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BSKSSSS ,MMMP gMMaMgMriBsgMaMmgWiWM ,M" MEMORIAL DAY. iocal otks. - L LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS Ihiittd Account of Doings in City and Country. THE THOMAS SHOOTING. ore bont the "Vigilantes" Work. The Montana Way Over Again. A Fittin Celebration of this National Festival. Tim lateness of the hour when the jornNAii learned of the shooting of Charles Thomas ni woe. ww.-. to terdoj. precluded our giving a de tailed report of the nflair. The fol lowing additional particulars arc now given. Charles Thomas and his brother William have been stop ping with a brother-in-law, named Fluke, and on Tuesday Charles started to go to the post office at Bock Creek, with his gun on his shoulder. Ho had gone but a little over half a mile, when he mm snot by some oue in ambush, .i,bnll striking the left shoulder mid causing a very severe and per haps dangerous wound. Ho says he saw three men emerge from the road side, and that he shot at them, then started for Fluke's place. On the way he met his brother Bill, who had heard the shot, surmised the trouble, grabbed his rifle and started for the scene. The wounded man was assisted to the house and Dr. McCnuley of Stay ton summoned. The ball was found to have pene trated the body, and following the breast bone, lodged in front. It will be remembered that the Thomas brothers were ordered to leave the country where they live on April 17, by a communication signed by "Secretary No. 18, S. V. n m-psumnblv a! vigilance com mittee of thirteen members. Thomases refused to leave, and The said they intended to stay there. The matter will probably come to a serious ending yet, and likely a good deal of blood will bo shed. It is thought by many that the vigi lance committee is only gotten up to drive out persons who are in the way of stock raisers. In fact it is a repetition of the Montana method of hindering sqttlement of a country. The end of the aflairis not yet. The wounded man claims to have recognized one of his assailants, but he does not say who it was. Mining Company Organized. The Salem Mining Prospecting iihI Ttavnlnnlnc Company organ ized on Monday by electing "W. J. Herren, Amos Strong, J. A. Van Eaton. W. W. Martin and J. G. "Wright as a board of directors. The directors met yesterday and elected W. J. Herren president, J. H. Strickler secretary and J. G. Wright treasurer. The capital stock of the concern is $500,000 and is all subscribed. The company owns mining properties in. Douglas, Jackson and Josephine counties, and they think that among their different claims are some of the richest in Oregon. Samples of the oro frnm most of their leads can be seen In W. W. Martin's show window. At an early hour yesterday morn ing people began pouring into town from all directions, to participate in the exercises incident to a proper ob servance of memorial day. The streets presented quite an animated look all forenoon, among the movers about being several blue coated boys, members of the military companies of the county, who had come In to take part in the parade. This was the first time that any two compan ies of tho second regiment had met together, and of course, all were a little shaky as to the manner in which they would get through tho battalion movements. One com pany (I) is a new one, and has had but very limited drilling, and none in the movements by platoons. However, Col. Smith had promised that no movements would be re quired otherthan simplemovemeuts by fours, and all felt pretty brave. Promptly at ono o'clock, the ordor from Col. Smith was given to form battalion, and soon a color guard of four non-coms under command of Adjutant Hunt, bearing the new regimental colors came down the streot from headquarters, and took its place on the line of intending formation. Then A Co. uuderCapt. F. T. Wrlghtman wheeled into line, and took its place on the left of the colors, I Co., Capt. A. Gesner, formed on tho center, and B Co., Capt. S. L. Lovell, on tho right. Then the band took its" post Tit the head of tho column, aud