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."- DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, - -t - '.?' ,1 ASSOCIATED PRESS DAILY. j. va v i.. a. SALIfiM, OltauON, SATURDAY MY 1G, 18!. v V ,. ! NO. II K j Made in Salem If V s " w - Drlno and" Summer f is J I 1 flQff ;m J p.. U lOi slflUII 5 Oils Sizes 35 to 44, Vmith a iiiiiiii '' A J A v I H :c Sizes 13 to 19, f i oys ruiee Suits ViOQli PMa STORS. ROPERLY DEDICATED "he New Salem Woolen Mills Opened, IR. KAY HIGHLY HONORED ilendid Program of Speak ing and Music. PEOPLE FROM FAR AND NEAR fhe Very Successful Exercises Close With a Ball. An assemblage or nearly 2000 gath- red to tlio Inviting strains of a Full bund orchestra, from all over the Willamette valley to witness the lm- ortant opening exercises nttho now Hie m Woolen Mills Friday aftcr- rn. It was a 6luual for an outpour- r of the peonlo such as is seldom en. and nil Salem people who could dve their homes nnd business were Here. 'There were seats for several hun- ed, occupied mostly by. ladles and Jcr men. All around the walks and 3es were seats and .they were filled the utmost. Until nearly 3 o'clock to crowa streamed In until the upper arot tho building was packed like irdines In a caso with an earnest, In- llllgent and well dressed mass of topic. f At 2:45 Mr. Davcy called to order id announced that several guests 4io had been Invited could not bo nth them. Mayors Toozc, of Wood- rn. and .Hobson. of Stnyton, sent legrams of regret but extended con- ltulatlons and wishing success and longiprosperous career to the Salem rooleu Mills. Miss Emma BabcoeU id written a dedicatory ode in blank tree, which was read and well re lived. FRANK DAVEY'B SPEECH. I Mr Davey now delivered an open- :aujjress. uereierreu vujubu linger 18, s a day of mourning. Firo id licked upjonoof Salem's noblest lustrles. December 2, a meeting is held at tho opera house to start : ball for a newer and larger woolen 111. The result was the triumph we ere now assembled to dedicate. It i a monument to the Integrity and liaracter of Mr. Kay, who was deter- tned from the start to replace the mill with a now and better one. i a short time tho wheels would be nmmlng and the shining shekels Diild he riowlnnr in all directions trough tho employment of 100 labor- ue complimented me urcuuecw I stated that the lumberand brick i made at Salem, sir. Daveys irks were lipjirtilv nnnlauded. and ifi band played another choice seleo n, In which Mr. McElroy's solo ins were a marked feature. ADDRESS OF MAYOR QATCH. tMnyor Catch now made the speech by Salem People JX of welcome In his usual pk'nslng.innn ner on behalf or tho t'lty. He com pared the revival of this Industry to the jubilation on the streets of Man chester, England, at. tho close of tho cotton t'a ml no after tho American civil war. In an eloquent manner he spoko of the awakening of enterprise which hud followed the destruction of the woolen mill, and expressed the hope that this city might become In truth a munclpal development of the idea of a city of tho people, by tho peoplo and for the people. Applause. HON. J. K. WEATHK11FOKD, of Albany, was now Introduced. Ho was one of the first to lake stock In the rebuilding of tho mill. He had faith In the boundless resources of Oregon. Ho declared It was each one's duty to build up tho resources of tho country In which ho lived. Tho man who built up his wealth by Interest on Interest and never let his wealth go out to tho employment of human labor was a parasite upon tho com munity. Ho eulogized the richness of the Willamette valley, declaring It was the most fertile In the world. It was the duty of our business men and.cunltnllsts to chain the fac tories to tho unlimited water power from tho tireless mountain streams. Mr. Kay could havo retired nnd lived on tho Interest of his money. Hut he preferred to do something for his adopted country and do his share to give employment to tho men and women who toll for a living. Instead of a hundred people wo should havo a thousand employed in such mills. Every citizen