Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-19

him tn get or the train, Cont
and put me ofl,D be growled IN
response. KImmel needed no sec
ond Invitation, and going up to him
showed him Off the train. The
train was going slowly at the time
and the tramp was not hurt. He
picked himself up and shook his
iist at Kimmel. The latter went
about his business aud thought
nothing about II. The tramp, II
seems, boarded the train as soon af
Klmmel's back was turned. He
seemed to have murder in his heart
for when the train reached St
Mary's bridge, which is sixty feet
above the river, be sneaked up'be-
hind the brakeman aud showed him
Off the train. Poor JKimmel, with
an awful cry, fell headlong into the
river, receiving fatal injuries. The
tramp has not been arrested, but
the officials are on his track.
THEY REFUSE TO SCRUB.
NEWPORT, Il. l., Dec. 19.-The
$50 apprentices boys at the training
station at Coasters Harbor island
refused TO scrub the hammocks
because the water was icy and the
air was freezing, and their health
would be endangered. Lieutenant
Commander Lyons, in the absence
of Captain Bruce, called out the
marines, who with fixed bayonets
forced the boys to scrub the ham
mocks. Last night guards were
pacing the corridors of the barracks
on the island, and all communica-
ton With the mainland was forbid
den. 1t is charged that this out.
break is simply the result of resent.
ment Of very rigid and enactment
discipline which has prevailed since
Captain Higginson's departure.
WOULD NOT BIZ A NUN.
BALTIMORs, Md, Dec. 19.-Misi
Lilly Ellicott, daughter of w. III
ElIicott, wealthy iron merchant
seven years ago entered the Protest
ant Episcopal Sisterhood Of the
Visitation, close religious commu
nifty connected with the ritualisti'
element of the denomination. Sh'
took the white veil at Mount Cal
vary Episcopal church In this city
and her friends supposed she would
spend the rest of her life within the
convent walls. They were greatly
surprised a few weeks ago to learI
that she had returned to her hom'
and was to be married. Yesterda!
she became the wife of Robert Eliot
the ceremony taking place at tn
Episcopal church of st. Michae
and All Angels. Her father gav'
her away, and only members of th'
family were present. One of hel
sisters is the wife Of Bishop Nichol
son, of Milwaukee, and the Other
sister was married only two weeks
age to Lieutenant Schwerln, of the
United States navy.
FLoRENcE's ESTATE.
NEW YORK, Dec. 10. There is to
be contest over the will of the late
William j. Florence, the actor,
which was filed for probate with the
surIvguIv on Iuesuay OF this week.
1t is ascertained that the relatives oil
Mr.. Florence claim that he left a
codicil, which has in some manner
disappeared. In the will which
has been filed, Mrs. Florence Ii
named as the sole executrix, and the
entire estate Of the dead actor Is left
10 the wife, none of the actors
brothers nor sisters getting so much
as souvenir of him from among
his large collection of articles which
he picked up during his eventfu
career. The brothers and sisters oi
William Florence, whose real name
was Conlin, and who was ful
brother to Police Inspector Conlin
of this city, profess to be surprised
that codlcil to this will has moi
been found. They say that Mr.
Florence repeatedly assured various
members of the family, including
the inspector, that he made codicil
some time before he was taken Ill,
In which he had left his relatives
properly provided for out of his
large means, and had especially
made provision for the care of his
paralytlc brother, John Conlln.