Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-22
The Senate Dispersed With
out AdiOurning.
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
'Iumb's Successor Fire Proof
Buildings, Postmasters, Wear
Coats Of Mail, A Hurricane, U.
P. R. R. Taxas, Mysterious
Death, Death in Mine, Killed
by lcicles, Foreign and State
News, Etc,
AByssIN1A BuRNEp.

Abyssinia, of the GuniOn line,
Which sailed from New York on
the 18th of December, for Liverpool,
was burned at sea. She carried
eighteen cabin and thirty-eight
steerage passengers, and a crew Of
eighty men. All on board were
saved. The Abyssinia which was
valued at $2O0,0O0, carried vaIua-
Die cargo of merchandise, but what
It was worth cannot be ascertained
yet. For the past five years the
Abysiynia has been running be-
tween Vancouver, b. 9. aud Hong
Kong as one of the Canadian Paci-
ic line steamers, and this wss her
first regular trip for the Guion line
since then.
SENATE DISPERSED WITHOUT AID.
JoURNMENT.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-The ser
vices yesterday over the remains OF
senator Plumb came to an end al
2:05, and then without any motion
TO adjourn or take recess, and with
out making provision for the hiatus,
which became decidedly prominent,
the senate walked out, leaving the
guests standing for fully two
ninutes.- The president and his
official family, the supreme court,
and the diplomatic corps waited for
directions, but, as none came, the
distinguished visitors departed.
How the senate was ever to re-
semble when no provision ives
made for the dispersion was too
much for old timers in the CALLERS.
Alb o'clock the vice-president re-
turned to the senate chamber.
Senator Allison had just preceded
him, and Senator Gibson was at his
desk. 1.-THE senate will be in
ORDER" said the vicc-president. The
two senators arose simultaneously,
aud after minute Allison said, "I
move the senate adjourn" just as
the pause had become painful. "The
senator from Iowa dCes move that
the senate do now ADJOURN" said
Vice President Morton. Nobody
said word. Words would have
made the scene more ridiculous
than it was, SO the Vice president de-
clared the senate adjourned until
IL o'clock today.
LOOKS LIKE WAR.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 22.-From
gained it locks as
though the reports sent out from
Washington City, of preparations
of war with Chill, were true. Ad.
miral Brown has secured an option
on the new and powerful tug Fear
less. If purchased by the govern
ment, she will be supplied with two
fiYeinch guns, secondary battery
of four six-pounders and four tor
pedo tubes. She is swifler than
any Of the Chilian torpedo cruisers
and more powerful. Admiral Brown
also secured options on four of
Spreckles' big steamers, the Zealan-
dia, Australia, Marlposa and Ala.
medl, to be used for transport
service. The Zealandla can be
ready at ten hours notice and all
the Others inside of three weeks.
Admiral Brown received orders
Monday and the cruiser San Fran
cisco will probably sail Wednesday
for Valparaiso.
PLUMB's SUCCESSOR.
Topeka, Kas., Dec. Ex-Governor
Humphrey denies the rumor that
he will resign and have the lieuten'
ant governor appoint him senator
TO succeed Plumb. In addition to
those named last night Ex-Governor
Joseph w. Addy, United
States District attorney and Major
Hudson, editor Topeka Capitol, are
as candidates for the
Gov, Humphrey says he
Is in no haste TO make the appoint
ment.
FIREPRooF BUILDINGS.
CHICAGO, Dec, 22.-In view of the |
recent action of underwriters here
Ia refusing to insure the "sky |
all of which are claimed |
to be tlreproof, II is proposed by
George A. Fuller, president Of the
George A. Fuller company, 10
demonstrate that the fireproof
are what they are repre-