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52d YEAR NO. 1., 8ALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1902. SECOND SECTION EIGHT PAGES. iJew 'Spring Goods Ilafe be6n rolling in livil the fast ftw day3. We're pre paring for. a bi busines3 this sj-ringnu'.aie Loing to make tilings hum by giving better values than you cau find else where, Wc point with pride to our record for low prices on reliable merchandise during the past ten yeara. Ask tour neighbors, w,o have been, trading with na, about f our busi ness methods." pet out of the old credit rut and trade with a cash store." Cal ancf examine our line of T - . I . " '" .,.' .',- :. : -' Y' :'i i .1 . 1 YY JVew Hits New Shifts, New Sbotf, New Clothing, nibbons, Laces, tmtrollerlcf, Hosiery end Underwear. 5 ; - ! : . . ' ' ' r .it . j( it, it i:f;ii;uciirf-T Salem's Cheapest Oac Price Cash Store OUU STORE CLOSES AT - O CLOCK avery evening except Saturday Cor. Commercial and Cbemeketa Sts. E. T. BABNES, Prop. A MISSISSIPPI RIVER WRECK : -;-Y Y Y: ' The Steamer Providence Turned Turtle In a Storm TWENTY-TWO LIVES LOST I THE STREAM -STRUCrV BY CYCLONE, i" , - j - " U- The Vcr-sot Was Caught Qroadsido On, the'Upper Works Blown Away, : end the Hull Turned Over Awful : ' Deed of an Indian Who j,Clubbsd His FarfYdy to Death Firo in a M ine. - VICKSBURG, Miss, Mar, 12. The steamer Providence, plying between; this pert and Lake Palmy, La, was overturnsd'at 2 o'clock this morning by a suddon squall, at. Lono Landing, and twenty -one of her passengers and crew were drowned, i ; ' .!The dead are? Capt. Win. fJassltlyj It kNiiurc, .tnattter; j Charle Roup, Vi kslfinrir. t-hief : t iikI aeer: Clyde SCott. YitkshurK, cottun eed buyer; Dr. X. A, Uinc-jihU-r, a prnnlnont 1'hyMltlun tutd' .planter of .Palmyra, and sixteen -flrc"l roimttaoouis ami-ueiK jssen Kr. who? names have not been re . I x.rtd. . 1 " The ill-fated Uuil left; here ut ( noon t fcrfjy, on her regular trip. arry iK a' large, cargo of freight nd a number of pusm-ng'T. At .2 o'clock tiit. mornihg, Jut as) the steamer was nti-ring Lake iVlmyr, a sudden wind .nid ruin storm of cyclonic proportion. .im .ut of the wet, catching the I'rovldenee 'broadside n. The little . 1 u lifted aiiiujat entirely out of ih water, her supper-works blown m.i - n4. the hull turned "bottom-up in 40 f-et ol water. ltmt of he crew jiifl luMencrrw were iwsteeir at tho til.! .n.l K...1 K v4i. tiit . hunrft f " !. TV.r" .:.:i i'otiiHiny were avivetL! Swept by Cytlone. Vliksburg.. Jrtlssja Mtr. 12.- A cy iltMw swept throtigh lhr southern sec tmn f (Nmiah nnd the northern se tin of LtiHtdii i-oufities this morning; klilinst at legist seven person-, and ley y-U J buildings. tre6s and fences. Murdered His Family. iH'river,, - Colti Mar.; 12. A special to the News, frtmi Wlnslow, Arlx., say ih. n,n f Indian Jim, a full-blooded i'U has retwrtcd, that his father h id killed his TOothcr and two little sixtfrs. Leutimf thenV'tu death with a .... i - c-:' Min( Coru ejiniiUy. via ! Pateros.'? Waph M.r. 12.nre at . the. Mineral. HHl miae. one and a half miles .froin here thii niornlmr. destroyed property Val ueit r.t i-n nodi if thfs amount $l5,ow la on rnatbinery. ; fc , Killed in a Slide. - plKkane, Wach, Miir. i:. A-htoh, R.-C special to thd Siiokesman Re-i viv w. wiys, Fred Lowden was Killed by a snow-Hlfde; SaturiKiy( night, i lie; and Chris' Sherbert were asleep at I the foot W the KokaneeUtangc: when the IUle burled their cabin. AfteV thirty six hours of superhuman efforLiHher brt freed himself, ? - ij' : ' ' INDEPENDENCE HAS LIGHT. IVnPPPVtlP.VrR ' .'March 12. For the first time In several years Indepen- a-oelate therefore: were aavisea mat dence had atreet lights this week. v A jtheyiwouid b met by a Committee from few years ago the city." finding Its ex- the olher side, j penditures exceeded -the revenues com- It was stated by the Waya and Means tnenred to figure on reducing expenses. i' Committee memWrs that the compro As a result water and light were cut mlse plan would affect two crops that off. but a threat of an Increase frf in- Of this year and next allowing 20 per suram-e rat.V umn rootnnxi thi' water cent off on each. A full eortftrence of wrvlce. Since: