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DAILY JOURNAL. Assoalatod Press toto Froah Local news nnd Llvo IxlJjj It'B Business" not Politic. V' We dim'! fol!cli jour Jmtlilo t-ua Ial8 mnko Tho Dally Jour- "' of your poiitica o onn, but Journal Advertising Pays SALEM, OKEg6n TUESDAY FEBRUARY 13 1900. 2T0 3G. Tftjay lltCtUMI 11. x 1 "r" SPRING GOODS AT THE""- m. Ybrk mw LACES, EMBROIDERY, RIBBON, TABLE LINEN, CRASH AND A FULL SUPPLY OF ALL NOTIONS AND HOSIERY. XXX ffiSH ifiH Uine of ladies' tics. They're rlill!iS!u r new line of gents' summer shirts. Neatest styles '4lffi?n find, Don't buv lace 'We sp.vc you money ?fakms "one price" cash store. 4t. . T. BARNES, Our, stare Olosee ate o'clock St1 VarViavonlntr oxcopt Saturday '3 r if- iES rflftM' K;aussb jbros xm W" vW W" " JS"" 'ta- ,wv I v.SJBr. lUtXineeHte; ixm 3F" X t It Jj 'P A s r Ii I 3C m VwDw , WE CARRY THE SIMONDS MANUFACTURING! ;, .company's x x ;c x x a x 0SS6UT feSE ARE THE ONLY fi&RGE LOGGERS OF WE COLUMBIA RIVER. Ml Our inrgely increasing sales nro nu indication ot tho worth of tho goods AY Cor. State and Liberty Sis. Salem, Ore. ylR! I 50 R:BN & HAMILTON JUST : "X ARRIVED X Rack?! beauties, two yards long. curtains 'till you sec our on everything you buy. su buy. i X X X Proprietor. ( Cornor Commorolnl and Chomoketa streets i i Special ln order to close out a few lines of ladies' heavy box calf shoes we will offer the 3.00 high cut nt 2.25. 2.75 regular cut at $2.00. See shoes in our win dow. " , x-&y J3"" w er-" 9- i- O I L O L o T II M A T T I a s i N O h E U 2.1 SAWS USED BY THE WASHINGTON AND A A A -T SAWS B ltfes8t3e fortrait fvee IS EXTRAVAGANCE IF YOU HAVE TO FOR A FRAME WE SELL A 16x20 SOLID OAK OR WHIT ENAMEL FRAAtE FOR $1.50. WITH GLASS. CORD AND HOOK FOR HANGING. THESE FRAMES ARE JUST THE KIND rOR LIFE SIZE PORTAITS. ALL FRAMES SOLD AT CORRESPONDINGLY LOW PRICES. DRIVING BACK ENGLISH OUTPOSTS Some SkirrDisliing Going on in the Natal Country. GENERAL IMPRESSION THAT THE BOERS ARE GAINING GROUND Cecil Rhodes' Friends Interceding Capture Boers Will Double Their Indemnity Demand if He i3 Taken Prisoner, and Assure His Friends That He Will Not Be Killed y Aaaoclntrit Vrenn n tU Journal. SLondon, Fob. 13 Tho cessation of war nows is taken to Indlcato that tho British preparations for a move from Modder river, nro progressing, and important ovents are anticipated within n few days, Interest centers almost wholly upon Field Marshal Roberts. Military at taches havo gono to Join Roberts at Modder rior, another movo precluding an advance. It is learocd that two hundred Boors wero kllllcd or wounded during Mac Djtinl's reconnolsauco. Thoro is no con firmation of tho roportcd sortlo of Brit ish troops from Ladysmlth. Tho Brit ish artillery has forced tho Boers to evacunto their camp on Hlangwnna hili south of Colonso. It would bo nn Im portant advantago if tho British should occupy tho position. Tho Boers nt Ronsborg hnvo apparent ly extended tholr attack on tho British lines nnd nro meeting with minor suc cess. Tho Boor invasion of Zululnnd tins caused keen anxiety. It Is difficult to bollovo that tho Zulus can long bo kept in quioscont. Friends ot Cecil Rhodes havo seut an emmlsary to Dr. Loyds, diplomatic agent of tho Boers in Europe, in regard to tho probablfl courso tho Boors would pursue in tho event of his capture. Dr. Ledya assured tho intermediaries that tho Boors did not intend to kill Rhodes, but would certainly hold him as a hostago until indemnity for tho Jamieson raid' wns paid. Tho Boers havo decided to doublo tho amount of tho iudemnlty to bo domanded, so Rhodes' friends will havo to hand over ton million dollars before ho is released. Jamieson is still at Ladysmlth. GEN. WOOD ADVANCES