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0 kvS" A 4. i; fvf G k0 ISSUED IX SEMI-WEKKXT 8CTIOXS i EACH TUESDAY AND FRIDAY. 1T -" VOL 4.9 -NO 42. ' ' ' :: :; " ' '" " """ -T : " ' ; ! 1 ! ' 1 ' ' " SALEM1, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1900. ' SECOND SECTION EIGHT PAGES OH3-0-0-0-0i--00! "T : : : : r . .,..'.- ... -.. . : - : ' : : O . - - w-w-vww -OHKKHMy&O-Q 6 6 WHILE YOU ARE LOOKING OVER THE 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 n 6 o o I o 6 6 6 6 6 i o t 6 9 o i o t o 9, o t o 1AY Don't forget that many articles of practical value make' the ; most acceptable presents. Get a nice OVERCOAT or suit of clothes for your husband or son and he will appre ciate it because it is practical. ' Besides" our large assortment of holiday specialties, we can supply you with shoes,' hosiery, underwearj hats, shirts, w J ? ';;; TABLE t , .j. : .;..:- 6 lace curtains, counterpanes, stand covers, ribbons, and all ' kinds of notions: 9 I''.:-' g 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 o 6 9 NEW YORK RACKEl Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash Store o O rt. T: BARNES, Prop. Cor. 6 : ' ' o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o- o - o - o - o - o $ HIGH CUT 5. FOR f Rainy pay Skirts See! HIv HIGH &UT, FULL INGHAIN-. The famous Noyes Norman Shoe c. Q. GIVEN, j GUS KAISER, Uric add 'fa the blooJ caiwes rheo matlsin, sciatica, gout abd; nca.-algla. THiE BEX B Remove4 enow. A m-ttten jrn.iTnntec. with Vocli rto? a return your' Mn?v in 9Hlar if not entire? itlf actory. TRICE f 2. A postal card "f ime U,at tClb ,:"tTESScMA CO.. 4. a RARB Falem. Oregon, " . Hartford, Conn. CAPT. lOtIN;TtX IKADJ ; T I LLA M w K. Or (I Word w.ih TcHTivetl from Caic Mcars W$hU ltoirt. tbat Captain 5"orjre W. Ity filMStrrn, n!!1 keier of the llgbt htmso. tliinl tiHlay. ' t Wi .L 1 AVKD. AnnonuitMiieu! ;ro ont for the tnarri:is oA XUss Ixua,i 'SC. STONE, PUD. Proprietor ol STONE'S DRUG STORES SA&fcM OREGON. TLi stores.' ftwo In number) are lo rttol at No. 235 and 333 Commercial int. anI am well atockea with m complete lino of drues and medldnca. toMct articles, pcrfuiuery, , brushes, etc., etc, etc. DC "STONH fTas had aomfe 2j yearV experlcnee In the practice of .medlcrtje and now ninkrs fire cliarRn for consultation, ex amluatlon or urcsCTtpUoit. - - .' - ' : . - - -.'.v; - -' j'-Z' , : 6 o 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 i o i o 6 o 6 i o 6 o b 6 o o 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 LINENS Commercial and Chtmeketa Streets . - o - o - o - o - o - o - o 0-0-OOX.H)-O0-0 GOODS 94 STATE STREET: -- - - 2 1 Trices t'irt 1av-SJhh.4 lnt Hisb. llral MaiiiIi f-ist." Vrry S!iaH-ly ami Stylixh. , . . ' $3,50 Shoe STOCK KIT, J 1 5oe 4gir BEPAIRING j lUnshter of Sir. awl Mr. C: F. Royal of thi city, to Sir. WillUur AHcrt Adams, tlie ceremony tou take place at tho borne of the bride in East Sa lens or Wetlnewbiy afternoon. Peceni lMr.l2th at 3 o'cloc k. ; JIta Koyal ImM 4m"CU one of the popular cIkpoI teath-j ers -of this county for the j past two yeaw and is airperintendent of tlw Sabbath school in the - Kvanffellcal church at SevenreatU and !hemeketa utrert. Mr. Atlanw is an iDdtwtHoa.-, well resiectel yoans? roan of JefTpr n, who la ilwuMo move to Coburar. where be will engage in. bmdues. RURAL IEId VKKY. Some of tlu leadfuR citlxeu of Macfray are circu IstluR petition; auwHS the. mklent of that section, askinjj the iNtat an- t...