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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20

months ago-brought II cents. II
changed hands at 25 Monday. Bull
frog has dropped from So to Is in
the past five months, andl Montgom-
cry Mountain, from IS to 10 in the
same time. Gold Bar has lost just
81, selling November Is for S1.S7
and Monday at 81 cents. The Gold
fields show even a greater decrease.
Consolidated sold November 10 at
$40 and Monday brought but $3.50.
Silver Pick has lost just one cent
less than a dollar, having dropped
from $1.90 to 81 cents. Atlanta has
dropped from 95 to 65; Combination
Fraction from $3.50 to $2.S5, and
Kewanos from $3.50 to SO cents.
Similarly large declines can be
cited for other stocks.
Nevada Puzzled.
The figure is taggering-$50,0 ,000,-
900 difference in the stock board
valuation of a states stocks for FIVE
months is startling even to those
who know how stocks go up and
down. The Reno papers says every
one is at loss to understand this
change for the worse. There is no
feeling Of panic and no one seems to
believe the bottom has fallen out"
it reasans. MANY guesses are made
but they are mostly born of lively
Imagination. The thing Is myster-
ious. and more so when stocks are
weaker than ever just when labor
troubles are at an end and better
things might be expected. The
mines are here, and they are the
greatest mines in the world made
none the less so by stock fuctua-
tions."
Public Is Wary.
The stock game throughout the
United States, is not being played
so heavily by the general public as
it was last summer. Affairs like the
recent New York furry have freight
ened the small buyer out of the
game. He has been shown how far
outside the circle he is while dabbling
in stocks with his little savings. Now
he wants to be sure that he is buy
Ing something safe as mining stocks
go, but finds the really safe offer
ings are too high priced. The stream
Of money pouring into the stock pits
last summer has been shut off and
diverted to other channels and things
lre settling gradually as a result.
rhe elimination of speculation is
about a safer state of af-
airs. More good than harm will
,ome out of the changes now taking
,lace.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20
LITTLE BO-PEEP
LOST HER SHEEP

But no one need worry about mutton
this time of the year, If they can se'
dainty and delicious Spring lamb ou
an appetizing and nourishing sum
mer meal. We have eyeryehing IN
choice meats. and all the delicaeies
OF the season in both fresh ana
smoked meats that will please
the most critical epicure.
Il. @. CROSS,
States Street Market Phone -"'
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20
NEVADA MINING STOCKS
TUMnLING DOWNWARD
$50, ,OOO, 900 Drop in Five Months
Makes the Promoters Glare
With Surprise.

The big mining boom In the Ne
yada country is meeting with a great
slump m price OF mining stocks. IL
would seem that the public is bound
TO whip all the froth and foam from
stccks and buy them at something
like real value il they are bought at
all.
During the past five months Ne
vada mining securities have depre-
ciated in value s5O,000.OOO. This
is at the rate OF $40. 100000 a month.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20
CHESTERFIELD
Special Low Fee for
a Few Days Only
SOC soc
Psychic, Palmist
and ClairvOyant

l will tell your
name, your age,
and the date OF
your birth, also
OF changes tha.
are in store for
you, whether or
not you should
mako them and
III you will be
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20
THE DEVILFISHING.

anonymous The by Old Subscriber
The Devil by the river side,
BY the Stream of Time, where you'll always find him
Casting his line in the rushing tide,
And landing the fish the bank behind him.
He in nook,
filling his basket very fast
While you might have that his deadly hook
Was differently baited every
He caught em fast a could count
big, 1t same.
bait a check for n round amount
..n assemblyman nabbed 1t and he came.
gem that Saturn shone;
It sank in the water without a sound,
And caught a who long
AS the best and purest miles around.
Sometimes he would laugh, and sometimes sing:
better luck could WISH,
And he seemed to know to a thing
bait that suited every fish.
Quoth Satan: "The fishing and fne,"
he took a drink, somewhat enthused
And yet a parson round the line
That cen the most tempting bats refused.
tried with his gold and fishing gems,
Hung fame and fortune upon the line;
Dressing gowns with embroidered hens,
But still the Dominic made sign
went the hook,
'I have him now" quoth the Devil Frightening.
Then Satans sides with laughter shook
And he landed the preacher quick as lightning!
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20

The authority for these figures is the
Reno Evening Gazette, which shows
some startling comparisons between
prices paid November 15 and May
6, Among the Bullfrog favorites Ma
tional Bank on November 15-five
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20
Call for Bids.

