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Oi City iEGON VOL 28. NO. '15. OREGON CITY, OREGON, FJ'JDAY, SE1TEMI5EII 7, 1891. ESTABLISHED 18C6 RPR CUUIITH, (llrrnll nniirt Pmivaima Aral Minnlsy In Nie VKWlmr mitt tlilnl Mmi'lay III April. I'mlialo aiitirl III aiwaliui Aral MumUy III tarq ninth. OiimnlimiTi(iiiirt mints fl rot Wet liuwlAjr tiler first ftlnmlay nf paeh ajtutitli, CLACKAMAS AllHTHACT 6 TKI'HT CO. Al..t irni'ln nf CMckanm. ion in y irirly swo- In l f y . ti'HMi work, rea.nlifllilti cliafuca, Work yiiaraiit.iit, lilv no n irlnl II C UhilllKllM, K. K. lloltaltlat.il. J, K. Clark, IHriM liiti. OHKHliN l-ir, mr,(ltiK. II it jiiiinmin ii w mxnAiiiii J 'INNAIHD A JOHNSON, I.IVII. r.NflINKr.ttHANI Ht'BVKYOItH, llallwar Im-mlnn ami rntislrw'iliiii, l.tTlim. iil.maml ilumuti for irr supply. Iralua. mul Irnol ltiiiniviniil nf towns. icrll alKtiilluti If ii n i".riiiil!ii ami lilu "y CABBY JollNHON, LAWYKIt. Coruar Kllit uI Main atreata, Orxgon Clly, OrrKii. KRAI. ESTATK TOHKI.L ASU MoNKY TO LOAN. j L. HollTKIt, ATTORNEY AT LAW inrniiTioF mormT re rn i n in. Oitli not to (irnri City Lank on tb atrwL WoTt. WILLIAM. 'llEAL KHTATkTkD LOAN AOKNT. A I'Kxl Una ul btialm-.a, rmMmcf mni auburbau l'rHirt. Farm I'rnpnrtj In lr.i l. lo mil on caijr l.rmi. Ciirropiitlrnrii i.nun pll r iuwn"i1. OfltM, nail ait lo Cauflfl.l A lliiiilloy'i drut; a(ira. I). A P C UTOl'HRnE, ATTOUNKYS AND COUNSKIXIUSAT LAW MAI HTMKICT, ONKllUN CITY, UHKOON. VurnUh Allrpta olTill. Mnir. Pnra ola Muritaan. and trauoct Oaurral Ijiw Wualnaa. J B. IIOHH, ATTOHNKY AT LAW. Wiu fmrtin m Au Cornra or tmi Utlti "Rml Klal and Intursnr. Offlraon Main Sir II.WL Hlilb and HcTaiith. onanoM ciTT. on. i"n.ivB." "7 " ATTOKSKY AND ('OUNSF.IX)U AT LAW Ofllca ovr Orti'tu Clljr llank. fluaucili citf. oai'ioa oiti. r. mowMm.L. 1. lM. IK0WNK1.I. A IU1KHHKK ATTOKSKYH AT LAW, Cuon CITY. ..... OnaiioH. Will prarttn In all tli ponrti r( tha alate. 01 fin, nait limit to Cauilcid A lluiillcjr'a dru t.ir. r.r. WHITE. W. A.WIIITE WHITE BROTHERS jynctinal drchittrts if Builder W ill irnar plana, alsvallnna, working lo i II.. aiil iiwlltralluna lor all kin. I. of builil till. Hpfflai altauilon nlvaii to mixlorn c.il Ua. Kallmati'a llirnl.liril on applloallon Call on or adilroaa WHITE BKOH ., OrfKon City, 0D rnilE C0MUKKC1AL HANK, OF OUKllON CITY. 'apltl, IKIO.OOd THAIT A OINiatL MAMK1N0 l'IN. Loan, mailt. Illlla (llicouiitrd. Makra col lootlona. huya and aella tirhanita on all points In Oit Cntti'4 Htalna, Kuroie ami Hong Kutia;. lt'oall rocil-rd aiilijwt to clim k luloreat at uaiial rati lllowpil on tlmo t1fiwlta. Hank open (nun . M. to 4 r. at. Matnnlay avenlnii (rom & to 7 P. M. D. C. LATOURKTTK, I'ri'.itlcnt. K K DONAI.IIHON, Caahlnr JANK OF ORKOCN CITY, Oldest Banklns Usasc Id the Cltj. Paid up Capital, f'0,ax), raiaitiKMT, VICI -RII)MT, CAHHIBR. ttAMAOER. THOI. CH1RMAK 010. A. HAKIMNO. . 1.0 CAtirilLD. CHAtLII H. CAUrilLD. A feneral banking bualneaa transacted. Dapnalta rarelyed anbjont to check. Approved bills and notes dlaoountod. Count; and city warrant! bought. Loans mtde on avallablo tooiirlty. Kiohaugt bought and sold. Collodions made promptly. Uraltt sold avallanle In any part of the world Teloiraphlo exelianges told on Fortland, Ban Pranolaoo, Dhloaga and Mow York. Interest pal J on time deposits. Sub Areutsof THE LONDON CHKQDE BANK. r.atnblUlied 1N0S. CI. PIONEER Transfer1 and Expfe, , Freight and paroolB dolivercd to all parts of the city. RATES - REASONABLE. F COMPANY. FIRST RKOTMKNT, 0. N, 0. Arrnury. Third and Main, lingular drill nliiht, Monday. HeifulRr buslnasa meetings, first Monday ol eaou month. J. W. Oanong, F.8 Kelly. I L. Pickens, Caatnln First Llnntcnant Beoond Llouienaut iJiillffli ' AUK NOW READY FOR THE FI'RING TRADE. Compare 'These Prices Willi Portland. Chitiuhor Hiiitn $8 00 I'lirlor suits '. 2(5 00 Center tables, largo 1 7.r lounges, raw nilk.., '( 1H) lied lounges, raw silk . 