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VOL. XV. ' ' 1
SALEM, OltEdON, TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1005.
OREGON
LAND
FRAUDS
Ttial of Senato Mitchell Be-
gan Today in Federal
. Cotiflt
Back of Honey alts Burns, chief of se
cret icrvlco men. Tho prosecution all
wear gray, tho defenso all In black.
Court ndjournod to 2 o'clock, when the
jury will bo drawn.
Portland, Juno 20. Tho trial of tho
land fraud cases began today, tho inl
titl enso being that against Oregon's
rtnerablo senator, John II. Mitchell, At
in early hour tho room begnn to fill,
tnil when at 0:30 tho court opened ev
try seat was filled, nnd ovory foot of
itandlng room was occupied. Thcro
as a feeling of solemnity in tho air
that was almost painful, and all
teemed to ronllzo that a matter of his
tory was about to bo mndc. Oregon's
chosen political representatives wcro
up for trial, and, indirectly, tho state
was about to bo prosecuted. Awaiting
tho coming of tho judga, yot alert, was
an array of xcportors, stenographers
nd cartoonists, each ready to pounco
upon every detail nnd fcaturo of' tho
trial. Senator Mitchell ennio in at
, . ' . , , ,, , . , , , , Washington, Juno 20. Secretary
later, court being called at 10 o'cock. ,.,.. . , , . ., . f
.,. '. , , , . ... , , 1 Tnft 'a conclusions in tho Bowcn-Loomls
iuo jury is it uuuv ui buiiu nnu suu
WILL
BUILD
NAVY
WILL
DISMISS
B0WEN
Secretary Taft Decides that
Loomls Is Innocent of
Wrong Doing
itantial looking 'men, worthy farmers.
About one-third of the panol asked to
be excused, making their requests pri
vately to tho judgo nnd Mr. Ilcnoy, and
21 wero allowed to depart. Tho trial
is tho most Important that over took
placo in Oregon. In involves tho hon
or nnd liberty of Oregon's senior sonn'
tor, tho honor, in n sense, .of tho state,
and the title to a million acres of pub
lic lauds.
Tho prosecution is conducted by V.
8. District Attornoy Honey nnd his as
sistant, Hanks. Tho senator's counsel
are cx-Unltcd States Senator Thurs
ton, Judgo A. S. Bcnnott, of Tho
Dalles, ono of tho nblest trlnl lawyers
on the const, and tho senator's son-in-law
Col. Chapman, of Tncoraa.
Of tho 200 jurors called 1-12 respond
ed to tho roll call of Marshall Itced.
case, which was placed in tho hands
of tho President last night, was the
subject of tho discussion in today's
cnblnot meeting. Tho secretary holds
that Loomls is innocent of wrong do
ing, but loaves it to tho Presidont to
dctcrmlno tho question of tho dismissal
of Bowon from the diplomatic service.
Tho official announcement is expected
this -evening; flow en hnd n-long-tnlk
with tho President this morning, and
on leaving ho alludod rather bitterly to
tho fact that tho testimony in the case
was not taken at 'Caracas, whero ill
the documents on his sido of tho contro
versy should bo obtained. The' genoral
opinion is that tho President will do
clde to dismiss Bowen.
American Corporation Will
Get Grip on Russia's
Plant
8t. Petersburg, Juno 20. It is re
ported that tho ship building works
here will bo plnccd under tho super
vision of tho United States steel cor
poration for ten years, during which
time tho rebuilding of tho Russian nn-"-will
bo carried on.
St. Petersburg, Juno 20. It is stated
that Count Casslui, who has been trans
ferred to Madrid, will remain in Wash
ington until after tho pcaco conferonco
is concluded.
St. Petersburg, Juno 20. Advices
from Vornosclk, in tho province of
Khcrgen, stnto that during a demon
stration by citizens, a company of Cos
sacks charged tho crowd, killing 38
nnd wounding many others.
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Baker City or Bust.
Truekce, Calif., Juno 20. Mrs. Rob
ert Burnotto attempted suicido this
morning by shooting herself through
the left lung. Tho loss of her husband
caused tho deed. In a noto sho request
ed lntcrmont at Dakcr City, Or.
