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WEEKLY a . . em , . IMS I. fCtlA-MlT!!! A DEPRESSION Critical State cf Affairs Exists In State of fienlana OVER CLANCY'S DECISION Shutting Down the Mines and Bringln? Business to a Standstill OREAT AEMI OF IDLE AD INDIG NANT MIXERS OX THE STREETS OF BUTTE. AND TROUBLE IS HOURLY EXPECTED EFt-ECTS THE STOCK EXCHANGE. I?utte, Mont, Oct. 23 According: to every Indication tonight, the Amalsa , mated Coffer Company la preparing tor a long- nhut-down, as several of the pumjm in the bis mines have suspend ed operations. The Amalgamated offl-r-ials are reticent as to experssiJif an opinion a to the probable length of the suspension, saying It may be of six or eight months' duration and per haps a greater period. An effort will be made by the leading citizens of the state to have the supreme court ad vance the hearing on appeal from Judge Clancy's decision in the hope a reversal of Judgment by the tribunal will Induce the Amalgamated Company to resume. Indignation among the Amalgamat ed people is rife and they are loud in denouncing the present state of affairs and declare all business on the part of the company will remain at a stand still until the Boston U. Montana re ceivership matter Is settled satisfae lorlly Throughout the state a general State of depression Is reflected, and in Unite business Is practically paralyzed. Rusiness men are canceling their or ders for winter supplies. As yet no acts of violence have been reported to the police, though it is feared some difficulty will be expert enced In holding the big army of Idle. miners in check any length of time. Tonight the principal street are blocked with the miners and indignant muttering can be beard on all sides. Extra police have been sworn in, with orders to prevent the gathering of large crowds. . ' Exciting In 'Changs. . New York, Oct. 23. The Amalga mated Copper absorbed an .overwhelm Ing proportion of today's business on the stock exchange. For a good deal of the time dealings In this stock were larger than In all others combined, and it comprised about one-third of the ag ciT-nnie Mien oi me aay.i mere was a vry excited market for Amalgamated -copper at first. f At the opening 1J.500 shares were thrown upon the market for simul ttneoua sale, which were made at 34!fc down to 344. Within the first few minutes of trading from 30,000 to 40,009 shares changed hands. A manifest in side support for the stock then became effective and rallied it a point. Its fluctuation were constant and fever ish during the whole day. carrying It back to the opening low point, then completely recovering and closing at a decline f 7.x. , . CHECK MYSTERY CLEARED DRAFT ISSUED UNNECESSARILY PUT THROUGH HANK lb "r PREVENT TANGLE. I, NEW YORK. Oct. 23.-The mystery surrounding the purpose and destina tion of the check of R50.000 which has figured In the investigation of the af fairs of the United States. Shipbuild ing Company was partially explained today by a former official of the Trust Company of Republic. He said that the check was drawn to cover a pay ment on one of the. shipyard plants, and that after It had been made out It found necessary to cut the sum into a couple of smaller checks. It was one of a series of numbered series and rather than destroy It it was put through the bank by the trust company Itself. The money called for by the check was not withdrawn from the bank. What subsequently became of any money that remained after the plants were paid for has not been shown at any present point in the. Inquiry, but it is asserted that this particular check was not cashed, and therefore is of no importance to the inquiry. : BEAT PATIENT TO DEATH OFFICERS OF ILLINOIS STATE . HOARD OF CHARITIES INVES- ... TIQATINO DEATH, ; ; PEORIA. Ill, Oct. M. J. Msck Tan ner, secretary of the State Board ' of Charities, and Frank: O. Whtpp. as sistant secretary, are oere today from Springiietd. making an Investigation into the killing of Frank Hartley. a patient, for whose, murder Ouarda Sorrells and Flynn are now In Jail. The testimony of the physician mak ing the autopey showed that the pa tiert had been, subjected to foe most horrible brutality, six. ribs being brok. en. and his internal organs literally torn to piece bj the punishment be received. v- . . ' , j Sorrella and Flynn surrendered , to the authorities yesterday. They de , lined to discuss the- charge against them. '. i,, ".