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n Jm 1 I MM 1H I JLA II 1 1 1 1 MtelMwIilffii 1 1 I Pi4iliili VOL. XIX. 8AL1JM, OREGON. KDXESDAV, SKPTEMBKIt 15, 19 00 NO. 808. 1) fl '.-Vo?- 1l. 4 I Zl'T r ?-unr f V PORTLAND FLOURING MILLS ARE BURNED EIGHT TRAINMEN KILLED AND BODIES BURNED IN TRAIN WRECK IN TENNESSEE WANTED - GLORY FOR HIMSELF 'Peary Gives This asihe Reason He Sent Companions Back and Went to Pole Alone. Whitney Is Sore NO LOVE FOR PEARY o -?. It "May nro rom ) ,ffjiourt K. 'P OUT OK COOK'S HOUSE IlV CO.IUrAKDKIt "I'KAllY'S OIAtfT BOATSWAIN', UNlTKIt 1'ltl.HH tl.AHKUVllu: I New York, Sopl. 15. ScleinUts to night In which ho declined to glvo more information regarding his dis covery because "It' might bo used by others." Ponry also declared that Whitney Is tho sportsman whom Dr. Cook declares Is holding somo of his datu, but Ponry maintains that ho did not dlsciiBs Cook's claims with Whitney. The explorer also refused to dis cuss Whitney's reason for leaving the Jcanlc. Dr. Hansen, a noted specialist, who has been Jn the nortii studying oyo diseases, declared lltnl Whitooy was ousted from Dr. Cook's liOiiso at An nortok by Ponry's giant boatswain and "treated llko a dog." Tho specialist says that Whltnoy has no love for Ponry. Roplylng to n question ns to why no white manjiniljjjcpmnanlod him SALEM TAKES A DAY OFF AND EVERYBODY SOES TO OREGON'S BIG SHOW 'Hon, Salem DUpto of evaporated prunes, 1. I O. A. O. Exhibit. I Tho Stato Agricultural College has Us great annual exhibit at tho fair, Sud extends, from a largo poultry ex hibit to tho pavilion display, that sIiowb tho educational side of tho work. Tho laboratory work li a great fcaturo, and domestio sclenco Is illustrated with displays of choinlcal j : analyses, showing what aro tho con- A GREAT BLAZE IN PORTLAND . -1 . . -tjy iojuu noio. VvOiiiuuiiiuur ronry ib uuo- riljtfrSKXiJwTlOdlAS JlSTMIK? CecWith sjfyini,thnt nftor n Ufo'tlmo"! mrtrkT.rAtt !..-. S ,it vKtimi'rd mImm n.nfll.MA.iii.MtAi nii x it.A .AVS "WHITXKV WAS TJUlbwX honor' for'hlmsolf. . . Vf o Tri7ii:D pitv cpetui: nc DinucxD Dciiyinirt,luoato,ototapounaortu IUZ.ILII Ulll UUL.ni. Ul I lUIILLIt IlLUmUl? n -STREET CARS TAXED TO LIMIT TO HANDLE THE CROWDS -- FINE EXHIB IT IN ALL DEPARTNMENTS mmontlng on Commander enr.v's statement of lost !' li This Is Salem day at tho stato fair, and a record-broaklng crowd Is in attendance. At 11 o'clock tho city ll AAl tl dAil n fVAtl.lMAt ln1lrlM ! t 1ll o. Successor on fccw York Central. . . . . Now York, Sept. lB.-Atthough orowU8 wero n,most uoyona ino ca' tho Now York Central directors mot Pncity or tho transportation compan thla afternoon, thoy fallod to oloct n ies. Tho program for tomorrow ap successor to fill tho vacancy in their pears in this papor, and for this even- numuer cajieea Dy mo aeam pi ta. n. i wg i. a. senator uunmuonain is an ljnrrlman, ; " nouncod to speak at tho pavilion. jFall Opening! of the grandest stock of high-class, seasonable merchandise that was ever opened up in Salem. The best price you get on any article elsewhere we will beat. We are here with the goods and prices: il 1 1 fill W Great Bargains in Tailor-made Suits CoacS; and Millinery Busy. Busy. Busy Is no name for Ihu swift selling of ooatB, suits and millinery for the post two weeks at the Chicago Store. '1 hey art going so fast that wo have them arriving dull' by expre. ' Wo can savo you from SO to 30 per cnt on n garment you buy. Spot cash buying in New York Is :hi renfton we onn give you such bargains. Jubi think of It, Ladles' $3.00 Broadcloth Coats for ?3.90 and up; 920.00 up-tothu-mlnute suits for,?12.00; $7.00 and $8.00 Trimmed Hats for $3.50 and $3.50. Mhn?rYK !' V!i. Bi riY a i i," '-5ai li i t rvt 'A I ' ? It 'i i ' t 1U li 111 yjmm IpAi)" W Among tho Cunipcra. Albert Tozlor, as usual, Is tho may or and suporintondonl of tho City of Cnmps, and thoro aro moro than over, and finer tonts and bettor equipment. Tho largo stockraon and plonoer mombors of tho Oregon Ag