Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-15
ST A TIE
THE KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAs.


grand lodge, Knights OF Pythias
met In this city yesterday afternoon.
The procession through the streets
at 3 p, M, and afterwards the COM
petetive drill was grand affair. A
large number of members were
present from different parts of The
state. The Astoria division won
the first prize, valued at seventy
five dollars; the second was won b,
Damon and Pythias lodge. The
address of welcome was delivered
by John Mitchell, editor OF the
Times Mountnineer, which was re.
sponded to By j. l.. Hill, Of Albany.
A ball will be given this evening by
the Knights.
NEW ARRIVAL ROBBED.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. Elisha
Smith, an aged farmer from
M Missouri, was robbed of $4TS5
yesterday in Portland. He had
just arrived from San Francisco,
and II ~ thought that the robbers
followed him from that place. and
waited until they got to Portland
for an opportunity to get his money.
Thr,e men jostled him us he got off
on the platform and one reached in.
TO his inside vest pocket aud drew
out IA wallet containing the above
amount in drafts. Just below this
in the same pocket he hnd Il roll OF
$1,000 in bills which the robbers did
not get. He Immediately tele-
graphcd east to stop payment of The
drafts, and it is very doubtful if the
plunder obtained will realize them
dollar.
Farmer Smith halls from Splitlog.
Missouri, and he came to Oregon to
make his home. In his party, be-
side himself, are his wife Hannah,
his Sous Dempsey and Charles i.
and young man named Abraham
Norman. When Mr. Smith started,
for Portland he had an idea that he
might run against pickpockets, and
was determined to give them as
little chance as possible to get at
his valuables.
VIGILANCE NOT REWARDED.
MI. Smith kept close guard over
his valuables all the way from Mis-
souri,. The vest, of course, was kept
buttoned and, as u further security,
the coat was buttoned. The pocket
book and purse made quite n pack
age, which showed in bulge Of the
when worn 30 tight.
Mr.. Smiths lively experience
began In the smoking car when the
train stopped at the depot. All the
passengers were getting their grips
and putting on their overcoats, and
there was more or less confusion.
The Smith party had considerable
baggage and were getting it together.
"The best way to carry our over
coats, boys" said Mr.. Smith to his
sons, sis to put them OH. Then we
will be able to look out tor our bag
gage without trouble"
A few seconds later the three men
entered the car. They pressed their
way through the crowd until they
come to Mr.. Smith, who was put
ting on his overcoat, his arms being
In the sleeves. When the first of
the men reached him he turned
half way around to let him pass,
but the fellow stopped and contin-
ued to press him against the seat.
Theu the Missouri man began to
suspect something wrong. He was
unable to help himself because lie
could not diseEgage his arms from
his coat, and before he could cry for
aid the thief put his arm around his
neck and choked him and pushed
his head back, ut the same time
~ wLirliug him around. In jify
the fellow, or one of his conieder-
u,.s. thrust his hand into Mr..
vest pocket and pulled out
the pocketbook. Mr.. Smiths son
Charles came to the rescue but the
men bad done the work aud skipped.
Young Smith said afterward that II
he had not lost his presence OF nina
he might have captured one of the
fellows.
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