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DAILY CAPITAL JOURNAL, SALEM, OREGON, FItlDAY, AUGUST 13, 1000.
No. 180.
LITTLE
CITY IS
BURNED
Milton, Del., a Town of 2000
Inhabitants, Destroyed
by Fire Early This
Morning.
300IH0USES burned
HLAKE WAS FANNED UV HIGH
WIND AM) SOON (JOT I1EYOND
CONTROL OF DEPARTMENT,
SWEEPING EVERYTHING RK
FORK IT NO LIVKS LOST.
tUn'tnl I'tm WmJ Wit.
Dover, Dol., Aug. 13. A compnny
of mllltlu with tents. blnnkots nml
provisions started today for Milton,
0 miles Bouth of hare, which wns
prnctloully doHtroyoil ly flro onrly this
morning when 300 buildings were
burned In a fierce wind-fanned con
flagration. Tho town niiH a population of about
2000 and moat of the pooplo today
nrt .lomuless as tho result of tho fire.
No ono wmb If tiled and nono bo far
Is reported missing When tho flro
wis first discovered a high wliw
blowing and In spite of tho de. o
offorts of tho volunteer fire uepnrt-
SALEM'S BIG
DEPARTMENT STORE
!s out with the biggest line of bargains we ever offered
for this sale. Ask for tho goods advertised. We have them
here ready to hand out to you at the advertised prices. If
you want bargains come to the Chicago Store
EARLY FALL
STYLES
In
Swell New Suits
Like These Cuts
$'JO values now $12..1U
$2.1 values now $1 1.0(1
These suits are the
latest, New York pro
ductlons. Leng: oonu
and plaited sklrli, sill;
lined and handsomely
trimmed: material
the latest In worsteds
and cheviots. O'her
suits at less money
SEE OUR MONEY SAVING
BARGAINS
WHERE CAN YOU REAT OUR
PRICES?
Ladies 1.50 and 2 Shirt Wafers,
slightly soiled, now 33c
7c Dimities. Challles, Lawns
and Calcoes, now yard. . . .3JSc
Misses' 25c fine ribbed tan Hos
iery, now pair 12 J c
Children's j5c black Hose IXI fine
ribbed, pair U-
59c bleached bueets, full size, for
the double beds 00c
35c Dressing Sacques now. lt)r
..CHICAGO STORE..
SALEM, OREGON
"The Store Tfjat Saves You Money."
nient the flames gained headwa and
rapidly Jumpd irom one building to
another until they had lain a wide
mon in ashes.
No estimato of the damage done
can be made yet but the loss Is coin
pat ntlvoly heavy. Reports received
here say hundreds of women and
children went without brenkfast this
morning.
Many persons have lost everything
they owned and are without oven suf
ficient clothes.
With the exception of a few stores
most of tho structures were uninsured.
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
DISCUSSES LOS ANGELES
TnltM I'r .ti Wir 1
St. Joseph, Mo Aug. 13. Tho
delegates to tho International Typo
graphical union now holding its nn
nunl session here voted today to turn
down Delegnte Rowo's proposition to
take the Los Angeles typos'' fight
against tho Los Angeles Times out
of the hands of ..ntlonnl Organizer
McLornnn and empower the local un
ion to wngo tho struggle against tho
publication.
Rowe charged that McLernon'wns
not handling the fight satisfactorily
and he wanted the governing body to
back tho Los Angeles typographical
union financially and allow tho local
men to direct tho campaign against
tho newspnper,
Presldont Lynch took tho floor
against Rowo and when the voto was
taken it stool; 18C to S against
Ilowo's proposal.
o
In Pnrls, It Is reported, the dogs
arc so numerous thnt thore arc not
llas enough to keep them busy. Cal
ifornia ought to take the hint and
lot Paris know whero tho deficiency
can be made up.
3fc3.3L' -
A GREAT DROP IN
PRICES
85o Satin Messallne Ottomnu
Silks, in all the very latest shade
To Introduce these bwutlful sllki
wo offer them for this sale at.
yard 50c,
We show the greatest s'ock of
pieoe goods that was ever open-1
up in Salem In all olasses of sl...
woo:, linen and cot;on.
nEDDING DEPARTMENT.
We show a wonderful stock of
bedding in blankets, comforts,
lace curtains and all the rest at
prices guaranteed to be the lowest.
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RALPH
JOHNSON
KILLED
Thrown by His Horse, One Foot
Hangs in the Stirrup
While Pony Runs
Away.
