Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-10


around the south side Of the islan6
are disconnected, and that The In
dIans and explorers have to make
frequent portages while travelling 10y
them. The channel on the north
side of the island, however, is deer
and continuous, and ii is thought
that the old treaties and conventions
must have referred to the northern
channel.
ACCIDENT on S. p.
REppING, Cal, June 10.-Tbe
overland bound south last night ran
into band of csttle near Copley
The engine was thrown from the
track against the bank derailing the
mail and express car. The cab on
engine Yves throughly demolished.
No one seriously hurt. The wreck
ing train from Dunsmuir went to
the relief aud cleared the track so
that by noon the overland north
lying here was euabled to proceed.
THE ANNUAL RENTAL.
WASHINGTON, June l0.-Attor-
ney General Miller has given an
opinion that the secretary Of the
treasury has full authority to reduce
the the annual rental of seal to an
amount appropriate to the number
of seals which the contractors are
allowed to take. Under the origi-
nal contract. providing for a catch
of 100, 900 seals per annum, rent was
fixed at $4,000. On this basis rent
for the present year has been fixed
at 1880, or so per cent. of the seal
catcu Oh ZOUO.
RACES AT CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, June l0.-Ed. Corri
gan's horse, &c. w. Cook" yester-
day won the Spirit of the Times
stake, beating Racine, Proctor Knott,
and several less famous cracks. 1t
was Racine's first race east of the
Rocky mountains, and he made a
fine effort and was leading in the
stretch, when suddenly the Chicago
favorite, ridden by Overton, shot
forward and won at the wire by
short head, Proctor Knott third.
ADUEL.
SANTA CRUZ, Cal, June TO-
Monday in East Santa Cruz, Jesus
Gonzales was shot through the
heart by Gusman Ilarios, death
being instantaneous. A week ago,
a woman who had lived with Con
zalos for several years left him and
went to the house of Bonita Amaya
in East Santa Cruz. The trouble
of the pair had apparently been set
tied, they expected to go to San
Jose and be married. Gonzales met
Ilarios on the street and accused him
of stealing the woman with whom
he had been living; he then drew a |
pistol. Ilarios threw up his left
hand to catch the arm holding the
pistol, and then drew his own pistol
md fired with fatal effect. Ilorios
went to an East Santa Cruz justice
md gave himself up.
A MURDERER sURRENDERs.
MENDoCINO, Cal, June l0.-Jack-
on Roades, the slayer of school
eacher, D. d. Shull at Cuffey's
Cove, May 30, has been lodged in
all at Ukia. He came into Boom
Vile late at night, and finding ac-
quaintances said he was tired, |
hungry, and sleepy, and that he
desired to give himself up. The on.
ly remark that he made concerning
the killing was, "It's strange what
scrapes man would get into" The
feeling at the Cove is intense against
Roades, and it is feared that should
he be brought there for preliminary
examination he will be lynched.
FOREST FIRES.
SALISBURY Me-, June TO- Forest
fires are raging in Providence, es-
pecially on the northern branch of
the International Railroad. Kent
Junction is wiped out and the Wei
ford and coal branch are in danger |
Every available man is fighting fire,
Many saw mill are burned. The
fire is spreading and unless aid |
comes soon much greater danger is
threatened.
CONFEDERATE MEMORIAL.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va, June TO-
This town is profusely decorated,
with bunting and Confederate and
National flags, in honor of Memo.
rial day and the unveiling of the