f THE MEMORIAL DAY PROGRAM Sedgwick Post and Relief Corps Will Attend Church I Tomorrow'"; . REV. JOHN-' i PARSONS WILL PREACH THE MEMORIAL, '; SER MON THE PROCESSION ON' DE CORATION DAY." - COM MrTTEES , TO VISIT PUBLIC SCHOOLS. i The various committees of Sedgwick Post, No. 10, G. A. R., are -working' as siduously to complete the arrangements for the Memorial Day exercises. The memorial sermon will be preached at he First M. E-, church tomorrow morn ing, at 10:80 o'clock by ! ReV. John Parsons, and a musical programme will also be rendered by the M. E. church choir.'- The 'programme committee lor the Decoration Day and evening exer cises li hard at work and will soon have all preparations complete. In the afternoon the. line -will be formed at . the corner of ' Commercial and Ferry streets! at J:30 o'clock and with the Salem Band In the lead the line will be form!, as far as Is now known, as follows:. Sedgwick Post, No. 10, Q. A. R, Indian War Veterans, Union, eterarii Union, Spanlsh-AmeripanWar Veterans Co. F, 4th Kegrment p. N. G., and several fraternal orders " which have signified their Intention to partic ipate: .- ' i The line of march as has been ar-' ranged by T. Holversorr, who has been appointed as marshal, follows; Start ing, from the corner of Ferry and Com mercial streets, at. J:30 o'clock .they . will marcb north on Commercial street to Court-street; east. on Court to High street? 'south on High to State street; west on State to Commercial street.and south onvCommerc4al to the Willamette Hotel, where they will take th cars to the cemetery.: ..-, There the usual services will be held at the conclusion of which the parties ipants will return to the Q. A. R. hall in the Turner block, where dinner' wlil be served. It was thought that the officials and pupils of the Salem Indian Training School would participate In. the exer cises here, but a communication waa re ceived from Superintendent T. W. Pot ter, of that institution, -to the effect that the school would noi take a part f the exercises here, f out'4 ' Would observe Memorial Day, at the school instead. ' At 7 r30 in. the. evening the veterans will form iii line1 at their . hall and march to-the "city hall,' where the ex ercises will be held in the armory ball at 8 o'clock. There will be music by the Salem Band, songs by the. Stalwart Quartette, and Governor Geer will de- li ver a t patriotic address. 'This( pro gramme will-be supplemented by a lit erary programme pertornjed by- the children of the -city -school Which is being especially prepared for the occa sion but has not been submitted ' as yet.. ;: . " '. '--..v , f 'School Committees, The Grand 'Arhiy of the Republic, as Is its custom,, wlil this year, again tend committees .to 'visit, the different schools In the city, on Thursday. May 29 th, the day preceding Memorial Day. Theee comm-Ktees have been appointed, aw) the members named wilt address the pupil in : the respective schools on the meaning of Memorial Day, and the history of the country leang up to the establishment of this National holiday in this country- The committees named for the' several schools are as follow,: East ' School-nRev. T. H. Henderson, Captain 3, Q- Barnes. Finley C - Per rine, A.'N. Gilbert. North SchooI--H. I. 'Brown, E. L. "Briggs, Samuel Kleitman. Henry An drews, ;J. F. Goode. Park School 5Dr. T. C. Smith, James Datchellor, ? Ammerman, L. Bur ton, J.J D.Ross. -S "V ;'!' Lincoln School James Fisher, J. H. Smith.' A. F. McAtee,, S. B- Watklns, R. B. Lucas. - I -:--''.'' Y- Central School Earl Race, T. Hol verson, J. U Stockton, E. K. Hall. f..i; A Statement. The G. A. R. committee, on arrange ment yesterday Issued the following statemrtit. ' - '-' ; y "Company F. 4th. Regiment O. N. G-, has kindly consented to assist in the ceremonies. Sedgwick Post, No. ; 10. G. A. R. i extends to all veterans of the Civil I War.. Indian "Wars, and Spanish-American War, a cordial invitation to unite with ua In the proper observance of Mem orial Day;', also we Invite the various fraternal associations to take part with us In the exercises," . ' j Other Services. J ' Tomorrow, Memorial Day, special ser vices will be held for the Ladles of the G. AR. and the Union Veterans Union. The two orders will meet at their hall on State street, at :30 a. im and march to the First Baptist church hr. a 15? 