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PART TWO PAGES 13 TO 24 VOL. XXIV. PORTLAXD, OREGON, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 25, 1905. NO. 26. m v .7' ARTISTIC PICTURE FRAMINGS-HIGH-GRADE WATCH REPAIRING VERY REASONABLE PRICES Iip:mT,Wolfe Si Co. Ready-to-Wear Great Bargains $25 to $20 Tailor-Made Suits $8.75 FIFTY FIXE TAILOR-MADE SUITS-In black and colony jacket, blouse and Eton styles, tbe materials are broadcloth, cheviots, Panama cloth and fancy mannish materials. All the jackets are lined with silk. The skirts are made in the newest plaited effects; regular price $25.00 to $20.00, tomorrow your choice at $8.75 Linette Tailor-Made Suits at $7.50 ONE HUNDRED LINETTE TAILOR-MADE SUITS IN "WHITE AND TAN The jacket is made in the new 30-inch, single-breasted style, collarless,- half-fitted back, full leg-o'-mutton sleeves with turned stitched cuffs and side pockets. The skirt is made in the newest kilted style, strapped and stitched; special value at $7.50 New Black Silk Coats Received by express another shipment of Black Taffeta and Peau de Soie Silk Coats in the popular 32, 34 and 3S-inch lengths, made in plain and box plaited styles, with applique and fancy braid trimming at $10.50, $12.50 and ".... $15.00 $2.50 to $1.75 White Lawn Waists $1.29 1000 FINE WHITE LAWN WAISTS All this season's newest styles, made with full leg-o'-mutton and fancy sleeves. The fronts arc trimmed with rows of tucking, Hamburg insertions and panels of Swiss embroidery. The backs are made in the newest plaited and tucked styles; regular price $2.50 to $1.75, tomorrow your choice at . $1.29 Introductory SILK SALE Silk Bargains To introduce our Silk Slock to the multitude of visitors to Portland, the entire silk buying public of Portland and' vicinity "will find this a rare silk occasion. The silk business here is good; we are . cutting prices on thousands of yards of most desirable silks merely to serve as an extra inducement to make new customers during this introductory Silk Sale. COME EARLY AND GET YOUR SHARE OF THESE SILK BARGAINS. Silk Bargains $1 Silks Introduction Price 72c IN THE SILK STORE 3500 yards fancy Silks, hair lines, stripes, monotone effects, checks, 'etc.; regular price $1.00, intro duction price 72 Great Silk Introduction at 88c 3000 yards of the newest weaves and latest colorings, products- of the best American and foreign silk mills; special introduc tion price S8 $1.25 Silks Introd'n Price 98c 2500 yards fancy Silks, novelty weaves, all Silk Bargains this season's latest and newest designs; reg. price $L25, introduction price 98 $1.50 Silks Intro. Price $1.19 2000 yards fancy Silks, many exclusive de signs, a large variety of exquisite novelty silks; regular price $1.50, introduction Price $1.19 5000 Yards White Jap Silks Regular 50c, introduction price 39 Regular 65c, introduction price 45 Regular 75c, introduction price 63 Regular $1.00, introduction price Sod Regular 1.25, introduction price.. $1.05 bulk Perfumes; regular 35c oz... 1000 Fine Toothbrushes; regular 1 Op values 20c and 25c, special Aw V 4-qt. "Water Bottles: regular price A.Ckr $L2l), special, Monday only .s27v Borated Talcum Toilet au'd Baby "J r Powder, special " Curtain Sale leathers, on sale Monday special 75c New Shirred Silk Belts, in white and black in a variety of styles choice delivered at your home for $1.00. Balance easy weekly payments. HIS MASTERS VOICE White and Arabian Lace Curtains Have just received part of our Fall shipment and will place on sale tomorrow ajl the newest designs in Battenberg, Renais sance, Irish Point, Brussels, Grand Duch ess and Nottingham effects, at special $1.00, special at 79c Regular $1.50, special at Sl.19 Regular $2.00, special at $1.59 Regular $i50, special at S1.9S Regular $3.00, special at $2.39 Regular $3.50, special at SS.79 Regular $4.00, special at S3.29 Regular $5.00, special at S4.19 Regular $50, special at $5.19 Regular $7.50, special at $o.95 Nemo and Smart Set Corset Demonstration Mrs. Crafc (lie export filter, direct from the factory in New York City, is with us demonstrating the many good features and merits of "Nemo" and Smart Set Corsets, the only Corsets that develop beauty lines as well as correct all defects in the figure. Every lady should avail hersolf of this opportunity to be fitted by the celebrated corseticre, Mrs. Craig Prices with in the roach o all $1.00, $1.50, $2.00, $2.75 to $13.50 OH) J KM Lace Bargains 25c to 15c Platte Val. Lace 9c