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52d YEARNO. 30.
SITUATION IS
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Only One Development of
Importance Yesterday
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FRANK P. SARGENT HELD
A Long Interyiew With the
President and Departed
for Philadelphia
IS BELIEVED TO BEAR SIGNIFI
CANT MESSAGE jro MITCHELL
URGING HIM , TO END '"'- THE
STRIKE i IN THE CAUSE OP
HUMANITY. i
WASHINGTON, Oct. .There was
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only one development of Importance In
the coal strike situation' today. Frank
P. Sargent. Commissioner of Immigra
tion, and'for jnany years Chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive. Firemen,
had a long Interview with1 President
Roosevelt today, and left Washington
very soon after. It is said that Sar
gent Is to meet Mitchell in Philadelphia
and deliver a message of the President
urging the miners to end the strike In
the Interest of the public. While many
propositions have been: under discus
sion. It is almost certain that the ad
ministration is taking up only one at
a time. , The present plan -contemplates
the end-of the strike by the action of
- President Mitchell and his associates,
and a full investigation of mining con
. dUions later..
No hope Is entertained that anything
can be accomplished through the coal
operators. ) v ;'..-'-,'- .
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WHkesbarre, Pa., Oct. 6 T"?re Is a
general . linpresslon here that Labor
Commissioner Wright today csrrisd a
message from President Roosevelt to
Mr. Mitchell. A rumor which cannot
. be confirmed Is in circulation, that
.president Roosevelt ,')ha-s 'appealed to
Mitchell to end the strike in the cause
jf humanity.
Bryan Approves.
Lincoln. Neb.. Oct. 6. In a statement
made todight. W. J. Bryan says Presi
dent Roosevelt should be commended
, for his efforts to ' settle the miners
-strike. J4e; urges the President to call
an extra session of Congress.
Ilarrlsburg. Pa., - Oct. Governor
Stone will neither affirm nor deny the
report from aghington that he has
- been-asked ;by President Roosevelt to
call an extra aeslon of the General As
sembly to t settle the coal strike. He
still decline to discuss the situation
, or the prospects of an early settlement
of the differences" between the opera
tors and miners -
: J WHkesbarre. Pa.. Oct. . President
Mitchell left here at 4:30 this morning,
presumably for PhllSdelphla. The ut
most secrecy is being maintained as to
the object of his visit. The entire Wy
oming Valley was quiet, today. As far
as can be learned no more men went
to work at nv of the collieries. The
Sterling w turnery, at Plymouth, made
an attempt to start up, but no men re
ported for work.
Washington, Oct. 6. At the head-
--quartera'Of 'the Federation of Labor If
It's Always Bargain Day at
I m III 'I
-" -
ou .lon'l liave to wait for ao) particular .lay to el wliat
you want at a rasonat!e price when you trado w. us.
Our Spot Gash Plan of Business Eh
' ables us.toUndersell Regular Stores.
. bur object is to.iell-you. that will Zit, satisfaction
alt you'll come ngaiit. , . t .
You've
Mk of von have worn them. WW'T
inltin of your shoo trade, because they re the
rnSst reliable shoes on the market, and we sell
tbem at "racket prices. : . . : ,
We wajit to show you our new line of
fiien's Cloiliino, Men's Overcoats,
Salem's Cheapest
:. sap t fnrn.. M t Jf
Ccnnerclal end
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was stated that President Mitchell
e in Washington today,
but probably would be tomorrows No
information could be obtained as to
whether his coming had any bearing
on the White House conference of yes
terday, or whether he has any new
proposition to offer looking to a settle
ment of the strike. : ..1"
WHkesbarre. Pa., Oct. . It is ru
mored here that President Mitchell
went to Philadelphia to meet Senators
Quay and Penrose, who are represent
ing khe President In an effort to end
the fctrike. It U stated ? that . Mr.
