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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL.
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SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANU.A lY l, 1898.
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MAKE
MONEY
By saving it on your purchases at our Shoe
and Rubber Sale
THIS
Krausse
275 Commercial st,
"Wo the people" that must be re
spected do ordain as follews: That
any person or persons that would dare
to offer for sale any clothing, either
in men's, boy's or chlldrens, below
our cut prices, shall be sentenced to
hard labor at 25 cents a day, that they
may help to support themselves and
those dependent upon them. Any
person knowing of any violation of
this "edict" shall be rewarded with a
"bone collar button" by proving the
same to the satisfaction of
G.WJ0HNS0N&C0.-
120 STATE STREET. . .
me Auction
Corner State and Commercial street,
Salem, will positively close the evening of
the 15th of January, and for the balance of
the month, An inventory of the stock is
ordered, While taking inventory they
will sell goods for about 60c on the dollar,
It will give consumers the greatest chance
they ever had to buy goods, During the
auction sales goods were slaughtered, a
dress pattern of all over flouncing, worth
$1,25 a yard was sold for 5c yard $12,00
overcoats brought only $3,75 ; laces and
embroideries worth 10 and 15c, brought
only lc yard. The most of the goods sold
brought less than 20c on the dollar,-and yet
the sale had to go on in order to raise
funds, Those needing dry goods, clothing,
hats, ladies' and gents' furnishing goods,
shoes, mackintoshes, umbrellas, etc, it will
pay them well to attend these sales at coiv
ner State and Commercial sts Salem.
EASY!
OlONTH
We are cutting prices on all
lines, Nothing reserved,
Ladies storm rubbers, 40c?
Boston, Candee or Goodyear
goods. Misses,30c childs, 25c.
Thigh boots $2,75 and up
wards
All leather goods reduced at
Bros.
IN
General Lee Has Called for
Assistance.
WHITE SQUADRON NOW READY-
American Citizens Sought Refuge
in the Consulate.
IIavana, Jan. 13. At 10 o'clock
this morning about 100 army olllcers,
incensed by the violent attacks made
by some of the local papers upon tbe-general-in-chlef
and the principal of
ficers of the Spanish anmy in Cuba,
went to the printing otllce of the
daily Journals, La Discussion and El
Heconcentrado, and began smashing
the windows and destroying the
printing outiit, as well as culling the
employes. A mob of thousands fol
lowed, shouting "Long live Spainl"
"Long live the army!" "Long live
the volunteers!"
The appearance at the office of La
Discussion of General Garrlche, act
ing military commander at Havana,
and General Solano, chief of staff,
prevented more serious outrages,
The gendarmes dispersed the rioters.
Order was llnally established. Central
Park lias been transformed Into a
military camp.
General Blanco will deal most ener
getically with the instigators of the
outbreak.
Tonight the police are guarding the
printing omces.
Americans in Danger.
New York, Jan. 13. A special to
the Journal and Advertiser, from
Washington, says:
Within 48 hours, on present indica
tions, Intervention In Cuba will have
been forced on the administration.
The rioting in Havana was much
fiercer than the censored press reports
Indicates.
General Lee got at the cable early
and reported the situation as serious,
and that the mob was "getting even
with the Americans" and "downing
the United States," as much as it was
striking at the autonomist policy and
the rcconccntrados.
American citizens iiad to seek refuge
in the consulate.
General Lee's prompt military in
stincts told him that the consulate
might be in even greater danger than
any other place In Havana, but
Blanco at once threw a heavy cordon
of Spanish regulars, with artillary,
around the whole square, and adjoin
ing streets were also held. This
alarming information came late.
The president did not wish to act
precipitately, but the emergency had
to be met promptly.
The navy department was notified
and Commodore Crownishleld, chief
of the bureau of navigation, at once
sent dispatches to Admiral Bunce,
with the wlilth squadron to hold
every yessel in prompt readiness and
to telegeaph Key West for the vessels
at that point to be ready to start for
Havana on signal, but not to land
unless instructed by General Lee.
The Key West squadron cannot be
assembled before tonight, as they are
hunting filibusters. .Not later than
Friday they will be on baud.
While alone they would be unable to
do much at Havana and might serve
to inflame the Spanish mob to great
excesses, they can give a good account
of themselves in preparing for the
heavier fleet to follow.
The torpedo flotilla has been noti
fied andean be put into Key West lor
a dash on Havana by Friday."
Ready to Start.
