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""'"'" 1,M""1'' iiin.- 1..1 nriini'rrrini i uin snaS i i s DAIJ.Y CAPITA!. JOUKWAT 8ALEH, OSEOOH. KOIfDAY, TBBBJJASZJ 1905, VLJr l SENATOR MITCHELL BETRAYE Confessions of His former Por - trier and Private Secretary All of the Following Report Is Taken from Portland Papers Which Are Violently for the Prosecution I w ..- xk Bi that he was pay '. .; Wt I ecnWa't say tfca he f t Mr. Robertson will bavo to corroborate this thing. Of coarse, it mv gt into trouble' He said that a w-iW ' fc"" ' see what ho eoald do with Robert- '- 1" a or something of that kind. Aad tk ' - .,,....,.. i ;.i- . .k i - Jin U (;icgiiioni nil ten niui b( iu . t tee aai wotK """ which yea wrote kin to look pe-lal amounia Xnbs' money, or wre Joiner wirk shape. I have never bad any pondence, or any words with ta -ti ator about it since 1m left he. Tte I .aanim TrHln . & I.UAsi)9l' B M HAIM contract Is mi exact copy of tfec par- nexship agrjMot 4act wai pwd at kM jtrf tfe aftoraey. lnTulv iS8x. I began to break out mtl began treatment with local doc to-a. but did not get much relief. They said : he i -21 2f wonic chronic. I then quit t:.ei tla data, Mara I, (rm u n taat " particmlar contract that was ( ftmltried variows ointments and soaps ). efate about the donartmen,.! ba F" d W room w"j mother two yjr-.bat M won. .col. . aid Jndtfe Tanner. KWSSmWlSKto "SR-su,; 2 . . .. !... 1 AT- neoe. That 1 the or we cfcaaf," !" ty yoor aoai In all other ravpeeto.it In the w jf,."Hy. "V-sa. ' wpued Me witness Mftefaell Batrayad ay His the real contract that waa ijneL" "Hare jon the orlgiaal. or aa eris: inal, of the flrat coatrtett" the witneaa n-neuBKeu, an ne replied mat Be aan. i Ail will ... ,n .... jw mn prvunt llu.1, . Mr. Ttobertaoa went before the igmwl Jory hh1 told what ha kaew of Hlir orlgiaal contract entered into lie tima Judge Tenner and Senator .Mitchell, wbieh contract ha (Robert son) had writtan at the dictation of Iho two memlion of the Ann. Mr. JtoLwtMti also lirouglit with him n let ter from the aeimtor to .ladga Tanner vrlileh told nil too plainly of the sen ator ' guilt and left .lulge Tanner alone under tho luinleu of hi fnlao offori is aaro hbi friend. After hia imUwany it la aald, ICohertaon went to th& Jndge, Hail when he (old him whnro Miatterf taod, tlm latter broke -down nl last and canio to the govern Miimt for fargiviieas. I .tauic(u niu riaaui uniuy. made known hia wink to plead guilty t the charge against Mm, kovrig it ' thrte-JIftlw useleas to do olherwiaa In the faea of the overwhelming eaati of the gov ernment, and In order to save his Iwy from the reflected shadow of hitf' wrongful acta. And in thin instance he iimced himtwlf on record against liia partner, and told of tho guilt of the former In words which, thauvh voiled, admitted of no doubt in the mind of tlnwe who heard thorn.. Judge Tanner waa worn, and en tered III j.loK of guilty before the court. Then h atthn request of Mr. Heney. took the stand on behalf of tho government. The district attor ney handed the wttneaa a eopy of the lAml ao H.iturJay the indicted man ir O Humor of the Blood 'Cauna inany trottbloi.jilmplc, boila aud .Uior ontptlons, tioaldoa loss of appetite, Hint fttretl fcolliitf, ilU of Ml. 4oeuos, iiKlIgustloii mill lienclaoho. TLe aooiior ouo jrota rlil of tlicm (lio &etlflr, nnd tho way to got rid of thorn nd to build up tho ayatotu that lma j tstirrorvd team tlmiu U to tnko Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills Worming' In wiullnntlon tho uioM ffttOllvoalttnitlvonnil (onto mtidlolno, w flhown hv tiui'inmk'd, rndlonl nnd permanent i-urva of Scrofula smt Rhoum 4sorlnoln n0laf