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POISONED BY HIDDEN FOE - - ' " jf- i 11Z3. JAKE IaATHEOP STANTOSO ITEJID'S VICTIM AT LAST. BTRYCmTOTE DESTBOYTNa AOENT Mentally Vigorous to the loot. She Declares That She Was . : Poisoned. .:. . I Takes Drink, of Soda Before Betlring and Dies Shortly After in Hotel at .Honolulu Authorities Befuse to Tell Evidence It Was Second Attempt, i . I10NOWJL.Lr, II. I., March .Mm. Jane Latbrop Stanford, widow of , United States Senator Stanford of Cal i ifornia, died at the Moana, Hotel here at 11:40 last night, jrobably as the re sult of poisoning. , , ' Before retirine last nizht. Mrs. Stanford took a dose of bicarbonate of soda, purchased in Saa Francisco. It is reported that this soda contained strychnine, but the report cannot be Vtrified; Dr. F,. IL Humphreys, her - phynician, has made an examination of the contents. The bottle had not been touched since Mrs.. Stanford left San Francisco, and he refuses to disclose the result. . . At 11 o'clock A. Ileunisehe, of San . Francisco, a guest at the Moans, who : occupied . an adjoining room, heard Mrs. Stanford groaning, and running to the room, found her lying on the floor. She had evidently tried to sum inon help. When, her death took place, less than three-quarters of an hour later, Miss Berner, her secretary, and Miss May .Wilson, her maid, were pres ent. Both, are prostrated. Mrs. Stanford came to Honolulu from San Francisco on the Korea Feb Tnsry 21. Slie admitted to Mrs. Ilenr High ton, orSan Francisco, who is now in Honolulu, that an attempt had been made to poison her in San Francisco, and that she had-Bailed on the Korea for this, reason. Mrs. Highton says Mrs. Stanford; told her enough poison had been used in the attempt to kill SO people. Tho investigations or the police Hare . failed -no far to find any evidence of )oisonhig, Imt the authorities decline to ex orcss anv ouinion pending the Te- sult of lhe&Utopiy and the analysis of the pottle of CTearbonat or oh. A box of capsules was also found in the room, and these are beig analyzed. No inquest will lie held until Hisrh Sheriff Henry receives the report of the rhsmists. The House of Represents fives of the Territorial legislature adoptd a resolution of sympathy and adjourned out of respect to the memory of Mrs. Stanford. The bottle contain ing the bicarbonate of soda bears the label of Charles Fell & Oe.y Adelaide, -Australia, but it is believed to have been re-filled since purchased there. M it Bertha Berner, Mrs. Stanford's secretary, sftys a previous attempt on the life' of her employer was made on January II last, at her home on Nob Hill, Ban Francisco, when strychnine was found in a bottle of Poland min eral water. Miss Berner said to a cor respondent of the Associated l'ress: We went to a pienie yesterday and were planning to go today to Heleiwa, a suburban resort. Our luncheon yes terday consisted of ordinary cold dishes prepared at the Moano hotel and there was nothing in It of a canned variety. Mrs. Stanford ste very heartily. She expressed ?reat enjoyment in the trip and said that she felt very well. We returned to the hotel at 4 o'clock and Mrs. Stanford retired to her room for rest. Iater she dressed for dinner. When soup was served she said that would be sufficient, as she was not hungry. We then went onto the ver-j anda. where Mrs. Stanford planned the trip to Haleiwa for today. She then said she wonld retire early so ahe would be refreshed for the trip. ? At 8:50 Mrs. Stanford sent for her maid, May TTunt, whom she recently employ ed.. She then said to-me: 4 1 shall re tire and take my medicine; please get it for me.' I got a teaspoonful of bi carbonate of soda, one purgative tablet and a bottle of Barttett water. Mrs. Stanford forgot to take the medicine and Isy down and slept. As soon as she awoke she "took the medicine and again retired. Mrs. Stanford was noon there after seized with convulsions which threw her nt of bed. The maid. and ' myself came in answer to her eall, as did also a guest from a nearbv room. She aald: 4 1 am poisoned.' The con vulsions continued in spite of the ef