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FLEE
Sam Bitner Suffered Heavy
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stroyed Worth $20,000, Insurance $4500.
Eight Head of Horse Ilunicd and
Riimlng Stable Held 80 Head
Were Most of Them Saved
Rumors -of Other Ineendlary
Owners TncuHlncss.
One of the most dastardly crimes
this town nan ever suffered was com
mitted last night when the Alta
House and stable were maliciously
set afire by an unknown wretch. By
bis act he Imperiled the lives of' a
core of .people within the hotel,
burned eight horses to death and
brought financial ruin to Sam Bitner.
owner, of the property.
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The to was started about 11:30
last night and the best witness to the
circumstances surrounding the origin
la Pete Shafer. a young man who was I
lltlng with Miss Town on the front
porch or the Johnnie Town home al
the time.
Firebug Was Seen.
According to Shafer, he and Miss
Town saw a man come stealthily
down the street from the side of the
Alta house Just a moment before the
fire was -seen. The fellow tip-toed
until almost in front of the young I
people, whom he did not see, and be
then broke Into a run. On reaching
Webb street he turned towards the
business section, still running.
In the opinion of young Shafer,
there is Hu doubt but that the fellow,
whoever ho Is, started the fire. No
sooner had he gotten past the Town
house orrtll the flames broke forth
at the Alta House and Shafer diitth
cd over to the place. Taking a hasty
glance at the fire he then sped
around the block to the local fire
house and rang the small bell. By
that time the flames hadwrotten un
der strong headway.
According to Shafer's description,
the man he saw running from the
spot was small hi stature and he
cither wore a light colored coat or
else he had on u light colored shirt
without a coat.
Roy Tlenril Mated.
Further evidence to the effect that
the fire was r Incendiary origin 1
furnished by Frank Fowler, dish-
washer at the Alta Mouse, who room- ,
ed In the corner ;f the house nearest
which the fire whs started. Accord
ing to Fowler he heard a man enter
the shed between the 'hotel and sta
ble and strike a match. A moment
late he saw the light of the fire and
he rushed through tho house out on
to Alta street.
A Mystorlon prowler.
Earlier last evening Julius Whlt
tock, foreman at the scouring mill,
enw a man moving mysteriously about
that portion of the town. Whlttock
ys he was going homeward about j
9:30 last evening and as he passed
along In front of the Oregon lumber
yard he saw a fellow hurrying out
from between the lumber yard and
the office of the scouring mill. The
OF
London, Sept. 3. Mrs. Marshall
Field, Jr., daughter-in-law of the
late Chicago merchant prince, was
married In the reglstery office today
to .Maldwln A. Drummond, second
eon of the late Edgar Drummond.
Marshall Field, Jr., died In Chicago
a few months ago aa a result of a
bullet, the result of an accident or
suicide.
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SCENE OF C
Loss Last Night Property De!
Many Vehicles Destroyed in Uio Fire
of Stock and Only by Heroic Work
Firemen Again Won 1'iiHtJntod Praise
Attempts IjI Night Cause Property
actions of the fellow attracted the
foreman's attention and he suys he
ft It disponed (o follow him and did
so for a short distance. 'lie says the
man hastened across the street and
disappeared In the darkness Just east
j of the mill and through which a side
track rune.
According to Whlttock the man he
aw was rather heavy In build and
t ht trnr a I to-lit Quit nf nlntViA-
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A Disastrous Rluze.
The fire was started In a shed be
twen the Alta House and the feed
stable. It was a shed fn which slops
from the hotel were placed and It
connected tho hotel with the stable.
By reason of Its location It was the
Ideal place for a man to start a fire
If he wished to burn the stable and
hotel.
From the little shed the flames
spread with lightning like rapidity
to both tho stable and the hotel,
though "the barn burned the faster.
The barn extended from one end of
the block to the other and the entire
structure was an easy prey to the
flames. 'Being of dry lumber and
filled with hay It' burned like pow
der when the fire once gained head
way.
Eight Horses Itiirncd.
When the fire started the big sta
ble was completely filled with horses
and vehicles. Ncarlv SO head of
horses were tied In the stalls, every
stall being taken. Those who arrlv
ed on the scene early saw the peril
of the horses and rushed In to free
them. But the fire was so strong at
the extreme west end that help could
riot reach the frantic animals and
eight of them burned In their stalls
By hard and plucky work on the part
of eager volunteers the remainder of
the horses were gotten loose and they
ran out of the barn.
