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BZCTIOSS EACH - TUESDAY AJTD VK1JDAY. 53d YEAR NO. 1. SALEM, I OREGON. TUESDAY. MARCH 17. 19C3. -FIRST SECTION EIGHT PAGES. isstrxo nr nau- TYPHOON ON THE PACIFIC Visits Pearl Islands Accom panied by Tidal Wave SIX HUNDRED ISLANDERS Perished During: Storm and Property Loss Half Mill ion Dollars THREE ISLANDS ARE VIRTUALLY SWEPT AWAY WITH NO MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE LEFT AMERI CANS CAME TO RESCUE TO RE LIEVE STARVATION-. ; SAN FRANCISCO. Marh 1J. The steamer Mariposa- arrived from Aus tralia Unlay bringing additional news of the typhoon and" tidal wave at the Peart Island group in the middle of January. The French Government hag Investi gated the disaster, and ronnu that about 600 Islanders perished during the storm. The property loss is a half million dollars. , . I ; After the wind had subsided and the waters had receded, hundreds of drown. ! natives were found tied to trees near thir places. Iliquierju, one of the isl ands visited by the deluge, was the best able to withstand Its force, as It high est place Ix1 twelve feet above the ocean The residents Hocked to the heights and sought safety by binding them selves to rocks and trees. There they remained, for three or four days,! which th,e stortW swept over the drefo. ful scene. - ' - j "H The islands of Hao, Morakau and III iuleru are virtually washed awajr.j as they are at present little above sea lev!, and are destitute of vegetation. On them man cannot subsist, as the soil has: vanished and the cocoa nut trees are dried up and dead. On the awful nlghf of January 13. during the dark news and driving downpour of rain, par ents tied their little children to their backs and- sought safety. Over their heads rolled the mighty wave, and when the surges retreated Infants and half-grown boys and girls succumbed. The father or .mother would vainly en 'deavor to retain the corpses of their dead but, usually at lengtn naa w don them. ( ' Messrs. Chefflfc"and Allen,, elders of the Mormon Church, and Mr. and Mrs. Ollbert. of the Latter Day Saints Mis sion, passed a terrible night in trees, and narrowly escaped death. OuC on the-surface of the deep the sharks were seen to devour many bodies, while In the lagoon bodies v.-ere floating upon, debris. The story of the fatalities In Morakau. where ninety-five out of 100 inhabitants perished, is extremely sad. It Is: likely that one-fifth of the entire jMjpulation of the Tuamotu group suc cumbed. . About 1000 survivors were In tfanger of starvation, or of perishing from thirst or disease. It wjis to the We're Still Waiting -FOR OUR NEW they're all ox Delayed Everybody's Tliti arrangement of our larger rjoarttrs. Mt-j in nrul reo the new room. It will soon be full of tlic best values ever fitowu in the city. ' 'I OCR XE)V STYLES' IX Spring hoes ARE HEADY FOR YOUR IXSPECTION Let us show you those new Men's Siveatero They're beauties and the prices are like you always find at Ihe Wew Yto Met Salem's Chcaiwst Oui'-Priee Casii Store E. T. BARNES, Prop. c- .-. 1 ; ' " i-.ru-.jvin- n ri.n.yjUkj- .rt-ffcri i-,i-o, . r. riw'V"- ' I . "T '' Jl"""" j rail -mi iru . 1 " " IJM "'u -,u" - -'-' - credit of the Americans that relief from thirst came In the form of condensed water. With primitive machinery. 200 gallons j of fresh water were distilled daily for several days. Food had been sent in .from other islands. Vancouver , B. C, March IS. While both vessels were enveloped in a dense fog, the Pacific Coast Steamship Com pany's steamer, City of . Seattle, ran down the British bark Bankleigh this morning and caused damage which Is variously estimated at between J25.000 and $40,000, ,wft?i the possibility that a thorough survey of the Bankleigh may reveal -more serious injuries than at present looked for. ' , MERGER CASE ARGUMENT '; - ' ' IT BEGINS TOMORROW WHERE THE CASE HAS BEEN TRANS-" FERBED. ' i .: ST. LOUIS, March 