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About The Daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1903)
a -rDAWjf7"1"7 j o rtR v a fe ? THE ty ' VOL. XIII. " " -- ' i i .... i i . - ... I, i THIRTY LIVES 8ALEM, OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1803. Netnon, who hastened to a nonrfiy house and telephoned ,.to TreinonU A special with four physicians was made I In a few minutes, and In less than liBif an hour was at the wrcok. At the same time nnothor train arrived from iPekln bearing Superintendent C. H. 'Barnard, of tho BIk Four, and throo I Physicians. Tho second train boro a L 1 - . 1 a .. VlfflitK 311 JVlAlTlhorC' "muor or Turkl8h gs, and those T 1VUU10 ail mUllfJCJ 0 wte ntlllred to carry out tho mnncli I corpses of tho victims. Alter working two hours, tho bodlos of 20 men were takon out and placed on an embankment near the sldo of tho track. Ono of tho last bodies ro covered was that of William Bailey, who had been thrown 30 feet In thf air, and held In placo by two steel rails which had been pushed up be tween tho .locomotives and tho tendor of the work trnln. Tho workmen had beon laying rails at different points along the track. LOSTi of a Railroad Work 'Crew no. ae& Accident Occurred In a Deep tut and Debris Is Piled Thirty Feet Deep Perloa, 111., Nov. 20. Thirty-one (men were killed and at least 15 wore injured yesterday afternoon In a head- lend collision between a westbound I freight train and a woik train on tho Cleveland, Cincinnati Chicago & St fLouls railroad, between Maoklnaw and jTrcniont, 111. Tho bodies have boon itnken from tho debris, which Is plied 30 feet high on tho tracks, a huge pile lof broken tlmbors, twisted and dls. ptorted Iron and steel. Tho bodies wero so mangled that many nro unrec- f ognlzablo. All tho dead and most of I tho Injured wore merabors of the work train. Tho crow of both loco motives Jumped to save their lives Tho collision occurred In a deep" cut at tho beginning of a sharp curvo neither train being visible to the crew of tho other until they were within 50 feet of each other. The engineers sot the brakes, sounded tho whistle and then leaped. The trains struck with such forco that tho sound was heard for miles around. A second aftor the collision tho boiler of tho work train exploded, throwing heavy Iron bars and timbers 200 feet. Conductor J. W. Juda, of Indianapo lis, who had charge of tho frolght train, received ordors at Urbana, It Is told, to wait at Mackinaw for tho work Brain, Tho freight train did not Eton lio engineer of tho work train, Qoo. lacker, had orders, it is said to pass Jtlio freight at Mackinaw, and was on Jo way there. Tho work train was' about flvo minutes lato, and was run- ling nt full spoed in order to mnko nip time. When abou Later dispatches show tho casual ties of tho Big Four wreck Jast cvon ing woro oxaggorated. Eighteen bod Ie3 have been removed and 14 Injured. Two of Ihe Injured died, making a to tal of 20 deaths. Affairs at St. Louis Washington, Nov. 20. Prosldent Carter, of tho Louisiana Purchase Ex position, submitted hli report to Roosevelt, showing progress as tho I result of the oxpendlture of tho ?15.- LOOO.000 contributed equally by the gov ernment, the oxpoBltlon company and the city of St. Louis. He roports ov orythlng exceptionally favorable The total amount received up to dato In tin foreign displays is $7,000,000, bo Ing $1.250000 mom than tho entire foroign display of tho Chicago fair. Tho United States government's dis play will bo tho largest over appro priated by any govornracnt, and tho Phlllpplno exhibit will bo exceptional ly One. Ceremony Postponed Snlt Lake, No. 20, Owing to Hard man being unablo to bo present, the two miles from driving of tho last splko of tho Ogdon- Inert, and ontorlng a cut, both on- Iglnoers saw the approaching trains, and roalizod It was imposslblo to otop. fhoy throw on the omorgancy broke, whistled twlco and then leaped from their cabs. Tho collision was seen