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About Morning daily herald. (Albany, Or.) 1885-19?? | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1891)
20191 m itmuTi .1 iji'-if- t i r iriii'ii'ii'T'"!!"'"' "TT-TT'Ji'i f' '--.''"1. 'itr'fcirfw'' '"y r cr' y V' it'- je- . - "-y' '."'-l';-vt'v. ... - 1L 20 CENTS A WEEK. ALlfANV, OREOON, TIUKSI)AY, lANUAIti 1 a I Nil I VOL. VI NO. 3J J Ml ' V . 'II- 5Ji ,i -1 a 1 . u iem 1 v 1 a a P f I On he I teli old of the New Year The public is invited to inspect the im mense stock of Dry Goods FOR 1891 AT :W. F READ'S Ilia assortment is bigger than ever before, and, be Is prepared to satisfy lutttnius in quality Tariety and prices. The IWiost Markd hire Paid for Coiintrv Produce, Have removed their entire stock of Hardware into the new Baltimore Flock. Call and see them. DEMPSEV WASN'T I NT IT The Australian Knocked Him Out 111 the Thirteenth Round. ; TI1K r'MlllT WAS A H AI.K-OVRK r'itisiinmou Wen Eas.ly Wi'.hout Scratch -Th Oregon Boy Retires in a Heap With a Badly Punched Mos. Nkw Oki.kass, .bin. 14. In .tin; Amphitheatre of the great 'Olfrtrt pic club to-niht, four -tbotfrfa-ntf eope. including the greatest gAtheiiug of sporting men ever een in New Oi leans, witnessed the New Zealamler, Koheit Fitz simmons, lite biggest middle weight on record, knock out Jack IXnuiwey, the world renowned "nonpareil" in tbe great interna tional match for tbe middle weight championship of Australia and America and a purse of tl-VOO, $11,000 to the winner urn) jlUOO to the lower. The battle was fought under Marquis of Q'leens bury rules, with gloves weighing liv: ounces. The men weighed in tins presence af the audience, Fitz simmons marking 150,4 an(' Dempsey 147;a. Derap-ev's sec onds e Jaek McAniiffe, (ins Tuthill and Mike Conley, while Jimmy Carroll and Doc O'Coiiueh looked after Fitzsimninns. At six o'clock this evening Fifzsim mons was one Kund overweight and was out in company with Carroll to work down. Iiempsey was reported at weight and in line form, though looking small along side his opponent. Time was called at t:l3. w ith Alex l'.rews'er, one nt the ablest and most re spected citizens of New Orleans as referree. The otlicial time-keejer was l'rof. John Dully; mister of ceremonies, ex-.lavor (tiitiiotte. 7 T And keep vourselj wiiym. if von would enjov health and life. The Pasteur Filter is recoiumerded by all physicians as the verv 'oest. ( lull and see how they work and learn prices. No one can afford to do wit bout one. For an elegant beating stove that will make the room comfort able, or a rooking ftov or range that is warranted to keep tbe housewife in g.d humor, call and select from our immene line, embracing all tbe iii -st desirable makes of stoves. World'3 Be" MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED different stjlea and differ ent kinds of Stoves fcr Heating and Cooking are manufactured under the abore trad m. . w iiiiii m . "I'K, J.UJ8 mat then 13 no sort nr n.j n. Beware t o trade i . MO. N ffjinjne - mat V I H Senders TI1K FKilir II Y H"l XllS. First roiiml The men shook hand and advanced to the renter. Fitsiiiinioiis fiom appearances outclassing Dempsry. They i-iiar- red h i 1 J,oli led his left and Hided. Jack landed with his njlit, )ot crow'led timi in t lit :on er and a clinch and break fol lowed. I le followed Jr.ck all ovei the ling, landing a heavy right hander. Jack was on the defen sive ami Tunning away. 1 lie j lound ended with donors even. "Second round Hoh landed IiTiH right and left, on Jack" head, and rnwdi d him into Hie corner and uiisseil Iiiiii. Jack icil a right hand body blow. Fit, lundi'd a right and left 1.11 the faci and Jack lucked av. Att-T some climdies he louiid ended in Uh's favor. Third round KoU eio.vdi d Jack in the coiner, and ran away trom lelt, Jack was knocked down Mitu a right, got up and ran away. Uter some more clinches .luck was weaK ami ran aw a v. llus also was Hob's round. Fourt1, round .lark ratne 110 cautious and Fitz ran awav hut iiiicklv