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VOL. XV.
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iDWIN
STONE
DEAD
eported He Was Vic
tim of Murderous
Assault
SALEM; OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1905.
LJOURNAL
Was. Found Unconscious
and Badly Burned in
a Hotel Fire
Albany, Or., Jan. 30. (Special to
o Journal) Edwin Stone, manager
tho Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
Inpany, died at his homo in this city
7:30 o'clock this morning from
injuries and burns, received in
Abbey house fire at Newport Sun-
morning.
Vbout 1 o'clock Sunday morning fire
s discovered by employes of tho ho
rn tho room occupied by Mr. Stono.
en tho fire -was oxtincruished Mr.
no was found unconcious from n
w on tho head from somo heavv in.
foment, and, from marks on his nr.nq
l body, tho indications aro of an
ault and struggle. Tho victim was
Uy burned by the fire, which, it is
ught -was caused by a match drop
I by tho unknown assailant.
loforo his death ho partially revived,
The
but was unablo to tell what had oo
currcd.
Tho motive of tho assault is thought
to have been robbery, nnd tho robber in
his hasto in makine his esennn drrmni
a lighted match, which limited tho onr-
.pof. Sheriff J. H. Ross, of Lincoln
county, is atwork on tho case, nnd is
said to havo a clow which will bring tho
murderer to speedy justice Posses havo
been formed and aro scouring tho coun
try in every uirection at Newport.
A stranger has been captured, who'is
believed to bo tho assassin, and is nnw
in custody at Newport.
Edwin Stono was ono of Oregon's
prominent railroad men. having hoon
identified with most of tho prominent
railroads in tho state in tho past 30
years. Ho spent several years in Mis
soula, Montana, as privato secretary to
A. B. Hammond, returning to Orenon
about 10 years ago accept the position
oi manager of tho Corvallis & Eastern
Railroad Company, when it wns or
ganized with tho old stock of tho Ore
gon Pacific, which was -purchased bv
Bonner and Hammond. Mr. Stono was
tho first passenger agent of the North
ern Pacific in Portland, and has been
a railroad man all his life. Ho was
prominent throughout tho stato in so
cial as well as business circles.
Ho was tho exalted ruler of tho B.
P. O. E. Elks and a Knight Templar.
Tho time of tho funeral will not bo de
cided until tho arrival of his only son,
William, who is now on his way from
Euroka, California.
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Dynamito Explosion.
Toledo, Jan. 30. Jos Bonoi was
killed and-fivo laborers seriously in
jured by tho explosion of 15 sticks of
dynamito at tho iron ore docks this
morning.
MUST
MAKE
GOOD
NO. 21.
Russian Government Called
to Account to Great
Britain
London, Jan. 30. Ambassador Hard
ing, at St. Petersburg, has boon in
structed to mako an urgent protest to
tho Russian government against ho 'in
dignity suffered in tho attack on Brit
is Consul General Murray and Pro-Consul
Muchukain by tho Cossacks at
Warsaw.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 30. Tho British
nmbassador, Harding, following tho of
ficial protest to tho Russian govern
ment, has dispatched Major Napier, tho
British military attacho at Warsaw, to
mako a thorough investigation of tho
attack on the British consul by Cos
sacks. Tho appcaranco of placards,
charging tho British government with
inciting a revolution nt Libau and Re
val havo led to additional representa
tions by tho British ambassador. ,
In Momory of McKinley.
Bay City, Mich., Jan. 30. Covers
will bo laid for 400 at tho annual ban
quet of tho McKinley club tonight.
Tho prominent speakers will includo
Congressmen Smith of Michigan, Kylo
nnd Watson of Indiana, and Congress
man-elect Denby of Detroit.
STRIKE
SLOWLY
SUBSIDING
Quietness and Peace Again
Restored at St.-
Petersburg
St .Petersburg, Jan. 30. Tho striko
is apparently ended. Most of tho fac
tories in jiliis city started up today, Sov-
oral largo establishments aro not fully
opencda owing to tho formality of reg
istering thd thousands of employes.
Reoccupicd.
St. .Petersburg,. Jan. .30. Gonornl
Grippcnberg reports that tho Russians
havo occupied San Tai Tne, and that
Generals Mitscheiiko and Krondrovitch
aro wounded.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 30. FnthorGo
pon, tho leador of tho St. Petersburg
workmeh, is reported to havo escaped to
Stockholm. Tho Holy Synod has de
nounced him ns a "criminal priest, a
betrayer of his sacred oflice."
