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4 ' ' . ' ' ' - . . . - - - IE QRE THE WEATHER 4:00 O'CLOCK SEDITION ; Fair . tonight and Saturday;- den smoke; not so ann(. . POBTLAHB, OREGON. 'PnriyAT EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12. 1902. VOL; I. NO. 160. TRICE FIVE CENTS. JOURNAL.' FLAMES ARE RAGING ALL OVER OREGON Portland ? Is Ringed With Fire and Immense Damage Is Being Suffered No Relief Is in Sight Many of the Suburbs Are Suffering Losses Astoria Girls Anticipate the End of the WorldSouthern Oregon Under a Pall oiF Smoke Trains Were Blocked on the 0 R. & N Last Night Bridal Veil Suffers From a Crippling Misfortune VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 12. The forest fires are raging fiercely in the vicinity of Vancouver. So far three probable fatatties have been reported. These are Mrs. Henderson and her two children, of Fifth Plains, ten miles northeast from here. Search has been made for them, but they could not be found. Among the others burned out on Fifth Plains are J. B. Pluss, 6. Sears, J. M. McLaughlin, A. Johnson, Jim Wilson, A. C. Jackson, Fred Hansen, W. B. Campbell and William Snyder. Fifth Plains Is literally a mass of ruins. DESTRUCTION IS The fierce forest fires that are raging around the suburbs of the city, and throughout Western Washington and Oregon are Increasing In volume as the hours roll by. The dry grass, brush and moss afford no end of combustible ma terial, and the flames, fanned by a strong wind, are leaping over miles of country. In the heavily wooded districts the heat la intense and great damage will result. The suri' Is obscured" by the clouds of smoke, a shower of ashes and cinders Is" falling, the atmosphere Is of an oppress ive warmth and the pungent odor of burning forest Irritates the nostrils. THE GREATEST SUFFERERS from the flames up- to this; time have been thti timber land owners and the farmers residing in the out-of-the-way localities. The latter have lost their fences, build ing!! and In some Instances their crops. Two families on the Slavin road had their' houses with all the effects destroy ed, and only escaped themselves by tak ing to the open country. At dresham It looked for a time last evening as If the entire settlement was doomed to destruction. By hard labor on the part of the citizens the town was saved with only the destruction of the parsonage and a number of outbuildings. Yesterday afternoon, when matters be gan to look serious, assistance was tele phoned for to Portland, but as the water sUpply near Gresham was not available .he department did not respond, as they ould not have done much good. A number of houses at Bussellville A-ere destroyed today, and Montavllla (s lerlously threatened thin nfternoon. At PT'sftiv- 1)1.. ii-nplo nrc out in force, asking a hard fight, but In spite of thelt Sorts, three houses were b urned. I'.uuutv i" liiiur.it, a ii u nl of that oiulity, Nunc in to Portland this noon ind report that the tire In that locality vus started by the Lebe Bros., who were turning some brush, when the flames got eyond their control and spread rapidly. THE MEN RESPONSIBLE or the disaster havevleft the country. vevle: he na Jearln violence at the hands of the com- nunity. The entire country Is ablaze in that section and a number of families re hemmed In on all sides by the flames. loo Dolerltch's, Dutch Fred's awd.Hiiett's JeceS have been ruined. Buckley's trove Is a seething mass of flames. Another fire is coming down the Base ilne road, and has traveled 20 miles from Swell's Valley since yesterday. Kel ey's Butte is burning over. At Guild's lake. Salmon Creek. Willamette Heights ind ;in the Bandy Valley big biases are In progress. In the vlcinify of Marquam Hill and Fulton much cordwood has been lestroyed. FIGHTING THE FLAMES. Engine No. 7 and Chemical No. 3 are n the East Side hi the neighborhood of Mt Scott, fighting the further progress f the flames toward Portland. Last night some parties residing at Ce dar Mills started for home after the Car nival was out, but found the heat so Intense that the horses refused to go along the road, and they had to turn back and go home by the way of Linton. It is said that the forests In that region are blazing fiercely and that the roads re Impassable today. FLYING FOR THEIR LIVES People of (jresham and Lents in Dire Distress. 