.ctfliNT WEATHER FOREC AST,
mil' - rwtwvvmn . --
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BLUP APITAL JOTJEN AL
SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, UKCKMUER 21, 1000.
3
OP MADE RIVERS. MAN RAILWAYS
AIN AND FLOODS BRING DESTRUCTION
ID HE '
PAY THE
PENALTY
YcUpOneLife.ButHeTook
the Lives of Five
Others
ifouston, Mo.. Doc. 21. Jean
allton, a youth convicted of klll-
the Parsons family, October 12th
hanged today. The largest
rd over In tho city attended the
jcutlon. Ho quarreled with Car-
Parsons over nn old saddle, shot
Isons thtVL killed Mrs. Parsons
i an nxc. Threo sons of tho Pnr-
b', aged 5, 3 and 1 year, crawled
tho bushes but Hamilton drag-
them out ono by one and cut
Br throatB. Ho piled tho bodies
I their wncon into which tho Par-
family was making n pllgrlm-
to their old homo in Illinois,
ire to tho creek nnd dumped them
Hamilton was at church with his
Ice when ho heard tho bodies were
pi In tho mill dam. Ho bndo her
llbyo nnd fled on ono of Parsons
loj, but soon was captured.
o
A Head Siii'o Strike.
loldfleld, Nov., Dec. 21 Two lmn-
I and fifty miners nro Idlo at tho
Meld and two othor leases, but
believed an early settlement
ba made, and tho strike will not
pmo general. Tho union demnnds
i day.
Stanford Klrkrra.
Tho Stanford Univorslty football
team passed through tho city this
morning on their way to Victoria. D.
C, whoro It will piny a sorles of three
games with tho Encllshmen. Conch
Lanagnn Is taking his Rugby team
on this trip to meet tho Canadians
at tholr own game. On their return
trip they will probably havo a gamo
at Seattle about January 5.
Uromi in Town.
Glaronco Dlnnk, aftor (i quiet
night's rest bohlnd tho city bars was
charged by Recorder Mooros $5 for
ono drunk and tho prlvllego of
walking up th6 street with ono of
Salem's officers. Ho thought tho
prlco hlsh, but had to stand for It as
jSpookBhako says: "False, Hooting
propnred Clarence."
o
Just a Little Joke.
Now York, Dec. 21. It wns loarnod
today tho "Standard of Now Jorsoy,"
tho groat holding company conflicting
with tho fodoral laws has glvon up
tho stock of all constituent concerns
and now complies with tho statutes.
Tho United Stntoa nttornoys will
compol the defendants to provo this
whon tho fodornl proceedings bogln
nt St. Louis.
o
On Account of Sev.
Kansas City, Dec. 21. Habeas
corpus proceedings wero begun In
tho federal court here today oy at
torney for Mrs. Agnes Meyers sen
tenced to hnng January 10th for tho
murder of her hiiBband.
SEATTLE
COUNTRY
FLOODED
Storm Also Vents Its Wrath
East of the mountains.
Seattle Doc. 21. Tho White,
Green nnd Puynllup rlvors havo
arisen cicht foot as tho result of
rains, hoayy snow in tho mountains
in tho last fow days, threatening nn
othor flood botweon Seattlo nnd Tn
coma. Northern Pacific brldgos havo
boen weakened and passengers are
being transferred t(i Intorurban Unas.
Plenty More Left.
nvTnv- nop. 21. Tho treas
liguu,i.ut.p - -
uro box from TonopaU. conuuniiw
$30,000 wns stolon last mem "'
tho Well-Fnrco car.
Pendleton, Dec. 21. Floods tho
third time thta year pfuvnll through
out oastoin Oregon nnd largo sec
tions of the O. R. & N. trnck nro
washed out for 20 mllos onnt,
blockading all trafllc. Tho Umatilla
rlvor is out of Its banks nnd this
city Is threatened unloss tho waters
subsldo.
Dayton's Murder Story,
Dayton. O.. Doc. 21. Collins Oll-
iinn and his mothor ware hold to tho
rand Jury toduy, charged ns accoa-
fiQrlos to the murder of Dona Oil-
Minn, Kayne. Dona s sistor, wns dis
missed.
i. .!.( Itmi't Piiro.
mCynthana, Ky., Dec. 21. Ourtls
ctt was sentenced to llto Imprison
ment to day tor tho murder of Jns.'
tjpckroli. no was already serving a
llto sentenco no It wns taken by the
prisoner Hko It was sugar coated.
f o
L ', Sentence, Suspended.
MAnnapolls, Md., Dee. 21. Honry
VDavIs, n negro, who committed an
assault on Mrs. John Hold a week
aso, near Brownsville, was taken
Irnm Mm lull linrn thla tnnrnlnif liv
Jnnsked mon and lynched. Ills hang
ing body wn riddled by buuots. uov
ornor WarJleld heard tho shots.
