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SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 21, 1008.
NO. 47.
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1 UET REPRESENTS A UNITED SAlEjft
Blown to Atoms by Giant Powder Explosion
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MfIRM
STONK SAY9
BE NO RRDUCV
MSW.WE9 OP THK
MOS OP THK
OF LOCOMO.
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id,rrt. n-"Wo win
(tif refaction In wages
fc naread!," deelarofl
I Wurta Stone, of tho
IdUwcoUte Ensln-
f JUwwIng tho sltaa
iu nlopd since the
' 0 Vtpw to obey tho
now law requiring the employment
of more Railroaders.
"Tho cost of living Is Just as high
as over," he continued. "There will
bo no Btrlko, and we wljl not start
to fight until wo aro on the firing
line. There will bo no cut In the
wages of our 62,008 engineers.
Mako that Btatement strdngi" .
Stono would not Bay'why ho wan
bo confident of this.
.
THREE CARLOADS OE
ORANGK.AN HOUR.
(United Press Leaned Wlro.)
ItlvcrBldo, Cal., Fob. 21, An av
erage of n carload of orangea ovory
20 minutes hns been packed and
shipped cast from Riverside in the
past week, figuring on the basin of
nlno hours as ti working day. Tho
woathor has been favorablo for pick
ing, and nil tho packing Iioubcb aro
btiBy getting out fruit. This Is the
heaviest week' shipment of tho sea
son, -tlms far. lbolIovod that
tho shipments next week will pass
tho SOO-car nnu'k. -,, o,.
TttBE
Dropped Dowh Jrt..
WllkcBbnrre, Pa., Fjfb. Sh Four
men wore hilled and 4ir probably
fatally injured this mrnlnx when
tho car In which they were holng
lowered Into thu mlno fell to the
"bottom.
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PEOPLES BARGAIN HOUSF
Place in Salem
To Do Your Trading
THE CHICAGO STORE
l to Iti progress and rapid growth no business could
"M oi only for the knowledce ana intfUtfcnniM nt th
Iff UtlJTI ready tO S eft Whom ninrlt hnlnno. nml nnlMti.
builnesg hou.o that tries tho harden to please an J
r- - ror weir moneyWo offer uothlnir bat live new
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KILLED
POWDER EXPLODED
NEARLY ALL CHINESE VICTIMS
LITERALLY BLOWN TO ATOMS,
ONTiY SHREDS OF FLESH RE
IN FOUND, ONE MAN STAYED
AWAY FROM WORK ON
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COUNT OIA DREAM.
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Saves You Money
Pinole, Cnl., Feb. 21. Thirty
three, nud possibly 30 mun were
killed In tho oxploslon at tlo Tlorcu
Icb powder wofks at Pinole Thurs
day aftornoon, according to estl
HJUtOH inado this morning. Four
dead aro whlto men, and 2D Chinese
xro known to havo "boon In tho
packing houso at -the time of tho ex
1olon, and nil woro blown to frag
wents, togethor with tliolr whlto
foreman, William StlllwoII. Somo
taHKlrnatos of tho number or Chinese
In tho houso placo tho Ugure at 32.
As hardly n Bhred of a "human being
eau bo found In the rtilnB, It will only
lio after a comploto roll of surviv
ing omploycs has boon mado that
tlio exact number of kllloQ will bo
"known.
Among tho rnoro seriously Injured
uto V. Rabollo, soctloTi foroman,
struck by quantities of roclt and de
bris, one lung punctured, head lac-
-crated; John Lucid, section fore
man, threo ribs hroken, side punc
tured by rock, not expected to live;
Miss Mnry Brazil, employed In gela
tine rolling house, cut and "bruised,
saved her life through her presence
of mind In throwing herself under a
machlno, which broke he weight of
falling walls; Fred Brandt, foreman
of vats, and John Zlndt. scaly
wounds; John Morarity, foromnn
wet mixer, arm broken; Jack Mills,
foroman packer No. 3, cut ancr
bruised; James Megan, employo of
tho tlmnor house, back cut; William
Mnysr, hurled ten feet through win
dow, badly cut by glass and right
arm sprained.
