Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-04-09


trary to the terms of the treaty.
The commissioners for the worlds
fair at Chicago have arrived here
and have been presented to Presi-
dent de Fonseca by United States
Minister Conger, but no official
action will be taken in the matter of
Brazil's official presence at the fair
until the Brazilian congress meets.
Yellow fever is raging here in a
viruIent form.
DISHONEST TREASURER.
KANSAS CITY, April 9.-Horace
McKim, who was chief clerk Of ex-
City Treasurer Peake, who embez-
zled $4,000 of the city's money,
consented yesterday, for the first
time, to tell what he knew about
the defalcation. He says the short
age began in September, 1889, when
Kingston, Peake & Co. failed. The
ex-treasurer made good out Of the
city's funds several large checks OF
the firm which had been dishonored
at the bank. Peake was also treasur-
erofth CentralPresbyterian church,
and wrongfully appropriated $500
of the church's money. When war
rants were drawn on him by the
trustees, he would pay them and in
struct the clerk to put the warrants
In the cash drawer, and charge them
against HIM (Peake). Whenever his
bondsmen would make in Investigation
of the Office, Peake would borrow
enough cash to cover the shortage,
and Immediately afterwards return
the money to the persons from whom
he borrowed it. McKim states that
Peake has been attempting to throw
the responsibility of the defalcation
upon employees of the Office, and he
has been assisted in this by the in
yestigatlon committee of the council,
which would not hear his (McKim's)
evidence; also that the prosecuting
attorney had agreed to nolle PROSE-
the criminal case against Peake.
McKim makes this statement TO
clear himself and fellow clerks.
NEWFOUNDLAND TREATY.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The pro-
posed treaty with Newfoundland,
suspension of negotiations regarding
which was ordered from Great
Britain, because of the protest OF
Canadians, is made public. 1t pro
vides that the United States fishing
vessels entering Newfoundland
waters shall have the privilege Of
purchasing bait on the same terms
as Newfoundland vessels, also trad
ing without any charge other thar
the dues levied on Newfoundland
vessels. The products of the fish
cries Of Newfoundland to be admit
ted free into the United States, alsC
the packages in which they may bt
carried. "Green" Goldfish are ex
cepted from this. Duties also ar,
provided upon flour, rice, salt, oil
meats, ETC., imported into Newfound
land and the United States. Agri.
cultural implements and machinery
raw cotton, broomcorn, gas engines
and printing presses and types shal
be admitted free when imported
from the United States.
VERDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
WASHINGTON, April 9.-The jury
in the case of Chas. Kincaid, a news
paper correspondent, tried for thu
shooting of ex-Representative Taul
bee, of Kentucky, in February
1890, yesterday afternoon returned
verdict Of "not guilty"
sPINoLAs' CONDITION.
WASHINGTON, April 9,-GeneraI
Splnolas' condition is slightly Inn
proved though the change is so slight
as TO be barely noticeable.
INDIAN RESERVATION.
ARKANSAS CITY, Kas., April o.
Secretary Noble has ordered all in
truders out Of the Sac and Fox,
Cheyenne, Arrapahoe, and Iowa and
PoltawattomIe Indian reservations
and has instructed the soldiers to
clear the entire country.
THE COKE DISTRICT.
MOUNT PLEASANT Penn, April
9.-Interest is centered today in the
coroner's inquest which opened at
noon. So far nothing important
has been elected. Strikers seem TO
have renewed hopes, II is evident
some concession Is TO be made by the
strikers but lust what II IA cannot