Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-24
SERIOUSLY INJURED.

evening at the Royal City loggim
camp train became detached fror
the locomotive and rushed dow
bill, crashing into the rear Of ter
der, knocking IL from its trucks an,
pinning the engineer and two chop
pers between the cab and tender
Three men are seriously orushe,
and mangled.
WENT RIDING IN HER WRAPPER
! LANSING, Mich, Nov. 24,-Rev
Walter Nelson, a Baptist ministe
Of Bayham, Ontario, was arrested
at the Commercial hotel on cbarg'
of ahducting Miss Rosabel Teetze
from st. Thomas. MIss Teetzcl il
at the hotel and as she is 2l year,
old the minister cannot be held or
the charge. Nelson and Miss Teet
eel came to the hotel together. The
latter was clad in a morning wrap.
per and had no luggage. They
registered under their proper names,
and in their manner toward each
other have been scrupulously cor
rect. Mr.. Nelson says that he
married Miss Olive Weiss in Center
vile, ILL.,, year ago and lived with
her three days, when they agreed
to seperate. He went to Baybam
and fell In love with Miss Teetzel.
Last Friday he invited her to take a
ride, and she, clad in her wrapper,
went with him. They were gone
longer than they intended to be,
and Miss Teetzel feared to return
and explain to her friends her pro-
longed absence in such costume.
He took her to st. Thomas, whence
she was to return home next morn
ing while he was to proceed to Illi-
nois to get divorce. They did not
intend to elope, but Miss Teetzel
was unwilling to be left alone, and
they finally decided to seek some
small western town where she might
teach and he preach until he should
get divorce and be able to marry
her. Miss Teetzel is highly con.
nected and has two brothers who
are prominent at the Ontario bar.
DEATH OF AN OLD SNOWMAN.
OAKLAND, Nov. 24.-John w.
Wood, the old ticket taier at the
railroad depot, whose face was fam
iliar to thousands, fell dead suddenly
yesterday morning. He was Il
brotherin-law of E. G.. Fellows of
the Southern Pacific, who died about
ten years ago. Wood was a noted
Snowman in his earlier years, and
was brother of Colonel Wood, who
kept Woods museum in Cincinnati.
John w. Wood was associated with
the Cardiff Giant exhibition, and
also the Silver Lake sea serpent. |
He was at one time manager for
Tom Thumb. He was seventy-five
years of age and unmarried.
THE PHILADELPHIA UNSAFE.
New YORK, Nov. 24.-The Tim,
says the metracentric height of the
cruiser Philadelphia is so low that
'he is only prevented from turning
bottom up by carrying all the water
she can hold in her double-bottom
space, Naval Constructor Mintony e
estimates the cost of necessary alter
atoms at 1915, 900, and involves low
ering of the protective deck.
DUEL WITH AN ENDING.
GUTHRIE, /. II. Noy. 24.-Particu-
ars of strange duel have just
reached here from the Cimmaron
near the western border OF
.he territory. A gambler named
Bassett had quarrel with a ranch
man named Weaver oyer a game OF
poker in which the latter accused
The former of cheating. Both men
irew pistols, but bystanders stopped
hem before they had chance to
lse them. The men were both
game and both dead shots. 1t was
decided that duel was the only
hing that would settle the trouble,
or it would be sure to be renewed
wherever they met. The ordinary
tuelling code did not satisfy them,
md they entered into a peculiar
agreement. BY its terms they were
% withdraw to n room and friends
we're To load one revolver. A blanket
vas placed over the table and two
evolvers placed under the blanket,
me empty and the other loaded.
The men came into the room and
ossed dollar for choice of pistols.
Weaver won the choice. The terms
we're that both men should draw {
he reVolvers from under the blanket ]
i'm and fire at the same time. one
would be sure to fall dead, while l
he other would be unharmed. The !
were taken and the IT. ;
'olvers drawn. Bassett fired first,
4 at least he was quickest to snap :
lis gun, which failed to respond, /
that he had received the
nloaded pistol. Without tiinchlng,
Q placed his revolver on the table
nd folded his arms, calmly looking
Weaver in the face. Weaver took
is time and deliberately aimed at
ne center of Bassett's forehead. ,
tier what must have seemed an .
-ernity to the latter, Weaver
owly raised the pistol and fired.
le ball thrOuph the cailin0 aaVinv