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The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
Battle.hip Iowa Aground.

Rio Janeiro, Brazil, via Galveston,
Tex, Sept. 1.-THE United States
battleship Iowa has run aground
near Cape Nossa Senhora do Des-
terro and the Island of Milo. Cape
Nossa Senhora do Desterro is on the
Island of Santa Catharina, 400 miles
southwest of Rio Janeiro. The Bra
lillian minister of marine has ordered
a warship to go to the aid of the
Iowa.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
REJECT OFFER WITH THANKS
Confederate Veterans Not willing to
Receive Aid of G. A. n. for
Building Of Home.

New Orleans, Sept. 1.-THE confed-
crate veterans of New Orleans have
refused the proffered aid of Gen. Tor
renee, commander of the Grand Army
of the Republic. They decline with
thanks the money to build home for
INDECENT confederate soldiers in Ala
bama. The Army of the Tennessee
adopted resolutions referring to Gen.
Torrence's offer in the kindest terms,
declaring that he possesses a noble
heart, full of brotherly love, but
we cannot accept even this generous
ly proffered assistance from any
source save from our own people,"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
woman Indicted for Murder

Springfield, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-THE Jack
son county grand jury. in session at
Murphysboro, indicted Mrs. Ella
Riley, charged with the murder of
her husband, w. H. Riley. who was
tenant on a farm owned by Robert
Solomon, of this city, near Murphys-
boro. Riley was formerly dairy
man here. He was killed in bed
while asleep by means of shotgun,
which Mrs. Riley claims was in the
hands of low, heavy-set man, who
disappeared after the shooting.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
RUIN TO OIL FIELDS.
Great Fire Is Raging In the Beau
mont (Tex.) District.


Beaumont, Tex, Sept. IL, 4 a. m.-
The Beaumont oil field is on fire and,
judging from the great volume OF
smoke which is flowing in from Spindle
Top, there is grave danger that great
loss will be sustained II the field is not
entirely destroyed.
The fire started early in the evening.
Some, waste oil along the Texas 81
Sabine tracks caght fire and burned
60 feet of trestle on the Palestine COM
pany's land. This fire was soon under
control and it was believed that all
danger was past, but the fire in some
way had been communicated to the
field and number Of huge settling
tanks, containing thousands of barrels
of petroleum. have already exploded
and others are reported as being in the
direct line Of the fire, which has spread
over wide area.
No Chance to Stop Fire.
The ground is saturated with oil and
there is no chance for stopping the
progress of the flames tonight. The
fire is spreading rapidly and it is be-
lieved/ that the whole Spindle Top
will be ignited before daylight
A telephone message from Gladys,
which is the station at the oil field,
says the whole of the Keith-Ward
tract, embracing several acres and
containing a large number OF wells,
has been burned over and ii is be-
lievcd that some of the wells have
10 NJ
itively determined, as no one can ap
proach to find out.
Big Tanks Explode.
At one o'clock the big tanks be-
longing to the Higgins company ex-
ploded and are now burning fercely.
Runners have been sent out in every
direction for the men who own them
or represent the companies.
The telephone service is entirely
inadequate to care for the scores of
calls, and the streets are filed with
people. thousands Of them now on
the way to the field in every sort OF
vehicle and on foot.
Wells In Danger Number 40.
statement shows that there are
40 producing wells in the field, some
of which are buried under earth to
safeguard against fire.
Fire Drives Men Away.
At 1880 o'clock this morning the
telegraph operator at Gladys reported
that he will soon be compelled to
leave his post and all means of com
munication will be cut off.
1t is reported that two men have
been seriously burned. The work
men on the hill are unable to do any
thing even toward protecting that
portion of the field which is not yet
on fire. The entire apparatus of the
fire department is being loaded on
cars to be sent to the field and a
large number of volunteer fire fight |
crs will go on the train.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20

Upton, Ind, Sept. 13.-Twenty-three
separate damage suits, growing out of
the burning of nearly the entire town
of Hobbs, have been fled against the
Lake Erie g. Western railroad by citi-
zens of Hobbs who lost property in
the fire. They assert that spark
from an engine of the company started
the fire, and they will sue for the full
amount of the loss. The town has been
practically rebuilt within the last
three months.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
wheeler Return. to Chicago.

