Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-11

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appoint plumber of southern men
whose long service ia the house en-
titles them TO promotion, but there
is apparently no escape from it.
The south will get abeut half the
cbairmanships and the north the
remainder.
IN BOYS CLOTHES.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 1l.-Yardmaster
James Dewey found young tramp
asleep in box-c this morningaud
was about to administer very rough
treatment when he discovered that
the tramp was girl. She was clad
in male attire, very ragged and much
too large for her. She was very dirty
and presented a deplorable appear.
ance. She was placed in the hands
Of the police matron, and, on being
washed, proved to be an exceedingly
pretty girl, II years old. She said
her name was Josie Lorif and her
father was farmer Of Miller
county. She had run away from
home with the purpose Of earning
her own living. She first an
swered an advertisement soon after
her arrival in Chicago, and secured
employment in a clothing factory
as sewing girl. Her wages were so
small that she was compelled toseek
the humblest quarters and lived with
poor woman in a squalid part of
the big city, helping with the house
work in part payment of her board.
Two weeks ago she became so home
sick and downhearted that she
determined to go home, but not
having earned or saved the amount
Of her fare, she decided to "beat" her
way in box-cars and OH freight
rains. Taking a pair of ragged.
discarded trousers, greasy coat
much too large for her, aud a heavy,
cast-off pair of shoes, she started
She travelled two days, walking on
the railroad tracks and stealing ride.
ut night in cars, but her constitution
was not strong enough to
stand the ordeal. The third day out
she succumbed TO chills and fever
and became deirious. A railroad
mans wife, living OIL the outskirts
of some small town she does
not remember the name of, took her
in for eight days. She was confined
with fever. The few dollars she had
earned she gave to the lady who
helped her, and to the physician fol
his medicine. Two days ago, aftel
the fever had left her, she put on hel
old ragged mems clothes, and, with
out the usual formalities of parting,
took her leave and resumed her jour
ney. She walked until yesterday
forenoon, when she crawled into an
empty box-car at some station IN
Illinois, where the train was on O
side track, and when she woke ur
this morning she found man tug.
giug at her coat, and telling her tc
get out of the car. Her parents have
been communicated with, and she
will be sent home.
WHAT THEY THINK OF MESSAGE,
LONDON, Dec. 1.-THE st. James
Gazette, commenting on President
Harrison's message, says: The
most important point in the docu'
ment Is that part which has refer
ence to the result of the Mckinley
tariff. The figures presented. The
Gazette declares, compare signif-
cantly with British figures, which
remain stationary. The calcula-
tions of the supporters of the Nc
Klnley bill are working out much
better than any one In England had
reason to expect. The Globe sarcas.
tically on the message, which, ii
says, is adroitly traced to catch the
vote lines. The nervous Yankees
are assured the government knows
how to climb down, as in the case
of Chill and the Behring sea dis
pute. Lord Salisbury, The Globe
adds, need not be much frightened
at President Harrison's tremendous
menace, and the expression of con-
ceIn at foreign encroachments upon
territories controlled by the Ameri-
can government. The Globe dis
putes the statement made in the
message that the prosperity of the
United States is entirely due to the
Mckinley bill. On the contrary, 1t
says the prosperity of the country
is due to the exceptional harvest
there ut time when Europe is short
of grain
WANT no. 90 TO AFRICA.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1.-THE post.
master general has received letter
from Crawford, s. s., sayiag ten
thousand colored people there want
to emlgrate to Africa, and are asking
whether the government could aid
them. The letter was referred to
the superintendent Of immigration.
LAND FRAUDS.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Dee. IL. The
Bee prints an article claiming great
frauds In locating aud handling Of
"lien" lands by a combination in-
cluding John A Benson Of the land !
firm ID. NJ. and +, A, Hyde aud their
employees and associates. Nearly
nlO On0 aanaa rha Raa ~ 80 hos HOO, /