Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-13

D BACK member OF the nrm OF Dlni
= Wing & Co. Portland, Or. is beinl
+ guarded by police from a gang o
! highbinders. Back is a contracto
, and at the beginning Of last season
{ furnished two gangs Of men to Kar
, LUX Packing company. He agreed
; TO pay them a certain rate and ad
vanced about one half Of what he
! thought they would earn. The sea
, son was a failure and the amounts
due the men did not come up TO
theiradvance. Highbinders secured
an assignments of the claims and
suit for Sl7, 800 and wrote to Back
telling him not to dare to come to
town, he came however and armed
with letters Of introduction from
POrtland's best citizens and applied
to chief Crowley for police protection
and filed answer to suit. Back said
he owed one man S25 and the jury
returned verdict against him for
that amount but ordered plaintiffs
10 pay cost. The highbinders de-
clare they will have Backs life but
he says If the police see him safe
aboard the steamer he will get home
all right.
HORRIBLY MUTILATED.
BosToN, Mar. 13.-John T.. Carr,
ex-member Of the New Hampshire
legislature, but latterly resident Of
Haverill, this state, was killed by
an angry bull in his pasture yester-
day morning. His body was horribly
mutilated, the bull first goring him
and then stamping on his PROSTATE
form. Carr was armed with a pitch.
fork but the attack was too sudden
and violent for him. His body
could not be removed till the bull
had been killed.
CALIFORNIA CHINESE.
SACRAMENTO, Mar. BIN the as
sembly, Maher's anti-Chinese bill
passed by vote Of 40 to5. 1t pro
vides for the issuance of certificates
of residence to the Chinese now In
state and the exclusion Of all others.
The bill has already passed the
senate.
TWO TOWNS SHOWED UNDER.
DENVER, March l3.--The snow
blockade on the Colorado Midland,
near Ivanhoe, where the passenger
train had been under SNOW, was
raised yesterday.
Silverton and Telluride are still
showed under. The drifts in many
places are forty feet deep. Provis-
ions are carried into these towns ON
snow shoes, and all hope of rail.
way communication inside Of
month Is abandoned. The Rainbow
route from Silyerton TO Iron
ton Is paralyzed, and no trains will
attempt to go over the line for
weeks.
ANTIGAMBLING LAW.
CARSON, New, March l3.-As-
semblyman Thompson introduced II
bill In the assembly placing Il H.
cense of $40 per quarter on any
male over q years Of age who gam
bles at percentage game in the
state of Nevada. "he committee on
public morals have already reported |
favorably of the same.
Mp. RAILROAD LANDS.
VANCOUVER, Wash, March lS.-
The forfeited Northern Pacific rail-
road lands were opened for entry at
the United States land office this
A large crowd Of settlers
were camped in the street In front
lf the land office last night, In order
o gain priority OF entry.
DENvER's MAYOR.
DENVER, Mar. lS.-This city IL
mayor, The supreme
,ourt this morning denied rehear-
ng in the mayoralty case. The
present Mayor Londoni was II few.
weeks ago declared Illegally elected,
after holding his office nearly "A year,
D. G. Parkard, president of the
BOARD OF supervisors, will probably
.ct "a mayor until after the city
lection,
ACCIDENTS.
FEI.L FROM A WINDOW,
MILWAUKEE, Wis, March "a