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SALEM, OREGON TUESDAY JANUA11Y i) 1900,
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Mackintoshes,
Those 4,75 all wool brown covert cloth coats reduced
to $3.85. Men's all wool black tricot box coat mackin
toshes, regular price $3.65; we have too many of this
c special coat, and you can have them for 52,25. Don't
E wait long, if you want one, They'll soon go at this price.
E If you wears long rubber boots in sizes 10 or 11 we have
sume uargams ior yeu: 100 many oi uiese large sizes
and you can have them extra cheap.
We want to close
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CROWN WORK
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FURNITURE HOUSE. X M.
THE TRANSVAAL IN
Ladysmith Hard Pushed
Taten
BOER TACTICS A MARVEL
German and American Representatives Confer About
Seizures
General Duller Censured For Not Crossing tho Tugela River During the Ab
sence of the Doers While They Were Bombarding at
Ladysmith
111 AiMit'luteil l'rrii llir Juiirutil
Stockade for Prisoners,
Nkw Yoiik, .Inn. 0. A dispatch to llic
Herald from IIiiih(Ih saws: A privuto
letter from Pretoria says In order aeconi
modulo the prisoners of thu war an im
mense enclosure linH been constructed
to the north of town.
A Boer Joke.
The Boers played an amusing trick on
tlnrKngllsli at Ludysndth. Tito latter
think that they destroyed tho Boers'
Creoote cannun. The tiuth In, thu
Boeis reiHOved the cannon and sulnti-
tnted the trunk of a tree, which
hiiiikIkiI by British shell-.
wan
No Utltlbli Representative Wanted.
N'kw Voiik, .Ian. li. A special from
Wahington says: Tho Transvaal gov
ernment has Informed the United States
that W. Stanley Hollls, thu American
consul at Pretoria will not be permit lid
tore)rcsent British Interests in the re
public during the war, it being against
the Transvaal's policy to permit tiny
British ruprcsuntativu in It's torritory.
Hollis will bo permitted to euro for
Hritish prisoners of war confined in
Pretoria, in a ersonal cjpaclty.
London, .Ian. 0. Thu roiuarkablo
revelation In Hour taclIcH has been an
other complete surprise to the British,
who had not reckoned on thu weakened
garrison of Ladysmith being subjected
to such a courageous assault. In some
quarters it is considered tiuaccottntablu
that Duller did not press tho paBage of
tho Tugela river whilo thu Hours wero
engaged to thu northward.
The Casualties of tho Snffolks near
Colosburg weru killed: Colonel Wat
son, Limits. Wilkin, Caroy and White,
and 23 men. Missing: Captains Brett,
Thompson and flrown, Llouts. Allen,
Woods, Martin and Butler and 107 men.
Wounded Twenty-one.
Queen's Congratulations,
London- .fan H. Tlio queen
tolo-
But Not Yet
TO THE MILITARY WORLD
graphed congratulations to General
While and his troops at Ladysinllh.
German-American Combine.
Lo.nno.v, .Ian. (). There is reason to
believe that tho I'nited Stales and Ger
man embassies aro trying to find a conv
mon basis on which thoy can co-oporato
in pressing their respective demands
against Great Britain for tho Delagoa
bay sclstnros. A high oillcial of tho
German embassy had a long conference
today at thu American embassy.
Hetzog Turned Over.
DumiA.v, Jan. U. Tho seied German
sleamer Her?og has been banded over
to I he prize court. Thu I'oi luguuse gov
urnor ol the Zanbesle was among thu
paskengers. Thu British naval authori
ties have offered him tho ship lo convey
him to Delagoa hay.
Cruiser fired Upon.
ItONiios, .Ian. 0, A dispatch from Am
sterdam says a rumor Is current there
that a British cruiser fired tion tho
Diitcli'crulFcr.Fricslnmliioar Delagoa bay
and that a Dutch olllcor was killed.
uller's Opportunity.
