1 1 ' .. We 'arecullixjg deep into prices of high-class Jewelry, Watches, etc. New goods coming. If you want anj thing come in. finding money. . MARKETS. PORTLAND, Or, April 11. Wheat, Walla. Walla, 74; Bluestem, 81e; al ley, 83e. . ;v ' Cattle Unchanged. Tneoma, April 11. Wheat, Bluestem, S3;C1nb, 73 San Francisco, April 11. Cash wheat, " Li verpooL A pril 1 1 . May whea t, Gs !a. . ;- ;,; Chicago, April 11. May wheat open ed 03M; eloped, 93Te. , Barley, 4455e. Flax, $1.00; Northwestern, $1.16. TItE MAE2EET3. ' Oata 32234e per bushel. nariey euoxgazj per to a. II ST Cheat, llt clover. $10(311: . $i?&&iyd0 T he .11 Mill Yee3 Bran, $19.50; short, absorbing topie of conversation upon BuUsr-Country, 2Q25c, (buying. 1 h !ffe,: Tne polilical PW- Oreaxnery, 30c, 'Fggs 14 cent.. Chickens 10llc. -Ducks 10e. -Turkeys Ma14e, Hogs Live weight, 6i rents. Beef Steers, lU.0 to 1250 lb., 4'4ej stall fed eow and heifcis,-303ie. Mutton 8heep, 3e; choice wethers, 'M- ' . ; Veal 3(o64 eents. - j -Hops 2g8e. L Potatoes 4550e bushel, rrnnes 3 1-4. J ' Apples 43(5?50e bnsheL i GUTHRIE & CO, Beyers and SMppers ef Dealers In Bop Errors' Supplies FAlUt LOANS Wareh'mses at TURNER. MACLBAT. FRATUM. BROOKS. SHAW. SALBM. WITZXRLAND. HALSST. DEKRT. V !4OR3. Of "ROYAL- FLOUR. J. G. GRAHAM, Afitnt 107 Commercial St, Salem. Tomorrow - is the day for Congression al' convention in Salem. The Hermann men say it will be merely tho formal HT of a ratification hieeting. The Harris people make different prediction. WW The summer resort hotel keepers arfl enj'iyiug the beautiful sunshin. . W j The Kvening Telegram accounts for tle lack of news by" the fact that the wjf eorrosjionfleuts have lxfn allowcl to, go to the front. The nearer they got to the sreoes of operations the lers thee is to report. Tim wewlher man is predicting show, era for ttftayV w . : '." f It raised. on fester Sunday. And it did not raie the suspicion of a drop last Sunday. All signs fail in Oregou. Homer IavenHrt had a fair injure. lJut he sTiould have had a crowd targe enough to pack t lie, church to the door.! .' CUT Sf You Are tbc .ftortbwest poultry 3ournaI, Salem, Orcoon: I Kudwcd incase find ten coils for a three months1 trial subscription to the LWihuwl Poultry JottrnaL If I do not slop if at that time yon may continue to send it and I will pay 50 cents within six months for a ytars sttftscription. If not paid until the end of thd year the price will be 60 cents. . , cuv ;;..,J... - '. . ' . - . - -. - Ir - 1 -i - . . ,- ----- '. i - .- , : -;. -.--s?.. ........ v......... It'will be like v , Ccrcer f State zsd liitrty Streets IIS NOT A CINCH NOMINATION? OT CONGRESSIONAL . CANDIDATE IS A MATTES ; OP GRAVE DOT7ST. Despite the Claims of the Hermann Contingent the Harris Supporters Are Saying Nothing j Sot Sawing Wood and Say They Will Go Before the Conrentios With a Surprise Up Their Sleeve. ' As the date for the Congressional convention draws near, it being tomor- row, interest in that event has beeun ..eators, which are always in evidence preceding an event of this kad strange to say, feel that they cannot call the torn at this stage of the game, and jwhile a Hermann ir.an will say that his man will secure the noiniuation without doubt a Harris enthusiast will assort that his champion has a ciiTtu" upon the plum and there The argument stops and they all finally agree that the re sult is very much in doubt notwith standing the fact 4hat the Hermann contingent who seem to be doing the most of the talking, proclaim from the housetops that nermann now has n.ore than enough support to elect him on the first ballot. Several of the delegates arrived in the city yesterday afternoon and; it is quite probable that the eity will be alive with them before tomorrow morn ing. Hermann's headquarter have al ready been opened and Harris will no doubt establish himself this morning when the wire-pulling : will begin in dead earnest, and if the Hermann men think that everything is cut and dried, they will probably find that they have .not reckoned with their host when the time for the calling