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VOL. 48 NO. 0. SALT-iM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MAY VJ, 1S99. WEEKLY EDITION 1:1 1 ma ii Four Persons Dead and Others I Injured. DETAILS ARE AWFUL Several Persons Thrown High In the Air, Comlnff Down florriblj s Mangled. MANCHESTER. la.. May 17 Detail of a cyclone, wlbich p'Msed overj the northern part of jthia ceVunty last night, are harrowing. A A " result of the ' storm, four people are dead, aad three V other are fatally Injured. Every farm house in the track of the storm cloud , jr?r a width of forty rods. Is either total ly destroyed or wrecked. At Bigelows, the family took shelter in 'the cellar. A young babe was torn ( from' the mother's arm and carried twenty-five rods without Injury. At Klaus ceme - Itery only one monument is left stand ins, and come tombstones were found two miles away. The Klaus school nouse is iDiown to pieces, ana ine Methodist church ls a wreck. The lUdenoufl family , took refuge In the cellar. Three are injured. (Mr. Ridenous was lifted bodily out of the cellar, by the force of the ; wind. The Shephard family was in a bouse which was smashed to kindling. Two sons were carried 400 yards, and one killed out right. The father died this" afternoon. Two other children will die. C Miereon, J. B. Jacobs and George, Lang were returning frcm Elkport, and were caught directly In the path pf the storm. Jacob and Lang Jump ed out cf the wngcn and were carried ui Into th- air. Their bodies came to the ground, mangled almost beyond recognltloir. Mterson Jumped from the wagon and escaped with a slight 'In Jury. The team : ran Into the storm ' again, and : both horses were killed. - The storm exhausted Itself a mile nrth of Colesbt-rg. ; The damage to property is beycnd estimation. FOUR CHILDREN KILLED. , Toledo. Ohio., May IT.-The cyclone, which swept over Montpeller last .night, will prove fatal for at least four children in the school house tot West Unity. There we re twenty-four per sons in the building, and not one es caped without injury. The building was wrecked Spring Crash Hat,s BRQWN'S Clothing IN SHANK , Shoes... Shirts; pants, overalls, and all kinds ot ladies ana gents iurnisn ing goods. Our prices are right, because we are doing a cash business No losses anywhere. This means a great saving, which we give to you, by marking our goods right down to bed-rock. r . ' , ..THE.. ; U V V ffl vVI IS SALEM'S CHEAPEST OXE-PRICE CASH 8T0RE. . I. BMI8. Progrietor. cor. cayM-fl mm ': SPRING IN THE AIR... ) y 3alem Shoe f AA A RkH Raftk Boildinsr. 88 tae St, -V s : THE WRIT DENIED. THE COUNTY COM MIFSIONERS AT wABDNEB STILL, CONFINED. , . - I v . . - . - The Mine ; Owners Will Support the Authorities to a Man The Tunnels Closed. WALLACE. ; Ida.,' May 17. Judge Mayhew this afternoon denied the ap plication of writk cf habeas corpus f County Comirasioners Boyle and :1m son. confined at Wardner. He de nied everyi material contention of the applicants.; . ; j -' ; V--- Thir main hope was based on the contention that ' the suspension of habeas corpus was tho right of ths lerislative branch of the government, rather than the executive, unless del egated by the former In he same man ner as other laws are passed. : May hew held this to be ern.neous. Own ers or representatives of all the lead ing Canyon creek and Mullan mines are henr tod.iy, and will stand solidly by the jStat ofGrials. One said: "We furnished those men work at 13.50, wtun lead was $2.50, and we were barely making expenses- Now they dote us down by unlawful sets, : and we feel that such men do not deserve work." ; i . Every mine above here Is closed, or will be tonight. MERRIAM REPORTS. Washington. May 17. Secretary Al ger has received the following telegram from General Merrlam In explanation of the situation in the Coeur d Alene country: i "Wardner, Idaho: Adjutant-General Wat h tnyton- T h e governor ? of . Idaho has carefully reviewed the situation here, and deems it necessary to place troops at Burke and i Mullan to avoid disorder., ! request two troops of cal alry. Referring to the press criticisms. I have made no order. My action Is limited strictly to the support of the state authorities. There are $59 pri soners still in custody under Investiga tion. (Signed) Merrlam, Brig.