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' r DAILY CAPEPAL JOURN Af. VOL. XIV. 8ALEM, OREGON, MONDAYJ APRIL 25, 1904. NO. 9T. RUSSIAN SHIPS FIRE AT EACH OTHER IN FOG COURT MARTIAL CAUSES SENSATION I Czar's Cruiser Boyarin and Transport Yenisse. exchange Shots Fight Stopped Before Damage is Done St. Petersburg, April 25. Tha Enaral court-martial of the captain of the cruiser Boyarin, which was par- tlaliy destroyed by a mlno near Port Arthur on February 13th, has brought sensational facts to light. The tcstl- nony showed that the day before she struck the mine, the Boyarin engaged n a duel in the fog with another ship faff Dalny. Both were damaged In the engagement. Tho fight was stopped irhen the discovery was made that ho Boyarln'6 opponent was the mine ransport Yenissei, which was later Sunk by a mine. On the latter occa. lion the Boyarin withdrew without at tempting to save the crew of tho fonlssel. Then tho Boyarin struck mine, her crew was safely landed id the ship drifted to sea and was M. The captain produced a letter from lo Dowager Empress congratulating Jm on his courage in saving tho crew if his vessel, on which account tho burt-martlal merely withdrew pen isslon for him to serve his country the future. Port Arthur Garrison Happy. port Arthur, April 25. It Is claimed fc'o defenses hero have been so lengthened that It Is now considered that the city Is Impregnable. Bands of music play dally, and children gambol about tho streets. The confi dence of tho penple has been fully restored. The entrance to the harbor remains open. ?99899Q9M9999fQ99999999399999999Q9Q99Q9999Q9&9 REPORTED ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE LOUBET Vicrilanrp nf Italian Pnliro Friicf-rafoc I Designs of Dago Anarchists on Brigands Cause Trouble. St. Petersburg, April 25. The Vre mya today quotes the Shuntyang Shlboa, of Penkln, as stating that the anti-foreign agitation In Northern China, now growing, Ib being active ly carried on by brigands. Seven persons have been killed near Tien Tsln. Trouble has also occurred at Lonanfu, In the ShansI province of- Shundefu, In the Pcchlll province, al so In several other places. A French merchant and Slgnor Poraa, an Ital ian road engineer, have been killed. A desperate fight Is reported In the disturbed district, In which 20 Euro peans aro said to have been massa cred. Tho authorities have telegraphed Peking for reinforcements to sup press the brigands. General Pflug Denies Report. St. Petersburg, April 25. General Pflug, chief of tho Russian staff nt Port Arthur, denies the report that the Japanese have crossed the Yalu. BIORVALlIS youth KILLED IN GUN DUEL (Special to Tho Journal.) Corvallls, April 25. Ex-Sheriff Os- lirne, who, with ex-Chief of Police imes Dunn, was shot by Chester eady hero yesterday morning, Is ftich better this afternoon, and, lin ts complications ensue, he will re iver. l.Tho condition of Dunn Is not so 6od. While his symptoms are not sfavorablo, ho suffers very much. fhe surgeons, Drs. Cnthey, Pernot and irrn, say that If he survives the light he ought to live until tho Ehth day. All three surgeons agree lat there Is a chance for him. j?Both men aro at tho Occidental fotel, where thoy were carried lmme- lately after receiving their wounds. The ball from Keady's revolver en tered Dunn's abdomen two Inches to tho left and slightly above the navel, passing through tho Intestines, and lodging somewhere In tho back. The ball has not been located. Osburn's wound Is in the neck, the ball having entered the left side ol tho neck, and Is probably lodged un der the right shoulder blade. Keady Shoots to Kill. Corvallls, Or., April 25. In a pistol ,duel here yesterday morning, Chos- ter Keady was Instantly killed and James Dunn, ex-chief of police of Cor vallls, and David A. Osburn, ex-sherlfl of Benton county, received danger ous, If not fatal wounds. Tho trouble began shortly before Not From the Standpoint of Extravagance But From the Standpoint of Economy It ruvs in hnv the hesr. You can't afford to buv trash fat any Drice. It's the hieh aualitv which we maintain in every department that has made our merchandise a standard