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n . DLIIIClLv : CONVENTIONS Tl; s People In Hawaii !Are Preparing: for Battle j 1 PRINCE CUPID IS IfATilED As Republican Candidate for the Delegate to Congress i I IK WILL OPP03E. R. W. V? ILCOX, AND HAS THE SUPPORT OK THE FORMER UEEN THE DEMO CRATS AND HOME RULERS HAVE FUSED. - " HONOLULU, 'via San Francisco, r"eit. 9. The Republican Territorial Convention Las nominates! Prince Jo.. ah Kalauiauole popularly known an Prince Cupid.: fort delegate to Con gress, The Democrats and the Home Rule party have formed fusion j The Democrats .agree to endorse R. W. Wilcox for re-election t Congress, and the Home Rulers are to Rive a number of Democrats places on their . Legisla tive ticket. . It l said that the Prince win'haye the, support of ex-Queen Llliika'anl against Wilcox., j ' The platform adopted by the Repub-'llc-ahir contain a ; demand that city. and county 'gsrvernment: be established , Named for Governor. ' DonVter. Sept. 9.-Bichird CV StlmT m'i'at Cringle Creek,.' Judge, of 11 he Fcmrth'isiwiicial .District, today nomfnajedlfor, Governor bv the Pernor cratfc Ktate -ConTnU.Von the first 3 yyshinflton Republicans, f ; Taeoma, Srl't. -Tho delegates4 to the Republican ftat,e Convention ;have spent the uuy caucusing over: tha three Congressional nominations, and the In dications, tonight are that: Representa tives Cubman.and Jones will be re nominated,' and W. fj. Humphrey. 1 of Seattle, selected as lW. third candidate. The-friends of Rrownetl, of Everett J of i'k-kril..f Colfax; Falknor, of Olym pla, and Rr Id fires, of Auburn, have been tryng-td effect a combination wheu-by en of them would be chosen Instead of Humphrey, but they failed to secure lhf TiotL;i rv Vft-, -r ' 1 Te Antl-Rail road. Commission -d-le-r' gates have been making a hard light, an4 it Is almost certain that they will be able to prevent the Insertion la the platform of a plank, favoring "an ap lo.ntive Commission and possibly will linje enough votes to defeat even an eWtlve proposition.- Governor Mc Brtde's friends claim to be confident that the convention will, endorse, his vtAvs in favo of an ajoolntlve Cow mlistlon. f Judge Iladley, will undoubt edly be re-elected for Justice of, the Supreme Court, andt A. J, Falknor, of Oiympia, win prooaoiy oe seiecfu as Chairman oi tne convention, . A ? . ' -.. .i-. r- In South Caroline. Columbia. S.SC.. Sept. . particulars from today's session of the State Dem ocratic Convention, give the following fhrnrfs for nomination for Governor and other state officials: United States Senator- John ary -.Evans, 25,314; A. C Lattimer. 37737 Oovernor D. 'C, Hey ward. 36.393; W. R Talbot, 27,421. ON A ROP RANCH '! - , i " -i OPERATIONS DURING HARVEST IN ONE OK TIIfe lAROE YARDS OF THE VALLEY. j ' What Is more eJxhlUratlng than a drive through h--45ountry at this, sea son,pf the year when -the air la heavily laden with the.refieshlrig.and pleasant odor from the hop fields and the.stenes of Activity upon every 'haalJ Hop picking'' Is in full blast In. all parts of the valley at present and" It Is i only necessary: for one to make a brief, visit to the ny: extensive hop growing dis trict yojconvlnce him of this fact be yona any possible doubt. - Picklng'bcgan In a number of yard last week and. In fact, quite a number tf the gTOwersIn- these cases, are through with their harvest and are now 'engaged' in baling thtr pfoiuct. In many cases this early picking was ne as;iry fniordr to Jake, advantage of the Inadequate curing facilities at hand and conseqiiently, the hops are rather iinmattre.kMt very rlcn nevertheless, and will cdmmand a good price In the market. . . . , . ,: ' f While in most localities the ;hop were ripe .enough to begin picking on MSrilay nl While' picking was begun in r.earljr -ah yards on that day.'