Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-01
More Details Of BOulanger's
Death.
THE CRAZY HOMESEEEEBS.
Find No Evidence, Opium Snug
Cling, Democratic Nominee, The
Firemen, Coal Miners Strike,
Price Of Hops, State and Foreign
News, Etc.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The
mystery surrounding the finding Of
the Cbinese in Snake river, Idaho,
in 1887 has been solved. The bodies
all bore gunshot wounds, showing
they had been murdered. The
Chinese consul instituted an investi-
Cation, but was then unable to find
who committed tire crimes. Consul
1 Bee now makes public the follow
ing statement:
"I, Hugh Mcmillan, now of
Walla Walla, WASH, but formerly
of Imnaha, Wallowa county, Or,
make the following statement, to
he end that justice may be done the
interested parties. / make this
statement from a statement made
me 10y my sou Robert, aged l6, just
prior to his death, and by me then
reduced to writing. In the latter
part Of April, 1887, my son and
Bruce Evans, Il. j. Garfield, Max
Larue, Frank Vaughn, Hiram May
nard and Carl Hughes were stop
ping in cattle camp, four miles
from Snake river. My son and
Evans, Garfield, Barue and Vaughn
went to a Chinese camp on Snake
river. Garfield aud Larue went
above the camp, and Evans aud
Vaughn remained below. The
whole party was armed with re-
peating rifles and revolvers. There
were thirteen Chinese in the camp,
and they were fired on by the party
above the camp. The unarmeG
Chiuamen retreated, when they
were fired upon by those below th,
camp. Twelve Chinese were in
stantly killed aud Que other caugh
, afterwards and his brains beaten
out. The party got that evening
$500 in gold dust. The next day
eight more Chinese came to the
camp in a boat. They were fired on
aud all killed, and their bodies, with
the Others, thrown in the river. The
party then took the boat aud went
to another Chinese camp, about foul
miles distant, where thirteen Chi
nese were working on the river bar
These were all shot and killed, and
the bodies thrown into the river
The camp was robbed and $4,000 In
gold secured. My son was present
!. only the first day, but acquainted
+ with the facts, as they were talked
9 over by the parties In his presence
J, The circumstances here detailed
occurred on the Oregon side Of thu
Snake river i'm Wallowa county
near lthe northeast corner of thu
, state. HUGH MCMILLAN.
"W. NJ. CLARKE, witness.
"Dated, Walla Walla, August 81
1917
The Chinese consul general in this
city will at once communicate these
facts to his own government, and il
: is probable steps will be taken tC
; punish the murderers.
! CRAZY HoMEsEEKERs.
GUTHRIE, o. T., Oct. l.-Courlerf
arriving give details of the govern
ment townsite of Chandler, in the
Sac and Fox reservation, The site
was opened to settlement at l.
O'Clock Tuesday, aud the scene
which followed the Yolley of mus
kerry which announced the opening
was awful. A mass of 5000 excited
men and women, intent upon secGr
, ng II lot, had gathered about the
boundary of the town. At II O'Clock
a sharp signal was given, and with
a mighty yell from 5000 throats, and
amid the cracking of whips and
volleys Of oaths, shouts aud curses,
. the c1nglomerate mass of men aud
women on horses aud foot rushed
like maniaes for town lots. As the
. angles of the advancing lines met
, many riders were unhorsed and
hurled pellmell into the road. Many
persons are reported killed and
T, Others as having received severe in
jurieS. Miss Daisy, u representative
of the Guthrie News, was thrown
from her horse at the beginning OF
the race, and, striking her head on
rock, was killed. The excited aud
merciless crowd had not time TO at
tend to the dying, and rode over the
body of the unfortunate woman
uRtil IL was recognized by a friend,
who took II out Of the surging mass
OF humanity. AS there were three
or four times AS many people AS lots
the result could be easily foretold
There are from three 10 six claim
ants for "a great many Of the lots
and IL will take considerable time "a
adjust the differences. An Indian
killed a white man during a quarrel
over liquor.
FIND No kVIDENCE.
RENo, New, Oct The district
court convened Tuesday, aud q
grand jury was impaneled aud
Judge Cheney delivered seathlng
charge. particularly requesting IN,
punishment of all engaged la ,h'
lynching OF Ortiz a week ago lasl
Friday. The grand jury reported Z,
the jud @ , e,le 'ay HAT, AFTER dili
gent Inquiry aud examination oI
many witnessne, they could not find