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ftrFHXU2NT WBAT1IBR PORKC'AST.
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SALEM, OREGON,
Ti
KSDVY, RKCKMRUR 1, 1000.
xo. aoo.
illNDAYS JFORITATE FAIR
HESTRffiTC AR IrTkE SEEMS BROKEN
I0POLD
MADE
GRANTS
ave Americans Large Congo
Interests to Keep Out
Invasion
GOT CHANGE OF VENUE.
LniiMlon Thinks Ho Will Not Got
Fair Trlnl.
Boise, Idaho, Doc. is. Robert
Lansdon, the recently olccted secre
tary of stato. who Is undor Indict
ment for embezzlement In Washing
ton county, obtained a change of
vonuo to Canyon county. The trial
will bo hold at Caldwoll Decombcr
27th.
1'JtOUTV 11E0INS INVESTIGATION
Brussels. Doc. IS. It la lonrnod will RelleVe Xm-tIrtW. Frnm
om an authorntlvo source that the
Iwesslon nindo to America In Con
Is greater thnn wna supposed.
opold was led to mnko concessions ,
the
Mississippi Valley.
St. Louis, .Doc. .IS. Intorstato
Commerce Commissioner Prouty this
morning began tho 'inquiry on tho
pnr ftlinrfntrn. Prnulv will lnviMtl.
r the agitation in England designed Q Ul0 1)03glbmty of rell,vlng the
) seize the stnto on tho grounds 'Northwest from this territory.
it such n selzuro would bo in tho ' o
terest of civilization. As Belgium Investigating Insurance Company.
iino navy it has llttlo means of Now York, Dec. IS. Jerome today
tense. Tho king sought an nlly. took up tho Investigation of tho New
decided that prlvnto American York Life Insurance company boforo
Itercst in tho Congo would bo moro tho grand Jury. Twonty-flvo wlt-
mntageous than nrrythlng else. ncssc3 woro Bummonod and 100 of
tins' emmessnrics saw this advan
ce, and pressed tho king until they
cured tho practical control of tho
lantry. From self interest Amerl-
do nil possible to prevent for
i Invasion.
o
Itlvcrs mid llnrbors Rill.
Washington, Dec. IS. Tho com-
ttee on banking and currency and
i rivers and harbor commlttco to-
j agreed to take up n rough draft
rivers and harbors bill on De-
nber 31 and mako an early ro-
the company's books ordorod for ex
amination. Jeromo questioned tho
wltnossos In person. Tho syndicate
oporntlons of tho ofllcors will be in
vestigated. o -
Illumes the Dealers.
Chicago, Dec. IS. William r.
Rand, probably tho largest coal oper
ator In Illinois, snys thero is no ex
cuso for the ahortneo of fuol In the
Northwest. Ho thinks tho dealora
in that section did not uso proper
discretion In buying for tho winter
nhond.
INCREASE
LENGTH
OF FAIR
State Fair Should Continue
For at Least Ten
Days
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PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
I F. KK fi fll
n I II
WWF
A Gaad Display of
Goods !
U.JLdd
NOW ON SALE
Our .lore. 176 lt deep. Wo Door.. I. fllta! to I. l"lm will
. . ..l.lr oalMnC
Nul Christmas presents priced away down to muuee it
rWrty cheerful and happy salespeople are ready to wait on you au
r . .Unmet Afl
fchow . ,. a .in un-to-dntQ niercnancuee r"
t i- JUU LliU iinwcaL UUU W w - -
., M.ar of low nrloefl. &oe
IUU IVMM"" -"
Pacific Const. Remember wo are
you can cboosofrom the follewing:
JJfE BLACK SILKS.
M2 COLORED SILKS.
iJLl AID SILKS.
wiUt DRESS GOODS.
-IX)Rl?n itii-SLa ircrw-kiiR.
fMU) DRESS GOODS.
INE FOX FURS.
2X22 "NO COATS.
LONG COATS.
IILDUPVC rrtATB
JJJC I'MHRELLAS.
