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THEY DAMNED fflS PROGRAM Colonial Secretary Chamfcer . lain a Back Number RESIGNS ' FROJI I CABINET Because His Perferential Pol . icy Is Opposed Almost Unanimously EXCITOQIRCENES IN! HOUSE OF COMMONS DURING THE DEBATE : OVER THE BUDGET BILL CHAMBERLAIN REFUSES TO RE CONSIDER RESIGNATION. LONDON, June 9- Tbe rumored res ignation o Colonial Secretary Cham berlain is the most startling develop ment of the proposal of Chancellor of Exchequer,' Mr. Ritchie, to abolish the corn tax. the debate on which kept the. House ; of Common, today packed and spellbound until midnight. Even If Premier Balfour persuades Chamber lain to remain in the Cabinet the Col opial Secretary's preferential for the tariff pro pram Is hopelemly snowed under and his influence . as a political power in Great Britain at least tem porarily relapsed. ' All members of the Government who contributed to today's debate vigorous ly declared themselves as free traders and frankly - opposed Chamberlain's proposals. 1 Except fori Mr. Chaplain, not a voice on either side was raised In support of Mr. Chamberlain's cam paign. Former members of cabinets and private members. Irrespective of party, protested against any dickering with Great Britain's fiscal policy,. The Unionists voiced with the liberals as declaring themselves free traders. All that Was lacking j In a complete rout of the protectionists Cabinet Min ister was Mr. Balfour's official pro nouncement as Premleri and on behalf of the Government that the Cabinet, as a whole, refused to adopt Cham berlain's views. ;Both Colonial ? Min ister and Premier were absent from the debate, because, according to re port, Mr. j Balfour was! sepndingr the evening endeavoring toi persuade the Colonial Secretary to remain in the Cabinet notwithstanding his differ ences with his colleagues. The -debate was adjourned at midnight when, . amidst the sensation, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Ritchie j said he hoped Balfour would be able to give the House, on Wednesday, a definite state ment In behalf of the entire Cabinet. Mr. Chaplin's amendment was scarcely made today before it became a secondary consideration, its defeat being, assured. Chaplin's kmendment to the Budget Bill declares that the re moval of the tax on grain "involves a needless and Injurious j disturbance of trade, and a serious loss of revenue, without substantial relief for the con sumer." and that If any taxes are re moved it should be those levied on tea and other articles of general consump tion. Until midnight the fight, if the undefended struggle could be so de scribed, raged around Mr. Chamberlain. "Oil of vitriol' is the only adequate de scription of Sir Michael. Hicks-Beach's speech which started the revolt. Amid Intense silence this famous Tory ex Mlnisteri extolled the Colonial Secre tary's virtues and damned his program. TO EXPLODE THEORY l- : ! SUPERINTENDENT WILL MARK SALMON TO SEE IF THEY j RETURN TO SEA. ASTORIA. Or, June 9. Scientific authorities on salmon backed Kp by the United States Mh Commission, state that upon' a royajj chinook salmon either lieing deprived of Us eggs or milt, its period of life has been accom plished. Its body becomes eaten up by aparaite or fungus growth, and never HK"in goes out to sea. While this is aoeepteil as a fact by scientists, many others are of a different belief, and are confident that the salmon return to the icean. and in another j year come back to the rfver and deposit more eggs or ml It. In an effort to j prove the truth or falsity of this theory. Superintend ent Broarw; of the Oregon State Hatch ery, at Ontario, has tried an .experi ment by marking some "salmon that have passed the spawning season. On November 1, 1902, he took 200 male sal mon, which had had their . milt ex- tracted at the hatchery to fertilise ? - rugs, and on the left side of each, about the middle, he branded "1901" and then released them in good condition and In a favorable place for them to return to the sea if it was their nature to do so.. If a fish so marked should be caught either this season or later. It will explode the accepted, theory that they never return to the sea after the , spawning period. ; . i - , - HELD UP BY THUGS. OREGON CITY. Or, June t. Two masked men held up a woman yester day at; the end of Lane street, where the road forks north of the Chautauqua grounds at Gladstone Park. The wo man had 20 cents tied In a handker chief, and he highwaymen tore ihe handkerchief in pieces and took the money. 