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Show I Tun mhhehk litm O'lilwiMcy Im4m senatos doibi 1$ Has Not Said Its Last Word Jaoait Leas Hopeful. London, Jan.. 8. A special dispatch from Tokia under today's date, afier recording the arrival of the Kusrian reply adds: ' Diplomat y liu uoi said its last word and there are still hopes that hostilities may Te averted. From the Russian legation k is announced that the segotiMlns eeatiane.' London. Jaa. 8. The test of the Russia a reply to Japaa' last note has the Japanese by lieea received lion.,' It till be prpacatcd to tle foreign office later ia me day hy Minthe ister Hayashi. At the opinion ia heal that tho reply ia utterly opposed to the main Japanuac contention sail It is thought tliat a ill Im broken oft. Minister Hayashi said to a reporter: After reading the reply, nil I can say la that .hope lor a peaorfnl snttlo mout ia growing less and loss. Conditions are very .grave." Japaa has decided nut to buy the for which negntia-tionChilean tran-luphad been started. At the lets-lioit la said the sliipa bought from Argeatlaa are experted to rail today for the Far East by way of the Snea canal. Wheat advanced a further shilling per quarter today In some of the provincial markets on the prospect of - n war. About t,00A tons of eoal were shipped from, Cardiff during., this work, 48,006 to Japan, 40,000 to Fort Arthur, hud "9,000 to Hongkong. 1 HongkongJaa. 8. A detachment id 350, men of the Sherwood forester, and ( Nottinghamshire Derbyshire) regiments forming part of the garrison of Hongkong, has suddenly been warned to bit In readiness for arrive service. The destination of the Ironpg has not been divulged. The authorities refuse alf inform at ina bnt It is presumed that the troops are going to Pekin or derail. The detachment is ready- - and their transport arrangements have been completed.' Lamdoa. Jan, 8. The British home fleet left Portland today for the Span- ish meat, after coaling to the foil fleet will thus be In readiness to replace the Channel squadron in the event ef the I at Ur- - being re-- ' qaited to HU np vacancies in the Mediterranean squadron, should vessels be ordered tbcorq to the Far Hafjt, New York. Jan. 8. Nearly all per sons hen taka the view that Japan's rood sit toward Missis. Is that of a naughty child, eahlsa the 8t Peters burg eorreepoadentof the Herald, Bhe la constantly being told In tha press not to be ao foolish, 'not to waste money in tha Impossible task of fighting Russia, and so on. In a long article upon tha alleged folly of Japans pretensions, the Oaaette says: What an.qhe,da.to hurt .Hqin? She must take one of her strong fortbut aha resses, say Port Arthur; would require ten times more military to fores than aha could ever bring bear, to accomplish such a feat. .We Uriah, however, England and America will Intervene to prevent Japan from taking any such mad step as that at making war upoa us." . Washington, Jan. 8. The Far East-erat tho sJtusUoa was discussed cabinet meeting today, special consideration bring given the movement of the Asiatic i squadron, which It Is desired shall be no shaped as to cm phasice tho absolute neutrality of this country In the event of hoetill-tie- s between Russia and Japan. After the meeting It was announced that orders would bo cabled Admiral Kraus upon bis arrival at Guam tomorrow to proceed thence to Ktiblg Ilay, It being ' dcsified that tha America a navy shall observe Good sea mam r.nrs. but njt going to Japauese or Kusaiaa waters lust now. a - Paris, Jaa. 8. The Associated Press Trams that ta the- opinion of tho fYwnch government there ia a chmaco to avoid n conflict between Russia and Japan as a result of n concession made by Ruanda In her latest note The dispatches which have coma to Paris from all quarters today- bar been- most pessimistic and the hopefulness of the government Is in strong ; contrast with them! London' Jan.