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CORVALLIS, OREGON, APRIL 23. 1901.
A RIH Pniin AnDATinM I nominated in the primaries, will to
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OVER TEN MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH OF PROPERTY
GOES UP IN SMOKE.
Near-By Cities Send Men and En-
; gines to the Scene Chief
Jumps Six Stories and On
ly Suffers a Broken
Leg Other News. .
Toronto, Ont., April 19. Fire
swept through a section of Toron
to's wholesale business district to
rfight, causing a loss which will
probably reach $10,000,000. The
fire started in a factory in Welling
ton street about 9 o'clock. In less
than an hour the flames had spread
from buildings on both sidesof the
street until the whole block was a
mass of flames, and the fire was ut
terly beyond the control of the local
department. Appeals were sent to
every surrounding city where fire
apparatus could be obtained asking
for assistance. Montreal, London,
Hamilton and Buffalo at once re
sponded, but it will be hours before
they can be of assistance.
It was believed at 11 o'clock that
the fire was under control,1 but a
BUdden emit of the wind aimin fun.
ned the flames into a roar and
clouds of sparks and burning
Dranas were carried aown side
streets until three entire blor.ka
were doomed. The firemen were
making1 a gallant fight amid the
falling buildings and a mass of
tangled wires, but their efforts at
midnight seemed to be fruitless.
Chief Thorn DSOn of tha firn rle-
partment, and George Dowkes, of
Montreal, were cut oil by theliames
while directing the work ot firemen
from a roof. Thompson jumped six
stories to the ground and miracu
lously escaping with a broken leg.
a mass of tangled wires broke ' his
fall near the ground. Dowkes has
not been seen since, and it is be
lieved he perished.
From the Currie warehouse on
Wellington Btreet, where it originat
ed, the fire b Dread with atonndincr
rapidity to the west, destroying
buildings occupied by the Eckhardt
Casket Company and Warwick
Bros., and Rutter & Gage Company
and then made a clean sweep up
Wellington street to the Queen's
Hotel. The thick fire walls of the
hotel and the concentrated efforts
of the fire-fighters stopped the
flames there, but in the meantime
the fire had swept across the street
and the block of buildings from
Bay street went to the National
Club and wiped it out. .
At this time, the firemen believ
ed tbat the fire was under control
when a shift in the wind sent the
flames roaring down Bay street, de
stroying every building on both
sides from the National Club to
Front street.
Nothing could resist the force of
the James as thty swept down Bay
street towards the lake and the fire
men fought back the fire from side
streets, confining the fire zone to the
one thoroughfare wherever possible.
Several frame buildings which
threatened to cause a spread of the
fire were blown up by dynamite.
Washington, April 19. After
a debate extending through the en
tire session the House todav nasserl
the bill providing for joint state-
nooa oi UKianoma and Indian Ter
ritorv under the name of Oklahoma
and of Arizona and New Mai-i
under the name of Arizona.
The bill was passed. 147 to 104
a Etrict party vote."
New Orleans. Anril 19. Tn the
general election today the demo
crats swept the stat?, electing their
uckbi, neaaea by ex-Judge N. C.
Blancbard for governor, and nmn.
tically a solid representation in both
houses of the legislature. Ex-Mayor
W. J. Behan, a prominent sugar
planter, headed the opposition tick
et of "Lilly White" republicans.
The regular renublicane Tin t rtrv
ticket in the field and practically
no negro votes were cast. The Lil
ly Whites Control.the Federal
here, and their ;rkfntest today was
simply to maintain their organiza
tion, indications point to a total
vote of approximated 50.000. witv,
BJanchard'e majority estimated at
The legislature elected tod will
choose a United States senator.Sen
ator Murphy J. Foster, having been
Salem. Or.. Anril 19. "It is ad
mirable, admirable," Henry Watter-
boq saia tois evening wbenaskea for
nis opinion or the platform adopted
yesterday by tha New - York demo
crats. The warmth of his tone left
n6 doubt that the editor of the Lou
isville Courier-Journal is thorough
ly pleased with the platform.
"That's all, that enough," he re
died, when messed for a more ci no.
cific stitement of his views, "When
1 say that it is admirable I have
said all there is to say." ' '
Colonel Watterson was in Silem
tonight to deliver a lecture under
the auspices of the Y. M. C. A., on
"Abraham Lincoln." A large au
dience, composed of Salem's repre
sentative citizens greeted the Ken
tucky editor when he appeared up
on the stage while the orchestra
played "Dixie." The speaker was
introduced by ex-Governor Geer.
His lecture was well received, the
apprscia-
THE ORIENTAL WAR.
ex
change TL J :mik a party o!
Russian scTJtfvs. There was more
firing last night, but the results are
not known.
The adroitness of the Japanese in
this style of warfare is shown by
their methods of locating the oppos
ing outposts. They dress in peas
ant Corean Costume, sending for
ward men who are able to speak
the Russian tongue with perfect flu
ency and then shout to the Russian
scouts in their own language. By
these methods they have on several
occasions been able to gather much
information, attacking when they
find themselves the strongest or re
treating when outnumbered.
