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CAPITAL JOURNAL. VOL. a. DAILY EDITION. SALEM. OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 23, 1805. DAILY EDITION. NO. 44 Fire Fire THE COLUMBIA 118 STATE The Willamette Hotel LEADING HOTEL Reduced rates. Management liberal. Electrio cars leave hotel for all pub lic uulldlugs and points of interest. Hpeclal rates will be given to permanent patrons. A. I. WAGNER. 4imats' Warranted superior to any Bicycle built in he world, re gardless of price.) Built and guaranteed by the Indiana Bicycle Co., a mil lion dollar concein. whose bond is as good as gold. DO NOT BUY A WHEEL UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THE WAVERLEY. BCHQD,!HER 21 lbs 585. o JOSEPH II. ALBERT, Exclusive Agent. Ififti Not & SALEM IMPROVEMENT COL LIME, CEMENT, SAND, And All Building Material. 9 STATE ST, ECONOMY FENCE IRKS VAln:H MOllLK.V, Proprietor, til HmKHT, HALEM. FOUR POINTS IN WHICH Victors and Victorias Eel i M'lmv nro the strongest. 3. They are tlie moat durable. V ThSSwUwIlStriiiinlnii. . They are the prettiest. TJw.rurH,rnt-lifce the bet wl.ee. on earth. W00DnUFF) Agent. Hardware, Wagons, Carts, Road; Machinery A,Nn AGRICUVrrJHATv IMPLBMBNTS. ' CUt" nnprovwl cMl ami lAWl iVIo, W. Cor, State nJ Ulwtv 6U. SALEM' OREGON HORSEMEN i Fire! We ore going to Are out tbe stock of Boots, Shoes, TIE3, ETC., AT 118 STATE STREET AT YOUR OWN PRICE. The stock must Le reduced before the removal. Cull and gee bargains. SHOE STORE STREET, OF THE CITY. Arc Hie Highest of all High, Grades, CALL AND HKi: our new style ol ornament al fence f r lawns and ear, cUtnn lit 8o to 6)a perin eal loot. OIIIOKKN KKNOE at 3fo to 3o per fool, fflHWBwa Details of the Trial Now Going On in 'Frisco. PRISONERS REMARKABLE NERVE A Crazy Woman Enters the Court Room. Ban Francisco, April 23. District Attorney Barnes in the preliminary examination of Theodore Durautfor the murder of Minnie Williams before Judge Conlan stated that tbe prosecu tion would put 28 witnesses on the stand, several of whom had not testi fied at the inquest, and that tbe exam ination would last at least three days, probably more. The prosecution Is keeping back a good deal of cumulative evidence. When the defendant arrived In court he looked pale and concerned, but showed no emotion. A photographer exhibited several photographs of scenes in the church, and two large pictures of Minnie Wil liams showing her wounds and the work of the physicians were exhibited and attracted great attention. They presented a revolting sight, Mrs. Morgan, with whom Miss Wil liams lived In Alameda, was called to tbe Btand. She said that she last saw Miss Williams on the morning of the 12th Inst., and that tbe deceased bad told her she was going to Mrs. Voy's house. She knew Durant. He bud called at her house last summer and had stayed half an hour. She could not Identify the facta shown in the photographs as that of Miss Williams. Charles H. Morgan, tbe husband of tbe proceeding witness, said that the girl was counted as one of the family. He could not identify tbe faces shown In the photos either. Ho also failed to Identify the purse found in Durant's overcoat pocket. Here the name of A. E. Williams, the father of the dead girl, was called, but in hlB place a young woman rushed to the stand and said that no one should testify before her. She gave the name of Williamson and said that she would be the one to judge Durant and ordered him released. The police tried to remove her, but she would not let them, aud left the stand voluntarily after some words. Sho handed an in coherent letter to the elerk. Hue said she was sent by god to Judge Durant. Sergeant Burke gaye a bit of sensa tional evidence which has not come out before. He said that when be, in com pany with other officers, examined the lavatory or wash room in the baok part of the church, just to the rear of tbe pulpit, ho saw blood stains on the wash basin and the wall Just above it. Mary McCoy, a laundress, testified lie saw a man and young woman,near Emanuel church between 7 and 8 o'clock on April 12. They appeared to her to be lovers. The man was urging the girl to accede to sorno proposition and tho girl teemed to be coaxing him uot to insist. Just as she passed them sho heard tho man say, "you are a coward," Durant gavo another exhibition of his extraordinary imperturbability to, day, It was during his preliminary examination for the murder of Minulo Williams before Jude Conlln. The prosecution had Introduced In evidence a large photograph of tho dead girl, showing hor In her casket, stripped, with the hideous wounds In her head, brwwt and wrists In strong relief, The purpose of the picture was probably to Illustrate the savagery that attended the murder. Ho ghastly wan It that tho lawyers li) showing It to witnesses to