Col. Smith attended by his adjutant nnd Slg. Ofcr.Geo. H. Burnett, commanded "Forward March!" Tho battalion halted on Commercial street, while Sedgwick Post G. A. R. fell in on the left, the past of honor, with tho Indian school in rear of the Grand Army. The march to the cemetery through tho dust and in the rays of a warm sun, was then begun, the band playing a suitable air, and a long lino of carriages following the marching column. Tho Infantry battalion made a beautiful showing, with their bright uniforms ana nrms, and certainly acquitted them selves very well, considering It was tho first time they were ever out as a battalion. At the cemetery the few graves of buried soldiers were profusely deco rated, according to the impressive Fruit ice cream, at Strong & Co.'s. Strawberry ice cream at A. Strong & Co.'s. Hot, hot weather dress goods nt E. L. L. Johnson's Call on Winters & Thomns for the best groceries in town. Miss Brown's entertainment is nt 8 o'clock to-morrow night. Painless dental operations nt Dr. T. C. Smith's, 92 State street. Miss Lily Itogcrs, of Portland, is visiting Mrs. Belle W. Cooke. Fans, parasols, ladies' summer underwear at E. L.L. Johnson's Cream soda, ice cream soda, milk shakes, lemonades, at Strong & Co.'s. Col. E. H. Merrill, of Portland, was tin tho city yesterday and to day. Wauted.a girlto do general house work, for, small family. Enquire at thls.ofllce. Cheapest. The cheapest place In Salem for dry goods Js E. L. L. Johnson's. Have your dresses made, ladies, at Mrs. A. H. Farrar's. No fancy or extravagant prices. Don't fail to attend the elocution ary entertainment at tho university to-morrow night. Miss Nellie Pannenter, of Port land, Is spending the week with her father, mother and sisters in Salem. MLss Edna S. Moody, daughter of Gov. Moody, returned home from Mills College, Oakland, Cal., this morning. Chas. W. Hcllenbrand, of this city, has been grauted a patent on his tea. coffee and milk heater and receptacle. Mrs. L. J. Hicks left for Portland this morning, wlrero slie will join her husband who has becured a po sition with Eastman tho photographer. rDIDNTLO'1T WAS MKCKI.t.ANKOtTS. Is Doing Some Good. The publishers of this paper send more or less sample copies of the daily and weekly Journal to all parts of tho United States every week, and these papers do much good for Oregon. This morning one person writes to the Joumnal as follows, from San Jose, Cal.: Fr. JnimvAT, Tt is with much pleasure that I acknowledge the recelnt of two nonles of vour paper. Peonlo hero are lnoulring almost everv ilnv nhmit -vour valley and many are going there. Some have already gone. I am a little partial to the climate of the upper portion of tho valley, but all of It is very good. Yours truly, I. P. Hennikq. May 27, 16S8. ritual of tho G. A. R., and at tho conclusion of the services comrade T. C. Bell, of Dallas, made an ap propriate address. In the evening other oratorical aud musical servi ces were given, before an audience that filled tho opera house, the plat form being occupied by tho veter ans seated. It is not necessary to give tho program. The greatest at traction of tho;oveningwastho ora tion of Capt. Woodruff, which was filled with patriotic sentiment and impressively delivered. Wn nrn itHiuested to publish tho following RESOIiUTION OF THANKS. Resolved that Sedgwick Post, No. 10, G. A. It. extenu us iieuny thanks to Cos. A, B and C, O. B. tr., the W. R. C.; members of the Indian school, and other organizations and citizens who so generously partici pated with our post in tho memorial services at the I. O. O. F. cemetery to-day. Z. M. Pakvin, P. C. W. H. Bvaus, Post Adjt. Dr. J. W. Cole, of Stayton, and father of Bert Cole, pressman in tho Journal oiilec, loft to-day for Col fax, W. T., to be gone about a month, on business. Hcmlow and Hall have established a cannery at Woodburn, in the build ing formerly occupied by tho Nar row Gauge air shops. They Intend to do a big business. Wm. Gillette, pressman on tho Evening Telegram and Morning Oregonian, of Portland, was in tho city last night, and this morning, a guest of R. H. Price. Ladies will please take notice that Mrs. A. H. Farrar is receiving new styles of hats every few days. An endless variety from which to select, and prices very low. Dr. Port is a good ono for large strawberries. He brought a bunch of line ones to this offlco yesterday, one of which measured 0 inches in circumference, and one stalk was bearing eleven berries.