Chicago, Jan. 13. A special to the
Times-Herald from Key West, Fla.,
says:
The second-class battle ship Maine
has received orders to hold herself in
readiness to proceed to Cuba at an in
stant's warning. The orders came by
telegraph. Incompliance with these
orders, Captain Slgsbee, commanding
the battle-ship, has made all arrange
ments to get underway without delay,
He lias been placed in communication
with General Lee, who will cable him
whether It Is necessary to go to Ha
vana. Suffering Concentrados.
Washington, Jan. 13. non.
Charles W. Russell, asslsstant United
States attorney in the department of
justice, lias returned from Cuba,
where ho has spent two weeks In
vestigating the conditions prevailing
In the Island. To the Associated
Press Mr. Russell said:
"I am very glad to be Interviewed
on the subject to Cuba, because I fed
it a solemn duty to humanity to en
deavor to make the American people
realize the terrible distress which ex
ists there. Much has been written on
the subject, but, Judging others by
myself, I feel sure that because we do
not commit, and have not In our his
tory committed such atrocities a3
Spain Is committing on tiiat island,
the American public regards the re
ports a biased by the preconceived
opinions of newspapers or greatly ex
aggerated, "I spent two weeks in Cuba, first
visiting Havana, then .going south
to Jarucoa, southeast to Gulnes north
east to Matanzas, eastward about 200
miles through the middle of the coun
try to San Domingo, Santa Clara and
Santa la Grande. I visited Marina, a
short distance west of Havana, and
ROTNG
saw along the road 30 or 40 towis or
stations. '
"In Havana I visited the Fosso, the
hospital prison, where I talked with
the father of Evangclina Cossio by
Clsncros, and a place called Jacoba. 1
found concentrados at all three places
and begging everywhere about the
streets nf Havana. The spectacles at
the Fossos and Jacoba houses of wo
men and children, emaciated and suf
fering from dlsaces produced by
starvation was sickening. In Sagua
I saw some sick ana" emaciated little
girls In a children's hospital started
three days before by charitable un
bans, and saw a crowd of miserable
looking concentrados with tin buckets
and other receptacles getting small
allowances or food, mine same city
in an old sugar warehouse I saw sta
tioned around the inside walls the
remnants of 20 or HO Cuban families.
In one case the remnant consisted of
two little children of 7 or 8 years.
"At San Domingo, where two rail
roads join, the depot was crowded
with women and children, one of the
latter, as I remember, being swollen
with the berl berl, begging in tho
most earnest way or passengers, ban
Domingo Is little more than a rail
road station in time of peace, but at
present it has a considerable popula
tion living in cabins thatched with
the limb, of royal palm trees serving
for covers for the rcconccntrados.
The huts arc ranged close together in
a little clump, and tho concentrados
are required to live within a circle of
small blockhouses commonly dignified
In the dispatches by the name of
'forts.1 Of course they had no work
to do, no soil to till, no seed to plant,
and only begging to live on. I do
not know the exact measure of the
deadllnocirclc drawn arouncthcui,but
there was certainly nothing within
it on which a human being could sub
sist. Practically they arc-prisoners.
"At every one or tne numerous slop
ping places along the road a similar
collection of huts could be seen, and
at most of them beggars, often nice
lroking women and beautiful children
inyaded the cars. BetSveeu the sta
tions, although I traveled always by
daylight, as the trains do not run at
night, and observed as much as pos
sible, I saw no signs of the concentra
dos going away from the forts. If
they had gone it takes seeds, instru
ments, land and three or four months
to raise the vegetables which could be
produced, and nowhere away from the
blockhouses was there any sign of
vegetables growing.
"Near the larger towns tho circles
of concentration seemed to be some
what larger, and some planting of
vegetables, tobacco and rice seemed to
be going on. AUthls a veiy few per
sons, possibly some of them concen
trados, found employment.
"There was no indication of a ces
sation of hostilities by the insurgents.
If tlipy do not voluntarily cease light
ing, their tactics are sucli that Spain
cannot conquer them, if at all, before
the concentrados will have had the
finishing stroke, but the speedy ter
mination of the war would not save
many of them. What they need is
instant pecuniary assistance to the
extent of $20,000 a day distributed by
our consuls. Whether congress should
make an appropriation, as in the case
of San Domingo refusees and other
cases, is not for me to say, but I beg
the charitable people to believe the
statement of faces which I have made
and to realize what they mean."