- tin t Wslil!rton to establish Ifree Rural Mail dcllTcry routed from the lacicay -onicr. iur mou If In the band of Confrres ntan Thomas' II. Toiisoe. who 'will nr' eW?T attM.n npon It. o that Inspector j f Ormsbv may lay ont the proiowd nifc iKfor'e h lea Tea thl section of tin. country. Tle poopli- of Ma leay ar mwh pleawl wtili the bright ont- K rir.tU sTH-ccs f-'.i-;,,25 and ihc cstalsJIhtncnt of toe . Unral Mail srvitt.lu tb;?r ... AWfUL CRIME Of A FIEND With an Axe He Attempts to Exterminate His Relatives. SHATTERED THE HEADS Of A SISTER And Two Children, and Kills an Urele Was Shot by an Offleer Before He Was Arrested. SEATTLE, Wash., Dec. William Sea ton, aj?el 22 years, formerly of De-atur, I1U attempted to extermi nate the entire family of bis relatives at South Fark, nine miles from Seat tle, this evening. With an axe be smashed in' the head of four people leaving them for dead, then thot one man in the back and attempted to murder a deputy sheriff; Before final ly captured. Seaton wa shot twice, but not fatally, by Deputy Sheriff Kelley. The only one killed outright was Seatou's 1 uncle Daniel ' Richards. Seaton broke in the bead of his i ter. Mrs.. Roy Clark, but her recovery l hojKnl for. The other two victlm were Myrtle and Hazel Tlapgood. aged about 1U years, clilldreu of a former hulniml of Mr. Clark. The skulls of the little ones were 'crushed, uiid tlieu their IkhIIo were thrown into the! manger in the larn. It van uplKseil they were lead, but a late report from the cotiuty hospital mys that the kull of one of the children baa leeu raisel. anI that there I hope of rtK-overy. The other child will un doubtedly die. A man named Kennely, who got In Seatou'u Avay after the tragedy, HON WIN FIELD T. DUKBIN. Governor-elect of Indiana. was shot in the lack but not serious ly. Seaton fired thriv times at Kelley before the- latter brought bint down with two Khots'iu the bead and arnn lnder tlie tx-lief that all bis intendHl vlctimwere actually dead, Seatort told the. following story: J: l was disgusted witli the actions of my sister, ami aftr I had knocked lier In the liead with the axe, I canio to the -oncIusipn I might as well mil We a clean sweep. I smashed the skulls of thet children fix the barn, and then threw-tlieir bodies, into, t.lu man- ger. Itetumlng to the bouse I saw my uiK'Ie aslocji on the sofa. I chopisd his bead almost off." While telling-hN story, Seaton gave no evidence of insanity. 'SHOOTING IN IDAHO. CrangeTille. Ida.. Iec. fi. Joe Smith was killed Tnest lay night. at the Iewey mine, byr Andy ttillert The qnarrel arose over a horse which Gil bert accused Smith of stealing. mith was cut Hi th ablonTen. and after receiving the- Injury he shot Gilbert throuxh the month. Gilbert wweaped ami fled to HaiiNteer where be wai aptureL Smith died Wednesday; There has leen talk of lynching, but the sheriff has taken measures to in sure the snfety of tlie trtlsoner. JESSIE MORRISON'S CASE. Eldorado, Kan's.. Dec. fi. Tlie testi mony in favor of Miss Jessie Morri son was. taken, totbyr. the iroecutioH finishing Its side of the ease soon af ter the opening of court this morning, and the defeuse.examlnlng several of Its witnesses In their efforts to prove their assertion of