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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-08-24
NEW BOOKS.
CHEERFUL AMERICANS. By Charles Battel
LOOMS. Illustrated. New York: Henry mol
& Co. Price 81 25

CHEERFUL. AMERICANS. By Charles Battell
LOOMS. Illustrated. New York: Henry holt
& Co.. Price $1.25. i.
This volume Of Mr.. LOOMS short stor-
les, collected from various periodicals In
which they first appeared, suggests the
growing conspicuity of the automobile as
a factor Of fun, in the short story. Other
short story writer's utilize that vehicle In
many and amusing ways. Of course the
aeto will play, out ere long, as a topic for
the short story, but it is superlatively
good while it has vogue as in "8he Auto
mobile Ran Down." went wild, and left
Orville Thornton circling round the block
where he was to take his Christmas din
ner, with a sprained ankle and unable tc
leap out even to be with his sweetheart
They did manage to get some food to him
in transit but the love episode is the best
of all. 1.-THE Deception of Martha Tucker
IS also a good auto tale, relating how hel
husband fngeniously overcame her fear OF
the treacherous machines. "a Man o,
Putty" is a capital story Of how a, yield
Ing father let a perfect stranger WOO ant
win his daughter within two days ant
came out all right. There is some uproar
ious wit in this tale. All the people II
the book are verify rather Cheerful
Americans" There are twenty four IL
Illustrations. :..e --.
DEFENDING THE BANK. By Edward S. Var
like, author of with Sword and Crucifx.'
Illustrated. Boston: Lothrop Publishing com
pany.-- 49,. -. 80.
This is pretty lively story of the de-
lection and capture of some bank robbers
by two boys and girl of Troy, NJ Y
who went into the detective business OF
their own account and for the fun AM
excitement of the thing. 1t is needless t.
say the young detectives won glory an,
| reward from the president" of the Olympus
bank. The children certainly got into
curious situation and avocation, but j
was a deal better than being burglar
themselves. g.. ~ .....-
Ahead Of the Army" BY w. o.. stod
ard, Author Of 1.-THE Errand Boy of An
drew Jackson" etc. Illustrated. Boston
Lothop Publishing company go
This is a., breezy story Of the war wit
Mexico and. OF a. boy named Ned, VIII
figured In it from the start. Ned .Craw
ford was a typical American lad who ha
the snap and ability to play the part {
guide to the American army and ran IL
against such fighting fellows as Gran
Taylor, Lee, Scott and others. The youn
readers Of Ned's adventures will conclud
that the boy didn't know what fear was.
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William Ernest Henley.
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DEFENDING THE BANK. By Edward S. Van
like, author of with Sword and Crucihx' -
Illustrated. Boston: Lothrop Publishing com.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10

aAA'Aa-~N%a@ = ts~s~~1A~ N0AhRNNAn~N@
"a while ago my health began TO
fail because of female troubles. The
doctor did not help me. l remembered
that my mother had used Lydia II.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
on many occasions for irregularities
and uterine troubles, and felt sure
that IL could not harm me at any rate
TO give II trial.
al was certainly glad TO find that
within week felt much better, the
terrible pains in my back and side
were beginning 20 cease. and at the
tune of mcnstvuation l did not have
nearly as serious a time as hereto
fore, SO | continued It's use for two
months, aud at the end OF that time
was like a new woman. 1 really have
never felt better ia my life. have not
had sick headache since, and weigh
80 pounds more than ever did, SO
unhesitatingly recommend Vegetable
Compound. ~ MRs. MAY HAULE. Ed
gerton. Wis, President Household
Economics Club. - $1,000 forfsit d s,iolua q
abous ietef prsias gsnallssess sasnot = pr6dsosd
Women should remember there
a one trIed and true remedy for
all female lila, Lydia n. Pink
hams Vegetable compound. Re-
nnso % buy any ether medicine.
you need the best.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10
PARCEL
CARRIER
INSTALLED
Introduces Modern Methods
of Handling Trade

