Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-16


vajo renegades, was captured by
Sheriff Francis and a posse.
Dennis Flynn, an Astoria dry
goods clerk, Tuesday cut his throat
in an attempt to commit suicide. II
is thought he will die.
Tom Finn, aged IS, leader Of a
gang Of Cincinnati burglars, was
shot and mortally wounded by a
policeman Tuesday morning.
j. r.. N. Bell purchased balf in
terest in the Oregon State School
Journal and Will hereafter be its
manager.
The contract for remodeling and
building additions to the court house
at Roseburg were let to the San
Francisco Bridge Company for $780,
600.
Cardinal Gibbon yesterday visited
President Harrison at the latter's
cottage at Cape May. They talked
quite a while on the subject of the
Cahensely memorial.
Charles BARLEY, a carpenter, while
working on building at Victoria,
b. g., was killed by being struck in
the face with a piece of scantiing
which flew up and struck him.
A riot occurred at San Diego, Cal.
between deputy marshals and some
drunken sailors Of the Charleston.
Ia the meelee Robert Brown and
Paddy Duffy were fatally beaten
about the head by marshals, and
two of the latter were badly hurt.
There were threats of lynching the
marsbals.
A sensational story comes from
Astoria, Oregon, about the running
away of man named Darius Nor
ris, who fled to South America leav
ing $50, 900 worth of property. 1t is
claimed he was frightened off by
enemies who knew of his completely
in murder committed near Oyster
vile several years ago.
Two miscreants went to the house
ofGeorge Newberg, at Nashua, Tex,
Tuesday morning, aud in his alb
sence demanded from his mother all
the money in the house. Upon
her refusal they cut the old lady's
throat and then cut the throats of
two little children aged and 5
years. Men are securing the cOun-
try for the villains.
Mr.. Ray, who lives below Mill
City on the Oregon Pacific railroad,
was in Albany Tuesday seeking re-
lief for bis l0-year-old son, who was
thrown over bank at picnic near
Gates on the Fourth, aud his skull
The deed was done by
Henry Sullivan, seventeen years
old, without provocation. The Ray
boy is not expected to live.
Specials from various points in
Central and Western Missouri re-
port disastrous storms Tuesday
night. Near SomalIs John billiards.
house was struck by lightning, Dill
ard being instantly killed and his
wife fatally injured.
About | o'clock Tuesday morning
fire totally destroyed two tenement
houses in New. York. The build
ngs We're four stories In height and
occupied by sixteen families. Many
jumped to the ground in
heir night clothes, ana four men
were seriously injured. One child
s missing and is suspposed to have
)erished.
Louis Slnotts winery at San
Gabriel was entirely destoyed by
ire at midnight Tuesday night.
This Is said to be the second or third
attempt to burn the place. Slnott
las enemies at San Gabriel, and
has attached to some of
hem. The place was insured.
Forest fires yesterday afternoon
burned hamlet on the Welch
)ranch of the Northwestern road
Everything was burned except "a
store and some charcoal kiins.
seventeen families were burned out.
Further tests of American armor
plate Were made at the Annapolis
proving grounds last Saturday, with |
gratifying results, Two three-iuch
'll-steel plates were prepared by
1arnegie with surfaces treated by
he new Harvey process, to give the |
process complete test under better
conditions than heretofore realized. |
rhe plates Were made with less car
'on In their composition than the
hree plates tested some months ago.
1he otllclal report is not yet re
elved, but the officers present say
he plates satisfactorily resisted fire
rom a siN-pound Hotohkiss rifle, II
evere test.
The report from Chicago that the |
obbers' Association of manufc,
urers of American watches, known
= the watch trust, had been dis
olved, aud that the immediate cause
vas the wlthmwal OF the Elgin
Watch Company from the organlza
ion, is denied hy James III Noyes,