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A A CSwSSCwCwwwwwvwvww3 .ISSUED INM'' SEMI-WEEKLY SECTIONS ..CACH.. 7 TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. coooooooooooooooocoo. nt SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, APBIL 20 1900. SECOND. SECTION EIGHT PAGES DELUGE OFHAIfl Interrupts j thr Work in Soutli Africa- Boers Have j Withdrawn . ! at Wepener. Lord Roberts U About to More Upon the Enemy's Force Ho De tails Exported. LONDON, -April io.-(Friday. 4:20 a. m.). A delude j erf j rain, : lasting ten days; has brought operations in the southeastcrnp&rt j of the Free State almost to a standstill. The creeks have become roaring rivers, and the roads are streams 'of ; mud. . A singularmessage, dated Bloem fontein, April 19th,: and beginning "Via press censor, Bloemfontein," re ports an exchange of shots in the di Tcctiori of Dewetsdorp. where the Boers are said to "Be concentrating "after their withdrawal from - Wepener." There is nothing eke to indicate ' that j the in vestment of Wepener has even aban doned byf the Boers.! Notwithstanding the , raitj, however. !the British have made some ; progress, as j Dewetsdorp has "been occupied ml them, probably by the advance of j General Rundle's "division. Dewetsdorp is about twenty four miles from Wepener. An ob scure message from- AKwalT 'North, dated April loth, says that General Drabant has arrived .there but whether he returned alone or with his troops is not clear. j ; I Reports from AJiwal North aver that from 8000 to 10,000 Boers are at We- pener. .: : Extended reports of the Bloemfon tein concert for thej benefit of widows and orphan have been caWedfi The concert, the weather and the bare state ment that Lord J Robert is ready to move, are about (the only things that the censor has allowed toj pass, and the correspondent, who announces that Lord Roberts is ( ready to move, does not specify the direction in which .he is going.' "-.. ' THEY BROKE FAITH. Washington. April 10. United States Consul liny, at Crctoria, has notified me aiaie Lcpannieni, y caviv 01 me reported action of the Chicago ambu lance corps, in taking up arms in the Boer army instead; of continuing-with the hospital corps to. which Ibey hafcJ pledged themselves upon leaving the United States, j Miss Barton, was said to have de clared that certain members of the party were known to her and believed to be going under true colors. The officials here say nothin" can be done by them to. prevent ?uch violations of faith. The ; mefi j did not go-jOUt with arms and so did not fulfill the legal de scription of a filibustering party. . AN OLD SCARE. London, 'April - 19. A cable this morning siaics uiai uic iiiui mtivuij . 1 punnsnes accounts 01 newiy arnvca refugees, who tell of elaborate prepar ations 'which arc being made, fofr the destruction, of ali i the shafts in the mine around 1 Johannesburg. The scheme is being carried out under the supervision of the ?State Mining engin eer, who has requisitioned all the cop per wire :n the, town for the purpose of makin tg connections. INVITE Ja! SPANIARD. The M:n:ter. Duke D'Arcos, to Attend a G. ' A. R.. Encampment. Chicago, 111., 'April 10, Spain's min ister to the United 'States. Duke D'Ar- . w !iniitl tn attend the V ' ' . 1 9 - - - rhirty-fourth annual i . encampment of the G;A. R.. td be held in Chicago in August. An acceptance is expected, notwithstanding that the Dukij was ir ritated by th receipt; of a requcsi that ne axteno iuc -cc wivuia... DISTINGUISHED GUESTS. Mrsv Hobart! Entertains President and Mrs. McKinley. . Paterson. NJJ4 'April 10. President and Mrs. LMcKinJey. and Mrs. Hobart, widow of the late Vice-President, ar-i.