forts of Dr. Humphries, a physician. The bottle of bicarbonate of soda 'was purchased by me at Adelaide some years ago. bui had been re-filled for Mrs. Stanford at Ssn Franeiaco." Dr. Humphries made, the following statement: "When ealled in I found Mrs. Stanford in convulsions and ap plied the quickest remedies but it ws ' not possible to save her life. Mrs. Stanford said tot me: 'Doctor. I have ' been poisoned.' .Mrs. Stanford's eon. dhloa seemed , to vindicate strychnine poisoning. :- Between : convulsions I her mind was "unusually, active and" sne LuJcBCRlJ bwTV, bj 0 w f CAttcr . rreat lininveat aJways crepam 1h lUMiynuneuytiuriona. w ef child-birtb. and carries) th . i . 7JdDDWODd tbU critical period wttboat pain. It i woman's catest bUsaioj. Tbt:mc!a fatafally t&U af tha. beoaEt and raliif dsdrad ror tlao rataedy. Said ty all fcottla. Otf HUU tfs r-''r Q The :eanfnlfannen V A and rantonera evervwhs V I 1 "V - I - . - S f i pnoi sonnoeaee in errjra V Seeds-iae kind that never tan. a. wjk nava boon um Tbr ara n I eoidbvaJi mnoNauM standard sorOvsua JOi . no an xpenmeat. x i oeaiera, ivus mi d I trrlorthaaUnayOv I s. rttrr co- VsJ said:,-" "Tliis is the second time they ne iriea iu, iney iriea it last Jan uary and I came here to avoid them. I tasted the contents of 'the bottle, continued Dr. i Humphries. "Before making an analysis, I am" unable to swear that it contains strychnine, but . .. ... . -. -i am peneetiy positive it does." News! in 'Frisco. ' San Francisco.' March 1. The news of the death of Mrs. Stanford was received here today with surprise and sorrow, and with 'horror when it was learned she was probably poisoned. The Stanford University, which was found ed by Mrs. Stanford's husband and endowed with $88,000,000, elosed to day, and it is ! not expeeted to re open until. Mrs. Stanford's body is Drougnt there ana placed in the mauso leum near the campus beside her hus band and son. It is expeeted that the college will receive $10,000,000 from Mrs. Stanford's personal estate. Mrs. Stanford was keenly interested in the affairs of the college and to her bust ness sagacity is due mnch of its suc cess. In respect to her memory flags throughout the state and the city are at naif mast and the state legislature has adjourned. The previous -attempt to poison Mrs. Stanford was made pub lic February is. Tne alleged attempt was investigated by a detective agency without result and the matter was ap parently oroppeu. Honolulu, March 1. Tt is reyorted hers tonight that the Territorial Food Commissioner made a chemical analysis and found strychnine in the bottle of bicarbonate of soda. GROWS SERIOUS FRUIT GEO WEES FEEX CATXSE FOB AIiAJ&M ON ACCOUNT OF CON TINUED WARM WEATHER. In Lower Sections of Valley Trees Al ready Beginning to Show Signs of Life, While Weather Is Cooler in Uplands Hop Roots Wintering Well. With every day of bright sunshine and warm weather the anxiety of the fruit grower increases apace. In the low sections of tho valley reports come in to the effect that the trees have be gun to show fahit igns of lift and. if a change is 'not had in the wpather pretty aoon it will not bo long1 until the sap begins to flow more freely and then the danger begins. It is morally certain that there will bo more and a plenty of cold weather before the ar rival of spring, and, with each succeed ing "day of clear, warm sunshine the wrinkles of concern in the brow of the farmer become more deeply set and he Jongs for the cool showers or clouds that will serve to keep the sap down. The growers of the uplands, however, report that so far their trees are in the dormant stato aud that there is so dan ger of damage from frost as yet. The woafher is cooler in ,the hilly legions by several degree jhan it is in the low lands. From the hop fields come the reports that tbo hop roots hive weathered well during the winter, and are already be ginning to 'bud and show sigis of sprouting. .The condition of th vines and roots will depend on the spring rains if they sprout too early, jas the conditions seem to indicate at the pres ent time. The farmers generally say that it is still