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READ THE ADVERTISEMENT OF THE CAPITAL JOURNAL BARGAIN DAY AUGUST 31 ON PAGE 7 TODAY w I laumol VOL. XIX SALEM, OllKGOX, FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 1000. No. 188. B I ffflBiifcfclllllllilii I I MJfcilMMiSJJSilQJj" mSm WmmQM WWf ZINITIA THE PLAYTHING OF STORMS Is Compelle to Jettison Part of Her Cargo to Prevent Be ing Pounded and Broken Up. GALE AFTER GALE imiVKs unit CLKAii achoss thk PACIFIC and south ov aus- THALIA OUinV LIVED THItKK MONTHS OX SCANT KATIONS DKPKXDANT ON RAIN. (United I'rmi t.Munl Wire. Sonttio, Auk. 20. Unttorod nnd lioaton by furious gales 'Wlilch besot baric Zaultla, Captain Shlvoy.. nrrlvod bar ItZinltlu, Captain Slilvcy, arrived In Sonttlo harbor today, 270 days from Nowcastlo-on-Tyno, baving been towed in last night. Not In years has a -sailing ship brought to Puget sound Btich a talo ot terrific gales, coming In such num bers that tho ninator and crow be llovud that t hoy were doomed to find wntory graves. With rigging and canvas bearing witness to tho most sovoro voyngo of tho year, with upper onr dntnaged and woathor beaten, tho Zlnltln ovorcanin tho hard luck faiiiioaiiii'f ftiHHimif!f t t . . I! WE ARE SALEM AGENTS (for the following celebrated merchandise) i Nemo Corsets, Warner's Rust Proof Corsets. Standard I Patterns, American Lanes' Simmons Kid Gloves, and Style in early Fall Goods now trices imow to imronuce uie Early Fall Dress Goods and Silks Now on Sale. Wonderful Bargains. ! CHICAGO L SALEM, OREGON. The Store That Saves You Money. which followed hor since she first put ! out from the Tyno last November. , Boforo nio squnrc-rlgger had clear-, ed the Knglish channel sho wns twice ' compelled to put bnclt to port for re- pairs, Iter decks haying been swept and other Injury done. Off the River Platte, In tho South Atlantic, so dan gerous becntno tho plight .of the ves sel that It wns found necessary to Jottlson 100 tons of firebrick from the cargo which was rolling about in the hold and threatening to broak tho ship to pieces. Succeeding storms and gales continued to attack the Zlnltln until Enstor Sunday, when sho wns far south of Australia, having failed to negotiate tho passage via Capo Horn, a his Inst storm appeared to bo a climax. It wns so furious nnd tho bnric so soveroly tried that nono aboard believed it posslblo to wenthor the, fury of tho clemonts. Despite tho dnmngo to rigging nnd Bnlls, h6wovor, tho passngo from Plt cnlrn Island to Capo Flattery -wns mado in 15 days. For more than thrco months the crew survived upon wntor thnt was precariously takon during rains. Many weeks before reaching port tho flour supply was exhnustod and by Bcnnt rations of hard broad and snlt meat was a faro sufficient to sustain llfo provided. , o Wheat Mnrkct Weaker. (United Preii tail Wire.) Chicago, Aug. 20. Wheat started a shade wonker and lowor and closed VI O 1 -ViC bolow yesterday. Soptombor wns tho factor nnd tho option wns raised several times dur ing tho day by tho bears. Foreign markets wore mixed, with Liverpool's nponlng '70d lower, and tho closing d hlghor to Vid lowor. St. Louis casn whent wns lc lowor for tho day. Kansas City cash wheat l2c lowor. " T Tailoring Company Francis i Sun Burst Silks Advanced on Exhibition; Special uoous. Ladies' Early FalL Suits WONDERFUL UARGAINS IN Jiiht received from our buyer In New York a grand iiMxort rutin of early Fall SiiIIn thnt lie purchased nt nliout Sixty cent on the dollar from ii liurd-up manufacturer.. They are all handsomely tallomi garments; long coats and plaited skirt beautifully trimmed and lined with heavy satin,, All the new shades to (.elect from.. Wo will leave the decision to yourxolf us to the values,. They are trade wlim.rs for the Chit-ago Store. $2l,i( Hultw, uw only 811,(10 $2.1.M Suite, now only $1U..10 $27..10 Sultw, now only 811.00 August Cleanup Sale i . Still Continued Calicoes, Ijiuiis and Dimltlcj, now going for nisi', e nnd .1c yd. Ladles' Fu-t Dlack Hie,pr. 10e Tjullfs' Standard Apron