Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-16

bill is the prompt suspension Of gold
payments by this government aud
the immediate adoption Of the
cheaper monetary standard Of sill
yer. international agreement Is
urged as necessary. The statement
is made that the bill cannot raise
the price Of silver TO the ratio Of
value, and will bring silver from
foreign countries. Europe's stock Of
silver is set forth at 81 1873, 900, ,0o0.
Silver coming from abroad would
destroy the gold standard, and saw
ings bank deposits, artisans, aud
pensioners would suffer.
HAS LIT OUT.
DALLAS, Tex. Feb. I6.-J. p.
Simpson, business man Of this
city, who is well known through
ont the south is missing, and credi-
tors and people who have been
duped are looking for him. 1t is
said he took with him $500. 900 In
cash. The grand jury is reported to
have found several indictments
against him.
IN DEFENSE OF EGAN.
LONDON, Feb. 16.-The Pail Ma ]
Gazette yesterday published long
letter in defense Of Egan, United
states minister to Chile. The letter
was sent from Valparaiso by "an
English and conservative"
PROMOTIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 16.-The house
today passed bill to establish lineal
promotion in the army. The bill
provides that promotions in the sew
eral lines of artillery, cavalry, aud
infantry, up to colonel, be by senior
ity; in the next lower grade, accord
ing TO original entry into the regu
lar service as a commissioned officer
THE COOLEY GANG.
KINGwooD, w. Va, Feb. 16.--Th'
notorious Cooley gang, which ha'
been the terror of the Pennsylvania
border for years, has resumed opera
ton in this county. On Frida,
night five masked men entered thu
house of Farmer James Yobe, livini
In lonely place ten miles fron
here. They bound Yobe and burne'
his feet with hot irons until he gav
up his money, amounting to nearl.
$500. Sunday night similar al
tempt at robbery was made i
Bruceton, but the desperadoes wer
, frightened away. A reward of $l0O
each has been offered for the captur
of the Cooleys, dead or alive.
5 FIRE AT CoLvILLE.
SPOKANE, Feb. TO- fire laI
! night at Colville, Stevens count,
l destroyed the old Dominion hOte
= At one time the entire business se'
= ton of the city was menaced, an
: buildings were blown up wit
{. dynamite to check the rush of th
a flames. The loss on the hotel ws
1 $1,000, on which there was an II
= suranae of $500. The building ws
/. owned by Mrs. A. Il. Bendist, I
l Medical lake. The loss on tt
D furniture was about $500. Count
/. Treasurer Hickey lost al out $500 b
D the obstruction of his store building
Other losses aggregated about $50
THREE MEN sUFFocATED.
AsHEN, Colo Feb. 16.-The Mo
: lie Gibson mine was the scene ye
terday of q terrible accident whic
caused the death ofthree men,. I'll
= men wereina shaft, and in order to g.
rid of the dirt and rock, bulk-heade
the shaft at the fourth level an
made chute to the lower level at
Joining. The workings of the chuI
became checked up, and water Wi
found on the shale and rock in 1t
: make II move. Through careles
! ness the men stopped on the mass
dirt taking no precaution for safet.
The dirt suddenly gave away an
started down the chute, carryiu
3 Michael Egger, w. l.. Sharp, an
Michael Caples with It. They wei
! sufiocated.
KILLED BY WILD DOGS.
WICHITA, Kan, Feb. l6.-Joh
Pratt and his young daughter, WI
lived near Leonard, Sherman count,
were the victims of wild dogs While
infest that part Of the state, The
were returning home from LeonaI
when they were set upon by Il
animals. Their remains, horrih
mangled, were found about mi
: from home, and the carcasses
several dogs show that n flerC
, battle was waged before they wei
overcome.