DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL.
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VOL. 8.
SALEM, OREGON, SATTJltDAT; MAY 21, loiiti.
NO, 1
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A CYCLONE
From Texas Has Struck Oregon,
r
The Hon, "Cyclone" Davis, as tall a man as Gecr, will
make two speeches in Marion county
Silverton, Saturday, May 21, at 1;30 p, m,
Salem, Saturday, at 8 p, m
To Reduce Our Large Stock t i s
of dry goods, clothing, shoes, hats, blankets, trunks, no
tions, etc., and raise money, whieh is the article we need
at present, we will commence to slaughter our goods
regardless of consequences,
Ladies lad glenes (worth $1.25 a pairl will
te sold for 60c a pair.
Fine dress good (worth 50c a yaid J goes
now for 25c yard.
Table cblh (worth Jcc a jaidj ees now
for 35c a ya'd.
Good towltnj gees now for c a y.-rd.
D&ess cambric goes now for 4c ayaru,
Silera (worth l2Vc.) goes now for 8c a
yard.
Good ouUrg flannel goes now for 4Jic a
jard.
Percales, 36 indies wide, (worth I2c go
mow for 8 VJc a )ard.
Press ginthairu (worth 12 I-2c) goes now
tfor 7Vc a yard.
Lace curtains (worth $1.50 a pair) go now
Jfor 85c a pair.
Tbimbles, ic each.
Come before the assortment Is broken, as every article will go at redueced prices, and
first come l.rst .erted. tRIEDUANy DRy (jD0DS AND CLOTHING STORE
Corner Commercial and btate Mreets, bateiu, Oiegoa
Get the
Nort West
mm.
Our new, stylish, upx
tcvdate
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
99
Hairpins, ic a box.
Handkerchiefs, ic each,
Pencil tablets, ic each.
Pins, ic a paper,
Rest spool twist ic,
O N T. cotton. 3c.
Best sewing silk, loo yard. 5c.
Coats needles, packtges containing 25 sew
irg and 7 darners all for 4c.
Ladies' tine shoe, former price 3, go now
$1 25 a pair
Curduroy skirt binding 5c a yaw.
Ladies Oxford tits, formerly $1.75 goes now
75c a pair.
Boy's wasable sails, 65c a s jit.
Men's suits, a go wearer, lo (4 a suit.
Men's Hats (worth Jl.25,) for 75c.
Ladies $3 shoes goes now for $1.25 a j air
Our 25c neckwear goes now for 19c each.
SHOES
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A Question of Economy i
If you buy garden tools buy those that
are serviceable. Don't be satisfied with
cheap things that will break before the
season is oyer.
Best
We have the best at the right price.
CRAY BROS,
corner State and Liberty 6treet Salem
RUSH
Military Matters Will
Spain.
Hopes to' Satisfy Honor
with Battle,
Cadiz Squadron Now Ready
to Sail.
Foreign Diplomats Asked to Saye
Castile.
Admiral Cervera Has Made His Official
Report of Having Arrived at Santiago,
de Cuba Cervera Is Congratulated
by the Queen by Having Eluded a
Licking Minister of Marine Is Re
joiced, Madrid, May 21'. It Is eyldent
from the nioycments in her naval and
military departments, that bpain In
tends to take the aggressive, hoping
at least to satisfy her wounded honor
and depend on the Intervention of
European powers to bring about u
speedy termination of hostilities.
A body of about 800 troops, drawn
from Catalonia and Alusla provinces
and around Aragon and Valencia, are
embarking here for the Philippines
to reinforce the Spanish forces and
aid In defending the capital.
Admiral Camara, commander of
tho Cadiz squadron, Is here receiving
instructions relative to the destina
tion of his ships, which, it Is explained
"depends upon the requirements of
war." Camara's ships are all ready
to sail.
It Is evident the new Spanish cabi
net intends to push tho campaign
vigorously. It Is said the ministry
will negotiate actively with foreign
diplomats to protect Spain against a
combination of her enemies.
It Is now officially known that the
Spanish fleet Is at Santiago de Cuba
and the minister of marine, Captain
Aunon, recelyed a dispatch from Ad
miral Cervera, in command of tho
Cape Verde squadron of tho Spanish
fleet. It read:
"Santiago de C'uda, May 10. This
morning I have without Incident en
tered this port, accompanied by the
squadron.
Cerveka."
