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BRIG. GEN. CARPENTER DEAD.
he Served With Gallantry In Three Of
Our Wars.

A dispatch from New York says: Brig.
Gen. Gilbert Saltonstall Carpenter, United
States army, retired, died last night at his
residence. II Lincoln street, Montclair.
n. ].
Enlisting in the Union army at the break
ing out of the civil war, General CARPENTER
continued in the volunteer and regular
army for nearly forty years, during which
time his career was conspicuous for deeds
of gallantry.
He was born in Medina, Ohio, April IT,
1886. He entered the army as lieutenant of
the 10th Ohio Volunteers and was brevet-
ted captain for gallantry at Stone river,
where he was wounded In 1863 General
Carpenter married Miss Elizabeth Thacher
Balch of Akron. Ohio. He served In the
Indian campaigns after the conclusion of
the civil war, and was SUCCESSFULLY pro-
NOTED to be major of the 4th Infantry and
lieutenant colonel of the It'll Infantry.
He was sent to the relief of Garcia and
served during the Spanish-Afnerican war
in the campaign around Santiago. He was
promoted as brigadier general of volun-
teers for gallantry at Ell Caney. In 1898
and 1899 General Carpenter commanded at
the battles of Jaro and Pavia, in the Phil
ippines He was made brigadier general
and retired in January. 1900. lie is sur
vived by his widow and four children.
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kranz Of New York. the Ann Arbor Choral
Society. the Kansas City Oratorio Society
and otkers-will sing at their own expense.
$4,000 Prizes.
In addition. choral contests were held
in July for prizes aggregating $4,000.
About fifteen societies participated, and
they were among the leaders of. their
kind. since the program was arranged
with the object of discouraging all the
societies whose work is not recognized
by musical authorities. Choruses in the
first grade had ninety voices or more.
and rendered, besides selection OF it's
own. And the Glory of the Lord" Cfrom
the "Messiah"). G. F.. Handel; 20 Glad
A. s. Sullivan; Come Away" (unaccom-
panied). H. w. Parker.
The rules for the male chorus contest
were even more severe: and on account
of similar provisions in their case the
best small town bands in the country will
he gathered together in September to
contest for prizes aggregating 100000.
The brass band leaders of the country are
contests. hoping that they may bring to
red"
Very little new music has been brought
out by the fair. Worlds fair marches
without number have been written but
only one has received official sanction
louisiana. by F. Wander Stucken, con-
ductor of the Cincinnati orchestra The
ofhclal waltz "On the Plaza" is by Henry
X. Hadley; and Prof John K. Paine of
Harvard set Edward Clarence Stedman's
fhe Hymn of the West" to music Out
sIde the local chorus. one-half of the or
cnestra and the official organist St Louis
itself has furnished nothing except the
mliilons. not even the executive head of
fair
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ChesaDeake & Ohio nv.

Schedule Effective June 10. 1904.
Trains leave Pennsylvania Station.
$3.50 N. Daily-CHiCAGo AND ST; LOUIS SPE-
DIAL. Solid yestibule. electric lighted Dining
Car train to st. Louis. Reaches Cincinna Il
500 an, Louisville IL 90 am. st. Louis 6:l5
Pun, Chicago $3.50 pm. Pullman Sleepers to
Louisville. Cincinnati Indianapolis and St
Louis. Arrives Virginia Hot Springs 10 20 D. m
Parlor Car Cincinnati to Chicago. Dining Car
from Washington; meals la carte
H:l0 Pm. Daily-F. +. v. LIMITED. Solid vel,
Thule, electrtc-lighted Dining Car train TO Gin.
elm att Pullman Sleepers to Cincinnati In.
dianapolis, st. Louis. Lexington and LouisyIile
without change Compartment Sleeper 10 VIZ.
ginia Hot Springs daily except SUNDAY Sleep
ers Cincinnati to Chicago and st. Louis Mn.
ing CIR serving meals la carte.
Reservation and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
bdlce, b13 Pennsylvania avenue; 900 Fourteeuth
street. near y, and at the station. Telephone call
1910 for Pennsylvania r. 4. Cab Service.
Fl. w. FULLER,
Telephone Main 1865 General Passenger A9ess.
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Ticket Office: 1927 Penna. ave.
Baltimore and Ohio r, r.

