t. r ,nEi:TrnGOX fiTATESMAs TUESDAY,-DnCEMTlEn 0, Hw)X , . j
Circlet bnHenMnaer
There anv few iKsvSon?i tlutt .ni iii'ore Dilxtl :ml ilur-
i'-hfil than ati niagemeiit riutj the little cii t-It, it
. withfVinV wparkftng precious htoiu that forms the niani
. fi-t "Mjiiilji of a Jfivr1s !levotiori Ir'"The -'Bait.-store take'
a'pi'h! and plrastii-fi in selling engagement rings, ipiite
:ipirt fWnn we fcd
that whenever we sell u beautiful and worth v rim? for
ui;a iurjioe n :w."sociaie?t huh siore in tne minU w .two
speronrf with oneigt the wietestoUi events, the
rxliothal of twojoyjiig pains
to rAjjtlHtmTa-Jio of these
ii i . . .. i . . j f
nng, etnhiwing ah imnu-n
I THE MARKETS.
" TAf'OWAi Dee. 2$.--Wheat, -rtem,
Tin; flub, 75.-
Portland, .Dee. 29. Cattle,
Sji ryaiiror Dee. J2S.Cahrhea
' I J vrrrol, Pe. Ma y - wbat, C
4 lU'
; JiarlM', 4.ir'i-32e.'?-' -
' - llaxiKl 1- Xrtliwcteril, $1.00. :
- '-:..'.- f ' THE MAEKET3. -
TL local market Quotation yester
lav wcro as follows: .
Oat -32c -c fUAhel. .'-'.y:'..r.v, i
. . Ha rly flH.no kt tn.
Haydiput, 11; lovr, 41oTill;
na, timothy, tl3(Vtl4.
Mour 3.fiy ft lI.L (wbrtleml').
Mill fai-llrtin. ,21-;0; shTt,
ltiittr frmntry, 20 to 25c '(buying).
Crraiary, 30f. . ..:
; s -irl. ' '
'bkfr H to 0 cat.
, .' Duka !l to 10 entB.. h t
. Tnikfjt-I'i to lj1'utji. ; ' j
'. 1 1 OfptrMvn .weight, 4 a'j rj - ' 's
: lf-Hper, lo.V to 1L'5( lt-H;
- timlrr 105i, 2JtW5'i ID.T5; row, 2
h i f r s 2 j r; :!. .
Inttn Shp, 2 on fot.
; Vral-iSi'7 Vnt, troisJ. . .
lfl14 to L'.t rent.
' l'olat--45 t .r fft jKr bwshL
.rruiusSHe 'b-. j
BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & CO.
Buyers and Srlppera of
0!!AIPJ
Dealers la
; , Hop Gro'Am' Supplies
" FAIIM LOANS:
- Warena ar
.'.TURNER. .- MA CLE AT.
PRATUM. i imOOKfi.
HAW- 6ALE3M.
WITZERLANTX HALSET.
PERRT.
IffcmS. OP "ROTAL- PLOUR.
J. 0. GRAHAM,
Agent
M7 Commercial St., Salem.
JANUARY WEATHER,
As Compiled by Acting Obener Wol
liber, Cotering Period of
32 Years.
Th following lat. covering a poriol
of lbirty-twrt year. nve bca n!
ilil from the weather bureau retorls
nt l'ortlanl, Oregon, fr the month of
Jantiarv, for thirty-two years:
Temperatore.
Mraa or normal temperature, 39 lo-
greea. . -
The warmest" mnth was that : of
IST.t, with an average of 45 degreed
Tho oblext month was hat of
with an average of 2H degrees.
Th"' highest temperature was 62 le-
prw. on the 25th. lH.
Th lowest temperature was 2 dd
grees on the 15th, lS. .- ,
Average ate on which nrnt "kill
ing" frost H'furrel in autumn,. 2so
vetntver t5. - -
Average late on Whieh the last
shilling" frost occurred in spring,
March 17,
Precipitation (rain and melted snow.)
Average f.r the mnnth, ?w" iaehe.
