WEEKLY. OREGON - STATESMAN, FR I DAY,- MARCH j iOf; 1900. .'r r V
SijWliiiill
Loi;d Roberts Occupies Bloenifonte in, I Capiml
of the Orango Free State.
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More Heavy Fighting Is ExpectedAIauy Citizens
of the Captured Capital Greet tluv British
Troops With Enthusiasm.
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LONDON, 'March i5--r(ThursIay,
4 50 x m.. The first half of the cam
paign is over. Lord Roberts arrived
at Modder . river February oth. , lie
entered BloemforKein-on March 13th.
Thus, in a little over a month, he has
effected the relief of Kimberley and
.'Ladysmith, the capture of General
Cronje's force and hoisted the flag in
the capital of the free State. AH this,
has been accomplished with compara
tively triflng losses. r r ; - i
It is small wonder that he is the hero
f the hour in England, All the news
papers 'eulogize him and congratulate
he country. They talk of the Free
State as having passed out of existence,
as being now one of the shadows of'
.history. " ' ' " '" -r j n ' .
It is not doubted that there may be
heavy fighting, but the genius of Lord
Roberts is looked to for a victory over
all difficulties. His grim reference to
the "late" President Steyn is understood
to show that there shall be no ambigu
ity as to the position assumed toward'
the republics. . 1 '
The fact (hat Mr. Fraser. late chair
man of the Free State raad and leader
of the opposition to Steyn, came with
a deputation to surrender the keys, is
regarded as extremely significant of a
considerable difference of opinion
among the" Free Staters regarding the
war. t 2 ' " ' i ' ' r V
It is said that President Kruger hates
Fraser oil account of hia sympathy with
the Uhlanders. The demonstrations
of the Bloemfoutem inhabitants are also
: regarded 4s a good augury for the fu
ture of British supremacy. I
It is interesting, in connection with
the rapid advance of Lord ! Robert?, to
learn that the Russian military attache
with the Boers, who, was 'captured by
the British, seat the following telegram
to the czar: ' f j
7 "I am perfectly amazed at the energy
in action ! and the endurance of the
British infantry; I need say no more."
The British continue pressing their.
aavance on ine vjrange river.
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ROBERTS' REPORT.
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London March 14. Following is the
text of i Lord "Roberts' dispatch to the
war office, announcing his occupation
of Bloemfontein: i
"Bloemfontein. March 13, 8 p. j m.
Bpr the, help of God, and by the bravery
01 Her Majesty's soldiers, the troops
under my command have taken posses-:
sior of Bloemfontein. The British flass
now flies over the presidency, evacu-
V ;Ked -last evening by Mr. Steyn, late
-president of the Orange Free State.
Mr. Fraser, a member of the late exeq
utive government, the mayor, the sec
retary of the late governor, the jland
rost and other officials met me two
miles from the town and presented me
with the keys of the public offices.
"The enemy has withdrawn from the
neighborhood and all seems quiet. The
inhabitants of Bloemfontein gave the
troops a cordial welcome." j
The above dispatch, though 'dated
Tuesday, did not reach the war office
until 7:30 p. m. Wedne?day. It was
; made public a few minutes before 9
o'clock. The delay is attributed to the.
field telegraphs, not being connected
with Bloemfontein on Tuesday jeven-
FROM KRUGER. I
'- New York, March 14. -A dispatch
from President Kruger to the Evening
Journal, dated Pretoria, March5 13th,
at 8 p. m.,i via (Berlin, says: 1
"The burghars will only cease: fight
ing with death. Our forces are return
ing in good order to our line of de
fense on bur own soiL The j Natal
campaign was longer in our favor than
we expected. The British will never
reach Pretoria. The burghers, Steyn
Jottbert and myself, as well as all oth
ers, are united. There are no 'differ
ences. God help us.'
THE BITTER END.
