Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-21
LOrS $4,000 With an Insu-
rance Of $4,7OO.
UNWILLING "STONEWlLL'S MONUMENT
Treasure TrOve, Quay viii Resign,
Sherman a Candidate, The Hall
Fitzsimmons Trouble, The Sher-
ifs, State and Foreign News, Etc.
$4,000 FIRE AT LEBANON.

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light fire was discovered in the
,ack end Of T. G. Peebler's grocery
,tore, 1t rapidly spread in both direc
ions. The store Of S. Y. Bach, the
lostsfIice and the harness shop Of j.
y Frey were completely destroyed
The st. Charles hotel and the livery
table were saved after a great effort
Some of the mail in the postoffice
vas saved. The registered mail.
tamps and money were in safe,
1ot "A good one, and are perhaps q
olal lois.
The buildings destroyed were the
property Of DR.. J. S. Courtney, and
5alued at $4,000.
The losses are as follows: j. s
Courtney. $1,000; s. P. Bach, $500;
r. G. PeebIer, 1000; i. M. Miller,
500; q. H. Duckett, S75; Frey Bros.
s75; total. Sl0,O5O. Insurance S4, 700
II is supposed the fire caught in
he ceiling from candy stove which
iad been used during the day.
sToNEwALL JAcKsoN's MONUMENT.
LEXINGTON, Va, July 2l.-This
S the thlrt.eth anniversary Of the
irst battle of Manassas, and Lex
ington the quiet agricultural village
IN which was spent the life time Of
Stonewall Jackson, the most pictur
ssque figure of the Southern Con
iederacy, is brilliant with life and
color while ten thousand strangers
are assembled within its euvirons to
participate In the exercises incident
to unveiling the monument Of sym
bolic respect and veneration felt foI
that great soldier.
The statue stands on an eminence
in the center OF the city cemetery on
the main street we'll set Off with
giant trees. The statue is Of bronze
heroic size portraying Jackson look
ing out upon a field Of battle, in his
right hand field glass. The figure
is In full uniform, the seabbard Of
sword bears the letters ~. s." a
historical fact as II was modelled
from Jackson's own sword. The
statue proper measures eight fee.
and surmounts granite pedestal
ten and half feet high. Procession
first moved TO the campus of the
Washington and Lee university
and halted about the platform hand
somely decorated, Rev. DR.. III
q. Hopkins, Of West Virginia, who
was chaplain OF the second Virginia
regiment with Jackson IN nearly all
bis fights opened the ceremonies
with prayer. Gen. Wade Hampton
introduced as orator of the day,
Gen. Jubal A. Early and Col. Thos.
M. Summes, who read two poems
entitled: "Stonewall Jaekson's
Way and "Over the River"
The professor reformed as soon
as proceedings at the stand We're
over and macrhed to the cemetery
In which the statute stands. Here
little Julia Jackson Christian, from
an elevated platform pulled the cords
which sustained the veil over the
statue, and exposed II 10 view, while
Rock Rridge battery fired salute.
TREASURE rRovE.
NEw YoRL, July 2l.-Seventy
million dollars In gold and 81, 900, 900
worth OF gold dust, ornaments and
precious stones IL the comfortable
tlnd which contractor OF Rio Ja-
neiro, Brazil, is reported to have
made, He was engaged in tearing
down the old castle OF San Antonio,
and discovered this gold mine, where
Il has been hidden since some time in
The last century. The III Carreo,
at Venezuela, July |, gives
a detailed report OF this discovery.
l3e fore II was converted into a castle
San Antonis was a monastery under
he control Of the Jesults. During
his period the treasure is supposed
10 have been hidden underneath the
castle vaults, as II was In one Of
.hese large number of cases, chests
and bundles were discovered. The
contract for the demolition OF the
castle stipulated In the event of the
discovery Of any precious metals
half the treasure should belong to
the state.
The engineer promptly notified
the Brazilian government. His
enumerates the follow
Ing articles taken from the vaults,
One hundred and twelve boxes with
iron clasps, Weighing 500 kilos each;
four castlron chests. Weighing 6l5
kilos each sixteen sacks, sewed,
weighing thirly-nine klios eaohi 500
packages Of parchments, with
total weight OF li57 kilos, three box.
Is containing papers, tweniy-six
packages, slightly damaged, An
examination Of the contents OF these
chests aud packages resulted IA the
most astonishing ind lie wooden
cases which contained gold money
10 the value OF S7o,Oo0.OoO Ia the
shape of OH Portuguese cruEades
iancioni milreis worth about 90 cents
eAchl, aud an accounting OF the
treasure Was Verihsd by documents
found Ia thc casas, Among the
papera found was the recnlpt "
frlar necalle Anton, superior of ,he
order ~ Jcsulis. aoknowleglng lhe
reoelpl ~ ta0.0o0.Ooo cruzadss Ia