Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-22

ViHftlt. hlies nancy W rtlu WIS
living at Denver with the family
of client Of Judge Furnan, Dr.
Graves attorney, and was kept
under surveillance by DR.. Graves
friends. The poison remaining In
The bottle h IN Chicago at the Rush
Medical college, aud Stevens said
he believed II would be found the
bottle never contained whisky at all.
TIE case OF the state, he said, vas
undoubtedly a strong one.
NEGRO LyNcHED.
SnELBYvIiLE, KY. july 22-sam
pnllmaD. negro. vas lynched near
I.awFenceburg yesterday for assault
ing Mrs. Thomas Glenn Sunday.
JAY GOULD.
NEW YoeK, July 22.--Jay Could
has started TO Arizona, aud will
visit the Hot springs for the benefit
Of his health.
sMuGGLED CIGARS.
SAN FRANCISCO, July % Gus
toms officers yesterday seized 1000
cigars on the steamer Newbern,
from Mexico.
CHOLERA SPREADING.
CAIRo, July 22.-Tbe cloleru Is
epreadlDg alarmingly among ihf
Turkish pilgrims TO Mecca.
SETTLED THE CASE.
PORTLAND, July 22.-Some time
ago A. E. Anderson, travelling agent
for The Baldwin hotel Of San Fran
cisco, came here and registered ai
the Gilman. Among others with
whom he soon became acquainted
were Samuel Neville aud Gus Chap
man.
One evening one Of the trio pro-
posed dice. Anderson accepted thu
Invitation to try his luck, and, by
working patent cor ibination, An
derson was soon relieved Of $50 II
cash. Having no more money, tb'
innocent knew enough to quit
Hearing that Neville and Chapman
were professional sure thing men, he
swore out complaint for their
arrest.
Both OF them left the city to avoio
trouble, but as business demanded
their return, they agreed to repay
the sum Of $50 provided ali prosecu
ton was dropped, ard having paid
the costs, the case was dismissed III
the police court on motion Of the
district attorney.
coIA coMPToN's TRIAL.
WALLA WALLA. July 22.,-At
the Compton court-martial yesier-
day a number Of Witnesses were ex'
amlned In behalf Of Compton. The
evidence did not bear at all upon th,
action Of Compton in preparing t'
prevent the attack on the county
iail the night Of April "a, but upon
the fact that rumor Of such an at
taek was not regarded seriously
Superior Judge Upton was the main
witness aud testified that he heo
heard rumors on April "a, bu'
sssnsht Them of no importance
Dlandford whom he thought paiC
no heed to the rumors. Upton de
nied having approved of sending b,
Blandford OF telegram to the sscre
tary OF war asking for relief from
danger by troops, but stated II wal
against his wishes. Witness called
nc the post and on Compton afel
the shooting Of Hunt he says to fine
out if the military bad discoved any
clues. lie thought that the Officer
must have heard the bell ring whs II
Hunt was shot and must have had
an opportunity to apprehend some
Of the men.
II. ID. Boyer and William JOINS,
citizens, testified TO hearing and not
beelvIng Tumom OF on attack,
city Marshal Robinson testified to
hearing rumors OF the attack ON the
i'll, but stated that be did not tell
Blandford what he had heard till
Saturday, April 20.
Colonel s. S Summer was the last
witness OF the day, sRd testified In
behalf Of the accused. Witness was
asked as an expert II they was any
law IN the articles Of war making IL
imperative IN case like that Of
Compton, 20 take specific sleeps,
He testified that he knew of no such
law. He thought the command
Ing officer should exercise his own
Judgment. The introduction OF
this evidence was objected 10 and
objection overruled. The prosecution
then asked him II the commanding
officer IN such ease would be guilty
0f neglect OF duty II he dif nothing.
This was objected 10 and the object
ION sustained. The attorney for the
accused, NJ the close OF the court,
stated he had bat three witnesses 10
examine ia the morning, when he
would put Colonel Compton on the
stand aud hoped TO finish the eNs
animation Ia the afternoon,
MiNFHAL ERrniis.
WAsnlkaroN, july -. Commits
sloneF Garter, ~ the general hand
office hiss directed the register aud
receiver Of public lands a. Lewis'
i0n Mont, ~ recelye mineral appll'
cations and allow mineral entries ln
the abandoned fort NJ MV0lnnls
military fesrFvnilnu. MOntaun