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The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01
DISREGARD
ED ADVICE
Governor Geer to the Last
Legislature.

| leave the solut on of this question
with you, gentlemen, where IL belongs,
with the advice to steer clear Of the
breakers, which have often in the past
wrecked the best legislative intentions.
in all countries, under conditions and
at all times there les large class OF peo-
pie who are compelled by the stress Of
circumstances to labor incessantly to
provide themselves with the necessaries
OF life. These are known as the common
people, and it iS upon them that the
burden Of government largely falls, ard
it is upon their prosperity that the pros-
perity eventually of all other classes de-
pendS You should bear them in mild
while ans Sering to every roll call
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Story Of Witnesses.


Those having claims against the bank
e. @. Giltner, B. F. Giltner, F. X.
Lowell aed L. K. Adams-teati6ed that
the funds were all state moneys de-
posted by them to accommodate Nets
chan. Mr.. Glltner stated that the de-
posits were divided among 90 many go
aS to avoid publicity.
State Treasurer q. s. Moore testified
that the affairs Of the Office were all cor
rect At the time eassumed their charge
al successor to Mr.. Metschan.
The testimony Of the receiver, w. T..
Slater, was principally to the effect Of
the manne- OF turning the moneys of
the State treasury over to Mr.. Metschan
At the opening Of his term OF Office.
MIR. Slater was the chief assistant of the
preceding treasurer, Geo. Webb. lie
said that the sum Of tl2,0O was on de-
posit in the Williams & England bank,
subject 10 check. In turning this over,
Mr. MetschRn said he would receive it
in certificate Of deposit from tho same
bank. This request was conn piled Sith.
This certificate OF deposit was searched
for Monday but could not be found
amongst the papers.
General 0dell's Statement.
Mr.. McMahan asked that the COM
plant as against w. II. 0dsll he dis
missed. This was overruled by the court,
who expressed the opinion that all had
better be heard together. General Odell
went on the stand and repeated the
statements set out in the pleadlngs,
showing that the checks and drafts he
left with Williams & England were there
for collection only, and never deposited
by him % an account. He employed
the bank to collect ths money. When
the bank failed, on the first Of the NOR tn
following, he borrowed enough to make
good all the money due the state. IL
was not personal matter with him un-
til the bank failed. Then no was per.
sonally liable and made good every dol.
lar. He derived no interest from the
deposit whatever.
Other witnesses we're: Otto Wilson,
bOok-keeper in the bank, and George II.
Williams, manager and part owner Of
the bank.
Further action will be taken in the
case next Saturday morning.
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stands iS not clear. Matters will soon
develop, perhaps. Many a good game
is lost in the face Of a shrewd foe like
Joe" Simon. II the Clatsop statesman
10 wise, he will keep a sharp eye on both
Joe" and Harvey.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01
PERSONS
WHO MAY
REGISTER
Rules Adopted In the Princi-
pal County.

=Iu v'ew Of the fact that so many ques-
tions have arisen concerning the right
Of ertain people 70 register, the clerk Of
Multnomah eounty has submitted .
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The People Are Unanimous.

Brownsville Times Rep
Through the efforts Of the Salem Journal
the question of placing the state officials
stated salary is being agitated throughout the
length and breadth Of the state Republicans and
Democrats alike, sharing in the opinion that it
should be done without delay, From the discussion
it is plain that the people unanimous in this
question and the next state platforms of the two
leading parties will doubtless contain planks pledg-
ing this reform. Let the state officers be placed on
stated salary, sufficient for the purpose, and let
the fees be turned into the state treasury where they
rightfully belong.
Strictly On a Business Basis.
Eugene Daily Register.
We believe state offices should be conducted
on a strictly business basis and that means at the
leaet possible expense consistent with able and eiic
ent services. The present emouments Of state ofCen
are fixed by the constitution supplemented by leg.
islatve enactment. II state government is costing
us more than it should we have a safe and speedy
remedy at the hands Of the Legislature which should
consider itself morally bound to adjust the matter
Thisis proposition however, on which should
make haste slowly We not in favor of cutting
off one single cent Of state expenses il the amounts
appropriated actually needed In carrying on our
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01
The Theory That 1t Makes No Difference.


