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u E G C3 U" !l SECOND ' SECTrOir S IX PAG L3. SALEM, OREGON; FRIDAY MORNING, " JULY 1, 1901. u : Til lli'll" . I . ll- .-a" u if. r ikv wi u.) i ffi r f r 7 urn l . i i j i r - i a i ii i . i i i t j nrnr-Tiiiiuj xeab, no. is. : i - WONDERFUL FISH RUN 2mm tons or salmon at each RAISING OP EACH TRAP.' EXTRAORDINARY, SALMON BUN Paget Sound Never Saw Socli Quanti ties of Spring Salmon in all Jja History. Believed High Waters of the Columbia River Are Turning These Fish to the Waters of Paget Sound, Says Wash ington Fish Commissioner. BELLI NGIIAM, June 30. There is now on the greatest tun of spring sal; mon in the history of I'uget Sound. Deputy Stiite i'isrh Commissioner Rise Jani who returned ; tolay from tho lring salmon traps situated , around iJeeeption I'uss and the north, end of "V liiilby Jslnnd,- says taking fiftoen traps and averHtnt; their catch it runs nine tons of fisb to the trap at eaeh raising of it. Thi )ig run of this much prized species of. salmon is attributed tc the prevailing high waters of tho Columbia river, whi-u Itiseland- be lieves is turning the fish from 'that stream into the -waters of I'oget Sound. WHEEL STOLEN AND RECOVERED A wheel lxd'nging to Cheater Foster, one of Salem's cigar makers, was stolen last Saturday night, " and the wheel waS j'esterday recovered in Albany. Chief Gibson telephoned the eunound ing eities, and asked tho police tit lc on tho lookout for the wheel which wns a NafionaL valuel at $50. Chief Gibson was"yesterlay morning notified that tho . t hief had tnfen apprehende! and returned froni that city in" the af ternoon with the wheel and a yoong man giving his name as Charley Key saw, in charge, lie will be given a hearing lefore Ju-lge Judah Ibis morn ing. The? young man, who gave his name to the Albany o'ticers a Chas. Myers, is a Granger in this fity, but worked fur a short time in .Mission Hot torn. ' O-A. STORXA. Bcth, TIrf KouS Yoo tia Always Bdit A COLOSSAL rOTJNTAIN. Brief Description of. the Breyman FounUin Soon to be Erected in . Willson's Avenue. t ' - Tho joint gift of Mrs. M. Breyman and Kugene Breyman to the eity of Ha lem arrived from tho manufacturers in New York City, and was unpacked yes terday at the city hall lyr the park board. It is in six sections, and when the statue is mounted upon the pedestal it will stand nineteen feet in height, but unlike tho average' bronze it is well made with no view to having its defects obscured by placing it at a great height. I The design is' of '.a pioneer looking westward, his hands shading his eyes, as he steps upon a rock, and, poising uiKn ono foot ho leans forward, grasp ing his trusty Kentucky riflo in Lis right hand. ' - Tho face is strong, earnest, pat ient, and hopeful.", iueh a face indeed as the pioneer must have had who blazed a trail through a trackless forest to this land of promise. - From the sides of the pedestal arc poised two great eagles, not only lend ing an element of strength to the ef fect, but also adding such a'toueh of Americanism to it that patriotism Mid-Soiiiiiir Wash Goods We are making one graml final etTort to close out all wir summer g-Kxls. ' Q Wash gowls, worth 10o OW to 15o a yard. 11 Wash Roods, Uorth ' 1 KJ W 15c t 2uc a yajfd. I Wash good, worth 30c to 25c d yard. Embroideries , worth &C to 7c a yard. . r Enibroideries worth 6o to 10c a yard, Embroiderieg, worth 15c loSc a yard. 4c 11c Embroideries worth 35c to 60c a yard. Embnideriea worth 75c a yard. All over Embroider ies worth 75c to 1.00 - -: ' a yard. . - ' - - gC2 . 'All over Tacklngs, VC0 etc,,- worth fl.50 a yard. .... . . S ' i surges through one's vin at u and anew is kindled the veneration ia whieh we hold tho pioneer. Not only shall thirsty man and beast be refresh ed by the eool waters at iU base, but children shall be taught to love their dearly aequircd ebuntry by gazing upon th image of the pathfinder, and thus it becomes a oonument as well at a fountain. , ,;, . Tho design was the work of Mir. Wer ner Breyman and Mr. JL P. Boise, Jr., and, so painstaking were they in their efforts to have the figure true to life, that they selected a man whrt repre sented the tyH of pioneer; and cloth ing him in the rough attire of the fron tiersman, sent his photograph to the manufacturers. JB addition; to this they sent clothing worn by the pioneers when crossing the mountains, that, the reproduction should be perfect. Tho powder horn