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Newspaper Page TextVOL. 47-NO. 43. SALEM; OREGON, FRIDAY, 5 AN UARY 13, 1S90. "WEEKLY EDITION . . . T" n I... GOOD NEWS RECEIVED No Trouble Feared in the .I'Mlippines ; -J. -. - Gentleness Will Pacify the Natives. A Conference between Jtepreaenta- A lives 6f General OtU and 4?uiu-N . V:-- ...... 4 . V ASIimGTOX; Jan. lli a be stalled on gKd authority that theiew teeivea uiajr . irwui v !.i.r rf-aHuri nif than otneewise a ...... in.nln; !r ' .Z,; h ,tii thft he made no aHusion to k hostile surgnts. and to advise and c4-operatr surK J? ' 1. ,. ry: hl hu. - rfftwon to believe that the present situ- i ation may le protracted longer than . wAuid naturally be expected. nd -that thf-re will be no ojen toostllitlls imrhe- if dialtely, if at all. . ' f 1 A CONFEKENCFL fondon, Jan. l&--Th Manila corre- jpjrWident of the Morning Fost says: f There was an Important conference laft evening betweeifduly authorized American and Filipino, committees, at tb Instance of Aguihkldo. J General ''Otis said the purpose of ' thjj confer en; was a mutual understafidliig of thi policies, aims and desire! of the people oi the Unfted States, and of the Philippines . kA.t.2:30 o'clock Wednesday fjfternoon sO'frse. Weller, ah octogenarian '"and Highly "respected citizen qf tills ,city. pansed avay at his home. . No.! 475 Lib erty street;; cjrAer of Division street, at thi advanced age of 82yeara,4 months an 1 '6 days., : V ' ' (reorffe Wiier was, born April 5.. ISir,. in llerkimer. 'coun-ty. stat of New Ynrk Htywiis the son of a' farmer,- an I url lt-arnt-d the stt'afiy. and industri ous habits which werehls leading char-artfi-istiCR in after'-life'. ' ' At tKe age--of 21 he.made nip wq.Vi to the, then far Western .prairies of Xlli- rxoooocooopoooooobodo i eotter you shoes make at th4 lowest arc built OUR CASH BUS1VESS PLAN enables1 u$ to undercll merchants who buy bn time andsell-on eterni" tv" That's vhy trade ontinues to iiv .. - crease at lhe - ? - 1 Itpc mnit vnp dapict I 3 11 II U N I InLiiVL 1 1 3 f : j : - ''I.''.'.'. ' ' ' j ' : I ' PA 1 V Wil! cAiquJOba y i 8; Q tf) ' FROM I CrS.'D AY, I i X S '"wV' : -if" Jn order tdak room for! rptxxtX Q . . . ; . .. .r" " r- --v - ! '.X X .at criace. , . '.' f r". : kbtmie and Ur wlcW 3 Shoe J H . S T u $1X0 Shoes. 14 all new goods. J : ) O 1 ciexxxxxooTOoS sBusn Hank. j I nols. whre, "by the courage ! and in- , domihabie' trill of , the true pioneer, be became the possessor of large: holdings of realty, lii - SJcHenry bounty of that state, located about forty miles from Fort Dearborn, now the city of .Chica go. Injl&AZ he married! Miss Elmira Fletchep- Rogers and 'their home was i for years the stopping jplace of the I itinerant minister in his wanderings. Twenty-eight years later Sin Welter, with his family, removed to ' Wood i county,. Wisconsin." where be. became Interested in the 4 lumber and milling- business, greeting onei of : the ; firs flouring mills in that section. ' ' I In 187tr after spying out the land for . year or s before, Mr. Weller re moved to thiscity, where he again n i gaged In the milling business. ; lie erected the smaller one of the mills now standing at the mouth of North Mill creek, where the brick, or Scotch mills, are located. ,: j . j-' : For.several years past Mr. Weller has I beenquietly passing his days with his ; family, who are all grown 6 years of maturity. : Besides his widow, there are five children ii left to mourn his . : demise. vizi CbarUa "18. the firm Mrs.! M. E." ! and .Edward: of ; of Weller - Bro." "ET JttZTSZZJZ: .. r.nrKuinrf her W,..lMi studies. ' k ' - , j ! Mr- vvener was in every sen. -pnr man, and bis elgthy-two years ,f ront,er fe wa, rofntfe, nto. ihe In usefulness ""' " " i Tir r , 7or several years past Mr, Weller J I J., . . , - W. .. hss been an almost helpless . .