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36TH YEAR. shem, Oregon, Tuesday, January 21, wis. price TWO CENTS
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Gains Is
Hot in the
Neckpiece
Accuses Councilmen Minton
and Jones of Underhand
WorkDoesn't Want Job,
Only Charges Disproved
"Councilman Minton deliberately
llod when he made the assertion be
fore the council last night "that I
mado a statement to him to the ef
fect that tho saloon men were fight
ing nio and trying to prevent my elec
tion as an officer of Salem, and It
Is now up tho alderman from the
Fifth ward to bring those men who
made these charges ngalnst mo to
him, or he will bo held to answer
them."
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This was the heated statement mado
today by cx-Officor Wilbur Gains,
whllo discussing the action tho coun
cil last nlgltit In defeating him for a
position and throwing down the rec-
ominendatlons mado by Chief of Po-
.
llce Shedeck. That there will be some
serious results from the statements
and charges preforrod against the for
mer pfflccr, Is almost assured, as
Mr. Gains declared vehemently that I
someone has got to answer for tho !
charges ' made and that if they do
sot, tilings will bo humming in this
city before long.
Alleges Underhanded Work.
In speaking further of the affair
last night, Mr. Gains said:
"There has been undorhandod work
from the start to the finish on tho
part of Councilmen Minton and Jones,
Minton was given an affidavit which
was supposed to clear me of recent
charges made relative to my connec
tion with an' affair in tho courts in
Polk county. Ho played tho small
man in this matter by accreting that
affidavit and refusing to present It
to the members of the council. If
that is not dirty, why not?
"Why, Mlnto committed himself to
falsehoods in saying I made any
statement to him whatvor Is ample
proof that he is playing an under
handed trick. Why don't ho como
through with tho names of tho men
-who gave him all his information?
Ho is afraid to or ho can't, ona or
tho othor. Nevertheless, that council
man will answer to me for these
charges If ha falls to bring his in
formers up, and I promise you there
will bo a certain councilman in Sa
lem placed in a very .awkward posi
tion before I got through.
"If tho members of tho council did
rot want me to servo as 'an officer,
-why didn't they simply vote to dis
charge mo instead of making all of
these false charges? Minton and Jones
plnyed their part. In the affair like
a couple of very, vory sinU men, and
I can't seo any roason for tliera to
rake up a bunch of lies Just to accom
plish such a small purpose.
Siiti Another Llur- on Record.
"Of all tho pack of lies V ever
heard, those statements made .by the
woman I and Chief Frank Shedeck
took off tho Oregon Eloctrlo are the
limit. That woman declares in her
letter that wo Injured her auklo and
bruised her while taking hor from
tho car. That Is absolutely untrue.
Tho claim agent and tho conductor
of tho Oregon Electric telephoned to
tho station and requested tho sorvlcog
of an officer to eject a lady passen
ger who refused to pay her faro.
Myself and Frank Bhedock were as
signed to the case. When wo arrived
wo found tho lady In question raving
and giving tho officials of the rood
fits. 1 attempted to talk her out of
hor anger, but sho only argued tho
more, I nnd Shedeck then took hold
of her nnd sho bognn scratching.
kicking and fighting with all hor
might. Now lim't It a plausible state
ment to niako saying we handled hor
roughly whott bIio was "but a mere
little womnn and Wh of us fairly
good-slztd and strong men? In re
moving her. from tho car she kicked
us on the shins and tried her vory
best to Injure us In some manner, but
any man who cannot overpower a
woman without Injuring hor Is a
mighty poor specimen, in my opinion.
"W ejected her safely and without
roughness and her statement that w
(Continued on page 6.)
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EIGHT HURT IX WRECK.
Wynard, Bask., Jan. 21
Eight persons were seriously
Injured, none of them fatally,
when C. P. R. passenger train
No. 52, Groat West Express,
eastbound, struck a broken rail
at tills point at 5 o'clock lost
evening. Tho sleepers and din-
Ing car plunged down an em
bankment while the baggage
and express cars and the en-
glno remained on the track.
Fire broko out, which was ex-
tlngulshed by the use of snow
and milk.