The minister of marine Immedi
ately went to the residence of Premier
Sagasta and ceramunicatcd tho In
formation. Tie then proceeded to the
palace for the purpose of Informing
the queen regent,but her majesty had
already retired and the news was con
eyed to her by the Infanta Isabella,
Captain Aunon then went to the ad
mlrallty and cabled his congratula
tions to Cervera.
In an Interview the minister of
marine Is quoted as saying:
'I am greatly rejoiced at the safe
arrhal of the Spanish fleet at Santi
ago. It Is an immense triumph for
the Spanish navy. The sailors who
executed the movement and those
who planned It are worthy of all
praise."
Washington, May 21 As tho re
sult of recent exchanges between the
state depirtinent and t he French em
bassy, an agreeable understanding has
been reached which tries assurance
of tlit continuance of the traditional
friendship between the United States
and Trance. It has served to make
clear that each government has the
fullest confidence in the friendly at
titude of the other, and any criticisms
or animosities aroused by recent In
cidents have not been shared by the
government or either country.
The French authorities have given
assurances that the French press
crltlclbms, come from an unrepresent
ative class of radical partisan news
papers, and In no way represented the
sentiment entertained by the French
government and the people toward
the United States.
Montreal, May 21. The Star Bays:
Spanish ships carrying coal may
now be well on their way acioss the
Atlantic. Indeed, according to the
Information received from a Star cor
respondent at North Sydney, C. B., it
is possible that at the present time
Spanish coal ships are In the .vaters
about ewfoundland.
Advices from Cape Bretou point out
that Senor Polit had been In corres
pondence with anagentattbe island
of St. Pierre.
For the past week lookout operators
on the New Foundland coaRt have re
ported the appearance of Strang VCSi
scls. The Star's Informant suggests
that these Strang vessels are gunboats
convoying tno Spanish coal fleet.
WAR MATTERS.
Cabinet Discusses War Measures and
Various Expedi'ions.
Washington. May 21. In the cab
inet session, so far as can be learned,
no official confirmation has beeu re
celved that the Spanish fleet has ar
rived at Santiago do Cuba Whether
the navy depaatment will proceed
upon the assumption that the Span
lards are In Santiago Is not known,
but it Is presumed they will obtain
facts beyond question before sending
the squadron on bo lung a journey.
The Philippine expedition occupied
a considerable portion of today's
meeting. Estimates of the number of
troops the Americans will have to
cope with were submitted. They
range from 0,000 to 20,000 Spanish
soldiers, but the conclusion reached
was that the numper could be counted
on as about 10,000. Tho forro already
selectsd to go with General Merrltt
was thought to be more than adequate
to cope with these troops, who wero
thought not to be In the best condi
tion, A significant feature of the session
was the absence of any discussion of
military and naval movement, as to
Cuba or tho Spanish fleet. This was
one result of the policy, which has
been, agreed upon between tho mem
bers of the cabinet and, aside from
Secretaries Long and Alger,yery little
is known as to what is going on.
The Texas Cyclone at the Armory
tonight.
JOURNAL "X-VAYS."
All campaign speaking can wait
for the free coinage of rain.
.
Judging from Charley Moores
chronic exhibitions of gripes, he
doesn't enjoy his own medicine,
.
Under the Wilson bill we got 21
pounds of sugar for a dollar, now we
get 14. Hurrah forMcKlnley tariff.
Did George Grab Bingham tell the
people at Liberty how he helped "fix''
the grand jury on the court house Im
provement ca&e?
A farmer now gets nearly one-half
for hU prunes that he did under the
Wilson tariff law. That's touRh, but
then sugar has gone up.
Ackerraan says he Is not the candi
date of the American Book trust, but
he Is very busy trying fi prove their
books the best and the cheapest.
All fair men concede that one Dem
ocrat on the supreme bench would be
in keeping with tho spirit of tho act
creating that court. But who cares
for the spirit of tho law these days ?
Since Charley Moores spent a month
'correcting h's own mistakes In the
legislative journals at ten dollars a
day, he has been enjoying poor health,
in fact hasn't enjoyed living at all.
Spokane wheelmen are advocating
the establishment of cinder paths for
bicycles. Salem Is more generous,
and just gives them the sidewalks as
well as the whole of the street.
Why doesn't Bob Hendricks tell
how bis tariff has raised the price of
prunes? They nre worth nearly half
what thoy wero under the "free trade
Wilson bill."
Bob Hendricks forgets that taxa
tion without representation Is bad,
and goes right on assessing lady em
ployes $.r apiece for campaign pur
pose". The big Seaborg salmon cannery at
Falrbaven, Wn., Is going to employ
white labor, and says tho Chinamen
must go. But, then, Seaborg Is a
Populist, and can't see that a China
man Is better than an American citi
zen. A Salem lady would like to have the
city council pass an ordinance for a
three foot wide sidewalk for pedes
trians just outside the street curb,
tnd thus not interfere with bi
cyclists. It Is apparent that
this lady does not ride a wheel.
