Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-07
AxhScrExr AXE

ILkFBLAND, W. Oct. - Acuah
4 Schmidt, architects Of this city,
have a very curiously fashioned
broad-axe in their Office which was
found several days ago by the work
men, who were excavating for the
foundation II the new chapel in the
United Jewish Cemetery near Max
field, this county. The axe was
found ia the shale, several feet be-
low the surface and there is no evil
denee that the ground 1t that spot
mad been before disturbed. II is
made of very bard steel, 20 bard in
deed that il will chip the steel used
in alleged prison eelIs
without apparent injury to itself.
and it is Of two pieces. The BLADE
i 49, inches long and rounded at
the end, which l. 81 inches wide in
the middle. The blade Is inches
wide in the middle, and about OF
an inch thick. The handle was
fastened to the weapon by a clasp
which was sOlidly Tiveied to the
blade. a part Of the handle Il still!
I'm place. and the wood looks as II il
we're nearly petrified. The axe ap-
pears a. though 1t might have been
buried with an old Indian chief.
but the quality Of the steel is 50
much better than wss usually sold
to the red men that it causes doubt
on that point. The aye will be
given to the Historical Society.
TWO cHIANAMEs IS A PECULIAR
PIX.
BUFFALO, Oct. T.-Yesterday a.
noon the deputy marshaPs men took
four Chlnamen to the ferry for de-
portaiion. acting under the ins'ruc-
tiOn Of Judge Cofey, Of the Fed
eral court, who had ruled they were
to he returned to Canada, as the
country whence they came. When
the four Cinnamon arrived at Fort
Erie, on the opposite shore Of the
Niagara river, dilemma presented
Itself. Two had certificates of en-
trance to Canada and were accepted.
Tine other two had none and were
refused permission to land. They
remained aboard the boat and were
ferried back to Buffalo. Here they
were not allowed to light because Of
the exclusion act, and 30 they re-
mained on board the ferry boat ply
ing back and forth between the two
countries, taking in the river seem
cry, but very much in doubt wheth-
er they would ever set foot On dry
laud again. The captain Of the
boat was almost as distressed as the
Chinese. He feared he might have
to engage them as deckhaDds since
he could not land them anywhere as
passengers. Finally the Canadian
authorities agreed to their landing in
Fort Erie, provided they paid the
entrance fee. This the Celestials
willingly agreed TO do. Each pro-
duced the required amount, $50.
DESTRUCTIVE FIRB.
WALLA WALLA, Oct. Fire Oc-
cured here yesterday afternoon dc
strOying property TO the amount Of
twenty thousand dollars. Fire
caught in the roof of the snsins
room of the Walla Walla Union
Journal. When discovered the
whole roof was ablaze, and the
flames rapidly spread to the adjOin-
ing frame buildiDgs. The Union
Journal Office was only one block
from the engine house, and the fire
department was promptly ON hand,
yet iI was seventeen minutes from
the time the alarm was turned in
before the engineer had up steam
sufficient 10 throw stream Of water.
BY this time 1t was too late to save
the burning buildings, aud the
whole block from the corner Of
Third and Alder to the alley was
burned dowa. Insurance on the
property is about 1880. The Jour
nal saved about one-fourth Of its
material, and will issue from the
Statesman Office.
STATE BOARD or COMMERCE.
PORTLAND, Or, Oct. THE An
nual meeting Of the Oregon State
Board Of Commerce was called to
order at l:30 this afternoon. There
were present twenty two delegates,
representing Eugene, Grants Pass,
La Grande, Oregon City, McMinn-
Vile, Union aud Portland. Four
teen towns are as yet unrepresented.
The report of the treasurer shows
the board torhave balance on hand.
The first question taken up was the
worlds fair appropriation.