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AILY CAPITAL JQUB3ST AE " ' - ' ' - - - - ' SALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1904. NO. 46. "-' '-."'S; & smnTCw , "n- m mv M Wily Little Yellow Men Use "Strategy My Boy" oh Tfieii Opponents A ff T- "n 4.. 1- T A XIT . T7 1. .mil jLb xctir iu i-uvt: a,n war except cne Bride and the Contestants, and Then ar e in tne Scraps to Win Toklo, Fob. 23. Advlcos rocolved from Nagasaki announce nnothor sweeping Japanese naval victory, as tho result of which four Russian top pedo boat destroyers, a part of Port Arthur defense squadron, have been captured by tho Jnpaneso fleet under 'Admiral Urlu. Tho announcement created intense excitemont in Toklo. Tho Jnpaneso commander used tho Russian signals, and by that means was enabled to approach close to tho Russian scouting squadron boforo be ing detected. LONDON HAS THE SAME NEWS. Retirement of Alexlff to Harbin Now an Accomplished Fact. London, Fob. 23. Tho Nagasaki cor- if respondont of tho Daily Telegraph, IJfcabllng under date of February 22d, reports that tho Japancso squadron has captured! four Russian torpedo boats at Port Arthur by using Russian : signals. Tho dispatch appears to con- Arm reports from ynrious quarters of stroyors in tho attack on Port Arthur on February 14th sank or.damagod two Russian battleships in addition to tho torpedo boat already reported. Vlcoroy Aloxioff's rotlroment to Har bin is now an accomplished fact, and a correspondent cnblos that Port Ar thur Is now strictly a naval strong hold, and tho forts are being manned by naval gunners. Only 20 foreigners nro now at Port Arthur, and they are traders disposing of thoir merchan dise Sotno of them aro undor suspicion, and there Is likelihood of their being arrested. There aro many complaintG of unwarranted arrests, unexplained expulsion and defamation of character by Port Arthur police. Tho report that largo bodles'of Cos sacks and other troops nro occupying Niu Chwang and Hsln Ming Tin aro unfounded. A dispatch to tho Dally Mail from Hong Kong says a. British squadron j Is concentrating there and that a cor- !a fresh attack on Port Arthur by tholrospondlng Fronch concentration of Japanese, Tho roport roached Naga saki' from Cheefoo, and It adds that tho Russian crows ofytho four torpedo bonts havo been trnnsforrod. No other nows of this attack has been received in London, but the Ohefoo correspondent of tho Morning Post, In a dispatch dated February 22d, says tho statement is curront that the Japanosc torpedo-boat da- nmQoi'ioftpi-anHa ; ; There's ; ; Solid i Comfort 1$ In a pair of thoso Ladios' Plain Too Soft Turn Sola Shoos, They're made on a modium full last, but are not 'clumsy. You'll find them soft as a kid glove. ONLY $2.00 If you havo tender foet try a pair. We're ready to show you everything In lmuiuo nu mcno a SHOES I The Latest Spring Styles In quality equal to what you cau And in any shoe store. Our prices are 18 to 20 per cont lower "We can afford to undersoil them because we stick to the Spot Cash Plan. Things are live In our Dry Goods Department Salem ladles know the goods are right. They wonder why regular stores" have to charge so much more for the same quality. II. AS A MAN OF WAR. NICHOLAS Despite the fact that ho suggested The iHaguo arbitration tribunal, the cmr is fond of war maneuvers, and In the cut ho Is shown at tho boad of Ma staff. THIRD GOES TO PANAMA warships is occurring at Sagon, Indo China. This is supposedly a result of tho Anglo-French understanding. HANDICAPPED BY MISTAKES. Austrian General Believes Kuropatkln Faces Almost Impossible Task. Vienna, Fob. 23. Tho announce- Uncle Sam Will Have Blue Coats to Spare No Present Indications of Trouble With Columbia, but Just a Matter of Caution Washington, Feb. 23. Ordors Issued mont of tho appointment of Gonoral from tho war department today or- Kuropatkln to tho supremo command THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. Tho emperor of all tho Russian Is in his thirty-sixth year und has ruled Rus sia nine years. The Hague poaco trt !: a (i ... THE ... New Yoffk Racket Salem's Cheapest Cash Store. One Price J E. T. Barnes, Prop. J twttoWBtwmwuwt dorod tho Third United States in fnntry, now at Fort Thomas, to pro paro to immediately proceed to tho Isthmus of Panama, and it will sail from Now York within a fow days. Tho troops will rollove the marlnos, who have boon on duty since Novom bor at Panama, Colon and points along the canal route. Some of tho marines will be withdrawn to Guantanamo, and tho remainder will bo brought homo. MIKADO HONORS ' SAILORS Publicly thanks Brit ishOfficers for Valu able Services Confers Order of the Rising Sun on Them and Also Make Them Presents Vessels Damaged By Japs at Port Atthut ate Now Neatly'-. Ready iot Action Six Cruisers and Battleships m Plenty,, and a Squadron Manned By 1 0,000 Marines Ready For Conflict Che Foo, Fob. 23. Ropalrs on tho two vossols damaged by Japanose tor pedo boats In tho attack on Port An thur nro noarly complotod, and they will be roady for sorvico in a short time. Tho Russians now claim tho Port Arthur fleot has In fighting trim six battleships, threo cruisers, ton do stroyors and -25 torpedo boats, carry ing In all nearly 10,000 men. It is ox- pected tho arrival of Admiral Malm roff will bo tho signal for a sally against tho Japanese fleet. Tho Rus sians confidently expect within a fow wcolui to regain thoir naval supremacy. French