- "..-..,.;-. HAD NARROW ESCAPE ! i LLOYD COSPER KNOCKED DOWN AND RUN OVER BY j ' ' - ' AUTOMOBILE. ' I Lloyd Cosper. the 12-year-old son of I -Jr. and Mrs. Charles, Cceper. cf .this i ii y. met witn aa accident yesierdayi nernoon such that the spectators re atiU wonderlns how be escard death. with 1 onlyw.a 2 few bruisf' wjiif-h whatever. , are f no coneoic He and a chum were running down Commercial street behind, a., wagon when trie fcttter stopped, and the boy ran out around it. The other boys Iook 1 around and, saw Otto Wilson's automobile coming .up behind, and he warned young Cosper to look out. This startled him and instead of running ir toward the curbing, be headed for the middle of : the . street and dodged la front of the machine, hich as running at a good rate of SDeed. t under complete control. Mr. Wilson -did not see the .boy , until t he L ran In front of the automobile, about four feet ahead and aithoug be slammed the brake on hard, he could not stop in time and the boy was struck and knocked down, while , the machine passed over '.- him without doing any harm. The little fellow get up and walked home, while Dr. J. N. Smith was sum moned and ' made an examination, but did not find any bones broken or evi dence of internal Injury. Mr. Wilson leaped from his machine before it stopped and rtarted back to the ; boy's assistance, bat his machine did not stop and he had to overtake it in order to avoid another accident. Those whe taw the incident do not bold Mr. Wil son to blame for It, as It was evident! unavoidable. IS PREPARING FOR DEFENSE Charles 11. Schwab Is Already laying Foundation lit I r That Line V'-' - WILL ATTEMPT TO SHOW THAT THE SHIPBUILDING COMPANY COULD NOT HAVE SURVIVED UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS LEWIS NIXON STILL ON STAND. NEW YORK, Oct. 23. The nature of th defense which Charles M. Schwab will make to the charges that have been made against him In -connection with' the affairs of the wrecked United States Shipbuilding Company, was sharply outlined during the hearing today.. Under the cross examination of Lewis Nixon by the counsel for Schwab there was an effort to show that the corporation would not have succeeded If the 12,000,000 promised un- der j the Sheldon plan of re-organiza tion had been made available, and that it could not have continued Its existence even if It had received the much sought for 3900,000, which it is alleged was wrongfully, withheld by the Bethlehem Company. WITHOUT INTERRUPTION -f ; ;- ; WORK UPON THE DALLAS WATER f WORKS IS WELL UNDER j'-' 3 ... .WAY..-' ..." : -- Despite the fact that the suit to con demn certain property over which the Dallas water works pipe line Is to pass, in which the property was con demned In the' Circuit Court, the arorlc of : construction is going on unlnterH rupted. the city of Dallas, as plaintiff, having deposited the amount of the damages found against It In the Cir cuit Court, $1 to Judge R. P. Boise, and 1500 to Mr, Hallock. The mountain gang of workmen are making good progress with the digging of the ditch from Canyon. creek, about four miles of the seven miles distance being" com- pietea and tbe pipe and ail material for the line is on the ground. There is a large gang of men at work oa the main line and in a few days another gang will be put to work at ditching in the city. It Will be a large system for a city the size of Dallas, about forty hydrants, which wiH afford ex cellent, fire protection, and will cost. when completed, about 335,000. H. B. Gates, of Ilillsboro, the