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'jC-ZZZOlT :.Z7XTZZZ1A1T, ;TXIDAYV HAT , 13, 1301- 4 1 II II. Mil - . . . . DESTRUCTION BY RUSSIA OF THEIR OWN -FLEET IS HOT CREDITED BY OFFICERS WHO PASSED THAT POET ON ' . WEDNESDAY. EEP02T OF GEN'L ZASSALXTCH , , -". ii i . "; -,, '- The Japanese Army Is Concentrated in Three Groups and. Making Sapid . Advancement. The" Japanese Expect to Occupy ITia - Chwang Tomorrow Japanese Boat Seen ' In ; Front of Vladivostock and Russians Preparing to Meet Expect ed Attack at Any Time. " CIIEFOO, May 12. (1:30 a; m.) The officers of the steamers arriving from . Niu Chwang discredit the story of the destruction by the Russians of their fleet at Port Arthur. When the officers passed Port Arthur on Wednes tlav night, they saw searchlights flash ing from the ships and forts. , There were no signs of the Japanese fleet in the vicinity. The officers further stat ed there were not to exeeed 1000 Rus sian soldiers at Kin Chwang and vicin ity. " There are only six light field guns ill the iorts, all the big guns Having been taken to Liao Yang. An opinion prevailed at Jiu Chwang that Russia intends restoring Nin Chwang, also the district eastward to Tasi Chiao. The Russian troops, it i understood, will remain until the Chinese troops arrive. This is to prevent looting by brigands. , Report of Zassalitch. St. Petersburg, May 11. General Hakarhoft sent a dispatch to the Gener al Htaff today communicating the re tort of General Zassaliteh, dated. May 10, as follows: ! "Troops which appear ed to be a division of the Japanese guard have been advancing for the last two days from Feng Wang Cheng west- ARE UNABLE TO AGREE ON THE GOVERNORSHIP THE REPUBLICANS OF WASHING TON HOLD ALL NIGHT CAUC ' USES, BUT WITHOUT AVAIL. TWO CANDIDATES ARE OUT Pierce and King Counties Tacoma and Seattle Respectively Form ing Opposing Combinations. A. XL Meed, of Bellingham, Tacoma 's Candidate, With Other Backing An- - other Caucus at 2 O'clock in the Morning, While Seattle Bests Until Nine. TACOMA, May 11.-At 1 o'clock this morning the delegates to the Re WASHINGTON CONGRESSMEN ARE ALL RENOMINATED mass: il fullebton, fobmebly of salem, is renominat ED FOB. JUSTICE OF SU PREME COURT. -A. E. MEAD FOB ? GOVERNOR The Convention Instructs the Delega tion to Support President Roose velt for Benomisation. Platform Advocates Protective Tariff, Reciprocity In Non-Competitive Pro ducts, Liberal Appropriations for Rivers and Harbors and Passage of Good Bonds BilL TACOMA, May ll.-The Republican State Convention adjourned tonight af ter nominating the following ticket: For Congress Will E. Humphrey, of King county; Wesiey L. Jones, of Yak ima; Francis W. Cuahman, of Pierce. : Governor Albert E. Mean, of What eom. i- '- JLiieutenant Governor Chas. E. Coon, of Jefferson. " r n "" nnn No wonua who uses "Rotter's Fries!" need fear the suffering and danger incident to birth; for it robs the ordeal of its horror and insures safety to life of mother and child, and leaves her ia a condition more favorable to speedy recovery. The child is rpodnatured. Our book? u Motherhood," is worth its weight in cold to everv- UUL trosian, and will be sent free in erly in the direction of Ilai Cbeng. It is reported that a Japanese force con sisting of about a Uivisioa of infantry intended to marrb on. Haimacrfca with forty guns and 1500 eavalrv. From re ports received from the liver Dasaw it may be concluded the Japanese army is concentrated in three groups ; the two : southern groups being a the lower section of the river Tayang at Hoadouhany, on tne left banK of the river at Davan and at Donamio in the same locality, and the northern group opposite ,IIabaiina, on the road from Feng Wang Cheng to Salidza, fourteen to sixteen miles from Feng Wang Che ak. It is difficult to obtain infor mation from local Chinese. In one case we discovered