Send More Boats. Paris, Feb. 23. Tho torpedo boats Plstplct and Javelin sailed from Drest for Algiers today, to Join the Asiatic squadron. voro mensuros in case of a Balkan arlsls. Russians In Cores. Borlln, Fob. 23. A dispatch to tho Loknl Anzlogor from Toklo, reports flint several hundrod Russlnn caval ry havo apponrod at Anju, Korea, and destroyed tho tologrnph linos. Anju Is 75 miles south of Wlju, and ICO north of Seoul. Another Battle Reported. Dorlln, Fob. 23. A dispatch fromi tho Lokal Anzlogor, from Toklo, snyB: "A fresh ongagomont took placo at Port Arthur Thursday last. Tho de tails havo not been announced by tho government." Toklo, Fob. 23. Captains Loo and Paynter and Lioutenant Doylo, of tho British navy woro thanked this morn- England Guards Onrdanells. Constantinople. Feb. 23. Tho porto is advised that thoro Is tho groatest activity among tho vossols of tho Rus sian Black Sea fleot, also at the Sebas topol and Odessa dock yards. It' Is statod British warships aro concen trating along tho Greek archipelago, Evldontly It Is not bollevod to ho due to any forthcoming attompt to take tho Russian fleet through tho Darda nelles, but in preparation to tako so- A fool may pass as a. wiso man by keeping his mouth chut, but ho wouldn't bo a fool if ho knew enough to do that. Fresh Today Log Cabin Creams and Penotia at Zinn's 164 State St Phono 1071 Main. THE MIKADO. Mutsuhlto, Japan's progressive rulor. afecendod the throne In 1808. at the nge of sixteen, and since then lms trans- PANAMA TREATY RATIFIED NICHOLAS II. bnnal wa his idea, and he is strongly in favor of peace so long as it does not prove n barrier in the path of his em pire's growth. of the Russian army in Manchuria Is accepted here as indicating thnt Rus sia recognises the gravity of, the situ ation. While admitting that General Kuropatkln is by all odds the best of , the Russian commanders, and admit tedly the man of all others to handle the situation. Austrian military eperls declare he has assumed a well-nigh im possible task. He cannot do more than any one else, they declare, as he ! is handicapped by the mistakes that' Washington, Feb. 23. Considera tion of tho Panama canal was resumed ; this morning in the senate. As this is I tho day for closing the debate, sever al senators from tho Southern stated went on record as being personally opposed, but willing to vote for the ratification, as their constituents fa vored building the canal. The galler ies were cleared, and at 12:30 the doors were closed for consideration of the amendment begun In eexcutlve session. ( o&7l1eiieiS$ori Wednesday Only mutsuhito, Eurerton op japan. formed his country from barbarism to the position of n thoroughly up to date world power. Ing by -the mikado for navigating the cruisers Isliln and Kaaagua from Genoa, Italy, to Japan. The mikado conferred the orders of the rising sun The first to be acted upon. on them, and presented other Valuable were those previously suggested by the foreign relations committee, but were subsequently withdrawn. Bacon, on behalf of the Democrat, again offered one increasing the United States' eontrol over Panama and Colon. It was voted down without di vision. The proposed amendment for gifts. l.n.. lmw Mtsv lw O TlAfAw0lnira In , u , . """" '"the exercise of our good oces between not putting the array in Mawburia on Pflnflma to eomnensate a wr basis long ago. ,. fmm tnr u r a4tirv. and Manchuria, experts declare, is he' . . u , that great nsIMtary gMraBto meh payraMt WM South Africa, In reputations are bound to be lost there. ! liafantat! Mn PSflB than RrOOSeded tO It remains, therefor to be "mak. a ,ong BBWch ,n general opnc whether General Kuropatkln, who hasgUkm The trMtJP wa8 raUfled at 3 not had an organized foe to deal with . . . .. wna fflrr,-,, ll vote ot Will Filed for Probate. Cleveland, Feb. 28. Hanna's will was filed for probate today. One-third goes to his wife, the remainder is di vided equally between the three chil dren. Dan, Mra. Parsons and Mrs. Mc Cormlek. Nothing is left for charity. The estate is valued at $2,000,000. The widow, Dan and Uanna's brother are named as trustees. KB&32EiraBaMMSK3XBB Wednesday Is Our Great Bargain Day; set apart by us as the greatest bargain day In the week. It promises from Its rapid growth to be the busiest day, and we Intend to make It so. Tomowow Only Special 8alc No. 104, Beginning at 7:30 In the morning wo offer n line of new spring wrap pers, splendidly made, all sizes, and an elegant value for $1.36 but during this sale, our special prie Is (Continued on elgfh page) o'clock CO toll Umbrellas "Went Up." New York, Feb. 28. Fire this morn ing destroyed the National Umbrella Works and the Strauss Cut Class Fac tory; causing a lots of $300,000 78c EACH The early comers get the cholc of pattern and colors. Men's Clothing POR SPRING. Tho sniff of spring Is In the' air. Here you will find among the early arrivals, the sort of a suit you've been wanting, ono that has style and finish; that fits and stays fit; a Milt made to wear not simply to look at; but we want you to look at our new spring lines In men's clothing. m oijij and tip New Spring Skirts In a vast assortment qf styles and shades. They are too numer ous to mention individually, but oo me In and see them. $2 to $2750 New Lace Cttains Last week marked the rocelpt of a great variety of new luoe our tains In White, Cream, Ivory, Cham paign, Arabian, Etc. 50c to $ i 5.00 J rrsrrmsni