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SALEM, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, DBQBMDgR 27, 1P05
THOUSANDS
KILLED
IN RUSSIA
Civil War Prevails and Revo
lutionists Are Apparently
Prevailing
Bt, Petersburg, Dee. 27. Tho nows
mows Appeared thls morning with
iJoatmlcatJOB that ponce In Moseow
been restored. Official monopolize
tk Uses, but tho new Is not so en
mB"g fm outside points. Tho ab
fsul condition nro maintained In
Wsriaw, LoJ and othor poIntB.
Chicago, Dee. 27. Tho Dally News
WfTHpondent at Moscow onblos that
ful conflicts thero havo raged three
W;i am) are still undecided. Over
JOOO workmra ntid others have been
killed and about 20,000 nro wounded.
Tl streets nro strewn ns thoy must
hiro been after Nnpoleon'a visit, with
dtbris of every olinrneter. Hundreds
of kotties have been destroyed1 by the
artillery. Among tho vUUm are
iMM of women and' children. The
trespi are loyal to' their eemmaadeTS
m4 fight valiantly RgAlnit a worthy
fw. The revolutionaries have shewn
jmler enduranto than tho Cear'a;
treopi. The central revolutionary sent
aittee commands over half the elly.
THRIFTY
M'CALL
RETURNS
St. Petersburg, Ds. 27. A plot to
(Hare YYitU was frustrated, and the
plotters jailed. Wltle's position Is
fcuty, ami the Csar wishes to over
throw him.
Moscow, Dee. 27. The revolutionist
sr Med by tho women and are flght J
isg todAy with undiminished energy.
The casualties are enormous. The
Imp are worn out with eonitant son
flWi, lleinforeeHtonts are arriving.
Military riot Discovered.
t, Petersburg, Dee, 17. Fifty nr
tmIs are the result of a dlshevery of
Us Military to terrorise by mean of
a plot. Cewaek ebnrged tho strikers
at the Putlloft iron works this morning,
isjuriag three.
CoediUorui in Moscow.
Moseew, Dec 17. CJsneral firing
satisned until midnight. The gvr
argral has imed an appeal to the
pssple not to listen to the teehing of
latttohariM were only wiMaterprstlag
the rsnt manifest. He sails upon
the psopU to aid tho soldi In roster
lf order.
Married Second Time.
Paris, Dee, 27. Tha religious eerv
T ' the wedding of Prlneow IM.
iglno-Cloaa to Count Jules
& Voulolr was held at tho shursh
f St. Uoaore today at noon. It was
aWiliunt wedtHag, and was attended
T lrg party f officials and tho
smy.
New York, Dee, 27. John C. MeCall,
Booretflry of tho Now York Llfo Insur
anoo Company, was a wltnoss in tho In
suranoo oases this morning. Ho said
ho ' saw Hamilton at Paris, and his
oondttion was serious. Ho submitted n
phyilolan from n Paris physician. He
nald that Hamilton declined to give up
his oheeks or check books, as they only
bad to do with private matters. A
statement whleh was long was read In
to the evldenee.
Hamilton's statement whieh was
road wdb a masterful defeneo of tho
legal and legislative buslnoss dono by
him to benoflt tho Now York Llfo nnd
other companies. Ito nays In '09 ho
made nn exhaustive report upon the
aceounto, management nnd eondition of
tho Now York Llfo for t ho Prussian1
government, whleh report was pnssod
upon am) noeopted ns satisfactory. The
statement saysi
"When given, ohargo of the bureau of
taxation nnd legislation tho Now York
Life, It beeame apparent that the offi
eers of the eompany an well as tho
offieers of otfter oompanles, that if the
maw of prood legislation passed
tha eomjmaies will be Ieglsktel ami
taxed ottt of x Mease. It was deeldexl
if tha seeret serHso wore permlmable
In a governmeatal ngenay a cenflden
ttai srv4e will be the only effeetlve,
and, at tha same time, proper pUa to
gnard Ute most axtenslva eommereial
interest in the world, the Nfe insurance
lntslneart of Nw York ntate. Ily this
plan I wan able to have ns many rep
resentatives, frequently mon who would
not have assented a retalBor were It
known that they wero interestd in In
auranee leglalatlon. Their employinont
was known only to roe. I alwnyn kept
my word with thorn, and' tho compan
ies did not ovem know who they were.
Pronation to the oempanlM beeaiM
ample. Hash comany wna supplied
dnlly with n list of legislative pro-welt
Inns and progress, and templet par
timlar. Tho seal of legislators unfa
mtMar with logal and insuranta mat
lora ls tham to attempt to tax lasur
ana eompanJw and dissrlmlwat
against tb mas not resident in their
partlsulsr tat."
