The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-10-28
OCCIDENTAL NEWS.
Big Scandal in the Affairs of
the Stearns Rancho.

The Treasury Department has sent the
United states Marshal ut Los Angeles
two drafts, aggrcgating II large sum, to
drtray the expense Of the deportation OF
Chinese under the ruling recently rem
drrcd by Judge Ross.
It is proposed by m irrigation com
pnuy 10 reclaim large area OF the Mo-
jlyr Desert IN the vicinity OF Daggctt by
means OF dam across the Mojayc river
and a submerged tlumc for the purpose
OF tapping the undcrilow.
Judge Shaw has denied the motion for
uchaugc Of venue in the case OF Richard
5, Heath, charged with the murder OF
Louis h. Whirtcr ut Fresno. and set the
first Monday in January IA the time
when the date for the second trial Of
Heath will be resumed.
George Mint Of the phwnix "a. IT,
Evening Herald was anxious toget bust
ness from Il firm that advertised IN his
ljcd, aud wrote soliciting an order Tor
the paper. The reply came, Where
does your paper go2" ITO North and
south America, Europe, Asia and
Africa, and it IL all | can do to keep IL
from going 10 III" He got the con
tract. with the money in advance.
At Spokane Judge Moore has appoint
ed II. f.. Iloughton and j. W. Binkley
executors OF the estate OF the late Mrs.
Jennie +. Cannon. No bond was re-
uuIrrd, and the executors under the will
also act ~ trustees. Judge lloughton
filed Il statement OF the value OF the ea-
tate. Community real estate IL put at
500 600, and community personal prop
rrty is given at $500, 900. Mrs. Cannon's
separate estate il given ut 100000, OF
which $40 900 Is real estate and $4,000
personal property.
Silver salmon are reported ~ going up
Puget Sound in great numbers. 1t IL
claimed that steamer WAS brought to
a full stop in the Straits recently by run
ming into school OF them. There is II
tradition among the older fishermen to
the effect that hailstorm always pre-
crdcs a big run Of the fish. \ storm OF
this nature was reported on the lower
Sound, and the report OF the arrival OF
immense schools OF the fish III the
Straits Immediately followed.
At Tacoma the other day Miss Cam
cron was conducting an experiment IN
the chemistry class OF one OF the public
schools to produce musical sounds by
burning hydrogen in flask. The by
drogen was generated by putting acid on
zine. Miss Cameron neglected the eau
ton of the instructor, and set fire to the
gas Immediately after opening the flask.
The air entered, and as soon rs the fire
was set an explosion resulted and twoot
the pupils were severely cut by the flying
glass.
The Great Northern Express Company
has completed arrangements Tor dong
business both in Alaska and Asia, and
has issued tariff Of rates to those coun-
tries from Seattle. TO Yokohama, llong--
kong, IIiogo, Nagasakl and shanghai
thc rates for packages valued ut 500 or
loss range from II 80 for fifteen pounds
or under to IS for forty-iive to fifty
mounds, with additional rates for pack
aces of higher value. There is an addi-
&1nal charge OF 81 to - to Annoy, Foo
cnow, Swatow, Bombay, Batavia, Cal
cutta. Manila or Singapore. The rates
to Alaska are As cents per 100 pounds to
Wrangel and 55 cents to Sitka, the bust
ness being carried by the Pacific Coast
Steamship Company.
4 big scandal has been developed at
San Francisco in the affairs OF the
Stearns rancho, corporation which at
one time owned 10000 acres in Caliior-
MIA and is still one of the heaviest
landed corporations on the Pacific Slope.
The story is that committee OF three
disinterested business men have been
for three or four months investigating
the conduct of the manager OF the busl-
ness OF the corporation, Colonel Il: j..
Northam, who is a member of the Gov
ernor's staff and one of the best-known
nublic men in the State. The committee
has about completed its work, and will
in a few days report to the stockholders.
The committee consists of Barclay Hen
lev, George b. Polhemus and f. w. Nc
Graw. 1t is reported there will be ma
iority and a minority report. The ma
iority by Henley and Polhemus will
state that 100000 of the income of the
ranch has been illegally diverted. 1t is
not charged that there has been any en-
bezzlement, however. In his minority,
report McGraw will defend Colonel
Northam in his actions as custodian OF
the property of the company.