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The Pianola has been singled out and Indorsed by the world's greatest mu sicians. This hears thinking about. There must be a reason for it. Have you beard the instrument? Call upon us. You'll be interested. M.B. WELLS, Northwest Aent for the Aeo'lan Company 353-355 Washington Street, corner Park, Portland, Or We are sole agents for the Pianola. 1 1 is exhibited only at our wararooms. CONFERENCE OF APPRAISERS Will Sleet in New Torlc Today to Discnss Schedules. NEW YORK, Sept. 24. Appraisers from the ports of Philadelphia, Boston, Balti more, Chicago, San Francisco, Buffalo, New Orleans,, Detroit and Cleveland. will 'meet tomorrow at the Appraiser's store in this city to discuss the schedules of appraisement for the oomlng year. Every year "this conference of Appraisers is held to discuss standards of value and to secure unanimity in the appraisal of such goods as ordinarily pass through their hands. It is necessary, too, when the character of the imports changes from year to year, to decide under what paragraph of the tariff law certain articles are to be ap praised. A difference regarding an ap parently minor point like this, it is de clared, will work harm to the business of some ports and add unjustlflably to that of others. After these annual con ferences the differences are adjusted, each Appraiser deciding his case according to the common standard. Any Style 73-75 FIRST ST. PORTLAND. OR. Incorporated t8S C T. BELCHER. Sec. and Trees. American plan -T1.25. JL50. fl.75 European plan.....:. 50c, 75c. (1.00 320-338 E. Morrison St FOREST AND GRASS FIRE, Several California Towns In Imme diate Danger. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Sept. 24. A forest and grass fire which has been burning in the vicinity of Occidental the past three days today as';med vast proportions. The fire has covered a space of about 100 miles square, and is estimated to have done over ?25,000 damage. Only by hard work was the town of Occidental saved. The fire Is now traveling south, owing to a strong north wind. The North Pacific Railroad lost .miles of track, in addi tion to two long trestles, one 219 feet, the other 300 feet in length. Three county bridges are In ruins, and about 18 farms have been swept clean of their buildings and crops. The towns of Freestone, Bo dega and Sebastopol are in immediate danger. Nearly 1000 people are fighting the fire. Fire in a Mlcalgan Town. OMER, Mich., Sept. 24. The business portion of this village was destroyed by fire today. The loss is $50,000. . THERE WAS NO CLASH Peaceful Calm In the Anthra cite Regiorr. STRIKERS' RANKS ARE GROWING Soldiers Gave Protection to Those "Who Wanted to Work-So Over- tares to Either Side. PECILADELPHIA, Sept. 24. Instead of the expected clash between the troops and the striking, miners in the Schuylkill region today, a peaceful calm prevailed in .the region, and there was not the slightest disorder for the soldiers to be called upon to quell. In fact, all the dis tricts of the anthracite coal fields today were extremely quiet, thereheing no dem onstration whatever on the part of the strikers. While the operators claim that a num ber of their employes returned to work at the mines in the Schuylkill district, it was early In the day evident that op erations did not assume the activity which the rnlneowners had yesterday an ticipated, and it lb, calculated tonight that tomorrow will find more Idle col lieries than at any time since the strike began. The soldiers moved ovefc the roads leading to the collieries in . Schuylkill County from early morning, and thus af forded protection to those desirous of returning to work. No opposition was encountered, - however, and not a very great many availed themselves of the protection offered. The strike leaders claim many additions to their ranks, and President Mitchell himself, estimates that the striking, force was augmented today to the extent of i'to 2000. No overtures to end the struggle have been offered by either side. The strike leaders are occupying themselves in In ducing mlneworkers to quit, and the op erators are endeavoring to mine all the coal they can with their reduced force. Meantime, coal shipments from the mines are dally growing less, -and reports of advances In the price of the commodity are received from all- the trading posts. Reports received by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company show that 1G of the 39 collieries owned by the company were working this morning. This is three mines less than were work-' Ing Saturday. - THE SHENANDOAH VALLEY.' la Spite of Protection the Miners Re. fused -to Work. SHENANDOAH, Paf" Sept. 24.