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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
Instruments Filled for Record at the
County Recorders Office

Mary 4 Robert and hb to
A w Scott, lot and part lot
:, blk Is, University ad TO 49,.
Salem; ll0'
JeffL Crosby to and +
c Murphy, one-eighth int In
III acres in sec II aud Is
s.r2w, near WoOdburn; III
Oregon Land Co to r +
Wild, lots 9, 10, IL, and II,
blk IA, Riverside al to Salem; 50
L : to John w Shrum and
wife. patent TO WI offs " Of
sec Il; sc c Of : " Of sec
Is; e 3 Of NV aud ne Of
sec y, and NV Of sec %, I I
s,Tlw;
+ McCluiue aud VT 10 Sa-
rain A Lee, Two acres IN the
town Of -ilvcrtOn. ~
same 10 Vim Carlsen, one
acre ia Silyerton. -
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

had arrived with about nine hun
dred skins, and Others from seven ~
thirteen hundred each. Most Of ne
American sealers went to Victoria
to deposit their catches July tenth.
July tenth the Rush arrived at san
Point and left several days later for
Ounalaska There were one hun
dred and cighty-seven otters caught
by the fleet.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

A ~. Louis Merchants Trip % ths
Postonios, aud the Result

Celii0rllas last sensation beginning
10 tafe h5Id ~ a. Loula !! V. B. Barrett
the comnlssl5p merchant o. "a and IA
North Commercial sirest. was one Of the
fnt % tefi joys Vegetable sariaparilA IN
sscE hsaiaches Is eject wa such a graft
fyinr surprise that be sent over 10 the post
oAce ana toid bis irisnd, Thos. ?. culfin.
supt q ths registry division, sho uAa Also
worried With he1daches The following -,
tar delails bis iTiand's sIpsrieDce also -
PosTofFIcE. 81 LOUIs, Feh %, $50.
~. BAEEEFr, ksl.
uEaE HsE fol Al me, Did At On yeli
s1gIfef I ara, ant have - thank Yol- foi
Van have tlhered from lldigetfl1a Ane
teafactet Taxing Yqur GtTice, PafrhA.ei !
a blsrie - Joys Nereft1le -afteI.ariliA
Brf1fs { lad inished it oould eai almosl
alyftluF s.ra iwplliiy, And lave tee :
slnoe r1relV ffuln.ed s.tn q Ee4dae - u
a. flld % which 1 give dle cfe1lt Y
gglrait.es "a llT't s. eFetshie aaraa t4ri-a
Tn0a ,. CULEE,
slpE EeEiUry DiFis.on, fosionee
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
F | R ES.

NOT A BUSINESS HOUSE SAVED.
SPOKANE FALLS, Wash. July Is.
No additional particulars of the
Wallace, Idaho, fire have been re-
ceived. 1t is known, however, that
every business house in the town
was destroyed.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
TELEGRAPHIC DISPATCHES
Associated Press Report and
Digest Of all Important
News of To-Day.
ST A T E..
IMPORTANT DECISION AGAINST THE
STATE.

IMPORTANT DECISION AGAINST THE
STATE.
PORTLAND, Or, July 2S.-In the
U. s. circuit court this morning.
Judge Deadly, in the case of Nc
Connaughy VS.. Gov. Pennoyer over
ruled the demurrer to the amend
mert to the bill. This decision vir-
tually ends the suit and perpetually
enjoins the state from giving title to
forty-two thousand acres of land
situated in Lake county and known
as swamp land.
CHINAMAN HEAP SICK - DROWN
ING IN THE WILLAMETTE.
ALBANY, Or, July 2S.-A China
man employed on the narrow gauge
railroad nine miles east of this city
committed suicide last night by
hanging himself to an oak tree. He
was found dead this morning. He
had been sick.
r. D. Murray, a farmer living at
Spring Hill, five miles north of this
city, was drowned lat night while
in swimming in the Willamette with
number of other men. The body
has been recovered.
FIRE AT OREGON CITY.
OREGON CITY, Ogn., July 2S.-
Green Brothers general merchan-
disc store was burned yesterday.
The building was twC.story brick
and was completely gutted. The
loss is ten thousand dollars wi h an
insurance of seven thousand. 1t is
supposed the fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion.
FARMER INJURED AT AURORA.
AURORA, Oregon, July 2S.-An-
drew Snyder was severely hurt at
the depot here this morning by the
north bound passenger train. Mr..
Snyder was driving acrJss the track
on a wagon and did not see the train,
which suddenly rounded the curve |
just south of the depot. The train
struck the rear end of the wagon
and smashed it all to pieces. Snyder
had his collar bone dislocated and |
was sevely bruised in other parts of
the body.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
ACCIDENTS.

