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Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

Alice AtherGOn the Popular Actress
says, Z. 5. Holden: During the
prevailing cold weather | have
suffered from severe cough. l am
pleased to state that | received great
relief from the use of your Ethereal
Cough syrup
ALICE ATHERTON.
San Francisco, Feb. 10, 1879
Large size $500, small 50 cents. for
sale by all Druggists.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12
CALL and SETTLE.

Those knowing themselves indebted to
j. y. ROtan please cHll and settle between
now and January lSt, as | am obliged TO
collect All accounts then unsettled will
be placed in hands ola collector. ll:2S I'm
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

THE OPERA HOUsE.-There are
few buildings just now that Salem
needs more than good opera house.
The opera house is not fit to hold n
public meeting in during the cold
weather. Many i'll words haye
been heard against such an opera
house for the capital city of pros
porous state like Oregon, since the
two public entertainments given
there on Friday and Saturday eve
nings of last week. The auditori-
um was not properly warmed be-
fore the performances began
and the fire was permitted to go
out during the evening, and the
complaints have been strong and
numerous against the exposure the
performers and the audience are
subjected to while In attend
ance. The reader on Saturday
night suffered great deal from cold.
~ ~ Ntll hhbNn luCl lnAt NhlcIl
Is made the pivot for ridicule by all
travelling troupes on account of her
opera house, The people here COM
plain that they can't get a good
sized audience to any entertainment
given In the opera house, yet the
reason is plain. Give Salem good
aud attractive opera house and
there will be no trouble in securing
a full house at every deserved play
that comes along. Salem is "A lit
erary loving city as we'll as one that
loves proper amusements, and she
would under favorable circum-
stances well support either. The
JOURNAL does not desire To find
fault with the management of the
present opera house, but II no
longer meets the demands of the I.
city, aud Salem must, in order to .
secure the best troupes have better
opera heuse accommodations.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

Krausse Bros. are offering a spe-
cial bargain in shoes for gents, and
also special cut-price shoe for
ladies. Close buyers are taking ad-
vantage of this cut while it lasts.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

ereu the Oatn OF OIllC6 10 JDe HleUl-
hers present.
ORDER OF BUSINESS.
On motion the following was
adopted as the order of business for
efIecting a permanent organization:
Election Of Speaker.
Election of Chief Clerk.
rd-Election of Assistant Chief
Clerk.
Fourth Election of Sergeant-at-
Arms.
Fifth--Election Of DoOrkeeper.
Sixth-Election of three Pages.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUS NOMINEES.
For Speaker. II. T. Geer of Marion.
Chief Clerk, r. II. Hays Of Tilla-
nook.
First assistant Chief Clerk, Frank
Davey of Marion.
Second assistant Clerk, f. O..
Hutchinson of Douglas.
For Reading CLERK, G, o. Holman
Of Multnomah.
Sergeant at Arms, J. NJ. Stott of
Multn omah.
Doorkeeper, A. w. Drager, OF
Marion.
Asst. Doorkeeper, r. NJ. Smith, ,oi
Polk.
Pages OF House, Chester Fox, Guy
Mcpherson, Carl Gray.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

Legislators and strangers in the
city will do well to sample the meals
at Strong restaurant before making
permanent arrangement for board.
Regular meals only 25 cents.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12
25C Want Column.

Notices inserted for ONE CENT PER
WORD EACH INSERTION. No adver.
tisement inserted in this column for less
than twenty-five cents.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12
Political treachery pays in Oregon.

The selection of Simon for presi-
dent of the senate will not tend to
strengthen the republican party
where it apparently most needed
strength-among the farmers and
working men.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

SenatorSimon's political chicanery
gave Oregon democratic supreme
judge, a democratic governor and
will go a long way toward giving
the state to the democrats in 1892.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

The secretary Of state admins
cred the oath of Office to the mem-
hers present.
Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-12

ENlNE furnished rooms at reasonable rates
Il at 81 Chemeketa street. 80 tw
L INDERGARTEN: Mrs Padgham's
IN primary school and kindergarten in
session room of the Presbyterian Church.
The morning call., 1891-02-22
RENRY'S DROW MING.
Washed Out of the Life.B Boat
While to the Rescue.

