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

the local press as "Buckley's lieu
tenant" The Indictment is stated
t. be founded ON information that
Buckley and Rainey received SIS, 900
for their endeayors TO influence the
former board of supervisors regard
ing the passage Of certain measures.
COTToN-PIcKING MACHINE.
/ ATLANTA, Ga, Nov. l1.-What
promises to be one Of the greatest
Inventions of modern times Is the
Wallis-Lispenard cotton-picker that
h IS just been exhibited in a cotton
iield near this city. For some time
I there have been rumors floating
around relative 10 the perfection of
the cOtton-picker. Monday hundreds
ofcotton growers from differnt parts
Of the South were at Piedmont Ex-
position and witnessed "a public test
OF the machine. Its workings were
from mechanical standpoint per-
feet, and the picker performed its
work in a satisfactory manner.
Great interest is manifested by the /
people here, aud cotton growers I
everywhere are fondly looking for
the realization of their dreams.
From present indications it is
thought that the next years crop
of cotton will be picked to "a great
extent by cotton pickers.
MKINLEY ON THE FIGHT.
NEW YORK, Nov. IL. - Major
William Mckinley, jr., governor
elect OF Ohio, and Mrs. Mckinley
are in the city and will be the guests
of his brother during his stay. His
visit, he says, has no connection
with political affairs. He is fa,iSued,
as any man might be who had :
made 1876 speeches, visited
more than eighty counties in the :
Buckeye state, heard the cause of
to American industries
Issailed by free trade Democrats and
truck back each time with crush
ng and overwhelming force. "rhe
ohio campaign was highly interest \
ng," said Major Mckinley, land a
vas fought upon the tariff, upon the g
Ssne as made by the platform of the Ii
wo parties. The fight, remember, p
1as purely an impersounl one. is
here were no side issues. Tie fa
irltf and free coinage of silver were V,
le only topics discussed What IL
las the relative Importance of the OF
aritf question aud The silver quts- al
ion, las the voters considered them - Il
To answer that direct would really r,
e Of little consequence for what
hould say would be merely a mat
er of conjecture.
We made no Republican gains
ither in Cincinnati or Cleveland,
he great commercial centres where !.
ne silver question would have been -,
lore likely than in any other part "a
the state to have influenced the -
suits. Our gain was in other sec. -.
ons of the state. The Democrats -
Id not discuss the silver question = .
all" English newspapers seem oil
disappointed that YOU
ave been elected governor OF Ohio" -,
Iggested the reporter. "Ah," said p,
Ie major meditatively, and then, =,
10 yon know, l accept witholt any 49,,
entail reservation whatever, the in,
BILE dispatches that appear in news th'
pers which say that the English
would have been pleased
my defeat. Well, | suppose We
incorrigible on that point, aud
II continue to conduct our affair."
Americans want them conducted
d not in accordance with the abe
Amt notions, either of the press Bal
the people of other countries. or attt
lrse, if persons whose opinions eau
j quote, could vote in Ohio" he Cri
led in a tone of laDguid resigna secl
q, 81 would have been beaten" the
WEST POINTER IN IHE ToMBs. ayr
'Ew YORK, Nov. ll.-Captain con
in p. Wlker, West Pointer uho
a retired army officer, is in the are
mt S because he cannot give bail ayr
appearance to answer to the irol
.rge of assault Tho Contain gatI
1lishes the following pathetic opa
'eal in the daily papers:
To My Friends and Fellow L
izens of New York: | am held hea
his prison on IA false charge aud aud
entirely innocent. My bail is pat
I'd at SliOC0. Will not some of of
friends or public spirited, liberty Fro
ing fellow-citizens provide this mel
me? | will not run away. | an
'er was known to do so in all my rea,
, and | am to old to begin now. cap
ave chosen this city as 'clty of isht
lge' from persecution of various ven
Ids, and In the seven years that to
We lived here | have done much ma,
ID work. for the city. ask liberty the
continue my work. Very respect An
lY clio.
"JoHN p. WALKER, ash
Captain, L. $, A."