1 The fire flend is sweeping everything 1n Its path, from Gresham to Lents, dis tance of about six miles. The flames are spreading rapidly and at 12 o'clock noon had crossed the Oregon Water Power 4 Railway Company's track about half a mile ftorth of Tremont Sta tion. The fire was rapidly running in a southwesterly direction. . v Large nurrfbers of houses were In ' the BEING WROUGHT ON ALL SIDES path of the flames. It la estimated that In the vicinity of Lents about 20 hon.ies were destroyed last evening. Nothing was saved, the occupants fleeing for their lives. Atvthls time It Is Impossible to give the full list of names of those whose homes were destroyed. The following Is a partial list: Mr. Hauer, residing near Lents, lost all his property. Including his residence and stock; Patrick Hogan, re siding near Lents, lost his residence and' barn; Mrs. Rosenberg lost a residence. The home of Mrs. Stevens, u Murys vllle, adjoining Lents, was destroyed this morning. A man named Carlson lost his residence, barn and stock. The fire was within 50 feet of the Lents postoftice at 14 o'clock. At the same time the flames were reach ing out for several dozen houses In lis path at Tremont. People are now moving all their house hold goods from their homes at Lent and Tremont. No one Is allowed to come to Lents on account of the large amount of explosives stored In the vicinity by the contractors for the new railroad line. Woodstock, RlchmonftJvanhoe and a number of other suburbs of Portland are In danger. Everybody is out lighting the flames, but to no avail. At 11' o'clock the flames were In reach of the Tremont waterworks and the structure is very likely destroyed. MONTAVILLA IS SUFFERING Fierce Flames Spreading Ruin in That Vicinity. O. Balcon, residing near Gresham, was in the city yesterday evening and re ported that the fcrest fires that are rag ing throughout that country are doing immense damnge to property. He says that the fire had already reached Kllgaver's place, about 3 miles from Montavllla, and that It was rapidly iTjpriHOTr)ig1wK" tffrprttoTr. At 4 o'clock In the afternoon the tire had crossed the section line road and was burning on the south side. Numerous families, at the time . Mr. Balcon was leaving, were packing then household goods Into wapons and were preparing to leave their homes. A large number of houses had already been de stroyed and numbers of others were in the paths ot the fire demon. The Are Is said to have been started by a man residing In the vicinity of Rockwood, who It Is alleged was burn ing some brush, and by carelessness, let 4hc fire- get out of 'his control. He de nies It. People whose property litis be-n destroyed say thiit they have proof and as the defendant has quite a lot of prop erty they say that they will sue him for damages. The fire in the vicinity of the "Butte'' near Montavllla was burning fiercely all night and continues to spread rapidly. A number of dwellings have already been destroyed. All day the smoke has been so dense over Montavllla that it wi with the greatest difficulty that a person could keep their eyes open. The roofs of the houses are entirely covered with ashes from, the burning timbers. NO RAIN IN SIGHT. "The maln,.pe' of the vast ' forest fires at the present time "'Is the dry weather we are 'having," said Weather Bureau Official Edward T. Beals this morning. "You see the forest fires start in vinous ways. Durjng the dry weath er, rank vegetation and stumps grow tip on the farmer's- lands and he wishes to get rid of it so burns it out. A' breeze springs up, causes the flames -to spread, and the fire gets beyond the control of the farmer. Another way is the camper, who leavs some sparks in his camp Are and which are fanned by a breeie, until the whole adjoining country is afire. Then there are various contributory causes, a sparks from locomotives, stationery en gines, etc. "t do not see any rain in sight now, as the reports from the various weather bureaus do not Indicate any storm com ing which would produce rain. We have ull the necessary conditions for rain now except moisture. The humidity of tho atmosphere Is very low now." UP-RIVER MILL IS WIPED OUT 0. R. & R. Fighting the Flames through Cascades. Train No. 4 of the O. R. N. which i left Port land last evening found the bridge at Multnomah Falls on tire and was obliged to turn back. Upon Its ar rival in Portland it was found Impossible to get out and It was cancelled. Train No. K reached the falls before the burn ins bridge was discovered and turned back to this city to go out this morning as second No. 2. The trains left this morning practically on time; regular Na. 2 being only 15 minutes late. Examination shows thut the bridge at j Multnomah Falls has three bents burned but the repair crew went there and I quickly fixed It for passage of trains, but they worked under considerable difficulty on account of the great clouds of smoke by which they were enveloped. The telegraph service of the railroad is also very much disturbed from broken wires and poles being burned and in many cases the mall has to be resorted to where tnere Is absolute necessity to have communication. The dispatcher's crew is busy getting the lines Into ser vlcable condition, but of course, cannot restore perfect service until the fire has abated. A ivport has reached here from Bridal Veil that I he Bridal Veil Lumber Com pany's entire plant which Is situated on ..U.,.fSSH.!!!5in.?...nS9,.r. Jt!!S.LjR'?iS JlSsL.fefi'Sn, destroyed. This was one of the large plants on the river and