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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
NEWS

The wheat crop in Oregon and
Washington promises well.
Oregon potatoes at Frisco are low.
er, selling az $3.50 TO $1.75.
The town Of nlig, Somallland, Afri,
ca, has been bombarded by the Brit.
ish, and the sultan captured.
Speaker Cannon is now considered
as likely to be the Republican nomi-
nee for yice-president.
The senate committee in charge of
the measure has decided to let the
elghthour bill so over until Deem
Der.
Masked brutes killed 300 sheep out
of a band Of 5000 breeding ewes near
Laramie, Wyoming.
La Grande Is planning to build a
new city hall.
At Cincinnati the weather has been
too cold to play ball.
AT the walla waIla primaries the
Republican factions engaged in a fist
fight.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
The Good Of Medicine.

People insisting that medicine does
no good, have one stubborn fact to
contend with. that is, the people who
do believe are greatly in the majority.
We have been so fortunate during the
past twenty years as to convince thou
sands Of sufferers with weak watery
blood, who had all the symptoms OF
a general breaking down Of the sys'
tenn. that one medicine at least does
good Nervous and unsteady people
can have strong steady nerves, and
solid healthy flesh by the use Of DR..
Gums Blood and Nerve Tonic. A
tablet to take at meal time, it turns
the food you Eat into rich, red blood,
making solid flesh at the rate Of l 20
3 pounds per week. Sold by all drug
gists for 75c per box. or 3 boxes for
50. This medicine saves doctor bills
and insures health, giving the very
best treatment possible.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

in the nature of a prelude to the quad
riennial conference of the Methodist
Episcopal church to open at Los
Angeles next week.
The participants in the conference
include a majority Of the bishops Of
the church, eminent lay workers and
missionaries to a total of several hun,
dred all of whom are enroute to the
Los Angeles meeting. The prominent
missionaries who will speak include
Bishop Hartzwell, of Africa; Bishops
Thoburn and Warne, Of India, and
Bishop Moore, who comes from Corea.
Bishops Warren, Vincent, Andrews,
Warner and Joyce will also take part.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
BRE'R TAYLOR
HAS A FEW
Mormon Witness TestifleS
That Apostle Hooked up
With His Hired Girls
President Smith Regrets He
Cannot Procure Attend.
ance of Well Posted
WitneS, eS Who Fled

Washington, d. c., April 2S.--During
the Smoot investigation today, L. e,
Abbott, a Mormon at Pennington,
Utah, when questioned regarding his
knowledge of Apostle j. w. Taylor,
said that Taylor was reputed to have
five wives, and that two are now liv,
ing in Pennington, one with six and
the other with five children. Witness
said that Taylor married two sisters,
Roda and Roxie Wellington, two
years ago, according to public talk.
Prior to their marriage they had been
living with Taylor's wives as hired
girls.
When questioned further, Abbott
testified that ]. NJ. Tanner, former
president of the Utah Agricultural
college, and now connectel with the
Mormon schools. also had plural
wives but witness could not tell how
many.
A letter from President Smith to
Senator Burrows was then put on the
records. In 1t he regrets his inability
to procure the attendance Of John
Henry Smith, George Teasdale, M. w.
Merrill. ], W. Taylor and NJ F. Cow
ley.
The committee then adjourned, sub.
ject to the call Of the chairman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

Suppose you fell over
board and someone let
down a rope just an inch
short. What would you
give for that extra inch2
FORCE" goes a little
farther than any other
food. 1t just does what
others almost do.
A~~7&-~
81
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
sure cure for Pnes.

Itching Piles produce moisture and
cause itching, this form, as we'll as
Bling, Bleeding or %Protruding Piles
are cured by DR.. Bo-san-ko's Pile
Remedy. Stops itching and bleeding.
Absorbs tumors. SOC a jar at drug
gists, or sent by mail. Treaties free.
Write me about your case. DR.. Bo
sanko, Phila., Pa.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
aln MIsalonarx Meeting.