Chicago, Sept. 13.-Luke Wheeler re-
turned to Chicago Friday to surrender
himself to States Attorney Deneen
and tell the special grand jury all he
knows about the tax-fxing conspiracy.
He appeared at the criminal court
building at noon. accompanied by
Miles j. Devine, his attorney, and
former Alderman John Bennett.
States Attorney Deneen informed Mr..
Wheeler that no partial confession
would answer, but that he must have
the whole truth or none.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20

London, Sept. 12.-In a dispatch
from st. Petersburg the correspond
emit of the Daily Mail relates that the
commander of the Cossack station
ut wertschink, anxious that his dis
trict should show a preponderance Of
males, has ordered that the father. Of
every girl baby born in the district
shall receive so strokes with the
knout. Several men, says the cor
respondent, have already been knout-
ed under this ruling.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
NOT GUILTY.
Michigan Woman ON Trial for MUIR
der Of Her Husband II
Acquitted.

Detroit, Mich, Sept. ia special to
the Free Press from Marshall, Mich,
states that Mrs. Eva Smith was on Fri
day acquitted of the charge of MUIR
der. The jury was out only six min
utes. On June her hus band, James
H. Smith, from whom she had been sep
arated, effected an entrance to her
room at Burlington, Mich, and in a
scuffie that took place a revolver was
discharged, Smith receiving injuries
from which he died the following day.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
TerribIe Disaater in Chip..

Victoria, B. c., Sept. 11.-Japanese
papers contain kilograms stating that
5000 persons lost their lives by the
overfowing of the West river in China.
There was also heavy loss of prop
erty and life in Formosa by floods,
followed by tidal wave. The damage
done in japan has already been told in
these dispatches.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
Accidentally shot.

Ardmore, l. T., Sept. 12.--At Rolf
b. Whitlock, a well-known cattleman,
was shot and killed by Deputy Mar
shall Edgar Wilhelm. 1t is said that
the killing was accidental and the
officers pistol was discharged in fall-
ing from his pocket.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
N.vol CHAPLAIN KIN. HimseIf.

Boston, Sept. 12.-William r. Nor
rison, chaplain of the cruiser Olym-
p:a, committed suicide by shooting
through the head at the naval hos
pital during the night. He had been
in poor health for several weeks, and
was suffering from melancholia.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
Auto Race barred

Washington. Sept. 12.-The board
OF commissioners of the District OF
Columbia have notified the G.. A. X.
encampment committee that the pro-
posed automobile race on one of the
public streets here will not be per-
mitted, owing to the great danger it
would .nyolvs
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
Charged with Robbins vault.

st. Paul. Mimi, Sept. 12.-An Aber-
deem Is. d. special to the Dispatch
says: j. Web Lewis. one of the best
known citizens Of Edmunds county,
has been arrested on charge of robbing
the vault of the county treasurer of
about So 800 in gold on August IS.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
Selected by the PRECEDENT.

Washington, Sept. 13.--The presi-
dent has made the following appoint
ments: Charles J. Bonaparte, of Bal
timore, Nd, and Prof. Andrew s.
Draper, president Of the University of
Illinois, to be members of the board of
Indian commissioners; no salary at
tached
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
Wnrea Advanced.

Fond du Lac, Wis, Sept. 13.-The
Wisconsin Central management has
advanced the wages Of all shop men
from ten to thirty cents a day, making
pay for skilled mechanics $500 day.
The advance was voluntary on the part
of' the road.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20

New London, Mo-, Sept. 13.-Jesse
johnson, negro, was hanged here
Friday. He dropped eh feet. and was
dead in ten minutes. His neck was
broken. On the scaffold Johnson
made speech in which he confessed
the crime.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
named Tor Coveruor.