-- Rev. George H. Lee, formerly Congregational pastor at Corvallis, has accepted a calU'to Pendleton, and preached his first, sermon thero on last Sabbath. His wife, nee Miss "Nettie A. Cooke, is visiting her The young man fell deadl A friend had pointed a revolver at him. "Uo didn't know it was loaded I" "Wo often hear it stated that a man is not responsible for what ho does not know. Tho law presupposes knowledge unci therefore convicts the man who mccusos crime by ignorance. 1 "If 1 had only known' has often beon nn unfortunate man's apology lor Bomo evil unknowingly wrougnt, but in a matter of general interest as for instance that laudanum is a poison, that naphtha is a deadly ex plosive, that blood heavilv charged with a winter's accumulations of the waste of tho system, it is ono's duty to know tho fact and tho conse quences thereof. Our good old grand mothers know for instanco, that tho opening of spring was tho most perilous period of the vear. Why? Because then tho blood stream it sluggish and chilled by tho cold weathor, and if not thinnod a good deal and mado to flow quickly and healthfully through tho arteries and veins, it is impossible to havo good vigor tho rest of the year,. Henco, without exception, "what is now known as Warner's Log Cabin Snrsa parilla, was plentifully made and religiously given to every member of tho lamily regularly through March, April, May and Juno. It is a matter of record that this prudential, pre ventive and restorativo custom saved manv a fit of sickness, prolonged life and happiness to a vigorous old age. and did away with heavy medical expenditures. Mrs. Maggie Kerchwal, Lexington. Ky.. used Warner's Log Cabin Sarsa pariila "for nervous sick headocho of which I had beon asufforerfor years. It has been a great benefit to mo." Capt. Hugh Harkins, 1114 S. 15th ' St., Philadelphia, Pa., says "it purified my blood and removed tho blotches from my skin." Mrs.Aarea Kmitli, Topton, liorks uo., l'a.. says Bho "was entirely cured of a skin dis easo of the worst kind," by Log Cabin Sarsaparilla. Bad skin indicates a very bad condition of the blood. It you would livo andbewoll, go to your druggist 16-day and got Warner's Log Cabin Sarsaparilla and tako no other, there's nothing like it or as good, and completely renovate your impaired system with thiB simplo, old-fashioned preparation of roots and herbB. Warner, who makes tho famous Safe Cure, puts it up, and that is a guarantee of excellence nil over tho known world. Tako it yourself and give it to tho other members of tho lamilv. includine the children.' You will be astonished at its health-giving and life-prolonging powors. We say this editorially with perfect confi dence, because wo have heard good things of it everywhere, and its nanio is a guarantee that it is first class in overy particular. I OB TO Cffl 11? YOU USE GILLOTT'S -104-303, OH SPENCER TAN, OR A RAIL ROAD STEEL PEN WHICH COSTS YOU One Cent Evci-i ! You Use a New One Every Two Days, YOU CAN BUY A Maine Todd Diamond Pointed Gold Pen FOR $1.23, WHICH IS WARRANTED FOR TEN YEARS. YOU NOT SEE THE ECONOMY IN BUYING GOLD IN PLACE OF STEEL? CAN T. McF. PATTON, Sole Agent. WE HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LARGE AND COMPLETE LINE OF Sunday- School and Day School Reward Cards ALSO, SEVERAL THOUSAND Embossed Pictures for Scrap Albums! NOTICE THE DISPLAY IN SHOW WINDOW. 