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... IN ASTORIA ...
tfiEiau:?!:.? ' 0 1
teSSO CITY
I IM
HUNDREDS
WERE LOST
Fearful Results of the Great
Forest Fires to Colorado
and Wisconsin.
IMMENSE DAMAGE DONE
Life is not uiorth living mere it notion the nice things tueeat J
Rain Has Set In and It Is Believ
ed the Devastation
Is Checked. ;
C0L0RAD0 SPRINGS VISITED
Fire Sweeps a Larft Sectloa of ttie
Towo. Dolaf $1,000,000 Dam-ace-Floe
Hotel Burnel.
MII.WAl'KEE. Oct. J-Tho jxcunlary
north wwK'rn T"t f rannn
MUiimli-l ftt irpnt. It may umuunt to
! anywhere br-twn II.W.Kfl anrt Ji.W..
i A Kcnw.it ruin U f"IMW throuKho.jt Ihf
NUta tonkrht. Thlit will pr..lbly j.ut n
vnA t-i the deviuttatl'm.
TOW
. . ..rlatipwir to hv unTj.ui" i--'
OuniHHortmentor ; 8r
provilonB in the
lnrReBtund finetU In
the city.
Try some of ottr
HnniH, Bacon, Her
rUiK. Mackerel. Cod
fish, AnchoviB, Etc.,
and enjoy life.
FOARD & STOKES CO.
the Dwnver A Ui Gmnilo frlht depot t
th foot ut Cut'harla treit at 3:10 p. fit.,
I and th flum' uprctd with rwt rapidity.
! A trlp ftfur lilrxka onr frm north to
i iwuth anil two block wide frrmi Mt to
! wmt ha ben fcunmd over, but at thl
hour, p. m., tha onflwrrutlon la holleved
to b undor contrul. Tha flamea ara atlll
Iwiplria high ovw the burned dlatrlct, but
the wind haa CU4 down and thera la no
doubt that tha (Ira engine, which have
coma from Denver and Pueblo In repon
for aJd, will b able to confine the flumn
wUhln the pr:snt limit.
The Antler Uirt. one of tha large
In the wet, three lumber yard, and
two block of hvnlne houe have bn
deatroyad. In round numbera the Ion 1
etlmted ll.OOO.WXi; the Insurance I
one-half that amount. The loe tU
ma.ted are a follow:
Amur hotel tXjOM
Newton I.umlier Company ,()
Ciiey Fowler Lumber Company 30.W)
Kl Po Lumber Company K.WjO
Irvine Bonn, blackmnlth , V.M
Denver h. ItW OanJe ,W
Oulf deoot....... .W
Home Wei
UniisnU loae of the bualne firm and
dividual are not enumerated above VZ.-
0&9. .
The fire etarted In a pile of rubblnh
undfneath the platform of the t nver A
Rir, Grande frHght depot. Within five
minute It had communicated to the
freight car utarxitng at the d'-pot, and H
unread o wpldly that It wa lmi-Jltie
to move any of tlu car. Half a oar of
iMiw.ler esvlod.-1. Can were thrown for
hundre:a of feet, and the wonder l
n.it-xlv n. Iniurwl. Orrt chunk
of tire were cnuer-d atout. and In a few
momenta, the Criey at Fowler lunVr
vii fii iLiv were burninc. The
wind waa aweeplng; alornr. a erfe t
hurricane. The flame rushed through the
lumber yanln and burned all the Jlfht
frame bulling In the bluW. Then they
leaped acroii the tret and burned the
El Pao Lumter Company and the ialrt
Mtabllshmcnt of Bperry Truclterman
A few minute after the Newton lumber
yard ruht. For time after thl It
looked aa If the Amlers might be aaved,
but' the heat waa to great, and there
wa not srater enough to end a tream
half up the building. At 4 o'clock It wa
burning on the nouth end. and the famous
hotel wa doomed. The flame rolled
hlRher and higher, and oon the outline
of itone were e.-n. with the woodwork
burneil away from them. It took about
two houm fur the hotel to burn, and It
mntlu a tnmonduounly hot kfe.
At 6 o'clock all that wa left of the
PROPOSAL
APPROVED
Powers Have Agreed toCzar's
Suggestion for a Disarm
ament Congress.
WEEK'S NEWS IN ENGLAND
Copious Downfall Relieves Drouth
Striken Districts-Situation
Was Serious.
COLUMBIA IRON WORKS
mlnii'n: In the vicinity of Rice lke.
