Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-07
Il was Generally Observed at
all Points.
TnE PORTLAND RACES
Killed by a Panther, Another VIC
tim, Tacoma Marksmen Win,
Miss Bertha lsOn Murdered, De-
nies the Impeachment, The Truth
Leaks out, 0regon's Tobacco In
dusty, State and Foreign News.


/ ~ Ach llltsFsf tDN HAs 81 -A4ADOt 10
Ia this city was celebrated wit
much enthusiasm. Fully twent
thousand people witnessed the d
Dor parade. A meeting was held 9
the Park in the afternoon, at who
speeches were made by LABOR adyC
Gates and politicians.
ST.. PAUL, Sept. Labor da.
was observed as usual today, man.
houses being closed. There was
parade in the morning followed il
the afternoon By picnic and games
PITTsBURG, Sept. Labor Da,
was not observed as formerly. Larg'
demonstrations were held IN Gree d
burg, Wheeling, and other ersurrounC
ing towns, which were participated
ia by labor organizations Of thu
yity.
CHICAGO, Sept. Tabor Da!
was very generally observed in thit
city.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 7,-Labol
Day was generally observed here by
the closing Of all the financial insii-
Jutlons, federal offices and cessation
Of business.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calf, Sept. T.
rhe fifth annual observance of lhbo
Day in San Francisco was marke'
by partial suspension Of business
The usual parade was held, abou
800 meH beng in line. The brew
ing and building trades were espe
cislly well represented.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept. LA
bor Day was today celebrated In tn
usual way.
MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. Parade
and speech makisg was the order OF
today's exercises for the celebration
pf the labor holiday. Labor Day
was celebrated quietly here today.
INDIANAPoLIs, Ind, Sept. T.
Labor Day was generally sbserved
as holiday In this city. Business
was suspended. Senator PelIler and
others made speeches.
KANSAS CITY, Sept. Labor
Day was generally observed in this
city today by the varioDs labor or
ganizations. Very few of the busl
ness houses were closed.
CINcINNATI, Ohio, Sept. LA.
Dor Day was observed today by q
large procession Of workingmen.
An address was listened to from Ma
iOr Mckinley aud John Seitz. Re.
publican and Peoples party candi-
lates for governor.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. THE first
general observance of Labor Day In
this city, took place today, 10000
men formed In procession and
through the streets.
PORTLAND RACES,
PORTLAND. Sept. THE fall
of the Portland Speed as
ISOLATION opened with IA large atten-
lenee for the first day. The weather
is fine, aud the track is fast. Con
siderable time was consumed IN
starting the horses In the half
nile race aud the crowd grew very
inpatient.
Running mile aud one-sixteenth.
,urse S6O0-Nevad won, Myslery
econd, Misty Morn third. Time,
so. Th. time beats the record of
he track.
Half mile and repeat, purse $500
Him II took the first heat from the
avorltes, Oregon Eclipse aud Mon.
ana. On this heat mutuals paid
i54. OregoH Eclipse won the next
wo heats and the race, Jim II second,
eddie II. third. Best time, forty
Hue seconds.
The surprise Of the day came in
he trottlng race for the 2;29 class,
urse $1,000. Democrat, Chapman's
bad horse, took the race, leaving
he talent In the lurch, Challenger
'hief second, Cmur d. Alene third.
lest time, 2;2s.
In the free fos all race, purse $1,000
loale q. aud Turk Franklin each
ook a heat, when the race was
ostponed on account of darkness.
lest time, 2.l0.
KILLED ny A PANTHER.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Sept. T.
While gang of section men were
'orklng on the Florida and West
m railway Saturday, twenty miles
om here, along the big swamp, u
uge and feroeious panther leaped
om a tree, struck "A man named
IeWilllams, knocking him Hat.
he rest Of the hands fed, leaving
IeWlllIams TO fight alone. The
'utest was short aud bloody. Nc
VILLAINS had no weapon except
novel, and Ia few minutes he was
iangled beyond recognition. The
'st OF the gang secured arms and ]
'turned, but they were to late, rs {
10 panther tore the arms OF
10 corpse and fed 10 the I
vamp. Work has been suspended
D the the railway, the men refusing
work.
ANOTHER VICTIM.
TItE DALLis, o., Sept. 7.--In
earlug away the rubbish Saturday
70 firemen discovered n skeleton In
% ruins of the Fitzgerald building.