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VOL. XIX.
SALEM, OIIEOON, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 1000.
NO. 108.
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tafe. PkiJ nl rmfnTlnllnlfn IssSs?! m minimi in il 3?5
iH gagnrwfrMtfiVy-AKVl IESSa EmiWUUUlLII.I, M - T-
6RINGIN
SURVIVORS
OF WRECK
Steamer Rupert City Carrying
196 of "Ohio's Passengers
Reached Vancou
ver Today.
HAS ECCLES BODY
WRECKED STEAMSHIP BEACHED
IN CARTER'S BAY AND MAY BE
RAISED-EXTENT OK THE DAM
AGE TO THE VESSEL HAS NOT
YET BEEN LEAKNED.
(United Press Leased Wlre.J
Ketchikan, Alaska, Aug. 28.
Latest reports obtalnablo horo by
wireless tndlcnto that tho total num
ber of dead In tho wrock of tbo
steamer Ohio, off Stcop Point, Alas
ka, now Is sevon Sovoral othorB aro
still unaccounted for, but It 1b not
bollovod the casualties will exceed
that number.
Tho body of Gcorgo C. Eccles, tho!
heroic wlroloss operator, who stuck!
to hh key until tho ship went down, I
and lost his life trying to aid tho J
approach of ships coming to tho res-
Js on board tho steamer Rupert
City, which will arrive at Vancouv r
ifiilnv Tlin, T)nnnir Pliw tins 1 rt Q nnl.i
lSU(W A lU tl'UW W AJMfJ VV I'M"
songors .on bonrd. Tho Humboldt l
.j J.
..Salem's
With the big stock of the newest merchandise shown on
the Pacific Coast. The only thing that you will find
small in this establishment is the price. The goods, style
and the quality can not be . surpassed. The Chicago
Store always leads in progressive merchandising.
NEW
FALL
STYLES
IN
LADIES'
SUITS
We nre now showing the grandost
assortment that was ever shown In
this part of tho world. Come here
and look through and see what style
and quality means at tho Chicago
Store. It means mat you can buy
beautiful garments at abour half what
you have to pay eisowhere.
$18.00 Suits now $10.90
$22.00 Suits now $12.50
$27.50 Suits now $14.50
These price are just for a short
time to introduce these beautiful up-to-date
garments.
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CHICAGO STORE
SALEM, OREGON.
The Store That Saves You Money.
nearlng this port with 32 survivors.
The known dead are:
Ooorgo C. Eccles, Winnipeg, wire
less operator.
Purser Fred Stephen.
Quartermaster Albert Androwson.
Two other members of the crew
and two steerage pnssengors are re
ported to have been drowned, mak
ing the total seven '
Piirwr Stephen Missing.
Vancouver, B C, Aug. 28. Tho
stcamor Rupert City Is approaching
this port today with survivors of the i
vreck of the steamer Ohio. The fol-1
lowing message was received by wire i
less from tho Rupert City: I
"Ohio struck rock off Steop Point !
1 o'clock Friday morning, on port! ... . paafiiti i i
sldo forward. Afterwards beached) Ul II Dl( I? khNllAl
In Carter's Bay, and now Ilea 8ub-l"U,llV IO LOOLI1 MfU.
merged In six fathoms of water for-'
ward and 12 aft. i
"Ship probably Is most damaged
port sldo bow. Sovoral bulkhead
gone. Impossible to estimate extent
damage.
"Fred Stevens, purser, and Albert
Anderson aro missing. Oeorgo Ec
cles. operator, drowned. Body Is on
Ruport City. Captain, chlof englnor, i
chlof mate and boatswain nro stand
ing by wreck. One hundred and
thlrty-ono passongors landed by Now
Englnnd Fishing Company's King
fisher and 32 aboard Humboldt for
Juneau. Ono hundred and eight pas
sengers on board Rupert City.
"Tho Kingfisher was qulto closo to j
tne scene when tho dlsaBtor occur
red." The Story of the Wreck.
Vancouver. B. C Aug. 28.
