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TTy' VOL. XV. ""'...'. SAKBM, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 3, 1905. jrCT ATTEMPT ON LIFE v ' V' t ' 4 f" ' . OF CZAR i w : Russians Got News of Fall of , Port Arthur a Day Later MORGAN HILL ET AL Get a Decision for NorfhenK Securities the PENLAND LAWSUIT SETTLED RUSSIAN GARRISON MUST GO TO JAPAN Damage Suit Against South ern Pacific Adjusted Out of Court -,; Another fleet Will Be GotReady for r Japanese Navy to Practice on , London, Jan. 3. A dispatch from 3t. Petersburg states today that there-in, a rumor current at tho Russian capital that an attempt 6n the life' of tho Czar has been made at tho Villa. No, cor roboration of details. St. Petersburg, Jan. 3. It is officially donied that an attempt was mado on tho lifo of tho -Czar, as tho emperor passed Minsk at 4:30 this afternoon. Minsk is 405 miles west of Moscow. ' Japs Ocupy Forts. Tokio,1 Jan. 3. Tho Japanese today occupied a number of tho Port Arthur Forts. It is loarned that Russian of ficers and officials will bo permitted to return to Russia on parole, tho officers retaining their swords. Wm'Bopalrthe Fort. Rome, Jan. 3. A telegram from Gen eral Nogi's headquarters nt Port Ar thur states that 10,0,00, Japanese be siegers will sroninin nt Port Arthur tb ropair tho fortress, while the remainder, under tho command of Nogi, will go to reinforce Oyama, Russia Qcts tho News. , St. Petersburg, Jan. 3. The censor today permitted tho newspapers to pub lish tho. news of tho fall of Port Arthur, no mention of which was mado in yes tor'dny's papers. Full recognition is given to tho heroism of tho defenders, while tho bravery of Japan is sppKen or in. high terms. Tho difficulty ,r of,' tho tnsk'bcforo General Kv.ropatkint is,' also mentioned. ' ' Another Lot of Sinkers. St. Petersburg, .Tan. 3. Admiral Biriloffi, who will command tho third Russian squadron, bun on'orcd work on the; squaflroli night. Philadelphia, Jan. 3.- Tho United States circuits court., of -appeals has toA ""wi wyutciwuu.uvjiuu uiuiuu ovmeti circuit court of New 'Jersey,' which en? joined carrying 'out tho. , Hill-Morgan plan ,for distributing ilia assets of tho Northern Securities Company. Tho do--cisi6n" is in favor of tho Northern Scr eu'rities nud against tho. Oregon Short Llrip. '" " ' . Judge Dallas wroto tho majority dc? cision, and. Judge Achcson concurred. Judgo Gray dissented. Tlio majority jdo cision is extremely voluminoua. . - Colorado Politics. 'Denver, Jan. 3. Republican leaders of tho' lccislaturo .dcclaro that ono of tho ,ilrst things that they will do is t6 unseat Senators Born and Healy, who two. years ago wcro given tho scats of Republicans Dick and McoDnald. Four other Democratic- senators may share tho same fate. Tho senators woro elect ed by the same vote as cx-Congressmnn' Shnffroth, who announced that 7000 fraudulent votes had boon cast for him. Tho holding up of tho roturns in Den ver indefinitely is now likely to hap pen, ana means tnat I'onuody will ro mnin in tho executive chnir. Will Not Interfere. Washington, Jan. 3. It is stated on tho highest authority this afternoon that neither Japan nor Russia has-ap-prouheil the United States for tho pur-po'-c nr" seivring peace, with tho United States as intermediary, and also that the United" States will make no ad- vnnetfs'"laat!in mnttor.n.without tho wiHprori'ecil Hlrfy ind icftit" fat tte partifis re- fHII HH4HHH tlllllllHl i 1 -8 g-1 ! H"l l-ftHH-mtW An Old State With I A New Name The most prominent feature of our business dating the past thirteen years has been oar SPOT CASH PLAN to, which we attribute oar remarkable success. Wish ing to make this feature still more prominent in oar advertising, we have decided to change . oar name to. BARNES' Original Packago Law. Washington, lan 3. Tho supremo i court today, in the caso of tho Ameri can Express Company ngainst tho Stato of Iowa, held "that tho laws of Iowa