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DAILY JOURNAL, CAPITAL VOL, i SALEM, OREGON, rilUItSDAl' , MARCH 10, 18!)8. NO. 50 Will Buy Warships, Both Spain and America Buying Warships. Prompt Action Will Be Taken by Our Government to Buy Warships. New York, March 10. Commander Brownson, United States navy, sailed forSouthamptou on theAruerican line steamship St. Paul. He said: "I am going to England under or ders directly fiom the -president. My mission Is to prepare lor the exigen cies or the sltirition and to see what can be had and what can be done In case of war, the possibilities of which I think are very remote. I may be absent a month, and perhaps longer. I expect to be two weeks in London, but I cannot tell where I shall go after reaching England." The commander's attention was called to published statements that foreign shipbuilders are trying to sell their poorer stock to the United States, "You may rest assured," he said, "that they won't sell me any trash." Charles S. Cramp, the shipbuilder, also Failed on the St. Paul. He said he was -going abroad on 'a business trip. Cramp Not Pleased. Philadelphia. March 10. Charles II. Cramp, head of the great ship building ilrm, says there Is a deliber ate attempt under way to frighten the United States Into buying ships SDIi Q Shoes Our spring lines are now arriving daily, and we will have the smoothest line of shoes ever offered in Salem, at prices lower than ever before Uptodate 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 Krausse Bros. 275 Commercial st, Count On This ! urir.ni: cimii iin nt. lp.nsf, us inw liprfi .owerthey may be depends. Holding up here aud there a bargain article Is one thing, keeping an entire stock of clothing of the highest level of qual lty and assortment, and the lower leyel :e: Men's Business Suits. $5, $6, $7,50, $8, $10, $12,50, $15, We bought the suits In large quanitles. We positively offer them for 25 per cent less money than other dealers. This fact simply makes competition an impossibility, you never saw such good suits for so little monpy. Come In and we will show them to y.iu, G. W. JOHN - "" jyr Jt It docs not need and could not use He said: "This clamoraboutbuylng warships abroad Is all Instigated by a syndicate of adventurers who are trying to get big commissions by helping German and English shipbuilders to unload on the United States a number of un salable vessels which they have built cither on speculation or under con tracts with various second-rate powers that are not able td pay for them. Such syndicates are always formed at the beginning of all threatened wars. Briefly this scheme Is a conspiracy on the part of certain daring opera tors in this country and England to take advantage of the existing situa tion to force the hand of congress and the administration." Denied. Washington, March 10. The ad ministration hasdelilnlte information from a source which is regarded as beyond question to the effect that Spain has not purchased two Brazil Ian cruisers. Foreifjn Sympathy. Washington, D. C, March 10. We am enabled to present the most cheer ing news that has emanated from Washington since the disaster to the Maine, The state department has In Its possession ample assurances from every minister detailed to represent the United States abroad, with the exception of Germany and Austria, that this country's course In the Cu ban question meets with the unquali fied approval of the governments to which the ministers are assigned. This poll of nations was completed when Ambassador Pauncefotc, repre senting EGreat Britain, assured the state department of Great Britain's cordial sympathy with everything now being done by the United States In the Cuban question. Great Brit, aln's Intimation Is of the warmest character, explaining as it docs that, vv ns anywhere else in town How much of prices is anotner. We Aim to Please, We have Just received th3 most artistic, best constructed and eas'est acting line of builders' hardware ever brought to Salem direct from the Yale & Towne Manufacturing Co. This line Includes locks, sash lifts etc., and the Yale Burglar Proof Sash Locki The strongest and safest sash fastener made. CRAY BROS, Annuo. SON & CO. aside from humanitarian grounds, upon which England would not dis approve of Interference by the United States, England's commercial Interests with Cuba are of such a character that a cessation of the hideous war fare of starvation would be acceptable. uermany and Austria, wiuie ex tremely dlsappointlngbccaucof their failure to adopt the the attitude of other nations, express nothing In their replies to the president's in quiries mat could be termed hostile. Germany's