The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-09-20


80 porcupines in the past eight weeks"
On account OF the continued bad
weather the Albany races were postponed
until Thursday, Friday and Saturday Of
the present week.
The sheepmen of Crook county are
offering a bounty of 81 upon all coyotes
killed. Other localities might find 1t
profitable on the part of sheep owners
to offer the same bounty for dogs killed
The mining people Of Quartzville are
taking steps to secure a postoffice, mail
route and telegraph service. They have
a permanent settlement there now which
warrants the establishment Of such SER
vice.
There is now strong probability that
the o. r. &N. Co. viii build tunnel
through the Blue mountains and thus cut
off thirty miles of tho distance from
La Grande to Portland. The construc-
tion of this tunne lhas been talked OF
for several years
Times are getting tough. A west side
editor is said to have mortgaged his COW
to a banker.-Sheridan Sun.
That's nothing, says the Sa.em Post,
with its usual drive.lng calamity howl.
Here they try to sell the shirts off their
backs, but they are so ragged they can
not find purchaser.
Messrs It. ]. James and Thos. Pope,
of the Lodi Mining company, discovered
a ledge of gold quartz in the Cornucopia
H~tr - L.. T,atn afxr khaf fcnc
to rival the richest hedges in the camp.
The ledge is four feet thick. The find
is located about three-quarters Of a
mile from the town of Cornucopia
The Albany Herald says: "Mr Beall,
the careful and efficient receiver Of the
Linn County National bank is now ready
with the fifth dividend to the claimants
of that institution. This is getting we'll
on toward a settlement, and indicates
that eventually every claim will be
full reimbursed. The fact speaks well for
the receiver, and for that matter, also
for the national banking laws
The sheriff yesterday served the man
date of the Marion county circuit court
on the secretary of state directing him
to pay to Railroad Commissioner j. B.
Eddy the amount OF his back salary
claimed and the funds in the state treas
ury shortly afterward were diminished
to that extent, says a Salem exchange.
This case having settled the matter OF
the legality of the commissioners to hold
(a,so other officers elected by the legis-
lative body each member of the board
will draw his pay. H. p. Mcclure, the
game warden, comes under the list and,
being in the city yesterday, he, too, re-
ceived his back pay,
The Oriental hotel ait Oregon City has
recently changed ownership having been
sold to the Gambrinus Brewing Co. for
5000. This is one of the historic build
ings, of Oregon City and was erected in
1850. The territorial legislature once pro-
mulgated laws in the wallis of this build
ing, and after the old court house on
the hill at Oregon City was burned down
the second story of the building was used
as court room for some time The
lumber used in the construction of the
building was bro ght around Cape Horn
in 1919, During the forty-fve years that
this building has withstood confiagratlons
ON either side, variety of enterprises
have been carried on within its walls
Statesman.
The west bound freight due here at
8 o'clock wtas badly wrecked near Squally
Hook Saturday night. Tine approach to
Squally Hook from the Bast Is around
short curve and this Is where the ac-
cident occurred, AS the train came in
under pretty good speed, Engineer Nc
Evan discovered small band of cattle
on the track, but too late to prevent
running into them. The pilot struck a
big bull and threw him off the track and
against the bank but after the engine
had pa sed the carcass rolled back on
the track. Thirteen cars, mostly loaded
with merchandise from the East, were
derailed and badly wrecked. Two tranps
who were riding the brake beams were
killed. Fortunately none Of the train
crew were hurt.-Times.
The Fossil Journal says: "The first
portion of the new road from Fossil to
The Dalles was practically provided for
this week when the county courts al
lowed petitions for county roads Nos.
SO and 80, which makes "a county road
from Fossil to the John Day river, op-
poste Sherman county, on the route
surveyed by the promoters of the new
road to The Dalqes. There was re-
monstrance, but 1t was not big enough
Commenting on the above THE Dalles
Times-Mountainee remarks: "Now then
1t remains to be seen what Sherman
county will do. 1t should not be an
expensive road to buiid through Sherman
and If that portion of the road Is once
assured, the part through Wasco county
viii be looked after. The Fossil people
q Tl.lT. .oI.s
as readily ais they can go to Arlington,
and as owing to competition by the d. p.
e. A. NJ Co. the markets are much bet
ter for all farm products, a large trade
would be diverted to this point"
The trest,e across Mil creek caught
another victim last night in the person
of Thomas Woods. a half-breed, who
claims to have been on his way to the
Indian school at Chemawa, says the
Tlmes-Mountaineer. He was travelling by
the brake-beam route, and In trying to
board the passenger train this morning
ran off the end OF the walk on the north
side of the trestle and landed in the
mud thirty feet below the starting point.
1t was quite dark at the time, but for
tunately for him, sameone heard the
uul, SlckeHlHS IHuu Win WHICH ne StruCk
the Mill creek mud and ne was soon
picked up. DR.. Holllster attended to
his injuries and sewed up his chin,
which received cash several inches In
length. The man was dellrious for
while, and Is suffering from conclusion OF
the spine and internal injuries tonight.
1t might save the county considerable
expense to stretch life net under the
trestle, as 1t catches many an unwary
tramp. Woods win probably be all right
in a day or two and will be able to take
a course at the Indian school yet He
claims to have come from Adams, where
he says, he has resided for twelve years.
Baker City, says the East OregonIan
has discovered that her newly amended
charter contains no provision for the
holding Of elections and consequently the
municipality must forego that luxury In
qUiry at Salem brings out the facts that
u bill was introduced by Senator King
last session of the legislature and passed,
amendatory Of Baker Clty's charter vlr-
tually a new charter. When the new laws
were printed and reached Baker City
the discovery was made that a whole
section Of the charter was missing
the section which nregcribed n fine for