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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
TWO ALLEGED JOURNALISTS!
A Pair Of SWindlerS get $50 Prom
the Advertising Committee
Laid 4 TiltOn Lose it.

Recently-perhaps six weeks ago,
this city was "honoredn with a visit
from two beautiful, sleekly dressed
silk plug-hatted young bipeds of the
genus man, who represented, each
for himself, that they were the
representatives of the Daily Morn
ing Journal of New York, and the
Cincinnati Enquirer respectively.
They presented a proposition to the
committee of the board of trade that
has the management of the adver-
tising fund, to the effect that for SIS
each, they would cause to be pre-
pared and published in "theirn
respective papers an elaborate
"boom write upn of our delightful
city and its environs.
After due consideration the idea
was endorsed by the committee, and
the articles prepared. After submit
ting their "write ups" to the COM
mittee, these gentry submitted de
mand for pay in advance. This
rather staggered the committee, but
they finally drew the checks in
favor-not if these pretty young
men, who gave their names as Ertel
and Battersby, but in favor of the
papers themselves. Then these
young men kicke0-saying it was
casting u vile suspicion on their
character as journalists, ahem! to
draw these checks in favor of any
one but they personally. Their
kicking availed nothing, and they
took the checks.
However they proved too smart
after all. They went to Portland,
and there cashed the checks at Ladd
& Tilton's bank, endorsing them as
agents for these papers. These two
papers have not published the
articles as yet, nor will they; for
they have 50 for failed to receive pay
for doing so.
These two young men have worked
their game in many towns, but are
at last found out. In nSOuthern Cali
fornia, q local paper shows them up
in their true light. Ertel & Battersby
are forgers, in addition to being
swindlers, but the Salem committee
will lose nothing on them. Ladd q
Tilton get "stuck" for the $3.50, and
not the Salem committee.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
Cooke & Churchill Rebuilding.

These enterprising gentlemen who
had succeeded in building up a
healthy enterprise in the manufac-
ture of doors and sash in this city,
and who suffered so severely by the
fire in the agricultural works build
ing, are showing their grit, and have
begun the erection of a building on
High street, south of and adjoining
the old agricultural ruin, where they
will again prosecute the business.
They have ordered new machinery,
and mean business. They will push
work on their new building as fast
as possible.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
LOCAL And GENERAL NEWS
Itenized Account Of DOings in City and
Country.
Oregon Beauty.

Many people in Oregon, and espe-
ciallv in Linn and Marion counties,
will remember the beautiful chestnut
bay mare with the long name and
tail owned by Mr.. o. p. Adams, Of
NIillers, in Linn county, and which
he sold t. NJ. D. Reed, of san Fran
cisco. To such the following dis
match from New York to the Exam
iner will be of regretful interest {:
"The Oregon Beauty, long named
horse, which was valued at $4,000.
was suffocated by fire at Brighton
Beach last night. The horse had
been at the beach two days. 1t had
been on exhibition throughout the
west for some time previous and was
brought from California by NJ. D.
Reed last week. The horse was a
beautiful chestnut, with a white
name and tail the former bel ng nine
feet long and the tail sweeping the
ground. The foretop was four feet
long. The Beauty" was eight
years old, weighed 1850 pounds and
stood sixteen hands high. The fire
was caused by lightning, and started
in the lofts of the stable, but was
soon extinguished. The Oregon
Beauty was then found dead, al
though in the next stall worthless
"plugn stood uninjured.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
Billed on the Dead Walls.

a regular contributor to the Capt.
tai City Courier, Lincoln, Nebraska,
presents this: On the dead walls of
the city / notice advertising matter
calling the attention of the multi
tude TO the advantages and induce
ment offered by the great northwest,
Portland, Oregon, and the country
thereabout. am pleased to note
that this celebrated part Of Uncle
Sans domain is being introduced
to the nation, and know that by
consistent enterprise and continued
efforts the biggest boom ever enjoyed
anywhere will be witnessed by the
people of that new and glorious
quarter within the next few years.
1t has every thing to make pros
porous commonwealth and there is
no reason why its resources cannot
be developed and materialized TO the
benefit Of all comers. Iron, coal,
timber, agricultural pursuit, fine
climate, excellent transportation
facilities and everything necessary
10 enrich mankind is there in abun-
dance, and in order to settle up the
country the railroads are offering
specially low rates 10 prOspectors aud
land seekers.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
Still at Large.