Ging. hams, yard . av Rest 7 Outing Flannel, yard , 4c 03c Sheets for the double- bed, now 80c Double Blanket, pair ISc, 7Bc OHc and up Men's 15c Summer Underwear, now "nc Hop Glove, pr, Br, OVic, H 1-Sc Iiudles 3.1c Lace Dutch Collars, now 15c STORE HARRIMAN MUST QUIT ENTIRELY Viennese Specialist Says Rail way Magnate Must Rest . or Suffer Nervous Collapse. MUST REMAIN IN BED I'ltKSCUHtKS EATING EVERY TWO HOURS TO COUNTERACT EF FECT OF LONG AND IMPROPER FEEDING, AND ALSO THAT HE LIE NAKED IN THE SUN. (United I'rcni t.oAurd Wlre.l Donvor, Aug. 20. Several lives woro lost and n heavy property dam ago Is reported today as tho rosult or the floods which aro following the heavy storms that havo boon swooping over tho stato for tho past weok. Tho Lnke Qcorgo dam has broken and the Platte rlvor Is rising rapldlj. Families living along tho banks of tho river aro gathering tholr be. longings nnd aro flcolng to tho hills. I Residents In tho lowor pnrt ot Don. vor havo been warned of tho np pronch of another flood and aro moving their household offects to hlghor ground. Arizona Storm Swept. Phoenix, Ar'r., Aug. 20. Terrlfie,t" white nnd yollow plno timber of rains that havo fnllon almost con tinuously for tho last weok havo caused dnmngo In tho Salt Rlvor valioy and In tho WIckomburg sec t'on, north or this city, that will roach thousands ot dollars.- Tho rains have been tho heavloat record ed hero In twenty years and tho Salt, Hasayampn and othor streams aro turbid and swollen. Tho greator part of tho dnmngo has boon dono to ranches and or chards near Wlckemburg. Around this city untold daniago to tho al falfa seed crop resulted nnd In many places tho banks of tho Consolidated and Arizona canals wore was hod away, Tholr repair will necessitato heavy expenditures. IUnches In Klrkland and Skull valloys have been Inundated, but no authentic reports of tho extent of tho damage to crops can bo ob tained. Story of Death n Fake. Now York, Aug. 20. Tho roport this morning that Edward II. Hnrrl man. the railway magnate, had died abroad, caused considerable nUrm and oxeltemont on Wall street during the onrly hours. Although tho roport was Immedi ately dtmled from authoritative bout-cos. the rumor had the effect of causing a decline of from two to threo points, not only on tho recognized Harrlman stocks but In those of tho United Stel tnd American Smoltlng ns well. BALLOONS FLYING IN ALL DIRECTIONS (t'nit'd l'rei I-pI Wlre.l St. Louis, Aug 20. Tho balloon "Missouri" ascended at Peoria, Ills., last night and passed over Tllden, Ills., at noon today, having traveled the distance of 150 miles. A note dropped by Pilots Lambort and BornlB said that the aeronauts had two bags of ballast left. They were then flying at an altitude of 10.000 feet. The balloon "Peoria," with Honeywell piloting, passed over New Florence, Mr., today. Honey wt-ll Is being borne to the southwest When he passed Ne Florence the balloon was at an altl 'iJe of 200 feet. Tblngi do not seem to be well bal anced: In the estimation of fash ionable mortals horses have too much ba'r and women haven't uear ly en ugh. till they buy It FIRES ARE SWEEPING THE FOREST Great Body of Timber, Much of It on Land Recently Drawn at Coeur d'Alene, Burning. IS BEYOND CONTROL TKAINLOADS OF MEN AUE UEING HUSHED TO THE FKONT TO AS SIST IN FIGHTING FLAMES DAMAGE ALHEADY HEACHES AMOVE A MILLION DOLLAItS. (tlnlud l'rfft l.raiwJ WlrM Spokane. Auk. 20, Tho town of Plutnbor, on the St. Joo rlvor in Idaho, was totally doatroyed today by a great forest flro which has(boba swooping tho Coour d'AIono Indian reservation slnco last night Hund rodc of mou hare boon fighting tho flame all night long and throughout tho day, but tfcfro appoars littlo chance ot checking tho conflagra tion. Sonrchlng parties havo returned to Cocur d'AIono with tho Informa tion thnt no traco of Avorlll Harrl- enn, 18-yoar-old son of E. II. Harrl ' . -c- . , ,' . -, man has Teen found, although his pmu' a nnlinvA.1 rr hnvn linAn In inn ilerow 's bcllovod to hnvo boon In tho Immodlnto