Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-02


have laid the matter before the gov
ernor. The commission In its re-
port describes the condition Of the
rad as very bad; that the rails are
old iron, beat and worn and utterly
unfit for use; in fact, that the condi-
ton Of the road has driven from 1t
all train service but a single mixed
train day, with a time card Of
eleven miles an hour.
FROM BEHRING SEA.
SAN FRANcIsco, Oct. 2.-United
States revenue cutter Richard Rush
arrived here from Behring sea this
morning. The Rush left Ounalaska
Sept. 22d. Among those whom the
cutter brought down were: Special
Agent J. Stanley Brown, from the
Seal islands; DIR. Sheldon Jackson,
government agent for education in
Alaska; and :he McGrath party,
who have been two years in Upper
Alaska about Fort Yukon, survey
ing the United States boundary line.
No sealing schOouers had Ueen seen
in Behring sea for some time before
the Rush left. Many had been
warned during the season, but only
the British schooner Il. b.. Marion
was seized by the Rush.
cHILIAN CUTRAGEs.
NEW YORK, Oct. "A Valparaiso
special says: 81 am enabled to send
you further particulars of the trouble
between the authorities at Santiago
md Minister Egan. 1t appears the
American legation and its vicinity
we're watched by the police during
III of last week. On last Friday
three Americans, as cabled you,
we're placed under arrest. Their
names were Hillmann, Madden and
Raypriest. They had visited Mr..
Egan at the legation, and were OH
heir way back when taken into
custody. Messrs. Hillmaun and
Madden made business call, and
Mr.. Raypriest had gone to the lega-
lion to obtain letters. All three
we're locked up. Mr.. Raypriest was
Kept in prison some hours. Messrs
Hiilmann and Madden were taken
TO the intendencia and detained foi
a short time, when they were ie-
eased. In addition to this, two of
Minister Egan's servants were
thrown into prison and kept there
for two days, being released Satur-
day."
is A SOCIALIST.
AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 2.-District
Judge Paschal created IA sensation
by refusing to naturalize r. N. Sauer,
who made application. The appli-
cant, upon being questioned by the
court, admitted that he was social
list.
The judge declared that the prin-
ciple of socialism was directly
against the constitution of the Uni
ted States, and he would, therefore,
refuse to make Sauer an American
citizen,
The Judge rendered his opinion in
writing. The case being something
unusual in any portion ofthe United
States, Sauer will appeal.
uo--Ia,0 CROCUDTEE
LEBANON, (Pa) Oct. 2,-The
men employed at the new reservoir
of the Lebanon water supply were
last evening startled by the appear
ance of Of crocodile near the dam.
How the crocodile came there is a
mystery. 1t has been noticed for
some time 10y Farmer Host, who
resides half mile from the dam,
that bis ducks and geese are gradu.
ally disappearing. Last night,
while watching for the thief, he saw
something like u plank above the
water seize couple of ducks and
slowly sink out of sight.
The farmer sent "A man on horse
back to the city, where the news he
brought caused sensation. Some
over-excted individual rang the fire
alarm In his nervousness and was
promptly put in the lookup until he
cooled off. Several of the city of
ficials drove to the reservoir and
had been there but few minutes
when the unwelcome visitor showed |
himself above the water in front of
them. All took flight at once but
Officer Leonard, good swimmer,
Who had ventured into the water.
He suffered for his temerity, for be-
fore he could scramble up the bank
the crocodile had seized and so badly
lacerated his foot that he was taken
to the hospital.
No one has any idea where the
crocodile came from, and as this city
depends on the reservoir in question
for ITS supply of water the authorities
cannOt run II of for the purpose of
getting at the intruder.
ST A I +.