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VICTORIA HAS A
FIRE COSTING
MILLIOFJ
TROMlNENT SECTION OF THE CAN.
ADIAN CITY DESTROYED WITH
CHANCES OF BIG LOSS.
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Many Large Business Houses -Wiped
Out of Existence High Wind Hakes
Fire Fighting Uphill Task Fifteen
Hundred Telephones Out of Commis
sion. Most of Loss Covered by In
Victoria, Oct. 27 It is estimated
that a million dollars worth of damage
was sustained from a fire which start
ed last night destroying the entire
block bounded by Government, Broad
and Fourth streets of this city. It took
heroic work to save the Victoria Times
building which was badly damage by
water and smoke. . '
The fire Btarted In Spencer's depart
ment store and a high w.lnd ,-soon
spread it to adjoining buildings. Sold-
' iers and firemen fought hard to keep
it from spreading. , Fifteen hundred
telephones are out of commission to
day. The new office of, the Western
Union was destroyed, likewise the
largest office building in Ihe city. The
Victoria book store, Young's depart
ment store, Savannah art galleries and
other smaller businesses are Included
in the list. Most of the losers carried
good insurance that prevents heavy
loss. , ' .
"BAT." NELSON TO COME BACK.
Champion Has Method of IIU Own
y . To Regain Title.'
,f San Francisco, Oct. 27 Battling
Kelson, who has his eye on t,he light
f- weight championship title ' which he
) lost to Wolgast, is trying to come back
by slow and easy Btages. Anton La-.
grave, a local Hghtweigni, nas Been
picked as his next opponent, and the
battle will be staged tomorrow by the
Broadway Athletic club. The men will
fight fifteen rounds at catchweights.
The Durable Dane holds that -Jim
Jeffries made the big mistake of his
coming back program by taking on
I Jack Johnson in hla first battle since
his retirement. If Jeff had tried him-
I self out with some of the lesser
! lights before going up against the big
,l black, Nelson thinks the result might
i have been different
, According" to reports received here,
there is some doubt whether Wolgast
; will ever be able to regain his old
form, owing to the injury he receiv
ed in his scrap with Tommy McFar
land. If Wolgast should have to re-
I I tire, Nelson hopes to be In a position
I ! to claim, the title and defend it
i , tgalnst all comers. If possible, how-
ever, he will force Wolgast to a re
; turn match.
The Dane holds that he put up a
strong enough fight with Wolgast, to
v entitle him to another try at the title
j He points out that he gave return
I matches to Cans", Britt, Corbett and
: ' Heerera, and was always willing to
meet any man who looked good enough
to have a chance. In any event, Nel
; ton does not expect to meet the cham
; pion before next spring and in the
meantime he will probably take on
a number of second raters in order to
be In shape for the battle of his life.
Contests are on Today, f
v. Belmont Park, Oct 27 The Wright
entries are favorites in the betting
' on the result of the coup Internation
al. Elimination contests for the big
race started today and six Wright ae
roplanes entered. French aviators de
cided to enter the elimination centest
after all. Latham will drive his 100
horsepower Antionette which arrived
today. Besides the elimination con
tests, altitude, distance and endur
ance contests are scheduled for this
afternoon.
iiAGRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON
CHILDREN ARE SAVED.
Portland School Building Burns But
ao One Is Injured.
Portland, Ore., Oct, 27 While fire
raged on the roof of the Sellwood
school building today 800 children
marched out In perfect order within
fifty seconds. Many of the children
merely thought It was one of the reg
ular fire drills, but older students on
the top floor saw the smoke end fire
streaming into the upper'passage way.
Ceveral shouted, "It's' a real fire," but
none of them loBt their nerve. Fire
men .responded at once and within
twenty minutes hali the blaze under
control. Two rooms were damaged.
The fire presumably started from a
chimney spark.
Big Corn Exposition.
' Worcester, Mass., Oct. 27 From the
rate entries are coming in, the New
England Corn Exposition, openlnf
nere a week from Monday, will be
among the greatest expositions of its
r.-r -..-. :.. r.. ;
the country. The object of the show Is
to encourage corn culture In the six
northeastern states of the Union, and
In this purpose it promises to be ex
traordinarily successful. Five thousi
dollars in prizes will be distributed
among thei exhibitors. "
CAPTAIN OF DESERTED SHIP IS
L TICKED CP BY STEAMER.
Wben AH Had Fled Captain Well Stay.
ed With His Craft
- Galveston, Oct" 27 Almost dead
from hunger and exposure, Captain
Well of the schooner Holliswood, has
been rescued after helplessly drifting
for. 84 hours on his ship which was
abandoned by all except himself. The
Holliswood sprung a leak. two weeks
ago and the crew took to the boats
taking all the fresh water supply on
board. Well refused to leave and re
mained on board until picked up by
the steamer Packwood and brought to
this city. ,
Alps Tnnnel Nearlng Completion.
