Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-10-13
ABANDONED AT SEA.

New YORK, Oct. 13.-A dispatc
from London yesterday says: Th
steamship Devonshire, from BarroN
for New York, hrs been passed a
sea abandoned. Nothing has bee
heard from her captain or crew
! Never has the loss of steamshi
at sea caused so much excitemen
since the time the news of the grea
Denmark disaster was received II
this city. No one knows what ba
become of the captain and crew
rhey may now be safe on boar'
some other vessel, but maritim'
men think this hardly probable
The chances are that the captain
and his sixteen men are lost. They
undoubtedly took to the boats wher
il was seen that the vessel had nC
chance. In the storm that has beer
raging for the last week, the boats
could have hardly lived.
Later dispatches to this city from
Lioyds, in London, say the Devon
shire was abandoned about 800
miles west of Barrow. Up to the
ime of cabling, nothing had been
heard from the captain and crew,
rhe Devonshire sailed from Barrow
september 80. She generally made
the passage to this city in about fif-
teen days, so there was no uneasl-
ness about her non-appearance. She
was a twinscrew steamship, 3l6.6
feet long, 1866 feet beam, and 25.o
feet deep. She was worth at least
100000.
NEW YORK, Oct. ia dispatch
from London last night says that
the British steamer Norwegian,
which has arrived at Glasgow from
Montreal, had on board the crew
of the British steamer Devonshire,
which was abandoned 500 miles west
of Tory island.
SPECIAL SESSION PA. SENATE.
HARRISBURG, Pa, Oct. 13.-A
special session of the state senate
was called to order this morning.
The governors message, calling the
session, was read. In it he said the
session was convened to take action
in relation to the alleged misconduct
OF the heads of two departments of
the state government as well as 9th
er elective officers. The governor
reviewed at great length the testi-
mony taken by the various commit
tees which haye been investigating
the affairs of Beardsley, the Phila-
delphia tire lsurer, who is now in the
penitentiary, and severely arraign
ing Henry Boyer, the state treasurer
and Thomas McCammount, auditor
general of the state, for their connec-
ton with Beardsley's misdoings.
In conclusion, the governor said the
responsibility to determine whether
any reasonable cause exists for re-
moval, rests with the senate, and the
public expected it would be met and
discharged without regard to parti-
san advantage aud to the honor of
the commonwealth.
AFRAID OF A WOMAN.
SHELBYVILLE, Oct. l3.-Miss Jen-
nette Beggs, "A pretty little brunette
of thirty-fve summers, who owns
and operates farm of l05 acres
three miles east of this city, was ar
rested aud brought before Esquire
Craycroft to answer three charges
of surety of peace preferred by
Councilman II, w. Harrison, City
Clerk Geo. Oefelein and August
Drummer. Each of the stalwart
gentleman named filed his affidavit
that he ls afraid that Jennette will
do him harm with gun or some
other dangerous weapon. The
trouble arose over some foreclOsur,
proceedings instigated by the par
ties, who now claim they fear tn,
little woman will murder them, bu
when the cases were called for tria
not one OF the complaining witnesses
put in an appearance, The cour
continued the cases and subpenseC
the complainants to appear, TIL,
little woman took everything coolly
demanded a trial and wanted to b'
confronted by her accusers.
WANT ENGLISH.
KANSAS CITY, Oct, Is. 49, Tn,
Presbyterian synod Of Kansas ha
adopted resolutions insisting upul
teaching the English language II
all the public schools as the Ian
guage OF this country. The gov
ernment is denounced for appropri
ating money t. Catholic lndial
schools, aud is urged to establish
non-sectarian public Indian schools
THIS CONFESSION OF FAITH.
Troy, n. ", Oct. lS.-.The Tro.
Presbytery has approved the repor
OF the ass mb'y's committee on th
confession OF faith, and recommend
the REVISION 10 be continued ON tn
line already laid out.
ARE THEY MARRIED?
SPRINoFIRLD, Ohio, Oct, lS. -
Considerable excitement, couples
with alarm, has been oocasione'
here Ia upper ten circles. The Rev
Archibald Murphy, pastor of th
First Presbyterian church, ofllciate'
al "A swell marriage here las