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Show j MYSTERIOUS POISONING CASE IN OREGON TOWN BAKER CITY, Or., Feb. 23.-A mysterious myste-rious poisoning caso Is reported from Pleasant Valley. Engineer Logg, who runs an engine on the Oregon Railroad and Navigation road, detected a peculiar tasto In his tea last night and suspecting that thc tea wnn poisoned ho mixed some with milk and gave It to a dog. The dog died In less than ten minutes, showing overy symptom of strychnine poisoning. poi-soning. Mrs. Legg also tasted of the tea and was taken violently 111. The County Coroner, Dr. Snow, was called and went to Pleasant Pleas-ant Valley on tho llrst rain. Ho returned tcdny and stated ho was of tho opinion that the dog died from the effects of strychnine. Tho Leggs do not know how tho poison got Into tho tea. Lcgg and hlu wlfo wero murrlcd in this city about a week ar.o. |