by Russell Luoln cut-off across Great Salt Lake today, was postponed for ono week Balloon Destroyed. Paris Nov. 20 Lobnudy's dirigible baiioon was completely doetroyod this morning. Otitf Customers Come Back When customers return and keep returning, a deal' er is safe in concluding that his merchandise is right. A Steady crowing business is also evidence that the public is satisfied with' a store's policy. We could'nt supply the demand last year for Flei- sellers blieiiand Hoss yarn. I ins year we nave an enormous supply. Our price is only 90c per pound. We bought before the advance. Thai's why. If you prefer to buy your "CIRCULAR SHAWLS" and fas cinators ready made, our pi ices are 20 to 25 per cent below 'regular stores . Have yc u seen our RIBBONS? It's time you were looking them up for Cluistmas fancy work. 1111J i NEW M RAG. "im if New line of extra fine laces for handkerchief trimming- Table Linens. We fve you 16 to 20 pr cent on nap kin and table daiasek, Look thtin over ami ue II yon don't agieewithua. Stamped Linens jt " Tills time of ysr j oo want Reliable Shoes. The line we ell Rive atltfaotlon. That's why h sell more ihoee than moat thou stores. We have a tpeelal Hue tot boys that'll stand ttie noket. They're made ol fall sioek kp. The iole, innls, asd counters are as hard a flint. Try a pair lor yoor boy. BoyfandMefl'1 Clothing and Over coats, Rubber Coats, Slickers, Duck Coats, Rubbers, Rubber Boots, Blankets' Comforts, Everything for the whole family, Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash Store. E. T. BARNES, Proprietor CORONERS VERDICT IS MURDER Robbery Undoubtedly the Object of Sander's Slayer Friends With Whom He Had Been Playing Cards Heard . the Shots and Saw their Flash L. D. Sanders, of Uuttovllle. hnn grower, whose dead body was found on tho aldowalk In that town ycstsrdny morning, was evidently murdorod, but thoro is no trace of his slnyor, and vory llttlo chance Uiat he will ovor bo npprohonded. Tho Inquoet hold ovor the romulns resulted In a vordlct that tho docoasotl camo to hi d9ath by a gunshot wound nt tho hands of an unknown party. Several men with whom Sanders played cards on Wodnesday evening, nt Strain's saloon, among them Strain hlmsolf, testified Uiat Sanders) had several times during the ' evening pokon of n mystorlous 'stranger In town, a man evidently disguised, but no one olse was found who had seen tho stranger. According to the toa tlmony Sanders left tho saloon about midnight, on his way homo, tho othors following soon aftor, when thoy heard a shot, boyond a building, and on turn ing Uio Btrcot cornor heard n second shot, and saw" tho flash of a gun, nnd heard n noise aa of a body falling. Thinking tho shots woro fired by some boys, no Invostlgntion was made At tho point whoro tho gun flash wn8 seen, tho bqdy was found yesterday morning, lying on tho sldowalk, with a rusty rovolver within two feet of the right hand, another old revolver In tho vlght coat pocket, and a ghastly hole in tho loft sido of tho head, Just abovo tho ear. Tho wound nnd Uio skin surrounding It wero not powder- markod. . Tho physician oxomlning tho ro mains testified thnt tho wound could not havo beon soIMnfllctod, as lt woum nnvo uoen imposslblo for a rlght-hnndod man to havo flrod the shot at hlmsolf, and Inflict tho wound found, without showing powder marks on tho head. Tho pistol found near the body had two empty chnmbors, but showed no evidence of having been recently flrod. Mr. Sanders had over S900 on Wod nesday, Of this sum he Is known to havo paid out but $155, and the rest ho was known to hava loose In his trousers' pocket. Whan found he had a purse with 60 cants. The theory Is that Sanders was hold up. Bhot and robbed of tho money In his trousers' pocket, and the old pis tols placed, ono In IiIb coat pocket and tho other near his hand One of them was an old pattern bull-dog, 44 call bra and the other a 38-calbre Ivor Johnson. They appeared to bo rvllcs of a socondhand dealers