Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-26
A PLANTER KILLS A NEGRO.
Two Hangiugs, A Man Dies From
HydrOphobia, McAuiIffe Won't
Fight, Exciting Time in Denver,
Foreign News, General Miscellany
Etc., Etc.
SHOWING FURIoUsLY.

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ern part of the state it is reported
eighteen to twenty inches deep on 8
level and drifting badly. The storm
is almost "a blizzard in the northwest
ern part Of the state. Railroad traf-
dc is delayed.
OMAHA, Mar. 26.-The storm
which prevailed yesterday was gen
eral throughout Nebraska. Dis
patches from all over the state indi-
cate that the snowfall coyers the
largest area of any storm of the win
ter. In the region visited by drouth
last summer the snow was especially
heavy. Holdredge telegraphs that
the snow Is from two TO four feet
deep, and McCook, Broken Bow,
Chaldron and other points send sim.
liar reports. The storm has done
little if any damage. Tho snow is in
the nature of blessing to portion
of the state.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Mar. &c.
Dispatches from Kansas state that
the worst snowstorm of the season
is raging throughout the state. Rail-
roads are badly blocked. The coun-
try from Eastern Kansas to Denver
is covered with snow ranging from
five inches at JunctionCityto to twelve
inches at Hayes City.
In Colorado there is foot and a
half of snow, and a severe wind
storm is whirling the snow into great
drifts, and railroad tracks are disap-
pearing from sight. Several trains
on the central branch of the Mis-
souri, Pacific ale laid up between
stations in snow drifts. A Frisco"
passenger train is stuck in drift
near Bently and near Ellsworth,
Union Pcciflc train is fastened. Un-
less extremely cold weather follows,
it is not thought crops will be In
jured, but a scarcity of feed will make
it very severe on stock.
DENVER, Mar 26.-Snow along
the lines of the Kansas Pacific and
Santa Fe routes is extremely heavy,
and the train service badly delayed.
The snowfall throughout the state is
from six TO twelve inches and is
drifting.
AT Wichita, Captain JohnHuston,
an extensive cattle dealer, reports a
terrific snow storm on the TexasPan
Handle. He says cattle are being
driven before the storm like cotton
and the losses to stockholders will
necessarily be very heavy.
THE GREAT SNOW STORM.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Mar. 26.-Ad-
vices received from many points in
Kansas indicate that the storm
which ragged yesterday was the most
severe ever known. Railway traffic
is at standstill. Reports would
indicate great suffering of live stock
from lack of food and water, The
NeoshO river which began rising |
Tuesday Is out of its banks in many |
places and higher than II has been
In many years. On the Central
branch of the Missouri Pacific a
great many poor people are reported
suffering for lack of fuel and food.
TROUBLE IN DENVER,
DENVER, Mar. 26.-An exciting
'cene was witnessed here yesterday
It 10th and Champa streets when
he Denver aad Suburban railroad
attempted TO cross the DenverTram-
way tracks. The latter company aP-
,eared with an armed force OF men
md all their cars were crowded 10
he crossing aud II was found neoes-
AIRY to place many policemen ON the
orner TO prevent bloodshed. The
men fought aud tumbled around In
he mud while fully $4,000 people
TODD yelling aud hooting at the
rramway officers for endeavorlng
o ohstruct an opposition company.
nYDRoPHoRIA.
MEXICO, Mo-, Mar. 20 William
iarner who died here yesterday, Of
lydrophohia, was so violent that
our men had 10 be kept with him I
n the time. His snilerings were q
erNble. About twenty yean ago a
lie was bitten by a mad dog.
What Il Costs
dust be carefully considered by the I