Gomez to Blanco,
New York, Jan. 13. T. Estrada
Pal ma has received a copy nf a letter
written by General Maximo Gomez,
the rebel chief, in Cuba, to Captain
General Blanco. The letter says in
part:
'You have come to supersede Wey
ler. To a man of your condition I
wsuld ask as I did in the case of Gen
eral Compos, 'What aro your aims and
purposes? To exterminate us? It Is
impossible to do that, and to pretend
such a thing might bo little to you. Is
your purpose to subdue us? That Is
absurd, and might prove a ridiculous
attempt for you.
"Our determination Is well known
and patent. Neither extermination
nor submission would mean peace. In
view of this feat I appeal to you, as to
Genesal Campos; 'Let tills bloodshed
stop.' bpaln should not allow Cuba
to owe her Independence directly or
indirectly to outside help. Lot tho
deep abyss between the Cubans and
the Spaniards disappear by Spain's
recognition of the Cuban Republic.
Then there shall be eternal peace.
Otherwise there shall be blood and
fire. That would bo the command of
our honor and dignity. We will fol
low It until victory, which always
comes to those who fight for Justice,
settles our fate."
Alaska Rusii Is On.
Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 13. The rusli
to Alaska from tins port lias begun1
in earnest. The wharves arc crowded
with people today to see friends oir
on the steamer City of Seattle for the
land of gold. The passengor and
freight accommodation are not near
sufficient, although the boat is allowed
to carry 000 people. The amount of
freight permitted eacli passenger Is
limited to 1000 pounds. Although
vessels will leave for Alaska nearly
daily from now on, all accommoda
tions are secured In advance for two
months ahead. Several steamers arc
now building here aud others are be
ing bought for the Alaska route as
fast as possible. The city is rapidly
Hilling with strangers, ail stores are
occupied, and several additional
hotels are being fitted up to accom
modate the rush.
Adverse Report.
Managua, N icaragva. Jan. 13. The
committee appointed a few days ago
ty the congress of Nicaragua has re
ported adversely on a motion to ap
prove ex-United States Minister
Lewis D. Baker's contract with the
government of Nicaragua to settle
Nicaragua's claims against the
United States and others. j.
TERRIBLE DISASTER
Many People Are Killed and
Crippled,
A HOLOCAUST IN THE NIGHT.
Details of the Terrible Storm and
Fire.
Fokt Smith, Ark., Jan. 12. One of
the most terrible storms that ever
struck tills section of the country toro
through this city Tuesday night.
Evoiything Is In confusion as the re
suit of tho great destruction of lire
and property, and as yet It Is impossi
ble to give anything like an accurate
estimate of the number killed or in
lured. Fifty persons are reported s
dead and as many missing, homes have
been wrecked by the score and hun
dreds of people are without food'or
ihelter.
Forty-one human liycs and upwards
of one million dollars worth of prop
erty were destroyed by the terrible
tornado which ourst upon this city a
few minutes past 11 o'clock la-t night.
The storm struck near the National
Cemetary and tore Its way through
the entire city, leaving Its-path reek
ing with death and desolation. Men,
women and children, sleeping In their
nomes. witnoutone moment or warn
ing, awakened to meet a feat ful storm,
while others, who escaped the fury of
the wind, met a far worse fate a few
minutes Inter in the Haines which
soon engulfed many of tho wrecked
buildings. Tne list of dead and
wounded, as far as can be ascertained,
is as follews: The known dead are:
Silas Mincer, prominent young mer
chant; Harvey Rutlcdge, a negro;
Mary Tlmmerman. two unknown men
from the Burgess J hotel, Joe Gris
wold, a tailor; John Martin, of Mad
Ison county; J. B. Riley, of Madison
county; George Carter, fireman at the
Giand opera house; Jas. Smith Jr.,
Mr. Gray, wife and son, Atlas Jeses,
Frank Lefevre, Etta Kies, Mrs. Milt
Burgess, proprietress of the Burgess
hotel, two unknown men who died at
St. John's hospital, J. M. Foutz, a
farmer; Joe Kyle, a farmer; two Lo
feyre boys, Milt Knapton Jr., Mrs.
Milt Knapton, Joe Lucas, a negro;
Ed. Ferrell, a butcher, and his l'ttlo
children, Irene and Roy; Frank Rich
ardson, a restaurant keeper; John
Adams, a carpenter; Mrs. Charles
Mauvcr, 11. Hitter, a gardener; Mrs.
Wm, Lamson, Louis Senccal, Mrs.
Holden. John Badt, a farmer; Mrs.
Maggie Sheehan's Infant, D. Woehle,
a butcher; Jas. Smith, a clerk; Mrs.
Jones. Many others were seriously
injured.
