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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. VOL. 9 SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY APRIL 9, 1898. NO, 81 still Tiiey mffl 7sk Mr,l KRAUSSE BROS. 66 tSTTITE GO-LIGni'LY KIND $50 The high grade the groat popularity the excellent reputation of the Imperial Wheels are unquestioned. Unexcelled in material, workmanship and finish. The Imperial prices enable allto ride made. Our 1SUS model cc ZSPjSlCJEEC " so3 sa real beauty, fully guaranteed and equipped to suit the rlder.jlsZa BUREN & HAMILTON NEW ARRIVALS OR Exquisite patterns and bargains. Call and see them, Also an immense line of embroideries, See the different lines from 6c to 25c a yard, that will cost you double the money regular, Lots of new goods ar rived at PRIBDffiAN'S Corner Slate and Commercial streets, Count On This ! Prices shall be at least as low here as anywhere else in town, now much ower they may be depends. Holding up here and there a bargain article is one thing, keeping an entire stock of clothing of the highest level of qua! ity and assortment, amd the lower leyel of prices is another. -:e: Men's Business Suits $5, $6, $7,50, $8, $10, $12,50, $15, We bought the suits In large quanltles. We positively offer them for 25 ner cent less money than other dealers. This fact simply makes competition an Impossibility, you never saw such good sultsjfor so little money. Come in und we will show them to yju, G. W. JOHNSON & CO. Removal Sale. Come in and Get Bargains, BROWN St SMITH. 248 Commercial street, Gome Our new, stylish, up' todate are catching People will go where they can get nice goods at popular prices, 275 Commercial street is the place Call on us for a square deal and up-to-date shoes. the best and lightest running bicycle Hardware Is a line in which there is a great variety in quality and, of course, in price. We give you the best to be had of everything. You would not expect to get cheap prices on high grade goods, but we do sell the best goods at the lowest possltle prices. For Instance our JEWEL Stoves and Ranges There are no better goods made, and we can sell them at prices that would surprise you. CRAY BROS, $40 Must Yield Br Fight, All Americans Safe From Havana, Including Lee Congress Will Act on the President! Message Monday. Washington, April 9. The Spanish-American situation Is regarded ascven more graye than any day heretofore. Hopeful views of peace heretofore entertained have given way to the conviction that the issue be tween the United States and Spain become well-nigh Irreconcilable. Preparation for all eventualities Is proceeding steadily. One significant moyc in this direction developed when it was learned that the United States consul at Porto Rice was about to leaye his post. Inquiry at the forelghn embassies and legations made It plain that act ion of the great powers yesterday in presenting a joint note urging peace constituted all the powers will do There is no present purpose to take further action, or follow up this guarded and diplomatic utterance with any suggestion of mediation or intervention. There Is no doubt, how ever, that these foreign influences will be strongly urged at Madrid toward securing further concessions, though foreign representatives begin to doubt seriously whether Spain Is In a posi tion to concede any more. One of the best informed diplomats tersely summed up the situation thus: 'Spain lias placed her back against the wall, determined to yield no more. Even the heroic efforts ot the queen regent for peace by granting extreme concessions seems to be oyer, and the radical element Is in controll." Washington, April, 9. General Lee will leaye Havana today. At that time also, the other United States consuls and most of the Amer ican citizens resldrng In Cuba will have left the island. Olllcial reports re ceived here stated that large numbers of Americans were leaving on the several steamers from Havana and other ports. No Instructions, It Is stated delin Ucly, have been sent to Minister Woudford concerning his withdrawal from Madrid, that being laft to his discretion. The prospects of his withdrawal have been fully considered however, and there is reason to te lle" ve that In the event to this TeMrc meat the British ambassador at Mad rid will look alter American lu teres ts and oiler protection to such Ameri cans as remain in Spain. This, It is stated in authoritative quarters, is part of the treaty between the United States and Great Britain and reciprocates the action of the United