Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-12

BURNED 10 DEATH
EARiMoRE. n. d., Aug. l2.-At
6rIewold, Larimore county, sixteen
miles north Of here, Sunday night,
Mrs. Herman Boeller was lurued to
death in bed, her shaniy evidently
having been fred. The barn was
also burned, separately from the
house. Wilhelm BoeItei. her father
in-iaw, is missing, aud IL is thought
be may be IN the ruins Of the barn.
II Il believed that Wilhem set fire
10 the dwelling, after killing bis
daughterin-law, aud has taken his
own life.
BLOWN UP BY DYNAMITE.
KANSAS Cry, Aug. l2.-Itichard
M. Juvenaps residence In Kansas
city, Kas., was wrecked 10y an ex
plosion OF dynamite Monday night
The occupants escaped any serious
injury. From all accounts the ex
plosion was caused by women with
whom Juvenal had kept company
before his marriage.
SAFE FROM INVASION.
LONDON, Aug. 12-The Swiss
government has nearly completed
the work Of fortifying NJ 'unt $
Gothard, thereby making it inpts
sible for hostile force TO descent
luto Switzerland from that quarter
This renders the country secur'
against invasion at point whicl
has heretofore been vulnerable, ano
an army endeavorins to pas
through the gaps Of the mounts
would be exposed to an extermInai
ing fire.
HEAVY CLOUD BURST.
SAN BERNARDINo, Cal, Aug. u
AT RedIands, and east Of that city |
yesterday the rainfall became >
cloud burst. The food came dow
Mill creek through Re dlands. WattI
flowed for hours through the entir
city two feet deep in Main street
flooding all business houseN an
washing away some houses situated
along the creek. The flood was
caused by heavy cloud burst. Tbr
water in the Sloan hotel is one foo
deep; IN front of the First Nationa
bank, at Morton depot, the water II
three feet deep. The men at work
in the Citrograph office were carried
out on horseback. The storm was
heaviest at Grafton, three miles east
of Redlands. Mill creek, which is
lined with alder trees the entire
length from Grafton to Redlands, is
a scene of devastation.
GASES OF LEPR0sY.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 12.-Lee
Chung and his wife, All Kim, were
found in an underground den IN
Chinatown by custom officers yes
terday afternoon, both afflicted with
leprosy. The woman's left arm wa
eaten to the bone, and one leg was
destroyed by the disease.
CHARLESTON GOING TO CHINA.
NEW YORK, Aug. IA Washing
ton special says orders were issued
yesterday for the Charleston to pre-
pare at once to sail for Shanghai.
This means she will leave San Fran
cisco Tuesday or Wednesday. She
will go via Honolulu, and If her inn
mediate presence il not required she
will continue on her journey, which,
it is intimated, can be completed In
fifteen or eighteen days. This will
bring her into Shanghai during the
first week in September, when II Is
expected the outbreak of Chinese
students should occur, and her ser
vices be most needed.
FIRE AT FRESNO, CALIFORNIA.
FRESNO, Cal, Aug. ia fire
broke out on X street at 1890 yes
terday In the brick building owned
by Frank II. Short and occupied by
II. i. Wright, who carried on busi-
ness rs a grocer. The stock and
building is u total les. The fire
spread to the large residence im-
mediately north, owned bv j. b.
Hill, aud occupied by A. Il. Wag-
staff as a lodging house. II is also n
total loss. The cause of the fire,
which originated In the grocery, Is
unknown. Losses on grocery and
building $500; on lodging house,
$1,000; covered by insurance.
MINNESOTA WHEAT.
MADISON, Minn., Aug. l2,-From
l5l acres of ground In this vicinity
05s bushels and 20 pounds of wheat
was threshed yesterday. II weighed
0l pounds TO the bushel. The yield
Is larger than anticipated any where.
HAS FAILED.
BOSTON, Mass, Aug. l2,-John Nj,
Plummer, wholesale rubber dealer,
has failed.
New York, Aug. l2,-London
toilet bazar company is placed IN
the hands Of receiver II Is said
over $4,000 has been sunk in the
concern.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
CHICAGO, Aug. II Work on the
worlds falrbulldlngs Is being pushed
rapidly. The woman's building viii
be ready for roofing September |.
The terraces for the fisheries build
Ing will be completed also. The
dredging of the lagoon and canal IA