Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-11

been restored, Chairman Whiteahei
poured oil upon the troubled waters
hv rsappointipg the committee on
credentials aud the committee on
permanent organization and consa-
tuition, both Of which we're APP
pointed at Fridays caucus.
The committee on credentials
then reported, after which the
report Of the committee on perma'
manent organization aud constitu'
sgon was unanimously adopted. In
accordance with this report the
temporary officers we're made
permanent.
The convention then pro-
ceeded to the election OF
the officers prescribed by the consii-
tuition just adopted. The election
resulted as follows; President,
George T.. Chamberlain Of Albany (;
vice. president, at large, John IL.
Markley OF Corvallis; secretary,
Charles n. Wait of Portland; treas
urer, John G. Welch Of Portland.
An executive committee Of fifteen
was then chosen. BY provision OF
the constitution this executive
committee will choose a vice-presi-
dent from each county.
The convention then adjourned,
harmony having been TO all out
ward appearances restored. Leading
delegates express themselves a.
well pleased with the rasult Of the
convention and say that they will
have so strong an organization IT,
every voting precinct In the state
ns 10 almost insure the placing Of
Oregon in the Democratic column
next June.
HUNTING FOR A FORTUNE.
sAvANNvH, Ga, Jan Ills
there any prope ty Ia or around
Savannah, or In any other part OF
Georgia, to which the heirs of Gen.
eral James Oglethorpe, founder OF
the colony, can lay claim?" That
is the question that was put t.
Messrs. O'Connor & O'Brien Of thit
city, and It is the question they will
endeayor to answer after thorough
search of ell the records having any
bearing II. General Oglethorpe's
direst heir, lineal descendant OF
the next of kin, is now preparing
for a struggle tO obtain some money
and other property held In England.
He lives In London, Ont, and
through the United States consul In
that city has started an investiga-
ton TO discover what the prospects
are of securing fortune In Georgia.
in similar way TO that In which he
hopes 20 obtain one In England
His name Is Allan Goodburn, ano
he is the son Of John and Mary
Goodburn. His mothers nader
name was Mary Oglethorpe, anC
she WIS the daughter Of Samue
OgIethorpe, nephew of Genera
Oglethorpe. This makes the claim
ant the great-grandnephew OF the
founder. The fact that such an In
yestigatlon Is now under way wa
first m lde public Saturday, and hal
rather startled real estate owners.
yHREE TRAINMEN KILLED.
LITTLE Rock, Jan. ia freigh
train jumped the track on the Little
Rock and Fort Smith railroad. nO"'
Reynolds spur, Saturday night
The engine aud seven cars rolled
down q steep einbankment. EN-
gineer Brown, Fireman Freeman
and Brakeman Kennedy were killed
The damage to the railroad property
win be about $4,000.
CARELESS USE or DYNAMITE
BELLAIR, o., Jan. ll.-In a stone
quarry on Rock Hill, mile west OF
here, the employees placed forty
sticks OF dynamite around the fire
Saturday. II ignited, and John
Walters, with board, pitched the
dynamite away. IL went oil with
terrific force. Walters was blown
100 feet across the road and probably
/, fatally injured. John Smith and
seven Italians were seriously lu-
iured. The residence Of Frank Mel
aon was wrecked and several other
houses In the nelghborhood badly
damaged.
0ARZA's REBELLtoN.
CHICAGO, Jan. IA private
letter 10 the associated press from
Monterey, Mexico, Jau. 3, says: The
government is keeping the sharpest
watch on kilograms aud letters to
aud from the United States, and
even on newspapers to suppress all
news about the CARA revolution aud
though the government pretends
that the movement Is Of little account
aud Ia some instances directed
against the United states, yet IL Is
well known that the movement has
has taken formidable proportions
and threatens TO extend Though
Cara is intelligent and brave he Is
not the real leader OF the movement.
The leader Is one Of the most proml'
ncnt men Ia the republic. What
aids or rather viii aid the revolution
lists Is the general depression that
rcigns aud which makes itself fell
more and more every day. Th'
prisons are full Of people driven a.
crime by distress.
THE DAUGHTER DEAD,