30 the Evangelist, John M. Dean, a Philippine soldier, -win deliver a sermon suitable to tne occasiwu- ippine soldiers, come and hear; your comrade speak. - ' In the evening"; of the same day at fh rhnwh. .t 8 o'clock, sharp. Memorial services will be held under the auspice of the Ladles or tne t ah Aii nldiers and their rel- alve are cordially Invited o attend thM nrfm: also a general mvixa tinn tm mh1M to the oublic . Com- ,Am f th hall on Stated street .vtw,b m-' n order of tne A h S V IW. .u .... .5 committee, fr ' "': : t .". .' ' The programme for the evening ser vice is as xojioww: . -, "imarini " hT the Congregation, "Praver. bv DeDartment Chaplain, Mrs. Sherwood.. - " , . rkiuirtA ss-- 4he " 'Flowers. Mesdames ScovlUe, HUchins, Roth and .Marsh. r-'V : ; i': TtoaAinv Un. Garland. - ' Solo, "Flag Song," Faye Hutchlns. Address. Mrs. R. E. Wands. . . Quartet, "Cover Them Over ltn Roses,- Remarks, John M- "Dean. Closing ceremony, decoratinjr va : cant chair in honor of the late Presi dent Wm. McKlnley. " ,-':. . ,. ' - Benediction. I SEHSATIONAL TESTOIOHY TV TTTn T TTTSON BALLIET TRIAL mony of a sensational character 'was brought out today at the trial of Let son Bailiet, the alleged mining king of Baker "City, regon, who Is accused of the fraudulent use of malls. In selling shares of the White Swan gold mim. misrepresenting his interest and the value of the property.: Miss Alloa Young, of San Francisco, Balllet's pri vate secretary, testified that upon or ders from BalQet, telegraphic, written and oral, she had In divers. cases turn ed over to notorious women, various sums belonging to the White Swan Mining Company. ! TROUBLE AT STANFORD. STANFORD UNIVERSITr. Calif., May 24. Another spirited-quarrel has broken out in the ranks - of Stanford University,' This time President Davkl Starr Jordan has requested the resigna tion of Prof. E. M. Pease, at the head of the Department of Latin, and failing to 'obtain the same without & counter demand being made for his motive, has dismissed the Professor from the ser vice of the institution. A COLLISION AT HUBBARD Albany Local land an E a Freight Train CONTROL OF TIMBER LAND Owned by Oregon Central Military Wagon Road Company BOTH ENGINES AND SEVERAL FREIGHT CARS j SHATTERED ANDi DISABLED NO ONE yVAS INJURED AN OPENS SWITCH WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE AC CIDENT. A head-on collision occurred on the Southern Pacific alt Hubbard at 5:30 o'clock last evening, when the Albany local, south-bound, and an extra freight train, northbound; HAS PASSED TO TIIE BOOTII "KELLT LUMBER COMPANY. AT ' EUGENE A STEP TOWARD THE PROPOSED RAILROAD FROM SALT LAKE CITY. ' , " EUGENE. Or, May 24. The control of the immense tract of land of the Oregon Central Military Wagon. Road Company changed hands . .today, the property being purchased by the prin cipal stockholders of the Booth-Kelly Lumber Company. The grant embraces every alternate section for three miles on either side of the road, amounting to more than a million ' acres. .The grant also passes through the Klamath Indian Reservation and Eastern Ore gon. . ' ' 4: ' The Bcoth-Kelly Company will erect two new mills In addition to the five they already own for ; the puroose of cutting timber. It Is also said, with out confirmation, the. the transaction is a step In the progress of the pro posed railroad from Salt Lake City to the coast, along the Oregon Central Route. : ' TEACHING THE CALF TO