Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-20


many people aud cattle wer
drowned.
The return of the czarowitz, saf
aud sound 10 St. Petersburg, ha
caused tremendous excitement an,
rejoicing ia the Russian court aD'
among Russian officials everywhere
NJ. Siamboulofr, the premier o
Bulgaria, has won the favor Of th'
sultan 10y reporting to that poten
tate a proposition be had received
from the Greek premier TO divid,
Macedonia between Bulgaria anc
Greece.
Mime. Patti will attend tbs
Elsteddfod at Swansea and has
aroused the enthusiasm Of the Welsh
bards by promising TO sing during
the festival. People are flockiBR "a
Swansea by thousands in conse-
qusnce'
King Alexander, Of Servia, has
iriiv,d in Parls, on visit 10 his
father cx-King Milan. He will re-
mnin uutil Thursday, meantime
making personal visit to President
Carnoi, tut not otherwise showing
any interest in Fresch affairs.
The funeral Of the late judge and
ex CONGRESSMAN, JOSEPH p. Hoge,
took place 10 San Francisco Tues
lay. IL was we'll attended by the
bench and bar Of the city.
The dry goods and house furnish
ing establishment of Goldstein d
Nigel, and Curtis Il Grand at Waco,
Tex, were totally destroyed by fire
Tuesday. The loss is S275, 900.
The Memphis, Tenn, banks for
the last two weeks have been re.
ceivlne counterfeit silver dollars.
One bears the date Of 1889. The
stars are dull pointed and the mill
iDgs duh.
The house Of III. J. Ford was
burned at Oklahoma Tuesday night,
and Mrs. Ford perished in the
flames. The explosion of a can of
oil was the cause.
Putnam d Co.'s mattress factory
was burned at Boston Tuesday after
noon. Loss, 100000. The build
ing was a six story brick and filled
with heavy stock Of goods.
The j. II. Peck can factory at ST.
Louis was burned and two or three
adjoining establishments destroyed
Tuesday morning. The loss is $780,
900; partially insured.
Three children named Armatige,
a boy Of 8, and two girls, aged re-
speclively ~ and Is years, were
drowned Tuesday while bathing in
Big Hills creek, Alabama.
At Cincinnati Tuesday boat con-
lainlng Frehermer, aged $40, Laura
Bember, aged II, aud Emil Slich,
Of Cincinnati, capsized and It's occu-
pants were drowned.
In the case of the commonwealth |
against John p. Baker the motion
for y new trial was overruled at
Abingdon, Va, and the prisoner
sentenced to be hanged on Friday, |
"a.
DIR. Clemens arrested on suspicion
of being the man who drugged and
robbed Banker Trayser a few nights
Igo was discharged Tuesday, Trayser
aillng 10 identify him.
A lot of Hungarian miners cele-
,rated christening ut Ashland, Pa,
'ecame drunk and quarreled, with
he result that four were seriously
INJURED. Their lives are despaired OF.
The noted bandit, jose Cruz, was
,llled by soldiers at Havana
Wednesday.
The Prince of Wales started for
Hamburg Tuesday. He will remain
here until the beginning of Septem-
er, when he will leave for Copen-
ngen to meet the princess and join
he family party assembled there,
which will include the car and
zArlna.
The czar's visit to Finland has
cen follow ed by decree depriving
ne Firms from the freedom of the
ress. Hereafter newspapers are to
e controlled by Russian board of
ensnrs on the Russian plan, and
he governor general may Oh his
wn judgment suppress any publi-
alton.
The hops that have been raised
'om time TO time that the German
liperor might visit the United
Iates during the Columbian exhi
Itlon because he has indicated the
ish to do 10 have been dissipated.
is officially declared that the
nperur has no intention of taking
journey no far from home much
he desires 10 see the great country ,
ross the Atlantic.
II has transpired that the British /
,vernment ordered the Mediter. I
nenn fleet 10 proceed TO Alexan-
IA on urgent duty July 81. This 1
'tion was taken owing TO the NJ Z
ipt OF secret information that {
allan aud French residents in G
sypt were plotting to upset the 6
lediye. on arrival Of the fleet at i,
leNaudrla Il was found that quiet