Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-08

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William Dalton aud Riley Dean
have been arrested az Visalla, Cal,
on suspicion Of being The men who
committed the recent train robbery
New Orleans ladies are bard at
work getting up petition TO Queen
Victoria for the release Of Mrs. May
brick, IN prison for poisoning her
husband.
Charles Snyder, Of Miles City,
Mont, Sunday night attempted to
kin Lily Dunkley because she re-
fused to marry bim, He cut he'
twice and then fled. He will be
lvnched if caught.
Liverpool Red" an old convict,
resisted Constable Fitzpatrick who
was trying to arrest him. The lat
ter knocked him down with his
fist and he was picked up dead.
40 year.old boy al Wheeling, w.
Va. sunday teased six huge Eng-
llsh iuastiffs in kennel, when they
lurned upon him and literally chew
ei him to pieces before they were
killed.
A daring plot to escape from the
state prison at San Quentin, Cal,
was frustrated by the guards. Seven
Of the most desperate convicts were
plac, d in solitary confinement.
Many carloads of melons and fruil
are being shipped to northern mar
kets from Grants Pass. The yield
Is large and quality good.
Several good horses are being
trained for the fair races, and jose
phine will be represented at Central
Point. They will sooD be removed
To- the FAIR Associations track.
The distillery at Medford viii
commence business as soon as the
bonds of Frank Galloway and j. A.
WhitesIde, the storekeeper and
puager, are approved at Washington
aud their commissions received
here.
George Engle of Ashland, last
week finished his first 1000 cord con
tract for furnishing engine wood to
the Southern Pacific company, and
is now engaged on his contract sonth
of the summit, which calls for the
same amount.
The slate mines near Merlin art
attracting an unusual share Of pub
lie attention at present. They art
pronounced by experts to be among
the best in the country, aud viii nc
doubt be operated on a large schlt
for roofing slate Of high quality IN
the not very far distant future.
Myron Judkins was thrown from
horse last Wednesday, and fell
very hard on the back of his head
DR.. Paine was called and found that
the base Of the brain was severely
injured, He is lying at his hom'
very low, and doubts are entertained
of his recovery.
Oregon is being filed with news
paper graveyards. In the last yea
nearly every county In Oregon haI
had burial, and several mor'
severe cases of consumption are re
ported. Among others, jefferson
Junction, Drain, Eugene, Spring
field and even Albany have haC
their experiences in this line.
The little village Of Lostine
Wallowa county, suffered quite
loss from fire last Saturday evening
Some one set fire to the livery stable
of v. Luttrell, which was con
sumed with all its contents, includ
ing what feed there was in 1t. The
loss Ia estimated at about $4,000
partially covered by insurance.
The cable and fixtures for the pro
posed new free ferry across Rogue
river were last Tuesday taken out L
the ferry site by A. Bet2, The cabl'
is | 2 inches in diameter, the larges
ever used In the county, and vii
bc perfectly safe for three times th'
strain to which II Is contemplated !
will ever be subjected.
Yields of over sixty or seventy
bushels OF wheat to the acre are con
tidently looked for all over the BASH
In klamath county, The crop Il
undenlably better than II was las
year, and then II will be remem
bered that n considerable portion o
General Mlller's field turned out a
the rate of sixty bushels TO the acre
Ii Is said that the colored cottol
plckers in Texas have organized an'
that they have agreed not to picl
cotton after September 10 for les
than 81 per lOO pounds and board
This organization has been perfecte'
through the co!ored alliance, an'
now numbers more than 10000
members, with thousands beinI
added every day. General Superin
tendent Humphrey, of the colore'
alliance, admitted the existence @
the organization. A circular ha
been mailed TO every sub alllanc
throughout the cotton belt Akin
the date OF the strike, which VIII b
simultaneously lnaugurated.
Miss lone Basney. OF Marysvill
A was courted aud won by ma