London, Fob. 13. A telegram recolved hero says thnt tho forces commanded by General Wood have moved up from tho southward and solicd Soupnn's drift, which hb now holds. A dispatch from Col. Kokowlch says Klmbcrly wns bombarded throughout Fobrunry 8th. Tho Boersnro actively pressing around Rcnsberg. A British force consisting of a sectlou of artillory and 250 horso which reached ellngeesfontcin Fob. 10, was compelled to fall back on Rensborg, Sl.so in Case of His owing their eastern ened. flank being threat- London, Fob. 13. A dispatch from Ronsborg says eovoro fighting occurred during tho British retreat, various out posts on both sides suffering heavy losses. It Is doubtful if Reniborg can bo held. Rknsuero, Fob. 13, Yestorday's ro tlromont of tho Weslor'n outposts in eluded tho withdrawn! from Colo- skoop, nnd nil tho surrounding posts. Tho Boera successfully sholled tno uruiBii positions Tho lioors wore flvo to one wherever fighting occurred. Tho British nro chafing uuder tho neces sity ot retreat from theso posto. They safoly brought off tho guns from Coloskoop. DRIVING BACK THE OUTPOSTS. Riksdkiio, Fob, 13. Tho Boers havo again driven in tho British outposts on ttio western flank, all tho outposts nt Bastards, Nek., Hoblkirk'a Windmill nndothor points, retiring to Muodor's Farm A British Victory. RENsnr.no, Fob. 13. Hobklrks nnd Bastards, Nek, which tho Boors too possession of on Saturday, havo been re occupied by tho British. Tho Boers were sholled out. Roberts' Movements. London, Fob. 13. Lord Roberts hns gathered 35,000 men, with whom ac cording to the best milltnry opinion, ho proposes turning tho left of tho Magors fontoin lines near Jacobnlal, entorlng tho Free stato, compolllng General Cronjo to raiso tho sledgo at Kimbcrley, and thus making his first stop toward Bloemfonteln. At Mareking. London, Feb. 13. Klmberly, 20 miles away from the Modder rivor position, is in sore straits. Tho details of the De cember death rato show thnt in a popu lation of 14,000 whites nnd 10,000 blacks, tho mortality was 60 whites and 38 blacks, por thousand. Tho infantile death rato was 071 per thousand among tho whites and 012 per thousand among tho blacks. Enteric fever was preveient. This frightful state of things in Decem ber cannot have improved much, if at all, ainco then, and tho fighting power of tho garrison must hnvo been greatly di minished. Meanwhile the bombardment of tho Boers has Increased, and thoro is 1mm nent danger of tho town falling under tho very eyes of Lord Roberta. It is be lieved in circles, closoto tho war ofllco, that he will move at onco. Scouts hnvo approached within 1,000 yards of the Boer trenches at Magersfonteln. They havo found these strong, nnd ascertained that Ihey aro Used as dwelling places. Naval gunners are constantly watching tho emey'a lino with strong glasses, and thpy declare that there Is appreciable diminution in tho Boer forces. Urltlsh Recruits. London, Feb. 13, The house of com Business Eyes Defective visiou produces irritation and n ervousness.anu in this condition no po rson is capable of giving to Dull ness matters or ordinary affairs of life tho attention necessary to success. Nothing is more important for the pre ent preservation of good health and clear business Judgement than zealous care of the eyes. Perfect fitting glasses will overcome nature's defects, and the place to get such glasses is ot HERMAN W. BARR, Scientific Optician 118 State St k tnons was crowded yesterday in nnticl-patlonofnstntemuntfromGcorgoWynd-ham, parlimontnry secretary of the wnr oflIcO in regard to tho nrtny measures. Tho government, ho en Id had not ovon considered tho question of compulsory service, which was entirely unnecessary in Viow of tho effectlvo