Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-10-16
Horrible Butchery of One Chinaman by
Another Occurs at John Day
The Wheat Fleet.


than ever known at Portland.
There is 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
centlve 20 Crater proficiency in the manly
art of self-defense.
The Oregon State Insane Asylum APP
pears to have been in an unfortunate
condition before the present manage
ment assumed control. The sleeping
rooms were filed with vermin, and the
sheets from the beds were used as towels.
7. B. Trevett, William /. 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
Grants Pass, is the only one in the
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 A. 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
elected the following officers: President.
I. F. 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 Portland w. A. Buchanan as re-
ceiver of the Portland smelling and re-
lining works has entered suits against A.
l.. Davenport and II. B. Oatman on
promissory notes given by each OF them
to the company September ! 1899, for
$500 each. The complaint alleges that
the notes were due and payable one year
from their dates, and that no p-rt OF
them has bam paid, except the interest
up to June /, 1891.
George W. Crowell and J. H. Tomlin-
son at Portland bought small fruit
stands, saloons, etc, by giving notes Sc
cured by mortgage on some lot in an
out-ot-the-w&y place that had been fraud
17lert|y .GS9zoyed to them. Tails pur-
cirSS1 they would resell, the purchaser
paying part cash and assuming a mort
gage on the property. In this way, it is
stated, they have secured several thou
sand dollars. They are under arrest.
After a careful investigation the Ore
gon Board of Railroad Commissioners
exonerates the Southern Pacific and its
employees from all blame in the acct
dental killing Of j. W. Hamilton at Cen
trai Point September %, the facts show
ing that Hamilton deliberately threw
himself on the track before the train.
The same conclusion was reached in the
killing of an unknown man at Harris
burg August 49, Commencing October
10, the Board will make an official semi
annual tour of inspection OF all railway
lines in the State.
At Astoria .. W. Dunbar and George
HILBERT, publishers of Torn Talk, have
been arrested on an indictment from the
grand jury, charging them with criminal
libel. The complaining witness was
Samuel Gilmore, and the article which he
deemed libel was published in Torn
Talk over fourteen months ago. 1t re-
fleets quite seriously on Mr.. EImore's
character. The men gave bail for their
appearance. The case is looked upon bv
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 mo horrible butchery Of one Chi
naman by another occurred at mining
camp near John Day, Grant county. All
Fue 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 a 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 a very short time the butch
cred Mongol bled to death Other Chi
J amen in the camp succeeded in dis
arming their murderous countrvman.
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 to
connect the mill with the Southern Pa
cltlc lines. This will enable supplies of
grain to be received and -four to be
shipped to much better advantage. Not
so much wheat is now brought into Sa- |
lem by farmers from the surrounding |
country, as a great deal of land has been |
planted to fruit. With a railroad and |
the river alongside, the mill will be able |
to obtain supplies from all parts of the |
Willamette Valley. 1t will use a large |
quantity, as its capacity is 800 barrels |
per day.
Word has just been received of dar-
ing robbery 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 |
Smith of Portland on deposit here ~
Upon Mr.. Holmes saying that no such
man had any money there, the visitor
pulled out pistol, and sticking it in his
face, said: You are id liar I"
By this time two confederates had come
up on horseback. and while one. sitting /
on his horse, with pistol in each hand
warned the people back, the other en-
tered the bank and pushed ali the
money on the counter-$3, 500-into a
sack. The three then escaped to the
mountains in the direction Of Cornuco-
pia. A posse was organized ana sent in
pursuit; but, as the country is sparsely
settled, their capture is doubtful. -Four