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" " """"' -: -!J- -5 GENTS PJ511 MONTH BY MAIL. TAL JOURNAL. oqujsty ( i'lTIOlAL PAPER. no. aoo VOL. 7. DAILY EDITION. SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER tfO, ibi4. DAILY .EDITION. 1 CAP! FOR THIS WEEK -0 D O'LL -AT I Iff M J Till? :'i LAN -WILL HE SOLD AT- HAIvF PRICE Come for vour New Year's presents. Wo want to clow nut the 'o'?. We have a line lit of Indies' und cents' SILK AND LINEN HAND- I'.RCIIlEFS. iiinl Silk MulllTa, nil at low price. Also buvs ueat mil, aud HI kind of Umbrellas, cheup. Cull uud save uiouey. T.BARNES 383 COMMERCIAL ST. Dolpli's Recent Action Called in Question. WHAT THE CONG, RECORD SHOWS Reporting Adversely the ItiUlroad Forfeiture Bills. citizen of Important m i D HUNT CI. LIMB, .nd All CEMENT, SAND, Bu i ild i ng Material. 95 STATE ST. BE SURE AND CALL AT THE nion Bargain Stor AND SEE THEIR WONDERFUL DISPLAY OF OLIDAY GOODS I TOYS. DOLLS, FANCY ihimiH Decorated Cluna 111 loot presents for the old and young. In a als, all ntprlcesto suit the times New lot of Shoes to suit all. ( to siioes 4mo io two. Ladles' Shoes 00a GOODS. In addition sulistan hlldreu'a MA'IVON. xtificial Tth INSERTED TTHOUT rLATJJ,S. Boots and badly decayed teeth recrornod with either gold or porcelain. Nothing but first-class work done. DR. CONTRIS, DENTIST. Parlors ovoi Gray Bros, 'be Willamette Hotel. eft o m$aww worm, ok '" cm'' avb botel torW Ijwt'; S iJ w w mnwn lU.luiia.1 rate. MIIHKilSl)l l!hP''. ?W.B.SIf 11 UuM-llmX iH3TuIiili BflOWMlil l"JMIW I r'"'" iwii. A. X. WAONWW. :ed front livery stable, K Vu K. C. WANKKN, Mmttr ... I I..,.. I I I ill MUM nil i,. I HiufilllM III! JIIW M' Siiniily uf l l"l 'fr "iV "h, 'I'JlllHMl'uIll! H'l'l J,H,,,' WMWU'' w.hm. J "IF SQBaBtOlSi'y llardwaro, Wagon, Cnrti, nwl MMWjarjf JbW ' IliUiwIJMltt J. A, Rotan, the Following letter from a this comity raises a yery question at this time: Mil. WHITE'S LETTER. Marion. Or . Dec. 21. 1804. Ed Jeurnal: In your Issue of the tain lust, you quote under heading "For the Railroad' Senator Dolph as against the land grant forfeiture bill. Aswo are on the eve, through our rep resentatives, of electing bis successor, It will be interesting to your many readers to learn more iu r'gard to this land grant aud Senator Djlph's posi tion regarding the same. E. A. White. WHAT THE RKO'IKD SAYS. This Is so important a matter that The Journal, which wishes only to be fair to Senator Dolph and his friends, has waited tor the Congressional Rec ord to arrive and finds on page 370, December 18, under "R-jports of Com mlttees," the follewing: Mr. Djlph. I report from the com mittee on public lands adversely upon the bill Introduced by me (S. 2354) to amend section 4 of an act to provide for the adjustment of land grants made oy congress io aia in me construction of railroads and for the forfeiture of unearned lands, and for other purposes, and in this connection I report by llrectiou of the committee a substitute, and submit a favorable letter from the secretary of the Interior recommending the passnge of the substitute. The Vice President. The bill ad versely reported will be postponed in definitely. This action of Senator Dolph, as well as his action on the committee, la subjecting him to severe press crltlciem and comes at a time when the peop'e are aroused on this question ob never before. The leading papers on the Pacllio coast have been publishing peti tions signed by thousauds of people demanding passage of the land grant forfeiture bill und to take the side of the corporations in this Instance would be ilJgrant disregard of the rights and wishes of the people by one of their senators. Senator Uolpti at tins critical time In the senate