Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-20

sion the casket was placed upon the
train for London. Remains Will be
ACCOMPANIED by the Prince and
Princess Wales and family.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. - Mr..
Cummings, Of New York, intro
duced in the house yesterday a bill
prepared by the recent meeting Oh
the fourth class postmasters in the
city to fix the compensation of all
fourth class postmssters upon the
basis of commissions; upon the
amount Of postage stamps, stamped
envelopes, postal cards, newspapers
and periodical stamps Cancelled on
matter actually mailed at their
nffices; on postage stamps actually
afiixed and Cancelled; on matter on
railway postal cars, and credited to
their respective offices, and on
amounts received for waste-paper,
dead printed matter, at the follow
ing rates: On the first 500, and
less per quarter, 100 per centum;
on the next 500 or less, 60 per
centum; on the next 5000 or less per
quarter, 80 per centum; and on the
balance, 40 per centum, and-in addi-
ton to such commissions postmas-
tcrs are to be entitled to all box rents
received at their Office.
Unanimous consent was asked to
discharge the committee on judici-
ary from further consideration.
A resolution instructing that the
com mittee investigate the action OF
the Pinkerton Detective Agency was
objected to.
The house then resumed consid-
grafton of the bill providing for
public printing and binding and
distribution of public documents,
After long debate the house de-
feated the bill. The committee on
rules was then given leave to have
its report printed. 1t is believed
the new rules will be submitted to
the fall committee today aud to the
house Thursday. The house then
adjourned.
SHORT SESSION.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-The
session of the house was short, and
after few bills, among them
Springer's free wool bill, were intro
duced, the house adjourned.
IN THE SENATE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.-In the
senate today, when the bill appro-
priating 100000, for a public build
ing at The Dalles, Or, was reached,
a lengthy debate started, which is
still in progress.
SLIDING TO DEATH.
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 20.-A Missouri
Pacific train ran into a sleighing
party in the suburbs of this city
Tuesday night, aud killed seven or
eight persons. The accident occurred
at Forestville, six miles west of this
city. AT that place there is steep
hill, which has been used by persons
in the neighborhood during the
prevailing cold snap as sort of
toboggan slide. The road down the
hill lead across the railroad tracks.
This evening there was party of
twenty-four on sled, who had
been indulging in the sport for some
time. But finally their merry max
ing came to an abrupt and sad end
ing. AS their sled, pair of bobs
connected by a long plank, struck
the railroad tracks train dashed
into 1t, killing seven of its occupants
and manning many others. Not
one Of the twenty-four is said to
have escaped injury. An ambulance
corps Immediately left the city for
the scene of the accident. So far as
can be learned the following is a
list of the killed; Frederick Neu-
bert, ]. c. Schieffie, Gustave Neu-
bert, William Krone, James Con-
nors, E. Vonbehren, AL Miller.
Andy Stephenson, the colored
driver, was injured, and Charles
Frey had both legs broken, and was
terribly cut about the head and
body.
THE ROAD RUNNING.
PITTsBURG, Penna., Jan. 90
With the aid of the police officials,
the electric line was enabled to open
up their road this morning, and run
u number of cars, after an almost
complete suspension of traffic, since
last Friday. Up to noon no trouble
was reported.
BIG BARN BURNED,
PORTLAND, Jan. 20.-The magni.
ficent barn of w. $. Ladd's mann
moth 60O-acre farm, north ofSnnny-
side, was totally destroyed by fire
yesterday.
The loss is estimated at $50, 900; in
sure1 to the extent of $4,000, two
thirds of which is held by the Com
mercial Union insurance Company,
and the remainder was carried by
Sun.
The main buldinp was o0O feet