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MLY CAPITAL JOURNAL )L. XIV. SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, MAY 10 1904. NO. 105. PANESE FORTRESS KRONSTyfDT THREATENED TREMENDOUS REPULS COLLISION to ON LAND 4 lussian Government Will Draw Upon Her Last Reserves tton Has Been Declared Contraband of War Coreans Are Siding With the Russians Petersburg, May 10. A dispatch ly reports Port Arthur again free ft ho land side, the Japanese being Slsed In an encounter 20 kilo- lers from the railway. An Imperial Be today chlls out the reserves In t governments, to complete the and Moscow drafts. A Mukden atch says Japaneso patrols from sg Huang Cheng were observed In fdlrectlon of Vacyp. A small Jap- i&BQ detachment has occupied iKWShdlan Slan. Cossacks Are Active. Seoul. May 10. A party of Cos- Micks have arrived at Sontr Chin. south of the Pnmkyong province. ey are believed to be reconnolter- lngSjn anticipation of a Japanese ad vance on Vladivostok. They are prob- ablyjStho same force reported to havo crossed tho Yalu above Wliu May ER' Cotton Is Contraband. St. Petersburg, May 10. An Imper ial order today declares cotton con tratm!P of war. General Huber has appointed commlBBary-general the Russian army In Manchuria. Old Patky's Plans. Sp,Peter8burg, May 10. General Curopatkln ha3 sent a long telegram ytplalnlng tho situation at the front, and declaring that his plans for the conduct of tho war io entirely differ ent from those of Vlveroy Alexleff. Koreans Are Wily. London, May 10. The Central News from Toklo sends reports that tho Koreans, In Russian pay, havo cut tho Japaneso military telegraph north of Pamky Ong, province of Korea. Three hundred Russians cap tured at the Yalu river have arrived at Toklo. Kurokl May Block Plan. London, May 10. In tho absence of further stirring news from the seat of war, tho London newspapers are discussing the probablo courso of ovents. The balance of opinion In clines to tho belief that General Kurokl will succeed In overtaking tho Russians between Feng Wang Cheng and Llao Yang, and will compel him to fight at a disadvantage. It Is argued that It will bo Impossi ble for General Kuropatkln, depend ing upon a slender lino of rallroal, and with his army encumbered with baggage, to make his retirement speedy enough 'to enable him to choose his own ground for battle. On tho other hand It is argued that, apart from Lieutenant-General Zassa- (Continued on fifth page.) GRAND CONCERT iera House, Wednesday Evening, May Eleventh ?m. Wallace Graham, violinist, as- ed by Mrs Albort C. Sheldon, so- fto, and Mrs. W. E. Thomas, pitin- ir. Graham, who is known as the test soloist violinist In tho North- it at tho present time, having but ihitly returned from seven years iy in Berlin, Germany, where ho a pupil of Joachim, tho violin J5, and holds tho distinguished hon- of being tho only violinist from I Northwest to gain admittance to most exclusive of all violin schools ff ....... . . .. i j noyai Hign acnooi oi music, iu flln. fr. Graham will play ( upqn his lutlful Guanarlus violin, one of the flnost Instruments made by that fa mous Italian maker, which Mr. Graham purchased while abroad for $3000. Tho following is the program for Wednesday evening 1. Romnnzo In a minor. ..Max Druch 2. (a) Les Fillos de Cadlx. . . .Dellbes (b) Irish Folk Song Footo (c) Lynnovo's Song Kjerulf (d) Since Wo Parted ...,Allltsen (o) You and I Lehman 3. Introduction and Adagio, from fourth concerto (d minor) , VIouxtemps i. Ave Maria (with violin obllgato) , , Gounod 5. Parsifal Paraphrase Wagner-Wllhelm Reserved seats, 60c, 75c, $1.00. You Lose All The advantage of tho buying power of cash when you spend It at a credit store. That's why cash buyers trade at M New York Racket : 0 They find they get about 25 per cent better valuo for their money lhan at stores doing a credit business. We havo had a phenomenal increase in sales since adding 9 DRY GOODS It's duo to our cash plan which enables us to do a profitable bus!- :,ne3s at one-half tho margin of profit asked by regular stores ( Shoes, Clothing, Hats, Shifts ; Everything for the wholo family. Salem'a cheapest one-price cash store. m Germany's friendly Attitude Toward Russia Causing Trouble at Home Berlin, May 10 Tho Lokal Anzolg er says a daring attempt to destroy the entire fortress of Kronstndt was frustrated. Admiral Dlrllo has con firmed the report. It Is not stated whether the plotters wore Japaneso omisiaflos or revolutionists. I RICH QUICK FIENDS Gigantic Promoter Frauds Have Been Nipped by Police London, .May 10. E. T. Pooley, a promoter of n meteoric career, has been arrested, togother with Henry Lawson, connected with the Pooloy Co., charged with a conspiracy to de fraud. Hooley and Larson are charged with conspiracy" to defraud John Payne, of Windsor cn3tle, of monoys and so-icuritlos. ENGLISH AUTO RACER He Wins Out in the Prelimi nary Trial Race London, May 10. Tho eliminating trial for English contestants for tho Gordon Bennett automobile cup race at Homberg, Juno 17th, was held to day. Tho English champion, Edge. driving a Napier machine, finished first. By the explosion of the Sclingtls cocko Powder Mill, near