befall any commonwealth.
The Theory That 1t Makes No Difference.
The edo OF the Eugene Journal, who has been
there, says the matter OF salaries nd fees of state
officials is not The serious one with Oregon. The
diff renee would not chang the total Of receipts and
expenses much The great items are the gratis
voted by the state legislature and it is interest
ing fact that when Brother Hoier ia the le. isa-
ture he voted rail- Of tnem.-Abany Dem 'crat.
The above is Of interest because it shows the
readiness Of some people to fall in with an error
The Albany Democrat was Of the opposite opinion
when the editor of The Journal was in the legsla
ture. It then said we fought the gratis aud the
expause for clerks in the House that session was
only about $500, while the Senate the same ses.
sion with only hall the members spent $500 This
shows what might be done. The state revenues
qured the year following the legislature Of 1895,
(when the Democrat says we voted for all the graits
was only halt what is required this year. The test
of the pudding s in chewing the string. But no
one wants to discuss arc ent history. The question
Is what eau be done to check legislative extrava-
gance that shall prove effsJtive2 II tho Demo-
crat will help accomplish that it can call us names
and say we voted for gratis to It's hearts content.
The Eugene editor s mistak IN in saying the amount
paid the state officials in fees salaries and rqns'
lties makes no difference. II they did not get such
large appropriations aud il the fees were put in he
treasury, thero would be- difference OF at least fifty
thousand dollars a year AS the figures show and
they not disputed To hold their own gratis
state officials would not have to stand in with all
the others gratis IN the state and the legislature
would be on a business footing The co-incdence
OF the combined graft would not be such pa tic
ularly holy terror to the taxpayer as IL s when
he sends up prayers to heaven that the legislature
may come speedily to an end, when il ia in ses'
sion. j Ed. ].
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01

- tne AOoVe items are interest, though
there is nothingin evidence to show that
they are, excapt that interest is marked
in the margin Of some other sums left on
deposit by other persons then with in
terest sued for the total interest received
and claimed by Mr.. Metschan is about
$4,000.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01
The Marines
Suffer Greatly

WAsHINOToE. Jan. 3l.-secretary
Long todsy received the following cable
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01

IT'S claimed by some that the above
"sm Of Ns9.7s is really interest that
was uue Mr.. Mets~han on his arrange
Snt With the bank when il closed.
to'lo~ing marginal figures are entered
SpPOs''e the Metsehan certificates bot
''i' not offered In evidence:
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01
Some Press Comments

affairs successfully and udico1sly. To be niggardy
in handling state affairs is the worst evil that could
befa any commonwealth
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01

Total, &c. .....,.... ....t25, 900
All other items are small sums on this
page. On the preceding page are four
entries Of certificates Of deposit as follows:
Inna 90 lSni phi MnIachnn
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01

March ~, 1899, Phil Mstschan, 5000
Oct 4, 1892, Geo. w. Williams. 5000
Total .,., ..,..,.,,. .t25 600
The above were cancelled June 20,
1895, on the date last above, when they
were all re-issued to Phil M3.schan
state treasurer.
The alb I'VE item Of s. 900 on NJ rch 20
not having ditto marks under state
treasurer" is being contested, on The
theory that the item WAS an individual
entry, a very slender thread TO hang an
excuse upon that these were not state
funds. In several places the ditto marks
are omitted under the words state
treasurer" where these certificates are
entered in Rbunch.
To go one step Tther back in the GER
tihcates issued Mar. 20, and Jan. lS,
1892. it appears from the same volume
that on April l., 1892 5000 certificate
made out TO Phil MttsGhan was Cancelled
and also one one OF $4,000 which lad
been issued to Geo. Webb, state treasur'
or Jan, ., 1891, the day MIR. Webb sur
rendered the office 10 Mr.. Nets
chan The evidence showed that this
certificate was transferred and assigned
to Mr.. Metschan AZ State Treasurer.
State Treasurer Webb had the 81 1000 in
the bank subject to check, and it was
converted into certificate by the bank
Al the instance OF State Treasurer
Metschsn. This proves that these were
state funds and that the entries under
different names were only disguises of
the same transaction.
The books show that the bank paid
Metschan interest on these funds as
follows:
aF' ~, 1872 80. .......... ... 5000
Oct' 20, 1892 2.....................t 722
A"@l'' ''''.......s. 80. ,..,...tif4Z
Inc bank was paying about four per
cent interest on this money belonging to
she State, and Mr.. Mstsehan is sueiPE
'or ST percent on the whole. His claims
are as follows:
GSeLIincates 10 Of deposit ...... t25 900 90
MS own name e.... 789 IS
az treasurer OF State. ....... 8.Ol3 90
Total. 80. ......,SSS. .7OS SS
IT'S claimed by some that the above
l'sm oi F7s9.7s is really interest that
was due Mr.. Mets~han on his arrange
Sn' with the bank when il closed.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01