too wet for spring plowing as yet, but a few more days of sunshine will start lots of spring culti vation. During the bright weather of the past week or ten days, however, the people of the city, snd country as Well, have -been busying themselves hi making flower and vegetable ' gardens and this work is well along, especially so in the city. Very little seed being planted, however, as tho people ttt and in1 fear of destruction in the event of late, killing frosts. LATE BUT CHEERING Japs Hare Driven Russians Back and - Hold Line to Shatzemnn. OKUS HKAlAjUABTERH. -Feb. 2. (Delayed in Transmission The Japanese wing is driving bak' the Russian outposts. The Japanese occu pied the line to Shatzemnn, two miles west of the Hun river and northwest erly to Kalita, on the east bank ef the Liao river. Heavy bombardments con tinue along the railroad night and day. The . Russians are firing blindly with field and heavy guns. The Japanese make no serious response to . the Rus sian fire. - f if Srttry wwu ewt hnpely. prtttjfigvr, aaA amaar f thmm dmpkxm tfc Imi mt thabr frih fsmna after am5. barinf of c&Hdrea U often oWrncdr to tbm mother' tfiapelixtau. All of tKU cca U roided. friend befor baby eocnes, m thb body for the strain stpoa It, and Muma riwiTviuwi exrctant motber aafely tbrengb FEW FOUND TO DO Hlfil HONOR ' : : SMALL' CROWD ASSEMBLES TO GBXET OEN'L STOESSEL. - THESE. IS LITTLE ENTHUSIASM Welcome by No Means in the -Nature - . of a Popular' Demon . ;; stration. : - Notable Absence of Military and Naval i Officers in Satan Oatoering Where Russia Once Sang His Praise Now Slinks Sullenly Away From Him. ST. PETERSBURG, March 1.- Lien tenant General Stoessel arrived in St. Petersburg from Moseow - tolay. A quarter of an hour before his train was due it looked as if not more than 100 Tersons : wonld be present to welcome the defender ox t'ort Arxnnr, Dut.meir number augmented rapidly and when the train steamed into the depot many hundreds of people, especially women, rrowt'ed the platforms.' War Minister Sakharoff and Admiral buoui, in De half of the admiralty, welcomed Gen eral Stoessel, who waa cheered and pre sented with flowers. ' After receivinz the personal eongra.- uJations of friends, the general, look ing bronzed and in cood health, trav ersed the cheering erowd to a reception room, stopping now and t,hen to shake hands with admirers. Behind the gen eneral came Mme. Stoessel, leaning ea the arm of a military ' officer. She seemed even more bronzed than ber hus band and smiled happily at the warm welcome accorded him. It was remark ed that the general's hair was turned quite white. In the reception room, General Bog- danovheh welcomed General Stoessel. He referred to the international trou bles, saying that when General Stoessel left Russia calm prevailed, while no in ternal enemy was endeavoring to un dermine the prestige of the. state. Re plying General btoessel sam ne naa heard while in Constantinople of the disorders in Russia, and since then he had traveled in Souther! Russia, had sooken to the people and had notilct' their tranquility of mind and especially their loyalty to the fcmperor. He was confident hat the people would remain loval and that Russia would issue vic torious from the present" crisis. When the reception ceremonies were over. General and Mme. Stoessel enter- edj an open carriage and drove through the Nevesky Prospect to the residence of Lieutenant General Prince Viazmy, member of "the Imperial . Couneil, where he wilt stay. The crowds in the streets cheered the general. The absence of military and naval officers from the platform was very noticeable. ' Only a few military men and no naval officers, excepting Admilar Silotti were present. .AJarge force of police surrounded the railroad station; while the route to-Prinee Viaz- mky 's residence was patroled by nu merous detachments of Cossacks and Life Guards, apparently in expectation of a hostile demonstration. Althogether, the general's welcome was by no means in the nature of a popular demonstration, and lacked gen uine enthusiasm. Two months ago all Russia was singing the praises of the defender