should always be pre pared to give up a part of his wealth toward tho rebuilding of such In dustries. With abundant raw ma terial, eternal power, cheap fuel and a mild climate wo could beat tho world In certain linexof manufactures. no closed with a tribute to tho pioneers who drove tho Indians out of this country nnd made possible tho high state of civilization. Education and employment were tho greatest necessities of our people. At tho closo the Salem crowd gave a hearty cheer to his proud referenecto Albany. AFTER THE DOLLARS. Mr. Davey's humorous reference to the Inate modesty of Salem people, caused a ripple of laughter, and was a favorable moment to send out a few young men to sell tickets to the hos pital ball. Not a few dollars were picked up from persons, who would not be found at a ball once In a life time. There was more music and tho Jam of peoplo had become so great that an effort was made to seat them by putting long planks over chairs. It accommodated a great many, but hundreds were still left standing. A YOUNO MAN. The youngest mayor In Oregon, Robert Montaguo of Lebanon, was In troduced. He said It was a great honor to represent his town, and pay his respects to the Hon. Tho. Kay, the famous woolen mill man. OLD TOM KAY," the proprietor of tho original woolen mill plant, of which this was the outgrowth. Ills only prayer was that he might be spared to enlarge this mill, until It would employ as many peoplc'as were In this vast audience, applause. The fire was no light thing to him. In an hour he had seen go up in smoke a business it had Continued on tMrd pge.J A, P, A, AND M'KINLEY Their Opinions of the Ohioan Are. Modified, A TREASURER'S PENALTY Omaha's Cashier Gets Nineteen Years' Hard Labor. Washington, May 10. Today's session of the American Protective association of the supremo council was tho most Interesting of tho con vention, because tho action of the executive committee of the advisory board in black-listing Major -Me K In Icy, as presidential candidate, was to bo reviewed. The rciwrt says: "In substances tho executive committee was warranted. In view or tho evi dence presented ln placing Mclvln ley, but In addition It stated that further examination of this testimony by tho full board has convinced the members that the witnesses were un reliable and their statements not cor rect, therefore tho board concludes that McKinlcy should not bo dis criminated against. Appended to tho report was tho statement In writ ing, by Delegate Huddlesou, or Cali fornia, who asserts tho committee of which ho was chairman, Interviewed McKluley, at Canton, O., on tho 14th Inst., and tho Interview was satis factary." HEAVY PENALTY. Omaha, May 10. Henry Hallln, cx clty treasurer, was today sentenced by Judge Baker, of the criminal court to nineteen years hard labor In the penitentiary, and a line or $211,000. llallln was for nearly Tour years city treasurer. If we could trace Dyspepsia to Us source, it would lead back to our kitchens. In fact tho secrete of good health Is good cooking. If well cooked, foods arc partially dlitcstcd; If poorly cooked, they arc less digestible than in tneir raw state, it you are victim of faulty cooking that is, if you mi Her from Dyspepsia, the rational cure must be looked for In an artlllcally digested food, and a food which will at tho same time aid tho dlgeston of other foods. Such n preparation virtually rest tho tired digestive organs, thereby restoring them to their natural strength. Tho Digestive Cordial, as prepared by the Shakers of Mount Lebanon, Is lust such n preparation, and a single 10 cent bottle will convince you of Its value, If your druggist doesn't keen It. lie will be glad to get It through his whnlsalo iiousc. Laxol Is tho best medicine for children. Doctors recommend it In place of Castor Oil. PERSONAL. Prof. Z. M. Pnrviii returned this morning from Albany. Hon. C. 11. Montague returned to Lebanon today, his son, tho mayor, having left on last night's overland. Both these gentlemen participated In tho great woolen mill oventyesterday. G. 