Geneva, Oct. 27 At the meeting to
day of the stockholders of the Loetsch
berg Tunnel Construction company, it
was announced that the $10,000,000
"tunnel of tragedies" which will pro
vide a new railroad passage through
the Alps is now nearlng completion.
When completed, the tunnel will be
over eight miles in length, and will
shorten the time between London ar,d
Paris and Italy by four hours.
Tragedy has marked the excavation
of every foot of the great project. At
one time a quarter of a hundred men
met deat by an avalanche. Scarcely
a week 1ms passed since the work be
gan without the tunnel . claiming a
victim.
' Rennlon of Methodists.
Baltimore, Md., Oct. 27 November
30 next has been definitely decided
upon as the date for the meeting in
this city of commissioners represent
ing the Methodist Episcopal church,
the Methodist Episcopal church, South
and the Methodist Protestant church,
with a view of effecting an organic
union or close federation of the three
bodies. Since the war, when the Meth
odists split on the slavery question,
the northern and southern organiza
tions of the denomination have been
entirely separate organizations. Grad
ually the breach has been healed, how
ever, and it is not Improbable that the
November meeting will lay tie foun
dation, for a new church structure
which will include nearly all of the
Methodists of the country.; The Meth
odist Protestant church separated
from the parent body on differences
egardin church government and
this quarrel is also in a fair way to be
settled satisfactorily to both parties.
OF DE?
LONGEST
EVER IDE BY
liLLODII
AMERICA II TRAVELS 1855 MILES
BEFORE HER CREW ALIGHTS.
Finally Alights in the Extreme North
lands and Men Grope in Forests.1-
Quebec, Oct 27 Armed with affi
davits showing that he really broke
all records,- landing 1355 miles from
St Louis, Hawley, of America II, left
here today for St. Louis. The balloon
landed near Lake Tslshtlgama and
the crew fought their . way throueh
the forests for ' four ' days - before
reaching the camp of Jack MatthlaB
at St. Ambrose. They lived on short
rations meanwhile. It was theft hope
to reach Labrador but a snow storm
Wednesday night wus too much for
them and they landed and spent the
night In the balloon basket.
St'. Louis, Oct 27 America II gets
the first prize of a thousand dollars
and the James -Gordon Bennett cup.
Dusseldorf gets the same money, also
the Germanla. Helvetia finishes fourth
and gets $500. Hamburg III is fifth
and gets $250. America II has been
officially declared. the winner of the
race and the world's record. The ac
credited distance is 1355 miles, which
is 162 miles over former record. ':
INVESTIGATION HAS BEGUN.
Los Angeles Disaster Hearing Begins
.-. TWs Morning. ,
Los Angeles, Oct. 27 A; grand Jury
Is investigating the Times dynamiting
case today and assembled for the sole
purpose of hearing testimony from
witnesses who have been captured in
different parts of the country. The flfat
witnesses called was W. H. Mulholland
chief engineer of the Los Angeles ac
queduct, who was a member of the
commission that reported the Times
had been dynamited. Deputy District
Attorney Maccamus will examine the
witnesses assembled In the court room
were scores of relatives of those who
were killed in the disaster.'
WARREN PEOPLE REDUCE TWO
CENTS YARD ON 4TH STREET
Routine Matters Transacted at Conn,
cil Meeting Last Evening.
, The Newport Construction company
was not paid the balance due It on
account of the fact that tho Second
street lS-lnch main has not been thor
oughly tested. There is not a very
large balance, but It was held up un
til the next meeting.
Cheaper Bltuiithlc Secured.
On account of the fact that tljo com
pany already has Its plant here, the
Warren Construction company was
able to cut its bid for Fourth street
from west Adams to O avenue to $2.12
cents a yard. The bid was accepted
and a council committee was appoint
ed to look after proper water and sew
er connection before the paving goes
in. v . '
There were no bids on hand for the
proposed construction of 900 feet of
sidewalk on North Ash street This is
board walk.
- A long list of routine matters were
transacted during the long session.
Chicago Is Yery Cold.
Chicago, Oct. 27 Freezing weather
has held the Mississippi valley all day
today. From the time the first fall of
snow which occurred a few hours ago
the thermometer has been going down.
The cold wave extends over Minnesota,
. Wisconsin, Nebraska and Colorado.
