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Newspaper
Heppner Weekly Gazette
Location
Heppner, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1889
Page
1
A. A. Tyson, contractors builders and architects and P. Morgan, land office specialist at The Dalles Oregon advertise regular admission to practice before the U S Land Office and departments. They invite calls or letters for contest or recovery of lost rights and offer services.
A fragmented listing details brands on cattle and horses tied to Grant Morrow and adjacent townships. Brands include circle shields, bars, crescents, and letters marked on left or right hips shoulders and ears with numerous owners such as Be Horees, Honnutt, Brown, Lena Horeos, and more. The compilation enumerates numerous brand designs and owner names scattered through the county regions.
A furnace at Carnegie's Edgar Thomson steel works in Pittsburgh Brad dock exploded sending molten metal like water over workers. Captain Jones severely burned but alive, others burned or missing. Several men named Quinn Hoonan Mukuke Needen Haughen Connor King among injured. fate of two others uncertain as six carloads of molten metal flooded the pit.
A Decatur report details Tom Haywood a Black man who confessed to murdering Thomas Williams a mail carrier near Houcka postence. Haywood abducted Mrs Williams demanded her property and threatened to kill if she told. He fled. locals say he will be lynched if captured.
More than a hundred Chinese women and merchants remain aboard the steamship Garlio after arrival from China. Collector Phelps refuses to accept affidavits for landings, demanding up to date information. If not released, writs of habeas corpus may be sought. Meanwhile in Chicago the Cronin case opens with a request to change juror summons to a regular method and allow countywide service.
State Department mails letters to delegates for the international American congress. They must report at noon in October, receive welcome from Blaine, elect officers, and be presented to the president at the White House. Headquarters to be at 18 T Street with rooms ready for work.
From Tacoma, Sept. 2. A long running dispute in Payallup over water supply led to a confrontation last night between Ezra Morker and James P. Stewart, a former candidate for delegate to Congress. One round of blows occurred, ending with Morker knocked out. Both men are tied to local political factions and legal actions in the water case continue.
The crowded city hall heard arguments against Conrail Waters for stealing from relief committees with the case sent to advisement Friday morning. Robert Tylis in the murder inquiry escaped arrest in Missoula as police closed in. Mason Smith, injured Monday night in a fall, died today. The Washington and Idaho railroad extension from Rockford to Spokane Falls linked with Union Pacific.
County Assessor Blacker completes the 1889 assessment roll showing total taxable property of 6 317 459 03 up from 4 412 456 last year. Gross valuation 9 209 860 exemption 2 070 529 land area 300 637 acres. 108 polls, 206 more than last year. Major gains noted with few declines in property items.
A Multnomah County inmate known as John Spell performed self amputation of the third and middle fingers on his right hand with a hatchet to avoid labor. He severed digits while awaiting conviction and was sent to a Portland prison term of five years.
Joe Solo faced Tommy Danforth in a New York lightweight bout in Southern California. The fight stretched into the late rounds with both men showing fatigue. Danforth was knocked out in the forty-third round amid heavy action and crowd fatigue.
Panarse Batban New York Sept. 27 St Louis express No 1 from Albany wrecked two miles east of here near midnight The rear section failed signals and telescoped into the first section causing darkness and a brutal crash Four bodies recovered by dawn and feared total deaths may reach twenty five or more Survivors and rescuers struggled amid flames and wreckage with limited medical aid and inconsistent official details.
Portland papers complain lodging houses in Salem charge high rates when the State Fair crowds swell the city. The writer argues bed prices rise with demand, noting Salem hotels and Portland lodging houses profit from travelers, urging lower rates to avoid public rebuke.
In San Praxinco last night Warren versus Murphy for the featherweight title devolved into a near two hour walkaround with no blows. Referee Cook condemned the bout in round sixty nine and the ring was cleared by police. The California Athlete Club tonight adopted measures to bar both fighters from the club forever and backed referee Cook’s decision.
Caldwell Ohio report prints a private letter alleging acting commissioner Tanner opposed changes in pension rules and denounces orders on medical exams for $3 000 pensioners. Tanner criticizes Noble and Busgey influence and questions resignation timing and policy shifts. Experimental gun tests in England and a rich Oregon City gold find are noted with details on armor plates and early mining success.
The article reports on a sequence of moves around indemnity for school lands within the Silte and Grand Ronde Indian reservations in Oregon. It notes a new policy stance following a decision by the Interior Department and a related commission decision, with the state asserting a right to select indemnity for lands within the reservations. The outcome affects the locale and potential land transfers, citing legal opinions and reservation boundaries. The piece references political and administrative actions tied to Villard, Northern Pacific stock, and the general land office.
Citizens face a sweeping land filing action labeled Valentine scrip where Frank Barna Jr is cited to curb tidal rights in Seattle harbor. The dispute centers on whether holdings under Valentine scrip confer title or if the U S government owns the land, affecting Suwittlh Thacoma Port Townsend and other towns. Public interest centers on commercial impact if claimants win and titles pass.
On September 20 a northbound Santa Fe train near Crowley was boarded by five robbers. They pistol whipped the engineer and fireman, forced the train to move, and stole two wigs and about 5,000 dollars in valuables. Police pursue the suspects.
In Tacoma on September 26, intruders entered Ming Mobo Lint’s residence and attacked Po. McManus, stealing $100 in money and valuables. The assailants fled, leaving McManus injured on the floor. police report a surge of thefts amid a troubled city scene.
George Train Trio was arrested at his Toledo home on a judgment for 5100 unpaid debt. He allegedly deceived John A. Law by promising not to repay and guaranteeing the debt, later claiming he paid it. Train faced a separate suit for 8950 and then 1000, with Spiller securing a 506 judgment. He refused debtor’s oath and was committed to jail, offering philosophical remarks on fate.
In a San Francisco courtroom on September 2 Mrs. Ellen Ashcroft testified that Julia Parry's child had lived with her and that the plaintiff bore no resemblance to that girl. She swore the girl was altered beyond recognition, aiding the plaintiff while challenging defendant Florence Blythe’s claim.
Sept 2 in Wana Wanna a woman named Mia Kitchen living near Dry Creek attempted to burn Irish in her yard. Her clothing caught fire. she wrapped a blanket and tried to smother flames but was burned except for one stocking. Neighbors alerted aid. she was taken to a physician in town and remains in fragile condition. Kitchen’s husband Mr. Kitchen was not present at the time. the victim's recovery is described as more hopeful.
United States reports from Vermont and North Carolina describe discoveries and notes. The steamer Walla Walls from Victoria yielded bones of an engine and dozens of opium boxes in a pandora yesterday, suggesting a prior plan to raid the vessel. Secretary of War Poorest letters touch on Geronimo and Indian relocations, with Governor Follet proposing a settlement of tribes in western North Carolina and discussions on Cherokee removal and white settlement pressures.
Report from September 22 recounts Major Warner of Midweus presiding over a commission decision. He accepts the original division after consultation, despite earlier letters and engagements. An elderly misspoken exchange near Wong Gotro is noted in an archival travelogue fragment.
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