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WEEKLY OREGON
' "STATES? IAN. "XTJDAT- ' TtlAECTT
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RUSSIA NEVER
WANTED PEACE
DEMONSTRATIONS IN TII1S LINE
ONLY A PRETENSE.
,
SHE WAS PREPARING FOB WAB
Such Is the View of the Japanese Of
ficials Upon the Ques
Japan Notified Russia She Would Ter- m.ean " tha only two men were absent,
rnt. Negotiation, and Won Take'J
Independent Action." Which Vir. shows! 100 per cent present. hvf,!
tually Meant Opening of Hostilities
Formal Declaration Unnecesstry.
WASHINGTON, March" 1. The Jap
auese minister here has received an of
ficial statement in answer to one re
cently promnlgatedby Russia after re
citing Russia's charges of treachery
and Hagrant breach of International
law, and Japan answers by asserting
Russia never entertained any sincere
desire for peace. That she delayed ne
gotiations purposely for months in or
der to vastly increase her naval and
military forces.
That on February 1, the military com
niandant at Vladivostock requested the
Japanese commercial : agent to notify
his government that a siege might be
declared any moment and the threat-
ened demonstration bv warships at
rort Arthur occurred "under such cir-
eumstances." The circular goes on to
say "who can say Russia had no war
like intentions!"
On February' 6 Japan communicat
ed, ber i decision . to terminate negotia
tions and "to take sneh independent
action as she might deem best." The.
term "Independent action" naturally
included the opening of hostilities.
"The fact." it continues, "that Rus
sia was unable to understand it in that
light is. of course, no reason why Japan
should be held responsible." The cir
cular goes on, "the almost unanimous
opinion of international jurists is :i
declaration of war and is not indispen
sable prerequisite, to the opening of
hostilities;" and is concluded by al
luding to the fact that only once in tho
history of Russia had even a rupture
of diplomatic relations occurred before
resorting to hostilities.
Wives and Daughters: Patriotic.
Vladivostock, March : Everything
is. quiet here. The rise in the price -of
provisions has been slight and trade
continue. The blizzards have ceased
and there are snow drifts stretching
for 60 or 70 miles from the fortress.
Bchools have been started here for the
instruction of nurses, who are reernit
ed from among the wives ami daughters
ot prominent citizens. Among them :s
the wife of Gejneral Von Senetx, the
commandant at! Vladivostock.
Was the Battle a Fake? .
St. Petersburg. March 1 Direct tel
egraphic advises received here from
Port Arthur tonight made no mention
of a bombardment of that jdace report
ed by the London Daily Telegraph to
day. On the contrary, those advises
say the Japanese fleet has disapearel
from the horizon at Port Arthur.
General Staff Takes Field.
Tokid, Mareh 1. The general staff
rud a regiment of guards left Japan
today for port on the west coast of
ores, probably Chemulpo.
WILL OF LATE A. B. BUREN
Admitted to Probate With Leda Bur en
as Executrix Daughter Re
membered Liberally
The last will and testament of the
late A .B. Bur en was yesterdaj admit
ted to probate by County Judge Scott.
By tho proision of the document, Leda
Buren is named as executrix of the
estate, to serve without bonds, and she
qualified for tho appointment.
In the petition for tho probate of . the
will, the value of the personal property
of; the estate is estimated at $25.(M.
and of the real estate, $16,000, consist
ing of six houses and lots. The two
principal heirs, Max O. and Leda, are
the recipients of most of the property.
Threo houses go to Lola personally,
and one to Max while the two
houses on the property at the, corner of
Court and High stree'ts, are given to a
brother and .sister jointly, each receiv
ing a half interest
Of. the personal property, the three
sons of Max Buren, Maxine, Woleott
and Wyndham, arc . each given the
mm of '2.000, to be put out at interest
I trust for them until they are 24
ears old. Two hundred and fifty dol
lars each is given to Fannie Wain, wife
of A. T. Wain, and Caroline Holman.
wifo of K. W. Holman, for kind ser
vices rendered tho family. The re
mainder of the personal property is
givu to Leila, daughter of the ; dc
dec eased. '
POSTOFFICE ROBBED.
Safecrackers at Work in Athena,
. Are Frightened Away by,
- " c v Citizens. - - .