'Prctoria.uMaTch i2.Lord Salisbury 'm
reply to Presidents Kruger and Steyn)
cause bitter disappointment, and State
Secretary Keitz says it means that the
war will be fought, to the bitter end.
' IN NATAL
Ladysmith. March 14. The ! Boers
have been located in several stronjg
positions near the junction of j Drak
ensberg au4 Biggersberg.ranges. They
have heavy guns in position on Pong
wont kop, at lilatikula. and t, in the
Ompati mountains, as well as at Gib
son's farm, near Cundj-cletigh pass.
General Hunter now commands the
division. Both men and. horses; of the
relief column are completely recovered
and now irr the pink ot condition.
KIPLING COMPLAINS
New York, March 4. The first
aord from Rudrard Kipling, since lie
went to , South Africa, will be printed
ia this week's issue of Harper's s Week
ly. Kipling cables a long account of
disloyalty, which he calls the "sin of
witchcraft," The burden of his com
plaint is that the Brtish civil authori
tici in Cape -Town wink at semi- trea
sonable acts and to quote his own words
"the government will take care it does
not pay. any one to be loyal." I ,
7 A BOER REPORT, j
Pretoria, Tuesday. Commander De-,
lareys report of the fight at Abraham
Kraal Saturday, says:
"The British were estimated to nam
ber 40,000 men. Their first assaalt
was repulsed. Only two Boers were
wounded. - The - secontl assault was
made on the hills to the Irk of our po
sition. , These hills were of great .strat
egic importance. Appreciating , this, I
and 300 men defended the position from
9 in the mOming until sundown. ? The
burghers fought like heroes and three
times repulsed masses of the British
who kept relieving their tired men.'
Lvery attempt to storm was defeated.
At sundown there was not fifty yards
letwer us The British lost heavily.
No accurate Returns of our losses are
available, i ' ,
; JAMESON WAS SICK.
New York, March 14. A dispatch to
the Tribune from London says: Dr.
Jameson was down with enteric fever
and I critically ill when Ladysmith was
relieved. A: private dispatch received
here by a prominent South ,' African
states that he has rallied and is likely
to recover, j Dr. Jameson was anxious
to have a military command m the
campaign; -ttyt.as the leader of the raid
he was excluded from the service for
political reasons, and was not welcomed
when he arrived at Ladysmith a few
days before the investment of the town
Hs opportunity came. "When the gar
rison was f ever-stricken, he reverted to
medical ; practice, and did ten men's
work in caring for the fever patients
and wounded soldiers. - "-':
DISLIKE THE QUEEN.
An Irishman' Opinion of the Feelings
of His Countrymen.
"New York, March 14. Patrick . Eg
an. 'ex-minister to Chile, and ex-presi
dent of the; Irish National Federation,
has written a letter, itr. which he says:
"I think 1 know the Irish people as
a whole and in detail at home and also
abroad, as well as any other living man,
and I caniiot conscientiously sav that
outside of jhe immediate place-holders
and 'hangers-on of the 'British govern
ment, the Orange fraternity, the land
lords and; jcastlc shopkeepers, ; and a
mere handful of the society people.
known as "Cawstle Cawtholics,' making
a grand total of not over 15 per cent
of the entire population, there are none
in Ireland jwho want Victoria as their
queen, or who have any other feeling
for; ner than one of the coldest indiffer
ence, if not actual hatred.
"The prejsent momentous occasion is
one that demands dignified, but un
flnching manhood on the part of lead
ers of the Irish people. Let us hope
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mai nit win iivJi uc iuuiiu warning.
MUTE WITNESSES.
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Accused Klondike Murderer Had
V j 'Blood on His Clothing. .