Elias Eberhard, the Champoeg
merchant who failed so dishonor-
ably recently, committing forgery
and other crimes, has not been
heard of since he left. The forged
notes will be sued upon, against
the parties whose names appear
thereon. No criminal charge has
been preferred against Eberhard,
but he will likely be caught and
given a chance to pose as defendant
against the state, if found.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
Probably on a Delayed Trnin.

Mr.. Thomas Holman, the prOpri-
etor of the electric lights expected
to have the lights running by the
first of the month, but it is likely he
will be delayed. The dynamos,
We're sent to San Francisco to be
rewound, and it is now thought
were sent on one of the trains that
suffered delay by running into the
washouts in California.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
The New Depot Assuming Shape.

The frame work of the new depot
building is all up, and the workmen
are putting on the weather boarding
and shingles. The building shows
up considerably larger than the old
one, and from the present appear
ance of the framework, it will be a
very attractive structure.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
Clinglng to the Last.

The virus of rheumatism often remains
I'm the system through life, when it does
not cut the thread of existence suddenly,
as IL is always liable TO do by attacking the
hePrt. Ere the grip of this tenacious dis
ease tightcns, IL should be unlOOsed by that
beneticent liberatOr from disease, Hostet-
ter's stomach Bitters, which VIII trre the
sufferer at the outset from subsequent pain
and danger. No purer or more agreeable
blood depurent exists. as multitudes of the
rheumatic and neumiglc have ascei tained
by certified experience. 1t Is through 'he
medium ola regulgr action Of the Kidneys
and bladder that an outlet rs Afforded for
impurities which beget not only rheuma-
tic, but gOuty ailments, and drOpsiCal ci-
lusiOns. To these organs the Bittcrs gives
an impulse, never yerging on the bounds
OF irritation, but sufficiently vigorous TO
cause them and the bowels tOpctfOrm their
functions with clOck-like precision. Use II
also for dyspepsia, blliOusness, fever and
ague and debility.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
To the Penitentiary.

Sheriff J. NJ. Bently, of Umatilla
county, brought Alf Crocker to the
penitentiary yesterday. CrOcker is
under sentence of four years for
horse stealing. This will probably
be Sheriff Bently's last trip, as a re-
publican succeeds him in his Office
i'm Umatilla.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20

The East Oregonian says the
prospects for a good crop in that sec
ton are very favorable, and the late
numerous and generous rains have
perceptibly shortened the visage Of
every farmer In UmatiIla county.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
The II. D. Boon Estate.

Duenna Boon, guardian of the
minor heirs of H. d. Boon, deceased
has filed a petition for the sale Of
personal property belonging to their
estate. L. S. Scoot, John G. Wright
and w. S. Barker are also appointed
appraisers of the estate ofsaid minor
heirs.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20

About s o'clock last evening, the
log boom of the Capital LAUNDERING
Co., broke loose from its moorings
in the slough, and started for Ore
gon City or Skamkawa. A deck
hand on the Occident, lying at the
wharf here, noticed the drifting
boom first, and notified the mill
company.
An attempt was made TO save the
logs with good success and less than
a hundred escaped entirely, and
probably not to exceed 100000 feet.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20

Arrangements have been made for
Clark Braden, of national reputa-
tion as debater, etc, to preach in
the Christian church, Salem, next
Sunday night.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
Baptism at Squirrel Hill.

On Sunday President Van Scoy
haptised a number Of converts to the
Methodist church, several by inn
mersiOn.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20
FROM A FRUIT GROWER.
Letter From TexaS.-StrawS Which
Designate the Direction Of
the Wind.

