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Ji Willi! r i Confederate jYeteraris in Annual Reunion. 1 K A FRANK BESPONSE : To President MeKinley'f Utterances of Last September Cansei g Bitter Discussion. , , CJIAR.LESTON. 8. C, ItsJy lO.FullyJ 25.000 visitors ana confederate veterans are here today attending j the annitaJ reunion of the Confederate Yeterana' society. The feature of the day was the parade of veterans, preceded by re union exercises at the new Auditorium. Ten .thousand veterans were in line when Lhe procession moved. When General C. L. Walker called the first fMxion of the re-union to 'order with the gavel used at. the session of as sembly in 1860, over 7,500 people were In the audience. Thousands were turn away. The address of welcome was delivered by Lieutenant-Governor Mc Sweehey. His reference to South Caro lina and Charleston. a toe cradle of eeeeaion brought forth a refoel yell. The yell was caught up by the (Jrowd on the outside, and ipaased along1 for blocks. General Walker ' Introduced General John B. Gordon, : commander-in-chief of the United Confederate Veterans. The audience arose, and for several minutes eboited Uke demons. Every sentence of his speech was applauded. In the annual convention! thjav after noon, the following resolution was In troduced by General Stephen D. Lee, f MlsKlsatppI: "Whereas. In Atlanta, Georgia, De cember 20, 1898, the president of the United States of America gave utter ance to the sentiment that i the time has come when the United States should share In caring for the graves of the confederate dead', and, whereas, this utterance of ; the chief executive of the nation demands 4rom us. the survivors of bur dead comrades In arms, a frank, and generous response to so lofty and magnanimous a senti ment, therefore, be it. . - I "Resolved,, by the United Confed erate Veterans, in annual convention assembled, that In this act of presi dent McKlnJey. land in Its repetition by our brethren of the North, weFre ongnlxe authoritative evidence that we are again a united people, iand one in determination to exhibit to the world the gentler as well as the sterner traits of American character, and that we accept the statement1 of our chief executive in the spirit in which it was Ask Our Customers About the quality of goods we carry. They know,; and they are satisfied. They'll tell you that the prices are lower than at other stores. 0or customers are our best advertisers. Look over our stock ot new goods for spring. Clothing Hats; Shirts, Hosiery, Underwear, 'Para sols, Ribbfms, Laces, Embroideries, Dam ask, Crash, Counterpanes, Lace curtains, Collars, Cuffs, Neckwear, and all kinds of notions. . . . . -- r New YpjrHj -RBcket Salem's Cheapest 1 Qne-Prlcc Cash Store ? N THE DAWN OF or- made. fceilevlns; that ! such legislation, by the general government, as he hu suggested would show clearly the ad - i Vance that th Anui4nui iwmiU Hvw achieved in those higher virtues that adorn a great nation." " 5r, . A motion was made to adopt the re port, but Dr. Jones, of Virginia, moved I. amendment, to refer it to the committee oo resolutions. J. M. Bushee., of North Carolina, declared the Une wai indelibly drawn between the graves of the North and South. "The federal government can deco- rate the graves of the North, .but the graves of the Southern. heroes are In the keeping of other toan&s," he shout ed, waving hts hands toward the ladies. A heated and, at times, bitter dlscus iaion 'CoflowedV The ansendment was finally carried, and the resolutions were referred. s - - AN APPEAL iOR HELP BRITISH SHIP OWNERS DEXA3D i 1 FAIR TREATMENT. A Vessel and Crew Improperly Held at Portland English Officers -Will Investig-ate. j WASHINGTON, May t. The owners of the British bark Howard TX Troop, through! (their, legal representative. i Robert D. Bendict, of New York, made an appeal, today, to the British em- j bassy, to take action in the case of the captain and a number of sailors of the ship, who are alleged to have beenf im properly treated at Astoria, Oregon. Before taking any action, Mr. Tower, the Brltiah chare d' affairs, called on ! the British consul at ! Portland, for a ; report on the subject. This will deter ' mine what action, if any, the 'British authorities will take. A BRITISH VISITOR. ' - -j - ' ' f . New York, May 10. The British War ship Pearl will arrive at Port Tampa, ! Fla, on the 20th Inst, to remain until the 25th. to accept an invKation, expended jby the! citixens of Tampa,' who will ! bold a celebration on May ; 24th, In honor of the Queen's birthday. Scliilliiig's Best; money-back tea and ' baking powder at , : SPRING.. I Means new clothes, new hoes. The styles this sea son are elegant. There Is , grace in the lines, a per fection In the making- and the finish. ; ,: We have an