N'kw Yoiik, Jan. 8. A dispatch to tho
Tribune from Loudon savs: General
Bailor's opportunity for an effectivo
display of strategy has comti, and, It' Is
to Ihj Import, not too late. Tho liusi-ars
and tho battery of Held artlllory for
which ho has been waiting while Lady
smith was in deadly peril aro now at
tho front, and ho has every available
man, gun and horse and miilu. Gener
al Joubert's army is making a belated
and deserato attempt to carry I-uily-smith
by incessant boinbarrtmntand a
lelilterate anil iinrnlntiint ntnitr In (mitt
according to tlio Intt .,-. irom '
Ladysmith. What tho emergency re
quires is a cautious and rapid yet far
sighted, plan of operations liku that
adopted by Wellington in tho peninsula.
There may bo another reverse If tho
tactics of thu previous battle aro repeat
ed. But a decisive victory may bo ex
pected with confidence if General lluller
does not attempt to do a week's work in
II utntrltt tlill nttil liny tint iiiitl.innn n 'ni
skill for maneuverlm. far I..M. ..ml..'
the im,..,.v'- ,,nlllnn n.,,1 nHl,. nff t.l
retreat iiorthwanl and westward. No
British general since Waterloo
1 ni jav.tr
hud so brilliant an opportunity or so
pressing a need for delivering a series of
rapid and effectivo blows by which tlio
enemy may bo paralyzed and demoral
ised in thu courbu of a single week. Yet
the Kuglish public is so unaccustomed
to campaigns with turning movements
mid maneuvering on a large scale, that
there will bo dejection and clumors if u
complete victory is not announced as a
result of thu first day's lighting.
Ladysmllh'a Last Hope,
Lovnov, Jan. 0. (Tuesday, 3:1ft a.
Trouble WitU the Eyes
Is often caused by carelessness and
neglect. Tho uso of glassos lltted by
HERMAN W. BARR. S 0.
With tho aid of modern scientific in-
trnments will rellove present anil pre
vent future difficulties. Wo mako no
charge for testing the sight. If it Is
found deficient we can supply tho pror
glasses cornoily made at a najonable
pricu.
When visiting our store do not negh-ct
to examine the perspetttosoopa, an in
struinent for viewing pictures at Barr's
jewelry store, USStato street.
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STATU QUO
in.) General Whilo still holds out, or
did sixty hours ago when tho Boors,
ousted from their foothold Insido tho
works, suspended tholr assault at night
fall. England has taken heart. Tho
situation however, Is worso. Tho be
leaguered forco must havo expended a
largo amount of ammunition which can
not bo replenished, and must havo lot
n number of officers and men, which is
counter-balanced, so far as tho garrison
is concerned, by tho greater loss of tho
Boers. Gonoral Whito still needs ro
lief, and tho difficulties confronting
Gunoral Boiler aro as great as before
The formor's unadorned sentences, as
read and re-read, suggest eloquently tho
peril in which the town was for fourtoou
hours, and how barely his 0,000 mon
wero able to keep from being overcomo
Tho chief concern for General Whlto
js In respect of ammunition. Sixty-
eight days ago at the beginning of tho
nege, his small ammunition was vaguely
PULITZER'S HOME BURNS
Two Servants Perish and the Loss About
$300,000,
fly Amtnclnted I'rcii to tlir Journnl.
Xew Yoiik, Jan. 1). Tiio dwelling of .Joseph l'ulitzur, proprietor of tho World
was destroyed by flro today. Tho bodies of two women havo been found badly
burned. One is bolleved to bo Klizaboth Montgomery, governess, and tho other
Is idontilled as tho housekeeper, Mrs. .lellott. The loss Is three hundred thou-nand.
THE MONEY RAISED
Santo Domingo Will
and Have Peace
111' Aaaix'llltril I'm lu llir Juarnill.
