Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-07
The Situation in Europe is
Alarming.
ALL QUIET IN COKE DISTRICT.
Elections In the East, The
Chicago Election. Impor-
tant Land Decision, Gould
and the u. P. R. R. Etc
GAS EXPLOSION.

men were seriously burned this
morning by an explosion of gas IN
row of frame tenements. The men
were all Hungarians and married
Four will die, while Others have a
bare chance of living. Gas leaked
from an unused pipe of the Natural
Gas Company and when 1t was ig
nited by lighted match it exploded,
demolishing the building and injur-
Ing the occupants.
QUIET IN COKE DISTRICT.
MT. PLEASANT, April Fifty
more men went to work this morn.
ing at Morewood, making the total
number at ovens about one hundred.
Arrests were made yesterday, FOL-
lowed by a number of Others to-day.
CHICAGO ELECTION.
CHICAGO, April 7.-Tbe munici.
pal election to-day will close one of
the most peculiar and hotly con-
tested campaigns in the history of
Chicago. No less than five candi-
dates are making a contest for the
mayorality, and as between four of
these it Is impossible to forecast the
result. The first candidate in the
field was Elmer Washburn, ex-chief
Of police and ex-chief United States
secret service bureau. He was put
In nomination ostensibly by the in
dependent citizens movement,
whose object is to minimize the in
fuence of foreign elements III city
administration. The argument In
favor of its candidate is the necessity
In view Of the approach of the
Worlds fair, ofputting the city into
a condition as to clean streets, and
render the police force so efficient
that thieves, gamblers, and other
creminal classesl will not dare to
flock to the city in anticipation of a
rich harvest. There are two demo-
cratic candidates, Dewitt q. Creiger,
present incumbent, and Carter II.
Harrison, ,..ex-mayor who is running
a platform which promises the appli-
cation of business methods to city
affairs and divorce of the police force
from politics. The fifth candidate
is Thomas Morgan, nominee of the
soclalialistic labor party. The fight
between the two factions of the
democratic party has been partic-
ularly bitter The state central COM
mittee, Senator Palmer, and the
leading democrats from other states
are helping Creiger.
CHICAGO ELECTION.
CHICAGO, April 7.-Election day
opened without cloud in the sky,
and the temperature was pleasant
though cool. Polls opened at 6
o'clock this morning and will close
at this afternoon, A heavy vote
is being polled. At O'clock about
one-third of the entire registered
vote appeared TO have been cast.
THE CHICAGO ELECTION.
CHICAGO, April, There were
numerous fights In the rougher
wards increasing rs the day pro-
gressed. In an alteration in the
first ward this afternoon one man
was shot and dangerously wounded,
AT three this afternoon The Post
democratic organl came out with
editorial saying Hampstead Wash
burne (republlcan) is In the lead.
BREvITIEs.
Dubuque, Iowa, city election goes
democratic. Helena Montana, re.
publicans carried the day. Keokuk,
Iowa, democratic; Cincinnati, re-
publican; Cleveland, Ohio, republi-
can. A democratic supreme Judge
was elected in Michigan. The dem
ocrats also carried the following Ohio
cities; Columbus, Findlay, Napo-
leon, Detinanee, Wapakoneta, Lima,
Upper sanduska; republicans carry
Toledo, Fostoria, Bowling, Green,
North Baltimore and BluhlOn.
The New York Central aud Read
Ing Railways have effected com.
blne.
The excitement over the recent
trouble In New Oreleans, has entir.
ly subsidized at Rome, Italy.
The Swedish governmen inteud to
use strong measures to pa, down the
Norwegian d.ssfiection.
Judge stephen Of London intends
ID retire frnm the Rench todav