of reliability." The goods we sell give sat isfaction. Our "cash plan" enables us to undersell ( regular stores" aHave you visited our tey Goods Department? The ladies find our showing of dress goods and trim lings unusually attractive. The New Yok Racket f hoes, Clothing Everything for the whole family. Salem's cheapest one nce cash Store. E. T. BARNES, Proprietor. Berlin, April 25. The Tageblatt has a'code dispatch from Rome reporting an attempt to assassinate President Loubet. The plot was discovered by the police in time to bei frustrated. Similar code mes sages have reached prominent flnanclersfon the Bourse. A correspondent of the Tageblatt In Paris also wires that reports of the attempted assassination have reached there, but that the lta. Ian censorship has suppressed direct news. W8t MWMSfffMaaa TEDDY OFFENDS GERMANS Teutonic Extremists Indig nant Because Roosevelt Praises Kaiser's Agent Berlin, April 25. President Rooso velt has offended the German Chauv inists In ah Interview with him by Eugene Zabel, of tho National Zoltung, who cables that President Roosevelt devoted one-quarter of an hour to ex tolling Ambassador Stelnburg, the German ambassador. "Although flattering," says tho Brestaur Zeltung, "Roosevelt's tcstl monial offends tho dignity of tho German empire, and creates tho lm presslon that Stelnburg Is striving to gain tho American government's ap probation, Instead of resolutely pro tecting tho Interests of tho Father land." midnight, When Keady, after leaving a resturant, fired off his pistol, and ex-Sheriff Oaburno, who Is night ofll ccr of Corvallls, undertook to arrest him. Keady was under tho Influence of liquor, and when Osbtirno ap proached he drew a gun and ordered Osburne to halt. There was some parleying, nnd in tho process of the attempt to arrest Keady the pursued nnd pursuer passed from Chlpman's rostaurant to tho postolflce, a distnnce of a block. There, as Osburno advanced, Keady fired, and the officer, shot through the neck, fell In tho arms of bystanders Shorlff Burnett was sent for, and In due 'time arrived. James Dunn ac compnnlod him, and tho Bhorlff ap proaching Keady near Jamos Taylor's residence, took Koady by tho arm and ordered him under arrest. Keady whipped out a pistol and began to Are. Tha first shot went wldo of tho mark, and tho second, also aimed at the sheriff, took effect In Dunn's abdo men. Then Burnett fired, and Keady fell with a shot in the head. Dunn fell in to tho arms of a companion, firing two shots from his pistol at Keady as ho did so. Burt Turney, aged 22, is In custody as an accomplice with Koady. Keady Is about 18 years of ago, nnd Is the son of George B. Keady, head of thf, printing department at) tho college. Ills body now lios at tho morgue. Japanese Steamer Sunk. London, April 25. Japaneso Minis- tor Hayashl reports that two Russian torpedo boats enterod tho harbor of Wonsan, on tho east coast of Korea, and sunk tho small Japaneso sterner Geyo Maru, of COO tons. Alexleff Officially Recalled. Berlin, April 25. DIo Tost an nounces today that an Imperial de cree was signed by tho Czar this morning, officially recalling Alexleff. Chicago Markets. Chicago, April 25. May wheat, 87; old July, 8483; new 834 82H; Jaly corn, iVA&H. DAMAGE fiY ANGRY WATERS Kansas City Again Threatened With Another Destruct ive Flood--Fort Scott Suffers Heavily Kansas City, April 25. Heavy rains during tho past 24 hours havo causod a rapid rise In the Kaw river. This1 morning it stood at 18 feet, and was rising rapidly, the danger lino botng 20 feet. Following the collapso of tho Ar mourdalo foot bridge, the 12th steel bfUg&faW'Wb'elt flnobridgo wont out Much apprehension Is felt that tho lowlands will again be flooded llko thoy wore a year ago. At Fort Scott $100,000 damago has already been done. At noon today the last bridge con necting the two Kansas Cities was declared unsafe. The low, level streets of Armourdale and Argentine aro submerged. STOPPED HOT LEAD WITH HIS NECK Joe Germain, a Vaudeville Performer Accidentally Shot by a Colored Songr and Dance Artist Lawrence D's, a colored vnudevlllo ar-1 neck about thrco Inches back of