Xkw Yoiik, Jan. I). A dispatcli to
president Jlnilnez, who has been superintending tho raising of a popular subscrip
tion to pay tho French claim, has secured
to 280,000 francs.
described as 'plenty."!!! artillury then
had '.100 rounds per gun. So mo of thu
battorics havo been in action frequently
since then, and nil wero probably en
gaged last Saturday. His stock of shells
consequently, must bo low, and this will
make it difficult for General White to
co-operato in tho movement by General
Biillcr.
Tlio entrenchments at Ladysmith, as
' dc7crlhcd lu thu messago that left a day
'or two before tho fight and has just
conio through, aro fortilled hills, well
'covered with rlllu pits and trenches,
down which thu infantry move In a
I single illu to various posts in absolute
I safuty. Full rations aro still served but
no whiskey or tobacco.
There Is one division only at Chcveloy
another at Fruruand a third at Ustcourt.
I As Chovely is seven miles from Colenso,
the second division would havu bad to
march l'J miles to get Into action, and
siugiu uiu 10 various
tho third division 'Jl' miles. Gen. Bui
ler's 3,000 men and 70 guns wrre, there
fore, almost iuactlvo Saturday and when
(io,ierftl W,,lto loKraplietI, Gen
Bui-
ler COl,1(1 teMy
make no move but an
ineffective demonstration.
W l.'....! 1 I ....... !.... .......... ..nn.-i -II,
I jiibiuiim ,d l'li'l'.illii til .iiii.iici.io, tun.
.'.' transports win oeon mu way 10 oumii
' Africa during the present mouth. Ac
' cording to thu program, 25,000 additional
troops and 72 guns will 8Xn bo nlloat.
I A corrusjwndent says: "A largo
quantity of quick-firing ammunition
goes to Has JIImmiUI, from which point
it Is conveyed by dhows along thu coast
or transshipped to vessels bound for
I'ortugtiesu ports in Hast Africa, French
steamers touching at Has Jibeutil before
! reaching Aden contrive
to avoid tearch
by transshipping at
Madagascar to
' utreimnrM n,m.irfiillv not ftiiniifetert with
Kiiropcan hues. In tills way they es-
ciio suspicion. "
j Home From Sumpter.
I W. II. Hobsen, ono of our stalwart
drygoods dealers, has just returned liomu
from Sumpter. He reports plenty of
Icoatid snow. All travel at this season
after vou lemo tho railway train is on
rnminrH. Similiter Is a brisk town cf
about 1800 people, has flno water works
and electric light, Is the supply town
for the uold mines some ot wiiicli are
situated altout ft miles away in tho hills
Six stage lines lo-vled with passengurs
arrive and depart dally from Sump'er.
A lino saw mill cutting about one
hundred thousand feet of luuibor er
day, is unable to supply the demand
for building.
I Mr, Hobson thinks tho prospect
' koo1 for business, and may locate there
later.
Dixon nd MeQvern Kight Tonight.
Nkw Youk, Jan- i). Perhaps no light
between featherweights has oyer attrac
ted the attention of the sporting publio
as the one between George Dixon of
Boston and Terry McGovorn of Brook
lyn at the Broadway Athletic Club to
night. George Dixon has been In the
ring continuously for the jast 13 years
for Oof which he has held the ehanip
lonsphlp He has fought over 100 set
battles, not tospeak of hundreds of mun
he has put to sleep, when mooting all
comers on theatrical tours.
Tho fight is for tho foathorweight
championship of tho world and a purse
off 10,000. Both aro oxtromoly confi
dent of succoass. McGovorn Is tho
favorite in betting, at two to one.
THE ELECTION
OF A SENATOR
The First Formal Ballot In Ken
tucky Instiroa tho Election
of Blackburn
llr Aiauclntrd Pre to the Juurnnl.
FitASKFonT, Jan, 0. In tho Houso tho
ballot for United States senator stood,
Blackburn, (Doin.) 67, Bradley, Rep.)
42. Absent 1.
Thosenato ballot stood, Blackburn
22; Bradley 12. Tho joint ossembly will
ballot tomorrow.
