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1SSCKD IX BEXMrKEKIT (KCTI058 KACH TUESDAY AXD FB1DAT. MINEWQRKERS ON THE STAND " ''' - f - -' ' " ' -:- "' ' 5 Testified That Markle Com pany Refused Employment ON ACCOUNT OF THE UNION J r.' And Had Evicted Them From Their Houses for Same ,! 'Cause AIJLEGED TEST ; PER CENT IN CREASE IN' WAGES AltTCIl'riN -DOUBT ON ACCOUNT 'OF -RISK : IN' PRICE OF COMMODITIES AKp RENT." !! j " ' .... SOEANTON. rx. ',mc. 8. Almost the "'entire time of today's atssion of tho.woal strike commission wiv taken by the mine workers presenting their side of ,h he controversy with G. B. Mark.lc, jin the Ilazelton region. The miners placed witnesses on the stand :whd gave testimony, to show that the company reruseu ; to empjoy mem dc caune they belonged to the union, had evicted thorn from their houses for the same cause, that the docking system was intolerable that the question of the men getting 10 per cent increase I r -weighs granted as a result of the 1900 strike Is much "in doubt, because the men do not now how the company Is figuring Ii out; that the price of powder, i which enters Into the commu sxssss VHEY'REW: READY HOLIDAY il DOLLS, GAMES, BOOKS, FANCY STATIONERY, r TOILET CASES, WOIlk BOXES ALBUMS ; COLLAR ANJ) dUPF BOXES, PHOTO CASES, SHAVINTi SETS, PEUFDMEUY, EMBK010EHY SQUARES STAMPED LINENS, TABLE LINENS, j RIBBONS, LACE CURTAINS, FANCY SHAWLS, STAND COVERS, And all kinds of fancy trinkets ! suitable for presents: hnr Extremely Low Prices apply to Ho1 idav Qoods as well as to all regular lines. Don't lorjret. the practical yresentg. (me yonr friend a new Overcoat, a pair of Shoes a new Suit, They will appreciate the spirit, of the gift and will find the article useful. - : :; : : - ::' : : : : ,1 ! krcry.ms la the StoreJXarRcM Bed RocH OOOSSSO Casft Prices. OOOOOOO i Salem's Cheapest One-Price Gaoh - O.r. '' - j j. - j ' , ' " ;7 SALEM. OREGON. TUESDAY. DECEMBER . 190. V J '( FIRST SECTION KGHT fAOES. tation -of the Increase, bra tn nt. and that the si been Increased, but the wages ' have 4 Two Hungarian women told, on the wm,.x, now in? .Mamie I'omwny de ducted the house . rent from the last wages of their husbands who mere Killed in the mines. There was a flurry ; this afternoon u hen Lawyer Ira If- Tiurna nf sm. ton, for the independent companies re- ierru to the President of the United StaUs as "Teddy" Risisevelt. The re mark, brought out' an cmnhatln nhW. tion from Brigadier Genera! Wilson ana the .general , was ; sustained by Chairman Gray. J r ; . vV- The", commissioners txl.iv marie an other request upon the companks- to present the figures as quickly as pos sible. . t . TO BE NAMED "EAGLE' POPULAR BECAUSE. OP ITS . NA I TIONAL ASSOCIATION AND BROAD SUGG EST! VEN ESS. NEW YORK, Dv. 8. When the new cup yacht Is launched from U, Ierr shofs shop in April, says the Herald, she will probably be christened the Eagle. The information . upon which this statement Is gased r is considered most reliable. The name will bo popu lar because it Is representative and national.- It suggests strength, speed and fearlessness. It is a good r.-yiling name and every American yachtsman with a dash of ? iatriotf.sm ' in : his vein will shout his hardest when the Eagle., the new defender off America's cup, glides Into the water. " , Should the Eagle survive the trials for the selection of thecup defender and meet the approval of the commit tee on the challenge whfe'h they come together in Newport to. name the boat that will represent the club in the in ternational races there should be no fear for the cup. ; ' ' ;- W. D. McGee left last night for Red Bluff, Cal., where- he expects to spend the winter. '- J v "-. Commercial and Chenitketa Sl3- GOODS - - ; " " "- : OBJECTED TO AMENDMENTS Of the Committee on Immigra tion BUI ; - EDUCATION TEST- CLAUSE And striking: Out Section Pro hibiting Sale