Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-15
FROM ALASKA.

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Alaska, June !. It vas received a
Washington June II, the best tim
on record. Lieutenant Henderson
records the departure Of Lieutenan
schwatka and DIR. Hayes on thei
exploring expedition into the interi
or Of Alaska. Mining interests ar
reported dull, Except the Treadwel
mill, on Douglass island, which i
said 20 be producing 700 tons daily
A SOUTHERN LyNcHING.
BRISTOL, Tenn, June l4.-This
city il intensely excited over q
Iynching that occurred here at ]
O'Clock yesterday afternoon. A
horrible outrage was committed on
the person Of Mrs. John Warren
last sunday morning. Tuesday Bob
Clark, a young colored man, was
arrested on suspicion. After an ex
animation yesterday, in which the
evidence was damaging, lie was
bound over aud sent back to Jail.
In an hour, hundreds of people sur
rounded the Jail. Prominent men
Of the city spoke, begging the ex-
cited people to disperse aud let the
law take its course. but they were
hissed down. Finally one man
obtained an ak and told the crowd
to follow. In an instant the Jail
door was broken down and Clark
dragged out. He was carried to
Lindsey's grove, a mile from town,
and hanged from limb of the first
tree. While the lynching was going
on there came lear being another
A negro said if the men of his coloi
stuck together, Clark would no,
have been lyHched. Immediately
revolvers were drawn and it was
with difficulty the crowd was pre-
vented from lynching him.
HIRscH's COLONIZATION SCHEME.
AsHEvILLE, N. c., June 15.-The
colonization scheme inaugurated by
the agents of Baron Hirsch is as
suming proportions much larger
than at first thought. Rabbi Wes-
sler, one of the representatives, is
negotiating for 5000 acres of land
near Lenoir, 1000 acre near Green's
boro, and 1900 near Littleton, this
state. Fifty thousand expelled Rus
sian Jews, II is said, will be brought
to this state very soon. The agents
are negotiating for the purchase OF
the Hickory inn at Hickory, n G.,
which town is to be made a sort OF
trading headquarters for the colony,
near Lenoir. Forty thousand dol
lars is the sum offered the proprietor
of the inn for bis property. The
immigrants are expected to arrive in
the fall.
CHICAao's BIG STRIKE.
CHICAGO, June l5.-In addition to
1900 architectural iron workers an
nounced to go on strike today 700
metal workers are attempting to
SECURE an eight-hour day and an in
crease in wages.
QUIET DAY IN TACOMA.
TACOMA, June 15. - The Anti
Sunday Saloon Association succeed
ID in closing all the saloons yester-
lay. The saloon Lien, to Tetaliate,
losed some restaurants and all fruit
nd cigar stands. The day was very |
uiet. Some restaurateurs who kept |
pen will be prosecuted.
cAMPMEETING ROW.
DIES MoINEs, June ia stabbing
nd shooting affray occurred at the
Of the Holiness campmeet-
ng, a suburb of Des Moines, about
midnight Friday, which resulted in
The death Of Fred Kemp md the
of Charles Denman aud
John Jones. The two latter were
arrested, as were also George aud
John Grover. Jones says one man
struck him with club and another
with a pair Of brass knuckles. At
the same time Fred Kemp caught
him from behind, but Jones threw
him off and began TO slash right and
left with his razor to defend himself.
Kemp was cut across the back Of the
neck, severing the spinal cord, aud
died yesterday. Denman's upper
lip was severed, and Jones carries
gunshot wound in his right cheek.
QUALIFIED.
WASHINGTON, June ll.-H. ID.
Gwen, the newly appointed super
of emigration, qualified
his morning and entered at once on
.he discharge of his new duties.
HAS SAILED.
WASHINGTON, juno Is, An Off
;ial cablegram from Admiral Nc
cann, at Iquiqui, Chill, to the
secretary OF the navy, announces
That the Etata sailed under convoy
,f the Charleston Saturday night,
lor San Francisco, Cal.
CHINESE RESTRICTION.
WARRINGTON, June l5.-The sec.
retary OF state informs the treasury
that the Chinese govern
ment, In order TO facilitate more per
feet compliance with the terms Of the
restriction laws, has author
lied It's consuls In foreign countries
20 issue Ia behaif Of their govern