Daily Grnphij from Sevastopol says:
"In consequence of tho gravity of
tho situation hero ,tho government has
invested tho naval and military com
manders with full powers to repress dis
orders. Over 000 arrests havo been
made. ' '
Political Prisonors Freod.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 30. It is report
ed that a mob burst open tho prisons at
Simpharopol, Crimea, nnd at Roval, sot
ting all tho political prisoners free.
Strikers Remain Quiet.
Warsaw, Jan. 30. Most shops wcro
closed today. Tho strikers remain quiot
but tho authorities aro fearful that tho
socialist ngitntor3 aro inclined to furth
er disorder.
Wholosalo Arrests.
London, Jan. 30. A dispatch to tho
Governor's Mansion Demolished.
St. Petersburg, Jip. 30. A dynamito
bonib wns thrown into tho resldenco of
tho governor of St. Petersburg today.
Tho houso wns prncticnlly demolished.
Tho governor was absont at tho timo.
Returning to Work.
St. Petersburg, Jan. 30. Ono hun
dred nnd ten thousand men havo re
turned to work at tho enpitnl today.
Nino of tho biggest fnctories havo ro
sumod. Moscow nnd Polnnd'nro tho only
districts remnining dnngerous.
TIDE LAND
FISHERY
RIGHTS
Movement of Troops.
Tokio, Jnn. 30. Gonornl Kuropnt
kin'B main forco, which attacked Chon
Choichpnu and Lintiako, has retired to
tho Northwest.
Casualties.
London, Jan. 3p. A correspondent of
tho Daily News reports tho casualties in
tho fighting at Chien Chlenpau Koik
outai, south of Mukdon, last week, wcro
Japanese, 3000 killed nnd wounded;
Russians, 10,000 killed and wounded.
Soattlo, Jan. ."W. Tho First Presby
terian church was wrecked by dyna
miters this morning.
Have Been Established
by the State of
Oregon
Cannot Be Abrogated- -Legis
lature Should Protect Prop
erty Owners Alike
This stnto is in a badly disorganized!
condition so far as regulation of titer
fisheries is concerned.
Moro laws havo been introduced a St
this session to regulato tho salmon
fishery rights than evor before.
If thoy wcro all enacted tho fieri
would, hnvo no right to "livo Jn tho
strcnm, nnd tho owners of tho flohoricx
would hnvo no right to catch thorn.
Tho practice of disregarding laws on
tho Columbia river is gradually extend
ing to other streams, and thcro soom to
bo no rights left inviolnto.
Thero aro two classes at work Any.
nnd night nnd Sundays to destroy tho
fishing industry of Oregon a rockloss
flonting clnss who Bwocp tho river re
gardless of any rights of tho stato or
tho oxi&tonco of any fish in tho future
whntecr, and pay no reonuo to tho stato
for tho priilege, nnd a clnss o& cannery,-
Wonderful Popularity
IATTAINED BY OUR GREAT CLEARANCE SALE WAS NEVER SO FORCEFULLY DEMONSTRATED AS IN TIHS PRESENT SALE. WID3N WE BEGAN TID3SE SALES A FEW YEARS AGO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THEE
W1ERIT DID xNOT EXTEND BEYOND A FEW HUNDRED WOMEN, BUT EACH YEAR THEY HAVE LEARNED MORE, AND MORE OF THEIR GENULNENESS, UNTIL NOW THEY ARE ATTENDED BY SEVERAL
THOUSAND OF MEN AND WOMEN DURING THE CONTINUANCE OF THE SALE. THESE SALES ARE PLANNED MONTHS AHEAD, AND EVERY EFFORT IS US7ED TO MAKHEM A GRAND SUCCESS. EXPERT
ENCE HAS TAUGHT THE CAREFUL HOUSEWIFE THAT IT PAYS HER TO BUY LARGELY AT THESE SALES AND ANTICIPATE HER NEEDS FOR A YEAR AT A TIME WHEN PRICES ARE SO VERY LOW.
Tkis Big Cleaning Sale and White Fait Closes Saturday Night
NEW WASH GOODS, NEW COVERT JACKETS, NEW MOHAIR AND SILK SUITS, NEW DRESS GOODS, NEW SILKS, NEW NECKWEAR, NEW EMBRODOERIES, NEW GLOVES.
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Ladies'
rV
LADIES SUITS
Greatest Valties
in the Valley
An opportunity not to bo overlooked.