and measure that the pio neer earrie. were reproduced from those actually worn by a pioneer, i a Mr Trullingcr, who was among the first white men to see the coast. CASE CASE OF THE PORTLAND BARBER SCHOOL MAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED. - Argned Yesterday in Supreme Court i And a Decision is Awaited With Interest Other State Boards Deeply Interested in the Matter. The case of the State of Oregon, ap pellant, against II. L. Briggs, known as the Barber Board ase, was argued and submitted yesterday ia the Btate Su preme Court. Hon. , John If. MrXary argued the case for the state, and F. S. Grant of Portland, represented the de fendant. ; This case is one of a great deal of importance to the state of Oregon, for it is thought that on the decision of the Supreme Court will hinge the eases of the State Dental Board, the Pharmacy Beard and perhaps the State jMedieal Board.; , " '- I ' Briggs 1 was indicted iii the circuit court of Multnomah count r for running a barbers school without permission of the State Barber. Board. He was acquitted le fore this eonrt, Judge M. C f George holding the- law providing for this board to be unconstitutional.' The ground for holding this was that the act delegated to the 'State Board of Barber Kxaminers the right to. pra scribe rules testing the qualifications of applicants for certificates 'to prac tice the tonsorial art in Oregon. This Judge George declared to b J Legisla tive power which the Legislative as sembly had no right to delegate to any other" body, because that right ; was vested wholly in the general assembly. ,The decision in this case will nq doubt affect the laws creating all other similar boards now existing fin this state. With the possible exception of the State Medical Board, wherein the assembly ; itself has prescribed in the greater part the qualifications of prac tit loners.' :' ; " :;; -All those interested in these matters await; with much interest the decision of the court in the matter. 5 MISTAKEN FOR A BEAR. SOUTH BEND, Wash., June SO. Rim Triplet t, while out hunting ono mile east of this city today, was. acci dentally killed by E. ll. Hall, who mis took him for a bear. Death was instant taneotis. Triplett Iwing shot in the back of the head. Triplett and Hall Were great friends, had a contract for slash Pr.g the Bav Center road. Hall did not know that Triplett wns out hunting. Triplett leaves a wife and several chil dren.' -'''."" -; '"1 . I 3Irs. Jennie Wolfe, who ??ha3 been visitiirg telaTives 1n this ertyj returned yesterday to her home at Gates. ' s Clotuino, Shoes, Etc. Bathing Suits and Trunk for Men at.l lloya. I low est Prices. - Men's Suits We are making a grand clean-up of aUour Men's Suits, iujluding blues aad blacks. Hpaos fcrbids ns to enumeiate the values, so if you come to us you will not In disappointed. We guarantee Lower Prices than you can. get elsewhere. Straw Hats . All shapes, ty!cs and prices. Se!z Slices Made to fit your feet and make them glad. 4 1 Sjsiptiosis SWALLOW FOR PRESIDENT FROHZBITION NATIONAL CON VEN TION NOMINATES PENNSYL VANIA MAN. CARROLL OF TEXAS, FOR SECOND Platform Adopted Most Extensive Ever Put Forth by Prohibition Party in National Convention. Demand Reform of Divorce Laws, Jns '. tlce to Capital and Labor, Initiative and Civil Service Extension f 27000 in Coffers Ready for the Campaign. INDIAN APOUS, June 30. The Prohibition party; in its National con vention today nominated Silas C. Swal low, of Pennsylvania, for IVesident, and George W. Carroll of Texas, for Vice -President. I The platform was adopted without argument after a long deadlock in the resolutions committee. It was descried by I. 1L Amos of Ore gon, secretary of the committee, as the broadest platform ever placed before the people of the party. In addition to the planks on the liquor question, it declares party to be in favor of inter national arbitration, a suffrage law based on mental and moral qualifica tion, uniform laws for the country and dependencies, popular election of Sena tors, civil service extension, and initia tive and referendum. The trubt ques tion is recognized by a demand for a rigid application of principles of jus tice to all the organizations of capital and labor. Keform of the divorce laws is demanded, and polygamy denounced. Gen. Miles pot an end to the movement to nominate him for President by send ing a telegram to John G. Wooley, ask ing that bis name be not