Bids will be received by the City
Recorder up to o'clock D. m..
Monday. May 20. 1907. for the con-
struetion of a cement concrete walk
on Twelfth street. In Salem, Oregon.
In front of the south IS feet of lot
No. l. In block No. 8. in Yew Park
addition to the City of Salem, Ore
gon' WA. MooREs.
o-S-lo Recorder.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20
PROPOSALS FOR LIGHTING.

Proposals will be received by tho
Board of Public Commissioners OF
the State OF Oregon at the CAPITOL
Building, Salem, Oregon, at the
hour of Ii a. m. June 5th. 1907. for
lighting the Capitol Building, Peni-
tentiary, Insane Asylum, Reform
School Mute School and Blind School
at Salem, Oregon, with arc and in.
candeseent lamps, Information, specl.
heations and blank proposals may be
obtained from the Clerk of the Board
at the Capitol Building, Salem. ore.
gon.
W. n. GATENS,
Clerk OF Board.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-05-20

successful. tell also OF failures
successes, deaths, travels. mar
riages, divorces, home and heart
affairs, talents and questions that
pertain to the future. l teach tho
profession to others. Medlumistic
persons developed. Parlors In the
Hughes block 466 State street.
Hours 8 a. m. to p. m. Readings
on Sunday only by appointment.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
NEWS CUT SHORT
FOR BUSY READERS.

Historic Washington Homes is the
topic for discussion at the meeting Of The Co
lumbia Historical Society, TO be held next Monday
evening at the Shoreham.
Robert S. Jordan. a resident of this
city for fifty years buried yesterday afternoon
in Glenwood Cemetery, after funeral services at his
late residence, sos l. street.
Business of Importance Will be discussed
AZ smoker TO be given BY the Illinois Republican
Association. at G.. A. r. Hall 1912 Pennsvivsnia
avenue, Monday. December 3.
Henry Fl. Clapp. who died Tuesday
night at Sibley Hospital, will be buried this after
noon in Glenwood Cemetery after funeral services
at his late residence. 1904 VI street. at O'Clock
Ernest NJ. Jansen. of SOP Rhode Island
avenue northwest reported the police last night
that two men had attempted 10 rob him as he
was about to board street car about 5 O'Clock
Yesterday When he called for help they ran aWsy
Private James E. Dodd. Fourteenth
Company Coast Artillery Corps was sentenced 10
confinement at hard labor for one month and a
forfeit Of $50 OF his pay by cOurt-martial con
Vened al Fort Never, On charge Of absence with
out leave.
Charles Scaffel. forty-two years of age.
was brought here from Baltimore yesterday 10
answer the charge Of stealing an ovcrcoat from
west He VIII be given hearing in Police Court
this morning
The will Of Hannah CoyIe. who died
November 2. dated September g. 1906 devises 10
her niece, Mrs Mary Ellen Cce premises No a
! street northeast during her life and after her
death the property is 10 be sold and after the
payment Of $50 10 George Coe and S30 each n
Marie Coe and Mildred Coe the remainder is 10
be turned over to ST. AlossiB parish
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
L. 5. Dept. OF Agriculture. Weather Bursar

L. 5. Dept. OF Agriculture Weather Bureau.
Washington, Thursday, Dec 3. ls07-s d. IN.
The severe stom that developed over the Atlantic
during the last tWenty y-four hours is now in the
neighborhood Of New Brunswick. The western edge
d il passed northeastWard in the vicinity Of Nan
trcket Thursday and caused high northe7iy winds
on the New England coast The depression in the
extreme Northwest is apparently losing strength and
moving in the direction Of Hudson Bay No ne
cipitation Of consequences has occurred IN any uart
q the country, except on the Pacific coast Cold
weather continues in the East and South and il is
warmer in the Missouri Valiey and the Rocky NfOlu
tain region. The kite observations at NIount
Weather show rise Of 10 degrees in the last twen
tyfour hours at an elevation Of about mile above
the station.
The indic0tons point 20 fair weather Friday and
Saturday in an districts. except the Rocky Noun
tain region. where local rains and snogs are rrola-
bic The temperature viii rise slowly east cf the
Mississippi
The winds along the New England ooast will be
brisk northwesterly the. Middle Atlantic coast
fresh west TO northwest the South Atlantic coast
fresh north 10 northeast; the Gulf coast isht
60 fresh northeasterly: On the Lower Lakes fresh
suthWosterly. and On the Upper Lakes fresh to
brisk sOu1nWCstCTly-
Steamers departing for European ports viii have
fresh northHesterly winds and fair weather 20 the
Grand Banks
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
Her Several Triumphs
NAVAL ENLIsTMENTS SHORT.
More ships 60 Man and Higher
Standards the Cause

