r,.. vr4,.Lvn r . . i SALEM. OREGON, TUESDAY. MAY 6, 1902. ' - I" ' FIRST SECTION EIGHT PAGES.
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OBSERVING A COMET
IT JS FOUND TO BE NEARER TUB
SUN THAN THE EARTH '
TRAVELS FAST. 1,
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IJKRKELEY, Cal., Majr 3,Professor
Leuschher. director of th Students'
Observatory of, th University of Call
ofrnla, has made the discovery that the
Urooks Comet. first observed two weeks
ago, revolve About the sun In a, auar
ter of the number of days required, by
any romet ever before recorded. . r
The Herkfley 'astronomers, computa
tion show that tbe comet Is nearer the
sun than the earth, revolving around It
In 320 days. It Is supposed this Is th
comet observed in 1741 for three days
only, and never seen' again since that
time. 'c ' . ', -
Iral Blanks at Statesman ;Job Office
COMING TO AMERICA
GERMAN . CIHECTOR OF" SHIP
TARDS IS TO STCDT OUR
MANNER OF WORK.
BERLIN, May S Emperor William
has ordered Director Frit, of the Gov
ernment shipyard at Kiel, to trroceed
to the United States to study tbe meth
ods of Amertcan shipyards, tiartlctt-.
larly as rerarda to labor-savfnf ma
chinery, i :
CI-ARK BOUGHT IT.
AN FRANCI9QO, May 5-Watier
By Iobarthas sold his palatial coun
try residence at DurHngame, and 300
acre .f land,, to Charles W. Claj-k. son
of "Senator Clark, of Montana; tie 1200.-
poo. . x ! a.y, K':, -
1 I-gul Planks at Statesman -Job Office
We BeU'tbis now ebapo Lias
(orcd atf aight ront cortt fit .
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.It's tli c came quality that is sold
in f,regu la restore a? at . S1..25..-' Wc
liuvfi a full nsfortment of fhort
rrtrdle-o rsels and ribbon girdles,
at 20 to 25-ner, cent below regular
ItUc on tfih well known inakc
Summer Corsets
r. :i -r ; h i , -. ' 'i :
T. efnirrlil.lrMlilr Vlflfl TPf1lln.r
II vm - - fy
sViajcs nt 4o nhd 50c. - cry line
batiste eorsets at 90c. :t
TiHQXTSIOSiS
BTA'S-'COiREB
Laces
Embroideries
Insertines
rr i
1 IW
a ri. -v
hrMiuTAtrr.
AN ACQUITTAL
IS EXPECTED
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Trial of General J. H. Smith
in the Philippines .
HAS CLOSED IN MANILA
The. Findings of the Court
Will Be Sent to
; Washington
COLONEL. WOODRUFF, FOR 17 IE
DEFENSE MADE A REMARKABLE
ADDRESS HE , SKETCHED . THE
: OLD VETERAN'S CAREER, AND
DWELT UPON HIS SUCCESSES. :
WHEttCfJElOF'CORSETECECXMCE
M0R0 POWER
IS CRUSHED
Campaign Against Sultan
Bayan Was Successful
PRISONERS MAKE A BREAK
And Some of Them Made
- Good Tlielr
Escape.
8ENATOR LODGE. IN A VIGOROUS
AND FORCEFUL ADDRESS RE
VIEWS THE ASSAULTS OF THE
' MINORITY ON THE ARMLNISTRA
; TION RAWUNS MAKES FLEA.
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All-over embroideries 22 inches wide from . 50c to $160 per
A l over laees frqun 43c U ?1.35. . e
V
lace Curtains
.Scrim
Curtain Svvios
Counterpane
13
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iiaibbons
Ak
at low
(ill
fk your nishbors ifwe're not hf adquartew forgood qualities
L.-.r.,.u 'ri.ia i .i r.n. Hint most merchants double their money
'We're Hit ifficd:Witb small 'profits' Hcauso wo sell for cash.