-The ranks of the striking mlneworkers were considerably augmented today In this re gion and although the" employes of the va rious coyieries were promised ample pro-v tectlon, few of them" showed a disposi tion to resume work this morning. In fact, at only one colliery in the immediate vicinity of this town sufficient men. re ported to continue 6Deratrons. Thin -wna r ;fte Canibrjto comers ''owned by. 3am&?' -Maginnls ; fc Co.hIch.jLglvcs m iJiunent uwt. men. ui tm number 130 are said tp have worked today. The remainder, of the collieries about Shen- iandoah, the.coiyeriesjn the .Shelandogan ana be, rucnoias districts, the William Petai 'and an the mines at'Mahanoy City and all the packbr collieries operated by the Lehigh'Valley Coal Company are Idle. The Glrardvllle and Gllberton collieries, which worked Saturday, did not resume today. The only colliery that worked in Schuylkill County cast of Shenandoah was the Park Place. Five .collieries were in operation between Shenandoah and Mt. Carmel. There were no attempts at violence at any. time during the day. Several mines were intercepted by strikers on their way to the Cambridge colliery, but they suf fered no injury. Tonight at closing time a crowd of strikers assembled in the vi cinity of the same mine, but they were dispersed by the provost guard. In antici pation of trouble the troops were on the move early In the morning. Battalions were sent In various directions to move over the roads leading to the collieries in the neighborhood of Shenandoah and-other battalions were sent by train to Mc Adoo, Audenreid and Mahanoy City. AH returned to Shenandoah tonight and re ported that no disturbance had occurred. The only incident of note today in Shenandoah proper was the funeral of the Polander who was shot and killed in Friday's riot. About 2000 union mine workers followed the body to the grave, while nearly as many more foreign men and women walked along sidewalks to the cemetery. The ceremony was held in the Polish Catholic Church and when the cortege reached the cemetery, "Mother" Jones, who arrived here this morning, ad dressed tho assembled mlneworkers. The procession was passed on the way to burial by two battalions of Infantry re turning. Dr. James, of the Cambridge Coal Com-, pany, emphatically denied that his part ner, J. C. McGinnls, had made the speech said to have been made by him this after noon in which he Instructed his employes to shoot at once if attacked. Dr. James said: "We have been particular to caution our men not to fire any shots. We have advocated peaceable measures at all times. In case any disturbances arise, then we will depend on the troops." IN THE LEHIGH REGION. ,No Developments in the Strike Sit uation. HAZLETON, Pa., Sept. 24. Contrary to the expectations of both the operators and striking coal miners, there were no developments In the strike situation In the Lehigh region today. It was thought in some quarters that owing to the pres ence of troops in the anthracite coal fields, a break would occur in the ranks of the strikers, of that a large number of additional men would refrain, from going to work. The operators, as a rule, predicted a break In the strikers' ranks, and the labor leaders were equally sure they would tie up this region tighter than ever. Tonight both sides claim that they have made good gains. It seems, how ever, from the most reliable reports re ceived here today from the entire region, that the strikers made a net gain in point of numbes. The M. S. Kemmerer Colliery, at Sandy Run, on the North Side, was tied up today, but the plant is not- a large one. President Mitchell said of the whole region tonight: "Reports received by me today from the lower anthracite (Schuylkill) region indi cate that at least 2000 mlneworkers joined the strikers today. A large number of these came from the Reading Company's mines. In the Lehigh region we made large gains. I have not received definite