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'i TI-rS OREGON. ; THE WEATHER - - Fair tonight and Sun flay; dense smote; west V wind, . POIITLAKD; ' OHEGOK, SATUBOAXllil'VENrN'G, SEPTE3IBER 13 1902. VOL. I.. -"NO. 161,. .TBICE FIVE CENTS. -I :t ,;, v. .u; t :y---:..;t,---: ; . - - ' ,-v F..r . - ,.'..'... i '.' ' FOREST: AS DESOLATION D i Mothers and All Along the ColumWa-Flam , ' Strained to Combat' J ' "-.-'. , r;'i.. -." iT Th dvuutln of th tip fland on tlnuM unabated. Th populace' of two ataUa la appalling ovor tha tramandeua f dottmotlon latt'ln tha wake of tho holo : caua. Wholo countlaa ara at tho morey f tho flamoa, and manjr vlllagoo without doquato flro protoetlon hovo boon wholly r partially laid In rulna. In aomo of tho boouro dlatrlcta whar oottlara havo lo eatad, In placoo aurroundod by . haavy :. tlmbar, tho atojnpodo for 'tho opon coun try hat bogun. , Many ara' ruthlng for tholr llvot from tho leaping flamoa Which are bounding ovof tha country In agraat - wava.' In many of 'tha owna a rolgn of lorror- la fnvoguo. aoplo ara atandlng bout palalod with fright, and looking for vrard with hopoloaa doapalr to tho annihi lation of property ' whfoh can . only bo averted by tho rareat of look. . ;A TERRIBLE tTORY I . Will be thronlelotf whan the eummary of tho . ravagea ' of the blighting deetroyoi. are compiled. Charred and blackened corpaeat' by tho acora, wilt bo ound. In cinerated at different .polntai where no .. avehuea of aeape wore open' front irema tlon In the nrey furnace. The homelaaa will bo numbered by the hundroda, and the effect on tho bualneaa Intereeta of the NorthwMt will be almost beyond computation.. The graateot feature -of looo will be In the timber Indue try. Lag ins emo mni aawmllla have boon the ' 'prM'clpaf 'euffereri theoo haw been wlpad out, and t will take Mentha before tho bualneaa Intareata of tho coun try again roach the batee of activity that oxlated before the vlaitatlon of the eon oumlng blight. THE SITUATION. Up to thla afternoon la aa follows: area ham la being threatened and the town la being protected by the ylgoroua.worfc of Ito cltliena. ;' The Oregon City 'people ava a" hard fight to keep the flamea from rnaktag. fur ther progreaa. , The fir departmenta art . all at work and ' havo up to thla time kODt the fire at bay, and confined the do- Union Pacific to Enter Oriental Trade TO tGET STEAMSHIPS ' Important Business to Come Up at , Annual Meeting of the Roads. . At the next month's meeting' of the Ore gon Short: Line, Union Pacific, Rio Grande Western and auxiliary companies at Salt Lake, matter that ar ot great Interest to the city; of Portland will come op, and those on the inalde are watching to see which way the commercial wind la blowing. Th annual meetings of these lines will b held at different interval fiurlng th month, beginning with the Ore. ran Short Line oh' October t, followed by the Union Pacific', on the. 14th, and the Ru Grande and Others In the latter part Jkt themontlj , The Union Paclflo has ambitions to be- . tome a factor la the Oriental trade and great efforts are to be put forth for that Hi This fight will be against the north rn lines, through the Oregon. Short Lin ind th Oregon Railway an Navigation Company,' which are the llnka between the his line and the Union Pacific To thla end there are some Important Chang- to b made and aome very extensive laha ar being formulated. ... A special meeting .of the .stockholder f,th Short line will be held after the inaual meeting, at which an amendment k turn articles of Incorporation will bo nado authorising the road to "construct ir acquire by purchase, lease, or other else and to maintain- and operate ferrle, lerryboat. steamboataJ steamships, ware- ' to uses ahd other property appurtenant to. GREAT X V ,V' ? ? - '" Babes Perish rv to tructlon to a number of roaldenee. In Lane, Douglaa and Marlon Coun tlee vaetvareaa , pf Valuable timber are going up In amoko. " " - The ateamer Columbia la en a bar at Tonguo'a Point, owing to her loaa of bear