Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-09-26
MISCELLANY.
A WEEKS BUSINESS FAILURES.

tne past week, ms reported by Brad
streets, number 1877, Us against l9O
for the same period of 1889, and
against 1862 for the preceding week
Canada had 80 failures last week, as
against % for the preceding week.
The total number of failures in the
United States from January 1st to
the close Of last week was 1867, as
against Sl2B in like period of 1889.
IMMENSE WHEAT RECEIPTS.
TACOMA, Sept. 26.--About go, ,OOC
bushels of wheat have been received
at this port to date from Eastern
Washington, 10000 bushels arriv.
Ing since this beginning of the
month, as against $4,000 received
during the entire month Of Septem-
ber last year. This includes red
chaff, blue-stem and little cluo, ot
the very best quality. Although
there Is an average of 25 carloads
coming in daily, 1t is not arriving
fast enough to load the ships now in
waiting, and some of these will be
delayed.
The estimated crop of Washing
ton, as given at the produce ex-
change In this city, IL 10000, ,00o
bushels. The prices are fair aud a
very large amount of money will
soon be brought In as the result OF
the harvest. 1t IL believed that Ta-
coma will handle one-half Of the
entire crop. The Puget Sound flour
mill cleaned up $4,000 bushels (ull
OF last years crop) last week, and
are now working on this years
wheat. There are two ships IN port
loading -four.
BRILLIANT ENGINEERING TO END
INA TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.
PoRT CRESCENT. Special to Ia
coma Globe. Sept. 26.--ln continue
tion of the large and important
work undertaken by the Port Cres-
cent Improvement company. it is
Intended to commence the con-
struction Of the western breakwater
here on Saturday next.
For some weeks past gangs have
been employed day aud night in
tunnelling a lofty bluff which al
ready partly protects the harbor.
A level has been driven In 70 feet
aud then at right angles As feet each
way with huge chambers at each
end, forming an anchor shaped
cavity. The chamber has been ex-
cavsted In the bed, and these are
now being filed with Judson and
giaut blasting powder.
The exact quantity Of powder re-
quired to produce this effect, and its
proper disposition Of the rock, has
been carefully studied aud the
charge amounts in all 10 22,OOO
mounds of powder, which will be
fired by means of u dynamoFlectric
machine ut about 3 O'Clock p. III. on
Saturday next.
1t will be seen that the proper
,ions of the blast are enormous, and
approximate the biggest quantities
OF powder ever handled. An excur-
sion will run from Victoria to the
bay, but owing to the distance and
the scarcity of suitable steamers 1t
has not been found possible to run
An excursion from the Sound ports
HONEST SAM RANDALL's ESTATE
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 26.-Hon'
81 Randall, who died in Wash
ington 18th April, failed to execute
a will and to-day the register OF wills
granted letters Of administration IN
his estate to his widow. The entire
estate IL valued at about $4,000 aud
CONSISTS onttIcty VI pS'c"""'
An EXTENSIVE UPRISING PREDICT
ED-PROBABLY A GROUDNLEss
SCARE.
PITTsBuRa. Pa, Sept. 2s,--Capt'
Trimbleton Of the Seventh u. b
cavalry, command to Fort Sill, lass
ed through Pittsburg to-day, Ht
says the greatest Indian uprising "'
recent times Ia certain 10 come soon
Tue Iudian. has got an idea that the
great medicine man is coming tt
wipe out the whites aud restore te
them the ownership Of the country
The rsult Ia they have entered VIII
the fervor Of fauatics upon q ser'e'
Of incantations and religious orgies
1000 Indians about Fort Sill have
renou uced christianity and he IL ser
tuIn ~ y short time somebody vii
pretend to I've the expected grea,
I medicine man aud then trouble vii