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.THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, PORTLAND. TUESDAY EVENING. DECEMBER 23. 1805. HOLIDAY TRADE UVWWVWVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVvvvvvvvvvvvv vvvv wvVN, OF PO RTL AIJ D CHRISTMAS ES 269-271 Morrison St. 269-211 ? Morrison St. BIGGEST HISTORY yvwwwwv Merchants An Every Line Ds- . elate They Could Not Have - . Handled Morer :T ' Tf-.6tlBL.lE NOT GETTING v BUT DODGING CROWDS Tour of the Basinets District Reveals ( i, a Degree, of Prosperity Such as the - City Has y Never .Known Before. "Was .the holiday trad .Jihla year goedr ... ; s, : . t. . . i ' " "Never was ao good lno we entered business here. - ' - "Waa It up to your expectations?" . ' .. Tar beyond them.. Vi', , -; These question and "ana were were feature of interviews with a number of merchant today, and the -consensus - was that the volume of business during i the holiday aeason waa ia the aggregate 15 to to per cent larger than it waa a . year ago; and this, too, "with the con- cession by all that ltot waa the red . letter, trade season up to. that time.- Furthermore, Immediately - after the . Immense rash of the past few weeks, - today the stores were crowded with ! ... eager, buyers.. -The work af interview--! Ing the merchanta waa pleasant, exbept- lng that It waa often dlffloult to break . through the throngs of customers to get a personal conversation with the man a gere and proprietors. Men who ordt- -r narlly never wait on the trade today were busy selling go da and reaping , the harvest .of profits. '. ; i ... . j After the rate.' " A Journey such as . that which was - taken by a Journal man today.-- Into establishments of all sorts, waa a reve lation of Portland's magnificent com mercial : strength . aa reflected in the prosperity of the people. The pessimist ' of a few months ago, who lugubriously j prophesied dire disaster after the ex- position closed, waa proven to have been not deserving of honor In bis own or any other country.. The- optimist, at that time predicting conditions that . conservative men thought Impossible, comea-'now as the one who correctly - foresaw the statua that -would obtain tn the poat-exposltion period. - Swamped by the ante-Christmas trade, ' some stores were closed for the pur- r MM lf hun.tl.lfl. .tMbfl mrtJI Maa-b- : lng down for; the annual clearance aalea - which are now aettlng the women of , the city on the qui vive In anticipation - of bargains. Other establishments were already endeavoring to handle the re duction sales multitude who had de- . . f erred purchases tn order to take ad vantage of the Inevitable cut in prices. : Especially In the Jewelry, trade !-a quieter period was looked for by- many well-lnformedTmen. It waa thought that the 116.090 to 1100.009 Of goods bought ' at the exposition would materially re duce the aalea of the local 'Jewelry - establishment during the holiday sea son, - - . -: ,. -'- Jeweler Buay. ;. "We never had ao good a trade," waa the statement at the house of .Ji. St C Jreldenhelmer, Jewelers. "We figured con eervatlvely; ' we. will ecra't. But. the , business or the paat weeka has ex. ceeded every expectation. The people appear to be prosperous, too, buying the best grades, or goods. "Holiday trader said the firm of Jaeger Brother, . "Why, It was Just aa we ' predicted to The Journal several -weeks" ago. We cannot understand why . the people bought euch quantities of , goods and of such a high quality es cepting on . the theory that every one - la prosperous and money more plentl . f u than ever before.. We would almoat be afraid to .say what waa the ratio -of Increase over, last . year. It waa ao :: heavy." . - - ,.