Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-21
+ FOREIGN.
ALONG THE FRONTIER.


patches state that the government
is informed Of fresh arrivals Of
Russian troops on the Galician
burders i'm numbers far beyond the
ordinary requirements of frontier
duty. II Is also reported the Russian
f0rliiications have been strengthened
aud equipped with guns of heavier
caIiber than those hitherto mounted.
It is presumed that the pretext for
this extraordinary military precau-
ti0u WAS furnished by Austria in
augnicniing the military on the
same frontier with view Of pre-
venting an invasion Of Russian
Jews. If this be the case, the st.
Petersburg government has been
remarkably quick to take advantage
Of u precautionary measure, made
necessary by the effect Of its own
decree, to concentrate military
force on the border Of a friendly
country entirely out Of proportion to
its needs in times Of peace.
THE ROYAL BEGGARs.
LONDON, July 2l.-The radicals
are wild over rum0r that it is 10
tended to ask parliament for grant
for the Princess Louise of Schleswig
Holstein, granddaughter Of Queen
Victoria, who fortnight ago was
married to Prince Albert Of Anhalt,
under the auspices Of the queen.
While The brides thrifty grand
mother would doubtless be glad to
see the princess provided for by
parliament, it is not at all likely she
would brave public opinion ny ask
ing for what would uuquestiOnably
be refused, and IL is certain Lord
Salisbury would never advise or
consent TO such "a request. Never
theIess, the suggestion has been
made ia all seriousness, probably as
a feeer, and the radicals are eager
for the verbal battle which the
Introduction of the matter in parlia.
ment would precipitate. In such
an event the radicals would not
be left to conduct the fight
alone. Nearly all the liberals and a
great many tories would join them
in opposing the scheme, and the
vote upon the question would be
the death kncll of all future grants
to members of the royal family,
however near to the bead.
ELECTRICAL EXECUTIONS.
LONDON, July 2l.-A dispatch
from Berlin says the judicial auth
critics Of the government, having
Investigated as far AS possible the
system Of putting murderer to death
by electricity in vogue In New York
state, are preparing report which
is decidedly favorable to the adopt
ion OF the method in Germany as a
substitute for beheading. 1t is as
sumed 10y the electrical experts and
others who haye engaged in the in
quiry that the recent executions in
America were successful. and that
they are all of the opinion that the
many objections which have been
raised against he gallows and the
block as means Of inilicting capital
punishment are wholly removed by
the electric system.
IRIsHMEN WILL SUPPORT THE BILL.
LONDON, July 2l.-During the
debate on the Irish estimates ia the
house Of commons, Balfour, chief
secretary for Ireland intimated that
the local government bill for Ireland
is based broadly on the same lines
as the English and Scotch acts to be
introduced at the next session. He
asked whether the bill would have
the support of the Irish members.
T, M. Healy, said il would have
their support,
PORTUGAL FINANCES.
LISBON, July 2l,-The currency
tension is extreme, the premium on
the pound sterling is now Is per
cent. A meeting of five thousand
workmen in Braga resolved to re-
quest the government to take steps
to prevent speculation in English
gold TO the detriment of Portuguese
MUST NOT CELEBRATE.
BERLIN, July 2l.-rhe police au-
thorities have forbidden the Guelph
clubs In Hanover to celebrate the
battle OF Lawgensalza and other
REV, CHARLES sPURGEoN.
LONDON, July u Rev, Charles
Spurg on passed a restless night and
il very nlurh eNhauste1 this unnru.