contractor for the city, is superintending the vork personally. BANKERS GOING HOME : SSB"SSSS 5 HAVE CONCLUDED THEIR LA BORS IN THE CONVENTION : t J AT 'FRISCO. ' 1 SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. - 23 -The convention of the American' Bankers' Association ended today with th in stallation of the newly chosen officer. IL B. Flnlay. president t J the Fifth National Bank, Pittsburg, read a paper on the "Education of Bank ; Clerks." Hon. Ellis Robert, treasurer of Un united States, was greeted t with en thusiastic applause when he was 'In troduced and was even more heartily applauded when he had concluded; -1 The i officers ' chosen today Were: President, ,P. G. Bigelow. of, Milwau kee: vice-president. E. E. Swinney.1 of Kansas City. MlssourL Tho Vice-presidents Include: Idaho. W. F, Ketten- bach. Lew is ton; Oregon. J. F. Watson. Portland;. Washington, W. M. Shaw, Spokane. r - , SHOT TWO POLICEMEN MAN WHO MISTOOK OFFICERS : FOR HOLDUP MEN GIVES HIMSELF'UP. '-U-; ; OGDEN. Utah. Oct. 24. J. R. Shack- ell, a railroad man. gave, himself up at police headquarters early today. sajring he was the man who had shot Special Policemen Snipes and -; Clarke last night. Shackeil said be took the officers for holdup men. and when they flased a dark lantern in his face he began firing. ' Snipes condition tooay Is very, serious. DEATH OF WAR VETERAN. I EUGENE. Or,, Oct. 23. W. F. Mar- tin. home In this city Wednesday evening, after a lonr illness from paralysis. iir. War tip w born in Morgan coun ty, Illinois, In 1833. where he resided until the spring o, lV at which time' jet ' fcej er JAPAN GIVES DDE NOTICE Will Tnf fr : Phlnn Tf Holds to. Manchuria BOTH NATIONS ACTIVE And Russians Are Reported ; as Building1 Forts at v i Yonampho JAPAN . READY TO' '.' MOBILIZE , ARMY AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE UNITED STATES j WILL BUILD GUARD HOUSE FOR AMERICAN SOLDIERS AT PEKIN.. ',-,. . LONDON. Oct. 23. In & dispatch to the Daily Mall the correspandent at Yokohama reiterates . the statement that the Russians are fortifying Ton- gampho. The Japanese government is conferring with the representatives of alt the Japanese railroads with a. view of effecting the speedy mobilization of the army whenever this becomes neces The.'Tien Tsin correspondents. of the Mail say Japan has warned China that she will occupy some points on the Chinese territory If Russia fails to evacuate ManChuria. -V ---- ; Foe Their Protection. Washington, Oct. 23. The War De partment has authorized tha construc tion pf a guard house on the Tartar wall at Pekin. China. I for the use of the soldiers stationed in that city as a legation - guard. ' Other nations main tainlng troops in Pekin have erected such buildings on the wall. ' I Aflrses With Aversion. Ottawa, Oct. 23. In the House of Commons today Bourassa . made a speech on the Alaska Boundary award supporting the American contention and agreeing- wfth Lord Alverstone as far as the strip of land along the coast was concerned, but - disagreeing : with him In, respect to the islands in the Portland Channel.,; The opinion of Bourassa is that all the Islands should have gone tojretheri SHE SUFFERS TERRIBLY MISS CHRISTINA ANDERSON BAD-. LY BURNED BY OVERTURN j ING BURNING LAMP. SEATTLE, Wn.. Oct. 24. Miss Christina Anderson, a laundress, is lying at the point; of death in Provi dence ; Hospital. , She accidentally overturned a lighted coal oil lamp and before she could pain assistance was fatally burned. . ; " ' . t ' Miss Anderson vas not In the best of health and it J likely that she had a fainting spell and fell against j the lamp, upsetting It,' when It exploded. v Her , cries brought tne landlady to the scene, and the flames were ex tin guished. The, unfortunate woman had partially disrobed ard the flames had practically burned the balance of her attire from ber body. She was i moved to the Providence Hospital, where an ' examination re- vealed that: both feet were almost de- stroyed and f limbs and breast frightfully burned. It was abo thought that she had ' inhaled a portion of the flamesj I f ; f- . - - (TRIED NEW METHOD A NURSE ATTEMPTS, SUICIDE BT nSWALLQWINO BACILLI. BUT , . ; - ; 1. ' : ' lives. . NEW.TORK, Oct. 24.