information, but I should Judge that a good many men heretofore employed left work today. "Meetings held Sunday by the United Mlneworkers, at which men who had not struck were strongly urged to help in the fight, bore fruit. As a whole, I feel mora encouraged tonight than I have at any tlme since .the strike began, and I-am confident that within .the next Jtew days the entlreanthracite coal fields in Penn sylvania will be Idle. At no place today did we lose a man," In regard to the efforts of (Archbishop Ryan, of Philadelphia, to bring about a settlement through sarbUratlon, Mr. Mitchell said: "Archbishop Ryan will call upon the presidents of the various railroads which have mining interests In tills ieglon "at the request of the United Mlneworkers, and will tender his good, offices in the struggle. If the officials refuse to meet his .grace, it will certainly -"demonstrate, their insincerity in publicly declaring their willingness to treat with .their men, and will place them In the same position as that once occupied by Mr. Vanderblft, who very forcibly said that the public had no Interests which a corporation was bound to respect." , When Mr. Mitchell was asked If the striking miners had received any bene-' fits from the United Mlneworkers of America since the strike was begun, he simply' said "No." Battalion F, Eighth Regiment, arrived at McAdoo, tho nearest point In Schuyl kill County, to Hazletpn, early this morn ing. LleutenanE-Coldnel Hutchinson, In command, said he was ordered to make a demonstration by marching his men through McAdoo and tho -surrounding towns. Each man carried, 20 rounds of ammunition. The troops were received by the inhabitants with evidenences of en mity. Many Jeered them. One shouted to a group of men: fit "you don't shoot some of those fellows you are no good." Edward G. McQeehan, the Burgess 6t the town, declared the action of General Gobln In sending soldiers there was an outrage, as the town was peaceable. "I shall not be responsible for any overt act committed in. this town while the troops are here," he said. ' " COAL OPERATORS' STATEaiHNT. , General Resumption of Work X Es , . pected. l . WHjKESBARRE, Pa., Sept. 34. Tho coal operators, in their review of. the strike situation in the anthracite, region today, say: - "The situation In the Wyoming and the Lackawanna Valleys is unchanged. In the Schuylkill regionjhe presence, of. the militia is a novelty for the populace, Which retarded work somewhat. As soon as the excitement incident to the arrival of the troops dies out, ageheral resump tion of operation Is expected. An In creased output it also "looked for in the Lehigh region tomorrow." . All the collieries are Idle, with the ex ception of ,one at Mocanaqua. The strik ers gathered about No. 5 mine,, South Wilkesbarre, where it was reported that work would be resumed, but no employes appeared, and the crowd soon left. Tho Hillside Coal & Iron Company this morning hoisted its mules and sent them to pasture. These are Erie Company mines. Fred Dllcher, the National committee man, fegards the situation as growing brighter for the mlneworkers. SAYS STRIKERS WILL WIN. Return of Gompers From the An- 1 thracit& Region. CINCINNATI,. 6.", t Septs 24. Samuel Gompers,' president of "the American Fed eration of Labor. Tvas here today to de liver an address on labpr" at the f aU fes- &JUII wiil mil. -., ' - r "Behind them," he said, Hp .unuttera ble want. They have been .htfngry so long that they will suffer ."nothing un common from protracted idleness, ,It is pitiable to see the suffering of'he men and their families, because of paltry wages. I speak (from what I have seen,' for I have Just been in the anthracite re gion. The Amefican Federation of La bor will give them all possible aid. Cold weather will cause an increased short age of coal soon, and this will affect the operators. I have sent organizers into the field, and the strike will solidify. The strikers will have the sympathy, of the general public. The laborers in this con flict have everything on their side, hut the opinion of "the operators." OPERATING WASHERIES. Strike Owners nnd Companies May Clash at Scrnnton. SCRANTON, Pa., Sept. 24. A demon stration by the strikers at the Bellevue mine, occasioned by a false report that the mine was to be started, had the ef fect of -scaring away a .squad of Italians who were on their way to the washery, which adjoins. Encouraged by this suc cess, the strikers are contemplating sim ilar demonstrations at all of the eight washeries that continue to operate in this region.