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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

Rev. N. shupp, went ~ Portland this
afternoon.
Miss NJ. Krebs was Portland pas-
senger this afternoon.
Mrs. l.. G. Mccoy was passenger to
Portland this afternoon.
w. A. Dove, Of Liberty, went to Port
land this morning 10 work.
Mrs. Mary J. Gay an Illinois lady,
left today for visit at Sublimity.
Newton Grippis went to Cathlamet,
Washington, 10 accept position.
A. g. Wilson went 10 Portland today
to visit with relatives aud friends.
The river In steadily rising and now
stands S.5ieet above low water max.
Attorney.General and Mrs. Blackburn
went 20 Albany 10 spend Memorial day
Rev. aud Mrs. j. l.. Freeland, OF
Seattle, are guests Of friends in the city.
Mrs. J. @. Howard. of Albany, is q
guest at the home OF Mrs. $. f. Chad
wick.
Mrs. \. Miller, went 10 Wheatlant
this morning 10 visit friends and rola'
tives
Mips Gussic Giesy left today for Salt
Lake 10 visit sister and gain better
health.
Mrs. r.. b. Goodin went TO Portland
this morning via steamer 10 visit friends
and relatives.
Mrs. NJ. Williams and Mrs. Il. staley
were passengers 10 arrive home from
Corvallis today.
Miss Minnie Barrett was passenger
10 Portland today via steamer Pomona
30 visit friends.
Miss Grace strtcklin went TO Oregon
City today 20 visit at the home Of +,
II. Manlganny,
Mrs, NJ, Bridwell, Of Pullman, Wash,
was AN arrival on the Ruth this morn
ny 20 visit friends,
II. T.. Dorman, Of Liberty, was a pas
sengcr 10 Portland this morning via
steamer Pomona.
Mrs. \. l.. Sauyain and daughter,
Minna, will spend this week In Port
lrnd visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Edith Vaughn Of Heppner, ar
rived today 10 bc the guest of her sister
Mrs T. NJ Jones, ON East State street,
DIR. Philip Weaver, a specialist, who
recently came 10 Salem went 10 New
berg this morning ON professional
business,
Mrs. Geo. llolhcrt was a passenger IL
Portland this morning, and after a short
visit there will proceed 10 The Dalles "a
spend some time.
Mrs. Mel Hamilton went 90 Albany t.
day 10 decorate the grave of her iather'
Mr.. NJ. 1. Smith who died at Salem
about four years ago.
Miss Ethel Bnrkholder and sudie
Hensley wore passengers down ON the
early morning boat Miss honsley has
boen visiting friends In Salem,
W. Arthur Robbins, the young Salem
lawyer, who has established himself in
prosperous practice al Fossil. Wheeler
county, IL in the city for short visit.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

A Salem contractor, who was recently
mentioned in connection with doing
some elevatorand mill construction work
received letters from large milling
company in California, enquiring about
prices and plans for elevators and mill
contract work The gentleman was
quite surprised to hear from his insig-
nificant mention in connection with the
elevator work. We mention this 10
show that, be the mention ever 50
slight, it pays to come before the pub
lie in a live paper, The Jorunal is read
from Maine to California.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
A SONG FOR ALoER.

tsung at a supper given in honor o
the committee appointed TO Investigate
the the beef question:
Though whitewash may not always cleanse,
We know that dirt defles;
Then Il we can't make Aleers white
Wen blaeken General Miles.
30 bnng along pot Of tar,
Or anything that's black:
Wen daub 1t on the generals face,
An pour 1, down his back.
well tell the people he's a fool
Unworthy OF belief,
And Il was all lie he told
About that embalmed beef
Wen decorate the whole affair
With fancy colored paint
Until the world at large believe
That Algers Is a saint.
And when our last report Is made,
OF this you may be sure,
That Eagans pockets will be full,
And Algers conscience pure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Scorehers Arrested .