Average number of. days with .01 of
an ih or mnre, "O. V
THe gTeMtet monthly preeipitatin
was IXI iflches in-lS-S.
The leatt, moathlv preeipitatioa vas
2.12 iaehes in lsi;i. " i
' The greatest amHiat of preeipitatisn
reerde.l - in any 24 eW!eutiv' hours
was inches on -the 5th and 6th,
. The greater amm)at of snowfall re
ertril.Ht in any 24 -ooseetive hour (ree
rl exteadiug..' to , .winter f l!4-5
only) was J.0 inrhe on the 2al, 1SJK).
Clouds and Weather.
Average mimber of elear - days,
partly cKuly lays, 7; eloiwly ilays, 2''.
Wind..-. : "
The prevailing win. I have been from
ttn Anih. " ."-....j
-The Lixhest veloeity of the wind was
tnUs fnm tho siuUi, in the !Mh,
O' f " S.!:-.;--!N-----
X
i X-
variety f settings an prec-
Cereer of
State ana
liberty Streets
UNDER NEW LAW
PEOCEEDrNOS TO SECURE DALLES
CELILO CAHAL BIOEtT OF WAY
- j TO BE BEGUN-
Governor Going to Portland to Arrange
. for Conference E'etween Government
Officials and State Commission to De
tennine What Property Is Involved
and the Proper Course to Pursue.
.tSoyernor 1 ;hamloiiain will' go to
Portland this morning, primarily upon
busiae of an ofli.-ial nature, but in-ei-leatally
to have a talk with Major
Langfitt, ehief of the gdverninent en
jiBftfr eorps, for tho purpose -of mak
ing arrangement! for-a eonferenee be
twn IW grtverninent officials and the
State liarl of t'oiaiuiHsioners of (janals
ftnt .TK-ks. to determine wltut action js
tMM-tsry towa'rd ' obtaining the right
of way for The Dalle- VI ilo canft(. ou
the t'otuntbia rivir, as provided for bv
the fet whieh was parsed bv the speetul
sesstriii of the Legislature, roeently ad-
jHirnejIapprojinating tlOO,ff() for that
sjM-ifie purKse.
Tae -art- itself, whieh ' went in effeet
inirntli;it Iv upon its aiiroval. create
;tl raiiul cbftufii.ssiou ami empowers it
ft aflopt any .legal method at its.disr
ios:tl to seeure the right of wav for
tl.- nnal anl release the same to the
.'.govormuent in orrer that thuanal nray
built iat the earliest iOHsitle mo-
linen!. Tli eonferene.e, whieh will prob-
)n iii v iieui somo time tuui weeK-in
this eity, will ! for tbo lenefit of the
t-oniiai.sNion iu onh-r that tho memters
of th . Ixiard may learn, den nitelv what
tho .iguver anient. -need for a right of
way, anil exaetly a hose property is ia
Volvjed. The eornmisMion, whieh in eora
(mismI of tbc (iovernor.' Secretary of
Mt.aU tutt State Treaurt-r. will then be
in :t ptsition to knoy what 'to lo and
then huld a meeting; and determine
wl.int nition they will take or what
metliotl they wilt pursue in bringing
the ,lt'nl ( an early letermination. i
Ite :et.sayw,; in the hrst seetion,
that: ''The Vunj of Uft,0tO, or ,so
liim b thereof a-J may le m-eesary, is
her4y appropriated out of any 'f unJs
in the t.1 ate treatwry not otherwise ap;
proprint h, to he exjendd jln proeur
ing liy purchase, agreetncut ' or . eon
tlemtint ion, in, the manner hereinafter
proviilel, jia?l right of way for -said
eannl.and improvement of tho- ehannel
of uid Coluiiibia river ttotween the fool
of Tho I alles rapids and thoJ head if
Celilo falls, and rv lease' from damages
to the Unitel Stater." . .
