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About Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 24, 1895)
-re CAPITAL r . . ' -te ' assooiatb press rAJCi7y Si'tf"-" II II 1 . . vol. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY. DECEMBER 84, 1895, 4k NO. 11 '-1 4l " ST4, L l-l "jT " - l- 1 ' JVJUIUAJL. . r ( InvbstigatE OUJS. STOCK AND PRICES. We lia.ve th.e largest and newest e ock of Kurniture in Salem. Prices a a' low as the lowest. Bxjren & Hamilton. 2QS, 300 and 302 Commercial Street GRAY U HUM AM Road Machinery and Agricultural Implements, Latest Improved Goods and Lowest Prices. N. W Corner State and Liberty streets, i J : SALEM, OR. HOLIDAY GOODS ! GXX3El2k.X JAM? The FAra COLLEGE OF M0S1C of the Willamette University. BINDER NEW MANAGEMENT- jt Mortem method. Up to data. Same as in the ratcrn and1 Kuropean Toassrvatorles None bat the best u good enough for beginners as well as I r moro adva ced pupils. W. 0. IIAWLKY, President, K. A. UKKITAUK, Viwn Director. , 7.ii,, KM1L.U WINK LEU. Instrumental Director. Chattel Mortgage Sale. THE ENTIRE G. W. JOHNSON & SON Will Be It must go, and if the price has anything to do with it, the sale will not last long, Their loss is your gain, Remember, any suit or overcoat in the store goes for $10, Mackintoshes, $6,50, A masnve lino of gents' neckwear, underclothing, collars, cuffs, hats, handkerchiefs, etc., suitable for sensible holiday presents, are all marked down to cost. Corae early, before tho assortment is broken. 261 Commercial at. Dod'I rail- lo- BROS., 1) STOCK OP Sacrificed, Agent of Mortgagees. AND IRIS in Old THY CAN TALK MONEY BETTER. Bit; Christinas Shipment of Gold. ' Philadelphia, Dec. 24. William G. Hnppor & Co., bankers nnd brokers, failed today. The llrm declines to give any statemont, but liabilities probably will bo heavy ns thoy did a big busi ness. CHRISTMAS INFLUENCE. London, Dko. 21. The afternoon newspapers today continue tbelr com ments npon the Venezuelan q.icstlou and hopes are expressed that tbo holi days will continue to brlug about n calmer mood on both sides of the Ailuntlc. The possibility of war bo tween Great Britain and tho United States la regarded ns past and the the affair la now viewed chlelly from tbo ttanapolnt of American politics and It bearlug upon tho financial situ atlon. LONDON MABKKT. London, Dee. 24. The stook or ulnuge opened steady nnd continued quiet Consols advanced J to J over .erterdny 'a prices. Uulou Pacific aud American railways I to J nil around, but there was little buslnlss done. NEW YORK U iUYANT. Nkw York, Dee. 24 The market opened strong aud higher ou moder- to d allug. Loudon cables reported specu lation there Irregular. Local trading at 10:16 was of u bouyant character and heavy purchases lu leading sharefl were being mado. TUB OADINirr. Washington, Dec. 21 Three or four ot the olllcers of tho cabinet were engaged In conferences at Interval throughout tho day yesterday. Iu the morning (Secretaries CarlUlo, Lumont aud Herbert passed somo tluio-nttho-i Whlto Houso, und durlug tho visit views wero exchanged betweou them The Impression Is thai, lu addition to ttl&lng over the financial conditions, tbey are interested in the personal of tho Venezuela commission. It Is be lleved that the president is already In communication with somoof the por tons whom ho would bo pleased to havn undertake tho work, but, In ad vanco of their ncceptauo of member--hip, tbelr names will not be made publlo, ucl consequently the com position or tho commission Is purely speculative at this tlmo. TREASURY STATEMKNT. Washington, Die. 24. Today's statement or tho coudltlon of tho trois ury shows tbo follewing: Available cash balauco $176 420 41)0 Gold reserve 00 008,04(1 Telegrams from tbo sub treasury at New York received by tho eecrotary of the treasury, aniiouooj the $160 000 In gold Mouday was withdrawn by the national baubs, aud $7000 was paid nut over the counter In exchange for legal tenders, making tho total withdrawals for tbo day $043 000, which leaves the true amount of the gold resorye $07, 670 010. No gold was withdrawn for export. CHRISTMAS aOLD, New York, Dec. 24 The with drawals rf gold for shipment Wednes day were: Von II irlmsn A Co. JUWEP, llntlth- inerlosn Morf kbh Co..... 3 uJ H ltiullncof N rtu Ainerior-... ipitoi Meicbaii'Uukor uma.. -. l?w Mueller, McUall tt Co 3W.U 0 DEPOSITS IY RANKS. New YoiiK, Dee. 24 The Phoenix National bank