A atwclal to the Journal from Rice Lake
:
ji..,.f panl.n are nw out through the
burned dUtri.-l nouth and went of thl
city. The Iom of life from the dlaantroue
forent Area .unmH now Iw estimated, but
It will be grit. The work of getting to
the burni d dinrii t 1 low. a all the
bridge are down. Over M9 people re
mining. Many ttd tmllea have bn
found. buriKHl liry .nd r -ognltlon. The
rwmilnii of nuW trm.ed ' S'eJmm were
', found thin mortilr at the bottom of a
1 .. .11 .k... k. hiui cunt to wapa the
' flre." At snoth- pU. wrnan and two once dutiful Antler, waa a ma, of bin
TOD SLOAN E NOW THE RACE
American Jocky Carries off Many Fa
ces Greatly to tbe Discomfiture
of Bis Eoflisb Rivals.
(Copyright, M, y Aclated Pre.)
i nvnnv! nnt 1 Tha clerk of the
weather ba at laat relented, and GrrfU
Britain ha emerged from a period of pro
loniced drouth amid general rejoicing.
The weatern, central and northern coun
tie were deluged on Thursday, while
London nd the outn were treated to
refreshing shower. The thermometer
and the barometer fell today. Frot are
recorded In several part of the country.
Tbe change In the weather promisee to be
latlng and will fill the reservoirs, which
throughout the country bad run very
low. Birmingham only had torage ut-
flclent for ten day, and tbe villager In
many parte were obliged to walk milt
in order to obtain water. Many of the
fine, patriarchal tree In Windsor park
are dying.
Blacksmiths
Boiler Makers
Machinists
Foundrymen
Loggers'
Supplies
Kept in Stock
""."...I-. i..l. i.t,.rln a. .In to Hea-
M and returning from 8oiue run on
the Flavel Urajich. MAU
6. r. P, A.
Logging Engine Unlit ond Repnlrccl.
Heavy Forging Under Power Hammer a Specialty
Sole Manufacturers of the I'osurpasscd
... " Harrison Sectional" Propellor Wheel ...
Manufacturers for tbe l'eUle Const far the
ROUEKTS KATEK-Tl'BE 1501LEK.
children were found in a well, and In an
other pliu e where a mnn hud be.-n plow
Inir In a field hi charred n-mnin nml
th.. enrcasw of his horses were found.
All tho caul-, ntirncit and other stock !n
lurir,. district have been burned
diilth.
I The wind this morning was southeast
! and blowing at the rate of about 40 mile
! an hour.
CiREAT LOS3 IN COIX)RADO.
. . HOSIERY AID UNDERUlEflE . .
New Goods
Suitable for
Pall and Winter
Just Received.
Buying direct from the manufacturer and only reli
able goods, we are enabled to give our customers ex
ceptionally good value.
SPECIAL-
100 doz. JVIens Sox, Wool, Cashmere and fine cotton
in Blacks, Tans, flata! and Camel's Hair
at 25 cents per pair.
SEE THEM!
DENVER. Oct. l.-The forest flr
which aro doviwtuttnit the western por
tion of tho state are burning with un
abated fury, only subsiding where fuel Is
exhausted. A special to the Rocky Moun
tain News from Red Cllffo says:
Nothing Is hird In Kale county but
...ii. ,.t ,h. n from all sections. From
11111 '
rcix.rts of the territory In tho grasp of
the demon, and when a providential
mid the summing up Is
made, there will be little timber left to
,,.U tho and tale. All along Hie
sldu hills nwir Mlnturn even im-
eround Is burning. Onttltunen are getting
their cnttlo Into tha unburn! dlstricia
ns rapidly as possible, and even then are
compelled to keep ft close a watch on
them and keep them moving. A rcKular
gale Is blowing through the country,
which means that the f"t traveling Are
-in h. Arivm forward. hurricane of
flames. The deserted village of Ooldpark
was reduced to ashes yesterday. Dwell
ings, bnrn. nnd other houses, nnd the
stamp mill of the Ooldpark M. & M. Co.
were licked up In a few hours. Thousand
of acre of finest timber land are a thing
of the past. In several places there Is
no doubt that the fires are of Incendiary
origin.
HUNDREDS ARE HOMELESS. .
CHirrEWA PALLS. Wis., Oct. l.-Au-gust
Mason, of this city, one of tho larg
est mill operators In Wisconsin, has Just
returned from his camp at Cedar Lake,
with n number of his employes. Mason
was surrounded by forest tires and only
escaped tho devouring element by plung
ing Into the lake. Mason says four ot ms
men have lost their lives. The scene, he
was terrible. On every sUlo there
sea of tire, rapidly . growing ami
destroying everything. Knapp Stout &
Co.'s camps and outnts In the vicinity of
Cedar Ivke all are burned, and alsl over
5110 oxen. IVncns of farm houses, which
Mason passed In the morning, were ashes
In tha afternoon. Hundreds are homo-
mnnv losltv: their household effects
Estimates place tho total loss at about
,0,000.
