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8AIiE"M, OREGON, WEDNESDAY-, NOTECBER 18, 1801.
"TO-DAY'S NEWS TO-DAY."
NO. 218.
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HeadQuarters for Gold Pens
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As every season
cause our stock includes the
Our prices lire ho very low,
There's nowhere else it pays to go.
That's v hut the buyers say.
There's money caved In every trade,
Aud that is what bus always made
The dollar comes our way.
The magnetism of our store,
Is simply this aud nothing more
Fair treatment every day,
Like water, dollurs run down hill,
To find their level in our till,
The dollar come our way.
Thousands of Other Articles at
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SALEM.
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Patent Bolt. Straight
and Bent Trimmers and
Scissors.
UNCONDITIONAL GUARANTEE
On Every Pair Sold. Finest Line of
RAZORS AND POCKET CUTLERY
Tn the City.
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ales the best broad in the woild. Received fresh every
Monday at
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RATION,
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comes and goes, and folks start out to buy their toys, they
cheapest and the best, and this is why the dollar comes our
nere are a iew or tne good things we have in stock : Footwear for all. Rub
ber coats, Umbrellas, Underwear and Hosiery for men, women and children, Eibbons,
Handkerchiefs, Towels, Laces, Purses, Perfume, Albums, Plush sets, Dolls and Toys
in endless variety. We are not selling at cost as we have no old stock to sell. Our
goods are all new, and we will astonish you with our low prices. Just call and look
over our stock before buying elsewere. We will saye you money.
MUST BE SOLD!
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-MUSICAL MERCHANDISE.-
P. H. EASTON & CO,
310 Uommerciai si., oaiem, (
MusJc furnished for ball?, reception, etc
- - 98 State Street.
Handles. The best
E.F.OSBURN,
Carriages
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Churchill Sash, Door & Manufacturing Co.
Sash, Doors, Blinds & Mouldings, Turning & Scroll Sawing.
House Finishing made to order.
Mew DIM KILN, by which we can always keep a full supply of easoned stock of all
kinds. Agricultural Works, Corner of Trade and illgn btreets, Salem, Oregon.
jLJdfea.
Sash, and Door Factory
Front Street, Salem, Oregon,
The best class of work in our line at prices to compote
with the lowest. Only the best material used
CHURCHILL & BURROUHGS.
Tinners, Plumbers, Gas and Steam Fitters,
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STOVES BLACKED.REPA1RED AND SETUP
KbllnmtcK on all work tn our line.
Salem Track 4 Dray Co.
jem Iron works. Drays and trucks may be fouud throughout the dav at
tlio isomer of Stat and Oommer.iial frtroeU.
II. F. DRAKc, Proprietor. T. G- PERKINS,General Superintendent.
SALEM IRON WORKS,
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Manufactures STEAM ENGINES, Mill Outfits, Water Wheel Governor, Krult
Drying Outfits, Traction Engines, Cri-HllDtr, etc. Knrm nihcblnery made Bud repaired.
Urneral agents and mnuufattureiK of the celebrated Walilstrom l'uteut Middlings
I'urlUer aud Keels, I'arin machinery made and repaired.
GIVEN'S
A fine line of goods cheaper than ever.
Come and see
BREWSTER & WHITE.
Floor, Feed, Hay, Straw and Barley Cliop.
LOWEST PRICES AND FREE DELIVEYR
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247 Commercial street, Salem. Garden Hose and Lawn Sprinklers.
A mmnletelMAof Stoves and Tinware, Tin roofing and plumblug a
seeoialty. Estimates for Tiunlng and
SNOW THE YEAR ROUND
At 100 Chemeketa Street.
wrrTTT - and - SIGN - PAINTING,
Paper Hanging. Kalsornlniug,
Natural Wood Finish. Ouly Flrat-clawt
Yew Park Grocery.
J. R. KENDALL
H, nurehased the store aud stock a'tid wlb continue to furnish Groceries
lid SSSrS Tat reasonable prion. Dry Good, ulll be supplied at
ouce. Produce taken at highest prices. JO - Jta
come without delay to us.be
way.
161 Commercial Street.
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COST-
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IOO Ohameketa 3tret,
DRAYS AND TRUCKS
ulways ready for orders.
ben and deliver wood,
liny, coal and lumber. Of
fice State St.. onnoslteBa-
Salem.
Or.
CASH SHOE STORE
99 State Street.
tne.