-... . i tnvall-1. being afflicted with what is j known, as the creeping paralysis. Everything was done that thoughtful hearts and ten der hands could -do to make his help lets condition as cheerful ind pleas n'. as possible, and although his death, cane sudden it was not wholljr unex pected to his family. " i :. A NEW CRUISER. ! Lindon, Jan. 11. The-United States cruaer Albany, purchased here pre vious to the war, with 8pain, will be latnched at Newcastle Saturday. The Alteny will sail for ihejUnited States in ipril. ; - ' t ' . :' ' . Schillings est Jpan ,; Ceylon I . English Creakfast i Colone- - .' Ideal Blend i ... B Tea lor style, Mt and service. of his welbknown posible-prices. i GOV. GEER IN OFFICE 1 The Chief Executive Ib Inaugurated Before a Cheering Crowd of Citizens. Messages to tbe Legislature hj the neomiog andSetirinsr Gover nors of Oregon. ' 1 The inaugural ceremonieB forced the grreat event of yesterday at the state capitol and were the means of rawing" an Immense crowd to' 'the hall ojf repre sentatives long before the ceremonies began.. During their; progress, he gallery-was filled, to its entire capacity, the masculine gender predominating and the visitors' portions of J the hall Itself was thronged -to j perfect Jm, "especially in the front (portion; -hefe they was an almost unbearable crush. The ladies predominated below and stood their, ground manfully in the c"oritest for favorable positions. -. . The. message of the retiring govern or, W. ; P. Lord, though' unusually lengthy for him, was-llstene4to with wrapt rattention by the -. vast j assem blage, and evoked spontaneous ap plause at occasional periods 'of its finest thought and '-rhetoric. On the whole the addres sof Governor . Lord was permeated with wise and practical suggestions, born of long experience and observation, yet the general Im pression of the reader, who penises the document will be thatHjany of; the suggestions are much moreen the na ture of catchy theories ty VTetlring officer, than the well-followed fruiding stars of men newly-clothed . with authority.- !i . v V I 1 ' Wien Governor Lorti finished, Presi dent ' Taylor,' of the senate, arose and In a, cleat' voice ani pleasing intona tion, aeiiverea me zouowing neai speech: ", jj ' '. j '!!" ' "It'ls ' $n agreeable duty Ijinerform, and in it I am sure I voice the senti ment of the people of lhe state, re gardless ef race or party, wlen I ex fend to the retiring executive hanks for . hi able, dignified and 'conscien tious discharge of the' duties of his great office. At once a . brave sb.ldler. a distinguished jurist and a forceful administrator,- of public affairs, few names deserve, 'or will receive from. the pen which writes our history. hlffher commendation than that of William P. Lord. . "It is' a striking- illustration of the cosmopolitan nature of our Western life, that he. who first 'saw the light where the Atlantic breezes blow, gives place today, to one whose ear, first listening, heard the echo . of the Pa cific surf. ' ".Oregon celebrates her fortieth birth year by the inauguration of a gov einor who was. born within her terri torial bounds. This fact is notable, not because a native son will sit in the executive chair 'for the ;next four years, for place of birthHs but an ac cident, and Involve too narrow a limi tation to the lofty title of American citizen; We must not forget that It has been the ' sons 'of other states and of other lands who have borne the bur dens and wear the, laurels of the state's development. - "The Incident Is Important, however, in calling the nation's, attention to the fact Hiat our commonwealth Is no longer a younger -sister, but a mature member of the family of states. , ' "The home, the calling and the ex cellent character