then f numerous effQfta have been put forth to agree on electric street lighting, but no agreement has been reached. At times the city haa j X J : figured on purchasing the plant, etc.. but opposition sprang up sufficiently to lights now is due to action of the com pany on its own volition, the purpose of which is supposed to be derived from having a lighted city. . , , t A PROMOTION. WiA'S KINGTON March'' 13 Major OnraJ.S. M. B. Young has been re lieved from the command of the De partment of California,- and ordered to this , city to accept the presidency of the Army War College which is to be extabilshed at Washington Barracks, providing that necessary funds are pro vided by Congress. - ONK-f PATIENT. Upon complaint of City Marshal D. W. Gibson. yesterday, Wnk Smith, aged 35 years, was exam ined .by Dr. W. IL Byrd, pronounced Insane-Hand was commlttedto Jhe In; sane Asylum by ex-omclo Justice of the Peace N. J. Judkh .acting county Judge in the absence of County Judge J. II. Scott. Smith is aft opium and nrnr. phine fiend and for ' a long time has been erbptoyed as buggy washer at the Peter IFrancia' livery stable, in this city-" 1 . . i : . ':. ' ONK LICENSE--Upon the affidavit of A., J. Ijsds, a marriage license was yesterday Issued to George' L. Ilostet- ler and Nora A. Troyer, by Coiunty Clerk. W. W. jlxll. ' : WILL GET TOGETHER WARRING REPUBLICANS TRY TO REACH AGREEMENT i On the Cuban with' Good t-' Overtures Reciprocity Question, Prospects for Success Mads by Mmbora of the Ways and Means Committee to tho. Opposition." ; ,.( "WASHINGTON, March 12 Overtures have been made, for a comproraUt of th. . onfUct over tariff concessions to J C,ujba, and there are evidences that the two element will come wgeiner, prvu ably on a profrt t ion to have- a 29 per cent1 reciprocal reduction-apply for one 1 year from next-December;. and coveHng thei sugar crop. , - v: It JS unueniuvu inai iun iiiaii m. and Representative Dalzeh made over- tures toward an agreement. One ot the leadlnr members of fhe opposition said that I'ayne and Dalselt had made a -suggestion to him and had asked for an answer. This was followed by a hasty canvass of the opjHiitlon mem bers; which developed a wide differ ence of views. Representative William Smith said no compromise weufd be ac cepted until edTered at a meeting where ; It roul l be considered deliberately. . j iU'i'rercntatlve Taw-fte aald the llmUj tat ton of time: was immaterial, and that j no comprorrrtse ceutd be effected which j aftected fhe . rnanufactured , products, without similarly, affecting the unman ufactured products, j.j . 1 t Boon after the overtures of a compro mise were made, ;the leaders of the cle j ment opposed to the Ways and Means Committee plan called a,- conference. , Some thirty members were present and j the liscusiiil lasted about two hours. The sentiment was rather unfavorable to accepting the plan of the 20 per cent j reduction for the year from next De cember, Rut it was urged against thS course that o long as ihe overtures fotf an adjustment had ben made in goid faith, jit was, only proper to meet the ! cmmlttee representing the Ways and Means Committee, and Payne and has the opfonion to th,CUDan concessionj would be held tomorrow prior ?to the meeting, of the representatives of the Ways and Means Committee. -.i-v'r:- BOSTON HAS ; FOUND A t'AY ro End the Big-Strike of the " freight Men GOVERNOR CRANE SECURED A COMPROMISE BETWEEN THE WARRING ELEMENTS. V After Four Day of Striking tho Union Freight Handlers and Kindred . Trades Return to Work This Mom - Ing Amicable Settlement Secured ore Trouble fs Expected In Coal Minos.; . 1 l f. BOSTON,, Mass.. March 18 Through the united effoa ts of the representatives of 5the great mercantile bodies of the city, seconded.' by the Chief Executive of the state,' jrt a conference, with the' leaders of organized labor, the great strike of the freight handlers and kin dred trades represented in the allied frelfehtji transiportation council. ' was broken' tonight. Fully twenty thou sand men, who have been idle for four days, will go to work in the morning. THIRTY THOUSAND The Senate Committee Provided for Ttiis X at the 5alem School. I "WASHINGTON, D. C4 March 1 3, 1902. T. W. Potter, Superintendent Chemawa, Oregon: I have just succeeded in getting the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to agreo to my amendment providing $30,000 for j tho erec tion of brick i dormitory for boys. I ho pe we will be abl to retain it in cor. ference committee. 