States In affording protection to Brit ish subjects on another occasion. The Spanish minister at Washing ton has received no instructions as to his doparture, nor has he made pre parations to go, through his establish ment is in such condition that he could leave very soon after receiving orders from his government to de part. As an evidence of the complete ces Ration of negotiations, it can be cited at close of the seventh consecutive day hi nee the Spanish minister called at the state department. War and naval preparations are proceeding systematically, but the larger preparations have been shaped and there is little more to do than to sec them regularly executed. Washington, April 9. A detach ment of army engineers has arrived here and will go to Fort Caswell to dny to mine the harbor. All the nee cessary explosives are at tne fort and the harbor can be thoroughly mined In seventy-two hours. Washington, April 9. Representa tive Lorimer, of Illinois, Is authority for the seatement that General Lee will make startling disclosures before the senate committee.on foreign rela tions when he arrives here, regarding a conspiracy to blown up the Maine. "I understand Lcc is to supply the niKsing link In the testimony," said Lurlmcr. "My Information is that Captain Slgsbee Is in possession of facts but does not feel at liberty to give them until the person who gave them to him releases him from the secrecy imposed. That person, I understand is Lee. Tkrue Haute, Ind., April 9, For mer Secretary of the Navy Richard Thompson says he believes the United States should demand the withdrawal of the Spanish troops from Cuba and give the Insurgents a chance to gov ern themselves. He says: "This will mean oneof two things: Either war or the retreat of the Span ish government. Spain will likely declare war. I cannot say that I am strictly In line on the question of armed intervention. Once I favored the recognition of the Cuban govern ment, but I have rejected that plan. It would be the recognition of some thing Intangible. The Cubans have a martial camp, but they are not gov erning themselves, in a civilized sense, as yet A Hot Time in That's what there is in store, on so-called bargains, closing out you invest a cent, investigate our O. F 3DA.B1SIBY. THE "Ido not believe there will bo any protest against the fight between the united States and Spain from Eu ropean powers. England has said she will stand aloof, and there Is very good reason why the thrones on .the con tinent will not engage in the imbrog Ho The German kaiser, the Russian czir and the Austrian and Italian emperors are afraid of their sucjects. On this account they will not nrm them. They have their standing armies, which aro kept under their thumbs, but war would mean the arming of tho common people, who might take occasion to upset tho gov ernment and convert It Into one more suited to their Democratic tastes." Washington, April 9. At the lat cabinet meeting before tho messago goes to congress tho resolvo was firmer than ever that, unless Spain yields to America's demands, the United States, by force of arms, would move on tfavana. It was the very recognition of the fixity of the purpose that caused tho day to be In marked contrast to the excitement at all Its predecessors of late. There was still some discussion of Cuban affairs, but It only served to emphassze the fact that one forward step of Immense importance had been taken, for the discussion was of an advanced stage and concerned not Intervention and the freedom of Cuba from Spain's do minion, but obligations and duties chat might be imposed upon the United States after we had expelled Spain from tho island. This discus sicn revolved around two propositions, namely: Intervention without recog nizing the Cuban Insugcnts, and in tervention without concurrent recog nition of the present insurgent gov ernment In Cuba. The president's message remains unchanged, indeed, this being the last cabinet day before the message will go to congress, alterations are unlikely between now and Monday, barring an altogether unexpected developement from Madrid. After the meeting the cabinet officers stated the message would be sent to :ongress Monday. The cabinet meeting, which was one of the most uneventful held in recent days, that was another evi dence entertained by tho adminis tration -that the case is mado up, and that nothing remains now to be done but to present the subject to con grcss and await the final outcomo there. The feeling that tho end had come to diplomatic talk and that action alone