Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-02
Miss Mary lincoln Married
Prairie Fire--The s. P.
Accident.
Big FIRE At "TIlE DALLES"
Too Many Potatoes, Train Rob
berry, Attempt at Poisoning, In
Miss Cousins Place, Found Dead
in Bed, An Angry Negress,
Drowning at independence, State
and Foreign News, Etc.
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ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Sept. 2.-Prof.
Swift, of the weather observatory,
calls attention tO remarkable phe-
nomena soon TO occur, never yet
seen by anyone. During the morn
ing hours of Sept. 4th VOLTS period
comet will pass directly. over th'
Pleiades or seven stars. A phenom
ena considered by astronomers OF
great Importance.
MISS LINCOLN MARRIED..
LONDON, Sep. 2.-The marriage Of
Miss Mary Lincoln, daughter of thu
United States minister, 20 Charlie
B. Isham of Chicago took place al
2:30 today at Brompton Parisl
church. A number of fashionable
English people and Americans.
mostly intimate friends of the Lin
coin family filed the church. After
the marriage ceremony the mos
intimate friends of the two familie'
partook of "a wedding breakfast al
the residence Of Munster Lincoln.
PRAIRIE FIRE.
GRAND FORKS, ND. Sep. 5000
acres of hay land studded with
stacks was swept clean by a prairie
fire last night.
THE s. p. ACCIDENT NEAR sACkA
MENTo.
SACRAMENTO, Sept. 2.-Notwith
standing the fact that several cars
were literally crushed to splinters,
Mail Agent Quinby was the only
one killed. While others received
quite painful injuries, IL is thought
none will prove fatal. There was a
rumor abroad last night that George
w. Grayson, commercial traveller,
had died, but visit to his lodgings
today showed he was getting along
comfortably. Grayson has sever In
ternal injuries, but his nurse told a
Bee reporter he would be able to go
upon the streets in few days.
Charles p. Hall, local theatrical
manager, Is confined to his room in
the Golden Eagle hotel. He re-
csived n painful bruise on the fore
head, and his left arm got long
cut, laylug the flesh open to the
baue. His left leg is also bruised
His most serious injury was to the
chest, heavy timber having fallen
upon 1t. This hurt last night caused
him to eApectorate blood. He is SO
stiff aud sore he cannot turn over In
bed, yet he declares he will go to
San Francisco tomorrow despite the
doctors admonition to keep quiet.
Hall WAS sitting In the rear end OF
the parlor car when the crash came.
He threw up his hands to protect
his face and eyes. Shortly after
ward, when he recovered, he found
himself pinned down by IA heavy
timber across his breast. Some one
soon rescued him and stretched hlm
out on the ground alongside the
others Injured, and when the
surgeon came up TO help him, he
sent him away TO care for Others
mole seriously injured.
j. w. Anderson, state superlnten
dent of public instruction, had sew
eral fingers laeerated, but not serious
enough to require amputation.
RIchaId M. Clark, porter of th'
lriwiugroom ear, had his thigl
oroken and his arm and bod.
prulsed and probably will be con
ircd to the railroad hospital abou
,hNe months.
The accident was undoubledl.
caused 10y the expansion of tracI
rails, occasioned by extreme heat
OtheIs who were Injured are pre-
crossing finely. and no more fatal
ties are expected.
FOUND DEAD IN BED,
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 2,-l
young man, supposed from inscrll
> ion on his clothing to be j, /
Miller, was found dead In bed In
cheap lodging house at 52S Kearn
street. His death was from "a
asphy yXiation, and probably ace
dental. Miller went To bed drun
sunday night, II is not knnw
who Miller h, or where he cam
nom. Ito was about 80 years ol,
had brown muslaehe aud pomp'
dour hair, and was we'll dressed la
black suit, with cutawey coat
, 100 mo A CROP,
r SACRAMENTO, Sept ., Owing /
, the extremely low price Of potato,
thousands of bushels IN this vlelnit
will not be gathered. IL Is said Ih'
la Pearson district alone $4,000 bust
els will be allowed to remain ln ia
ground,
, TRAIN ROBBERY.
! SE Louis, Mo, sept. "A sp,
clAl nom Dslrlo, Texas, says a dlr
ing train robbery was committed a
that place shortly after midniga
last night. AN the IA lney and Va
uables Ia the expires car safe was 81
cured lay lhs robbers, as vel as se'
eral sacks of mail and regislere
packages.
ATTEMPT AT POISONING.
~ SAN FRANcIsCo, sept. . A Visa
liza special says An attempt a
wholesale POISONING was made az
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