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FIFTY-THIRD YEAHNO. .38.
SALEM; OREGON, .TFESp AY. DECEMBER 1, 1903,
FIRST . SECTION-SIX PAGES.
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HAS TROUBLE
Colombia Cannot Afford ,To
f Make War Upon Isthmus
INTERNAL DISSENSIONS
Are Slowly Growing and Re
l currence of Revolt May "
: Take Place
jjons rn roux threatened
WITH VIOLENCE WHILE AT BO
j OOTA UNITED STATES MINIS-
TEit hkauperI-: was in daxoer
Oh') ASSASSINATION.
0)IN, Nov. 2th Uyln De Roux. a
member f the Colombian , House of
jtepresentjtlve from : Panama, who
.in.nl. a speech in the house October J.
Hva ruing Colombia- to sign the Hay
Mrran canal treaty immediately or
ihe would Jose the Isthmus the day
; 'ongress closed, haii arrived here from
15sota. .--!-' 'i . -.. ;","' "'i
j Kenor De Hour is'a Panama lan. and
;owinjr to his well known iolitIcal con
nections he was subjected to annoy
mices nd affronts at Bogota and on
the Magdalena river. When De Roux
j. ft liota the United States legation
wan gwtnled continuously . by , fifty
soldiers tinned with rifle.
A govern mental consulting' commit-'
Iff hua been formed at Bogota, rora
osed of Libera !:, Conservatives and
; Nationalists. According to good au
thority at one meeting of the commit
tee a statement wan repeatedly made
lhat United States Minister Beaupere
must be killed, whether the . llnitd
States lestroyed Cartagena or not in
retaliation. Wiser counsel, however,
prevailed. '
While there is still much talk In Co
lombia of raising a big army, no actual
steps nave yet been taken. " Colombia
jossesses a great number of good rifles,
some artillery and an ample supply of
i mm Unit ion. .Colombia still enter
tains hopes that General Reyes will
succeed in effecting a satisfactory a r
ritngement at Washington. Failing
this, the Coiombisns.. It is believed, will
undoubtedly .advance on the isthmus,
sending troops In parties of 200 to 30
along both coasts and on arriving on
the borders of Panama, begin a gueril
la warfare, pillaging and burning.
"They may also attempt to transport
troops by sea. In small craft, btween
. the unimportant and little known porta,
hiping to carry out such movements
without the knowledge of the Ameri
can. Notwithstanding the Colombian
government's assurances to the con
trary, the internal dissensions are
slowly growing and a recurrence of the
recent revolt at any time vrtfhin the
nxt year would not surprise those fa
miliar with Colombian affairs.
WALKED TO OREGON, IN '52
MRS. M. A. HUNSAKER EXPIRES
AT Kl'CENE AT AOE OF 71
YEARS.
EUGENE. Or.. Nov. M.-Mrs. M. A.
'Hunsaker diI at her home In Eugene
Dili gin
Are Kencrnlly the resull of 'cxlravagant business nianagemont
' ami the unavoidable losses
AT Gn2EIDlTi GTOKES
Tlio prices .locsn'l
Is Scorns clicaiost one price cash store. TLcif gtQat volume
o, Lines enables -.them to ;buy at the lowest quantity
I I proerr e,pes aro.very liht..
vou foriRoods your neighbor got and failed to pay for.
- Our Jo rooms fare full of reliable -up-to-date merchandise
Wo can fit oat the wholo family. ; - ,
:." ; ' '. ' Vk' "'-. -; . : ' j : f ;:" '" I ." -"-r ..' ":
DRY GOODS, CLOTHING-, SHOES
HOSIERY and UNDEBWEAR
" TS!" line of OVERCOATS for men and boys. 0,nr prices
ar. mud! lower for U.e same qualit, than y.uUl find at regular
stores -" ' " 1 ' ".(.
flMschtr-S SfettlSSl f loss YAM SOcFtli w.nu. ccioas
Have yon seen our pricei on fiie wool blankcls. ; . -
Saturday evening, November. 2S, aged
71 years 7 months,. an daysI, The
cause of death was diabetes.' Mrs.
