Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-28

hight he renounced heathenism and
was baptized into Christianity
Soon Afterwards he presented him
self at Lawyer Johnson's Office aud
induced MIR. johnson 20 discount
notes apparently by Chinese mer
chants. Chu Fong Is the Chinaniar
who Is accused Of haying organized
a Chinese syndicate 70 sInuggl'
opium. He collected 5000 from th'
syndicate and pretended TO ordei
opium from China. The opium wal
consigned to fictitious party il
Newark, When the representatives
OF the syndicate opened the barre
supposed to contain tie opium IL waf
found to be filed with -four Of 9
cheap grade.
FRIEND or NEwsPAPERs.
CHICAGO, Jan. %. "if you will
come tonight sou will find me dead,
an have good story" This was
portion Of the contents of letter
written by Walter HUT, TO young
woman reporter on a newspaper.
Then Hurt went to his room and
took poison. The note was received
by the reporter early In the after
noon, and she hastened TO the ad-
dresa given. The people there bad
no knowledge Of the affair at the
time, but visit 10 Hurts room dis
closed the would-be-suicide stretched
on the bed, writhing in agony. He
will die.
RELIGIOUS FRENZY.
FREEDOM, Pa, Jan. 2S.-Free
MethodIsts have been holding
meetings in Armory ball here for
several nights, aud considerable
religious excitement prevails. Mrs.
B. A. Hope, wife Of the merchant
and hotel-keeper, has been regular
attendant at the meetings, and Oh
Monday night she went forward to
the mourners' bench and laid down.
While In that position she suddenly
became unconscious, and when the
meeting closed she was carried to
her home, where she has since been
in a stupor, neither speaking nor
partaking of food or water. She
shows no symptoms Of suffering
and her tempature is normel. Her
husband Is not alarmed, for he be-
lieyes her condition TO be the Lords
work, and that he will take care Of
her.
CHINESE COMING IN.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S. Justice
John +. McCreigbt, Of the supreme
court of British Columbia, Is In the
city. "Customs officials tell me-"
he said yesterday, "that large num-
bers of Chinamen still continue TO
enter the United States through the
provinces. The United
States government maintains a
stAid old cruiser, the maximum
speed Of which is eight knots an
hour. Some enterprlsing citizens Of
Victoria own craft which can run
sixteen miles an hour, so they
quietly drop down from Victoria
md easily elnde the vigilance of the
American officers. II will be i'm
possible to keep Chlnamen from
'ntering the United States unless
ome change is made"
FIRE AT MERIDIAN.
MERIDIAN, Miss, Jan. 2s.-The
queen 4 Crescent shops at this place
yere burned yesterday. Loss, $780,
90. Fully 500 men are thrown out
I employment. Everything was
estroyed except the round-house
nd the master mechanics Office,
he origin of the fire Is unknown.
ROBBED HIS UNCLE.
DAN hANAioIOI Jths 40. boih
Iyer, young man charged with
$l625 from his uncle IN
lew Jersey, left for the east Tues
ay evening In charge of detective,
aving been remanded.
A BOY BURNED TO DEATH.
PnsrsBuRd, Jan. 2s.--In Allie
heny boy was burned to death in
fire which destroyed two tenement
Iouses.
lIAs-THE GRIP.
PARIS, Jan. 2S.-Whitelaw Reid,
United States minister, for the past
geek has been confined 10 his resi-
ence by slight attack Of influenza.
Ie has now recovered. A represen-
ative OF the Associated Press asked
lin II negotiations We're being CAR
led on Ia Paris for reductions In
American duties on silks aud wines,
n return for reciprocal advantages
n French duties. Amer Reid had
cad the article he said; "rhere Is
lothlng In IT, adding, II am not
L liberty 10 tell what the negotla-
lons are about.n
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