Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-17

dent Of ln0ldn SCHOOLS AZ ANeah hag =
was drowned the other day while
out hunting.
Tie San Francisco coroner's jury
has rendered a verdict charging Nj.
b. streIIinger with the murder Of
Policeman Alex Grant last week.
Lieutenant Count Westphal, Of
the rarde de corps, fell with his
horse, during the German ma
neuvers Tuesday, and was killed,
bis neck being broken by the fall.
A dispatch from London reports
that a 15OO-ton steamer, abandoned,
IN ashore on AstrIa reef, in the
straits Of Magellan. She was sighted
by the 6orata, bat it was impossible
70 learn the name Of the wreck.
The Southern Pacific Railroad
company has given notice that it
proposes to fight the decision Of the
railway commission 10 reducing
freight rates. The company viii
take the matter into the courts inn
mediately.
Fire in the Southern hotel at
Meridian. Miss, Tuesday, was CON
fined 20 the upper siorirs, the total
| loss being $50, 600. fully insured. Ed
Davidson and Harry Warner, two
of the firemen injured in the place
died later.
The case Of r. b. Albertson, the
Seattle lawyer, who was kidnapped
by Detective Sullivan, was in pro
gress at Tacoma Tuesday. From
the testimony of witnesses, it APP
pears he knew nothing Of the doings
of his cousin, f. Albertson, the
CLERK who robbed the Fidelity bank.
The case is exciting much interest
in Seattle and Tacoma,
About o'clock Tuesday morning,
as freight train on the Jacksonville
4 Southeastern railway was passing
over the SaDgamon river bridge,
four miles south of Springfield, the
structure gave way and the caooose,
a coal car and a car filed with |
merchandise went into the stream.
Four trainmen went down with IT,
and all were badly injured. Con-
ductor Charles Kutter was badly
injured internally. Nicholas Quirk,
brakeman, had his head and face
badly cut, and received internal in
juries. Fred Harris, a brakeman,
was also badly hurt, and j. II. Kipp
was taken from the wreck insensi-
BILE. He will probably die.
The stopeof the Morrell coal mine,
near Pittsburg, caved In Tuesday
morning, but fortunately nobody
was Injured. A large force of miners
were at work In another part OF the
mine at the time. 1t IL thought
they will escape safely,
Yamhlll Reporter: Grain men
complain that they are unable TO
procure cars enough for shipping.
Grain sacks are piled thirty-three
deep In the Grange warehouse. Con
ISOLATION, however, may be found In
the fact that car famine Is about al
desirable kind of famine as com
munIty could have, indicating, AS II
does, prosperity.
Skamokawa Eegle: A week age
Messrs. Lutes, Wright and Lamont
; discovered a fine lake on top o
Lutes' mountain. 1t has an area o
about three acres, and is fully 6O'
feet above the sea. The banks arr
ffinged with trees, aud the beach Il
of " white sand. The oldest settleri
/ in these parts were not aware OF III
existence.
Since the mass meeting OF citizens
hled after the fire, the hobo popula'
tion of Tho Dalles has very steadily
diminished till 1t is now a rar'
thing 10 find one. The trains ar'
watched carefully, aud when any o
them bring in these unwelcom'
: gentry, he no sooner hits the gioun'
than he Is arrested. The foreigI
hobo element hears of this an'
keeps away.
One of the largest ranches II
! Eastern Oregon lies sonth of Hepp
ner, in Morrow county. This rancl
/ is owned by William Penland, AM
! contains 20, ZOO acres Of good tillabl
aud productive land. He has jus
: finished harvesting his hay Gro
which amounted 10 over 1000 tons
This large body Of land is all unde
Z fence, and affords excellent pastuI
age for stock during the entire viii
ter season,
Walla Walla Union-Journal; o
Saturday joe McCoy brought /
!. from the Mccoy ranch six peaeh'
which together weighed fourtee
and half ounces. They were pr
, In glass jars aud sent to the Tacom
: exposition. Mr.. Mccoy said thel
were five or six dozen peaches, a
large ones, on the tree from whio
the six he brought TO town wei
taken. Who raised larger peaches
Al the Salvation army barrack
at Astoria, last Sunday night, n
. girls announced "We're going
= Portland next Wednesday, chip
now aud pay our fares; q will tai
Ss." The hat was passed, aud -