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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. VOL, !) SALEM, OliEGOJtf, MONDAY, JANUAUY 17,1898. NO.IC THE RESULT Mil,! And Cash Sales are fully shown by the wonderful increase in business at the NeuJ York Racket! Their prices and their goods are the customers "Wc the people" that must JbeKre 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 chtldrens, 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 GIJOiSONftGO. 120 STATE STREET. Tte Aug ion 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 j $12,00 overcoats brought only $3,75 j 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 m 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 cor ner State and Commercial sts Salem. -OF- Profits ! the good quality of magnets that attract FO ION Marion County Populists Practically a Unit FOR COALITION IN OREGON. Uncle Charley Miller, of Jefferson, " Going It Alone. Continued from Saturday. MR. JORY'S PLAN. All voters woo fayor direct legisla tion are elligiblc to membership In the Union on signing the following pledge, which shall be the only test of membership. We whose names are hereto subscribed hereby pledge on personal adherence to the principles of direct legislation, embracing tirsc the inlutive, which is the legal right of the people to propose the enacts menl, the amendment or the repeal of any law. Second, the referendum, which is the legal right of the people to enact or reject any proposed law by a majority vote". Third, the impera tive mandate, which is the legal right of the people to dismiss from office by majority vote any incumbent who falls to pen'orm the duties of his office to the satisfaction cf the people. We further pledge ourselves to sup port for otlice only such candidates as pledge themselves In writing to exert their utmost power both personal and official to effect such changes in our constitution and laws as shall secure to the people the power of direct self, government through the initiative, the referendum and the imperative mandate. In order to ascertain the voting strength and preserve the organiza tion of each of our several parties, it is hereby provided that all members of this union shall be free to act with their own several parties In nominat ing and supporting at the ballot box the party candidate for county clerk this olllce to be left blank on tho union ticket in every ticket in every county in tho state. Mr. Myers explained that Mr. Jory's plan was simply Intended as a basis for holding prlmariesand county convention, and that such conven tions could enlarge, upon the same In platforms. J. f. Kooertson opposea Air. jorys plan as a single plank arrangement. He agreed that wo must form a union and maintain party autonomy. lie was not ready to let up his opposition to the gold standard, anti-monopoly .views, and other reforms he had ad vocated for years. lie wants a broader platform and a practical union. Dr. L. W. Guiss was next called upon to express his views, and pro ceeded ito state that above all things He wanted a union, and that lie was not willing .to have such union thwarted by hair-spllltting. lie was opposed to sacrificing principle for details or manipulations of small or narrow propositions, ue believed in the referendum, but reminded the committee that the narty had advo cated llnancial reforms for years, and he didn't believe in throwing that aside for a new reform. His chiel aim seemed to be to unite first upon one j issue, and then If possible upon otheis tho more the better. As to method tho doctor advocated conventions by the respective parties, to be held at the same time Each of these con ventions to appoint a committee on conference to decide just what offices the respective parties (shall have. After this is decided each conven tion shall nominate Its allotment, which is to be ratified by the several conyentions, and thus secure a coali tion which would be the ticket of the joint forces. Tills ticket could be placed upon the Australian bal lot without petitioning, as the "Peo ple! -Democratic-Silver" ticket. Secretary Payne made a few remarks showing how in a Nebraska county the middle of the road movement had defeated the Populists and Jet in a solid Republican declaration of prin ciples, allowing how nearly