98, STATE ST. - SALEM, OR. IE CAPITOL MI TIE t Pcrfectlonl.Urap Filler. Have you noticed it nt S. Farrar & Co's? It is just what has long been needed and no one should bo without it. Cheap, convenient, labor-saving, cleanly. Can bond- justed In n moment to any flvo gal lon oil can Democratic State Ticket. For Presidential KlcctoiH, W. F. WFINdHH, W. JU UHjYKU, ' ' K. It. SKirWOKTH. For Congiessman, JOHN M. CJBAKIN. For Supreme Judge, JOHN llUHNhTl". Fori" executing Attorney 3d District, a. w. iii:rr. Attention to what Ave Avill Mention ! Know All, by those presents: That tho Capitol Adventure Co. neither slumbers nor sleeps, but aro awake and up to tho times, and know well that owing to tho depression of business in tho East (hero will be many failures. Now wo want to bo ready to capture any bargains that nuvy lm ollbred on account of such failures, and to do this It will bo neotwiiry for us to bo on hand in New York and Chicago, ill person, and bo annwl with plenty of tho commodity commonly called Cash, with which wo can boast the people of this country are well supplied, and In order foruM to get It, wo will from now until tho ilrst of August oflbr such bargaina as will induce those having money to divide with us. You all know that our Manager has uceii In business hero for tho bust ,-.., t,. ,.011 iia nnii iiiu-nvd ilncM iih 1m ndvcrtlHCH. About Amrust 1st he will start East to buy 11 largo fall stock, mid in order to do tills we iwllloflVr our whole stocic 01 goons consisting 01 ury uuuu, vuhmimk, .nmo, wl-. looking for kli Wife. Yesterday, Mr. Warren of Silver ton, who was mentioned in these columns some days since as Warner, appeared in this city, in quest of his truant wife who left his home, her husband and three, children a few weeks sluce with a man named Mosler. At last accounts Warren liadbeen unable to find his wife, although he had Information that fche was Hying in hls qlty, working for some one. Ulf it SUrtsa Xtaiijr. Mr. Duncan, the merchant 'of Stayton.who, it will be remembered, Ml from a step ladder in his store recently, Buffering very severe in juries, died on Monday, and was tyiried Tuesday by the I. O. O. P., of that eitv. Mr. Duncan was a highly respected citizen. A Hero nd Orator. Cunt. Woodrull, wuo uenvereu the eloquent and patriotic oration in tho opera house last ovenlug, was a schoolmate of Capt. F. J. Babcock, republican candidate Tor cierK m this county, and they were together in the war of the rebellion. Capt. Babcock saw Capt, then Lieut. Woodruff carried from the battle field when the latter got his ilrst wound in tho war at tho battle of Pea Ridge. Capt. Wood ruff was a first lieutenant in the army, at the battle of the Big Hole, with the Nez Perce Indians In 1875 r 17ft nnd was acaln carried from i. fli,i .ittmiiipri bv a wound re- u-l in doing somo dangerous du "- t- ... . . 1 tv This incapacitated mm' ior futher active service m uiuunu, m. he was jumped over a long list of first lieutenants who ranked him, and was made commissary of sub sistence with the rank of captain, besides receiving honorable men tion in general orders this being done to keep him in the service, he being thought too good man to io TTnow chief commissary fa.itinmofthe department of tin Columbia! at Vancouver bar-rooks. parents in this city, for a few weeks. I'KOURIH. Following is tho program of the elocutionary entertainment to be given by tho pupils of,Nettio Louise Brown, nt tho university chapel, Friday night. Admission, 25 cents: Overture Orchestra. Scene from Merchant of Venice Miss AddioScriber Portia, Miss Mattio Griffith Nerissa. "Freckled Faced Girl Miss Hodson. Tho Chariot Race from Ben Hur W. C. Hawley. Briar Rose Miss Lottie Dlmick. Scttiu' a Hen Herr Bartcl. Solo J. Benson Sturr. The Letter Scene from Macbeth Nettle Louise Brown. Prisoner of Chillon -W. E. Burke. Virginia Miss Emily Huelat. Foxes' Talis Miss Lllllo Litchfield. Music selected Orchestra. Macbeth, Act. 1, Scene VII,- . -Nettle Louise Brown. Tableau The Weird Sisters. Another Sllrerten Srnution. With the past few weekBtho little city of Sllverton has furnished tho Cavitau JouBNAii with consider able newB matter, and now conies tho report of tho disappearance of a young man of that city within a fcivilnvR. Archie U. Wolfaru. 