0. G. GIVEN.
Plumbers and Tinners,
Plumbing urulsueu.
Wall Tinting. etc. Vanishing and
Work. fc. M)W.
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CHEATING WOIUUNOMKN.
In nil the platforms of Oregon
political parties in ISsK) there were
plankR favoring abolition of the con
tract labor system in our state
prison. There is a worse abuse tliau
this in Oregon. It is tho working
of the couvicts nt tho dlllereut state
institutions. Prihouers are worked
ou tke state asylum property at the
buildings aud on the farms. They
are employed to clear land, dig
ditches, make roads aud build
fences. A guug has been employed
at the state reform school doing all
kinds of work about the place. Iu
somo of tho stato institutions con
victs are even employed to take tho
Chinaman's place as cook. Last
summer a gaug of convicts was at
work ou tho ditch from tho Santlam,
that furnishes water power to the
mills and factories of this city. If
the coutract labor system is had the
employment of convicts at other
work to displace laboring men is
still worse.
When It is considered that at all
times there are unemployed laborers
In the state and especially in larger
cities of tho state like Salem work
iug men aud mechanics with
families der-sndlug ou them for sup
port, the injustice of the methods
referred to becomes apparent. Thou
sands of dollars worth of labor aro
thus performed every month by
criminals that is practically taken
out of tho wage fund of honest labor.
,The press of tho stato should take
this up. Tho labor organizations
should discuss it. Tho injustice of
having any of tho work of tho state
performed by couvict labor Is ap
parent. A few politicians who draw
salaries, with ono overseer to man
age a detail of couvicts, fed, clothed
and supplied with tobacco by the
state, can perform all tho tho com
mon labor about a state institution,
and laborers who depend upon em-
ploymeutfor a living can go idle and
hungry, buy their own tobacco and
pay taxes to help support the con vlcts
aud politicians. There is suuh a
thing as managing n state institu
tion too cheaply. Too cheap Is dear
it any price. State Institutions run
by convicts furnish uo market for
the farmer and no employment for
the laborer and yet both aro taxed
to support them.
The JouitNAii believes employ
ment should be furnished tho con
victs but not out of tho wage fund of
labor. If certain works must, bo
carried on at our stato institutions
glvo workiugmeu with families a
chance. U live. It is the duty of the
legislature to find some special task
for tho couVicts. They should not
bo parcelled out to do jobs for tho
state and tuko tho placo of free
labor, in order that politicians and
their imjuj may absorb the appropria
tions. It Is a crime agaiust labor to
dlspluco It with convicts. Tho right
of laborers is to be employed. The
duty of the state towards labor is tn
help it get employment and not to
displace it with those who have
forfeited all claims upon the foster
ing protection of the state.
citors and ritioi-s.
Win. Holder of Grass Valloy, Or.,
Iu his second circular to the statu
grange ulscustcs this important
question in these pregnant words;
"investigating all tho crop reports
that I can get I find (If reports are
true) that there will lw u large short-
ago, In tho supply of breudstulfs iu
tho world thereby junking our grain
worth more than for several years
past. Now the question which will
naturally arise Is this. If there Is a
shortage lu breadstuff's iu the world
will WiJ not be greatly benefited by
it financially? My answer Is this:
Home one will reap u handsome
profit oil of our cereal crop but I
have very grave doubts iu my mlud
abuot it being tho farmer uules he
studies the markets closely and thou
one aud all act as one man. Home
time ago the farmers' alliance sent
out circulars telling the farmers to
hold their wheat aud bo In uo hurry
to sell and the press of our lund
that is owned by the bosses, specula
tors, bankers, monopolist aud such
classes raised a cry that If the
farmers done that they would be
forming n trust wfTloh was illegal
and also if they did that thousands
would sutler of starvation and die.
flow quick does that olue sympa.
tides urixe fur the kor, when they
see the farmers trying fo get part of
what rightfully belong to them In
stead of the sjKtiululor getting It all
and the armor Ml lo hold the sack
a In years past,
"How the fact of the matter Is
this: If there Is so great a shortage
lu the wheat crop In the world as
ruorls say there U ( md I have but
little doubt of the miiis us the annual
supply of breadtufi lis bteu ou
the decline yearly tinee 1S8I with
the exception of one year) wheat by
fiv
the first of January Is bound to lo
iilgher than for years past. Now
the question simmers Itself dowji to
this: if tho foregoing be true somo
one is going to make something.