Troy, N. Y this morning Supt. Joseph Watt and Chauncey Crandall were killed. . i " " TR'AIN RAN TOO SPEEDY 0ver-a Switch and the Re sult Was Several Lives Lost Port Chester, N. Y May 10. En gineer Keonan, FIroman Howe, tho Boston Kid and sevornl others woro injured by a wreck of the Adams Ex press train on tho New York, Now Haven & Hartford early this morning Tho train was composed of six ox prosB oars, and carried half a million in bullion, which caused a roport of rouberjC The wreck, howover, was puroly 'on accident, duo to too high apeed aver a switch. BUCKET SHOP GOES FirmWith Many Branches ' Toms up Its Toes New York, May 10. Tho suspension of Floyd Crawford & Co. was an nounced on tho consolidated oxchango this morning. This firm has branch olllces In CO cities. No statement of assets was made public. Tho buslnos Boctlon of LaFolleto, was burned this morning. Loss about $250,00, OF ELEETS The Russians Consolidated Their Forces on the Ocean Terrible Maladies Afflict the Russian Armies in Manchuria Overcrowded Conditions Cause Suffering St. Petersburg, May 10. A dlplo- matlc rumor this evening has It thdf tho Vladivostok and Port Arthur squadrons have orfectod a Juncture after a desporate battle In which tho Japaneso lost'threo cruisers and the Russians two cruisers and n torpedo- boat destroyer. Epidemics Among Russians. St. Petersburg, May 10. To offset tho r ports of epidemics at Mukdon, tho authorities state thnt, whllo small pox and typhus aro opldomlc in Man churia, and dystontory lnovltnblo whoro large bodlo3 of men aro crowd ed togother, thero Is nothing alarming In tho situation. Official mossongcrs today print tho roport of a former mlnistor, Pavloff, nt Seoul, on tho dlsputod question of whothor the United Statos gunboat VIcksburg; offered any assistnnco to tho Varlagr and Koriotz men. Tho commander of; tho VIcksburg sent a boat with sur geons to offQr medical holp to tho wounded on tho crullers, hut tho of ficor In command of tho boat said It was impossible to take nny Russians aboard his ship. Tho commnndor of tho Vnrlag deellnod assistance froiru tho commander of tho French cruiser Pascal, and then asked the Vlckburg's captain to take somo .wounded Rus sians from his ship. This tho Ameri can refused. Rumor of Naval Dattlc. London, May 10. A Toklo dispatch says it 13 rumorod that Admiral UrluS Hoot fought a battlo with tho Vladi vostok squadron, and that a Russian crulaor was sunk. GERMAN MINISTER TAKES HIS STAND Declares Tfiere Is a Movement on Foot to Liberate Poland Borlln, May 10. During a dobato In tho Russian dlot today on tho op pression of tho Polos in tho eastern Prussian provinces, Mlnistor of tho Intorlor Hammorstcln, defending tho government's repressive policy as Forted that tho Poles throughout tho world nro socretly working to ro-oa tabllsh tlio ancient kingdom of Poland. Tho Poles of Chicago, ho said, nro now drilling a corps of ofilcors and a rogf imont of picked men, intondod to form the micloiiB of nn army to llborato Poland from tho triple yoko of Ger many Russia and Austria. r ' ' Km& T-zzzr m ftr&nrasi ft I 'WUK mKmm.. fIBEffiyJj kttf Mf A lUrfl II Tomoiwow's Sale Tomorrow marks our 175th weekly surprUo salo. Tomorrow wo placo before you an exceptional economic ovont. Tomorrow Is tho day of tho salo and for Tomorrow Only, so don't oxpoct them today or Thursday or tho rest of the week. For this salo wo offer a Fast Black, Lace Lisle, Lace Dof effect and Gauze Lisle Hose in all sizes. Now 'a your opportun ity to secure your summer hosiery nt little cost. Theso for Wednesday only. sG pair Spring Suits This season's most fashlonalbe suits, made up In tho latest and bot materials, at a groat saving to you. This sale, coming at this time of the year, Just when you need them, makes It a mojt gen erous offer. Many have been sold. More left. $17.60 to $20.00 Suits $13.65. 522.50 to $25.00 Suits $17.85. $27.50 to $30.00 Suits $19.65. $35X0 to $40X0 Suits $26.60. If IT 1 v L Moe Today Another lot rocelved and addod to our bJg stock. We havo a largor and better assortment than all tuo other dealers combined. When you neod anything in this line seo ua. Spring Shoes Queen tiality The famous shoe for women. Oxfords $2-60. Boots $3.00 Meyers Shoes for men. New styles. Always $3.60. Shitt Waists Tho finest line shown In tho city, best values, correct stylos and lowest prices. Look over our lino before purcbatlng. 50c to $t 5 Men's Fancy Vesta Binglo breasted six button, with or without collar; of white pique, figured Marseilles, mercerlzod silks in stripes and checks. a'ltt IK4 It II ul VkUJ.tf Bt Out Supetb Valties in Men's Spring Clothing For nioro than twontyslx years wo'vo boon selling clothing In Sa lem and almost from tho Mart wo'vo been thu leadora lu this lino. Why l It wo have outstrip ped all of themT Tho answer is bocauto We'vo al. ways sold the mot satisfactory clothes that could be made arid al ways sold them for less than such good clothes could be bought any where else. This Is why we're at tho top, and this 1 why wo'ro go ing to stay thoro. Hkyo you noon (thq now things In men's outer wpart Wo will he please to how thorn to you First floor mmmmmwmmmatmwmmmmmmmt mm m !