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grams, Frftah Loonl nows and Llvo
Editorials mako The Dally Jour-
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Elf It's Not wha
f Bring it back
You don't have to keep anything that doesn't ;
suit you, when you buy at :
THE NEW YORK RACKET,
We return your money if you want it.
Fair dealing and low prices for honest goods
have increased our trade to its present pro
portions. We have'proved that the spot cash
piau ui outness is a
Our line of shoes at
present is the best
mat we nave ever
had on our shelves:
uii u anue menus oesr quauiy. l ins tail we
have an eztrigood assortment of men's boys'
and children s clothing. Neat, servicable
goods at lowest cash prices. Mackintoshes
tor men and boys. You need one for this
rainy weather. They don't cost much when
you buy of us. Best values in hosiery and
i.M. - I j.
unaerwear on tne coast, uuck coats, slickers
and everything you. need for the rainvseason
yiliAiAUAauatit,iuMMMuMAJUMAtMMUA '
KRAUSSB
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We
doing
are
deal of X
Bridge
and
Crown
Work
and it
Jr
OUR PRICES ARE $5
PER TOOTH OR CROWN AND UP.
Drs. Eplev & dinger.
Rooms 27 and 29 P. O. Blk.
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Winter is here
And your chickens want'some of that
nice Yelow Corn which has just been
received by
SAYAGB & RBID.
' - 322, 324 Commercial street,
A complete line of Feed and Seed always on hand.
!Pffl iTfflfflW
THE
You Want
'
success.
success.
ti 11 &
NEW AND
LATE STYLES
See our Ladies' Sorosis
shoes, they are gieat, also our
Queen Quality the best 3.00
shoe in the Woild. Aten's late
styles in Patent Leathers, Tan
and Black goods all at the low
est prices.
gives the best satisfaction.
RSQS
a great .
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ms t xr JiTair'" i'- " -- .
BUREN HAMILTON, House Furnishers,
NATIONAL
General Wood One ol Roosevelt's Men Chosen For Gov
ernor
The Invincible Fouh Rider In Supreme Command Until Civil
Government is Established v Officers Suicide Important
Insurgent Stronghold Capitulates Basts of Representation
in the National Republican Convention to be Ohangcd
Other Political News,
Qovernoi of Cuba.
Mr Aaaoolnled I'rm lo the Journal,
Chicaqo, I)cc. 2. A speclnl to the
Times-Herald, from Washington, says:
General Leonard Wood will lie the
master of nil Cuba muter tin direction
of the President until congress prodes
a civil government for tlio Island. Ho
will bo tho military governor, but in tint
nbsenco of any insurrection or trnnhlo
bin duties will chielly lo civil.
Officer Suicide.
II y Aaaoclntrtt I'rraa fa the Journal.
Wasiiimitov, Dec. 2. Following Is
from Otis at Manila : "Llcutennnt Colo
nel Breretoa of thu Twenty-fourth, In
fantry, while teinvorarily Insane, coin
mltteu sutcida nt tJanln Tomiw thin
morning."
Bayombong Capitulates.
II r Aaaoclnltd I'reaa to the Journal.
Wasiiinoton, Dec. 2. Otis Informed
the war department of tho surrender of
lluyombotig in the following dlspntcli
".Manila Ituyomlxiug, province of
Nuevti VlBcaja Hiirrendiired on Nov. 28
lo J.leut. Monroe, Fourtli cavalry. The
Insurgent Oeneral Canon surrendered
his entire force, numlierlng SOO men,
armed with MauserH and a number of
olliccrs; noenty Spanish, and two
A merlcnn prisoners vero st'ctiml ami
ronildorable insurgent property."
QraJley for Vice.
Ilr Aaauptnlrd I'raaa lo lh JournnL
Cincinkati, Doc. 2. There isninoe
niont hero in Kentucky to present the
nnmo of Oocrnor Uradley for nomina
tion for lce-prrsidunt on tho next ticket
vtitliMcKlnley.
National Delegations.
II y Aaaoctnlrd I'rraa to tbr Journal.
