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HW"rw- tHaVaV''WaV'ax-VaV, V. Latest Associated Pross tolo- P f grama. Fresh Local news and Live i THE DAILY JOURNAL. J y.,&MiHNk'' t Eulioriuia miinu i no uauy JOUr- - nnl. r no "Bulnea" not Pall fete ilaJaV - of jour pomui or caw, Imh f journal Advertising Pstye. VOX.. X " aa l. aViVa. SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY DECEMBER 12 1899. wwSpww 2fO i HANDKERCHIEF: PRESIDENT STEYN An immense lot for you to select from. Neat patterns, durable edges. They're all arranged ac cording to prices, from 5c up. Look over those 15c ana zuc lines, they re neat body. Have you ever seen our line of enough for any- 3 DOLLS 3 Makes a Modest Official Report of the Victory at Storm-burg We have a specially good line of kid body dolls with bisque heads. Best goods you can get for rough usage. Dozens of fine dressed dolls. Beau ties at 50c and 75c. Fine linen towels for tidies, stamped linens, nap kins, table covers, and all kinds ot useful presents. That line of toilet cases, and albums beats them .ill C it... ....-i i i-i i i .in. oec wie dimples oi iioiiuay iroous in our A north .show window. as British Officers May E?t Goose at Pretoria, But it Will Be Prisoners of War , Cronje More Than Hoi is His Own at Modder River c Mystery of the British Defeat at Stornv burg Still Unexplained Prisoners in Boer Hands Re pulse will Delay the Invasion of the Orange Free State iruiuu:.aip. tin until 4 p. in. ami wero landed in tin impossible position. I do not consider tho the error intentional. I collected and withdrew my forcu from the rldgo for about ntno miles. The Boers pins wero remarkably served. They carried accurately 6,000 yards. The mlssltiR Northumliorlnnds number THE NEW YORK RACKET.! VAlAiAAAAiUUIiitUUtlLtAtttftMAHttttylttlAAAJlijUjUj7 NEW AND LATE STYLES See our Ladies' Sorosis shoes, they are gieat, also our Queen Quality the best 3.00 shoe in the world. Aden's late styles in Patent Leathers, Tan and Black goods all at the low est prices. Sten'a Report. Ilr Aaaorlateil Prraa to the Journal, Pkktoma, Sunday. President Sleyn letnllsoftheflght KRAUSSB PROS f "X SALEM DENTAL PARLORS Rooms 27 and 29 P. O. Blk. Teeth for $6 up for only a Short time. Gold Crowns from t" up, 22k, ltfst (lold Killing. 1.G0, up. (i & P. Filling, fl, up. Drs. Eplev & Olinger. r litrr-'-Vl'www Rooms 27 and 29 P. 0. Blk. kWwVK.LtW.U.V,t.t1.Lk...t.l has sent the following at Stermberg: ''Tho British, with six cannon, at tacked tho Boers under Swanipool and Ollver,aud stormed thu Boer's positions, After ii severe light tlioy wore compelled to surrender. The prisoner aro Major Sturges, six oflicers and 'J30 non com missioned ofllcers and men of the North Umborlands, and two otBcors and S!50 noii'commissloned ofllrers and men of tho Irish Kitsllleore. It Is Impossible to state tho number of dead and wounded of tho Ilritish. The Boers cap tured thrco cannon and two ntnmuul tiou wagons," Comment of tho London Press. Mall: "Quito opart from the lo ot tiOO fighting men, the unexpected lloer success will probably cause n more gen eral and serious movement among I ho CaH Dutch. Tho government must promptly face this by the Immediate dispatch of turther troops." (leneral OaUicro linn suffered in u is a sadly emphatic commentary on the peculiar illltlculty of military oeratlom in a semlMlinuffeelcd country. Thu encmy'H spied are everywhere and no where can rely confidently on