Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1903-1919 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1904)
AILY CAPITAL JOURNAL Si OL. XIV. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1904. NO. 43. t. WHEAT AT WAR PRICE LAWYER'S PLUCKS usstan mpe$s . i FIGHT uowaget Ja of All Cl Domination llllt ask Thrown tfaet Concealment of Jrians POSSIBILITY OF GLISH WAR NOT REMOTE. Vance Accused of a Neutrality and Giving Russia ' a Naval Base on the Red Sea. v (Special war cables to Tho Journal by Scrlpps' Nowa Association.) St. Petersburg, Fob. 19. Tho pross, it Russia has thrown oft tho mask, and boldly proclaims that Corea must pass jndcr Russian domination. A news paper representing tho highest clrclos fho Swiet discloses theso designs, rind, on tho ground of self-preserva- lion, declares that tbo entire Corean jieninsuia must pass unuer nuasiau control. This Is what Japan has con tended was tho purpose and policy of tho Russians from tho beginning, and this admission will affect tho relations fof -European nations toward Russia ffns American, English and German cap ital nro extensively interested In hoop ing Corea out of Russian hands. The war will hence forth for tho possession of the ponlnsula that lies between Ja pan and tho Yellow Soa and mainland of China. Terrible Disaster. Vienna newspapers report now of a terriblo disaster in handling troops over the ico on Lake Baikal, on tho border of Siberia. Two regiments of Russian pioneers and ono roglmont of railway troops wero drowned by break I Ladies9 Shoes and 1 Oxiotds Tne New Styles ate hee. Thero's the proper shapes for spring. If you'vo worn our footwear, you know what tho quality Is. Our prices aro al ways lower than at regular tores. We have a lot of ladles' fino shoos In narrow widths, from our $2.75 and $3.00 lines, all sizes, from 2 to 8, in width B only. There isn't an old stylo in tho lot. Wo'ro closing them out at $2.00. I The USB MB New i nYotffc i l Racket, I Salem's Cheapest One Price Store. E. T. Parties, Prop. g sywwmrHMWW vet Cot ea OH and np Fut- rf ." - A FRENONMBN' Failure to Declare Ing through the Ice, if 'the first ro ports aro correct. ' Russian Finances. Moscow trading housos that have been supplying doalors nt PortArthur, Dalmy nnd Vlndlvostock have suf fered great losses from Japanese mer chants being compolled to leavo thoso ports and sacrifice their stocks of goods at flvo cents on tho dollar. All Russian business has suffered, and tho. banks nro In a state of scml-panlc. Ru mors aro constantly circulated that Delcasso, tho finance minister, has re signed. Much of the disorder is due to the hostility of tho Jewish bankers, who liaVo been prosecuted by Russia unmorclfully,for tho past 10 years. Anglo-French War Possible. Ixndori;"Feb?19; Th'oTJIyod'a insur ance syndlcato today is asking a pre mium of 30 per cont on ships and enr goes against tho outbreak of an Anglo French war within tho next threo months. Tho high rate Ib based on tho fact that Franco hns not given a for mal declaration of neutrality, boyond tho Ynguo statement by Decasso, and also by France, that they had allowed Russia to uso Jibutll, In tho French colony, and the Rod Soa ns a base for rendosvous of tho Russian fleet. This is decidedly contrary to tho usage of other neutral powors. Tho British forolgn offlco is unoasy. rogarding the outlook, while tho admiralty (aro pro paring for a quick mobilization of the navy incase of eventualities. Marseilles, Feb. 19. Zlmasky, aide-de-camp of Alexloff, sailed for Jibuti! today with 10 Russian officers, who havo boon traveling tho past eight months In Gormany and Franco on a secret mission. The entire party will Join tho Russian squadron now sta tioned nt Jibutll. Hostile to Russia. London, Feb. 19. A Reutor's corre spondent wlros that aRusslan war ship arrived at tho Canary islands, and tho authorities notlflod tho captain that ho Temaln in port but a limited timo only, and that he cannot be pro vided with moro coal than will onable him to reach tho nearest Russian port A cable from Rome says tho Italian cruiser Ligurla will go to Japanese waters. Paris, Feb. 19. It Is officially an nounced today that the sending of re inforcements to tho Far East is with out sinister significance, but merely to protect French Indo-China, in case, the unrest sjireada that far. Policy In China. St. Petersburg. Feb. 19. The Pokin correspondent for the Russ wire Min ister Conger that he has requested the Japanese minister to refrain from cir culating news of Japanese victories, as it tends to exolte the Chinese to a threatening dogree. Tho American policy of keeping Chi na as far as possible