Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-07


William Dunn was burned to
death in ERE in a livery stable at
Kansas City Wednesday afternoon.
Henry Jahke, Philadelphia
butcher, "Wednesday killed his son
by striking him over the head with
a piece of gapipe during a quarrel.
William Wiley, a farmer, living
near Hender's ferry, Or, was
drowned in the Umpqua river Mon
day afternoon while attempting to
swim across the stream.
f.. II. Scbwabe, a wealthy iron
founder Of Manchester. shot and
killed himself at Montreal Wednes-
day. He was dependent, caused
by the death of his wife about a
year ago.
A das!ardly plot TO wreck a pas
senger train on the Grand Rapids 4
Indiana road, near Kalamazoo,
Mich, was successful. The train
was ditched and twenty people IN
] red.
Nearly 100 Of the striking miners
at franklin and Newcastle, whose
places were filed by negroes, are
ieaylng Wilkeson with their famil-
les, being unable to get work in the
mines.
1t is now stated that Senator
Quay will be made chairman Of the
Pennsylvania republican central
committee, and will lead the fight
for Blaine as against Harrison for
the presidential nomination.
The amount taken by Sylvester
Young, defaulting cashier of New
port News q Mississippi Valley rail
road is estimated by his bondsmen
to be $l25, 600. A reward of $1,000 is
offered for his arrest.
The city council of Concord n
H., has offered reward of $500 for
two murderers.
The collector for the Prussian state
military in the government of
Marienwerder, has absconded with
several hundred thousand marks be.
longing to the lottery funds.
Deputy Marshal Jim Yates,
Dotorious character, was killed in a
gambling den at McAllister, l. H.,
by Bob Marshall at 2 O'Clock
Wednesday morning. A general
row occurred, IN which over forty
shots were fired. Marshall escaped.
Perrle Maxwell, who was with r.
s. Colyin in Oakland at the time the
latter was shot by john q. Howell
was arrested in San Francisco
Wednesday on warrant from the
district attorney of Alameda Coun-
~. He will be detained as a witness
Hattie and Lily Dumar, aged II
and years respectively, were
drowned by being tipped into the
water from a buggy at bennington,
Ont.
Alexander McKariane and his SOD
we're drowned by the capsizing of q
'oat while trying to cross in front OF
steamer, near Chatham, Ont.
Wednesday two heavy freight
rains on the Baltimore & Ohio col
ided three and half miles east of
Fair Mount, Va. One man, name
unknown, was killed. James Gro
yan, the engineer; William Lyons,
and Brakeman Postle-
waite, were seriously injured. The
'ause was IA disregard of Signals.
A train conveying Sunday :
chool excursion from Ellenburg, d
4ouse's point and intervening sta
ions on the Central Vermont road,
mn into a small train just east of
'hamplain. William Angel, aged
z, and Sam Venett, were killed
outright, and some twenty people
more or less injured. One or two of :
hese may die. a disregard Of or
lers by the excursion train hands
aused the accident.
AT Squaw valley, Cal, Wednes-
lay afternoon, while Miss Auuie
<eene, IA years old, was riding to
he postofiice, her horse was fright
ned by a blast fired by the side of
he road, and shied, throwing her.
Ter foot caught in the stirrup and
leld her fast, while the terrified !
lorse began to kick furiously. Be
ore any help could be had, the girl
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