-General" Schillings Best sold only in MARK. hosiery, underwear II M la- w-am is And new gowns, and new shoes are needed. We don't furnish the gowns, but we fcave the finest assortment of ladles shoes ever shown In this cty. Look at our win dows. ' Asoerfcaln our prices and youH certainly buy your Sprtos; footwear of ua , A - , U . A Ill Bill 1ID Was Held a Prisoner by Filipinos. . A CBDISER RETURNS i Kesr Admiral Watson Hag 8a!le4 for Manila to Believe Admiral V 'X Georg-e W. Detj. E MANILA. May 1C Meters. Carrick snd Holmes, the latter an American clv?llan captured at Calumptt. have been1 released by General Luna, who sew them through the lines with sev eral Englishmen who received notice to. leave the retel territory. , The cruiser Charleston has arrived from Hong Kong. She touched at Aparrla, communicating with the' gun beat Concord, stationed at the mouth of the harbor. Seme native archers eh't arrows at the man-of-war's boat which was sent ashore for sand, and no further attempt 'to- land was made. 7 he Charleston spoke the gurboat Wheeling at Lingayan. AU was .juiet thera. . . . General Lawtcn's advanced . forces have left San Miguel, and are moving in the direction of Pa', Isidore, A rain storm linpedt-d the prores of the troops, and severed, the line o com munication v.her the force was with in seven miles of Its destination. WATSON SETS FAIL. Sin Franciscc, May tS. Rear Admir al John Q. ' Watson, who will relieve Admiral Dewey In command of the Asiatic s-iuadron, tailed for his post on the steamer City of Peking ibisH alternoon. Admiral Watrcn is accrom par.led by pIs personal PlaiT, Lieuten ants Marble and Snowdcn. SPAIN WITHDRAWS. Madrid, May 1& General Rlos, In command of the Spanish troops re- malning In the Philippines, has cabled the war office here announcing that he has entered into an agreement, with Genral Otis, the American commander, for the Immediate SpanUh evacuation of Zanibcanga and Jolo. A DEWEY HOME. Washington. Mi.y 16. The national committee for the Dewey Home fund, consisting of Frank A. Vnnder'lp, ss eistant secretary of , the treasury; Charles H. Allen. assitsnt secretary of the 1 navy; General H. 11 C. Cot-bin; Perry S. Heath, nret assistant post master general, and Kllir H. Roberts, treasurer of the Ifnited fstati-s. have lr tired an aMrow tb the people of the United States, Inviting subscriptions to t'Uild a home in Washington for Admiral Dewey. The subscriptions may be sent at ence to the treasury of this fund, at the treasury department. Washington. An Immediate response will enable the national commit lee to convey to "Ad miral Dewey, a soon as be btnVls, prac tical evi lenoe that the American peo ple have provided for him a home st the -nation's ' ciitaL The committee invites the newspapers of the country and the governors of all states to co operate in the movement. IN SAMOA. V; Washington, May !. Simultaneous ly with the publication of Admiral Klutz's report, advices have been re ceived from Apia, by way of Germany, that the American admiral, and the Americans In general, have acted with marked con lit ration and courtesy towards the Germans In Samoa. Ad miral Kautz Issued an order to let all Gt-rman officers and men In uniform pans the lines at any time without mo lestation. The behavior of the Ameri- fean outposts, part of whom were Ger mans, was most prainewsrlhy. say the German advices, which elso note that Admiral Kautz exercised a restrain ing Influence on the Uritlsh captain, Sturde. WASHINGTON, Mav J7- -That the InturgrsHs are dlMntegrated and de moralized, is perft-vlly marifested -by ihe press otspatches and j the cnble from General Otla todsy. General Lawton, whowss pushlr.g the lln of the rebel retreat along the Rio Grande, has flung his advance northward about twelve mUes. tlven San I.od'm and. when Otis' dispatch was ;t, was still pressing the enemy northward. The fact that he was sustaining few losses in th forward movement, although In almost continual attack on the en emy., is another proof of their , utter demoraliztttron. . According t to General Otis' cable, they continue to throw on Intrvnch ments. but Law ton's strategy out flanks esrh rt!tkiD in tarn, keeping then In full retreat and giving .1 hem no opportunity v to ' reeonttruct their scattered forces- It will seen b, the mountains or -.the sea for the lastSrg- ents. . - -'..'.. - . . ' I ' Demoralized and disheartened. , it Is almost certain the rebels will , retreat Into the fastness of the mountains, where they could keep np a guerilla war indefinitely, until the leaders came to their senses. . 