.it is nevertheless rue "that the heps are by : no-means entirely ripe in all yards and are scarcely In a "condition to pick al- fthongh picking" Is In progress and In full SWtng. , -' -, :- ' : i It la also true that, while sorne por tions of every yard are' yielding very heavy, the. yards are very spotted and the hops so thin in places that the gen eral yield will falL considerable below the average, - Reports are very con flicting In this re?pct, however, and while one grower will report that hU pnrd will yield an extraordinary crop, hi near neighbor will complain that he will realise a very light crop and the situation grows more confusing fvery day urrtll those who believed themselves well Informed and correct In their "esti mate, earlier in the season.'have corns to the cfljntlaskm that it Is dmpossible to tell What the yield will be unUI the hops are In the bale.:: : In one of the largest hop yards In the vrdleyjthat . of Krebs ;Rros i near Brooks; consisting of over 200 acres, t irking began on Monday with a max imum force of 350 pickers, but, owing to the immature condition of the hops, the pickers jare limited to about 500 l xea per day until the "hops .become '.Sper. a matter of twx or three days, hen xhey. will be allowed full swing. There, a lie six 24-foot kilns on ' this f i rra .and one 38-foot kiln with a, com bined capacity or 1,200 boxes or 14,000 pounds per day. This yarAJa equipped with all of he up-to-date conveniences which a picker could derire and every thing is provided tor their comfort and amusement 'that : one could imagine. Upon this yard.atul fn connection with it are conducted a butcher shop, ics taurant, general merchandise and gro cery store, refreshment saloon wherein soft , drinks are dispensed, " barber shop, bakery, bootblack . stand and dance hall, all; for the beneflt of the pickers and the yard is also, equipped with a complete water works system. The water, with which the pickers are supplied. Is very pure and cool and Is pumpedfrom a." well 25 feet deep. Into a 50OO gallon tank situated on top of a 0-foot tower and is conveyed to he pickers'. cabins by.means of a complete pipe system and It requires about 10, 000 gallons of water to supply this vast army of merry harvesters. - SERIOUSLY HURT. CORVALUS, Sept. John Rlckard a wealthy farmer and capitalist, was seriously injured f last evening while driving out of town toward bis country home. Ilia horse became, frightened and ran away,: throwing the occupant out of the " conveyance en his head. When found Rjck&rd was in an uncon scious condition.' His bead was bent under his arm and he bad received ser ious injuries from the fall. : His condi tion is pronounced critical , this morn ing. , . . :. , ', i' : ;: THE STRIKE IS UNBROKEN Governor y Stone, of Pennsyf vania, Exerts Himself - lit INTEREST OF PEACE Appeals to J. P. Morgan for ?; :. Interference Are . ;Vj: . inVain't ANi IMPORTANT - 'CONIERE9E HELD AT THE OFFICES OF TIE UNITED STATES STEEL CORPOR ATION YESTERDAY "MA RINE EN GINEERS GO OUT NEW YORK. Sept. . Gov. W. A. Stone; of Pennsylvania, whd" made' an effort today to see what could be done towards ending the anthracltef- coal strike, returned to Harrisburgpfc; to night without apparently having1 been able to accomplish a, settlement, i . ; Governor Stone was accompanied to this city by Attorney General El kin, of Pennsylvania, and Senator. Flynn, of Pittsburg- : vTbe three held a confer: ence wKh P. A.