, Lands Across tho Sea,
Paris, Juno 20. At n meeting of tho
council of ministers held this morning,
contrnry to custom, no statement was
issued. It is bcliovod tho Morocan
question was discussed.
m
NO. 1X
LET THE
FIGHT
1 GOON
England Wants the Japs to
Run Linevitch's Army
off the Ear h
St. Petersburg, Juno 20. A dispatch
from London tho Novoo Vremyn states
onlwhnt is declared to bo excellent nu
thority that tho British government is
advising Jnpan against an nrmlstlcc,
Tho address says: "Russia is not con
sidercd sufficiently weakened. Great
Britain hopes Oyama would succocd in
destroying Linevitch's army, and thus
relieving her of a nightmare That
army may bo shifted later to tho bor
ders of Afghanistan for operations
against India,
JUST
SIMPLY
BEASTS
JAPANESE
ARE COMING
Toklo, Juno 20. A lerlcs of confer
ences of tho elder statcsmon of tho
rfcblnot havo been held to consldor
penco conditions, nnd tho election of
plenipotentiaries. It is believed tho
peace commission will bo completed in
time to sail on tho Empress of India,
June '30th, from Yokohama for Van
couver. It is expected that tho party
will number a dozen. In tho moan-
tlmo military activities continuo, nnd
Important developments in various di
rections arc expected shortly.
IwlGMSI
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Thefeom
NICE
Try a pair of otttPackard $3.50
shoes for men and be coavjnceB that
they ate as good as any $5.00 sneo
you ever Bought Sold by
G. W. JOHNSON & CO.
Chicago Thugs Deliberately
Brtfak a Laborer's
Fingers
Chicago, Juno 20. Early this morn
ing Edward Blckott, a non-union driv
er for tho National Express Company,
was attacked on tho, Madison street
brldgo by four men, with tho apparent
purposo of maiming him. Thoy delib
erately broko two flngors of his right
hand, nnd inflicted four serious wounds
on his head. Bickett is at a hospital
in a serious condition. Ills assailants
oscnped.
DUBOIS
AFTER
MORMONS
Of Course They Are Charger!
With Polygamy-Loaded
With It
Phoenix, Ariz., Juno 20. Subpoe
nncs havo been issued for 30 witnesses!
to nppcnr nt tho trial" of several Mor
mons in Apncho county, charged wltBi
polygamy. It is understood that pros
ecution is undertaken by tlio United
States department of junttcc, nt tfc
Instance of Senator Dubois, of Idabou
Civil Engineers in gosslon.
Cleveland, O., Juno 20. Tho annual
convention of tho American Society of
Civil Engineers is in session hero with '
an attendance of sevcrnl hundred of
tho most prominent members of tho
profession In tho United States and
Canada. Tho gathering was opened
this morning in tho nssembly room of
the Ilollendcn hotel. Mayor Johnson
doltvored tho nddress of welcome and
response was mado by President J.
C. Schneider, of Philadelphia. This
afternoon tho visitors wcro taken for
a rldo about tho city, Tho convention
will continuo until Friday.
INVITES OUR
UNCLE SAM
Washington, Juno 20, It Is ar
nounccd by tho stato department t&Esi
morning that this government hair re
ceived nn 'invitation from tho Morrow
can government to pnrtlclpato in 'tho
conference of tho powers upon tho in
ternational nffaira of that country. Un
less tho invitation is unanimously ac
cepted by the governments Invited tho ,
Unltod States will dcellna to participate.
LITTLE
WIDOW
Shakes Hands With the Man
Accused of Killing Her
Husband
HOPS AND
OTHER CROPS
2,000,000 Independent 'Phonos.
Chlcngo, Juno 20. Tho nnnunl con
vention of tho National Interstato Tel
ephone Association,' which Is tho organ
ization of tho independent telephone
companies of tho country, oponod in
Chicago today, and will continuo for
thrco dnys. Tho purposo of tho organ
ization is to effect nmong tho various
independent Interest a closer and
moro militant organization for, success
fully meeting opposition. Tho inde
pendents now claim to havo 2,600,000
telephones nnd Invested capital of
280,000,0000 m against 1,800,000 oth
er telephones und Invested capital of
(400,000,000.
