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SALEM, OREGON, SATURDAY, MAY 7, 1904.
NO. 108.
RPS WIN TWO MORE BATTLES
RUSSIAN:
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I PORT ARTHUR BOTTLED
FOR THE LAST TIME
HUAN CHENG
ides Being Defeated in Man-li y
churia Town Where Half
Their Number Were
Made Prisoners
i Admiral Togo Makes Official Report
i That Channel Is Well Obstructed
Toklo, May 7. Admiral Togo reports that Port Arthur Is complete
bottled, except for small boats.
The Japanese did not lose a single warshfp In the last attack on
i Jf Port Arthur, although It was expsnslve as regards loss of life.
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BELIEVES IN STRIKES
AS LAST RESORT
John Mitchell Relates His Views to Au
thorities on Labor
car Wants to Crush Japs With One
jfiighty Blow Russians Trying to
Pull the Cork
onaon, May 7. In a St. Petersburg
Wpatch the official admission Is made
h&tfthe Japanese have captured Feng
cneng.
Fall of Feng Wang Cheng.
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ndon, May 7. Seoul dispatches
Jtrgytho report that Feng Wang
cngnhas"fnllen with heavy losses on
Sin sides.
Mho report Is traced to Antung,
rtjlch says that the place fell last
Wednesday.
Another Jap Victory.
iBSgqa; May 7. Wordhas readied
treltoday or another Russian ue-
n which 1000 Russians of the
guard made a stand at Hem-
ago, on tho LI a Yang road.
'Japanese charged, and, after a
Ight, the Russians spiked their
nd retreated, but not before 435
r number had been captured.
Reserve Army for Russia.
Petersburg, May 7. It is learned
10 government is planning to
urate a huge reserve army at
to bo ready for action in Au-
according to present arrange-
fCzir himself will visit the place
3plre the men with a resolve to
Iho Japanese into the sea. Until
fniy is assembled, it is probable
lursla will abandon the whole
ithern Manchuria, with tho ex-
of Port Arthur. This is ad-
, by those in a position to know.
vessels report a succession of tre
mendous explosions at the entrance
toPort Arthur harbor, from which it
is evident tho Russians are trying to
clear tho channel of obstacles and
minus placed there by the Japanese
whore a cruiser squadron is watching
the harbor, to prevent a sally of tor
pedo boats against the Japanese
transports, lying along the peninsula.
Danger to Port Arthur Admitted.
St. Petersburg, May 7. A dispatch
from Port Arthur dated yesterday
states that six of the enemy's cruis
ers are continually In sight. A parade
of tho garrison was held yesterday In
honor of tho Czarina's name-day.
General Stoessel, in addressing the
troops, alluded to tho new phaio of
tho war whereby Port Arthur is threat
ened by land. He expressed confi
dence in tho endurance and fidelity of
Russia's defenders. His remarks
wore cheered heartily by the soldiers
and sailors.
BRITISH WHIP
THIBETANS
Fierce JEncounter atCyangtse
in Which the Highlanders
Lost Heavily
London, May 7. Viceroy Curzon's
ofifcial report of the Thibetan repulse
nt Cyangtze says tho enemy's lo3s
was 250 killed and wounded, while tho
British only suffered slightly.
Tho attack of tho ropulso lasted two
hours, and the flghtlng-was terrific.
Russians Clearing Channel.
Foo, May 7 Chinese coasting
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R2 fabrics nro selected for
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Report from General Stoessel.
St. Petersburg, May 7. A telegram
from Port Arthur contains an order
Issued by General Stoessel, which
reads:
"At 4:30 p. m., May 1st, the enemy
crossed the Yalu river in great force.
Our troops fell bock on positions pre
viously selected. The enemy effected
on May 5th an Important landing on
Lla Tung peninsula, south of PItzso
wo and in tho vicinity of Kin Chow
Bay Our work is only beginning.
Naturally the enemy will destroy rail
way communication, and endeavor to
drive our troops back to Port Arthur,
and besiege tho fortross, the Russian
bulwark of tho Far East, and we will
defond It until tho arrival of troops
which are coming to relieve us.
"I call upon you to display unceas
ing vlgilanco, and caution you that
you must bo ready at nil times to de
mean yourselves with dignity and or
der characteristic of the glorious
troops of Russia. No matter what
happens you must not lose your heads.
Remombor that everything Is posslblo
In war. We will be able with God's
help, to copo with tho arduous task
Imposed upon us."
Togo Reports on Blockade.
Washington, D. C, May 7 Tho
Japanese legation gives out a Toklo
cablegram, containing Admiral Togo's
report of the Port Arthur blockading
operations on May 3d, The gunboats
Akagl Chokai, with the second, third,
fourth and fifth destroyers flotillas
and ninth, tenth and fourteenth torpe
do boat flotillas, with steamers, start-
I ed on May 2d, but a strong wind soon I
arising greatly hindered their move-1
ments, therefore tho commander or
dered them to stop operations, but tho I
orders did not reach them In time. I
consequently eight steamers dashed
Into tho harbor, aesplte the enemy's
searchlight. Fivo gained the entrance
to the mouth of the harbor, and one
broke the boom and went further In
sJdo. The entrance was considered
effectively blocked with crulsors and
battleships. The Japanese flotilla re
mained until morning, and rescued
half of tho crews of the sunken steam-1
era. Torpedo boat No. 67 had a steam
pipe disabled, and was towod away.
Tire port engine of the torpedo boat
Aotaka was damaged. Casualties
were three wounded and two killed.
TWO KILLED IN
FEUD
Prominent Texans Engage in
Gun Battle and the Com
munity Is Reduced
BLEW OFF THE
ROOF
Jesuit College in Spain Part
ly Wrecked by Explosion
of Anarchistic Bomb
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Burcelonia, May 7. A dynamite
bomb was exploded on tho roof of tho
Jesuit college today and Injured ono
of the prefects. Tho entire roof is
blown in, and the upper part of tho
structuro partially shattered.
