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SALEM, OREGON. TIIURSDAY , rEBHTJAKY 24, 188
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Shoes
Our spring lines
dailVf
and we will have
of shoes ever offered
lower than ever before Uptcvdate styles of
the very best makes as low as you pay for
inferior makes at stores of unexperienced
buyers, and we can show you more styles
to select from than all other stores com
bined in Salem at
raiisse
275 Commercial
Make Room and Get Money,
"Kill Two Birds With One Stone."
Wc have ton many goods for tills season of tlie year and not
enough money. Therefore in order to reverse tlie condition
of things we propose to g've you
oooii nnlo Si pnnio Mlnnir nntl
clearance sale means. We will demonstrate the fact to you
beyond a doubt that you can buy
CLOTHING
Or Men's Furnishing Goods
cheaper of us for the next fesv weeks than you ever bought
them before in your life. Try us and see that we arc telling
you the truth.
G. W. JOHNSON &
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One week more
the Palace Dry Goods and Shoe Co, will be
all sold
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
at private sale, then comes three days of
auction to finish,
THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
Auction morning, afternoon and night,
Some fine things left yet to be sold at
forced sale, Do not miss the last week,
3UGBNB WILLIS
S, FRIEDMAN. Ajctioneer,
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are now arriving
the smoothest lines
in Salem, at prices
the prollt on our goods I
we will show you what
NKOBSH'il
only and the stock of
We Aim to Please,
We have just received th3 most
artistic, best constructed and
eas'est acting line of builders'
hardware ev.er brought to Salem
direct from the
Yale 6. Towne Manufacturing
Co,
This lino includes locks, sash
lifts etc., and the
Yale Burglar Proof Sash Locki
The strongest and safest sash
fastener made.
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nvestigation Continues
Naval Expert Opinions on the Maine
Disaster.
The Maine's Forward Magazine Found In
Good Condition.
Havana, Feb. 24. As the investi
gation Into the cause or the disaster
lo the Maine progresses the opinion
that the exploslsn was the result of
treachery appears from the reports of
newspaper correspondents to bo gain
ing ground. No odiclal report regard
ing the inquiry has been made 'it
Washington, and none Is likely to be
made for at least a day or two.
The situation Is becoming intense.
Cont,ul-General Lee has advised
Americans not necessarily detained
there to leave for home at once.
Many of the families will sail by
the Olivette tomorrow. This Is an
' indication that those on tt.c ground
realize the possibility of trouble arls
tug suddenly and their Inability to
protect women and children if any
outbreak occurs.
Details of the Investigation.
New Yokk, Feb. 24. A Herald
dispatcli from Havana says:
The further the Inquiry into the
causes that lead to the Maine disaetcr
proceeds the more remote appear the
chances that any evidence will be dis
covered to show that the disaster was
due to an accident. Those divers wLo
penetrated into the forward part of
the wreck found that the whole for
ward end of the ship, from a point
just abaft the forward turret, had
been twisted from 15 to 20 degrees to
starboard. That part of the vessel
was a wilderness of debris and curled
and twisted plates. Tliesharp.jagged
edges of some of the plates added
danger to the dllllcultics of the
divers. In one Instance they almost
cut through a rubber tube, which
supplied the diver with air.
One importautdscovery made was
the position of the bodies found in
the wreck, 100 of which were lloating
about In the torn compartments. A
full score of these were examined by
my informant. All of them wore in
hammocks, and all had the arms curled
upward, They looked as if the men
had been startled by some sudden
shock of danger, and were In the act
of reaching up for their hammock
hooks to swing themselyes on deck
when death came. This seems tr con
firm all that has already been said
about there having been two explo
sionsthe first starting the men into
the act of rising from their hammocks,
the other dashing out the lives.
Before the explosion the 10-inch
magazine was located on the star
board side, forward and beneath the
forward turret. What is left of the
magazine seems to have been driven
toward the port bow In a diagonal
and upward direction.
The six-inch magazine, which had
its location In the port side forward,
was hurled In a direction directly op
posite to that taken by the 10-lnch
magazine. One of the copper cylin
drical tanks of the six-inch magazine
was found by the divers In the wreck
ol that structure. It contained no
powder charge.
