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About Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 5, 1888)
"-jiMmiiTi mno" ..itiwi m,vm ttamrva.' jt.Wl OVER THE CAPITAL CITY. Complete Recital of the Day's Deeds ana uoings. I k Bold Bad Man The Valley Road- Street Cars Cool Criminals. He doTtrnor s Warrant or Arrest, iornor Pennoyer Saturday afternoon issued a warrant of arrest and surrender of Clark Elder, Agnes Hallowny and Mattie Elder, who nre wanted, at eeauie ior muruer and are now held in jail at La Grande. A.H. Howies is tne omcer to whom they are to be given. The history of tueir crime is mat of a vicious antt com-oioouea mur der. They are charged with the murder of John Summerville of Seattle, about December , i87, Mrs. Elder being at that time the ,,-ifn of John Summerville. This i,na nn nnncarance. from all that can be learned, of being one of the cold- pat blooded murders that ever occurr ed in the Pacific northwest. Sheriff Bowles had an inkling of this some weeks ago, and has followed the matter up until it looks as though the proper persons were securea. The history of the case is as fol lews: Early in December a man giving the name of John Summer ville and his wife rented a cottage in Seattle and began housekeeping. He was a carpenter and soon found pmnloVment. All went well for a short time, but their home was in a constant state of turmoil. This state of affairs culminated Friday' Twnmlwr f. when the wife ran to. , neighbor's, crying that her hu9'jaud pald llp THE VALLEY TO THE SEA. Notes and Comment Concerning the Asiuna anaisontn toast R. R. Salem is already in correspond ence with the Astoria folks upon the matter involved, and the result of this correspondence so far reveals the fact that Salem is ready for confer ence with the Astorians regarding tho fnrnintlnn nfn mmnn,.n lvaclnv ns nnaolhln TKn A (. :.. Jectors signify their willingness to cu-vnue wim me people or the vaney in me lmmeillate eonstruc tiou of the line, and. aro no less en thusiastic over the subject than are the valley residents. Present nego tiations depend somewhat upon the extension of the Willamette Valley aud Coast Railway (the 0. P. R. R.), which is by some said to be a part of the Chicago and Northwestern sys tem, and by some denied. But the Astoria Transcript notices that thoje who do the denying do so upon the "I do not think" basis. BeonusG SOME NEWS OF1 THE SHEET CARS. The Construction of the 'Line at Enrlv Dav Assnred. an this man or that man "never heard" that the Chicago and Northwestern was so interested does not make what "they may think, about it" al together a fact. Wo o know that the Willamette Volley and Coast Railway Comply have ninety miles of finished railway track ele gantly stoc! and iu operatiou. We know 'further than this, that in the facf 0f obstacles of tho most try- in? P .1 J 1 .il.. nntttf tlim. ,UU UUSirilUUVU umuiu mvj uav e eontinued right on In theevru nor of their way, and saved the iarmersoi tuo Willamette valley thus far nearly ? 10,000,000. Theircapital stock is $3,900,000 only, but is fully ....., .....v,.. vuu ii65ll.