But
iTiri'vt it. Mar 1 TIu tifc in
the iWstoffice here was blown open early i
esterdav morning, and v I'ostmaster
Vlilhens'says that "0 in cash is miss
ing. The roblers did not have time
to loot the mail, as citizens who heard
the rrnort rushsl to the building and
the crackers escaped, leaving no trace
leaving u
obtainel tools from .
whatever. ' They
a local blacksmith shop. : ' , m
Sheriff Taylor is on the ground, iut
h has no clew to work upon. The rdj-
lr gained entrance through the back
door.
CAVALRY TROOP INSPECTED
' (From Wednesday Iailj-
CJovernr George K.' Chsmberlain re
torne.1 last evening from Lelwuion,
whore he witnesscl the inspection of
iroop ' J -or tne cavairy ih-mtu
the .Oregon. Nation Gaard. This trtKK
itvtp from : WEAECNESS. tane e
-- f-: . Stecnjtth-Giver,
the only cavalry in the state service,
and so comitates a command by itself
ZZ7- , 'BM-reB taaen m the organi
zation.! Governor Chamberlain, who is
eommamler m chief of the Oregon Na
tional Guard,- was accompanied bv
Adjutant General W. v.
prtland, who passed through the." cit v
on hi$? return yesterday afternoon.
Lieutenant Colonel Prank Taylor, who
- I V 3ieu a tne inspecting oflieer.
j is finding the task rather arduous f 01
one os his years, yet he is very rigor
ons, and exact in every detail, j
AS is well known, Company "ii
was inspected by Colonel Taylor! last
rridar night with the result that his
official, report to the war department
was that 96.4 per eent of the eompany
was present. at the insnection. which
Prndly styled. Company "M' the
w per cent company." One of the
men working in the city was unable to
attend inspection, but reported during
the evening, and was marked present
on the company's report, but Colonel
Taylor refused to recognize him as he
was not in ranks. The other member
Private Kapper, was employed at Day
ton, and came up that night' in order to
be present, but unforntnately, came on
the steamer Altona, which did not ar
rive until 10:30 o'clock, after the in
spection. Captain Murphy, however,
marked, him present, and reported the
matter to Colonel Taylor, in order to
give that gentleman an opportunity to
count him if he so desired. Colonel
Talor replied: "You can't work irie
that, way."
Atjthe. last quarterly inspection,
Company " M " received '97.4 per cent
on attendance, thus ranking second in
the regiment on attendance. Coinpanv
"C"; of Portland, containing onlv 49
mPUt :ranked first with 97.9 per "cent
present. Company "M" has already
outdone the Woodburn company,' which
received 84.3 per cent on attendance,
and it is certain, will not be at the
bottom of the list, while the members
have ; great hopes of standing near the
head1 of the list, when Colonel Taylor
makes his report to the war depart:
ment. The report will then be printed
ami sent to the several companies, and
will excite coniderable interest.
AN EARLY FIRE
RESIDENCE OF MBS. T. H. HUB
BARD NARROWLY ESCAPES
; BEING BURNED DOWN.
Fire Broke Ont in the Woodshed and
Soon Spread to the Kitchen Where it
Was Arrested By the Fire ' Depart
ment Loss No More Than $300.
-Tt ;:4. o'clock this morning a fire
hroke out in the woodshed at the rear
of the residence of Mrs. T. II. Hubbard
No. 3'2G Commercial street, an alarm
was. sounded and in a few moments the
department responded.
It wa but a few minutes later
until two heavy streams of water were
jplaying iion the burning shed and the
kitt-Jnea which- had just taken fire.
Tho blaze wa soon under control and
was extinguished before any serious
damage was "lone or the occupants of
the house were hardly aware of the
conflagration.
It was first discovered by a chance
passerby who rushed to give the alarm
and others who arrived on the scene.
hastened to awaken Mrs. Hubbard anu
the hired girl, the only occupants of
ine, nouse. me (jiHiguu-i, jhw "'""
bfing absent.
Mrs. Hubbard has not the slightest
idea o fhow the fire could have started
unless it was from an electric wire
which passed through the shed and into
the house.
When the fire was gotten under con
erol only the shed and half of the kit
chen was consumed and '500 would eas
ilyt cover the total loss. Tho house
was insured for $500.
' FOR A BIG TIME.
Liberty "Ladies Preparing Dinner in
Honor of the Salem Bus- j
iness Men.
'. j (From Wednesday's Daily.)
The ladies of Liberty are making
elaborate preparations for the dinner
to be given at that place next Friday,
March 4, in" honor f the business men
of Salem, and in the interest of good
roads. The people of Liberty -Intend to
complete the rock road to the city lim
its this spring and it is hoped on the
occasion of this dinner to arouse inter
est fci the leading men of Salem which
will result in a similar improvement
of j the city streets, especially south
Commercial street.
