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SALEM, OREGON, Till HMD AY, SEPTEMRER 28, 1000
No. 2IS.,
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CHICAGO
GRAFTER
CONVICTED
Police Inspector McCann Ac
cused of Accepting "Pro
tection Money", Found
Guilty Today.
WILL BREAK UP RING
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STATE
PROSECUTOR W YYM.l
HAYS ailOAGO IS "ROTTE.r TO
THE" CORE" AND THAT 1 RING
EXISTS THAT GRAFTS ALL
DENS AND (llMIIU.MJ HOUSES.
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Chicago, Sept. 23. Pollco inspec
tor Edward McCann, who has been
on trial charged with accepting "pro
tectlon money" from rcsorj. hoopers
In the South Levee district of this
city, was found guilty today.
Tho verdict was agreed upon at 1
ofclock this morning by tho Jury and
'read In court at 0:30 as soon as court
opened.
. Attorney J. Hamilton Lowls gavo
notice that ho will Immediately ask
for a now trial for tho oonvlcteQ of
flclal.
McCnnn's caso Is tho first
rles of "graft" cases whloh Stato
'Prosecutor Wayman has undertaken
icieu oi
of a bo-
In an effort to wipe out an alleged
police ring, which It Is Bald has been
formed for tho purposo of oxnctlng
money from tho Bnloon keepers nnd
from other resortB under police su
pervision, for protection from police
Interference with their business.
For sonio tlmo evidence that such
n ring was in existence has been I
the hands of tho prosecuting attorney
who charged that not only minor po
lice officials but men far moro promi
nent In Chicago wcro members of the
I alleged gang and woro regular recip
ients nf Mm "rr.i mnnnv "
McCann'B trial began thrco weeks
ago following tho sensational declara
tion o'f State Prosecutor Wnymnn,
that:
"Chicago Is rotten to tho core."
Soon after a largo number of in
dlctmcnts woro returned against sev
eral pollco officials and moro than
forty saloon men by tho grnnd Jury.
McCann was then arrested and tho
trial Immediately began. Tho police
inspector was defended by threo of
tho Btato's most prominent lawyers
who woro led by Col. J. Hnmllton
Low is. '
McCann was accused of "holding
up" Louis Frank, a saloon man, for
MO n month. On tho stand Frank
testified that McCann was paid the
Rum monthly nnd his story was cor
roborated by his brother. McCnnn's
dofonso consisted of a gonernl denial
of all charges and n flat contradiction
of Frnnk's testimony.
With McCann convicted It is prob
ablo that Prosecutor Wnymnn will
continue his crusndo against grafting
In pollco circles and nnothcr caso Is
expected soon to bo placed on the
calondnr.
THE TUNNEL
AT GUNNISON
INSPECTED
President Taft Turns on the
Water Today, Opening
This Great Irrigation
Project.
TO SALT LAKE NEXT
I'INCHOT IS ON WAY TO MEET
THE. PRESIDENT .4X0 RALLIN
OEE SETTLEMENT OF. ALL
DIFFERENCES MAY HE AH
HIVED AT THEN.
CONDITION
IN SOUTH
' APPALLING
Death List Grows Steadilv as
Communication With the
Stricken Districts Is
Restored.
FOUR HUNDRED DEAD
Tho department storo of Deul .
Kontncr, at Mcdford, was robbed of
11000 worth of goods Tuesday night.
CMTID TRESS LEAKED VTIBC.)
Montrose, Colo., Sept. 23. ProsI
dont Taft Is spending most of todny
Inspecting tho Qunnlson.tunnol nnd
the great Irrigation project which
ranks ns the third In lmportanco in
the United States. Tho cost of tho
construction Is estimated between $31,-
500,000 nnd $4,000,000.
Tho president was accompanied by
Secretary of tho Interior Unlllngor
who Is acting as lecturer nnd guldo
for tho president during hie visit.
Tho secrottnry of tho Interior Ib tho
most Important official In tho govern
ment from the vlow point of tho peo
ple here, whoso whole future rests
(Continued ou pago 4.)
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Salem's Greatest and i!
Most Successful Store
X Is certainly doing the business, the greatest in our history. The people appreciate high- : :
ciass mercnanuise som at low prices, it you want to see ma greatest stock in aaicm to : :
make your Fall purchases from, come to the Chicago Store, the store that makes the prices ! !
