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Flames Devour Mlrtilflan Train
Iremating Fifteen.
WILD EXPERIENCE OF SURVIVORS
PLANS DRASTIC ACTION.
Death Comet to Women and Child'
ren Before They Can Escape
From Derailed Train.
Alpena, Mich, Oct. 17 Fifteen peo
ple lost their lives Thursday night in the
burning of the Detroit & Mackinaw rail
way rdicf train, which was carding the
inhabitants of the little Milage of Metz,
23 miles north of here, to safety from
the forest fires which were sweeping
away their home. The ill-fated train
was ditdied by spreading rails at No
wicki siding, a few miles south of Metz,
and the terrified refugees wcr forced to
abandon the cars and rush for safety
cither down the track with burning for
csts on either side, or into the plowed
fields near the siding
Eleven of the ictims were women and
children, who were unable to escape
quickly enough from the gondola car
which they wetc occuping Their
charred bodies were found there jester
day, when rescuers readied the scene.
Two of the men victims were members
of the train crew
Four additional fatalities occurred in
the neighborhood of the wreck
When the forest fires closed in about
the little ullage, a special train of three
empty box cars and two coal gondolas
was rushed to Met As rapidly as pos
sible the people and their goods were
loaded into the cars. Some refused to
abandon their goods, or the train might
hac left earlier, and hac reached Al
pena in safety When the train finally
started there were about 100 frightened
people aboard.
The suvtvors of the frightful experi
ence seemed dart J from the perilous
surroundings. They seemed to think of
nothing but the necessity of running to
escape the menacing flames It was dif
ficult to get any coherent statement from
them as to toss of life in the wreck or
as to whether any people bad been left
behind in Metz.
ABANDONS COFFEE CORNER.
Castro Will Shoot Every Revolutionist
as Trattor.
Caracas, Venezuela, Oct 10 That
the members of any revolutionary moe
ment initiated during the propccti c
blockade of the Venezuelan ports will
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c ..., .... ....... . Fewep ,t , M Counties Than
country, if captured, is reported to be Recordl Show fop U0Q
the present determination of President , , , . , , ,
r-... ti i... .- .1.- .... Salem Though the school ivotuilat on
, . , . , of the slate has increased nearly HO,-
nwrs and newspaper reports circulate, m , ,he ton year, there nn a
to the effect that under the cover of fcw cuntlea In the statu that show nn
Dutch guns a revolutionary movement actual low In number of children dur
is about to be undertaken to overthrow lug that period. Linn county, fur ex
the Castro government. j ample, has dropped from n school pop-
The one topic of conversation in Car-1 ult(n f ?.-09 in IbilS, to 6,508 In
aeas today is the owning answer to Hoi- J908- "! fhow n "!
i.-r. U-i .w... .. ui. i... i . . "m 7- ' c- 'n the sumo time.
lands second note, which has been re- TUmmi, .,, . . ,,,, , .. ,,
ported to have set November 1 as the , im b report only 1.5'jain
S.'f.&Lf. 5U-LmLV.f ,."' ' WOS. Douglas county h remained
in school population.
of countiea show but n
with great care It is believed that m comparatively small Increase, hher
it will be set forth the reason wh the n nu Cjilliam countied report a de
Dutch demand cannot and will not lie crease, but this is due to the fact that
accepted or acceded to. I Wheeler county luis been formed out
The danger to Venezuela today is not 'of (tortious of those counties in the
in the strength of Holland's cause. le-1 last ten veara. Nearly hnlf of tho to-
causc it is conceded that the Netherlands tnl increase in school imputation is due
government has no casus belli On the , to the increase In Multnomah counts.
I" OREGON STATE ITEMS OF INTEREST
SCHOOLS SHOW DECREASE.
trans-shipment decree, which lias been ,,,", .,,&'"
so obnoxious to the pelvic of Curacao , lost stationary
Venezuela's answer is being prepared I A "umlw- of
Brazil Will Borrow 575,000,000 to
Save Big Losses.