Hamilton anpeaded a tabio shewing
Mn xpNs1tHri from time of Prussian
rprt, 1SW to IfKW, inslnding his own
salary and sccsopUng quarter miHton
Hwehaa anked t have explained. It
mowtl for 1SW, t76,MQ: WM, l,D0O
1001, $117,000; IWi, flS.OOOj lOOt,
30; 1WI, 1111,100; 08, $H7,2O0.
In regard to tha quarter ef a million ho
saya It was entitled to apply to ether
aeswais. IT says that obligations In
eurred are yet to be paid from It, now
ever, be la willing to plase in the ens
tody of the eompany $100,000, to be
paid baek in futurs, wholly or in part,
as auditors may determine.
Hamilton say h learned of the pro
posed legislation and stopped it, bollev
Ing prevention bettor tbnn euro. Ho
snid: "Tho uso of tho public press did
much, but waa oxponsivo." In con
cluding, Hamilton said: "I lmvo found
In my work that In ovory loglslntlvo
body in the United States there Is ns
largo poroantago of honest men . ns in
any walk of life. I havo novor found
it difficult to defeat) blackmailers. Tho
best years of my llfo woro dovotod to
tho work of dofeatlng legislation bos
tilo to policy holders. Tho Injunction
of the prosldont of tho Now York Llfo
wns nlwayn unmistakable nnd oxpliolt
that I should oonflno my work within
tho law of tho land. Itegarding no
counts, no voushors wore taken from
me, nor by me, in oonsequonso of nn
ATTACK
JUSTICE
1SANTA
DOMINGO
BALDWIN
..., , k-.. tt. ...--.it iino X'caco iwiuwin, ieaus w .uu uv
aret," ltot that tho deedl was insplrod) by
Wlio Had Rendered a Decision
That Made Him Sick
Btfrcka, Cab, Doc. 27. An oxploslon
of sovoral stleks of dynnmlto,.lato last
niirht, noftr tho residonco of Justleo of
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AFFAIRS
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mamn una tt(.li n oriArrti ncnitwt tbn of
To tmproro tho Pennsylvania Bailroad J rt . . . ,. .. ... ...
blast war board all over tho city. A
Philadelphia, Pa,, Dea. 27. The
board of directors of tho Pennsylvania
railroad has boon Galled, to mcot horo
this afternoon to consider plans for ox
tenslvo Improvomonts of tho system,
whtob will ncaonltato nn expendituro
of nbout $18,000,000. Most of iho Inv
provemontfl will bo mado within a rad
ius of 60 mlloa from this city. Ono of
mo pnnjmi Jtmns win bo. tho oon
Btruetion of nn oxtonslon of tho low
grndo freight lino to Phllndolphln
through Ovorbrook. This lino will cost
7,000,000 nnd. wilt require two yoars
to build.
dqp holo was torn lntho ground and
pprtions of a stable wreoked. Tho po
Ifebnro lnvostlgntlng, but hnvo no duo.
Baldwin Is convalescing from nn ill
nesi which nearly proved fatal.
Ohiosgo Markts,
Chicago, Dec. 27. Cash wheat, 81 j
orn 47fri7tt: eata, 30980.
GREAT
PACIFIC
PORTS
Our Government Will Not
Recognize Any Revolu
tionary Upstart
Washington, Dec. 27,-Tho Prudent,
'Secretaries Boot, Tnft nnd Bonapart'o
had n long oonioronoo on Santo Do
mingo affair this aftornoon. It i po
slblo Itoot mayi dooldo that ho can o
orsise Inohoati rights to cstnbllsb and
inalntnin tho jocolvorshlp arm of this
government, AUso ho may consider
nny now govornmeni arising from tho
present revolution ns no government
ns no government at all, nnd under tho
proviBlona of tho ponding treaty main
tain order.
n
Cash for Uio Vetcranfl.
General W. B. Finxor, of Portlnnd,
Is in tho city todAy, looking up tho
records of tho Cayttsb nnd Indian wnrs
of 18W-0, with n. view to distributing
tho monoy whlob hns been, received
from tho national government for tho
payment of tho votexans of these wnrn.
TEDDY ;
TICKLES
PIGTAILS
Chrlstauui Oandioa and Nuts,
'Wo havo our Ofedstmea mippUm out
now, and ean show you aamplen and
give you prleett. Wo havo a large
asoortrrwnt for you to acleot from, and
wo ruwuro you our pricoa will be right.
T1D3 UFA
383 BUt SUset.
W. T. StoU. r. O. Myow.
Qpooial prlco per doxen on oandy
oanoj.
Washington, Dee. 27. The Amerlsan
CoRsdl at Kobe, Japan, report to the
departmont ef eemmerso and labor, and
cruetos Japanese effilal a making an
stlmte of the future Importanco of
Amerlsan porta on tho Pselrtc. pAnama
J first, San Praneiseo, Seattle, Van
ootivor and Portlnnd, in tho order
named. In Asia Hongkong, Shanghai,
Osw, Manila and Dalny. Inok vf fac
tories nnd torrid climate rotard Manilla.
