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A. cococococcooccc: mISSUEO in.. 5EAU-WEEKLY SECTIONS ..EACH.. .. TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. oooobooooooooooooooo VOL. 40. NO. 8. SALEM, OREGON, 'FRIDAY, APRIL 13. 1900. SECOND SECTION-iEIGIIT PGES I I if I . I I . . ' I i . I riff M III . It! HAD BUSY DAY Republicans Name a State Ticket. A Ringing Platform Was Adopted. Ihra'vrats and Populists Wailed Away Tbelr Time In Perfect ing: us in . .PORTLAND. April 12 Three poli tical state conventions the Republi can, Democratic ami i Populists met lir-re today. The Republicans nominat ed a justice of the supreme court, and a iood and dairy commissioner; elected eight delegates to the National conven tion, adopted a platform endorsing Mc Kinlev's administration -of affairs in the Philippines,! and adjourned at 8 p. m. j j.- -. . . ,' . Tlie r)mxnrat wrtrt nit 1-i orut far into the night, and only selected- delegates 6 the Nationart convention ami - received a jiont platform, agreed upon. by 4hc conference convmittec. -The Populists simply received a joint platform which -will probably be ndepted. tomorrow. 'Doth Populists and Democrat kj conventions will meet again tomorrow. : REPURLIC.VM NOMINEES. Por('anl. April 2. Republican state convention "today nominated following ticket: .; . , ." j Justice of the supreme court C. E. W'olverton (re-nominated) : -food and dairy commissioner J. V. Bailey, Multnomah c ttuy, . , " Presidential electors -O. F. Paxton. lunonKuh; Tiknon Ford. Alaricn; J. C. Fullerton. Douglas; W. J. Furnish, Umatilla. !l iDtlegafes to' National Convention II. E. Ankenyi JacksonTj. D Daly. Benton; Wallace ,McCammant. (Mult nomah: II. P4 Kuck, Wasco. Alter-n-'tes Louis, Sitnpsfn. Coos; E. L. Negate, Benton; jWallis Nah, Lin coln; J. W. Knowles, Union. For circuit judges-i-M. C George . . . 1 . . 1 . 1 ' it.. illitl . r. . ' t. . 1 1 t I llimillldKU ill niv fourd district. AV R. Ellis was nomi- nated f.r judge in the sixth district. District attcmev'S 'First district. C. B. Watson.' Jackson: Second. Geo.'AI. Brown. Douglas; iThird. J. N. Hart. Polk: Fourth, f R. E. Sewall. Mul-tno-ma-h: Fifth. 'Harrison tAllen, Oatsop; Sixth. Jame Al Feie, Umatilla; Seventh, L I .. Menefeei Wasco; Eighth. C. E. Cochran. Union; Ninth. William Mil ler. Malheur, j . 'FolUwingi is the platform adopte-i: "The Republicans of Oregon1, in con ven'ion assemble!-; reaffirm their belief in and loyalty tot. the gold- standard. We commend ih Republican Congress for its recent legislation making the g4d standard 'a "part of the statu'ory law f the land. So long as either of our great political parties advocates the free coinage of silver, the mainten ance (4 the 'gold Mamlard is the most important political istte. affecting as it les the value iof the farmer's crop and the lal6rer's wage. We call upon all ho believe; n 'jsound money to unite with the Republicans of Oregon in the important elections of this year in orde that a victory may be won rfor the gold s'andard so decisive a lrever to pre clude the debasement of our currency by the free coinage -of silver. . . "We indorse the policy of the Ad ministration m securing the Pmpoinc IVaruls. a"d demand that they shall be retained American territory. We have conf.dencc that the American peo ple, witlu ut departing from their tradi tions, wnl! yiv security to personal an-1 property rt". i justice, liberty, and equality l.cfcrV t!l2, lev.