they con form to those of the Populist party. G. W. Vedder next launched out by stating that he was tired of this "fusion talk." fie said there was In reality no such thing as a Populist party today. He wanted to gather up the fragments and have a Populist farty, pure and simple once more, le then read some statements from a newspaper not tho Oregonlan, he said setting forth a good platform. He said the national fusion in 1800 was nothing more than confusion, and favored a Populist ticket, and noth ing else, henceforth. G. W. Dlmlck very modestly re marked that as he expected to start home soon, he wished to express him self that he proposed to vote with the people, evon If Vedder voted alone. (The latter said he would have Charley Miller with him anyway.) Mr. Dimick concluded by exhorting the meeting to do all they could to bring about a union regardless of terms. Uncle Charley Miller next took the floor, and spoke in favor of forming a union, but only unon a Populist plat form. He favored a union with the Silver Republicans, but didn't the Democrats a little bit. His made considerable sport. Mr. Meyers next moved for a love talk vote upon the Jury plan. Laid upon table. Continued on 6econd page. the PROGRESS OF CUBAN WAR. Operation by the Opposing Forces at Va rious JPolnts, New York, Jan. 17. According to the World's correspondent in Havana, the Insurgents destroyed 1,000,000 to bacco plants growing under the pro tection ol the forts In Santa Clara province, on the night of January 5 A correspondent who has just made a journey from Ilayana to Sagua re ports that not one sugar mill is grind ing. Tlie estate, Isabel on the coast of Santiago de Cuba, was attneted by rebels under General Rlos. The rebels had a field piece, and were doing great damage when a Spanish column from Manzanlllo appeared. After u brief fight, the rebels retreated, but wera not pursued. Reports from Santiago do Cuba piovlnce state that many persons are leaving the towns to Join the rebels. Two filibustering expeditions have recently landed, one near Mayarl Ab ajo, andtheothernearSanctsSplritus. In a letter to a friend In Havana, General Gomez says: "Let Blanco come to this district, and he will have plenty to do. It seems to me that the task of pacifying Cuba with so many combatants to subdue Is Impossible of realization. Two hundred thousand men, under a general who did not spare even the animals, have been unabie to accom plish it. Much less can Blanco do it, when he has no larger army and no greater ability." Excitement In Havana. Havana, via Key West, Jan. 17, (Delayed in transmission.) Although outwardly order Is restored here, great excitement continues, and un less tho newspapers exercise, under the present censorship, great pru dence, a general revolt is probable with much bloodshed, because in such an event the army and volunteers would fraternize. General Blanco's position is more difficult because his methods of war fare disqualify him to urge energy upon the mob. The rioters intend going in a pacific mainer to the pal ace to request General Blanco to re lease Senor Jesus Trillo, a prominent attorney, who ha3 been unjustly charged by political intriguers with fomenting mob violence. Up to the time tills dispatch Is sent to hostile demonstration against the American consulate has taken place. General Fltzhugh Lee, the Ameri can consul, and other consular officers witnessed the riots lrom the balcony of the Hotel 'lngaleterro. On the first news or tho riot, when a crowd of 5000 men had massed In Central Park, and began stonlrg windows and shouting "Death to Diario," "Viva Weyler," and "Down with autonomy I" Gen eral Parrado, Gcheral Solano and Gen eral Garrichs rode up and General So lano ordered the cavalry to charge the mob. The cavalry commander replied: "Whom shall I charge? Loyal Spaniards for snouting 'Long live Spain' and 'Long dive lhe Spanish generals?" Tho commander then dismounted and endeavored to persuade the mob, In which were a number of officers and several adjutants, to retire. General Garrichs, an intelligent noble Cuban, whose loyalty lias never been doubted, confronted the leaders of the mob, Malor Fuentcs and Uap talu Calvo, of the artillery. Major Fuentes resented tho rebuke, and General Garrichs. infuriated, snatched several decorations