The upper floor of the block on the
corner of Garrison and Towson aves
nues Is used us a fiat. The ruin
caught fire from the night lamp.
Seven bodies were taken from these
ruins, two of them being so badly
burned that they oou'd scarcely be
identified.
Burgess hotel, a three-story brick,
on Towson avenue, was demolished.
There have been eight bodies already
taken from the ruins. Rescue par
ties are still at work at botli places,
and expect to find several more bodies.
The federal court being In session,
brought a great many farmers here,
who crowded tho cheaper boarding
houses and wagon -yards.
Tho National houo, a two-story
frame, went down in tho wreckage
with fifteen inmates, but all escaped
without serious Injury,
George Carter's house was one of
the first struck, and it was turned
completely oyer, and Is now supported
on the roof. A half pane of glass wan
driven through Carter's body,ulinost
severing his head from tho trunk.
The beautiful national cemetery Is
a wreck. Tho huge trees are unrooted,
the lodjc demolished and the walls
torn dewn:
Fort Smith's $50,000 high school
building, the finest one of its kind In
the Southwest, was badly wrecked,
hut was one of the raw buildings on
which there was tornado insurance.
The tornado destroyed two historic
buildings. Judge Parker's residohce
Is badly wrecked, and the old Rector
mansion, ' where Allen Pike passed
Ills days, is a pile of ashes, the ruin
having caught fire from a lamp,
The First Baptist church and the
Central Methodist church were razed
to the ground, and aro now only a
scattered pile of kindling-wood. The
church of the Immaculate Conception
and Brownscombo Memorial church
lost their spires, aud sustained other
Oainagc.
Mrs. King's home, onTwclfth street
was recked. Thelnmc of Mrs. Hen
dryx, on Thirteenth, was destroyed
William Werner's home was wrecked.
The home of John Harrington also
iiffercd destruction. A shanty on
Thirteenth street was swept away,
and a woman occupant Is
reported as dying from her
Injuries. Her two children wereulso
injured. Tho roof of Judge Porter's
home was lifted off. Andrew Dowd's
home was wrecked. Mrs. Clayiand's
house was blown down, catching tho
family of Mr. Stepps In a trap. They
made tneir escape inrnugii tuo culm
ney The home of Mr. Chenlwortli
was blown away.
Among the" other residences blown
down are Georire Martin's, on Thir
teenth; A. II. Brown's and Dr. Gate's
homes. Mr. Gates arms aro broken,
and his wife was probably fatally
crushed. Brccn's building, a large
uncic structure, wus unrooted, arid mo j
wife of Luther Huntley, ono or Its
oceupints, was badly injured.
On tho south side of Garrison
ayenuc, Mrs. Bird's homo was blown
away and Krone's two story bu'ldlng
wrecked. A wing of Mr. Crow's
house on Eleventh was torn off, and
the family caught In the wreck; but
Mrs. Crow crawled under the debris
and got the children out without In.
jury, Guy Partridge and his wife
and child crawled from the wreck of
their home in safety.
Mrs. Captain Hugh L. Rogers was
dug out or the ruins of a rock house
on South Ninth street, badly injured.
R. I Hirschbcrg was on Ills way home
when the cyclone struck the city. lie
was lifted off his fset and carried
rultca distance. Ills clothes were
torn off his body.
Altogether tne scene nt, tiin ninro u
BicKening ana nornoie. A Heavy rain
followed the terrible tornado and was
probably 0 minutes before tho city
awoke to the fact that it had been
Tlslted by a calamity. The Are dc
paitment was called out and In less
than 20 minute9 the- streets were
crowded with people and willing hands
were ready to render all tho aid the
emergency required.
it is now tiiougnt that all the per
sons In tho storm-wrecked buildings
have been accounted for.
The citizens' relief committee has
$10,000 on hand for assisting sufferer!.
President Robinson, of the 'Frisco
railroad, unsolicited, sent Ills check
for 81000. Tho Missouri Pacific has
also contributed $1000.
Business Is practically abandoned
all oyer the elty, and men of all classes
arc assisting In clearing away tho de
bris. ORIENTAL MATTERS.
Lease of Kiao Chou Not Yet Given to
Germany.
London, Jan. 13. A special dis
patch from Shanghai says tho treaty
piuvldltig for the lease of Kiao Chou
to Germany is not yet signed. Japan
is stercnuously opposing tho final sig
nature. The British gunboat Swift has gone
to Ilninan to ascertain tho French
movements.
