Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-15
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TENNY WINS $4,000.
BROOKLYN, May 15.--The Brook
lyn handicap was won today by
Tenny by two lengths. The race
was witnessed by about 10000 peo-
pie. The track was slow owing to
slow, drizzling rain. The stake was
$4,000, of which the winner gets
$4,000.
WORK OF VILLAINS.
NEW YORK, May ia dastardly
attempt was made on Monday night
to wreck the Pacific express on the
West Shore railway. A little delay
in starting the train saved the pas
sengers from what would have been
an instant and terrible death. On
account of the delay to the Pacific
express, the Haverstraw local pulled
out of Weehawken ahead of it and
had reached a point little beyond
Little Ferry, when an explosion oc
Cured. The train consisted of an
engine and two cars, and the only
damage inflicted was the breaking
of the car windows. The train was
stopped and the train hands went
back and found about three feet of
the track torn completely out and
hole blown into the earth beneath IL.
1t was o wonder that the local pass
ed over 1t safely. The Pacific ex-
press, which was close behind, was
tagged and switched around the
torn track and then proceeded on its
way. II Is supposed that the explo-
sion was caused by train wreckers,
who placed dynamite cartridge
on the track, and who hoped to
throw the express into the cut just
ahead and rob IL. The express Is
always loaded with money and val
uables for the West, and on Monday
night II had about $4,000 on board.
Had the express not been delayed 1t
would surely have been thrown into
the cut, as all the long line of cars
would not have passed as safely over
the torn out track as the shorter
local did. Detectives are working
on the case.
EDUCATION LAW.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, May 15.-The
democratic bill amending the COM
pulsory education law by striking
out the provision requiring the
teaching Of the English language in
private schools, passed the house
this morning.
THE FOREST FIRES.
Bro RAPIDS, Mich, May 10
From Manistee to Huron on the low
or peninsula the forest fires are still
raging. Up to date the loss is esti-
mated at S25, ,oOO,OO and will proba-
bly, be doubled unless checked by
rain. The loss in the upper penin-
sula will exceed this estimate. Hun.
dreds of families have been left des-
titute.
FORT YELLOWSTONE.
WASHINGTON, May l5.--By direc
tion of the president, the military
post at Mammoth Hot Springs, in
Yellowstone National Park, Wyo,,
STYLED Camp Sheridan,
will hereafter be known and deslg.
mated as Fort Yellowstone.
FATAL RAILROAD ACCIDENT,
LEADvILLE, Colo, May l5.-A {
freight train on the Midland ran
Into push car near Florrisant at
the moment both were crossing a
bridge. Two men on the car were
killed, and a third badly wounded.
ELEVATOR BURNED.
BozEMAN, Mont, May l5.-The
Montana elevator burned yesterday.
Loss, 500, 1000; insurance, $4,000.
FAMILY POISONED.
AUSTIN, Texas, May l5.--Mr
wife OF a highly re-
lpected cltizeA attempted to poison
her whole family by putting Rough
Dn-Rats in soup. Ms. Frye, her
aunt, died in great agony last night,
while Mr.. Headsheth stands a show
Df recovery. Mrs. Headsheth IL
Iiemented. :
BRANAGH VS.. SMITH.
NEW YORK, May l5.-In the '
lcllon OF Sarah Branagh against I
'ym. b. Smith TO recover an Interest I
10 the estate o. the late A. 4. Stew
.rt, circuit court judge Wallace this
morning rendered decision adverse !
q plaintiff on the ground that she d