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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 19, 1893)
SJL. i k - SVT . A,j, CHEAPEST Associated Press Daily News paper Published on the Pacific Coastt $3.00 a Ycnr. ONE CENT DAILY!. 25ct. sv mentk by MMt Prepaid ia Advsmce. No Papers Sfoat Wjht Time Is Oat. JOURNAL kj AJl 1 J AJu SBC 555S3C VOL. 6. DAILY EDITION. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1893. DAILY EDITION. no. am jB5smBm9BB!mLH WE CAN'T DRAW l Pictures, but our new all wool suits at ' $6.50 draw trade like a house afire. Draw ,win and feel of em.' , G. W. JOHNSON & SON. ' i-x-J H. W. COTTLE & CO., General Insurance Agency. lleprcsontlrig the following well-known and,rellable Cempanies: STATE IN8URANGK CO., JElaa Insurance Co., Traders' Insurance Co., Hun Insurance Co.. National Insurance Co., Westchester Klre Ins. Co., Iilon Klre Insurance Co., Imperial Fire Insurance Co., London Ji Lancashire Fire Ins. Soc, London ssurance ( orporatlon, Alliance Assurance Co., Norwich Union Fire Ina.S .o Oldest and LeicUog Firm In the City Devoted Exclusively to Insurance, BAOTAIU Tailoring and Steam Dye XJO I Ull lng Works. Ladies' and Gent'emens' Clothing Cleaned, Dyed, Repaired arrd- Piessed. Work neatly done on short notice, at moderate prices. State tit., 1 door below Smith & Stelner's drug storo, Salem. I. GOLD & 00. Ed; C. Cross, JED. Meeker & Co,, Hop Kxporters OFFICE, OberheifO Block, up stairs, Salem. W. A. TEMFLETON, Gcn'l Agent. F. T. HART, 247 COMMERCIAL 8TBEET. Lamoureux's Stables, The West PfiDtiDgCo.St Hpecial attention to mall ordera. 203 Commercial St.. ..)? - MITCHELL, WRIGHT & CO., GENERAL lasturano - Agents, 245 Commercial Street. American Tire Insurance Co., Phila. Home IuHurance Co, New York. Korwicb-Unlon Ins. Co.. Liverpool. Palatine Inburanoe Co,. Manchester. Over One Million Dollars Deposited With State Treasurer of Oregoa for Protection of Policy Holders la Oregon only. All Lou. Adjusted and Patd roh Salem AjencyonPoUcIe. Writ ia Marion, Polk, Yamhill and linn Counties. Also Writ Wk and A'ocWwt InWanoe In Best Companies ia the World. I . Wholesale and Rctai Dealer in Fresh, Salt and Smoked Meats of allKimlr 05 Court and 110 State Streets. Choice las LEADING MERCHANQ TAILOR. First - class work. Reasonable prices, - - Faltm, Oregon. SALE, OREGON. Western Assurance, Toronto, Canada. Lancashire, Manchester, Eug. IfaniburK-Mndtburjr. Germany. Home Mutual, Ban Francisco, Cal. II He Can't Get a Final Vote on Repeal. PASSENGER TRAINS COLLIDE. Many Lives Lost and Dozens Badly Wounded. YELLOW FEVER BEYOND CONTROL. The Rebels Gaining Ground at Rio Janeiro. In the Senate. Washington, Sept. 19. Tho situa tion in the senate on tho repeal bill reached a crucial stage this morning. Voorhees, the leader of the repeal forces, after a sensational denunciation of the New York bankers aud defiance to the press that has been criticizing hts ao tions and questioning his motives, do manded tin m'nority senators to name a date for th ' final vote. Dubois, of Idaho, met the demand by a positive dadtaratlon that the auti repeal men would oppose the passage of the repeal bill by availing thems lve-t of every advantage afforded them un der the rules and usages of the senate Tho Big Pour Wreck. Chicago Ills. Sept.10 Last night, owing to the heavy world's fair travel, he south bound Big Four express lefl Herein to sections. At Manterno, sixty miles south of here the first section stopped for water Just beyond a curve. Tboscond section followed close be bind and crashed into the standing t ain at high rate of speed before the Hag man could get back far euough to give warning. The last car of the first sectloi was empty, o'se no one In It would have been left alive, as it was canned into kindling wool. Two day coiohes wjre crushed. These cars were filled with passengara. The worst hurt were taken to tho neighboring houses and others were brought to thU city and taken to St. Lukes hospital. The following Is a list of the dead: Etnll Klmmel, of Dayton, Ohio; J. W Powoll, of New Vienna, Ohio; L. L. Sweet, of Louisville, Ky., Diyld Jack on, of Carroel, Ohio; Minnie Duvers, f Lo-ver Albany, Ind. Two dead men tud one woman are unidentified. Fourteen were Injured of whom