Tho styles and garments aro of tho
season's best nnd tho prices asked do
not cover cost of materials, let alono
tho making. Right now is your oppon
tunity to tnko advantage of somo re
mnrkablo bargains. Chooso from tho
remaining stock of FALL nnd WIN
TER SUITS and COATS for just
Half Price
BARGAINS
leckwear
jriie newest novelties tare always to
ljo found hero first, as wo aro al
ways first in showing tho best nnd
newust.
-i,k grado of Silk and
-
I'inen Collars 33
tetter grade of Silk and
n Collnrs ..'.: 32
r-V Silk Beaded Collars;
IT
lcial ' QSA
biffon, Fisehuos, rango from $2 to
SO-HALF PRICE. And other
"gains too numerous to mention,
a me in and see thero.
Beginning Wednesday
Lpecial Sale No. 213.
As a fitting finish nnd grand climax to tho greatest CLEARANCE SALE
ever inaugurated in this vicinity wo placo on sale COMMEOING WED
NESDAY, FEBRUARY 1
3000 Yads Embroidery
1 00 Doen Handkerchiefs
BOUGHT ESPECIALLY FOR THIS GREAT TRADE EVENT.
All new emproidories; valuos up, to 35u yard lOti
Fancy designs; values to 05o yard 3.5
Corset Cover Embroideries; regular 7flc and 80c values . ...37i
NO LIMIT TO QUANTITY PURCHASED BE EARLY.
Handkerchiefs.
On hundred dozen of sheer cambric
embroidered goods, 25c valuo,
TWO for 25
Men's Shirts
A great quantity of stiff bosom
striped shirts; regular $1,25, $1.50
and $1.75 values , 50
In Dress
Goods and
Trimmings '
REMEMBER SALE BEGINS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1.
Bargains abound in this section on
all wanted nnd dopendablo goods,
including tho colebrated Cravencttos
and E. Priostloy's blacks.
Regular $1.50 and $2.00
all-wool suiting 9S
Rogular 75c grado Sicillians;
special ...,, 37'-
Regular 85c grado Zibelinos;
special , G3
Regular $1.00 and' $-1.25 54 and
50 ineh suitings G5J
Regular $1,00 and $1.25
all-wool suitings 88
Showor-proef mixtures;
special 57
Regular 50c grade Kai Kal
silks 25$
Boy's Salts
Stylish nnd scusonnblo garments
for tho boy from 0 to 10 years of
age. Tho suits consist of two nnd
three pieces, mado of tho best of
materials in very lato stylos. Thoy
are broken lines which accounts for
tho radically low prices asked.
Chooso quickly
Half Price;
Mens
Hats
Now Spring
Styles in tho
best shapes.
Wo aro showing
the new
HAVANA
BROWNS
$3.50
Ladies
Gloves
A special lino
of Ladies'
Kid Gloves. ("x nF f
in groat vnrioty pf 1
shades. Regular $1.25 and $1.50
values; speoial, pair 98
IWladiejH
Men's Clotning
Greatly
Reduced
Men's ready-mado clothing that wo
gunranteo satisfactory in style, fit,
mutoriuls nnd workmanship. Tho
savings nro of n dogreo to interest
every lover of quality nnd economy.
Consider well nil that this occasion
reveals. Do not havo to reprove
yoursolf for neglected' opportunity,
but bond to the oar.
EVERY SUIT AND OVERCOAT
IN Tins ESTABLISHMENT
GRREATLY REDUCED IN PRICE
NO RESERVE
T
1
A full ling 04 gajijf fir table Golf
Gloves in blacks and colors;
spoeial . .' 4G$
ttn m
77a
)c7fieiieiS&&onA
BARGAINS
In
Bedding
You might look until your eyos
grow dim, and travel until your
foot got soro, but you could not
find bo fine a collection of bedding
ns wo nro soiling nt
Clearance Price
Cotton blankets, in colors tan awl
groy, bluo and rod, stripped bor
ders; a splendid C5c blanket.. JJOcJ
Cotton blankets of n generous slzo
in whlto, tan nnd groy, pink uud
bluo borders; regular 75e.....50
Good comforts, standard sire, filled
with cotton, wool and down.
Sale Price
NEW
SILKS
I'jrt showing of handsomo plaid
silks far iljlrt waists In all wanted
Colors a showing far superior to
any heretofore shown.
The newest in shirt waist silks;
special, yard $1.00
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