1 Mason made a Hying business trip to Portland -today. S. L. Haydcn, Democratic nominee for district attorney, was an Albany visitor today. Hon. A. Gcsner went to Turner to day on tho morning local. Secretary of State II. It. Klncald was a passenger to Eugene this morn ing. Roy. G. W. Grannls went to Albany on tho morning local. Attorney P. II. D'Arcy was a Jeffer son visitor today. President P. L. Campbell, of the Monmouth state normal school, went to Cottago Grove this morning where he will address the graduating class of the public schools of that city this evening. Clias. Snell camo up from Portland this morning nnd will spend Sunday with his partents in this city. tef 15 from morning till nightthe woman who still uses soap for cleaning. The "Gold Dust" woman is through by noon as fresh and bright as her house is clean. GOLD DUST W makes one stroke serve for two in house clean ingand the saving of money is caual to the saving of labor. Sold everywhere. Made only by THE N. K. FURBANK COMPANY, ui.k M,r,a, tiMVork. ANOTHER IjlELD DAY W East anil North Schobl Athleta CorrtC3t for Honors. The East and Nqrth Salem public school contains several athletic In clined young gentlemen, who, untie ing tho Interest and enthusiasm conncoted with tho local and state field days soon to tnke place, have decided also to vivo n field day on it smaller scalo. Acdordltigly lt Monday the East Salem Athletic AMO&atlon prepared a challenge which they sent tho North school boys Inviting" them to participate Inn joint field to beheld Saturday, JuncM Ut the sUito fair grounds. A small admission feo of 10 cents will bo charged. Tho North school athletes Immmcdlatoly ac cepted tho challenge and the school grounds now present a similar appear anco to tho university campus; the boys arc busy training every day and It Is said sotno records will no doubt bo broken. The event will consist of running, Jumping, bloyclo races, shot put, hammer tliro.v, etc. To show what somo of the boys can do the following Is an example; ono of tho East school boys recently put a 17 pound shot 2 feet" Inches, while there are other boys equally as good In each event. Encourage tho boys; on their field day by at least honoring them with your presence In order that each school will have an equal chance, all boys over 10 years of age will bo de barred from participating In any of the events. It Is probable that tho East 'school boys 'Will hold a local field day two weeks from today, May 30, the win ners of tho contests on this occasion to represent East school In tho con tests with North school two weeks later, Juno in. ( T COURT HOUSE NEWS. Doings In the Various' Departments of Marion County. Deputy County Clerk Glesy Issuf-fiiiliiu- mmtliiT it hu-k of In irrlnnu but has not yet abandoned his post of duty In caso of N. Lnnibcr vs. Win. Peters ctal, Deputy Sheriff A. T. SValn today conducted a sheriff's salo In which proporty w.1s hid In by plaintiff for $173.14.. i ., Even a gcntlo down pouring of Oro gon mist will not keep peoplo from driving to town In the rain to secure a marriage license. Today County Clerk Ehlen Issued a uinrrlago license to 1). M. Jirydcn and Mrs. Liz zlo Itlcgcr, both of Mt. Angel, Z. H. Tressler acted as witness. In case of G. W. Dlmlck vs. J. II. Fletcher, et al., L. II. McMahon Mimi with tint (V)iintA' c.lnrk nnd appear to tho court. II. J. Hlggcr Is attorney ror pininuiis. moir caso Was argued before tho circuit court, which found a verdict In favor of tho defendants. Spanish Circular Madrid, May, 10. It Is stated tho Spanish government In a circular note to tho powers, regarding tho liMWiwlnnf Mm Hulled States toward Cuba, hah taken tho position, that wnllo Spain scrupulously ooservcti an treaties tho United States Infringed all conventions. Seattle Road Sold. Seattle, May 1(1. The Seattle, Lake Shore & Eastern railway was sold at noon today at public auction for $1,000,000,000. II. G. Striivo.rcprc scntlng tho bondholders' committee was tho bidder. HU81NKSB CHANOE. D. W. Joseph has recently disposed of his