ricultural Society hnvo boon in tho habit for many years of camping horo with tholr families, coming in boforo tho fair, and staying until all I tho ostivltlos aro over. TJTo queen I of tho Tontod City Is easily. Miss foul ' Ino I.ooney, a young lady who has nt-, tended stnto fairs over slnco alio won a llttlo kid. Her largo tonl Is tho social center of tho fair, and her ev ening sol r os nrc attondod by ladles from all over tho stato. Fortunes; aro told, family rountons aro held, and thcro Is a domocratlo freedom that Is onjoyod by poojilo from all over tho valloy, and Portland peo- plo aro frcquont visitors, Tn Anotlier Tent. Mrs. D. II. Loonoy has tho mort valuablo silk quilt on tho grounds. It Is made of silk fair premium rib bons, takon at stato shows, It rep resents years of labor and dovotion to high Idoals In stock breeding, and Mr. Loonoy has, bcsldos this largo spread, a trunk full of ribbons, taken at stato and notional stock shows, herd trophies and sweepstakes prizes galoro. Hcttnurant Service Good. i mora aro many restaurants on tne grounds, most of thorn well-known I local caters and established church I organizations, whero clean cooking is obtainable at moderato prices. Sirs Frank Southwlck la running ... I ,. , , . """or, uouy uurnea. old-fn'hlonod. home-cooked meals, or that kind of food matorlal. I Thoro is a casd Of galads that is vory oppotlzlng. Thoro aro two kinds 1 of npplo salads, two of potato salad, j lettuco, cumubor, frrult, two tomato snlnds, boot, grapo and egg salad. Demonstrators and mombors of tho faculty aro present to explain tho purposes and methods of agricultur al education, and tho exhibit Is at tracting great attontlon. Moro peo ple stop and look It over than almost anything In tho building, In Indus trial work thoro Is ovorythlng, from tho plnlnost woodwork to the finest and most Intrlcato metal and mnrliliio latho work. PASSEN6ER 4 TRAIN IS WRECKED Eight Trainmen Killed and Bod ies Burned Many Pas sengers Are Hurt. Wreck Takes Fire Portland Flouring Mills Catch Fire Early This Morning and Were Utterly Consumed LARGEST IN STATE FlltK CAl'OIIT IX I'Pl'KU HTOUV and ituitXKD nowNWAitn.s, MAKIXfl SI'KOTA'CTIiAH SCHNK IH'ST K.l'I-()l)i:i) WHKS FlltK HTAItTKD T l-.XTY i:X(3IN'i:S AXO KIUU ItOAT OAIiLKO OIT Nashvlllo, Tonn., Sopt. 15, Bight mon aro known to bo dead as a re sult of one of tho worst wrecks in tho history of tho Nashvlllo, Chatta nooga & St. Louis railroad toasy, whon passenger train No. 4, traveling at a high roto of speed, crashed in to a frolght train at Pogrom, 85 miles west of horo, A number are also missing. Tho following aro said to be dead: Will Morgan, traveling engineer, body burned. Joo Cower, paasongor engineer, body burned. Josso B. Tarklngton, freight em in- e"glH09 reBl"JJ'nB to the Wonderful Bargains in Fine Silk and Dress Goods Thousands of yards of Fine Dress Goods and Silks uow on sale, .he only way you will appreciate this wonderful stock Is to come to our store and take a look through. You cannot find such a perfect stock of fashionable dress goods elsewhere in this valley. We tollere lu quick sales and small profits. So If you want exceptionally good ulues for your money, come to tho Chlca'go Storo. that makes the prices. Fine Silks, Yard 25c, 35c, 49c, 59c, 65c, 75c and up Fine Dress Goods, Yard 25c, 35c, 39c, 49c, 65c, 75c and up CHICAGO STORE SALEM, OREGON The Store That Saves You Money reagjrv: iwrjaggsaroaai ' U Ci fi ' vory much appreciated, g1 It Is tho second place from the entrauco on tho loft, next to the ma- ch'nory hall. Mrs. Southwlck has served meals hero for 15 years past, and always has all she can rorvc. Fruit Kxhlblts Never Better. As a producer of fine fruits Orogon Is skinning the whole world. Onr prunes, apples and pears aro staple, and In a superior class by themselves and the crops are as regular as corn In Illltnois. Some of the awards are as fol fel fol eows: V. A. Jones, Salem Display of peaches. 