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S3d YEA It NO. 8.
SALEM, OREGON. TUESDAY.' MAY 5.: 1903.
FIRST SECTION EIGHT PAGES.
bribery is 1 ,
not Illegal
According to Decision of, the
' U. S. Supreme Court
THE KENTlljCK 1f ATOTES
Respecting Bribery of Per
sons Is D&larfrncon
stltutionai s
OREGON & CALIFORNIA RAIL
WAY COMPANY GETS DECISION
OVER THE OOVERMENT EN
TITLED to oregon Lands
MRS, BURDICfc GETS $25,000 IN
SURANCE. ' "' '
WASHINGTON, May 4. The Su
preme Court of the United States, In
an opinion by Justice prewer todfiy
delivered an opinion in the case of the
United States Marshal James, of Kent
tucky, vs. Henry Bowman, involving
section 507 of the Revised Statutes
respecting the bribery of persons pro
tected y by 1 the Fifteenth Amendment.
;' The opinion affirmed theFdeelsion of
the United States District Court for
the Western District of Kentucky, de
daring that statute unconstitutional.
Bowman was indicted for bribing ne
gro voters In collection with the Con
gressional election - tit' the Fifth Con
gressional District of Kentucky In the
election of 1900. !
' TlAln v. Y. .iil m a w.f, rt
habeis corpus on the around that the
statute was In contravention of the
Federal Constitution. . The District
t'ourt thereupon discharged Bowman
and the Government brought the case
to the Supreme Court, which affirmeJ
the opinion.
Uncle Sam Lost Cass.
Washington. May 4. The Supreme
Court, of the United States decided the
case of the Oregon California Rail
way CottiiKiny vs. the United. States.
n the case involving certain lands in
Oregon which were claimed by the
railroad cornpany'under patents issued
in 18.71 under the Oregon Donation Act.
The decision was favorable to the com
jinny. The contention In behalf of the
United Htates was that the patent had
been issued by mistake as the land In
dispute had. been located, as early as
1853, but the Court held - that, as the
land had not been reclaimed, as re
quired by law, the settlement of 1S53
was not valid. .
Goes to Mrs. Burdick.
Buffalo. N. Y, May 4 By an order
handed down by Justice Kruse, In the
Supreme Court today. Attorney Wal-si-e
Thayer will get 110.000 Insurance
left by Arthur R. Pennell. By the de
cision of the- Court some time ago,
Thayer got S1S.000 of the Insurance
from another company. Thayer's $25.
000, It is understood. wlH go to Mrs.
Burdlck. ,
THE SALOONS .PREVAIL f
. .
AND OLD "BOSSEE- COW MUT
r TAKE HER' GRASS FROM 1;
"i . MANGER.,;- 1
SILVERTON. May 4 (Special). The
city election, which took place here to
day, was a close and Interesting contest
leteen the Law and Order faction,
imi the Tasnavers faction, the Issue be-
fthe enfrcement of the laws as they
stand on the statutes ana ine eniorce
Ing. as declared by the former faction,
men t of the Sunday law, and as the
result was an almost complete victory
tnr th "ian.ivers." every roan upon
their tU ket. except the recorder, having
. . . . s ..
been erfd. It means an, open wwn in
. ih r.itnrt. n it has been in the past.
Thts has been the first election for
years wherein any great enthusiasm
has bn aroused. 183 votes having been
lolled, whereas at the last election only
CO were cast. The question or tne al
lowance of cattle to run at Urge In the
streets, was very closely contested, the
result being 77 In favT .fand "8
against, and old bossee wU be oblig
ed to munch her grass from the manger
and content herself with looking out
upon the tempting lawns and chew her
cud in disappointment. '
- The ticket, as elected today, follows:
Mayor. P. W. Potter; Counctlmen (two
years). L. II. Fischer. H. Y. Bock, and
IT.- R. Ilibbard; -councllmen (one year),
-George gecrest: recorder. X E. Ham
mond (Law .md Order), and treasurer,
: M. J. Adams. f-". .
SHOT HIMSELF ffl CHEST
MARION STOCKDALE, SON OF : A
PROMINENT RANCHMAN, .