-R. Wldener. of Phila delphia, in the office of the United States Steel Corporation. , After the conference, Wldener went to see J. P. Morgan, and asked him to use his influence to end. the strike. Later .Wldener stated that Morgan had declined to interfere. -.. . ... . , ' Enginssrs Striks. ' ; Portland, Or, Septra. The marine engineers, about 150 In number, will strike tome row. ; It is expected nearly every boat on the WHlametteandnCol umbia rivers ;ill be tied up. The- en gineers claim the 'companies have npt kept an agreement to -restore their . old positions to all the men engaged In the trike two months ago. i -, v J CHILD BADLY SCORCHED A LITTLE GIRL MEETS WITH AW FUL INURIES IN A HOP YARD - ' - ' CAMP. - - . The little 2-year-old glrlj of Xi H. Fltzwater met with a distressing 5 ac cident at the Horst : Bros, hop - yard, near Independence, on 'Monday even ing, and which came near proving fatal. The family Js fronr LHin county, and is encamped at the "Harst yard. Their cam a stove stood on. threa iron legs, ana a dox was useo i or in wss-uiv OfT Monday evening a-visits im th .tnfc and seeing the boil ptrlled it nut from under the strve.iy sit on it, when the stove toppled over, ' and a kettle; of boiling water V4r upset on the little girl playing on the floor. The little one's neck, right arm and right low or limb were horribly scalded by the boiling water, and although, medi at attendance was promptly secured, the child suffered fearful agonies. Yes terday the little sufferer .wis-, brought to Salem and placed in the Hospital for treatment, and it la believed her llf will be saved. WAS DRAGGED TO DEATH THOMAS FALLON. AN AGED WON ? ITOR FARMER, LOSES LIFE ' IN RUNAWAY: ACCIDENT. ; WOODBURN. Sept. 9. Thomas Fal lon, aged CO years, residing near Mon itor, died last night from fnjurles re sulting from a runaway accident. It is supposed that while driving he drop ped one rein and was throsa out and dragged. His lower Jaw was broken, pne ear was torn off and he was in jured Internally. , A widow and chil dren survive him. The body was ship ped to oPrtland tonight forlTnterment. A STROKE OF -PARALYSIS EX-GOVERNOR WHITEAKER, ORE GON'S FIRST EXECUTIVE, IS . SERIOUSLY ill: EUGENE, Or, Sept. 9. Ex -Governor John Whlteaker, the first-Governor of the state of Oregon, suffered" stroke of paralysis last night, and Is now quite 111 at his home in this city. ' ROOSEVELT GOES H0I1E HAS . CONCLUDED HT3 TRIP THROUGH ' SOUTH LEAVES ' FOR WASHINGTON. -. AS HE VILLE, N. C. SeptiS.-Presi-dent Roosevelt left for Washington at 1:30 this afternoon. Legal Ttt&nks, St teaman Jot OflSce. Legal Blanks, Statesman Job Office. THE STEiHdER : -COTTAGE CITY Wrecked While Coming from Alaska to Seattle - - ALL PASSENGERS SAVED The Vessel Lies on the Rocks - - In Wrangel Nar row other steamboats. came by and took off the human freight thus preventing loss of life. while the car 'go was jettisoned. , . ' SEATTLE, Sept f The steamer Cot tage City was wrecked Sunday below St, Petersburg In the Wrangel Nar rows, All passengers, were saved, and are due: at Skagway this afternoon on TRe steamer Spokane, which will con vey them to Seattle. She now lies sixty feet forward on the rocks. Fifty feet-of the keet are gone, and her forefoot - is dry, at low water. ' The steamer filled aft and' the hurricane deck to the top of the smok ing room is under water at high tide. The vessel is well sheltered and it.is believed a bulkhead can be built inside and the ship floated. One hundred and fifty passengers of ' the Cottage CWy jyere transferred to the steamer Spo kane of the same company, which came along three hours after the accident. They .were taken to- Skagway and Will return .south' on the Spokane. The Cottage City was bound' for Seattle when the accident occurred. ' Over 100 tons of cargo .were Jettisoned. The remainder of -the cargo, consisting chiefly of salmon, was transferred to lighters and got ashore. v Details of how the accident occurred are lacklngj She lsa wooden vessel, which probably accounts for the fact that she did not break to pieces , on the rocks.. It :1s believed the vessel will be