YON.
NEVADA, Cal, July 2S.-Michael
Jennings, aged 81 years, while car
rying mail from Washington to
Omega, fell with his morse from a
narrow trail down into Missouri
canyon, a distance of three hundred
feet. The man and horse were
frightfully mangled.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

CHURCH DEDICATION AT Dali
LAs.-The new $1,000 Methodist
church at Dallas was dedicated yes
terday, the services being attended
by an immense crowd embracing all
denominations in the city and sur
rounding country. Que pleasant
feature of the occasion was the
clearing of the church from debt.
Before proceeding with the cere-
mouy, Presiding Elder Wilson an
nounced that some $500 remained
unpaid on the edifice and he would
not dedicate il until a sufficient sum
was pledged to wipe this out, 50 ht
proceeded to take in subscriptions
and in less than an hour over Sl6O
was raised. An interesting pro.
gram followed, splendid music being
provided for the occasion under the
management of Prof. Wolf, OF this
city, director of the orchestra. Rev.
P. 5. Wilson, P. E., preached an ell
ouuent st rmon n the morning. In
the evening at 7:l5 there was de
lightful song service and at sregu-
lar evening service. AT the song
service Mrs. G. G. Coad, Mrs. w, 5.
harrington, Mr.. A. V. r. Snyder
and Mr.. f. II. Morrison sang beau
tiful solos, and numerous other
pleasing selections were rendered,
The whole was very interesting and
Dallas people feel highly pleased over
the event. The Presbyterians con
template commencing new church
there in short time.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

PARDON GRANTED.-Fred Van
Wagner received a full pardon from
Governor Peunoyer this morning.
Van Wagner was convicted of lar
ceny in the circuit court of Marion
county in 1858 and having served
his full sentence was pardoned on
the recommendation of the district
attorney in order to restore him TO
citizenship.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
WASHINGTON.

MISSOURI REGIMENT PENSIoNED.
WASHINGTON, July 2S.-The SEN
ate bill to pension all surviving
officers and men of Powell's battal-
ion, Missouri mounted volunteers,
raised during the war with Mexico,
has passed.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
PARAGRAPHS.

Wallace, the richest of the Cpur
d'Alene mining camps, was literally
wiped out of existence by a fire Sat
urdIy night. Every business house
in the town is reported destroyed
and the loss will reach half a
million dollars. Wallace is situated
about 10 miles southeast of Spo-
kane in a deep canyon in the
Rockies, and was among the richest
mines in the United States.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

SALEM, Oregon, July Il, 1880. -
( McCrow & Willard wish to call the
attention OF the people 10 the fact
/ that they will not be undersold Ia
meats. Notice advertisement IN an
other column. 6-l7 div
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

THE HANDWRITING PLANT.
w. Davenport, Of Silverton, has Il
very lengthy leading editorial IN
last " ceE's Woodburn Independent
in relation to the attitude Of Salem
christians in the matter of observing
tho EnnhAIh.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
Tho Best Lighi.

That is what we want on any
subject, aud TWO arc electric lights
make store at night just as bright
as day. This is important In Sc
lecting clothes, aud you get the ben
eft If il at COurads
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

WANTED. -Blackberries and Bart
lett pears. We are now ready TO
make contract for neat seasons crop
Of vegetables, fruit and berries. Sa-
lem Canning Go. 7:l9-4t
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
WAR IN BuENos AYREs.

WASHINGTON, July 2s-A tele.
gram was received this morning by
acting secretary of state from Min:
lister Pitkin at Buenos Ayres, stat
ing that a revolution of arms was
in progress and the army was di-
vided and a siege had been declar-
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28
FOREIGN .
THE REVOLUTION SPREADING IN
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.