Joseph Meyers & Sons, always noted
for being a progressive firm. have to
day Installed an automatic gravity cash
and parcel carrier, the first in the
city, and the first on the coast made
OF gun metal. II is becoming part OF
the equipment OF all large depart.
ment stores, and consists of basket
conveyors that carry the goods bought
and the memorandum OF sale and the
cash 20 a central station. where the
accounting is done. and the parcels
wrapped up by two expert packing
clerks.
This results In marked saving Of
time to the customer, quicker sales
Netter packages. greater speed OF de.
livery and greater accuracy. Il is i'm
possible. under this system. 10 omit
goods from the order. and all sales
are perfectly accounted for o. A,
Giles, OF San Francisco. was in the
city TO install the new apparatus, and
IL works perfectly.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10
HE WILL
INSPECT
THE RIVER
Congressman Hermann
Will be Here to Ex-
anime HarbOr
Committees of Business Men
and Chamber of Com
merce TO Cooperate
With Him

In response to an invitation from
the executive committee of the Greater
Salem Commercial Club. Hon. BingeI
Hermann has consented to come down
to Salem this week and make a per
sonal inspection Of the river at this
point and the water front, and ascer.
tain what is needed to be done for It's
protection against the encroachng
gravel bar.
He will be met by a committee of
business men who will take him over
the grounds and water. and will after.
wards have a conference at Hotel vii.
lamette with the Commercial Club
and business men OF the city
Congressman Hermann will come
down TO Salem Friday afternoon. and
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10

y Another club woman, Mrs. .
hauIe, OF EdgertOn, Wis. tells
how she was cured OF irregulari.
ties and uterine trouble, terrible
pains and backache by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10

placed. in the, hands of the Oregon del.
egation.
From sanitary point it may become
necessary to dredge channel above
the end of the gravel bar to keep fresh
water running around through the har.
Dor. which is filling with stagnant
water as fast as the bar is extending
south.
These matters will be fully dis
cussed when the congressman-elect
meets with Salem people on Friday
evening.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10
CARPENTER
VERSUS
PAINTER
Hammer and Saw Against the
Brush WielderS Next Sunday

The challenge has been accepted
and there will be a match game OF
baseball next Sunday between the Sa-
lem Carpenters Union and the Salem
Painters Union next Sunday at the
usual hour, at the Capial City Athletic
park.
This is the first Of a series of games
between members Of the Federated
Trades and interesting game is to be
witnessed The proceeds will go 10
some charitable purpose, after paying
expenses.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10

day, and Is receiving berries under its
contract with the Union, and from
other growers. It is more than likely
that the cannery Will be able TO take
all the berries offered, but will under
its agreement. be obliged to take the
Union berries first.
The forecast for Thursday is show.
ers, and cooler weather for wednes-
day night.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10
Crushed
Under Wagon

Redding. Cal, June l0.-John Fail
ing, aged 80 years. while driving a
team and a load Of tools for the North
ern California Power Company, at
Keswick, met a horrible death this
morning The heavy wagon went on
SO-foot embankment, and both
horses we're killed. and Failing
crushed TO death.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10
Nothing
Tastes Good

And eating Is simply perfume
tory - done because it must be-
This is the common complaint of
the dyspeptic.
II eating sparingly would cure
dyspepsia, few would suffer from
it long.
The only way to cure dyspepsia,
which is difficult digestion, is to
give vigor and tone TO the stomach
and the whole digestive system.
Hoods sarsapArilla cured tho niece Of
Frank Fay. iOs n. St. South Boston. Mass,
who writes that she had been great sufferer
from dyspepsia for six years, had been With.
out appetite an had been troubled with sour
stomach and he tadache She had tried many
other medicine In vain, Two bottles OF
Hoods SArsApRrilla made her well.
Hoods SdrSdpdrilid
Promises TO cure and keeps the
promise. Don't wait till you ara
worse, but buy a bottle today.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10

Governor Chamberlain today Issued
a requisltion upon the governor of the
state of California for the extradition
Of Bert Stacy who is charged with
tine crime of robbing Fl. f. Copeland
OF a watch valued at $40, in Portland,
some time ago Detective Snow will
bring the man back.
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10

win stay long enough to get at all the
facts.
The executive committee of the
Commercial Club will have map
ready showing the encroachment of
the bar on the harbor, that will be
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10

