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A A iwiim ?fF'irffriT li ISSUED SELl I-lVEE;Li Tuesday o rr.:::i t . TUSDAY AIIO FniDAY s0 nrrY-rouBTH tzas no. 2.; flAIXM, OREGON, TTJESDAY MORNING, MAECH 7, 1905. JTEST section manT PAOLO. Jin-ni n ' fi 1 3 3 li Ute I i I 1.1 I WIS I A . 1.1,1 I I I I It 1 X U I. ill I LiT I I i I I I l Hi -I I'l l II 1 I f V - I III I I I I I li I 111 L. OTHISHEET MRS. J. W. HABMON, OF SELMA, - HANOS HERSELF. - -.,-) WAS NEW INMATE AT ASYLUM, ' ' : ' i '"5- 'I if J ii - ... - ....... '' ! l ies Sheet to Window Guard . and Launches Self Into Eternity n Early Morning. .; Body round at Early Hour Yesterday Morning Suspended Oyer, Bed jot An other Inmate Brought - to Asylum -.Saturday.. .r:J. .f;,;i Her brain deranged aa a result of worry over the effects of a lightning stroke that damaged her property little over one year ago," Mrs. J. -W. Harmon, of Selma, Josephine couaty, hanged herself, at the State Insane Asy luin some time Sunday night. Her inanimate body was found hanging to one of the .window guards early yester lay morning. The body was eut down ami the coroner notified, who, upon ap pearing, declared it was a elear ease of suicide, and therefore decided an inquest was unnecessary. The body was shipped tofi the home in Selma last That Mrs. Harmon was affected with a suicidal mania was the last thing believed at the asylum, to which place the was brought Saturday night from ' her home in Selma. Her dementia was aid to he due to a shock which she received during pregnancy in July of 1904. l he- ham on the place at Selma was 'struck by lightning, causing fire una a complete loss of the barn. Uver this the unrortunate woman had brood ed until it wearied her mind so that it broke down completely. Her chief halaeination has been that her b unhand was insane and that he was trying to commit suiciue. From the hour in which she arrived at the asylum, Mrs. Harmon was a most tractable -patient and most cheerful. She appeared quite rational and gave no cause for alarm during the first night and day of her incarceration at the asylum. On Sunday she seemed uitc out of place in snch aa institu tion and gave no evidence of insanity. She laughed and chatted in a most in telligent manner with those about her and late in the afternoon requested and was given writing materials. Her let ter was to her husband at Selma, and, it is said, she wrote in a happy strain and spoke most encouragingly of her chance of "immediate recovery. It seemed as though she were rational enough to appreciate her surroundings and to know that she was at the asy lum for 'the' purpose of a cure. Nor did she appear at all moody when the; full realization of her situa tion came home .to her. Indeed, her ""letter was written in a most cheerful vein and her demeanor throughout the whole of Sunday and that night before she retired indicated that she was glad of an opportunity to retire to a sani tarium where her troubled mind might be relieved of its depressing cares. With the other .patients she retired to her bed in the , periodically insane ward, bidding all a pleasant good, night. Throughout the night no. noise was heard from that; ward, and it is be lieved the terrible deed must have been committed well toward morning al though the body, when cut down, was quite cold. , During the early hours, then, of the morning, Mrs. Harmon . rose and tore her sheet into two pieces. With these knotted together, she made one end -fast to the upper bar of a window near her bed and the other end she tied about her neck. Jn order to accomplish all this she had to climb upon the bed of another patient and stand upon the top of its iron head. From this ele vated place, after having made both ends secure to the window guard and her neck, she swung herself off into eternitv. I The neck was not broken and death was due to strangulation. When found, the lifeless body was hanging over the THE DELAYED SPRING DRESS GOODS AND SHIRT WAIST SUITINGS HAVE ARRIVED Fancy Mohair Suitings V Panama Suitings 1 Panama Tweeds Chiffon Eoliennes Fancy Voiles ; Silk Shirt Waist Suitings Summer Wash Goods The new weaves surpass in beauty and novelty of designs any former season's creations. ' Those Ladies' I