The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-21
NORTHWESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The county court. at Long Creek. Or,
has authorized the sending OF party over
10 California guich on the north fork OF
me John Day river, e. bury the remains OF
The aged miner. JEFF Hudson who died sew
eTai weeks ago. About seventeen or TWEEN
" miles OF the distance Will have 10 De
made on snowshoes.
John I.aubaer. a highly respected resi-
dsnt Of Linn county Oregon, died in
Hal.ey. December IL 1895 For some time
his health mas been failing. and about 4
month ago he and his wife went 10 San
isucisco with the hope that IL would lie
improved. bat he gradually grew worse.
and they left San Francisco for their home
in Tia lsey- But his strength was 80 far
gone that II was not possible for him 10
reach his home four miles distant
a two-year-old son OF J. L. Phelps was
badly burned last Monday, near Monitor
Mill, Marion county Oregon. His parents
having gone into the yard for a few
minutes the little fellow found acme
matches which he struck and from which
his clothes took Are His father saw him
and rushed To the -e<CUe at once or the
child would have persisted. The burn Is
bad II Is the hands, arms. sides OF
the chest and the fsc~ are severely burned.
Oscar Nanhoy. Of GoldendaIe, Wash, has
been circulating petition addressed 20 tha
postoH!cs department at Washington C.ty.
ASkins Tor TIE cary - ablisnment OF
mall route between Goidendale and Top
peniah station, on the Northern Pacific
Railroad. The petition states that the DIS
lance between the two points IS tfty miles.
The mail from Toppenish for Goldendais
Five hundred klickitat county citizens
have signed the petition The proposed
route WI follow the od-timc mai route
Of The Dalies. Goldendale, Yakima and III
lensburg stage line.
Elmer Rumley. a young man who recent
ly arrived at Garfield from Oregon. who
has been loading hay for he Garfield Hard
ware Company ran amuck Saturday evea-
ing. After terrorizing several residents by
CaTe|9ss y Hring a revolver In the air, he
Weut 10 the residence OF Mr. North, open
ing hfe on Mr.. North as soon as the door
vas opened. He then turned the revolver
81 nimseN ard fired "a bullet into his right
temple and fen m"rtai!y wounded on The
doorstep owing To the danger us manner
IN which kUmley was acting. the marshal
ana citizens were oath 10 make any at
tempt 70 capture him.
Jerry Hay, " Harrisburg Oregon. says
that the remains OF the man found in the
river near Monroe are supposed 10 be
those u a man named spawn, Who VAS
drowned near Junction about a year ago.
Mr HAY says tAAt fhc slarchers FOR the
body OF J II Bucknum, who was lost In
the mountains east ~ Harrisburg have
found the tracks supposed 70 have been
made by Nj. Bucknum. about five miles
from the place last seen. !; ia believed he
became lost ana Waudorvd for some dis
tanee into the mountains. The searchers
are following rap The cue discovered and
hopc vet To tina his BODY
Sheriff N.thFr>. ~ Eugene or. VIII te
.~rE,tct.l - carry ont the order e the court
3a the matter &c hauEiug Clau1 Brantou
next Friday Preparation for the hanging
has l~sH arl1ys<l as ( was thought moro
than iikeiv that The court would grant y
stay 1f execution bGt u0 order 20 ;aat f.
zee: naa been ma 3e. This morning an or
3"r was placed fer the material n,s-ess~lTy
tc prepare Ihr ~>sfpl1 \ space 5aKfg fee
on ,3e esa1 side 81 tfse county tail. 81 L.
fn-hseet Win q ghs fence. fNtAty-four
fe"{ h.e5. ar3 ;he path from the jail en-
trance ga MS luc.Dst}ft Will be .nclosed with
"a fiEti T. nee - insure psrfect safety The
r.rfT - n0s hsSsEed with requests FIR
= citations - the hanging
What looks Ike an attemp, at murler
o.,sisrrteS AZ the soulc of A II Carson In
t;fti1t Pass or. Sunday might M.
carson had retired. Ni5su as tne fire was
t..tttux low Mrs.. carson Eut Il stick az
weed (rpm the wasJ%32Cd ard pax Il on
tn- ed ~ i've C0als Soon after an *
ni.sson sufficiently stroaE 80 throw a stick
%, wood cut Of the fireplace occurred An
examination ~ the woot shoNei that a
large huie h4a ascn ao:ed In If en-! a SICK
~ rant powder uIserseG. Ire ira had
caused gre car - explode but as the
powder had 1-atu frozen, /; bad no, t0awe,l
,snol4ea - ignite. Taero 5 No definite
elise 70 r1. fefIs,tfntoF 81 ths deed. hut
as Nj Carson aas been engage 81 c,sus4i-
p.ahlt litigation over mines he tAlnks Dee
has a good 5dea who Gj the WORK