DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL
VOL. XVII.
SALEM, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 1000.
NO. 8.
ROOSEVELT IS BACKING HUGHES
A NORTH SALEM BOY IS ELECTROCUTED
FOURTEEN
YEAR OLD
BOY KILLED
Came Into Contact
With Live Wire
Telephone Line Crossed With
Trolley Line Electrocutes
Forrest Presnall
Forrest Presnnll, tho 14-ycnr-old
son of Sylvanus Presnnll, of North
Salem, enme in. contact with a llvo I
telcphono wire about 8:30 o'clock j
this morning nt tho Intersection of
Highland nvonuo and Pine street
and wns almost Instantly killed
Tho accident took plnco almost under
tho eyes of Mrs. A. C. McMillan, who
saw him standing looking nt tho wire
and Immediately after henrd his
scroam and turned to seo him writh
ing and iloundoring upon the. ground i
In mortal agony. It took scvornl
minutes to wrench tho wire from the
grip of tho boy when ho wob carried
Into tho house but died almost Im
mediately. Tho unfortunato boy had been over
to tho home of his uncle, Enos Pres
nnll, across tho street from his own
IIICAGO STO
PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE
A GREAT
CLEAN-UP SALE!
IN EVERY DEPARTMENT.
PRICES SLAUGHTERED
12.00 Fur Neck Scarfe, price. .89c
$3.50 Fur Neck Scarfs, prlce.$1.60
18.00 Long Furs, prlco $4.96
$12.00 Fox Furs, prlco $0.90
Ladles' $13.90 Long Coats,
prlco $8.90
Ladles' $16.00 Long Coato,
prlco '. $9.90
$20.00 Long Coats, price. .$12. CO
$8.00 Silk Petticoats, price. .$4.50
$2.00 Satoon Petticoats, price.. 98c
$5.90 Silk Waists, price. . . ,$3.7G
All Trimmed Hats Halt Price.
$35,00 Waterproof Rubber
Lined Slk Coata, price. .$18.90
45c Colored Silks, yard 25c
76c Colored Silks, yard ....49c
$1.50 Silks, yard...
75c, 85c and 98c
Silk Umbrellas, Half Price.
50c Drees Goods, yard. ..... .25c
85c Dress Goods, yard. .... . .49c
$1.65 Fancy Panama Dross
Goods, 64 Inches, yard. ...,98c
Silk Waistlngs All Reduced.
Ladies' $2.25 Drew Shoes.. $1.49
Slippers, Half Price.
gjujwa FAtTasr aitowixa stork.
McEYOY BROS.
homo and was on his way back,
when ho came upon tho down wire
Just how It happened Is not known,
but Ib Is supposed that, In trying to
get around It he fell upon tho slip
pery sidewalk and either grnBped the
wiro falling or rolling ujiou It. Tho
wire had fallen across tho trolldy
wiro of tho Oregon Electric Railway
line, at that junction, and ovidontly
his body received tho full cxtont of
tho current, 500 volts.
Mrs. A. C. McMillan was tho only
ono who witnessed tho accident. She
was at work in her kitchen and was
looking out tho hack 'window In tho
direction of the young boy when ho
caino upon tho down wiro. Sho saw
him standing looking nt It and then
turned awny to pursuo nor duties
when flho hoard a scream and rushed
back to tho window to seo tho boy
struggling, with tho wire. Sho rush
ed and grabbed hold of his feet and,
In her efforts to brenk his hold upon
tho wiro, hersolf recolvod a shock of
such severity as to knock her down.
Then W. P. Rlngo and A. C. McMil
lan rushed to his nssistanco and. by
tho ubo of sticks succeeded In wrench
ing tho wiro loose, from tho boy's
grnsp.
.Both of lls hands wore severely
burned and ho had no sooner been
carried Into tho houso when ho mnda
n fow gnBps and died. Tho mother
of tho unfortunnto boy Is almost pros
trated with grief over tho shock and
tho husband, who Ib working away
from homo has boon notified of tho
disaster, Tho tolophono wiro had
boon blown down as a result of tho
high winds, and, elnco tho nccldont is
rogardod as unavoidable, no particu
lar Name Jb nttuched to anyone as yet
for Us occtyronco.
8c H. S. Ladles' Handkerchiefs,
prico 3c
5cHandkerchIefs, price. ..... ,1c
Men's 10c Handkorchlofs 4c
Ladles' 10c Handkorchlofs. ... 4c
Flno Llnon Handkerchiefs
Jleduced.
All
Mufflers, from 25c up.