Mannish Shirts . Are mating a gret hit: THEY'RE THE FAD THIS SPUING. Ja:!Zfvz&& mat 4 ' i .'r w- Salem's Cheapest One:Price Cash Store bed of-a patient-who -slept 4 the same juuiu wnu jura. narraoB. r r . TALK : STATE DEPOSITORY LAW. Sete'passea Tax Commission Bill and i t iiouse considers Practicability of ?2w on State Deposits. S. ' OLYMPTA, . March 6. After a day spent in discussing in committee of the wnoicy the respective - merits of f the state and house tax commission bills the Senate, late this afternoon, passed the House bill by a vote of 36 to 5 without , any important amendments. The House passed a resolution calling upon tne state treasurer to give all in- lormation as to the quarterly cash bal ances in the state treasury for the last two years,, the amount of interest, if any, paid to the state by depositors, I. . ' k m t 1 . . iuc names 01 me aeposiiors ana re quiring ; him to (express an opinion as to the practicability of a depository law,- requiring, the- payment of 'interest A A .1 . . " " ? J. . uu BiHie ueposus. IN PROSPECTIVE COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT WILL BE DEVOTED CHIEFLY TO CON SIDERATION OF BRIDGES. Question of Construction of Bridge on South Commercial Street of Cement or Other Material of Permanent Na ture to Come Up All Bridges Bad. Among the most important matters to come np for consideration before the city council this evening will be the report of the special committee upon the matter of the construction of new bridge on South Commercial street in plaee of the present structure which spans Mill ereek, which latter is in a bad state of repair and decay. After thorough investigation the com mittee has decided to-report favorably upon the construction of a new bridge and to recommend the building ox a structure of a more permanent nature than wood preferably cement as the cheapest and most durable in propor tion to cost. At the same time the report is made a complete set of plans will be submitted for the construction of such a cement bridge as will be recommended, for the information' and iruidanee of the members of the coun cil. Although petitions are out, which are numerously . signed by the electors of the city asking the council to submit the matter to vote of the people, it is learned that it is not necessary 'that the council be petitioned upon matters . . i t i . . i a . oi mis Kind, as it lies wiinin its power o snbmit questions of tais character to the people without petition. The matter of petitioning is not compul sory, being merely a prerogative which is vested in the people, bnt the provi sion of the charter as to the submis sion of questions of improvement, the cost of which will exceed the limit of ndebtedness prescribed by the charter. to the vote of the people-is mandatory upon the council. City Must se sonaea. It will cost the city $4000 to con struct another wooden bridge to re place the old one, which would be only a temporary affair at best and a con stant drain upon the taxpayers for re pairs, and $20,000 for a cement bridge, why;h wonld not only be serviceable and secure, but permanent and sightly and the first cost would be the last within an ordinafy lifetime. In order that a bridge be built of cement, stone. steel or other substantial material ox a like character, it, will be necessary iur ine riiy 10 issue uvuua lur inn amount of the cost bearing interest at per cent for a stated term of years. There is no question of the necessity of the building of a bridge over Mill creek on X-ommercial street, and it is believed that there will be no opposi tion to the movement in the line of pro gress on the part of the citizens who have the interests of the city as well as themselves at heart; at least none could be found who would give expres sion to their opposition if any was en tertained. Other Bridges Condemned. It appears that there are many other . rj, -.