crowded Jack again. The nonpariel lauoeil a vicious left in the Australian's stomach. The latter landed a right and leit and lack ran awav. I'iImiiimioiis landed a vicious left and upper cut on Dempsey's homach and Jack flew away Fifth round Fit, ciowded and landed his left on the m se and a terrible right suing on Jack's iwck. Cliiiching niaiUel ths round. Mxth romut .Men came up looking red and niaikel. I'...l punched the Oregon boy all over the ring. lie ciinctn-u to save himself w ben the other landed a terrible left and Jack landed a right. Dempsey landed a terrible right swing, which Fitzsimmons ret trned w th heavy blows on lack's bead. Boh led and coun tered with his right ; Jack -lucked and caught an upper cut, and seemed groggy. ."eventh round Jack was fought 10 the ropes and clinched, lie fell to tbe rones with a punch in the stomach, lie was groggy and looked beaten. His nose was bleeding. Kihth round 1 lie Australian crowded Dempsey and landea a left on his nose ; Dempsey swung a right and landed; Bob swung bis left and landed on Jack's face, Jack clinching, ducked and got aw ay ; Bob landed a terrible right upper cut on Jack's nose, and put his left on bis nose a moment later, drawing blood agiin. Jack fell on the ropt s and Fitzsimmons landed another riiilif on his nose, lack hugged, lamb-d right body hlows again and .ig.iin. Bob landed a light "wing andpuucbed Jack all over the ring. Ninth round -Bob crowded Jack and the latier clinched, but quickly ran awav. He nas driven all oyer the ring. A terrible rght swing left him groggy. Hob landed a terrible left on Jack's right ear. 5oth landed on each other's stomach. Tenth round The Australian crowded Jack and lauded a right hodv Jilow. Demp.-ey clinched and pulled his formidable adver sasy around the ring. Jack at t inpted to cut but missed and clinched around the legs. Bob lauded three lefts and Jack nearly fell. He bit Jack a left on the nose and Demj sey ran away. He then landed a lelt and sent Jack down. He punched the Oregon lad in the stomach and the gong sive l Jack, who was down tinea times and nearly out. Dempsey fought hard but. was outclassed Fleventh round Bob crowde-i Jack and landed two lefts, knock' ing him on the ropes, lie landcl a terrible left ami Dempsey stair gered. Dempsey led for the stomach hut Bib juuipe.l a- ay, and landed two terrible lefiw and knocked Jack down, and imined iatulv knoeked him down again He-let him train his wind and nl landed a teiriole right ami left tins was again Bob's round. The 4 towel was throw 11 from Jack's cor ner in token of defeat, but it did not go. It tiis to fool F'it.sim ii'ioim. Jaek was clown, ami as UcAnliue did not expect ihe gong the gonir sounded he had one more chaiir-, and be sai l the "throw up" did not g , Jack would try again. Twelfth round Tin Antn.lian led a right and le I on Jack's bead, and punched hi n all over the ring. Dempsey uppercut imr missed. Htzs mmons fought fair and lauded a It ft on the stomach and fa re and knocked Jack down, lie swung a right on Jack's neck and again knocked him down luck arosegroggy. This was Hob's round and Dempsey was, bar a liuke. doomed. Thirteenth round Fitz-inimons was sail fresh and went at Jack in his corner and punched him riulit and left Jack clinched and Hob knocked him down. I tie Nopare.il was like a log. after one or two vain endeavors to rise ami tijht in, when the referree aw arded the b'a'tle to Fi'zsiiunions. Dempsey was badly punched, with a swollen face, cut lip and no6e, and a ha 1 mark or two on his body were plainly visible Fitzsimni 11 was not scratched.! lie won 111 a walk. Nearly halt a 111 iU i in d iHars staked her on the light, which hid been-wag ered at big odls ai!un.