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Newspaper Page Texti - VOl 48 NO. 29. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1S99. WEEKLY EDITION KANSAS TROOPS DISEMBARK Enthusiastic Welcome Extended to Heroes ifrom the Sunflower State. Gallant General Funston a Pronounced Expan ' sibnist Says the Campaign Is . Well Managed. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 11 The Twentieth Kansas regiment and 400 discharged soldlens. who arrived here last night on the transport Tartar, were landed today. The march to the Presidio was an exciting one for: the soldiers. The welcome they received was second only to the one accorded the home troops; on their return home. Throngs surged around General Funs ton, and toe had great difficulty in making progress through the crowds. Cheer upon cheer greeted him, cut nia only acknowledgment was a military salute and an occasional doffing of his cap. ' ? The soldiers were headed by Colonel MeteaJf, and the crowds elmply would, not let the soldiers pass In peace. Breaks occurred every few minutes. Relatives and friends broke into the ranks and marched with the soldier, some smiling and laughing and others crying. but all happy amd glad. The parade was reviewed on Vannees avenue by General Shatter, Governor Stanley, of Kansas, and Governor J. It. Rogers, of Washington, and their staffs. . :"(.' General Funston, in an interview to day, said: j i "This la America you know and I am an American.' That tells the story best of our delight in. reaching home again. There is nothing greater than the great Joy of being among you again among the people who, we know, are our countrymen and kin. "I have only this to say of the cam paign in the Philippines: Everything Is being done that could be to carry the war to an early successful con clusion. The report that I am an anti expansionist Is ; ridiculous - and not worthy of serious . consideration. X never Intimated such a thing, and have been wrongly quoted in the matter. Asked what he thought of the Fili pinos, the general said: t They have some pretty good fighters there and some pretty good 'shots, but (the majority of them are rather poor marksmen." He added that while some of the Filipinos were Intelligent, be did not think they ; were capable of self-government" " KANSAS CELEBRATES. ' Topeka, Kan.. Oct. 1L Upon the re ceipt of the bulletin announcing the We reduce profits to ; j ! Increase the volume of "business j j ' Then we stick to the spot cash plan. This means extremely low prices. We know that PKICE is not the oulj consider ation. - That's .why we look after th9 quality cf ;the good. But good goods and low prices are what the N ewYo rk Rac ket offers yeu. Our new line of Men's, Boys' and Children's CLOTHING is right up-to-date. We have some of the neatest dress overcoats and top coats in Salem. YouH notice a differ ence in the prices from other stores. Our gentlemen's all wool box coat mackintosh is a fine covert cloth, dressv-and comfortable, only $5.25. You know what the STAR 5 STAR shoes are. We save you money on every item in our line. Shifts, hats, gloves, hosiery, underwear, and all sorts of fur uishing goods. - SALEM'S ONE PRICE CASH STORE. E. X. BARNES . ' : r PROPRIETOR. ' Cor, Commercial and Chemeketa Streets ! SALEM, OREGON. rxocooexxxxxxxxreoor saein onoc otorc...oo o-r R.1LLEABO. Manager. JshJSO & BUSH BANK BLDO. arrival of the. Twentieth Kansas at San Francisco, bedlam broke loose in Topeka. - The whistles of all the manu facturing Institutions began to screech. and every church bell In the city rang out the glad tidings. The streets soon filled with people, and there was great rejoicing. Reports of similar demon strations come from Lawrence. Ottawa, Hutchinson and other cities. ; . V FIGHTING IN LUZON. , Manila, Oct. VL General Schwan's column having accomplished Its purpose of punishing the rebels. Is returning from San Francisco de Malabon with the artillery and transportation ser vice. . " , ' " !.'