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

Marshlield on Monday evening
rhe captain was last seen on Tues
day night standing by the rail of
the steamer. Il Is supposed to be
case of suicide.
THE sANDBAGGER
Albany, Aug. 2O.-One of the mel
W ,nted for sandbagging party il
Salem last week was arrested in this
city last evening by Chiefof Polie'
Hoffman. He gives the name Rod.
gers, aud was lodged in Jail.
BRUTAL HANGING.
LIVERPOOL, Aug. 20.-John Con-
WY, steamship fireman, convicted
o. murder of the boy whose body
was found floating in a sailors bag
in the river was hanged this morn
Ing. The hanging was terribl,
affair the mans head being almost
torn from his body by the heavy
fall.
SEVERE STORM.
SANBoN, n. Oak. Aug. 20.-A rain
storm which swept over a wide
strip If country south Of this place
yesterday afternoon laid waste seven
thousand acres Of grain.
NEBRASKA INDEPENDENTS.
HASTINGS, Neb. Aug. 20.-The
Independent state convention or
ganlzsd. There are 700 delegates,
representing seventy-six out of
eighty-nine counties. Addresses
were delivered. At the evening
session, after lengthy debate, a
platform was adopted. 1t endorses
the Cincinnati platform, favors
abolition Of the national bank notes
and substitution of greenbacks there
fore; advocates loaning government
money to private individuals; free
and Unlimited coinage of silver
government control of railroads,
steamships and telegraphs and tele-
phones; condemns congress for ex-
travagance in other lines, aud fail
ure to provide for old soldiers; de.
maDds service pensions and PENSIONS
for all prisoners of war; equal
distribution Of soldiers bountes and
enhanced appropriations for soldiers
calls on congress to forfeit title OF
all lands held by aliens nd.railroadi
in excess of actual needs, and closei
reiterating the fealty of farmers Il
the cause of the people aud ole
soldiers. j. w. Edgerton, of Souti
Omaha, was nominated supreme
judge.
THE SEATTLE RACES.
SEATTLE, Aug. 20.-The races a
Kent track yesterday were witness
ed by 5000 people. The track wa
in fine condition and the weathe
perfect. The sensation Of the da,
was the performance OF C@u
d'Alene, owned by s. G., Reed, o
Portland, in distancing the field anC
smashing the 4-year-old record foI
Oregon and Washington, Misty
Morn's mile also breaks the North
Pacific record for that distance.
Dannle Mcintyre was thrown
from his saddle while scoring on the
Queen in half mile dash, and was
severely bruised about the face.
Running half mile dash, S420
Smooth Wire won, Queen second
Red Dick, third. Time 80 seconds
Trotting 3 minute class, $500; eau
tion won, Dombey second, Sterling
Wood third. Best time 2:39. Trott
lug, 2:S5 class, $500. C@urs d'Alenc
won, the dlstanced. Time 2;25
Running mile dash, $500, Misty
Morn won, Malcomb second, Idaho
Chief third. Time l;424. Trotung
2 year.old, $50 entrance, $3.50 added
Vanqulsh won, King Patchen
second, Alma third. Time 2;52l.
ROWING MATCH.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 20, Henry
Peterson, the oarsman has received
the following message:
anew WESTMINSTER, d, G.
"Wnl you come here September
! %, aud row Hanlan and O'Connor
$1,000 to first, $4,000 to second? Oper
10 the world. "E. ID. PORT"
Peterson, after consultation with
his hacker, Muirhead, decided Il
take part In the regatta, for he hal
always believed that he could defea
Haulan, and he has been looking 70
| a chance to retrieve his defeat 10y
lO'Couuor under unayorable con
dltions
ALLIANCE NEWS,
DALLAS, Tex, Aug. 20,-In th'
state alliance. now in session here,
bitter ngh. Is being made on the sub
treasury question, but II is evident
majority cf delegates favor the sub
treasury scheme. A resolution wa
adopted providing for the appoint
ment of a commiltee whose duty
shall be TO asesTtglp the the exac
! number of bales Of cotton produces
ln Texas this year, fAr the purpos
OF protecting planters against Oh
false reporl * spectators.
RICHMOND Va, aug, 9,-Th
newspaper reporters were not allow
ed near the hall yesterday white th
alliance was In session. A resolution
Uaa asio,.is.l that the glllane.. aeAn.
Il o. be both patriotic aud Jodiolou
TO pay cur taxes ln money, and me-
Ia oo,lnOna. and earnestly btseecl