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8ALEM, OREGON. 8ATURPAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1903.
NO. 257.
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PANAMA
DOING
BUSINESS
Caused by the addition of our
New Dry Goods Department
Inst Spring wasn't simply spasmodic. Every month Las
bown n big increase. Our customers realizo that wo nro
caving them money on RELIABLE UP-TO-DATE merchan
dise.
Shoes, Clothing, Hats,
Underwear, Rubber Boots
and Shoes, Slickers,
Umbrellas
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Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash Store.
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Cotton Crop Is Light
Washington, Nov. 7. Tho census
bureau this morning Issued a bullotln.
showing the quality of cotton ginned
prom tho growth of 1003, up to Octob
er. 18th, was approximately 3,800,000
bales, as against nearly 6,000,000 gin
inearup to a corresponding dato In 1902.
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But What's the UteT
Deyor, Eng., Nov. 7. S. F. Cody, tho
Iteiexport. succeeded in crossing the
channel In a small boat drawn by
tvlcttca.' Ho started Wednesday nftor-
'noon, and arrived this morning.
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Crazy When She Skipped.
Paris, Nov. 7. Itappelo today as
sort that Princess Louise, recently
attempted suicide. Her troubles slnco
she eloped with Qlron aro rapidly un
settling her mind. She will shortly bo
sent to un asylum.
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More Cabinet Troubles. '
Llvorpool, Nov. 7.- Tho Post says:
Lord Stanley, who was recently ap
pointed postmaster-general, and Cav
endish, financial secretary of the
treasury, aro proparlng to resign.
Deitrich of Nebraska
Is Accused of
Taking Money
Defeated Candidate iSays the
Senator Got $1500 for
Delivering the Position.
Hastings, Neb., Nov. 7. Senator
Delthrlch refuses to discuss the charge
that ho trafficked In tho Hastings poet
mastership, disposing of $1500.
Politicians gonorally consider tho
charge a revival of a feud of long
standing bctweon Dietrich and ox
Postmaster Hahn, whom Fisher suc
ceeded. Tho mattor was brought be
fore tho grand Jury last May, but the
senator oxplalned tho matter satisfac
torily. One familiar with tho deal
says Dietrich orccted the building Into
which tho postofllco was removed,
from tho old quartors In tho Grand
Army building. Tho latter owned tho
old postofllco ilxturos, and Diotrlch
agreed to sanction Fisher's light for
the place, providing he paid the Grand
Army post for the old fixtures.
Adopt the American
Methods, and Get
to Work
Governor Appointed and Ar
rangements Made For
a Constitutional Canal
Convention
Paris, Nov. 7. Nows that Amsrlca
has recognized tho now republic of
Panama favorably Impressed tho
Fronch officials . Tho government has
now definitely decided to follow suit,
provided Panama guarantees tho
maintenance of tho righto of tho
French Panama Canal Company, and
tho protection of French Interests.
Washington, Nov; 7. Panama ad
vices say tho revolutionary govern
ment has issued a call for n constitu
tional convention, to mot Monday, for
tho purpose of adopting a permanent
form of government, providing for tho
selection of a president, nnd, drafting
a canal treaty.
Bonatora warmly congratulated tho
rrqsldont on tho prompt action, taken
yesterday. In recognition of tho Pana;
ma republic, and assured him of tho
Bonato's support in tho mattor. Re
garding Cuban reciprocity, tho meth
odd whereby tho President's plans
may bo carried out by congress, wore
discussed. It has not boon decided
whether it shall bo by bill, or joint res
olution, that tho Cuban reciprocity
shall bo mado effective.
Panama. Nov. 7. Tho cruiser Atlan
ta has arrived at Cpjon.
Washington, Nov. 7. Consul Mnl
mores, of Colon, cabled tho stato do
paitment this morning that Porfloro
Menondoz had boon appointed and In
augurated governor of Qolon. and ho
had officially proclaimed tho independ
ence of tho republic or Panama. He
addn everything Is quiet thoro today.
A messago from Vice-consul Ehrman,
at Panama, says it Is quiet thoro also.
A bolatod dispatch from llcaupro. at
Pogota, dated November 4th, saya
great oxcitomont prevails In Iiogota,
on account of a rumor of serious dis
turbances on tho lsthmuB, tending to
ward a movement for Independence.
The state dopartmout Iiim advlcos that
nurneau Varllla has boon choson by
tho now republic as Its diplomatic rop
resontftttvc at Washington. Ho 1b n
prominent financier, and ono of tho
moEt Important Htoehholdors In tho
French Panama Company.
