Evening capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1888-1893, February 27, 1890, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textt WRBB9BBHW i SUDSORIBK 1 ron ADVBR riSB THE CAPITAL JOURNAL,! JOURNAL THE CAPITAL JOURNAU TIIK BEST PAPER IN SALEM. ,y You will be well pleased with lt.nrn IT WlM II R A GOOD INVESTMENT. rt -Tho Tcrmanro Most llOMounblo"U nPmtoKA Cv ?&Ti& VOL. 2. SALEM, (TREGON. TIITIKSD.A Y, FEBRUARY 27, 1890. NO. 309. wwiwMata)iiiiuiM,ig,,'5eawiig CAPITAL Nothing the Matter With . SALEM! The Bottom is WE WILL SELL UNTIL MARCH 1st: Overcoats, usual price ?!), now $ 0 2o Overcoats, usual price $12, now 8 50 Overcoats, usuul price $18, now. i 13 75 Men's Suits, usual price $20, now .. -. 1C.50 Men's Suits usual price, 17, now 13 50 Men's Suits, usual price 15, now 11 50 Men's Suits, usual price $10, now 7 75 Men's Suits, usual pi ice $7.50, now 5 00 Boss of the Itojd Overalls, S. & It ' ."I...- 50 Boss of the Komi Overalls, X & Y...'. .".: -. 00 Gent's Linen Collars.. 7 Gent's Celluloid Collars ; : 15 Gent's Celluloid Cud's , 35 Gent's Percale Shirts, usual price $1.25, now 1- 75 Gent's Suspenders, per pair -(- Underwear and Cardigan jackets Selling BelOw RegularWhole sale Prices.-' - -o- Boo fe and Shoes Will Be Slaughter -o- S o- GROCERIES. We have a Reed fresh stock of Groceries, and for the next two weeks we will ylve you the benefit of sweeping reductions. JPSTWE HAVE REDUCED THE PRICE ON ALL TOBACCOS" fifiy-Goods delivered free of charge to any part of the city. -()- Clark's Coats', Kerr's or Brook's spool cotton, white and black,, per spool... All kinds, 100 yds, silk, per spool A law line ladies', Misses and Children' gloves A large Jine of corsets worth $1.25 reduced to Good lead pencils, per doz. A good Scrubbing Brush. Good Steel and Silver Thimbles, each All kinds needles, per pa.. All kinds ot Silk Button Hole Twist, each All kinds of Dress Buttons, some that are actually worth $1.00 per doz; per dozen All colors Zephers, single, per oz Good Spring Clothes Pin per doz Good Lunch Basket, small. Good Pick Handles Good Axe Handles Nice China Matting, good. 7 Pes. Pepper and Salt 2 cts 5 cts 10 cts 50 cts 10 cts 10 cts 1 ct 3 cts 1 ct oCtfi 3 cts 3 cts 10 cts 10 cts 10 cts 12A cts 20 cts 25 cts goods, worth 40 cts. per yd Good Ladies' Morocco Purses. -o- CiPTTOL ADVENTURE Opera House Corner, SALEM 'S -o- ere ! -O- .-- ' 15 RICES ! All colors Worsted Braid, former price 10 cts 5 cts Toilet soaps wortli 25c to 50c, per box 10 cts Ladies' Arctics 60 ctH Children 8 Arctics 35 cts Children's Rubbers 20 cts Cabot A muslin, 13 yds for$ 1 00 Cabot W muslin, 14 yds for 1 00 Fruit of loom muslin 11 yds 1 00 Lonsdale musllu 11 yds... 1 00 Boss of Road overalls, R. S., per pair 50 cts Bosof Road overalls, X.Y, per pair 00 cts We otrer a lino of worsted goods, all styles and colors, former price, 15 to 25c, 12 yds? 1 00 We otter a largo Hue of rib bons, all colors and widths, from No. 2 to No. 10, per yd 5 cts Good currycombs... 10 cis Good horse brushes 25 cts A largo lino of men and boy's wool hats 25 cts Assorted styles and widths of laces, per yd 2 cts A lariro line of clrl's wool hoods, each 25 cts Eleven dozen pairs men's and bovs' wool mittens, per nalr 10 cts MM - i. OREGON. COMPANY TO-DAY'S TELEGRAMS ! TUB WUH.VTL.YND MURDER. Story of the llutclicry of Mrs. Seott ot Wlientlniul Scene nrtlie Murder. A. B. Slauson In Orcffonlnu.J McMinnvillr, Or., Feb. 26. Fourteen miles from McMinnvlIle, on the road to Salem, lived Win. Scott, the Alleged murderer of his wife. A quarter of a mile away, across a wheat fleld, is the home of Vardemon Scott, a son of the old man. HOW THE DEED WAS DONE. For about a week Mrs. Scott had been ivOlk'ted with neuralgic palus in her face and head, caused by tak ing co!d, and on this fateful Sunday morning, although It wasbro.ul day light, she was still in bed. She must have been dozing, for the murderer came into the room, took a double-barreled muzzle-loading shotgun from its place behind the door, and aiming full at her head discharged one ban el. The charge struck just over the left eye, teaiingnway a portion of the skull but not injuiing the brain. As the poor woman started up in bed and threw buck the