Seattle, ilarch 14- Human hairs,
blood stainjs and hidden money have
been . found; by a Pinkerton detective
about the bossessions of O'Brien, the
prisoner held by the mounted police on
suspicion of the murder of Relfe, Clay
son and jlsen. Klondike! on ;their
wav out Trom Dawson.;
CJ P. Stne, on arrival at Skagway
from Dawson, tens" of discoveries which
he regards jas most ianpbrtant. A round
indentation on the Yukon sled owned
by O'Brieii attracted ' the attention of
the detectivje. The wood indicated that
the sled had been repaired, but the
Pinkerton man, on examining more
closely, found a plug, which he forced
out, revealilng a cavity in which were
three $100 "Canadian bills. Next he
found blood stains and human hairs
clinging toithe framework of the sled,
mute evidejnee, perhaps, of a terrible
traeedy enicted on the Dawson trail.
Two $50 Canadian bills were found
secreted in 1 the ring plate of O'Brien's
revolver.
SULZERS INQUIRY.
i Washi
ngtion. March 14. In the meet
ing of the
house committee on military
jaffairs today.
, Sulzer called up his resol
ution dixecfii
ing the secretary of waf to
inform the
house what fortifications
iGreat B
ntain is erecting along the
I northern
frontier of the United States.
especially
Northwest
Puget sound and in the
border country. An amend
tnent was aftadc striking out the refer
ence of Great Britain and making it
refer "to say foreign power." A mo
tion to postpone consideration of the
matter for i week prevailed , in a party
vote of sixjto five, and the resolution
went over without action. 1
A DEMONSTRATION.
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Naval Squadron to Go China as a
Warning to Russia,
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: New York, March 14- A special to
the Journal jand Advertiser from Wash
ington says: The German Ambassa
dor. Dr. Vfon Holleben, had a long
conference Iwith Acting Secretary of
States I fill, n which the latter was pre
sumably informed that a demonstration
in China might be expected from Rus
sia shortly. The chief of the bureau of
navigation, Rear-iAdnriral Crownin
shield, sought Secretary of State Hay
and found him at the Hay residence,
after which the- navy department an
nounced that a 'Chinese squadron will
be established and that Rear-Admiral
Kempff. nowcotnmahdant at the Mare
Island Navy Yard.. will be sent to Ma
nila to take this squadron for cruising
the Chinese and Japanese coasts; lso
that Rear-Admiral Remey. in charge
of the Asiatic station, will maintain
the naval base at Manila.
T It is understood that Rear-Admiral
KernptTa squadron will consist ol the
Oregon and Baltimore, now at Manila,
the Iowa, Philadelphia and Marblchead,
ow on the Pacific coast, and the Mont
gomery, now attached to the South
Atlantic station. 1 17 is believed here
that the formation of " the: Chinese
squadron by the United States is to be
a spectacular warning to Russia and
France that American interests are in
volved in any change in the conditions
m China. Presumably Germany will
make a similar demonstration.
IDAHO REPUBLICANS.
! 'Boise, Idaho, March 14. The state
republican central committee today de-
cidedrto,bold the state- convention, to
select delegates loathe national con
vention, at Lewiston, on May 8th,' and
the state nominating convention at
Boise ,on July 17th.: . ,7
WAS A FAILURE.
Last Year's Peace Conference Is Not
Yet Ratified.
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Washinjon. March 14. -In diplo
matic circles here fan unpleasant sug
gestion been thrown ont, to the effect
that Tile Hague conference has result
ed in a complete failure, and that cvtn
the limited program agreed upon 13
never to be perlectled. : 1 he basis lor
this belief; is the fact that, up to this
moment, it is not known officially that
a single one of t'.ie power represented
in the conference has ratified the three
conventions prepared thercJ
T THE CANAL BILL.
Kcm Y.rk, .March 14. The commer
cial organizations cf Greater New York
held a conference . at the New York
Produce- Exchance today. The chief
topics discussed were the bills that the
State Canal Committee submitted, and
the sieans of carrying out the recom
mendations of that committee for the
improvement of the canals. . J.
WASHINGTON'S DEAD.
