Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-06
He Was Taken Suddenly III
This Morning.
Thu SENATORIAL CONTEST.
A Fine Special Train, COnueoticut's
Governor, Little Child Burned,
Free Coinage, Ordnance Of
Large CaIibre, Mother and Child
Burned.
THE SENATE.

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were presented and referred. Que
was from the chamber Of commerce
Of Seattle, Wash, praying congress
to be more liberal in appropriations
to enable the war and navy depart
ments to place the country in 9
thorough condition for defense 50
as TO be prepared 10 maintain it,
dignity and protects its hunlblesi
citizen In any part. The vice presi
dent laid before the senate message
from the president, transmitting the
agreement by the commissioners,
with the Indians on the Colville
reservation, Wash. Among blll'
introduced and referred was one
granting pensions to soldiers in the
Seminole and other Indian wars
The senate bill, introduced by
Stewart, to provide for the free coin
age of gold and silver bullion, wa'
taken up, and Morrill, proceeded H.
address the senate, in opposition t.
the bill.
BLAINE ILL AGAIN.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-Great
excitement was caused in the de
partment ofstate this morning oyer
the sudden illness of Secretary
Blaine. Tue nature of the illness IS
not st present knows but II is said
to be due altogether to temporary
stomach derangemeHt. Tae alarm
subsidized about noon when the secre.
tary who was attended by physi
clans from the war aud navy de-
partments reported him as resting
quietly and being entirely out OF
danger. The secretary was removed
to his home in a carriage, He is
now reported to be much improved
and expected to be able to be out
tomorrow.
THE SENATORIAL CONTEST.
COLUMBUS, o., Jan. 6.-The last
day Of the senatorial contest brings
with IL no change in the situation
The only question agitating the
public mind Il "What will be Sher-
mans majority in the senatorial
caucus" His friends claim this
morning he will receive SO votes
and Foraker but 80, but the friends
Of the ex-governor scout the asser.
ton that their candidate will be
beaten by twenty votes. AS many
maintain he still has a chance to
win. The chief interest today
seems to center In the question
whether touights senatorial ballot
Is TO be open or secret. Generally
speaking the Sherman people are
lighting for an open ballot aud the
Foraker people for u secret ballot.
A FINE SPECIAL TRAIN.
New YORK, Jan. g. Without
doubt the finest special train that
ever left New York pulled out of
the Grand Central station at 1915
today bearing the delegates to the
frat annual convention of the In-
ternational League Of Press clubs,
TO be held In San Francisco on the
18th Of this month. The train will |
consist Of six Yestibuled cars, each |
on the letter boards the
Inscription, international League
IF Press Clubs" There will be
,arrieI buifet-smoker, dining-car,
compartment car, which will be for
he use of the ladies OF the party
aud such newspaper men as are
accompanied by their wives, and In
there will be three sleepers
With staterooms.
CpNNECrICUT's GOVERNOR.
HARTFORD, Conn, Jan. 0.-The
upreme court unanimously sus-
aimed the demurrer OF Governor
the hold-over governor, In
he quo warranto suit of Morris,
ate Democratic candidate, The
ourt says the declaration OF the re-
ult Is an Indispensable adjunct TO
he choice Of governor, as 1t fur
ishes the only authentic evidence
{ election. Judge Morris has not
cen declared elected by the house.
lnless the declaration Is made In
he way so provided the process OF
lection Is not complete. 1t is
lund, In the case that there has
cen no declaration by the general
ssembly. that the relatSr has been
ected governor, aud II Is not
Iailned that there has been any
luiyalent act 10y any other au.
lority. IL follows that the relator,
'hatever any future inquiry may
low, cannot now be said to have (
ecu elected TO the office Of governor, {
nu the respondent rem AIMS dc jure 4
J we'll as de facto governor OF the {
ate. II Is, therefore, the duty OF 1
! oltlEens, aud the courts, OF all
OF the state govern. 4
ent, aud both houses OF the gen 4
al assembly, TO respect aud obey A
IA accordingly. u
LlrrLE CHILD BURNED. v
EuoENR, Or, Jan, d --On Christ y
as day, Mn Joel Mccormack, y
lug Ia Suslaw valley, fastened "
Z eight months old baby Ia high ~
air near the stove. Two older IA
ildIen weSs in the rlom, aud dur. "
Mn. MoCornaok's absence & T.
se'i they were playing with
aud set the b,hy's clothing on Ga
Their aries attracted the inl
aher's attenli9a, aud she ru.hed w