employed about 200 hands. Two miles of logging road has also been destroyed and It Is hard to tell just how much damage will be done. The whole lumbering interest In the sec tion Is in peril and the other mills In the country are likely to follow the path of the Bridal Veil Lumbering Company's plant. me u. k. s n. naa crews or men at every bridge in order to protect the structures In case fire spreads. A larga force of men is kept at work on the threatened section who will use every en deavor to keep the track cleared for travel. At present there Is but little dan ger that the traffic will be interfered with. DOWN RIVER IS ALE AFLAME Astoria People Dread the End of the World. ASTORIA, Sept. 12. Yesterday was a yellow day for Astoria, and the whole city was saffron-hued from noon until late at night. After darkness had finally settled completely vet the earth, the sky looked like a great ball of "fire, and a more peculiar state of affairs was never before knowVi In this part 'of the coun'. try. The color of the heavens was due to the forest fires which are raging In the vicinity of the city. A light easterly wind has prevailed for a week and the moke was blown ceaijwardf Fog from the sea mingled wSth the smoke and everything took on aXyellow'.appearance. (Continued on Second Page.) i ' . HFJS FOR JOHNSON Prominent Calif ornian on Politics, STATEANDNATIONAL Judge Maguire Predicts That De pression Is Coming ' Again. fJudg James G. Magulre, Congressman from California from 1892 to 1899, is at tha Portland. With a company of friends he has bean an tae Bound, where he ap peared before tha Federal Court of Ap peals. Judga Magulra also today visited the Upper Columbia above Portland, and leaves tonight for his home in Ban Fran cisco. . J ,. 1 ' Judge Magutre is a National figure in Democratic politics, and made a brilliant record In Congress, as well as being one of California' most prominent citizens. He keeps oloeely In touch with current progress la statecraft, and expresses him self in a manner to indicate keen pene tration into tha meaning of living Issues. HE'S A TOM JOHNSON MAN. In answer t' The Journal's queries, J udge Maguira said : "Yes, I'm It Torn Johnson man. I be lieve in the Ohloan as one of the most hopeful elements In modern political af fairs. He represents the true Demo cratic principle and stands' for equal rights for all 'men, for Just taxation, for home rule and ftm prevention of monopoly. "These are tiM, living issues before the American peopla , today, and the Nation needs such a nan as Tom Johnson to grasp the situation firmly and lead to a solution. ;; "While I will not say that Just yet Tom Johnson should be brought forward as a Presidential Candidate, yet if he U brought forward I am for him heart and soul, LANE WILL WIN. "As to Calif ornia- politics, I believe that Franklin Lane Is in a fair way to win out for the Governorship. He has the solid support' of the laborers of the state, and .pesldM holds the confidence of the other people. "Pardee, the Republican nominee, has the enmity of the labor element, without drawing sufficient of support from other sources to enable him to carry the elec tion. ; '' . f "So- that, ssotwrrhatandinr the heavy Republican majority. Lane seems to l? likely to win." TO FORCE THE roads. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CINCINNATI, Sept. 12. -A petition for injunction against the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway was filed at Covington, Ky this morning, on behalf of 'the United Mine Workers, to prevent the railway's delay ing further delivery of cars and provisions to striking miners in the West Virginia coal fields. Sensational allegations are made that the company Is conspiring with the operators to starve the strikers Into Submission, through cutting ofT provision supply. Instances are cited where eight iters of food, valued at J14.000. freight pre paid, were delayed twelve days and are still undelivered. MIGHTY MERGER The Western Union and Postal Consolidate (Scrlpps-Mcltae News Association.) NEW YORK. Sept. 12. News of thi probable liiuil consolidation of all the re maining telegiaph interests of the coun try burst upon New York this afternoon as a Tewult of the conferencfs that hav? been In progress for some days as sup posed regarding railroad and trolley In terests. It whs not known that this con ference Included the telegraph, but U is stated that the combination in th? broadest scope has been effected by agree ment between Preld!it.Ar J. Cassatt. of the Pennsylvania sysem and Edwin Oouid of the Western Union. The Penn sylvania system lately took from the Western Union ail of he business on the Pennsylvania lines, and those two mag nates have been in close consultation for the past 10 das's at" Bar Harbor. The new combination would Include the Western Union and the Postal Telegraph and Mackey cables, and also the Pennsylvania. New York and Philadelphia trolly sys tems, and, 'Incidentally, the great tele phone systems all over the country. It will be. If carried out, the largest merger yet undertaken in the United States or in the world. RELIEF OF SUBJECTS. " JOHANNESBURG, Sept. . 