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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899 | View Entire Issue (May 27, 1898)
DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. VOL. 8. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, AIAY 21, 1893, KO. 5 Arc the ones to buy if you practice econo y, Our constant aim is to offer better values in all lines than any competitor, This wc can afford to do owing to our cash business methods HOSIERY, UNDERQQBAR. CLOTHING. Hats, Shirts, Fancy Goods and Notions, The Neu) York Racket X You Have No Idea X BUREN & Awl i WOQUEtl UUiU STORE and Ret one of those swell spring suits, They tare all wool and are our own home made goods. New patterns constantly being shown. We want to call special attention to our better grades that have been so much In favor this season, While others may pusn their cheap trash, we are going to push our finest and best goods. You want clean goods. You can get them from us. SALEM WOOLEN MILL STORE XX To Reduce Our Large 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 kid gloves (worth $1.25 a pairt will be sold for 60c a pair. Fine dress goods (worth 50c a yard goes now for 35c a yard. Table cloth (worth 50c a yard) goes now or 35c a yard. Good towliog go now for 4c a yard. Dress cambric goes now for 4c ayara, Silesia (worth Kc,) goes now for 8c a yard. Good outing flannel goes now for 4?c a yard. Percales, 36 inches wide, (worth I2c go now for 8lc a yard. Dress ginghams (worth 12 1.2c) goes now for 7Vc a yard. Lace curtains (worth $1.50 a pair) go now for 85c a pair. Thimbles, ic each. X3T Comejbefore the assortment is broken, as every article will go at redueced prices, and first come first terved. tRIEDMAN'S DRV OOODS AND CLOTHING STORE Corner CommercUl and State Streets, Salem, Otcgon. SHOES What money will do until you see what aieoffcrlng la WP Smyrna and Moquet Rugs. You can carpet your rooms for as little money, witli fine rugs, as witli good carpets. They are pretty, convenient, durable and stylish. HAMILTON z 'It'ls Don't Delay Any Longer BUT GO AT ONCE TO THE Stock 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 yards 5c. Coats needles, packages containing 35 sew ing and 7 darners all for 40. Ladies' fine sboe former pace $3, go now J I 25 a pair. Curduroy skirt binding 5c a yam, Ladles Oxford lies, formerly (1.75 goes now 75c a pair. Boy's wasable suits, 65c a suit. Men's suits, a good wearer, fo. $4 a suit. Men's Hats (worth $1.25,) for 75c. Ladies $3 shoes goes now for $1,25 a (air Our 25c neckwear goes now for 19c each. & FORTS Were Demolished by the Marblehead, SPANISH SOLDIERS FLED. Sampson's Fleet Rnn Short of Ammunition. SAMPSON ON HIS OWN HOOK. The Bombardment of San Juan Con trary to Orders Accused of Try ing to Overdo Dewey His Orders Similar Those of Dewey to Key West, May 27. Victory has tho banner of the Commander Me- again percucd on American navy. Calla, of the Marblehead. has again given the Spalniards along the South ern coast of Cuba a great fright and scattered consternation among them. On last Tuesday morning, 25 miles east of Clenfuegos, he ran close in shore without molestation and landed 30,000 rounds of ammunition and ICO pairs of shoes to Insurgents.These sup plies were contributed by the crew of the Marblehead. While a landing was being made, arrangements were effected whereby the Marblehead should run down to a point near Cienfuegos on the following morning and bombard the block houses along the coast while the Cu bans attacked them In the Jrcar. Harly on Wednesday morning the Marblehead steamed down towards LCIenfuegos and stopped opposite four blockhouses scattered along the shore about halt a mile apart. A six-Inch shell from one fof the cruiser's bow guns was the Spaniards' first Intima tion of danger. The shell Hew high and exploded in the woods beyond the fort, and tho second shell hit a heav ily palisaded building squarely In, the center and exploded. It tore out the enter side and cut great holes In the rear. A Squad of Spaniards lied for their lives and reached the heavy woods In safety. A second fort met with a llko fate and as the Spaniards made oil they were attacked by In surgents. Tho third and fourth blockhouses were also destroyed and then the Marbehead steamed away, leaving the Spaniards and Insurgents to