Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-01-29
PARAGRAPHS.

took the package away from him.
Surgeon William Dietz, of the
fifth artillery, stationed on Alcatraz
island, ON Wednesday fatally shot
his wife and then killed himself A
three-year-ol1 boy survives his pa
rents.
Nine sailors attempted to escape
from the ship Reuce at San Fran
cisco on Wednesday night, but the
boat capsized and three of the party
were drowned.
The Pennsylvania Legislature has
adopted a resolution calling on the
United States senators from Penn
sylvania to support the federal eIec-
tions bill by all fair aud honorable
means.
Senator Frye has proposed an
erdmenU to the consular and
diplomatic appropriation bill raising
the mission to Mexico to first class,
and making an appropriation of $751;.
500 to meet the expenses of the lega-
ton.
Alfred Holman, editor Of the Sc
attic Post-Intelligencer, on Wednes-
day. married Observation-Disclosures,
of that city. They left the following
morning for trip to southern Cali
fOrnia.
A 100000 fire in Chicago. on
We lnesday WAS caused by the eX-
plosion of ammonia in II refrigerator
warehouse on Kingle street.
The celebration of the Kaiser's
birthday on Tues day was clouded by
the sickness of his three eldest chill
dren; Prince William has inflamed
eyes, Ethel Frederika a severe cold,
and Adelbert a slight bronchitis.
None are seriously i'll, but all are in
bed.
Two hundred sheep butchers in
the employ of Armour, Swift & Nor
ris, went out on a stike on Wednes-
day upon the refusal Of the packers
to grant their demands for pay by
the piece, instead of per diem. About
300 wool cleaners and cOmbers are
thrown out of work by the strike.
A letter received from an Indian
missionary settler at Jackhead on
Lake Winnipeg says: A camp of
Indians hunting along the lake was
Invaded 10y band of oyer 100
wolves recently and many Indians
killed and devoured. Aid is asked
A terrible dynamite explosion is
reported from the town of Hamburg
on the south branch of the Elbe in
Hanover, where the government
has factory for the manufacture OF
explosives. The buildings were
utterly wrecked and :wo persons
were killed.
Chas n. Shaw, son-in-law of Vice
President ToWne of the Southern
Pacific, died at Los Angeles on
Tuesday night.
The body of B. H. Campbell,
former millionaire, and president of
the Chicago Lock ana Safe Co., was
found in the Chicago river on
Wednesday and business trouble is
supposed to have led to his suicide,
United States Marshal Brown will
sell at Port Townsend, Feb. oath,
234O pounds of opium, seizures from
Sound boats during the last few
months.
Chilian adviees show the insur-
gents are steadily gaining ground.
The rebel forces have occupied
Lazerna, aud the city of Coquimbo
without opposition.
The senate bill creating the office
of fourth assistant postmaster gen.
eral has passed.
The vote in the Kansas Legislature
which defeated Ingalls, was as fol
lows. Senate, ingalls, 35, Pfeiffer 2
house, Ingalls, %, PfeitIer 96, Blair
5.
Ex-Governor Crawford, of Kan
sas, died of hemorrhage of the lungs
at Grand Junction, Col, to-day
(the 29th).
John Hartz is elected president
of the International bricklayers and
stonemasons union. The next an
nual meeting will be at Indianap-
oils.
The funeral of Prince Baudion oc-
Cured to-day, Jan. 20. The funeral
was attended with the usual scenes
of pomp and ceremony.
The London Daily News declares
the statement that Gladstone will
resign the leadership of the liberals
without foundation.
Both factions Of the lower house
of the Montana leg stature met to-
pether at noon. The democrats have
the organization and the republicans
majority of one.