deposited $100,000 In gold with tboBUbtreasury In exohauge for currenoy, and $60,000 In gold was deposi.ed by the Buk of North Amer ica. THE REVENUE HILL. Wabiiinoton, Dec. 24 Much pres- sure has been brought to bear upon Cnalrman.Dlngley of tho ways and means committee today by members of the bouse and business men, to per suade tbem to broaden the scopo of tbo trlfl udvaoce In the proposed revenue hill, and to Include the other article! before considered. They are luyaribly told that tho bill Is not Intended as a measure of tarid revision, but that it Is an emergenoy bill to secure tbo needed revenue nnd there Is neither tlmo nor Inclination to go deeply Into the tariff questlou. There is ft strong movement, how-ev-r, may possibly prove successful, to Children Cry for , Pitcher's Castorla. The War Talk Ceases England. hnvo a schedule of agricultural products raised, from tho contemplated rato of 23 perco"t mnre thntfthe Wilson bill rates', to 00 per cent of. MoKluley ralep, placing tho ecbtdulofyi thosnmo basis with wool and liimbeY. Reparation of tho turlfl aud bond features plan will glyq silver Kepubll cnus nu opportunity to placo them ecves on record by voting ttgatngt tho bond bill, nhd this, together with the proponed advance oft land rates on lumber, agricultural products aud live stock, practteally satlfcfies their desires. A BAD Oafriai'MAB. Thirty-Six Poor Mariners Lashed to tho "l$t. Dublin, Dee. 24"-&'ue British ship Moresby, captaltrj-fl Conmber, was stranded yesterilajvl.ll Ballancourts light-house, near Duugarven, n mllo and a half from anon. Tho crew of SO men h vo becu la'stted to tbo rigging throughout tho ulghL it Is believed tbey will perish, TA tho sea Is too heavy for a lire boat b live lu It nny length or lime. & Later. Tho Ilfe-Uat succeeded in getting to the Moreaby aud rescued seveiul ufhercrewi Keveutceu others who remained lusbefl to the rigging aro drowned. Atteritho lire-boat was driven away from iieKthe vessel broke tin. "J other whkcks. London, Dto. 24.4lleuvy gales pre vail today over that coast of Great Britain, aud savor! wreoks uro already reported. A schoouw was seen run nshoro lu Tyuc, uftr Hhlolds, whero she became u wreck. . It is believed all tho crew wero drowuvd. DUHLIN, Dec. 24fc-A largo three musted vessel hasIeen seen Hying signals ot distress lt Klugbtowu bay. A life bout which Vunt to her assis tance was cuplzttl n id tho crow of 10 men were drowned;! A second boat wliloli started for tin rescue was nleo overturned but tho irow managed to ullng to the boat whijh llually righted. Too fato or tho thrjo master la not known. 3 North UoWtfll Prairio. Mr. nnd Mrs. V. JClarlt, or Balom, visited frluudn at this place last Satur day and Sunday. I KrnnU Johusoti, x$o is woll known here, will soon "leavo for California, where ho will spuflho winter. Mwa 't)fi-WIuKCT-li'8o far recov ered from hur recent uttaclt of fovur as to be able to bo out again. Auua Johusou, who has beou stop plug at Howell this tAl ntid winter, has guue to Portland for n visit among relative and friends. Ilev. Royal autiouucod last Sunday that tho regular quarterly meeting for this district will be held at this placo on tho 28ui und -fKli of this mouth. Posters aro out uuuouuclug that the McAllister mill Is'iompleiod uud ready for custom work. Mauy of tho farmers ofo.utral uud north Ho woll donated wheat to uuilst lu tho expouso of putting It up. Tho mill Is located ou Pudding river near tho new town of Eugcr. A gruugo of more than thirty mom burs has been organized at tho North Howell school house, uud held its first tegular meeting oil Wednesday oven- lug. Dee, 1 Albert Blouormo wuu chosen for master und Ernest Wiesner secretary. The uext meeting was sot for January 8. Prof, aud Mrs. F A. Meyers dismis sed school on Friday the 2ikh. fur a holiday vacatlou or two weeks. Thoy uro upending a portion of the vaoitlun visiting uinotig Mrs. Myers' relatives In tbo Jory neighborhood. A Bad Htorm, Dallas, Tex. Den. 24. Lat night's storm wus more severe on the railroads of Texu, Arkausa uud Indian Ter ritory than uny for jears. Weather Fdkeoast Wednesday fair, fuliowrd by raio, kUiionary. Notice. The rapidly Increasing number of uccnuuts uud the dlitloult way or keep, log record aud coilcotiug tho same ueoeBlttes us to admit the cash sys tem, aud froui Jouuury 1. next, nil plottages must, be paid for when de livered, do fur as mny of our cus tomers are ooucerued we regret to be obliged to adopt, this plan, but as we cuuuot discriminate wo trust they will upnredtto our pcmltlou. N. B For the couionlenco of cus tomers we will hav cmiimiu books In denominations of $2, $3, $6 ami $10 which muy be had at our omce, or from the dilver ut u discount of 6 per cent. These can be left ut homo aud when a bundle Is delivered tho proper amount or coupons may be torn out. The Bales! Steam Laundry. 