fight Itout. The rattle of the Infantry lire could be plainly heard along the border of the forest, There were about 200 Insurgents in the attacking party. Samps'in ictunied to Key West after the bombardment of San Juan of his own volition and for the pur pose of replenishing his stock of am munition, It is unjust to the board of .strategy to blame those oillcers for ordering him away from the Carrlbcan sea or passages leading to the north from that body of water. This statement was madebya mem ber of the house committee on naval affairs. It Is added: "Sampson's ships were supplied with 60 shells for each of the 13-inch and 12-inch guns, Of course there was a larger supply for those of small calibre. In the bombardment of San Juan an average of 32 6hells was fired from each of the big rifles. Sampsun concluded there fore, that it would bo unwise to at tempt to meet the enemy and engage him with a largely depleted stock of metal in bis magazines. This Is the secret of his return to Key West to the surprise of everyone. 'I may say," added the speaker, "that the bombardment of San Juan was contrary to the orders under which Sampson sailed." "Do you Intend to say that Samp son was guilty of disobedience of or ders ?" "Not exactly that; you saw the or ders which you sent Dewey. They were: to find tho Spanish fleet and destroy it, Similar orders were sent Sampson. lie heard of Dewey's great feat In Manila bay and jirehaps he hopes to duplicate it." "But It is asserted that the first shot was fired by the forts at San Juan." "Oh, yes. That's all right, but I have Happened u be out with a gun during the closed season in the west, when a rabbit came out and kicked me. Of course 1 6hot him, but unfor tunately I had not a witness to the assault by the rabbit," In attacking San Juan, Sampson found the guns on shipboard could not be elevated sufficiently ti do ef fective work against the fortitic ntlon on the high hills, so the government considers a land attack on the Span, lsh warships in Santiago harbor would prove more effective. Santiago is surrounded by high hills, end with siege guns mounted on these, the Udlted States troops conld make It uncomfortable for the enemy In the water blow. Ccrvera would have to abandon his vessels or put to sea to meet Schley. As matters stand Cerycra's posssltion appears Impreg nable from tho sea. With the insur gents controlling the territory around Santiago, the landing of troops could be easily effected. Naval experts think Cervera's four cruisers can be captured In fairly good condition if this program Is carried out. It is the government's desire not to destroy these ships as the-Aracrican navy could use them. Official knowledge that Schley Is on hand, ready to prevent Caryera's es cape from tho harbor, makes Samp son's course clear. lie will proceed to San Juan and reduce tho fortifications as soon as official Information that Ccrvera Is in the harbor is received. The navy department is morally sure that Ccrvera did not leave Santi ago. The United States scout boat saw liis squadron enter the harbor. White the scout boat was absent the necessary time to reach n cablo sta tion the squadron nilght havo em erged, but this possibility is so remote that it is regarded as practically Im possible. Schley is arranglmr with the insurgents In the rear of Santiago to get absolute proofs. Counter mining of the cntranco to this harbor Is understood to have been begun by Schley Tho latter expects to get some action In connection with Cervera within 48 hours. LATEST WAR NEWS. Schley and Sampson Chasing Spaniards. Key West, May 27. The latest re ports from either Schley or Sampson say they were engaged In chasing Spanish vessels. Steamers Chartered. Washington, May 27. The govern ment today chartered the steamers Colon and China to transport troops to the Philippines. Revolution Imminent. London, May ,27. There arc sinis ter predictions of inpending revolu tion In Spain. Francis Joseph of Austria has advised the Qunen Re gent to prepare to leave Madrid, but she is determined to remain. British Ship Seized. Kingston, May 25. Advices from Clenfcugos state that an English ship, the Aduh, on her arrival there was seized and "Captain Walker and his officers were put in confinement. The British consul protested. No Female Nurses, Washington, May 