IL. XIII.
SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JUNE 9, 1903.
NO. 128.
,ER
GREAT
ON THE
STAND
:t
fst Denies, Then
admits Then Side
Steps
Road is Making no Mon-
r; But Admits He Lied
in Report to Com
merce Commltee
York, Juno 9. Daer was again
stand in today's lntcr-com
hearing of Uio alleged combine
"nnl.rnrrvlnir roads. Ho said
,w
tho past -12 months showed
m
case In wages aiono or over
iO, freight rates havo not been
'ed. Ho declared tho money In
In Uio Heading Railway docs
n, so far as coal carrying Is
cd, n fair rato of Interest.
Anally admitted on tho stand
o rates per ton for merchandise
Atlantic seaboard Woro lowor
iat of coal. Ho gavo, as a rea
a expense of building spurs to
incs. Ho also admitted that tho
lal Btntemcnt, as given to tho
lOldcrs. differed from that given
,o Intcr-ntnte commerco commls
As a reason he said tho stato
given tho latter was only such
required by law.
ey Favor
SfiiD Canal
F.,Tfc
'Washington, Juno 9. A continuous
ship, canal to overcome Tbo Dalles
Colliovouatructlon l tt8,n proposed
.Vft.nv luiiilniumi nml nt thn inmo
ui MMJ whbihxi-i ...... .. .
timaitno nana pian, wuicn m ron-,7i?-,...
,... I.
UlUOWIiy upiiruvru V) uuBn,
'rejected. Too water is lounu 10 do
tcodeop and swift to mako Uio Harts
plua.bf a submorgod dara a succoss.
'k .hln xnnnl wnit favnred bv tho On-
'ginovr' board, which reported on tho
Improvement Just prior to tho tlmo
iCaptiiln Harts submitted his plan. At
kihat Urao It was ostlmated tho canal
would- cost S10.000.000. Tho present
board will ulscuss mis manor prior
"to making IU official report. Had tho
nkrfi?J nlan belnn approved, woric1
wmild havo been begun this year;
.flow It will bo dolayod until 190 at
tbo earliest.
Thocredltore of tho Aultnmn-Mlller
Company; of Akron. 0.. havo accoptod
tha1gtfabr Judgo Vincent, of Cliloa
EcsJdf64OO00 for tho plant and as-
raSBF
ElWl'lllll
tiiiinmiiiitHfUKH""',""""1"?
tdv'' 00Bfitk yffiBElfeb
The Summit Shitt
has all the (Jcsjrarplc
You 11 una me Kina yyu wui duwiig "ui
assortment which is very complete. The
prices are figured on a cash basis.
You don't have to pay for a shirt some
other man is wearing when you trade
w.r.nnc ShnM dothine:.
unin lie
, wr vwWWM Wwv. .----.- aw
iishings.
The New Yot k Racket
Salem's Cheapest (!ne-Pfice Cash Store.
E. T. Banes, Prop,
FIRE IN
PEKIN
Revenue Buildings will
Probably be
Destroyed
Foreign Soldiers Acting as
Fire Brigade and Using
Every Effort to Ex
tinguish the Blaze
l'cktn, Juno 9. Tho revenue build
ings, adjoining tho foreign offlco, aro
on fire. Tho foreign troops nro acting
as firemen, and straining every effort
to extinguish tho blaze, and prevent
Its spread to tlfo foreign' buildings..
1000 Engines In Six Months.
I'hliturelphlo, Pa., Juno 0. If they
are not disappointed In their expecta
tions, tho Ualdwln Locomotlvo Works
will, by tho first of next month, havo
turned out tho greatest number of
finished c'nglnes In any six months In
history. Tho mark fixed by tho offi
cials of tho works as tho production
for tho six months Is 1000 locomo
tives, which Is equivalent to two-
thirds of tho total output for 1902.
whon moro than lfiOO engines were
turned out. breaking all former rec
ords. Of tho 1000 locomotives tho
grent majority aro on orders placed
last year. Tho number taken thTS
year will keop tho works busy well In
to 1904.
Orders Countermanded.
Washington, D. C, June 9. Upon
cable advices from tho minister at
Valparaiso, Chill, that tho strlko situ
ation was airaln reassuring, tho ordom
which woro Isauod yesterday to Hear-
Admiral Sumner, to tnHo his vessels
to tho scono of tho disturbance, worn
this morning countermanded. ..
Politics Weds
Machinery
Washington. Juno A Hooocvelt ac
companied by his daughter. Alice, and
liroUior-ln-law. Cowley secretary
Ioeb and two secret servlco men.
stnrt for Cleveland at 3 o'clock this of
ternoon. to attend the Hanna-McCor-
mlok wcddlngi The special consists of
two cars.
Receivers havo been appointed for
tho City Trust & Banking Company,
of Baltimore. The liabilities aro 500.
