Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-01-22

east sloe, yesterday aItefnOont ~
O'Clock. He was six years old. The
boy and bis mother, wife of J. J..
SturellI, Of Baker City, were visit
ing friends living near where the
accident occurred. The boy had
been deaf from his birth, which was
no doubt the cause Of the accident
as the motor man called out loudly
TO him, and rang his bell vigorously.
The car struck him, knocking him
down in trout of the wheels, which
passed over his neck, completely
teverIng his head from his body.
SOUTH AMERICAN vRADB.
WAsHINeroN, Jan. 22.-John
Hicks, United States minister at
Lima, Peru, writes the department
Of state, saying: Whether it is I'm
anticipation OF an attempt on the
part Of American merchants 10 gain
q fooihcld in South American por:s,
or TO prepare for the probable in-
crease Of business during the Worlds
Columbian exposition in Chicago, /
ann unable 20 say; but it il certain
that there is an unusual activity on
the part Of the English shiPbvilders
and the English shipowners con-
nected with the South American
trade, and more than n dozen new
steamships are ia course Of erection
and will be put in service on the
lines between England and Peru
within the coming year. The Pa.
cific Steam Navigation company,
which was organized by an Ameri-
can, William Wheelwright, OF
Massachusetts,, has a regular line
from Liverpool to Valparaiso, and
then from Valparaiso to Panama.
These steamers carry both freight
and passengers, and stop at almost
every port, large or small, between
Panama and Cape Horn, max
ing weekly and semi-weekly
trips along the whole coast.
The steamers of this line are gen.
orally large. well managed and
adapted to the trade. In January,
1890, the company brought out two
new ones, the Santiago and The
Ariquipa, costing about GOO, ,OOC
each, the finest ships ON the Pacific
coast, north or south. Now it il
reported that the company has on
the stocks at Belfast two additional
steamers, which will be ready foT
service by March, 1892, and viii ut
once be added to the already large
fleet in those waters. The new
steamers are said to exceed in size
capacity, speed and accommodation
any Of the other ships of the com
pany, aud will lie models of beauty
swlftness and strength. They will
be 450 feet long, 40 feet wide, "a fee
high, and with capacity of 56O(
tons. Evidently the company in
tends to be pref ared for any opposi
ton. The Peruvian consul genera
at Liverpool informs his govern
ment that an entirely new line o
English steamers will commence
operations on the first of December
1893, between Liverpool and Peru
Wan ports. The steamers will b
thirteen in number and will max
monthly trips. 1t will be seen tina
this will make the fourth indeper
dent English line in the carryin
trade between Liverpool and Peru
Besides these there are two Germa
lines, a French line aud many othe
steamers which make irregular TRIP
between European ports and tn
T, west coast OF South America"
DEMOCRATIC CLUBS.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-An in
. portant adjunct to the marshalin
of Democratic politicians for tn
, meeting of the national committe
was u meeting of the executive con
mittee of Democratic clubs. Th
committee held private conferenC
of several hours duration yesterda
afternoon. The Hon. w. l.. Wilson
of West Virginia, the chairman {
the committee, presided. All tn
heavy. weights of the association el
y cepting Governor Flower, of Me-
York. were on hand. Chauncey l
: Black, president Of the association
Hon. Lawrence Ill. Gardner, th
! secretary; f, b. Whitney, of Ne'
b York; Bradley G.. Seley; OF WIZ
Q consim; A. Il. Ankney, of Mime
y sofa; George IL, Lamber, Of Me-
Jersey; Ii. Wells Rusk, Of Mary
I land, aud Congressman John Dewitt
: Warner, of New York, who wa
proxy for Robert Grier Monro,
: took part In the council. b. 1
Harding,of West Virginia, appeare'
before the committee and spoke I
regard To the organization of club
IN his state, which is being pushes
t. vigorously. Rollin Clark appeare'
as representative of the chairman O
: the state committee of Iowa. wher
they have taken up club organlza
! tion and are preparing for warn
campaign.
After lengthy discussion, il wa
+ decided 20 call meeting for TN
same time and place as the na,iona
, convention, thus following the lea'
of the Republican league, Tho n
ports Of the secretary and treasure
! we've received. A committee o
three on tlnance was appointed, anC
these gentlemen will raise funds t.
push the work of organization anC
dissemination OF literature anC
NraknRxr Attrln.f fi,a aas.,nat..u Hn,,