-t ihe Australian. Many of the sjmrts were overwhelmed at Dempsey's complete de-cat, and even manv of Fitzslmnions' friends were checit'nilv surpiiied. .iohuy Hiattuek Do the French people build houses 011 microbes, papa? Shattack Wind an absurd idea, Johnny But don't iliey build theiiiou Paris sites, pana'.' HOSTILITIES KNDKI). TH K IMIMNS H'll.l. Sl ltltKN- Ofci: AND UK IIISAItM Kl. THE KMSLATliKK. jovei nor reiiiioyer Reads His Message 111 Joint Session. i:ki i:kai:i.s ihu i mknt It Is a Vitforooj Stump Fpercli lut r uiicglrd With ('ranky Kobois of the farmer' Al ianue The chief avwij. vfjAi.KM, Jan. . 14 feature . ij lbs jwhsi-. ttie readiiigol the governor s mea- vane. The governor is bitlerlx otipo-ed to all soi Is of state com-iiiissioii-i and inferior federal courts, and wants lheui all alol islied. Tl:e inessuire emhodles several good recommendations, and also contains neatly all the c.-anky notions of the Farmers' Aliiamv. 'IIIK io l.l:o! s The governor lir.-t liuancial condi:iou Ttie l iiial r-infei-rnce ItrioiKi. l'e:ift-fMt 'IVriiiiii.-itiiiii fr Indian Vr. I lie 1'ixk Uinoi:, Jan. 14. This morning Little' Wound, l.iitir Hawk, ( reck Dog an.l Old t alico came 110m the lio.sliles, and had a talk with ieneral Miles. (ijnei Corbin announces that the rhi-lS have consented to snrreiidcr th'-ir arms, and that the latter will he brainlit in to-night or to-morrow, and he tagged. Omaha. Jan. 14. On tie a-sur-aure of ieneral Miles thai 110 danger to settlers is anticipaied, foiircompauies of militia stationed on the boiitier have Leeu oidered home. There are still thirteen companies in tbe lield, but thev will be ordered homa by the end of this week, unless more trouble occur.'. A' midnight even thing is pnct in the ho-tile rcmp. It was de rided that the Indians would sur render their arms to their respec tive clue s, to be turned over to Agent Fierce. He would receipt lor ihem, place the name ol each man upon his eiin. sell 'hem him) return th proceeds to the Indi ans. As an earnest of his good will. Oen. Mi lee sent to their camp sevcal ibou-aiid i-oiiod-i ol Hour and several hundred p'-iin is of coffee and sugr. Th chiefs showed pleasure at the kindlv treatment of lien. Miles and left for camp in a good humor. IIEK TKKICI IlLE I'l'NISIIM KNT, A Oirl Gives Itlrth to a OimrtftU ol Ille-citlinatfl Children. CosSEi.svn.LE, I'a., Jan. 14. Maggie Bobeson, aged 1!, a ser vant employed at the Dean House, has given birth to a qtnrette of hoys. They are all heal'hvnnd well developed. The girl is the daughter of tieorge Robeson, a coal miner, who works at Bradford for ruck i to. hen Kol-eson heard of the affair he a temitel suicide. W illiaui tirav, a neigh bor, discovered him in the top of a tree with a drawn razor 111 Ins hand, alxiiit to cut his throat ; but (hay succeeded in dissuading hi in trom taking ins hie. Robeson drove bis daughter from home and threatened her lite if she ever re turned. The young mother and her babes are 1 ow at Dunbar, where they are being cared lor. Miss Kobeson has sworn out a warrant before Sipiire Col ton, of Dunbar, for the arrest of James Kane, w hom shechaiges with the paternity of her children. Kane is an iron worker and is thought to be in rittshuig. AY Hut to Krroiue liiillan KiclitKr. Loxoox. Jan 14. It is an nounced thai several Hrifish army olli. ers, a number of whom are said to be personal friends of Buffalo Bdl, have started from England for Fine Hi lg agency with the intention of oll'ei ing their services in lighting the hostile Indians. M ls..;:. refers to the of tb( state. showing that Oregon is praclic.ihy free from th bt. The state institu tions, he says, was never better managed than now. The governor reconrnends the c.uii t ruction of a portage railroad between The Dalles and C'elibi, in st-ad o: a boat railwav. also the perm mi nt deepening and iui provemeut of the Columbia an! Willamefe rivers. The following recommendations are also made : Thai the state pur-base the WillameMe canal and l-n-ks at Or egon Citv. rora law prombii mg the u-e ot seim s ami tisli traps. 1 hat a radical chang lie mad n Ihe assessment and taxation tws bv winch revenue c aild be- raised direclly from the people, en tirely independent ! county taxation and to increase the pen allv tor failure to Hive a correct isl of proper! v. For lower tate of int.