12-28 Ot Packaokb and Notes. Delivered nr.'mntlv and cheaply by Lnckwnotl iuesenger boys, itiug up boxes. the blue Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorift. A CHRISTMAS LETTER. Home Indian Recollections the Missionaries of FOR CHRISTMAS EVE "JOURNAL." Thomas Joseph Luxillo, of Clicin avra, a Centenarian. CllEMAWA,Or., Dee. 24, 160S. A long time ago my people did not know about God uor about Jesus. A long tlmo ago when nu Indian raau aud woniftu sinned ngalnet the rules of their people they wero hoppled and whipped. That's tho way things were dono amoni; the Indians when there were plrtity of deer, plruty of fish and coal ami forests. But by and by another man catuu here. It was God's goodness that made the home of the Indian rich, rich, rich nil over. Now you whlto man see mo ralso my hand aud point it In every direction, toward my people. Now, when tho Italian came nnd found this new land, this Christopher Columbus was led by God. It whb God that showed tbo poor white poop o across tho ocean, this rich country if ours. Now God has brought over to this country of ours millions aud mill ions of people, whlto people, to shuio this country with tho iudlan, ft r Indians nro God's people Just the snae as whites. Lang ngo thou camo Mr. Brower, Mr. Wagaus, Mr, Walla, Mr. Hoe, white people; Mr. Fellows, Father Wilbur, Jatncn H. Wilbur, Dr. Whit man, Mr. Bpauldlng. Theso men camo as lamps to llghton tho darkness among the Iudlans. Now ovry body muy bo a Christian. These men came and preached at Salem, at Orcgou City, at The Dalles. They told us that the white men would como here. Now all of thiso men, these preuohurs, aro dead. They uro gouo to heaven, too, nftvr a life of preauhlng and teaching. Now, everybody Is n Christian nnd talks of tho gospel. All hnvo churches where these things nro taught. Bouu will come thejudgmont day. I am now nt Chemawa whole Christ's untrue Is studied, wlloro his by teachers and nil of word Is studied ttio children, This Is ust the samo uow uuder tbo Democratic administration ns undtr tho Republican. Democrats aud It-, publloaur are nllko, Christians. When Mr. lUkcfltraw was noting as superin tendent he wns tho same as a preacher, always ready to open the Bible nud teach Its word to tho pupils. It Is tbo Bams with Mr. Potter. It Is Just tho samo now as it Va under tho Repub lican administration. I nm glad that the authorities at Washington naked us to glvo our children lo these sohools. I gave tnluoand now they are all goue to heaven. Many others ul my people have done the samo. iThut Is alt I cati say uow, by and by I shall say moro, Blx or my children hnve dlod In tho government sohools. This school Is an Indian sohool. I have now been here two moults. Evory day I seo the blblo open befme me oud I hear tho goodness of O d spoken of all the time. All peop e speak about It. When a man harnesses two hones nno of them does uot pull we'l and Ihe other does his part the best ho can; the work does uot succeed well. It Is so with Democrats nud Repub licans Horo both horses work well and the sohool Is m auocosa. These children aro wavnly dressed. They have their breakfasts, their din nero, their suppers. There are none of ttiom hungry, They sleep warm, All uro happy. For a long time Halem has D'ea the central point for this part of Orvgou, For many years, slice my childhood, the canipmeetlogs, tho assemblies, the revivals havo been held here. I believe that God has been all along working here to produce this result since I was a little boy, I passed ovor this place, all over It, beforo you white people suoceeded me here. I know that Lewis and Clarke a long tlmo ago camo down tho Colum bia rlrcr iu u canoe. The Iudlans believe that for a long time they lived nn the supplies furnished them by tho Indians, The Indians always treated them two men In u very friendly man ROViL, uantt.fi Highest of alt In Icavem, ttffiBXthtU, S. Qovernratnt Report Highest of nil in Leavening Power. ABSOJLtJTELV tHJBE