of the convention arrives, for Mr. Harris, beside being one of the best organizers in the polit ical field of (Tie state (today himself, has some of the best workers oat hust ling for him and the result of the con test cannot be foretold by any one un til it'is settled by the convention. ; One of Mr. Harris most prominent Supporters in this city, when seen last evening and shown the latest tabulated forecast of the j line-up which credits Hermann with 111 delegates and Har ris 66, only smiled and when asked for what claims Harris . is making, . said that Harris is making no claims what ever, but is allowing the Hermann sup porters to make' all the claims they de sire, but he proposes to show them what his strength in before the convention. Whichever wayj thee7eetion goes it is very safe to prodicl that the result will be so close that it wilt prove to havo been a walkover for neither aspirant. H pays to advertise in the StaTesman, if you have a message for the people wortn the space. The Statesman reaches the people. That is the reason the best business men' are using so much sortie? in this paper. j 'm h ' It is h good thing that the ire r rerun -aon comes when the cows are giving the most milk. There is a fitness f things in this The street sprinkler' was out yester day, on th streets of Ha lent and very much needed, i Mrs. Cieo. X&. JttneM, 'Miss Louie Church and Miss dertrude ttfngham, all of tho Oregon Institnte for the Blind, spent Haaday Ivihitin';! in Wood burn with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hcttlemier. THUS OUT Interested ir Pcmltry A GRYIIIG HEED REV. CHAS. T. HURD IS ELECTED yi tr'r.T SECRETARY CHRIS TIAN ENDEAVOB UNION Will Require flOOO Per Year to Sup v port Him Bat $800 or More of This Amoant Is Already, in Sight Chris tian Endesvorers and Epworth Leag uers Hold Interesting Meeting. ' - The first union meeting of the Chris tian Endeavorers and Epworth Leag uers which is to be held quarterly here after, was held on Sunday evening in the First f Methodist church preceding fi union preaching service, ana was largely .attended. The meeting was led by John Feehtcr, Jr., and was a Very enjoyable aad helpful meeting. Mr. Fee liter has & way all his own in lead ing others to express themselves in a meeting of that kind. During the ev ening a solo by Mra."W. Carleton Smith and a selection by the Epworth League quartet were Very much appreciated. . It is an inspiration to be in such a meeting, where the young people of all denominations can come together as one in the same work. The local C. E. Union is regretting tlie fact that they must give up their president, Ber. Chas. T, Hurd, who is soon to take up the work as field seere tary of this state under the direction of the Oregon Christian Endeavor Un ion. Mr.' Hurd leaves tonight for Port, bind where he will tomorrow meet ex ecutive committee and ; the committee on field secretary, appointed at the re'i cent state convention by State Prcai dent Boekwood to make final arrange ments, and will probably take up his work within a few weeks. . It willr require $1000 per year from the Endeavor societies in the state to support a field secretary, and about $800 or more of this amount is already in sight. J Several states have been em ploying field secretaries for the past few years and it has been found that more can bo accomplished in the way of organizing new societies, helping those who are weak, and giving a greater impetus to those that are live ard strong by. keeping a consecrated and experienced man at work in the field all the - time, than in any other way. Oregon's executive committee has long felt this need, but the way did not seem to be clear to make such a move until at the last convention, af ter it had" discusses all its phases, it was decided to give the delegates pres ent a chance to see what they could do, and the pledges were called off as rap idly as they could be taken down until over $500 was pledged then and there, and only about half of the societies represented. A number of personal pledges were alo made. No better man for this work could have beeh found in the state, so think all the Endeavorers, and his many warm friends in Salem while regretting that ho must leave the city, will wish him. a great measure of success in his new undertaking. . Like Daisies Before the Scythe, baby lives are destroyed in summer by cholera infantum. The attack of the disease is Sudden, its progress fa some times terirbly rapid. Mothers who have given their children Perry Davis Pain killer can tell how this treatment has checked the diarrhoea and vomiting, "and put the little patient out of danger. 