Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-12

-
nation to the president was taker
by leading Republicans in the mosl
msltef-ot.fnct way. One Of the
lead|ng members OF the house
merely said when he heard the
news, swell. If he has resignel We
shall hear definitely about 1t before
night" He did not question the
truth Of The story In the least. One
Of the officers Of the government
said; Nothing that Mr.. Blaine
does now need be at ell surprising.
The great man has been taken al
his word, and his retirement from
public life at any moment will be
looked on as matter Of course"
EXPENSIVE TRIALS.
ORovrLLE, Cal, Feb. 12.-Trials
have been going on here for nearly
two months over stealing band Of
cattle. Two nnen on the same evil
dence were sent 10 prision, one was
acquitted, and in two cases the jury
disagreed. The district attorney
stated he will move to dismiss the re-
maiulng prisoners, four in number.
Seventy witnesses have been ex-
amined. and the trials have cost the
county nearly $4,000.
NEED NOT cRIMINATE HIMSELF.
sPRTNoFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 12.-In
the contempt of court case of Rich
ard Dowle, general manager Of the
Great Eastern fast freight lne, of
Detroit, on investigation before the
United States grand jury regarding
an alleged violation Of the interstate
law by cutting rates,
Judge Allen, in the United States
district court, decided that Dowle
need not answer questions that
would criminate himself. y.
HOW THEY SHOULD ACT.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. I2.-The
house Of delegates adopted a resolu-
Lion expressing sense that the
national house of representatives
should act upon the tariff question
Ia harmony with President Cleve-
lands message in 1887, and the
Mills bill.
WILL BE TAKEN BACK.
BAN JOSE, Feb. IL. sheriff Prince
of Olympia, Wash, left here yester-
lay morning, having in custody
Joseph Caspers, a young barber,
who is wanted on charge of OBJ
diamond ring by false
pretenses. Caspers has been here
for four months. Two months ago
he married a girlin Oakland and set
up housekeeping.
NOW THE STRONGEST on EARTH.
NEW YORK, Feb. 12.-The late
coup Of President Mcleod Is the
greatest in the history of railroad
financiering and makes the Read
ing as strong corporation as there
Is in the world, The gross receipts
of the Philadelphia IL Reading sys-
tenn viii hereafter be 500, 100000 an
nually, and the number of its em-
ployers will approximate 100000,
being more than Is employed by
any corporation on this planet. IL
is now plain what was In Mr.. Nc
Leod's mind when he acquired the
Poughkeepsie bridge and the lines
tributary thereto, which, through
the Reading and It's entire aug
system, goes into the very
heart of New England, giving 1t the
only aIl-rail route from the Middle
and Southern states TO the East,
with connections with all the Inn
portant New England roads, and
enabling IL to virtually control the
coal traffic of that entire region.
Mr.. Mcleod has had In this matter
The hearty support Of A. j. Drexel
and the banking house with which
he is associated, OF John Lawler, j.
r. Maxwell and George f. Baker,
and the New Jersey Central people,
who have secured the largest hold
ing there Is at preseat Of the Dele
ware, Lackawanna n Western rail
road. The success OF this combine
tlon, backed by the strongest
financial Institution IN this country,
Is assured.
THE DUTY ON BARLEY OR HOPS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. l2.-There is
practical unanimlty among the
Democratic members OF the ways
aud means committee In favor Of
the bill reducing the duty on barley
and hops aud there Is little doubt
that this measure will be favorably
TO the house.
M'cALL ELECTED.
NEW YORK, Feb. l2.--John A.
formerly state superintend-
ent OF insurance, was unanimously
elected president Of the New York
Life Insurance company.