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J " '"'J- '.i- :". .l,:r."-'': .''''-? i j- .vV- . 'i !- r "i T V " . . - " -' " "" ' ' 1 " " ' ' .. i i , hi. - . . . i i"...,., t "'. ' " " ' iwran ih rai-wratr iicnom uch tcesdat ato fbiiut. b :': , ; :'s2dSrEAn No.-si'; ' " " -'.' ' -:, y,, , ; -; -, , .- - . . .. - " .. . i - ... . :. - ' ''' - - : ' -i. - - - SALEM,, OREGON, FRIDAY. OCTOBER M, 1W1 : , . SECOND SECTION-EIGHT PACES. h THE PETITION HAS ARRIVED , . j - , . -i f ; - - ' - Taxpayers1 League Files Doc ument in Governor's Office WANT A SPECIAL SESSION Sixty-fThree, Signatures And Supplemented by a Spec j: ' : ial Letter URGES NECESSITY OP , SPECIAL LEGISLATION UPON CENTEN NIAL1 AND PORTLAND CHARTER SPECULATION A3 TOi WHAT " GOVERNOR I WILL DECIDE. The long looked for petition from ihe Taxpayer!' League Urging the Qover nor to call a. special session of the Legislature was "received at the office of the(Htate Executive yestrday bear ing thj signatures of sixty-two busi ness and Influential men of Portland of more rs lportance. The peti tion was supplemented by a separate communication from A..L. Mills, pres ident of the League, and j. N. Teal, secretary. In which was set forth num erous reasons why a special session hould be called. Among,the most important of these reasons cited the ; roininuhlration states' In substance that: !Kv-n though the Attorney Gen eral hajs rendered; an opinion in -which he "concludes that no legislation I la nec essary o make the Initiative and Ref erenduni Amendment, to the Constitu tion, there might be a. difference of opinion as to this." but, as the Gover nor1 must be guided ,to a greater or lcs extentyby this, they do not con tinue. to press this point upon his con alteration as, a reason for calling, a special j sf-SHlon. In respect to legisla tion for the aid of the Lewis and Clark' Exposition 'they Set forth "that It la their belief thatt fIn order to make the proposed fair. a. successful celebration of the' great event ft Is Jn tertfledj to commemorate, . It can be local in neither- character, manage ment or financial support, and must be, an It is Intended to be, a memorial to the great explorers and- to all our pio neers.! 'And. with Congress meeting earlyjri December and the Legislatures of the neighboring states early In Jan uary, they represent that, the directors of the centennial should know as soon as : pOKslble what ' Oregon intends : to do in order to present. the matter? In the must favorable light to these var ious bodies. - The third reason given is In regard to the ! importance of a speedy -enactment of' the Portland charter and they have n doubt but every member of the Legislature, if they were informed ' a to . th.-" necessity of prompt acthn btl.ng taken n the matter, would, not hesitate togront the relief sought. They; alsoefer to the subject of the election o a United States Senator at' a special session, which is provided for by the- Statutes of the United States. The Constitution' provides that a spe cial ression. should be limited to 20 days and tby reason that, as theAime fixed for balloting for United States Senator Is the Hecond Tuesday after the organ ization of that body, this matter woulJ not Interfere with the legislation re fjulreiljlf a ispcclal session were called to ctn'venf on- a 'Wednesday, as thir teen d.'-ya would have elUpscd before any bAlknt co.nld taken, which would be amp! time to complete 'all needed legislation. - '-- ": V J ' The Governor's attenOon is espee- .l-illy called to the fact that all the signatures ujHTin the petition repre sented the most; prominent and Influ ential business men of Portland, wh!c should have great weight In theH inat- . ter of arriving at a deflnlie decision of "the question. ; V Tften las bfl muh speculation, since Jt became knV)wn that this peti tion would be presented, as to what View of the " matter Governor Geer took. - While- here the Governor posi tively refused to bo interviewed upon the subject, and would commit himself neither one- way nor the other, and now, since he Is paying a visit to his father, -at Cove, Oregon, it U Impossi ble to obtain an expression from him. and it is doubtful i? he would care to make