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SALEM, OREGON MONDAY DECEMBETl 1 181)9.
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Salem Woolen ills
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Home Made Goods
Best in the Market
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SpecialsA very large line of cassimere suits
for men and boys'.
AH sizes of Boys' black hose our own
brand, the Granite try them.
First Reliable Account of the
River
OVERCOATSKerseys in all shades and
prices, also in Tan Coverts. Gray and
black clays.
Fancy Back Covert overcoats our own
make, the swellest ot all.
NOOiE$ W STORE
NEW AND
LATE STYLES
See our Ladies' Sorosis
shoes, they are gieat, also our
Queen Quality the best $3.00
shoe in the world. Aen's late
styles in Patent Leathers, Tan
and Black goods all at the low
est prices.
RROS
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We are doing a great
deal of X
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sbia
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Bridge
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Battle ol 'Modder
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Scotts Guards Display Great Bravery But Had to Retire Before
the Boer Bullets . No Such Terrible Sustatncd Fire in the
Annals of War African News Par From Xlhccrinc
" Cape Dutch Joining the Boers in Large Numbers
Change of Commanders in the English Sixth Division
Crow
Work
and it gives the best satisfaction.
OUR PRICES ARE $5
PER TOOTH OR CROWN AND UP.
Drs. Eplev & dinger.
lai.iiwwwwW-
Rooms 27 and 29 P. 0. Blk.
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Uattle or Modder River.
Hr Aanoclalcd Preaa to tha Joamitl.
London, Dec. 4. Tlio daily Chronicle
published n dispatch from a correspond
ent at Modder river, describing tho on
gngementof Tuesday lait. Tho battlo
waged fiercely for nearly fourteen hours.
Tho battlo started at day break, our
guru? shelling tho Hocrs left. Tho enemy
replied with artillery. Infantry ad
vanred across tho plain toward tho river
in two brigndes. Ouardd on tho right
wore met by an awful hail of bullets
from tho enemy's sharpshooters. Ours
had no covor wlmtovcr and noro simply
mowed down. Tho Boer fire was hor
ribly accurate.
Tho Scoott's guards advanced six
hundred yards before they were fired
on. Then tnoy had to no down to ee-
enpu tho deadly fusllado which lasted
without Intermission throughout tho
dny. Tho Highlanders wero expoied to
lull a murderous lire that they had to
retlrn after they had suffered torrilily.
Subsequently a party of guards got
over thu river and held their own for
hours against u vastly superior force.
Tho general opinion of the staff olllcerg
is that thero never has leen such a
sustained lire In tho mumls of Uio llril
lali army an tho troops had to faeo yes
terday. Our men fell In doxens while
trying to rush tho bridge.
British guns kept up n heavy flro all
day and fearful havoc was wrought on
tho Boor position, tho enemy being
forced to My from tho entrenchments.
Tho Jloors rotrvnted at night taking
their guns with them. Tho onomyV
loss is tremendoiiK.
aOUTH AFRICAN NEWS.
Details Kiom tl-o Great Center of Inter
est Up to Sunday.
Ilr AaaorUUil Prraa lu the Jonrnnl.
Lonimiv. IKc. , 1 :10a.m. Tho week
opcued without a word of news such as
the Hrltfsli public is mi anxiously await
lug. Willi a larger army In tho field
than tho country over before mobilised,
it can only bo atd that tho loss of MOO
men.enta'Hed.before the enemy's lwrders
have been crossed, is a serious matter
and, while thero is no feeling of de
spondency as to eventual results of tho
war, it is regretfully admitted on ull
sides that tho strength of tho lVr re
sistance has been woefully underated.
It In now M4!ii that the attempt to
tho endeavor to Keop tho large civil rp
illation in Klmberley.
Perhaps tho brightest spot for Hng
lish readers today is tho announcement
that President McKluley .has designated
tho son of Secretary Hay to succeed Mr.
Macrum in Pretoria. Tho Daily Tele
graph says :
"This appointment is a graceful con.
cession on tho part of tho United Statei
government to Uritish feeling. Our
country-men's Interests will bo snfo lu
tho hands of tho now consul."
South African news is now six days
in arrears. Tho censorship does not yet
permit tho details of tho Modder ltlvcr
battlo to Ihj transmitted. Home vague
statements have been published in tho
Capo Town papers, and according to
these tho Doers ntimtiored 8,000 men,
and wero entrenched on lwth banks ot
tho stream, although mostly on tho
Northern bank.
Tho llrltlsh according to those ite
counts, drove tho uiicmy across tho river
compelled them to retreat mid estab
lished themsoUes on both banks. Those
details, however, aro too meager to en
able an accitrntu Idea of the engagement
to bo formed.