- If this is done, trouble can be looked for, as. the companies have declar ed that they will work washeries at any cost. The Delaware. Lackawanna & Western Company will send special trol ley cars to collect Its Bellevue washery hands tomorrow morning, and these cars will be guarded by armed deputies. Soft coal is coming into Scranton in large quantities. The factories are ex perimenting with it, and the manufactur ers say that they can get all they want of It. l Stone Can 9nIr Preserve Order. HARRISBURG, Pa., Sept. 24 Governor Stone received telegrams today from Chi cago, Boston,, Cincinnati, Cleveland and numerous other cities, urging him to use his good offices toward settling the strike difficulties. There is no provision of the state constitution authorizing the execu tive to exercise any such4 power. The advices tonight from Tower City are that the 1200 employes in the colliery at that place will go out tomororw. Collieries Heavily Gnardcd. SHAMOKIN, Pa., Sept. 24. Notwith standing the efforts of operators, none of the collieries in this city resumed work this morning. All collieries were .heavily rr,,0,.f1 Thft f 1,.C MMAMJ -.,..1 1 cul.uwva. . .. auicio otuicu it victory by inducing 10 per cent of the men in the North Franklin colliery at Trevor ton to stay at home today. A carload of deputies went to this mine early to day. THE HOWARD CASE. Defense Closed and the Judge In structed the Jury. FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 24. The de fense closed sur-rebuttal testimony in the Howard case this morning. Judge Can trill gave only two instructions to the jury, in substance as follows: FJrst, to be found guilty, If the jury believes How ard fired the shot, or if he were present when Youtsey, Berry Howard, or others fired the shot; second, defendant cannot be convicted on the testimony of accom plices. Goebel Investigation Ceases. . FRANKFORT, Ky., Sept. 24. The Franklin County grand jury reported finally today that owing to the difficulty In procuring attendance? of witnesses from a distance, no further investiga tion could bo made of the Goebel assas sination,' but recommended that certain persons be'.plac'ed' Tinder bond to appear jaefore- the nexfcTgrandJury. - r .; , ' tival, nowUn progr3Safcjj&usictHaU. He Was veryTronmncearliiiuaii)pHin jnat 'the 'men striking in the anttjraclta' rev TO GET NEW YORK Bryan-VirTiyto Capture the "Empire-State. MAY WIND W tMPAIGN THERE ' ' He DlwtTiajtffKe ass Premlse'd Any Cabinet Feaitiean la "tao Event ef His Eleettam. ' CHICAGO, Sept. M. It has been de cided 'by the Democratic National Com mittee, that Mr. Bryan will make a de termined effort to capture the vote of New York State. The matter was settled today at a conferencejat Democratic Na tional, head quarters, at which were pres- A NOTED CAMPAIGN : IIWIIIIiWWWWW1IIISW'WMWMSBgBB3BmagBSBSJhWli Ilium BMiilllMIIBSMMBIMMMMBiBl Colonel ard B. Sherman, of. Illinois, described as a one campaign orator, has been as signed by the Republican National Committee to duty in Oregon and "Washington. Ha will bpgln hs campaign in 8pqkane Vgdnesday night, and tylll apend a part of October la this state. Colonel Bherman is described as & .man or attractive personal appearance. Hj is "a -veteran of-tba CIvil-War. and a- membor of tho O. A. R. Durlmr the camDaiim,. of ISM f.fonttheapan.Vas-aS!:nedto-,Iuty lu; b Sivcu fituuu-uj. wo uicui iov uuifistBuviptHi iur mn xiepuuucsa Iic&ei. ent, rln addition to Mr. Bryan himself, Chairman ,Jonea. and Ylce-Chairman Stone, of the National 'Committee; Com mitteemen Campau, of Michigan, and O'Brien, of Minnesota, and Congressman Shiveley, of Iowa. It was decided that Mr. Bryan should be In New York from October-16 to October 20,. inclusive, and return there October 2G. Whether he is to wind up the campaign In that state was not stated, though practically agreed upon. The announcement was not made absolute, however, as the programme Is still subject to change. This statement was given out by Chairman Jones after the conference: "What we have been debating this af