self-defense. : . Tlie prisoner showed signs of " a physical and mental collapse. . and it was only with great effort that she was eoa'hlcd.to remain in the court room during "the day. - -1 . The defense succeeled in contra dicting some of the ircscutiou evi dence. ' A CONVOY ATTACKED. Raiding ; Boers, Harass the British Troops In Sxmth Africa. LOXIKN. Ie-. . The War Office has receiveI a diratch from Lord KBchcucr. datel Bloemfontcin. IX cemler Otb. aunonacing that General De'arey. with ."; Boers, atiacked a convoy proceedin from ITetoria. to Knsteuburp. at Buffclsixjort, iLecetn-JL-f Sd, burnvil .MiIf. tlu -vwnfojand ... , ;..-'V- ' :,f killeif fifteen I men and ! woundfd twenty-three,- intteding - Lieutenant Baker. Tlie Boers snff ered . conMer abte Iosj. kuh of theui being kfllcxl. (Inns ami as?i-tan-e were ent.' from RHfenluTg and Commando Nek, and tin Itoer were driven off. 'Adrlees say that Cneral Dewet alno Ttwed the CabHleu. lVfemlier 5th, at Kareepontdrifr.jnaklng for deudaL General Ivnox following him. NO ONE TO BLAME. Coroner" Jury Investigates the IMsas- ter in Sau Francisco. :. HAN FRAXCIStCXJ. Ike ii. The t-or-oner Jury inquiring Into the cause of the Thanksgiving Day disaster, m which twenty-two live were lost by tin collapse of the San Francisco & I'aii-ifie tilasm Works, rnring tlw pro gress of the fojtball game lias return ed a verdict in each case, that no one can be held responsible for h death other than himself, -nd that . death :u accidental. ; ; PARLIAMENT IN SESSION. LOX I OX. Dee. T The fi f tetnt h Favliament of the reign of Qneeii.Y'c tcria ' ojiened yesterday. Before the lights went out in the nncieut chatn Imts. almost every leading politician haid siMjken. SiR-h a flen-c personal animosity and such bitter invective bard scarcely ever lefore marked the proceedings at Westmiusfer. Joseph Chamberlain. Secretary of State for the Colonies-, was the centre of the storm. It was1 nearly 11 o'clock be fore he rose lo reply to the avalanche of attacks lauuclied against him. How great was the strain be bad under gone, was evident in the scarcely shj Iressed excitement of tone on the part of one, rarely known to show feeling in the House. Irritated be yond -control by the frequeut Inter ruptions and disturbance, he calliMl one -of the liberal amid, the excite ment a cad." ' The Sj icaker called hhu to order, and ChamHerlain with drety e"ilthet. aitoloxlzins for its use. After defending the publication of the Ellis correspondeni-e, he was cut off by the midnight adjournment. . THE AFRICAN WAR. Indon. iNv. fi. Iord Salistiufy, siM'aklng in the Howe. of Ixjnls to day said: "The Transvaalcrs. the FnVStaters ami the world nnderstnml flM-re can lie no deviation from the policy of the Government already outlined. Any thing resembling Independence never can 1h granted. Thewar mitsf pro el "to the inevitable issue. We must let It lie felt tbat jm -one. by the. Issue of an lusoleot -and audacious nltbua tum. -ould . f or-e t he , Brit Ish i oveTn reciit to. humble itself and altandon Its rights. yWe . can never allow that a shrcil .Xof " indepeinlelice 1 left. How siHii the Frit Staters and Trans vaalcrs7 will have anything like Jhe self-government iower, ; ilepeitds ... on themselv-f. It may le years, and it mny be genera I Ions." A feature -of lis session was Ixrd Rwsclrr.vs spirltfti attack on llie tlorerumeiit. lie was unsparing in bis criticism of '"the di.solut Inn f I'urliament. the ifMnlm-t of the war the iKilicry of the Government toward China, and everything hnudleil by the Cabinets , KRt'GEirS 'ARGF-MEXT. The Hague.. Dei. ('..