1 AN f ' 1 ! - s i ' j 1 - j 1 If . e: ; . --4 53d. TEAR NO. U. f SALEM. OREGON. FRIDAY, MAT 23, 1503. oECOND SECTION EIGHT PAG E3 IF.? " ." I mS1' I II I II 'I III., .1 I, - II. I . I II I 1 ' TXXKX.T "nOTIOHS SACH YCTCSDJLT AJTt &1DAT. : v ' 1 WIRE SIGHED -AQHEEIENT - ' 4--. L " Bremerton OfflcUb'Bnniat :Speeclyl9 Tin:e; -: ... by navy' ppARTr.irrr Promise to Close Saloons and Keep Them Closed for All time NO LICENSES TO BB ISSUED TO SALOONS ON STREETS LEADING TO NAVY YARD OR IN TOWN IF , NECESSARY A CASE 1ST COURT AT PRESENT TIME. SEATTLE. Wash., May 28. After a conference' this afternoon between a special committee from the chamber of commerce, of Seattle, the mayor and councilmen of Bremerton, and Com mandant Bleeker, of the Navy Yard, the following telegram was sent to Sec retary Moody, of tile -Navylr i' .'' . "We, the mayor and alt the members of the city council of Bremerton, do hereby agree that no license shall ..be Issued for any saloon on streets lead ing from the iowh wharf In Bremerton to the it gate ef the Navy Yard and i inatt ii tne ixevy Department requests It. no license shall be IssueiWor any saloon In the town"bf Bremerton dur ing our term of office." ' ' May Blew Them Up. Seattle. Wash., May 28. Mayor Croz ton. of Bremerton Las employed a spe cial attorney to prosecute the. caes of saloon men who are selling, liquor Il legally and declares that there will be no more temporizing with that element. Attention will first be devoted to' clos ing up the saloon of John Pulles. who was yesterday found guilty, pf running without a license, pending the decision -of his case by the higher court. .Un less the saloon can.be closer .by legal means .within nr-fcew -days there are threats (hat other means will be em ployed. , . . . V-... KILL MEN By COnTltAcf 8TATEN ISLAND INVITES SHOOT ING OF SAVAGES AND ES !' CAPED PRISONERS. liWil SAN FBANCISCO, May 28. Captain J. K. Wiggins, formerly, of the Forty fourth Volunteer Infantry in the Phil ippines, has arrived here on the Cos tnos liner Menes from Patagonia where hm has been gold mining for a year past He says that the Argentine republic has a penal colony made ' up- of - life timers fiom the military and; clfil courts located on Staten . Island; ;-A, short time ago. while moving the pri son to Ushuaiah. fifty of the prisoners escaped, got arms and ammunition and have since been terrorizing the. resi dents. Murders have been of dally oc currence, and the situation became so serious that the Government Is ued or ders that the, desperadoes were to be shot on sight. The day before' he took the steamer at Punta Arenas the chief of police was killed. , V The Government has 'also offered a reward of one pound sterling for the head of every Onaha. a savage tribe in the Interior, that remains. .... J. K. Riff el. a sheep ranch'- from Terra del Fuego. another arrivsl on the same steamer, says that the average Is about a wreck a week on the Terra slat Fuegati shore, and Just before. he left for California a British bark was brok en up In his vicinity.- to be" made auractiVe XEW BAND STAND IN MARION SQUARE WILL BE PAINTED ; TODAY. . r , "" ;.. The work of painting the new band stand In Marlon Square will be begun this morning. The body ot the, ftand win be painted white and. the roof red. sna when completed. will W. most at tractive building.. At the next meeting of the Marion .iuire Improvement league, which will be held at the tome of .Mrs. J..M. Lawrence, on Tuesday of next week, a committee will be ap pointed , to decide upon a . fountain to be placed in the Park. ,The location of the fountain will not be selected by the ladles of the League until the city council decides upon a . plan for the building ot th walks ; , through the square. - "I.-". ' ""'""'''.