recruiting ot tho auxiliary forcos. During tho spring andumtner tho volunteer corps would bo formed. Tho artillory service nnd tho j corps ot engineers, necessary for -two additional nrmy corps would bo i railed forthwith, namely 30 lloIc( battorics and so. on horso batteries. Thftspenkor also said it had been do cldod to raiso twolvo additional infantry battalions. Windham said tho existing cavalry forcos woutd also bo oxpanded by several regiments, and that commis sions would bo offered to militia ofllcors, to (ho colonics nnd to universities. At pfeeent tho speaker further pointed out, there wero 109,000 regulars in the coun try anu tno mcrcaso was anticipated to bo 80,000. Thoro wero now 323,000 mon in tho auxiliary forces and It was cstl- DEMOCRATIC Bryan Wants it Called Prior to the Repulv lican Convention, Eatly Conventions. Br Aaaoelntcd Prcia to thu Jnnrnnl. Nkw Yohk, Fob. 13. A special to tho Hornld from Washington snys: Boforo Brynn left Wnshlngton on Snturdny ho hold n conforonco with tho Democratic lcndori, and It was decided that tho Democratlo national convention bo held nrlor to tho Republican and Populist conventions. It is understood that Bryan is particularly nuxlous to antlclpato tho nctlon of tho Populist pnrty, which ho fears may bo guilty ot political indiscretions which may injure his cauev.. VENEZUELAN Successful Attacks Being Made on Defeated Government Troops, Kovolutlon AuouU'tad-rTcai lo he Jonrn!. New Yo'riic, Fob. 13. A dispatch to By Tho revolution under Goneral Hernandez, in Venezuela, is gaining rapidly. The revolutionists attacked nnd defeated tho govornmont troops near Coro. PUBLIC OWNERSHIP DEFEATED. Pacific Cable Bill to Pass as Measure, By Auoctntca Vxrtt la (be Journnl. Subsidy Bill Shelved. WAsniNOTOK, Feb. 13. Tho. houso committee on interstato nnd foreign com merco hns decided to report tho Pacific cnble bill nlong tho lines of tho Sherman bill, defeating Corliss' proposition for government ownership. Nkw Yoiik, Fob. 13. Tho Washington correspondent of tho World says there is no hope of tho passago of tho Hannn-Pnyno shipping subsidy bill, nnd that tho Republican Ieadcrs.lmvo decided would mated tho increase would bo 60,000 men. So altogether, tho country would soon havo nt least 617,000 mon, nndiWand ham anticipated thnt tho number would be nearer 000,000 than 600,000. MAFEKING IS GAME London, Feb. 13. An undated dls patch from Mafeking says : 'Col. Baden-Powell has received a communication from Lord Roberts promising that relief will bo seut In a few weeks. The garrison Is as game as ever." BRYAN AT RICHMOND Hr AacocUted I'resa to lb Journal. Richmond, Vn., Feb. 13. W. J. Bryan, yesterday afternoon, addressed nn au dience at tho Academy of Music, made up of the members of the legislature and many othor persons. He dlecusKed tho Income tax, tho currency and trust question, and the Philippine policy. The audience was particularly demon strative when Mr. Bryan expressed tho hope that tho British would novur not to Ladvsmith. and when lie nolntfd out the danpers of tho unchecked growth of i the trust evil. ABE LINCOLN'S COUNTY SPLIT. BvHixaruu), III., Feb. 13 The n ventionof tho republicans of Sanuamon county yeoterday afternoon resulted in n split, the Cullom delegates leaving the convention in a body before tho tempo rary organization had been maito, and ad) nrning to the opera house. The re sult Is that two delegations will apply for admission to the staui and congressional coventi.ni, and there will be two repub lican legislative tickets lu tho Meld. The funeral of Ex-secretary Thompson was held at Indianapolis yesterday. The nomination of Mrs. Potter Pal mer as commissioner to the Pans ex position has boea confirmed by the