!.!''' The naval expedition that recently went to the mouth of the river Paslg, to raise the Spanish river gunboat Arayat, reports that no resistance has been encountered from' the Filipinos and that the work of salvage is pro ceeding slowly. ; During the early morning hours to day, there was some firing near Angeles with the result ; that eight Americans were slightly wounded. Artillery wsi used and the enemy responded. Gener al MacArthur does not attach special A small party of Americans was fired upon by Filipinos near tMaraguayan, two of our men being wounded. . AN OFFICIAL REPORT. Chicago, Oct- 11. A cablegram from General Otis, to the war, department, received lata this afternoon, confirms the press dispatches regarding General Schwan's movement on San Francisco : de .Malabon. General Otis says: - "General Sen wan succeeded yester 'day in driving the insurgents south, with loss, from San Francisco de Mala bon. He reports their forces disin tegrated and retiring on divergent roads which are- impassable ; ; for artillery or wagons." There is- no intention of occupying the country permanently or temporarily. The transportation will return by way ef Rosario and the column will move In the direction of I Das Marinas, probably I retiring on llmus. The country is of no strategic Importance," i . " General . Otis disapproves of offlcers families Joining them at Manila. Re- Something New 4 lien's bootee for winter. Has all the features of a congress shoe with a boot top. In two grades, guaranteed water proof, Tou can't get them anywhere else. JUsem in 'our window. At CUt PriCea. r. CXXXXXXXXXXXXX3000QOO garding this question be today cabled the department as follows: s xne population of Manila u mucn congested. Provision for offlcers fam ilies- cannot be made. Those already arrived, together with families of enf Uated men. have caused much perplex ity. I would not permit ' my own fam ily to come under existing circum stances. Nearly, all offlcers and" men here are absent from Manila on duty: families should await more peaceful conditions." Another message annouced the ar rival at Manila of the transport Victor ia with 403 horses; ten died en route, and several, found to be affllted with glanders, were shot. - The Garonne sailed from Manila on the 7th Inst., And the Athenian on the 9th. both for Seattle. Otis Gives Agninaldo No Peace in Luzon. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10. The war department today received the follow dispatch from General Otis: ; ' "Manila, Oct. 10. General Schwan's column moved early this morning from Santa Cruz de Malabon. It is now believed to be In San Fransico de Mala bon. and not to be meeting with very determined resist ance. (Matters . are qurtt in the Imus section. "General Young I Lj "with a column starts I "if.- northward tomor row morning irora San Fernando. Col onel Bell . cleared the country yester day west of Guagua to and 'Including 1 Florida Batcana. making captures of a number of offlcers and men and also property. ' FUNSTONS HEROES. San Francisco, Oct. 10, The trans port Tartar, bearing the Kansas troops, arrived tonight from Manila. 1 Tfc2 Tartar was met at Angel island by Governor Stanley, of Kansas.7 and party, who went out In a tug to meet her. The customs officers gave orders that no one should board the Tartar. Brigadier-General Funston was passeh- f0erar$8jt eagerly Jsoaght " forr - Owing to the rough , condition of the "bay it was impossible to get a very extended interview with him. "When asked as to his-future plans, he replied: "They depend entirely on i what the authorities at Washington wish me to dO." . - v . V'--...: Three deaths were reported to have occurred on the voyage. m. THE WASHINGTON TBXX5PS. San Francisco. Oct. 10. The . First Washington volunteers and the other soldiers ' who arrived here yesterday from Manila on the transport Penn sylvania, were landed this " morning and marched to the ferry building where breakfast was served to them under the direction of the citizens' re ception committee. The soldiers were given a fine reception. After break fast they were again mustered into line, and marched to the Presidio. Their route took them through the bus iness section of the city, and all along the line they were received with wild hurrahs, the blowing of whistles and the firing of cannon. . The new arrivals were escorted to the Presidio by the .Presidio band, two batteries of the Third . artillery, and troop O of; the Sixth cavalry. On Van Ness avenue the regiment was review ed by General Shafter, Governor Rog ers, of Washington, and Governor Stanley, of Kansas. The camp for the Washington had been prepared for them In advance, and on arrival at the reservation, very little had to be done to make the men comfortable. The soldiers will remain Mere for some time. Arrangements have been made to take them to their northern homes In special trains pro- vlded by Levi Ankeny, the Walla Walla millionaire, who has a son In the regiment. While the speech making was in progress at the ferry, the ladies from Washington were attending to the wants of the soldiers at the breakfast table and decorating them with flow, era- After breakfast the men reported back to the transport to get their arms and shortly af terward the command to march " was sounded.' The procession was led by the Third artillery band