floated and saved unless a storm -of unusual severity intervenes- A VOLCANO IN "ACTION IS AGAIN; IN ACTION AND PRE v SENTS A BEAUTIFUL, SPEC- i ' TACLE..' : - - ; s - HONOLULU, Sept. 3, via San Fran cisco, Sept. 9. The volcano Kilauea ha again ' broken- out 1n active eruption. Later reports: from the Island of Ju waii Mate that e, lake of hot lava has appeared in the smaller crater, and that thej volcano f is again displaying streams of fire, forming a grand spec tacle. : :, ''..I : . Rome, ',. Sept." 9-iThe volcano -inn Htromboll Island 1 in an awful erup tion, and-1. throwing up great columns of f.re and torrents of stones. The lal- nd la shrouded in smoke. Mount ye- juviuj ih unuwing iikdi ui ttcuvujr,-- 1 - New .York,, Sept. 9. Further news fronr St. Vincent Is awaited wKh pain ful interest, cables the London corre Fpondent of the Tribune. The future of the island is in jeopardy and invest! gation from a sclerlttflc point of view feeemS absol,rte,y necessary. Colonial i Tsecrciarj vuamwnain na givei.no in dication of his Intentions in the matter, gut Jt is believed he favors 'the ap pointment or a commission of Inquiry. MILES STARTS TOMORROW WILL- COME THROUGH ' OREdoj ON HIS WAY TO THE PHILIP , PINE ISLANDS. WASHINGTON, Sept. 9. Lieutenant General Miles today presided over . the meeting, of the Army Board of Ordi nance and Fortifications, which is giv ing a final consideration; to Its annual report to Congress. He will leave here Thursday for the Philippines, butWill stop at Chicago and possibiv af other important points on . the way to Port land, Oregon, from which city he .will proceed leisurely down the coast of California In order to lnsoect the ; re cent extensive Improvements in the de fense system, of the , Pacific coast, , ; : BREACH OF PROMISE. : PORTLAND, Sept. J.Birdle N. McCartney, of Wayne county, Mich, today filed a breach of promise suit in the United States District Court, for $70,000 .against f James Heryford, a wealthy-tock buyer of Lake county, Oregon.':- CASTOR I A I For Infanta and CMidrea. Hi8 Kind Yea Kst? Alrajs ficegfe- Bears tna B-cnattir oT HOWELL IS ACCUSED ALASKAN PAPERS CHARGE HIM WITH CAUSING THE DEATH OF TWO PERSONS. SEATTLE. SepU, f. Word comes from St. Mlcbaes that President Roose velt has personally directed an investi gation that is now in progress in St. Michael,: inquiring; Into the facts sur rounding the drowning last September of a man named Onick and a woman named Beckey, who was living ' with him at this place. ? They were sup posed to be on their' way up the rver with a stock of liquors, but remained here for some time, and Captain How ell, in command of this military reser vation, being convinced that they were selling liquor on the island, gave' them orders to leave within 24 boura A hard storm arose of the afternoon of the same day they were ordered off.. and the story isVnat they went to Cap tain Howell and -asked to be allowed more time, but that; raei refused them. They set out In a small boat and were drowned before reaching- mainland, a few miles from this Jort. . ...Their bodies were recovered this summer, and a result Af several attacks that nave been made on Captain Howell the Nome and Dawson -papers In con nection with the matter, an investiga tion Is now in progress. It Is being Conducted by the son, of. Colonel Grigs by. the new District Attorney for this district, and dhe "personal friend f President Roosevelt NEW TELEPHONE UNE BURNS. Sept. 9. The business men of Burns have organixx-d a company to build a teleohone line from Burns to Prim-vi He. and thence to Ontario. The ctock is all owned by the business men of Burns and PrinevUle. The company expects to have the new line in. working order this fall, and it will be a great help to people living' along ' the line. As It is 150 