The annual report Of the chief of the
Bureau OF Navigation OF the Navy De-
partment. made public yesterday. saws
that there is sti11 a considerable shortage
IL the commissioned personnel of the
navy, which is due to the fact that during
the past year ten large ships were com
pleted and put in commission.
The bureau renews its recommendation
Of former years thar the grade Of vice
admiral be revived. and says that the
number Of vessels now comprising both
the Atlantic and Pacific fleets is far in
excess OF any comprising a foreign feet
under the command Of a rear admiral
The bureau recommends that al least
five vice admirals be provided in order
that the commanders-in-chie OF the two
Heets may be officers of appropriate rank.
as is the practice in foreign navies.
Only 3lS6 per cent of the men who
presented themselves for enlistment in
the navy during the fiscal year 1876 were
accepted. which. the report saws. indi-
Gates that there is no relation in the
standard of physical and mental require
ments required for admission 10 the
navy.
At the end Of the fiscal year the navy
was 1913 men short, Of the total force
OF 1890 allowed, whereas On June 80.
1905. IL was 4,S37 short The report adds
that the Bureau has used its utmost en-
deavors TO reduce the number Of aliens
in the navy by providing that no one may
enter the navy who is not a full citizen
Of the United States.
Rear Admiral George A. Converse, L.
s n. was chief Of the Bureau OF Navi-
cation to May IS 1907, and since that date
Rear Admiral Willard II. Brownson, has
had charge of the Bureau.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
TAKAHlRA AS AMBASSADOR
State Department Informed of His
Probable Appointment.
Selection VIII Undoubtedly Prove
an Acceptable One 10 This
Government.

Thomas J. O'Brien. the American Am
bassador at Tokyo. has informed the
State Department that Baron Kogoro
Takahira would probably be appointed
japanese Ambassador at Washington 10
succeed ViscOunt Aoii, who has been
summoned home
His appointment will undoubtedly be
acceptable 10 this government
Baron Takahira came TO Washington as
Japanese Minister in 1901 when he was
plain Mr.. Takahira He served here until
late in 1905, when he returned to Japan
and was subsequently sent as minister TO
Rome, his present post He was one of
the two ENJOYS appointed by the Japanese
Emperor to negotiate a peace treaty with
Russia, the other envoy being Baron
Komura.
He is a man of strong personality, and
while in Washington earned the reputa-
tion of being an exceedingly skiIful diplo-
matist who was extremely positive in
pressing negotiations in which his country
was Interested Baron Takahira is said
TO have been on exceedingly good terms
with President Roosevelt His title Of
nobility was conferred upon him after the
signing of the theaty of Portsmouth.
While the resons for the recall of Wis
count Aoki and the prospective appoint
ment of Baron Takahira are not known
here. il is surmised from the fact that
Baron Takahira is a diplomatist of the
strenuous school, and exceedingly pro-
japanese that japan wishes to have in
Washington during the pendency Of the
negotiations for the restriction of Japa-
nese emigration 10 the United States a
man of pronounced views and noted fo-
his ability to adhere 10 the spirit and
letter OF the instructions of his govern
ment.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
NEXT MEETING TUESDAY.
'hamber Of Commerce Programme
Announced by Secretary GUIDE

Announcement is made through Secre-
cary William F. Guide that the December
meeting OF the Chamber OF Commerce
viii be held at she Raleigh Hotel next
Tuesday evening at o'clock
Notice is given in the circular letter to
the members that the meeting 20 be held
on the evening Of January u viii be the
annual meeting for the election OF on
GERS. at which time a presiednt. two vice
presidents. and thirty directors viii be
chosen. An extract from the constitution
sets forth that nominations shall be
made by the members OF the chamber, IN
writing. and that the names must be
posted in the Office OF the chamber. at
least one week before the date Of the
election
Notice is also given by Mr.. Chaplin
Brown that he viii submit at the meet
ing next Tuesday evening three amend
ments 10 the constitution.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06