Are Giving
Prisoners
a Dirty Deal
UNITED I'UEBS LEASED WI1II9.
Chicago, Jan. 21. Formal rejection
of the bonds offered for the release of
1 13, A. Cluncyt, of San Francisco, one
of the 33 union men sentenced to tho
federal prison at Fort Leavenworth
for dynamite conspiracy, was entered
here today by Judge llaxter In the
United States circuit court of appeals.
TMila mnnna Hint flnnpu'it pnlnnan will
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be delayed at least two weeks.
The court ruled that the bonds were
not acceptable, because the libality of
the bondsmen was limited by stipula
tion, whereas tho original ruling on
tho writ of supersedeas demanded un
limited liability from each bondsman
on every bond The surety of Clancy
will be returned to San Francisco and
changed.
A Free Trader Elected.
UNHID PRESS IJJA8ED WML
Melbourne, Jan. 21. Hon. Joseph
Cook, pronounced free trader, has
been elected loader of the liberal par
ty to succoed Hon. Alfred Deakln, who
recently resigned.
The appointment was made at a spe
cial conference of the opposition, when
it was stipulated that the present
oommonwealth tariff should me main
tained. Trying to
Keep off
the Jury
UNITED rmm UAIID Will.
Los Angolcs, Cal Jan. 21. Excuses
varying from a proposed world tour to
the necessity of working on a ranch
to offset financial deficits resulting
from tho recent orange freeze In South
orn California were offorcd today by
prospective Jurors to try Clarence
parrow on a charge of bribing Robert
F. Bain, a McNamara Juror.
Darrow personally! queried seveal
of tho talesmen, paying particular at
tention to their opinions in regard to
union labor. Flanked by Earl Rogers,
he won his flat tilt with Dlstict At
torney Fredericks, when ho challenged
Joseph Venable, of Glondalo, who as
serted that he could not give the de
fendant a fair trial.
The prosecution roslstod, but Judge
Conley excused the talesman, after de
claring that no Juror whoso opinion
was already formed, whether or not
ho could give the defendant a fair trial
would .be accepted.
ATTORNEY LEWIS E. RAUCH
DIES AT MONROVIA, CAL
After a lingering Illness of tuber
culosis, Attorney Louis E. Ranch, of
Portland, but a former well known
resident of Sllverton, died Saturdny
at Monrovia, California
Attorney Ranch was a graduate of
Wlllamot'e University and attended
tho University of Michigan for sev
eral years. Ho practiced before the
Marlon county bar with his partner,
F. S. Selin, and has a host of friends
In this city who will greatly regret
his passing.
When but ton years old, Attorney
Ranch was left mo'horlesB and since
that tlmo had studied nnd worked
hard and finally attained tho distinc
tion of being one of the most able
lawyers In the state.
The deceased leaves a widow. He
married Miss Gertrude Fuller, of Ann
Arbor, Mich., In 1007. Tho remains
will be brought to Portland for Interment
Generous
With the
City Coin
It Raised City Attorney's
Salary Already Large for
the Work4Iinton Pats His
Finger on the Rotten Spot
Over the solo but strenuous protest
of Alderman Minton of tho Fifth ward
tho city council last night voted to
ralBo tho salary of City Attorney R.
K. Page from $1200 to $1500 a year.
Mluton's protest camo as a minority
report of the Ways and Means com
mittee. Tho saino committee reported un
favorably on the move to Increase
tho salary of City Treasurer Crossan
from $!)00 to $1000, but as a result
of a debate led by Alderman Hatch,
tho report was defeated and tho sal
ary of the treasurer raised.
Aldermen Rlgdon and Minton tan
gled hotly in the discussion following
the reports. Rlgdon charged Minton
with inconsistency, saying that he had
agreed in tho report.
"I don't like to criticize any mem
ber of the committee," said Rlgdon,
"but If It has to be done we might
as well begin right at the first of
tho year. Minton agreed with the
rest of the committee and now wo
find that he has turned a double
somersault"
Mlnton's eyes flashed.
"If the alderman wants to scrap
we will start in right now. I have
never agreed with Mr. Rlgdon In this
report. Ho knows that Rlgdon came
to my offlco about the matter. I told
him I was not entirely favorable to
the report and that there were some
tilings I did not understand.