This course has been one of great
annoyance to the Russians, as they
are unable in the darkness to tell
whether addressed by friend or foe.
It is claimed tbat on one occasion
when this had been cairied on sev'
eral days, one partv fired into a
number of their own men. helievincr
them to be Japanese, killing eix and
wounuing several., it is believed
that the Japanese are proving them
selves by far the best masters of
scouting.
Steubenville, Ohio, April 19.
iueiviu uwens, aged Vi years, con
fessed in an affidavit today that he
acciaentany snot his lather last Oc
tober during a scuffle with his sis
ter who attempted to' prevent him
going after chicken thieves in the
mem.
The familv aereed tn keen nnipr-
Mrs. Owens was charged with the
murder and convicted rather than
place the crime on her boy, whose
me, sne saia, would bs rumed. The
verdict will be set aside.
Th case is regarded as a most
remarKaoie one, and while there are
persons nere who believe the boy's
confession is a ruse to secure his
mother a release, the authorities
who have made a sparrthinor invM.
gation have ascertained that the
cnua b story is absolutely true.
During the trial of Mm.
thera Were many features brought
out waicn went to sbow that the wo
man CDUld not have heen trniltw nf
the crime, but when she was placed
on ma witness Btand she explained
them iwav to the
tion ol the jury. She insisted that
she hap quarreled with her husband
while ill members of the family
were aHeep and had shot him. ,
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JAPANESE ; READY TO AD
VANCE ON THE ENEMY.
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Japa Will Be in a Good Position to
Attack Mukden Feng Hang '
Chen Will Be the Scene .
of a . Great Battle
Other News.
- St. Petsrsburcr. Anril 91 TWo
subjoin telegramjfrom General Kou
ropatkin received by the czar yes-
terdav has hpen nimla nnhlin
tl .huw ruuurf.
eral Kashtalinsky reports as fol-
"All is buiet on the Vain Th
Japanese are throwing up intrench-
menis opposite Uolutzsky and fur
ther to the north. " "
The number of Japanese trnnrw
are increaslug. They are concen
trating at WiiuandsDreadinc north
along the Yalu.
"Cossacks sentinels have observed
the lights of Japanese transports
near Chins Tai Tse. nnnnait.A tra
villaee of PoLinpa. 95
iTatungkau. The vessels were anch
ored at a distance of 5o versts from
ithe shore.
"AcCOrdin? to disnatVioa
O
eneral Mistenchmkn. Janan...
ihipa wereaho seen near Sou Chou."
The aDoearance of Tannneset.
off Potinsa is believed here in h.
the beginning of the oft-rumored at
tempt on the part of the enemy to
inaugurate a flanking movement.
If the troops are landed under the
guns of warships, their landing can
not be prevented, anrl .t.tipir will Ka
iin a position to threi t -n Mukden,
(where the Russian army headquar
ters are now located. Military ex
peris nere nave long regarded the
vicinitv of Potinsa no tha
point of disembarkation of the sec-
uuu Japanese expeaition. it is not
far away from Taku Shan, lo miles
to the east, and connects by road
with Port Arthur, 15o miles' to the
southwest, and Feng Huan Cheng,
53 miles to the northwest, where
the Russians will make their first
obstinate resistance.
Though the. Japanese are build
ing intrenchmects on the Yalu, it
is believed they will advance eoon.
The arrangements for a flanking
B. r. ntvnra
Kdltor and Proprietor.
movement are complete, and ex
perts eay that such a move could
properly begin at Taku ; Shan, as
Feng Huan Cheng lies at the angle
of a triangle, with Taku Shan and
the mouth of the Yalu at angles at
the base of the triaDgle. - -- "
."We will strike, after they have
landed," grimly said a member of
the general staff:
.General Kouropatkin is aware of
the strategic importance of the vi
cinity of Taku Shan, and it ia un-i
deretood he has made arrangements
accordingly.
Washington, April 19. The cor
ner stone of the
nental hall to be erected by the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion was placed in nosition this of.
ternoon before an 9emhli
5,000 people. The Masonic ritual
was employed with Grand Master
Wetmore presiding.
The trowel wan tha nna naA U
-vuw 4DCU . V W
ueorge vvasnington in laying the
corner stone of the capitol. Chap
lain of the Senate Hale invoked the
blessing, followed by Mrs. FairT
banks, president-general, who spoke.
The building will cost $500,000.
San Francisco, April 19. With
but few exceptions every prominent
American passenger official ia gath-
eaintr in Santa Barh Ara vKova f Via
Transcontinental Passenger associa
tion meeis. i ney win diecusa the.
rates to St. Louis and take up the
question of the rates to the Port
land Lewis and Clark exposition
They expect to make a reduction,
from all Eastern points for the Or
egon fair. -
It is said that many conventions
will meet in Portland curing the
exposition and that the estimated
number of people going to Portland
next year for the various conven
tions alone, from Los Angeles to
Portland, will be more than 2oo,
ooo. The eastern rates will be made so
that all tickets sold to the coast
during the season will permit the
holders to stop eff and visit the
LewiB and Clark exposition, which
will be extremely featured and ad
vertised by the railway agents and
bureaus throughout the East.
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