Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-11-23

ness blocks aud stores here. A
heavy snow storm probably saved
the town from destruction. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
BURNS TO BE PAID.
PTTTsBURo, Pa, Nov. 23.-W. f.
Burns, OF San Francisco, formerly
secret agent Of Balmaceda, received
notice from the department of state
at Washington that the property
taken from him by the German
authorities had been recovered. He
Will, therefore, start for Europe inn
mediately. Speaking of his mission
to Europe, he said: "Wbat my
mission was has never been known,
but 1 can say that 1t was for the pur-
pose Of procuring arms and ammu-
milton IN European countries. At
Plymouth England, was cabled TO
proceed to a certain city on the
continent, where 1 could get smoke
less power. At Berlin the Balma-
:edans had placed to my credit the
sum of $50, 900, but when first had
occasion to draw against it was
brown iuto prison, charged with
being a suspicious character. Dttec-
tives of the congressionalists were
on my track and had caused my
arrest to get the money. was
quickly released and proceeded 10
Frankfort on the Main, wh el e
again l was arrested and released on
he ground of insufficient evideDc-.
Every private paper possessed and
all my money aud jeweiry were
taken from me, and l have never
'een any of the valuables nor been
recompensed in any manner for my
oss. / could not speak German, and
consequently spent five days in a
ix3 foot cell. My only food con-
listed of small bits of black bread.
Consul Hessenberouk finally secured
ny release aud / hastened bome.'
A VICTIM OF DRINK.
SEATTLE, Nov. 30. w. Austin,
an ex-newspaper man, was arrested
saturday by Detective Cave, upon a
;harge of obtaining money by false
pretenses. He drew a check for $25
% the Commercial National bank,
presented it for payment at the
hardware house of u. G.. Miles q Co.
The check was honOred, but it was
learned On hour af,erward that
Austin had no money Oh deposit a.
the bank. His arrest followed. For
long time Austin has been a vic
tim of drunkenness having made
him incapable of any kind of work.
His wife supports herself and two
children by sewing. To cap the
climax, Austin stole his wife's
sewing machine, sold it at a
second hand store, and disposed |
Of the proceeds for liquor.
Not long since Austin attended the
Francis Murphy temperance meet
ing and signed the pledge. At pres
ent his wife is seeking q divorce on
the grounds of cruelty and failure
TO provide. When arrested Austin
was so drunk that he could scarcely |
walk.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE.
WARHINGTON, Nov. 23.-There is
little of news just yet in the fight for
the speakership Of the next house Of
The principal can
didates are still Mills, of Texas;
Crisp, of Georgia; Springer, of Illi-
nois; Hatch, of Missouri; McMillin,
of Tennessee; Wilson, of West Vlr-
ginia, and Bynum of Indiana.
These probably stand in the order
named, so far as their strength at
present is concerned. There are
other candidates, but they seem to
have entered the race simply to give
themselves prominence so that the
speaker, whoever he may be, shall
look upon them with favor when he
comes tomake up his list of commit
tees. Mills has straddled or hedged
on the silver question, which is De
lleved to give him votes among
eastern Democrats he could not
otherwise obtain. Crisp is said to
have the assurance of the influence
of rammany hall in his canvass,
In many quarters he is regarded as
the safest man the Democrats could
choose. Wilson is a remarkably able
man and is making strong can.
vass. There has been no talk of
Republican nomination. 1t is an
empty honor at the most, but in all
probability it will be given by ac
clamation To ex-Speaker Reed. AT
any rate, he will be the Republican
leader.
BURIED ALIVE.
BROOKLYN, Nov. 2l.-Saturday
afternoon the new conduit extension
under course of construction burst
and submerged number of laborers.
To add to the horror, a large gas pipe
running parallel with the conduit
broke, filling the place with gas
Four laborers aud possibly seven,
were buried alive, Hugh Murray and
two Italians known only by mum
bers, were completely entombed
Another Italian was partly bnriad,
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