THE REVOLUTION SPREADING IN
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
BUENOs AYREs, Arg. Rep, July
2S.-The revolutionary movement
continues to spread. Fighting be-
tween the government troops and
the revolutionists to. day has been
desperate. The government forces
were defeated and thousand of
of them killed or wounded. The
navy has joined the revolutionary
movement. Insurgent artillery
bombarded the government houses
and barracks to-day. A twenty
four hours truce has been arranged.
TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION CUT
OFF.
BUENos AYREs, July 2S.-The
authorities have notified all tele-
graph companies whose lines con-
meet with lines in that country that
telegraph communication will be
suspended until further notice.
WAR IN BUENos AYREs.
WASHINGTON, July 2s-A tele-
gram was received this morning by
acting secretary of state from Min.
lister Pitkin at Buenos Ayres, stat
ing that a revolution of arms was
in progress and the army was di-
vided and a siege had been declar-
ed.
STEAMER WRECKED.
BOSTON, July 2S.--The steamer,
d. H. Miller which arrived here
from Baltimore, reports that on the
26th when off Eve Fathom bank
lightship, she picked up two boats
containing twenty men from the
crew Of the Bri tish steamer Charles
Moran, which sal ed from New
York to Vera Cruz last week. The
Morgan was sunk by an unknown
schooner on the Goth.
AFFAIRS IN ARGENTINE REPUBLIC.
LONDON, Eng, July %. - The
British minister at BuenosAyres sent
a dispatch to the Foreign office last
night that the revolution is proceed
ing and there had been heavy firing
The dispatch further says an arms
tice had been arranged until To-
morrow. The town is temporarily
quiet. Previous 10 arranging an
armistice the war ships which hat
lust ioined the revolutionary move
ment bombarded the loyalist strong
hold.
AN AWFUL DISASTER IN ENGLAND
/ MANCHESTER, Eng July 2a. 90
p. M.-A fearful accident has jus
happened In New Manchester shil
canal. Two workmen's trains
through some unexplained stupidll!
ofswitchmen, collided and ten work
men were instantly killed aud siXt.
/ Others injured, Of whom twenty II
said will certainly die. The new
spread through the city aud th
greatest excitement prevails.
LATER. -Ofsixiy injured IL l. no'
believed Al least thirty ar fatal
buTI.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-07-28

BUENos AYREs, July 2S.-The
authorities have notified all tele-
graph companies whose lines con-
meet with lines in that country that
telegraph communication will be
suspended until further notice.
The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-17
PROFESSOR COUES TO NILE. RHgA
The TheosophIst Predicts the Revival
of the NaDOleonIc Dynasty.
E.ronl M Rnatnt T,rrraLlcr


The following note, accompanied by a
pamphlet, was received by Mile. Rhea
from the great theosophist and scientist,
Elliott Coues, last week in Washington:
MILE. RHEA: The Napoleonic dynasty
Will soon become a great factor IN the evo-
luton Of European history Mystics know
why there Is a revival OF public interest in
everything pertaining to the history of Ma
poleon and the matchless Josephine. I'm
consciously you are helping TO make HIS
tory and leading the way To last Napo-
leon, who will astound the world more
than the FIRST.
The pamphlet is called "a Vision Of
the Future" IL says that France will
find a military hero as soon as the oCca.
sion requires a leader In war. The first
Napoleon attempted to revive the titles.
pCmps and glories of the Roman EN-.
pirc, but the last Napoleon will see the
star Of that invincible dynasty in Syria
and In Egypt shining upon coalition
Of the Gaul and the jew" Mile Rhea
will meet the great theosophlst in Bos.
ton this week, and Is, so she says, most
anxious TO hear him speak Of science
so new TO her. She IL, however, too
strong q Catholic 10 fear his influence
upon her mind or to alter her convic
tons still, they say that the eloquence
Of Mr.. Coues is very persuasive. When
they told Rhea that one Of his beliefs
was that Of dual beings, she said IF
IL were true, would leave one Of my
bodies In France and one In America,
and be the happiest woman on earth
The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-17

This sally brought burst Of laughter
from the group.
Walt only raised his bushy brows
and shook his head He saw he could
not make front against q man whose
repartee came like flashes.
lngersoll-My grandfather was the
sort of man who believed all the world
would be damned except himself He
was sorry for it, but couldn't help It.
My grandmother thought all would be
saved except herself, aud-here Inger-
soil half rose from his chair and ex-
tended his hand alOft-she was as much
above the man as the stars are above q
ducks tracks in the mud
Whiiman-Do you believe In all I
have written2
lnCersoll-No; far from it. Much you
have written I DO not believe in, but
you have made men and women
stronger, and / like you for &C. There
Is only one thing ! have against You,
Walt
Ingersoll took hold Of the old mans
sleeve. Those who had heard Innersoll
say in the lecture that 'the most IN.
decent word in our language is cell.
bacy, half expected what followed.
II have only one thing against Won,
ard that is that you didn't marry You
ought TO have got a girl, Walt
The old poet looked at him puzzled,
as If he had long since forgotten the
meaning Of the word girl.
The religion I bow to, % went on In.
gersoll, is the one that teaches men TO
love their wives more tenderly, TO hold
their children on their knees little
tighter. As to worship and prayer, II
cav a savage kneel before stuffed
snake, praying that wife or child might
be given back 10 him. ! would kneel
and pray with him, but that cruel God
In Heaven / cannot pray to-"
The old poets bread had absorbed all
the champagne, and he began to look
fatigued. The party gathered around
him TO say good by, probably the last
one. Tears were IN the eyes Of some as
they watched the poet utter his feeble
good by.
When Ingersoll's turn came to 90 he
tapped Waits hand and said, cheerily.
II hope you'll live many year vet.
To this Walt made reply: "You
might wish me something better than
that
The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-17
STEALING WITH TIE TONGUE.
The Trick OF "Dampiuer Diamond
which clever Thieves Oftep lie