-The Loivlon Lancet, says the Herald's London cor respondent. reports that a nurse at one of the French hospitals has just tried a new way of committing suicide vis.: by swallowing two tube ofrEr beth's" pure culture of typhiod bacillus. On the third-day the nurse had a head-, ache, but no fever. Several rose spots were visible on the eighth day. The short duration of the ueriod of incu bation is explained by the large number of. bacilli Introduced at one time.' It proved to be a very severe attack of typhoid " fever, , but - apparently not fatal. r ' I . i - ' ? ASK FOR CHANGE IN SCHEDULE. EUGENE, p?4 Oct. 1 24. A, petition urging a change in the schedule of the south-bound, train . which arrives In Eugene at , 2: 68 "p." uij ; has , been cir culated among. the postmasters of this f part r.of fcth county,' and It has been freely signed. T!e petition asks that this train,-which carries the Portland morning paper and al Eastern mail, te changed so as to arrive at Eugene by 11 a. m. Should this new schedule be inaugurated.-It wou)d ue a decided improvement In' the mail service of Springfield and the other small towns adjacent to Eugene, ft would afford patrons of the' morning1 papers the op portunity! of reading f hem before -tne middle of the afternoon, and It w-oald be more convenient ; In v -many other "ays.:".; v ' .''fr : - 1 ; KICKED, BY .At MULE, i EUGENE, Or, Oct. 24. Frank Grant." employed tln packing provisions over the mountains to the Blue Rl.er mines, ia In the. Eugene hospital, laid up with a badly broken Jaw, the re sult of having- been kicked on the chin by a vicious mule on Wednesday of last week. Besides .having - his. Jaw broken f his teeth were nearly all knocked out. -and a big gash was cut on his chin. ' . " . ; ; ". :','': - - - - TOM FEENEY LV STOREY'S HANDS OLYMPIA. Wn, Oct.-24.-Today ex tradition papers were issued upon the request of the Governor of Oregon for Tom Feeney. aUaa Jim James. The ma" ,Ahas een in custody in Everett and It is claimed that he took part In L"? train robbeV' ,in nornah coun-tu rh;writ: be. rame to EugeneiMrKa -his famHyt He served. wth. honor fcla the Sixteenth Illinois Infantry during the Civil War. On January 11. 1S6. he married Miss Mary A. Brown, ' of Prebble county. Ohio. Three children ; were born ; to them,. . follows;. Miss Carrie Martin, Miss Lillian Martin and Mrs. Willam 5 ro"who, together witto their mother. . The funeral was- held today under the . auspices of the, local post of the CL A. FU. and the .remains were laid t. rest in the L O. p. F. cemetery. ! Rev. Charles F. Woodward, pastor of the First Presbyterian ' church.- of which the deceased was a devoted member, conducted the funeral. ALLEGED RORSETHI EF TURED. ' CAP- t SPpKANE, Wnu, Oct. 23. Bill Wilds alias. Bill Carver, a well known char acter in thla vicinity, who is wanted at Baker City. Otw on the ' charge of stealing seven horses, was captured at Sand Point, Idaho,' today, through the efforts of Sheriff Douat, of this county. Wilds has Y Jj.ad,- a checkered care-p. About a year and a half ago be was arrested at ' Odessa with , Bill Gibbons for horse stealing. In attempting to make their MOin from He nffloer Gibbons waa shot dead attd Wilds was wounded, but recovered. ; ARRESTED ON : BAD CHARGE U. S. Marshal Rounds; of uoise, Accusea 01 Assault ing: a Woman HIS DEPTJTY7 MRS. . GEORGE SPENCER, SATS HB LAID ViO"- LENT HANDS UPON HER IN THE OFFICE ROUNDS ENTERS1 A STRONG DENIAL. ' BOISE., Oct. 23. United States Mar .... . shal Rounds' waa placed, under arrest this afternoon on a, warrant sworn to by, Mrs. George Spe'hcer, formerly first fleptity- marshal . in Rounds office, charging Rounds with committing an assault upon her. . If is alleged 1 that Marshal Rounds seized irs; 