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- issued m-xm TUESDAY Alio 'mi ISSUED SEf.ll-V.L LV Tuesday o fr.:::.i I'liTY -TOUBTH YEAR NO. 8. ; Sin: IS DECLAEim INSANE. : BUEULNuTOX, IaTApril 17. The Des Moines county commission of in sane to2ay adjudged Insane Mrs. Net tie Craven, who once sued the estate of Senator Pair, alleging she bad been the eomomn law wife of the senator. Another large snipment of the newest SHIRT WAIST SUITING SILKS just opened. The new patterns are svrelL i Oar prices are extremely law. MOST COMFORTABLE SiioeTfieyEvorlVore That 'i! i'hat the ladies say about ' "Brown's Process" Turn Sole This sole is a novelty in' shoe-making which has genuine merit. It looks like a Umidvear welt, but has all the flexi bility of a tarn sole. We have them at J2.60 and $2.95. Have you seen themf fiel iable goods at cash prices. New T.l cs Patterns for May now ready la our re US goods department. Price 10c. 12c. : ' " v ":':":. By mal o AS Shoes JPJEOJPUES HAHOAIN MSOUSISr ' UISIMATCHABLE VALUES Offeree F?or THIS WEEK'S SALES Take a glance at this advertisement It will tell a story of spirited selling to come. Just the things the EASTER SEASON demands are here in fullest assortment, in reliable quality, in desirable styles and at prices lower than has ever been quoted on like merchandise. ... We bought heavily, we paid out cash we took advantage of everything that would tend to lower the prices; that is why we undersell them all; that's what makes Salem's Fastest Growing Store. New goods for Easter in every -department. FINE NEW SILKS. Just arrived $1,000 worth of the prettiest silks for suits, that ware ever shown in Salem in Fancy, Plain aad Iridescent; prices small. , tf 39c Wash India Silks in. all colors. special yard -f ... .23c 85c Fancy Bilks for Butts, yd.. 59c $1 Fancy Bilks fof Suits, yd., .69c $1.25 Imported French Novelty silks fiArSuJts, priee yil... .......85c 75e Blatk Bilk Taffeta,! yd. ....45c $1.35 Black silk Pean de Bole ..85c $1.39 Crepe de ?hine Silk In all col ors and black, sale price yd.. 89c $1.85 Black Bustle Taffeta silk, as thick as a board, every yard guaranteed, 36 inches wide, $1-39 FINE DRESS GOODS. ; Our Dress Goods Department has been a wonder-this spring. We are showing the latest novelties. . . $1.49 Eouennes 46 in. wide; this is a beautiful ailk and wool, .light weight material and makes beau . tiful summer suits, all colors, , peryard ......'- 75c Black . and colored Bicileans, t ideal shirtwaist uit , materials, per yard .......... M 9c 50c fancy Mohair Suitings; will - shed lint or dust; price yl. .S3c 500 yds of Assorted Fancy and pUm ; dress goods wdrth up to 50c, .price yd " . . . . . . . w. . 25c SALEM S FASTEST GROWING STORE. , h McRVOY BROS. Corner Commercial and SHE ABANDONS LARGER BOUSE. room Motives of Economy, Divorced wue of King of Saxony Gires , Up VTU noxno.' Montignoso, who has succeeded in sub- American gentleman has now settled in sra&iier residence, on the road near '"Kg1 Imprfriale, in the environs of Florence.: The countess, who ehanged her abode from motives . of economy, now keeps only three servants, all Ital ians,, and absolutely trustworthy- She told the owner of the small hotel in Florence where she had been living that the TCinfT at ftarnnv fn.r.t. v. ihg the little Princes Monica. While acknowledging that the king has the law on his side, the countess maintains that the claims of matdrnal love are higher than, legal rights. The eonntesa now lives verv. arpt nllv. a ml -i- lows the Princess Monica sight on any pretext whatever. ;,: SENATE INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION ASSEMBLES TO . TAKE TESTIMONY. Railroad Rate Legislation to Be Con sidered by Body Railroad and Other Men to Be Beard on Matter Will Be in Session Two Months. WASHINGTON, April 17. The sen ate-interstate commence commission met today and began its hearing on the rail way rate legislation. The power to fix rates for private car lines and terminal facilities andoAher Cognate matters will le considered. Since the adjournment of congress- many petitions for and protests against the Each-Townsend bill have been re ceived. These were laid before the committee today. A statement by Sen ator Morgan was presented, and is to be printed as a part of the hearings. Senator Xewlands made a long argu ment in support ofi his joint resolution creating a commission to frame a na tional incorporation act for railroads engaged in interstate commerce. It is expected the hearings will close by June 1. The railroad men who have tieen asked to appear are to be heard first, and afterward the. men who noti fied the commission that they would like to be heard. r Stars Ut Thi Kind Yw Haw Always m$f- Slgnator WMM EASTER MILLINERY. Swell dress and walking hats sold at small priees. Ladies' and Misses Street lists 75c, $1.00, $15 $2 White VK Hats, the latest ..98c Ladies' Trimmed Hats 98c $1.50, fL95 Imported French Trimmed Hats. 3.95 ;r SILK SUITS. 