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8ALEM, OREGON. 8ATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1903.
NO. 14.
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OAIJiY
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SEVERE
CENSURE
GIVEN
pmiiot Convict Oper
ators of Conspiracy
f Be Publicly Reproached for
Breaking Moral Laws
senses vs. unman Lives
In Coal Business
EXPLOSION
ON BOARD
WARSHIP
Killed and Injured
Several of Crew
In
ldont Mitchell will deal with the. an
thracite strike nnd will bo long. Tho
report of Secretary-Treasurer Wilson
will Include tho reports of the audit
ing nnd executive committees on tholr
work during the year. Tho latter re
ports, covering tho disbursements for
roliof .during the anthracite strlko.f
will contain the. largest figures ovor
known in a labor organization finan
cial report.
It Is understood that the minors will
ask for an increase of from 10 to 20
per cent in wages, but this will be
Btubbornly resisted by the oporators,
nt tho Joint wage conferenco which Is
to follow the miners' convention. Con
siderable Interest attaches to the part
the anthraclto men will tako In the
conference. Tho foundaUon for their
strike was laid hero last January, but
as tho decision of the arbitration com
mission may cover a period of three
years, they may not be vitally con
cerned ln'tho proceedings.
President Mitchell will preside over (
tho proceedings, and it Is expected a;
numbor of prominent labor leadors In
other fields will occupy places on tho
platform as Interested auditors. Tho Washington, Jan. 17. The navy do
first order of business to como before partment received a dispatch from
tho opening session Monday morning San Juan todny to tho effect thnt an
will bo tho roport of tho credentials 8-inch chargo exploded in tho -forward
committee. This will require conoid-1 turret of tho Massachusetts, off Cule
orablo time, though It Is understood bra. Five were killed and none In
thoro aro no contests to speak of for.jured, nemo wore officers. Tho causo
tho seating of delegates. The com-1 will be investigated by n bonrd of of
initteo on rules and order of business llcors.
will then bo announced by Presldont I , ,
Mitchell. Immediately following ho' , Washington. Jan. 17. Iho body of
will read his annual roport. In their , ' . '""' "i "wn uuck. nr
Board of Officers Will
vestigate
Funeral of Ex Minister. Buck
Held at National Capitol
Philadelphia, Jan. 17. Tho sensa-
i of todays anthracite hearing
io when Mitchell blttorly attacked
! operators, charging thorn with bad
Ih, In having locked out 3000 mm-
In defiance or an agreement with
commission to the contrary. Ho
the present scarcity of coal wns
n.-.ult of tho failure of tho coal
rylng roa'ds to Bupply cars.
hio testimony of tho wltnosses was
g the usual linos. Gray brought on,er wl follow tho ftnutll rpport of
uw iiiu-Miuii ui ''' ''"Kivico-Prosldent Lewis and Secretary
Jt over the shafts, thus endanger-
tho lives of tho men, and Ignor-
tho law against such practice, hut
collieries had built til em boforo it
;od. Gray said they should bo
nip lied to move thorn. Tho mlno
Bcrlr.trnaent on the stnua Bald. It
Jild cost too much. Gray replied
fincy chould not be weighed ngnlnst
limn liven,
nnd Treasurer Alison. Tho reading of
Uheso reports Is expected to occupy
OAL MINE
WORKERS
MEETING
lator Alitchell Presides at
inual National Convention
' Indianapolis. Jan. 17. Dolegatos
glarrlvlng for tho 31st annunl eon
inuon of the Unltod Mlno Workers
jnorlcn which w'ni"UoT?ffl 'MoncTnT
tomllnson Hall. It Is expected thnt
fiHyKl200 delegates will attend, and
rolls soni" apprthonslon thnt tho
will prove unwleldly, ns this Is
l1Hf.rT.nt InlinH iiniitiAtillAii nirAU
iinvHiuiHi nt. jui;ui vwu luniiuii uci
e!.
tlon. though somo talk Is heard of op
position candidates for his office.
MMnfoers ot tno oxecuuve commiupu
will also be elected, and delegates
chosen to represent tho organization
at tho next annual convention of tho
American Federation of Labor.
