Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-10
THE STATE ALLIANCE
Beard Of Immigration viii
Send Exhibits East.
THE KAISER NAY VISIT TTE .. S.
John Reed Found Dead, Spurgeon
IS Worse, Short Of Harvest Hands,
The GrasbOppers, State and For
eign News, Etc.
rHg STATE ALLIANCE.

THH STATE ALLIANCE.
poRrLAxp, July IO.-Tbe maii
business was the adoption of a plat
a,rm. The preamble recites tina
the condition Of our country De
mands unity of action on the par
of the laborlng classes, that agri
cultural and mechanical pursuit.
-bould be encouraged and monopo
lles are dangerous; that the object
n the organization are 70 educat'
thp iaboring classes, TO insure equa
rights, and no special privileges, e
suppress prejudice and secure bar
rnony and good will and exercis'
charity.
That banks Of issue be abolished
That the government issue suiiicienl
money directly 70 the people.
That government assume contro
Of all railways, telegraphs, tele
phones, and all msnopolies.
That all officials be elected by o
direct vote Of the people.
That no aliens be permitted to
own land.
That the saloon should be abol
ished.
That the sul-treasury scheme be {
law, and money be loaned at pei
cent.
In favor Of 5000 homestead Law
That no industry be taxed fer th'
benefit Of another.
In favor Of graduated incom'
tax.
For the free and unlimited coinage
of silver.
That the government Issue to ex'
soldiers enough moEey 10 make ~
balance due because Of deprecated
currency 10 which they were paid
The alliance met at 80 yesterday
and proceeded with the election o
officers. President, Nathan Pierce
Of UmatilIa county; first vice-presi
dent, Major j. Bruce, Of Bentoi
county; second yice-president, =. II
Holt, 0f Jackson county; secretary
w. w. Myers, Of Clackamas county
WILL SEND EXHIBITS EAST.
PORTLAND, July 10.-It Is state'
that the Oregon Board Of Immigra
tlon will start two ears, containing
an exhibit Of the states resource
East about sept. 1st.
FIRE Ar McmNavrLLE.
| MoMINEyILLR, Or, July 10
| A disastrous fire occurred here las
evening about 8 o'clock, Ia whicl
Jones a. Co's., planning mill, sasl
and door factory, aud lumber sheds
we're totally destroyed, togethe
with large amount Of lumber
Their loss Is estimated ut S20, ,00O
with no Insurance. A Chimes
laundry was also burned.
FROM EUGENE.
EUoENE, Or, July l0.-(Special
Deputy cochran took G. g. Shep
herd TO the asylum this morning
This makes three persons sent from
here this week.
JOHN REED FOUND DEAD.
PORTLAND, Or, July TO- -Coronel
River today received word the deat
body Of John Reed had been fount
ln Gilbert river, u few miles below
the city, with bullet hol'
through his head. and suspicious
Of foul play are entertained. The
coroner at once repaired 10 the scent
for the purpose Of investigation
Reed was a man about iifty years o
age, unmarried, and lived alone.
SHORTAGE or HARvEsr HANDS.
ST, PAUL, MINI, July l0.-Gen
eral Passenger Agent Whitney, o
the Great Northern, has just re
celved an extended report from al
the company's agents In the Re,
river valley aud the No. ! har,
wheat raising district. The report
ARE general that the yield will be ia
ahead Of any previous year
shortage Of harvest hands IL report
od throughout the entire locality.
0RAssnopPERs.
KANSAS Cry, July 10, lIenr,
Smith, OF Springer, New Mexico
who Is In the city, says the grass
hopper pest h In New Mexico ant
Arizona, Hc owns large ranches q
both territories, aud says the gras,
hoppers have stripped them OF neal
iy every yesllge OF vegetation an
have done great damage, Otho
catslemen, he says, made the sam
complaint Smith says the pest
are slowly moving eastward, and b
mll viii reach the Kansas am
Texas line.
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