the ollowlng will likely die: Blanche Seleeson, of Sinking Springs, Ohio; Wm. Eklans, of Powellton, W. Va., A. J. Scholter, of Ripley, Ohio. The two unknown bodies of men have been Identified as Chas. Dickon dasher and Jacob Simpson, of Colum bus, Ohio. The body of the young wman has been Identified as that of Miss O. E 1 ward, or Chicago. Injured n all number about twenty. The flag man of the second station has dlsap reared. Yellow Pever Raging. Washington, bept 10. Advices jame from , Brunswick, Ga., to the ef fect that yellow fever pervades every part of the city end an epidemic seems nevitable. Rebels Oaimrg around. BUE.V03 Ayhes, Bept. lO.-Tbe re port Is current that a portion of the rebel fleet has succeeded In forcing a RADFIELD'S FEMALE REGULATOR IUi proven an InftLlllMe !.UA tnr all dtnnre- menti jecnUr to jbe I lo vuwb and orun au I eiM H taken in Urn It I rrcuUUs B d vivuwx IUCAH l - - I orgauu- Younf Udic t jmjmjmjmjmjmjmjmmr oiucr ow - w-Tr xf w$ fitul la It ft bcaunr. twwin .. iiiA..tB.u,MMMiitilnfiafrYifil linvalffUIil ut Uom vba luv trtod It. M'riuorUuk MXoWomi."Baedlree. BolUbdrujjUu. MMW1J MWUTM M, tnt, AtUtU, Ci MID H Vn I I tj IflM pnosage pant the forts at Rio, with tho luteutlou of blockading Santos, and if necessary shelling' It. Provisions at Rio are becoming very scarce. If tho rebels capture Santos the railroad to Rio would enable them to attack Rio In the rear and on tho land side. This It Is believed will be object of the revolution ary leader. Democrats Disagree. Washington, Sept. 0. Tho disposi tion manifested by some Democratic members of tho house to continun to follow tho majority In tho matter of tho federal election bill, has made a caucus necessary, and a call for the caucus has been Issued for this after-. noon. Heavy Failure. Ht. Paul, Minn., Sept. 19. Mast, Buford & Burwell, one of the largest firms In , wagons and carriages In tho Northwest, failed this morning. $30,000 Returned. Hanc Cic, Mich., Sept. 10. Fireman Liberty has given up $30,000 of the money taken by the lo'jbers from the Mineral Range train. He says ho had another $40,000, but that somo of his confederalee made aw.iy with it. It is doubtful If It is reo ivered. Eight more arrests were made this afternoon. Village Burned. PlTTSUUUG, Peuua., Sept. 10. A .-tpeeial says that Tippecanoe; a village ot 200 Inhabitants, is burning up, with no hopes of saving it. Polk's Grave Moved. NashvIllb, Sept. 10. Tue Remains of James K. Polk, the tenth president of tho United States, aud those of his wife were removed from the tomb at Polk place, the old fumily residence In this city this morning, to the state cap tol grounds, nndfwero re-Interred. Family Murdered. Washington, Iud., Bept. 10. News it received from Harrison township, twelve miles from here, that Dencson Wrattan uud family, six in all, were murdered lust night. A Justice Appointed. Washington, Sept.' 10. The prtsl lent nominated W. B. Hornblower, of New York, associate justice of the -nipreme court of the United States, Ttie president has also nominated J. J. Vauqualleu of Rhode Island, ambas sador to Italy. TBB MARKETS. San Fkancisco, Sep1. 10. Wheat, December (1.15, Chicago, Sopt, 10. Caih, 07J; De cember 711. Portland, Sopt. 10. Wheat valley, $1.00; Walla Wulla.87j. How's This! We oiler One Hundred Dollars re ward fur any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F.J. CiiENEy&Co., Toledo, O. We, the uuderslgued, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 16 years, aud. be lieve him perfectly honorable In all business transactions und financially able to carry out any obligations made by their llrm. Wkst & 'IniMX, Wholesale Drug itUts, Toledo, O Waldi.no, Kinnan & MAitVIN, Wholesale Druggists, Tole do, O. Hull's Catarrh fure Is taken intern, ally, acllnu directly upou the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimoululs sent fret-. Price 76a per bottle. Sold by all Drugglsis. hra M tiler I'nr Iloror. It is will known that sea water has a most bewfaiial effect upon the appear ance of Ikwh, imparting u tatin g)os to their coats, a brightness to tho eye and a generally refreshed nppcaranco. It is no unusual thing at Cujm) May and various other seaside resorts to see 'os tlers giving tho animals in