of Liquor in Capitol THE THREE DOLLAR PER HEAD TAX ON IMMIGRANTS PRINCI PAL TOPIC FOR DEBATE SEN ATE COMMITTER 4. AGREED ON REPORT OF HOUSE. j "WASHINGTON, Dec. 8. The Senate today adopted all the committee amendments to the Immigration Bill with the exception of the one pre scribing an educational test and also the action of the committee In striking out the section prohibiting, the sale of intoxicants within the Capitol Building and then laid aside the bill until to morrow to pass a number of the un objected Pension Bills. The amendment fixing a three doilar per head tax on each immigrant i-o injf into the United States f urnlsbed the principal topic for the debate. Strike Commission Bill. Washington. Dec. ' 8. The Senate Committ9e on Appropriations today agreed to the- report of the House reso lution appropriating $50,000 for the Anthracite Coal Strike Commission. The. bill will be amended so as to provide that the officers of the (iovern- ment sorvinsr on the Commission will not receive double compensation, but a provision will be 'made for their ex penses. Caraas, Dec 8. The German Buh boat Panther has arrived at Ia Guay ra. The English cr&iser Indefatigable has left Acua Dulce for, Trinidad on a special mission. MARSHFIELD SHOOTING BITTER FEUD .BETWEEN GAM BLERS RESULTS IN A DE LIBERATE MURDER. - MARSHFIELD. Or, Dee. 8. Ahout 10 o'clock Saturday night, in back room of the' Clay More saloon. "I Vic" Engle. a gambler, shot Tom" H.-irkr. another gambler, so that he diil a few minutes afterward. The st.uy. of eye witnesses Is substantially as follows: ; Barki-r was dealing a Kaitit? of stud poker in the back room of the salotm. Engle entered tht saloon and stopped tor a moment at. the bar, arid It was noticed that h had been drinking heavily. I to made the remark tlmt h- would go back and smoke 'a little, and I passed into the back room. Going to 1 the table where the gnme was in pwg ress, he leaned over, bet ween two of the pla3-ers. anl fired four or fiv- shot in cjuick succession at Barker, who was still seated. , He then ran out of the door of the 'saloon, up the street to Rroadway. and turned north. Bark er arose from his chair and walked around the table, seating himself Id another chair. , Dr. MeCormaek -was summoned nt ence; but the man had breathed his last a few moments before the doctor's ar rival. Three shirts had taken effect in his, right arm near the shoulder, and one In his right side, the latter caus ing hi death. Barker was' a" man .about 60 years- of age, and wasi quite well Jtnownn the Bay, having spent considerable " time fc-re in the past. Engle was' captured this morning about 5 o'clock by Night Marshal MeColloch. and as he win be ing taken to jail Engle said; "If I killed him I shall die happr;". " . . n i .. , .. , , I r FRISCO MARKET STRONGER ON ACCOUNT OF ISSUANCE OF , OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE STOCKS. SAN FRANCIStX), Dec, S. The local heat market was ereatlr strength ened today by posting on 'Chinge of tv omciai report oi, ne mocks i flour and grain remaining In .California on December 1, 1902. Including the flour reduced to wheat. jh stork oi wheat In the state December 1 amount ed onl In abuot 321.000. tons srainst about 621.000 tons at the same time last year, and It was figured by the author ities on the-exchange that the wheat crop of this year hag been something less than 600.000 tons. This showing put. fresh : vigor. Into the bull interest tor:it is apparent Um the t resent stocks of wheat will barely suffice for the borne needs and the ex port requirements" before another crop ran lw nlhMvd. mrnl Drice. both for speculative options and spot lots, had a sharp advance. i - x ; In the cash mark the large boiters raised thlr bids to $1.33 r cental for No; 1 shipping, and 1. for choice Olub. i ' Great Industrial Meeting, i Vow York. Dee. 8. Tb first annual