-A v-r. h; sftrrnnnn. The Presi dent and liis wKel will be the guests of Mrs. Hobart until Saturday morning. when they will leave ior New ; 1 ork. TO GRACCT A PENSION. General Longstred to Be. Provided for By Congress. . . . Washington.! April 19. Senator Gal p.n.;vi rwtav introduced a mi ill t 1 m jl ii.tijwj, vw . . v:n : : imniinir a rtcn.oeOfl Ol $50 a awonth to General LcKtrcet. The bill gives the -Renerai s service as of a major in rhe eighth United States inNnirv l(triiw ih iMexican -war. and jnake no reference to his cpnaection with the confederacy. - WESTERN GOVERNORS. Weet in Salt Lake City to Discuss Western Weeds.;., , 5 . ; Salt Lake City. April iq. -Governor Uce. of iouth Uakota, ana Governor Poynter: of Nebraska, arrived oday " and took part in the proceedings of the Governors of the Western states, -who nave met to discuss subjects of inter est in this section. After a general dis cussion, a committee -was appointed to formulate resolutions against the leas ing of the public arid lands, by- the gen eral government, and demanding the cession of such lands to the several states, should any change in the present system be made, ; 1 I BRYAN AL.L RIGHT. 'He Claims to .Be in Perfect Health Ready to Speak. ; j St. Louis, ; April to. The following dispatch .was received this afternoon, from Austin. Texas: -To the editor of . the Post-Dispatch: may state for me that the stories, that I am in ill health, are untrue. 1 I have never -felt better in my life. I speak tonight at the University Auditor ium, and next Saturday, at Yeargin's Grove, this -county, and on next Tues day.; at Wichita. Kansas iirni r J.aryan." : : u - ? ' NEVADA REPUBLICANS. Carson, Nev, April iigi.-i-.The Repub lican state convention today, elected six delegates to the 'National Conven tion. The trfatform afdomeA the administration of President Mc- Kmley, and favors the j largest use of both, gold and silver as money." DEWEY MAKES DENIAL SAYS HE HAS NOT ABUSED THE DEMOCRATS, Brands a StatementICredited to -Him, as a i-aisenood UajSot Awwer All Such Statements. WASHINGTON, April io. In re ply to a letter from the editor of the Hamilton Democrat, Hamilton, Ohio, relative to a paragraph which has been going the rounds of. the newspapers. Admiral Dewey today sent the follow ing communication: f iou ask if I am correctly reported as saying: ' well, 111 tell you wnat a Democrat is; in time of war a Demo crat is a damned traitor; in time of peace he is a damned fool. This is one of - the thousands- of lies uttered concerning me, to attempt to contra dict all of which wouki require more time than, is at my command. How ever, I have never said or thought of such a thing as the foregoing state ment, credited to mei I have a very fond remembrance ot thousands and tens of thousands of wir Democrats, whom I know are some of the best fighters this country ever saw. THE MINISTER ALARMED. . Turkish Diplomat Calls at the State Department. ; . Washington. April J iOi- Among the callers on Acting Secretary Hill; today, was A!i Fertouh Bey. the Turkish min ister to Washington. It i is understood that, while aware there has been noth- ng so far in the nature of an ultimat um, the minister was impressed with the fact that the situation is actually one f great gravity, and, it is presumed. e will so inform msj government. TWO MINORi ORDERS. Jn the supreme court, yesterday, two minor orders were made, as follows: Oregon Real Estate Company, ap pellant, vs. The City of Portland, ct al.. respondents, three cases; ordered that respondents have until iMay . xoth to serve and file their brief in these cases. Charles E. Ladd. et al., respondents, vs. The Chamber of Commerce and Elli T. Hughes, appellants; ordered that respondents have until June 1st to file a petition for rehearing. WAS ACQUITTED. . Vancouver, B. C April ioGcorgc Utint' the haM4irel writer uoon In dian customs, and folk lore, has been acquitted of participation-in tihe recent potlatch. where flesfl ot eaa ana living Indians was devoured, i ? f WARFARE IN LIZON Guerillas Tried 2cd Sentenced to Imprisonment. f INDINOS APPROVED BY OTIS Two Li drones, Conricted' of Harder, Hare Bern Condemned to Be Executed by llaoffiDfr. Afivn Anril io. The military which tried three Filipino at Loaliamba for, guerilla warfare, has found all three guilty, ; and sentenced two of