Another dispatch from Shanghai
says It is reported that tho Russo
Japanese agreement as to Curea in
volves the recognition or Port Lazar,
oil tho coast or north Genzan, as
within tho sphere of Russian in
fluence. Vancouveh, B. C, Jan. 12. The
Empress or China arrived, bringing
the following adylccs:
Pirates have been committing dep
redations In the French settlements
at Haiphong, and even in the vicinity
or Hong Koor itseir. On tho 15th ult
a gang or 800 pirates attacked tho
suburbs or Ilalpnong, which' is inhab
ited by Europeans, setting lire to
places simultaneously In tho four
quarters. Tho desperadoes were fired
upon by a party or French marlDcs
and about 30 killed. Two Europeans
wero murdered and a quantity of pro
perty stolen or damaged by lire.
Through carelessness, an explosion
occured in the Chinese government
power ractory at Canton. Two per
sons wero killed and many Injured,
According to advices published in
Hocg Kong and Yokohama papers,
the rebellion in the Philippines is
not by any means at an end. Nego
tiations for peace have resulted in a
fiasco.
Marquis Ito has not entered the
Japanese cabinet, and, owing to an
affection of tho eyes, lie desires rather
to bo an onlooker than an active
member of tho government.
Sweeping
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ANNUAL
Clearance Sale
Note carefully the prices and act accordingly Remember,
satisfaction guaranteed,
Lonsdale muslin, 1 yard wide 6 12c
Fruit of the Loom, 1 yard wide 6 12c
Columbus Bleached, soft finish 4 3 Ac
See our 18c wool hose,
For ladies only a few left-formerly
sold ut 25c; to close 18c
Teazle down outings,.
In plain, stripes and checks, light
and dark colorings 8c
Onchalf off on all
Jackets and Capes,
Only a row lert.
It will pay you to see our 35c
and 50c line of dress goods.
Extra good values,
278280 Commercial s corner Court st
Tb Royal Is tbe hight grade baking powder
fcawa. Actual tests show It goea one-
tilfd farther than any other brand.
POWDER
Absolutely Puro
ROYAL KAKINO POWDER eO., trw YORK.
The Japanese transport steamer
Nara Maru foundered off the Pesca
deros December 27, and 80 persons
wero drowned. Including Clin tain
Yngusa, of tho navy, and nine cadets.
I (Japan has Issued Instructions that
all In authority shall see that foreign
ers are treined with the greatest re
spect. Tho Yokohama railway station lias
been burned, with the loss of 1.C00,
000 yen.
Russian mallctrrlers wero attacked
by Chinese bandits last month, and
many of the bandits were killed.
Commodore George Dewey, U. S. A.,
and his staff, consisting or Lieutenant
T. M. Brumbly and Ensign II. II.
Caldwell, arrived at Yokohama Christ
mas day, and at once proceeded to
Nagasaki, where they went on board
tho Olynipla, tho United States flag
ship in tho China station. Rear-Admiral
McNalr and staff, Lieutenant
Reamy and Logan, aro going homo by
the Coptic, which lert Nagasaki Jan
uary 4.
Defeated.
London, Jan. .13. The correspond
ent or tho Dally Mall at Capo Town
says the German troops have debated
a section of the rebellious Hottentots
at Darmland,
TO START FOR KLONDIKE.
Bill Anderson Wants 8o Goats for the
Trip.
W. R. Anderson, or this city, is
making arrangements to start an ex
pedition ror tho Klondike country,
and proposes to mako the trip in a
novel way. Ho believes that goats
are more serviceable than dogs, nnd
proposes to lit out ten teams of eight
goats each. These ho says can pull
nioro than dogs, live on browse and
llnally mako good eating for the men.
They will not get foot soro llko dogs,
and if they have enough tallow on
them when they get there ho proposes
to run them Into candles, which sell
at a dollar apiece. Mr. Anderson
wants to buy these animals soon,
about Half males, and will pay a fair
price for them. Persons having goats
to dispose of 'll! do well to sec him.
To Cure a Cold in One Day.
Take Lazativo BromoQulnino Tab
lets all druggist refund tho money
ir (trails to cure. 25c. Tho gcnulno
hsa L. B Q. on each tablet.
Mu8. Willman, Piono and organ
studio over First National hank, fi-tf
Reductions !
Men's Clothingwv
Now iDLlltS Now
$6,95, VW S8.98,
$15.00 . . r a $20,00
Now !DLlll6 Now
$10,95. VW $12,88.
A line of white shirts to close,
Reduced from 75c and Sl-v
to close
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