Oregon is a hard country on
! TTiot's just .why you should buy the
i TAR 5 'STAR BRAND
X They've stood the test of time. We've
"sold them for the past ten years; antt
know they give satisfaction. Our as
sortment of styles and qualities is very
complete. In fact .we carry a larger
Rfock and sell more shoes than most
shoe stores. ;
U's atout time -ou were looking around
for Summer
; CLOTHING
7 Our new line comprises the latest styles
of nobby up-to-date suits, nod when you
compare our -prices.. with "regular prices"
at "regular, stores" .you'll appreciate the
a 1 vantages of the 'modern "spot cash" '
svstcm. ; j" 1
Men's Salts from $3.95 to $16.50
Yoaog Mrn's Salts from $3.75 to $9J5
Boy's Kntc Pant Salts from $1.50 to $5 ,
We can undersell any store that sticky
to the old an of buying on time" and
"celliuff on fcternitj."
The New York Racket
i Siea's Chcpt One Price Cash Store
j E. T. BARNES, Prop. X
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MANILA, May .Tbe trlaj by court
martial of General Jacob II. Smith
ended today. The findings of the court
Hill be forwarded to Washington. The
general Impression here Is that he will
b acquitted. - '
The closing address of Col. Charles A,
WoodruK,! for the defense, . was a re
markable .oratorical ; effort that drew
tears from hlsxhearers. He dramatic
ally sketched deneral Smith's career
and; declared lie had conducted a" re
markable and successful campalgm In
a. mxnnM' whlrh' nflectM credit on hi
vajor, humartlty and kindness ' Colonel
Woodruff said In part: , ' ;V
"During the last few months It has
seemed popular to criticise Ae army
in the? Philippines.. People jjeem to
have forsrot ten Its magnificent service
for America's honor and glory. We
have been worthy members of' the
army, whose bayonets never flash exc
eed in defense of law. Yet today we
are apparently disgraced. Why? I
caAnot imagine that, the people at
hnm exneet to ealn rTorv and poliUcal
advancement by abusing the army.";
Coionej Woodruff revleweJ the evlf
dence at length, showing' the necessity
for making Samar a ""howling wtiaer-
Wow continued Colonel Woodruff.
"after wearing for forty-one years the
iinl frT-rW nf the TTnltxl SlatM. with hon
or to himself and to the beneflt of his
Government, at the close of a remark,
abl y successful ca m rft 1 gri, in jivh cl he,
accotnpusnea wnai apaan waa una-oir
to-do In -290 years. While returning, as
his friends thought, covered with glory,
he was halted and taken off the trans-
port to fate charges for the conduct of
a suecensful campaign. The defense
feels that the Government' has only
done' this In deference" "to- an over
whelming public sentiment, based on
rumors fostered for Ignoble and un
known purposes,, until hysteria was
prod uced, when this gray wounded,
victorious general, was exposed to the
Indignity of a trial in deference to an
hysterical public opinion." -
Smith's Orders.'1
Washington. May 3. The latest or
der received" by -the-War Department
from General Smith at Manila, fol
lows: i '.'
'Circular No. 4. The following tele-
gran from Uie Division Commander Is
communicated for general Information
and gruldante; xienerai mun. Tacio
ban Do you know whether or not the
troops under, your command practice
water cure on natives? If there Is any
truth ln the action, forbid It. Chaffee.
In order that there may be no mis
understanding regarding the strict en
forrement of General ,Order?No. 100,
and the treatment of natives as requir
ed in circular No. 6 and circular no, z
from thee beadauarters, , the Brigade
rvtnm. nrfffr directs Lha If anv treat
ment of natives, which, could possibly
be construed as being In ,r.roiatton ot
General Order No. 100 has occurred at
any station. In this brigade at any time,
such action must cease.
