Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-23

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(iled their answer in the case Of the
injunction granted temporarily,
wherein the Eugene Water COM
paDy Is plaintiff The answer de-
MES the allegations set forth by the
water company, and asks that day
he set for the hearing Of argument
on the application of the city to
have the injunction dissolved. The
argument of the city is that the
water at present. SUI piled by the
water company Is impure, the
pumping station being at a point
where it catches the natural drain
age 1T the city, besides that of two
tanueries, the mill, pig pens, etc.
That the point at which the sewer
discharges is the only feasible one,
aud that the general health If the
city demands sewerage; that the
water company has always contem
plated moving its pumping station;
that they were aware Of the actions
of the city during the construction
Of the sewer, and raised no com
plant until the system bad been
completed and large amounts of
money had been expended; that the
water company by word and deed
acquiesced in the action of the city,
and other material allegations.
MUNITIONS OF WAR.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. %. The
United States cruiser San Francisco
came down from Mare island at 10
o'clock yesterday. From 5 Monday
night till 2 O'Clock she was beiug
loaded with ammunition. The
steamer has sealed orders. but it is
stated along the water front that she
will sail for Chill tonight or Thurs.
day morning. The entire crew was
busy on Monday taking in ammu-
nition, and she now has no less than
zoo tons slowed away in her maga-
zine a large portion of this is
labeled "for the Charleston" and
this will be transferred to hat vessel
somewhere to the south. Today
the San Francisco will still further
increase her supply of coal aud will
/ hen be ready to proceed to any
part of the world. 1t is stated that
no orders have been received regard
ing her future movements, bu!
every man on board believes she
will at once proceed to Chill to take
part in the naval demonstration
there. 1t was the general impress
sion that the Charleston would come
to this port from Honolulu but the
fact that such large quantity of
the munitions of war were intended
for her on board the San Francisco,
seems to indicate that she has re-
ceived orders to meet the latter
vessel at some Central American
port, probably Acapulco, where the
ammunition would be transferred.
Both ships will then coal and pro
ceed to Chill together. This is
further borne ont by the fact that
the Charlestou's mail is held here
for the San Francisco. The crew is
elated over the prospects of having
a brush with Chill.
CAUSED BY DESPONDENCY.
SAN JOSE, Dec. 23.-Jacob Heft,
the capitalist, after living four days
with two bullet holes in bis head, is
dead. Heft was conscious most of
the time after. the shooting until last
night, when he grew delirious and
struggled to get up, The day after
be shot himself he made his will,
leaving the bulk of his property to
his wife. The cause of the act was
dependency over Improbable in
vestments.
SUICIDE IN SPOKANE.
SPOKANE, Dec. 23.-Julius Weis-
man, well known young man of
this city, committed suicide here
yesterday by swallowing thirty
grains of strychnine. He swallowed
1t in the Ceur d'Alene saloon, then
walked up to policeman with the
empty bottle in his hand and told
the officer what he had done. Ply
sicians were quickly summoned, but
the suicide was beyond aid and
expired within half an hour. He
was man of good education and
business ability, and had many
friends In the city. Since the fire
he has not been prosperous, and
financial troubles doubtless led TO
the act.
DISASTROUS FIRE.
SACRAMENTO, Dec. 23.-The most
disastrous fire that has occurred In
Sacramento for years, broke out this
a. m. and destroyed Baker Il Hamil-
tons agriculture warehouse, contain
ing valuable stock of wagons, reap
ers, buggies and agricultural imple-
ments. About a million gun cart.
ridges were among their contents,
and their explosion kept up lively
noise. forty pounds of sample pow
der exploded just as Fireman Steve
Miller aud Dick Trengrone were en-
tering the door. They were blown
backwards and seriously hue no,
Dangerously burned and iojured.
The warehouse building belongs to
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