12. It Is of ficially announced that two million pounds have been set aside by the Brit lsn ectiequer for the relief of subjects and foreigners who committed no breach of neutrality In the. Boer war, which amount is entirely aside from the three million pounds provided for the Boers. LABOR IS Big Railroad Strike Will Commence January 1 If Increase in Wages Is Refused Engineers Join With the Conductors and Trainmen Portland Labor Leaders and Anticipate That Soon Failure SAN FRAffCISCO, Sept. 12. The Pacific System of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is in session in this city today. Their contract with the Southern Pacific Railroad expires on October 1st, and the same demands are to be made by the engineers of the Company as those presented by the conductors and trainmen unions, with whom they have recently affiliated. January 1st has been fixed as the date when the strike occurrs if the demands are refused. At the last biennial convention held May 30, at Norfolk, it was decided that a higher rate of compensation should be askld for, and circulars were sent to all engineers asking for a vote on the question of higher remunerations. All replied in the affirmative, and January I was fixed as ' the dae when a general demand should be made in conjunction with other unions. THE LOCAL LABOR LEADERS CONFIRM THE NEWS The consolidation of the Order of Con ductors and the Brotherhood of Kallwey Trainmen as reported In a dispatch from San Francisco yesterday Is verified by officers of the branch lodges in th's city. Joseph Dunn Is master of the local Hro therhood of Trainmen. A reporter called on him this morning and asked him to make a statement on the situation for publication, He smiled and stated that he did not care to be Interviewed. "There la .nothing definite In that re port from San Francisco," he replied, but what there is of it Is absolutely true. "When do the employes contemplate making a demand of a 20 per cent increase in wages V "In about 15 days," he replied, unhesl tstlngly "but thn J don'Jaae..4.talk. for publication." he quickly added. "This Ik news never before published." the reporter answered. "Which road will WIN OUT (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-The strike of the teamsters of the Swift Packing Company ended today, Swift conceding all the strikers' di-mands save the reinstatement 'if three men discharged for Insubordina tion. The plant which has been prac Ucally tied up for the past two duys, was reopened this afternoon In full blast. STRIKE IS LOST Says New York Report Backbone Believed to Be Br (Scrlpps McRae News Association. NEW YORK, Sept. J.2. Rtses'fn the granger stocks this afternoon were fol lowed quickly by advances In the coal road stocks. This is under the Influenca of the feeling that Is glowing thatthe coal troubles are near an end. Later the report gained opeij statement, said to have first come from London, that the backbone of the strike Is broken. H was said that crowds of miners are making ready to return to work, believing that the strike has been lost. This is believed to have resulted from the meetings and negotiations at Harrisburg. SEATTLE MAN KILLED (Journal Special Sen-ice.) SALT LAKE. Sept. 12. While attempt ing to board a moving train here this morning. J, M. Sanders, of Seattle, fe'l under the wheehs of the coach, and re ceived injuries which resulted 11 his death. His right foot Was cut entirely off and the left one so badly crushed that amputation was necessary. He wis Immediately taken to the hospital, where his wounds were attended to, but it was Impossible to save his life. OPPOSED TO LOAN. (Scripps-MoRae News Association.) WASHINGTON. Sept. 12. President Roosevelt and his official advisers, It i ueclared, are opposed to the proposed Cuban loan of $35.0CO,ouu and will en deavor to persuade Palma to veto It. Roosevelt's opposition is based on the fear that Cuban revenues will be unable to beat the strain of the debt. STRIKERS PREPARING FOR A GIANT WAR Are Thoroughly in Touch With the Movement the Demand for More Money Will Be Made to Agree May Cripple Business of West be asked to grant the demand first?" "I do not know. It Is not policy for me to talk further than to state that the San Francisco report is correct. I am being notified of what is being done at head quarters. The plans are yet Incomplete. The organizations are working carefully and keeping their business to themselves as far as possible. "Of whom Is the Brotherhood of Train men composed?" "Switchmen and brakeiiien, mostly, al though some conductors are members. The latter joined the lodge when they were brakamen and after their promotion to conductors they .still remained mem bers ." "Will the engineers and other employes