CHICAGO
MAYOR
GETS MAD
Orders Every Gambling
House In Chicago
Raided .
Chicago Morals In a State
of Eruption,- Mostly
Red Fire and ;
SrnoKe
Bloodhounds Will Save Him.
Toxarkona, Tor., Nov. 7. Express
man Copoland, a non-unionist em
ploye of the Pacific Company, was as
sassinated last night whllo unloading
freight. Tho assassins escaped on
horseback', Tho shorlff is in pursuit
with bloodhounds. It is not bolloved
ho was killed on account of tho strike,
but of an old feud
Think He U Lying.
Omaha, Nov. 7. Tho police and
Cudahy discredit tho alleged confes
sion of Costollo, at St. Joseph, that ho
assisted Crow to kidnap young Cudahy.
Neither will Jnvostlgato tho mattor.
Costollo worked at tho Cudahy plant
at tho tlmo of tho kidnaping, and was
a bard drinker. 1
Ilorlln, Nov. 7. The Gorman foreign
ofllco has authorized a statemont as
follews: Germany approvos America's
action In Panama, which Is reasonable
and porfeotly legitimate. Evory great
power would act similarly In tho snmo
circumstances. Germany recognizes
tha now republic as practically an
American depondoncy. Sho wolcomoa
tho change, and prefors tho canal
would bo under tho control of Ameri
ca, rather than an unstable South
American state, whoso whim might
load her to block tho canal and bora
baid' passing ships.
fort., t
, .-v.. f,
conference was .held
Washington
-An Important
at the WhJto
Houso this morning, at which Aldilch,
Allison, Spoonor, Halo, Cullom and
Piatt, of Connecticut, discussed tho
Panama and Cuban reciprocity. Tho
Pars Qot a Skate On.
Frankfort, Ind., Nov. 7. Tho wost
bound "Clovor Leaf" passongor train
was derailed by an open swltoh out-
sldo of tho city, whllo running 30 miles
an hour, turning completely ovor. It
rolled down a 15-foot ombankment,
and slid a eonsldorablo dlstanco on
tho roofs ot tho conohos. Thoro woro
20 passcngora aboard, and nil woro
moro or loos injured, but nono fatally.
Chicago, Nov. 7. Angered by rovo
latlons mado boforo tho graft Investi
gation commlttco, Mayor Harrison this
afternoon sent out 20 detectives wltli
a blanket order to raid every gambling
houso In Chicago. It Is tho most
swooping ordor for yearn, and a son
national chapter to tho moral spasm
now Bhaltlng tho city. Two days ago
roputnblo citizens testified that garnet
operated within a ntono's throw ot the
city hall, although tho chief of pollcu
stated that thoro was no gambling In
tho city. Cttlzonu testified that gam
blers woro also given a tip from tho
Innldo when a raid was proposed, In
some Instances fhny had tlmo to ro
mnvo tho ontlro faro, orap and wheel
lay-outs beforo tho pollco arrlvod. Tho
first placo rnldod today was a room In
Bhornian Placo, wheru a policy lay-out
was solzod, Including hundreds 'Of.
tickets and a largo sum of money. Two
operators woro arrostcd.
That Old Empty Qun.
Kalsvlilo, Utah, Nov. 7. Clydo Lam
bort, aged 10 years, was shot and In
tantly killed by his 12-ycar-old broth
or wlUi a 22-callbor rlflo. Ho didn't.
know It was loaded.
Fuest Today
Alakotna and
Italian Cream
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Destroyed Rare Plants.
St. Louis, Nov. 7. A flro this morn
ing dottroyod many rnrq plants In
Shaw's gardens, which cannot bo re
placed, and 110,000 worth of other
property.
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TWO BIG SALES
NEXT 'WEEK
Starts Monday November 9
c&fjleiieiA3$
Great Annual Becl-
ding Sale
Now Is the time to fill your bedding needs for many a day blankets, comforts, sheets, pillows and pillow
cases. Everything In the bedding line must go Beautiful qualities, every one up to the standard of this
store's reliable goods. Every one at a lower price than you'd, expect to pay. An opportunity big users will
appreciate as much as the smaller ones. An opportunity such as likely won't come again right soon, with
cotton prices higher than they've eve,- been. We anticipated the rite. You have the chance to share our
foresight Come and see how much stronger the values talk for themselves In the store.