1110 Bon of Jno.nM. Wolford, tho mer chant and hotel keopor of that city, has recently leftjhoroe, and no one knows where lie went, although he came to this city und boarded the train for the south. Archie was about twenty-two years old, aud married Elva Beard on the first of last March. The young husband and wife did not get along very well, n he lftft home. The affair has F. DEMOCRATIC COUNTY TICKET. Legislator!), F11AN1C FKhliKK, W. H. DOWNINd, T. I.. DAVIDSON, CHAW.KS Mirjii:n, W. F. DUOAN. Blicrlff, IIKKIIY BCHOJIAKIUl. Clerk, W. I. HAY. Kecordcr, C. H. COLEMAN, Treiwurer, a. 0. VAN WAC1NKH. .OommUiiloners, X. MATHIF.U, I,. HAllDlffa. Bchool Superintendent, '" JOSKl'lf A. HEMWOOD. Hurveyor, A. GOUAIiET. ABuesHOr, IIEKKY l'AMKKK. Coroner, J. A. JtOTAN. ;ur whole stock of goods consisting of Dry Goods, Clothing, Htils Trunks, Valises, 'Tobacco. Cigars, Pnner, Envelopes, Notions, etc, great sacrifice, and In older that tho general Publlo may know t ut a great sacrifice, and In order that tno general runuo may Know mean dubiiicsh, wo mention mu pro "i w"-- " " """ .f,"" -- IWX) lino UHtrlcn mimes ior u v imi worth. A good Hemmed Handkerchief for 1 ct. A silver, gold or steel tlilmlikt, 1 ct. oncli. A sjool or Clark's, Coat's or Kerr's Thread, II c. each. A spool good Hewing Hllk, best brand and assorted eolors, for Jt e. 2 spools Hllk Iliitton Hole Twist for 8 c. 2 skeins Haddlers' Bilk forilc. 1 sheet gold, silver or plain Card Hoard, 1 1 worth 10 c. 1,000,000 dor. Horn nntl Cloth covered Dress lluttons wortli 25 to 50 c 11 dor.., for fi c. 11 dor.. 100,000 doz. Flno Jet and Metal lluttons, u-nrt h Ml r. to SI u dot. for 10 o a dor.. 1,000 yds. Iico worth 5 c. a yd,, for 1 o. u yd. Ijico worth 10c. per yu. will and 0 o, a yd crv In A good artlclo o sold for 8 Other Kdglngs and JVUIUI.1HUJ """L"""'".", , ,,..., ,. I. ".,-;; 1 ...,. ..... nnnh OI Uflll nuilllliur Uliuuillllnmm Jlimvi, ... w ....v... I jirgo stock of (lowers, price no object. Unites' Cliciiilsn IS o. each, worth W c I sidles' Night downs, CO o. each wortli tU5 And all our stock of Ijidlcs' WliltoUooda In proportion. 60,000 1 julles Hut Frames 10 c. each, wrelh 60 c. to 81 each. 12 Fish Hooks iintllMnofnrlic. Good Hcrubblng llrushes 6 c each. . Clood White. Wush Jlnishos 10 c. each, llest Fulfill Clothes Fins 6 c. per dor-. worth 12KC Oood Fly HcmiIcs. 2 c. each. 60 Reams letter Paper, 2c. icr (iiilro. 10 It. letter Taper, 6 e. per qulro. 100 doz. Memoranda Hooks, 1 i. ench. 600 boxes I.ubln Toilet Houp,0u.H-rl( worm sii'. Tho ubovo aro only a few of tho genuine HAKOAINH that wo will oUer. created quite a stir there. FARMERS, -:- LIVERYMEN And other In need of Team or Carriage Harness: It will bo to your Interest to call upon! me before purchasing elsewhere, o I nave the larget und most complete stock In the city, Friraai reduced to suit tho times. Just re ceived a flno lino of Carriage Harness from A, F. Rissler & Co.1 Off CHICAGO, For which I m sole ogent. These Imrnow arc nil iiutdu from FIrit Class Pittsburg Leather, wurraniea. tiio nnwi imo m wui, llnmrv Iblw nnrt WhllM In lboeity. All these goods I um selling at very oloso dg nre. Thanking the public for their llberul patronage In the past, I shall endeavor by strict attention to business to merit a eon- unuanee or tueir favors in me iuiure. B. B. LAMPORT llcftMra these our whole stock will bo ollcrod at prices lower than any where else In tho Hjr, W Wo nro not going out of business but aro hero to stay and only do this to make room for our largo fall stock. Call and bo convinced, lluy and bo happy. Ilcmcmber theso bargains am only bo secured ut tho Opcni JIouso Corner, from U Cupltol Adventure Co. .,-.., .. S, FRIEDMAN, Manager. All Kinds of Farm Produce Bought. GREAT REDUCTION -IN- FINK SETS! Scl Dickens, 15 Volumes, half Russia, Usual Trice $32.50, Our l'rici$20.0(l Scl Lytlon, 26 Set Thacleray, II Scl Wayerly, 12 Set E. P. Roe, 15 Cloth, Gilt (op, Half Morocco, Half blue Cair, Cloth, SetCapi M. Reid, 10 tVoIt Cloth, 32.50, 22.50, 32.50, 22.50, 15.00, 23.50. 15.0fl. 17.51 IP 10.00. Fine Line of Papeterie in Latest Styles, -AT- IN8URANCB .Company. I Fire aud Marine. J08. ALBKBT, Agent, . Beltw, Oregon" J. BENSON STARR'S. 118 State Street Salem, Orcgea.