- Immediately following ts hicor- nonttlnn. tlii. lumks nf tli Rilnni Street Railway Co. were opened for subscription oi stocK mui in n lew hours Saturday afternoon $8000 of the required amount was taken. It is only a matter of a very few days when the full sum of f 20,000 will be taken. Tho work of construction can proceed almost at ouce. Mr. Searle, who recently looked over the ground with a view to receiving the contract, says with an adequate fnron nf lllntt lin nnli In inn ilnvq complete tho line from Commercial street to tho Capitol. This he says can bo built and equipped for SSOOO. Salem is sure to have a street railway in operation by the first of tho year. Her business men ate united nn thn iitirnriso nnil nro de- . , ------ - -- uiiiv.nsu nai none tcnnlued to push the line onto ,Qj eml u tAllllilnllnll ntui flfill lilii.t 4d 4 1 ft UVJlllllaUUUll UUU llVill II1I1U HI 11111' CCCIDEXTAL JOTTINGS. Nous Anl Notes of a General te-mt to the Westerner. In- Aml now nnotlier paper is to be started at Newport. Over one thousand men aro em ployed on the O. P., above Melinnm. The Sihvrton chair factory is now in operation, and turns out fine work. One fiuit buyer at Ashland has paid out six thousand dollars for fruit thi j ear at Ashland. Wait till the you ni orchards commence to bear ttml then you w ill seo tile fruit-growers out there "riding 'lu chaises." When tho ievotmejt work Is completed at Corvuills, the Wil lamette will be iv-jiiflned to its old channel lutes'. of spreading out over several V.mulred acres of valuable lnii'i. nq It inn done every freshet rri.r. firopon Land Company's ten acre lots aro selling rapldly.40 having been sold since tho Stn oi t-epi. i nere is no probability that 10 acres of wxhI laud within four mllesofSalem will ever again bo otleivd for ?30 ier ncre on easy terms. There aro now tlvo houses in process of construction on lots already sold and roads are being owned and bridges built so ti.t. thn valuo of all of the lots Is being nipluiy eniiniicvu. nny "" wishing to uy ten acres of good land for much less than the price of 11 1 .....it . lii..il t T 1 t 1 l a city lot win uo wen w uu. i nronertv at once as there is no doubt .;l;..'i i .iii nil i, snlil insldo of thlrt v davs. Call at the office of tho Oregon Land company on con - merciai sireeiauu, " ." the property frco of charge . EDUCATIONAL- SELECT SCHOOL " .ido scribe stock r tho ultimate line is nr" slzo lr an sec that such extensions are nr as are needed. There never was such general hannouy and minium' . ug now prevails in tlio niatte. of thls eutcr. prise. Everybody , reulv to sub- uiich or little and success of the proposed . .. dnnhted. A cltv of our ust have these, conveniences .i nnolivnnn tliov are bcinc de veloped. EX-C0NVICT TEAK IS IN TROUBLE. had taken a dose of morph' Ue aud gating about ?8,000,000, something ...narlxrlnir T)rpiirs Vcre ' mi11q,1 l.ii t . ...l..i il i i-... . nunuj.0. -r -- - ..... uu Hem. wuai luuy uuvc suveu iur ineir too late to save the man's ,ife. After constituents, and as $6,600,000 of this llio iuuuni mv .iv.u- wus jjivuu much sympatjiy by ha neighbors, but she soon left for Oregon. Ifthe case develops as it now seems it will, much is expf.-cted to be shown on the part of S'neriff Bowles and assistants. Aluost in Abduction. An attempt was made at the residence of J.. H. Lambert, near Mihvaukie, on Friday, to abduct a boy, tho son of A. W. Lambert of East Portland. After the supreme court had awarded him the custody of his boy the child was taken" to his grandfather's, where ho uow is. On Friday some children were sent to play with him, aud thoy tried to coax him away far enough from the house to allow those in waiting to kidnap him. The attempt failed by the timely discovery of the