Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-19
PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.
They Endorse Blaine Of Penn
sylyania and Maine.
THE HEBREWS IN BRAZIL
The Bennington Centennial, Fire at
Dayton, Not a Fisherman, COun-
terfeit Dollars, Fire at Eureka.
Foreign and State News, etc.

PENNSYLVANIA REPUBLICANS.
HARRTsBURG, Aug. 19.--The Re
publican state convention was calle'
to order at 1O:4O this morning. Tba
portion OF the speech Of tem
l,orary Chairman Hall referring u
james q. Blaine as that "Republicai
Of Republicans, that leader o
leaders," was yociferously cheered
After selecting committees the con
vention at " O'clock took a recess
until 2 o'clock. The platform
adopted by the Republican state
convention heartily endorses The
administration Of President Harri
son and Post Master General Wana-
maker, and approves the course OF
the Republicans in the last congress
especially In passing the Mckinley
bill. In regard 10 Blaine, the reso
Iutions declare: "In view OF his
magnificent achievements in diplo
macy and state craft, we earnestly
hope the Republican national con-
vention in 1892 may place him in
unanimous nomination for president,
which nomination we feel assured
will he followed by the triumphant
election Of James g. Blaine, oI
PennsS lvania and Maine. Bimetal.
ism is 50 regulated as to allow free
coiuagc of all gold and silver pro
duced from American mines and 80
guarded Ivy tariff duties as 10 protect
the country and United States
currency from debasement. The
platform denounces the unscrupu-
lous partisanship Of Governor Patti
son IN vetoing the cumpulsory edu-
cation bill.
TIE HEBREWS IN BRAZIL.
New YORK, Aug. l9.-Hebrewt
on the east side have been somewhat
excited during the last week by a
letter from Brazil, containing an ac
count Of the ill-treatment Of Hebrew
immigrants from this country to the
province Maranahano. The lettel
was written by Charles Stein, form
erly peddler living at 1S4 Division
street. He left for Brazil Oh April
22d. The letter to STEMS wife Ii
dated July o: IL am at Maranaha-
no, Brazil" wrote Stein, land you
do not know what a horrible and
unhealthy place it is here. The
climate is terrible and there Is al
most nothing to eat. Bread is very
dear, $l8 being the price Of barrel
of -four the size Of a key of herring.
/ cannot write you all we suffer
here. II would take too long, but
ask of you, my dear wife, the favol
that you can and must do me, tha
Is to go to the Brazilian consul anC
tell him that he forced me to come
here and fooled me. He promised
me seven acres of land, house
horse, three oxen, tools, etc. 1t IL
all false. They make us slayes here,
The governor of the town puts us tC
building railroads. They promised
us in New York to give a married
man S27 a month and single man
$l5, but they only promised In order
to get us here. We came, and In
stead Of the promised wages we got
only $l2 a month, and on that we
cannot live. We are dying and
Every day there Is some
victim of the yellow fever. We can
not gel enough boxes to bury poor
people dying every day. We will
fight against them, Another order
came from the government on July
STU. but we received no money, only
This terrible food. There Is nothing
left ( us TO do but to die or fight"
Stein Is naturalized American clti.
zen. A cablegram was received at
lhe Brazilian consulate from the
government, with orders to allow
no more emigrants TO sail for Brazil.
No reason for such an order was
given.
THE BENNINGTON CENTENNIAL.
RENNINGToN, VT, Aug. l9.-Im.
nense crowds are here to witness
he dedication Of the Bennington
President Harrison re-
viewed the procession. General
Veasy, president OF the day made
The introduction address. After
prayer Governor Page made the ad-
ilress OF welcome In eloquent terms.
Governor Prescott of New Hamp-
shire the president of the monu.
ment association presented the
TO the governor of Yer
mont. Governor Page accepted in
a brief address. Music followed and
then Hon, Edward j. Phelps, the
orator of the day was introduced.
His eloquent and somewhat lengthy
oratlon was received with great APP
plause. Following him President
lIarrlson's appearance was the sign
for great applause, he expressed his
pleasure aud qualification at being
present. II was late In the after
noon when he finished and the
exercises brought to close. A ban.
quet was then partaken Of by 5000
people.
FIRE AT DAYTON.
DAYTON, WASH, Aug, l9,-Mon-
day at II o'clock y. m. fire broke out
la the rear of the Armers' alliancs ag-
rIeultural lmpisnv nt store. A heavy