Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-20


magnitude and beauty Of desigr
ever made in the United States
and to much encouragement cannoi
be given California people for tb,
magnificent enterprise and spirit
they are showing in the worlds
fair matters. SO far this grand
state stands first in regard to ap.
propriation."
THE ALTON BOYCOTT.
CHICAGO, April 20.-The Alton
Officials are very cheerful. They as
sert that the trunk-line boycott is
working admirably, and that
business was never better. A promi-
nent official Of another western
road, commenting on the situation,
said be had asserted from the first
that the boycott is the best thing
that could have happened for
Alton. There ore thousands Of
people to whose American ideas
the word boycott" is repugnant,
and they will sacrifice convenience,
II need be, to give Alton business,
and certainly the ticket agents
outside Of the forbidden territory
will do all In their power to help
Alton. If the fight is kept up
long it is not unlikely to result in
a bitter rate war. Alton is bound
TO protect its business, and may
not long be able to do this without
slashing rates.
REAR~ADMIRAL TAYLOR DEAD.
WASHINGTON, April 20.-Rear-
Admiral Taylor, U. S. NJ, retired,
died, yesterday afternoon from
pneumonia and acute bronchitis,
following an attack of the grip.
DIR. THAcHER DEAD.
NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, April 2O.-
DIR. James X. Thatcher, professor of
psychology at Yale University died
suddenly this morning of pneumonia
aged 49 years.
CARTRIDGE ExPLoDEs.
NoRRIsTowN, Pa, April 20.-Yes-
terday while workmen were remov-
ing an unexploded cartridge in Slone
quarry below this city it exploded
killing two Italians and dangerously
wounding another.
AN OLD STORY.
SAN FRANCISCO, April. 20,-The
report that the British steamer
Strathairo had been lost off Caroline
islands was based on intelligence
which had reached Honolulu of the
loss of the Strathaire off the coast of
North Carolina March "a, when
nineteen persons were drowned.
FOUND A TRUE BILL.
CHICAGO, Apr. 20.-The Federal
Grand Jury returned true bill
this morning against George J. Glib
son, former secretary of the Whiksey |
Trust, on charge of attempting to
bribe the government agent to blow
up Shufeldts dlstillery.
THEY STOLE THE BILL.
ST.. PAUL, April 2O.--There was
great excitement in the house late
Saturday afternoon on the announce
ment that the Australian ballot bill
had been stolen. The bill was passed
by the senate and house Saturday
and sent to the engrosslng COM
mittee. The bill was not satisfactory
to the democrats. AS originally
presented, II gave the voter the ep-
tion of placing a crossmark opposite
the head of the ticket or mark OPP
posite the name Of each candidate
voted for. This angered the demo
Gratis, who claimed that the measure
was so cumbersome that II would
prevent large portion Of the voters
Of st. Paul and Minneapolis taking
part In the election, aud a rumor
got afoat that they had offered to
raise $4,000 for the man who would
smother the bill before 1t reached
the governor. The legislature does
not adjourn until today, and 1t is
believed the bill will be found before
that time.
NO SURPLUS.
WASHINGTON, April 20. O.-Secre-
larry Foster was at his desk at the
treasury department. He repeated
ais opinion, expressed some days ago,
hat he did not think there would
oe surplus In the treasury next
pear. In view OF this, he Is con.
'ldering the advisablllty of not pay
ng the A per cent bonds that ma.
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