ternoon was tho programme for Mr. Bryan after his dates in New York, from October 16 to October 20, and again on October 26. We have agreed on the plan, but i cannot be given out now, as it may have to.bp changed in some respects. t "Ex-Governor Stone, who has been, in charge of the New York headquarters, is 'the man responsible for the ' determina tion to meet the "fight in that state. He came "here to me with the statement that, while he could not promise what electoral vote would be cast for Mr. Bryan, still the 'state was fighting ground, and, of course, with the help in New York City, 'there was a good chance of success." At the conclusion of his conference with the members of the committee, Mr. Bryan gave out the following statement in refu tation of a report that positions In his Cabinet, should be be elected, had already boon promised: "I have not glvenr to anyone, either verbally or In writing, a promise of a Cabinet position, and I -shall not, during the campaign, mak'e4any such promises. I have not authorized, and shall not authorize anyone, ' verbally or In writing, to promise any Cabi net position or . any other posi tion to any one. If I ant. elected, I shall be absolutely free to discharge all the duties of the office according to my plat form as far as the platform goes, and a according to my own Judgment In all matters not covered by the platform. 'I came to Chicago especially to confer with tho committee," said Mr. Bryan. "I wanted to talk with the committee now. as when I come through October 9 I will have no time for such purpose. As to Mr. Hanna's assertions concerning me, I have nothing to say. The public under stands the situation. The agitation of the trust question is meeting with success. It is something that appeals to every worklngman. "So far as I know now, I shall follow my original Itinerary, disregarding all this talk about my changing my plans." Mr. Bryan, accompanied by J. Hamilton Lewis, took the Burlington road for Lln- coin at 5:50 P. M. vIce-Chalrman Stone will return to New York tomorrow. HANNA IN CLEVELAND. Says He Did Not Say There Arc No Trusts. NEW YORK Sept. 24. Senator Hanna reached this city this morning. He said "he would remain a week, possibly longer. Of the situation, Senator Hanna said: "I find that the much-talked-of apathy of Republicans" Is being dissolved." Hanna denied the published interview to the effect that he said Mr. Croker would be given a Cabinet position in the event of Bryan's election. Asked concerning his jrecent statement that there were no 'trusts, Hanna answered: "I repeat that all the organizations- or combinations of capital that were amena ble to the law and that haa the power to oppress .the people have been suppressed and have been dealt with according to law. They do not now exist, and If any did exist, they would be dealt with as the law In such matters demands." Concerning the challenge issued by Chairman Edmiston, of the National Pop ulist Committee to- discuss, points -at- is- sne, Hanna said If Edmiston wished to take issue with him on any of these mat ters, he would be accommodated. On tne Portagmeae Frontier. LOURENCO MARQUES, Sept. 24. Brit ish patrols have arrived at the Portuguese frontier. Boers continue above and below the portion held by the British. The horses of the Boers are in a terrible con dition. Confrreiiaional Nomination. PHOENIX, Ariz., Sept, 24. The Repub lican Territorial Convention today nomi nated N. M. Murphy for Delegate to Con gress. DISCHARGED VOLUNTEERS. Shatter Takes Steps to Have Them Sent to Their Homes. WASHINGTON, Sept 24. General Shafter is taking steps to safeguard the future of the volunteers who are about to be discharged, as indicated in the fol lowing idlspatch : "San Francisco, Sept. ZL In compliance SPEAKER FOR OREGON Konjucksv matonjn$t,than io speeches. Ea with instructions of- the 8th Inst., in re gard to the discharge of volunteers, steps were taken to Insure that the men dls- L charged., were afforded every facility to i obtain tickets, and they were encouraged to" go home Immediately. Fair rates were obtained, and the railroad companies sent agents to the post to furnish them tickets immediately on their being paid offi. Three hundred and fifty-five have been discharged, of which the greater portion availed themselves of the