-'.''" A committee will . probably be ' ap pointed by the League to wait upon the members of the council; tri reference to this matter at the next reguUf tottneit meeting. ' It l hoped that the council will see fit to take steps at once to. bring the quare to he desired grrade and to build the walks, and when this Is done the .enterprising ladies of. the League will: te able to proceed with the' beautifying: of Sulemls natural Park.. ' TO ORG AHIZE. LEAGUES MOvfcMENT TO PERSIANENTLY IMPROVE PUBLIC HIGHWAYS GAINING POPULAR FAVOR.. Judge John IL Scott departed yes terday morning. for points In the Wood bum ; and Sitverton' neighborhood. -where be went to Inspect1 roads and bridge-i. Last evening he addressed good roads meeting at Scott's Mills, which wa called for the purpose of or-; gantzing a road league. Tonight he will ; address, a similar' meeting 1 at Wood burn, and another tomorrow ev ening at the Walker school-house on the Salem and Sllverton road. . Good roads, league win also be organized at the, latter, places, as the enterprising citizens of these districts are anxious I to begin the . permanent improvement of the public- highways , in their sec tion? of the county. - j Seven leagues have so. far been or ganized, at different points in Marion county,! and . all are doing excellent work ,fn their . respective districts. A great deal of volunteer work, and many cash subscriptions, have been secured through the efforts of these leagues, and all the road work, being done is along; the line of. permanent Improve ment.; ; - ... .- , . i The people of Marion county have taken up this movement with the prop, er spirit and much good , will result from their co-operation. j.,'.-.- Wherever leagues have been organ ized the people have become thorough ly enthused, and it Is hopd before the close of the present season every dis trict in Marion county will have such an organisation. . ' '. WHOWILLGET THE BlG'PRIZE Board of Lat or Commlsslon , ers, Will Decide the f lat- t L; .1 ter Monday I SEVERAL PROMINENT CANDI DATES IN THE FIELD FOR LA BOR' COMMrsSIONER AND ALL ARE GATHERING UP ALL THE STRING 9 WITHIN REACH. M : Ever since the passage, and even be fore, of the Labor Bill by the last Leg islature there has been a big fight on among the favored dhe who style them selves the leaders. In labor circles, for the honor of securing the" appointment as State- Labor Commissioner, which offlce Is created by the act, 'and there has been no little speculation a to who would secure the savory plum. - X - -Before the bill came before the Leg islature G. Y. Harry, late president ot the , State Federation,' made a strong canvass of the state and secured the endorsement . of the majority of the unions-land his appointment .was Incor- ported .it the bill.. The-Legislature, however, while almost to a roan in fa vor at the measure, refused to legislate Mr. j Harry Into offlce and It waa found necessary to expunge this, claim from the bill before they would consider its enactment. , That put him out oft the race. Whea It became a law the ap plications, supplemented by strong pe titions, began to pour In from- all quar ters and it became, apparent that there would, be no- cause to complain of a lack of material when It came time to choose a commissioner. I Since that time the. race has been a warm one, but the starters have dwin dled down to only nine, which are con sidered the strongest ones' in the labor world, sc far as the state of Oregon Is concerned, and the finish promises to be an exceedingly close one. i The nine candidates, who will be In at the death are O. P. Hoff, Portland; E. if. iagg. and James E. Godfrey.? Salem-. Walter H. Drennan, C BOmberger; and J. H. Kundert, Portland; David Roberts, of Roseburg. and Ross E. Moores, of Sa lem. : . , : . . - 1 The. Board of Labor Commissioners, composed of the Governor, secretary of State and Treasurer, has been pan dering long over the question and has come to the conclusion that the grave matter will be decided once and for all on ' Monday of -next week. ; This an nouncement will probably stir the can didates to renewed vigor aad entreaty, and the board will no doubt suffer un told agonies In ironsequence. Of the three Salem candidates It is generally agreed among those wno think they are elose enough In to ax- press an authoritative opinion, that It lies between E. H- Flagg and James E. Oodf reyi . the former ,of whom Is ac knowledged to have the strongest pe tition before the board, while the lat ter 1 stronger in other respects, and both are popular with and have the en dorsement of th"e local unions, -ffmong the Portland candidates It Is generally conceded that Walter H. Drennan Is In the lead and stands a good show of winning the prize. ' ? This office carries with it an annual salary of SUM besides an expense al lowance of not more Jhari $800 pr year and Is not to be scoffed at. ; i,. The act provides'that the first -Labor. Commis sioner shall be appointed by the Board of, Labor Commissioners a bd he shall serve until 