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SAIiEM, OREGON SATURDAY JANUARY 0 1900.
NO 5.
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In men's and boys'
Mackintoshes,
Those 54,75 all wool brown covert cloth coats reduced
to $3.85. Men's all wool black tricot box coat mackin
toshes, regular price $3.65; we have too many of this
special coat, and you can have them for $2,25. Don't
wait long, if you want one, They'll soon go at this price.
If you wears long rubber boots in sizes 10 or 11 we have
some bargains for yeu: Too many of these large sizes
and you can have them extra cheap.
We want to close
Them all out!
THE NEW YORK RACKET.!
BADEN-POWELL WAS REPULSED
a Sortie at MaleMng But is Turn
ed Back With Losses
Heavy Fighting Reported From Colesburg, Developing
From a Slight Skirmish
A TERRIBLE BATTLE IS EXPECTED MOST ANY -DAY
IRew anb
Xate
Stales
See oiu Lad Fes' Sorosis
shoes, they are gieat, also our
Queen Quality the best $3.00
shoe in the World. Men's late
styles in Patent Leathers, Tan
and Black goods all at ihe low
est prices.
KEAUSSE BEQS
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Between the Opposing Forces Along the Tugela River and at the Besieged
Cities Nothing Definite Allowed to Pass the British
Press Censor
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Our prices on first-class Dental work
Ijwill remain as they are for a short time
only,
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Teeth 6.00 up.
Gold filling 1.50 and up.
Q, & P. fillings 31.00.
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SALEM DENTAL PARLORS
PHONE 2813.
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(ly Aaanclntril I'rr.i to Ibe JnnrnnL
Losims, Jan. n. Thogiih nothing dot
Inltn Is permitted to pass thu eonaor, suf
ficient transpires to con (Inn tho belief
that mi Important movo nn Tugola river
Ih Imminent. Continual bombardment
of the lloer entrenchments, and tho
nninurouB reconnulsances nronpparontly
connected with a well dollitcd purpose.
There nro indications that thu British
plan of attnek Includes an important
movement via Weenonc.
linden Powell's defeat in his sorties
at Mufeking raises serious doubts as to
hla nhllty to hold out tnnrli longer
Today, however, conies the report that
Colonel I'ln hum- lem'hcd Moehunld
about lituuury 1 with thu Ithodesliin
relief force. As I'lllliier hud ubout li.000
men, if thu news Is correct, he ought to
r.ilto the aclgo of Mufeking.
in enmiuslon the fighting around
Colesburg was renewed IIiIh morning.
The dispatches indicatu that tho attnek
is duveloiing into it general engagement.
Advices from llelmont cay two compan
ies of Canadians who havo been ills
patched to rover thu return of Col.
Pitcher's column, occupied a pass six
miles out to prevent an attempt of the
lloers to cut off their force.
A special dispatch from yim Town
toduy says it is rumored that General
French has entered Colesburg.
Robert's Defense.
Wawiiwitov, Jan fl. Roberts wont
on with his arguments begun yedtorduy.
Ho reviewed thu action of tho constitu
tional convention of Utah, urging that
this carried out tho requirements of
congress for tho admission of Utah as a
state, namely polygamous marriages
should no longer bo con traded.
The "Qeneral" Discharged.
IIkhm.v, Jan. 0. A dispatch from Aden
says the authorities havo renounced
and further search of tho German
Ktcamor "General." Tho Fteamer will
resume her voyago In fow day.
Those Wonderful Defences.
Lonkov, Jan. fl. General Duller, since
his defeat, lias called Into Natal ovcry
battalion und battery upon which ho
could lay Ills hand, and hns stiffened
Ids force in cvury way practicable for
a supremo effort to break through tho
Boor line of defense and reliovo Lady
smith. Kvcn tho stoutest-hearted
Kiigllshmuu has leen constrained to
hold his breath until thu issue of the
bittle I.) known.
Public anxiety has not been deeper
than tho feeling of suspense among mill
tary men. They havo doscrlbod tho
lloer defensive position, 10 miles in
length, with relays of horses behind it,
by width the forces could ho rapidly
concentrated at any point that might bo
strongly attacked, as something tiulquo
in military history. Thero never was
anything like It, und ordinary tactics
and strategy studied by tho staff college
have provided no expedients for regulat
ing u scientific attack on u swollen river
with ircoucealmentof the enemy's posi
tions. Boer occupation of two points
on thu Southern bank and thu extension
of their lino until it wus hardly practica
ble to turn it, und thu remarkable mo
bllity of tho Dutch force, havo Increased
tho dllllcultleu of u most formidable en
terprise. Tho most thoughtful veterans havo
added that while this new defensive
system with long range guns in con
cealed trenches and thousand of horses
under tnddlu has been successful when
attacked nt tho point of greatost reslut
anco, it might prove weak and vulner
able at thu point of least resistance
The Boers, adapting theuiBolves I"
British tactics, had devised a most in
genious scheme of defense. It might
prove unexpectedly weak if tho British
geuorals in turn could adapt their at
tack to it witli any degree of llexlblllty.
