The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-08-21


That the long looked for sale Of the
Ilwaco Railway and Navigation Com
Dany's property 10 the Oregon Railway
and Navigation Company II fact can
not be corroboratcd. vet Il Is certain
that the formal transfer OF the road
viii take place today. Final arrange
nents were made IN this city yesterday
when President LoOmls for the !. X. *
~ Company. met President Mohler
Auditor II. 8. Renson. Passenger Agent
". II. Hurlburt and Freight Agent -
Campbell. Of the o. II. * N. The party
went 90 the office OF 9. w. Fulton and
after being olOssted there for few
hours. returned 10 the /. II. * N. Co.'S
dock and went 70 llwaco on the Can
by. When seen Yesterday morning
President Loomis did not deny that a
sale nf the road was under contem-
platlon. but said that the same had been
talked OF for years. but nothing den-
mite as yet had been done. lie said
that he was willing 10 SELL As he had
Interests elsewhere that required his
attention. II has been known for a
long time that the o. X. & y. was seek
ing deep water harbor. AZ the com
pnny realizes that II viii only be a
question ~ few years until the VIII
inmcttc river win be unnavigable for
deep drnught yessela at Portland. A
survey was made from Portland %
Ennppton. on the Washington side Of
the river, and II IL thought the o. r.
y y. WIN either try 20 come down here
by that route. or Will continue the I.
Y A y. tn Point Ellis. where there Is
n sufficient depth OF water for landing
Tor their river boats
c. r. Johnson. forger. and L. l..
Whitley, embezzler. two well-drt ssed
fellows who to all outward appearances
were landed proprietors. fell into the
clutches OF Chief Hallock Sunday even
Ing. They were his guests until yes
terday evening. when they were taken
10 Portland by j. Cordano. q detective
from that city The men had been In
the city several days. presumably look
ing for a location to build something
or 20 invest some OF their ill-gotten
gains. They succeeded In persuading
the editor OF an evening paper TO per-
nit them 10 get out a special. resat-
IA edition Of the sheet. and Dame For
tune might have smiled upon them
had not Chief Hallock "queered" the
affair. Whitley was staying at the
Tighe hotel, with a woman who says
she IN his wife, and little suspected
that the officers In the city were on his
trail In response 10 a telegram from
the chief OF pollse OF Portland. Chief
Hallock went out on a still hunt for
the two men and found Whitley at
his hotel. while johnson was apprehend-
ed at the railway station. Whitley
strenucusly denied his guilt. but tell
tale letter from his father In San Fran
cisco. which contained the intelligence
that he might succeed In eludlng the
police Of that city. but again things
might be pretty warm for him. was
sufficient proof that he was the man
wanted. He Is wantsd In Fresno. CAL
lfornia, while Johnson Is wanted In
Walla Walla. Wash. Detective Corda-
no came 10 this city yesterday noon,
and after satisfying himself that the
fellows were the ones he was after. he
had Judge Nelson endorse the warrants
for the arrests and took his prisoners
10 Portland on last nights train. AL
though arrestlng law breakers is an
every day occurrence with Chief Hal
lock. he deserves much credit In catch
ing his victims so quickly. II any re-
ward has been offered he will fall heir
to II.