1 , r j , - ' "JOHN H MITCHELL." Mr r '''' 5 ' )-" The result, was attained at a corffer ence this evening, at the office of Gov ernor Crane.) , ' . AH nf the old men for'whrtm places can Im found will be taken back by the railroads -tomorrow, ; , ' The Brine : Transportation Company, the loading and unloading of w hose non union tram precipitated the strike of the Newf York. New Haven A Hartford freight handlers, does hot appear to have figured Inj the settlement of the controversy,,-and so far as that com pany Is concerned, the sentiment against it on the part of .the labor un ions is as bitter as ever. Under the new arrangement, however, the union men wilt not be repaired to load or un load that company1 teams,-, Trouble Brewing. Philadelphia, Pa.. March 13. The fol lowing notice will be posted tomorrow, al'all the colleries of the anthracite re- "The scale of wages ndw in effect will be continued 1 until April 1, 1W3, -aod1 thereafter subject to slxty days' notice. The local differences will be adjusted as heretofore." The rate of wages now paid to mine workers In, the anthracite realon is the HH-me as ina granie mem as a reun of the great strike of 1900, 1 At a recent convention of the United Mlneworkers of America, at ; Jmliana polis. it was Voted to again ask the oierators to grant the men several concesions.TAmong these wer the Re cognition f the Union and the eight hour day. As far as publicly known, none of the operators granted the re ouest. Falling in this, the miners have called a convention to be held at Sha- molkln next Tuesday at which the vital question rtf whether or. not to strike will either be finally decided or refer red to Ihe; National officers with power to act .1.-! NEW TIMBER SWINDLE. t. . i - . ... ., ', 1 How Cruaay. Bunco Thr V.ctim. in the. Qlympie Keserve. PORT TtlwNSKND. Wash, Mar. 13 j There la -demand for timber lamU in a portion of the Olympic Uesen-e. MMtiv4iima'n ammi - iu- s v -ww mm. -r mm J a r , - ment, and timber cruisers are conduct ing a bunco game. The; crufsers show intended vtetima a piece of land thick-! Itf tlmrMPsvl Kilt ar4va fhm aa Ae-mr-ri rv. lien of vact land on which there Is! no timber. , from. $5i to 1 00. they proceed to 1 the Land Office and file on the land, from th description given- them. Many have bem made ..victims. TRIP IS INTERRUPTED. Apostnlie Delegate to Philippines Will, ... Ba Stop pad in Washington, I v , rr , " , , J ROME. Marl lal-K U authorttative- ly reported that Mgr. SbareltL who re. centlyoailed for New York en route" for Manila, a Apostolic Delegate to the j Fhilippines, will receive ordera not to. rroceed beyond Waaliington, at least for the time being. In view of infor mation on Philippine matters expected soon at the Vatican, from he Ameri can Government. ithe Pope deems H prudent to suspend ecclesiastical ac tion regarding the church In the Isl ands.'!: ' .'. ;- -Y DRAMA AT STAYTON. Pupils of a Country School Presented i "Totters! and Made a Hit. ' STAYTON. Or.. March lZ.-pTatters." a drama in three acta, wai presented at the opera house In this cjlty on Sat urday evening to a fair sised audience. The play! wa. given by th pupils of Oak Grove School and Literary Society and was as well rendered as could be expected, -i '".-;'"'."-', , f ' ' I ' ' Peter' Dedrlck. the accommodating clerk in the hardware store of Fred Rock, left Monday morning for Minne sota, where, he will visit relatives and friends for a' month. V v W, H. Hobson arrived home a ues- day from Sumpter, Or., where he spent i m,Jh moXh . "e, fSfl ' sat IV I mm- At'AIArtrMAIITi l iaA i Blinking uccvuicuia i a. a. jiirf)t.'U j M. 8. pass Is enjoying a j visit from VT tL? ,f." Z TT t day .from the, Kast. it being the.; first time father and son have met for over twenty .years., ,., Mrs. Dr. Kitchen returned home Monday from a week's visit with Al- pbany friends. V , - Geo; C. Will, of the Salem mDH; store was a business visitor in Stay ton Tues day. - - J -Y"-rN v 1 - Frank Hahn, of Salem, was In town recently. ' ' James Darby, of the Waldo Hills, vis ited his mother in this city Tuesday. Mrs. O. G. Sbetlburg came out from Salem Saturday and is a guest at the home of her mother, Mrs. Anna Stay ton.. ' -" - '.' - 4 .:.,.'' Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Fisher", of Lewis burg, , spent Saturday aind Sunday at the home of Joseph Fisher, of' this eity. '-" " -,. Mr. and Mrs. Yonkee and little on Indian Affairs Has Amount for a Dormitory daughter, and Mrs. Beck and daughter were over JSunday guests, at the home of K. T. Matthieu. ' V, BOSTON'S BIG STRIKE TWENTY THOUSAND MEN IDLE AND TRAFFIC CONGESTED. The Situation Is Serious .and . Both Governor Crane and Mayor Col lins Are Making Every Effort to Settle the Difficulty Between Em ploy era and Employees. BOSTON. 'March 12. With twenty thousand men idle, their ranks likely to be greatly sidled by sympathetic vol unteers from .the Building Trades Coun cil and the Boston Central Labor Un ion which will meej .tomorrow night, 1 amj thf entlre clly tHginhlng to suffer from the effects of the congested traffic, the only ray of visible tight tonight Is the hope that a conference of the busl neis interests, which has ben ai rang ed for tomorrow, may lead to a settle ment of the strike.. This conference, which Is due In a targe measure to the Influence of Gov ernor Crane was arranged this after noon at a meeting of representatives of the Boston Chamber of Commerce and the Boston Merchants 'Association, with the State Board of Arbitration. Everybody present realised the, serious ness of the situation and after an Inter' change of opinions. It vat decided that the best way of getting at public opin ion would be to call a conference of the business men of the city. During the day Governor Crane had a lon u,k wlth tKe committM. oC the Allied Transportation Council having )he tr ,B cK,r; btu . ts eonclu- 1. JfJrl I f ,he 1tm T, W ?lvln t,r0hi'm: ttcr he sent fer Mayor Collina. and the two executives were in conference for some time. A little later the mayor !"J t? that b 00 f y I- . 1 a. a a t a- - . E ;inTs almott at a atandstit tolay, and the moving of the accumulated ; merchan dise has been a serious matter to the merchants. . - - ' - .- The strike of the coal teamsters was one of the most aggravating features of the day, and its effect. Was nulrkly felt at the hotel and restaurants. ' , , , DIED.-Tbeophilua Kdward Collins, ,n ;B BWCr,Mf d,fd f,1 Salem. OregosH Thursday, Marc h 12, consumption. Subscribe for the Weekly Statesman. ' $I-W a year,. RECIPROCITY CONTROVERSY The Conflict Is Harmonized U1II End Soon and A CONFERENCE HELD YESTER DAY BY THE OPPOSING SIDES PLANS DISCUSSED And an Agreement Will Be Drafted Today-Th Ship Subsidy Bill in : the Senate Causes Sharp Debate- Is Cuba Now Under American Sov . . - 1, r ereignty Is the Question Raised by Jenkins. - WASHINGTON, Mar. 13Late this afternoon the work of harmonizing the conflict over tho Cuban reciprocity had progressed so far, that the committee J f conferees or arbitrators, represent ing two sides of the controversyJ as- sembleoV to frame a compromise agree ment,! X 4 '." -!' . . - The conference lasted about two hours, and was -not productive of final results, adjourning until 2 p. mL to morrow.' All the plana of u. compfom- ls that have been suggested wer re viewed, particularly that limiting) the reciprocity period Until . Ieeeiber, 1 903 Beyond the discussion of the several plans, no action woa taken. Uien th conference closed n. It was stated, that the discussion 'had been along such harmonious lines, that an agreement seemed assured. Important Conferencs. Waahlngton, Mar. 13. Senator Mor gan, chVlrroan of the Senate Commit tee on Iiiteroceanic Canals, was In con- fcrehce today with members of tht He publican steering committee, with ref erence to. the, mutter -f 'the.da.ts for the consideration 'of tho Nlcaiagua iriiU blll. XMorgtin is not disposed unduly to press u. consideration of the matter. . f . ' Ship Subsidy Bill. Washington, Mar13. After the pas- sage of u. considerable numln-r ofi un-re- objected bills.