4 One of the; men stopped r a woodhauler a few minutes before the holdup and asked him the way to the car line.; He told the woodhauler that they were from Oregon City. His part ner was several hundred feet away and the woodhauler was unable to obtain a good view of him. The man who stopped him was -without a coat, was smooth shaven and about 5. years of 6 iHvT23 25 ycs- Avcrco Annl Silcs ever Qzo c3 a Kll ccmo jjocs tlus record cf azsit c-pezl to yen? Uo Cere tlo Pay. j age. The woman was too badly f righl ened to rive a description or a goo 3 clew. Sheriff Shaver was notified and he went to the scene at once, but the meager description furnished prevents pursuit, .e Ifound the tracks of the men leading toward the electric rail way track, and has sent Deputy Sheril Burford Co Investigate la the vicinity of Mel drum station. . ACT OF INSANE MAN. SEATTLE, "Wash, June . An act of Providence perhaps saved the lives of two or more persons in a house in Seattle yesterday. Oscar ' Reimann. temporarily insape. Imagined that he had a grievance against the family of E. G. Sanders- Yesterday morning he appeared before the house," and shot six times into the residence. - There were six persons in the "front room at the time and the bullets went. within two Inches of the heads of two of the members. Reimann was arrested and an application may be made to confine him in an asylum. h , ; HIGHWAYMEN ROB A STAGE Held Up in Daylieht and the Passengers Searched ROBBERS WERE ABUSIVE Valises Slashed Open and Two Express Boxes Smashed DRIVER DIDN'T HEAR FIRST COM MAND AND LEAD HORSES WERE SHOT DOWN - STREET CAR HELD UP ON ONE OF THE SEAT . TLB LINES. . : .t. , REDDING, Cal., June 9. The stage, traveling between X Weaverville and this place, , was held up ; and robbed this afternoon by two masked and heavily armed highwaymen who secur ed about $400 and some valuable watches from the eight passengers, in cluding a lady. James : Wilson, the stage driver, did hot hear the first command of, the highwaymen to halt and continued to drive along the road, but a dozen shots, killing his two lead ers brought him to a halt. The rob bers lined up the passengers and the driver and searched them carefully. Valises were slashed open and two ex press boxes smashed to bits. The rob bers were very abusive. Didn't Catch Hardee. Havre, Mont,' June 9.- Advices from Hinsdale say that Brown, of the Glas gow Jail breakers, was captured this evening by Deputy Sherin Rutter. but nothing was seen of Hardee and his companions. They May Be Lynched. Topeka, , Kas., June 9. The militia company which is bringing Dewey and his son, cattlemen accused of killing Berry and his sons.to St. Francis, is supposed to be close to that place.' Armed men are flocking ; there who Kent determined to lynch him. ; WANTED HER INSURANCE VICTOR WALKER MURDERED MRS LEROY IN THE HOPES OF ! GETTING IT. OAKLAND, June 9. His belief that he could get money on a life Insurance policy was the motive that prompted Victor Walker to murder Mrs. Eliza beth Leroy on May 5. j After learning that the old negro wo man carried an Insurance policy on her life, and ignorajitly believing that by killing her, concealing : the body and then producing a deedf purporting to give him the insurance money, Victor Walker strangled Mr ; Leroy with a piece of clothesline. , ' H About four years ago Mrs. Leroy took out an Insurance policy. At that time she gave her age as 51 years. Shortly afterwards she took out anoth er policy, both being for $33. These are known as "Industrial policies and re quire that a payment of 5 cents a week be made. Regularly every Tuesday Mrs. Leroy would pay her installment of S cents on each of her policies. . On Tuesday, Slay 5. Mrs. Leroy. who made her livng by working as a house keep er, left early In The morning to work out that day. Before leaving she gave Walker S3 cents to pay her Insurance premiums due thai day. In Bis "hands she placed her receipt-book furnished by the company, and also her poTTc When Jacob W. Ressler, a collector' for the company, called" Tuesday forenoon he was given 10 cents by Walker, and the book was receipted. ; That night Mrs. Leroy was murdered aond her body Interred in the basement of her home. r - Bring in' your butter and eggs. We Pay the cash. Commercial Cream Co. , - CURSED IN CHURCH. ; BERLIN, June 9.-The pastoral let ter of Cardinal Kqrj. Bishop of Bres lau, against Socialism' and Polish Na tionalists, which was read in all the Catholic churches of t?pper Silesia on Sunday. Instead of the sermon, caused an outbreak of feeling in the Polish press and political clubs. Disturbanc es took place in the churches during the reading of the letter. : There were murmurings 1 and loud coughing and even curses were uttered. The clergy are circulating a Blacklist of the names of the .newspapers which their parish toners must not read. Boisterous po litical meetings were held last night. v-' " w cm pdciic.s cx urove'ft A NATURAL BORN THIEF - ' c- Clerk in District Auditor's Of . flee cf Colorado IS PLACED UNDER ARREST Upon Charge of Embezzlement of Between $60,000 and ) $75,000, ; WAS PART OW FUND RET ASIDE FOR SIDEWALK AND STREET IMPROVEMENT BELONGED TO PROPERTY OWNERS AUDITOR IS HELD RESPONSIBLE. . : WASHINGTON, June S. James M. Watson Jr., a clerk in the office of the . : a. m 1; r.r fnlanda a 111) rson-ln-law of a wealthy retired con tractor, was arrested ' - today on tne charge of the embezzlement of Govern ment funds. The amount is estimated at from J60.000 to 175.000. The warrant makes the specifle'eharge of embezzle ment of $8009, Which represents only a portion of the alleged , peculations. Watson was not bonded, 'and In case he or his relatives fail to make good the alleged" losses. Auditor J. T. Petty will be held responsible, whose bond is for $20,000. - ' ,J' J Themoney alleged to have been em bezzled was part of a fund deposited In the office of the auditor by the prop erty owners, who are willing tp pay half of the costs of the improvements abutting on their property,, such as paving, sidewalks, streets and alley a Auditor Pefly fiaa complete charge of the fund, depositing the money In the bank to his Own credit. Watson, it is alleged, has been entrusted with mak ing the deposits and has returned the pas. book in apparently, proper condi tion in each instance. He has been an employe of the district for, four years. Several months ago Major Sylvester, chief of police here. Investigated Wat son's record and, it Is stated, he found Watson was sent to the Reform School while in his minority on the charge of forgery. - I .- THIEVES AT WORK ? PART OF THE PAINTING OUTFIT STOLEN FROM MARION SQUARE. From Wednesday's Daily. The Painters "Union has completed the priming coat of palntfon the new stand In Marlon Square, and is now putting on the second coat. This do nation on their part, to the ladies of the Marion Square Improvement league, was k very liberal, and they should be commended, and assisted wherever possible, instead of being hindered. But there seems to' be'" a band of young men in that vicinity who are nothing more, nor less than thieves, and are never happy unless indulging in some act of wanton vandalism. Frank Willman is- superintending the work, and the painters have been do nating a day each. . At night they leave the painting outfits under the building, and the front end has not yet been closed up, so the first night the paints were left there, someone poured water in them, and changed, the White and red paint brushes into paint of the opposite color. A few nights ago four paint brushes, over two gallons of paint, and two painters' suits, were stolen. The suits belonged to Frank Willman and "Robert Penton. i The theft waVdlscovered next morn lng. but nothing was said of -Uas they wishe J to discover the thieves," and now have suspicions; which they think are well founded, and the probability is that one or more arrests will be made today. It Is to be hoped that the thief will be made an example of and It may serve to mend the ways of the gang which is proving to be such a nuisance in that neighborhood. Last night a policeman was called to the square to drive' away some boyt who were making a disturbance . and damaging property. . It Is too bad that boys raised In the midst of civilization cannot under stand that others have rights which should be respected, without invoking the hand of the law. This work is an injury to the ladies, as well as the painters, as the property stolen. 'with the exception of the clothing,; was pur chased by them, and the money they have worked so hard to raise, had to be spent in buying more supplies, and then some gratitude should be shown the painters, instead of throwing every possible obstacle in their way. They are endeavoring tqMo creditable work on the building, but cannot with such interference going on. GLAD TO GET BACK JUDGE MAXWELL ; HAD SOME ROUGH EXPERIENCE ON EASTERN TRIP. From Wednesday's Dally). Judge L N. Maxwell, whose arrival home from the South was announced in yesterday's Statesman, tninks that people who have lived Tor many years In Oregon sometimes really forget, or rather fail to appreciate, the many blessings they enjoy. Their exemption from sudden climatic changes, storms, floods and drouths, they all know; but this very freedom from such disastrous visitations may cause us to forget that we live in the most favored land in the world. He thinks those of our people. If any such there be, who might feet dissatisfied with their lot in Oregon, had only witnessed the sudden and de structive floods that recently visited Kansas. Iowa and Missouri, and seen, it 1 il ir.acx noot uver t .;;i S3 5CC and its effects as he saw It from hav ing passed through it, with all its ap naiiim? loss of human life, destruction of thousands of homes and millions of dollars In live stock and other perish able property, then an or any wno might In the least be dissatisfied with his lot in Oregon, would be more than thankful to the-kind Providence 'that cast his lot upon these shores, and would be more than -wining to stana oa sand say: T am satisfied; here let mA live and die. in this land where storms and' floods never come and whr I at least may enjoy . In peace and security such fruiis as honest toil may bring." Mr. Maxwell thinks that tne coming fair will brina: - thousands of home seekers from these