New York, Oct 17 After having
sustained a loss of $1,000,000, Brazil has
abandoned its attempt to corner the
world's coffee market For two jears
the government of Sao Paulo, the chief
state of Brazil, has been purchasing cof
fee from its planters to keen un the
price, now having on its hands 8 000.000
bags of coffee. According to advices
received yesterday in New York, a loan
of $73,000,000. which is necessary to
take care of the present huge accumula
tion, is soon to be offered for public
subscription.
The corner is regarded as one of the
most interesting, but foolhardy financial
experiments ever attempted Bumper
crops have followed one another, and
in 1903 the harvest returned 80,000.000
bags a surplus over the entire world's
requirements of 2.000 000 bags. Then
the scheme of cornering the mar
ket was planned. In two years Sao
Paulo had purchased from planters 8,
000,000 bags, at an average cost of $10
a bag. which was more than double the
market price.
Money thus spent was borrowed in
the United States at high interest Now
the various loans are to be consolidated
into one of $73,000,000.
SMUGGLING IN CHINESE.
contrary. Holland, it is asserted, lias the
weakest case of any of those nations
now- at outs with President Castro, but
there are several nations, especially the
United States and France, it is said,
who would be glad to see Holland mill
their chestnuts out of the fire, and thec
countries would probably stand by Holland.
GO BACK TO 1072.
Organized Gans; at Work on British
Columbia Border.
Seattle. Oct 17 What is believed bv
government officials to be a new gang
of men engaged in smuggling Chinamen
into the United States from British Co
lumbia is now operating on such an ex
tensive scale that immigration officials
are greatly worried
"The cases are coming so fast that it
is keeping this office on the jump," said
United States District Attorney Elmer
E Todd yesterday morning. ''It looks
as if there was a well-organized and
well-disciplined gang of Chinese smug
glers at work, such a gang that vvc be
lieved had been entirely broken up."
Men who smuggle Chinamen into the
country often receive $300 for each man.
Nine Towns In Danger.
Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., Oct. 17.
Forest fires last night were burning
around nine small towns in Quppewa
county West Ncebiah was saved yes
terday only by a shift of the wind. The
lighthouse crew at Point Iroquois has
asked or help, and the tug Aspen has
goneto its relief It is reported that
settlers along the shore of Lake Superior
are camping on the beach Vast tracts
of hardwood have been burned. As yet
there is no indication of the heavy rain
needed to relieve the situation. So far
no fatalities have been reported in this
section,
Government Reveals Past Record of
Gunpowder Trust.
New York, Oct. IS Further testi
mony, through which it w-as sought to
establish the existence of an illegal com
bination of gunpowder manufacturers,
was introduced vesterday at a hearing
before Special United States Commis
sioner Maheffely in the suit instituted
by the federal department of justice
against the so-called powder trust This
action, directed against the E. I Du
pont Nemours Powder company, and 71
other defendants, charges them with
securing control of practically all the
powder mills of the country ami con
ducting them as one great concern in
defiance of the Sherman anti-trust law
The greater part of the time at ves
terday's hearing was taken up in placing
on the record the compendium of
rules' and the fundamental agreement
which governed the old Gunnowdcr
Trade association These documents
were produced by Alexis I. Duoont. sec
retary ot the Uupont company.
uy tne presentation ol these docu
ments the government is endeavoring
to establish the existence of a combina
tion of powder manufacturers from 1ST
to 1008. known as the Gunpowder Trade
association.
Attorneys for the Dupont Powder
company made no objections to the ad
mission of this line of testimony, because
of their claims that such association or
trade agreements ceased to exist with
the year lo when the present Duront
company was organized and purchased
tne powder mills now owned by the
company.
RAISES NEW ROW.
Two Towns Wiped Out.