1. Arguments in the case of the Department of Justice at Washington against the Northern Securities ' Company of Minnesota, which 'case has been transferred to St. Louis for trial, will begin before the United States Court of Appeals Wed nesday. ' A large portion of the testi mony wUl deal with the transfer of, stocks and bonds and other technicali ties that have interested the financial and railway World ever since the Great Northern- panic In Wall street. It Is stated' that J. P. Morgan, Attorney General Knox and other men of note will be here to take part In the pro ceedings. St. Iuis. March 18. Henry D. Lang, Clerk I of the United States Circuit Court) at St. Paul, will arrive here to morrow morning with papers and rec ords In the case of the United States Government against the Northern Se- eurlties Company, which will be argued In the United States Court of. Appeals Wednesday before Judges Caldwell, Sanborn and Thayer. It Is stated .to day that neither J. P. Morgan nor J. J. Hill will be present during the hear ing .1 . SENATOR DALY CONFIRMED WILL SUCCEED HENRY MELDRUM AS SUREYOR GENERAL OF OREGON. WASHIXOTOX. March 16. The Senate today confirmed the following nominations: John D. Daly. -Surveyor General. Oregon; Jas. N. Kelle , Receiver - Public Moneys, Bowman, Mont. - I Appoints a Judge. Boise, - March 18. Governor Morrison has appointed Lleuten- ; ant Governor James M. Stevens, of BlackXoot. to be Judge of the new Sixth Judicial District, com prising the counties of Fremont, Bingham, Lemhi and Custer. State Senator "Bingham, of Latah county, president pro tern, of the Senate, thus becomes the acting lieutenant Governor. j FINISHED IN THE NINTH. BUTTE, Mont, March 16. Aurelio Herrera tonight knocked out Jack Clif ford in the ninth round of what was scheduled to be a 20-round bout. STOCK OF- the road but Admiring TREATY WILL BE RATIFIED Senate Spent Six Hours in Work on Amendment THE AMERICAN DEFbNSE The Subject of Debate for the Greater Pari of the Day DEMOCRATS CONTEND THAT UNITED STATES SHOULD BE GIVEN THE INITIATIVE WHILE REPUBLICANS SAT L E T IT STAND A BANQUET. ' WASHINGTON, March 16. The Senate spent six hours In executive ses sion today, In Its efforts to pass on the amendments to I the Panama Canal treaty. In preparation for the final vote on the treaty tomorrow. The greater part of the day was devoted to the de bate on the matter of insuring the American defense ' of the canal, the Democrats contending that the United States should be given the Initiative in that respect, and the Republicans urg ing that the Interests of this country are fully safeguarded by the terms of the treaty as It stands. The substitute for the provision of the treaty placinr the defense of the canal primarily in the hands of the government of Colom bia resulted in a. test vote. As a result of frequent conferences since Senator Gorman's assumptioi of the leadership the Democrats cast a solid vote In sup port of the amendment, the Republican voting solidly against it. The vote M'as 24 for the Democratic amendment, to 48 against. During the day Senator Gor man offered a number of bis amend ments, but none of them received more than ten or twelve .votes. The treat j will be ratified tomorrow by a very targe majority, and'wlthout an amend ment. On the final ballot many of the Democratic Senators will vote for it. , Democrats Hold Banauei. Chicago. 