Tho cataatropho was not without
Hs presentment. Early yesterday
morning whon George Ferrler Joinsd
a number of his follow workmen nt
the breakfast table, he announced
that ho was not going to work, and
gave as his reason a wierd dream
which oppressed him throughout tho
j night. In which ho plainly Baw a
train blown Into tho air, and several
men killed. lie was moody through
out tho moal. nnJ, although ho was
Anally persuaded 4o go to work, he
remained away from tho packing
houso, wher he Is acaustopied to
work, and was uninjured. This
story U vouched for by a half dozen
witnesses.
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18
F6Ur whlto mehiand 2G Chinamen
wcrekllledtin tho Hercules powder
works; oxploslon Thursdny. This bo
camo! certain when a count of tho
monjtvaB mado o tho works this
morring, Tho only body" recovered
wai l!hut of Foreman Stlllwell. Ho
npparcntly had a premonition of the
explosion and wfts outside of tho
building whon tho ton tons of tho
nltro-blycorlno wont up. Not a ves
tlgo of tho other 29 bodlos hna been
found.
Coroner Abbott, of Contra Costa
county, will hold an Inquest this af
ternoon. Tho four. Injured men wcro
tnkenj to tho Snir Francisco hoBpltal
nnd "will recover. Tho bIx Injured
girls who were trampled on and cut
by llyjng glass in the mad rush from
tho box packing house several hun
dred yards from tho scone of tho ex
plosion, are being cared for at the
company's hospital at Pinole. None
aro BctlouBly Injured.
FACTIONAL
FEELINGS
FORGOTTEN
ONE COMMON CAUSE
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ASTORIA BREWERY
(PARTLY BURNED
SALKM'H LKADING WIDK-AWAKU
CrmiSXH MKF7T TONIGHT TO
DISCUSS PLANS FOR TIII3 DK
VI?LOPMKNT AND UPBUILDING
XW TIIK CITY AND THK VALLEY.
Astoria, Or., Fob. 21. Firo
which started in tho englno and boil
er houso of tho North Pacific brew
ery aljout 11 o'clock last night prac
tically destroyed that portion of the
plant Vejorp It waB" got under con
trol. Tho Iobr Is nbout $10,000.
Tho main building oT tho plant wnx
not Injured.
M'KINLEY READY
FOR HIS BATH
Tho huslnoRa mon's banquet at the
Wlllaraottu Hotel tonight "will bo ono
of tho most enthuslnstlo mooting
over hold In Salem. Tho Iwulness
mon who "bdrievo In Salem's faturc,
and who bellovo In giving tho ad
vantages tho country offors a wide
publicity, will moot to discuss mat
ters pertaining to the bonoilt of all.
It Is the first step toward a trigger
andljQttor und a united SalonvThV
amount df gooflhawjll bqRty:ori$
pusnuu uy mis. coming y'semor o.
ncrexoioro oivergeni mioesis ana
lldens Is lucxilculablo.
In roaponno to the commlttcos'
call si loaBt 300 tlokcts havo "boon
nolo, nnd not loss than that ntimhc.
will sit down to tho. modest luncheon
htonlght, nnd -will discuss tho Tilfth
for Tho upbuilding of tho city.
Geo. C. Will, J. C. Perry, H. A.
Johnson, Jr., H. B. Thlolsen, J. M.
Lawrenco, F. B. Shafor, T. M. Darr
Chas. Pomoroy, J, E. Poguo, G. G.
Bingham, Al. Gardner, Hal D. Pat
ton, F. P. Talklngton, V. McGll
chrlst, E. M, LaForo, Tho Spa, O. M.
Johnson, II. II. Ollngcr, II. Q. Hunt
Jos. Schlndler, Club Stables, Hauaor
Bros., Dr. Fisher, M, E. Moore, Col.
J. Olmstcad, Z. J. Rlgga, Theo. Roth,
P. H. Garber, C. VanPntten, W. W.
ZInn, J. C. Price, O. E, Trico, W. T.
Rnmsdon, Dr. J. D. Shnw, W. A.
Carter, Dr. Roynolds, G. F. Rodgora,
Fred Wnters, H. Wlprut. G. D. Wit
son, Ernest Anderson, F. N. Derby,
J. W. Wlllson, O. S. Hamilton, Max
Duron, Goo. Waters, R. J, Hcndrlcla,
A. HuckOBtoln, Dr. Morcor, J. R.
Shcphord,- Joo BornnrdI, Shand
Marcus, Frank Brown, Jns, Mc
Evoy, Chas. Wollor, Ed. L. Wollor, J.