remained, was shared In all quarters, including tho former embassies and legations, where em bassadors and ministers had expressed the feeling that all had been done in Washington that could or would be done in the cause of peace Washington, April 9. Represent ative Lorimer, of Illinois, Is author ity for the statement that General Lee will make startling disclosures before the senate committee on for eign relations when he arrives here, regarding a conspiracy to blow up the Maine. "1 understand Lee Is to supply tho missing link In the testimony," said Lorimer. "My Information is that Captain Slgsbee Is In possession of Tacts, but does not feel at liberty tu give them until the person who gave them to him releases hi in from the secrecy imposed. That person, 1 understand, is Lee." War Measures. Washington, April 9. Members of ways and means committee of the house are busily engaged witli treas ury officials In work preliminary to the drafting of a war-revenue meas ure to be Introduced In congress im mediately upon the openlngof hostil ities with Spain. An Increase in the internal revenue tax on beer from $1 to $2 a barrell, and a large increase In the tax on manufactured tobacco, including cigars and clgaretts, has been practically agreed upon. Bank checks, bills of exchange, drafts deeds, mortgages and other papers of this of this class, patent medicines and nostrums will in all probability be added to this list. A rough estimate of the receipts to be derived from these sources is that the increase on these articles alone will reproxlmate If not exceed, $100, 000,000 a year. Beer, it is thought, will produce an Increase of 835,000,000; tobacco an increase $35,000,000 or more and commercial and patent medicines, $33,000,000,000. Another source of rev enue, which It is certain to be availed of, is the transactions In railroad and other listed stocks. An increase of from 2 to 3 cents on letter postage, and a tax on gas and electric light, has also been suggested to the department, but these Items have not yet been considered. An In crease of one cent an ounce on letter postage, prooably would augment the receipts by $30,000,000 a year. The bill providing for a temporary loan of $100,000,000, and a permanent loan of $500,000,000 at 3 per cent, pay able In coin has been prepared by the ways and means committee and will be immediately made In case of war. The whole question of the finances of the government, In view of probable hostilities, Is being carefully consid ered by the trersury officials so that a dellnite and well thought out plan of operations may be at the disposal of congress In case of need. Dr. Miles' Nerve Platters !3c MIldniggUto. Fata ha no enow with Dr. Miles' Vain I'tlU. the Old Town, but don't burn your fingers sales and cheap goods, Before stock and low cut prices, FAIR ! 4 O'CLOCK EDITION An Anti-American Revolution Breaks Out. MULTNOMAH FOR GEER. Simon Convention Will Instruct for the Man From Marion, Special to the Journal. Havana, April 9. A serious antl Amerlcan revolutionary outbreak Is reported from Porto Rice. Consul-General Lee and prominent AmeIcans left tho island of Cuba to day. Tlio American government has pur chased another war vessel from Brazil. OREGON WARS. Portland, April . Tho Simon Republican and Populist county con ventions arc In session today. Republicans met at 10 this morn ing. D. Soils Cohen was made perma nent chairman. The convention wll instruct for T. T. Geer. SITUATQN AT MADRID. Spain Has Spoken Her Last Word to United States. (11Y JAMESCKEELMAN.) Madrid April 0. The last supreme effort to Induce Spain to avert war by yielding to the United States, has failed, and a cry for war tills the whole ear of Spain. Woodford's wife is safe In France, tho archives of the legation are all ready to be taken to the British em bassy, American consuls throughout the. kingdom have been nutllled to prepare to leave, and yet Woodford smiles and smiles as he stands at the window of the legation and watches the government pawnshop, the most conspicuous object in the neighbor hood. Moretsahl again that Spain had spoked her list word to the United Stales. Ho has been during this crisis the one member of the cabinet who has striven for a policy of concil iation and peace, but it is plain to be scon he has at last decided for war. No; matter what may bo telegraphed from Madrid for stock gambling pur pose. Spain will never recede from this position till her Hag goes down In war. The fact 1h that secret Instruc tions hayo been sent to Barnabe to leave his post