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0 Reported in a Japanese; Newspaper. GEX. TIO I DEL PILAR Said to Have Killed the Filipino Die tator Troops Hastening to the Philippines. HAMILTON. Ohio, Aug. K.-E O. "Maya and Ztang, Japanese tea mer chants of this city, today received a copy of Chu Kizo f hlnko, a newspa per prfrusd In Nagoga, Japan, under date of June 221, which contains a dhspabh from Manila, that hw not yet Income puhlic in America. Undar the heading: New Philippine Infor mation, the pap-?r prints the" follow ing: ' In the latter part of June, near San Fernando, Aguinaldo was killed by General Flo Iel "Filar. Pilar visited him to inquire about, the death of Ucr.ial Luna, and Afruinaldn an swercd that ha never knew anything abo .t thin ase end ti Id lilar to mind his ,ivn tdtlnf'se. I1lar then callel Aeuiniddo a liar, t-nd pulling- a pistol, shot .Buina1Jo In the forehead, kill ing hi ti instantly TR-iOPS HTTRUYING FCRWARD rfan Frmico. Aug. 29.--A11 haste Is bein; used to dispatch i he troop, now waiting here, to Marila. It is exce ed that the entire "casual' detachment now mi the Presidio, will set ail with in two wei'kj, ' Thi PUehle If ft today with 650 recruits, and the Warren gv-a on 8-er.tefPber 1st, and the 'olumbU on the 5th, with as many recruits and casuals" as they can carry. If these assignments do net take up all the te cruits now at the Presidio, the re mainder will be shipped on the Sher man which will be teaJy in about ten days. The Lelen&w will kave with h-r tors on the 2?tt of this month. WANT i COMMISSIONS. Washington, Aug. 29 With about 100 cmmlMd"n-d placed yet to fill in the tin new rcgirmnts under organi zation. Secretary cf AVar Rr.t finds himself overwhelmed with application even trreater in number than the sum total of those received at the begin ning e-r the Spanuh-Amrl-an war. It is nald at the war dtp.'.rtnient that a large inanity cf the men who hsl.l c-'mn.ioins n the volunteer army, in that war, aie again erplicants for service in lh- Philippine canpaign, r.- I i u ID ...Don't Fit Out for Hop Picking... TILL YOU New York Racket We have just the gloves that you need. A good glove for 23c, All sizes, No. 0 to 11. A better glove for COc. BROWN'S Those IN SHANK stand the wear. There are no better shoes made. Our low prices make them bargains, Clothing, hats, shirts, underwear, hosiery. Almost anything you want and the prices are money sayers for you. Bestrade of oil cloth 15c yard. Cash only and one price. E. X. BARNES PROPRIETOR. Cor. Commercial and Chemeketa Streets SALEM, OREGON. , i . - r " i t -1 . - . -- " . , - . :E - . -,. . - r- j ."" ; 5 $,":- f . "i "; .-,. -v1 -. ' t z - - - - Our CLEARANCE SALE of Spring and Summer Shoes is still on. Our low prices will continue forever. Our complete stock of FALL AND WINTER GOODS are arriving and will be opened early in September, and sold at hard time prices. Full lines of rubber goods. Suitable Hop Picking Shoes for almost nd price at alL SALEM SHOE STORE i 88 State Street. H. LEABO, Manager. LADD & BUSH BANK BLDO., i t ' those who places, i TliU the service Is moiif the en- lister men, and the ofTci il cits, as a t-iise in m. Int. Colonel IJcli'j teaiment, thx Twenty seventh voHintesr infan try made up. of forty-eight per cent, of the me,n wbiKned i& , volunt't-rs in the Sp-anish-Ameik.-un war, and nine per cent, who were In the regu lar army in that war,' or a total per cenUte of tiftj-sfven in one regiment. SeereUry Root r as tesolved to en tertair no personal applications for commissions, and insists 8(Mn all be ing referred through the regular chan nel TO HONOR DEWEY. PROGRAM FOR OFFICIAL, VIdIT IN NEW YORK EARB )R President McKlnley Will Be Present to W elcome the Here cf Manila 1 to Ameilca. NEW TORK, Aug. 29.- When the committee,' of the? De,wey reception committee, waited on the itesident at Long Branch last week. Mr. McKln ley told them that he would willingly do anything In his iiwer to' honor the admiral, lie exprerwd hds fears, how ever, that hla presence, as president of the United States, might divert some of iho henors that should be wholly for Dewey. .'