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VOL. 47-4NO. , , , . . : " 1 I I i . 1: SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY JANUARY 20, lSOsf. WEEKLY EDITION A TRIAL IN J i PROSPECT For Eagan, this Trad- ucer of Miles, Tlie President Has5 So " Decided ! Th Task of Sclecttar.tbe Court Will Be a IMfflenlt One-The Defendant's Ban;. WASHINGTON; f"H 17. President a Mckinley announced to the cabinet at . the regular meeting today that he has - determined to court-martial Commli sary-General Eagani Alger was not, at the cabinet meeting:, but with Adjutant General Cbrbln was at the White House In conference with the president on the . subject - just prior . to the cabinet- set slon. An order fort the court-martial probably will be made soon. '; ' General Eagan has not been' relieved of his duties In anticipation of his prospective trial, but Jt Is understood that the order for his arrest, prepara tory to the trial ' will, of itself, carry with It bis relief fomi official duties. The general practice is ,f or a majority of the court to consist; of officers, the equals pr superiors in rank, of the 'de fendant. This would snake the task of selecting the court a hard one. But latitude la permitted jthe appoin tins; au thority In such selections, as the ninth "article of war "reads I ih. '. ' '- t "No officer shall. J when It can be aroided, be tried by officers Inferior la .rank." :.- . !H; - , It will be noticed! that the phrase, "if it can be avoided.! leaves an oppor tunity for appointment of Junior officers The penalty for the offense upon which . General Eagan probably will be tried, conduct unbecoming-! an officer and a ' gentleman, is one of the most severe known In the army, being dismissal. SUFFIMENTARTIS.;., Filed by Two Railroad Companies at Tacoma. Orympla, "Wash-j Janv IS. The Snake Til ver Valley i Railroad i company has filed supplementary Articles of incor poratlon with the stae secretary. They arer signed at Portland by.W, W. Cot ton, president; H. F. Connor, secretary; directors: W. II. Kennedy. W. B. Ayre. ,W. W. Cotton and 1 JB.-;Cox.j Tb Clearwater Valley Railroad coroi ioooooooooooooooooooo 'are toilt for style. We ofcnyou shoes make at the lowest OUR CASH BUSINESS PLAN enables - us to undersell merchants who f buy on time and sell on eterni ty." That's why trade continues to ia crease at me THE ! NEW YORK oooeooooooooooooooooaooocxx?ooooo all- 88 State St, next door pany has also filed supplementary ar- tides, signed, by 2. C. Haveley. presl dent; W. W. Cotton, secretary. Direct r: J.d -Haveley. W. II. Kennedy. Charles Steel and G. W.' MuIka. j ADOLPJf SUTRO'S WILL i t , .1 --I': - :: i '-JVt Bequests to-Charity Annulled by tb Court Wealth for the Hefrs. -.-..!. , I - . . San Francisco, Jan. IS. Th . trust clause In the will of the lata Adoloh Sutra, m. which be bequeaths much of his -most valuable property to charit able and educational Institutions, under certain conditions, have been declared Invalid by Judge Trout f, and the estate will revert, to (he heirs. One contest has already been prepared for filing .Mrs. Clara Kluge claims to be the eon tract wife of the millionaire, by- whom, she asserts, she bore two children. n ALIENS EXCLUDED. Victoria, B. .C. Jan. .IS. The act -to prohibit aliens from owning placer mines in British Columbia Anally pass ed the provincial legislature this after noon, and recei ved'the formal assent of the lieutenant governor. The act foes into effect at onee. j a tug missing, j l. , - ' ,.--. Vancouver. B. C Jan. IS. Anxiety Is felt In. marine circle in regard to the Hastings mill tug Active. It was ru mored today that. he had been lost near Queen; Charlotte sound. She is six days overdue. She carries a crew of eight men. , j - . 4 A. RESERVE CITT. - ! Portland, Jan. 17 F. C. Miller, cash ier of the United State s National bank, today receded a. dispatch from Charles O- Dawes. Comptroller of the currency, stating that Portland. " Oregon, had been designated as a reserve city. ; FOR WOMEN. ;.'.., !. " ,": Japan is going to have a woman's university,! the Nlhon Tosht Dalraku. in place of 'fhsformei; Academy of No bles at, Toklo. - k . i. -:.- Sclulliii 1 j : lEe.st iSJBBBSSBBSr BSSV SSSBSS' . 1SSW money-back j tea and baking powder at of this well-known possible prices. i -.