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and Saturday, partly showers. AILY CAPITAL TOURMAS SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1904. MO. 208. ICAGO GAS TANKS EXPLODED imf Workmen Lost Their Lives and Property Valued at One Hundred Thousand Dollars Destroyed o .Nov. le. ay tne explosion Mil tank of gns at 74th street Chicago nvenuo at 2 o'clock lug, tho building of the Peo- (Company, adjoining, collapsed unrounding property was with destruction. Tho police tUO or 12 men wero employed pTCSalscs, and it is believed that refo killed. Following tho first our or five tanks became ig- low up. Tho residents in ghborhood fled in terror. Win- shattered by tho concussion, ecked and roofs damaged. hick followed is rapidly apj- wo huge tanks thnt contain of gas. The efforts of the' aeaBsiem futile, nml should tne ignite many will probably ivo workmen arc known to have been cremated. The fire has spread to 75th street and Greenwood avenue, and is now so fierce thnt it can not bo approached within a distance of threo blocks. B m IS gpffiffiiy kocosN ov. IS. The llro onginnted nt of tho Pylo Notional Elec- dllght Company, n sub-tenant company. Tho small storago i.lly became ignited and ex- '.tquick succession. At least ji oeions occurred. Tho flnmes ad to the big plant of ,tho Gas Company. Of 25 men em- both plants, only sir nro nc- SfforAc Five, were taken to tho ,.mj me iato oi xne remaining and it is fearou tuey Chicago, Nov. IS. Ono body was re covered at 11 d'clock that Lad been blown outsido of tho limits of tho flames. Firemen say that probably eight moro bodies are in tho ruins, and that tho injured nggregato eight or ten. A sudden chnngo in tho direction of the wind' cnused tho flames to start away from tho two largo tanks, which will probably be saved, as they aro be ing deluged with water. Chicngo, Nov. 18. Tho force of tho explosion was sufficient to partially wreck dwellings within a radius of four or five blocks. In ono building, 200 feet from tho Pylo plant, flvo peoplo were badly Injured when it collapsed about them. Tho loss is estimated at 100,000. Two bodies have been removed-from tho ruins. The authorities "havo been notified that" thcro wero tit least 30 men in the building at tho timo of tho explosion. uwn, : Chicago, Nov. 18.-2:30 p. m. Five bodies havo been recovered so far. Fire Marshal Campion says tho dead will reach 13 and 17 aro injured. Several of the bodies recovered wero torn limb from limb, and identification is -difficult. !- HIGAGO TEAMSTERS STRIKE EXTENDING ml mWmWk&f'T CONGRESS COMMENDS PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT El Paso, Tex., Nov. 18. Tho report of the committee on permanent organi zation recommending the officers as rendered last night was adopted today, and the new president, Governor Par dee, of California, addressed tho con vention. Tho other officers are: First vice-president, Judge L. M. Shurtliffe, of Utah; second vice-president, Con gressman J. H. Stephenson; third vice president, E. L. Smith, of Oregon. Tho congress passed a resolution of thanks to President Roosevelt for tho interest ho lias displayed in irrigation and empowered tho cxecutivo commit too to net a committee on credentials for futuro congresses. Portland will bo tho meeting placo next year. DEFENSE RECEIVES LETTER FROM EYE WITNESS New York, Nov. 18. The prosecution in the trial" of Nan Patterson, charged with tho murder of "Caesar" Young promises nt the proper tiino to furnish tho motivo which caused tho killing, A letter received by Miss Patterson's counsel was mauo public today. It is written in German and signed "L. Black.'! Tho writer claims ho was a witness to the shooting, nnd saw Young with a revolver in his hand, nnd heard tho shottflrcd. Ho is willing to appear ns a witness. Tho eighth juror was ac cepted this morning. Miss Patterson was an Interested spectator again this morning, and appeared radiant nnd confident. POLICEMAN KILLED BY MIDNIGHT BURGLARS Detroit, Xov. IS. Policeman John Daley was shot and killed at midnight by two burglars whom he detected at work in tho rear of a store at 75 Mich igan avenue, and Horbert Pickell n special officer, of the Michigan Central, was probably fatally wounded, when ho ran to tjio policeman's assistance. Tho murder occurred in tho heart of tho business 'district. One colored man haa been arreted on suspicion. CHOP SUEY JOINT RAIDED BY ROBBERS Chicago, Nov. J8. Threo highway men raided Jung Toy's chop suey res taurant, on North Clark street, early this morning. They kicked down two Chincso waiters, escaped with the cash registor, and later engaged fna"7ovoJ- ver Imttlo with policemen. Tho rob bers escaped, but it is believed ono of their number was woundod. fclCft Nov, 18. The strike of the Sjngon drivers, which led to lay, spread today to other jatthe furniture manufacture ion. Tho teamsters quit, of tho union officials, pick- established, and the fao- a stato of siege. The Cill er's Association will try to wagons today with non- Rioting is likely to re- s believed that an injunc- sought against tho team- Ifirnis are nffceted by the strike. Tho International Teamsters' Union has decided not to handle pro ducts of any factory whero a strike is ia progress, cvon nfter tho deliveries are mado to tho retailers. Chicago, Xov. IS. At Kinzle and Union streets todnv, 1000 striko sym pathizers stoned four wagons of tho Johnson chair fnctory, and then fought n battlo with tho police. Tho union teamsters formed n blockade of wagons, and it took the police four hours to re lease tho teams which were