miles to the county seat of Crook county, the people have consider able trouble In the winter' time to get to town to transact business. With a telephone line connecting the two towns settlers along the line will" be greatly benefited. The new line will save tele phoning to Portland by way of Baker City, and will be the means of bringing the people of this section of Oregon closer to the Northwest metropolis. MORE BRIBERY -AND PERJURY The Scandal in the St. Louis j House of Delegates. rIANY MEMBERS INDICTED And Are Placed Under Heavy , Bonds for Their Ap-. -pearauce . GRAND JURY ; BRINGS MORE : CHARGES AGAINST MEN IMPLI CATED IN THE QUESTIONABLE DEALS BY.J. K. MURRELL, WHO TESTIFIED'. 1 v ! . ' - ST. LOUIS. Sept. 9,-2-Wnen Judge Diug!as adjourned cour ; tonight, seven of jthe flfte n members or Delegates In dletcvl yesterday, were still at -.large. Developments ' in the case followed each, -other throughout he day wltv sUriling rapidity. The moit import ant was the finding of new Indictments against eighteen members of the I combine- f , : , In addition to the charges. of bribery and perjury in connection .with,, the Suburban Railroad deal, the -.accused now. rest under; additional indictments Charging bribery.' These were found. by the Grand Jury after J. K. Murrell had, testing today as to. the cjty light ing scandal of 1900. In which each njn .brjof the combine is said to, have ;e-, ceiy.ed in payment tor his ser vices in securing the passage pf the bill. Bonds were fixed at J15.000 for every indictment .making a . total of $13,000 necessary f6r the release of any one of the accused. , , . Early In the day ex-Delegates J. H Scbnettler. John Helms. . Otto Schu macher and Chas. Gutke, and Delegate J. J. Hannigan, who spent the night at their respective homes in the custody of eputy sheriffs, were: locked up in, Jail, because of a failure to secure bonds. Chas. Gutke was later released on bonds of J30.0OO on the first charge, but was soon re-arrested on the bribery indictment returned today, and is still in custody.' LUMBER ANDSA CIRCUS THE SUBJECTS OF NEW CORPOR " ATIONS ORGANIZING AT THE CAPITAL. Two new corporations filed articles in the Department of State yesterday, and . recerved authority to begin busi ness in this state. Tligy are: .: .i ' The Michigan Lumber Company will deal Ip timber lanL and manufacture and deal hp lumber, with headquarters in . Portland. The capitat stock' Is i0,000. G. K. Morley, T. 11. J Wood and George Hauptman are the Incor porators, v". The Jabour Oriental Carnival, Circus & Menagerie Company , will . operate shows, give performances and o a gen eral theatrical and street carnival bus iness, with headquarters In Portland. The company Is capitalised at $24,000, and. J.. Mi Long, E. T. O'Keene and Alex Sweek are the incorporators. ; DENVER GATEWAY OPEN RADICAL DEPARTURE FROM THE POLICY PURSUED BY UNION , PACIFIC IN THE PAST. ; .CHICAGO, ' Sept. 9.-The ' Denver 1 gateway of the Union Pacific, which I has hMn rlna.1 .In fm Ififi ha, hn I thrown open to the Rock Island road, both for freight and passenger traffic, and to the Burlington for freight traffic- This radical departure In the pol icy of the Union Paclne road caused great surprise. ; - . - An official of the llarriman syndi cate; stated "that the Denver gateway was ttw wld open. The greatest ad vantage to the Rock Island will come in the-traffic destined for the North Pa il fle coast points, which hitherto has been turned over o the Union Pacific at the Missouri river. Under the new arrangements the Rock Island will en Joy the long haul on all jts business. . - .1 From Hoi to Cold, ; Dysentery is prevalent everywhere In summer and is due to miasmatic poi sons, and begins abruptly with Inflam mation of the mucous lining , of the large bowel. In America the disease is common, but properly treated does not result as seriously as in the tropics. Perry Davis Painkiller is the best known remedy and the most efficacious in the treatment of dysentery. . . . CUBAN LOAN BILL. '' itAVANA, &tpt J. The loan bin passed the House lof Representatives today by 43 to t . .President Palma is authorized to .make.a.loao' for I3S.009,- 000. .