COMFORTS $1.00
Six dozen They're filled plumb
full of whlto cotton, fine soft fin
Ish cover, medium and light col
ors, size, 02x71.
COMFORTS $1.25
A largo assortment of thla grade
of comfort, fully knotted and tied,
an extra good bargain at the price
offered for this week.
COMFORTS AT $1.40
and at $1-50, 2.Qfl, $8J. $3.00 and
$5 00 Prices that represent values
that ou cant gut .sawhere.
BLANKETS AT 50c PAIR
Regular COe value In white, gray
or tan, colored borders, seft and
heavy.
BLANKETS AT C8c
Wh.to with eolored border, nn-
'usual value, but only o-se of the
great blanket vatae offered seat
woeic
BLANKETS AT $2.00
Largest size mado. In white with
colored border, heavy weight, well
worth $3C0.
BLANKETS AT $3.00
Made of white wool, largo double
bed size, food weight, an excep
tional value for the prico aBkod.
BLANKETS AT $4.25
Large grey wool blankets pure
wool heavy and extra firm; well
worth fC.SO.
BLANKETS $6X0
A -great many would ask $T40
for this same blanket; great Wg
one and extra heavy, of Often
fleeeed wool.
BLANKETS $7.5rAND $10.00
Wool blankets in wblt or tan,
with pretty colored borders; extra
double bed size.
8PREAD8 $1-00 TO $4X0
A great variety of whllo spreads,
full doable bed bJzo; flna knit Mar
seille and satin spreads in plain,
seamed asd fringed, ready for use
WHITE SPREADS $1.35 AND $1.60
Just to exemplify the money,
saving qualities of this sale, tbeee
quilts aro worth $1.75 and 2.25 ro-speqtlvely.
PILLOW CASES READY MADE
Fine quality 46x30 plain at 17Ho,
size 60x30 In extra quality hem
stitched 27 Ho. A great many
qualities shown.
EXTRA SPECIAL VALUES
PILLOW CASES
A full line of 428(5 that are an
extra value at 1214c eaab.
READY-MADE SHEETS
llita the werd bargain Is repre
ss el ed by every Item.
72x90 50c
8190 70c
90x00 80c
81x90, hemstltchtd, 85c
Thanksgiving Linen
Sale
Housekeepers whose linen elosetls need replenishing are offered an unusually good opportunity In these
"prize specials." The qualities are excellent prices extraordinary. The manager of our linen department
Is bubbling over with enthusiasm over his stock of linens, and a glance at his selections has Infected us
with the same desire to put them before our patrons. Everything In this department at special price.
LINEN8
lleio among the llnons are the
bargains -worth remembering. Our
entire aunoitmont offered for your
consideration.
Our stock and variety are gen
erally conoeded to be the beat In
the Willamette valley and our
prices are unquestionably tho low
est, and when the reductions aro
brought to bsar upon these It
brings the price of flnost linens
within the reach of tho most hum
ble. Investigate.
Here are a few Items from this
Interesting department;
Good grade table linen, C4 Inches
wide worth 86c yard; during this
sale
63c
Huporlor grade table linen, 72
iMhgg'wtde,
$1.20
Uittt, grade (able linen, 72 Inches
wide
$2.05
NAPKIN8
Kino linen has beeome an Im
portant factor In furnishing jour
dining rooms, and, of course, nap
kins, are an essential thing.
High-grade napkins at $2X5,
$238, $334 and $4.20, and so on
through the list.
Do among the early oaee while
the stoek fa full-
DRESS QOOD8
t
Our di ess goods sale continues
to be u trade winner from the fatt
that wo have plaeed our entlro
dress goods stock on salo at groat
ly reduced prleee, thus enabling
you to get the best for much leva
than It would ordinarily oust you.
Public demand tulls tho truest
story of what Is popular. With nil
(he enthusiasm that greets our
splendid showings of more proton
tlous drees goods, the procession
Is still ohooslng from theo good
and reaonablo fabrics.
Can you afford to overlook this
opportunity?
NEW 8UIT8 AND JACKETS
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re dally arriving and are as rap
idly being sought by eager shop
pers.
A few more reached us yester
day. Have you seen them? They
are Pie season's latest areatlons
and ure truly beautiful in design
and pattern.
Call on second floor and wo will
gladly show thum to you.
Full line of ladles' and misses'
mackintoshes.
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OVERCOATS
Our line of overcoats Is the
finest we have ever shown. Line
Includes both medium and heavy
weights and tho full length gent
Ine "Cravenette.'
$10X0 to $2260
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