from the breast of tho officer, saying: "You have dishonored the army." Major Fuentcs and Captain Calvo were arrested. General Solano, in an Interview, has denied that he called tho rioting officers drunkards, but he confirms the report that he characterized them as unworthy of the uniform they wore." Some of the papers having criticised this language, General Solano said: "1 .used those words and I am willing to sustain them at the point of my sword." Wednesday and Thursday nights the theaters and cafes were closcd.and the military band did not play at Central Park as usual. When the newspapers were being attacked Gen eral Blanco called upon several friends to use their Influence to calm the rioters. They replied that they de plored the outburst, but did not know the leaders. They offered to do everything In their power to calm the outbreak, and pointedly suggested that General Ar olasbhould try to c.lm himself also, as he was "Increasing the disturbance by his Intemperate and Insulting lan guage." At one point the mob moved toward the private residence of Senor Bruzon, the civil governor of Havana, but wag promptly dlsperned by the police. Escaped. Guthrie, O. T., Jan. 17. Matt Freeman, tho last of the old Zip Wyatt gang of outlaws, escaped from the jail at Tolgan Friday night.lt was learned, for the second time in a year Freeman and his wlfa formerly con ducted a ranch In the Glass moun tains, and it was the headquarters for the gang Mrs. Freeman was Wyatt's most trusted lieutenant. At one time the gang wqs besieged for a week by deputy marshals. She rode the gaunt let of their bullets and escaped to bring reinforcements and ammuni tion. Later she was captured, and Rpentayear In the federal Jail here. She was converted while In Jail, and Is now traveling as an evangelist. A Veteran Dead, John Bayne received a paper from Fairfield, la , giving a sketch of John S Dole, an Indian War veteran, who was a pioneer on tho Pacific coast and owned a farm In the Wil lamette valley. He dropped deadsud denly while sitting In his chair at a hotel. He wan an old batchclor and an unique character in many ways. SINGLETON BROTHERS Salemites Who Have Made a Fortune. NEWS FROM CIRCLE CITY. Hans Larsen Says There Is Plenty of Food At That Place, Portland, Jan. 17. A letter from Wilbur F. Cornell, of Dawson City, to his brother in this city, states that John Singleton and his tvo brothers who went to Dawson from Salem, Or., about 10 months ago, had located a claim on Bonanza creek, und that, after a partial prospect, of It, had recently sold a half Interest of $28,000. Mr. Cornell lias been In the Upper Yukon country for several years. He writes that he bus some of the very valuable claims of that section. He thinks that half the story of tho vast riches buried In tho frozen earth of A'aska has not yet been told. TMr. Slugleton's family at Salem were seen today by a Journal ire porter, but had no news later than his published letter of November 5. Latest From Dawson. OLnnwf r T-in IT fTM. olmi... tjXWAUt, Villi. II. -LIJU OLllllll schooner Noyo has arrived here trom Skagway and Dyea, Among her pas sengers was Hans L-irsen, of Uirclo City, who came out to Dyea with a dog train by way of Dawson City He say9 there Is plenty of food at Circle City. He also confirms previous re ports that there well be no suffering at Dawson tills winter from lack of proyisions. Larsen went to Circle City from Tacoma, two years ago. He Insists that the Circle City min ing field is rich enough for him. He does not think that tho government relief cxpcdl .Ion is feasible at this time. On his return, lie will not en deavor to take in over 600 pounds of provisions. J, Kay, rf San Francisco, who took a cargo of lumber to Skagway on tho Noyo, says so great Is tho demand for lumber that they can hardly wait un til It Is unloaded. Mr. Kay says that but a small per Cent of the hundreds of people arriving at Dyea and Skag way, Intent on pushing on to Dawson have any conception of the difficulties before them. lie predicts that tho congestion on the trail will bo greater than last season. Tacoma, Jan. 17, A company, of which J. J. McKay, tho Yukon freighter and the man who made tho quickest trip oyer made from Dawson to Dyea during the winter, Is the head, has been organized here to run an