JUv PETTICOATS,
WAISTINGS.
'.NG KIT. ir nrrwrpa
nLKlD GLOVES.
V't' SUITS.
SKIRTS.
.TOP SLIPPERS.
M2 LIXEVB.
SI5 NAPKINS.
EN TOH-ELS.
TE Itpn spnPAns
& AND TOYS
"v HAXDKERCTIIEFS.
"morDERED MANDKER'FS-
AL IIAXDKBHCMIEFS.
MITPPT.PnB
-A1N Mvpv'Mivni.THnl'FS.
f' HAND BAGS.
J EC3C WEAK.
I"BBONS.
i- KIBBOXS.
sD RIBBONS,
LONG SILK VEILS.
LADIES' DRESS HATS.
nPAR SKIN COATS.
?USSfJ HATS AND CAPS.
CHILDREN'S CAPS.
NEW EMIIHOIDEIUES.
FINK JC1;8;,, .
ALLOVER LACES.
TiADIES' RELTS.
t niES' HOSIERY.
CHILDREN'S HOSIERT.
ffi! 8UPPORTEIt.
NOTIONS OF ALL lONDS.
TlLIiOW TOI'S.
DUESSWOSACQC.
KNIT WOOL SHAw l&
BLANKETS. COSIFORTS.
INDIES vxDfypa
vPV'fl NECICTIES,
$&4 SUSPENPERS.
MEN'S XOfilEW .
MEN'S CLOTHING.
BOYS' CLOTHING.
TiADIES' SHOES.
CRttDPUES'S SHOES.
HEN'S SKIRTS.
MEN'S OOI.LAIW.
gSSS5?S-
aftTWmi wowfl aftonK.
One of the principal rocommomln
lions which Prosldont W. II. Down
ing mndo to tho board of agriculture
In nnnunl soaslon this afternoon 1b
that tho annual Htnta faint be pro
longed from the usunl six (ln"8 to at
least 10 dhys. As a reason for thin
recommondntlon ho ottos the condi
tions which prevailed nt tho last
meeting, when by reaeon of the con
tinued downfnll of rain for throo
days of the wliok tho prospect for
whnt promised to bo tho moRt suc
cessful fair In tbo history of tho
Btnto was utterly ruluod and, In
stond of comlnc out with a hand
Bomo balance to tho credit of tho
stnte, thoro was n slight dofloToncy.''
This deficiency, howovor, Is ac
counted for by tho fact that pf tho
receipts shown for this year $2701.08
was paid out for pormnnont Improve
ments nnd $1018.82 Indebtedness for
tho year 1904.' Tho ilnanclnl report
of Secrotnry F. W. Durbln shows tho
total rccolptB for 100C, $20,715.41,
and tho disbursements. $24,928.79.
I'rosldent Downing calls nttontlon
to the improvomonU mndo to tho
buildings and grounds previous to
tho fair, nggrogatlng a cost of
$2571.08 nnd urges tho appropria
tion of means for furthor nocoMnry
lmprovomonts consisting of new
stalls for. horsoe Hnd cattle. Ho also
calls attention to the promlum
awards this year, which nmountod
to $10,900 and showing, thnt tho ap
propriation for that purpose waH ex
ceeded by $900.
Another recommendation he
mnkos, to which he called nttentlon
In his last report, nnd that Is that
an appropriation he mndo to enable
the board to $ther nnd oompiu
data of the resource of the state,
which U one of the requirement of
the bord but for which there Iim
never been an appropriation. "It U
an Important and neoeeeary duty,"
he says. " nnd we hope tho legisla
ture will make U required provi
sion." t ,
The annual eleetlou of oflloaM took
plaoe at this meetinK and rieultel na
follews:
President, W. H. Downing.
Vice president, Jasper Wllklne.
Treasurer, A. Rush.
Secretary, Frank Welch.
Total Receipt.
From race entries $ 0,049.
Ground rent and license. .a-3
Division ontrles i,226'!
Gate reeelpw "":.".