assailed, Several policemon wero injured by mis sili, but none soriously. s' Clething: .get, something moro tl.in good material, strongly put together jyou buy our ie Hopkins Boy Proof Clothing itoshes And Oil Coats for Men and Boys sr dry goods department is still on the increase. New geds ar- jconstantly. ,, . stvix 5 JEFFRIES-JOHNSON BOUT MAY NOT TAKE PLACE San Francisco, Nov. 18. Tho story printed this morning to tho effect thnt James J. Jeffries has agreed to meet Jack Johnson, colored, is given little crodonce. Johnson's manager hna heard nothing from tho champion, nor can tho managers of tho Shasta Club assert positively that the fight will tako place. Spokane, Nov. 18. JefTrlos, when seen by n press representative) this af ternoon, denied thut ho would meet Johnaon, GOVERNMENT CALLS IN NATIONAL BANK DEPOSITS Wnsblngton, Nov. 18. Secretary of tho Treasury Shaw this nftomoon is sued a call to tho national banks for 25 per cent of the government deposits, 10 per cent to bo paid by January 15th, and 15 per oent by March 16th. It Is estimated that It will bring in 425,000,-000. Ihoes for men, women and children. Every day with n Is a day t ie-giving. New York Racket SALEM'S CHEAPEST ONE-PRICB CASH STORE. T.JBARNES, PROPRIETOR QUIET ON THE ISTHMUS Panama, Nov. 18. The deposing of f'eramanderdn-Cbicf Huortaa and rele gating him to tho ranks of the police has not yet been proclaimed. President Amador this raernlujj boarded tho oruls ar New Yerk for a oonferonce with the American naval officers. Tho city U quiet, aw) the pclice aro guarding the pctkM. Amexiean inariueii patrol the raUwrbc. Panama, Nov. 18. Five hundred American marines have been landed fraea the warship in the barber, awl hare occupied the Labeca, Aneen awl Panama railread depcta this afteraeen. Pretest Amador has Uwied decree deposing General Huertas frem eera M4 f the army, bat giving blm full salary for life. Tho army will be re tail temporarily, and the eeawaad was offered to Geseral Vares. General H-trtas refuted to accept it pesetas, BOSTON DOCKS BURNED lioeton, Nov. IS. The lire which started at 11 o'oleek last night de stroyed pier Nfl. 5, ef tho Hoosaok Tun nel lock, entailing a le of $600,000. For a time the entire Clmrlestewn water front was threatened. The dock were owned by the llonton & Maine railroad. Ffiher Wants Emerson. San Jose, Nov. 18. KImer Kmerson, the normal speed marvel, who played tkbj toaaon with the Vancouver, I). C, aiae, received a telegram from Mike Picker, manager of tho Taeoma team, which i now playing in Fresno, to name bis terms and report for duty as sues as poritble, .Emerson, who li barely out of his teens, Is considered one of the nt promising pitchers in the state. Chicago Market. 'bi'sso, Nor. IS. Wfcest, Decersber aol Vrn lelind to accept the port 1 101.11, May, l.lf41.11; ot cc-mtnanacr tn tbitt oa, nmn-. WOMAN STIRRED MEETING Referred to Fall River as the Port Arthur of the Labor World at the Present Time San Fraucisco, Nov. 18. At this morning's session of tho Federation of Labor appeals wero mndo for aid to tho striking testllo workors at Fall Blvor, Mass. Pitiful pictures of tho Bufferings of women and children, effected by tho strike, wero drawn. Ono woman, n del egate, stirred tho convention by declar ing that aho had seen 1400 children stand in liuo nnd get n mcnl of soup and bread. Only ono meal is received n day Fall River was rofcrrod to by one speaker ns tho Port Arthur of tho In lor world, and garrisoned by women and children. A ono per cent weekly per cnpltn as sessment was unanimously voted to bo continued for threo wooks or longer, an (ho exutico committoo deemed it ad visable, for tho benefit of tho cottoia strikers. BRITISH DRAFT TREATY Birmingham, Nov. 18. Tho Post as sorts that a rough draft of tho Anglo- American arbitration treaty has nl- 9 ready been drawn up. It la regarded as assured that tho American congress 111 accept tho treaty. In Critical Condition. Loi Angeles, Nov. 18. Miss Minn Rudolph, tho "San Toy" actress, who was injured in nn automobilo accident, is still in a critical condition. Her mem- fiJfiJJdnjHjilJUUlUU'i?i)lA. ASSIST IN LAND CASES Washington, Nov. 18. Frnncia J Honry, of San Francisco, a criminal lawyer, has boon appointed assistant nttornoy-gcuoral, nnd assigned to nt- ' slst in tho prosecution of about 20 cntse-. Of n!lt"ed Innd fraud yol tu bu frica. in Oregon, France Bonds Troops. Marseilles, Nov. 18. Itcinforco monts to tho number of 1200 mnn arid?' 3000 tons of war munitions havo beort' ordered for Tonquin, in view of tho ro ported easiness pf tho "Uoxcrs" PRESENT CLAIMS BEFORE BOARE Hull, Nov. 18. At today 'a sosslon of tho board of trado Inquiry Into tho Dogger Hank affair tho commissioners paid a high tribute to tho gallantry of of tho members of tho fishing fleet. Tho court lifiird evlduuvu n-gnnlfuc tho financial elrcumstanoos of tho killod and injured llshcrmen and thoea dopondent upon them, nnd cliiliim wrt put In. REMNANTS HALF PRICE TODAY 3S 'eiS&Si Table Linens Here nro some of tho exigencies of mn(hodical store kooplng which ear riea rare good fortune to the store's customers. Home of our beat selling num bora of beautiful Scotch Linens are plaend In the category of odmuntf,. and tho prlct-e sharply reduced. Dress Goods new nauBED cinrroN Tho vtry fabrlen for ovonlng waUt and gowns. Hero you satis fy your taiite, for we show these fabrles In all wanted shades. Art Embroidery The reigning pastime these wot days Secure the new pattern and shad ings here from fresh new stock. 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