-re-t and he c nil iiiilance of the usury law For the abolishment ol ihe rail road commission, lish cumin ission, ollice ol food inspector, ollh-e of court reporter ami all other idate coiiiuiisious. To nay all county ofl'uei's sala ries anu com) 1 ibeui to turn al! ires p.iil into the county ueasury. For a registiation law in c...n:ie, tiou with the Australian ballot law. That lei aj'propii dioii he ma lor an exhibit at the world's tair. For a law lixing matini'im rites to be charged by r.iiln a I ami tele graph companies Tout a stringent law sho ild be enacted compelling all contr.a-tois on any work for lail oad or other corp nations to make weekly piy inents to lalMiier- in ca h. K ''commendation upon 11 t'ioiial legislation were made as follows: That the inierior federal eoiitt he abolisiied or their pubd'cliou restricted. For more stringent atiti-l ':iiiiese legislation. Tho adiusttueiit of our revenue and tanll' laws. Tin? forfeiture of unearned land grants. For government ontrol of the telegraph. The free coinage of silwr. To provide for the loaning o; money by the government on farm secnrilv. . ! public laud sales 111 Oregon sine IXoj w as adopted. A rr-ohi ion by (iartield, that the state puhli-di its own schoo b'Mjks or buy t hem. was adopt Coiiciinent resolution that the secretary of stale have printe 10 Ml copies ol Hit asKessmeni laws f r distribution to merest officials was adopted. Alt the slate ornccis and ex ineinlieis v.e.e invited to seats 11 the bar. The sieaker appointed is house iio-mbers ol the commit tee to examine the State tin;vi sity, Welcli, B'.nndcll and Wiigbt. 1 tie same tor lli enitentiar Moore Jeimimrs nd3Sarneii. in both senate and house Lhis af onioon, increasing the whoh number in the bouse to ninetv ii1 in ttie senate to li.tv-three The demand for wagon road a) propria! ions tar exceeded that the pre.iedirig day, aggregating f i,iHMI, making the total amount ilreadv asked for $ir.ll.itl. within $IO,OoO of the whole Minou'it :ppr pria'ed by the la legislature. Senator llirsh's bill to comple! ihe stat; Capitol according to th original plan, which includes maguiticent d&me, provides for ai uppropilution ot !f9l,(K.Kl. .enat ir . ea' lieiforu. ol l.tr.r. i-ountv, to-dav inirodui-ed a bill to exempt homesteads from attach uients and execution sales. It provides for the sale of proeitv i ot greater va'ue than ?10 0, on tin. sum 01 $1(1(1 1 V lx lelt to tii dc'Otor lor the suppoit an I main t nan e of his lamilv. euatoi Weatin rfotu is a so Kit tier 01 a bill to legulate the manner of am t jrins upon which toreign corpora tions m v do b'isieS in this s ate It pro-r des for obtaining license to do leisiuess liolu the serretai v o state. toiiit ri lit. i - 11 tii:it ' . S senators should le elerted by direct vo'e, was a loptcd The assessment nIM' taxatoi bill prepared bv the led lover sen a'ors, and published several weeks mo, was iii'roduci'd 1:1 the lio is bv Ucprescntative Mi'.'ov. We;it!ierloid introduced a bil i i the .-enate 'o allow the iVidaln ette to tie bridged at Aibaov. Fit EE COINAUE. T1IK IMTKII STATU" SKXA1K A lldl'TS Til K It I I.I. . 1'lie l ull Vole l lit, riiiy t 'rkt-is.l bin I'elii'iiil; Se.i .iHliet. lHt:e Itill Th II tin ix 1 in-: si:s vih. Af'er prayer by Kcv. I-' iwvnne, the read'nc' of j iiirnal was d spen -ed with. A resolution by Cogswell th it a j tnt committee be apHjiiitel to examine the bojks ot the state land department. By Ha ch, that a joint commit tee be appointed to examine t In State Agricultural college at (!or vallis. I Ion. (ieorge K. Chatuhci lain, of Linn comity, was invited to a seal within the bar. Weatherford an n m need that the governor was ready to irake a communication after the caui-a-. of the vote. A motion was made that the committee having chaige ol the exanjjtation of the liooks of the date printer he authorized to pay in xpeit $7.o0 per duv to 111 asure the work done; car. ico. The li .iir having arrived to vas-- the vote lor governor senate repaired 