-. ..v.. Ben Belling. Btelnbach Co- M. Slchel, W. W. Robinson and other haber- dashers and clothiers Jolnedrln the an v tbem of rejoicing that . la being aung . today by 'the Portland merchandisers. ' "Holiday trade waa splendid." said Mr. Belling. . Our bualneae-far exceeded expecta tions," aald Mr. Stelnbach. L "Never approached? It - bfore,V-waa , the remark of Mr. Robinson. - "We had the beat business In the history of the store,' said Mr. 81cbeL , Oomldmt stave steadied More. 4 In the drug and 'fancy goods line, . Woodard. Clarke tc Co.. the - Skldmore Drug company. Bow Martin and the Nau pharmacy, as well u several 1 others, simply repeated what their com petitors said. -. - "We could not have handled any larger a The. latest improvement in JJ RING MOUNTING Mrcfr Crown adds greater color and bril- liancy to the diamond by the scries- of arches, enlarges its appearance and gives it ab solute security "from the-;, scientific ' construction." No" prongs on top to catcl on clothing. . This alone should interest. r '.', .r-uNijfACTumNO opticians , volume of trade," aald O. M. Healy manager for Woodard. Clarke Co. believe, too, that other merchanta had the same experlenoa." , "We would Uk to have the trade of the paat few weeks keep up for a abort time longer,' aald Mr. Rows, of, Howe A Martin. We could almoat retire from baejneae.'V v . . ' ' Department stores had only one dif flculty they had to resort to unusual meana to prevent being mobbed by the eager customers. The eruah waa some thing remarkable, according to the state ments mads by the several firms and the testimony of shoppers who tried at different times to force their way through the establishments. Nothing like It has been known hitherto . In Portland. ."It waa simply wonderful." said W. P. Olds, of Olds, Wortman King. "The people seemed to have lota of money and good prospects, for they bought with remarkable liberality and, too, of the best grades." ,.- Meier ft Frank company aald: . "We could scarcely have, accommodated any more people than came to our atore during the holiday aeaaon.- Trade con dlt ions were phenomenal. The City and surrounding country -must be highly prosperous, Judging from our business during the paat weeka "Holiday trade waa '' superb,' aald Llpman, Wolfe Co. "The conditions were and are such as te inspire the hope that . the most abounding prosperity wlU continue to bless the people here.1 -- T air's rather Talks. ' -. This In substance wae-what Dan Me- Allen of McAUen 4 McDonnelL father of the Lewis and Clark fair, aald: "I am glad, not alone for the Immense trade that-tame to us, but for the fact that the people here were able so mag- nificently to patronise ,,-the business houses." . ... ,.v .- ,. ',''-.-. . Roberts Brothers: "Holiday trade. In fact ever since the fair closed, has been4 unpreceaeniea, an immense Increase over previous years. 4 , I Bhanahan: "I don't see how anv one could complain about the conditiona In Portland Just now. Prom the volume of trade, I Judge that every one la prosperous." : , The boot and shoe trade, too, enjoyed too general prosperity. "Never waa better." said Mr. Knight vi mo jvnigni anoe company. . . "Fine trade," said Leo Belling. " "Best bnslnees ever," aald Vanduyn m waiura.' , ,... -, - . wigar siores nowadays carry . many articles suitable Tor gifts. Tobacconists reiterated the statements of . other mer chants as to big holiday trade. Cigars to Sara. :" ! "Never saw anything like it," said Big Bichel of Blchel ds Co. "Our trede waa phenomenal," waa the remark of John O'Neill of Foeller O'Neill. . . " "Fine trade," aald Ounst A Co. , J Florists, probably, reaped the richest harvest of all lines. The volume of purchases of flowers Is accepted as an Index of prosperity tn any community. This year j.jiow mark was aet In that claaa of stores. Several new establish ments have come Into existence during the past .year; nevertheless, every one of them, old and new, sold more flowers by 60 per cent. than ever before 'since Portland waa a steambqaXlflindlng. "Our business waa something marvel ous,"" said Clarke Brothers. "Immense .demand, - said Forbea A' Martin. ' . " . "Couldn't supply the 1 trade aald Bodley, the florist. . , V And so went the story of Portland's present prosperity, with numerous ex pressions by many business men teira Ing to arouae high expectations for the coming year, which undoubtedly -will be the beat ever experienced. OF' h Begins Wednesday Morning, December 27 In accordance with our usual custom of making a grand clearing sale at the end