of Port Arthur, yet when. he came home comparatively few people assembled to cheer him. CAUGHT AGAIN E. E. NICHOLS MUST ANSWER TO CHARGE OF FREQUENTING HOUSE OF ILL-FAME. Police Make Bald and Capture Offender Second Time H. H. Deiner, Pianist, Also Taken in Fanny DaTenport Booked for Disorderly Conduct. As the result of another move made by Marshal Cornelius and his men last evening. Ellsworth E. Nichols mast face the charge of frequenting a house J of ill-fame, H. H. Deiner, a piano play-' er, will 1x3 required to answer a similar charge and Fanny Daren port, the land- ladr of 1 notorious house on "pepper mint flat," is booked for disorderly ronduet. Nichols still being held under former bond was allowed to 0 upon his own recognizance. The Darea port woman promised to appear in court when wanted o was not taken into eurtody, and the piano player put up fJ0 cash bail to insure his appearance. Determined to carry out the original plana, and follow along the lines map ped out at the meeting held by the city officials a few weeks ago, Marshal Cor nelius, assisted by Officers Lewis and Murphy, made . a raid upon the house of ill-repute on Ferry street, conducted by lanny Davenport, between 7 and 8 o 'clock last evening. H. 1L Deiner, a pianist employed at the plaee, was the first victim to fall into the clutches of he marshal, who had entered the bouse while the other officers stood guard upon the outside. , Nichols next put in an appearance and was promptly gathered in. The landlady became very adiznant at the action of the roliee and her fit of temper brought her into he game with a change of disorderly conduct placed against her. The three eases will be ealled in the police court br Citr Beeordcr Moores at 2 o'clock this afternoon. : Marshal ; Cornelias and ' his faithful men deserve much credit for the good work they: have done during the past few weeks toward purifying the atmos- gliatjt V BUI U1? fc.UJ UI.M U47 city; Every move, originally planned.! naa . sen sueeessiuuy carriea us ana the individuals sought have in each in-, stsnee leen taken in and punished. I when the news lecame noised about that Marshal Cornelius intended to Tid the city of all undesirable character? many of the idlers and werthles indi viduals who had been in the habit of ' parading the streets with, flvinsr colors.' psclced their gTips and left the city be-j irtfa twff days. The gf ceral public' IT ALWAYS HELPS -An failmenllilce i cohsump" tion that has been months and years getting a foothold cannot fee relieved J n a week or flajC i' Scott Emulsion will always afford relief and often cure, but not over night The consistent use of Scott's Emulsion will positively help the: , consumptive at i any stage of the disease: ' We guarantee .nothfrig beyond this, but we know that right living and Scott's Emulsion have done mofe to "cure con sumption than anything else, j . , - . - , Scott & Bowne, 409 Pearl St, New York. would be surprised (pleasantly, of course) to know .the number t)f this class who bid farewell to Salem and departed in a hurry. Among those who absented . themselves . to avoid arrest were also several women, of the class known as street walkeeswbo had made Salem their home for many months. The action of the police ' baa had a remarkable effect and is meeting with the hearty approval of the people. The movement inaugurated shortly after the new .officers entered upon their duties has by no means reached its end, in fact, it has but commenced. Among others, those of the kindergarten class who are in the habit of roaming .the streets at late hours and who ean often be seen, entering questionable resorts, will receive due attention by the police in the near future. This class includes girls as well as boya, a number of whom are of respectable parentage. The of ficers will show no favors but propose to make a thorough clean-up and in this they should, and will receive the hearty support of ! all, respectable citizens of. Salem. . IT IS IMPORTANT GIDEON STOLZ COMPANY HAS GROWN STEADILY AND IS STILL GBOWINO. A New Building for the Bottling De partment, the Soda Plant and' the , Office, to Erected at Once . and Some Additional Machinery Put In. ' One of tlie' Important industrial eon ceru of Salem is tho Gideon Stol: Company, uiauufacturers of pickle, cider vinegar apple butter and jelly, sweet and champagne .apple cider, orange cider, a-nd kinds of tiodfl, root tjver, -etc. t . , The preseiitrf business was established in 1897, and incorporated in J903. But Gideon Stolz, the , fouuder of it, com menced here -in a amall way as far back as 18S0.