Marshal Gibson Sunday arrestd tive
young men for fast riding of wheels
They were brought before Recorder in,
dah this morning, and after exam
ination deposited $3.50 each for
their sport, As the wheeling season il
now fully on, riders are apt TO become
Indifferent TO the law and grow some
what careless about their speed The
officers will hereafter keep a close
lookout and all yiolators of the city's
oriinrhoe ON this subject will be duly ar
rested.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
WILLAMETTE HOTEL ARRIVALS

w w Burger, Henry Wolf W A
Gilmore, John l. Mitchell, Adams )
Collins, San Francisco; J G Clark and
wife, w Grace, Mr. and Mrs w McGin-
mis-, b Hthian, q Bush, A c Patter-
son, Mrs Woodland, ii. III, Payne, Ed
gar, Fred Hesse. Portland; 4 T Geer
and son, Salem; Harry Elmer, Geo
Strachon, Max Levy, New York NJ
Adams, J III Hatchison, Seattle; Joe
Kopecky, + + Baggerly Chicago;
Monheimer, Milwaukee.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Justice Count.

As We 20 To press Justice Johnson is
engaged in unraveling the mysteries oi
the case of G. h. Updegraff vs.. the
Young Mems Investment Co. whereby
the former seeks 10 recover $40 divi.
dend alleged 10 be due him as a stock
holder OF the latter.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
DATES or LOCAL EVENTS.

lday 81 - June - County Sunday
school convention az Marion,
June 3 - intercollegiate Field day.
June Railroad conductors picnic
at Fair Grounds.
June l3 Willamette university
Alumni Reunion.
June 10 - Willamette University
Commencement.
June 10 Commencement Salem
College Of Music.
June 30.--ConUnencemcnt Interstate
Musical Conservatory, Eta Anders.Will-
man Principal
July 4 80 Celebration az salem,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Mems Crash Hats

Mems soft crush hats, mems bike
caps, mems bike belts, sweaters
hose, shoes, etc. Our tl66 line ol
bike shoes are wonderful sellers, and
are giving the best OF satisfaction.
The el.s0 ard ~ lines are top value.
We'd want nothing better than 20
show YOU these goods, They are
from Riee s Hutchins, the factory
that makes some oi the best men :
lines Ia the world.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Memorial Day Excursion

The Woodburn excursion train will
leave Salem for Portland at 9;45 a. m.
Memorial day. Tickets for Salem at
Southern Pacific passenger depot-$l.5O
for the round trip. Return on any train
up to Saturday night, June 3,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
For Decoration Day

Flower baskets, full line OF all kinds
a., and up,
Flower pots, and inexpensive Jar
dinleres for grave decorations.
Flags a few sizes on hand az popular
prices.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

The new law taxing sheep , cents
head and all real and personal property
a quarter Of a cent 10 provide a fund
for scalp bounty will raise over 500
in Namhill county.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

Farmers living south of Pendleton
complain that the Russian thistle is
gaining great headway, and that unless
the law recently passed is enforced, the
thistle will become very annoying.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

The public school at Pendletdn will lie
named Field school, in honor OF Eugen"
Field, the Chicago poet, who died few
years ago.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Going in Business,

Frank Hollis will go into the furniture
business at Salem in the near future, oc-
cupying a storeroom on either CONNER
cial or State street, with q $1,000 stock
of goods He is now selecting location
and preparing for business.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Dnn,t Go Rnrnfnoted

When you can buy children's School
Shoes at IS cents, worth $3.50, at Bos-
ton Shoe Company, 30S Commercial
street, near the postoflice. 10 h
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

A fresh kiln Of choice brick lust
opened. Also superior tiling OF all
siaes, hest made Cali ON or address
}. T., MURPHY,
6-26 4 4 " m Fair Grounds, Or
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

Bishop Morris will lay the corner stone
of the new Episcopal church at Hepp-
ner, The church viii be named An
Saints church.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Notice

All G.. A. II. and families are cordially
invited 10 attend a dinner, after services
at cemetery on Memorial Day, at G.. a.
h. Hall, given by Sedgwick w. X, c.
No. l. All visiting members are in
vited.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
,os commereial Stree,

Here yon can buy Ladies' French Kid
Button Shoes for ~, worth 81. Boston
Shoe Company, l5 II
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Base Ball or Cricket.