of each season, we will, tomorrow morning,' inaugurate the greatest Clothing and Men's Furnishing Sale ever held in Portland. " The purpose of this sale is to entirely close out all stock of the present season, enabling us to enter upon the next season's business with an entire new stock. In order to accomplish -this, we are going to make the price-cut so deep that the values offered will be Irresistible. All of the famous CHESTERFIELD Suits, arid Overcoats, and other good makes to go on sale, Blacks and Blues only excepted, in suits at the following great price reductions: Suits and Overcoats All $15.00 values at 911.50 All $18.00 values at. ...... .$13.50 All $20.00 values at. ... . . . .915.00 All $22.50 values at. . . . . . . . $10.50 All $25.00 values at ....... . 819.00 All $27.50 values at. ... ... .$21.50 ; All $30.00 values at. ... . . . . $23.50 -AU $35.00 values at. r;7. 826.50 4 All $40.00 values at. .. .. .. .$29.50 CRAY'S SECOND GREAT SALE Men's Trousers All $100 values at. .'. . . . . . .83.25 1A11 $150 values at '.$3.50 All $5.00 values at. ..'..,". .$4.00. All . $8.00 values at;...... ".$4.50 All $7.00 values at... , v.l . .85.50 All: $8.00 values at......... $6.00 All $8.50 values at. . ..... . .$0.25 All $10.00 values at7. ; , . . $7.00' CRATS SECOND -GREAT r SALE,it Men's Fine Undervear All $1.75 values at. ..... w... 81.35 All $2.00 values at. ... . . . .$1.50 All $2.50 values at..K .$1.95 All $3.00 values at. ....... . .82.25 All $3J25 values at..... 82.50 . All $3.50 values at..., ..... .$2.75 'All $3J25 values at... ....... 85.00 All $7.50 values at. . ....... .85.50 v All $3.0(Tahd $3.50 Derbys arid Soft Hats at Sale, $2.5.0 The sale extends through the entire stock of Men's Fine Ready-Wear Apparel Come Wednesday morning. EVERY ARTICLE SOtX AT SALE PRICE HAS OUR GUARANTEE THE SAME AS AT REGULAR PRICE. Terms of sae strictly CASH. . A great opportunity.-; Avail .yourself of it to buy the finest wear at great price reductions.. . - . , t " , , ' . - - " j ' ' ' , - ' '- ' I U MO 2 71 Rliomson BEST MEN GOTTHE PLACES ' 1 A (Continued from Page One.) Willis were appointed the committee to make the changea. - At a meeting. In August, Mayor Lane suggested the abolition of the rule re quiring a residence of one year In Port' land' aa a requisite to taking' the ex aminations.-. He preceded the suggestion with the statement that he wanted to get the beet , men' obtainable for the service. said the witness. "He said he did ot care whom we selected so long aa we got . the beet men. That was the ex tent of hla. participation In the revision of ths' rules. The. mayor never men tioned Bruin." In speaking of the examination for police captain. Commissioner Brewster aafd: "The examination waa a fair one. The two examiners. .Captain Nev ins and Postmaater Mlnto, were there td find out which of the two men were the best qusllfled for the position for. which they were applying to Judge of their bearing and their capacity from their appearance as well as from their an swers to the questions. They were to pick out the men who Impressed them the most favorably. .. , ", ,, , v Interpreting the Charter. . . 'What do you say to that seetion of the city charter which provides for tro-1 maMamI" n.. -t..n ... 1 ft. . 1 "That provision la not a command, but a request." waa trie anawar. ; 'The com mission did not think it practicable to confine the examinations for captain of ponce 10 men in me-oepariment. ". v , "Why did not you tblnk .lt practica ble T" wae the query, i , V "1 'do not like to say, aald Brew- ftr. "because I do not desire to say anything which will reflect on the mem ber of the police force. An examina tion admitting men outside of the de partment looked to be better. It turned Olit that omy one man, Patrick Bruin, took the examination that was called. want to leave It to the men here and to this committee, from what they have aeen 'of these, " applicants tor the -.office ' of captain, - that they would . not have selected . the same men as did Captain . Nevins and Mr. Mlnto. Take Taylor, who 1 16 year old and Quinlan. wh,o la VI. They are both capable but