Platte Val. and Normandy Wash Lace, -3 to 6 inches wide, and Medallions; regular price 25c to loc. for this sale 9 75c to 50c Allover Lace 25c Nottingham and Net All-over Lace, IS inches wide, for Avaisls, etc., white only; regular prico 75c to oOc, for this sale - 25 M 15c to 10c Torchon Lace 4c H 10,000 j'ards Cotton Torchon Lace and Insertion, l1,. to 3 inches wide; regular price 15c to 10c, for this sale 4 $3 to $1.50 Dress Net 95c La Tosca and Chantilly Nets, 44 inches wide, for dresses and waists, black only; regular price $3.00 to $1.50, for this sale 95d $2.75 Venise Allover $1.35 $1.50 to $1 Net Top Laces 65c Venise and Net all-over Lace, 18 inches wide, a large variety new- Xet Top Laces, 6 to 10 inches wide, for dress and sleeve trimming, Regular $4 to $3 Allover $1.95 Reg. $2.75 to $2 Net Top Lace $1.25 Regular $6.50 to $5 Allover $2.95 Reg. $5 to $3.75 Net Top Lace $1.95 Drug Department Leather Goods Store VictorTalkuig Machine A choice assortment of odors, in IQfi 200 New Handbags, Vienna shape, flat And 12 records naudies, in biacK, navy, browu and red wjourowu QYAMA N 'S P pools mm Line of Advance Makes Rus sian Fortified Positions Untenable. MONTHS OF LABOR WASTED Another "Week's. Progress Will Find Russians Compelled to Abandon .Lines of Kuntsnllnp: Six Homes to the North. SPECIAL. CABLE. LONDON". June 24. The effort on the part of. Field Marshal Oyama's army in Manchuria may not have been much of a surprise to the general public, which has grown used to the movement of the Japanese army toward victory, but the war experts have been taken some what by surprise by the suddenness with which the renewed attacks upon General Llnlovltc'n were begun. Many of thorn have been led to believe that the opposing? armies were miles dis tant from each other and only through the mention of places whore the latest engagements occurred have they be come enabled to correctly figure out the positions of the Japanese forces. It now appears the Liao River Is be twoen them and thereby they are In a good position to bring forward sup plies. It serves well for transport up to Tamlntum. which Is a village near Chcngkiatung. the Mongol trade mar ket, situated 70 miles west of Chang chun. In the vicinity of Chcngkiatung the Liao is Joined by the Tung- (or east) Liao and at this season It may be pos sible for boats to ascend the East Liao for many miles In the direction of Kuntsulliig. which is close to Its banks in latitude 43 & degrees. Six Parallel Lines or Advance. Tt may well be supposed that the utilization of this waterway forms part of the Japanese plan of cam- palgn. Between It and the railroad are two cart roads and east of tho railroad Is another highroad. The six routes, namely, three cart roads and a grass l track, a railway and a river, being practically parallel for 70 miles of the march with an average of ten miles or so between the routes, means that the advancing forces arc spread over a front of SO miles. Roughly It may be estimated that the Japanese advanced sections are now In latitude 43 degrees j and are forcing the Russians back ward toward the north as they pro ceed. Itussian Positions "Untenable. If the present rate of advance is maintained by Marshal Oyama. the country around Kuntsullng, where the Russians have the strongest positions, will hive become untenable before the week is out. In that event. General LInlevitch will move to the railroad and war experts here say that. If such is the cane, he will have spent months of effort and time vainly, for, with tho abandonment cf Kuntsullng and its vicinity, all his elaborate defenses will fall into the hands of the Japanese, or at least will be useloss to him. So far as can be learned from the menger reports that have arrived here during the period taken up almost ex clusively by the recording of events that led up to the naval battle in Corea Strait, General LInlevitch expected the Japanese army to move on him In such a way that the defense of Kuntsullng would have formed a -Very formidablo .barrier to further progress. It now ap pears, however, that Oyama's strategy lias made possible 'the direct advance upon these fortifications, at the same time chlftlng the scene of activity at such an angle that they have been ren dered useless to the Russians. NEGOTIATIONS AT DEAD HALT Diplomats Begin to Fcnr Delay of Peace Conference. WASHINGTON. June 24. Peace negotia tions between Russia and Japan have come to a dead halt on account of the ill ness of