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SAUEM, OREGON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1903;
Ot- XIII-
NO." 235.
ILMER
TURNED
DOWN
the other unions, claiming that, with
tho exception of the linemen, who
were themselves on strike, they .wore
given no assistance.
in Who Discovered
ostal Frauds Re
duced in Rank
lis Case Called to the At
tention of The President
Who is Asked to Re
ward Him
ashlngton, Oct. 13. In making hie
ftgprt on tho postal scandals, Attor.
Mjs Bonapnrt and Conrad called tho
tpintlon of tho Preeldont to what they
o&Idcr a gross Injustice toward T.
Jltaer, who originally discovered the
trans doing In tho department, and,
wEn outcome of his labors, 30 were
adlctod and nearly a quarter of a mil
55$ graft unearthed. Qllmoro, who
im an obscure treasury expert, in-
d of being promoted, was relogab
o a smaller position, and his salary
ced from $1800 to $1COO a year.
complaints against him in many
ess came from persons who,
wero indicted. Bonaparto is re-
to have, said that, Instead of
ort of treatment, ho Bhould have
promoted and glvon a voto of
Iks by congress. Gllmor'a friends
vo ho will be given substantial,
iPiigh tardy recognition.
From Dayton to Pomeroy.
Dayton, Oct. 13. Tho extending of
tho branch line of the 0. R. & N. from
this place to Pomoroy, connecting It
with tho Starbuck-Pomeroy brancty
and making it tho main lino bctwoen
Dollos Junction and Starbuck, haB
beon revived by local cltlzons. This
time, howover, interest in tho propo
sition has spread to Waitsburg. The
matter has been discussed In tho clubs
of tho two places, and a deflnito plan
of notion decided upon. A few days
ago a pnrty from thlB placo wont ovor
the lino of tho proposed connecting
link, and found that tho heaviest grade
botweon Pomeroy and Dayton would
not exceed 2 por cent Tho O. R. &
N. Is already built 10 mfles beyond
this place toward Pomoroy, thus leav
ing only about 1G miles to mako the
connection.
Killed
His Wife
San FrancUco, Oct. 13. Early this
morning Hllllard Russell saw a figure
entering his room, which ho supposed
to bo a burglar. Ho grabbed a shot
gun and fired twice. When ho wont
to tho body he found his wlfo dead.
Hor features wero so perforated with
shot as to bo almost unrecognizable
Several wcokB ago the house was burglarized.
(fight on an
01dScandal
mttsburg. Pa., Oct. 13. Mrs. Knto
Wnel, alter 17 months' imprisonmont
SftRomplIcIty in the Diddle case, will
omorrow havo a gllmpso outside tho
inSn walls. Sho will testify in tho
uIU for divorce brought agnlnst hor
JJHer husband. Sho has two months
aSrSto servo. Tho suit names four
o-respondents with tho Biddlc broth
rs9faho entered a general donlal to
ill" charges. It will bo a Jury trial,
tn'a--nHicli light on tho Diddle csca-
Admitted
Her Guilt
Now York, Oct. 13. Mrs. Mary
JohnBon, charged with larcony and
forgory, by which sho obtained $50,000
from the- playing card company, cre
ated a Burprlso In court today by
pleading guilty to two IndIctJraont;d
charging her with grand larcony.
Saddle expected.
n .
Telephone Girls Give Up Fight.
; Spokane, Oct 13. After making a
lardBght for moro than two months,
!unrm which tlmo they hold almost
laUMBesslons. the striking telephone
urOThavo given up In despair, nnd
TtUJjlIsbund tholr union. Sono of
hagi have applied for their old posl
BSs, whllo others have taken up dlf
gtpt employment
Blhc girls aro very bitter against
Mayor of Nome
Goes Jo School
Chicago Oct 13. On tho list of
studonts this yoar in tho Northwestern
Unlvorsity is T. D. Cashel, who was
elected tho first mayor of Nomo in
1900.
o
Has Made No Statement.