7 M Carjifit mtt nt nicker .' M) I)ivaiiK, oak, UjilmlHtcrJ in tapestry 8 00 Extension tcbli'H, nix ft 4 AO Dining chairs (15 Kitchen tithlo 1 00 Kitchen chili rn 45 Hanging In in h 2 W Carpets, yer yard 20 Full lino of crockery. Kvcry Thing in Stock Fresh Meat! Wholesome Meat! Tender Meat! AT Seventh Street Meat Market, PETZOLD & CALE, Props. Try our home cured liamn, made our own make and OREGON CITY, OREGON CITY Now and Enlarged Shop with all appliances for MACHINE WORK & CASTING. All work executed in tho bent manner poeniblo. Promptness guaran teed on all orders. RBPAIHI1TG - A-SPEOIALTY. Prices the lowest to be had in Portland. Shop on Fourth Street, ' . near Main, Oregon City, Oregon. ': . ROAKE & CO., Proprietors. pjow you Can Save Money When your children need a laxative or stomach and bowel regulator, buy BABY'S FRUIT LAXATIVE. Fifty doses lor twenty-hve cents. The season for colds and coughs is upon us. In order to be pre pared for an emergency, get a bottle of Baby's Pectoral Syrup, The best in tho market. Price 25 cents. For sale at the CANBY PHARMACY, Canby, Or. DR. J. H. IRVINE, Proprietor. J. JONES DEALER Doors, Windows, Mouldings, DOOR AND WINDOW FRAMES. Cabinet Work, Fitting up Stores and Repairing of all kinds. Jobbing Orders Promptly Executed. 1MIH1.S TUB LOW BUT. tWUhop corner Fourth and Water streets, back of Pope A Co's, Oregon City SEVENTH STREET DRUG STORE. DR. L. M. ANDREWS, Prop. A Full Line of Fresh Drugs and Medicines. Patent Medicines of all Makes, Notions, Optical . Goods Full Stock Of Machine Oils, Best and Cheapest. Fine selection of Perfumery and Toilet Soaps. And Lead ing Brands of Cigars. ritBNCitiiTioN CAiti:ri i.bv rn.i.Bu. Shlvely's Block, - - Oregon City, Or. GEORGE BROUGHTON, MANUFACTURER OF ALL KINDS OF FIR AND HARDWOOD LUMBER. FULL STOCK OF FLOORING, CEILING, RUSTIC AND FINISH, ING LUMBER, DIMENSION STUFF AND LATH. a Special Bills Cut to Order hs ' Mill and Yard on the River, Foot of Main Street, ' , OREGON CITY, OR. irousofiirnisli I'.nhy ioldiiigcrihri W) llcdnteadH 1 M Stiring woven wire 2 (JO Mattresses, excelsior, . ...... ,2 25 MattreHKcr, cxcelHior wool top 2 75 MattrcHHcr, woo)..., .1 00 Pillows, turkey down per pair 2 00 I'illowH, ihihc, puro white... 4 H) Kitchen wifcH 3 50 Kitchen cupboards, gliiss front 8 00 Kitchen rockers. ... , 1 00 Cook stove, No. 7 7 00 Cook stoves, No. 8 8 50 Hot of utensils for akve 6 00 to Furnish a House. THE from grain fed hogs. Our lard in of abHolutcly puro. OREGON. IRON WORKS. & SON, IN MINNESOTA FJUES. Tomm ArrKwrpt Knllrcly Out of Existence i;Y A KtGI.Mi hHi OF FUMES. A Hirer Could Not Have Mopped It Nlrkeiilng Iletall or the Ter rible (iiliimlljr. fiANDHTONK, Minn., Hept. 3. All tltut remain of what wan cine Hie pronieroim villiio of HundHtone is a uniall alia k uiwd by ttio Hamlntone com pany fur its ollii'o. Crowded into lliit building gnd the ferry house were over 200 people who lout their homes and everything they jm-tmti except the clothing they wore. All thime saved at KiinilHtone wuro in the river when the cyclone of flames panted, and only man aged to ett:ape by wading in the water at far as pOMt'hle and then throwing water over each othets heads. The coming of the fUmea Rounded like thunder and with such rapidity did they come that I he people who lingered to ave their prowrty or neitluctcd to at-uk aafety in the river penciled in the flatnea. As fur an could be learned be tween forty and fifty bodlits are scattered about the streets and burned to a crinp. The town hoaxed of a water works plant, but as some of the citizens re aiarked, the whole of Kettle river would not have had any effect on the solid sheet of flame that advanced on the town and swept it out of existence in less than an hour. 8r. Pac'L, Minn., Sept. 3. Later de tails simply notnfiria the reports re ceived yeatcrday as to the magnitude of the Hinckley dixaxttr. The most con servative eatimates of the number of deaths in six towns of Pine county is 302 and from that the figures go up to 1,000. Although the exact number of dead will never be known, enough is known to make this one of the most ap palling disasters in American