Among those who have promised to
speak are Governor Chamlwrlsin. ex
Governor Goer. County Judge John II.
Scott, Mavor F. W. Waters, !! Hofer.
If.! B. Thielsen, J. H. Albert, and many
oteers. Tho business men of the city
are all invite.U and all ladies who will
bring baskets filled with the necessar
ies for the feast which is. In be spread,
T)ie people of T.ilerty will furnish m-
vvaneo for all wfto wisn in come, ani
,, foyal Roml time Is assured
, SHE IS. NOW A WAITRESS,
HlTMITBR ? Or March J. It hs
been rejmrted " herp that Mrs. William
Baker, who Iran away wilhVilUa
VaIkcr, the gambler, is now a waitress
reafaaraat at Pendleton. As was
..rrtii-tp.i at the time of the elciwmest,
; v-ftiker desertcl lbs misgui.lcd woman.
fa ;,.1(.ff her .nBiie,. The cas. of her
- . . t the rst National
IBank of, Sumpter V recover
drawn from the bank by thes woman at
ran nwaV WAS on
trisl at Baker City this week. The
testimony was all in Saturday morning
bet the? deeiswnx was not-given on that
date. Considerable interest is mani
fested in the ease, as a eebttieality
-- ' . .. i-ilmuaL
Jor will Wl-t Shr tnbnuaL
was mroivcu, r
' Jaynes Tonic : VenaSfira.
IS AN ATTACK
IN PROGRESS
NO NEWS FROM SEAT OF WAS IN
TWENTY-FOUR HOURS
ATTACK UPON PORT ARTHUR
Which Was Reported Yesterday Lacks
1 Confirmation From Any Source
Whaterer.
Japanese Are Very Active and Are
Dispatching'. Troops ? Into Core at
the Rate of a Transport Load a Day
--Coreans Are Hostile to the Jap
anese. -
LONDON, March 2. No confirmation
of the report published yesterday in
the Daily Telegraph that the Japanese
had bombarded Port Arthur, February
29, has been received from any point.
The wires from the scene of war have
been practically silent for the past 24
hours and in some quarters this silence
is supposed to indicate a Japanese great
attack on Port Arthur is actually in
progress and consequently the use of
the wires has been discontinued.
- In a dispatch from Shanghai the
correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
reports that the Japanese military au
thorities object to the installation of
wireless telegraphy apparatus on the
newspaper dispatch "boats. The corre
spondent of the Daily Mail, at Chefoo,
who has just returned there from
Chemulpo, Corea, cables that Japanese
tranpsorts carrying troops continue to
arrive at Chcmnlpo at the rato of one
a day, while provisions are being land
ed near Hwang Ju (94 miles northwest
of Chemulpo), at the head of the Tait
bng river, where a large force of Jap
anese infantry has concentrated.
Tho Japanese squadron at Chemulpo
has been strengthened. A fleet of
twelve battleships and cruisers has
been stationed permanently in Prince
Jerome Gulf, between Chebido Island
ami the anchorage. v
"Yesterday I saw a cruiser of the
Nytaka tpyo beached at the entrance
of Nam Yang creek; she was deserted
except for a Japanese guard. The
Coreans are hostile to the Japanese and
are assisting the Russians in northern
Corea."
Hovering Near Vladivostock.
Paris, March 2. The Mrtin this
morning publishes a dispatch from its
Harbin correspondent which says: "A
private letter received here from Vladi
vostock asserts that on February 2J,
nine Japanese warships appears! off
the roadstead there and remained tb"
greater part of the da3". They finally
d opart ed without firing."-
STATE SCHOOL LAND FUNDS.
(From Wedneslay's Daily.)
Clerk of the State Land Board G. G.
Brown yesterday made his statement of
the money collected in his department
during the month of February, for the
sale of state school land, interest on
certificates, et. Tho total amount
collected was $1,?07.12, credited as
follows:
Common school fond principal,
payments of certificates and
cash sales of school land ..(11,952.01
Common school fund principal,
payments on sales of lands
acquired by dcc'i or lore
closure Common school fund principal,
sales of tide lands
Common school fund interest,
payments on certificates ..
Common school fund interest,
rents and payments on sales
of land acquired by deed or
foreclosure ....
University fund principal,
payments on certificates
and cash sales of . school
land
University fund interest,
payments on certificates . .