PAVING COSTSARE LINE-UP FOR BIG
REDUCED GAME OUT
THURSDAY, OCTOBER
ELIGHFIRIffl Illl-
EDftfJD INJURED
ACCIDENT CAUSED BY FLAT CAR
LEFT STANDING OX TRACK.
Several are Injured and Were Taken to
.Different Hospitals In Portland.
, Portland, Oct 27 Five workmen,
Thomas Galoria, Kallkas, Nick Arllck
M Mustakus, George Jlmature, all
Greeks, are dead.' Three men, Includ
ing Brakeman C Pratt are fatally
injured, and twenty-five people are
down a grade and collision with a flat
car that was standing oh the. track
last night
The accident occurred near Tualatin
Hill on the Burlington extension of
the United Railways Just outside this
city. The injured were taken to St
Vincent's and Good Samaritan hos
pitals..' i ',; ..-v . - ; , .-:
The construction car had been left
standing on the trunk grade whlto the
engine which was to draw it to a new
construction camp, switched in a flat
car with thirty-five persons, fhecnr
got away and dashed down the, hill
and crashed Into the standing flat car
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Oregon Boy and Wife Killed.
Seattle, Oct. 27 Dispatches receiv
ed here today say the Phlllplne tribe
have killed Earl V. Geer and his
wife, both of whom were well known
In Oregon and Washington. Mrs. Geer
was formerly Vashll Crocker and
they were married last fall. Tbey sail
ed. Immediately for the Islands. Mr.
Geer is a relative of ex-Governor Geer
of Oregon. ' ? .
v Egg Laying Contest -St
Louis, Oct. 27 Ambitious hens
anxious to capture the egg-laying
championship of the world shoul lose
no time in engaging passage for Mex
ico, Mo., where the big contest is to
be pulled off next week. Hens all ov
er the country are entered and Jhe
tsruggle for the title promises to be
an exciting one. f
EXCEPTING GUARD, PLAYERS ARE
WELL ESTABLISHED.
Last Heavy Practice Indulged In This
Evening Rest Until Saturday.
With the exception of one guard po
sition, the lineup of the La Grande
team which will face the College of
Idaho here next Saturday afternoon
has been determined. Three or four
guardsmen have been running a close
race for left guard and it is uncer
tain Just who will be found in that
pest when the whistle blows for the
kickoff. The lineup as announced now,
Left end, Garrity, left tackle, Gauntt,
left guard, Little, center, Bohnenkamp,
righ guard Bangs, right tackle, Grout,
right end Irwin (Captain), quarter
Currey, left half, Lottes, full back,
Rice, right half, Bolton, utility, Watson
Ralston, Rush, Reynolds, Grlmmett
and Frawleyr
' The last heavy practice will be held
tonight and the team will rest on its
oars until tomorrow 5 night when
Coach Zimmerman may run through
light signal drill or he may allow the
team to rest without any practice un
til the following afternoon when the
biggest game of tho season transpires
While there still will be a game here
Thanksgiving likely It is doubtful if it
will be a team from without the coun
ty, and as the game Saturday is the
only real big game here this year, a
large attendance is anticipated.
27, 1910.
LOOKS LIKE WAR IS CERTAIN.
England Is Preparing for What Se-rw
Sure to Come.
London, Oct 27 Preparations for
meeting with arms the wido spread
revolt In Egypt Is being made quietly
by the foreign office. They do not con
ceal fears that the revolt will conn
soon. All leaves of 'absence of oTl
cers of the British Egyptian army
hare been cancelled a week ago and
officers have been ordered back to
their commands. It is believed that a
holy war preparation by Mohumm
dans will be the signal for the out
break, -i
Buy Big FVwr.
( New York. Oct 27 An 8CPC to;
steamship has been purchased by thr
Bermuda-Atlantic Steams'itp comian;
and will be put into the servke be
tween New York and Bermuda. ' Th
Quebec Steamship company and thi
Royal Mall Steam Packet company.
ended their rate war this month and
simultaneously announced a consid
erable advance In both freight and
passenger arlffs. The new service Is
expected to bring on. another - war
from which the people of Bermuda and
touristB will largely benefit. 1 .
ST. JOE, MO. MAN WILL MEET
WITH LOCAL FRUITMAN.
Decided Interest Being Shown In Or
ganlzatlon by Grande Rondo Men. ;
Thoroughly convinced that prga
nlaation for the purpose of bettering
fruit conditions in this valley Is nec
essary a number of prominent men
Interested in orchards will meet this
evening in the Commercial club rooms
for the purpose of considering a num
ber of questions that bear directly on
the situation.
Mr. Allen, of the "Fruit Grower", a
national Journal published at St Joe,
Mo., is in the city and will attend the
meeting. He will answer any question
that is asked him relative to organi
zation and packing of fruit and he
will give the assembly the benefit of
his wide travels' and observation
among fruit growers.
