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i r tr& AILY CAPITAL JOURNAL .XVI. SALEM, OREGON, MONDAY. AUGUST 20, 1000. no. xm. OSS OP LIFE EXAGGERATE I0BINSON CRUSOE'S ISLAND VANISHES BENEATH THE SEA RAINED ON THE UNJUST old Collapses Killing all its Inmates Fires are Dying Out, There Being Nothing More to Burn Loss It Is Es timated Will be Nearly Three Hundred Million Disciples of "The Church of Latter Day Saints of Jesus Christ" Get Soaked i- Laos Ayres, Argentina, Aug 20. It total destruction of Valparaiso Icoaflrmed. Eleven thousand are L Hotel Inglls collapsed, bury- ijll Its occupants. This lnforma- U obtained from refugees. Story of Destruction. hlpariso, Chill, Aug. 20. The sire dying out, there being noth- Ileft to burn. Dynamite was free ised, and the city, being built l of adobe, and the business dls- io! steel, made the conflagration than If of wood. There are varl- k estimates of the casualties and Ipcrty loss, but none nre authori se. The damage Is probably re a quarter of a million. Sol- i patrol the city and the military la (ill control. The civil authori ties lost all control In the excitement. A steamer reports disappearance of the Island of Junn Fernandez, tho scene of the story of Robinson Cru soe, probably due to the seismic dis turbance. Tho fate of the Islanders Is unknown Minor shocks continue to the present time. Not a single building In this city escaped some a::.ount of damage. Workmen flad from the tasks of clearing away tho debris at every slight shock. It Is be lieved there Is no damage north of tho city. The Bank of Tarapaca, Ar gentina, will probably reopen today. It is ceeklng tho managers of other banks to effect an agreement. The Island of Juan Fernandez, made famous by De Foe In his story of Robinson Crusoe, lies almost di rectly west of Valparaiso, and distant about 500 mile3. CHICAGO STORE PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSE Grand Ixhibition Of New Goods Fo Early Fall Trade ADOW PLAID DRESS GOODS , SATIN FACED SJLKh, 1 JjAIU '"$, PRINCE CHAP SUITS, PETER PAN WAISTS, CIRCULAR CK LONG COATS, SHADOW PLAID DRESS SKIRTS, NEW 1XERY, NEW PLUMES, NEW FANCY FEATHERS, NEW ICAOTS, MISSES' NEW COATS, CHILDREN'S BEAR SKIN 'ITS. I . J All new goods will bo sold at small prices to introduce then to tho trade. Read on. '50 Black Plaid Circular kck Coats, price ...... 1 8.90 U SO Priaco Cafo Suits, tho now Jhlds, price ,....$9,90 r ones at small prices. 3.00 Swell Circular Back Coats, ....$12.50 and 15.00 8hadow Plaid Dress Skirts $4.50 'tow them at lower and high- Prices. Pits Beautiful Black Plumes, W prico go. fkTe them at' lower and hlgh- wices. t'lUllV TrlmmoJ XJi f-rn U9 un. Bredsts and Feathers 25c, 35c, 49c" and up . Now is your time to buy child dren'8 coata Bmall prices. 5o Shadow Plaid Dross Goods, special price, per yd 59c Better ones at small prices. -We have everything in the hop pickers supplies. Hop Gloves from 5c up. Sun Bonnets from 10c up. 1000 yards Standard Calicoes ' !yd -50 Odds and ends of Summer Goods, ' Half Price, Our store is 175 feet long and is filled from the floor to the cell ing with goods two floors. 500 Children's Wash Dresses in Calico. Percale and Gingham, jiandsomely trimmed, from 25c p. ' SALKM'8 OSXAXttBT OBOWXKO 8T0B& ;evoy BROS, Corier of Commer cial Md Coirt Streets Latest Estimate. Buenas Ayres, Aug. 20. Tho lat est estimates of the dead In Valparai so Is COO. Loss of Life Not Grcnt. London, Aug. 20. The Chilean le gation hero received a dispatch today saying the loss of life Is not great. Property Is damaged considerable, but Valparaiso less than Santiago. Public order Is maintained, tho dis tress being aided, and tho foreign embassies are helping Private mes sages tend to show that Valparaiso did not suffer as much as at first sup posed. The heaviest damages is in the eastern section, that section of tho port occupied by shipping not being damaged. Tho wife of Admir al Mento was