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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14
COUNTY REPUBLICAN TICKET

Representatives,
DIR. j. N. SMITH, OF Salem,
III. L. BARKLEY, Of WOodburn,
Il. w. CHAPMAN, Of Brooks,
M'KINLEY MITCHELL, ofGervais
DAVID CRAIG, of Macleay'
County Judge,
GROVE p. TERRELL, OF Mehama
County Commissioner,
]. N. DAVIS, Of Sllverton.
County Clerk,
l.. V. EHLEN, OF Butteyille.
Sheriff,
+. T. wRIGHTMAN, Of Salem.
Recorder,
+. w. WATERS, Of Salem.
Assessor,
j. w. HOBART, Of Garfield.
Surveyor
&. p. HERRICK, Of Yew Park.
Treasurer,
JASPER MINTO, OF Salem.
School Superintendent
GEO. w. JONES, OF Jefferson.
Coroner,
A. NJ. CLOUGH, Of Salem.
For Justice OF the Peace Salem Dist.
II. A. JOHNSON Jr.
For Constable,
A. II. WALN.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

The lllihee social club is formally
opened with a reception To It's mem.
bers and their ladies Wednesday eve
ming IL is the first club of the kind,
and win go far to unite our leading
citizens along social lines and unity of
purpose for all local interests. Itisa
step In the right direction. Long
live the illihecs.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

II daily and hourly becomes more
evident that Sears, the great CRATER
OF TINS county, is losing ground. AT
least the people, whom he has so long
fooled and plundered, are 'onto him. y
lie would be beaten tomorrow; and he
win lose votes every day between now
ana the day of election. Sears has
had enoughi the taxpayers and voters
know IT, lie is the gigantic taxeater
OF Multnomah county.-Portland Wei.
come.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

Mr.. liingham's bin must he right.
II was approved by the county court
and suits the Post and Statesman. IL
cant be wrong, or those esteemed
contemporaries would Inform the
public.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

True friends Of silver will not aban.
don protection To American Indus
tries because they seek protection to
the mining industry.I
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

The excitement Of conventions Is
gone. Now fora steady closing up OF
the ranks for good men and sound
principles.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

Ihe sound money men of Portland,
were able 10 defeat Jo. Wright down
AT Portland, but that does not elect
'ne goldbug candidate. Jim Raley
VIII probably succeed himself.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14
JOHN HUGHES,

Dealer in groceries, paints, oils,
window glass, varnishes, and
the most complete stoce Of
brushes Of all kinds in the
state. Artists materials, lime.
hair, cement and shingles, and
finest quality Of grass seeds.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

DAILY, 25c n month; WEEKLY, 81 a
year-send 1t TO your nelghbor for the
campaign. IL stands for good govern
ment, Protection and Blmetalllsm.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

II you aln't happy IN the Repub-
lican party and don't want 10 join the
Popullsts or Democrats you can go TO
Alaska.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14
PREcocIoUs MISCHIEF.
A Twelve Year-Old Boy a Would-Be
Assassin.