of th.e governor -elect, together with fth .remarkable popular majority with which the people called him to his trustj are of vastly greater moment than birth 'r race, and mean much In these" days of social Jnterent, for thy cannot fall to Impress the Kast with-'the Important truth that OregonfJljf not dominated by the great centre . $t ; population, whlch al- wavn flnil wirvwhM-. has rnt Iftiterl If the sure bulwark! of free institutions, is I here still supremte. ' "I. herfor. am proud' to ptesent to you, fts; representatives of the ipenple, and t the electorate of ot her states well, th;e new governor of Oregon, per sonally; my friend and the ' friend of each or ypu. ,avf arrnei -not-of politics, but of the soil, a resident of the coun- f try and not the town, a mart of ripe intellect and rare talents. 'of the ster ling stuff of statesmen, a true repre sentative 1 of . the plain people and of what is best and safest in American life, the : Hon. -Theodore Thurston Gecr." -. ' , . .-"..'..'.''.;: After the ntorm of snnlsiiM tar the new governor subsided. Senator Tay lor ssiced Mr. ueer it ne was preparea to take the oath of office, to which that gentleman' replied affirmatively, and arose from his chair, when Chief Ju- ; tice woiverton aaministerea u mra j the oath In an Imposing manner. goverhor stepped forward and dell- i In Ms m n ,-fatt'r-cf-faet. unotena- tlonns wpy. He p k to 'he i:iemter J of tne 1-gls'ato a frend:. ocl rtes and fellow-workers. He used- no high (Continued on Page 5.) THEHOUSE AWDEWATE Eave Begun the Work of legislation. . Recent Appointments of the Governor Sent to the Senate for Batificition, Bcealled by the, Sew Exeeutlre. ' -A Warm Debate. Yeeter3ay's session of tbe fuuse was uneventful, barring the stirring discus sion of committee clerk matters which occupied almost- an hour, and which left the question; with j but j one safe guard against the same old results of former sessions, j and that was the amendment secured by -Representative Williamson, making the consent of a four-flfihs majority of tnei house-necessary for any additional clerks. The contest was. preclpltatfay,a report from j the : committee ; on! "resolutions, which is hereto appended, as finally factored up, Mr. Moody secured two clerks. Instead of one, far the JudicUiy commltiee at $4 per day; Beach, of ways and 'means, got an additional cU-rk at $3 and had the wages of his ch rk and stenographer transposed Mr. Whalley. on education, had his clerk raised to U;- Mr.J Hill secured a :-a-day clerK for the Multnomah delega tion; Mr. But tried to have three com mittees consolidated with one clerk, but failed and had the same (ate with tn effort ' to consolidate t o commit tees; Stanley amended for three stene graphers instead : of two. i The report as thus amended. Was adopted and now stands In the foUowing condition :' Resolved. That the follqfwing- com mittees shall be allowed the number of clerks hereinafter provided: ' Commit tee on judiciary, clerks.' S4 per day; on ways and means.. 1 clerk, J5 per day. ttenographer, $4. clerk. 3 n railways and transportation.'! clerk; S3 per day; or. elections, 1 clerk. 3 per day; en ed ucation. 1 clerk li per dayt on engross ed bills, 6 clerks. Chief clerk' $5 per day. assistant clerks $3 per day; on enrolled tills, 5 clerks, chief clerlt J5 per day, assfs'tant clerks 3 per day; on nssesi lr.ent and tsx.iti)h, '1 clerk. $3 per day; on roads and. highways., I clerk, $3 per day. en counties; IclfrklS per day; on V , tl ? ' : "".xery acceptably and fairly merce, I clerk. 3 pr day; ok asfricul- Mr- l-h naaJij a noblet.fr.rt to hay ture. il clerk, $3' per day'; 'orJ hortir-ul- J ,he legislature! resolve to adjourn sine lure. 1 .clerk. 