-, to z'A live beneath its flag. ' "We indorse the policy of the A mi-straf n i Uirring the sur Te.,; ;n f.4 philmpmes. headed by ....:.,..,. .- iu-unt with nride to the honorable ' part played by he Sccona Oregon Regiment m mis met with victory in every combat and covered their J state and coun try with g'ory -on every field. We condole with the families of those members of the .iw frtt cheir lives in tne conflict and extend our congratulations to t-lus- survivors of the regiment on the brilliant and honorable record tney 4 - .,t. I-" ! ' I - AVe regard trade with the rient as one of the great sources of orr Nation al wealth in the future, and an open door in China as an important aid to u f rito in the Orient. ltJC grown,'-" "... -x.. ..- r--- f We commend the successful efforts ol the present Administration, and espec ially of its Secretary of State, to secure ith the several European ti rioht to the free introdiK twm of American gofnls into this Rreat Ernnitc.- -1 I . "The Republican party ." in Oregon ' Tccognizes the vital necessity of con trol of tlie organixation ami curtailment mtil l,v he state within tts board- .ii rvi,tir.. Jt sutMort in tbe ap- proaching Legislature to laws defining and carrying out those oojec-ii.. "We are in favor of retrenchment anl rtLrrm in the exoenditure of public jnoneyl we pledge the Republican party ttx tivnr the enactment of all legisla tion looking; to an esconomical admin istration of public anairs.; j . , nv. ortint wi:h nride U the legis.a- ticn adoptcnl by the last ' Legislature; it al:o-!ished the rrilroad commission; it Telucel the legal rate of interest to 6 oer cent; it passed an act for the stif.mts-sion to the people of a constit utional amendment providing lor the initiative and referendum: it enacted1 a registration law for the protection cf the purity of the ballot. 'As experience demonstrates tms last an so uc bersomc in some particulars, we pledge the Republican Legislators to make ef ort for. its amendment to the end that the registration of qualified voters may be facilitated. ' - - "We are unalterably opposed to any rrcmure looking to t lie leasing ot ihe pubhc -domain. txdievnig" that such a fen would have an undoubted ten dency to fasten, the concentration of land ownership into tlie hsuvd of a few n4ivikiaU ami against b.? kmg estab lished American policy of encouraging bmc building, i ? "We are in favor of the immediate construction of a canal between the At lantic end Pacific at S3?. Isthmus of Panama, and we instruct the Oregon delegates in Congress to labor earnest ly ami coismurwsly for the enactment 01 -siiclh Eegiskuion as wilr lead lo the construction and operateon f the canal under governmental control, ; "We twge the imniediate passage of tlie (bill! now pending in Congress .-to pension, the Indian War Veterans, and we pledge the support of the Oregon k-kgatsun in Congress to the same." At 8 p. m. the Republican convention adjmirnied ine "die. after naming the state commute. E. M. Croisan ik Mrjnv coirnty member; THE FUSION ISTS. Portland, Or.R April u. The Popu li and Demrcratic eomxmbkms. tlws aiKirnoonu aptwrLraeVl conference com- mir.ee !i w-Wit agreed upon a joint plat form. Ine commottee rtport was re ceived "by hch conventions, ut was ixt acted .upon !by either, a imotion to postpone' irrtjil tomorrow having been carrietk J i The Democrats "elected the following ckkga'tes to the National Convention J. H. Raley, UmatiUa; M. A. Milter. Linn; R. M. Veaftdh. Lane; N. A. Piery, 