" f '", f m" "tt f AILY CAPITAL JOURNAL. imunMH-iii ' riai-ui ..miMmiiiiwt T" T WWf W" (VOL. XIV. SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 1904. NO. 26. ' APAN LANDS TROOPS m KOREA DEFYING RUSSIA 11 Hopes of Peace Have Vanished Japan Will Occupy Koea, Ostensibly to Protect Theii Railroads? Btt Really to Fight St. Petersburg, Jan. 23. Official Circles aro bitterly Inmontlng tho no- eeaslty of making concessions to Ja pan, because of Russia's Inadequate seaport defenses, and aro determined Ko augment the licet until it will ue bblo to combat ovon tho British. They propose to expend 50,000 000. London Jan. 23 A Toklo corre spondent of tho Central News today dres that an official omergoncy ga- eotto la being promulgated containing ipoclal regulations for harbor, road- tcad and coast navigation. Tho move is regarded as significant, an It prac- itlcally puts tho mercantile marine un der war regulations. London, Jan. 23. Tho delay In the luBslan reply to tho latest note from Kfnpan Is causing tho customary crop Rf sensational statements pointing to Rho lmmlnenco of war In tho Far East. Tho Dally Graphic this morning lays It understands that thcro Is na glikcllhood of a compromise, owing to the unyielding attltudo of Japan on. tho Manchurian question, and tho fact lat in her last noto to Russia Japan Struck out tho whole- nrtlclo In the draft of tho treaty relating to tho do- ImnndB of Russia for a neutral zone. Tho correspondent of tho morning ?ost at Chcefoo has sent in an alarm- ling roport that 12,000 Japanese troops tfcavo landed at Massampho, In South Porn Coroa, and tho Port Arthur corro- I I A ,t. TV l a.II.Iah iltn flHIIUILUUIll Ul II1U xuita VUiUUII Ul HIU ZNow York Herald also rofors In a dls- patch to tho fact that tho news of tho F. occupation of Massampho 1b being ro- iccived calmly. Special dispatches from Soul sny (tho emperor of Corca has appointed :n bow cabinet with Yl Yon Glk as minister of war and finance. Yl Yon Glk has ordered 10,000 rifles for the army. Roports have boon cent in from Chefoo that quantities of dynamite have been found under the brldgos of tho Manchurian lino nbovo Port Ar thur. Tho supposed lntontlon was to blow up tho bridges as soon as hostil ity's began. Tho Toklo correspondent 'of the Dally Mall sends the following dis patch: "The Jljl Shlmpo says that on tho day following tho ratification of the Chlneso-'Amorlcnn treaty, Russia no tified Jnprm it was uauoloss to nego tiate a neutral zone on tho Yalu, as tho ratification of both treaties showed that Manchuria was Chinese domain." Cabling from Shanghai tho corre spondent thoro of tho Dally Mali de clares tho Chlncso government has learned that Russia is sending a largo force to Chlnoso Turkestan. Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Dally Telegraph cablos to hie papor as fol fel fol eows: "I learn that difficulty has arlson through reluctanco to grant, ho saino freedom of Immigration Into Man churia to tho Japaneso as to other for eigners, for foar thnt tho Japanese would soon overrun It. Whatever conccsslono Russia offers regarding Manchuria will probably be offerod in the first Instance to tho United Sta'cs." of the lino In great forco, correspond' Try a box of that elegant stuffed fruit At Zlnn's 164 State 8t Phono 1071 Main Japan Will Occupy Corea. Washington, Jan. 23. Tho situation In Corea Is arousing fresh apprehon slon of ronowed troublo in tho Far Kant. It has beon tho opinion of tho military oxperts hero thnt, In tho event of wnr bojtweon Russia and Ja pan, Coroa would be made tho. bnttlo ground, at least in tho beginning, Mr. Allen, the American mlnlstor at Seoul, cabled tho stato department today from Seoul as follews: "Considerable disturbances through but Corea. Tho Japaneso hnvo boon attacked In many places. "It is anticipated horo that Japan In Corea will ropoat tho performance of Russia In Manchuria, and mako the disturbances on tho Japnnoso railway tho ground for a military occupation flam iamiaiwiaiionnfr II New Spting Silks Our great success with Bilks last year induced U8 to pur chase a very extensivo lino for this spring. Wo have all