Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-02-25

alleging, however, another cause
although the real reason was we
understood. Justice Stephens pecu
liarities have displayed thenselve
more conspicuously since the trial O
the Maybrick case, where he charge,
strongly 20 convict the woman.
LA GRIPPE IN COLORADO.
DENVER, Feb. 25.--La grippe hai
taken possession Of Fort Logan, neal
this city, 80 soldiers are now in th'
the hospital. There has been foul
deaths this week.
THE CHEROKEE STRIP.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kan, Feb. 25.-
People continue to go into Cherokee
strip In small numbers. The follow.
ing dispatch has been received from
Washington; "SettIers IN Cherokee
strip are there at their peril"
GEo. CHANDLER,
Actg. Secy. Interior.
A troop Of cavalry will go into
camp at Chlllaco school tomorrow
aud begin the work Of ejectine
boomers.
TORNADO IN INDIANA.
JEFFERsoNvILLE, Ind, Feb. %
A tornado passed over this place at
midnight. No damage was done IN
the city except the blowing down Of
bell tower ut Howard's shipyard.
Houses rocked like cradles. The fer.
tilizer factory two miles north Of
here, miles Of fencing aud entire or.
chards were devastated. The great
est damage was done at Utica, where
many houses, barns and other build
ings were demolished aud cattle
killed. The damage will reach
many thousand dollars.
SIR THOs. y. BYKNEs.
NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-The king
Of Italy has conferred an order OF
kaighthood on Police Inspector
ThOs. i. Byrues.
WANTS TEN MILLION.
PI1TsBURG, Feb. 25.--Rev. w. X.
Covert, Findlay, Ohio, has retained
counsel TO press the claim of him.
self and the heirs OF Gen. John G.
Fremont TO the ownership of Byrd
island In the bay Of San Francisco.
The amount involved is estimated
at over SlO,OOO,OOO. Gen. Fremont
when military governor Of Caliror-
mia purchased the island from
Mexico. Uncle Sam repudiated the
purchase aud declined either to buy
from "the pathfinder" or to rcim-
burse him.
SLEEPY COPPER.
SAN FRANCISCO, Fob. 25.-Police
Officer Jas. A. Manning was dis
missed from the police force last
evening by the police commission.
lie was charged with sleeping while
on duty.
MAHoNEY KNOCKED oUT.
SAN JOSH, Cal, Feb, 26.-The
fight for the Pacific coast bantam
weight championship before the
San Jose Athletic Club last night be-
tween Dan Hawkins and Dan Ma
honey resulted In victory for the
former In the Goth round.
TuoBoAT CAPTAIN CENsuRFp.
SAN RAFAEL, Cal, Feb. 25,-
This morning the coroner held In.
quests on the bodies Of Captain
Henry, keeper Of the Fort Point life
saving station and All lice, cook Of
the III mted ship Elizabeth, In rcu-
dering their verdict the jury severely |
censured the captain of the ugboat
Alert for not going 10 the rescue of |
the deccase,l. The verdict IN the
case of All Hee WAS accidental
drowning.
CORDIALLY RECEivRD.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. %. GGa.
emala advlces of Jan. ~ say that
United States Minister Pacheco was
ordially received 10y the Guatema.
ans, a special train being sent seven. /
y-hve miles 10 the coast for hls con. ,
eyanee. A banquet was rendered {
i'm, aud he was serenaded 10y a
aud the day alier his arrival, a
olonol Torillus, commandant of the 1
0s, Of san jose, WAS aboard the Pa,
dc Mail Company's steamship aud a
pologiled TO Captain johnson, as 6
prosecuting the company, for the n
'iEure by the Gaui1ualan govern 3
lent OF some arms which had been {
rought by one OF the oompany's il