IfyOu dOnt see Il anywhere else yea wui
flnd it Ia ms Aimaaae Il Is full of VI nnble
lnfOrmailoa. call foT tree sopy % FFY's Otns
Sisre Iva.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1902-02-01

Inc oank was paying about four per
cent interest on this money belonging to
she State, and Mr.. Melsehan is sueipE
,or ST percent on the whole. His claims
are as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-12
WILL NOT TRY TO OPERATE.
Employers VIII Merely Keep Pump
Crews at Work.

SCRANTON, Pa, May n.-There will be
no coal mined in the Scranton end Of the
anthracite region tomorrow. Even though
the strike order was not certain of being
religiously obeyed there would be no min
ing as the companies agreed at a meeting
of the general managers and superintend
ents on Saturday that no attempt would be
made to operate. Some of the companies,
however, propose to keep few at least of
their washeries running to insure a supply
OF culm for locomotives, hOisting engines
and the like. The companies Will not ad
NIT that the agreement TO refrain from an
attempt at operating is eventually TO re-
solve itself into lockout should events at
Hazelton make such thing possible.
The strike has already made itself serious
liz felt in other lines of work. The railroads
have laid off four-ffths OF their coal train
crews in all about eight hundred men, anC
the Erie shops at Dunsmore, where min5
cars and machinery are repaired. will shut
down indefinitely, beginning tomorrow,
throwing three hundred men out of employ
ment.
Meetings of all the locals will be held to-
morrow TO elect and instruct the delegates
TO the HaZeltOn convention. The sentiment
among the more thoughtful and intelligent
miners is opposed 10 continuance of the
strike. These men Will use OF their
chief arguments the significant fact that
the companies mine officials are not solicit
ing their men 10 vote against the strike,
while at the same relative time in the last
strike these same officers were working day
and night TO discourage the men from
striking.
In the cathedral this morning Bishop Ho-
han asked the congregation To pray that
the miners SHOULD be given light 10 do
what Is for the best and that something
will Intervene 10 insure a cessation of the
conflict The story that the Morganized
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-12
ISLAND OF DOMINICA.
LAKE DISAPPEARS.
Steam and Sulphur Gases Rising from
a Vent Ten Feet i'm Diameter.

ST THOMAS, ID. W. l., May IL, $50 p. m.
A dispatch just received here from the
Island of Dominica (B. W. ID says that
a man who has just returned from the boil
ing lake district of that island went with
in a hundred yards of the lake and found
that the water had disappeared, and that
from a vent ten feet in diameter in the
center was rising column OF steam TO a
height of thirty feet before spreading into
the atmosphere. That district, otherwise
was apparently unchanged. but the sui
phur gases were very strong.
LONDON, May 12-The latest reports
received here say that the state of affairs
at St Vincent creates grave alarm, es-
pecially as dispatches from the Island of
Dominica, forwarded Sunday, reported that
the souffriere in St. Vincent was still in
active eruption. Four small boats loaded
with refugees from Grand Riviere, Mar
Unique, have arrived at Dominica in a
pitiable condition. They report that six
other boats left that village at the same
time 1t is not known what became OF
them.
The very slight discrepancies in the vari-
Gus accounts of the volcanic outbreak in
the West Indies which have reached Lon
don leave only a shadow OF hope that the
later details will greatly minimize the ex-
tent of the catastrophe and the fear is
beginning TO seize the British papers that
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2. COL. A.
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Strike Anticipated by Operators and
Men Informed They Need Not
Report for Duty.
MEETINGS HELD YESTERDAY
BUT NOTHING GIVEN OUT CONCERN
ING THE ACTION TAKEN.
Railways Laying OF Train Crews and
Shop Men i'm View of the Shut
ting Down of Mines.

