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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL VOL. XIV. 8ALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1903. MO. 47. BLA iiiIiiIibiiJLbiIi fl r HBHB teSJ BHSSsy HHMHT HM bMOHMB eW Rochester New Yok, has an buildings in the made gaOaniisgnt for five houts9 and at I0tt5 safe? though the Rochester, N. Y., Feb. 2C Tho en- tlro business section is threatened by a Are, w'hlch broke out at 5 o'clock this morning. At 8 o'clock the loss is (7,000,00. Tho Are broko out in tho vory,heart of tho dry goods district. It started In tho central elevator of tho Roches ter Dry Goods Company, on Main street. Ten minutes after tho alarm sounded tho six-story building was a mass of flames, in less than half an hour tho rear wall fell, and tho flames spread into tho seven-story fireproof JAPS "While Apparently' Preparing to Attact Point of tne Japs Reckoned With and He Says No Jap Who Lands in Manchuria Will Ever Leave It Jap Fleet Still V St. Petersburg, Feb. 26. Tho czar has Issued a proclamation to tho army through Gonoral Kuro'patkln, who was a few days ago relieved of tho war portfolio, and put In chief command of tho land forcos. Ho laudB tho past services of Kuropatkln, and confers tho order of "Alexander Novsky" on him. He transmits to tho army his eiact km a d & iflnmig t I I Don't Scold the 9 Boy J If his suit rips and tho buttons i i fall off Just get him a suit of ! tho "Jano Hopkins." ; BOY PROOF CLOTHING r It's built for boys' wear. Our prices are based on the "spot cash" plan. The New Spring Styles are Here. It costs "credit stores" moro to do business. That's why they can't match our prices. $ ... THE ... New Yotk Racket Si Salem's cheapest one-price cash store Dry Goods, Shoes. Ev erything for the whole family. E. T. Barnes, Prop. WItHWWWMWt heaift of the city fire was still raging in the devastated district building of Sibley, Carr & Co., At 7 o'clock the flro chief said ho was pow crless to stop the flames, which, by that time, wcro encroaching on tho wholesale) district. Buffalo and Syra cuso were appealed to, and specials, given by railway companies, started carrying extra flro apparatus. At 7:30 a series of explosions wero followed by tho breaking out of tho flames In tho 12-story building at tho corner of St. Paul and Main street. Within half an hour tho flames wore belching through tho roof. At 10:15 tho flro Is practically under control. ADVANCE VLADIVOSTOC Is Port Artntr---Ktropatkin Must Be VIancveiflle, . w- - T p Imperial greeting and blessing. I London, Feb. 20. Tho Russian squadron, which loft Jlbutll, Is now anchored In tho Gulf of Suoz. 'Sailed for Chemulpo. Washington Fob. 20. The navy de partment Is Informed that tho cmlsor Cincinnati has sailed from Shanghai for Chemulpo, whoro sho will remain Indoflnltoly. Tho VIcksburg will also remain at Chemulpo. China Will Aid. Choefoo, Fob. 2C. Circulars from Russian sources have been printed in tho Chlneso language and distributed horo bollttllng tho successos of tho Jnpanoso, and exaggerating those of tho Russians. It Is stated on tho authority of those close to tho Chlnoso, that at tho first success of tho Japanese army tho Chinese will-join tho Japanose, with tho hopo of driving all foreigners out of China. A Russian official report statos that four Japanoso battleships wore sunk at Port Arthur In last Wednesday's attack, but the roport is not credited. Tho Japanoso have only six battle ships in those waters. Four of them were off Wei Hal Wei last Wednosday ovonlng, and tho remalndor of tho fleet Is intact ' American Nurses to Go. Philadelphia, Fob. 20. The Phila delphia branch of the Rod Cross so ciety, independent of tho national so ciety, will send ton nurses to Japan in charge of Dr. Anita McGoe, of Washington. This was decided upon at a meeting of tho Philadelphia asso ciation, held In Independence Hall to day, when a resolution was adopted binding tho local association to raise a fund of $6000 by voluntary contribu tions, on condition that the expedition will go under the auspices of the Phil adelphia society. The seleotlou of the nurses will bo left to Dr. McGeo. Only thoso who have seen active service in war will be accepted. Tho nurses .will be under the direction of the Japanese government, which has al- ready accepted the servicea of the Red Cross society. Simply Old Hulks. London, Feb. SC The Japanese embassy this morning Issued an of. cial statement as follews: 'Early on the' morning of the 2-lth, four old vessels wore escorted by tor pedo boats to blockade the mouth of