Jng In tho dense amoka.1 The telegraph and telephone wire are down In 'many placoo by tho burning of poles and tho falling of tree. Owelllnge, bridges- and , feneoa havia been burned ,a great niimbera, in every eeetlon,' t' V - In. the prlftgwfcter district it la report ed that over too house have boon burned. HARMONY-IN , , . DESPERATION Resident! Ready' to Fly for Safety ) r) at Any EToment, ' A' thrill Jngljr ditpcroiia condition ezlats te 'tha Harihoiiy dUtrlct. While it had been threatened for aomo hours, the Ore did not actually atrlk there untU last evening-. J. It eamo In suddenly over the hill near the poatofBco, creeping Into the Kannle Meadows, and under a strong wind VhlclL spwn-vp'a if for the oc casion leaped tnto.a of Bro that swept lhnwiiMhrltit rwhM llkt i whfrU wlPldjaulshlr aaa flame had run ever tho : Batten Mdowa, adjoining-, ticking up ' evarythlnt. Including the stacked crop. Out bwUdinga close to the poatoffice were. Hoked Up aa the fire spread, and five houses succumbed, arang them that ot Mi Gage. In aptte of the fierce battle made by the residents, Bat ten's house was expected sure to go, though actually safe at last advices. But Information; was Impossible to get owing to the dense.. amoko and the blinding fusts ,of ,)ot. air. Other places burned In tho obscuring moko -were the Payne poatoffice building and the . Councl) place was In imminent danger. , The people of the district are making a tremendous light, back-Bring the land and beating against the advancing tide. the business of Tsrrie or navigation. Also to eaaare generaMy to vh uines of "i transportation upon th navigable waterf of the United States or ef other countries and upon th high seas,, and to purchase or otherwi aoqulr and guarantee. th capital stock and other obligation of any compahylhaTlng power t engag ih such business or ngaga oaerein. A fleet ofsteamers, the flneat and fattest oh the Pdfio. will be placed. In those waters to. ply between Portland 'and all Oriental ports. The hoaU will be con. ttrhcted for speed and comfort, with th object of glvtag to the Pacific ocean trav eler the pleasant, journey ilk thoae so famous on th Atlantic, and aUo to mak fast time between here and China, Manila and Australia. . 'jX1; r It 1 a mammoth plan, hut a far-seeing one, aa It Is argued that the trafflo over the Paoiflo la yet m Ita Infarhsy, and In a Short time fast palatial steamers wilt lea the Pauifl porta of this country for all' point in '.th far Kast What this mean for Portland oan readily be een; what great commercial benefit we shall derive cannot b fully- realised, for ws do not know the whol etor of th advan tages and resources Of th far East, and what a wonderful 'chain of eommerdal friendship will follow. . Sec Shawl tbi Release Se J WASHIKOTOJi. Sept. It-Secretary Shaw announced .this morning that he had made' arrangement to release $4,- 00.000 of tho Treasury holdings by de positing with National Banks which pos- free or- unpledged' bond. Heha also decided io antlclpaU th October in-, ierest oi H.XSO.OOO, - and declares there Is no oeeasion for 'alarm over .the pres ent oondlUons, li;..,!;. 'ScWivf.--.. Take Th Journal,' by earner. UeaU a weak. U eeata month. - NO NEED oeIKot in Seas of flame Niear Yancqiiver, Wash. FearM Peath NeaSpringwater. the Spread of ftheDestroymgElement Leave Their All and Fly for Their Lives Before the Destroyer though vainly. The result 4 haM to predict aa all night they have been bat tling and are worn out. Not a resident of the district has had a tilak of sleep, during the night, and many wore In sleep esa terror the night before. Household efT sets havo been taken from nearly all the houses In tho entire, Harmony . die trlcL and team line the roads, waiting direction where to go for safety.'