Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-08

spectof on his route in the famine
district os Toula, writes that many
huts were found packed with fami-
lies, the members Of which tried 10
keep warm by crowding together.
Unclad women and children, of
three generations slept huddled
together on the same benches above
the stoves. The barus and out
houses were destroyed for fuel. The
interior Of the huts was without
light, bare Of furniture, and perme.
ated by an intolerHble stencil. Peo-
pie IN most of the homes had been.
three days without food. In several
cases unprotected children were
discovered starving, deserted by
their parents. IN some instances
boards Of food were found, which
would be sufficient for weeks. Some
peasants, accustomed 70 getting a
living by begging, others, hitherto
self-supporting, are now starving.
Most of the sufferers hide whatever
stores they can secure. The peas
ants effect the most extreme self
abasement before the gentry, but
really feel intense hatred for that
class, and are ripe for revolt.
HAS SEVEN WIVES.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. S.-The day
after Christmas John Anderson, Of
st. Louis, deserted his wife In this
city, after taking the sum Of $1,000
that was sewed up In her skirt. II
was their wedding trip, and the
bride bad formerly been a Mrs.
Ellen Purcell, OF st. Louis. Auder
sou departed for the East at once,
but was intercepted at Albany and
returned to Cleveland under arrest.
While on his way to Albany he sent
q telegraph money order 10 l29 Con
cord street, Boston, and II was sub
sequenily learned that he had n
wife residing there. AS soon as the
news Of his arrest was made public,
other wives, began 10 be heard from.
No. ] married John at San Miguel,
CAL, aud now resides at San Jose.
No. 2 Is Danish woman, who be-
came Mrs. Anderson at Cherokee
Ia, and was robbed and deserted at
Omaha and is again resident OF
Cherokee, No. Is living at l20
Concord street, Boston. She WAS
married at Hoboken, n. j., aud is
the mother of an infant 2 weeks old.
No. 4 resides in Kansas City. No.
s welded Anderson In Illinois, and
is now resident of Chicago. Yes
terday No. was heard from In the
person of Mrs. l.. ID. Madison, OF
Elmira, N. ", who has had the
same experience with Anderson as
all the Others. No. is Mrs. Pur
cell, who Is still IN this city IN
each case Anderson got all his vic
tlm's money, lived with her for a
time and then deserted her. He II
now under indictment here for de-
parting with Mrs. Purcelps $l200.
The police are of the opinion that
all the returns from his wives are
not YET In. He is cheerful and quite
contentel to be In the county Jail
away from bis numerous wives.
QUARREL BETWEEN OPIUM FIENDs.
SACRAMENTO, Jan. 8.-Near mid
night Frank Commit shot his part
ner, Edward Bailey. They are
proprietors Of notorious resort for
opium flends. For several days
they had been quarrelling, and last
night both started to draw their pls-
tolls, but Commit got his weapon out
first, and shot Bailey through the
right groin. The second shot
missed him. He then took away
Bailey's pistol and walked out OF
the saloon with both weapons IN his
hand. He is still at large, Balley's
wound Is not necessarily fatal.
INTEREST no BANDS.
WAsHINaToH, Jan, ga bill was
introduced by Mr., Cummings, at
tine request of the Musicians Union,
prohibiting any enlisted men In the
army OF navy from engaging In any
performance for pay when the same
shall interfere with the customary
employment and regular engage
ment Of local civilians In their re-
speotive arts, trades or professions.
To offset the effect Of this require
ment, the bill proposes that the pay
Of musicians In the army and navy
shall be Increased to conform to the
established rates paid for similar ser-
vices In the civil arts, trades and
professions.
NOAH PORTER DYING.
NEw HAVEN, Conn, Jan, SIX
President Noah Porter of Yale Is
gradually slnking and his death is
thought 10 be near
su..un -.