Tlie theory of the two explosions Is
borne out by the testimony of Senor
Antonio Cabalero, a tobacco dealer of
Havana. Senor Cabalero was crossing
the bay In a ferry-boat at the tirjc of
tlie explosion. lie was familiar with
the Maine, had paid several visits to
the craft and was pointing out to a
group of friends on the ferry-boat her
particularities. There came Just at
that instant, he says, a dull report
In.the forward partof theshlp.tho up-
heavel of a geyser or water aoout tlie
boat, followed almost instantly by a
terrific roar and a blinding Hash of
light. He Is positive about the Urst
explosion, and says that it wad noticed
by his companions. This statement
of his came to the ears of a member of
the court of Inquiry, and last night
an officer was sent to Senor Cabalero
to ask him if ho would appear as a
witness before tlie court. He announ
ced his willingness to do so.
Spaniards Danced in Glee.
New York. Feb. 24. Engineer Al
bcrtlloldsworth and Assistant Engin
eer Ladrow, of the British ship Ollve
deue, which has Just arrived from Ha
vana, say that on the night of tho
Maine explosion they with some
others were ashore. They were sit
ting at the end of the pier at the
south end of the harbor and about
half a mile from the American war
ship. Next to tlie pier was a fairy
boat from tho city lay past the Maine.
Av hen tlie explosion occured a lot 01
Spanish soldiers and sailors in a res-t-inrntit.
sit, t,iir lip.'irl of the nler cleared
out and ran as If for their lives. There
was no Immediate blaze from the ex
plosion, but there were smoke and
sparks. Two or three minutes passed
before the tlamescould.be seen.
While they stood watching, some
breathless Spaniards hurried down
the pier bearing fragments of tho
Maine's payrolls. They said they had
picked them up on a hill back In the
country from where the Maine lay.
The Spaniards wanted to know what
the writing in English meant, and
the engineers after looking at the
miners told them throuuh one of
their nartv who SDoke Spanish. The
Spaniaids fairly 'danced in glee at the
fate of the Maine, the engineers said,
exclaiming.
"Ah, Americanos, Americanos 1
They bring dynamite here to blow up
the Spaniards, and they get it them
selves." When the ferry came It was found
that she had passed trie Maine Just
before the explosion, and a Spanish
army officer aboard demanded that
the captain of the ferry-boat should
head about and gd to the rescue.
The ferry captain's hatred of Ameri
cans was so great that ho refused.
The Spanish officer was so Incensed
that there came near being a fight.
Magazine Intact.
New Yokk, Feb. 24. A Tribune
dispatch from Havana says: Tho
statement thatdiyers have penetrated
the forward part of the Maine and
found nothing in the magazine there
to Indicate an explosion, seems to bo
verified. Attention is also given to
testimony regarding vibration under
water before the Maine went to pieces.
Evidence is to tills fact Is emphatic.
How far it justifies- tho belief that
the explosion came from underneath
the ship, experts nifty be left to deter
mine. '
The point lias not yet been reached
'where a definite oplpion can be formed
regarding submarine mines. Outildc
opinion has been bfought forward re
garding the construction of bucli a
system, but it has ;not been 6lfted
The representatives of foreign nation,
are following the naval Investigation,
as well asother phsjses of the situa
tion closeiv. and are understood to oe
maklnir daily reports to their govern
ments, t
Spanish officials vyere surprised at
tlie firmness with which the Wash
ington administration declined to ad
mit them to n shareln the investiga
tion. "'
General Rivera1 Shot to Death.
Havana, Feb, 241, A hot engage
ment Is just reported In Rosarlo,
Plnar del Itlo province, between the
combined Spanish forces and the Cu
bans, under General Diaz. The Span
ish lost their renowned officer Major
Rivera, another officer and several
soldiers.
According to official reports, after
severe firing on both sides, a terrible
hand-to-hand fight took place with
machetes, bayonets and revolvers.
Major Rlyera found himself sur
rounded by Cubans, who separated
him from his forces in a terrible
charge. They intended to make hint
a prisoner, but ho resisted until tho
last, and was finally killed by two
shots.