them tot lite imprisonment, and one to thirty year? wpn"' i .i nil; ha aoorwed ; the nna : . J,a reduced the entence to fitfeen vears. Two Lad rones, convict ed of murder, have been sentenced to be hanged at Qxwnneiu j-Tt-iT t i tf FQFRVF Old Gov ernmeni intj " --z. A. P. O'Brien. M. ..Captain and Sr- geon; aiso ------ U. S. Arnfy; furthermore, b the Board of Health of San Francisco, as the pur , 1 .1 -.t rnr ;m-ilu1 ronvaies- Cat unaauitcri.c f - , r . cents and family use.f Sold exclusively . -r rm T I n C,.m OW tt : ty j. I . i.iki. " ; ! . Fine printing. Statesman Job Office WHITES III Greatly Exceed Color ed People. Result of the Census Is Pleasing. Manleipal Saffraee Is to Be Granted at an Early Bate Many Can Bead and Write. x WASHINGTON, April 19. The re sult of tbe Cuban census iwas made pub lic today.. The figures, in, the opinion of the war department officials, fully justify the determination of the ad.nin- lsrranon 10 auow municipal sunrage in Cuba at an early date. The officials are gratified to find that the native Cu bans constitute so large a portion of the population; Vn-at the whites so greatly outnumber the blacks, and that so large a proportion of the native popu lation can read and write. ft In their opinion, there seems to be no rocm for Objection that the proposed basis, of suffrage would result in- turning the is land over to the control of Spain. The total population of Cuba is 1.572,797 There are 447.372 whites males, and 462,926 white females of natives birth. There are 111,893 -male negroes, and 122,740 "female negroes. The popula tion of Havana city is 235.981. THE NEW ARMY. Washington. April 10, -Secretary Root had further bearing, before the Senate Committee on Military Affairs, todar. upon his proposition for the rc-i organization- of the army. A .subcom-; .mittee of the full committee reported a measure. mtenliet to meet tne more urgent needs of the service which, it is expected, -will be pressed during the present sessionv The artillery, is to bfc divided into coast and thekl' artillery under a dhief of artillery selected f-oi the colonels of artillery, and -wifh- a force of thirteen colonels, twelve lieu-' tenant- colonels, thirty-six majors, tf captains and a like number of first and second lieutenants, and not to exceea ing eighteen field batteries. The artil lery is to be icrcased to the figure nam ed, at the rate of 20 per cent each year, until the ajreTesrate is51 reached. '' The last sections confer upon the senior maior general the rank of lieutenant . general, and upon the adjutant general tbe rank of major general. . CUBAN .ELECTIONS. j .Washinirton. April ia The Cuban elections will be held June t6th. TO EX-CIfANGE MONEY. j Wasbinsrton. Anrrl ia. The Treas ury Department has completed arrange ments tor the retirement ot tne rucno Ru-an mrtTwv. and the substitution 61 American currency. James -A- Sample, chief ot the issue division 01 treasurer Roberts' office, and W. P. Watson, of v.f VwV n pinrrt accountant, have been selected togo to .Puerto Rico ;to make the excliange. .1 ?i Tf t. stimatft that ibere areMO.ooO.- 000 pieces of silver and other metallic currency m the island and. now n cir culation. These pieces are worth 5. 000,000 pesos. Congress has decided that the exchange shall be made on- a basis of 60 cents for a peso. About $.1 -000,000 of American money wiH, therc-Irs-ti m rpniiireH to take 1 uo all the minor money in Puerto Rico. j THE STAMP TAX. Washington, April 19 Chainttan r,..r,- Vi iTTfiuw ' Committee on Wws and (Means, today received- a I t ... 