-Mr. Kruger umi'W wfth wonderful receiitioiH cvery when. - "!Kmgr . made sevcra I ftes-hes heiv today, in most of whk h he representor the Transvaal as n lit- th child whom bad man; wished to kill. In one case he lllnstratel his point by drawing nt tent Ion to a fair bended girt in tlie audience. "If tlrat child, was outraged," lie said. "eviTlKsly, would run to her rescue, butf In my eounlry, chlldri'ii are Ieing 'outraged by an enemy ten times stronger than the Transvaal." ;CCCOCOCOOOwCK;CXOC ocoqocoocxkjcooococooocooooocoooo WATCH THIS AD. Don't a fur'Selling Is a IHely feature of the day" pro sraui at our tore. We are selling a " line of manufacturer's samples at factory prices. New iiolka dot hose for ladies Ceat 8oocococooocococogooooooooooooocooococc Tit ARMY Lower House of Congress Voted on the Admin istration Measure Yesterday. A Prohibition Amendment Substituted for the Canteen Scctlo: Vote on the Bill Party WASH IXt.TON. Dec. C Tlie Hon today, at the end of a long Session, passed the Army Reorganization bill. by a vote of-Bid to 1.13. Three Demo crats. Hall HVnn.l, and Underbill and Slayton N. Y.. fotetl with the Repub licans for the bill, and SIcCall (Rep. of Mass.).' with the'. 'Democrats against it. Otherwi-c. It was a strict party vo.v. The iroiosit Ion which some of the Dcnrocrats attetniitel to commit their side to in the caucus, an extensUm of the present temporary army until .Inly 1, T'jai. which was vttfed upon Indi rectly on the motion to recommit, com manded the votes of otdy" about half the opposition and two RepnUicans, McCall nud Maun 'JlM- Many of the Democrats, however, voted again the; motion liecause they were opposed pot'oniy to thefeorgardzation bill, but a'so to coutlniilng Pae tenu orary army at its present strength. Quit? w nnnuicr of amendments were placed uihhi the bill liefore It was passed The livelii-st tlglit was mak MiiAw ubstitui offeietl by Little-, MA of Maine, for the canteen sec tion. Tlie substitute altsolutely pro hibited the sale of intoxicants at mili tary iKistsi. A large deKgatlon from the W. C. T V., w hich is in session lit thi city, -watched the light from the gallery. When a vole was taken the Prohibition amendment -was carried by anvoverwhclming .majority !."! t 51. Bartholdt att'.mptcd to S"cnr, a record vote In -the house, but parlia mentary tactics shut hini ont. The section designed to ivtlre Gen eral 'Shaffer to a Majir-G' neiatship. and enerals Fltxliuxli I d and Jas. II. WJtson. as Brlgadier-tJeurr.ilsi was stricken nut. Among the. amendments adopted were tluwe provid'ng fur lifty v-.b'ntier surgeons and l.V '-ltint srrKorts for s4TVlc In the INtiHpplii-s: for ihlrty dental surgcus ami for a veterinary cons with actual rank. Ollh-ers of the pay citrus wire In cn.1scl elevciv. and of the f'geal corps, twenty-tlvc Th" ige limit was re moved from the votiiiittsr -tlicr- eli gible to apjsintiiifnt as-first and sec ond licufrnnnt. and the provision for retiring officer who served" In Hk ClvW War as of the next higher grade, was trickery out. The Oleomargarine, bill. . whiHi waj postponed today, will come