Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-05
The First and Fifth Ballots
Of lhe Democrats.
DEATH or dom PEDRO.
The Dynamite Case, Who the Dy-
namiter Was, Had to Marry or
be Killed, A Strange Story, A
Women Outraged, The Blizzard,
A Pullman Car, Tow Of barges
Wrecked, Foreign and State
News Etc.
rnr nrMooRAr1c CAUCUS.


WAsHINeToN Dec. 5.-The eau
Gus of Democratic congressman met
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon to coll
slider the question of the speaker
ship. There were present 227 repre-
sentatives, roll call showed the
presencs of all Democratic members
except sew n. The first trouble
came with the question as to how
yoling should proceed by secret or
ballot. The question was referred
70 the committee on rules consisting
of one member named by each can
didate. COMMITTEES recommended
an open ballot which report war
adopted.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 5.-The first
ballot: Crisp "a, Mills, 73, Springer
32, McAIillln is, Hatch IL.
Second Ballot: Crisp so, Mills 80,
Springer %. McNillin ls, Hatch II.
Third ballot: Unofficial; Crisp
81, Mills so, Springer "a, Mcmillan
Is, Hatch II. Fourth ballot: I'm
Official; Crisp 90, Mills 81, Springer
20, Mcmillan IS, Hatch 8.
Fifth ballot: Official; Crisp 95,
Mills SO, Springer 20, Mcmillan is,
Hatch 4, Stevens l.
THE DYNAMITE CASE.
New YORK, Dec. 8. Russell Sage
is looking bright and cheerful this
morning and will be all right again
in few days. The men who were
injured by the explosion yesterday
are doing well. Sage said no bonds
were lost the only loss will be by
the destruction of the office and
furniture. Inspector Byrnes II
exerting himself to try to locate and
identify the bomb thrower. The
entire detectives of the city force Is
on the case.
wH@ THE DYNAMITBR WAS.
ALBANY, N. Y. Dec. 5.-The
dynamite crank is thought to be
Hiram ID. Clarke, aged 45, an es
capped lunatic and IA native of Glenn
Falls, Warren county, Wilson es
capped previously from Middleton q
and other asylums. The first sigus
Of insanity were developed fourteen
years ago, when he kept the Bolton
house, on Lake George. Wilson
after short terms In insane asylums
was discharged as cured, or escaped
He generally celebrated his freedom
by making attempts to kill some
one who had refused to meet hi
demands for money. Several year
ago he attempted to kill n mal
whom he had asked for money L
set him up in business. On anothe
occasion, when w. j. Arkell was il
Albany, Wilson made demand oil
him, threatened to kill him, anC
even attempted to assault him II
! his Off 20. He also threatened tn
life of G edwin Brown, one of tn,
state lunacy commissioners. VIII
son was arrested here about year ag'
for threatening to kill some one.
DEATH OF DOM PEDRO,
PARIS, Dec. Dom Pedro, the
late emperor of Brazil died at th'
Hotel Bedford at five minutes aftel
midn'g hit. His fever had been in
creasing since 7 o'clock last evening
when DIR. Charcot was summoned
hastily and remained until the end
Princess Isabella and her husband
Count D'Eau, were also present
The disease with which the ex-em
peror was afflicted with diabetis. l
Is said his last conscious words wer'
expressions of his deep affection fol
Brazil, aud regret that he could not
| go back there to die.
DOM PEDRO.
PARIS, Dec. 5.--The scenes at the
death bed of Dom Pedro show his
thoughts TO the last were of Brazil
Countess D'Eau, heiress apparent to
the Brazilian throne, says she il
ready to return TO Brazil at the first
summons sent her. The remains oI
Dom Pedro will be inferred In the
family vault at Lisbon.
YOUNG MAN COVETED ANorER
MANS WIFE.