Agricultural College fund
principal, payments on cer
tificates and cash sales of
school land .........
Agricultural : College fund
interest, payments on cer
tificates 54.04
1,047.15
355.00
2-2.60
130.63
17.3-2
Total
.18,307.12
SUPREME COURT CALENDAR.
(From Wednesday's Daily.) j
The following tmsos have been! set
for' hearing before the Supremo 'ourt
for week after next:
Tuesday, March ft Joshua Roberts
Mead, et at., appellants, vs. the City
of Portland, ct :L, resjwndents; aj.pcl
from Multnomah county, 12 m. Marie
Stewart- .Wigham, "- respondent, vs. Su
prpme kurt of ; the Independent Orde
of Foresters.; appellant; apieal from
Multnomah county, 12 m.
Welnelay, March ! fJeorgo I.. Hib
bard, re(ponlent. vs. Sarah-. I. Hendr
son and Win. FrazteT, sheriff; appesl
front Multnomah county, 12m. ..George
K. jBrvtl, appellant, vs.-Hubert J. War
nick, et L, rsionlcnt; appeal from
Multnomah county,: 12m.
Thursday, March 10 State of Ore
gon, rcsjiondent, vs. Uert Storey, apjel
lant; speal from 'j Multnomah county,
12 in. K. G. Kecne, apelant, vs. 'A. T.
Smith, defenilant, Y. I. Dunbar, Secret
tary of State (garnishee) respondent;
appeal from : Marion county, 12nu W
HILLSBORO SALOON ROBBED. I
lliLIKOI?0,'-;Or. March 1. The
saloon fef fV, Hlaser was entered early
Saturday : morning by burglars, , en
tranco 1-ing ettivtl by '...boring; a loIe
in the panel door at the rear and open
ing the night latclu After entering the
saloon 1 he slot machines were opened
by lrtng through them, and aloiit $10
was taken from the machiat 'and eah:
register. : The burglars werej evidently
novices, as al-oiit I0 ,in tbe'gullcs of
he mac Lines was uyeilwJic'L
AND ENGLAND 1
EXPECTS WAR
AND PREMIER ' BALFOUR f HAN
DLES SITUATION WITHOUT
GLOVES.
HE URGES A GREATER NAVY
Claiming That Matters in the Far East
Justify, This Wise Pre
caution. ';
Admits the Magnitude of the Estimates
But Says That, in the Light of
Events, It Appears That Great Brit
ain Will Possibly Have War Upon
.-Her Hands. ' ". ' '.aidU
LONDON, Mareh 1. In the eourse
of the discussion in tEe House of Com;
mons tonight Premier Balfour, while
admitting the magnitude of the esti
mates, said the House should not only
sider the amount but should wateh
the general European and Asiatic sit
uation, whichalone could justify what
the country was asked to spend. 1
The country should not lose sight of
the possibility of war between Great
Britain and two .maritime powers,
which could hardly end without great
losses to both the enemy and Great
Britain, in which event the' other nav
ies would be intact and in a maritime
position which they did not now hold.
DEEDS RECORDED.
(From Thursday's Daily.)
The realty transfers filed fer record
in the Marion outy recorder's office
yesterday aggregated the consideration
of $11,792, as follows:
W. A. Zimmerman et ux, to Earl
Jump, 75 acres in t 9 s, r 3
w; w d $2000
J. W. Willson et nx, to E. Poin-
dexter, land in Rowrts' addi
tion to Salem; w d ,.
C. Homey ct ux, to Conrad Ho
myer, 1.775 acres in t 7 s, r 3
w; wd
G. W. Ellis to E. T. Smith, lots
3 and 4 in Snnnyside Fruit
Farms, No. 1; w d
D. S. Livesay et ux, to Anna But
terfield, lot 4 in Cochran's ad
dition to Woodburn; w d ...
C. Homyer et ux. to Charles Ho
myer, lot 1, block 23, North
Salem ; w d ..... .:
I. L. Shanks et txv to A. Missler
et ux, lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, block
12, in Turner's addition to
Turner; w d ....
J. Hart et nx, to ' Lydia Livesay,
1 acre in t 5 s, r 1 w; w d. . . .
J. C Goin et -nx, to Roscoe C.
Thomas, land in block 7, Jef
ferson; w d .
Albert Rutten to C. P. Wunder
lich. lots 1. 2.f and S, block
10, Mount Angel; w d
P. Bostrack et ux, to S. P. How
ell, 12 acres in t 7 s, r 1 e; wd.
