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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. I1 ,a, '. VOL. ! SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 185)8 1stO,.1, Hats and Shoes AT NEW YORK RACKET We offer a PUR ranging from SI to $1,75, splendid hat at 51,35. Also wool hats and neat golf caps for men and boys, Excellent STAR 5 ST A fine shoes at $1,70, $2,20, $2,35, $2,70 to $3,25 for a very fine box calf shocj also men's heavy shoes, Good stylish, all wool clay worsted black suits at $7,50, $8,15, 9,40, 10 to $11.90 for a very fine suit, Men's and boys' all wool and wool mixed suits at vcrv low prices, boys' from$l to $5.65 Men's suits from $3,75 to $13 for our fine all wool suits, Call and examine these goods and prices, We can save you money, 13. T. BARNES. 'WNs!iNHNvjffsvvarsjersjRWNNsrNaNjsr Make Room and Get Monev, "Kill Two Birds With One Stone." We haw. too many goods for this season of the year and not enough money. Therefore in order to reverse the condition of things we propose to g've you the profit on our goods for cash only.. So come along and we will show you what a clearance sale nieiuis. Wo will demonstrate the fact to you beyond a doubt that you can buy CLOTHIN cheaper of us for the next few them before in your life. Try you the truth. JOHNSON & Ww a sS'HSSM'irNV'BSirNuNflWs' lDirabte Kitchen Utensils But we are going to commence the you low prices for Salem Special, patronize homo industry Aumsville Flour New Tickles, per qt Arbuckle and Lion Coffee, per pk Best Mocha and Java Coffee, per lb Good Mocha and Java coffee per lb lOlbsLard 5 lbs Lard Chocolate, per lb lOlbs. B. Wheat 10 lbs Corn Meal r i Try our Ho Cream Oats for mush. Old P. O, Grocery. ohms is Over WE SBLL IB r5l Gauss' Shears Warranted axes, saws, wedges, pocket and table cut lery, tin, granite and aluminum ware. BROWN St SMITH THE fine line of I HATS R Or Men's Furnishing Goods a weeks than you ever bought us and see that we are telling Living Without Cooks would be monotonous, while It lasted, which would not be long. For good culinary results, good utensils are nec essary. You can not miss it on ours acd the prices will please you too. Hee our Nickel Plated Coffee Waic. GRAY BROS, Corner State ?nd Liberty sts, Salem, Oregon, New Year again with offering groceries. only 90 05 10 10 35 30 85 45 25 35 25 HARRIETT LAWRENCE superior Stoves and Ranges, and Scissors, ACCIDENTAL OR HOT? Is the All Absorbing Topic of the Day, INVESTIGATION WILL DECIDE. A Hole Said to Be in Maine's Bot tom. Key West, Fla., Feb. 18. The cor respondent here of the Associated Press has returned to this place on boarc the steamer Olivette from the scene of the wreck of the United States battle-ship Maine In Havana harbor. Divers working about her bottom have discovered an eight Inch percus sion hole In the outer plates of the Maine, Admiral Manterola has summoned Captain Slgsbee to appear before Mil itary Judge I'eral to make the neces sary depositions. When the keys of the magazine were delivered to Captain Slgsbee, the temperature of the forward maga zine was 59 degrees, and It is said no high explosives were stored there, which would seem to make the mys tery more dense. Fears are expressed here that the divers will not be able to throw light on the cause of the disaster, since the forward part of the Maine is practically in atoms. As this dispatch Is sent no news of im portance has been received here from Havana or from the Meet. According to the Key West press correspondent, divers working about the bottom of the wrecked battleship Maine, have discovered an eight-inch percussion hole in her outer plates. This means, if the report is true, that the Maine was blown up from with out, and by design. Secretary of the Navy Long abso lutely discredits the above report, say ing that there is no such a thing as an eight-Inch pecusslon hole, and that no torpedo or other explosive misslo would make such a hole as that de scribed. The report that Captain Slgsbee telegraphed as his opinion that the Maine was blown up by design Is flntly contradicted in Washington. Admiral SIcard telegraphs the navy department that according to the re port of Lieutenant Hood, of the Maine, the battleship is hopelessly wrecked. All Hags throughout the city, in cluding those on the capltol and de partment buildings, are living at half mast and among the others is conspic uous that of "Cuba Libre." As for the Maine herself, notwith standing the discouraging reports from Lieutenant Howe as to her con dition, the navy department will try raise her. While this Is required by dvery creditable seutlment, they say they are bound to remove the