presented. This was considered final and a move ment was made to nominate Swallow, which was' unanimous, no other name being considered. Over 16r,000 was raised by subscription pledges by the convention which with $11,000 in the treasury- will be the nucleus of the campign fund. National Chairman Stewart and National Secretary Taite were re-elected. r The Prohibition edi tors organized for: the campaign by electing Clark of Indianapolis, presi dent. The convention program . clos ed tonight with, a mass meeting at which addresses were made by Nation al Chairman Stewart, John G. Wooley and others. Severaf hundred delegates left tonight for St. Louis to visit the Exposition. . ! ": " """" i TURNER AFTER IT. George of Washington has His Vice Presidential Boom With Him at ' j St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, June 30 Senator George" Turner, off Washington, came to Ht. Louis today with a small but earnest Vice Presidential boom in his hat. Tho states of Idaho and 7ashington are in tructed to vote for Turner for that position, and delegates from that re gion are making a little stir about the Pacific CoaSt man for second place pending the tinie when all interest in the convention may bo swallowed up in the talk of the nominee for President and the platform. ; " REFUSES SPECIAL ISSUE. Postmaster General Refuses Lewis and Clark Postage Stamp Issue. ' ' WASHINGTON,. June 30 The Post master General has declined the request of thet Lewis and .'Clark Exposition au thorities for the issuance of a special series of postage stamps commemora tive of the Exposition. ! H-t ACCUSED OF STEALING WATCH i Charles Wright, an ex-convict; was taken into custody by the Salem police last evening upon a warant sworn out in Recorder Judah 'a court by John Yates, who charges Wright with' the larceny of ;a gold watch. Yates lost his watch" on Wednesday evening, and yesterday learned Diat the time piece had been sold to a local saloon keeper by W right- He 1 at once swore out a warrant and Wright's arrest followed. The case will be heard in Recorder Judah 's court today. - s Save the Children. ' ", Statistics will prove that a large per centage of , deaths among children, may be traced to complications arising from the early souring of milk by bacteria. Cholera infantum is the most fatal dis ease ef infancy, and common, especially with lnjttle fed infants. Perry, Davis' Painkiller in the emergency is the best remedy and saves many a child's life while the doctor is coming. 25 and CO cent bottles." ' J ,.v..: " vy .; FEDERAL INVESTIGATION BEGUN i .NEW YORK, June 30. The Federal grand jury today began: its investiga tion of the Slocnm disaster Nine' wit nesses were examined. It was stated that the Federal authorities have made a determined effort to locate Miss Haii the, bookkeeper of the Knickerbocker Company, but have been unable To Sad her. ; J ; ! : '' J, : ; ' r ACCIDENT ON BRTTISH WARSHIP. Kiel, June 30 ThrongW the accident al explosion of a rocket on the cruiser Jnno, one of English vessels escorting the Royal yacht ,two of the crew were killed. The Juno caught fire but the flames were . soon extinguished. ' 1 RIDICULE THE STORY. LONDON, June 23. The Tokio eor respondcat of tho .Timer Bays a report sent front St. Petersburg of ' General Okus' retirement is ridjeuled ia Japan, where delay in forcing a great battle ia well: understood to be doe to the habit of the Japanese generals not striking before deliberate completion of preliminary plans. .... TO BE RE-INSPECTED. Secretary of Commerce Orders New : - inspection of AH New York J PSssesger Steamers. WASHINGTON, June 29. Secretary Cortelyoo ordered supervising inspector general of the steamboat servicer at New York to re-inspect all passenger carrying steamboats in New Yorkv No inspector engaged in the last inspection ia to be employed, and the inspector general, ia ordered to . send to all parts of the country exeept San ; Francisco, which is too far away, for the best in spectors ia.the service. " ; VERDICT GUILTY JURY . IN CUOUELMO CASE DE CLARE FOR MURDER IN FIRST DEGREE. Deliberated Only Thirty Minutes Be fore Rendering a Verdict Onglielmo Killed 16 Year Old IUlian Girl on June 14 Will Appeal the Case. r PORTLAND, June 30.