Plmploa, All hlncto of Humor Rhoumntlsm -Stood Pola nlna Dyapopoln otnrrh Debility, Etc. Accept no aiilntlltulo, but bo turn (o got Hood'a, iiud ot It today. laptirious contract of jMrtperabip. "I hand you," mU .Mr. Ueney, "a contract which waa preannted by you before the grand Jury. When whs that etmlraet madof" "It was nmdfl iilong in Deeemlicr Infct," Hiiiwurwl Jmlgo Tanner. "And the jmrjKMHj of it was to nxe aa a defoiue in the .lolui II. Mitehnll cuael" (juestloned the government nt tornoy. Judge Tannur ahifted in hia chnlr, and at luxt mild: Vliy Contract Waa Amended. "I will tull you tho elroiiiiiHtiincoR, and you can draw your own roiicIu- aiona from that. When Mr. Mitchell waa out hnre ho looked over tho con tract, Wo hud a contract, but of course thin in not tho one; wo looked that ovor, and there waa a olnuac in it that he thought ought to bo changed, and h told me to llx Itj nnd I did' draw uii thia writing hero, changing tho jmrtlcular olmiso thnt ho thought would be dnngoroua for him; and wo signed it. At tho time that waa done. I said to him, 'Now, Mr. Ilobertann is the only man on earth except you and me that knows to the contrary anything about this agreement, and you 7" wu thf aaxt qnatioa of the government attorney. Judge Tanner handod the paper to Mr. Heaey. "That is it," he said. "A little later a aupplemantal agreement was made that does not alTeet the question yon are asking, Imt it simply changes tae ai vision ot tae feo. (irioir me and the aaaator two- nftha." "Under tho first agreement," for ther questioned Mr. Heaey, "the cheeks thnt were jmM by Mr. Krih for servieea perfonnwl in the matter of expediting cases went Into the rm account and were divided wkh the knowledge of .Seiwtor Mitchell that he waa getting Ills half of themf " "It went Into the firm account and was divided with him in this way: the money, his half of it, was sent to him ia tho shaie of a deposit tag, showing the amount; and I usually stated, 'luelosod you will find deposit tag for yonr share of uroeeeda of otir Jbusii.eHH for the eurrent menth,'' or something of that kind. Now, I couldn't swear that he had knowledge of whore this monoy enme from." "Didn't you talk with him about it at any time when, ho was heret" naked Mr. Ileuey. "Xot sulwequent to the time thnt this monoy wns paid." "Was there nnything sold at tho time. Senator Mitchell was here in liKKlf" asked Mr. Honoy. "Well, ho know thnt I was doing FRETFUL WOMEN Rhnuld know that if tholr various or gans wcro strong and healthy thoy would not be in that atnto of mind. Happiness depends ontiroly on good health, and to recover this pricoletta possession Hostottor's Stomach Hitters is needed. Its 50 years' record proves its worth in cases of Monthly Irregu larities, Sick Hoadacho, Sleoplossnoss, Unstrung Nerves, Baokacho, Indiges tion and Dyspepsia. We urge nil sick ly women to try HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BITTERS Prirate Sacrattary. Th- letter was given to Mr. Hobcrt s.n bv Max Pracbt in Washington with instructions to hand it to Judge Taaaer npon his arrival in Portland. Robertson came direct to the federal building ob reaching the eity and went to the jury room. After having given his testimony, Boberteon, ott leaving the jury room, handed the letter to Mr. Heaey, who in. torn gave it to the grand jvry The letter will be used againn Sen ator Mitchell when be comes to trial on the charge of violating section 172 of the Revised Stniutes of the United States, whieh provides that nn one holding the ofllee of United States senator shall receive any compensation whatever for nay work done to fur- 'ther matters relating to the work of the