Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-26

Il, came forward and said: II can't
see; hit ne II you want to-" where
upon Seville smashed him 10 the
jaw, breaking his neck Seville and
Tom Macy, one of his bis seconds,
are under arrest.
THE STORM IN CALIFORNIA.
Los ANGELES, Feb. 28.-It COM
menced raining Saturday night, aud
by Sunday night the streams were
roaring. The whole expanse Of
country below San Bernardino city
was covered 10y rushing water and
many famili,s were compelled to
fee t0 higher ground. The school
building was washed away, ground
and all. The creek changed its nat.
ural course aud made an entirely
new channel. Thousands Of dol.
lars worth Of valuable property
wass wept away. Mr.. Grosyeuor,
on last Saturday had $50 acre
Of highly cultivated land, land
on Sunday night only "a quarter Of
an acre remained. The santa Fc
railroad bridges suffered greatly
One hundred aud fifty feet of thc
bridge between San BeTnardluO aud
Cotton were carried away, as were
$50 feet Of the bridge between this
city and San Berarndino. In CAjon
pass the condition Of tn Jugs Is the
worst ever seen in that section. Ten
thousand feet Of the santa Fe track
between San BernardinO and Bar
stow are washed away, and four
trains are tied up between the two
points. The damage In this county
will be between three hundred
thousand aud five hundred thousand |
dollars. The waters have subsidized |
considerably aud the storm Is over
LUMBER YARD DESTROYED.
BURLINGTON, VT, Feb. 25 The
Burlington cotton mills and lumber
yard, across the river, and several
tenement houses were burned. The
losses will aggregate Sl3O,OOO, with
ample Insurance.
A COLORADO PRAIRIE FIRE.
Rocky Fork, Col, Feb. 25. A
prairie fire was started by locomo
tive today, and tonight the country
for several miles along the Santa Fe
road II In flames.
HEAVY LOSS AT EDNA.
EDNA, Mo-, Feb. 25. Nearly the
entire business portion OF the town
was burned today. The losses ag-
gregate 100000, with the insurance
about one-half.
COOPER SHOP AND ELEVATOR
BURNED.
KANSAS CITY, Kas., Feb. 25.
Kelley's cooper shop and J. 7.
Campbell's elevator burned tonight.
together with several cars loaded
with grain. The losses aggregate
$4,000.
IN WI bANlHs
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 28.-In the
senate Of the Texas legislature Sena-
tor Pope, Of Marshall, presented a
communication from the citizens OF
Brenham, Washington county, ask
ing through ex-Gov. Frank II. |
Lubbock that a portrait Of Jefferson |
Davis be hung In the senate cham-
ber OH the right OF the lieutenant
governors chair. Senator Pope, for
the special committee, presented
resolutions In memory Of Jefferson
Davis, aud recommended that they
be considered In joint session on
Saturday, March Z, at sP. M, when
the portrait of jefferson Davis will
also be presented.
1000 MILE WALK THROUGH
AFRICA.
NEW YORK, Feb. 26.--Dr. James
Johnston, chief Of the Jamaica
Evangellstine aud Medical Mission,
sailed for Europe on the 23d, for IA
four thousand mile walk through
Africa, from Benguela to Mombss,
ON the Eastern coast. lie will
have 800 whites and negroes in the
caravan, aud will establish missions
at all available points. lie will
seek Ia educate the natives.
HEAVY GALES AT SKA.
NEw YoRK, Feb. 20.-The Ma
ional Llne Steamer France. which
arrived here this mornlng, from a
Liverpool, encountered succession q
of terrific gales, during nearly all
the time of the passage, IL was In
one OF ,hrse that she losI her second
ofiieer q
nl0H WATER
sCnRNECrApY, n. ". Feb, a.
lee gorges In Mohawk river has ;
caused the water 10 rise In the lower d
part Of town completely subnierging o
pump stations aud causing nearly v
all manufacturing concerns TO close. :
A large number Of horses aud other \
animals perlshed In the finod. The d
damage will amount 10 thousands OF 4
dollars. The water At noon is re, .