Charles Henry, keeper of the Fort Point
Life-saying Station, was drowned by being
washed out of the life-boat off Point Diablo
while on her way to rescue tue crew of the
distressed Elizabeth The drowning took
place about o'clock. He was appointed
ON Thursday, succeeding Charles Stuart.
who had been keeper for seven months, but
had been transferred to the Point Adams
station on the Columbia River. Henry had
been in the service for number of years
and for five on duty in charge of the station
at Milwaukee, Wis. He was a native of
Germany, 45 years OF age, and unmarried.
Il. Swanson, surfman No. 2, who was in
the boat out of which Henry was lost, gave
the following details of the affair: The
boat was put out in response to a
telephone order from Keeper Hollohan
from the Cliff House station that
ship was in distress in the north
chanuel and that tug would come for the
boat The boat was launched with all hands
and the keeper, who had on life-preseryers.
When off the wharf the tide was found to
be strong and tug was hailed for a tow.
but made no answer.
The Relief took the crews boat In tow
and when about mile outside of the Heads
the weather was found 10 be very thick.
with very heavy rain SQUALLS and a terrible
sea running "We could. aot seeIanything, I"
The morning call., 1891-02-22
BASEBALL SPLIT.
a Rigid Boycott Declared Against the Ameri-
can Association


can Association.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-The American Asso-
citation may wish before long that it had not
been in such hurry in getting out of the
national baseball agreement and stirring up
a rumpus. The National Board of Control
met here to-day and declared war to the
knife on the American Association. In
terse document the board says the published
reasons for the secession of the association
cannot be regarded as more than pretexts
and the resulting consequences OF its i'll
advised action must rest on that body By
Its OWN action it has annulled the approval
OF all contracts with players and its clubs
have released all men IRON reservation.
These players are now free to sign with any
other national agreement club. Further
more a rigid boycott is declared against any
club playing under the auspices OF the
American Association.
In conference preceding the drawing up
OF this prOnunclamentO, 1t was stated that
the oBlerDauer-StOvey decision was only
seized on by the association as good excuse
to pull out A week before that decision
was rendered their representatives had been
trying to sign Pfetfer, Cooney and other
Chicago men, telling them the association
was about to withdraw from the National
Agreement; that it couldn't last; that the
league was going to the wall and the
western Association would join bands with
the American.
The men quietly notified Spalding of all
this. Already many players reserved by
the association have telcgraphed their in
tentOn of standing by the National Agree
ment and the association Will probably
find itself in bad way for players when
The season opens. The Intern tional
League has telegraphed Thurman that il
will stand by the National Agreement, and
proposition has been received from a
gentleman, whose name is kept quiet, to
form new league in the East to take the
place Of the association. What will happen
later depends upon whether the American
Association expresses repentance and comes
back into the fold.
The morning call., 1891-02-22
DERVISHES
DEFEATED.
A Great Battle Won by Egyp-
tian Troops.
OSman Dlgna's Forces Completely Routed
With Loss Of Nearly One
Thousand Killed.
Special to THE MORNING CALI