. The lire this morning had reached that ,Un of road leading to Oregon City,, were, la fact, on both aide of tho road, aloug the lino of tho Water Power. .Company. From the altuatlon only rain can prevent the fire weeping for mile and miles Into the Clackamas country A strange .con dition was that- while ft raa compara tively so still yesterday and this mornlbaT la the cltyr there .w a a kttfJL tar out there, blowing, however, from all points of the compass, rendered, of oourae, from the fires. Smoke I ,a dena In all that Harmony region that it Is ttnpoaatbl to see the distance of a block v, - -1 - r '- : t ."1 f' f Wospcr ooV Owntry of - Few Days Ago Now in Ruins.' The Bailey Qateert arrlyed 'frm' Ai toii thU morning at 10 o'clock about four hour late. She brought the flrt direct new ooncermng tbr'tnwr-'Cranihla. The cpo Teperta that ahoioft Astoria yesterday morning at o'clock and an hour later she was high and dry on a bar shoal back of Miller Sanda. She waa fulfy a mile off hex course, and It Is stated to t very doubtful 'whether the high tide will be sufficient to move her. The Hasalo went to her assistance laat anight and will probably briny, up her passengirs. They will hardly M l to reach hero before tomorrow. j ' 'jmera'gfthf'atjiert rtrtytht th ambfc enveloping the river' ut something trtAtfuL hO jOa-Uernhad 4 proc4 bjr compass pyery jnH 9f V ni w progress was necessarily law:.EvB, h midday, when maklng..dn.arh-.1' lights had to bo need., . t;- "' "f- On both side of in Columbia ta en .?-m. .JL! To Be a Candidafe rfor the Senate THIS And Eliminates His Name From the List of Possi- Hlitics. The Journal was placed In poasessiaa ot information late this afternoon to' the ef fect that H. W. Corbett has' definitely, finally, and explicitly . Insisted . that hie name shall not be used in connection with the fight for the United State Senate. " The statement is authoriuilve. and leave no loom for further' speculation en Mr. Corbett ha been prominent In "the affairs of the state from the beginning ef things here, and baa been ' pirhap the state's foremost cltlsen.- He has been a leader in commercial and financial Blat ters.' and ha sat in the t)htdV States Eenata. He haa been a caeatdate in later year, and there haa been talk thla year of him as a possible candldat for le tlon next January. ...... -: .. By the information that come to The 'Journal today, the position Of Mr. -Corbett is deined so that ther may be no more question in th premlas.,'ivv"jr:, r,- . Th loyal friend who hav stood be hind him in his political career will per haps regret his withdrawal yet will ne longer account htm as jo th running. ; V- WHEAT IuUlREET.!' SAN FRANCISCO," lrpt. li-What-J1.UH4I tten. ",' ;"--'-.v''r CHICAQQr Sepb U.Wbeat--71tt97S l4o ,. - . , ... i i. -)i':'iii:f'A,i:.!i-''.: RIVER CORBET IS DEFINITE tire country la In flames. Near Oak Point la tho moat affected dlstrlet. House are burning and property of all kind Is being destroyed. Through the dense amoko the leaping, lurid flamea present a pictureerr to b forgotten. 'rom the boat, tb dlfti outlines of men could be seen fighting the Are demon while women and children were fleeing for their lives to .places of safety. The members of one family were picked up by the steamer at Oak Point and taken to Cathlamet. Their" hones and (every pos SeMlotf are now ,'nUmfceted among the black and smoking; ruins. Many farajlles are' loft deatitut. ' nl at thla time an estimate of the low canaqt he reckoned. Benson' logglnrcmp,tth largest on the Colombia, ha boea totally destroyed ex tptlng three locomotives whfch were, run t .an open apace th'.Uie woods. Chat man's and McQregor'a jogging camps are also; burned, and tha kreat forests of a lew days ago hvtheir vicinity are being licked up by tho .flames as though the ataialy, trees .were , so many matches. Fires are also raging1 back of Nappa, ftouldoa' camp,'' opposite Astoria, on the Washington side, I also burning. - UP-MVERFIPS STILL RAGING Sate- Ij the OOf HopeO. R. & B. Sttiteliij: Every Serve. BRIDAL VEflU Bepti-Th great for est fire I still raging over th whole coun try east of her a far as the Cascades. Everything la being awept In all directions 'and it I now Impossible to estimate-the losses or give hope of checking1' tho great Wall of flro until rain cornea. Thousands of acres of valuable timber have already been destroyed, besides mills, home, croDS and proper' of every description. People are fleslns; from the5psb.