000, which It Is bolloved will bo fully
met,
up - fa - date: features. r
tsw
Ladies' and Aen's fur- Z
TRIAL
AGAIN
PUT OFF
Lack of Wind Pre
vents Try-out Race
this Morning
Heavy Fog and Dense Smoke
From Forest Fires Hang
Like a Pall Over
the Course ,
Highlands, Juno 9. The Constitu
tion, Hcllanco and Columbia had near
ly reached Uio starting point at 2:30,
when tho regatta commltteo signaled:
"Tho race Is off." Light winds was
tho cause. All foronoon a heavy fog
overhung tho water. A considerable
number of spectators wore disap
pointed. Boston has
a Big Fire
Iloston, Juno 9. The Brooklyn
cooperage plant of South lloston
burned this morning, with a quarter
of a million loss.
Paper
Mills
Shut Down
Holyoke, Juno 9. Eleven coarse
grado paper mills shut down this
morning, becauso tho cuttor girls
struck yesterday.
o
Explosion
onjiCruiser
Gibraltar, June 9. Seven wojo se
riously Injured In an explosion aboard
tho British armored cruiser Good
Hopo near huro today.
Prohibitionists
Arejampant
Fort Worth, Tex.. June 9 The gov
ernor has ordered troops to llorop
sted to assist In maintaining order, on
account of tho prohibition riots.
The Pope is
Far From Well
Home. Juno 9. Despite reports to
the wmtrary. Uio Popo l far from
well. His recent indisposition weak'
enod hlra so that, ho rqraains In bed
Uiu greater jwrtlon of tho day.
Strengthening
Her Garrisons
Vienna, Juno 9, A dispatch re
ceived this morning reports grt' ae
Uvlty among tbo Russian forces in the
far East. There Is a great Increase In
the fleet, and Uio Russian garrison at
Port Arthur has been 'Increased.
Heavy Rains
Put Out Fires
Houlton, Me., June 9. The heavy
rains of last night enabled the nro
fighters to gain control of the Ore In
many seviiuu.. n tvyw f fJJ.yKL"'
morning says that -10 house itflVan
Buren were destroyed nfll o'clock,
o
Columbia
isBooming
Portland. June 9. The water Is
still rising, and the government locks
at the cascades were closed this morn
ing. Mertbants along the river front
have bad to move and temporary mov
able; wharves arc being used by the
transportaUon companies. Up tbe liv
er the lowlands are- flooded, and the
f aimers are forced to leave.
Tbo Columbia Is now five miles
wide at Vancouver and many faronj
kXnsas
HAS A
FEUD
Fears that Militia
Company has Been
," Overpowered
ChaunceyDepewand His Cow
boys Arrested for "Murder
of Berry's May
T be Free
Atwtxul, Knnl, Juno 9. No ncwrf
has Jet been received from Uio mili
tary! company escorting Chauncey
Dewey and the owboy& to St. JYan
els for the alleged murder of two
members Of the Berry family. It Is be
lieved, If a battle had taken place, tho
news! would have reached here. Koy
llcrry Is still allvo nt lllrd City. It Is
nowfitnted that tho Borrya were all
unarmed when the attack was made,
and 'were shot down from behind
stone? walls.
Shamrock
Has Extra Spars
Glasgow, Judo 9. A dupllcato set
of spars and masts for Shamrock III
will bo shipped to New York this
week. It Is expected tho challenger
will reach New York about Monday.
Judge Had
j jiGabfest
St? I'nul. Juno 9.- Judgo Younto
this morning closed a two-days' speech
In defense of tho Northern Securities.
Throughout his arguments ho dented
tlvatljh'o Securities Company Is In ef
fect railroad, because It holds rail
road stocks.
Jett White
Legal Farce
Jackson, Ky June t. Tbe Jutt and
White trial will not bo called this
morning, as tho elisor has not re
turned from Magoffin county. One
venire man came Into court and an
nounced that he had be-on exosed to
smallpox, and was promptly exiiHOil
Went Into
The River
Clharloaton, 8. O. Juno 9. Whllo
repairing a trestle on Uie Hcaboard
Air IJnr over Uruad river yesterday
afternoon, tbo locomotive and pllo
drivor went down, precipitating the
engineer and crew of ten mon Into the
river. Throe wer killed and the oUi
era Injured,
The Pacplet
Flo'od Sepel
Columbia, 8. C. June 9 Tbo dead
recovered on the banks of the Pacolet
river number 9 There Is still great
er difficulty In giving relief on account
of the laek of organlxatlon. Tbo rail
road blockade is complete, and tho
damage In middle and lower Carolina
Is now great. Owing to Uio overflow
Ing of the river. Uio enUre property
loss will bo close to 110,000,000. An
other mill at Cowpens was destroyed
by the flood,
Says Situation
Is not Serious
Washington, Jane 9 Oompen to
day reviewed tbe building sltuaUon.