'Multnomah; John WeJch, Multnomah; J. O. Bootfhe. Joejihirre; Charles Nick cll. Jackson; A. S. Bennett. Wasco. The rau rut platform reaffirms the (state platform of tin? Dcmooraf, Peoples ami Silver Republican' 'partKs of Oregon. ioptie(J in i8q8; favors die income tax law ami flte -election of Unite! States SenaDofs by direct vote of tine people; oppoiHOS govemiment by injunction;' fa- vr3 i'he passage of an employers lia btli'ty act, applicable to railroad com- pa-niK: favors tJe matiatife anl refer endum ; opposes- wars of conquest and colontal txrisessyon; favors Filipino n- k'jen(k3ce and a protectorate by the United! States; expresses ympaahy wk'ii ilie Boers; condenns trusts, ami con- Berrrns live preferat Republican adlminis- trationi-. The platform also favors gov ernment ownersmp ot telegraiilrs, and municipal ownwirs'ai.p of fraiichisies. Eiial suffrage s emKorsed. Thej delegates to the National Con vention were Tns.tTUc!ted to Kte for W. J. Br-an r President. l WOULD NOT FUSE. 'Portland. Atril ti Ait. lAnx. e-.eninc s-essioff of rhe Populist owwention. Will R. King, of MaJleur ciMitwy. m elect ed chairman of the -state Populist cen tral comrmttce. A connnstee which was appoint od. as an act of coui'.esy, to waat Uxu the nretlting of the twelve Mroxl!e-of-itJie-Road Ipu lasts ti inquire what any, common ground could be reacuK-d by which their -organizations coukl work in 4armony, reported that ihe reply he;d 'been that tiie ground up- on; wmcSi tltey cottlcl work togicT. was for all to meet at tlie MiikUe-oi-ihe- Road National Convention and do as they d"if: that tlie MidUre-of-jlie-Ro.tdV ers had noHhinf to do with any fnsirn movenumt. SHERIDAN NAMED. Port!anL April U. R. S. Slwnidan. of Dniglas county, was tonight electeil cliairntfin of the state Democratic com mittee, diefeart'rng H. B- i Nicholas, ot Portland, by a vote of 195 to. 00. Announcement. Tn afvwnmoIate those w-lio are par tial to the use of atomizers in applying liquids into the nasal pa-ssages tor ca tarrhal troubles, tne proprietors pre pare Cream Balm in I liquid form. whkoi wiU he known as rjy s wqmu Cream Balm. Price including the spraying tube is 75 cts. Druggists or by mail. The liquid form embodies the medicinal properties of the solid preparation. Cream Balm is quickly absorbed by the membrane and does not dry tp the secretion hut changes them to'a natural and liealtliy char acter. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., N. v.. ; . WILL BE OPENED. 'Washington. April 12. The President has signed le proclamation, operang to settlement the ortJern iiait ot rive Colvifle Indian reservatjon ini Wash ington. The proclamation will go into eff- October icxh next Tiie land Lopcncd to seiniemein't i all that part of the re?erv-atiioni wflwefir "nas not wen ai- Wtrti tr Indians, and conrprijes aoout 1.500.000 acres. It "will be disposed of under the horrfestead Jaws at $1.50 an acre. The rigfltt to mbne tn (lire reser vation -w 9 granted several years ago, ami At is now opened up for agricultural purposes. , A WARNING VOICE At a Banquet Tendered the Philippine Commassvon Iast XS iffot. ;Saa Francisco, Cab. April 2. A fcanquet was tendered the j PhiHppaw mnkmkoner) ttoiwght. by the mer chants of this city: The principal ad a , made bv W-biteiaw Reid. - Ad r,T KJirKelf to l3ae conrmission, he I v --- ....... , ' . C-Mf ? 