-f the flames, deserting everythmsrto as-Jttoelr live. . The O. A, dc N. ha ver jijrtlafiitoiaa Jonai!ltiUne tc-freVent thKitemiptWn of travel. ! Trains aremantna; reguiany and tbre;:la only slight fea that -traffle-j wUl b 'interfered with. ANOTHER uprisingp; i1. Fourteen Jews KiDed.lfl Rlof at Czenstopaa, HaBgary. VIENNA, Sept. li. In-n .e.utl-8nitii- uprlsing yesterday at Csanstopau, nun kary, M Jews and one officer were killed ahd 48 wounded. Troops are being hur ried to the scene. KILLED BY AUTO The Klachine Swerved, Throwing Her Ainst a Telegraph Pole SAN FRANCISCO. Sept 13. In an automobile accident here yesterday after noon Mrs. William M. Stewart, wife of United State Senator Stewart of Nevada, wa thrown against a telephone pole and received Injuries from which she died ahortlv afterward-. i," In company with her nephew, Henry Foots, and. H. B. Taylor she was going along Santa Clara avenue at a high rate of speed when Taylor, who waa driving the machine, attempted to turn out In order to avoid an approscnnirTehicie. in guiding the machine he either lost con trol of it or missed his calculations as it ran into a telephone pole, throwing the occupants out, Mrs. Stewart striking her head with such force as to crush the skull. Foot and Taylor received only Slight bruises. Senator Stewart is at The Hague fh connection with the Pious Fund ease. 3 , : - GASOLINE EXPLODES. ' i FITT8BURO, Sept. ItThree tank car of gasoline are afire on. tha,West Penn sylvania: road at KUklmemtas Junction. A freight tran ran Into.onef wrecking the engine ahd causing a .frightful explosion j Th'nglneer-was seriously 'dnjured a ad eonalderable property i I reridangered. ,. s .-"i'v'-v "': . . i : . . . ,v ' ' . ;i Farmers in Outlying FIRE FIEND'S DEADLY BREATH Kills Husband and Wife Near Spring Water on Thursday. OftEOON- CITT, ept. 13. Reports from Sprlugwater are many and con flicting hut Geo. Cuttlngham. a farmer who home was just east of Bprlngwat er was In town yesterday and. told, the following mtorf,- which can hef jce(Iieqi i upon. -- - He was compelled to run across the fields with his family to escape the flames, . He says he will never farm agaua as he was on this placo for 20 years and-now everything Is gone. The region known as Rocky Point is entirely burned away. Besides thoee named In yesterday's paper these also lost every thing: John Lewellyn, A. Lacey, and Geo, r. Cunningham. Two ' stores, the Qrajir hall, a churcfi, and the school bouse btirned during th day?1 Postmasti r aha Storekeeper W. J. -lrWe llyri lost everything except, th' lf.!S.J iriair which he managed to save. Many other fine farms and houses are known to be in great danger, aa the flames are traveling .toward the west with great speed. It is xpecUd that the farma belonging to L. Lacey and Harvey Cros also will go. Thus far khe 'flames cannot be stayed and, unless the wind changes, the rich country around Viola and Logan will probably be burned. The Swede employed by Frank Bush to care for his farm waa determined to die when he saw the house had to go, but wa dragged out In time by neigh bor. Surveyor-General Meldrum was heard from last evening, when he telephoned to have a team sent out immediately, as he and his party were "rwy; 'JaUyS'l, .........i.. jljuil rt)6r' SWAr 7Z2 to nnl&J7a4 .ofcum. Early yesterday mornfng the hn- i. I iiJSAM-a'XMWrce- of men employed at thBooA- induth last Mf.-MiM. Afnt-reobrta IhKr'PaBWnflSter 3i W.-1 Parker losf hla-afore- hbuse, Uarn aAdtnces. This place Is known 'as' the Mclrittre place. He also jeportd the U. Stone nd Mitchefl Hold Long Conference. STRIKERS VIOLENT Attack Union Bricklayers by Mis take-Thinking Them Non-ttaionists- HARRISBURG, Sept. 13.