stock. Thnt murder has been committal there Is no doubt. Uut th queeUcm Is who Is tha murderer, and where did ho go? The motive was evidently rob bery, as Mr. Sander was known to have money, lie had no enemlea, and was a very populat man. Sheriff Colbath went IttiUevllk this morning to make du InveaUfiatlon of the can, and see whut clews he can plek up. Fear It Is Cancer. Oeriln, Nov. . A (eml-omelal newspaper I'ottsdamer eorieettund eace, which In often lat)lred In m I ftj4 jlrtf.lAfi tfblav autuiMnjtAji tt.. t.. sk'isns have given tne kaUer parmls Uhi to attend Chrtetmafc with his turn ily, but ordered Uiat be Iwmerflately i go south thereafcer. He will make a long 4y in Italy to recruit bis uenltk The reoort bM caiued great alarm Tha papers recall tfeat Mmperor Fre4 eiit k. after what wa attaHCi u a small throat oparaJtoH, w4 alao sent to 8aa Remo, where (fee 4ea!fc sen. tence wan naawMl by eaaoer ape- ciallsu. WANT ! ALL THE EARTH Lumber and Cattle Companies Fight Irrigationists Tlie Latter Have the Best of the Argnmeut and Will Probably Win Out Washington, Nov. 20. A sharp con tesf has commonced between tho vast Western Intorosts favoring, and Ihoso oppoblng the report! of tho public land bill. Irrlgallonlsts, wjo want tho laws repeated, boo mso far to htvo tho best of tho nrguraont. although tho lumbor and grazing pooplo aro making a heavy fight. Koosevelt favors tho Irrlgntlonists. Senator Hansbrough, of North Dakota, Is leading tho forcos opposed to tho ropenl of the land ccts Ho will be seconded by sonntors nnd congressman from Wyoming, Nebras ka, M6ntnna nnd other gracing statos. Tho Irrlgntlonists are exhibiting fig ure to the legislators showing Mint tinker th presont rate of reckless nnd wastoful lumbering It will bo only 40 years until every foot of timber In the United States will be destroyed, nnd at the rate the public domain 1b bolng abrorbod by big cnttU nnd lumber companios, It will roqulro but five years to tnko up all tho laud In the government possession. slucpwhlch timo Clark has been In the marlno penttontlary. A letter of thanks was voted KoosovoIL Oregon Loses Swamp Lands. Washington. Nov. SO. The state of Oogon lost It contest ovor swamp lands on tho Klamath Indian reserva tion that has been allotted to Indians. tho acting commissioner of tho land otnee, in a deolsldn rendered today having held thnt tho title tit the Indl nns Is prior and superior to thnt of the stnto. Tho effect of tho commissioner's ttociston Is to Invalidate the state's title to about S6.000 acres of swamp lands within tho reservation that have heietoforo been nllottod. Idaho Land Are Withdrawn. Washington, Nov. 20. Tho score tary of tho Interior today authorized the withdrawal of 22.1G0 ncros of pub lic land from all forma of entry in Idaho, for tho purposo ol furthorlng Ir rigation projects. Tho withdrawal embraces 27C0 nores In tho nolso land district In connection with tho Dubois Irrigation project, nnd 19,200 acres In tho Dlnckfoot land- district In con nection with tho proposed roservolr on Uoiso rivor. Uncle 8am'a Pickaninny. Washington, Nov. 20. Vnrilla Intro- durod tho Pnnnma commlsslonora to I Hay this morning. Tho commission ers stated tho call for n constitutional convention would be made ns soon ns powilble. They had a cablo from the government Inst night to that ulfaut. SHOWED GOOD KERV Mortensen Was Shot at Salt Lake This Morning Denied Having Killed Hay and Said the Latter Was One of His Beit Friends Salt Lnke, Nov. 20. Mortonson waa shot nt 10:30 this morning. Doforo ho wno strapped in a chair facing tiitr rlilonion ho nindo n lengthy Btntomcnt to tho newspaper mon, declaring his Innoconco of tho liny murder, whonn ho called his host frlond. Throo bul lets plorced his heart, lie slopt wolL nto ft hearty hronkfast, shook hands with tho officials, and throughout showed a wonderful norvo. Clark Is Pardoned. Doston, Nov. 20. Vfco-Presldont Duncan nnliounced this morning that 1'rrsjilopt Iloosovelt had rospondod