7e have sold more silk suits and fancy wool soits this spring than we expected to sell in one year, 415.90 Bilk Shirtwaist soits.. $9.90 $18.50 Bilk Shirtwaist suits.. $1?50 $29.00 Silk Shirtwaist suits. .$17.50 DRESS SKIRTS. f : We sell every customer that visits this department; the goods are eight and, the prices right. ' 4 , , Dress skirts ia all kinds of material Mohair, Panama and voiles, prices $1.95 $20, $30, $4-60 and $5.90 EASTER KID GLOVES. I 500 pairs to select from la every shade yoo can think of. -Washable $1.39 undressed kid gloves W.. "98c French lid gloves, white, black and colors -.98c " In the following departments we are ready; for business. ' Men's Goods, Shoes, Ribbons, . Laces, Hosiery, Muslin Underweatv Wash Goods, Parasols, Silk Waist and rancy Neckwear. v ., Court Streets, Salem BEGINS LABORS IT LOSES ONE, WINSANOTHER IMPORTANT OPINIONS RENDERED BY THE SUPREME COURT. 0. ft G, GRANT LANDS INVOLVED. Company Moat Pay Judgment for VT,- 000 for Nonxnlfilment of -, - .. . s Contract. Decree of Lower Court Found Faulty by Appellate Court and Other Case Is Remanded for Further Proceedings Involves Judgment for $21,619. Two important opinions- were ren dered by the supreme court yeaterdaj. They are important on account of the great sums of money involved in each of them. Contracts of sale, of laads granted to the Oregon k ; California Railroad Company by the government, by the act of congress of 1866, are in volved in both eases, and, as a result of the opinions renuered by the su- frcme court, the company is obliged o satisfy a judgment for $47,000 in one of them, and may yet hate to pay a judgment of $21,619 to the plaintiff rn the other. In the first ease mentioned, that of Anthony- Nenpaeh, respondent, vs. The Oregon & Calif ornia Railroad Company, appenant, irom luunoman county, tne plaintiff sued for damages to the amount of $100,000 against the defend ant for alleged failure to fulfil a con tract for the sale of 3,200 acres of its government grant lands.' He -secured a judgment for $47,000 and the defend ant company appealed. , The decision of the lower court. Judge A. L. Fraser, is affirmed by Justice Bean. After the contract was entered into and the first payment made by plaintiff, according to the pleauings in the case, a contro versy arose as to the ownership of the land in question between the Oregon & California Company and the North ern I'acine as the land bad been given to the latter company prior to the act granting it to the O. A C. Co. Pending the settlement of this controversy, the O. u Co., by its land agent. Schulze, refused to aceept any more payments on toe contract, aitnougn tney naa been tendered by plaintiff. The dispute over the land was final ly settled in favor of the O. k C. Co. by the supreme court of the United States. The plaintiff 1 then went to wentuze ann oirerea to make nnai pay ment upon the contract of sale; but the latter? refused to accept it on the ground that the plaintiff had neglected to pay the installments when due. The contract between Neppach and Schulze, whereby it was mutually agreed to de fer payments upon the land until the controversy was settled, was of an oral nature and the defendant company set up the contention that Schulze had no authority to dido tne company oy any such agreement. The plaintiff brought suit for damages for nonf uinlment of contract and secure! a verrtict as stat ed above.. In affirming the decision of the trial court the appellate court hous that Schulze was the recognized agenV of the company and that he had full authority to bind the company in any agreement relative to the disposi tion of such lands as were placed rn his hands for sale. The second case is