-ISSUED IN.. , 'SEJ1IAVEEKLY SECTIONS CACHm TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. CCOOCCOOCCOOCCCCCCCO SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1000. SECOND SECTION EIGHT PAGES 111 "mi i i I. J 1 2TF i Price Is flot the Only Thina lo consider lfeTjft tmy a pai, p :. correspond mE;NEW YQRKRACKET ' ' V- gi st you extra good value ior every dollar you - j j1 spend with them. The ' '; OROVN'S V i ' f W CM' . IN SHAMK shoes are stylish,- t Well and wear well Ask your neighbors about them. Clothing; ( hats, shirts, hosiery, underwear, gloves, and all kinds of ladiesaiid gents' furnishing goods. Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash Store E. T. BARNES. - Pmnrie.tnr ir'liiiii:MtMiE.-vi 5 10 per cent! discount bu all shoes. One vear euro we influfrnr- i atcd our annual shoe sale. Our customers will remember the 5 wonderful success of our monster shoe sale. This month We will have tho greatest shoe sale ever heard of. Ten per cent discount on all shoes. AH goods aro marked in plain figures. Cx.&yA' SHOE STORE 3 it i 94 STATE EOIlGEIt i I C APTUKED EU RKISKR. Or TORTUINO, ISSUES 1V0RTULES8 CIIKCK FOR SO rrsv4 t Kara, of Uot. T. T. tieer Sbr ; Iff Uarbto Md a Tlaiely Arrcak . of th rrllow. A finely I dn-wHil tui! kmmI looking you uk mail, probably yi-ars oli, tf IIlrewf part-mnKt. Rivlusf tlie nar? of Kd. UeJtHT auI UimiiiK 1o lie from rorllaml, ivaj arreKtinl ?arly latt v uiujj by JSlM-riff rf W. luiiIti and 1mIm1 in lh tuiity jail liaxK?d with litrgrry. . Tlw yunj fUpw will lie ar. rljruil ln?ftrt Justkt O'UoiialJ at 10 o'clock thin tuoi-uiug. ; lteimr arrival in Sakm on thu KouthlHMiiMl Cnlifortiia -exprvvM- W'ni-iM-wlay ?vciiUi?r ani rejiltfrl at ,th WilUum-tU'. ilp rireHuitMl that h? waa a n-venuej wlhn-tor but the "only particnlar ktiowlle he vll'iHttl jnf tho roycnne lav was In tut? nse of tho Htatnp fof he ad ffLol and cam-ol-ieil a tamp ;tp th forjwl . 'ehot-k. ho haI xtforod. j llisf aHrok4inUn au 1 am'jtt was vory hbccohsI ully efloote.l ly ShorifT F.iW. lurlu' In-fore Iio had oporated ;vory JexJonsiTdy oa tho un U8pecthisr public. Jo far as could lw losmott last oyoniiag llolsor had not RiicciiHhtl in '(cashing any otlur chocks in the city. and 1t I prosumwl his ar rest waa inailo before he had Ugun his prosiiecttVo harvest. ' , " Shor'ff ! Iurblu first notid tho ' j!i u3 forsif .!alwt & o'clock youtor ilay aftorntou whoo-be sw hiiu outer Mel Hamilton's Coninioreial street sa loon. l'Yelinjr Nitisfiod from bis gon oral aiiNirauco tlit tlio stranger was a questionable character, Shewiff liu- bin resolved to iueidentally tuvosnigaie thv case, and, followed the follow in to the fcaloou. : Ttierp lloisor ordt-rod a drlak of the iKfst grade of whisky and deiosltod on the Iwir tlw custo mary charge a ud as he was about to iwss out of 1 the; saloon, he addresse-l Mr. HamiltoB to I whom he "seated, a cho. k lor ami Iminlml tf . the prtnM-ltor of the place jwouh! ooiuuMMlate' him S by cashing it. The t bv k bow : the aUegod siguatnn? of kvcriHr ilwr and was dated Juiy otlu -.The Imitation of the goveniors antograph was miserably poor ami lb lrr'gukiritio wore easily discorumie . to anyone, at all familiar with the Signature of .Oregon's chief executive. ' Jlr. Hamilton declined to "aceoin tiMHhito" the stranger, who excusea himself by romnrklug Uat, it ma le no lartleulnr differ'iK-o for lie ooU get tlie iwipw jcashd at tjw hotel but he tlMught;at wotdd le au at-cojumoua-t. ft: r M r. 1 la mil tun to cash tls clKH k.": Tlo follow went to itacli At 'Xadstanok's saloon, atcra Cigar store4 and the Annex and at each place iaale purchase for whl- he 'paid. subsMUeutly prtKlucing the : check the winliiHg of which he explain ed would great erouunodatton'' to him. Jnt hone of tl business firms interviewed . m w Jhe situation