Whether you play baseball or other
games you will enjoy smoking Little
Champions.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

Go To Gillingham's for your floral
work. Artistic designs made up at short
notice.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Siskiyou Water.

Siskiyou Natural Mineral Water. Besi
ON earth. Try il. For sale by the ease
Willamette Hotel. SGT
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

Lots of sweet peas and other flowers
at Gillingham's, floral designs spec
iality.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

As issI sSs saa a. '.Is t. Ais s.1vls:. sT s'P'SiI
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29

Crystalline Lenses
But your looks and sight will both be
improved by our eyeglasses and spec
tacles, when your eyes have been tested,
and proper glasses adjusted. / make no
charge for testing your sight, and our
prices for glasses are reasonable.
Every pair Of lenses, every frame,
every eye-glasa, chain and hook, under
goes careful inspection before leaving
my store, 40 that none Imperfect glasses
are sold.
All Glasses are warrented.
OH HINGES
GRADUATE SCIENTIFIC orrICiAN,
20 YEARS EXPERIENCE.
2oe COMMERCIAL ST.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
Out Of Sight
Crystaline Lenses

You may believe having you eyesight
ltted with our fine
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1899-05-29
WEATHER REPORT.

Fair tonlsh, and sunday.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSIONS |
Some Incidents Just Before the
War Which Have Never
Been Explained.

