Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1890-11-25
MISCELLANY.
THE SEALSKIN LITIGATION.

THE sEALsKIN LITIGATION.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 25.--Th,
suit of the A askt Commercial com
nany was transferred from the supe
rior court to the United States cir.
cuit court. The suit is brought tt
recover 100000. the value of 4l5s
sealstins, alleged to he appropriated
by the defendants. The North
American Commercial company sue
ceeded the Alaska Commercial com.
pany IN the lease Of the seal islands
from the United States and took Dos
session this season. The plaintiffs
allege that the skins in question
were on the island from last year
and the defendants had no right to
them.
AcQUI TIED.
WHATCoM, WASH, Nov. 25.-The
Gary sisters, who were arrested here
aud tried for passing counterfeit
money, were acquitted yesterday.
Tney Immediately left for Portland.
WAS ONCE A RICH MERCHANT.
SEATTLE, Nov. 25.--The Tele-
graph says: The first Hebrew ever
known to serve In the chain gang
In this city IL now doing service
with the twenty or thirty other
unfortunates in charge of Captain
John Kelley. His name IL Gustave
Leon and he is serving u thirty
days sentence for vagrancy. Leon
IL about 40 years of age. He has u
brother, u business man of this city,
n painter and glazier, doing business
on West street.
Leon has seen better days. In
fact, he claims to have been
wealthy merchant ut one time In
one of the leading towns of South
ern Texas. He says he was ut one
time worth $50, 600 having accumula-
ted that sum in the dry hide busi-
ness. Fortunes reverses reduced
him to his present pitlable con.
dItion. The authorities think Leon
Is somewhat impaired in his mind.
INDIANS MUST STAY OUT OF CANADA.
WINNIPEG. b. c., Nov. 25.-
Private information received from
the Dominion capital is to the effect
that military forces here are ordered
to be In readiness to proceed to the
international boundary, to prevent
any American Indians from crossing
into British territory or melting
British Indians to joiu the uprising.
ENDousEs BOOTH.
New YORK, Nov. 25.-Rev. DIR.
McGlynn in his lecture to the Anti
Poverty Society in C0oper's insti.
tute last Sunday evening, discussed
Gen. Booths ain Darkest Eug.
land aud his plan for the reforR!u-
tiun and relief of the poverty-strick
en- and sin-stuined people of London.
Booths estimate IL that they con-
stitute One-tenth of the population,
and he proposes to relieve them by
the judicious expenditure of money
in lettering their condition. DR..
McGlynn said he approved most
heartily Of Booths work and hoped
he will succeed. Some Of the Cath
olic bishoprics In England, he said,
were enjoying incomes which
should be devoted to this work.
TAcoMA's NEW COUNCIL.
TACOMA, Nov. 25-Ihe city cOun-
Gil ut its meeting started to fulfil
party pledges l6 of the police, force }
being desposed, among them. In
spector Todd and Capt. Mckay, re-
pub leans, WHO had been retained by
Dillon AMI who are recognized as
good officers. A new set of fire cap.
'ains has also been appointed,
The committee on finances report
ell liking the annual salaries AZ fol-
lows:
Mayor, $4,000; members of council.
$500 each; city controller, $1,000; city
treasurer. $4,000; city attorney $2j00;
police judge, $1,000; members of the
board Of public works, $240O, each;
city physician, $1,000; chief of police,
WOO; chief Of fire department, $1,000;
harbor master, $l2OO; health officer,
sl2OO. The report was laid over un-
vi the next meeting. {
The rules to govern the council
We're presented and referred to the 4
judiciary committee. Saturday after .
noon OF each week il the fixed time
Tor regular meetings. EX.mayor
hlce and the ex-councilmen present
Ell paper certifying thatoD the 25th
'm October. the council by resolution
mad, through u purchasing commit
ahe, contracted to purchase c'rtain
real estate for park purpose on South {
sixth street. between Yakima ave
nus and street, II was placed on
hle. The office of police clerk was
created aud the salary fixed at $1,000 l
per year.
A MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
MAYS LANDING, Nov. 25-Ten
or twelve days ago, q, w. Fay, Z
who IL a well known druggist OF 7
hamilton, N. j., was found TO he