.
The Orcgonlan siys Veatch ought
to be defeated because he Is an office
hunter and has been a miscellaneous
candidate. Yet It supports Gecr who
was nominated solely on his record for
haying been a defeated candidate,
nas narvey Scott's sympatb) been
worked upon, too f
When the Populist governor of
Kansas began to organize his mllltla
for the Cuban war in bis own way,
the Republican press called him a
traitor, but bis men were the first to
arrive at Han Francisco for service.
Perhaps Gov. Ewlng shows his loyalty
by his deeds and not with bis mouth.
Don't fall to hear the great orator
at the ar i-ory t night.
RACE
For Philippine Is
I lands On.
Spain Will Try to Re
conquer Them
While America Rushes to
Assist Dewey.
United iStates Fleet Has the Ad
ji vantagei
4
Distance Rival Fleets Have to Go Nearly
the Same Should Spanish Squadion
Reach Manila First, Outlook for
Dewey Looks Gloomy At Best
Dewey Will Have Little Time to
P'epare for Battle,
Washington, May 21 .The fate of
Admiral Dewey's squadron in Manila
harbor seems to depend on which of
two rival fleets reach there first.
The race now on is a great one.
Tho United Stages will dispatch Its
transports for the the relief of Dewey
from San Francisco, across tho Pa
cific, 7050 mlks. Spain will Bend its
fleet, which has for Its object tho re
conquering of the Islands, Barcelona,
through the Mcciterranean, Isthmus
of Suez and Red sea, across tho pen
insula and up tho China sea to Man
ila, a totaljdlstance of 8000 miles,
The difference In distance tho rival
fleets have to go to is but three or four
days by sea travel. And again the
administration realizes how unfortu
nate that relief to Dewey was not
sent two weeks ago. The City of
Pekln and City of Sydney haye been
ordered by the navy department to
crowd on all steam and make the best
possible time In reaching their des
tination. The United States has the advan
tage. Transports taking troops to
Dewey will maintain a greater rata of
speed than the war vessels Spain 13
sending from Barcelona. ' ,
Should fortune favor the United
States and the transports reach Ma
nila at the earliest possible moment,
there will be but little time in which
to IprepareMifor tho Spanish fleet.
Dewey begged for men and selgo guns
and ammunition so that he might be
master of Manila harbor; so that, lie
might take tho city; so that Cavlto
arsenal and other fortifications com
manding tbe entrance to the bay
might be refortllied and effectually
manned to prevent bpanlsh reinforce
ments from entering the harbor.
General Merrltt put in un appear
ance at the war department yesterday
morning and from then until after 5
o'clock the war department did not do
much else out attend to the Philip
pine expedltlon.lt will take one day
more and then the war department
will breathe eabler, for General Mer
rltt will have got all lie wants and
some time tonight will be on his way
to San Francisco. General Merrltt be
lieves he Is going to have tho fittest
fighting force ever sent out of the
country, and Is accord Inly happy.
The department is pushing with all
speed for additional tratsports and
has aleady chartered tho Zcalandrla,a
sister ship to the Australia. Six
months' supplies arc to go with the
llrst expedition and thrco months'
supplies with the second.
Two F libustenng Expeditions,
Key West. Mny 21. Tho steamer
Tecumsch bus conducted two landings
on the Cuban coast, 35 miles apart,
and within six hours. Tho daylight,
the Cuban surf and the presence of
Spanish officials, combined to make
tbe work a difficult one.
For fifty miles east of nayana every
sheltered cave, awcry projecting point
and almost cyery unfrequented strip
of practicable sand beach has its
guard of Bpaulsn cayalry. TIicbo are
in constant touch with the massed
Spanish infantry and artillery occu
pying the crest of t'je low coast ridge.
When the Tecuwaeh etecrea away
from Cuba, General Nunez was on
board in charge of four Cuban cour
iers. One pair was Colonel Baldom
ero Acosta and Estaban Delgado; the
other Major Kims and Olyuipla Tra
vlez, Acosta has been repeatedly
wounded, tut kept Havana's western
suburbs iu excitement for two years.
Now he Is in eager active servlco oa
tbe United State forces.