grocery store on Twelfth street near Che meketa, to L. A. Deraglsoh, recently from Minnesota. l- K. Lovell, Receiver F, It. Anson and Sam Parrish were among the pas sengers for Portland this afternoon. JlmWoodruff returned from Albany this afternoon. r Baitaa. PUUtfelpku. etaFriacuc A CYCLONE III TEXAS Ninety Peoplo Killed and Hundreds Injured, HALF MILLION DAMAGES Willagos Swept Away and Much Property Ruined, Dentin, Texas, May lO.Tho ey clone which cut out the heart of this county and Grayson county, Just to tho north-east, started within a mile of Justine, In this county. People were blown down, houses demolished and farm-bulldlugs completely re moved. Hoports from country dis tricts Indicate somo fow people killed. Reports from Justine, Sherman and Grlbblo arc thnt W00.000 worth of property has been destroyed In the two counties. Keller, a small town was almost en tirely wrecked by tho cyclono and It Is reported that only ono houso In the hamlet Is now standing. All that section of country immediately north was left bare by tho storm. Further reports from Gribblo Springs say the injured In that place will number 30. Sherman, Texas, May 10. The re sults of tho terrible cyclono which swept Grays Hill and Falrvlow addit ions to Sherman are not yet complete. Tho list of dead up to noon today In cluded 78. At least a dozen more are oxpectcd to dlo beforo night. It Is es timated that 20 or 30 bodies are yet unrccovorcd, but hundreds arc search ing tho fields, digging up debris, and dragging streams. Six more bodies, four dead, two alive, were recovered this morning. It Is reported that twelve bodies of dead whites are being brought. In from north of Sherman. Tho strcots arc crowded with stricken people. Hun dreds of farmers are In town and It seems n If half of tho population of Dunulson aro hero today. Details or Htorm grow tuoro horri ble, lloddlcs havo been decapitated, limbs torn nil, eyes gouged out, cheeks lingers and toes cut off clean, as If with knife, hair pulled out, graot silv ers of wood sticking through limbs, noses llatcncd in, skulls crushed and brains scooped out. Somo victims have their necks broken, othors aro mutilated horribly. Somo aro not broken or crushed at all, but appar ently llo soreiio In death. Many private homes aro utilized as hospitals. Ladles aro doing nil possl bio to care for tho dying and wounded. Undertakers aro overrun with work. Peoplo view dark skies and threaten ing clouds with evident apnroheslou. Undies are being brought In hourly. Total killed will reach 120, wounded 100. People aro responding generously to tho call for help. Over 0,000 has been raised. OTHEK TOItNADOEH. Denibon. 10. At the hour of the cyclono n' Sherman n tornado swept the northeastern portion or Grayson county, ton mllos from Dcnlson, and great damage was done. The best In formation obtainable is to the effect that there wcro three storms, all travelling In tho same general direc tion, and all of terrllic fury. Tho country Is thickly populated, and apprehensions aro felt for tho safety of tho people. Further east In Grayson county, another storm swept down Chocktaw bayou and desolated tho country. Everything Is gone, and searching parties arc looking for tho dead and wounded. Heports from Isolated Indian Terri tory points In tho trail of the Ktori aro beginning to arrive. On Reynold's prairie, 12 miles cast or Dcnlson, a dozen houses wore wrecked and many peonlo wero Injured. KejKirts from Jool, Iiidlnri Territory, say mncli property Is destroyed, Sheuman, Tex., May 1(1. -Sixty people wero killed In a cyclono In this city yesterday. Juhtink, Tex., May 10. A syclono struck the town of Justlnont 2:20 p. in. yesterday, blowing over twelve houses, killing ono man named W. J. Evans, of Keller, Texas, and badly injuring seventeen others. Tho cyclono did much damugo north of here. Howe, Tex., May 10. Yesterday's terrible cyclone struck this town leaving death and ruin in Its wake. Tliopathof the cyclono at this point was a quarter of a mile wide, Ten farmhouses and as muny barns wcro