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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OKEGOV, WEDNESDAY, FEIHIUAUY 17, 1000
NO. 40.
SIX THOUSAND KILLED IN EARTHQUAKE
THE CRATER LAKE ROAD
BILL
IS HELD UP IN THE SENATE
THE GOVERNOR
SENDS IN SEVERAL
PERTINENT VETOES
CRATER LAKE ROAD IS HELD UP AND
SOME SUGGESTIONS ARE OFFERED
Governor Chamborlaln sent two
vetoes to tho sonato this morning.
Ono was against a bill extending nor
tl'.om and mlleago to sheriffs for con
veying porsons committed to all state
Institution!) on same torms ns they
now receive for taking prisoners to
the stato ponltcntlary. Tho other was
aaahiBt a bill to protect salt water
crabs in Lincoln county, for tho rea
son that It allows CO to bo takon each
day, regardless of bIzo, by ono por
tion, but prohibits tho shipment of
the crabB out of tho county.
Two Moro Vetoes.
Govomor Chamborlaln returned
scnato bill 38, extending the same
mileage and per dlom that shoriffs
now rccolvo for convoying prisoners
to tho penitentiary to all comm't-
mentB to other stato Institutions,
with his veto. Also sonato bill 9-1,
tn protect salt wator crabs In Lin
coln county.
S. D 71, fixing salary recorder of
V'ashlngton county. Passed ovor
veto.
S. D. G8, for sterilization of crim
inals. Passed.
S. D. 123, salary troasurcr of Har
ney county. Passed.
S. D. 34, Ollvor, on regulating ro
f I !! !! OHltli fllHHlfllHHHH !
150,000 Yards!
II OF WASH GOODS !
NOW ON SALE jj
Our Spring showing of wash goods is the greatest as
sortment of staple and fancy wash materials that was
ever opened up in Salem. They comprise all kinds of
dress ginghams, staple and fancy calicoes, wash waist
ings, white goods of all the rest. The prices run from
4c a yard and up. We are here with the goods.
ii Newest Spring Dress Goods f
Now on exhibition 10,000 yards of the latest novelties
in dress goods now on sale. All you have to do is to
come to our store and look through this mammoth stock
we will leave the rest to you. The ladies of high
class taste say they are the most beautiful goods
shown in this part of the world. Price yard, 25c, 35c,
49c, 75c, 98c and up to $2.50 a yard.
porter Supremo court Creates dep
uty PttSB4d.
Iloltllm; l'p Crater Ignite.
Smith and Nottingham, on tho son
ato ways and means committee, are
scld to be holding up the Crntor
Lake road bill to force tho houso to
accept tho Smith of Marlon bill cre
ating one normnl school for Portlnn.i
and abolishing tho thrco present
schools. An effort will be mado thin
afternoon to tnko tho bill out of the
hands of tho committee, ns It has
votes enough to put It through tho
sonato. It passed the house about
four to one.
COFFEY FOUND GUILTY .
OF ACCEPTING BRIBE
(United Press Leased Wire.)
San Francisco, Fob. 17. Ex-Su-porvlHOr
W. M. Coffey today was
found guilty of ncccptlng n brlbo of
M00O from tho United Railroads for
his voto in favor of an ovorhcad trol
ley franchise Tho Jury was out halt
nn hour, nnd Locarno unnntmous ns
to Coffey's guilt on tho third ballot.
Coffoy, who was formorly a hack
drlvor, was elected miporvlBory un
der Mayor Schultz. Ho was on tho
Infamous boodllng board, and was
gt anted Immunity by tho graft prose
cution In return for testimony which
may connect the officials of tho United,
Railroads with offorlng bribes.
Coffoy was placed on tho stand in
tho trial of Tlroy L. Ford, chlof coun
sel for tho United Railroads, but re
fused to become "a good dog," and,
gave hucIi unsatisfactory testimony i
that lio was forthwith indicted. i
Tho boodl'ng supervisor has boon
nn trial scarcely moro than two!
weeks, In strong contrast with tho
trial of Patrick Calhoun, president
01 tho United Unllroads, who b
charged with offorlng n similar brlbo
to one of Coffcy'B fellow supervisors.
Calhoun has boon on trial near six
weeks, and only nlno tomporary Jur
ors to try hint aro now in tho Jury
box.