express between this city and Daw son. The company will operate steamers on the lakes, and from the White Horse ranlds to Dawson, us ing dog and horse trains in packing irom uyea. it is estimated tuat the trip from Tacoma to Dawson will be made In 18 days In the summer and 25 in the winter. The company will at tempt to secure mall contracts. At present, mail is scattered all along the trail, and McKay asserts that he Is the only man who over succeeded In delivering mail on the Yukon dur ing the winter. Myrtle Point, Or., Jan. 17. The keel of a new schooner has been laid at Prosper, near tho mouth of the Co qullle river, by a company formed to go to Cook Inlet, or the Yukon. The company is formed of 20 young men. Each stockholder will be allowed to take a certain quantity of provisions and all will share equally in the profits or losses of the expedition. Some are prominent business men of Coqullle. Surrounded by a Mob. Cincinnati, Ky., Jan. 17 A special to tho Commerclul-Trlbuno from Paducah, Ky., says: News by telephone from Illnklo ville, Ballard county, up to midnight, is that Bob Blanks, the Maylleld negro, has been surrounded by a mob, and, It is belloved. will bo captured and lynched. Ills victim, Delia Bailey, Is still In a precarious condi tion. Surpris:d. Wilkesharre, Pa Jan. 17. Bobby Dobbs, tho "lightweight champion, met with a surpnso when lie tried to put Paddj Sheehan, of Bethlehem, nut In four rounds. In the third round Dobbs was knocked down twice, and the call of the time just saved him, In tho fourth, he was badly punished, and again the call of time saved him, Sheehan got $50 for entering the ring and $100 for stav ing four rounds. Foul Play. Oakland' (Jul,, Jan. 17. -The local authorities aro closely Investigating the death of Joseph Raesldo, the trainer, whoso mangled corpse was fouud alongside tho railroad track at Shell Mound yesterday, there being a strong suspicion that ho was murd ered ano his body placed upon tho track for the purpose of destroying traces of the crime. Dead, TnoiiAsviLLE. Oa Jan. 17. Hon. Benjamin Buttorworth, United States commissioner of patents, who had been HI ut Plnoy Woods hotel here for for several weeks, died at 3:15 Sunday afternoon, Ho came hero to recupe rute. His body will be sent to Washington. COTTON MILLS. ( The New Scale Is to Go Into Effect Today. Boston, Jan. 17. The operatives in over half a hundred cotton mills In the New Eneland states ceased to be paid under the old schedule of prices when they left their work on Satur day Tills morning the policy of the manufactures to reduce wages will be in effect In nearly every mill center In the six states. The reduction will then become operaMvo in the cotton mills of New Bedford, Lowell, Paw tucket and Blnckstone valley, In Rhode Island, and in the states of Maine and New Hampshire. The Fall River mills, with the exception of three corporations, cut wages earlier in uic monm, as aid niso tne aiuos kaeg company, of Manchester,and the mills In Salem and a number of smaller places, New Bedford con tinues to bo the storm center. The Indications are that all the cot ton mills In that elf y will bo silent for some time to come, the employes uaviiig (icemen inmost, unanimously not to go to work on the lower sched ule. The efforts of the board of ar bitration to bring about a compro mise nas iaueo, anu mere is little chance of success for the city council's eiiort to nave tne reduction postponed. The New Bedford hands will be sup ported by other centers. Five hundred operatives in tho Bid deford mills havo yotlied to stay out today, and it is possible several strikes will occur. A portion of the Queen City operatlves,at Burlington, Vt.,are already out. Notices or a 10 per cent reduction were posted at the Atlantic and Pa cific corpiratlon office at Lawrence. Advices from that clt.j state that the other cotton mills there will follow. The Lawrence mills arc the last to come Into line. They employ about 3700 hands. The reduction In most of the New Emrland mills amounts either to 10 or 11 J-9 per cent. Mining Sale. Columiius, 0.,Jan. 17, The United Mineworkers of America decided to ask for an advance of 10 cents per ton on next year's contracts for pick mining, and threc-llfthsof the pick mining price for machine mining, In Ohio. A Row. Oklahoma, O. T., Jan. 17.