Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-26

OhiO WIN s'auu ny Mchloley,
Very sincerely yours,
JAMES g. BLAINE"
UNION PACIFIC FINANCES.
New YORK, Sept. 26.-The credi-
tors COMMITTEES of the Union Pdcifio
railway met today, and after an
adjournment it was announced that
four-fifths of the $5, ,5O0,O0O collateral
trust notes for the extension of the
floating debt, has been subscribed
for. Jay Gould subscribed 81, 900, 600.
BRUTAL WHIPPING.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 90
A Birdseye, Ind, special says:
Mrs. Harmon, a woman of loose
character, living at Mention, last
night, was visited by a body of
thirty men, who tied her to a post
aud applied fifty lashes to her bare
body. Her body was cut from head
to foot as if by knife. Across her
abdomen is a gash twelve inches
long and so deep as to leave the
bowels exposed. The community
are enraged,
FROM MR.. HERMANN'S FRIEND.
RosEBURG, Or, Sept. 26.-(Special
to JoURNAL) A leading republi
can and warm friend of Binger
Hermann, states that that gentle
man will keep his pledge made to
Hon. II. B. Miller, of Grants Pass,
but is sorry that the matter was
made public as he fears now that il
will complicate matters by causing
host of candidates to spring up
hat will interfere with Miller secur-
ing the nomination. The gentle
men interviewed who will not per-
NIT the use of his name at present,
states that Mr.. Hermann Is tired OF
the factional fight against him in
Douglas county, and in the interest
of harmony at home will retire and
at the proper time when the opposi
ton has been placated, announce
himself a candidate for United
States senator.
FATAL CROSSING ACCIDENT.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept. 26.-
The west bound limited mail on tn
Panhandle today, struck carriag
at the crossing, near Centrevillt
Ind, in which was Joseph Black
his wife and two daughters. Blac
and his wife and one daughter wei
killed, and the other daughter fata
ly injured. There were on the wa
to attend the races at Cambridge.
, ROW AMONG COTTON PICKERS.
MARINA, Ark, Sept. 26.-Fort
> armed negroes in st. Francis towr
l ship drove all the cotton picker
from a field and burned the gI
. houses. They threatened to drIv
t all the pickers out and burn all th
/ gin houses. The sheriff is on th
2 ground with warrants for the lea(
ers. Much excitement prevails.
THE FOREST FIRES.
ST. PAUL, Sept. 26.-~Reports fror
various. parts of the state indicat
that the danger from fires are abol
over. In some portions, the flame
e are still destroying grass and timbe
No loss of life is reported.
IOWA PREACHER FOND OF FAs
HORSES.
FORT DODGE, Ia, Sept. 26 of
can't trOt down the hOmestretch
glory at 2:30 clip, | want to walk,
said Rev. j. G. StIres, pastor Of tn
Methodist Episcopal church {
Cherokee, before the annual NOrtf
west Methodist Episcopal conferenc
in this city. Rev. Mr.. Stres wa
accused of conduct unbecOming
minister in owning aud speedin
fast horses. In answer to the charg
of racing the accused preache
brought a satchel full of affidavit
to prove that he had never takel
part in speed contest nor peTmitte
his horses to go on the track AS +
owning fast horses Mr.Stiles pleade
guilty and gloried in it. He al
serted that he was not in pTope
condition to serve the Lord in til
most effective way unless he owne
, the fastest horses i'm town. No
withstanding the preachers elC
quent plea for his horses, the con
mittee appointed to inves igate th
case decided not to locate Mr.. Stires
which is practically suspending In
from the conference. The discipline,
preacher owns some of the fines
, horses in the state. A report of hi
: charge at Cherokee made the bes
showing of successful work of any i
? the district last year.
ELEVATOR BURNED.
GREENvILLE, ILL.,, Sept. 2G.-
Fire this morning consumed an elk
vator and export mills. The flame
T are beyond control. Loss wi
mount to Sl25,OO0; insuranc
$4,000.