While Coleiwo remains the center of in
terest operations havo proceeded else
where, which serves to indicatu In
creased mobility and Improved tactics
on tho British side.
brother ofllcers killed. Being without
commanders, they wore driven off at ono
point, but they endeavored to scalo tho
fort at others. .They found tho position
of tho Boers almost imprcgnablo.
"When wo retired under cover of tho
armored train, so mnny men had been
wounded that a suspension of hostilities
occured under the auspices of the Red
Cross. Tho veldt nround tho Boer po
sition was at once dotted with flags of
morcy, and It was seen that our wound
ed were scattered within but a short rn
dhu of tho fort. We had almost com
pletely surrounded It; and had it not
been so extraordinarily protected, wo
should have been In possession.
KENTUCKY JUDGE
SEEMS MIXED
lr Aaaaelateil i'reaa to Ihe Jnnronl.
Fiiankfort, Ky., Jan. (1. Judge Cant
rill ontered nn order granting nn Injunc
tion restraining tho election commis
sioners Mnckav and Cochran. Governor
Taylors nppolntees, from qualifying and
acting. Court afterward entered an or-
der setting the injunction flisldo and giv
ing tile right to appeal.
American Sport Hurt.
Ilr Aaaoclated Freaa to the Journal
London, Jan. 0. It is feared that
Foxhall Kecno, an American sports
man, who broku his collar bono while
out limiting yesterday, has also sus
tained Internal injuries.
Sales of cheeso brought ovor $2,000 to
Brownsville within a fow days.
DISABLED TRANSPORT
The Victoria Arrives at Manila With a
Broken Shaft
THE MONTANA BRIBERY CASE IS BEING HEARD
PORTUGAL REFUSES HELP.
Tells England and Germany that She
Wants No Loan,
By Aaanclated I'reaa In (be Journal.
Lisnox, Jan. (I. A seml-olllciol note regarding the Anglo-German agreement
has been Issued. Ills ns follews:
' "Tho British and Gorman governments have informed Portugal that in thu
event of her contraction of a loon for tho purpose of re-organizing hor finances, tho
tjo governments were disposed to guarantee tho success of the operation. Great
ljrltaln and Germany assured Portugal that tho basis of tho agreement between
them was in recognition of tho Integrity of thu Portugese colonial dominions. The
Portugese government declared that it had no need for such a loan.
A Movement is On Foot in Belgium, Holland to Have Uncle Sam Mediate
la the South African Trouble
Ilr Aaaoclated I'eeea. tn the Journal.
Manila, Jan. 0. Transpert Victoria
arrived today in tow, having broken
shaft.
AMERICAN PRISONERS AT MANILA.
Many Missing Officers and Men Probably
Among Them
Hr
Aaaocluled I'reaa In the Journal.
Washington, Jnn. 0. Official conflirmatlon has coino from both Otis and
Watson of the release of tho American pi honors who hino been held by the Fili
pinos for many montliB. Otis' dispatch reads:
"Manila Prisoners are now curouto from Vigan, and will nrrlvo tonight, and
tho list will bo telegraphed tomorrow. Lieutenant Gllinoro is iimon; tho number.
That of Watson follews:
"Manila- Colonels llaro and Iloweo have recaptured all thw American
oners including Gil more, now at Vigan."
Tho swooping statements that all American prisoners had been released bus
aroused tho hope that In tho list will appear tho names of some ufllcers and pri
vates of the urniy who uro Bet down as missing Prominent among tho missing
army otlleors was Major Rockefeller, of tho Ninth Infantry. IIu disappeared com
pletely, and no trnco of his body was ever found.
prls-
"I A-enl with tho ambulance to
Gumetree. Tho fort itself is circular,
witli a wlro interior, und a narrow
frontage Ixitweeu six and seven feut
high, pierced with triple tiers of loop
holes und surrounded by a ditch."
No Qalns.
London, Jan. 0. Satuiday, 4:W) a.
in No decisive action Is reported from
South Africa this morning, tho military
activity being confined to tioints of
Repulsed nt Mafeklnc
Iinddn, Jan. 0. Saturday 4:45 a. in
The Times publishes tho following
dispatch from Mnfekfng, dated Decern-
l.- nil I
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"At dawn toduy, Col. Uaden-Powell theatre of operations, the British have
organized an unsuccessful attack upon a uppart.ntly wlNd no gul)tantlal
strong position of the enemy nt Game-1 4,8 Tllodlsputdl of ,lrrtmalic lllter.