similar to the first one and involved a portion of the land purchased by Ilimple and Neppaeh, mentioned. i.am B. Moffett, Jr., trustee, was the paintiff and he brought snit against the O. & i;o. to recover $21,619 on a contract for the purchase of 5,172 acres of land in the O. kV. railroad irrant. The trial court gave Moffatt a judgment for the amount de manded, but several questions were raised in the appeal as to the sufficiency of the complaint. In reversing the de cree of the lower court in this ease, Chief Justice Wolvcrton finds that the complaint was sufficient in all respects but that it was an error to give judg ment on the pleadings and remands the case for such further proceedings as may seem proper and consistent with the opinim. Judge A. L. Fraser also presided in this ease in the lower court. Another' opinion was handed 'down by the supreme-court, that of W. M. Roberts is appellant and the 8. ?R. Templetoir estate is the respondent, (in which Justice Moore affirms the deci sion of Judge! J. W. Hamilton of the cirenU eourt for Lane - county. This was a suit to compel specifie perform ance of an oral agreement to convey an individual share of real property. The sopreme eonrt holds, upon the . oaly important question hrvolved, that tak ing possession ty a cotenant is not sdeh a partial performance as will, entitle the plaintiff to maintain the suit. BOTH SEEK DEATH. Twins Decide to Commit Suicide and Jump Througn Car Window i Only One Dies. . SEATTLE, April 17. Emil sr Trapp, twin brothers on their Srii Os- car Trapp, twin unnucu vu vuc. to this city, leaped from the window, of a day coach of the Great Northern ev erland train tonight within a few miles of Seattle. Emil's neck was broken and he died instantly. 'Oscar sustained serions Injuries but win lire. The man still living stated that he and hia broth er had decided to kill themselves and the first method that presented itself was jumping" through the ear window. Both men bad considerable money, j JOSEPH JEFFERSON IS DTISO. WEST PALM BEACH, April 17. Joepfc Jffeirw" Brewing wcjtfr and it Is feared his end is near. If is reported that the members of the fam ily, not already with him, bars leen telegraphed to come. - 1 I ' Joseph Jefferson - Was till auva at midnight and seemed to have rallied somewhat. Dr. Potter, hU' physician, and some member of the family have retired. It is thought he wttl at Jeaet BAT.EM. OREGON, TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL STOLEN LLTTER3 SURRENDERED. Taken- From ua Smiths Upon Their . Arrest in Cincinnati, They Are Finally Returned NEW YORK, April If. There were two developments in the Nan Patterson ease today, and another ' postponement of the trial nntil tomorrow was made., The surrender by the district attorney of fetters aod other effects, whose re cent seizure fro ma trunk of ' Mrs. J. Morgan Smith, Naa Patterson's sister. has caused widespread interest. The bundle of letters, after considerable le gal sparring, was ' finally returned to Mrs. Smith's counsel, Mr. Limburger, this atternoon. ' , - DO TOU OWN WOOL? BUTTE, April 17. A Miner special from Helena says that Thomas Cruse has sold 1 his wool clip, ' about 400,000 pounds, at 20 cents a pound to a Boston firm. - " '' - ' : v NEW ELDORADO RUSH OF ' EARLY DATS WILL BE REPEATED IN THE FRASER V RIVER COUNTRY. Shallowness of Water Holds Out Splen did Opportunity to Placer Miners, Who See in This Their Chance for Splendid Strike in Gold Mining. VICTORIA, B. C, April 17. Many old-timers who were in the province prior to the rush of 185S, and are able to compare conditions then with those which now prevail, think the present year will sec one of the biggest Tushes to the placer mining bars of the Fra ser river that has taken place since the great gold stampede of that year. The snows upon the mountains at the head waters of the Frase river are this yeaf less than i they have been since the memorable year of 1858. The greatest depth d urine the past winter was four teen feet, as opposed to an average of thirtv-three feet in otbc years, and a maximum depth of fifty-four ' feet. There is no record of the depth, of the snows on the mountains in the winter of 18d7 and 1838, but it is thought that it was about twenty feet, and the wat ers of the Fraser will probably be even mn.ru shallow than the v were in that year