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VOL. XV.
SALEM, OEEaON", FBIDAV, JANtfARY 0, 1005.
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RUSSIANS
AGAINST
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(Official Paper Says That Honor
and .Fate of Empire Is
sWiib'theAfmy
St. Petersburg, Jan. 0. The- Novoo
Vreinya today eays: "Tho voice of tho
nation - should give nn answer to tho,
poaco talk current abroad in orderMhttt
tho world may understand onco for all
Russia's position. Tho idea of ondirig
tho war at this juncture is abhorrent
to Eussia's, pooplo. Tho emporor should
consult with representatives of tho
land, as lqs predecessors did before 'tho
days of Uohn tho Terrible." Tho army,
tho paper doclares, holds tho honor and
fato of Russia in its hands.
General Stoossel on Parole.
Tokio, Jan. 0. General
Htocsscl has
been given his parole, and will return
to St. Petersburg via Nagasaki.'
Two Torpedo Boats Sunk.
Chofoo, Jan. 0. "JTord reached hero
this morning that tho Japanese sunk
two Russian torpedo' boats and thrco
destroyers at Port Arthur.
Chofoo, Jan. 0. Tho vessels sunk
woro tho torpedo boats Guidamak,
Fusatoniki and tho destroyers Jotirny,
Sisik, Boovoi. Tho cruisor Bayan, ly
ing off tho south coast of tho harmor,
was severely damaged. Tho gunboat
$ohr was ontiroly buraed as a result of
tho Japanese shelling.
Now Commander at Vladivostock.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 0. Vice-Ad-miral
Skrydloff has been mado a mom
bcr bf tho admirality council, and Ad
miral Yesson has been appointed com
mander of tho Vladivostock fleet.
tBattlo About to Resume.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 0. It ia stated
on tho rbost authority that the btattlo
of tho Shahko river is about to bo ro
sumod, tho Rusisans taking tho offen
sive This was dorided on at tho meet
ing tho council of ministers yesterday.
Rioting in tho Interior.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 0. Tho groatest
confusion roigns in tho interior of tho
empire. Ono chief of polico has' been
killed, and in soveral places tho rioters
sot fire to all tho prisons. '
Tho chief of ' polico killed was at
tho head of the Warsaw department.
Tho fires in tho prisons occurred near
Karakoff.
Battleship Lost.
Paris, Jan. 0. Tho St. Petersburg
corrpspondent of tho Paris edition of
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AGES 3 to 15
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cent reduction on all
Overcoats Raincoats
and Mackintoshes
A Large Asaortment of
Men's Colored Latmdeied Shirts
76o and 95o lines .now 60c 60c and 65c lines now 35c
Look for them on the Bargain Tables
Great Values in Dress Goods
X 'On our Bargain Tables in south room. There are a great many
I very desirable patterns in the lot which we arp closing out.
Ladies' fine SILK SHAWLS at
II BARNES' CASH STORE ii
Fermerly Tne New York Racket
E. T, BAftNES, PROPRIETOR
v f.
tho 2Tow York Heraldjtelegraphs that
Vice-Admiral Rojostvensky's flagship,
tho battleship Kniaz Souvaroff, has
struck a rock and foundered.
Tho latest rop6rts from Vico-Ad-miral
Rojostvensky's squadron wero
containod in a dispatch dated Tnma
tave, Islnnd of Madagascar, January
2, in which it was stated that tho vice
admiral's division of tho Russian sec
ond Pacific squadron, consisting of fivo
battleships, three cniisqrs, two trans
ports and a hospital ship, had anchored
on that day in tho roadstead of Santa
Marie, hn island on tho cast coast.
Tho Kniaz Souvaroff was built at St.
Petersburg in 1902, and was 13,510
tons displacement. Her length was
367 feet, her beam 70 -feet, her
draught 2G feet and indicated hdrso
power 10,000. Icr armament wns of
tho Russian Krupp pattern and con
sisted of four 12-inch, 12 six-inch, 20
throo-inch, 20 threo-poundor and six
orie-ppundor guns. Sho had six torpedo
tubes. Her complement of men was
740.
PRINZ
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FLOATED
New 1'ork, an. G. Tho Hamburg-American-liner
Prinz Adalbert, which
grounded iu tho lower bay early this
morning, was floated , safely at 5
o'clock. Sho brought six shipwrecked
soamon of tho schooner Archer, which
was abandoned in mid-ocean on Christ
mas day.
Chinaman Executed.
Folsom, Cal., Jan. 0. Sing How, a
Chinaman, was hanged a,t Folsom pris
on at 10:30 this morning. Ho 'was gamo
to tho end. -No unusunl incident marked
the execution. Sing Yow with 'other
highbinders, murdered Jeong Him, nt
Walnut Grove, Sacrnmento county, Oc
tober 19, 1902.
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Legislation in Idaho.
Boise, Ida., Jan. 0. Bills woro intro
duced in tho house this morning mak
ing polygamy and adultery a crime,
and fixing tho punishment.
Chicago, Jan. 0. Wheat, 08408
corn 4444; oata 30-i30.
