The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-11-04
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.

I'm exploring and hunting party re-
Gently returned from the wild Olympic
Mountains IN Washington reports that
the timber line disappears nj about
5000 feet, and ut the base OF the higher
peak, on the 5000 and 5000 foot levels,
Is system Of meadows aud lakes where
grass aud flowers grow in great luz
urIancc and spcndor.
George G. Center, II Vancouver (B. G., J
undertaken was called upon 10 embalm
a whale which WAS recently caught and
which the people desired 10 exhibit.
lie secured II piece OF gaspipc, which he
drove into the body Ol the whale. To
this pipe hc attached beer pump, con-
nrctcd It with II barrel Of Utopia en-
baImlng fluid and cmpticd it into the
artcriaI system Of the fish. Decomposi-
ton WAS checked,
The trial Of James NJ. Ncary for wife
murder has begun Mt Santa Cruz. This
Is II case where it is alleged by the de-
icnsc Ncary and wife were ut dinner,
and Ncury, becoming irritatcd by u
remark OF his wife, struck the butcher
knife, with which he was carving meat,
heavily ON the table and it bounded oil
striking Mrs. Ncary in the side, she
being seated with her side 10 the table
The wound proved fatal.
Lloyd Tcyis has brought suit at Stock
ton TO lorcclose II mortgage OF 500, 800
on the property OF Mrs. Howell, wife OF
VI. u. Howell, charged with counter
iritlug At the same time suit was
brought by W. 4. Wallace 10 compel
Howell and his wife 10 dispose OF part
ut the property Tor $4,000, ~ by an
alleged agreement 1t IL thought
ut stockton that the two suits have
some connection, 1t having been stated
that syndicate is working 10 secure
the Howell property.
Detective Hume, who was present at
the trial OF Evans, charged with killing
Messenger Iovey, and which trial IL now
going on at jackson, ,Amador county, Cal,
was advised by the Court that not being
counsel or assistant counsel he could not
suggest questions to the defense. Hume
tried to explain, but the Court said none
but attorneys would be permitted to adj
dress the Court, so Hume Indignantly
took his hat and walked out. Fred
Boise, u witness, admitted that he had
lied, aud that he had been paid TO give
certain evidence. This caused scnsa-
ton.
The Farmers Loan and Trust Com
pauy has filed Il petition at Corvallis ask
ing that the order appointing Joseph
Simon referee to examine into the status
olthecertihcates issued by Receiver llogg
be vacated. The grounds on which the
-, l,n,,l IL. that thn,,
served and that the order was obtained
without their knowledge. 1t is also
claimed that the order looked to the
reversal OF action had in the case after
careful consideration, and that it would
involve protracted litigation when the
railroad was running behind. Upon
this petition an order was entered sus-
pending the proceedings until November
1888, when n full hearing would be
had.
The Railroad Gazette says: "The
Columbia River and Astoria Railroad
Company was incorporated in 1891, but
beyond having preliminary surveys
made along the Columbia river has not
succeeded in doing much work upon the
line. IT is now reported, however, by
one y The officers that arrangements
have been nearly completed for begin
ming the work north OF Portland, and
that the contracts will be let during the
winter or early in the spring. 1t is
proposed to build along the south bank
of the Columbia river from Portland to
Astoria, u distance of about 100 miles.
The line was surveyed by W. III. Ken
nedv Of Portland, and some of the right
ofway secured. Mr.. Kennedy is still
chief engineer and the chief executive
officer il Walter 9. Smith of Portland,
Vice President.
The case of four VacavilIe Chinese,
charged with failure to comply with the
provisions of the Geary act, was heard
before Judge Morrow in the United
States District Court at San Francisco
the other day. The defendants attor-
new stated that to hear testimony would
only be waste of time, as the bill ex-
tending registration had already passed
the House and would in all probability
become law in very short time. The
Court. however, ordered the examina-
nation to proceed, and evidence having
been submitted to the effect that all four
defendants were laborers within the
meaning of the act, and had not reg
istered, the Court ordered them de
ported. Judge Morrow also intimated
that he would in future issue warrants
under said act for the arrest of high
binders and others OF the criminal
classes.