n EACdl many lelltlS are COllllS
now, principally to real estate deal
ers whose names appear in the
Board of Trades pamphlet as mem
bers of that organization, from par
ties who have received that docu-
ment, asking for further informa-
tion concerning onr state. The at
tention of many residents of the
east is being turned towards Oregon,
and this is being demonstrated every
day by the numerous letters of in
quiry coming in.
A prominent real estate dealer
this morning hands us the follow
ing letter; and we publish it to show
that "even a newspaper sent East
is of some good. The letter is dated
Peoria, Texas, June IL, and says:
"I am in receipt of copy of the
CAPITAL JOURNAL, sent me by
some one from Salem. Wanting to
learn more of that great state, you
may send me the paper at Peoria,
Texas, for six months. l ike what
is said of Oregon, in regard to fruit
growing. Having worked for the
BlackwaXy Nursery at Duck Creek,
Texas, have had some experience in
the propagation and growing of
fruit in this country, and think it
would be very successful business
there-especially prune raising.
However, can't fully decide until
L see the country, which l contem-
plate doing next winter.
Why is it that peaches and corn
do not grow in Oregon? Is it be-
cause the summers are too short, or
the soil not adapted to their growth?
[ know that apples fail in this cOun-
try where peaches in mauy places
do well. This is attributed to the
alkali, which does not seem to effect
the peach, but destroys the apple af-
ter few years bearing, Now it
seems to me where the soil is so
clear that the apple will grow, and
this property not being essential to
the growth of the peach, that it
would grow and bear profusely.
Yours truly,
r. \. BAGGETT.N
Mr.. Baggett has evidently been
misinformed regarding the peach.
The fact that no finer peaches grow
anywhere than can be raised in
Southern Oregon, is known to all
who have Investigated the matter,
and the writer has seen peaches
grown in this county that would
compare more than favorably with
any he ever saw, either California
or Eastern. In fact, it is becoming
the opinion of fruit growers, that a
little more attention than has usual
ly been given them will prove the
fact that peaches will do as well here
as any where. The difficulty eXper-
fenced in growing corn is accounted
for by our cool nights. If we can't
raise corn, we can at least sleep COM
fortably all night.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20

The knights Of Labor will give a
sociable at their hall on Commercial
street on Friday evening
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1888-06-20

Fruit ice cream, at Strong q Co.'S.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
The wilkesbarre Murderers.

W1LKEsBARRR Pa, Oct. 22.--No posi-
tive clue has yet been obtained to the
murderers of Paymaster Mcclure and
his assistant, Flanagan. Acrowd of five
hundred or more people-men, women
and ch~ildren-are searching the noun
tains in the vicinity where the tragedy
was committed. Six Italians were ar
rested IN suspicion, but released later in
the day, A dispatch from White Haven,
twenty miles from here, says that four
Italians, two of them with rifles, were
arrested there coming out of the noun
tains. They claim to have been in the
woods on a hunting tour. An excited
mob of six hundred or more people We're
al the Lehigh Valley depot awaiting
their arrival, and the entire police and
detective forces were on hand to guard
and protect the prisoners. Flanagan,
one of the murdered men, is now said to
have had on his person when killed
about SIT, 00u in bonds and securities,
which are missing, in addition to the
S12, 900 in cash stolen from Mcclure.
Three thousand dollars reward has been
offered for the capture of the murderers.
Later-Tlie police arrested two sus-
picious individuals at noon in connection
with the Mcclure tragedy of Friday last,
One had considerable money in his pos
session. He was excited and. did not
know where he would buy a ticket for.
The detectives theory now is that the
deed was committed by New York
toughs, who had watched McClure,s
movements for a week. c
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23

but themselyos2 Would not tho aman
but bustling city created by this plant
make q splendid market for the produce
of the formers of the surrounding coun-
Ery-their garden truck. their grail, eneir
meat. their poultry, their eggs and but
ter, and almost everything else they have
to sell? Would they not sell more than
they are now selling? And would they
not get better prices than they are nov
getting2 And if this would be the effect
in Texas would not the same cause pro.
duce the same effect in any other state or
community
Therefore, does not the tariff, by caus-
ing the erection and maintenance of manu-
factories, benefit all c~lasses2 Is not the
American workingman in Texas getting
So a day, and living right at the farmers
door, as it were, a better customer of the
Texas farmer than the English working
man 1900 or 1000 miles away, and get
ting but 81 a day2 The expense of carry
ing the produce of the Texas farmer 1000
miles has got to be borne by some one,
either the producer or the consumer, and
it must come out of the produce. In send
Ing three bushels of grain from Texas to
Liverpool, it takes, say, two of the
bushels to pay for the transportation.
This is u great ioss-a loss that is almost
wholly obviated by bringing the producer
and the consumer close together.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23