W. H. 1L Darby et al, to Kate
Bashor, lot 4," block 8, Tew
Park addition to Salem; w d
M. J. Hrannan et ux, to G. Drag
er. 10 acres in't 9 s, r 2 w;
w d
T. W. Rutherford, to C. E. Me
Hwain, 5.37 acres in t 7 s, r 2
w; q e d
First Baptist Church of Salem
to W. IT. IT. Darby, et al, lot
4, block 3, Yew Park addition
to Salem: w d .
Frank L. Hackett lo Jacob Hae
kett, 2 12 acres in t 5 s, r 1
w; w d
T. M. Hicks et ux. to Lydia Live
say, a parcel of land in Wood
burn; w d . .
Marv J. T'axton to J. N. Skaife
lot 5, in A. F. Waller's addi
tion to Salem; W d
P. II. Marlay et ux, to Joseph
Meyers et al, lots 5 and 6,
block 16, North Salem; q c d
Kveline Herren to Mary E. Her
ren, n4 of lot 6. and all of lots
7 and 3, block 53. Salem; w d
W W lfepburn, to Western Or
egon Conference of Seventh
Day Adventists, lot 12, of Sub
division of blk 27, University
addition to Salem; q c d
Jefferson Myers r-t ux. to Jacob
Fox, ne 1-4 sec 22, t 9 s. r 3
e; w d !
A. A. Brandenburg to M. Bran
denburg, land in t . 7 s, r 3 w;
. w d ..
1C50
1300
1000
850
S00
00
750
700
500
300
250
150
100
100
Total
11,7JI2
CLUB HOUSE BURNED.
Handsome New Home of Rainier Club
Was Gutted by Fire Yes
terday. SEATTLE, Wn March 2. The
handsome new home of the Rainier
l.lub. which was to be ready for occu
pancy April 1, was gutted by fire early
this morning. Loss, 30,000; covered
by . insurance. The chief cook says th
fire isthc work of an inceudiary. The
club house will I rebuilt. '
TWO KINDS
OF CHILDREN"
Children that grow too fast
ind those that seem hardly
to grow at all, both need
Scott's Emulsion. - .
It gives that rich vital
nourishment which : is the
secret of all healthy, growth.
It rounds out the long limbs,
and helps children to grow
without using: tip all ; their
strength in growings
I-LMotlifi-rs 'ought to -"know"-
mbre!:abfirL tqe wonderful
help which Scott's Emulsion
kvould giv e their children. j
. IS DOUBLY CHARGED.
Wallace H. Htm Under Arrest For
Embezzlement to Meet Another
! - Charge.-
BOSTON. March 2. A warrant
charging Wallace II. Ham. with embez
zlement of $34,000 front the funds of
St. Luke's Home- was issued today.
Ham was arrested last -week charged
with the emberr.lement of. 104,txXi
from the American Surety Company, of
which he was the Boston manager. He
was i also I treasurer of St. Lake 's
Home. i'r 7-j ,. t-
t FOUR TEAMS ENOUGH.
RO8EBUR0, Or, March 2, The an
nouncement that the Oregon State
League will consist of only four teams
is hailed with hearty accord in this
city, as it was the general opinion here
that : a league with more than four
teams would not be a success, y Pap "
Morrow is to be congratulated in his
persistent ; hard, work in catting out
the two extra teams, as Salem and
Vancouver were making a hard right
for six teams, but .'Morrow enlisted
Manager DaShane of Eugene, and they
won it he uav. -! ; .-, , -
? Hives are a terrible torment to the
little folks,' and to some older ones.
Easily cured. Doan's Ointment never
fails. Instant reliifff, permanent cure.
At any drug store, 50 cents.
UP TO MARSHAL
COUNCIL INSTRUCTS CHIEF GIB
SON TO ENFORCE ALL
CITY ORDINANCES-
Amended Ordinance Defining His Du
ties Passed, and Sweeping Resolution
Adopted Council Takes Action In
Matter of Rotten Covering Over Mill
Race on Front-Street.
(Fiom Wedneslay s Daily.)
The controversy existing between
Salem's city council and Chief of Po
lice Gibson came to a show down, last
evening when the council in regular
session passed an amendment to the
ordinance denning the duties of the
city' marshal, and at once adopted a
resolution by unanimous vote directing
tho city recorder to notify Chief Gib
son that such amended ordinance had
been passed and that uon its approval
'by the' mayor, he. will be expected by
the council to perform his duties by
enforcing all city ordinances. Mayor
Waters nffiscil his signature to the
new ordinal e immediatelv after the
j adjournmene)f the council, whicli is
now in full force and effect, and when
I' Recorder Judah gerves the required
notice, t will be up to the chief to act.