"I went to tho office of the city
attorney and he said he was glad I
had seen fit to concur in tho report
I asked him what report he was talk
ing about"
Says He Jumbled.
"Mr. Minton lias jumblod three
meetings Into one," , declared Rlgdon.
"It is a candid fact that we had
meetings. Mr. Minton admits that I
come to his office, but denied that
we had had meetings. I am a much
smaller man than Mr. Minton, but
I can talk Just as loud."
Minton was loudly applauded by the
audience at tho end of his next
speech.
Tho matter of raising salaries is
not a new ono to any of us," he said.
'It is truo In tho church and tt is
true in the state that wo have ralsod
the salaries of officials and that we
are not getting any better service
than ever before. Tho last thing we
ought to do is to raise tho salary of
a man whllo he Is In office. He know
what the salary was when he ran for
tho office. If It was not high enough
why did ho take tho nomination."
Ho Is Not Necessary.
Minton drew a contrast between the
offlco of tho city attorney and the
street swoopors.
"We have men working on the
streets," snld he, "who 'are an abso
lute necessity to the community. We
have to have them to sweep up the
trash to keep down typhoid fever and
smallK)X. Who ever heard of any
one coming and asking that their sal
arlos bo raised? And yet wo cannot
do without them. Why should raise.
the salary of the city attorney, who
makes good money on outsldo work
when wo do not need him nt all. If
we are going to pay a big salary for
tho office let us glvo him hendqunr
tors In the city hall and designate
that he shall attend to city business
only."
Page Net Heard.
Minton sat down and Jonos called
for City Attorney Pago.
"I do not rare to answer tho ar
gument," Bnld Mr. Pago. "I am will
ing to leave It with the councilmen."
The voto was taken and tho minor
ity report foted down.
Tho remainder of tho session was
of routine matter. Tho annual re
port of tho city treasurer was ac
cepted. 11. J. DnollUlo, representing the
Portland cement manufacturers and
tho American society of civil engin
eers, appeared before the council and
gave a talk on the merits of cement.
Mr, Doollttle has made arrangements
(Continued on pa 8.)
HTSRAND IS ALARMED.
New York, Jan. 21 Professor
William Mansfield, head of the
college of pharmacy at Colum
bia University, was greatly
alarmed today over reports that
Mrs. Mansfield had dlsapieared
from Salo, on Lake Garda.
"My wife has been traveling
in Europe," said Professor
Mansfield. "The last I heard
from her was four days ago.
I knew she expected to go to
Italy, but had heard nothing of
her disappearance until today."
American
Woman Is
Missing
UNITED rilESS LEASED WIHB.
Rome, Jan. 21. Italian authorities
continued today their investigation in
to the disappearance from Salo, on
Lake Garda, of Mrs. William Mans
field, of New York, wife of Professor
Mansfield, head of the college of phar
macy at Columbia University. A re
port that Mrs. Mansfield was seen at
Venice was run down today, but
proved unfounded.
Reports that brigands kidnaped tho
women are unconfirmed, but the po
lice insist that Professor Mansfield, at
Now York, will soon receive a demand
for ransom. The police have searched
both the Austrian and Italian fron
tiers without success
Mrs. Mansfield was a guest at tho
Hotel Victoria hero until a week ago,
when she started for Northern Italy.
She reached Salo safely, where all
traces of her was lost.
Railroad lias Hard Fight
UNITED MESS XJDASHD WlBH.l
Everett, Wash., Jan. 21. With snow
falling in the Cascade mountains
again, the . Great Northern is keeping
its main line over the Bummit open
with difficulty. Trains are running
behind their schedule owing to delay
In both Rockies and Coast range.
Another
Rich Strike
in Nevada
Reno, Nev., Jan, 21 High grade
gold ore in large quantities on the
top of a 7,500-foot mountain near
Lovelock, Nov., discovered by Joseph
P. Nenssol, Is today causing a rush
of hundreds of prospectors to tho sjiot.