San Francisco. Cal. April 2s.-what
is probably the largest and most not
able missionary convention ever held
on the Pacific coast opened this after
noon in the Alhambra theater. The
convention. which win remain In ses-
sion until next Monday afternoon, is
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28

e. F. Fenton, Of Albany, has accept,
ed a position in the store Of Frank
Bowersox, and will reside in this city.
Mr.. Fenton is an experienced mer-
chant and a very agreeable and pleas
ant gentleman.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
Good Horses Sold.

Jas Skipton sold his three fine bug.
gy horses yesterday afternoon to T..
d. Barlow, of Portland. The price
was $7S5, and the trio were we'll worth
that figure.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
W. c. I. U. COTTON Social.

The w. c. r. U. will give a local
option social Friday night at their
hall at s o'clock. There will be some
good musical numbers and short adj
dresses by T. t. Geer and others. Ev-
erybody is invited to come.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1904-04-28
N. y. chIropodIsts IN Town.

DR.. and Mrs. o. o. Fletcher, expert
chiropodists, Of New York City, re-
move corns, bunions and ingrowing
nails without pain. Satisfaction
guaranteed. Room 10, Salem Hotel.
Phone Main 1881. No extra charge
for calls. 4.20-1wk
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
i Rornenn Wcnpon.

Tie Borncan mandan. or head tax.
er." Is n modification of the burmese
dab IT is y heavy. thick hladed cut,
lass. from twenty to thirty inches long
ana The edge Is ground from the right
side only. the left sitie being forged
slightly conceive. Tln blade is also
slightly curved 10 the right. 50 that the
cutting action of The weapon Is like
that of an enormous gouge. Only two
strokes can be dealt with the mandau-
from right TO left downward and left &
right upwarl sshsmbprs' Journal.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18

"Tbe highland dinner Is a very smart
affair. and one that Is never seen south
OF the Tweed" says the London Queen.
..The laird wears his full dress kilt ev.
cry night. and every one with any
claim to a clan does the same, 50 that
often there arc more killed men around
the table than black coats.
1.-The full kilt dress is splendid. and
o man TO the born looks far
better in ii than IN any other clothes.
II gives width. height and dignity to
the wcarcr, with its shayd, sporran and
brooches. Not only does the laird wear
his highland dress, but toward the end
OF dinner his piper, who has played IN
the hall outside during the meal, comes
into the room and marches around the
table. The pipes are n little d%cafening,
bnt the player looks so fine that n Is
glad to see him, Most Of the pipers il
The more noble families have inherited
the position from their ancestors and
are rightly proud Of tho post. After
| dinner, II there Is d big house party.
| there Is often d dance. Then tho piper
Is at his best, as be plays his pipes for
! the lightsome reels to be danced. beat.
Ing time with his foot the while"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
A TlRELESS WORKER.
The Marvellous Eneray That Was q
rnrt uf Macaniay.

turf al MaCNuthSs
NJ life was ever lived AZ higher pres
sure than that of M~acanlay. lie was
not only eliks i book in hrceebes,' as
sydney Smith said 81 him, he was also
like an intellectual steam engine. lis
thirst for knowledge was only clualed
by bis amazing tiiIaeiiy Tor retaining
knoWftdge and ly his passionate inter
an IN ill tile aspeats 81 HE. a wish
i Enew III much 81 anything Us Ma
eaniaY knows VI everything, said Mel
bolrnts. and. though The enigram may
have been intended As il sibn. II 6p-
proxinaied 70 tile truth TO The nvcr-
ago tllllard Of the world III must have
| seemed that this tempestuons man was
| literally omnisclcni He plunged into
~Itllian like 4 boy rejoicing i'll a new
to5 he took up Spanish with an appe-
tile growing BIZ what It fed on, and
then lie returned to Greek with d JOY
| which lie found indescribables Ho
amused himself III going 70 India BY
learning German and mitigated the dis.
trcss ar ii voyage across to ireland BY
committing Paradise Lost" TO mem
ory, claiming, doubtless with truth
fiat IL by any uncomfortable mischancs
the great epic were to be utterly dc
stroyed be could from the tablets Of bis
memory give II hack to the world
London News
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
the vaIue 81 Politesess.