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JAPANESE DIET PLSED
WITH YEAR'S CAMPAIGN
Tokio, Jan. 0. Tho diet, at a special
session today, adopted a resolution fe
licitating tho- emperor on tho success
of tho year's campaigning, which
which reached n, climax in tho fall of
Port Arthur, and attributed tho vlo,
tories. to tho emperor's illustrious Vir
tue, and thankod Gonoral Nogi and the
third army for their glorious achieve
ments. A Jlispatch from (Port Arthur
ciRtTrit XTES
Denver, Jan. 5
Tho joint session of
tho senate and
house
to canvass .tho
voto on stato "officials met at 10 odlock
this morning. Tho Republican joint
caucus, which ended at '"midnight, re
sulted in tho adoption of a resolution.
OFFICIALS,
. SENT TO
JAIL
Denver, Jan. G. Patrick Higgins,
Democratic deputy county troasurcr,
W. W. Daguo, Gcorgo Kern and James
M. Campbell, Democratic election offi
cials in precinct 7!ward5, wero found
guilty of contompt by tho suprcny)
court this morning for participating in
and permitting fraud on .November 8.
Daguo, Kern and Campbell woro sen
tenced to two months in jail nnd to
pay costs; Iliggins wns givon four
nipntlis and costs'. ,
PRESIDED
0YERB1 ,
TWO MEN
Denver, Jan. 0. Lieuotnant-Govor-nor
Haggott nnd Spenkcr Dickinson
both attempted to pr,esido over tho
joint session of tho logislaturo, which
resulted iu disorderly procoodings. Botli
endeavorod to wiold tho gavel at tho
samo time. Haggot declared tho ses
sion adjourned, and n majority of tho
senators loft tho hall. Dickinson shout
ed that it was stil lin session, and or
derod tho eorgeant-at-arms to stop tho
retreating sonntors, but tho latter wad
powerless.
Danish Cabinet Resigns.
Copenhagen, Jan. 0. Tho Danish
cablnot today handed its resignation to
King Christian.
ALBANY BUSINESS HOUSE
DESTROYED BY EIRE
Albany, Or., Jan. 0. Firo at 11
o'clock last night destroyed tho store
of A. M. Hooves & Co., in this city.
Tho firo started in tho basomont of tho
double stpro occupiod by tho firm with
a largo gonoral stock of merchandise,
supposodly from tho furnace, and whon
discovered tho ontiro basement was a
mass of flames, tho floor was filled with
donso smoko, and tho firo wns breaking
through tho floor in a dozen places.
A firo alarm brought out tho depart
mont and tho citizens generally, nnd
nil tho assistance possiblo wns rendorcd
in a'n effort to quench tho flames, but
lino amy imug unit cuuiu uu uuno wua
10 connno mo names to mo uuiuung,
and prevent thoir spread.
Six streams of water wero turned on
tho firo, and, though at times tho
(lambs threatened to break away in
spito of this, they were finally con
trolled, and at 1 o'clock this morning
tho firo was practically under control.
Tho Arm estimates its loss at from
$16,000 to $18,000, with an insurance
of $12,000. Tho building, belonging to
Wm. Vanco, an aged capitalist, was a
framo, nnd was volucd at $3000, with
soino insurance.
Hooves k Co. wero taking stock thp
past week, and expected to complete
this work this evening, when tho store
was to ba transferred to E. II. Mc-
Cuno and Samuel Chamber?, two young
states that only 80 Russian ohlcdra ac
costed' tlio -parole. All1 of tho Regular
Russian troopd havo matched out, 'of
Port Arthur, and will "leayo for Dnlny
today, tfho Japanese troops 'entered
tho dity yesterday to Keep order. Non
combatants aro alldwod tho option of
remaining' in Port Arthur. Tho navy
is removing tho mines nnd hulks iu tho
harbor mouth. All forts havo boon
trikoh over by tho Japanese.
WILL BE
HELD FOR A TIME
providing for a conynittco of 10 to
investigate tho alleged frauds in tho
city and county, of Denver, 'and roport
onMonday. Tho issuing of certificates
of. election to eithcr-Poabody or Adams
will await the report of tho commit
tee. THREE
BUILDINGS
BURN
Springfield, Mass., Jan. 0. Firo this
aftornoon destroyed tho city hall in
which tho puro food show was being
hold. It spread to Gilmoro's hotel, Gil
mbro's Thentre,vand a largo depart
ment store, threatening a big loss.
Tho firo wns under control at at 2
o'clock, with small loss, on tho adjoin
ing buildings. Many valuablo records
intho city hall wero destroyed. Thero
woro sovornl narrow escapes. Tho loss
is $100,000.
Condonscd Telegrams;
An electricinn, nam'o unknown, was
killed and eight pasesngors soveroly
injured at (1 o'clock this morning by a
rcar-ond collision on tho Ninth Avonuo
elevated railroad in Now York.
As tho result of a freight wrock on
tho B. & O., at Glonco, Md., this morn
.ing, tho cntiro crow of fivo aro report
ed killed. Forty cars woro dorailod,
A Milan dispatch gnya that 11 Swiss
tourists havo been frozen to (loath,
making tho nscent of Mount Bernard.