Nkw Vohk, IXn;. 'i. Nearly one-thlnl
of thu members of tho Ilepublican na
tional committee have res"ondod to ro
il nests of thu New York press for a state
ment of an outline) of their ositlons re
garding tho propomM chiiugo of basis of
representation in future national con
ventions. I'lcvcu are H.iid to fiuor n
change while three urn noii-coiiiiiiilal
lOnthenew plan Orison will gain one
d itegntc.
IS
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daH .VV at I A H
Here
lIHWV J 1 1 yKKS
1 ajv
Anticipation begets more
Pleasure than Realization,"
1 l,e write will look "'If anil Imjr aarlr
W 111 )cu bo wlie or olbtrwlM
If this bo truu, then Christmas time ileal, select a Walihor Clovk, u sot of
is I1010. Tho day for planning, for fipooninr Kmtw and I'orks. Niimer-
"hints," for Imy ing not a day too early 011s other desirable arm ls, whlib we
for the latter, if you would avoid the Imvo more sjiho hi our uton in show
push, and tho nisli, and tho worry, than we bao here to mention.
John G. Barr, Jeweler, 118 State Street
till Uil U 1 1 lilUill I 111 liliUJl
DAILY
SALEM, OREGON
INTERESTS
of Cuba
New Uty Uotk.
Or Aaaovlateil I'rraa In Ilia Jotirnnl
Sav FnAsctsco, Dec. 2. Ono of tho
largest dry docks In thu United Stages
will soon 1m constructed at Hunters
l'olnt. It will be built oer a natural
nick ImiIii and will coil nlxmt 1760,006.
MONROE'S BTRATEOY.
A Brilliant Capture of Sixteen to One By
Dating Ametlcan Lieutenant.
Manila, Doc. 2. The capturo by
Lieutenant Monroe mid fifty men of the
Fourth cm airy of thu Filipino Uenernt
Canon, with 800 men and olllrers with
J-
r
INSURRECTION BROKEN
American Sovereignty May be Establish
ed By This Time
Ilr AaaucUlail frr.a lu It Juuranl.
MANILA -Dec. 2 5.20 A, M.xGcneral Conon
surrendered 800 officers and men with rifles, several
Americans and 70 Spanish prisoners and the garrison at
Bayombong. province of Nueva Viztayo, to Lieutenant
Monroe, with 50 men of the
! atf
rilles and sox-cntl American and seventy
Spanish prisoner, at Hayotnbong, wo, a
successful bluff. Monroe tapicd thu
rolel wire and telegraphed Canon that
ho was advancing with n largo force and
demanded hts surrender.
After negotiations Canon consented to
capitulate, to thu iiMrior force, where
upon Monroe telegraphed that ho would
outer tho town with a small gunrd and
receio the garrison's surrender. I In
captured thu wholo Filipino force and
siN'iircil thiuirms, the relx'ls HUpHilng
that Monroe had an arm) behind him.
Mo morphine or oiiluir
1 Dr. MIIm 1Mu
'in, rum ah lain.
"Onucrn' 1 1 wv"
Don't put off
selecting jour
gifts so that
you ate worn
IIIIV M.I.I Wl.f.n.
when the blesMxl
yi
day comes. A light
heart U tho beii of
Christmas cheer.
Just a word before you
think of Christmas buy.
ing Don't Im too practi
cal! don't give coal, or
flour, or gloes. or stock
ings, in the lainiiy, or out,
unless they are actually in need of thusu
lioiuoly necessaries of life. Do a you
would, not as you are donn by. Don't
gho 11 tiling that Is really needed, If you
want your present appreciated. (ho
(mmethliigCtbu recipient would neer
buy for hlmsi'lf or herself. Use a littlo
uncommon sense. Ituyubltof Jewelry
Hlherware, wmio of the many Htsrllng
vilier Now'ltli'n. it rinu or chain
If you want logo a little moru into tho
i.rarlliril limt iinuliuh Hot to Ih too lime-
III II 1 1 J 1 1 U I L
SATURDAY DECEMBER
SHANGHAIED
FROM GUAM.
Ilr Aaanrlnlrd Prraa lo h Jnnrmit.