Sims arrived In Key West only a
week ago. With his companion he
had captured a Spanish fishing boat
and sailed to tho blockading squad
ron. It was decided to attempt to re
trieve the Gusslo's failure. One pair
of couriers was to bo landed at one
point, and If resisted there, the other
couplo were to be put ashoro at a new
place.
LATE WAR BULLETINS.
Large Order for Guns.
Berlin, May 21 Tho Krupp gun
works hus large order for 0 Inch rapid
firing guns for Spanish goernment.
Fleet Has't Reached Cuba.
London, May 21. A London
Chronicle dlspa'cb, from Pans sajs;
"It Is believed" bore-that Centra's
fleet has not reached Cuba
Russian Gunners for Spain.
Bermn, May 21. It Is stated here
tnat uussian gunners are being en
gaged for the Spanish navy.
The Charleston Sails.
Vallejo, Cal., May 21. Alhrepalrs
on Charleston are completed und she
will sail today,
Did Not Cccur.
Washington, May 21. Tho navy
department has no knowledge of the
reported bombardment at Guanta
namo, Cuba, and driving bnck of
American warships who were about
to land troops.
Not Send Fleet to Philippines.
London, Ma'y 21. --A dally mall
special from Madrid says -that no
preparations for sending another fleet
to the Philippines has been made.
Warships in Sight of Havana.
Madrid, May 21. Havana speclnl
reports seven American warships In
sight, and two American war ships
shelled Guatamatio yesterday. No
damage!
Ships at Key West.
Key West, May 21. Several Amer
ican var vessels arrived hero today,
Cttmara'8 Fleet Leaves Cadiz.
Madrid, May 2f. Admiral Camara
now at Cadiz received orders to leave
at once. Destination unknown.
Vale; 'Senor Polo.
Monteral, Canada, May 21. Palo
leaves tonight.
Cabinet Under Censorship.
Washington, May 21. Tho presi
dent exercises censorship over the
cabinet. Hereafter tho president and
and Secretary Long will have charge
of the war secrets.
Tho war department wtll use the
utmost vlgllenco over AdmIralCani
ara's movements.
Troops Leave Washington.
Vancouver, May 21. Troops are
leaving for San Francisco today.
Soldiers Killed at Chattanooga,
Chattanooga, Muy 21. The spec
ial train carrying the First Missouri
Infantry from this city to the Chlcka
maug Natlonul park, collided today
with tho regular passenger train.
Flye privates were killed outright und
several others wore injured. Five
more will probably die,
Hear Cyclone Davis at tbo armory
tonight,
To Reinforce Dewey.
San Francisco, May 21. Tho
Charleston sailed at 11:25 today bound
fur the Philippines with reinforce
ments for Dewey.
King at Portland.
Portland, May 21. Will B. King,
candidate for goycrnor; J. O. Booth,
candidate for state treasurer, and J
It. Sovereign arc to speak tonight at
tho Marquam Grand theatre.
Fleet Never Entered Harbor,
Washington, May 21. Govern
ment says Cerycra's licet has neyer
entered the Santiago harbor but an
chored outside and 6cnt a smalt boat
ashore with dispatches und to receive
news.
No Ships Will Enter Havana Harbor.
Washington, May 21. No more
permits will be given foreign ves
sels to enter Iluvunulharbor except
men of war to take a way citizens of
their own nationality.
Coal for Sampson's Fleet.
Key West, May 21, Slgsbee Is
still at Kingston, where ho delivered
coal to Sampson's fleet.
Sampson's flagship, the New York,
which put in here for repairs, has de
parted.
Hear Cyclone Davis at the armory
tonight.
More Prizes Taken.
Key West, May 21. Two more
prizes, bark und steamship, hate been
captured by Cuban blockading fleet
and ure now on their way to this port
in charge of prize crews.
near Cycle no Davis at the armory
tonight.
Evangelina Will Wed,
Wasaikoton, May 21. Evangellna
Coistnny Clsneros is soon to wed Car
los Carbonal, and former Cuban
banker, who was nominated by Presi
dent McKinley to bo lieutenant and
aide jn the staff of Major General
Fltzhugh Lee. Carbonal assisted In
rescuing tbo fair younx Cuban from
a Havana prison,
CEVERA
Touches at Santiago
de Cuba,
W:l! Now Try tp Evade
Sampson
Was
Merely Movement to
Jolly Up Spain.
Santiago de Cuba a Veritable Rat
Trap.
A Single American Monitor In That
Harbor Cjuld Blow Up Spanish
Fleet While the Spanish Probably
Confined With Blanco and Toole On
More Coal.