COMMITS SUICIDE."-
WALLA WALLA, Warlu. May 4
Debatlng with himself whether It were
better to die and bury his troubles $ith
him or to live and suffer them. Marlon
Stockdale, the son of a prominent Dixie
ranchman, decided the question to his
own satisfaction at t o'clock Saturday
night by sending a bullet from a 38
callbre revolver crashing through the
upper portion of his chest, breaking
ribs, lacerating tissues and starting his
life blood gurgling from the 'wound.
The unfortunate man died two hours
later at the Walla Walla ItosplUL
Stockdale's case of self-destruction
has all the circumstances of a rational
ly planned deed, it I Mid he had been
at outs with certain of his relatives.
over which he bad . evidently ' Wen
brooding. Saturday afternoon he went
to a barber shop, was shaved and had
his hair cut. 'Along; in the shadow oX
the evening; he walked to a point about
half a mile beyond the eastern limits
of the city and shot himself. Persons
in the vicinity hearu; the shot went
to the scene and found Stockdale ly
ing; on the ground with the revolver lying-
by his side, bleeding profusely. To
police officers who later arrived the
dying man said he was tired of tiring.
-My wife." said he, "had nothing to do
with my actions. These were his last
words. : He is survived by a widow,
who lives In this city, and a month-oli
babe. ! ' ,' . s
CONFERENCE IS CLOSED
MANY PREACHERS ASSIGNED TO
THEIR SEVERAL POSTS OF i
' DUTY. .
Tlw conference session of the Evan
gelical Association was opened by the
Bishop. , ."v."
Roll call, after Which II. E. Horns-
cnuch offered prayer. .
The presiding elders "were then ap
pointed to their respective districts: N.
Shupp, to, the Portland district, and J.
E. Smith "to the Salemi district.
The regular work was- then begun
and pushed to a completion as rapidly
as possible.' :. : , -.' " .
Sunday. May 3d. wag a day of great
blessings. Bishop Horn preached at
the First German Church at 10:30 a.
m. The Bishop was at his best and
preached with the power of the. Holy
Ghost. The expression on the faces of
the people showed their appreciation of
good things, and In return gave liberal
ly to the missionary cause.
Rev. R. F. Jameson preached at the
First 'English Church, and a good col
lection was taken here.
The Bishop preached nn ordination
sermon In the First German Church
at 2:30. Three were ordained as deac
ons and, three as elders.
The baptism of a babe,' Gladys Msu
rinei Epperson, was performed by. the
Bishop. ; , - ,
At the evening services the Bishop
preached another masterly sermon. The
Lord's Supper was celebrated and an
other offering was calted for, and a
grand total of over $1350 was secured
for the cause. -
Monday's seesion opened at 9 a. m.
by the Bishop.1 The i forenoon was
spent in regular work. . ; - ; - -
At 3 p. m, 'the Bishop made an .ad
dress to the I ministers and read ; the
appointments.' 4-- : .
Portland District: 'N. Shupp: -Portland.
First German, to be . supplied;
Portland. First Enailsh. G. W. Plum-
er: i Portland. Memorial.- P.; J. Greon; I
Milwaukie. : A. A. Englebart; Lent's
Mission.' E. G. .Eaton; , Little Falls, J.
O. (Coleman; Vernonia. M. .Haverling.
Tacoma, E..L. -Tones. ; .
.Seattle, H. E. Hornschuch. s
Seattle, Grace Mission, to be supplied..-
;. ..
i Everett, to be supplied.
New Whatcom, to be supplied.
t East Oregon, to be supplied.
Salem District J. E. Smith; Salem
Liberty street, E. D. Hornschuch.
Salem. Chemeketa street, T. :R.
Hornschuch.
Jefferson. R. F. Jameson.
Union Hill. F. W. Launer.
Canby, J. K. Elmer. ,
Oregon City, C. . Lucas and P. E.
Tlgardvllle and Newburg, 8. Weln-
ert " :
Monmouth. 8. A. Seiwert.
King's Valley. G. M. Straub.
Sweet Home. J. J. Langenstien.
, Albany, F. B. Culver.
Beulah. W. E. Simpson.
, Eugene, to be. supplied.