prohibiting riginol packages is in vio lation of tho constitution, by restricting tho interests of intorstato coimuorco on consignments of original packages from other states. Today's Condensed Nows. Frank W. ' Nowoski, his w.ifo nnd seven children woro burnod to death in a fire which destroyed thoir homo today at Morris Run, Pu. .William Henry Baldwin, Jr.,' presi dent of tho Long Island railroad since 1800, died this morning at his homo at Locust Valley, Long Island, N. Y. The Southbound Missour, Kansas & Texas flyer was wrecked near Franklin, Howard county, Missouri, this morning. No details. Tho dnmngo suit of Ponlnnd vs. tho So P. Co., was called at 1 p. 'in., and, upon"" statements of counsel to tho court, was stricken from tho dockot, and1 .marked sotted. Tho suit was for $5000 for tho killing of Mrs. Penland May 29, 1004, nt tho railroad crossing on Commercial street in this city. It was tried at tho last October term of court, Messrs. Turner & Inninn appearing boforo Judgo Bur noMVand a jury, for plaintiff. After a hard legal battlo, in which Mossts Bnglinm and Letter nppoarod for tho S. P. CJo., tho court deniod the motion for a non-suit, and tho jury hung. A now trial, was set foivthis term, and it was generally expected would begin today, when sottlomont was announced. It Is not known what tho terms of sottlomont are, but it is boiovod to havo boon very favorable to tho plaintiff. The company paid about $1500. W Officers Will Be Paroled and Allowed Their Freedom Tokio, nn. 3. Tho Russian rank nnd-fllo of tho garrison at Port Arthur wil como'to Japan ns prisoners of war. PERSONALS. Fred Fish, tho gonial clerk of tho Willamette Hotel is homo from spend ing Now Years with friends in Port land. Mjss Florcnco Laufmnn, of McMinn villo, .formerly of this city, arrived hero today, and will visit friends for soveral months. Mlsi Rosa Keuschcr roturnod this morning from nn extended visi with rrolatlves and friends nt Portland and MeMinnyillo. Mm Wood ami daughter, Evelyn, of Chomawn, enmo up to the ctty today, where Miss Evely will coninuo hor 8tiuyps at tho Sacred Heart, Academy. HwarTl Catliii returned to Eupno today after spending tho holidays with his pa ronts in this city. Herbort Starr roturnod to U. of. O, today, nfter spending tho holidays with his parents. MIbs Bessie Eakin returned to Eu gono this morning wlioro slio will con tinuo her studies nt tho High School, ttffer spending tho holidays with, hor paronts. . FJoyd Ramp returned to Eugene to day, wlioro ho vjvill continuo his studios nt tho U. of O., after spend ing tho holidays with relatives in nnd near this city. vjufxjri STORE t There will be no change in the policy of the store 0r extremily'low $kxs, doe to or CASH PLAN asd economical feasincsss management, have made u grow We intend to continue growing along the same lines. 0r aaierchasdise '1 the standard of quality.) Oar prices ate Xower. than at "itguttt stores. Formerly The New York Racket, now Waste leather is no longer thrown away. .Manufacturers uso it in n com pressed form, instead of iron, to make cog-wheels. Ib'ay Meet Hor. Winchester, Ky.,x Jnn- & Tolm Hatiiaway, colored, a noted jockey, was hanged in tho jail 'yard at 5 o'clock this morning for" tho .murder of Ella Thomas, his- swepthoart, on Janu ary 19, 1004. o - Result of Bend Sale. Now York, Jan. 3. It is reported thot tho $5,000,000 in gold which wan recently shipped from New York to Japan by way of Seattle was tho pro ceeds of a bond sale. Paris, Jan. 3. A Rusisan naval atj- tacho says that sinco tho mission of tho Russian second. Pacific squadron was to savo Port Arthur, tho squadron will now probably wnit until reinforced by tho third and probably tho fourth Bqund-ron.Somi-ofllcinl advices from Port Ar thur imlicntos that tho Russian ofllccrs, but not tho rank and file; will bo per mitted o Retyrn to 'Russia. ' Berlin, Dec. 3,rrA dispntch from Mukden this morning nnnounccs that a general