Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-07

Diamond was one If the oldest resi-
. dents Of the city, having been here
since 1854, when be came out from
New York with Company I, Ninth
] regiment, United States army, TOGO.
operate with the Fourth Infantry,
at Vancouver, Wash., in subduing
the hostile Indians on the Columbia
river. The Ninth regiment built
the block house ut the Cascades, and
with Sheriden's force from VancOu-
yer, stood a seige Of some duration,
but finally routed the Indians. Mr.
Diamond received his dischargc near
the British line, his company hav-
J ing been detailed to participate iu
the contest over the location Of tie
boundry liue between the British
possessions and the Uaited States,
which resulted in giving this couu-
try San Juan island. After rrceiv-
Ing his discharge, Mr.. Diamond re-
turned to The Dalles, aud has re.
maine ! here ever since.
TACOMA MARKsMEN WIN.
TACOMA, Wash. Sept The
shooting match between the teams
# the Tacoma Rife Rod and Guu
G ub, aud the Union Club Of Vic.
toria, for 800 a side, took place
Saturday afternoon at the Tac0m3
clubs range. south of this city, and
resulted in victory for the local
narksmen. The teams were as fol
lows: Tacoma-Eberly, Dodge,
Brigham. Denham, Smith. Palmer,
Armstrong and Ellis. Victoria
smith, Sherl, John, Minor, Mcclure,
Vaughan, Mcleod, Todd and
Adams. The match consisted Of
twenty-five shots by each man at
Ilue rocks sprung from trap The
Tacoma men scored 16l points, their
opponents 1853 points. The best
core was made by Dodge and Den.
ham, twenty-tbree each,
MISS BERTHA ISDN MURDERED.
BLooMrSGroN, Ms, Sept. 7. DE-
has. e. Billiard, of Haybrook, III-.,
md Miss Bertha IsOn of Baker GIN,
Oregon, and daughter Of the late
Judge Ison Of that place, was found !
lead this morning. Dr. Ballard, a
young physician, came to this city, |
and ever since then has been impDr- |
tuning Miss Ison, who came here
with her mother to attend culegp, |
TO marry him. She thought much |
of him, but begged him to postp1ne
the event until after her ed lcation |
was completed. This morning ne |
appeared at the house and had an
interview with Miss Ison in tue par
lor, while talking with her he pulled
out revolver aud shot her twice,
once through the head aud once
through the heart, producing ins
tant death. The doctor shot him.
self five times, dying in few min
utes.
THE TRUTH LEAKED OUT.
INDIANAPOLIs, Sept. THE
farmers made such a vigorous kick |
on the low valuation for tax purposes
of the famous stallion Axtell that
the state commissioners raised his
assessment to $4,000, and the in-
teresting information was developed |
that the$l05, 900 telesraphed oyer the
country mt the time of his purchase,
Ms the price paid for him was bogus
price; that he cost only $4,000, and |
that recently he had been touched |
with lameness, besides which mis- |
record Of 2:l2 has since been lowered |
by eight horses, among them was
Stramboul, who was afterward sold
for $4,000. This fact influenced the
low assessment.
oREGON's TOBACCO INTERESTS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. T. Special
Agent Hyde, Of the census, has
made up the figures of the tobacco
industry in Oregon. The plant Is
grown in fourteen counties, Linn
being the banner county in the pro-
duct. The number of planters IL
fifty nine; crop, 1925 pounds, value
1855; average yield per acre, 277
pounds. In comparison with other
states in which tobacco Is grown TO
"a greater or less extent, Oregon
stands third In average value per
acre, twenty ninth IN the number oi
the planters, thirty-third In the
average yield per acre, aud thirty
hfth In acreage in the production
and In the value Of the product.
FARMERS ALLIANCE WINS.
PUYAILUP, Wash, Sept. THE ,
irst farmers victory west of the {
cascades was scored here Saturday
n the election OF Chauncey Potter d
ichool director OF district No. $, for
. three year term. There were -four
ickets In the field for office, aud =
he result was as follows: Chauncey
Potter 90; s. b. Dusenberre, n; V
William Shuman, 81; Charles Ross
!. William Seerman who, was on
N all the tickets, was reelected dis
rlct clerk.
DENIES THE IMPEAoHENT.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Sept. r.
Hawley was this moruing
hown copy of last nights dis.
atohes stating that he, at Cape
lay, was oonferring with President