n. statement until he is ready to render hrs flnai dacUIott in the matter. Since It is pretty generally - known thu it was Pernor Geer' desire to have the Initiative and Referendum amendment put Into effect as Ior.slble. ana that the opinion rendered by Atlorney General Blackburn, to the operate upon its adoption- at the IKlts according to the provision of the ' Constltittlon. ha dispelled allj the doubts from hla mlnd which hernay have li-reviously entertained, one of the principal ' reasons for calUng A special seksion was removed. The: principal argument whlcft naa heretofore been advanced In avor or the calling of a la,l9?,?(i that. If these matters. hfh "t represonte.1 &a being vitally important, were allowed to await the regular es sl.m of the. Lclsltjire.' m'h?J the iejlslators would be -.go ttoWj occupied with politics in wtlon to the lection of a United States .Senator would be'utill. to --further the Inter ests of soma of the; candidates and fail prey of corrupt legislation. . It was represented that a Pa session would be free from all P1"' enunglements, and that these mat ters, upon which especial IW"' desired, would receive the undivided, unbiased and unprejudiced attention of every member and would be acted upon promptly, but, Since it has been ehown that, under the United States Statutes, a United States Senator may be elected during a special session the political bugaboo again materializes, but the officers of the Taxpayers' League do, not think thia would Inter fere as thex important wor,k could be completd before the time for balloting for United States Senator arrived, if the session was x-onvened upoi a Wed nesday, r ' , . : Air t. what-; weight these matters have with Governor "Geer in deciding the question remains toxbe seen. The petition In full, together? with the names of all who -attached their sign atures thereto, follows: IORTLAND, Or., Oct. 23. 1902L To the-Hon.T. T. Geer,, Governor of the State of Oregon; 'Slr: The Undersigned, citizens and taxpayers of the State of Oregon, re siding lit Multnomah County.' In ' said State, respectfully, represent Jhat after having giyen the matter careful con sideration, they believe that on broad grounds of public?, policy it would be largely to the Interests of the entire state that a special; session of the Leg islature: be called early in the month of November.- to consider certain ques tion which have arisen, and Which In our judgment should b acted on be fore the regular session of the Legisla ture. Furthermore, we believe. In vlw of the fact that a Senator Is to be choften at. the jiext regular session and the ordinary business of the state Is of such moment that it will require all of the time at the disposal of the Legislators, that, it would be to , th interest of the state-to have-the mat ters herein referred to.- In connection with such other matters as to you or to other citizens of the state may seem meet, disposed of at a Special session. "First We believe that in view of the fact that at. the 'election held In June last an amendment toth Con? stltutlon was adopted,: incorporating the principles of. the ; Initiative and Referendum into our organic act, and that the same was adopted ' almost unanimously, and there is a doubt as to the amendment being self-operative, such' legislotlon as may . be necessary to make it effective .should be enacted before the regular session of the Leg islature, f,'.' iSi 'ti ; "Second" The Lewis and Clark Cen teoniaf Exposition and f Oriental Fair la an enterprise In which the entire state Is Interested equally with the City of Portland, and it is known that an appropriation will be asked for from the Legislative Assembly to aid in furthering jthls fair, i It Is our belief that this matter should he considered at a special session, free from any en tanglements of any kind, and purely on its merits, and that the appropria tion for the 'same. If made, should be made at the earliest date practicable In order that the matter may be pre sented most favorably to the Legisla tures of adjoining states, and that the board of directors of ; the fair may know exactly what ,they can depend upon.. ,- j. '-.. ..'; i" V "Third As Is well -known, the City of Portland, by ahd through a vote ot its citizens, has adopted a charter for the government of the city which awaits the Act of the Lexislature to become a - law. While fin a measure local, yet the question of the govern ment and conduct of the affairs of the City of Portland Is of general in terest, and while we would not peti tion -you to call a special session for this purpose solely, no matter how im portant it might be to the citizens of this city, yet we feel that If a special session .