plot. There is no doubt but the scheme was tho invention of the boy's mother, from whom Mr. Lam bert was divorced not long since, as she had the custody of the child be fore tho supreme court in a recent decision changed tho decree, aud is naturally desirous of getting him back again. The Debt Raised. Yesterday was a red letter day for the Willamette University. Iu its interest Rev. C. C. Stratton preached at the M. E. church both morning and evening and following each service the request was inado for those who felt ablo to assist the Uni versity in cancelling the debt to speak out for such amounts as they would subscribe. The good fortune nf IK,. mnn( AnnAtl a fnnflful tllA subscriptions and the sum of the in- respondenco with the ofilc mis of debteduess ($2,500) widen uas ior several years hung over this favorite institution was raised. Now the University Is free from debt and can continue In its good work under more favorable auspices. 1 ,-,-.,v..-w . U.W is a funded debt, is it at all unrea sonable to suppose that if the Chi cago and Northwestern is not, some equally as good financial corpora tion aro baekinir them? Thnv lmvn expended $287,000 in roadbed"; 155, 500 hi rollinirstock : 30.000 buildincs. etc., aud last year earned $139,023.57. moy arc now pusumg tne line on eastward from Albany, and that iti the lino Astoria wishes to hnng hf-i destinv unon for an eastern coniuxv. tion, whether wo go via Albany, or connect at Aicnamn, via caiem. Keep it In view and wc may ill bo happy yet. SUl'REJIE C0CKT. Salem, Nov. 5, '88. The state of Oregon resp. vs. Geo Gong aud Fong Long Dick, app.; appeal from Multnomah county. Argued and submitted. Win. Druck resp. vs. A. JNicolal ; appeal from Multnomah county; judgment affirmed. Oiiniou by Lord J. A. Anderson vs. N. Bennett ; ap peal from Multnomah county ; jti Ig. ment affirmed. Opinion by Lord Board of R. R. comminsio ners State of Oreiron vs. O. R. & N. Co.! judgment of lower court rev creed and complaint dismissed. Of anion by Thayer C.J. A. Meier vs. the Portland Cabl aud R'y. Co.; appealed froir i Mult noinah county ; judgment itf llriuc Opinion by Thayer C. J. He Impersonates Another Mnn Vlitaius Consiilcrablo Money. And and i Whi vers iinn ceei rep Ke for an' pa Si pr A tl All Con on Mreljr. Secretary Manning of tb Urmrd of Trade, is in o Sab :loso ( An Assured Fact. Marion, Polk, Benton and Yam hill counties are all talking Astoria and South Coast railway. Let an Astoria man enter any of the prin cipal towns In those counties and the first question put to him Is: "Well, how Is your railroad progres sing?'' most of those fellows up there want a slice of the big enter prise and show a disposition to fight for It ; and that shows that tho road Is an assured fact. Astoria Tran script. The Kod Jluns Business. Tho Astoria Pioneer savs: "In another column will be found an ndvortlRmpnt. nf tho Astoria & Soutli Coast railroad for bids fo clear the right of way. This looks as If the company meant business, and In tended to commence work at once. Tho board of directors are thoroughly in oarnost aud will soon convince the doubtful Peters that the Astoria & South Coast railroad is an assured fact. im r-tho Astoria & South Coast IU dlway aud the Astoria chamber of comin .erce regarding the proposed c xtensli ju to a connection with tho f ). p. vi n Sa lem. A letter just recei Ved frt .m E 0. Holden, secretary of the n .llway company, says they