from their answers to .the questions propounded to ' (thera here It could be easily seen why Itras that Bruin and Blover received a higher peecentage. For my part I can easily see- why Captain Nevlna and Mr. Mlnto marked the men as they did." . . "You say it was thought to be Im practicable to confide the examination to members of the department. How did you Judge it was Impracticable?" was asked. ( .. . . . . "For my parti t. do not think there were -mea on-theVforoe who were com petent to fill the position of captain of detectives," answered Brewster, i.' . Malsrkey tried to make it appear as If Brewster thought that there were no men good enough te serve aa captain, but Brewster denied this and aald that fit wi thought that more competent men mignt be secured, by holding the exam ination open, ' . . -v, . "Did you know of Patrick Bruin thenT" asked Malarkey. i J! "No sir." tn the reply, ' ' "What would tae city have dona had he not dropped suddenly into the city?" waa asked. ... 'I think the city would have suffered severely," wss Brewster's response. . . sCaJarkey Made Oa. "It would have been too bad If the city would have Buffered damnation for that," ventured Malarkey. -"The people of Portland should get down -on their knees to Bruin end thank blm for com-' Ing here. Do you say that this examin ation confined to men ia the department waa not practicable T" "Tea, air." J Do you believe In. cIvU aervlee?" ; "Tee, air." . . . .. - . "Do you believe that civil aervloev such aa It Is In this city, is a failure?" "No, sir." Brewster said that- neither he nor any other member of the committee ever knew of Bruin until after the examina tions, and had no knowledge that Mayor Lane had euch a main employed as his private detective. - - V RAILWAY ENGINEERS ARE APPROACHING CARLEY ALBANY ELKS GIVE A FESTIVAL . '.''''.. .. . " ' Children Have a Glorious Time as the Guests of the . ;'.rrvi , Lodge. . Large Forcbs Now Working on r the Portland and Seattle ; ' Railway. tl't i (Special DtoDatrh to TMtJaamal.) . Carley,- Wash., Deo. 15. A large party of engineer of the Portland Seattle railway will reach hers a day or two. . They are working ahead of the grader, making definite location and cross sectioning the line of the road. Teeterday Contractor Grant and a party visited here. ' They bow have a large camp near Arlington -and another east of here. The work from both of these camps Is being pushed Vigorously. j. Townstte are projected - for almost the entire length of the Attm and If all the place talked about get started there will be a contlnuoua city from Kenne wlck to Celtic Jut eaat of. this place the right of way haa not been secured irr -several places and on. account of this there will be a slight change in the lo cation . of the line In . this immediate section. ,. There have been no recent develop ments B-n r.1 1 n the Wa-1ula - Pacific company, Several months ago that lineal made a preliminary survey iiuwn inm river, but since then has apparently abandoned thla field. . , Jnstloe Tan Dyke Die. ' (Jouraal Soeclal Service.) Oakland. CaL. Deo. it Justice Walter Van Dyke of the aupreme'eourt of Cali fornia died yeaterday evening, aged 82 years, at his home tn this olty. He waa ill but a few hours. Justice Vair'Oyke waa .born at' Tyre, Seneca county. Now lork..in ji.:y ju .... . mookefeller, J, to Make aabbes, ' ' From-the New JTork ; World. John D. Rockefeller. Jr., Is the presi dent of the Continental-American Bob ber company, which la erecting a factory at Torreon, Mexico, to manufacture rub ber from the guayule plant It ia stated that the factory will eoet more than one" trillion dollar and that.. It will be the largest, concern of the kind In Mexico.''