- ;; bridge in the city that are in alvery bad state of repair at least such is the conclusion or - the council committee on bridges who made a tour of inn nee tion of all of the bridges 'within tne ituuts ox ine eity yesterday afternoon. This eommittee is composed of Coun eilmen Steusloff, Jacobs and Bayne, loxj maae a general ana thorough in speetion of all of the bridges, devot uig the entire afternoon to the work, witn tne result that it was discovered that almost all of the structures were in an advanced - stage of decay and many of them will probably be eon demned.; Among those which are likely to be condemned by the council ia the near ruture are, one ' on Fourteenth street, back of the passenger depot; one in Yew Park, beyond the railwav. and another in North Salem. Although all of the bridges appear to be in fair eonamon, dose inspection reveals that the timbers are rottine badly in the center and many of them are merely neiis ana aangerous to travel over. uenerally speaking, one of the mem bers of the eommittee stated, they are an in Da a condition ana it is only a matter of time until the irreat maioritv of them will have to be replaced by entirely new structures. This eommit tee will also make its report this even ing. Alleyway in Block Three. Tt is also quite probable that a bill for an ordinance will be introduced at tonight's meeting of the council pro viding for the vacation of an alley through: block 3 (east and west) of this eity. This is the block which is situated between High, Chureh, Center and Marion streets, the northern half of which will be occupied by the; new Central school building in contempla tion. At present an alley runs through this block, north and south, but as the new school will be constructed in the center ofi the north half of the block some , outlet must be provided for the residents thereof, and the school district has agreed to deed a 16'-foot strip of land, running east and west along the southern end of the school property to be used as an alleyway. The vacation of the property for this. purpose must be done by ordinance, however, and the preliminary steps will probably be taken at tonight's meet ing of the council. It is understood that the bill has already been drawn for presentation. Salary Ordinance Coming Up. - Another matter of interest to the public which will come up before the council this evening is an ordinance, the purpose of which is to increase the salaries of the city marshal and city recorder from $1000 to $1200, each, per annum. Thia ortiinanee was introduced at the lant meeting of the council and will donbtlesft come up for third read ing and final passage tonight. Mien the salaries of the other eity ofiieials were increased by ordinance several weeks ago these two officials were over looked, and this ordinance is timply de signed for the purpose of according them the same meritorionn recognition as the other eity officials received. There may be some slight opposition to the bill but it is believed H will be adopted. WARM MEETING WEST SALEM TAXPAYERS SCRAP OVER RELOCATION OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING. Meeting. Last Night Was One Contin uous Turmoil With Everybody Talk ing at Once Petitioners for Removal Prepare for Big Fight. There was .a warm evening at the West Salem school house last night. The taxpayer of that section met for the purpose of deciding what should be done about relocating tne senooi duuu- ing in that section. Toe call was in pursuance of a petition circulated by citizens living in other sections of the district other than in the immediate vi cinity of the school house. They claim ed that the building should be more centrally located. This is what every body understood was the 'object of the meeting, but it might just as well not have been held for nothing 'was done, and not a motion made save that of adjournment to an indefinite date. E. C. CrossSn called the meeting to order and presided throughout its bois terous moments, lie stated the object of the assembly and then the trouble was on. Everybody was on his feet in a trice, clamoring for the chair's atten tion. J. B. Chapman, who drafted the petition for ibe removal of the school, was recognized and he poured forth a Phillippie that earried strong argument for the change of location of the build ing. He was followed by ; dozens' of others among whom were the chairman, T. E. Gardner and George Gosser. Gardner stated that he would give an acre of land oa the Skinner place' if they would move the school house. The meeting had progressed