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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1908)
' 4 f Jtt.'W. M ' j. J.'r j... -r- ,ot--.r '-n.s: ar v I" flhe 13ml jJbSssm f I Hi Bsas.. " iiihvifcMal Journal i .. : y , , " WWW rot,, .win. i r PR I i" BAXJBM. ORKOOS, Tff ' ' ' ' ' i' ........ .... t ,t ,,. , FOR GREAT . KSRAY, SEPTRMDKR 1, 1008 NO. 1 OflRAM RITISH SCHOONER SINKS AN DMLOPMENT PROGRAM: FOR WESTERN OREGON WESTERN OREGON (jckktes Free Locks and Canal, Deep Sea Harbor, State Aided Railroad, Auto mobile Highways, General Port Com mission Law and New Water Code A great campaign for tho dovol- i tpment and advertising of 4woatorn M notitnwostern Oregon has .just ten closed nt Coos- Bny, In which 1 Coternor Chamberlain, JMdgo Low- mOwald West, H. W. Johnoon of fralll, Judho John H. Scott ot felon county, Dr. Androw 0. kith of Portland and tho ofllcors orf tie Wlllamatto Vnlloy Doyolop Bid league took prominent part. Meeting! wero hold by tho Wll arette Valley league, at Corvnllls. llbmr, Eugene, Cottnfco Orovo nnd Iwfburg, nnd n two-day seaalon of At Ortgoldnho Development con tmj was held at Mnrshflold, under tyiutplces of tho Mnrshflold Chnm- ber of Commorco nsalHted by tho North Bend Chamber of Commorco, and a pormnnont organization formed." ' T At nil thcao mebttngs tho follow ing lines of promotion 'work woro taken up and organized and pushed by. ablo mon, and tho work will bo kept up with meetings each month, tho llrst to bo held at Roaeburg about tho 25th of Sopteihbor: AVHtorn Orcgoit Development Program. Opening of Dcop-aea Harbor at' Coos Day and Dredging Inside liar bor. : ' ''Continued nn page seven). XCURSION STEAMER 4CT TWENTYEIGHT ARE DROWNED WRECKER Iv TWO HUNDRED ARE! RESCUED WEDDING IN LION'S CAGE DENOUNCED STAMPS WORTH $400,000 ARE STOLEN IN CUBA t'.ti.j . . p, .viiu iitii i.cuiei ire.; Hmno, Sopt. 1 Tho wholo pro liciii government. Is In nn uproar Wijr at the result of tho dlscovory line theft of oer 1400,000 In the 11 poitofflce Tho discovery wan tUe when an Inventory of tho wapi, envelopes and othor materia! taken. The dotectlvea are ""eking for Rlcnrdo Rodrlcimz. tA!'of the lupply bureau who dlt. I Speared hen tim ihr ...,., Lbotn. Woncl Charles Hernandez Is post nmstor gcnornl and ho said today thnt ovory offort will bq made to dlH covor tho thlof. Growing out of tho postoinco scandal, Manuel Ellcs, edi tor ot El Vlgilanto of Manzanlllo, was -shot dond yo3tordny nftornoon by Manuol Estrada, editor of HI He porter of tho Bnmo city. K trnda, who Is an Independent, considered that ho had boon Insulted in a po litical editorial written by Elles, who Is a consorvatfvo. Tho coronor'a jury held Estrada to unswor on a charge of murder. ,s. (United -Press Lenaed Wlre. London, Sopt. 1. Four persons woro drowned In tho scrnmblo for, tho life boats, whon 200 hundred piiHaongors, most of thorn women &hd children wero rescued from tho excursion steamer Queen whon she becamo dltmbled today pff 8olsoy In o terrific storm that la swooping tho English channel. Tho crow of tho ship rof.uaed to loavo when tho llfo boats returned forvthem. - They, said they weald nUhery gof downthan desert the .phl Midlng a letter of protest to and thcrols gravo danger of till bo'- trfry FUchor 'of "(lie "stnto'Tali'' PERFORMED ILLEGAL OPERATION 'l"ltJ !rM I nn wire.) . Cal, s..t. lDehlna ml" Of the Cltv nrlsnn fc.. I JDr g, Aboh ,..., J. asdued druK fiend, u .'W mini. "... .. t -u mvL'sugnuon THOUSANDS MAROONED ' BY FLOODS iu - "coiigmion is S,1 the death of Mlw rTu Hath, iha ... .... il,,!,, v ucuuiui su-year-L ,( P' W ch. a prom ,wut of Morgan Hill, near JTV0mnva reported H. U.D.byDr J-E. True- 'W0 'ZDroaer that ho C Hfo ,X Ca8 JU8t 10 , rtly if..' .t ;H JTCWs. a younK man Hutt i2..Py,BB Mls "atch hi ,;rto, In which hn !. ti-HZiS1? woman 1',-u.. " "WIDient anri w. tw eorined an H fiJ monir't' autopsy