. , -:; .. . It. waa less than two year ago that the disco very, was made that a certain quality of rubber can be manufactured from the guayule plant, which growa In Ita wlld'State. and In great abundance all over the plateaus of northern Mex ico. Several factories for utilising the plant have already been established and are turning out large quantltiea of the product. . : - ' r The continental-Mexican Rubber com pany la leaaing all of the guayule lands around Torreon. It ha already leased many thousand of acres and la buying aU of the guayule offered at 131 per ton. The dlecovery -that- thl - plant , ha - a value come like a bonanaa to the own er of the rancbe of that part of the country. Land which could have been purchased only a short time ago for 10 centa to (0 cente per acre haa increased many, many folds in value. "The land pro- ducee a much a two ton of guayule per acre, and the ranchmen are deriving revenue or 16 to 170 per' acre. The coat of cutting the plant I malL ' It I said that the planta will soon grow again after being cut down. . , . CHRISTMAS DAY WILL ; . ' LONG BE REMEMBERED More Than Three Hundred Children ' Received Gifts and Those Unable to Attend in Person Were Not For- gotten. ,, i... . ..... s .,.-.".;. . ; i'l (Special Dispatch te The'joernal.) Albany, Or, .Dec. tf. The most unique and pleasing Chriatma enter tainment of the aeaaon In thl city waa that given by the Elks, when Albany lodge. No. S6, gave a Christmas tree and entertainment for the benefit of the children of the city. A beautiful Christ maa tree had been arranged and deco rated on the stage of the opera-house and all the children of the -city between the agea of 4 andll were Jnvited to attend at (-o'clock yesterday afternoon. The lower floor of the opera-house .was reserved for the little one to the num ber of 100, while' the balcony was filled with the Elks and their families'. Teacher and several' minister were In attendance and filled the boxes,' when Exalted Ruler Charles H. Burggraf -called for order and Introduced Hon. J.' K. Weetherford, a member of the local lodge, who briefly addressed the audience, explaining the day,-the algnlfl canoe of the' event and welcomed the children. This was followed by several excellent refined vaudeville number by professionals. ;i . , . Prominent Bike Beaembered. Exalted Ruler Burggraf then called out the name oft a number of the prominent member of the lodge and had a couple of the officer bring the men called to the stage, where they were lined up and each received a - pree. ent from tne beautiful cnrlstma tree. Fred Dawson' received -a large cabbage head; W. IL Hogah, who takes great pride In hi fine stable of f(st Horses, waa presented with a small figure of a east-Iron horse C H. Burggraf waa given " a roll of summer aauaage, and Kola Nets, the brewer, - waa given large package carefully wrapped and which, .waa later found to contain an empty cigar-box.- tT' - . This part of the program waa fol lowed by- the marching over the stag of the children In aingle file and ae they paused the big tree each wa given a telescope .basket with candy, nuta and sweetmeat. The little basket were neatly tied with ' purple ribbon, and at tached thereto waa a bard bearing the picture of an elk and the legend: "Merry Chrlatmaa from Albany lodge No. IS, B. P. O. E." r : ' bta.BnthtMiatlo. ' . The opera house had been decorated in the color of the order and the great rir tree on tne stage, covered .with In numerable colored electric light globes, made the acena a in oat beautiful one. Throughout the afternoon a number of the members of the lodge hovered around the aisles .of the opera-house nd kept the youngster orderly and looked after, their - eOmf ort, and When the little onea filed out the ushers took .(..-Coughing Spell Ceased Death. Ham'Iucwell aged -21 reare. choked to death eaj-ly yesterday morn ing at nts nome in tne wife and child. presence of his He contracted a allrht cold a few days ago and paid but little attention to. It. Yesterday morning he wa seised with a fit of coughing which continued for some time. Hie wife sent for a physician, but bsfore he co. arrive another coughing spell came oa end Duckwell died from suffocation. ft. Lou la Globe Democrat, Deo. let,. Ballard s Ilorhr-d; Kkrtta would have saved him. . X6o, 10 and 11.00. Woodard, Clark- A Co. T , ' J from those who could supply, the In formation the name of thoee children who, on account of sickness or the In clemency of the weather had been tin- able to come and these absent one were all supplied with