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WfflAlCOMlNftlfiAT SALEM WANTS
HUNDRED DIE VIEWED BY HELPLESS KINSMEN
HALF
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GOVERNOR HANLY
starts factional
fight in Indiana
CALLS MIDAMPAIGN SESSION OF LEG
ISLATURE-REVENGE FOR INSULT
!
Cn!M Vnii fnid Wlrr.)
' IndUsspollt Ind- Sont 'Gov.'
Funk Hnnly cnuBod thu greatest
political sensation In Indiana In years
it aoon today by unexpectedly call
Uj an extra session of tho leglsln
(irttg assomblo hero Sept. 17 lu tho
Btdtt of the presidential campaign.
tu Jieiornw.
inly'i (brni oxpLroB tho first of
ear and he hai remnndod many
ttforsW which ho ha9 not boon able
to tnftfee, Recently tho frlonds of
Awtt K. Watsdo, tho Ropubllcan
gbUdiie o.,8uccd Hnnly, promised
fc iQYwnor that they would carry
bit pkfts If ho would stump tho
t forWataoa. Haniy agreed to
- -,
this and It was announced that ho
woqld not try further to enforce his
reform legislation.
Later the governor heard that
Watson's frlonds wero laughing at
tho promises behind his back and
the result was his mob3hcll let loose
today in the form of the call for tho
oxtra isesMon. Tho governor's notion
means tho precipitation of n. torrlfic
battle within tho party ranks thin
fall and thero is great excitement a.
Republican headquarters.
Hanly's step is tnkan to mean that
ho will not support Watson unless
tho legislature quickly submits to his
(Continued on orrm Jour.)
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CHICAGO STORE
drownIR
SIGHT OF !
, FAMILIES'
. . 1
UNABLE TO
' ANV AID
GIVE
(United Press T.cnucd Wire.)
Lisbon, Sopt. 4. -Within sight o
their families on the shore, less than
100 yards awav. 50 mumhcrR of the
.. .
crow oi mo I'ornigueso sieamor
Lulza woro drowned by tho Btrnnd,
ing of tho vessel on tho rpeks at tho
llttlo town of Badajos on tho coast
of Portugal today.
Tho ship was driven by a heav:
storm and tho winds lashed tho so
Into such wild commotion that it wu
ltnpoBslblo for tho boats to go t
ENJOINS
OREGON
. ELECTRIC
FROM LOWERING
BRIDGE
Tho Salem Flouring Mills com
pany, owners of tho North Mill ditch,
which for tho prist 10 years hns been
pul to practical uso has filed n com
plaint In tho circuit court asking for
nn Injunction restraining tho Ore-
gonSloctrlo company from lowering
Its railroad brldgo which crosses tho
hitch on High strcot.
Tho lowering of tho brldgo to con
form to tho established grndo, which
tho rescue of tho mon, though thelrUwas ordered by tho city council re
plight, whs clearly soon and tho vcB-flcontly, will, tho complaint aTlegfyi,
sol was rocognlzcd before nl)0 wa'a4 obstruct tho flow of wator s
NEW FALL MERCHANDISE
ARRIVING DAILY
L1DIES SUITS. LAWKS' COATS. SILK 1M3TTICOATS. FUHS, SILK
WAISTS, DIULSS GOODS, PIXK SILKS, LKATIIKK GOODS, I'M-
HIIKLUS, KU.INGS, KID GLOVES, J'LAN.NKLS, J1LAXKCTS,:
wkaitkr n.AXNi:Lirrri:s. outixo flaxxkls. ittc. we
Cl'MUXTKK dl'R PItlOILS TO 111! THK LOWHST.
torn to pieces.-
Tho women mid children of Uho
families of tho sailors lined tho bench
nnd tho men of tho town could do
nothing to combat the fury of the
son. It wns Impossible for the crew
to got away In life boats nnd it Is ho
llo ved .that most of thorn lost In
mnklng nttompts nt cscnpo in that ;
Btithkjtib
HandlKojor
should
.JUfclalntlff .will be, uuablo to
1.' .. .. .. -r..f
j n tno ovont inat mo nuns s
ovor rcsumo operations.
Tho mills In question are tho ouoj
on North Front street, which woro
partly burned about four years ago,
and completely burned tho yenr fol
lowing. Tho Salem Flouring Mills corn-
way. Tho Lralzn was onrouto from
Brazil. Tho vossol was doomed from
tho moment sho struck tho rocks.
pany claim that they will bo damngod
to tho extent of $10,000 If tho Ore
gon Electric brldgo Is lowered,
MOO yard of Calicos, Ghellles.
J1 Lawns, now on anlo nt 4c.
t and 3c por yard.