committee on public lands voted to report adversely the nouue bill providing for the forfeiture of the lauds of rallrroad grants where the roads were not completed In the time specified In the bills, though built ut a later period. All citizens of Oregou who know anything houl l "t'u' ro BWUro of Hie fuel that millions of ucrs of our choicest funning and t inner lands are held by those J'aulJlo corporations for peculutive piirpwn and all over the lute In Hi mountains and In the val leys, wlii'iu If Uiy W6W government land (hey uM be had "I H S " cfe lltie IuimU urn held by iliwe railroad ,tfnmi3Uli imMfo ' w") re kept "' J'urilieriiioro Hit" "' ullltf railroad are lmbbnipt in the tiaiiiU u rmw, and wi ny-'r mw ,y Willi Uip law .ngeUUUu. Heveiul lsHlblll!ttl 'l' l'V ' l)ly ilOKlllftH'i'l'y wll Mittl H uumy l" wimw M' P'l'l l iU1 i ,r,nii forfulnirt bill' um be .u...i ..ii vutiiiK fur umwni Mini ' . ,i i,i, uiiiuimuiil mid nvVf H l illil tout iI'lD"11 '" fv ,"'" wl.ii iitolNMf. IMU k4vf4y u Hi lw WI'W'.. .. uuA. mM iw" T"r..T.u . JT.i wPL"T,ir. U WW WW If11"" "' . n...i llUd iuu iwpn WMWHIW ""',, Blul ,lu-1ul, 7.-11.. failftfk'l miiwijIw. w if TTTrJ ,y lbs j'jukhj tf !' Hy. :":..,. :wiu.iiM kiH it gonlna has mo'do do editorial comment on this matter Bf 51,000,000 acres of land which Senator Dolph voted to bo retained by the railroads. Is is s'nted that (100,000,000 WOuTd not be au exor bitant value for this land. -i ' r SHOOTING AND. CUTTING. Somo Eastern Oregon folebrities Cele brate Christmas. Pendleton, Or., pec. 20. On Christmas day, France Fletcher, of Milton, shot James Aswortb, of Dry Creek. Fletcher, wnowas pardoned by Governor Peunoyer Uast Juno, was la the penitentiary for Jife for billing Cbas. Ptttrle, on Llntoct Muuutalu In 8eptombor, 1892. Reports by telephone says that Ash worth was shot In the lajg but not eorl ously, Fietoher 1$ not yet la custody, tiherlft Houser has doplitlea scouring the country for FletotiefWho Is sup posed to be hiding iu thBluo moun tains, Tnesuooung occurred on ma ket mountain afew miiesfrom Weston. Fletcher was drunk. jL At Echo a big crowd as gathered for a Christmas dance, anjfc several men drank too rnueh whlskyjfl.Durlng the evening a row ensued between Diuk Williams, of tlilf. place, ancj Sam Atkin son of E.tho. Williams drw a dirk and made n savage rush at AfSluBon. Mat dmith und Robert McCullorfh at tempted to prevent a 'collision aud Williams cut each one severely. He then succeeded in gettlug at Atkinson, slashing him In the grolfcaml lull'ct- ing two wounds six in;liea;loi g on his legs. Williams has uot bt'eu arretted. Atkinson is iu u preoirlotmcoudltlou In studyin; the ecouoiny of the kitchen bear in mind thiili)r. Price's Baking Powder, owing lojits greater strength and purity, is cheaper thau the low priced powders. ISTEAMER IN DISTRESS' A UHRISTMAB EPISTLE. The Columbia, Off. Point Kojs, Asks Relief. SOME INDIAN AGENCY REFORMS. run The Eastern Oregon AsyMm Case. The Injunction suit to restrain build Ing the Eastern Oregon iwylum has taken a new turn. The attorneys for A. G. Taylor, of Polk cpuutyclalm the tiandnte to the lower cottrt'tu. unuul the injunction, is inconsistent with the court's opinion. A motion has been fllod to recull the mandate of the supreme court, reserving the lower oourt In the Eastern Oregon asylum case. Attorney Bigger has tiled un exhaus tive petition Iu the case. The new question was the verdict of the lower oourt reversed, The decree of the cir cuit court was that the injunction be issued. This it is claimed was reversed by teh supreme court and the cube re manded for further proceedings not Inconsistent with tills order, The question as to whether the preliminary injunction Is dissolved