Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-04

of about ss,oJ9,Dp Tor which the
state only has security to amount Il
500. 900. Governor PattisOn also
said he thought the system Of de-
posting state mODey was wrsng,
security should be required by the
state FOR money deposited, about
$4,000 for every $4,000. The
most perfect safe guard for security
10 the state against loss il the
system employed by the Federal
government.
MURDERED wOoDCHOPPER.
SEATTLE, sept. 4.-Tbe mUiilsted
and badly decomposed remalOs Of
/ J. ID. EdluDd, German woOdchop-
per. were found in the corner of the
new county cemetery yesterday.
1 There was every evidence that the
man had been murdered. and err
cunsiances point out John Lucas,
the murdered man's companion, a.
tie guilty person. The men were
engaged as woOdebOppers by J. Por-
ter, a lumbermsD, one week ago.
Lucas woke up Porter at 8 O'clock
10 the morning and asked for what
money was due himself and bis
companion. He said they were
going away. He was paid S. This
morning a young man named Camp
bell, employed by Porter, had Oeca-
sion to visit the cabin the two wood
men had occupied, and be found
the place a scene Of disorder; an
axe. with bloodstaiDs on the blade
aud handle. was lying on the floor
A belt worn By Edlund was severed
near the buckle, and lay near by.
A few minutes search revealed the
body Of EdIund with biz head
crushed, fifty yards from the cabin.
A rope was tied around the head,
showing the body had been dragged
from the cabin and thrown into the
hollow. The cause Of the murder is
a mystery. Lucas is now in Reval-
n. Montana, and the sheriff has te!-
egrapheI to have him arrested.
BALLOON ACCIDENT.
| OswEGo, y. Y, Sept. AT the
county fair yesterday, hot air bal
loon was being inflated for an ascen.
sion. A number Of town people
were holding the guy ropes. Sud
denly the balloon took fire, all tbs
men but George Woods letting g
the ropes. In some manner he be
came entaDgled in the ropes and th'
balloon shot up with him hanging
head down. When it reached q
heighth Of seventy feet, Woods fel
and was picked up dead.
WANTS HIS WAY.
BALTIMORE, nd, Sept. 4.-Col
VanNort, nominee for governor OF
the Republican ticket. addressed
letter TO Chas. T. Westcott. stating
that he cannot, with self respect
remain at the head Of ticket
Wescott accepts the appointment a
chairman Of the State committee
\ This is the result of The action G
e the II publican State Committe
'f yesterday In refusing to permit Co
a VanNort to name the chairman {
= the State committee, according {
D established usage and Of the electio
a TO the Craftsmanship of the commit
i tee of Charles II. Westcot., know
:. TO be indifferent to if not lnimica
= to the interests Of Col VanNort.
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
q MAGNOLIA, Sept. A. Four pei
G sons were Instantly killed 10y llghi
r ming six miles east of here. Nj
Couch, a prominent planter, was /
small cotton house with five @
% six weighing cotton. Lightnin
, struck the end of the building, teal
4 ing IL to pieces and setting II on fir
O with the cotton. The killed are
= Samuel Carter and his l5-year oil
son James, John Brown, Do
Blakely. Mr.. Couch was renderc
insenslble for some time hut is no'
. out Of danger.
- KILLED HIS FATHER AND BRoTHE
# COLORADO SPRINGS, Sept, 4 -
n Wednesday afternoon, Frank Sch'
a field, living about seven miles froi
II here, shot and killed his father an
:. brother while quarrellng over pick
Is crops.
T. NEW LINE FREIGHT STEAMERS.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 4.-The Bait
more Storage and Lighterage Co.,
this city, which controls the Atlant
: transportation between Baltimor
" Philadelphia aud London, are nbol
10 establish line Of freight s,ean
ers between New York and Londo
"a WILL HAVE 10 PAY.
If. NEW YORK, sept. l.-Ihere
!. strong possibility that the BriIi'
n government will be called upon
"A make good the damage done to
: portion Of the value OF cargo Of q
n steamship Eldorado, of the Morgi
. line, which was piraled recently
~ the wTeckers Of ,he Bahama Island
f. ALBATROSs LOST.
d. BosloN Sept. i,-.The steam yaoI
ne Albatruss owned by j, Egclesto
OF aud valued at $lOo, 900, was wreck'
ne at Gull Island, near New FoundlaI
coast, and Is total loss. There "
"a large party Of guests on board al
all landed safely, except Dr. J.