Coffee was rlod boforo Judge
Dfiinuc, who continued tho caso to
rebrunry 27 for sontenco. Tho poh
alt for tho crlmo Is a seutonco of
from ono to 14 years in states prison.
WOMAN SCREAMED
ONCE FOR GOOD
Juneau, Alaska, Feb. 17. A. wo
man's shrill scream for help In at
tracting tho attention of tho crow
aboard tho steamer Northwestern,
was tho mount of saving n party of
six who woro drifting hclplossly at
sen In a disabled Bchoonor near Llt
unya liny.
Tho Northwestorn arrived from
Valdoz last night, bringing tho sur
vivors, who woro plckod up after
having boon at tho mercy of tho ele
ments for nearly a wcok. Tho par
tv, consisting of Chnrlos Ilyron, Dan
iel Wagnor, John Flnloy, Louis Jor
dan, C. Luknn nnd Mrs. Lukan, had
hron on a prospecting trip and had
started for Valdoz in tho schoonor
Nggct, when thoy woro cnught In n
storm. Tho bont soon bocamo dis
abled and drifted helplessly. Whan
picked up the occupants woro ex
hausted nnd halt starvod.
In ancondlng tho rope ladder
tho Hteamor, Louis Jordnn lost hii
Ik Id, and, falling Into the rough sen
wnB drowned.
SIXTY VILLAGES
DESTROYED II
WESTERN PERSIA
EARTHQUAKE OCCURRED JAN 23. NEWS
OF DISASTER ONLY REACHED THE
PERSIAN CAPITAL TODAY
(United l'ross Loasod Wiro.)
Tohoran, PorBln, Fob. 17. Sixty
villages woro dostroyod nnd GO 000
persons lost their lives In an oarth
quako In tho provtneo of LurUtan, In
Western Prussia, according to mos
sages rocelvod hero today. Tho tem
blor occurred on January 23, but,
owing to dolnys by tho provisional
authorities, news of tho quako did
not reach tho capital until today.
According to tho rocords of tho lo
cal sulsmogrnph vlolont earthquake
shocks wero rocordod on Jnnuary 2$,
nnd roports wero rocelvod from oth
er observatorlcH of oarth wavos, but
the- lniutlou of tho disturbance could
r.ot lit dctet mined.
Tho government has Issuod ordort
to tho various dopartmonta roquoot
Ing further Information ub to tho no
cosslty of food, clothing and medical
supplies,
Seismic InstrumontH showed that
tho tromblor wns moro vlolont than
that occurring In Slchy and Calabria
In southorn Italy.
At least 12,000 cnttlo woro killed.
Refugees tiro still flocking to Hurl
Jurd, according to luto dlspntchos.
Tho quako covered un ouormous
area which was sparsely populated,
but It In roported that tho greatest
loss of llfo was along tho Bhoro of
tho Persian guff, tvhoro noarly ovory
vtllago In tho province wait ongulfod.
HOUSE PROVES
TRUCULENT TO
HARRIMAN
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED M'ARTHUR BILL
FOR COMMISSION TO PROBE THE
MONOPOLY THAT PREVENTS DEVELO
PMENT OF OREGON
MANLEV ROASTED
BY IKE BINGHAW
Charging that A. II. Manly, an ox
representative. wiialioldlng up senate
bill No. Gfl. requiring heavy bonds
from title guarantee companies, Sen
ator ninghnm throntonod to pill Hid
lobbyist out of tho houso. Assistant
Doorkoopflr Hlngor got betwoon tlto
nion as thoy rushed together and pre
vented either doing tho other nnyl
physical Injury. An Immense- crowd
gathered around tho two men. Hlng
ham denounced Manly nnd declared
If ho was pot removed from tho houso
lid would roiiluvu him. Tho Honntd
bill foforfoil to upplloB to suroty com
panies having 1100,000 capital stock
nnd requires n jffiO.OOO bond.
SAETEY APPLIANCE
BILL PASSES
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Salem's Silk Zlousei
Is here with the goods, the newest and latest shown
anywhere in America. Foulards, Fancy Pongees, Lou
saines, Poplins, Duchess Satins, etc., in all the latest
shades. Price yard, 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, 75c and up.
Suits and Spring Millinery
Now on sale at prices that will please you.
The house o' roprosentat'vet last
night summarily killed, without de
bute, tho McArthur bill for u com
mission, to serve without pay, and
piobo luto tho ronsono why Central .
