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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL ASSOCIATED PRESS DAILY. ?. zas&assptsgm ' mil niw VOL. 8. SAL- M, OWEOON, FB1DAY.MAY 15, I8 KO,l I w York N6 H. ; Has a fine 6 LOTH NO for men, boys' and youths', Hats of fur and straw, of all kinds and sizes, "Star 5 Star" shoes at greatly reduced prices, Hos icry and underwear of all grades, Notions and gloves of all kinds. Table linen, crash and towels. White and colored shirts, and almost anythtng needed, All at very low prices, Call and save money, K.T.BARNES. L At the Red Lake Indian Res ervation Just Open, HALF MILLION WRECKAGE Many Vessels Smashed and Lives Are Lost, Crookston, Minn., May 15, The fcllrst claimant who eutered tho United States lundolllco today with an intent Cto fllo on the Red Lake lands, came throught tho transom over tho door. jJIo held Ills papers aloft and said: "It ; is 0 o'clock, gentlemen; I am the tlrst man." Bclnc two minutes too pre vious, ho was ejected. He entered, 'however, with tho first four admitted, hand his name, L. D. McCall, was the (first recorded. IIo had been In lino Kfour days. Tho'llne was two blocks mg nfld contained not less than 400 topic. TEKRHILK WRECICAOE. Hull, May 15. The caisson of tho Utentlon of St. Andrews fish dock ere, broke suddenly today, and u rush water swept ecry vessel In the cks from their moorings, jamming em Into hopeless wreckage. The imago is estimated at 8500,000. It feared there Is a serious loss of life. Florence Nightingale London, May 15. Florence Night- agle, the famous Crimean war nurse, rill bo congratulated today by her tany friends, Including the queen, i having reached her soventy-slxtli frthday. While Miss Nlghtlngle tows slightly increasing Infirmities er features still remain finely Jeled. She spends most of her te reading. Her rooms nt her ifortable home in tho west cud of Dndon are beautifully kept and in ery way show the modest way In tolch she is passing away her old age. Open for Settlement. St. Paul, Minn., May 15. Tho Red ike Indian reservation in this state to be opened to settlement today. te old principle all In sight will bo ried out at this opening, as at 5rs, giving rise to wild scenes of ttbery, murder, and all scenes in the endar. General Conference. INSA8 City, Kan., May 15. The eral conference of the Methodist iscopal church will be held here to- to the 29th. Deletrates from the i and west will be present. M A I OR AD Ra6K6t stock of m Ole Bull Monument. Minneapolis, Minn., May 15. The unveiling of the statue of Ole Hull, erected in the memory of the great violinist by the Norwegians of the Northwest, will take place In this city on May 17. The statuo Is of bronze and by Sculptor FJeldc, shows tho musician with his Instrument ready for playing. The cost of It Is $8,000, which has been contributed In small amounts, so that tho testimonial is really a representatively popular ono. The statue had quiet an experience in the studio. A piece of the clay form ing the cast gave way, ruining a part of tho face. FJedle started to repair tho damage and had nearly completed his work when taken 111. Mrs. Sarah Bull, of Boston, widow of tho musician, has been It, and says It Is an excellent likeness. Miss Caroline Boeckman, of St. Paul, has been chosen to unveil thn statue. Miss Boeckman was born In Bergen, Norway, the birthplace of OIo Bull. Her early schooling was re ceived lu her native village. Sho came to America while still u young girl, and remained three years. Sho passed her fourteenth and fifteenth years In n Catholic convent In Paris. John W. Arctandcr Is prcsldcut of the Ole Bull Monument Association, Charles Klttelson, treasurer, and T. E. Nelson, secretary. OlcBorncmann Bull was born at Bergen, Norway, Feburary 5, 1810, and died near Ihcrc August 17, 1880. From his arrival In Paris in 1831, when lie began to develop under the In fluence of Paganinl, ho travelled from city to city, playing with great suc cess. He visited America five times l)Ctween 1843 and 1870. Officers Eluded. Key West, May 15. Tho schooner Gladiator eluded the vigilance of the United States revenue cutters ut Fort Meyers, this state, and Milled for Cuba yesterday. It Is said that there are on board 1,300 rifles, 1,400 mache tes, 150,000 rounds of cartridges, a quantity of dynamlto and four rapid rapid-firing