Tlrlntrltify tvlMi lint, ttin aurvlvira nfl
! th0 Btcamcr nu
LrnW(lpil ,,, AttttU . th mTnn'
Big Store.
Dress Goods
and Silks
Tho big stores of Portland
cannot show you any grander or
finer stock of dross goods and
silks than we can, and we can
boat their prices 25 per cent
less. Coma horo and get sam
ples, then send to Portlnnd or
any other big city, comparo
prices, styles and quality, and
whon you get through If you
study tho Interest of your poek
etbook you will buy from the
Chicago Store. Tho reason Is
this: Wo Know where to buy.
how tn buy and to get prices
that will stand joompetltion with
any house In America.
1000 yards of tho new Oitoman
Full Silk In all colors. 85q
quality. Introduction price,
yard noc
SILKS SILKS SILKS
If you want stylo, quality and
a grand variety, come here.
DRESS GOODS
DRESS' GOODS
If you want to take a look
through the greatest stock of
up-to-the-mlnuto dress goods,
come to tho Chicago Store. We
ask small prices
Yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c
75c, 85c and up.
I (Contluuod on pago 4.)
" -j
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CONGRESS
BROAD IN
ITS VIEWS
Would Protect all Water Rights
and Keep Them Forever
in the Hands of
the People.
RECOMMEND ADMISSION OF ARI
ZONA AND NEW MEXICO AS
SEPAHATli STATES, TAKINO
TAX OFF CUT-OVER LANDS
RECLAMATION iOR HAWAII.
t.'ultei! Press Lm- Wire.)
Seattle, Aug. 28. An unexpected
display of fireworks mnrked tho last
day's sosslon of tho first national con
servation congress whon the oppon
ents of tho Plnchot policies took is
sue on tho resolution adopted by tho
resolutions committee declaring that
tho "water rights belong to tho peo
pie and should not bo granted In pcr-
potulty to any Individual.
Tho fight wns led by Judge Hrin
lord of the United States district
court, who declared tliut ho bollovod
any vhnngo in tho present policies
of the government would bo an error.
Tho castorn states havo been de
veloped through this policy which
''H moved the best and truest form
of consei ,.ition," ho declnrcd. "Under
this policy nil tho wntor powors, min
erals mid-forests cast of tho Missouri
river havo passed Into prlvnto owner
ship and it Is through this mothod
thnt tho wildernesses havo boon con
quored and tho groat progress ooui
country has been possible
"Tho now states of tho west enmo
Into the American Union undor a
compact that thoy should bo given
tho samo pecullnropportunltlos.
"Any change In tho policy, which
has proved so successful, Is miotics
sary, unwise and unjust."
Hanford mndo n hard fight In get
ting his statements through. When
ho wus dofoated he announced his
purposo to bring In a minority re
port and fight It out on tho floor.
Tho resolutions Included In the
majority report follews:
"Wo urgo upon tho states the en
actment of comprehensive wator laws
framod In accordance with the policy
pursued In sovoral westorn states
during recent years, Incorporating
tho prlnclplo that the waters belong
to tho people Wo hold that this
right of tho peoplo js Inherent.
"Recognizing tho necessity for ad
ministering this valuable possession
of tho peoplo, wo deny tho right of
stato or fedornl governments to allon
nto or convoy wntor by granting frnn
rlilsos for the uso thereof for com
mercial or power purposos In per
petuity or without Just compensation
lu tho Interests of tho people.
1 Wo hold that all natural resource
belong primarily to the wholo peoplo
and should not be alienated by mu
nicipal, stato or natlounl franchises
to individuals or corporations oxcopt
for llmltod porlods.
"Since the conservation of foroats
and waters Is essential to the wol
fare of the peoplo of all our Htates
and since tho forest servlco and tho
reclamation servlco have initiated
and carried forward the policy of
conserving these great resources, we
declare our endorsement of tho alms
and policies of these two branches
of the government service and urgo
our representatives In stato legisla
tures and the federal congress to give
them adequate support.
