Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-29

ran toward SaIton not a trace OF
wster can be found. There will be
/ no raise Of consequence in the Colo
rado for four months which can
effect the Salton region, and 10y that
time the winds will fill up the OPEN
ing with sand, checking any inflow.
The water has been falling for the
past month at SaltoD Like. One
month more and no sign of the Sd
called desert lake will b. seen.
THE WRECKED DEsPATCH.
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 20.-The court
Of inquiry into the loss Of the Des-
patch met at the navy yard. After
the formal report Of Lieut.. COSles
to the navy department Of the loss
of the steamship was read, Lieut.
COwles read his detailed report az
the wreck. He was asked if he bad
any complaints to make against any
officer or member Of the crew in
connection with the accident, TO
which he replied, "Not after The
vessel grounded"
This created somewhat OF . sen
sation. Lieut.. Cowles said that the
night orders before turning in were,
"Half night orders" The course
of the steamship had been changed
without orders and without him
notified. Lieut.. Mulligan, who was
in charge of the deck, when asked
by Lieut.. COwles why he had not
called him, replied that he was
about to do so, as the course Of The
vessel had been changed. When
asked why this was done, Lieut..
Mulligan explained that he was
sure the red light he saw was that
IF winter quarters ard there was no
necessity of keeping the old course.
In response to Lieut.. COwles' l
question as to why he was not I
,alled, Lieut.. Mulligan replied that a
All seemed we'll aud there had been e
10 apparent necessity for calling 9
him. |
Lieut.. Noah, the ships executive, v
the fact of the red light II
,eing seen, which he was certain d
vas winter quarters light, and that CO
e had ordered the chang. in the ca
curse. vi
Lieut.. COwles went on with his re
tory of the wreck, the efforts to u
ave the ship, and her final aban- al
onment, and paid a glo"ing trib- W
te to the life-saving crew under V
aptail Tracy, as we'll Us to the sd
of the officers aud men of it
he Despatch. Lieut.. Cowles be- u
anne vlsibly affected as he went on ct
nd as he said, al left the vessel A
18th her colors and pennant flying" sa
e broke down, mis- voice quivered Sc
nd his eyes filled with tears.
1t was some moments before he
'ud continue the conversation. tn
e said, "The gale increased in fury pc
I'd when it finally subsided there pa
as nothing left Of the DESPATCH" sw
I'd he sat down with a great sob. sci
his testimony, Lieut.. tel
Jwles said the sea gradually in m,
eased, with the wind northeast to fu
lrth, from the time she struck ne
ltil she was Abandoned. The tn
lchors were ready for lc.ting down. da
he reports had been corrected up re
, date, but no one OH board had t,
ny Information Of the relief of the Ill
inter quarter lightship. 1t was IA th
OOd night for seeing lights, but i. h;
-as very bad night for seeing N
md, being misty. There was but OF
DC light visible when he came on ul
eek, aud that looked red. Lieut.. te
Owles then explained the duties of o
he officers Of the ship, but added, cI
All the navigation is under my in
barge" He had given no orders fr
n the change of course. o.
A DRY SPELL. te
MONTGOMERY, Ala, Oct. 90 it
he present spell of dry weather an
one of the longest experienced th
this section. Streams are drying Nj
} and railroads find il very trouble Bl
me to secure water necessary to FRI
in trains. Employees along the ju
nei are supplied with water from gr
lis city. Every passenger train th
Irrying barrels. W
THE CONFEDERATE FLAG. Kl
RCHM)ND, Oct. 29.-At the an. ~ ~
nal me ting o. the.society of Army =,
Northern Virginia speeches were =,
sde by Generals Early, Tallalerro, ~
Osser aud Field. The last named ~ =,
lid: al understand the Confed- ~
ate flag cannot be unfurled at the -
orld's fair II that is the case, let !,
never have another worlds fair -
J this country ".
A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE. ,b
HARTFORD, Conn, Oct. 29,-The
marriage a month ago of George
urner au eccentric old bachelor,
J Bristol, small town twelve r
lilies west of here, had an unex. re
eced sequel yesterday, Turner at
nrresponded for some time with b
he woman, who lived in the West, bt
heir acquaintance having been al
rought ab1ut by an advertisement et