PEOPLE
TO CONTROL
RATES
WATERWAYS
REGULATE
CHARGES
Rivers and Harbors Far Best Club to
Hold Over Railroads
rurhiTM
1 w nrtif tnif
ICAGO ST
PEOPLES BABCAIN HOUSE
A Gaad Display of
imas Goods!
NOW ON SALE
. .. n,wi in tho brim with
Our store. 175 foot deep, two floors, m
. l,lii oulok BOlllDC.
eful Christmas presents priced away uowu w -
. . ,riv to wait on you ana
Mrty cheorful and happy salespeople .- -
.!, inndnrs of low prices. See
Pacific Coast. Remember wo ur -
you can cbooso from tho iouowmb.
n'b black silks.
pK COLOllEI) SILKS.
P'E PLAID SILKS.
hCK DRESS GOODS.
LOUED DRESS GOODS.
Lin miKfifi rxiODS.
ivk fox furs.
&dies' long coats,
psses' long coats.
nlLnnnvs rxiATS.
LK UMIlKEIJiAS.
ILK PETTICOATS.
Jt WAISTINGS.
t)XO RIT.V fiMVES.
NE KTD GLOVES.
AWES' SUITS.
Hess airmTa.
til TOP SUPPERS.
PUILE I.TVKV8.
NEN NAPKINS.
PNEN TOWELS.
H1TE BED Sl'REAI
LLS AND TOYS
"""SKrim'FB.
1TIAL HANDKERCHIEFS.
fK MUFFLERS. rm'VH
AIN LINEN HANDKERCTFS.
LP GLOVES.
tDIE8, HAND BAGS.
iNCT NECK UTEAK.
tK RDAHOXS.
LVKrr ureanVS.
tESDEX RIBBOXS.
unsa 8IIJC veius.
LADIES' DRESS HATS.
Bit SKIN COATS.
MISSES' HATS AM CA1 .
NEW EMIJKOIDERIEfl.
FINE Clf.
ALIX)VER WCtS.
LADIES' BELTS.
7.ADIES' HOSIERV. r
rmLDREX'S HOSIERY.
rose BWiyiwpgvDa
NOTIONS OF ALL KINDS.
PILLOW torn.
WSlNaSACQUF
KNIT WOOL SHAWMS.
UhXSKEta.
005D70IVTS.
LADIES' WHvJ IUP8
MEN'S HATS AND WIS.
MJJN'S NEJjH'ni,
MEN'S SUSv
MEN'S HOSIER
MEN'S CLOTIIINa.
DOYS? CLOTUINO.
LADIES' SHQfS.
CniHJ)KEN'S SHOES.
MEN'S SKIRTS.
MENS OOLLAW.
Castle Rock. Wash.. Dec. 21. -Tho
Cowlitz river Is rlBlnc rapidly and n
flood 1b feared.
BURIED
BUT NOT
AFRAID
i;
Governor Talks Interestingly of the Riv
ers and Harbors Congress at Washington.
Kansas City, Mo., Dec. 21. l'ron
of Vermont, moinbor of tho Intor
ijtato commission, who nrrlved Thura
day inornliiK irom hi. i.oms 10 con
tlnuo tho car shbrtaKO henrlnir, tmld
today In an Interview, In npoaklng of
tho so-called rato law:
"I havo no doubt that ovontunlly
nil states cast of tho Mississippi nnd
north of tho Ohio will bo on n 2-cont
basis, and by eventually I mean, ot
course, within n reasonable Uino for
minh tni'iRlntion to bo enacted If
legislation shall bo required, which
I doubt All thOHo thlnas nro and
will bo duo to tho imitation for tho
nosHaKo of tho rate law. No mnn
can toll what tho final effect of tho
Dakorsflold, Cnl.. Dec. 21. Hicks
Is still ImprlBonod nt 9 o'clock this
M.nHnlniv nttfl ntnv nnt hft rftH0110l tO-
day. Tho rosouors aro oncountorln!,' rnt0 jftW mny uo until It has been
much dimoulty in lunneimB unmr WOrkod out in tno couns.
"Tho wntenvays of tho country
nro tho best freluht rctrulntora lu
tho oild. Nnttoiuil nnd stnto
loKlNlntlon uinr nMlnt In thin rv
illation of fii'lulit rlmrKi'M, but tho
wntenvny doc tliu work without
lcKUlntlon.
"I Imvo no doubt tlint ttio next
congrtviN will uuiko lllx-ml nppro
print Ions for tho rlvi'm nnd liar.
