Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-04

JACKSONVILLE, Or, Sept ~.
e Gordsn, = slrapger, claiming 70
- 4 woodbnyer and the owner Of .
hand u sheep up tlie Rogue fiFer'
hired 4 team at WOrmsD's livery
stable ~ Msdford for the purpose Of
eosiIne 70 jacksonville 70 buy pro
visions Tor bis camp. Before start
Ing be eailed a gentleman aside ano
aaked him how be ofuld avoid the
main road ~ California, a. he In
tended 10 get away with the team.
a mspicsou was aroused concerning
him. and Il was learned that he bad
not gone % the river, Dut towards
California. The sheriff at Ashland
was teicgraphed, rDd Gordon arrest
ed before be reached here. lie
had an examination before tbe
Justice and was held TO await tne
action II the grand jury with oonds
exed af 500. Failing TO furnish
these b. Was lodged in Jail
THE DALLBs FIRE
Tgg DALLEs, Sept. ASA result
OF Wednesdays disastrous fire about
one-,bird of the residence and busi'
ne4a mart of The DaIIes il in ashes
and PEI haps not less than one thoos
aud pf ople are left homeless. Ib'
total loss Is $es4,9OO. Insuranc'
<z55,6J0.
Yesterday the mayor revoked b''
order placing the city under martial
law. and appointed the following
persons az relief COMMITTEES to re-
celye contributions for those need
ing help, and to whom all appiica'
tlons for AID are requested to W
made: Mesdames Thomas, Slang
Smith French, ]. o. Mack, n. b
sinnott. B. s. Huntington, and
Hugh Glenn, aud Messrs. Geo. A
LIebe, George Rucb, M. A. Moody
ID. NJ. French, and q. N. Thorn
bury.
In response to the call OF Mayol
Mays, the relief committees met IL
the sfternoon in the court house
and appointed a number Of leading
citizens 20 solicit aid for those are IL
need. 1t ls found that there are 9
number OF families entirely destl
tute, and immediate aid must b'
had. Secretary NJ. A. Moody ha'
already received several contribu
tions.
CORN CROP RUINED.
MINNEAPOLIs, Mimi, Sept. AZ
Journal special from Whitehall
Wis, says 10000 acres Of corn wa
ruined by the frost last night.
MINER DROPPED DEAD.
GRASS VALLEY, Cal, Sept A.
Pioneer John i. Townsend droppe'
dead In the Holbrook and Harfing
ton mine at Randolph Flat iron
heart disease. Years ago Town
send was foreman In the famou
Empire mine.
AN EDITOR WHIPPED.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, Sept. A.
III. E. Sheets, manager Of the Sur
day industrial Of this city, was al
tackled by man named Morar
who charged sheets with followin
his wife 10 his residence an
making improper proposals. MoraI
with a heavyicane, showered bio"
thick and fast until help came
Sheets says lac does not know th
woman and never spoke with heI
The affair has made a great sensi
tlon.
ALMOST BEATEN 10 DEATH.
SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Sept. AR
tonic Arbini, a rancher, at Fairfa1
was almost beaten 10 death las
evening by Pablo Machado. IL al
pears that Arbini's cows have bee
encroaching on the pasture
Maehado, aud he claims that b
could get no redress. He took tn
law In his own hands aud succeed
ed 40 well that ho Is now In jai
charged with assault to murde
ArbIni IL resting easily, but Is yer
sore from the terrible beating he n
ceived.
END or An APFEAY.
MERGED, Cal, sept. 4.-Georl
Mcfarland had q preliminary e.
animation yesterday for stabbiu
Will Olsen, on Sunday last at I've
ranch, and was discharged. OlseI
who was Likewise under arres
was also discharged. Olsen was
brother-ln.law Of Ivett, who WI
murdered by an unknown assassl
last fall, aud the stabblog took pla'
within twenty feet OF where q
murdered mans body WAS found.
EARLY AND TE.--rhe peach
that every body likes are Ihe Cra'
fords, aud the place TO get them
any quantities is at Farrar a Co.'S.