Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-15

At Risley, Eng, Monday the
Canadian rifle team defeated the
Cambridge riflemen by twenty-eigbt
points.
The oxford university club ex-
lends an invitation to the Harvards
TO participate IN rowing contest
oD the Thames early ia September.
Dwyer has matched "Longstreet"
against Corrigan's "Riley" for $1,000
a side and purse Of 5000, to be
given by the Brighton Beach asso-
citation.
The Western championship tennis
tournament began at Chicago Mon
day. The days contests were mostly
preliminary. A number Of crack
players were absent.
The harvest in Hungary will be
Of good quality, though diminished
IN quantity In Bulgaria the crops
will he both plentiful and good.
A fire in West Stanley colIiery at
Conset, near Durham yesterday,
caused damage to exceed 100000.
About 500 men are thrown out Of
work.
The dissatisfied railway employees
are resuming work on the old terms,
but with slight concessions as to
hours, and a general strike has been
averted.
One hundred delegates attended
the league convention in Limerick
Monday. They resolved to adhere
to the old programme and the old
leaders.
In consequence of the prevalence
Of cholera at Mecca, pilgrims re
turning from there have to undergo
a quarantine of twenty days at
Eltor before proceeding through the
Suez canal.
At Harbor View, San Francisco,
William G. Byrne, a commercial
traveller, while bathing, was killed
by dying on his head in shallow
water.
Two men and negro boy were
drowned near San Miguel island
last week, while attempting to make
a landing on the island. Another
escaped drowning by clinging to a
rock for twenty-four hours.
A negroe festival held at Cedar
Hill, Tenn, Saturday night, termi.
mated in a drunken brawl. Two
negroes were killed and two others
seriously hurt.
Percy Hudson, proprietor of the
hotel az Silverton, Col, Monday
shot and killed a girl with whom
he was in love, and fatally
wounded himself. The girl had re-
fused to marry him.
Frank Neegle murdered his wife
by chopping her head off with an
AK, at Denham, Mass, Monday.
He then attempted to brain himself
with the same AK, but failed. No
cause is known.
At Old jefferson, Tenn, Monday,
Professor John Lloyd was instantly
killed. The assassin is supposed TO
he Tom Morton, husband Of the
murdered mans niece, whom Lloyd
sometime ago rebuked for lll-treat-
ing his wife.
William Hanlon, the famous per-
former, was killed Monday at
Lyons, Ia., by the breaking of a
trapeze bar on which he was per-
forming.
William Foster, n farmer near
Uniontown, Pa, was gagged Mon
day by FIVE masked men at his
home. They thea stole $500 and
left.
There Is a rumor about Washing
ton that Postmaster General Wanna
maker will probably retire from the
cabinet on account of the Keystone
bank affair.
A crazy Frenohman Monday at
tempted TO kill President Carnot at
Paris. lie shot at the president
while he was out riding, The mad
man was arrested.
DR.. l.. Townsend, a well known
dentist of Ashland Or, committed
suicide Monday by blowing of the
top of his head with II shotgun. He
was about to start on a visit east,
aud had heen drinking excessively.
The count of money aud bullion
In the treasury, consequent on the
transfer of the Office from Huston to
Nebecker, will be concluded WedneS-
day. The representative of the new
treasurer states every cent has been
accounted for.
The government having ordered
a cessation Of the cork works in
Southern Portugal, owing 20 the
stoppage OF exports TO America, the
eork-workers of that region have de
manded assistance from the govern
ment to support their families,
On mosion Of MIR. Goschen, chan.
cellor Of the exchequer, the English
house OF commons agreed % SUN
m0n Mr.. DeCobain, the ahsconding