the Chinese had warned the Japanese troops of an ambuscade, which had been arranged by. the Cos sacks." . I . :. , . j , To NIn Chwang Tomorrow. Shanghai, r May 1 1. It is reported from Pekin that the Japanese On Mon day oeeupied Ilai Ping, sixteen miles below Tashicha, ana they expected to occupy Niu Chwang on Friday.: j SUSPICIOUS MOVEMENTS. x POSSIET, Siberia, May 11. A Jap anese boat made its appearance in the roadstead two days ago and suspicions lights have been seen. Everything is quiet here, but -all is in readiness to meet any landing of the enemy, whose probable purpose is the cutting off '' of Vladivostock. - -. . j i j Russians Are Fortifying. : London, May 12. The Morning Posts Shanghai correspondent says the Rus sians are building forts at Mao Tien Ling pass aud extensive entrenchments outside of Lio Pang. J, . ' Ought' to Have Held Out. : London, May 11. The Daily Mail's correspondent at Japanese headquarters in describing the battle on Ysln river testifies that the Russian position there, if properly held, ought to have been im pregnable, even with the sacrifice of 10,(io0 men. . publican State Convention have been unable to get together on the Govern orship and all the other offices are kept in the background. Pierce county and the northwest have agreed on A. E. Meed, of IMiingham, and the south west will enter the combine : provided it is not fought by King county. D. B. Crocker and Geo. II. Baker, mentioned in connection with the nomination, have been declared out oi the race. Pierce holds another caucus at 2 a. m. and the King7 county delegation has ad journed until 9 o'clock today. It looks now as if the fight would be transferred to the floor of the con vention, which meets today. ; Secretary of State Samuel II. Nich ols, of Snohomish. Treasurer Geo. G. Mii.s of Thurs ton, j Anuitor C. W. Clausen, of Kitsap. Attorney General John D. Atkinson, of Chelan. j Land Commissioner E. W. Ross, of Cowlitz. J Superintendent of Public Instruction B. B. Bryan, Chehalis. ! Justices of Supreme Court Mark A. Fullerton. of Whitman, and Frank Bud-' kin, of Yakima. . j :. The platform commends the, national i administration and instructs the able gates to vote fo"r President! Roosevelt; advocates protective tarjff;: favors reciprocity in non-competitive products and opposes a duty on eoal.f More lib eral appropriations for improvement of! rivers and harbors are demanded. In state matters the platform says: "We favor a Tax Commission, with power to determine, for the purpose of assess ment and taxation, the value of , all corporate property, both Teal and per sonal, to the end that the' burden of government may be borne without prej udice, favor or inequality.!' r The Congressional delegation is in structed, to support the JBrownJpw Good Roads bill. There is no 1 reference to the Railway Commission. : ;$ And many otHer painful and serious ailments from wnich most motliers stuTer, can be avoided by the use cl -, lt!a. Ffclf This great remedy ' Uxs a vroa-sena to women, carrying them through their most critical free injplain'pirT fl ppf pplicataon to j ' ; ' j j plain SERIOUS, STRIKE THSEATEN3 . TOOH SUPPLY OT EXPOSITION : CTTT UNLESS - I DEMANDS ARE GRANTED. , ! Expected to Start Next Week and to t a ' an TtAtels snd Restaurants of , St. Loads The Western Federation . of Miners Holding a Meeting at Dea rer, Give Sympathy to President Moyer. ' : " " ROCHESTER, N. May 1L A resolution extending aid to the St. Louis Unions in the strike that threat ens the Exposition city, was unanimous ly adopted today hjr the convention-of Hotel and Restaurant Employes'" Inter national Allianee and Bartenders' In ternational League. It is believed the strike will start next week. Every hotel and restaurant in St. Louis will be tied .up. : l. - i ' Y ' -. Sympathy For Moyer. - . ; Denver, Colo :May 11. The semi annual