Denver, Col, Sept. 13.--James II.
Pembody, of Fremont county, was
nominated for governor and Franklin
e. Brooks, of El Paso county, was
nominated for congressman at large
by the republican state convention.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20

Dubuque, Ia, Sept. l2.-Former
Gov. Horace Boies, of Waterloo, Ia,
was nominated for congress by the
democrats of the Third district
Thursday. His opponent on the re-
publican ticket Is Speaker Hender-
son.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
Ala from weI~b Miner.

wilkesbarre, Pa. Sept. 12.-Presi-
dent Mitchell has received draft
for R1,o0o from the Welsh miners.
The donation was made to the Ameri.
can miners at q meeting of Welsh
miners held some time ago.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1902-09-20
.Cansfifu4aon.I.

st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. 1.-THE JUS
tees of the supreme court in de-
cision Wednesday afternoon upheld
the constitutionality Of the primaEr
election law. ~
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06

~ TIT heart Of the Willamette valley, Salem already
IN the center Of fruit shipping business Hundreds
carloads Of apples prunes cherries and strawberries
from here annually.
There has been organized fruit that will
held by will handled by
the organization.
The busn will by board of who will
employ agent during the berry which sts about six
months The Union will directly great distributing
factors.
The Salem fruitgrowers been heard much
Of late those interested in making
not been idle
Arrangements growers ohe country
berries refrigerator here and chipping them through
Great Fa Paul and other points that region load
rates.
have also been made or handling loads Of
strawberries Butte Montana for the Union deal has been
closed with broker who will handle them there willamette valley
berries will the those grown Hood River
The growing and shipping Of small fruits from this point is
going big thing for this country and city, The business will
rapidly It under full headway and will be put in ue
shape this year. by tho work Of the Salem Fruit Growers Union
Salem strawberries be in unlimited quantity and
quality second but been handled through
ganizaion cooreran in packing and dsrbution
The fight of the Salem berry union this coming
will be reputation for quality and frmness Of product
that will stand shipment and stand the retail market along
side the Hood River berries The Salem Union brand
certain things Our product will be at premium discount in
proportion to in making that reputation.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
EDITORIAL page Of the Journal {

purpose s to have organization OF ladies and gentle
men in each section of the city who together and confer about
bauyng their property aud the public and pleasure
grounds.
Resolutions adopted and will before the council
ba of action for thorough cleaning and improvement Of the
alleys the business parts of the city.
Private enterprise great deal toward improvement of
the Capital Of the state. Removal large and unsghy will
let the sunlight Better lawns and hrubbey
will follow.
The Oregon Wholesale Nursery have generously offered
help this movement They have beaued the premises about their
Offices and in this paper their attractions in shrub
berry,
Several parts Of the city skill of
landscape gardener and ornamened with drives and granite sand
walks Ia this the parts city
could be made very attractive.
The Salem WOmlns cut: been houorel with the appoint
men of member the federation OF clubs their civic
work-Nrs. Dr. Cabreath having been named
The beau tfcaon the city very important view Of the
coming Lewis and Clarke Centennial in 1906 when the visitors
from the whole world will be drawn Oregon and will the
Capital OF course.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
Initiative and Referendum Amendment

- THE coming June election the people Of the State of
GN Oregon decide very important matter. They
will by their votes either adopt reject Constitutional
Amendment embodyng the initiative and referendum in what
may be termed "mld form"
The two Legislatures voted to submit the proposed amend
ment to the sufrages Of the people at the polls.
There has organized the Direct Legislation League Of
egon object the adoption by the people Of the
iave and the Constitution Of the
of Oregon at the general election in June 1902"
The proposed amendment short and easily understood
printed below, in full;
Proposed Amendment the Constitution Ofhe State Of oregon
Section Of Article of Constitution Oregon
shsI be and hereby s amended to read as follows:
Section l. The legislative authority Of the shall be
ted in legislative assembly consisting Of and house
laws and the constitution and
ject the pos independent Of the legislative assembly
power their option approve reject
the polls any legislative assembly The first power
by people the initiative and than eight
cent of legal shall be required propose any
by petition, aud such petition shall include the foil
text Of the proposed Initiative petitions shall be filed
with secretary of less than four months before the
election which they be voted upon The second
the referendum and be ordered 10 LAWS
* ~ for The immediate preservation Of the public peace health
or saey by petition signed by five cent Of the e
gal voters or by the legislative assembly, other bills
acted Referendum petitions shall be filed with the secretary oi
state not more ninety days after the daa adjournment Of
the session Of the legislative assembly which passed The bin
which tn referendum demanded The veto Of the Gov
srnor hsnot extend referred TO the people All
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06

