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i f DAILY OAPITAL JOUBNJLL VOL. XIV. MM M W HinHW 8ALEM, OREGON, THUR8DAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1904. NO. 46. K9 Bnli wwraB fSHSi BnnHF V Hi xKW KW. Jtf hkk jHb! in, jiftV b7mv 'jhv 1RING AT LONG RANGE Probably a Decisive Battle Is Being Fought Today Russian and Jap Vessels Slow ly Coming Together and Firing as They Close Paris, Feb. 25. A dispatch from St. Petersburg states that fresh fighting s going on at Port Arthur between Ad- ulral Togo and tho Russian forts, and battleships, and that tho engagement Is very spirited. To Supply tho New. St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. Minister of tho Interior Plchvo has established a press bureau for supplying war nows to correspondents. Japanese Fleet Repulsed. St. Petersburg, Fob. 25. Not de terred by tho apparent failure of tho uttompt to blockado Port Arthur, tho Japanese fleet again attacked between and 3 o'clock this morning, but was repulsed at ovory point, according tq ldvlces tolcgraphcd by General Flug. tTho dispatch making this announce-' lent states tho details of tho engage- lent will bo forwarded later. Tho idamago is unknown. Long Distance Fight. London, Feb. 25 In tho absenco of- further definite dotalls regarding tho naval engagements Tuesday, It la be- Moved by exports horo that, following Ktho daring attempt of the Japanoso to blockado tho Port Arthur entrance, tho Russian cruisers probably came out a short distance to reconndlter, and tho Japanoso then fired at long range, and tho Russians retreated iiiiati iaoMa i " ; ; There's ij Solid ; ; Comfort In a pair of thoso Ladles' Plain Too Soft Turn Sole Shoos. Thoy'ro mndo on a medium full last, but aro not clumsy. You'll find them soft as a kid glove. ri"M1 I' I "I I 'li-IH1IIIIIBH.il I II llilll" II. Jill. IMBMMMEMJIKTT II Wm UMLM '!' Wi -wipsjh 111 !! flllh III III I I I L 1L -I 11 n lunils nil yirTmmmimmmmmmmmmmimmmammHnmmfrw,ammimmimim vm : mm-: mm JUuuxIads! MAP OF KOREA, MANCHURIA AND JAPAN, THE FAR EAST'S ZONE OF TROUBLE. The strong strategic point hown on the map la (he Korean strntt, which Is dominated by Japan because of her strong fleet and her fortification on the Tan Islands, mid way between Japan nnd Korea. The atralt at this point la only 100 miles wide, and communication by water between Vladivostok, on the north, and Port Arthur, on the west, la through It Vladivostok ts Icebound In winter, but Ilusala's Chinese afaportj Part Arthur, la not. The Japanese wrested Port Arthur from China, .but TltnwU made them evacuate. Port Arthur Is one of the southern termini of the Chinese Eastern railroad, which, running north, connects with the Transstberlan rnllrond, over which Russia's troops have been passing for weeks en route to Manchuria. The Japa.ne,fallrond from Fusan, Korea, to Seoul Is being: completed by tho Japaucao gov ernment for wartime use, nnd a Japanese road runs between Seoul and Chemulpo. The railroad from Seoul to WIJu is not ready for us. The Jupanese havo rail com jsunlcatlon practically the entire length of their principal Islands. back Into tlfo harbor. This is in a measure confirmed by privato advices, Another Report. St. Petersburg, Feb. 25. Tho Port Arthur correspondent of tho Novostl tolegraphB: "At the momont of writing 23 Jap anoso vessels are vlslblo on tho hori zon, nnd cross-firing has begun, In which tho Russian cruisers Bayan, Novlk and Akold aro participating." , ONLY $2.00 If you havo tender feet try a pair. We're ready to show yqu everything in LADIES' AND MEN'S I shoes !; The Latest SDrlnci Styles ( I In quality equal to what you can find in any shoo storo. Our prices are 15 to 20 per cent lower If) wo can auuru 10 uuucnwii them because wo stick to the Spot Cash Plan. Things are live in our 2 Dry Goods Department X Salem ladies know tho goods aro right They wonder why "regular stores" have to charge eo much moro for the name quality. f. THE New Yotk Racket Salem's Cheapest Cash Store. One Price S E. T. Barnes, Prop. trfratfrs jaaft HfrfrBnfrMcfteH"r Russia Will Ignore Treaty. Washington, Feb. 25. Russia will lgnor Japan's newly nogotlatod trea ty with Coroa, guaranteeing tho indo pendonco nnd Integrity of tho Hermit Kingdom, and has so informed tho United Statos. Japan, It may bo stated, assumes practically the same attltudo of indifforenco toward Rus sia's protest to tho powers, which, on