when the bars of the upper reaches of the river gave up their golden treas ira thousand tdacer miners. ' Ever since then the high waters of the Fraser have prevented any Individ ual placer mining being done on them, but this year Mill's bar, China bar; Boston bar and all the other sand banks lin the raaser wnose names are wnnen wun leiiers oi K"1'1 uc mining in this province, will be uncov ered and opened to give up their stores of gold, which have been accumulated untouched since the rush or jsds. "The little snow that there was at the headwaters of the Fraser has nearly all gone, and low as the watear of the river now is, the indications are that it will be little higher at any time during. the coming spring or summer. MANY TRAMPLED FALSE ALARM OF "FIJiE . RE SULTS IN DEATH AND INJURY: OF MANY NEWSBOYS. Jammed Together is Narrow Hallway, Waiting to Procure Free Tickets, at Cry ' Newsies" Stampede and Crowd Files on Stairs in Frenzied Mass. INDIANAPOLIS, April 17.-Frcn- zied by a false alarm of fire, several hundreds of newsboys, who were strug gling to obtain a share of free tickets to a local tueater, which were Deing distributed by a traveling representa tive of a patent medicine ; company, were stampe..v.'v. in a narrow stairway in Mascmie temple tonight, crushing the life out of four boys and injuring twenty-sis. others, seven seriously. Long before tne appmnrei time ior tne is tributton of the tickets the "stailvay was erowdel with -a pushing, yelling crowd of newsboys. When the distri bution began, the excitement; became more intense alid the efforts of several policemen were unavailing. f It ia alleged that one of the bojrs, in an endeavor to hasten the exit of those who had received passes, shouted ", " 1mmdiatilv those at the too faccl about and with almost super human strength began to force their way to the bottom of the . stairs. Shrieka and physical encounters fol lowed for- a few aeeoods, when, from some eanse, those near. ; the top fell headlong on the struggling mass at the bottom. Four boys were dead when extricated from ( their position at the 4xttom of the stairs. ; - .Others, believed to be fatally crushed, were taken out as fast as they could be disentangled from their fren zied companions, who fought and clung to each other ia desperation. v f , t After : the injured had been taken from the scene of death and the crowd hid left the sidewalk the sight present ed, by the stairway and walk in front of tee door and in the upper hallway was gruesome "la the exvreme. Blood trickled down the steps. ' Fragments 6f clothing and flesh were strewn here there. The accident evidently had lit tle effect on about forty of the boys, who, when the excitement Was over, went to the theatre. . SYSTEM OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT. ; WARSAW, April 17. A conference aader the presidency of Governor Gen eral'MaximoviUh. will be held early ia May to discuss ,and ' formulate ' plans for a system of local government in Po Usl ca liaet fiasilat to the ZezzzlSoh 18. 1905. ARE NOW OFF COCHIN, CHINA RUSSIAN VESSELS SAID TO BE 'COALING AT KAMRANH BAY. ALSO EXTORTED 0IT H0NO K0NQ Tie Neutrality Question Will Now Be ' i Put Up to tha French - OoTernment. Prince Heinrich Gives Story to Effect That Rojestrensky's Fleet Was Coal tng Outside Bay at Singapore on Fri dayOther Rumors. PARIS, April 17. A dispatch from St. Petersburg to the Echo" de , Paris states that Rojestvensky, with .a por tion of . his squadron, Was sighted off Hong Kong, sailing northeast. This is not confirmed by any other sources. London, April 18. In the absence of further information regarding the po sition of the Russian, and Japanese fleets, the London morning papers are keenly discussing the' neutrality ques tion. The Daily Mail's correspondent at Singapore gives a further report from the steamer Heinrich, received on Friday, April 14, that two Russian cruisers were scouting outside the bay, while a tng was bringing colliers along side the warships, which were coaling, and that many boats were transferring provisions to Russian vessels. The Mail's correspondent at Hong Kong reports that the steamer Norta Angha on Friday night, encountered a strong fleet of cruisers off , Bombay reef, steering south and using search lights. The North Anglia was unable to distinguish the nationality of the cruisers. WITHOUT HOPE MAYOR DUNNE WILL MAKE ONE MORE EFFORT-TO SETTLE LABOR TROUBLES. 