any counter-Information, (ienend Oatacru eeoniH to have Iteeii completoly trapped. Of course, he will bo immediately rein .0 red." "There Is only too much reason for car that this is tho worst illustration wo have had yot (In Inadequate equipment and iusulllcieut Hcouting. How far this disaster was due to lack of judgment on tho Bpot, and how far to lack of attillery, H not quite clear. Hut tho imticnt pub lie cannot help reading that (leuera! Methuen'fl victory at Modder river wui won by artillery reinforcement nt the critical (moment, mid all they would like to know is how many time HiIh particular lesslon is to bo learned." Standard: "The event Is in tho high est degree deplorable. It will tell ugalnst us unfavorably in tho Free State, among tho colonial Dutch, and even among thu nntiv'es. A great deal of evidence lias been accumulating during'tho past week to show how deeply the colony, or at least the northern and western xrtlons of It, Is honeycombed by diMathjfaction. Our generals have to rojHj with a rebel colony us well as hostile republics, and must bike measures to lay their plans in accordance with the details." A Signal Defeat. . A dispatch from Loitfton wys: The llrititili forces in South Africa have met with a signal defeat. This sensational news was olllcinlly announ ced from tho war oillco at midnight, General 0 a lucre admitted that ho hod met with u serious reverse in an attack yesterday moriiinj on Stormberg, lu Northern Capo Colony. Tho British cenoral says ho wo9 misled by guides ns to tho Boer jiusitioii mid found "Imprac ticable ground." Apparently ho was c night in nu ambush, ns his disunities, as at present known, are alarming. Tho nuniWa of the dead and wound ed cannot Ito considered excessive In tho circumstances, but tho enormous lot re ported missing suggest that tho engage ment must not have been unlike that of Nlckolson'a Nek, when General While lost so heavily. Methuen's Reinforcement. A special from Ijudou says : After Midnight Caoles. fir Asaoclatcd Prcaa ta tha Journal, Lo.vnov, Dec. 12, 4:40 a. m. General Gatacro has not yet forwarded tho promised additional message, and tho censorship has prevented tho corres pondents from explaining the matter. AVIillo it appears to bo gcnorally ad mitted that General Gatacro Is inclined to overwork his men, Lord Durham's remarks nro considered in rather bad tasto. Vntil General Gotacro lias given his explanation, It is felt that considera ble allowance must bo made for tho ex treme difficulty of getting intelligence in a country whoso inhabitants aro in strong sjmpathy with the enemy. Htonnhcrg In described as u stronger portion than Idling's Nek. Tho only road winds through lofty hills, and dunking is lniRWiblo. Colesburg Is also said to bo an ahnoit Impregnable fmillnuMl on Kourlli Vt, Geo. I., Alexander, 'editor ot I-ebmion r.xprcss-Advorittn was lu city to lay. the the GLOOM IM ENGLAND Boer Strength in Cape Colony Underesti mated Mafeking Short of Rations llr AaaiirlHlnl I'rcaa la the Journal. ill- London, Dec. 11!. Almost entire tihsctu'o of news (nun tho theatre of war creases public anxiety. 