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About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 18, 1904)
UMBKMEKft. sUta!?" ILY CAPITAL JOURNAL OL. XIV. 8ALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 18, 1904. NO. 15. WAR MUST COME ,eack a Deadlock in the Negotiations feom Which Japan Will Not Recede and, Russia Cannot ipan Has Chartered Twenty British Vessels for Trans ports and Arrainged for Having Her Mails Carried By British Lines If Russia Attempts to Send .. More Ships War CWifl Commence at Once Birmingham, Eng., Jan. 18. The Post today sas Japan haa furnished ho British forolgn office detailed japs of tho survey of Coroa, parts of Manchuria and tho coast of tho Yel low sea. Twenty uritifm vossois, now In Japanese wators, havo been char tered for transports by Jupnn. Tho Japanese government has also ar ranged for a contlnuanco of Japanese iail service by British linos In caso bt war. For Two Battleships. Glasgow, Jan. IS. Japan has placed ardors for two battleships with the Armstrongs, at Newcastle, and Vlck- Icrs, nt Barrows. Thoy are to bo ot 10,000 tons each, will bo tho most (powerful In tlio world, and -will bo completed In 18 montli3. Through TrTelr Hats. Borlln, Jan. 18. A dispatch from St Petersburg says the Japanese min ister hold a special audience with tho status quo or change tho admlnlstra tlvo situation In Manchuria, but Ja pan Insists "that they be embodied in a treaty between Japan and Russlm, whllo Russia, as a matter of amour propre, refuses to accept such dlcta tlon at tho hands .of Japan. Much, howevor, Is still hoped from the czar's influonco " Tho statement adds: "Of courso, any attempt bf Russia to Increnso very largely her naval forces In tho East by moving her Black Sea or Baltic floois would make war a question of only a fow hours." ThlS'Statemont seemed to be borno out by tho Associated Press dis patch from Toklo yesterday, that Ja pan had rocolved Russia's communl cation, saying that Russia would re spect tho rights and privileges already acquired by the powers In Manchuria, undor tho existing treaties with China, excopt in tho caso of tho establish ment of forolgn settlements, which shows that negotiations aro continu rnr todnv. Tho latter Is believed to bo willing to arrango peace, and de- nc on the question of Manchuria, jlrco to discuss tho wuys and means persons, going ovor tho heads of lis ministers. London, Jan. 18. In what It claims as an autnoriiauvo siaiemum, iuv , Dally Graphic this morning announcoa that tho negotiations have arrived at a stage leaving two points upon which neither Russia nor Japan Is In clined to yield, and as to which no neons of a compromise havo yet boon found. Both yioso points concern Man churia, and tholr accc-ptanco would not In tho slightest modify tho legal Try a box of that elegant stuffed fruit At lilil O 164 State St Phono 1071 Main- Thousands Guard the Track, Tho Dally Mail's Port Arthur con respondent cstiror.tos that tho total numbor of Russian troops now In Man churia is 200,000. half of whom are guarding tho . railway. Tho corre spondent says: 'China's firm stand einco tho reoo cupatlon of Mukden has complicated tho Ru?sian arrangements In Man churia for dofenso and doubled the difficulties of guarding tho long line ot communication botwocn tho bound aries and tho coast line. "Tho council of war is sitting dally. Tho port of Nlu Chwang and ports on the Yalu rlvor are Icebound" Tho Standard's Tiett Tsln corro spondent says it is reported that Rus sia has asked China to send 15,000 troops to Manchuria, to protect Chi neto subjects, Rraylng for More Rain. Vontura, Cal., Jan. 18. Only .34 Inchos of rain foil in yesterday's storm'. Today tho clouds havo disappeared, and thoro is no sign of rain. Cattle men, who woro Jubilant yosUrday, aro dlscouragod and disheartened. 