- Is called the Consideration of the proposed charter; Of the City ol Portland should be one of the objects named in the call.. It Is unnecessary" to point jout to you the great Import ance of this to the people of this city. 'We therefore j respectfully request that you call a special Session of the Legislature to . consider the Fubjecta above enumerated, a ell .n. any others of public ImportancAwrilfh you may deem necessary." 1 (Signed.) ; "v . : e ' . A .t L. Mills. U, L. Gllsan;. J. Thor burn Ross, Tt. 1. Imnan. Wm. Mac Master, Allen Iwis tby.iF. A. Spencer). Irwi.i Whlbi. W. M. Killings worth, Walter PJ Bnrrell. F. II. Page. Adolphe Wolfe. S. M. Mears. A. F. Giesy. A. H. Breyman. D. W. Iloel- bing, Walter J. Burnsv If. C. Wort man, Thomas Scot t Brooke. ,G . O. Gamma us. Paul Wesslnger. F. A. Heitkemper, Jr N. Teal, J. Goldsmith, W. M. Ladd. II. W. Fries, A. F. Biles. Wm., S. . Gibson, Roderick L. Macleay, J. O. A Inn worth. Leo Fredle. R. ' Livingstone, Horace D. Ramsdell, George W. Bates, E. . T. Williams (by D. Mackay). G. Ro.-- nblstt, C, A. Bennett, O. H. McGowan. R. G. Jubitz. G. W. Russell. O. Hill. Jacob Rosenthal. Jno. 'W. Cook. C. F. Noom, F. 8. Akin. F. W. Mulkey. Henry Hahn. Ai H. Ievers, J. C. Flanders HenJ, I. Cohen. Dr. L. M. Davlh. F. M. Seller. Thos. C. Devlin. Holt C. Wilson. B. Neustadter. C. I. Reed. Martin Winch; Ren Selling. E. L, Harmon, . D. Honeyman, David 8. Stearns, ,S. A. Brown, J, Land., FIGHT FOR IMMIGRANTS. ' ' NEW YORK. Oct $0. Joint agencies shortly will.be established by South western railroads in New York. Boston and other Eastern cities, and also In the- principal European capitals, for the purpose of turning the tide of, Im migration into the Southwest, -j This move, says the Times. Involves an ag gressive competition with the North western roads, which have been carry ing the4 greater portion of .West-bound emigrants for several years. : t FOUGHT A DRAW. . PHILADELPHIA, ! Oct 10, Peter Maher and Philadelphia Jack O'Brien sparred six rounds tonight at the Pennsylvania Art Club with even hon ors. " 1 GENERAL MILES ARRIVES. MANILA, Oct ld.Tbe United States Army Transport Thomas, with Lleu-lenant-General Miles and party on board, anchored In Manila harbor.. to night. -,. ',-'- ';.;':'.; ;.;.;.;';' PROMOTED 1 IIS WIFE .YOKOHAMA. Oct. 30. Tha EmpT cr of Korea has raised his favorite wife to the rank of Empress, r CLEVELAND Immense Throns: of People at Worristown, N. J. . DISCUSSED TARIFF REFORM He Was Given a Tremendous Ovation Upon His Ar rival in City THINKS IfTGII TATJIPP TTTrTir!r- TION TO TRUSTSOLY AND AN UNJUST AND UNFAIR BURDEN UPON thbmasses of the PEOPLE. MORRISTOWN. N, J, Oct . So -Former President Cleveland spoke here tonight at a political meeting held in LyceUm Hall. Special trains brought hundreds of people froii other - cities and towns In this vicinity, and Mr. Cleveland was given an ovation. Ex Presldent Cleveland said: j "I am. pleased to learn that tariff re form has been made a principal Issue in the canvass you have In hand. Never within my experience has there been a time whn this should Le more earn estly, persistently and honestly press ed upon the attention of our country men than. now. . V "Of course, .customs duties tmtfct continue to be" a source of Government maintenance until another piart Is de vlsed but the tariff, constructed for th purpose of protection as its chief ob Ject, Is at all times and In every fea ture of it an. unjust and unfair bur den upon the masses of our people. but the bold and arrogant development of Its unfairness and Injustice In recent years, and the new direction they have taken, ought especially -to arrest ; the attention and apprehension of every thoughtful, jsober-mimled