The Trick OF uDampiurr Ufar,onds
when clever Thieves often Use.
"DampiDg a diamond IS the peculiar
name for a process In robbery which
thieves sometimes adopt Tits popuIar
when some rascal is without partners
and obliged to work alone. BY reason
of The time the thief is to remain In the
presence or bis victim and The chance
thus given TO become acquainted with
bis looks, the rogue usually assumes
some disguise.
This will be by donning a gray wig,
bringing his eyes to a state Of weak and
watery Inflammation with cinnamon or
pepper, and the assumption Of a large
pair of goggles in consequence. In al
dition he will pull on a boot with q six
inch cork sole, grasp q cane bend his
back, tOticr when he walks, and have
all the iHdicia Of crippled old man. In
this ruise he will drive up to some
downtown jewelers.. On entering the
store his wants are found to be an unset
diamond, or perhaps a pair Of them.
They must compare with one which he
has with him, as they are intended TO
be disposed Of ia a set as a present To-
his well beloved daughter
The diamond the thief exposes Is fair
ard large-as large as he can get. He
Insists on making the comparison him
self. lie grows irascible, perchance,
and orders the tradCsman TO bring out
all his gems while he looks them over.
To humoT one who is so evidently de-
termined TO become a desirable Gus
toner becomes the purpose Of the Jew
eler's life. He spreads before the weak
optics of his goggled eyed inquirer an
array of loose diamonds-pr probably on a
background Of black velvet TO demon.
strate and emphasize their brilliancy.
This irritable old diamond hunter Is
obliged 70 get his nose quite close 10
them. His eyes are weak, and so to see
the gems he perfoTce has almost 10 bury
his nose In them. While so engaged
and while the ieweler Is standing over
them he picks up one, possibly two,
with a quick dab Of his tongue. This
done, he complains that his ewes are
not equal to the selection and concludes
TO bring his daughter To further de-
lude the merchant he may arrange to
have that gentleman bring the diamonds
to his house for the lady TO look over.
To this end he gives him card, naming
some aristocratic residence street Then
he enters his carriage and is driven
away.
II the thief ever gets out with the
diamonds he has "damped" they are
gone; for while the merchant may miss
them at once, and feel morally certain
the old cripple is the man, he cannot
prove It. One merchant who had lost
several diamonds to the same man In
this manner at last doctored some gems
with a powerful drug; so strong, In
truth, that the little which would IN
nature adhere 10 the hard surface Of a
diamond caused the operator TO choke
and gag. He caught the robber, but
such luck Is lnlrequent.
The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-17
HERO OF A PRACTICAL JOKE.
II was Cruel Sell, but Put Him on
Fortunes highway.

Fortunes highway.
A young man Of about twenty five is
just now the hero Of secret circle OF
friends in the southern section Of this
city, says the Philadelphia Inquirer,
ard in view Of his peculiar history he
quite deserves to be lionized.
Five years ago he was a
clerk In bank on meager
salary. and one time some Of
the same devoted friends Of these
days thought II would be a good Joke
TO pretend the bank had been robbed
and warn him that he was suspected.
This number did, only they called
him up about midnight so as to give the
joke more natural appearance. After
telling him that two hours before burg
lars had stolen $50. 600 In bank notes
they added that the police were now
on the way TO arrest him as suspect.
ltso happened that he had but two
hours before been In the vicinity Of the
bank, and fearful of not being able 10
prove an alihi he gathered his available
belongings together and caughtan early
morning train for the North.
or course there was a big row 10 the
vicinity Of the young fellows home,
and his funny friends had to leave
town. Fortunately the young fellow
was a bachelor and he was not hunted
up
Recently he wrote to an old acquaint-
ance here from Canada, and the latter.
in replying TO the long lost youth, told
him the truth about the bank Joke.
Then the young fellow came back,
but moi as he went away
He rode In a parl0r-car and swelled
around in hack. tie had gone TO Mon
tTesl and, after the first shock, had set
tied down TO work aAd gradually. by
lucky speculation, had grown rich.
The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-17
wHAr TAXES ITEM oEF7