DRINK. The time of ihe year recalls the dear. ead days beyond recall when the f ar- mera boy taught the calf to drink from a paih' The- "Brit Iowa Tribune" re fers feelingly, to these strenuous mor- ments In the Jlfe of our agricultural you thr moments ' that teach patience and kindly dealing with the dumb ani mals, for the weaned calf & full of the inflinite . and1 eternal energy.' It de sires Hs sustenance nightly, but it de sires in the way nature ha taugnt-it to obtain It. The sight of the pall seems to fill tne calf's mind with forebodings. The cdlfdeslre to look up when It drinks. The farmer's son desires it to look downward Into i the ; pall. " The farmer child must hold the pall be tween hs feet wth his hands, using two other hands to hold firmly the cow's child to its milk.- When the calf humps its back and -tales to Jump, It Is neces sary to hold -It down with two more hands- i When' it breathes hard1 Into the nail and blows the , milk" all out. you must twist its - tall- with-two more hands. Just before a ; calf bunts It wiggles Its tall. At the promonKory wiggle the tail must be held also, meantime keeping the calf's head di rected into the pall. The "Brrit Tri bune" says: 5 "' . "V "Don't get exctxted. stand perfectly stlUi inspiring te calf to confidence by your coolness and sang-f roid; There Is nothing equal to sang-froid In the Ini tial lesson, and without this, attnuuie the pedagogue, ; Is sadly hampered. There are other requisites, one of the chief ones -being that the teacher must know more to begin. with than the calf; By following these directions closely a calf can be induced to, AH itself with invigorating, life-prolonging milk In a very few lessons, so inai iv win iu nose "dear 'to the bottom of the . pail the first bunt. ; When vou feed a calf It is better to h fliorve -Esnedallr Is It necessary not to allow the women -of the homestead to' be present The proceemng some times looks like cruelty, and they, have other method iot calf -feeding that .om more feasible to them. e.nd ,they do not hesitate to vole them at criti cal moments, thus shaking your confi dence In yourself - ana mciaeniajiy chovmr the cairs already small stock r MnflAmM In vou. It Is an art that of calf-f eedlng that ' nas iw sufficiently treated In the bulletins of the Agricultural riepartment.f-Mlnne- apolls Journal. i WORE PROPERTY SALES F. 'W. STEUSLOFF HAS . PUR CHASED PROPERTY ON COURT AND LIBERTY. STREETS- - v W. SteuslofC has puTchased the lot on the northwest corner of Liberty r.urt tret3. 35 feet on jLaoeny mr and 108 feet on Court.from D. F. w ci. the "ourchase price being in IV- na1rhhnrhOOd of S4000. -The lot Is at present oecupfea by a meat market but it U Mr.. SteuslofTs Intention to tear all of those old rookeries down In the near future, and to erect thereon a handsome brick structure wmcn " tends to occupy with his meat market, !. t-vla n t . etc .. i .y,' "t - ,: " ? ' 0er sales of valuable business pro- l dt nresent occupied by fvfrhinese ! are cow being negotiated " a i onite probable that those ow 1 i - sease-breedtng eyesores wlUbe things of the Past In the course Eugn Eckerlen ha purchasedthe .wSts on the northwest corner, of t ihortv and Union streets irom i'" VTt P Ptt estate, and con situated on the corner. lTig hanosome u met on the switch at that station, wlh disastrous results to the rallToad property Intolved", but fortunately without loss of life, or even serious injury. - ; ." , -f . ' . . -, The extra freight, a' long and heavy train, consisting partialy of loaded irtock cars, with 4 half dozen empty flats in the middle of the train, had reached Hubbard, I a. nI I there took the siding to let the Albany local pass. The latter train usuallT takes the ' siding nere-to pass tne nortnoouiur afternoon passenger train, but the overland Be ing- late, the Albany local had the right of way. The north end of the switch had