Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-03
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SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.
ALBANY. Sept. 3.-Thc Herald
says: Yesterday while Mr.. Denny
proprietor of the new warehouse a,
Munkers, on the Oregon Pacific
was driving In a buggy between
that place and his home some two OF
three miles east of jefferson, he was
met by Chinaman carrying loaded
baskets on pole. The Chinaman
paid no attention to Mr.. Denny's
signals but kept steadily approach
ing although he could see that the
horse was frightened. The horse
finally reared and became un-
q manageable, throwing Mr.. Denny
& out and then running Oft. Mr.. r.
4 A. Roberts, of Salem, was drying
on the road and saw that Mr.. Denny
was inju red and taking him into his
buggy carried him home. The In
juries were Of the spine and were
very serious. The Chinanian me-
andered unconcernedly upon his
way.
THE HENDRICKS DIsAPPEARANCE.
PORTLAND, Sept. 3.-Advices
from Seattle, where S. ID. Hen
bricks, the Portland travelling man,
was married to u second wife August
8, give room for the belief that Miss
Fannie Smith, his new spouse, was
not of very good chat acter.
1t il learned that when Hendricks
reached Seattle he put up at the
Russell house and called upon Mr..
+. Shepherd, manager, Of the Spring
Hill Water company, who was one
of his principal customers. He then
wrote TO his wife that he had been
called to Falrhayen on important
business.
On the afternoon of the Sth, two
women of disreputable appearance
called at the Russell house and reg
sistered as MRS. Dearmin, Tacoma"
and "Miss Fannie Smith, Tacoma"
respectively. Hendricks vouched
for them and they were assigned to
room II.
During the afternoon Hendricks
called ut the auditors Office and ap-
piled for license to wed Fanny
Smith, but was refused one because
he had no witnesses. He returned
short time afterward with Frank
Bracket, day clerk ut the Russell,
who youched for him and the license
was granted, the names given being
Samuel o. d. Hendricks, Of San
francisco, and Miss Fannie Smith,
of Des M0ines, Iowa.
FROM PORT TOWNSEND.
PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. 3.-When
Admiral Brown put into Iaquina
bay u week ago last Thursday. 1t
was understood that he did 30 for
the purpose of filing dispatches to
I.the navy department. Now 1t has
s1eaked out that the reason of the stop
off the Oregon coast vas that the Of
hcers on board the Charleston had
lost their bearings. They did not
4tiiscover until too late where they
were. Admiral Brown and Captain
Ssitemey both mistook Yaquina har-
Abor for the entrance to the Straits de
Fuca. A vessel In the former can
Snot draw over thirteen feet of water.
THE Charleston requires nineteen
feet.
n OREGoN's COMMISSIONER.
Il EUGENE, Or, Sept. 3.-HOn. NJ.
wilkins has been called to attend a
special meeting Of the worlds fair
commissioners at Chicago on the
18th inst, to reconsider the question
pf accepting the site offered by the
Committee for the fair grounds. Mr..
Wilkins Is proud to have been one Of
1he eleven who voted against the ac-
Deptance Of the site on the first vote,
end thinks the change suggested Is
nj vital Importance. He Is wide
awake to Oregon's interests in the
lhlr, and Is doing some good pre-
paratory work toward getting the
Products Of the state ready for
creditable exhibit. He says he never
$lgoos into such work except to win,
mud he has already won numerous
medals which are the pride Of Ore
gon. lane county has won many
prizes in competitions Of this sort,
Ind will contribute generously to-
yard the state exhibit In 1893.
# OPIUM SMUGGLING.
n PORTLAND, Or. sep. 8.--The GUS
Om officers to-day seized forty-five
ael cans of unstamped opium in the
rug store Of Fong Tuck Chung,
prner Of Second and Alder streets.
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