Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-07

DENVER, COL. Mar. Tex sena
tor Geo. NJ. Chilcot, (ColOradO) died a
ST. Louis, this morning, Of brighti
disease.
$4,000 DAMAGES.
NEW Boston, Tex, Mar. THE
Bowie county district court, ba'
awarded VIM. Rector, a cOlored boot
black, $4,000 damages against the
Texas Pacific Railway Co. The
plaintiff was thrown from the train
and falling under the wheels aud
had both legs cut off.
DEsoLATE YUMA.
YUMA, Arizona, Mar. Yuma
presents scene Of dessolatlOn
From the hill at the prison, ,ome look,
down upon the ruins Of almost tn,
entire city, the scenes Of the lat,
floods Is even Of more desolate ms
ture than II caused by n dlsasterous
fire. All along the ella river tb
same woeful picture presents itself
The total loss will almost reach 5000.
600. The railroad company has 9Ot
men at work, officials claim they
will run the first train on Sunday
but an immense amount of new
track will have to be built along the
Arahy canal.
MANoLED BY A WOLF.
SANTA FIX, N. NJ, Mar. IA few
nights ago n wolf entered the house
of Robert Chaves and attacked u
seeping babe. Mr.. Chaves and the
other members Of the family were
out looking after some goats that
were being disturbed by wolves, and
W 're called TO the house by the
child's cries, but too late, as the
chlld's face aud neck were 80 badly
torn that death resulted the follow
ing day. The wolf WIS killed, cut
open aud pronounced by physi.
clan as having symptoms Of hydro
phobla.
AMERICAN LOAN AND TRUST co.
New York, March 7.-Judle
Beecher,of the supreme court has ap-
pointed Edward Simmons receiver
OF the American Loan and Trust
Go. fixing his bonds at 5000, 600
WOULD NOT HAVE HIM.
UTIoA, New York, Mar. 7.-Miss
Ida Shell, who has lived at Little
Falls for about three years, adver-
tlsed for husband In "A newspaper
called the Hand and Heart. In De.
cember last, John Hoffman, at the
urgent solicitation OF Miss Shell,
came from California TO marry her.
When they met Hoffman did no,
make favorable impression upon
the would-bs bride, and she refused
to marry. The first night Hoffman
spent In Little Falls he fell In with |
some OF the local sports aud was re.
lleved Of $50. Soon afterwards he
was taken with pneumonia and died
last Sunday. Though he still had
$500 left Ia cash after the robbery, II
rapidly disappeared, Hoffman was
30 years of age aud well educated.
He had worked 10 years In the gold
mines aud had accumulated some
property.
FATALLY WOUNDED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar. FIJI.
more Buckman, street contractor,
was shot IN the back and fatally
wounded last night byJ. Nj. DAILY, II
teamster. The cause ofthe shooting ,
Is unknown but IL is surmised that
Buokman owed DAILY II small sum /
N money for labor aud refused TO :
nay him.
ilts ASHES CONSIGNED ~ THE q
RIVER. l.
CINcINNAT1I, Ohio, Mar, THE .
lhio river today received the ashes /,
4 Professor Wlldelm Steiien, of II
.souisville according 10 provisions Of 4,
lis own will that his body be ere II
mated and be consigned to che
sates Of the river.
Ex-sENAroR HIiL. a
ATLANTA GA, March 7.-Ex. ,l
United States Senator Joshua Hil -,
lied at Madison yesterday. lie =,
vice represented this district Ia 4,
Ongresa aud was representative =,
'om Georgia when the war broke
nL lie was elected United States !,
,nAtor In ls6O. 9,
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