The Spaniards rallied, and a second
desperate light took place around
Major Rivera's body, tlie Spaniards
Intending to recover it from tho Cu
bans. An official report says that after a
long struggle the body was rescued.
Special Train for Lee.
New Yopk, Feb. 24. Although
tho state department denies the re
port that General Lee is coming to
Jacksonville, Fla,, to confer with ex
Secretary of War Prootor, the report
is so perslitent in Jacksonville, ac
cording to a Press special, that in Is
believed there, Railway officials ad
mit holding a special train to convey
somebody from Tampa to Jackson
ville tomorrow.
Preparing for the Worst.
Washington, Feb. 24. Command
ers of detachments of tho marines at
the navy-yards have been instructed
to prepare their men for departure to
distant points and for duty on ships
at a moment 's notice. Rates for trans
portation of these detachments have
been secured, and estimates for fur
nishing supplies are to be furnished.
Emile Zola Quilty.
Paris, Feb. 24. Zola was found
guilty on all the charges against him
and sentenced to one year's imprison
ment and to pay a lino of 3000 iranus,
Perrleux, manager of Aurore, lu
which paper Zola published his
charges against the conduct of tho
Esterhazy court martial, wus con
demned to four months' Imprison
ment ai.d to pay a fine of 300 francs.
There was a big demonstration out
side the court when the audience
rushed out announcing the verdict.
The crowd waved hats and cried
"liravoi" and cheered for the army.
A bltr anti-Zola demonstration Is ex
pected to take place tonight in the
city.
Took Action,
Washington, Feb.21. Information
of the murder of the negro postmaster
and his child, at Lake City, S. C, and
the burning of his office came to the
postoffice department in a dlspatcu
from Inspector Williams, in that dis
trict, The inspector will at once in
vestigate and make a full report to
the department. When this Is ob
tained the department of justice will
be asked to prosecute the persons en -gaged
In the crime.
The postoffice department has
offered a reward of $300 for tho arrest
and conviction of the persons who
burned the rjostolllco and a reward of
$500 for the arrest and conviction of
the person who murdered the post
master. General Gary has issued an order to
discontinue the postoffice at Lake
City.
Off for Key West.
New Orleans. La.. Feb. 24. Tho
"ruiser Marblehead weighed anchor
thin mnrnim; and sailed for Key West,
where 6he will join theNorth Atlantic
squadron at Pry Tortugas. The
Marblehead took abroad a small quan
tityofcoal.
Buy Alum
at
druggist's, and baking
powder at grocer's.
Use the alum externally;
put the baking powder In
your caKe.
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News In Congress.
Morgan Resolution Offered as a
Substitute to Consular Bill.
Morgan Apposed the Measure in Its New
Form.
Washinuton, Feb. 24. Allen of
fered the Morgan Cuban belligerency
resolution as an amendment to the
diplomatic and consular appropria
tion bill.
Hale gave notice of a point of order
against the amendment.
Morgan, iu opposing Allen's amend
ment, Mild.
We have no right to make a declara
tion of this In this way. If this reso
lution was made a part of tho bill,
Spain would have the right to con
sider it a declaration of war.
He contended that conditions now
were much different than when the
senate passed tho resolution last May.
The temper of the people of both na
tions then was much different. Mor
gan said the declarations heretofore
were for peace.
Referring to the Maine disaster and
the investlgatson nr-w going on, ho
said:
"It would not be right to force tho
question now. If the senator from
Nebraska wants to vote for a declara
tion of war let him bring It in and
state the grounds oil which he (Mor
gan) would vote for such a resolution,
but I will not vote for a declaration of
war against Spain In disguise I want
the challenge made and pinned i p In
an honorable way."
Morgan said lie always believed the
United States and Spain would light
over Cuba. The contest now showed
that Cuba was lost to Spain, for she
could not conquer the people of the
Island. Morgan said he did not want
to stop the government of the United
States in order to coerce the house of
representatives or president Into a
declaration of war or bollgerency.