Identify It as the dead girl, only un rolled enough of it to show the face, Durant sat behind his lawyers and "iir. Prc'a Crwwn HaWa VQt WwM'irlrrflMM4il4tMflm when the picture was unrolled on tho table before them he leaned forward aud looked at It ourloaly. Not a muscle of his face changed; there was not tho livid expression of horror, recognition or anythng else. Durant did not look well. Tho auxiety, confinement or sorno other cause has taken the color from his face and ho appeared before Judge Conlln yellow and dulleyid. He bad seen the crowd that blocked McAllister street, (a platoon of police proveuted a nearer approach to the prisouer) to watch him as he was brought from the jail to tbe court room and it shook him. But distressed physically as he was he gave no sign of weakening. today's examination. Another largo crowd assembled at Judge Conlon's court room this morn ing to hear the examination of Theo dore Durant. Durant appeared pale pale and slightly neryous. A number of medical students testified to his ab sence from clinics on the days hn is supposed to have been in the company of the murdered girls. Fres. Brooks and.several of the direct ors of The Dalles City Transporation Co., were in the city today to attend a meeting of the Portage Railway board. They departed for their respective homes on the 1:40 local. WAR'S NEW TERROItS. Dfivlccs For Slaughter! lint Arc Almost lie yontl IuiagluiHoii'ii Gnup. Indications aio that when two Euro pean armies oventunlly meet oti the field, if tho war talk over resolves itsolf into actual conflict, a good many men will faint away in terror of their ad versaries. Tho "inventions" which have boon brought out lately in Franco, Gor many and Austria, and which have lieon pmehasod by tho governments of those countries, are innumerable, and every ono of them is designed to slaughter hu man life at a rate that appals tho imag ination. Tho most intenso and thcatiia seorocy is maintained concerning nil theso inventions, and only a few gen eral facts regarding thorn have boon made public. Tho German army, it is understood, is armed with riflos which will Bend n bullot through four men standing ono behind the other at a dis tance of 2y miles fro'm the rifle. Aus tria has a machino gnu which shoots several thousand bullets a minute, which is operated by steam and controlled by a singlo gentleman with a waxed mus taoho and a monocle in his loft eye, who lightly turns a crank. At least this is tho condition of things nccoidiug to tho latest illustrated journals at hand. The man with tho eyeglass can turn the crank fast enough to sweep 80,000 or 40,000 men into eternity during the luncheon hour. Incidentally a Gorman tailor has in vented n coat that mokes tlio wearer absolutely indifferent to bullets at any rouge, aud tho Italians have machines for throwing very small and almost in visible torpedoes a distance of noarly a quarter of a mile. Tho torpedooa do scribe a parabola in tho air, drop into tho camp of tho enemy and explode with force enough to kill 100 or more soldiers if thoy happen to bo in tho vi cinity. Great nutnbera of thoin can be thrown at a time, and a pleasing aud cheerful fcaturo of it is that thcro are ao disagreoablo odors nor any smoke whatever when tho explosion occms. M. Turpin of Franco is tho latest hero (n this direction. Ho has invented borne thing which is to altogether awful that tho taxpayas hivo requested tho gov ernment to g!o M. Turpin a groat amount of money, bo that ho will not turn his machine over to tho Germans. This machine is operated by electricity, and, according to its inventor, it is of so torriblo a naturo that it will do awuy with all fortifications throughout til civilized world. This is moroly a dotail of tho execution which this machino Is expected to accomplish. Forts will bo of noubo, bocmsoM. Turpin's machines would rend them all into atoms, and ut a distance of bovtr.il miles n man can mow down tho enemy ut tho ruto of 80,000 ut an engagement Tho facte are inspiring, but there is a lack of detail about thorn which is in accordance with much of tho literature which has lately boon put forth Ly tho various Mun ohauRona among tho war officers of Ku ropo, Tho Tin pin invention va tar out strips ovurytluug else, according to tho critics of modern warfure, that it will insuro unlvenml peaca Ono machino alone is enough to devastate a country. Now York Buu. A TriiuiniMi Touch. Thoro wna a cortuln Oxford itog who had u reputation forn venomous tongue, Ho uppeaml in common room ono day with bin hand bound un. "What has happonwl to X. I" asked ono of hi colleague!, "Ho liau been trying to hold lito tonftio," wa tho rotdy reflponao of n wit, London 'lit WU. Pervniratlon of tho feet U ft )gn of good circulation, but perception of It i n Jgn of vulgarity, Hwtufcw U nur FULL SUPREME