HAZELTON, Pa, May 11.-Anticipating
the action of their employees, two of the
individual coal companies in this region
have practically locked out their men.
This step was taken last night, when Coke
Bros. & Co, operating the Beaver Meadow
colliery, and Calvin, Pardee, Sons &c Co.,
owners of the Lattimer mines, notified their
employees that they need not report for
work until ordered to do so. This order
does not apply to engineers, firemen and
pump runners, whose services are neces-
sary to keep the mines free from water.
These companies, it is believed, expect a
long struggle, and this belief is strength
ened by the fact that at Lattimer work
has been suspended on the rebuilding of
a fan house that was burned last week. and
whose reconstruction was necessary to
prevent the accumulation of gases in one
part of the slope.
The Lehigh Valley Coal Company an
nounced to-day that it will give employ
ment to all men who report for work to-
morrow.
Meetings of the United Mine Workers
locals were held in most of the mining
villages in the Hazelton district to-day,
and delegates were elected to the conven-
the purpose of deciding whether to make
permanent the strike to be inaugurated to-
morrow. 1t is impossible to ascertain the
attitude of the locals on the strike ques-
ton. The meetings were secret and the
delegates were ordered not to divulge their
instructions until they get into the conven-
ton. The district headquarters of the
United Mine Workers here were closed this
afternoon. and the leaders who have just
arrived home from Scranton were out
among the men explaining the exact po-
sition of affairs Seventy-fve per cent of
the men employed in the various collieries
in this (the Lehigh) valley are organized,
and operations throughout the region will
be tied up until Wednesday at least
1t was reported to-day that an effort will
be made to start up the Cranberry breaker,
operated by A. Pardee * Co., with non
union stripping men, so that all the coal
that was not sent to the surface on Satur-
day may be prepared for market. A poll
of the stripping men to-day, however. in
dicates that this will be difficult to do If
attempted. These men say they will con-
tnue at work at the steam shovels, but
under no conditions will they take the
places of strikers at the mines.
Samuel Nedrey, a representative of the
American Federation of Labor, who ar
rived here tonight, said the federation
would render all possible aid to the min
ORG in their struggle.
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ST. VINCENT ISLAND.
CALAMITY FEARED.
Many Persons Probably Killed by
Eruptions of the sou6riere.

EruptiOns of the SOu6riere.
JAMESTOWN. Island of St. Vincent,
British West Indies, May 10, via Castries,
Island Of St. Lucia, b. w. l., May H.
After numerous earthquakes during the
preceding fortnight. accompanied by sub
terranean noises in the direction of the
of the island, loud explosion from the
crater occurred Monday last. and the water
in the crater lake ascended in a stupendous
cloud of steam and exploded heavily.
The noises grew louder continually untr
Wednesday morning, when the old crate
three miles in circumference. and the n q
crater. formed by the last eruption, belo :
smoke and stones. forcing the residen
Wallibou and Richmond valley, b' h
the volcano, to fee to Chateau Belair for
refuge. The thunderous noises which were
continually increasing, were heard in neigh
boring islands two hundred miles away.
At midday the craters elected enough
columns of steamy vapop rising majestic
wonderful shapes. resembling enormous
cauliiowers, gigantic wheels and beautiful
and crosswise with vivid flashes of light
ming, aweing the beholder and impressing
tba r,fpd With faar The mountain Iabored
to rid itself of a mass of molten lava, which
later flowed over in six streams. down the
side OF the volcano, and the greater noises
following united in one continuous roar all
evening and through the night to Thurs
day morning, accompanied with black rain.
falling dust and favilla scorae, attended
with midnight darkness all Wednesday,
creating feelings Of fear and anxious sus-
pense.
On the morning OF Friday there was a
fresh eruption and elections of fiery matter,
more dust covering the island, in some
places two feet deep. The crater Is still ac-
tive as this dispatch is sent. and great loss
OF life is believed to have occurred.
The lava has destroyed several districts.
with their live stock. People are fleeing to
this town, streams are dried up, and In
many places a food and water famine is
threatened. The government is feeding
numerous sufferers from the outbreak.
Great physical changes have taken place In
the neighborhood of the souffriere. Several
districts have not yet been heard from, and
the scene of the eruption is unapproach-
able. Every hour brings sadder news. The
nurses and doctors are overworked. 1t is
impossible to give full details at present.
AS result of the disaster on this island
all business has been suspended for three
day. The public mind is still unsettled.
fearing further disaster.
Among the deaths are whole families,
whose corpses are, in several places, still
lying unburied The dead will be inferred
in trenches.
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The Island Cannot he Seen.