- .- - - ' '. Br. 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Mrs M&llle Westrobe, of Claylon, Miss. vho, while insane, murdered and burned her five . children near HaselhuisC Miss ; June IGfh. ronimltteS her ve-- terday by Jumping Into the river. Genoa W. V S.9.-Rev. Man-1 rice Wilson, who. oi Haturdiy. almost severed hfwlfts head from her body, WuU? raaK:r "without the shedding of blood there can be no re- mfsrfon cf sins," as found today iaf 4nJk urrvrw. I IT. I tm He is Insane. "NOTHING SUCCEEDS -'" LIKE SUCCESS. The Oregon Fire Relief Association has been a auccers ever sine It began business in January. 1895. and Is now growing faster than ever before. ; Its annual report of December It, 190L shows a net gain In amount of In surance In force of S2.628.787, which Is 50 per cent more than the net gain of any previous year. It paid 1S5 losses during the year amounting to J23.600. It is strictly a mutual Institution which furnishes the best of "' Fire Insurance at Cost. For further particulars, address A. C. Chandler, secretary. McMinnvllle. Or egon, or if you reside In-Marion county, call on or address IL A. Johnson, (agent) Salem. Oregon. tesral Blanks. Stateman JnVOf!lfM s Legal Blanks, Statesman Job Oflce. The only complete household guide and reliable, genuine med ical book' ever pub lished. Every, disease to whlcl 'the human race is subject is ful ly treated In this ex haustive Volumes New diseases. Treat ment and Theories ' which have appeared wtthln the last few years, and which1 are not even mentioned in other so-called medical books, are herein discussed, and the treatment and rftmdles set forth; such as Bacteriology. Appendicitis, . Tuber culosis, Hypnotism, Venere'&l and Skin. Diseases. La Grippe, Nervous . DVs eases, etc. r Treatment and curt of every disease of Men and Women and 'Children. The sim plest and best reme dies; minute direc tions lrl cases of wound . . s c a 1 d e, burns, poison; hydro tatcsm'anP'u'6llstilng Co., 1 Salem, Oregon I THE - CLAIMS ARE CONTESTED HOMESTEADS IN .SILETZ . COUN TRY. FILED ON BY ALBANY CITIZENS, JUMPED. . ALBANY, Sept. 9. Contests have urkun against nomestead claims n"rT1,ber ff Albany cltlsens, who "lefI,on ,and in the sw:ets country. . ' netr nomestads more man a year ago and made the neces sary improvements to secure the land w. rin villa ig ) -I under the homestead lai w. Since tak- Jng up the land they have lived at home hut fninu.i ,w law by making- frequent trips to their claims and even going to .S-incoln count v to vrj. ;:v, County to vnl. 'Rnm lnv.,nr. beon ihm...h. w ., , the land, have, apparently hired men to ' "Jump" the homesteads and contest the claims of the men who had originally filed, on the grounds of non-residence. They hope thus to get possession of the' claims. The Albany men who are having their claims contested have plenty of witnesses to show that they have been on their land, as required by law. and have no fear but that they will be able to retain their homesteads. Not Doomed for Uf. -I was treated for ', three years by : good doctors. writes W. A. Greer, Me Connellsvllle. Q., "for Piles and Fis tula, but. when all failed, Bucklen' Ar nica Salve cured me in two .weeks. Cures Burns, Bruises. Cuts," Corns. Sores, Eruptions, Salt Rheum. Plies or no pay. 23c at Dr. Stone's Drug Stores. Legal Blanks. Statesman-Job Office. 1 -- waa vn'iMM,! Oil : Leif Llinka, Etatesmln Sob Office. -TV I!