or not Is to bu argued. The case comes bofore (ho su preme court January 7, when Judgo Morland of Portland will argue against the motion, uWlM wfllm m llK'il llinl MM it UlM THE BTBBVEH MUilDBR TRIAL, Very Damaging Testimony Against Jilw. Portland, Dec. 2j,-Tie principal witness In (lie Sleeves murder trial this morning was "Hliorly" Carroll, who gaye driJiuuliitf Mluiony ugulust Httoves. HI fc'ory May WM ubll -dully as told In dm Kelly trial. Christinas Murders. LakkCiu, J'Ja., l)W W-YlM' day Jiw 'li'i fhivtl, oliot mih) kllkd Alliw JliMwn wl'irwl. TIib murder oovurrud In lliu hiiirt i( dm lwi), UAlKMVU.hK, l'l.. IM- W -Vwlep liy a Irmiiji known a "JV" ln I and killbi) a Wit Jmlfali ll'r isliiil I'm lie 1'uiltn was (JvMiiol;ig in Teu" whi ld lafU-r sliot. ''h imiriinfwiKj' WlW' IMM JlKAOHi VI; Pi. W- At um ''" Uvht '" ",tfl'' ''"" lmui ""i iMH'lilbu J()iiiwn' ilifwi, Uliliig lift uwmiy, im I0VW ltttMl AMAhiA, in,, D. P).Yt!rtfry iimn, vv livi uml miliil 1yAllln Ward, a tMmnm, Wiit Hvw QliiMM Ami hihJ Ut " "f l'' MWwi'l ,lfi lh l tic '" ImiIH9 iWUM AUll '" J"M H WM WJdu' lJy 14tWlIW WWW HtyvPJ II Hf nisi ttnwiH wm ywun Good Sugstions for Undo Hani to Consider. San FRANCISCO, Dee. 0. The pas senger steamer Columbia, which left here yesterday forenoon, for Astoria and Portland, was reported In distress off Point Itoyes last evening. The tug Fearless, which was hastily dispatched late last night, came back to port this morning, and reported that she could not 11 ud the Columbia. It is now be lieved that tho Columbia was only temporarily disabled, her machinery having brokon down, and that the damage was repaired at sen. ' It Is be Itevca tbo whistle was blown to at tract the attention of tbo freight steamer George W. Elder, which bo- longs to the same Hue, and left port yesterday evening. Tho E'der was due to pass Point Iteyes atout tho tlmo the Columbia reported In distress, and it Is thought the Columbia commander desired the E'der to stand by until bo completed his repairs, kuoiiw I W '"' bluil IlltU il..i.lliiliJ IfUl, ,,l ..,,, Mllll VIMU1 W'T-wi' '- ,1,1,,,,-ir. .r .. ,ttf,- .W'lSCi. Sot Zi .Ju iwmhmummih ItlUiMHt ", ,i, ,uliHitMl H..I.IUUU LdltiiH iih nut utfiy wi !"" ".. ... '""""-f "" K,, ...... .. l.kBHIUlU ll A Heavy 9if m ili aiijs) I'dMiw ". "- ..... i rf f"f ' urnlturo M&irSfss INDIAN AOI5NOY KICK. Washinoton, Dee. 20. A general complaint against the Issuance of gov ernment rations to Indians Is made in the annual reports of agents. Captain P. II. Ray, of Shoshone agency, Wy oming, says: "They will never become eolf sup porting as, )ong as the government gives them any semblance of support." Another factor retarding development complained of by Captalu Bay is tho domination of the chiefs In being al lowed to dictate to agents as to tho Is sue of annuities, and other aflulrs of tho agency. Tho removal of trouble somo chiefs is recommended, The progress made at the Tulollp agenoy, Washington, indicates that within n tow years the?o Indians bavo become self-supporting, and that Inde pendent of government old. Home definite action Is urged upon tho de partment to restore to tho Yuklraaa their rights at their accustomed fisher ies on the Columbia river, Washington. The Vuklmas rofuso to tuke allotments, but havo marked off a Hue which tboy claim as their retervatlou In common. They me reptrted In bad financial con dition, ami In great need of govern incut assistance. WliUky," nays Agent Krwln, "is the greutet iilndranco to Indian pros lerUy." OONfJJII'-HHIONAI. I'JtOCJUHDJNOH, WAHHIWOTON, Dec, 2J,-AlI10llg tllO few member of the house who were at tlii' impllol May the prevailing opinion seemed to bo tlm JUpublluaiin had it In I heir power to pus or defen tho