Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-14
widespread grief. Flags at half

zfs Dy tne ueatn OF the DUKE DI
Clarence, the next person to the
Prince of Wales 10 the line Of direct
succession is Prince George Of Wales,
brother Of the duke.
CARDINAL MANNING DEAD.
LONDON, Jan. 14.-Cardinal Man.
ming died at 500 this morning.
FOR UTAH.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 14.-The SEN
ate committee on territories had
under consideration this morning a
bill TO provide for local government
for Utah. 1t was decided to grant a
hearing on February II to persons
from Utah in favor of and opposed
to the measure.
UNITED STATES NAVY.
WASHINGTON, Jan. I4.-The navy
department was informed that the
gunboat Bennington arrived at
MontevideO yesterday. 1t is ex-
pected that the Atlanta will arrive
there today, These two vessels will
increase the American fleet at that
point 10 five, the others being the
flagship Chicago and the Essex and
the YaBtic. These will all be avail.
able in case the negotiations with
Chill should assume more warike
aspect than at present. The Phila-
delphia, Concord and Kearsarge are
at Port au Prince aud could be
utilized in the event Of prolonged
trouble, together with the MiantO-
nomoh, at New York, and the New
ark, at Norfolk. The disposition of
the vessels on the Pacific station is
AS follows:
The San Francisco and Charleston
at San Diego, Baltimore and Mohi-
can at San Francisco, Pensacola at
Honolulu, Boston at Callao, York
town at Valparaiso, and the Iriquois
at Samoa.
Cramp, the Philadelphia ship
builder was at the navy department
yesterday, in conference with the
officials In regard to the condition
of work on the naval vessels now
under construction at his yard. He
said the work was progressing as
rapidly as possible, but was ham
pered somewhat by scarcity of
material. For this reason he could
not sag positively when cruiser No.
IL, better known as the Pirate, will
be under way. She will, however,
be ready for launching in May.
NOMINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lathe presi-
dent today nominated the following
postmasters: In Idaho, Marcus
Whitman at Montpelier; in WASH
ington, John Il. Lobaugh at Pull.
man; in Oregon, VIM. n. Crosley at
Forest Grove. John Watts, register
of the land office at Lakeview, Or.
RAILROAD RATES.
New YORK, Jan. 14.-At the gem
eral meeting today of the trans
continental association the follow
ing roads have not reported: Rock
Island, Denver and Rio Grande,
Great Northern, Oregon railway
and Navigation company, Oregon
and California and the Rio Grande
Western. The subject of discus
sion was rates between points west
Of the Missouri river. The warlike |
proceedings of the western traffic as
sociation on the subject of cut rates
has not effected the transcontinental
association,
THE BALTIMORE AGROUND.
VALLEJO, Cal, Jan. l4.-Water |
was let into the dry dock yesterday,
and the cruiser Baltimore once more
iioated. At l O'clock, being high |
tide, she hauled out. The tide was
running furiously and her hawsers
snapped like thread. The vessel
was caught In the current and
whirled over to the Vallejo side.
An anchor was dropped, bat not in
time, aud the big cruiser brought
up in the mud almost against the
wharf, The tide falling, she
keeled over very considerably to the
starboard, and now lies in an un.
pleasant, though not dangerous
position, 1t is hoped that she can
be fioated at high tide this after
noon. Her engines are being re.
paired and she is unable to get up
steam, aud must depend upon a
small tug 10 haul her OF. She may
perhaps have to 90 go back into the
dry dock to see whether the ground
ing has injured her hull.
HIGHEST PRICE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l4,-Seuator
Stanford acknowledged yesterday
that he had sold Arlon, S,year old,
To j. Malcolm Forbes, but refused to
uame the price. Tie said, however,
the price was the highest ever paid
for horse, 1t is generally under
stood that Sl50,OO0 was the price
paid. Forbes Is the we'll known
Boston yachtsman, and already
owns Nancy Hanks.
A FULL SENATE, II
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA. The last
remaining vacancy in the ranks of
the senate was tlllrd yesterday by
the presence Of jones, OF Nevada,
who took the oath Of office for his
fourth senatorial term,
CATTLE DYING.
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