badly Injured, but is alive. She was reported killed. Tho known dead In Santiago will number 20. It Is expected the street rail ways and lighting will bo restored today. Communication with Santia go and Buenos Ayres has been established. Ight Mnuradors Disturbed "Tho Ogden, Utah, Aug. 20. Tho heav iest rain In years Is falling hero this morning, and everything Is flooded. Tho Weber and .Ogden rivers aro on a rampage. Tho rainfall was an Inch an hour for two hours. REPORT STEAMER AGROUND Big1 Pacific Liner Manchuria Is Fast on a Reef Near Honolulu COLLAR OF 1 SULLIVAN AND SHAME San Francisco, Aug. 20. Tho Pn clflc Mall Steamship company has rc recelved a report that tho steamship Manchuria Is ashoro on a reef near Honolulu. Tho rcpqrt Is not veri fied. It Is known, however, that tho vessel Is two days overdue at Hono lulu, and It feared the report Is true. It is learned 'later that the Mnn churln Is ashoro on a coral reef 300 yards off shore of tho Island of Calm, on which Honolulu Is situated. She Is two miles north of tho south end of the Island. When tho Manchuria struck she was four miles out of her course. According to tho lntest cn blo, tho vessel will probably bo float- Peorla, 111., Aug. 20. Judgo Thompson, lender of tho nntl-Sulli-van forces, thinks Bryan's wishes should bo carried out In tho state convention tomorrow. A mnjorlty of ed at high tido tomorrow morning, 'tho delegntes repudiate Sullivan nnd I The passengers aro not In any dan say: "It is Impossible for tho dele- gor- The Manchuria snlled from Snn gates to dare to return to their con- Francisco Inst Tuesday for Hono stltuents wearing tho collnr of SU11I- 11" nd the Orient with a full list claims f passengers nnd a henvy cargo. Tho van and shame." Sullivan Hint with three hundred delegates ho ameers Bay In explanation of tho nc Is sure of unanimous control. New Jersey Fcdcrnton of Labor. Trenton, N. J., Aug. 20. Tho 28th annual convention of tho Now Jorsey State Federation of Labor was called order this forenoon in tho assembly chamber of tho state capitol. Nearly every local In tho state, afllliated with tho American Federation of Labor was represent ed by delegates. This convention promises to bo tho most Important ever hold by tho state body. There are a number of Important matters to bo considered and tho report of the legislative commltteo will bo of especial interest, in view of tho po litical agitation now 'going on among tho labor men. It Is said that labor measures received scant con sideration nt the hands of tho last legislature Tho Impression Is that the convention will declaro for inde pendent political action, with a view of securing tho election of men to the legislature who will voice the sentiments of organized labor. Another matter which promises to tako up a good portion of the time of tho convention is the dispute be tween tho browery workors nnd tho steam engineers. In anticipation of this matter being brought up tho brewery workers havo elected 23 delegates to tho convention from tho different locals of the state and the engineers also havo sont largo dele gations. This dlsputo is about tho old Jurisdiction question which has been 60 often discussed by tho feder ation. In every case tho decision hns been in favor of the engineers but the brewery workers have refused to abide by the decisions. Militia In Small Arm Practice. Mt. Grotna, Pa., Aug. 20. Tho annual rifle, revolver and carblno competition between national guard terms of this Btate began at the Mt. Gretna range this morning and will continue for fire days, There will be 11 matches is all aad from the prize winners a team will be selected to compete la the national nates at Seagirt, N. J., oa Jteber 4 aad following days. Electric Rallnnjs In Germany. The conditions upon which char ters aro granted to public service companies in Germany aro loft to tho discretion of tho cities. A com mon condition, in tho case of street railways, 1b