Mitchell will return here tonight. ",
A MUSICAL TRIO
TOURING THE COUNTRY UNDER
AUSPICES OF VOLfTNTEERS
OF AMERICA,
Capt. C. E. Ilorgensenr and wife, and
Miss Myrtle Nash, who have been hold
ing open air services In Salem since
Sunday morning, departed last night
for Portland. . ; ,
The trio Is traveling jthrough the
Northwest, doing mission work In the
larger cities. They, are gifted musi
cians, :and drewj quite a large ' crowd
here, as the Captain says they do wher
ever they atop. Their work Ja similar
to that of the Salvation Army, but In
stead of the conspicuous basa drum and
familiar hymns of the Salvationists,
the instruments of these mission work
ers consist of a cornet, alto and bari
tone, and their tunes those of old battle
songs, which, the Captain says, at once
stir up the emotions of all classes and
hold a crowd far better than any oth
ers. ;.;.;....? ..:' : : - ,
The work of these people Is among
the poor and lowly. and they tell some
very pathetic tales of experiences in the
larger cities or the country. Captain
Homnivn hi Vn In Ih. ivnrb fl
years, and 'says he thinks the condi
tion of the poor In the slum districts
Of Chicaeo if( morii ilnlnrhl than
in any other city In the United Statesi
BOGOTA TO SAIL.
COLOMBIAN WARSHIP TO LEAVE
.' SAN FRANCISCO TOMORROW
s ON DANGEROUS VOYAGE.
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. . At noon
tomorrow the Colombian gunboat Bo-
ota vill sail for Panama. Such are
the orders issued by Captain Marma-
duke. and t is likely that the little war
shlpKwill get awaV. i The vessel has
been delayed owing to failure to get
full crew, j , .
TWO IATIENTS.
John Johnson, of Astoria, a native of
Sweden, '1; was brought to the "Insane
Asylum yesterday5 by Deputy Wm. B.
Young and Fred Moore, guard. He Is
& laborer. 28 years of age. and his mind
has been affected for seven or eight
years. . Agnes Alma Janen, also of As-
tori a. a native of Denmark and 44 years
of age., was brought to the Asylum by
Sheriff Tho. Llnnville and Chester
Smith. ' ',
DEATH OF PROMINENT LAWYER.
MILWAUKEE Oct. 6. Newton - B.
Vf nrr.hv airort 69. a WclUknOWM lawVef
and former partner of United State
Senator Matthew 8. Carpenter. J aeaa
at his home In this city, alter a tnree
eeks' lllness. Mr. Murphy was also
a-t one time proprietor of the Milwau
kee Sentinel.
SUMNER'S ULTIMATUM.
MANILA, Oct. . General Sumner,
In command of the American forces In
Mindanao Island, has sent his ultima
tum to the Sultan of Bacolod, saying
for him to cease bis opposition to he
Americans. 1
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all heard of the
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8ALEM, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1902.
CHALLENGED
TO DEBATE
Senator Hanna Will Discuss
t Tariff Issues
WITH MAYOR JOHNSON
WiUlam Randolph Hearst De
clares Himself Upon Po-:
liticartssues :
HE FAVORS PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
OfuT1UTIES AND THE ELEC
TION OF UNITED STATES SEN
ATORS BY VOTE OF THE PEO
PLE. CLEVELAND, 6, Oct. C Senator
Hanna oday challenged Tom Johnson
to debate on the tariff, the subject to
be discussed from a strictly economic
standpoint, and with no reference ; to
monopolies. "Mayor Johnson Immedi
ately replied that he i would -accept the
challenge. : l-
NEW YORk. Oct In'a speech io
ay accepting the Xemocratic nomina
tion for Congress In the Eleventh dls-.
trlct, William Randolph Hearst an
nounced himself as in favor of the pub
lic ownership of certain public utilities.
specifying, as a natural beginning.
railroads and telegraph.
