Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-20

accounts was not under control j
started near miners camp on tn
Yuba river, near the Oregon house
eighteen miles from here, aud up e
the present has burned over 4OO
acres Of land, all timber and goo'
pasture. There is but one cabin re
ported burned, and that was unten
auted.
LABOR TROUBLES.
PrTTsBURG, Penn, July 20.-Seri
GUS trouble is reported at the work
Of the Bessemer Steel Co. a
Duquesne. -Four hundred stee
workers from McKeesport, Brad
dock and other points arrived ther,
this morning, and refused to allow
scab workmen TO enter or leave th'
shop. Sheriff unable to control tb'
crowd. Two men reported seriously
hurt.
IO PkOIECI fiSHBRMEN.
WASHINGTON, July 2O.-secretary
Foster has referred all correspon
dence regarding the Canadian seiz
ures Of American fishing vessels las
Thursday to the state department
Congressman Boutelle has asked
that a revenue cutter be sent t
protect American fish interests.
ENTENTE CoRDIALE.
WAsHINGPON, July 20.-Dr
Verdi, an intimate friend Of Baror
Fava, says a settlement has beer
made in the New Orleans difficulty
by which a bill is to be eintroduced in
congress next winter providing fol
the payment of 81 COO each to The
families Of the lynched men who
were Italian subjects. On the pas
sage Of such bill Italy is ready tC
consider the entente cordiale restor
ed and send Baron Fava back to
mis- post in this country.
A COwARDLY CREW.
HALIFAX, N. S. July 2O.-News
has been received by mail of the
wreck of the schooner Pubuict
Belle, on the Newfoundland coast
July 8. Two women and five chill
dren went down with the vessel
The vessel. which was commanded
by Captain Samuel Buta, left
Catilana, the Sth instant, for st
Johns, with a cargo Of lumber. She
had, besides the captain and crew o.
four men, ten passengers, five wo
men and as many children. The
vessel encountered fair weather unit
that night, when IA storm arose
which continued till the next morn
ing. The vessel lost both main anC
foresails, and was driven on cliff
on the morning of the ninth. One
Of the crew got ashore with a rope
and by this means the crew and
three women were saved. Those
saved walked inland for some dis
distance until they came to the
house Of fisherman, where they
were cared for.
Mrs. Burton says that but for the
cowardice of the crew all would
have been saved. So soon as the
rope was got ashore those heroes
went ashore and left the captain tC
take care of the ten women and
children. He did the best he could
unassistcd, and did not desert them
until they were washed overheard
Mrs. Burton says that two little
boys, one of whom was her son
were seen in the rigging after she
and the Others got ashore, and theiI
voices could be heard calling fol
help. The little fellows clung ON
for quite IA while, but the high seas
flnalIy had their effect, and they
were washed OFF aud their voices
stilled. Mrs. Freeman, one of the
lost, was the wife of William Free
man, now In Victoria. Mrs. Burton
aud her family were on their way to
st. Johns to take passage for New
York, where her husband now Is.
Captain Buta confirms he story
OF the women that the crew
jumped ashore at the first chance
and left the helpless passengers
to their fate,