Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-03
Big LAND PURCHASE.
Bradstreefs State of Midsum.
mer Trade.
A EACKMAN WINS An HETRESS
Heavy Rain, Decided Sensation, Big
Fire in Chicago, Terrible Massa-
ere, Murdered by italians, For
eign News, Etc.
R1a LANp PuRcHAsE.

BIG LAND PURCHASE.
TACOMA, Aug. 3.--That The lum-
bermen of the Mississippi valley are
well pleased with the future pros
poets of the Pacific coast, is indi-
Gated by transaction Of more than
ordinary magnitude, recently closed
by them whereby they have come
into possession Of about million
acres Of land in Oregon. The land
was granted by the state to the Ore
gon Central Military Land Company
fr the construction of a military
,oad from Eugene to the Eastern
boundary Of Oregon. The grant If
abo ut six miles wide and 500 miles
in length, covering about 100000
acres Of timber 100000 acres of farm
land, and the rest grazing land.
Although the matter has been under
consideration for a year, 1t was but
recently closed. The parties pur-
chasing are +. Weyehauser, Of Rock
island; the Mussers, of Muscatine;
Young g. Co. of Clinton Ia; Laird
Norton & Co., of Winona; T.. Rut
Iege, Of Chippewa Falls, Wis, and
Two or three others. While the con
,ideration is not made public, It IL
known to be a very large sum. The
parties are here now and will be
joined by other lumbermen. They
will remain around the Sound for a
week and take in Portland before
their return.
A HACKMAN WINS n PRIZE
PLAINFIELD, N. j.. Aug. 3. -
Plaiufeld has another social sensa-
ton In the marriage of Hackmau
Michael Kennedy to Miss Josie Lor-
ing, very pretty young heiress Of
Elizabeth. The girl is only IL.
Her mother married again and Josie
took her step-father's name. A few
weeks ago she came to Plainfield on
a visit. Kennedy drove her from
the station in his hack. He is
handsome, and It seems to be case
of love at first sight with both of
them. During Josie's visit the
couple m9 naged 20 meet each sother
many times. The friends with
whom she was staying got wind of
IL finally and sent word to her step
father who came on from Elizabeth
and took her home. Last Tuesday
the girl made her escape, however,
and came on TO Plninfeld, where
she met her sweetheart at the rail-
road station. She told him what
had been done TO her and then he
suggested marriage as quickly as bis
cab could take them to Dunnell,
three miles west. They went, where
they asked the Methodist minister
to marry them. Then as man and
wife they returned to Plainfleld.
The girls people are very angry at
the marriage. They cannot touch
her money, however, as that Is Sc
cured to her, and she seems to have
the best of 1t. The couple have set
tied down IN town, where the young
wife says she will start her husband
In business as soon as she gets her
money.
MIDSUMMER TRADE.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3. S.-Bradstreeps
State of trade last week says; Spe-
cial kilograms indicate an increased
demand.ln staple lines. There Is
also an improved request in the East
for leather. Raw cotton Is no
stronger. Domestic wool Is In bet
ter request in the East Petroleum
Is u shade higher but lumber Is as
heavy as ever. Dry goods quiet.
winter wheat receipts heavier.
Meats and other provision generally
firm with upward tendency. Cat
Tie and hog receipts at Western cen
ters being light, prices are higher
Sugar Is / cent lower on heavy re-
ceipts. Iron and coal are dull. Bus
iness failuresl in the United States
200 and In Canada twenty. General
trade in the dominion Is fair.
HEAVY RAIN.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. 8.-The heav-
lest rain In many years fell here last
night causing damage estimated at
$50, 900.
BId FIRE IN CHICAGO,
CHICAGO, Aug, "a fire involv-
Ing losses estimated to be at least
million dollars broke out this
morning in the large retail dry
goods aud notion store Of Siegel,
Cooper and Co. About % employees
were In the building at the time,
but all escaped uninjured, except one
cash boy, who was on the third
iioor. He started 10 come down the
iire escape, but fell, receiving severe
injuries There were three watch
men In the building who have not
yet been accounted for. The build
Ing was entirely gutted aud the
north wall fell iD after the interior
Iron works Were softened by heat.
The firm carried a stock Of $500, 900.
Loss Is believed TO have been tully
covered by Insurance.
MURDERED M rrAIIANs.
CArPLErsBuR0, kya Aug g.
Wayne county, w. Va, was the
scene Of "A series OF m muTdeFs Friday
night. Mr.. Rrnmheld, his wife aud