to the niipeal of tho Federation of Labor repoatodly mndo to many ProBldonts, to pardon Edwin Clark, who In 187R was sentenced to bo hanged for mur der on tho high seas, Grant commuted Ui 3 sontonco to life Imprisonment Will Recognize Panama. Washington, Nov. SO. Tho stato de pnrtment this morning received mes sages from llnull nnd Qennnny, rash Indicating that as soon ns n regular govornmont Is formed In Panama, thoy are ready to otllolnlly rocognlxo It. Drnag Made the Trip, aihraltnr, Nov. 26. Tho llttlo Amor lean Bloop, Columbia, with only Cnpt. llragg aboard, arrived horo this morn ing from Doston, after n 100-dny voy age. Theater Burned, llutlor, Pa., Nov. 50. Tho Park thcator burned horo this morning. Ixss J300.000. Sovernl llromon woro In Jurcd by falling walla, nono fatally Doth Died This Mornlnrj Denver, Nov. 30!father lnora and Sorloe. who shot each othor Wed nettlsy night, died thin morning. Sorloo refused to mnko an nnto-mortom stato-mont. Theater Ourned. Uulsvlllo. Ky., Nor. 30. Tho Hop kins theutor burned this morning. Ixes 200,000. Made Today Ohooolnto Caramols, Cheeolato Chows. Chocolnto- Wafora. Ifoppor mints. Chocolnto Wafer Wlntergrcons, Waluut Top Chocolnto Or rams, rig" center Chocolalo Creams, Popptninlnt Wafors, WlnteTgroen Wntors, Log Cabin Creams, at 1B4 State 8L Phone 1071 Main, 3 conn ntMrAjjL a hmfxt i Stoife of Attractions We take it as a part of progresslvencss to have something interesting to attract yotu to this store all the time. The dull monotony of evervdav huvinorand nzVAtxv in ihe usual way Is never allowed here. Energy, get-up and gct-at-ivencss, progress, are marked features of this store's conduct. Linens "With ThnnksciviriK day only five working dnyti away it behooves you to inspect your table linen supply and inoidontally inspect our lino of linens that aro being placed before you at special prices. AJUL LIMSN nnpKins ol vnriui designs and patterns such an you would liko to own $2,50 val. Jj)2 J 5 $2.75 val. kp.OO $3.75 val. $3.30 $4.50 val.- 395 I Just Received Baskets Our big stock of baskets has been augmented by (he arrival this week of a large shipment of baskets, the result of a mistaken order, and to redusc our, prevent stock to nmke room for tho now arrivals, you may take your ,chof of those shown on second floor for their ranrked prlao. The Chicago Strike, Cbknge. Nov. 30. The ajrlk UM aticn teeay Is HMhaafpi, TJie mayor m4 Bedauo eeafmlUet will have te try &iIh, as th raUw.ajf's rtffly kst Blbt will peMr kiue by tb strtkeM. It le unitpim&A thB'rida 4eJlM to cbaa thf iMlfig eteara, which la the main eit tor whkst the sir here are AgfeUaj. Wo aro in reeoipt ofTwKNTV FIVK rOit, drmnm r sample in aii man- nerd of pretty (loe'gns and patterns, newest embroider od efloot fnall linen. Theo wero bought at a roduced figure so you get tho benefit of this great sale. 15c and 20c kind iOc 25c kind iSc 35cfcfnd 1 9c (sZ&J know value combined with qimlUy. Always $3.50 Ask for VISCOLIZCD 80LE6, ab solutely waterproof. SAMPSON BILK t the all silk new UhlHg, sbowi u our silk department. 9vty Ulnt ble shade. Warranted to wear (Jive It a teet. 58c yd NEW Q LOVES HewBauritz. dew Kid and Cash mere, New Golf Your coaiNHte will not be win plete wlUuwt a pnlr of new skives for yoer Thankettivlnt; Hrewenode We shew aa elestnnt asurted stock of kIotm ami at priree tltat will Idease yiw. MEN'S SHOES Another ehlvnuNtt ef re' nhoea reeetved this week. One Hoe of shoes has established far them selvea an MViable retwUtlen for dreeaittees and wear that place (hem la lb front rank la the tlmailon ef eosMrvftUve mea who mmmmmmmmsmmmmmmmmm fff SJjBBBjUBfKjn jSJSu mX I Yxf W M.ftM LI mMiM MEN'S OVERCOATS You fet-l ai Iiuuk- In tiieee orer ouata of ours There's tvo stltf ready- feellnjc aeoet thaat. Keel as ewsfortable m uu old coat, yet tbrra's an niHch etyle jti (tosh as the bell tailor la tow eoW give Utuw. $ JO, to $22.50 Iull lis ef rain eaati. lieluiilng the genuine "Oravenette' sritiwrrsiiiiMim m m ii