High-class ;;
Tailor Made Suits, Coats and Mb
linery Sold at Low Prices
If you want values that surpass, goods that sur
pass, and styles in cloaks, suits and millinery that
surpass anything you can find in this part of the
world, come to the Chicago Store. We have the
proof right here. We arc doing the business, and
that is proof enough that the people are wide awake
to good styles and values, also the low prices. We
buy right; we sell right, and we do the volume of
business. That is the reason we can undersell our
competitors. See these prices:
Ladies' $8.00 Broadcloth Cloaks from... $3.90 up
Ladies' $18.00 swell Suits from $10.50 up
Ladies' All-Wool Sweaters from $1.90 up
Ladies' Silk Petticoats from $3.45 up
Ladies' Trimmed Hats $2.50, $3.50 up
REMEMBER, THESE ARE THE NEWEST GOODS
COAST STREWN WITH I)Eai IlOO
IKS. THROWN UP 1JY THE TIDE.
COTTON CHOP RUINED AM)
SUGAR AND KICK CHOP 18 ONE
TlUItl) HESITATED.
Now Orleans, La., via ilattles'iurg,
Miss., Sept. 23. Appalling informa
tion todny shows that tho loll of II fo
In tho tidal wavo and storm ilang tho
gulf const is between thrvj hundred
nnd four hundred and that the prop
erty damage Is so groat Hint unity
planters nr) ruined,
Two hundred lives weio lost in
Terra Tlonne parish nnd fo, have nl
rendy bo.n ,t untitled there
, At lenst one hundred nro dead
along tho coast outsldo the pr.rJih
and twonty-no nro know.i to bo deed
In tho Interior. Fnnunn uirJ pom I
lonco threaten tho strlcfn territory
and tho situation is worso than was
feared by tho most timid. The entlro
cotton crapof lower. Mlsowtippl and
AInbnmn wis destroyed and Is i total
loss. Ono-thlrd of tho sugar cano
crop and the rlco crop ir loi-t and I'tc
financial loss to tho section is hard
to ostlnintcv
No lives v ero lost at O am' Island,
but heavy damngo wob dT-o there.
crippled; scores of residences,
Wharves ilnd public buildings wcro
demolished, nnd that tho havoc done
by wntor and lightning is still unestl
mated.
Tho tug Carries B. was sunk, but
horcrew was saved. Wlro communi
cation from Now Orlenns in all direc
tion Boxcept to this city la cut off.
Tho wires between hero nnd the city
nro so hoavlly burdoned with mes
sages of Inquiry and business of all
klndB that it is difficult to got do-f
tailed data regarding the damage
SALEM BOY
AND PARTNER
FIND A MINE
Many Hrlven Insane.
Hattlcsburg, Sept, 23. Many ref
ugees havo been brought horo from
Tcrre Bonno parish. Somo of thorn
nro Insnno, having lost tholr minds
during tho storm. All toll etorlos of
great suffering and heavy loss of
life. Boats havo been sont out to as
certain the extent of tho damago
along tho coast and roscuo survivors
who havo been left marooned.
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Mountains of all the Jatest and newest
Dress Goods and Silks
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Ilattlosburg, Miss., Sept. 23. -
Boats which roachod Now Orloniib
lato yostordny, aftor nnkii'u thulr way
slowly along tho storm swopt const,
report great losi of Ilfo In tho Torm
Donno parish, where fully one hund
red portions woro d row mi. TiiO
corpses of ninny of th victims have
boon swept up by tlu wt.vpji nnd lie
In rows on tho beaoh. il M(r,nii nro
homeless nnd without food or suffi
cient clothing.
AH TrnltM Safe.
Momphlo, Tonn., Sopt. 23, All of
tho trains which lefl Now Orleans
on Mondny night boforp tho big storm
broko woro nccountcd for this aftor
noon. Several had been dolayod by
washouts, and tho passongora had
sufforcd from great Inconvonlonco.
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News Coming .n luul,v.