charities, was something over si9, DOC, pUu.'
1t is SO invested as to bring each of them
in an income of over ss00, 600 a year.
They had become widely celebrated for
their muniticent charities, one of the
fnest monuments to their philan-
thropic spirit being the industrial
school and home for boys at Ellington,
which is within a short distance
of their own country place at Torresdale.
The home was recently opened with $50
inmates, and is designed to accommodate
500. The Misses Drexel lave already
expended about a quarter of a million
dollars in the furtherance of this pro-
ject, and nave also undertaken to pay all
the current expenses out of their private
means. They have also taken an active
interest in the work of C~hristianizing the
Indians, and have contributed large
sums for that purpose. They gave
500, 0o0 in one check for the use of the
Roman Catholic mission among the red
men, under the direction of Bishop
O'Connor at Omaha, who is well known
and highly esteemed here. Their chart
ties among private individuals are iunu-
merable, extend in every direction, and
are conducted on the most methodical
basis,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
A Gladstone phonoeram.

LONDON, Oct. PA World Cable
says: Gladstone probably will never
visit America, but there is every proba.
bility that his voice will be heard there
in a few days; A ~phonogram prepared
specially for the purpose, with an en-
larged receiver, will be placed near him
while making a speech at a great Liberal
meeting in Birmingham, though in such
a way as not to inconvenience him. The
way, roll in which the sound of his voice
is stored will be sent to New York in
charge OF a special messenger. Expert.
ence shows that phonograms sent by
mail are always ruined, no matter how
carefully packed. If the Gladstone
phonogram reaches America in as good
condition as some brought here by mes.
senger, the "Grand Old Mans, voice
ought to be distinctly heard in q room
capable of holding 800 people.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
Run Down by a steamer.

NEW YORK, Oct. 22.-The Old Domin-
ion lines steamship Roanoke left here
Saturday afternoon for Norfolk. She en-
countered q thick fog about 1875 p. m.
She was running along at q fair rate
when q harsh, grating noise was heard,
and the ship came to a sudden ~standstill.
Through the darkness and fog q black,
massive object was visible. 1t was dis.
covered to be the brig ,Hyperean, bound
from Philadelphia to Portland, with 400
tons of coal, The crew Of five men were
taken Of, as the brig was sinking fast.
The collision occurred west of Absecorn
light. The Roanoke took the brig in
tow, and proceeded or her voyage. AT
8 o'clock Sunday morning the brig sud
denly sank in thirteen fathoms of water,
right in the track of vessels, and will
prove dangerous to navigation unless re-
moved, The Roanoke wa damaged but
litt1a
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
4 Peddler' Awful Death
DRAGGED DOWN BY FERocIoUs
BULLDOGS AND
LITERALLY TORN TO PIECES
His Eyes Torn from Their Sockets, Flesh
Stripped from the Face, and the
Whole Body Mutilated in a
Horrible Manner.

LANCASTER, Oct. 22.-James Rife, a
farmer living near S~hippeusburg, keeps
three full-blooded bulldogs. Isaac Litter,
a peddler, drove up to his house and en-
tered the yard. AS he opened the gate
the three savage dogs sprang upon him
and threw him to the ground. There
was no one at home but Mrs. Rife, and
She was afraid to go to his aid. The dogs
dragged the peddler out into the road
and down the road for a quarter of a
mile, where they left him lying uncon-
scious.
Mrs. Rife ran to the nearest neighbors,
two miles distant. When she returned
with help Litter had recovered concious-
ness. and had dragged himself to his
wagon. His eyes We're torn from their
sockets, the flesh was entirely stripped
from the face, his throat was torn so that
his windpipe and all the tendons and ar
teries were exposed, and the flesh on his
legs apd body was gashed to the bone in
t~wenty-eight different places. Both
hands were torn off. He was carried to
the farm house of Daniel Lyons, where
he died.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23