Hunsaker'a maiden name was' Mary
A: Lkice, and she waiTborn In Muhlen
burg county. Kentucky. .April 20,, 1832.
She was married In Iowa to A. ' J.
Campbell. In 18T.S they came across the
l4ais and on that long trip' of five
months duration, she walked! a vsood
part of the way, icarrying tier -first
born .infant. They settled first' in
Clackamas .county, but a, year after
ward came to Lane county and . took
ap their residence, twelve miles- west
of Eugene. In 1859 they moved to Eu
gene. Mrs. Hunakers first husband
fifed in 15(71, and she married Dr.-J. L
Iferbotd in 174. then J. T. Hunaaker.
of ;Oregon City, In 1878. lie died sev
eral, years later. She was the mother
of seven children. Ave of whom sur
vive her, as follows: W. T J. R., I.
L. and E. L. Campbell, of Eugene, and
Fred D.fHerboM, of! Butte. Mont, all
of whom were at her bedisde at the
tin; f ; hvr ; death.; Mrs.. Hunsaker
wa a member of the Baptist church.
The funeral was held today with In
terment In the I. O. O. P. cemetery. .
COUNTRY IS
I PROSPEROUS
Report of Secretary of A?ri-
culture Shows Very En-
conragins: Figures
EXPORTS OP FARM PRODUCT3
fSREATER 1 Tins TEAR THAN
EVER BEFORE WITH ONE EX
CEPTION : FARMERS REMOVE
OBLIOATIOX AND CREATE FUND.
WASHINGTON. Nov., 30. The an
nuarrcport of Secreta'ry cf. Agriculture
Wilson shows that the Increase in ex
ports of farm products for the half
century ended 1901 was from $147,000,
00 to J952.000.0OO. 550 per cent.v The
export of farm products for the.clos
ing'd.ecade of the last century was over
$700,000,000, .and for 190$ over $878,
00O.OOO. an amount second only to 1901.
-Ofj grain and grain products, the ex
port exceeded in value $221,000,000, and
in supply animals, meats and meat
products the value of exportation was
$211,000,000.; The balance of the. trade
in farm products daring the last four
teen; years aggregated $4.8OO,0O,000.
Ourj fiymers not only cancelled this
Immense obligation, but ptaced $3',940,'
000,000 to the credit of the nation oh
the "books of International exchange. '
An Investigation of the great forest
fires of September, 1902, in Washing
ton aVid Oregon discloses a total loss
aggregating nearly $13,000,000; the
most destruction was due to cftreless
ness and might easily have been avoid
ed j Examinations and reports dealing
with the technical problems- in h
management of forest reserves have
been made for the reserves In Utah,
California, Oregon and New Mexico.
The representatives of the bureau have,
during the past" summer, examined over
120,000,000 acres, proposed as forestry
reserves in the Rocky Mountain and
Pacific Coast states.
I Miss Erma Clark, -llbrariant WU
lamette University, returned last night
from a short visit to Tangent-
Legal Blanks, Statesman Job Office.
;r -S" -v,
mate Uie quility.
HE CREATES
t
A SENSATION
fr - - . r
Ex-City Attcrncy Salsbury, of
Grand Rapids Confesses
NOTORIOUS WATER FRAUD
Preliminary Examination of
Senator Bura$ Bring Gul1
Startling Disclosjires '
NUMBER OF PROMINENT CITI
ZENS OP MICHIOAN IMPLICATED
RESIDES SEVENTEEN OFFICIALS
ARRESTED ON.lirUBRY XJ1IARGES.
CORRUPTION FCND MEN DUPES.
ORAND RAPIDS. Mich. Nov. SO.
