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HARRIMAN AND HILL
BURY THE HATCHET
SMOKEHPE OF PEACE
PORTLAND BECOMES A GREAT NORTHERN
TERMINUS AND HARRIMAN GETS ENTRY
TO THE SOUND-N. P. WILL DOUBLE
. TRACK PORTLAND- SEATTLE-LINE
(United Press Leased Wirt.)
Portlond, Or., Mny 20. E. II.
Ilarrlmnn and J nines J. Hill, tho
two railroad magnates, havo. after
a fight of ninny years, burled tho
hatchot, so far as competition bo
tweon Pugct Sound and Portland la
concorned. Ab soon ns tho necessary
arrnngomonts can be in a do tho Union
Pacific, Ilarrlmnn a property, will uso
Jointly with tho Northern Pacific nnd
Great Northern, tho lattor'B trncks be
tween Portland nnd Senttlo.
J. P. O'Drlen, gonornl manager of
nil tho Ilarrlmnn lines In tho Pa
cific Northwo8t, Is authority for this
Btatomont. Tlio Important ugreemont
was ronched after a scries of meet
ings, two of which wuro tho famous
IIIH-IIn'rrlman conferences n: Bur
Ungnmo, California, and Paso Ilobles,
California, several weeks ago,
Tho truco means :
that Portland will becomo a Great
Northern tormlnus,
That tho Oregon & Washington,
tho Hurrimnn lino under construc
tion botwoen Portland and Seattle
will bo abandoned.
That both tho Great Northern and
tho bpokano, Portland and Senttlo
linos, which, bolong to Hill, will bo
allowed to enter the union depot In
ALTERATION
Only a few days before we start moving into our new I
store. If you want the greatest Bargains we have ever
offered now is' your time.
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If j ju want bargains in up-to-dato
to the Chicago store. Wo have got
yards of Pretty Lawn, now, yard,
BEST
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Portland .theroby sottllng tho Port
land terminal disputes that havo ox--istor
botweon Hill and Ilarrlmnn for
months.
That thoro will bo a division of tcr
rltory botwoen Hill nnd'Harrlinau in
llou of threatened competition.
That Portland will, perhaps, bo tho
most Important terminal on tho Pa
cific coast.
Ilarrlmnn interests havo tried out
various schcmoB to oxtond tholr lino
to Pugot tourid. About a year ago
thoy tried to purchaso an interest in
tho Norluorn Pacific, but HIU'b prtco
vas too steep for thorn, nnd tlwy
nbandonud that plan. Slnco then
Hnrrlipan ncqulrod big tormlnal hold
ings In Tucomri and Senttlo. nnd also
bought a half intorcst In tho const
extension of tho Chicago, Mllwnukeo
& St. Paul.
Dut tho strqko that won for Ilar
rlmnn, and unquestionably convinced
tho Hill Interests that an understand
ing would bo host for all ebneorned
was tho former's movo In starting tho
construction ofthu Oregon & Wash
ington railroad botweon Portland nnd
Tncomn. As UiIb line, when complet
ed, would pnrallol tho Hho of tho
(Continued on Pace S.i
AND REMODELING SALE
Ladies'
Wool
Suits,
Linen
Suits
and
Silk
Suits
NOW ON SALE Tho
greatest values .that
woro sovor offered in
Salem, Cost cuts no
figure. We wnnt to
get ready for moving.
18 Wool Suits
now 19.50
$18 Silk Suits,
now , $9,50
$7 Linen Suits
now . ; $3.50
All other suits at tho
same ratio of low
prices.
Ladles'
Misses $3.00 Hats, now ...
Children's $1.50. Hats, now
merchandise, don't bo wasting your time running' around Saloni.
them. Tho store tnat makes tho (trices and soils tho goods.
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oft. i$AAfjfy
EARTHQUAKE SHAKES
1
Chicago. III., May 26. Reports
..om Oak Park, suburb, say that
almost every chimney wns leveled by
an earthquake shock thero at 8:40
o'cloc kthis morning. Soveral small
fires woro started by stoves being
overturned by tho temblor. Tho
wenther bureau ronorts that tho
kshocks lasted from threo to flvo sec
onds. Tho motion nppnrontly wns
from tho north to tho south.