ealy mommg Firemen, assisted by the Buffalo and Syracuse departments. At 8:15 tho Buffalo and Syracuse flro companies arrived. It seemed at thattlmo as though tho flro would cross Main street east, and the win dows in the stores across tho street began to burst out under tho terrific heat. Tho entire pollco force is en gaged In holding the crowds in check. Employes in tho threatened buildings were allowed to assist In removing goods. Tho streets arc filled high with merchandise, the merchants fear ing another Baltimore. Tho Sibley Carr store nlono had 1500 employes, and there wero as many moro in the others. Theso wero utilized with but smali success, as in tho actual flro O Kit-in the Objective J f tho harbor of Port Arthur. Tho object In sinking those vossels was attained. Tho offlco.rs and crows returned In safoty. Although thoro is no report regarding our fleet direct from Ad miral Togo, no doubt can bo ontor talnod regarding Us safety." HEADING FOR VLADIVOSTOK. Japanese Have an Excellent Base In Posslel Day. Now York, Fob. 26. Tho New York Herald Thursday prints a dispatch from tho London Mail confirming tho advanco of tho Japanoso on KIrln. Tho Mall statos that If tlio objoctlvo point of tho Jnpanoso is KIrln a long march will have to bo mado over vory formidable country and through mountain chains in oxtromoly sevorc weather. Tho vory difficulty of tho route may liavo led tho Russians to leave it unguarded. Though there Is a road running up from Posslet Bay to KIrln, it is yot hard to seo how tho transport of a largo army can bo worked along It. Thoro aro no parallol roads vallable for a groat distance, and the problem would bo one of immense difllculty for tho Japanese staff. In view of those difficulties, the most obvious explan ation of tho Japanoso movement would bo that their force was seizing and scouring nn advanced baso for the purposo of an operation against Vlad ivostok. For this Posslot Bay is ad mirably adapted, bolng only about 00 mllos off. The Russian fortross and the naval baso of tho Japanoso ac tion, In fact, would be exactly anal ogous to that of the American In tho war with Spain, when they occupied Guantanamo with nn expeditionary force to serve as the base of their fleet blockading Santiago. It was announced from an Inde pendent quarter two days ago that 70 miles of Ruseian railway, between Vladivostok. Also It Is also said that the fact that a Japanese landing had been reported to Viceroy Alexleff would at once explain what he has been doing. Up to now there has been somewhat of a mystery in his sudden and hasty departure from Port Ar thur. "It would seem that the Japanese must have disembarked about a week ago. as soon as the Vladivostok squad ron bad been drives back to harbor. "TOTilla ttin Inner reoMsee of POASlet Bay are frozen over three months in Winter, It Is stated that a landing can fie that destroys thf ee actes o'clock the flames vqrete andex control and city district the salvage Is small. Tho fire-wall of the Sibley wholesale building temporarily stopped tho ! spread of the flames north. Tho In habitants of several Iioubcs on Mor timer street were removed from their homes by the police. Shortly after ward tho Sibley wall fell, crushing theso houses. The west wall dropped into St. Paul street. This was fol lowed, by an explosion of tho boilers, that .threw Are Into the Granite build ing, whose 12 stories wero soon ablazo through tho shaft. It had boon regard ed as absolutely fireproof, and was tho finest; ofllco building In tho city. Tho heat vas so great tho front and rear bo effected at cortnln points during tho prosont season of tho year." Another Attack Is Expected. Paris, Feb. 2C. In a dispatch from St. Petersburg a correspondent of the Echo do Paris snys tho Inst, or re ported second attack of the Japanesoat Port Arthur, was repulsed brilliantly. Ho says tho Japanese wero obliged to quit the rondBtead. It is presumed that tho ontlro squadron joined In tho iiecond attack, hoping to avongo tho repulso of tho preceding day.1 The Japanese nro believed to have Incur red further losses during this long fight. Admiral Stark has telegraphed that no expects a third attack. Continuing, tho correspondent says that Gonoral Kouropatkln has started' for home to take leavo of his mother bofort going to tho Far East, and ho quoted tho general as having said: "This war may last 18 months, but every arrangement has been mado that no Japanojo, nfter bofng landed, shall return to his country." Claims Russian Victory. St. Petersburg, Feb. 2C Major- General Pflug, tho chief of staff