Olynrpia, Wash.,, iMarch 14. Adjut
ant Generaf Fox has telegraphed from
San Francisco, that he had started for
Olympia With nine bodies of unclaimed
soldiers " belonging to the First Wash
ington volunteers. The funeral will be
held In Olympia Sunday March 18th.
THE HOLLAND f BOAT. '
Washington Afarrh T A ti rtro rr-
tgressional party, including members of
xne senate . and house committees on
naval affairs, today witnessed the per
formance of the .Holland submarine
torpedo boat. ;? 1 .
J FAVORS ASTORIA.
Washington, 7March 14. The ways
and means committee today ordered a
favorable report on the bill to extend
to Astoria, Oregon, the privilege of
immediate transportation- on dutiable
goods. .7 . 1
BLOCKADE RAISED.
Vancouver, .B. C, March 14. The
blockade on the Canadian Pacific since
last Saturday was raised today. Over
400 Japanese arrived today, on the
steamer Glenogle from Yokohama. '
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Bridge of Spain, Crossing
(From "Our New
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Remains of the Castilla, (Fjpm "Our New Possessions.")
PREPAKED FOR SPRING TRADE.
E. M, Croisan, the Reliable Implement
Dealer, Has a Complete Stock of
Standard "Machinery.
The theory of expansion is practically
illustrated on every band in this pro
gressive age. and E. M. Croisan, Sa
lem's reliable and up-to-date imple
ment merchant, is keeping abreast of
the times. -He has recently had his of
fice enlarged by the addition of a pri
vate office, all oi which is very com
pletely lurnished foe. both the conveni
ence of the proprietor and the accom-
modation of the patron. Mr. Croisan
business has assumed such orODortions
tnat ne louna it necessary to enlarge
nis oiuce Quarters, j i
; Mr. i Croisan is amplyi prepared for
the spring trade and has a lull and
complete; stock. His machinery busi
ness is- well established at Nos. 255-257
Liberty street in' the Gray block.- He
makes a specialty of sawmill and thresh
ing machinery, carrying a full line of
the Russell goods. A complete assort
ment of standard buggies and wagons
is also carried and a carload of each is
expected to arrive daily. ; 1 7
the exclusive agency tor the genu
ine Eagle bicvele one of the highest
grade wheels in the market is held by
Mr. Croisan. SThe Eagle is the only
wheel having the famous "Quad-Stay
frameabsolutely th strongest frame
made." Besides, it Js the only wheel
shown in the city that, has the two
point bearings.- prices range from $33
to $05 and it has the distinction of being
the "lightest and easiest running wheel
in the world."' Another claim of su
periority for the Eagle is the combina
tion aluminum-wood rim. which has
excited the admiration of all . wheel
men. It is one of the sterling Qualities
of the- wheel. Intending purchasers
will do well to ,call and inspect the
Eagle before; making a purchase, dw.
THE RACE TRACK. I. C Mosh-
er, farmer at the state fair grounds,
yesterday worked the track, putting it
in excellent condition, and it will todav
be ready tor the use of fcorssmen in be
ginning the work of ; training their"
colts. , ; . i . v
HELD A CAUCUS
The Senate Eepublican
HaveAgreied I
On ilie Puerto Eican
Measure. !
The Temper of tlift Debate Was Much
Milder Teller and Tamer
v Hold Different Views. !
WASHINGTON. March 14! The
republican senators, ia caucus ftcday,
reached a partial agreement on tive
Puerto Rican legislation. The i liouse
Lill, appropriating $2,oooooo, isjto be
taken up and passed immediately. The
bill for the civil government of .the is
land is to be taken up and disposed c4
as soon asf possible, and the tariff bill
is to be delayed for the present while
a committee of seven senators may be
selected by Chairman Allison to try to
compromisei the differences cn the rev
enue bill, and secure a measure which
the republican -senators generally can
support. This, partial agreement was
reached after a. caucus lasting from 2
o'clock until 5:30. The temper 701 the
debate ttkray - was much milder than
that of yesterday. i I
Two arguments were presented v to
the senate today, in? which almosst- anti
podical positions were taken by two
senators. ; Teller, silver republican of
Colorado, in a brief speech,; maintained
that the constitution could inotj extend
over the territory acquired by he Unit
ed States, while Turner, democrat of
Washington, elaborately contended
that the constitution embraced the ac
quired territory the-very moment the
United States took possession of it.