Who will It be, tho farmer by hold
ing, or the speculator by buying
cheap and him holding. I would
therefore say to one and nil bo ou
tho alert study nnd educate your
selves on the supply and demnud of
the coming grain crop so that you
one aud all can yet your just rights
that you have beeti defrauded out of
for lo these many years.
"Aud right hero let me ralson
warning voice aud caution our
members against a class of papers lu
these United States, who, (If prices
will be high for our produco this
year and times belter) will array
themselves in tho guise of a patriot
and friend to the farmers, but
under that guise will be hidden
lu nil Its deformity tho oppres
sor of the people and will try by
all their suavity and political trick,
cry to lead tho minds of tho people
away from tho reforms nud advance
meuts thoy aro now making.
"Organization nnd co-operation
are wonderful ideas that aro awak
ening tho farmers iu both stato aud
nation as never bo to re. They aro
clasping hands with u grip that
meauB something, dovlslug ways
aud means for tho betterment of
their condition and those that como
after them. Aro day by day cemeut
log closer together until those that
have oppressed them aro hegluulng
to fear tho farmers' power if they
get those dormant energies ouce
thoroughly awakened. So farmers,
let come what will but stay on in
the broad r ad of progress aud ad
vancement that tho grange nnd
its honored and uoblo teaching lias
placed you, Eucmlcs aro ou every
hand trying to pull us down aud
their etlbrts will bo but puny if we
goon progressing, throwing away
little differences public nnd private
and act In unity aud for tho good
of all."
Sl'KCULA'TIUNB OS Till!
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DKNOV.
The reapportionment and the ad
mission of six new stale? to the
Union increases tho number of elec
toral votes from 101 to 41 1. Of these
the ltepublicaus aio reasonably cer
tain of carrying California with 0
voles, Colorado 4, Idaho 3, Illinois
121, Iowa 18, Kansas 10, Massachu
setts 10, Maine 0, Michigan 14,
Minnesota 0, Montana !!, Nebraska
8, Nevada it, Now Hampshire 4,
North Dakota.'!, Ohio Ji), Oregon 4,
Pennsylvania R'2, Ilhndu island 4,
South Dakota 4, Vermont 4, Wash
ington 4, Wisconsin 12, and Wy
oming 3, making a total of 218
electoral votes.
Conceding the solid Bouth to tho
Democracy, as it Is likely to go as
heretofore, that party has 1CU votos
Alabama 11, Arkansas 8, Delaware
;i, Florida 4, Georgia 13, Kentucky
13, Louisiana 8, Maryland 8, Missis
sippi 0, Missouri 17, North Caiollna
11, Routh Carolina 0, Tennessee 12,
Texas 1G, Virginia 12, and West Vir
giuiu 0, with a fighting ohauco for
Connecticut 0, New Jersey 10, Indl
anu IS, and Now York 3(1. By
carrying all tho doubtful states, in
cluding Now York anil Indiana,
which Is not at all probable, the
Democratic nominee would have a
majority of 4. By the loss of either
of those states tho majority would
he on the other side. New Jeisey
aud Connecticut were carried by
tho Democrats at the last presiden
tial election, hut there Is no cer
tainty that they will remain in that
column, while Indiana and New
York muy be as reasonably claimed
for the Republican ticket as for tho
Democratic, In a national contest.
Tacoma Globe, Hep.
Tlio Kecley cure Is all right Just
so long as It continues to curedruuk
ards. The farmers who formed u 2 1,000
bushel wheat pool at Lexington re
cently, were highly ploused at the
result of the sale last Hatunlay.
The wheat was sold to the highest
bidder, brlnglugHU cents per bushel.
Bt. Louis Kepiibllo, (Dem:)
New YorkoontemHirary thluksthat
the Farmers' Alliance movement
has gone to Join the Grunge. On
tho contrary, It is coming to re
enforce tho Democratic party, !f the
party does not deliberately take to
its heels to escape It.
UKSKIIAI, NKWK XOTKS.
The owners of the ooal mint's at
Fossil have put ou a large force of
men and aro going right ahead de
veloping their property.
The town of Prlnevillu was out. of
debt ou the 1st of October. This
Is something u good many more pre
tentious towns cannot boast of.
A man named Folger was held
two weeks In Jail as Falrhaven on
suspicion of being one Abernelhey,
a Dakota murdnrer. Two officers
came all the way from Dakota after
him, but on seeing him they de
clared ho was not the right man,
and so he was Immediately released.