00 jardaof Dark and Light
red Outing Flannols. A 'good
'He quality at 4 4c a yard.
Tlklsa and Huck Towels all
'tc ac. r i.n-
U4n.
10c, 12)4 v
" II SO Heavy Percale
?pen now on sale for 98e.
ct& Hop Giovoi, a pair, 3c.
IGo v ..
omi, now on Mla
J e handsome garments,
- nun lllng prIce3
w WMtlne . ...
rea ir v wKinB
to " u Kant pretty Suit
":, and get the beet
- muu ,.
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..-.w, jjii;.ou
m
H.
HCAGO STOKE.
New Fall Milinery
Now on oxlildltlon. If yp'J
wast Swell Hata at Small Prlrea,
come to thfi CHICAGO STORK. .
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' TIIK CAPITAL CITY'S NKKDS AT TIIK UAXDS OK HAKIUMA.V
BIGGEST
LAND SUIT
IN OREGON
ATTACKS GRANTS TO
RAILROADS
' Whntovor commltteo of ropresontatlvo oltlzons Is solootod to
! meot E. H, Hnrrlman on tho occasion of his stop at tho Capital City
; of Oregon should Impress upon him tho necessity ef:
; I. A more adequate pnssenger station nnd grounds thnt look
' less llko tho back yard of desolation.
' When I&igone has a $50,000 station, nnd Albany dedicates n
! Similar ono Nov. - , Salem Is entitled to moro than Its present
shack.
That tho station grounds bo docontly watorod nnd Improved
nt least In keeping with tho civic prldo manlfosted by some of tho
humbler citizens.
II. A freight depot that will at loast bo largo euough to
handlo tho Incoming freight, to ay nothing of being tho largest
hop shipping station In tho world.
III. A railroad connection across tho valloy from Staytou to
Dniina so that neoplo will not have to travel to Portland or At- I
bany to como to tho Btato capital,
Tho peoplo of Salem aro moro Interested In these llttlo mat
ters than in any largo transcontinental projects, and securing h
slnglo ono of those three ltoms would mean a great deal to this
city.
Let the commltteo consider this and do something for tho city
thatj will be appreciated by all tho people whon thoy have tho ear
of tho great Harrlman who holds us In tho palm of his hand.
Tho Doard of Trade and tho Business Men'B league hold a spe
cial meeting yesterday afternoon, and appointod a committee to
take charge of the entertainment of E. H. Harrlman when ho ar
rives in this city It is not definitely known as yet when Mr
Harrlman leave Pelican Bay, or whether ho Intends to stop off at
Salem on his way north If ho comes, however, and lets us know
In time that he Is coming, a good time will be awaiting him.
II llll Mil I II II II HUM 111 IIIHIt 1H Mill II IN Mil 4
OPENING DANCE OF THE SEASON
v ' AT THE ARMORY
Toflilit-Peerless Orchestra
"Tales the Searchlight Told"
AT THC tTDBONJA TOfWGHT
DONT m$S T WQBTH A DOLLAR
(United Proas Lcnicd Wire.)
Portland, Or., Sept. !. A suit In
equity Involving the possession of
millions of acres of land In'tjio'shito
of Oregon worth ovor $40,00, o'oo,
and sums of mono running tup into
tho millions, nnd In which tho United
States of America Id complainant
and tho Southern Pacific company
nnd tho Harrlman system, together
with 4!) other corporations anil In
dividuals aro dofondantB was today
filed In tho United Status circuit
court for tho district of Oregon. The
notion was sturted by John McCourt,
United States attorney for tho dis
trict of Oregon, Trncoy O. Becker
and U. 1. Townsuud,... acting ufor.
United States, Attorney CharlwftT.
Boftaiuirto, , - -"-'V
This suit, probably tho mo3tlm
nortnnt nnd far reaching civil 'pro
ceeding ovor commenced In tho Pa
cific northwest, Is tho result of ox
tonslvo Investigations which have oc
cupied Mr. Townsond for tho punt
Ltwo years. Tho bill of complaint wnn
prepared by htm.
This suit tho government Books to
wrest from tho Southern Pacific tho
ownership and control of tho Im-
inonso tracts of forost land lying
botwoen Portland nnd tho stuto Hue
held uudor tho laud, grnnts of con
gress onncted July 2G, 1813G, and
May 1, 1870, and to make It pay for
such of the lauds as hnvo been un
lawfully disposed of since tho grant
was m n do,
Tho Southoru Pacific, ns tho suc
cessor of tho various companies that
procodod It, hold, under tho congres
sional grants, 20 sections f land
per mllo for 3G8 miles or thereabouts
betweou Portland tho slate 1 1 up
south, and u slmllnr amount per mile
nlong the lino of tho road on tho
west side of tho Wlllamotto to Mo
Mlnuvillo. Tho plaintiff . contends
that tho terms and conditions under
which tho grants woro niiido havo
boon violated in many wayu and that
the grants should 4horeforo bo abro
gated. Of those lands a lurgo
amount has boon sold, goperally, it
Is alleged, In tracts larger than u
quotgfof a section ono tract bolnj;
abou8,000 and for prices greatly
In excoss of $2. 60 an ncro, which U
the maximum prlco fixed by congress
at which such lands should bo sold.