been opened, however, unkiiown to the freight crew. -The freight train occupied" the entire siding, the engine being but a short distance from the open switch, when! the Albany local. running Into the yard jat a rapid rate of speed, took the! open switch, and crashed into the freight engine with terrific force. A " 4 " ' - - Engineer "Phil' I Corkin. a veteran engine-driver, was at the throttl ofe4he loconrlotive jwhen It took the switch, and he vainly attempted to avert the collision). iHe staid, with his engine, and escaped unhurt. His fire man, Sheldon Garrison, jumped for his life. In the passenger coaches the pas sengers were hurled across the seats and thrown violently to the floor, but beyond a, few scratches, no one of the passengers was injured. Hon. I. L. Patterson was one of the passengers. and he stated last night, that the worst injuryj received by any one was his own a slight scratch onbne finger. .. . The ' two engines were wrecked;' so badly 4were they damaged- that further progress with either one of them was Impossible, and an engine from Wood- burn went down j to take " thet AXbany local .to Its destination. The passen ger coaches escaped all injury with the exception of the breaking of glass and lamps., The freight train ' was dam aged considerably.) The flatear 14 the cen ter "of the train were shattered, and the wreckage standing on encfc ' ' . . The .;AMany looaj came through Sai lem at 7:50 o'clock last night, one hour and thirty minutes behind time. The freight, will probably, not reach Port land until this moi-ning. ; ;' ORDER OF DEAC0NNESSES CREATED BY i THE METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH, 60JJTU. , YESTERDAY. . V i V ,-' DALLAS. Tex , ! May 4. The Metho dist Episcopal church. South, at today's session of the General Conference, cre ated the Oredr of Iaconesses. This is said by the church authorities to be the most advanced' and radical step ever taken In church policy and discipline.- ' v- ... . ; ; BIG PROPERTY SALE - ROADBED AND RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A WASHINGTON RAILWAY SOLD BY SHERIFF. ,. ' SPOKANE, Wash., May 24. A spe cial to the Chronicle from, Goklendale says: "- '' r -;" '" - - - "Alt the property "of the Columbia River & Navigation Company In Klick atat county, including the right-of-way andt road bed, was sold at sberifTs sale today. The only bidders were Winters & Chapman, the contractors, whose bid was J36.692. , Hutchinson gaye no tice of a prior claim of $700,000. tn old bonds, and objected to the sale but the sheriff proceeded. . TOLSTOI IS SINKINGS ; ST. PETERSBURG, May 24.-A tele gram from Yalta. Crimea,- announces that Count Tolstoi's condition has sud denly became-worse. v i"" f ' -, ,.. FORT CONGRESS. ; PADUCAH,' Ky., May 24 The Dem ocrats of the First Kentucky District today nominated! Ollie James for Con gress. ' ' ' !"-, "' BALL AT WILLAMETTE THE LOCAL TEAM DEFEATED THE AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE TOSSERS WITH EASE. - On the campus yesterday afternoon the Willamette baseball team, defeated the nine from the. Oregon Agricultural College by a score of 7 to .v The game,, though not errorless, was 1 InteresUn g from start to finish. The visitorar took the lead In the second , Inning and ft looked like defeat for Willamette, but the home boys! succeeded in evening matters up and deciding tne game In the seventh Inning. The battery work of Jerman amflUnruh was superior to that of the Corvallls .team. Jermian striking out nine, men. while only 'six men of the home team were, struck out. A fairly good-sized crowd witnessed the came. ' ! '. ' " The fine-up of the teams are' as foK lows: -' -:.. . J-'".' ''-' ': O. A. ' C Paulson, c; Stimson. p; Chapman, ss; carnahan. 1 b; RItner. 2 b; PelUnd. 3 b; Stokes, r f ; Scott, c f; Allen, f. '. i '-'- - W. U.TJnnah, ; Jerman. p: Beare, ss; Avertll. 