history. More have perished, but never so many in so terrible a manner. As to property Iohs, all thoughts have been of death and few could be made to talk of their business tonnes. It is probable that the loss at and around Hinckley will ex ceed $2,000,000, although no careful esti mates have vet been made, nor caa they be made where all the papers and re cords have gone' up in the same flames that so quickly devoured all the houses, vegetation and almost all the land in a large section of Pine county. Rains today cleared the air somewhat from smoke, but they wero not heavy enough to entirely quench the fires, which would bieak out on the slightest provo cation if they had aught to feed on. The fires across In Wisconsin are less known here up to midnitrht, but there is no loos of life reiiorted, and it is hoped that it is over. Notwithstanding today's shower, however, the ground is dry and parched, and all vegetation is so dry it would ignite easily and burn with horrible rapidity. 81CKKNIKG DETAILS. Pisa City, Minn., Sept. 3. After the deluge the reaction has come at Hinck ley, and the excitement which buoyed tip many Btirvivors, even in the fuce of the fact that many relatives and friends had )eri8hed in the fiery flood, has passed away and dull grief has taken its place. The uninjured refugees at Pine City stand around in little knots to dis cuss ttie incidents of the catastrophe in awe-stricken tones. The hospital pa tients demanded the attention ot the physicians all night, and the only drug gist in Pine City was kept busy until daylight filling prescriptions and sup plying lotions, for most of the injuries were burns, more or less serious. By morning all was in a state of compara tive comfort. Among the citizens of Pine City, who opened their hearts, homes and public buildings to the strick en neighbors, all was bustle and activity. Coflee with plain fare was served to all comers. The courthouse, schoolhouse and many private homes were thrown open. Every blanket in town was carried into service. Before daylight arrangements for the relief of Hie desti tute were taken up where they were dropped at midnight. Before 7 o'clock a construction train, loaded with bridge material for the repair of bridges across Grindstone river, at Hinckley, came up from Rush City, and a couple of hundred loaves of bread and other light provis ions were placed on board. A party of laborers to dig graves and inter bodies was collected and proceeded into the burned country. At Hinckley the provisions were loaded into hand carts and a start was made across the Bhaky bridge to Miller. From Miller they expect to work east from Sandstone, about five miles across the country on the Eastern Minnesota railway, where there were between thirty-five and fifty dead and a couple ol hundred living who were saved in Kettle river and the great sandstone quarries. About 11 o'clock the bridge was sufficiently repaired to adinlf the passage of a train. An engine, freight car and caboose with a plentiful supply of food and a meager store of coffins, was sent north. At Hinckley it was visible the situation had not materially improved oyer night. Thirty or forty caskets and boxes with their gruesome contents still lay along the track where they were placed last night. No attempt had been made to dress or embalm the bodies, and. they were already growing very offensive. Fortunately the day was cool and cloudy, and grateful showers fell at intervals during the forenoon. Undertaker J. D. Donnelly, of St. Paul, advised that the bodies be put under the earth as rapidly as possible. Kvcry at tempt at identification had been ex hausted. BfKVIXO THE PKAI). Out in a little cemetery a m'le east ot town was a scene which words are abso lutely powerless to describe. At best the little place would lie as dreary as could lie well imagined. There were only a few little sandy, on sodded mounds before; now with blackened, fire-scarred stumps and fallen trunks of tree all about, it pre sented an appearance of desolalion