out of the excite ment of war Is winning tho friendship of the Chinese government from the highest offioials to tbo lowest, as war Is more dreaded in China than famine, and the one follows the other. Funeral Announcement Th funeral' servroea over the r rnalitfj 4? Edward. L Lamb will be held at Odd Fellows' Hall, Saturday at 1 o'clock p. in. Rev. KJftSer officiate ing. But Armour Caused a Temporary Tumble Then the Price Advanced a Second Time and Scored Highest Mark ' Chicago, Feb. 19. Wheat wont to 54. Wheat 9193. All rec ords for wild excitement were threat ened on tho board this morning. At tho tap of tho bell May wheat BtartGd up and went to $1.01. Armour let go of his big holdings, and tho market slumped to 99 Ms, amid pandemonium. Shorts bought and forced it up again to tho highest mark caused by tho war. MANAGER OF A RUBBER COMPANY. Who Made a Sensation a Few Years Ago Dies Suddenly. Brldgeford, Conn , Feb. 19. Joseph Canfleld, manager of tho Canflold rub bor wprks, a wealthy young club man who, In 1900 created asensatlon by, marrying a factory girl, was..fo,unl dead In bed early this morning. Tho Swedish maid servant was also found dead. It is presumed they wero as phyxiated by gas from the furnace. JAPAN REPLIES TO HAY A Wise and Courteous. At titude Toward China Tokio, Feb. 19. Tho official gazette today prints the Hay circular note, and also prints a noto by Japan to China, February 17th, assuring that country that tho Imperial palaco and Chlneso public buildings ovorywhore will be protoctcd, unless Chlneso aid Is oxtendod to Russia. Tho forolgn minister, Kumurl, declares war is bo Ing waged by Japan, not for conquest, illlllll llllllllllllllll;; ii Basket Ball!!: '- Roseburg High School j vs. Willamette Girls. Tonight 8 P. M. Unlvtalty Gymnasium ADMISSION - 25o ii iii iiiiiinHimiiHt but for tho defonse of Just rights and intorosts, He asserts Japan has no in tontion of acquiring territory at tho exponso of China. He says any action takon on Chlneso territory by Japan will be solely through military neces sity, not with any doslrj to impair. Chinese sovorolgnty. Japan's mag nanimity is well rocoived by tho peo-j pie. STATE HOOD 'Washington, Feb. 19. Hearing on statehood bills wore concluded by houso eomrnlttoe on torritorles today. It is the Intention to report at this session a hill granting statehood to Oklahoma 'and Indian Territory Joint ly, to be effective in 1906. Hotel Arrivals. The following are registered at the Salem hotels teday: Win. Maag, Mill City; George Auckland; Mrs. John W. jGunn. Soattle; F. D. Frazler, Gras Valley; G, W. McBee, Dallas; Jas. ilUUU, LM JtfUKVl , . Ii. om.v., Lnmn- n TO- Klldav Parry: E. R. I Thomas. Buffalo. N. Y.; Cbas. II. OleJra, IL,E. Magee, J. M. Rogers asd sob. Pertland: A. W. SIteby, Hlsttie Siteby, Mwr. W. W. Wheeier, J. 0. iRanile, Grant rase. u. u- vmunmK ton. Inlon. To ,eep his Client Out of the Clutches One of the Poor Unfortunate Victims of the Govern ' -ment Lapd Fraud Investigations San Francisco, Feb. 19. The attor ney for F. A. Hyde, ono of tho men indicted for connectlbn with laud frauds will make a determined fight to keep his client from being taken to Woshiijgton. Hyde is now at Hborty, having furnished a $10,000 bond. P. li, plamond was also Indicted and furnished one for tho samo amount Tho-men will bo given a heaving Wed nesday before tho United States conv mlssloners. Tho attornoy will attempt to show that If thoro was fradulent conspiracy, It was formed In Washing ton, and that Hyde knew nothing about It. LANDED ON THE RAFT How, Crew of the Fulton Es ' Reaped From Wreck Marshflold special L. W. Shaw, of tho California & Or egon Coast Steamship Company, re turned to Marshfleld February 18th with tho mombors of- tho crow of tho ill-fnthd steamer Fulton, bringing the first KOtauntlc details of tho wreck. Tho Fulton hung to her nnchorago two days Jn tho southeast galo In Port Orford Harbor, Hor fuel supply bolng short, Captain Fulton did not daro lift his anchors to move. Thursday noon last, whon the storm was at Its holght, tho starboard anchor chain parted, and the vossel bogan to near tho shore. Captain Loo, sowing that all hopos of saving his boat wore gono, slipped tho port chain, and with Juit onough stonm to turn tho boat, headod her for the beach. When she struck she bronchod to, and tho sous began to swoop hor doclc. Tho boats wore ordorod lowered. Second Mnto Ingle Ingleson and two sailors wero in tho first boat, to tako a life-line to shore. The boat was capsized nnd tho mate struck by a piece of timber and drowned. Tho two sailors clung to tho drifting cargo and drifted shoreward and woro picked up