'Sperfcer by the arms and forcibly attempted' to Pull her from a stool. Marshal Rounds and Deputy Stobbs deny; that arfything of the kind ever occurred. ,' " . Mrs.' Spencer exhibits a bruised arm as an evidence.' Mrs. Spencer is the widow of former United States Senator Geo. E. Spencer, of Alabama. She came from "Wash ington in 1902 and waa given a place in the marshal's office, but was dis missed last Monday. A SMALL BLAZE ROOF OF FRED NECKERMAN'S residence caught fire yesterdayV" Salem's - fire . department was sum' moned to the residence jot Krea Neck erman, 173 High street, at 3:10 o'clock. yesterday afternoon, a spark from the chimney having fallen, on the roof of the ' building ahd started a small maze. in; aeparimcnt responaea promitly," but its servces were not needed, as .the 'fire had' been extin guished with a bucket of Water before the firemen arrived. The ' fire department experienced some difficulty In making the run on Hi&h, between State and Ferry streets. on acounf of wagons ana buggies which had been left standing on tne street1 In fronPof the Farmers' Feed Yard. The -yard Is located at 216High street in front of which, by actual count, . were' thirty wagons and bug gies, and a gan'fr plow, scattered pro- imm-uouwy over tne street, leaving a passage way for teams along the cen ter, less than ten feet in width. Sev erai buggies which were passing through , this narrow passageway cleared the track none too soon for the department, and had these been going In the opposite direction serious results might have followed. The officers have taken the matter In hand and propose to put a stop to the blockading, of streets by wagons and other - rigs - being left standing. btouimj promiscuously. While, this vio lation f the. city's ordinances is being looked after, th fncn to also direct their attention to that I portion of Chemeketa street lying bef I tween Commercial ar."l Liberty, which ouentimes is completely blockaded. ! THE RIGHT OF IT f TLf PPOfT Pft lsr-L-ni, ... ... - 1.1. ..mWUiA.iMAi HAVE . TO TAKE LAW IN OWN O HANDS., .' ' .(From Saturday'a Daily.) Editor Statesman': If the city coun- cil and officers persist. Jn neglect foor the reason that by the' terms of a amorce, ooeen-ance of the bicycle ordl-1 imuivcv: mere is no - course -.left to h 1 im peri led footman, but .the taking its I "uwrewneni. tr ta b's Avn hn,t. thrusting wheel and rider from hisl rth. as he w in hare a' lawful rtt, lo. , ; - r . . , .leer raan.Ior ten. hauw.wftrir r, ?- r 1 CITIZEN. BABY DROWNS IN DITCH. VfIO?ntt . : I -..wviju, jnitiw. uci. 2i.stnni 1 and Mjs. Barney Flrnn. while iarn -V": woy oi sr. inj- to walk toddled into an irrigating ditch on the outskirts pf this city and waa.drowned,; The child waa missed, and after- a. search of two hours was round in the water, its , tiny hands clutched , to snags and weeds In the ditch. . - " .. : ' - , HONOLUXr,' Oce 24Unlted States District' .Jud M. M. ' Estes is ser iously JIL: , A critical operation wa pertormea "oji.tim ,this afternooni J! Mary Tnwnsend; 6f Salem.' vis ited this week at. th J.'T' W r t Crabtree hornet. Staytpn "Mall, FOR GOOD OP ROADS State; Goal; Roads Association "1 In Annual Session . V"- in Portland t : MEN FTVOI "ALL PARTS OF STATE "lN V ATTENDANCE AND MUCH ' ENTHUSIASM ' DISPLAYED ' GOVERNOR CHAMBERLAIN ON EMPLOYMENT OF CONVICTS. PORTLAND, Oct. 23. A representa tive body of men from ah parts of the state of Oregon is assembled today in this clty 'in the interest of good roads. There ar cAunty officials,, roadmas ters and business men In the assembly, and the interest taken In the better ment byroads bodes well for their mis- sion. The large -ball on the second floor, ol the Auditorium building. Third street, near Taylor, has been selected for the "meeting place, and Secretary Makers, of the Oregon Good Roads As sociation. was busy until nearly noon in registering the delegates and visi tors. After this task was performed. President . John H. Scott, of Marion county, called the assemblage to order a,nd introduced Rev. Albyn Esson, who delivered an 'invocation The address of welcome was deliv ered by Robert Livingstone,' president of the Chamber of Commerce, who took occasion to compliment the dele gates on their interest for good "roads, and towish.them success In their un dertaklng.