stricken districts to Oregon. Many or tne people mere were earnestly seeking all th Information ihov cnuld obtain concerning Oregon, its climate, the value of farm lands. markets, etc, etc, and expressed a determination to reach this, to them, a land of promise, in some way. ELECTED THE PARK BOARD Salem City Council Held an Adjourned Session Last ' Evening v POSTPONED MATTER OF ELECT ING MEMBERS TO SERVE ON HEALTH BOARD UNTIL NEXT REGULAR MEETING POWER OF NEW BOARD. The Salem "city council held an ad journed session at the police court room in the city hall last evening, the following members being present: Mayor Bishop, Recorder Judah, Alder men Burrows, Walker. Catlin, Stole, Sims, Larsen and Hubbard. The meet, lng was held for the purpose of elect ing a park board as provided for by the new charter. Mayor Bishop stated the object! of the meeting, v and It was agreed that - each councilman and the mayor should place one or more names before the council and the three re ceiving the highest vote should con stitute the park board. . ' ' The following names were presented for consideration: J. H. Albert, A. F. Hofer, E. P. McCornack, Wm. Brown. H. D. Patton, Mrs. D. J. Fry, R. P. Boise' Jr., F. W. Waters and Geo. H. Burnett. It was ascertained that Mr. Hofer did not reside within the city limits and would therefore be ineligible as a member of the board, so his name waa withdrawn. . The vote resulted in the election of Wm. Brown and Mrs. D. J. Fry, with E. P. McCornack and H. D. Patton a tie Chas. A. Gray was also placed In nomination, and the second ballot re sulted in his election. .As the charter specifies 4hat one of the members of the board shall serve until January. 1904. one until January, 1905. and one until January, 1906, another vote, was taken to determine which of the em bers elected should serve for the re spective terms. The vote resulted In Wm. Brown being elected to- serve un til 1906, Chas. A. Gray until 1905, and Mrs. D. J. Fry until 1904. The powers and duties of the park board as pre scribed by the new charter are as fol lows: ' . The board shall have the general management and supervision of all parks, squares, openings, and public grounds surrounding public buildings now owned or hereafter acquired by the city, and shall also have power to prohibit, regulate. . and control the planting, trimming, growing, use. and preservation and maintenance of any or all shade or ornamental trees. shrubs, plants, or flowers In. upon, or over any park, boulevard, street, path, or sidewalk of the cit: and also to cause the removal of noxious' and in fected shrubs-" and' trees. The board may adopt such rules and regulations for the use. management, and super vision of the parks, squares, openings, public grounds surrounding public buildings, and ces of recreation now belonging to the city, or hereafter acquired by it, as to the board may seem reasonable and necessary; such rules and regulations not to be Incon sistent with the provisions of this charter or of the city ordinances. All moneys, donations, devises, bequests, and legacies received or donated to the city for' park and ; pleasure purposes shall be taken up, heldt and accounted for by the park board for the city sep arately under the name of the park fund. No park, square, opening, or public ground belonging to this city, shall be used for any private or public purposes except upon permit first had from said board. The park board shall have -power and authority to employ, hire, and discharge, from time to time, such workmen and laborers as it may deem necessary to the proper conduct and management of the public places under its control. The park board shall, at the first regular meeting of the council In June and December of each year, report to the council, in de tail, the receipts and expenditures of the board and an estimate of the neces sary expenditures for carrying on of the work of the board for the ensuing half year. This statement must show the class of the employes and the salaries paid to them, and the number employed. The council thereafter may make such appropriation as it may deem necessary to meet the expenses of the board. A failure to make the report heretofore provided for shall be sufficient grounds for the removal of any one, or all. of the members of the board '' Alderman Stolx moved that the coun cil proceed to elect a health board, but the motion was lost, and this matter will be taken up at tbe regular meet ing f the council on next Tuesday evening. Two submarines made a sham attack on the French squadron at La Rochelle recently In the evening, and so smartly were they handled that it is said In actual warfare the whole division would have been annihilated. The deaths from pneumonia In Chi caro have averaged over &00 a month I ibis year. for Infants Vatoria" is ft harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Iar Hgoric, Drops aatl Sooth In- Syrups. 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