engagement between tho forces of Kuropatkih and' Oyama has begun to tho south of Mukden. Criticise Qonornl Stoossol. Tokio, Jan. 3. Tho newspapers today criticise General Stoessul for destroying tho warships .and nttompting to block ado tho harbor, and also for sonding dostroyers to Chofoo subsequent to his offor to surrender. Tho Nichl Niohl says that, while Stocssol mado a gallant dofonso his notion in this mnttor leaves a lasting blemish on his military repu tation. Tho Ji Ji Shimpo characterizes tho notion ns mean and unlawful, and adds that it should deprive him of any military honor at tho hands of his cap tors. Tho papers recoives tho charges of violation of tho Red Cross nt Port Arthur, Both papers contrast General Stoossol with tho magnimity of tho Mikado. , Chofoo, Jan. 3. Tho fort whero negotiations for tho surrender of Port Arthur wcito held is enlled Big Englo's Nost, and is near Rihlung. Mountain. Midshipman Elisorich, commanding a launch, which left Port Arthur at 8 o'clock Inst night, said teday: "No shot has been fired at Port Arthur for two days. Tho firing heard last night was Russians blowing up forts, ships, magazines, warehouses, docks and ev erything valuable. Wlion I loft Port Arthur tho fortress hml town woro nl most completely wrecked. Tho war ships died hard, nnd sovornl explosions woro necessary to comploto tho wreck ing of them. 'Tho harbor ontrnnco is blocked with sunken ships Tho stato mont that 5000 fighting men remained isnisloadlng, as a majority of theso aro sick pr slightly wouuded." tho presonco of many Japanese Russians, and tho continnod prcsairso bf thrco torpedo b'ont destroyers' ftp Jnoroly regardod oa a procautictrasjr melisuro on tho part of Japan HV jtroublo is oxpocted unless tha Rus sians attempt to ovado thoir parole. Tbo? Japancso cruiser Akitouahima cntcxcoS tho harbor this morning, nnd cxchirngcttS pnutes with tho American cruiser Baltimore. Governor Broward Inaugurated!. Tiillahasse,' Fin., Jan, 3, Nnpolcosn B. Broward was today inaugurated: ger ernor of Florida. Tho othpr stato eS cials woro at tho samo time inducted! nto bfllco. Tho inaugural processus was ono of tho most imposing ovra. seeu hero. Tho inaugural eorcnrcnlcuf took place in tho cnpitol at .noon ra tho presenco of tho members of tfcw general nssombly, ptnto ofllcialu and numerous ot)tor spectators. The ootb of ofllco wns administered by ClucC Justice R. Fenwick Taylor. Tho ucwr chief oxeoutivo was introduced by -Qovornor T. S. Jenniuga Qovctbot Brov.nrd was grootod with Ipnjj nndJI continued applauso as he mounted that rostrum to deliver tho inuugurnl ndr drcss. Ho spoko in lcnr, loud tones-, and his spooch was frequently punctn atcd with applauso. Tho inuugunlE ball takes placo this ovening and prouv iscs to bo1 an ovont of unusual fcrir linnco and splendor, Visitors nro lioror from Jucksonvillo, .St. Augustine, Tk pa, Koy West and other lending ettfexw of tho stlito. Harrimau Satisfied Now York,, itnn. 3, Roforrlng to tfief .(IcoIkIou of tho court jit tho Nortttoria Securities ense, R H, llarrlnian wucfr "The matter now has been bcfor four judges, nnd ho far It is ail wmr division, two having declnred for ancl two ngainst us." Ho declined to tell: further concerning tlio enso. LEGISLATIVE EIGHT IS GROWING WARMER t BARNES' CASH STORE I SAXBM'fl CHEAPEST ONE-PWCB CASH 8X0BE. L T. BARNES, PROPRIETOR n 1 1 i in i in i i h 1 1 hi 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 n 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 i It is (jvident that the contest for tho speakership of tho legistluturo will be ono of tho historical political battles in Oregon, with Hon. T. B. Kay, of Ma rion county ngainst tho field. That plucky fighter seems to havo drawn the fire of tho big guns, nnd tho storming of Port Arthur is not a circumstance to tho burning of wiros nnd hurrying to and fro of the managers of Orogon pol itics. It appears that tho country mem bers ore