Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-12-16

Accident, Foreign and State
News,
THE SENATE SLATE.
WAsHINaToN, Dec. 16.--The Dem
ocratic caucus committee today
completed its labors In the assign
meat of the minority representations
upon the senate committee. II is
understood the new senators have
been we'll cared for. Kyle and Irby,
the alliance senators, are treated as
Democrats, while Senator Pleiffar is
left to the Republicans to care for IN
ranging their list.
CONGRESS.
WAsHIHGToN, Dec. I6.--In the
house the speaker announced tn,
,ppointment of committee on
ules as follows: The speaker (chair
nan) Messrs. Mcmillan, Hntchings,
Reed aud Burrows. The house then
adjourned till Saturday.
CIRCUIT JUDGES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 The pres
ldent today sent to the senate the
olIowing nominations to he United
states circuit judges, provided in
section ], chapter 5l7, United States
,tatutes, at large: VIM. L. Putnam
# Maine, for the first judicial cii
-uil; Nathaniel Shipmen of Con
ieclicut, second; Geo. M. Dallas OF
Pennsylvania, third; Nathan Goff
If West Virginia, fourth; VIM. H.
Taft of Ohio, fifth; VIM. A. Woods
Of Indiana, seventh; Warren Truitt
of Oregon, district judge for the
district of Alaska.
FIRST PIG TIN.
PIrTsBURG, Dec. 16.-What is
supposed to be the first carload of
pig tin ever mined in the North
American continent arrived here.
1t came from Durango, Mexico, aud
is the property of the Plttsburg and
Mexican tin mining company,
BANK FAILURE,
PTTTsBURG, Dec. 16.-The Irwin
bank at Irwin, Pa, failed to open
this morning. Poole Il Son, pro-
prletors, made an assignment. They
say the bank could not recover from
the shock caused by the former sus-
pension. 1t is said that between
S75, 900 and 100000 were drawn out
within the past week. Poole claims
that every dollar of the deposits will
be paid.
COMPOSITIONS STRIKE.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 16.-Com-
positors working for morning papers
The Times, Record, Inquirer and
North American, made IA demand
at 4 o'clock last evening that their
wages be increased from 40 to AS
CO ITS per thousand ems. The Times
granted the increase, us did also the
North American, although the latter
paper did 81 under protest. Propri-
etor Slngerly, of The Record, re-
fused to pay extra or confer with the
strikers. He secured non.unIon
force of thirty-four men, and says
the paper will be issued tomorrow as
usual. AT The Inquirer office, after
several conferences between the
proprietor and committee repre-
sensating the strikers, the men at
$3.50 O'clock agreed to continue work
at the old rates pendinga a settlement.
U. S. MAIL ROBBED.
CHICAGO, Dec. l8.-Five daring
highwaymen last night held up the
United States mail wagon at the
revolver's point and forced the
driver to throw out several sacks
The wagon was then sent on Its
Journey, the driver being threatened
with Instant death If he made an
'utcry or stopped. So complete
was affected by the bandits
hat the driver failed to utilize
he services ofa large bulldog beside
him on the seat. Near midnight
he stolen mail sacks, slit open aud
ifled of their contents, were found
IN Superior street, In the north di.
'ision of the city, fully three miles
rom the scene OF the robbery. At
hat hour every available man of /
he city detective force and post. /
flee inspectors staff were out en-. \
eavorlng to obtain Il clue to the
ientIty Of the highwaymen or their
Q
The wagon was on Its way 10 the a
lain postofiice with the mail from Il
he stockyards and the south west v
iatlon. One man slezed the horses
Y the reins, while the Others o
Dyered Driver Creighton with 10.
divers and commanded him TO
eep quiet The team was then led n
an alley, aud while one of the men = =
ept Creighton covered the Others = =
reed open the door OF the wagon =
nd hastily selecting the regislery :,
ouehes from Others and made OH :,
lrough the alley. Creighton's !.
lard kept him covered for five r
Ilnutes, and then lefs him. The :,
ooty secured Is said 10 be valuable. :, y,
IMPORTANT RAILROAD CASE -
PORTLAND, Dec. l6.-A very Inn :, -
lrtants railroad csse was on y
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