BENCH Will Sit May 6 On tho Income Tax Law. ANOTHER BIG RAILROAD RUMOR, That Jim Hill Hns tho Northern Pacific. Washington, April 23. Tho U. 8. supreme court today, through Chief Justice Fuller, made the following order regarding petitions for rehearing of the Income tax question. Tho con sideration of two petitions for rehear ing is reserved until Monday, May 6, when a full benoh is expected, aud in that event two counsels on each side will be heard at that time. This means argument will be hoard not upon tho merits of the lucome question Itself, but upon the question of whether or not there shall be a rehearing of the suits heretofore decided, Justice Jaok Bon is expected to return by the date named. A Railroad Rumor. Tacomta, Wash., April 23. Report has It that aim Hill of the Great Nor thern, has secured control or the Nor thern Pacific, Railroad olllcials hero do not take much Brock In the rumor, but it is generally believed by tho peo ple. It is further stated that the oillce of Vice President Prescott and that of Second Assistant Lnud Commissioner Eaton will be abolished. hill's denial. St. Paul, Minn., April 23. The re port from Tacoma that President Hill of tho Great Northern had seoured control of tho Northern Pacific, is tho same story as telegraphed from Now York last week and promptly denied by Hill. Police Commissioner. Washington, April 23. Civil Bor vice Commissioner Roosoyelt has de cided to accept tho police commission ership, for the city of Now York ten dered him by Muyor Strong. Roose velt intends to hand his resignation to President Cleveland In a few days and early in May enter on his new duties. For Gold Only. Louisville, Ky., April 23 At a mooting of tho board of trado held to day, declarations wore made for Bound currency on a single gold basis and it was decided to send a delegation of 15 to the Memphis money conference May 23. Swartz Found Ouilty. Portland, April 23. Tho coroner's Jury, today, found Alonzo Bwartz, of Salem, guilty of the murder of his son, who died in a hospital hero recently, Foatoiiico Robbery. Nyack.N. Y April 23. Tho Nyack poBtofllee was robbed last night of nearly (1600. Tho safe was blown open. Justice Court. The civil suit of M. L. Chamberlain vs. the Salem Consolidated Street Rail, way Company for (07, alleged to be due for 27 cords of wood delivered in November, 1802, was argued before Jus tice' Johusou Monday, Lato iu the afternoon tho case was submitted to Justice Johnson who rendered a Judg ment In favor of plaintiff for amount sued and Interest from November 5, 1802. The defendants will; appeal the case to tho circuit court. Geo. G, Illngham Is attorney for the railway company while bhonuuii aud Condll are prosecuting tho cube, IOhi;, At 8:16 the fire department was called to Bummer street between Marlon and Center where u fire was under headway in four smill burn. Tho buildings wfi'M iH tfiimll, Imm g log to IU" MufllliMiifit, W iin.ll, Chapman ami ri. T. ltiitiMloii prop cull'. The Ihn rs wu iu ui.euked Ouinoge kiuttll, Ur, 1'wcc'uCicani Unking Powder Awwdfl QvU MU MMwteur ftls, Un fwJn4 IW. R. L. MATTHIEU'S DEATH. Additional Details of tho Accldont at Butteville. ' The details of the shocking accident at Butteville Saturday afternoon, by whloh n son of F. X. Matthiou lost his life, aro now llrst reportod. Tho funeral of a grand-daughter of Mr. Matthleu, took place last Friday, and Mr. and Mrs. Matthleu were both confined to their bed by tho grip. In tho afternoon Mr. Randall and Wilford Robert Lee Matthleu took guns and went out to get a pheasant to tempt tho appetite of tho aged invalids. They heard a China' cook crow, and tried to get within shooting distance of tho bird. In cross- imr a fence, young Matthleu stood on tho top of tho structure to get a bet ter view into the field, holding his gun with tho muzzle upward. As he waa looking ,for the pheasant his grip on the gun slackened, and tho woapon slipped through his hands the ham mers striking a rail bolow and both barrels being discharged. The shot ranged upward through the abdomen of theyouug man, whojumpod to the ground exclaiming: "Oh, Tom, I've shot myself." In nu hour and a quarter he was a corpse. Tho accident happened about a quarter of a milo from tho house, and soyoral members of tho family wore at tho scene before young Matthiou died. Mr. Randall was Bitting on tbe fence 3U feet away, but did not Bee tho shoot ing, ao ho was looking iu another di rection. One of the hammers of tho gun was broken. The victim of tho accident was able to explain how it happened before he died. Wilford Robort Lee Matthelu was 24 years old on tho 5th of last August. His father Is the well-known pioneer of the Willamette Vulloy. The funeral took place Saturday, and it was probably the largest over hold at Buttovllle. The young man had many amiable and