To be Hanged In England,
Losnov, Jan. 9. This is tho day set
for tho execution of Mile. Louise
Masset, a French governess, for tho
murder of her illegitinatu son, a child
of three years, whoso existence was an
Pay the French Claim
tho Herald from Santo Domingo says:
!)00,000 francs; the claims amount
obstacle to the marriage that she had in
view. Aituougu ino crime is so uorriuio
in every detail that no excuse is even
possible, thu Instinct of feminine solid
arity and tho sentluioiit of horror in
spired by capital punishment, together
with the feeling that, while guilty of an
abominable offence against society,
Louise Mussel Is not alone responsible,
as thu unharmed father of thu child is
allowed logo unpunished, havu induced
thu Frondu, thu standard bearer of thu
feminist movement In Franco, to circu
late a petition to Queen Victoria inking
that thu sentence of death bo commuted
to one of penal servitude. Tho pctitior
is signed by most of tho leading peoplo
in educational circles in France, and
others.
Wm. C. McKinley Will Hang a Msn.
i'lTTsnuito. Jan. 0. Death warrant
lias been issued for tho execution of
Win. Weeks today, Sheriff William C.
McKinley, just installed, will officiate.
Major John MuBrlde, orgauler of the
Transvaal Irish brigado, will bu a candi
date for a seat in tlio houso of commons
from South Mayo, vacated by Davitt,
and probably will not bo opposed.
A WE EAN
UBueineee
And if
you wll
you come Into our store
I soon be convinced that
a: a: WE APE DOING
JSueineee
We are happy with the
GRBAT SALB
U want a
Come to our great sale
and see the values we are
offering at every hand,
ladies' 2ftc hose
19c pr.
U want a
Corset. Certainly.
Well we have a lot
of THOAtPSON'S
glove fitting and
leather bone cor
sets worth
$1.50 to $2,
to close
50c each
PHILIPPINE TALK
Senator Beveridge Advocates Their Per
manent Holding
CASH ENVELOPES SHOWN
Senators Petligrow of South Dakota
Treachery in Fighting
llr Aanuclntnl l'rrii tn the Jntirnnl.
Washington, Jan. 0. At tho con
clusion of routlno business, Huverldgo
(Ind.) was recognized. Tho text of his
address was n resolution which ho of
fered a few days agy, which declares
"that tho Philippine Islands aro terri
tory belonging to tno United States;
that it Is the attention of tho United
States to retain them as such and to
establish and maintain such govern
ment and control throughout the arch
ipelago as situation may demand,',
A brilliant audienco greeted Beverldgo
when bo began to speak. Kvery gallery
was crowded. Beveridge" concluded as
follews: "Mr. President and Senaters:
Adopt tho resolution offered, that peace
may quickly como and that
we may begin tho savinit
regenerating and uplifting work. Adopt
It, and this bloodshed will cease when
these deluded ehildien of our Islands
learn that this Is thu Html action of thu
rupiesuntatlves of the American
people hi congress assembled. Re
ject It, and tho world, history
and American people look well whom to
forever fix thu awful responsibility for
consequences that will surely follow
ich failure to do our manifest duty."
Hoar followed Beveridge. "It would
bo a baso thing." ho said, "for this
country to strlko down a young te-
public In thu Philippines
Hoar taid ho could prove from Otis
and Duwey that there was n Filipino
government. Hoar said that Agiiiualdo
was brought over and placed at thy head
of .'10,000 peoplo w ho desired Independ
ence, and who wero furnished nrms by
the United Stntes (government.
The Clark Cine.
Wahiiishtov, Jan. 0. -Kx-Sluto Sen
ator Whiteside of Montana continues to
testify lu thu Clark case. Ho was cross
:aminod by Faulkner. Ho identified
two envelopes exhibited which ho said
had contained money given him to hold
membeis of tho legislature.
