Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-09

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asked to pass upon numerous meas
ures, among which will be proposals
10 apply TO ireland the general prin.
ciples Of local government already
adopted In Great Britain, aud q
measure for increasing the number
of small holdings I'm the agricultural
districts Of Great Britain.
NaBRAsRA's GOVERNOR.
LrNcoLN. Feb. 9.-Governor
Boyd arrived and took possession Of
his Office yesterday. When his
entry was made to the executive
apartments Governor Thayer ad-
yanced with extended hand, re.
marking, "How do you do, gov
ernor ~ Boyd bowed, but ignored
lie Ouislreicbed member. Thayer
flushed slightly, and asked If he
could I've Of any assistance, and re-
ceiving a negative reply left the
room. Governor Boyd being asked
II he Intended TO make n clean
sweep Of Republican office holders
admitted that such action was in
contemplation A number of Thay-
er's appointees have already teD.
dered their resignation.
After refusing the hand Of ex-
Governor Thayer, Boyd passed into
his private Office, where he Informal.
ly received the hundreds who went
in to see him. During the afternoon
Boyd's chiefappointees Of last spring
resumed their duties where they left
off when Thayer unceremoniOusly
took charge on a writ of custer
Democrats all over Nebraska are
preparing for a grand demonstration
ut Lincoln next Monday.
METEOR BURTEs ITSELF IN TABLE
MOUNTAINS.
ORovILLE, Cal, Feb. 9.--Table
mountain, around which 80 many
mysteries Of nature cling, and In
whose depths are caves and cavernp
Of unknown depths aud beauty,
was the scene, a few nights ago, OF
strange and awful sight. A bali
Of fire descended from the heavens
with frightful rapidity, and, with u
shock that made the ground trenbie
for nearly a mile around, buried
itself deep In the earth. William
and Robert Campbell own a farm
some five miles from Oroville, and
their home stands within a mile of
the northern edge of Table mount
ain. On the evening in question,
about 10 o'clock, they were outside
Of their house, seeing that all was
well for the night, when suddenly
the darkness was dispelled, and for
a moment 1t was as light az day. A
ball Of living fire appeared In the
heavens and hung for moment
over the rim of Table mountain, and
then, with rush and roar inn
possible to describe, descended 70
the earth. A shock like that of an
earthquake followed. 1t is hardly
necessary to state that the brothers
were startled. But they realized at
once that ii was meteor, and
determined 10 investigate on tbs
morrow.
The next day they went to the
spot where the mass had apparently
struck. They had no difficulty Ia
finding the place, for the ligh,
the meteor had made on the
previous night, although but for u
moment. had made everything clear,
and they went directly TO the spot.
They found where II had struck was
an immense hole In the earth, four
or five feet deep. Numerous pieces
had been broken off by the fall and
had also buried themselves In the
ground. The top of the mass was
still hot--so hot, in fact, that they
could not hold their hands against
the surrounding bushes and
green wood was burned aud scorched
as II II had been exposed to long
fire. Some days after this
q. III. Stout, superintendent of
schools, was at the Campbell place,
and the gentlemen told him of the
strange affair. Mr.. Stout, naturally
Of "A scientific turn of mind, wanted
TO investigate, aud Robert Campbell
took him TO where the celestial visi-
tor was buried. In conversation
with Mr.. Stout he fully corroberaled
all OF the foregoing. He says that
he and Mr.. Campbell estimated that
the mass must weigh fully eight
tons. So far as he was able to deter
mine, Its formation apparently was
lava, not differing greatly from the
surrounding lava of the mountain.
He also states that the surrounding
trees are blackened and burned by
great heat, and that from appear
ances he should Judge that the shock
Of the fall must have been terrific.
The meteor Is easily accessible, aud
Il will be excavated and "a careful
geological examination OF its con-
struction made. II may possibly be
tytermined that Table mountain,
from ils peculiar mineral formation,
possesses magnetic Influences and
acted rs u sort Of powerful magnet
To draw the mass from It's place ia
the depths Of space.
rus CABINET. MEETING.
WAsHINGroN, ID. c., Feb. 9.--The
of the cabinet today was at-