1 b; Parsons, 2 b: Cole man. 3 b: Wilktns. r t: Hunt, c U Brown, 1 t . -. Score by innings , 1 2 3 4 5 ( 7 .9 O. A. C I S. S 0 0 0 0 0 The next scheduled game is with the University of Oregon at Eugene next Friday.-r: ir.-x l. ;:. .... : .Sbool work Is drawing to a close, there beins. only five more days actual school work. Examinations will occur next week. Preparation for commence ment exercises are progresjng rapidly. The dramatic recital of the College of Oratory will take place on June 7. and on account of the lack of -seating capa city of the chapel. It willj perhaps, be given in the opera house. 'Scenes from "Merchant of Venlce,,and from "Ham let." will be presented, also "A Piece of Chocolaie." which w given two "ears ago. will . be given again this year. Splendid work has been done by this department in all of Jts programs, and the coming one will not be an ex ception, :''. ' - ' The Ladies Chuorus will give a con cert at Chemawa, Monday, June 2. La ter in the same week they are to ap pear in their annual concert In this city... .- : ... ;" . v-; POLITICO IN THIS 'COUNTY Candidates Return from the Canvass of the ' Week d) ; v for infants and Children. The Kind You llave Always Bought has born the signa ture, of Chas. II. Fletcher, and has been made under hi personal supervision for over SO years. Allow no one to deceive you in this, i Counterfeits, Imitations and Just-as-sood" are huf Experiments, and endanger tho health of Children Experience agazzist lixpcrlnicnc The Kind Ton Have : Always Bought Bears tho Signature of T - In Use For; Over 30 Years. THET REPORT . GENERAL SATIS FACTION AND :' REPUBLICAN I SUCCESS IS ASSURED TILiI ON i FORD AND J. II. M'N ART SPOKE AT GERVAIS LAST. NIGHT. ; The candidates taRingr part In 'the Marion county cacpaign, returned to this city' last eveninsr, tired with th?:r week's work, hut will resume' opera tions at Gervals at 10 a. rn. tomorrow. The Republicans. c :are jubilant over their success thus far, and they all re port that the Democratic' candidates are on the defensive and are losing ground. They also report that the state Republican ticket generally throughout Marion county, is meeting with favor, and that Hon. W. J. .Fur nish will have a large vote in nearly every precinct, that. he w-Ill not be cut aa much as It was supposed he would be: In fact, tie Republicans generally are standing by the whole ticket, and the Republican 'majorities will be- a surprise to the Democratic brethren.! ; At Gervais. . . - Hon. Tilmon Ford and Deputy Dis trict Attorney J. IL McNary spoke" to a crowded house in. the Armory hall at Gervais last night, upon "Direct Nom ination at the Primariesk? J. C. Sieg mund, . Republican candidate , for County Recorder, presided at the meet ing. The audience was very atten tive and appreciative - and endorsed : the words and arguments of the speak- $ ers throughout by prolonged and en- j thusiastic applause.. - Honl William Kaiser, of Salem, opened the political campaign at ML Angel on Wednesday evening to a large audience. In the city hall. His remarks were eonftned1 mostly to the personal character of the different can- ' didates for election on the Democratic ticket, ; Mr: Kaiser spoke for ver an ; hour. . So much pleased were the people , who heard iiim that they made up a ; purse of money . for him. ,i But Mr. ' Kaieer would not take the- money, and. . is was pal J back, at his suggestion, to . the people who ctntrlbuted it. pThe ' band was out to greet Mr. Kaiser, and ' altogether it was a successful evening, ina. social way. at least. , , FRUIT GROWERS MEET j J. M. KYLE. SELECTED TO MARKET ; TIIE PRODUCT OF THE SA- ;? ' lem union. ... ' I i ;"" ' ' S1 Mrs. i frascr's This Week ; -.' : a f" -'! - i - li - - MRS. fRASER'S This Week !. . : - -' - -.- . in i lib mi i MMiini i ill Black-. Mrs. fraser-s This Week $15.00 Hkirts 1S..0 rJklrt 12.5J) Skirt ,10.50 Skirls W.fiO SklrU " 8.75 Hkirts 7.21 Skirt . 