Washington, May 21. News came
from London at midnight last night,
that official Information had been
given out at Madrid that Admiral
Cervera had sailed from Santiago de
Cuba.
It was not until lato yesterday that
the nayy department was willing to
acknowledge the Spanish fleet had
reached Santiago.
There Is authority for tho state
ment that at a cabinet meeting Long
Bald ho was satisfied of tho accuracy
of newspaper reports about Cervcra's
movements, and It Is also said by
many In a position to know that Long
expressed tho opinion that a naval en
gagement would occur within 48
hours. "
Tho strategy board held a special
meeting, at which maps of Cuban
waters and tables of distances were
consulted and a plan of campaign
against tho Spanish fleet marked out.
Dispatches from Sampson have been
received which had an Important
ocarlngon the decision of tho strat
egist. Thero Is a general belief in
naval circles, excepting tho Inner co
tcre, who know all what Is going on,
that Sampson and Schley, with their
Ironclads, are In tho ylclnity of Koy
West. It wiiB reported today that a
strong forco waR guarding tho Yuca
tin passage ofl tho west cocst of Cuba,
.ind If this Is so, these ships nre prob
ably under command of Schley, with
tho object to keep the Spaniards from
reaching Havana.
It Is pluln to ovcrybody that tho
squadrons will bo reorganized and one
sent nround to tho cast end of tbo Is
land in the hope of pocketing tho en-
SALEM'S GREATEST STORE.
This Is tho store that sets tho paco
Pleasure and profit in buying here,
"All Ads Look AHkc to Me."
The man or woman who says that or thinks It la tho man or woman
who Is very apt to get tho worst of it In search of values. Wo Intend
our ads to be and they ure an Index of what's occurring In our store.
Head our ads.
MEN'S CLOTHING SALE.
In full blast this week at prices that will
make us frlonds Instead of money.
$13.45
For our retrulur SIC suits Mint, nMinr
stores are asking $18 for, iu tine Ira-t
ported worsted and coverts, and
cheviots.
Thursday, Friday,
Saturday Ribbons
At special prices. All of our big
lino of novelty ribbons, plaids
and checks, stripes, taffetas and
fancies
at Short Prices,
Shirt Waists
Special values, Lace stripe organ
die waists; newest styles; special
69c.
Lad tcs' Jackets
A few left of that special line;
nicy sun go at mat Mienuco price.
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TELBPHOKB NO, L.
POWDER
Absolutely Pun
eniy somewhere on tho southern
coast. There is amplo opportunity,
however, for Cervera" to make a quick
movement and get out of the reach of
Sampson or Schley.
The opinion expressed In official cir
cles Is that Covcra touched at Santi
ago not only to -communicate with
Blanco but to rouse enthusiasm In
Spain and Cuba. Nearly everybody
thinks ho will stay there only long
enough to fill bis coal bunkers. Still
naval authorities aro hopeful tbo
Spanish will not escape. Tho relent
less chase by tho two squadrons will bo
successful in tho end.
Looking over tho charts of Santiago
harbor, tho nayy department soon
discovered that the place would bo a
veritable rat trap for tho Spaniards,
with its narrow entrance, in which a
single American monitor could blow
up the whole Spanish fleet.
Officials of tho Cuban delegation
here who believed that tho Spanish
fleet arrived at Santiago do Cuba says
about all tho Spaniards can accom
plish at that point is to secure a base
of operations In a fairly well-fortlfled
harbor, and also lying In coal from
the colliers which aro understood to
have preceded the fleet there.
Senator Shoup, of Idaho, spent
somo time with tbo president yester
day expressed tho belief that Jthe re
ported arrival of tho 'Spanish fleet at
Santiago was true, and that it might
have tbo effect of bringing about an
earlier closo of tho wnr than wan ex
pected. Ho thought, however, tho in
dications wero that tho war might
last a year.
WILL R. KIND
and J. It. Sovereign will speak at
Woodburn Wednesday, May 25 at 8 p.
m. at Maclcay, tho 20th at 230 p. m,
and at Salem at 0:30 p. m.
B. D. Vlbbert and Mildred Ferrell
today secured a murrlago llccnso from
County Clerk L. V. Ehlen.
Dr. J. h. Hill, candidate on tho
Linn county Populist ticket for con
gressman for the First Congressional
district, was In this city today, re
turning to Albany this morning.
Dissolution Notice,
Notice is hereby given that the
firm of Churchill & Burroughs has dis
solved by mutual consent. T. S. Bur
roughs will continue tho business, and
will collect all bills and pay all claims
of the old lira.
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