senate, CONTRABAND OF WAR. Americans Not Allowed to Carry WoaponB Into Sonorn, Br Aaaoelntut Trcai to the Jnnrnnl. OniCAoo, Feb. 13. A spoclal from El FnBon,Tox., says: Tho Mexican govern ment now prohibits tho entranco of arms and ammunition to tho stato of Sonorn, owing to tho revolution now in progress thoro. American minors who havo heretofore been permlttted to carry rifles and sixshootors and belts full ot cartridges into Sonorn aro now prevented from carrying any arms whatever, nnd nro stripped of nmmuntlon nt Nognlcs and Nnco. This order was issued bo causo it wns reported thnt Americans wero pouring Into 8onorn in tho gulso of minors whllo tholr teal object was to as sist tho rebellious Yaquls in Raining their freedom. The now orders nro enforced by Mexico only nt Arizona ports of ontry, nnd per sons entering Sonorn vln El Paso nnd Casa Grnndos nro permitted to enrry nil CONVENTION REVOLUTION Oalnlng. tho Herald from tho Tort of Spain sayss a Corporation bo good policy to slielve it. tho arms and ammunition desired. Mnnv nnraoiis have taken advantauo of tills to convey theso contraband goods Into tho hostllo country. CHICAGO'S BIG STRIKE. Chicago, Feb. 13. Of tho 7,000 build ing tradesmen who took their half-holiday on Saturday afternoon, in drflanco of tho new rules of tho building eon tractors' council, ono-half, U was announced by labor leaders, resumed work as usual on the blgbulldings. Thli is regarded by labor interests as Indicat ing weakness in tho building contract ors' agreement to stand by ono another. At Urn headquarters of the contractors, It wns declared that the imm still at work ware doing so under special ugreo inents, In order to complete certain por tions of work. Operations on numerous smaller structured nro at n standstill, and will remain so, the hossus say, un til tho placix of locked out men nro filled. Togunrdngnlust others taking tholr places, union mn havo had 1,000 picket stationed about tho city. Tho building material trades rounsil, with a membership of 20,000, has an nounced that it will support tho build ing trades council. No timtorial will bo furnished to ooutructors employing non union labor. Unlawful Deposits, Lewiston, Idaho, Fob. 13. County Attorney Danford has filed a criminal complaint against County Treasurer Hastings, alleging that tho latter offlolal has unlawfully deposited funds of tho county in the national bank, contrary to law. Tho law, it appears, requires that such deposits shall bo sjecial ones, and not bo included In tho general deposits of the bank. Tho pennlty specified Is from ono to ten years in tho penitentiary, Hastings, when arralgued, was relcaed on his own recognizance for preliminary exainhi tion tomorrow. L. J. Davenport, who was married ymterday, was in tho city today allvo nd well. DEMOCRATS WILL ENJOIN An Attempt to Prevent Governor Taylor From Governing. Louisviu-k, Fob. 13. Boforo Judgo Cantrlll at Georgetown tomorrow Hlto Democrats will bring a suit in equity asking for an injunction to restrain Gov ernor Taylor from exercising nn of tho (unctions ot tho ofllco of governor. It is expected that n tomporary injunc tion will bo granted. THE SOLDIERS STILL TARRY .FnANKronr, Feb. 13. Today Governor Taylor declined to ordor nwny nil of tho soldiers now hero, with tho exception of a fow for n personal hotly guard. Ho had sont for Colonol Williams nnd given orders for tho moving of tho troops, but sovornl of his friends urged so strongly that tho soldlors bo permitted to remain that Governor Taylor changed his in tention nnd snid that, for tho present, at least, ho would not havo any more of thorn returned to their homes. A SUSPICIOUS BULLET. Lato this afternoon tho dotcctives working upon tho Goebol assassination