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Weather, tonight and Tuesday fair,
continued warmer.
BAHY CAPITAL JOTIRN A f
TURKISH
MINISTER
CALLED
Wanted to Know If Published
Reports Concerning Squad
ron Were Correct
Was Informed That the United States
Would Insist on Decent Treatment
Prom the Sultan
SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY, AUGUST 8, 1904.
NO. 181.
"Washington, Aug. 8. Cheklb Bay,
the Turkish minister, called at the
j state department this morning to In
quire whether the published state-
ment that the European squadron of
the United States navy has been or
dered to Smyrna as a menace to Tur
key was correct. He was Informed
that the visit of the American ships
, to Turkish waters was In accordance
I with a prearranged schedule and
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CRASHED
THROUGH
BRIDGE
Colorado Train Makes Dis
astrous Plunge Into
the River
UNITED
STATES
POSITIVE
Torrent of Water Swept the Unfor
tunate Passengers Down to
Certain Death
should not be considered as a men
ace to the Ottoman government, In ad
dition, however, he was told that the
United States would Insist strenuous
ly upon her rights and upon a compliance-
with her request with refer
ence to the trading claims and proper
protection of American interests. It
Is understood that no further Instruc
tions would be sent Minister Lelsh
man until after the arrival of tho
squadron at Smyrna.
ARMY POSITIONS
REMAIN UNCHANGED
According to Late Dispatch from Russian
General at the front
Note Made Public Defining
Position of American Government
Will Not Allow Russia to Dictate as
to What Is Contraband
of War
St. Petersburg, Aug. 8. General
Sakaharoff reports that up to noon
i
Sunday there was no change In tho
positions of the Manchurlan armies.
The report is significant as it acts as
a denial of tho vague reports current
for several days of heavy engage
ments about Llao Yang and Halchen,
in which the Japanese were reported
to have been defeated with heavy
losses.
and the speedy fall of the fort Is inevitable.
Rome, Aug. 8. A Tien Tsin dis
patch says that the Japanese after a
prolonged cannonade, have commenced
with naval batteries at Port Arthur
Berlin, Aug. 8. A Tageblatt dis
patch from Llao Yang dated August
7 states that in the heavy attack
made on the western wing of the Rus
sian forces north of Hal Cheng many
Russians were wounded and brought
there. General Alexleff and Kuropat
kin were In Llao Yang Sunday. It is
rumored that .Mukden is now threat
ened by the Japanese.
Toklo, Aug. 8. Unofficial reports
were received yesterday that the Jap
anese army beselglng Port Arthur has
captured commanding positions north
(Continued on fourth page.)
Pueblo, Colo., Aug. 8. Train No. 11,
the Missouri Pacific Flyer, crashed
through a bridge over an arroya, on
Dry Creek, near Eden, on the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad, about eight
miles from Pueblo, at 8 o'clock last
night.
Tho accident was caused by the
heavy rains which wrecked the bridge.
It Is estimated that of tho 125 pas
sengers on board the Ill-fated train,
between 80 and -100 lost their lives,
either by tho waters of the raging
torrent, or beneath the wreckage.
OnMy 11 bodies have been recovered
and taken to various undertaking es
tablishments of this city up to 9
o'clock this morning and of thoso
only two were identified. It is not
known how many, of tho bodies havo
been swept down the Arkansas river
by tho cloudburst and many will never
be recovered. This makes It Impos
sible to give an accurate number of
the dead but It Is estimated to range
from 75 to 125. Three bodies this
morning wero taken from tho river In
this city seven miles below the scene
of tho wreck. Two identified bodies
are thoso of Frank H. Whitman and
Alexander S. Maxwell. Among tho
missing and believed to be dead are
Mrs. John Oliver of Pueblo, and two
children, Mrs. James Smith, wife of
tho conductor of the Ill-fated train,
Ida Leonard, Pueblo, Mrs. Mary Walsh
Chicago, Miss Mary Rice, Lasalle, III.,
Rpbert Lytle, cashier of the First Na
tional bank. Miss Wily Wood, Dr. W.
H. Moch, Mr. and Mrsv C. S. Lamson,
Miss Zlnnle Selby, Lavall Dunham, all
of Pueblo.
ed up and pulled the air cord. The
car wheeels locked and the forward
sleeper stopped with its trucks in the
air, suspended above tho roaring wat
ers. A Score of people wore thus
saved. Fireman Mayfleld Jumped In
time to save his life but tho engineer
Hlnmnn went down with his engine.
To add horror to tho situation
ghouls robbed the dead bodies and tho
Wells, Fargo safe was found In the
wreckage 9 miles below Pueblo, Mrs.
Geo. West, wife of tho former mayor
of Pueblo was among them. Amout
40 bodies have been recovered up to
noon.
CAN'T
KEEP
COOL
Chicago, Aug. 8f An order was
sent out today after a conference of
the strikers' board for tho ico wagons
to aid the stock yards strikers by re
fusing to deliver Ice to any of tho
branch markets of tho packing com
pany's or to any meat dealers. The
or- er may extend throughout tho
the country Tho situation at tho
yards this morning la quiet and un
changed. More nonunion help arrived
and were placed to work.
