Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-27
OREGON MELANGE.
Horrible Butchery of One Chinaman oY
Another Occurs at John Day
The Wheat Fleet.


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
Marshfeld to Florence, If the people oil
the Siuslaw Valley are willing to share
the expense.
The grain fleet from Europe is arrlv-
ing at Portland. The warehouses are
crowded with wheat, and the fleet OF
vessels coming TO carry it 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
centive to greater 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.
T. B. Treyett, William l.. Laid 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 few days ago, are contemplating
organizing a boat club There is a 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, 80 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 Pinlerton's national detective
agency, has decided to establish a Pacific
Northwest branch in Portland. He has
rented suite of rooms in the Marquam
building, and the branch Office will be
opened at once with Charles Mapplesteir
in charge.
The Oregon Board of Commerce has
elected the following officers: President
T. f. Osborne; Secretary, Charles Ran
dolph; Treasurer, Henry Failing. Ter
| Vice Presidents from various Boards O.
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
cever of the Portland smelling and re
| filming works has entered suits against A
H. Davenport and II. b. Oatman or
promissory notes given by each of then
to the company September / 1890, fol
800 each. The complaint alleges tina
the notes were due and payable one veal
from their dates, and that no part o
them has been paid, except the interes
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 al
out-of-t he-way place that had been fraud
ulently conveyed to them. This pur
chase they would resell, the purchase
paying part cash and assuming a mort
gage on the property. In this way, it il
stated, they have secured several thou
sand dollars. They are under arrest.
After a careful investigation the Ore
gon Board of Railroad Commissioner
exonerates the Southern Pacific and it
employees from all blame in the acci
dental killing of j. w. Hamilton at Cen
trai Point September 25 the facts show
ing that Hamilton deliberately threw
himself on the track before the train
The same conclusion was reached in tn
killing of an unknown man at Harris
burg August 10. Commencing Octobe
II, the Board will make an official semi
annual tour of inspection of all railwa,
lines in the State.
At Astoria o. w. Dunbar and Georg
HILBERT, publishers of Torn Talk, hay
been arrested on an indictment from tn
grand jury, charging them with crimina
libel. The complaining witness wa
Samuel Gilmore, and the article which h
deemed libel was published in Tow
Idtk over fourteen months ago. 1t re
fleets quite seriously on Mr.. Elmore'
character. The men gave bail for thei
appearance. The case is looked upon b.
the legal fraternity as huge joke, an,
the two editors state that they hay
abundant proof to substantiate the arti
Gle in question.
A mo horrible butchery of one Chi
naman by another occurred at minin
camp near John Day, Grant county. All
Fue had loaned All How $40, and whe,
the former asked to be repaid, the Dor
rover replied by drawing huge knit
and hacking away at How as he nigh
chop down tree. Not one of a doze,
or more wounds inflicted reached a vita
part, but great chunks of flesh iron
arms, hips, chest and back We're slice,
OH, and in very short time the butch
cred Mongol bled to death. Other Chi
hamen IN the camp succeeded in dis
aroing their murderous countrvman
and Kept him in captivity until Sherit
Cresap could he sent for. The murdere
Is now in Jail at Canyon City.
The mill OF the Willamette Valle,
Nlllilng Company at Salem will be read
to begin operations in two or thre
weeks, The delay has been caused b,
the failure OF the rolls to arrive. A rail
road has been built down Front street /,
connect the mill with the Southern Pa
eitic lines. This will enable supplies a
grain to be received and flour to h,
shipped to much better advantage. M
so much wheat is now brought into Sa
lem by farmers from the surroundin,
country, as a great deal of land has bee,
planted to fruit. With a railroad an,
the river alongside, the mill will be abl
TO OBTAIN supplies from all parts of tn,
willamette Valley. 1t will use larg,
quantity, as its capacity is 500 barrsI
per day. '''
| Word has just been received of dar
ing robbery which was perpetrated mo,
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