in the Mtne light' find polit-iy do Unod. S;t leai busiu - tiM-n do not wake a praot Ice of uwuuuodatlug" strang ers, in this wayj v - y - Persistency is -ertainly ' a: quality Iohs4ssh1 by tho forgir for he was un dlsmaved by those ropeatol failures of nxi ! You wanVthe quality to with Uie price. MARK 3 t". - -4 STREET to' realize "aii.vthlng"'fr6m his Jwortli les paper, lie next' went to a house of ill fa rue on Ferry, street wnduct ed by Madame Mctilanis wliere lie succeeded In getting the check ashed. lie tlMn; deMM-ted and enterel anoth er resort of like character in the same block. In the meantime KherifT I nrbiu was on tho fellow trail and.' having ascertained -that the MoOinnis woman had acc-ptMl tle ciiock in return for coin., guluod possession of t lie clieck antl promptly had a warrant Issued for tlte ftHlow's arrst. AocomiMinleil by IH-puty Sheriff-11. It. CoUwtli.; Sheriff Dut bin reiah-ed to 4he Itawdy. house Into which the follow, had last, enter d. lteiser was quite completely mir pr f sol w lieu taken into custody and when , he. realized tlie wriousness of the crime with which he was charged, he bfoke down and cried. He was promptly escort od to the county jail wlyre he will remain until the hour for his larraignmeut tiiis tinoruiug. A PUAYEit FOR 8UXSH INE. Come out. Mister Suhshlne Liglit do 1U II an' plain; L weary or do drappin Kr th r - - Kain! : Kain! ' Itain! I got. do rheumatism Kn de rattlin' er de brain; 1 weary Ob, 1 weary j,, ! i Er d-r . llain! , Itain! ? "i , ' ' ; Itain! I wants ter see do Htmshine. En de HT -4,hlllun ithijrin': I can't isliout "llalloluyer: , In de Kain! ; , . ;-- , ' Kain! I ; ' Itain! ' -Atlanta Coustitutioa IK. IEXTOX yoV. Umler tin aloro enption. the Warrenslmrg. Mis souri Iaily Star has tlw following re garding Uov. H. A. Denton, formerly ti a rf f '' tilt First Christian church of this city: "Her. II. A. Denton. A, M.; pastor of the Christian chnixh, has just comph-tiMl a iost graduate ... with Itichmond eollege. Ills thesis has ben avpteI and he lias rtH-eivei-nonce iua digree of Ph. D has leen granted hnt. Ir. . Uentou is one i lue iuwt brilliant memliers and closest stwlents In his profession in the state, and we have no doubt that the honor was conferred as a matter of merit." Iter. w iinntnn tin iiiiineroust warm friends and admirers In this city, who will be plea.scl to near oi no wuiu ued adrancomeut.; j ,.-,- CONDITION EXCOUItAOIXO. m... fan.iiv ami Innnmerable friends A lir '. of J. M.. Wallace hare Is-en tHMWirag ed during the past few days over -the improvement in the condition of the venerable patient.: He Is slowly re calning and tlie Improvement thus far Weut to have lieen innanent. streug the;iing tlie hoies tlutt.he will entire ly recover uis wamk - 'sTATli TAXE.-SUtc ; Treasaror c i rtpn1ar reeeiveil $2im0 r;m bmndn county, 'fV" f the state tax iej jv" S1Wik gently! Jis. eg. V J Wpp'd In the heart's deep well; , TlTgood, the Joy. that It may fcrins ; Eterpity shall tell. . '; ik. v 4 V Ilia lSrir Rrir SifBSiu 5 mwmmm He Is. Again' the Standard Ltsxtt ci the Democratic Party. ; THE CONVENTION WAS FAIRLY WILD When the Eminent Nebraska Was Placed in nomination Fight f on Platform Declarations. KAX.SAS CITY. Mo., July 5. AVil liani J. Hryan, of Xeln-aska, was to night unanimously placed in nomina tion as the IemocratIe candidate for President of the United States, on a platform opposing Imperialism, n-Ili- tarism and trusts, and sijecifically de claring for the free coinage of fcilver at'fhe ratip'of if to J. 