27. Surgeon General Van Reypen of the navy and Surgeon Sternberg of the army have decided that no female nurses shall accompany tlio troops to the Philip pines. All nurses wlll be obliged to enlist In the regular army or with the volunteers. Colored Soldiers, Frankfort, Ky., May 27. Goy. Bradley has stated that the Second Kentucky regiment shall consist of colorcdi troops. Baltimore Was Sunk, London. May 27. Tho London telegram has word ttmt the Baltimore has been sunk in Manila harbor. It is supposed to have b?en tho work of the Spanish. Gomez Issues a Bulletin, Key West, May 27. General Max ims Gomez, of the Cuban army has issued a proclamation reminding the patriots that American's ar aid ing them In throwing off the Spanish yoke and telling them of the great success of Rear Admiral Dewey at Madrid. He says prisoners taken by Cubans while treated according to the usages of civilized warfare. To New Army Corps. Washington, May 27. The for mation of two army corps tins been contemplated and they await ordeis at Tampa. Three 12-Inch bowbers for tov.lng the Monteray to the Phil ippines have been ordered and will be ready. Citizens Get Excited. Key West, May 27. Three un knowd vessels sighted off Sand Key Lights has excited the citizens. Result of Manila Battle, Washington, May 27. Officials believe that the reported dam age to tlie Baltimore is the resnlt of Dewey V battle at Manila. His loss at Manila Is evidently greater than reported. Baltimore in the Mud, London, May, 27. A telegraph special says the Baltimore Is lying In the mud at Macabulos She was de stroyed by an explosion from on board. Come Aoain. It Is not neccessary for Branson & Co. to lnyite a patron to return. The average person know a good thing when he teas It. and rec ognizes In their groceries, a .superior quality, to those found elsewhere. MORE JOINT DISCUSSIONS Union Tiluuiphs at Gates, Mill City and Mehama. Joint meetings at Gates, Mill City and Mehama brought few now devel opements. Ic Is taken for granted thatlhe general public will bo Inter ested only In tho new features. Mr McCourt took his largo audience completely by surprise, tho people were not prepared to seo such precos- ity and even the candidates who always make an appreciative clement In the audience, showed some surprise also as tho young man only a mere boy, grappled with the most Intricate problems under discussion. He started off by declaring that "he had charity for all and malice toward none," that "tho difference existing between the contending parties Is an honest difference of opinion only, this, "opponents erred In Judgement,' "ho believed their Intentions were goodf their motives pure, and their aspirations noblo." A real feeling of sorrow seemed to pervade his whole being as ho looked dowa upon such venerable men as L. O. Gifjmth, G. W. Dimick, King Hlb bardnd J. A. Knight, as he contem plated the awful destruction awaiting these good men simply through an Imperfect understanding of a plain, easily understood proposition. llusald,"prosporlty Is hero,whether youknowltor not. You are in the backwoods hero and the tn.ln carry ing prosperity may not .have reached you yet, but It Is on the way, wait, gentleman, wait, patiently wait, and It wll surely reach you on schedule time; "You were told you would have to take up arms against your country, you wore In hard circumstances, but how is It now ? You are getting good prices for your wheat, for your wool, and for your products generally. "Bryan said If he were elected you would haye an awful panic. McKtrley said you would have prosperity If he were elected. You knew iwlilch one to elect and you did your duty and now you arc reaping your reward. "Your wheat crop last year sold for one billion, soventy-soven million ($1,077,000,000) dollars, almost tho en tire amount of tho circulating nie- Tjfuni of the country. no then showed by tho strongest argument yet used how very utterly Impossible It would he too "circulated silver and gold to gether, dollar for dollar 'twould ruin business no demand for tho silver, business men would shy off from men with silver.' However the young man did not come off with his honors In a good shape as usual as a venerable dame took him to tasK and lot him know that Bho knew a thing or two herself. She was greatly tempted to turn him acrog,her kneo but