111.. ? March 16. Prominen! Democrats, from all parts of the coui try gathered here today to tittend a banquet of the Iloquois Club at the Auditorium HoteL The speakers at the banquet made strong pleas for a unified party, and the adaption of a platform that would meet with general approval. Mayor Harrison, who today was renom inated by. the Democratic city conven tion, was the first speaker. After wel coming the visitors to the city, he re rjponded to the toast. "The City of Chi cago. He was followed by Edward M. Shepard. of New York, who stfoke of the "Present Duties of a Patriotic Opposislon." "Jackson and the Renew al of the Bank Charter" was the topic chosen by Judge Jiidson Harmon, of Cincinnati. Attorney-General under the second Cleveland administration. CREVASSE IN THE LEVEE MEMPHIS, itenn.. March 16. The steamer returned tonijtht from Holly- brush. Ark., and reports that at Trice's Landing, two miles north of St. Fran cis, the levee is over-topped by water for a distance of. three-quarters pt a mile. Water ; Is flowing Over tne em bankment In a stream almost six inch es deep for this space and there Is ev ery indication thaf a. crevasse of this length will be jmade before morning. A force of 500 men is making a heroic ef fort to sack the levee and stop the flow of water. Should the levee break un told damage will.be done. Mmnnhk Tpnn.. . March IS. Toniitht ho wnto.-i rtr th f iftHiHHt nri river are rushing through a . three-quarter mile crevasse In the embankment with a roar that can be heard for miles. This .. . itnt'krtak that has been made in the Virinitv of Memohis but the wa ter H still rising at a rapid rate, and three other points on tne Arkansas te vee. north of Memphis, are In a pre carious condition. ASKS FOR $10,000 GOVERNOR GEER ARRIVES IN 1 MISSOURI AND ADDRESSES THE SENATE. JEFFERSON CITT. Mo.. March. !. Ex-tiovernor T. T- Geer, of Oregon, ad dressed the Senate by Invitation today. in behalf of the Lewis and Clark Expo sition. He asked that the Legislature appropriate $10,000 for an exhibit. . A FATAL ACCIDENT. T jt Thnriir morninr J. W. Wlmer. of Newsonv creek, together with his son started to the timber for a load of wood Arriving at their destination they rro- m1m1 to -ell tree. As It started to fall Mr. Wlmer .remarked that It was going to fall where they had Intended it should. These were his last woras. Tttr a. limb that had been broken off by K. iiinr tne sn ran r back and struck htm on the side of the head wttn suen rm. tut it crushed the skull, killing him Instantly. Crook County journal. ? i FINE BEER CATTLE. A 'drove of 208 fine beeves were driven Into Condon Thursday evening from xt i wtiie fher will be driven to " Ar- iirrinn and uhlnned to TJnkm Meat Co., Portland., The cattle were rea at aj ville on wheat headings by Ralston Stincbfield and Miko-Dukek. and were as fine a lor as one would wish to see. The price was S4.W per hundred pounds delivered at Portland. Condon Times. PRESIDENT TO VISIT SALEM Will Arrive Here on Thursday ITornin? May 21st HIS ITINERARY ARRANGED And Is Now in the Hands of . Railroads for Fixing Schedule WILIi LEAVE WASHINGTON ON MORNING OP APRIL 1ST WILL SPEND TWO WEEKS IN YELLOW STONE THENCE TO ST. LOCIS AND THE WEST. WASHINGTON, March 16. Several Senators and members of the House of Representatives from western states today had a conference with President Roosevelt, concerning the "approaching tour of the West and Northwest. Dates for the President's visits to the cities of the several states to be Included ln his journey were discussed. Few changes were ; made, but the itinerary; of the trip has practically been com-j pleted. with the exception of the tlmej of arrival and dtparture of the Pres ident from a few oaces. Th- Ulnerary is now In the hands 01 tne ranr.. -for an exact determination of the run nlng time. . The nartv w.i leave Washington on the morning of April 1st, and will pro ceed directly via- the Pennsylvania Railroad to Chicago, arriving there the next morning. April 2d will be spent in Chicago. From Chicago the President will so to Madison. Wis., where he will address the Legislature. Thence he will sro to Milwaukee. The next morn ing the President will go to St. Paul and Minneapolis, leaving the latter city ate that night and arriving In Sioux Falls. S.. L.. next morning. " He will spend from the 5th to the 8th In the Dakotas. , He will visit Livingston. Mont, Wednesday, April the 8th, and will arrive at