Teller said that this government could
-make the outlying territory into states
or could hold it as colonies as: it saw
fit, while -Turner maintained that the
United States could not hold Colonies
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Pasay Riverat 'Manila.
Possessions.")
or1 dependencies. Aside from It he con
stitutional question, the two senators
were in practical agreement. Bqh
were opposed to the pending bill, and
both objected to any of the insular
territory becoming a part of the Unit
ed States.' or any ol its inhabitants,
citnens of the United States.' ;
PENSIONS APPROVED.
Washington, March 14. The house
committee .on pensions today! ordered
bills reported, granting" pensions to the
wiaow ot coionci stotsenoerg, ot the
First Nebraska regiment, killed in the
Philippines, at $40 per month; to the
widow of'Captam Allan-Capron. killed
in Cuba, at $jrper month, and to the
widow of Captain Allan Capron Sr., at
$25 per month. .The distinction in the
rate in the Capron cases is doe to the
propertr owined by iSIrs. Capron Sr.
TRIBUTE TO BRAVERY.
New South Wales .Horrors the .Irish
Troops Fighting in Africa. ;
Sydney, N. S. March! 14 The
government has proclaimed St. Patrick's
Day a public holiday, as a tribute to
the bravery cf the Irish soldiers in
South Africa. ' i ,,. ' V,
, SURRENDERED HIMSELF, i
'Goldendate, Vash.rMarch 14. Geo.
R. A. Frri.. a . FTIirlfital firtnr inr.
rendered himself today to the sheriff,
stating that on Monday afternoon at
his farm in the Goodnoe hills, he sliot
and killed a man by the name of W'ur-
a v ...
reu. in scu-cetensc VVurrelli an un
married man from Missouri,! had the
Ferris farm rented.
THE MAJOR'S : STATISTICS.
"Nuggets of Knowledge" Compiled
for an Advertising Booklet.
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"I never see fnf nf tV.co mrn,.:
statistical bookleta."
f- turning the page of the latest
v est r-ocicet r -yciopeJU,' Wwithout
recalling a enrioas -incident in the ca
reeer of a veteran 'Bohemian once
well known in the West at '-Major Mac.
His real name was MacCarty, and he
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was a highly educated, jovial Irishman,
who bad taken honors once upon a
tirte7 at Dublin J college. 4 -When I
knew him he was on his last legs,
drifting from one city to another and
picking up a meager livelihood 1 doing
whatever hack work came to his hand.
In the course of these wanderings he
landed in St. Louis", and somehow or
other secured the job of getting up an
advertising booklet 4or a big manufac
turing concern. TThe idea 'of the head
of the house was to begin with a glow
ing description of the establishment
and follow it up with- some matter of
a general character which would - be
sufficiently interesting to induce peo
ple 16 .preserve the pamphlets The ma
jor, drunk or sober, was a ready, grace
ful vritcr. and the descriptive' work
was play for him, but as lie happened
tobe living in a lodginsr-bouse. with
in? reference' library at-his coimnand.
the miscellaneous matter, was a puzzler.
When he i finally turned in - the copy
the manufacturer j was " dissatisfied. "I
want this booklet to wind up with a
short, crisp" compilation of facts,' he
said, 'that will make a chap keep it
for 5 further reference. - Call 'eni
"Things. Worth Remembering,", or
scmethirrg like that. s
"The major was '"feverishly anxious
to Set .the.: pay for, his . work, and in
defyperation ne rushed back to his den.
grabbed pen and ink, and proceeded
to compile jx remarkable collection of
'Tilings Worth Remembering.' I still
recall a few. They ran about like
this: - :
' The largest wienerwurst factory
in the -world is in Leipsic The daily
output is 62-3 miles
" "Crush iats were invented in 1642
by a monk named Albertus.'