Ao's mining case has ,,s..
lawyer John A Carson. ), 4. y
Carson & Adams, to San Y m
and he sails today for Mann. '''''''|
me testimony Of one vita,., Z I !. |.
city He viii be absen, = y
The daily journal. (Salem, Or.) 1899-1903, 1903-06-10
COOLER f
WEATHER
COMING
Fruit Prospects are Much
improved

The strawberry crop Is recoveflne
lrom the threedays aoald over sun
day. ahd sone eood shippips berries
are coming In.
Tue cannery BEGAN operations 10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-23
TOWN SWEPT BY FLOOD
MUCH DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE
BREAKING OF RESERVOIRS.
Street Converted Into n Gully, Car
Tracks Washed Out and Sew
eral Lives Endangered.

DERBY, Conn. Feb. 22.-The breaking Of
three reservoirs in the town of Shelton
early to-day caused damage estimated at
between $4,000 and 100000. and there were
several escapes from death.
The torrent tore a great gully ITO feet
long and thirty feet wide through Howe
avenue. Logs and trees and huge cakes
of ice were carried along and crashed into
several buildings. The house of Walter
Nichols was struck by the flood. Nichols
was away and his wife was awakened by
the ice crashing against the door. A few
moments later the water commenced to
flow into the bedrooms, where six children
were sleeping Mrs Nichols hurried to the
door and held it while her children escaped
to an upper floor. A few moments later
she escaped just before the water and ice
forced In the door and flooded the rooms.
The family remained prisoners In the upper
part of the house until the water receded.
Warren Wilber was awakened by a cake
of ice crashing through his door. He ran
into the street. where the water was waist
high. and hurried to the nearest point of
safety Several times he was hit by ice
and fallen trees and painfully injured. Ton
minutes later the side of the building was
swept away and the bed in which he had
been sleeping was carried along i'm the
and telegraph poles were torn up and
strewn about in confusion. The reservoirs
will have to be rebuilt and this with the
property loss, 1t is believed will make the
loss 500. .OOO Several mills will remain idle
until the gravel swept into the raceway is
rpmOypd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-23
GERMANY MAKES DEMAND
WANTS VENEZUELA TO IMMEDIATE
LY PAY $500 POUNDS.
Minister Bowen Promptly Refuses the
Request-Germans Still Hold
ing CastrO's Warships.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.-The German
government, through it's representative
here, Baron Speck Won Sternberg, has
made a request of Mr.. Bowen for the inn
mediate payment of the 95.500 which, it
was stated in the protocal signed on Feb.
13, should be paid within thirty days from
that date a preliminary to the raising
of the blockade against Venezuelan ports
and the agreement to send the question of
preferential treatment of the blockading
nations to The Hague for determination.
Mr.. Bowen promptly declined TO accede to
the request but informed Baron Sternberg
that, as provided in the protocol. the money
would be paid to the German representa-
tive at Caracas thirty days from Feb. 13,
which would be on the 18th of March
The reason that animated the German
government in making the request is not
disclosed here nor is Mr.. Bowen aware of
1t. The matter, however. has some signi-
ficance. perhaps, in view of the fact that
the ships taken by the Germans during the
blockade have not yet been returned to
Venezuela.
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ing about 100. Louisville brought every
thing except water. Cleveland has about
thirty and Milwaukee has about the same
number on hand. Chicago has over fifty
here now and this number will be doubled
by tomorrow night. 1t was estimated that
over 800 bowlers had reached the city by
midnight. About 500 more will be here to-
day.
New York is represented by six delegates.
among them Thomas Curtis, of Brooklyn,
1.-The father of bowling''-the Henry Chad
wick of the game-Dr. Hermann Timm, of
New York. and Joe Thum, the most in
fiuential bowler in the East. Dumas and
Riddle, two other delegates are the only
New Yorkers entered in the tournament.
DR.. Timm said last night that New York
could not enter q tournament where loaded
balls were permitted. He said the congress
had passed law in 1896 to prevent loading
balls or pins This Is Rule 36, prohibiting
tampering with balls, pins or alleys"
President Bookwalter declined to construe
this law to mean the prohibition of loaded
balls.
New York promised at Buffalo to sup
port Indianapolis IL proxies were ruled
out. Why did 1t not make its promise
good?"
"For the reason have given" said DR..
Timm. 81 have the original prohibitory
rule in my possession. and 1t was passed
CONTINUED ON PAGE 2, COL. Sd
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HOUSE IN GOOD SHAPE.
Has Only One Appropriation Bill to
Dispose Of Before Mnrch 4.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 22.-The House en-
ters the last full week Of the session with
the decks practically cleared OF everything
except appropriation bills. Only one Of
these. the general deficiency. which was
reached yesterday. remains to be passed.
Several interesting contests are expected
during the consideration of questions of
adjusting differences between the two
houses on a number OF bills I'm conferene.
Especially spirited would be the fight over
the proposition TO accept a statehood
amendment II one should come to the
House as rider on an appropriation bill.
II would command the solid support OF the
Democratic side. ard II Is believed the Re-
publicans will accept. although II would
be resisted by the Republican leaders. The
Philippine currency bill has been set for
Tuesday. The suspension days, which un-
der the rules precede the expiration OF
aeh Congress. begin Wednesday, and
by means Of the parliamentary expedient OF
making motions under suspension OF the
rules parliamentary knots can be cut ana
legislation eysadited-
The Fowler currency bill will continue 10
he the stop-gap whenever other matters
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-23