guns. It Is understood that among the 85 men on board are several Amerfcans,and that the leader of tho expedition, A. F. Gonzales, Is a naturalized American. Tho Ameri cans aro supposed to be Washburn, an inventor; G. R. Jones, an expert gun ner; L. CStewart.a military engineer, and two others who ore skilled In the manufacture of gunpowder. Struck Natural Gass. Ardmorb, I. T May 15 While workmen were engaged In boring a well on the farm of J, S. Wheeler, about 25 miles west of here, a strong current of na lurid gas was encount ered. When struck, It created a noise like thunder, and when a match was applied to the -mouth of tho well it flamed up. The find will be developed. FOR BI-METALLISM. of his provinces, tin lovely Isle or Cu lm, the young king's tenth blrtlulny Colorado Republicans Favor win be celebrated Muy. n wiiu con- White Metal, WASHINGTON rOR GOLD, And Corporation Manipulators Arc Made Delegates. Pukiilo, Colo., May 15. It was 1:30 n. m. when the Republican state con vention adjourned, having made the following nominations. Delegates ut largo Henry M. Teller, Frank C. Goudy, J. W. Rockcfellow, James M. Downing. The delegates are Instruct ed to net In harmony with Senator Teller. The resolutions as adopted aro lengthy, but in them Senator Wol oott'a name Is not mentioned and his course Is condemned only in so far us the Republican leprocntntlvvrt in congress ure Indorsed In one parapmgh by wholesale blessing. In the resolu tions, Senator Teller is mado leader of the delegation, and there are no Instruction to delegates, except to fol low his leadership In the first para graph. It is declared that bimetallism and protection aro vital to tho pros perity of tho country; that Oriental competition would render protection futile with the gold stnodard. Demo cratic free trade and the gold stand ard arc declared to be the causes of tho destruction of values one-half. Bend Issues arc denounced, and the blame for financial cond I tloiis is "put upon the democracy. in wyomino. Sheridan, Wyo., May 15. McKIn ley and free silver were declared In separable political twins, by the reso lutions or the Republican statu con vention today. Tho commltteo on resolutions had a warm session, last lug until midnight. Tho platform us llually reported, Is Intended to meet till the factions, and therefore witls lies none. WASHINGTON REl'UHLICANH. Everett, Wash., May IB. The Re publican state convention today adopted an emphatic gold plunk and instructed tho eight delegates for-Mc-Klnlcy. Tho convention was practic ally unanimous for the Ohio man The flnunclul plank consumed more time than any other matter before the convention. The gold men had an overwhelming majority, but did not choko oil debate, not wishing to engender bitterness among silver del egates. However, thcy refused to compromise, and oven rejected tho Ohio plunk, which McKlnley himself Is said to have devised. The delegates on tho slato formed a week ago wero elected. A. F. Bur leigh, receiver of the Northern Pucl flc railroad and tho leader of the gold standard forces of the state, will pro bably bo spokesman of tho delegation at St. Louis, and it Is likely that P. C. Sullivan, of Tacoma, will bo chosen national committeeman at St. Louis. The greatest enthusiasm prevailed throughout the convention, and tho result wus precisely as had been plan ned by tho party leaders. Tho plat form declares aguinst tho A. P. A. In politics, against the Immigration of paupers and criminals from other lands, for protection of American shipbuilding, and for tho election of United States senators by direct vote of tho people. The M. B. DUhopn. Cleveland, O., May 15. Interest lu the Methodist Episcopal conference today, centered in the election of bishops. First ballot for bishops resulted in no choice. There arc fifty candidates. The vote was as follews: W. W, T. Bowen, (colored) 1470. C, McCabc, 141; Earl Cranston, 215; J. W. Hamil ton, 107; Djr, Buckley, 72. Alfonso's Birthday. Madrid, Mry lS.lX'splte tJio gloomy outlook for tin nlost bountiful siiieruoio ceremony, unu uini sycopn- urcy which iirtws rank round royalty will do 114 utnioit to tnutiufncttirc u display .of affection from his MibJecLs. Kins Alfonso Istho son of AlfoHMj XU lind was burn after" the tenth of liU father. Ho first cuw thi light Mny If 1UUI 11I.J mill lll.I Id Vl.lt III flu In. line of