-- 8 3:13 p. m. The Russian ambassador. Count Donckeu-dorf- f. and tho Japanese minister. Paros Hayashi, visited the forelga office this afternoon and had hair aa hour's conference with Ixtrd Laasdowne, to whom the text of the Russian reply to Japan was communicated. The Brit government Is continuing Its eflh forts in the interests of peace: - - . Manila. Jan8. The Japanese gov-ernment through its local agent, has railed fur bids for an enormous r just all bids mi&nrity of sarsUtence to he In by Jan. iiith. Tokio, Jaa. 8. Tho elder states-- ' men uf Japaa vlld not hold a confer- race today, hut probably will center tomorrow. Meanwhile the wildest ru uusn (non are current. The ' Imously demands that the press government take derisive action, thereby prevent-- ; ing Russia from gaining advantages by further dilatory tactics. ( '. The people repose confidence In the government's ability to rise to the opportunity. r- - linn ii - . , - JAPANESE CALLED before It is too late. There Is nerd of suffering with sore eye er headache, as It Is invisible In most cases to correct the ctII with properly fitted glasses. Examination costa you nothing here, and If glassea are ordered I gnarautee their reliability. . no J. T. Rushmer, Wash. Ave. 2413 HOI loot INVENTORY SS10ESALE fo? wares WttrteJ I We arc about to take inventory and wc have too many shoes. We shali on Monday commence a Mid Winter Stock reducing event that will. send ever Winter Shoe out of our store at a reduction of half Off A Fourth. A Third, A the regu'ar selling prices. Over 5000 pairs are included in the great Mid Winter Sale and were it not for the staid, substantial way this house dose business the quotations of such prices as we name would be nothing; less than sensational, but being honset advertisers our ads are read and believed. Every Winter Shoe Must Go Note the relentless cuts made in our prices. The jury is instructed to find a verdict of not guilty. Immediately after the verdict waa ordered for dcfcndaat. District Attorney Summers announced that he wished to enter a nolle In the case of Jacob Fisher explaining his motion by saying: It Charles H. Dietrich was not a member of Cougress until after liec. 2. has held that he 1901, and the was nut, then Jacob Fisher cannot ba put upon trial for or on account ut agreeing to pay or paying certain 'uma ot money to him or performing contracts for him during the dates from July to October 1901, under a contract made with him as a member of Congress whereby Jacob FUher was to bo appointed postmaster." The court made the order and then railed up the case against Heuator Dietrich In which he Is charged with holding and enjoying a lease with the Government while he was a United 8tales senator. District Attorney Rummers stated that the Government had not within his knowledge ever placed a man on trial on wbal might be termed a technical vlolatiou ot Irw. Under the Istil placed upou section Dietrich had1 enjoyed the lease but a short time after he hail become a United Htates senator, that Is. after taking the oath. He said that although he had received rentals from April 34 to Dec. 5, under tho court's construction, there had been no vlulstion of law. The property was deeded to the ator shortly after Sen- Dee. 2. not," raid the District Attorney. ask a Jury to return a verdict of guilty against a man trader any circumatam-eunless I liellered such a verdict to be in the interest of justI would s ice.- The court, therefore, on motion of tbe District Attorney, entered a ' nolle, which cleared the docket of i ases against Dietrich aud Fisher. Adjourned. OUTLOOK FOR BUSINESS. Come soon while sizes remain unbroken. SPECIAL No. , LEAP YEAR! at Once 1. On the bargain tables will be found 300 pairs of PROCEEDINGS IK COBS Ladies9 tShoes SENATE. odds and ends in the best makes. Welts, turns and McKays patent leather and kid French and Military heels, lace, size 2 to 7. Sale price until sold Washington, Jan. 8. When the Senate met today Mr. Reuu (Va.) offered a Joint resolution providing for an investigation of the Darien canal route. $1.45 He said .that such a waterway would be only thirty miles In length and that the route had never been carefully Investigated hy engluetre. Mr. Bamu to aak Interrupted where the propoecd canal was to bC( located lu view of the recent geographical changea In South America. It Is In the State of Panama, remarked Mr. Stewart, about 130 miles from Colombia." Mr. Scott said that although he had always believed In a sea level waterway. he had hesitated to press the matter because he might be accused of an effort to delay and hinder the construction of a canal, but auch was uot hla purpose. He w anted a canal hut wanted the best one. He asked that tho committee ou cauals make an early report on the resolution he has presented. The Bcolt resolution was referred c cato the committee on nals. Tho resolution for an Investigation of the postofllcc department was thon taken up. , Mr. Rimmona made tho point that the frauds exposed by Mr. Bristow tu every instance, form a civil liability and that