Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-18


the caboose andlfive cars Of The first
section. James Macon, of Decatur,
ILL.,, aud Thomas McKillop. Of Og-
den, Utah, were sleeping In the
oaboose Of the first section and were
instantly killed. A man named
Flaherty, employed on the Union
Pacific, who was riding In the
wrecked caboose, had leg broken
and received internal injuries which
will prove fatal.
NEW METAL, DISCOVERY.
PTTrsBURG, Aug. 1s.-A series Of
experiments by Thomas Harrison,
Of this city, int@ the properties and
uses Of nickel, steel and mangan ese
bronze. resulted in the discovery of
a new metal. The chief character.
lstics of the metal are that 1t OBJ
tanned very high tensile strength, is
indestructible, being impervious to
acids, and that IL can be wrought
into spikes, nails, ETC., while either
hot or cold.
A GROCERY FAILURE.
PORTLAND, Aug. 1S.-The fruit
and grocery store of Kenworthy &
Odgers, on Third street. near Wash
ingtoD, known as the California
market, was seized by the sheriff
yesterday on writ of attachment
sued out by Levi, Spiegl g. Co., for
S5Sl.37, for merchandise sold to
them. The suit was Immediately
followed up 10y others brought by
Mark Levy & Go. for $623.5S. and
Richet, Roberts & Bell COR $2l6.62,
and writs of attachment were issued
In each case.
MoGULs NET.
New YORK, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-This
forenoon, special meeting of he
Union Pacific directors went into
Sc sion. George Gould, Sidney Dill
lon, Vice Pre- Gident Lane, Marvin
Hughitt, and practically, all the
governors Of the road are present.
After the m citing adjourned, the
following statement was issued:
Holders Of more than one-half of
the flo ting debt on the Union Pc
cific, have az en- d to the plan for
extending the debt by the issue Of
not = ,or th yea and the board
of directors Of the company today
pas I'd the ncce sary resolution to
put that into effect. 1t is proposed
to / lue sufficient thr year six per
cent. no. to retire the entire float
ing debt of the company" j. Pier
pont Morgan, Edward King, John
A. Stewart, Alexander Orr and
Frederick l.. Ames, are appointed a
committee to represent the creditors
In the settlement of the matter.
THE YELLOW FEVER.
NEW YORK, Aug. 18-The steamer
City of VIZ hing ion, which arrived
here yet rday morning nom Mexi-
can port" and Havana, reports yell
low fever prevalent to an alarming
extent at Vera Cruz, and though the
health authorities are living TO
check the spread o The disea e, their
efforts are app rently unavaillng.
Many de this occurred dur ng the
last six weeks, and 1t was common
sight, officers of the W Il say, to
e g II string o. funerals half mile
long stretching from the gates of
the city the t.met- -ry, each fun
eral party waiting patiently for a
chance ( bury il9 de,d, Among
the lat IT victims of the malady is
LID. Snowball,a well know commits
sion merchant of 20 Wall street, who
has N in Mexico since the Il of
August. The Ci,y of w; shington
WIS detained for tLofou5h inspection
and fum9a'lon at quarantine as a
precautionary me- sure, and will not
be allow d TO come up to the city
until Il lay. On the We sci are Cap
tain Pratt and wife. of the tugboat
Julia; the second mate and three
sailors of the American ship Akbar,
and Captain Brunk, of the Danish
bark Inter ieusse, all of which ves-
sells were recently wrcckc 1.
NEGROES 40 sUPEEsEDE CHINESE.
NEW York, Aug. lS.-A Herald
editorial says: "There is a good
deal of sound horse use in the
plant fer colonizing a large number
of negroes on the Pacific slope.
Senator Stanford is : id to / in Q
eTted, and 1t is predicted within the
next twelve months that 5000 or
more col0red people may tind en-
p oyment and homes in California.
In any event, the scheme is under
full he, dway, aud will have a fair
trial, The climate out yonder is
peculiarly S uial, and adapted to
the negro constitution. California
is In need of laborers, and can give
them steady employment aud far
living wa9 :, - the Chiness are
neither liked nor trusted.
= EPR IDENT.
PHILADELPHIA, Penna., Aug. Is
-. resident harrison left Cape May
this morning, for Bennington, Yer
M mt, to take part in he centennial
festiviti =,
WEATHER REPORT.
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