Ladles' 50c Hand Bags 25c
Ladles' 50c Silk Bolts, prlco.. 25c
Men's 65c Underwear, prlco.. 39c
$1.00 Dressing Sacques, prlco..45c
1,000 yds. 8 1-3 Embroidery,
yard 3c
75c VolveteouB. all colors, yd.. 39c
1,000 yds. Outing Flannels,
yard , c
Beat Spool Silk spool 3c
Best Darning Cotton, ball lc
Best SanB Silk, ball 2c
25c Toys, price. 10c
60c Toys, prlco , . 25c
lOo Frilled Garter Elastic, yd. ,6o
Beat Safety Pins, per dos 2c
Ladles' How. . . .10c. 15o and 26c
$2.00 Silk Hose, pair. .... .$1.25
Cerwr of CtMaw
cUI mi Ctsrt Strttts
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EMPLOYERS
LIABILITY
STATUTE
Government Will Fight to
Uphold Its Constiiution-J
ality
j
Washington, Jan. 3. A rcsolutlbn
has been introduced in tho houso of
congress to Investigate tho Balti
more and Ohio and Rock Island
wrecks. At a conforoncc.of tho Pres
ident, Bonaparte and Strauss today
was preceoded by tho announcement
thut tho government will light to tho
last to Bccuro a decision upholding
tho Constitutionality of tho employ
ers liability act. Judgo Evans do
clarod it unconstitutional. Taft to
day communlcatod to congress a ron
ommendntlon that tho government
rolmburso San Francisco saloon
kcopors $30,000 for liquors tho fed
eral soldlors destroyed under his oV
dcrs during tho disaster.
MAYBELL '
GILLAM'S '
G0REY
jtSl
uweb tresia ncy ot "-ttboh Is not BU1),)0Se(1- Vbo likbiy;
lruSI OH ACCOUnt OF HIS ii
Infatuation
New York. Jnn. 3. It Is report
ed In Wall street today that Corey
will loso his iiosltlon nt tho head of
tho steel trust on account of his In
fatuation for Mnyboll Gilliam. It is
rumored that Corey h already de
posed. Alva Dinkey Is to bo his suc
cessor. It is stated thnt Schwab is
incensed at Corey' actions resulting
In dlvorco and headed tho movemont
against him.
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Cuba Gloomy.
Havana, Jan. 3. Tho prospect of
tho withdrawal of Amorlcau troops
has aroused all tho bankers through
out tho Island to declaro that If tho
troops leavo they won't loan money
on crops. Thoy can't take tho rlBk.
Financiers gonornlly tako a gloomy
vlow of tho outlook In Cuba,
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Rrlef Telegrams.
Major-Gonoral Von Derlounltt, per
fect of tho city of St. Petersburg,
was assassinated today wMlo out
driving.
Tho cutting of tho sixty million
dollar melon for tho Groat Northern
stockholders, planned for tomorrow
has boon postponed. A restraining
order Is still In effect for a hearing
upon it. It wub Bot for today but
continued until Tuesday in tho fed
oral court at St. Paul.
CURRENT
TOPICS
TODAY
Prepared for the Public Schools
ami the Family Circle.
It has been decided in congress to
carry on tho Columbia rlvor Jetty
work continuously until It Is finish
ed. General Booth, head of tho Salva
tion army, will leave London In FeV
ruary on a tour around tho world.
Oregon's new flat salary law, by
which all state officials, except the
state printer, receive a specific
amount por year, went Into effect
January 1.
Mayor Cornelius, of Hlllsboro, has
resigned as ho Is potmator, and
the federul goyersmeat Aoe not al
low one ma to hold two oHea,
Irrltloa promts Hi ik Yakima
eovatry will somtoy SAO 44ttJoal
me by Um lrat of AsrU, -
LOBBY
WAS-EXPELLED
Nebraska Rule That Should
Be Adopted Here
Lincoln, Jan. 3. George T. Shel
don was Inaugurated governor today.
Il6 declared legitimate corporations
should bo yrotoctod but cdnsplrn
tors atalnst the common good should
bo punished. Tho houso this morn
ing ordered nil professional lobbyists
excelled from tho chambor. tho .rulo
to apply during tho wholo sosslon.
British Battleship
London, Jan 3.-
Iliully Damaged.
ComplnlntB are
bolng made in nuval circles that the
facts rolatlng to tho damage which
II. M. S. Dominion rocolvod in Ca
nadian waters recently are bolng
hushed ut. Tho Dominion crossed
ho Atlantic In ordor to recolvo a Bil
ker shlold and Borvlco of plate con
tributed by Cnnndlau citizens to tho
otllcors' moss of tho ship. Tho ship
touched n rock, but no Information
has reached tho public as to the ex
tent of tho injury. It has leaked
out, however, that tho vessel id bo
badly damaged and strnlncd that she
twill never be fit for Borvlco again.
'J3ho Is now In Bormudu. whoro sho
ftiVrlved with 3,000 tons of water in
xgx double bottom, Ifts.ho' will bo
" i. - .- .TV"T.