a r0 onlj wait ing the arrival of X'resi dent J aim A. T)?vlln who is now iu Sai i Fran cisco on business cour iccted ylththo road before appoint conference with the Wm. Peak, who has just finished sevvimr a term in the penitentiary, is again undcr-arrest. He wasHen tjucedfrom Portland, having bren jonvicted o appropriating material i md money while employed in -the l jun shop of Wm. Beck oi ims ci iy. His friends annroaclicd tho gover nor iu his behalf aud were ablo to obtaLu a partial pardon for him and he wa s released about two months ago. While in tho penitentiary lie had i or a cell-mate a man named Kern s, who was serving a term from Lane county and whoso wife i -datives reside at Cottage U rove, le In prison Peak became well ed in Kerns' family atlalrs and lcdiately on his release pro lyl n Pot time Grove, where he resented himself to the wife of rnsas being Frank English, a mer employe at the penitentiary, I told her he could secure Kerns' rdon If she would assist nun. ie gavo him ?60 to assist in pre rinrr tho needed petitions, etc. .. .. dinrt limn Peak told her lat hi order to be successful he iiint.lifivn more money with which o prosecute the mutter of securing ,he pardon. This appeal was met with $100 which tho father of Kerns furnished. Time rolled on and no Tnr.inii was secured and the duped .... -. !...,.. friends at (Jottago urovo u.-8u.. . smell a great big rat. A scries of investigations followed, wuieu in sulted In Peak's arrest tins muriiuiK in Salem, on charge of obtaining money under talso pretenses and Impersonating another person. Peak is now iu jail aud will have a preliminary examination Wednes day before Justice Chusc. He says ,o i...a hopn nt Pr nevuio trying i" get up a petition, but his defense Is rather slim. Tho Corvnllls Gazette publishes a report of those who aro hatched, mutched and dispatched unuer me liPiuUiiL's of "Cradle. Altar, Toxb." The superstitious ones object to this because the combination aim lnnmis remind them of a "Tomb C. A. T." Roy Rubor of Corvnllls has patented a machine designed to separate gold lrom saim "" ui--which promises to revolutionize milling. Ho hr shad a $000 model made, which ho proposes to have in working order in a lew nays. At the beginning of tho season the O. R. & N. company made a rate of $i;000 on towing ordinary sized ves sels from Aslorin to Portland and ninm Tiila was to include both niWitiiiro and townee. Soon after they added $150 for otr-shore towage. Pretty expensive, this. Two lines have been surveyed Into Southern Oregon from the Ore gon Short Line. It is understood that the wagon tire route has been cin,.t.wi ThU will come to Lake- view and go thiough the Pitt river country, and bo run to a connection with Donahue's railroad. The papers of tho state nre already talking of tho speakership of the lower houve of tho next legislature. T V.. lUuudell of Douglas county, and E. L. Smith of Wasco, have been spoken of In connection with ! the. olllco. It Is not thought tho u,w.!,lr,.rHlill of tho houso will be given to the Multnomah county dele gation this time. At this season of tlno ypr tne 1.,,- tin. rnimt, mid at the mouth of the Columbia is at times very rough. A short tin 10 ago dur ing a heavy gale from thn soutli tho spray was thrown against tho light tower at Tillamook rock ulth such frn nu liroilk one of tb glasses- a 1,1,-n nf che fearful violence oi tho turbulent water may bo obtnlncd when it is