1 1 , TRANSPORT FROM XIAN1LA. San Francisco, May 1?. The trans port Portitnd. , from Manila, arrived tonight. Cwlng to - the . quarantine reruUtions-lt Is not expected that any communication w.'ll be had with those n board,-until tomorrow. ' D WINDLINO DOWN. RefoVm Press Association Meets In . j . Kansas City. - . , ' Kansas City. May 17. When Presi dent BurMtt called the meeting of the Reform . Press association today, tfcere were but twenty-five delegates present- The report of the executive committee . of the national organiza tion of populists was still unfinished. The stumbling blcck in the committee was that some members opposed the adoption of , (he referendum vote on president and vice-president. The cemmittee agreed to adopt the Omaha platform, and decided that there shall be no fusion with any other party. IS IT MALARIA OR ALUM? (Popular Science Monthly.) . , Languor, loss of appetite. Indiges tion and often feverlshnese are the common symptoms of a physiological condition termed ''malaria. All these symptoms may be and frequently are the effect of the use of alum baking powders of food making. Thre is no question about the poisonous effect of falum upon the system. It obstructs digestion, prostrates the nerves, coagu lates land devitalizes the blood. All this has been made clear, thanks to physicians, boards of health, and food commissions. So "highly injurious to the health of the community" does the eminent head of the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Barker, consider the alum baking Powders, that he says "their sale should be prohibited by law." f Under these circumstances It is worth he while of every housewife .to employ the very little care that le necessary to keep so dangerous an ele ment from-the food of her family. A pure cream of tartar baking pow der, which is the only kind that should be used, ought to cost about forty-flve to fifty cents a pound. Therefore, if you are 1 paying much less, some thing la wrong; If you are pay ing twenty-Jive cents or lees per pound, the powder to certainly made from alum. Always bear these simple facts in mind when purchasing baking powder. THE LATEST HUNTER'S TARN. An American sportsman out duck shooting in . Maine relates . how ' he stopped to rest in an old Held In which these- w-aa an, orchard. A flock of sheep was feeding near by. 1 It was not long before his attention was called to the chirruping of some squirrels In a thick et, : and he was surprised to see the sheep suddenly stop feeding and man ifest great excitement. The squirrels went Into the .orchard, and, climbing Into one of the trees, resumed their loud chatter, 'evidently calling the sheep, since the nock made at once for the apple tree. Then the squirrels begin to bite off the apples, which fell among the hungry sheep, who ; would struggle for; the fruit like so' many sohoolboys. The squirrels seemed to enjoy tho fun, and after they had dropped a few' apples from the first tree they skipped to a distant tree, for 'which the sheep would make In great confusion. After the squirrels had thus enjoyed an hour's fun with their fleecy neighbors, and supplied them with a euffldent quantity of the ffuit, they scampered back to their haunts In the thicket, leaving the sheep to re sume their grazing. (London House hold Words. ; Sick headache, fullness lrf stomach; pain in bowels. Hudyan cures. All druggists, 60 cents. A COLUMBIA BICYCLE Given away Free July 3d. Our Domestic Department Is enjoying an unprecedented fcusl jwssv There are so many pretty Ideas fa wash -novelties that space forbids a fun. description; yon wiC be delighted with the showing. '. ;,, -' ' NEW CORDED WIX.TS NEW FIGURED PIQUES , NEW COLORED: PIQUES NEW SILK GINGHAMS NEW FANCT ORGANDIES , NEW COTTON COVERTS ' NEW "CRASH SUITINGS . -NEW DONEOAI LINEN SUITINa cx fn r -A. . .'-'V' 7 . r- i y vi i t s a ir i t w m w s s s Azczzxjtztx tAskcs the food mora delicious end wholesofr.o ttfWssl (JsTTsssS Many Sites for Salem's Public Building. AN AGENT WILL COME To Confer with Owners of Property ( and Citizens Before a Sele tion It Made. WASHINGTON. D. C. May IS. Bids for the site for a public building at Salem were opened In the supervising architect's : offlce In this city todsy. The highest offer was that of P. F. Wagner, fori the northwest corner of Court and Liberty streets 16S by 140 feet, $23,160. The lowest was by John Hughes, for the northwest corner of Ferry and High streets 140 by 130 feet at $2,100. - , - There were twenty- seven separate of fers ranging all the way between these two amounts. It 4s impossible without, a personal knowledge ot the location of the sites offered to know which will be consid ered the most reasonable. ' A special agent will be sent to Salem soon to confer with, the bidders and citizens.' A CADET NAMED. Tacoma. May 1ft. Congressman Cush man has appointed Darrell Palmer Wlckersham. of Tacoma, as cadet to