Count'Lamsdorff. the Russian Min ister foe Foreign Affairs. It is explained officially that nothing In the form of a hitch has occurred, but that the negotia tions merely have been suspended tem porarily. Count Cassinl. the Russian Ambassador. had a brief interview with President Roosevelt today, but he called merely to pay his respects prior to the President's departure next Monday afternoon for the Summer. They discussed Informally the peace situation, tbe President expressing his earnest hope that another general en gagement on the battlefield of Manchuria might be avoided by the negotiations for peace. Up to this time suggestions for an ar mistice have not been received with ab solute favor by either Russia or Japan. Each government Is seeking an advantage over the other in the diplomatic sparring that is now going on. and it Is regarded as unlikely- that an armistice will be con cludedeven If at all before the formal meeting of the plenipotentiaries. There 13 serious apprehension that, unless a tem porary suspension of hostilities be ar ranged, a great battle may be precipitat ed, the result of which might wreck com pletely the pending peace negotiations. It was expected confidently that an an nouncement of the names of the envoys could be made by the end of this week, but the negotiations have not progressed In the least since Tuesday. That both Russia and Japan have decided upon their representatives is quite certain, but each government declines to make formal an nouncement of them. It seems scarcely probable that Presi dent Roosevelt will be In a position to authorize a further official statement of the status of negotiations before he goes to "Oyster Bay. While both Russia and Japan have Indicated that they may be ready to open the conference about Au gust 1, the belief now is that the confer ence may not get together until the mid dle of August. In diplomatic circles Rus sia's delay In announcing her peace pleni potentiaries has aroused a feeling of ap prehension. The President has confidence in Russia's sincerity, but this delay may have an exceedingly bad effect upon pub lic opinion In Japan. So far as an armis tice is concerned, these negotiations must necessarily be postponed until the pleni potentiaries have been announced. The visit of the French Ambassador to the White House yesterday, and his pres ence there again tonight at dinner leads to the belief In official circles that the as sistance of France will be at the command of the President In expediting the nego tiations in every way possible, but there is no official confirmation that this assist ance has been sought at this time. In view of tho fact that the negotiations thus far have, for the most part, been directly with the Emperor. Count Lnms dorff having been consulted about details rather than principles, members of the diplomatic corps are at a loss to under stand why the Minister's illness should block the selection of plenipotentiaries. The European Ambassadors and Ministers at St. Petersburg. as a result of the feel ing of anxiety In Washington tonight, are being put ort the lookout for developments there, which may explain the delay. A European Ambassador tonight said: "I believe that the announcement of the Russian plenipotentiaries is only a. ques tion of time, and we must have patience. The feeling of anxiety which has been aroused within the last 24 hours is due to the contldence with which the public has awaited for more than a week the an nouncement of the peace plenipotentiaries. The knowledge that Japan Is prepared to make public her mission when Russia an nounces hers shows that the hitch is in St. Petersburg." Count Cassinl today told the President that he expected to sell some time about July 11. NO FEAR OF BEING ENVELOPED Reports of London Paper Do Not Alarm Russians. ST. PETERSBURG. June 24. Infor mation from the front Is scanty. While the preliminaries are in progress, a general engagement has not begun. General Llnlevltch's latest report is dated June 20, but the Associated Press dispatches from GodzyadanI report reconnoissances In force against the Japanese right on June 21. The Jap anese are found to be strongly forti fied in this region three lines of de fense, probably, as usual, strengthened In the center by Intrenchments In order to liberate forces to "work on the flanks. Sinister rumors continue to circulate that LInivltch Is surrounded, but apparently they have no other basis than the London Daily Tele graph's