Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-08
HOPETNS-SEARLES CONTEST
A Mysterious Drowning The
American Hog.
ANOTHER FIRB At THE DALLES." "
The Worlds Fair, Fortunes Of an
American, Killed his Brother,
Fatal Saloon Row, Was he Muir
dered, The Tahita Emigrants,
Death Of Judge Sawyer, Disas-
trous Storm, State and Foreign
News, Etc.


News, TIC.
HoPKI Ns-sEARLEs CONTEST.
SALEM, Mass, Sept. Sc. i
Burley and Ex-Judge Endicott this
morning filed notice Of an intention
to contest the will Of Mary F. s.
Searles, Of Methum, Mass, in behalf
Of her adopted son, Timothy Hop |
kins. The ground of the contest is
understood to be, undue influence
and that the Testatrlx was not OF
sound mind. The hearing Is fixed
for September 22d.
DROWNED.
SCHENECTADY, n. Y, Sept. 8.
Arthur Hunt and his two sisters
were rowing on the Mohawk river
Yesterday when their boat capsized
Hunt and one sister were drowned.
THE AMERICAN HOG.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. S.-United
States Minister Carr has received
notice of the removal of the prohi
bition placed uponthe importation OF
American pork. 1t will henceforth
be admitted.
ANOTHER FIRE AT 1.-THE DALLEs "
The DALLEs, Or, Sept. s. Fire
was discovered at 3 o'clock yester-
day in building attached to the
twostory brick Union lodging house.
Undoubtedly it WAS the work an IN
cendiary, as the smell of coal oil
perneated the neigbborhood. The
inmates, several of whom were
made homeless by the fire last We'd
nesday, were rescued with great
difficulty. Fortunately no one was
injured. The fire department re-
sponded quickly and soon placed it
under control. The loss was estim-
ted at $1,000; insured. The city is in
alarm. A public meeting was called,
and an extra force Of police is on
duty.
THE WORLDS FAIR.
CHICAGO, Sept. S.-The national
Columbian commission reassembled
yesterday. The report of the
committee on awards, recommend
ing the appointment of committee
OF eight to have charge of the
awards of premiums, was adopted
after being amended to make the
number twelve, and referred to the
judiciary committee to frame rules
and bylaws for its government.
Commissioner Mercer, of Wyonl-
ing introduced a resolution setting
forth that the bureau of publicity
and promotion had sent out O
statement that there would be sew
erai theaters on the worlds fail
grounds to which seperate charge
of admission would be made, and
declaring II TO be the sense Of the
commission that only one price OF
admission should be charged for
everything on the grounds; referred
TO the committee on Judiciary.
A committee Of four was appoint
ed to prepare u suitable resolution
touching tho death of Commissioner
Bingham, of Washington.
A request from the board of lady
managers for permission to extend
their session for one to two days was
acceded to.
FORTUNES OF AN AMERICAN.
SCRANTON, PA, SEPT. S,-Colone
=. p. Brannon, who was among the
Salyadorian refugees demanded
from Captain White ut the port o
La Libertad u few days ago, ut th'
instance Of President Ezeta, wa
formerly resident of Scranton, ant
often visited lis brother, who ls 1
leading merchant In this city. Ill
has been for twenty five years promi
nent In the wars aud industries o
: Central America, and particular.
In the affairs of Salvador and Guate
mala. On the occasion Of visit &
Scranton, few months ago, he OF
ganized manufacturing compan.
with Salyadorlan capital TO d
business under an American oharte
la Salvador, and the machinery
which was made here, was all read,
for shipment when news came tina
Brannon had incurred thedispleasur
of President Ezeta, and was con
PEELED to quit Salvador. On leaYin
Salvador, Colonel Brannon hastene
TO Guatemala aud was cordially re
celved by the prsident Of that reput
lie, of whom he spoke in the highes
terms In letter which he wrote
short time ago He had been comm
issloned by the president OF Guat'
mala 70 bring the scattered SAWS
dorian exlles 10 Guatemala, as ma
be seen by the following extraC
from a letter received by his brothe
here today: "The president Of Gu'
temala has just sent for me 10 go I
the republic and take with me fror
here "a number Of Salvadorian exileI
We sail on the steamship San Jos'
| aud as the ship stops at all Salvad'
, rlan porls, and us my activity wit
| the opposition Ia beginning 10 wea
on the nervous anatomy OF the cza
: of that republic, Eze,a, he may tr