Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-29

afternoon huge wave pitched over
the Oregon's bows smashing IN the
windows Of the pilot house. break
ing the skylight over the forward
hatch, aud breaking Ia the forward
companionwav 20 the lower deck.
The Oregon will sail again tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock. The officers
are rushing things in order TO dis
charge her cargo and freight. She
was 1924 hours making the usual
run of forty-eight hours. After
leaving the Oregon a number Of pas
sengers met and adopted resolutions
highly complimentary to Capt. Pole
man.
The Columbia came in pert about
eight hours ahead of the Oregon.
When off Cape Blanco on Christ
mas night an immense sea dropped
on board over the bow. 1t smashed
in the ports and starboard iron plate
bulworks and carried away every
vestage of the forward raIl on both
sides.
HANGING THE sIMsEs.
SHULITA, Miss, Dec. 29.-The
lynching still goes on. Two more
victims. John Sims, the brother of
Bob and Mosley, nephew, were
both hinged. The lyncbers are 10
hot pursuit Of a n negro who was with
the Sims on the night Of the
massacre. They have burned Bob
Sims dwelling, corn crib and all the
houses Oh the place, aud killed
everything to be found OH the place
except the family and they had IL
escape to a neighboas' place. The
Sims family say they are going to
leave the country. The crowd con
tinues to enlarge, and is fully 500
strong, hunting for Neil Sims. The
bodies of Bob Sims and Que of the
Savages have been cut down and
thrown over into the graveyard.
John Savage, who was first lynched,
is still hanging.
WAIT wHITMAN's CONDITION.
CAMDEN, N. J..Dec. 29.-The con-
dilion of Poet Walt Whitman was
somewhat improved yesterday, but
he is still extremely weak and his
physicians say that death may come
al any moment. The vital force of
the aged poet is surprising. AT a
late hour last night it was said that
he was resting comfortably.
MARRIED A NEaREss.
SAULT STE MARIE, Mich. > Dec. 20
The Rev. Robert w. Wallace, the
evangelist, who has saving souls by
the score In the Canadian 800" fol
some weeks past, created a sensation
by marrying one of the converts,
Miss Rachael e. Ross, a negroe.
The bride is well known.
NOTHING HEARD OF HIM FOR A
MONTH.
AsBURY PARK, N. j., Dec. 29.--
5ilas E. Cheney, a large property
owner and a heavy stockbolder in
the New York Tribune, has been
missing over month, and his rela-
tives are alarmed. The missing man
was brother-in-l law of Horace
Greedy.
STRIKE ON A TEXAS ROAD.
s,AN ANTONIO, Dec. 29.--The en-
tire system of the San Antonio q
Arkansas Pass railway was tied up
yesterday by strike of its en-
ployes, who went out the night
before. The trouble was caused by
the discharge of conductor for
alleged violation of orders.
The operators say they have been
poorly paid, and by the system of
removals and reductions inaugur-
atud by the new superintendent,
Sands, several station telegraphers'
salaries were cut, and fearing other
Gus, the order Of telegraphers APP
pointed grievance committee. The
management refused to meet the
demands, but claimed that no gen.
eral reduction of wages was con-
templated. The demand of the
telegraphers was backed by all the
other operatives. A paralysis ex-
tends over 500 miles of the system.
Nothing approaching settlement
has yet been reached. Receiver
Yocum Is In Galveston,an Receiver
Mcnamara is In Mexico. Business
is blocked on the entire road, and
$50 men are out.
FLOUR ADULTERATED.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 29.--The
scandal arising from the discovery
of adulterated -four here Is apt to
make trouble fora number Of people,
The consignment comprised
7,SO0,0O0 English pounds Of barley
-four purchased from dealers In LII.
ban with a view of regulating the
price of wheat in the 81. Petersburg
marlxat aa well na IN afford relief foI