SANFitANcisix). Dec. 2. John Fabian,
a iintlo of tjnnni, 1ms tiled a libel
against W. T. Storrey, master of tho
American narK Aiuirew incus to re
eocrf5,000 damages for being "slmng
ImliM" from tho island.
HOPaROWERS UNITED.
Many drawers Attend Meeting In Cham
ber of Commerce,
1'oim.i.Nn, Dec 2. Ono hundred hop
grow nrsnttended the meeting yesterday
nt the Portland Chamber of Commerce.
The men preont directly roprusentcd
10,000 balos of hops and Indirectly rein
resented many more.
Tho officers ol tho association prwent
were- M. L. Jones, president, Uronks!
J. W. Mill. lce-nreMdent. l'ortliindt
Henry L. Dent, leoretury, Ihitlevillpj
FrnticN Feller, treasurer, Hultellle.
It was Ment that the grower had
cimo tiiKether Willi n full determination
so to cli iH' affulrtt that their hopi would
yield tin m u fair return for their lulwir.
At present prices sales do not yield ny
such return; In fact, no return at all.
Ilio growers nro trying to remedy this
condition.
President Jones figures thai there aro
about fiO.OOO bntiM'hf hops yet in Oregon
tO 1)0 lliSpOMMl of.
0-4.,.
l
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t
I
Fourth cavalry.
'
, , ., .1 , 1 .1 . ..
Captain Uoorge Pope thinks that there
nro 70,000 bales In thu statu, only 0000 of
n men iiru cnuicn, iciiti inav ihmu nun's
have gone out.
At tho meutlug yesterday a personal
ciuvass of thoso present showed that 00
jut cent fntorcd turning mor llmlr bops
to tho association fur handling and Hale,
Thu din ctors appointed M. L. Junes,
piesldent of (lie association, ngent lo
represent Ihu organ Ixntlon hi connection
with sales, elc
the mot. important feature of the
growers' meeting was tho rutllluUlim of
thu contract rcrently made with A. J.
Hay, manager of thu J M. lliissell
(ouipaii), tliu details of which were
closed up hy the president and hoard of
directors.
Vice-President Kill read and ex
plained thu contract, which gives Mr.
Hay thu handling of all the hops put
into thu association oo, estimated lo
bo about !l'),000 bales, lit) to rcicho U
tent er pound cnmmlssloii for scaling,
one-half of wbluh hu give to tho assoc
iitlou. Mops me to be gmdnl b) Mr. (luy or
his espurt, mid where tuliaiictw urero-
iliiustcvl, ho will mlc mill' b ueuU fur
clulce, with Inloiott at S imr cent per
annum, and stumgtt, iimuruiui, tXstu
his, citr., to hocjiurgwl up agnluit thu
hops.
It was uudersUKsl tlmt wltr Imimi
weroleft with tho astoebctiou and tM
thu V4 cunt hh (Ktuud Cbiiimiasiwu would
ulso couir gncding rlmrgos. It a d 'ios
am withdrawn from the no 1 ctinii
tliuu their iirtiM'fs h.it i to u 1 nwiKili
abln cvjkhmm of grallu
Prosldwit Jiiihmi inviiwl Mr. Iloy to
iijino forward mid e4aln lib) faulllllcM
for dliiosliig of hop uiMlrr thlt con
traot. Mr. Hay mhI llml his nnutllliiii
with tint uHK'lrttuo Iwhoh two weeks
ago, when be rceicI a prupIlloii
from tho president. IU madu u noiiiitur
pro)nltli)u, whlsh was aeiwpted, lie
ojcplaluol iIhIIIi, mid agrml to leave
the disposition of the h largaly to
tho rupruMiiilutiw apnll by the as
sociation. Mr. Hay'nopuiiuii wiw Unit by uistkt
Ing i-arefullr, fair retiirm would be io-
exited from the lwt. He did not know
how mtiiili limy woukl bring hud Uvu
mlstakun many tlmtw;oukl make no
promlit). He whs going to Ik strlot, but
fair, In gnullng.
Dealers and growers 4tul4 Ik ti the
IhmI of term, ami sImhjM ini dispute.