, Conference adjourned to meet- at
Jefferson next May.
HAS PASSED AWAY
MRS. MARY GESNER, A PIONEER
OF 1845, DIED YESTERDAY
MORNING.
Another one of the few; remaining
pioneers of the earliest days of Oregon
history has passed away. Mrs. Mary
Oesncr died at her home, 461 Summer
street, yesterday morning, at 1:30
o'clock, as the result of Injuries rVcelv
ed last August. She was visiting a
friend in the country, and fell from the
steps, breaking her hip. Since that
time she has been an invalid, and suf
fered a great deal, and her friends real
ised it was only a matter of time until
the end. ", sr ' .
; Deceased was born In Kentucky,
September 5. 1S2L ; She afterward liv
ed in Indiana and Illinois, where ah
was married. In ! 842, to R.A- Gesner,
who preceded her fifteen years ago. to
the great beyond.' In company- with
her husband in 184S, she crossed the
plains, and.' coming direct to Oregon,
settled on the Gesner donation land
claim, six miles east of Salem, and she
has since lived there and at heryhom
In this city. -
i Eight children are left. Alonxo Ges
ner, Bensert Gesner, Mrs. T. C. David
son. Mrs. Sarah Oerowe and Mrs. H.
Rundlett. of Salem; Dr. V. Gesner. of
ttnAv!ii? Mrs. ' J. L. . Munkers. of
AshUnd. and Mrs. Rebeka Haskell, of
ChehaUs, Washington. . ' .
The funeral services will be con
ducted at the house by Rev. . John
Parsons.' al i o'clock p.'m. Wednesday,
and Interment will be In Rural Ceme
tery. '-v-:- " ' - ' '
HELD SPECIAL ELECTION
? The members of Company F. fourth
Regiment, O. N. G.. held their regular
monthlr meeting in the arnvJfy t the
eltv haU last evening. A spe-ial elec
iion wai held to fill the vacancy caused
by the failure of C. L. Dlk to qualify
as first lieutenant, to which office he
had been elected at a previous meeting.
1L W. Holman was promoted from the
office of second lieotejint to first, and
AL Southwlck was' iected to fill the
vacancy caused by Mr. Holman'a pro
motion. .
IS SHOT DOWN
IN HIS TRACKS
James B. Marcum Victim of
Unknown Assassin
ANOTHER KENTUCKY CRIME
Was Attorney for Fusionists
In Hargis-Cockerel Po
, . litical Feud
BODY LAY UNTOUCHED FOR TEN
. MINUTES, EVEN ' HIS FRIENDS
i FEARINO - TO APPROACH IT
; BOMBS BEING THROWN PROMIS
CUOUSLY IN SALONICA. ' '
LEXINGTON, Ky, May 4. Just af
ter he had finished: Cling the briefs
opening ' the contested- election of
Braethitt county, : ; James B. Marcum
was shot and killed by an unknown as
sassin. . , He fell In his tracks' at the
front entrance of tha court house, at
Jackson, Ky.. and never spoke.
Marcum was counsel for the Fusion-
Ists who are contesting for the offices
of sheriff and other places now held by
the Democrats. As a result of his ef
forts and his sympathy with, the Cock
rell faction in the Hargis-Coekrell feud,
he had for a year been generally re
garded as a "marked man.
Fpr seventy-two days last, year he
was a prisoner in his own home, not
daring even to go out on his porch. De
spite warnings, Marcum ; felt 'safe in
resuming his interrupted practice some
time ago. . This morning he went to tte
court house at Jackson. The corridor
was full of men. Suddenly a shot rang;
out in the rear of-the. corrllor. Mar
cum staggered ajjd as he sank to the
floor another shot was fired. The first
bullet passed through his breast. 'The
next shot passed through the top of his
head.'. f i: ;5. ; : : -j,
The shots' appeared to come from the
doorway, but no one seemed able to
state where the assassin was located.
Marcum's body lay ten minutes un
touched. ' Even bis ' friends feared to
approach the place or touch the body.
