Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1891-05-12

trouble over d tract Of land. The
bitterness then engehdered never
died. Saturday a lawsuit was
decided in favor Of Holliway. Sun
day morning, while William Holli-
way and Pleasant Holt were moving
a fence according to the decision,
Rufus Holt, son Of Berry Holt, shot
them both down, Holliway dying
instantly, and Pleasant Holt four
hours later. The amount of land In
dispute is one acre. The murderer
fed to the mountains, and has not
be, n apprehended.
STRIKES.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, May 12.-The
Brotherhood of Painters have de-
cided to make the strike general,
and about 1000 men went out home.
BRUssELLs, May 12.-The strike
in the Charlerie district is spread
ing. The foundrymen have struck.
Thlrty-five thousand men are out;
several iron works are closing owing
to lack of fuel.
GOT IN TROUBLE.
CARLISLE, Pa, May l2.-During
the progress of the solree- musicale
given Saturday night by the Metzar
institute, female seminary Of this
place, two well-known students of
Dickinson college placed long lad
der against the rear of the insti
tuition, and tried to reach the private
rooms Of two of the inmates, with
whom they had arranged to spend
toe evening". The ladder was too
short, so the boys borrowed another
from coal-yard near by, with
which to splice 1t. Two policemen,
happening to observe their Opers-
tions, waited until the collegians
were we'll up the ladder, and then
attempted to arrest them. The
lower one jumped and escaped, but
lost his hat, by which means his
name was ascertained. The other
was captured and placed under 5000
bail on the charge of ofattempted house
breaking. A warrent has been Is
sued for the one who escaped.
A PRIESTS TALK.
BURLINGTON, N. j., May l2.-
There was a scene in st. PauPs
Roman Catholic church In this city
yesterday morning. 1t was the
twenty.fifth anniversary of the or
dination OF Rev. Father Tracey, the
pastor of the church. The priest
has not been on good terms with
some Of his flock for many months,
and In the course Of his anniversary
address he became highly excited.
81 will grind to dust" he shouted,
"the rotten-hearted devils of the
congregation and hold their
wretched characters to the light of
day. While / am hot as great a
man as Moses, have just as much
authority over my people," The
outburst was surprise to many in
the audience. AS the priest con-
tinued his TRADE, many men and
women arose in indignation and
left the church. The sermon is the
talk Of the town.
TUG BOAT BLOWN UP.
ST.. LOUIS, May IA private
telegram received here this after
noon, states that the tow boat
Mychric was blown up by boiler
explosion between here and Cairo
today. Two men are reported
drowned, but the full extent of the
disaster Is not yet known.
CAN'T GO TO MEXICO.
CITY OF MEXICO, May l2.-For-
eIgn Minister Mariscall says all the
necessary steps have been taken, SO
that when the Etata reaches Mexi-
can pert she will not be allowed to
land.
A GILLIAN ARRESTED.
SAN FRANCISCO, May Ricardo
Trumbull, member of the Chilian
congress and partisan of the insur-
gent party, was arrested last night
by United States marshal for VIC
latlng the neutrality laws in connec-
ton with the shipment of arms and
munitions Of war on the schooner
Robert aud Minnie and on the
steamer Etata. His bail was fixed
at $4,000 and was furnished with
John and Adolph Spreckles A