. VKVCY rl A MM m v x', .'-rv, ,-e-7e.-r ' x 1 Vs S 1 1 Ml 'r-L'ni I ! ' i I 1 I Ills -1 1 - . .. . . T . , .. j . 52d YEARNO. 30. SITUATION IS - i Only One Development of Importance Yesterday " -J: ' ' 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 i - 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 ;'..-'-,'- . i ,' - '7 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 . - .. r r . ... ' , , . 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 1 L L " - I . ' . a I. k I ' all heard of the BP0WN5 MA. if4 SHANK SHOES --7 Doys' sous, uoyy vmwau, Hosiery and llnCcnvcar. ;ffis Cash store Chencxet Sts USUTD IX RKI 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 4tb pri3 sSK) - eth to 10th. 5 prize, each...... ll v llth to 20tb. 10 prizes, each.... - 75 Your article mut not contain ' one or more of the pointsof superiority., Bimply state your own Mean 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 our store, corner court and juwriy I V3 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.; ' . ..- -) ' Legal Blanks, statesman Job Ofllre, 21st to 50th, 10 prizes, each......tV 31st to 40th, 10 prizes, each IT. 41st to KHh, 10 prizes, each.... 20 51st to f0lU, 10 prizes, ech.... . !' nlst to 70th, 10 prizes, each 10 71st to 100th. 30 prizes, each.... 6 over 200 word. You may writ mi ft.