"Wo commond tho action of Presi
dent Roosevelt In creating nnd of
President Taft in maintaining the nn
tloual conservation commission; we
consider the establishment and work
of this commission to mark n notable
, step In national progress and wo do'
tnund that the fedornl congress take
early action toward sustaining that
I ' iminlnfl m or some equitable agency
1 for th" public welfare in an adequate
I nianuer."
' Other resolutions demanded the
'Continued on page 4 )
AUTOS ARE
DOING SOME
GOOD WORK
One Dead, One Dying and Six
Seriously Hurt Is Record
of First 10 of the 24
Hours Race.
MAY BREAK RECORD
A PINKERTON DETECTIVE'S LEO
BROKEN BY A LAMP FLYINfl
FROM A SKIDDING MAOHINF
ONE MACII1XE IS TWISTED OUT
OF hi I APE IX COLLISION.
ITnltfrt Press teased Wire.)
Brighton Beach, Aug. 28. Ono
man dend, ono dying and six porsons
seriously Injured Is tho result of tho
first ten ltourc of a 24-hour automo
hllo race being run horo todny.
Tho latest accidont occurrod short
ly boforo noon today, whon Patrick
Corrlgnn, a Plnkorton dotectlvo, was
stnuck by an automobile lamp which
flow from a skidding racer. Corrl
gan's log was broken by tho unusual
projectile, and ho was taken to a
hospital,
Leonard Colo, a mechanician on
tho Stearns machlno, was klllod at
midnight when an Acme racer and
tho Stearns collldod In front of tho
grnnd stand. The 8tearns machlno
wns broken nnd twisted, and Cola
was takon from tho ruins, doad.
Laurent Orosh, tho Stonrna driver,
was Injured fatally.
Cyrus Patscheko, driver of tho
Acme car, wns thrown out and slight
ly hurt and his mechanician was tak
on to n hospital In an unconscious
condition.
When a tiro blow up on tho Allan
Kingston car ns It sworved In front
of n Flat machine, a crash followed,
in which drlvors nnd mochanlclnn
were hurlod through tho air.
Hughes Hughes, driving tho Klngti
ton car, was badly Injured, wbllo
I'almas, driving tho Flnt, escaped
unhurt.
Later William Hclns, driving a Lo
zlor machine, with his mechanician,
William Olblln, woro soveroly, but
not fatally Injured, when their car
skidded and turned over.
CURTISS TODAY BEAT
A MILE A MINUTE
IVnltH I'rMt t.fnt U'lro.1
Rholms, Fiance, Aug. 28. Olon II.
CurtlsB, tho American aviator, today
won tho coupo International In tho
groat aeroplane racing moot hold
horo. Curtlss covorod 20 kilometers,
which Is oqulvnlont to 2.2. miles,
In 11 minutes CO M, seconds todny In
the conpo Intornntlonnl. IIo mndo
hi flint round above tho onolwuro
of the trlltunofl In sovon mlnutofl 57.4
seconds. That tlmo wns the host ho
made.
lllurlot of France. Gurtjss' most
foared-rlvnl, made u trial trip of tho
course In soven minutes S8 sec
onds. ACCUSED COMPANY
OFFICERS OF CRIME
(United I'nrM l.mwl Wire.
Pittsburg, Aug. 28. Suffiglont
evidence has been secured to warrant
the prosecution of officers of 'tbo
Pressed Steel Car Company for nl
leged cruelty to employes, according
to attorneys representing tho strik
ing employes of the company.
investigation of tho alleged deten
tion of strlho breukora within the
walls of the company's plant nt Mo
Keen Rocks is nearlng completion,
and In vlaw of the announcement of
the attorneys sensational develop
ments ate expected
WHEAT PRICES ARE
SOMEWHAT LOWER
tValtni l're Uaed Wirt.)
