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Newspaper Page TextGOSGROVE AND PATTISON LEAD VIOLATES STATE RIGHTS. Political Parties of Washington Hold Primary Elections. Gubernatorial Race Exceedingly Close Republicans Show Preference for W. L. Jones for United States oenator and Democrats Favor George F. Cottrill. Seattle, Sept. 10. Election returns, although late last night still incom plete, indicate that Samuel G. Cos grove, of Pomeroy, a second choice se ection, will receive the nomination for governor of the state of Washington Cosgrove's lead on second choice votes, and the split on first choice votes be tween Albert E. Mead and Henry Mc- iinae, together with first choice votes divided between five other candidates in the field, have brought about a situ ation peculiar in Washington state politics. The latest returns from all parts of the state indicate that when the count is completed Cosgrove may have a plu- rainy oi an votes cast, leading both JViclinde and Mead. Up to nearly mid night the count showed McBride lead ing Cosgrove, but belated returns from remote country districts are adding to cosgrove's total. Mead is third in the race. wasnington s new direct primary law has eliminated Senator Ankeny from the race for senator. Wesley L. Jones, by a majority reaching well into the thousands, hat been given the nom ination and the number of Republicans -who are pledged to vote always for the candidate of their choice receiving the highest popular vote, precludes the possibility of the election of Ankeny by the next legislature. From the best analysis of the tabula tions at hand, the following Republi can ticket is nominated : Congressional Representatives, William E. Humphrey, F. W. Cush man, M. C. Poindexter. State Governor, Samuel G. Cos grove; lieutenant governor, Charles E. Coon ; secretary of state, Sam H. Nich ols; state auditor, C. W. Claussen; state treasurer, Edward K. Erwin ; at torney general, J. H. Easterday; com missioner of public lands, E. W. Ross: superintendent of public instruction, Henry B. Dewey ; insurance commis sioner, John H. Schively. Preference for United States sena tor, Wesley L. Jones. Democratic state and congressional nominations are as follows: Congressional Representative, Charles H. Miller. State Governor, John Pattison ; lieutenant governor, A. C. Edwards; secretary of state, Otis Johnson ; com missioner of public lands, Albert Schooley; superintendent of public in struction, Eldridge Wheeler; insurance commissioner, Edwin F. Masterson. Preference for United States senator, ieorge F. Cottrill. Pillowing are the nonpartisan nomi nees : Judiciary Judges of Supreme court, Herman D. Crow, Milo A. Root and Stephen J. Chadwick. Pennsylvania Court Holds Commodity Clause Invalid. Philadelphia, Sept. 11. Declaring it to be drastic, harsh and unreasonable and an invasion of the rights of the states and therefore repugnant to the constitution, the United States Circuit court for the Eastern district of Penn sylvania today dismissed the suits of the b ederal government to enforce the commodities clause of the Henburn ranroaa act against the anthracite coal carriers of this state. Judges George Gray and George H. Dallas filed opin ions dismissing the suits and Judee Joseph Bufhngton dissented, but did not file an opinion. Ihe commodities clause prohibits railroad companies to transport in in terstate commerce any article or com modity manufactured, mined or pro duced by them or under their author ity. The case was argued in June, United States Attorney General Bona parte delivering the principal argu ment for the government. The effect of the commodities clause, if constitu tional, would be to confine the mining of anthracite coal by the railroads to that for use in Pennsylvania only, and compel the railroads to sell all the mining property they are interested in, either directly or indirectly. It is almost certain that the case will be appealed directly to the United States Supreme court. UNEMPLOYED RIOT. Kaiser's Subjects Love Him Little San Francisco, Sept. 10. Judge Karl Von Lewinski, president of the Imperial court at Berlin, is today wondering what surprise he will next receive at the hands of his country men. The German judge was a guest in the court of Judge V an Fleet yester day, in which naturalization examina tions were being heard. Several of his countrymen were questioned in the usual manner. The supreme test of citizenship nualifications was the re quiremeent that the applicant renounce his allegiance to the mother country and take up arms against that coun try, if necessary. Imperial Judge Von Lewinski was painfully surprised at the avidity with which his countrymen agreed to make war on the kaiser if necessary. Crocker's Iowa Brigade. Oskaloosa, Iowa, Sept. 10. The fourteenth biennial reunion of Crock er's Iowa brigade, consisting of the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Fifteenth and Sixteenth regiments of Iowa infantry