- The business bus grown from rmall beginnings until it has become one of tho largest hidnstries of Salem," and one ft tho most imortant of its kind on the coast.?- ' In the incorporating of the eompnyfn. 1HU, several - young men, mostly those working m -the-fac tory, were taken in as stockholders, amonj tho prmeipal of these 'being J. U. Hileman, vice president. W. T. Stolz is the secretary and Gideon Stolz tne resident. A Wide Bange. This company has quite wide-range of prolucts, including besides tho.se mentioned in the opening of this arti cle. sauer kraut, mince meat. etc. Last year the product of fifteen to twenty acrcs of land planted to cucum bers was used in the making- of pickles, and it is hoped this may be increased this year, if the men owning suitable land can be induced to grow . them. They must be contracted for in ad vance, jaad "this eompany alwa-s takes all that can bo had, and call for more. i . Last year fifty to seventy-five tons of cabbage were used up in the making of saner kraut, Over 1,000 ton of apples were u"d last year for. cider and cider vinegar. .The, soda plant is one of the largest in the atate. But notwithstanding this, some ; new machinery is about to be added, end new building erected, with a view to increasing the efficiency of this department, and so that all the bottling operations may he assembled under one roof- Besides this, the room now Occupied by the soda plant and the bottling operations is needed for other growing departments. The of fice of the company will also be . re moved to the new buHdrng. This will make ope of the neatest bottling de partments in the country. ' ,The buildings of ihe company now cover two city lots, 150x1 6- feet. The new bottling , works ' building will - be erected on an adjoining lot. Both steam and electric power are employed, there, being a thirty-horse power fotdler and fifteen-horse power engine. The electric power, is used for the bottling works. ' A Large Supply. - There are now at the works upwards of 100,000 gallons of stock for eider vinegar. - Tn every branch the business has been "growing steadily, from year to year, and it is the purpose of the man agers to keep this up. ' It is largely a matter of securing the raw material, however , - ; The manufactures of this plant arc shipped as far as Lo Angeles on "the ttoutb and. Ahutka oa the north. , There is a wih' and extending market. . - lraetieally. nil the money .received for its products are paid out -here in Salem for , the raw materials, t labor, etc.. -A demand is made for; coopers and various tther' kinds of laborers. There is perhaps no other manifactur ing concern In Salem that pays out so large s percentage of its income right here in Salem and the country imrae diately surrounding the city. - : Legal Blaaki at Etatesoian Job Office PERSEVERANCE IS REWARDED ANOTHER SALEM BOY MAKES A ' BXCH STRIKE IN TIES - FAB NOBTH. DISCOVERS BIO PLACES CLAIM After Sevan Years' Search and Suffer . . ; ing of Hardships, Success - ' :' ' Bewards Him. , ,,, , - v -T :t f t - One Thousand . Miles 'Above Dawson City, in Colefoot Region, Alaska, W. H. Jones Strikes Vein, at .Depth of 90 Feet, Which Yields fS to the Pan. The story has come to light of an other Salem, wy who has struck it rich in the far and frigid north". This time it is none other than W." II. Jones, who left this ' city in 1898 To Urave the rigors and hardships of far away Alas ka to eke out a fortune -from the bosom of Mother Earth. Although he has labored long and faithfully for the past seven years, during whieh time he has. met with only adversity and disap pointment, he is a firm believer in the old adage