1 t X . i "In die enterest of tout country, yoa will not make baste to extend the priv iSecre of American cHitetWup. which, on the one tunu. ui nwn ..1 a.ul Mir aabor market m ad vance of any readinesi at 4ome to cflrange wir present laws of exclusion, t i-w- ratva- hand. wouM openr tiie door to taicm as states in tlie Union to take nart m w overnmciu continent." . ; " -: i Pacific Homestead. Salem. Or. Best farm paper. Issued weekly, a j TO MOVE SOON Roberts Expected to Strike a Blow. Boers in Rear of Bulltrs Forces. Transvaal Peace En to j liixeBtxnu Their Work in Italr-Mora If ea Sent to Africa ' LONDON, April i. Friday, 4:50 a. m.).- In a roundabout way London! Iears tliat Lord Robert, whtn wiring to the Prince of Wales, ar Coienhagt:ni,: congratulaiion'A upon his escape fromi assassination, adiled 4 wo or three hope ful sefltencej pw.endinig an, early adj vaivce wu'it w:le-rtach4ijj conina rions. . : ! Quiet asivranoe.; are parsed aronnd among tin? nurtaTy mi that Lordi Roberts is- employ itig'jhis great . array effectively, and Uhat ffte advencurous; Boer commandoes are kkely to .be cn-r nK-slcd. Scraps of news a dtaal here! aid another there have reacied. Eng- lxnd tomgti tover the coronaratiwiy idle cables, hvit 1'liey do not illttminatei the situation, I'iie Colonials, at WeH ptiier. tt ill (hold off the Boers. Lord Mtth-uen has worked ea-stward.i until (he is witfhin tflghty miles of Kroon-; stad. The Boer scout's have gonel around Ladymiih, and have apitaptl ait Dewdorp and other places on Gen- etal Buller's' tlaik aii rear Officersl of Bnlkr's irregular horSe estimate thej Boers in Natal at 18.000, hut .t1iee fig ures are probably excessive,,! 10.000 be ing regardixl lx-re as the outskle numJ bcr. i Afftir Gentral Hairt's brigade leaves) him. General Buller -wfll fi1l have ckvse upon 35.000 men. dt is generally a s-j suined Wrat this brigade k going to j;n Lord Rolerts, but rts des!t motion is really unknown. . i The Boer mWe to Portugal, regarding rle use by the British of the Beira rotitej for tle transportat mn of trpp to- Rho tesia. may. tt Hive IVonrs-. act agamst Portugal, lead Gr-at 'Britain to lam) troops t " lxMtrenc 'Marques . llic work of 4'tH Boer peace cornmrs ionem has W.gun. M. Fischer ki asketl Italy t imtervene, r,nl 1'hie Jtaliin minister of foreign affairs- Marquis Di Visomte Venota, has replkid thatL w1Ie fle would receive t'lie enwym., thi" best 'be cowkl do would "be to transmit their propsals to Lomlion, thus follow'- mg tire course ot the Uni;til states. ROBERTS FORCE- Ijomlon. AprH it. It is oa1culateJ that Lord Roberts-mow has- 2 1 4.000 cf fective troops, w-iith 1 2.000 mor-fioa!t or ui?der orders. The war office Jxif instructed the ofirctirs not to Jake any more expanding bullets to Africa, fojr revolvers. 1 DECLINED TO SIGN Republican Attorneys in th Kentucky Contest WILL NOT HASTEN THE, LITIGATION Effort Mad by the Opposition to Benrie Early Action In Cm of Minor 8tt0Bcer. j FRANKFORT, Ky., April "vrThe attorneys for the Republican otticiaiis. this atfternoon dectinea to sign an agrrf. mr,t tn itiatn ihe litiiratcin for tne u.-n rJf th m:jnrr Aitate ofTictS y'T f l" - - through the state courts, -so that the iinrmie court can hear it wnn tnai fcr governor. No reason ts assigned COMING TO THE COAST. The C. B. & Q. Railroad to Extend Line to 1'orttano. 