Existing' conditions, he declared.
made it advisable- for the Government
to take possession of and manage the
coal mines for the people's benefit. He
favored the election of' United States
Senators by popular vote as a means
to end dealing with monopolies that
"compel the payment of an ertortion
ate price by the public. M
GOVERNORS CALL TROOPS
TO QUELL RIOTlrto: COAL STRIK
ERS IN PENNSYLVANIA :
I, AND NEW YORK. ,
HARRISBURG, Pa.. Oct .Gover
nor Stone late tonight ordered out the
entire division of the National-Guard
of Pennsylvania to duty in the anthra
cite coal region. The soldiers will be
In the field tomorrow. The order call
ing out the Guards says:-' . '
In jeertaln portions of the counties
of Luieme. Bchuylkill, Cabon. Lacka
wanna. Susquehanna, Northumberland
and Cumberland, tumults and riots fre
quently occur. Men who desire to work
have been beaten and driven away and
their families' threatened. Railroad
trains have been threatened and ston
ed and tracks torn up. - The civil au
thorities are unable o maintain order
and have called upon the Governor and
the Commander-in-Chief of the Na
tional Guard for troops. The5 situation
grows more serious each day. The pub
lic peace and good order will be pre
served upon all occasions throughout
the several counties, and no Interfer
ence whatever will be permitted with
the officers and men In he discharge
of their duty under this order. The
dignity and authority, of the State must
be maintained, and her power to sup
press all lawlessness within her bor
ders be asserted."
ALBANY. N. f, Oct. Governor
Odell late tonight Issued an order di
recting the entire Seeond Regiment
composed or six separate . companies,
from Albany and Plattsburg, to protect
the prooerty' of the Hudson Valley
Railroad Company, upon whose lines
the strike ha been in progress for
some weeks. -
BIG MORMON CONFERENCE
NOW IN PROGRESS IN SALT LAKE
CITY THE REMARKABLE, f
GROWTH OP CHURCH.
SALT LAKE. Oct. 6. The annual
frn of the Church of Latter Day
Saints, with one exception the largest
ever held, closed thl afternoon. The
Mormon Church has a mission In every
civilised country In the .world, and
nearly all of them were represented In
ference tUSt' closed. Which WSS
composed of Colorado Arlsona, New
Mexico, Canada and Mexico, where the
church flourishes, were represeiKed by
thousands. - It Is estimated that ,
people have attended the conference
..tiin Tti crowth of the church
has been remarkable the past year. It
Is ho longer the policy of the Mormon
church to encourage emigrants o come
Into the church In Utahwbut rather to
establish communities in a State where
converts are made. The growth of the
church is said to be especially m m
central and Northwestern States.
T,wMnt Smith, in addressing the
conference today,, declared that Mor
mons, when ill. should be nursea
....i. iK.lr Arn r-hurrlY. and that ho
one but their own faith should attend
them. - -- v y '
' A STATE DIPLOMA.
State School Superintendent - J. II.
Ackerman yesterday issuea a
life diploma to Miss LIxsle Palmer, of
Dusty. Oregon. The young lady Is
graduate of . the AshUnd .Normal
School. ,.
STATE MILITARY BOARD. i
tv. Mvniir auarterlv meeting of the
A s ss - '
State Military Board was held In the
Capitol yesterday. jottung or imporx
snce came up. and after attending to
.w . .,.tin htisiness the meeting ad
journed until the first Monday In Jan-
uary. V" 4 :.j-L"
Legal Blanks, 'Statesman Job Offlc.
KCnOHB, BACH OTSDAT AXO ntlDAT.
FIRE FIEND
IS AT WORK
Gervias Has a Destructive
"Fire on Sunday Night
ENTIRE BUSINESS SECTION
Struck by the Fierce Flames
and Quickly Swept
Away
ONLY ONE STORE REMAINING OF
THE ENTIRE MERCANTILE DIS
TRICT THE POSTOFF1CE, TWO
' WAREHOUSES AND NEWSPAPER
WERE REDUCED TO ASHES.