vfclttTIy of tho flro. Tho flro is stifT"Vaglng In tho hoart of tho great. Coaur 'I'Alen Indian resor vntlon, doing thousands" of flollnrs damaga to 'the recently nwardod cla'ms of homoscolcern of all parts of tho country who woro successful In tho reconl land drawings at Coour d'AIono. The flro Is raging undor u hlgk south wind nnd Is rapidly burning southward this afternoon to tho Uiackwull Lumber Company camp. Blackwoll mill hands havo been light ing to prevent tho mill nnd clearings from being surrounded by flames. Appeals for help havo boon re ceived from Coour d'AIono and a res cue pury Is being mado up hero nnd will lonvo In a special train. Tho damage done by tho flames Is said to aggrogato noarly $1,000,000 already. Scores of mon have drop ped from exiinustlon after an nil night and all day battle with tho flames. Now word has bijan received of the Inhabitants of Mumbor. hut it is ho novod thnt thoy osuapod to safety. Word was rocolvsd hero late thlH afternoon that a secondary fire caused by blazing brands had started in the vicinity of Mlou hay on Coour d'Alene luko. Several hundrud mun, have been sent from the surrounding towns i.) aid in fighting the hlazu. ITALIANS SWEATING GOLD COINS They Manage to Take About Dollar in Value off Each Twenty - Dollar Piece. I t?nltl l.tJ Vir Stockton, Cul., Aug. 20. United States Secret Service Agent II. M. Moffltt, who has been In this city for soveral days working on the myster ious appearance here of a flood of "sweated" gold coins, has caused hree Italians, who suddenly left Stockton Monday en route to Italy via New York, to be arrested ut Chi cago and taken off the train They Mil probably be returned to Cailfnr- fContinued ou page H ) "LUCKY" OWED NOTE OF $1,320,000 (United l'reu I.cued Wlre.1 Los Angeles, Aug. 20. Claims of the California Savings and Loan So-J ciety of San Francisco, basod on a note bearing tho slgnnturo of E. J. ("Lucky") Baldwin nnd calling for tho pnymont of $1,320,000, will be settled by tiro estate of tho Into turf king. Tho claim waa approved yes torday by II. A. Unruh, executor of the estate and was allowed In Judge tv'lllmr's court. Tho note was executed January 12, foOD, thrco months boforo Dnldwln's death. It was duo In ono year, nnd was to draw Intorest nt 8 per cent. Tho noto lormorly wob hold by othor financial institutions of San Fran cisco, hut recently was talcon over by the Htbornln bnnk. It wns secured by n trust dooa covering oxtonslvo rent estate holdings of Baldwin In this county and In San Francisco. The Halo of tho famous Baldwin nnnox property In San Francisco to George Aronson, which has boon ngreod to, will como up for confir mation In Ju'dgo Wllbur'a court Into today. Tho tortus of tho sale, Includ ing the assumption of n $10,000 mortgage, nggrcgnto $450,000. Of tnls sum, $440,000 wjll bo nppllod to the noto hold by tho Hlbornla bank, reducing tho dobt to $880,000, nnd lessoning mntorlnlly tho futuro Inter est cunrgos. CRAZED BY HEAT AND AWFUL THIRST I United l'rers r.eaicd Wlre.1 San Diego, Cnl., Aug. 20. A rav ing maulno as n result ot n harrowing exporlenco- on tho desort near Ouya maca mountain, where sho wnndored . , Uo 1 blistering sun, Idn Davidson, u come ly girl ot 20 yonrs, was rbought to thlu elty today. MIhh Davidson disappeared from a hotol in Julian Tuesday ovonlng. Early yesterday sho was found by u sonrchlng party on tho opposlto side of the mountain. Her reason ap parently wns entirely gono, ns n re sult of the terrlhlo Buffering sho had endured. Sho will bo oxnmlnod by tho local Insanity commission. JAPAN DICTATES TO CHINA John Bull Stands in and China and Japan Join Forces in Building Mukden Railroad, 1 1 hIimI tm l.nki Wlrti. Tuklo, Auk. SO. It wus annouiiuwd UhIr) thut China and Japan hnvo leauhtxl an amluable agreement re Vtmllnif the work of reconstructing the Antung-Mukdan railway, and thnt co-operative work on the Hup was started thereon. The agreement wns signed yester day nt Mukdon, and China recognizes Japan's right In the premises. The