packages -of sweets similar, to. those -given out In the opera house, messenger taking the presents to the absent onea. . ' . r- It waa an excellent entertainment and one that will long be cherished In the memory of the little tots who were the guests of the B. P. O. Elks. Service at XcaClnnvtlle.. ' (Special Dispatch te Tbe Journal.) . McMlnnville, Or Dec te. Chriatma wa celebrated by apecial aervlee In all the - churchee. - The Christian church had ' a tree and exerdaea on Saturday evening. Sunday . there .were special exercises and sermon appropriate to tbe occasion by the pastors. , The Methodist church had ' their church open all yeaterday beginning at :I0 a. in. with religious exercise. Re freshment were served from 10 a. m. to 1 p. m. free to all. A roll call of members In the afternoon and aervlee In the evening closed the day'a .serv ice. .' . ' ;.' 't'.. The Christmas exercise of the, Bap tist and Presbyterian . churches were held last evening. Both churches were elaborately decorated. . 'J 1 Batter ramily Beanioa. ' (Special Dtapatck te The Joarsal.) - ' Independence, Or, Deo. . The ISth Chylstmaa celebration of ' the Butler family took place laat Saturday evening at the ' old homestead In Seuth Mon mouth. Sixty relative were present and It waa the most enjoyable and de lightful reunion 'ever held by the But ler family. A Chriatma tree, heavily laden with gifts, had been arranged In the aasembly room which was beautiful )y decorated. ' The old Butler homestead was one of the first homesteads 'of the Willamette valley and the Butler family rank among Polk'countya oldest pioneer. HUNDREDS OF DEAD . . ' v (Continued .from Page Ona) limited. ..The street are covered with the dead and an attempts to remove the bodlea, have failed. The revolutionist suffered most in the attempt, to -caDture the ammunition factories held by the soldiers. Monday. Rapid-fire guns had been mounted at every window, on all roof and other place Overlooking the streets apd high ways to the warehouses. These bat teries were masked behind shutter and It wa not until thousands of.terrorists had ..reached the huge buildings and were making ready to break in that the shutter in an directions were thrown open and a terrible fuallade began. The dense crowd attempted to turn and flee, but were met by troop of Cossacks who wun sword and gun rode through the tnrong killing on all aide. Thl efternoon thousands of peasants and residents of the city who have here tofore kept to the seclusion of their homes, taking no part In the uorlslna-. have flocked to the camps of the revo lutionaries, . demanding that- they, be furnished arma and ammunition to as sist la driving the soldier -from the City., r: .-. , . . Bomb are playing a big part In the turmoil of the last two day and hun dreds have! been 'flung Into the ranks or the soldier. - STRIKERS DEFEATED. Thousand teedere tn Jail at tn. tw barf aad Xajiy Berora to Week. ' '. ( Journal Special Berries. ) Bt. Petersburg, Dec, . !. The defeat of the- strikers and "the gaining of Witt' strength are the feature of the situation In Bt Petersburg today. The atrlke ha practically ended In the de feat of the striker and thousands are returning to work, while, nearly 1,000 leader have been- arrested and lodged In Jail. Wltte la gaining In strength and together with, the council of minis ters Is - op.tlmT.atlo jt result within a short time that will soon place the country on a normal basis. - The Boclalists. however, declare the check caused by the returning of the striker to their place In many quar ter I but temporary and that Boon they will be. able to duplicate the scene lately enacted at Moscow. ' The bourse and hank ars closed to day. The oouncil of minister-ha do- a ANNOUNCEMENT '" - '"" ''- ' '.; ".: ' " 't' ' ''" :'- -' ''''. ' S OME'few weeks, ago welplaced, before the ; people of Portland a plan for better Sunday hours for drug 'clerks and asked "their ap proval of same;' and called for suggestionTas to ,the; hours our store should be kept open Sufldayth-'The recognition of ."6urVeffQrts was iimmediaterand aroused far greater interest than we anticipated. In