so more thsn half an hour when men in all parts of the room were on their feet and talking at the same time. It was pandemonium cut loose, r There was no regard for parliamentary ruling or order and ev erybody who wanted to took a hand in setting forth his views, regardless of ihm nresenee " of .. others on the floor. ftntnohodv ia the rear finally shouted to adjourn and it was carried unanimously. . Just when and where tne next meet fn will be held is a question that will be determined by another petition. But that the, school will - be moved there seems little doubt. Mr. Chapman with a number of others f ivoriag the - re movrl, leavs for Dallas this morning to soe the county authorities and the su perintendent , of instruction f er the county to see what can be done about the matter. They assert they will leave an stone sn turned until the building located ia such a place that children from .ne district will not hava to walk three of four miles, while those m oth ers have only short ways to go." fears tie t'raatam sf 161 Kid tat Krm ttwm Rri i i - SEE EVIDENCE OF POISONING SO TBST3TY PHYSICIANS AT MBS. STANTOBDS. ZKQTJBST. COBO NEB'S INQUEST BEING HELD Poisoned Woman's SecretaryScouts Pos sibility of Suicide Theory . . Advanced. Police In 'Frisco Put Former Butler and Maid in the V Quia" Box for Three Honrs . Both ; Are , Photographed Will B Questioned Again Today. HONOLULU, H. I., March 6. At the coroner's inquest this afternoon in to the death of Mrs. Stanford, Dr. C. B. Wood, one of the autopsy physicians testified tharsymptoms were, found by him and the other physicians which in dicated that strychnine poisoning was the cause of Mrs." Stanford 's death. The different organ , be said, failed to show any sufficient cause for death from disease. Mrs. Stanford's secretary, Miss Berner, testified that Mrs. "Stanford left San Francisco on the' advice of her brother, her attorney and her physician because of the occurrence of January 14, when Mrs. Stanford drank mineral water that afterward ' showed it con tained strychnine. ,Miss Berner related incidents Of their stay here indicating the improved health of Mrs. Stanford. Miss iterner testified that on the fatal night she arranged the medicines for Mrs. Stanford and retired. ! "After Mrs. Stanford had retired February 28, I was aroused from my sleep by hearing my name called," she said. 'l recognized Mrs. Stanford's voice calling out 'Bertha, I am so sick.' We rushed out and found her dinging to the frame of ber door. 1 tried to in duce her to sit down. , She said: have got no control of my body. think I am poisoned.' I had adminis tered about six or seven glasses ox hot water when Dr. Humphries came. She said to the doctor: 4 Doctor, I think I am ioiAoneL Won 't you brine a atom acb pumpf ' Then, turning to me,' she said: 'Bertha, tell the doctor what has happened. She was referring to the San Franciwo episode of January 14 I explained the uft'air to Dr. Humpunes. He tried to eompoHe Mrs.' Stanford, say inir to her: "Don't be afraid.' She .said: 'Another spasm is coming,' and then inv Hul i is,' prepared. 1 o to meet my don nes. Oh, Jod, forgive me my. sins. The muscles became rigid. Then there- came profuse perspiration, followed by a violent' ppaHiu, and Mrs. Stanford died." , Attorney General Andrews question ed Miss Berner regarding the bottle of bicarbonate of soda. The witness said it was Mrs. Stanford's custom to take soda occasionally and aMed: "No one knew of this' ciwtum so far as I am aware, but myself, May Hunt and Nora Hopkins, an employe at the San Fran cisco residence or , Mrs. otaniora-' Questioned by , Deputy High Sheriff Rawlins with regard to the possibility of Mrs. Stanford having committed sui cide, Miss Berner expressed pity for any one who could be driven to such conclusion. ' ' . San Francisco, March 6. Albert Bev erley, formerly, the butler; and Miss M. P. Richmond, formerly the maid in the Stanf ord household, were closeted in the office of Captain of Detectives Bnrnett this afternoon for three hours. The conference was a star chamber af fair and the police are taking great pains to preserve aoaoiuie ei-n- There were present besides the two who were to be questioned, Captain Burnett, Detective