8iinty messages seem to. indicate that preparations nro about completed for simultaneous titlarks :it Tugela river and Modder river. There is no confirmation of the report of another buttle nt Modder river Monday, News reached hero from lloer sources, that the Waschlmuk bridge wasdaiiuiged. There Is great Indignation in England at tho Ignorance the British Intelligence bureau Is displaying in estimating the Boer's strength In Capo Colony. F.xcrtsner that 10,000 Boers w ill have to bo driven nut of C-ipo Colony before the passage of the Orango rher ran lie commenced. latest news from Mafnkl.ig shows that Col. Baden-Powell has U-ou forcel to reduce rations of his garriHn and of tho Inhabitants, but that water Is plentiful. PORTLAND FIRE Ten Thousand Dollar Loss v The McDan iel Murder Case BURBN Si HACDILTOTVr THE LOW PRICE FURNITURE HOUSE 1 M. FURNITUR6 fli worse tan Ku6ket Prices! llr Aaaoclatcd I'rtaa la lb Juarnnl Poiitla.ni, Dee. 1'-'. A lire this morning in n two-story fruiiio bulldog at S to IM SJxth street catiaod a loss estimated at f 10,000, with small Iniiiranitt. Tho buildings wero completely gutted. The llrnm burneil out were Klrrtriu Laundry oillco, Unique Tailoring Co., the DclMlcrrln l'liotouruph Co, Phillips Trunk Factory, Coun.cn Computing Scale Co., Ua's Bleyclo reilr shop, Heoiiomy Gas Lamp Co., and :i miiuII restiturant. The building was owned by Prs. 8. A. unit H, C, Brown. Murder Trial, Poiiti.ni, Dec. 12. Tho state coneluihtl Its evldeutrolu tho MoD.uiUil trial this morning and rested case. General Methuen's army Is known to have been heavily reinforced at Modder Itiver with Infantry, cavalry and artil lery, while General WauchoN)'i High land brigade has largely luoreuHcd tho number of bayonets available for u frontal attack Tho nenwilty for this cwtly method of warfare has Ix'en obvi ated by the presence of n full brigade of cavalry, rommaudod by General Hablng- tm. INCREASED LOSSES. Shown by the omclsl Repoit of Ocnersl Qsucte. llr Aaaoclalrd Prcaa fa lb Jaoraal, IxNixN, Dec. 18. Tim war ollleo baa received the following from Catw lit Gatacro r"irts as follows "The idea to atUck HtormUtrif iwomwl In promlNj certain success but the dis tance was under estimated by myself and local guides Wo were marching The Sna STATE FAin BOAnD. meets This Evening to Elect Olllcers and Prepare for Next Yesr'a Fair. Tho State Fair Hoard will meet nt the Stale house this evening nt 7 p. m. for t io transaction of routine business. Ofllcora for the ensuing year will bo elected; committers will bo appointed) tho speed program for tho next fair will bo mado up; and tho premium list will bo revised. Tho members of tho board will all bo present except Geo. Chandler, of Kast crn Oregon. J. It. Flagg and 0. 1). Gabrielion aro tho only candidates mentioned for sec retary. In Kentucky. FnANKiMKT, Dec. U'. William S. Tay lor was inaugurated governor today. Tho crowd was much smaller than in past years, duo to tho blUiard. Inaug ural ceremonies wore simple. Democratic, candidates for state olllces today began serving notices ot contests against tho ltcpublid.tii candidates who received tho certificates of election. DIED. JACKSON. At Hubbard, 5 n. m. IW. '2, Mrs. Mary, widow of tho lato Jerome B. Jackson, aged 08 years. Deeciifed was n sister of Mrs. D. fl. Wagner of thli city. She leaves six lhing childtcu. The funeral will bo heldnt Hubliard Thursday at 10 a. in.; and burial will be lu St. Iuls remetery IXJUAY'U MAKKKT. I'oHTUNtt, IK-c. 11. Wheat valley fXJMOl wniia wniin.ouc. tool. Hour Pi Portland. U'.To to 3.00, lino i.lfi iH'r bbl. Gat White :ioc.mh), grey no. SuHr- liny Timothy 0($lil.O0 Hir ton. liops BQjiio; old crop o qc uc. Wool Valley. ia!3o: Kastorn Or egon, hgjhc .Mohair, '7 :n. .Aiiiisnui tiran, in ; snoris, mo, Poultry