covers, an attempt was made to (Ire the second barrel, but the cap snapped and the pow der failed to explode. Iu auger at his failure the murder jabbed the muzzle of the gun Into the face of his victim, making two circular biutees that weie plainly, visible even after death. Airs. Scott then sprang from the bed and grappled with the assassin. Pile was u strong, vigorous woman and a tierce strug gle ensued. Evidences of it were found iu her hair pulled from her head, hr night dres torn, many bruises up )ii her body, and purple linger prints upon her wrKtd and arms, si IU showing on (he corpse when being prep.uvd fur burial. In this struggle, ho.vewr, she vv.is overmatched, and half conscious was flung on the fort of the bod, her head hanging over the edge, where she must have lain a few minutes at least, judging from The pool of blood that formed there. In the meantime the murderer made haste to reload the gun, trembling so mucli iu so doing as to spill powder, shot anl caps on the floor. As in- was preparing to finish his bloody work the poor woman again regained her feet and ran, shrieking, out through the dining room and Kitchen and to the sldfffporoh, a distance of thirty feet. As she reached the kitchen door the muuierer again took aim and fired. The gun this time had been heavily loaded, for it i.ude a holo in the back In winch one could put his list, and many of the shot passed clear through the body. She fell against the kitchen door, cover ing it with blood, and then sank down upon the porch just as he was found oy the neighbors wlienl thev arrived. The murderer then returned to the sitting-room, in which the bed was, drew the covers up toward the pillows and laid the gun upon ths bed, side by side with amopstlck, the bungling idea being a hopa nu impression of suicide might be created. How dull a brain conceived this idea may be judged by the fact thai it is absolutely Im possible to touch the trigger of the gun underneath the guard with any part of the mnpstlck, so that the guir could not liavo been fired iu that way. C'IRCUMK 1'ANTIAIi EVIDENCE. Farmer Scott states that ho left his wife in bed and went to the barn to take care of the lioroes. While there he heard two shots fired, but paid no attention to them, although the barn Is but 200 feet from the house, with nothing to obstruct the view. Wild ho flna'ly went to the house and found his wife lying on the porch; though sho was still groaning, he made no eflort to re lieve her, did not even touch her, in fact, but passed over her body Into the house, where ho says he found the pillows afire and pulled them ofi'the bed to ttlamp out the flames. Instead of summoning his sou, who lives only n quarter of u mile away, or his next nearest neighbor, Marlon Townsend, he mounted his horse and rode a mile and a quarter over a private road to W. T. Martin's house He was seen to go about the barn with an old coat on his arm, look ing up and down as if for a hiding place, and flu illy, upon thoapproach of someone, he throw the coat into n corner among some rubbish and fine straw, some of which he kicked over It. The coat when examined was found covered with blood, and it wax undoubtedly worn by t ho murderer of Mrs. Scott, in the strug gle which he had with his victim. Scott denied on oath that the coat was his, while neighbors as positively swore that he wore It the night bo fore tlio inurdor. Careful search was made nil about tho house, but no footprints could be found except those made by Scott himself and which his boot exactly fitted. Tho contents of the patent medlcluc bottle which Sooit was caught pour ing into the fire and which upon aualysls proved to be strychnine, will form another link in the chain. Still another link is tho leaves from Mrs. Scott's memorandum book, found back of the barn, crumpled, torn and covered with 111th, which tell a story of dissatisfaction with her marr'bigo and expressed a fear for her life. THE ONLY MOTIVE SUGG ESTED. Vardemon Scott was very much opposed to his father's second mar riage, for it rtsulted in tho destruc tion of a will to the farm of about 110 acref, which had bwn made iu his favor some time before. Neigh bors say he talked very bitterly about his stepmother, calling