Among tho dolegatos nlrendy on tho
field there Is much talk In favor of the
proposal thnt has been made to in
crease tli snlarios paid President
Mitchell and Secretary Wilson. The
salary or President Mitchell Is $1800
a year Secretary Wilson receives
receives $1G01). During the anthracite
strike tho two offlcors contributed 25
per cent ot tholr earnings to tho de
fnrfo fund, besides pnylng their rag-
nJaxiySHOBsmontfl. It Is suggaatoil mat;
President Mltciious salary snouni do
Increased to nt least $300, and that or
Secretary Wilson raised in Propor
tion. President Mitchell Is not expected
In tho city bofore Monday, as ho Is
Imav nHnmlini thf unftfllnnM of the nil
convention will be not only tho;tnracto fllrJko commission. Ho Is to
i, nut im most iiuporiani. in uie ,. crw,tpd 0n his arrival with a dem-
ivy or tho organization. Tlio groat ftnorninn iinh ne lmn novor boon
trDStln the Pennsylvania anthraclto. .,iaP,i n n ini,OI. indor boforo.
ilonfand tho many smallor strikos n,,ilw, a,an mnv pvnt.nrnti. with tho
Ijast year will bo reported by the of-1 lfl,lor linlon- ,n nr0narlng for tho
ilcers. and un oxnlnnauon made on . i r hu.i.mi .m in n.
hj3r prosecution. Tho report of Pros-LorfJ from ;ho station to tlio eonvon-
..tlon headquarters by an Imposing pro
cession, headed by imndn or music.
In the evening ho will bo tho guest nt
a big public reception In his honor.
rived this morning. Tho Jnpnnos))
minister nnd nlmost tho entire embas
sy were In tho party which escorted
the remains to tho cemetery. Colonel
tim wholn of tho first dav of tho con-1 Miwinoi ropresonted tho s nto dopart-
ventlon, and the election of officers .mont, uoneral Johnson and .Major Ho
probably will not be reached before ! " "v. Senators Hannn, For
Tuesday., President Mitchell and Sec jw. aro.venor and Wnrnock ropro
rotary aiAl Treasurer Wilson stand for f0" tho Loyal Legion of Ohio, to
reflection without opposition, nnd It 1 "' olpiK. I" widow ro
l. .iM, i.osslble thnt Vice-President !mie"tl,a Umt .t,loro ,)0 " ll"Ily.
Lewis will bo renamed by ncclnma
henco tho services were vory simple.
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SOMETHING
NEW
Ctllis examine our new line toll filled
fames. Tlicy look like jolld toll nd at.
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aif the crier,
Balcroft Optical Co.
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Pope Leo's Succesoor.
Rome, Jan. 17. Cnrdlnnl Sorafino
Vannutelll hns boon appointed vlce
chnncellor or tho Catholic Church In
succession to Cardinal Parocchl,- who
died yesterday. Tho hasto with which
tho Popo filled tho vacant olllco Is
much commented upon. Cardinal
Vannutelll Is now rogardod as prob
able huccossor of Popo Leo, as vlco
chancellor of tho church Is one of the
highest positions Jn tho papacy.
CRUEL
TURKISH
MAS&ACRE
General Barbarities Feared
by Inhabitants
from tho American military govern
ment Ths government favors a moderate
Increase In the rate of dutlos, but
thoro IB no probability that anything
approaching tho rates lovlcd by the'
Unltod Slates will be reached. The
sonata committee on foreign rolatlons
la withholding Its report on tho reel-
proclty treaty until there npponrs to
bo nti further amendments to tho
treaty in the United States sonato.
In the matter of coaling stations the
Cuban government is will Ing. to nc
cord two of tho stations proposed by ,
Washington. The govcrnmont hns no
disposition, however, to concodo tho
Islo of Pines. I
STEAMER
ST LOUIS
SIGH1ED
Defalcating Sheriff.
linker City, Jan. 17. As a sequel tr
tho nrrost of ox-Shorlff Huntington
of this county who failed to account
for $1000 of the funds of his offioor
ox-deputy Sheriff Chns. W. Whitney
has been arrostod, charged with tlio
larceny of $2000.
Mr. Huntington was plneod undor
Burvolllnnco on his return from thq
Knst tlio first of tho year, nnd Is now
undor $7000 bonds. Tho now nrrost
Ma . a j " -fc. WMUITI 1
Iflllired HftllerS l.dllSfi Rp tho aspect of tho cmo, and
--'" "- '--'-- - w...w now dov
Delay
developments aro oxpectod.
o
French Expedition.
Paris, Jan. 17. Undor tho pntronngo
of tho Academy of Sclonco nnd tho.
Dlsbrow Not Guilty.
Rivjoihcnd, L. I., Jan. 17. Ixnils A.