A Twelve Year-Old Boy a Would-B
Assassin.
The sequel to the peculiar case o
attempted poisoning Of the Widow
Smith and her family at Coburg ha
at last been found. In all % visit
were made to the farm by the famil!
prosecutor, and now II transpires tha
he is a 12-year-old boy, Oral Poindex
ter, a stepson of Granville PolndeXter
who lives on a farm adjoining tn,
Smith farm.
Since the recent visits we're made Il
the Smith place by some unknown
person who scattered poison about the
premises members of the family have
been keeping a sharp lookout for the
would-be assassin, and s. o. Garrison
neighbor, was appointed a special
officer TO keep watch for and arrest
the guilty party. On last Friday Mrs
Smith left the house while one Of the
little girls remained there to keeT
watch. Soon after Mrs Smith left,
the little girl saw the boy, Oral
Polndexter, approaching the house.
He carried i'm his hands Il small vial
containing liquid which he started
TO pour into the pump when the little
girl knocked tin pan off the stove
making a noise that frightened him
away before he accomplished his pur.
pose. Mr.. Garrison was Immediately
notified and asked to arrest the boy,
but he desired more evidence before
arresting boy so young.
On Saturday morning one OF the
little girls, Hilda Smith, aged thirteen
years, went To the barnyard TO place
some eggs under a goose. While
stopped over in position to place the
eggs she was struck a blow on top of
the head from behind. She was
rendered senseless by the blow and
was carried into n chicken house
about thirty feet distant, where she
was left and was afterwards found by
some Of the members of the family.
DR.. Mackey of Harrisburg was sent
for and rendered medical assistance to
the little girl whose head is yet in a
painful condition from the effects OF
the blow. On the afternoon of the
same day Oral Poindexter made three
visits TO the Smith house and posted
threatening notices on the door each
time. He was seen each visit by
members OF the family who were
keeping watchout,
Mr.. Garrison was again notified and
this morning arrested the boy at the
home of Mr.. Thomson, bringing him
TO this city this afternoon.
Oral Poindexter is a boy small Of
his age. He wept bitterly when ques.
TONED In the Justices sofilce this after
noon. His parents were in this city
ut the time Of his arrest, haying been
here for several days TO get medical
treatment for Mrs. PoindeXter. IL is
believed by many that he has been
TO commit the acts and IL is
said that family troubles have existed
between the Poindexter's. and the
for some time.
The boy was placed'under $500 bonds
TO await examination, as owing to the
high stage of water it will be diniult
TO get witnesses here for a few DAYS.
lie has not yet raised bonds. His
mother and his step-father left town
To-Day NJ noon and do not know of his
arrest'-Eugene Guard, April l3.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

The iron grasp of scrofula has no
mercy upon its victims. This demon
of the blood is often not satisfied with
causing dreadful sores, but racks the
body with the pains of rheumatism
until Hoods Sarsaparilla cures.
"Nearly four years ago / became af-
hioted with scrofula and rheumatism.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

Salem's new quarter Of "A million
dollar woolen mill and worsted plant
is rapidly being completed.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

THE JOURNAL recommends good
natured campaign.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

II there Is a sound money party
there will be union blmetalllc party.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14
wi ad g

Running sores broke out on my thighs.
Pieces OF bone came out and an operation
was contemplated. had rheumatism In
my legs, drawn up out of shape. lost APP
petite, could not sleep. 1 was a perfect
wreck l continued to grow worse and
nnally gave up the doctors treatment to
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

The Youths Department by Sa-
lem schoolboy is new feature OF THE
JOURNAL.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

Albany will confess to Salem beat.
ing her at indoor baseball.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

The Peoples party has filed It's
county ticket with the clerk of Marion
county-a clean setHof men, too.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

The Democratic county convention
meets at Salem, Wednesday, April
10.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

A sound money fight on Ellis In
Eastern Oregon viii only swell his
majority.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

Morkingmen's suits, tirst class oplv
S,.ts Si,.o az =! u, =, W, johnson s Sons, the
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

General Williams is the G. o. NJ. of
the G.. o. p.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14

take Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon appetite
came back; the sores commenced to heal.
MY limbs straightened out and threw
away my crutohes. l am now stout and
nearly and am farming, whereas four
years ago was a cripple. gladly rec
2inmend Hoods Sarsaparilla ~ URBAN
HAMMOND, Table Grove, Illinois.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-14
SALEM WATER CO.

" Offices Willamette Hotel Buldhs,
For water service apply at Office. Bib
payable monthly in advance. Make 4
complaints at the office.
There will be no deduction in water us
on account Of temporary absence from 4
city unless notice is left at The csn
Hereafter water for irrigation will Onlyk
furnished to regular consumers using slx
for domestic purpose. Contractors 6r dk
walks, brick work and plasiering will plaS
read "under building purposes" page y
schedule Of rates for 1893. Apply at oka
for copy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

the government of the various villages
Is entirely in the hands Of the sisters,
wives and mothers OF the absent men,
End remains so, in many cases, even
after the men have returned Each
town has its lady mayoress," who pre-
sides at all meetings of the village
council whose members arc likewise
women Questions of public interest
arc debated and decided upon rs In
other legislative assemblies, and there
is no more jealousy and chickering's
than is ordinarily the case when the
legislative body is composed of men.
Perhaps this is largely due to the fact
that the months OF outdoor labor give
the women strong nerves as we'll as
strong bodies. II is II curious fact that
IN most other provinces in Rus
STA there Is said TO be bribery and cor
ruptton on every hand, and public
office Is considered u legitimate source
OF plumber, nut among these women
purity in politics" Is the rule. The
female tax gatherers are never guilty
of eNtortiou, and the imposts which the
government levies are paid chcerfully
and exactly.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26

