Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-30

and cartridges into the prison at
San Quention, with the intent to
facilitate the escape ola number Of
prisoners.
THE OTTAWA SCANDALS.
OTTAWA, SEPT. sO.-Yesterday
morning, at meeting Of the com
mittee Of public accounts OF the
house of commons, Secretary Of
State Chapleau put in an affidavit
from Mr.. Senegal, late superinten-
dent Of the government printing
bureau, which he said he had re
ceived from certain members oi
Senegal's family. 1t set forth that
during the continuance in office
Senegal, at various times received d
presents in the way of a bonus from
parties from whom he purchased the
plant of the printing bureau, ou'
never directly or indirectly, gave
any sum whatsoever out OF the
presents to John A. Chapleau. But
Though he sent at various times
money to conservative associations
at Montreal, this was never done
the suggestion or request or witt
the knowledge of Chapleau. Somer
Vile protested against putting in
this letter from an absconder, and
Chaplain admitted that it was u
evidence.
RECIPROCITY WITH MEXICO.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Sept. 3d.
A dispatch received from the City OF
Mexico says that the scope of the
negotiations intrusted to Jesse J.
Limantour as Mexican commission
er to treat with United States Minis
ter Ryan on reciprocity, Is strictly
limited to the American tariff
law in its third section. The
question to be discussed is simply,
what compensation can Mexico
give TO the United States for the
free admission Of her sugar, coffee
and hides? The question of the ad
mission Of Mexican lead ores int
the United States free If duty is
therefore shut out, much TO thu
disappointment of American smelt
ers this side of the Rio Grande
There is no idea Of negotiating full
complete, reciprocity treaty, at leas
at the present moment.
TO BUILD wHALEBACR SHIPS.
NEW YORK, Sept. 30.-A cabl'
dispatch from London states tina
the North German Lloyd Steam
ship Company has advertised 70
bids from ship builders in Europ
and America for the construction G
several whaleback passenger steam
ships. This movement is said to b
the result of the success OF tina
model demonrtrated by the Wet
more, which is on its way to tn
Sound.
A COMET DISCOVERED.
LICK OBSERVATORY, Cal, Sept
Professor Barnard has discover
ed a very faint comet, which Is be
lieved to be the long expected period
ical comet of Swift, but which il
very far from the place predicted fol
the latter's appearance, This Is The
fourth periodical comet, the frs
announcement of whose returns ha
come from Lick observatory In th'
past thirteen months.
A PoETEss MARRIED.
LA CROSSE, Wis, Sept. 30.-Th'
marriage is announced Of Charles
A. Pope, Of Valparaiso, Chile, tC
Marion Manvllle, the well known
Wisconsin poetess and writer. The
event occurred at the residence oI
the brides parents last Tuesday, but
was kept quiet until the parties
started on their wedding trip.
FOREST FIRES.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. S0.-Fol
several days past there has beer
raging on "GeorgetOwn divide" In
Eldorado county, the most terrible
forest fire ever experienced in Call
fornia. The fire caught by the towr
of Greenwood, and, famed by 1
strong north wind, has swept ovel
almost the entire stretch of country
between Georgetown and Salmon
Falls. Farm houses, barns, fences
etc, have been destroyed. 1t is be
lieved that thirty or forty familie
have lost everything they possessed
barely escaping with their lives
The little mining town of Pilot Hi
was literally wiped from the face a
the earth. The fire passed over
section of county twenty-five mile
in length and twenty miles wide
1t is not known that there has besl
loss Of life, but there were man.
narrow escapes.
''rhe Best"