Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-18

dead earnest that all this is absolut
Iiews to me. ] most solcmnly assur
you / haven't heard Of any settle
ment. I'm in earnest, aud / wan
you to believe every word / say
Canards are daily started in relation
to my affairs, aud this talk Of settle
ment Is one Of them, Don't yol
think I'll know. as direct interest
ed party, If a settlement, as report
ed, had taken place?v The reporte
assuaged his growing heat with tn
pacific assurances that he should
would and did know his own busi
ness very thoroughly. "Not onl,
has no such settlement been effect
ed'' he continued, "but have hearC
Of no proposition tending to or sug
gesting the possibility Of SUCH
This unequivocal, absolute denial o
the report was all that could b'
gathered from Mr.. Hoey.
ELKINs AND BLAINE.
WASHINGTON, Dec. lS.-The Posi
tomorrow, in commenting on the
nomination of Stephen b. Elkini
for secretary Of war, will say: "EI'
kins was offered the portfolio last
spring and last summer, but declined
both times, stating that he could moi
accept it while Goff was unprovided
for; that the latter should be recog
nized for the time and money spent
by him in endeavoring to promot,
the interests of the Republican, party
in West Virginia. A few weeks ago
he was again rendered the position
coupled with the assurance thai
Goff would get the circuit Judge.
ship. He then went to call upon
Mr.. Blaine. "What effect" asked
Elkins, in the course of q talk,
''would my appointment have upon
your presidential chances uex'
year ?" Absolutely nothing" was
Baine's reply. "As feel at present
/ shall not be a candidate for the
nomination. However, If ther'
should come to me from the Repub
lican party an overwhelming ex
preston demanding that / accept
the nomination / may feel con
strained to put aside my personal
feelings and accept the nomination.
In that case Mr.. Harrison will be for
me, and there will be no improperly
in you being my friend also On
the other hand, should Mr.. Harri-
son be the nominee will not be in
the race, and therefore you will be
his friend. / cannot see how your
acceptance or declination will change
the condition of things in the slight
est degree, and would advise you
to accept the appointment" Where
upon E'kins accepted.
THE TAHITI.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1S.--Messrs.
George " Dick, local agents of the
schooner Vine, have received let.
ter from Captain Kidston, of that
vessel, which puts at rest any doubts
that might have existed as to the
fate of the brig Tahiti. The letter
was written at sea, while the Vine
was being towed by the steamer
Rossville. and says; "At noon of
November rs, when towing the
Rosevillc, eighty miles off Port
Manzinello we sighted wreck bot
tom up. We went close to it and
lowered a boat. 1 went to the
wreck myself and succeeded in get
ting on her bottom first and taking
possession. / saw her name and
masts, / think they are still stand
ing. She is the brig Tahiti; am
perfectly sure Of that. ] spent two
hours on her bottom. The steamer
Roseville will try to tow her to
Manzlnello. The Tahiti looked as
II she had been bottom up for
q month. Her rudder was gone
and there was no sign Of a living
creature"
YOUNG COLLEGE MAN.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Dec. Is. al |
Roberts, a young man representing
himself to be Harvard graduate,
is charged with having victimized |
Yale students and prominent trades
men TO the amount OF several hun
dred dollars. Roberts is son of
DIR. M, Roberts, of Springfield,
Mass, a prominent physician. The
young man claimed to be an agent
Of the Harvard advisory committee.
His mission was to look into Yale's
In athletics and report.
Roberts was shown every attention
md introduced TO all the prominent
athletes In college. From them he
borrowed considerable money,
giving his note in security. He
llso contracted large bills for vari-
,us articles at the stores In the city. ,
For the goods he gave drafts on his
ather. These have gone TO protest,
md hls father refuses to honor
hem, saying that his son is 81 years
Id and legally capable Of contract
ng bills on his own account. II