Ideal ! assort ment of styles, and can suit the -fancy and the purse of .the most exacting The A dmiral May. Land At S an Francisco. THE HEE0 OP MANILA To Be Tendered 4 Royal Reception Volunteers Will Also Cross the Pacific Ocean. WASHINGTON. May 10-The , effort, being made lit the West, to have Ad miral Dewey return ) by way of San Francinco, is being supplemented here. A representative of j one ! of the large IranwCDntineral lines called at the nevy department today, and -stated that, If Admiral Dewey returned by way of San Francisco, his railroad proposed to place at his service an entire (rain, the fine t that ever cross ed the continent, and. make it subject to bis wUhes, as to places and time of stops, on the way east. r It was urged, also, that this "would give practically the whole country an' opportunity to Join In the reception of the hero of Manila, instead of restrict ing it to the stretch between New York and Washington. 1 TROOPS COME HOME. " Washington, May 10. The following dispatch! has been . received at the .war department: "Manila, May 10 To Ad-jutant-GeneraV' Washington; . The transport Pennsylvania left for San Francisco today. The Kelron leaves on the 11th; the Cleveland on the 12th, and the St. Faul on the 13th Inst. (Signed) Otis." It is not known at the war depart ment what troops are being brought here on thse transports, end owing to the general interest on this print in all part of the country, the adjutant- general has sent a cable message to Otis asking to be Informed as to what troops are on each of the transports scheduled to sail for the United States, ss mentioned in his telegram today. BARKER COMES HOME ' Washington, May 10. Captain Bark er, tenior officer ef Dewey's, fleet, and commander of the battleship Oregon, will be the next commanding: officer to ccme home. The navy department has arranged for Captain Geo." F.' Wilde, at present in command of the Boston, also (at Manila, to relieve him.' The cruiser Boston is also to come to the United State. She will cross the Pa cific to San Francisco, and wi.l bo ex tensively overhauled and altered at the Mare inland navy yard. , WILL COME DIRECT. Washing ton. May 10. The secretary of war has received earnest applica tions from all states west of the Mis sissippi having) volunteer troops In the Philippine, asking that these troops be brought home to the United States by way of the Sues jcar.ai route, In stead of across the Pacific to San Francisco. , The applications cover every volunteer organization In1 the Philippines and are backed by the personal appeals of the representatives of the various states now In this city. Secretary Alger has been compelled to deny every one of thete applica tions. The reasons given for this ac tion of the department 1 are, that It would be Inexpedient to take troop ships from their regular station on the Pacific; that the Sues canal route is much longer and much more expensive and that the route Is regarded as un safe, owing to climatic conditions at this season of the year. FILIPINOS WANT PEACE. Manila, May 10. 7:2C p. m. Reports, received from the insurgent , lines, tehi-h hAwav.r hiv not ff-n con firmed, say that a meeting of the Fili pino congress has oeen neia at an Isidore. There was no quorum pres ent, but In spite of this fact some business was transacted. The reports add that, altnougn faose wno anenaeu were mostly partisans of Aguinaldo, a strong desire for peace waS expressed, i Major General Mac Arthur will prob ably remain at San Fernando until frsh troops can be forwarded to Mm from this city, to replace some or tne volunteers who fcave been exhausted from the long- campaign. ; Filipino rif men, to the number of 8,0, are entrenched on three sides of Bacolor. The Americana, however, are fuHy able to hold out. if Monday's attack was a specimen of the enemy's fighting- ability. I - The United States Philippine , com mission has eben consfderrns; the pro vincial onBtitution for the Island of Negros. which was framed by Colonel Smith and the leading- nativea. It is largely modeled after the constitution of California. While It has many rood prints, the commission will probably recommend a uniform government for all the provinces. This constitution, la it intended, will give the natives keif -government, co-oreTUa "with the military regime. - , The work on the constitution wlfl be apportioned to the several members of the Philippine commission. The report of President Schurmann will be special to the national, provincial and municipal governments. Colonel Chas. Dcnby will consider the organization of. lhe ccurts and Prof. Worcester will Investigate the tiibal. physical and commercial features of the lsUnds. All members 'of the commission are consulting-, with reident expert, j i . TO 'BEGIN PAYINO. New York, May 1. A dispatch to the World from H-avana say. At a con ference on Monday, between Governor- uenerai Brooke and a representative of Generad Gomes, the time Cor the distribution of the Jt.000.000 to the Cuban soldiers was fixed to begin May 10th, and aontlnue until the 15th. The first payment probably will be made at Mariana on .Wednesday, The soldiers will toe paid In companies with their vnenmanders. Soldiers without arms will receive pay also.