, Mn
ept . as to t
number killed, which Is now said to ex
ceed 100. the latest telegrams and mail
advices from Salon la fully confirm the
previous reports of the serious nature
of the outbreak there. Attempts at
throwing bornbs are now being dealt
with summarily. Sunday a man1 dis
guised as a i Turkish ; priest tried to
throw a bomb into the telegraph office
at Salonlca. He was apprehended and
executed on the spot. The news that
Germany has sent a warship to Salon
lca has led the Austrian newspapers to
discuss the probability of European in
tervention. ? ! ;
CHINESE; COMING NORTH
NEW STEAMSHIP LIKE INDIRECT -:
LY BRINGING CHINESE TO
THE STATES.
IjOS ANGELES, Cal., May A. Since
the steamer Curat ao has resumed her
trips down the Mexican coast, touching
at Ensenada as her last Northern Mexi
co port, the movement of Chinese from
that lower country: toward San Diego
and the United States has 'been resum
ed, and on her trip north early in the
week she left quite a bunch . of the
Mongolians at Ensenada to start over
land for the border line. There is a
rumor at Ensenada that first steam
er of the Chinese Commercial Company
which Is to operate: between Hong
Kong and Manzanlllo, and then up the
coast to San Francisco, Is expected soon
at Manzanlllo. and that after she ar
rives there some 2200 Chinese will be
landed whose ultimate- destination is
the United States. I The . next : north
bound trip of the Curacao will probab
by he a profitable one, as far as Chinese
fares are concerned. '
FAILED TO QUALIFY
REPUBLICANS WILL NOT SUR.
RENDER OFFICES TO TUB
t SOCIALISTS ELECT. ; i
ANACONDA, Mont, May 4. Mayor
Stephens.: Republican, and three Re
publican councllmen have refused to
give over their offices to the Socialists
who were elected last month. . The
reason assigned Is that the Socialist
mayor-elect and the three councllmen
failed to qualitfy according to law. The
case wIIT be taken to the courts.
SALEM COMES NEXI
STATE FEDERATION OF LABOR
MAY MEET HERE IN - --
' 1904.
' LA GRANDE, Or.. May 4. The an
na 1 session of the Oregon State Federa
tion of Labor met In this city today,
with ninety-six deirgates present. - It
is understood that Salem- will be se
lected as the next meeting place. .
4 Mr. and Mrs. Frank K. Lovelt, who
have but recently returned from a visit
to California will be at home totheir
many friends, at No. $02 Church street.
on and after May 15.
' Mrs. J C. EmmeL" from'the Chehalem
country, near Newberg. Is In the city,
attending the Evf ngellcal conference..
FRIEND TO THE
FRIENDLESS
Welcomed at Colorad o Springs
by Great. Throng
DELIVERED BRIEF SPEECH
And Was Presented With a
Silver Medal by Admir
ing Negroes
DEPARTED FOR SOUTH AND WEST
AMID STRAINS OF f'AULD LANG
SYNE" PRESIDENT'S GRAND
RECEPTION AND REPARTEE IN
STATE OF COLORADO. .
. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col, May 4.
Twenty thousand people warmly wel
comed President Roosevelt when the
special, train bearing Jhe Presidential
party arrived from Denver at 3 :40 p.
m. The President -was; received by
Mayor Harris, a reception committee
of 200 citizens, the staff of Governor
Peabody, which - had reached, the
Springs on an earlier train, two com
panies of the Colorado National Guard
and a long line of uniformed men ex
tending from the Rio Grande depot to
the Antlers Hotel and forming an ave
nue through which the reception com
mittee escorted, the President to the
Antler's Hotel. , two blocks distant,
where the President addressed a great
audience.
Presi Jent Roosevelt spoke briefly on
the responsibilities of citizenship. Fol
lowing the speech, the reception com
mittee presented the President with a
silver medal in the form of a square,
with this Inscription, "The President.
President of the People, a Friend to
the Friendless.
The President thanked the commit
tee of colored citizens, and said: "The
only thing to do Is to do the square
thing." At 5:15 o'clock, to the music
of bands playing "Auld Lang Syne,"
the special train pulled out of the sta
tion for the south. 5 :
; A Deafening Farewell,
Pusblo, Colo., May 4.- The siren
whistles of the steel .works and smelt
ers this -evening snnndarl. a .lfrantnz
good-bye to President Ropsevelt as his
train sped away to tne ' soutn ana
West, -after a remarkable1 welcome to
him by a hundred thousand people of
the Arkansas valley. - -
Respects Te the President.