"In 1730 the British parliament
abolished the tax on glass eyes.'
"tDeviled ham was first made in
Persia during the sixteenth century.'
;' "."Parasols were introduced in China
duringnhe -Shan dynasty, B.'C 460.'
; "These 'Nuggets of Knowledge,' as
he called them, certainly ijiad a weird
surface resemblance to the real thing,
and the manufacturer - was ' highly
pleased. He said he ound a great deal
of information among them that he
had never encountered in any similar
collection, which, .By the way, was per
fectly true, -and when he drew the
check he made it $20 bigger thanie
had originally intended. The major,
grabbed the money, and lit out for the:
West, to get under cover before the
storm, but, strange to 4ay. it never
broke. AltHongh. the pamphlet was!
scattered broadcast .all through the;
Middle states, the only really vocifer-S
ous . kick that developed was from a
man in Iowa, who had lost $50 betting
that gum shoes were Invented l7 Sir
Isaac Newton in 1700. 'He faid he ro1j
his data from 'Nuggets' of Knowledge,
and wanted to be reimbursed. New
Orleans Times-Democrat
THE BICYCLE TAX
ASSESSMENT HAS KEEN LEVIED BT
MARION COUNTY COURT. if
Sheriff Darbln Hm Hot Yet Procorcd tlue
Tag-b CaMUtaUmuUit j of Law
Will Not Be Tested. r-
The delightful weather- cf the p.at
week has brought out bicycles in count
less numbers. -Wheelmen yesterday
abandoned the cement pavements for
the more agreeable streets " which a?e
thoroughly dry and even dusty an ujj-
usual conainon 10 exist in Oregon in
the sniddic of March. The wheel trade
is opening up good and sales promise
to surpass those of last season. j
With the advent of -good wheel wea'U-
er. the attention of cyclists is naturally
directed to bicycle paths and prospective
jaunts into the country. The MariJn
county court has made the annual lcjy
ot $1.2$ per wheel but tne snerin is nt
yet prepared to receive the taxes. La$t
vear the slieriff was allowed to retain
25 cents as his fee on each wheel, plat
ing $1 in the bicycle fund. In levyifig
the tax this year, the county court de-
creed tnat tne snerin snouia . receive
only 15 cents conmiission . on : each
wheel and is obliged to furnisll his own
tazs, receipts etc. i
The construCiticn of new bicycle paths
and the completion of those begun lait
year, will be uruirrtaken as soon as tjhe
weather conditions will permit aW
when there are available funds wih
whidi to carry on the. work. There
nas aiways oeen more or less talk in
Marion bounty of testing the constit
utionality of the act creating the tax,
but thus far tnere has been no resistance
offered to the operation of the law. and
it is not at all probable that the opposi-
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iion iiierciQ win assume Tang:oie ironi
this season. The general utiltiy and
great convenience of cycle paths is too
apparent to' the average wheelman to
warrant a revolutionary course on" his
parL, Consequently it may be expected
that when the tax books have been
placed in readiness, the response in -ih
payment of this tax will be as general
as it. was last year. - , 1
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IS A BUSY FACTCRY.
The Kurtx Box-"Making Institution a
ocene 01 uiutiing Activity Will: .
i.r
supply -Ail uemands.
A Statesman renortr vz-itorAiv tun.
pened in at the Kurtz Box Factory on
Tr.,1. ...... I - ' 1 . .
siuuv siii auu a virj bbsj place OC
found h to be. The' nl.ml tia U.n ;n
operation for a number of weeks and
'Mr. Kurtz exoects to beabl
all demands for boxes.