AFAFTTE EGYPT, via Suakim), Feb 21.-A
severe engagement was fought at Tokar,
February 18th, between the Egyptian troops
and Osman Digna's forces, and nearly 1000
lives were lost
1he Egyptians advanced from Afafte
during the early dawn of Thursday. The
enemy was sighted near 1okar, and after
an exchange of shots between the skirmish-
ers, the Egyptians pushed forward through
the brushwoOd to seize the old Government
building, tumble-down ruin, which forms
strategic point, where the infantry could
hold out against heavy Odds.
The dervishes, seeing the object of the
Egyptian advance, made a rush for the
building and surrounded it by compact
mass of Arab rifemen, who poured hot
fire into the ranks of the advancing Egyp-
tians, the latter returning the fire as they
advanced.
The Egyptians fixed 5ayoneis when
within easy distance of the enemy and
charged. For over an hour desperate
hand-.o-hand, bayonet-to-spear and sword
fight followed.
Finally the Egyptian cavalry made a
brilliant charge upon the deryishes, who
retired in disorder, suffering a crushing de-
feat
The deryishes numbered at least 1000
fighting men. There was about an equal
force of Egyptians.
After the retreat of the dervishes the
troops found over 700 dead around the posi-
tiOn mentioned, while large numbers of dead
were lying in the bushes around the build
ings.
Nearly every Emir of importance fell
upon the field.
Osman Digna did not take part in the
fight, but watched its progress from point
OF vantage near Afatite.
After seeing his followers lad suffered a
disastrous defeat OSmau Disna, accom-
panied by about thirty horsemen, fled TO-
ward Temrn.
The Egyptians will advance on Temrin
tomorrow.
The losses upon the part of the Egyptians
are captain Barrow and twelve men killed
and CAPTAIN Berry and four Egyptian officers
ana forty-two men wounded.
After leaving force of troops to garrison
Iokar, the Egyptian troops marched direct
to Afahte and ascended the hills recently Oc-
cupied by the enemy.
Afafite was found to have been vacated.
though there we're many hundreds of Arabs
In the vicinity. These Arabs quietly sur
rendered to the Egyptians, handing over to
their captors number of spears and rifles
The Egyptians also captured large Quanti-
Ties OF stores and ammunition.
The morning call., 1891-02-22
The NJ JORITY REPORT.
The House Committees Reasons for OppOS-
Ing thG Free Coinage Bill.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The adverse re-
port OF tile majority of the House Coinage
Committee on the Senate Free Coinage Bill
says In part: Under the present act S54,-
100000 annually is being added to the
volume of currency of the country in the
form of Treasury notes for the bullion pur-
chased. This largely exceeds the contrac-
ton In the way OF the retirement of bank
notes, and in ten years would, at the same
rate, gradually add TO the volume of cur
rency above the amount of bank notes,
should they be all retired, $1,000 600. The
Secretary of the Treasury states that the
amount of surplus silver in the world above
the amount used in the arts and coinage in
all other countries than the United States
was. for 1888, 59,0OO5O0 ounces Ii this es-
innate is correct under the present law
there is provision for using the worlds sur
plus which is all that uni United coin
age could accomplish 1t is said,
however, that the demand Of
the present law does not call for
all the silver surplus, and that there are now
bearing" the market 100000 ounces,
which are sufficient 10 keep down the price
OF silver to its present selling figure.
Whether these 100000 ounces are likely to
remain threat TO the market or whether
they are used by designing persons us a tenn
pnrary means to depreSS the price, is Il mat
tei upou winch lnIelIlEent persons who
have appeared before the COMMITTEES differ
Inns can be determined by the continuance
OF the present policy of buying no more than
the 100000 ounces monthly, provided for
by the existing law. If the presence of
13,OO0,OOO ounces is continued only for the
purpose Of etfecting some change in the
legislation, it will soon be permitted to 60
Its way. If, on the other iland, it is in actual
excess over the demand, it will be easy at
any future time for Congress to provide for
its absorption into the volume of currency.
The Treasury notes issued under the present
law are legal tender. This is the highest
function that could be given silver under
free coinage, so that, under the existing law,
we have provision for the Use OF all silver
that would be brought 10 the mntS under
free coinage, assuming the worlds surplus
to be as already stated. The money issued
has all the leaGing Qualities and purchasing
power Of coined money, and in addition, is
confined practically to the American product,
so the United States is out OF all danger, so
strenuouSly insisted upon by many persons,
OF the flooding of our market with the silver
OF the world. The present law at the time
OF its passage was declared by many ardent
supporters Of free coinage to be satisfactory
The conditions are substantially the same
as then If the present law, when passed,
promised to all intents and purp ses the use
oi The American product and authorized the
issue OF money as good for all purposes as
coined silver, it Is net now evident to the
committee wherein it has failed in that
promise, nor wherein it Is likely in the
future TO fail to accomplish that desirable
end
The morning call., 1891-02-22
Good remplars, Anniversary.

On the 22d of February. 1855. the first
lodge of the order of Good Templars in the
State of California was instituted at Santa
Cruz. The thirty sixth anniversary of this
event will be celebrated with appropriate
exercises on Tuesday evening in Cambrian
Hall, 1133 Mission street, when the follow
Ing programme will be rendered:
Opening remarks by the presiding officer,
Judge Robert Thompson; piano solo, Professor
A. Phelps; recitation, Miss nary Horan; vocal
solo, Miss Lizzie Kyle; recitation. Miss Winnie
NJ. Randall; instrumental music, Mansfeld's
Banjo Club; address; vocal duet. May Cook aud
Rena Brown; vocal solo. r. NJ. Antlsell; ad-
dress, Mrs. Z. II. Watson; harmonca solo j. l..
sun; Instrumental music, Mansfied's Banjo
Club
The entertainment will be free to the
puollc, and during the week exercises of
similar character will be held by the Good
Templars throughout the State. Since the
institution OF the first lodge at Santa Cruz
the subordinate lodges In California have
received into membership about 100000 per-
sons. all of whom were obliged to lead
life Of complete sobriety.
The morning call., 1891-02-22
DEADLY FIRE-DAMP.
It Causes a Fearful Accident in a Nova
Scotia Mine.

