Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-11
Fire and Loss Of Life. After
the Robbers.
ALFRED APLIN COMMITTED.
Portland Races, Bank Failure,
Killed instantly, Sam'I Of Posen
Kills a Man, Found Murdered, An
Old Lady, HicCoughed to Death,
Committed Suicide, State and
Foreign News, Etc.
FIRE AND Loss oF LIFE.


one fleman and injured several
others. Loss to building 5000, In
surances obout one half.
STEAMSHIP SUNK WITH LOSS OF
LIFE.
ATHENS, Sept. 1l.-A collision has
taken place of Cape Colonna be-
tween the Italian steamship Taor-
nina aud the Greek steamship
rhessalia. The Taorlnina sank soon
after the accident, drowning her
captain and several Of her
crew aud forty cabin passengers.
The 2ud officer OF Taormina and .
nulnber of passengers standing on
the bridge at the time Of the COLI
sion occurred were saved by the
boats of the Thessalia.
COMMITTED SUICIDE.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. ll.-Aboul
O'Clock this morning the janitor OF
the Haehulen buildings discovered
the dead body of Chas. M. Stoke.
Sr, "a we'll known stock broker lying
on the floor of his Office. There was
bullet hole through the dead mans
head and beside his body lay re-
volver with one chamber discharged.
The case was evidently suicide.
stokes was about go years Of age and
one of the best known stock brokers
in this city. He leaves a wife and
six children.
KILLED INSTANTLY.
LEBANON, Pa, Sept. 11.-At
Cornwall ore banks yesterday car
heavily loaded with ore fell from a
trestle over ravine among mum
ber OF men at work below. One
man was instantly killed, an Italian
fatally injured and several others
hurt.
BANK FAILURE.
CHICAGO, Sept. ll.-Milford, Mich.
dispatches say the MilfordState bank
has failed. The announcement was
unexpected. A statement Is author.
lied that the bank will go into
the hands of a receiver who will be
appointed In few days. The am
cunt Of the liabilities cannot be
learned definitely. Improbable
investments and poorly secured
loans are said to be the cause of the
difficulty.
| FoULLY MURDERED.
MONTREAL, Sept. ll.-On the ar
irving of the steamship Fremont
the mutilated body of n woman wat
found ln the hold. There Is no doubt
the woman was murdered. The
authorities have MISUNDERSTANDING
and notified the English police. II
Ia said she came on board at New
castle with man.
HICCoUGHED TO DEATH,
BETHLEHEM, Penn, Sept. H.
Cornelius Reagan an iron worker
hlccoughed himself 10 death. He
began hlccoughing six weeks age
aud has tasted ever since for relief
Attack caused by hernia.
sAM'L OF PosEN COMMITS MURDER
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 1l.-Mau
rice B. Curtis, "Sam'l of Posen,n q
well known actor. shot and killed
Police Oflicer Alexander Grant, VIII,
had arrested him last night. sH'
tells the following story of the affair
~ was at the Grand opera house
last night with my wife TO SEE
! Bernhardt: In Camille |: left tn,
; theatre about 10 o'clock to go to the
rIvoli theatre with VIM. Kreling
me of the proprietors. We haC
been drinking together and l lef
D him TO return To the opera house 70
my wife. When reached the cor
ner of Third and Mission street
J, was suddenly tumbled into tn
4 gutter and after that i remembe
nothing only somebody was pullin
p aud jerking me about until foun,
myself In wagon with handcuil
on my wrists" When Curtis Wa
taken TO the jalllast night he appear
ed TO be under the influence of liquo
and lncoherently told Of his doing
during the night, protesting he ha
no weapon and that he was innocen
! Of murder, Curtis, who Is know
throughout the country from hl
character of "Sam'l OF Posen,n 1
the play which was created for hin
e has had his residence for IA
! past two or three years at Berkel,
c Cal. Curtis was visited by harry
: number of his friends at the cit
! prison this morning. He still al
: heres 60 his former STATEMENTS an
declares that Policeman Grant va
Z shot aud killed by some outsider an
! that he himself Is innocent.
e DEID FOR LOVE
L BosrOH, sept. ll.-William 1
? Colley, aged 10, = oolored student 1
}; Harvard Medical school, last nigt
!, shot aud killed himself because h
y father objected TO a young lady b
x was paylng attention to.
THE WHEAT YIELD.
\ GRAND Forks, n. ID. sept --Th
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