Austria, under jjlwtf regency tho affairs Of the Klngdo have lk.Mil carried on. .IMrtgruiiupirtnts, KiujI ii lino arniiicuis m .vsjk--, iirv si 'i.ii living. Isabella Is tJiolmtorlotis wo man whosfi. (ntrlcrtips mid iirmmirs WubMit.t1ionl1i(.iir5tolholow..!,cr1omot,nI trlal trlp Wny, the est obb.Atoiia time no sellj respecting woman would bo scon nt it he palace. Most onsubfcllu's life Is 'now spent umld tho gayest surroundings or Par isian life. Tho aunt or tho baby king who takes tho title ot Alfonso XIII, is tho Prlncwa Eulalle, vho visited the World's Fair at Chicago In 181)3, and was tho center of a great deal or attention from the American people. Ills other aunts aro Isabella and Ma ria dclla Paz. Young Alfpilso has two sisters, Maria do las Mercedes and Ma ria Theresa. Ills mothers' conduct has been such as to restore tho court to its former-decency, and her admin istration of tho regency has been marked with considerable ability. Those who hopo great things; from tho king rejoice that his education is In tho hands of bo capable a mothor Aironso, like his predecessors, was baptized In tho Roman Cuthoho faith which Is the dominant religion of the Kingdom. Howard Explains, -JVasiiinoton, Muy.'JlOMfAt the opening of the house today Howard, (dem., or Ala.) caused a wild sensation by arising to the question or personal prlvllego to dentunco the public re port made about three mouths ago Unit ho had been drunk on tho floor of the house. Ho explained that at tho tlino of tho alleged 'occurrence ho was desporately ill and had been 111 over since. Only tho day before yes terday had ho been able to return to tho liousc, Tortured by Turks. London, May 15. A news dispatch from Berlin says: Tho Constantinople correspondent of tho Vosslcho Zeltung reports thnt tho hultan'fl fears or assassination havo led to wholesale arrests or Ar menians, who arc barbarously tor tured to force confessions from them. Double Hanging. CiucAao, May 15. Today, ror tho first time si nco tho execution or the Haymarket auarchlsts,u double hang ing took place In tho Cook county Jail. Tho condemned men wero Alfred O. Fields, a negro.auil Joseph Wandrcth, a German. Matabcles Repulsed. London, May 15. A dispatch from Buluwnyo, says Captain Napier's column, on Tuesday, while on tho way to escort Cecil Rhodes' column, had a skirmish with and repulsed tho Mata bcles. Congress of American Republics. Dondon, May 15. The Times Rio do Jnncrlo dispatch says the presi dent's message on tho opening of con gress supports tho Idea of a congreM of American republics. Admiral Evans Dead, Washington, May 15. Rear Ad miral Thomas N. Evans, of tho Uni ted States Nuvy, retired, was found dead In his bed at Rockvllle, Md., this morning. New York Democrats. XkwYork, Muy 15; The Demo cratic state central commltteo today decided to hold the state convention to select delegates ut lurgo for tho Chicago convention, at Saratoga, June 24th. Children Cry for ditcher' Castorl. BATTLESHIP OREGON Makes tho Best Record the World in ON HER FIRST 1RIAL TRIP, She Makes lQ.35 Miles In An Hour EdSlly Santa Uauhaua, C'al., May 15. In battleship Oregon covered (12 knots, onicltil government course, lu thrco hours and forty minutes and forty eight scconds,muklng tho magnificent average speed for the lima oyer tho course of HI. 78 knots, or 10.35 miles In an hour. This speed places her lu tho very front rank of ships or her class In the navies or tho world, beating tho Massachusetts, tho pride or the Cramps, which had a record or 10,15 knots, and tho Idlunn, with a record or 15.01 knots. Tho contract or the Union Iron works with tho government calls Tor $2.,000 ror every quarter or a knot about 15, and by her great perform ance today tho Oregon lias earned ror her builders a premium or 9175,000. Tho Oregon Is ono or thrco similar battleships, tho other two being tho Massachusetts and Indiana. In tho Massachusetts, Indiana and Oregon, It Is believed that tho United States po Bcs3 fltlng ships that have row equals and no superiors, They uro deslgnat as coastlluo baltlc-shlps, which means that they are primarily Intend ed ror tho defense or our coast and their greatest lighting elllclenoy is expected to bo under conditions likely to arise In sticn defense. To allow ac cess to a largo number or harbors, tho mean drum has been kept down to 21 feet, considerably less than