GERVAIS, Or, Oct 6. Gervsls, the
live anl hustling little city on French
Prairie, Is In sackcloth and ashes lit
erally In ashes as the result of a holo
caust that swept the business portion
of the place off the face of the earth
on Sunday night The town Is sorely
stricken, and the citizens, grave-faced
and thoughtful, are seriously studying
the needs of the time. -.' :
It waa at 10:30 o'clock on Sunday
evening, when the fire was discovered
by a quartet of young men, coming
from the postofflce where one of them
Deputy Postmaster R. M. Blanche-
had taken the mall from the south
bound overland train. When first seen
the Are was In the rear of the small
tulldlng In he center of the southern
most of the two main business blocks
of the city. An alarm was quickly
sounded, and the people of the town
turned out en masse, but before any at
tempt could be. made to quench the
flames, they had spread,, with light
ning-Uke rapIdWy, to the two adjoin
ing buildings the furniture store of
John Weiss on one side, and the hard
ware store of F. A. Mangold on the
other. The flamea fairly leaped Into
the latter building, and In the back
room, where reveral canisters of pow
der and some barrels of oil were stored,
a terrific explosion resulted, blowing
out the front of 4he store building and
scattering the fire, fed by burning oil.
to the neighboring stores.
By this time a terrific confusion pre
vailed, as the citizens suddenly realiz
ed that the fire fiend had gotten beyond
all human control. However, vrtepsJ
were quickly taken to suppress the
flames and confine them to the block
in which the fire originated: The city
water tower, a large galvanized Iron
tank, standing In front of the burning
block, and between the latter and the
Southern Pacific station, was quickly
brought into use, and water from this
was soon playing on the flames. The
little hand engine waa alao brought out
and set on a well In the rear of the
burning structures, and a stream of
water was soon playing, on the flames.
but to no purpose, for the water seem
ed to make no Impression on the seeth
ing furnace within the burning store
buildings. The frame wtructures in the
block were as dry. as at bone and a
high wind from the south springing
up at 4hls motnenrt. drove the flames
across the intervening street, ana
fiercely licked up the next block in
which the postoffice, the Star office and
the drug store were located. At the
same time the flames spread southward
to the corner store of B. A. Nathman.
destroying It in a remarkably short
space of time; "the flames also spread
eastward, to a little barn and the
house occupied by i. II. Roland ad
joining the Nlbler Hotel. While the
flame were spreading southward and
to the east the big-water tower to.th
west took fire, and the best source of
water was soon cut off.
I It was at this point when the strang
est occurrence of the night took place.
Fire suddenly broke out on the roof of
the house of Lou hi Schafer, over ah
eighth of a mile from the scene of the
conflagration, and the handsome struc
ture was soon reduced to ashes, as were
the outbuildings of the same property.
In a few minutes after the water tower
collapsed, the wells supplying water to'
the little hand engine failed, and Ger
vsls. tbe enterprising little city of
Marion county, was at the mercy of
the fire fiend, and the citizens were
helpless against ne awful disaster that
had overtaken them.
A portion of the crowd now gave up
all attempts at sur-presslng the flames,
and began t save the stocks of goods
from the stores, while others placed In
safety or what was thought to be a
place of safety the household effects
of those residences threatened by the
fierce blaze. While thka waa under way.
a force of men with buckets, wet sacks
and bUnkets, was fiercely fighting In
cipient confla.gratlons on the roofs and
walls of the four warehouses of Mc
Kinley Mitchell, on the south" side pf
the railroad track, and on the Southern
Pacific paaaenger station, and with
good effect, for these structures were
saved, though the escape from destruc
tion was a narrow one. and due to the
heroic action of the fire-fighters
When it became apparent that the
fire was beyond conttJ8alem wa
telephoned to for aid, but It was soon
found that no help could be expected
from that city, as there was no railroad
engine available to bring. the depart
ment here. Portland waa next appeal
ed to. with like result. At this point
the telephone and telegraph wires were
severed, and Gervals waa cut off from
all outside communication, and left to
work out her - own salvation with a
lamentable lack of salvation In sight.
When the second black had been en
veloped In flamea It took but a few
minutes for the fierce fclaze to do the
work the wind shifted to the east and i
la a moment the
fir leaped across the j
reel, and Ignited the
Intervening 25 feet
roofs of tbe two warehouses on th
south side of the track and north of
the depot as well as 209 cords f rail
road wood near by, and In less time
than It takes to write this paragraph.
the two structure were enveloped la
flames and were doomed.