3 per day; on Irrigation. on Saturday, January 2Sth, In re 1 clerk!3 per day. on minim?, 1 ikrk.!' to Oovf Geer's suggestion, but ?3 per day; on public 1 1 rids, i clerk, tt j house iuijtly.' fotiKnd cor.sider- t.er day; on medicine and fhnrmacy. 1 clerk. per diyj oti banking and in- eurance. 1 clerk. I? rer day: on Indian affairs, 1 clerk. S3 per dayon military aftairs, 1 clerk5.! 3 per day; on fe-lral rvations, s.nd fowndtl-e on Internal. Improvements, il clerk, S3 per day; on salaries and rnileage. 1 clerk. S3 ' per OUR ! " i ! i GREAT ; i Are not a merely nominal reduction from the regular ! - " i : . - freai reuueuon as manes ii: uu uurxi u vuy iur iuiuio ! - y- i i 33 per cent. Reduction On our ontir line of Lndio ' an! Mlssts - JACKKTS, i , CAri:s. .MAfKiXTOsin:.s )Xvide tht price . by H-Tce. Krery ; garment norkl in plain fisuresj 20 percent, reduction ' j n MM'Stli1, Misses atd CblHrecs IaADii-s' vviiArriins, ! , FASClMAT01w itlOODS- j ' Dress Goods Rnttre. Itne: no nrs'Tre, iucjuuid? toe; farnous Prlesllys blacks. r v I jZKSDOina' tnos exquisite, noraiy ol.f iMliarai 'J " i ' ! waist pnttems. Muslin Underwear At - rt-es ruluced. Entire line1 sfi - inT - - i " ! Makes the foodftiore onlt d&y; cin fisheries and game, l clerk, W pel day; or. health and public morals, statistics and immigration, penal and cb.iritable institutions, 1 clerk, S3 per lty; on corporations. 1 clerk.. 3 per day; on salaries state and county offic ials. 1 clerk, S3 per day; on food and dairy products. I clerk. S3 per d-iy; on manufactures.: 1 clerk, 12. per dsy. The Cummittee ;i on capitol and grounds, cities and towns claims, Jabor, public tirry, snau e auowevl clerical - VI. V . ""' "6 "' hT'.riiTK5. t"vfraPnr r WJ, Bti 7 ef ker at a alary J l nW"er. to perform work when reiueted by Any , ..rr,it I .V- l , SLa- .SAk, rkB'-W Am. A , J ' a a -uZIZ V7 TO""1 ;r lZrl U"J; Y. tT I i - . I I - V??Sl t kl?eXpt Stfnd- ihth VS rtror4 to 7 iH ame!J?f t oItlT L.W,afI,e4 tntor absenJ All clerks not rer,rting ,li;ill re-eiye Jo salary for the day tfiey are absent The clerks of the various commtttees-shall paste all bills In thi bks of eaehmember of thu commit tecs. - The clerks of the several com mittees shall serve on the committees ot engrossed! : nd enrolled bills when not engaged; and are requested "to do so by the chf Clerk No other: clerks trail be employed except bycofisent of a four-fifths majority of the house, on application of the cttairmrm of th committee showing such additional aid necessary., j Clerks shall only draw salr . r ! A.a frAm itttJ. AatA 1 Kiav mrlm ttArura la - -. The total expense of these telerka for the term is figured at about S5.6M, n.i which Is a little over Half of the nous expense of IMS for. such help.1 - . . .. I y. f 1 " V.. A resolution was adonted rrm-1d!nir . - : ' : r that bills, except city charter bH!s. tennot be read a th'rd time until they. shall have j been printed and) lulnlon two-thirds vote of the house 1-order it order it uinerwue. t , . Hanwm'i resolution ' was ! aJoptea for a calenda to be furnished i each mcrnlng similar to. t.ha,f; proviafd:.' at .t. p j .., Moody, chairman of special commit- lee, made ini elaborate rtport on the ,enfcerg cWntfacl on the pei'lUfil-, ery foundry; It is printed'ln another i-olumn. I 'chJklrit& Mr. Roberts. of Wasco, was Called to pjesMed for. a period : "lon a,m "fKB1 inue,iy, The sreafcer's annbunceraent. of the oi2er of business "ihtroductUn Of 4.111. . . , .. k..' - u L umu. urouSH - f 1LC :?r.irilLP"l" 5 ener-' L ,. L J a l . ,. - -Zt b.Us had riehed the desk. malrtrg 17 in all. but before the dav was over this ALE VJ t- ' Z'a l a a I..