that or vessels or llko tonogo abroad. SAYS JURORS CURSED HIM. X. N, Steeves Has Something More to Say Qeforo Going Away, X. N. Stcovcs has been removed to Hlllsboro, Washington county, whoro ho will remain until his second trial for mauslaughtca will come up. Said ho before leaving: "I would much rather bo tried In Multnomah county than over In Washington. I would bo tried hero if I could get u Jury of fair men to hear the evidence. I would lx willing to lako a jury or moo who will como to tho Jury box with their minds fully mado up against mo and let them hear the evidence and then let them decide whether I am guilty or not. I tuiy their minds may lie mado up against me, but they must not ho bit terly prejudiced. "On tho first trial tho Jury was lutensley antagonistic to me. Thoro wero men on that JiirV who siieiit part or their time In tho Jury-room abusing mo--actually cursing me, as certain persons know, Was thut a fair minded Jury? Could they try mo fairly and Impartially under such cir cumstances as tlioc? Jurors wero overheard ut that trial abusing mo roundly as if I had done them wuiic personal Injury. That this feeling manifested Itsolr was plain to a spectator at tho trial. Therefore I say It is Importable to find 12 men lu this county who could honestly try my case. Dnpont Case. Washington, May 15. At 2 o'clock the Dupont case was (taken up In tho senate, and Piatt continued his speech, A vote will bo taken at 5 o'clock Tho Fossil Journal takes coyoto scalp as pay for subscription at face Value. lH", J i ii in The Sclo creamery mudo its first shipment of butter thU week. OREGON APPROPRIATIONS. What the Oregon Delegation In CongttM Has Accomplished. Vashinoton, May 1,'t. The liver and harbor bill passed the ' senate today. Tho house appropri ation for Portland to tho sen was In. pritniAil fnuii lm iw i. aiin iw t:n . V.VM5V.HJIUIM IWVW VVl VIVVW T"V,' 000 Of wliloh l to ho uwl below ToiigUQ point by way ot tho south channel In front of Astoria, IV tho d cades, meliiaiUff milulry Civil bill 1100,000 ami tiilllitirlzliitf tho contract for $2,010,000. The Cuqiilllo river $20 - Wkl. The upper Coqulllo $12,000. Tho Coos rllor S5,000. Tho Alsea river !l,000. The Ncstiicca river $0,000. Tho Willamette and Yamhill $10,000, and authorizing the contract aggre gating $200,000 ror the Improvement or tho yvillamcttcuud tho construction or locks on tho Yamhill. Sluslaw $27,000; entrance to Coos bay, $(5,000; harbor at Coos bay, $1 1,31)0; Yuqulna bay ,$25, 000, and authorizing contract for $t, 000,000 additional; Tillamook bay nnd bar $17,000; upper Columbia, $5,000. Tho total for Oregoiij Including amounts to do contracted for, oyer $4,000,000. In addition, surveys ordered for Tualatin, Nehalcm, Tllla mook bay, bar and entrance; PortOr rord harbor; Clatskanlo rlvor to the town of Clutskanle, on tho Alseu river; Yuqulna rlvor, Long Tom rlvor to Monroe, harbor at Capo Lookout, with a view of constructing harbor reruge on tho Sunt lain river at Jeffer son, to tho Willamette, Umpqua rlvor, Sllotz river, Scappoose river. By all odds tho best river and harbor bill ror Oregon over passed by tho senate. (Signed.) John II, Mitchell. In Session. Wabiunoton, May 15. Tho session of tho Htipreino council or tho A. P. A. mooting today, was devoted mainly to tho consideration or commltteo re ports. Flvo congressmen spoko boforo tho council during tho afternoon. Among those woro Linton, or Michi gan, and Hllborn.'or California. Tho report of tho commltteo on agitation took tho ground thnt agitation with out education Is dangerous to tho cause. The commltteo recoiunlonded tho bureau Information to bo estab lished to consist or the supromo prcsl dcut and ono member or each fltuto council. Miners Convention. Dknvkh, May, 15. Tho western federation or miners nio lu a commlt teo or wliolo today, rovlscd tholr con stitution and discussed tho establish ment or a homo ror disabled minors. Court Decision. iNDiANAi'OLis, May 15. Tho su premo court today rovorscd the legis latlvo apportionment act as uncon stitutional, Tho decision leaves lu forco tho law enacted by tho Demo cratic legislature or 1885, and tho election or members to tho legislature. Good Rki'aiuh. Work has boon begun repairing tho concrete stir face of tho court house. John Holdcckor has tho job, anil It will bo a substan tial Improvement. After that Is dry tho entire building will probably bo painted. When Mr. Terrell was com missioner years ago ho had thu pres ent painting done, and may have the mny oi ordering it done again as county judge. m At Silvkhton. On Friday May tho 22d tho Woodmen's picnic at Sllverton Is to como off and each Iiolltcul party Is to bo represented by a speaker on the money question. Mr. Sovereign Istosiwak ror tho Populists, ox-Mayor D'Arcy of Salem for the Democrats and sotno ono for tho Re publicans. PmMAiiY Politics. Tho new book on tho reformation of tho American primary system, Is now l)carlorn's book store. on salo at a!7t ruT ui rout's wnui Konworthy .. -. ni.