sturdy qualities, and waa highly es teemed by all his acquaintances. This was tho seoond funeral in tho family In two consecutive days, and there is un stinted sympathy with the afflicted. Miss Ouimetto, who died Wednesday, was 20 years of age, and an accom plished aud popular young lady. "Single Gold" Republicans. Lexington, Ky April 23. The Re publicans of Woodford county, Senator Blackburn's homo, In convention to select delegates to the state convention, declared in unequivocal termB for tho "singlo gold standard," with only ono dissenting vote. A Joint Debate. Lexington, Ky., April 23. An ef fort Is being made by the ohamber of commorco to arrange a joint debate be tween Secretary of tho Treasury Car lisle aud Senator Blackburn, on the currency question In this city at un early date, Senator Blaokburn is said to have agreed. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. THE MARKETS. Portland, April 23. Wheat Valley 80o; Walla Wall 45. San FiiANOisco.Aprll 23-Wbeat,87i Uuioaqo, April 23. Wheat, cash, 60g:May60f. New Yoiik, April 8 Silver OQJ: Lcad,2.05.. Rheumatism Oured. Rheumatism Is ouused by lactic acid in tho blood attacking tho fibrous tissues of the Joints. Keep your blood pure and heulthy and jyou will not have rheumatism. I food's HarsitparlllH gives the blood vitality aud richness mid (ones tho whole body, neutralize the acidity of the blood aud cures rheumutlsm. Ilcod'a Pills aro the best after dinner pins, assist digestion, euro headache. Children Cry for Pltcher'8 Castoria, Highest of nil in Lcavcnirifj Power, 4KSJ Kcy&i ABhQUVTEW JPUMK Wheat Slumped in the Ckicsgt Market. A BOLD SHERIFF DISPELS RIOTERS Now York Tailors Demand In creased WaKCs. Pittsburs, April 23. The oil market opened at $2.10, yesterday's closing price, and climbed to (2.13 bid. There wero no sales. The Standard's price for oredlt balances remains unchanged at $2.10. Wheat Slumped. Chicago, April 23. Wheat opened with a doclded slump today. There were no buyers. Tho short interest seems to havo covered. May opened at G0J, touched 00 J, and reacted to 60. Corn and oats wero weak with wheat. A Bravo Sheriff. Pomekoy, O., April 23. A messen ger in a buggy dashed into town from Minersvllle at 11 a. m. said the village was about to bo burned by riotous strikers. Sheriff Titus went to the place singlohanded to reconnoitre. Spies evidently notified tbe strikers of his approaoh as they disappeared from the streets boforo his arrival, Tailoru Strike. New Yohic, April 23. About 2000 tailors on ready-made work struck today iu obedience to orders from the tailors' progressive union for an in crease of wages of 10 to 15 per cent over last year. Waller Indicted, i-AHitj, April 23. A correspondent of the Temps at Tamatavo island, off Madasgcar, states that Hon. T. Waller, formerly Unitod States consul, waB Indicted on two oharges,nameiy, viola tlon of order of French admiralty gov erning correspondence, and secondly, writing to tho oaomy. First Gheeries. CmcAao, April 23. The first ship, mont of cherries from Vancayllle, Cal., arrived and was sold, today, by the Porter Bros., company at 8 a box. Deafness Cannot Be Cored by local applications as they cannot reaoh tho diseased portion of the ear, There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitutional remedies, Deafness Is coused by an inflamed con dltlon of the raucous lining of the Eus tachian Tube. When this tube Is in tUrned you havo a rumbliug souud or imperfect hearing, uud when it is en tiruly cloed, Ueufnem Is the renuit and unlet the lullauautluu uau be lu keu out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing will bode atroyed orever; nino cases out of ten aro caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an Inflamed condition of the mu cous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that cannot be oured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send for circulars: free F. J. Cheney & Co.ToIedo, O. xarSotd by Druggists, 76o. 10-4w A High Liver Usually has a bad liver. He is bili ous, constlapted. has indigestion and dyspepsia, if there Is no organic trouble a few doses of Parks' Sure Cure will tone him up, Parks' Sure Cure s the only llyer and kidney cure we sell on a positive guarantee. Price f 1.00. Sold by Luun A Brooks. 10-4 There aro 177766 ho United Slates. miles of railroad in Thero aro 00,835,880 rails used to over mis grounu. Thoro are 633,205.000 ties used to bind these rails together, but no euofa amount, howover, is required to bind the hearts of the traveling nubllo to the fact that the Wisconsin Central Urm furnish superior facilities on all their trains between St. PuuT and Chicago, which form close connections with all linen to tho east and south, Make a nolo of It. Latest U. S. Gov't Kcjwt Baking Powder i 1 msmmmjM imwvi. te:ktyi&.&ejt la znvats'SSZC