Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-05

Fatmer. IN fear Of resort to blows
IHshea % the street and turned IN q
t4|I lof 4 patrol wagon. Police Ser.
E6nbf Bcean and CfIlcer Summer
soon appeared on the scene and re.
mained until eetni-tranquillity was
feafofed. Each faction finally took
foom, elected the five directors "a
be eh0sen. and dual organization
n the result. The Farmer faction
has The books, and its set Of direc-
toru was sworn IN. Each side made
speeches before The meeting broke
up; Farmer claiming that he bad
been M represented and that the
olnh would soon begin to pay divi-
doDds, and declaring that the stock
holders he represented had been de-
flauded and demanding an inspec-
lion OF the books and the business
Of the company. Long litigation IL
likely to follow.
PEOPLE ARE REJOICING.
NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 5.--Artillery
salutes Of fifty or one hundred guns
have been fred in New Orleans,
New Iberia, ThIbodeaux, Morgan
City aud other places in the state
over the decision of the United
Htales supreme court approving the
validity and constitutionality Of the
anti-lottery postal law.
sPIRITUALIsM.
SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. 5.-A few
monlhs ago, when the noted spirit
ualIst aud mindreader, John Slater,
was IN this city, he caused consider
able interest and speculation by the
announcement that he had dis
covered a mine of valuable ore near
this city. The mine is located
considerable distance up Alum Rock
canyon from the springs, on what
was known as the old HobsoD
ranch, now the property Of II II
Anderson, Of this city, Mr.. ADder-
son was interviewed by reporter
but he was very reticent and uu-
communicative in regard 10 the
matter, although IL wos evident
that he was aware Of the impor
tance Of the discovery that has beeu
made on bis property. He would moi
make any revelations, however, AZ
10 whether anything was 70 be done
toward opening and developing the
mine. Among the believers In spirit
ualism In San Jose there are several
friends Of Mr.. Slater, who have
much confidencs in the discovery
through aid Of spirltualism Of the
great Hayes-Chenoweth iron mines
in Michigan, whose operation has
made Mrs. Hayes, who is now a
resident ~ Santa Clara county
many times millionaire. They
expect similar results from what in
the future will undoubtedly be
known ss the ''Slater silver
mine"
A GRENADlER GUARDsMAN.
NEWPORT, r. l., Feb. 5,-At
John T. Griswold's cottage last night
II was stated that the marriage Of
Miss Griswold TO Surgeon Robert |
Cross, OF the famous British grena-
dier guards, would take place in
Newport early in April next. No
definite day has been fixed, as the
brIdegroom-olect has lately lost his
mother, and the terms OF his leave
have not been settled. The marriage
ceremony will cartainly be In church.
most probably the old Trinity, aud
both Hishops Potter, of New York,
and Clarke, OF Rhode Island, will
The breakfast and re-
ceptlon will take place at the Girls
void cottage,
WAITING FOR THE MESSIAH.
CHICAGO, Feb. b.-Captaln Hug
gins. aid-de. camp TO General Miles,
returned yesterday from a trip to
the Indian territory. He says the
Arapahoe, Cheyenne and Usage
Indians still cling to the belief that
a messiah will appear some day 10
save them. They do not pretend to
know the fixed date for their deliv-
efance, but say God will destroy the
white people and place the Indians
back In the happy, Independent
state Of their existence before the
white people came. Captain Hug
gins Witnessed the distribution OF
cattle for food for the Indians at the
Cheyenne aud Arapahoe agencies.
The cattle supplied by the contract
ors were so poor and thin that one
OF the chiefs objected TO them. The
officer who inspected cattle rejected
them. An investigation showed all
the poor worthless cattle were given
20 the Indians, the fatter ones being
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