RI those who are doubtful as to the
correct course to pursue In any given
situation will remember that even the
wrong thing IL overlooked II n Is but
absolutely polite 10 the doing Of It their
relief might he great.
A gentIeness Of demesnor and . cour.
teens response or question can never be
out OF place. A man may wear q bnsi.
ness suit OF clothes TO nm evening wed.
ding less noticeably than Q truculent
air Of insoIcncc. n he be perfectly well
bred as far as behavior goes. It matters
not 70 much what his outward garb,
although by an unwritten law Of social
observance certain clothes nrc the cor
rect thing for certain occasions.
poiitcness Is ' wrong Its rrac'
tIce goes nearly aIl the way toward The
goal OF the right thing In the right
place. We hear of polite %insolence. but
insolence IL never polite. and Il Is neya'
under any circumstances polite TO b'
Insolent.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
#s1nc. plsss.

The clock plant Is i native ~ l:orneo.
and iii that country even II IL said TO
he rare. Tho plant derives its name
from lis peculiar habits, which arc
known 10 bnt few wh0 have not studied
IL from n scientific standpoint The
plant has leaves Of two sizes, one
81 which acts IL the capacity OF u
minute hand. which keeps moving ui.
Ill 4 O'Clock IN the afternoon. and the
otiIar keeps going until morning. The
larger leaves net ~ the hour hands.
Starting In o position when all the
leaves lie close 10 tho stem. with the
points hanging down. they rise gradu'
ally until they tnrn toward the top,
and then they dpp 70 their former 20
sifion. N takes the smaller leayod
ahont one minnie 70 "a through this
performance and the longer leaves just
about M hour Melbourne Times.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
Cooked His Flesh.

John Weibe, a bo~ilerwasher helper
employed in the Newton round house,
met with a painful accident. He was
standing near engine Isl when the
jar from a shot being fred to loosen
some bolts. caused the blow off cock
on the 1851 to open, deluging him with
steam and hot water, scalding the
right side Of his face, shoulder and
arm very badly. The flesh on his face
was almost cooked while the burns on
his shoulder and arm were almost as
bad. He was treated by a physician
as quickly as possible after the acct
dent and today is doing as well Is
can be expected.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
Preparing for a Strike.

In anticipation of a strike among
the bituminous miners of the country.
the Chicago & Alton issued orders to
store 10000 tons Of soft coal at Chi
cago, Bloomington, Springfield, Poor
la, Roodhouse, Slater, Mo-, and other
points along the system. Five thous-
and tons will be stored at Blooming.
ton, and 100 cars are now being un-
loaded. The fuel will be dumped up
on the ground and kept in reserve un-
til a shortage in the regular supply
is reported.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
re Charse ssssaiaes.

Tho hOusehOIder was duly sworn.
You charge this man with being In.
sane" said the court. ION what do
you base the charger
"weIl. your honor" said the witness,
yainly trying TO choke down Ills emo
ton, this man Ii n plumber. My
pipes were out OF fix. I sent for him.
lie fixed 'em In fifteen minutes. When
asked for his bill he said that was all
right, because II didn't take him long,
and he had another job in my neigh
borhood anyhow"
~ hopeless cascg' exclaimed his hon.
or as he signed the commitment.
Baltimore News.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
No Change Of Slips.

The Alamogordo News says: The
Ell Paso & Northeastern shops will
not be removed from Alamogordo to
FL Paso or anywhere else. The
statements made by FL Paso daily
newspapers to the effect that the
shops would be removed to that city
are without anw semblance Of truth,
The Ell Paso & Northeastern system
are not antagonistic to Alamogordo.
neither is Alamogordo ~antagcnistic to
the FL Paso & Northeastern. The In
terest Of one is the interest Of both
and Alamogordo and her railroad arc
hand in hand with each others inter
ests first, last and always. These are
facts and come direct from the high
est officials Of the Ell Paso & North
eastern.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
The Catastrophe.

ibid you hear about the catastrophe
down III the Browns last nightY
mo. What bappencdT
"Why, Mrs. Brown gave the baby d
bottle to play with. and while she n
IN the Kitchen II fell out Of the cradle
and broke its neck"
"Whnt. the babyr
NO; The bottle"
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
I.rIend.