The Alarming Increase OF Preumonta
and what It Means-"The stitch IN
Time
Scarcely q day passes that one does not
hear Of men ami women whom we picture
as the perfection Of health and strength,
being stricken down by the terrible disease,
pneumonia
Perhaps the greatest cause 81 pneumonia
ip this country is the extreme difference "
temperature between the interiors Of offices
and homes and the outside air. So long az
people consider it necessary for their com
fort to maintain a hot-hOuse temperature
indoors, when the mercury Is very low out
dc. sO long Will pneumonia find victims.
lie greatest care aud prompt measures
should I've taken upon the first approach OF
The slightest symptoms OF pneumonia. 10
you have a tickling In the throat, q tight
ness TO the chest, a pain tn the head, o
chilly feeling. or pains throughout tue
body, act promptly, act wisely-briug
about an immediate reaction. This can
sometimes De accomplished by quick aud
violent exercise, but that is exhaustiug and
wastes the strength, which should be
husbanded, A far better plan Is to take
pure and strong stimulant which Will tend
to eQualize the circulation, check CuuLes-
ton and restore TO health. There are many
forms OF stimulation, but only one THAT can
he recommended that is DuiTy's Pure
Malt Whiskey. This is the only medicinal
whiskey upon the market, and its purity
and power are proven by It's popularity. N
has saved the lives Of more men and
women who were candidates for pneumonia
than any discovery of modern science, and
II stands, as 10 deserves 10 stand, at the
head Of medicinal stimulants Of the present
The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-17

SO said Socrates; so have reiterated many
other philosophers In regard 10 humanity.
As health Is the vital principle Of bliss, e Is
net only an imperative duty, but welcome
privilege for every mau and woman T.
maintain Il ID the highest degree. one OF
the most insidiOus and dangerous Omis-
si0ns IN this connection Is % neglect a
tendency 10 constipation. The clOgging up
Of the system with eifete matter predis-
poses 70 disease, depresses the spirits aud
creates gloom and dependency. The oeca-
si0nal use Of Dr. PisEce's Pleasant Pellets
viii prevent q coustipated habit, clear the
brain, sweefen the temper and We might
"a, the breath also and open a vista Of
happy Ecuyity possible only % the we'll
regulated mind and body.
The daily critic. (Washington City, D.C.) 1890-1890, 1890-11-17
THE FIRST CIGARS.
Curious Smoking Customs OF Various
Nations

NhhANhs ahAAEAHk AuHtotAAa OF various
Nations.
From ne PT0yidsHca Telegram.
The first cigars made by the Spanlards
were Of tobacco loosely rolled and held
together by the silken lining Of corn
shucks, aud always with a straw run.
ming through the centre, to be with.
drawn before smoking, so as 10 secure
a good draught These were frst In
tTOduced into England into 1897 by the
son Of a Spanish grandee visiting Lon
don, and from there spread through all
Europe. This is the history Of the birth
Of the cigar into civilization. but we
must look considerable further back 10
find the first records, and then can find
no origin, but Cnly data Of It's being In
existence.
The cigar Of the native Bornean,
living IN the Indian archipelago, Is a
black roll three inches long. tapering to
either end, the outer leaf covered with
a network Of gray veins like a cobweb.
These might be APPLY called dude
killers" They were smoked BY the
old Dyaks, and the smoke inhaled 10
iDioxicationi while at the weddings the
bride and groom held cigars ia their
hands and, after their heads were
kIocked together three times. each
placed the cigar between the lips Of the
other and the ceremony was ended.
The cigar In the collection came from
Cbitsgong
When the Patagoniau smokes to
really enjoy himself be gives a smoking
party All assemble in a hut, seating
themselves in a circle, with a bowl Of
water In the centre. A cigar Is lighted
End passed around, each one drawing
into bis lungs as much smoke as possible
and retaining Il as long as he can, ~
ing fiat on bis face, with his curious
cloak thrown over his bead AS each
fNpels the smoke be groans aud grunts,
until a perfect babel reigns. Then =
fresh cigar is lit and as il passes
around quiet comes again After the
third cigar each smoker sits quietly for
a feW minutes, takes a drink al the
bowl and silently files out. Religion Is
supposed TO form the basis Of this Gus
tom