4U. ftv-4iait s ASf- ciation. of New York, whiclr will, be presented to the committee V" , 7' 1 ior the abolition ef tbe stamp tax on express shipments, rail road and steamboat snipmems ic-i grams. It is stated ttiat tne cwargesi exacted by the express companies! arei niinnn: -crtain rlassesof mercantile; business, and that to this the- express companies add the stamp tax, piacing ' . ! . .L. . w 4 I iT it on tne snipper wuu wc 3nvnt- the supreme court. ' f i TO REDUCE TARIFF. Washington. April io. The r aj Department has taken up the quctiori of reducing the tariff on -American oonArt cmnAe. nreserves. etc.. toini 'he Philippines. The reduction of duties is being urged by the Pacific coast members. ' THE YAQUf INDIANS, . r San Francisco. April 19. Henry Hoahtey, of Oakland, who vhas re turned from the seat of the Yaqut war in Mexico, brings advices as follows: n,- t-tran ent out word that trag r river bat at the same time , a . " " - - . . iv tmtm were hastcninct to the front. The Yaquis have about 6odo nnAer jrnii Thcv have Reming ton and Mauser rifles and bow and ar rows. They have two cannons in thirty-four Yaquis captured from 20 Mexicans. The Mexicans keep to tfe roads and towns, wnue xie iaqufis 1.11 . t. c:.-rs !ffTirain estimate IHUU IIIC Jmi3. the Yaqnis at 15.000. but tW. populla- tion of onora s at leasi ij,wu, vtt f V.m are Yannis. All 1 1 Ul 1 . .. . The Indians have a pecuhar sysiefli ! i--.rancr iiir treasury in innqs. m, - rt-;r-i alfpmate between the fir ins line and working in the mes and on the ranches. ineir wages kv .w the common fund. ; 1 Within the past two weeks seyerai engagements have been fought in gutciuuiTiit iruupi were generally victorious. In a recent en gigement between a party of insurg ents the- government reports seventeen xaquis dead on the field. Only one 'Mexican, an. officer, was killed, but many were wounded. j! A RECORD PRICE. IjNew York. April 19. A stock ex change" seat; was soM today for $41,500 This is the new record price. AT CRIPPLE CREEK. Jlouston.1! Texas. Abril ' 10. .TUie Transr Mississippi congress today de cided to hold the next Annual conven tion at Cripple Creek. Colo. rOH A MIUT14 CKCAMPMfNT. ie Matter of Holding One Is Being Considered The State's War Claim Paid. ; Adjutantj General U. Gantenbein was in his office, at the caprtoi yester day, and during the day he called on Uov. i. l.j Oeer to discuss the matter o holding; a National Guard encamp ment during the summer. The en campment,; it has been decided upon, wjill be held, but the place has not been selected. Salem stands a very good chance for St.' but some concesisons will have to be made by the city to secure t.ljie' encampment here. Several of the cities df Oregon are bidding for it, ami gjreat inducements are being offered in the way of making arrangements for pjropcr care and comfort of the troops, and Saieml in order to secure the en campment will have to do something toward making ; the guardsmen com fortable when they come. The matter is now under consideration, and should Salem be ieljfcted, the fair grounds will be secured for the encampment, i Gov. T.i T. Geer yesterday received $30,000 frbm the War Department in Washington.- being 80 per cent of the amount claimed by the' state for the 'equipment of the Second Oregon Vol unteer Infantry, . when that regiment was mustered into the federal service for duty in the Philippines during the lkte Spanish-American war. The War Department originally allowed but 50 per cent f the claim, but through the efforts of Adjutant General C. U. Gan ienbein. who explained many of the ftems in dispute, the claim was again Ionsidered, and 80 per cent of the mount claimed was allowed. That bortion of the state"s claim disallowed 4vas for expenses incurred which were hot properly chargeable to the United States government. RAILROAD TAXESi-County As sessor J. AV. Hobart wasj yesterday n- jgaged making an apportionment to the cities arrl .road districts! of the taxes baid in this county by the Southern Pa cific 0mpariy. The re-aTrangement of jrhe road j districts ia this county has in 'many ways caused the assessor, much jadditional- work, in this instance neces sitating a complete revision of the tab ulated form that has been in use for a number of years. In each, city and road district the Southern Pacific Company Ts assessed for road purposes al the rate of. $1.50 per niile for each ftooo of the valuation f the company's 'road bed and rolling