wrecked. Eight persons wero killed outright, and many injured. Tho bark was ripped from trees, and much stock was Killed. Fort Worth, Tex., May 10. A Gazette special from Sherman, Texas says: l A most uisasiroux cyciouo bituuk Sherman at 4:30 o'clock last evening entirely wiping out the western end of tho town. The loss of life Is appal ling. The dead arc estimated at be tween thirty and forty, which Is a very conservotlve estimate. Many more, am fatally orserlonsly Injured. Al ft o'clock Mils evening- twelve Imdlos are lying In tho court house and as many more aro scattered about iichks the desolato wi!st end of the c'ty. No accurate estimate can Ic made yet of the loss of life nnd pror crty. Tho work of rescuers nnd tie search for tho missing goes on, Tt.o business part of tho town Is deserter', and tho yrcntctt excitement rolgne, Tho Western Unolon onico Is over llowcd with tlio anxious ones, sending meisntfes mid Inquiring tlio fate of other town. Every available wngon, buggy and horse Is In use by searchers and workers on the field (it dentin As tluto , grows, later reports of greater loss of life and proporty are arriving. Many stories of miraculous escapes aro told. Tho Shermait court houso Is Insulll- cient to hold tho dead and Injured. Tho vacant Monro building on tho south sldo of tho sqtiaro was utilized ut 0 o'clock, fifteen colored people, dead or dying being placed there. Express drays, baggago wagons and all kinds of vehicles contluuo to coino In with dead bodies. Around tho Mooro building tho highest excltomcnt pre vails and tho greatest difficulty Is ex perienced In gottlug tho names of victims and actuate reports. Tho storm struck Sherman wlthonr warning on tho southwest corner or tho city and cleared a patch 100 yards wide along the west end of the towtu Houses, fences, trees and overy thing went before tlio terrible force of tho cyclono. Tho negro part of tho town suffered most sovcroly. There are probably thirty negroos killed. Ten bodies havo been picked up In Post Oak creek. The fiood of rain which nttonded tho storm was sovcre. Tho town Is a mass of mud and lloatlntr debris. Thoro Is much dllllculty In finding tnoueau ami injured. BARKLEY ROASTS D'ARCY Republicans and Democrats Moot at Turner. Exciting Encountor, In Which Wm. J, D'Arcy Is Worsted, Turner, Mny 10. (Special.) Tho Republicans and Democrats opened tholr Joint canvass hero to a big crowd. Uy agreement of tho com, mtttees only candidates aro to speak, hut can glvo time to each other. Smith, Craig, Chapman nnd Mitchell each spoke well.dollnlng their position and saying tlioy wore for Mitchell for tho senate. Taylor, Democrat, said ho would, U no Democrat could bo elected, voto ror a Republican ror United States senator who stood with tho ncoplo.but would never voto ror a Populist. Win. J.D'Arcy opened by reforrlng to Craig as a creature wearing llarkloy's collar. This brought Craig to his reot Hay ing ho was no man's creature. He Intimated that Rarkloy was Influ enced to voto ror tho slicrllf's bill. Harkloy replied and held thonudlenco spell-bound for half an hour, defend ing himself and colleague against D'Arcy 'a attacks on them and on their record. Tho record showed that all tho members voted to kill Gran nls's sectarian chaplaincy bill and D'Arcy did not repeat that charge. Harkloy referred to D'Arcy as a man who wore tho school laud ring collar. The man who said ho took a dollar ror his voto In the last session lied. It was conceded Uarkloyihad tho best or It and had tho crowd completely wlih him, but D'Arcy suld he would renew his attack at Marlon whither all the candidates went to spoak at two o'clock. A full report of tho Turner meeting will Ira printed Monday. Oov. McConnel Speaks. Salt Lake, May 10. -Tho Trlbuno prints an Interuluw with Governor McConnell of Idaho. Speaking of the state convention to be held at Pocatello today, ho says: "Dubois men tindoudtcdly will have a majority of the convention. No fight Is being made against sending Dubois as a dolcgate, provided ho will go us a Re publican. Eminent Republicans will contend ror the adoption or a resold tlou Ipledglng tho delegation to St Louis to abide by tliejresult or the national convention. 