remembered tliat the tower Is 130 feet In height i nd the glass three-eighths of an inch in thickness. tiorkitn Arnlrn S-Mre. Tho In-st salve In tho world r- iits !iiuWes,soivs, ulcers, salt rheu'ii er t-oivs, tetter, chapped hand- iiiilblains. corns, and all Bkln erup ions, and positively cures piles. ' o pay required. It Is guarantee! i uli pel feet satisfaction, or nioii' funded. Prlco 25 cents per bos. Kor wilo Dr. H. W. Cox. Miss Knox Will continue Her School for the en suing year at the LITTLE CENTRAL SCHOOL BUILDING, Cor. Church and Marion Sts.. beginning SEVTKMUKU 10. uu-u:w MlSCr.lXANl'.OUS. ST. PAUL'S SCHOOL, -FOlt Boys and Girls. own on tho a rrii.f.iiili hiKtrticv Hon In the primary una imvuiuvii Tlio oohool wilt or Bcptomurr. Jlth C. II. MosnoK. J. It. N. 11K1.U , 11. jiosmiB, ,. ; Uto of tlio Monroe IIoubc Monroe & Bell Proprietor- Chemckoto Hotel English JBranches. LITIS AND ELEMENTS OF MUSIC In course. TKItMH Biu airtlvcr lnforiuntlon my b bU on application to kv K n lH)3T n.. cl.,Miw-lirtii mul UtlttuHIl. s-uo-tr FREE BUS. Sample Rooirs for Commercial Travelers. Kront tl to W per itny. SAT.KM - - OltKUON. lo-l-tf FOR 1JAUOA1NS IN FURNITURE (10 TO ROTAN A WHITNEY, 102 Court Sired, Salem, Oregon . -. ...... tl... i-ittmilntlnr nt tliu c,.rVoV,ocU V:.! cll cimirn lower II1H1W...J. " CISEllVATOllV OF MM! Willnmetto Unlvoralty. MlMt BUCH-WBftll KCllOOl Of lUllslO Oil thO norlliwcitlconbt. AVwul 150 STUDENTS LAST YKAtt. Courses In rmno, Orniin SlnuJnK. Violin, Hnrmony, iinil Countur- potttt. iti.,i.niiiiuoii roiniiU'tlnn ol courxo. 'iv,.,.hon.! '.. M. Pnrvln. Kninklo, 1. liniiw KvaCox. AKHlHtunt. I.uluAl. Hiniuu AV term Wiiih MonAay. Hop oinbcr ail.lMM. Hciiil for ciitnloBiic Kortiirllu-r pmucu.ar-m M ,JAKVIN. Musical DliiH'tor.Hiilein, Or. K-17-otfwll LOWEST PRICES, air a :-BEST GOODS.-" Sill's Ami WiLLAMETTE UNIVERSITY OrmUmU'HHtmlentHln Classical, Literary, Scicnlilio, Normal, Business, Lnwf AND MEDICAL COURSES. 11 1h tlio cililoHt, Inrnwit nml leant oxjvjn. HlvoliiHtltutKin or.UiirnliiB In tho orlh- WKVicmi1 opcim tlrnl Momliiy In HeptcmUT Hoiiilftiritliwuo. VAN KCoY( l'riwlili'iit. j. nuicin, uns""- the Salem Board of turn 13 expected In i Kime action will be to the matter Conslderublo excltcm oooi this mor nine b; nouncmcutthattl , ie wife known Snlem I eloped with hoJ but investigation Bhe had only gor Fnrrur. & Co'b thofec spiownu v iuK a d y for a commit toe from Trade. Ills ro- i few da ye, when taken m regard ir motlwre ,tudtl tbr bf. toJ2S Uny would nnd ttet Df. 1IwJ ." J2 Hoa toole la tin lxt Hsfli!1rw!ii Im avoiOed by Its im. It ta aa ! utke m a gtaaa of wine. . 1 Bold by 1). W. Mallbaws Co. I jent was f the an of a woll itislno . man had hiwbi .nd's olork, a ruvee led tlm fact lehurri Jlyto&iuiro to c ;ch some ot arains in groetirlos, etc. One Mr ' l'ifrli ,tr. aiturday eve ulug B jritl Snuwon of Ctoekamaa ( J ulf fenMisli t to tuo oltv Shormaiji b. tk, " -been adjudge i d I. "nrt eom mluadtotUaMfflmi i. U M soldier. Tlieteuto'K W.C.T.U.WM1 All WW hQ uwx wm 0BlyS6c f ta. l,OOAI. HUSISIAKV. Thero will be n regular meeting of Hook and Ladder Co. No. 1 to-night. iiinnliir Btriokler U giving au dience to two vagrant this after noon. To-morrow Is a non-juuieiui uj, and all courts will stand adjourned until Wednesday. a ...r,iu.r nf lrroasv foreigners and fl vo bears arc parading the streets and begging today. They aro a tllthy set. Hon. Geo. A. AVuunor Is in the i,v