Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-18

agents OF Chill whom II is rumorC
for some time have been ransacl
ing Europe forw ar material.
THE NEW GUNS.
WAsHINeToN, Jan. l7.-Thel
are now completed at the Wast
ington gun foundry twenty 6-inc
rifles and sixteen 8 and 1O-inc
calibers, making the present stoc
thirt-six guns Of modern patterI
that are practically available 70
immediate use. IL usually take
about fifty days Of eight hour
each to make a 6-inch gun. Bu
when the twenty-four hour syster
was put into operation the perio
was cut down to about seventee
days. The 12-inch gun recent,
completed by the navy yard for tn
Monterey cost $4,000. According
10 the final reports received by th,
navy department, labor on 1t cos
but $4,000. The gun weighed lO4 90
pounds, and thus cost about a
cents per pound, or nearly half th,
average cist Of guns Of the SAM
size abroad. This is regarded as al
excellent showing for the foundry
IL is denied at the navy departmen
that any order has been issued 4
exclude visitors from the Wash
ington navy yard.
INSULT TO INJURY.
WAsHINGToN, Jan. 19.-The latest
move Of the Chilian government
through its minister of foreign
affairs In the present case, is very
unsatisfactory to such officials In
Washington as will express them
selves with respect 10 the matter.
Il II felt TO be case Of adding in
suit 10 injury. Secretary Tracy evi
IDENTIFY regretted what had occurred,
aud seemed to think 1t an affront To
the nation.
GUN COTTON.
WAsHNoToN, Jan. lS.-The navy
department on Saturday ordered
another shipment Of 10000 pounds
Of gun cotton from New York to
Mare Island navy yard. The explo-
.ive was packed in copper casks
containing 30 pounds. Instructions
were given to expedite the shipment
IN every way possible.
SENT TO OALLAo.
WAsHINaroN, ID. c., Jan. 49,
Secretary Tracy sent cablegram to
Commander Evans, of Yorktown,
ordering him to proceed to Callao,
Peru, and land Chilean refugees at
that place.
THE REFORM CLUB.
New YORK, Jan lS.-The reform
club h id its annual dinner at Sher-
ry's Saturday night. The banquet
ing chamber was profusely decorat-
ed. There were $50 guests present
and the president Of the club, Hon.
Ellery Anderson, presided. Letters
of regret were read from ex Presi-
dent Cleveland and Senator David
B. Hlll,t letter of the ex-presldent
was purely formal. Senator Villas,
was The first speaker and responded
to the toast: "The presidency In
1892; How the Democratic Party
Can Secure It." He said II was
problem which was being considered
by some millions of men, who were
the weight of their com
lined intellects to bear upon IL. He
lad seen IL ali. He heard II mention |
d In the streets at Washington and
Iot to conceal anything, it had
ven attracted notice in the corTl-
ors of the capitol itself. Afttr
coring Republicans, for what the
peaker termed the specious schemes,
G said every sensible man has
the need Of organization,
40 use Of proper means and the en-
stment Of all justiiiable influences
rompt the success of good cause.
he said:
II Ia for the Democratic party To
'in the llust OF the people II IL will.
arlif reform and free silver coinage
re not twin brothers. l do not
link In our good state of Wisconsin
ne Democratic party with all II has
prove seeming paradox, can be I
lade To see In 78 cents worth of sill
or, even with the mint stamp upon
, Sl of our wheat or corn.
We want no platform for the sake
words. We do not care TO form
late u policy merely To win an elec-
on, but we want To win an election
execute u wise policy. Determi-
alton will subdIe differences, and
. may Justly hope TO see the Dem.
cratic party true to its name and
'lgln, sincere In heart aud strength;
20 forward 10 the deliverance of
.bor, the promotion of our true /
aud the country's honor /,
id glory, by the establishment Of
Istico aud equal rights for all.
Az the conclusion Of Villas speech
lere was great applause aud con.
nued calling OF "Namew "NameW
termlngled with cries OF "Cleve. 4
ndp' "Clevelandw Three cheers G
ere given at the suggestion OF the {
lairmain. I
Representative Springer was the q
sxt speaker. He began his re- I
arks by pointing out the difference !
tween the ways aud means COM
ittee of the house and the same
mmlttee In the house ~ commons I,
England. Continuing, he said: /,
But | suppose We are not 80 much &
lerested Ia that matter, as in the >,
lnlOna and DurDOsfa of fha Dannn. |