Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-29
ATTFMPTFD MURDER.

10, who almost Immediately cOinmi
= ted suicide by shooting himse
:, through the head, dying Instant,
= Mr.. Griffith and his wife bad gOI
- to the Catholic cemetery. The la
!, ter was at her mothers grave, strev
=. ing it with flowers. Mr.. Griffith :,
\ in buggy near the sexton's huus
Burke came no from the rear, au
:, he had evidently followed the c1upl,
= knowing that the cemetery was thei
- destination. Without warning th
man fired the contents of one barre
4 his shotgun at Griffith. MI
Griffith is painfully but not danger
Jusiy wounded, and will recover
rne gun WAS loaded with small Dir,
shot, to VIII cl act he owes his life
fine shooting grew out of a law sui
ia when Griffith came out vic.ori
, Gus.
WILL THERE BE WAR.
; New YORK, Oct. 29.-It is gener
, ally acknowledge by merchants in
terested in the Chiiian trade that
the present situation is an exceed
ingly grave one. The Evening Sun
says: But little business is tran
sacIed by shipping men and by
those interested in the Chilian situa-
ton. This morning the whole
topics of conversation is speculation
as to what this country would do
event of war with Chill. Most of
them are inclined to scof at the
United States. But a feeling pre-
walls widely that Chilians will
really fight, Several prominent
down town business firms who have
commercial relation With Chill was
called upon this morning with
view of ascertaining the feeling in
respect to a possible outbreak of hos
tilities between the United States
and Chill. "We received no adyices
whatever from our correspondent In
Valparaiso in regard to this affair"
said Chas. r. Flint, "and so long as
it is matter Of diplomatic nego-
tiations l do not think any serious
consequences will be apprehended."
At the Office of the Grace Co. it was
said the trouble no doubt will be
settled i'm A few daVs.
DUPING THE CHANGERS.
ST, JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 29.-During
the past week a number of unsus-
pecting graugers in the southern
part of the county have been
swindled by pair of shrewd |
scheemers on what is known as the
telegraph racket. l. requires two
men to work the scheme succe g
fully. One of them gCos into a
neighborhood and by inquiry learns
that this person or that person has a
daughter or son or some other near
relative living in the East. A"fake"
telegram announcing the serious
illness or death Of the relative Is
then fixed up, and placed in the
hands of the second ie low, who
makes his appearance at the home
of the intended victim. He drives
up in great haste and delivers the
telegram with an air of excitement,
On the face of the envelope the |
charges are marked 50 or s., accord !
ing to the distance the farmer lives
from the nearest telegraph office. |
OF course, the man to whom the |
telegram is addressed believes that
it contains important information |
and down in his pocket he goes for
the money to settle the charges. On
Monday morning Farmer Chas.
Blown, who lives a short distance
from Taos, received telegram under
just such circumstances. The tele
gram contained the information |
that his son-in-law, John Wood, |
who resides In this city, had been |
killed in an accident and asked him
to come forthwith. When Mr..
Brown put in an appearance at the
home Of his son-in-law that evening
he expected to find his remains
stored away in coffin, but not so.
he nearly lost his breath when Mr.. |
Wood met him at the door and in.
vited him to enter, not in cham
ber OF death, but home where all |
was life and happiness. Just at that
time the thought strnck Mr.. Brown
that he had been duped.
ALLIANCE FIGHTING.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Oct. 29.-Little
Rock special says: News has been
received there of "a terrible encounter
at Farmers Alliance meeting al
BuckspOrt last night. In "a quarrel
between spectators rifles, shot guns
aud pistols were used with deadly
effect. Bart Manning, j. IL. Town
and three Others whose names are
not known, We're killed and several
slightly wounded. Politics was the
sole cause OF the trouble.
A RUMoR.
ST, Louis, Mo-, Oct. GA dis.