discovered n bullet imbedded in ono ot tho trees in tho south stdo of tho cnpl tol square. It struck tho trco about 20 inches from tho ground, and almost on a lino from tho oxccutlvo building, nnd on tho spot whoro Governor Goebol fell. A block of wood containing tho bullet wns cut from tho trco, nnd is now In tho possession of tho prosecuting attor ney. CONGRESSMAN CHICKERING Klllod by Falling Prom His Hotel WlndonAffllotocl With Molnnohollu. II r AaaaclnUA l'rr (a (! Journnl. New Yohk, Fob. 13. Congressman ChnsA. Chlckering, wns found dead outsldo tho Grnnd Union Hotel today, Ho had o'thor fallen or Jumpod from tho fourth story window of tho hotol, Chtckcring's friends hnvo been aware for somo timo that ho was afflicted with melancholia following n sorvero attack ot typhoid foyor. Opposing the Financo Dill. Chicago, Fob, 13. Tho anti-trust conferenco resolutions were adopted pro testing ugnlnst tho currency bill now pending In congress nnd calling upon tho people of United States to meet nnd "thumlortholr protestsngnlnstthls most nudaclous, dangerous nnd oppresslvo measure ever presented to n legislative body by n sot of consplrutors." ALASKAN "RESERVE WA8iiiNaTON,Fob.l3. By an executive order, a certain portion of tho ponln sulaintho district of Alnskn, Immedi ately north of tho southern boundary, and embracing Camp Point Spencer, litis been rcservod for public purposes. Tho tract Is located on tho west shore of Port Clnrenco bay, comprising tho peninsula on which Is Point Spencer, and includes about four square miles. EDITOR NEILL AS A WITNESS y.vs lie Did All Ho Could for CUik In Ills Puper. Washinoton, Fob. 13. In tho Clark case tcdny, Nelll, the proprietor of the Helena Independent, was called. Tho witness was crojs-oxamlnod by Catnr boll. "Did you do any work for Clark dur ing tho last senatorial campaign In Mon tana?" "I did nil I could in my nowspaper and otherwise In a legitimate way " "Did you spend nny money In tho hg. Islntlvo campaign or senatorial contest before tho h-glslaturu?" "Yos, but It was my own." Nelll said Clnrk had a mortgage on tho Independent for abouM2fi,000 PORTLAND'S BUILDING Washinoton, Fob. 18. A hill appro priating $160,000 for thu enlargement of tho publlo building at Portland, Ore., has puswl. Alllion then addressed the senate on tho financial bill HOP BALES O. II. O, A, Doing Uuslnew Son o Hops Molding In the Uulo. Jas. Wliistanley, local ngent of the hop growers' astoelation, mado n solo of 61 bales yosteid ty ut 0 cent's twr pound and another today of 117 bales at lH cents, both to dealer. An embarrassing condition hns arisen within the last few weeks from tho fact that somo lots of hops are molding in thu bale. This has been tho cato In former )oars with hops held over, as h extreme humidity ot the climate make It extremely dlflloxilt to prevent the growth of the mold fungi lu hops kei t through the winter. Tho mold lu some cases has now pene trated to a depth of three or four lucher (mm tho outsldo of thn bale, and it If necessary to scale this off to leavo the ' bale in good condition, This is only ono ol the drawback which has made the work of the O. li, G. A., an uphill pull this season. It is n matter (or tho heartiest con gratulation thnt tho hop growers suc ceeded In their effora to form tholr as sociation, nnd aro loyally supporting It. It is easy to sco tho condition they would bo in now, if no organization wtre in existence. Hops would now be quoted by tho bolo, if quotable nt nil. As It Unfair price w ill bo realized for every pouud. A SILVERTON VOLUNTEER. Charles K. Minler Laid to Rest With Honors. SavKnroN, Or., Fob. 13 Tho funeral ol Charles E. Minier, of Company M, Second Oregon, who died in tho Philip pines of typhoid