Chicago, Aug. 2S. -Bull loaders of
yiBterday who were chief lj respon
sible for th uddn upturn In prices
holpod by what looked llko legiti
mate bull-nows, simply rotlrcd from
the buyors' position in tho market
todny, lonvlng tho trado to got out
I of Itn holdings ns best It could. Some
very low tompornturoa woro recorded
for tho far northwest. Shorts woro
nervous ovor tho strength shown yos
teday. Tho attention of tho trado
was called to tho decline In prices
both at Wlnnlpog nnd Minneapolis.
For tho first tlmo in wcoks thoro wns
no decline In stocks nt Minneapolis
for tho day. Dispatches reported
every indication of n heavier run of
shipping wheat next wcok.
Tho northwest sold bo mo wheat
here. In tho presont uncortiiln con
dition of tho speculative trndo tho
stock market unsettled, tho benrs tig
grcsslvo, nil that wna needed wns ab
sence of support from tho bull load
ers to crcato unonsinoBS nnd' prices
declined shnrply nt times.
rose'burg wants
development congress
Tho proposition to hold n session
of tho Oregon-Idaho Development
Congress In this city Is altogether
propor. It will bo another shot fired
along tho futuro lino of tho coming
railroad, nnd will crento moro and
general ngltntlon which cannot hut
hnsteti tho day whon tho and hoped
for will ronch consummation. Thoro
Is no doubt In tho minds of nil who
hnvo glvon tho rntlroad question
enroful Btudy that Roseburg will bo
on tho main lino of tho rnilroad thnt
Ih to begin Coob Bny's dollvornnce,
nnd for thnt reason tho mattor Is of
vital Importance to our people. It
Is thoroforo to tho Interest nf tho
i peoplo horo thnt tho proposed ses
sion bo encouraged, and nq offort
spared to lot it be known nhrnad
thnt Douglna county in in henrty ac
cord with Its purpose. Let thoro ho
no luko warmnoss In tho mattor. Let
It bo In public ovldonco thnt our peo
plo cannot only grow coronls and
fruits' to perfection, but effectively
loud n blind whon it comes to build
ing n railroad to n deep water har
bor on tho northwest sonboard.
Umpnnh Vnlloy Nowh.
PARDEE AGAIN TALKS
FROM THE SHOULDER
(Unlttd Pma Laad Wlre.l
Sonttlo, Wash., Aug. 28, Amid an
exciting scono following a spirited
reply to Judge Hanford by ex-Oovor-nor
Pnrdoo, of California, Han ford 'a
minority roport on tho resolution
wns lost, and tho majority report,
embodying the Plnchot cluuso do
clarlpg agnlnst tho granting of wator
powor rights In porpotulty, wns
adopted by the conservation con
gress today.
Whon tho roport wa rnado, Han
ford took tho floor and offered his
substitute, declaring for a "liberal"
policy on tho part nt tho government
In dealing with tho public domain,
tho same as that which has been in
effect In tho past. Ho declared that
"prlvoto entorprlso" Is tho right
ngonoy that has takon advantngo of
of developing tho resources of th
country. Hnnford spoko on his sub
stitute, nnd made many tolling poInU
Pnidee 'inmedlatoly followed, de
clarlng that not "private enterprise"
but "private grood" has boon the
ngoncy that Iiiih tako nadvantago of
tho laws In tho past. Ho said that
becniiso tho resourcos of tho Eaut
havo passed Into private ownership,
Is no reason why the "West should
be robbed bIbo." With fervid or
tory, ho attacked tho methods now In
effect. Pardco was Interrupted with
choors, and .at the close was given
much applause. Tho clash bat
aroused tho delegates to Intonso in-,
terest, and when tho quostion was
put. tho majority report was adopt
ed by an overwhelming majority.
Y0SEMITE BIG TREES
AT MERCY OF WIND
Yosemlto National Park, Cal., Aug.
28. Tho forest flro which last night
had readied within two and a half
mile of the Merced grove of big
trooa Is at tho caprice of the winds
today, and tho safety of tho huge
8quolaa depends wpon tho strength
of tho breeze.