'J f -; ' rite nomination came as the culml nutjou aif renxled' 'deniojistratioii jii houVir' bf tue' iart'y Wader, ' lasting 27 miilntes, and giving utterance to all the! jKnt ui tootidn oil thei ast mul titude. It folliwtii also, tieroo htrui-"gle-throughout 'the labt SI hours, eol- corhing the platform .'declaration silver, and relative to the posit! which the silver question is to main tain to the great Issues of the day. It was late this afternoon when the convention was at last face to i face with the Presidential nomination.' Earlr In the day there had been "tedi ous delays, due to the inability of the platform committee to reconcile tlelr differences and present a report. Un til this was ready the convention man agers beguiled the time by putting forward speakers- of more- or . less prominence, to keep the vast audience from, U'coiniug too . resthss t fj,f , f The tirst session." beginning af"10 olock ,lis mqrulug, . .was j entirety fruitless o( results, and It was 'not until late In the afternoon, when the second session had ; begun, that the platform 'committee was at "last abio to reiHrt an agreemnt. Already, ils ina In foaiures, embodying the 10 to 1 principle, ; had become kuown : to the dHegatesv and there was little delay in ! giving' It unanimous ' appn-aL Tills removed tlie Jast chance -for oiKn rupture on the question of prio clide, and left the way' clear for the supreme event of tlie day he nom ination of the Presidential candidate. When the call of states was ttegnn for the purpose of placing candidates in nomination. Alabama yielded its place at the head of the list to Ne braska and Hon. W. D. Oldliam. of that KtiUe, made his way to the plat form for the Initial sjieeeh. ilaciug Piyau In nomination for the Fresl-, deucy. The orator Was strong-volcoil and entertaining, yet to the waiting delegates and . sixctators , there Was hut one point to his speech, and ilia t was the stirring peroration which closes with the luiiue of William J. Hryan. This was the signal for 'the demonstration ,of the day, and with a common purposo. the great-concourse Joined in a tribute ol outhuslastic de' rotiou to the "party loader. A hugop oil protrait of Bryan, measuring 13 J f tec . across, was , la-ougnt uown tue i main aisle iM'fore the. delegates. Atj the same time the standards of the state delegations were torn from tlioir KK'kets and waved on high, whily umbrellaa oC-red white and - blue, the silk lianners of the several stales,' antli tnauy handsome and, unique transiwrH cncii'S were lwrne alwut the building amid the deafening clamor of ,. yelling, gesticulating men and women. VU of tlte Intensity of tlie iormer ie- monstrations - e.nd much more was added to this final tribute to the lead er. : ; . ' : .V.. ' N1ieu the demonstration had sis-nt Itself, sjswhes, seconding the tiomlu-, atlon of Rryan, were in onier. Sena tor White Spoke for California. When Colorado was reached, .'that state yielded to Senator IIHI. or M'W l orsj The .audience had anxiously awaited the aipearauee of the idistinguislwHl Now Yorker, ami as he tooK tne piat frru: he was 'accorded a sohTidki rv ception. the entire audience rising an I cheering wihlly with the exceitiou ef the little group of -Tammany Kwiers, who sat silent throughout the cheers for their New York associate. Hill was in good roloe. and bis tribute to the Xebraskan touched a symiathetie , irl lni tlie lioarrs of the audience. He pi-tured Bryan as the champion -,of the ilaln people ,atnl of the working man. strong with the masses, with the farmers and wttn toe artisans, hih-b mil tleclarod. with, dramatic einpha- si th.it the candidate would have the support of his party a, united party there was tremendous amdause at the suggest km of lemoTatIc uuity; Aside .from , his r UrUllant eulogy, of IVyan, the siee-h of th 'w York i..,ii..r w ihU-flv Hisuitimut in its strong pha for unity. , ; It -is time ror unity, not for diris ion, he xclaimeo, to the rapturous apiHoval of the great multitude facing him The elouuent Daniel, of Vlrgh- ia, added bis glowing tribute to tlie candidate, while