Rome, May 4. Today Emperor Wil
liam received. In private audience, the
members of 'the diplomatic corps in the
order of their seniority Ambassador
Myer was the fourth pn the list. The
conversation between him and His Ma
jesty lasted for;; some time and was!
quite confidential.; but it can be said
that the Emperor, asked 'about Presi
dent Roosevelt and charged the Am
bassador to send him his respects.
TRIED TO WRECK TRAINS
CONNECTICUT TRAMPS CAUSING
POLICE OF STAMFORD MUCH t
TROUBLE.
STAMFORD. Conn, May 4. Thejx
llce authorities are patrolling the rail
road tracks and closely guarding the
woods at Selecks Cut, -between South
BeacH and Stamford. In an effort to
capture a party of tramps ' w ho. It Is
believed, attempted to . wreck two
train's. The accommodation train, west
bound, as it entered the cut, crashed
Into a huge pile of railroad ties, which
had been placed : close to the outside
rails. The engine struck the obstacle,
but was not damaged, but the first two
cars had the steps torn off and the
sides of the cars were badly damaged.
When the ' matter was reported to
the police In this city a patrol of offi
cers was sent back along the tracks,
and on what Is known as track No. 2,
two logs were ! found stretched across
TC0E GLEAN . BTQB
'.. . j', -, - , - : ,. f. !
Th nharantfir' nf
manner in which it is kept If a store is clean and well kept the
merchandise must of jdburse be new, fresh, clean and' in perfect
condition. Everything in our store is on the move there is no
stagnation, the goods are handled every day; They come in and
aire sold before we hardly get acquainted with them. You never
get a damaged, shopworn, or motheaten article in our store.,
the rail?. After the logs had been re
moved they saw seven or eight men
hurrying through the woods, and It Is
believed these are the men whe at
tempted to wreck the train. - .
A MANIAC AT LARGE
JOSEPH KI$6 RAN THROUGH THE
STREETS OF SCRANTON, CAUS
ING v CONSTERNATION.
LOCKPORT. N. Y May 4. The vil
lage of Pekin has been terrorized by a
man who .gave his name as Joseph
King, of Scranton, Pa. He ran through
the streets armed with two coupling
pins, threatening all whom he met. An
attempt was made to arrest him. but
he charged through the crowd, dashed
into the Methodist church and forti
fied himself, in the belfry. The deputy
sheriff went up to the tower, draxxed
the man down by one leg; and disarm
ed him. The prisoner was held for ex
amination as to his sanity.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
WashIngtonTMay 4. There were no
Important, developments today In the
investigation of the frauds at the
Postofflce Department. '
Washington. May 4. Signor Mayor
Des Planches. Italian Embassador, will
leave here in a few days' for a trip to
San Francisco and the Pacific Coast.
May Fight Any Moment.
Victoria. B. C,May 4 Advices were
received by the steamer Olympia. which
arrived today from Yokohama, that the
Chinese arc hurrying from New
Chwang (n alarm as the result of th
dispatch of the Japanese and British
warships in consequence of the non
evacuation Of New Chwang by the
Russians. The whole trend of the
news received by the Olympia to the
19th instant, is of warlike preparations,
rush movement of warships, etc, Japan
and Russia are seemingly both getting
ready for hostilities in the event of the
Manchurian embroglio resulting In war.
Yomiuri. of Toklo, states that In New
Chwang, Port Arthur, Talienwan and
neighboring localities a collision be
tween Japan and Russia is considered
inevitable and that the opening of hos
tilities Is expected at any moment.
. PERSONALS
Dick Daniels, of Dallas, Is in the city
on business. .
Mrs. S. A. Koser has returned from a
two weeks' visit to relatives In Port
land. i.
Prof. A. M. Sanders, principal qf the
Roseburg public schools, was in the
city yesterday.
John C. McCue, a clerk In the custom
house at Astoria, was doing business In
Salem yesterday. J - -' '.--
Dr. A. A. Je'ssup has returned from
Portland, where he attended a meeting
of the State Dental Society.
