Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-09
A PATHETIC STORY.

this city and CastrJNllle. ~ nanny
named Church some years ago yet
tied among these hills, which arr
sparscIy inhabited. In Tacoma, Mr.
Church had lived with a former hus
band. who at his death left consid
cradle property to his wife. An un
scrupulous real estate dealer from
Tacoma appeared at the home Of tn
Church, aud offered to buy Tn
property for 500, which was ac
cepted. Church soon heard thei
property In Tacoma, instead of be
ing worth 500, was worth SOO,WO
Mrs. Church began proceedings tt
recover her property, which she
had signed away through
misrepresentation. After spend
ing a year in trying to recover
her property, she returned homo t.
her husband and four children.
Strange as 1t may seem, the whole
family, save girl II years old whs
suddenly stricken down with ia
grippe, from which they became de
lirious. The little girl nursed them
the best she could, until a kind nei.
ghbor dropped ia and found the un.
fortunate family at deaths door
with viruIent Ia grippe and pneumo-
MIA. Mrs. Honora Church died and
was buried at Castorvllle, and the
remainder Of the family recovered.
But little hope now remains to the
survivors of being suddenly lifted
from Their humble life 10 the poses.
sion OF 100000.
SEVERE SNOW STORM.
CHICAGO, Ills, Mar. 8.-Dispatch-
es from numerous points throughout
Minnesota, Northern iowa, Central
Ills, Southern Wis. and Eastern
Nebraska report the severest snow
storm Of the winter 1t ragged all
day Sunday. Trains are running
behind time, and in many places
me are moving Travel on wagon
roads at numerous points Is wholly
sus pended, and Ia cities street car
traffic is more or less delayed. Sc
vsre storms reported from various
points In Texas. Snow aud sleet
have fallen, and IL II feared the fruit
trees are badly damaged.
PERIsHED FROM EXPOSURE.
REGINA, N. w. T., Mar. o. Rev.
Father Grafton, Catholic priest Of
Regina, was found dead yesterday
morning, five miles outside the city,
having perished from exposure. He
left Thursday to assist in the cleo
tlons. On his return the team gave
out. Father Grafton walked on,
being anxious to reach Regina for
the Sunday services.
WASHINGTON LEGISLATURE,
OLYMPIA, Mar. 9.--The legisla-
ture adjourned zine die yesterday
morning at $40 o'clock. Nearly
every one left town on the early
morning boats aud trains for their
homes.
MISS RAY DOUGLASS AN HEIREss
NEW YORK, Mar. 0.--Miss Ray
Douglass, the beautiful aud some
what famous Bohemian. who has
been leading rather precarious ex-
istence for several years past, has
been made heiress TO $3.50, 900 left her
by her grandmother, Mrs Catherine
A. Thompson, widow of the late
Jacob Thompson, Buchanan's secre-
tary OF the treasury, and later the
confederate cabinet official, who died
not long ago. Ray Douglass is a
southern girl, she came from Nash
willie, and her proper name is Mamie
Thompson.
THE SHERMAN STATUE.
NEW IoRK, Mar 0--Amos II, |
Emo, In letter to the committee
having In charge the raising OF
fund for the erection OF IA statue TO
the hteGenenlShermau, states that
II the committee will announce pub |
liely that all surpluss subscriptions
will be turned over to the family of
the late general, he will subscribe
$4,000, but II the fund Is merely 10
be used In the erection of statue as
now proposed, he viii only give
5000. Mr.. Emo believes that II the /
public was appraised Of the intention |
of the committee To turn over amy |
surplus monies TO the family, itl
would subscribe more literally and |
The committee unanl,
approved OF Mr., Euo's rug.