volunteers, began here today. The hotel Lacy was headquarters of the re union, and the business sessions were held in the courthouse. President H. II. Rood, of Mount Vernon, presided. The reunion will continue over tomor row. The biennial address is to be delivered by Colonel Charles A. Clark, of Cedar Rapids. Sea Swallows Salmon Cargo. San Francisco, Sept. 10. Parting from her moorings at the entrance to Nushagak river, on August 19, the salmon ship Lucile went ashore on the sand and within 12 hours she parted amidships and her cargo of 39,300 cases of salmon was swept to sea. One hundred and sixty-eight men were saved from drowning and no lives were lost. The vessel and cargo, worth ap proximately $200,000, were partially insured. The ship is'a total loss. Congress of Americanists. Vienna, Sept. 10. The sixtenteenth international congress of Americans opened today under the presidency of Baron Weckbecker at the University of Vienna and will continue in session for the next four or five days. The ob ject of the congress is to promote sci entific inquiries into the history of both Americas and their people. Glasgow Socialists Incite Thousands of Men to Violence. Glasgow, Sept. 11. Following a night of rioting and fighting between a mob of 7,000 unemployed and mount ed and foot police, this city today pre sents the spectacle of a town in the throes of a siege. Hundreds of citizens are guarding their property with firearms, fearing a recurrence of the outbreak, and terror stricken women and children have been compelled to stay indoors all day. Scores of houses are damaged, win dows are broken and the streets are deserted but for a strong police guard that is making the rounds in military fashion. The trouble started at midnight. A mob of unemployed under the leader ship of Socialists who had inflamed them to action by violent speeches made another onslaught on the aristo cratic section of the city. They raided several shops at the foot of the hills overlooking the wealthy quarter of the city and started to pillage the houses of the wealthy residents. The police, aided by the household ers, fought off the rioters until dawn, when they were dispersed. The num ber of injured is unknown. It is esti mated that there are between 25,000 and 30,000 unemployed in the city at the present time. SHEEPMEN SUE ROOSEVELT. Seek to Enjoin Him From Enlarging California Forest Reserve. Reno, Nev., Sept. 11. For the first time in the history of this country, a United States president and other Fed eral officials are being sued to prevent the government from withdrawing tim ber lands for government reserves. In the Federal court at Carson City today the case of the Eureka Livestock com pany against President Roosevelt, Sec retary of Agriculture Wilson, Chief Forester Pinchot and Forester Barnett is being argued, attacking the right of the defendants to withdraw for forest preservation purposes a large portion NEWS NOTES FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL CITY NO POLITICS PERMITTED. Government Issues Warning to Civil Service Employes Washington, Sept. 12. A solemn warning has been issued by the civil service commission to the army of gov ernment employes in this city and elsewhere, against sidestepping their work for Uncle Sam in order to in dulge in the game of politics It seems that in past campaigns it has been the practice of many govern ment officials and clerks to resign so that they may run for office in their home communities, or otherwise be come actively engaged in political work, to be reinstated after election day, if the old job still appeals to them. This year there will be no re instatement, says the commission. The order is as follows : The commission desires to inform each of the department ent executive officers toward employes in the classified ser vice who resign to become candidates for office or to engage in active polit ical work and who afterward seek re instatement. Inasmuch as the issuance of a cer tificate is discretionary with the com mission, no certificate will be issued in any case where the party seeking re instatement resigned with a view of running for office or indulging in polit ical activity which would be prohibited f he had remained in the service, and afterward, having failed in his candi dacy, or having indulged in contem plated political activity, seeks rein statement. POLYGAMISrS SHUT OUT. Secretary Straus Approves Action on Mormon Immigrants. Washington, Sept. 0. Secretary Straus yesterday approved the action "f Uio local immigration officials at Hoston in the so-culled Mormon eases, wlicrcin a number of immigrants wero up on the allegation of entering Hi'; country in violation of law. Mr. Straus said that the two cases of ex clusion were on the grounds, as to one, f admission of belief in polygamy, and iu iuc oiner, or physical and other reasons. A number of other cases have i ccn hold up for further investigation. Lively interest has boon tnlfen in these cases, on