4M-e6-HHe. ( ieaioiai8ioicrot4ag-t-fra-fr-w-e-fr ; 1 1 i ; The Cash Idea Mst fee Right i j 1 or so many people wouldn't thiuk it so. It haa beenth foun- J !! dation of our success in business. It enables us to undersell!! "reeular stores." If you want to gefcnn idea of tho profits charged by "fegu- ! ! lar stores" just examine the "reduced price" ads in tho daily ! ! papers. Jdow woum you iiko io pay mo ongiutu pneu muu- . u tloned? But that's just tho price they charge you eleven - months in tho year. Many, of these articles show a proht pf ; 60 to 65. If "iegular stores" haye to charge 50 io 65 ;; i i profit on the linos advertised they must get about the same ; ; profits on oilier hues they carry. ( ; I When you trade with "regular stores" you havo to pay for J j ! tho losses of the "credit system" and for oxtravagant business j methods. Try a casu store ana avoiu Dig prouw. IIThe New Yokij Racket Salem's Cheapest One Price Cash State. E. T. BARNES, Ptop. JClHHH88f 19 ltM WWIWWWKW TREATY GOES TO PANAMA Committee Ordered Favorable Report but With Amendments' A RACE .WAR IN AFRICA Sixty Thousand Rebels Attack German Settlements A War of Extermination, Trouble Caused by Ex ' edition of Chief Nicodemus Amorlcans In tho district, but their namos aro n6t available. In tho Ger man lllochBtag today Van Duolow made a statoment regarding the grav Ity of tho rebellion, and announced Uio omporor had already ordered ro Inforcomonts rushed. Theso troops will leavo Kiel Thursday, and will reach tho mouth of tho Swakop rlvor February 8th. Tho first detachmont of 500, with nrtlllory, will be followed a fow days later by GOO more. Von Duolow said 10 years' work had been destroyed. The colonists havo lost practically all tholr property, and many German families havo been fhur dored but fow from remoto points having reached tho military stations Horse Fell on Him (Special to The Journal.) Shpridan, Ore, Jan. 18,' 1004. T. L. Davidson, Jr.,, formorly of I Salem, and who Is now conducting tho Highland Stock Ranch, near this place, and is ono of tho substantial young mon of Oregon, met with a so voro accident tho othor day, whllo pur suing his work. Ho had his loft ankle badly broken, and will bo laid up for several weeks. While on tho range Dorlln, Jan. 18. Dispatcb.es today say the whites on tho German West African coast aro In a desperate situ ation1. There aro 3000 in a territory of 300,000 square miles. Opposed to them - is C0.000 rebels, including 20 , 000 Hbreros, who aro tho finest of tho negro race. Tho rebels aro lead ing a war of extermination ngalnBt tho whites. Besult, the governor, having exnsporated them by tho execution of ho was riding down hill at a terrific NEGROES TO SIT ON JURIES Supreme Court of the United States Set tles the Matter Holds That Denying Them, Is in Contravention of The Fourteenth Amendment Will Have to Be Ratified by Panama-Hanna Is Back in His teat Again Washington, Jan. 18. Tho senate commltteo on forolgn relations today ordered a favcablo report on c Panama canal treaty. Several amend ments woro adopted, comparatively unimportant, but which necessitates tho roturnlng of tho treaty to Pana ma for concurrence. Tho debate hero Is oxpected to occupy from four to six weeks, and it will requlro at least a month for Panama to send It back for ratification. Hcnco the payments, ng gregatlng $50,000,000, won't need to bo financed boforc April. Hnnna is In his seat today, after several weeks absence. Ho was warmly greeted by Lodgo, Spoonor, Halo, Proctor and other Republican members. HOPS STILL HIGH tholr chief, NIcodomiiB, for high trea son against tho kaiser. Ten thousand negroes are throiftonlng to capturo Hlndhook, tho capital, which Is garrl sonod by 180 whltos. All railways and tolegraphs arc cut or destroyed. It Ir now considered certain that all outly ing whites will bo tortured and killed. Official returns say thoro aro 40 speed, aftor a steor, when his horse foil, striking upon tho rider's loft log The animal slid about DO feet, and when tho young mnn was oxtricnted from his torrlblo situation, ho realized that ho had had tho oscapo of bis llfo. He is now resting easily, but still has somo pain, and may not bo out for a month1 or more. Washington, Jan. ,18. In tho case? ot Rogers against Stato of Alabama., tho supremo court today sustained tho right of a negro to sit on criminal Juries. Rogers was tried for murder,, and nogrooB woro not nllowed on tha Jury, on account of rnco and colotv Tho tupiomo court holds this to bo it denial of equal rights undor tho fouD tcenth amondmont. Another Theatre Durned. FIndlay, O, Jan: 18. Tumor" opora houso was destroyed by firo thl& afternoon; loss $50,000 Several oth er buildings woro throntencd by tho lire, which at noon was not oxtln gulshcd. I