- t Mr. Livingstone considered It a good sign -of the times t see rep resentative men from - all' parts of the state assembled on behalf of the move n-cnt. . -;. ' ."-I -."'-rf This afternoon ' the reports of. the president and secretary were -read. These over , the work of the associa t:'pn for the past year in arousing pub lie sentiment on behalf of good roads. The individual has been reached as far as possible and Congress will be asked to make an appropriation to fur ther the-- work the state is to begin. Great hopes are expressed for the fu ture of the association and the influ ence it is to 'exert on behalf of .better roads. An Invitation had been extended to Goverhor'Chamberlaln to be present the meeting-, and deliver an address. but owing ;to h's; enforced absence, he sent a coromanlcation to the associa tion with his greetings and this com' nunication upon the employment 01 convict' labor upon the public roads. The text of the address follows I trust ' you - will pardon me if I take advantage of this -opportunity to indulge in a few- suggestions along the line of the work your association has in hand. These suggestions have .ref erence to the - employment of convicts upon the public highways of the state. It, my first message to the Legislature of Oregon '! addressed-that' body upon tnts subject as follows: - ?The question. "How shall we util ize the activities of 6ur convicts TT should receive your unremitting and most careful study.- Its ideal solution would be one which should not only ele vate the moral and physical condition of the prisoner, but at the same time employ his energies in such a way as to directly) and positively benefit the public and thus In. a way atone for the wrong whlehv his confinement is in tended to expiate. ; Any i pla n ' which makes' hlrrt a direct competitor of free tabor is essentially erroneous. If h? manufactures articles-to be sold in Open market; the element of cost which his enforced labor represents ;will in evitably lower the 'selling; price and diminish the wage' for similar goods ot prison - made. This meant fewer free -artisans, a lower standard of liv ing for those who do produce in the iace of such competition, less to buy witn, ana correspondingly less for thoee with w.hom they trade. The harm and loss reach to every part of our com rlex industrial and social fabric. "'For a number of years certain of the states have employed a part of their convict labor 'in various proceses of highway Improvement. The advant ages have been ro gratifying that the practice is extending and other states are preparing to adopt this policy. It furnishes . healthful occupation for th- minds ' and bodies of the prisoners. while its benefits to the communities ecu id 4 hardly "be over-estimated. It generally leads to improvements which would otherwise not be made, with lne-,r ?n,t.ant of increased values, ew PPuatlon and more money for , . ... oJV, .-5.1 1 would suggest that ot the present session the necessary stem be takm U secure comprehensive data upon tpe subject, which shall' be embodied . fn a rebort to th nrt isdiini.r. - - - - oasis ror enactment .which shall be adapted, to the conditions and need of our state ' ' ' 1 ' "No action was. taken bv. the Lei. leture upon this recommendation. It may. be that they deemed action upop uujt-c-i unwise, . or unnecessary vwniraci - Tmerea into on the first dav "' oetween the (iav- ernor of-vthe state and the , Lowenberg uwl" company. -of Portland. ; . th labor vonvtets of tbeBtate vas laed. at-the rate of 35 Cents rr A ' . " ana at tne. time-, the above recommendation was made , this con (w jooui , iwo.. yean and l. IliuninH vet to -ran