Dlsbrow was cleared by tlio Jury after
a brief, deliberation of tho murder of
Clarence Foster on Juno 9th. Tho
strongest point of tho prosecution wns
that Dlfebrow was tho last parson scon
with Foster nnd Miss Lawrence. Tho
dofense contended that the two com
mitted suicide.
SMALL
POSTAL
' J)RDERS
Sent to Annoy Authorities
and Recipients
Passengers Condemm the
ships Officials for Neglect
Cnrmc nicihfn i Nnrmnrrtnn ministry of public instruction, nn Arc
UIUIIU3 Lioauii (i nui iTtfiiuu 0 oxpodltlon Iiob been arranged, to
Steamer Loaded With Steel ,,,al y Dr- J,enn cimrcott a.
ship for tho voyage Is undor conntruo-
! tlon, thnt is especially ndnptod to ro
Misting Ice. The pnrty, which is on
tlrely French, will leavo on Mny 15th
ror Spltzenbergen, nnd from thqro
will go direct to Frnnz Joseph Land.
LIVESTOCK
CONVENTION
SECURED
Portland Will Get 'National
Assembly Next Year
Now York, Jan. 17. Tho bolnted St.
l-rouls was sighted off Flro Island at G
o'clock this morning, and tho Hamburg-American
llnor, Ponnalyvanla, ar
rived In quarantine, a fow hours bo
foro. It reports It foil In with tho St.
LouIb Btonmlng slowly, nnd a boat
from tho St. Louis boarded her to
send In tholr mall. Tho ofileors snld
tho bollors wore leaking so badly
thoy could only stonm flvo knots an
hour In good wenthor. They had an
abundance of provisions, and no dang-
Or Of dlseomfortl. Th Pntuiavlvnnln
lUbnny. N. Y., Jan. 17. A man who brought In 13 senmon. liolnir ilm nntim
calls himself Snm Snndorson and Is crow takon off tho disabled Norwo
reportod to reside In Lexington, Mlwr'gllnn stenmor SIggon, In mldocoan
has been Hooding the local poslomcOTho SIggon was loaded with stool,
with money orders for 5 cents and up- bound for Now Haven, but during n
ward, made payable to President , storm lost tho propeller and rudder,
Roosovelt, Sonntor Piatt, Senator Do- and wns leaking. Deforo bonrdlng tho
i"i
Hill.
Senator Murphy, ex-Governor
Daird S. Coler. Richard Crohor,
Pennsylvania, the captain ononed tho
seacocics or tho sinking vossol. to
Kansas City, Jan. 17. Tho Oregon
delegation, by tholr earnest work
from the moment of their arrival here,
have won tlje convention for their
stnto next year. Tho ronult wns an
ticipated bofore tho balloting, so that
all other nppllcnntu withdrew fiont
the contest except Detroit. The claim
of Portland woro presented by C. J.
MIHIs. livestock agent of the O. R. &
tho late President McKlnley and tho avoid monnclng navigation. Thoy had N. rnl'lrond, who also read tho Invlta.
- j"-"'- ....".." .... .-i-u, . i.u,,,Cuu luiiuiiK iieipiwusiy ior nvo tiays,
Vienna. Jan. 17. Information ro
coived today reiiorts that 2C0 Mace
donians, whllo returning tp . tholrl tlnitt.and Bsued.toT)li
hointMs-frow-Kofltoldt; nnTgnYI&lKvllW-'wSfrtilf in thlB iflty
massacred uy tho Turkish frontlor
guards. Inhabitants of tho neighbor
ing villages aro fleeing, terror-stricken,
to tho hills.
Increase
Traffic
.amount of ench order was 5 cents
with the exception of one sent to
David H. Hill, intended ns a rotalnor
In a lepnl case, and received by Mr.
Hill yesterday. Mr. Hill and tho nthor
recipients Ignored the ordors.
Tho poetofilco officials have boon
annoyed by this man for the pant two
or three years, and several years ago
tho poBtinoster-genernl notified tlio
postmaster at Lexington. Miss., to
Htop Issuing orders for such smnll
amounts to Snndors. This had tho
doshvd effect until a fow dnvs ago,
whon a nionev order sent bv San
to iHlrd S. Color wns
from Pickens
Miss
It Is bellevHtl thnt Sanders must
Many passengers of tho St. Louis
say thoy will bring dnmngo uults
ngaliiBt tho company, as tho vossol
put to sea In n bad condition, being
only ono day out when tho spood was
roducod. Tho trip consumed 13 dayB
and B hours. The first person nboard
her was tho agent, sent by Grlscom,
nftor which not oven tho dock hands
could bo Induced to tnlk, as strict In
junctions to nllonco had boon made.