dispatch from Toklo. An op timistic feeling prevails at the office of the General Staff. The negotiations for a meeting place of plenipotentiaries are proceed ing slowly. There were no develop ments today. Foreign Minister Lams dorff is still ill and unable to see Am bassador Meyer, but perhaps they will hold a conference tomorrow. It is im probable that an armistice will be ar rangeable until the plenipotentiaries are named and the time of the meeting is fixed. The Foreign Office says it Is now awaiting Ju pun's propositions on these points. In connection with the .present peaco movement, the newspapers are recall ing that half a century ago there was much talk of American mediation to end the Crimean War. The St. Peters burg Zeitung i reprints a dispatch of June 21, 1S35, connecting the arrivel of Former-Presidents Fillmore and Van uuren in LonJon with a report tnat they were about to offer American me diation between Russia and the "West ern powers. Elf! DISCLOSED ST IE BAY CITY Board of Health Employes Are Haled Before the Grand Jury. BOARD MEMBERS SCORED Holding Up or Firms and Manufac turers Is Said to Have Beeix Unusually Bold Tribute to Central Club. SAN FRANCISCO. June 24. (Special.) The grand Jury committee on health and hospitals this mornlnr unearthed an enor mous graft In the Board of Health. An curly meeting was held in Judge Kerri gan's courtroom, and employes of the Health Department wore haled before the grand Jurors as soon as they reported for duty. A number of forthwith subpenaes had been issued and placed in the hands of a large force of Deputy Sheriffs. The graft uncovered Is in connection with the inspection and condemnation of food supplies and the extortion of money from officeholders. The holding up of firms, business men and manufacturers has been unusually bold, and the extent of the extortion Is said to be very great. The witnesses laid bare the operations of what is called "Central Club." the graft organization to which it is alleged every man of the Ruef-Schmltz faith Is forced to pay tribute. Everyone of them admittvd that he was a "member of the club," but no one knew anything about Its management except that the collector, Melville Herman, called regularly each month and collected the. "dues." Full light was thrown on those collec tions. The witnesses testified that Her man at first demanded 5 per cent of all salaries, but that It was found a regular rate could not be enforced. As a result, the Job-holders are forced to submit to arbitrary assessments. One witness stated that be had to pay 5100 a year, another that he had been assessed for $7.50 a month, and the ordinary laborers, whose wages are small, for $1 a month each. For many the 5 per cent rate holds. The witnesses admitted with great reluctance that they had been forced to become, "members ot the club." The inquiry was a complete surprise for the gangsters around the City Hall. The grand Juror? were at the building at 8 o'clock with Deputy Sheriffs armed with subpenaes. The members of the Board of Health were not examined today, but will be subpenaed and questioned within a few day. Sufficient Information was obtained from their subordinates, however, to throw terror into the camp of gafters. The greatest excitement prevailed at the City Hall. Foreman Andrews was repeat edly called from the courtroom by anxious office-holders, who desired to know If their departments were to be Investigated. The Inquiry will be resumed early next week. WANT RULES AMENDED JAPANESE LINES ARE STRONG Russian Reconnaissance Shows Them Well Fortillcd. HEADQUARTERS RUSSIAN ARMY GodzyadanI. Manchuria. June 24. The, Russians on June 21 made a reconnais sance In force against the Japanese right In tho region of. Oanchezc. The Japanese advance posts retired to Tsaoplnga, where they have built strong fortifica tions and hold them in force. Behind thi3 line of positions are two other lines of fortflcations, strengthened by bomb proofs and entanglements. The Russian attack, which forced the Japanese to summon three divisions of Infantry from Kalyuan. ceased with dark ness and the Russian detachment retired. Relief for Japanese Orphans. NEW YORK. June 24. An appeal for money for the Japanese orphan relief fund has been Issued by Rev. E. Warren Clark, treasurer of the organization. Mr. Clark says in his appeal that Bishop M. C. Harris, of the Methodist Church, writes from Klto that COO families are destitute In Kobe as a result of the war, and the