hard to describe In the center in an indis criminate heap, lay more than 90 cor pees, men, women and little children, some burned to a crisp, others only browned by the heat and none with a fragment of clothing larger than a man's hand to cover tbeir awful nakedness. Kome wete mere trunks, the extremities having been burned off. From the cracked abdomens the intestines were protruding, skulls were burned and brains were escaping, and all the cm psei were twisted and cramped. A force of men was quickly at work digging a shallow trench. The sandy soil was hard as flint. It had baked to a crust by weeks of drouth, and almost solidified by the fire. The work progressed slowly. Oil in a corner of a clearing smaller graves were being dug for Mrs. William Grisinger and her two baby girls; Caro line, aged 6 and Mabel aged 3. The husband and father had recognized them in the ghastly heap. THBKK GENERATIONS OOSS. Another grave was for the Best family, whose number makes their destruction notable even at this time of death. John Best, jr., was digging's pit. with the friendly assistance' of two neighbors. Laid in a row decently covered were the bodies of John Best, sr., Mrs. BesJ, Fred Best, aged 23; Bertha, aged 17; Mrs. Annie Wiegal, a married daughter, and her 3-year-old daughter Minnie, Mrs. Annie Trutman, of Diamond Bluff, Wis., a visitor, aged 26; and Victor Best, aged 8. Two other sons, George, aged 25, and Willie, aged 21, are cer tainly dead, and cf this whole family of three generations only the sorrowing grave-digger and his wife and child, who too refuge in a dugout, are left. They all lived together about two miles south east of Hinckley. The only other corpses recognized were Charles Ander son, cashier of the bank, Mrs. William Ginder and her daughter' Winnifred aged 8. Rough boxes were knocked to? gether to contain most of the bodies, and they were rapidly laid away under the sand, but not before other bodies came in. In a swamp across Grindstone, where these corpses were found yester day, there were twenty-five others, which were brought in this morning, milking a total of upwards of 130 dead in a space of four or five acres. Down near the river was found the body of Thomas Dunn, operator at Hinckley. Dunn stuck to his key until the depot was burning over his head. Up the St. Paul A Duluth right of way were found three or four more bodies. Among those who perished north of town was E. Ricettson, of Minneapolis, who were here visiting his son. He was out in a wagon with Dave Kane, of Rock Creek, also a visitor here, and both perished, though their horses escaped. HORRORS IN PENNSYLVANIA. Bradford, Pa., Sent. 3 Forest fires are raging in and along the line of the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburg railroad. Loss of life is reported and the extent of damage cannot be estimated- A dis patch was received this evening from Lewis Run stating that the woods are ablaze and the people are fighting to save their property, f ' i Kane, Ta., Sept. 3 The forest fires are within a mile of this town on all sides. Should no rain fall, the damage and loss to property will be great. ' Rdsskll Citv. Ta , Sept. 3. The woods are on fire on both sides of this place, and the fire extends over an area of twenty miles. A large number of men' are fighting the flames and digging trenches to prevent the fire from spread ing to the oil and gas fields. There are a number of saw mills and timber camps in the woods south of here, and nothing has been learned as to their condition, and it is feared the mills have been de stroyed and the loss of life has occurred. IV WISCONSIN, ALSO. Spoob, Wis., Sept. 3. The destruction ol Barronnett was complete. One lone building is left of a city of 700 Inhabi tants. One man was burned. The total loss is $iV),000. Shell Lake has (Uiy-lwc dwellings burned, with a loss of 75,000. Three hundred nd sixty people are homeless, and many without a dollar of insurance. Deeds of heroism are plenti ful. One widow dragged a sick sou from the house Into