Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, 1892-02-06
NAvAL cHANaEs.

WAsHIEGTON, Feb. 8. 6.-Tbere
were some important orders issued
ffom the navy department today.
Capt. Schley Is relieved from COM
mand Of the cruiser Baltimore and
placed on duty in charge Of the
Third light house district With
headquarters at Staten Island, re
lieving Capt. II. +. Picking, who IL
ordered to command the cruiser
Charleston, Capt. Remy being re-
lieved from her command and
granted a two months leave OF
absence. The Baltimore is to be
commanded by Capt. Wm. White
head, who is ut present on duty al
the Boston navy yard. IL Is stated
at the navy department this morn
ing these had no bearing on the
ChilIan episode as the relief Oi
Captains Schley and Remy, those
officers having already served more
than the regulations required az
commanders Of vessels, their time
expired some weeks ago and IT was
at their urgent request.
A COURT DECISION.
GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 9Th,
state supreme court has rendered
decision In the case Of =. $. Turner
VS.. receivers Missouri, Kansas &
Texas road. John Turner's mother
sued for damages for the death o
her son who was killed on thai
road. The court decided inasmucb
as the law specified as liable the
owners, proprletors, ETC., and omits
receivers, the latter cannot be held
responsible for injuries inflicted MOI
compelled TO pay damages.
FOUND DROWNED.
PORTLAND, Feb. 0.-About a
O'CLOCK Thursday afternoon Coroner
River was notified that the body
OF man had been discovered float
ing in the river near the foot OF
Flanders street. At first II was re-
ported to be the body of Captain n
s. Pierce, who disappeared from
Portland on the 9th Of January, and
this rumor caused quite sensation
for short time. However, the
falsity OF the report was very soon
verified. Coroner River repaired
with all haste to the scene, and soon
conveyed the remains to the morgue.
The remains were those of q
medlum.slzed man apparently about
thirty years Of age, very respectfully
dressed, and having no beard, but
heavy black mustache. Appar.
emily the body had been in the water
for some days-two weeks, at least
but was not much deeomposed.
Though the features were bloated,
any one knowing deceased In life
would have had no difficulty In
identifying ihe remains.
Two letters and one envelope were
found on the person Of the dead,
from which II IL ascertained that his
name was e. T. Williams. The
envelope bore the. e.Australian post
mark, and was addressed to "Mr. Il
4. Williams, Victoria, British Co
lumbla.n One letter was dated
''Eads street, Melbourne, November
%, 1891" and must have been writ
ten by the mother OF the deceased,
for the letter began my dear SON. "
No signature was attached to the
letter. The second letter was merely
dated "Frlday," began "Dear Ed"
and bore no signature but "Alice."
Beyond these two eplstlcs, nothing
was discovered tending TO throw
light on the question OF the mans
identity or the mystery In which
his death is shrouded. No marks OF
violence were found on the body
leading to the suspicion Of foul play.
When first discovered the body was
near the river bank, and had prob
ably just risen to the surface. A.
yet, the body has not been identified
by any friends or acquaintances.
TARIFF REFORM.
wAsHINaToN. Feb. 0. --Spnnger's
policy of attacking the Republican
tariff by separate bills has found
endorsement from the great political
economist aud father OF tariff re
form David A. Wells, OF Connecticut.
AT the next conference ofthe Demo-
cratic members Of the ways aud
means a letter will be read not only
endorsing the Springer policy ~ the
wIsest party course at this time, hut
intimatlng that n the Democrats
controlled both houses Of congress
and the executive, the separate bill
plan rather than measure for gen,
eral revision, would be the wiser
course. In his letter, referring 20
the framing OF = complete new bill,
be says no bill can DO framed that
win not contain Ia It's ineongruilles,
errors, aud perhaps abaarditles,
which only time and experience
win reveal. Ia hot partisan discus
sion following such bin all weak
polnss will be exaggerated and used
70 obscure more important Issues
and confuse the public, We essenot
afford 10 give the enemy advantages
Ia DISCUSSION or opportunities fsr
bofogRlng the real issues. Again
With complete tAriif bill, the
friends o. relorm would have 20
meet the entire force of prclecllon
lists, aellvc and compact through the
attraction Of further opportunity for
pnplie plupder. ON the otLer haDd