-The confer ence 'between Governor Stone and Presi dent Mitchell lasted all night, the T3ov ernor retiring at I o'clock this morning and Mitchell and Fahey taking .the train to Wllkeabarrc. The Governor. It Is be lieved, gave Mitchell ' and the district leaders terms on which Morgan would settle the strike. What they are Is a conjecture, but, that some offer has been made, seems certain. When the meeting broke, the confers rs declined to say a word, but gave the waiting reporters the following written slip: "Messrs. Mitchell, Fahey, Senator Elynn Col. Richardson soSoviirnor Sfone'have been in confer ence, and all differences have been dis cussed With th best of feeling." REGION IN FUROR. ; WlLKESBARRE. Pa.. Sept. ll-Thls region is again in a furor this morning and the strikers are violent. . J3fln Union, brick-layers en route to work at Parsons were mistaken for non-unionists and attacked by a mob of seventy-five miners, mostly foreigners. . The brick layer, stood their ground and a' fierce flght . ensued In which Frank Stanlel. a striker,, was seriously wounded; and Sev eral others injured. The arrival of dep uties prevented the possible loss of life.' Previous to this the strikers disabled the- Wlty UneV'.stonea the car and drove the taJneners away. At midnight the teleptshon wire to the Henry . Colliery ti l T WilTIT sTU-ziw 1 lAVJJLal JL ''SESSION - Husband and Every Nerve Is Beinj Districts Are Ready I : ' S. fish hatchery Is In danger of burning. Thla Is a new hatchery in the course of construction. DIED AMID FLAMES. 0 OREGON "CITT, SepL ' 13,-Later-The special messenger, whom Frank Bush sent out to hla place near Sprtngwater.re turned this morning and reports that one and probably two lives were lost Thursday. The messenger reached the ranch just In time to see the house and barn catch fire. He rushed Inside and found the caretakers wife sitting In a chair ex hausted, she refusing to move until he threatened her - with a rifle- He suc ceeded In getting her about a hundred yards' from the house .when he. was .Wed to ley kh," and ua, fflirJWs 1J arPthe tiaie-Hwbr upon them. The woman sank to the ground and the mes senger dared not go near the place for In a few moments the place where she had fallen was a mass ot flame. The woman's husband ' could not be. found; When last seen, he1 was fighting fire like a demon, although already badly burned. Canemah Park was discovered to he on Are twice during the night. Every avail able man In Canemah was called upon,1 they forming a bucket brigade and Unlfckly quenching the flames. Assistant Superintendent Fields, ot the p. W. P. 4 Ry. Co., who owns a part interest in the-park, aald this morning that he la confident that these (Ires were set by some unknown party or parties. LANE COUNTY ' - ALSO SUFFERS The Booth-Kelly Company Are Los ing Their Finest Timber, . ET jCENE Sent. IS. Thar are. severe! flreB tn Lane County, but none very ' V raHea out 10 prevem a nr. in nve mjiea aisuiDt iwla vrvuntm- This one Is' the imnat' serjous ftr reported. It . I -J . .1 mKam is now., uuruiun y41. v in hui uwuw were "ut..FearJa-;.n. attack hy a big si ft rv.iji f ojree, '-th ,Pijlle nd sheriffs' deputies, were hurried, to the scene and are now guarding th ; colliery. NGH-TBRiW .OFFERED. WILK E8HARRB,. Pa., Sept JS. Pres ident MlteheM-beam'retlrtnr-fte' hi' arrival this morning aald that Governor Stone had. mada no proposition for a set tlement of the strike.. President Mlt ehell. It Is - understood, will issue statement tonight dealing with the con ference. HARRIMAN IS REACHING OUT A New Office to Be Established in Salt Lake. EFFORT TO CAPTURE WOOL L L. Downing Has Been Appointed General Wool Traffic Agent. (Sorlpps-McRae New Association.) SALT LAKE, Sept. 1J. A new office will be created here by the Harriman lines on October 1st. L. L. Downing, commercial agent of the Chicago, Mlll waukee A St. Paul here ha been ap pointed General Wool Traffio Agent for the Union Paoiflo, Oregon -Short Line, Oregou Railroad & Navigation Co. He will supervise the wool shipment wesLof tfie'flverr.It Is estimate, that th clip this year will be fifty-five million pounds of which