The resolution is sweeping in effect,
ahd covers all ordinances of the city. '
The text of.. the. resolution follows:
'of Salem. Oregon, passed in 1S.S!, took
away front; the marshal the duty of
j enforcing ordinances of the city; anil,
j "Whereas, The common council
have now adopted -and passed an ordi
1 nance which makes it the duty of the
J marshal to enforce alt ordinances of
this city; and, ; - .
"Whereas, ' Tlie marshal has indicat
ed by his interview in the daily ;'paer
that he did not intend to enforce the
ordinances of this Vity;. therefore. le it
KesoIved by-tho common council of
tho cit' of Salem, Oregon, that the
city recorder Ik? and is hereby directed
to notify the marshal, D. W. Cibfaln,
forthwith in writing, that an ordinance
, has been adopted, an I paed maikng
it the duty of th marshal to enforce
the ordinances of the citv, and that as
soon as this ordinance is approved by
I tho mayor and Incomes a law, that the
I marshal will 1k exected by the council
; to rform bis duties in the manner
l . v ...l ii.. ...-
of the city."
Before the above resolution had leen
introdeced, ujon motion of Alderman
Bayne,'?the resolution introduced by
him, ahd which 'was tabled at the last
regular meeting of the council, was
taken from the table and by a vote of
II to 2, was killed, Alderman Hayne
and Jaeolwt voting in favor of its adop
tion, and Aldermen Walker, Iowning,
Crossan, Catlin, JSiins, Gesner, Hubbard,
II lights, Youngj Churchill and Aeheson,
voting against the adoption of the res
olution, AWernSan-Smith was the only
memler absent.1 ; i i
Another important matter which
came up. during the meeting was ia re
lation to the unsafe condition of the
overihg over the Salem Flouring Mills
Comany mill race- on Front street.
Tho eenueil has endeavored for a long
time to induce the company to rejuiir
the eovering'and make, the stret safe
for the traveling j.ublic. but having
failed .it was tleridol to take action,
and the committee on streets was in
structed to take such action a" was
necestwry to hring the company to time,
and was gi-en full power in the prem
ises, f -
A communication from tho Citizen
Light Si Tra-t ion Company with refer
ence to the rcHrt made by the com
mittee on lights st tho lat regular
meeting of the eontieil, wiMm'tbe con
dition of tb lighting wrvico Wing
furnished tbo city, was referred to the
cimimiltee on lights. . The commmiica
tinir is ptMiscd in full in.anotiicr col
umn of this issne. t
WillLim Manninji: was elcct-l a meov
Inr of the city park board to till the
-aeany occasinol by the resignation
of ', Brown. :'.'..' :'-.-
A comniitteo from the taleirt Wom
an's Club appeared before the council
and askol jxrmission to install in the
rHtmril flHftmhcr a public library. Tt?
matter was ref crrei to th committee
en public buildings.
The report of t'ity JJcconlcr .Tadab
for the month iif February was referral
to tl committer m ways sad mcass.
With referrc t t jet.ing f
Cttiirt street, between Hixteentb and.
Seventeenth utreets. Alderma n.ichon,
uf the; Vtreet Vmfnitti". Mstel that n
ordinance- was now. being rciarcd to
cover tlii matter, .whereupon a inutioa
was made snd carried that council
adjourn to meet at TiWi o'ditrfcu next
TucsVIav' evening. ' - '' ' : V
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to Err Elgin.
ii The man who is always
right on time is the man :
who carries the I
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MTimemaiers and Timekeepers," an
free span request to ' i .
Ctsin Numi Wtn Co., tun. i
THEIR ANSWER
CITIZENS LiaiTT & TRACTION CO.
KEPIJES TO REPORT OF
COUNCTIt COMMIT TJuE
So Far As Lighting of City Is Concern
ed the Company Has Been Working
Hard to Place the System in Good
Condition and Will Install a New
Plant.. (From W'ednosday 's Daily.)
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council of the City of Salem::
Gentlemen? '
The recorder of your city served up
on the undersigned company on the
2tth day of February, 11;4, a copy of
certain report purporting to have beeii
made by your committee on lights. -in
which it is set forth that the services
it is furnishing your city under our
present lighting contract, are inade
quate in that the lamps do not average
more than t00 candle power, and that
the lights are not suspended the re
quisite number of feet above the street
gTade; also that the globes are - not
such as in said contract provided.