Th. , : .. : . . ' - --; v. hi suoil arrives .flnu'wa, -Kn 1. m . . Kij IO maw lomf new arranremonii for the employment of ths. convicts in me oiaie penitentiary, and the ques tion will arise whether labor shall be leased to a private Individual or cor poration and come in direct competi tion with free labor, or whether they shall be utilised In work which i will not come in t such competition and at the same time benefit the state at larre.:i That some species of labor must be provided- for them goes without " tne confinement "of ' 300 or TZZJZ B1iuJr naTrOW WaU" a prison without occunation unM r.. SBlt ri;.r.i. i . . k.. . . . - Humane in the extreme. Healthfi.t 'j, ..u ufara oe fl. 7 - i. "ntlal. not 6nfy ? :TO" X cdilud ; " If- you are going ome-7-to your childhootl's rlioiatrthw year, remember iltffle" XOim to ev erybody's home. You cango by way of St. Panl to Chicago, or St. Louis., and thence reach the entire East and South. Or, you can go .to . Duluth, and from there use eifher the rail lines,; or -one of the superb Lake SEeataers doh the lakes to Detroit, Clef eland Erie, and Buffalo the Pan-American City. Start right and you will probably arrive at your destina ,tion all right, and, to fitart right, use the Northern Iaeific, and preferably the "NORTH COAST LIMITED" train, in service after MAY 5th. 'rj'- . " : - ''tit i f . . j . Any local agent will name rates. A. D. CHARLTON to their own well being, but fco; the best interests of the state. I nave, giv en the subject much consideration, and have reached the conclusion that the best field for their employment is upon the public roada of the . state, It may be urged that it would not be feasible to , remove the convicts for the pur pose of engaging., in work .upon the public highways. To this I answer that, for a few years at least, the con victs might be safely employed upon seme ieadinsr highway near the peni tentiary, where they could be returned to the - prIsMn precincts at ' the end of each day. . Uoa such ..trial, if, their employrnent .on , such highway was found to be f fusible aad advantageous, preparation might be made in. on ecunty or another for tbe safe keeping of ..the convicts during the time, that work was being performed by them on the road 3 "of such county. ' ""The tate receives . 3V-i cents per hour for the labor of each convict, w hich s . a poor compensation for the character of work done by- them, and in addition to.this they, have been for a number of years engaged in the man ufacture of stoves, andr it has been im possible for any individual or corpora tion -to enter into competition in the n.anufacture of this, class of froods with the firm which now has the con tract with the state. The result is that hundreds of skilled mechanics in this line of work are kept out .of the state, or if in the state are precluded from engaging fn it. feome method might be adopted wnereDy inose counties ; desiring to avail themselves jtf convict labor upon the public highways could be required to pay for the ' cost of keeping and maintaining those..- prisonira.,.engagel on the highways in such counties. , But even If this were not practicable, it would be economy for the jsyite to keep them so employed even by caring for them at the expense, -os the state and by the appropriation, of fund? raised by general taxation. . Other states are successfully utilizing convict labor up on the." public highways and there is no reason why such labor cannot be so utilized In Oregon. The benefits to be derived bythe people from a first-class system of public roads are faicalcuabi and wilt-never be appreciated fully uniu some .svstem ha. iriavs.i whereby .the public ; roads of : the tate may be kept in :such condition that they can be used by the farmers at all seasons of the year. , ,,. , It would be impossible for mo- in n letter to discuaa the best means of putting in practice-., the r-erein made. I . roerviv to the subject in-the hone that vour association may -take .