stock.. Thea5se$scd valuation per mile of the main line -roadbed of thc Southern Pacific Company in this county this year is $3927, but on the ; Springfield . branch the: valuation is $50O' less, being $3427 per mile. In Ithis city there are 1.38 miles of roadbed jrpon which the company pays $8.12 tor j road purposes.; Let ti hope that the damage to the Italian prune crop fromHhe rains pre venting fertilizing is not; as great as is feared now,! by the growers. Some of them have Italian trees only in their or chards. ; In; their cases they have not heeded, the maxim that at. is not goou to out all your eggs for the market. into ttfie basket. , , Swell dressers wear our smart looking... Vlry swell things in Spring weights. Riglrt smart tookang. Top Coats and Suits made from a1wis of tested worth in styles that v'casc, patterns that attract and worktnausliip unsurpassed. ' f Wa fit the hard to $7.50 ::.p. Buys a very good wool suit in the latest cut andi pattern. Are you goingLaway? it so come to us for jour outfit, we can furnish -everything, but the lunch. Tracks, Valises, Telescopes Sells, Caps, Gloves,. fcrcisblngs of All Kinds .: f, : Men's BrasnMats v Get' one for the wann summer days. Good j . assortment Of styles from 25c up. Men's and Boys' Spring j. Clothing We can sell you good, serviceable, stylish clothing at lowest cash prices. Our goods are up to date and we save you 15 to 25 per cent. on every articlo you buy of us. Men's - v Beautiful silk bosom shirts from able soft shirts on the market We work shirts Thev're full sizes and good 'values in black shirts, with won t fade, 45c and 50c You know what the btar o Star Ehoes are Ve sell them. Thej' givesf tisfaction. If you wear pants wo can ht you. Anything you want from est worsted dress pants. We now underwear; We have' no baits to est on every item in stock The New York Racket Salem's One Price Cash Store. In a pair of our $3.50 Shoes is well shod I Uis sliocs will give him comfort and ttilL answer every demand if hard scr- ' .vie" '. . - j i! Can -we disturb you just a second; to examine our slioes, you aught o " get a good took at them, they are great. cy SHOE STORE 94 STATE We have secured a fine lot of true, Loganbcrrie tips, from Gus Frcn iard near pairgounds. They are a cro ss between the -Blackberry and Red Raspberry and are the largest and finest and most prolific berry extant, color dark red. " i . . These berries are propagated by stock. SAVAGE & REID, Seedmen 322 and 324 Commercial Street, North of P. 0. Senator Chandler has introduced a bill in Congress fir the "prevention of the denial or abrtjgement of the tight of citizens of the United States to vote on account of color." Sich .S federal statute would amount to nothing. There1 is no law of any Southern state abridging the right of suffrage which says anything abmit color. Several of them mean color, ihowever. Fine printing. Statesman Job Office. This Is the fiftieth Anniversary the Culwer-Clayton N 0 M fit Speciar orders taken $10 Clay worsted. Oicvkxis. checked and stripctr worsteds and ca-ssirniCTCS- - S Very shcK. spring style in fancy worsteds and black claysJ'-.; c :"-" . :, . ' : . frcni A to I Shirts GOc up. Coolest and most comfort have an endless variety of men's well made. We have sneciallv assorted stripes and checks that cheap, cotton work pams to tne fin have a full lino of men s summer olfer you. Our prices are the low T STREET 5 Mr. Frenlard, and are guaranteed true During the month of. April 3500 Jap anese have already been landed' in I'u gct Soutli jf-orts and British Columbia, according to the dispatches. Tlitte is no. question but, the federal Matules against thej iniportation of lalKjrcrs un der contract i '.liein-g violated in a' wholesale: j manner. The, oflicials of the gwe rumen t should look- to thi carefully-.-auil we have no doubt? that, they will. "... ' Treaty. for special shapes $20 Military sacks, kouml sacks. fin fancy worsteds. Frocks m black worstedj. RRIES We give the World away May ilth