It Is expected that attendance this
evening will be large for this valley
Is fast being transformed into a fruit
country and every grow J: is thorough
ly interested in obtaining all informa
tion that is of benefit to the industry.
Motor Tracks In Contest,
New York, Oct 27 All the leading
manufacturers of motor trucks in the
country now have entries in the com
mercial motor vehicle congest which
starts here tomorrow. Many Improve
ments have been made of late In this
class of vehicles and the coming test
will afford a first class demonstra
tion of their utility:
British horsemen Coming.
London, Oct. 27 A party of British
horsemen, Including several officers
of the army, sailed today for America
to take part In the National Horse
Show In New York and the Interna
tional Horse Show In Chicago, both
of which will be held next month.
: Manblrd is Dead.
Nome, Alaska, Oct. 27 An aeroplane
In which Lieutenant Saglaett was
manoevering fell to the earth today
carrying its only occupant to death.
He was starting earthward' when the
machine overturned and crushed him.
Last Vessel from Alaska.
Seattle, Oct 27 The steamer Uma
tilla is the last vessel to arrive from
Alaska this year and is no wsafely
In port with a heavy passenger list
and $126,000 in gold on board. The
passengers include doctors,' laborers,
merchants and their families and mu
sicians. . - t
FRUITGROWERS
: MI
NUMBER 310
EACH SIDE SURE
DP SUCCESS,
SEW YORK IN TIIUOES OF WARM.
EST CAMPAIGN FOR MANY
YEARS PAST.
TSARECOIIFi
Teddy Has Pressed All Cabinet Ofll
errs on Stump to Follow . Him In
Closing Da) 8 of the Campaign '
. Says he Has Wall Street and Tarn.
many Licked, But Democrats Refuse '
to Admit it !
New York. Oct. 27 Witt both sides
claiming victory leaders of the Demo
cratic and .Republican .parties .are
planning a brilliant finish , for New
York's campaign, Cabinet officers will
follow former President Roosevelt on
the stump for Republican congress
men. Champ Clark of Missouri will
lead a number of democratic senators
in a tour of the state.
Roosevelt has confidently asserted.
"I believe we have Tammany and Wall
street on the run. ,t feel that Etlmson's
election Is certain." '
The Democratic state chairman pre
dicts Dlx as the next governor. He
does not Stop here but asserts also
that the next senator will be a Demo-,
crat to succeed Chauncey Depew,
TACOMA GETS NEW CENSUS.
Dorrand Decides That Work Mast All
Be Done Over.
Washington,, Oct 27 Following a
second conference with Tacomn'si com
mercial representatives sent her . to
Investigate . the claim that Tacoma'
had sent In a bogus census, Director
Durand Issued an order to the effect
that Tacoma'a census must be taken
over. ;. ' . '''"; "' '
Meets Cold Wave.
' Montreal, Oct 27 "The weather is
the coldest that I have ever experi
enced," said Hawley, the aeronaut,
today in a telegraphic report of his ex
periences to a Montreal newspaper.
"I know , nothing of . the country :
around us. We were hampered on our
tramp back to civilization by heavy
blankets and provisions and many
times we waded In streams up to our '
waists. We shouted with Joy when we "
were overtaken by trappers three days,
later." ' , .
More Dynamiters at Work.
. Pasadena, Cat, Oct 27 The chief
of police here believes dynamiters
wrecked the cupola of the Taaadena
foundry last night The damage will
not exceed two hundred dollars. No
clue is obtainable althought they
lieve that it is the work of a discharg
ed employe. ' '
Crlppen's Attorneys AppeaL ,
London, Oct. 27 Crlppen'a attor
neys filed an appeal for a re-hearlng
of the case for which Crlppen has been
sentencer to death.
Vocation Conference
Boston, Oct. 27 Plans are nearlng
tuiuiueuuii iuuu.j iui iu mot uauuimi
conference ever held to consider the
question of the choice of vocations by
tne young men ana .women or ,tne
country. Boston will be the scene ot
the gathering and Nov. 15 and 16 have
been selected as the dates. Miss Jane
Adams, Samuel-Bowles, Dr. G. Stanley
Hall, Senator Lodge, Prof. Graham
Taylor and Prof. H. C. Metcalf are
among the movers In the matter.
At the meeting here a bureau will be
organized 10 supply xne young people
of the nation with reliable figures and
statistics and sound advice on the
choice of a profession, business or
trade. The demands of rarlous occu
pations and the conditions of attaining
success In them and other useful 1a-.
formation 'will be aupplted free qt
charge to ajl eeeker for ft life work.