Chlckens.mixed.ia.tMton.GO Ileus 4 to 4.G0, turkeys, live, l.'tr. Kggn Oregon ,25c er do. IIides-Gieui.naltMlC0lbs8Ctlid.unde' 00 lbs, 7WtiSi: sheep (wits, lo:ic. Union i io iVC. Butter lUst dairy. a7Xf3Ul! faury creamery, 60e to JWc store 'Jfte 33c per roiawH's mi io iw per cenini. llogs Heavy dressitl 6o to Oc. Mutton l)renH"d,(l)e to 7c per pound. Bocf-Htocrf. fa.WlGai.OOi rows, 13.00 f .M dressol, licet liM to li Veal dressed, OWC'lO'iC. SALEM MAKKUT. Whent 68 pounds and over 4(V. Wool 10c, MobiilrllOo. IlopsOUilOo Barky U5 to 38o. Oats-20 (3 '.'Sc. Hay Baled, cheat (R.00., Timothy 8.3!10. Kggs 22e. Flour In wholesalo lota 2.70 retail t3 UO Mtllstuffa-bran 113.00 shorts 110.00 . Hogs drrswjl, oific, rLIoailthv-Sterrs .TIXtNUvs 2tf to 3. Sliei .'.oomij. Dressed Veal IJ'. Butter Dairy 18 tvreamery 33o. Poultry Chickens (Ito 7e, Turkeys 10 tol'.'M". Potatoes 25 to !UV. Mkf5S tho food more ddJcknis fwJ whoteanim Curroucy Donate In Congress Will Require;NIghtrSes- slons ' ,:" t More Senators With Shaddows on TticJr Titter Ouy Woy Have to Have Democratic Help Jotw,, of iatiilntfiL Wants a Cable Oommhslon Taylor InaugtM-AtW ' Km tucky Democrats Will Contest Before LetiilartV- IT OUK CANDY IS 1'IUISH, "UKHWISIJ IT IS I'UKIi IS MADU UY SKI1.1.0D I.AU0H OH THIS WU AUB SUH15. ELLIS & ZINN 104 Stnto St. I'liono 27U4. Currency Debbie, llr Aaaoolalrd I'raaa la Uo JaaraaL, WASUINUTO.N, IKv. 12. Tho debate on the currency hill rontlnued loilav. Itlchardsoum, lunrlty lender, nskinl that night sessions bo held for tho remainder of the week, out this was demurred to and it was dually agreed thnt a night for debate bo held next Wednesday. Thursday and Friday, Grosvenor of Ohio was the first speaker today. Khsdy Henators. llr .aolnl raa ta lh Janraak WASiiitnroN, Dec, II. In the seusto resolutions nulhotitlug the cotumltteo on privileges and elections to proceed with the Investigation of tho election to theseiintn ot Clark ol Montana, and Scott of West Virginia, adopted. Will e It m Uynum, llr Aaaorlntnl I'raaa la lb Journal Nkw Voiik, Dee. 12. A special to tho Times from Waxhlnglnu says: Some of the Democrntle sonatorM have Intimated that they will resist the con firmation of William 1). llynuni, ni a member of the board of general apprals era at New York. Mr. Bynum, who participated In the campaign with the Palmer and Dnckncr Democrats, la less acceptable to Democrats than n lifelong ltcpuhllcau. Quay Dublpus. llr Aaaoolatril I'rraa In lha Jouraat N'kw Voiik, Ihv. 12. A erla) to tho Herald, from Washington, soys- Apa thy among Senator Quay's friends Is making the outlook rather umotilus for seating him. Chandler uinl Pemrooo apH'iir to Ihi I he only persons doing ae- Ihorauvitsslng lu hli Indialf. One of tho'pliiut his friends are talk ing about Is to indiico n sulllolent num lior of Mr. Quay's Democratic friends to absent themselves on the day thn'llnal voto is taken, and in this way ami re h majority voto In his fas or. Cabts Commission WiimiXQTotf, Dee 12. Jones of Wash ington, introduced a bill In tho houso for n cable to tho Philippines. kP creation of cable rowmMoH. f F.y. Dearborn, who Iim Wen onsly ill with typhoid fever Is as neatly well. Mm Vfi!r BBBBBBBBBBBBl aTaW ir w I On Guard It tha faMrM smH nel, Ii tll tfct approich f can sumption, which ka i killed more fop(c I thin war and petti- iienee combined, u tells of psInfHl Ichetts, tore Kuitt, 'wttk throsft. kN. chills, tnd mu- monls. Do mm aiaf. fer another div. Ii'a uaa. msi. ior mere a and life curt, It It which curtt (rath eoW aa4 caxajtM Ifl a tlnglt nlfhi awl wuswa chronic rugha and brenchltia a short time. Coaiumptionraaim ly ami certainly preveawd, saat cured, too, If taken In Hsm. A2aat. bottle for a fresh ceW ; 80c, for older cold; St slitfw ckfMic caught tnd contumptten. I always kMilMllUsf Aw's CtMftr l'aeloral on hd. Tha ithi Mom 1 rol f tAkak llllla nf ll.nit ---- -.