Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-18
OREGON CROPS.
Steamer Victorian Siezed at
Portland.
THE GRASSHOPPER PLAGUE.
Jail Breaking, Judge Lynch, Buried
Alive, Shot by a JeaIous:Lover,
State and Foreign News, Etc.
OREGON CROPS.

OREGON CROPS.
PORTLAND, Oregon, July 1S.--The
Bulletin Of the Oregon weather
bureau issued today says: "Eail
wheat is being cut in many sections
Of Western Oregon and the yield is
heavier than anticipated, careful es-
simates show at least thirteen mil
lion bushels of wheat for export in
Oregon and Washington. The
total yield will be increased two
million bushels. The Goblin moth has
made It's appearance. Hops are
doing fairly well. The output of
peaches will be greater than last
year; apples not an average; prunes
aud pears an average crop.
STEAMER SEIZED.
PORTLAND, Or, July 1S.-J. f.
Steffen yesterday brought suit
against the steamer Victorian, owned !
by the Union Pacific, to recover
the sum Of $4,000, the balance
which he claims is due him on the
Of the steamer. The
vessel was placed in custody of |
the sheriff until today when bond
Of $10Q 900 was given. The steamer
was chartered by a church of this
city fDr an excursion today and was
held several hours pending procure
ment of bond.
EATING EVERY
THING UP.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, July 49,
J. p. Lawson, a prominent stock
nan Of Deming, New Mexico, has
Irrived here, and gives an account
If grasshopper ravages in north
md western counties of New Mex
co, where they are doing much
larm. They have ravaged the
ground of everything in sight.
They move in buches four and five
niles wide. One bunch is spreading
nto Colorado, Kansas and the Pan
handle Of Texas, while another
,unch will reach the Central Texas
inc.
JUDGE LYNCH.
IND1ANAoPLIs, Ind, July 18.-At
o'clock this morning fifty unknown
men entered the jail at Spencer, Ind.
aud lynched Frank Dice, awaiting
trial for the murder of CLANCY.
They hanged hlm to the cell door.
BROKE JAIL.
DEApwooD, S. Dak., July ls.-A
general break was made today from {
,he jail Mt this place five prisoners
all charged with felony.
None Of the escaped have been cap
ured although the country Is being
conred In every direction by men
m horseback.
BURIED ALIVE.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S.-Geo.
Hampton was buried beneath COW
ring Of earth at n NINE on Jackass
i'll yesterday and when rescued
hree hours later by a passer by,
Who found every rib brokon, left |
Dllar bone aud breast bone also bro I
en-, besides internal injuries. Lit ,
e hopes of recovery. I
A JEALOUS LOVER,
HANOVER, N. H., July lS.-As q
Ilss Christie Warden accompanied |
7 her mother aud her sister Fanny y
oodel were returning to their g
lme one mile from the village at n Q
20 hour last night, Frank Almy .
lot and killed Christie. Almy then y
ID. Miss Warden was the daugh~
+ of a wealthy farmer aud was a
'autifll aud estimable young
oman. Almy was a farmer em-
oye Of her father and his attentions
Miss Christie had been repulsed.
BIG SHOE COMPANY BURSTS,
NEwBuRYPoRr, Mass, July ls-
he Boston Boot aud Shoe company
IL assigned. The company con- q,
bis live retail stores located In this p
ate aud Connecticut, Manager
'rll, who had the entire control
the stores, has disappeared. All
rts Of ugly rumors are prevalent N
out CARL, but the llrm has no def r
Ie Idea Of the condition of affairs, a
MURDER IN ARIZONA. ct
cLtFroN, July ls.-The American
md In the river at Fort Thomas
week ago was murdered aud his !
'e mutilated to prevent ideniidca-
N. A Mexican, Cesaro Luzaro,
" arrested yesterday in Wilcox. "
lere a conVicting evidence against IN