- ; THE WARDNER MISERS. Another County Commissioner Placed Under1 Arrest Yesterday to Keep the Sheriff Company. WALLACE. Ida-, May Today no tices have been posted throughout the .district, requiring all the men working underground to secure a certificate of 'good character from Coroner France. Outside of the mines at Wardner, none are making a pretense of working, ex cept the Helena-Frisco, where most of one shift was left when the arrests (Wefe made there. There are no hopes of tunning a full force in all the mines . for Sx months or more. County com , mission r Stimson has been placed un der guard with Commissioner Doyle and Sheriff Young. AN INSPECTION. Portland. May 9. General Thomas Xi Hubbard, first vice-president of the ' Southern Pacific; Julius Kruttacihnitt, gejneral manager of the company ; F. 8. Doty, secretary of the Pacific Improve ment Co., and W. G. Curtis, engineer of the , maintenance of way, arrived here today in a special train from 8an Fran41eco. ' The party inspected the West Olde lines of the company today, and tomorrow they will go to Astoria. WASHINGTON MILITIA Olympia. May S. The adjutant-general has announced the resignation of E. H. ecott. second lieutenant of com- pany D, and the following promotions. ,.to date from iMay 8, 1899. are also an- nouacea: i First Xieutenant J. 'A. Drain, to be captain of company A Second regi Jment, vice L. Lyons, resigned; Second I Lieutenant ML. tM. .Richardson, to be first: lieutenant, company A, second .regiment, vice Lieutenant Drain, pro I meted ; First Sergeant Alex. W. Mc 1Callum,)econd lieutenant, company A, second regiment, vice Lieutenant Ricn ardaon, promoted. A DAY OF BEST PRESIDENT M'KINLEY ENJOYS LIFE AT HOT SPRINGS. An Incident Showing the Kindly Na ture of the Chief Magistrate of the Nation. ; - HOT SPRINGS. Va.. May 9. Presi dent McKInUy has had a day of thor ough rest and comfort, at Hotel Home stead, here. In company with Secre tary Gage and Senator Fslr banks he strolled out to the golf links this after noon. - They passi-d a bright faced "caddy, who, without knowledge of whom he was addressing, stepped dl teclly before the president and salJ: "Say, mister, can yon gimme de tolmer lhe president drew his watch, and In a cheerful and kindly way, aild: "Jrst 4 o'clock, my boy." nrU, D tW ttTv -. 1 LJig Jlli Per pair for an elegant kid glove that is unequaled Cor $1-00: not display in our center window. This unsurpassed bargain was secured from one of that most prominent importers In New York , mho was compelled to close the line oi account of retiring from busi ness. Here Is a Chance To get the greatest glove for a small price ever offered in Salem, the pair Ne w Chiffon and Silk Designed appiiooe all for front, and yokeav in black and received. . I Special Solo of Dreoo Goodo Xhlo lAoolc. A COLUMBIA BICYCLE Given away ' Frr Jsly 3d. VT Makes the food more ftfMijs, Asfsajsj FAST BIRDS. HOMING PIGEONS BREAK PACIFIC 1 COAST RECORDS. Wonderful Flight of Seven Winged uaessengens -from Ashland to San Francisco. I t I .. ' j SAN FRANCISCO. May 10. AH Pa 'elite coast records for fast fiytng, by homing pigeons, went glimmering last Sunday when two Clan Francisco birds left Ashland. Oregon, rose over the high 5iek!you snountaina and made their' way to their lofts In this city, at an average rate -of nearly, forty-five miles and hour. Seven birds made the trip practically together, but the hon ors go to H. G. Hemelright'a Skybalt and John Filmer Meteor, who led the rest by a few minutes, and made al ' most the same record. . j I Hemelright'a bird won by a fraction I of a minute in the race of more than 300 miles. Skyball made 307 miles and 653 yards in seven hours ahd thirty seconds, an average of 12SI.60 yards a minute. Meteor made 30$ crates, 1121 yards in seven hours and ten senconds, i an average of 1286.44 yards a minute. (This is the highest rate of speed, for 'any distance, ever shown by any (tig eons on this coast. THE TE0UBLE ENDS. GRAIN SHIPPERS AND S1IOVEL ERS WILL AGREE. :. ; A Superintendent Will Be Named to Take Charge of Unloading All Freighters. BUFFALO. N. TV Msy M. The . troubla bjetween Contractor Conner and the grain shcvelers is nearer a settlement tonight than at any time since', the shipping season opened .The prospects now are that, before the .end of the week. th. whole matter will be Straightened out. the