Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-25

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That he was sick and could not work
Chief Bolton told him he could e
b the hospital. Blum said he did
hot want 10 60 the hospitals bu'
when ne felt better he would work
again"
The captain came 10 see Blum
Qho latter was sitting with his elbow
on the table. his head resting IN his
hand. The captain asked him the
reason he did not want TO go TO the
hospital.
Rum answered. "As soon rs
feel better win 60 back 10 work
ogaiun
"Well, said Captain Barker, "you
must 90 t. the hospital"
Blum spoke up, al won't % to the
hospital, will 70 to work as soon !
am better
AZ soon as Blum finished his sen
tence, Captain Barker whipped out
ms revolver. and pointing Il at Blum,
said: sIu the name Of the king" "
and fred.
After the shot struck him, Blum
cried, "Lord, God, you have hit
me.r The cai.tain said: "YOu need
not look so had, Il isonly loose shot"
Chief Engineer Bolton and the
doctor Of the ship took Blum to th,
hospital. The shooting occurred
about Sunday night Ia the forecastle.
Captain Barker subsequently, re-
fused to let the men see the body oi
their comrade, 80 that they migbt
ascertain by personal inspection
whether the man died Of the pistol
shot wound or apoplexy. The cap
tain insists that apoplexy was th,
cause of death. They say that when
the body was stripped by the sur
geon Of the steamship in the pres
ence ef the ships boy, the former
kept his hand containing candl,
over the wound so that IL could moi
be seen, and afterward stuffed somt
substance into the bullet hole so that
no orifice could be discovered. Da-
zer, they claim, had no weapon III
hls possession at any time and made
no demonstration of hostile ma.
ture.
FARMERS ALLIANCE
OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug 25.--The
Farmers Alliance of Oklahoma just
concluded territorial convention.
The Ocala platform was unanimous
ly adopted. They favored building
an interstate road from Duluth to
Galveston, on the cooperative plan,
and condemned the action Of the
Cincinnati convention.
STEAMSHIP DISABLED.
NEW York, Aug. 25.-The Gu.
nard line steamer Servia, reports
that on the 2lst inst, at 7:30 p, M,
she spoke the steamship Suevia In o
disabled condition. The Suevla left
Hamburg August 8 aud Harve An.
gust l2 for New York, and when
seen by the Servia had lost three
blades of her propeller.
NO RAIN FOR TWO YEARS.
SAN ANTONIO, Aug. PA private
letter from Albert Garcia, a proml-
nent citizen Of the state of Chihua.
hua. Mexico, tells Of a most wide
spread and pitiable famine in thai
state. There has been no rain /,
many sections of the state for nearl,
two years. The cattle are dying by
thousands, and men, women anC
children by scores are dying from
hunger. President Diaz has beer
appealed to and has suspended the
customs duties la order that bread
stuffs from the United States can be
gotten to the starving people with
the least cost.
A BARK's VOYAGE.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 25. The
British bark Palmyra, Capt Minott,
arrived from Sydney yesterday with
a cargo Of coal. The voyage occu-
pied 90 days aud the crew were at
the pumps for rs days. The Pal.
myra encountered bad weather on
June 8 when of the north end OF
New Zealand. There was a success.
sion OF south-southwestg gales, which
lasted six days, during which time
continuous seas swept over the yes
sci, carrying everything movable
from the decks aud flooding the
forecastle. The jibboom was carried
away during the storm and the ves-
sci commenced 10 leak. 1t was
found impossible 20 keep the water
from gaining with the crew at the
pumps, and the donkey was started.
When the vessel finally got In fine
weather II was found tnat she was
making water at the rate of nine
inches per hour, and the pumps had
TO be kept working until she reached
this port.