re. SHttl(-r,tll had been Htujtlea,h w8 e k W TttN for fTrai "Ifck ' ' Winnipeg. Man., Sopt. 1. Throu thousand jasengora oni trains cop , tlnental trains of thb Caiiadlan Pa cific aro bjocke'd today" befweon Wlnnlpognhd Thunder Bay. Over 20 heAvlly-laden passonger trains, have been stalled by vast washouts which have swept mlle3 of track from .tho mountain grades Into the valleys. Several clouburets last Bight and this moralng did Bioro 'damage and it Is feared that It will be ays before even Temporary tracks can "be built aroun th'daRgeroua p4ac8. The railroad conifWRy Is feeding and caring for the .wirooned pas sengers. oLIUjBjB ajre bound for Now York Boctea, Gfekago and Montreal from the west aad east. a . i r i i" f ' ' . JuHiMi Ih(o WHbtHiette. '' .(Uolt4 PrcM leased Wire.) Portia's Or.,. Sept. 1. The bot tom of the Willamette river Is being dragged today for the body of an un known mail, a passenger on the steamer llassalo, bound for Astqrl who flther. fell or Jumped Into iht waterand was drowned. Th oAcers of the Haamalo made bo reporfpf the aeMt to the Joeal aithritte o it wc laaonUile to leara the mi'i tdeatity er to recover' tke boir IJt Ing lost. Tho Quoen wns loadod with oxcur 8!onlata, stnrtlng out for n dny'a plcaBure trip, whon the galo sud denly swept down upon her nnd hor cngluos becamo dlsablod, Tito chips olllcors had great trou blc preventing a panic on bonrd whon tho danger becamo nppnront. Dut by horolc effort a ordor wn fair ly well maintained nnd all but four of tho passengers woro tnkon off safely In tho llfo boats. Tho storm I increasing In fury nnd tho Quoon Is In tho gravest dnn gcr of being swept upon tho rocks or bolng swnmpcd and sunk and sho U unmanageable. Tho women and children worn half InBnno with fright nnd fought with each othor In their wild at tempts to reach tho boats. The ofll cors of tho ship hnd to uao forco to compel them to obey orders. Tho four who wero lost went over board during tho mad rush and thero wns no posslblo chance of sav ing thorn from the water which wns running In mountainous waves Greatest credit Is given the crew for successfully getting all but four aBhore, as It was bolloved for a time that scores surely would nerfoh. Two other steamships and several &aling vessels aro known to have been stranded on the coast by tho storm and tho fate of their crews Is questioned. An unknown vessel, which was In distress, set rockets"' off Nats last night, signalling fdr aid. Nothing has been seen of.tho'vessol since and lt,ls feared that silo was lost with all crrf board. Advices .frpm the coast polnt3 say tho storm has do'negreat damage to smaller' craft and f-4the wind la still meld? tt Is exncted thnt tho re-1 port of datnag and losses will bo Increased. MINISTERS CLAIM SACRILEGE (United Press r.ensed Wire.) j Sacrnmonto, Cnl Sopt. 1. The decision of tho stnto agricultural so cloty to conduct n mnrrlngo In n lion's cngo nt tho stnto fair, ns tho Ihlg feature for tomorrow night has Aroused a mlnuaturo war among tho ministers of Sacramento who have (declared that such a mnrrlngo with Jts nttondnnco sensationalism would bo nothing s)ort ot sacrllogo. Rov. Dnkor, of tho Sixth street M. B. church, started tho ball rolling by Bocro Ing in which' ho donounccd th'd pfavf ns n sncrllogo upon tho snered Inflf tutlon of mnrrlngo, Rov. L. Hartor was to havo performod tho corcmony but strong pressuro wan brought to bear upon him and ho today an nounced hla withdrawal from the position of ofllclntlng clorgymnu ns bonpnth tho dlgpity of tho church. Socrotnry FUchor dcclnros that Ilnrtor's caso was "simply ono of cold feet" nnd thnt ho will got some body olso to porform tho Job. IIu Una Ignored linker's protost nnd snyn thnt "tho directors nro running thin fnlr and tho ministers can proceed to run tho churthea," Tho young pcoplo who havo signi fied their intention to havo