190$ at which time, at the regular election, a -successor shall be elected by ballot In the, same .manner In which all other state officers are elected, and the term of, office shall be four years. . The . principal duties of. this officer will be to collect and col late labor statistics and to Inspect all workshops andT factories In the state and especially to enforce the child la bor law, which was also enacted by the last Legislature; - - -;' ; ? STRAWBERRIES, PER CRATE. . TACOSfA.1 Wash May. 18. -The first crate ox nonK! - brought Into this city yesteroay oy a rancher from Ifox Island. The berries brought f wholesale, Thia price, when rsiifnm!a berries are selling at 5 HO. was considered exceptional. The same farmer brought In the nrst IKtl" grown cucumbers, whteh sold at 10 per dozeni ' i . '. fMrttae MAY REQUIRE ; HIS SERVICES I I B """ f Will Not Disclose IdenUty of the Go-Between r POSTBI ASTER -GENERAL Admits There Is a Third Par ty in the Machen Sit uation HE MAE TURN STATE'S EVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL AS- i SEMBLY ADOPTED REVISION OF CONFESSION OF FAITH COLOR ED QUESTION REFERRED. . WASHINGTON, May 28. The Post office officials refuse to give any infor mation respecting the go-between, who, it is alleged, figured in the transactions that caused Machem's arrest. It ; is stated that there is a possibility, if .lot a probability, that he will be used as a witness for the Government. The Postmaster General said tonlghtt "That there is-, a third, party In tnis matter I have no doubt, but I cannot say .anything further."-. , - He was asked whether the delay In making the arrest was due to a failure to locate the man. : ; The , Postmas: ?r General replied in the negative. There was an intimation 1 that the Dpart mnt might desire the go-between to turn state's evidence. Dscidsd Creed Question. ' ' Los Angeles,, CaL; May Si. The Presbyterian church s of - the United States In General Assembly today fin ally disposed of the question- of the re vision of the creed that has been be fore the last three general assemblies and which has agitated the Presbyter ian circles for the past fifteen years. ... The Assembly today, by unanimous vote, adopted a revision of the confes sion of faith, as prepared by a com mittee appointed by the General As sembly of 1901. i At the afternoon session the "eolor ed question was .referred to a commit, tee of five, three ministers and two elders, this committee to report to the next General Assembly. .. k Have Violated Agreement. " Denver. Coll May 28. The general executive committee of organ it ed labor which had charge of the recent strike in Denver, tonight issued an address to the public In which it is charged that the members of the Citizens' Alliance. business men's organization, .have violated the agreement made at the tlnie the strike was declared off. refus ing, to reinstate their locked -out em ployes. : -. . .- ; ..';' j The wild horses of Arabia' will not admit. a tame horse among them, while the wild horses of South America en deavor to decoy : domesticated " horses and seem eager to welcome them. In Brazil It Is considered undignified for a lady, to -go shopping. - Usually a servant is sent for samples, and if It Is a bonnet the senorita wants to buy, a box or basket containing several of the latest styles Is sept up for her inspec tion. .. . J . ; '. i ."' ' X HONOR FOR CAVANAUGH. SPOKANE, - Waslu v May , 28. The twenty-first annual encampment ef the O. A. It. for Washington and Alaska to day- elected. Thomas JL. Cavanaugh, of Olymnia. as . Department Commander for the coming year. 4 , -. ; IVOtJ THE HANDICAP - r t r.-. 4 : 1- "a NEW YORK, May 28-HarryrtPayne Whitney and H. ' B. Duryea's S-year- old colt.. Lad, won the , ; seventeenth Brooklyn handicap at Oravesend today irt 2:5 2-S. lowering -the ' record of 2: S8 1-4 for. the race,- made by Ban tar, in 18ta. t W. C Whitney's Gunfire the winner of the Metropolitan handi THE FLOOD SITU . . - ----- t TOPEKA, Kan, May 2S.--The: worst flood situation, prevails in Kansaa to night .than for yearsv tBridgea . ae out; railway tracks? submerged; - tele graph wire down; many famine drl-r-en-from- their homes; and thousands of seres) ef ; corn - ruined. 1 The ',-WBed HI 9 W . . . -- - MM.. la matertaltv . redueed. ' The Union Pacific has passed no train on CONSTITUTION IS Cir: K ifiiQf TOERiAt RACES NEW YORK, May 2S.