Texas Christian Endeavorenr.
Austin, Texas, Juno 20. Bcorc of
enthuslnstlo young people nro gath
ered in tho capital city for tho fif
toonth nnnunl stnto convention of th
Christian Endeavor Socloty. In addi
tion to tho delegates tho visitors in
elude a number of noted speakers, who
aro on tho programme for address.
Tho Initial fcaturo of tho gathering wa
n "got acquainted" meeting this af
ternoon. Tho formal ppenlng inks
placo this evening nnd tho proceed
ings will continuo until Fridny.
Will Wed.
County Clerk Itoland issued a lltero
yesterday 'to John llortol nnd LudgnruT
Wltzel to wod.
Jftocess;
WhiXE;HoUS
5ItOJE3JX)IlWOMEN
Remarkable
Results f torn.
the Ladies9
Btown's Pro
cess Turn
Sole Shoe
Twice the wear of a welt sole, is the
Port we receive from customers, who
we wearing them.. That's much better
" we expected, but actual service
roves it to be a fact.
The sole Is the ideal of flexibility
" having no insole ia lighter than a
U, bnt ia appearance can hardly be
4t1aguihed from tho "Qoodyear
shoe.
r prices at 2.G0 and $2,95 bring
a within the reach of alL f
Barnes'
Gash Store
the only itore ia Balem that hai
ttem,
& T. BARNES, PROP.
Bakersfleld, Cal., Juno 20. After be
ing out four hours, the jury brought in
a verdict of not guilty in the caso of
Newt Walker, charged with the mur
der of Davo Burton and Jas. Bagsby,
nt Havilah. After tho jury rendered
tho verdlet, the widow of Burton
stepped up to Walker and warmly
shook bis band. To a reporte she
said: "You may say I am in sympa
thy with tho defense. Does that sound
romawtic to youf"
Dowie to Besiege Paris,
John Alexander Dowie will try to
drlvo sin sin from Paris, and is now en
gaged In gathering among tho faltbtul
in Zion the legions for his ."French res
toration host," which will descend on
the French capital. The invasion will
beirin as soon as Dr. Dowie can raise
$200,000 and get togetuer 3wu men.
The invasion will bs similar to the one
in New York, but no women will be
taken with the party.
Kitty Van Duser Weds.
'London. June 20. The wedding of
Miss Catherine Sayre Van Duser, of
New York, to Allan Bruce Miller took
place today at St. Peter's, Craney Gar,
dens. After the ceremony me gnesi
mliourned to No. 2-i. Cadogan Gardens,
where an elaborate reeeption was held.
new steel floating dry dock built by
tho Maryland Steel Company for tho
uso of the navy at Olongapo, P. I.,
the largest dock of Its kind ever con
structed, is to havo its first practical
test today in the docking of the ar
mored cruiser Colorado. Tho navy de
partment has decided to dock tho ar
mored oruiser first, as its greater
weisht i wore evenly distributed on
the dock by reason of its length. If
tho cruiser is successfully docked the
battleship, Iowa will bo docked later
in the week. In this seeond trial the
strain will be moro concentrated than
with the cruiser.
Yea, it is rery warm in the dty now,
and
THE SPA
t resort that U always cooi, "
with the cooling capacity of onr new
fountain, we can make drinks to pieaie
you. Lemon ice today.
THE SPA
382 State Street.
W. T. Stelz.
P. Q. Myeri.
TO TEST
THE NEW
1 1 Iff 111 II .ft I Woodburn. Juno 20. fSncelan-
a trip over jTcncn rraino snows mo
follovrina cron conditiens: Thorn arn
Washington, D. C, Juno 20. Tho some poor hop yards. Yenrling yards1
i Jli -1 .1 1. 1... til 1... Inilil aM Vni1l nA nf ilila 1naa FP.ma . .1
U VIM JMMin UIU VI ItllO (IHDSt A ITU UIIU
three-year-old yards nro mostly very
rood.
I Snrlnir oats nro rustlnir. Soma fletili
are nearly ruined. Winter onts and
winter wheat is nearlv nil. vorv iroml.
All snrlnir irrain will bo short, extent
, ., ,, - -w , -j-- (
wuero got. in on janu tnat was not
worn out..