AltA House Destroyed.,
While tho fire made slower head
way on the hotel It wn no less sure
In Its destrurtlvoness. Commencing
at the southwest corner the flames
ate their way Into the hostelry and
within a few minutes the old farm
hotel was doomed. Though some of
the frame Is still landing, the ruin
U worse than worthless. All Inmates
escaped safely.
Firemen Werei YI1mioii
But while the low was heavy last
night It would have been much worse
had It not been for the hard and ef
ficient work done by the fire depart
ment. Too much praise cannot be
given tho firemen for they were cool
and nervy throughout the fire and
had they not been competent n gen
eral conflagration could easily have
occurred.
While tho big barn was burned tho
L FIELD
The announcement of the wedding
caused great surprise hero. Her sons
Marshall, aged 15, and Henry, aged
13, heirs of the Field estate of $150,
000,000, were present. Chicago
friends say that King Edward, w'ho
was trying to match Mrs. Field with
Prince Francis of Teck, an Impecu
nious relative, la disappointed. Drum
mond 'Is connected with several titled
families.
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ill
residence of Judge Joe H. Parkes, on
Alta street, was so threatened that
few believed It could escape. All of
the furniture was carried from the
place, but by hard work on the part
of the department and willing assist
ants the house was saved, though the
paint was scorched and the glass
broken In the rear of the house.
The East End Grocery, owned b
John Dyer, was also 'In Imminent
danger, 'but so successful were the
firemen In protecting It that reall
no damage was Inflicted.
But the John Town home, Just
south of the stable did not fare so
well. Though strong efforts were
made to save the place It caught fir
while the blaze was at its height and
the house was about half destroyed.
Most of the furniture was taken out
of the place, but the building Itself
is a wreck.
Many Suffered Low.
All the horses that were burned
belonged to parlies who had stabled
them there and most of'the owners
were farmers who were In for the
night.
Louis Chrlstenson of Weston, lost
a team In the fire, but his wagon was
saved.
Walter Jones, the expressman, lost
both his team and express wagon.
He had purchased the outfit but a
few weeks ago.
A farmer named Brown also lost
a team, but his wagon was saved.
Hohbach Bros, had a team and
three wagons - In the stable. The
horses were gotten out but two of
the vehicles were burned. One of
them was valued at $250. Some har
ness was also burned, making the
Hohbach Bros.' total loss about $300.
Wray. the marble dealer, also lost
a buggy and a set of harness.
Colonel J. II. Haley also had a
team and bnegy in the barn, but the
horses were gotten out.
A man named Hartle lost a rubber
tlred buggy in the blaze.
Andy Larson of Vansycle, lost a
buggy, but his horse was saved.
Herman Bolt lost a buggy and a
set of harness. ,
Three buggies and a wagon belong
ing to Sam Bitner were burned In the
fire, but all of his horses were gotten
out.
Lee Hummel of Cold Springs had
a team and a wagon Inside the barn
at the time and the team was burned
hut the wagon was saved.
A farmer named Torgenson, a fruit
peddlor of Milton, also lost a team
but his wagon with a load of fruit
was gotten out.
RXncr Hard Hit.
Fpon Sam Bitner, owner of the Al
ta house and the stable falls a heavy
loss and today Mr. Bitner has had
sincere sympathy from his friends and
acquaintances. The hotel and stable
with the entire contents was worth
In the vicinity of $20,000 and the
property was practically a total loss
He had but $4000 insurance upon the
property and consequently had suf
fered a net loss of about $15,000.
Feared for Son.
A pathetic Incident ot the big fire
was the mental suffering of a man
named Owenby, who with his little
son were sleeping In the barn when
the fire started. Both escaped from
the burning structure, but the father
lost track of the boy and could not
find him for some time. He feared
he had been caught In the burning
pile and was In anguish until the
lad was found. The boy, who had
escaped minus his trousers, was cared
for by neighbors and was unharmed.
A four year old child, apparently
left alone, was taken from the sec
ond story of the Alta house by one
of the Knight boys who heard the
child crying.
Firemen Had Lunch.
A peculiar Incident of the fire waa
a lunch some of the firemen had
near tho close of the conflagration.
By some strange chance the dining'
room of the Alta house was but
slightly damaged and after the fire
had been gotten under complete con
trol, but was not entirely extinguish
ed, a number of firefighters gathered
In the room. In the coffee pot was
found hot coffee, warmed up by the
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CAS FLY TOO. dlcate that this city, consisting
Two Cornell Student Surprise Aero
nauts With a New Machine.
Ithaca, N. Y., Sept. 3. John C.