meeting of th industrial aepartment Of the National Civic Federauon wnicn convened today in th rooms of the lUv rd of Trade. as attended by near ly 200 represntaUres f" j the great corporations and labor ergntsUns and distinguished citizens Interested tn thd aolutlon of the question concern ing the relations of capital and Hbor, Setsator Marcttt A. Hinns was pres ent and delivered an address of wel come to the delegation. '- SITUATION IN CARACAS British and German, Legations Are Closed? MINISTERS BOARD VESSELS The Demands Are Received in Surprise by the Foreign Ministers MINISTERS LEFT WITHOUT NOTI FYING THE GOVERNMENT . TO AVOID HOSTILE DEMONSTRA TION . ACTION UNPRECEDENT ED AND REGARDED AS A BLUFF. CARACAS, Venezuela, Dec. Brlt isb Minister W. II. D. I lag gins, ard German Charge d'Affatres Von Pll-grim-Baltaxstl left Caracas this after noon for La Gursiyra, where Minister Haggins went on board the British cruiser Retribution and Herr V-in Pil-grim-Baltaszl boarded 4he : German cruiser Vi net ta. Both the British and CJerman legations have been closed. Yesterday afternoon the British Min ister and the.German Charge D'An.lros deposited at the private residence of Foreign Minister Lopez Barralet, their separate demands, the British liefng tr a settlement of the. claims and otl. -r matters arising out of the last rev olution and the German demand being for a settlement of the interest on tjerman? loan and other claims. The demands are without any speci fication as to the time given for an answer, but they are in the form of an ultimatum. The Ministers left Cara cas without previously notifying the Venezuelan Government, perhaps in order U avoid any hostile Jenionst ra tion. . " The handing in of the demand of cu h a nature at the private res!d?nc of the Minister. forgetting all diplomatic ruls. is lellevel In some, quarters to be without precedents Th 'actual sit uation is Incomprehensible jiere. , . ' Up to this morning no one appeared to know anything ubout the Anglo German projected demonstration. The l-reign 'Minister said he con.-sl.Vre.i the tueiwcs on the part of Germany t. Im- Inadmissible, and that any threat would be only "Ballon D'Esai," as, for England, said the Minister, she had no grounds for aggression. The 'Mivcrnmpnt has made no mili tary preparations' at La Guayra. Th Venezuelan . citizns . covisidered .'he thn-at of the demonstration as'a. bluff. JEFF AND FITZ TODAY BOTH IN FINE CONDITION AND A 'LIVELY SKIRMISH 1H AN TICIPATED, i . PO UTLAN1 , Or.. Dec, 8. The tax ing exhibition between James J. Jeff ries, heavyweight champion of the world, and Robert Fitzslmmons, the most noted of pugilists, which takes place at th Ezpoxition Bulldtng Tues day evening, promises to pack the house, as sll local lovers of the manly1 art. are anxious to see the big fellows mix things up. The preliminary events wIU-Te tho best ever seen in the -club rooms and promise- to surpass many of the main events. Swanson, the "busy Swede," and young Kenny will appear in a four round mix-up. This will be followed, by a ten round bout between Freeman, the husky Oregon CUy youth, and young Murray. Bor the lKya have been training faithfully, and are-in first class condition, and wilt put up a fast go. Both are anx ious, as the winner has "been promised a go with the winner Of the tiwanson Kenny bout. Larry Oleason, the well known Chicago-lightweight, and the "Klrby Kld"L arrived from the Sound, where they he been putting the fin ishing touches on their condition, ltoth are In fine fettle and an Interesting mix-up will be the result. AGENT COMMITS SUICIDE ALBANY MAN TAKES IIIS LIFE DURINO A MKbANCUOLT spell. . -': John Turner, the O. C & E. agent at Albany, shot and killed himself at his home In that city yesterday about 1.80 p.. m. , The particflars of the tragedy could not be learned last night, farther than that the shooting was