government in any department. Senator Mitchell was indicted on this charge February fr receiving foes from Frederick" A. Ktibs for expediting 70 timber claims. Mitchell's Letter to Tanner. Washington, IX C. Feb. u, 1905. My Dear Judge; I am almost afraid to write a word as these scoundrels will misconstrue everything and dis tort all that is said. Your friend with letter did not arrivo here until today. Your letter only received at S jt. iu. 1 have made search for my copy of nrtielw of copartnership of 1901 but am unable to find it. I think it must he among my papers in ofhee. Harry, of eour.se, prepared those nrti cIoh. You soe Harry on his arrival. I found our supplomontal agreements vi uaio .Mjvemuer l, jyui, wmen. are nil right. Harry has theso with him. Xow tho facta are these, nnd you must deal with them accordingly. First, under our articles I wns not to have any interest whatever iu any busiuesa you might do in any of tho departments or in any land matters. Second, as a mntter of fact I never know until now that any charges for any such service had bcon credited to me or the firm or thnt ray account had ever been credited with any part thereof. As 1 was never furnished weather came I was as bad off ase er, so finally decided to let medicine alone, and for twelve or thirteen years did notnin towards curing the Ecxenia except bath ing. This s-emed to do a!out as much jrood as auvthmg I had tried. During the time I lost about one-balf ol myhair I began S. S. S. doubtful o cure, because the disease had run jo long, but soon discovered your medicine wa doing megood, and continued io .: .i I uaed seven bottles, when I was con oletely cured, not havinga single spot on mv body, which before was almost com pletely covered. F C. Norfolk. 1017 Hackberry St., Ottumwa, Ia The head, feet and hands are usuallj the parts affected, though the disease np pears on other parts of the body. While ex fr.i otVnlicntions allav the ltclutift am) burning temporarily, it is the acids throw, off by the blood that cause the lrnfitioi. and eruptions upon the shin. The acid' must be neutralized and thesystcm clean. ed of all humors and poisons before th. cute jspeniiuHcm S. S. S. 13 gr.aran ;eed entirely fret of Potaj.li, Arsenic and otlirr miner als. Book on tin skin and Us dis eases sent free. Medical advic furnished free. Tho Swift Specific Company, Atlanta, fla Is Not Ove Wc will probably j -.fr if suiiiK cuia wearuer yet yotf will need a hcA stove. We have cat tt on every healing stovi thehoase. Call and amine them. R,IVI.Wadc&C Leaven V BUSINESS CHANGE) g Having just closed one year in the grocery business in Salem, on behalf of Mr. Pishcr and myself, I desire to express to our patrons our sincere appreciation of the kind treatment wc have received at their hands during the past twelve months. Our Last Month's Sales Showed an Increase of 84 1-2 per Cent Over Our First Month Which certainly iau rtioortl ofonoournginc growth. Ilowovor, Mr. Fisher's health not iormiUinK him to continue) iu tho stora, I have purohuMd his entoiro interest nad iMinil will mil) nliull ,.m, ).... .,. :.. ..., Ml. i. . ,. i,. "' """ u. in uvuiy miy jiusaiuio io jueru n iiko uioroAso ill ih. tronao during tho cominjr yonr. llehind our oouutor Mr. T. M. Hurd, of many ywtra grocery oxporioiieo,mul.Mr. CA Roos.bothsorupulously consoiontious in their donltK with ouitomon, willcontlnuoto asaist in supplying tho want, of our friond Al tho dtakMiM Iris Ilnmm will soo toil that till ncoounta aro carefully and acou-' rately kept, whilo on (ho wagon our gonial and accomodating doliveryman Mr llooaon will hUII go tho rounds and do his host to he in fourteen placoa