-In a row in a disreputable house, Fred Jones a barkeeper, shot Chief of Police G. W. Jnckson through tho thigh. As he fell, Jackson fired at Jones, but missed him and shot Bishop Armstrong, a deputy sheriff, inflicting a fatal wound. Jones Is a orotuer ot mud joncs, tne city mar shal who was killed in an affray at Oklahoma City two years ago by tho Christian brothers, outlaws. Arm strong Is said to have come from Texas. Captured. City op Mexico, Jan. 17. John Eads, accused complicity in the swindllngnperatlon In which Frannke, of Chicago, was victimized to the amount of $30,000, was arrested today at Tlantltopalan, state of Vera Cruz, and four detectives havo gone bring him to tbls city. Otherarrest aro Im pending. The caso has created a great sensation, and the United States officials hero support tho government In breaking up tho gang of bold American confidence operators the whole extent of whoso operations will not be known until tho caso comes to trial. Clearance Sale mmmm Every Article Reduced. mmmmma In the accompanying list you will find some interesting quotas tions on needed Things, Good qualities for much less than you usually have to payxeven here, Two specials In dress goods, un mutaohablo values in colored fabrics wlille they lust 35o and 50c. Extraoidlnary Hosiery and Under wear special. Ladies' fleeced lined, full regular hose In fast black, 12c. Ladles' line Egyptian cotton union suits, extra heavy, sizes 3, I and 5, 43c. Why not sleep warm ? Wo havo made special reductions on our line of blankets and oinfnrtcrs. It will pay you to Investigate tills department. One half off on Jackets and capes. JUST RECEIVED New Mull Ties, New Silks, New Valencines Laces and Insertions. JOS. MEYERS A. SONS. 278280 Commercial si, corner Court st, Tin Royal Ue highest grada bating powder fcaowa. Actual tatta ahow It goca ono- tfckd farther than any other bread. POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL MKIMI POWCCft CO., KtW YORK. The School Meeting. (1 The Salem school meeting Is to bo held at the city council chamber to night (Monday). A report is published elsewhere and It Is. presumed tho Board of Education will be prepared to maKe it pcriectiy cicar. Tho county- cler.c by working his force Sunday completed the dlstrtct tax roll showing an assessed valua tion of $2,581,802, or $120,389 less than last year. A six mill tax this year will yield $15,400 against $10,249 last year. There is a bonded debt of $43,650, drawing $2939 a year interest, The floating debt before any tax becomes duo will amount to $20,000 In round figures drawing seven per cent. The annual Interest burden will average about $4000. Running ex penses fonycar Is $21,882. or annual expenses In all of $25,882. from taxes und tuition $17,410.72. Received hist year Our Trade Numbers. The trade numbers rf tho Daily and Weekly Capital Journal will bo Issued sometime during the latter part of the present, or early In tho coming month, and will contain in teresting and well written sketches of many of Salem's leading business men. firms and cornomthins. Thn circulation of the Daily and Weekly of these Issues will be especially large In tho city and county, being de- ?,RSP awt H0? a " the avenues of trado ; ;,"?," "" ua,u,u aa t,,u" """'" BORN. MAGUIRE. At tho family home on East State street, Sunduy Jan. 10, 1898 to Mr. and Mrs. James Magulre, a daughter. m The Losses Were Even. Little Rook, Ark., Jan. 17. At a danco on the Falls plantation, In Mississippi county, a shooting affray took place between the three sons of Mr. Philllpps on one side, and tho three sons of Wright Ray on the other. Two men wcro killed and two fatally wounded. Tho casualties wero equally divided. SALEM MARKET, Wheat-65c. Oats 30c. Apples.2535c In trade. Hay Baled, cheat, $9. Flour In wholesale lots, $3.80: re tail $4.00. Hogs dre6ed, 41e. Live cattle 22i. White shirts, only a few left to close 39 cents. Big reductions on our entirollneof children's clothing. One-fifth off nothing reserved. Now Is your opportunity to invest In a new suit and overcoat. Prices are lower than ever. Wo Invito Inspec tion. Seeing Is believing. 20 per cent off on entire line. No trouble to show goods. Our entire lino of gent's furnishing goods at clearance sale prices. V'.T" f UMilf IT ITT iTl i fe .