Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-06-24


ing made an attack on the Catholic
mission there, a rumor having
reached them that the taotai of
Wuhu had forwarded dispatch to
the authorities, declaring the alleged
deeds of the missionaries were true
The priests succeeded in keeping the
mob off, and one Of the assailants
was arrested and punished. The
Catholic mission was not the only
one attacked, for crowd equally as
large made a descent on an inland
mission near the north gate, but the
Chinese authorities arrived in time
to prevent any serious damage. The
crowd fingered about the mission
during the next two days, and ma
tive women came to the orphanage
TO reclaim their children who had
been left there. The French man
of-war 1nconstant, at Wuhu, was
sent for and arrived on the 18th.
Captain De Jonquieres informed the
governor of Thanking that if the
rioters did not obey the mandates Of
the magistrate, he would not hcsi-
tate to take strong measures. The
governor responded that ordsr
would be maintained. May 10 the
German gunboat Iltis arrived, and
Captain Ascher lent his influence t.
secure protection for the mission
aries. Placards, however, had been
posted by the rioters at last advices,
announcing the mission building
would be totally destroyed on Fri
day, May %. Placards had also
been posted in the French quarters
of Shanghai threatening foreigners
It is reported II. M. S, Swift had
arrived at Chlanking.
WIDOW OF EDWIN FORREST.
New YORK, June Catherine
Sinclair, widow of the tragedian
Edwin Forrest, died last week al
the age of 81. Though once well |
known as the wife of the famous
star, and later on as an actress of
no mean ability, her closing years
passed in obscurity. Broken in
health and fortune, she lived with
friends in this city.
''PHAT BoY'' BAGGAGE.
ROCHESTER, N. Y. June 24.-E. f.
Baggage, of this city, known all
over the country as "Phat Boy"
Baggage, died suddenly last night
at Alexander.
DOES NOT WANT 1T.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator
Squire, of Washington, has been
summoned to the capitol, and it is
stated that he has been rendered the
position of minister to China. Sen
ator Squire's friends say he will not
give up his place in the senate for
any foreign mission, but IL the presi
dent wants him to recommend a
good man he will do so.
MORMON POLITICS.
SALT LAKE CITY, June 24.-Pres
ident Woodruff, of the Mormon
church, and George Q. Cannon,
another Mormon official, asserted in
an interview yesterday that there is
no truth in the report that the So
called peoples party of Utah, the
membership of which is wholly
Mormon, was dissolved by direction
Of the church. President Woodruff
said: "We disclaim the right to
,ontrol the political action of mem
'ers Of our body" He declares that
e favors the separation of church "
nd state. :,
BOY KILLED. n
BOISE CITY, Idaho, June "a G
,ouis Otto, a boy aged years, was p,
not In the abdomen here yesterday
fternoon by a young Chinaman,
lille playing, and died two hours
tier. The Chinaman was arrested, 81
ut claims he and the boy were u
laying with revolver, and that u
he killing was accidental. There 7
we're no eye witnesses TO the tragedy,
cut 1t Is thought the boy was teasing
the Chlnaman, and the latter killed
him in fit of anger.
swINDLINo SCHEME.
PIITsBURG, June 24.-Yesterday
afternoon detectives arrested j. II.
Hanson, Ii. Clark, and G. w. Watt,
local agents for an alleged corpora.
tion known as the Washington
Colonization and Investment COM
pany." The plan of the company
was to promise l6O acres of timber
land In Washington for $29.50 and a
clause to buy the timber back for
$3.50. The chief Of police says the
scheme is as widespread as the noto.
rious Granite State affair.
COL. WOOD MURDERED.
KANsAs CITY, June 2i,-A dis
patch from Hugotown states that
Col. N. s. Wood, one of the most ,
noted men ia west Kansas, was
brutally murdered Tuesday by James ,
Brennan. This Is another tragedy ,
from the notorious county
seat war between HugotoWn and ,
Woodsdale, : Wood was one of the
counsel for the defendants in the
Sheriff Cross murder case, and
severely handled Brennen, who was
a witness for the state. Today Bren-
men met Wood on the street in Hu.
gotown, and without warning shot