answer Is that It has no opinion to express, because the ques tion is pypothctical In character, and mat, wucn tuesiiuaiion ocscriocd oy the hypothetical question arises, a definite reply will be In order. Tills is practically Austria's attitude. Thus the United States stands to day approved by every nation except Austria and uermany wucn it nnaity decides to warn Spaniards off Cuban soil. This important diplomatic in cident clearly Indicates that no pos sible embroilment with a foreign na tion can occur should Cuba be finally set free by a resort to arms. It Is as sumed at the state department that Germany's non. committal attitude Is dictated by Irritation of the govern ment over our tariff, while Austria1 rtfusal to commit herself In our favos Is supposedly cansed by the relation ship existing between the royal families of Spain and Austria. The purchase of nine warships now building iu foreign waters for various governments has practically been completed, and the full significance of Commander Brownson's departure for Europe has been made clear. Commander Brownson sailed from New York today. If he reports the vessels are satisfactory, the purchase price will be paid over. The ordnance board today set aside 810,000,000 for the equipping of these foreign ves sels wlien they were ordered by China, Chill, and Brazil, guns and armament and ammunitions were also ordered. After Inspecting the vessels, Com mandcr Brownson will examine the equipments, which are also under stood to have been completed some time ago. The $10,000,000. or as much of it as may be needed, will be spent for that purpose, uud whatever sum is remaining will be used in fitting out the Paris, St. Paul. St. Louis and New York as auxiliary cruisers. As for the situation, the United States has Spain at a helpless disad vantage. If the president decides to consider the Maine Incident and gen eral Cuban Question together, hos tilities should begin in two weeks. That the president would like to consider the Maine proposition, In no way related to Cuba. Is generally ad mitted here. It Is thought, however, the character of the report of the board of inquiry will be such that public sentiment will compel him to dispose of both matters at once. In this connection the augmentation of the European lleet by one, and per haps three vessels, ordered today, would seem to indicate the culmina tion of the crisis will shortly be reached. Inquiry Report. Washington, March 10. The ie portof the naval board of inquiry Into the disaster to the Maine, to be pre sented to the president next week,will contain, among other things, the fol fel fol eowing: A hole was found Just aboye the keel on the port side, where a torpedo or mine was btartcd. A part of the port side of the Maine and a greater portion of the forward decks were blown oil by the explosion. Her 10-Inch guns were lying In the mud 20 feet away, oil the starboard side. All her plates, from the keel to the water', edge at the deck, are pushed up. The power maglzlnes aud shell rooms are intact. Her bottom Is all gone. The boilers did not explode, for her dres were aft, not forward. This outline of some of the findings of the board of Inquiry Is authentic. The examination of the divers sent to Havana by the goyernment developed this state of affairs within less than two weeks after the disaster. A. most frightful state of alia Ira was found. The diyers made their examina tion! into the cause of the explosion on each trip. They found that all the heavy armor plates, from the keel to water line on the upper decks, had been pushed up. This was the first conclusive testimony that the ex plosion came from the outside. Had her magazines blown up, It. would have lctt nothing below the lower deck. Here, however, everything was gone from keel to deck. Later the dlversdibcovered the powder magazine and shell rooms to be intact. There had been no explosion there. The theory was then left that the Malne'e boilers had exploded. This was disproved. The finding of the Maine's heavy 10 inch guns In the mud 20 feet away from the starboard side of the ship was the next startling discovery made. Tills occurred about February 28th. The location of the guns was mapped out by the divers, aod presented to the board of Inquiry. The position of these 10-inch guns lead to a detailed examination of the port side of the yessel. Just aboye the keel a hole was found. It was here the torpodo or mine-started. The path of the ex plosions could be followed once the starting point was located. Its force had been spent upward and toward the starboard bide. Nearly all the for ward port side iand a large portion of of the upper