It Is believed that tho act of van
dalism was done by the band of an
archists who have mado a series of
attempts to nssasslnato public offi
cials In the Latin countries.
New York, May 7. John Mitchell
addressed the executive committee of
the National Civic Federation today
on tho Joint trade agrecmont In tho
bituminous fields, saying ho thorough
ly bellovcd In strikes and lockouts,
whenever till other means failed.
Ho further said that arbitration- la
useful In preventing strikes, buMun-
dnmontal questions cannot bo .arbV
trated.
CONFERENCE VOTES
M'KINLEY MEMORIAL
Methodists Arranging Work So It Can
Be Expedited
POLK COUNTY
BOOM
Lululng, Texas, May 7. L. M. Nix
on, a member of tho state Democratic
committee and a wealthy planter, this
morning shot and killed R. W. Ma
lone nnd Colonel Veasy.
All are prominent citizens and the
affair was caused by a family fued.
State Taxes Paid.
Wallowa county has paid tho first
half of tho taxes duo tho state. The
amount Is $4471.25.
Big Company Organized to
Bore for Oil and Salt
Near Independence
The Polk County Salt, Gas and Oil
Company has filed articles of Incor
poration, with H. Hlrschborg, Chas. K.
Ladd, A. L. Mills, J. B, Sibley nnd D.
W. Sears, Incorporators. Tho ofllco
will bo at Independence and tho cap
ital stock is placed at $10Cf,000. Tho
now1 corporations claims to havo J
Los Angeles, May 7. Tho work of
tho Methodist general conference has
boon so systematized that but few
moro sessions will bo roqulred to clear
away the vast quantity of preliminary
mattor, when tho work will proceo:'
smoothly and rapidly.
Tho committee on itinerary met in its
firsst session yesterday aftornoon, an.l
listened to tho memorials from tho
different conferences to tho general
conference In reference to restoring
tho ministerial tlmo limit. Ton me
morials woro read and referred to n
sub-commltteo of mombors, which
will henr all momorlals on this sub
ject and report to tho main commit
tee next Friday with their rocommon-
datlon of action on the subject. Tho
committee then adjourned until next
Monday.
By n rising volo iho conference thla
morning passed a resolution appoint
ing n committee to preparo a memor
ial to tho lato President McKinley.
Tho resolution was accepted look
ing toward tho now evangelistic inovo
ment to socuro to Methodism 1,000,000
souls annunlly. It Is rumored that tho
1904 quadrlennial favors old-tlmo
Methodism. Tho first meeting of tho
standing commlttco on itineraries fa
vored a conservative move toward tho
ro-establlHhmout of the tlmo limit.
Bishop W. F. Mallolou presided at,
today's session,
Bplcndld prospects of uncovorlng
largo deposits of salt and othor valu
able commercial commodities, and In
supposed to be tho result of tho pros
pecting commenced by Mr. Hirschberg.
about two years ago in Pplk county,
when a well was drilled almost 1000
feet, In search of oil. Tho prognns
of tho work will bo watched with In
terest by the entiro valley, as a rich
find would mean a rapid development
of tho country.
A Oouglat County Patient.
Sheriff Parrott, of Douglas county,
enmo down last evening from Rose
burg with Alvln Ormlston, who was
committed to tho asylum by tho coun
ty court of that county
CANAL IS OURS
Paris, May 7. Final dellvory of tho
Panama canal, In all jTs"dqtaIls, to tho
United States was accomplished to
day.
Japa Spreading Operations.
St. Petersburg, May 7. Tho nows
papor Viodomost! today reports what
is believed to havo been a Japaneso
attempt to destroy tho governmental
section of Cronstadt, whero largo
naval supplies aro storod.
Tho samo paper urges an alllanco
between Russia and Turkey.
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Ladies' Suits
Try this year and seo if you can't
be suited here in a ready-to-onjoy
suit, saving nearly one-half fully
as much stylo, Just as good ma
terials, linings and trimmings as
you'll seo In expensive
order suits,
suit In our big department Is radi
cally reduced In price, and here's
where you save money.
$17.50 to 120.00 Suit. $13.65.
$22X0 to $25.00 Suits $17.85.
$2640 to $30.00 Suits $19.65.
$35X0 to $40.00 Suits $26.60.
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Silks
SUPERB DISPLAY OF
NOVELTY SILKS.
NEW EFFECTS
Months of careful planning find
their culmination In tho finest dis
play of fancy novelty silks wo
have ever brought together. All
the new and scarce shades aro
shown. The demand for silks for
entire suits has never been equaled
and we have been fortunato In se
curing the right styles.
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closo at hand and no doubt you
will need several pairs of nev
curtains. Let us show you our
line, the largest In tho city. All
grades, al) prices,
50c to $1 5
Wash Goods
Tho mlnuto tho weather condo
soends to bo plcatant, milady will
don now dresses. Shirt waists,
shirt-waist suits and wash dresses
will he worn to an extent novor
boforo dreamed of. The host and
most beautiful fabrics are hero,
priced In a manner that gives as
much pleasure as does the beauty
of tho fabrics.
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Clothing for Men
The beit news that could bo told
today is about the new clothes
for men which wo aro showing.
Hero Is such a variety an will
pluuso particular men who havo
clothing to buy today. First, ho
causo of tho character and style
of tho fabrics: second, bncnuio of
tho careful and shapely tailoring;
thJrJ, bocauso of tho prices, which
are always several Collars Jowor'
than must be paid for such cloth
ing In ' othor stores. Many new
arrivals during the weok for your
consideration and approval.
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