when McKinley's mes sage Is delivered next Monday. . vi-'ispatches have beeu hurled to 'all iQwns throughout Spain urging com mittees to Increase their efforts to gather subscriptions for the govern ment war fund, but the most extraor dlnary and mysterous talng Is that no recruits are being drafted for the army and no preparations being made for Issuing domestic bonds, although tho treasury Is absolutely empty. The significance of this Is obvious Spain expects a very short war and then surrender. The Spanish govern ment realize the hopelessness of a pro tracted war with the United States, and Is therefore making no prepara tions for It. Her plans seems to bo to fight one naval battle and to sink and capture a few American merchant ships and possibly bombard some weak American fort and having thus satlslled her passionate people that national honor has been vindicated, she will yield to Cuba. No matter where you go in Spain at this moment you will see proofs that the government docs not contemplate along struggle with America. She wants as cheap a war as she can got. Her naval preparations also show she Is preparing simply for a quick dash and nothing more. With a torpedo flotilla at Cape Vcrde.shc Is organiz ing another flotilla of the same sort at Cadiz. The llotllla will be ready to start within two weeks. It Is said a squadron of three large ships will bo organized at Cadiz and sent across the Atlantic to destroy tho American (lect and raylsh the American coast. But It the United States strikes a blow at once Cuba will be In our hands, and the Spanish squadron will arrive with Its coal ex hausted und no port wherein to recoal. There was one terrible idea prevail ing In thoSpanlHh war council today, ind it is that the United States In the event of war Intends not only to free Cuba and Porto Rice, but also give the Phlllipplncs to Japan. You wilt never know tho satisfac tion of djelig until you use Perfec tion Dyes. They are brilliant and permanent and easy to use. be sure you get them. tf m A little boy asked for a boltle of "get up in the morning at fast aa you can," the drug gist recognized the household name for ''lie Witt's Little Early ltiieri," nd gw him a bottle of these little pills for constinition, sick headache, liver and stomach troubles, Ston's drug store. Two Sales. At 10 a, id. today Sheriff F. T. Wrlghtman conducted two execution sales. Iu case of Martha Coppock vs M. C, Barnes et al, land InSunnyslde was bid in by plaintiff for $782.35. In case of Chas. A. Gray vs Oregon Fruit & Produce Company, city property located corner of Court and Thirteenth streets and personal property was bid In by Mr. Gray for i200. ' Good Baking Powder can't be regularly sold for 25 pr 30 cents a pound we don't care what anyone says to the contrary, Your money back if you don't-like Schillings Best, 630 SNOW-SLIDE AT SKAQWAY. Thtrty one People Carried to Destruc tion. Skaqway, Alaska.Aprll 3, via Seat tle, April 8. At about noon yester day on the Chllkoot trail, between The Scales and Stonchouse, at least 31 men met death and a large number of others wcro Injured mora or less seriously In a snowslldc. The dead were crushed under the avalanch of snow and Ice which camn down from the mountain side upon tho left side of the trail about midway between The Scales and Stonchouse. Those from Oregon are Jos. flep gard. Baker City, Or. Tom Collins, Portland, Or. E. M. Holbrooke, Port land, Or. Fully 50 people wcro overtaken by the ldc, and are cither burled in the snow or scattered along the borders of the avalanche in a more or less in jured condition. Tiie point at which the accident oc curred Is some five miles above Sheep Camp, The nearest telephone station Is four miles distant. The Scales is some live miles above Sheep Camp. The telephone wires at that point were carried away by the side. This fact makes It difficult to obtain fur ther particulars at this time. A blinding snow storm was raging all day upou the summit, and as a consequence many of thoso in the vi cinity were making no attempt to travel. Zebarth, Sprague and Steven son, of Seattle, were truyelllng to gether as partners, and wero found side by side In bed. Thousands of people were encamped In the vicinity at the time, and were soou o" the scene n-tiduring such as stancea was pi,&luie. Upou receipt of the news, points below Djea tele phoned up to know If assistance was required, and received answer to the effect Unit CO00 people were at work on the debris, and were only In each other's way. All day Saturday and Sunday a southerly