two-thirds Will beJ hauled by the Harriman lines. Next year an ag gressive campaign wilt be" made to cap ture; all th wool, shipments of .Utah, Idaho, Oregon and Wyoming. : TERIBLli COUiSION. ; . DENVER, Sept IS. A Santa F east- bound- passenger train collided with a wild freight train,' which was running at a terrific speedy. M miles west of Denver this morning. . Engineer Bemhatt, Fire man -J ward PetttngtU and Baggageman JOhn Rogers were: kllledand 'A, Stewart seriously Injured. - Many; passengers were Injured, hut In the confusion names have not yet been ascertained,,, 4,"' .' '" Wife Die a owned by th Booth-Kelly Company. Tla, ., settlers ar bending every effort to eheel , , the flame. None of then have suffere . much loss as yet. however. . HOT BATTLE ' " NEARGRESHAK, Only the Host Desperate Exertion; I Bested the Devouring Flames. ' For som days past forest flres haw ' , JV" of Qresham and Troutdale. On Thursday " afternoon, .under tha influence of a ver ( high wind, the fires started southward ' and westward, in the direction of Lent r " and Tremont On arm of th flame struck aorosi ': th dry meadow to the west, running i v little north of th little Village of Wood- mere on the ML Scott branch of the Ore gon Water Power A Railway. Company ' croaalng that and entering the brush t - ' tM north of Tremont. Here the fire tool -a dlrvct westerly-course and -la bumlni fiercely In the lreetion of . Woodstock am . Richmond.. .. .'r '. " . - ' ' - , The other arm .of the lire took a Mora V south toward the Village of Lent. Th f : whole population of Lenta baa turn -out and with the aid . of a large nembet t , of volunteers from this city -are trylnj to beat the deadly flamea away from tt vicinity of their homes. At one .time ttv.. doom of Lent certainly looked sealed The fine public school building situated fa ' ' the east of the town waa entirely do , ' stroyl nd many other bunding caugh Are.- . ,i From Lents the flames swung arouni to Johnson Creek, licking-up verythlni r In Its path.' A large number of the rest 7 dents along the creek owned small farm . . and chicken ranches and these wer n A tlrely dstroyed. 'On the hill overlookini th creek, ot the'SectWn Line' road sev eral houses wer destroyed. KlndorT l"'3 'r slaughter-house .waa. entirely , destroyed i-r a also were the residence of lljrs. JC. A, 3 Rosenberg" knJ "Wrs.', Halner." 'Propertj ' owned by JolWCardwwas also destroyer' .? y ih hungry flame, v v t.V' ; ?. ' The residence of Jfrs.' H. O.' Chase t- f (Continued on- Second Pag.) mm XT- Build to Roseburg OuUet KTNNEY IS AT HOSIE Reports That the Work Is Bdxuj Rushed in All Lines Railroad Notes. .!-'' Upon his return from Coos Bay lasi . evening. Major L. D. Kinney, chief en-. ' glneer of the Great Central gave eu som Information that will settle a fe -point of interest. . :.. 4 -. T He said that the" route between Coor . Bay and the Southern Paclflo,' would tx the line of the Coos Bay.'Raeeborg'and' . : Eastern, forming the junction at Bo burg. When this plan ha .bcn per ,1 fected the company wCl buy the Spree. ' les road. It it ean be had en reasenabU;.; term; if not, to parallel that; rd. i Some of th ; constractlon contracti ' have been Dractloallv awarded. Nelsol ' 1 Bennett thoontractQ- who ullt 'v era! hundred miles of tne rNonnern ra cliic, will ." undertake the construction o i ' th Great Central, and the contract, fol -. the line between Empire City and Ron burg will ,be formally awarded at tht flret meeting of the board of director t be held in the" early part of. next week. v This piece, of road, must be ready fot , operation. within 15 months from the dab of the contract " . . ; 'PROF. LOEB UtWmiS. : SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. ' U.Dr Jacques Loeb, professor ot physlotosy M the University of Chicago, has arrive here yrtm.the East He Is here to carrj ' on hie investigations regnrdlng the chem t . istry of life. It Is believed that, ha iU remain as a professor at crkel. GREAT (prfrty i ''I-,,."'' .;?:.-,:--: - -. rr4 ,