Lodge opposed making this question
a subject for a rider on the appropri
ation bill. Ho did not believe in
grave questions of foreign policy
being added to tlie appropriation
bills.
Teller said that he had come to tho
conclusion that recognition of belli
gerency was an executive act, and
that all congress could do was to ex
press an opinion Ho thought tho
executive ought to pay some i.ttcntlon
to the wish of congress, but lie did not
believe It would do so.
Senator Allen has introduced a
resolution for a senate investigation
into the a (fairs In Cuba.
IN THE HOUSE.
An amendment to the sundry civil
bill by Kitchen, of North Carolina, to
strike out tho appropriation for de
tection of violation of the internal
revcuuc laws was carried In the
house.
STARVATION CONTINUES.
Thousands of Concentrados Starving in
Matanzas.
Santiago De Cuba, Feb. 24. (Cor
respondencc Associated Picss.) While
the United States cruiser Montgom
ery was at Matauzas recently a board
of officers was appointed to inquire
into the condition of the people in
that province.
Although the exact terms of the re
port are not known, it may bo said
that In substance it sets forth that
there are 14,000 people absolutely
without food and clothing within the
city limits.
About 3000 of these live in small
huts of palm brandies. The other
11,000 unfortunates live in the streets
of theclty and are absoluely without
home or shelter. These 14,000 people
are of the laboring class, who have
been driven into the cities rrom their
country homes, which have been de
stroyed by war operations. Most of
them aro women ana cuuareu, ana
thpy arc all emaciated, sick, and
almost beyond relief, unless they can
have the benefit of regular treatment
in the hospitals. As it Is, they are
dying in the streets for want of food.
According to statistics gathered
from the best official sources, the
number of deaths In the province of
Mutanzas from starvation Is 50,000
and the number of starving at present
in tho provlnco Is estimated
at 05,000, out of a total pop
ulation of 253,010 In December, 1807,
and the number of starving people is
rapidly increasing.
Spain Will Never Sell Cuba.
New York, Feb. 24. A dispatcli
to the Herald, from Madrid, says:
As the question of tho purchase of
Cuba Is again being pushed In Wash
ington it may be of Interest to state,
on the highest authority, that Spain
will never, no matter what govern
ment is in power, consider any such a
suggestion or any compromise In Cuba
beyond the broad measure of auton
omy drafted by tho liberal govern
ment. This is an Irrevocable decision.
The OutUok Not Promising.
New York, Feb. 21. A Tribune
dispatch from Hayana says:
The outlook In Cuba does not grow
more promising. The exact situation
is that tho government officials were
never so much disturbed as yesterday.
This is partly due to Information
from Washington and Madrid. News
from those places which Is permitted
to reach the public Is so meager that
better Judgment can be formed in tlie
United States than here as to whether
the fears or the olllclals arc exaggerated.
STATE HOUSE NEWS.
The Portland Social Turn Vereln
Krankcnkasso was incorporated.
The organization has for Its objects
mental and physical development aid
and the cultivation of social brother
hood. The governor lias restored to citi
zenship three residents of Eastern
Oregon, to-wlt: Albert Prescott,
ClarancoPrescott and Wm. Osborne.
SUPREME COURT.
The Columbia River and Puget
Sound Navigation company, appel
lant vs. tho Vnncouver Transporta
tion company and George C. Sears,
respondents, appeal from Multnomah
county, argued and submitted.
This Is an action brought for the
recovery of damages for the alleged
wrongful selzuro and detention of the
steamboat "Ocean Wave."
Apex Transportation Company, re
spondent, vs. T. A. Gar bade, appellant
appeal from Multnomah county,
argued and submitted. Joseph Simon
and R. R. Dunniway. attorneys for
respondent, Frank Schlagel attorney
for appellant.
Joseph Simon attorney for respond
ent, Thomas N. Strong attorney for
appellant,
The Portland Trust Company of
Oregon, appellant ys Robert 13. Beatle
respendent: ordered on motion that
appellant have 30 days additional
time to tile a petition for a rehearing
in this cause.
W. II Wheeler, et al, respondents,
vs. 11. II. Taylor, ct al, appellants;
ordered on motion that respondents
have 30 days additional time to file a
petition font rehearing.