storm, with a chinook wind, rain and snow, prevailed in tills vicinity, and it Is believed the soften ing of the snow on mountain side by those agencies w as tho cause of the avalanche. The quantity of snow and Ico that came down in the slide Is estimated at thousands of tons. It swept di rectly across the trail, which notwlth standing tho fact that tho weather was unsuitable for travel, was thronged with wayfarers. Tho last vestige of the trail in the vicinity wns wiped out of existence, and where It led is now a mountain of snow and ice. Later reports bring tho information that 31 bodies haye been recovered. There was a preliminary slide at 2 o'clock In the morning. People wcro dlgalng out their goods when the sec ond slide occurred about noon. JOURNAL "X-RAYS." Jo Simon is in (or a season of being called bad names by his brother Re publicans. Some Republicans think that the Flagg was waved a little too much at the late convention. Let the Republicans give tho pcoplo a new deal in tho state treasury. It is more needed than in goyernor. Uncle John Mlnto was grateful enough to Governor Lord to ask for a Lord ticket at the primaries. A big bond issue in prospect. Of cou rse such poor people as J . Plcrropout Morgan will have the lirst whack. Why didn't the Republicans put up a man like Al Johnson for county clerk if they had wanted to elect any body? "It was not that we loved Geer so much as that we hated Lord more." Tho Mitchell Republicans of Multno mah county. Col. Ben Cook, of tho Oregon Land Co , has completely laid Col. E. P. McCornack In tho shade as the ladies man of the Capital City. War and politics arc about the only subjects of general conversation on the streets these days, ana somo have suspicion that It's all politics. - a Lou S. Adams as candidate forstat senator wants it distinctly understood that he is not a Mitchell man. If Mitchell should have a majority of the Republicans it would be uncom fortable for Senator Adams. BillChcrrington says he would have been for Lord had ho had any possible show for nomination. This from a man who repeatedly solicited favors of the present administration, and got them, 1b pretty cool, r The JouiiNAr. has too much respect for the decent members of tho Re publican party to engage In indiscri minate abuse of all its candidates. It docs not expect to support any of them, but It will not knowingly belittle or blacken the name and reputation of any man so unfortunate as to engage In Republican politics. The Portland Tribune says there was wilder enthusiasm over the men tion of Wilson T. Hume's name In the Mitchell Republican convention than over McKinley's. Mr. Hume deserves all those honors. Ho broke the record as district attorney for being the champion feo grabber In the state ot Oregon. Ho Is a proper man for tho hungry and thirsty to go wild over. To Cure a Cold in One Day. Take Lazatlve UroinoOulnlne Tab lets all druggist rcfuna the money Stale Political Pot, Geer, Governor ; Mcstchan, Secretary of State. State Superintendent and Special .Session Are Talked Some. There Is a prospect the Republican State Convention at Astoria will ac complish it harmonious result. Mitchell people vill control tho state convention and will nomlnato Geer for governor, Irwin for state superintendent and Mctschan for secretory of state. In case Geer is not nominatsd the oillco of state treasurer will bo filled from tho Wil lamette valley. Frank C. Baker of tho state board of agriculture Is authority for the statement that a simple motion that Mr. Geer bo nominated for governor by acclamation, under suspension of the rules, will bo all that will bo nec- cessary at the Astoria state conven tion. When asked If that same motion would not be made In the Joint, legis lative caucus to nominate an United States senator, If the Republicans got tho legislature, lie shrugged his shoulders. The Stato Treasurer, Hon, Mcts chan, Is In Portland today managing his boom for secretary or state. That he would do so was given out by one of his bondsmen about three mouths since. In that office he could protect his records as state treasurer and keep his grip on state institutions. If he had been secretary of statu when tho syndicate of Portland and San Fran cisco bankers demanded Issuance of Interest bearing certificates ot claims against tho state, he would have filed them. Sccrotary Klncald refused and told them ho would never do It untj the supreme court commanded him to do so and then under protest, Kincald forced a Republican court to assume the responsibility, when he