Tho troops of cavalry have beeen
Hunting the flames all night, and re
In'orcomonU are on the way,
o
Occaslonalh a man la forced to
r-al on his "uncle" before he can
raise the ante.
IN HONOR OF
TYROLESE
PATRIOT
German-Americans Will Com
memorate 100th Anniver
sary of the Death of
Andreas Hofer.
HE MADE HISTORY
MADE GALLANT FIOIIT FOR HIS
COUNTRY BUT WITH A PRICK
ON HIS HEAD WAS BETRAYED
AND ON ORDERS OF NAPOLEON
WAH F.XKUUTKI).
Tomorrow tho aerman-Amorlconi
of Snloin, lu conjunction with sovor
al hundred members of tho Gorman
American soclotlu of Portland, Oro
gou City, lOugeuo, Mt. Angol and
other places, will commomorato tho
100th anniversary of tho death of
tho great patriot, Andreas Hotor.
Tho vnrlous soclotlos will bo ra
colved by reception committers ot tho
local association, which will bo taken
to their hall on Stato strcot, whoro
much nnd rofroshmonU will bo sorvoa
In the afternoon a picnic will bo held
tit Savage's grow, on Asylum avou
in. M utile, singing and various ad
d reuse.! will bo innko up an lntorost
lug program.
Hofer, AudteiiH ( 1707-1 S 10), a
TyroloHO patriot, was born October
2. 18C7, ut St. Leo nil a rd, lu tho
PasBoyr valley, Thoro his father
kept a tiivern called tho Snudhof.
which Hofer Inherited, nnd on thnt
account ho was popularly knows us
.ho "Sundwlrth." In addition to this
ho carried on a trndo In wine und
horses with tho north of Italy, ac
quiring u high reputation ,or Intelli
gence nnd honesty. On tho outbreak
of. tho war In 1700, ho commanded
a company of riflemen against tho
French nt Luko Qardn, und utter tho
peace of Lunuvlllo ho took an actlvo
part In organizing tho Tyrolese mill.
tin. After tho treaty ot Presburg
(180u) by which Tyrol was transfer
red from Austria to Bavaria, Hofer
was chosen a membor of tho socret
Tyrol deputation which weut to Vi
enna to confer with tho omporor on
tho condition of tholr country, nnd
when, on tho advice of Austria, the
wholo of Tyrol In April, 1809, rose
In anus, Hofer was chosen tn tho
command of u largo division of tun
Insurgents, and Inflicted nu over
whelming defeat on tho Bavarians at
Sturzlng. Reinforcements sent by
Napoleon defeated tho Austrluns nt
I Wourgl and the Tyrolose nt Feuorslu
gor, hut Hofer coming to tho rescue
J of his country repulsed the HavarliuiH
with groat losa at Innsbruck Nor
j withstanding also Unit Austria aft.r
Napoleon's victory nt Wagrutn agreed
i lo evnouato Tyrol, Hofer rosolvod to
maintain the struggle, and on the
j 13th or August, at Berg Isol. routed
I with grout Bluirghtor a combined
Frouch and Bavarian force, and com
pletely freed his count, ry from for
elgn dominion, For sumo time th
internal affairs of Tyrol were admin
Istored by un Independent govern
mont of which Hofer was tho head
but after the peace of Vienna the
Havarlann again endeavored to assert
their supremacy und after a heroic
resistance Hofer was compolled to
fleo for safety to tho mountains. A
price was set upon his head nnd on
account of the treachery of one of
his most trusted followers, he waa
captured January 27. 1810. In a
chalet lu t)ie i'ugsoyr valley He was
sunt to Manttiu for trial and on the
20th of February, by the orders of
Napoleon, wus exoauted 2 A hours aft
or his condemnation. In 1823 his
remains were removed from tho pluc
of sepulture nt Mantua to Innsbruck
where they wero Interred In the Frn
el sou n church, and in 1834 a marble
statue was erected over his tomb. In
18ly the patent of nubllit) decreed
fur htm by Austria lu 1800 was con
ferred upon his family by lie mio
of on Pusseyr