In his Interview be says all reports
are exargerated. There- is nothing
serious In the iabor questions, and
nothing serious will result. A good
many men are out but all are from
local dltputea Tbe says tbe fact Is
the employers' aMoeUUons have been
organized to antagonlr. and crush the
the unions, and, as a result, every de
fensive labor movement Is heralded In
extravagant tenoa. It It part of the
regular catnpal-n against organized
labor
SWELL
CLUBS
.NEXT
Waiters and Cooks
will Leave Cholly
Boys Tonight
Chicago's Gentlemen of Lei
sure Will Have to Either .
Fis. Cut Baiter '
Cook
Chicago, Juno 9. The waiters and
cooks In two largo down-town cater
ing establishments struck U.ls nionn
mg. ino iiwni ion anu university i ...... , . , i..
Clubs, two o? the most exclusive or' thl" oUy' l,m,cr "nti for ,,ftrt,jr
ganJw.tons In Uio city, aro slated for "living and retaining mall belong
a tie-up this evonlng. i lug to nnothor. He returned to Seat
Chamberlain
Stirs Them Up
london, Juno 9 There was a large
attondnnco at tho Houso of Commons
tcxiay. in anticipation or a cienato on
tho financial bill, and tho ttosslhlllty
of Chamberlain's Zollvereln policy bo -
Ing dlflcuBsod. Tho speaker announced
... v........uu. ,... .............. Fv...v nt the postomco auarossca to ono "r.
would not bo rolovant to tho djscus- j 8mUhi hls nUttU bnnR j. jv Ho
slon or tho financial bill. Tho debato 0,,onoj lho 01M3ned , MtCT nm,
was wann, tho principal attack being fouml onc)OBOl, R drnft for $1(,0. to
on Hicks-Bench's action whllo chan- , ltclt ,10 BfflxP(, ,ho Rnaluro of "F.
ct-llor of tho oxchequor. Chaplain . 8mlh nmi ca,hd tho draft. It l
leader of tho protectionists, said any tliotiRlit by many that, besides tho fed
opiwsltlon to Cnamberlaln would bo' ra, charK0 ttKnnit j,lm, nnothor
short-llvod. J ph.rcn nf fnnrorv will he madn BRatlllt
unanceiior or tno lncnrquer uiicii
ly this afternoon announced ho would
not bo ablo to support Chamberlain's
Zollvereln scheme
Every Body
snoveis mm
Topoka, Kan., Juno 9. In rosponso
to tho mayors proclamation stating
that thero woro not enough day labor
era obtalnablo. COO business men and
clerks aro shovollng mud In North To-
peka. "
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JUNE
WHITE DAYS
Tho second week of our
Juno Wliilo Dayo Salo Blurt-'
cd off with unox jccted ho
tlvity. Tho Btoro wua crowd
ed all day as n result of tho
unequaled bargains which
wo aro giving in whitogooda
Yoalerday waa the greatea
Shirt Waist day wa ever hd
Tho dainty Lawns went like
hot cakes at
45c to $4.50
Be among tho buyers today
without fail
...JUNE WHITE
J. F. SMITH
TAKEN TO
SEATTLE
Arrested Here byU,
S. Marshal Last
Night
Charged With Receiving anil
t Retaining Mall not His '
: Own and also With.', (
Forgery
A. A. HOberts, United Stales doputy
marshal, arrived In 8alem yeatorday-
from 8ealU(N nml ,,,BCcd j, R 8mlUj.
tle last night with tho prlsonor.
Tho arrest will come as a surprlsa
to tho young man's friends In thin
cilty, as ho has always borne a good
reputation. Not long ago Smith, who.
was
working for tho Salem Light,
Power & Traction Company, foil from
a polo, badly Injuring an atikte, and
-, on or-lch whn ho left tho cltv
nR night
, It (hnt 80m Umt, BlIlltl
M , 8onU,0f nnJ ncoUoiX R 0ltcr
him by tho slato of Washington.
Smith waived oxamlnatlon, and, IC
Is said, has confessed, and claims that
nt tho tlmo ho was Intoxicated.
When You Wamt
iJtvUJu X
GO TO
Zinn's
104 Stste St.
Phons 1971 Main.
STRAW
HATS
For summer wear. Tho nuw
eat, nobbiest and moat attrac
tive styles In the city are
alfowu hero,
Men's dud IJoya' straw sail
or hats with wide blk bands
25c and 75c
Men's medium weight hats
made of lino straw braid
with black silk band
Price $1.00
Men's Fedora utyle straw
hats with black silk bands
$1.50
fjarno alyle, better quality,
$2.00, $2.50
Porto Rican braid, extra
light weight with wide, silk
bjnida
$2.00
"Y
DAYS SALE...
misMBianntiwunmannf innimmi"''
are susnberged.