citizen." "I call your attention to the fact that. in 1887 competition,, which, if , unre stricted, might modify the effect upon our consumers. High protective tariff, was spoken of as too often strangled by 'combinations quite , prevalent at this time and frequently called trusts. When this was written I suppose rn$t and, combinations mentioned a ulte prevalent, so far as they were at all Important might have been counted on the fingers of the; two hands.' j "When the friends of the tariff took up' the work of Its reconstruction these trusts and combinations had Increased by hundreds. It was as plain then as now that high protective tariff defends them against foreign competition, and that, by agreement associations and confederacy In production .and nrlce, they defend themselves against com petition at home; that present tat iff conditions have assumed a complica tion -which not only requires a check on Its aggressiveness, but actual amendment Is at last admitted among those responsible for. this condition. , . "I need hardly refer to the prevalence Just at this time, among the support er? of high protection of declarations and professions In favor of tariff re adjustment We hear It on every side. ..What does it mean? It means that they see the handwriting on the walls which they have never seen be fore. Does it mean that tbey are sin cerely willing to, do something for the people-as against old comrades who have heretofore pa M well for the neg lect of the people? We believe this when we see still paraded up and down before our sight a boary-heatlel, bloat ed and malodorous old fraud and pre tense that the tariff should, be revised by Its friends. What have these friends of the tariff done that they should be again trusted? They have quieted people's fears and pad fled Use. solici tude for their welfare and premised to lt-ad them to pleasant places, and now that the shoals and rocks have been struck, they seek by another promise to mend the whole affair and retain the confidence and trust of those they, have deluded." - ' SIX FIREMEN HURT LADDER "BROKE AND PRECIPI TATED THEM TO GROUND BIG FIRE, ' . : -.-' '. 1 ';- ' MINNEAPOLIS. Oct. ao.-six fire men were Injured at midnights in a lire that entailed a damage estimated at $250.000. v A six story building, oc cupied by the Minneapolis Paper Co., and owned by J. C. Oswald Co. was gutted.-.-: .-,..- '.:-;v,;: ;.' ::-'-;-'.-'! Captain George Smith, of Engine Company No. :'lt. wma leadinr a squad of men up the ladder when the ladder broke, precipitating the six men to the ground. Captain Smith suffered inter nal Injuries that may prove fatal. NEW DEFENDER OW IN COURSE OF. CONSTRUC TION -HERBSCHOFF 13' THE DESIGNER. ' NEW YORK, Oct 39. Secretary Me Cormlck, of the New York Yacht Club, announced tonight that the construc tion of the boat to defend America's cup is under way. Hereschoff Is the de signer. The yacht will be sailed by Captain Barrl The syndicate is com posed of E. H. Gary. Clment Grlsconi. J. J. Hill, William B. Leddes, Norman B. Ream.- William Rockefeller, Corne lius Vanderbilt Henry Walters and p. A. B. Wldener. ADDRESSES REPUBLICAN DISCUSSION Of Political Issues at Cooler Union New Yorkpify WILL PRESXR00SEYELT Be Sustained In His Adminis tration of National Government v IS THE ASPECT OF THE POLITICAL SITUATION COMPARFi TRUSTS WITH WEEDS IN GARDIN OF PROSPERITY DIFFUSION OUT STRIPS CONCENTRATION. NEW YORK, Oct 30. Cooper Union was filled tonight with people who had come to attend the Republican meet ing, the principal speakers being May or Low, Governor Odell and Secretary of War Root Secretary" Root said the national Is sue of this political campaign in its most Important and political aspect is whether President Roosevelt shall be sustained In his administration of the National Government. "What is ; there , which calls for change?" the Secretary asked. "Is the reason, to be found In the de sire for the curbing of . trusts?' For effective treatment of labor troubles, or for the revision tt the tariff? Cer tainly not. v' "Our Demoeratre friends talk a If some cap! UiHst, securing undue profits, and some tafrlff provisions, becoming oaicrown witb 4 he changing conditions and some stubborn contests between employers who want to pay less, and wage eariiera who wish to be paid more for their labor." were new and strange phenomena threatening our social and political system and calling for desperate and revolutionary rem eJU. '.