Tho vein Is of unknown length, Ac-
tive exploration will not be conducted
until the woathor is more favorable,
It Is bollove tho vein crosscuts
tho North American and South Amor-
lean canyons, which have produced
$20,000,000 In gold In tho last forty
years.
Rivers Not Rising Much.
Thanks to a cold rain and a slight- appropriation of 130,000 fr uw
ly moderated south breeze, the river t"uro1 will bo
bottom farmers In the valley will not tlle mmt u"l,", " nlfl ever
bo compelled to flee to tho highlands octI IIo plans to have tho logs
this time, as tho old Willamette is from wWch 11 Ih ,,m(1 ftl1 fr,ml
f,-d but normally by tho snow water forwi, of thl8 8,"t"- '
and there Is very little prospects for bo a nl,,",M'r ,,f ,r wllh c1"
elthor any great amount of rain or v,lt,,r w'rvkc' An orvatory will be
snow In tho future, or at leant, until 1fllU'a llt t'" t""-
tho present fall Is cleared from tho Trjlnir 'to Uii-.Merge,
ground, dnitkh vukhh i.hah:m whir
Tho only streams making any fuss New York, Jan. 21. To confer with
noticeable are the small ones. Kven Altornoy-Genernl Wlrkershnm re-
tho Santlam, which generally goos
on a rampago over a light shower, Is
flowing along peacefully. Had a Robert S. Lovctt, chairman of the ex
ohlnook blown over this district ac- ocutlve committee of the Union l'a
compnnled by a warm mil., the Wll- clfln. loaves here tonight for Wimhlng-
lama'to would have been up to tho
highest water mark In a short time,
according to tho rlvermon.
There Is still about a foot of snow
covering tho Polk county hills, nnd
tho farmers In that vicinity aro
pleased on account of the nleo pro-
teetlon of the lantl from probable
freezes nnd tho moisture It Is soak-
Ing up.
Edith Hack Trucked.
UNITED riUINS IJIANHD Willi. 1
New York, Jan. 21. Suit for $100,- (Inpso of tho Mooso ljdge hall here tu
000 damages against Dean L Weaver, day, and A. L. McOlmila, owner of the
bank clork, based on alleged defama- building had a nnrrow escape when
tory remarks, has today been with
drawn by Edith Taliaferro, ths act
rsts. '
iliscovers
a Joker in
the Lease
Secretary of the Interior,
Fisher Cancels Leases in
Oklahoma for 800,000
Acres, on Account of Eraud
united puehs liased wiiib.
Washington, Jan. 21. In defenso of
his order cancelling proinsed Icasscs
on 800,000 acres of oil lands In the
Osage Indian reservation in Oklahoma
secretary of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher appeared today before tho
house committee on Indian affairs.
Flshor and Assistant Secretary Adams
questioned at length C. J. Leahy, ut-
torney for tho ousted Osago Indian
chiefs.
Leahy admitted ho and two cousins
were rolated by marriage to the by great railroads and steamship com
Osages, and would have an' interest lu 1 panics, operate a lino of stemshlps
the assignment of one of tho leases, from now York to Sn Francisco upon
for more than 200,000 acres, to the completion of the canal Is tho declara
Uncle Sam Oil company. He stated tlon in a Joint resolution introduced
Fisher had sent out secret service today by Senator Camlnettl, which
agents to Oklahoma, and Fisher re-1 calls upon congress to extend tho fod
plled that tho federal district attor- oral line, which now runs as far as
ney in Oklahoma was in possession of Colon.
the reports of the secret servlco men,
to be used In possible prosecutions.
Lehy admitted that Uncle Sam com-
pany and three other lessees agreed
to divide up the Osage oil territory
with the statement: "We agree to the
Uncle Sam company having the bettor acting in concert with tho trans
part of the territory." 'continental railroads on the other, and
Secretary Fisher intimated that thus, to a great extent, restore tho
prosecution of certain persons inter- unfavorable conditions that will In tho
ested in the leases is pending.