It. provides further that th-eoraT.is
sion sh.nll proeeed(.with negotiations for
tlm purchase of -the iesirey property
from the owner nd endeavor to on
tain' ixvsHensiOn of the lanl nt the low
est .figure 'possible, . but A if the Ixiard
and the owner f nnv of tho land need
ed ennnot. agree uin tlLe price to le
pai-I fnr the. amount of, or la-terest in
thelaw.l requited for the right"of way,
or thi damages for .tho taking thereof,
tne oat is aiunorizeii in institute ami
proweute . in any eourt of competent
juridietion, in the name of the stae,
anyj neeesnary suit or aetion for the
eoudem nation' of- the property, -for the
assessment of the value thereof and
for the assessment of the ilaniages for
the' taking of the property.
After the right of way has beftn pro
ere.l, either bv Hirehase or eondemna
ttint it is provided that the lard shall
release the same from damages to the
I'niteit States, and deliver the deeds,
rontevane, ete., to the government,
free of cost. The loard is cautioned to
use fits diseretion- in fbe expenditure
of this fuud appropriated, that is, to
spend so mueh of it as. is absolutely
necessary for-aeeuring ppssession' of the
right of "way,. aniMf.lhere be any-of the
money left "over, it'revert backr into the
general fund of the treasury.
As yet the board has had no meet
ing whatever, and none of the mem
bers can state just what course they
will, pursue in the matter, as they have
had' no opportuaity to map . out any
course and will not "know ; until after
the 'eonferenee with, the government of
ficials shall have .taken place and the
loard ran. hold a eonaultation.
!
V New to Her.
S.V' Philadelphia woman was recently
breaking in a tie w servant, a Swedish
girl," Who bd not' been very long in
this country. She was fortunate
enoagh to own ' a houe which had a
bath room for the exclusive use ofi the
servants.
!4X.w, Pre la, she said, as - she
pointe.1 out this room, "this is to be
yon r own bath room. There 9, the tub,
and; I. want you trf fase it often.'V
. '.Vat! Cit in dat place
Why. certainly."
"Vit water in itf' i
M)f course."
' ,Vy. au'am. if T vas to go in dere
1'vud'git wet all ofer; an' 1 vas acfer
wet sll ofer in roy life."
a riistem Oregon hung up her "stnek-
Inill.-ud-anta Clan put a f4,NVhM
anai into u. , -
TO LEVY THE TAX
SCHOOL BOARD EECOMMEKDS
; levy or Eioirr vtt.t same
AS LAST YEAB.
(Meeting of Taxpayers Called for De
cember 30, .When! Report of Past
j SIX Months Wilt Bo Made and Esti-
" mates' of expense tor Kext Six
Months Be Submitted.
5Tkv meeting of tho tsnrpavers and
patron of school 'district' Nt. 4, of
Hab-ui, will U; htll in tho city hall
next Weilttesday evening, December yo,
and at that ; time t ho : Ijoard of diree-
tor will submit their 'eport showing
itdo financial eoiHlitioujof this district,
! together with the estimates of eosts
of mauitainiGg the schools to Jane 20,
lfi4, tho el.tse of tho yiresent year. The
report has. been eomjdetcd by tierk
(Joseph lSaumgartner, - and gives all
neeesHsiry information as to tne condi
tion of the'distriet in ttetail, and' is of
considerable interest to the general
public ' :"-.'''!'": ;..;'.! "v.-'.',,-.-Had
the Pbclps Jaw not been re
pealel, it would not have been neces
sary to make the reprt to the county
court until SeptemWr 1,. but the old
law -being re-eracted the report of the
qty tax levyj must )o made by Janu
ary 1,, aV formerly," J .
The tax.-levy last year for the. city
was neveu mills for school purposes and
One, mill for .iaying: off the indebted
ness, ami the recommendation of the
Iroard is to levy the same amount for
tbe 'iisuing year. 'The report covers
the time since the j last report, made
on June 30, 190. as follows:...'
" - A. .- ' Receipts,
fash on ban J one 15, 193.. 9,883.40
Keeeired onHw)i taxen 193S,
: , less, one- riiiil -for indebted-,
, ness, J27ti4;4- -
Ucceived state school -fund. ,
Received coiinty school fund,
lieeejved. delinquent taxes..
Keeeivo( tuition ...........
Received . broken, , window
. light ".. ........
Received graduating exerci.ses
Reeeivd teachers not attend-'-
ing institute .