account of the ruination of .Moriiionism, but Mr. Straus said that win decision in all of them was whollv regardless of the question of Mormon ntand indeDend- r,IlKlon! thilt .tho question of polygamy ntandindepend one ificalJ proviJeJ f y of its attitude Iaw aD(J that hig t. j . loiiowed the plain provisions of the statutes. .Senator Smoot had a conference with the secretary on the subject, and Sen ator Sutherland and Governor Cutler, or Ltah. have telprrrnnlm,! ir. tu A ' -j".v.v bito ue- '.irimeni, expressing their vi'pw. nn.l desire for the treatment of the immi grants without regard to the religion involved. TEST NEW WOODS. NAVAL CRITICS REBUFFED. of the Monitor forest, in Eureka county. The plaintiffs say they were grazing about 10,000 sheep on the reserve be fore it was withdrawn, and now they are refused that right. Kaiser Receives Wood. St. Johans on the Saar, Sept. 11. Emperor William received Major Gen eral Leonard Wood, U. S. A., in the field this morning. The meeting took place on a lofty hill in front of the po sition occupied by the red army. The general was introduced by Captain von Livonius, the German military at tache at Washington, and his majesty held him in conversation for several minutes. The emperor was extremely gracious and expressed the hope that General Wood had been given every opportunity to witness the maneuvers. Ohio Wins Rifle Trophy. Sea Girt, N. J., Sept. 11. The Mc- Alpin trophy in the National Shooting tjurnament being conducted here goes to the Buckeye state. The team from Ohio rolled up a total of 1,078 points out of a possible 1,200, 24 points ahead of the United States infantry team, which took second prize. The officers' and inspectors' match was won by J. K. Casey, of Wilmington, Del., who was a member of the American team which carried off Olympic honors. Pledges Help to Mulai. Paris, Sept. 10. A dispatch receiv ed here today from El Kazar says that Dr. Vassel, the German consul at Tan gier, who is on his way to Fez, con voked a number of notables on his way and informed them that Mulai Hand could count upon the support of Ger many and that Germany would under take to assure the integrity of the country and help Mulai Hafid out of his difficulties. Roosevelt Promptly Approves Plans for New Battleships. Washington, Sept. 8. President Roosevelt has approved the plans of the proposed new battleships Florida and Ltah, which were authorized at the last session of congress. In the course of his examination he sought the advice of Commander Sims and Lieutenant - Commander Albert L. Key, who entertained what are re garded as radical opinions respecting naval construction and who frankly criticised some of the features of the new ships. The prompt approval by the president o fthe plans is taken to indicate that he was not deeply im pressed with the arguments of the critics. It is expected that advertisements for bids for construction of the Utah will be published in a few days. That vessel is to be constructed at a pri vate shipyard, while the Florida is to be built at the Brooklyn navy-yard Fewer Japs Come. Washington, Sept. 11. According to official figures made public by Secre tary of Commerce and Labor Straus today, the tide of immigration from Japan has been checked until now it is but one third of what it was a year ago. Japanese immigration for the fiscal year 1907 was 30,000, including the Japanese who went to Honolulu. For the fiscal year ending June 30, 1908, immigration from Japan was 18, 000, of which 9,500 came to the main land of the United States. The bureau of immigration has estimated that 5,- 718 Japanese left the United States for Japan and other countries, leaving the net increase for the year but 3,800. Of that increase but 15 per cent are laborers. uovernment May Introduce New Zea land Forest Trees. Washington, Sept. 10 Far-off New Zealand is the latest country to which forest experts have turned in seeking substitutes for the valuable American woods used by the furniture, cooper- ape, implement and similar' wood using industries. Manufacturers in this rountrv hv been facing a constantly decreasing supply of available hardwood timber tor a number of vears. and the time is already at hand when efforts must be made to look to the preservation of tne American species most in demand and to scour foreiern lands for trep which may prove valuable as substi tutes. Seven different New Zealand hard wood trees have just been put through a series of tests by the United States forest service in co-operation with the university of California in the timher- testing laboratory at Berkeley. The trees showed up remarkablv well in comparison with white oak, which is one ot the strongest woods in United States, develooins' under rest when in an air dry condition a crush ing strength of 8500 pounds oer souare inch, and a bending strength of 13,100 pounus per square inch. Swinburne May Look for Aeon. Washington. Sept. 8. Instruction.; have been sent from the navv