Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-05

They pay yearly All that the II"
requires to them. The trouble y
The PER centage required ~ law to
he paid do not create a sum equal TO
tho interest the government has to
nay on the subsidy bonds. The
commissioner endofses the policy
Of the Union. Pacific in the con-
sfructlon Of irsnch lines which
shall bt tributary to the main stem.
He says that were it not for these
feed rs the Union Pacific would
yield no net earnings whatever. and
the property would not be worth the
amount Of its first mortgage bonds.
The commissioners urges very
strongly and at considerable length
the great necessity that some action
be taken looking to settlement be
tween the bonded roads and the
government. Regarding this he
said: "I have little doubt Of the
ability Of the principal bonded roads
to eventually meet all their obliga-
tions to the government, tut the
sum Of these debts Is apparently be
yond the possibility Of payment in
money at their maturity. Some
plan Of refunding must be devised
in order to give time. The commits
sioner recommends that the depart
ment appoint commission Of NOT
over three members, 10 be in the
government employ, 10 consider the
situation, confer with the railway
companies, and report their conclu-
sions to congress.
DANCING HALL BURNED.
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.--A three-story
building on Depot street, owned by
w. A. Flindall, was destroyed by
fire between and ? o'clock Sunday
morning. The upper floor was
dancing hall, aud the fire was
caused by the explosion Of lamp
left lighted after the dance, whicl
closed at midnight. Loss, $1,000; in
sured in the Rhode Island Insnr
ance company for $1,000.
AMERICAN PUBLIC SCHOOL.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5.-W. II.
Harris, commissioner OF education,
in his annual report, says there
were enrolled in ISs9-90 in the pub
lie schools Of the United States, OF
elementary and secondary grades,
12,6s6,97S pupils, as against 1885,.
sos in 1888. The enrolled formed
2O.27 per cent, Of the population Of
1890. Average daily attendances OF
pupils on each school day In 1850
was s,144,9SS. Tie whole number
Of public teachers the past year was,
males I25, ,7O2, females 1888. Total
amount expended during the past
fiscal year for public school purposes
was Sl4O, ,277 1853.
NEWSPAPER CHANGE.
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.-7The Evening
Press-Times was Saturday leased to
Edgar b. and George NJ. Piper, who
will take charge today. Erastus
Brainard, present editor, will re-
turn East. Edgar b. Piper came to
Seattle as city editor OF the Post
Intelligence in 1853. and has the
past year been editor Of the Grays
Harbor Times. George M. Piper
was In the drug business at Albany,
Or, until 1889, when he came to
the Post-Intelligence as reporter.
MASTER AND DOG PERIsHED.
SAN PEDRO, CAL, Oct. 5.-The
third fire within a week occurred
here Saturday afternoon. This and
the previous one were attended with
loss of life. This time II WAS the
residence Of B, J. Wilson, occupied
by j. s. Duncan, an old night
watchman who, with his big dog. is
a we'll known character here. 1t is
supposed that Duncan was intoxi-
Gated and upset an oil stove he had
used for cooking purposes. When
the fire was first noticed he was
seen to stagger towards the door, but
fell backwards into the flames,
which were 80 fierce as to render
rescue impossible. The dog stuck
by his master faithful to the end aud
perIshed with him.
THE EASTERN GALE.
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.-News of the
first disaster, AS a result Of yester-
days gale came In a dispatch this
morning from st. John, N. b. 1t
was 10 the effect that the British
barkentlne Minnie q. Elkln, was
wrecked. and that her crew was
undoubtedly lost. The barkentine
had on board about twenty people,
inclusive of her officers and the
captains wife and baby. On Au-
gust 10th she left 81. John, and
that was the last ever seen Of her.
A GOOD STRIKE.
GOLD HILL, Oct. 90. b. Hardy
struck ore Saturday that assays $500
per ton, on the Rolen ledge, at a
depth Of forty-five feet. The average
width Of the ledge Is seven feet. |
MASSACRE STORY DENIED.
SAN Francisco, Oct. 5.-Two
years ago the schooner Nicolini |
sailed from San Francisco on a whal-
ing cruise. She wlniered In the
river, but failed to get out
Ihe following summer. At the end