1.661.1G
4.401. CO
6.404.T
: c.r.3
' 19.75
" 2.00
5.95
20,00
Total . . J.:... ..$22,405.21
Disbursement?., Same Period.
Wood . . -V. -
Janitor ' salary ... . . . ..
T"aehers .......... .......
Interest on,iotea .
Interest on oons
Telephones ...... , .'.. ....
Water :.. ....
Insuranee premiums ........
(Sraduating exercise's
School supplies, stationery
and print ....... I ....... .
Repairs on sc!uol houses, fur
naces, plumbing and side-
wa Iks .....;;!............ .-
CTost-of eleetitms :
K numerating . .. . ......... .'
Transferrel to ; indebtedness
fund , . ......
Sundry expenses . . . .'. . .
, 243.15
C37.50
6,42 i. 9:)
205,39
89.50
22.50
124,50
212.52
3
32.50
- 4C9.00
Y10.99
23.00
112.50
104.15
Total
Ralance on
:1 5,788.97
. . 6,016.27
hand
$22,40:j.-Jt
- Indebtedneia Pnnd.
Balance on hand JunclS.,
J9.? ... ....
-Account li2 taxes ... , . .
From . general f und ........
276.38
276.S4
5,006.8
5,560.10
.5,550.00
Paid tintes. from Xo. 44 to Xo
04 inclusive ....
IalnneSon hand 10.10
'. The present indebtedness-of the -dis
trict is 31.6H, as follows:
Jni dated Oct.. 3, 1HM, for
20 years at fiijM-r: cent.... 13,000.'00
Jtond dated April 7, 1S91,
for 20 vears at 6 lioreent.. 14.650.00
Xote date.1 Sept. 1, lOOrt, n
pr before 15: years,1 4 per
cent ...... 3,9.0.00
Total ..... ...i.j .....$31,600.00
Showing a reduction of $26,050 since
January, 1!MU, lesides hobic extensive
improvements have teen made, such as
completing two rooms at. Park build
ing ami pntting in water supplies at
Xorth building, calsomining- all 'rooms
at Xorth building, fixing, up the black
boards at all the schools, ami some
minor repairs ,on furnaces at a cost of
les than 200. i
Estimates.
The e4ttmated cost of jnaihtajning
the schools from the' present time to
June. 1904, close of school vcar, to be
j-12,612.
Tear hers, principals and su
perintendent salaries for 6
'month
.$10,550.00
Janitors salarv, 6 months.
Clerk .....,..,.....,. ...
Water ... . .. '.;'..
Phone ....... !.'.....
Sundries . , . ,
1,300.00
150.00
267.00
. 45.00
300.00
Total $12,612. 00
The district is also owing for ma
terial for finishing Park building and
repairing Xorth building, $4iK: wood
purchaseu, $-!X); interest on nates dne
March 1, $79; on bonds due April J,
$329, which will, make the 1 total ex
penses hy June 1 next $I4J20, and
having at the present time a balance
on baud of about $o60. it ' will be
necessary to use $7520 of 19u3 taxes.
... i ?" Resources!. : .
The total - valuation ,of taxable prop
erty of this district for the -year J 903
ia $2,670,548. as shown by the assess
ment roll. A levy of seven mills, ab
lowing -for delinquencies shonld bring
apj.roiLwajeir $lH,.--,V and the district
will receive from the count v s-hol
fund $3,000. and from the state scbtxtl
fund, $4.i mm', making a total of $25.-
SM. ;., . . ' . ; '
The estimate.! cost of nnniag the
district for the next sir months being
$U.120, the: sera f $17,40 will W
left to purchase fuel for 1904 and
.Iu,5, keeping up reairs and maintain
ing sii months' sehool froia ' October.
114;
to Marrh. l'KKV . ,
The report closs ly, saving:
1
.'.tthe time the aext levy is made
we earnestly desire to continuo our
nuthotl of redoring the iadcbtelnes'as
we have for the jwt three years. ith
a one mill levy. for indebtedness, wo
kipe to it i'ff the rtabtnee of 4-jer
coat, notes aiale in 19U0 which was
r : : : t
ctricinnllV sZQSXs. and now reduced to
$.v.s.'.i.. . ', . y:-,::.:'v - W--,.-
".The salaries , of principal have
been Irabted front i Jo, to $SO.per month.