"A friend whom yon have been sain
ing during yonr whole life you ongbt
not 10 be dIspIcascd with In d moment.
a stone Il many years becoming q
ruby Take care that yon do not Dc
s.roy II in an instant against another
ofnno
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
Place no stock in It.

Railroad people place little reliance
In the report to the effect that nego.
tiations are pending between the Mex
lean government and the Mexican
Central looking to the passing Of that
road into the control Of the Mexican
government. Information Is that the
conference soon to be held between
the above interests will have to DO
with the concession granted BY the
Mexican government to the National
railroad Of Mexico. which shuts Cd
the Mexican Central from building its
line from Monterey to Brownsville,
Texas, to connect with the San An
tonic and the Arkansas Pass. which is
now owned by the Mexican National
Colonel Trial Lott, president Of the
st. Louis. Brownsville and Mexico
road, says that this concession VIII
not obtain, as 1t is of such monopol
istic character as to be u~nconstitu
tional under the laws Of the republic
or Mexico. 1t is understood that ef
forts are to be made to have this
concession set aside, SO as not to IN
~terfere with the plan to connect tht
San Antonio and Arkansas Pass VIII
the parent company.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18

ucUrUv Margsed.

ewhen may Il woman he said to be
happily married."
mot until She has Ind the pleasure
or refusing several men.'-Detroit Free
Press.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
4 rearfuI Dres..

Bobbs-Oid Titewadd Is about dead
from insomnia. Says he Is afraid to 90
10 sleep.
Dobbs-Docs he fear burglarsf
Bobbs-No; but the last time he slept
be dreamed OF giving away his money.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18

Ia every family there II 4 genius who
can't prove his gsnIus. Their kind
dossn't count Atchison GIobs.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
brakeman Nick sword Injured.

Nick sword, head brakeman on Con
ductor Gains crew, was badly injured
at Adamana, Arizona, says the Wins
low Mail. While coupling the engine
onto his train after having taken coal
and water, he got between the bump
ers on the end Of the tank and first
car and when he turned the air into
the train line the slack run down
catching him. His breast bone was
broken and several ribs were frac
tured. Nick was brought In on no
3 and Or. Brown gave him surgical at
tentIon. Thursday J. J. johnson tool
him In to the Los Angeles hospita
where he will remain until s~uficient
~ recovered to be about.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18
70 form New Association.

70 Form NEW AeeoStAtion
Locomotive engineers from all parts
Of the country, Canada and Mexico.
will meet in Chicago next Saturday
and form q general chairmen's asso
citation. The new association. like
those OF the lremen. trainmen, con
ductors and other railroad systems or
ganized by the Brotherhood OF Locomo
tive engineers, % numbering 1ot
railroad systems on the North Ameri
a continent. This meeting is the
outcome Of a preliminary conference
In ST. Louis, January 20.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18

Among the other fine equipment
which the Mexican Central has been
receiving from the United States is
a fine new steam wrecker. This ma
chine is now in the FL Paso Santa
Fe yards. As soon as it is cleared
through the custom house Il will be
taken to the lower portion Of the line
for us there. 1t is one Of the larg-
est ever seen there.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18

The Mexican railway has erected q
monument. With suitable inscription,
marking the Point where the road is
crossed BY Tropic Of Cancer. The
monument is Of wood, twelve feet
high and twenty-four feet long. . On
the top there are two arms pointing
out the two zones. 1t is situated on
the desert ground a few miles south
Of Catoree.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18

Aaron McCellen of Prescott, Ari-
iona, has just accepted the position Of
stenographer in the Santa Fe Ell Paso
office, to fiji the place made vacant
BY the resignation Of Stenographer
Ressigue some days ago. Mr.. McCel
len is an old Santa Fe man and for
the past three years has been serv-
ing as stenographer in General SUI
perintendent W. A. brakes Office on
the s. r. p. & p, at Prescott.
Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-03-18

The Pullman company. to Offset the
damage suits that have been filed
against it in Texas for infraction Of
the antitrust laws, has threatened to
withdraw its trains from Texas. II Is
also asserted the bluff has stuck and
. as a result the suits will BE with
/ drawn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-02
Virginia News.