-It took the jury just thirtyininutes to decide upon the return ofy a verdict of guiltyln the first degree, in the case of Frank Gug lielmo, charged with the murder of Freda Guarascio, the 16-year-old Italian girl whom he killed on June 14. Miss Gnarascio luul spurned the attentions of her murderer. Guglielmo'a attorsey will take an appeal to the supreme court,- but it is not stated on what grounds. '"" , TO CAPTURE WOLF MOUNTAIN A Strongly Fortified Position the Ob- ject of the Japs In a Recent -i Battle. - CHEFOO. June 29. Fifty Europeans who left Port Arthur June 23, arrived here T today.-. They report that in the naval engagement June 24, the battle ship Sevastopol was slightly damaged. Fifteen days will le required So re pair her. The torpedo dispatch boat, Amur, was badly .damaged. The. Euro peans had not heard the result of the night engagement in which the Japan ese, claim to have sunk a battleship of the Pcrseviet type.. The day on which the Eoropeans left the Japanese were reported to be try ing to capture Wolf Mountain, n strong ly fortified position fifteen miles from Port j Arthur. - A J renchniau wno has becn;in -Port' Arthur since the siege be gan, states there are JiO.fHH) fighting men there, including soldiers, sailors and Volunteers and 000 women and 150 non-combatants.. ; RUSSIAN SEAMANSHIP. The ' Muscovite - Again Demonstrates That He Can't Dodge Himself at Sea. CBONHTADT, June 20.The Rus sian t battleship Navarin, while return ing to. her anchorage today, was ram med j by the Russian ironclad Netron Menia, which struck her amidships. The ;da mage to the Navarin is not ser ious, though it may.be necessary to dry-dock the vessels. It is believed period necessary for the. battleship willinot le long. . ) t- ;. m ', . PORTLAND SWELTERED YESTER- : -DAY. ' ,. . PORTLAND, June 29. TMlay was the hottest June day seen in Portland for I8 years, the mercury reaching IK) degrees, I CUE HAPPY AGAIN. Cue, the Chinaman, is happy again, and doesn't want to have anylwxly ar rested. The shock of being thrown into the tank of water1 used by the high diver on Tuesday afternoon, as he was leaning over the edge in his curiosity, lasted for some, time, and he spent the remainder of the day telling his many friends of the trouble., lie was very anxious to have his enemy arrested, but! could find no witnesses, and yes terday morning the yoong man who had perpetrated the trick, mai'e him a pres ent, of a new suit of clothes, and then Cue I fairly beamed on him. He took another day off from his doti and west around tilling about the liberal ityiof his friend," aad saying 'him good .fliend." ' - , STRIKE BECOMING SERIOUS. Coal Company Will Import Miners to : Replace Strikers Trouble Is '"-.?""'.- ' Looker For. , t ! . - . , .. r SEATTLE. Jone 29. The coal strike at the Issaqnah Coal Company's mines is assuming serious proportions. It is now the intention of the company, it is said, on good authority to import miners to take the pUiees of the strik ers. If this is done the new men will be aeeeinpsBied by deputy sheriffs aad violence may be resorted to. ... ""d - -' " ' : : - ;r odds on yale. . NEW , LONDON, Con-, Jnne 29., The annual i regatta between Harvard and Yale oarsmen will be rowed over the'Thamea' rivef-course tomorrow. Fair weather and smooth water is ex peeted. The prevailing odds are on Yale 9 to 1. . :- '.'---'"' f ;. Mrs. T. B, Key left for Turner yes terday. . . YALE WINS ? BOAT RACE GREATEST FRESHMAN RACE EV- ' ER ROWED ON ANY; " I CQURSE. ANXIETY IN ST. PETERSBURG. Fire ini Torpedo Works at Cronstadt f tnm. 4Ti ef txrv Tirii . IIIJ MAW J WW AMft II U(l j ; . Rumors. ; . Kuropatkin to Withdraw Hl3 Troops Jones of Arkansas Says Bryan Will Not ; Bolt Ticket Another Heavy Fire In Washington Mill. NEW LONDON, June 30. The thou sands who journeyed to the Thames to day for the annual Yale-Harvard boat races1 say one of the best freshman races saw one of the best' freshman course and then for eight hours the crowd j sat ia the rain 'and waited in vain for the vapity four-oared race and bigjvarsity eight-oared race. Fin ally early in the evening troth varsity and four-oared races were put over un til tomorrow. Yale won the freshman race; by. half a second on a quarter of of it. 'Then Harvard settled down, reached the half mile flag a third length in the lead. Harvard finished a. mile In 5:0 Yafe, ,5;10. .Over the next mile the struggle was superb. Each crew raised stroke one point. At mile and (a half flag the two boats were exactly ven. Just as the last half mile flag passed, Yale began the spurt that .won the race. She jump ed her Stroke up to 36 and' began-to pull ahead inch bv inch. Harvard did not; make an effort until an eighth of a mile front the finish. Then her stroke went to 3S but is was too late. Yale leading by the length of her canvas bow as flags dipped at the finish. Sev eral minutes before the crew knew who had won. Yale had won by just a half second.