, 1889-01-24

found the old man partly paralyzed
lying helpless on the bed. where he mad
laid since Saturday morning without food
or water, He was nearly dead. He had
knife lying, by his side, with which he
said he had decided to cut his own throat
IT help did not arrive Tuesday. He was
taken to Yaquina City, where la was
kindly cared for. II Is thought he may
recover.
PoRT TowNsEND, Jan. %, Special.--A
scandinavian named Charles Lumsdatler
was arrested here to-day charged with
numbering his wife near Fergus Falls.
Minnesota, one year ago. lie was farmer
In comfortable circumstances and had Dor
rowed considerable money from local banks
and induced his countrymen to 90 his
sureties. II was noticeable by neiRhbors
that Lumsdaller was unusually in
Tiri T who had lately arrived
from Europe. In March Mrs. Lumsdatler
very unexpectedly aud my steriousy died,
which occasioned considerable gossip after
it was known that the servant girl as
Lum msdatler. During last summer the
girl gave birth to child. In October the
couple left the farm for Fergus Falls,
where they we're married. and started
west. accompa MED by two children of the
former wife. Notes became due
and neighbors were called upon
TO settle Lumsdatler's debts. when
the subject of his second wife's death
occasioncd much surmising. The body
was exhumed and examined when it was
found she had been poisoned. lnvestiga-
tion soon disclosed the fact that Lumsdal.
Ter had purchased some strichnine and
that he had left very quickly for parts un.
known. About the same time o. l..
Larsen stole $500 and emiRrated west,
where he was followed and arrested in
kittitas county last week by
the sheriff Of Fergus Falls.
He said that Lumsdaller was here. The
was, "they can't convict me-" The sher.
i'll says that the circumstantial evidence is
very strong. The prisoner left his wife
and seven children here In destitute cir
cumstances. The ex-servant girl is very
attractive. Lumsdaller is very powerful
man, about as years old.
TACOMA, Jan. 2l, Special.-Some time
ago it was alleged that the title of the Ia
COMA Land company to property near the
Pacific Avenue depot was worthless, or
rather that no title had ever been obtained
from the government. Thereupon num-
Der OF men squatted on the land for the
purpose of holding it against the land
company and built shapties and houses on
the land. Attempts have been made to
straighten out the title or arrange with
! the squatters without success. The land
company at one time offered the
squatteIs lease at dollar u
month each, but they refused To-day
actions were began against twenty-six
squatters for forcible entry and detainer
and as the squatters can show no title
vesting in themselves they will have to
give up po session for the present in all
probability. Thecases are to be heard be-
fore Justince Lawrence on the Both. The
land in dispute is worth about $500, 900,
j. +. Alsop, one Of the two men taken
to the pesthouse last week, suffering from
continent smallpox, died this evening.
The other uian is very low and not likely
to live till morning. These at present are
the only cases'in the city.
PORTLAND, Jan. ~, Special.-A shoot
ing affair occurred this evening at z
o'clock in lodging house at the corner of
Main and Forest streets. A young man
named Jules Il. DE Rusy had quarrel
with BERTHE Robinson, his mistress, during
which he drew pistol and shot her
through the right lung. Harvey j.
Adams. q young man, who had also been
intimate with the young girl rushed In
| anu htJcmptcu W luttII0Ie Nutu DtnuSy
shot him in the hip. DeRusy then placed
the muzzle of the pistol against his
own forehead and fred but the bali only
made very slight abrasion. Berties
wound 10 considered vuite dangerous, but
Adams injuries are not serious. DeRusy
ls in custody. He claims he had been
maddened with drink when he committed
the rash deeds.
ELLENsBuRa. jan. 70, Special.-A
Teanaway special to the capital this even
ing says This morning terrible acci-
dent occurred ut the Teanaway Mills
twenty miles north of EllensburY, result.
ing in the destruction Of the residence of
Mr.. Kenyon and the burning to death OF
his two childrea. Mr.. Kenyon at the time
Of the accident WAS in the woods
cutting timber and his wife bad left the
house for a few minutes to visit a neigh
bor, locking the children up. Fire was
discovered by Fred Leaton, who broke the
front door in and endeavored to rescue the
children, but WAS prevented by the flames
After the building had burned
the charred remains of the children
were found in the eLlbers and ashes. Al
that remained of the eldest child was q
headless trunk, while the youngest one
was burned beyond recognition. ( is moi
known how the fire originated but there
was box Of shaving behind the stove frou
which it may have caught. MIR kenyon
was an emyl0ye of Seaton e. Sons in theil
sawmills and formerly resided in Ellens
burg.
OREeoN CITY, Jan, %, Special, +. w
Campbell, prominent citizen of thi
place. was drowned to-day. For som,
time he has been working for the William
cite Falls Electric Company as superin
tendent of the line of construction To
day he was having poles taken from, tn
| river and remained at the raft. Whil
the teams were absent he evidently fell in