understanding was reached only aft er much diplomatic friction had been encountered. Uocuntly Japan handed hor ulti matum to Chltla In which sho de clared that sho would push tho re construction work to completion without tho aid of the Chinese gov ernment. Following tho message to Pekln a large forco of men was put to work ou tho lino. China appealed to the powers and assorted In (ter note that Japan was Insisting on making tho railway a standard gauge with tho Idea of turn ing the road Into a military uvenuo for her own use, Tho affair promised to bring about the severance of diplomatic relatlous England backed the Mikado and Prince Chlng was prevailed upon to nave tho question reopened through the efforts of tho British government which likewise brought pressure to bear on Japan. This resulted In the agreement of yestorday being entered into, and today active work on tho railway was started with Chinn nnd Japan co-operating DENVER IS IN DANGER OF FLOOD Colorado Swept by Terrific Storms for Past Week. Streams Are Rag ing Floods. PLATTE IS RISING hAKE GEOUGE DAM IJUEAKS AND PEOPLE LIVING ALONgVlATTH AHE FLEEING TO THE HILLS HEAVY HAINS IN ARIZONA CAUSE GHEAT DAMAGE. (Herbert A. Whlto. Stuff Correspond ent. Copyrighted, 1900, by tho United Press Associations.) Vlennn. Aug. 20. Edwnrd H. Hnr rlmnn,,the master-mind of tho rail way world, must oltho'r conso nctlvo participation In bustness affairs or suffer u complcto physical collapse. This Is tho opinion of Professor Streumpol, tho famous Viennese spe cialist, who diagnosed Hnrrlmnn's ailments, nnd for wIiobo advice tho magnate mado a special trip to Vi enna. Streumpel, who spout many hours with Harrlman, studied his caso with as lunch thoroughness ns though ho had boon n member ot tho roynl fam ily, whose physician Strcumpol Is. In the first place, says Strettmpol, ilarrlninn Is suffering from a syste matic lack of proper nourishment which hns caused a gonornl weakness uecondly, he Is suffering from gon ornl nervous debility nnd exhaustion due to ovorwork. The specialist added, howovor, Hint Hnrrimnn was nut suffering from nny spocltlc organic trouble, nnd predicated that if he watched him Belt carefully and rofralnod from nny unusual montnl and physical efforts, thnt ho would enjoy years of satis factory health. Tho llilng thnt surprisod. Professor Streumpel tho most wfls Harrlmnn'a half-starved condition, Ho declared that the need ot bettor foedlug for tho noted financier was Imperative. He outlined throo courses of treat ment which ho cautioned Harrlman to follow closely. The first course Is for Hnrrimnn to lie quietly lu bed for many hours a day, and oat only, tho most nourishing ood, nnd In sufficient quantities. Ho snya that harrlman should par toko ot food evov two hours to coun teract the effect of long and Improper feeding: nothing else, tho physlciun says, can build up the wasted tUsuea Then Hnrrimnn must take a course oi huh baths. Streumpel hns advised the ritmnoler to lie naked lu the sun and expects this, treatment to greatly benefit his norvous system. MYSTERY ABOUT MRS. QUINN'S BABY I United Vtttt I.Mied Wire Delllnghnm. Wash , Aug. 20 Mrs. Thomns J. Qulnn Is In Jail to. day, whoro sho lo hold without ball pending tho clearing up of a mys tory as to what sho has done with hor 13-months-old beby. which she assorts was strangled to death by Its grandmother In Oakesdale, Wash, two weojes ago. Mrs. Qulnn returned last Mouday from a visit, sho says, at the home of her mothor la Oakesdale, near Spokane. She told hor huoband and the police that her mother had suddonly bocomo Insane-, had ovorpowered her nnd bound her hnjid and foot and thou had strang led tho baby before her eyea. Her parent has been sent to a sanitarium at Colfax, she says, A tologram has boon noelved hero from Spokane stating that Mrs Richardson, tho mother of Mrs. Qulnn, t still In Oakesdale and ii perfectly sane, and that when Mrs Qulnn loft for Ilollltigliam he had the child with hor. ThU telegram set th police a work and Mrs. Qulnn was arrested