Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-13
SQUIRE FOR MINISTER
The TrOnbIe With Central
America.
SORROW At LOWELL'S DEATH.
The Crops in India, Found MUIR
dered, Hung for Murder A Bru-
tai Outrage, ExcursiOnists Killed,
MangIed to Death, State and
Foreign News, Etc.
is IT MINISTER SQUIRREL

Is 1T MINISTER SQUIRE?
WAsHIsGroN. Aug. 13. - Last
night a report was circulated to the
effect that the mission to China had
been offered Senator Squire, Of
Washington. Acting Secretary
Wharton said: at is quite likely,
but don't know anything about it."
Il is not thought, however, that
senator Squire would resign his sen
,torial term which has just begun.
rIE DICTATORSHIP OF CENTRAL
AMERICA.
NEW YORK, Aug. l3.-The con
fiscation If the Pacific Mail steam
.hip City Of Panama by the govern
nent Of Salvador is The first opeI
rupture of a quarrel of long standing
between the Central American re-
publics and the steamship company
Each one of the Central American
republics Is nothing short Of dicta
orsbip. The president is absolute
n regard to the lives and propert!
4 citizens, and the prime minister l.
boodle minister, who will grant
10 favor. however small, without
corresponding amount Of compensa
don. Right here is where the clash
cnrnes, for the Pacific Mail Steam
.hlp company would not pay the
piilie minister for the privilege Of
landing at various ports. Steam
ship men are put to great incon
venicnce by small officials. Each
steamer is obliged by the laws of the
little republic TO take clearance and
health papers from each port, and
many instances are noted where
The steamer and freight have been
ielay ed for hours because the com
nIandaut of the port, usually a little
man in gold lace and spangles, is off
az picnic somewhere or attending
cock fight. The City of New York
Captain Johnstone. was in Labertad
an May rs all loaded and ready to
steam to Panama. There were 200
passengers on board. Purser Frank
Richardson was told tbat he could
not have clearance papers because
word had come that the governor of
the province was sending some
coffee down, and that 1t had TO be
shipped on that steamer. Captain
Johustone had to wait ten hours
until the coffee was on board before
he got his papers. The case of the
City of Panama is identical with
this case, except that Captain White
is an Independent man, who cares
little for anything else except to
obey orders, aud when the preten.
tious little commandant did not
furnish the papers, he pulled up his
anchor aud steamed out of La Union
without them. There II nothing,
even now, to prevent Captein White
from taking up his anchor and
steaning out of La Libertad, rs he
did out of La Union, for there are
no forts ut La Libertad and the
Salvadorian navy consists of an old
San Francisco tugboet with one gun.
But If he should go, It would un'
doubtedly jeopardize the Pacific
Mails interest on the west coast Of
Central America and Mr.. Blaine's
reciprocity scheme in that quarter.
Ii the Pacific Mail does not In every
way obey the mandates of these
little governments, the subsidy will
be withdrawn. Germans are taking
advantage of the strained relations
and are pushing for subsidy. For
three months past the German gov
ernment has had agents at the
different Central American capitals,
and various companies are now
looking toward the possibility of
getting a subsidy for German boats
JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL.
BosIoN, Aug, 10, DIR. Oliver
Wendell Homes is much affected by
the death of his lifelong friend,
James Russell Lowell, although ~
he says, he knew 1t was coming a
long time. He declined TO talk on
the subject for publication.
NEwBURYPoRT, Mass, Aug. 49,
John Greenleaf Whittier is much
shocked 10 hear OF Lowells death,
"roo bad, too bad, he said, at is
indeed greet loss to American
letters and to the world.n
LONDON, Aug. lS.- Many tele.
grams from Englshmen prominent
in literature, dramatic and other
walks Of life have been received at
this city expressing sorrow aud deep
regret at the death of Lowell,
Among the kilograms received this
morning is one from Baron Tenny-
sou, the aged poet. His message
says England aud America will
mourn Lowelps death. They loved /
him aud he loved them. Pray ex
press tor myself aud mine our .
sineeest sympathy with LowelPs
family.
MURDERED,
PnIlApRl.PHA, Penn, Aug. Is.