"All. officers are enjoined to see that
the natives are always treated In such
manner by the United SUtes forces
that ftalrt treatment cannot be criticis
ed by any one. Hereafter all possible
efforts will b used to oersuade the na
tives to come Into the garrisoned towns
to live. In this way those yet ouswae
our garrisoned towns will be diminish
ed In numbers, and the available sodrce
of tnsurrect'o recruits? and succor re
duced to a minimum.": ' '
OFFICERS TO BE TREED
NAVAL MB? WHO WERE; IN
TUOUHLB IN VENICE MUST
FACE A HEARING.
court, and August Lindhdlm, J. T. Bow.
en and Jennlnrs Smith Iwere appoiiU-
ed appraisers of the property In Mar
lon county ana w. i arren. t-isa
Wright and Roswell Conner as ap
praisers f the Yamhllli county, prop
erty, i -. V
ITnon ne tit ton of Roaai TL Gerlr. the
aHiardlan of Iena. Samuel. Daniel and
Fred ValenUne anl Anna Gerig. min
ors, the court ordered thatshe be au
thorised to execute a mortgage or the
lrrtreta nf the mm Id. minora In and for
thd sum of I7C0 upon the land of said
estate The estate .consists or so
acres of land In township 7 south,
range 2 west., and valued at isooo.
Clara A. . Lawrencff was released
from the executorship of thei estate of
It. J. Lawrence, deceased, the estate
being settled and she was discharged
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irom ner trusu
M. L0UBET TO
ROOSEVELT
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The French President Writes
a Kindly Letter
For
TROUBLES
OF
WASHINGTON. May 4 The War
Department today received a cablegram
from General Chaffee, indicating that
the campaign against Sultan Bayan,
one of the principal Moro chiefs, has
been completely successful. The- re
sult was accomplished by a gallant as
sault on the principal Moro fort and Its
rapture, after ja number of the leading
Moros had bei klBed.
" Attempt to Escape,
MANILA- Mar, 5. Elahty-four
Moro prisoners under guard made an
attempt to escape todajr. At irprecon
certed signal Uier got between the sol
diers forming tho guard - and a com
pany at dlnnef. The latter, resiling
what had happened, fired on and pur
sued the Moros, killing4 35 of them and
capturing nine. The other fugitives
escaped.
The Wounded Officers.
MANILA. May 5. One chance? of
savins; the "life of Captain , Moore,
Twenty-seventh Infantry, - who was
wounded during the recent fighting
with the Moros In Mindanao, Is try
trepanning that portion of the skull
testing upon the toraim ' :
The body of Second IJeutenant Tnos.
A. Vicars, Twenty-first Infantry, has
hon temrMirarllv hurled at MalaKanST.
Hopes-were entertained of .saving the
lives of the other wounded American
officers. 4.Y :
A Soldier has died of. cholera on
board the United States transport
Warren.
Lodge's Defense.
WASHINGTON. May 5lIn vindica
tion of the administration's policy in
the Philippines. Senator Lodge; Chair
man of the Phlllipplne Committee. ad
dress! the Senate today. The galler
ies were thronged with, people, 'and the
ntt.nilanre uron the floor of the Senate
was unusually large, Mrs. CewUs. the
President's sister, was an Interested
auditor..:-. . -
His review of thel situation In the Is-
ands and of the utterances of the mi
nority was notably Interesting: and
fnrrefu!.: lie snoke with deeo earnest-
n tn, and at times became eloquent.
In a brief reply Rawlins aeciarea
that the charges Which had been made
were not agaln.t . General Chaffee and
thdarmy. but acalnst the Senator from
Massachusetts (Lodge) and others who
Were responsible for the present Phil
ippine policy x
MINISTER TQ CUBA. ,
IIERDERT O. BQU1KES. OF NEW
YOTtK. - APPOINTED TO ,THE
PLACEWAS IN PEKIN.
THE SULTAN
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Collection of Taxes Resisted
in Turkish Province.
TRIESTH. Austrta.IIungrr. May I.
The United States cruiser Chicago
arrived at noon from Venice.
irtte rrljoatches f tont .V enlce say.
k. rruUr'r fhlraaro will arcceet fiT
I..- Vl.v llfh .nil that. .he will
the.c 'be Joined y the battleship Illin
ois, on board of which", vessel-' the offl
M tf iv.o chimin. ho were' arrest
ed hl imprisoned, In Venice, will be
tried, by court martial. ,
KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA.
irrV AT TT .IlECEIVINO AN
ABUNDANCB OF BAIN RIV
ERS ARE RISING. i
TOPEKA. Kans., Mar 5.NearJy
every part of Kansas wa visitlyl ty
a heavy ran utfcy. and reat beneflt
to ctoi'S and grass has esufteo.
