Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-29

ne took the emorphine all at one time q
with suicidal intent or to kill the d
pain. If the former, IL is probable e
he took more morphine out of the {
chest. An inquest will be held. v
after which the remains will prob d
badly be sent to Walla Walla for 4
burial. a
HORRIBLE CRIME.
DURANGO, Col, Sept. 9.-Ralph
Ray, the 20 year-old murderer Of hi
mother, was captured on Satu' day
evening, aud returned 20 this city.
He Gays that after he aud bis mother
had eaten breakfast last "Wednesday
morning, he went to the barn and
took two drinks of WHISKY. Re-
turning TO the house he informed
his mother that he was going to
Farmiugton, New Mexico, to the
fair Mrs. Ray demonstrated, not
desiring to be left alene. This an
gered him, and as he passed his
mother for the door, he struck her
terrible blow on the back of the
head with a hatcbet, sinking the
iron into her head to the handle.
She sank to the floor without a
moan, and the son then plunged "a
knife into her breast three times,
wrapped the body in quilt, mount
ed horse and started for Mexico.
The father has gone Insane and his !
life is despaired of.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 29.-ShCrt- !
~ after 2 O'Clock yesterday after
noon fire broke out in the oil ware
house of Phillips & Cunningham,
No. 1876 North Delaware avenue.
The flames soon gained headway |
aud swept through the infiammable |
stock of the building, and the
structure was ablaze from cellar to
roof twenty minutes after the fire |
broke out. Despite the utmost eff
forts of the firemen, the flames
spread west to Water street and to
the rag warehouse of Jessup Il
Moore, adjoining, burning the oil
store on the north. In short time
the warehouses at 127, l3l and 1873
| Water street were ablaZe. Philip
and Charles Porter were injured by
the exploding oil, and Frank Lawry
was hurt by a fall from a ladder.
While the fire was at its height the
walls of Jessup & Moore's warehouse
fell in, burying several firemeD, but
so far as known none were killed.
The loss is roughly estimated at one
million dollars.
A REIGN OF TERROR.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept, pa
report from Telville says that the
depredations of gang of lawless
characters, banded together as a
secret organization, have terrorized
the Inhabitants of Marion county.
The gang made general raid in
Cowan BarroD's nelghborhood sun.
day night which put to shame the
work of the worst class of outlaws
on the western border. The houses
of William Hamblett, sr., William
Hanblett, Jr., Rev. E. McCarty,
I,,J,,n < nuana Dichar6 Mast
and Thomas Sasser were visited and
fired iuto by the marauders. The
windows were smashed in, and at
Rev. McCarty's, some children,
I. sleeping in the front room, were hit
and severely 9 in9igrre@d sr @y yiaSRR ytiaRe ht9Rsf FT4
II stable and its ears cut off. Will
{ liam Hamblett, jr., was warned to
leave the country under penalty of
death. Rev. McCarty was warned
that If Hamblett's wife continued to
live at his house he would be killed
Jim McCarty was also warned that
his life was in peril. The authori-
f ties are greatly excited and every
effort is being made to apprehend
the leaders of the raid.
FASTEST RAILROAD TRIP ON RE-
CORD.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29,-At 1886
yesterday morning the private
coach, "Grassmere," containing
John w. Mackay and party arrived,
having made the fastest trip on re
cord from San Francisco to this
city. The party left San Francisco
at 7 o'clock Wednesday evening
last, 1t is rumored Mackay's trip
to this city is for the purpose of
locking after the interest of the Pa
cific roads in connection with the
Searls will contest. A visit to
Salem, Mass, will probably be
made.
TO PROTECT AMERICANS.
CHICAGO, Sept. pa Washing.
ton special says instructions have
bSVh NepNu iASuh, hithi9'Sl W Nhtlii |
to demand the release of the Amer !
lean citizens, who were arrested on
suspicion of being spies, or sympa.
thizers with the enemy OF the
Junta.
ASSAULT ON A SISTER.
SEATTLE, Sept. % There was
the greatest excitement and conster-
nation for few moments yesterday
afternoon about 1870 o'clock at the
House of the Good Shepherd on
Ninth street, between Jefferson and