former Governor Pat tison, f Pennsylvania, spoke, for hi utate and for the East; Governor Me Milliu. or Tennessee, voiced the wish- m ....... ..!. ofmiiii'iiill three ITesidents": Hawaii, throojrh Us native.; delegate. John lL.Wi Bfle Its first fsectnMling siswh In a Democratic National Convention, a finifuy a sweet-voiced and pleasaiit- taceii woman, alternate iroiu -rtah. seconded the nomination of Bryan in behalf of the state of Utalu T1ku came the Toting. State after state re corded Us Tote In hetialf of the Ne braska candidate.4 and giving Jiim the unanimous: rote or all states and ter ritories. The convention managers had "already agreed that tlUs was suf-fk-lent vork.forvneJday, and the '-.Vice Presidential . homiua t ion was) a llo wel to go over; until tomorroWjCadjoui-n-ment being Imd at 850 p. . m... to 10 o'clock tomorrow - Next 'to; the demonstration for t lie larty. candidate, the greetiug of the a nuoiuiceiueut that imperialism was to1 he the paramount issue of this cam taign was; the most siontaneous ami significant 3of the day. Tliat J lie dele gates were In complete sympathy Wjjth this proHsit ion wa shown by tle tor rific and long sustained applause, last ing over 22 nilnutos. . Following this, the announcement, that tlie ; 10 to 1 idea was retained in the platforiirTe ceivetl onlvl a faint and illy-etained recognItlon.i the applause being limited to a few minutes. It was regarded as significant, as showing, lu iho si'utl ments of the ddegatos, quife as con vincing as the terms of the platform they had nnt forward. - - Another stirring event of the day was the aipearam'o of Wolistcr Daris, former Ansistaut Secretary of the In terior under McKfuley's administra tion,! In a' snfoch;: Hovercly 'arraigning the Republican party for, its bu-k of sj-mpathr for th Boers, and formallr aimounciag his alltghince to tlie leiu-1 ocratic jiarty. , , fBut the creat Lattlc- of the t-on voli tion has not been; fought , under the eyes of cheering thousands, but in the privacy of ; the closely -guarded quar ters, of tlie committee ou the phitforui. Hero was waged, throughout, last night, and again tbis morning, one of tle most remarkable struggles tliat has ever racked this historic party. And lout of this lierce strife the ad herehts of Brya n Omergeil, starred, but Vh-torious.. Tliey have written tlie platform In their own way, with 10 to l- 'i But it was a victory by a scratcln for a single rote jwould : jiave turmnl the wahn., And It has not Iteen a vic tory without a "ohcessIou, for In the final draft ! sll'vi-r is no longer , para mount; it is far timtu in tlie plat ronu. while In the very iforfront is the de claration that jnqierialism is the "ar amount Issue of the campaigu." Tliere only remains a clvolce -of.- a candidate for Vice, President,' and the work of the convent ion is over. ' Tliere is every evidence ithat -r this i choice will le quickly luitde tomorrow -morning, al tlibugh there-. Is ' still doubt as to who the nomhjoe will . , '" THE PliATFOUM. ? Kansa s City, Molw J uly ,". Tiie I oih- wrratle National ,Coii vent Ion tills after noon adopted a platform by aet-lama- tion, a synopsis of . which .follows: The platform liogins by d-lanng that all tJovcrumeaits, derive their Just powers from theM"nsent of grtVornel. and that the Constitution follows the flag. Continuing, it: says; , . ; . .. "We asJMTt thafi no ntlon can long enuunv-iiait a i(nuiuic ana nait an Empire." The lrto Kican law 4-u- acted by tlie Bepitidiean congress, and the tK)licy of th' Administration . in Vwha anitho Philippines are condemn ed. The platform favors Iho 'Iniuiel- la to ' -de la rat km o f t he na t ion s pur mn to give to tiie Filipinos, first n stable govirnin-ut; sW-ond, iii'leM-n-'riesee: ami third, prtction from out sle lntorferen-v swh as. has