T?,,t?', "n f,n tek,n. 'rol. est Is n narrative of the useless gal
which tho Boors have been maintain-1, , , .,, Irnm w,.,,.,,
itlll.1 V ,IIJ OVIklU IIMIH aMIVMt.tfif
QURBN Si JHA03ILr01J
I - THE LOW PRICE FURNITURE HOUSE. JL X.
Earpfii 6ARPETS ifi
ing a desultory, but annoying, shell and
rlllo Are for several weeks. Tho railway
has recently been reconstructed between
tho town and Gumetree, where the Boers
had destroyed it, final repairs being
made In preparation for tho sortie.
"During the night an armored train
with Maxim and Ilotchkis guns, under
PROPOSED NEW
NATIONAL PARK
llv -urlatvd 1'rcaa la tUc Journal.
St. Paul, Jan. 0. Genoral C. C. An
drews bus prepared a bill to bring about
ah nrrangement with tho Chlppewn In
illaiis for obtaining certain reservations
for tho proposed northern Minnesota
National Park, at the hcadwutors of the
Mississippi river. Territory comprises
011,000 acres land, ami 214,000 acres
water.
Clark Bribery Case.
Washington,' Jnn. 0. Henry O. Stiff,
speaker of tho Montana houso of repre
sentatives, was tho first witness in tho
Clark case before tho senate committee
on privileges and elections. He stated
that he had been "approached by Wil
liam Uiekford, us a representative of
Clark, and his support was solicited for
tho lattor.
Stiff also detailed u conversation with
A. It, Cook, tho formor stato nuditor,
who offered him f 20,000 to vote for Clark.
"I told him Hint If Clark wanted my
vole ho could afford to pay more than
120,000, and suggested $50,000, saying
that I did not want this to hu under
stood as uu offer on my part. I con
sidered that an outrageous crime was
being crotrated, and I was willing to
act tho part of a detective."
Will Uncle Sam Intercede?
Nkw Yokk, Jan. 0. A special to the
Tribune, from Washington, says: "It
is pointed out at the state department
that tho popu'nr movement reported
from Belgium, having In view a putltlon
to President McKluloy, asking him to
offer mediation to the bollgoronls of
South Africa, is altogether misdirected.
The United Stutes is always ready to
uso Its good offices to avoid or end strife
when tho Invitation comes from both
disputants, and not from ono alono, nor
from mere outsiders.
I
ATTORNEY PHlLBROOIv I
WINS A POINT.
Ilr Aaaovlatcil I'rca to Ihe Journal.
San Francisco, Jan, 0. Judge Mor
row, of tho United States circuit court,
has granted Attorney Phllbrook a writ
of error to the supremo court of the
United States In his suit for $300,000
damages against the Justices of the su
preme court of California and several
lawyers, whom ho accuses of 'conspir
acy to libel, oppress and ruin him."
Phllbrook was disbarred by the su
premo court for making charges of un
professional conduct against Justice
Harrison.
BUBONIC PLAGUE
IN HONOLULU
Diagnosis Itullcnto That It Is the
neat Artlolo Precautions
Tnkon.
Hr AaaoclaUiI Preaa to lb JoaraaL
Washington, Jnn. 0, Surgoon-Genor-nl
Sternberg has received tho following
roport from Major Taylor, tho surgeon
In chnrgo at tho military hospital In
Honolulu, dated December 15:
"I have tho honor to roiwrt that on
the 11th and 12th of this month thero
woro live deaths from bubonic plague in
the Chlncio quarter of Honolulu, nud
another occurred tills morning. Tho
whole regiment of the Hawaiian Nation
al Guard is isolated from tho infected
districts, and the board of health is mak
ing a huusu-to-liouuo inspection und disin
fection. All corpses have been cremated
and I think there will be but little dan
ger of tho spend of Infection aifiong thu
troops. There is little doubt about the
diagnosis in most of tho cases."
Surgeon-General Sternberg Is not
alarmed at thu conditions In Honolulu
ns set out In the report, and bolloves
the measures adopted ut Camp McKln
luy nro adequate. Ho will not recom
mend that tho army transports be pre
vented from touching at Honolulu.
FRENCHMEN TAKE
THEIR AiEDICINE
Ilr Aaanclutrd I'reaa la (ha Journal.
I'aiiis, San 0. M. Guerln who was
sentenced to ten years condncmont in
fortified place, has arrived at Clalrvaux
where ho will undergo sentence, Buf
fet, who was condemned to ten years
banishment remahiB In Brussels. Pu
Rouledo also banished ten years Is ut
way to Spain having din ided to tako up
rt'sldcuco at Sebastian.
WHEAT MARKET
Ciiicaoo, January 0. May 08) (J,
cash 0S.