- Time Yale 10:20; Harvard, lU:20ti. " St. Petersburg, July 1. No further news 'has been received from the front op i to I this hour. It is reported that heavy rains are hampering the move ments $f the army. In ai circles the greatest anxiety for news from the seat of war; is manifested. Berlin. June 3V-Ta Tche Kiao cor respondent of the Lokal Anreiger, says he has had an interview with General Kuropatkin regarding the military sa nation had declares the General has de eided tojwithdraw to Hai Cheng. .Kur opatkin. the eorresjtondent says, left the first Xinerian army corps ant thir tr-fifth division at Kai Chau to pro tect his retreat. Headquarters are al- i . ii.: . i . ready established at Hai Cheng. a boat's, le-ngth. For two nies of this race the two. shells acig zaggc-d;' neither crew ever had a lead more than length. Ws one of the most remarkable boat races in the history of inter-collegiate racing,; Xale Showed in better from at the start than Harvard l and for the first eighth mile had a trifle the belter Si.iPeterslHirg, June 30. As a result of the receipt' of news of the fire which took place at the torpedo works al Cronstadt last night, this city tonight is filled' with the wildest rumors, in cluding one Jo the effect that Peterhof Paine has been hlown up. ine nam age at 'Cronstadt is confinel to the tor pedo; mechanism shops, which were al most ; Wholly . destroyeil, together with twenty! Wihtehead torpedoes. Censhl- erablei quantity of oil stored iin the works swas al turnei. Alarm was given tin time to prevent loss; of .life and more serious loss of property. Bellingham, Wssh June 20. A tele- ephone message from Sflver Iteach, Wash4; receivjed attmiunignt says ine Larson Lnmher Company's mills are afire. I Shingle mill said to be already destroyed: Entire population fighting flames. Plant valued at r-00,0W. IMtlsonrg, Jnne 30 4f am confident Wm. J- Bryan will aot lwdt the party ticket if Jndjie. I'arfcer is nominaiea." declarel ex-Senator J. K. Jones, Na tional; Deoeratie chairman tonight. "As to what Brvsn might tie if Cleveland were nominated. I could not say, bot 1 regard the nomination of Cleveland as little Short f an impossible contingen cy Oatside f Parker, Hearst. wifi have the greatest number ef instructed del egatef. ! regant Gorman as one of the strongest txnissil.ilities." Jones does not think bi met a I ism plank Will be u serted 'in riatform. CRIMINALLY RESPONSIBLE. Coroner's Jury Finds Both Steamship Offlcers and Directors Guilty fo , Negligence. NEW YORK, Jone . The coroners jury' ia the iavestigatien of the Sloetna tisaster finds that the ureetrs of the Knickerlocker tympany were guilty of miseondBCt, and that Captain van Sehakk and other officers of the ship axe criminally responsible for the horri-Jthal bbs accident by which over 1000 per - sons lost their lives. CITY WILL BRING SUIT. Gravel Bar Controversy to be Decided by the Circuit : ii;'. Court . .--' - .;'": The- controversy ! existing '.between the city of - Salera and the - Minto brothers oyer the rights of the city to use gravel from the bar on the north end of Minto ' island, f. street pur poses, is to end ia litigation aad an in junction snit will be filed in the circuit court within a day or two for the pur - pose of restraining the Hiato brothers from interfering with the rights claimed by the city. A complaint is now being prepared by Carson, Adams t innon, wno bare lieen rctmca py the citv to defend Its rights. Street Commissioner 1L C. Tairdcr, accomianied by two'ilen employed . in the street department, went to M into s island in a skiff if yesterday v morning for the purpose of aseertaiaing.a nether or not the stake had been removeii which formerly supported the ferry rope, with a view to refastening the rope which had a few days ago been detached by If. P. Minto. Mr. Minto appeared upon fhe scene and refused to altow the street commissioner to land, and as a result the city will carry the matter into conrt. 