deeA'Teplttnd votes were so showered upon us" thai' we were forced to take care of the correspond ence and to. "separate he votes into their divisions. Votes and letters of approval have come from all rJarts of the land. From Philadelphia, Denver, San I Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle and Boise, besides t the thousands from Portland ;nd Oregon. We have had many excellent suggestions,' for which we . offer our sincere thanks, but the vote has" been so overwhelmingly in favor of keeping the store open 'Sunday for four hours from 10 a. m. to 2 p. m. , that all Qther plans were completely overshadowed and since we agreed to' abide by your decision, so. 'be it. isTz-- ; Beginning January 1, 1906, this store will be open from 10 a. m. to 2 p. mr-'-''v-;;vj !;' .;,Vy , On behalf of our employearwho are made happy by this change we wish to thank the public for the interest they have shown in the . matter,-; and -with i ; - assurance of our deep appreciation, we are, . t . r;.;:,,:-; Yours truly, ; '.'XJ. Woodard, Clarke & Co. FOURTH AND WASHINGTON STS. 3 cided' td end a brigade of picked troop under Oeneral urion ... into ino province, where the railroad employea throughout the province wentvOij a trik last night. Advice from I Riga tat that quiet prevails and the In. habitants are carrying on traffic ae usual, although the streets are patrolled day - and night by aoldier and police. Revolutionaries, however, are holding meeting and agitating the disarming of soldiers. Foreigners, while said to be safe, - feel that there ahould be a foreign warship or two In the harbor. There are three Russian, cruiser now anchored In the harbor. The troop of the 0t, Petersburg dis trict are dally reviewed by the cxar at Tsarsko -Belo and It 1 aald they have o far shown a decidedly loyal spirit Telegraphic communication, wb4rtr'wa Interrupted Monday night with' Moscow, but later resumed by a roundabout way, waa again cut off this morning. The laat advice from 'Moscow before the Interruption Were to the effect ' that fighting waa tn progress In all parta of the city In the supreme struggle' for mastery... ' ' . INSURGENTS ACTIVE. Joined by Iooal BOUtU They Cpvore Station om Xasaa Ballxoad. - (Jeeraal Apeelal llM.l w '. t0ndon, Deo. 16. Christmas day the lnaurgents attacked the Kasa. A Nlcolal railroad aatlons, a lively fuallade follow ing. . Three hundred .revolutionary militiamen arrived on 4 special train and a crowd of J, 000, including- hun dreds of trained local mlllUa, joined forces, seised the Adjoining provision store and fired on the troops In the sta tion. The fire was returned warmly. but finally the building was Ignited and burned to the around. Tbe lnaurgents bold ' two other station. - FIRE MAKES HUNDREDS ;; f HOMELESS AT TIPTON ' (Special DteBetca toirh Joornal.) . i Baker City. Or., Deo. tS.The town of Tipton. 14 mile southwest of Baker . City, and until recently the terminus of the thimpter Valley railway, burned tou the ground -last night The fire start ed uabout t 'O'clock last- evening In , a hotel, .rapidly spreading to, adjoining stores and-4iouses, and soon all were In flanrea. A fleree billiard raged during the time of the fire and all last night. Nearly . all the people of Tipton are ' homeless.- Only . one building 1 left tending, a blacksmith shop. - The population of -the town is 100. There 1 no fire department,. very little water and ne insurance was carried. 'A relief train leavea her today to assist tha homeless. ' . ..-- : . ' - i .i ; . . i Judge BL W. Tuley Seed. ' ' '-Chlcagos Deo. 1 1. Judge Murray F. Tuley of thl city died at a aanatorlqm in Kenosha, Wisconsin, yesterday, aged Ti year. -'- " "., ,''' - park and wasnjngion, Portland Orn '' r; TEi School of Quality. :r i A. P. Armstrong, LL. B., Principal i Thousands of graduates in noii- - tlons; hundreds placed each year; mora calls for help than we can lr c best it meet it pays to attend our School; larg-'. est, 'mo. monern,., pest equipped. j-'cpanmcnia; rusmcq, pnorinann. Typewriting, renmaniWp, English. Open all (he year. Catalogue, pen-i work free, - Call, telephone, or" write; ' 1