Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-26

effected an entrance through the
skylight. No clue TO the pcrpeira-
tors.
THE WAY TO DO 1T.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26.-There
will be little business transacted in
this city from Christmas untii Mon
day, all business houses, with
scarcely an exception, will be cl,red.
An effort was made among the
banks TO keep closed on Saturday
as well as Christmas, but London,
Paris, and American banks, refused
to close Saturday, and as cunse
quence all the banks will keep open
Then an agreement was circulated
for closing the wholesale places he
day after Christman. A M jrrity
of the merchants seemed to have
signed IL and their stores will e
closed all day Saturday. All in
sursnce aud shipping Offices viii
be closed till Monday; the produce
exchange will also close.
THE GREAT NORTHERN.
PORTLAND, Dec. 26.-From a rail-
road man who arrived today from
the Sound some data of interest
were learned.
Engineer G. N. Dillman, of the
Great Northern, returned some days
ago to SouHd Point in Spokane coun-
ty. 1t was then stated by him that
he had been instructed to locate the
line between Spokane and Chatta-
roy, and that he said he will have a
party Of engineers prepare the final
route to be followed.
1t is known for certainty that
operations are to begin in this sec
tion very soon. The work east is so
far completed that the time is at
hand when something must be done
toward securing n right-of-way to
Spokane. Tue grade is practically
completed between Albany Falls
on the Pend d'Oreille river and
Kootenai Falls, distance of over
100 miles. The graders are working
westward towards Kootenai Falls,
and only gap of about twenty-five
miles 20 be fiuisheh, and this is COM
paraiively easy work.
Bstween Chat'aroy and Albany
Fails only two c1ntract)rs are at
work. G. w. Hughes, with twenty
five miles, aud Pat Welch, eighteen
! miles. Both are making rapiC
headwIy. la u short time the grade
| will be completed from Chattaroy
e eastward. Track is to be laid a
3 once from the connection with th'
8 Northern Pacific at Sand Point Il
the Pend d'Oreille river, in orde
that the iron for the bridge owe
that stream can be delivered as soor
as possible,
A SHOOTING AFFRAY.
I PORTLAND, Dec. 26 M. q. Zima
vrette and Pietro Riva are the name
A of two Italians for whom Christina
= eve proved too much. They were im
Q bibing freely and became involved il
{ a row at First and b streets, wher
J. ZAmavrette drew his revolver ant
n shot Riva in the leg. This occurre'
g Christmas morning at 3 3o'clock, ,sinc
which time the shooter has been II
&. Jail, as he was arrested by Office
y Hosappe and Belcher. The.
g brought in w. Frank as witness.
s BATTLE OF TRENTON.
d TRENToN, N. j., Dec. 26.-Toda.
= is the 10th anniversary of tn
d Revolutionary battle of Trenton
l. aud it was made more notable b.
{ the laying of the corner stone OF
l. monument to the memory of Wash
u ington aud the Continental troops
q who after crossing the ice in tn
Z Delaware during Christmas night
Is surprised and routed the Hessians
II Governor Abbott laid the stone "a
l. noon while salute of forty-fou
's guns was fired. An indoor mee
d ing was held at Taylor opera hOus'
J. Gen. William j. Sewell presided Il
y the meeting aud after short il
+ troductory address by United State
II Senator Mcpherson. Gen. H0rac
% Porter of New York, and ex-Se'
IT retary of the Navy Robeson spok
u The monument will cost aboU
'e 100000.
= BLIZZARD RAGING,
- ST.. PAUL, Dec, ga light sno
was but the prelude to heav
storm that began in this vieinit
= yesterday afternoon. It is snowin
!. aud drifting hard, while the mel
4 curry is falling rapidly. 1t is "a reg
10 lar blizzard, having already attaine
= large proportions and extendln
- all over the Northwest. Specia
h are generally to the same effect an
=, come from all directions.
q. HOSPITAL BURNED.
IS WOODLAND, Cal, Dec. 26.-Tl
x county hospital, situated one mil
r, from this city, was destroyed by iii
In yesterday morning. The fire origil
" ated from defective flue. The te
Ar patients were successfully removes
~ but the entire building valued q
of $1,000, was a complete loss.
rs A SINGULAR SUICIDE.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, Dec. 26.-