Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-21
PinkertOn'S Men Used Instead
of Militia.
THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY WEST.
Failure of Corn Crop, A Boy Hangs
Himself, A Woman Mayor, A
Woman Burned to Death, Repub-
Iicans Meet at Cinncinati, NAL
vern Hill Sold, Etc.
COKE REGIONS.

PTTsBURe, Pa, April 2l.--FOur
car loads of heavily armed Pinker-
ton guards arrived at the Coke
region today. 1t is thought these
men will take the place of militia,
as the governor will not allow the
National Guard to be used to evict
strikers.
THE PRESIDENTS JOURNEY.
Ell. PAso, Texas, April 21.-The
presidential party arrived here this
morning. The reception here was
perfect ovation. American and
Mexican representatives of President
Diaz vieing with others in their
efforts to honor President Harrison.
The city was elaborately decorated
with American and Mexican colors
and troops of both countries
were drawn up at the station
to receive the distinguished visitors.
When the party alighted from the
train a salute of twenty-one guns
was fired. Governor Curillo, of
chihuahua, and staff, and General
Rangel with battery of artillery
and a military band, participated in
the reception as representatives of
President Diaz, Of Mexico, who was
unable to be present. The visitors
were escorted to the court house
where formal addresses were made.
When the procession reached the
nearest point to Mexico, the artillery
Of that country fired a salute in
honor of President Harrison.
GETTING READY.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21.-The
work of decorating Market street,
from the ferries to Pavilion, was
begun yesterday morning The
work thus begun is only that of the
electric lighting arrangement, how
ever. The bunting feature and all
the rest of it are yet to come. The
electric lighting will give the presi-
dent an idea of the illumination
possibilities that he could get no
where else, and the plan is almost
as original as that by which St.
Louis is illuminated with its miles
of gas Jets. From every pole on the
south side of Market street will be
hung two electric lights of the larg-
est incandescent kind. Where an
electric light pole already exists,
this will be augmented by two more.
FAILURE OF CORN CROP.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, April 21.-A dis
patch says: Continual wet weather
in Eastern Kansas will probably be
the cause of a failure of corn and po-
tato crops, Wheat however Is not
affected only in low land.
BOY HANGS HIMSELF.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April 2l.-
Willie Mendheim, aged 10, became
angry with his mother and told her
he was going to commit suicide,
His mother merely Laughed at the
threat. The boy procured rope
and before his mothers eyes made
his preparations for death. He
fastened the rope to the ceiling and
putting the end around his neck got
up in a high chair and jumped.
Just before the leap he said; al have
spIted you, now, mamma" His
neck was broken. His mother saw
him as he made the fatal spring,
PROHIBITION.
WICHITA, Kas., April 2l.--The
people Of Kiowa, one of the old cattle
towns, are up In revolt against the
lady who is mayoress ofthe city and
now controls municipal affairs. XII
owa has always been "wep town,
but last Tuesday the handful Of pro.
hlbltionists and the women got
together and elected, by majority
II two, Mrs. ID. Paxton mayorsss Of
the city. Directly after the Install
alton the new executive dismissed
the former city marshal, put In a
new man aud ordered every one of
the eleven saloons in the city closed
tight and all the billiard rooms shut
up. These places have been the
main attraction OF the town, aud
because of lis liberality in these mat
ters, Klowa has always been favor
lie rendezvous for cattlemen whose
money has contributed to the well
fare Of the merchants. Saturday