23 an.i at) cents. i Dr. Miller, of Roscburg, a relative, of Hon. Binger Hermann, arrived in the city yesterday, and opened up Hermann headquarter at the Willamette Hotel. ' Murray Wade, of Portland, is in the city, having come up to attend the lec ture of Homer Davenport at the Meth odist church last evening. Miss Millie Kruse, a teacher of the city schools, visited over Sunday with her mother in Oregon City, returning to Halcrn oa the laic train Sunday evening. - E. (. Cross departed yesterday af ternoon for Chicago, to cnd the sum mer for the benefit of his health. Ho will also visit relatives in other East ern stales. Mr. and Mrs. Gideon Htdz have re turned from California, where they spent a month visiting in Los Angeles, and traveling u the Southern part of the state. C v Simi; ? :: Deserring Credit' for Mr. Scott. ... Portland, April "S. Editor Statesman: We have read with deep interest and keen appreciation an . editorial ; which appeared in your columns I enclose it for ' identification it - is a great Dleasure to see an able and influential contemporary like the Statesman wh uaseuisn mannooa - to : : reeognue i great work which Uoa. W. H. Scott and hia paper, : the - Oregonian, have done for Portland and Oregon n iner brave fight for the Lewis and, Clark Fair a . fight persistently carried oa in the face of many discouraging cir cumstances and conditions. Mr. Scott has been a tower of strength i in mik ifig possible the great celebration which win mean so much to xne j i-acmc Northwest, but to Portland and Ore gon in particular-and his magnificent labor without compensation, but . at great sacrifice of his time and personal convenience should never be forgotten bv the people of this state. We con gratulate von on vour generoos recog nitioa of his merits and also upon the broadness of vour view which enables you to see the nrreat commenity of n terests which exists a raonsr us Port land and Salem, and Portland and ev ery other town in Oreeon are-neighbors engaged in a common cause and with a common purpose the growth) of Ore gon in population . ana weaun as wen as commercial importance- ami influ ence. We should all take prido in pro moting any enterprise or sentiment which will make for that end.. We should also realize that no one part of Oregon can trow tad prosper j without a corresponding beneficial effect upon the balance of the state. An honor to any man or aay newspa per whose' efforts are eagageu .success fully alone the lines suggested and certainly Hon. Harvey Scott and the Oregonian are fully entitled to that honor, and 'I simply voice the senti ment of the entire community in thank ing the Statesman for according it. Bespectfuuy, DAN M 'ALLEN. t... .,- FiajOly Settled. Editor Statesman: Referring to the item in the Forest Orove Times in which Aunt Ann Smith is mentioned as having presented the editor with flowers, you wish to know the i age of Ana." Aunt Ann is a friend of other years. She efossed the plains in the early fif ties. In the States it was a time-honor ed custom to present the editor not only with the choices flowers but also with the choicest "first 'fruits' of a kind in all the vegetable kingdom. Ann is not so old that she has forgot ten that an 'editor enjoys receiving bo quets, as well as throwing posies to other people. ! .She lives the golden rule; her heart fa as full of beautiful thoughts as her garden is full of beautiful flowers! Mav her-age increase and her kind multiply ad infinitum to the joy of the