-:. ..,;' "Thej are not r.ew. or strange, or threatening.. IThey are but the reap pea ranee. In a slightly varied form, of rome of the dinV-uIties which have al ways accompanied materjiii prosperity since the beginning. of successful en terprise.. -" ' -f-;,;: t , - (.'Unfair anj oppressive trusts, so called, are weeds in the garden of pros petity. It Is easy to kill 'them If you kill --flowers and fruit also, but If you would kep the. weeds down and have the", garden grown. y-iu must devote yourself, not to desperate and destruc tive remedies, but to "the patient dis criminating and unceasing process of pulling out the weeds and leaving the useful plants; so, in curbing and regulating- these combinations of capital which are injurious to the public, care must Ik? taken not to stop the geat en terprlses which have legitimately "re duced the cost of production; not to close the mills and the mines; not to throw the millions of workmen out of employment "Our industrial history shows that steady courts, of process have always been and are now towar dthe. better and not toward the worse, conditions: that diffusion of wealth Is. outstripping Its concentration. - - Off. For Virginia. Washington. Oct. 30. President Roosevelt and a small party will leave here tomorrow night on an out ing of axlay or two In Virginia. No Political Significance. ; Washington. Oct. 30, James K. Jones, of Arkansas, Chairman of the Democratic Commit tee, called on the President today, -die admitted that he had talked. politics with the President, and Added (bat there was no political significance in his visit. . President Coughs Up. New York, Oct. 30. Chairman Dunn. of ' the Republican State Committee has received from President Roosevelt a substantial contribution to the cam paign fund. t ; PORTO RICAN RIOTS GROWING MORE SERIOUS EVERY DAY THREATEN TO AT TACK LABOR CLUBS. , ' SAN JUAN. Porto Rico. Oct 30. Another man was killed during the day's attacks of the rioters. whlch,be gan early, this mpmlng. and a number of men were severely woupded. The rioters announced that they Intended to attack the Federation of Labor Club and anothr club during the day. which caued Me closing of the stores la Ponce, A Spanish dramatic company, which bad been playing at Ponce, ap pealed to the Spaalsh Consul for pro tection, and. It; Is rumored, the Consul communicated with the Spanish Min ister at-'.Washington, v- Shooting and rioting .occurred Inside the theater on Tuesday evening, and since that' day the company has been unable to per form. ; :- - SPANISH NEWSPAPER EDITOR I AND PROPRIETOR IN TROUBLE OVER PUBLISHING LIBELOUS ARTICLE. MANILA. Oct. 39. Legal proeecd nps have been Instituted against the editor and proprietors of Ubertas. a Spanish new spaper published in Man-1 Oa, on account of the publication of an article attacking General J. Frank lin Bell and .his Plan - of aiding the people of : the provinces of Batangas and Laguna. Luzon and of Island of Miodoro. This Plan was out into ef- J fec't after the cessation of hostilities. fit consisted of selling rice and supply ing the people with, eeeda and farming implements, and it resulted In proAls amounting to X27.&U0. -. The Li bertasv printed ' an article charging General IM I with the at tempt to steal this fund, but saying the commission bad forced him to. surren der the money. AUTO FIEND IN PRISON NEW YORK JUDGE MAKES EXAM PLE OF A MAN FOR NEG- LICENCE. NEW YORK. Oct 30. Six months' Imprisonment In.' the Kings County Penitentiary was the sentence pro nounced today by City Judge Kellogg, of Tonkera, upon W.,B. Raymond, the sutomobiilst who was arrested after his machine had been in a collision with a trolley car on Sunday last. The accident caused injuries to twenty-two persons who were on the car. The oc cupants of the automobile escaped un hurt. Joseph Nagle, the motomtan of the t. trolley car." testified at the trial that the automobile, h crossed the track in front of the car three