government funds which bad been wasted should be recovered in asronrt of law. Mr. Tillman said lhat a number of years ago, lie had asked that .rural free delivery boxes lie supplied to farmers at cost, and that he had submitted a sample kox which sold fur. fifty, cents. This I mix, .aid Mr. Tillman, waa furnished later at 91.35 and $1.30 each. He wanted to know whether any investigation of this case had been made. Mr.. Simmons answered that.llrls-tow'- s report exposed many such :. cases.,.. SPECIAL No. 2. We have taken from our stock all the heavy extension zoles welted in Ladies Shoes of the Utz and Dunn and Krippendorf Dlttmann MaKes. Patent leather and kid, all sizes and widths, former prices $3.00, 3.50 and 4.00. This lot will be so d at' -- iutor-oceant- c $2.25. v iuter-oceani- Resumption ef Work at Mills ia Mast Encouraging. New York, Jaa. 8. Riiecial telegrams HOUSE. concerning bit Hindu features from correspondents of tho International MerWashington, Jan. 8. The chaplain cantile Agency throughout the United of the House today prayed for comStates and Canada are summarised as fort for the grief stricken family of Cleveland. follows: The hill amending the act approla addition to dullness Incidental to priating money for the eradication of the first week of tho year, blockades to foot and mouth tiiaeasea among cattraffic and trucking caused by snow tle so aa to make available the amount and extremely uold weather, have in- ot $250,000 to meet the emergency terfered with attention to mall orders caused by the Mexican boll weevil, and full recovery from holiday stagnatwas token up for consideration. Mr. ion.1 War rumors have resulted ip Burleson (Tex.) urged the Importance great Irregularity In the stock and cot- of the passage of the bill to the cotton markets and have atimtilated ton growing sections, giving the hisprices for cereals, provisions and cop- tory of boll weevil and what it haa per. In addition, criffee la lower on done. Ita statistical position, and tia higher Mr. Gillette (Maas.) called attention on improved demand. to another insect the gypsy moth Tbe moHt encouraging feature is which had been brought to New Engfound In the reauinpttou of work at land and which he raid was factory, foundry, mill and furus w of dangerous and should receive cqually atten80.000 men who have been temporarily tion wlrh a view to its extermination. Idle In Pennsylvania and Ohio.- 8. The House Washington. Jan. Banks at larger cities are said in lie paired the bill making availin a mmh stronger position than in- today sum of $250,000 to meet the creased Kan accounts would Indicate able the out of the ravages anil trust romimny reserves, notably emergency growing the hoil weevil. at New ork..nre exceptionally heavy. of He offered nn amendment of nn Demand for steel and coke has additional appropriation ut $250,000 materially. Rail mill have conthe eradication of the gypsy moth. tracts to keep them busy until April. torMr. Wadsworth made tho point of Leather business is active, hut dry order that this was not germane aa it goods jobbers are banging back. Print utraks are pretty well depleted, with was a new appropriation. The speaker sustained the point, only fair order. Tho shoe ludualry and the bill was passed without divishas had a record year. Boston bankers stats they think Uia ion. It provides that the rum made Industrial proeitei-- t la fair and look for available may be expended by the Agriculture Iu such manner gain. At Uhicagu, the volume of bittiness as he shall deem luv:. in with atato experiment stations, for 1903 waa about equal to that of l lituJ. Ijoeaee in Iron and were aud practical cotton growers if tho shall deem it oflWt through the region tributary tu Secretary of Agriculture t the emergency that c!ty by gains iu distribution ut advirablo to cotton shoes, .clothing, groceries, coni, leather caused hy the ravages of the affect-lug and lumber. The spring ontluuk (here boll weevil and other Insects cotton. Is for a big business in shoes, Jewelry, The 1 loose thru wcut Into commitlists and dry goods. tee of the whole to consider the penKt. Louis hankers aay the trade outlook throughout the Southwest ia very sion bills1. S. Representative favorable. a resAdtanre spring bnsinees at Cleve- Staideu (Item. Tcx.'i, inti'oiluc-land Is uruatiy good. Louisville had olution today requesting tlic lrexldont tne good o Hires or mediation tho most prosperous trade iu 19ril in to its history, the only thcck of moment of the United