could hayo made a hundred thousand by stand ing in. SECltETAIlY OP STATE. Judge I. N. Sanders, of Union county, Is spoken of for secretary of state, on tho Republican ticket. Judge Sanders Is said to bo very pop ular in his county, and has held the office of county Judge there for several terms. State Treasurer Phil Mctschan is swinging around for secretary of stato as the Geer boom crowds hi in out of tho govcrnshlp. IfMctsehan were to bo named for governor, Claud Gatch might make It for stato treas urer. Metschan has other strings to his bow, If ho falls to get cnto tho stato ticket. IIo Is at the head of 11 combine to get 8110,000 scrip certificates Issued for an Oregon exhibit at the Omaha fair, to bo reimbursed by tho legislature. Thcro would be a handsome margin on such enterprise, STATE SUPERINTENDENT OP S0II00LS. Thero will be a hard tight on Supt. Irwin In tho Republican stato con vention, There are about a thousand teachers in the state that are voters and they arc said to be organized against Irwin and many will fight hi in If he Is nominated. J. II. Acker man of Portland is being boomed for JK.1Q. Gloves Special prices, 68c, 92c, 98c, $1,25, Lower price and Best goads, j i t i t Beautiful nsa Midsummer Night's Dream Is our spring stock of Sunshine Shirt Waists Perfect fitting, strong colors, dainty patterns 50o. 7So, to $2, JOSEPH MEYERS k SONS. 278280 j loo Roy.il U tho highest Qtatto baking poirrier Lnorrn. Acliuil test how tc e third further than ear other brm4. POWDER Absolutely Pure novi mkino rowoia eo.i New york. stale superintendent by both Salem Republican papers, and one of thcin Is reviving Prof. McElroy of the State Uulyerslty. If Marion county gets governor on the state ticket Irwin's chances are improved for nomination, as both his office and treasurer will go to Eastern Oregon. SPECIAL SESSION. Governor Lord and Pnyato Secre tary Willis Dunnlway t"day went, to Portland to attend tho regular Simon Republican rounty convention. The question of a srjcclal session of the legislature will no doubt also bo discussed, although as yet no prepara tions for calling it have been mado at thcexccutivcofflce.nor has the matter been seriously considered. But a special session is being strongly urged upon the governor. It there is any assurance that tho members would meet and organize, there would ho reasons why a session, to pass a low necessary laws, would be worth haying. There Is still nine months Intervening before the legislative assembly of 1800 would meet and a session would relieve the congested stato treasury. Deafness Cannot Be Cured, by local applications, as thoy canno roach the deseased portion ot tho car Thero Is only one way to cure deaf ness and that is by constitutional remed. ics. Deafness Is caused by an In llamcd condition of tho mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube, When this tube gets lnllamed you have a rumbl ing sound or Imperfect hearing, and when It Is entirely closed deafness Is tho result, and unless tho lnllamatlon can bo taken out and this tubo re stored to its normal condition, hear ing will bo destoryed forever; rjlne cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an Inflamed con ditlon of tho mucous surface. Wo will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh thatcannot-becurcd.by Hall's Catarrh Curo. Send for circulars, free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. tBTSold by Druggists, 7Cc. A torpid liver robs you of ambition and tulns your health. Do Witt's Little Early Risers cleanse the liver, cure constipation and all stomach and liver troubles. Stone's drug store. To Cure a Cold in One Bay Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. All druggists refund tho money if It fulls to curo. 25c. 10-14-Cm Children like it, it saves their lives. We mean One Minute Couch Cure, the infallible remedy for coughs, colds, croups, bronchitis, grippe, and all throat and lung f troubles. btone's drug store. The fanner, the mechanic and the bicycle riders are liable to expect cuts and bruises. De Witt's Ilaiel Falve is the best thing to keep on hand, Ulieals quickly, aud is a well known cure for riles. Stone's drug store. Have You Got Your Faster huts? Lotus sug goat a fashionable hat for gen eral wear. The Gordon, $3,00, . one better at any price, See tho new felt In light tan and grey Alpine. Reason and Facts, j Found In Art and Drew. Ask for oiio free. Tells all about our guaranteed clothlnjc, the cele brated H,S, M,' Every eult wurranted. 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