was driving NJ, glanced rapidly along
the lines and slow color deepened
in his cheek, He began to understand
what his employer was limiting AZ, but
II seemed too good 10 he true the
possibility " himself being asked to
take the vacant situation AZ last he
looked M and seeing the Qui1gital.
inuuirtNg look on Mr., Myers face,
drHw a long breath and said
We'll, can handle sun pretty
we'll nov and have a fair education
do YOU think | should ypply""
Eust an foremost, | want to know
will the squirrel take the nut that's Of
tcrHd him. laughed Joshua, and Alec
At las, saw that the desire OF his
heart was otIrrrd him
You bet he Win. and I've mighty
thankful, answered Alec
tro Re Contluucdl
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26
A pETTICOAT GOVERNME NT.
Here's One Little Community Whore
The Women Make the Laws

A yeritable little state, inhabited and
governed almost entirely by women
exists in the province Of SmoIensk. in
western central Russia II IL about ID
yersts, or 10 miles square and contains
largo number OF populous villages
and the region Is one OF the most fertile
In the cars domain.
IN that part Of Russia 1t Is called the
"wOmcn's Kingdom" because the male
population, almost TO man. cmigratc
on masse each springtime TO Moscow
and the other great cities not far dis
tant, in search OF employment, for the
summer season lis the busiest one In
these Russian towns During the warm
weather fairs are held and commerce
Is nj it's height. The men are therefore
enabled to find work at such wages that
they can return to their rural homes
In the autumn with "A greater store OF
rubles than they could have accumu
lated from tilling the soil
The women are strong and hardy,
and being left alone til the fields.
harvest the crops and do other work
which ordinarily belongs 10 masculine
husbandman. Some dress In short
skirts, but few OF them, TO secure
greater freedom Of movement, put on
male attire. and the casual traveller
through the province Is unable. seeing
them al work In the fields 10 dstin-
guish their sex. In large households
the young girls attend to the ordinary
feminine tasks Of preparing meals,
sewing butter making and the like,
but iicy are generally eager to begin
the outdoor work OF their older sisters
as soon as they are able.
The most remarkable feature OF this
"woman's kingdom" however, Ia that
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26
A SWEDISH TRIIBY,

"Triby" has reached Sweden and
iB booming there. Weeks before the
FIRST night" In Stockholm every seat
was booked Slgnora Wolfe. a young
local actress, plays the title role. She
was trained for the operate stage, 80
possesses n sIngularly melodious voice
deep contralto, with some peculiar
ly high soprano notes Her feet are,
perhaps. rather small for our precon-
ceiycd Ideas OF "TrIlby's." yet 50
beautifully shaped. and with such a
high instep she inspires her audience
with enthusiastic admiration. The
only words in the play that are not
translated into Swedish are milk be-
low"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26
AN ECCENTRIC MERCHANT.
New York HAS the Quccrest Specimen
OF His Kind