I lug debris. Thousands gaied upon it with
sorrow and regret, as it wa universally
concidfd to be the chief ornament of the
town. The Antlers was a beautiful-six
sum- building owned" by tho Colorado
to j Springs Hotel Company. In which Gen
eral Palmer waa heavily Interested. The
lesseo proper waa E. Burnett.
The bullcing waa Insured for $3J0,iXJ
and the furniture for !1.500.
The hotel will be rebuilt. There were
several gueet In the hotel. Including a
number of Invalids, but all were gotten
out In safety.
Several arrest have been made tonight
of persons suspected of starting or at
tempting to start fresh Area, but there 1
not a question that the first tire the
Denver at Rio Grande freight house was
entirely urcldcntal, possibly being caused
by a simrk from a locomotive.
CONDITIONS AT SANTIAGO
ARE VERY PROMISING.
says,
was a
COOIFISIR,,
THE LEADING DRY GOODS AND
CLOTHING HOUSE
BIO FIRE AT COLORADO SPRINGS.
COLORADO Sl'RlNOS. Oct. l.-Thls
city had a visitation of flro this afternoon
which threatened, for four hours to de
stroy the entire business district. The
...... a i.i ..!,, in mi,i't nn hour from
' i wimi wtin uivwii'e w M
OF ASTORIA I tne southwest when the fire started at
General Wood. Military Governor of tbe
riace. Gives a Detailed Statement of
Affairs of the City.
WASHINGTON. Oct. l.-Socretary Al
ger has received a long letter from Gen-
m-,.1 Iomird Wood, military governor
ot Santiago. General Wood says In part:
"When we came Into the city tho san
Harv situation was something frightful,
There was a great number ot unburled
dead in the houses, between 2,000 and S.000
Spanish wounded and sick, and a great
horde of half famished and sick people,
nearly 80.000 In number, who had Just re
turned from El Caney. where they hud
.i.i-inir th sclire. There was no
Buna . "
water to be obtained except from cisterns
and a few wells, and tho streets were full
of dead animals ond all sorts of filthy
materials. I had to start In from the bot
torn and repair the waterworks. Then
came the removal of the dead. Some of
these were burned, because Hhe number
was too great and decomposition had ad
vanced to such an extent that they could
not be burled. Burning Is not uncom
monly practiced here during the epidemic
season.
h,..t v.Mlnw fever all around us
i, v t j -' -----
and about 30 eases In Hhe Spunlsh military
hospital. The hospital was full of dying
and public buildings were being used as
hosDltals.
I have been working systematically
with every means at hand to improve
the sanitary conditions of the city. I
have a force of about 1"0 men cotii-iau.ly
oniuloyed. uml at many times huve had
nearly double that tone working day and
nlirht to remove the vast accumulations
of Indescribablo tilth which had' accumu
lated In Iho outhouses and yards as well
ns the streets ot the city, which la re
puted to bo one of tho most unhealthy
nnd dirty In the world.
"The death rate has dropped steadily
since we came In and la now about one
(Continued on page three.)
The talk of the .porting world Is the
incident of Thursday, when at ICewmar-
ktt two English rival of Tod Sloane,
"Sammy"' Loute. and "Nat" Roblnsoh.
tried to hustle the American Jockey out
of the running In the welter handicap.
Mandorla finished first in that race,
which was for loo sovereigns, at cvtv
furlongs being a neck ahead of Kirsch
wasser, ridden by Sloan. But an objec
tion waa lodged against Mandorla for
boring. This was sustained and the race
wa awarded to the horse ridden by the
American Jockey. There Is no doubt that
bitter Jealousy has been aroused by
Sloan among the English Jockey, who
are aghast at his phenomenal series of
win. He started on Thursday with eight
wins of 16 mounts to his credit and he flu
shed today with 11 win out of 20 mourns
as his record. The attempt to oust Sloan
on Thursday w-aa made when he was de
scending the Bushes hill. Robinson, who
waa riding the favorite. Loggan Hall,
cantoned of Ktrschwasser. Sloan kept his
seat, but Klrsehwasser lost his balance
and was passed by Mandorla, ridden by
Sammy Loates, who Immediately after,
on the home run, swerved to the right.
taking Klrsehwasser, who was close be
side, with her, the result being that Kir
schwasser lost by a neck. But Sloan was
not yet beaten and his first word on re
turning to the weighing room were:
"Say, where' the objection room?"
The iroshot of the matter was that
Loates and Robinson were summoned be
fore the stewards of the Jockey club, who
disqualified Mandorla and. suspended
Loates from riding until the Houghton
meetlikg, and cautioned Robinson.
The sympathies of the British sporting
men are all on the side of Tod Sloan, and
the English newspapers warmly applaud
the prompt action of the Jockey club. One
paper says:
'We Invite foreigners to enter their
horses in English races; we welcome
them on- our different courses and the
sume generous hand should bo extended
to the jockeys, no matter whence they
come. It is gratifying to see that the
stewards will not wince at shady conduct
upon the part of even a fashionable
jockey like Loates. It would bo far bet
ter for some of our riders to imitate to
a certain extent Sloan's style than to
attempt by unfair means to Jockey him
out of a win."
