Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-17

ilmes ~ tbe persops who mur-
dsnsd ihe children.
she hiss bseu arrested and taken -
fseburne. The only theory adyanc-
e,lisfbat the old lady was demenied-
EHE LOyED FIRE.
Nrw YoRK. July Josephine
Afshrl,oof. the I7-year-oid gin who
was arrested With her father Henry
aroebFhoof on Sunday last on sus-
recion Of arson in having set FIRE 70
sse premises in which ibsy lived ia
WilliamsbDrgh. made q confession %
the fire marshal in which she ae-
kDovleged herself guilty. Fire Mar
slsai LewDs viii request Justice Ken
M 10 have her nsenial condition in
auired iuio. She says rhe set Gre 10
her father's house six timer last Sun
day between 5O'eloek in the alter
noon aud a night ~ pourd oil
over the fioog and Other
places.r she said, "and Then J
III . match ard set Te4o H. No
one was prescott while was doing
II. aud no one told iDe TO DO il. ]
did il beesuse I love the fire and
like 70 ses il blaze
TERRIBLE STORM.
ST. PAUL, July I7.-The Pioneer
Press special from West superior,
Wis. says: A wind storm q terrific
violence swept oyer Superior yesier-
day. There was heavy rain, and
the air was heavily charged with
electrieisy. The storm lasted ooly .
short time, bot in that time did
great damage 10 property, besides
taking 81 least Eve liver and iDjuring
. number Of persons.
During the height If The storm an
alarm Of fire was turned ~ from The
Finb ward, and the department re
spoDded, to find the new large
fbree-siory botel in course Of COZ
sfruciiOn on Third street, near Lam
born avenue, a mass Of ruins. The
structure was blown down, and The
cry went Up that the wreck was the
foBb of many men. The Dews
flashed over the city, and hundred
citizens rushed 10 the spot. 10 spite
Of the rain, the visitors rushed In
and assisted the firemeD IN the res
cue. Fully 5000 people were at the
ruins. So far ~ learned The dead
are: John Laur, Cbas. LBciOs,
Herman Pauesey, al unknown man.
and John Schofield. Among the
more seriously injured are: John
Brown and John Long, who will
probably die. An eye witness Of the
disaster says be saw crowd Of
workmen run into the building 10
seek shelter from the storm. Fully
thirty or forty men mnst have been
inside. This disaster was the cen.
tral feature, but much damage was
done Ia all directions.
POSTAL AID BILL.
WAsHINGToN, ID. C., July ia
careful estimate made by the officers
Of ibe postofiice department places
the probable annual cost to the gov
ernment of the execution Of the pro-
visions Of the postal aid bill at S2,-
79S, 900.
COL cOMlsTON's TRIAL
WALLA WALLA. July 1.-THE
general court martial 10 try Col.
G. =. Compton. 4th cavalry, recon
yened yesterday morning. The at
torney for Col. Compton challenged
BrigadieF General 4. p. Ruger as
member 81 the court on the ground
that Ruger hAd received a re-
port OF the facts from Col.
Compton, Inspector General Sum.
Iner, and General Kautz, constitut-
ing the court Of inquiry, which IL
likely 10 create an opinion not 10 be
shaken without evidence. Ruger
admitted forming an opinion, and
stated that IN General Summers re-
port there Was statement unfayor
able 10 Col. Compton. The challenge
was sustained, and General Iiuger
excused from attendance.
NAME CRUISER no. ~.
WAsHiNoTON, July ia petit
ton has been received az the navy
from Grand Rapids,
Mich, anking that cruiser No. Il
shall be named afier that city, also
one from Richmond, Va, requesting
that The old monitors now lying
that city be removed 20
Petersburg where better anchorage
ran be had.
IDLE CARPENTERS.
SAS FRANcIsoo, July l0- The |
saTpenters' trade IL said 20 be over
lone In the city al present. Owing |
10 the dullnes Ia building operations |
Il Denyer, salt Lake aud other /
points near by, a number of idle |
.arpentcrs have drifted 10 this city
md abOut 30 members of that crafi |
aFe thought 10 be out Of employment
here now. The carpenters OF this
,ity. are contributing 10 the national
strike fund, which II rapidly grow.
ing, aud will be used for the general
strike. The eight hour rule Is "a
Iorce here, 50 Il viii not affect San
Francisco. but outside Of Denver
and Seattle the building operations
80 al af1ar 1WaafaRn .tff.a s.4ffl -.