Within very few weeks Charles
broadway RouSs, the eccentric BROAD
way merchant, will hc totally blind
The ocrultSts who have been treating
nm have given up all hope OF saving
his sight, which has been rapidly lcav-
ing him, despite all their efforts. With
characteristics courage Mir Rouss treats
his affection lightly, and says he might
as we'll I've blind rs dead, for Il he
oheNed the doctors and retired from
business 10 give his eyes rest he
would surely die nr cnnui
Few men in mercantile life have hccu
moro talked about than Charles Broad
way Rouss since he came to this city
from Winchester, Va, In 1866 His &C.
ccntriCitics almost place him In the
category of Cranks, and It Is considered
remarkable by the conservative old
merchants who do business near him
that he has been able to build up u
fortune Of several millions OF dollars
within score of Years, \ list of Mr.
Rouss's pccularitics. IL all written.
would MI columns. Here are some of
the queer things he docs. When a
visitor calls on MIR Rouss at his store
he grocts the caller with My time
Is worth 500 a minute How much
of II do YOU want" one of his
amusCments is to throw niCkCls and
dimes to the newshoNs from the plat
form of street car while he Is on
his way home at night He is fond of
sleeping in his store and occupies an
mon hcdstcad which he has had set
M in quiet corner there When one
of his clerks dies he closes mp his store
and insists on the rest of his employees
attending the funeral llc pays Off his
clerks at the close of each days work
and will only employ men In his store
who drink, They may not he drunk
ards, but he will have no tcCtotnlors
around him When Il number of his
clerks were found to have robbed him
Systematically Of over $50 900. he said
they were smart follows, and that II
was too small matter to talk about
His son Peter insisted on prosecuting
the thieves or the matter would have
been dropped by Mr. Rouss. In his big
Broadway store Mr. Rouea has room
in which he locks up those Of his clcrks
who get too drunk To work He won't
let them out until they are sober and
promise not to drink more than they
can carry He has struck an average
In his scale Of wages and pays the
greater part Of his employees dollar
n day. Few men are worth more to mn
employer he says. For years past he
has made periodical visits to his native
town and always gives the residents
OF Winchestc. treat in the shape of
an OK roast, Ice cream and fireworks at
night, Mr. Rouss wears $12 suits and
Is an advocate Of phonetic spelling
His letters are wonderful examples Of
that art Once Mr. Rouss failed and
paid forty-fIve cents on tho dollar.
Later he was successful and hunted up
his creditors and paid them the other
hfty-hvo cents, When Erastus Wimnn
was arrested on charge of forgery
Mr. liouss went his bona to the amount
Of 100000 He said WIman was n good
fellow and ought not to be locked up.
New York World
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-03-26
THE NEW MAN.

Wadsworth-"W WE'LL WE'LL IL
this isn't Billy Brown. How are you.
old man. anyway"
The Late Billy Brown-"I am not
Billy Brown any longer. | am Mr..
Simpkins. ! have married since we
met last. "-.Indianapolis Journal.
Evening star., 1896-09-12

to soone- secure his release from legal re-
straint. A certain amount Of time is al
ways taken OF for good behavior The
criminal has often been exhorted to this
end by father, mother, brother, sister and
by others who had his interest at heart.
His manhood, his future, his ambition and
his hope Of quick release from confinement
have been appealed to, and iE many cases
In vain. Now 1t Is to the mans stomach
that the appeal is to be made.
The proposed experiment contemplates a
Meges. increasing from grade to grade.
from lowest to highest, so that within duo
and proper limits of indulgence Of the ap-
petite by prisoners in prison reformatory
Tor crime they can. out of their own ac-
cumulations, have the privilege to select
meal by meal at their pleasure, provided
always that they keep their expenditure
within the limits Of indulgence allowed by
the government of the reformatory, The
prisoners, under the wage-earning system
OF the reformatory, as it Is at present
must earn their living and keep a credit
balance to their account. respectively in
order to progress toward their release by
parole. prisoner, to maintain a credit
balance, must needs restrain regulate and
exert himself In a manner which accom-
piishes and shows his improvement; but
hitherto the diet rate has been inflexible
II Is believed that If more latitude is al
lowed and the prisoner has a chance OF
tickling his palate occasionally with minca
pie. juicy roast or other homeljke
dainties. he will be more likely to make
an extra effort to reform In other words
II he has an inviting menu to choose from
Tor breakfast, dinner and supper. he will
get up and hustle and be a man.
Evening star., 1896-09-12