'o the house. JOINT CONVENTION. The two houses met in the of the house at 10 :.",() and the was called. President Simon pointed as tellers Senator Haley and Representative Miller. The canvass showed :s,!..) votes fur l'ent.over and 7i') for Thomp son last June, and Speaker (ieer announced Svlvtster I'ennover lulv elected irovernor of Oregon for the four vears beginmugto-dav and Chief Justice Strahan admin- istcd the oath of office. The gov ernor then read his message. is Tim HOOK. After roll call and prayer by Hev. J. 15. Johnson, of Salein. the, reading of the, niiniites was dis pensed with. Senate concurrent resolution for a committee of Eve to examine public works, including the Cas cade locks, was adopted. A resolution that the treasurer furnish a full statement as to the fund from the 5 per cent, from can- the tall roll ap- Wasiiin-.iox, Jan. 14 Th s -nate adopted Steaa'l's tree coin a -e am "iidmenl. s'.r kin out ihe f.iiinli M'clioii. p'ovtding l"..r th. issue of to bund ed millions (. per cent b inds, also s'nick oot th ii'sl section for tin purcaas. o twelve mnli-ui ounces ot ntver a' the market price. The vote wa: A! to ',',. asfodows: Yeas Allen I', ii Ueii , I'.alo. Hrrrv. H'ackburu ihnler, Call, tVimron, ('jt'kii-II, Coke, Daniel. I'.nstl", Faulkner 'i sou.iorm.iii, 1 1 .11 11 id 111. II ir ris, fugalis, Jones, of Arkanas. Jones of Nevada. McConnell, Mitch ell. Mamieison, San ii'is. Stanford. Shoup, Stewart, Teller. Tip-pie ance. e-t, oorhces, W:I ham Wali'ott. Na's Aldrioh, AI'ion, Carey. Ca ev. Cn lotu. Davis. lo'pb, fxoii. Ivl.iiiiuis. Kvarts, Frye. ' trav, 1 lilt-, lliwr v, lliggms, lliscoi k. Hoar, . I illan, Moi . il;, Mid'herson. I'latt, ti iv Siwyer, S'irr.iian, Spooner, S orkttrnlg , Wairen, Washburn, Wilson o lo va, Wilson of Mat vlarid. l'airs were announced as follows: Col ipiitt and Dawes, (ieoige and HIair. Keiina and Farwell. Hearst and IV! 1 grew , Sip lire and Bind g t'. Blown and Chandlet, (.Jar lisle and I' erce, Hinsom and Motsly. Vest sstonished the sena'e by bringing forward as a subdittite for the liuancial bill a purely free coinage b II, which was agr e I to. In the altove ine. snre the senate has passed a free coinage bill, pure and simple, as a substitute for the financial b.li ; yeas 3!); nays 27. HOCSK MKASl RKS. The house to-day passed the aruiv appropriation bill. I'.nloe, of Tennes.-ee, to-day in frolined in the house a resolution declaring that the conduct of (treat Britain was a suggestion for the determination of the sealeries co itroversy by the United States supreme court w ithout piecedent, prejudicial to the committee of nations, and to the amicable con duct of international relations and in derogation of the dignhy of t'-e government and the people of the I'niteii States. A MU KI) CASK. A Seveuth Hay Advi'iili!. Who I'loneil on Sunday. Mkmi'iiis, Tenn., .lau. 14. The iio. d case of R. M. King, the seventh day alvciitist, win was tried and sentenced lo impris tn nient by the Hfate court severil months agj for plowing in his held oil Sunday, rame up bcfoie 'lie Cni'-cd States circuit court this morning on an appeal for a w rit of habeas corpus. Ttie N.it-oual Religions Association emploved ex-Postmaster General Dickinson to fight the case against the state. The principal contention is his imprisonment in violation of arti cle 14th of the amendment to tbe ederal constitution. Th indict ment charged that the 'ffeiise of plow iic on Sunday was a roinu.ou nuisance and the judg-i instruct: J he jury that if Kind's habitual Aorkiogon Sunday shocked the mniais of the community he was guilty of committing a comin n miisan e. The question of rehg. 011s belief orobservatioiiof another lav as Satibatb did not enter into the ipies ion. Mr. Dickinson mat in chili, rate aigninent and the i-oiirt djonrnd until to-morrow. Ml KI1KK1M 8 I'IKATKS. A Mark kmmSmimn- tfftl ! ! OfMrera-HO.OOO Taken. S x.:Vk..cis o. Jan 14. Clii" fe advices state that the Briti h deamer, Namoa, was attacked by pirates Iceemler 8th, altont torti