CAPITAL JOURNAL STORY
MAY LEAD TO IDENTIFICATION
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An unknown gentleman called at
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the police stailon hero yesterday and
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requosted more Information in regard
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to the letter received by the Chief
of Police from the officials of the
Los Angeles prosecuting attorney and
published In Tho Capital Journal, stat -
ing tnoy nolo for luentincauon thei
head, left hand and right leg of a
man supposed to have boen murdered
and tho owner of a watch which was
thought to have boen repaired In Sa
lem. Tho stranger declared that he had
a stepson who had been gone from
homo for several months and from
tho description of tho watch given
by tho California authorities, It was
! w'ol)abl' 016 Iro',ert, of hlB rola-
tlvo. The man loft for Los Angolos
last night to confirm his opinion.
Log Topee Is Slate Plan,
Olympla, Wash., Jan. 21. A topee
150 feet high, CO feet In diameter at
tlm hnAA And 1S font nt tlm tntv tnn.ln
of , bfl lm Mhm Q( Wafm.
Ington at the Panama-Pacific exposi
tion if a plan of Senator Uethol, of
T.tnrviln rniintv. In iwlnnteri. Tlin tdeft
,g ,R ft bm wWch wl
Introduced In tho Senate hero to
morrow. Mr. Bothol proposes to secure nn,
gardlng tho separation of the Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific roads.
ten.
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fcMim, vm-.hh txr.n winr.l
Havana, Cal Jan. 21. f'ulia has
today refused to rullfy Iho treaty with
,ln ytltm states providing for the
enlargement of the fluniilniiamo naval
gtntlon.
SnuH SiiiiMihI lliimllnir
tltNITCII I'llKKD I.EAHr.H Willi.
CIcKllltn, Wash., Jan. 21. Ten feet
of snow on the roof caused the col-
- the supports broko lotting tons of
- snow snd wreckage down on to the
second floor.
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20 ROUNDS AT PENDLETON.
Pondleton, Ore., Jan. 21.
Jack Carpenter of liolso Is today
victor over Montana Kid of Los
Angeles, administering tho
sleeping potion In the eigh
teenth round of a scheduled 20
round bout Carpenter's vic
tory was decisive.
Between the 12th and 18th
rounds the Los Angeles scrap
per was sent to his knees 18
times, but showed remarkablo
gameness and only quit when
an upper cut to tho Jaw put
htm to sleep.
He Wants
Uncle Sam
to Own Line
united imiebs lbauuo wins.
Sacramento, Cal Jan. 21. That the
'government must, to prevent control
'of tho Panama canal transportation
The failure to so extend such gov
ernment service, tho resolution Bays,
would reopen the strugglo between
the producers nnd the shippers of
California and Bister states, on tho
one side, and the Btcamshlp compnnlos,
future, bb they were in the past, be
manipulated and controlled by trans
continental railways and their nllles."
Tho resolution furthor declares that
the experience of Bhlppors recently in
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connection with a steamship line not
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enjoying tho favor of the transcontl-
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nental railroads and their allies doing
m (he pndfo hom
,no autnorlei to ftvold a
dang(,r , , future
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Republicans
Will Elect
the Senator
united I'iichh MiniD wins.
Cheyenne, Wyo Jan. 21. All ref
erence to yesterday's riot on tho floor
of tho House of Representatives and
tho fist fight between Speaker Pratt
und Speaker pro torn Wood was ellm-
Inated from the houao Journal when
tho legislators met today. Speaker
Pratt person nally corrected tho Jour
nal. Today's session was quiet At tho
outset Speaker Pratt withdrew from
tho special election contest commit
tee, appointing Representative Groy,
a Republican, to fill tho vacancy. The
revised committee now consists of
four Republicans and three Demo
crats, practically assuring tho re
election of United States Senator
Warren.
Tho commlttco must report on the
seats of three Republican members
of tho legislature, contested by Dem
ocrats, by January 23, but nt tho
Republicans lidil tho balance of
power, II is certain tho tbreo Re
publicans will hold their seats,
IMI 1VOMKN WAN
TO NKKVE ON JI'KIKS
.