.' Acting: Mayor ; Guc-genhelmer said oday that the committee expects the president to come here on the Dol phin. If he does, the mayor of. the city and the governor of the state will steam down to the anchorage and Ad Biiral Dewey will visit them. Then the fnayor will return In his official boat. Admiral Dewey trill gio on board thj Olyrrpia, and the mayor will visit the Olymria, Jlis visit will be returned ty th admiral, who will be? presented to the visiting governors i Inj the meantime, the Dolphin, with thejpres ident n board, will s-teem away, and McKlnley illl take no further p.rt in the oiKcial proceeding's- Schillings Best . money-back tea and baking powder at l&ur Grocers VISIT TUB MARK Shoes Inforced bv. nearly all held non-ccmmlssioned same wish to re-enu-r Raid to he observabje i ssaB7 )OooooocooooooooooexooooooocxyOQ us Two 'Governors Are in San Francisco TO MEET SOLDIERS Betnrning from the Campaign In the Philippines -Troops W ill Dis embark Todaj. SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30.The battalions of Idaho, Wycmdng- and North Dakota volunteer regiments, whh arrived on board the United States transport Grant, last night, from Manila, wete welcon-ed home 'by Governors Steunenb:rg, cf Idaho, and Richards, cf Wyoming, and a' larg part of representative citizr-ns from their iespetive states ujon entering the bay today, but were not allowed to disembark, owing to the lateness of the hour at which the quarantine in srcclion was concluded. They will, however, disembark tomorrow morn ing REBELS ARK ACTIVE. Manila. Aug. 30. It is reported that Agninaldo has ordered the rebel gen erals in the i rovii.e of Cavlte to clos in on and attempt to take the town of Imus. and it is added the troops am concentrating arotnd the town fi-m the lake country. The reikis. It is farther said, have- an outpost cf r! men on the Dasmarinas road and an equal force in. the town cf Anaoo. The Americana axe intrenching the town, and have no fen r of the result of any attack by rebels. TO WELCOME DEWEY. San Francisco, Auu. 30. Two 10-tn gains left Mare Island today for Vermont, where they "will boom a ta luta from the hills t-urrounding Admir al Dewey's native town of Montpelier when the flagship is tabled off ?andy Hook. Governor Smith, of Vermont, appU-il to the authorities at Wsfhingrlor. t rr two heavy yiins for iipe in the salute to bo fired in Dewey's honor. The d partnw-nt informed the government that tiie only-gtjns which could be nsed weO at the Mare It-land navy yard, in California nd that no funds for th?lr tranriortation were on hand. "Give me an ordw and I will stand the expense," said the governor, and th? b?g gciu will be on rand to salute Di:wey. TO KESIST LABOR. EMPLOTERS OF SFOKANE PER FEt.T AN ASSOCIATION To Resist ITnreaecnalle. Demands Made by Crgaruze. Employes Much Capital Involved. SPOKANE, Aug. 30. The Employ ers Association, representing from I7.0CO.C-0C to 000,0- of IocjU capital, has been organized In Spokane to re sist an unjust demand of organized labor in this city, which Its member may regard as unjust. Lumber mills, breweiiea, Hour nJiIs the street car comi-any, the eln:trlc light company, tha ans company, the water powr company, fattcrles, contractors, mer chants and moneyed men are all name! as i epresc-iited In the association. which Is eald to number o-er fifty of the nxit prominent companies and business men in Spokane. : THE CUBAN CENSUS. President's Fmclamal icn Will Be Made Putiit Soon. WmhtmriAn Aiict- 9rV.-Tf i exnecteii that the president's reclamation le latini' to tho takir-r of the census In Cuba will be made iniblic at Havana very soon. Although it U wi ll known that the taking of the census Is in- tnXixrl am n-sllr;tiBn. ntei:s to the es- tabHfhmnt of a rr'W'an fcrm of g-overnment In puba, it is posHlvely stat-d at the war department that there is nothlrp In the censu procla- maucn to conraci witn ine Erw that the Itnited States intends to aivs Immediate Independence to Cuba. Th taking; ot the census w ill be fol lowed b'y nmniclpal elec-tons and th inauguraUort of autonomy In localltle la I. r antic Attie. The with drawal of AmesScan troops and tr- mlnat (n of the -Jsiinir nnmary gov ernment la not looked for, at the ear liest, for several trxmhs yet. A CODE PREPARED. PORTO RICO TO HAVE A NEW SYSTEM OF COURTS. Old Spanish Laws and Decrees to Be Replaced by American Enactments. . winmvcTOJI Auc. 30.