Wren, District Attorney rsoy- ington and Attorney Wilson, represent- ine the Stanford estate. JJuring tne course of quizzing, the photographer of the police department was sent for and the pictures of BeVerley and Miss Rich mond were taaen. tnpt. uurneii ar elared these facts did not in any way indiette that the police contemplated arresting the pair. District Attorney, Boyington refused to discuss the ease. Capt. Burneit declared that Beverley and Miss Richmond were not "sweat ed," bnt had come to headquarters vol untarily in order to tell all they knew concerning the case. Notwithstanding all of these state ments, however, thre'e hours were insuf ficient for the inquisitors to get at tne facts wanted, and in consequence of which, Beverley and Miss Richmond will again be questioned at police head quarters tomorrow. The rumors that a oBtt of the will of the late Mrs. Stanford is contemplated by eertain rel- ... 2 .1.;. - J.. t In. Call to substantiate their authenticity. Miss Grace Gilmore, ward of the bite-Mrs. Stanford, said , today she believed , murder had been committed and that the murderer was now in the city. She refused to give the na-ne of the person she inspected. Ttnk OLULTT. March 6. A report is in circulation to the effect that the chemists are unable to And any strych nine in the orzans of Mrs. f Stanf ora, but they have fonnd indications of he poison, aadwill probably so testify at the inquest, stating that, while it was not developed in the analysis, they ate Mil vineed of its nresenee. The inquest may be private, and sere is a possibil ity that not even tne press wui e per mitted to attend. , CARNEGIE IN COURTROOM. First Day's Trial of Mrs. Chadwiek Is Brought to Abrupt Close. CLEVELAND. March 6. Ths com plete collapse of .Mrs. Chadwiek brought the first -day of her trial to an -abrupt close this afiernooa. ' During the teti tt.onj ct a witness she was obliged to leave the room, and reaching the ante room she sank Into a chair in a dead faint. Nothing of a startling nature was boKgbt out in today's proceedings. The-jury is regarded by the lawyers as a good one for the defendant be cause there are no real "business men" upon it and the trial will deal largely with banking and otter close business affairs. Andrew Carnegie walked into the courtroom today. He cast a quick glance at Mrs. Chadwiek and then took a seat on the other side of the court room. ' v -''," . WATCH DEVELOPMENTS. All Japan Expectant' and Watching Trend of Affairs at Scene of War. i TOK10, March 7 (10 a. ra.) All Ja pan is eagerly watching developments at the great theater of war in Man churia. The people are confident that Field Marshal Oyama will .defeat Kuro- ii i a paiaia. ine oniy question consiuereu is the extent and severity of the blow that he will inflict and the effect upon tne course or the war. WASHINGTON IN LINE ALSO. House Votes to Adopt New Direct Pri mary Election Law BilL OLYMPIA, March 6. The ITouse di rect primary bill passed the House this evening. It follows closely the law: of Minnesota bnt affects only the superior judges, members of the Legislature and county and city officers. The? vote was 52 to 29 after an extended debate. NEW REAL ESTATE AGENTS. Two new real estate firms have opened offices in this city, and. will hereafter be numbered among Salem's business enterprises. Iloa. Frank Da- vey and Mark Savage have formed a partnership, and will be found in the room formerly occupied by S. B. Cat terlin on State street. W. G. Daniels has opened offices in the Murphy block with II. A. Johnson The prospects for a good real estate Isisiness during the coming year are very flattering. t " INDIAN INCREASE. A report from -the Umatilla Indian School, which Was established for the benefit of the Umatilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla tnoes, confederated, shows an increased attendance this "year, tin der the superintendencv of John J. Mc- Koin. a he school is more than foil. having an enrollment at present of . 10S pupils.