120 MILES FTOrmNCr FRONT, LONDON, Jnne 29. The Tokio cor respondent of the Morning Post . says the Japanese second army haa effected a juncture with the first army and ih whole force now has a fighting front of 120 miles. SOME NEW CASES COMPLAINTS FILED IN THE CIR CUIT COURT IN THREE IM PORTANT SUITS. The Penland Estate Sues the Southern Pacific Company for Five Thousand Dollars Damages Divorce Case- Be gunSuit on Promissory Not for $225 As a result of the accident which happened at the intersection of Com mercial and Trade streets in this city, on Sunday, May 29, last, and which caused the death of Mrs. J. H. Pen land, an action for damages was com menced yesterday in Judge Burnett's department of the circuit court by J. II. Penland against the Southern I'acif ic Company, the suit Wing brought by him as administrator of his deceased wife's estate. Mrs. Penland met death by ling crushed between two freight cars while attempting to cross the rail road tracks at' the point- designated above. A . freight en trine was engaged in switching cars at the time of tbu ac cident, and in his complaint Mr. Pen land alleges negligence on the part of the railroad company in failing to place a flagman at the street crossing or pro viding gates for the protection, of the traveling public. Mr. Penland, through his attorneys, C M. Inmaa and i A. Turner,, asks damages in the sum of $5H-rt, anil lor Lis costs and disbursements' of the ac tion. ;; . ' ' The case is one of great interest and'; will no doubt establish the responsibil ity of railroads for accidents occurring at grade .crossings in this state. : The laws are not' fully specific, perhaps, in this particular but it is tttonght that . . - i . i i i the railroad companr should bc-respon sible for accidents like the above when occurring on crowded or busy thorough fares. : ji .'...' Action for Divorce. H. Mills desires to become legally separated from bis wife. Acnes Mills. and yesterday commenced an action forj diVorce in' department -No. Z of the cir cuit court. ; The parties to the suit were united an marriage on May 17, ISDft, and the plaintiff alleges that dnr ing'the niontli of March, 1S(K, his wife without cause or provocation deserted him and ever since hss refused to live VTIIlt 11 1 HI. . - i The husband asks for a divorce but makes no request. as to the disjjosition of a little daughter,aged 5 years, the only issue of the marriage. -1. II. Mc mahon appears as his attorney in the suit. ' "...' - Suit for Money. 1 The Studejiaker Bros. oropnny has filed a suit against W. It. Smith.s for the puroffl j of recovering upon t hree promissory note's-claimed, te have Ieen executed by .the defendant in favor of tlje plaintiff iduring the. year 1JM)3. The notes aggregate a consideration of $223 for which amonnt with interest .Stude baker Bros, j ask judgment. They also ask for $100 attorney: fees together with the costs and disbursements of the action. ''.-."' I'axton, Iach & Simon of Portland, and George C. Bingham- of this city have been retained by the plaintiff as its attorneys. - . : : ENORMOUS GOLD COINAGE. Director of the Mint Roberts Says No More Silver Dollars Will be : Coined. PORTLAND, Jane 30. "There will never be another "silver dollar coined in this country," said George E. Roberts, director ef the United State mint, to an Oregonian reporter this evening, fi unless by some chance a 16 to 1 CoiL gress shonht be eletced. The supply of silver bullion purchased under the Sher man act is exhausted. "Our records," continued MrlTob-" erts, 4 ' show a remarkable increase in the gold f.rodurtion of the world, "... it having neaily trebled in ten years. That is why th re is ao silver question. Do not get the impression, however, we are going out of the gold win 1 business. For the year ending today our coinage of gold will reach $200,000, 0O0. Roberta left tonight for Seattle, whence he will go to Alaska on a four of inspection. , . - i nn - Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diar rhoea Remedy. ' -W . This remedy is certain to be" needed in almost every home before the- sum mer is over. It can always be depended upon even in the most severe and dan gerous cases. It is especially valuable for summer -disorder in children. It is pleasant to take and never fails to give J prompt relief. Whv not buy it now? jit may save life. For sale by all drug gists, . CARRIERS ARE WORRIED RURAL rREE DELIVERY E CUT II MEN NOT HOPEFUL OF FULL SALARY RAISE. DEPARTMENT WILL GRADE TUT: I All Expected, a Raise of One Hundred and Twenty Dollars Per 1 Month. List of All Routes Leading Out o Sa lem, With Distances and Names cf Carriers Interested