'In refcring to the above report we
beg to state that said committee is
misinformed as to the service that it
is rendering your city. . ,
1st. The lights that are now Wing
used by it for the purpose of street
lighting are full 120O candle power.
Regarding the height of the lamps
will state that the present poles upon
which these lamps are suspended will
not jermit of a lamp hanging 33 to S3
feet from the ground as per contract,
but if the wires suspending these
lamps are all made tight, tha
lamps will hang at a distance ranging
from to :C fecf from ?hr: ground,
and would give, in my judgment, as
good or better light than if suspended
higher as the regulation height for
street lighting is 23 feet from the
ground.
"We are at present tightening all
susjensioii wires, placing guys on these
joles, nnd making the -.conditions in
general of the lighting system, in 'first
class condition, and said lamps are on
the same poles snd at the same height
that they have been during the life of
this contract, . )
"As to the golejs we will state that
there are some of Jthe street lamps nt
the present time without glolx-s, which
we do not think makes any material
lifference in the lighting ower of tir
lamp. .
"It is the pnrjoo of lb company to
install an entire new lighting plant in
this city at ) once, which will necessi
tate a complete change of every street
light in this tity, ami with the permis
sion of your honorable body we desire
to install in lieu of the present light
General Fleet rie -4 10 Amphere Scric
Alternating arc lamps, 1200 candle poar
er each. These are the latest improved
style of are lights, and are universally
lined for street lighting. Th construc
tion of the lamp is such that the cli
matic conditions . have no effect upon
the services 'and candle ower of the
lamp. The lights have two globe an
inner globe to protect the are and car
bon. The outer glolx? of clear. gla is
a protection for the inner globe.
"Theso lamps are known as the "lOO
hotir lamp, and the illuminating j ower
of the lamp is superior to the old lamps
now Itcing used, in this: 1st, There is
ho flicker to the lights as the caibon is
placed in an inner globe thoroughly
protected from the weather. 2d. These
lamps are so, constructed that it. is
impossible for the trimming to catise
the carlxms to pass each other, thts
causing thei light to go ont, and for
various other reasons which I, could
name if necemiutry. These lamps are
now in the oftrce of the: company, and
can be insjiected by any memler of the
council when desired. .
'Al the present time we have no
lights of the kind now in use in stock,
and we do not desire to go to the cv
pense of rmrchwsing and installing any
farther lights of this same kind for
the reason that we . expect to le able
within one month from this date to In
stall the new system of ligbtiog here
in mentioned.
"The company has purchased ma
chinery and new equipment at a cost
f 2-VM'P, :not including -the expense
that will naturally !e incurred by the
installation , of this new machinery.
Alrit one half of this macbinerv hss
arrive! and is now Wing installed in
oor present power houses . had -notice
of shipment of the balance on the 1Mb
of list month, which we are expecting
This machinery when inMxlIcd will
displace all: old machinery in our pres
ent ejuiptnnt, leaving only steam cn
ginea and boilers; the ioilcr to 1 re
inf orce.1 aud additional power added,
and this machinery retained -for emer
gency easesv
"This will give us m? of the jnd
rnVwlern nd complete lighting plants
the Pacini Coast, and wilt thus en.
able s to guarantee our patrons, both
pwblie and private, a tborougltly relit
Mf aud economical service. '
"This machinery was contracted for
and lur-haKd 4y 11, liwir., U(t owing
t the demand on the manufacturers
of electrical machinery, we were si
that time compelled in sign the con
tract on ixf months deli verv, 'and t.nlar
V canitot purchase ee-trieiuachinery
i-mfec eight- months delivery, j ;
",Tke delay in improving the car
Uued vt vtfuf titv i due fo our iltlav
iUostrated history of the watch, sent
Fin receiving this machinery as it would
not be practical to rebuild our car lines
and cars and innke all improvements
required to give firft class service un
til we bad a power plant that was
thoroughly reliable.! .