1 Chicago. April 12. The activity wh:c4t the Ovk-ago. Burlmgton! I& r-t..;w-v mvl i &srlar.inr in buihtWt new Knee, has hrd to a Turnxir. partly au flirtiVat! hai tlie road H headinir ur Portland and tflie I'asshc coat. nfite tlwj officials of the road will not admJt ljat fliey are aimEng lor, a - t1troitg-h trairt service on their own rails from Chicago to v Portland, they have an nounced ; the proposed building off line irom Billmgs, 'Montana, to Yelki'w- i. Ttr TJut mvr 'w will start at Toluca. whicdi is about forty-five tmies west of IViJitvg's. ana vnn run o -je rJ 1w ParL- 9 distance of about 200 miles. It is proposed to fare the hne in ope rait on- iytie last oi THE CASE AFFIRMED. 1 - ? .- . r i New York. 2. Ytpnl li-J-The ap!el!aie division of the supreme; coert "i-,- lunUt k-im-f a decision, m klie matter of the appraisal of the eftate f. .v- t-.- nvi K Vnderbilt. The f der of Surrogate Fitxgeraid. dccUrwg 9 -rriain fund subject to the iitfieiit- anre tax law. was affirmed. This .was the fund 'of $$.000,000 held in trust for the benefit cf the late Cornelius Van- MeroiK. A PR0TCSS08 IBOtBLC. Principal of Silvcrtoti Pitblic . Scliools Ordeml Oift onAccoint of His Alleged j Immoral Actions. V.9c SUvertob publie sc&ook are with-o-.w a principal. , A detailed istatemeiit of tlie circumstances, that ha w brought alxjifr ?t-j! unusmal omdiiion, Iwwever, woukl TKrt be" accepted tor a Shefdon titolr or, j .en - fact, tor aiijr; respectable publiea::dn"; hence, my tlie bare facts iiff given in Shis- connection. Tlie al!eged imn-irralrty ' of die ex principal ;was alone resjionsble for his enforced renmrxr.; ar.J' Hhe -evcTa;ve of br.9 'rtlalions with -the Sil vert on iilK;. ' I nefficKricy or t nximjc ttney was not urged as a reaort for fix un cvrenwxntotis evacuation of thi princi-uai'-a tCiair, fjr tlie teacher in question had tlie ireptftatitm of being a must compc.:ent mDructnr. It cs.xttliably riportetl dtast. not long ago, 'Jjej professor, made an mdeceni pripoal to fle. daughter of the propri e.or r the boarding house at which he was staying. Tfoi eircunRftance did not iKvome generally known,i tIe board of dirvciors feeling tlrit the best mterests oi .the f-riiool demandtxl rSi the scan dal le suppressed. This was done, but one Ttightt ll'.ift -wecik' tlie: ki'ow is re- jmi;ted tfi have entered uhe bvdrom of ft fcntady herself and his actions while iri kTie apart me nt were such that le: no doubt' as to irhe real irrtt-miotr of his, nocturnal : visit.' The woman was lxwlly frightened arl ciikrd for help, ami in the confisioiT ciiat ent-ued the kkiaty tf . Tasr-- wvuk!-4e .assailant a disclosed, Tlie indignant citizen of Silvcni?t promptly- notified tlieir. erst wdHe principal that his Services- wxiuld lc no ionger reiiuirevl anij aduisid lim : leave the city in short order. Th professor; afked for aio further .cxula nJliims but rwtificd his family tiwt the sc3iKl .tf which lie was princiiml haul been disimtiiiuid fur two weeks on ac count of sickness, '.the spri rg ai 1 ment, '.U grippe, being quite prevalent in ihat com imtli lit y. I he Sillv erton cijio1 lioard is sawl to; oe looking tor an instriK-tor to fill the-vacancy thus created. THE IQCAL HOP MARKET. V I-arge Deal Pending Witlv ."Hop Growers' 'Association -Present Conditions Up the VaUey. Tliere' is practicably nothing new to teport in 'local hop; circles. All of the hHs oiftside of the ()regjn Growers Association pki1, have virtually, been purchased and a' large per cent of that portion of the crop has letn shipped rrt ot 1 the state. Ouotatun range t to 7 iremrts, arrordimr v niialitv. ' 'James W'mstareley, of ; tbe executive Cofnniijttee of the