Large quantities of wheat are now
being delivered along the Heppurr
barnch. Up to date there have been
shipped fiom Douglas 180 can, front
Highest of all in Leavening Power.
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ABSOLUTE1Y PURE
Ione 140, Loxlngton 80, aud Hcpp
nor GO; total, 4G0 cars, estimated at
275,000 bushels. Shippers calculate
that two-thirds of tho orop is gone.
Edward Constablo, of Hillsboro,
has brought suit against the Climax
Milling Company for $10,000 damages
for Injuries sustained by falling
through n trap door in tho floor of
tho mill, causing, as Is alleged, seri
ous injuries. Tho suit will bo tried
at the coming term of tho circuit
court lu Washington county, which
commouccs tho last Monday this
mouth.
Coos Bay News: II. M. James
has secured myrtlo log about
thirty inches lu dlatuter aud eight
feet long, which ho will ship to a
piauo manufacturing firm in Bos
ton. It will bo used for veueorlug.
This log is merely sent for a sample,
and wo predict wilt bo tho forerun
ner for largo orders of this valuable
wood, which Is susceptible of such a
ilno polish.
There aro two wood wolves raug
lng near Tho Dalles, and have been
feasting ou chickens, oto. These are
reported to have uscaped from Fore
paugh's circus at tho timo it camped
tliero tho Sunday aftor tho big tiro
of September 2d, Thoy havo boon
een several times, aud aro described
as largo and ferocious looking beasts.
A company Is being orguulzed to
hunt the brutes.
W, J. Joues, lu attomptlng to pass
up to tho coast from Gardiner to
Floreuco ou tho Sluslaw, tried to
wado the Sluslaw, having been told
that all streams between tho two
places could easily bo waded. Ho
lost all of his clothes, which ho had
in a bundle held above his head,
and spent tho night on tho saudsplt
between tho two chaunols, from
which ho was rescued tho next morn
ing almost lu a perishing condition.
A national hank wllh a capital of
$5'J, 000, with authority to increase
it to double that amount, is now iu
process of organization at Hillsboro.
Its local managers will bo J. W.
Crldor and D. W. Bears, and various
others from all over tho country will
havo stock lu it. Tho stock will in
clude both Salem nnd Portland capi
tal. They will probably commence
business about tho beginning of tho
now year.
The street-cars nt Eugene City
stopped running rco-jntly because
they did not remunerate the pockets
of tho operators. It was dlsoovored
that tho city ordinances levied u tax
of $10 u day each day thoy did not
run, and ttiey found it profitable to
coutinuo operation, Thero la somo
complaint ou the part of the pro
prietors that the Corvnllls street-cars
uro not making profitublo returns
as the patronage for some time has
been very light, notwithstanding
the recent reduction lu faro.
Inspector Gilbert Is at Astoria In
the Interest of Uncle Bam. Ho Is
overhauling the county records,
more especially with n view to get
ting Information about how title to
timber land has been acquired.
Parties .who filed on timber laud
declaring it was for themselves, and
disposed of the laud Immediately if
not sooner to others, who took this
method of gobbling up timber tracts
ou tills coast, aro directly Interested
lu the subject and result of Inspector
Gilbert's researches, He halls from
Oregon City, and apparently means
business.
The walnut grove of William
Barlow, near Barlow station, Is a
busy place. Quite a force of young
people are engaged lu picking up
aud shelling the nuts. There will be
several hundred bushels of nuts
of fluo quality aud largor sUe
than ever grown heretofore. Large
quantities are also being shipped
away dally In the od fur planting
purposes,
Tuesday tho United Blates patent
ofllcM Issued a patent to Kmlle Bar
liner, assignor to Bejl telephouoCo.
for a combined telegraph and tele
phone, which has been ponding In
thatolllcofcliico June 1877. The Is
sue of this patent Is the second stop
taken by Commissioner Blmouds
aud possibly tho last which it will
be uecvstary to take, to practically
dispose of tho long existing tangle
of telephone lltlgatlou In tho patent
olllce.
Dr. II. L. Bt. John of Howlaud,
Putnam county, Missouri, takes
especial pleasure Iti recommending
Chamberlain's Cough ilemedy, be
ituuw) he knows It to be reliable.