The x-onfession j of es-City iJtttomey
Lion T. Salsbury, regarding the notor
ious water scandal In ihl city, was
told for the first I me today, in court
at - the preliminary examination of
State Auditor Da via Burns and it; has
created a tremendous; sensation on ac
count, of the number of . prominent per
sons It implicates, in addition to sev
enteen officials I and , ', former officials
who were arrested on bribery charges
ten days "ago. . ; v j ' d
"- Never, once did Salsbury have to re-
fer to his notes and :he rendered Ids
testimony readily and rapidly, riving
na mes, dates, and : occurrences - as
thouft the alleged - events happened
only last week i instead of three years
ago.; : six4 separate water conspiracy
deals were on In Grand Rapids at one
time.; according to Salsbury's sworn
testimony, each gigantic in Its sixe and
all calling for the ; use of the boodle
fund. ;; . :,"- -..;':; 'i-
In addition to Henry Taylor, $100,000
Lake. Michigan, water deal, he testified
there were -five; other strings out. from
each one of which thousands of dol
lars were hanging, j Every 'One of these
six sets of men who offered to advance
the Corruption fund were the dupes.. so
Salsbury says, of, himself. Perry, Mr-
Garry and Sproat. ; ; , ,
Leeks Serieus fer Weed.
Washington, JCov. 30. Ma jor General
John E. Brooke, retired, former Governor-General
pf Cuba, today gave -testimony
before the Senate committee on
military affairs, which charged Insub
ordination, against General Leonard
Wood- General Brooke was before the
committee more than wo bours, and
occupied the entire time in telling cf
General Wood's conduct at Santiago.
At the close of his testimony a member
of the committee said 4t nfieans that
General Wood m ill have to' return from
llw Philippines and testify. The com-;
tnittee adjourned till Friday.
ANOTHER GOOD SHOWING
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TWENTY-SUC .MARRIAGE LI-
! CENSES ISSUED. DURING
, i NOVEMBER. -
November ! proved another good
month in the matrimonial line, a total
of ' twenty-six licenses being Issued In
the : Marion , county . clerk's Office. , Tbe
number, - however,- was . five less- than
were issueu uuring - tnt corresponaing
month last year, and only. one-half that
of the total issued : during the record
breaking month of October Nevertbe-
lets. the business transacted in this de
partment of the clerks office shows the
continuation, of V healthy. condition In
the: market, and the month of Decem
ber Is .exiiected to make a- creditable
showing,, as Is usually the, case with
the closing month of the year. ' .
The licenses Issued during the past
month were as follows; . -.
November i3 W. A. "Winder . and
Sarah L. Miller: George C. Will, wit
ness, i Charles Vineent and Elsie Bus
key; Joseph Vihcent, witness.
November $-AIfreI Olsen and Agnes
Coleman: Arnold ObKn.witness, '.Elvtn
A. Taylor and Selena A. EorT; Matllday
Taylor,-witness.: f Vf -y
Xovember 7 Wdlard C. Moore and
Coral Hicko J. G. Moore. -witness.
November ; 9 F. M. -Hester and
Myrtle Bressley ; C. W. Mariels. wit
ness.:;-,; ' ' '
November 1 10 Mathias R. Krotnling
and Agnes Estella Dodge; A. L. Krom
ling,. witness. Cecil P. Rotlgers and
Alice Coleman: " J. R. Coleman, wit
ness, i - . ' : .' '
Xovember If --John Blerward and
Theresa Buskey; Thomas A. Klnnedy.
witness.' ; :-' ' f " - : ; ' "
November 14 W. ' E. Haynes and
Mary Susan Orier; John A. Shaw, wit
ness. Orson Albert Moshberger, nd
Nellie Helena Yarrow; W., M. Yarrow.
witness. -. :; ; - f, . ;
'vmtwr. 1 Frank Belleoue ana
Maggie Ladrout; Madeline PiyajCwit
ness. !. -I -U-'i 'r?;!'-.'- . 1
'ovmhr 1? Daniel - D Hostetier
and Usaie F. Troyen M. H- Hortetler,
witness. t-a -" "--t ':-
Vovember 1$ W. H- Loose and Boe-
etta Weber; C. F. Loose, witness. Sher
man S. Swank and Ad M. Murphy; J
E. Pronk, witness k r
November 2 Edmund Davis and
Rosa A. Brower; D. B. Smith, witness.