Attacked a Newspaper Man.
Attorney Webster Holmes went to
Woodburn on the aftcrnoin train
where tin will appear as acting prose
cuting attorney against P. A. Coca
tan, who has been arretted for
threatening to kill A. S. Auterson,
ono of the publishers of tlie Wood
burn Independent. Several weeks
agoCochrati was arrested for maUng
Indecent proposals to certain lady, wus
held to await the action of the grand
Jury. In a subsequent Issuo I'of his
paper, Mr. Auterson has anartlclo in
which lie discussed the serious nature
of the charge against Cochran, and
suggested that should his conviction
be secured, that he should be properly
punished. When tho grand jury
Investigated tho matter It reported a
"not true" bill against Cochran and
ho was discharged.
Wednesday Cochran met Auterson
on the street and demanded that he
retract the statements made through
the columns of his paper but Auterson
refued to glvo him any satisfaction
whereupon he (Cochran) ttircatcncd to
kill him (Auterson.) Cochran will be
represented In the case this afternoon
by Attorney F. G. Eby, of Woodburn.
Prohibition Workers . N. A.
Baker, slate organizer of the Prohibi
tion party for Oregon and E. O. Mil
ler, assistant secretary of the National
Prohibition party, arrived In tho city
on the afternoon train. The gentle
men have visited points in Llnn and
Lane counties nnd have arranged
county conventions. That is tho
object of their visit to Salem. An
cflort will bo mado to arrange for
convention In this county. Tho gen
tlemen aro the guests O. E. Mlnto.
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Boys Stocking.
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Our store Is Just new 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
corset Just received.
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MORE YEW PARK BURGLARIES.
Attempt to Secure Money by the Hebo
Element.
The association of hobos that holds
forth at the old lumber sheds In De
pot addition has again gotten In its
work. Last night tho front door of
tho Yew Park Grocery was broken
open, but nothing is missed. As no
money is left in the place there was
nothing but goods and that Involves
ton much risk. At the Perry stove
foundery thoy also broke in and tore
open a desk, but nothlngof value was
taken.
This camp of hobos is becoming a
menace to that part of the city. a9
there are constantly a number couped
there. Their flro nas not gone out
since last fall, and at times there aro
as high as 25 boarders in camp.
Entrance to the Yew Park Grocery
was gained by prying open tho front
door of the building by means of a
chisel. The proprietors have thus far
failed to discover any thing missing.
The Y. M. C. A. Banquet.
It may not bo gencraly understood
that those eligible to attend the
membership contest banquet tomor
row night, are only, the members of
the Ladles Auxllllary (this Includes
all ladles who have paid $1 each;) the
members of tho Y. M. C. A. In good
standing: and all those who have sub
scribed to the support of tho associa
tion. Tickets or admission will be
given to all entitled to attend, upon
application at the secretary's desk, or
at tho door tomorrow night. If con
venient send, or call lor your ticket
during the day.
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Rate War.
Chicago, Feb. 24. The Union Pa
cific road lias decided not to take any
part in tho transcontinental rato war.
It Issued a notlco that, after consider
ing the matter, It has decided not to
use cut rates through the Missouri
gateways, This action on Its part
will tend to strengthen the situation
materially. Other roads will now bo
less inclined than ovei to allow the
war to spread beyond tho torrltory in
which tho Canadian Pacific Is au ac
tive competitor.
SALEM MAItKET.
Wheat 08c.
Oats 30c.
Arplcs.3040o In trade,
nay Baled, cheat, $UJ10. -Flour
In wholesale lots, $3.50;
tall 93.75.
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Quadruple Knee.
Reinforced Toes,
Heel and Instep,
Gooas
forth with the newest creations
llncsof the world.
Your choice of some late
nobby and up-to-dato
scarfs. See center window.
A very low prlco placed
on some $1.25 and $1.50
Monarch shirts to closo
out. See center window.
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Why pay more V Those full fash
ioned seamless socks,
Klondiket-
Samples of Mackinaw clothing -special
orders taken, Save 20
percent.
-Three newest shapes in tlie short
Commercial st corner Court st
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