The prlco, It Is claimed, has been
from 5 to 4 an aero.
TO DECIDE
RATE ON
FREItilT
R. R. G0MMISSI0N
HEARING
Aftor having spont throo wookg In
Investigating tho O. U. & N. Co.'s
frotght rates ou grain, nnd hstving
becomo convinced that sufficient
grounds oxlst to warrant r hearing
to detormlno whothor or not tho
rates aro unreasonable, tho railroad
commluiton this morning Issued an
order for u hearing at Pendleton on
Soptembar 28, und at Wasco on Sep
tember 22, nt which tho railroad
company and tho shippers wilt ba
roprcsonted, nnd tho mattor threshed
out.
Junumornblo complaints from ev
ory point on tho O. K. & N. eom
pany's linen have lAd un o the ac-
ftiimioCtlie TftllrfM m1rtkftr.tt'
tho past two yttmi HuW)erSihftY
been claiming ftHat-'Che Kw&P wore
exorbitant, hut' althadghJPrMiva
protesed ninny times to the railroad
company they havo received no rJ
dross from thplr alleged grievance.
Tho ratos to bo boUIimI cover all
tlfo klutd oif tho'O. R.v N. linos'ln
Orogon, with tho exception of thtf
Heppner nnd tho Condbn branches,
whleh will bo tnkon up lator by the
cominlslnu. Tho conuiJhuton will
bo nsHlstod In tho hearing by tho An
trlct attornoy or Umatilla count.v,
and tho bulk of tho ovldanco will bt
furnished by tho Ornln Orowors' nsso
elation of Pondlutou.
A slmllnr hearing was called by
the Washington commission in east
ern Washington last March, and all
tho ovldonco In tho enso was takon
Tho decision, howovor, v'nt withhold
ponding tho decision of tho federal
court on tho right of tho Wnshlng.
ton cnmm'sslon to innko rates This
ciiKo will bo ono of (ho most Im
portant and extensive ever hold by
tho railroad commission.
fu!
GOUIirai'ON'DKXT SCHOOL
AGENT DISAPPEAHH
A local representative of a corre
spondence school Is being sought by
tho police department and tho sher
iff 'a o 111 co ou a warrant charging him
with larcony by bailee for disposing
of niortgaged proporty The com
plaint was sworn to last oveniog bo
fore Judge Moores by a real estate
man. who had advanced money on
tho property.
It 1 stated the young inan disap
peared from his olllco on Liberty
street near Stato about a week ago,
removing all tho property, desks,
furniture aud fixtures, w.hloh Iia1
been mortgaged' at the tlmo,
0 '
OoHfHHm of Date
The opening dance at tho 'Audi
ttorlum rlk, will be given tomorrow
(Saturd-y) night NOT TONIGHT.
Harrlimtii Program,
Mayor Hodgers received tho
lowing telegram this merning:
"From present outlook Pdosldont
Hurrlman'H special will arrive In Bu
lom about 1:4K tomorrow afternoon
ir thuro is any chango In program
will ndvlso you lator.
"(Signed.) J. P. O'lUUKN."
Tho Informal program for the en
tortnlnmont of Mr. Harrlman Is as
follows; Tno railroad magnet will
H met at the train by Governor
Chamborlalu, Mayor Hodgers and
the exociitivo committees from the
Board of Trndo and the limine
Mon'w league. Mr, T'arrlman will
perhaps makv a briof talk at the
depot. Ho will then bu oscorted lo
automobiles through tho city, after
which he will bo driven to the hill
opposite tho Wallace fruit farm
whore ono of tho finest views In tk?,
yalloy In to bo obtained, From thero
ho will be brought back to the cllr
and taken to tho Bonrd of Trad
rooms whero a public reception wlU
bo hold. When thl Is over the party
will drive to tho fruit raising dl
griefs at Itosedale, Liberty and PruM
land. ),
Harrlman w'll remain lu ne city
threo or four hours, and during tkl.
tlmo as much of (he country and the,
city a4 possible will be shown him
. ,,
Tho religion of today Imtf a kuiat
(erlng of modern business about it,
, At tlni It Vt wasfy to io a wll
to do mn,