Cinnabar, Mont, at noon that day. The President's - train will be sidetracked there until Friday, April 24th. President Roosevelt, accompanied by Secretary Root and John Burroughs, the poet-naturalist, of New York, will make an extended tour of the Yellow atone National Park, under the guid ance of Major Pitcher, the Park Super intendent. Communication r will be maintained with the President daily during his absence. On April 24th, the President will leave Cinnabar, and will arrive at Alliance. Neb.j April 25th. He w ill visit Kansas and Iowa, and will arrive in St. Louis on the after noon of -the 29th. That night j.nnd April 30th the President will remain in St. Louis, participating In the ceremonies incident to the dedication of the Lou isiana Purchase Exposition grounds. He will be in Colorado May 4th, and in New Mexico on the oth. The greater part of May th wil be spent at the Grand Canyon. Arizona. From the tth to the 19th of May. the President will be in California, four days of which will be spent in the , Yosemlte -Valley and the big tree region. May 19th Pres ident Roosevelt will enter Nevada, re turning to Sacramento the same even ing. May 20th he will be at AshlAnd, Oregon. Thursday morning. May 21st. hetwill spend at Salem, Ore- reaching Port land early that afternoon, where he will remain until-the next morning. From Portland the President will go into Washington, stopping at Chehalis, Cen tralta. Olympla and Tacoma. At Ta coma the President and his entire party will take a boat trip Saturday, May Z30. on Puget Sound, touching at Bremerton and Everett, the trip ending- at Seattle late that afternoon. Sunday, May 24th, will be passed In Seattle. Other Wash ington cities will be visited on May 25th In this order: Elleiisburg. North' Ya kima. Pasco, Wallula and Walla Walla. 'On the morning of Mlay 26th, the Presi dent win arrive at Spokane, remaining there several hours.'' During that day he will stop at Tekoa, Wash, and Har rison and Wallace, Idaho. - The. next morning he .will reach Helens, MpnU and during the day will visit Butte. He will go Into Idaho on Thursday., May 2Stb, S. stopping at Poeatello. Boise. Nampa. Mountain Home and Shoshone. Early Friday. May 29th. he will reach Salt Lake City, Utah. At Laramie, Wyo, May 3th. the President will fleave thp train, and spend May 30th in a manner suitable to f Memorial Day. During the trip the President will make many speeches and many of them will be sustained, efforts of notable import ance. " ' ' , .-..:' ; " ' WILL WAKE A RECORD .COMPANY F ELECTS NEW -OFFICERS AMID THE GREATEST OF ENTHUSIASM. " ' A meeting of Company T, ' Fourth Regiment, Oregon National Guard, was held in the armory" last night for the election of fflcers. ; Lieutenant Colonel J. M. Pool-man presided at the meeting, as Inspector of election- The meeting was called to fill theofllce of captain of the company." made vacant by the resignation of Captain H. A. Kutrx, who has moved to California. ; Charles A. Murphy. who at a former meeting was elected first ' lieutenant, was chosen captain of the company. ( Second Liea tenant Charles L. Dick was then elect ed First Lieutenant,2 and It. Whitney Hoi man was fleeted second lieutenant. Thirty-nine members were present and a great deal of enthusiasm was mani fested over the election, in which there was ho opposition, ' . : These gentlemen are all well known in Salem. as experienced and expert officers, and With such men at the head of the organization. It ought to be brought to a high degree of proficiency and kept there, ; SHAMROCK IIL NAMED, f NEW YORK. March IS. The name of the new Cup Defender, to meet Sham rock III will be Reliance. This was officially announced tonight by the Sec retary of the New York Yacht Club, on behalf of C Oliver Iselltu -; , - , . ; - H0PMEN THE VICTORS : 1 1 1 1 1 . - WERE TOO MUCH FOR THE LAW YERS WHEN THEY GOT WARMED UP. In a spirited and Interesting bowling match at the Illihee Club alleys last ev ening the hopmen of the city scored a victory of three out of four games against the lawyers and won the series by a total score of 864 points against 793. .'