nt one and tho vtuue time. IJko fomo other people we aro also human and not beyond makinp n mlitaka howavor, wo .hull always l only ttw 8lad to ratify an otror or to refund money for any tuumUifnotory purchwo. Our delivery service is not aurf iuwI it. Salwu. Ono delivery daily in Highland, ttugltwood. Asylum Avenue and the far OMtrrn iwrtioiw of town, two doliverie each day in Ytw Park, South Slmi aud North SaltMU, aud four dollvorios per day in th mora central jmrta of tlo citv Two things wpooUlly we shall sUnd for a. in the imat. 1. A quality iu wir gooda that luuit Uhuovo roprQaoli. a. Corral woighta aud tuwuurej, not 16 but ltf ouueoi to thXpottnd, not 7 but S piuU to the gullun. Our pfeouQ ls alwa.w waiting for your call. Try us for h inonlh with your order for frtiito. vcgtablo and grocorie. C. J. ATWOOD Successor to ATWOOD & PISHCR ' 4 Cor, Commercial aud Court Streets w: TlMm ..' fear f I II JIM H VFllBTtL1! tLv mi 'J $ mm ii r-M- f 4& ffllSlrW Wt' lit JW 3 DON'T GET OLD Boforo your time. Proper care of your stomach and diet will keep your health good. Ia this particular the Wild lloso flour is a known enemy of dyspepsia, as it makes tho best of good, white, swcot, nutritious bread -it is tho housewifo's favor ite. Salem Floating Mills Tfaefa Bank! ino roiations oxisting btb mis onnK ana its ciiBtomtu closo and cordial. Wo entl compliment to have people lay e to tno institution as being. ! name, js it also yours! Yh i an earnest effort to nccommodikl callers. Our aim is to maki Hi ovory respect the Peoples' Bt bank where all mny feel at liaj place where those of mid means may expoct the saa tj ment as those more faverablri nteu. "From A to Z. 77 That is what tho wholo world is trying to do, In ono way or another and nono are so successful as thosa who use Eppley's Perfection Baking jrowaet Aak your grecar for It for two rea mm, vir becauM t U u,e be.t and because It Is made ta 3,14a KtHMMmMMtH, Gold Dust Flour ! Made by THE 8IDNBY Pow crt COMPANY, SWcj. o e kob. Made for family me. A.k jvr Brucer ror It nnn horta alwayj oa haoi yBaarBHr Salem State Be aalem, OreJ Bsotsciamiiii We have studied every detail r n.. Rrocery busing t.g wLy 1'and. Success do- ,wing what but '' to xivure the glVO VOU mam. o vu u , , in imue 10 grow ar,.i peuds not onh , how to luy. Oi , t'0t ut the !),. Wall Paper Latest designs in sic and good work guard teed. We have the sri 8 store and small prices L Lemmon 299 Liberty St. Phone 2475 o o 0 o 9 98eeotto)ei9il wmm FRENCH i POLLS ,8".ct fiiuir tor Bvrrmm Mwm." CMl HDWN TO rail. S"l K-l 8iljl t. .V ' ""' 'M " Mitr Behind 1. btairi r..rti.oc Sold In Salem by 3. C. Ston Ham'tt & Lawrence WIIIIIIIILUU. ' '"' """'H-frt-t-f MmIUl.i.h, --- II A Scotch Highball iox. WjiiHni tbuacnir .UHHI k. .k ' "5 S'P' free. IfourdrauUI ntre Hum si jKttrlen ta tta "ITttlMtDICALCO.. BOX 74. UNCUT and A ' tPJion'c 471 P. B. Wallace" AGENT :ww-WWWWWWtc- t AND WlSCfoi. '' T t MniUJl AgfHZWXfXi. 1 1 , scotch vypW T " l'Hlfir V'l V" l kSKmV &f X " 0KttiC.-r frrrr. ",-v0M, I ALU KINDS OF FRUIT TRAYS !! J! ANO ORCHARD OOXESuu! " ; AViaSOQ ; MUW, Straat. .,, w PUONB tVi KM. nade from our fine old Sceteh iflil "V is invigorating and bracing 1 ?ol 1 wither. Our flno stock of id Uf" "re pure nntl tho finest distil n' nncl a treat to tho epicure 'ona.sseur to test the velvft.' m J 'thu?se and fine flavor of it E. Ectetlen 5S Commercial StttA HwiinnniH vHmHw. . . . ' " i . . ' TTTT-W--!, Lt.j .... UL r rnrTTHHH llllilll : e rtopettv a.t a n U i! r. -'." ." - . J- or alty. ' - f"pal street within three Woe! Tr- et,"tbery, etc All modern 'or homes or investments. w s icJSt WILSON. or mmtH Salem, Oregoj jm " 1JrMJwa rf-i