Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-09

- "i@tecn ArDt iDhk auu Two Itft
wide, and Is 80 rigged as to make it's
management an easy task. A small
cabin IL covered with canvass, which
IL intended 10 protect the provisions
from an angry sea. There is room
enough to carry food sufficient for
100 days, but the captain expects TO
make the journey in sixty. The
wood used in the construction OF
the boat is entirely cedar.
YOUNG GIRLS PATE.
PREscoTT, Ariz, Feb. 9.-News
received from Verde valley leaves
no doubt Of the terrible fate Of Alice
Packard, the 16-year-old girl who
was seen in the company Of two
Indians last week. 1t now turns out
the hoy told the truth, but he Is
feeble minded, and did not tell any
Of the neighbOrs until three days
after the Indians had left with their
victim. The boy declared that the
girl was 80 nearly exhausted that
she said she couldn't walk much
further. The girl was ON her way
10 her uncle's house when size must
have been captured by the Indians.
Her parents felt no alarm, as they
thought she was with her unc'e.
Forty men are searching through (
the country into which they traced
the Indians, but there is small pros
pect of finding the girl, who is now
supposed to be dead. One Indian Is
thought to be a Navajo, and another
an Apache. They probably pushed
on till the girl could go no further,
and then killed or abandoned her.
II they have returned to the reser-
walton 1t will be almost impossible
to identify them.
JUMPED OFF A FERRYBOAT.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 8. }. w.
i'obin, a wooifinisher. about Al years
Of age, committed suicide by jump
ing off the ferry steamer Oakland
shortly after 1890 yesterday morn
ing. The boat was stopped, but
no trace of Tobin could be found.
He must have been struck by the
Daddlewheel and sank at once.
BLEW OUT THE GAS.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 9.-Joseph
Il. Kearns, "A carpenter, was found
Head in bed yesterday, having been
accidentally asphyxiated by gas
Kearns was brother Of the Kearns
sisters, who were killed in the Web
ster-street bridge accident a few
years ago.
A BUSINESS BLOCK BURNED.
LARNED, Kan, Feb. 9.-Yester-
day fire wiped out nearly $l25,OOO |
worth of property, and laid in ashes
one of the best business blocks in
the city.
LOUISIANA POLITICS.
New ORLEANS, Feb. 9.-Hon. A. |
III. Leonard, Republican nominee
for governor, sent lengthy letter to
Chairman Ducoti, Of the state COM
mittee, accepting the nomination
and dealing with the issues of the
campaign. In the course of his
letter he says: "In 1887 the Demo-
cratic party took forcible possession
Of the government and has ever
since maintained absolute power by
violent and fraudulent means. For
sixteen years the people of Louisi-
ana have not had good government
such as Is guaranteed to them by
the constitution of the United
States. The development of her
magnificent resources have been
retarded and the intellectual and
moral condition OF the people low
cred to degree that seriously
threatens the underlying principles
on which society itself is based. The
results have been disastrous even
to tie Democratic party, for under
lhe cond itions which that party has
created reckless and INSCRIPTIONS
men have naturally risen to power"
In conclusion, Leonard says there
Is reason to hope the influences of
many more intelligent members OF
the Democratic party will be ex-
erted to prevent bulldozlng and
frauds at elections, which have so
long disgraced Louisiana. More
over, the disruption of the Demo
cratic party will, to "a certain extent,
dlspel the unreasonable prejudice
which has heretofore existed in the
minds of many Democrats against
the Republican party and make 1t
difficult for returning officers TO
count out Republicans elected by
large majority.
FUNERAL OF sPURGEoN.
LONDON, Feb. 9.-The body of
Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon, arrived at
Newhaven from MeHtone yester-
day. Notwithstanding the earli-
uess Of the hour, there was large
assemblage on the quay awaiting
the arrival Of the steamer which
brought the body from France.
The coffin, which was taken ashore
soou after the steamer arrived, was
enclosed In wooden case. Before
Il was taken to the tram that was
10 carry Il TO London, this case
was taken of aud broken into
small pieces, which were eagerly
seized upon aud carried of as rel
lcs Arriving at London, the re !