Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-27

Of ducking to roof II. The side
viii be Of lumber, aud this is bein
got out now by the Port Hadloc
Mill company. A large force q
men are already at work on tn
frame Of the mammoth structure
The Indians as well as The white
thereabouts are looking forward t
the event as the greatest of the kin,
in the history of Puget sound
Nothing like 1t has ever before beel
known. There will be wild Indiar
dances and a powwow that will
commemorate many deeds Of valol
of early chieftains.
There will be, IN addition to old
time Indian horse races and canoe
races, many feats of strength which
of late years have fallen into desue
tude. All the early Indian war;
will be recounted by the ablest
native historians, and the OCCASION
will be made in all respects memor.
able. The whole will be crowned
on the evening of the 4th by gift
to Chief Patsy by his tribe of tive
fine young Indian women who are
thereafter to be his wives. Chief
Patsy has long been married and
his old wife will not be put aside.
NORTHERN PACIFIC WRECK.
ST. PAUL, Mimi, June 27.--The
sleeper on the west bound Northern
Pacific train jumped the track near
Rosebud, Mont, Thursday, and
sixteen occupants were more or less
injured, but none very seriously.
Among those hurt were: Francis
Murphy, the temperance advocate,
and wife, of Pittsburg; A. w.
Shock and wife, of Portland, Or;
and George J. Monroe, of Joliet, III.
POWDER EXPLOSION.
GALVESTON, Texas, June 27.--
During the prevalence of severe
storm yesterday afternoon lightning
struck and exploded the powder
house of the American Powder
company, containing 20e0 kegs of
powder The concussion caused
Hazard and Dupont and Latin and
Rand powder houses to explode.
Although these powder houses are
located four miles from the city,
the shock Of the explosion caused
houses to rock and sway in the city
as il in the throes of an earthquake.
Glass was broken, doors flung open,
plaster fell from the walls, goods
came tumbling down from shelves.
Where the power house stood there
is not vestige of a building left,
but a hole in the ground 100 feet in
circumference and 25 to 30 feet in
depth. Buildings in the immediate
neighborhood and for three-quarters
of mile distant were badly
wrecked and number of persons
hurt, one man fatally.
THE IRON WORKERS.
PITTsBURG, June 27-The con-
ference committee of the iron manu-
facturers and workmen are in session
today, but up to g o'clock had not
arrived at settlement. Manufac- |
turers refuse TO sign the scale until
the nine hour clause is eliminated
and workers will not make the
change.
BANK CLOSED. 1
RED CLoUD, Neb., June 27.-The
doors of the Red Cloud National
bank was closed today by order of /
bank examiner.
ASSIGNMENT. {
RED WING, Mimi, June 27,-The
firm Of II. Gregg 81 Co. at
Canon Falls, made an assignment /
today for the benefit of their credi- /
tors. Liabilities Sl5O,OO0, assets
$685. 900.
GEL NV ENlh FEN OENIs
NEW York, June 27.-Judge
Beach, of the supreme court has
given the receiver of the North
River bank permission to pay credi-
tors dividend Of twenty per cent.
PHOEBE coUMNs,
CHICAGO, June 27.-Arguments
on the motion made some months
ago by Phoebe Couzins looking for
the restoration to the secretaryship
Of the board of lady managers for
the worlds fair, was begun before
Judge Blodgett in the federal court
today. They will probably occupy
two days.
THE GEO. J. GIBSON CASE.
CHICAGO, June 27.--In the crimi-
nal court today Judge Collins
quashed all counts In the indictment
against George j. Gibson, of the ,
whisky trust, charging him with
conspiracy and those for having
explosives In his possession. The
charge of attempting to commit the
crime Of blowing up Shufleldt dis
tillery aud thereby destroying life
and property is taken under advise
ment.
THE CoLORED BOYCOTT.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, June 27.-
The presiding elders of the negro
Methodist churches of the South
have been in session here for three
days. Those in attendance repre-
sent the states from Virginia 10
Texas, and are the most learned
colored men in the South, Bishop