either accidental cr done with ruicidal Intent. A. broth er of the unfortunate man. R. R. Tur ner, of Perrydale, was seen at the de ot last night as he'took the train for Albany. Ha said he hal received a message from fcls aaughter. who was fctopplng with tliej: family of the d,ead man in Albany, conveying the sad In-tt-ilfgence of his brother's death, and lie took a team and Lx once drove to Sa-I-m. where he arrived just in time tf catch the train which leaves here fr ihf south about 6:20 p. m. The killing, t c said, was a deep mystery so far as h: knew, as his brother was la good htalth and he could assign not the slightest reason for suicide. The fatal wound was inflicted In the left temple with a 8-callbre revolver, and death was no. doubt Instantaneous. The deed Is generally tlteved to have teen the resu'.t of an attack of melan choiia. Ken are narer God than the atircJ. as the sons are closer .than the serv THE ILUIIEh BOWLEGS 9 t . 1 PREPARING FOR A MATCHGAME WITH MULTNOMAH TEAM ; ' NEXT SATURDAY. ' - A bo.wling. contest was lield at the Illihea Club last night, between twel- of the bowlers of the club, made up of the following fteams: Mlnto Team A. A. Jessup, R. Cart wright, C D. Gabrlelsoh. C: S. Moore, D. C. Minto, B. O. Schucking; otal number pins," four games. 876, Hatt-h Team H. E. Hatch, R. II. Coshow, J. F, Hughes, J. J, Murphy, D. ; IT. James, W. P. JdcNary; total number of pins, 8C. Each team won two games, the Minto team winning out by nine pins. Dr. Cartwright made the highest -re. with a. total number of pins of 177, an average .of j V4. ..- 1-' . The Multnomah Club of Portland will bowl a match game with t!e Illihee Club. Saturday night m-xt. and the - following eight men--'.from the llihee Club tavet b-en selected for practice until Saturday, when, six will be selected for the team to bowl with the1 Multnomah Club: Cartwrlght. Hatch. MeNary, Mlnto, Jeesup. IIughs, Hoyt, Gabrtelson. FOR PARDON OF SHEETS ) . -' ' : : WALLOWA 'COUNTY PEOPLE ASK FOR RELEASE' OFAN ERRING BROTHER. - Gov. T. T. Geer receives from' one. to three petitions for exeeutrve clemency every day, iwid yesterday was no ex ception to this rule. A petition was re ceived from Joseph, Wallowa ii-..lN signed by sixty-four people,, and en- doresd by District Attorney , Sanjuel White and Judge Robert Eakin. ;lhe trial judge, asking for the jpardon.of Jake Sheets, sent to the Penitentiary in 1901. on the charge of arson, he hav ing, while intoxicated and an inmate of the Joseph city jait,:et fire to that structure. The petitioners assort that the young man,. who is a sufferer from spinal jnenlngitls, tuu been sufficiently punishments, that his parents are aged and need his help, and that the well being of society will not be Injured by his release MOTION OVERRULED . BACKHAUS-BUELIS 'CASE ' CON TINUED. OVER Tr FEBURARY - TERM FOR TRIAL. In the case of. A.' F. Backhaus vs. F. Wi ltuells. et' aL, Judge .'Geo H. Burnett yesterday overruled the de fendant's motion for judgment on pleadings. The plaintiff's motion v to postpone, cause, sujltaiiied, and cause continued to next gular term, which convenes in February. This Is an action brought to recover the sum of $2300, the-alleged value of certain hops that plaintiff claims were contracted by him at 12 cents per Iund. and the delivery of which was refused by the defendant, and.also the further sum of $1500 as damages. De fendant contended that the question of the validity of the alleged contract having been,-passed on by the same "-ourt. that such fact served as a bar to. the further hearing of the case, rn passing onr this question, the court held that there are other questions In volved In the case, and that It should have a. trial 'before a. jury.; TO ABOLISH GIRL TRAFFIC WASHINGTON. IVc. The Brest dent ttslay sent to the Senate a gen eral international agreement in, the shape of a ..treaty