London, Oct 13. Lord Alvorstonc
today Issued n statomont denying the
published story In tho Canadian pa
pers that ho had stated that America
had tho strongor cns3 in tho dispute
beforo the Alaskan boundary commission.
wiMiwwivinrwB
IF YOU'RE IN DOUBT
ABOUT WHERE TO TRADE
Ask Your Neighbors Who
Have Been Dealing With
I Iff MI RM
'Our intention is to soil only goods that will givo satisfac-
iron and wo sell everything at tho closest possible margin of
jrofit Our creat volume of business enables us to buv at the
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lowest quauuy prices, we discount evory uui. no uuvu no
mnnecossary expenses connected with tho store. We sell for
repot cash only. You, got tho -benefit of modern business
Rhethods when you deal with us.
FORGED
THEIR
PAftDONS
Four Federal Prisoners
Escape From Al
catraz Island
Pardons Were so Skilfully
Forged They Deceived
Every Officer Who
Examined Tnem
San Francisco, Oct 13. Four mili
tary prisoners hnvo oscaped from Al
catraz Island, through forged pardons,
and tho names of Assistant Secretary
of War Hills, of Washington; Major
Morrow, judge-advocate, dopartmont
of California, and Major Williams, his
assistant Tho pardons wore In tho
usual form, bore tho nccossnry signa
tures, and wore dolivorcd to tho pris
on authorities through tho mails. Tho
seals wore counterfeited, nnd tho forg
ories so woll oxecuted that thoy duped
Major Paxton, commnndor nt Alcatraz
Island, and Lieut Curtis, commanding
tho prison. Tho officials say some
trusted clork of the war department
Is guilty. The convlctB gnlned two
years of their sentence They wero
convicted In Manila and their namos
aro Joseph White, Cornelius Stokoe,
John I Mooro nnd James Darling. All
hnd flvo-year sentences. Whlto was
sentencod in connection with tho Ma
nila postal frauds. Tho decoptlon was
discovered whon It was found that no
pardon had boon Issued from Wash
ington to tho convicts, who wero ro
leased last Wednesday. Majors Wil
liams and Morrow stated tho signa
tures on tho papers wore not theirs,
but wero unusually clover forgeries.
Tho judgc-advocato's offlco horo nev
er received tho pardons. When the
mon woro relensed tho offlcors made
up a largo purso for thorn, on account
of tholr conduct. Tho forgorles would
probably not hnvo beon questioned
for a long tlmo, hnd it not beon that
ono of tho oscapos told of it while in
toxicated. All four aro still at liber
ty. Thoro has been a rumor among
tho Alcatraz prisoners that this ramo
thing has boon going on for some
tlmo. but tho authorities laughed at It.
Now an Inv stlgatlon of all rocont par
dons Is bolng made to find, if possible,
if there are other escapes.
ZI0N
RAIDS
NEW YORK
Several Train Loads
of Religious En
thusiasts Start
ZionCity Turns Out to Bid
the Hosts God Speed-
A Most Wonderful
Scene
Zlon City, 111., Oct 13. Zlon City
and nearly all of Its inhabitants
turned out on tho principal streets this
morning, nnd wore photographed from
balloons by Zlon's ofllcial photogra
pher. Afterward all members woro
photographed separately for identifi
cation. Each mombor drew funds
from the savings hank to provide for
oxlgoncles. All traveling, kits woro
inspected by tho dcasons. Thoy ox.
poet to convert 25,000. Dowio plans
nn Invasion of Utah and tho Pacific
coaBt next year, with n hoBt of C000.
The wondorful religious demonstra
tion todny caused great fervor among
tho Dowleltos, who claim tholr depar
ture for New York markB the begin
ning of the mllcnnlum. Dowlo expects
tho onrly establishment of a world
wide theocracy, after which, as EHJuh,
tho second predicts, ho will have a
translation from onrth to hoavon.