decks hid been blown off. This discovery was made wlililu the last 10 days. It was presented to the board of inquiry on its return to Ha vana after an examination of the of ficers, sailors and marines at Key West. The report of the board will also de clare that it is useless for congress to appropriate any money to raise the Maine, as she is a total wreck. Congressional Doings Cannon's Bill for Defense Passed the Senate Unanimously, The President Signed the Bill and It Is Now a Law Washington, March 10. The sen ate committee on appropriations agreed to the bills passed by the house appropriating $50,000,000 for the na tional defense. The senate passed the bill unani mously, 7G votes being cast In the af firmative, and not one In the negif tlye. The vice-president and the speaker of the house signed the bill Immedi ately and It was then sent to the president, who affixed his signature. The bill is now a law. Two hours before the senate con vened spectators began to appear In the galleries to secure scats, and long before noon the public and reserved galleries were filled. In thecorrlders outside were long lines of surging people, anxious to secure admission to witness a session of the senate that gave promlsof being momentous. In fact it wa thought the senate's action today might mark the begin -nlngof a new epoch In the country's history. On the floor of the senate the at tendance was unusually large when the vice-president called the body to order. Seyeral members nnd officers of the house were in the chamber. Among the bills offered was one by Sewell, establishing goyernment pro tection of 'homing pigeons. At the conclusion of the morning business Hale quietly rose and said. I report from the committee ou ap propriations without amendment an act to supply urgent deficiencies for the current year and for other purposes, and I ask that It be placed on its passage." The bill which was a measure appropriating $50,183,000, of which $50,000,000 was placed at the disposal of the president for national defense, was then, amid Intense silence, read. At the conclusion of the reading, there being no amendment to the bill, it was placcdon its passage. Hale asked that the ayes and noes be called. Such unanimity as roll call developed was as unusual as It was significant. Within 20 minutes after the senate had convened the roll-call had been completed and the vice-president an nounced the bill passed, 70 senators voting In the affirmative and not one jn the negative. As the vice-president made this announcement a slight rip ple of applause ran through the gal leries, but the members of the sen ate remained calm and dignified, re pressing the enthusiasm which It was evident from the smiling faces and intense interest manifested iu every look and gesture the great majority of them felt. During the roll-call It was author itatively announced for every absent senator that if lie were present lie would vote aye. IN THE HOUSE. In the house Lacey (Rep. Iowa) asked unanimous consent that the house agree to the senate amendments to the bill granting a general right of way through Alaska to railroads and tramways. Some debate followed. Moody (Rep. Mass.) insisted that the house should have an opportunity to vote on the fisheries amendment. Loud (Rep. Cal.) wanted similar as surances regarding the homestead provisions to the bill. The house committee on rivers and harbors voted not to report a river and harbor appropriation bill during this session. Hotel Burned. Seattle, March, 10. Passengers on the Steamer Humboldt, which ar rived here early this morning, from Dyea and Skagway, brings the news that on the night of March 3d a tire occurred at Dyea In which it is thought five persons perished. The fire broke out in the Everyone's Home hotel, completely destroying the hotel and the adjoining saloon and dance house. Oyer twenty per sons were sleeping In the hotel. The bodies of Bert Meek, of Portland, and Gus Keller, of Juneau, had been taken nut; Keller was still alive but ho was not expected to llye. The body of an unknown woman had also been recovered. It was thought that the remains of two more men were in the ruins. Dr. Miles' Nerre Plasters 36c atUdruggUta. All druggists sell Dr. Miles' Nerve FJutorft LIAO TUNQ INVADED. Fifty Thousand Russian Troops Advanc ing Through the Territory. Vancouver, B. C, March 10. Ori ental advices say that the Liao Tung province is In great alarm over the prospect of a Russian invasion and the capture hy Russian troops of a vast territory in China. Tho Chinees Inhabitants are fleeting from this province, leaving their homes unpro tected, owing to the advance of 50,000 Russian, troops through