meeting of the executive board of the Western Federation of Miners began at its headquarters in this city today. Vice i President John C. Wil liams, of California, will preside at the session because of the absence of Pres ident Moyer, who is . being held as a military prisoner at Telluride. The board sent a, message of sympathy to Moyer and received a reply ;. from him acknowledging the receipt of the mes sage. r -,-i,, : : , : -, , ; WENTZ'S DEATH ACCIDENTAL BRISTOL, i Tenn., Mar 11." He came to his death by the accidental dis charge of his own revolver," is the verdict of the coroner 's jury which tor nearly two days has been investigating, eireumstances surrounding the death of Edward L. Wentz, the young million aire whose body was discovered decay ed and'unburied on - a spur of Black Mountain last Sunday atternoon. The verdict comes as a surprise in every quarter, as a great majority of the peo ple who heard the evidence and exam ined the conditions surrounding the body believe the cause to nave been suicide, while many others accept the murder theory. . : ! THE SENTENCE APPROVED. ! LEAVENWORTH, Kan, May 11. Colonel Duncan, commanding officer at Fort Leavenworth, is in receipt of a telegram from the War Department j slating- that Piesident Roosevelt has approved the sentence dismissing First Lieutenant Frederick W. Mills, of the Seventh Infantry, from the army; ' NOT MUCH .DOING. LOS ANGELES, May 11. Practic ally no business waa transacted by the Methoist conference today. The early morning session was devoted entirely to consideration of the report of the com mittee1 on rules, i; After recess the duty of receiving and welcoming the frater nal delegates, which was not completed at yesterday's session, was taken up. ALL QUIET IN HAYTI. WASHINGTON, May llMinister Leger,;of Ilayti. this afternoon com municated the following statement to the Associated Press: "'According to a telegram just received there is no trouble in Hayti. There is not even any fear of an uprising. The country is perfectly quiet." U. S. CONSUL DIES. PUERTO CABELLCs Venezuela, Tuesday, May 10 (delayed) Thomas J. Cummings, United States Consul, died suddenly today. ' How's This? ' We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any case of catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Props, Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and be lieve him perfectly honorable in all bus iness transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm.- West as Truax, Wholesale Druggists, ; Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Whole sale Druggists, Toledo, O. i Hall's Catarrh, Cure is taken intern ally acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Price, 75e per bottle. Sold by all drug gists. Testimonials free. ; Hall's Family Pills are the best. Coughs and colds, down to the, very borderland of consumption, yield to the soothing, healing influences of Dr . Wood's Norway Pine Syrup. SUIT VIRTUALLY ABANDONED. PARIS, May 11. The suit of the Republic of Colombia against the Pan ama Canal Company, in connection with the 'shares of stock, 'was further ad journed today. The litigation is prac tically suspended, owing to the transfer of the canal to the United States .and liquidation of the Canal Company, r , , Made a Quick Enn- r v;' The Salem fire department made a run to the foot of Marion street at 11:15 a. m. yesterday having been summoned to extinguish a small roof fire. The de partment lost no time in getting to the scene of the miniature conflagration, but the services of the Bremen - were not needed, the flames having been ex tinguished before their arrival- The department- was out for a drill last evening and made a ran east on Cheme- keta to Cottage street, then south on Cottage to Court, and west on Coort to (he corner of High where the La France engine. was connected, with the cis tern