Buckhardt of Portland, Ore., and
Oscar Trollght of Indianapolis, stu
dents at Cornell university, startled
all aeronauts today with an exhlbl
Hon of an aeroplane built by them
selves which proved capable of traV'
ellng at the rate of 41 miles an hour
at a height of SI feet. The tests of
the machne made today showed that
It worked perfectly.
MOTHER OF FOREST SAVED.
tire in Vicinity of 111;.' Trees Now
Vnder Control.
Stockton, Sept. 3. The forest fire
which has been burning In the vicln
Ity of the big trees since Monday Is
now under control and practically
out. The only tree In Caliveras
grove that was touched was the
"Mother of Forest," which was bui
slightly damaged by sparks that 11'
In Its top. None of the others were
touched. Six square miles of tim
ber was burned.
WAR ON CANNON.
Democrat.- and Ibor I'nlon Forces
Combine to Defeat Him.
Chicago, Sept. 3. Leaders of the
democratic forces, assisted by labor
union allies, are planning the water-
loo if Sr sker Cannon In his cam
paign for reelection to congress. La
bor day Is set for the firing of the
first gun. The best orators are to be
sent into his district to urge the se
lection of H. C. Bell, Cannon's oppon
ent who was assistant attorney gen
eral under Cleveland.
HEARST IN FIELD.
Will CaiiiMili IVrstmnlly for Imle
lciidenee Party.
New York, Sept. 3. Hearst left
today for Indianapolis to open the
Independence party campaign In the
middle west. He states he does not
see how the democratic party can
make any progress under what he
characterizes as Its present system of
changing principles.
Wreck In Pacific.
Point Arena, Sept. 3. It Is report
ed that two horses came ashore south
of here, indicating that a ship was
lost last night. Captain Williams says
a distant shock was felt half an hour
before the lumber came ashore. It
Is possible the ship was destroyed by
an explosion.
After an all night search In a heavy
fog for the steam schooner supposed
to be wrecked off this point tonight,
C aptain John Stltt of the life station,
returned this morning without result.
Lumber floating first gave an indt
catlon of a wreck. Captain Williams,
n lighthouse keeper, found a name
less hatch of a schooner ashore with
the lumber. The search Is now pro
ceeding. Ioie In Poor Hcnlth.
Home, Sept. 3. Expressing a fear
that he will not llvo much longer as
the burden of the church Is becoming
too much, the pope In an Interview
with Bishop Burke of Albany, N. Y.,
declared that he is anxious to return
to private life In Venice. Burke In
timates the condition of the pope Is
far' more serious than is generally
known.
Reconciliation Not Complete.
Toledo, Sept. 3. Foraker
let loose a bombshell this after
noon when asked about the
widely heralded "reconcilia
tion" with Taft. He said: "I
have made no peace pact with
Taft. The executive commlt-
tee Insulted me Intentionally
by inviting me to open the state
campaign at Youngstown next
Saturday. There has been no
reconciliation. No one Is au-
thorlzed to say what my
course will be."
of 96 precincts out of the total
of 400, give Congressman Shal
lenberger the democratic nomi
nation for governor by a plur
ality of 10,000 over Mayor
Dahlman, who was Bryan's
candidate.
CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATS
TO ADOPT PLATFORM
Stockton, Sept. 3. The platform
to be adopted by the democratic. state
convention being held here today,
which will probably be the last nomi
nating state convention In California,
will contain a plank declaring against
the removal of the state capital from
Sacramento to Berkeley. This ques
tion was sidestepped by the republi
can convention In Oakland two weeks
ago. The Denver platform and na
tional ticket were strongly endorsed.
The planks especially mentioned will
be a "condemnation of the proposed
scheme allowing Japanese to be nat
uralized with an emphatic demand
for stricter laws against Immigration
of Orientals and reiteration of Bry
nr's bank guarantee plan.
VETERANS COME WEST.
Taeoma Secures Next Meeting
o
SpiinMi War Veterans.
Boston, Sept. 3. The United Span
IMi War Veterans today chose Taeo
ma as the annual jueetLng place for
next year. .
SEARCH LASTED DURING
PERIOD OK THREE YEARS
After Spending Thirty Thousand Dol
lars Father Loses INhiseselon Says
Mother Deserted Babe When Only
Two Weeks Old.
Los Angeles, Sept. 3. After a
search lasting three years and. cov
ering the principal cities of the Pa
cific coast. Mrs. A. B. Gross today
has her daughter Marchle, whose
life has been a continual series of
kidnappings. She found her child
at the home of G. E. Ware in this
city.