Philadelphia. Pa, Dec. 5.-WhiIe on her
way down the Delaware river to-day.
the battleship Georgia. bound for Hamp-
ton Roads; repeated the performance of
the battleship Kansas yesterday by stick
ing in a shoal of mud off Chester.
For two hours her commander. Capt.
McCrea, a cousin of President McCrea.
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. paced the
quarterback impatiently as the battle
ships Maine and Keararge steamed past.
His chagrin was manifest.
The new battleship New Hampshire
was towed to-day from the New York
Shipbuilding Company's plant to the navy
yard here. Two others will reach the
navy from Cramps this week.
Leave Brooklyn Yard.
New York Dec. with the guns boom
ing a salute over the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
the flag ship of the Pacific fleet. the battle
ship Connecticut, swung into the East
River shortly after o'clock this morning
and slipped down the bay to join her fell
loW-voyagers at Hampton Roads
The departure was the occasion for spe-
cial honors at the yard, and throngs Of
early travellers on the Brooklyn bridge and
the downtown ferries were on hand 10
get last look AT the queen or the fleet.
Take a good look at her" said one man.
for il may be a long time before we see
her again
The huge battle ship was well down in
the water. as she carries fun bunkers and
full supplies. Her white sides We're spick
and span with fresh paint, her crew were
massed on her deck as she passed down
the East River amid the toots OF ferry
boats and smaller craft
At the navy yard the usual honors were
paid TO the flagship AZ her departure
The Star Spangled Banner" sounded
from the deck of the Connecticut as she
swung out into midstream, and the cruise
was on.
Two other vessels are scheduled 10 sail
during the day. the supply ship Glacier and
the naval tender Yankton. There will then
be left In the yard the battle ships Mime
sofa. Ohio. and Alabama. No official an
nouncement as 90 when they will de-
part has been made. but il is expected
that they will sail some time tomorrow
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
DENIED BY MR.. PLANT.
Reported Large Discharge of south
ern Employees Not True.


In statement made yesterday after
noon Mr.. A II. Plant. comptroller of
the Southern Railway, emphatically denied
the statement made in a local newspaper
that $50 employees Of the. Southern Railway.
were to be dismissed. that those who re-
mained would be compelled 70 work over
time, and that a decrease of from 10 TO
p per cent was TO be made in their sal
aries.
'In regard to the statement that $50
Of our employees are to be dismissed"
said Mr. Plant. Il wish to say that less
than half that number are TO be released.
and that the majority of these were en-
gagged temporarily TO do extra work which
they have now completed. Many OF them
are only boys and girls Another reason
for decreasing our clerical force is that
1t has been decided 10 stop keeping some
statistics which have been found 10 be
unnecessary. Furthermore. every clerk
who is to be discharged has been properly
notified.
Concerning the reduction in wages.
wish 20 say that so far as have been
able TO ascertain, nothing of the kind
has been contemplated. i"
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
CLEVELAND OFFERS 100000.
Has Fund TO Attract Democratic Ma
tiOnaI Convention.

When the Democratic National Com
mittee meets here next Thursday Mayor
Tom Johnson. of Cleveland. VIII be on
hand with the promise OF a fund OF
10000, all OF which has been raised.
much b. popular subscription. to have
the next convention held in the Forest
City.
The announcement was made in Wash
ington last night that the citizens in the
city by the lake are more than anxious
TO have the convention held there not
only for the purpose OF getting big con-
ventions in the habit of meeting there
but on account of the condition Of Repub-
hcan affairs in the State
Tom Taggart OF Indiana. the national
chairman. is expected 10 arrive in Wash
ington either tomorrow or Sunday. and
he will be the advance guard Of the COM
mitteemen. SO far as is known no other
city will submit a proposition promising
as much money as Cleveland offers.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
RATE CASE CARRIED UP.
Ticket Agent Wood VIII Have Hear
ing Before Supreme Court.

Asheville, n. c.. Dec. 5.-The case Of
James H. Wood. ticket agent Of the
Southern Railway at AshevilIe arrested
on warrant, sworn out in the Asheville
police court charged with violating the
214-cent passenger rate law, and who was
convicted and sentenced 10 the chain
gang and released by a habeas corpus
writ signed by Judge Pritchard, of the
Federal court, is to be taken to the United
States Supreme Court.
The attorneys representing both sides
to-day concurred in a motion TO this
effect. and II is understood the case viii
be heard ct an early date.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
THOUSANDS MORE LEAVE.
President Lincoln Breaks Record for
EmiGrant Passengers.

