Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-23
TOFOOL THE CONSUL.
Secretary Blaine is a very
Sick Man.
MORE ABOUT THE GOLD CORNER.
Strike Over in Coke District, Loar
is Acquitted, A Fatal Mistake,
CaterpiIIars Stop Trains, Acci-
dents, Foreign and State News,
DID NOT BITE.

New YORK, May PA Wash
ington dispatch says: "Coal bunk.
ers of the Esmeralda still empty, off
cial advIces received at the state
department show however, her off
GERS still have designs upon the
Pacific Mail Steamship Coal pile.
They are growing desperate and not
bove trickery to accomplish their
object. A dispatch from the Vice
Consul at Acapulco, states they
came ashore yesterday morning and
represented that they had just re-
eived word from Iquiqui, and that
he Etata matter was settled salts
Iactorily to all parties concerned,
and in the light of this information
begged to be allowed to receive coal
in order that they might return to
Chilli" They did not get the coal
The consul did not bite.
BLAINE is VERY SICK.
NEW YORK, May, 23.-The Her
aid prints a dispatch from Wash
ington which states that Secretary
Blaine is a confrmedinvalid and his
intimate friends fear a collapse of
his faculties that will shock and dis
tress the public. The dispatch also
says that the president is fully
aware that in all human probability
Mr.. Blaine Will not be found much
longer at his place in the admins.
tration. The correspondent states
that Mr.. Blaine has been greatly
overworked in the diplomatic part
of his official duties. His feverish
ardor has not permitted him to OPP
portion the labors of his assistants
in degree common to ministers of
foreign affairs in Europe. He has
attempted personally to deal with
them one and all. He recently
showed the effects of this great
mental strain in conversation with
an envoy of a foreign power. A
conference took place at the sec re-
tary at states residence. For fif-
teen or twenty minutes Mr.. Blaine
evinced great interest in the subject
discussed, and then suddenly he-
came silent, moody and hypochon.
driacal. He was i'll at ease and. evil
IDENTIFY desired to be alone. He
pleaded indlsposition, and the en-
voy left the secretary's home with
the conviction that the brief show of
vitality could not have been kept
aliye another two minutes. The
dispatch says, in conclusion, the
diagnosis is uniform and universal
that Mr.. Blaine's intellect has passed
the stage where 1t flashes and then
dies away till rekindled after large
interval of repose, but it never
more burns with steadiness. Like
a victim of narcotics, he exhibits
nothing between nervous impetu-
osity and complete mental lassitude.
THE GOLD CORNER.
New YORK, May 2S,-The Tele-
gram of yesterday says: It is posi-
BILE but not probable that with de-
pleted treasury the government
would attempt to meet another cri-
sis. Judging from the condition of
the market last fall, a corner in gold
would mean that every bank and
individual who could secure gold
would store il away, that it would
produce great financial loss In the
country is well understood, but IL is
simply choice between two evils,
having gold ct premium by for
eign countries taking all we have, or
by syndicate holding it in this
country to make premium. There
are now in the United States $780,
600, OOO0 in gold, and about $4,000
600 Is held by the United States
treasury. over S45 OOO,OOO of gold
has left the city since the LIST Of Jan
uary, aud $4,000 600 went today.
That something must be done 10
stop this flow of gold is the opinion
Of every banker and merchant In
the country. But II has remained
for this syndicate 20 make the at.
tempt 10 stop the tide. 1t remains
TO be seen what what will be done
now the lGtentloas Of the syndicate
are made public,
THE COKE DISTRICT.
soorrDALE, Pa, May 2S.-The
coke strike is thoroughly broken aud
reports indicated that ten thousand
men will 20 TO work ON Monday.