The tearhers have received a raise of
-"J per month and the janitorsof - per
mouth, making a, total 'raise of $:!t'7ii
for the year. The crowded Condition of
th North school wade it accessary to
employ -one more teacher ii that school
at a cot t SI.!. r "..-vj-.' ' -"The
attendance' in the schools rf or
the present month is 12rt, against 1205
last year. The Park sebool is in a
crowded condition,-making it ' : neees
ary to ailI n extra" teaeher in tbi
uc.tr futnre.
NEW SUITS FILED
THREE ACTIONS , POK MONEY
" PLACED c UPON DOCKET OP
JUDGE BURNETT'S COURT.
W. P. Poller & Co. Seek to Recover for
Ooodi Sold WD. Mohney Asks ' for
' Portion ; of , Money Pahfc as Surety
Upon Note Thomas Gibson Wants
- Pay for Horse.. , . ., v:a.
( "Vow Sunday s l)aily."i '"1
, An act on for money has been insti
tuted in epartiHeutf Xo. 1 tif the state
circuit- ciurt by theW. 1. Fuller fo
of PortLlbd, against Johii Stout, of this
city. Thjp suit; was. broflght to recover
the sum 4f $976.18, a balaiieo'alleged to
lie duexuon a bill of goods oM by the
daintiff to . the defendant .between
January IS,- 1902, and . X'ovemler 4,
J'.Ki.l.i According to the complaint the
Viilue of the gools sold during this per
iod was $1739.83, all of -which has
eeit paid except the amount sued for,
for whfch the plaintrff aks jiivlgment.
W'Di Mohney, plaintiff, vs. 45 id eon
Steiner, :defemlant, is the title of an
other nw sait filed in Department Xo.
1. it appears that several years ago As
Blosser borrowed a certain air.ount - of
money from Dr. J. W Sfereilitb.v upon
a promissory note signed by biijiself aa
principal, ami by V. 1).' Mohnpy, Gideon
Steiuer and I."S. Steiner as sureties.
Suit was brought to collect the. amount
of the note, with the result that judg
ment for the full amount of the prinei
pal and interest was rendered again!
Mr. Mohney, which he was required to
pay, two of the other defentaut, whose
signatures appeared on the note, being
insolvent at the time, and the third
having m property, either personal or
real. uon which.' au attachment could
be levied. "Mr. Mohney new seeks to
recover ' the proportionate amount al-.
legel to be due from the defendant as
One of the sureties o.n the. note. ' i '
t'harles. K. Lenon appears as the at-
tornev for the plaintiff.
. A not her suit has lieen filed in Judge
Burnett ' court, in which Thomas (5il
Fon aptKar8 as . the plaint iff, and H. JJ.
folbath' ifis defendant. , The . plaintiff
seeks to recover the sum of $1(X',1 the
i r . i . ' l " ...
auegei vaiue oi a cenam mirse, wutcu
it is claime!. was wrongfully ant un
lawfullv taken from the plaintiff bv the
defendant, on I eeember IS, litfV. The
suit is the result of a writ of attach.
mcnt issued in -a civil Case in which
Thfmias (iibjioa "was . the defendant
Sheriff, t'olbath attache.1 w-veral head
of .horses lM-Iouging to' tlibsoii which
were subsequently sold under execution
An Amiable. Hint. ;
' An old Scotch woman, when advised
by her minister, to take snuff to keep
herwdf awake uuring the . sermon, , re
died,i'Why dinna ye put the snuff in
t he . serraiuij mon f ' Seai tie , C hurc u
man. . . ' .-. ..'-.' "- .';.., -J .--'' - -"-' .
BORN.
Wi;ST-At the famiTv home, Xo. 397
) Waller street, Salem, Oregon, , Mon
day, J)ecem!er 28, 1903, to Mr, and
Mrs. II. A. West, a girl. i
DIED.
