Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1897-03-01
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The diSpensaTy bill has falled 10
pass the Washington legislature.
Minnesota now holds over S3,OO0,oOO
of the bonds of the state Of Tennessee
The Kansas newspapers claim that
there are more people in that state
who can read and write than there
are in Massachusetts,.
Admiral Bunce is not altogether
satisfied with the new vessels OF the
North Atlantic Squadron, and wants
81 900, 900 to use in improving them.
AS secretary of war, General Alger
will be the superior officer of General
Merritt, who at one time recommended
his dismissal from the army for i'm
piled cowardice.
Mr.. Bryan has won all of his cases
against the pirate book concerns,
which rushed into print with bogus
bryan" books. All have been
estoppcd by permanent injunctioDs.
The Minnesota legislature is con-
sidering a bill to compel every saloon
keeper in the state to place over the
door of his wet goods dispensary the
word Dangerous In large, plain let
| ters.
The state senate has passed Hills
bill for an amendment to the constit-
tuition comforting the elective fran
chise on women, the question to be
submitted in November, 1898.
The Missouri legislature has under
consideration a bill which proposes
to make it felony punishable with
not less than two years imprisonment
to buy or sell farm products, without
actual delivery at the time of sale.
The Colorado legislature by vote
of 80 to 10, passed the antl-high hat
bill. Three female members voted
for it. The penalties for wearing a
high hat in the theatre run all the
way from $40 to $50, according to the
size of the hat.
The largest steamship ever built is
| to be launched at Belfast next Janu-
ary. 1t will run between New York
and Liverpool, in the White Star line.
1t will have length over all of 704
feet, or 25 feet more than the Great
Eastern. 1t will be named the
Oceanic. It's length will be 65 feet
more than that of any vessel now
aflOat.
1t is claimed that a reorganization
of the Union Pacific will be effected.
The scheme is to issue 800, 100000 of
new bonds and use great part of
them in retiring the present bonds.
The annual interest charge will be
81, 100000 After satisfying other
claims there would be left nearly $780,
600, 900 to apply on the debt TO the
government, in addition to the Sl7,-
100000 sinking fund.
Rev. Culpepper a Georgia evange-
list has made fierce onslaught on
bachelors: 81 am here to plead for
the home. / want to see our men
marry. Let them marry young. I'D
rather have them marry at Is than at
l30. Young men who arrive at the
Iage Of % and are still bachelors 1 am
for taxing $780, If they are still un-
married at %, 1 would tax them 5000,
at 25, $500, and so would go on up to
I3O. Any man who wasn't married at
80 1 would be for sending to the peni-
tentiary. God meant that men should
marry. A bachelor is only half
man."
In an Ohio paper is found mention
of the case Of Albert Wells, a resi-.
dent of Cincinnati, who asks release
from the holy bonds of matrimony
Mr.. Wells confesses weariness of the
athletic propensities and sp0rtive
tendencies of his sponse. He makes
mention of several of her favoritt
devices to isubdue him to hel
will, chief among which is that she il
wont, when in her most frolicsomt
moods, to reach out after him with
long handled skillet. BY this meani
and others similarly persuasive she
lulls him to recumbent response and
convinces him Of the error of his
Views and ways.