Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-01

ire exempt from duty and Lanthler
was, therefore, informed that he
,ould obtain his chest by making
he customary oath. He could not
cave the prison for this purpose and
he oath was administered TO him at
The county jail by circuit court
The collector issued
The usual order on the appraiser to
examine the goods. The chest was
examined and it was found that.
like the trunk, the tool chest had :
false bottom, and under it were
found 100 fve-tael tins Of opium
,nugly hidden. When the officials
from their surprise they
District Attorney Garter
with the facts and he promptly filed
information against the
Iuckless carpenter.
DEMOCRATS NOMINATE.
MITCHELL, s. d., Oct. 1.-The
Democrats nominated J. NJ. Wood,
a wealthy cattlleman, of Rapid
City, as their candidate for congre $.
THE FIREMEN.
VICTORIA, B. G., Oct. LIN tn"
second days program of the fire.
mems tournament the Nananimo
team again carried off the laurels.
In the speed race Astoria took first
prize, NanaRimo and Vancouver
tied for second, others being in the
order: Albany, Seattle,
and Westminster. In the cham
race, Nananimo carried of
the first prize, TO the great surprise
of their friends, Victoria second,
Vancouver third. Following is time
in both races: Speed race, Astoria
%; Nananimo 2S ITO; Vancouver
2S 1-l0; Albany 2S As; Seattle 80 l.5
New Westminster 80 2 5; Nanani
mo and Vancouver being declared
tie, both teams will run for seconC
prize tomorrow morning. Cham
pionship race time, Nanauimoll3 3-2
Astoria 100 $40; Vancouver III 80
Westminster 124 Is; Albany l25
For consolation stakes wet test
Westminster, Albany and Seattl
competed with the following results
Westminster AZ ! 5; Albany AZ
Seattle 4S.
PRICE OF HOPS.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Oct. 1.-Th
price of the new crop hops wa
forced down to 12lc per pound, bu
the New England Homestead give
the reason for, believing this is a
artificial depression, and the gro I
ers should get between Is and 20
Prominent among the reasons for tt
ad vance is the shortage in the Pac
lic coast states, the Washingto
crop being only half the enormou
production estimated in earlier r
ports.
COAL MINES STRIKES.
PIpTsBURG, Oct. IA gener
strike of the railroad coal miners I
the Pittsburg district was inaugl
rated today in accordance with Ii
action taken at yesterdays col
vention. 1t is estimated abol
10000 men quit work. They as
for 80 cent, rate.
THE STANFORD UNIVERSITY.
PALo ALTO, Cal, Oct. IA larg
crowd of people were present at th
formal opening of the exercises
the Leland Stanford, Jr., University
The stage arranged at mort
end of the quadrangle of tn
university, the spot was beauti
fully decorated with evergreen
and palms with a background c
American flags artistically arrange
and on the rear wall hung oil paint
ings of Leland Stanford, Jr., {
whose memory the university hs
been erected. At 10 o'clock th
quadrangle was nearly filed wit
people. Every seat was taken, an
thousands were standing. Tn
faculty of the university and pr,
fessors, from Berkeley and SAINT
Clara, had seats upon the platform
with other distinguished guests.
AT l0:30 O'Clock Senator and Mn
Stanford assembled the platform an'
as they came in view of the audieuc
there was an enthusiastic cheer
while the students for the first tim
expressed their college yell, eva
Hoo, Wah Hoo, l., 5. J. u. Stat
ford.n
The exercises consisted of singing
prayer, and short addresses by sci
ator Stanford aud Others. Exam
nations and admissions are entirel
over, but 50 far about 4l0 student
are reported In the following classes
Freshmen, 80; sophomore, 80; iur
iur, 25; senior, 25; post graduate, 81
partial course, 90.
DEATH ny sTRANoULATION.
ALBANY, Or, Oct. l.--C. Il. Coz
ley was found dead in his room Nei
terday morning. The coroner
jury found that death was produces
by strangulatlon caused by iuhallu
a piece OF food into the larynx in
III Of vomiting. The deceased wa
aged ., aud came 10 this city ffou
Portland, He was young man q
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