Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-12
Great Loss Of Life and Prop
erty.
GLADSTONE And BLAINE BOTH ILL
Italian Consul Recalled, The Caro-
witch Wounded, The WallaiWaIIa
Affair, The President, State and
Foreign News, Etc.
FORREST FIRES.

w hllB OlSOODj hiOh't NhoJ -
The five upper townships in this
county hes been a surging sea of fire
ever since Sunday, and it is believed
not single small hamlet is left. A
number of freight cars and logging
trains are also burned.
LOSS OF LIFE AND PROPERTY.
LUDINGToN, Mich, May r.
Some of the people who lived at
Walkerville before the fire struck
them arrived here in a wretched
state. They say it impossible to tell
how many inhabitants escaped alive
but they fear many died in the
woods where they fled for safety.
The village had 800 inhabitants and
no one knows where more than half
this number are at present. Ru-
mors OF large loss of life at other
points come in, but verifcation is
impossible, The entire county will
be swept unless rain comes today.
MORE FOREST FIRES.
MECHANIcsBURa, Pa, May 12-
Disasterous forest fires swept over
the mour tain lands of this county
since last Monday and are still rag
ing. Fully ten thousand acres Of
valuable timber lands are burned
over. The valuable mining pro-
perty of Alex, Underwood, near
Dillsburg was destroyed. The
losses by fire already exceed $l50,0OO
GLADSTONE is ILL.
LONDON, May I2.--Gladstone
went to church Sunday and seemed
to be enjoying his usual good health,
In the afternoon, however, the
veteran statesman was seized with a
succession of shivering fits. Sir
Andrew Clark, Gladstone's family
physician, though not pronouncing
his illness to be of a serious nature,
declares Gladstone must not leave
his room for several days.
BLAINE's CONDITION.
NEW YORK, May 12.-It Is stated
at the house of Walter Damrosch,
where Secretary Blaine is now Ill,
that the secretary's condition is
greatly improved. DR.. Dennis said
there was nothing alarming about
Blaine's condition, and advised
rest aud quite. The only medicine
he prescribed was pepsin for iudlgest-
ion. Mrs. Blaine said: "Since the
president went away from Wash
ington Mr.. Blaine has been working
very hard, and, the fact is, he has
been called to look after the affairs
of the department of state" She
denied he had another attack of
vertigo, and said he would be able to
return to Washington in few days.
THE CONSUL RECALLED.
WASHINGTON, May 12.--It is un-
,lerstood that Pasquale Cortel, Ital-
ian consul at New Orleans, has been
recalled by his government, and
that the functions of his Office will
be exercised by another consular
official now In the United States.
This action is not inspired by the
government of the United States,
and probably was taken by the
Italian government either because it
was felt the consul had been indis-
Greet In his public utterances, or that
his usefulness was impaired.
WHY HE WAS RECALLED,
ROME, May l2.--The Italian con-
sui at New Orleans, Senior Cortel,
has been notified TO return home in
order to furnish the Italian govern
ment with an exact account of the
events which have taken place since
the murder of Chief of Police Hen
nessey. Vice. .Counsul Poma, of the
italian consulate In New Orleans,
will act for Consul Cortel in the In
terlm.
THE wALLA wALLA AFFAIR.
WALLA WALIA, May l2.-The
rumoB that the soldiers had shot a
comrade who informed upon them
for completely In the recent lynch
ing, Is without foundation, Corporal
Arnold. arrested a few days ago, on
Sunday asked TO see the Command
ing officer. Six soldiers afterwards
were arrested, It is supposed, upon
information given by Arnold. Two
soldiers deserted Friday night, aud
fonr more Sunday. Arnold, the
day before the lynehing, had charge
of the quarters aud unlocked the