Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-02


a man who was expelled from the
house for drunkenness is the pois-
oner. as he went away making
threats.
IN MISS COUzINs PLACE.
CHICAGO, Ills. Sept.-The Ma
tional Board Of lady managers Of
the Columbia Exposition met here
this morning and elected Mrs. Susan
Gale Cook, secretary in plaC of Miss
COuZins.
AN ANGRY NEGRESs.
OKLAHOMA, /. r., sept. 2.-MOn-
day evening, Mrs. Mary Ryan, who
is an Invalid, and her 7year.old
daughter were attacked by pegress
named Mary Hewitt, who occupied
tent in Mrs. Ryan's yard. The
negress became enIaged at the child
and commenced t. beat ber with
broom. The sick mother got out Of
bed and attempted to protect her
child, when the negress seized a
hatchet and attacked Mrs. Ryan,
breaking both arms in several placer
and cutting two deep gashes in hel
back. It is probable both mother
nd child will die. The negress wa'
arrested, and with difficulty takel
20 Jail. A large mob surrounded th'
prisoner, and were determined t.
ynch her, but the prompt arrival OF
trvops prevented this.
REvoLvBRs USED.
SONORA, Cal, Sept, 2.-Whil'
Frank McCann, superintendent o
the Stanley mine, was sitting II
front Of the Yosemite hotel cOnvars
ing with james +. Nounann, he wa
interrupted by John Sevenoaks.
superintendent of the Badger mine,
whose manner was resented by Nc
Cam. Pistols were drawn and foui
shots fired. Two bullets lodged IN
Sevenoaks' body; one entered the
right breast but passed around OF
the rib and was cut out at the back.
Another lodged in the right leg.
HIS wounds are not considered
dangerous. McCann escaped with
out injury. No arrests so far have
been ma lie.
FATALLY INJURED.
WALLA WALLA, Sept 2.-J0sepl
Harvey, a farmer on Eureka flat
while driving a load Of wheat to the
railroad station yesterday, wa
thrown under the wheels of th'
wagon and fatally injured. His arm
was broken twice, aud he received
internal Injuries.
WAREHOUSE BURNED.
HoLLIsTER, Cal, Sept. 2.-J. NJ
Jones immense hay warehouse, con
tanning fourteen hundred tons OF
hay, was totally destroyed by fire
Six hundred tons more in the y6r'
also were burned. Loss about S4O,-
600.
FIRE IN CALIFoRNIA.
FAN DIEGO, Cal, Sept. "A Spe-
cial dispatch from Elsinore state
that the terra-cotta and pipe work
were destroyed by fire. Loss, 800
600. The works belonged to Dolbeei
u Co., of San Francisco
THEY HEAR FROM EGAN.
WAsHINGrON, Sept. 2-The de
partment of state this morning re
ceived cablegram from Minister
Egan, officially notifying the depart
ment of the success of tue Chilean
insurgents. The delay in recelYinp
the message Is due TO interrupted
telegraphic communication. Egan's
dispatch does not state hat the new
government has been set up. Ac
cordingly the department will prob
ably await furl her detailed lnforma-
tlon from the minister, before &C
cordlng formal recognition to the
new government.
YOUNG LADY ASSAULTED.
MERGED, Cal, Sept, l.-Sunday
night Miss Cora Eubank, who live'
with her parents In Calhey valley
Marlposa county, was returning from
"A visit at a neighbours on horseback
and while riding through thicke
a masked man stepped out with I
shotgun, aud demanded her to stol
aud dismount. She presumed tha
his intention was to steal the horse
When the masked tiend approache,
she stood ready TO deliver the AMI
NAL. Horse-steallng, however, wa
not his Intention. lie seized hol,
and threw her to the ground, choked
aud beat her about the head unti
submission To his barbaruus desire
was necessary from physical eXhau'
tion. What happened afterward
Miss Eubanks nas not recollection
When found she was unconscious
When consciousness returned, sh
related the circumstances, and d'
scrlbed the hend as being "A larp
middle-aged nan wearing fade
clothes, A large number Of friend
started In pursuit of the enm'na
They wcre all armed with guns dt
} lermlned Ia lynch the wretch
oNerlaken.
JONES PAYS THE FRElGnr
Troy, n. y, sept ; A speela
10 the Telegram from Saratoga say