elections on measures referred to the people the state shall be
had at The biennial regular general elections except when the leo
isave assembly shall order special eecion ANY measure
erred to the people hal take effect the law when
is approved by majority the thereon and not other
wse The style Of all bills shall be- "Be enacted by the peope
oil the state oil oregon This section shall not be
prve any member of the legislative assembly the right TO intro
duce any measure The whole number Of cast for Justice of
the supreme court at the regular election preceding the filing
of any petition for the initiative referendum shall be
the OASIS on which the number Of legal necessary sign
such petition shall be counted Petitions for the nit
atve and for the referendum shall be filed the secretary of
stae and in submitting the to the people he other
officers shall be guided by the act submitting
this amendment until legislation 81 all be especially provided
for.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
An Appeal to the State Grange.

HIS edition of THR JOURNAL goes all the members of the
farmers organzaton-he Patrons of Husbandry.
The JOURNAL makes appeal to them TO take still
active shaping good policy for state
better policy than has prevailed 1t very much needed
The officers the grange they will take the facts
publish and digest them, will the necessity for great
change in the policies Of state government.
The hundred officers Of the and subordinate oranges
take the facts here presented from nonpasan standpoint
and good them with their and change
Of policy.
Under the present system the state officials compelled to
stand in with other gratis hold their against legislature
that has all of clubs WELD them.
fiat salary system with all fees and earnings Of each office
covered into the treasury would relieve officials Of this
and make them free the people better
The grange should deceived by the theory that the in
sve and referendum will all the abuses might be Of
and it help to good government
But it is not a cnre-al.
The Doodle politicians and grae who besiege Legislature
would And many ways promote their schemes spite Of it,
Direct Legislation will furnish good administration make
men honest.
Gangers do be deceived by the cry adopt Le initiative
and referendum all will be WE'LL" Business administration aud
executive ability Of character and inei-
gence.
Sustain direct legislation but keep powder dry for good
business administration. Study what has been done in Marion
county with twice the wealth Cackamas and for $4,000 as
against $4,000 in Clackamas
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06

Clayton county ysaby paradise Of the
finest Iowahe northeastern corner pastures
flowing springs and fine building timber
soil.
This part Oregon people from northeastern Iowa and
they all doing we'll happy
One Of the latest arrivals H. Y Ehrieh formerly Elkader
miller, who is investing Touring mill in Oregon.
Ehrch Of some MEANS and seeks our
mder and equabe climate many others get
caah lie speaks in the highest the Willamette valley.
Mr. Ehrlch isimpressed with industry
hair products fax industry dairy and industry grain aud
fruit farms hops and csnnereS mining fisheries numbering and
other money crops.
The old paper above referred has Characteristic em
printed Jan. 2s, lSI3-relating to Oregon as iolows;
In letter from Dr. Taylor county crossing
plains TO Portland Oregon he tells Of the fatigue, trouble and
danger both from the Indians and which xpeene
On reaching gdesnaoD had all his horses stolen and board
ing hou board 1900 week labor worth 800 81 90 day
Here other items that made history
q people in the past hity years.
Territory Of Washington created by act Of Congress.
QUICK OCEAN SERVICE The Atlantic
last trip 10 aud from Liverpool New York IN just 80 days
Issue MAacH 4rH 1853 Revolution at Washington. Fill
will become President Oeo and franklin Pierce President
de-iacto.
Going wbg Office holders Coming n-Dsmocratic office
holders
There are six public sehoos Chicago with aggregate
tendance Of 1851 pupils
Krieb Co. dealers general merchandise, state
Of this lis Of banks known Issuing "Wid Cat
Currency"
Humanity and Christianity triumphed baTbarsm In the
Virginia legislature The house Of delegates refused 10 the bill
ey adopted substitute bill aPproPaDg $50 600 annually
for colonization Of Africans.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
Strawberry Industry at Newberg