ho promised to sail riot quite so high next time. The only other Republican who said anything new wan E. II. Flagg. the gold Democrat. Flagg, as usual nettled his colleagues by giving away tho whole retrenchment proposition in tho JMarion county Republican platform, In fact ho let tho cat out of tho bag. Ho said the party had prom ised to reduce county officers' salar ies $10,000, but that the wholo thing was a humbug he would Introduce such a restitution but It would bo de feated us It ought to be. Hendricks, however, denied that this promise "was a bait for suckers," "but this one is genuine." The meeting at Mill City was une ventful, but the meeting at Mehama was a splendid success. The Unionists lead off with thoen erable G. W. Dlnilck who gave tho Republicans plenty of work for the whole evening. J. A. Knight followed with a very plain elucidation of the present status of our country and state finances, and the causes which have conduced to this result, lie showed the utter hopelessness of any reform from the Republicans. L. C. Griffith then occupied a few mo ments in telling what he would try to accomplish in tlie legislature. He and Mr. Knight, arc both line noble specimens of honest sturdy citizens, Mr. Cu minings their consumed forty minutes with no new dovelopo ments. lie spoke in an earnest and ciyil manner which showed that he as well as young men can improve In civility under proper tutorage. Mr. McCullock followed with the sumo speech verbatim that he has de livered from the beginning, his only variation being that he said this was his ninth repetition of tho state ments. Mr. Flagg then occupied three minutes In substantiating what he bad said about the ten thousand dol lar humbug proposition, on county re trenchment. Ho did not bo believe in that way of trying to catch votes, still ho would Introduce tho bill and work for its adoption but did not think It would pass, L. J. Adams came next with the greatest surprise of tho evening, Mr. Dlnilck, half tin Jest, had insinuated that Mr. Adatna was "not patriotic and also that "he would uot be elected," "might as well go home". This has nettled Mr. Adams o much that he was worked Into a white litat. The speaker began to fly almost before ho was fairly introduced and for ten minuter, oratory elocution, logic, rhetoric, grammar and the (Continued on fourth page, HAYSEEDS Rally at of T. the Home T. Geer. WILL R. KING HONORED At tho Homo'of His Worthy Op ponent, BIGGEST CROWD AT MACLEAY That Ever Assembled it That Rallying Point in the Waldo Hills. Thursday wa: a red-letter day In the political calendar of Marlon county. Such an outpouring of people has not been seen in the Waldo Hills in many a day. Tho roads were perfect, tho well to-do farmers and their wives were In evidence by the hundreds. The speakors all created cnthuslatu. It Is needless to say that tho pretty girls for which Macleay is famous wero out In full force. Miss Carjle Sovereign was grace fully Introduced by Chairman Geo. E. Allen of the Bimetallic Union. Sho explained that for six years sho had traveled with her brother Jas. R. Sov ereign, ono of the speakers. Sho was with 111 111 In hiscapmalgn inOhlo.and during tho great labor strike of Chi cago, and was now escorting him 011 his campaign for the Union party in Oregon She declared with eloquence that the gold standard was no res pecter of sex. Lovely woman suffirjd even greater privations under Its stringent rule than manly men who were their support. She closed with a red hot peroration and invited all the noble women of Oregon to unite with heart and hand to frco our. fair land of all mendacious avaricious Wall street combinations. (Great applause.) It was a happy Idea to open the Union rally with u speech by a woman, HUMAN I1ROTHERHOOD. "For a 'that" by Robert Burns was recited by Miss Genevieve Griffith in an effectlye manner. Tho hayseed Chairman Allen now Introduced the Union standard bearor for governor. Hon. Will R. King received a grand ovation in tho home of Judge John B. Waldo, his competitor for the nomin ation before the Union convention. oldmaoleay hall Had been decorated with flowers, wreaths,national colors. A stage had been built for tho occasion. Every where the flags wero iluttoring. The hall was ono blazo of colors, flowers and evergreens about the speaker's stand