Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-07-18

caucc ss attesting the true feelins
Of Russia towards France. The die
patch also says that the report n
circulation few days ago, that the
czar will visit Paris in October, u
again abroad. This time II Is fol
lowed by no official denial, as wa.
the case before.
FRENCH CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES
PAHs. July is.-The government
in the chamber Of deputies sustained
BY vote Of confidence, which car
ried by sl9 to 1903, Laur's motion in
regard to passport regulations,
subsequently tabled. The chamber
later IN the day passed without
amendment the first article Of the
customs bin fixing the general
minimum tariffs already voted.
The chamber also passed the second
article Of the same bill, fixing
surtaxes to be levied on products
Of other than Europeon countries.
Sugar will continue to pay the
present surtax. Wool imported
from all other countries except
countries Of Europe is exempt from
duty.
AN OPIUM SEIZURE.
SAN FRANCISCO, July Is Opium
Of the value Of $4,000 was seized by
custom officers on the collier San
Benito on Wednesday evening last.
Yesterday o. G. Erickson and Jas.
Grizzly, employed on the steamer
were arrested and charged with
abetting the cjncealment Of the drug.
The steamer arrived from Nanaimo,
on Wednesday with q cargo Of
coal. When the customs search
ers boarded the vessel late Wed
nesday evening, they saw seamen
named James Grizzly run forward
with canvas sack. Grizzly being
pursued, handed the sack to Erick-
son. When searched, the bag was
found to contain seventy-two five
tael cans Of opium. In various por
tions Of the steamer III other tin
cans were discovered by the search
ers, making the total seizure amount
TO 189 cans, or 0i5 tae's. Inspectors
have been instructed to keep close
watch on all vessels arriving from
Nanaimo, rs 1t is suspected that
systemetic plans have been made to
smuggle opium here from British
Columbia.
BROKE THE RECORD.
KANSAS CRY, July 18.--Joseph
Leuvenmark dove from a platform
So feet, 3a inches high, into the lake
at Washington Park, near this city,
beating the worlds record.
THE SAN DIEGO INQUEST.
SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 1s.-The
inquest In the case of J.. II. Brown,
the sailor on the United States ship
Charleston, who was killed in a
fight with deputy marshal last
Tuesday, closed yesterday. The jury
returned a verdict finding that
Brown met his death by being beat
en- to death by I. w. Bredlove, and
that Charles Wilson, A. M. Coates,
w. M. Webb, and Peter M. Currle
were present, aiding and assisting
In the killing, and that they also as
saulted Brown. The jury also
charges four other men, ID, G. Mem
denhall, IL. \. Grettler, A. Vidal,
and Thomas Gillespie with being
concerned in the assault on the sail
'rs. The Jail IN which the men are
'onflned is guarded by twenty dep.
lty sheriils sarmed with rifles and re-
though it is believed now
that no attenspt will be made to at
iack the Jail.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
PITrsToN, Pa, July 49,, Many
sensational rumors were ailoat yes /,
erday morning concerning "A drown.
ng accident last night In the Susque-
lanna river, by which two sisters,
Sate and Mary MCGOWAN, lost their
Ives, while their companion, Walter \
lane was saved. The circumstances b
/ the accident, aud the stories In c
REGULATION concernlngsthe peculiar h
of all the parties throw the |,
rayest suspicious around young 81
.ane. The authorities this morn Il
lg began an investigation, which /,
suited IN his arrest. Those who b
lain to know the particulars Of the "
rowning, and tho incidents leading p
hereto, say that sensational devel. L
pments may be expected, The
iris ages ranged between ls aud 90
lille Lane is about H. His account
the accident Is that the boat sud l
emily began TO illl aud sank before n
icy were able to row ashore, lie u
US he valnly tried to save one of y
10 girls, but was unable TO, and =
arely MANAGED TO swim ashore. OF
be cries Of the girls for help could >.
} plainly heard by other pleasure. Al
'ekers, who thought the shouting N
as being made In fun. Their real-
Itlon OF the true facts came too late
render help. n
GETTING no work. "A
CuIcAoo, July Pension Conn ia
llssloner Raum, in an interview Il,
,sterday, said; "Afiaim have been "
ding altogether too slowly la the m