Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-23


her heart, he fred the second shot
He then shot himself as stated
Doctors say that he cannot possibl.
recover. He met Miss Corrigal
some weeks ago and at once becam
infatuated. She never liked him
and as much as possible repelied hi
attentions. The affair may impai
her mind, it is feared.
FIRE AT Los ANGELES.
Los ANGELES, June 23.-Shortl,
after IL o'clock yesterday the Solo
mon block was destroyed by fire
It was a two-story brick block, occu
pied by the Cable grocery, Pacific
States restaurant, Harris & Duke
man, wholesale jewellers, and 8
number ofsmall offices and lodgings
The building is valued at $65, 900
and was insured for $4,000. Harris
& Dukeman's loss is $1,000, insured
for $500. There were numert ui
other losses, considerable in the ag
gregate, but small individually.
MASONRY DENOUNCED.
Boston, June 23.-Durng the
regular Monday meeting of The
Baptist ministers the Rev. J. b
Stoddard delivered an address on
the influence of secret societies, and
denounced Masonry iD the strongest
terms. The Rev. Mr.. Cleveland, of
Melrose, arose and said he was a
Mason and could not listen to the
unjust and uncalled for abuse. He
made a point of order. 1t was de
feated, so to Z, and Mr.. Cleveland,
after requesting the conference to
strike his name from the member
ship roll, left the hall.
THE COURT TO TRY COL. COMPTON.
WAsHINaroN, June 23.-The fol-
lowing officers have been detailed
as members of the court, appointed
to meet at WalIa Waiia, WASH,
July 18th, to try Colonel Compton,
of the Fourth cavalry:
Brigadier- General Thomas ii.
Ruger, Colonel George l.. Andrews,
Second infantry; Colonel VIM. K
Shafter, First infantry; Colonel
Matthew NJ. Blunt, Sixteenth in
fantry; Colonel Zenas II. Bliss.
Twenty-fOurth infantry; Colonel &.
G.. Bartlett, Ninth infantry; Colonel
Joseph S. Conrad, Tweuty-frst in.
fantry; Colonel James VanHorn,
Eighth infantry; Lieutenant-Col
onel William NJ. Graham, Fifth
artillery; Lieutenant-Colonel Henry
Corbin, assistant acknowledgement;
Major A. G.. Wildrick, Fifth artill-
cry: Major Tully McCrea, Fifth
artillery, and Captain Charles Nc
Clure, acting judge advocate of the
court.
WEBER TO co TO EUROPE.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Assistant
Secretary Nettleton, of the treasury
department has instructed Colonel
Weber, superintendent of immigra-
tion at New York to proceed to
Europe for duty as chairman of the
foreign immigration commission, in
place of Governor; of Ohio, resigned.
THE PRESIDENT.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-T The
president arrived in Washington
this afternoon much refreshed by
his vacation.
SUSPENDED.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jnne 23.-
Thirty-eight members of the New
Albany Division Roman knights
of st. Edward have been eXcom-
municated by Bishop Chatard for
giving Sunday excursion and sell
ng beer and dancing thereat. They
have also been suspended from the
National organization.
GOT A LIFE SENTENCE.
SAN Francisco, June 23.-Japan-
ese advices say that the trial of
fonda Sanzo, the Japanese police
man who assaulted the czarowitch
resulted in the supreme court of
Japan finding the culprit guilty OF
unsuccessful attempt to commit
murder and sentenced him to life
Imprisonment at hard labor.
RAILROAD ACCIDENT.
RICHMOND, June pa eonstruc-
tion train left the track at Million,
five miles from here, llis morning
and killed four colored men and
injured six others.
MIDDLE WEIGHTS.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 23.-The
Occidental club has matched the
middle weights, Young Mitchell, of
San Francisco, and Reddy Gallager,
Of Denver, TO fight to a finish in
September next for a purse of fye
thousand dollars.
ELECTION RIOT.
ROME, June 23.-In an election
riot at Boulogne growing out of the
defeat Of the socialist. one man was
killed and many others injured.
Several persons were arrested.
THE ANDOVER CASE.
Boston, Mass, June 23.-It was
generally supposed afull court would
decide the celebrated Andover case
It ls now learned the court will not
act upon the various questions in
controversy and the case may possl-
bly, be reargued, In any event the
decision by the full bench will not
be reached for a year, at the least