fover, was held in 811 vorton, uudor tho auspices ot the Knights of Pythias, Sunday, Tho special trnln chartered by tho Pythlans nnd bearing tho romalns mado stops at Canby, Barlow, Aurora, Hub bnrd nnd Woodburn, whoro members of tho othor nnd friends were waiting. Arriving nt Silverton, they were met by tho Silverton Mnrlno bond, friends of tho deceased, Knights, Odd Fellows, Veterans of tho G. A. R. nnd cltizons. Thopubllohnllhad been btautlfully decorated (or tho sad occasion, but, ow ing to tho Immonso crowd to bo accom modated, and tho beauty of tho day, It was decided to hold tho exercises on tho campus adjoining tho publlo school building, J. P. Kennedy, grand chancellor, com mandcr of tho grand lodgo, conducted tho exercises. Ho spoko feelingly and earnestly ot their brother, tho dead sol dier. Ills remarks were listened to with profound attention. L. R. Stinson, grand keeper of records and seal, nnd Chnrles A. Murphy, dep uty grnnd chancellor of this district, woroprosont, nleo Captain Poormnn, of Woodburn, nnd Superintendent Jones, of Salem. Charlea Mlnlor wns n member of K. o( P. Hormos, No. CO, of Aurora, and whllo In tho Philippines all waadouo for him thnt could bo done by that or der. His funeral wns tho lnrgost publlo funeral over held in Silverton, nnd ho was buried in tho Miller cemotory, a few mllua cast of tho city. ANOTHER nODBERY. Uaue's Store Entered List Night By Durglars, Last night burglara ontorod the gen oral merchandise- store of A. Daue, In South 8alem, nnd secured nbout )15 In ensh from tho till. Mr. Dauo closed his placo of builnees nt) tho usual hour, and retired to his hoino, which is about two blocks from tho store. ThH morning when ho ontorod his placo of business, ho discovered that It Inul been robbed. Tho burglars entered tho stcro by way of a window In tho rear end of tho store room, first by tho aid of nn nx taken from his neighbor's, Mr. Jory's woodshud, they pried thu window out of tho casing nud ontorod tho store room. Onco insldo they soon broko a holo through the back door largo enough to run their arm In nnd removo the bolt thnt held it, which imvo them entrance to the main store room. They then pried tho till opou nnd secured tho abort amount. No goods havo been missed by tho proprietor. It is thought that thcs aro the tamo crooks thnt entered Har riott & Lawrence's store last week. Ninety cents In pennies were found on tho sidewalk near tho store, by Lee Aehcsoii, nnd returned to Mr. D.iue. School Havings Usnk. Tho collections nt the different schools today for tho school saings bankwer as follows t East $21 63 Lincoln Park 722 Central... 10 70 North 2 03 Polytechnic ... 25 Total U2 09 MMMMMMMMM Healthy Hair A man with a thin headofhtir Is a marked man. But tho big bald spot Is not too kind of a mark most men like. Too many men in their twenties are bald. This Is absurd and all unnecessary. Healthy hair shows man's strength. To build up the uairiromtnci wscra roots, to pre vent and to euro bald nc, ujo Nair It always restore s color to faded or gray hair. Notice visor that word always Arj it cures dandruff. ILMatollU. AlHfijtUU. "My buslne mIU ma oat among strangeri a great 4ul. l c. said Mtiullr Uvltttuvafl tttty tlwIoiiiau;oS my rut, my lulr u w tbln sad tot ti4 totsbQwvJQ plainly. I Uiraa tiia um olyour llalr Uarle than tlueamontU ie5. 'rmyIfln4lruYOtoahtiJof liiirMtcKrlud. Hell rerytxHlyw tat I OMd, and the say MtmiutUawoa derrulWnied.'A Qao. VSAM, D40.1,Uf. CblcagO,!)!. W liira a took on Tta VHt and Scalp a tica iisoo rtquut. It U lh Uniiu ran wlll a vlil u .AH .It. IWt At.l.ln I paaiad (ram th u iMtt VLfor, Hi Ui w0mmvmmt WHEAT MARKET. San Fbaspuco, Feb. 13. Cash WH. Caiaoo, Feb. 13-May t8tf , Cash 70 SSSW ftlaH t -;l 4