her harsh and vile n.unc, and that he had also used vile and insulting lan guage to her. -He was very anx ious to get the farm, which ad joins what prop-Tiy he has of his own, and offered to b ty it from his father, but Mr'p. Scott refused to. siga the deed, and said that so long as the lived V.ud Scott should never touch the place, that his money eoa'd not tiny it, and th it he could not evMi rent it. Tiih ncFKXsr. Aalde from Hie general asa-rtlon ofabsoluto innocence, neither the accused nor hisattorney will give any inkling of the uwimony they will produce at the preliminary ex amination next Monday. Whether evidence of affection -for his wife's abit lies as a dairy and kitchen maid will counter-balance In the minds of a jury the sltrtBg circumstantial evidence outlined above reniuius to bvieyiu A. B. S. Fok "School Officeiis. While in search of news around the city the. Journal report cis have beard a good deal of discussion lelatlve to i he officers of this snho.d district to be chosen a week fnmi Monday. Several prominent and active citi zens arc suggesting for clerk I). W. Matthews of Matthews & Hoover, grocers, saying that ho is iu every wny qualified and deserving, and there is evident a strong desire to make him a candidate. It is learned that Mr. Matthews would not ask tho place or strive for It, but would qualify and act if elected. For directors, a good many names are heard, E. M. Walte, Fabrltim R. Smith, C. B. Moorcs, llemy Scho maker, I. L.Patterson, Win. Wuldo, II. W. Cottle, Win. Armstrong, W. N. Ladue, Jasper Mluto, and Geo. . Johnson being among tho num ber. O i. . Filings and Appointments. Articles of incorporation were filed in the secretary of state's offlco since yesterday's Journal went to press us follows; Tho Glroux Amalgamator company, with H. Thlelsen, E. L. Glroux and J. E. Thlelsen, Incor porators; object, dealing in and oper ating mines and mining machinery; principal olllce, Portland; capital Block, $500,000, In shareH of $1. "Foster & Robertson," with John R. Foster, David Robertson and P. L. Willis, incorporators; object a general real estate business; capital stock, $100,000, in shares of $1; principal office, Portland. Tho Ore icon Loan and Trust company, .with L. L. Hawkins, J. P. Marshall, Charles A. Burekhardt, Edw. A. Swope, Eugene D. White and J. Carroll McCaffrey, Incorporators; principal office, Portland; capital stock, $100,003, In shares of ?100. A. G. Hardenty, E. G. Rogers, As toria; Norman C. Wllsw, The Dalle; B. F. ilamell. Drain, Doug las county; S. A. Jones, ISrooks, Marion county, were to-day appoint ed notaries public. New Rollers Arrived, Re corder A. W. Bowersox, of Jeffer son, Is in the city this afternoon. Ho reports that the new rollers for tho Jefferson Flouring Mills havo arrived, after a dolay of six weeks, They were stuck In the bloukade 150 milo.3 wiuth of Ashland and finally had to be shipped back to San Francisco and sunt around by steamer. Tho mill will now lu turning out flour in a fuw dayri. . . . , Judge htmlum, departed fur AI Imny th! morning. GOVERNMENT CONTROL Tho Chicago & Alton Favor that Policy. A U. R. PRESIDENT'S BOLD REl'ORT. Arguments to Show Why (he Federal Government Should Take tho Railroads. In his annual report just made to the stockholders, President Black stono lias created a sensation. His reports are famous for their fearless n ess, but this makes a detailed propo sition for tho government to buy and operate all tho railroads of tho country. Tho report is nu extremely long one, and a mention of the points made oven is impossible. Ills ar raignment of the legislative action and his proposition for government control of tho railroads Is in brief as follews: The remarkablo course which the government has pursued in causing competing railroads to be construct ed, and by Imposing what appears to us to boin some cases unnecessary restrictions upon railway managers, cannot be too often referred to while it remains unchanged. We believe it is idle to say that tho state gov ernments are not responsible for the construction of too many railroads. They, und they only, have had ab solute power to prevent building railroads. No railroad ever has been or can be constructed In tho