asHlMt In gwttrrng -your demands?" "They will undoubtedly be asked to co operate." "It will affect all roads," he adden. W. C T. U. WORKERS Successful Sessions Are Now on at Roseburg. (Journal Special Service.) ROSEBURQ, Bept. 12. The Important features of the program at W. C. T. U. convention yesterday consisted of the treasurer's report and the reception given to the general officers Colonel So bieskl and Mrs. L'nruh, Inthe parlors of the church. . The treasurer's repoVt showed an In crease in paid up membership, all bills met and a larger- surplus than usual In the ireasuryi The evening program consisted of a grand gold- medal contest., This belongs to series of oratorical contests, and each participant had already won first a sil ver end then a gold medal, competing XWa.tlma tar.-a.Jarg.'X..gold-riedal,,.. These selections were of unusual merit from a standpoint of oratory and to gether with music rendered by local tal ent and a solo by Miss Bennett, ' of Wascp, Or., the entertainment was of a high order. Mrs. Unruh presented the medal with a brief talk to Miss Bnnett of Wasco, the successful contestant. SERIOUS AT PANAMA. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 Commander Totter, of the gunboat Ranger, from Pan ama, under yesterday's date, cables the NavV Department as follows: "Revolutionists now near railroad line nnd the situation Is serious. The Isthmian transit is still open, however." HELD UP TROLLY CAR. (Serlpps-McRae News Association.) WILKESBARKE, Sept. 12, Tfhree hun dred strikers held up a trolley car at Prospect this morning, roughly handling seven non-union men. Several shots were fired, but no one hit. CABLE STEAMER ARRIVES. (Journal Special Service.) VICTORIA, Sept 12.-The Colonial cable steamer reached here from Liver pool via Yokohama this morning to com mence laying the bt from here west erly. ARMY MANOEUYERS ENDED. (Scrlpps-McRae News Association. FRANKFORT ON ODER, Sept. 12. -The army manoeuvers were concluded this af ternoon with the Kaiser repeating yster rfay's spectacular evolutlA with the combined cavalry. 3SBI "west of the Mississippi River, and as far south as New Orleans. There is Bi particular grievance against the roads. Wages are not as high as they should ha . and the men naturally are dissatisfied.' ! Thomas Hughes, chief of local dlvtslot - of the Order of Railway Conductors, said: "I know that this matter has been talked of for some time, but I have been, supplied with no definite information orv- the subject. Rumors have been rife, bow . ever, to the effect that a 20 pec sent In crease In waijs would' shortly be de ' manded. The grand lodge will attend to this altogether, but of course all local orders will bo kept posted as to how;, things are progressing." .' Others Interviewed admitted that then -' k n w t b. , ta-o organisations haft' joined forct-s for the purpose of gaining certain -mrrsions, but refused to divulge any; ;i....ittonal Information. BOY KING (Journal Special Service.) " NEW YORK, Sept. 12. It is not at alt improbable that King' Alphonso will sue ceed In his avowed intention to wed asj American girl, . ; - Miss Agnes B. Wilson, an American girl, who returned from HJuropa with Ihsv family of Attorney General Griggs.- has) -earned . Qui ta a unique distinction for her . self. It was while she was in attendance at the coronation fete at Madrid that she and the boy King became engaged; in a battle of flowers, which lasted sev eral minutes. During the' fight the Kins grabbed the young lady 'in his arms and kissed her. He then snatched a. JC9ML. from her breast, which he will undoubt edly retain as a souvenir of the event. -Miss Wilson managed to secure a, quad tity of the flowers hurled- at her by that ' young King, which aha preserved and brougbt home with her, Rumor has Ik ' that the young lady Is very much lufatu ated with the young monarch and should he conclude to press his suit It will prob ably ba kindly received by th young ' lady. ' - , - . WANT THEIR MONEY BACK FOUGHT (Scrlpps-McRae News Association.) ' . WASHTffGTQN; Sept tt.A- tttlo tt has arisen as to whether the United , States or Cuba is responsible) for the monies collected in Cuban customs front 1S99 to 1902. Suit is being; brought to the Court of Claims in behalf of hiat merchants for the recovery of both eg :. port and import duties during u m lean occupation- If the suit Is success ful, the United States will be compelled to pay out J30.0oo.000. The Cubaa men chants claim that during American eft cupatiohe Cuba was a part of the United Stttes, hence the United States was un authorized to Impose duties, and al) k aiuitt- taxa ware - Illegally ,OMMfV t Lawyc.-s Dudley and MltcAell bave.beeif retained by the Cubans. . FIRE IN LONDON. LONDON, Sept. 12. A fire broke out !a( sight in Harrow Head, and raged all nierht. Although believed to be under con. (rot it la burning furiously today., Occu. pants of adjoining bolMUigir arnv4 to move. - i , (