The suggestion that the English jockeys
Imitate Sloan's style of riding has already
been anticipated by a leading English
jockey, Maddon, who won the Tilenniai
stakes on Thursday In Sloan's style, with
the saddle placed well forward and finish
lng on his horse's neck. The successful
lockev. W'eldon, Is also
adopting the American style of riding
An Important meeting of the Jockey
club this week considered the question of
short-distance races, the Increasing num
ber of which, it was contended, is causing
degeneration of the stanvna of thorough
breds end converting tho horse Into a
mere instrument for gaming. The Jockey
club decided that half the total amount
of the added money at every meeting
shall be apportioned for races of a mile
or over for S-year-olds and upwards, and
that half of this money shall be devoted
to race over a mile and a half. It wat
also agreed that on June 1 of each year
there shall be no l-year-old rnc ot
greater value than 200 toverelgn.
Thl ha been a week of congresses, dl-
trlbuted among varlou provincial town,
the chief of them being the church con
gress at Bradford. Some pronouncement
from the Bishop of Canterbury wa ex
pected on the great question or ritualism,
which threaten to bring about a rliu
split In Anglican circle. The arch
bishop proved somewhat disappointing.
a, while he declared th church must put
a top to a great deal which la going on,
tnd expressed confidence that the bishop
will be able to top It, yet he did not give
the faintest Indication bow thl wa to
be done. A definite pronouncement, bow-
ever, I expected next week In the arch
bishop' charge to the clergy of his
diocese, when decisive ntructlon ar
fully anticipated.
The Duke of Connaught, after hi In
teresting experience at the French army
maneuver, baa again attracted atten
tion by hi plucky conduct at Aldershot
camp, where he Is In command. A bush
fire burt out near Alderhot and tha
duke, who wa riding a bicycle in a light
checked uit. wa the first to perceive It
He Jumped oft hi wheel, called to oma
laborer to help h;m, and beat out tha
lire hlmelf. and rode away wfth hi
clothing ruined and hi face as grimy aa
a chimneysweep's.
The conference of the Miners' Federa
tion In London decided o accept the em
ployer' term, regulating wage until
130L The miner get an immediate ad
vance of 2'4 per cent and a referee, after
wards, to the conciliation board, which
ha given the minimum and maximum
wage. The decision ward oft the threat
ened trlke. Involving 31,500 miners.
The Madrid paper have unearthed the
baptismal certificate of Adelanl Tattl,
which ha finally settled the que.tlon ot
her much-discussed birthplace and birth
day. It waa taken from the register t
the church of St. Luis, Madrid, and ay
he wa born at 4 o'clock February 19,
IMS.
In the chancery division of the high
court of Justice on Thursday last the
Daly' theater case wa taken up and the
appointment of 8 receiver was agreed up-,
on. pending the action of Daly vs. George
Edwards for possession of the theater.
The officer of the American line ot
trans-Atlantic steamers expect to make
alternations In their vessels. The New
York will be sent to Belfast or Glasgow
to be lengthened.
David Christie Murray, In a newspaper
here, revives the suggestion that a monu
ment to George Washington be erected In
England.
BERLIN. Oct. 1. The correspondent ot
the Associated! Press learns from the
Germain foreign office that tue csar pro
posal for a disarmament congress is
quietly but slowly making headway. All
the powers, including France, have now
accepted invitations, but with limitation.
The discussions are to be confined to the
social and economic aspects of the ques
tions.
COLLIDES WITH THE
DERELICT LOG RAFT.
The Steamer Santa Rosa, With Over One
Hundred Passengers on Board, Nar
rowly Escape Disaster.
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. l.-Over 100 peo
ple narrowly escaped death by the colli
sion of the steamer Santa Rosa with one
of the derelict log rafts now afloat In the
Pacific. The ship was bound from San
Diego via Lo Angeles and Santa Bar
bora with 102, people on board. When off
Pigeon Point she almost ran at full speed
into the raft, which lay low in the water.
Her course was quickly changed, but -the
raft scraped her side and carried away
the patent log as it passed her stern. The
raft which has become such a menace to
navigation left Astoria on the 19th ot Sep
tember In tow of the steamer (Progresso,
t-t broke loose and efforts to locate it
have proved unsuccessful.
Joseph Jefferson not long ago wrote a
check for $2 upon a piece ot Dlrco oaric,
In the mountulns because he had no pa
per with him. The bank which cushed
the check now has it framed ana hang
ing on the wall.
The Royal la th highest grade baklag powder
Itaewa. Acteal Lit. .how aMaoaw
tfcird further the ey etfcer br4
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