A member of the Cnited States Sc
cret service. published recently in one
of the leading magazines an account
of his adventures in Spain during the
war.
Similar revelations from one of
Spain's secret agents might throw some
light on the origin of the mysterious
explosions that wrecked powder mills,
foundries and ship yards, where work
for the government was being hurried
forward at the time war was declared
The first of these explosions occurred
April 26 in the nitrogIycerine mills of
the California powder mills. located in
a canyon near Santa Cruz Eleven per-
sons were killed and the works took
fire Immediately. The first dull report
was followed in quick succession by
two others; every house in the grounds
was wrecked by the force of these three
explosions, while tons of powder that
had been purchased for the government,
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interest centers itself more strongly
than around diamonds. The scientist,
however, in spite of the fact that speci-
mems to operate upon cost $25 per grain,
regards the sparkling crystals Of car
bon with critical eyes, and in his alb
oratUry, in the cause of science he ex-
perimentS with these brilliant objects
with just as much interest as if they
were so many crystals of common salt
sulphur or alum. No one would sup
pose, judging from their outward ap-
pearance or physical properties, that a
lump of charcoal a piece of black lead
and diamond had any relation to each
other. and yet it has been proved be-
yond dispute that their chemical con-
stitution is identical. They are simply
three distinct notifications of the non
metallic element, carbon. To prove this
relationship many queer experiments
have been made with these valua BILE
crystals. They have been burnt in the
air and in oxygen gas, the resulting
carbOnic acid gas being carefully col
lected and weighed The favorite ex-
pertinent for proving the constitution
of the diamond is to place a weighed
quantity in small platinum saucer,
which is inserted in the porcelain tube
of a specially constructed miniature
furnace. The tube is heated strongly,
and a stream of oxygen gas allowed to
pass through it, the products of the
combustion of the diamond being col
lected in bulbs of caustic potash. The
diamond disappears, but the potash
bulbs increase CORRESPONDENCE in
weight by the absorption of the result
ing carbonic acid.
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and which We're awaiting shipment
were destroyed. Twenty men, all bad
ly bruised or wounded, were rescued
from the different buildings that COM
prised the works. by their uninjured
fellows.
For several days prior to the explcs-
ion, suspicious looking character had
been lurking about the place. and on
the night preceding the tragedy he had
been ordered away by the Waterman.
Afterward the mangled body of a
man was discovered in the bushes near
the dynamite mill. This body was new
er identified by any of the mill hands,
and it was the belief of the secret serv-
ice men who investigated the case that
it was Spanish spy who had fired
into the open door of the dynamite
house with the intention of producing
an explosion by conclusion, and had
thought the distance great enough to
insure his own safety.
The next explosion was three days
later and the width of the continent
separated it from the first.
The scene of the disaster was the
dynamite works near Kenvil, four miles
from Dover, n. j.: six men were blown
to atoms, and four injured.
Immediately there We're wild reports
afloat and the explosion was said to
have been caused by Spanish agents.
" nat gave color TO TINS rumor was the
fact that the mills were being pushed
to their utmost capacity to fill big
government contract. The manager,
however, secuted the idea, and there
were no subsequent developments to
prove that he was in the wrong.
The day following, at Portland, Ore.
an attempt was made to set fire to the
shops of the Wolff and wicker iron
works, where topedo boats No. ~ and
No. 10 were in course of construction.
1t was quitting time and the work
men were just leaving the building
when they were startled by dull re-
port which shook the structure to its
foundation. A foreman and two night
watchmen who had just come on duty
hurried in the direction from which the
report seemed to come. This was I'M
derneath the wharf on which the tor
pedo boats were being built. As they
pushed Their way below it, a second
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better the condition of Ireland and of
1reland's sons. A great English party
is pledged to the advocacy of princi-
pies of political liberty which would
have seemed no less than treason to
that same party generation ago. The
time may come. the time may not be
far off when the patriotic Irishman,
eager to attain that success which is
the aim of every buoyant spirit, may
seek 1t in his own country and among
his own people and not be forced to
cross the seas and follow his star into
far countries and among foreign peo-
pies. But the time is not yet. The
curse of Swift still prevails. The Irish
man of to-day, like his grandfather and
his great grandfather and many an an
cestor before that knows that the great
rewards of life are not to be gained in
an island gagged by tyranny and
crippled by oppression. The Irishman
at home, the Irishman who has not sur
rendered to the dominant race has ever
had few of those chances of distinc-
ton that have always beeen freely of
fered to the Irishman abroad. If the
absentee landlord has been one of Ire
lands greatest misfortunes, the absen-
tee patriot has been one of her greatest
losses. 1t is tragic to think that Ire
land has been deprived of the genius.
the courage, the wit that have made
a success denied at home.
The continent of Europe offered
fruitful field for laurels to the adven-
turous Irishman with little other for
tune than his stout heart and his good
sword. Beneath the Lilies of France,
in the splendid squadrons of the chiv-
airy of Grand Old Austria" to use the
fine phrase of George Meredith
in the well drilled regiments of the
little Prussia that was yet to grow so
great, Irishmen sought and found those
opportunities for military distinction
that were denied to them at home. Be
yond the Pyrrenees too. beneath the
bright skies of Spain the warm Irish
blood grew hotter and the warm Irish
heart beat faster in a land whose creed
and whose character were so Intimately
his own. Wherever true hearts, true
hands and true swords were nee led
the wandering Irshman found a vel
come and made name and fame. in