SPRIXGF.R At tho fauiily home near
Brooks, Oregon,. Monday, December
28, 1903, ct 1 o'cHkxk a. m Nettie
' May Springer, aget 17 years, of con
r Gumption. , ' .
Deceased ; ,was t he daughter of Mr.
and Mrs-iVtfr Spripger, recent arrivals
from Iowa.'.i .-.,..'"'- .'II. i
The funeral will be held from i thel
home at 10 o'clock this forenoon, and
the remains will be interred at the Old
Fellows cemcterv in this citv. .
BARKER At the Salem Hospital, Ba
- Jem. Oregon, 5 Snnda vf Decemlier 27,
1903. at I Vlock p'. m, William 8.
Barker, aged 70 years, f of senile ex
haustion. , ,' ' , : -Deceased
was born in Yorkshire,
F.Bglarwl, and came to California during
the gold, excitement. Ho came to Sa
lem eaj-ly in tJie fifties and has lived
here ever since. For many years he
was prominent in Marion county poli
tics, serving for twelve years as deputy
sheriff onder Sain Headrick. and others.
He assisted in the hanging of Bealls
and Baker, for the murder of Delaney,
which occupiol so much attention,, and
was the first deputy sheriff in the new
court house." He also served for several
years on the Salem police force; i
Three children are left, Edward, Jack
and Frank ie, all of "Spokane. ? Jle was
also aa uncle of Mrs.- O. D. Hutton, of
Portland. . . ; . ..
The funeral services will "be held
from Clough s undertaking parlors -at
1:30 o'clock this afternoon, and burial
Will ; be made ia Odd .I'ellows'i ceme
tery. The party will go1 to the cemetery
in a car. ,:.
WEErtS-s At th Salem -Hospital, Sat
urday, December ".'O. ,iC. af 7-20.a, m.
Horace It Wctks, age.1 Si years, 9
months arid 12 da vs. of heart failure.
. . ... ... - -. . . . . .
nwawvj was nor in fUe'r-u, ew
York, Marrh 14, l(i-J.,and harf beea a
resident of Oregon since lsH. He was
the father-of four, sons who snryjive
him, ffcorge W. Weeks, of t his ri'y.
one residing in ! Okin, e in Missouri,
one in Kansas, andanother in' Illinois.
Beside these he leaves a wide circle of
friends to mourn his death. .
The -funeral will le held . from the
r Fi'dence of CM ..re " W. , W- ks. n
S.iUtU Tefth'..tr,-et. at 1 oVb'k this
afternoon ,aad interment will be Juvl is
'!' View cemetery. -vTL funeral ser
mi will, W preached by Rev. W.C
Kantner.' . .
WHERE DID IT GO
HUTCHINSON'S . 4 ANTI -GAMBLING
BILL DISAPPEARS. IN COURSE
OF LEGISLATION.
No Oae, Not Even President BrownelL
Seems to Have Any Knowledge
of the" Nature of Its Tate EyI,
aenuy XjOsx in me ureas aiuu i
.. Business. : ...... . , :
(From Saturday's Daily.)
"What happened to that anti-gambling:
bill?" ; -
There are times iti all legislative as
semblies when mystery ami ignorance
of events are compaiaous. That time ,
was reached; 011 the last night of the
extra session of the Legislature just!
Utljournott, when actiour was expectelj
by the' spectators, . who crowded thei
lobby 10 hear the upier house dise j
I-of the" anti-gambling law oyer which
House; fought during" the morning, , in
order' to make gambling it, Oregon a
felony; but the speetatSs wore tlisap
Miinted. . The bill was not read, from
the clerk's desk in the Senate, and
mysterious ignorance as "to such a bill
was. apsillihg. : . . '
..ThatTlaw passed tho lower house ty
a vote of 31 to 22. It was foughthard
before the vote was taken. It met
its death: somewhere between- the desk
of the clerk of the House and the clerk
of t hV Senate.' ' . -. -' " .
There '"was not a memWr on the floor
of the Senate who did not.knowthat
snch a bill had been passed by . the
House, and .iust what its conditions im
plied. In the natural course or legis
lative -proceedings that bill should
have come Iiefore the Senate under the
statement from tile clerk, 'Message
from the House."