Reports of tremors this morning
como from points throughout Wis
consin, Iowa, and Illinois, tho shako
in 8omo sections lasting four seconds
or more.
No great damnco has boon re
ported .though many woro terror-
strictken.
Dispatches from Dubuque,, In., say
that tho shocks woro felt thoro, and
CIRCUIT COURT
A
Circuit Judgo Wm. Galloway Is
holding court this weok hero la Do
pnrtmont No. 2 and sevornl casos
havo been arguod and sottlcd. In
tho caso of G. A. Miller ot al vs. I.
D. Miller, Judgo Galloway handed
down a decree In favor of tho plain
tiff according to tho roforeo's roport,
it bolng a partition suit. P. H.
D'Arcy and P. A. Turner appoarod
as attorneys for tho plaintiff whilo
George G. Dlngham appeared for tho
dofondnnt
El'zaboth T. Adair vs. Ohas. L.
Oglo, administrator, and I. 0.
Wright, foreclosure action, a decrco
was given in favor of plaintiff tn
J.
Millinery
Before moving we will give bar
gains In this department that will
surprise you. Hats, flowers and feath
ers at wholesale.
$5.00 Ha:s now
.,....$2.50
$1.75
68c
Como
5000
'
5c
VALENCIEN
NES LACES
NOW
YARD
ZKTjr
2c
UP THE MIDDLE WEST!
that tho larger buildings woro badly
shaken.
MUwaukco nnd othor cities In
Wisconsin report shakes at 8:34
o'clock this morning.
Muskegon, Mich., reports a shock
nt 8:30, but no duningo was done
thero.
Wisconsin Capital Felt It.
Madison, Wis., reports that tremors
woro felt in ninny places In that vi
cinity. Two distinct shocks woro folt
nt Rockrord, III.
An Interurbnn car standing on a
grado nonr Rockford, was started. by
tho quako nnd ran down hill at high
spoood, nearly striking n wngon driv
en by n fnrinor, who bnroly escaped
sudden death.
Tho car wns stopped when it
reached a stretch of upgrade track.
HAS
BUSY SESSION
which tho property in question was
ordorod sold to satisfy tho mortgage.
At ornoy "B, P. Morcom nppoarcd for
tin plaintiff.
t'oso S. Castccl vs. Waltor M. Cm-
tod, dlvorco proceedings, docroo In
fa or of plaintiff. Carey P. Martin,
attorney for plaintiff.
,Tho suit ot Ladd & Dush vs. A. 0.
Roberts is fiolng arguod by tho at
torneys today. This is n foreclo
sure of mortgago originally com
menced in Polk couty courts, but
owing to tho vfltncssos in tho caso
bolng much nearor to Salem, tho
suit was transferred to tho Marlon
county court for hearing and will bo
decided in Polk county,
It is probablo thnt Judgo Galloway
will bo proparod to hear tho argu
ments In tho injuctlon suit started
yostorday by Attorney L. M. McMa
han against tbd stato treasurer.
Among tho many cases Judgo Gal
loway decided In Tillamook during
his rocont torm of court in that coun
ty was tho murder caso in which A.
I). Nordstrom was couvlotad of
murder In tho first dogroo nnd was
aontccod to execution at tho ponl
tontlnry horo, Friday, Juno 18th.
Nordstrom wns convicted of killing
a man named Potorson while In tho
act of robbing him.
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SHE SHOOK CAPITAL
T0MARRY LABOR
Untied' Press leased Wire.)
Ross Vnlloy, Cal., May 2C Sadlo
Cavil!, tho protty 17-yoar-old step
daughter of Sydney 8. Cavlll, for
mor coast swimming champion, to
day is tho brldo of William Edwards,
a taboror.
Tho coromony was performed In
Redwood City, and was tho culmlnn
tla ot a romance which grow and
flourished all unknown to tho par
ents of tho girl nnd tho man to whom
she wnB engaged to bo married with
in tho coming two montliB,
Cavlll's first knowlodgo of tho
olopomont came In n tolophono mes
sago from his daughter. In her
sweet but dotormlnod volco ho was
told that Miss Sadlo and tho man
of her cliolco woro on tholr way to
tho Pacific station In San Francisco,
and woro going far, far away to
whoro thoy could bo made mnn
and wlfo.