their charge their sea plunge as regularly as the most systematic bather on the lx-ach. Borne New Yorkers suintnerinir in Buropo send their stables to th" ftrashoru for a fort night simply for tho bathing. Utlca Herald. Hot t rllir VMfti III LobiIuh. It has become nriiniseiblo to wear a straw hat, brown boots and to discard a waistcoat in London, and If it pleases men to wear a block scarf to substitute for a wauitcoat no objection will be made by the most authoritative dressers. London CVinrt Journal. Under tue nam of 'R&l RlVer Valley and Western, a comjauy lias been funned to build a line from Lyucbbnrtf, N. D., to the James river, A number of west em capitalists are backing the enterprise. PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS Resolve That Everything pnblican is Bad. Re- A MOST WELCOME RAIN Stays tho Flames in tho Wiscon sin Timber.- Keystono Democrats, HAimisnuua, Pa., Sept. 10. Tbo Democratic State Convention met this afternoon. It calls upon ono of Penn slyvania's senators to support uncondi tional repeal. It holds tho Republican party and MoKlnloy tariff responsible for tho financial condition of tho coun try and declares a prompt revision of tho tariff necessary. Tho Groat Timber Fires. St. Paui, Sept. 10. Tho dry spoil has been broken by a furious thunder storm oocompanied by heavy ratnp. Then came a downpour of hail. During the storm two peoplo were killed by lightning while sitting in the house. Some damago was dono by ball. ASHLAND, Wis., Sept. 10. File throughout the state has been extin guished by a heavy rain. Captain Day estimated that no less than 70,000,000 feet of pine on the Odanah reservation has burned, causing u loss to the gov ernment of $030,000. Neither this city uor BaylloM is in danger. Tho water works system has been put in working order again. "Ollluir tli Voloo." The voices of singers noed an occa sional "oiling," and some peculiar remedies have been in vogue among singers which, it is interesting to know. When Gollmayer, the famous eoubrottOf visited this country, she confessed to tho writer that pho treat ed her throat beforo each perform ance to a good rubbing with rum and glycerin. This statement lod to further in vestigations in this lino with tho fol lowing result: Labatt, tho great Swedish tenor, ate two salt pickols boforo going en to sing. Wachtol UBod tho yolk of an egg with .sugar. Othor vocal stare drink boer, champagno, soda water or punch. Walter, the tenor, drinkn cold coffee without cream, and Qoia tinger rolioa on a glass of grog. Zoila Trobolli, tho famous contralto who died not long ago, always drnnk lem onade beforo she wont on tho stage. Kindermann chewed dried prunos during tho intermissions, and Son tholm swore by a pinch of snuff bo foro each aria. Somo singors who aro passionate smokers refrain from smoking on tho days on which they aro to sing, whilo a number of can tutrices boliovo that their voices aro vastly improved by tho smoking of a cigarette just boforo tbo curtain rises. St. Louis Post-Dispatch. A Watted Admonition. It was in a street car, and tho pas sengers wore all fretting and nervous over tho heat. A man and woman and a fat baby occupied tho corner seats. Tho baby, after clamlwring around in an uimleHS mannor iopu lar with infants, nt lost began to cry lustily, whilo tho man jolted It up and down first on ono kuco and then on tho other, giving it his watch to play with and doing his best to sootho tho antics of tho youngster. An old lady who sat in tho far corner bo camo very much interested in tho proceedings, and finally, when eho saw that all overtures wore unavail ing, sho could stand it no longor, and in a voico that all tho passengers could hear and looking very indig nantly at tho young woman shesaidt "That baby wants Its mother; that's what's tho matter with It. You had hotter take it A man nover knows how to bondlo a baby any how." At this very pointed remark tho young woman in the corner rose, gathered together her bundle and made a hasty exit from the car. It ia nodloss to explain that the baby whs not hers, and it was hard to toll which was tho moro embarrassed, tho old or the young woman. Phlladel phia Times. Ah Kft For Murines. First Attendant Who U that fel low hanging around the