Kngland, Mr. Hay ilHxigbt, ImuI mere
liop than abenMM H, but lb quality
su wvt tlutw fur ymira, m lt will
cum.) at many American Ui as ver.
Hhe may take 36,000 halt from lute.
Mr. Jtay thought that the Oregon
crop amounted to W,) ImIm, Ift.OOJ of
which bail already goiw. Of Weteni
VHslibigUiu' only 10 wr rent bad gone,
ami Oregon and Washington alieubl pull
tgelbnr.
Adlaoutoum ennuwl en what wwld
m 4 reasonable rate for grading. Cap
tal; Pi( tbougbt that 6 cenU xtr bale
In warebouwi mm tin customary abarge,
Mr. lUytaM that lie would net do It
for Hat.
He would baielwhlre rlg 19 twkl
many plcr, and would have to pay Ids
gra ler (rvm 4 1 17 r clay. The pi aw
of i-rajllng could uoi Im &l. but wou'd
luA V uiiirssonaMv.
JOURNAL
U 181M).
Captain Popo satd that bo had bad 10
years In hop as doalor'rind grower, and
ho know that where bops were sampled
hero in tho warehouse, as usual. Seoul.
nbalowns enough; if a grader has to
send riiiH nut into t ho cnunlrv II U i
cnougii.
Tho mntlor wni finally left to tho di
rectors.
President Jones slated that ono of the
leading banks bad awiaed him that Mr.
Hay was perfectly ablo to carry out his
contract.
SALEM FLOURtNQ MILLS.
Make Statement as to Amount Duo All
Who Hhd Wheat Stored.
Manager II. 1. Hblland today makes
public the following stalomcntt
Duo storers of w heat at time of tiro,
Soptotnbor 22, 1800, as follews:
bu. lbs.
uiu wlilto wheat.
Old rod wheat .....
New white wheat, No. 1
Now white wheat No. 2 .
Newjred wheat
00,133,00
24,874,01
20.81)0,30
;i,R80.27
1,050,47
Tllal .... .. $122,034,01
Of old wheat 17,102 bit and 22 lbs, and
of tho new white 4M lm. were hauhI to
storers, making n total of 17,012 bu.
22 lbs., making total damaged by fire,
10l,022bn. 32 lbs.
Immediately after the lire, tho Halum
Flouring Mills Co., took stec lo pro
tect tho Interests of tho storers.
About 20.00J sacks of thnilnin.
aged wheat were sold, brlinr-
t"R v.. $10,310 00
niueAH'iiiii. iiii'iuiiingiiryiug,
sacks, freight, lalsir uto,
amounttxt to 1,471,1 04
Iaingas tho netsaUago..$ 0,801 30
likli amount is pro-rated upuu eaeli
Interest.
Storers may call for settlement any
time after Monday, December I, 1801)
VRItniOTfOH DUFNUANr.
Case of KJgar v Lud wig Tiled in Jus
tice Couit.
Ihuiiiseof Uen. V. Kduar s (Km
. W. I.iiilwlgwns Irlwl In Justlco John
iun' court KrMav afternoon, More
jajury coiihistlng of John Lewis, llrneit
Anderson, II H. lklle, W. W. Hepburn,
1 1'. 1". Port and J. Q Wllmm
j The trial resulted In a erdlet for
drfendaiit for 08 cents.
Plaintiff claimed fl2 for grain sold
defendant, J7.C2 for sen leosiierforuied.
and $25 for ono third of n crop of oats
,. ... lnllll tllltnil . ' llff . w
tieft.niA,l(
... ' v
I Defendant acknowledged llrst two
Hums, but put In a counter, claim of $00,
claiming that thu crop of oats In (pies-
llllll llflll lltantl rittllfkil liUlftn t-Mlt! llnn..l.
,lllllt ,., ,.lnlllllff '
inujurytcxiK hum Mew utul gao a
enlivt as ulwvo -V
Next Kmpiesn of Japan,
Ilr Aaaiitflnlrd I'rraa In III JuuruMl
Yokoiuut, Nov, 111, via fian Francis-
co, Dec. 'J. Tint huhoiilu plnguo has
mane cniry nun Japan, live casei aru
reiKirictat ivoiv, time aireauy prov
Ing fatal.