Farm and stall rent. .. .
Miscellaneous
Amt. duo rac amne...
Amt. due Short Horn
Hreeders' Abs n .
Amt. duo Hereford Breed
ers' Asa'n
Amt. duo other soureee..
1C1 bu. oaoU on nana ai
34 cents Pr "u
414.47
1,107.06
1,984.00
600.00
100.0C
35.00
i . .
Total amt. roePIU due
and amis, due ,71l.l
Total RUIjureiiiiU.
tl0.67
Labor T , fl, ,,
. ,.(alnir ..., 'l""""
AuVvi ltw"o '
Mlseollaneous
Pretnluma .
naolnE stakes
Salary and mlleaeeper
"""" . S 761 08
Paid oat-standing
rants 1904 fair.
2,026.24
8.00
11.CI5.00
war
HARRY THAW'S TRIAL.
Will Rfulu on tho Ijist Day of (Ii
j Ycnr.
I Now York, Dec 18. Hnm" Thnw
will be tried January 3lBt.Jtistlco
Neyberger set this dato attof agreo
men between tho nttornoj-s.
I ; Drill
i Marys vlllo,
Qhlef J. J. Dn
ad and Dying.
Cifi?, Doc. 18. Flro
Gulul J. J. Bradley nnd R. Mornn are
ijylng nnd thirty others are Injured
and some seriously as tho result of
the dynamite explosion during flro
which Btarted at midnight In tho
factory of White, Cooloy & Cutis on
lit s'treot. Brndloy Is frightfully
mruigled. Mornns eyes are gone nnd
his ios broken and badly cut. Flro
mon. are nt work. Many spectators
w'ijrc about when tho dynnmlte In the
IroiWchest exploded hurling tho de
bris n to the crowd. Tho explosion
wreaked many buildings, windows
worbroken all over town. The fire
sprond to the ndjolnlug buildings
but whs subdued. Tho loss Is thirty
thousands dollars. W. II. Truo, n
traveling sjlosman of Portland, Is
among tho Injured.
'
ProuiNc Relief Today
Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 18. Tho
fuel famlno In tho northwost will bo
broken within 24 hours ns a result
of the Interstnto commorco conimU
slon's Inquiry In this city today. Tho
commission was represented by Jns.
8. Harlan, of Chlcngo, and Franklin
K. Lane, of San Francisco. Mr.
Lnno Is tnklng personal chargo of
tho fuol Inquiry, while Mr. Hnrlnn
tfbuslly engaged In tho car short
ago Inquiry. It was docldod that tho
fuel famine was tho moro Important,
thoro bolng nlroady many roporta nt
hand of the Buffering.
Lane questioned M. 0. Blun
CRISIS IS
EXPECTED
TONIGHT
Nny ProniotluH Tiki Slow.
Washington, PtH 18.-0 wlnit to
jthe recent dUrlcwure lueonnoctlon
im mi' iuw rnie oi irpniouou m
Hie navy, the heads of tho depart
monta rro slttlnir today to dovlso
menna to redres this long standluc
grlevnwce. It wna recently aunouueed
that "nn examination of tho mxy list-
111 1st AlfaMil tt A..1lt Iiim a rt u.. .,
I J T. it j aa sMtBwiw-nu 4 -.V4H4ViU IU UUHUH Ul
Alldliaui limrunianaOirCCl.ilor tho present law tlmt serlousff
Car Strike Will Reach a
Focus This Evening
nffocla tho efficiency of tho sorvlcw
and constitutes n grave manned, 1$
not n positive danger, to the public
Interests." As an Illustration oC
.pvhnt Is llkoly to happen, tho naval
1&. (Special to b0Brrt H(fttM Uml nnU)ia conur,
lmme-Mnto action thn lower
Portlnnd, Doc
Capital Journal.)-Tho crisis to tho ,,lV
ntrlkn nf ilin nmiilnriti nt IIia alrnnM . ... ....