Washington, Aug. 8. In forceful
but diplomatic language the United
States government declared to the
world that It cannot assent to tho
general pioposltlon made by Russia
that coal Is contraband of war. This
announcement is made in a circular
note from Secretary Hay to tho
American ambassadors In Europe,
dated June 10, but only made public
this morning. Hill's International
Code Is quoted to show that during
tho West African conforenco in 4HS3
Russia took tho occasion to dissent
vigorously from tho including of coal
among tho articles of centraband: of
war. Hay's note futhor says that It
is understood that it Is Russia's la
tentlon to declare cotton contraband!.
Such a policy, ho asserts, would ln
ply that ovory article of human uao
might bo declared contraband, simply
that It might ultimately becomo uao
ful to the belligerent for military pur-poses.
RINGLIIMG BROS. CIRCUS
DAMAGED BY FIRE
Number of Horses Burned and Panic
Created Among Animals
Ogden, Utah., Aug, 8. Sparks from
the engine Ignited' hay on the train
hauling Rlnsling Bros, circus enroute
to Wyoming while here. There won r
panlo among tho animals and 11 ring;
horses wore burned to death, and
many others Injured,
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you are always a month or more behind on your bills. You're pay
ing a high rate of interest for this time.
Why Not Trade at a
Cash Store
and keep your accounts up to date. You'll save the extra profit
"credit stores" are compelled to charge for tho extra expense and
losses of the credit system.
Reliable Merchandise
sold on a cash basis accounts for the great popularity of
The New York Racket
DRY QOOD3, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, HOSIERY, UNDER
WEAR everything for the whole family.
ALL STRAW AND CRASH HATS
EXACTLY ONE HALF PRICE
New Idea dress patterns 10c. Postage 2c extra by mail.
Salem's Cheapest One Ptice Cash Store
E.T. BARNES. Pf op.
Revised List of Dead.
Pueblo, Aug. 8. The revised list of
the identified and known dead Is; A.
E. Hoes, Pueblo; Mrs. Stevens,
Northampton, Mass.; Major Frank H.
Whitman, Henry Pingman, engineer,
Denver; Miss Seward, Miss Irene
Wright, Pueblo; James H. Smith,
conductor, Denver; Miss Minnio Davis
Pueblo; Miss Elsie Roland, Llndburg,
Kansas; Miss Hadenbury, Sallna,
Kansas; D? W. F. Munn, Pueblo;
Mrs. John Mollver Pueblo; Genevieve
'Mollver, four yejirs, Mary Mollver,
two years; Miss Ida Leonard, Pueb
lo; Mrs. Mary Walsh, Chicago; Miss
Mary Price, LaSalle, Illinois. Twenty-four
others known to have been on
tho train are reported missing.
IMMENSE BARGAINS
DURING OUR GREAT CLEARING SALE
There's even goodness throughout the entire list, so we've made no howling
feature. Suffice to say it's the greatest bargain-giving sale we ever held. There's
such an economy in the prices as will appeal to all people of thrift.
The accident Is the worst In the
history of the Rio Orando railway.
Dry creok where tho train went
througth the bridge Is not far from
Butte where the washouts occurred
two years ago crippling the line. Two
trains preceded the Worlds Flyer and
passed over the bridge safely. The
water in tho creek was 25 fet deep
and running like a mill race. When
the baggago, smoker and chair cars
left the track they plunged Into tho
stream and were swept down four
miles before they ran ashore. On the
first coach the passengers wore stand
in the aisles for lack of seats. It Is
estimated that 100 were in this car
alone, mostly from Denver and' Colo
rado Springs for Pueblo. Two Pull
mans and the diner on, tho rear of the
train remained on tho track through
tho quick action of the Colored Port
er Sales, who feeling tho nrat shock
of the englno strike the chasm reach
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Satin
Gitdle
Corsets
The same corset
other stores adver
tise as a regular
$1.00 value and sell at a special
sale at CDc Our price during this
sale
39c
Boys' Waists
Our regular line of K. & E. Wash
waists are being offered during
thl eale at Imrnenso reductions.
All sizes Regular 75c value
38c
Shirt Waists
This season's best styles are rad
ically reduced thus:
60c values 25c
76c valut ........38c
1100 value 60c
St. Louis Fair
Contest
Last month of voting. One voto
with ovory 25c purchase.
Result of voting up to 9 p. m. Sat
urday: Total votes cast 72,027
Number voted for 65
Miss Mellen, Bast 28,232
Miss Shelton, Music 27,911
Miss Rushnell Park 3,628
M!s3 Cosper, East 3,308
Miss Thomas, Parle 2,339
MUfl Gordon, North 1,623
Miss Kramer, East , 1,037
Miss Knight, Music 845
Miss Patrick, O. E. H 673
Miss Prunk, Elocution 528
Wednesday Only
OUR 188th WEDNE8DAY
SURPRISE SALE
This week we havo on sale a line
of boys seamlesa ribbed hose. Wo
assure you that they are an excep
tional offer at
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Ladies'
Gauntlet
Cloves
IGL0VEJ Th0 1,0Bt 0,,t,"K
I i clnvnu far Indltm
Wo have them In all sizos and are,
sure wo can ploaao you with thoso.
Special during our great CLEAN
ING SALE
75c
1 5c p
Compare 'em with 2Ge nose shown
elsewhere.
Silk Petticoats
A line of all silk petticoats at
prleoB ranging from JC.00 to IDJXV
are being offered during thla solo
at
$2.50
Wasn Goods
The season's prettiest fancies in
Ita brightest and host pattern:
10c valuos 6c
20c valuoa 10c
30c valuoa 1Sc
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