ROYAL BLUE LINE
TRAINS EVERY OTHER HOUR ON The ODD
rnrLApELpHiH AND NEW YORK.
.I:oos.m. Diner, Pullman Sleeper:
3y:O0 am. Diner and Parlor Car.
Til 10 am. Diner and Parlor Car.
800 pm. 'Royai Limited" All pullm.s
a 700 pm. Coaches to Philadelphia.
q 100 pm. Diner and Pullman Sleeper.
$500 pm. Coaches to Philadelphia.
Ill 30 pun. Sleepers.
Atlantic City ti:O0. 1880. I'll 90 an. t,:oa
'''o' EVERY HOUR ON THE HOUR
TO BALTIMORE WITH PULLMAN SERVICE
Week days; 500, 800, $50. I:Oo. TO. 500
800. $50. 100 500, 10 90 Ii 80. n:as DIN. '''
sundays: 800 100. 7:20 s:35. BOD. II 100 am.
100, rs, $780, $3.50. s:oo $3.50. $3.50. $500. io:OS
AA''' - WESTWARD.
.na fiy ssEr., i! and
OGGff NcINNAr1 ST. LOUIS and LOUISVILLE
'i PiTrs s and ciEvELASD. .u:os an
.s:i5 p.m. and 1870 night.
WHGELING, 'l0:o5 am. '7:so pm.
WlNGpGSrsER xe tsS sa 1m sd t5os t'oo
FREDERiCK. ts:s5. t0:15. t1o:05. I'll 10 o. An
soyd and palHs: ' ssl 1'S1 s,
.a 'na t 9o5a.' o :sss
teWsc ' Junction and Way points, +s
1918 am. t1:la. $500. IS: pm
for . sg"s checked snd sse 9.,
At ticket offices ei9 Pennsylvania ave- NV. Ne"
10rk ave- sn B. HEGE. District Dist passenger Agent
D. B. MARTIN Manager Passenger Trafnc.
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FRENCH LINE.

CoMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANrIQuA
Direct Line to Havre = Paris (France).
Sailing every Thursday at 10 am.
From Pier No. A. North River foot Morton st. N. 7
La Touraine- Aug Is ia Sa vote 90. Sept
LA Lorraine. Aug. rs LA Touraine Sept. 1:
La Bretagne. Sept. II LA Lorraine. Sept. 2:
sTwin-screw steamer.
Special rate-First cabin SEQ upward.
General Agency, 80 Broadway. New York.
GEORGE w. MOSS.
fe27 -3l2t.iA lAl1 G ST. NW
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Chesaneake Beach Rx.

Trains leave District Line Station WEEK DAYS
rs. IL 100 m, 2 80 o:35. 7:45 and 045 pm. Re-
turning leave the Beach as m. II AS 2;l5. e:0o
500 and 10 100 pm. SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS
Going DPS and 1900 Am, 2:S0. 400. 7:43 and
e:+o pm Returning leave the Beach. TOO am.
as. 2:lO 600. 100 and 10 90 DIN my31 If. 10
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A reduction In working hours from ten to
nine, with a corresponding reduction In
wages, became effective at the Lonsdale
shops Of the Southern railway at Knoxville,
Tenn, yesterday, -s-s
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Waterways
Of Of. Southern Pacific.
DELIGHTFUL SEA TRIPS
NEW YORK TO NEW ORLEANS.
ELEGANT NEW PASSENGER STEAMSHIPS
Leave New York every Wednesday AT NOON,
arriving New Orleans Monday.
Leave New Orleans every Wednesday AT NOON,
arriving New York Monday
For further informatio address $40 Broadway. or
! Broadway. Washington Bldg, N. Y:
210 n. Charles ST.. Baltimore, Md.
632 Chestnut ST.. Philadelphia. Pa.
jy5-tu, s, loaf, Is
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Peter Corb. an italian laborer thirty
years old, was stabbed to death during
quarrel over card game wednesday IN .
saloon In New York.
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HOlland-AmeriCa Line.

New Twin-Screw Steamers Of r. 500 Tons.
NEW YORK-ROTTERDAM via BOULOCNR
Sailing Tuesday at 10 AN.
Noordam. Aug. lal Rotterdam -. Sept a
Statendam. Aug. % Ryndam. NO.. Sept -
Potsdam. Aug. sol Noondam. Sept 20
Holland America Line. 80 Broadway n Y
z. T. Droop Sons. 925 Pa. ave.; o. W. Moss
1411 G st. NV. David Lindsay, 1906 NV.
jy2 6, tn. tn 26t. 70
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RAILROADS.
Atlantic Coast Line.