that tho roadbed shall pass to the city, free f cost, after tho expiration of, say, 40 or 50 years! Rather commonly Is added a fran chise tax, which consists of a fixed annual sum per mile of track, or of a certain percentage of either tho gross or net receipts. Tho taxes or charges levied from tho street rail way companies for keeping in repair and cleaning the streets Invariably aro out of proportion to tho use which the companies mnko of tho streets. Sometimes tho electric rail way compnnles are compelled to pur chase their power from tho munici pal electric light plant. Frequently they aro obliged to carry fieo of cost certain city .employes. Occasionally ono finds a city whoso main purpose Is to promote tho building of street railways; but generally tho cities aim to mako money through tho sale of franchises rather than to secure to tho public a street railway ser vice that shall bo efficient in qual ity, sufflclent in extent nnd season ably In price. Tho effect of tho foregoing prac tices has been permanently to re strict railway building, first in the era of horse railway and subse quently in the era of city electric street railways. Tho era of electric suburban street railways and of ln terurban street railways scarcely has dawned in Germany. Had Germany, in proportion to its population living In cities of upward of 50,000 people, been as well supplied with horso street railways in tho year 1890 as the United States had been thus supplied 'l0 years previously that is, In 1880 it would havo had in 1890 no less than 1430 routo miles of horse street railways in its 47 cities with a population of upward of 50,000. As a matter of fact, It had leas than 850 routo miles of horse street railway, distributed among some G5 cities of all aires. Had those German cities which, In 1890, had upward of 50,000 Inhabi tants, been bb well supplied with street railwayu in 1890 as were tho corresponding American cities they would have had a total of 1990 route zalleB of street railway. The foregoing comparisons between the street railway faculties of Germany and the United States leave out of account the fact that there were In the United States cities of lew than 50,000 people 468 miles of street railway la 1S80 and 2578 nlles la 1899. Professor Meyer la Bleetrle Railway Review for July, cldent that Robert Island was mis taken for the Island of Onhu. Trotting nt Renitvillu Track. Readville. Mass., Aug. 20. Tho annual trotting meeting on the Rendvlllo track under tho auspices of the. New England Trotting Horse Breeders' association will begin this afternoon. Tho meeting will Inst but five days, but It promises to bo the most important nnd Interesting meeting of that kind over held hero. Tho number of entries is fnr greater than in former years and some un UBiially fine horses have beon entor od for the vnrlous ovonts. The prin cipal event will bo tho rnco for tho Massachusetts stake of $9000, next to that raco for tho Ponknpoag stako of $1500 for 2.10 trotters. Under tho new rules governing this meet ing nil events will bo thro heat races of ono mllo ench. For tho first time lng nil events will bo threo-hoat races havo been nbolishcd. Thq Massa chusetts stako raco is for 2:14 trot tors. Tho purso of $9000 is divided into threo equul parts of $3000 each To tho winners of ench boat goes $2100, to the second in each heat $000, and to tho third In each boat $300. Tho only objectlonnblo fen turo of this arrangement in tho opin ion of many horsomon is, that under it tho result of a rnco may remain undecided, In the event that each heat should bo won by n different horso. Tho total amount of tho pur ses offered at this raco meet is $27,-000. HE SITS DOWN ON WATSON President Advises Him not to Try to Be Elected Speaker Illgli Prices for Food in Alaska. Washington, D. O., Aug. 20. Tho women nurses and tho soldiers, the former in attondanco and the latter under treatment at army hospitals in Alaska