Momphls, Tonn., S,i 2S Tho
numbor of dead nnd noiHle ns tho
result of tho tidal wn., stunn pud
floods in tho gulf co.ut stutei Is still
unknown todny ns relief parties or-
jganlzed nt various points to go Into
-i the most seriously ntf.itcl district
J I have boon hnndlcnpped by wnshouts,
brokon tologrnph and telephone lines
. and a gonoral dilapidation of all fa
cilities. No nows has boon recolved of tho
limited passenger train which loft
NVw Orleans 'Monday night and v.n
running through tho low. murshy
country whon tho storm broke. U
probably Is murnoncd on fcomo streah
of high ground surroundod ly wntor
where tho imssongors probably are
suffering sovorily for food if It has
n t met n woreo fat. Thoro Is much
npprohonslon ns n t'io who.realiouts
of tho train,
Nows from the Loulnlnna count,
whoro tho storm was most svare nnd
whoro at least threo hundred persons
woro killed by V.ic tidal wuvo. Is eiy
monger. Early mo.-uIcij reports In
dfcato that the cnnat.-y Is a muss of
wreckago and ruins.
i ! Now on sale. Come to our store and look through this mammoth stock. There is not z
I ' class weave or style in these goods but we have here to show you. Also beautiful im.
ported goods for evening, and street wear. Just a look-through from any intelligent lady
; is an we want ana we are sure tu yta net uresis uuihis aim siik u dutj. we sen nign-ciass ; ;
' nooas ai low rjf ces.
il Fine Silks, yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 65c, 75c and up ; ;
rine uress uqoqs, yarg r cqu, qqu, oau, au, ac, doc, oao ana up
LEAVE LITTLE BABY
FOR STRANGERS TO BURY
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Senttlo, Wash., Sopt. 23. Tho
body of Haltuglo, nged 14 months,
an Eskimo baby, who lias bcon a
tho village at tho exposition, lies nt
undertaking cstabllshmont horo to
day, whllo tho mother and fnthor nro
speeding toward their homo In tho
cold whito northland. Haltuglo wab
tho son of Walrus and Monllngor,
nnd ho died last uight at tho AlaBka
Steamship Company's dock, Just ns
his parents wero ombarklng on n
steamship for Anadir Day. Tho child
had not bcon well for sovoral days,
but was not considered sorlousty ill:
Its condition had nothing to do with
tho doparturo of tho parents, as tholr
contract had terminated,
. Tho scc.no at tho dock was pathet
ic, when tho mothor of tho child hold
Its llfolMs body In n last embrace
Tho mothor and fnthor, howtivor, om
barkod In splto of tho dodth. Tho
romalnH of llttl Ilnltiuglo woro turned
ovor to a locnl undertaking concern
for burial, which will bo at tho ex
pense of tho Eskimo village conco
slonnrlos,
THE LAST
TRIDDTE TO
JOHNSON
The Whole State of Minnesota
Ceases From Labor While
Her Great Son. Laid
. to Eternal Rest.
J. D. Densmore and A B. Cavw
Uncover Ore Worth $20,
000 a TonStrike is .
in California.
"LOUSY" WITH GWJ
SPECIMENS TAKEN KHOM THUMB
INCH 8THINGER WILL HUN AT
LEAST 9100,000 A TON, WHIIJC
VEIN FIVE FEET WIDE W1IA
AVERAGE AT LEAST 91,008.
BOOO yardi of
Standard Outing
J KUuinels, yunl
4 cents
id
Chicago Store .
Salem, Oregon
THESTORE THAT SAVES YOU MONEY
1000 uU-h
HIunkctM uotv
on Mile
49c. 65c, 75c, 1
98c and up X
ProMrty Ix Enormous.
Vicksburg, Hiss., Sept. 23. It is
estimated here today that tho damage
to crops during the storms of the
last few days has been the heaviest in
the history of thin part of tho coun
try. Tha total damage to property Is
estimated at moro than 110,000,000.
Reports received today Indicate that
tho tidal wave along the coast caused
goneral destruction.
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Sew Orleans Hudly Hurt.
Ilattlesburg, Miss,, Sept. 23. Mes
sengers from New Orleans say that
heavy damage was done there by the
storm; that the street car lines are I
ItTHITI'.D I'KBS UU8tl WinB.J
St. Paul. Minn., Sopt. 23. Whllo
tho body of Governor John A. John
sou of Minnesota wnu bolng loworod
Into Its grave this afternoon, nil in
dustrial activity of the state ceased
for five minutes as a tribute In tho
memory of tho dead governor.