and all this was tho work of Mrs. J. B. Waldo, who ex crtcd herself with an enthusiasm that was Infectious to mako tho Macleay demonstration In honor of King tho great success It was. The hall was early crowded, The attendance at Macleay is always good but on this occasion It was marked for the . high character of the crowd, the excellent behavior and great enthusiasm. The grounds about were filled with farmer';! teams and saddle horses tied to the trees. Mr. King faced as solid ly packed a house as ever assembled at Macleay. lie was soon atcaso and discussed the leading Issues of the day In a rapid, off-hand manner. Mr. King speaks llueully mid I11H u clear voice that readies the hearers in tho utmost parts of t'ao room, Uo uses no notes, (nor gold piece,) and few ges tures. He declared the Union people were a conservative organization, and not repudlators as was charged. It was partly true and partly untrue that wheat and silver went up and down together. Wheat and all prod ucts were Influenced by supply and demand, He favored payment of the national debt in exactly the terms of the law and tho contract and full culnago at tho ratio employed when the debt was made. In Washington and other states Union reform move ments had saved the people largo sums of money, Jle charged that the Re publican leaders wero not in favor of laws that would ensure honest elec tions. He denounced the American Book Co. as a foe of freo institutions and as inimical to the American school system, Thotrusthad been endorsed by the Republicans nomi nating a county superintendent who bad voted vilth the trust, no spoke In favor of tho whole Union county and state ticket. Mr. King was as warmly applauded upon retiring as he was upon appearing. Harycy Craig recited a campaign poem that brought down tho house. Ho was recalled and gave another verso or two with tho same effect. It was tho greatest hit evor made by a boy orator In Oregon, John L. Story, Union candidate for attorney general camo next and spoke briefly, Ho advocated tho right of the American people to pay their honest obligations according to tho honest terms of tho contract. Ho would say to the Rethschilds: We will not repudiate your bond but you shall nut repudiato our dollar. (Great applause.) .Mien next Introduced Hon. W. S. Vanderburg, "tho man wo elected to congress two years ago, but who was counted out." (Great applause.) "Van" was heartily received and pro ceeded to show that Mr, Geer had stood upon a platform In 1890 de claring that owing to "hostile legislation" silver had been struck down. In 1898 at Toledo, he ridiculed the Idea that there had ever been "hostile legislation" against silver, Lincoln declared in 1801 that tho demonetization of silver would destroy half tho wealth of our coun try. Ho clinched his points as ho drovo thgm homo and won repeated applause. THE COWBOY ORATOR. Jas. R. Sovereign was now greeted with cheers. In 1890 ho could tell a gold standard man as fur as he could seo him. Uo was prominent and noisy and active. But where was lie today ? Ho was dodging the Issue. He was drawing along faceevery tlmo a man was tried for perjury. Patriotism was something tho gold bugs even could not steal. But we were presented with tho spectacle of tho goldbugs trying to steal the last farthing of patriotism thcro was In tho war question. It was not until two-thirds of the members of each house wore in favor of war to liberate the Cubans that the organized gold bugs capitulated, lie showed that a government that could float its bonds could Iloat Its dollars. Until every last resource in the coiuago of dollars and Issues of national treasury notes had been ex hausted there should be no issues of gold bonds for tho benefit of the sliylocksof Europe, THE DOLLAR AMD THE FLAG. Ho ridiculed tho idea of money "good anywhere in Yowrup," and showed that what wo wanted was money that would stay in circulation hero at home. A dollar that would stand wherever the American flag stood was good enough for him. Tho man who talked about a fifty cent dollar was a man who would tear the Hag of his country tn two in the mid dle. Any proposition of Uatlsai, no mat ter how outrageous, was good enough for tho advocate of sound money, so long as It drew interest. The gold dollar as a redeemer was a fraud be cause It would only stay