States to RuhsIs and being in bihacco. due to a cut her Jspsx Went of tlie.MisaissIppI snow TRAIhftaEN CARELESS. has bellied tho wluter wheat. Tradu has been quiet in the t'auu-uia- n dominion. Iron and steel tnaitc.e Eight Train Crews Passing Danger are extending plants tu take advautsg" Signal Are Laid Off. of the Government bounty. Tin j at . The Chicago Trirhi.ago. Jan. ore operations in t.oal and copper Without noticing show laYgety raereased outputs. Banka bune says tods' the l:ght in the semaphore above report Urge gains In deposit. Nearly that suburban station o( a railroad en200 branch banks have keen ciTa'.liib-e- d within a year. Dealers !a shoes, tering Chicago was not burning.eight clothing, jewelry, implements aad pro- train crew have pasred the danger visions tell of gains In 1903 over pre- signal while a high official secrst'.y marked down the numbers of the vious years. train-- . E.cht conductor, eight fireA DOUBLE TRAGEDY. men,' end eight engineer nro row on an enforced vacation of ixty dr.ye. The retrnrkahio tc-- wax sunsrrio-Jan. 8 James GarMinneapolis, field of Hurley. Wi.. locked ths door bv the wreck thst occurred or. the of hla fist, and (old hie wife he meant Pero Marquette railroad near Grand to kill her. Then he telephoned to a Tla?id. Mich.: 'on December Sih. nr.d friend to hold the line and listen. by a desire of th company to throw The friend heard s woman's screams tho utmost safety precautions about and three Kvtrtver shots. When the Its patrons. poTIhtf broke open the ilmr (hey found According rvtj.e rule rf tbe nur.-psc- y Oilfield with a hullvi ir. It's hrnln. The a 'light .ftf.' t rU herniu- - be t wa-vatiifo-vlllr woman dead. Shewn a i xienifirsiiep that s red l'-- h urtl.-- f known as Pearl iiuy!r or d.'inser :znl wrnl.t Imv. SPECIAL No. 3. From our immense line of Williams and Hoyts and Utz and Dunns goods we have selected 250 pairs of Misses School iShoes -- Box and velour calf and kid sizes Hi to 2 Former prices $2,00 and $235, during; this sal: all widths. $1.50, , SPECIAL No. 4. ; . 250 parts of childrens shoes of same makes as in Special No. 3 Suitable for best or school' wear. Box calf and ldd, sizes 8 to H, all widths Former prices $1.50 and $1.75. Reduced to $1.25 SPECIAL No. 5. 200 pairs of (Childrens shoes, Williams and Hoyt make, patent leather and kid, cloth, kid and colored tops, sizes 5 to 8, sold formerly at $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75, sale price 9jC SPECIAL No. 6. 4r'h 150 pairs of Menfs shoes, odds and ends, best makes ed - i ; valour and box calf, patent leather and vid ldd, regular prices $3.50 and $4.00, they go into this sale at $2.50 stc-fe- nii-c- SPECIAL No. 7. d "During the Month a Thousand Hava ailed From California-Lo- s Angeles, Cal., Jaa. . 7. Tbo Times says: ft is estimated that hy the end of this montlr thousand Japanese will have gone back from California to Japan, baring been called to ''to by an edict of Japanese Consul o of Ean Francisco.' This nfate-;mefway made by K. Baba, who la an educated Japanese of high standing among hi kinsmen in Los Angeles. Wu are very glad to meet with Kesris in arm he said. Ws must ght tad w feel that an are glad hbont tha. war. . The Japanese who are going belong to tho elass of those who were ooee soldiers sad they are called back to serve In the home guard sstl be ready to go Into active service when needed. The Japanese ef this ciry who belong to this claes did not wait for the order of the consul, hut proposed to Mm two months ago that they should go and 1 wrote tho letter. Many of. them have a. ready yonc sad the rest trill leave before the end of t, month. r DIGNAN Dancing Academy on-ron- e No-log- lt . UTAD, XATCT.PAY MOTtXlXO, JAXEARV, 9, tsaai t Expert Optician. OODEX, cum Declared Net Actually a' Member ef the Senate When Alleged Bribery Took Place. Senator Charles H. Omaha, Jan. DlefiUh and Jacob Fteber. postmaster relcsaud from custt Hastings,-wer- e in rite Vandevanter Judge tody today. Circuit court Instrncting the Jury to the bring In a verdict of not guilty of Dis-tri't charges of bribery, etc., aud the Attorney entered s nolle is lit indictments rrrrnriy returned sgainst them. Immediately after convening court this morniug Judge anderventer handed down n decision sustaining the demurrer interposed by counsel f'V defense, which had been mad os the ground that Dietrich was not actually a member of the Senate wben the alleged bribery took place. The ffett of the division Is that a man