Effective April 10. 1904.
$50 am. daily-sieeping Cars New Yofx Do
Jacksonville. Fla. p
1855 pm. daily-Sleeping Cars New York to Port
Tampa, Fla, via jacksonville: New York to Au.
Rusts. Ga; New York to Charleston. 8. c.; Wash
irgton. d. c.. to Wilmington. n. C. Connects at
Petersburg for Norfolk. via N. & W. PULLMAN
DINING CAR SERVICE on this train.
For tickets aid all Information apply 1t the
OFFICE OF THE LINE. col PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NORTHWEST and PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD STATION.
4. L REED
District Passenger Agent. Washington d. G.
w j. CRAIG H NJ EMERSON
Gen Pass. Agt.. Traffic Manager
Wilmington n. @. Wilmington. n. G.
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SEABOARD AIR LINE RN

LEAVE PENNA. r. r. STATION.
For Petersburg. Raleigh, Wilmington, Columbia.
Savannah, Jacksonville, Tampa, Talahassee At.
lanta, Birmingham. Mobile. Pensacola and New
Orleans
l0:46 AN. Daily-SEABOARD MAIL-Through
Pullman Seepers to jacksonville Fla, conuect-
irg at Hamlet with Pullman Buffet Sleeper to
Atlanta.
700 PM. Daily.-SEABOARD EXPRESS-Solid
train TO Jacksonville and Tampa, with Pullman
slecpers and cafe dining Through sleepers
to Atlanta.
Ticket Oflce. 1901 Pennp avs
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OCEAN TRAVEL.

Ham burg=American Line.
Semi-Weekly Twin Screw Service.
FOR PLYMOUTH, CIERBOURG. HAMBURG
Hamburg Aug. Is 'DeutschIa nd. Sent.
Phoenicia. Aug. 20 tWaidersee Sept. 8
'tBuecher Aug. q '4Moltke. ....... Sept 6
Pretoria. Aug 27Palatia. ....... Sept 10
HAS grill room and Gymnasium board.
tWill call at Dover for London and Paris
MEDITERRANEAN SERVICE
NEW YORK-NAPLES-GENOA
By superb Twin Screw Steamers
Prinz Adalbert. ......... Aug. 16, Oct. 4. Nov ~
Prinz Oskar. ........... Sept 6. Oct. 25, Dec. 8
FIRST CABIN. $50 AND $75 UPWARD.
According TO Season.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LINE, 81 B'WAY, N. 7.
e. F. DROOP SONS. 925 Pa. ave.
mh16-tf-z3
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HAMBuRG-AMERICASL LINE. 81 B'wAY. N. 7.
m,,e1;g E DRooP & SONS. s2' Pa. ave.
NORTH GERMAN LLOYD
Fast Express Service.
Kaiser; Aug. le. 10 am kronprinz Sept. 20: pm
K.Wm.H.s Sep: e;;112;sopn Kaiser Oct; II; 10 am
Twin-Screw Passenger Service.
Barbar'sa.An %. 10 amiK uffdefst: Sept. e. loan
Bremen. Sept. 8, 10 am Friedrich Oct. 8. 8 am
Mediterranean Service.
GIBRALTAR-NAPLES-G
Irene. -. Aug. n. IL am Hohcnz'n Oct 49, II an
Iuse a. ii am fuise -: oct. g. II ann
oELRicHs Co.. No ZERO BRoADW Wy N. = am
4pg,y to e. F. DRoop: .25 p. ave, IT,
AMERICAN LINE
PHfLADELPHIA"onE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. WI L Err
ATLANTIC TRANSPORT LINE,
NEW YORK-LONDON DIRECT
RED STAR LINE.
NEW YORK-ANTWERP-LONDO
SPECIAL NOTlCE.-Calling at Dover for London
and Paris; The large new twin-screv steamships
east and west bound.
WHITE STAR LINE.
NsTowN-LIVERPooL.
MEDITERRANEAN Az EEA
IIBRALTAR-NAPLEs-G
DA ,saa E1S !, M..b Passenger Agent.
mh23-312t.2 %
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02
Prices OF the State
Lands and COndit-
ions of Purchase
How Loans Are Made From
the School Funds. the
Local Attorneys in
the Various Counties