the knot tied In tho cngo with Adglc'f' lions aro J. T. Hctts ami Miss Abblo Illvf- glns, both of this city, and tho young lady assorts that sho Is still "gamo" and will go nhead with tho coiomony JUBt as long ne soma person is so curod to mnko tho knot legal. It is probnblo that Secrotary FUchor will haveto get a Justlco of tho peace tn porform tho Job na tho ministerial body has bon aroused by Rov. Ua kor's nppcnl and a meeting of thu ministerial union will probably bn Ifbld to -enter a moro decided pro tost, whljo, any mlnlstor who would now perform tho cromony woujd flnd himself at outs with his brothers of tho clerical garb. The; marriage is to take placd to- .morrow, night at 10 o clock, tho young ijepplo to receivo a cash bonus and ft lot of household godda with which tp start thoOr matrimonial career while tho qfflclalng minister or Judge Is to get $50 for lile services. f TAFTIS TO IGNORE E0RAKER WHEN HE SPEAKS IN SANDUSKY (Utittcd Prns Uniicd Wlro.) Mlddlo Dnsa IbIuihI, Supt, 1. It wnB announced today that Tuft wllj apond Sunday at Sandusky but not visit tho homo ot Senator Joseph I). Fornkor whon ho goes thero to mako hl Labor day nddroae at the Sol dlora' Home. Frank II. Hitchcock, tho national campaign manager will bo here th Inst of this week. Secretary of tho Interior Garfield, former Governor Ilerrlck nnd Wade Ellis, who dratt ed the Republican platform are alsq utffflf wn'eet.theBdldaii Under tho present lnsvU;ie..Tft. party iil loavo tnu island on tnei ntcilt of Sept, S on Commodoro S. O. Richardson's yacht, aboard which tltoy will ko to Sanducky. from Which lllaco thoy will prococd at onco to Cincinnati, 4 Judgo Tnft will mnko his hom.o with hla brother, Chnrloa P, Tnft Taft docllnod to go to tho G. A. R. dedication at Fort Meljjs today he causo ho foarod such action on his part might bo mlsconstt'uod as Sena tor Fornkor la to bu ono of tho most prominent aponkors, GOES DOWN ON OF WALES COAST BUT THRE'f OF CREW ARE SAVED ) U. 8. WANTfl FOUR ,fiT TORPEDO IJOATH Ja:s Naval Program. (United Piess Tawd Wire) Toklo, Sopt, 1. It was announced today at the ministry of war thai the special" grand military maneu ver of the Japanese army will bo gla Nov, 10th and last four days. Tho opejatloaa of the troopj tak ing part In the aianetifjere will cover the Sve province of jKtaal. ' The ImierJ hearquartcra are to, be at Nara aa4 the mikado's ra review of the army will take place November 14th. - i ;e- Marriage llces were iuued this mornlBg to Karl IhleReyBolds, ages) 22, and Smma BUiMiell, aged 21, both of Balen. aad to Herman H. Robinson, ae4 If, of Turaer, and (Ualted Press teased Wire.) New York, Sept. 1. Dlds for thu construction of 10 torpedo destroy era, every oho of which must be at least four knots faster than th Lusltaafa and equipped with appa ratus for burning off yn well as coal a ad which aro to be the largest ever built for the American navy, -will be opened tooa. These vessola are to cost 1800,000 each and for every knot that the vessels lose on any ol their trial trips under the contrart speed, the builders wilt haveto for feit 115,000 of the contract priro. Crawford Cfet Deer Attonwy. Oeaeral Crawford and ex-Stat Pr later Joseph Whitnov, who retxnaetf reeeatly from an out jiMf la Umi Ciiaeadee mountalau. bag- Sophie M. Xtaar. J'f ot 9 " vtilf- M their VMatloa, Vennout Veto Hetivy. Whlto Rlvor Junction, Vermont, Sopt. 1. With Idenl election weather nnd ovory prospect for tho lnrgost voto In tho hlHtory of tho stnto, tho towns and cltlos of Vermont today nro balloting for govornor, state of ficers, two membqrs of congress nnd two representatives In tho legisla ture Tho oloctlon follows ono of tho most vlgoroniB campaigns over hold In tho greon mountain etnte. Tho polls were opened In tho lar ger towns this morning n't 9 o'clock and In the smnllor places an hour later. Voting began henvy nnd