. A great quantity of lumber has been
delivered at, the factory and will, be
converted into boxes of, all kinds and
shanes. -Mr. Khh i n
take orders fbr strawberry boxes in
anjr aanniy ana at very reasonable
prices. Orders, will be reri vrA Inr all
kinds of boxes and in any quantity:
Farmers and frtlit trmivrr trcir!ncr
boxes, are requested to call at the factory-
on Trade street between Church
and High streets, or address H.l A.
Jvunz, saiem, Uregon. ; dw.
THE OREGON DF.AD Gnir T
T. Geer yesterdav received a teleeram
from United States Quartermaster Long
au riauciscu,.inionning linn inai
the transport Duke of Fife, had arriv
ed in San Francisco, and that, as soon
as the list of the Oregon dead aboard
. t. T. ?t t ." r. a
iiic ticamcr was avanaoic, it wouia oc
telegraphed to the governor. This
telegram wis in reply to one sent by
Governor Geer, asking for the names
of the Oregon dead received by the
ast transport. ''
- Twice-a-week Statesman, Si a year.
XAiiED, A . .TICKET
MARION . COUNTY PROHIBITIONISTS
SELECT CAN DID ATI-:).
TmprDce Worker IIel- Connty Con-
ventlon B Salisui Ycatrdr -Short -''
Vi , I'latfuroi Adopted. " '
I (FrtiYn Daiiy, March 15th.)
4 The- Marion County Prohibition
party-held its county conventicn in the
vv. C T.' U. room in this city yester
day. About thirty delegates were in
lrterniK .was. the' rrs.ult. A lull county
ticket was named and a very brief plat-
3.rm was adopted. liarring a slight
ii.troversy between., li. O. -jMilUr.
ajgent Kr the Voice, ol Chicnga, and
Kev. G.. W. Grannis, of Salcni, editor
of the Oregon. SearchHght, as to the
lefTicctivc claims of their temperance
pufcicatiohs to the patron lge and sup
port cf the temperance people oil Mar
ipn county, the convention was a very
rme afi'air and its jiroceedings merely
f a formal character. , I
j 'I3ie convention was ca!led4o! order
4t "1 1 o'clock by Chairman Oliver Jory,
6f South Salttn, and J. II. '-Batty, of
Jicsedale, was made temporary secre
tary. The convention was not cu.n
prised of regularly appointed delegates
Unas-much; as the party does not! maJn-
tain.. an organization throughoiut the
jvarious precincts of the county. Pledge
(cards were distributed among the com
pany assembled and all signing the
Isame were considered delegates,.
Upon motion, Committees were nam.
ed as follows:
L On platform and resolution.- Rev.
J L. H. Peterson, of Brooks; Rev. V.
K. WrnanSj Kosedale; H. N. Goode,
Salem; C W. Dieckman, Salenji; Otto
DuFuson. ...
On nominations: P. L. Kenady,
V.IK,., . a r T .1. C1 1
Ulig. Hubbardr E. Presnell, Highland;
E. 'Brayles. . ' j. j ,
On order of business. J. Hi Batty,
Rosedale; C. W. l)ieck:nati. Salem; 17
P. Kyle, -; II. S. Jory, Salem -f Mr.
Frazier, -. -.7
Mrs. E. M. Vandevert wa$ con
stituted a committee of one to solicit
subscriptions for the Oregon j Search
light, and upon -motion the county cen
tral committee was authorized to fill
any. vacancies that iijight occur on . the
county ticket. j
Adjournment was taken until I o?c!ck
the ladies in the meantime serving
lunch to the delegates. - I
Upon reassenbling in the aliternoon,
tio'n recommended that the temporary
organization be made permanent and
the report was adopted. (
The , committee on plattonm submit
ted the folio win z reoort which .was
adopted: .' 7
"Whereas the manufacture of and the
traffic in intoxicating liqn.irs ..for--be v-
riwniirnjeic - nA md nr. 1.,, n 1
wrecKs more nomes ana is tne means
of ruining more lives than any other
existing evil; and believing jthc best
way of dealing with this cause (of erimc7
is by mcaius of the ballot, be it
' Resolved, that we the representa-f
tives of the Prohibition sentiment in
Marion county. Oregon, in conventicn.
