Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-08-28

simeon G. Reed was killed a
stsilacom "Wednesday By fallinl
tree.
The Pacific Short Line is 10 b
sold al auction next Tuesday, by
order Of court
Ex-Ciovernor Cheney IS expected
to le Secretary Pructor's snccessoi
in the cabinet.
Five prisoners have escaped from
the whatcom county jail at New
Whatcom, Wash.
An Idiau chief has died in Lon
don. He was buried IN grand style,
with band at his funeral.
Congressman Sweet, of Idaho, has
secured number of new postoifices
in the vicinity Of Spokane.
The eighth annual session Of the
Puget sound N. e. conference is
being held at Aberdeen, Wash.
The next experiment TO produce
rain viii be made at El Paso, Tex,
AID be witnessed by Mexican
officials.
Hearst, Of the Fan Francisco Ex-
anilner, is trying to buy q New
York daily and have Robert p.
Porter for editor.
The German emperor is so proud
of his whiskers that he fOrbids the
sale Of any more of Lis beardless
pictures.
The striking switchmen of the
Lake Erie & Western road have sue
cecded, the company having yielded
to their demands.
Premiums to the amount of $l3l-
0Oo have al -eady been announced for
horses, cattle, sheep, swine and poul-
try at the worlds fair.
A daughter of the Prince Of Wales
is said TO have been seen smoking a
cigarette, and royalty is Mortified,
aud the report is denied.
THE Sons of Veterans propose to
organize companies and regiments
similar to the militia, to he known
as the Sons of Veterans Guards.
The purchase of tide lands at
Anacortes is attended with difficulty
and an appeal will be bad to the
courts by intending purchasers.
The fifth international congress OF
geologists is in session at Washing
ton, and prominent men are In
attendance from all parts of the
world.
The Democrats and Alliance men
In North Carolina are having reg.
ular "monkey and parrot" time, and
a duel between the leaders Is ex-
pected.
The naval review of the Atlantic
at Bar Harbor. Me-, Tues
day, was a grand success. Many
distinguished guests were on board
the war vessels.
The Union veterans are In session
at Cleveland, o., and have visited
Garfields tomb. They propose tc
erect a monument to the unknown
dead soldiers In each city.
Female watchers were allowed a
the election for member of purlia
ment In England Wednesday, anC
Mrs. Penn and Mrs. Warrington
wives of the contestants were SC
appointed.
f. l.. Striegel, formerly of Port
land, who disappeared from Oakland
as a Portland girl arrived there tc
marry him, has returned to Oakland
and 1t is said the marriage will take
place soon.
Twenty-elght sailors have desert
ed from the Pensacola, claiming that
she Is unseaworthy.
Three Of the Georgia train robbers
have been captured, and all but
$500 Of the money recovered,
In row growing out of the serv-
ing of a warrant at Waldon, Ark,
Lewis Griffin, a constable, shot and
killed q. w. Farwell.
John Leroy and Joe Carr have
been arrested ut Willows, CAL, for
the murder Of an old German, whose
body was found In mill
yesterday.
Alderman Pepperel, of Goerlitz,
charged with embezzllug 100000
marks was arrested at Antwerp
saturday, on board Il steamer about
10 sail for America.
James M. DAILY, who shot and
killed f, s. Buckman at San Fran
cisco last March, was convicted of
murder In the first degree aud will
be sentenced TO life imprisonment.
The annual report Of Major Gen
eral Nelson A. Miles, Us comman-
der Of the division Of the Pacific, to
the adjutant general of the army at
Washington, commends the troops
rs efficient and says: "rhe tone aud
character of the service Is most ex-
eellent. | do not think there has
ever been time when those In the
service were more attentive
10 duty than AT present The re.
port recommends change In the
term Of enlistment, aud says that
soldiers who have served three
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