A dispatch has reached tendon an
nouncing that I-ord Methuun Is again In
tho field, and It is also said that Count
Urelchen, who win wounded lu the
lighting at Modder river, WM struck In"
tho neck by a bullet.
Seilous news comes from tho northern
wYliuns at Capo Colony. Tho wholo hor-
-j.
ont-Clenerul Clarke, tho commander will
bo Major-Ueneral Thomas Kully-Kenny,
Inspector-general of auxllllary forces and
recruiting, with Maor-Oenerol Knix
and Major-Ooneral Clements as brlgmlo
commanders. General Kelly-Kcnny has
had no South African uxperlenco.
With regard to Natal, It is still doubt
fill whether tho brdgo over the Tugela,
at Colenso, has been destroyed. There
is a report that tho ltritish drove tho
lloers off W hllo attempting to destroy it,
but tho probability Is tliat tho structure
was mined and fired afterwards.
According to a dispatch from Potter's
kraal, dated Tuesday November 28, tho
Poors were then attempting turning
movements from Stviiiburg and tho dis
trict north of Stoiketrom, lu co-opcni-tlon
with tho rebels, by way of MnrniU
burg and Tarkastad, ngnimt Ueuoral
Oatacre's lolumu.
'Iho wreck of tho tioopslilp In more
may reult lu tho loss of !0 horces.
Repoit I'rom Klmbetley.
Pkhtoiuv, Sunday, Nov. 20.--Com
reports of wanton ilettmctlbii oI prop
erty by Poor looters are confirmed.
An Explanation.
Tho statement printed In this paper
quoting County Clerk W. W. Hall, con
cerning his old classmate, Ira K. Allen,
thecltltens' cnndldntu for counbllnmn.
Tiik Jouiivai. wlitor wishes to stale
that his words wero published without
thought us tho pergonal expression -of a
friend ami fellow-Uepubllcan, without
any political significance wlmteer.
It h but just to Mr. Hall to state,tlmt
hois not taking any art whatever in
city politics. Tho statement was a
personal one made before Mr. Allen was
selected as a candidate?, and was used
without Mr. llall'B knowledge.
IInrri))i It. Kincald, of Kiigono, is
down to pay a farewell islt to his old
friend Judgo Ixul, who expects to leave
this week for his now post as minister to
Argentine. Mr. Kincald is meeting
many old friends.
FICHT FOR A LIFE
Counsel for Wm, G, Magcrs Files a Petition
For Rehearing
W. II. Holmes, attorney for W. 0,
Magcrs, sentenced to Ixj hung for tho
murder of Kay Sink, today filed a ic
tltlon for rehearing In tho supremo
court.
main roi.vr IIEI.IKU ON.
Thu court say i "It will bo observed
that while upon tho stand, ho (meaning
McUucliUui) was able to tatu from his
own recollection what occurred, and to
detail tho statement of tho defendant
without reference to tho stenegrapher's
notes." Wu contend that when thu wit
noes acknowledged that his testimony
whs refreshed by reference, not to the
stenographer's notes, but it purported
copy thereof, made by an Individual who
was not under oath and (mo that did
notcomo "faco to face" with tho ac
cused, brings it mtmroly within tho
provisions of tho stutulo which says that
''tho writing must bo produced."
Mr. Holmes elaborates on this In a
thorough manner to prove, that his
client never had a fair trial under the
rulings ot tho trial Judge who is reversed
on almoit overy apKl.
mamlant Dutmot, (probably Dutoltl'SIX KILLED
send the following report to me council
ot wur from Klmberloy.
Marly yesterday tho Uritish inndo n
sortie suported by cannon and Max.
tins. Under the coer of durnois they
advanced lu tho direction of llloemhof.
Two hundred burghers encountered
them, and I brought up an additional
BY COHESION.
ON TO KIMBERLEY
General Mctliucn Marching Natal No
'Picnic " Ladysmith Under Fire-
, Ilr Auelitrl I'rtM lu III Journal.
I.0NIKIN, Dec. . It Isrei-irled tho Mmldor river lnldgu has Ihhmi repalml
and that the llrltl.h lm!oriumed their manh towanl Klmlwrloy toilay,
All tho news from Natal emphaslzo the dllllcultles beforo Oeneral Clery.
Idlest advices fioni Iidysinlth.datwl NocmlMT 35, says shelling wc
continued. Tho Ikxir ;holls are much more damaging than previously. A
number of civilians and police oro killed or wounded, while tliu I.lvurMMil
and (lloucester Uittallons loit eleen nleii, A report datitl Nov. 'i says
Siege of IjidjMiilth was then growing stronger.
Ilr Anoclatfd l'rt la, Ik Jiiumnl.