Hrn uf the Oregon coiiulrjv nnd
itoiuo of tho rtvdlt of this will be
duo to tho work of the Rlvem
nud IlnrlHirM CoiiKrcvR, Just
clowil.
Goxernor Geo. E. Chamberlain.
press or tho people. Tho consross thU
year wns attondod by 1200 doloRatwt
from tho 33 stntw, and most of thorn
represented largo commercial Inter
ets. and wore men of hlch standing
In tholr own communltlon. A nn
ovldonco In tho chntiKo of sentiment
I ho press litis given oxtondod ac
counts of tho nicotines, and somo ot
tho most promlnont men In tho
United Htatos wero In attendance
Anionic thoso ,wcr Clinlrman Uur
ton, ot tho rlyurs nnd harbors com
nitttoo, and Speaker Cannon, ot tho
house."
tho car which covors him.
Los Angolos, Cnl.. Doc, 21.--Of-fiolals
of tho Edison Company, In
whoso tunneJ Hicks Is entombed.
stated at 10 o'clock this mornlns
that tho man could not bo rescued
boforo noon. It was oxpoctod mio
last nlsht thnt he would bo taken out
by 7 o'clock this moraine, but tho
workmon are now outtlne mo- rnus
from banonth tho car under wnicn
Hicks is Imprisoned.
nnkorsuald, Dc. 21. Noon.
Still thr hns boon no rescue m n-
n nirkii nnd still tho wondor grows
of his romnrkablo vitality and will
nnw, Th! morn lis tlisro wus n
report that tho minor was released,
but at 11 ft. m. tho roscuo party was
cm iinn! at work. Connictlng re-
porta eomo from the mountalu. Now
rBouo is Immlont ana tno ne huui,
., rainneo la said to bo jnaonniiu.
Hicks himself seems confldeat of an
early release. Falluro to corapiuic
..... ... i vuniv folt In linkers-
Ilia n1"" " - .
field on tho streets, at tho homes and
at tho business bous, everything is
laid asldo for the discussion oi u.
work on tho mountain. Groat propa
..i r mrida last night to colo-
brato tho effectlnc of tho rosouo by
whistles and the firing oi
Enthusiastic men were ..WlMJJ
$do sound-producing " - -
and newspaper omcea were w.i-v-with
aueriefl as to tho progress of
the rescue work. Labor from
dreds of quarries aro iku..b
tho city.
m rw. 21At 1:30
Illcki U still unresoued and ; It ! bo
lleved it will require auvu
reach hlm
r-.irt lilts Trust.
Uncoln, Neb.. Dec. 21-- su-prern-
court today smashed the N
Ki eleralor and grain trus by
.flrmlns tho reteroe't Undine in
SlSSAt against tho .. bf
Attorney General Brown, n tho fo
fure farmer, and eoK,poraU,e elera.
fnZ will bavo ft fair cbanM to eoin
pot !" ,Mrtut nndulr by
In ulo p- ----,. flialn- t0
tbe Tallroads; mo i tC","B .
grant sltM and trackare to tho f.n-
era,
i Mr. Prouty centinued:
Tho most important offoct of tho
law has been the reducing of pas
lonBor rates oast of Pittsburg and
north of the Ohio rlvor nnd In othor
communities. Thoso reductions havo
I boon widespread not In tho West,
I ndmlt. but east of I'lttsbunc nnd
I north of the Ohio pooplo nro rldluK
for two oonts a mile. Tho commis
sion has made no orders nnci ex
pressed no oulnlons to aneount for
this change. The carriers novo mo
ltly admitted that their rntos wore
too high."
m. Proutv. recurring to tho re-
- ' . . i
duotlon of pawMingor rates, saiu,
there had ben some reductions ln
,..(r.)i rntiui nllUJ. OS Wttll AS a IOW
udvitncos.
"Whllu this amounts to n reduc
tion in tho published tariff," he sold.
It amounts alio to largoly Inereasea
revenues for th railroads. It must
l.o nlnnr that if thy Wit Off nil irW
transportation, tho railroads can af
ford to roduae pawwugw anu iroiuuv
ratea." . .
Mr. Prouty sAld that wnatover
mi-hf ho ihu fat of th Uw final
ly, tho people would control tho bus
iness of rate matcing, u,i,',v"
.wv..m rv iho inme to. the square
deal would apply, business would bo
on n cash basis- mon woum pay r
riding, and the railroad would pay
for service In their interests.
"Tho Standard Oil Company." Mr.
Prouty said, "maintains a press bu
reau, buys spaee in newspaper of a
certain class, pubiunw w .v
wanta to. and tho readlug public, or
at least a Dart of It. believe w "
reacU. That stuff should bo signed
,e. .,i mi Pomnany m nl"
withstanding that press bureau, the
u..-.,i nn comoany Is at bay. ana
the public II setting an accounting."