that there is a reward for encountered from fhe extreme cold, lack of provisions, etc He tells of how he happened to select his claim, which turned out so handsomely, and also of his encouragements and discourage ments each day as he penetrated the depths of tue earth in search of j the glittering and precious metal. Hef dug at the rate of I about five feot-per" day and big dairy shows that he, saw no signs of gold until he had reached bedrock, at a depth of 90 feet. -He tell of how he felt when at a depth of 85 feet, when there was no reward in sight for his labors, and he seemed to bo in the proper mood to give it up. On the,, following - day, however, j he struck bedrock and the object of 'his search in generous quantities. Mr. Jones was raised in this county and is quite well known. His relative and friends state that he is not of the excitable kind and is not in the habit of exaggerating or padding his state ments in the least. He says th;it he has taken out numerous an from his claim and that they yield all the way from $2.."30 to $8 per pan. The7 vein, irnere jie Birue 11, is over one jwi in depth and the indications are that it i.i inexhaustible. o estimate what ever is placed upon tbe.ivaluo of the claim, but. it is doubtleW; immensely rich, sineo all. hero who are familiar him who perseveres "antT waits, and he has been . rewarded for bis laith m Dame Fortune, who has at last beamed one of her most fascinating and bencv olent smiles nwii him.' The informa lion comes, through the medium of a letter that he has struck it immensely rich iu the Colcfoot regions, ' having discovered a placer claim- that yields from 10 to $per pan. Thi,i con sidered to be fabulously rich strike, as a claim that yields from.'lOt to 50 Cents per pau is looke4 upon1, us n bonanza. ...... , . - In Fobruarj' f tho year lh!8 W.- II. Jones and Geo. "W. Johnson, Jr., Imtb of this city, went ' to Alaaka to seek their fortunes. Johnson remained but 'a little more than a. 'year aud Came back pretty much discouraged with the pros pect d his ill-luck. Jones, however, wsa. made of different material, ami decided to stay with it, "make or break," and it seems that he .has come out on top. He has only, been lack home once, and that was (about tro rs ago, tor a 'brier visit. I no 11 re turning- to the far north ho Veeidel to penetrate deejer iinto tho interior. He went into the Colefoot rgion, which is about 1.000 imilts north of . Pawnor Citv, and here he has liisde his strike. The letter which' be writes and which was received 'by IvTr. Johnnon, is writ ten in the form of a dairy and is a very interesting document to peruse. It recites in skeletonized detail all of his experiences from the time ne left Dawson for th interior and recounts tho hardflhips and privations which he with mines, prospects, etc.. state that a claim that will yield from 10 to 50 cents per pan is regarded as a great and rielit find. Mr. Johnson, who gave up the Chase, for wealth discouraged, is very much , more so since be has learned of his friend's areat .soceeas. Mr. Jonns states in his letter that there are vry few prospc tors rn the Cole- foot region, and that the winter, has been i.ttcr cold. LAND SCRIP FOB SALE. Unrestricted forest reserve scrip for sale at lowest market prices. M f rip secures 'title to timbered, farming, grazing or desert land, in any qnantitv. without residence or improvement. Ad- rresa 1L M. Hamiltcn, The Portland, Portland, Oregon. ' ( - READ THIS Jackfcnville, HL, Sept. 23. l0a Nearly three years ago, with a serious atta-k of illness, I - was . surprised to arn that 1 had liIetes, . Providen tially, aas led to procure a boti'.e of Dr. 1J. W. Hall's specifie for kidney and bladder troubles, known as a Texas Wonder. Less than half the $1.00 bet tl effected a complete and" permanent cure. Consequently, I believe it to be a medicine of very great value. i !.. I. Kent, Lvangeuit .TEXAS WONDER One small bottle of the Texas Won der, II all's Great Discovery, cures all kidney and bladder troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes, seminal emis sions, weak and lame backs, rheuma