5.9!? Hkirts 4:50 Skirts " 3.25 Hkirts , 1J5W Skirts V.s,.....t-;; 10.10 v " .....J..-.. 5-NV - 4.44N - V 3.33 V - jui.i ' The Salem Fruit Giwvers ; Union held a regular meeting in the police court room of the city, hall yesterday afternoon which was attended by a large number of members. The dia rectors of the Union reported, that they had selected Mr. J: M. Kyle to manage the marketing of the fruit this season and to act as the Union's agent in all transactions. MrrKyie win attena to the grading.; packing, shipping and ale of all of the "Union's fruit. fti ntvie of shlnbinsr-crate and oerry boxes were also selected and an order placed to meet with the needs or tne Union this season. Th Tit runt for ittrawberries suita ble for canning purposes. which it was decided to enter into wiin xne uregwn Packing Col, w-lll be drawn up and signed next week. There has been a large per rentage of fifty acres ot ner ries slimed over by the growers and all concerned are -well, pleased. The price paid by the canning company, cents per pound, for th beat canning varieties, is considered a good one by the-tnembera of the Union, much bet ter than has been received heretofore,' and the company - has assured the Union that this price will only be paid to members of the Union as it is the desire of the packing company that the fruit Industry should be more fully, de veloped in this valley and the manag ers are doing all In their power to en courage the Union. .; v ; ; VOTERS ATTENTION :A : : : ; ... v. v.. r . ;' "'.",'.-- PARTIES i HA.VJNG HOMESTEADS ?IN LINCOLN COUNTY CAN SECURE CHEAP RATES. Fort .parties having homesteads in Lincoln county, and desiring to vote at the' forthcoming flection June 2d. in Toledo or vicinity, the CorvalHs Eastern R. R. Co. have placed on sale round trip tickets from Albany and Corvallis to Toledo ori Taqulna. good going Saturday. May Jlst. and for re turn on or before Wednesday, - June 4th. sit for the round "trip. To secure these rates parties roust go In s, body May 31st, but can return sep arately. . , EDWIN STONE. '-- " ' , Manager. A woman can pack a trunk, but it takes a man to stuff a ballot box. '' .7.- v ; " . " t . : x!-: i. . .' i OUR goods will suit your taste. Our prices will suit your jock etbook. Dry Goods at tlie very low est, prices. Shoes that combine per lection of fit and finish with : reason- -ableness of price. ' New oods ar riving daily '.in ? ourf Milnnery' Do- partment. r i. -A, Tiy us mill be coiivfiicetl that you your i uiou eyV worth at : : : : : : n U ' ; Greehbaum'sDryGood Next Door to the Postofflct :TO THE: - If you are going home to your childho T home thi. year, remember that the NORTH EKN PACIFIC leads to ev erybody's iome. ' .- j ': - : ' ; V. ' ' , You can go by way of St Paul to Chicago, or St. Louis, and thence reach the entire East and South. Or, you can go to Doluth, an(d from there use either the rail lines, or one of the superb Late Steamers down the lakes to Detroit, Cleveld, Erie, and Bufralo---the Pan-American City. ' - ., . : : "-. Start right and you will probably arrive at your destina tion all right, and, to start right, use the Northern Pacific, and preferably; the "NOBTH COAST LIMITED" train, in Bervice after MAY-5th. . t : . ' 7N - Any local agent will name rates. . ', AT fil AT?T nrOTM Aislstaat Oeotral Passenger Agent, . V. U1AKL1 ULH y irosnAKI, OSSOOK. rl iJU.4liV.lr...'.M.' i Mormon Utsbops puis - - v r i u " OMri awl um ttmtutmt tarn M m4 ted JmK bx ' .i J h tfaHnoa. I nm i mi. cfa. m nnnfc Cunt LoM MlO'3, I P5trcy. Lost rewr, hrHss, eormstprrnosa I nso .., f- nbaci t.l rT-, fcimlna l ImlM.f. mr-, " bility, Hdacn,Unftn,M to mrTj t.ot o? f ! J Vam c erCOftflpatlon, itoM OUICkDM 0 t- irf I 1 f narc-Ji t a'-,' vos.TrHcnisor e,tiii. " '-fvri- l-f -i Lr.iri a bam. cxjJ imc Addrs Dishoa - - FOR SALE BT Z. J. RIGGS. DRUGGIST. SALEM. QTUZGCM. FORMS TING. AND