2; display of Charlotte poaches, 1; plate of Mulr, 1. T. B. Jones, nervals Display of peachey, 1; Charlotte peaches. Mulr peaches, 2; Early Crawford, I. C. B. Holtgrovo, Portland Bald win apples, 1: Dutchess Mlgnon, 1; King. 1; Missouri, 1; Pippin. 1; Win tcr Banana. I; Dartlet pears, 1; Beur re Clalrgeau. 1; Fall Butter. 1; Bar ry Sheldon, 1; Winter Nellis, 2. Thoo. Bennett. Salem Yellow gg plums, 1. C. J. AuJeraon, Salem Petit i prunoj 1 Olio & Co. Salem Display of v-.norated piures. 2 j Wi'iameto x-,iv Prune Assocla- Joseph Roach, messenger, burned, Sam Whiten, irolght brakemon. W. S Stallcup, mall clork, burned. L. T, Bailey, mall olerk, body burnod, BIHs Martin, freight conductor. Following the collision the on glnos, which met head-on, were over turned, and tho mall and baggage car or tho passonger train was demol ished. While tho panic-stricken passeng ers, many of whom wore Injured from flying glass, rushed madly from tho cars, shrieking In terror, flame burst from tho flro boxes of the en gines, and caught in tho splintered wreckage, Incinerating the bodies or the trainmen caught underneath. While tho train crew and male pas sengers worked Heroically to stay the progroa of tho flames and res- cuo tho bodies of the unfortunate vic tims of the wreck, a dispatch had been flashed to Nashville for aid. A bultch engine and a car loaded with physicians, nursed and emp.'oyes of tho company was Immediately rushed to tho sceno to render all pos sible afd" to tho injured. Men are now working in tho wreckage, frantically attempting to clear It away, in tho hopoe of extri cating tho missing, whom it is be lieved aro imprisoned under the cars UNITED MtHMH I.IUHin) W1UK. Portland, Or., Sept. 15. Aftor de stroying ho Portland Flour Mills, tho largest plant of Its kind tn 0 Xorthwxm, and spotting thousand. of dollars worth of groin. Are which stnttod from an oxploston at tho mills early today was brought under control boforo noon. For a time it was thought that soveral em ployos had lost tholr Itvos, and that n KOctlon of tho manufacturing dls. trlct of tho city would fall proy to tho flames. Tho estimated total lost will oxceed $300,000. As far as could bo learned nono of tho 70 employes of tho mills wore killed, although a search of the rulm will bo made. Tho mill is owned by tho Portland Flouring Mills Company. Shoutd tho olovntors and plors bo consumed tho loss will oxceod half a million dollars. A general alarm was sounded short ly aftor tho flro startod. In spite of a scoro of engines and two flro boats, the mill was soon a mass of flames. and only desporato work on the part of tho flromen kept tho flro from spreading to adjoining manufactur ing plants. Tho blaze was speetacular, from the fact that tho flames ato their way downward, foor by floor. Whon the general alarm arrived, the sixth and seventh floors wero almost consumed. Then the llamoa traveled to the third and Mooiul floors, soiling upon grain and iullnmmablo materials In tho build ing. The plant was tho largest In the Xorthwott, and had a capacity ot tsoo barrolB dally. Tho building was equipped with modern machinery and nn automatic water sprinkler. It l believed that tho force of tho explo sion disconnected tho sprinkler at tachment. In addition to loss by lire there will bo a largo loss from water, PRESIDENT WILL TALK ON BALED HAY f UNITED rSESS U9A8CO WIM.l North Yakima. Wash., Sept. 15. Whou President Taft steps from his special train at Bllonsburg, near here, In tho courso ot his western trip, he will mount a gigantic platform of baled hay decorated with thousands of rod apples, from which to deliver a brief speech. Tho President's train ill stay at Bllonsburg halt an hour. North Yakima Is laying plans for a recaption to tho President and a Program for his entertainment dur ing his half day's stay horo on Sep tember 29. Precautions will be taken to protect tho President, and a company of tho National Ouard will .Id the police In koeplng order The city will law-lily decorato iu honor f H gutt , "'ii'l