Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-10
PARAGRAPHS.

The printers at Spokane are OH u
strike.
Isaac Murphy, the great jockey, IL
seriously III at his home In New
York.
Frank Loomis has discovered a
tree in Fresno county, 129 feet. Q In,
In circumference.
At recent meeting Of the Flint
aud Lime Glass Manufacturers
Association held In Pittsburg, an
advance Of not quite s Per cent.
was made In prices.
An official Russian newspaper
says, Germany has advised Austria
for the present to abandon her de.
sire to obtain recognition for Prince
Ferdinand as ruler Of Bulgaria.
Hon. Lewis Parker, one Of the
most prominent men In the state Of
Maine was knocked down by a run
away horse ut Bangor and died the
same afternoon.
A st. Paul g. Duluth freight train
ran into n Northern Pacific Short
Line passenger Thursday morning,
near Duluth. Two coaches full OF
passengers were ditched. Nobody
killed.
Martin Canefield, AZ years Of age,
was arrested on Oct. 7th, while In
the act of attempting All outrage on
a six-year-old girl in Seattle.
A big cushion billiard tournament
has been arranged to take place
after the Christmas holidays, in
New York, Shaeffer, Slosson, Car
ter and Ives being among the con-
testants.
Brigands on the Lower Epirus
recently carried of All italian
gentleman. A ransom of $1,000 was
demanded for his release, and after
cutting off u portion of one of his
ears, he was set at liberty for $500.
The Italian committee on the
Chicago worlds fair exhibits has
been dissolved. The reason given is
that few italian houses care to send
displays to America IN the face Of
the high duties imposed by the Nc
Kinley tariff bill.
Tommy LaFlesl,, aged Is, went
out to shoot II hawk near Henley,
CAL, Wednesday evening, but q d
not return. After hunting him all
night, he was found at 7 the next
morning dead. He had a 90 .calibre
rife, and accidently shot himself
through the heart while clim Ding
bank.
Luke f. Donnelly,a wcll-known
merchant aud business man Of San
Francisco, died at the Occidental
hotel. He has been i'll but a short
time. Ignatius Donnelly, of Mime
sofa, author of the celebrated
"Cryptogram," is II cousin Of the
deceased. Donnelly leaves property
valued ut 100000.
The trestle bridge over Putah
creek, two miles south of Davisville,
Cal. was destroyed by fire. The
fire was no doubt incendiary, and
seems to be the work of parties VIII"
have heretofore made several at
tempts to wreck the Oregon train,
which has very heavy travel. The
burned bridge was over 500 feet long.
Telegraphic communication was
badly interrupted, as both the wires
of the Western Union and Pacific
Postal companies were all destroy' d;
hut to day they are being rapi l'y
repaired.
James Brennan took six OF his
friends out fishing on Oct. 7th. For
some reason they took shotgun
along with them. While they were
we'll out in the bay n sea gull flew |
near. Brennan grabbed the gun
aud shot. Instead of shooting the
sea gull he shot a hole in the LOTION
Of the boat. The shot was taken for
IL joke at first, but when they found
that the water came In the hole Gst-
er than they could bail it out 1t
became u seiiuns matter. Three OF
the men could not swim 81 the rest
jumped overheard and hung onto
the side. Luckily another boat was
ut hand which rescued the entire
party.-Tacoma News.