are not pressing. but there seems no pros
pect of its passage. There ~ an intimation
however, that il might serve a useful pur-
pose in case the Aldrich deposit bill should
come over from the Senate. 1t is SAID the
latter bill could be substituted for the tor-
mer without going to committee eltner Dy
striking out all after the enacting clause OF
the Fowler bill or through the operations OF
special rule. If neither of these courses
was adopted the bill would be referred 20
the ways and means committee. WnlCh
could report IL forthwith, as II Is well UNDER
stood that reference to the committee on
banking and currency would be equlValent
to its death The reference to the ways
and means evmmittee can be made on the
ground that ID provides for interest on gov
ernment deposits in national banks and 10
that extent Is a revenue measure.
The House held a session to-day 10 pay
tribute to the memories OF three deceased
members, the late Representative Tongue,
OF Oregon, the late Representative Rumple,
OF Iowa, and the late Representative
Moody, OF North Carolina. Mr. Moody, or
Oregon, presided In the absence OF Speaker
Henderson. The customary resolutions wers
adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-23
FOR SELLING THEIR VOTES
MANY PERSONS TO BE TRIED IN
MARTIN COUNTY THIS WEEK.
Ninety-six Were Indicted, but Only
Forty-Six Arraigned, Others Hav-
ing Fled or Pleaded Guilty.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LOOGOOTEE, Ind, Feb. 22.-To-morrow
morning, in the Martin Circuit Court. will
begin before Judge Houghton the trials of
the forty-six persons arraigned last week
in answer to the vote-selling indictments
found by the grand jury. The grand jury
found indictments against ninety-six per-
sons Sheriff Holsapple succeeded in ar
resting seventy-two of them, the remaining
twenty-four either leaving the county or
eluding him. OF those arrested twenty-five
pleaded guilty to the charge and were each
disfranchised and rendered incapable Of
holding any Office for a term of ten years
and were charged up with the costs of their
trial. Those who entered. a plea of not
guilty have employed the best counsel and
will make a determined and united effort
to free themselves of the charge.
The next four weeks of court promises
to be the liveliest the county ever knew
and 1t is not unlikely that serious trouble
may come of it some of the persons
who furnished the information have re-
ceived some very abusive and threatening
letters. 1t was In this county that over
three hundred receipts were signed by
persons who sold their votes, and ii is
likely these receipts, which were secured by
the prosecuting attorney himself. may fig
ure extensively in the trials. The receipts
will be prima facia evidence against the
vote seller and, in accordance with the
present reward law will be worth $1OO
each to the holder. Politicians with future
political aspirations are generally favorable
to the Acknowledgement movement, as the
elimination of this element would mean
less expensive campaigns for the future.
Elections in this county have been very ex-
pensive. so much so that in fact candi-
date who was not prepared with plenty of
siush fund.- without any consideration to
party, stood poor show of election. After
these trials will come the battle between
the parties who furnished the prosecuting
evidence and the county for the collec-
ton of the $f00 reward allowed by law
in each case. The County Commissioners
will not be inclined to pay these claims
until compelled to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-23
GAMBLERS LOBBY HERE.
Hastings Bill to Make officials Act
Has Them on Anxious Seat.