by tho peoplp on land, almost exhaust ed The lives on tho ship were in Im minent dangor. The deckload had been stripped from the decks, and It looked liko certain death. In tho moment of peril Ed. Elwoll, chief cook, volunteered to tako a lino ashore, 'and wont so far as to tlo the bight around his waist, and was about to Jump into the soa, when his ship mates made him givo up the idea. Fi nally, by moans of a float, a lino was drifted to within reach of shoro and made fast,. Thus, with tho uso of tho life-raft, tho remainder of tho Fult ton's human cargo wns landed safely, hut only two at a tlmo were carried on the raft, arid ovory trip some one was washed overboard, but managed to got back. The last to reach shore was Captain Loo, and it was-then getting dark. The survivors are: Captain Leo, First Mato A. Hanson, Chief Engineer B. A. Connolly, First Assistant Engin eer!. Syoott. Firemen O. Torney nnd T. Hooy; Seamen O. Carlson, F. Wll eda. O. Gustafson. A Forren, P. Wil son, J. Jonson, S. Jonson. Cook Ed. Elwell, Walter Max Konlg. Tho Fulton lies high up on the sea Special Prices On Oranges and Ba nanas at IS4 BUte St Phone 1071 Main He Histoy a Record of Con imuoas High-Handed Ci'imes. . MADE AWAY WITH TWO RIVAL RULING EMPERORS. Heli Venerable Tsi Ann Favored Rus sian Rule in He Native Manchuria, -He Death a Gam o Jap anese ' Ascendancy. London, Fob. 19. A dlspath from Canton thlB aftornon snys it is report ed In. official clrcloa that tho downgor empress of China is dead. Tho omnross was born in 1834. She . 1b tho most striking flgriro in tho his-J tory of tho Manchu dynasty.. Hor ca reor, slnco tho death of her hjisband, In 18G0, has boon ono of tho forcoful i domlnntlon. Thoro havo been two em perors In tho monntlmo, but both wero moro figureheads. Tho first died in 1875, whon sho proclaimed her 3-ycnr-old Bon, Prlnco Chun, omporor, and continued hor rulo. ' Tho Empress Tsl Ann haB boon tho most mysterloiiB rulor tho empire has over-had, Her reputation for making wall, a"nd 'can. be -reached dry shod at low tide. Thoro Is a bollof that she can bo saved In fair weather, FENCE CASE ON TRIAL. Local Legal Talent Spouting Before Judge Horgan. Tho caso of tho otato of Orogon against Matthias Springor, Is on trial this afternoon. Tho defondnnt Is charged by J. W. InFollott with open ing nnd loavlng down1 a fonco onolos Ing land ownort by I-nFolIott Tho stato In roprosontcd by C. L. McNary and John Bayno. and tho dofonse by Bonham & Martin and W. M. Kaiser. QcATlieiieidS M r A OUR CUSTOMERS know that they can rely upon our statements regarding the quality of our goods. Wo respectfully Invite those who nro not our customors, but who appreciate flrst-clnss merchandise nt fair prices, to call and form tholr own opinions concerning the goods we offer at such attract lvo figures. SPRING SHIRT WAiST SUITINGS The styles are horo now in fab rics that will he the go for spring dresses, of linen, llnon and cotton and ll cotton. There is a decided tendency toward' usInsSf matorlals sultablo for complete uroseos. We have the fabrics to meet these re quirements. . A big allowing' en our second floor of latest styles. ported- Deact away with hor husbands nnd her riv alB for tho throno aro second only to Luorotla Borgia, and sho may bo ranked In history ns a past graduate In high crimes nnd mtsdomeanors. Rul ing men by tho powor of hor lndomlt nblo will and passions, tho EmproBS' of tho Chi tins resisted and check mated all conspiracies for hor over throw for tho past 30 years, and ruled In splto of decrees of other dynasties, Hor death may bo takon to mean a posslblo ndvantngo for China, as hor rolgn had been ono of continual con cessions to tho powor of Russia in Manchuria, and her policy was to rulo with an ovon hand against both Rus sia and Japan. ' . Tho following Jurors havo been sum moned to try tho case: W. E. M.lilor, J A .Bnkor, L. M. Halnos, Jnmos Good ale, Jr., Clins. Elgin, J, L, Froelaiul, Telegraphic Briefs. Manila, Feb. 19. 1. 1 out. MaRae and six constables woro ambushed in East orn Samar, and out to pieces. Santa Cruz, Feb. 19. Fire ttifir' morning burned two nores of bullj ings and hjmbor of the Prlota Lumbar Company's mills nnd shodH, a flour mill and seven residences; loss, $10, 000. Curtains And Cuataia materials J Mi Wo are particularly fortunato In being able to show you such a grand assortment of curtains, otc. Now Patterns Just in. BEIQE, FILDE-FER, CHAMPAIQNE NET, BATTENBURO, NOTTINQHAM8, ETC. Men's Hats The new spring style ar,hiftir, in a great variety. NEW SHAPES NEW COLOR8 NEW 8TYLES Wo flit and please the "hard to flL" $J.25 to $4.00 V rtjfef? V LVUUff' I' hKttKHHH