Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-09-25
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.

There was heavy fall Of rain at
Huron, S. d., Wednesday night,
breaking the intense heat.
Forest fires ia Wisconsin have
done an immense amount of damage
during the past few days.
It is reported Russia is seeking
alli.nce with Greece la order TO Oh
tain the use Of the Greek feet.
The latest advice from Turkey in
Asia states that the cholera is SPREAD
ing IN tho stricken districts.
The object Of Henry NJ. Stanley's
visit TO the king Of the Belgians is
10 resign his position as governor of
the Congo state.
The Cologne Gazette's statement
that the car has accepted an invi-
ta,inu to visit Emperor William 10
Berlin October % is confirmed.
Forest fires are doing immense
damage along tile line Of The ST
Paul d Duluth aud the Northern
Pacific in Minnesota.
Tns whole VI tine business portion
Of iifaih.y, :. d Is in ashes. Nins
toiss, one chufch, Que hotel and
n..e IA use were burned. Loss, $40,
600.
Charles r. flint has received a
ca5lsgram cameeiliug the power Of
attorney by which he was authorized
to acl in New York for the owners
OF the Iiata. Fiint's cynsularship,
conferred hy the Balmareda govern
neut Of Chill, was also revoked.
Judgments against Sigmund I.
Ar,cr q S0n. real estate dealers, oi
New York, for S2e0,OO0, have been
obtsiDed.
". J. O'Brien, the dofaultiDe
treasurer OF tue Catholic Knights OF
America, has made proposition e.
p4y $500 cash and make semi
annual pay yiDents of 5000 in settle
meut Of his shortage.
Three boys. ranging in age be
tween II aud Is, were killed in the
Rock Island yards ~ Chicago,
Wednesday. They were stealing
ride on "A freight ear loaded With
lumber, and the lumber fell upon
them crushing them.
The report that Spain coniem
plates joining Russia and France
Ia the entente against the rest Of the
world Is semi-ollicially denied at
Madrid.
The report that Bismarck did not
intend to go to the reichstag is not
correct. 'fhe prince will bee present
whenever any measure In which he
is interested will be under coDsid-
Grafton.
Alta conference of the Austrian
cabinet. Emperor Francis Joseph
presiding, il has been decided to in.
crease the military budget 100000
fiorIns, and strengthen the present
force Of the Austrian empire.
Tie Frelsinnige Zeitung Of Berlin,
says Herr Richter proposes ces-
sion Of the southern portion Of Ger
man East Africa 10 England on con
dilion that the latter refunds the
indemnity Germany paid Zanzibar.
Advices from Portuguese Guinea
cay the French mission station in
that region has suffered an attack
from the natives, who killed ten
attaches Of the mission. a Portu
guese guuboat has been sent to
punish the offenders.
The health authorities Of Kiuburn |
a suburb Of London, are investigat-
ing the sudden death of man sup |
posed to have died from cholera. |
TIE lnau died after an hours illness,
after apparently suffering from
symptoms OF cholera.
The valley Of the Yang Use Kiang
is la rebellion. Wuchang, the cen
trnl seat OF the vlceroy, is ready to
revolt, and Hankow and Chanking
are likely to follow. Strangers are
fleeing from Shanghai, which Is
among the threatened towns.
The Tageblatt Of Berlin, publishes
a dispatch from Zanzibar saying
that Commander krenzter, with a
detachment Of German colonial
forces and a force of picked Znlus,
has started for portion Of the in
terror where the Wadigos uprising
The placs Of parliamentary under
SECRETARY of the foreign office, vacant
through the promotion of Sir James
Ferguson to be postmaster general,
has oeeu offered TO Baron DcWorms,
NJ. =. tor Foxtelh, aud at present
parliamentary under secretary for
the colonial Office.
TuaQrst lord Of the admiralty has
written 10 a correspondent justify
ing the permission given TO French
officers 10 inspect the English de
fenses and arsenals on the ground |
that It would remove the false inn
preston of England's strength |
created by the depreca,ory tone Of /
the English press.
Professor w. Wiunoheil, of Iepslc,
a member Of one of the most noted !
Catholic families Ia Germany has