Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-10
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

ANA 1Wn Wy AfafFf 49, N-f'F
Thaxter, resigned.
John Merkely's hop house an
$50 bales Of hops burned, cause un
known; insurance, $500.
The five-story storage warehous
: Of II. G. Layton, SO and Ga Soull
street, New York city, burned Tues
day. The losses aggregate S425, 900
Five firemen were injured, tw'
seriously.
The Vatican has for the third
time refused to accept Russia's nomi
nees for vacant bishopries in Russia
A waterspout at Buda Pesth has
caused immense damage TO the rail
way embankment and a train was
demolished.
Ageneral rehearsal or LOheDgrin'
WIS held in Paris. 1t will probably
be produced on Friday in honor o.
the ear Measures win be taken tc
prevent the league aud patriots from
creating disturb ,nce.
Troops to the number of 10000
are ordered to Warsaw. This will
bring the number Of Russian forces
Oh the frontier up TO 100000.
The Cologne Gazette says that.
Russin and France have appointed
commissioners to arrange a Russian
OK hibition at Paris for 1892.
The hot spell in Southern Cali.
foruia continues. Indications favor
its termination this week.
Mamie Dillon, of Denver, has en-
tered the order of Carmelite nuns, al
Baltimore, taking the white veil,
Size will he known as Sister Xavier,
of Our Lady of Perpetual Health.
A bloody prize fight between con-
victs occurred at the idaho peniten
iiary. The warden acted as referee.
w. Byron Daniels was appointed
mayor of Vancouver, Wash, to fiji
the vacancy caused by the resignn
ton II J. r. Smith.
Nicholas Rufus, Greek fisher
man, Of Seattle, was fatally stabbed
BY b Saddlers, a shiPcarpenIer,
tuesday night, in q quarrel over a
ss1aw.
A 'neieOr of unusually brilliancy
passed over Tucson, Ariz, early
Tuesday morning. Is appeared 10
be The size Of a barrel, with a long
tail Of blush green fire. II Increased
Ohe temperature 10 deg.
The council Of the Royal Dublin
society is in communication with
the 8 ciety Of Arts on the subject
OF IRISH exhibits at the worlds fair
at Chicago.
The queen ofRoumaDia Is danger
ously III. A special medical consul,
tation has been held, and the king
Of Roumania has decided to watch
by her bedside.
A general meeting of the stock
holders Of the Freeman's Journal Of
Dublin, has been called for Septem-
ber 81, for the special purpose of
electing new board of directors.
The Hungarian government has
ordered It's postal department to re
fuse to deliver all immigration litera-
ture. This action Is part of
general scheme to arrest emigration.
The Russian government has ne
cepted an invitation to the confer
ence on the formation of an interna-
tional bureau for the exchange of
intelligence relative to mercantile
failures.
Sir Charles Dixie, who has been
witnessing the French maneuvers,
praises the military system OF
France, but declines to discuss
English politics. He said, however,
that he believed the liberals would
win the next election,
BY order OF the president, At
torney-General Miller has sent In.
structions TO the United States
marshal at San Diego, CAL, to dis
continue the proceedings In the
case of the United States
W. the steamer Itata. This is one
result Of the success of the Chilian
revolution.
The treasury department has
modified all former regulations con-
cernlng the drawback to be allowed
on exported jute baggIng, aud has
directed that collectors of customs
allow u drawback Of 2 cents per
bale on cotton of lasts years crop
covered with jute bagging.
The treasury department Is In.
formed of the arrest In Chicago by
Inspector Stiles Of A Fleming, A. p,
L. Elder aud IL. l.. Barber, compos.
ing the Elder Publishing company,
Of that city, They Were engaged In
the wholesale importation oflaborers
from Canada. The arrests are re-
ported as very important. The
matter has been referred to the
United States district attorney AT
Chlcsgo for prosecution.
The great council of the Improved
Order OF Red Men began it's my
lifth annual session at Cleveland, o.
Tuesday morning. The total mem,
bership In the United States Is los,
i44, "a gain Of 10000 during the past