Ihoii crli-en frs; mtrl r s -enturv: to tlie Ite- publies of Central ami South Anferiea." iTontlnuing on this subject-the; plat form says: vve are not opP"',l to territorial exiianslon whon it takes In desirable' territory w hich can he erect ed Into states hi the Union.; and whose isHple are wJJIing ;iml lit to Ikhuhio A nMri-a i citizens. ; . We favor trade expaiisloa by every peaceful and. leg itimate meatus, mil wo are unalterably bnnoscd to the f iling or purcliasing vf distant lsLind;. to Ie governed out- (Continue! on eighth page). llobson and Ills ; PARASOLS Bay ; one rain 1 or shine. They are cites ( now S1K JWlTs canopy styU-s to close at eacn. $0Xt canopy style f'ZZO. tl2la cr Ssa inircllas P,rsnd new ste I rod colored umbrella. xri - SPECIAL,"' 2.to Hill .. - - WECIAL ' 9?.3T SPECIAL, t ' : ' ' ! ATi. .HEN TSIH v The Chinese Are Pressing Inter national forces Closely. : t AN ASSAl'LT BARELY PSEYENTEO TheOrrcon Floats and Goes to the Knro Dock Greatest Crime of the Rectory in China.- PA It IS, July 3. A Tenqts disiatch from Che Foo, dated" today, says: "Tlon Tsiu Is, still surrounded by an oyorwhelming iiuhiIht of Chinese who are trying to cut the communications Of .the International forces, whose pos ition fs very dangerous. Tho allied troop, numbering lZUtn men, have succeeded with diiHculty In preventing, by .strategic iiioasures, au assault ly the Chinese. whse artillery ' greatly outuumbirs the Kuropi'an guns. - THE OIlEtJON FLOATS. Washington, July 5. Tlie Navy De partment this afternoon rec-olvetl the following from Che Foo: "Wilde an nounces that the Oregon was floated Jhis afternotin. Tlie punnis diitil the water.. She goes to Kurt1 dock yard du the Inland sea. (Signed) ltod gers." ... - . STAItTUNO BEPOUTS. Ixndon. July 3. A statement Is pul lislietl In Berlin that the Chinese have already taken Tien Tain, but a cable d!siatch from Shanghai, dated July 4th. 9:43 p. m., shows that according to the latest advices the city Is still In tho. hands . of : the International troops,, though the -Chinese forces con tinue their attempt to Isolate them, as they did at Pokin. They were receiv ing constant accession; many troops arriving from Manchuria. j 'Tlie dl'tyatch adds that Colonel Wp gack,' commanding the Itusslans at Tien Tsiii. was almost exhauste!. He had been, three days ami nights in tho satldle directing tho oiHTations. There are whfssrs of start IUig ru mors in the native - quarters, anl it nnist not; he forgotten that the 't olo graph linos oh which alone the 'news can come are solely .in 'the hatlds of the Chinese. The native rumors, nre likely to have their" soum on n solid Istsls. and the native ollicials are. be lle veil to lie -"preparing the Mftjc for the reception bf the 'news of the great est crime of tlie century: ' , " "'The safety of all foreigners In North Chiua.", says one report, J'de fsmds uiMHi f 'tho -Japanest taking prompt action. Japan has. .7M'H troops ready, but Is prevents! from S4nding t hem to China by Internation al jealousies." THE LINE BUlIr. MinneaHlis." July o. The 'Minnea polis ami St. Louis ltailroad has alsHit i-MiipIetMl Its new Hue through to Stoi-m Ijike. Regular pssHi-um-r aud licijcht service lias Invit cstablinheil lis far as Esth'rviIIe. Tliere is said to Ito no intention of pushing the lino Is'yond. Storm Lake this yearsou at-. -ouut of tlie high price irt uuitorialS. SILVER REPUBLICANS. 