HE EDITOR Of The JOURNAL and the industrial Agent Of the
s. p Co.. Newberg today talk to the fruit growers
Of and vicinity the possibilities Of establishing
the strawberry industry there.
Newberg favorable location to strawberries per-
lection for chipping for the cannery Fifty hundred
popular Of all berries could just we'll be grown
there
With tho Lewis and Clarke exposition coming in a few
years of localities in Oregon be prodaby
employed growing this fruit for the next few years
Any the river by rail within hours of
Portland great big strawberries the people
only take hold and organize the industry
Newbeg should put Gtty hundred Of strawbe
grow varieties that will stand shipment and be good for
canning then pack uniform product and their surplus
and reiuse stock.
The industry can beestabshod with little or no capital aud be
profitable business for the community by the end Of the rst
twill employ all the surplus labor OF the town during
the berry
The strawberry before other fruits and men,
and children employment 1t s the natural
Militant OF town city, the labor employed at making the
live at home.
The strawberry helps the dairy
and butter used with Strawberries than with other fruit
Each gallon Of berries least pint Each Of
strawberries the Of five to ten
Strawberries make increased demand for aud butter
the time when the meadows ush when the dow Of milk
gest and II for the the strawberry the butter market
would be broken at that
This part Oregon will feed the world canned
strawberries. The fruit be here in the
cheaper than else the world Now only
the refuse OF the crop s canned.
berry will be the popular canned fruit so the fresh
strawberry ian the most popular fresh fruit
The location Newberg favorable strawberry industry
1t naturally good place establish industry
RIVER proximity the Nehaem mountains and 10 tho river
natural advantage
The Rosebug Pandeaer Republican PAPER hits the nail
the head;
"a boode brgand and claim no protection any
necessity Tor the common good
The people have lost faith the promising politician They
looking for the who little aud does something
zee
We have to have rain in Oregon, but thank God don't
hayeto pray for it,
There pearl handled ren-Enife administrations
needed in Oregon.
trying bring about tie defeat
Of Congressman Tongue The Woodbu Independent thinks
Catch Of salem, could the nomination from the Hsboro
Albany mocrat:"Progre Salem will grow faster than
any interior Oregon this year opmscay
nal in right kind Of spirit May aud all the Oregon
Oregon is to have improvement hut these other
will up and ghen their belts they get
OF Albany. 1t is going to do some growing itself
ae@
Another notice should be printed and stuck up ihsters
besides requesting ladies their request
people not to and pung their wraps until the play
is
The flag mp the Ladd was hard 70 pnl
down as the one In the Philippines
Once delssa,s viii organize TO got hep from
this government How HdIcuoas When long
assist struggling Republics and have entered urOa
Empire
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
Plans for City Improvement

NE FORMATION Of improvement leagues in each
~ ward of the city has undertaken by the Salem Push
club on the plans advocated by Springfield Ohio Mum
''p@' LaAgue-a national organization.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
An Old Iowa Newspaper.

HE JOURNAL is in receipt Of old Iowa newspaper
~ produced in current number of the Elkader, Iowa.
Argus published at the county Of OF the
oldest aud richest counties in that state
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
AN INDEPENDENT DAILY
PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.
What Should Be Done With the
State Printing Office?

CCORDlNG to figures printed in this paper the total ap
IA propraors for state printing and binding ear
ending with 1902 s36, ,465 81 not including deficits
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-03-06
DEVOTED TO THE DEVELOP
msNT OF GREATER SALEM.
Salem AS the CenterOfa
Great Shipping Trade

~ THE heart of the Willamette valley Salem is already
IN the center Of fruit shipping business Hundreds