Several times during the short period
of the actual work in the Senate the
last night ot. the session, that expres
sion: was usedy but in eyery instance
it was relative to" some matter other
than the: gambling law which had been
passed.: ' r -
Mysterious, deep and shadowless is
the history of -the path, of that bill be
tween tho House of Representatives and
the; "desk of the clerk ; of the Senate.
The clerk of the House Is 'positive he
transmitted the bill, with the custom
ary letter of notification, to the Sen
ate.. The clerk of the Senate is just
as positive the bill, with the accom
panying letter, never reached him.. It
is a matter of record in the journals
of both houses. In the one instance it
came, up for consideration and passed;
in tho other: it is.a .blank,, never even
heard of officially.. '
Yet every Senator knew . of its pas
sage "by thej House, but mad no inquiry
ou the floor why it had not been heard
of in the Senate. -It was common
rumor in Salem , that if., the I'ill .'l
apjear in the Senate,; there would be
no quorum present to take, action. As
long as it did not "bob up serenely,"
a quorum was present; but. had" that
anti.-gambling bill stuck its head up
from the reading desk it is positively
asserted' a';'call of ;the house" would
have failed to prtxlnce the required
number of Senators to take oflicinl ac
tion upou any matter. , j ,
Brownell Doesn't. Know. :
Oregon .t'ity, Or Iec. 25. Senator
Brownell - ttMla",-'wheu askel C if the
anti gambling bill oyer reached - him,
replied: "The bill did not reach Tne
to my knowledge, nor-have I any means
of knowing "what became ---of it. It
woujd nalurally come to mo first .from
thel'uouse, iti is true, but I always
make a rulo as soon as a bill comes
from'the House to have it read at once
by the. clerk and. placed upon its fiual
passage; then responsibility can rest
where ir may. 1 did not see this bill
at all, nor 'did I see a dummy-bill whieh
it. has been stated was substituted for
tho original o.ne," -
i'Vhat is your theory as to its dis-.
appearance! "was asked.
"'Really, I have no theory as to
where it went. However, it is a com
mon thing for bills to be mislaid and
lost in the press of business. This hnp
pens every session, fl'onsidering the
mass of papers and bills coming to the
Senate, 1 do not regard it as verv sus-
pieious that it disappeared. 1 think
is a common occurrence for : bills' and
kjiajers to. be- lost. I can see no reason
I to gt excited aluit i it. There is no
reason to make a great todo about the
bill having leen stolen j by persons in
the interest of gamblers. . 1 reaUy do
not think it was stolen, really I doa't."
. "Was a recess" taken in the Senate
to hunt for the original billf"
"Xot that I know of. I never heard
that the bill had been lost, or that ad
journment was taken in order to hunt
for it. I rememlor w took a recess,
but this was, in order to kill time, if 1
remember right." S
"You consider it probable that the
bijjl" could have . been stolen before
reaching the house f"
"I do not think it likely. I have no
doubt that the pages, messengers and
officers of the Senate are honest men'!
(here the Senator from Clackamas
smiled), "with the probable exception
01 the President, who is perhaps the
only doubtful Character in the buneb."
"Were the' gamblers, active among
the Senators to prevent passage of the
bill!" " . , - '
"Not to my knowledge.. Of course,
I cannot tell, but so far as I -know I
did not speak with any representative
of the gamblers.'
"la it probable that the bill would
have passed the "Senate!"
"I do not so regard it.- There were U
no calls from the momWrs for theldll,
and I know of no Senators who .wanted i
it to pass." - . j
PIQHT "WTLL BE BITTER. 1
Those who win persist In closlne.
their ears against the continual rec-!
onxmendatiorr of Dr. King's . New Dis- f
covery tot ConsumoUon, will have a,;
lone and bitter Cght with their trou- i
bles. If not ended earlier by fatal ter-H
mlnatlon. Itead what T. IL Eeall, of;
BealL Miss., has to aay: "Last fall ',
my wife had every symptom e ecn-!
sumstJon. She. took. Dr. King's New I
Disoovery after everything else -had
failed. Improvement came at once and
four bottles entirely cured her." Guar- i
anteed by IX J. Fry, druggist. Price,
SCo aAd f 1.00. Trial bottle free. ' '
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. Collision Unavoidable.