Dknvkii, Dec. 4. In n collUlon he
tweeu twopasH'iiger trains ontho ltlo
Ornudo mad six orous wero klllod
outright nnd uoveral soverely Injured,
Ttioaccldont hapKned six IiiMir east ot
Hallda.
ft Mim
HjiK H IHT .ft B iwifiifw
iMOdmur taut!
Pnwn
nmamjviEW pure
Makes the food mor e dCrOs ami wdotesonw
aarn wa iwwi m . t o.
CONGRESS ASSEMBLE
II . i . i. . 4.
Tho Most Important Session ol the Cental Has Mot
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Roberta of Utah Oannot Be Swofn v. Taylor, ef Ottto,
Ubjection -- balcm Fotolhc Bulging Gc( m ApjKfri-'
tton -- Supreme Court IfeiMiWf an A4i-Tro
Hoick that a Ownblnartien in KMtrit ( Tnwk k a
CongtessMeeu. Portland f'JW.OWj CotM
Hr Aa.ocMtaa Prtaa in lb Jcmraal. Icadoi 12d,Wfl; w4orwjr
Wasiiinotox, Doc. 4. Tho two housed P"ff8t Poutid with hks Unten
ot congress wero callol to order at noon, ' " asliington, tt0O,teO.
tho sonatn by Tryo of Maine, the homo
by Clerk McDowell. At 12:: tho wmi
uto adjourned.
Impottant Ketalon.
Tho opening of tho ilflyslxlh con
gross attracted the wldo-jproad atten
tion which always attaches to tho an
mini asaemhlflgoof national lanmakert.
Many far-reaching question aro waiting
consideration and gavo unufual Impor-
tanco to tho return ot congrost.
Oeneral Henderson wont direct to
tlio speaker's private office, lteprescn-
tatlvo lticlinrdsQt! ot Tennessee, (lie
Deinocrntlohouw leader was early on
tho scene, conferring with his lieutenants.
Anti-Trust icM.
In tho supremo court today Mmj .
stono plpo caw wan decided. Tlw
Involved tho constitutionality of a
binatlon of plixi manufacturers. w-McfcS
It was charged vas h trust. The deellM
was ailverso to the combination, "3
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Fighting on Kobcils.
niection of OfAcera.
M a meeting of Capital Typographical
nun no. 21U yesieruiiy tlio ioiiowiiiu
ollleers worn elected) President, P. J.
Pocket J vlce-prusldout, I!. II, I'lagg:
nccn'tiirv. Jas. tio-iirev: Beraeant-at
arms, l.d. Iitnli; exiviitivo rommltlcc,
nirry maxwell, .. h. i-.iuoit ami i-.d
ward Prior.
BURBN St
THE LOW PRICE
dor district between Colefburg and
llurgerdorphasdclared for tho llotu-s.
In Ventemtud alone moro than 000 havo
JoiiuvltliendK'lllon.
Thofarmerhaofornio.l a eommuu
derlng committee, and talk confidently
n( n n iriiiiiinliaiit march on CmK)Toli.
hold a iiwlass poHltlon at Mafoklng was lOenerul Puller's proelaimitlon has lieon
it wjrlous tactical inlstak, as was alw'torn down and trampled on, and the
loyalUts aro hidden to liurry to uio
Town to prepare roffeo for tho relwl.
I The olllclal list shows that a modlllru
ti in has been made lu tho command ot
the sixth division. InMiud of l.ieiituii-
HACniL,TOTT
FURNITURE HOUSE. JL NL
lfH). Nino bnrghors were killed ami 17
wounded. Tho HrllWi left two on the
ground, but mi iiiIiIii"b removed
thee."
lljtn In Old Poiiilun,
Duiiiiav, Nutul, TiiwiLiy, Nov. ;&
The Natal Meivury puhlWies th fol-'
lowing dlnt'h frum Its 6orriwpotidellt
nt I': i
Tho llnerx Imvit reMttvunlrHll at
their old oiiUhi near Cirfwtwi, Nrk ot
aroln'InmklU, and ter)lMmr p H to'
a dctermiiifl a ti.'inpt tipreni tl.o
Hi ItUh crniiia the Tiiit4u rl.i. TI o
I AM A WOMAN--TIIHRBPOr6
I MAY NOT CALL TO HIM,
CUY TO HIM,
FLY TO HIM,
BID HIM DELAY NOT I
BUT JUST rilRSAMli
I DO TL'LL HIM
NOT TO BUY CANDY
POK MG ANY PLACE BUT
ELLIS cS: 7JNN'S
IH4 Otalo Hi.
Phone) 378.
Itotxits ot Utah.
HuImmIh of Utah mndu bin way
through the crowd to tlio members spec
Ul lobby. Ho chanced to meet Illrh
anlHou and the two held a short con
fereiuo ns to whother Itobert would seek,
fo nddrurs tho houno. A biiMot comment
following tho gentleman from Utah
w herevor ho went but theru wero no
dtsreect(til demonstrations.