The general merchandise store of
Tanzler Cos north of the two bum
Ing blocks, the biggest store of the
town, had. also Caught fire, and a large
quantity of goods was saved, being pil
ed on the streets at a safe distance
from the fierce liamea. There the fire
burned Itself out In Its northward
progress; the fire of the two ware
houses was also confined to those 'two
structures.' The half dosen residences
that had taken fire had burned them
selves out. and about midnight with
in ninety minutes after the first alarm
was sounded the people of this place
breathed easier, for the fire 'fiend had
run Its race, and while the business
portion of the cMy was helplessly ruin
ed, there waa cause for rejoicing that
the calamity had been no worse, that
the residences, churches and schools
had been snared, a ad that no lives had
teen lost .
A survey of the scene of the fire
showed that the town was aadiy disfig
ured. .Two and one-hair blocks of busi
ness nouses were In ashes. Fully a
half-dozen residences, and as many
barns were burned. Two warehouses
McKInley'MKcheH's potato house, and
Met ring & Finney's grain house, in
which were stored 20.000 bushels of
oata--were destroyed; : 200 cords of
wood delivered to the railroad but not
yet accepted, were burned; the postof
fice, tbe Gervala Star efflce. and in fact
all tbe stores but that of M. S. Pecb
ner, were In ashes, Tbreq telegraph
poles near the depot were burned, the
wires were down, and.lt waa fownd a
difficult matter to repair them. The
Wires were finally suspended from the
nearest pole to the depot and they
hung so low that allrains had to stop
before they reached tbe station, when
the wirea would be cut and the trains
allowed to peas. v''..--
Considerable quantities of the mer
cantile stocks were saved, but the er
centage of the property taken out of
the fire son waa very smalt Among
the heaviest losers are Tanzler & Co.,
general merchandise, with, a stock of
$18,000, only partially Insured; It A.
Nathman, building and stock of hard
ware. $5,000, with $2,O00 Insurance; Fr
A. Mangold, hardware, $3.8J.O. Insur
ance $1,750; the Masonic Lodge, $1,500,
co Insurance, all the lodges of the city
meeting In the Masonic Hall Masonic,
Odd Fellows A. O. U. W. Artisans.
Kebekshs, and Degree of HonorloHt
their paraphernalia and fixtures, sav
ing only the records.
Mr. Tansler, thejeadlng general, mer
chant and his chief clerk, t. H.' Ro
land, were out of town, as was. Post
master W. J. Clarke, who is also pub
lisher of the Gervals Star. The post
office and the newspaper office are . a
tota lloss. and Deptuy Postmaster R. N.
Blanche was doing business on the
street until noon, when he moved Into
the city hall, where the drug store, the
two hardware stores and Tanzlers gen
eral store also found quarters.
The town will be rebuilt. The peo
ple are not In despair., though hard hit
and already steps are being taken to
have the burned district rebuilt," and
many of the new structures will be of
brick. Instead of the old wooden shacks
that were destroyed today.
Conservative cWzens place the loss
by the fire at $100,000. with an Insur
ance of about $20,000 to $25,000. Among
the losses are the following: , ;
B. A. Nathman, building and stock of
(Continued on page 8.)
JOS. MEYERS & SOWS
To the Ladies of Salem and Vicinity
Ike Makers cf "Qaeea Qa3Hty" Offer ta VVomea
ONE HUNDRED PRIZES, AGGREGATING
We feel confident that the women who wear "Queen Quality" can
how better reason for the superiority of the "Queen Quality" slrnes
than ran be Riven for an-.other shoe on earth, and have decided to
afl'ord tbem this Rm opportunity. We offer Five Thousand Dollar
in prizes to the one hundred women who give the beat reasons why th
"Queen Quality shoe Is superior to ALL other ahoea in the 'following
respects: . ,.'
1st. "That Cemfertable feetUa" ef a -Qseea Qsanty" inse. (Hhowin
where and how they fit better than any other shoe, which is the cruise
of "that comfortable feeling.")
2L The "Sitltfyiai Qaatltiei" af a "Quees QiaHliT thse. (Hiiowing why
women who have once tried Queen Quality" always wear.theru afte r
wards.) ,
3d. Tie -fxctailra Style anl IscHy Iduallty" af -Cee Qaallty" .hoe.