Tho body, whloh hud been lying in
stato In tho rotunda of tha oaphal
since yesterday, whoro It was guatded
by officers and privates of tho itato
militia, was taken to tho rali.ouJ
station at 9:16 this morning, esiurtod
by ten companies of militia, preceded
by a band of 100 pieces.
At tho station the body wji placed
aboard n special train which loft for
fat. Paul, whoro Interment tool; place
this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Tho final funeral servlos wuro
held In the St. Peter's Proshyterlbn
church, where Johnson sang 1: the
choir when a boy.
Whllo the services wero In ,notJ
rcss at St. Peter's, memorhl blivIccs
wero held In all the churches In Min
neapolis and St. Paul.
The public schools uro closed today
and tho whole stato :s in uzuurnlng
, o .
Alderman WatoiK, no longer re
sld'n In tho ward from which ho
was elected, will resign.
J. D. Donamoro is homo on a akert
visit from Hilt, California, where ft
has boon prospecting nnd mining for
the past thrco years, and report
having made a very rich strlko en
proporty bolonglng to hlmsolf and A.
II. Cavln, of Ashland. Thoy have
good group of flvo qunrts claims, sur
rounding tho hend of South Hungry
crook, Cottonwood mining district, fa
Siskiyou county, California. Hngr
creek wao n groat placor Btroam snft
Is bolng worked ovor now for tits
third tlmo. Tho gold In those Im-
ors contained much qunrtz, oaexK
In fact, that most of It had t fee
worked through a mortar, to grot rkt
of tho quartz In which it was lmfc4-
dod.
Tho quartz found by Densmoro a4
Cavln I'b identical In character wttk
that of tho old placors, a cryataltsei.
saccharino. whito variety, vory frt-
nblo, and carrying gold In qamMf
ttos similar to tho nuggotB found fas
tho placors of Hungry creek. Indicat
ing that tho source of tho placer sup
ply has boon found. This "feeder
has been sought for years, bnt It was
woll cappod ovc; nnd eluded search,
till Fortuno led Densmoro nnd bis
partner to It.
Tho pay chute, or chimney, n'hvn
tho rich oro was mncovcrcd, hns tnfiy
boon oponcd to a depth of 20 feet,
but It Is a wonder at that depth. Tte
vein Is a contnet, tho footwnll -a. fearvl
dlorlto, tho hanging wall a red por
phyry, nnd Is at n 20-foot depth a
trlflo ovor flvo feet wide. About four
feet of this Is free milling ore, run
ning from $20 to $30 n ton, as
about 14 inches lying under nnd next
to tho hnnglng wall is a red oxldlicfi
gnugo and soft ganguo, throngb
which two small strlngore of hare
quartz, from two to three Inches
thick onoh, run parallel to the wall.
und nro very rich. Tho specimen
shown by Mr. Densmoro carry valnes
at tho rata of from $r.000 to $160,
000 to tho ton, nnd, from his descrip
tion and snmplos. It la safo to say
thoo stringers will nvorngo $30,OOC
a ton, and porhups much moro. The
rod ganguo Is nlno rich, and the
wholo voln for Its flvo feet will rn
nbonit $1000 to the ton Eleven cable
foot of tho oro in plnco will weigh
ton, so that nno can readily soo that
a voln flvo foot wldo would not have
10 oxiona rar to carry n million dol
lars worth of oro.
Mr. Donwnoro'a many frlonds wlU
he glud to learn of his good fortuno,
and will slncorely hope that bis mine
may turn out to bo what It promise,
one of tho big ones of tho coast.
TO ERECT A GREAT
POWER PLANT
( united rusa uusco w.J
Loa Angeles, Sept. 23 Plana for
utilizing tho waters ot tha Colored
river for the generation of electrkal
powor, launched two years ago ky
Count Apponl, an onglneer of Interaa
tlonal rcputatldh who formerly held a
colonel's coinmJaolon la tho Austrian
army, aro being matured rapidly, ac
cording to information given, out by
tho count today. Behind tho project,
lit) stated, is Count Lascla SzeehenyU
who married Gladys Vunderbllt anl
through htm tho Rothschilds have
been Interested.
Apponl's plan calls for the erectloa
of a grout power plant near hare.
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