Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-21
NORTH PACIFIC NEWS MITES.
OREGON.

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In the streets Of Silve-ton day o
night, after Nov. 1st.--Appeal.
General Gibbon and aides lef
Vancouver for San Francisco last Sal
urday. He Is the commander ofth
Mi. Div. Of the Pacific.
Aletter has been received by th
editor ofthe Post, advising him tina
a capitalist from the East will reach
Toledo In few days, for the specia
purpose Of inquiriDg into the pro
priety of operating q banking insti
tuition here with large capital
Yaquina Post.
J. w. Coffey has taken the mater
ial.of theLexington Budget toHepp
ner, aud will issue a democratic pa
per.-The Morrow County Record
CALIFORNIA.
The Newcastle fruit company ha,
failed for $4,000.
DR.. T. J. jenkins, a piopeer, and
the first county recorder Of Butte
county, died ut Oroville GU the 10th
James Vance was killed at Eure
kn, on the 18th. by falling from 9
steamer and being killed by the
wheel.
Frank Mcclure. aged 50. was run
over by switch engine at Fresno
on the 10th, cutting Uff both lega
near the hips. He died In about an
hour.
The opera house, several dwellings
and store was burned at Los Gatos
on Sunday morning.
George w. Harris, a veteran soldier,
committed suicide by blowing the
top of his head nearly off with q
revolver at Los Angeles last Satur-
day.
The Dry Goods Clerks Early
Closing Association of San Fran
cisco has succeeded In prevailing
upon all the leading local dry goods
merchants to close their stores at
p. m. on Saturdays.
San Francisco Is to have five more
new branch postoffices, with letter
carriers, money orders, etc, and
twelve sub stations located in differ
ent parts ofthe city. These stations
are to be in drug stores or stationery
stores, and the compensation is from
500 t" $500, including all expenses.
A crowd gathered on Kearney
street, near California, and wit
messed with great interest q rough
and tumble fight In which Robert
Sharpless, = printer, and Thomas
Burke figured rs principals. Sharp
less was badly battered and his nose
was broken. He was taken to the
receiving hospital, where his injuries
were dressed. Burke was arrested
and charged with battery. The
cause of the fight was due to some
reports which Sharpless
had been circulating about Burke's
sister. When the latter demanded
q rstraction Sharpless asked her in
q significant manner, "Havs you .
Sharpless knows now
that she has.-S. F. Chronicle.
A passenger on the west bound
fast mail train committed suicide
near Kelton station, Oct. 10, by
himself through the brain.
He held q ticket from Salt Lake to
San Francisco, and by the papers
found upon him he has been identi-
fled as Phillip Briggs, recorder Of
Utah Commandery No. l, knights
Ten,plar, aud secretary Of Utah
Chapter. Royal Arch Masons. He
stated to lady passenger just prior
to the act that he felt badly and was
very deslondeut. His remains will
be held In charge Of the MasOnic
ut Terrace until y repre-
sentative from his own lodge arrives
from Salt Lakes. +. Chronicle.
WARRINGTON.
The Tacoma & Puyallup Railroad
il having considerable
difficulty with It's new passenger
coaches. They have been standing
At the wharf for several days, too
high to pass under the viaduct and
too heavy to ~ over. Finally they
have been lifted from their trucks
and rolled out into the street
through the mud, where they now
News.
Mayor Blalock, uf Walla Walla,
last week gave the school children
of that city an unique surprise in
the way of q ride. In response to
M Invitation, the children, m the
number Of eight hundred, were
packed In eighteen wagons and
h acks and hauled, train fashion, to
the fair grounds by a large traction
engine. A band Of music accom-
panied the tram" and In the opin-
lon of many who saw 1t, 1t was the
prettiest sight Walla Walls has
seen for many years.-Oregon Blade.
Judse I.ichienberg yeaterday
granted q divorce to Erwin M.
d. - i.o,n Lis suifa ThadA M