Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-04-07
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Cal, and fainiiIes "i'
NJ NJ. Stearus, Appointment boarC
trade man at Chicago, committed
nicide under depression caused BY
ro death of his daughter, Mrs
Carter Harrison.
Senator Stanford Of California
will 90 abroad for his health
The proposed license sub titute for
.ho Iowa prohibitory law has been
'ndeenitely postponed by a test vote
Of the Legislature.
Tn Portland primaries Saturday
tho I,otan ticket carried AZ delegates,
and the Simon II. 1851 votes were
nolled and it is believed Lotan has
majority of the county convention
# is claimed that the primaries at
poseburg went 40 to ll5 against
Hermann for congress.
Euoene sends a solid delegation
10 the state convention for j. G.
Gray for state treasurer.
Aug. Mallory is the new post
master at Heppner, Or.
Ex-Governor Moody's friends
swept the primaries at The Dalles.
The entire Pacific coast delegation
are gratified over the appointment of
General Miles to be major-general
of the army. They had all strongly
recommended him for the promo
ton.
The frost is not yet out of the
ground in Northern New England.
Reports from Oregon indicate a late
spring, but seeding is in progress.
Three of the largest marble man
ufacturers of Boston haYe notified
employees that on June 1st they will
have ten hours pay for nine hours
labor. The marble cutters believe |
the demands for the nine-hour day |
will be generally granted without
recourse to a strike.
The nine-hour labor movement is
making steady and rational progress.
1t is the most practical solution of
labor problems.
The Rocklin, CAL, quarrymen's
strike is stillon.. An effort is being
made tC hire nen-union men in San
Francisco, but in that event the
stoneGutters will strike.
The gross receipts of the McMinn-
vile postotfice show an increase of
over SO per cent for the last year.
The Baker City placer miners are
making active preparations for do
ing considerable work the coming
season.
At New York arrangements to
send Palmer's theatrical company
through to Portland, Oregon, in
eighty hours are now almost COM
plete. The train will beat by about
four hours any previous time.
A Berlin dispatch announces that
in contrast with Bismarck's policy,
Emperor William intends to pave
the way to cordial relations with
France and thus isolate Russia.
The Austrian alliance, it adds, re-
mains unchanged.
At Anacortes bay one ofthe largest
schools of black fish, a species of
pOrpOise, made their appearance
Friday morning and eager inquiries
were made for Winchester rifles by
hunters who evidently intended {
having repast. {
w. A. Welch rowed out into the
river just above Niagara Falls on
March 27, to set a night line, since
which time he has been missing.
Sunday an oar and part of a boat
were found below the falls. He is q
believed to have gone over.
Boise City, Idaho, is said to be
booming.
Oats are 40 to AZ cents at Portland.
At San Francisco the fifth week 1
OF the iron moulders' strike has
closed and the fight stands appar-
emily just where it begun. 1.-The
International union," says Presi- 1
dent Valentine, who champions the
strikers, "cannot and will not let us
go under"
AT Union, Oregon, Frank E.
vaughn, charged with embezzling
the contents Of registered letter at
Enterprise, Oregon, postoffice in
November, 1889, was arrested by
Deputy U. S. Marshal Watrus, tried
In the United States commissioners s
court and held in the sum of $1,000,
Wisconsin turner's have adopted
resolutions indOrsing the principle
Of the Bennett law aud recommend
ing that the legislature provide for
suoleeting all teachers of English,
Shetherm public, parochial or pri-