Prof. Francesco Seley is home again,
after having spent several weeks In a
Portland hospital with typhoid fever.
Rev. E. W. St- Pierre' went to Astoria
yesterday. He will occupy pulpits there
today, and he will also take up the
work of the Oregon Prisoners Aid So
ciety, to the supeflntendency of. which
he was elected at Its meeting In Port
land on last Tuesday. . Mr. St. Pierre
will be a very busy man in carrying out
the program mapped out for him. In
caring for the men released from the
Penitentiary, and doinsr various other
work looking to the lessening of crime
in Oregon. .
Statesman classified ads. bring quick
results.
MUST ABANDON
UNTIL
BLAIRMORE. N. W. T, May 4.
Smail slides have been coming down
from Turtle mountain at Intervals dur
ing the past thirty-six hours. This
morning the largest rock slide since the
first disastrous one occurred and caused
much uneasiness among the handful of
officials left In Frank. Those who had
portable property began to remove it
this morning,, but when the big slide
came, they fiea precipitately. The Gov-
. ' ' - " ' "' " " ......... .
ths store is shown most
:SVEE2ES)DlipG GQE2E:
RUSSIA WILL
FIGHT FIRST
Before She . Will Grant Lease
of Liau Lands I
MUST ASK HER CONSENT
Before She - Will Allow Any
New Ports to Be
Opened
MINISTERS OF POWERS ARE AP
PREHENSIVE COMPLEXION ...OF
JAPANESE AND RUSSIANS
MAY COME TOGETHER.
PEKIN. China. May 4. Minister
Conger, Mi". Towtey. the British
Charge, and M. Uchlda, the Japanese
Minister, have had several Interviews
lately with Grand Secretary Ching on
th Russian-Manchurfan negotiations,
M. Plancon, the Russian Charge D'Af
f aires, has issued. a statement assert
ing that the only conditions formula ted
are those necessary ror the protection
of Russian Interests. ' .
The text Instead of absolutely pro
hibiting the opening of new ports and
admitting foreign Consuls. prohibit
these steps being taken without Rus
sia's consent, which the Interested par
ties construe as meaning the same
thing.
The clause was particularly distaste
ful to the representatives of the Inter
ested powers is the prohibition against
granting concessions of leases of. land
in the valley of the Llau river to other
prowors, which, it is asserted. Russia
would; take extreme measures to pre
vent. : . - ' ' . '
BASEBALL UAMbS.
National League. V
Philadelphia. Pa., May 4. Brooklyn.
5; Philadelphia. 0.
. Ccincinnati. O., -May 4. Cincinnati.
4; St. Louis. 1. -
Pittsburg, Pa, May 4. Pittsburg. C:
Chicago, 3. - V
American Lsjigua.
Chicago, May 4.--Chicago, 6; Detroit.
5. : - ; " -
St. Louis. Mo-May 4. St. Louis. 6:
Cleveland, 1.
Boston. Mass, May 4. Boston, 9 ;
irw IVIA, 'Ala . v. pi iv,
Philadelphia, 3. ,
Pacifio Coast League. -
Portland, Ore, May 4: Los Angeles.
4; Portland, 3. f .
Seat tie,' Wash,' May 4. San Fran
cisco, 10; Seattle, .
BRIEF TRAILERS.
It often requires hard work to. make
an honest living, and. always harder
work to make a dishonest one.'
. Occasionally the truly good citisens
takes the widow's last Mollar and then
contributes a nickel of It. for the rene
fit of the other heathen. Chicago Jour
nal. ! " 4 .
It is easier to be a philosopher than
it ! to make a living at It-
Statesman .classified a as. Turing quick
results.
FRANK
DANGER IS PAST
ernment engineers went to the moun
tain this morning to mark out blasting
spots, and cl"ar o.T the loose roclu Re
newed fears of a flood have been ca used
by the unexpected rising of the river.
Vancouver, B. C, May 4. A special
to the province from Ottawa -says that
the Dominion Government has been no
tified that, ho one 4s allowed to remain
In Frank or .come to the place for fear
of another slide. '
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distinctivelv bv the