and two com panies of heavy artillery. The gover or of Washington, the visiting clti sens of Washington and the city repre sentatives followed In carriages. Then came the First Washington band, the drum corps and volunteers. The sol diers wore their blue fatigue uniforms. In the rifles of the men had been plac ed bouquets of roses and pinks. The men appeared to be In excellent condi tion and marched like veterans. The Third artillery and two troops of caval- ry rouowea ine voiumecrw. , The entrance to the Presidio . i a . a k m rA i reacnea a lew umui a. . mtafs Hvan ffMrmlMlnlL IIIV UKU a y" w mediately on their arrival at camprto attend to their luggage nd rest in the tents. The Washington soldiers will remain In camp for several weeks be fore going north to their homes. The First Montana, regiment piayea host to the returning Washington vol- unteers at the Presidio today. The eo - tire iturrang regiment was given a nCh,iVohw Eacncim?ani mnrtaSeo3 ST co pany of the corresponding letter In the is .HH i m Washington regiment. f the banquet being spread In the company mess rooms. The officers ; of the Montana regiment entertained the officers of the. visiting regiment In their mess halL MORE WARSHIPS. New York. Oct. 10. A special to the Herald from Washington says: Acting Secretary Allen has ordered the cruis er Newark to the Philippines. She is now fitting out at Mare feland. Cap tain B. H. McCalla, who did such good work at Guantanamo, Is In command. The auxiliary . cruiser Badger will re quire fifteen days for repairs. . The gunboat Bancroft Is practically ready and will be speedily put' In commission. The Nashville has arrived at San Juan, where she is taking coal aboard. The New Orleans is on her way to New York to be repaired. The Brooklyn will sail for Manila Wednesday. FIRE AT MOJAVE. Business Portion Destroyed Lives Were Lost. but No Mojave, CaL, Oct. 10- A fire, which Started at 8 p. m. last night, totally destroyed the business portion of this town. One store remains but every saloon, hotel and lodging-house, except one. were burned. - , Horses and dogs were burned In large numbers. No human lives were lost. The fire is supposed to be. of incendiary origin. The property Iofs Is probably between (30.000 and $60,000. with light Insurance. . Boers Reported to Be on British Soil. LOXDON, Oct. 11. ni-pntthes from South Africa rept rt t ha t a force of 4W-0 soldiers of tlie Transvaal, under General l.niije, are threatening Mafe iuns. and tt.e inhutitants tf that place are excited. The Boers are exftted lo :ccupy Newcastle br tomorrow. A . dispatch to the Daily Teidgraph, frni Iadysmlth, rlr,e among the spe tfcala rcteivpil, Ccclures ihnt war has been b?gun by tl t-cers In Natal, Tlae corresrraidert say: f Fr State burgrtrs Y-ave seized a train at Hsrrvsmdtn. hlrh vu tfu Kufvrwrty- of the Natal government. I.ast night ' a mour.tf d patrol Avas stoned by t-oers- - The men's orders were not to Cre unless they were fired ui-on ' , . i Other dispatches only report that hostilities are Imminent. ; A rumcr, prevalent hrre, that Co hvngbaru Greene, the British diplo matic agent at Pretoria, had been as samInated by the Boers, Is of doubtful origin, and is oweidered impossible. . 'the military authorities , in Scuth Africa have Instituted" a censorvMp ever sll telegrams, in order to prevent Information regarding British move ments teaching the boers. , OOM PAW. SPEAKS. The following cablegram wai re ceived tonight, by the Chicago Trib urwc, Drom President Krueger, of the Transvna1 tepublic, the cablegram be ing rent in anwtr 4o a message from the Tribune requesting astatment of the position of the Transvaal s in the K-nsent crisis: i Through the Tribune we wlsii to thank cur many American friend for sympathy m the preson crisis: of tha republic Lust Monday we give Fir.s lond forty-eight howrs' notice, within wlicb give assurance that tli- dis pute wou'd be settled by arbitration or. other peacefu' meiar-.s. The notice expires at S today. The BrttUh asr-Hit is recalled, and nar is certain. This is a fitting end of the British policy of force and fraud, wfr'ch has marked all South Africa with he blood of Afilk onJera AVe mutt now make Sjuth Afrlc a free o rth white man's grav. The npubKca friends Include all na- tlcnaliLles, - among Ihem a strong American corps, stowing that It Is uot a case of the botr againt Uitlander, but all nations against the Englih. We have full faith in freedom and re publicanism, In that righteousness which guides the deUnl of nations. (Signed) President Krutger." READY FOR HOSTILITIES. Pretoria, Oct. 11 A German detach ment hfcs tost el a big gun on the fie tier line, on the border, in a ra tion to aid Wakketstrrtom. Five hun dred burghers aeHsted In hauling the big guo up the tteep and almest Inac cersible acclivity. WILL, REPRESENT ENGLAND. Washington. t 11. It Is practical ly eel tied that the United States will look after the lirerrets ef 5reat Brit ain in tho Transvaal in the event of war. Al'hocgh Great Britain, np in i late hoar today. hd made no formal request for such' action on the part of the United States, It is belieed there ' i- . tr. .