a potato patch, and there protected him from the flames, while the rest of the inhabitant fled in terror. The fires are now under control in this) wicinity. Eac Claire, Wis., Sept. 4. It is feared the little town of Rib Lake in Tyler county with a pop'ilatiun of 120 will be destroyed tonight. The danger at Cart wright and Rice Ijike is thought to lie over. At last seventy bridges on the north ern division of Omaha road between Chippewa Falls and Superior have been ' destroyed. HELP WANTED. St. Paul, Sept. 3. Gov. Nelson to night issued s proclamation asking for money and supplies for the fire sufferers. MICHIGAN A St rPEREa. Marouette, Mich., Sept. 3 The South Shore express pulled in this morn ing many hour late, after an exciting run through dense smoke and walls of fire, and over burning bridges. The wire are all down, but towns along the line are believed to be safe. TEKkTOIT HAS VOTED. Tat fUaitllcaa Xajority la V.rmoat U Ot.t TwsatT-Ta Thousand. Whits Riveb Junctio, Vt., Sept. 4. Returr.j from fifty-four townsgive Wood- rury, rep., lor governor, 11,530; Smith, i dem., 3.S04; McGinnis, pop., 153; scat ; tering 117. Woodbury's plurality, 7,920; majority over all 7.C41 . The republicans: ' gam in their vote 20f4 oyer S90, while j the democrats lose 1389, a republican net ! gain of 3,443. The republican gain in I these towns is 22 per cent; democratic j loss 28 per cent. If the same ratio of 1 gain is maintained in remaining towns, (the republican majority will exceed 25, ! 000 in the state. Biblinoton, Vt., Sept. 5. Secretary Morrill, of the republican state com mittee, gave out figures soon after mid night showing that t9 towns heard from ' gave a majority for Woodbury for gov ernor of 22,000. Election In Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark., Sept. 4. As far as beard from, the populists bave not carried a single county in the state. The only showing they made was in Nevada county, the home of Representative McRae, where they captured a few local offices. The majority for the state dem ocratic ticket will undoubtedly exceed that of two years ago: The democrats have regained a number of counties. Emmett, republican, will lead Barber, populist, by two to one. Chairman Armstrong, of the democratic state cen tral committee, stated tonight that the entire vote of the state will scarcely exceed 105,000. Two years ago 156,000 votes were cast. The state democratic -ticket will have about 25,000 majority. Ths PaniUtU ot Illinois. Dks Moinks, Sept. 4. A the populist state convention today the following ticket was nominated: Secretary of state, S. B. Crane; audi tor, J. Bellinger ; treasurer, A.Brown; attorney-general, A. V. Weeks; judge of the supreme court, long term, C. C. Cole ; short term, J. Anderson ; clerk of the supreme court, J. J. Shea; railroad commissioner, W. W. Pattee The platform is a reiteration of the na tional declaration of the principles adopted at Omaha. A Populist Ballot. Willapa City, Wash. Sept. 3. At the school meeting held at this place today, to decide for or against a Bpecial school tax, a ballot was cast by some enthusiastic populist which read as fol lows : "Repudiate all bonds, mortgages and taxis, and make the bullets flio by-god. Yours for Washington, the best state in the Union taxis, no!" Good reliable agents wanted to sell Gladstone property. 2)4 cents fare to Oregon City. Liberal commission paid. Best Belling property on the market.. Call on or write to H. E. Cross, presi dent Gladstone Real Estate Association. Lost. Sixteen head of Bheep marked with black spot on top of rump. Lost be tween Barlow and Oregon City. The. finder will be suitably rewarded. lm W. W. Irwin. Hard times Prices. S. F. Scripture has reduced the price of horse shoeing to $1.50 per horse until further notice. All work at bottom prices. Many vears experience iusurea first-class work. Blank note, receipt and order books at the Enterprise office. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder Awanfcd Cold Medal Midwinter Pair, Saa Francisco. .