Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-06
FOREIGN
LABOR CONGRESS opPosN

LIE LABOR CONGRESS oPPOsEx
BRITISH RULE.
OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 6.--The pro-
yfncial general labor congress lust
mt adopted the following resolu'
IN:
u Resolved, that we demand In be-
If OF the people of this country
right hereafter to elect our own
RernJr general instead of having
- appointed for ny by the British
vernnent."
DIOR TROUBLES THE WORLD
A AROUND, IT SEEMS. l,
BRUSSELS, Sep. 6.-The national
1gian labor party has resolved to
1lare u general strike on the occa-
iG)oo of the meeting Of the general
;l'IIGr congress- on September l4th.
/, Ia BoYCVrT-.JoHN BURNS GOES
no THE HEAD.
IfvERPoOI., Sept. 8.--At tO-day's
s sion of the British trades unions
gress II was resolved TO boycott
m unfairly made goods ana all rail-.
ays, tramways and boa,s whose
S'tnployes are underpnid. Brit
istle, the leader of aii cott0a-
& Glorkers has resigned from The parl'a-
Z nenlary comml zee, giving Gs y
>.|lIrRson that he was not in SrvOr of
& iohe passage of compulsory eight
HbOr law. John Bulrs was up
jfblnted member in Dit.w hist e's
neepd. The announcement was re-
lived with chce,s md groans. The
oongress then dissolved.
HARMLESS FRENCH DUEL.
pAEIs, Frpnce, sept. g. After
bur unsucecs sfui attem rs TO fis mt a
duel OH account of differences ris,ng
1tDm the BOu.rnyei reve!. .Ons
BOchfort and Thiebuud this morning
succeeded in having IN cor ..ter ~
Iockinys, Holland. T,iemnd is
Wounded slightly in the thi3h.
CANADIAN OPINION.
OTTAWA, Gen., Sept. 6.--A,' cabi-
1T ministers were asked 10 expire
- opinion of SeDuiOr Sherman's
4ociprocity resolution. They were
Grlicent, but seemed inclined 10 re-
I'D II with some favor, and were OF
Npini0n il the proposal pus-ed The
bate 1t will be tpkcn up bv the
- Lament OF Canada.
DAMAGING FLOODS IN GERMANY.
EL ,DaN, Sep. o.-The river Elbe
& II rising rapidly. A purtion OF the
ofy il inundated. A number Of
|yhGhOol hOuaes u.e closed, ns they
); ;aSe in danger oi being submerged.
Ihe BOber r.ve', jp Silesia, has over
lowed IT'S banas rod the tOvn Of
4 kisDierw order ~ uUndatCG.
ON THE JwS1's LtMENT PLAN.
TORONTO, G.. nptr. sept. 6-Wr.
IL Mcleod was secieJced forty
: s1rshes In two ips.. iments and two
2ears Imprisonment. 70: raping a lit
1le girl. He received the first in
ala 'nlent to-dpy. He took the pun
i6hnlent poorly yelling for mercy at
avery stroke.
M TERRIFIC HEAT.
Ew BaUNswlCK, N. s., Sept. u.
This IL the hottest day here this
yeer. At eleven a. M, the mercury
n1ood 82; at noon many manufactu~-
Ing firms shut down, the men not
ling able to stand the her. Mer-
&nry ranged rom 0S to 1906.
1RENCH-AMEEiCAN SCANDAL ;Fta-.
M MALE DUEL AvERTED BY
THE P0-LCG. e
LONDoN, Eug. Sep. CA fow
I've fgo a French )eov OF sood
a1andiug, accused o. kme ,iccn Il ~
io Ppr's OF attempting 10 e''er etc
Ne pffec:Ions of her husbe nd. Both
Ioli,es met at the Cafe Anne ican ard
<EnrG.e scene, The French wOua'
cpD.ng her .trens-At matte cc,ai
i.h her glcved hand. The Whole
bO-y, the American w0man sr'd,
YES an outrageous fi'sehooi, q and
,Ghe gave lie French wonlan twenty
bur bou,s in which TO retract her
Noras. AT the end Of ths period
) &he American lady challenged her
4ntagcnist to a due, TIE latter ac-
oep;ed, 10 fight with swoiis. Ev-
a Aovery hing being arranged, they,
With t..e,r friends pepcired to the
& Aieudon woods on Thursday morn
'u3Ds. Al was really when three
ZEN q srmes stepped UP aud ar
ested he doc,or aud principals and
look them TO he sous Prefecture.
y BOme ..,ead OF the French madame,
I Is alleged, geve information TO
he police Ia, advance. They were
sleased on parole, the weapons Of
he principals being cou6scated.
ID CRAZY DRUNK RUsHEs OUT OF A
M SALOON AND FIRES ON THE
CROWD.
NEW York, N. Y, Sept. g.
Bleeoker street was crowded with
q pedestrians this afternoon when
policeman Edward J. Sweeney,
crazy drunk, ran out of The barroom
Of the MADEIRA Hou.e and with a
whoop wildly fourishsd a bulldog
revolver anj sent five BULLETS in sue
cesion INTO u throng Of people who
fled In all a. ections, panic stricken.