Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-05

hofbof Of Lisbon, The Portuguese
officials tried to earn the bribcs the
Lad received By refusing the vess'
permit to obtain recruits. tn
vessel managed. however, to get RI
cfulls. and is now safely on her wa
70 America. The Chilian legations
both 10 London and Paris, are higi
N Indignant over the treatment tha
Balmaceda has received IN thl
maller al the hands ofihe IsuropeaI
governments, and they predIc
that when the war is over, will
Balmaceda triumphant, there vii
be a reckoning for France an
ENGLAND.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-A specia
from Lima, Peru, says: Immens
excitement has been created il
diplomatic circles here by a fierc
personal encounter between tn
representative OF the Chillan revo
lutionary party and military attach
Of the Cbiliau government legation
From all accounts the attackinl
party WAS the attaehe and the as
sault issaid to have been Of a bruta
character The insurgent represen
fative is severely injured. In fact
the Peruvian authorities have
already taken up the affair and viii
insist upon satisfaction. The nfiai
is looked upon as gross violation
Of the rights accorded the juut'
representative by their friendly
neighbor Peru.
LETTER or GOVERNOR PATTIsoN
HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 5.-Goy
ernor Pattison, on Saturday last,
sent the following letter 10 Secre-
tary Of The Treasury Foster:
nHon. Charles Foster, Secretary
OF the Treasury, Washington--Sir.
The published reports of the com
mIttee appointed by Mayor Edwin
I. Stewart, Of Philadelphia, to in.
vestIgate the accounts Of John
Bardsley, late treasurer of the city
and county, seem to clearly Indicate
that q considerable proportion of the
money that is appropriated by Mr..
Bardsley, and which made up his
deficiency to the commonwealth OF
Pennsylvania and TO the city OF
Philadelphia, was deposited in the
Keystone National bank, of Pbila.
delphia, which bank has been closed
by order Of the comptroller Of cur
rency. The apparent loss TO the
commonwealth and the city Of Phil
adelphia is about 100000, In which
loss the state is largely concerned,
directly and indirectly. In view OF
this fact, l respectfully ask that you
will authorize the receiver Of the
keystone National bank to permit
committee of three or five citizens
designated by me to inspect the
book, papers, accounts, etc, of the
hank with the view of ascertaining |
what deposits Of public money IN
which the state had or has any In.
terest were made In said bank by
John Bardsley, the late treasurer Of
the city and county OF Philadelphia,
and what became Of the money thus
deposited, 30 that the money may
be recovered If possible. 1t Is, Of
course, only desired that such ex-
animation shall be made as the de-
posl!.s- ps!.-ssdrth 81 rtha JRP JRnPpklfil PpklfiladeIphia is and
agent of the commonwealth of
Pennsylvania, and Of such funds as
the commonwealth may be directly |
or indirectly interested In, aud IL Is
respectfully suggested that such au-
thorIty as you may give to the re-
ceiver may be limited accordingly. |
! have been awaiting the result of
the gentlemen already engaged in
The examination Of the accounts and |
affairs of the Keystone National
bank, In the hope that their reports
would have contained the lnforma.
lion which II Is important that the
tate officers should haye In their
lossession, but as an examination Is
oelng made by expert accountants
elected by the Philadelphia council
Investigation committee, / am of
be opinion that like investigation
houid be made on behalf of the
commonwealth, and have concluded
hat her interests require that
hall obtain the desired information
8 early as possible, aud In the man.
or / have indicated. i trust you
ill see your way clear to accord
be desired permission at as early a
ate as practicable, especially In
lew Of the large interests involved
their Importance to the people Of
lls state. Yours respectfully.
ROBERT II. PATTIsoN.n
AFRAID OF VIOLENCE.
SEATTLE, Aug. 6.-Deputy Unit
d States Marshal Harry Bigslow
rived In the city from Sedro last
'ening with j. 9. Baird, the dep
ty customs inspector who killed
equity Sheriff George Poor as pris
aer. Baird was arrested ON a war
.nt sworn out by Taylor Holden,
bother deputy customs inspector
ho charged him with interfering
'ith an officer. The train arrived at
o'clock and TO guard against any
how Of u mob violence ten police,
zen were stationed at the depot aud
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