Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-16

WAsHINGToN, Feb. l6.-The sen-
ate passed bill apfropriating half
"a million for u public building It
Salt Lake.
THE wHALEBACK wETMoRE.
VICTORIA, =. g., Feb. 1e.-The
repairs being made to the hull on
the port bow Of the whaleback
WetmoIe are carried on vigorously |
by force of the Albion Iron works. |
The repairs are to be finished in a
few daYs, and the vessel will then
load cargo here and on the sound
for eastern ports.
FOR WORLDS FAIR.
PAl,Is. Feb. 16.-President Carnot
today signed a bill allotting 3, $50, 900
Francs for the exhibit at Chicago
Columbian Exhibition.
CARNEGIE's TRIP.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 16.-Andrew
Carnegie, the millionaire manufact-
urer of Pittsburg, arrived here ac-
companied by his wife and mum
ber of friends. In an interview,
Carnegie said: "rhe objective point
of bis trip, which is for pleasure, is
Mexico. From there he goes to
California, then to Portland, Oregon
and home" Continuing, he said:
"Relative to the iron industry, / can
say the M cKinley law is blessing
not only to manufacturers, but also
to workingmen. President Harri
son will be the nominee of the Re
publican party, in the next cam
paign and he will be elected.
THE STORM IN ENGLAND.
LONDON, Feb. 16 The cold
weather, gales and snow storms
which set in last night throughout
the United Kingdom continues
today. There has been heavy fall of
snow In London. Traffic of all kinds
is greatly impeded and telegraphic
communication is interfered with.
In the English channel the gale is
blowing with great violence and the
service between England and the
Continent is greatly delayed. Cap
tains of vessels will not venture out
until the storm abates. The high
WAYS are almost impossible, and if
the storm continues much longer it
will be impossible for them to be
used at all.
FoUNDERED.
DUBLIN, Feb. 16.-A fishing boat
foundered off Newcastle, County
Down, and five of her crew were
drowned.
ASYLUM BURNS.
JACKSON, Miss, Feb. l6.-Fire
today destroyed two-thirds of the
state lunatic asylum. A new wing
that was just completed was not
injured. Loss about $3.50, 900, Only
one patient is known to have been
burned, several narrow escapes are
reported.
THE TENNESSEE MINES.
COAL CREEK, Tenn, Feb, To-
Only one mine out of ten is being
worked here. One hundred and
twenty-three convicts, strongly
guarded by troops, are stationed at
Oliver Springs, but everything Is
quite there. Troops raided the
quarry on Waldon's Ridge and cap
tured all the dynamite stored there.
Company G., of the Second Regl-
ment Tennessee Guards, consisting
of eighty men, gatling gun and a
six-pound howitzer, commanded by
Captain Anderson, is in a strong
position commanding the town and
railway approaches. A number of
shots are exchanged almost every
evening between the miners and
the troops. Several miners are re-
ported wounded, and serious trouble
is expected to occur any moment.
Both sides are confident of victory.
A wELL-AIMED RIFLE SHOT.
GUTHRIE, o. T., l6. Three young
ladies OF this place, Misses Lldia
Hayes, Cora Mcpherson aud Lulu
Saunders. met with serious acci-
dent while horseback-riding yes.
terday. Their horses becoming
frightened, dashed away at break
neck speed; aud the esquestrlennes
were soon unseated. Miss McPher-
son was badly cut about the head,
aud Miss Saunders had her nose
broken. Miss Hayes suffered even
more severely than her companions
In falling her foot caught in the stir
rup, and she was dragged some dis
tance. An unknown man, evidently
a crack marksman who happened 10
be In the neighborhood, saved the
young lady's life by bringing
the maddened animal down with y
well-directed shot from a rifle.
Miss Hayes, though her life was
saved by this fortunate Occurrences,
Was terribly cut and bruised, aud
bad an eye torn from It's socket by
the horses hoof.