hull from the small harbor. There Is nothing in the story that x torpedo may have been concealed in the coal furnished to the Maine is scouted, but an Inspection of the fuel coal for warships will be made hereafter. In this connection it is advisable to discountenance the stories In circulation at Havana und here, regarding the Maine having been blown up by a torpedo placed under the ship. The Maine reached Havana unexpectedly, and therefore it would be difficult, If not impossible to place a torpedo at the spot which she was moored. no describes the whole forward body of the ship as completely col lapsed where the sliock of tije explos ion was heayest. Photographs of the wreck will bo sent to the department. The Fern and Mangrove arrived at Hayana last evening. They are pro vided with diving apparatus, and as every warships company Includes at least several expert divers, and there win uc no lacK or men to inaice mo necessary examination. These men can be depended upon to report the exact facts, and are not likely to be led into the mistake of supposing an outlet hole or piping from the interior to be a torpedo hole. It is believed under the most fayorable circum stances the investigation cannot bo made for several days, Secretary Long positively denies that Captain Slgsbee has any sup pressed telegram expressed the opin ion that a torpedo caused the disaster, or that it came from any external cause. He said, on the contrary, that he could not venture to express an opinion In the opinion of Lieutenant nood, of the Maine, who has just arrived from Havana, the Maine can never again be utilized as a warship. OPINIONS. "Under all circumstances," said Naval Constructor Phillip Illtoh borne, "It does not seem to mo that the Maine's disaster could have re sulted from an accident. Everything was quiet and orderly about the ship as far as we have any knowledge, and the probabilities arc that only one of the four engines were being used. With all the safeguards Imaginable and lying at anchor as quietly as pos sible, It seems unlikely thatfuch an accident could have occurred. Men were about the ship everywhere, but nunc of the machinery was in motion with the possible exception of one of the smaller engines for necessary work aboard. If the Maine had been at sea or in action there might have hnan Cftmn vnltrl rAaenn fr.9 CMnl, fl nv- WVU DUWV U.U ibUOVII UI DUVU HII WA i ploslslon as occurred, but not under conditions existing in Havana. "Then, too thore was no possible manner for the ammunition 1 1 the magazine to be exploded. Hcio was a vessel as staniu und well built as anything that ever left a shipyard, and In an instant almost the work of years gonejfor naught and wc are told that there was an accident at the bot tom nf Mm nfT.'ilr. Mint. 1 will novor believe anything oflthe kind, aud I have best reasons! for ectertalnlng 6uch opinions from my know ledge of the manner in which the Maine was constructed." "Barcelona. Feb. 17. Lleutenant General Weyler, who arrived here, expressed the opinion that the dis aster which had befallen the United States, warship in Havana, was "due to the indolence of her crew." New York. Feb. 18. The Evening World contains a copyrighted cable gram from Havana, glgned by Sylves ter Scovllle, which repeats graphically the story or the blowing up of the battleship Maine, and says: "The quays anu docks were jammed with spectators during the sad pro ceedings, aud I ain informed that some jubilant sayings wore heard among the crowd, aud that some of the lower element rejoiced over the Yankee massacre,' as they termed It. Personally 1 saw uothing but sympa thy. Only In the palace did 1 see auy signs of content. "Captain Slgsbee bears thccalamlty like an American soldier and gentle man. He was n. t even outwardly ruffled by the awful calamity. Ho re ceived the Spanish chief of police as calmly as though his quarterdeck was not a wreck and his men maugled and drowned. Apropos of this, It is told of Captain Slgsbee that he was writing a letter to his wife in the port cabin when the explosion oc curred. All the lights were ins antly extinguished. Slgsbee. running out, bumped into the perfectly disciplined marine orderly, who.amld the shrieks, groans, flames and horror and dark ness, saluted and said: "Sir, I have to Inform you that the ship is blown up aud Is sinking.' This coolness wa3 noticeable everywhere among the men. "In view of his present attitude, 1 shall now quote what Senor Con gosto, then acting governor-gen eral and fulfilling the functions of that responsible position, said to me the night beforo the Main arrived. Consul-General Lee had told him that afternoon that the warship