He has Used It 111 hU practice for
several years, aud says (here Ii none
better. It Is especially valuable for
colds uud as a preventive and cure
for croup. This most excellent
medicine Is for sale by Geo. K. Good.
"The BeatLww.ijrowB-tue.
Latest U. S. Gov't Food Report.
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MOItU DKTAILS OP THK ST. LOUIS
FIUK.
St. Louts, Nov. 18. Tho most
dlsastcrous 11 ro which has ylslted
St. Louis lu many years started In
tho furnace room of tho largo dry
goods house of Penny & Gontles, on
tho southwest corner of Broadwoy
nud Franklin avenue, about 4:30
yestorday morning. Tho watch
man Immediately turned lu tho
alarm, and then a second nud third
within ten minutes. Tho flames
spread bo rapidly u general alarm
was given which brought out tho
ontlro department, hut bofore tho
engines arrived Penny & Gentles,
Sonnenfoldts Millinery Company,
aud tho mammoth establishment of
tho ii'umotis shoo and Clothing Com
pany, oocupying an eutlro four-etory
building on Broadway, between
Franklin avenue and Morgan street,
woro lu flames. Within two hours
all the walls had fallen, and noth
ing was left but ashes aud bout
and twisted iron girders. Op
posito Is tho immouso dry goods
store of D. C. Crawford & Co. Tho
heat was so lutouso that tho whnlo
front of Crawford's store, Including
tho display window nnd all theshow
cases lu tho front of tho store, from
top to bottom, were badly damaged
by heat, causing u loss of $50,000.
Ou Franklin avenuo.opposlto Penuy
A Gentles', tho wliolo row from
Broadway to tho alley is badly dam
aged. Adjoining Crawford's on
Broadway tho following bttsluesa
houses wero burned eut: McDonald
Bros., hats; C. II. Clomeuts, shoes;
Charles Btlx, gouts' furnishings nnd
cloaks; Mrs. Tobln, millinery; F,
Wendell & Co.; Now York Millin
ery company, Square Dealing Cloth
ing company, and tho Weinman
houso, tho guests of which safely
evacuated tho building on Franklin
avenue, Just west of Penuy & Gon
tles' drygoods store. Thomas Hod
son wus damaged by smoko and
water to tho extent of J30.000, in
sured. Tho total loss will probably
exceed $1,000,000, but rellablo figures
aro not yet obtainable. Two fire
men wero badly Iuurcd. At 10
o'clock the fire was spreading In n
northward direction ou Broadway
to some dwelling houses. If tho
wind doos not abate soon, tho fire
men, who aro already exhausted by
tho terrlblo fight thoy have had, It
Is feared will ho unable to do very
much towards checking tho spread
of the flumes. During tlio time this
lire was burning tho handsome resi
dence of Captain John A.Bchuddor,
In an aristocratic portion of tho city,
was destroyed by flro, with a house
ful of cojtly furniture. Tho loss
horo will oxceod (76,000; fully In
urod, Tho lire at 10 o'clock had burned
Itself out.
A.KAIX)UH ACJBNT.
New Youif, Nov. 17. A sensa
tion that threatened to be more than
a nine days' wonder occurred at the
burgo olllce yesterday. It camoas
the culmination of a detective trip
of Kpeclal Immigration Commis
sioner H.J. Bhulters, lu tho shape
of the broadest charge of grossest
Immorality that ever was levelled
at Immigrants to this coutitry. It
attacked seventeen of them and im
plicated some of the crew of tho
steamship Borvla, Bhulters, It up
pears, disguised himself as an immi
grant and took passage on the Bor
via to this country In tho
steerage. When the Vessol arrived
he made known his Identity to Su
perintendent Woler, nud demanded
that sixteen of tho Immigrants bo
detained, charging thm with Im
morality and with being assisted
paupers. Colonel Weber asked the
comiululouer to make an o.tth or
specific charge of Immorality against
any one of the Immigrant and ho
would at once Investigate the case.
Mr. Similiters thou made formal
charges of Immorality against lugi
berg Petersen, 17-year-old BwedUh
girl. He meiitioued some of the
crew of the Servians having been
her accomplice in vice. The girl
denied the charge with vehemence,
mado affidavits as to her Innocence,
nud requested un examlicdloii by w
phyniolau. Colouel Weber promptly
released her, as well as the other
immigrants, on Mr. Sohultcrs'
failure to prove any of his charges.
Tho Petersen girl has been advised
to bring an action for criminal sluti.