high authority, it is declared will bq Ignored by the Toklo government In diplomatic circles, Secretary announcement of tho negotiations of tho Japanose-Corcan troaty created a sonsntlon. While tho treaty, it Is said, opens possibilities for new interna tional complications in tho Far East ern war, tho diplomatic corps here continues firm In tho bollof that there is no ground for apprehension at pres ent that the war will' oxtemT between tho two belligerents nnd Coroa. It will not surprlso diplomats con versant with Japan's plans to seo an early announcement from Toklo de claring practically all Corean ports will be opened eventually to the com merce of the world. Loaded With' Combustibles, So. Potoreburg, Feb. 25. 2:5 a. m. A telegram from Viceroy Alexleff to the Czar says: "At a quarter before 3, on the morning of February 24, numerous Japanese torpedo boats attempted to attack tho battleship Retvlzan and sink large steamers loaded with In flaraafiles. The Rotvlzan waa hd first to obsorve the torpedo boats and opened a strong fire on them. She was supported by tho land batteries. Ftesh. Today Log Cabin Creams and Penotia at Zinn's IS4;BUte St Phone 1971 Mala Sho 'destroyed two steamers near the entrance of tho harbor. They were coming directly toward her. Ono of them wont on tho rocks near the llghthouso on TIgor peninsula, and tho other sank under Golden Hill. Tho Rotvlzan observed four stoamors in a sinking condition, and eight tor- nniln linntn dnnnrtlnt? fllnwlv to ro. Join the waiting Japanoso warships. Tho grounded stoatnor is still burn ing. "Tho onomy is observed In tho of fing of Port Arthur In two linos. "Tho Japanoso crews saved them selves In boats, and It Is possible that some of them wero picked up by tho onomy's torpedo boats. "I am proceeding to examine the coasts. Tho ontranco of tho harbor Is openl I attributo the complete dorangomont of tho oncmy's plnn to tho brilliant action and destructive flro of tho Rotvlzan. Floating mines aro still vlslblo in tho roadstead. I havo recalled tho throe cruisers sent In pursuit of the onomy, In order, in tho first place, to cloar tho road stead of floating mnlos. Praise Amerlcan-Bullt Vessel. The greatest praise is given to the commandor of tho Retvlzan, and the splendid action of tho American-built vossol places hor name foremost on tho roll of the Russian navy. Viceroy Alexloff's dispatch was an amplification of a brlefor telegram re ceived by tlfo emperor, but was not given out. Later, it was said that tho Russians sustained no losses in tho engagement. It is evident that Vloe-Admlral Stark no longer commands the Rus sian Port Arthur naval forces, Viceroy Alexleff montlonlng a temporary com mander of the fleeot without giving any names. Stories to the effect that the Japan ese designed an attempt at landing In Pigeon bay at the same time the en gagement occurred are not mentioned in the dispatcher, but it is believed these are without foundation. and three-cornered hat and tonsure, in ordor tov uphold tho dignity of the church. Cremated Two. Colorado Springs, Feb. 25. A lodg ing house on Cascade avonuo was de stroyed ' by flro this morning. Lola Smith, 15 years old, and an unidenti fied man wore burned to death. Big 8chooncr Floated. Norfolk, Vn Fob. 25. Tho famous seven-mastod schoonor Thomas I-aw son, which was ashoro for sovornl days In Chosnpoako bay, was floated today uninjured. ANOTHER JAPANESE FLEET Shows up off Vladi: vostock This Morning Dense Fog Shuts Them Out of View, but Tiouble . Is Momentarily Expected London, Fob, 25. Tho Vladivostok correspondent of tho Central Nowb wlros undor today's dato that nlno for olgn washlps wero soen at 10 o'clock this morning near. tho horizon. Aftor remaining in tho vicinity for nn hour,' thoy disappeared in tho fog. This flcot may provo to bo tho Japanoso prepar ing for an attack on Vladlvostoclc. DID NOT OPEN FIRE Conneaut, Ohio, Burned. Connonut, Ohio, Fob, 25, Flro wlpod out tho buslnoss portion of Conneaut harbor today. Loss, 1100,000, Port Arthur, Feb. 25. At 9 o'clock this morning a Japanoso Squadron of considerable slzo approached Port Ar thur. Tho Bayuu nnd Novlk wero or dorod to faco tho Japanese ships, which, howovor, did not flro, nniKaf torwards steamed away in tho dlrco- ' tlon of Dalny. Tho crulBor Pnllada hna entorod tuo dock nore. . - A Lot of Old Junk. London, Fob. 2C. 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