would come. Congosto.bellgcrently obcctd. General Lee said: ' .Remember, If any trouble does occur, I wjll have the whole fleet here In four flours.' "tohortly arter, I saw Secretary Con gosto and ho was very mad. He was also Indiscreet, He said to me, If you people would only let us alono, it would be all right. Spain has put up with more than any other nation would have done. 1 have warned you that there will be trouble if the Maine comes here, If you want war you can haye It. You will Hod Spain has not foigotton how to lignt." The repoit that evidence it Span ish treachery had been found In a plot to destroy the great battleihlp, is not wholly confirmed, but contra diction of It is not sufllciently strong to repress angry suspicion. Spain's Kindness Refused. Havana, Feb. 18. Consul-General Lee has refused to accept the services of Spanish divers, as offered by Ad miral Manterola, to assist In the work o( recovering the bodies of American sailors who met their death in the Maine disaster. It is believed that many bodies will bo found within the ycssle's hull. General Lee will do nothing with the wicck pending the arrival or the American court or In quiry. Charges of Cowardice, Madrid, Feb. 18. The Imparclal's Havana correspondent telegraphs: "In order to Justify himself to his government and avoid responsibility for carelessness and cowardice in the faco of the catastrophe, and for abandoning his ship and handing over the work of rescue to our sailors, the captain of the Maine telegraphed to Now York that the explosion was caused Intentionally, "Furthermore, General Lee after visiting the palace and stating that the dlsasrer was due to carelessness In cleaning the torpedoes,has telegraphed to his government, very reticently, that nobody can doubt the gross negligence of the olllcers and crow of the Maine. Her captain and the ma jority or her olllcers were on the City of Washington at the moment of the explosion, but afterwards pretended that they had returned to the Maine before the disaster." From Monmouth, Monmouth, Feb. 17. Mr. U. G. Fisher died very suddenly hero about 12:30 o'clock of neuralgia of the heart. He was livery man here and had been feeling poorly for some time, he was at the stable. Complained of a dull pain In his chest all morning. Ho went for his mall at noon but after returning took suddenly worse, told his son to go for the Dr. When he returned he found him lying on the floor, Ho had evidently tried to go from the ollico to the bedroom and fell. Everything was done to arouse him, but lie soon passed away. He leave! alarge family, besides a host of friends. Everyone respected hi in. Safe From Bombs, New York, Feb. 18. The Spanish armored cruiser Vizcaya is expected to arrive tomorrow. The navy depart ment has ordered a guard of patrol boats established about her while she Is here and has asked the police to lend policemen for the same purpose. The olllcers of Vizcaya will come ashore and pay a visit of compliment to the mayor, according to established custom, A New Suit. The Southern Pacfic Company has instituted a suit ngalnst A. L. Mills, i li. v. ijuwis, ii. j.-. iciNiiry, in ins own person and II. P McNary as re eelver or the property of the Williams & England banking company, a cor poration. It is a sequel to the suit recently instituted by A. L. Mills and L. .A. Lewis against the Southern Pa -cllic company to recover posoesshn of two lots of-hops, or 110 and 04 bales respectively and valued at 32,000 and 81,200. The plaintiff prays that the said defendants be couipeled to Inter plead as between themselves as re gards the ownership of and title to the hops in question; that the clerk of this court accept or said hops and hold the same until tho right, ful owner Is determined upon; that plaintiff recover cests: that the law action begun by L A. Lewis and A.L. Mills be perpetually enjoined, as against the S. P. Company.lt bead justed and decreed that II. P. Mcaary In person or as receiver have no claim or demand against theS, P. Company und that the S. P. Company be re leased from any and all responsibility to either or any of the said parties. Geo. G. Bingham, Fenton, Brunaugh ana niuir are attorneys for plaintiff, Will Go to the Klondike. The following Is taken from tho Tacoma Dally News of Thursday tho 17th Inst aud relates to a well known young Salemlte: "A. M. Grllley has resigned as assistant spcretary of the Y. M. C. A. to go to the Klondike. Ho left this morning for Salem, Or., to visit his parents and will return hero to embark on the Cleveland next Wednesday. His many friends be lieve he will mako the trip success fully, as he proved an expert mount ain climber