Cavlll kopt tho telegraph wlrea
hot between San Francisco and near
by towns, but In his oxcltemont
overlooked Rodwood City. Miss Ca
vlll gavo bor ago as 18. Tho coro
mony was performed, and Mr. and
Mrs. Edwards roturnod to Snn Fran
cisco. The young woman's mother
was In Los Angelos at tho tlmo.-
SHIPMATES SAVED
INJURED BOATSWAIN
r Halted Press lttui Wire.)
Seattle, Wash,, May 20 Boat
swain Alexander Hamilton of tho
cruiser Pennsylvania, which arrived
In Elliott bay last evening from San
Francisco, is today suffering from
terrible lnjurlos which ho recoivod
whilo tho jost anchor was bolng
dropped as tho warship completed Kb
voyage.
A shackle was carried away and
tho loose cable struck the boatswuln
acoss tho legs mangling both limbs
below the knees. If the boatswain
survives his Injuries he will prob
ably bo a cripple for life. Great
praise Is being given Mldshlnman
A M. Charlton and Chief Boat
swain's main Michael Mallla. Thoy
woro standlg close to Hamilton and
as he was hurled over the rail' Into
the water, tho two plunged in after
mm. The threo mon came to the
surface together and Charlton and
Mallla agisted tho "boatswuln to
keep afloat until thoy woro picked
up by a passing louuch and' taken
ILLINOIS ELECTS
LORIMER
IS CHOSEN ON 95TH
HAS BEEN DEAD- LOCKED FOR SEV
ERAL MONTHS- HE SUCCEEDS
SENATOR HOPKINS
(United Tret Leased Wire.)
Sprlngflold, 111., May 20. .William
Lorlmor, of Chicago ,mombor of tho
national hotiso of representatives, nnd
for years In Chicago politics, was
elected United States senator today.
Many years ngo, when electric cars
woro unknown in Chicago, Lorlmor,
familiarly known ns tho "blond boss,"
was n street enr driver. IIo mixed
In politics on tho side, nnd gradually
became such n political power that
he gavo up his Job with tho car com
KING EDWARD'S HORSE
WINS ENGLISH DERBY
(United l'ress Leased WIre.l
Epsom Downs, England, May 2G.
Mlnoru, King Edward' scolt, won tho
great English Dorby, tno greatest turf
evont of tho world, today, boforo ono
of tho greatest crowds of gaily clad
pleasure-seekors that ovor attended
tho British rnco classic.
Tho king's colt ruled tho fnorlto
for more than two wcolcs, nnd tho
victory wns greotod with tremendous
cheprlng.
' TIiIiMb tho third tlmo King Ed
ward has gained tho great Dorby"
prize. Ah Prlncu of Wales ho won
wit n tho famous "l'oiHlininons" In
1898, and In 19 ho again wns vic
torious with his "Diamond Jublloo."
Mlnoru wns ruldon to victory by
Jockoy II. Jones. Th event , ns usu
al, wns worth $3u,000.
CONTEST FOR QUEEN
IS WARMING UP
Miss Barbara Durbln droppod out
ot tho raco for Rose Queon yostor
day owing to tho fact that tho will
not bo horo at that tlmo. MIba Allco
McChuloy took tho vacnt plnco, and
alroady lends tho list which nt tho
count Inst night was as follews:
MIsb Allco iMcCauloy 80
MIbb Bertha Allen -67
Miss BoksIo Cooper 30
Miss Delia BrlggB 25
Miss Mnudo Hill 11
Miss Delia Wilson 11
Ballots may bo cast at tho follow
ing places;
Pntton's Book Store,
Commercial Book Store
Buckingham's Palaco ot Sweets.
Wntor Cigar Storo.
Adolph's Cigar Storo.
Tho Spa.
DouglaB' Sweot Shop,
Finn's Candy Storo.
Hello's Confoctlonory Parlors.
WHEAT PRICES ARE
TRIFLE LOWER
(United Press leased Wirt.
Chicago, May 28. Ovornlght
thero was a reversal of sontlmont re
garding tho courso of wheat prices
and tho markot oponod decidedly
boarlsh this morning, cloning to
X a bushel lowor than yostorday.
Whilo homo crop advices wero not
improved in tho slightest degroo
thero was a somowbat bettor fooling
regarding foreign crops and this Is
what affected prices everywhero.