.-': . The lawyers won the first game, but the hopmen began to ferment and grew stronger and stronger until they pulled out with the : remaining three games and a decisive victory. On Monday evening next the hopmen and the doc tors of this city will engage in mortal combat and a most Interesting game is promised. B. O. Schucking, for the bopmen. carried off the' honors o? tlic game, making the highest individual score of 172 points. . The total score for" all four game?, by Individuals, follows: Hopmen. Roberts.. . Crossan.. .' Lachmund. Minto.. . . Linn.. .. .. ....142 ....12 ....154 ...142 . ..126 ...172 . ..864 ....113 ...122 ...137 .. ..124 .. ..142 ....155 ..793 Schucking. Total.. ;. Ford.. .. . Wolvertcn. Moore.. .. Bean.. . Martin.: . . Murphy.. . Total.. .. Lawyers. CRUSADE TO SAVE CHINA CHINESE REFORMERS SOON TO ESTABLISH HEADQUARTERS IN AMERICA. NEW YORK. March 16. Secret agents of Chinese progress In this city have received information from San Francisco that the crusade for the lib eration of China is to begin at once. America is to be the headquarters of Kang Yu Wei, the young reformer and exmember of the Tsung H Yamen, who seeks through his society, - the Bow Wong Wui (Society for the Protection of the Emperor), for the purpose of making Kwang Hsui Emperor in fact as well, as In name. Kang Yu Wei. it is rumored, is now on the Pacific bound for this country, and after establishing the main office of his propaganda here, will tour the world, organising branches In the various capitals of . Europe, made up of educated and influential China men of the world. , TO REPRESENT OREGON GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN AP j POINTS DELEGATES TO ' CONFERENCE. Governor Chamberlain yesterday ap pointed eleven delegates to represent Oregon at the National Conference of Charities and Correction, which will be held at AtlantaGeorgia, May 6 to 12. 1303. as follow: W. T. Gardner' W. R. Walpole, Wm. M. Ladd. Mrs. L. W. Sit ton. Hon, Thos. N. Strong, and George B, Hyland. of Portland; G. A. Hartman, Pendleton; Mrs. Henrietta Brown, Albany; C W. James. Superintendent of penitentiary; H. E. Beckers, Superintendent of Re form School, and Superintendent J. F. Ca I breath, of the Insane Asylum. TELEGRAPHERS UNITE TWO GREAT ORDERS OF LIGHT- NING-SLINGERS COMBINE IN THE UNION. WASHINGTON. March 16. The In-1 temational Union of Commercial TeV legraphers and Order of Commercial Telegraphers has been consolidated un der the name of the Commercial Teleg raphers Union of America, Justice Day Improving. ' i - Washington. March 1. The condi tion of Justice Day, of the Supreme Court, continues farorable. OFFICERS OF UNIFORM RANK. At a meeting of Salem Company No. 7. Uniform Rank of the Knights of Pythias, held In their hall In the Hol man block last evening, the following officers were elected: W. P. George, captain; J. i- Lawrence, first lieuten ant: J. L. Freeland. second lieutenant; Carey F. Martin, recorder, and George C. Will, treasurer. Col. D. E. Yoran. of Eugene, w ho Is the commander of this regiment, was present at last night s meeting. The officers elected will be Installed at the Knights of Pythias Castle Hall this evening. The companies 'having steamera In the Alaskan trade offer to subscribe for stock enough In the Marconi company to furnish money for the immediate establishment of wireless telegraph plants along the .dangerous" coast of British Columbia. ' WILL BUILD A BIG NAVY Secretary of Admiralty Sub i mits His Estimates V TO HOUSE OF COMMONS Proposes to Expend Millions of Dollars for Many Vessels WILL COMPLETE THIRTY - FIVE VESSELS THIS YEAR AND ASKS TO COMMENCE WORK ON THIR TY-NINE OTHERS IN THE NEAR UTURE. 