II. Albert, G. I. Putnam, E, W. Hnz
zard, D. A. Dlnsmore, Dr. Richard
son, S. A, Manning, W. A. Moores, D,
M. James, Chnrlco Yannko, II, B.
Thlolsen, W. C. Allison, F. W, Spon
cor, C. II, Hinges, C. M. Bishop, O.
W. Johnson, Clydo Johnton, II. Heck
man, Goo. G. Brown, W, T. Porklna,
J. D. Sutherland, W. S, Dunlway, F,
C. Miller, Goo. 0. Goodall, E. F,
Carroll, C. L, Starr, F, W. Benson,
W. T. Slater, Ed. Glllingham, P. II.
Rnymand, B. A. Mltcholl, D. 8. Wood,
J. M. Long, Roy Bentloy, Bert Ed
wards, A. M. Crawford, J. II. Van
yjnlfloiJ). G. Grogor, Nick Jlans. F
llley. -?-i . ." ' ' t
Portlnnd, Fb. 21. Hornco Mc
Klnloy appeared In the federal court
boforo Judge Wolverton this morn
ing, and upon tho petition of his at
torneys, had the passing1 of sontoneo
continued for ono week In order that
ho might hoar from Francis J. Honoy
nnd Detective William J. DurnB. Mo
Kinley expects to be granted Immu
nity. It was nnnminctd today that Mc-
Klnloy has booomo reconolled with plication for ticket hus bcon por.jr-
Menu.
Eastern Oyster.
Salad.
Cold Roast Chicken.
Cold Tloilod Ham.
Cold Boiled-Tongue.
Cold Roast Beef.
Broad nnd Butter.
LEFT HIS WIFE
LIES ABOUT IT
Coffee.
Cheese
Olives, Pickles
Tho following Is only a partial list
of those who will ho thore, as tho ap
his wife, who was Mario Ware, ami
that she has forgiven him for his es
capade lu the Orient with tho dancer
"Llttlo Egypt"
Stockton, Cal., Feb. 21. Although
tha Herculos powdor works explosion
was not felt In Stockton. It shonli
buiMings all along the mother lode
as far as 70 miles above here. A
few minutes after tho big explosion
Angels Camp rang tip and Inquired
for news. The message stated that
many buildings bad been shaken in
tho mining town. T&lepbono Inquir
ies revealed .the fact that tho shoes
was felt all along the mother lode.
In Chinese camp, Jamestown, Sonora
and Melones the shock was quite se
vere. None of the valley towns no
ticed It The peculiar course of the
shock vibrations Is believed to have
been due to earth formations.
TIIKY IK.VT WANT
AN OREGON TRIAL.
Portland, Fob. 21 T. B. Neuhau-
sen, special Inspector of tho Interior
Dpnrtnient, will leavo Portland on
Saturday for Los Angelos whero hn
goes to Join Traoey D. Beoker, who
is assistant to tho attorney-general
In 4he legal battlo that tho defend
ants. In what Is known at tho Curry
county land grab-doal. In which the
Pacific Furniture and Land Compa
ny is defondant, will wage. Three
of the defendants live In Los Angdl
es and are fighting removal to Ore
gon for trial. They are Warren ail-
lette. R. W. Konoy and Will D. Gould
They wtre Indicted by U. S. Attor
ney nrlstol In April, 190C.
(United Press Leased Wire
Oakland, Cal., Fob. 21. "From
tho time my mothor handed mo it
oup of ten In hor homo at Frultvalo1
on Monday morning of my disappear
ance until I found myself at thu
homo of a Jewish family on Forty-
euuuiiii BirtlUl in xvow York, I was
Cake. ,,ncon85'018 f what I was doing."
PThla UL'flCt flin fltHlAMfiht ......I .
. ... ,,., v..u -Mituiiivui. iiiuuu uy
William Hush, the young Dorkoloy
roal ostato man, and son of Valon
tlne Hush, who died Tuesday at
his Frultvnlo mansion iQ returned
yesterday from Now York, and was
met at the train by his wife and llt
tlo daughtor, Huollta.
Hush disappaarocl from his homo,
Monday morning, February 3. Hush
ing in nil day:
J. II. Scott, II. W. Meyers, C. I..
McNary, W. 8. Low, G. Dunsford, L.