SPRING HILL Nova Scotia) Feb 21-An
explosion occurred in the east slope of the
coal mines this afternoon Already five
dead bodies have been taken out. The res
cuipg party is now putting up a brattice for
the purpose of restoring ventilation in the
mine. 1t Is feared that many more are
Killed, but the rescuers will not be able to
get near the imprisoned men until some OF
The pile OF debris, caused by the fall of the
are still In the mine Some of the men have
been taken out badly injured, and there is n
report that many horses were killed. To
add TO the horror OF the situation, deally
DiHek-damp has made its appearance in the
mine,
1t is feared tonight that seventy men aud
boys are dead. Twenty more bodies have
Deen recovered. The work of recovering
the bodies is being rapidly pushed forward.
Many OF the bodies taken out are almost un-
recognizable. The dead are being Identified
by sorrowtng friends aud relatives amid
heartrendin9 scenes.
The injured are being cared for and every
thing possible is being done for them.
Doctors frem Parrsboro. Amherst and OK
lord were telegraphed for and arrived
promptly, to render all necessary aid. Many
Of these wounded are badly burned. Oaly
partial list OF the injured IS obtanab,e
The death Of most OF those brought up is
attributed TO fre-danp. Many Of the dead
and those missing leave large families.
Ihe explosion occurred i'll the east side of
the east seam. The cause is unknown. After
thorough examination of all the pits few
daN ago the workmen's committee expressed
themselves as satisfied with the excellent
condition of tha workings. The Inspector
yesterday found no indications of gas.
Manager Swift is among the missing.
All hopes OF saving tile lives of those in
the mine have been abandoned. Inquiries
are pouring in from all quarters from
anxious relatives Of those employed in the
mine
The morning call., 1891-02-22

qent Hayes, General NJ. Schofeld, General
howard, General Siocum and Others After
al nad taken their positions, the eight ser
seamts taetlng as body guards lifted the casket
tt thoni tie calSson and bore it reverentially to
the grave, when all that was mortal of Gem
eral Sherman was lowered to its last resting
pIaee. Inc caSket was draped with flags,
anu was bare of any floral tributes. The SER
vices were OF the simplest character, and
conuucled by Rev. Thomas Ewing Sherman,
+ tnose assembled at the grave standing with
uncovered heads.
EARTH To EARTH.
as the easket was being lowered the Reg
lmental Band rendered PleyePs LymD. and
Iatner SHERMAN read the Catholic service
1 Iof Tue repose Of the soul OF the dead. As
tle service progressed Father Sherman
sprinkled tie coffin with holy water, conse-
enaa eerating the body and the grave. When the
nags surrounding the casket were removed
tne sound of sobbing was heard. At 3
e.oek the closing of the grave was conf
pieted, and the buglers Of the Seventh Cav
alIy sounded taps-lights cut. Volleys were
HIeu n over the grave by the Thirteenth ln-
@ @ian'ry, ioiiowed by three salvos of the artil-
itIF, winch was stationed some distance 10
Ine east Wreaths and branches of ever
Enee1s Ire i were placed upon the grave by loy-
ing hands. Tie funeral party and troops
s detuIned TO the station, and MANY thousands
"a cltiZehs present dispersed to their homes.
- oiA ihldIlTSneU was ielL at l!le
grave: Thus was laid 10 rest, by the side of
MS wlie and two Suns, General William Te-
cumseh Sherman.
AFFECTING SCENES.
A., Many affecting scenes were witnessed as
me ulVlslnn with the caisson moved along
lhe l:he OF march At one point on Grand
avenue an old colored man. with Grand
Army badge OH his breast, went down on
MS Knees by the side of the road as the
calsson approached, and with tears stream
ing down his furrowed cheeks, raised his
ilailus over his Lead in prayer. Hundreds
OF people showcred punches of roses, vio-
lets and other flowers upon the gun-car-
rage as 1t passed. Many of the old Thir-
teeth survivors who surrounded the caisson
were IN tears from the beginning of the
Journey until the gates of the cemetery
were reached. 1t WAS one of the grandest
testimonials of regard in which departed
warrior was held by the people of the land
tliaI could be given. The family returned
to New York with the same train Tonight.
MONUMENT FUND.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2l.-Nearly $4,000 has
neen subscribed to the Recorders fund for
the Sherman statue.
The morning call., 1891-02-22
HEAVY RAINS.
Fears Of Another Damaging Flood in the Ohio
Valley.