havo come near starving to death on tho allowance which was permitted under the law at 30 cents a ration. Tho military authorities In tho territory havo reported that tho allowanco 1b altogether Inade quate and does not begin to furnish funds to buy food to sustain those to whom it Is issued by tho govern ment. It will be necessary to make an pxcoption on tho part of tho nur ses and the soldier patients, and to this end tho regular army ration has been sanctioned by tho secretary of war an action ho may take by vir tue of statute, and service regula tion In cases of such emergencies as exist in Alaska. .-The problem comes about through the high price' of food in the territory, eepecially at "the army posts, and notably at Fort Gibbon. Provisions which must be brought from a distance' are expen sive, aad such commodities as eggs, meat aad milk, eot from fear to ten times the market, prlee is the states. Now York, Aug. 20. Tho presi dent, In n letter mndo public, to Con gressman Watson of Indiana, who was about to enter tho campaign na speaker of tho house, says ho would not tako part If only pnrty Issues were nt stake, but ho feels that all good clttzcs should appreciate what has beon dono by tho presont" con gress, nnd io n c "" or k" IneJ the pr'ttcnt body, as organlzod, u power. Ho says to change Iho lond urshlp of congress at tho present tlmo would bo to bring dlsnstor to tho of forts of thoso who aro working out tho social, Industrial and economic; proDlcms of vital lntoirst Uo says no congress hns accoptod so much In so many dlfforont flolds na tho picsont Tho measures pnsso.1 nnd measuies proposed nro not nZ mnio party InUrest, but consorvo tho Interest of tho whola pcoplo. It la iot a jnrtlsnn campaign, -o -Next Year's Midshipmen. Annapolis, Md., Aug. 20. Tho class of 1907 at tho naval academy will havo threo graduation days, tho first of which will occur on Soptotu ber 13, whon . will bo sont to son thoso midshipmen who havo attain ed moro than 78 per cont for tho so called second term, tlmt from Feb ruary to May, nnd who havo nlso made at least 75 per cont In tho on llro academic work.. Tho next grad uation will tako place. In February, when will bo graduated thoso who made 78 per cont In tho porlod from Octobor to February. It Is expectqd. thero will bo few. If any, graduates on thnt occasion, for tho reason that thoso who can come up to require ments will b3 nblo to mako tho grad uation In September. Tho third graduation will tako plnco In Juno. It Is unusual to havo threo gradua tion dates for ono class, nnd It Is without precedent to havo any part of a class graduato as early as Sep tember. Tho renson for It was to ralso tho standard of elllclecny nnd stlmulato rivalry, and nt tho samo tlmo get tho young mon to son nt a early a dato as possible to meet tho demand of naval ofllcers on board ship. Tho ncadomio authorities, howovor, romaln opposed to tho sys tem which graduates tho mlilHliln. mon ahead of tho usual Juno clos ing. Special offortB will bo mado dur ing tho coming academic year to provent any nttompt of tho midship men to vlolato tho strict rulo against nnzing. Tho rulo will bo rigidly on forced and tho young men will bo duly Impressed with tho determina tion of tho authorities. The Gulbralth Trial. 8prlngflcld, Mo Aug. 20. On tho resumption of the trial of Galbralth, who is nccusod of being ono of tho mob that lynched threo, negroes, At torney Hadloy was seated among tho' Btato counsel. Tho Jury hnB not yet Bocurcd beon secured. Tho defondant says ho will not go to trial until ev ery technicality of tho law is ox- hautlei . Bryan Coming Home. Gibraltar, Aug. 20. -Bryan walled for New York nt 2 o'clock this aftet-noon, Chicago Markets. Chicago, Aug. 20. Wheat, (53, 7144; corn, 47, 48; oats, 29&, Dr. J. F. CooW to 340 Liberty street, where he wW meet aM old awd new paUepte. For any disease, caN efi Dr. Cok. Conufta-tioflfiwe. 1; i ;i tf'll i, '! i 1 if! i 4