The cherry crop is very good. Not
many prunes raised here. Tho npplo
crop is good. Hoed crops aro nil ex
cellent. Potatoes will bo a blir cron.
but short on acreage. K. HOFKIt.
STAYT0N IS
A DAISY
Judco Bill Oueennr. Mix n.m.ll.
HaYSeed exnoundur nt law nn.l nala
- CU-... !-. . . . !
uta;iuu jirccmci, was in lown to
day, and joyfully reports that every
thing up in that neck of timber is love
ly. He says the initial steps have been
taken for the building of the new
woolen mill at that place, which 1 to
cost over (50.000. It la to 1 lu..i
just above the mill, and great things
i "jiccieu ior oiayion rrom tnls en
terprise. It is to be built of stone, the
same as' the new bank building, and
County Surveyor Herriek is on the
ground setting the nins for the faun.
dation. The contract was let veiler.
day for the work.
Oftgj
Tei&8&
President's Vacation Delayed.
Washington, D. C, June 20. The ar
rival of hot weather has been marked
by the usual exodus of Wasbingtonlans
to their summer retreat by mountain
or seashore. Those who have not al
ready taken their departure are plan
nine to do so at an early date. The
President expected that this was to be
bis last day in the oapltal until after
his vacation at Oyster Bay, but the
delicacy of the situation in relation to
alfalrs in tho Far East has made nec
essary a change in bis plans. He will
leave here this evening, according to
bis original schedule, to attend the com
mencements of Clark University and
Williams College. But. instead of pro
ceeding from Massachusetts to Qyster
Bav he will return directly to Wash
ington, remaining thero nearly a week
before going to Massachusetts again
to attend the Harvard commencement.
After attending the exercises at Har
vard be will proceed to his summer
borne.
Cotton Seed Oruiserf.
GalvMton. Texas, June 20. TIA
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers' Aaoseia
tlon began its annual meeting in this
city today, the session being held in
Cathedral ball. The association, em
braces all the oil mills in Texas, Okla
homa and Indian Territory,
TOMQRROW ONLY
Wednesday Special No. 233
For tomorrow's sclllug wo offer bright, brand now patterns '
ROBBINET CURTAINS
Both in flat and ruflled, finished with battonburg braid, 3 yards long, 44
inches wide' and aro regular $1.7J nnd $2.00 values, Wednesday only
$J.50
PHENOMENAL SALE
Of Ladies' Mohair Suits
Onto again wo demonstrate our ability to save you considerable money on
your garment purchases. Everyone is dependablo quality, made up in the
newest approved style.
lie Was a Bird.
A Nebraska boy shot at a bird and
hit the town loafer. Feeling that they
bad to act in the case, the autboiities
fined the boy 1 for violating the law
prohibiting shoo tins at blrdf. The Ne
braska idea is sever a failure.
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Chicago Market.
Chicago, Juno 20. Wheat 8T4
89; corn tZMt oats ZQ
31.
935.00 VALUES REDUCED TO.
930.00 VALUES REDUCED TO.
$20.00 VALUES SEDUCED TO.
$20.00 VALUES DEDUCED TO.
17.50
-915,00
$10.00
$10.00
JAPANESE BILK WAISTINaS.
New silk walstlags with red,
navy and resedor polka dots. New
est effects for shirt waists.
50c a yd
PASTA MACK
FOE BATH AND TOILET UOB.
Pasta Mack softens the hardest
water Immediately, thus rendering
it more suitable to wash iu. If fre
quently used it beautifies the com
plexion, giving to the skin a soft,
white and velvet like appearance.
At our toilet good counter,
tl.OOMf fox
r I i m m wsawww
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CHHJDX' FLAX i --irw t-- - -g-
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Men's Summer Clothes
To be bad bore in great variety. Wo
might mention one of tho grand
values shown here. A fine light
mixture homespun sask suit, eoat
skeleton lined, pants cut peg top
style, cuff at bottom, belt strap.
An ideal suit tor outing wear.
$8.50
Other value glfl.50-
MefaPtealLatiWrt
In the new Tuxtdd, Modern an
Chicago last.
$3.50
$4.00
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