Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1893-12-15
NEWS NOTES.


other part of Eastern Oregon during
the recent storm. AT the Dalles the
snow is foot deep, aud grows gradual
ly deeper toward Pendleton, where it is
two feet in depth,
The fly-wheel at Cushman's mill,
Florence, flew iuto thousand or more
pieces the other day. 1t weighed about
$500 pounds, was 10 feet in diameter,
and the cause of its destruction is prob
ably chargeable to some dissrrange-
ment of the governor, which permitted
too high speed for 80 large balance
wheel.
1t is estimated that the number of
unemployed in the city of Chicago Is
nearly 10000.
The Seattle Post -Intelligencer says:
The suit of A. Toilet for damages from
Pierce county for diverting the channel
of the Stuck river was dismissed today
the court held, with the prosecuting
attorney, that an individual could not
hold the county liable for the acts of Its
servants. ~
The Spokane Indians are slowly but
surely going On the Occur d'Alene res
ervation In Idaho, although many of
the tribe have sworn never to do so.
The large amount of soft wheat In
the Polause country is necesitating mill
lers to build dryers after which it is
said to make the finest of flour.
Sam Brown, of Gervais, raised 1900
bushels of potatoes on 100 acres Of land.
MIR. G. T. Wardlow has resigned bis
position as travelling freight and pas
senger agent Of the Oregon Pacific rail-
road company.
Nicholas Wright, pioneer of South
ern Oregon, died at his home in Jack
sonville. Mr.. Wright was Mexican
war veteran, and served through the
Rogue river Indian war. He was 81
years old.
Hon, j. H. Stewart, of Jackson coun-
ty, shipped carload of fine winter
pears to st. Louis, Mo-, last week. He
is successful fruit grower, aud has
over 100 acres in orchard. This year
he will receive in the neighborhood of
500, 900 for his apples, prunes and pears.
Mr.. Don Mckay, who has just re.
turned from visit to Shoshone Falls,
has placed on exhibition at the Hotel
Warshsuer the jaw of an American
elephant,so pronounced by Prof. Henry
Montgomery, of the Salt Lake Univer-
sity. The remains of this mastodon,
were unearthed in the Blue Lake gravel
mines, about five miles from Shoshone
Fa lis on Snake river. Mr.. Mckay
says the remains would fill an ordinary
freight car.
Petitions are being sent to congress
from the Pacific slope asking that the
government purchase the Union and
Northern Pacific railroads and operate
them in the interest of the people.
Sixty. eight of Portland's unemploy-
ed men yesterday determined not to
brave winter in a big city, and at
2 o'clock this morning left In a
Southern Pacific freight train for
warmer chimes where more favorable
conditions exist. They were granted
free transportation over the Southern
Pacific's lines in Oregon.
The stock inspector of Umatilla coun.
ty says the sheep of that section are free
from disease and in excellent condition.
He thinks over 1000 more are in the
county than last spring making total
of $4,000.
Walla Walla's Salvation army for
the last quarter had an income, chiefly
from collections, of $685.. 80.
Oakesdale economical by discharg-
ing both of her police officers, and |
there Is now no one to arrest the hilar-
ious and belligerent druuks.
The Lebanon excelsior factory ia
turning out 42OO pounds of excelsior
daily.
1t n expected that 10000 feet of
logs will be put in booms in Alsea bay
this winter.
The machine for separating the -four
gold from sand on the Columbia river
placers does not work just right That
has been just the trouble with all
other machines for that kind of work.
Three wheat driers, with total dali
ly capacity of 5000 bushels, are being
erected in oakesdale. damaged wheat
may be taken by farmers to these dri-
ers, where IL will be dried, cleaned and
converted into No. shipping wheat.
Capt. w. o. Hayden has brought
suit against the ost-Intelligencer for
$1,000 for libel on account of dis
patch printed Sunday morning. He
will also sue the Portland Oregonian
aud the Astorian for 500, 900 each.