in New Ruling of the Postmaster General. I The rural free delivery cirriers 'are worried. Tliejr are afraid something ii going to drop and hit them, and they don't. know how to dtxlgo it." They have received information that leads them to-believe that tho Post master General is trying to queer them suing way. They were all looking for a clean raise of yearly slrpeud in the sum of ten simoleons of the realm per month or $120; per year. Now they are informed that' Grandfather Payne docs not see it that way. lie has decided that there are grades to the routes, and has arranged a graded salary scale for the rural carriers based upon the num-t-er of .in iies traveled which will go into effect July, J904. Carriers on routes 21 miles and over in length . will receive 4720; 23 to 24 miles, $702; 22 to 23 miles, G8f; 21 to 22 miles, $000; 20 to 21 miles, 5I8; 18 to 20, $G12; 10 to IK, 570; 14 to 16, $540; 12 to 14, tOi; 10 to 12, S463; 8 to 00, $432. Carriers themselves feay this will nr. le satisfactory in lots of cases and will call for lots of resignations, although it will affect the local carrier running out of Salem very little. 7 The original requirements for the service were that the routes should be 20 to 23 miles fong, and should supply 100 families. The Salem routes are nil over 20 miles' long, with one exception. Route No. 3, whii'h leads across tho bridge, downj past the Wallace Fruit Farms, past Lincoln to the Yamhill county line, and back via Spring Val ley, served, by Jas. A. Remington, is over 24 miles in length, so his salary will be the- limit, $720. Route" No. 2 crosses the Polk county hills and back around by Eola is 20 miles in length, and Wm. II. Squires is the carrier. His pay will bo but $01 an increase of only $18. Kotite No. 3, Chas. It. Allen, carrier, lends out past I.ilxrty, Independence, and back by Hall's Ferry, is 23 miles; No.; 4, past the cemetery and Rosedale, and back by; the Pringl school and Yew Park, is 23 miles long, with Frank 1. . LMchfiebf; carrier; Jas. H Albert has route No. .5, 23 miles long, up the Mill Creek Bottom road, past the ro- - f' - rm school, asvlnm farms, Mute sehord, and up the Bed Hills nearly to Macleay, and back by the cottag'i farms and the mill creek roads; No. 0, tho shortest route having only 18 tnilfH, has been paid but 10, and under t bo new schedule would receive 570,. is Iliram II. Johnson, .Tr's., route, pusses the; enitentiary to Taks corner, back pat the asylum nn the north siile. Route N.! 7 of 21 miles, Perry Pugh, leads out "through Englewool and over to the Silverton road as far as Howell, south to PraLuiii, and back the Gadeu road. Route No. 8, goes diwn through Mission Hdtom ly tho Kaiser schord house, and bnck past the Indian School to the stage roa . ut Hayesville, 21 m'rles, under charge of T Ij. South, and N. 9, the 23 miles over which Jas. W. Cox drives, hits the high places along the old stage ronU, to llrwks, theneo eMSt and bark through the Savsgo and Fletcher districts. ' Thus it will bo seen that while Sa lem carriers will not bo cut to the low est scale, only one will receive the act ual increase of salary they nil expected. They awaitf the receipt of the order from Washington to verify the matter. MILES OUT OF IT. National "Probis" Consider That to Military Candidate Is Eliminated .-; ; Prom the Race. INDIANAPOLIS, June 29. The na tional Prohibition committee, after a temjiorary. chairman of the natioinil session of several hours, selected as convention which meets bmorrow, Homer L. .Castle, of Pittsburg. Tho first session of the convention will be gin at lO'pVIock tomorrow morning and will be called to order by .National Chairman ;Stewart. The nominations will Ire made Thursday. A letter writ ten by General -Miles to J. O. Woolley, of Chicago, and dated from Washing ton June 20, which was made public to- nigni is wneve'i iy national t.l.air man Stewart and others to eliiniri it General Miles from consideration as a Presidential candidate, although tL Pennsylvania delegation and otLt r, who insist; on' General Miles' nomir.a tion, have made no statement. J. MaaaniiMMwa Michigan republicans 2:c::i::- v- - - " ATE. DETROIT, Jone 30-The rvcp.il V state ' convention tolay . non.irr. Frank M.i, Warner of Fannin gton f -Governor;: for Lieutenant Cover Alexander Mailland. The j !.,t. , was very short, indorses the jlitf ; adopted by the National convt i.ti.. Chicago and also indorses I: , and Fairbanks, ,