DRAGGED TO DEATH
HIS SKILL CRUSHED AT FIRST
FALL, HUT IS DRAGGED FOUR
RLOCKS, IIIH HKAI) TO GROUND,
ENTIRE DISTANCE FAT 1 1 Kit
COULD NOT RECOGNIZE HIM.
One of the saddest accidents that
has happened In Snlem In many years
was that which resulted In the dentil
of Ralph Johnson, tho lG-your-old
son of Air. and Mrs. Wnltor Johnnoti,
which occurred about 8:45 last night.
Lato yesterday afternoon Ralph
rode out of his father's barn on Ferry
street on n little pony, a regular pot
and gentle as a kitten; from thnt
time nothing Is known of his nctloim
or whoreabouts except as tqld by
Willie Kaiser, until his mangled
body was found nenr tho cornor of
Fourteenth and Mill streets about
SMC o'clock by Mr. and Mrs. lludd
Hill.
The Kalsor boy snys he was riding
a pony and joined Ralph, but this
must hnvo been only n short trmo
before tho accident. Ho says they
were rldltiK together and flnnlly got
to racing, Ralph's horso not ahead
and the Kaiser boy lost sight of It
and Its rider.
It Is probable tue norse foil at the
corner of Court nml Twelfth streets,
as there wns blood and brains scat
tered over a big rook thore. and
mains show whero tho body was
drnggod to the point whero found,
about four blocks. Of thin, howover.
tho Kaiser boy knew nothing, and
no one saw anything of tho accident
excep Mr and Mrs. Hill. Thoy were
walking down Fourteenth streot on
their way homo nbout 8:45 whon tho
horso galloped by them, going south
Ion Fourteenth streot. It was qulto
! dark but thoy thought they could seo
1 something dragging on the right side
of the horse, the further side from
tnem. As tho horso neared Mill
street It turned to tho west as though
to go up that stroot, but turned again
i and continued south on Fourteenth
It was at this point tho boy's foot
wis released from tho stirrup and tho
crushed and mangled body tumbled
into the dusty streot. In a moment
Mr. and Mrs. Hill reached tho spot,
and although they could not seo tho
boy, heard him moan. Discovering
the body, Mrs. Hill at once callod
some of the people living near and
tolophoned for u doctor, while Mr.
Hill carrkd the limp and almost life
less body to the sidewalk.
At this time W. N. Savage and E.
C Cornforth came by In a buggy and.
taking tno poor bruised body In their
arms, drove rapidly to tho Wlllnmetto
Sanitarium, where everything pos
sible was done for the poor boy, but
he expired In a few moments without
regaining consciousness.
The body was at once taken to his
undertaking parlors by Coroner
Clough, but no ono, so far, owing to
the terribly orushed and battered
condition of the face could Identify
the body, and In this connection is
ono of the most pathetic incidents.
Mr Johnson, the dead boy's father,
hearing that some ono was hurt,
went Into the undertaking rooms, but
failed to recognize his son. He seem
ed to have a premonition of the sor
row that had come to him. for he
telephoned his wife asking If Ralph
was home yet. Getting a reply in
the negative, he went back to the
undertaking parlors, and to Mr.
Clough said. "If there Is a soar on
the left knee, that Is my boy." Tho
pants leg was hastily pulled up and
th tell-tale mark told Its mute story
of a bereaved father and mother.
Ralph was the youngest son of
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TOOK SEVEN
THOUSAND
FROM BANK
Two Young Fellows Hold Up
Santa Clara Bank This
Morning and Get
Away.
HAD AUTO AT DOOR
DASHED OUT OK TOWN AT TElt-
'itlFJC SPEED, RUT MACHINE
lUtOKE DOWN RODDICKS TOOK
TO IIRUSII AND ARE DENG
PURSUED RY RIG POSSE.
IUgIM lrw UH Wlr.l
Santa Clara, Cal., Aug. 13. Tho
two young men who robbed tho San
to. Clara bank this morning and their
chauffeur woro captured about noon
today about throo-quartors of a mlto
from tho placo whero tholr automo
bile broko down. Tho $7,000 In gold
was rocovorcd by tho poseo, which
was led by Sheriff Langtord of San
ta Clara county.
Tho men, whon overtaken, were
lloelng toward San Francisco on foot,
having divided tho tronsuro between
thorn.
Tho onicors who had pursued tho
robbers In autotuobllos grontty out
numbered tho robcrs and as tho pur
suers woro armed with rlflos tho
enpturo was easily effected.
Tho robors woro taken Immediate
ly to Son Joso, whom an effort lb
Lbelug tnndo to tdontlfy thorn.