Prior to May 21, 1903, the price OF
school lands was $1.25 per acre and
during the early part Of the past year
the sales were greatly in excess OF
those of any previous period in the
history OF tho department Since the
law raising the price TO $3.50 per acre
has become effective the sales have
almost entirely ceased
The amount due as deferred pay
monts on outstanding certificates
issued for the sale Of school lands is
about ono million dollars.
The receipts OF the departm ent for
the past year have been about four
hundred and thirty thousand dollars
The farms acquired undor foreclo-
sure OF mortgage are in the hands Of
the State Land Agent who acts under
the direction Of the Board.
In order to secure a loan from the
school fund 1t is necessary 10 apply
to the Attorney for the Board in the
county in which the land II be offered
as security is located, and II is his
duty to examine the title OF the
land appraise 1t, fling the completed
application with the Clerk Of the
Board by whom II is submitted to the
board and after their approval II
passes into the hands Of tho State
Treasurer who forwards the money 10
tho applicant and receipts for interest
and principal payments thereon. Loans
are made for only one-third OF the
appraised cash value. exclusive OF all
Improvements. The rate Of interest Is
six per cent. Loans are made for the
period OF one year with the privilege
OF extending tho timo to ten years
providing tho interest, which is due
January 1, and July 1, of each year. is
promptly paid.
Tho sales Of state lands and the
investment Of funds arising therefrom
are in tho hands OF the state land
board which is composed OF the Cover
nor. Secretary OF stats and State
This board appoints a clerk who
has charge OF the Affairs OF the land
department and is custodian Of the
records and seal OF the board,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

- EE who is close observer
judges a city by its mercan-
tile establishments. He sizes
up the stores, notes the volume and
class of business and gauges the com.
munity thereby. 1t may seem at first
glonce that this is not the proper
measure of a city's prosperity, yet IS
a true measure.
The store, Of course produces no.
thing, but on the other hand it is the
product of the city's necessities. It
is an effect not a cause. To supper;
it there must be somewhere a cause,
and looking at Salem's splendid bust,
ness houses, one naturally inquiries
what supports them? Where does tn e
money come from that pours in a
steady stream over the numberless
counters?
1t is a hard question to answer un.
less one is a close observer. Around
Salem is a rich agricultural country.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

One of O,ogon's misfortuncs is thai
she Is maternal state. With the
most profile soil. the perfection of
clmats. sh has opened her bosom to
send to the world a wealth of wheat
and timber and wool, cattle. sheep
mining products, fruits and a thou
sand other things, and all in the
rough The Thos. Kay Woolen Mill
is one of the pioneer institutions tina.
has undertaken to save Oregon, and
leave here the added products due to
manufacture, vet, much as Salems
big mill has added to Salem's pros
petty, it is but a drop of what it and
similar industries must do. The open.
ing of the markets to the west has
qu'eted the clamor on the. Pacific
coast for an Isthmian canal, for tn /,
reason that the young western giants
of trade and manufacture have rea..
lied the possibilities Of the Orient.
We no longer need association with
the east, but rather the maintenance
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

of the old machinery which required
much of the work the new machine
now performs to be done by hand.
In addition to its economy, the new
machine does the work better than
It was done before A new water
wheel was put in a 4S-inch special
Leffel wheel. which increased the ca
pacity to the extent of about twenty
five horse power
It is the settled policy of the man.
agement to set aside each year a Ger
tain per cent for improved machinery.
thus constantly increasing the ca
pacity of the plant, and adding to its
efficiency in various ways and i'm
proving the quality of goods turned
out In pursuance OF this policy, some
important improvements are being
/ planned for 1904. Among these is
the addition Of a new machine for
making blankets and robes, to take
the place in part Of gigs. This is a
very fine piece of machinery. and will
add materially to the output of these
classes of goods.
The capacity of the mill is now
more than three times what It was
at first, owing to the additions Of i'm
proved machinery.
The gross business of Lass year was
something over 100000, not a great
increase over the year before owing
10 the low prices prevailing for the
manufactured articles-though the
quantity of goods turned out was
materially increased The prices on
/ future orders range slightly higher
and as capacity has been. still fur
ther increased the gross business for
I 1903 has been greater than former
years ard 1904 will show gratifying
: increase.
Thes Kay was the founder of the
mill and its manager until the time
of his death, in April of 1900 Mr..
| Kay learned his trade in England
He came to the United States nearly
forty years ago, and was during all
his life hereafter connected with the
management Of wooden mills in Ore,
gon. He conducted the old Browns
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

in Salem, built by his efforts is an
enduring monument OF his untiring
Industry and zeal
Thomas b. Kay the present head
of this institution was born and bred
in This industry, and supervises every
detail of the vast business from the
purchasing Of the wool to selling the
finished product in the markets of
the world He is one Of the pushing.
brciny and energetic Young business
men of me west who has learned and
prohted by the lifetime experience Of
his father TO whom he is worthy
successor.
He has ability to grasp the new
situation now opening to the Pacific
coast, to realize the immensity of the
field opened to us, and II is safe TO
say that under mis- direction Salem
will rear her full share of the harvest
coming from Americas new accumu.
lation1 and new arrangements in the
far east
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