Washinoton, Jan. 0. During a dis
cussion of a resolution of inquiry offered
by Pottigrew, of South Dakota, somo
a.MiPational statements wero made in tho
sonato regarding tho attitude of the
United States toward tho Filipino In
surgents, Pottigrew declared that tho govern
ment had attacked Its allies, and thereby
had been guilty of thu grnshCBt trench
tvy. This tlateiiienl has resented wnrmlv
success of our
U need a
Comfort or white UhI
spread we aro offering
our line goods at sale
prices
67c up
U want a
Head rust ut home we
know you lo. We Iwvo
nice onus for chair basks
19c each
U need a
Gown a night gown,
made of outing
68c up
U want
Box of hair plus
lOufor
3c a box
vfmvsif
JtoymJ( SwAp
IN THE CLARK CASE
and Hoar of Massachusetts Charges
Our Philippine Allies
by Lodge of Massachusetts, who declar
ed that this government bad done
nothing of tho kind, and that, not even
remotely, had it recognized the so-culled,
government of tho Filipinos.
SAID TO BE ALUM POISONINd.
Serious' Cases of Illness Repotted Fiom
the Use of Impure Uaklng PowJer.
JulmMomn, renn , Tribune.
Tho poisoning of tho Thomas family,
of Thomas' Mill, Somerset Co., four
members of which wero reported to havo
been mado dangerously ill by Impure
baking powder used in mixing buck
wheat cakes, has lieen further investi
gated. Tho original can witli the remainder
of tho baking powder left over after mix
ing tho cakes was secured by Dr. Crltch
Held. Tho powder had been bought ut
a neighboring country store, and was
ono of tlio low priced brands.
Dr. Critchtlcld said that thu patients
had tho symptoms of alum imlBoulng.
As the sainu kind of baking powder is
sold lu many city giocuries, as well as
country stores, Dr. Critchlield thought
it important that a chemical examina
tion should be inadu to determine its in
gredients. Ho tliuroforo transferred thu
package f Kiwderto Dr. Schlll, of this
city, for analysii. Dr. Schlll's report Is
as follews:
1 certify that 1 havo oxamiued chem
ically tho samploof baking
powder forwarded to mo by Dr. Critch
lield. Thu specimen contained nluiii.
Dit. Fiia.ncIs Soiiim., Jiii, Analyst.
Alum Is used in tho manufacture of
tho lower priced baking pow dors. It is
a mineral poison, and for this reason tho
8alo of baking powders containing it is
In many cities prohibited.
Eastern Dase Ball League.
Nkw Yoiik, Jan. 0. Tho postponed
Kasteru league meeting is scheduled for
this afternoon and evening tit thu Fifth
Avenue Hotel. They will include within
their circuit any eastern cities dropped
from tho National League This may
include Baltimore and Washington.
Boston may also havo a club In the
Kaatorn l-eaguo. Tho most probablo
makeup, however, is as follews: Prov
idence, Worcester, Newark or Philadel
phia, Baltiinoro, Washington, Roches
ter Buffalo and Toronto. It is tho dcslro
of tho magnates of thu National league
to havu as strong an Kustorii league ns
lssiblu and only the liest cities are
wanted, and the league will bo given
every assistance, and nil tlio encourage
ment possible by the big league.
WHEAT MARKET
OiiiCAiio, January I). May fiS'a,
?ash 07.
Sak Kkancisco, Jan. 0 Cash H8'.
Home merchants keep busy
attending to their competi
tor's buiilliuss,'thus they get
into
With domestic trouble upon
their shoulders mid creditors
crying for a sottlonieut, linn
wKin havo no bintlnu at all.
Wo hau
Plenty of business and no
Creditors,
Thanks to our KitrniiM.
U need a
Hat. So we sorted them
up mid found a lot of oM
tyltS warlh fl.GO to ft
50c each
a
worth
U need a
Few toweb per
haps, if SO, come to
us and 'get some
25c ones for
19c each
raa