Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-03-02

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for Il than I'm America. This is the
result Of a decline in silver and slow
legislation in Washington, for the
the white metal.
BLOWS UP.
PORTLAND, March News hos
been received here of shocking
accident in the Daisy mine
In Big Creek, in Ceur d'Alene. Ed.
Byrne, while smoking pipe stood
over box Of giant powder caps.
Sparks dropped, causing All explos-
ion. Both hands were blown of, one
eve was blown out. and he received
three terrible wounds in the abdo-
men. Ia spite Of these terrible In
iuries he walked through four feet Of
snow mile distant. He is lying at
the point Of death at n hospital at
Osborne.
DESTRUCTIVE wINDsroRM.
NEW BEDFORD, Mass, March 2.
"A destructive wind and thunder
storm, with lightning, visited this
city aud vicinity last night. AT
South Dartmouth, Dartmouth,
Westport and Matapoissette light
ming played havoc, destroying no
less than six buildings and causing
serious injury to TWO churches, one,
valued at $1,000, being demolished.
WORK or FISH COMMISSIONERS.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 1.-The
work of stocking the headwaters OF
the Sacramento river with young
salmon, has just been completed by
the state fish commission, 2S,0OO,OOO
eggs were placed in the river.
ORDERED OUT or THE STRIP.
TALEoUAH, Iud. Ter, March q
Ex-Chief Bushy head and John Jor
dan, who have figured AS speculatorr
IN the Cherokee outlet have received
letter from the interior department
insisting upon their leaving the
Cherokee strip.
THE OLDEST JOURNALTsr.
NASHVILLE, March 2.-W. w.
Gates, the oldest journalist in Ten
nessee, died at Jackson, yesterday
aged 10. In 1912 he founded the
West Tennessee Wing, and IL the
In It of the celebrated leaders Of the
whlg party in the South.
CRUoIFIXIoN,
PHILADELPHIA, March flames
Quinn, AN old man, attempted to
cruelty himself. He marked out a
cross on the floor Of hls room aud
then drove nails through his feet to
the floor. 1t was necessary TO break
or the nails before he could bo re-
leased He may die of lockiaw,
ions religious brooding aud other
trouble unhinged his mind,
GREW SAVED.
Few York, March 2.--The British
steamer Chester arrived NJ quar-
antine this morning. The Chester
brings the crew of the steamer Iowa,
which ran into field Of Ice Feb.
2lst, and was cut through her hull
necessltating her abandOnm ent.
theChester saved the entire crew and
all cattle men on board.
LABOR TROUBLES.
JoLiEr Ills, March 1.-The roll
Ing mills shut down for an indefinite
period, throwing 1000 men out of
work. This, with those already out
waiting for the blast furnaces To fire
up, makes 300 men idle. The men
asked for sliding scale, the sauie as
at the Chicago mills, but the com
pany officials refused to grant IT,
TIiE KOCH CURE.
SAN FRANCISCO, "A patient,
who has been under the Koch treat
i ment for consumption, at the Ger
man hospital since January 25th
WAS discharged yesterday as cured
sCENE ~ CnuRCH,
Chicago, March 2-Just as Rev.
Father Frederick, of ~. Joseph's
church, WAS bringing the vesper
services 20 a close last night, II neatly
dressed woman rushed down the
aisle and up the altar steps and
threw her arms around the priests
neck, eNolaiming; "My husband, my
long lost husband The father,
Givining the situation, released him.
sell from the woman's embrace with
with the assistance OF parlshoners
in the frout seats.