They are both now on the way
home in the east. After being kid
napped six times during the war for
her possession, Marchle fell In the
hands of her father the last time at
Pasadena three months ago. Gross
admits kidnapping her from his wife
and says he spent over $20,000, try
ing to get possession of Marchie. He
says the mother deserted the girl
when she was only two weeks old i
when they then living In Spokane
where Gross was engaged In the real
estate business. The fight for pos
session began when Marchie was two
years old.
RolKTts" Condition Serious.
Atlantic City, Sept. 3. It is repott
ed today that the condition of Charles
Roberts, the Baltimore merchant who
was shot by an unknown assailant on
the board walk while with Mrs. W. S.
C, Williams, a week ago, is very pre
carious. W. C. F. PRUITT IS
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W. C. E. Prultt, missing Fendletori
lawyer, Is now once more at home.
He was brought back to the city yes
terday and was Immediately taken to
his. former home, where he Is now
being cared for. He Is 111 and Is said
to be threatened with brain fever.
When news was received here that
Prultt was at Sheridan, Wyo., his
wife started forth to find him, fear
Ir.g that his mind was affected and
that It was her duty to go" to his aid.
Her mission was successful and the
couple arrived here safely yesterday.
Itl'RY TJIE ILVTCHET AND
WILL WORK TOGETHER
Thousands Witness Sleeting of Big
Chiefs and Cheer When They Shake
Hands Roth Make Addresses at
Keunlon of Veterans.
Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 2. That Taft
and Foraker are ' politically together
is not only the public admission of
both Taft and Foraker here today
but also the political sentiment of
Ohio.
Senator Foraker Is an avowed can
didate foe United States senator to
succeed himself and his services In
the national campaign have been
sought by Chairman Hitchcock and
the senator has promised to take the
stump.
At a dinner 'given here last night
by Charles T. Lewis, who Is Inciden
tally the host of Judge Taft at tho
Middle Bass Island club, being presi
dent of that organization, there wero
present Senator Foraker, General
Henry Corbin, Representative J.
Warren Kelfer of Ohio, and Jame
Hoyt, an attorney of Cleveland- ThbJ
dinner resulted in an Invitation to
Seator Foraker to attend both the re-
' view of the parade of the G. A. R., in
the stand with Judge Taft, and'recep
tion to be given later by the Lincoln
republican club. ';
Those who attended this dinner are
authority for the further statement
that when Senator Foraker left the
dinner he was called on the long dis
tance telephone from Chicago bj
Chairman Hitchcock of the national
committee and requested to open the
republican campaign In Kansas. Sen
ator Foraker has not yet given hie
answer to this invitation, but, it la)
said, told the national chairman that
he would take rart in the speaking
program for the contest. '
Judge Taft left Middle Bass Island
at half past six o'clock this morning
on a small power yacht and after a
tempestuous voyage of four hours
reached Toledo, very damp from the
spray, but otherwise unimpaired. He
was taken in an automobile direct to
the reviewing stand. Judge Taft said
on the Journey that he did not know
of any arrangement whereby he was
to meet Senator Foraker, nor did he
know of any endeavors to effect such
an arrangement. But the city of To
ledo seemed to know all about it, and
when after the candidate had been In
his place only a few minutes, a car
riage, which headed the parade, stop
ped In front of the stand and dis
charged its passengers, there was a .
tremendous shout as the thousands
who were within sight of the stand
in the Immense stands adjoining and
across the street caught sight of the
senior senator and his colleague. Sen
ator Dick, Governor Harris and Mayor
Whit lock.
Senator Foraker was the last of
the little party to reach Judge Taft's
side but when he did and each raised
high his right hand, Taft saying,
"Hello, Senator," and Foraker, "I am
glad to see you. Judge," and then
shook hands long and heartily and
smiled cordially, there was a mighty
shout from the crowd, and thun
cheers. The two sat down together
and remained' in earnest conversation
for more than an hour, Incidentally
together receiving the plaudits of the
marching veterans. Senator Foraker
left to keep a business engagement.
(Continued on page 5.)
IE AT HOME
Apparently Pruitt was under an
hallucination when he left here an-I
his actions indicate that such was the
case. He says that he started for
the sprrngs where his wife and
mother were staying, but went in the
wrong direction. When found he
was at the Great Western hotel In
Sheridan.
This afternoon Pruitt's condition
was reported to be as favorable as
could be expected. He Is not criti
cally 111, but his condition Is sueh
that he will have to have absolute
rest for some time to come.