Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-27

water. When this was accomplished,
he found the engineer in the posi-
ton described. He ran the train
into Trenton, where another Ell
gineer was secured. Seery was
carried into the baggage car, aud
now Is in the Presbyterian ho pitai
at the point of death. IL is believed
that a bolt was thrown up by the
scoop, and, striking part of the
moving machinery, was hurled
with great force toward the cab
window, striking the engineer.
FROM HAYTI.
NEw YORK, Aug. 27.-A CORES
pondent of the Associated Press at
Port au PIince, writing under date
Of Aug. 18th quotes Acting United
States Minister Terres as saying
there is absolutely 90 foundation for
the statements that Hippolite or his
government has acted in the Outra-
ge0us manner represented I'm United
states papers during July. Terres
believes Hippolite is sincere in his
desire to do right. but will not t0ler-
ale the slightest attempt to weaken
his authority. OF course he is no
angel, and IL will probably never be
known how far he was justified in
his course May 2sth.
Certain it is, If he had been
assassinated, the city would have
been in flames in less thNu half an
hour, and probably thousands would
have lost their lives; looling would
have been rampant, and heaven
only knows what the end would
have been. According to Terres,
the bloodthirstiness aud maniacal
outbreaks attributed to Hippolite,
from time to time, have no place in
his natural assurances given 10y di-
plomats, capitalists aud business
men generally, that until the affair
of May 2Sth, the present govern
ment had been extraordinarily pa
tient. Full liberty of the press has
been repaid with scurrilous criticisms
and misrepresentation. w he n
there began to be indications of de-
fiance, Hipplite gave warning that
he proposed to take severe measures
to uphold his authority. MalcoD-
tents are now proving that they can
be very quiet.
The publication of a pamphlet by
John Metzger, American consul at
Gonaves, on the "American Ques-
tion in Hayti," has aroused much
attention. The charges made against
Admiral Gheradl, Lieutenan t
Hughes and others are very grave.
MetZger, in an interview said an out
rageous method was resorled to by
our government in its dealings with
Hayti on the question of the mole
of st. Nicholas. Our state depart
ment, he says, knows that the Hay
tien constitution expressly forbids
the leasing or occupation Of Hayden
territory by an alien power. Had
the question beet submitted in a
courteous way to the Haytien cabi-
net, all interests which would have
been served, would have been dis
cussed, and people would have been
educated into final acquiescence.
The correspondent says that while
affairs are now tranquil, 1t Is true
there Is much uncertainty as to the
future. Tue city is garrlsoned by
300G troops, and Hippolite is conf
dent he can crnsh any outbreak.
GAMBLING SCHEME.
New YORK, Aug. 27--A special
to the Herald from Chicago says:
Henri Z. Omaged, of Monte Carlo,
representing the great gambling in
teresls there, has been in Chicago
three or four days, and tits said his
mission Is to make II proposition to
the worlds fair people for the es-
tablishment OF u facsimile of the
famous Monaco gambling house
here during the Columbian eXposi-
ton. According to the story, MIR.
Omaged Is authorized to purchase
81. .000, 900 Of worlds fair bonds for
cash aud offer one.third of the gross
receipts of the gambling table to the
fair directors for the privilege sought,
In addition he guarantees the cree
tion of "a building to cost 81 1000, ,0O0,
wherein the gambling Is 10 bo car.
rsed on. There are two drawbacks
to the scheme, one being that the
laws against gambling are very
severe aud the other Is that the dl-
rectors would not dare To accept
owing to the howl Il would raise. IL
is reported that NJ. 0maged sub,
mltted his scheme TO one Of the
Chicago iair commissioners nov
abroad aud was advised 10 come To
Chicago, which he proceeded 10 do,
landing in New York last Thursday
and arriving here on Saturday.
PACIFIC SHORT LINE.
CHICAGO, Aug, 27,-By order OF
the United States circuit court, the
Pacific Short Line railway will be
sold at auction next Tuesday under
foreclosure proceedings. Among
the bidders, Il Is undeutood, will be
the Illinois Central, g. M and sc. |
Paul, and Northwestern, The road |
was originally intended TO run from |
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