Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-10
Secretary Blaine Makes a
Statement
Free Coinage Bill, Coast Defenses,
The Heather Chinese, Firebug
at Work, The Worlds Fair, The
S.F. PostOfice. Wants to Press
the Button, Playing With Dyna-
mite, The Arbitrators, Foreign
and State News, Etc.
THE HOUSE.

day agreed to report favorably bill
absolutely prohibiting Chinese Inn
migration. In the house Bland,
chairman Of the coinage committee,
reported from his committee his free
coinage bill. The bill in substance
provides for free coinage Of silver at
present 4l2l grains dollar, for the
retirement of the present gold or sill
yer certificates and treasury notes,
and issue coin certificates In lieu
hereof, and that as soon as France
shall open her mints TO free coinage
.t present rate Of fifteen and one
half pounds silver to be worth one
pound gold troy, ths president shall
make a proclamation that the United
states adopts that standard, and
there after the silver dollar shall
consist of4OO grains, and the present
silver dollars shall, as fast as practl-
cable, be re-coined. The house has
adopted resolution, providing for
the investigation Of the pension
bureau.
STA NFoRD is NOT A cANDIDTE.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-Senator
Stanford was free In his avowals on
the subject of Blaine's letter. "The
withdrawal of Mr.. Blaine" he said,
'makes the denomination OF Presi-
dent Harrison certain. He is the
strongest man in the party today,
aud Mr.. Blaine was the only real
competitor for the honor he had.
There is no doubt he will be nomi-
mated, though Mr.. Blaine's with
drawal will leave the way open for
many fresh asplrants for the place,
some of whom may be heard Of in
after years. Mr.. Harrison's admin
lstrailon has been clean, strong and
popular. He will invite no oppo-
sition, though few disappointed
Oiiice-seekers may think they are
ugninst HIM"
"Will your name be presented 10
the Republican convention" was
asked.
"Not with my permission. l am
not candidate for any place, and /
wish you would announce it,"
"Will you try to have your land
loan bill incorporated In the Repub-
lican platform, as has been said ?"
~ will fight for that bill when
ever aud wherever / can, in the
convention or In the senate--any-
where, In fact"
BLAINE MAKES A STATEMENT.
WAsHINaToN, Feb. 10. In an in
terview with the representative of
the Associated press today, Secre-
tary Blaine said the Published state
Inent that he was about to retire
from the cabinet, is entirely false.
and ! ask you to deny 1t IN the most
positive terms,as the statement Is an
Internal lie. When questioned as to
the other rumored charges In the
cabinet, Blaine said: "I do not
know anything about them, but
suppose rumors are started by the
same men who set afoat other
rumors about me. There seems TO
he no more foundation for them"
COAST DEFENsEs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.--Geperal
Flagler, chief of the bureau of ord
nance, appeared before the senate
committee ON coast defences yester-
day morning and urged the estab-
llshment of gun factory on the
Pacific coast. Regarding the mum.
ber Of guns necessary for the protec-
tlon Of the three principal ports on
the Pacific, namely, San Diego, San
Francisco aud the mouth Of the
Columbia river, General Flagler said
Il would require 1872 new steel guns
and 100 new steel mortars. Relative
TO the defenses OF San Francisco,
the general said II was the present
plan To mount all eight aud ten-lnch
guns on disappearing carriages. The
larger guns were TO be placed In bar
bette, and metal turrets. These
disappearing carriages would cause
the gun 10 disappear behind the
parapet which conoeals aud protects
the gun aud its personnel while
loading aud firing. In response to
question AS 10 carriages for the
guns already completed, Gen. Flag
Ter said none were now finished,
but three weeks ago (evldently hav-
Ing IN mind the Chillan affair he
was prepared 10 mount In haste
guns on the old carriages now ON
the Pacific coast.
THE woRID's FAIR.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l0.-The re-
solution which passed the house
Monday providing for an inyesiiga-
ton into the expenditure Of the
worlds fair funds, is ar fOllows,
That the committee on apprOprla.
llons Is hereby ordered TO Inquire
aud report 10 this house whether
these now engeged have justly aud
properly complied with the FeQuirs.
ments Of the act 0f congress ap-
proved April 10, aud whether all
expenditures, ~ whethever char
acser, for said exposition have hesn
ludicially made; " Nhelher the mum
ber OF employees aud appqinlees TO
carry out and into effect the laws Is
excessive, aud their compensation
reasonable or otherwise, aud 20 ss-
certain aud reporl the sAlsry or com.
pone 4 on paid 10 each Officer. and