At Baku, Caucasus, in an encounter
between strikers and Cossacks, at Bal
nkhnny, six strikers and ono Cossack
woro killed, and many wounded.
Throo Italians woro Instantly killed,
four injured and two probably fatally
hurt by being struck by n train on tho
Long Island railroad, nonr Ihmton, N.
Y this morning. They woro shoveling
snow from tho tracks, and failed to oh
servo tho approaching trnin.
o
Tho Troy steam laundry at Eugene
has suspondod operations.
years as salesmen. Had tho firo como
24 hours later, tho new firm would
havo been tho logors imttend of Hooves
& Company.
Tho building occupied by tlio firm
was nn old rambling framo structuro on
tho cornor of First Jjnd KUnworth
streets, opposite tho Hotel Jlevoro, and
ndjoining a range of brick buildings. It
wns in tho firo limits, and, w'hilo tho
outside shell of the building is still
standing, it is n total wreck, nnd can
not bo repaired. It is uxpectod that a
new brick will bo erected in tho plnco
of tho building burned noxt spring.
Tho stock of goods is practically n
total loss. Thero aro nonio goods that
may bo of somo value, but tho nalvago
will bo very little, and, so far as
IteovcH & Company aro concerned, tho
loss is practically n totnl ono.
This was i'Jro Chief W II. Warner's
fimt firo sinco he nssumed oflleo, anil ho
hnndlod tho difficult problom well.'
Thero was only ono drawback to th6
firo fighting tho firo engines wero not
roady for tho work whon called uponj
and it took nearly 25 tninutos boforo a
good stream could bo thrown by tho
onglno. Tho hydrants, however, woro
of great value, and two streams word
on tho firo a fow mlnvtes after tho
alarm was tunod In. But for tho hy
drants, tho firo would havo snroad to
adjoining property, and tho loss would
MURDERER WENT TO
DEATH WITH CIGARETTE
He Was Glad to Die as He Had
lived a Wicked life
San Quentin Prison, Cal., Jan. C.
Larry O'Neill, alias Henry Milton, wns
hanged at 10:30 this morning. Ho died
gamo, and chatted with tho warden bo
foro going to tho scaffold. Ho waa
glad ho wns to- die, as ho said ho wns
a bad man all his Hfo, and wanted to
seo what tho other world looked like.
Ho had a glass of whiskoy, and asked
for a cigarette, which ho smoked while
ho aided tho jailor in adjusting tho
BODY Of BEAUTIFUL
WOMAN FOUND IN SNOW
Chicago, Jan. 0. Tho body of a
beautiful j'oung woman, about 24 years
old, well dressed, and boaring otWr
indications of rofinnmont, wns found
this morning1, covorcd with snow, in
Irving Park Boulovnr.d, near Sovonty-
SENSATIONAL
Now Ulm, Minn., Jan. 0. Tho sonsa
tions today in tho testimony in tho
Koch murder trial camo whon a drug
clerk testified thnt tho day following!
tho murder ho found Dr. Koch fitting-
FAMOUS
MUSICIAN'S
FUNERAL
Chicngo, Jan. 0. Tho funeral of
Thoodoro Tliomas, tho famous orchestra
londor, wns held from St. James church
at 11 o'clock this morning.
Dnnlnd Bail.
Now York, Jan. 0. Justlco Grcou
baum deniod tho application of Nan
Patterson to bo admitted to bail.
WE ADVERTISE
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to' advert! so, and wo do not wasto money. For this roiiHon wo print tho
truth, tho wholo truth.
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All of this season's showing com
prising tho iiowcsl nnd best tylos
of tho prosont. Wo havo them iu
all lengths and colors, tans, castor
gray, Oxfords and blacks. In con
nection with thU sajo wo havo
added
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'WAISTS AND OiniDHENBx
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straps. "Whim ho loft his coll ho watf
still smoking tho cigarette. Ho hoppoul
up tho steps and was etruppod, on the
trap nnd nt tho samo tirao waived tho
reading of tho death warrant. "Whon
tho black cap waa put ovor his head "ho
spit tho eignrctto from his mouth. iTo
diod 11 minutes niter tho drop. O'Neill
was hanged for murdering an aged San
Francisco "saloon keeper, whom ho had
held up.
second street. Physicians who exam
inod tho body claim that thero is ovi
donco that death como whilo nn nncs
thotia was boing administered nnd nn
oporntion porformod. Tho mystofy ia
engaging tho attontion Of tho police.
TESTIMONY
IN KOCH TRIAL
a rubbor flngor tip, Intondod to bo in
visible, on two injured flngors. Bocausa
of tho ovidonco of tho terrible struggle
In tho murdorod man's oflleo i. is ar
gil en t that tho murdoror must linvo mia
tnincd somo injurcfi J "f
POST
OFFICE
CASES
"Washington, Jan. (I. Counsel for
Mnchon, Loreitz, Dlller and SUmuol
Groff, convicted of conspiracy to de
fraud tlio "government in connection
with tho postofllco contractu, filled n
pot It Ion in tho supremo court today for
a writ of certorarl on tho advorso do
clsion nf tho cpurt of nppouls.
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