Bho.wlll be overhauled in Chatham
dockyard, but everything at present
points to tho fact that sho will not
again take her placo In tho firing
lino. Tho Dominion Is a compara-
tlvoly now vessel of 19,000 tons dls -
placement and was built at a cost of
$5,280,000.
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Leavo llluo Trail.
Denver, Jan. 3. Governor. Mc
Donald's mcBsaco today urges nay -
i n AAA AAA .ul.l .....,.... ..l
IUUIll Ol $0,UUU,VVU IIUUl UUIIUHUIUU
during labor troubles, election of
senators by direct vote, and other,
roformB. Lincoln Steffons wont ,
through today onrouto to tho Pacific
coast. Ho left a bluo trail and views cd ou lntoreatlng address on tho fu
tho Bltuntlon in Colorado with groat j turo prospects of tho trodo and W. M.
posslmlsm. Says Colorndo politics Royoanco, of Utah, read a paper ou
Is nil personalities, and no principles
and nenrlng a class light.
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Lots of Hfforin.
Jefferson City, Mo Jan. 3. Fojks
message today. recommondB regula
tion of Insuranco companies, nboll
tlou of railroad passes, taxation of
capital stock of corporations, impris
onment of violation of nntl-trust
laws, making It a folony to register
a bot on a horso faco and much other
reform legislation.
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Exhibit in City Hall.
Tho stato board of agriculture has
their offlco In tho city hall and will
probably ninke a. display of tho
state's products together will) tho
display of tho business men's exhibit
of the Marion county products.
It is reported that an offort is be
ing made to obtain a suitable build
ing in tho business part of the city
in which to place the county exhibits,
This It Is considered would bo a
good Investment for advertising the
county as well as for tho education
of tho citizen,
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Prefers Writing to Talk.
Grass Valley, Cal Jan. 3. Condi
tions of miners strlko are unchanged.
Operators asked appointment of com
mittee of miners to discuss troublo
but request was refused miners say
ing thoy preferred to do the busi
nesfl by correspondence. Operators
anticipate a-long struggle Reported
miners intend to vote for Increased
wages Friday.
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Nigh W4$r.
The river bat) raised, two feet la
the last 24 hours and sow has reach
ed the 8-foot mark.
The water is ratelmr very fast and
owlaa; to the heavy rlm aad mow
ia that SKHtBiait the toot -will prob
ably do damac before it. subside.
REFUSED
IMMUNITY
TO OIL CO.
Chicago Federal Judge Forces
Standard to Trial.
Chicago, Jnn. 3. Federal Judgo
Lnndc this morning sustained eight
Indictments and quashed two against
tho Standard Oil Company, overrul
ing tho demurrers and refusing tho
Immunity bath such as tho packors
received. Tho trial prbcocdod upon
tho eight Indictments.
Dofondnnto contended that tho new
law extinguished tho pcnnltlos im-
posed by tho Elklns law. Landls hold
that s.uch an Interpretation of tho In
tention of congress vore inconceiv
able and fully sustained the conten
tions of tho government nttornoys.
Court hold that indlctmonts sufllelont
ly aver that dofondnnto property was
transported at proferontlnl rate. Ho
said: "Congress wants to bring
about reaHonablo rates for shippers,
not soiuo shippers, but all shippers,
and congress knows thnt tho nbolltlon
of proferontlnls is an cssontlal pre
requisite to this." Ho declared tho
law oporatlvo against tho coiiBignoa
and consignor, throwing out tho con
tention' thnt tho Standard Oil com
pany wns only a consignee.
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Western Vriiftcrs 'Convention.'
- Kansas City, Jan. 3. Tho Western
Fruit Jobbers association commenced,
their third nnnunl convention In tho
Midland hotel yesterday aftornoon
Tho attondnnco Is Inrc'o. After an
nauross or wolcomo to the delegates
I - - . .....
by tho Hon, H. M. Boords'oy, ninyor,conm'B1J,nB. ,
of this city, tho dlfferont commlttoo'
woro appolntod. Thou followed tho
annual addross by tho president, Mr.
W. Anderson, of Toitoltn. which wnn )
discussed by C. II. Williamson, of
'Qulnoy, 111
R. R. Scott, Winnipeg,
HfnnUnKni TT TT Tv.Mfl.i.l.i r T"i1iiM I
ihiihuuuu, ... u. im uuouu, wi uiuill,
Minn.; T. D. Turner, of Oklahoma
City, Okla.; II. M. Jones, of Sioux
FallB, S. D., and othors spoko, A. F
Dochman, of Oklahoma City, dollvor-
"Competition and Co-operation."