the territory, while the 5000 Chinese troops left to guard that scctson of the country can scarcely bo kept from throwing down their arms, The Russians who have crossed the border divided into three corps, one corps containing 3000 Siberian out laws, who are glyen a chance to leave the mines and serve In tho army with out pay. The latest dispatch statc3 that the Russians are atNuho, China, near tho Amur river, where It Is said fabu lously rich gold mines are being worked and gold 'Is stored. It is feared that some of tho troops may slezo the mines and gold in case of war breaking out, aud 'work the mines with the Siberian convicts, and that the others are proceeding to other points of Importance. A GREAT FARCE ENDED. Shooting of the Miners at Lattimer Held to Have Been Justified. Wilkesiiauke, Pa., Marcn 10. The Jury in the case of Sheriff Martin and deputies for shooting strikers at Lat timer, September 1, returned a ver dict of not guilty. After the Jury had been dlschnrRed by Judge Woodward, District Attor ney Martin asked that tho defendants bo required to continue a bail bond as there are still 17 indictments for murder hanging over them, and 38 for felonious wounding. The bond was continued as requested. Attorney Martin says he has not de cided what to do with these other cases. The prosecuting committee, It is said, will insist upon further prose cution. Summit Lake Dispute to Be Adjusted New Yonic, March 10. A Herald special from Washington says: Sir Julian Pauncefote, tho British ambassador, called at tho White house last evening In company with Secretary Sherman, and held a con ference with the president. It was learned at the state department that tho ambassador had called to state that the matter of the Incursions of British troops into Alaska at Summit lako would be satisfactorily adjusted and that tho troops would bo with drawn If they were found to be on tho American side. Spain's New Minister, New York, March 10. Louis Po lony Bernake, successor to Do Lome as minister from Spain to the United States, arrived here today on the Kaiser Wllhelm II. About a dozen Spaniards welcomed him. The new minister Is apparently very good na tured. His face wears almost a con tinual smile. Seattle Elecnion. Seattle. Wash., March, 10 Com plete returns show that Thomas J. Humes, Republican, was elected mayor of Seattle yesterday by a vote of 3303, as against 2024 for S. J. Caldcrhead, fuslonlst. The total vote cast was 6189, as compared with a registration of .7511. How's This I We offer One Hundred Dollars re ward for any case of Catarrli that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. P. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned have known F, J. Cheney for the last 15 years, und believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions und financially able to carry out any obligations made by the firm. West &THAUx,wholesalo Druggist, Toledo, O. Waldino, Kinnan & Narvin, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo, O. Hull's Catarrli Cure us taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the sys tem. Testimonials sent free. Price 75o per botte. Sold by all druggist. Pinal Examinations. Tomorrow the final examinations for the Wil lamette Medical College will begin. The graduating exercises will be held Thursday evening the 31st lnt. Character ! Schilling's Best baking powder keeps, and does per fect work, in all climates: wet, dry, hot, cold. Your money back at your grocer's if you dp not like it. M1 THE DEPOT CAR CASE. Proprietor of Hotel Willamette Asks a Writ of Injunction. A petition signed by a number of business men on Commercial street presented to Judge Hewitt yesterday, settling forths allegations ngainst P. R. Anson, receiver of the Salem Con solidated Street Railway Company, to tho effect that he had formerly oper ated an electric car to tho Hotel Wil lamette but now refused to do so. The petition Is brought In tho name of J. i Conner and asks: "Wherefore, your petitioners pray this honorable court for the Issuance of a rule or order upon said receiver citing him to appear before this hou orable court, at such time us the con venience of the court will permit, to show any cause why he should not bo directed by this honorable court to so operate Ills said car system in accord ance with the requirements and need of the public, and also of the patrons und customers of your petitioners, and their customers, and also In the inter est of said defendant corporation, of which he Is the receiver, or falling so to do. wny tie stioutd not do removed from his office as such receiver, and a suitable unprejudiced man be app- pointen in ins stcao, who win