Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-14

ceived last night from the governor
Of Washington, asking that T. e
next convention should be held In
Seattle.
FAMILY BURNED ALIVE.
COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 14.-One Of
the most disastrous fires in years,
from the fact that an entire family
was consumed, occurred here early
yesterday in a row of tenement
houses on North High street. The
exact origin Of the fire remains a
mystery, but on the first alarm
flames were seen shooting from the
roof, licking up everything within
reach. The firemen endeavored to
enter the rooms, but the dense
smoke made this impossible. One
of the captains did get partially
inside of the buildings, but was
pulled out again nearly suffocated.
Two hours were consumed in gain
ing control of the flames, and long
ere that every person was supposed
to have escaped. Such, however,
was not the case. 1t was nearly 4
O'Clock in the afternoon when "a
little girl living in the neighborhood
with childish curiosity rummaged
through the ruins and found naked.
arm, which led to a search and the
ultimate discovery of five bodies
burned to a crisp and beyond rec
ognition. The entire family of
Charles Retheard was destroyed,
while sleeping in a room eight by
fourteen feet in the second story.
The firemen were summoned and
took up the second search. What
they discovered was horrifylng. In
that small room were three beds, a
cradle, a stove and bureau. Near
the door lay the father with the in
infant clasped in his arms. 1t was
evident that he had awakened to |
the true realization of the danger
and had started out with the child |
when overcome by the heat. The
mother, kneeliDg near the head of
the bed, was half buried beneath the
falling roof. The two girls slept as
they had retired in their little cot.
All of the bodies, with the flesh
dropping from the bones, were re-
moved to the coroner's. The fire is
to have been of incendiary
origin, as two suspicious characters
were seen after the damage was
done. The room was only ten feet
from the ground, and the entire
family might have been rescued.
CAPTAIN TRoUP RESIGNS.
PORTLAND, Nov. 14.-Captain ].
w. Troup, superintendent of the
Union Pacific water line, has re-
signed that position. He has been
connected with the water service for
about sixteen years, in which time
le worked his way up from purser
o the superintendency of the en-
ire Pacific coast. Captain Troup
will be succeeded by Captain B. r.
oegram, who is a comparative
tranger here, having spent his time
N the Mississippi river. He is an
I'D steamboat man. !
IMPORTANT DECISION. 6
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Nov. l4.-An !
decision was rendered in =,
he United States circuit court here }
Sometime ago the coan- ,
Ill passed an ordinance reducing the |
price of gas from one dollar to sixty
,ents per thousand. The gas COM ,
1any went into court and asked re- '
ief, asserting that the proposed re-
luctIon would mean virtual confis-
,ation of their property. Judge
Jackson granted the injunction, ,
holding that the city had no right :
10 fix the price of articles of which
t was consumer, and that its
action would impair the validity of
he contract made with the gas
company.
FOUND GUILTY. q
PORTLAND Nov. l4.-The proprie-
ors of the Astorian Town Talk
ecently indicted for sending lottery
natter through the mails by the ,
federal grand jury plead guilty to.