editor and the good of humanity. MRS. D. A. WAITERS. (This little tribute to an old pioneer mother from' one of her hundreds of ac acquaintances' will He appreciated, not only by her f rienus, but by thousands of others wlio know the intrtntic vir tues of the pioneer women of Oregon; Leaving eomfortagle surroundings' in their Easter nhomes in so many cases, and frequently all their Kindred, for a journey of thousands of miles across deserts and ' mountains, the women of th;j pioneer! families did more than their full share toward the sacrifices necessary in the building of a magnif icent state out of an unclaimed! Wilder ness. "Aunt Ann" Smith crossed the plains in the year when the cholera was so fatal to the emigrants, and driving an ox cart, for days their train was net oat of sight of some grave. Many of uv had mothers who underwent all these hardships, and an occasional trib ute to their memories, if dead, and to their many kindly attributes and deeds, if living, i an obligation, the discharge of, which should always be a pleasant duty. Ed. Statesman.) i "The More Cats the More; Demo crats." Editor Statesman: j Our Democratic fellow citizens have been industriously circulating i the re port that everything was harmonious amongst them, but on reading the lo cal papers , I do not discover the facts as they want them to be. The great source of their annoyance is on i account of the giants of No. One who do not know they have been to a 'conven tion unless they have had a .row. Mr. Kaiser ir his communicati to the Statesman this morning is Credited on the strets with having stated the facts as they are. but he is criticized by a number of his party friends for saying anything about' it. The writ-r heard a well known Democrat this mor- niiig commenting oa , the manner ia which the delegates from the first pre cinct were obtained, suggest that such practice might be tolerated in the "Idaek belts" in the Southern states, but be said there was no neces sity for it where white people were supponed to be in the majority.: lie said that the maner in which the primaries wer conducted and tie prac tices followed bv the partieinants in Ward One. reminded him of the language of the Divine Master as re corded in the tiospel of St.! John. MHli chapter, verses 1-2. republican; Editor Statesman: ll notice in your columns of yesterday a i statement from Mr. .Kaiser in ref er eace te the Democratic primaries . held (n precinct No. 1, on Saturday, March 26th.. V.-; - "j;,.. It appears that Mr? Kaiser helped to fix a ticket and consulted a few of .'The faithful about it, but on th day of the primaries the voters repudiated Ke slate Sad voted for i hose whom they wished to represent them." Personally I can see no wrong in this. We cer tainly, cannot deny the, right of the legal voters to choose whom tlfcy please and if Mr. Kaiser discovers that he has less votes than the other fellow be should take his defeat good naturedly there are. others. " s - vr 4 ; ; . A o the friction alluded to, I see no signs of it, nor dn l hear of it except from a few Republicans who enjoy a joke. The best evidence of entire har mony among the Democrats of Marion county, was the gathering at the Jcffer soniaa Imnqnet on last Monday night. Jl Mr; Kaiser bad been - present he would have .had proof . BufhVieut m In Uhis statcutcat. On accouat of hia he is "perhaps n&t thoroughly familiar with' the - harmony existing among the Democrats of Marion county at the present time. -' --. : -' la conclusion I wisfi to say thst Ae result of the prin-nries convinces me that one can put up slate, but you ean&ot elect, it unless yon have votes. The next time a majority of the voters should be consuITcrd, Ihen all will go well. A thoroughbred Democrat takes his medicine and never squeals when he is defeated. . ' D. J. FBY. Salem, Or, April 9, 1904. -. STRONG FEELING rwrrrtT-ASED mQIJTBXES ABE BE- -; CB1VLD BY LOCAL DEAL EBS rOB ALL GRADES. Increased Acreage Will Not Be Over j One Third What Was Expected On Account of Lateness of the Season Hod ers Have Good Reasons to Look . Por Better Prices. There is little doing in the hop mar ket,, but a search among authorities.oa bops in this city yesterday disclosed much about the condition of affairs which is described below. t There is more inquiry at 23 cents for primes and 26 cents for cboiee but buyers refuse to sell' at such figtfres, owing to the fact that considerable ad vanee is expected at any time on ac: count of the shortage, the world over, The warm weather having set in the consumption of beer will necessarily increase and therefore it is only a ques' tion of a short time until there will be a demana lor nops. possiuiy wrjunu - . . , V 1 the supply on hand. Reports from the East indicate that there are' many of the large breweries not yet supplied-with the necessary Imtos for this summer season, not to speak of the email brewers who live from hand to mouth nearly every yeaer. The money stringency may have had something to do with' the inactivity of the market, but that will be relieved as soon as the consumption of the bev erage increases. L. Looking at the situation statistical ly, there has not been a time within the past twenty yesrs when the pros pects for fabulous prices for hops was a i good as it is at the present day. Regardess of the prospect of the grow ing crop of the world, the market must advance considerably on account of the present shortage. However, .if some thing should happen to the growing crop, which by the way, does net look any too well at present, prices would advance beyond all expectations. The crop certainly has not wintered well in Oregon. Due to the enormous rainfall, many of the hills .which bore large crops last year were drowned out or died. Cultivation in most of the yards has commenced, but the work which growers are doing at present should have been done a month and a half ago. The increase in acreage will be about one 'third of 'what was antic ipited, many who intended to plant new yards are unable to do so on ac count of the inability to secure the necessary roots, as well as inability to put the soil in condition. New hops which will be planted on upland, can not produce a good stand because" the soil will dry out and the roots die, even after they have commenced to grow. STATEMENT WAS ABSURD. Three 'Men Who Visited the Peniten tiary Were Not Searched Nor ; Had No Dynamite. ; A story gained circulation lato Sat urday afternoon to the effect that, on Friday afternoon two men with the ap p3araoce of hoboes, put in an appear ance at the penitentiary on the outside of the wall where some men were at wofk' aad they were ordered away. The next day they came again, so the story goes, and they were placed un der arrest as suspicious characters. One of them, it was enid, carried a conceal ed package under his arm, which upon examination proved to contain dyna mite and the officers thonght they had PumIc a valuable capture and a dread ful catastrophe bad been averted. Tbi story was given publication in some of the papers for a fact, but Superbtca dent, James' .version ; of the matter throws an entirely different light upon the affair.' When asked if the, story was true Superintendent James stated that three men had put in an appearance at the prison ,n Friday and again on Satur day and the only suspicious circum stance in connection with the matter was that they bad returned again af ter the first visit. ; It was true that one of the men carried a bundle but eo attempt was made to conceal it, and a for their being siezed and searched, there was no foundation whatever for the statement, and that the statement ',at package contained dynamite jsras absurd. Police Court Gets Bnsy Allicrt Buck and Arthur Meyers ap ptarcd ia the lolice court yesterday morning to answer to the charge of disorderly conduct, both having been arrested on Saturday, evening for cn gagiug in a fist fight on State 'street. They dcad elguiltir.to the charge snd were fined $10 each, which they.paid. t.a. lirugcr, arrested for riding Lb. " . . "oday : A - -A r y pi:orm 57f r j j , TUESDAY, APRIL . 