same conditions prevail every where In Japan. Japanese Peace Conventions. TOKIO. June 24. Delegates to the two great political parties the Con stitutionalists and the Progressives will meet here next Wednesday to dis- j cuss peace, and will then memorialize the government on the subject. Russian Cruiser Dnieper at Jibutll. JIBUTKj, French Somaliland, June 24. The Russian auxiliary orulser Dnieper, which. Juno 5. sank the Brit ish steamer St. Kllda in the Cainese Sea, arrived here today. Protest Against Seizure or Orel. ST. PETERSBURG. June 54 Ttitss5a has asked the French Minister at Toklo to protest to Japan on behalf of Russia against the seizure of the hospital-ship Orel. A11 Quiet at the Front. GUNSHU PASS. June 241 All Is nn1t along the Russian and Japanese positions. Brown Takes to Ministry. NEW HAVEN. Conn.. .Tnn i IQ. cial.V-Commencement was made of schol arship award for next year in the Yale uivimiy Bcnoor loaay. nugn Elmer Brown, of Dayton. Wo3h., receiving the first Allle frhrJnnqVilrw for- Vio. 1S07. Brown is a B. S. graduate of Whit man uouege in iH. and stands at the head of the 1907 class in scholarship. Graduates "With Honors. CAMBRIDGE. Mass.. June 24. Among the students who will receivethe Bachelor ot arts degree at Harvard com mencement next Wednesday with honors is Kurt Hermann Koesler. of TWtrr,. Or., who. with three from California, con stitutes the sole representation of the Pa cific Coast In the academy of the grad- uatlng class. Delivery of AVnlla "Walla Contracts Without Allowance Asked For. SAN FRANCISCO. June 24.-(Special.) Wheat showed much independent strength regardless of the drop in Chi cago. December rose to $1.33 on active buying for city and country account, the attributed cause being poor harvest re turns In California. Cash prices were very firm, with stocks of choice old wheat slender and wholly controlled by millers. A petition is being signed by members of the local grain board asking an amend ment of the rules so as to permit the de livery upon time contracts of Walla Walla wheat without the 5 cents allow ance to the buyer. The California cured fruit market was dull and without new features, owing to the waiting policy of dealers; Apricots are running small in size, and standards will be plentiful. First new dried apples are expected here next week. New peaches will be ready in 30 days. Quota tions on futures range from 5 to 6 cents. Prunes are firm with Santa Clara grow ers holding for 3 cents for the new crop. The bulk of the old stock In growers' hands is held at 2U1(2Vs cents. Raisins ars quiet. Local spot prices for hops are weaker at 1S22 cents, although growers gen erally ask 30 cents. Stocks on the Coast arc said to aggregate 30,000 bales, against 50CO last year. , Fresh fruits were active, with prices firm for choice shipping parcels. Citrus varieties were stronger. Fancy lemons advanced to $3.50. Potatoes and onions were in liberal supply and easy. Dairy products were quiet. Receipts, 15,600 pounds butter. 4400 pounds cheese, 54,120 dozen eggs. Admiral Brownson Ordered to Sea. ANNAPOLIS, June 24. (Special.) Rear-, Admiral Brownson, superintendent of the Naval Academy, today received orders to assume command of the new cruiser di vision of the North Atlantic fleet.' The Admiral will retire from the superin tendence of the academy on June 30, and on the following day he will raise his nag above the armored cruiser West "Virginia. Rear-Admiral James H. Sands, late - is command of the coast squadron, will suc ceed Admiral Brownson as superintendent and will assume the duties on July 1. Admiral Brownson's command will be composed of the West "Virginia. Maryland; Pennsylvania and Colorado. The ships of the coast squadron, under Admiral Francis W. Dickens, put to sea today from Newport News, to continue the Sum mer cruise of the midshipmen. Sugar 3Ien Support Carter. HONOLULU. June 24. The trustees of the Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association met this morning and appointed a, com mittee to Interview Governor Carter and assure him of their confidence In his ad ministration and their continued support. The committee will also ask the Governor to reconsider his resignation. Dallas National Bank Falls. DALLAS, Tex.. June 24. (Special.) Th announcement that the Dallas National Bonk of Texas has gone Into voluntary liquidation and retires from business vaa made today. The American National Bank of Dallas will pay all depositors o the bank in full.