Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-10-07
MISCELLANY.
TILE soNs OF AMERICA.

BoSTON, Mass, oct. T. Inc hTs
delegations to the national camp o
patri ,tic sons Of America arrived a
Boston. The order is represented Ii
,wo.tbirds of the states and terri
,ories, having 100 lodges, and q
total membership Of more than
10000. Delegations arrived yes.
terday from Montana. California
aud North Dakota.
THE GREAT NORTHERN WILL GEL
TO THE SOUND BY THE BEST
GRADE IT CAN FIND.
TACOMA, Oct. James J, Hill,
orSt. Paul, president of the Great
Northern railroad; Judge Greenleaf
Clark, of st. Paul; Samuel Hill, Of
Minneapolis, who il President Hills
sopIn-law and Q director Of the
Great Northern, and Leslie p.
Richardson, Of st. Paul, President
Hills private secretary, are registered
si the Tacoma. The party Is en-
route 10 Portland, vt which point
will be completed their survey Of
thu Gren, Northern's projected paral-
lei Sound line from Westminster
10 the Columbia river. Yesterday
afternoon the party enjoyed q long
Wink out towards the north end and
last evening President Hill called
on his old friend and partner, Col.
Griggs.
President Hill told Globe re-
porter last evening that the en-
giueers were q; work all along the
parallel Sound line and that more OF
them were ut work In the Cascades
seeking the easiest place for the
future transcontinental line to cross
and tap the sound country. Up to
date the easiest grade was found 10
be in the Snoqualmie pass. He said
that the factor OF the SIN illest grade
bad been an influential one In the
building of the road from the start |
and that great deal Of money had
been expended In making certain |
that the easiest grade had been found
before construction was begun. He
proposed to be certain on this point |
before he crossed the Cascades.
Work from AS naboine would
have TO he stopped In q short time
now, as the weather was becoming
extremely cold and winter was
mpidly setting in.
MICHIGAN MINERS STRIKING.
IsHPEMINo, Mich, Oct. THE
miners, trnmmer-, lumbermen and
sll underground employees Of the
Lake Angelo line have walked out.
The miners ut other oity mines are
following suit and there will prob
ably be strike In all the mines Of
the city. and probably in all the
mines OF the county, embrasing over
ten thousand men. The strike 10
for shorter hours.
HAPPY RADIANCE.
sAS FRANCISCO, Oct. Tt IL
stated there will be reunion of the
Sharon heirs next November In this
city and that litigation IL being
ended and the estate will be par
iti0ned.
THE PRESIDENT PLEAsEs HIS OLD
SEIaHBORs IN A NEAT SPEECH.
NORTH VERNON, Ind, Oct. -
To-Day has been one Of ovstions
fof President Harrison. When the
little town Of Lawrenceburg was
reached he addressed . crowd Of
nsighbors and frisnds that thronged
'ogreet him my friends." said
The President, ~ want to thank
you very cordially for this greeting.
All aesaas about here are very fam'l-
=" 10 me. Thts town Of Lawrence
oafx was the first village Of my
chi dish recollections. aud az I ap- /
preached 1t this morning the past
earliest recollections Of the home In /,
which my childhood aud early man
n0od were spent, memories crowd
III upon me that are full Of interest,
very full Of pleasure aud very full
I" sadness. We are here in our geu-
s'a'ion with the work Of thOse who
are gone upon us. Let Us see. each
nus, that In family. in neighbor-
nood aud In state we do at least with
.qu"' courage, grace aud kindness
'He work ~ bravely, kindly and
senefously done by those who filed
our place" fifty years ago"
POLITICAL.