Venus of Milo! Second Attendant Pension agent, I guess. I overheard him telling her that arm ought to be good for 23 a month. New York Time Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. RoYal gmssm ABSOLUTELY PURE THE KING OF MANICALAND. A Vlitt to an African I'otentatn Who Dm but One Object In Lire. I havo just profited by a holiday to pay a visit to tho Chief Umtassa, or rather tho Kinglet Umtassa, as tho official dis patches call him. Tho country belongs to him, and tho Chartorod company gives him a yearly present of $100, and this prcsont was just due. It is almost Impossible) to got a glimpso of Umtassa, partly becauso ho ia such a very impor tant person in his own eyes but chiefly becauso his llfo has only threo phases going to drink, drinking and bcingvery drunk indeed. It is extremely diteult to catch him in tho first of thoso phases. Wo woro shown into a "reception hut," into .which wo crawled almost upon our hnmlsand knees, and wo seated ourselves on mats, preparod to wait an indefinite tlmo, for tho chio of a nativo chief, liko that of a smart dentist, is to keop overy ono waiting ns long as possi ble. After about half an hour wo began to clamor, and then wo loft tho hut and began to wander about tho kraal, a pro ceeding which tho natives greatly ob jected to, and before wo had gono far au induna camo to say that Umtassa was coming and had sent a present of Kaffir boer. So we scrambled back and sat outsldo tho stuffy hut and waited. At last a sort of procession camo wind ing down among tho rocks, somo of tho natives wearing a snuffbox and a catskin, others draped In a blanket a la Jnltns Cassar, but nono of thorn carrying any sort of woapon, with tho exception of a big native, who carried Uimassa'a knob korrio and his battleax. After this usher of tho Black Rod came Umtassa, draped In a bluo and white toga, with a blue and whtto cap on his head. Much to our surprise, ho turned ont to bo a very im posing looking porsonago. In splto of tils oxccsslvo dirt ho decidedly possesses what is called lo grand nlr, which I take to bo producod by a complete- satisfac tion of one's self and ono'u surroundings and not a little contempt for tho rest of tho world, Well, our friend Umtassa guvoeach of us a very grimy hand to slutlcc, and really one might have planted u meallo field under each of his nails. Ho then sat down on his mat, with all his people grouped around him, and his Induna told our interpreter that ho might speak. Thereupon a good deal of business was transacted. South Africa. Unwonted l'recautlou. Tho woman who is so "ufrald of elec tricity" seems to got commonor overy day. Sho took about flvo minutes to board a horso car yesterday just because thoro was an electric car directly bohind it. The conductor encouragod her all ho could from tho platform, but after castiug startled glances at tho big car standing on tho track sho would make an ineffectual attempt to reach the steps of tho car in front of it, aud when with in a few feot of it she always dodged back with little squeal, as If she thought tho car would jump the track, trolley and all, for tho sole purposo of running her down. It was not until the policeman saw tho dilemma and took her by tho arm and lead her aboard that she accomplished the feat. Even then sho camo in muttering! "1 can't help it. I am scared to death by electricity." It goes without tho saying that sho was young and pretty. Other wise no car would baro bothered to wait for her, and sho might still bo dodging out into the street aud back, In fact, sho was so pretty that tho conductor and policeman wero patient, and it is surprising that some man on the car did not dart into tbo street and fetch her aboard in his arms. Sho was so scared that she would not liavo minded such gallantry, Boston Journal. W. IL Mealy, who has been appointed superintendent of tho Mexican Central line, will havo his headquarters in Taav plco, Mexico. A direct railroad from East St. Louis to Cairo, Uls is contemplated, and a company U being organised to build the road. The) Japanese government has planned for tho construction of U new railways. At preseut the railways of that country comprUo 1,500 miles. The New York Central has bought a controlling interest in the