Gamblers, grafters and "sure-thing" men
are coming from all parts of the State
to fight the bill introduced by Representa-
tive Hastings, of Washington, which pur-
poses to make officers of the law do their
full duty in suppressing gambling y
number of well-known gamblers. who do
business in the larger cities of the State
arrived yesterday evening and registered
at the hotels. Naturally secretive about
the affairs pertaining to their particular
profession, they hesitated TO discuss their
business in indianapolis. but one of them,
who. for obvious reasons, would not per-
nit the use of this name, said this:
This bill of Hastingss, if it should be-
come a law. might put every gambler in
Indiana out of business. While We are
not looked upon by the public in the light
of white-robed angels, nevertheless We con-
tend we have certain rights, and we are
here to fight for them. III venture the as
sertion that there are 10000 gamblers IN
Indiana, big and little, who are at this
minute quivering in their shoes. If the
Hastings bill becomes a law, 1t simply
means that every prosecuting attorney
must-not may-file information against any
game of which he knows or forfeit the
sum of 800 for each failure to act. II
means, too, that every officer of the law
who receives information that gambling
is going on in certain place must go
gambling. seize all gambling apparatus and
destroy it Immediately, or likewise forfeit
500 for each failure TO act
Il know these prosecutors and town
marshals around Indiana and / know that
If this bill becomes a law there is not
one of them who will run the risk OF
taking 800 note out of their own pocket
for the benefit of the common schools.
The bill is worded that officials of the
law cannot dodge and they will have TO
act. whether they want to or not. The
gambling fraternity of the State is aroused
and you can wager that determined ef-
fort will be made to Strangle the bill.
With these illuminative words the indi-
vidual on whose shirtfront blazed a big
diamond, retired upstairs to play an inno-
cent game of dominoes with several persons
who also had invested in South African
Kohinoors.
That Mr. Hastingss bill will pass is al
most certainty, as ii has the support
of every branch of the so-called law and
order element in the State. Ministers and
CONTINUED ON PAGE s, COL. %
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Work nn War yesseIs.

WASHINGTON. Feb 22.-The President
has been in correspondence with Secretary
Moody respecting the matter OF delay in
the construction of naval vessels, and the
secretary in turn has called upon the chief
constructor for statement of conditions
In various shipbuilding yards where naval
work is going on. The secretary has sub
mitted letter in the nature of a report
TO the President, including with IL the
chief constructors report. In substance
these letters show that while through a
number of causes the building of warships
has been delayed and the dates of their
completion have been and will be consider
ably beyond the dates originally set, naval
construction in the United States is not
materially behind the naval construction OF
England and Germany in the matter OF
time"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-23
GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER.
Travelling Salesman Who Shot n North
CarOlinfan Last December.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., Feb. 22.-The Jury
in the case Of Arthur L. Bishop. the travel
ing salesman charged with the murder of
Thomas j. Wilson, this afternoon rendered
a verdict of manslaughter. Immediately
after the rendering of the verdict Bishop
was remanded to Jail. He will be brought
before Judge Neal tomorrow to receive
sentence. The case was given to the fury
at IL o'clock Thursday night and until to-
day a mistrial seemed inevitable The
penalty for manslaughter is four months
in jail as the minimum and twenty years in
the penitehtiary as the maximum
Bishop, who travelled for New England
shoe factory, killed Thomas j. Wilson i'm
this city on Dec. 9, last. He had gone TO
Wilson's home in company with Miss
Schultz and Miss Ada Wilson, daughter
of the deceased. Wilson discovered the
three in his parlor drinking wine and
ordered Miss Schultz and Bishop to leave.
Bishop wanted to parley and Wilson en-
deavored to eject him, when ne was shot
and killed by Bishop. The latter fed and
made his way to his home in Petersburg
Va, where he surrendered.