assembled in Salem, Oregon. March
14, iooo, do hereby affinm our allegi
ance to the national and state; prohibi
tion party; and declaring the abolition
of the liquor evil the most jniiportant
..... 1 -f .,
issue before the -American people to
day, hereby invite alt sympathizers to
vote the Prohibition ticket." j -
The following report from the com
mittee on nominations, was. also adopt
ed: 7 - '
Representatives Fred P. Hurst. Ati-
rorarj. R. Landon, Woodburn; L. II.
Peterson. 11 rooks: J. H. ITattv. Rose-
dale; Mat Brown. Silverton. f
County Judge Oliver Jory. Salem,
Sheriff S. B. Crocker, Turner.
Ccimriissioner (Mat Small. Silverton.
Clerk L. E. Gardner, Salem.
Recorder B. G. Frazier. Salem. .
Treasurer John Illig. Hubbard.
Assessor J. A. Taylor, Salem. - ,
Scliool Superintendent AJ 1. Garr
land. Salem. 7
Officers of the county organization.
were elected as follows: Chairman,
Oliver Jory. of South Salem. H re-elect
ed): secreVsry. Mr. Reed. Salem: treas
urer, Oavid -Bowerman, Salem. These I
orhcers conduct the business of the
party for the county as the i orcaniza-
tion does not h-ave a sufficient reprc-l
scntation in many of the precincts to:
require , precinct committeejnen. ' i.
Messrs.. Taylor. Kenady and Dteck-
man were named as a committee to
solicit subscriptions for campaign ex
penses. 1 -
Short add resses alone tfonnrranre
lines were made by Oliver Jory, Mrs.
Lucia Faxon Addition, national organis
er tfor the W. C T. U., Mrs. E. M.
Vandervert. Rev. G. W. Grannis, E.
O. Miller and others.
In addressing the convention E. O.
Miller. 4he field acrent. said that 'at the
last election, the Prohibition pjrty had
a full ticket in only eight of the coun
ties of the state while this year there
wouia ue twenty-three: counties so rep
resented. iEverv indication, said the
speaker, points to a rplendid temper
ance vote .atjthe June election. The
number of members enrolled in the var
ious clubs in joints throughout the state
at the present time are from two to five
trmes greater than was the vote polled
by the Prohibition party two years ago,
remarked Mr.-tMillcr, from which he
concluded that the temperance cause ,
in xnis state was enjoving a most si
stantial growth. - Mr. Miller -clainf
that the prospects . of the Prohibition
ists polling a large vote this year were
never better. He argued that many
republicans had been set adrift by the
attitude of the administration, especi
ally on the canteen Question: while in
numerable populists and democrats had
become dissatisfied with7 fusion ana
would seek another nartv. and thought
many would probably oin the ranks of
the prohibitionists. '.
LEFT THE CITY. "Hilda Hobsoti
of livery rig fame, quitted Corvaliis on
Saturday night," says the ; Corvalli
Times. "During'the afternoon she had
a preliminary bearing before justice
Holssate7 but . the ., evidence was not
deemed sufficient to warrant the deten
tion of the prisoner to the grand jury.
been taken to Harrisburg, and there
eft for the Corvaliis owner to recover
it as best he could.' This was not lar
ceny enough to insure a conviction in
court, and on motion of the deputy dis
trict artornev the case was dropped.
The woman was penniless, and after
ber discharge wa given $6 of $8, con
tributed by local symapthizers. She
was at once driven to Albany, whence
she declared she was going to Eugene.