--.. r a.. ONE PRICE TO ALL. Blankets and Quilts 7 At tempting' Hvj a grade retnlnd .er for tlise cilJly nlsrhts. Rfbboiris ' - - ! ' 1 .! '" ' - , ' ' - ; KntJre Iim of fancy ana tritnmlns rlbborst.at wiK'ial uv noiy ixice. f ii wi vacn iiarnirrey inaier c;au who iifci'icy mnwY l-'iir limire, regulir $1.0"; Icnal lnvtnUiit3' fwlf i 63 CENTS. r,2 Infh CtiM'ls Ilair Clerli tT an ' fmnnuctoh r:fr ft win er nk rt; r.gu- mr ii-ii-riniiii iwr umi ii. i j .' :pO vCfa l ."I and r.2 Inch IrrMcent.f!otert Kultin;. hi livHy mix u e ) rt'ipUar 50 CENTS. 46 hwli Itre.wn . Itaket wv-ire; at tn.purtcil nov44y: formj tf n w i : i 1 7S CENTS. Back if not Satisfied. - ' - - i delicious end wholesome PTwn CO., WW WMMC. numter increaseq to l, . Speker garter i-nnnounced thehous' Committee on settlement with state ti-su(t:t Mody, Masstngtll an;i M.c- Alist r.( . ' 'f'., . ; U-' " 1 - " ' - After a period ' of jflrst ! reading at I'll th- house aJJourned. to 2 o'clock p. in. ; . : j-iv ', A representative of, thei Statesman' called upon' Governor Geei yVsterday n ..1ln. 1,1m.., -vun- for the claim that he had In his inaug- ural addrrss offensively trenched upon he prerogative, of! the; legislative branch of th Ajovemment, to whicft .JnrmrttM. , vl,hnt lb least " . - , -- .. show of feeling of acrimony i "I houM very much regret to en eroeh upon the rights of a cardinal Branch of the' state government; but i had Just taken an oath to support te constitution of the state, which makes. It my duty toiadvise the legislature. asJ ta nt ! thtnk .. nU(t tn Aa , governor1 cannot advise, it Is dlfilcTjlt to understand what his messages apm for. Nobody seems to deny- that much; - money has been squandered tn lhe mat- . ter of clerk hire, but some people seem! -to think the governor! j must not say anything about it, because i it happens to be the, legislature that does It; yet. If money Is going where ho services' are rendered (and ho one seems to de ny it In this case), the governor. Is rs- miss In his duty who refuses to advise against It, no matter who It hits. Ills oath makes it his duty to call these . , , i ! V--"- " "V . . - I ture and th ' Mtrl to. do11! f?? "?rhtLUl'1 K ff:u ' 'advised' , the legislature In regard to. a public matter, and with only the best r . ..:.' . . .! intentions lowara inai pouy. ? . .. " . ' ?. I i! Representative . Mceourt. or this Countyl Introduced a bill yesterday -NTv,- TA Ik.l m ill 'nf Huh lnlAna n ,.V-ji..v ..w. Thi..i' Judicial district. The text of the bill is .riven below, and Mr; McCourt -In-: , tends following this up with other bill - Jowttn:! cut' x county salaries, but aiiriDuiing ine t reaucttons etuiiauiy without Impairing thr -.general, de- crease. He will probably introduce ont today raising the salary of the sherllt of, this county, as fixed iat the special session.' Following- Is. the bill'rehitlnir to district attorney Sec. 1. The district artornev of the Third JudicialxdiHtrict of. tie state of (jregon. In addition to the yearly sal ary of S"00, paid to him by, the state of Oiegon. shall receive for his services as -such' district attorney an annual ; salary of $1,200, which sum so paid him i shall be Jn full compensation; for - all services rendered 'by him as such dis trict attorney.. Sailslary shall Ixj paid In equal monthly installments out ftf thft county treasury, of the versl t comprising thei Third Judicial di'trlct. as follows: Marlon M : ,. ,,,,.,- ., f, ?- '. (Oantlnued on Pare t.) county. prices, but are such a t . " ! V. ueeus. . ' ;r Mackintoshes, Overcoats, Ail at crcstly nlferel Tloe. Thi nlve lines are inark-d -nway b- tow xclultV 1'Uth and at tlte prent rcducilins. tra tire. 1 makes 'them tVul Ir c.t- :Wjfl0 sUHnow.. 1, . . . ,$14JS? ;...12.45 .A..$io.r. . 'flSMJITS now.. .; .. : . . 'ii. ! I! j t J Stou-w. . . Und rwear ' The entire line of Jersey rHbM;$anl tary wxl Catm-l s Ililr Vicugna, etr, at. "spec-Lit Inventory prices. . lStTTS. PAIR i Fine allwool and ! cotton hosiery. A . ' few dozen to close vl out. ''yfi: :: : PRICES. I" -. : I" '. it " . " " &3o