1 NDON, March 16. Admiralty Sec retary Arnold Forster Introduce! In the Hi)use of Commons today the naval estimates, providing for the expendi ture of $179,184,205. In the course of anj explanatory statement the Secretary remarked that the estimates were un paralleled in peace or war. ' The Secretary says the Admiralty l i)les to complet. this year six bat tllships. eleven arn.jred cruisers and ore! second-class cruiser, two sloojw of wr, four toriedo boat destroyers, eight torpedo boats, , and three submarine lxi.it. He also asked the. House to sanction the commencement of three battleships of a very formidable type, fdur first-class and three third-class cruisers, four very fast vessels to b used as scouts, fifteen torpedo boat de stroyers and ten submarine boats. PERSONALS Miss Pearl Skiff is visiting relatives ia Portland. J H. G. Meyer ent it Portland yes terday morning. I H. O. White made a business trip to Portland yesterday. J Frank Middleton went to Portland yesterday afternoon. W. E. Finxer, of Woodburn, was a Visitor in Salem yesterday, t J. A. Finch, manager of the Albauy flerald, was a Salem visitor yesterday, i' Col. R. M. Thompson is home from Portland for a few days' rest and re cuperation. j Col. J. M. Poorman. of Woodburn, is in the city, having arrived on the local last eight. I Rev. John Parsons went to Hillxboro' yesterday on business connected with Willainette l,Tnlversit ; Miss Mary Warfield returned last night f rom Eugene, where she attendenl the oratorical contest. ; Hon. W. N. Jones, Representative from Multnomah county,' paid Salem A business ! visit yesterday.1 ! Rev. C. E. Crandall, of Halsey, was In Salem yesterday to conduct th funeral rf Mrs. J. W. Penlcle. John: P. Jones, the traveling pasfwn ger agent pf the Southern Pacific Rail road Company, is in the city. Hon. D.. M. C. Gault, of Hillsboro. visited his son., W. 1L Gault, a printer, at the State House, fctst Sunday. . Mike Krebs, -of Brooks, is Very sir k with typhoid fever, and last night '..was brought to Salem and taken to the hos pital. .. -..v.' Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Bonn, of The Dalles, -arrived In S-ilem yesterday morning to attend the funeral of. Mrs. Woodruff, at Macleay today. Jack Matthews, chairman of the Re publican State Committee, of .Portland, was a Salem visitor yesterday, having some private business to transact, 'l Albert N. Lea is. formerly of the firm of John C Herts Clothina "Comnanv. has accepted a : position as salesman for the firm of A. B. Stefnbach & Co., of Portland. ; President John II. Coleman, of Will amette University, filled the pulpit of the Woodburn M. E. Church on Sun day, and presented the claims of the I'niroraitr '..--.. George C. Reid, who, recently sold his Interest In the firm of Savage & Reid; has acceptel a joaition with the Port land Seed Company, and will move his family to Portland soon. ' ; Mayor C P. Bishop and wife return ed on Sunday, evening from a trip of Idaho. They were, at Boise for a few days, also at .Raker City. Mr. Bishop found business in most lines booming in that section, and the outlook, bright and promising. , AURORA CITY ELECTION. . Pursuant to' notice the city election wa held Tuesday. There was little In terest aken. though a fairly Jarge vote" was polled. -The new council will con sist of the following member; Chris Zimmerman, Wm. Glesy. Geo. Kraus, Jacob Miller and A. F, Will. The votes nearly every freeholder receiving from one to ten votes. A. H.' Will, for city treasurer, had a walk-away,' his elec tion being unanimous but for two votes. This will make his second term. L. We bert was re-elected .as ".-city recorder, hands down. The vote for marshal was somewhat scattered, but Geo. W. Fry came out with a handsome majority, and will consequently be our next mar shaL Aurora Borealis. i . r. j i, ' j Eicppins vn m- vqueaif uuii i n . urn room Is said temporarily to relieve tne worst case of chronic rheumatism,' Chicago News. : 1