Hop Grfwers Asso cratirini. is in Portkrnid. -wherethe sales committee of -that organiiza'tion is con- ilermK the oiffer for a lame lot of lions The deal nia be consummated today. D. L. Green reiun;eI vesterdav af ternoon from Oakland and Drain, Southern Oregon,! where he has feen for several days, While. in the south cer'.ral, part f the state. Mr. Green purchasel and shipped two carloads of htps, paying therekir prices ranging from .yto6 cl-nts per pound. He ways the .quality of tlie crop raised in the section visited, for the year 1890. was average, a part of the yield being of e'xcepticnallyi gowl quality. Mr. Green retrts that the blue mold has not at- peajred s generally , among' the baled hips fn the southern part of the state as in the vicinity of Salem. PracticaJly all of last year's .hop crop grown in the locality of Drain ihas been purchaset. reports .(ae-oai-em uuycr. BEECHAMS PILLS for distress after eating, i- i - - - -;C3 Jdm IS T C3 n. Z V. ' Boon tli." 9V1 Yw to ,waTs BoagM SigniUr. SIX ' Z?-4- : WE WILL GIVE THE WOJ1LD AWAY JUNE II. DONT FAIL TO GET A COUPON WITH EACH so CENT CASH PURCHASE. WHEN YOU Mil HOIST VALUES In every item you buy, trade with thei New York Racket , Thoy give you your money's worth. They have no baits to pfler. Their spot cash plan of one reason why they undersell all liable goods goods that give want. That's the kind you get at of them. Shoes, clothing, hats, kinds of Iadie3 and gents' furnishing goods. The Ne w York Racket - . . -if;-.- r Salem's One Price Cash Store. SPECIAL AT $2.35 For a few days only. Call at once as we only have a few pairs of a size. Men's Tan Blucher Cut, reduced from $350. . p i " 1 S Men's Patent Leather Dress Shoe, reduced from $3.50. 3 Men's Vici Kid, Heavy Sole, Kid Lined and Tipt reduced from $3.50. 2j Men's Vice Kid, Heavy Sole, Extension Edge, Calf Lined, reduced from Men's Vict Kid Plain Broad Toe, Kid Lined, Heavy Sole, reduced from Men's Box Calf J Goodyear Welt Ln'test shape, reduced frdm $3 50. Men's FuH Stock Calf, Goodyear Welt; Beacon Tce, reduced from $3 5 Men's Full StocK Calf. Goodyear Welt. Boston Toe, reduced front $3.50. Men's Full Stock Calf, GoodycarWelt, Cambridge Toe, reduced from W-50. . - . ' ' 1 j 94 STATE LOGANBERRIES We have secured a fine lot -of true. Lbganbcrrie tips,' from Gijs Fren iml near Fairgounds. Tliey are a cross between the Blackberry and Red " Rasplerry and are the largest and finest and most prolific berry extant, color dark red. These berries are propagated by stock. SA VAGE REID, Seedmen 322 and 324 Commercial Street, North ot P. 0. FINE JOB LEGAL BOOK Street. 266 Commercial TODAY is GOOD FRIDAY. . laslr Give : "Sale WHEN WE GLOVE YOUR HAND WE WIN YOUR HEART; Today and We will sell our entire .line of kid gloves at Special Sale Prices, nothing will te reserved, we will fit and guarantee every pair. Our lines includes all the most popular makes. W'e will also continue our ( Suit Skirt arid Waist Sale We propose to make thing s livery as EASTER IS CLOSE at hand and everyone should appear at their best on that day. W'e guarantee the styles and qualities of all our garments. And invite your early inspection thereof. . - businesa prevents nil losses. That's competitors. They carry only re satisfaction.. That's the kind you reasonable prices when yon buy shitts, hosiery underwear, and all W SHOE STORE STREET Mr. Freniard, and are, guaranteed-true RRI1NTI1NG BLANKS WORK STATESMAN JOB OFFICE a a Tomorrow ' :