- i . - i 1QVLT Grocers oooooooooooo fit and service. - ' k 8 i - r TO j Our Stock Shows for Itself Our prices are doing their own talk ing. Our shelves ar not ! half filled with the riffrafr accumulation of fifteen years business, with -half a. dosen old stock remnants added from time to tlraev Our competitors must not for get that the main part of the ."old stock." of which they jprate, was smuggled out and secretly shipped to them. r?ut little of It cam to ua, We have smashed monopoly prices and are selling an Bnea of Footwear it bot tom figures. The public are a War of this and "thi-fa what's the matter of Hannah. "j j R If. LEADO, naneser. - f , to Ladd Ci Each C: THE CABLE MANILA Subsidy Bill Discussed - I in Congress. L ! Action on the Matter If postponed. f Bacon, of Georgia, Oellrert an Elo queat Address in the Senate Stalest Expansion. Washington. Jan. is. The com- COfBV- ml i tee on interstate and foreign; meru-e naa, ine right or way In the hvuse today, and succeeded in passing quite a number of bills of minor Im portance i most of which authorised the construction of lighthouses, fog signals etc. i Then the bill to . grant the PacUtc Cable Company a subsidy of fl 00,000 per year for the construct tion an4 operation of a cablj was called utand a very tplrited debats ks headed! by Corliss, republican of Michigan, j who advocated ' the con siruciion oc a government cai conclusion was reached at the hour of adjournment, and as the special order under! which the house was ope rating- today, expired with the adjourn raent, and as . objection was made to fixing another day for its consider ation. It i goes over indefinitely puntu the committee can get another day or until a special order la adopted.' The festfre of today's session ot the senate wasi a speech delivered .by Ba con, democrat .: of Georgia, in sitpoort of his resolution declaring that the United States would not assume sov erelgnty ove the Philippine Islands.' Bacon -fs one sof tha orators of th aen- sie, and a h gave himself f re rdn. not connningMmsHf to notes, he srok-i I strongly and J effectually,-; Hla perora- lion, in -wnicn ne Piciurra mt j nw rors of some iof England's methods rontrollngiher colonial subjects was beautiful iaind - forceful bit of Jword minting l it . ;; ' ' '!': " ;' F!lowln! Bacon's speech l'h Ka raua canal bill was taken up. arid re mained under discussion until o'clock. Amendment after amendment was voted rdo'wnv and until almost ths last mlrjute it ; seemed likely that-a vote on the measure ' would be reached but Just nrt the final vote, was about to be calkt for Allison exploded a tomb under the bill by offering an amendments providing that the seer tar of th treasury ' should lsue bonds to raise the money with irhieh to construct the csnal. The friends of the measure then consented to an adjournment. - ' i WOMEN REMOVE HATS THE A CMS VILLI IN LADIES THE PROPER THING. DO A Bof Accidentally Shot near Adidsx villa Sews from the Towns of 8tayton aod Marlon. . ' AtTMSVlLLE, Jan. IS. Severe Colds are quite: prevalent in this vicinity; Just now. , . ."-V , ;' , .. I I ' Mrs. Shaw, of Shaw station, who fell on the slippery walk several days ago, and so severely injured herself, U Im proving.. . . s , The A- 0.T7- W. lodge and Degree of Honor, of this place, gave a basket din ner on last Saturday, and a real enjoy able time was experienced. Hon. E. H. Flagg, of Salem, delivered an interest ing address. Hon. Mr. Masslnglll, of Xake county, was also present. I . Ed. -Kirk patrlclc of this place, a, boy about 14 years of ago, accldentaUyjshot himself in the right arm near the el bow last Monday. The ' accident j was caused by taking a shotgun out of a buggy, with the muzzle pointing to wards . him. . Dr. Carleton Smith, of Turner, was called and dressed the Wound, snd the boy .appears to be getting- along welL; - - ! -J Tha Weber Dramatic Cov visited our town last . week. . On Tuesday evening they played iTen Xlghts In a Bar room" to a large and appreciative au dience, i - . On noticeable and pleasing feature of the evening was the fact that when the play began the Aumsvllle la dles removed their hats, that' those In the back portion of the building might have a I better view of th play. This action on the part of tbe ladles : was highly ' appreciated, and showed good sense and consideration for th rights of others. i StaytonJ Orv Jan. If. J. P. Davie la mourning! the death of one ot his fa vorite cows, blind staggers being the cause ot ner death, W. H. Cooper goes to the Capital City on thia morning's stag tor a brief business visit. - Miss Alice Davi Is spending; the week In Salem, a guest at the home of Mr. and' Mrs. J, H- Howett. i Lempse Hobsoa had th misfortune no ti-A m " t r v a valuable horse recent! L A. Thomas left on Tuesday morning for a few weeks visit with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Seedenberg, at Pblloiath. Dr, J. M.: Kitchen has been muttering from a serious attack of la grippe; for several days, but is lowly recovering.; Prank Burson is erecting a neat little cottage on bis lots near the Baptist church, much to the Improretnent of that -part-of town. - Mrs. Nelson, or Portland, passed through Stay ton Monday, ett f out to the farm home of her sister. Mrs. Levi Bartraess. who resides a fw miles above- here Mr. and Mrs.