LONDON. May u.-Sir Robert Llewellyn.
the Governor of the Windward islands, has
cabled to the Colonial Office from st. Lucia
as follows: "In continuation of my last
telegram, my intention was to go to st.
Vincent in small coasting steamer. but i
was strongly advised not to attempt the
trip, as the steamer narrowly escaped be-
ing wrecked yesterday and the weather
was looking very bad in that direction. The
island is invisible owing 70 a dense black
fog, cinders and sand. / am very anxiously
awaiting the arrival of warship.'
The Colonial Office announced to-day
that, in addition to the British cruiser In
defatigable, ordered to ST. Vincent from
Trinidad, the British third-class cruiser
Pallas has been ordered to ST. Vincent from
Jamaica with supplies for the sufferers or
the former island.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-12
YANKEE CIRCUS MOBBED
BARNUM & BAILEY'S SHOW AT
Tackled BY FRENCHMEN.
Nine Americans wounded, One Prob
ably FataIly-TrOOps Called
Out to Restore Order.

BEZIERS, France, May 11.-Barnum &
Bailey's circus was the cause of serious
riot here this afternoon. The crowd seek
ing admission to the performance was
greater than the tent could accommodate.
and those who were unable TO enter De
gan stoning the circus employees, five Of
whom were injured. One had his skull
fractured and probably will die. The crowd
numbered about 1000.
They cut the tent ropes and several thou
sand persons forced their way 10 the arena.
The police were powerless TO check them.
Troops were called out and restored or
der, finally driving the rioters away. The
performance was concluded, but at its ter
mination the tents were taken down and
arrangements were made 40 start imme-
diately for Garcasonne, the next place on
the route. The circus had trouble sim
liar to that which occurred here at Cette
and NarbOnne.
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DEED OF A FRENZIED FIEND.
Hotel Chef Murdered by Fireman
and Body Horribly MutiIated.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. May I.-Lawrence
Bressano a fireman in the Atlantic Hotel
crept into the meat room this morning and
split the skull of Michael Tornish, the chef
with meat cleaver. He then took large
Butcher knife and slashed the body, cut
ting off the nose and ears, gouging out the
eyes and cutting strip after strip of flesh
off the face of the victim. When the upper
part of the body was unrecognizable Bress-
ano jumped on ii and danced from the
head to the feet until the arrival of the
police, who were attracted by the frenZied
yells of the murderer Bressano then
turned his attention to his would-be cap
turerS and not Subdued until one
policeman broke a club over his head and
another knocked him senseless to the
ground with the brass buckle of belt.
Bressano at police headquarters. ac-
knowledged the murder and said he felt
better for having committed IL. 1t is be-
leVed that trouble over a woman led him
TO Kill his feliow-wOrkman. He will be given
d preliminary trial tomorrow.
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PARIS. May 12.-The Gaulois. referring
to the vote OF 100000 by the United States
Congress for the aid OF the Martinique suf-
ferers and the sending of an American
cruiser 10 the island. says: 'Of all friendly
manifestations. the most brilliant and the
most touching are certainly those of the
United States. The great people beyond
the ocean have again proved that feelings
OF humanity and generosity are among the
noble qualities upon which they pride them
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EXTENT OF THE DISASTER.
Large Part of the Island Already Laid
Waste by Lava and Ashes

PARIS. May 1.-THE Temps to-day. re-
ferring TO the destruction OF St. Pierre,
says: 1--WE believe. from the information
received here from the Island OF Martinique
(meanIng doubtless the Official dispatched,
that the disaster surpasses all that i'm
agination can conceive. The whole north
eastern portion OF the island is laid waste.
Three large communities. exclusive OF ST.
Pierre. have been destroyed. The victims
comprise two candidates for to-day's bal
4loting for members OF the Chamber OF Dep
uties."
A dispatch received here to-day from
Fort de France. Martinique. says: "An the
hills surrounding lie Carbet and lie Pre-
cbeur near st. Pierre) are covered with
refugees 10 the number OF about 5000. who
are being taken away gradually. Ia the
meanwhile provisions are being conveyed
TO them. OF the thirty persons who were
originally rescued by the French cruiser
suchet the majority were fearfully burned.