1 Kanruis Cty,"Mo., The Silver Rcpah-Il-ans National Convention ssnt all of today In. waiting for a report from. Comrades Were Exchanged Tvro GREAT Our Fine Novelty or Staple It's all the and tlte Itest materials. . Fresh Originality In color combinations and effort tylib cuts and good workinauship mark the merits of erty garment. j, ; Specials la Men's Salts, $2.50, $3,! $3.95 Not tlie lst suits In our store by any bicjiiw; they are slightly out of style and we haven't a ftdl lino of you'll buy one for a working suitthey Men's Suits, $6.60 - Really reliable styles, neat desirable patterns. This Is the line of the season don't fall to see it. ! , . . Great Specials the conimlttot on M'soUiilons. Thi'j main iHint of difference lay In the; attitude of the party on expansion, siul on this iNtiut both tlKV RUlMwnmfttt and the full oommlttc were divldtntj practically on geographlcar lines, tho eastern menilsrs favoring a oondemua-l tiou of Imperialism whilo the most of the memlters from tlie western tatci4 oppoacd this eHirse. A plank dcuounl ciu? IittHrialisin Was liuttlly adopted and In litis sliaM the platform will bo pnsentd "to the convention tomorrow Unless the linexHctoil happens, tbtf cumintiou will roach, final adjourui meiit tomorrow artorinsu. 1 A BIO FIItE. i Standard Oil Company Has an Enor mous Iass in Now Jersey. j Now York; July 5. More -tfehi 2F2. .Vkmoi damage has,already lscn done, and a number of persons bave Iuhmi si'vercly liurneil by the fire that start ed In the works of the Standard Oil Co.. at Constable Hook. Ihiyonne. N. J. early this morning. Tweuty-threo large tauks, I fifteen Union Tank Line, cars, the crude oil rotlnery. theriiun pund Sweating plant, the Hungarian tenement and saloon have lson utter ly destroyed, and the contents of twenty-three hugt oil tanks 4s still burning in a sea of tlanio. ovoring ' over ! acres. A lighting .bolt caus ed the fire. ' WHO WILL WIN OUT? TOWXE IS STIId. E AO Kit FOB THE NOMINATION. For Vice President, as the ltunulng Mate of W. J. Bryan Hill i Is Favored by Many. - . KANSAS CITY, Mo., July 5.4 The most ImiKtrtant deveiopment in tho Vlee-IYesldeiitlal situatlou tonight was the announcement that, when .'the nll of states Is calltnl tomorrow for tho nomination of candidates fr Vice president, j Alabama will yield to Florida, and. It. D. McIonald of that state will place Elliot Danforth, of iXew York, in nomination. Another development was on j tho question of tho popularity of David B. Hill for the. place, j as tuanifcstiMl lit the con vention, and the desire, expressed iu many quarters,-for his -selection. Tho Stevenson Immmii is of a passive char acter, the lwdief ls'lTig general that ho, would make a safe candidate,' and that he is tho ouly ntan who, can Iwat To wne. The deniaml for d4leriits n tlie ticket Is still strong, and Towue's candid-icy .-la hnnuored by reason of his prof essed iwlith-sj Still the-friends a Tpwne are working, 'very ha rl and hois that the is-cullar situation re garding the, other candidates may 'yet. site trim the nomination. That tiie Democratic oiivention is taking the matter Into consideration Is 'shown by the ahiptlon,' todtiyf . of a resolution for , a committee of conference, , EVENTS i? PARIS. Paris, July 5. Tito h-tndicap events In tlie professional !,fHt races and games -tiro taking- place hero today. Those ' events' are: " One- hundred mo ires, fiat, long Jump. 4 imtres, flat; throwing of welch!. l.tn metres, fiat; hfsrh jump, roo inetn4, w-rstcK In this event the HrstKprlw will ! :vm francs: the-. wVnd priw Hm francs, with a thinl and fourth prlise. For tho other events the first prizes aro HM francs each; the second prhws liO fanws -?ach. ! - Until a few.yearsi ago moxtly Chris tians were aeon-dl'ted as ambassadors from tho Sultan of Turkey to WostoFU states, and in Iondon alone there serv ifl a Christ inn who remained there as represeiilativu , of tlie Sultan for t 41 yars. The pn-sent ambassador In London is a Ori'ek and a ClirlKtian. So are the ministers in .Brussels-and The Hague.' , . I ' j ,f ' Years Ago Today. SAL Clothing same all ; made with the proper care ,. . . , .:' .". and Crisp them. If you are not too particular will wear well "- In Wash Geo is