lually cut out under the load OF 23OO
lIilowatts. The finger of the speed
indicator slips along to a mark which
shows that the car Is making 121
miles an hour. At every crossing c
loud ringing note can be heard
caused by the wheels.
Fragments of ballast as large as
walnuts are sucked up into the air
and fall back as the train rushes on
At first the speed is bewildering, al
most stupefying. We in the cab are
much nearer the track than is the
engineer of a steam locomotive. On
that account it seems at first as II the
car is literally devouring the road by
the mile Gradually we become ac.
customed TO the new sensation. The
feeling of safety and comfort while
overcomes the first shock OF amaze
ment gives rise to the desire TO travel
still faster. After the 100 mile an
hour mark has been passed the ex.
element in the car becomes intense.
Not word Is spoken. Only the click
of the wheels over the rails Is heard.
Every eye tha- is not fastened on the
speed indicator is glued on the track.
SudG emily we see two men unconcern-
edly standing in the middle of the
road calmly awaiting the car. The
motorman jumps for the whistle
string, AS the danger signal shrieks
the two men on the track turn about
with a frightened look, and then fee
for their lives. No power can stop
this 9S ton car within a mile.
We whiz past the town OF Dahlwitz
Dust. sand and large pebbles leap up
behind us. We just catch a glimpse
Of people on the station throwing up
their hats in joy. Suddenly a smash.
ing blow is heard against the window
OF the cab. as If a man brought his
fst heavily down upon the table. II
was bird. overtaken in its flight
and killed. The speed indicator I'm.
ger climbs up past the 124-mile mark.
Rangsdorf is only one and one-quar-
ter miles away (s.6 miles from Ma
Fenfelde). It is soon time to shut
on the current. II the 40OO-horse-
power engine at the power station
at Oberspree does not help US we
shall not reach the speed for which
We are all hoping. The engineers at
the power house have not forgotten
us. The finger OF the speed indicator.
as we near Rangsdorf. moves just a
little further And so we cover the
last mile which We stillhave before
cutting on the power at top-notch
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

section that in summer is fragrant
with hops, and the eye is delighted
with the billowing fields of tawny
bearded grain as well as fruit, stock
etc.
To make a city requires more than
this 1t requires the turning of raw
material into some finished product
The Thos. Kay Woolen Mills is one
of the features that have built up
Sa.em.
Quietly, unobtrusivsly, but stead
lily year after year, this institution
has turned loose in Salem for wages
alone, from $4,000 to $4,000 monthly
In one sense this is not a large amount
but when you take into consideration
the fact thai this money is all brough
here and left here you can realize
what this institution Is doing for Sa
lem. It Is outside money brought here
month afteg month, turned loose in
Salem, that otherwise would not com
here.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02

speed with 14OO kilowatte or 1900
horsepower.
A quarter of a mite before reaching
the curve near Rangsdorf we shut off
the current and apply the full power
of the brakes. The speed of the car
drops to 1902 miles. The curve Is
rounded in a noble swing The brake
is released, and the car glides along
under its own momentum without
any current whatever until Zossen is
reached. In eight minutes we have
leaped from Marienfelde to Zossen
We crowd around the telegraph in.
struments. which have recorded d
speed never before attained in the an.
mails of railroading The telegrapher
can hardly attend TO his Instruments
so many heads are pressing about
him. Finally he succeeds in reading
on the record-13O,4 miles an hour.
Every one smiles; hands are shaken,
congratulations exchanged. An Off.
Ger rushes off to the telegraph station
to announce to His Majesty the Kai.
ser the feat which German engineers
have succeeded in performing.
The front end Of the car is covered
with flies, bees and small insects,
crushed as il by a thumb against the
iron and glass,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-01-02
The eovsrnoTs Dilemma.

Governor Van SAINT, of Minnesota
recently arrived in New York and went
to a hotel, Shortly after a former
resident of that state called and was
shown TO his room. He found the gov
ernor sitting in a chair surveying with
gloomy countenance a trunk which
stood against the wall.
What is the matter. goyernor?'
asked the caller
Il want to get a suit of clothes out
Of that trunk" was the answer.
We'll, what's the difficulty-lost the
key?"
mo. | have the key all right" said
the governor, heaving a sigh. I'll
tell you how il is My wife packed
that trunk. She expected TO come
with me. but was prevented at the last
moment To my certain knowledge
she put in enough to FIJI thre etrunks
the way a man packs them. II open
II the things will boil all over the room
and l could never get them back. Nov
what I'm wondering about is whether
II would be cheaper 10 so ou. and buy
a new suit of clothes or two addition
al trunks. Philadelphia Post.