Broomhall sont a special cablo from
Liverpool suggesting tho following
facts as tho causo of tho rally of tho
boar forces and tho losa In tho
woild's wheat prices teday:
"Beneficial rains In tho United
Kingdom and Hugary Italy reports
mat country fully supplied with
wheat until haryost. India nndLporson. After I had clven ninVoa.
Russia It is said will contlnuo to ship
Illtaaln Ik la .nlJ III nl..A -I.I..
liberally. Beneficial rains in Rou
mania, Riuula and Fraco."
Inquire Into Thisj;
;r V first-class, standard make automobile for jj
; ; sale at a big discount, tys .wheels have nover :
;; been turned on the road, Thfs is a snap,' Eri- !!
h ' quire into it at once, ;;
i Address "Mw Care Journal ;i
SENATOR
AFTEtUONB HOLD UP
BALLOT, LEGISLATURE
pany, nnd dovoted his tlmo to b'a
now calling.
Ho has a miignlflcont mansion on
tho west sldo ot Cnlcngo, and a, beau
tiful bu minor home at Fox Lake,
whoro ho sponds tho hot daya ot tho
year. Ho has represented his district
In tho lower houso ot congress for
many yoars.
Lorimer wnB choson on tho 9Ctk
ballot, after the dead-look had ox
tended ovor two months.
Tho result wnB: Lorlmor. 108, for
mer Senator HopKins CO, Stringer
(Dom.) 23; othors scattering. Neces
sary for n cliolco 103.
SAYS HE WAS PARTY
TO GUNNESS MURDERS
Chicago, Ills., May 26. Word
roachod horo today that a young
Amorlcan sailor is hold In dotontlon
at Frodorlkstad, near Chrlatlanla,
Norway, after confessing that ho
helped. Mrs, Bollo Guinness kill four
persons on hor farm noar La Porto,
Ind and thon klllod Mrs, Gunnoss,
Ho wns placod undor arrest by the
captain ot his ship, and If. II, D.
Plorco, Amorlcan minister to Norway
was notified, Tho captain of the
vessel stated that the sailor, whom
name wns withhold, appoarod to havo
boou forced by his coniclonco to
make a confession.
GREW DESPONDENT .
KILLED HIMSELF
fJM PsT MW,r PlnnJ
Soattlo, Wash., May 20. While
two of his slstors woro attempting;
to wrost from him bis rovolver,
Charloa Faulk, a Ballard carpoutor
-11 yoars old, turned tho weapon up
on himself and onded his llfo in tho.
kiicuou or his rathor'B tiome laK
ovonlng. Dospodency ennuod by tho
death of his child nml tho Incarcora
ntlon tu tho Stellacoom Insano asyl
um of his wife, la believed to havo
driven him to self destruction.
Last Docombor a baby was bora
iff tho Faulks nnd died within n
short tlmo. Mrs, Faulk lost hor roa
son nnd was sent to tho asylum.
THEY BLACKMAILED
COUNTY TREASURER
(United Press Leased U'lre.l
St. HoloiiH. Or., Mny 20. J. Kon
dnll Bliikottluy nnd "Jack" McCarty
aro today under Indictment on a
charge of attempting to blackmail
County TronBiiror B. C. Qulok, of Co
lumbia county.
Tho InillctmoutB follow the rocolpt
by quick, according to lila Btory, ot
n BorioH of letters OtrotUouIng his
life. Quick made tho following
Btatomont teday:
"Two years ago, when tho old
court houso was standing a man
giving tho nnino of J. Blackosloy ap
proached mo with a schomo to maku
some monoy. ITo said ho know a
man nnmod McCnrty who would blow
ppon tho safes of the court houso,
burn it down and dostroy tho records,
and that ns I owned the only dupli
cate of tho rocord I could soil them
to tho county for a big pricp. I told
thorn I would have nothing to do
with the doal.
"Ho camo back and said McCarty,
who was r desporato man, was In
town and wanted to get out. Ho askod
for $150, and I gavo it to hlra, On
Hovoral occasions slnco thon I have
roceivod lottors threatening my life.
Each ono askod fpr money, and re-
lorroa to McCarty as a dangerojB
I. A A .. . - .. " " ' - -
iey suuo anu uocliled to submit to
blackmail no longer I decided to pre
sent the mattor to tho grand Jury."
abroad the Pennsylvania.