tho? tlst, accidentally shot and slightly wounded Joo Germain, a boy perform er, nt their l corns ovor tho Edison theater nt nn early hour yesterday morning Gcjrmaln will recover, but for a tlmo thlpgs wero moving around In that neighborhood. Mr, and Mrs, D's had been playing enrds for pns tlmo with Germain, and about 4:30 the lnttor started to go to his room to rotlro, when D's picked up a 45 cnllbcr Colt's rovolvor, which was on tho table, and laughingly, remarked: "You can't play cards, anyway, and I have a notion to tnko a shot at you." Ho extracted nil tho shells, or at least thought ho had, and pointed tho gun at Germain's head. Germain turned around facing tho ugly looking weapon, and warned D's not to fool with .tho gun, but ho had scarcely ut tered tho words when tho hammer snapped, and the bullet entered the left side of Germain's neck, Jiut bolow the ear. Tho wounded boy foil to tho floor, apparently dead, and tho D's summoned a physician nt once. The examination disclosed the fact that tho bullet had made only a slight wound, and had emerged from tho point of entrance and lodged in tho wall. The gun was fired at vorycloaev range, and tho powder hurnt thQbox&. fnco severely, but ho soon recevered: from tho effects of tho wound, and let nblo to bo around, although ho wilt not bo ablo to do his stunts at tho theatro for a few days. Ho Is about 10 years of age, and 1b on tho vnude vlllo circuit doing acrobatic nnd cotr tortlon work. Tho D's aro a song and! dance team, and havo been hero fox two weeks. Tho sceno shortly after tho shooting occurred Is described by several peo ple, who rushed to tho room whorti they heard tho shot, was very pathot le. Mrs. D's was holding tho wound Oil boy In hor arms, nnd uho was pray ing In her natlvo Hawaiian tonguo with tho fervor of a missionary. Tho boy supposed that ho was going to pas ovor to tho other land, whoro hand3prlngs and tumbling would nob be In demand, and ho was bidding adieu to thoso present, D's was almost frantic, and ho even, lost color for Bomotlmo after the nccldont. It wast a close call, and all parties aro thank-, ful It was not more serious. BIG STRIKE IS IMMINENT United Railways May Disre gard Demand of Union and Tie up All Lines San Francisco, April 25. A secret ballot Is being taken today by the street car men's union on a compro mise offer mado by tho United Rail ways In response to tho men's demand for higher wages and Bhorter hours, Tho general belief Is that tho do mand will bo rejected, and a otrlko called, which would practically tie up. all the lines in tho city. TEXAS HAS 'ANOTHER CYCLONE;. Lois of Life and Property In Several Town Fort Worth, Tex., April 25. Sovort peoplo killed nnd 40 to 50 wounded la. tho latest report from tho cyclono which occurred in Northeastern Tox as and Southern Indian Territory last evening. Many injured wero at Mt. Vernon and "Winnsboro, At Sulpapa six wero killed. I c&jfieijeiS&& A Douglas County Patient. of Roseburg. brought L. Richards to I the asylum yesterday afternoon. mm M' all. NJ ffi JLi . Ah WX I If m I X !1J No Tailor can put better workmanship Into a garment than you will find In our skirts. A to the stylebetter come and look them over; a visit to thla de partment will repay yow. Many now things Just received and aro now ready for your choosing. J 73rd Satptise Sale Wednesday, 27th Good Quality Cambric Drawers and Cosset Covers Kmbroldory, lace and hemstitched trimmings. This Is an exceptional offering and coupled with our grand undorwear salo should mako selling In this lino tho greatest In our ex perience of special salos. No values yet offered can comparo with these. 39c EACH. Investigate this groat offer. Fee! Fec! A boys' K. & E. walit given FREE with each boys' suit cold during tho week. ALL SIZES ALL PRICES. ItwlSclilffMf U Mm I lJ Tutored CW'UM lMJ Hut SluMf Mut Double-Breasted 'Varsity Hero's tho Hart, Schaffnor & Marx doublo-brcasted varsxlty. about as successful a combina tion of good clothes ideas ao you'll ovr find. We havo a lot of othor styles to show you; tho towollcet col- lection of men's wearables owe got together In this town. iH 1 IMlMMimillMMMMMMmWWM,,,,M