- David Johnson, !of near Mehama. jwere business vis tors In Stayton Tueaday. ' . I florae Mann and Newt Jone two of Cottage Grove's prominent business men. and former residents. of Stayton. were greeting old friends hre last Mrs; J. A. Ooode. who has W4n visit inr relatives near Cheraawaffor the past week, returned home on Monday, accompanied by her brother, JMr DU Boise.' of California, who is on pis way to' Nebraska., where he will (Hake his future home. - - Marlon; Or.. Jan. 18. Mrsl- T. J Northcutt. of Salem, apent sevejal days at me some ot ner motner, ai returning homo Tuesday. La grippe Is quite prevalent in this community, several persons lng af fflcted With the malady. - ; - - Preparations are now being the. Presbyterians of thia pla revival, to commence soon.- T of the "evangelist who will co not been- announced. - W. H, Fread - returned horn days' ago en account of .the i his mother. He haa employroen drug store in Central! a. and will as sooa as his mother's health mit. . C. A. George has purchased tj Grant property, near the Presuyterian church, on A street. H. T. White, of the flnrt of Hkdley St White, has gone to Newberg, wpter he will make an. extended visit with rela tives, " 1 vr - - - MAN OF' THE ft SMBSSMW WOULD. Mlx-Up of Nationalities in the Life of r a CI Used of Manhattan! An observant citlsen who ha trav eled at home and abroad said t a New . - . v - - York Sun reporter: "On may be a man of the woHd, and yet never leave Manhattan IsUrnd. For Instant my grocer lei from' Holland, my butcher is a native ofUriilU my druggist halls from Alsace-Iorralne. my newsman is a Bohemian. Iny bar ber Is from Austria, my baberdjasber is from England, my caterer is from Par is, my chef is German." my valet is a Jap. my domestics 1ar Irish and Swede, and my coachman is a negro. The oth er day I had. to have a doctr in a hurry and sent for the nearest one. I saw that jie was a roreigner.iana an Intelligent man. He is a Persian and has lived In New Tork ten years. In going to my station I pass an under taker's place funeral i director! If you please. I have an Idea he. will get an order from-m som day lie is a Scotchman. l am an Americaau My partner is a native of Bavaria. ITS HIGH. TJlm's cathedral spire Is to used for a meteorological station; t is the highest church spire in the" warld. be ing Ml feet above the groundf t This makes the signal station the! highest lost erected by human hands, pave the Paris Eiffel tower. ! to los MrSL rsL fead. b4 V made by c for a he name dduct it 4 a few Ifness of i with a I return Ke Mrs. m llllie1 Alps1 to Fro EMBROIDERIES 1fa$sEt cent. OWe offering One Price to AI DRESS GOODS. V - : - . JACKETS. CAPES. , " UNDERWEAR. -WRAPPERS. ( LACE CURTAINS. LINENS. NAPKINS. RIBBONS. ' FASCINATORS. HOODS, ETC. ETC at Special Prices' 4 2. s X" V &!&2tes the food rnoro iN BiPOETANT TBUST y. W. VAILLE. OF OKEGOX, SOW IS THE PHILIPPINES Will Bo Appointed Director of Post! .In the ArchlpeUfo He Will Hare Complete Control. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1S.-F. VaUle, of Oregon, who, on the acquisi tion of the Philippine Islands, was dis patched to Manila asthe United States postal agent, to be In charge there, will shortly be appointed director of posts for that archipelago. With functions similar to those of an assistant postmaster-general here. He will have com plete control. ' under . supervision of Postmaster-General s Charles Kmory Smithy of the administration of th postal affairs of those islands. . Mr. VaUle Iras been In the service, as an assistant superintendent of the rail way mall service at Portland, Oregon, for nine years. ! ' He Is a i- native ot Massachusetts. As, postal agent he haa made a strong record In organising and extending the postal scheme there. It waa suggested to send a commission of experts to the .Philippines, with a view of making recommendations for the service, the post matter-general. especially la view of thesmall number of offices, deciding against the action as unnecessary, and will directly en trust the executive resnonslbtllUy to Yalile. The latter wju make-constant reports, advising -. the administration Sere of the postal situation In that por on of the East. ' A MUSICAL STRAUSS. j, Another musical Strauss has come to Mght. He ls. Johann the younger, son ef Edouard and nephew of Johann, and has written an operetta.