Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-30

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State and Foreign News, Etc.
EXIT BOULANGER.
BRUSSELS, Sept. 80. - Gen eral
Boulanger has committed suicide.
The suicide occurred at the home
If Mime. De Bonnemaine, his mis-
lress, who died here recently. BCu
lauger committed suicide abou
noon. He stood alone by the grave
If his mistress for some time, wbei
IN attendant who stood near by sud
denly heard sharp report in tha
direction. Rushing to the spot, th'
attendant found General Bouhngei
lying dead upon the ground with ,
revolver elenched 10 his right hand
Examination Of the body showed
The dead man had placed tb
weapon to his night ear and fire.
the shot.
PARIS Sept. 3O.-Tbe suicide o.
General Boulanger has caused
great sensation in this city. ant
nothing else is talked of. Member
of the Patriot lie are talking of Civ.
ing a pub ic funeral for the general.
aud they propose to inter his re
mains in France. 1t is believed thi
will lead to a serious disturbance.
FATAL TRAIN ACCIDENT.
AKRON. o., Sept. 30.-A freigb
train on the New York, Pennsyl-
vania g. Ohio collided with a passen-
ger train near Kent early this morn
ing. -Four passengers were killed
including the engineer and fireman,
aud thirty injured. The passenger
train was occupied almost eutirel!
by members of the Olin family
going to reunioA at Bennington
Vermont.
TRAIN ROBBED.
UTICA, N. ", Sept. 80. The spec
ial American express train due here
this morning was robbed between
here and Little Falls. The robbeI
brought the train TO a standstill {
mile east of this city by applying The
air brake, and then escaped. 1t II
not known how much was taken
rhe robber was masked.
GONE WITH THE MONEY.
WAsCO, Tex, Sept. 30.-P. w
Hotel, u messenger of the Pacific
Express Co., is missing, and two
packages containing little ovel
5000 are gone.
FROM GUATEMALA.
ST.. Louis, Sept. 80. A dispatcl /
received In this city from Newtor
late Tuesday afternoon, says 1
thousand armed men are marching
from Quetozaltenago on the City o
Guatemala, which Is still under
martial law. The work of eXecut
ing the men who took part in the
recent revolt still continues.
RAIN PRECEDED HIM.
Topeka, Kas., Sept. 30.-Frank
Melbourne, the rainmaker, who IL
expected to get in his work at Good
land was intercepted yesterday
morning by the weather clerk
State Auditor Hovey received q
telegram this morning from O
friend at Goodlaud, informing bin
that 1t was raining there. III,
great rain test Is to occur tomorrow
aud the rain-naker arrived at Good
land this morning in II disgusting
dizzle. The greatest interest al
over the state has been awakened
over the test. The condition in th'
northwest had been perfect, for rail-
has not fallen over the territory ii
which the test is to be made for siI
weeks until this morning. Larg'
delegations have slgnifed their in
tentlons of going from all parts o
the state. A late dispatch from
Goodland says II has cleard off. III,
rain OF this morning was not heavy
and the test will be made.
ON PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
JOLIET, ILL.,, Sept, S0,-The Rocl
River conference of the Methods
Episcopal. church, comprising th'
northern portion of Illinois, includ
ing Chicago, adopted lengthy re
port yesterday on the public sohoo
question, declaring that publ,
schools are conservators and safe
guards Of the nation; that no sys
tenn Of parochial or church schools
can meet the demands Of general
public school instruction. The con
slant attacks Of the Roman Catholic
hierarchy are slowly but surely ar,
ranging an American antagonisnl
against the most cherished instltu
ton OF onr common country. Ref
erence Is made to the utterances OF
the pope, TO various Catholic meet
ings. aud particularly 20 the recent
German Catholic convention a,
Buffalo, "whieh," says the report,
ANNOUNCES its purpose 10 secure
home rule in all matters Of eduoa
ton of the children OF the nation,
The report vmphstically declares for
Amerlrsn home rule In all matters
Of education, aud for sustaining our
public school system; that home
rule forbds the interferenee Of any
f.r..t.st mona nrtaaf m r.nfantafa,