Dowlo mnkofl tho stntoment that tho
proas Ib uniformly unfair, und, there
fore, nono of tho host will bo nllowod
to say anything for publication. Flvo
hundred uniformed guards surrounded
tho train to prevont roportors and non
bollovers obtaining passage, dlsgulsod
ns membors. A nursery has boon es
tablished to caro for tho COO children,
whoso parents are mombors of tho
host, and con't tako them with thorn.
iry Goods
Clothing
Shoes
Hosiery
Underwear
Umbrellas
Ladies and Mens
Furnishings
Rubbers and
Rubber Boots
Postal Trials
Begin Today
Cincinnati. Oct 13. Tho cases of
Daniel Miller, formor second assist
ant nttornoy-geueral of the postofllce
department, and Joseph Johns, of
Rockville, Ind., indicted on a charge
of conspiracy to secure a bribe from
Ryan, the turf promoter, was called
In tho United States court today. Pur
suant to Roosevelt's policy, the dis
trict attorney's office was augmented
by tho arrival of Government Attor
neys Cochran nnd Rabb, from Wash
ington. Bach side has about eight
witnesses; tnese are the first postal
trials.
Japan Did Not
Occupy Corea
Derlln, Oct 13. The St Petersburg
correspondent of Uio Koelnlsche Zel
tung wires that, according to tele
grams received from Port Arthur, Ad
miral Alexloff, viceroy of tho far Bast,
has IsflHod a contradiction of the re
port of Japanese troops occupying
Corea. The report, the dispatch
adds was evidently intended to Influ
ence the stock market
Duck Coats, Cotton Covert Coats. Tho famous FISH
BRAND aud SHIELD BRAND Slickers.
Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash Store
E. T. Barnes, Prop,
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to no Tsrms fer Robbers.
La Grand. Or.. Oct 13. J. H. Mc
Namara, who rolriiavl a man J broad
day UgMt in La Qrd. a short time
ago, was aanbMKed to flf ysara in
the pealumtUry by a Jsry at UmIsh
yesterday.
William Jooea, a imkhi, who robbed
QuNlner's niMmn at La Orande a
fw ihoaUm age, wa genUnced Ut
mw years In the ealtetary.
Austrian Emperor Busy.
Vienna, Oet 13 The emperor is
today holding a caaffcreae with Hun
garian leaders. It is prawned H la
aa attempt to reconcile the Hunger
i&aa to the dual alliance.
Russia Makes
HerExcuses
St Petersburg, Oct 13. An official
announcement has been Issued stating
tho reason that Russia didn't ovneunte
Manchuria October 8th, tho date set
for that notion, was that a largo num
ber of Chlnoso hnvo recently Joined
tho Manchurlnn brigands, nnd are
making doprodatlons on tho towns.
Russian troops wero, thorefore, need
ed to protoct the ptneoful Inhabi
tants. It was also officially announced
this morning that tho naval relnforco
monts now on route to the far Bast con
sist of the torpodo cruisers Dsnknlk
and Gnldmnk, tho torpodo transports
Amour nnd Jennlssol nnd 11 torpodo
boats, with crews aggregating 47 of
ficers and G00 mon.
petitioning creditors claim tho prop
erty is worth $30,000, nnd tho debts at
$200,000. Tho plant o in ploys 000 mon.
of whom most aro Seventh Day Ad-
vcntlsts. Tho court appointed Edwin
Potter rdcelvor, under a bond of $100,-
000.
All Olds Rejected.
Astoria, Or., Oct. 13. Captain Geo.
U Goodnlo, constructing quartormns-
tor, United Stntos army, recolved a
telogram today from tho nuartormas-tor-gonornl,
In Washington, stating
that all tho bids submitted a fow days
ago for tho construction of a hospital
Btownrd's qunrters nt Fort Stevens
hnd beon rsdoctod.
Fight Can't Come Off.