Cashlor F. A. Dlrgo and Ilook
kcepcr Charlos Johnson left horo
Immediately for San Joso to Iden
tify tho men undor arrost as tho
roborB,
Tho prisoner refused to glvo their
niuiios although they willingly con
fessed that they committed the rob
bery. The chauffeur, who was employed
by tho strungorH, was not arrested
us ho readily proved that ho knew
nothing of tho Intentions of tho rob
bers when they engaged tho iiutonio-
bllo nt San Joso this morning.
When tho men hired tho machtno
they told tho driver to run up to
the bank nt Sautu Clara as they
wanted to draw out some money. Tho
robbers forced him to run tho our at
top speed, undor penalty of being
shot, after the robbery.
This afternoon Sheriff Lnngford
swoatcd tho confessed inbbers and
It Is ptobablo that thoy will glvo
tholr names boforo nightfall. Nolthor
young man has tho appoaranco of a
criminal.
Santa Clara, Ca!., Aug. 13. Two
young man about SO yonrs old walk
ed into tho Santa Clara Valley bank
nt 10:30 o'clock this morning, cov
ered tho oftlco forco of four mon
with revolvers, and compelled tho
cashlor to burn ovor to them 17,000
la gold.
Tho robbers then backed through
the doar, Jumped Into a waiting au
tomobile, in which thoy had driven
up to tho bank and started towards
Ban Francisco.
The young men did not wear
masks and tho bank officials say
-they can easily Identify them If they
are captured.
About a mlto out of town tho au
tomobllo broke down and the two
robbers and tho driver of tho ma
chine, who evidently was an accom
plice, took to their heels.
Chlor or Police Walsh, with n
posse of citizens, Immediately start
ed in pursuit and the capture of the
robbers Is expected hourly.
When tho hold-up men entered
the bank Vice-President Albert Har
ris. Cash'or F. A. Blrge. Paying Tel
lor F. II. Roberti and Dookkeopor
Charlea Johnson were at their desks.
"Come through!" demanded the
younger of the robbers, as ho point
ed two revolvers at tho heads of tho
cashier and bookkeeper. The othor
man "covered" the vlce.presldent
and teller.
With no chance to roach for tho
revolvers tinder their desks, so sud
don and unoxpectod was tho domat.d,
tho order was obeyed.
Tho cashlor wns forced to hand
out all gold In sight.
"Don't hold nny back or I'll blow
your head off," said the robber, and
his voice and nttltudo gave convinc
ing ovldonco of tho sincerity' of tho
throat.
Tho cashlor wan forced to put tho
! gold Into shot Backs which tho rob
1 hers had thrown upon his counter.
After this was dono, tho two moa,
still threatening tho offlclals'if thoy
mndo any move and warning thorn
not to call for aid, walked backward
out of tho bank.
Until thoy had passed through tho
door they hold tho bank officlnls un
der covor with their revolver.
Tho chnuffour wan ready to etart
his machlno Instantly and no sooner
had tho mon sprung into tho car th&a
It was nwny In a cloud of dust nt full
speed.
So quickly wan tho wholo robbory
and escape accomplished that the
bank officials woro stunned for a mo
ment. As soon as posslblo they
gavo tho alarm nnd orory available
automobllo was put Into sorvlec by
tho posso.
Tho robbors had such a start,
however, thoy probably would hnYi
made good tholr cscapo if their ma
chlno had not broken down.
Tho Santa Clara bank has a capi
talization of $00,000. Tho 17000
In gold was all that was In sight at
tho tlmo tho mon ontorcd. The cash
lor told thorn thnt It was all thoro
was on hand. Thoy did not take
tlmo for nrgulng on this point.
RlioilfPN Mon Ordered to. Shoot.
Snn Francisco, Aug. 13. Chlof of
Police Cook rocolvod word of tho
robbery of tho Snntn Clara bank
shortly aftor 11 o'clock and Imme
diately dispatched two automobiles,
each containing throo dotoctlres
armed with Winchesters, in tho di
rection of Santa Clara. Tho detec
tives woro given orders to kill In
tho ovont they mot tho robbors and
thoy showed rcslstonco.
Tho automobllo In which 'tho rob
bors oscapod boro tho numbor 11,183
nnd formorly wns ownod by Oold-borg-Bowon
& Co. or this city. It
wau sold Home tlmo ngo to a garngo
company In Snn Joso, whero It prob
ably was hired this morning.
LosTi
WARATAH
CONFIRMED
Not One of Her 300 Passengers
or of the Crew Escaped."
Many Bodies Float
ing in the Sea.
I I'Hllvd 1'ITM .Wwt WlM t
Cape Agulbae, South Africa, Aug.