M. Reedor, C. F. W. Drowno, U. J.
Lohmnn. D. II. Wcvunt. W. T. .Tonka.
N. M. Gondereon, H. S. Glle, T. B. t0,(1 n romarkablo story of hfs ex-
Kn. V fi rtfiw.pn H IX. nnnVv.M'or'uc"'-
II - - - - t w -. np v w, "uumw
back, J. A. Wljson, R. M. Budlong,
W. P. Bubcock, C. K. 8pnulding, F.
ner. V. II. Dyars, J. L. Freoland, S.
C. Fish, 0. V. Moason, W. F. Buok-
"I wont to my fathor'a homo nt
Frultvalo Monday morning at ho
urggpt request of my mother, who
telephoned to ms that my father wuw
P. Kimball, Carl Kugle, W. II. Dancy. vory tlovf and "ot WPOotod to live for
uiiy iuiikiii oi iime. w want you to
leave your wife, Will.' Mother said
SENATE GIVES ITS CONSENT
TO SUING IIARRIMAN ROADS.
(United PreBs Leased Wire.)
Washington, Fob. 21. Tho sen
ate has removed any obstacle that
tho government might have feared
In Its efforts to sue the Harrlman'
railroad system for the recovery of
valuable mineral and timber lands.
That body, without a dissenting
voice, this afternoon adopted the
resolution presented by Senator Ful
ton, of Oregon, authorizing the at-
torney-geaerat to take such legal ac
tion in the matter as It deemed nec
essary to enforce the rights of the
gdvernment.
h. C. Stringer, W. S. Fltts, Q. F.
Rodgers, E. L. lrvln, Carey Martin,
A. N. Moores, II. II. Ragan, C. M.
Lookwood, George Pearco, D. F. Wag
nor, L. U. Josso, J. N. Schnntz, W.
A. Liston, Dr. Brewer, C. Ullum, F.
J. Mooro, A. M. Clough, A. L. Har
vey, C. A. Park. P. 8. Wallace, Lei
Barr. W. A. lrvln, W. II. Stousloff,
F. W. StQusloff, Ray Farmer, Ray
Gllbont, D. J. Fry, Watt Shlpp, Claud
Bell, Dr. S. C. Stone, M. C. Wengor,
L., F. Savage, Henry Bolle, D. F.
Brunner. J. A. Patterson, A. A. Lee,
J. Baker, T. G. Gilbert, 0. W. Hob-
son, I. Greonbaum, Sam Adolph, John
Manor, M.'J. PelxeJ, D, A. White, H.
O. White. F. A. Kurtx, F. M. Whlto,
L. A. Byrd, II. C. Fletcher, Geo. W.
Gossor, John Mills, W. C. Hubbard.
C. Armstrong, T. J. Arthur, A. O.
Damon, G. A. Forbes, Prof. EasthaM,
O. W. Harr, Sam A. Garber, Fred
Eriokson, J. H. Norman, W. F. R.
Smith, J. O. ReJgleman, . Meason,
E. Taylor, Gcorgo Hatch, W. W. Mc
Farland, A. Ilersen, II. George Mey
er, Mr. Fisher. JUdd & Bub, F. W
sho had always opijoiod my niar
riago .as hud also the rqst of my fam
ily for the whole live years that I
have had my wife, I told her that
under no circumstances would 1
leave hor. 'If you leave her 1 shall
die happy,' said my father.
"Again and again I deoJared to
hltn I would not do so. Whlio I was
sitting thoro my mother came into
tho room. Sho had some ton and
cukes nnd a liUlo plate of wine Jelly
She, offered them to Die, and I uto
and drank.
"The noxt thing 1 remembered,
and that only lately, was being on a
train Just leaving Elko, Nev. Then
thoro comes another blank. Later 1
seemed to come again out of tho daze
Into which something had thrown
me. In New Yprk I was In a small
room In an apparently high build
ing, "After proving my Identity I so-
oured enough money to pay for my
lodging at the Hotel Cadlllao. and
Waters. P. Bach, A. J. Magers, Ross ? ttl,w " J rved money
Moores. Joe Nusbaum, T. B. Town-! "J1.1 L?d been w,re1 wa hy m
send, Frank Meredith, Cllf Brown, w,f
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