of Viceroy Aloxloff, tolographod as fol lows under today's date: "Tho ono my again nttacked Port Arthur from 1 to 3 a m and was everywhoro re pulsed. Details follow." Following tho dlspatchos of Major Goneral Pflug, saying tho Japanese had attackod Port Arthur Thursday morning and had been repulsed, Vlco roy Aloxloff has sent In an Identical roport to the czar. Tho fact that the Japanose have re new od tho attack is interpreted bore to monn that thoy are dotormlnlng to bottlo up or destroy the Russian flcoty at Port Arthur, In ordor to give them-, selves froodom for land mnnouvors tot cut off or Invest tho city, or as a folnt to covor a movement olsewhere. CUBA MAY NOW LOSE IT. Lapsing of Isle of Pines Treaty Due to an Oversight. Havana, Feb. 20. Tho lapsing of the Islo of Pines troaty, on account of Its not being ratified within the time limit, is rogTirded here as due mainly to the fact' that the stato department at Washington, did not call attention to tho mnttor. It would also appear, however, that tho Cuban stato depart nient failed to romombor this tlmo limit. The troaty was signed in Ha vana, July 2, 1P0S, and was ratlfloil by ( the Cuban senate on July lCth, since when It has Mjoen pending In the United Statos senate. The last condl-, tlon of tho treaty was to the effect that tho ratifications be exchanged In Waihlngon within seven months of the (Into of signing. Persons Interested In securing; American sovereignty for the Isle of j Pines are Jubilant over the lapt.0, considering it to be a setback which gives prornlso of the defeat of the proposition that the island remain un der Cuban sovereignty. Fresh Today Log Cabin Creams and Penotfa at J inns 164 State St Phone 1971 Main walls bulged and becamo dangerous. Shortly after 9 o'clock tho front wall of tho flvo-story Marble building foil outwnrd into Main street, compelling tho firemen to abandon tho fight In that direction. Several companies mounted tho roof of tho six-story Burk St Fitzslmmons department Btoro, and began throwing streams. Tho Syracuse relief consisted of two engines, and two hoso companies, and two hoso companies and tho samo number from Buffalo. All tho strcamB wero concontrntcd on tho Granlto building and Its surroundings. Short ly nftcr 1U o'clock tho big 3C-lnch water main burnt matorlally dimin JOHNNY BULL MAY GET MAD Russian Torpedo Boat Stops One of His Big Liners Boarded Her and Examined Her Papers, somsthlng Johnny Got Licked for Iondon, Fob. 2C Tho Russian top podo boat flrod a shot across tho bow of tho British India llnor Mombassa, In tho Rod Sou, and then bonrdod and oxnmlnod hor pnpors. Tho vossol was bound for Calcutta. Washington, Fob. 20. Captain George Broome, of tho Porto Rlcan roglmont, today ontored suit for (250, 000 damagos against Mr. and Mrs. Jas. Barbour. We make a specialty of showing that from your nolghbors and if calling. The finest lot of Suit Cases we ever had in our store. & PRICES WERE NEVER LOWER All styles. All Prices. Ail Styles Just Affifivedf We are Just In receipt of our exten sive line of suit oasea, from tho best manufaetuer In America. The line embraoes all grades from the canvas bag to the elegant allgator ones. No mere complete Hue was ever dis played in this city. Those cases are fully guaranteed, 75 brand new ones extremely low. prlce'd. i ' Out Specialty Nw shirt waist sets In sterling, gold and gun foetal, the sew gold and gun metal military buttons. of magnificent ishing tho pressure. Tho burned dls-, trlci includca tho area from a point on Main streofMo East Midway, ancJ from botweon Clinton avonuo and St.. Paul street thonco north to Division street, thonco half way to Mortimer. Tho flro wall of tho Cox building marked tho lino of flamos on tho North side. Up Division street tho burned' district extends half a block. Tho to tal burned area covors thrco ncros. Tho flro Is confined within this sec tion, but thoro will probably bo llttlo rollof for tho flromon until tomor row. Assistant Chief Jaynos fell "from a window and was sorlously Injured. MURDER THEN SUICIDE Buffalo Business Man Kills a Prominent Attorney Trouble Occurred Over Bus!" ness Matter, Swartz Had Foun Bullets in His Body Buffalo, Fob. 2C Honry Schwartz, a promlnont nttornoy, was this morn ing fatally shot by Hugh Knowlos, of Kuowlos & Gardner, a promlnont dry goods firm. Knowlos, nfter holding tho pollco nt bay for a few minutes, blow out hfs own brains. Tho murdor took placo In Schwartz's prlvato ofllco and tho dlsputo ovor business troubles Schwartz died at 1:20. 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