the novelty weaves, and you will positively find our prices 25 to 30 per cent cheaper than "regular stores" usk for tho same quality. Silk Gauze Crepe, New and Dainty. . C oth of Gold, A very rich new weave. Black Silk Grenadine, 42 inches wide, in beautiful new designs. Embroidered Jap Silk, Waist patterns in red, black and green dots. Crystal Cord Silk, The very best quality in dwens of new pattern . Fancy Figured Pongee, Genuine Imported Plain Pongee, In several qualities. The kind that's almost everlasting. Peu, de Sole, Taffeta. Crepe de Chine, Silk Organdie, f atlns. Velvets, and Velveteens. The New York Racket f Salem's Cheapest One Pice Cask Siote. E. T. BARNES, Ptop. i lng to tho Russian occupation of tho Manchurian railway. OF WILD wast: WATERS DELUGE J MIDDLE China Will Aid Japan. London, Jan. 23. A spoclal'dlspatch from Seoul, Coroa, dated Friday, says Japanese railway mon hnvo boen attacked by Coroans nt sovoral points nlong tho Seoul-Kusnn railway, and thnt tho Coroan authorities havo been notified that unless thoy prevont re currence of thoso dlsordors necessary measuros to do bo wjll bo taken by the Japaneso troops. Tho dowager empress of China Is thoroughly alivo to tho peril .threat, enlng China as tho result of tho Russo-Japanese crisis and has, according to tho Globe's Shanghai correspond ent, determined at all costs to fight for tho freedom of Manchuria from foreign control. Conferences between tho downger empress and tho leading 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 h 1 1 1 Basket Ball I Tonight Doable Header I Cnemawa' vs. Y.M.C.A. and Dallas Second vs. iY.M.C.A. Second? Y. M. C. A. Gymnasium Admission 25c I 8:00 and 9:00 clock X in mum ii in iiiiiihk statesmen, It Is added, havo convinced her thnt any other policy would ba tantamount to dynastic sulcldo, as tho dishonor of tho ancestral tombs im plied by foreign dominations would bo unpnrdonablo In tho oyos of tho Chlnoso, and unless a vigorous offon Is made to reassert Manchurian nu thorlty to Talplngs and IColashul will a'tompt to restore tho Ming dynasty, with tho rosult of tho complete de struction of China. The correspondent adds that the dowager ompress has bean informed that somo of the foreign officers are willing to givo tho Manchutians n final opportunity of rehabilitating thomBolvos. oveu to the- extent of aid ing them by force, If necessary, pro vided tho Manchu government Is sin cerely favorable to reform. The Rus sian minister at Pekln, tho corre spondent says says, has learned of the result of tho conferences and Is con vinced that, In the ovont of war, Chi na will bo forced to participate, with tho result that tho wholo world will possibly become Involved. id JL JnL JL ,ELa3? Piitshutg Is Inundated and All the Country the Ohio and It's Tffifctta?!es is Swept By Tmbtflent and Angffy Toents Pittsburg, Jan. 23. At 10 o'clock this 'morning tho water was 29 foot above normal,, and rising nearly three Inches an hour. Tho 30-foot mark is expected to bo reached today. Thq dam ige is already half a million in this ;lty nnd harbor, and 4000 mon aro Idlo. Traffic Is suspended on tho river front. Ohio Town Hurt. Loraluo, O., Jan. 23. Tho flood Is nearly at a standstill; tho damage ex ceeds half a million. was 37 foot of water at 8 o'clock thi.i morning, and 45 feet aro expected. (Tliero Is a general exodus from the low lands, and much suffering, as 'many aro oxposed, and this will be lncronscd If tho cold wave predicted comes. Much Suffering In Wheeling. Wheollng, W. Va, Jan. 23. Thorc Youngstown All Under. Youngstown, 0 Jan. 23. Tho flood now oxcoeds any ovor known. Thoro aro no lights, nnd tho wator damage Is hoavy. Skeletons on an Excursion. Indianapolis, Jan. 23. Tho flood from Wlldor creek has broken through tho cemctory, nnd Is strowlng skolc tons on tho bank. Marietta Will Go Under. Marietta, Jan. 23. Tho business seo tlon is being vacated. Tho flood In tho Ohio river has ranched 29 foot, and Is rising six Inches an hour. Ro ports from up tho rlvor lead to tho bo llof that tho buslnoss section will bo largoly Inundated. 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