times within a short distance. Raymond said that he had crossed the track, and said that he had done so in order to afford those with him it better view of the river. He acknowledged that tn cross ing the track be had failed to look bark j to see Jf a ear was approaching. The car came in contact with the rear, of the auto, and turned over on It: r'.'Z . Judge Kellogg, In sentencing Itiyniond, said he was convinced , that the auto- niobillst had been negligent, and he sliould be punished. WANTS TO PROP CLAIM OF IMMACULATE CONCEITION A PROMINENT ENGLISH DIVINJ-I CREATES A SENSATION. LONDON'. Oet. 30. Very Rev. Wil liam It Fre'ema'ntle, dean of Rlpon, ad dressing a meeting of the Cliunhmen'i Union on the subject of "Natural Chrlstlanltj, created a sensation by suggesting that the Idea of the im maculate conception should be left out of account because, except In St. Matthew and St Luke, the virginal birth of Christ Is not mentioned In the New Testament. The speaker then proceeded to ask; -Whether it was ir reverent to believe that Christ In the matter of miracles, such as the rais ing of the dead, etc.. could not have failed to make a distinction between death and various forms of uncon sciousness. With regard to the resur rectlon, the dean of Rlpon said he con sidered that. was meant spiritually and not materially, , ' V; METEOROLOGICAL PORTLAND. Or, Oct 30. Following Is the weather forecast for the 24 hours ending midnight Friday, October 31 f Western Oregon, Washington . ami Northern, Idaho: Friday, showers1. ""Eastern Oregon: Partly cloudy, and occasionally threatening. PERSONALS Miss Kate Ilorgan returned last night from Eugene, where she has been vis iting friends.": N. Peterson, of Stlverton, was In the city yesterday, returning to his home In the evening. Seth Raestrlek, of the. llrownsvllle Woolen Mills, was. a Salem bunlness visitor yesterday, Mrs. Lou Hatch returned last night from a trip to Klamath county, where she went to prove up on a timber claim.'"' " ,'.-"...''''." .'.-.''''.' Miss Florence Vale, of Galesburg. III., after visiting friends In' Salem for several weeks, departed last night for her home. . ! Mrs. E. Ev Whitliig. of Portland, Is visiting relatjlxc in this city for a few days, having5 arrrved from the metropo lis last night. Mrs. Myrtle Barnhart departed last night for Redlands, Cal. She has been in poor health for some time, and goes South In the hope of recuperating. Ed Annereau. who has been vUitlng for several days with his brother-in-Iaw.;lt(A. Kurtx, in this city, departs for his home In jKacramcnto today. Mrs. Minnie Kramm, of Oakland, Cat., who has been visiting the family of F. Bredemler, of this city. deMrted cn. last night's overland for her home. E. F. Balrd. traveling f freight and passenger agent of the Burlington Route, was in the city yesterday lott ing after some .hop business for his road.- ', . , ''. ' ; . .-'E. R- Coniff, of Mitchell. S. I, arriv ed In the city last night He is one of the many new-comers from that stats and will purchase property here if he can find something to suit.' . Hon. James W. Abbott, commlsslpn er of highways tT the Rocky Mountain and Pacific Coast divisions of the De partment of Agriculture, Is in the city conferring, with "good roads' enthusi asts. - v,;' ; . . ;;;'. Clyde " 8. Mason, formerly an em ploye of the Statesman press toom. but now employed la the freight de partment of the Southern Pa'cin Com pany, In PortlamL Is In the city for a few days visit , - , ; ' . America's Famous Beauties Look with horror on Skin Eruptions. Blotches, Sores. Pimples. They won't have them, nor will any one, who uses Bucklen'a Arnica Salve It glorifies the face. Ecsema or Salt Rheum van ish before It It cures sore lips, chap ped hands, chilblains. Infallible lot Piles. 