Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-07
THE PEOPLES PARTY.
An Expert Goes to Long Beach
to Look for the Bodies.
A RATHER FISHY STORY.
Tarred and Feathered, Good Crops
in Kansas, White Chapel Murder,
Railroad Accident, Killed his
Brother, State and Foreign News,
Etc.
rHE pEopLKls PARrY.

SPRINGFIELD, Aug. 1.-THE peo
ple's party convention, which CLOSED
last evening, was remarkable
gathering. 1t was composed Of dis
satisfied elements of all parties
Every delegate had his own idea o
how existing troubles could b,
remedied and was disposed to insis
upon it being adopted.
The total representation was 125;
delegates. about 400 Of whom wer.
present. The platform went through
With a rush, but after the delegates
read 1t carefully in the papers they
gathered In knots about town and
discussed 1t freely Many have al
ready declared their intention tC
bolt on account Of the liquor plank,
which they say they did not want
TO adopt as a part Of the platform.
The leaders are confident Of form
ing colonization with prohibition.
lists not later than 1872 and going in.
to the national campaign very
4troug. Their plan is to extend the
plank demanding government own.
ership of,railroads and telegraph, OF
liquor traffic, and have agents IN
charge who will conduct the bust
ness much as postoflices are now
run. Tue boiling elements strength
cannot be estimated until the dele
gates report to their constituents.
Hon. John Seitz, Of Seneca, was
nominated for governor. He had In
years past been candidate for The
same office on the greenback ticket.
The other nominations were: Lieu
tenant governor, Frank Rist, Of Gin
cinnati, compcsitor; state auditor,
n. M. Cooper, Of Athens; attorney
general, Rial M. Smith, of Summit;
state treasurer, Henry Wolf, of
Cleveland.
TO LOOK FOR THE BODIES.
PORTLAND, Aug. 7.-Captain A.
M. Bertrand left Portland for Long
Beach this morning to make an at
tempt to recover the bodies of Mr..
Steel and Miss Boise. He is an ex-
pert at the business and has hope OF
success.
NOT FOUND YET.
SEA VIEW, Aug. I'll p. m.
Bodies OF Miss Boise and VIII Steel
have not been found as yet.
RATHER FIsHY,
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Aug. l. The
secretary treasury has been advised
of bold attempt to be made to
rob the treasury by a strong and
determined band Of men organized
for that purpose. The plan Ia to
start fires IN various parts of the
city for the purpose of diverting the
attention of the police and then
overpower the treasury watchman
and loot the money vaults. Infor-
was given In a letter formed
by the king Of trsmps who is said
10 be the leader of the band. The
etter was referred to the captain of
he watch with instructions to give
lie visitors proper reception.
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
SEATTLE, Aug. Father Quay,
J Catholic priest of Snehomlsh, was
AIRED and feathered by "a mob yes
erday morning between midnight |
nd o'clock. Citizens effected an
ntranee to his residence and dragged |
i'm from his bed, and applied a
covering oftar and feathers. |
he priest fought desperately with
lis tormenters, but was finally over
ONE.
He is accused Of enticIng children
( both sexes into his room, aud
here practlcing various forms Of
immortality, after stupefying them
With liquor. IL Is said that he was
emoved from his charge at st. !
'homas, North Dakota, for similar
PRACTICES.
GOOD CROPS IN KANSAS.
NEW York, Aug. 7.-"Give the
Kansas farmers two more crops as