I'litnw emprewi of Jaimu has been '
clioseii ntnl lier niieiiiriiiniiiit lo Hut
enin n primw nimunnw.. ny mis mar ,
rlage thrt crow n iirlimi will hvenmo re-
laled to tho lilahM biuldlit priori In
the iiuipirc,
III vlewtbottroug biiddhisi movement
to sec urn statu recognition this hint Is of
griNit Interest. I'riillulloii! are freely
made that the coming sotsfou of the
larllameiit will result In ' breakup
of the present ministry.
Gret b'ale
Read
Read
AwLni 1'
The prices of these garments are arranged
titles which we have
means only one left.
full line of sizes, etc, etc.
Jackets
A
A
A
A
A
A
A not her
A
A
Anotliur
A
AmUliir
A
Another
tfjOOkskvt iw fl,
J10.W
3.3ft
M
0,76
0.0
I0XJ)
io3q
I0.K5
o.guimj r
CWIIne for. .....
7.M I no for. .....
IQMlmtat- .
12.60 1 ne for .
iif itiiB fftr
XZM lino for
I1M lint for .
l,Uid lino for.
115.00 line for ...
I6.(J line fer . . . .
10.24
IH
i'
11.00
I6M
1SJS5
10i0 lint) for
JtMO lino (or.
17.59 line for
100 in for
GREAT BAL.BI
I
1 - ,-rz
" MmiaiinmaMiiii i.ntiwtti ataai aawaaaa wai
Royal
'y AMKMUJTMy'Dntgy
aUsOMJTlWRE
Makes the food more delicious and wholoaow
xrrtt nBionK.,lnm)i.
UnousAiai kji
I
In Lord Motliuen's Force Aro Rendered HorJ &
Comtoat '
He Made no Advance After Battle of Moddcr KiverReprTt T
His Relieving Kimbcrlcy arc Premature Tlic KmhWt t
Killed and Wounded arc Being Willed Ea&mi A
iously Awaiting the Casualty Lis Kaal AdvMicc Dtlty
cd' " $&
1 V ,
- -
Methuen'a force.
Br Aaaorlalrd I'rraa la lb JuaranU
LoNiiov, IXy. !.-Tho Uritlsli dead
and wounded at tho Utile of Moddur
Klcr number hundreds. Tho war de
partment today gave out tho Informa
tion that the total number of casualties
wore -138, tho number killed 73. lteporls
of Moiliuon'i advanco after tho battle of
of Moddcr Itlver wai premature.
Illsonforcod delay will doubtless be
of considerable sen leu In vMmr hta
liunl pushdl column a needed rest and
allowing the arrhal of reinforcements
which he must be sorely In nfed of after
three such llghts.placlng horn dcromlmt
tipnuhls of a thouiaud men.
Holnforcemenlt.
Uinihiv, Dee. 2. The war olllco has
revelled the follow 1
"Cane Town- (Jemiral (latacru re-
poit iioubango lu the sltuatlou. (leu
cral 1'rem.h made a recoiuialnnra from
Naaimssirt to llossmend. Troops re-
liimcd toilay. (lenerul Methuen's
wound Is slight. He Is rouialnlng lit
Modder rlier for reconstruction of
bridges.
Am reinforcing him with thu Oorduu
Highlanders and n cavalry cotpn. Tho
llorsu artillery, Canadian regiment,
Australian rouiingent and three but
tallousof Infantry ban moved to IV
Atr mid thu Hohnont line.
News Scarce. . i
UinIhiv, Dee. 9 Alifsliite silenre'
h.i fallen over the nlTalrs lu routh f-
ncu. 1 no war oiiirunan not jut ro
usliud bird Mclliuou's casually list
"fhe publsund lie. presn, hitherto m
tlont, nro beginning to murmur at the
apparently need leas delay, which keeps
"m" 'amines in n siate 01 paiuiui sus
.. .