Guthrie. O. T.: May 5. The heavy
hlr-h tiesan fill in ir Saturday
night, corrtlmie unabated. The cmon
woot ani Cimarron rivers are mil ot
thHr bank Cltixenif in tbe lowland
are moving to the bill. . - .
LONDON, May S. A ilipatch from
Athena, to the Daily Mall, reports a
revolt among the inhabitants of the
Islands of Thayson. . European Turkey,
against the' collection of vexatious
taxei. The Govermw ot the Islands,
saTi the correstomIpt. ordered the
gendarmes 4o fire on. the. demonstra
tors. !wMJt the result that a great num
ber of men. women and children were
killed.
WASHINGTON. May &. President
RnnHwrit . ht selected Herbert G.
Sriirers'. of New York, an Minister to
Havana, at a salary of 11000 per year.
iin.r' LPiotJon fillii the rHluIre
ments laid down y th President, that
h. . Mfnlrter to Havana shouSd e m
man of diplomatic experience. He is
a native of Canada, but wa appointed
from New York.". In 1894 he was sec
retary of he V rated Btatea :miassy
at Berlin. In in ne was ippoinn
Set retary of the United States Lega
tion ut Prkin. remainlmr there con-
.i.k iv untile frw monthti ago! wnen
t.. nnnwi in Ute United estates1 on
leave. He wss practically in cnarge
ftf ihiiatlim defense during tne
Boxer uprtslng.- . .y , ;."'-:;"
PROBATE ORDERS MADE
AN ADMINISTRATOR APPOINTED
IN THE EHTATB OF THE
- LATE JACOB METER.
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Upon the 'petition of W. T. Rigdon
yesterday, the Martoo cotinty probate
court appointed A, F. 8hults admin
istrator of the estate of Jacob Meyer,
who died near this city on. Sunaey,
May 4th leaving aak estate vaea i
200. the only heir to'wWcb s a broth
er whose name or whereabouts are not
known. Upon said administrator fll-
ni m. bond In the sunt of 4 00. Which
s.-- .r,r..vl - letters of admlnl-
traUon were ordered to issue, and John
Jones. J. A- Aupperie and A. IJHph
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Mfthhrrrr. N. K. SooiUxd and
Nicholas Miller yesterday filed their In-
..tm. in ih estate oi. jopn
ji. jv.n. arHnraisinar the value Of the
ersonal property at $350.25. and upon
petition of J. A. teveque. "
said person and estate, the, property
invested la Joans with good security.
Wright Foshay. yesterday filed bis
bond In the turn of t000. as executor
of the estate of tunette A- Hamlin, de
ceased, which was approved by t the
" - Turkey Will Resist. .
T tr. Win May In a. diFTMitch from
Constantinople 4he corresrmdent of
Daily News say, that the Turkish
Government, apprehensive of Italy's
Intensions toward Tripoli, has -decided
to sen 100,000 Mausef rifles and to
organize a etrong army there. .
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: Going to Columbia.
Kin its to n Jamaica. Mav 5. In eon
sequence of the reports ejf a very seri
ous situation at 1$ oca A del Toro. f oi-
ombla, thexBriteh cruller Psrche has
satled for the port to protect urn-
lh'intercstsv -: "v - " -. .
Four Lives Lest. I ; ' .
Victoria. B. C . May 6. Advices
havebeen brouaht here ! of a trasredy
In a drunken fleht iriCrire. the, -boats
were upset and Thos.Jihnny white.
and George Hansen, wife!
er, Indians, were drowned.-
fi l ne Were Drowned
Oklahoma City. I. T.. May S A spec
4a I o the Oklahomah sai-s. the cloud
burst, at Foss, 100 miles west, on Sun
day evening, drowned mne persons
and left many hometess. Four bodies
hiv heen - recovered. JThe losa - of
oroDerty will amount to f 200.000.
and daught
er,-. Fd Tiih a,hd dttUfthter..Mi
tAura, Mrs. AValter D. rtigh and Mrs.