facili ties afforded and left for their homes without delay. SHAFTER." Deaths on the Grant. WASHINGTON, Sept. 24. General Shat ter has telegraphed to the War Depart ment the following deaths that occurred on tho transport Grant, jU3t arrived at San Francisco from Manila: Private. Edward Stearns, of the Thirty ninth Infantry, September 2, at Nagasaki, Japan, chronic diarrhoea; Private Nelson Rasmus, Company A, Thirty-ninth Infan try, September 2, at Nagasaki, Japan, chronic dysentery; First Lieutenant East .on Burkhard, assistant surgeon. Fortieth Infantry, September 2, at Nagasaki. Ja pan, chronic gastritis and chronic dysen tery; Corporal Hugh C. Miller, Company C, Thirty-second Infantry, September 2, at sea, pneumonia; Private J. W. D'ough erty, Company F, Twenty-first Infantry, September 7, chronic catarrhal dysentery; Private Robert L. Goodrich. Company D, Thirty-seventh Infantry, September 11, chronic dysentery; Warren Drummond, ex-sqldler, September 12, chronic dysen tery;' Private John Martin, Company D, Thirty-ninth Infantry, September 13, dys entery; Private John A. Slowater, Com pany A, Thirty-ninth Infantry, Septem ber 14, acute dysentery and malarial cachexia; Private Thomas J. Molloy, Company F, Thirty-seventh Infantry, ma larial cachexia, September 18; Private Maynard G. Graves, Company B, Thirty--ninth Infantry, September 17, chronic dy sentery; Private Charles Owen, Company G, Thirty-ninth Infantry, at sea, Septem ber 21, chronic dysentery; Corporal Archi bald W. Rouston, Company F, Twenty seventh Infantry, September 21, acute dysentery. MORRIS STERNFELS DEAD. Former Portlander Killed in Trolley Car Collision. NEW YORK. Sfept. 24. Morris Sternfela, formerly a member of Llpman, Wolfe & Co.. of Portland, Or., was killed here tonight In a collision between two Third avenue trolley cars and a brewery wagon. (Morris Sternfels was well known In Portland, having been for five years a resident of this city, and a member of the firm of Lipman, Wolfe & Co. Before coming to Portland he was associated in business with S. Lipman. In Sacramento, CaL, with whom he was a .partner for 25 years. In California he had many friends, and was related to the Goodklnds, a well-known San Francisco family. Ten years ago he came to Portland, and with his family became widely acquainted, and esteemed by a large circle of friends. (Five years ago he withdrew from the firm of Lipman, Wolfe & Co., and went to New York, where he had since been engaged in the mercantile business. He was between 55 and CO years old, and left a wife and two children, a son of 14 years and s. daughter of 18. He was highly es teemed in Portland, both in his personal character and his business relations.) o GlassTVorkers Quit Work. CHICAGO, Sept. 24. Two hundred and seventy-five ornamental glassworkers quit work here today because tho principal local firms refused to sign their agree ment calling for an Increase of pay, for certain classes of work and a reduction of -hours from -10 to-9. GALE STRUCK NOME Worst Storm Ever Known n Northwestern Alaska. 500 PEOPLE ARE NOW HOULESJ Number of Lives Bellervedl to Hara Been Lost Loss to Property - Is Over ? 000,000 SEATTLE, Wash Sept. 3i-Tha steam er Roanoke brings -news of a most disas trous storm at Nome. It raged with un usual violence for nearly two days up to the evening of September 13L and was the severest that ever visited Northwest ern Alaska. A number of badges and lighters wero driven ashore and totally wrecked. All alone tho beach for miles, both east and west of Nome tho wind and water have created havoc with tents' and -mTiTg- ma chinery. A, number of lives are believed to have been lost. It is known that An drew A. Ryan, of Los Angeles, was drowned. Several captains and seamen, on small tugs are missing, and it is. thought they are lost. Fully J00 peopla are homeless, while tho loss to property and supplies is over 3500,000. There la not an tdley leading to tho beach that la not filled with debris. Many of tho Front-street buildings abutting on. tho beach have been damaged. Numerous small buildings were swept completely away. The damage to the buildinaa- tents, household effects, merchandise and other goods and chattels is seen every where along the water front. The heaviest individual losers are prob ably the Alaska CommerciaL