last summer, oairylng the lire line ahead a good share of tin1 time while the Mnzama nartv wns ascending Mount Tacoma. Mr. Grilley's duties have made him assistant physical instructor or tn. " . M. C, A, since last summer, during which he has gained 15 pounds In weight and a hard muscle. Ho will go north with a party of Klondike and his accualntances hope he will have as gcod luck as ex Secretary Llppy, or tho Seattle Y. M. C. A., who went In two years ago, got a rich Eldorado claim and brought out $00,000 last July." Mr. Grllley reached Salem this morning and will remain until Tues day. His outfit is already packed and his ticket is purchased. Mr. Grllley iutends to push Into the interior and lake a claim. His many Irlends In this city wish him every success In his venture. Miss Francis E. "WUlard" Dead. New York, Feb. 17 Francis E. Willard died at midnight, at tho Im perial hotel. Francis Elizabeth Willard was born in Uhurcliville, N. Y., Sept. 28. 1839. She was graduated ut North western female college, Evanston, 111. In 1850, became professor of natutal science there In 1802, and was princi pal of Genesee Weslyan In I8GQ '7. Miss Willard left her profession in 1874 to Identify herself with tho Woman's Chiistian Temperanco Union, serving as the national cor responding secretary until 1870, and since that date as president. As secretary she organlacdtho home pro tection movement, and sent an appeal Trom nearly 200,000 people to the leg islature or Illinois asking for the temperance ballot for women. In 1880 she accepted the leadership of the While Cross movement In her own unions, which has obtained, through her Influence, enactments In twelve states for the protection of women. K, cf P. 35th Anniversry. Central Lodge No. 18 K. or P. and all visiting brothers arc requested to meet at Castle Hall tomorrow eve ning February 20. at 7 o'clock to march In a body to Unity church, where the exercises arc to be hell, also Itathbone sisters aro to meet In the basement or Unity church where the brothers will Join them. A g:od program promised. Tub Committee. Handel's "Messiah" Will be presented by the Salem Choral society at Heed's opera house on Tuesday night next. The music loving people will remember the splendid success of tho society when they presented the 'Creatlon'r also "Elijah." but this year their work is said to bo greater than ever. The accompaniments will be played on two pianos by Heir Ed ward B. Fleok and J. Carlyle Denton, and it goes without saying that this part of the work will bo artlstlcaMy done. Salem will without doubt show her appreciation by filling tho house to overflowing on next Tuesday night. Seats are now on Bale at 25 and 50 cents to all parts of the house. Incorporated The Mt.Baker De velopment Co., office Portland, lias tiled a rtlcles or incorporatioa with the secretary or State. 8100 Reward, Sioo. The reader of this paper will be pleased to learn that there Is at least one dreaded disease that science lias been able to cure In all Its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure Is the only positive cure known to the medical fraternity Catarrh being u constitutional disease, requires con stitutional treatment. Hall's Cutarrh Cure is taken Internally, acting di rectly ou the blood and mucous sur faces of the system, thereby destroy ing the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by braid ing up the constitution and assisting nature In doing Us work, The proprie tors have so much faith In Its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that It falls to Send for list of testimonials. Address, F, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. CJTSold by Druggists, 7Gc. JOURNAL "X-RAYS." As a man on his own hook Geo. W. Davis would bo all right for school di rector. Asa part of tho Bingham push he should not bo elected.- The main population of Woodburn are at Salem as witnesses in the big Toozo lawsuit. The women are at home conducting a big revival. lias the Republican party got so hard up that It has got to put its city chairman and county chairman onto the board of education. Accident or treachery.lt don't keep the 253 men at tho bottom or Havana harbor. Albany Demecrat: If tho tirst ap propriation for tho Bay, as placed in the bill Is only $25,000, as reported, It will be a little more than eniugh to repair damages. Tho first amount ougtit to be at least $100,000. The ladles of Woodburn must have a lonesome time of It with all their politicians, plumed knights and sweethearts up at Salem u-courting. Does the Republican party really want to put Its city and county chair men onto the school board ? They are formally announced as candidates