Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-21
gENERAL NEWS MOTIFS.

saws that the health ofthe Egyptian
exile, Arab Pasba, which has been
been steadily declining for the past
two years, has now reached state
greatly alarming to his friends.
Charles b. Harlow, an ex insur-
nnce agent Of Stockton, Cal. who
pleaded guilty to grand larceny for
stealing a horse and buggy last Feb
ruary, was Saturday sentenced to
nine years In Folsom.
Mrs. Thomas Lockridge, wife of !"
prominent farmer, living near
Spring Hill, Tenn, is reported to
have killed herselfand two children.
/ She has been in very bad health fer.
some time aud her mind is supposed
to have given away.
Mr.. Leuthstran, manager Of tbe
Carey-Lombard Lumber company,
Of Chicago, has been missing for
more than week and is supposed
to be a defaulter to the extent Of
$4,000 He left Chicago with o
young woman whom he has lately
been keeping company with, desert
ing a wife and five children.
The Carson Appeal has opened a
lO-cent subscription Office, where
money can be deposited for Mrs.
Pratt, the San Francisco lady, who
gave forty-five square inches Of skin
to save a life recently. Donations
are already coming in rapidly, and
other papers in the state are follow
ing suit.
A party of tourists, who insisted
upon exploring the Adelsburger
4 grotto without a guide, have mel
with tragic experience. Two Of
their number fell into lake within
the cave and We're drowned. 1t i
stated by the dwellers ia the vicin
ity that most Of the party were NOR
or less intoxicated when they bogai'
the foolhardy expedition.
Ed Brown, Walter Strader, john
4 l.. Medor, Dick Eaves and john
Breme were drowned Sunday while
seining in the Tennessee river, neaI
Murray. Three others who were il
the party, managed TO save them
selves. All the drowned men wer,
well known citizens, belonging t
old families in the county.
East bound passenger train No.
collided with passenger train No.
west bound, last night at Clark
station, twenty miles east of Reno
New, Three engines and mail ca
were badly wrecked, and traml
who was beating his way west on
brake beam was killed. The al
brakes of the east bound train re
fused to work.
A pier attached to Sprague'
dancing pavilion, at Coney island
| n, Y, collapsed at 5 o'oclock Sun
day afternoon, precipitating eight
D or ninety persons into the surf. ]
l was high tide at the time, and n
I angry surf dashed against the piles
Intense excitement prevailed, bu
y all were rescued from drowning
D Several women were taken out
p the water unconscious, while
number of men received seriou
injuries.
Benjamin r. SpelIman, jr
recently cashier of the rwenty-siXt
Ward bank, Brooklyn, has disal
peared, and an examination of h
!, accounts showed that ON leaving th
bank he was short 100000. On II,
J, count of incorporate habits he ha
: been requested to resign, which h
:. did May 80. He then went to A
7 bany, and has now disappeare
. from that city He was born In A
bany forty-iiye years ago, and h,
been connected with the First Nj
J. tional bank, of Albany. he was /
: teller when an offer was made
y him to go to Brooklyn. He WI
, well known IN Albany and Wa
Q always popular.
Wing Lee, the Chinese laundr.
a man who eloped from Camden, !
a j., with Lizzie Sprowit, aged Is, va
!. arrested here Saturday night. Ii
was found occupying apartments @
Pell street with the girl. Thoug
Q living as man and wife, the coup
had not been married. The Chin
:, man was held for trial on the chars
y of abduction, and the girl placed
% care OF the society for the prevel
!, tion Of cruelty TO children. III
= police In arresling the couple we
: opposed 10y the other Chinese re'
den'SW lell Allelt,
Frank Knoblock, a wood choppe
y who came To town Saturday NOR
. ing, was burned 10 death In Il
@ early this morning at the Chieal
y house, at Butte. a frame One-sto
hotel. Tie had escaped ffom q
> building after the alarm was give
. hut Insisted on returning to {
room to get a vest containing near
!, Sio0, and WAS overcome 10y smol
!, ia endeavorlng 20 make his way o1
/ lie was - years old. Bohemia
= aud hailed from near LaCr0s'
4 Wis, where his parents lived on
E arn. He has been Ia the state on
shor, time. Another man, nam
r. &. smith, was seventy hnFn'