tier. They mado them wclcomo ntid helped them to enjoy themselves while Iboy were our guests. Now you whlto mou, Bucooasora or Lewis nnd Clarke, aro rloh nnd wise. When n boy I enw many n whlto boy coir.o hero with his parents in their wagons, poor, hungry nnd lgnornut. It Is Gud's goodness that makes tbo whlto men rich now. It is tho good hessofGod, the fJnvlor and the Holy Ghost. Now I am Joseph Luxlllo.my parents hnvo taught tnoMo revero tho namo Goo and every morning my prayer Is: "Our Father who nrt iu hntven, lint lowed bo tbynnmej thy kingdom come Hit vtMll hn ilnntt Vti nnrtlt & It la 1st . ou earth j " "w wu vm a its heaven. Give Us this day, our daily bread and forglvo is our trispassea as wo forglvo those that trespass against us. Lead us uot Into temptation but deliver us from ovll, for Thine Is the kingdom and the glory forever. Amen. Thomab JosKin Luxillo. OREGON NEWS. Edward Lyons, suction foreman on the Oregon Central & Eastern railroad, whs killed Mouday by u mass of rock falling on hltu whllo ho was at work ou tho track under ablull nenr Pioneer. Judge Btearns says that about 4000 piuuuV or His hops at Oakland wore destroyed by tho sudden rlso of tho Callpoola. Governor L rd has Issued n requlsl Hon upon Governor Htotie, or Missouri, for tho reudltlou of T. H. Dufluy, otiargt'd with tho crlmo or ombtKitlo muul lu Umatilla county. William Vulloly, of Pandloton, aged 48, and Mury Ottoy, a housewife, aged 28, or Cluokuman county woro received ul tho Insuno asylum Monday. Euos Prestinll, of Powell valley and P. II. Roork, or Halem, were today commissioned notaries. The approved list to November 1 or the Il'muburg ulstrlct, or swamp and over 11 twed muds, selooted as Inuring to Oregon, was received by tho gover nor from tho Interior department today, A OhrlBtmas Gift' Wabiiinoton, Dee. The senate to day, without even dividing, passed a bill to remove tho political disabilities of excoufudoruto soldiers. Christmas Gifts Tho Chriatniaa rush is. at its highest. Saturday was a real Ohriatruas day. Now for f Two Busy Days Com ) in tho furonoon il you can. You will auroly find some thing Huitablo in tho handkor chiof dopaitmont. Dainty pattorna in Swiss m I t 11 or linen, jiiam anu oniur- wor tcd, to suit tho most particular. 2c to $2 each Foster's Gloves What hotter present could y u bo-tow than a pair of tboso lat novelties with contrasting books and s itches? .Every pai. warranted. $1,50 Purses, Chatelaine Bags, etc, Evory glanco at this depart ment ih rewarded by u gift suggestion. J. J; DALRYMPLE & COP dnrStoro open evenings until after holidays Latest U. S. Gov't Report Baking Powder HiBn ON HAVANA IasnrgcMts Have Flaaked Spun Mi. ito ROYALISTS LOSING THEIR HBDS Prco CllUH.Ji8y 0ar Clll'lltmiM " w Gilt. Havana, Dee. 24. Gomez and thu luaurgout army havo turucd the flask of the Spanish forces, commanded by ft tin Pomuna In napinti ss f tnn tztiul muiii wntus.M'a'i su jvitsrwBS saw vuiuu) nnrii n nre now wen to wesiwara to tusi pise, threatonloB; a quick movement upon Havana. This news from the front has created the grealost cousternatlos hero. Insurgents lefers Xayabr. Havana, Dec. 24. The Insurgent army Ib uow only about 60 miles from Havana, and tho Spanish authorities' seem to havo entirely lost I their beads At this rato tho Insurgents will be In front of Havana possibly tomorrow. Thoy wore only a lew milts from Matanzas when last heard from nud moving rapidly westward. UATTLE REPORTED. Havana, Dec. 24, A roport has reached bore that a battle Is bstag fought this afternoon between Bpantsk troops aud the insurgents not far frem Mutanzus. Floods in the South. Coffeyvillb, Kus., Dec. 24 Tha heavy snow of last Thursday has go -oir with tho rain. It has been pourlaR down almost lucossanty for twent-inHr houra. This makes the eighth day or continuous rain or snow. Stream are out or their banks and great dam ago Is sure to result. CIIICKENS-At Doty's Market. Men's Furnishings A largo yarioty of the latest creations in Fancy Neckwear Somo very rich jlesigna Look thorn over. Suspenders A wido rango of styles and prices. Some very lino ones, packed in individulboxc3' $1 per pair Men's Gloves in fine kid or colt skin. Also undressed Mochas walking' .a icks. Richly mounted with solid ailvdr. Mufflers in endless variety of sizes and' designs. Seo tho 32x82 in ono. $1.50 each Now link buttons, oravai pins, emblem pins, studs, tte. M JStiL MsMsilNSWliLki ssV.