strongly for Kay, and ho also has tho Portland Orcgonian nnd its ev ening edition on his Bide. Following is from tho seat of war today, as seen by Leslio Scott, tho political editor of tho Orcgonian That Dr. W. Kuykendall, of Lane, will be elected president of the senate is the general opinion, for Multnomah's soven votes aro behind him and his op ponent E. V. Carter, of Jackson, ap parently cannot win in caucus without Multnomah's aid. The contost for speaker, however,, betweon A. L. Mills, of Multnomah, and T. B. Kay, of Ma rion, is very lively. Kay's fortunos de pend on his ability to bold to him the men who woro his allies before MUls woa put forth ns a candidate she days ago Mills' fortune deponds on tho ability of his workers to pal1 away men from Kay. For it was obvious beforo Mills went into the fight that Kay "hud everything Ids own way, and that prob ably moro than a majority of tho Re publican members of the house woro in hia camp. So sburp is tho fight between Mills and Kay likely to bo that Vawtor's in- fiuenco will bo of strngotio import nnce. Tho Mills workers would like to havo tho six votes which Mr, Vaw ter is said to havo pledged to himsolf in Southorn Oregon, for thoy need thou in thoir business. And there is such on unxiousnoss in tho Kay camp, lest ono of those 28 votes which Kay claims as "promised" may bo stolon away, that tho Marion eandidato would prob ably liko to havo tho Vawt6r voto, too. Whatever confes ta pass, Vnwter seeniH to, be in a fair way to havo 'good things" passed oat to himself and his compatriots, and to regale himself with the hopo that he may become u com promise candidate. Moanwhilo tho Mills boom, bouyed up by tho Republican organization of Multnomah county, but of tho state, is said to bo receiving accretions from places whore Mr. Kay has thought hiuv elf fortified. A' strenuous endeavor is beiug put forth to break up Kay'n sup port la Eastern Orecon. where tha Ma- lion" man believed that ho b.ad lined up' practically all of the II votes from that, part of the state. J Japancso ExorciBO Care. Chcefbo, Jan, 3, A dispatch from Toin Tau says thnt tho Japancso torpe do boat dcatroyors that entered that port ut noon, nnd thnt othors were out side Tho steamor Vina arrived from Cochin China with sovoral hundred sol diers aboard It is reported that sho bolongs to tho volurjteor ficot for run ning reinforcements into Port Arthur, Tho city is peaceful, notwithstanding Honoy in Offl co. f San Francisco, Jon. 3. It Is p nouncod thnt Francis J Honoy, of tfu city, has ben appointed United Btnttaa district nttornoy for Oregon, vico ycHap H Hall, removed. Diamonds 3o Up. Now York, .Inn. 3. Local dltent3 dualorH havo been notified by the nrfZ ing syndicate in London of a five pec cent advanco in tho price of Jiia moiids, Securities Adjourned. Now York, Jan. 3. An adjwurnwH meeting of tho Northern Bootrrftiwsv stockholders in 'Hobokon today adl jouruod until January 0th. 'Freight Train Wrecked. York, Pa., Jan. 3. A work frufnr otj tho Northern Centra backed fit to- ai freight luiro today, Injuring 10 meir, fle probably I'ntnlly. T re44 eSond sx Tomdtftfow Only 'Special Halo No. 200. For tomorrrow only wo offer an exceptionally fine Ii lino e: regular $ i.ow anu vi.yc vaiues. UMBRELLAS With natural wood, silver an'tl pearl handles, steel rod and rininorgj covering. One of tho great Wednesday bargains for which wo aro fninoKi ij, firo K may. I: $i.J3 Gatmeat Sale Tii is season's showing of tho new est stylos in the best fabrics of Suits, Jackets, Skirts, Waists: Children's Dresses u- ' h Are all reduced to Half Pf ice Men's Cletting: Exceptional bargains aro in store for the economical mnu who can dross ns woll "as tho other follow" and at greatly reduced price. Yoxir pick from tho whole stock. No ro servo. $ J 0.50 $10 to $10.00 suit or ovorcoat $18.00 to $20 suit or f C AA I overcoat. ...... . kf vwv f $22,50 to $25 suit or (f O CA overcoat P 0U h