13. AH hope for the safety of the
big liner Waratah, with 300 passen
gers, was abandoned today whon
tho steamor Inslza arrived bore, hav
ing covored tho course of tho lost
ship and reported that many bodies
woro seen floating in tho pea off the
Dasheo river, whore the missing ves
sel was last seen. It la believed that
tho ship must havo gone down In a
storm.
HOT WAVE KILLS
THREE IN ST. LOUIS
(United PrtM Lm4 Wlr
8t. Louis, Aug. 13. Three dentin
were roported today as the result
pt tho heat wave which struck this
city yeeterday. The sweltering beat
continues unabated today and a.
ready many roports of prostrations
have been made.
Unless a thunder storm comes to
relieve the humid atmospheric con
ditions more deaths are certain to
bo addod to tho list today and to
morrow. o ,
jonn u. HocKiuoiier says mo
American peoplo "struggle too
much." Dlos he want us to staud j
stlll whllo his hired hands go 1
through our pockets?
SPANIARDS
WHIPPED
BY MOORS
Melilla Surrounded by Horde of
Fanatics Whose Ranks
Are Hourly Growing
Stronger.
MAY CAPTURE CITY
THOUSANDS OF WILD TRIHESAUJN
GATHER DRAG CANNON CAP
TURED PROM SPANIARDS UP
STEEP MOUNTAIN AND ARE
IlOMH.UlRING l'OHTRESS.
(UnlMd Vrttt I.tairt Wlrt.1
Lisbon. Aug. 13. Tho Spnnlsh
troops nt Mollllu hnvo been driven
from nil advanced positions by the
Moors who are bombarding tho fort
resses of tho city with cannon which
they captured from the Spanish, ac
cording to dispatches from Molllla
today.
Tho fighting has boon going on for
n week nnd both sides hnvo loBthouv
lly during tho conflicts. Tho Spanish
troops nre taking roruge within tho
inner fortifications. The Moors havo
gained n big tidvantago ovor tho Dons
and reinforced by tho Riff soldiers
nnd sympathizers from tho Interior
they hnvo tho largest forco of mon
thnt has yet attacked tho city.
Cannon havo boon houlod up tho
steep slopes of Mount Jugurn which
overlooks Mollllu. From tljere tho
Moors aro directing n hoary fire
downward Into tho fortlttantlons.
General Murlim. who Is commnud
of the Spaniards. led n sortlo ngnlnst
tho tribesmen Ian vain effort to drlvo
thorn from the outside entrenchments
that thoy have captured.
Tho spanlsh fought bravely. Fac
ing u withering fire directed nt thoin
by the Moors, thoy were N gaining
ground, when a forco of Moorish
troops charged their flank nnd drovo
Marina buck Into tho fortiriuatlons.
Ho was noarly captured beforo safety
was reached behind tho walls.
Tho position or tho defender Is
growing moro untonubjo,. The Moors,
olatod by their advantage, aro press
lug forward engerly. and Impelled by
religious renzy are taking desperate
chances to capture the town and an
nihilate the depleted Spanish garri
son. Start Spunli Republic.
Lisbon, Aug. 13. DUpatohos from
eatorn Spain published hero today
In tho "Mundo" stato that a revolt
has broken out at Ampurdan, In the
Hatarfugoll district In the extreme
uorhteastern end of Spain, It Is
reported that tho citizens havo e
tubllshed a provisional republican
government and rofuse to rocognlze
the suzerainty of Alfonso hereafter
A strong royalist force is en ooufe
from nareoloua to put down tho new
uprising, acordlug to the "Mundo"
SIX-YEAR-OLD KILLS
LITTLE PLAYMATE
ll'iiluJ I'rrM Uim1 Wlrci
Muoomb. MUs Aug. 13. While
playing "war" today Eddie Wright.
aged six years, shot and Instantly
klllod his playmate W'llle Smith, a
four-year-old lad, in the back yard
of tho Wright home.
The younger lad was pretending to
be a frontiorsman whllo Wrigh
played ho was an Indian.
As the four-year-old lad trotted
past him tho older boy raised a sh'.
gun 'loaded with nails, pulled the
trigger, and the chargo literally
blew off the top of the child's bead.
The gun was of tho old-time
cap" model and had been thrown
away as usoless.
Tho boy had pjaeed a matoh on
tho cap to "make ft pop," and whon
tho hammer struck It the powder
was Ignited.
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The Wlolitta man who has Just
completed a dreaer eontalning 35,-
00Q pleeea i wood evidently Had
time as w II at wood to waate.