1 Neither Side to Chicago Strike Snows Inclination to ' Compromise Riots Block Street and One Man So Badly Beaten He May Die. , . CIliCAGO, April 17. After a con ference -held this afternoon with -representatives of the union teamsters, Mayor Dunne announced that he had practically given up all hope of set tling the Montgomery Warde k Co. strike. V , 41 1 will hold eoferenecs tomorrow," said the mayor, "with representatives of froth sides, but I have no idea that anything will result' from the meet ings." There were numerous disturbances in the streets during the day and others around the freight houses. Several non-union men were followed by strike sympathizers and badly beaten, one of them so badly that he may die. 1 The most serious disturbance of the day occurred late in the afternoon at the intersection of State and Madison streets,' A mob, numbering' 2000 peo- Ce, gathered about a State street ca le ear on which were riding two col ored men who had driven a wagon to Montgomery Ward k Co. s. Stones and sticks were hurled at the car, and in the twinkling of an eye the window ia the car was smashed. . Two police men, in order to protect the colored men, placed them under arrest. A riot call was sent to the Central station, aad it required twenty .officers, who responded; thirty minutes of time to drive the crowd away and open up the streets to traffic , '1... , r -, f ... ... si f- , A. mi m& ( av' -Y v: KILLED BY ANGERED STWASHES. This Is Supposed to Hare Been the Fate of Walter Taylor of Van couver, B. C. , VANCOUTER, B. C 'ApVil 17. Mur dered by, Siwashes in the vicinity of Shoal bay,, is believed to be the fate of Walter Tavlor, who. disappeared five weeks ago. The residents of the ap- coast logging country think Taylor was killed by natives, in revenge for little mistakes alleged to, have been made by in ia bnaiaess dealings with, the In dians. ' . - NEW HOME IS DEDICATED. WA'SUfNOTO, April 17. Memorial Continental Half, the new and handsome home of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution, was dedicated , today. Although the Mulcting is not completed, the annual meeting of the society, which began this afternoon, is being held within its walls. - - ' , FILE AFFIDAVITS HENEY. DEFENDS INDICTMENTS AGAINST ATTACK MADE BY THE DEFENDANTS. Binger Hermann Follows Suit of Oth ers and Demurs to Charges Against Him In Land Fraud Cases Counsel Agree on Legality of Answer. Portland,; April 17. Congressman Binger llerrman was today . arraigned on the indictments charging him with conspiracy to defraud the government of its public land. Hermann filed de murrers and pleas in abatement. District Attoixey Heney today pre sented, three affidavits defending the legality of the indictments against Mitchell, Williamson and Hermann. The affidavit of George Guiston, the juryman alleged to be disqualified, and the other two by Heney himself, de claring that he was a duly appointed deputy district attorney and that he was not prejudiced. The defense ob jected to Honey's methods, and the point was being urged when the court adjourned. Ex-District Attorney Hall,' , Deputy District Attorney Edwin ' Mays,- Earl Benson, W. X. Jones' and Thaddeus Potter pleaded not guilty .or entered pleas in abatement. ENTHUSE OYER GRUESOME SIGHT Women Ask to Examine Skull of Mur dered Wife and Are Rebuked by Court. ; ROME, April 17. There was a dra matic episode in the remarkable crim inal trial at Perugia this week, in which lieutenant Modugno is charged with, having murdered his wife' after com pelling her t write a lcttrtr stating that she was about to commit suicide. The skull of the dead woman, was band ed round to the jnry and to the experts connected with the case. "A hole was visible in it through' the right temple. The prisoner was horrified at the sight of it and sobbed loudly, coveirlng hia eyes. The ladies' present in the court were most eager to examine the relic, for which they were rebuked by the president, who threatened to send them out of the court. ... - - KENTUCKY LAW IS INVALID. Washington; April 17. The su preme cocfrt of the United States af firmed the decision of the United , States circuit court for the eastern district of (Kentucky in the esse of the .city of Covington, vs. the National