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

n Aanuiacsurers for rthe pur-
s't pf heavy ordnance and other
anIt|ons oi wac IL is also known
~ several of the brightest young
en- in the Chilian army have been
% 70 Germany ~ study the latest
Ns|es Of war. II Is now expected
Iel ~ The event Of hoslilities the
pfeseuiaiives At Santiago Of Rus.
and France will joiD ia a request
President MONTE that the nine
h'|lan Refugees, at present under
te protection of Minister Egan be-
emitted to accompany him out Of
le country. II is also expected
fai The representative Of Great
fitaln viii join n this request. III
II IS hard % see how the Chilian
a}hofilies can refuse IL. So con-
sfrailve man as McCreery. Of
zcniucky, a legislator Of long expe-
ence, aud who served for years on
1e house committee Of foreign af-
ira aud who was chairman Of the
4mmittee IN the fiftieth congress
ays. "Tbe war spirit is very gen
"a throughout the country. 1t Is
ot confined TO the young men who
ave come upon the scene since 1881.
find Il ls quite prevalent among the
jidiers who served in the Union
nd Confederate armies. A million
+ these men would respond to u
an 10 arms.n. 1t is stated that two
+ the best known naval officers in
le retired list have filed their ap-
ilcations to serve in the event OF
far with Chill. One of these is
tdDirs1 Thomas Stevens.
GENERAL MILES VIEW.
WAsHTN0TGN, Jan. 2.--SInce his
srIval in this city General Miles
80 been completely non-committal,
md has steadily maintained that he
new nothing Of the situation.
Being asked II he would 20 TO Chill
z case Of war, however, he
|nswered without hesitation that he
honght he would, as General 5heo-
'eld's condition would preclude his
eaving the country at this time.
General Howard suffers severely in
he remnant Of his arm and his old
'attie wounds are giving him
much trouble, and besides his gen
raj health has not been good.
ieneral Miles does not believe tha,
he country can spare 10000 men
rom the regular army, as was pro.
losed at the recent cabinet meeting
nut seems inclined to recommend
bat the arnay of invasion, be made
Nfor tie large part Of volunteers
8fth fair proportion Of regulars I
tyen Ia commanders, from briga.
|lers down, he would not suub the
II men fit TO command
aler themselves.
ARnBr PRACTICE AT SAN DIEGO.
bAN DIEGO, Gal. Jan. 2.--CaptaIn
,Ampson, OF the cruiser San Francis
o, Is preparing to remain here some
ifne. "Our regulations require tar
10 practice every three months,u he
Aid this mo ming, "and January
" shall have practice here" He
'dded that he now believed the
Baltimore would not stop here, hut
you'd proceed direct TO San Francis
%. There are no report, yet from
he Charleston.
PREsIDEEe MoNNT's CABINET.
NEW York, Jan. 2.--The Herald's
Tslparaiso cable says; President
a ,nnt's cabinet is IA follows: Minis
er of tbe interior, Ramon Barros
3ucos; foreign affairs, Ventro Blan-
D Viel; Justice, Juan CastelIon;
nance. Francisco Valdes Vergara;
var, Luis Pereira; public works,
,nguatine Edwards.
Il. -. MASON DEAD.
CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Roswell b.
Jason, mayor Of Chicago at the
me OF the great fire died at his
,sidence OF congestion Of the brain
midnight.
GEN. MEros DEAD.
WAsHIN0soN, Jan, 2--Ganeral
lontgomery q. Melgs, late United
sates quarter master general ire
red) died this morning of Ia
rlppe. !
TRAIN ACCIDENT.
BELLAiRE, o.. Jan. "A freight
ain on the Baltimore Il Ohio road
10 three sections last night, two OF
10 sections collided at bridge,
lle west Of here, wrecklng ten cars ,
"a the bridge. Five tramps who
ere stealing rides were injured
70 fatally. :
HANGED.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 2.-
'@sla Fuerson was hanged at one
Ils morning for the murder ot !
Ilsoar AfnaVraoQ Ia Dec. lnO