and. her machinery! put to a test, the big engine proved t to be in per fect condition and threw two splendid streams of water under a -moderate heal of steam. " Chief Pugh was alo much pleased with the aetionrof his men as the drill was earned on without a hitch. f "i ; v ' Mrs. W. 8.1 Matthews has retnrne! from an extended visit to Southern Ore gon. HAD A LUCHY ESCAPE. Earl Crossan, Employed at the Capital Lumber ttmi, Meets With - - , . an Accident. , , - Earl Crossan, a young man who is employed at the pinner in 'the Capital Lumber Mills, was "caught bv the plan ing knife yesterday sftenoon and lost quite a little chunk of flesh from the leg between the knee aad hip. He was taken to the office of Ur. C. ll. Roberta son, who dfessed tbe wonnj nJ iiuule him as comfortable as posKible. The injury is not serious and will leave "no bad consequences, but he can consider himself exceedingly lucky, for the plan er is wicked tool wkeajs motion and a little deeper exposure would mean an ttwrul cut;- ; The boy was working at the side of the machine just after starting up fol lowing the noon hour and reached over to, adjust some part of the machinerv, neglecting to notice bis close proximity to the' moving blade until he was caught by the corner of it,;which tore a large hole in his pantaloons and made a painful gash in the flesh. FIVE MINERS ARE KILLED Jf AN EXPLOSION OF SIX KEGS OF POWDER IN AN ILLI- j NOIS COAL MINE. i f CAUSED BY ELECTRIC CURRENT Five Others Were Seriously Injured and Twenty Were Slightly Hurt j v' by the Accident. j A Train on the Pacific Electric Road Near I Angeles Crashes Into a Santa Fe Passenger Train, Injuring Fourteen Passengers, Residents ef Whittier and Los Angeles. CARBON DA LE, Ills., May il In an explosion today m the Big Muddy Coal and Iron Comimny's mine in If err in, five men 'were Wili.-d outright, five were seriously injured and twenty otbers slightly hurt. Six kegs ot powder liad been placed .n the mine, jduring" the time intervening between the night. ami day shifts, for distribution to tne men in the morning, by John Miller, driver, who bad charge of the-eistribution iof explosives. Ten minutes after Mjller was supposed to have accomplished his task, the electric current which runs the mine3 machines was turned on and the explosion followed. It is supposed that through some mistake the current was switehed on before Miller had dis tributed the powder. j ; i : - Two Trains Collide. . ': Los Angeles. CaJ Mav 11. A train on the Pacific Electric Road, bound from Los Angelex to Whittier, crashed into a Santa Fe passenger train from San Diego "at LosNretDS 'crossing iten miles from thi cifv tonight. Fourteen persons were injured, four on the Santa Fe and ten on the Electric car. The injured are all residents of Whittier and Los Angeles. It is not thought any of the injured will die. i 1 ' CASTOR I A For Infants' aad Children. ; Ffc3 Kind Yea Hara Uwajs Bought Bears, the 6igoatuxf of CLEANED AT STATE HOUSE. Senator Daly of Benton County, Ike signs His Oflic e Lawyer Ad mittedOther Routine. , Governor Chamberlain received! yes terday the resignation of State Sena tor John D. Daly, of Benton county, couched in the following terms: ' Having accepted the oflice of Sur veyor General for Oregon, I hereby beg leave to tender my resignation as State Senator for Benton eoiinty, to take effect on Such date as may legally qualify ray successor. ' ' inasmuch as the people of Benton county have already taken steps to elect a successor to Senator Daly by the nomination of candidates for the position, it is not-likely that. any writ of election will be issued by the Gov ernor in relation to this case. Senator Daly has been for years one of the most influential members of the Senate and one of the safest law-makers of the state. His influence will be sadly miss ed in that body. Edward Bergeron, a