--.. 1- ' 1 lm.iv ... B . - - - - tw en the two governments. GREAT ENTHUSIASM. London, Oct. 11. G-ent pretarations are being made at - Southampton '. for the detarture. Saturdty, of Sir Red yffr PuU a RTeat demonstrakion f Mtltlpsed. -TU fltet of transports s;r t;uir- army eorr will be esccrted by wlps. while furtber . ai.patc h boa,, J" to South African waters. The THE TREASURY IS FLUSH Vanderlip Decides to the Entire Lively Times With the Bulls and Bears of Wall Street Washington News Brought Stocks Up. WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 Assistant Ertary Vandcfjlp ham decl.l.-d to anticipate interest for the entire I seal yesir, the period enolng with July 1. I-O. The inteteet, due November It-t. will bo paid In full, without din-tunt. but if holders of bonds ivUh to take advantage cf h offer to anticipate interest d-e on .tubs,uent dais, a a.hcour.t at the rate of two-tenths of lier cent a month will be exacted. The amouit of Interest due f.om niw the end of the fiscal yir is alout if.000.C30. The i.icpaym?tt of tbis amount will, it Is believed, be . a teiief of much lmpcs-tante to tho pres ent stringent money situation, while on the other hand, the discount will be the saving of a large amount to the government. Tl treasurer is in a position to sdvahoe theve Interest payrccnts without the least embarrass ment. ' COD EFFSOTS FELT. New YorkvCct. 10 The stock nar- government has a'reaUy exiM-udel S,(iO0.O00 in etaval snd military prep aration.. The cutbreal. of war has sent up the price of Eng'lsh wheat, and on various cou-rtry maiktis the farm-; ers have rrfused tc sell wheat under SO ahillji gs per quarter, in some esses even holdlrg out-for trill l(gher prices. SAIL FROM PORTLAND. Captains Willis and Worrick Will De- : part for Luzon. Soon. Washington, Oct. 11. The war de partment has Issued orders to the Forty-fifth regiment, . at Ft. Snelllng. Minn., to start for San Francisco Octo ber 12th. to embark there for the Phil ippines. The two companies of the Forty-fifth, now at Vancouver barracks Would it be a I ... 4 TLtf- vR i " i ' ' ' Pleasure to you... ....To step into a store where they would show you neckwear until your head was in a whirl and you' would think for the time that there was NOTHING IN THIS WORLD; BUT NECKTIES. Such a rain bow of colors, such a multitude of paU terns that the artist's most vivid fancy of harmonious tints would be fully satis fied. Then visit pur neckwear depart ment. Showing the latest novelties for the small sums of 25c and 50c Latest purple ties untied or tied in the proper knots. 1 fx 03. J(mjm k Son&T) Anticipate Interest for Fiscal Year. i ketx today demenstratrd. In a striking manner. Its reliance on the domcstia money sttuatior. and its Indifference to event in foreign lands. The Lon don market advanced prices under the load of Kaffir mining stocks in whlh there is a merry speculation, based mi the t-s-tumptlon of an rrly control, by the Brttisli tt'vernmcnt, of the Rani mining 'dVtrlct The l-al market responded enly partly to the Imiorted iuott!ons from abroad, and more than lost the opening gains before the end r.f the first lour. Then fame the announcement from Washington of the decision of the trrasuiy depart ment to anticipate tho November In- teres t on government bom's, without Ulsc-o.int. and tint or tne enure nscai year at a d Knunt of two-tenths of 1 per cent The response waa prompt and emphatic, prices vising with mora appearance of strength thai, for a long tini past. The gains ranged from 1 to over 2 per' cent in many active stocks. (Captain Willis and Worrick.1 will 'sail with the Thtrty-nlnth regiment direct from Portland. Oregon. CHARGED WITH MURDER Pendleton. Or Oct. ll.The grand Jury this mornmg brought In an In dictment against Edwin Mima, charg ing murder in the first degree. Judge Lowell allowed the customary two days for the defense to- prepare for trial, naming Friday as the day on which the plea of guilty or not guilty will be entered. It Is reported ;that Judge McGinn, of Portland, win assist In the prosecution representing-the family of Miller, the man. Mima killed. He Is only exempt from failures who makes no efforts Whateiy. I j. it s-