. ----" -' , grnuos or tno sorvioe win uccome so
car company Is expected' to cor.Mi to
night. If tho company orddVs tho
enrs to run nftor night tall It is ex
pected thoro will be rioting.
The cars woro run ns usual dur
ing the day.
The olcotrlonl workers nro pro
paring for n smypnthetlo strike. It
uongestod that a mldshlpmnn now In
one of the lower grades at Annapoll.
may possibly not bo premoted to
lieutenant until he Is between forty
five nnd fifty years old. Cougrcsv
nuthorltod a considerable Increase lu
tho numbor of midshipmen, but no
provision wnn mndo for n correspond-
this is called tho efforts of the street .- lncrfln.0 ln tho .n)0r crntlM. T,l8
car company will be crippled. lfoo,nK u Renero, mmwi ,mrAl nu.
The street car company Is running lhorIllM thal thoroshonld bo three
cars on schedule time, it claims vt 'vico-ndmlrflls ntul twewty-ono
her cent In operation In tho whole- 'ni,mlrnls on Ul0 .. l(st.
M..1.. .Ilalvlnt It .lliinlinvifiitl fnrltinv.
4H (f"- """' . .. . . .0
Smnlo
rear
dlstrlot. It dlsohnrged former
nmlnvna nfllllntnil with uiilnn. Tlio
r-t-
company niinounces nn nttompt to
run cars tonight having nil the men
needed. Tho strlko breakers Import
ed from Bound cities are arriving,
Electrical workers In tho power,!
house nro ready to go out In sympa
thy. Tho strlko nppenrs to bo
brokon. There aro no disturbances.
o
Resrue Hicks Tomorrow.
Dnkursfluld, Cnl Due. 18. lllcks.4
the entombed miner, Is still under
tho dobrls which has hold his prison-
Negroen to Lynrli n Negro.
Wlniiosboror, La., Dee. 18. A
mob with blood hounds Is In pursuit
of Noah Mol.cndon. n young negrot
who killed Amnndn Wright, his
mther-ln-lnwi Mary McLondon, his
wife, nnd Ous Wrlulit. his brother'
in-law, nnd sorliuisly wounded WasK
Smith. Hu will he lynched by moni
here of his owu ruco It cnught.
Phoenlv ReJertH Debts.
Vienna, Dec, 18. Tho Phoonl
tuu.. . ... !.. tt. .. It his t a nil In I nil
ur oleven days. The hosoiio party Is iiwirm v. .. ... - - ----
but few feet from his but In u claims growing out of tho Ban
,... .. , i.u. .i,i- ,i, ir.i Francisco disaster. Attorney Grlomi,
Mr. Lane questlonel H. u. ...an-: ""'- " - , "' (, rBpro.,utnK the plaintiff, plans to
chard, division superintendent of the hole which win o naiiie me " , , , f , mpudlnllon.
Northom Pacific at Duluth. nnd I). tnHn to step out. Hicks s In agony ""J l
M. Phllbln. aaelstant general agent of suspense and the sltuat on Is con-,
for the Oroat Northern rond at Du- "Idered orltloal as It Is still feared ,)rt,,r Wll IIniik.
luth today Ueforo Mr. lino hnd tho bouldor hnnglng Just above tho Ban Kmiiolsco. Dec. IK. IxjuU
flnlahod his examination both wt- mnn will, fall. All night the rosou- i)nHnor, tlt, mn plpo thug, who
neeses had promised thnt relief ors worked with tho greatest deter- ,tm8a ullty ten the murder ot
would bo forthoumliiB within tho mlnntlon and this morning the ongl- Mumskqlii. the Japanese banker, to
next 4 hours and ordera hnvo been neers surveyed a detour of eight feet ,,By WRk ,joolHrwl eUy as ohnrgtHl,
rivon" to rush coal to the surforlnB whloh he enloulato will he nblo wlh M0 mftntiiit clrounutanco.
towns, all otner iramc ueinw iu ---- - ..,i..,.. '"" ",m"' " """
secondary until supplier Hhall have and r,ehe the burled man wmo time
been furnished.