-ja. . mm .. I x ueoigo's restaurant docs tho best meal for 15 conts oyer served any- where. w . HiShtJt of all In Leavening Power. Latest U,S. Gov't Report Amhowmx mjmk SOVEREIGN'S MEETING, . , Makes an Argument for People' Money, Donouncos Cleveland's .Wall Stnei1 and Banking Conspiracies ?" ?m hui '" Hall, with STJST! ST,"1" iiutot's, assembled tn Hear Jas. R, ib0vereKUi muster- workman or the itniglits or Labor or the United States. He Wjlrt Introduced by chair man It. It. Ryan or thO Peoples party contingent of this city. Mr. SoVur elgn locked his hands In front of him and proceeded to tnako hlmsolf at home. Ills throat was soro and his voice was husky as a result of speak ing and riding In storms. Ho said the great question was chean nven and dear dollars, or dear men nnd clwap dollars. Tho issue was between freo coinage or gold and silver 10 to 1 and abolition or national banks, or the single gold standard with more bond, moro national debt and more national banks. He stated this Issue In Its various forms and referred to tho Bal timore banking plan. For each $00 or tho old greenbacks $200 or bank notes woro to bo Issued by banks. Ho read a circular Issued by tho Ameri can bankers nasochttlon surreptitious ly Issued and that.recltcd tho neces sity or Issuing $500,000,000 bonds, nnd to havo tho banks redeem nil tho paper money now outstanding. Tho licoplo wero most determinedly op posed to this. They woro opposed to contraction of tho currency at all times. Tho banks not only Issuonll tho money but also wanted to havo tho power to redeem all tho money now Issued by tho government ot our country, There was n popular oppo sition to tho further destruction of non-lntercst-bcarlng money. Ho showed up tho operations of the sound money club ot Now York and now It was supplying all tho so-called "sound monoy" .papers with editor I als. THB COUNTY CANVASS, Opens nt Turner, Marlon and JciTerson Saturday. At 10 n. in., May 10th, tho Republi cans opon tholr campaign at Jefferson. All tho county candidates nrooxpected to bo thoro. Tho Democratic county commltteo has stolen a march on tho Republicans and hired tho halls at most pluccs. As a result, they will bo In possession (A tho speaking places, and forco tho tho Ropubllcuns to meet clsowhcro or meet with them. Just what arrangoinonts will mado Is not certain. Tho Democrats seem to havo an aggrcsslvo campaign mauagoinent, and seem determined to forco tho fighting. Tho feeling Is improving In favor of tho Republican tlckot. The soreness which always follows a convention Is wearing off and oven becoming luke warm and friendly In spots whoro It was chilly, and hostile a few weeks ago. Mr. Davis tho county commltteo man will accompany tho candidates about tho county. Secretary Frank Daveywill also go along und will bo called uikhi to spcuk at many places. Other speakers will also bo called up on Ut asslHt. ThkJouunal will report tho county canvass at Uh opening Saturday. A Peculiar Accident. This after noon, near the court house, the horse of O. L. Furrous took u strange run and nearly wrecked sovoral vehicles, Between tho brass band and tho electric car Mr. Farren's horso lw enmo frightened, throwing him to tho ground with great force, rolling him about a rod on tho street, Then tho horeo Jumped with his foro feet Into a buggy occupied by Rev. I. B. Fisher's daughter, breaking tho same badly. but not Injuring tho young lady, Next tho frightened unlmal Jumped unto tho Basey express wagon, strik ing on tho double-tree, from which ho was boon extricated and cscaocd. Mr. Forrenshad h skueo bad v hurt but no bones broken and astdo from that no harm was dona exeunt to tlia - - - - - -p r-t - r r vehicle. Baton? Powder