currenoy hill. Tlie I)inoorado yuif, It iuld, by nu who ha fully caiivaMetl (he situation, will l about oyenly dlvldwi, Tho )ijboau are geiiur. ally vxfKicled in vM ngslnut th lims- lire. Don't buy baking I'owdur sold at twwiily-llve (nls a poiiil'J oth, t Is suru l' tl n slum. l)r, J'fltH' is lffK!ly pure. Hm, ijuhik undsuiu, tmiTAVAmm ionnm, item MsUs Hvy Imn from Y'lluiiiAWA, h$ M. -Thu )anv (oie oomuiMhilsil by J'ili Afur.hiil (Iisiiih ol IWii iOlrs himI fi'S 1MU ulihii, nml h h oiiUw ami wi mm woijuiiwl lii lliu mnl fiiKsgsiiisni yyllhlhn UhliiiM lrwo) iwjuimsinUil by ifri.tr Huiytf, in lliv vlnliilly i( tiw Uliwnv A JIMAVJf WAV, 'J'lm lunmn WPlimm Jim divM ) toiHW-wwwm yi hwnWwh' nw H'mrmmil ml MivhwhihwhI tiWtihn will Immh huh in Ihv miifiMiil Mm Yum, Im. W Vii'YmUtmi imiby WHIHtHilitfrtV ll) fsejfi'W iiiiiilltw iiHlny mul iwl' llml lw WWl III iim mi MttfW Wl I'H HM Wnbb, Ihihny, if,bt ul uIimdJiwIImMiJ wmililr imwy mm ittiUily Im iw mm u ikt mimi mw i Wsiwl y Governor Ponnoyer Again Addresses the President. Portland, Dec. 20,-Goveruor Pen noyer remembered President Cleve land yesterday by sending him the fol lowing letter: "Christmas has ngilu lslled our strlokon laud with Its prostrated Indus vr:cs aud Its Idle throng, wllllug but uuablo to work mid tiiiwllliugly forced iu urjj ur Buuer. xour panacea, a chaugo In the Sherman law aud the tariff have been admlulstered but there Is no change iu tho a:ul condition nf our unfortunate couulry. "After two years of ruinous delay and mismanagement, you have, thank heaven, at last discovered the real trouble, although you have not pro posed proper remedy. As you now concede, tho couutry needs more mon ey, but it does not want the worthless stutr you proflor. It needs gold aud silver money with which to pay debtB, aud It does not want bank rag with which it cannot pay dobts, "Sixty years ago tho Democratic parly bud a president who dclled the banks lu tho interest of the people. Has it uow a president who delles tho people In the Interest of the banks? "All traditions of the party which elected you are for gold and silver money and against bank currenoy. Do you aspire to furnish an examplo of treason to the causo entrusted to your care which will bo without any pai ullel, except one lu all the annuls of Amerlcau history? "Your party in buth liouaj fayorB tho restoration of silver as a eUndard money, the pojplo who are aatuilly -uifrerlng from the existing prostration of business favor It, aud will you uot stand with them lu overturning the monometallic policy of the British mooted oligarchy which Is fast degrad ing our fuir couutry to the condition of a subjugated province and our hitherto froe people to a condition of financial serfdom? "AlwayBvfeiHeiuberlHg 'thtrunem ploycd multitudes all over our broad land, I pray that God may give you tight and strength to do the right.'' K L GO TO WW. Imprisonment and Kino for a Sm ill Offense. THE GEORGIA RACE WAR ENDED. Dr. Price's not highest honors at the World's Pair. Another baking pow der, Which was uot exhibited, clulms an award. Tbo claim Is ofllclally de clared to bo "without foundation." Oregon Pacllio Matters. Special n'ttlK JoUHMAU Cokvallih, Dee. 20. Tho excite ment caused by the sale of tho Oregon Pacific has not yet subsided, aud gen eral sentiment is agalust the confirma tion, although by all persons fully con versant with tho properties, It Is thought best to have the sulu confirmed and allow these people to put It upon a profitable basis, Bonner and Ham mond, tho successful bidders, mean to complete the road to Its eastern termi nus If the court oouflriiiM tho sate, Court alia hero on January a In au ad journed session for the purpose of con sidering this matter, and anxiety will not subsldo until after that lime. The wagon road legislation tallied nf through the Vwxuk Is not ooimlileri'il at all likely ut this place, Tariff Relations With Hpttln YfAHiiiduwn, Iho, JW.