deoart- nient to Admiral Charles Swinburne, in command of the Pacific fWt at Honolulu, to keep a lookout for the British steamer Aeon, which has not been heard from for weeks. On board the vessel are the family of Chaolain Rower R. Patrick, U. S. N., and Mrs. William K. Riddle, wife of Lieutenant Riddle, also of the navv. The Aeon left San Francisco July 6 for Samoa, where she is long: over due. Since the Pacific squadron on ts departure from Hawaii will pro ceed to Samoa, it is thought that the distressed ship may possibly be sighted. FIVE TOWNS SAFE. Minnesota Forest Firts Die Down When Wind Falls. St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 9. Specials to the Pioneer Press state that al ready more than $3,000,000 worth of mining timber and other property has been destroyed by the forest fires in Upper Minnesota. Duluth, Minn., Sept. 9. Fighting desperately against the forest fires that threatened momentarily to add six more range towns to the black ened ruins of Chisholm and Snowball practically the entire population of the Mesaba region composed the self constituted fire brigade that struggled1 fiercely all day yesterday and late into the night to save their homes and property. After raging fiercely all the afternoon the flames died down with the wind last evening and gave the army of fighters chance to rest after their strenuous work, Hibbing, Nashwauk, Buhl, Coler aine and Mountain Iron, which were considered doomed during the greater part of the afternoon, are safe again uniess tne wina revives, mere is ittle promise of rain, and a strong wind from any direction will fan the flames into a renewed menace. The Duluth fire department re ceived a telegram from the depart ment at Hibbing asking for assist ance, and Chief Black, with a num ber of men and an engine, left Du luth shortly after 4 o'clock for the scene of the fire. The Mesaba road has trains in waiting at Hibbing to take the people away from the scene of danger. PLANS AEROPLANE FLEET EOR ARMY CAPITAL SEES OPPORTUNITY Mad Rush On to Invest in Turkev Under New Regime. Grand Marais, Minn., on the north shore, is in the clutches of the fire demon. The people are in worse straits than the range people, in that they have no place to flee to. For est fires are raging within a mile of the town. Constantinople, Sept. 9. Believing Turkish investments to be safe, for the first time in the country's history. and assured of a chance to make them without paying blackmail in a dozen directions, foreign capitalists' agents are literally stampeding into Con stantinople. Considering the stage of its civilization and its nroximitv to the Occident, the sultan's realm s regarded in Europe as the least developed land on earth. The oppor tunity for reaping enormous returns is deemed so bright that the influx nto the capital is reaching the pro portions of a miners rush to a new mineral field, or a settlers' race for farms in a freshly opened American government reservation. Germany alone among the nations was moderately represented before the revolution. Teutonic interests are still striving hard to hold their own against the representatives of rival countries, but the loss of prestige they suffered with the old regime's fall is handicapping them heavilv. 1 hey have an equal chance with other prospective investors, and large numbers irom Berlin are joining the contingent already in the field. Chief of Signal Corps Says All De pends on Wright Machine Tests General Allen Will Ask Congress for Money and Is Confident Lawmak ers Will Be Liberal Toward the Scheme if Ohio Aviators Make Good Their Claims. Washington, Sept. 8. Should the tests of the Wright brothers' aeroplane prove successful, it is probable that within one year the war department will have a fleet of aeroplanes as well as a fleet of dirgibles as an adjunct for military warfare. Brigadier-General Allen, chief of the signal corps, believes congress will be liberal in its appropriations if the tests are a suc cess. A full report of both the dirgible and aeroplane tests will be cot readv for submission when the $1,000,000 ap propriation for aeronautics comes up for discussion. It is now fullv realized bv army officers that the United States is far behind other countries in aeronautics. While demonstrations have been mado abroad that air craft are an absolute necessity in future warfare, no steps nave neen taken here, and army ex perts are now anxious to make up for lost time by quickly assembling an aerial fleet. When, on September 27, 1907. it was announced that the war department would buy a dirgible balloon and an aeroplane, some persons believed the plan would never materialize. Only sev eral army officers who knew of the future plana realized that an effort was to be made to establish an aerial fleet for the United States government. it is said at Fort Mvers that Secre tary of War Wright has approved thi request of Brigadier-General Allen that Captain Thomas S. Baldwin, who sold dirgible