tism and all irregularities of the kid neys in both men and women, regulates hladdir. troubles In children. If not sold by your druggist, will be sent by miil on receipt of $1. One small bot tle is two months' treatment and sel dom i Is to perfwl a cure. Dr. E W. nallr Pole manufacturer, P. O. Box 69, St. Iouis, Jin. fiend for testimon ials. Sold by -J drugiita aid Elone's ittg iture. for Infants Castoria Is a liarmlcss substitute for Castor Oil, Far iroric Drops and Soothing Syruns. Jt 1 lMpamt. it contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Nan-otic anbstancew It destroys Worms and allays -FeverUhnes-, It cures Diarrhea and Wind Colic It relieven Tct-th- j J njr Troubles and cures Constliation. It rejrulat tli Stomach and KoweLs, fr!vin;r Iwalthy ami natural bleep. Tho Children's Panacea The ; mother's 1 fiend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the In Use For " tut eeirrm s tt CANNOT AGREE SOUTH COMMERCIAL STREET PBOPEETX OWNEBS DELAY -TNG iMPBOVxMuENT. Although! Oroide Has Been Established, Street Commissioner Cannot Go' on With Work on Account of Opposition Miles of Sidewalks Being Built. (Prom Thumlay's Daily.) Plans nre iu process of formation for the jernianent imprq.rement of Com mercial street from Trade to the outer boundary of the city, ana, n the prop-, ertv owners abutting on that thorough- jjirr rati arinc ab a nvij nn v- ment a? to the establishment of a uni form grade in the near future, some very extensive work will be carried on this sprincr and summer. Several at tempts have been made to establish a grade that would be satisfactory to even the ma,ority of the property own ers affected but so far all efforts have been unavailing and the matter is hung up indefinitely on that account. Ujon the order of the city council a new grade was recently established by the city engineer whwh would cut down the steep hill between Mill and Mission streets considerably and raise thccrsde of the street beyond Missionvto the extent of about eighteen inches. This it was hoped would lie satisfactory to all concerned, but, while some complain that this grade would lcav their prop erty too high- from the street on the hill, those on the lower level objected lieeause it would put I heir property ! low the level, and there- the matter stands. - Street 'oniniisttioner Kurtz i between two.: fires as, a ,resU , .Jjf he does nt go ahead with the improve ment he js bla'nietl by those who ar in favor of it and if he does, he. will bring .Jown the- wrath of those who are op posed to it upon his .head, and 11i-kc ktiter seem to be in tire majority,; w he Jia decided to do nothing until the differences Itetween the property own ers are adjusted fatisfaeiorily, to 'all coiM-emed. '- . It is expected.' bowweir, that, jf the people authorize the construction of a fement bridge across South Mill creek, on " f ommereial .- street, to replace tne present structure whieh as been eon- detuned as unsafe to "travel, some eon r-lifions will have to be reached pretty Knjiti, as thousands of yards o-f dirt will haf-e to be used in making tn till the sonth end of the bruise, and this mist le procured from some convenient place. This, a prominent citizen stat ed yesterday, would le a good bppor tunity to cut down the steep bill on Commercial street whichh , as been a nnisance to the city for so many years and the everlasting bane to teamsters who have occasion to haul heavv loads over that street. The making of this fill, however, is yet too remote for spec ulation as to where the dirt will be ob tained in the opinion oi Street Commis sioner Kurtz. Teri Miles of Sidewalk. , Councilman Achison, of the Seventh Ward, states that great preparations are beinz made for the construction of a sidewalk upon the eat side of Coin mereial street, from Mission to Wyers street, a distance of eight blocks, and the -only thing that is delaying this work is the dispute over tho establish ment of the crade for Commercial street. These jeople, he sayg, are anx ious to get to work building their walks and are growing impatient over the de lay in the establishment of a satisfac tory