-r-Tha, Consti tation's hoodoo almost spoiled the race Of f rial for the cup defenderrift Lng island Sound today. ; After sailing nine miles of the" first i leg of the. race, the Constitution's mast. was carried a. way in a-little puff of wind andhe.was ou of ..At for thedaw When the .accident occurred., the.-Consti tutionr wasa. hilf mile behind the Reliance and was lead- jlng the Columbia, by . an equal dialjmce, WOULD BLOW UP THE STAND i Threats Blade to Mayor of Anaconda, Montana BECAUSE OS ITS ERECTION By Non-Union Labor Hatter Kept Quiet Until Pres-,. sident Left PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT i BEING RECEIVED BY. LARGE CROWDS AT Hi3 STOPPING f PLACES) IN IDAHO PLANTED' TREE NE.tR HARRISON'S IN BOISE. BOISE. Idaho.' May i 28. President Roosevelt's train reached Solse at W9 this afternoon, exactly on- time, and left again at :SJ for the trip to Salt Lake City. The program arranged5 for the reception was carried out without s-hitch. The fresiaeni ana party (marched through a lane of children a they approached the grand stand erect led at Jefferson street. lnx front of the Capitol grounds. The city waa throng ed with people to see the President. He " was Introduced ; " byl Governor Morrison, and spoke for forty, minutes. After the speaking the" President ad dressed a few words to the Grand Army Post, drawn up In the rear of the stand, and also to the Spanish War veterans, wearing brown uniforms. A tree was then planted. In -the State House grounds hear the one planted by President Harrison in 189L ; The Pres ident and party were then taken on a drive about the city, air the principal points of Interest being visited. . Benefits of Irrigstien. , Boise. Idaho. May 28. President Roosevelt- made aJ number -of short stops In Idaho today after leaving Po catello. at each one of which he was greeted by cheering and enthusiastic crowds. In his speech he confined him self mostly to the benefits that nava been and are to be derived from Irrag tion and te the dualities .that - go- - to make up good citizenship.- During the day he spoke -at Shoshone, Klrriana, Glenn's Ferry, Mountain Home and Xampa. ' : Is a Good Story. Anaconda. Monf, May. 28. A special to the Standard from Boise aays: Ad jutant General Vlckers, early , this morning, received three, letters threat ening to blow up the grand stand, erect ed for the President's: visit because It was erected by non-union labor. " The letters were . turned over to Chief. of Police Francis and. a , close watch kept on the stand. Nothing was said about the matter while the President here . . . . . THOUGHT IT WAS PANTHER YOUNG MAN FIRES"lN BRUSH iAND SHOOTS HIS PARTNER , DEAD. ," . ' VANCOUVER Bv C. May 28. Siala by his friend In mistake for a panther, Richard Christmas lies dead at Nana Imo, while W. J. Parker, who fired the fatal shot, has to be watched, to. pre vent him from committing suicide. AHD LOWERED RECORD cap, and the' favorite for today's race, was second, beaten by not-more than three inches.. .Eight, lengths behind these two came W. S. Fanshaw's Heno. and- close .on Heno's flanks, were Fjox hall .Keene's Injunction, Jacob Worth's Oom Paul, the second favorite. in, the betting, and.. Alex. Shield's, .hunter, Ralno , ... . . ".a. ": ' -. ATlOfJ ) 1(AnSAS"fALAR(VllNG ft !vj r ' ... y Ti-f s tt iinVe4ees this tM and kat tan since Tuesday. Between here and Kansas City the track la submerged in three places and at Sallna the water H mo high, that trains can. neither ent-er nor Imre thA eMT. K- J. EriCZS. a ru ral mail carrier, a td Ed. Heletrom at tempted to cross a small stream at Mc- 1 w - - I PbHson his mtorning end fere drown led. - : i - The ReliancS ; an i Columbia- finished the race, but It had become a- proces sion, for the Columbia waa never form idable after the first - vmiles;4: had been sailed. The Reliance crossed the finish line a winner by eight minutes nd Jtwenty-seveil secf ndsv August Belmont, the manager-owner, who was on board the Oxnstitution. said that Mer spare toe-mast ."ras In Bristol aad. that be did not expect to. -get it tavtttne ' te aail la Saturday race..