Hank ol Covington, holding as invalid the Ken tucky law requiring the national banks of that state to make a return of all the'W shares for taxation purttoacs. The opinion was based on the (ground nf discrimination against national banks. WORKWOMEN'S EXPOSITION 1909. PARIS, April 17. The chamber of deputies today passed a bill providing for a. workingmen'a exposition in 1WTJ. To all our friends and patrons we extend an Easter Greeting. j Easter is the time for sunshine and for flowers. It's the time when nature smiles and we all take .afresh grip on life. s It's the natural 'desire of every Man and Boy to appear jn nv garments on We're in full bloom of Top" Coats, Hats, Neckwear and all sorts of "Springy" things for Easter. ; If you're not ready for Easter Sunday we can put . you in order in about thirty, minutes, and you'll be as well dressed as any man in the Easter parade. Fair and satisfactory prices, as usual. first section eight pac: SPURIOUS COIN IN MILL RACG SALEM BOYS XJAEE QUEER FIND IN EMPTY WATEB DITCH. Several 'Phoney" Coins Bear Evi ' denes of Having, Been Very Ee ' cently Molested.' No Evidence That Effort Has Been Made to Clrculat Bad Money But Officers on Alert Believed to Have . Been Cast Away Because Imperfect. Is there a regular band of counter feiters operating in this cityf That is the question with which the officers of Salem have been confronted and it will be thoroughly investigated. ' The question is suggested by the re vealing of a quantity of counterfeit coins of 5-cent and 50-ccnt denomina tions in the mill race on Church street by the two young sons of It. B. Coshow yesterday morning. It quite frequently occurs taat the ditch which conveys the water to the different institutions which derive power from it gets out of repair, and ia order to set matters right the water has to bo shut off above. It became apparent on Satur day that some repairs were needed for the wator way and the water was shut off Saturday night that toe work couM be attended to on Sunday when tho power was not needed. The water was very shallow in tho ditch, and when the two Coshow boys were in Cue act of crossing the bridgo they noticed something shining in tho water. Upon investigation they found it was; a coin, and thoy searched around) until they had gathered six pieces, a ( 50-cent .piece and Ave nickels. It was Ian, easy matter to discover that they were counterfeit and of very recent coinage', as they were still bright and new.' It was also quite apparent that the. coins were cast from molds and not from dies, as some of the coins bore ra titer indistinct impressions, while the others were very good, but they were all rather crude, and there was a faint but disccrnablpt yet Ineradicable im pression ef tfie circular metal hole of the: mild Careful Inquiry about town failed to show that any of the spurious coins had been passed upon the business men or merchants as yet, and it is tuought by the officers that, if a coun ter fevers' den has been established, it is of recent date, and that tho parties have not had time or opportunity tq begin operations unless tbey have adopted the policy of. manufacturing their goods here and peddling them elsewhere. Experts w'no Lave exam ined the bogus coins found by tho loys pronounce them as . a species of alloy, and if perfect impressions could be pro duced they could bo passed almost anywhere, with tho possible exception of a bank, where coins are frequently, tested. It is the opinion of those who have given the matter thought that tho coins were either thrown in tho mill race by some party or parties who' had been hard pressed and did not want to be caught with them on Iheir persons, or that the manufacturers of them 'ial discarded them on account of. their imperfections. The polic authorities have been advised of the find and are oa the lookout for the perpetrators as well as for their rendezvous. WILL CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY. UTICA, Y. N AprlK 17. Hiram ( ronk, of the town of Ava, tho only survivor of the war of 1 812, will celo brato bis" 0."th birthday Wednesday next. The aged veteran lives with his daughter on a farm near Ava. He en joys splendid health for a man of such years, and bis faculties are as keen as those of many persons half bis age. Easter Sunday. Snrine disDlav of. Suits. f ; ; . J