Tho St. Louis dockod at 11:10.
Thousands hnd assembled at the pier.
Tho pasBongors woro very Indlgnnnt.
Thoy pnssod. resolutions at son declar
ing for a thorough Investigation, find
ing tho stonmer returhed to Southa
mpton; that sho sailed on tho follow
ing dny. taking no tlmo for repnlrn.
tlon of Govornor Chamberlain. Oth
ers speaking in favor of Oregon woro
John V. Davis, of Idaho; F. II. Don
iiett, of Doston; Josbo M. Smith, of
Utah, nnd ox-Congrossmnn Jurry
Simpson, of Now Mexico, Thoy pre
sented In particular that Unstorn
stockmen should acquaint themselves
with the West, which taken tho luadi
In stockralslng. Kx-Congrossman
SlmpBon will attend the convontlon In'
Portlnnd uoxt enr.
have had somo trouble with tlio nu-. Tho condition was known to the com-
thorltloH nt the nbovo-nnmod post-
olflce In Mlselsfdnpl. for ho Journeyed
pony, which Is soverely condemned.
Iho paisongers presented a petition
to Ebeno7oi Miss.: nbont 10 miles dls-to tho rnptnln. nsklng that they olth
taut from th oher nlacos mentioned,
to send the Intost ordors.
o
Niw York. Jan. 17. Secretary of
tho Tronsury Shaw, In a spooch bo
foro tlio Pan-Amorlcnn Customs Con-
gross tills morning on tho tariff, advo
cated as a moans of Increasing trndo
witn tho south America ropubllcs nn
Improvement in tho moans of Inter
communication, suggests uniform
standards in weights, moasuros, inter
changeable curroncy nnd ultimately a
common language.
Merger
Effected
kTry
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VSnRBBE8IKaB-l-HHHBBaMUBt
The Cash Plan For The New !
Year.
t go in debt for a single dollar. After you've tried
it a while you'll stay with the cash store.
HE NEW YORK RACKET
ly advertises the cash plan but they stick to it.
Therefis not one dollars worth of goods out of this store
wnicn is not paia ior.
Do you know of any other store that can truthfully
me samer
ur business is conducted on the most economical
ible plan
e do not owe a dollar to anyone.
lon't you think we can afford to undersell "regular
es" doing business in the usual way of "buying- on
ana selling on eienmyr
e haven't any bait prices to quote you. You must
the goods to appreciate the values.
business for i 902 showed a big increase over
any previous year
looks as though customers appreciated our modern S
iness methods doesn't it. &
e carry everything in the Ladies and Men s fur' fi
Socialism In France.
rnris. Jan. u. Tlio olglit-hour sys
tem coming Into force at nil tho
Fronch naval nrsenols tomorrow Is
cited ns 'nu instanco of tho prosent
ministry's social roform tendencies.
It Ib considered possible that th
workmen on tho stnto railways will flee before connections aro made.
no
Portland, Jan. 17. Tho Columbia
Telephone Company, tlio homo tolo-phon.-
Institution of this city has boen
nbsorbed by tho Pacific Stntoa Tole
phono and Telegraph Company. Tho
sale was offected yosterdny, but tho
exact io"n8idoratlou Is not glvom
About 1000 Instruments were In use
In this city and vicinity of the Colum
bia Company, but they controlled no
long-dlstanco linos. Tho change will
give an improved Borvlce. as the In
struments In uso nt this tlmo by tho
former company woro of tho old-style,
"crank grinding" ordor, where th"
subHfrlhor has to ring the central of
or bo put nboard some westbound vos
sol, or a steamer running to Halifax.
If feasible. Tho captain declined to
do olth or. The resolution conclude
by saying: "It Is a matter of regret
that tho steamer, popularly supposed
to be first-class, should not be sup
plied with tho Marconi system, tho
need of which Is severely felt during
this voyage."
Tho wookly Now York bnnk fltnto
ment hIiowb f20,000,000 In nxcoss ef:
requirements.
Hot Waffles with
Maple Syrtsg
At
ZINNS
154 State St.
Phone 2074 Main;
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oneournged to demand eriunlly
favorable treatment as the nrsena)
hands. Tho Innovation hns called
vigorous remonstrances from tho In
fluential roctloa of tho community
which roga;Qi tho stop as a further
dangorous advanoo toward stato so
cialism. Opposition to tho schomo
is also based upon tho allogod indi
rect offoctH and pornlcious conse
quoncoa arising from Increasing In
terforonco of tho stnto botweon em
ployers nnd omploywl.
lings.
em's Cheapest One Price Cash Store, f
E. T. BARNES, Proprietor.
Corner of Commercial and Chemeketa
M
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Railway Auto Travel.
