Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-25

Throw Captain Kenny oil the OhaIie9
ton of the scent. The Mexican
authorities refused 10 supply tue
Fsmeralda with coal.
nWhen we met the Chilian steam
er she was steering south by east'
and when we spoke the Charleston
sbe was steering similar course.
Roth vessels seemed to be making
for Acapulco. As you say the Char
lesion put into Acapulco and the
Etata did not; the Esmeralda must
have spoken the latter and told her
the Charleston was chasing her; the
Eta,a went on her way, and the
Charleston had TO put in for coal
The chase seems to be a very peculiar
one and many think that the Char
lesion is not very anxious to catch
the Etata, but desires to make q
showing. The steamer had three
DAYS the start, and yet on the morn
ing of the 18th was only sixty-five
miles ahead of the cruiser. The
Charleston entered Acapulco, but
when Captain Remy found that the
Etata was not there, instead Of al
once proceeding to sea, he began
coaling. 1t is believed he CAME to
the conclusion that the Etata would
probably change her course having
been warned by the Esmerulda. By
that time Captain Remy knew what
his vessel could do, and also knew
that the Etata GUILD not reach
Iouique without cOaling at Panama.
Tire Charleston gained three days
in the laOO-mile run and can easily
make gain Of thirty-six hours on
the 16O0nile run to Panama. The
news from Panama will therefore
state that the Etata has been cap
tured, or else she will not be heard
from untils she reaches Iquique."
REPoTr ON THE vEsUvIUs.
WAsHINaToN, May 25.-The re
port of Commander RObley Evans
on the board to pass upon the re
cent trial of the Vesuvius' guns
near Fort Monroe, Va, has been pre-
sented tolthc secretary of the navy
The board in substance find the fir
ing mechanism of the guns rathe
crude and will admit of improve
ment. The results Of the firing ar
given in q tabulated form and tb'
board suggests that another trial b.
made at some point where the ex
act place that the prOjectiles strik'
can be accurately determined from
the shore station. Under such cir
cumstances the board believe a cor
rect estimate of the value Of the yes
sci can be reached.
CASE OF RAUM JR.
WAsHINGToN, May, 25.-Attor
ney General Miller referred to Di;
trict Attorney Cole the papers pre-
pared by the civil service commits
sion, charging Green b. Rlum, ir.
with appointing man to a pos
ton in the pension office in retur
for financial favors, said to hav
been indirectly bestowed. A cor
sultation In the matter took plaC
Saturday evening between the a
torney general and the district attol
ney. In speaking of the attorney
generals action, COMMISSIONS
Roosevelt, OF the civil service com
mission said:
ana delighted TO learn that the
attorney general has turned 1t over
10 the district attorney. We fell
very sure that their testimony made
out a prima facie case against the
four men, Raum, Straum, Johnston
and Smith, and it was our clear
duty 10 report the case not only tC
the heads Of the departments, In
which the men were serving, but 10
the attorney for such action as hG
might see fit to take. The miscon
duct of which these men are alleged
to be guilty, Is Of 80 serious char
acter that we could do no less
Offences Of the kind indicated ar
sure at times to occur, and the onl
efiicacious way of dealing wit
them is by Furnishing the offenders
COL. HENDRICKS DEAD.
NEW YORK, May 25.-Col. II
Hendricks, a retired regular arm
ofIleer died last night. For 85 veal
he has served as as an instructor n
West Point.
CONGRESSMAN HoUK DEAD.
WAsHINGToN, May pa pr
Yate dispatch received here says;
Congressman Houk has died a
his home In Tennessee. A Mistak
in the medicine Ia said to be tn
cause of his death.
BLAINE BETTER.
NEW YORK, May 25,-Secretar
Blaine was up and about the hons
this morning. While II Is believe
he will leave the city about th'
latter part of the week no dehniI
date is fixed.
A HORRIBLE DEED.
HARLAN, Iowa, May 26,-Mr
Chrlsten Peterson, Il Danish woma
aud her four children whose AZ,
range from three to ten, wei
found hanging in the cellar OF the
house near here, 1t Is though
they have been hanging there sine
last Wednesday, The husband wa