A Panic in Alabama Caused by q Sue
cession of Iurders
BIRMINGHAM, Ala Oct. 22.-The peo-
pie of Tuscaloosa, q small town fifty-six
miles south of this city, are excited by
the mysterious murder of four negroes
within ten days. The first victim was
John Hill, IL respected negro mechanic,
who was supposed to have been murdered
for his money. His dead body was found
on the street one morning, with the throat
cut and fifteen wounds in the body. Last
Monday the body of an unknown negro
was found in the woods g few miles from
town, and Friday the body of the third
victim was found in the river neal by,
the Threats of both having been cut from
ear to ear Sunday morning the body of
the fourth victim was found in the woods
near town. The officers have so far been
unable to obtain any clue to the perpe-
TRAITORS of the crimes. The body found
Sunday has not yet beer identified. All
the victims had their threats cut, with
the exception of the first one. None of
the bodies showed other marks of VIC
lence. The colored people of the town
have been almost frightened out of their
wits by these crimes.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
MANITOBA RAILWAY BUILDING.
The Canadian Pacific Offers Armed Re
sistance to Another Company.

The Canadian Pacific Offers Armed Re
sistance to Another Company.
WINNIPEG, Oct. 22.-The local govern
ment here recently granted to a local
railroad company right of way. The
proposed route of this new road crosses
the line of the Canadian Pacific six
miles west of Winnipeg. The Canadian
Pacific company disputed the right to
cross their tracks, and blocked the pro-
posed intersection by ~side-tracking a To-
connective at the disputed point. The
Canadian Pacific also secured an injunc-
tion restraining the new company from
prosecuting its work pending an appeal
to the privy council. Public feeling in
the matter is very bitter against the
Canadian Pacific, and OF Saturday some
four hundred citizens proceeded to the
disputed point with the intention of fore
ing a crossing, Notwithstanding the or
der of the court. The Canadian Pacific.
people were notified, and by the use of a
special train managed to get two or three
hundred armed workmen to the scene,
prepared to defend their property. The
citizens were overawed by this display of
force, and withdrew before any collision
took place. 1t is feared that another
demonstration against the Canadian Pa
cifc will be made, and that serious re.
suits will follow,
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
Gen. dames Craig Dead.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 22.-Gen. James
Craig died at 10 o'clock, aged IA years.
He was n of the most prominent men
In Missouri. He sat in congress with
Thomas A. Hendricks before the war,
commanded the Union forces at st. Joseph
during the rebellion, was circuit attor-
ney of The Platte purchase, comprising all
northwest Missouri, when Judge Norton,
now presiding justice of the Missouri SUI
prsme court, was circuit judge; was first
president of the Hannibal and ST. 10
seph railroad, the first line built across
the state; the first comptroller of this
city, and had occupied numerous other
places of honor and trust. Probably no
man in the state had as large a personal
acquaintance among leading men all over
the country. He was intimately known
by all the public men all over the coun-
ff-x, IZE EENE #eN.. Nle- s{H-E-
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
An Awful Catastrophe.

PoTENsIA, Italy, Oct. %. - In the
landslide which occurred near Laerza,
fifty metres of rock fell upon and crushed
ten cars crowded with excursionists re.
turning from the fetes at Naples. The
scene of the disaster is in a remote dis
trict, and the telegraph wires We're bro
ken by the falling rock and earth, and
the summoning of help was delayed two
hours. Meanwhile the scene was most
horrible, the groans CT the dying ming
ling with the shrieks of the Injured
Already ninety dead bodies and seventy
injured persons have been taken out of
the wreck, and the work of excavation is
proceeding as rapidly as possible.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1888-10-23
AnnihiIatlng a MuItriorm Disease.

Miasmatio, or malarial. disease has many
forms. Physicians haze. for the sake of con.
%venience and for the purpose of Indicating Its
most strongly marked forms. subdiyid.d it
into inter mittent and bilious rem;ttent fever,
dumb ague and ague cake. But it nresents an
infinite variety of symptoms in different in.
diyiduals. Be these symptoms what they win,
always remember that Hostettsr's Stomach
Bitters viii annihilate them at the outset. and
pr vent their recurrence. A review Of the
proofs would oonvis ce any one of the fact.
This, however. is impossible because they are
effects of this grand anti-malasial epeoifo are
q matter of common Knowledge. No Iess
famlllar to the pub ic are its remedial and nfe-
yehtive enects IN bilious attacks, constipation,
kidney troubles 1t ia. moreover, an ex sellent
appetizer and tonic n~ervine,