It Is now up to the women of Ore-
gon to decide whether or not they
want to be mailit eligible to Jury Rer -
vlce. Tho House committee on revl- i l",rl doings oi inn i.-gismiurs
slon of Iho laws Iuih bo decided iifer,1"1'' M"rn ftn' I"1'"'1 11,1,1
vainly trying to reach a conclusion
on the bill, which would allow women
to qualify for Jury duty. Representa
tive Hellcl of Marlon county Is tho
chairman of the cominllt
The committee, after discussing tliej oiymnla, Wash., Jan. 21. Represen
tiuiricr pro and con, finally postponed tatlvc Kugcuo A. CMMc. nf Seattle, Is
action until the women of the stale 'vitliiK 'em up" today, following the
could bo heard from on the subject, dlneovcry by the other snlnns that he
t'nless the women of tho state aro dipped uway IiihI Wednesday, JiihI he
Interiwted In the subject and glvo fro the Inaugural ball, and wed Mb.s
crxprewUoliB of opinion beforo tho Wlnnirrcd Oreene, also of Seattle.
eonimltAeo or In writing, tho commit- Miss (ireeno was an able supporter nf
Uw will doubtless recommond that her luiBband during tho recent olec
the bill be killed, tlon.
Senators
Are Above
thejaws
Senators Calkins and Bean
Assert the Doctrine That
if you Don't Like a Law
You Can Disobey It
With only Senator Calkins, of Lone
county, and Senator Ilean, represent
ing Lano and Linn, dissenting, the
state senate at noon today supported
tho choice of the people in the elec
tion of Dr. Harry Lano as United
Slutcs senator Both of the opposing
senators voted for Ren Selling.
Roth houses of tho legislature cast
tho formal vote for United States
senator in congress simultaneously to
duy. At tiro noon hour tomorrow tho
senate and tho house of representa
tives will meet In jofut aesBlon. The
reading clerks will rend the votes of
the respective houres,' and Dr. Lane
will niako a speech of formal accept
ance of tho offlco.
Lane County Men Explain,
Loth Senator Calkins and Senator
Dean submitted written explanations
of their votes to bo entered on tho
journal. The explanations were Ident
ical, and protested agaliiBt tho pres
ent system of nomination.
Tho explanation of tho dissenting
senators as entered on tho Journal,
follows:
'"I cast my vote for Mr. Den Selling
for United States Benator, he belni
tho Republican nomlnoe for that offlco.
In explanation o my vote, I desire to
btato that I have no personal objection
to Mr. Lane, but desire to protest
against the present system of nomina
tion, which has replaced tho old sys
tem of nomination by convention, un
der which system it Is almost a math
ematical cortalnty that candidates will
be chosen from tho centers of popula
tion, ns Instanced In the case of United
States senators-Portland having two
United Statos senators and under
which tho dominant party is Invariably
causing a candidate to be elected from
tho minority party, as Instanced In
Republican Oregon being roprosontcd
I ntho United States Benate by two
Democratic senntors."
Nominated hj Miller.
Tho speech nominating Dr. Lano for
senator was mado by M. A. Miller, of
Linn count", tho veteran Democratlo
senator. The seconding speech was
mado by Senator McColloch, of Raker
county Miller nnd McColloch are the
only two Domocratio senators in ths
legislature.
Senator HoBklns, of Yamhill, and
Senator Lester, of Clutsop, In voting
explained that, whllo thoy woro not
subscribers to Statement No. 1, they
considered It their duty to support the
rhnlco of tho peoplo, notwithstanding
they felt free to voto for whom they
pleased
Senntor Joseph neoompnnlod his
voto with a speech of somo length, In
which ho emphasized tho fact that
never before In tho history of the
stale has tho use of money been so fu
tile In defeating Justice.
"Dr.ilarry Lane carried on his cam
paign In the natural way," said he.
"Ho went Into the villages and tho
hamlets, and met Hie people anil ho
brought homo the Imcon."
Til E (WITH!, .KM HNAI,
oris tiieki: kiiist of all
The Capital Journal, Is tho first
paper delivered to the legislators'
dully anil Is In big demand, moro
Journals being purchased by tho
anions tlinii any other paper outsldo
i ortlunu ilnlllcii. wmio It can-
not furnish lis complete n telegraphic
service as tho big fellows down tho
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'!"f ""' telegraphic neWH and Iho M-
number sold shows that. It. Is npprc-
clafed.
He Went und Married.