-the matter up lor aiMcusslon and consideration and appoint a committee for the norma of preparing-a Iaw to be submitted to the next Legislature, which will result not only in giving the convicts of ih state a healthful employment that will r.ot come In competition with frl labor- but -mill at lh , .; u incalculable advantage to everv mibi ic interest. .- s Saves Two From Death. j Our little - daughter had an imn. fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchituvMf writes Mrs. W. KL itavu land, of Armona. Ni Y..- "but wh all other., remedies' failed, we saved her llK A - W jm m . . . me wun wr. hint s Kw Discovery. Our niece, who h.ad Consumption In an advanced stage, also used this wonder. ful medicine and today, she la perfect- iy wen." Desperate , throat-and lung Uit3 yieia to tr.. King's New Dis covery as to no other ; TOedioine 00 earrn. Infallible for Coughs and Colds. 60c and L00 bottles guaranteed by D. -J. Fry. SaJern. Trial bottles rree. , - : FIRE AT- JACKSONVILLE. J JACKSONVILLE.' Or" Oct. 2S.-The dwelUnr house pnt South Third street, belonging to Mr.- Rebekah McKenzie, was. totally destroyed by fire. The roof waa all ablaze when the fire was discovered and It Is supposed that the fire originated' from a defective flue. The . hous was occupied by R. O. Hart. and. family who came to this place fromiYreka & few months ago. Mrs. Hart was af home at the time of the fire. but having1 & baby to look after could ido but little toward saving the - household good and nearly every thing was lost. y t Confessions of a riest. -ReV Jno ' Cox. ' "Wake Ark, "writes,. -Far ; twelve : years I suffered from Telloy Jaundice. I consulted a numtxtr nf r.h.,i.inn. j ... J itK inru ail sorts 6f medicines, but rot' no relief. Then'J began the use of Electric Bit ters and feel jtha I am now cured of stomach disorder ; or general debllitv. a disease-that had me in Its grasp for twelve yean?.V . if .you want a reliable medicine for Liver, and Kidney trouble, get Electric , Bitters. It's guaranteed by D. J. .Fry, Salem. Only 50c ; . t 1 ''.. i," . THESE HEARD NORDICA " -- Quits t a. number . of- Salem musical enthusiasts-went to Portland on Sat- urdav last to attend- th njvt Concert the Marauam Grand. A mmniM.. i. . . . . . . wu 'Tn W ooainea DUl amomr. those mimr vm rr- - .... -ii'uic Kuirra own wfrn n- tn r. ti ti . t Richardson. Mrs." A.' IL Dodd. Mrs. TH nnaDivniKi k ' ' - Assistant Oeaeral Passenger A rest PORIUHD, OREOOlt. A .TALK M STOVES When you can Iniy a Ileatin.r Jbtovc mat will pay lor itself tne luei it save?, 3 011 are et ting a genuine bargain. Iietlc examine into 011 r line of AIR TIGHT HEATERS IT' I I. j 1 ri-i ixioKie irimmeu. iney are great heaters and fuel savers. Another . line we have tha stand pre-eminent and dt -Gun airaia 01 nomine; in tue icane line, that's our Standard Steel RAN G E S Whatever an v ranee made can do this can also, and do it well lO.u.ll be . as proud to iosses one as we are to sell them. xiere are aiso some cooa ex- airqdes x what can be. mad oat 01 all new iron and not from the scrap heaps. Thai's our COOK STOVES They: are, as good as can be jzol mr the money: they: cost. 1 on nay rely oh getting I goods iifre and exact Iv as rexirf-sonted Tluit's pur Way. of doing busi- ntss.r ; -.- ' . Come 111 and Ictus explain II about our sloves to vu. jllillG PERGUSON Hardware and Implement Dealers SALEM. : .Here is an absolute , guarunteo that the fl- 'lowing claims are tiue. Dr. Htone's Stouiacb L Powders wlil relieve atul , fr cure the Blurf, Defx.tid .Jeney or Indigft". , make a new being of " t'you. ""our money la k , j lflt dbu'U Vo vm nml . ; be skeptical now,. 50c PER BOX OR BY mil 5f)ci at Hi. STONE'S DRUG 5T0tS, : ; Salem, Orefion. iieiiiove .that Couh ' r : : : ; - '- - Newtcn't White Pine Couch Balsam n ltrilH TtotH Drag tor J. ri . H.fl .Eva, Cox, T. A. .Livealey and 'wife.. Mtea I,n , l,,'. Mrs. C. H. Hinsf. W. .. -",' Trih , xt nrrlnon and wife, j"-; ' 1 K. ni Mrsi F-. A. Wiggins. lour ioney BacK