-Jiileroitlng duyui)imif!U are exiwolvd on a ri'siilt of ih stralnud rulutlnn lHvmii the inlUd Mai on and Hnalu imr thu tariff. HwwlHry OresiiHiii has iJIreglwJ Minis- ut Tuylor at Madrid In notify lliu HpsnUli HOVoriHiidil lliul Ifthe Unllixf Hlic I not rvm'v.d mm HiuJlstof ijouiiirlit not having sallnfrioinry Irm- Slvs un wuniry win rumiutu, u is not hwlisvM Hpuin will ylvld Io llmprii' Iwt of Huminry iVimlmni, in whlvii Wilt Cftwldi-'iil UImwIhiiiI will prnh" My ue u ir'i'ilii)itl'in oloslng nil AiiiiI"ii imris In Hie PMduuis uf HpHlll. 'Jiiv first vnm hi iuu win m M shut lit lli mmrni'ius uhlMiiinis ut iw uwr whhdi oiiiiM l Ilils ixiuiifry Mini iwufcu h hri tt'l vsiiiw In )flns, Mllw nlnfign) rwiiif lm mi'l Uihwlim ml nf vtmi many iln'Mwiidii, If, It. JViilo'i Iin mold Ills Mrni M WW jmuid ut lii'ji In lllliiiiriii k ihu, uf H)li i'iivuu. nf g (won jwr Niiid- Xho M-.bnnd tho Yidcttcs Kitvo Gone Home. Nkw Y(ihic,Doo. 20 Ex -Police Cap tain Joliu L Htepliensou was sen tenced by Judge Ingralmm today to three years and nlnemontha Imprison ment in Blng Hlng, aud to pay I10C0 Hue. Tho captain was found guilty of bribery, lie having received four bas kets of peaches from Martin I. Ed wards, u produce dealer. UAtlB WARK.NUnD. Atlanta, Ga., Ddc. 0 Tlia race troubles of Brooks county nro oyer. The VuldoHtti Vltlelten huve returned to their homes nud tbo mob lios dis appeared. Wnverly Plkt, for whoso oapturo tho mob was organized, is still at largo. No better proof of the valuo of char totercuu be fnind than tho high repu tstlou epj yed by Dr. Price's Baking Powder. Its good numo nnd good work cover a period of over forty years. Hawaii Safe. Washinoton, Dee. 20 No concern or alarm is felt at the Hawaiian leja Hon over tho uow rebellion to over throw tbo presont government audio restoie tho queon. Mr. Hastings, the ohargo d'affaires of tho legation, re ceived lPgraphloMHtmte government via Su Francisco, afr the arrival of theAustralJa about tn days ago, a&d the Arawa a week later, whlyh wyB that everything Is quiet. " He saya the natives are peaceful and willing to accept the now government as It Is, aud huvo never been Inflamed or atlrred up since, its foundation. lie frars no danger from tho bands of mcij, who nro now reported us having tie slgus agulnst the government, and sayu there is but one full native-born In tie list and asserts that thoro is no fighting meu among them. Tho result of the revolution would be need lew bloodshed and defeat. From tho Czar, Pauih, Dee. 211,-PreBldent Oaslmlr. I'erler, ywterdoy, received General Touertkoft, thu special envoy from Czar Nicholas to formally announce tho tatter's accession to the thron.of Russia, Tint reception took place In the palace of tho Elysoo. Troops were drawn up In tho courtyard, and (Jen. oral Tohertkofl wits recelyed with high, honors, Speeches were exchanged, KuowJn Nebmekr. Umaiia, Dee, I'fj -Various points In the slate along the northern bolder ru port hoavy snow fall ut nlghi, I'lio fHrmurs are ery inuuli In imil ut moU lure, for (hu first lime in j ears, plow ing Is gon g im iu Nebraska ut (Jlirl4- liiss, IIsmuhI uf inlrirlM, "TliMt wm ii jjmI nrliolo you had )n the puKi' ibis niitfitliiu, Mr, WMiiindor, )!lvlii I'm ilMidii nf dm inwlhiMl by wbu h au fiiwj't hurglur iuiiis it i-'o;d-liin.ii"i) lixt wl thwit Iwvjini in lihw Hw Milv 1 1 1 Imsmi, " mid fho wiifor. "( jiDv. InmnwiuJ )j iiwhler lu kIvm yon III) titrufif It. Httny U iMiit with yon, ll SVnMii.iiir. 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