Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-28
PENNOYER'S EXPLANATION.
About the President, Blaine viii
not Run, The Detroit and Other
Strikes, Cotton Oil Trust, The
Name Of the Burglar, Etc.
Won MoLTKE's FUNERAL.

building. Emperor William, the kin
of Saxony, the grand dukes c
Btden, SAKE Weimar and Hesse
aud the principal members of th
royal family of Germany togethe
with the leading German generals
were present.
THE WALLA wALLA AFFAIR,
VANCOUVER, Wash, April 81
The official report of Col. Compton
commanding at Fort Walla Walla
regarding the lynchlng of Hunt Oh
Friday night by soldiers, was re-
ceived here today by Assistant Ad
jutant General Ward, and immedi
ately forwarded to General Ruger, al
San Francisco. The contents were
not made known here.
WALLA WALLA, April 27.-AI
parade this evening the command
ing officer had telegraphic mes
sage read from Ruger, commanding
the division of the Pacific, express
ing the sense of grief of President
Harrison at the act of the soldiers
in lynching Hunt on Friday night
and declaring the necessity of bet
ter conduct in the future and ful
explanation Of the present crime.
Private Miller, who was shot by
Hunt, died this evening.
PORTLAND, Ore, April 28.- Cap
tain j. e. Lombard, of this city
was in Walla Walla when Troop d
Fourth cavalry, lynched A. j. Hunt
the gambler, who shot Private E
Miller, Speaking Of the occurrence
last night he said:
"There Is no doubt but the soldiers
employed generalship. All the de
tails were arranged carefully ano
the work was well done. Nothing
occurred to arouse the suspicious o.
the people. The soldiers came into
town in squads. They came from
all directions and slowly surrounded
the court house. II WAS estimated
that over one hundred men took
part in the lynching. Twenty ol
them did the actual killing and the
others formed two picket lines
around the courthouse and kept the
people back. 1t was all over in q
very few minutes and the soldiers
returned to the fort in squads, just
as they came. l do not believe
Colonel Compton, the commander
of the post, anticipated trouble at
the time. While / was at Walla
Walla, l was informed that he told
the sheriff so, and added that if
there was any trouble it would occur
late at night, He evidently thought
that the men would slip out after
turning in at IL o'clock, and in that
event he would be able to detect the
offenders. The soldiers, however,
did the work early and were inside
the lines on time. The military
officers at Walla Walla are looking
into the case, but the town people
have no idea that the lynchers will
be arrested unless some soldiers tell
on them.n
WAsHINaToN, ID. c., April 2S.-
Secretary Proctor has taken no ac-
tion in the matter Of the lynching
at Walla Walla. If a court of in-
quIry is deemed necessary, as the
president seemed TO indicate In his
telegram, then II must be ordered
directly by the president, as the sec
retary of war has no power to take
that step.
THE PRESIDENT CRUISING.
SAN FRANCsCo, April 2S.-The
president and party spent the fore
noon In cruising about the bay In
the steamer City of Pueblo.
STRIKE ABOUT OVER.
ScoTrDALE, April 2S-rhe situa-
tion in the Coke region is more har-
m >nious today than It has been for a
week. No undue excitement Is re-
ported, aud men are returning TO
work aud are not being mo.ested.
The strike is about over at Whitney
where 200 ovens are in full
blast and 225 working.
ANOTHER Strike,
ZANEsvn.LH, Ohio, April ga
strike ofan the building uad . was
made today. Allthe building works