-. - ' - GOT Walker U crazed with grief that he should have taken the life of his chum. The .two young men wt out , after panther at Englishman's river, on Van couver Island. : After proceeding to gether and having no luck. they, agreed to separate and try different parts of the forest. Walker heard a rustle in the undergrowth, and thinking that hts friend was distant, shot in the direction unluckily with dire effect. He was horrified to find that he had kAled Christmas, the bullet having entered above the heart. The dead man was the son of Rev. Mr. Christmas, of Nan. aimo. to which place the remains were taken.' . TO GROW FLOWERS. NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, May 28. The State Floral Company," with head quarters at this place, baa filed articles of Incorporation with the county audi tor. The capital stock Is given as $20. 000, and the Incorporators are Arthur Judges. John W. Wilson and , Rupert Card. The. company is building a. large greenhouse At the foot of Nob Hill .and expects to be ready for business some time this summer. - . . DOWN BELOW 1 ONE THOUSAND Nine Hundred and Seyenty ;; . Fire BoUars tet td Be ;, ..Pledged, " THIS IS THREE HUNDRED AND r TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS A DAY " FOR THE THREE DAYS YET LEFT TO COMPLETE THE DEBT FUND. . - - . The 833,000 fund for the payment of the debt of Willamette University is all pledged excepting 8975. There were twelve additions to the list of pledges yesterday, aggregating $288. - There are only three more days In which to raise the $975, Including Sun day for the debt must be wiped out by the first of June. This la $225 a day:- for the three days. Salem people must contribute, their share of this $975. They must pledge all of it, , if necessary, to the end that there may be no failure in having the work fully completed' before the beginning of the month of June. The committee will be at work again today. v It consists of Mayor C. P. Bishop, A. JN. Moo res and George B. Gray. These are very busy men, and they are nd more Interested in the con summation of the object for which they are working than every .property holder and business ma n of Salem ought to be., . . - s f Not a bit more interested. - This is a business matter for, the people of Salem. Many have: made pledges outside of business considera tions. - The object Is a most worthy one. It appeals to many friends of the institution ' on grounds ' unconnected with business reasons; But as a pure business proposition for Salem, no one Interested in property or business here can afford to witness a, failure to se cure the entire amount of the fund to wipe out the debt by Sunday night, and today or tomorrow. If possible. Send in' your name, if you have not already made your pledge, to some member of the committee, or increase your, pledge If possible, and secure some one else o do the samel .. And do not delay.' The time it growing uncom fortably short. I , ; . - , New Pledges- A friend ............ .. .. . . A friend .. .. ... .. .. . Judge F, A. Moore .. .. .. .. .. . A friend .. .... .. .. . Dr. Hall. Clatskanie .. .. .. .. . 50 50 30 20 15 10 10 5 5 Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Lehman A friend . i . . A friend . . A friend . . . uan J . r ry .. .......... ..... F.M.Brown-.!. .. .. .. .. Salem Iron Works ........... . . , Subscribed Heretofore. . S . E .$250 .250 . 250 . 200 . 160 .100 . 100 . 50 . . 50 . 25 . 25 . 25 . 20 . 10 . 10 . 10 . S . 5 . B 6 B B J. H. Albert L ... .. Rev. H. C. Cla rk, Prl nevl He J. J. Henry . I .. .. . . . . . . John Hughes j Estate . . . . . Mrs. A. N. W. Howe .. .. ... Corvallis Church . . -. ... . Oregon Nursery Company ... Mr.. Pearson. Baker City .. A friend J. .. .. f . .. H. A. Thomas . . . . . . . . . . Mrs. W. G. Westacott E. Hofer -i j. . J. L. Stockton W. H. Leeds .. : Mrs. J.-H. McNary .. .. . Chan. L. Lftchfield . . . . . . 8. A J Manning .. .. .. .. Thos. H. Reynolds J. Conner .. .. ..... .. A. Klein YjI . - . . .'. . . . ." .. Mrs-.F..Ai' Wlggirw ..... F. B. Southwick . .. .. Wm. Mannrng - -; . 1. A. C. Flerninx . . .. Mr. A- C4 Fleming Carl Abranw r. . . L.. JB Davis. ... . . Speer,Brosl .. .. Fuller A. Douglas Roth tt Graber .. . . 