A Ca 1'ivo Tli UK
Ban Francisco. Dec 21. Louis
Dabner. asd 18. tho Ka pip thug.
was this morning sentenced to hang
tor tho murder ot MunaVaU, mana
ger of tho Japanese bank. October 3.
. . ..... hi rAmnanion. '
Z pair wa. also cuse4 o! Itt.-
der of John Pfluaer, " -
aM AaUa Fri4, etoUHr.
Governor Chamborlnln, J. N. Teal,
J. T. Petors and Dr. Huy uro at
Jiumo from nttondanc on tho Na
tlonal Itlvora and Harbors Congress,
which mot at Washington. Governor
Chnmberlnlu urrlvwl In Hnlom this
morning, nnd Is busily nt work In
the state house on public mntters.
Tho other rilega(M will be nt homo
In a few days. Thee are Peter Log
glo, of Mnrshflold; Col. K. Hofor, of
this oily; Mr. Iieuhnef, of Portland.
Tho delegation attended all the
sessions of tho congress and return
homo well ploaned with the work
and tho showing thai wu inndo forj
Oregon.
Governor Chamberlain was hon
ored by being ono of tho committee
appointed to present tho resolutions
ndoptod to tho President, the en
ate nnd tho house of representatives.
Ho did not Walt on tho I'realdunt. as
at that hour ho wns presenting tho
resolutions to Undo Joe Cannon, the
speaker of tho house.
In speaking of the trip, this morn-
Ing, Governor Chamberlain sni:
"The work of seourlug larger an
nual appropriation for the rivers
and harbors hoa been rendered dif
ficult In tho past on account of the
oxlstenco of a great deul of preu
dice that has existed againsi wies
appropriations. Much of that preju-
dloo has been removed, anil mis eon
grew haa dono an oxcollent work In
tho wny of education along these
lines, and tho people aro finding out
tho necessity of Improving tho water
ways of the country.
"This work U balas raadwed
much less difficult than It was In th
past, because of th Inability of the
railroads to kuop up with tho con
slant development of the commerce
of tho country. Tho heavy classw
of freight aro moving with such
nlownees that tho roeommendatlons
of this consre4 a to tho Imple
ment of tho rivers and harbor h
bocomo nn absolute necessity for the
handling ot heavy freight.
"The second and moit Important
...... i that the Monle are eorolnK
...wiriimd that the navigable
waterways aro tho bwt freight regu-
i.. in tho wor d. .Nauonai
..i i.t.iiiation may awlst In regu
lating tho freight trarac oc me ru-
roads, but the waterway v- -
work without legislation. It U tho
purpose of tbe congreas to educate
iho whole poop! alone thew lines,
awl I bavo no doubt that liberal ap
proprlatlons will l e by the
.. Hinu for thl work.
...i.i- ih tin in a, !arr.o taecaur
..,. a t. tita orU of tbe con-
v to?j?jth JK
TRIED
. JO RUSH
THE LAW
Chicago. Dec. 21 K man. whom
the police say Is Intnno, fired nt Pro
bata Judgo Cuttings, nt tho ontrnnru
to tho elevator of tho criminal court
building this morning, exclaiming!
"If you don't aoitlo that wtnto I'll
kill you." Tho Judge slapped tho
man's faoo and deilcatml tho bulled.
The rovolver, which was of ancient
moke, deferlvn ot mechanism nnd
ot small cnllhro, failed to work
ilinranftnr. as tho man repeatedly
pulled tho trigger, whllu Judge hold
him tar tho nul co Th prisoner
gave tho name of Frank Kllersbrock.
his ago CO nnd occupation salesman.
H said. "1 Bin Interested In an es
tate vulncd at 30.000, which has
been In Iltlsutlnti In the probate
court tor eight yeara, nnd I got no
satisfaction. I thought If I kllien
Cutllug I might M Judge wno
would glvo the rase some action."
JUST A
DIRTY
SCRUB
fuifinin. Dae. 31. W. J AtklB,
WB aoud of wrfiflkln the Lincoln
bask at Morton Park. HJ.. i)9r
Federal Judge IidU thU afternoon
told In court that Mis I Arrnrong,
it stenographer, ot Pttuburg, flgJ
for him good note aggrtgaUaf --
000 iipou whlrh be sccurca mi
The notes, ho said, were ii '
oured. H ftdmlttl he IrMrtwr!
.,ror,rty to PltUburg parties before
the closing of thu bnkf -
llrlorl KIJI'Ww"' , .
ICen.burr. Jll..v. ,3l-1D"il
Kem was arritd toly 'f
of Ling an ufrm "?
nation ot 8hl ComBtoa. It U
gt4 Kellw ordereo un - -
Cotupton,
Dr. J. F- COOK
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