Not an Object.
Washington, Dec, 27. Tho President
vtm shown a dispatch from Daker City,
Or., to tho offeot that a, popular sub
Mrlptlon for a gift for hi daughter
bad been started. He safd ho appro
oia(sl tho sentiment, but hoped no
suh eolleetlen of fund would bo made.
Chinese In our Country Are
Not Suffering any
Indignities
"Wasblnirtdn, Dec 27-Cnrrying (rat
tho Prcsidont'a determination to baro
naqunro dtoAl ovon tot the rlafting' pro
fessional Ohinoao Soerotary Metoalf U
paying thorn bis porsowal attention. A
a result fewer Chinese of high, charac
ter aro boing subjected! to intrJgn-ltiea.
V-n nnnnala are mftdo from tho de
oisJons of inuaigration offlcrs.
, . i i.
Mnrdox'ed on Desert.
San Dlogo, Col., Dec 27.-Tbo daa
trlct nttornoy hns rcoeivod a tHspatob
from- Cnloxlco, on tho desert, tolling of
tho horriblo murder of nn Coeopals la
dlnn, -who -waa tied "with, n Triro, if
throat out and stubbed. Thero In no
clue to tho murdWtvr.
American Prince of Walen.
OinaUmatl, Dec. 27. Congressman
Longworth arrived nt home todAy to
spond tho few holiday. ThI la prob
Ably hi last visit in this olty nn n
bachelor. Ilia frlonda nro planning n
great round of farowoll festivities.
School Mooting Adjourned,
Tho Salent school board bold nn ad1
journed meeting at tho police court
room last evening for tho purposo of to
calving the now high sebool building
And settling with the oentraetora, but,
owing to she f not that tho Architect iras
sot ready to make bis report another
adjournment waa taken to this evening.
Soroaado tho Offloialo,
The state offleials, Jerks, steaogra
phern and employes at the fttato bouse
were afforded a treat thJ afternoon Is
tho shapo ef a eoneert by the Iteform
School band.
ToilAy'fl Brief Telogrmns,
Yorkes tho Chicago millionaire, who
la very III In New York, l-i alightly Im
proved, but thero is littlo hope ontor
tainedr for him.
PETTICOATS
Black Moroeriiod Accordion'ruItoS
rotticoatJ, to accowmodato thoao
who woro disappointed in our recent
sales,
$.35
$3St
fei&3$orU
UMBIELLAS
Timo to think of ralnidieddeja, Ex.
amino our miperb liuo of newest
thlngrj in TJmbrolla.
50c to $ 1 5.00
TODAY'S SPECIAL SALE "
Lace TimmecJ Fancy Apons
Square and toum) eoraers, lae edga. laso lwHn.. f. jh
" vw wu viujy. r "' " vww
ONLY A HANDFUL
OF
Holiday GoodsLeft
You can have them at
exactly
HALF PRICE
WB ALWAYS SHOW NEW GOODS EVEEY SEASON, AND MAKE IT
A POINT TO CLOSE ALL HOLIDAY GOODS OUT THE YEAB THEY
- BOUGHT.
Last Sate tclay, Dec 23td
WAS THE BEST DAY LN" OUB HISTOEY, WITHOUT AKY EXOEP
HON.
Last week, Dec. J8tn to 2Std
was the best week in ouk histoby, without any exoep.
Out Geat Sale and White
Cataival
JJ: Z?1" ."- vat in thv history ef tU. - -.,.
vry artlele in the Xa "l?.1.1 " flBd nd
- ., .vra,i gool
lltflSjufMJ
V Mm
IUJTUjJ
1b eeepted) la
Decidedly Reduced in Price
The assortment
boea astlaipated.
" ""I"""-! t T PWIU. du4 U,
srMe.
I? I GODJO TO BBEAK MORE BEOOBDS DUBING THE COMDTO YEAB
SBtABLB KEKOHANDISE AT BED BOOK PBIOES WILL DO IT
A Combination of
Style and Price in
Out Ready-to-Wear
Sections
With our stock to select from
thero aro few ideas that cannot bo
fully mot and satisfied in very pop
ular stylo and fabric. Come early
and Bhare in this great bargain
event.
Reduced Prices
Wondefl Bargains in Evey
Patt of the Institution.
Wait Fo This Sale !
BARGAINS GALORE
IN
TOYLAND
Half Price
nin -- m r. ., .
' fc
f I
Men's Clotnes-
Style, Fit,
QaKtyt ptiCe.
a.
It is not of tea that you find the
wt throe combined at tho rieht
Price. Whatever your MJ
show you a cut and" a mfct.
jounce the best
eek and Job Tin ahow you tht We
please you. W9
Reduced Price