Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-11-25
OCCIDENTAL MELANGE
Cree Indians Exterminate Game
in Montana.
ROBBED BY A MAN HE BEFRIENDED.
Beautiful Black Fire 0pals Discovered in
Eastern 0regon-San Pedro as
a Harbor-Etc.

a HarD0r-EtC.
Chinese have been arrested in Tucson
for selling cigarette to boys under age.
Loss Angeles voted to issue $526, 900
bonds for water works in the hill dis
tricts.
The section about Coquille City, Or,
is greatly excited over the smallpox
cases at Coquille.
The assessed valuation of Portland for
1892 is $45, ,465, 1892, more than $4,000
less than for 1891.
1t is reported the United States engi-
neers favor San Pedro as a harbor
against Santa Monica.
The Indian Commission has effected
the purchase OF 10000 acres of land
from the Siletz Indians in Oregon.
At Santa Barbara, CAL, burglars are
doing very good business. There have
been many daring and successful rob
berries the past three months.
Attachments aggregating $86, 1872 were
filed at Helena, Mont, against Russell
B. Harrison's newspaper, the Helena
Journal, by three Montana banks.
Turnkey Howard French of the peni-
tentiary at Boise, Idaho, was severely
bitten by mailman, and there are some
apprehensions as to the effectof the bite.
1t is claimed that the Cree Indians
have during the past summer completely
exterminated the game in Big Hole
River Valley in Montana, region which
formerly abounded with game of all
kinds.
r. G. Brown and George w. Brown,
newspaper men at Tucson, have been
fined and imprisoned for making an at
tack on the court and jury, which had
found indictments against them for
criminal libel.
The Northern Pacifc's steamer Fam
besi will probably have to take
back to China thirty Chinese who
were refused passports at Port Town
send because their certificates did not
have photographs attached as required
by law. Most of them we're bound for
Portland.
One of the cases that will come up be-
fore the present session OF the United
States Supreme Court from Oregon will
be that of the Eastern Oregon Gold Min
| ing Company, plaintiffs, represented by
John Mullen and F. v. Drake, attorneys.
vs.. G. s. Miller. This suit involves some
of the best mining property in Eastern
Oregon, located in the famous Green
horn Mountains. Mr.. Miller has thus
far been victorious.
Recently the Oregon Board OF Rail-
road Commissioners heard the case of
w. E. Loughmiller & Co. of Silverton
vs. the Southern Pacific Company for
overcharge and shortage, and found them
entitled to rebate of $26.30. The rail
road company was given notice of this,
but has as yet failed to pay complainants
tie amount found to be due them.
I.oughmiller & Co. now ask the commits
sion to bring suit against the railroad
company to recover the over charge.
The State Board of Railroad Commits
sioners is now engaged in the compia-
ton of tables showing the average as
sessed valuation of all railroads in Ore
gon and other States, which will include
all personal and real property belonging
to said roads. The average assessed val
uation of all railroads in Oregon for 1891
is SIC, ,650.84 per mile, including swamp
lands, city and town lots and all per-
sonal and real property belonging to the
roads. There are ,328.S4 miles of rail
roads in Oregon, and the aggregate val
uation is $210, $40, 1852
II @. r. Brinkley, well-known capital
ist OF Los Angeles, who caused the ar
rest of his quondam bosom friend,
, Claude Hill, has filed a second complaint
against Hill charging him with embez.
| Il 1QnA Ax~h - Il haI -
him to pay for some furniture. Hill
was picked up some months ago by
5rinkley, who took pity on him, as he
was poverty-stricken, and has since cared
for him. The result was Hill spent all
Of Brinkley's money that he could get
, hold of, and is accused of being the
means OF breaking up his home.
J. G. Hill, q well-known mining MAJ
of Weiser, accompanied by party oi
several gentlemen, Colorado capitalists,
: is now engaged in prospecting the bars
on Snake river, below Huntington, fol
fine gold placers. Mr.. Hill has already
located his party on 500 acres OF gold
bearing lands, and it is the intention o.
the company to employ in the workins
of their mines new machine, particu
lArlY COubtIuCtou lOT til0 baVluk Vi INT
gold. Mr.. Hill says the new device viii
handle and save the gold from ninety
eight cubic yards of dirt and gravel pei
hour.
In the case of the State OF Oregon va
Charles Mills, who was indicted by the
grand jury Of Lane county, Or, for as
sault with intent to kill, for piling rail
road iron and ties on the track neal
Eugene few weeks since, the jury re
tured verdict Of not guilty. The en-
tire jury was satisfied that the maj
Mills placed the obstruction on the track
but Judge Fullerton instructed then
that, as the man, after doing the crime
; had repented and informed the railroad
officials OF his act, the law would
not permit of his conviction. A specia
statute to cover attempts at train wreck
ing seems to be needed in Oregon.