Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-12

in their opinion. But, as the court
record cannot he changed without
reopening the case, and as there is
no disposition TO do that, Mr.. Hulce,
30 far as the records Of the prabate
are concerned, will remain dead.
FIRE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. I2--Fire
broke out In the benzine room of the
Thomas Dye works on 10th street
yesterday afternoon, and destroyed
that establishment and the one oc-
cupied by the California Motor
company. John Scheerer's asphalt
tum works and lumber yard were
damaged. Five girls employed at
the dying establishment were
rescued with difficulty from the
second story windows John O'Neill,
foreman of one engine, was struck
on the head by the falling cOrnice
at the motor building, and It is
thought his skull is fractured. En-
sine No. 3 collided with the dummy
# the cable car and the fireman was
brown to the ground ahd probably
fatally injured. The loss oil tie dye
works is estimated at $4,000, with
md insurance Oslo, 900. The Cali
fornia Motor Co.'S loss is $780, in
,urance $l6,O
SCARE AT THE NATIONAL CAPITOL,
WASHINGTON, Dec, ia steum
pipe burst in the southeast corner of
the hall of representatives "a few
minutes before ! O'Clock yesterday,
,ausIng great commotion. The
house was not in session. but many
f the members were at their desks
md the floor was crowded with visi-
ors. The report was very loud. AT
drst it was thought some crank had
set off a dynamite bomb. The
members and others who were in
that portion of the hall tumbled
over each other to get out, but no
me was hurt. Several ladies were
sitting in the private gallery inn
mediately over the pipe which burst.
they hastily depai ted. Steam began
20 rise in "a dense cloud, but liz Il
short while everyone knew what
the trouble was.
OBSERVED ON THE TWIN SISTERS.
WHATCoM, Wash, Dec. 12.-One
of the Twin Sisters, north of Mount
J Baker, was observed at 1880 II. nj.
yesterday emitting a huge volume
of smoke, which arose apparently
to the height Of 1000 feet. The
smoke was soon lifted to the north
and disappeared about z;30 p. III. A
column of smoke also arose from
, Mount Baker, and other mountains
showed the same phenomena. A
rent was observed i'm the Main Sis
ter, which was apparently about Il
, quarter of mile long, running
from the top of the mountain
toward the base. The mountain
has never been surmouuted, the tor
beng a precipitous mass of chrome
, iron, In the early morning a dis
J tinct earthquake shock was felt.
William Shears, a well known ciii-
zen who lives on street, was dis
, turbed at about 5 "a. m, as was also
William Sanders, who lives at the
corner of J aud Fifth streets, and
, many others. AT about the time OF
J the first shock the mayor and a
, number of his family were likewise
startled by distinct shock.
HOTELS BURNED.
WINNIPEG, Dec. 12-Larne hotel
and Ontario House, at Moose Jaw,
burned early this morning. Pro
prletor Larne, Henry JackmaD, his
little girl, and o young woman,
Ruth McDougall, were burned to
death. A railroad man, named Nc
Micken, and Mrs. Jackman were
fatally injured, while attempting
to escape. Other guests had mar
row escape. Fire was not extin-
guished until twenty buildings, in
Guiding the church, was burned.
CIRCUS LOST.
New YORK, Dec. l2.-It is feared
all the memberslof the Lewande's
circus have been drowned some-
where off the north coast of South
America. There were about twenty
five people attached to the circus
including Lewande, the well known
equestrian, aud one of the Misses
Stickney, also II rider. The circus
Is small, one-ring affair that trav-
eled from place to place in schoon-
er, which is thought to be wreckt d,
MINER KILLED.
WILKEsBARRE, Penn, Dee. -. =
Au explosion In the Huffman Val
ley, Coal company's mines today
killed James Klttrick and fatally
Injured Hugh Jones.
NOT IDENTIFIED.
New York, Dee. l2.-Inspector
Byrnes who has charge OF the ON.
cial work endeavoring to fnd out
who the bomb thrower was, said
today, he had no knowledge that
the head found IN Saee's office has
been identified,
GRAND JURY ILLEGAL.
SAN FRANcIsCO, Dec. l2,-The
siate supreme court bv five Justices