Novembet 21 Ralph C Taylor and
Mabel Weber; O. F. Taylor, - witness.
Ivan Ramsby and Mabel Quail; M. D.
Ramsby.- witness. V f. .; " " '...i-', "
November 54 Henry Wenger and
Rosa Steyffler; E, D. Homschuch. wlt-
ne-,we Si Ellas M. Marsters and
Martha J. Mosher; Walter Reynolds.
witness. Cass Sanders ana uuewa -"
taKb shtiers. witness. . V J.
Roth and Katharina'ReddecorP; Joseph
Craber. witness, z Clarence; Clason and
Ela M. Hicks; U IX Horgan. witness.
John Sohindler, and SPna Mitchell ; I
J. Mitchell, witness. MarceUus t. Wil
son, and R. D. Tibblts, R. R. Ryan, wit
nesa. Joseph JEt. Kaset. and Elsbeth
Bernnard; .IX ;. Brunner, witness. .
SRQi iFOR ittSbERER
DAVID . Mcm5IRY. OP v LOS , AX
OELES. SLAYICRl pp POLICE
. MAt J ii: KMITk. .
1 OAKLAND, CaL. Nor. 29. The Iden
tt neat ion of the ' young burglar who
was- Shot and . killed Priday ; right by
Policeman James H. Smith, who in turn
was, killed by the dead burglar's paL Is
complete. The name pf the criminal
whose body is In the morgue was Frank
J. Goldstein.. He was It years of age.
and t until recently a 1 resident : of Los
Angeles. 'David McKiniry, a carpenter,
33 'years old. lately - from Los Angeles.
buf whose home Is ip Toledo, Ohio, was
the companion of Goldstein, and laf the
man for whom the polie are searching
as the murderer of the dead policeman.
AN EXTENSIVE..
IMPROVEMENT
Werner w; and Mrs, C. Brey-
man to Erect Lar?e
Brick Block
WILL BE TWCf-STORY. STRUCTURE
.i TO FILL ,. SPACE BETWEEN
STATESMAN BUILDING AND OLD
WHITE CORNERVJ.'l. STOCKTON
& fO. WILL EXPAND.
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, One of the nost extensive and valu
able public improvements In the build
ing line -.. that' has been launched in
this city for'several yea'rs Is now In
contemplation , and f wl U be begun as
soon as the. weather settles sufficiently
to permit of.lt. The building referred
to will be a two-story brick structure,
which will occupy' the space between
the Statesman office and the old White
Corner store, : onCommercial street,
now occupied by the three old wooden
business structures. It will be built
by Werfier W. B-eyman snd Mrs. Eu
gene Breyman,. the joint owners of the
real property upon wfeich the build
ings stand.' --S -' "
Although, the building4 will only be
a two-story structure at this building,
the i wails will be built strong enough
to : eventually support a third fc story,
which may be added at any time in
the s future. , . The cost of the proposed
new? building has' not yet even been
estimated." but the plans are now In
course of preparation and the structure
will, be strictly modern in design and
all ef its Interior appointments. It will
have a fifty-four-foot frontage and ex
tend backward to tbe length of ninety
feet". ; '. !--.:".' : ; " -' -S . ,'
The north- half of the .building,
twenty-four- feet, has been leased for
a term of years by the J. L. Stockton
Company, which now occupies the TOld
White Corner" building and one of the
most enterprising and prosperous firms
In the city, which will gtve,i this, firm
ample room to spread out and occupy
the; space which its steadily growing
patronage demands. 1 '
The old stairway between the two
buildings will be torn out and moved
over to a more, central point and the
dividing wall bet ween the "Old White
Corner" building and the new one, will
be rut up into huge arches, artistically
designed, converting the two buildings
into one huge department . store with
all nodern -conveniences. The front of
tb new building, lower-floor, will be
constructed entirely of glass, and .the
only frame work in connection with it
will be the iron door frame ?