in sight as long as It was not needed. A gold standard would leaves us only $2.05 per capita, a volume of money alono possible where thcro were serfs and-sloycs. It was not a gold standard they wanted. It was a bank standard they all aimed at. THE GAGE HILL was dlBsected. It proposed a redemp- War, war, X Clothing Wo need tho room. You need tho goods. Such remarkable cuts wero noycr made boforc. Suits $6.75, $7.85, S8.9E E3CDTIiat wo defy anyone to match In quality and workmanship. $2.50 to $5 a suit Is what you save. Don't accept our state ment. Use your own eyes. Rely on your own Judgment. If you aro In a money-making mood, como hete, Spring Suggestions Underwear, Ladles' wrists, tine wnite cotton ribbed. low neck, sleeveless, an excel lent vaiuc. 10c, Jersey ribbed, white vests, crochet neck and sleeves, a hummer. 15c, Rlchllou ribbed vests, fine white maco cotton, straight and V necks crochet, nothing better. 2bc Finer value. 30c, CO to 81. Our summer brcczn at 6c is tine value, wash Goods In nature's loveliness. Trovlllo Fuconeo a cloth of foreign production, nothing else like it of a novel laco texture. 25c a yard, Lappet Stripes, And figures, more of this cloth sold last year at 20c a yard than any other cloth. Our price for newest designs. 12 1-2 JOSEPH MEYERS & SONS. 278280 Commercial 8cemer Court t TILVHOXB HO, 1. n mif m r mhi in gnu aw yrauu owwnp nrv HlA tmrtiimr Ifcaa li -- - Cn irwrwtwr wiiii on j vmr www! POWDER Absolutely Purs KOYJU. IUM POWDER CO., H(W VORK. 41 liil tj tlon department to Issue gold bonds, to call in the 11I110 hundred millions of silver money, wipe out tho 317 mllllonsof greenback, and put nn in terest debt on the United States live million dollars greater than all tho gold output of our country. Fixed lrcomes ind annuities for tho privileged clusscs and greater bank ing privileges for the national banks, was tho purpose of tho Gago bill- In terest was to be paid on four billions of dollars In order to give tho people a currency system through banking corporations. If our government has the author ity to give tho banks tlio power to Issue currency tlio government has the power to Issue that currency to the people direct without tho enormous interest burden. Unless there wasa constant increase la tho primary money of a country, suniclont to equalize tho relation of the creditor and debtor claescs, there was a destruction of tho great middle class. In Oregon property had shrunken hundreds of millions As dollars go up property goes down. The dollar of tho greatest purchasing power meant the power of tho dollar to buy property and labor at the low est possible selling price. A gold standard book trust ex tractcd twenty per cent more for tho primer bought for the little jewels nf tho family circlo than was exacted by the same trust in other states. E'yery leading light of tho Republi can party from Abraham Lincoln to James G, Blalno and Major McKinlcy before Murk Ilanna paid his debts, advocated blmetalism, lie read from Republican campaign text-books ad vocating free coinage of sllyer. But I13 might as well sing psalms to a dead horso as recite history to a goldbug Republican. There were enougli Silver Republicans In Oregon who If thoy voted their principles could snow the gold standard out of sight, SOME OF HIS HITS, But Mark Uanna wus in front and principle was bolifnd.. Ills only plat form was, how much monoy will It take to carry your district? They're not talking tariff now. It's tho "tear-off." If you'ro not weantd yet you will bo of sour milk prosperity. A hundred thousand men wero on strike not for MoKInley kprosperity but against a ten pernont reduction Tho Union platform now contained all there was of ylrtuo In tho Repub lican principles of tho past. Dr. Miles' Nerra Plasters a&a atall druggists. All druggists soil Dr. Mllos' Nerve Piasters not Slaughtered, X up. Children's Clothing, Wo offer somn great values in this 11 no. Children from 3 years up fitted In tho very lato and desirable styles. Suits at $1.00, $1.50, $2,00 $2.50 to $6,00, Boys' and i Youth's Suits At lower prices than shown else where. All Blzes. Thojreasoa we sell cheaper Is our two stores aw run under ono oxpenso. New Arrivals, Crash hats, 6O0, 75c, Ladles' Putt ties, 6O0 ad II, White, red and black. New ribbons, 25c; red, white and bluo ribbon. snot!