for the suppression of the traffic In girls for llKgitimatt punseS.' . Legal U:anits, statesman Job Office. i :i if lowing will give you an idea Fiiolvinay or Snow FlaeHuitiag) in Mack anl llue, rtgnlar $i 75 values, einl. . . Cravcnetti Suiting in gray and fjret'ii inixeii (I -f O colois, extra got) values for $2.25 Hfe'ial . . P X sOO Antiure Suitings in Lrown, red, tan and navy, PQC lingular $125 values, VaU price. . . . .. j 0 Chalkliite Suitings in delf blue and red, reg- C 1 " A C ' ular $1.35 values, sjiecial thin week . . vr 3 Pninella Walstinn in jiuK, gray, tan and red. . CfC regular 7tki qualities, wile price. . , - ... . ... ... JO 'French1 Flannel for waitings, n pink, blue, Q C navy and red, worth 50c. 6fecial ............. O ' We are better alle to terve jroa witb caod vzUts 2.1 this Cz psrUnest tb23 erer ttfsn.. Osr sales-fcrce Is csw at its Lest, serera! new, experienced clerks bare teea ziiii fcr lit tz'M:y trzit. . ULTIMATUMS t PRESENTED By Great Britain and Ger many to the GOVERNMENT VENEZUELA Demanding an Immediate and Satisfactory Settlement of ; Their Claims A BEASONABLi; TIME HAS BUHN GRANTED FOR COST BO'S GOV ERNMENT TO SATISFY ALL CliAIMS UNDElti THE PENALTY ) F S I : IZURE O F Ct STO Ms5. .".LONDON, lec. 8. Jrrat .Britain and Germany , have v-presented 1 1 1 r ultimatum to Vcnexucla, which will le followed by the seizure of the customs unless a satisfactory sctti incut Is forthcoming within a brief period. -v ' .The ultimatums have time , limit, but the exact date cannot be ascr taincd heret ' The for'lgiifiil'-e states, with regard to the limit. "Tt is a re .;L.'o time In which 'Vcnegucla. ran satisfy the injured governments. Bth nots are' practically Identical, tl thuugh the amounts of the claims, differ.- The holes merely reiterate tlw continued disregard by. the Vent-zu Ian Government of- all 'our representatives specify in their claims and dvmand lrn- meIJate action on the p.irt of Prsi dent t'astm's Government In Cfinnec tlon therewith" v-iThe . foreign;.' office says: "Thr Is not the slightest dfsir to' coerce Vn exuela, nd If a'rfy answer had been made to our repeated irlests and de- inaniiK no nui a action, as now iukh would have txen iiroi-ei'rtiJ with'. It was-the xrslstcfiT and Insujtlng disre gard to all the representative aliens, which comtetted us to move. It la now ttM late In the" day fr anything but purely diplomatic arrangements fr the satisfaction of -our Injuries, "When the fleets have asSi-nible.l there Is si- a reel y any "time to deal with bankers and a financial settle ment, which Should have been sugK.-Ht-ed long ago, and would have bi't wtlcomeil by Ixith Germany and our selves, llowevc-r.'any Ixma fide prip osition will receive careful attention. Th . Reconstruction In -omm'rclal af- taiin ib uinnn iiyiiri I linn I nr- niii- Nation and It tle recunst ruction' of the Venezuelan flisnces cm be mrmii. idished to the-satlKfactlon of our diplo matic claims ahd Indlvidunl losses, both Germany and' -Great Britain will have achieved their ends." . CHANGING IRURAL DELIVERY -''.' BOXES. ORES 1 1 AM, Or., .Dec'. $. Tfie rural free delivery iwitrons ate changing their boxes for new ones, whh h wcra approved by the PotttofnVe 1 hfpartnjent. The nes at present In use I11 rmt rnmc up tOwlhe requireirH'nlS, but were allowed for j time. They mupt now be discaFi-d anil new loxes t-ike their ptax-eti. If the rural free dliv-ry Is still desired. Tho; patron- were at first. loath to gTVe up to 'the onvi tion of (hinging, but it will Im; but a short time imtll alt or marly ail at le.t Will" be supplied with pew IxiXes. Unparalleled Sale of Dress Gdnds Kvery ie't; of I )iv.-s ( i ikkIs . in llie hUh-Ic -will ' ni vn kaI tliiMfnk at low it' prices tliau' evrr. IwforfV ' Hjmrc will iit jwriuit Hi to nien tion fill the gool tiling, lut tlie fol- of whit wear doin: $1.28 T, BAIIXE3, Pnp.