I
1 11 m iiiiiHmii iimi inu niuiii nuianrei
,.,.. .1.1.. .!. .. . 1 ,. 1
has Uen delayed by thu ncvesily of v t-
'lliity fellniilliia tr lh.il ..v...i.llblitiI. l.til
....A) w..i'...i.w ... ivivi i.in, a.vifuiM. .Mil
III it 11 urtint iittianaliid fivim aiiv ..' Ilm
tnrloiiM coiniiiLiiils. 1
Lieutenant General Hlr Charles Mans
llold Clarke, who, as already announced,
will command the sixth dlilslnu, has
ticcu mucli service in Houtli Afrfoa, par-
ueaiany iu uiu .uiu, ami auuioiioiii
wars. He has also held a number of
hlghstaff aiiiolntmiula at homo and
U reputiil to In a very oa ile nllLer,
of Jc TC
K,
Joi!&ym SonAp
Ladies Suits, Capes, Jackets,
Skirts, etc. etc,
the list of prices
every word
on hand, A $25 garment marked
A S20 garment marked 515.85 mtatm
Ladies' Suits
A
A
A
A
A
An
An
A
A
A
A
liso.iiit fr
13.60 tult for
12.00 auit fur
15,()ult lor .
(fMnh U,r ,.
18 0omf jer..
HiQ suit for
V14aiil( for
SI49 null for
'Jft.oOilt for.
QfMtnll for
H.0O
io.ua
UtM
ia.no
MM
WW
2I.W
Slilrte From
S2,90 up to $7.15
All Reduced in Price,
If "Btiolrmoii' rW rtJoar
.. .. . ... i. it 'i
V vd0l(riHigi
JotlrrVal Adv-rtIslirT fy(
HHM H Mil
tfO 24
PCWPEK
f
--TpT
bxeqUtivk committkk
. Thu cientlvu rominUk m the 3W.
Ion county HepubllcaK Unwue U li
session In tho iwllco court room M Um
city hall this, Ha-turday, attorm). VJfc
Lhalrman Karl Ittco presiding.
There is n pood attendance of the o'
Itonubllcan war honeos, Including evr 1
al from outlying foctlona of tho count rv .
and tho loll t lent situation Is being dk
cussed, (uttiro plans outlined, and some
thing lit tho ualtito of loo Il'A"t cc
erally Islu progress.
aMAMMVMhM0WMj
Starved
Hair
Stow grMrth af
hair cms frm
lacks! baklMal.
ihlrh44nallf. IilgitartH. It
kH ecHnlnx out, gsts thlatwr a!
thlaner, bsU apots appear, tfcM
actual bahlNMi. Tbt only S04t
Inlrfo4vo
ma
can toy It
It rcii
th rsatt.
Hft ttarva
Hftii, end the
hair wows
N&ir
thick and
toMilMwrti
yison
UjU. ff
aMo. K,
a koMlo of it m row
wdm. Jt'i a splendid ure.slnf.
It always restores color I Mod
or grsf hair. Mind, w y M4
wavi." pHI H
"1 lu fomij jour Hair igot M Va
tha Uit ttuitily I U r UleJ tot Itw
lutr. My lutr w rnUtisrpulvarrlaa,
aaltbourhtlwaukl trvabatlteurk. I
Mil unifoulr one l(tl, ami saf kavbr I
MoiiMd illlur out, nut li la m mi I
twCkaidl.JBit1' I
rUacr J. MnfnfTflAsJi, 1
JalyitvMw.
YuT,f,V,
HawlllMa4iniiilt(MkeaTh4lWtM I
IMala, Alk bUtt JBJT UHClan )H w I
abvoirmirMar, Toil P irti a Hamt I
W"""B, jffitBk. isn.vH.
jmjmm000'i'0fiii''i0i0'ftA
WMBAT MARKET.
OlIKUOO,
ah UK,
iKtemborS.
lUy W
Ham FaJiaciK-o, I'oc. 2, Cah U7K
,
;v
according to the quioV
Flush Capes
A Very Gvi Of hr UJf
I 5.00 rapca
M
n,ou tac
0.7ft capo
0,ltt capoa
7M capwi
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