Han FnANCieco, Jan. 0 Cash 100
.""" ' "" " 'roups, .ook thu official and private observers
iii positions for nn attack 'rom two' .. ....
sides. Capt, Lord Charles Beutinck and
squadron were In reserve on the left,
where the (dormers threw thembelves
hopelessly against tho strongly defended
Iloqr works.
I Tho question of contraband seizures,
takes almost paramount place in thu
I thoughts of the public, a vague possibil-
l iiy uiai inoy niuy uu inauu u preiuiv iwr
continental Intervention Is disturbing
Tho
government's undoviating purpose to en
force strictly the right of search has been
set fortlt in detailed instructions, dis
We now have the
NEST LINE OF 6ARPETS
ever shewn in Salem, and our Prices
are below any other dealer in the valley,
For Quality,
Price, and
Choice of Patterns
We are in the lead.
while the extreme left wing was i occu-1 ye9tenlay by Uie mj.niralty to
pled by urtlllory und thu galloping
Maxim of tho Capo police.
"Emplacements were thrown up dur
ing the night, the orders being to at
tack at dawn, and tho urtlllory fire to
desist upon the prolonged tooting from
tho armored train. At daybreak tho
guns opened fire and rapidly drew a
the British naval commanders in South
African waters, giving them weighty
warnings, without excoption, to uphold
the government measures or the su-
presslonof importation of contraband
by w ay of Delagoa bay.
UREN Si HAMILTO
248 COMMERCIAL ST.
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Seethe advertisement on page 4, In
reply from the enemy, our shells burst-' rcgrad to tlie Wilder Harp und String
ing within effective range. Capt. Wr- quartet.
nou gave tho signal to ceaj firing and .
to advance, and his nquanron led off.
"As our men engaged the position
with ritle fire it was found that the,
strength of the forts was greater than
wo hud eupof-ed. The enemy concen
trated such an exceedingly hot flro that
the advance of Captain Verlion was al
most Impossible, but by tho tumarkoblo
heroism and gallantry of Captains
Sandford and Vernon. Lieutenant Put
ton nnd Scout Cook, who guided the
squadron, a fow men actually readied
the sand bugs of tho fort within SOO
yards of tho area of the fort.
"But nothing liing could oxlst there, '
since the ground wus swept byMaiihtr,
and Marliml bullets. Tho men who
charged through this zouonf fire suffered
terribly, and In following their officers
to capture the fort, 0 men loet their
lives. Captain Sanfonl wus the first to From Eyeglasses to Glasscyes
full, and Captain Vernon, already twic"
wounded, and Lieutenant I'attmi; were, We can supply you with anything in
klled at the foot of the fort. These the Optical line fccel Knot so clearly as
two officers, climbing the ditch
surrounded the fort, thrust their rev
ers tlirouch the enemy's loophole onlv amlned. Will candidly tell their condi
to be shot themselves the next moment, i tio for, nothing. A pair of our rimless
"Gametree is surrounded with scrub Ieacle or eyeglas.es will add dignity
uameiree is surrounueii witn scrub t0 a ppeara ,, give you a learned
which contained many eharp.hootrs, ' look, and really improve your face.
and their accuracy of fire still further UCDU1M 111 DIDR
confused the men who had followed Cap-1 nuilfnAIl W, DAl.ll,
tain Vernon and who saw him and his 18 State St. Sciesnnc OiricuN
LaLf W
which I with your eyes of former years, some-
' " ( thing is wrong with those delicate orbs of
revol v- vision. Don't hesitate to have them ex-
Did yoii ever
Have that tired feeling come over
you when you saw displayed in
bold-faced type that hoary.mercan
tile chestnut:
Selling at cost.
Going otif of btisiness
The expression is as old as decep
tion. We never use it, because
we do as we advertise and we are
herejo st:iy. i-Yours truly,
JHHzt:
How can peoole go out of busi
ness who never went into business?
When you are in business and do
ing business you want to stay.
Progressive,
Up-to-date merchants
Clean up their stocks after every
season, never considering loss or
cost.
Thaf s u)hal ufcj
are doing.
Read
About
the hair pins worth
10c u box, that we
wl'l Saturday ut
c a
box
How
About
Those sweaters Two
told you alKiut. They
uro all wool and only
60c each
Look
About
town ami see If uny
ono offers you uloys'
sweater like ours for
19c each
Think
About
rn a second and you wit
ZD realire the value that
there is in our men's
3 5C, underwear
Turn
About
Is fair play,
your turn
Children's
It is
now .
heavy
wool hose worth LTie,
13c
a pr,
Buy
About
n nn
U.'kj fust black huiii
leas hose, at
19c a prf
We're
About
right, when we say
our fitnoy moreen
skirting never had
an equal, at
46c a yd,
You're
About
convinced, wo think,
that what wo Biy wj
do, we do do. fl aid
$1.25 fancy rhlrts
88c
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