6 5 6 ' 6 E S B & . ... J HOW -BILLY" JlASON LOST. " Many years ago. says the .Brooklyn Eagle, before "Bnly-Mason became a United States Senator, he, was. called from; Chicago to New YorkjMj a, very Important matter.. Just, at""that time the railroads were having ,so bitter a rate war that the fare between these two cities was reduced from $22 to $2. r What a the matter. - BUly T the speaker asked. "Tou look as If you had lost your last f rJend. j I . saitLMasoo.'I haven't lost tny friends, but this infernal. rail road war lias cost me" $2&"ii t 4 r s "How's thatr. , - 4 . . ?WBTj Xvefegot -a. pis to New York and it save, me only $i instead of $22. IS FULFILLING HISPROLHSES Cuyahoga, OhloCounty Con vention Endorses Roosevelt MARCUS HANNA ORAtfcS Commends His Administration ; f and Pays Him Hih '. fct sl rriDnte REGISTERED A VOW AT BUFFALO BEFORE HIS CABINET WITH PEOPLE AS WITNESS THAT ' HE WOULD CARRY OUT POLICY OF M'KKSLEY. - ' ' ' " . ' ' ; CLEVELAND. O, May 28.The Re publican county convention today adopted resolutions endorsing the ad ministration of President Roosevelt and recommending his re-nommation and election In' 1904.' -Senator Hanna ad- dressed the convention and paid a high tribute to President Roosevelt snd his administration. He said in part - "I have nothing but r commendation . for the record of the President, who from that awful day in Buffalo when. In the presence of his Cabinet, he reg istered a vow,-and called as . a witness the whole American, people, that . It would be bis duty as well a his pleas ure to carry out the policies of Wm. McKlnley. -Vr:.; ' v'--. - . "That utterance gave him a high place In the hearts of A he American people, and to- the'best of his ability he has labored honestly to carry out that pledge. SOME ONE ROBBED HIM ; STRANGE MYSTERY." SURROUNDS THE SUICIDE OF" ANDERS ' NELSON. ASTORIA, Or, May 2S. There la now good reason ft believe that some one either robbed the dead body of Anders G. Nelson, of Seaside; whose body, was found hanging-In the woods on -the hin above the. city.' or' fhat he was robbed previous to hh death; and that such robbery was the direct cause of his committing the rash deed. Upon his leaving Seaside the day previous to his mysterious disappearance from this city he was known to have had a large sum of money on his person. In a sack, .which amounted to at- least $ 500, and it may have been $10O , He was not addicted to drinking or gambling, and he was too timid of people to per nit any one to get near enough to rob him. and it is known that he did not deposit it in any of the local banks, nor did he leave It with any of the very few men with whom he was friendly.,! -Whin his body! was found hanging In the woods there was lying on the ground hear by the same sack that he had car ried his money inl and it contained only $4.25. .'-..,;.. Karl F. Johnson, who has been ap pointed administrator of his estate, has been looking into the matter and fe?ls positive that Nelson had. nearly $1000 in the sack when he hanged himself.' , HE WAS WANTED MAN FOUND - DEAD AT.V BAKER CITY SAID TO BE FRED ' : ' HART. . ". ' . BAKER CITY. Or, May 2s.-rA dis patch from Seattle says that Frank 1 1 4 t " r v' vig fou il dsa-l 'n a loom in a local lodging ho'ire last Sunday, is supposed to be Fred Hart, wanted by the Seattle police as "ab sconding from Valdex, Alaska, where h'.1 agent for the New York Life Insurance Company, . Hart left ho clue whereby to Identify him other than a letter from Ed Bovdt. of Deschutes., addressed to Hart. , Hart was here last week .on a pro tracted spree, and. went to bed Friday night, where he. was found, dead Sun day. He claimed to be an Insurance man from Portland. ;. ' . LIGHT FOit BRUWNSvlLtE REGULATION8 are- pendVng for ESTABLISHMENT OF AN : - ' ELECTRIC PLANT. BROWNSVILLE. Or. May 2i A, B. Kurtx,- of Stlverton. Was- to this city, yesterday looking orer the town with a view of putting in an electric. light plaot. Mr. Kurtx Is. the. Owner of the Sllverton, vToodburn and. Mount Angel electric light, plants. He entered .Into negotiation with - the owners, of fhe water - power In this city, but at. the time he left the matter was undecided. Since then the owners of the water power ha ye made Mr. Kurta proposi tion, -and 'he will return In a few days to close the deal. This, practically as sures an. electric, light plant for this city, an Improvement , greatly needed for many years. .. . .'- . ALL STORES WILL CLOSE-- ; Alt stores which have union- store card agreed to- close for- the - day at noon en Memorial day, Other houses have, also signified their Intention " of conforming to the same arrangement, wfejch is a Jwit mark of respect to the brave boys of '81, both the living -tnd the dead. APJ-wbo BeMeve nhtding sacred this national? holiday will glad ly, arrange to d their' purcltasinc dur ing the cuoroing., 1 . ... ,