-- oct. it. im. XI 1-MO, . J ia ar-aa-w-p-Pvarvaaaaaaaas"aaaBPaaaVaj WHEAT MAHKBT. Ouicaoo, December 12. JMsy W; cash 118. Bah FaANcisco, Dec. 12, Cah WX ' Acf'WA rCVA l (,9 JteJkum Don't wait until old St, Nick comes tumbling down your chimney " Christmas is close at hand v I hear the bells. Our Elegant ! lotiduy Handkerchiefs Mirpass anylhinj,' we have ever shown. Child' picture bainlUmblea, le to or. IaiIUm pure llnau, Tx up. Prlty law iiikl embrnMurisl gool-, 10 lots. See our Kerchief Girl dressed en tirely in 15c Kerchiefs. Nothing- more appropriate than a Hat for Xmas. We have an ex tensive line from i?t up in Dress Hats. Gordon Hals, f3.00. Manhattan liati, t.l.CO, Koelutf J tats,, !.(). ft BIG HOLIDAY Rogs. Rockers. Desks, Sideboards, Tables. Chinaclosets. Special prices on all styles of Morris chairs ranging from 56 op. Our prices on Lounges begin at S2. A good one inbeaou, folfiSed Psatin rosse- anycolor, whhextra longfrmgea beauty only 53.60. Order one for Christmas. aataa. sW'.7 I I kl F '"'.i ' rNr Wi L 1 lb jJTmJ?S 5' "mm?kx Sce wsmp zxzs. URBN Si niLL Present Present Giving Jewelry 1 over ben a suggestivi. word In gift making. It is as itmali w in tho oremit preientnilvloK time, a -vr. Wo Iim ma.lo Mtoutlvr preparations inriLudUIaysiofVJ. A sUick you will admlni. at prices you will regard in. uinf JawSrv U aoioethliiti yw sWibl boyof oiw In whom you lave i not only !'lMUhaimcmtifkaawUaUtlMtli tu from tho f77..'ul lllnar look tliroogliour stork wilt add to IImim. , , , , . 1 fJltel' nd itl;.lJ0W flHe.1 .raphe from $ 12 up. Chains. toke , link bolton.j;r-IM. studs, and rlog In Urgo .juanlltlea and at low prlrrt-for 7M BARR'S JEWELRY STORE, tfeADEI IN LOW I'RICbb. Il8htt Ht it u vry may to iku your Home Happy l( yur means are limited rewitaul-ir your lvnd onm wllh aiimrt ijifli. If . i a t'lirb)tw tr m tbneldldroii f nunc U nothing iMt a taak of lltirn jr a le IwtMlkerahM Oil It. KM It with tiim ibmw to na ter ft sUK'tmu, ho '-ill glte InU for 6 llUlf innnwy. M...W )iMir family ihhiL for thalr pleaaure ifeit'j mils and atMls, tmokfng Jtck. et, iiuiktjiUwheii, umbtellw, Imth rUa, tfeji, siiatndjns. ltamlkerrhlefs, iUHflUre. iimlefweirf ttnv, eolurs, eoffi. Uraelry novelilw, mum, dress ahlitK, gluvM, gartem, pyjtuia tulu, all male usafiil prMit. $ vmu mnmmm mh, tn-im ana-aa, Our Elegant Imported Novcltic Van?. Powder Jart. Hon Boo lle. tlgar Holdeiy, Toacw( Jars, Tin. Tray. eU, Venetlsn ami Bohemian QIam, China .Novelties, lloyal Bonn Art War. Art Poliery. .QUQGSTIQNS PL PA.VH BUAB COLLAUKTiKS COI.Ultft FIJII8 8II.K WAISIS UMnilMLLAfi QtjQVKi VMlJOn MA DB SUITS JAOKIfTH MAOiCI.VTOaiHB OOLFOAPril PLUSH CAPMJ LACKCrKTAlSH mum Don't buy a lot of "non sense" for Christmas -K'ifts, buy somelhini' that Is useful, instructive, or ornamental. Look over the house ansee what is lacking. Then come to us. :; ji' f -j, 3T. W . fuf- i" pHWJW A rAJtCYU l, FAsnAKfktlK 'At SAO LLOW CWlLMtt8'iS lAJWI sua TOWKU JEWKLRV XOVfcLTIIW 1TT ra var T-3 3 it. 248 COMlvli'-t-'1a-'