, J. L Stockton & Company Intend to
devote the first floor of the new build
ing, entirely to men's and boys clothing
and gents' furnishing department, and
a i complete ? stock : of 1 men's x and
ladies . shoes. The ; office W will
be t moved over to .. the center
of Ethe. building and a new and com
plete package carrier and cash system
W1U be Installed. They also Intend to
add a milinery and tailoring -depart
ment to their new establishment. 4Thls
new arrangement will' give J. L. Stock
ton tt. Company one cf the neatest, and
swertest business buildings In the cltr
The ether half of the building has been
leased to another firm in this city, the
name, of which. could not be learned at
the present time. : , r
The building will also be supplied
with a large basement, extending the
full length and width of tbe structure.
Although It Is not contemplated, with
th present ; Improvement It may be
stated on - authority that Mr. Breyman
and Mrs. Breyman Intend eventually to
erwt m three-story brick block extenl-
ina from the Statesman building on
Commercial street clear around to the
alley on Court street, making" It the
largest and most valuable building in
the city. - .- ' JL '
. , CRANK HAS ESCAPED. : .
WASHINGTON. Nov. SO. Informa
tion has reached the White House that
Peter Elliott, who created so violent
scene In the vestibule of the White
House sever k weeks agt. Is " either
as- in in Washington or enroute to this
city, t He escape from the asylum a
s?tj Paul, where he was sent to be con
fined, and until advices were received
her about his coming to-Washington
no, trace of .him had been" discovered.
The police and secret- service oficers
will use- every . effort : ta prerent hra
from gettinr near the rresiaenR
Legal Blar.ksSt&testnan Job- Oflcc.
APPROVED BY.;.
PRESIDENT
Bristow FilesHisHeport Upon
, The In?estiration
OF THE TOSTAL FRAUDS
SIndlinr. Brjberyand Collu
sion Charged Against
: Prominent Men
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT ISSUES
MfcllORANDUM. COMMENDING
'WORK OP BRISTOW, EN DORS
JN;Q RETORT AND PROMISING
GUILTY SHALL HE PUNISHED.
I , WASHINGTON. Nov. 30-ThR report
of. FwuV, Assistant' Posunaster Gen
eral Joseph 1 Bristow regarding; his
investigation of frauds t In the . Post
office Department, has been, , riven In
condensed forn to tie, public. - Tbe
report 'shows' an astounding series of
gigantic swindling operations, bribery
and. collusion. in whicb persons in
highest places in the department are
implicated. - President Roosevelt has
Issutidi & memorandum firmly uphold
ing; the work, of Mr. Bristow. and
promising that the guilty , shall be
punished..
President Roosevelt, to whom Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General t Bris
tow's report was submitted, has given
his personal Indorsement andl approval
to uhe report submitted and takes oc
casion to commend the work of Mr.
Bristow: and his Inspectors.
President Roosevelt in coiicluding
his memorandum, approving the report
says: . .-
TTmI Immediate reformation of the
service by th.e turning out of the of
fenders Is not in Itself enough to met
the dnnanda of -Justice. The case
against both those wt thm and without
the i PostofBce Department, who by
their acts tiavd brought themSVrVes
within the grasp of the law, will be
pushed with the Utmost vigor. -' Every
effort must be nade to ,ee that .both
the -delinquent official ajid. Uie outsider
who shares his guilt, are punished to
the limit of the law. In pursuance of
Una policy the Individuals' above
enumerated have-been indicted. In
no case has the indictment beep, sought
save where the officials of the govern
ment w convinced of the man's
guilt; and in every case the govern
ment 'will exhaust every expedient In
its power in the effort to see th&t Jus
tice is meted, out to the offenders.
Those In th public service -whose
duty It is must be evefe vigilant in the
detection, of wrong-doing, fearless - In
its exposure, relentless in its prosecu
tion; but in the last resort, wtien
everything wMcu, the public official.
whether legislator, Jude, or executive
officer, can do has been done, it re
mains for the Jury, drawn Trom - I5ie
peopM and representing the people, to
do even-handed Justice, shielding the
irmocent, but declining to be misled by
any plea into refra'nlng from pu.
ment of the guilty.