that 1t can easily support eighty tons.
look at the manager and the two miners
who are to go with us. None of them
weigh more than 300 pounds, and as my
weight Is about 100 l feel comparatively
safe. Now the eleva tor is at the top. Two
cars. each holding 800 pounds of rock, are
their places. As we do so the manager
gives signal to the engineer. and we
start down into the bowels Of the earth
We descend as fast as though we were In
the elevator of Chicago hotel, and We
drop at once into the darkness We are
warned to keep close within the cage as
a hand or head might be taken off by
projecting timber. We hold on for dear life
to the iron rail over our heads, and try
to shrink myself inward as far as possible
as we go down. down. down. Now We pass
one of the levels. and we catch a glimpse
Of a candle in the opening Now our ears
are dinned by the shooting Of blast, and
the sound SO shakes the air that our cam
dies are blown out. We light them again
when we fall to the next level and the
faces Of the miners about us look weird
and ghost-like in their flckering glare. 1t
makes one shUdder and you feel at times
as though you were on the edge of the
grave. At least 1 felt so when the ele-
vator was stopped at the sixth level, and
there. GOO feet below the earth, a miner
stepped on with box Of dynamite can
dies. 1t was no bigger than a soap box. 1t
square. but 1t contained enough dynamite
to have blown up the Capitol building at
Washington and to have torn the State,
War and Navy Department into atoms
There was no top to the box. and as the
miner placed 1t close to my feet, 1
thought of the terrible possibilities Sup
pose rock should drop from the top down
upon that dynamite! Suppose a spark
from a candle or a bit of wick should fall
into 1t! A sudden jar might throw one of
US upon 1t. I could feel my hair rising and
my face whiten. l asked to the danger,
and was told that II was comparatively
small, but that the box contained 40 per
cent OF nitro-gycerine. I was much re-
lieved when 1t was taken away.
A Forest and . River Underground.
And so we went on down to the bottom.
where we were to visit one of the greatest
feats Of mining engineering known to the
world. This is the famous Ontario tunnel
which has just been completed at a cost Of
100000. in order to draw the water Off Of
the mine. The Ontario is a wet mine and
a river Of water flows through its tunnel.
1t Is. In fact. a great subterranean passage
60 wide that you could drive buggy
through 1t. and so high that we walked in
1t without stopping. The three-mle tun-
mel has a floor running through its mid
which the ore and men are dragged from
one part Of the mine to another by mules
AS we walk over the road we hear the
rushing Of water. and look down between
the boards. There is torrent flowing un-
Evening star., 1896-09-12

you go through them, From these tunnels
the miners have worked upward along the
vein. digging out great caves and rooms
in the mountain, all Iof which have to be
vailed and rooted with logs and so braced
that there may be no danger Of their cav
ing in. A good idea Of silver mine might
be gotten from big New York apartment
house. Take the Ontario. for instance.
The mine has fifteen stories, each 100
feet in height, and the shaft con-
tafns an elevator which an immense
steam engine raises and lowers, car
rying the ore and the men from story
to story. At each story the tunnels run
of through the vein and connect with the
rooms or slopes. as they are called by the
miners. The tunnels are the passage ways
or halls Of the fiat and the Slopes are rooms
dug upward and outward in taking out the
ore. Each tunnel has little railroad run
ming through It and there are fifty miles of
such tunnels in the Ontario and the DAILY.
The cars of the railroad are Of iron. They
are always loaded by gravity. In order
that the miners may not have the trouble
OF lifting the ore. from, the tunnel of each
OF these stories to the tunnel below it, Ia
cut great pipe or chute at such an angle
Evening star., 1896-09-12


ly. the cable message Is represented by a
waving line. This line runs up and down
Cnequally. 1t is the length or value of the
curves that enables the operator to detect
the message / have often watched the
operators at work, and think 1t Is won-
derful that they are able to select the mes
sage at all. The line as 1t runs I'D and
down Is crossed and recrossed by other
lines coming from earth currents and the
thousand and one sources from which q
stray current gets in. 1t Is simply impos-
sibIe for me to pick out the real message
Yet those fellows do it every time and with
comparative ease"
1t Differs From Ordinary Telegraphy.
Now. not only Is this complimentary to
the skill of the cable operators. but 1t calls
attention to a department of the public
service and class of workers of which
most persons know little or nothing The
cable station is after all the most wonderful
Institution in the whole telegraphic sys-
tenn The method of it's operation is totally
different from that of the land telegraph
office. The quantities are less exact;
greater mental force is required of the op-
orator. Moreover, the mechanism OF the
system is more picturesque
There is more human interest in trans
mittipg characters 5000 miles under the
sea and eventually setting them down In
black and white than there Is in clicking a
series of dots and daShes over a land wire
For this is what cabling across the ocean
amounts to- When the operator in the New
York cable station gives an impulse to his
key, he knows that he Is practically writ
ing with an elongated pen which reaches
cut undisturbed through miles of alternate
tempest and calm and sets down on a strip
of paper letters and words which have all
the peCuliarItIeS of his own chirography
Nor is this at all overdrawn. Opera tors at
each end of the line recognize each other by