"The Advertiser." was tho subject of
an address by C B. Walker, of
Kansas City, and "Tho Southwest and
Its Relation to tho Fruit and Pro-
duco," was Bpokon of by T. D. Turner,
of Oklahoma, Okla. The delegates
aro tho guouts of tho Kansas City I
Fruit and Produco Trndo nnd a ntim
bor of ladloa have arranged nn olab
orato program of entertainments dur
ing tho convention which will last
until Friday night. Tho banquet will
be hold tonight whon C. II. William
son, of Qulncy, 111,, will act ob toast
master. F. C. Raker Funeral.
Tho funeral of tho late Frank C
Baker will bo hold at tho Scottish
Rlto Temple, Portland, Sunday aft
ornoon, and tho lntormont will prob
ably bo at Rlverviow comotory. Tho
arrnngemnts havo not boon complet
ed, but tho eorvlcca at tho Temple
will bo in chargo of Portland Lodgo
No, C5, A. F. & A. M.. of which Mr.
Baker was a mombor.
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Smiles
Llttlo 1007
sticking him.
ovidontly has a pin
Tho awnings In Chinatown aro at
half mast.
This is ono of tho days that just
"blew In."
Considering Kb ago the now year
has set up a pretty nearly first class
squall.
As aa evidence ol the extdnt of
the storm It might ha Matiooe4
that a hat was fo4 ea the street
here this nutntirur with a Rourg's
saefchaate label ia it
lrWMiMMMNWl
ATTACKS
SAWDUST
COMMISSIONS
Goy. Hughes of New
York Radical
His Message May Reconstruct
Politics of the Nation
Washington, Jan. 3. Tho political
fight of tho coming year centers on
Now York. All forces of corporate
and political lnfluonco will bo mar
shalled ngalnst reforms proposed by
Hughoa. Tho llu'ht Sb national bor
caiiBo If tho trusts win in Now Yejrlt,
roforms .In other stntcswlll, bo ro
tarted." Political parties liro certain
to undergo realignment. Hughes Is
backed by Roosovolt. Sllont but with
tho knowlodgo gained whilo govern
or tho ProBldont Id ablo to aid
Hughes indefinitely. Many declare
Roosovolt Is largely responsible for
thc Hughes' message. At any rato
thp Presldont wns dellghtod whon
ho found a man full of his own Ideas
strong enough tq propound them in
tho oxocutlvo chair of tho Emplro
stnto. Washington representatives
of Wall straot, lobbyists, and con
gressmen today woro flooded with on
rentjesi to head off Hughes. LAl
Uaiiy suiuW nni lUBSoribli'motfaro
arming for a fight to Bavo their po
litical lives. Hcarnt sayB ho bollovos
Hughos sincere, and promises ovory
Btiport which will' bo of greatest
vnluo if Republicans split n't Albany
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" uuouuou oi um nuouo uuuiy-
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WIND
STORM
RAGING
It Causes Considerable Dam
age in Many Places
A lllwl dtnMi nnnA 1 1 1Ifn.l.
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dllf t and soma to bo atlll at Us
Ili,I"1t aa'' 0n,y onot 8er'0,1B c'
c ,lotnt '""J ,,00n I,orto,, f tnr tho
?Tl00,t1ro" lo'1 ' IKo,'r,e9' l rC8n0,, ,n
' North Bnlora. Tho wind was accom-
lm,,,c,d ,,y a dl?lns' rnn n ia.
MlUllllllh UVUillllIll, IB ill II llUUdCd
stato, Tho crooks nnd rivers are
rapidly rising and tho water is stand
Ing in puddles and pools everywhere
and running In streams down tho
stroots. Tho wind did considerable
damage to property around town,
blowing down trecB, poles, fences,
etc., and anything moveablo that
tamo In Its way, The electric power
nnd tolcphono companies escaped
wth remarkable llttlo damago, No
trolley wires woro down and only a
fow of their poles aro on tho ground,
most of tho old ones having been
recently replaced by solid now sticks.
On tho power line from Sllvorton In
ono place several poles are down but
tho damage is bolng repnirod. Tho
gonoral opinion is that if tho rain
storm continues oxtremoly high
water will bo caused as this warm
rain Is rapidly molting tho snow
which haa rccontly fnllon in tho
mountains. Tho wind blow down tho
neat station houso at the terminus
of tho Garden road lino in Kngle
wood, -o
Tho safe of tho atato bank ot Now
port, Cal., waa dynamited by two
robbers at midnight. They secured
$1,200 and escaped,
Both houses of congress mot at
noon. Tho houso adjourned to
laqo, .,,
Dr. J. F. COOK
MOVKD 'fO flM JJMSmfY WTHUWT,
WMMK8 HSI WILL KMWf AJUU OL
am raw vAsramM. warn any
aWlilt CALL OH DK. COOK.
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