grain block ade wll be raised and the men will be at work. Between the time bn the meeting of the grain shovelers, at which B'shop Qulgley submitted ; his report of the Monday night conference with the lake carriers, ended this af ternoon, and 10'clock, the situation changed completely. (This afternoon the grain shovelers and their leaders and advisers ware apparently firm in their determination to accept no compromise. Tonight the leaders wr prepared to make terms I terms along the lines laid down in the last proposition by the lake carriers, 'which provided for the appointment of a general superint ndont who would have entire charge of the unloading, of grain at this port. i j FORESTERS GRAND COURT. Officers Elected at the Meeting In Ore I gon City Yesterday. ' Oregon City. Or May 10. The grand t court of Foresters closed this after noon, and the following officers were elected Grand cMef ransrer, F. T. Rogers of Filled with Little Prices Good, Honest Value, l tr. . Hosiery Used to be consid ered a luxury, time was when cost of making and sell ing prohibited all but the fortunate possessors of bulg ing purses to In dulge. NOT so today. Judge by this partial list of what our hosiery stock offers. Handsome AO Over Lace Openwork lisle hose in lovely designs, the pair 75c and 1.00 Eiffel Silk stripe and fancy colored lisle beautiful new designs the pair 50 and 75c Black T.m ltal mnA fUi Ttthliil rtb- .-. Dii(NHi beei. double soles 25 and 50c Mm (siSAite ti,Vt r 0 mm m. m lm. delicious end wfiolcsomo BsXsy eO. HfW VttSssx. Oregon City; grand sub-chief ranger. J. IL Mathews, of Astoria; grand treasurer. Dr. Edward 'Wt "Diedrlch. of Portland; grand secretary, j Sam. 1 Kafka, of Portland; ; grand I recording secretary, James Fisher, of The Dalles; grand senior woodard. C A. Jiarring- 3m, of Coqullle: grand Junior woodard. . N. Reynolds, of McMlnnvUle; grand aenior beadle, Isador Oreenbaum of Salem; grand Junior beadle. James McKlnley, of I Portland: Trustees, A. Friedman; J. JET RImbold. and J. II. .,! M V. . . 1 M. I Auine. or ivriaiM. vjeorge . loppinc, of Itandon, Was elected supreme re-gM-eentativH. The next grand court will be held in Salem In. 1901. I HOSTILITIES HAVE CEASED. Are Searching; the Islands for Lead Experience of an Englishman s a Prisoner. APIA. SamoWvia Auckland. May . Everything la quiet on the Island. Operations hsive been euspended pend ing arrival of Joint commissioners from . San Francisco.- After the cessaMon of hostiUtles a detachment of British soldiers visited the battlefield of Vaillems, where they recovered the American machine (un that had toeen captured by the rebels. The rebel forts Lot to pa and Vatllema were two miles long and of great strength, being reinforced by trenches and rifle-pits. It was found that sev eral rebels had died in the trenhes from the shock of bursting; ehlla, tout with out having beetn wounided. After the armistice had been agreed upon, the rebels lett their forts, sing ing th war songs of the vanquished. The country Is beinsr scoured by Brit ish and American soldiers In search of lead .from which the natives might make bullet. A British planter, who has been a prisoner In the handa of the rebels for six weeks, has arrived at Apia. His experiences during his cap tivity were frightful. Many time the rebels threatened to behead him. Captain Sturdee. the ranking. British naval officer here. In company with a missionary, went through the rebel lines unmolested. They found every thing quiet, pending the arrival of the Joint commissioners, who are to ar range terms of peace. I NOT APPRECIATED. Mrs. George on, the Lecture Platform A Small Audience. Columbus. O.. iMay 10. A Stale Jour nal special, from Steuben viile. Oh. says: Mrs Anna E. George, who was I -acquitted of the murder of George Sax- ton, recently, delivered her first lec ture In this city tonight. The house seat 1200. but there were only four teen people who paid an admission fee to hear her. . ' ; . A HIGH PRICE. . New York. May ' A t on the stock exchange was sold today for $40.000. the hlsJhest smnr ever paid. on aU Inat s Latest, All 1 hat s Stitched with Truthful Words. Correct Our Spring Suitings .. ." , - S0.50 The excellent Tailoring. Fit and Fin ish of ftir Suitings at this price make them the Ot ea test Vslue that can be offered. The fabrics of the hlthest grade Caslmeres absolutely Alt Wool, lined with geod-Italian, finished with Ekinn'.rs b st satin, piping. The Best Spring Snits In the City 8.50 to 520. Yon get only the best at our store if its cheap clothing that you want you must look elsewhere. We sell the .best at such little profit that our . clothing U Lower In Pi Ice than the Lowest. A ticket on the fine Columbia with every SO cent cash pur chare.",''' . - - Dent's Glore, . . r lWgraviaStocV The Bet $2.00.