Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-30

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FAST MAIL FACILITIES.
PORTLAND, Dec. 3d. The an
nouncement Of the completion Of
arrangements by which. the New
York Sunday papers aud other
mail matter from that city will be
received on the Pacific coast nearly
day earlier than at present, will
be very welcome news. The plan
Of the new service has just been
perfected by James E. White, gen.
eral superintendent of the railway
mail service. A new through pos
tal-car train between New York
aud Chicago via Pittsburg 10 run
ming over the Pennsylvania road.
IL consists Of three postal-cars, two
Of which are fitted with improved
furniture and appliances for distri-
buting mail A corps of experien-
ced postal clerks man it. AT Pitts
burg one of the postal-cars is taken
up by the Chicago limited express
aud carried to Chicago, where it ar
rives at 9:45 a. m. BY the new
plan the newspaper and fourth class
nlail gain seven hours and forty
minutes between New York and
Chicago. At Chicago, connections
are made with many Western and
Northwestern roads. BY the new
train, mail from New York will
arrive from three to twenty-four
hours earlier in large parts of Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa,
Nebraska, Missouri, and the states
further West.
ACCIDENT ON THE U. +. r. r.
PORTLAND, Dec. 30.-Report has
just reached here that a wreck oc-
Cured on tGhe Union Pacific this
morning between Kamela and La
Grande, and Mail Clerk G. p. Halo
way Is reported fatally injured and
several passengers seriously hurt.
LATER ACCOUNT.
LA GRANDE, Ore, Dec. 30.-Fast
mail train No. 1, on the Union Pa
cific which left here at $3.50 p. III.
last night met with an accident,
which caused the death of Engineer
r. e. Law, Fireman George Miller,
a tramp named Seamlnski and fatal
injuries to another tramp named
Sigmer, when about two miles west
of this city. The train was drawn
by two engines the head one being
one of the huge ninety ton. 1t il
supposed that in rounding the curve
the head engine caused the rails to
spread precipitating the second
engine mail and baggage car into
the river below. Engineer Law and
FiremanMiller were instantly killed.
Mail Agent Holloway had mir
aculous escape although his car
plunged into the river from an
elevation of not less than fifty feet,
he got out with but a slightly
bruised arm. None of the passen
gers were injured.
PENSION FOR MRS. JEFF. DAVIS.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 30.-At
meeting of prominent ex-confede-
rates resolution was adopted APP
pointing a committee to present at
the next general assembly a bill APP
propriatlng $4,000 annually as a
pension for Mrs. Jefferson Davis.
NEW YORK LEGISLATURE DEMO-
CRATIC.
ALBANY, N. ", Dec. 90.--An i'm.
mense crowd of lawyers and police
men gathered around the anteroom
Of the court of appeals early yester-
day forenoon, awaiting the decision
Of the contested election cases.
When noon passed without the APP
pearance of the justices, Republicans
hogan to lose hope, since 1t indicated
that council was being held, and,
as the court stands five to two
Democratic, the Republicans knew
the dispute on party lines was fatal
TO them. The justices finally APP
peared, at 1850, and handed down
the documents, which were carried
to the office of the secretary of state.
When the board Of canvassers met
they awarded the certificate in the
18th district TO Osborn, Democrat;
In the 10th to DAILY, Republican; ia
the 25th TO Nichols, Democrat; IN
the 9th no award was made, the
hoard leaving II to the senate to de-
termiue whether any candidate was
elected. In view Of the decision OF
the court Of appeals, Sherwood, Re
ia ineligible. With this
district on obeyanoe, the senate will
stand Democratic, &C., Republicans,
05; one doubtful, In Sherwood's
district. The Importance Of the
Democrats controlling the senate is
nationafNa q may decide the next
presidential leetion, as there will
surely be a re-apportionment Of the
state by the Democrats.
The decision has caused great con-
sternatlon among the Republicans,
but they have not given up the
fight, aud the leaders are now In
as to what Is to be
done. The Democrats are jubilant,
and prominent one says, "Here-