No crime calm for sterner reproba
tion than the crkne. of the corruptiou-
ist In public life, and of the man who
seeks to corrupt thim. The bribe giver
and the bribe taker are equally -guilty.
Both alike sin against the primary
law of the state's safety.- All ques
tions of difference in part policy sink
into Insignificance when the people of
this country are brought face to face
with s question liktf this, which lies at
the root of honest and decent govern
ment. - On this . question, and; on all
others like It, we can afford, to have no
division among good citizens. In the
last resort good laws andl good admin
istration alike ' must - rest : - upon the
broad basis of sound public opinion. A
dull public conscience, an easy-going
acquiescence In corruption, '. infallibly
means debasement in public life, and
such debasement in the tkJ means the
ruin of free institutions. Self-govern-ment
becomes . farce If the represen
tative of -the people corrupt other
or are themselves corrupted. Freedom
la not a gift which 'will tarry long in
the hands of the dishonest or of those
so if ooilsh or t so incompetent ; e to
tolerate dishonesty In - their public
servants. Under our system all power
comes from the people, and all punish
ment rests ultimately with the peopU.
The toleration f the wrong, . not tbe
exposure of the wrong, is the real of
fense. j .. - - , . - . - -. "
, "THEODORE ROOSEVELT."
ROASTED AUVE Hf PRISON
TWO INDIAN YOUTHS DIE IN AT
TEMPT TO ESCAPE AT
BONANZA. ' .' .
KLAMATH FALLS. Or, Nov. 99.
Two Indian boys. Fred Snider and - a
son of Pitt River - Johnnie, both axed
about It years, perished In flames this
morning at 2 o'clock at Bonanza, ' a
small town twenty-four miles east of
here. -
They spent the previous day In Bo
nansa, bent en a. good time. Whisky
made them bad Indians, and they were
locked up for the bight bythe town
marshal. Incineration was evidently
brought about by their endeavor to
burn-themselves out.' !
; The inside of tbe Jail was burning
fiercely, by the time people arrived at
the scene, and the absence of any noise
within told of the awful fate that had
befallen tbe youths of the Yalnax In
dian School. -
An early messenger arrived at Yaln
ax conveying the news of the tragedy,
and by 9 o'clock this morning quite a
number of Indiana had arrived at Bo
nanza. 4 The townboard held a. meet
log and ordered every business house
in town closed. , The people - of . tbe
community- fear that unless the ones
guilty of the crime of providing the
yoaths with whisky are made amen
able to the full extent ef the law, that
harm of some kind will come to the
tttlt, .The coroner and deputy district
attorney are at Bonanza making inves
tigations. f :
-The bnilding tfdjointnff the Jail, occu
pied by the county recorder and Justice
f the peacw, was also burned and val
uable papers destroyed.
1
John Palmer, a ful blood Ponca In
dian, who has ben admited to the bar
ifi Oklahoma, wi be. one of the speak
ers at the next session of the Oklahoma
liar association. I 'aimer is located, in
Pawbuska and is considered one of the
best orators In the country.
WOULD KILL
ONE ANOTHER
Youthful Murderers and Train
Robbers, of Chicago
'Confess
NEIDERMEIER ADMITS HE AND
VAN DINE MADE ATTEMPT TO
KILL MARX ROESKI ALSO HAS
N, A R R O W ESCAPE MARX
.PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGE. .
i
Chicago, Nov. 30. The youthful self-
ronfes3rJ murderers and train robbers.
Peter. Neldermeier, Harvey Vandine,
Gustav'Marx, and Etnil Roeskl were
arraigned today. Marx pleaded guilty
to all the chargbW against him, but his
three, accomplices pleaded not guilty.
During the afternoon the prisoners
were removed to the county Jail, wSiere
they will remain until brought to trial
' Neldermeier admitted to the police
that he and Vandine had made an at
tempt to. kill Marx. Roeskl also said
he narrowly escaped murder at the
hands of his accomplice.