Carthago, Wawrtown ana Bsxxetu lurnor rail road, which It has heretofore operated nude? lease. Ia Uno with its eoonomlo policy tho Pennsylvania Railroad company lias ma terially reduced lU forcoof freight and passeager auditors. Tho hours of labor ot the force retained have been extended o as to cover the extra work occastoasd by tho reduction, Baking Powder UDOS AND ENDS. Moro than 00,000 Parisians mako a liv ing by picking up what others throw away. New Zealand has set apart twoblanda for the preservation of its remarkable wild birds and other animals. According to tho tracks found hi a stone quarry in Connecticut, a bird with a foot 11 inches in length onco inhabited those parts. Tho rainiest placo in tho United States Is tho shoro of Neap bay, in Washington, whero ISO inchoa of rain fell laBt year. Tho first United States postal cards wore Issued in May, 1878, and during tho first two months of thoir existence 81, 000,000 wero used. Asbcstus was known to the ancients, who mado towels, napkins and other like articles of it and used to clean them by throwing thorn into the fire. Tho British museum has recently ac quired a Chinese bank note dating back to tho last years of tho fourteenth een- tury. It is tho oldest bank note known. Tho new ropublio of Brazil has ad- mitted women not only into tho service of telegraphs and telephones, but into all tho government departments indis criminately. From classical geography this country has borrowed 10 Utlcas, 20 Romee, 6 Marathons, 10 Spartas, O.Attioas, 0 Ith acas, 8 Dolphls, 18 Athenses, IS Cor Inths, 2fl Troys, The Bank of England manufacture on Its own promises all tho material neces sary in its business, making the paper of its own notes and even the ink used in printing them. Traces of the bicycle aro found as far back as the fifteenth century. In fact, Egyptian figures, found on obelisks, mounted on two Whoelod vohicles, show they had some Idea of tho volocipede. Out of 874,741 alion steerage passen gers iandod at New York in 1802 only 4,110 gave their destination as tho south ern states. So far this year tho propor tlon of southern bound immigrants is no greater. During tho thirteenth century the Chi nese emperors mado money from the in ner bark ot tho mulberry treo, cutting It into round pieces and stamping it. To counterfeit or refuse to accept Has legal tender was punishable by death,. THE GREAT REVOLUTIONS. 102s Revolution in Hungary, The vanquished party asked aid of the Aus trlans, who camo and;finally subjugated tho entire country to Austrian rale. 1847 A republic established at Rome by Rlenrl, who was afterward compelled to abdicate 1673 Oonoral royolt in Tho Nether- ; lands against tho Spanish rulo. Along war. Independence recognized In 1109, 1580 By conspiracy and revolution tho control ot Portugal passed to the Spanish kings. 1818 The first Romanoff ascended tho throne of Russia. Present dynasty founded. 1016 China conquered by tho Mant chou Tartars, tho present Tsln dynasty, 1840 Successful revolt ot tho Portn gnoso against Spanish rule. Portugal mado independent. 1013 Revolution of tho English par liament against tho king begun, aud commonwealth set up with a lord pro tector. 1648 After nearly threo centuries of almost constant conflict tho indopoad nee of Switzerland was acknowledged by tho treaty of Westphalia. 1648 Treaty of Westphalia closed tha Thirty Years' War for religions tolera tion. Princlplo of universal religious toleration established, 1955 Poland completely overrun by the Swedes and with tho apparent con seat ot its population incorporated into the kingdom of Sweden. Fivo year later, 1600, a geneal rebellion broko out ta all parts of the kingdom, th Swede were expelled, aud Poland agivla beoaitu froe, St. LouU Globe-Democrat. RAILROAD TIES. Tho first cable street railroad was built in San Francisco in 187U, The Now York. I'hlhullU and Nor folk road is going to baild a big depot as Salisbury, Md, The Northern Pacifia directors say thai the Wisconsin Central has been ojwtd at a lo of 11,144,000. It is said that the Plant syadicafciliaa abandoned all hopo of curUiUa Flor ida Central and Pniaalar ay. The ieneral maer ot ttwCMoau lhMsar trying to a4e wsawiwa that Xlll bd thest totxtker 1st th) frwtt of II f I I