San Francisco, Oct 13 Tho Drltfc
Selger fight Is off. Drltt was badly In
jured while boxing in tho gymnasium
by tho boards In the floor giving way,
and tearing tho llgnmonts from his
anklo. Arrnngomcnts aro being mado
for tho fight to tnko placo in six wooks.
Drltt loses $1000 forfeit money.
Case of the
Mutineers
Lcnvonworth, Kan., Oct 13. Tho
testimony In tho caso of tho flvo mu
tineers bognn this morning. Tho at
tornoy for tho defenao oponod with
tho stnetmont thnt the mon hnd a right
to escape bocnuso of tholr trcatmont
at tho hands of tho government ponl
tontlnry officials. A largo number of
secret sorvlco officials woro In the
court room to prevent any posslblo
attempt nt tho rescue of tho prison-ors.
KILLED Al
THOUSAND
BABIES
Unbelievable Crimes
Perpetrated by Rbs
sian Women
Arrested on Charge of Mur
der, They Having Killed
Hundreds of Infants
for a Small Fee
Dorllu, Oct. 13. Tho Morgon Post
todny prints an account of almost un
believable crimes perpetrated by Rus
sian peasant women of MuroUlnn,
who hnvo been arrested at Trautla,
Russia, chnrged with murdoring mora
than 1000 babos, for a small fee.
Strike About Ended.
Minneapolis, Oct. 13. Tho strike ot
tho flour mill workors Is nonring Ita
ond. Tho Plllsbury mills, tho largest
In tho yorld, resumed oporntlons this
morning.
Standard Oil
Turns the Screw
Toledo. Oct. 13. The Standard Oil
Company announced nn Increase of
two ccnta on Western oil. Dealers In
crudo oil Bay It will havo to go to 12
conts boforo It will Justify tho rocont
rnlso In roflned.
Japs Called Home.
Rome. Oct 13, Forty-five Japnnoso
officers, whii havo lioon studying In
tlio Modana college, havo boon re
called to Japan by telogram. '
Clerks' meetlna tonight
Ffesli Today
Soft Centered
Chocolate Ct cams
AT-
Zinn's
1B4 State St Phono 1071 Main,
, l! ! - j Mill . ' -'
Japan is
Resting Easy
London, Oct. 13. Japaneso Minis
ter Hash! says he has rocolved reas
suring news from Japan, indicating
that there is no cnuso for alarm in the
far Kasttorn situation. He adds that
this, the first message in three works.
Is probably sent bocnuso of tho alarm
ist rumors current In Hurope have
reached Japan.
Korea is
Disturbed
VlndlvQdtQck, Siberia. Oct. 13. Tol
egrarns this morning say Corea is
greatly disturbed. A number of fights
have occurred between Coroans Mid
Jaianeee. Japan aecusea the Russian
mlDiater at Seoul with fostering the
troubles, with a view of Hiring Ruiala
an rxcutm for InwrveniiOM.
Company is
JBankrupt
Ckteagu, Oet 13. The Chicago Mo
lor VhUl Company, oue of the li rg
Mt auteraebUe manufacturers in
America, wnt la to bankruptcy this
morning. Secretary Shaw, Lyman
Gax, and other prominent men, are
stockholders. Tho company's attor
neys lalra it is solvent. The plant
akwe W valued at half a million; the
debts arc a quarter of a million. The
Out Best Efforts '
Hnvo always boon tliroctod to keeping qtinlitloB up and priooa
down. It is not un onsy combination to work, but wo nro proud
to stty that wo hnv Buccoodod. Wo novel" handled boltor goods
than wo havo in stock nt prosont nnd our um-h, tnko thorn all
through, woro never no low. But wo mvor compute with goods
whoso chonpness isthoir only rocoinmoinliitiui. ;
New Dess
Skirts
A swell flow lino of black
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brondclotliB just rccoivod.
Thoy aro tho season's latost
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to bo appreciated.
$7.50 to $27.50
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