- The ln- i.inr niirmlMtinn. which has been pre paring a code fnr Porto Rico, has com ..loiif Ita letters and submitted its re port to Secretary of War Root today. The tde la drafted v.Jth a lew -f errrafting . the laws of the United Slates upon the old Spanish laws la force in the island at the time of th cession. The commission w;il cease t exist tomorrow. While the United States maintain!! ml'Jtaiy control of the island, this Cflf ecuid be . i emulated ny promulga tion by the president. It is said, how ever, that the whole matter will be auon itted to congr The cole ab rogates all Hpanit-h law and roal de crcs, and all cjete.ns cf procedure. Ar. AnMican couit system Is provided- a supreme court, district court, probate co-irt. JuU-e of the peace, and iolice courts in cities. Also a federal court to have exclusive jurlf di;Uon ovtr all federal qut-i ions, and concurrent jurisdiction 1A civil and ciiininal matters. The Island is 'di vided into seven ditr!cts. with a com plete system of county and township organizations. No provision is irad for flections; the commissioners stating- they are abundantly satisfied that the neople of Porto Rico are not ready ta -xercle the election ft anchU-e. CA LIFORNIA P-Ai K S. San Francisco. Aug. 29. The state bank commissioners have issued a statement giving the cendit'on of all the banks in a!lfornia at the close-of busrps bp. July 31, 1ST9, which shows an Increase in assets and liabilities f r the whole si ate of 127,554,436 for eleven months f i om Antrust ?1, lSiH. and an rnercase from the peiicd trom Aug-ist SI, M?7, a period of two years, of $56. 031,012. Taklnsr into ccosideratl-m that during the last eleven montht six t.inks went out of business, repre sentlnn a paid-up capital of S4,068,?), the total gain far that leriod would be 5fO.100.451. The amount due dejetors haa growuin two years by $?0.S?2,'!95. This is the best shewing made in the his tory vf the state. DWA ITPUL1STS. Put i Jp a Sej.erate Ti-ket and Will Fight Fusion. ; - Des MoIns, la., Aug-. 30. -The ie pie's party slate convention met here today, with about 100 delegates prea ent and nomitiatec; a state I'tket as follows: Cbas. A- Lloyd, of . Musca tlfie i-ountj w nominated for gov ernor. The contention declared against fu-Mon and endorsed Whar ton Barkir, of Pennsylvania, and Ig natius Donnelly, of; Minnewna, Tor president and vice-rre.'.dnt in l'.K) 'THE WCRK CtMPI.ETEI. Cuban Soldiers Have Reflved tha Money Due Them. Havana, Aug. 2D.-The commission, which has been ei Raged In dlslribut inar the $3.U,000, appropriated foi; tha purpose of paying- off the r,ut-an sol diers who surrendered thefcr atm to the AmeKcan ffT ciwla, has returns! to Havana. It repoits that 36,659 per sons have received their share of the giatbfty, and that the total smount of mor.ey distributed Is will vot enow, PortUnd'H 'City Ooun-ll iTohil-its a K ircus Performani-e cn Labor Day. Portland, Aug. SC. The cily council todny pass-fi an ordlnancei prohilit ina Waltr 7. Main's circus from show inK In I'ortlanfl on Labor L-ay. TO INVEST IN CHINA. San Frarclsco, Au. i9. The Call to morrow will say tha a t.hinese-Amer tear, corioralion is in pnxess of or fr.n.y.ation here, with a capital of 120. 000,000. for the purpose of f tlaMtahlnt: larjr enterprises in ChJna. MEYERS' MEYERS MEYERS! MEYERS' 2T8-2X0 CMMGM Ml New Goods The inflow of our Autumn goods has set in every day is really an OPENING DAY now. Our new ties for ladies are now offered at prices altogether fair. New To-day We just received by express from New York, x a complete line of the latest novelty Dog Collar Belts Black, Brown, Tan and White, the latter is easily washed. Made of leather, with celu loid finish. 50C, 85c, $1.00 White Belts i Something new in a washable white belt; heavy leather, celluloid finish 25c MEYERS' When you Makes the food more ovm wmma McLEAN IS NAMED FUR STANDARD HEARER OF THE Oi:iO DEMOCRATS. Th4 Convention Blttr-rly Opposed t Kxpar frit n The Lf-.st Day vf the Pow Wow. ZANESV ILLE, O.. Auir. 30.The sttte democratic convention closed to day, after a day of dramatic pl.-ys. While there were a half dc-x-n othr candidates for governor, the John R. M.-Lean men claimed everything with such a coiirdenc that they undertk tc be magnanimous In minor rarts. al lhoii h they were at the same time careful that the star candidate was n-t eclipsed. They stated early In th t lay mat the 3rst ballot would have none of -the second, choice' vot fr McLean, that : ncr.e of the reet v:s would be called out till the second ballot, and that all candidate would have their itspective votes on ths ilrs: ballot. In this play Mclean wan nom inated on the first ballot by half a vcte, and the f.Ruiing wns so cloSi that a drrmatk- scene of changes on the second ballot - tilth the 'Vei a-id choice" i-eecrvea fok!ng to McLeans Etdndt-rd did not take place. It Is claimed that Mcl-.in could have had 47g votes out of the SCI on the first ballt, instead cf 02V4. and that he vi. .ild have 1-ad over W-t on th second ballot. At any rate, the d l--gates all voted for their local favor- It mi th-3 first ballot, and thus the program for ccmpfmenting- them wa cjirrlcd on without the lender