- Iu addition to these a recent investigation showed that 115 Indian pupils belonging to these tribes are attending the Catholic mission and the public schools on and adjacent to the reservation. This classification does not include the Pendleton and Rigby pub lic schools, from which no report has been received at the agency, and both of which are attended by a consider able number of Indian children. OFFERS A BRIBE CHARGE MADE THAT ADAMS MAN WANTED. XO PURCHASE PEA BODY VOTE. Republican Member Springs Startling Surprise in Gubernatorial Contest In vestigating Committee's Session Ha Says He Was Given $750. DENVER, March 6. Senator W. Morgan (Republican) today openly ac cused James ' M. Herbert and Daniel Sullivan of offering him a bribe to vote for Hon. Alva Adams fori Governor iu the contest now pending before the joint convention. 1 he accusation came in the form of a letter addressed to Jesse F. McDonald, as president of the Senate and presiding officer of the joint convention of the Fifteenth General Assembly. The letter stated that Her bert had given Morgan $750 and that tlie money had" been turned over with full information to District Attorney Stidger, of the city and eoonty of Den ver. The motion that a committee or five be appointed to investigate the charges prevailed. Herbert is one of the foremost rail road men in the state, and Sullivan is postmaster at Cripple Creek, and one of the most prominent Republican workers in the state: Eight informa tions, 'barging bribery and conspiracy have been filed against Herbert and Sullivan In the criminal court by Dis trict Attorney St ijdger. Each accused furnished bonds in the sum ot $ouw. In a statement issued tonight, Gov ernor Adams said he believed the charg es were made as a part of a fixed pro gram; that Morgan bad personally vis ited the Governnr on airtii z ana promised to vote for him because he believed Adam was honestly elected. In a statement i issued today Herbert says that Morgam "approached him, say ing the Feabody worsers were noun.i ing him; that they had offered him $30d0 to vote for Peabody and that he t hooch t if he stood by Adams, as his constituents desired him to do, he ought to have $3000 for incurring the dis pleasure of the Peabody men. Morgan reduced his price to $1500 but Herbert said he would have nothing to do with the proposition. Sullivan made a sim ilar statement charging Morgan with soliciting a bribe from Herbert ia his (Sullivan's) presence," Sullivan was today assamted by a Peabody worker on the street for al leging thar Peabody lobbyists instigat ed Morgan to make the charges in or der to influence the legislators to vote for Peabody." The Democrats ; claim Morgan's statement is ja plot to - help Peabody 'g fight. ' 1 i 8TEXKE3 ARE RESUMED. . ST. PETERSBURG, March 7. The strike was resumed this moraine at the Putuoff. Onbkohoff and several other works, and is now extensive, though not general. Tbere are disorders in the. Caucasus and especially at Kutais and mtoum, where there is noting, in which a number of persons are killed or wounded. One hundred and twenty five thousand persons are on a strike in this region. DEFENDANTS FILE ANSWER. Alleged Paper Trust Replies to Moody's BUI by Making Denial. ST. PAUL, March 6. The Interna tional Patter Company and other defen dants in thei suit brought by Attorney ueneral ,Moody in the United States court here against the so-called paper trust, today filed their answer to the bill, in which they enter a general de nial that thev have conspired to control the paper trade of the United States and to establish prices or restrain tirade. - WATTING TO HEAR FROM FRONT. ST, PETKlSBUlia, March 6. The extraordinary council of war is iHst- poned until tomorrow. BOARD IS READY SALEM'S HEALTH i COMMISSION EES ANXIOUS TO WAGE WAR ON THE MICROBES. Hold Meeting and Discuss Sanitary Conditions of Salem General Clean up of City Is Desired Council Ex pected to Co-operate With Board. The City Board of Health Commis sioners held its regular monthly meet ing at the police court room last eveu- ng. No definite action was taken, but matters in reneral pertaining: to sanitation were discussed. AH the members were present, and the city!1 sanitary, or rather unsanitary condi tion, was. thoroughly . gono 'over. The board realizes that with the approach of spring the tinio is made rijw for ac tion looking toward "a general clean up of the city. That such a move in necessary is not