1 think If tho resolution is not adopted, thoro will bo two conventions." A Vacj. Chlor Dllloy had one vog to present to Judge Edes ror pencuce. His name Is Dennis Donahue. Ice Cream Headquarters at West acottA Irwin's, kopt In their now marblelzcd cabinet. Hight of all In Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Rcpo vm ABOUTKK,Y PfJBK IS A Squaro Fight for the Next Legislature, THE ISSUES BEFORE US Reforms . In, County and State Affairs Promised, There Is a peculiar light on In the Oregon campaign thlsyenr. There Is no state ticket to elect but a supremo Judgo and district attor neys. National polities enters In the election or congressmen and a succes sor to Senator John II. Mitchell. To understand tho situation aright, It must bo remembered that Harvey Scott as chairman or tho committee on platform In the Republican state convention reported tho Mime finance plank that was adopted this year. So thoro Is no Issue In the parly on tho money quest Ion different from 1802 or 1601. Harvey Scott also wroto a plank de nouncing preceding legislatures ror extravagance in clerkships, appropri ations nnd promising to nbollsh com mlsslons.put statu officials nn a salary, etc. Portland sent up a sot of sena tors nnd representatives who wnro as extravagant as over, who opposed abolition of all commissions, who brokoall tholr platform plcdgo and stood ror only ono thlngtho election of J. N. Dolph senator of the United States. Their reform bills were Bhams. Thoso Introduced by Simon, McGinn, Paxtou and tho rest of Harvey Scott's reformers wore shams. They wero a charter bill to give Scott et al. a dictatorship over Portland and the state or Oregon; two bills toHtrlke down the salaries or men they did not llko nnd raise tho salaries of men they liked a bill toptifRll public adver tising Into tho Orcgonlnn. In tho house thoro was n majority In favor of kcoplng promises. Two Portland members (llurko and Colo) stood with thorn nnd abolished the railroad commission thrco times, cut down clork hire and sham Investi gations to $3,noO for 00 house members as against $13,500 spent by 30 senators under control of n Scott-Dolph-Slmou majority. Or course, Dolph was defeated, the bills proposed by tho gang wcro al defeated, except ono bridge bill that was demanded In the namo or being a free bridge bill, but was really a Port land ring Job to sell a rotten bridge for a big prlco and shut down the Stark street ferry In tho Interest of an electric street railroad. This Is In brlof a history of tho last legislature. Tim result or tho dead lock was that not over CO pages of original laws wcro passed. No bud laws wore enacted, except that bridge bill. Hut a merciless war was waged nil during that legislature and evor since on Uurko and Cole of Portland, and on all members who helped defeat the gang In the Interest of tho people. Every man In (he last legislature who refused to bow down to Dolpb, Scott, Simon, Pnxton, McGinn et al, tho gang who have run tho politics of Portland dud Oregon to a largo extent for twenty years, bus been fought In tho Republican jwrty. If ho could not be beat In the convention ho Is to bo beat ut the polls. In Multnomah county tho tables have been turned. Tho Simon ticket cannot bo elected. Pax ton the chief conspirator against tho peoplo in tho lower house, tho author of tho electric light contract four years ago, has withdrawn, A ticket will bo elected, llopubllcan or otherwise that tho old Portland ring cannot control. . Men free from tho Inllueuco of that same rotten and corrupt combination should be elected to the legislature from every county In Oregon. All who aro liable to bo under the Influ ence or tho Scott-Dolph-Stmon com bine should bo defeated. If the peo nlo want reforms In tho legislature they must not send to tho uoxtlef Ula 'turo any of the boodlera who luve robbed them In tlio past. Baking Powder CAMPAIGN OPENED iv i