Seattle, Dec. L The .Wision of he.
inM-ctors f ,hu!s aul boil. rs. who in-
I
exclusive stores until our new building is oomrIetr. Hy having tlte
, stocks thus classified we will be better able to crve our t usiouiers .um
give, them bet tervalues.f or their money. .
6u & G r ea t Ja n uai r y Cleat'
rice Sales and Sale o?
. White Goods
will lefthe event of thyoining year. Come Jo us for Udler goKls fo
less money. ' . , : "- -..- - . .'::'.
Clothing nod S hoe Store : T m 293-3iX) Commercial Streets.
Dry Good- . Corner Court and Commeroial Htreetsl
vestigated the Collision of the steamers
Flyer, Bellingham and Dode, on Decern-,
ber 6, was rcnderetl tolay. ' They de
cided tlujit the collision whj Vina voidable
owing to the heavy fog which prevailed
the morning of the accident. . ''.-.'
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- , The Arithmetic of It.
I IBishop Restarick. , missionary bishop
m BOTH WOOD AND COAL.
.klsa headquarters for Lime, IJairi Cement- andriaster,
Fire Brick rami Fire Clay, Adamant I'laster, Ohimney
Tipe and Sewer Pipe, Building Paper, Latli, Cedar
O Postp, Shingles; Sand and
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titkwm sa
Commences
.loitty
And wiU . be Continued until further notice. All Odds
and Ends, Remnants and odd numbers-of Hosiery and
Underwear will be sold regardless f cost. There are
hundreds of tempting bargains to be fourid all over the
store that escaped the-big Xmas rush. -Don't fail to
visit our store during this sale. It will pay you well.
Remnants of Dresi Silks and
; Dress Goods at half price.
All our dress and rainy day
tnrt8 will be closed out re
l gardless of cost. ' -
Odd numbers
of Hosiery and
- Underwear
at less than
will bo closed out
cost.
20c large size 1 Turkish Towels,
clearing price 121c
A ; -', .", : " -;" -
11.00 black silk Peau- do Soio,
flcaring prick per yd..05c
Iadie' 4oc heavy fleeced Un
derwear, clearing; price. -23c.
Childrcria heavy fileeced Un
: derwear, clearing P'00
Trie Cheapest 0 tore
M
Court Gtreet Salem.
Xow Tor the ,.
January
' f B m wy -V r
5 VVk have moved all our.
J ,hZo.
gtxrtls up to t be corner str and
fliul wu havcjttt near enough
room l put them aw ay. -
- Onr Jackets, IrkirU and SiiU
are t-rylng for room awo.
- In return we .are moving our
; immense stock of furnishings for
mon, t our old stand ' 2H-3rO,
- Coiftme'retal.' We will run two
.
(Sa
of Honolulu, thus tells of his first sight
of a volcano in the "Hawaiian islands:
"A friend took .me to tho foot of no
immense mountain, and, lifting his
band impressively, exclaimed: 'That
crater, is 4,013 years oL' I didn't
mean to tjoubt him, but natnrall I ;
asko.1; Why the 131 Oht. said "my
friend, 'I've Wen here that long. It"
was.40,00r when I came.'
J 1 J
Gravel
. - - . BLUE BOO.
10c Silkalines,' pretty patterns,
clearing price- ..i...5c
All our Dolls and Toys at half
1 price.. ' ;
Infants' oOc wool Jackets half
price -25c
Remnants of Ruling. Flannels
? ana cashitnero X lannelette.s
clearing prices,
s
Best standard Calicoes, clearing
; prices, per yard .
Odd lots of Lace and KmbroiJ-'
( cries at clearing prices.
Outing Flannel Nigh1 CJowns
at clearing prices. , -.
Best Saxony Yarn Stem ?ic
Best SansSilk, all colors. 2
In the Northwest
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