- -todnyXt he Senute sumed consideration t the ship sub- Sidy measure. Iterry, made a vigorous argument in opposition tt it. Ht be came invtdvetl in a colloquy Ilanrui who mainta.ined that the wlth shlpa acquired by Morgan from foreign countries; could hot iKirtlcltMte Irj the subsidies providedN by the ik riding Perkins delivered a carefully re bill. pared speech -In support of the maintaining that It would add td the prosperity of the country. The Secretary of the Treasury hjiy wol to the Senate a statement frohi the Commissioner of Navigation ih reJ rponse to an. Inquiry respecting ihe mail, as affected by the subsidy lull. The t'ommiaHioner says Ibe pU- r roriosed by the pending bill are kwer at th outset' In every inst-ahee. except in the general sutixldy . provided -for Qve yeara for new vessels polikg to iorts more than 2000 miles difUmt from' the Unhed-fMses. tha wins pm pOeI by the , subsidy bill of the tast Congress. lie says, however.1 tmtt a conslderaWe Increase . In AmeHcan shipbuilding for several years would Tlie Lfidies of Salem and v entity are cr dially invited to tall and niRpert onr nevr line of Sji i iijc Uni t the White corner MILIMRY DIPT. (AliWAVrf IN TUB LKAIi MISS, M1SME tVlNS, ' -' ' ' Prp.' Millinery Opcninn NEW 10-DAY j have reduced the rates under the for mer bill. - ' Cuba's Position. Washington, Mar. IS. The House todity closed' thegenerul debate on the rwKllfr1i in rrhrilrir-t .f i.-hri tklll -t , 1 . -i 1 1 1 pleted conaidemtlSm of twelve rmgea of the bilL Nf mend men ts were adfHeL - Th principal portion of the general debit toiiay woa de.voted to a, disrustdon of the Hpproprkttious for the se-ral mall facilities. Jenkins tWts.) presented sv detatiletl statement of his resHutions for tho thM-y tlui-t Cuba la now. under - the sovereignty of - tho United State, which sovereignty he ctnti(nds rannit be all enated ; without an act of Congress. Jenkins' views at tracted, much attention. . New Campaign Issue. -, ;r WashIngton, tar. IS. The Post Mill say tomorrow, that the- msitter dis cussied by Bryiin with Dtnnoc,ratlc Ken atora today, wtes a retlutlon, pri'png a const! tutlotvil menditieit . for. the election of eniitors by 'illreet vote of the people. He urged Ihe Democratic Senitor to use their -beft endeavors to forve an earlyvote on the reiolu tUm, by the -ommHtee which h it in, t h.irge, and that n Isuiue be .made of It. Adjourn June 10th, ' Washington, Mar. IS. Senator -llah the leading member of the Itepublictn Steering "t!tmmittee, today exprsl the opinion that Congres would Imj preiared to adjourn about June .HXh. FOUGHT A DRAW. B A LT1 MOHK, M.1, Mar. 13. Jo Walcott and rung' Peter Jackmm fought ten, rounds to' t draw tonifiht. It was one of the fiercest battles ever seen here. I'nder the Cinfdltlns of the iifcitch Nalcott was to put Jackson out or get no-lKirt f the gate tmney. . POSTOFFICES ADVANCED. i WASHINGTON. Mar. 13 s-the fol lowing fourth 'class ; trHrt office will be advanced to the .: Preetderwlal claaa April 1st: Choteau, Montana, and Buckley, Washington. . - GOOD USE OF WEALTH. LONDON,' .'Mar. 13. James Dick, the ro-caUed "rubber king" who died'-at. jJUaSKow March "th. bequeatHeil, X. PM. 6(H) f,r distribution among: his ethpioye aO'V ine uuiK or ine oaiaiuw ui. t tuneNgocs to charity. . rk .Lf'l'lBT. mf w T rt v r i . NOIlrtlLK; Vsu, Mar. 13. The strike situation is umrwMiged. lioys wrw tlrwtng bricks through car windows tonight, ahd a lady, was struvk on tho head nrnl jwinfully injured. CLOTHENQ fOR MtN. Hsrr- SchtfTnef Tailor' Clothes TliRh-class clolhing f1uriDi IhU sale designated to iiU kly empty lieaping counters. It jrour want . In the clothing' line are supplied for the pres'-nt, it .-wlH iay you, larg'-ly, price and quality cvmtld. en-d, to provide f'r future tic-d. Men's fancy Dress Shirts In a .fiplendtfl quality of fham-htt-f and Percale In a variety of ihe newest strip and check ef forts, style of cuts,-In pink and blue laundered a pair of d tJfhed linked cuffs with each hlrt; all r'zes. HAT DEPARTMEnr - Lo'k t Ihe cttialfty In buying a hat; no matter if it Is a soft hat or a stiff hat Just aa easy -to effer inferior grades, bat not easy to hold customers. ; V' look dvtit cin iixts i n . V