is not an actual member of C ngne until he shall have taken tha oath at the bar of the house to which he ia elected. Judge Yaadcvruter. after dclireriug his opinion, instructed the Jury to bring ia a verdict of nut guilty, and the District Attorney Imioudiatoly entered a nolle la the other rases against tbq fienator. A nolle was then entered in each of the indictments against Fuat master Ftshrr and both were gives their liberty. Ia delivering tbo npinkm of the court Judge Vaadeveuter said: The court has given aa careful and exhaust, d attention to tho demurrer and we aa the Urns wyuty permit, have arrived at a ouaclusicra in which both are qiilie agreed This cjyfcnd-gut- , I charged with receiving and agreeiug to reeeiva while' a member of the United Rtatca Senate or a part oi the United States Congress, valuable conalderathm from one Fisher tor procuring or aiding to procure fur him tha appointment of postmaster at Hastings, Neb. - Morikm 1781 at the revised statute under which this art Is brought rontalas two distinct and separate prohibitions. Tho first paragraph. under which this indictment ia brought, provides that every member of Oongresa, officer pr. agent of .the certain government, who commits acts,ifhall Im guilty of a misdemeanor, and pravtdes for certain punishment. Tha other paragraph provides that evpry member of Congress, officer or agent of the government after his slectkm,' etc., shall be liable to the penalty provided for tha commission of surb acta" The opinkra then defines the difference of meaning between the two is to the effect that a man elected to Congress does nut actually beuuma a member of that body until after ha has qualified and taken the oath at the bar of the House to whlrh he has tieen Judge Yande-vente- r said the court was unable to find a single instance, nor had conn-se- t cited any instanco where a member of Congress after his election aaJ 4a 'qualification aud taking Eiuroath, his had enjoyed greater privileges than any other person, by means of their election, and they often enjoyed much greater influence. The last paragraph, said tho court, refers to seta which may. W committed by n members of Congress after their for acceptance of the duties of their office. Continuing he said: Under h law, therefore, there is ap crime except where Congress has po declared. The Mart does not make the law or aay what It should like to hava It he. Congress makes the law and tha eonrta construe It. llcra Congress has said that members at thst body who tske nribea shall be punished. ft. might, perhaps, he competent for Congress to enact a law which would makq It a penal offense for any persons to attempt to secure for another aa offlce.under the government bnt anrh a suggestion Is not Included In this statute, lustead of saying every person, It Is routined to members of Congress, o (fleers and agents of the United States." Instead inf saying every person, it is confined to members of Congress, and agents of the United States. The two houses ef congress, under the constitution, are the wily Judges of whom shell sit as members of their respective bodies. The District Attorney hai admitted that there was P0, arertou fit .Congress from March 28. tha gate at the election to the Legislature of Senator Dietrich, and December 3, the date of the convening of Until the latter date there Congresw could be; fio Question raised ss to his actual membership In the Senate nor could ha qualify bffore that ljody urn-ti- l that lime.' Until then It was not known whether he srotUd be ;permlll ted to enter upon his duties as' a UnU rd States .Senator, end as the repm acintetlve of tbe people of Nebraska before that body. The opinion then defines tbe meanand ing of memliera-elec- t, meiuliera of Congress. It concludes: Our opinion, therefore, Is that this defendant was uot a United' State Senator at the time of the arte charged in this indictment, within' tha Inhibition of this statute. 1 EXAMIXER. JtOKXIXO i Beginner1 das for 1.hucs and flent'etuhn nev? coaiuiencci, Monday crcning Jaana-u.th, at 7:30. : DIGNAN Dancing Academy Waits clsss for Ladles and commences next Tuesday evsnlag, Jaa. 13. at 7:30. Gen-tlearn- o DIGNAN Dancing Academy . Ontario' rhb, regular; Monday night parry. per c,ocplc. . - Adnbrrteti ,. .'ic. l the-B!i- i j Edwin C!appfs Shoes for men, none better, heavy extension soles, . box calf and vid kid, 60 pairs in all and formerly sold at $5 and $6, price during the sale $350. ioc Co. 24$1 Washington Avenue. |