drawing ji-oru .wy i ms con.petitors. Arter the sc'optwi of the r i-Jority j-epirt on credentials, the Mclean men felt that thy t-ouid make, an; pity of balloting that thty desired. Memorial hall' wns packed when Honorable W S. Thomas, chairman of the democratic state comirdtlee, today called tbj state cotiventn to order. Very many were unable to1 rain admit tance. The opening prayer was by Rev. Kearney, a Catholic. He prayed for the , dIiverance of the Filipinos from the lute force now being- In flicted upn them. The ityer was sj radical and forcible throuphout that it brought forth rounds of most voclf erousi applause. - Chairman Thomas then r.tade an ad dress on the work of the last cam paign and the great' contest to be waged In the year preceding1 the pres idential election. Judge Mooney, tem porarv chairman of the convcntljn, was introduced and received a great ovation. - , After the adoption of rules, reports on redentlaJs! were presented. Th- majority rep-ort was adopted with the exception of Highland county, front wrich county it was recommended that an tl-McLean delegate be seated. The minority report related to Cuyahoga county, and recommended the settlmj' of the Wilson deJegatMn. Instead of the SalemiMcKay d legates. Bitter speeches wre made on loth sides. motion to lay the minority report on i thi table was lost. The previous question was ordered on the motion to . substitute the mlnoriiy rspcrt for th MEYERS' MEYERS' see it In our ad delicious snd wholesomo Pomnm eo.. r rtmm. majority rtport. and resulted n 311 yess and 3M nays The platfoim says "that American soldiers are being cr law fully used In the name of liberty, to crtsh and de stroy the dawning- republicanism in the Orlert: and we denounce th se cret and vicious alB&noe now In evi dence bttween England and the re publican admirlstration whereby this nation mar become Involved In war with fc reign nations. Indei-endent republics for the Cu lons and Filipinos are demanded, and the republican party is dmoun-ed, for its tlilrty-?ifcht years abject subservi ency to the shipping Inter s's of areat Britain. ; The maintenance of a navy Is advocated, but ft latge tandinjr army is declared a mcna to' liberty. Unlawful combinations of capital nre declared the leaitimate fruits of a g-old Standard, and the United States at-frr.ey-general ,is cncunced for bis failure to enforce the statutes against Ousts. ' - The titket, as completfd. Is as fol lows: Governor, John R. McLean, of Han Uton; lieutenant-governor, A. V. Patrick, of Tuscarawas; supreme ;idge, Dwltt C. Badger, of Madison; attorney general. J. W, Dore, of Sen ca; auditor eorge W. Stcafoos, of Darke; treasurer, James ,L- Gorman, o. Lawrc-iue: inembtc of the board of public w;ks. Fletcbxr D. Marlln. of Lake. A FATAL FIRE SIX MEN KILLED IN YUMA, ARI ZONA, YESTERDAY While Saving: Goods from a Burning (Merchandise Establishment : Heavy Loss. YUMA, Ariz., Aug. 30. The most disastrous Are In the htatory of Yuma broke out at 3 o'clock today, in the second storsf of E. . E. Sagi net ti's mer chandise establishment, resulting in the loss of six lives and the total de struction of a store building and stock of goods. A crowd of men was carrying goods from the building when the second floor fell upon them, killing six and more or less Injuring many more. The list of dead is: City Councilman H. F. Nesser, .Itodolph Wllnon, James Tapla, Julian Preclado, It. II. Ivora, Richard Wilson. The loss is estimated at $130,000 with insurance of $50,000. : ; n f ;q TU E ELDER CHARTERED. Wdl Ba Used m i Transport by th Govermnc-iit. i Poitland, Aug. 30t H e O. R. & V, Steamship George W. EMet has N-en chartered by the United States govern men t for services as s.n ar:iy trans port, and goes to San Fiam-isco hM "she will be turned over to tho war dt artment.. ; At present the Elder has nccommo- Rations for I?2 first clais and s?venty. Hsut second-class pnsrenyirs, A' f emmodations fori soldiers will llkVly built in place of the present arrariK ipent f the caltns. The Elder can easily cany 60 soldiers. Old Vliiie; Corner PiiHi. . Men's Clothing The 'new Fall suits are pushing for room. To be candid there is little difference in many lines of goods, those we have and those that will comebut eveiry one might as well be hew, aud shall be. A t 7.B0 Una red need to $5.75. A S S-50 Una reduced to $6.75. A $10.00 Una reduced to $6.95. .Another $10.00 line reduced to $7.95. . New Hats Latest shape just coined. R0EL0FF...$4.00 G0RD0N...&3.00 Celebrated makes. Popular because good. Worn because stylish. MEYERS' It is so. XXXX30000