The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-12-30
Late News.

The Fruit Exchange OF Riverside, Cal.
has taken the place OF private shipping
firms and none OF the latter are in bust,
ness this season.
Charges are made against the present
Commissioners Of Ada county, idaho,
and some of their predecessors for re-
cclying fees illegally.
A cranberry marsh near kamiche,
WASH, has yielded $500 gallons OF
berries this season The yield IL OF
excellent quality, the berries being large
and Of fine flavor,
At Park City, Utah, funeral process
sion was stampeded, resulting in two
fatalities. A team in the procession ran
away, and caused every other team t0
stampede, including that drawing the
hcarse with the body OF Mrs. Van
Sch ack. stanton Rob and John Sprague
were fatally injured, wheels were broken,
carriages upset and men, women and
children thrown into heaps with the
struggling horses aud spllntering We
hices. The hcarsc itself was distigurcd
and half-dozcn people seriously in
iured.
Nine passenger conductors on the Sc
attic, Lake shore and Eastern railway,
who were discharged by Receiver Brown
on the charge Of knocking down.
have brought suit in the United States
Court ut Seattle to compel the receiver
10 prefer charges against them before
the Grievance Cummlltccpi the Brother
hood of Railway Tuinmcn, OF which
they are members. The claim ~ made
thal the Northern Pacific, Of which the
Lake Shore IL branch, had agreed that
no one should be discharged without
formal charges and an investigation.
A daring attempt TO escape from the
Westminster penitcntiary at VAN
couver, B. G., was made the other night
by three ConviCts, who with fifty others
had been working all the afternoon in
the grounds. When the men were
ordered to form up TO return to prison Il
number made break for liberty. The
attempt TO escape was evidently prear-
ranged, az they threw stones ut the
guards and ran in the direction where
only one guard was stationed. lie fired
over their heads to stop them, and all
but three were scared and turned back.
These three, however, kept on, but were
fired at by other guards. Kennedy, the
ringeadcr, who was serving life sem
tencc for murder committed in the in
terror, was hit in the leg, fell, and the
two others then gave themselves up. 1t
il believed plan bad been arranged for
Il general revolt.
The new cruiser Olympia on her trial
test did not equal the expectations OF
her builders, but still far exceeded the
requirements, and established II record
for an S6- knot course of about 2l,67.
Much to the surprise of everyone, the
dav was nearly perfect. The ocean was
like big mill pond, and was only rutlied
by the big cruiser herself as she sped
through the water, sending spray over
her bow until the decks were drenched.
From Goleta Point to Point Conception
quite u sea was running, but not enough
to retard headway to any extent. The
reason why the cruiser did not equal
her previous record is an unexplained
mystery. Her machinery worked per-
fectly, and there was not the slightest
break. The time of 2l.67 is liable to
correction on account OF the currents,
Which may result in the OIympia's
favor. There was q draft four inches
greater than the requirements which
will also be counted in the calculations,
which will not be made for several days.
The maxium speed is estimated at 22.O5.
PAPERS have been filed in the Circuit
Court of Union county, Or, which in
volve the title OF the extensive mining
property of the Oregon Gold Mining
Company at Cornucopia. There have
been three issues OF bonds on the prop
erty for $40, 900, 5000, 900 and $50 600
respectively, and mortgages issued to
secure them. The suit is brought by
A. l.. Schmidt as trustee for the bond
holders, it being alleged that the COW
enants of the mortgages have been
broken and that the property should be
turned over to the bondholders. They
ask that receiver be appointed pend
ing the suit, and pray for Judgment
and decree; that the terms of the mort
gage be declared broken; that the trus-
tee is entitled to the property; that the
amount OF principal and interest due be
fixed by the court, and for forecloslng
the mortgage and directing the sale of
the property; for fixing priority OF pay
ment, and for declaring the same a lien
upon the property. II. Fl. Crawford and
r. G. HYDE are the attorneys for plaint-
ifTs. The mines have suspended opera
tions for the season. The mills have
lust completed the most prosperous run
ever made. Heavy snow is given as the
cause OF the suspension.