The secretary of the Minneapolis
chamber of commerce submitted n i
jmred with prertowi years.
tonight ur tomorrow.
o
.o-
llliiiiiiil (lie Wiiiimii.
UlBMoannltii Oho. 18--Hray HUB-
Wlll Oo to Plunm, I . . ... WflM ,,,..., ..,- at
staument showing that the move-' KInjjeUin, Doc. 18. The Prlnittw muri',Br , tIB'w0uml degree tor the
meat of the rron this year hnd fallen I.OHW wn prouumy k " murA ot ,, s,r Wfo He pleadwl
off ninny millions of bushels, oom- the rooks. The botiom pmies nr ni wir, WM MnrBuhtul
I stove in ami uie eminne uuuijr u
. . .. I . ... Tt..
POVHRTV
o aged. There Is a heavy sea. The frfl
nitCMI APPIWRH. MAy of Commander Umnawlg was Tp I f" 1 IMJK
ClltCWl Ai Uraovod to tho city toJoy. UVmJm It -W.-
1,018.82
$24,928.79
-. .!.. nitlft OUt 01
This stateroom v.Tm: n0
elptsoftboiw"',r t---
lmnroremDlt
normaaoub ,...--
iui -
$1618 82 indebtedness from tbo year
RnllnmdM Aid to Dig Corporation
CmiKfx All Hits Tnmble.
Mlnneapolle. Dee. 19. The nwlst
anee rnllroads lend to the great cor
porations to destroy small dealers;
the wcUtonee of the ooal trust; losses
through car ahortago to small deal
era, are uhown at tho Interstate In
unlry today Ttoe "poverty circle
appeared today. Farmers testified
they couldn't buy real bocause they
couldn't sell wheat. The merchants
could not iy Jobbers becauso tho
farmer eonUIa't pay, then tho Job
bers testified they were forced to
borrow from banks. The presidents
and oasblers of banks testlfloJ they
must borrow from Wall street at
rates raised to exorbitant heights by
the satpe wen who caused car short
age. 0, .
Presidential Nominations.
Washington. Dc 18. The fol
low nominations wro made teday:
Reeelver of public moneys, Coeur d
Alene, WJlllsxa Ashley, Jr.; register
of land office. Sacramento. John A.
Armstrong; register land office,
Blackfoot. Idaho, Henrr W. Klofer;
Reclver public moneys, Fred a
nridiev. Haller. Idaho; gna. al
ter, Indepedftoce. California; Benja
min C. Barbor. Mwlsion, suanw.
fi
removed to tho city
o
IndlcKil for Rebating.
TnliMlo. Dec 1 - Ttie jeoerai
IOVKD TO :IO MIIRIITY BTHIWr,
WH15RK HK WlUi UKWt ALL OLD
AND NEW PAT1KNTH. POK ANY
graad Ju'rv this afternoon Indicted DIHKASK CALL ON DIU OOOK.
X":J ..Jn-iirna,! for rebating ' CONflUITATlON VKKIt
111W 4MW ' -" --
SATISFACTION IN
PAINLESS DENTISTRY,
It means iK-rfect leelli at nre, and iwrfnt health lo follovf. Tlw
two most InijKjrlaut llnt In Uf rost IIUIp.
YOU MUST
HURRY
U ,ou rant thnt 1W Diamond ring. It or to w iul,t ou
January J.. and If you Wt lusfc coapoju lwoR' xer.
A rouion with fl dollar ptt 1t
KallrcuMls IiUtue MIbm.
Denver. Dec I8.-A number of
towns In tbo ut are atected by
the coal shortage. Tli rilro4
i.i. tho mines, and sy tar W
Dr. B. E. WnshttJ'"
jtmm 9-" 7 "
Ml,is.tsft
,190. m
North Bend will sooa Uw a
ew pkaty of mpih at tb Hwf
EYOY BROS. 5
CoriW ":
OIIKWHS
can't M. JOM
CatboUC churca.
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