25c at Dr. Stone's Drug Sstores. ARBITRATORS BEGIN WORK Spent Yesterday in Touring Upper Coal Regions WITNESSED PRODUCTION In Every StaFrom Difgin? to Its Delivery to . Market WERE VERY TIRED AFTER EIGHT HOUltS' WORK OF INVESTIGA TION AND OUSERVATlON-II.S. PLAYED GREAT INTEREST AND EAGER FOI& INFORMATION. SCRANTON, Oct. 30. --The seven -ommiJorjt-rs appointed by President Roosevelt to adjust the differences ex isting between ,the anthracite mine workers and their employers made a tour today of. the extreme upper coal fit Id's' and saw every step taken In the production of coal, from the time It. is taken from the ground, hundreds of feet below the surface, up to the point 1 where M la sen. to the market ready lor the use of the consumers. . The arbitrators had an. Interesting day and returned to. their hotel at t:3 o'clock tonight' grimy from coal dust, and tired after eight buny hours of observation and Invest lira lion. This was a novelty to most of tho.,e tn the commissioners' iarty,- some of whom, never had been In I he h ard coef re sions. The commissioners dis1ayed the greatest interest in every feature of coal mining, and went aliut their work in a -manner - that wan j)lfltm to th Im holders. - The suterlnientciit accompanied the comntlnsioners. The seven arbitrators had to endure many discomforts; muke their way through the wet places In the ,m!n-; , almost .crawl along some of the gniiK-" ways in the workings and pass throuxh clouds of coal dust in the breakers. Notwithstanding this, their eaaernens for Information was, not diminished and they expect to put In another day's hard work - tomorrow In this vicinity. It would be unfair to say that one commissioner displayed more Interest than another, but.lt can be truly oM that Bishop SpauKlIng asked lini questions than any one of the others. All the commissioners ' wre good 1Ih- teners but 'Kwr talkers When It chip -down to, .getting an- exnrejislon from them on any feature of the mining business. Tom their actions today It is certain they have agreed not to suy what they think of the questions that . will come before them. PERSONAL. AND GZNERAL. Hermann, the Great, Is to appear In Fajem within V few days. He Is the son- of the original be.-iring that title, and the nephew of the other. They are both dead. He "is In many renpecta greater In the world of magic than either his father or his uncle. ' The'tr.ide of Salem merchants la very satisfactory at this time." They made no mistakes in putting In very large stocks of goods and' splendid ones, too,; In expectation of . .the best season's buslnena In the history of th Capital City. There have beh many eases of reordering already. In lines that were expected to last through Ihe holidays. " . . o e Not ' the least of the Improvements belng.made In Salem Is In the stores that are being refitted snd rrfurnlfhed and prepared with more elegance than of work of this kind Is being done for heretofore. -, Juat now a splendid piece of work of this kind Is being done for a Jewelry store, and also for a drug tore. Salem has already some of Ihe finest store interiors In the st.-tte. anil the number of elegant ones Is' on the Increase. o.o o "Why. MauJIe.- sald the Salem hus band. "I thought y6u told me you st up til! nearly morning reading this, maaaxlne? "Yes. I did. sh answered. . But none, of .the pags are cut. "You don't have to cut the pages to read about the corsets and hy food." ' iThomas Calt, an Indian from the' Pot tawotomic reservation, got Into serious trouble at Ljeavenworlh, Ksn, re cently, by getting his couxin, Albert Ross, so drunk he could pot testify in cases n which he had been subpoenaed. Thomas Catt is In the habit of getting Into trouble, all over the country. ; o a o - Senator Quay, according to the Phila delphia Ledger.-.wf nt to the Adrion dacks a few weeks ago to prepare for th return home of his family, lie rode up the mountain In a coach that was dlstreaslnHy. tardy and which was followed after, another that. If pos sible, was even slower. He chafed &r a tlme at the pace, and then hit ujn a plan he thought would serve to speed both teams. He lenned over t the driver and -offered a' "dollar If the latter would get ahead of the team front. The driver smilingly nKieed nn then raised hi -olce to say; '"H'-y, I "say. Bill! Bill! luni er rig th side of the roid. will yer? There's ;i guy here .says he'll give me a doll ir If I pass ye. and I'll divide If you m ik ? room! WILL EXPAND NAVY. YOKOHAMA. Ott. O.The J.i'i i:,- ee Cabinet has adopteil the propo-.-d scheme for Naval expannlon. It l.i- volves an annual expeni;turi i ,5-0.000 for three years. v