Hr A.noelalau rxa la Hmi JurmM
Wasiiiwiov, Dec. 4. lu Iho nomifj?
Taylor ohjectetl to tho swearing In ot$
Ilobcrlf. . is
Chimney Klr.
Tho burning out ot a chimney nt thoA(
court houno Saturday evening clld oA '.
Iho flro department. No dainftfu wm
done.
The Appcopilallons,
The wcrctary ot tho treasury trans
mitted to the houo of reprefentallves
his estimates of npproprlatloux rifjiilrod
for tho Korvlixt of tho fiscal year ending
Julie IM, 11)01. Aggrcgatu approprliitMns
arn eatlmntixl ut (WI,0HJ,Wil. Among
eitltimtes nni the following t
Salem Pottolfice.
TotoJ for peiiMlons U3,'.n)0,2U2; nib-
Ho building., Hltka. Ahuku, f 110,1)00 ij
Halem, Oregon, fai.OOO. I'hwl aids to
navigation uron signal station at the ,
mouth ol thu Columbia river f'-' 1,000 1
... ii.i..w, i.i..,,) w.i aiAnrv!ii
rlliniii imtiii..H.i . -, t-'m-'.
Minn Heiulahinoo, Wn. fM.OOOj Impro
ve.ni'nt of uaral station ut l'ngrt sound,
f'JJB.tXX).
Illver und harlxir lniprnvements, l.v-
rrrott harbor, Wn , IIW.OOO) Oray's
harbor, f.lin.OOOi Wlllamutto lelow
m.
PiiTS
Sick ht.dacb. Po4 dMo'.
cit well, ssptH pr, bwU mv
allpat, toasus Mtwd. It's vvtir
Hwl Ayrr PilU r llr.r pi,
tuy nl Mft. Thy curt iff
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Has Fiunciiifo, Dec.
IKccmber2, May 83;
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We are here 2C 2 t
With many things to
Gladden I be hearts at
X CHRISTMAS TIME
Morris Chairs
A big line Many styles,
Prices lower man even
See our S6 OO Style,
Ladies' Dressing Tables,
A fine hne in
Beautiful natural wood.
Eird's Eye Maple, Oak and Mahogany
x tjflteft&iiifrt
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mfr AVJigy
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Don't put off
selecting your
gifts so that
you are worn
out mikI oriws,
when tho MiMd
ihiy comes. A light
liesri is ino "i oi
Oniitmas vhoer.
Jutt a word tofuro you
think of Christmas buy.
lug: Don't lo too prwtl
il j don't gl!J iiml, or
Hour, or gloves, or stock
inns, in lla family, or out.
iinleM limy are aatually In iiuod of tlti
homely icwwrlw ot life. Do as you
would, not as you are douo by. Dou t
give a thing that It rwiily nwvlI, If you
want your prewnt upprvlatiil. Oio
wmmthing tho reeipWnt would nr
lmv fur hlm.lf or lirolf. I m a little
um-oiiimoii smiw lUiyaMtof Jnwcliy
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fjoMlfaym K 3onbp
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Here
"Anticipation begets more
Plmitrr than Kralixation. H Ivrwre, obi ol u Btny menmg
neasure man Kcaniauon, fe(hw NmeU,Wf n tUlj. w aiuHU
ilia will loos n nd i"" '' If you want logo n tlltlo mpro into the
raellral, jtiit unougli itot 10 wi u V'
W, sulect a Wfttefi or flook, a nt of
TU wlit will look nr and
Will jrou Ui wIm or otWw
If this lxi tiue. then Christmas time
planning, lor
day too rly
is hunt. Tho day for planning, for Hpootuor Muvw aim rra.
ring not a day loo twriy
for lha latter, if vou would avwu llw
"liliiU for buying not a
mfU, and Uie null, ami thu worry,
m ellmr dJraM artWwi,
have Hior spoe In i4ir tor
tUsi hm havti 1mh io meiilHMi.
Nuior
viIimIi we
John G. Barr, Jeweler, 118 State Street
Winter is nere
pURBN St HAMILTON
t3 248 COMMERCIAL ST. i
And your chickens wunfsome of that
nice Yelow Corn which has just been
received by
& RBID.
322. 324 Commurulul stroet,
A complete fine of Peed and Seed always on hand.
SAVAGE
Great b'aic of
Ladies Suits, Capes. Jackets,
Skirts etc, etc.
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Read the list of prices"
Read every word
The orices of these crarments are arranged according to the
titles which we have on hand, A S25 garment marked $0
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mfnc n v r,n Wf 2 A S20 oarnient marKcd cmo.oo mtmtms
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