up for consideration I omorrowi Ileprcs-ntatlv liurleijth. of ' Maine, today ."Introduced, a bill, authorizing the appointment of Representative Boiitelle. of Maine, now a confirmed invalid, to the rank of. a captain on the retired Cist of the navy. IN EXECUTIYE SESSION. Washington, Dec. ' fi. The Scnatr was in executive session ,-niore thsn four hour- todaj", ths entire Mmll le ing devobil to a discussion, by 8'iia tor Morgan, of tlie Ilay-l'auncefote treaty for tlie abrogation of a portion of the Clayton-Biilwer treaty, which relates to the Xk-araguan Canal. '. cY ' " fOR A CLOTHING "ANNOUNCEMENT - TOMORROW . ---- X Von Hear Them Bells " THEM XMAS BELLS They have lweu jingling In our ears for several days; and now Santa lau has jrlven us permission to, Jingle them for you; and from now on we shall make them , -," ..';, , : JINGLE MERRILY We have a complete line if Christmas novelties as well as useful gifts. We wonld suggest something useful aucu as can be found at our v tore, at ' Here Is tlie greatest snap ever of fered In the history of collar selling: 23 i'nt, 2 cent and 15 cent ' Lineu Collars, the latest styles and ls-st makes of four and nve-ply linen, at t-7 0 r BILL -IS fASSEK Was Almost on Strict Lines. SENATOR A. TOWXE. St. Paul. Ml.no Iee. . Charles A. Tirwne this afrer'iioon received from tbfveruor Lind the official documents, which entitle him to a. seat In tlui kFnited States Senate until the idate Legislature, which meet on the Stk of January, can elect a successor to the remainder of the unexpired of the late Cnshman I v. Davis. " BIG l'RICE FAID For a Beef iteer at a fat Stock 8how in Chicago. , CHICAGO, Dec. One hundred! dollars apiece fur steaks and flo a pound for roast leef. was pa hi at tlie fat stock show today, when Schwarx svh i id &SulzHrger. of - New York, tmught B. IL IMenv's Aliertleen Angux steer Ailvauee, for $l.."i( pound. Thin ws paid for the lee.f on the hoof, and as the. nicer lipped 'the scale at 1430 pound the price wa f.'llo. . WASHIXGTOX'S .VOTE.'' TACOMA. Wash Dee. 0. The of. flchil rote of Washington is as fofllows: McKlnley, ri7.4.sf; Bryan, 4I.KUI. Friuk Itep.. (rovernor). 51.144: Uei (Dem. tlov.l. r3J74. Tlie l'roliibltion. Us jwlhHl 2M45 Totes.- the' Social leui Krats lyoti, and theHoclal Ijibor, unvi. ' . THE CZAR'S CONDITION. He Leaves His Bed Dally He t Much lniroviHl. , LIVADIA. Dih. fi. The Cr.ar now leaves his IshI each day and sjieniis an botrr or two in an arm chair. In sleep ami appetite lie is tdcadlly Im proving 4mt he is sllll limited to a, liquid diet. ' . AN OREGON BOY. ' Ralph S. Fisher, of Tlie Dalles, to ('apt a lu Stanford's Football Team. STANDFOItl FNIVERSITY. Cal.. INh-. fi.-Ralph S. fc'l-her. of The Dal les. Or., wiw i-IitIimI csiHtn-of thw Staudard football team toiright. V 1 , c ;,. A RIFE OLD AGE. LONDON. .Dec. fi.-JIenry Russell, conrjsiser of over eight bundrcol wong Im-luding .''A IJfe on llie Ocean Wave." and "Cheer, ltoys, Cherf" dietl tcslay, aged 7: yinrs. KENTFCIvY'S VOTE. FRANKFORT. Ky., Ivc. 0, Tlie of ficial count gives Bryan a plurality of VOF CAN BE CURED of norvoii-i tllscaes. stammeriiig, bad habits, al coholism, drug habit, and sexual dis cases; . 'A1wcut. treatment. Instruction in MrsounI magnetism. Send .for Lit crature. Institute of Fsychologyj 7(U ami Wash., I'ortlaml. . If. till out term " " -1 H Prices " o 8 8