Valley.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The storm that
has been going northeastward from Arizona
since Wednesday this morning is central
over Lake Superior. and joined to it is the
extension Of the low pressure to the south,
reaching to Alabama. Heavy rains prevail
in most of the districts east of the Missis-
sippi River. being severe over the lakes, with
an extensive area of low barometer reach
ing 10 the South. Heavy raius are likely in
the Upper Ohio ana the Atlantic States to-
day. The area of high barometric pressure
Is moving rapidly from the Northwest, at
tended with moderately cold wave. Clear
ing conditions viii tonight aud Sunday
displace the clouds and rain, reaching to the
Allegheny Mountains tonight and the At
lantic Coast Sunday. with cooler weather,
especially in the Upper Ohio Valley. Sig
nal Service officials announce that cold
wave is approaching, and that the tempera-
ture VIII fall about TO zero by tomorrow
morning in Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and
Michigan.
PITTsBURG, Feb 21.-Another food in
the Ohio Valley is expected, as rain has
been falling all day. with no indications of
clearing weather The Monongahea and
damage done by the flood in this section is
not yet figured up, hut it is safe to say it
will reach many hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
Late adviceS Tonight from up-rlVer points
state that the weather is growing culder
and rain has ceased, with consequent fall
OF the rivers. At J0hnstown the violent
current has barred five victims of the great
flood and others have been partially exposed.
The greatest damage down the river has
been inflicted on the railroads in the vicinity
OF Wheeling.
CINCINNATI, Feb. 2f.-While the river
has been receding at Parkersburg it has
been rising at points below Here it has
risen six feet four and half inches since
yesterday morning.
Dispatches from various points of South
ern Indiana and NoIthern Kentucky to-
night state that the heaviest rain seen for
long time has been falling all day and to-
night. All the streams are out of their
channels and rising. At Columbus Ind.
two people were drowned.
The flood situation td-night looks more
serious than since the beginning of the pres
ent rise. The restoration of telegraphic
communication has brought news from the
watershed district of Eastern Kentucky
that the heavy rains have caused floods in
the tributaries of the Ohin not hitherto
taken into account. Business men in the
bottoms are busy preparing generally for a
flood.
over the Atlantic Coast to-day, and tele-
terrupted. Reports from Sandy Hook state
that the fog is so dense down there that 10
steamers were signaled to-day, although a
number are known TO be off the coast wait
ing for better weather before venturing into
harbor. Dispatches from Boston, Philadel-
phia and Baltimore show the same state of
affairs exists in those Cities
The morning call., 1891-02-22
BURNED TO DEATH.
Six LiVaS Lest in a Tenement House Fire
in Brooklyn.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-A disastrous fire in
Brooklyn tenement house tonight resulted
in the death of six persons. The house was
a five-story brick fiat, occupied by thirty
two families, who are left destitute by the
destruction of their homes. Before the fire.
men arrived the fire had cut off escape by
the staircase. The whole front of the build
ing was covered with fire escapes, and most
OF the tenants came out upon them and were
taken down on ladders which the firemen
raised. Among the tenants on the fourth
floor was the family of John Z. Downey,
printer. When they found they could not
make their escape down the stairs, they
rushed TO the roof On the way up Miss
Griffin said 10 Julia Griffin that she would
turn back to help Mrs. Downey. who, with
others. was behind. She did so and was not
seen again until her dead body was found,
Of the children ut the foot of the staircase
leading to the roof. Julia Griffin and two
other children escaped to the roof in safety
and went down through the scuttle of the
next house. One of the children that was
with Mrs. Downey escaped to the roof, but
was so badly burned that the little lifelesS
body was found stretched on the skylight
Carl Benedict, his wife, an eighteen-month-
old child aud his father, Jacob Benedict, also
attempted to escape by the roof, but the
grandfather and little grandson were over
come at the foot of the fatal stairway and
were found beside the two women and child
The bodies were burned almost beyond rec
ognition. All of the inmates except those
mentioned were gotten out in safety.
MADRID, Feb. 2l.-Induenza, or Ia grippe,
has appeared in this city with considerable
severity.