- "The Cat and the Mouse,, performed with great success' at the Theater 'art der Wlen. He has got into -hot water mith' his family on this account, as both his father and his Uncle suppressed his musical aspfrstlons and compelled htm to study law and enter the government civil service, t '- "- - AN AGED BEtL-niNGEIt. Matthew Larking, the oldest bell- ringer -In- England, has retired to Grimsby, after ringing th bells of Tet- ney church, for eighty-two years" with out a break, He is STiyears of age." v TO PUBLIC : PURPOSES. M. Dobree. a Nantes shipowner, be-- Ing childless, has bequeathed 13.0rtO.OOO francs to a banker friend to devote to public purposes according to verbal in structions he had received. CRETE'S FLAG. Crete's new autonomous flag has a White cross on a blue field. with a white f star on a red field in the upper Corner next the staff. -i - OUR XDVAKCE SHIPMENT OF SPRING EMBROIDERIES Is, now on display aid offered to you at SPECIAL INVENTORY PRICES, having pur chased thm direct from BU Gall, Switzerland, at a saving of about 25 per at our special prices means big savings Quality Our Standard. Quilts and Blankets ! Including j the famous Thomas Kay V T71 anWct si ss t ertf si t Insraninrer 4ssl M - Umbrellas At special prices. 95c Cents for a- fine Percale or Madras shirt: only a tew left; regular price. i IL2S and ILM. , i ii. f a r rt e r I?3vyi.2 delicious end wholesome PASSED I THE HOUSE NAVAL PERSONNEL BILL'S FATC IN CONGRESS. -. i Important Chacfei Made, Ef preUUf In the Marine Corps An i pensive Increase. I WASHINGOON, Jan. 1?. The hous toiay passed the' naval personnel bill, without division oft the final passage, thus accomplishing what the officers of the navy have striven for during more: than a decade. . By it provisions th line and th entire corps are 'welded In to an amalgamated line, the staff of ficer are given positive rank, but their command la limited to their own corps, and a system, of voluntary, agreed or compulsory retirement on three-quarters pay. as of the next higher rank, of the forty officer's year Is established, which is designated to remove th con gestion In the lower rank at forty-flT." Thf, bill also practically equalises -their pay with that of army officers..' The: three Important - amendments were adopted. One creates a Judge ad vocate corps: another abolishes prize money) and th third provides for th retirement, on three-quarters pay, of enlisted men and petty officers in- the navy, after; thirty, years service. But the most important change in th bill as reported, wasj th addition, after s hard. fight, of, the substitute forth or ganlsatlon, of the marine corps; by which the corps j is to consist of 0000 enlisted men and' petty officers,' with general officers and staff. This will In crease the marine, corps by 13M men, and Increase the( cost of Its malnten anc iM,s00.000. j , .-. r FTJLL OF FLEAS. . All Parts theaters, except the new Opera Comlqu are full of fleas, accord ing to Franclsque arc?i the dramatlo. critic, who oueht, to know. He sug gests that managers -drive sheep Into the auditorium before" the perform-, anees to. attract j the pests, a method that is 'said to have some success In Spanish hotels. ' , . j : . -: : . A FRENCli, blV A'CHICE MILL. Tn four hours recently a. Paris court granted 294 divorces, a little over a di vorce a minute. .. A the parties re ceived 'state assistance in; their, cases.' so that their dlvdrves cost them noth- -,,' : ,i' I V: v :4 s:' . ' i A ANE.r i A stick with (which Lieut Pate struck Queen Victoria on Ihe head In 150 Is to be sold it auction In London Pate served seven years in Jail for the act.- .: i . ' . . . AMERICAN. CAPITAL, Denver News: American capital haa opened1 th W year by backing American enterprise. Ambrica : for you; Clearance Specials Men's- and Boys' Clothing at special Inventory prices; entire line at greatly altered prices.. .- jMens Trousers Some suit pants placed In !a special lot at snecial orlcM. ' Genuinef barrains j 2S per cent cheaper than regular lines. Muslin I Underwear- J At Epccial Prices