to attend the mooting of tho railroad commlsloners, of which body ho Is an honored monibor. Tlio Chomekqto will not bo roady toopon tho dining room before A wl nelay or Thursday, aa tha rulltt ng cannot be completed before that time. F. E. irodcTdns hasJuBt retuniwl t . it. it from a proapurous ummvm u " Spokane. He return! M 'or t,,e eole purpose orvpung im t -ful HarrUou ami lorton jLortfffi$P How the Vote Will SUnd. Mr.. ..i..,. ..a ii iroi1Iillnil anil for ougm;iwi ..w... reference the prolmblo vote of On 'gon next Tuesday by counties as ar ranged by an Independent demo cratic exchango, tho Astoria l'lonc cr. Tho following counties will glvo Harrison about tho following ma jerities: Clackanuia . Columbia Clatsop Com Curry Douglass Grant - Multnomah House, GUI! m -oknkuai. ou-mrraiH. MO 1CH1 100 76 CO 150 CO 2000 --- ";- Marlon Morrow.. Polk ltnnrmi ... Tl llamook -rw- WllHftfl ....... --. WnHliIiiuton ' Yamlilll ....JE. 500 60 100 100 00 200 200 100 Goods on plan. SAIiKM tlio installment OHKOON. Dr. H. SMITH Now In liowipwiion ol u new tlicovcrrtn iiicdlcliio. which laptirulyatncul iiiui-atlwt-lo iVnil Vicik nlinoBt InMiiiituncoiiHlyoiilho Lnrro mul l! I"W r Iho Im'Ui. H tain no w y JiirlouH or iinplfiiwint to Uw lit.oiimm.fuctnrcof.tmhj.t It it fMiuul iillH imvoriM'uii Riin"; .w..t ttS- 'i xatS b nn .r fifiiiiii worn iiunu ............. --. ..." ., .. .a u.xllli ! Tako Noto of Thin. nOK B.noo WK WIW.HKM.00 ra V wall lmprovixl minlcn lud, within ,.l,n of Hulein. (Urn roud UjUj'MnlUe Kinimoi ilciiMi. " ;- - .-,: would better will on Dr. II. Hinltli oitrocU-d for W conU, forth Total -.T.'4?05 Tho following ceuutle: j will glvo domocratio innjorltloefj linker ..-.,- ('nxik .. fiilllnin ..... r- juokwin . Jos4)ililno - Kiitmatu ,- .11. .!... ...u.Jl LIN. VIII nil v tur nro ii. iiniiiiin " '"' iVuii fVruDn mid oxcellcnt Kru land. 1 Ilia ioa Rt tliwo nKurw. -'"' '- Ill 11)10 RV H"-" ..I....--". w hi tw you th property. .,..., "'''V?" v.''.r:-u;.r..,,. or. mirru inma, wa.. W-ll ... 250 kSSS'S-g 9 fe?s?a!te I? .a...."J,;.rVfVrB,oTy7..i70kcr, ui ni.-;--'-..-.- AT.f... tliun IL "fr'.'fr....J v ma. Uvu oi m 350 50 100 K'bj'inr l)r !. Jllnw unD. null Im 'lcwvu ordara t Mnn rlr. Umatilla-. ... .'iT Union C w -- , VX WhIIowh JZ Total -W0 Itepublloin majority. .-.-a1'5 Ati difl k H-V I Wi m imm) m rn i ii Jl'J 1NHUIIANCK Com pun y . Kir and Murine. 1U.H V rwffl wai Kor wm -..kulil. bMiiuv uriLvmUA cluinuMr whtH' 3eat JOH. AI-HIIT. AliMit. HhWiii. Oregon. noiisEniOEiNQ. I)l M " - a mmfimv ffiffl llUCKSJIlTIIING nd ,.iTmMi n iain n Uj. NW.-.W- Cull find SJoe T. J. CRONISE, Salem's Popular Job Printer, 1 T H1H NKW QUAIITK1W IN rniS A HUito Inaiirunco llulldlint, ;a' rnFrrtM und Cliemekote atrecta 'W A. B. STRANG, No. IOI Coinmcrcliil Htroet, SALUM, - - OUKGON. -DKAI.KU IW STOVES and RANGES riuaViDg, Gas and Steam Filling, Tinwaro and Artistic Metal Work a Specialty. I... ltKMIAllDWJM now wuurwy rwTww V 7 ! fblfl IB ine Ml aa-! rhiiwii . rTmEr HlHr Iba aiaaital ot T IffSaLijUrakKl4M.T: vw.t hfl ; i-B m ajiir vhbvuibvbv - '""Vt m ajnr.rx7-ati- ji.a ...., jMaawatv iw p,,, w tfiMowic mMuja. n.......u Jnn. -W- . , ,y a. Jsctt uimcl VWVvffli.XaYw'niiiJSS. ito- -A iinvmi tutillahad In lata WU. SM mI al I OmiwaroW C, fMw. !flrSSi MyhtV a W. HnUMW O sou by d! wrirafifSwa I I'm olean, wl iW S23'Bal'i!tartWw'; n!or Obld, SltvarWii, Or. hi. M:. M3SA1D, PRACTICAL CUTLER FWIfiK Saws a Specialty. i I I? ' V I i v