Annapolis,' and Fred J. WhKaker, of Palouse, alternate. THEY WILL AGREE JOINT HIGH COMMISSION WILL ! i , ; ASSEMBLE AGAIN. Sir Claude McDt nald, Uritlsh Ambas sador at Peking Is Danger cusly 111. WASHINGTON. Msy 17. As the re sult of a conference In London. Ire twc-n Iird Salisbury, Sir William Paunocfote and. Ambassador Choate. It can now be predicted that the joint Ugh commission, considering, the is sues between the United States and Canada, will be reassembled during the summer or eerly fall. This out come Is no) positively rstured, but Ambassador Chcate's report iwnveys encouragement to tho ofnclats here, snd warrants the expectation that the negotiations will a rain be taken up, with the prospect of reaching an agree ment between the two branches of the commission. The negotiation! have taken a new turn by the suggestion that the AUs kan bonndary question be submitted New Percales Another lovely lot Just in chose swell waist styles, are going tat. Petticoat News Underskirts of Silk. Moreyr. Sateen Crash, and of many fancy snaterials, all are here. . $100 to $15,00 The Empress With tho wtrecording, giving that swell flare so much in vogue. Ask to see them. " $4.50 to $15XX) 'Specials The vRoseilen Bicycle hat few to close.- - 59 cents .i.mm Gloves XIave you been xme of the many to secare a pair of those unsurpassed $1.00 Kid glovea? if not. you should harry theyU not last long at . 79 cents lyiDISHIESI f U vJ INj tuns 0saWrlf 0ft. , HrV J"0sl, to arbitration, independent of the other issues Involved, thus leaving tho commission f)fe to resume lis work on the many pending .ution. if that J plan could le eT-cied. It Is said . the cY.mmiition will not only be sure of j tvaxsemrhng. but would meet with ev ery prospect of winding up all the cutstanding difncultles between Cun- i mA I fTnlt Rlllo Whllrf lh plan of arbitration Is most favoral ly entertained by the omcials here, it Is not km.wn how far It has gone In the way of , negotiations with Lord Satis bury. . -i - 1 , LEFT FOR HOME. Vancouver, B. C,5TMay 17. Accord ing tt advices from - China, Sir Cl.u-1 i Mac Donald, the PrUth ambassador at Peking, is a very Mck nviii. lie lld from Shanghai - for Eutope on April Sugar plantation owners In Hawaii lave resolved to issue orders for stH) or "000 Japanese laborers, required for the ensuing (our or five years, befors th United States law for the prohibi tion of the Immigration of, cm tract laborers corn into force. J Americans are making efforts to ob tain the concession for constructing ' a railway from Seoul to Oensan. ., . , . j VICTORIA'S WORK. Londan, May IT. Queen Victoria &id the foundation stone of the Vic toria and Albert museum today. She drove through the strreets. lined with j troopa, from Buckingham palnce, the loyal carriage being escorted by a de tachment of the life guards. ON THE AMAZON. AN AMERICAN GUNIVAT PENE TRATES THROUGH BRAZIL. Passes Up the River to Within a Short plst&nee of ihe Pac'flc Ocean ' Great Importance. WASHINGTON. May 17-The nsvy department har received, from Com mander Tod J. of the W lmington, sn Interesting account of the rrhnrkab!e -oyage of exploration upon the Ama zon, river, by that vesel in AuriL Captain Todd reports Ihe ascended to iTuquitos in leru. about t.W miles up jibe river. The Wilmington, which en tered the Anat on from the Atlantic ocean, was within 400 miles of the Pa cific ocean, and well into Peru, before she turned back. The possibilities, of the succensfu! nsvigst'en of this vast nnd hitherto unknown interior of. South America, revealed by Captain Todd's voysge, will be of the greatest commercial imrortsnce. ' The gresAest canal In the world s the Suez, opened on November 18, 186. Its length is M miles,1 Its depth Is 26 feet, its annual revenue is 115, 00,000, Ita cost was $100,000,000. The average time taken to pass through It Is 20 hours, less eight minutes. The depth of the canal is being Increased, st a cost of $40,000,000. The world's longest canal Is the Imperial canal of China, with a length of 1,000 miles. Heartburn, coated tongue, bad breath constipation, Hudyan cures. All drug gists. BO cents. " ; Three for $i.oo Good value at 5Cc each. Men's Spring Clothing MAftT, SOHAFFHCR MARX. OUARANTCCO CLOTHIMO. The (pinnacle of value-giving reached' In tboa fine all wool Cajwnmerea, new est, nobbies. and the best. $650 Hard- Twisted worsted the absolutely 'All Wool kinds guaranteed, made by the leadens of high art clothing. ' -. $15 to S20 Golf and Negligee i Shirts a vast array of all that's nobby all Chat's new in good dependable goods. , 50c to $450 xoooexxpooooobex