Company and the Wild Goose Mining & Trading Company. A serious loss is the disap pearance of over 2000 tons of coal. Captain French, in command of tho troops, has thrown open the Government reservation to those rendered homeless by the storm, and will extend such, other assistance as is possible. ALASKA PASSENGER. RATES. Notice of Material Increase la thfr Skagrtray Samoa Xfore. VANCOUVER. B. . Sept. 3L-dviceo from Skagway, dated September 20, stata that passenger rates- from Skagway to Dawson have been, advanced to J6Q first class and S0 second class, and from Daw son to Skagway, 575 first class" and JOT sec ond class. There is no Increase In tho railroad rate, but the raise Is due to an Increase of $10 for the steamer trip. Thero Is no increase In freight rates, and tho railroad company is making an effort to keep them down- It Is also trying to prevent a congestion of freight. If there is a congestion, it will be the fault of the shippers, as they were urged by the com panies and agents to ship goods laat month. News of a new strike in the Forty-Mllo district was brought to Skagway by late arrivals. The find was on Rock Creek, and is said to Joave been very rich, one nugget alone being- taken: out that was worth J250, Two sacks of Dawaon-bound mall that sank on. the steamer Stratton last Octo ber, in the Yukon River, arrived at Daw son. The sacks were found 100 miles be low the wreck. Both sacks contained let., ters exclusively, and the matter was scarcely damaged. IRON WORKERS STRIKE. Attempted Enforcement of a Reduce tion Caused a Walkout. COLUMBIA. Pa,, Sept. 24. According to the sentiment expressed tonight, there will be no break In the ranks of the strik ing ironworkers at Columbia, who today quit work upon the attempted enforce ment of a reduction of 25 per cent. The strike affects about 1000 men and boys employed -in the four mills of the Susque hanna Iron & Steel Company here, and 600 or 7C0 more employed at the Aurora furnace, at Wrlghtsvllle; the Vesta fur nace, at Watts Station, and the York Rolling mill, at York, all of which are controlled by the Susquehanna company. The J3 rate is in force at all mills In the combine, but the strikers refuse to accept it, because 54 Is paid at one of the Leb anon mills and other independent works. Tennessee Miners Strike. KNOXVTLLE, Tenn.. Sept. 24. Four hundred miners of tho Coal Creek mlne3 at Coal Creek, Tonn., struck today, after voting against the contract for the year offered by the manager; SUMMARY OF IMPORTANT NEWS. Political. Bryan will make a determined effort to cap ture Ne-w York. Pago 1. Bryan denies that he has premised any Cabi net positions. Page 1. Roosevelt dellvored a number ot speeches la Wyoming. Page 2. China. Germany believes all the powers but America will approva her policy. Pago 3. The Navy Department is hurryins vessels to the Asiatic station. Page 3. ' Refugees from China, arrlvo la London. Page 3. Foreign. Independence resolutions were introduced la tho Cape Parliament. Page 2. Humored changes In the British Cabinet. Page 2. Domestic. The expected clash in the atriko region did not occur. Page 1. Eight persons were killed by a tornado in Michigan. Page 2. Floods have- washed away several towns in Texas. Paso 2. , The latest list of Galveston's dead numbers 0350 names. Pass 2. Naval maneuvers occurred off. Newport. P&ga 3. There is an unprecedented demand for cur rency for moving crops. Pago 5. Pacific Coast. Nomo was struck by a terrible Kale. Pass 1. Four men met death in Gulf of Georgia storm. Page 4. Oregon Methodist Episcopal Conference ad journs. Rev. Mr. Rockwell appointed pre siding' elder of Portland district. Page 4. Fire destroys Ashland fruit cannery; loss $3000. Page 4. "Washington stato Fair opened yesterday. Page 4, Assignment of M. E. Church. South, minister for the cominc year. Page 4. Commercial and Marine. Fifty-one shillings three pence was offered and refused for wheat charter. Pago 8. "Wheat fell off 1 cont. Paga 11. Local. Baby poisoned by eating digitalis. Pago 12. Method o nominatins candidates to succeed Knott decided upon. Pago 3. Colonel "Ward B. Sherman will apeak for Mc Klnley In Oregon. Pago 12. Guy Jennings attempts sulclda by jumping from a bridge. Page 12. Another deserting- sailor was arrested at tho Sullivan-Grant boarding-house. Pago 8. 1