(Showing why 'Qoeen Qualltj" li the recognized leader of shoe fashions)
We wish to make it clear that no special literary ability Is required
to enter this contest. The prizea will not be awarded according to the
merit of tbe articles from a literary standpoint, but according to the
common-sense and logie and value of the reasons given.
COXDITIOS3 TOR COMPCTinG. In order to compete it will he
necessary to write your article on m blank furnished by the dealer. One
blank will be given with every parchaae of a pair of Queen Quality"
shoes. ThU ia to insure that every article submitted 1 based upon
actual experience. Prizes are aa follows: - ..:
v. rtrtt Prlie, Ob ytegsMrf DeliMtf.
f d prize....
8d Drize....
turn t 400
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- eth to 10th. 5 prize, each...... ll
v llth to 20tb. 10 prizes, each.... - 75
Your article mut not contain
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of what are tbe best mwons. Your experience may Induce others to
buy. Contest open from October 1 to December 25, -1102. AH article
must be recelred by January 1, 1&03. The articles will be Judr-d and
rrrir.es awarded by a committee of prominent publlwbers about January
, 1903, and the names of tbe winners published In the March mux
tinea. Address all competitive articles to Queen Qaality Prize 'oriij-
Ullon, care of Thotiia O. Ilaut Company, Boston. Or leave tbem at
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FIRST SECTION EIGHT PAGES.
OLD VETERANS
'ENCAL1PMEI1T
Battle Scarred Warriors As
semble in Nation's Capital
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS
Are tbe HeadQuarters of Sev
eral Corps pf the Or
ganization CAMP ROOSEVELT FORMALLY j
DEDICATED ADDRKStfKS ltY,i
iMEN OF. NATIONAL FAME AN
AUTOMOBILE PARADE 'RE
GATTA AND FIREWORKS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. . The cere-.
monies Incident to the beglnningof the
36th encampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic, which commenced
here today, .werw varied In character
and mostly Only semi-official. The only-
formal proceeding of the day was the
dedication of. .Camp Roosevelt tents on
the WhlteJIouse Grounds, which will
be headquarters of jieveral corps of the
organization during the week. The
ceremonies there consisted of a num
ber, of addresses by men of national
reputation, the chief speech being de
livered by " Secretary Hay. Commis
sioner McFarland also delivered an ad
dress. For the rest of the day the old
soldiers busied themselves largely re
newing old acquaintances of forty
years, and In manifesting their appre
ciation of the .welcome extended to
them by the Capital City. Of this wcl-
come they found generous evidence at
every hand. -The" events of th day.
outside of h dedication ceremonies nt
Camp Roosevelt. Included a regatta
on the Potomac, an automobile purarie.
a procession by Red Men of this city
and neighboring cities and camp fires
In the evening. Commander-In-Chlcf
Torrance and his staff "kept an open
house all day at the, Kbbltt House, and
received many, hundreds of callers.
There are five places mentioned for
thp next encampment of the Grnnd
Army Atlantic City. Saratoga. Pprlng
fleld, Los Angeles, Han Francisco -,' and
Pittsburg. Candidates for Commander-in-Chief
most frequently -'mentioned
are General John H. Black, Chicago;
John M. Clay, this city; General Daniel
K. Slckels. New York, and Thomas J.
Stewart, Norrlstown, Pa.
GOVERNOR NEILL DEAD. .
COLUMBUS, 0 Oct. . Kx-Oover-nor
J. B. Ncjll died today after, an Ill
ness -of ten 'months, of cancer of the
throat A wife and daughter survive
him. Mr. Neil I was born In 1842. In
1877 President Hayes apixilnted him
registrar of the land office at Suit Xke
CWy, and in 1SS0 made him Oovernor
of Idaho, which office he,helI for four
years. He served through the Civil
War. being mustered out as Colonel of
the Forty-Sixth Ohio Volunteer infan
try.; ' . ..- -) '
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71st to 100th. 30 prizes, each.... 6
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ft.