Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-14
REMAINS OF MISS BERTHA EON.
The Train Robbers, Diss De Bar vs.
Miss Ava, The North Pole. Good
Rife Shooting. Fighting over a
Woman, A PercuIiar Death, For
eign and News, Etc.
INnIANs DYING.

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Indians have been holding dances
From the result Of that aud eating
melons, both green and ripe, fully
fifty per cent. of them died, and a
score are very sick.
PROBABLY FATALLY BURNED.
OREGON Cry, Sept, l4.-A fright
ful accident occurred at Oregon City
Saturday, by which Miss Minnie
Brown was probably fatally burned,
and her stepmother, Mrs. Thomas
Brown, and Jacob Sager, seriously
burned. Their house is on Fourth
street, just off Main. At noon pas
sers-by were startled by the cry of
fire, and were Mortified the next
second to see two women rush out
If the house, their clothing all ablaze
and the flames leaping toward their
heads. Their cries attract a crowd
and several men went to their sssis-
lance and extinguished the flames
with much difficulty.
IL is not known exactly how the
fire started, except that kerosene
had something to do with its origin.
| The ladies were alone In the house,
and 1t is supposed they were starting
fire with kerosene. Minuie's cloth
ing first caught fire, and the fire
communicated to Mrs. Browns
clothing while she was trying to save
her daughter. Their cries aroused
Jacob Sager, who is nightwatchman
for the Willamette Transportation
and Locks Company and who rooms
in the house. Hastily drc sing him
self, he rushed down stairs and met
Minnie In the ball at the foot of the
stlirs, "a ma 9 of flames. She was
rushing into the str ct in company
with her mother. Selling her, he
began tearing the burning clothes
of with his naked hands, and had
succeeded In getting large part off
and the fire much subdued when
she broke away and run into the
str It. Nothing was at hand to
smother the flames and she contin-
ued burning for a little time even
after reaching the street. AT length
when the fire was extingulshed she
was found to be horribly burned
from head - foot. Much of the
Mr.. Sager's heroic measures III tts tear, r
ing the clothes from her, and by
which means his hands are both
badly burned. In plac . Miss
Browns burns ore deep. Fears are
entertained ss TO her recovery, owing
to the severe shock to the system.
Mrs. Brown Jared better than her
daughter when she rushed out doors.
Fortunately someone reached her
with buggy robe, which was
thrown and wrapped around her,
after which she was rolled upon the
ground until the flames were extin.
guished. Her burns are serious,
but IL Is not thought by the atten-
ding physicians that there Is any
danger of loas of life In her case.
-Four physicians We're summoned,
aud everything possible is being
done to elevate the pain of the suf-
ferers.
Mr.. Sager's burns are confined to
the hands, and would be counted
In most cases, hut In view of the
much greater injuries experienced
by those whom he tried - aid, he
thinks his wounds but slight.
REMAINS OF MISS BERTHA IsoN.
BAKER CITY, Or, Sept. l4,-The
remains of Miss Bertha Ison, the
young lady who was murdered at
Bloomington, H., last Monday, ar
rived in this city Saturd' the scene
Of her birth and home for almost her
entire life. The funeral party, con-
sistiug Of her mother, sister aud
brother, was met at Pocatello, Idaho,
by several Intimate friends, who ac-
companied the remains here. When
the train arrived in this city hun.
drcds Of friends We're nc the depot,
and the scene was indeed "A sad one. |
Among the number were the school
mat - of the deceesed. The remains
were conveyed 20 the family resid.
ence, from which place the funeral |
took place yesterday, Never Ia the
history of Baker City was there an
which fell heavier
than the intelligence that Miss Ison. |
one OF the city's most highly respect
ed young ladies, had been murdered |
rHE TRAIN ROBBERS.
MODESTO, Cal, Sept. l4.-Bul Dal |
ton aud Riley Deane, accused Of hav-
ing attempted 10 rob the train near
Ceres, were brought before Justice
iownes saturday 10 plead ana have /
the time set for the preliminary ex.
animation District Attorney Ful.
kerth addressed the court and said
he had Investigated the case thor
oughly aud he found that the deiec.
lives had gone hack ON everything
they bad said. lie did not beleve
Dalton and Deane were near the
seepe of the attempted robbery. lie
therefore made motion that they
BE- discharged. The Judge granted
he motion, aud Dalton and Deane
we're rrlsased from custody. Dalton
sa~ Immediately arrested apon an.
'lher warrant charging him with
'omplloily IN the Allla train robbery