serve the interests of the public and of the corporation which he represents. Holmes & Kellogg uro attorneys for the petitioners. On hearing the petition Judge new itt ordered that citation issuo to Re ceiver Anson requiring him to ap pear bofoio the court at 1 p. m. tomor row (Prlday) and show cause, If any there be, why the prayre of the peti tion should not be granted. COUNTY COUKT MATTERS. Marion County Tax Roll for 1897 Received and Approved. The attention of the county court was today occupied in auditing the bills In the court house and jail ac count, the clerk's and the assessor's accounts. Road matters were also considered by the court at today's session. The New Tax Roll. The 1897 assessment roll for Marlon County has been approved by the county court, W. P. Iiabcoek Miss Frances Park hurst und Miss Frances Richardson the special deputies employed by County Clerk L. V. Ehlen to prepare, the roll, completed the task last week. The 1897 roll represents taxes to be collected aggregating 3105,499.40. This amount is apportioned as follews: State and county tax. $120,710,43 School 3 tux $21,171,81; City tax. $20,292,25; Poll tax $3,325. ANGORA CATS, The Only Pair in Oregon Have Arrived at Salem, W. n. Cook, steward of the Illlheo Club, bus received two thoroughbred Angora cats from nugh McCracken, San Francisco, breeder of line cats and dogs. The male, "Paderowskl," Is an old gold yellow, two years old. Tho fe male "Anna'1 Is a blue, year and a half old, and will have a litter of kit tens by Paderowskl about April 1st. These are tho first pure bred Angora cats ever brought to Salem. They arc a very raro animal and hard to raise. Quite a number of Salem people have been to see them, and the ladles who are fond of cats rave over their beau tiful colors and long silken fur. They cost about $50 und were bred from different strains of pedigree stock, their ancestors being of royal blood. New and Attractive Features Are blown In all the stlish fabrics at SALEM'S GREATEST STORE, where else can you find such an array of seasonable gooJs. DRESS GOODS ! $1,00 Qualities, $1.25 Qualities, $1,50 Qualities, Comprising maU about 50 pieces of Fancy Jacquards, Iridescent Armure, etc., all at cut prices to moye them, Jhow it the chance to secure a nice Waist Pattern at an extremely low price. Ribbons j j j Newest Plaids, Newest Stripes, Received Yesterday, Moire sashes j j Frineedi three vards in length, the latest... $275i Trimmings j Newest designs, Newest colorings. Newest collection, Received yasterday, Cerise and Cornflower waists The very swell novelties, just received, JOSEPH MEYERS & SONS. 278289 TELEPHONE NO, 3. fl POWDER Absolutely Pure ROYAL SAKINO fowDCS CO., NEW YOB. STATE HOUSE NEWS. Governor Lord has today appointed Dr. Alexander Patterson health officer at Gardiner, Ore., to succeed J. L. Ell wood, resigned. Tho naval reserve, a goyernment organization to train young men for the navy, for Oregon, Is being pro moted under the state military board and Adjutant General Tuttlc. Wherever a company Is raised for this purpose It should bo reported to him at Salem. Tho governor today restored to citi zenship the following named persens: Ray Bottcnberg and C. P. Llbby,who were implicated in getting some wheat on a small scale. They were not regular wholesale warehouse wheat thlo''cs. TOWNE'S GREAT SPEECH. Copies for Sale at Low Price in Large Quantities, The speech of Congressman Towne, the great free ullver orator, can be had at The Journal office In any quantity for circulation. Papers con taining it can be had at tho low price of 1 cent each In a quanlty of not less than 26 copies. Send In your orders early and have this great speech doing missionary work. It la the best effort of one of tho greatest orators of the land. tf Silver Republican Convention. The Silver Republicans of Marlon couuty are called to meet In primaries on Saturday, March 12 nt 2 p. m. for tho purpose of electing delegates to their county convention to bo held at Salem, Wednesday, March 10, at 11 a. m. Aurora 3 Salem No. 2. . 4 Salem No. .3.. 4 Salem No. 4 4 East Salem.. 3 North Salem.. 5 South Salem.. 3 Silver Palls.. 2 Sllyerton East 4 Silvcrton West 4 St. Paul 3 Stay ton 3 Sublimity.... 2 Turner 3 Brcltcnbusli Butteville 3 Champcog .... 3 Elkhorn ....... 2 Englewood .... 4 Garfield 2 Fairfield 2 Geryals 3 Horeb 3 nowoll 3 Hubbard ... 3 Jefferson .... 2 Brooks 3 Aumsvlllc 4 Maclcay 4 Marlon 3 Mehama 3 Prospect . ..7 Wood burn Yew Park.. Mt. Angel.. Monitor ... Total ..... 127 Salem No. 1.... 4 W. T. Riqdon, Chairman. E. Hofer, Sccietary. Pain bos no chow with Dr. Mltos" Pain Pills. 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