Ex-Congressman K.. -B. Taylor of
Warren. Ohio, w ho succeeded James
A. Garfield as representative of the old
nineteenth ' district In congress on the
Advance of the latter to the presidency,
has Just completed the 58th year of his
practice of. the law. It is said that no
other lawyer In Obto Is able to show to
many years of activity In the prmew
slon. "
Isaac T. Pratt is the champion bear
catcher of New York. -Old Ike" is Is
7 years old and has klled a bear for
each year of bis life. This .year. Just
as he was getting ready to pot his an
nual victim, he was taken down with
whooping cough and has regretfully
given up hunting for a time.
Legal Blanks," Statesman Job Office.
WM
! ,i
None
Too Soon For Cnristmaa
What's Ui0 matter of trying a new method litis yc
giving practicarpreents? They're much more sensible.
Notliing can be more appropriate for father or hu !..-.
than a good overcoat or a new suit or hat, and for raolLsr
wife, a pair of our fine woolen blankets. What youngman v.c.
not appreciate a pair of gloves, an, umbrella, a necktie, or r
other of the many-essentials to a young man's wardrcbe, t
then if you would get something a little more out of the ordinr
how about one of our fine '
House JaoliotL
.. - ,Z Jr- i - -, -
WAR IS NOT
:;i::::;fADVISBLj
Russia Kot in a Pcsitlcn To
Fight With Japan
FEAR THE C0NSEQUBKCE:
The Japanese Fleet llvzl tz
Destroyed In. The First
Engagement
SECOND ENCOUNTER WOUIJ
MEAN - CERTAIN .1 DEFEAT OP
i RUSSIAN FLEET. IF NOT COM
PLETE EXTERMINATION RUH.
SIA HAS NOT ANSWERED JAPAN.
LONDON. Nov. 30. A dispatch from
Tokio to the Daily Mall, says the Port
Arthur correspondent of the AsaUi, on
of the best Informed Japanese iapen.
sends the following: "Viceroy Alex-,
leff said, if Russia, had three docks at
Port Arthur and two . at . Dalny she
would not-hesitate to fight Japan, but
as things stood it would be impossible
to annihilate the Japanese fleet in the
first engagement, while the second en
counter would mean certain defeat. ;f
not annihilation to the Russian fleet.
For this reason war with Japan wouM
not be advisable' '
Are Considering Question.
St. Petersburg, Nov. 50. Russia's re
ply to Japan In the negotiations now
going on at Toklo, regarding the far.
Eastern question, tsTiot yet ready. The
subject is being carefully considered t
the foreign . office and at Skiernwte.
where the Czar is now.
V TO FIGHT IT OUT
SYECIAL PRIMARIES TO BE HELD
IN THE THIRD WARD
TODAY.
The Republican city central " com
mittee, st avneetlng held on Sunday
evening, decided that the only way to
settle. the tie for the nomination Cf an
alderman In the Third ward'of this
city, which state of affairs exists be
tween a Gesner and Otto Wilson, is to
fight it out at the primaries, and it was
therefore ordered 'that a special pri
mary be held In that ward today from
3 to ? o'clock p. . m. . Otto Wilson,
when seen Sunday evening, said tha.t
he was lnfavor of this plan as heirs;'
the most satisfactory manner of set
tling it. A prominent party in the Citi
zens movement last evening" said that
Mr. Wilson had accepted the endorse
ment of the Citizens' primaries, al
though this was so late that a con
firmation could not be obtained. Mr
Wilson. It Is known. Is ' desirous t
running upon the Republican ticket. If
so elected by the people of his war!.
Ira
A man does enjoy loung
ing about ihe fire:: J a t!. : ?
long winter evenings, in a
nice easy house cot. Yc'vo
a splendid liqe to Eclect fier i,
but remember early coxzin
have the largest assortmt nt
to elect from.
Cope tn end lei ud
hdp you solve yc'jr
problems.
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