con tinued so throughout tho day. Noth ntffcftn dp determined, however, con cernlilg tho outcomo, until Into to night, as the ballot boxes will not bo opened until nftor sundown, It Is conceded that Lieut Govern on George O, Prouty of Newport wll' outdlBfancQ James E. Tlurko In tho race lor governor, hut interests edi tors in tho plurality which wHl be given the Republican candidates. A political superstition places great re liance In tho Vermont sfato conteit In presidential year, tho plurality scored by the Republicans In this state bolng taken as an index of tho national vote for president. (United Press Leased Wire.) London, Sopt. 1. -Tho British schooner Amazon was wrecked OK Port labotto.'on the coast ot Wale today 'and 28 of the 80 members of tho crow wero drowned. Tho Amazon had been cmtght tti tho terrific Btorm which has been sweeping both tho eastern and west ern coasts ot England for 24 hour, She tried to put lato port, but ceuWL not withstand the aeaa which literal ly beat hor to pieces, The survivors reached shore in a ,BjalliJtfUUtr1ai,wlra;uloB. trip ,'tnreHgh the high wares. Nearly every veeJ that ha reached port today shews serious ef fects of tho storm. Thoee which are ovonluo nro la great danger and fcreateet nnxloty Is felt for them, A numbor ot small' vessels have boon driven ashore at various points along tho coaet and it la doubtful if many of thorn can bo floated, ' 'I o- ' SUSPECTED OE KILLING HIS WIFE HryMH 1h Dakota, , Fargo, N. D., Sept. 1 W. J. Dryan In a speech at tho fair grounds today, promised personally to see that the pledges of -tho Democrat! platform are fulfllled. Ho declared If he Is elected bo will eall an extra session of congress at ottro and will proceed without delay to put Into operation the Democratic proposals for meeting the present conditions In this country. nryun arrived hero at 7 o'clock this morning and was met at the station by the Dryan and Kern club of Fargo. He was given a big cheer ing ovation and, after breakfast, tin parade passed through the streets to the lair grounds. There Bryan hel4, a reception sbakfag hands wRu the dttseae (or two hour. At noon he waa th meet of honor at ad la- Hutto, Mont., Sopt. 1, Rollo Gil chrlBt, In connection with whoso death at Nome, Alaska, hor husband Leo II. Johnson, a miner, Is under arrest nt Seattle, was well known In this city and many facts of Im portant bearing on the case are In tho poHse-Htou of officers who have been making nn Inveatlgatlon here. Four years ago Delia Gilchrist was matron ot the Anaconda' mine nnd hnd charge of tho officials mee. Sho poHscascd a little fortiuuo which who hnd accumulated by hard work. She was promlnont In church affairs nnd was widely known and rospect ed. It Is alloged today that aftor she was murdered, Johnston sent a request to 13. G. Smith, hor business advlHor bore, uylng that his wife had broken her nrtti and that he was writing at her dictation. In rosuaiue to such requests two drafts, am gating 11160 were sent to Jilw and ihey camo back, endorsed in her ame, -. Suspicion wan first aroused whn Johnutou came hero and endeavored by threats to get hold of all hit wife's proporty. It Is alleged that It then was learned that Instead of Hollo Gilchrist another woman ap peared as Mrs, Johnston. Tho Idea that Belle Gilchrist John ston committed suicide and left a noto requesting Johnston to bury" her body cocretly and take her prop orty, Is scouted hero. The former friends of Hello Gil christ are greatly arouved over thj reports of her body having been partially burned, dismembered and crated and Anally cremated. ner given by the leaders of the p ty In this section. After his add reus, he left Immedi ately for Grand Forks, where bo wi:t peak this everting. 7te tonight the Bryan party will arrive at Bioux Cfty, Iowa, and H V1 expected that th candidate will deliver an ad ! Jhere,