United States except by state or federal authority. It is no answer to say that the object in multiplying railroads has been to regulate rates or reduce them within reasonable limit. As well might n man at the head of a largo family attempt to regulate his servants, of whom he lias already a sulllclent number, by adding as many as his house will hold and then attempt to obtain goodscrvlco from them- by reducing their wages and Keeping them in a half-starved condition. The editor of Poor's Manual, pub lished In 1889, by an elaborate esti mate, shows that the railroad com panics in this country employed, directly and indirectly, iu construc ting, operating and maintaining railroads, a total of 2,020,000 men, representing families numbering iu the aggregate 12,250,000 persons, and that tho dally payment by railroad companies, directly and indirectly, to these persons amount to nearly $3,000,000. GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP. "It Is said that we should not complain unless prepared to suggest a remedy. Wo will, therefore, sug gest the ownership ot railroads by the national government and the organization of a corp". of railroad operators, who shall remain in the servlco during good behavior aud bo iu no greater degreo under the in fluence of politicians or political parties than tho army militant, The outlines of our suggestions may be stated as follews: ''Flist The national government shall acquire tho ownership of all the railroads In the United States which aro now used for interstate traffic, such railroads to be acquired by the exercise of lis light of emi nent domain or by purchase under such limitations and rules us to price ascougiess may determine. "Second Payment therefor to bo made by the issue of government bonds, bearing Interest at a rate not exceeding 3 per cent, per annum, said bonds to baiedeemed by the annual application of i sinking fund equal iu amount lo 1 per rent, of the whole amount of such bond Issue, the annual interest and sink ing fund to bo paid from the net earnings of (he railroads, mid the rates for transportation from year to year to be reduced so as to pro vide no more money than shall be needed for such payments. "Third To tho cud that citizens of each state shall bo required to pay no greater rates for transporta tion than shall bo necessary to pro vince an annual amount of netearn- liujfMiu tho railroads of the state in which they reside equal to the an nual Interest and sinking fund on the bonds issued by the government Iu payment for such railroads, sep arate schedules of rides shall bo made for transportation on railroads Iu tho several states, and changed from time to tlme'as maybe iicccb Mry tn secure Ihnt ottftct, 'Fourth Such rullroads um may James Aitken. Grange Store, NO. 126 STATE STREET, SALEM, OREGON. -O- taple and Fancy Groceries ! ST A full lino of Crockery and Glassware and everything usually kept in a flret-class establishment. Our aim is to give entire satisfaction to every customor. be hereafter constructed and used for interstate trafllo iu tho several states may be purchosed by tho national government or not, at Its option. If the government shall at any time not elect to purchase rail roads hereafter constructed nud used for interstate trafllo, It shall never theless have tho riyht to make through ratca from time to tlmefor truffle over tho same in connection with other interstate lines, and nil such through rates shall be divided between the several linos owned by tho government and' lines not so owned, In proportion to mileage. THOROUGHLY IN EARNEST. Picsldent Blackstone Is thorough ly In earnest. Said he: "t menu nil I have said n.ul more. I have shown that the government has practically confiscated hundreds of millions of railroad property aud that If things keep on as they have another decade will see every rail- load In hopeless bankruptcy." Fresh roasted peanuts at Beusoti's on State street. Joe Aiken, of thu St. George Bar, at Portland, w iu tho city visiting his family. Mrs. M. K. McClune, of Lebanon, Is In tho city and Is registered at tho Chemekete. R. 11. Miller, of the mining com pany, is confined to his room with a severe cold. E, Tidiness, from the south end of King's