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whereupon the president and two
directors broke into the secret rooms.
In one of these they found all the raw
sugar that had ever been carried into
the place to be refined. still there and
still raw. They also found barrels of
sugar that had evidently been refined
in the ordinary way. 1t had been taken
into the refinery by the truckload, in
great boxes ostentatiously marked
machinery" The second room con-
tanned sleeves by means of which any
grade of sugar asked for could be sent
out through shoots.
Another secret process of quite diff
ferent sort had been widely exploited
just five years previous to the Freund
exposure. A certain Professor Wingard
claimed to be the inventor of an APP
paratus with which he could destroy
vessel at a distance of five miles. In
1878 he gave a public exhibition at New
Orleans in the presence of many sci
entific men. The hulk of a schooner
was blown into atoms from a small
boat that was rowed within about
mile of the hulk. AS to the nature of
this awful force, Wingard would only
say that it was electricity-that scape-
goat for all inexplicable phenomena
and that it was supplied without any
direct connection between the machine
and the object destroyed. He appear
ed in Boston a little later. A steamer
was obtained and in one of the deck
houses Wingard arranged great
quantity of mysterious apparatus. On
the day appointed for the test an old
vessel was towed to a safe point in
the bay, while the steamer was sta
toned a mile away. Suddenly there
was an explosion al a considerable dis
lance from each craft, and afterward
the wreck of a rowboat and two man
gled human bodies was found at the
spot. Wingard, greatly agitated, said
that the experiment could not be car
ried on that day. He afterward broke
down completely and admitted that the
trick used at New Orleans and which
he had intended to repeat in Boston,
was to explode a large dynamite tor
pedo under the vessel by means of a
wire running to the pretended electric
apparatus. The two unfortunate men
had been on their way to put the tor
psdo in place.
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at Pin6la. Several unsuccessful at
tempts We're made by suspicious look
ing strangers to force their way into
the mills there. and on two occasions
the night watchmen found it necessary
to use their revolvers to drive them
from the vicinity of the works.
That all the talk concerning Spanish
spies was not merely groundless ru-
NOR was proven more conclusive by
the case of George Downing, who was
arrested in Washington. Downing had
at one time been seaman in the Unit
ed States navy. He was an Englishman
by birth, and his actions in Washing
ton brought him under suspicion. He
was arrested on the Sth of May. and On
the 18th committed suicide hanging
himself in his cell in the Washington
barracks, where he was imprisoned.
Polo. who was supposed to be largely
responsible for the activity of Spain's
secret agent in the United States. and
who was credited with having organic
ed the whole system of espionage, left
Montreal. where he had taken refuge
May u, accompanied by his entire staff,
but this did not put an end to the work
of his supposed agents. Four days af-
ter his departure, from Canada there
was mysterious fire in the naval foun-
dry and repair shop at Key West This
was followed two days later by an al
tempt on the part of three men to get
near the powder magazine at Fort
Clinch, Florida. They We're trying to
approach under cover Of the night. but
were halted by the guard, who fired
upon them. They promptly returned
the fire and then made off in the dark
ness and escaped.
On the 29th an explosion occurred in
the mills of the Dupont Powder COM
pany, at Carnegie Point, on the Della
ware river. One man was killed and
several seriously injured. At the time
the mills were guarded by the End bat
talon of the End Pennsylvania volun-
teer infantry, as previous attempts had
been made to wreck them.
If these explosions were really the
work of Spanish spies. and there is no
good reason to doubt but they were,
it is only remarkable, considering the
cunning of our enemy's agents here.
that more harm was not done.
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There was incorporated in 1888 what
was known as "Predavars Patent Mo
TIVE Power Co. The presiding genius
was one Predaval an English machin-
lst who. like Keely. had discovered
new force. Like Kelly, too, Predaval
mad no difficulty in securing capital to
carry on his experiments with the new
1orce, which was perpetual motion,
that dream of the half baked scientific
braln: He finally got his invention per-
fected and company was Incorporate
ed to put it upon the market 1t was
proposed to raise $500, 900 for this pur-
pose. The profits were figured on an
equally lavish scale 1t was asserted
that they would exceed $4,000, 600 per
annum. This would be the returns
from the licenses issued for the use
of the patent motive power. The pro-
jectors figured that there were $1,000
steam engines in use in England alone,
and that every one of them would be-
come worthless when their machine
was ready for use AS it would run
forever without stop or hitch--a tri-
fling fee of $40 year to continue as
long as the machine ran. was really
nothing to ask. No licenses were ever
issued, however, the machines were
never quite ready to be sold, and the
whole thing fell fiat. But there was
no evidence that either Predaval or
promoters ever intended fraud. They
probably thought they really were
working with a new force, and their
easy credulity and utter lack of any
real scientific learning was the only
thing their dupes had to complain of
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-02-26
FRAUDS WROUGHT UNDER
THE CLOAK OF SCIENCE
Fake Inventions and Discoveries Which Have
Fooled Thousands and Proved
Very Profitable.

of 10000 shares of stock was made A
building was bought in Brooklyn and
Freund was put in charge of it and
told to go ahead. The numerous tests
made all proved satisfactory. They
were conducted in two secret rooms
that had been fitted up under Freund's
direction. At this point Freund died
and bequeathed his precious secret to
his wife, who took charge of the work.
In all some 5000 shares of stock were
sold in New York and London at fig
ures ranging from 5000 to $3.50 share.
One big Liverpool refiner took block
of 10, for which he paid $4,000. Indeed,
with scarcely an exception the English
reffners succumbed to the allurements
of the secret process At last the re-
finery was completely equipped, but
Mrs. Freund refused to take the direc-