12, 190L Statesman's 1904 But?;y)ription Contest Undated find $.. Jor subscript I to Ute. IJuTtby vote for.., culms choice in fhe Oregon Statesman's $abcription Contest. 3 This Coupon is good for ........... ......rofcS, being one vot for each Toid in admnne, by a NEW Sufscriber for avi of the publlcaiiani cctU issuetti wheel upon a forbidden State street sidewalk, and Orsa Fagg, Boy Stiner, Burt Blchter, E. Miller, L. E. Gardner and Isadore Greenbaum, who were gathered in for riding on the Streets without lights, all donated the sum of $2J0 t the city treasury, The two ' ' scrappers ' ' were booked by . Officer James Lewis, while the viola tor a of th" bicycle j ordinance were rounded up by Officer Murphy Was Much Appreciated The Salem Military Band, uudcrthe leadership of Prof. W. E. McElroy, gave aa excellent open air concert on Wiflson Avenue on Sunday afternoon and the splendid class of music which was in I perfect harmony with the su perb weather conditions . struck sponive chord in the hearts of the Salem people who turned out en masse to enjoy the treat. . Receipts for March . State' Treasurer Moore wag yesterda in receipt of. a remittance of $333 from Master j Fish Warden II. G. Van Dusen representing the total amoant of the collections in his-department foF the month pf March, of which amount $13 was the receipts in the second district and the balance fof the first district. Served Half of Time 3 . r Governor Chamberlain yesterday af ternoon commuted the aentenco of I i. - . . r . om the Statesman building. Coupons void after ten dayt. SEE OUR jlFor tlhils vVeeSi's ale For this sale -we lia-e cut the prices down so low that you cannot rrsUt . m.-'Pw"i i imying. , ome to ,iiseu: iou may rest assured that you you cannot get elsewhere iu Sal cm. 500 yards Black . and? Colored Wash Taffeta Silk, a beauti ful thick heavy quality, cpr- ' .rect for fine eostuwes and shirt waibtsf the regular price of this Silk is $1.00 a ' yard, we have tK many silk - aad luiiHt cut the stuck dowa, this silk is a, bargain aad de serves your. closest" inveutiga- . tion; nale price per yard ..'..6Se 1,UUU yards of Pretty Daiuty Cliallits, looks as will as the imported goods, that come iu pia dots, flowers and fancy sprays; special for this sale, only, r yard..... ........ Zc 250: yards of Real Genuine Irish Liacn. iiress '-. Coixls; bi-auti- ful for. summer wear; sale -price r yard ...... 15c 7oO yards Best Standard Auios- kcagh Aproo Gingham, in PRICES CUT MEVQY BROS. couht stkeet, am;52. Tho kind others'. -sell at 10c at 5c. A SiJO The 5c bunclics, 2 for a nickel II al r-tonco and Zlncoraphs Tfte Bast Wot at ft EU I Ycscalte Cc;ravls3 Co. Ethra am Eaftravaraer Piiatlnft Plates 4 Mataii7US.r, . -kvoa Baafe George Fraser, who was serving a U months sentence in the Multnomai county jail upon. the conviction of lar ceny. Fraser waa committed on J.iu- re-'.ary 13 and bad served over half of hii sentence. ' PANAMA STRIKE ENDED. PANAMA, April ll. The strike oi f the Psnama Railroad w.-.s brought to an end today, most of the- laWer- n turning to work udcr -the old cmli tions. f There are 183,000 jniles of riXvtj mail routes.; Strange as it niay m this mileage is considerably urpal by the distance over which maiJs ar carried on horseback or by wagna. The quantity of mail so earned, how ever, is comparatively trifling. 1 . PRICES our store and ank for tho goods aJvcr will go homo with bargaiu3 Sale now on, ; that small aad large checks, bliU'S - aud all color?; thi in a very heavy thick quality and--can not be'lKMight today fof less than t cents ler yard; o bought it before the -J vanee -in cotton, about a year g; price jwr yard 4JO yards Black and -'olore4 Hriliiantiucs, 40 inches wiOc, this cloth is a very fine qnal- ity with a silky lustrous fin- . ; isb, correct for fine drtsscs, shTrt wuiits and dress ' skirU; the regular price 75c ier yard, otock too bigt ( iini.it cut it down; special ealo . price per yard ii6 We are showing the largest .V stock "of fiue Embroideries and Iicea' In Salem and we sell thctu for about half the price of the other stores. TO THE QUICK.