Pnris. Jan. 17. Much Intorost at
tache to tho oxporlmont to bo made
tomorrow of tho new system of rail
way travollng automobile. Arrange
ments have boon mado for a train of
threo automobllo carrlagos to leavo
tho Hotel do Vlllo tomorrow morning
for Dijon. Tho train will travel 02
miles an hour. Tho carrlngos will
take 40 passengers oach, as well as
lnggago. and a lavatory and bar will
Do provldod. Undor tho system em
ployed a small quantity of petroleum
converts a small amount of water into
tho groatost possible propelling now
or, the steam acting dlroctly on the
wnooia. Thus loeomotlvos aro super
sodod and each carriage is Independ
ent. Tho promolors of the venture bo
llevo that a spoed of mora than GO
miles an hour enn bo maintained for
tho whole distance from Paris to
Nice.
Bio Auto Show Opens. '
New York, Jan. 17. Proof of the
rapid advanoo that America has made
In automobllo construction Is given at
Madison Squaro Gordon, whore tho
annual automobllo show opened to
day Two yoars ago tho makers wore
copying foreign machlnos. hut tho dis
play at this year's show furnishes
convincing evidence of tho originality
and mechanical genius of the Ameri
can workman. Tho modols show that,
although spood iu the main considera
tion among many manufacturers, oe-
pedal attention also Is being given to
the appoaranco and comfort of the
carnages. Anothor Invention notice,
able is tho use of aluminum In body
construction, tills material saving con
siderable wolght, and also furnishing
a body for tho flnost kind of painting.
The gasdflno machines predominate
although there is a goodly showing of
staf-m vehicle. Improvements In
tir-R wheels and accessories are also
shown.
Remain of Congressman.
Tho funeral train bearing the re
mains of RoprescntaUve Thos. H.
Tongue arrived .at Portland at noon
today. Tho train proceeded to Hills
boro early this afternoon, and the re
mains were taken to the famly rocl-deneo.
iBfIvXalBMIXBSaSHI!laEBBS
To Revise Tariff.
Havana. Jan. IT. President I'alma
has sent a communication to both
house of cotigrees, requesting the ap
pointment of two members of each
nous.- who. with four governmental
'.(final? will constitute a lonimlcbfon
f.i v'f ja a tauff to akc Jit pla c of sav
Monument to Von Kettler.
P-Mn, Jan. 17'. The monument to
Ilaron von. Kottler. the Gorman min
ister who was killed in Pekln shortly
aftf tho outbreak of tho Boxer
troublr-e. will b dedicaUnl tomorrow,
Chinese and Qorman officials jmrtici
pating In the coromonlas.
The monument Is a white marble
arch spanning the principal businesa
street at the spot whore Baron von
Kttl-r was assassinated.
Thames Is Frozen Over.
London, Jan. 17. For tho first tlmo
In many years tho river Thames Is
frosen ovor. At Marlow the loo Is one
Inch thick. Drift lco has formed In
solid packs on the rivor at Windsor
Hnd Richmond. The Intense cold
weather urevalllug has Increased the
unto-' of HHewiloyel, on aooount of
tke suapenglMt of outdoor work.
Gonzales May Recover.
Columbia Jan 17 Gonzales' n
sit'n s unthaugel Ills physicians
fta if to lasts the day our he
lata fhar,e if rr'ctti
i We Are Giving Away
$5.00 Bills By The Score. !!
See our corner window. Genuine 5.00
tfieenbacks are (here to be given 'away, no
drawiiur, no scheme op our part to make
money but just a fanciful idea of ours to attract
attention during our, great sale. It takes
money but we don't care.
N B W TODAY!
We received today our first shipment of
Wool Plaid Waistings
Silk and Mercerized Aixtures. New Etamines
andjDxfords. Snowllake wool Etamines.
PURE LINEN FIGURED DAMASK FOR
WAISTS. VERY, NEW.
? i 903 Patterns in Kai Kai and Crystal Cord Silks $
at SALE PRICES.
? NEW-W. B. CORSETS TODAY. Ali the new n
shapes for $tlng sale prices.
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READ OUR BIG AD. MONDAY.
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