native of Que bec, Canada, aged 45 years, was brought to the asylum by Sheriff Se well of Washington county. The man was f onnd in a dazed and somewhat helpless condition in a barn at "Tuala tin and seems to be a victim of chronic alcoholism, lie is a bachelor and this is his first, attack of insanity. In the Supreme Court yesterday A. Baekus an attorney from Jamestown, N. Dak., presenting a certificate from the ' Supreme Court of that state, was admitted to practice in Oregon on pro bation of nine months. His present lo cation is at Baker City. . The hearing of the Newport tide-land ease, which was to have taken place Yesterday, was again postponed until Tuesday, May 17, at 10 a. raas the Governor could not be present yester day.;,?' v:- T; -d A Sure Thing. -M f -f It is said that nothing is snre; except death and taxes, tut that vs not alto gether true. Dr. King's New Discov ery for Consumption is a sure cure for all lung and throat troubles. Thousands can testify to that. Mrs. C B. McMetre of Shepherdtown, W. ; Va says : "I bad a severe ease ef bronchitis and for a year tried everything I heard of, but got no- relief. "One bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery then cured me absolutely. " It's infallible for croup; nnign, B"P ucuniogi ana consumption. Try it. It's guaranteed by Dan J. Fry, druggist; Trial bottles free: J2e. Size 50c, $L00 " , IS NO DAMAGE DALLAS LADIES HAVE EXCITINO ? RUNAWAY WHILE CROSS INO WILLAMETTE BRIDOE. 1 Horse 'Became Fiishtened and J umped f Undemeita Wires Onto Foot Bridge ! and After Being Released -Wrecked : BicycleWire Railing Should tBe j Replaced or Strengthened 'By Tim- ! ' 1CT?i J. - .r MM (From Tburslays Dailyl) An accident oceurretl on the Willam-t ette steel bridge yesterday morning which 'might . have proven serious to those concerned had not men been at hand to assist, but faulty construction of the, bridge railing was shown, and it is-Loped this defect will be speedily remedied before a more serious catas trophe; occurs , ' Two! jadie f rorm near Dallas ' were crossing the bridge On their Way toj Sa lem forj a shopping tonr, driving a gen tle horse and open buggy, and when near the Marion County side the horse became frightened at a noise caused byj men omf the river banks below beating carpet, j The animal suddenly lunged toward t he. BOtfth side of the bridge, plunged under the wires used asirail- ftt - - - v -r" J l e i out the? occupants. The horse then raised! tip with t he three wires oo its! back, and began plunging frantically ial a desperate effort to release iiseir; in driver pluekily held to the lines i and prevenUnl the horse from going further until Arthur Meyers and Mr. Pasco, who were near, could come to the res cue. jThey wnhitcbed the animal, but he broke awfiy from them onto the foot bridge and ran down the Marion ;eonn ty approach.-- At the end of the foot bridge Knni Waites' wheel was' lean ing against the railing, and the fright enetl aaimal strtuck it, making a com plete wreck. There he was caught j and returned to the owners, the. only dam age having hcn a few broken straps of the harness. - : r I Had .the horse struck - .the wires on the opposite side he would have gone over iirto the river, and the ltiggy been wreekwl, with - a possibility :of " the ladies also having been thrown into, the icy waters of the Willamette. (As it was, they 'were thrown near the edge and etifild easily have fallen between the wireii. Had none been at hand to assist, the ladies "would have been en tirely at the mercy of the frightened beast: I - 1 TliCrt has been a feeling of insecur ity ever since t lie old wooden railings were replaced, with wire and the acci dent lyefdcrday shows that no time should be lost in making it ?nore wcure. The De" Laval gsssasjsyJgssassssssnjBaa If I hi; - j , . Cream Separator - . " - Pstss 91b a eow srery year. - Bo'A on Jntl)nienu. ! : More De Lav aU mads thai, all Uie rest pat together. it on and you've g ot th very best. COMMERCIAL CREAM CO, 225 Commercial St. nine 2401. Salem Oregon YOU NEED THEM ! 