Oregon languishes under the wither
ing grasp of Harrlman dog-Iii-tln-'
ii.anger policies. I
Tho bill was a companion to tio
McArthur amendment to tho const!
ttitlon that paeed the houso, but is
smothered In tho sonato, whero It Is
nevor to be even roportod. Dally
the Orogonlan ln full of cartoons and
leading article promising Immedi
ate construction of linos through
Central Oregon Tho legislature
easily buncoed
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ioitiiiiinitHiitiBiimmi8iinfS
ABSTRACT BILL WAS
SCALPED BY CAMPBEL
Hughe got hlH bill for uutomntlo
Bhutoff gun Jets In hotels and public
building ruuoiiHldorod this morning.
Carter mad u hard fight for the bill,
as did Iiraudou. It wa a bill to pre
serve life and lit the Interest of lui
mauity. Millar or Jackson said It waa a bill
to protect property from doHtniotlou
and wive Uvea Jatw mado a fleroa
personal attaok on Itughos nnd tho
Uamphull automatla bns Jet Inven
tion. Hughe roaentad the attack
and udvanuud toward Jaeger, who
toudured due apology. Jones of Lin
coln and I'ntton defended Hughos as
an honorable man wnu had been un
JiiHtly iiKsalled on the floor of tho
house.
ISaton aald he ..uhl vote for tho
hill but believed It ought to bo kill
ed. I.olibrfat hail been at him and
hu promised to voto for It as n per
sonal mti(r. After he gave his
promlae he was shown u list of per
sons Interested In tho Campbell auto
matla and said tho bill ought (o bo
killed. Ortou said nobody had lob.
Dlod with n I m and as Mr. Hughes'
charnoter was attacked ho hellovod
the bill should bo pastiod, and It wns.
Campbell punctured Brooke's bill
to regulate abstraat companies. It
showod that big oorporatioaa would
be on velvet under this bill, while in
dividuals woro on the rocks. It would
reake abstracts cost many tlmea what
they cost now. lie objected to going
Into committee of tho whole to patch
up DImtck pointed out another fea
ture that was fatal. Between tl.o
two, Drooke'g bill looked as If the
dogs had been chewing It. If thoy
had to put up a surety bond'lt would
tie up property needlessly. "Every
body Is human. It Is human nature
te charge moro whenever yow oan.
If you want an abstract, go to a re
aponslblo man and get it, and you
take no ohanooa." Ilean gave tho bill
a shaking, throw It up In tho air,
caught It when It oamo down, and
wiped up the earth with tho naughty
monopolistic measure. (The ro
portor misunderstood Beau as he
really made an argument for tho
bill). Patton gave the bill I la death
blow, and moved the previous qnw
tlon. On roll call It' had only 22
friends, and Campbell bad another
tcalp to bis belt.
SO HPHCIAI. COINS
FOJl YUKON' HHOW
r United I'ri (.raied Wire.
Seattle. Wafch., Fob, 17-Hpeolal
ocliis commemorating tho Alaska-
Yukon-Puoltlc exposition will not bo
coined by tho United Statea mlnU
acoordlng to a lottor reoeJvQd today
by George 13 Hoob, wcretary of tho
Commercial Club of this city, from
Senator Pile, of Washington.
The lett-r waB In roply to a re.
quoat sent by tho club to tho treas
ury department, asking that 600,000
nqvenlr half dollars bo struck off.
MiV nqviuiHiy uiiujiyiuruu uiu piun,
atfftlng that tho slniriUjUy oud uni
formity of oui coins nuT bo guard
tcl wjth tho greatest care, Tho Co
I imbian half dollars aro said to hnvo
boon tho causu of much annoyanco
to treuBiiry department officials.
Senator I'llo statoa that tho post-luaster-geuorai
has Informed him
that an exhibit for tho exposition Is
now undor preparation, which will bo
a eomplote stamped onvolopo fac
te ry, the design mod to bo comniom
o utlvo of the exposition.
o
Anothor rnxllgal Hum IU'tumwl
Jo X. liryi'ti, tho well-known and
puimlar printer and all-round good
f!iow la back from u pilgrimage to
the Nevada .doserL Jo roporte things
as a llttlo dull lu that section. of trio
country, and fVjtfad to get .back to
the land of4 rain and rosos. Jo Is
tho last or th,o Salem bunch t6 re
turn from tho gold country.
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