Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-16
THE oREaoN1AN.

niaD yesterday moved into its new
building, which is one Of the fines
newspaper offices yet constructed
Fhe structure is 100 feet square an,
nine stories in height, surmounteC
by "a tower, 1t IS built Of brown
sandstone and brick, and is fireproo
throughout. The paper will appea
today in a slightly diminished siz'
and will be ten pages 1t will b.
printed on Il new perfecting pres
and from new type.
LOUISIANA LOTTERY.
New YORK, Jan. 16. A letter wa
made public yesterday written by
Cardinal Gibbons to General Georg,
ID. Johnston, on the subject of tn,
Louisiana lottery, as a result of the
interview had by the general witt
the cardinal. The cardinal in siren
uous terms condemns the scandalous
business Of the lottery, ana says il Is
an enemy to the honesty and peact
of any community, to the happiness
aud comfort Of homes, to individua
thrift and enterprise, and it is the
duty Of every upright citizen and
earnest christian to aid in its d..
thronement or oppression. He says
In conclusion, that he raises his
voice in prayer that our faithful peo
pie might help forward the good
work Of putting au end to such
ravages.
HER HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY.
New ORLEANS, Jan. 16.-Mrs
Lydia Rezan, representing many OF
the best families of New Orleans,
on Tuesday celebrated the Tooth an
niversary of her birth. A reception
was held and congregation of her
descendants gathered about her to
celebrate the event. The old lady is
remarkably we'll preserved. Her
hair is full and not completely
white. Her eyesight is only begin
ming to fail, while she possesses all
her faculties in vigorous degree.
Mrs. Rtzan came of sturdy stock.
Her father, Joseph Oakden, was the
first branch pilot in New York, and
rowcd Washington from Jersey City
upon the occasion of the presidents
Inauguration. Her husband was "a
tlusuenOt who escaped from France
and settled on Staten island. He
carried on u hardware coppersmith-
lug business, made the boiler for
Fuiton's first Hudson river steam
boat, aud forged the first bell for
Tammany. Mr.. Rezan saw every
president until Andrew Jackson's
term, had vivid Iecolectlons of
Burr and Hamilton, who filed the
public eye for quite q space, and
was a keen observer of affairs in
New York. After her husbands
death in New York in 1917,
Mrs. Rezan came to New Orleans,
where she has since resided with
her descendants, among whom are
numbere | some of the most noted
men of the city.
MAIL BAGS ROBBED.
BATAVIA, n. Y. Jan. l6.--A bold
robbery Of the United States mail
occurred here O'clock at the Erie
depot, Mail for the west-bound
train, consisting of two pouches,
was on baggage truck on the plat
form, waiting the trains arrival.
An employee having them in charge
stepped into the depot for a moment,
aud on his return the bags were
missing, They were found latter
under plank in the rear of the
freight house, They had been torn
open, aud the contents abstracted.
A tramp louuging about the depot
Is suspected of the robbery.
MCKINLEY ON THE WOOL TARIFF
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. l6.-In a
speech before The agricultural con.
vtntion, Governor Mckinley said: |
There is one thing that they all |
might as well make up their minds |
q down East; That they can't have
wool free when il comes ON our
backs They cannot have wool
come into their factories in New
free, aud come out Of their
factories With "A tariff 70 the "Ameli-
eau people"
SUCCESSION ACT.
WASHINGTON, Jan l6.- Hatch, Of
Missouri, introduced bill amend.
ny the presidential ccession act,
10 as TO add the Office Of secretary OF
Interior, which was referred,
House adjourned ull Monday.
the NICARAGUA CANAL
WAsHINGToN, Jan. l8.-In pur-
nance With an old established Gus
om live members of the house
on foreign affaass called J
{ the department OF state and paid =
heir respects 20 Secretary Blaine d
nday. IL was expected the secre- a
ary would touch upon the strained q
stations between this country aud {
hill, but no direct allusiOus 10 the 1
natter was mad. He did call the n
'ention Of the q mmittee 20 the n
ocazslt > In sua,ds = aetion ~. -, A