New York, Dec. 5.-More than 5000
alien workers, nearly all men, sailed to-
day on four liners that left this port
for Europe. The steamship President
Lincoln, bound for the Mediterranean.
carried $500 in her voyage, thus beating
by 100 the record as an emigrant carrier
held by her sister ship. President Grant.
The third-class accommodation of the
North German Lloyd liner Grosser Kur-
fuerst, for Bremen. was so overtaxed that
many who had engaged steerage passage
paid the difference and went up in the
second cabin.
The estimated figures for the emigra-
ton for the four weeks ending on Sat
urday. as compared with the correspond
ing weeks of last year. show an increase
or about 60.COe For the entire year II is
said the increase Of homeward- bound
aliens over those Of last year will be more
than 200000
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
ADMIRED IN WASHINGTON.
Appeared Here in Several Plays.
Career of the Actress,

Clara BloodgOod had been seen fire.
quentiy in Washington. and was much
admired by local playgOers.
While playing here last week Miss
Bloodgood often seemed morose, but when
I bade her farewell last Saturday night
she was more cheerful than she had been
during the week." said Manager Taylor
of the -Belasco Theater last night Her
play, The Truth was an artistic and
financial success. and she was deeply In
terested in her work. The report Of her
tragic death seems almost beyond belief,
and I am inexpressibly shocked
Clara Bloodgood was one of the clev-
crest younger actresses on the stage, and
in a few years she had rapidly risen from
the ranks. The name she bore profess
sionally was that of her second husband
John Bloodgood. of New York, a young
society man. who died in 1895 shortly
after his wife had adopted the stage as d
profession
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
Quarter Million Fire LoS..

Boston, Dec. 5.-A fire that broke out
this afternoon in the Boston and Maine
repair shops at Prison Point, Easts Cam
bridge, destroyed ten buildings. pract-
cally destroyed twenty locomotives, and
rendered a lot Of machinery worthless.
Augustus W. Ring. or Somerville. got
in the way Of fire engine. and was in
stantly killed The loss is estimated at
$3.50 600
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
FIND GIGANTIC MASTODON.
Workmen Unehrth Fossils Believed
to Be 100000 Years Old.

Helena. Mont. Dec while az work
on the Milwaukee roadbed near Helena
yesterday, worlmen UneartheG the teeth
and bones Of a gigantic mastodon. The
largest tooth weighs more than four
pounds. DR.. Charles n. Reinig. who has
made many explorations in the wilds Of
South Africa, and who has a large col
lection of mastodon relics, estimates that
the hanimal has been dead for more than
100000 years.
The fossils We're found in Jawbone Can
yon, and the theory Of DR.. Reinis is that
these monstrous animals hourished in
these latitudes at a prehistoric period
when the fitting Of the earth with refer
ence TO the sun had made this .ropic
region.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
Local Temnernfure.

Midnight. "a; m. "a 4 a. N. %: i. m. %:
$ a. NJ, 20: 10 r. m, .; u noon. q; D. m, 81:
p m, p; p. m. 50; D. m. 30; 10 D. m 30
Maximum, q; minimum, %.
Relative humidity-s a. m. 20; ? D. m, e3; s
.. m. e.
Rainfall q p m. to D. M trace Hours Of
sunshine, 90 Per cent Of possible sunshine 100
Temperature same date last year-Maximum 20 ,
minimum, q
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
Conclude season of Prayer.

Mexico, Dec. 5.-The Catholic clergy OF
Cananea, Mexico. have just concluded a
season Of prayer for the return of pros
perity to that town. The prayers. which
lasted for forty-eight hours. were led by
Bishop Diaz.
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
KING HAS ROUGH TRIP.
Alfonso and Victoria VIII Take
Train, Owing to storm,

London. Dec. 5.-The British battle
ship Renown, which sailed from Ports
mouth yesterday. bearing King Alfonso.
Queen Victoria, and the young Prince
of Asturias, on their way to Spain. by
way of Larochelle, France, put into
Brest to-day owing 10 stress of weather.
The royal party will probably take train
for Bordeaux
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
Her First Mnrringe.

She was married before that to Will
liam Havemeyer. with whom she eloped.
getting a divorce from him after a few
years, and on May .. 1902, she married
William Lambair, a broker and member
of the New York Stock Exchange.
Mrs. BloodGood was about thirty-three
years old. and her maiden name was
The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
NEGRO RUNS AMUCK.
Crazed by Cocaine, Wash Mussay
Shoots Seven White Persons.

Augusta, Ark, Dec. 5.-Crazed by CO.
caine, Wash. Mussay. a negro, ran amuck
here to-day, shooting seven white per-
sons, two OF whom were women. The
negro was finally corralled in the court
house yard and shot to death by a posse
fighting until he fell One of Mussay's
victims Will die.