No. 1 to the army, be hired to supervise the transportation and ex hibition of the airship and the hydro gen plant, which Captain Baldwin also supplied to the government, to the mil itary exposition at St. Joseph, Mo., which begins on September 21. From St. Joseph the direible will b taken to the Aeronautical and Signal Corps school at Fort Leavenworth, in command of Major Russell, and on the completion of the modern balloon house at Fort Omaha, about the middle of next October, it will be taken there permanently. FIRE IN MINNESOTA. OIL BUBBLE PUNCTURED. Parker Is Not in Race. Washington, Sept. 11. Before leav ing for New York today, Judge Alton B. Parker took cognizance of a report that he would be willing to make the race for governor of the state of New York at the approaching election, and said in so many words that he was not so inclined. Judge Parker said: "I am not willing to run for governor of New York. I do not feel that the sit uation and the question sustained me in saying more than it is my desire to never again hold public office. My friends, I felt, would understand that I said precisely what I meant, and my answer was intended to inform them and no one else." German Spy Confesses. " Orleans. France, Sept. 11. The German who was arrested here a few days ago on the charge of being a spy, confessed today that he had been act ing in this capacity for several years under the direction of German military authorities of Alsace-Lorraine. Roosevelt Orders Appeal. Oyster Bay, N. Y., Sept. 12. While Attorney General Charles J. Bonaparte was in conference with President Roosevelt, the report of the decision rendered in Philadelphia today by the United States Circuit court, that the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad act is unconstitutional was conveyed to the president's home by the Associated Press. The president and Mr. Bonaparte, after a discussion, came to a conclusion that the depart ment of Justice should take an appeal. Mr. Bonaparte would say nothing about what the president had said in regard to the decision. Takahira's Visit Explained. Washington. Sept. 10. The recent visits of the Japanese ambassador. Pi .iron T.akaliira. to President Roose velt at Oyster Ray and to Secretary Root at Clinton, it is officially stated. has no bearing on the question of Chinese-American alliance, nor were they for the purpose of discussing the presence of the Atlantic fleet in Asiatic waters. Acting Secretary of State Adee said last night that the Japanese ambassador's visits were en tirely informal. -Want Ads" Get Recruits. Washington. Sept. 9 "Want" ad vertisements have been found helpful by the navy department in its recruit ing work, and hereafter most of the money av.iil.tlde for that purpose will be spent in that class of advertising in preference to the display forms. Nothing Doing for Kathleen. Washington, Sept. 8. Miss Kath leen M. Roosevelt Cronin, the woman who called at the white house last week and demanded admission on the ground that she was a long-lost daughter of the president, has been sent to St. Elizabeth's asylum. She protested against being sent ro the in stitut;on. declaring that "her father," President Roosevelt, would have the court officials punished. The woman appeared at the white house and told a policeman that she wanted Mrs. Roosevelt to vacate her room at once. She said she was 37 years old and came from San Francisco. She ad mitted having been tried for insanity in California Another Successful Flight. Washington, Sept. 10. At Fort Meyer yesterday Orville Wright made the two greatest aeroplane flights ever made in public in this country, remaining in the air for more than eleven minutes on his first flight and for nearly eight minutes on his second flight. There was apparently no rea son why the lhghts could not have been of longer duration, as the aviator anded the last time because of the approaching darkness. Throughout both flights Mr. Wright apparently lact the machine under ported con trol, rising at times to 00 feet and making sharp turns. Cuts His Vacation Short. Oyster Bay. X. Y Sept. 9 Presi dent Roosevelt s vacation, according to present plans, will come to an end Sep tember 22. when the chief executive ind his faniilv will depart fr.'in Sagtt- more Hill to take up their residence in the White House. Washington, for the oming winter an 1 spring1. With the close of the present vacation of the president Oyster Bay will eoa-;o to be known as the summer capital of the United States. Seepage Fsom Buried Fuel Tank Causes Arizona Stampede. San Bernardino. Cal.. Sept. 8 Seep age from a big crude oil tank, erected nt Yucca, Ariz., for replenishing the fuel supply of Santa Fe locomotives, is responsible for the oil frenzy which during the past week has taken hun dreds of excited people to that locality from points hundreds of miles distant. Experts sent to the .scene by the Santa Fe Company traced the oil direct to the tank, an analysis of the black fluid skimmed from the water in a well 33 feet distant from the tank satisfving even the most enthusiastic locators of their mistake. The desert had been staked out for miles. All manner of vehicles had been pressed into service, carrying people to tho field, and in many instances men had sacrificed their property elsewhere to be first on the ground. Seven Hurt in Explosion. Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 9. Six fire men and a 11-ycar-old girl were badly burned and shocked as the result of .in explosion of gas during a small fire in a plumbing shop on South Main street late yesterday afternoon. Three of the men wore blown from the room into the street. Two com panies responded anil two firemen were sent into the basement to make sure there were no flames there. One of them carried a lantern, and the ms. which had been gathering iu the basement, exploded. The injured men were quickly removed to the hospital. Several Small Towns Are Threatened With Destruction. Duluth, Minn., Sept. 8 The Mesaba range tonight is threatened with a new outbreak of the fire which swept away Chisholm Saturday and wiped out thou sands of acres of standing timber. After a day of quiet the flames, which ieu down Sunday, were fanned into renewed fury again vesterday. and am sweeping on toward Hibbing, Buhl and .asnwaiiK irom the south. Snowball, 100 inhabitants, was des stroyed yesterday afternoon by a fire that came upon "it suddenly. The peo ple had no opportunity to fight the flames, and fled in terror. Snowball is about two miles from Nashwauk. Brooklyn, a small suburb of Hibbing, is threatened by fire. Buhl and Nash wauk. which were threatened with de struction Saturday, are again in dan ger. The citizens are fighting the flames desperately. Aurora is sur rounded by fires and the citizens are fighting them. Mitchell, a small town about one mile south of Hibbing. was threatened with destruction all d.iv vesterdav, and was saved only by the efforts of the in habitants and the employes of the Du- uth, .Mesaba & Xorthern railroad. whose roundhouse is situated there. Several hundred men are still guarding the place. The pine timber which sur rounds Mitchell has been almost all consumed. Between Nashwauk and Hibbing, a region 22 miles long, the- forests are one continuous front of flames. From Hibbing it is an appalling sight, and big clouds of smoke have been pouring over the threatened city all day, hiding the sun. Double Park Guard. Washington, Sept. 9 Provision is being made at the war department to increase the garrison at Yellowstone National park. It is proposed to double the force. The recent holdup by a lone highwayman of seven tourist poaches with 120 passengers calls attention to the necessity of a more thorough super vision of the park precincts. Denver Hotel Burned. Denver, Colo. Sept. 0. Two men. unidentified, were burned to death "lid a dozen persons were serioulv injured yesterday bv a fire which de stroyed the Hotel Belmont. The ho tel was crowded, having at least 1 guests. At any early hour it was dis covered that the building was in flames. Caught unawares, many of the guests were unable to find their way from the hotel, and many jumped f'om the upper stories, receiving se rious injuries. Finishes Huge Canvas. Proctor. Vt, Sept. 9 Gido Hor vath. a Hungarian artist, has com pleted here, after years of careful work, study and reseat ch. a mam moth oil pai.iting of "Wali'iicfon at the Battle of Trenton " It is chirred to be the largest sing'e picture on any subject ever produced in this country It is 210 feet long and 11 feet high." May Arbitrate Dispute. Providence. R. I., Sept. S. There is a possibility that arbitration may be called upon to end the trniblos of the local street railways and their em ployes, which threaten to precipitate a general strike on the trollev lines op erated b- the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad in three states. Should such a strike be ordered, nt less than 32.000 men would be involved. The whole trouble arose over the dis- hargo of ."4 men employed bv the local ompany. The company officials de clare that the action was due entirely to a breach of discipline. Doomed to Die as Rebel. San Francisco. Sept. S. Passengers on the steamer City of Sydney, which arrived here yesterday from Panama and Central American norts. br night the news that Captain I.ee Cannon, a graduate of Cornell, who i said to he one of the leaders in the Honduras revolution, wa captured and ha been sentenced to death. According to the report heard by tho paengers. Can non killed l.i men in his last stand, but was finally captured. Fertilizer Plant Burns. Chicago. Sept. S The wool hoU rtnd fertiliser pbnt of Armour & Co.. in the Vr.ion stockyard, were destroyed Vv fire T.i.Ti,t. T'c boildinj wor five stories high, built of brick, an 1 eovorirg the rnt're block. The fir was the first in the cfocfcvard in soveri year, and attracted an immense crowd of spectators. Loss, $300,000.