mmuwmBuuuazmai'msiimsxaiiKmsiKm'i You Can Do Without Trading at Bat yotf wont do as well Tho hop market Is exceptionally strong,, and In tho last few days many lots thus far hold by growers, have changed hands nt figures bettor than any offored for tho Bamo quality o? hops In n numbor of years. Thomas Holman sold his stock o prime hops, amduntlng to 354 bnlos, to J. Car mlchaol at 27 cents par pound. Mr Holman fixed this as his selling prleo early iu Uio season, nnd when the market roachod his limit ho promptly sold. Schlndler Dros., who re side !n Polk county, noar tho Wallace . farm, alsd Eold 90 bales of tholr hops j Saturday aftoinoon to Jos. Harris, at 25 cents, and M. S. Skiff sold his crop of 253 bales to Schucklng & Durbln nt 25 cents. Tho Schlndler lot was ie-: contly offered at 17 conts, and at that time dealers rofusod to buy them. Othor lots havo boon sold nt rulln- prices. i Thore aro several London buyon In tho vtllloy, anxious to buy for tht English market, but are meeting with poor success, as nearly cll,the hops in Oregon aro now In tho hands of dLl ors, who aro stiff holders. Contract lng Is going on rapidly and 17 to 18 cents Is the price agreed on In the contracts, for ono year, whllo three- j year contracts aro being made nt 164 cents per pound. Dealers generally aro looking for a bettor market, as brewers ao getting anxious to ro-! plenish tholr stocks now that It be-, comes ovldont that tho world's supply is hardly enough to rui brewers until tho noy crop can be harvested and placed on Uio market. This sale has become such an unusually Important and looked-forward-to periodic event that It needs no. argument from us at this time to prove the wisdom of or the reasons for Its existence. The Idea of tho sale Is just as old as Its Introduction by us years ago, but the sale Jtself, Its Immediate result, benefit!, merchandising, Innovations and management Jutt as' new as If the Idea had Its conception today. Thero were never so many reasons to comend It never eo many characteristics to Individualize It. Never so many advantages to extend the most practical economies. Ladies' Suits and Jackets It's easy enough to offor poor garmonts at seemingly low prices, or flno garments nt high prices, but td sell high-class tailored suits at smallost pos Blblo cost (to you) Ib qulto an other thing. Vot, that Is exact ly the mission of this store. Judgo for yourself. Any $13.50 to $18 50 late fall suit or Jackot $$0.00 Any $20.00 to $27.60 late fall suit or Jackot $385 Men's Suits Ovctcoats t Our overcoats and sultu talk as eloquently, although without llfo, as tho most gifted sales man could speak for tho;n. Thoy appoal with tolling offcot to economical mon who want to wear good clothes at money raving prices. Tho bounty of the facbrlns, tha excellence of workmanship bear sllont testi mony of tho favor of w-ll-dressed mon. $10.00 values $ 0.75. $15.00 values $ 9.50. $20.00 values $14.50. $25.00 values. $16.00. Were Well Drilled. m Dayton. 0., Jan. 18. Whllo th teachor played tho piano, 400 chill dren marched in perfect order from) the burning Allen school this morn-1 lng. There was only ono accident, when a crippled boy, near tho outet, entrance, foil and was trampled upon. I Tho fire originated In .the basement! and ono aide of the building was do stroyed. n Governor Chamberlain returted last evening from Portland, where he spent Sunday with his family Ladies9 Shitt Waists Tho newest conceptions of tho shirt waist designs for coming spring are shown on our second floor; their daintiness and pret Uness makes one long to be tho proud poEBMBor of ono of them. Secure them now, for thoy are selling rapidly. Rc- membor, the latest at WHITE FAIR PRICES. New Today White Figured Dimities. New Organdies. New India Linens. New Nainsooks. , New French Lawns. New Persian Lawns'. THE LATEST cloths for lingerie and infant's wear. "MA8ALIA AND RELIANCE only to bo had hore. Hundreds of now designs In whito mercerized fancies for 1904. WHITE FAIR PRICES. Meai's Half Hose Every man needs thla hosiery the kind you always buy hore, but not at suoh llttld prices. Mon with hosiery needs to Bupply will do well to satisfy them at this sale. Tho selection Is undoubted ly tho best wo havo over shown. Regular 60c quality 25c a pai JlJ( Q7lieiieMSS swsass 'I -l i a