only conceded by the health commifisioners, but the general public, and the work should bo com menced without delay. At the last regular meeting of the city council the health board, through its chairman, G. Htolz, submitted im portant recoiumendations in writing which were referred to a committee, and a report upon tlio same will no uoirut De made at the council meeting to be held this evening. Clothed. with the proper authority and backed by the co-operation of the council, the health board, which is composed of some of Salem's leading business and professional men, will be able to ac complish excellent results and make important improvements in the sani tary conditions of the city. The council will .no doubt do its part to place the board in good working or der, and the- announcement may soon be expected that war has been de clared against tho microtis. ., DISTRICT CHIEF IS KILLED. BVELOATOK, Poland, March C The district chief of jiolice was shot and killed today while attempting to dis perse a crowd of workmen who had met just outside of town. BAGGAGE ROO;i 1 TOP COATS ; j EXCELLENT QUALITY, PERFECT FIT $15.00. $16.50. SPRING STYLES IN MEN'S HATS. ALWAYS ASK TO SE THE "ROBERTS" THE BEST $3.0.0 HAT ON THE EARTH. )fm -r,'iftfe MSP JAP RESERVE IS EXHAUSTED Tins IS THE REPORT THAT C0MX3 TO THE LONDON TIMES. WILL TRY TO BREAK OYAMA Kuropatkin Hears of Japanese Situation . And Makes Ready for Crush ing Blow. No Cessation in Yesterday's Battling in Manchuria, Though Tide of Battle Is Said to Be Moving Away .From Mukden Conflicting Stories. There was no censa'iion of fighting the .Russian and Japanese bet ween armies in Manchuria yesterday. Rus sian rejKirts state that the tide of bat tle n the immediate vicinity of Muk den ertiied to.be ebb.ng. The most that the war rrities at St. IVter-burg seem to lm; for at pre.nent is that .tieneral Kuropatkin has succeciled in re oxtallitliiniT ln iue 0f retreat in the direction tif Harbin. - I W.ir.1 1,11 K'nr "M. a . ; wh ie h, however, has no confirtnatimi from .-other sources, that tho Japaneso are already north of Mukden with a large force and that" the ! Russians are facing a di.int rons defeat,. There seem to I a possibility that lieneral Kurolii has drawn off a portion ipf his army froift. th center anl sent-rtrto reinforce the divisions -ngagedjin the flanking movement. General Ka'ulbars, the tiint trusted of Genernt Kuropatkin 's otticrrs, i personally in co?ufnand of the. liusi.iii . forces in the triangle b'tween the railway and the Hun -river which tho .vital position, the. Japanese liavo lieen assailing for several day. Ifu sifin reports admit that p.;00 ineii have been wounded, but make no mention of the. number killed, and at the same tia;e assert that the Japanese have loct 3VU0 in killed or -wounded. New Chwnng, March (5. (Via Tien Tsin;) Trader a-riving here.' rcftort that last night 30.000 Japanese had "jjained an entrenched powiii.m five miles west of the gnles of Mukden. Hand-" to-li:tnd tlehtitlg until il.ivlilit follow ed, without any advantage nu either side. Sakheiun, March G (i':4." p. m.) Ac cording to reports just received the Japanese have advanced along the whole line. The roar of artillery indi cates that the fightinir is gradually sweeping further and further from Mukden. . . "TjOndon, March 0. The correspondent in St. Pterslmrg of the Times, tele graphing under date of March (5, says: "Reassuring dispatches tonight claim1 the Japanese have already used all their reserves. - If he receives positive infor mation on this point, General Kuropat kin will hurl his en it re force tomorrow south nnd southwest of Mukden to try to break Oya'ma's srmy. At the pre liminary meeting of the war council to day (Monday) General Dragotniroff, presiding. General Grlpenberir was pres ent. It was proposed to send addition al 400,000 men to the Far East." You didnt need a light weight Top Coat last month, but you. do to day. Right up until Fall you will have need for a Spring Top Coat. Don't see how our line of Top Coats could be better. Tan, Olive and Striped Covert cloth; Light and DarkMixed Cheviots, and Black Unfinished Worsted. Youcansce many swell styles here not found in other stores. MEN'S SHI RT5 ...- - ---- .