iive miles freni Hong Kong. T- pirates were eightv-tive in numts r md asked to 1h- taken on I ion id an iiassetigei-s.. While the office vere at lunch they weie at ackeo ind Cap'ain Pocot'k and the qeat teriiMhler of the vessel wer slut iiil killed. a was also Captain IVterson, light-house keeper at die ''L'unocks." After getting ibont -f.iO.OOO from the vessel and its Chinese and six F.urojean passengers, the pirates tan the -teamer in about live miles of shore t n I signalled for their part ners, six large junks put out and received the booty, after which he pirates decamped. I NSKrTI.KI GUATEMALA. A Steamer In Kea-tlneaa for Kai rllloa Plight. I'anama, Jan. 14. President Han d .1-, of (iuatetiiala. is said to iave hypothecated all his coffee estates to llenrv Neutze, a ier- uan, preparatory to h s deiartnre broaliu March next. It is ui- leird that great discontent ire- ails in :he western depart mei.: a if the republic over the present -ondiiiou of affairs. Trouble is inticipated alien congress ron .vnes. A whiKner. it is reported. is held in 1 cadi in ss at Chamieiifo in case ir should be iu'Ct-parv fir senor itarriilo's to rice. ' A Httl.it KlIKKKKV. V T liirf Seeiirm iOHO in ICamonil Frtlan1. Porti.ni, Jan. 14 A lohl roldx-ry oi-i-tirred on First street his evening. As . I riedlander, 'he jewel"r, wasclosiiiyi his store a nan threw a hrick through the Aim low and seized a trav. contain ing alsmt fjdikt worth of diamonds. . le had a horse wailing for him, nt in hi attempt t, in unit the luiiual I was fngbteiied ami ran iway, tea vug him 0:1 toot. Kef lore an otlic-r arnved be made ood his escape, but in his haste; ue loft ids tial. Tiie oolice think he mill wil soon b captiped. M xliiu-;tiMi l,e-;iiilatare Oi.vvi'i . Jan. 14. The sessions f tie two houses are -on lined to Uiut twj hours each dar and erv lit le has lieen done. Manv hills were introduced to-lay. amoimwiiic.il were the tollownur in the H-iiate: To incressx the nuin'K-r of county cominissioce tn con nl ics ol over i,(MK) inhaln- anls; to create a railroad and transportation rommismon ; to pro- id lor a lew ot 'i of a mill tax for tli-ee eats. for the pur-nose ,f worl'l's fair. In tbe hons bill vere presenteii as follows: To rn- lahiish uimticioal roiirtu in hiw ns if over 'J ',0'KI iniiabi'ants ; to pn - tect r.ii rosel eoiploveea ; le, laiing that ei-jlr lours snail be a da's wo k on public works; tn create" a state Uiard of horticulture; to - uropriate f'.'T.WKt for the Cheney" Normal school; to establish a nor- ual -'h-ol at Wallipa City; iv- juiring raihoad to be fend. Tbe senatorial situation shows but slight change. Senator Park n-cii, whose vote lias been considereo 1 iiibtful, to-ninht announced him self fcr Senator Sipiire. Oregon Iniwrvteuieut CoHtpaar. Nkw York, Jan. 14. Tbe Ore gon Improvement Co. has teen re-organized, tlijah Smith, Prof iler Smith, J. II. Benedict and S. B. Thaver resigning, and their places heinsj filled bv W. H. Htar mick. Richard Olnev. Fnd ff. Prince and M. V. K. tdgerly. The bonds necessary to complete tbe company s schemes are tinder ritten by a svndicate, and here after interest ill be regnUrlv paid. There will be no assessment on stock Work Will Be Rounixl. San Francisco, Jan. 14. The report that a svndicate of New 01 k caoitalists have taken rharse if the Oregon Improvement Co.'s entire affairs, and that the woik stopped by the action of the cred itors will be at once resumed, and that the steameis will he put on and the discharged miners also le put to work, was continued by steneral manager Howard, of the Oregon Improvement Co., today. An KxcltlngCha-e. McMiNsvn.i.E, )r., Jan. 14. An exciting chase occurred here today, riyses Benton, a prisoner jailed for graml larceny, dodged the sherilt' when sent into the court house basement for woo ', slipped out, hired a horse and cart at a livery stable and started un der lash on the road to Sheridan. The shei iff sent a deputy in pur suit, and after a hard race of four teen miles, he recaptured Benton, t 'A v