David Purl, are visiting -with reia
tires In Pot-tland for a fjw daj-s.
AC CEP T Si AN INVITATION
His Country to Parti
cipate in the Cere
monies
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ATTENDING. iTHE BOCIIAMIIF.AU
tJTATUB EXERCrSES REMEM
BRANCE OF HELP GIVEN THE
AMERICANS, INXtHEIR STRUO
OLE FOR INDEPENDENCE.
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WASHINGTON, May J.-AmssA.
hr Gambon presented to IXesldent
Roosevelt today a personal lettcrfrom
rretVrrt. LoubeL of Fram-e. Ik bf
reply, to a letter written by Presld
Roosevelt to the President of the
French Republic. Inviting France to
take pail In the Rochambeau statue
exerclea Tbe letter says:
"I gladly accerH iis Invitation in tne
name "of the, Government of the Re
public, and In thsit of "the entire Frehch
people. In fraternally taklngJ-art in
this solemnity, the American aui
once wore gives evidence of Its remem
brance' of ' those- French citlscns. who
t.tiaml Its dangers and glory In Its
druggie for Independence.,
Saved Hr Chiild s Llfs.
"In three weeks our chubby little
boy was changed by Pneumonia almost
to a skeleton," writes Mrs. W. Watklns
6f Pleasant City. O. "A terrible cough
act in. that, in spite of a btkxI doctor;
treatment for several weeks, grew
worse every day. We then used Dr.
King's New Plscoreiy for Consump
tion, and our darling was soon sound
and well. We are sure this grand
medicine saved his life." Millions
know It's the only sure cure for Coughs.,
Colds and aU iAing Plsesses. Dr.
Stone's Drug Stores guarantee satis
faction; 60c. $!..' Trial bottles free."
HOLLANDS YOUNG Q UEEN .
THE IIAGUIL May C The Intense
anxiety felt throughout the cartle hai
been repacei to some extent by confl
been reimced to some exten tijrconfl
dnce since the Qufn's symptoms con
tinue to Indicate that danger Is
longer Imminent , V
" Baron Clfford. the mastHr of thi
Queen's housffiold. said v tonights
-Her Majesty's fever has rwtnj-reasI.
There Is no cause for Iminedlale dis
quietude"'' .
Although the Queen's physicians. ar
exceedingly reticent. If is known that
her condition rf rrwiins7 precarlows. and
that everything dfiends uion the
strength of the patlent's'ronstitution.
CUT RATE PRICES
TOILET ARTICLES
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tn Kottlc Vasilin'e for 3C
15c ' 9C
15c CorlidAted Wclinp IOC
Vr.;fe Twtb Powder. 12C -
2$c AVoodlark's Tteth PoWdcf fbr 1 9C
25c Caninhor Cn rtin, Guaranteed gfxxl, 1VC
Almond Cream, our price al wn?M 1 9C
25c Witcli Hazel Cream for 1 9C
50c Almond Cream, our price 38C ...
50c Witch Hazel Cream for 38C
WotxUarks Cold Cream Special, 5Z
Skin Soap 15C cake, 3VC wJ
1 5c Ferfumeti lalrtim rox yg
R lVw Taleum Powtler. box 1 5C
AVootllarkV Camp)
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KICHAItl) H
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!ior Ice, 15C
DDiNUrS PERFUMES, ETC.
Perfumes In Bulk or Bottle x."
Sweet Orchid, ( Virginia 1-, . . AVhitt-Ro,
Jiaii rt'jrpsgne. x lueai irinic, ,
WckkI Violei, .White Heliotrope, Jockey CluU
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Eau cfc Quinine for the Hair
Toilet Waters
Violet," RotaI Hmlnutine, Florida Water, Bay limn.
Sachet Powders antl Face Powder, Violet Sec.
t -1.V A Toilet Smj. , ' ; ;