeping
rooms were filled with yermin, and the
sheets from the beds were used as towels.
T. B. Trevett, William l.. Ladd and
Lewis RUSSELL who were judges OF the
recent regatta at Portland, have decided
that the Willamette and Portland senior
four. cared crews must row again. This
race was protested on the ground of foul.
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
Ernuffg Daua 10 tha aRltf IN fha
Northwest south OF British Columbia.
and there is only one in California, so it
is bound to be OF value. The slate is of
superior kind, ahead of nearly all slate
found in the East.
William 4. Pinkerton, General West
ern Superintendent of the Western di-
vision OF Pinkerton's national detective
agency, has decided to establish Pacific
Northwest branch in Portland. He has
rented a suite OF rooms in the Marquam
building, and the branch Office will be
opened at once with Charles Mapplestein
in charge.
The Oregon Board of Commerce has
ected the following officers President,
T. f. Osborne; Secretary, Charles Ran
dolph; Treasurer, Henry Failing. Ten
Vice e-Presidents from various Boards of
Trade throughout the State we're 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 Tom 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 libel was published in Town
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 upon by
the legal fraternity as a 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. Ah
Fue had loaned All How $40, and when
the former asked to be repaid, the bor-
rover replied by drawing huge knife
and hacking away at How as he might
chop down tree. Not one of dozen
or more wounds inflicted reached vital
part, but great chunks OF flesh from
arms, hips, chest and back were sliced
off, and in very short time the butch
cred Mongol bled to death. Other Chi
namen in the camp succeeded in dis
arming their murderous countryman
and kept him in captivity until 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 to arrive. A rail
road has been built down Front street tx
connect the mill with the Southern Pa
cifc lines. This will enable supplies o
grain to be received and -four to be
shipped to much better advantage. No
so much wheat is now brought into Sa
lem by farmers from the surrounding
country, as great deal of land has beer
planted to fruit. With q railroad anC
the river alongside, the mill will be able
to obtain supplies from all parts OF the
Willamette Valley. 1t will use large
quantity, as its capacity is 800 barrel
per day.
Word has just been received of dar
ing robbery which was perpetrated upol
the National Bank of Enterprise, Wal
Iowa county. Cashier Holmes was alon
) in the bank, when man entered ant
said: How much money has Johl
Smith of Portland on deposit here ?
Upon Mr.. Holmes saying that no sucl
) man had any money there, the visito
t pulled out a pistol, and sticking it in hi
7 face, said: You are I'D liar.
| By this time two confederates had com
) up on horseback, and while one, sittin
e on his horse, with pistol in each ham
warned the people back, the other en-
5 tered the bank and pushed all tn
money on the counter-$3, ,500-into
sack. The three then escaped to tn
mountains in the direction of CornucC
. pia. A posse was organized and sent i
2 pursuit; but, as the country is spsrsel
/ settled, their capture is doubtful. Fou
a thousand dollars more was in the ii
i under the counter, and could have bee
) had as we'll as not, had the robbers take
the time.