prairie, Linn county, is doing business In Salem to-day. Mrs. O. L. Darling returned to day from a visit with her parents at Hubbard. She woa accompanied by h'jr mother. Mr. and Mrs W. S. Elliott left this morning for Lebanon, to attend thobcdsldo of Mrs. Elliott's sister who is quite ill. J. II. Hulliwell and Jos. Aiken Invite their Salem friends to call aud wee them at tho St. George Bar, when in Portland. You should sec some of tho splen did views that aro being taken by Cattcrliu. Nothing nicer to adorn your parlor. Mrs. Jno. Cran, of Portland and her niece, Miss Jeunio Illllmau, uro iu the city visiting frlduds und are the guests of Mr. and Mis. T. McF. Patlou. Want a Post. Assistant Adjutant-General Sherman is In receipt of a communication from Mxtecii old soldiers at Iiilgard, Union couuty, who are desirous of having a G. A. R. Post organized at that place. Mr. Sherman will look into tho matter and act accordingly. The Portland fire department for 1889 cost $77,000. Estimated cost for 1800, (1 111,000. Actual losses, 1880, $37,000. HOTEL ARRIVALS." CHEMEKETK HOTEL. Capt E J Liming, Albany; II Illrsehberg, Iiideciidence: H II JusperHon, Independence, 1) Punier. N Y: in H Ash.SF; (mas. Osmi. Porrluud; F G Haniia, Pertland: E W Hutchinson, Hubbard; F Reed. City; J Jaskulek, Roschur;; H 11 Nicholas, Portland; G A Dodge, H F; CO Mulkey, W P Mulky, Ci C Sims. Deuver, Col; J W Lalng, N Y; li R Hcinka, Milwaukee; J H McCtine, Mrs M K McCune, Leba non; W R Bishop, Portland. COOK HOTEL Will If Ledgcrwood, Peter Maney, Stnyten: M M McCormick, H II Hutch Wood burn; A OMacplierson, Kelso. WuNhlugtou; M C Maples, San JtuiicIbco; J E Latidrum, (,'en terburg, Oregon. Out of Jthe Fire Tormented with Salt Ithctiui Cured by Hood's Saraayartlla. Only thojo who hixTO nuftcred from salt rheum tn Its worst form know tho agonies caused by this disease, nood's Sarsap.v rllla has had great success In' curing salt rheum, and all affections ot tho blood. " I owe Uio gratitude to Hood's Sarsapa rllla that ono would to his rescuer from a Burning Buildlngmrua' with salt rheum, and had to lcavo off work altogether. My face, about tho eyes, would bo swollen and scabbed, my hands aud a paft ormy body would bo raw sores for weeks at a time, my flesh would seem so rotted that 1 could roll pieces from between my Oncers as largo as a pea. One physician called It typo pftenn and gavo mo lucdlclno accord- r U I o U 1 1 Ingly; but salt rheum cannot bo cured In that way. Finally I bought a buttlo ot Hood's Barsaparllla. It helped me so much that 1 took two more bottles, aud was Entirely Cured LSubS with salt rheum slnco. I also used Hood's OUto Ointment on tho places affected. It stops tho burning and Itching sensation im mediately. I will recommend Hood's Bar saparllla not only tor salt rheum, but lor 2S5 Loss of Appetite aU-gono' feeling so often experienced." A. D. Jtomii.vs, Jamaica l'laln, Mass. N. B. It you decide to tako Hood's Barsa parllla, do not bo Induced to buy any other, Hood's Sarsaparilla Bold by druggist. Bit ill for 55. Troparedby C I. HOOD & CO., Apotliecarlei, Lowell, Mm, 100 Dosos Ono Dollar JOHN HUGHES, Dealer in Groceries, I'uints, Oils and Window Glass, Wall Fa nor and Border, Artists' Ma terials, Lime, Hair. Nails and Shingles, Hay, Feed and Fonco Posta, Grass, Seeds, Etc, NEW AIIVHUTISKMKNTH. REED'S OPERA HOUSE. 1! TWO NIGHTS ONLY i! Thursday, Friday Feb. 27 and 28 Tho eminent nctor, S. LINDSI Hapjwrtrd by nn uxcvllcntcompnny In thu grunt pluy ol "DAMON AND PYTHIAS." AdmlsHlmi CO und 75 coil In, Hcnlit now on xiilo at K, H. Dearborn' book More. AnniMO.NNMITU, iiaiiuy jiciiannox "The Favorite" Cigar anil Peel Rooms! HSIJTH & MrllANNON, I'ltOIW, A wuil veil ctc-d stock ofcltfiiM. Tobacco both chewing mid sinokliiK iilwuy on bund; nlito too li tent periodicals, dully pupcru, books und nil Koods kept Iu n tint- cum new hihiiii on luir, Hpend un hour pleasantly In our wll kepi MLLIARD AND POOL ItOOMB which are run In connection with the above tKtabllshment. 1 II. KASTON'S Salem Music Store HMd'juurters for Chtukerluif' 4k Con's, Btelr.way. Ilazletou, Colby nuil' limentoii 1'lanov, WIluoxA White Oricuw. Ciuu or foiUilIuienlSf 94 State Street, Patton's Block. I IT I' lrLTttSSADSJSM