Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-15

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tInpnished clssgymeu Of the Protes
lsnt Episcopal church ls dead
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CALIFORNIA POINTER DEAD.
SAN FRANcfsco, Aug. i5.-Josepl
p. Hoee, superior judge, and old
tlme member Of the legal profession
IA this city, died yesterday, at The
age Of 50 years. He served in the
Twenfy-eighth and Twenty-uintt
congress. from 1s43 Ia lS47, beinl
elected BY the Democrats Of Galena
Illinois.
STEAM BARGE on FIRE.
SEATTLE, Aug. 15.--Tbe steam
bnree Rapid Transit, loaded will
lime is burning at the coal bunkers
The fire boat is pouring ten streams
into her hold, and will sink her be.
fore the hull is injured. The loss
will be $40, 900, fully insured.
rHE cANADrAN SENSATION.
OTTAWA. aug. l5.-The senate
railway committee met again last
night. Startling evidence was
brought forth Ia connection with
fhe Bale des Chaleurs railway scan
dal. Contractor Armstrong, who
previously refused to answer a Ger
tain question made a clean breast
Of Il. He said that when the effori
TO Teorgauize the company failed,
he set about organizing a new
syndicate, as he had heavy claim
against the road, In New YORK
he had q lengthy conference with
Premier Mercier aud other mem
bers of the Quebec provincial gov
ernnent. In order 10 complete The
deal he got Ernest Pecaud, editor
Of lie Secleur, government organ,
to act as agent Between himself ano
the government. An arrangement
was made by which the govern
ment paid him in subsidies $l75,O 600
The witness repaid Pecaud 100000,
retaining only $4,000, The state
ment created sensation. Pecaud,
when, called on, said, "The wit
ness complained Of the government
in paying money" Pecaud show
ed the witness list Of persons
whose debts had to be llquidated
Among the names appeared Il. l
Tarte, M. p
REPORTS EXAGGERATED.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l5.-Gen-
eral Guillermo Audrade, one Of the
projectors Of the LerdG colony In
Mexico, which was recently visit
ed by disastrous earthquake, ha'
received a letter from his son, wh'
has Just returned to Yuma from 1
visit to the colony. The writer re
ports that the damage by the
earthquake, although considerable
In that region, was not so grea
in Lerdo colony as at first report
ed. About forty feet Of the veran
da and awning of General Andade'i
mansion was thrown down by th,
force of the shocks, as was also q
shed In the rear of the company'i
stables. Two beams In large
warehouse were torn from thei
fastenings. Another stable in thu
colony was thrown to the grount
and demolished, and several val
liable horses escaped being kIlle'
only because they had been left un
hitched and ran out after the frs
shock. Three cracks, each 500 fee
long and two feet wide, were form
ed along the bank of Salt river
and a patch of ground near by
was torn up as by u blast Of dyna
mite. In front Of the main settle
ment Of the colony the banks Of thu
Colorado river opened into large
cracks and the water flowed through
these openings for a day or two
but when Mr.. Andade reached the
scene the river was again flowing
in It's proper channel. The tida
wave already spoken Of encroached
upon the land, but not far enough
10 drown any sheep, hogs or cattle
OF the colonists. None Of the
colonlsts received any injury, but
some of them became so terrified
with the violence Of the earth
quake that they went to Yuma
and exaggerated the occurance.
LoNGsHoREMEN STRIKE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. l5.-A
strike Of union steamship stevedores
was lnaugurated this morning by
seventy men on the Oregon dock
quitting work after the departure
OF the Oregon steamer and partial
Suspension OF work at Broadway
street wharf Of Pacific Mail steam
ship company. The union men de-
mand an increase Of wages from
thirty to forty cents an hour for
regular time with an increase of
twenty cents an hour for night or
Sunday work.
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