In the ofllcial party organ. Will It help the party to load up with the squabbles or our school district ? Guy. Fletcher fears no woman on earth, but we notice he's careful to abut-o none or them except poor Mrs. Lui-igeruwhti he think Is chopped up Into sausage meat aud can't talk back. Alex La Follette will not use his state fair premium wagon until after tho Juno election. Ho says ho will give the new Republican county olll cialsa Tree ride through town. Tho Evangelist Miller don't tackle everything. He let the Illlhco club severely alono. The school board will need the services or a lawyer and banker and, or course, ir Bingham is elected di rector, he'll do It all Tree In a horn. Whol says we'ro not prosperous ? The Salem llllheo club will build two more bowling alleys. W. R. King, or Baker, for governor, and Geo. D. Barton, for treasurer, Is our guess. One Salem clothing man Isn't at all DacKwarti about shaking hands with the small boy. Forty-nine witnesses and $1250 costs on one side and as mauy more on the other brings nearly all tho able bodied men of .Woodburn to tho circuit court. Woodburn people never do anything In a half -lioarted manner. Whooping cough Is the most dis tressing malady; but Its duration can bo cut short by tho use of One Minute Cough Cure, which Is also tho best known remedy for croup nnd all lung and bronchial troubles. Stone's Drug Store. No. 19, Boys Guaranteed to outwear any other stocking In tho market a full line or sizes Just received. Prlco New Our store Is Just now budding from the foremost NEW dress goods. NEW silks. NEW wash goods. NEW ribbons. NEW laces. NEW embroideries, NEW skirts. NEW outings. NEW hosiery. NEW linens, NEW waists. NEW collars and cuffs. NEW ties. NEW white goods. W, B. Corsets The pink of perfection Three newest shapes In the short corset Just received, . ef-$ifr JOSEPH MEYERS & SONS! 278280 TELEPHONE NO. 0. lira Royal U the htfthett grade bating powder kaowih Actual test how It goes one- tUrd further than any other brand. POWDER Absolutely Puro KOVAl AWa MWM CO., HM YOKIC J PRESCRIPTION CURED At the Revival Last Night. It was what we call a bad night, wind, rain and mud, but tho seats were all taken, gallery and all show ing the great Interestln the meeting, they are not a fair weather crowd. The rostrum was tilled with pastors, whoso races shone with good cheer. The service opened with 'Glory to Ills Name." The choir were at their best and the great throng were not lacking in voice. Together they sang until the church vibrated with praise. Mr. Miller then 6ang "Mother's Hands," and followed with "A Far Away Land." This subdued all to tender ness and many to tears. "Now is a good time to pray," said the singer pointing to one of tho pastors. After prajerthc speaker said. ir 1 were not, aChrlstlan.I'd have to provothcic Is no future Ufc,no Christ tosave.and theBlble Is notGod's word. Can any or you do that? Hear mo; What, none fan prove raise, may bo true. What none but bad men try to prove falso must bo truo. It is an aw ful truth to the unsaved and a joyful truth to tho saved. Tho prescription, honest for light. Repent of all ho knows to be wrong. Read tho Bible for light. Pray fo light. Confess you are doing this for light. Persevere for light. This cures, I know It; It has cured me. And then he gave a number of telling experiences or hard cases that had been cured. The speaker had a close gi Ip on the people. It was a time or earnest heart- searching. A numbor went forward wining to try tlie cure by taking tho medicine and many gave evidence that tho euro had been wrought. This will be Miller's last night. All converts or Interested ones are to bo present this eycnlr.g at 0:45 lor a special farewell. Then tho closing meeting at 7:30. Assignee's iSalc, An onnortunltv to buv tho old. established business of E. F. Osburn Stock of general merchandise. I am offering this entlro stock of goods in ono lot. If you anticipate going Into business, this is your onnortunltv. Come and examine this stock, and make mo a bid, by tho 1st of March, 1808. Jefferson Meyers, Assignee for E. F. Osburn. 2-18-d & w. Ml druggists soil Dr. Mllos' Norvo IUaators. Quadruple Knee, Reinforced Toes, Heel and Instep, Stocking. 25c. forth with tho newest creations lines of the world. Your choice of some lato nobby and up-to-diito scarfs. See center window. A very low prlco placed on some $1.25 and $1.50 Monarch shirts to close out. See center window. 39C 95C 5 pairs for 25c "Why pay more ? Those full fash ioncd seamless socks. Klondikeis- Samples of Mackinaw clothing special orders taken, Save 20 percent. Commercial st corner Court st '1 -i ?' ! !, im&zi tAausf.' ;