The policy of the company is t
make all improvements of a permanent
tyie, and haw at present several con
tern plated improvements in the street
car system i which will be made at as
early a date as possible
-For the above reastin we tinccrcly
hope that this city will not insist upon
us making a radical change in out light
ing svst em until our , new machinery
can be installed. If the city has any
doutr about the capacity of the prcs
ent lights ncfiding! the installation
our new svstem, we are ierieciiy wut- -
me to have the lights inspected nnl
their capacity measured by a compe
tent man at any time the city may desire.'-
':-'' I-
"We have also Wen notified by th'o
recorder. of this city that you have in-
4.l ... . :n.ull lirtniin o.l.liliitnnl
arc lamps for public use and service,
at various street (intersections in the
new wards of this rity.
In reference toj this matter we de
sire to call your attention to the fact
. 1. . A... 1ilinr wAtitvact wi I Ii
t i . n v 'i . u v ...... - ......
this.cify extends only to September of
this yea'r, and tbat tho eont of instalinj;
these lamps would! be follows:
643.1 iKunds,ior 11 miles of
wire, at loc fer Jounl '..102J1.G0
107 30 ft. idcs atl i.T.l pole. 294.23
2S 40-ft. poles at 6 each .. lfii.00
2 KO-ft. imiIcs at $.50 each .. i 17.00
30 ''30-f t. ioles for guys and an
chors at $2.75 each .. K2.T.0
lo wiiullasses at each .. .. 45.00
30 sleet proof pullies at $1.25
each.. .. ...j- .... 37.-2S
15(M feet lamp cordage at 3c . 43.00
1500 ft, suspension cable at 4o CO. 00
300 pounds j calvanizcd iron
wire at 4c . . '.
250 oak pins at 2 lie ench .. . .
12.00
CSS
10.00
r.o.oo
r,f,o.no
337.50
2. glass insulator at 4c
Cross arms . ,5
Labor .... r.'f . .
13 arc lamps at $22.50 each
Total
.2564.35
'Ve submit to vour honorable bodv
that it would bejunjust to request
this company to i nt:lll the above lights
when the nift woidd so treat I v exceed
the amount of revenue tbat could -possibly
lie derived from them during tho
lite of paid contract.
"In conclusion I will state that it
is the p?rtv ff this company to render
the city tlie jmost efficient service ikis
silde, and t bit t I would be pleased to
mwt the 'tn oil i 1hts of this body nt any
time yoii desFre .to consider any differ
ences that may eit tetween us con
cerning our lighting service or in the
inKtallut ion of the new lamps rcqucst
ej by yon.- Ity so doing I hope to bo'
able to explain nray any misunder
standing concerning the lighting prop
ofiition, and . ho simccrily if this com
pany to operate and maintain a light
ing and street railway business that
will be a benefit to the community.
" If ewpcet fully submitted,
CITIZF.XS :t.liIIT at THACTIO.V CO.
"Hy .T. W. JpringerManager. ,
"Salem, Or., March 1, 1904."
People Believe in It,
It lins l-e cynically said that Any
thing crin le w.bl .y advertising now-a-lays.
This Is lioti 'so. "Many liniments
have 1-eeij advertisel but only ono
Ferry UaVis f Painkiller h; stood tbo
icsi or Mityyears' h. Joilay its iKp
ularity is greater than evi r and is bate i
not ujn wf.ii t anybody says but itxn
what the remedy es. Viere is but ono
I'ainkiiler, Ferry Iavis'.
SIUIEIIAN REINSTATED.
He-Is Exonerated From Blame la the
V Trouble Which Occurred at .
, Prison.
i - ' - t
(From Thursday's Daily.)
!f little chasiro took iUco at lite
penitfntiaryr amosg the employes ycj
tcnlaysafterjiooo.l M- F. Khccan, who
was dHiiiss'd fpn the" institution 'dur
iugifjember off last year, for unbe
conritfgvand nugentlemanly conduct,
was rejnstatml to his old position as
guard in thn foundry, wbilo Duut-aii
Koss ,wo ha been taking his place
during Bis absence , was transferrer!
from tbeebops toj assirstaot farmer, and
Franjcifurd, formerly assistant farm
er, was ien etn ploy ment as a night
guard on ito-inside. Hhecan wns dis
ebargeUfem tho prison during Decern-:
ber onacciount of an altercation be-
t ween hiiu j and another guard, Wio.i
Fouts, wnjjh resulted iu a fistic en
counter insole the prison. SiHTin
teiident .latnes J has satisfied himself
that Fonts was thn nggrcsnor in . tl
matter anditbt j hheeaa was not t
blame s be reinstated tho latter, but
Hill not so recognize Fouts.
Lpegal blanks at Statesman Job OCic
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D. M. FERRY A. CO.
DETROIT. MtCM.
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