grade but there seems to be no one to blame but the property owners them selves, as the council grants every pe tition that is presented to it looking to the improvement of Commercial street, or any other street in the city, for that matter. . ; , ,. '. . ' Street Commissioner Jvurtz, states that there is more sidewalk building oin- on in the rty this year than ever before in, the history of Salem. It is being carried on principally in the sub urbs, that is, the newly acquired terri tory, to the city, and he places an ap proximate estimate upon, the walks so far built as not lesa than ten mile. About 11, (K0 feet of lumber has already Wen used by the city this year in the construction of crosswalks rn the north ern and eastern parts of the city, where the sidewalk building is being carried on most extensively. The sidewalks be ing built are by no means' all wooden, cither, as many of 'the property 'owners, even in the suburbs, several blocks and even a mile outside of the cement walk limits; are constructing cement side walks as a matter of economy. Several hundred fct of sidewalk to .bc laid In South Salem will t alo of cement. Street Commissioner Kurtz stated yes terday v afternoon that he planned to Imild several ' more cement crosswalks within the emt limits this' ycary but he fears now that h will lc prevrnlcl from -trryinr out his plans on account of a lack of I funds. The. conncil "Pro vided $iOQ for street Improvement for! this vear and this amnntit. .Tr K tirt -r ' wys, win not begin f do the work!.- Cnr.Tbird aatl rim that 6bwM be done Xii 1 Mwllen Ihiittptr. s P0tiUAV.C m and Children. Signature of Over 3 O Years. '! Trt-r. mtm w rm HOP STOVES 'ow is the time to order them. We make them in three pizes, 4U, S'i and d feet We can furnish yoa reference in regard to their quality and adaptability. NEW WORK AND REPAIR WORK s . m - - We can .furnish you with wood saw outfits, a-d iron and brasseast' infts of sll descriptions. We do re pair work of all kinds. ELEVATORS AND SAW MILLS We manufacture the "Salem Iron Works" "elevator, the best in the market for stores and factories. One man can easily lift a ton. We also manufacture saw mills. STEEL HANGERS We are agents for the American Pioneer Pressed; Steel Hanger. THE O. K. GRUBBER Is manufactured by us. See is about it. It is the best on llio mar ket. Salem iron Works AFIAND ft MARCUS, , Iroprlefora Front aud Stale. Plume OH SALEM, OftrCO This wonderful Chinese doctor u caJIsW great cause he cures peo ple without opera tion that are glvo ud to die. He cures ;ViSlia:2S with those wondM- ful Ciuneee nerbe, roots, buds, bark and vegetable, that are entirely on known to mcscal science in this coon try. Throuaat the use of these harm less remedies, this famous doctor knows the action of over BOO different remedies whlnSx he successfully uses in different disease, ne guarantees to cure catarrh, asthma, luax, throat, rheumatism,' nervousness, stomach, kidney, bladder, female trouble, lot manhood, all private dlaeases; has hundreds of tesrUmonlala. Charge moderate. Call and see him. Consultation fr-. Patients out of the city srjrlts for Mask ami . orcuTar. Enclose ' stamp. Address The C Oee Wo Chinese Medi cine Co., i31i-2."i3 Alder St., PurtbiH, Orejon. Mention this paper. Dr. W.'ORTOP DAVIS ; IN A WEEES W trail nmmtnW nil nrit nervous and chronic diseases, also Mo1' stomach, heart, liver, kidney and threat .roubles. We cure BYl'HILLJU kiw out mercury) to stay cured f"revr 30 to 60 days. TV i remove STEI0I u without operatio- or pain, in is aj WE CUBE GOXOBBIiCrEA IN NVKEK. ,. The doctors of th.s institut r regular graduates, have had Jrears experience, have been known Portland for 15 years, have a reputa tion to maintain, and will undertake i ease unless certain core e-n be effected. Wecnaranlee eur in eerre we : take or rharga no tr.fi. Connulwtion f"T- ' tcrcnnlcntial. InclrudlTC BtMK fOK' maill fn-o In plain wraprr. ,. II tow cannot cU at office write lor juel. blank lor home Ircaliaoni, , Offlca hour. tn fc and tk , nouia;, u vo i The lesdinr fKiti' n the foiii)""" - KslsMished JV9. - Di 1I0RT0N DAVIS & CO.