Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-01


switch ls being built, four miles
long. from the Mountain View mine
to the main line OF the road. IL is
under contract to Foley Brothers
aud Archibald Guthrie, who are
well known 10 Sc. Paul, and hsve
done q large amount Of work for the
Great Northern. They are paying
81 3 day Tor labor in this switch.
TIE labor union Of this city has
established a rate Of SO per day for
common laborers. The union claims
Jurisdiction over the entire county.
A committee was appointed TO see
the contractors few days ago and
induce thein to accede TO this rate.
The contractors said 1t was out OF
the question, and referred them TO
Engineer Heron. Of the road, Ia
charge Of construction. They were
met with a refusal. The union held
a meeting, at which all the trades
were represented, and appointed
committee to again interview the
contractors and railroad people.
Every branch Of labor was repre-
sented. Contractor Guthrie, General
Agent Dawson and Engineer Her
ron met the committee at Miners
Union bail. Agent Dawson ex-
planned to the labor men that the
railroad had nothing whatever to do
with the wages paid by the coli
tractors, and asked for twenty-foul
hours time to communicate will
ST, Paul. This was refused. They
stated that work must he stopped
at once, and that the boycott would
commence tken and there. They
then appealed to Mr.. Guthrie to stop
work until he heard from st. Paul,
but he replied that he could not pay
s3.a day according TO his contract
and would not stop work until conf
pelled to. They then threatened 70
drive his outfit, bag and baggage,
from the country. II is feared the
matter will not be settled without
trouble.
ROBBED BY BANDITS.
NEW York, Feb. l. "A special
cablegram from Madrid says n bold
outrage by bandits Is reported from
Malaga. William Cornell, an En-
glishman, manager of lead mine,
lived in house not far from the
city. He was at this house when
eight bandits suddenly appeared,
threw him roughly on the floor,
bound his hands and feet with ropes
and demanded 10000 pesos. Mr..
Cornell protested that he did not
have over 1000 pesos In the house.
The chief struck him blow in the
face with his revolver, aud told him
he lied, and that they would kill
him for lying. Mr.. Cornell begged
them to spare his life and told them
TO search the house for themselves.
This they did, ransacking thorough
ly and finding the amount of 1000
pesos. With this they decamped
without doing Mr.. Cornell further
injury. Much excitement was
caused throughout Malaga by the
news. II is said that bands OF
peasants, driven to desperation by
lack OF employment, are roaming
In the mountains and many of
them are organized as banditti.
they have confined their
operations to places at some distance
from the large cities, and the at
tack on Mr.. Cornell has aroused a
feeling Of apprehension
among the wealthy residents OF the
Malaga suburbs.
BLAINE coMMENDs HARRISON.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The Mail
and Express Washington special
says: Recently Blaine has mani
tested on more than one occasion a
TO resent the imputation
Of some of his superservieeable
friends that he is at war with the
administration. He has taken
special pains 20 speak nthe strong
est commendation Of Harrison's
policy, and his thorough mastery OF
the most serious questions OF state.
MRS. DUNIwAy SELLS OUT.
PORTLAND, Feb. Mrs. A. 3.
Duniway has sold her entire business
interests In The Coming Century
Publishing Company, consisting OF
seventy.slx shares OF pald'up unas'
seasable stock 10 George p. Wheeler,
Jenny II. Wheeler and Ralph E,
Hanna. The board OF directors OF
the company now are Ralph r.
Hanna, president; John Gratka,
vlce-presldent aud treasurer and
George p. Wheeler, secretary. Mrs
DunIway retains her position ~
editor OF The Coming Century, but
has 40 connection with the business
affairs Of the corporation.