1 ? IF YOU SEE THEM YOU ' WILL GET ONE. A Rodman Food Chopper Just the thing for Summer Use :i1 : ' HO and r Cents. ; A Universal Bread Mixer Keeps your hand oat of the Dough j i Mixes it in three Ml nates. ALSO SHE THE ; 1 If Handy Dust Pan" . ; I 77e Km'etlif of the S'aaon. : h FOR SALE UY I The Spencer Harte bnpy (Corner State and Liberty Street. Vfclta Bronze l.Ionumenls i ,: : j f !ii I Kevr chj, ersck tarnish, boh or car rode. Tkeealjktad that lirer ne 4 cteanias. . For xhm troth of tha above see taem la aU u 8alen a- saaajr ef taeeeratf cemeter- , ies. Rome of tfcem have beea tbere la yeanL If vow want " to vary best at Ur int prloe,caU on or address , .T. C. TV AIT J Otrief44 MI1IS fkOM 1S4 W&ite I i i mm ii-. ii. ; for Infentc Tlie ICIimI You Have Always ltoujrlit Iia tjnie the signa ture fCliaiCir. Flfitf-lier, and. Ivxs lx-?n uuulo itnrtrr liU Icr5Qiial superiIoa for over SO years. AHo. n one lo deceive yoti in this. Counterfeits, Imitation tiiid Jast-asi-sootl dro hnt Experiments, wi.l euduirer tha heal tit of Children Experlenc anlrtst i:xierhiieiit. The Eind Ton Have Always Bought Bears the i : In Use For Over 30 Years. vs ersts-sasi eoMMiiv Tw rT. WW os?K errv Prepare for theWarm Season Get your i materials, made up. We can supply your wauts. - ; ! LAWNS ill white, black, tan, pink, blue, red acl I yellow, only J2e a van). Our customers I pay our : . . . PRICES ARE M0STREAS0NABLE y ; is Tins city. Cushidn Cords only ioc. a yard Ntw assortment just in. . Great variety of J colors. Mercerized finish. i .... j. . - - ? -'-.'-.--'. IU II I 1 M pE7V x e reee've ,,ew S0 this department ajmt III 1 111 11 Li I . every day. Latest styles, grswl work, ' reasomal.le. Iriees. Jfee us for wire frames, chifUni, How rs. braiJ-, foliage ami buckles. ROSIEIN & GREENBAUM- 302 Commercial St. - Salem, Ore.j j seveoteenfYeofs Experience o A r 't . Wis 1 " . . Phone Main 2046 141 Sixth Street Corner of Alder Portland, Oregon We MaKe Hop: Stoves And they are noarie from -KURTZ" Pattern and are thoroughly satisfactory in erery respect. ; We woh!1 also be gld to see visit; rs examine tlte 1 New friction Feed For gaw Milla, etc Does away with steam feed. Ifa Just as good and a whole lot cheaper. ; Pay us a visit. Salem Iron Works Marcos, Daley (2 Sband, l - Proprietors Front and BUte. Phone 213 Illack Money to Loan On Improved farm and city proper at lowest rates.. : TIJOUAS K. OTtI. ' Over LA43 A A Bush's Bank. - SaJem. Oeewen. ' Sliss Leaa MeTntire went to Portland yesterday snd is viitinif Mrv Jlarrv reen. , . . " i r i. a II "15 and Children. Signature of Dr. tY. ORTONiDAIS IN A' WEEK treat sueeessfnllr i aJl private, hervohs ami chroDic Jiseapes, alo Moo-l, stomach, bsrt, liver, ki-tnev aii'l Uiroat troubles. te cure SYPHl'LLlB (with out merenrv)' 'to stay curl fntrvt-r, ii 30 to CO days. We remove HTKICTl'RK without operation or pain, in 15 flays" . WK CUKE OONOHKIIOEA IX A WEEK. The doetors of Jtb.s instiiut are all regular crahiates, . have . Iiatl maijy. vears exjerieoee, have been knowa Portland for 15 years, have a reput.i tion to maintain, and will un-lortsk.' ih' ase nnlcss certain eure ean beeffef teti. W" iaarante a eure In every euMfi" we uuiet tak or ft) an? so fee. Jonu'ution, fre. I'; t?raconnaen!ial. IonlrucHre HOuK rOR MrJ nailed free In plain wrap per. ! II yon cannot call at oflice wrtte for nu1"1 blank (or borne treatment. ' Ofllee honri 9. to .5, an 1 7 to S. 8r.nta)s 10 W li The leading cpeUIUta In the Kortltwet.. i Eatablinbed tM. 4 DB. . NORTON DAVIS & 0. Vaa Woy Hotal, N. R. Cor. Third and "ln Srt. PORTLAND, ORECiON. DR.C. GEEIYOQ This wondertu' . 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