Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-09
METEOR IN TEXAS.

81 day.
METEOR IN TEXAS.
VICTORIA, Tex, May "a large
meteor passed over this section
Thursday evening causing consider
able CONSERVATION. 1t came from
the northeast and was seen or heard
all along the line of railway from
Rosenburg to Golaid, a distance of
about 40 miles. About the time 1t
reached this vicinity IL exploded
with tremendous report.
COSTA RIGA WILL EXHIBIT.
WASHINGTON, May "a cable
gram received at the Latin depart
meut Of the Worlds Columbian
Exposition from Lieutenant Schri-
ven, commissioner to Central Ameri-
ca. is as follows: COSTA Rica has
given assurances of hearty co-opera-
ton. The government will erect its
own buildings at Chicago and ap-
point five commissioners. The ma
tionaI museum Of Costa Rica win
send a valuable exhibit"
COAL MINE AFIRE.
MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, May o. A
fire is raging in the Lehigh Coal g.
Navigation company's collieries at
Summit hill. All of the miners
except one, Hugh Sharp, of Lans-
ford, got out OF the mine safely, but
several sustained severe bruises
while escaping.
WILL NOT CARRY MUNITIONS.
SAN FRANCISCO, May o. The
statement to the effect that the
steamer Monterrat had been en-
gagged by the firm of w. r. Grace
& Co. to transport cargo of arms
and munitions of war from San
Francisco to some port in Chill, was
denied this morning by VIM. PABLO
way, who is connected with tht
firm, He said that not SO much as
a toy pistol shall be put on board
the vessel. The cargo will consist
Of wheat, barley, cracked wheat
potatoes, wine and hay, and nothing
else.
FIRE IN IOWA.
BOONE, Ia, May ga fire al
Manning this morning destroyed
almost the entire business portion ol
the city. Loss is about $4,000.
THE TRANSIT OF MERCURY.
WASHINGTON, May 9.--General
Instructions to observers respecting
the transit of Mercury Saturday
have been issued from the naval
observatory as follows: "The atten-
ton of astronomical observers is
Invited to the transit of Mercury
over the disk of the sun, which will
occur May 8, 1891, and be partly
visible throughout the United States.
An accurate observation is of great
Importance, and every effort should
therefore be made to have 1t carefully
observed by all who possess the nec-
essary equipment. The naval con-
servatory will be glad to receive
observations of the transit from as
many stations as possible"
Sl47,OOO SHORT.
NASHUA, N. H., May 9.-The
Bay State Shoe. Fastening company
has been wrecked. The treasury of
the company is depleted and $l47, 600
is unaccounted for. For three years
past the company has been paying
10 per cent dividend, but an exam
ination shows that every cent of 1t
came out of the capital stock. The
treasury is empty and 5000, 900 has
been spent, of which $4,000 was
expended for machinery, about $3l,-
900 for dividends, and the rest,
$l47, 900, where is II?
ABOUT JONATHAN BOURNE.
Boston, Mass, May "a case
has been brought against John Stet-
son proprietor of the Globe theatre,
here, by Mrs. Amelia b. Everetts.
Her purpose. is TO recover $4,000,
three times the amount alleged to
have been lost by Jonathan Bourne
Jr. of Portland, Oregon, in gamb-
ling place. said to be owned by Stet-
son. Stetson denies heever received
the money from Bourne in gamb-
ling, aud says that the money paid
10 him In question was for a stock
transaction.
WEATHER REPORT.