Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-13

fore he leaves Office. The preva
ing opinion here is that he wi
complete the retrograde movenlen
then begin by availing himself
Lord salisbury's admission that tl
United States now has all the rlgh
that Russia had in the Behring sel
and agreeing that an arbitratio
shall decide what those rights wei
at the time Russia possessed then
WORLDS FAIR.
CHICAGO, Mar. 12.-The board q
control Of the worlds fair today de
fined the duties Of the lady mana
gers. They are. among other things
TO appoint one-half the members o
all committees that award prizes foI
exhibits produced in whole or IL
part by female labor, besides having
exclusive charge of the woman's
building and general management
Of the interests of women in con
nection with the exposition.
FIRST TRAIN.
SEATTLE, Mar. 13.-The first train
passed over the Lake Shore g. East
ern railway from Seattle, to the
British boundary line yesterday car
rying party Of LakeShore officials.
A TIN BANQUET.
CHATrNooGA, Mar. 13.--Secretary
Proctor and party last night attend
ed banquet TO celebrate the inaugu
ration Of the basic process in the
South. A distinguishing feature of
the occasion was the tableware,
much OF which, including the plates
and the cover OF the menu cards,
consisted of tin plate recently made
In this country from Chattanooga.
Covers were laldfor nearly 200 guests,
among whom were 5enatorsMander-
son, Frye, Hawley, Butler, Sanders
and Carey, Representatives McKin-
ley, Cannon, Wheeler, Hooker, Post
andHenderson, of Illinois. Letters of
regret were read from "a number of
distinguished gentlemen, including
ex-Presldent Cleveland, Abrams,
Hewitt and Jhauncey NJ. Depew.
SUFFERING IN NEBRASKA.
CHICAGO, March ia meeting
of editors Of agricultural papers was
hsld here yesterday TO listen TO Mrs.
Blackfan, Of Nebraska, and Napain,
OF Dakota, delegates to solicit help
for the destitute people of the arid
districts Of South Dakota, Kansas
and Nebraska. n HAnother meeting
will be held tomorrow morning.
This evening Milton George, who
presided ut the meeting, said the
tales told Of the suffering and priva-
tlon are awful. All they asked for
was food for stock, and seed grain.
George said they had talked matters
over with wealthy business men,
including Messrs. Armour, Higin-
bothen, Carvey aud Others, all have
slgnlfied their willingness to do
something handsome.
HEAVY SNOW IN TEXAS.
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March ia
st. Louis special dispatches from
dozen dififent points in Texas and
from Indian Territory and Arkansas
show that the snowstorm of yester-
day was the heaviest for years. All
trains are delayed, II IL feared that
fruit trees are damaged and the en-
tire crop destroyed.
REvERTs no STATE.
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Mar, 49, A
supreme court decision reverts back
to the state over 275, 600 acres of land
originally donated under an act Of
congress to different railroads In the |
state, II Is creating much excitement, |
Most OF the land has been sold by
the railroads and extensive improve.
ments made by owners.
AssEMBLYMAN BRUNER.
SACRAMENTO, March lS,-The
Bruner investigation was resumed
last night. State Printer Johnson
testified that on the night OF the
transaction he met Bruner, but the
latter said nothing about receiving
check for. 500, The next day
Bruner came 10 his Ollie aud gave
him $3.50 10 10 keep for him, saying
he would tell him all about II some
other timo.
A. j. Bruuer, Assemblyman
Bruner's brother, testified that ON
the Monday before the exposure lei.