Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-12
BIG FIRE IN PORTLAND.
The Chautauqua Assembly at
Gearhart Park.
TO DEVELOP DEEP SEA FISHING.
Geo. Jones Dead, Wool Burns up
in Chicago, Big Crops in Ontario,
Russia Rye, Sharp Detective,
To Kill GrasshOppers, Foreign
and State News, etc.
cHAuTAuQuA AssEMBLY.

CHAUTAUQUA ASSEMBLY.
GEARHART PARK. Aug. ia
the residence Of Mrs. Kinney, yea
Clatsop Beach, the assembly Of thu
Oregon Chantauqua Association
commenced Sunday last. DR.. G. G.
Slratton, president of the association
in this state, presided over The
gathering. Having had many
years. experience in the Californis
Chautauqua assemblies, he waf
called upon to deliver the opening
,ddress, which he did in mastery
style. He briefly reviewed the ob.
jecis of the Chautauqua society,
,ud referred with pride to the vast
deal of good it had accomplished
since its organization. After the adj
dless vocal and instrumental music
vas enjoyed, under the leadership OF
Professor w. f. Werschkul.
Ia the afternoon the address was
delivered by kev. w. w. Logan,
pastor Of the United Presbyterian
church, of Portland. His theme
was "The Superiority of Christ as .
reacher.n After his Introductory
remarks, Mr. Logan suggected, a.
cling only few of them, four of the
points of superiority Of Jesus Of
Nazareth, which he dwelt upon al
some length.
SCOTCH CRoFTERs.
WINNIPEG, Aug. l2.-COl. Engle.
due and Major Clark are here en-
route to British Columbia in connec
ton with scheme to settle 5000
Highland Scotch crofters on Van
couver island. They are to be en-
gagged in connection with gigantic
syndicate which is being
formed for the development of deep
sea fisheries on the west coast.
EDITOR JONES DEAD.
HOLLAND SPRINGS, Me-, Aug. II.
= Editor Geo. Jones. Of the New
York Times. died at four this morn
ing.
WOOL BURNS UP.
CHICAGO, Aug. 12.-Tons of wool
and tallow and thousands of hides
were burned this morning in the big
of George Oberne and s.
VI. Hosick. Loss is roughly esti-
mated at 100000. In less than an
hour the double five story building
which the wool men occupied was
completely gutted.
SHARP DETECTIVE.
OMAHA, Aug. 12.-Three thous-
and dollars In gold has been stolen
from the Merchants National bank,
and the thief has not yet been ap.
pretended or definitely located. 1t
is a mysterious case, that has been
causing the Merchants National
bank no end of trouble. Suspicion
fell upon Paul Tate, young book
keeper. who has been working for
the bank, as IL was only few days
after the loss of the money that
young Tate, Informed the bank ofli-
GERS that he was going to leave their
employment, having secured better
salary. His resignation was ac-
cepted and he left the city. A de-
tective found that Tate hAd not gone
where he had announced. A year
or so ago he met a young lady from
San Francisco, who was visiting in
Omaha with the family of promi-
nent banker, and fell in love with
her. He has been corresponding
with the young lady since her re-
turn home. The fact came TO the
knowledge Of the detective, and he
at once began TO lay trap into
which the young man might be led
by his affections. Decoy letters
were sent inviting him to California,
aud nice little scheme fixed up for
the young mans benefit, but il has
not worked as vet.
10 DESTROY GRAssHoPPERs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. II. AL
fred Koeble, who introduced the
Australian ludybug into California
which proved 30 benlflciai In the de
struction of Injurious fruit pests,
sailed ON the Australia yecterday for
the Southern seas In search Of a
parasite that will destroy the grass
hopper pest Of this and other states
OF the Uaion. He goes ms the au-
thorlzed agent of the department of
and OF the state board of
horticulture. a minute parasite has
been discovered in Australia which
Is claimed to have destroyed lnnum-
cradle bands of grasshoppers, A
t,at mill IN t,.aHa Nuifh fhapa ,,a apa