Bishop Van de Vyyer has agreed to
cooperate with the Associated Charities
in Richmond, thus uniting all denomins-
tions in the work.
Thomas Branch Grundy, son of Col.
Barton Fl. Grundy, died of pneumonia
yesterday, in Richmond, at the home OF
his parents, aged Is years. He was a
a student at Woodbury. Forest College.
The Richmond board Of police COM
m~issioners shortly after midnight last
night adopted a resolution fully exoner-
ating Officer w. II. Wyatt from charges
brought against him by Chief of Police
Howard.
A ~well-known Presbyterian minister,
Rev. Edward II. StOner, of Rapidan,
died at the Memorial Hospital in Rich
mond yesterday. He underwent a slight
operation a few days ago. A widow and
four children survive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sydney Shear, of Will
lard, Loudoun county, have issued cards
for the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Caddie May, to Mr.. William Leith. The
wedding will take place Wednesday
morning. February 10, at Willard.
Frank B. Lichliter, of S%taunton,
charged with the murder Of A. l.. Isbell,
whose remains we're found in a car in
| Charleston, w. Va, on September II,
1903, was yesterday acquitted. The
trial occupied eight DAYS. 'Lichliter is
19years old.
ri am a pure girl, / could not sell my
self, or I would moth De in this condition"
These were the dying words ofLuey Car
ter, formerly of Danyille, who died at
st. Vincent's Hospital, Norfolk, yester-
day, of cold, hunger and exposure. She
was but seventeen years old, and was
found in a cherries by a sanitary
inspector.
Nearly 100 seamen from the
foreign vessels in port at Newport News
have deserted in the past few days to
ship on the new 616-foot Pacific Mail liner
Mongolia, which will leave the shipyard
for San Francisco the latter part Of the
week. The ship still lacks about "A of
the required number before it can sail
for the Pacific. Masters of steamships
which lost men yesterday appeared
in court and secured warrants for the de-
serters. Other masters are holding their
men aboad ship. 1t is probable that
some of the steamships in port will be
unable to get away today on schedule
time owing to short crews.
Mrs. John T. Goolrick, of Fredericksburg.
while on a visit to Mrs. J. W. Daniel, in
Washington, recently, fell on the ice and was
quite seriously hurt. She is still confined 10
her room at the residence Of Mrs. Daniel, in
Washington.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-02-02
DESTRUCTIVE WINDS.

A passenger train on the Colorado and
Southern Railroad, which left Denver
yesterday morning for Georgetown, wa:
partly.wrecked yesterday by a gale. Two
coaches and a combination baggage and
express car wore blown over and dam
aged. The locomotive remained on the
track. -Four trainmen and one passen-
ger we're injured. The train had stopped
near the station in Georgetown on account
of the wind. While waiting for the gale
10 subside three cars were lifted from the
rails by the wind and forced over on
their sides. The passengers and the crew
were thrown against the sides of the cars,
but were able to escape through doors
and windows. A relief train from Denver
encountered trees and wires strewn over
the track in many places and with diff
Guilty reached its destination,
The wind in Idaho Springs and in
Georgetown did much damage. In George
town the roof ofthe Catholic Church was
torn off and numerous ou!buildings we're
damaged.
A gale that attsined a velocity of
ninety miles an hour yesterday caused
considerable damage by blowing off
roofs and breaking windows at Fort Col
Inns, Col. Several fires started while the
gale was at its height, and for a time
they threatened the destruction of Fort
Collins.
At Pierce station, Colo, several build
ings were wrecked by winds yesterday.
During a gale that prevailed at Den
yer yesterday along the eastern slope OF
the Rocky Mountains in Colorado and
Wyoming much damage to property was
wrought. In Denver Charles Ornsby
and William Daniels came in contact
with a live electric wire which had been
thrown from its fastenings, and were in
stantly killed.
Reports from points in northern Colo
RADIO tell Of the destruction of farm build:
ings, haystacks, trees, chimneys, and
cottages.
Stones half an inch in diameter were
sent hurting through the air and many
windows were broken yesterday by a
gale in Cheyenne, Wyo., that attained a
velocity of e~ighty-6ye miles. Many
fences, o~utbuildings, and barns were
blown down.