Marinette. Wis. Oct 17 Forest fires
arc once more raging in Marinette coun
ty, and last night serious destruction re
sulted The town of Pound was wiped
out, and the little town of i'acKaru was
destroyed.
Japan Insists on Right to Chase Al
leged Bandits in China.
Tokw, Oct. 16 A new ami serious
complication in the relations between
Japan and China was revealed here yes
terday when it was announced that the
Chinese government would be called
upon for an explanation of its refusal
to allow Japanese detachments to pur
sue Chinese marauders across the Man-
churian line into China.
The action of China in refusing in
permit tne presence ol armed Japanese
soldiers within her borders is con
strued as an altitude similar to thai
taken by China during the Tatsu Maru
imbroglio.
After awaiting an explanation for a
sufficient length of time, the mikado's
government will issue orders directing
the Japanese garrisons to ignore the
Chinese boundary in their pursuit of
brigands.
Several skirmishes, as a result of
China's stand, have resulted, and it will
require delicate diplomacy to settle the
mauer.
Delay Worries Japan,
Tokio, Oct. 16 The unexpected de
lay in the arrival of the American At
lantic fleet, which lias encountered thick
and stormy weather off the shore of the
southern islands of Japan, where navi
gation at any time is somewhat danger
ous, has caused much disappointment in
Yokohama and Tokio, owing to the en
forced postponement of the elaborate
reception planned for the Americans
Some parts of the program, which pro
vided some form of entertainment for
nearly every hour, will have 19 be aban-
uuucu entirely.
Oregon Fir for Panama Canal.
Portland Half 11 million feet of
Oregon fir lumber is needed by the
Isthmian canal commission for use in
Panama canal work and local lumber
men have been asked to bid on the pro
posals. Bids must be In by November
i. The lumber needed is 60,000 feet
2x3linches, 12 to 2S feet long: 100,000
feet 2x4 inches, 2 to 2S feet long;
160,000 feet 2xC inched, 12 to 32 feet
long; 60,000 feet 3x14 inches, 12 to
32 feet long; nil to be surfaced one
side, one edge. In the rough lumber
tho commission want 60,000 feet 4x6
inches, 12 to 32 feet lung, nnd 100,000
feet SxlG inctcs, 12 to 32 feet long.
Specifications fur the lumber have been
received by the chamber of commerce
and copies can be obtained there.
Douglas' Fine Apples.
Roseburg lames B. Smith, of
Winstons, residing on the Umpqua
river, five miles south of this city,
sold his enormous crop of apples for
Ix too an acre in the orchard, a rate
of 13 per box This is believed to be
the highest price paid for apples any
where. There are several more or
chards in this county that have rec
ord-breaking crops this year, and
when marketed will bring almost as
high a price as this orchard Doug
las county is not only growing fa
mous for its apples and strawberries.
but lor its crops of peaches, prunes
and pears The lands remain as cheap
as those of other sections of the state,
some ot the best river-bottom lands
on the market being held at (30 to
fOOO per acre, in bearing fruit.
Scarcity of Sheep.
Klamath Falls Lake county has
only a third as many sheep within
its borders this year as it usually has
Dave Elder, who owns a fourth of all
the sheep in the county, passed
through Klamath Falls this week
from his feeding grounds in the
Weyerhaeuser timber west of here.
and states that there are only about
100 00O sheep in Lake county None
are selling and nearly all will be held
until next season for hiuhcr nrices
Wool is being held for 13 cents, while
11 cents is being offered. The new
arrangement of leasing timber laud
for grazing purposes is proving satis
factory, although it is more expensive.
GOOD PRICES AT MOSIER.
First Dig Apple Dral of Season Moves
10,000 Boxes.
Hood Hiver The Mosier Fruit
growers' association pulled oil their
first big apple deal of the season last
week by disposing of lO.uoo boxes of
apples to the Davidson Fruit com
pany of this city The varieties sold
were Spitzenbergs, Baldwins and Ked
Cheeks and constitute about half the
crop grown at Mosier, all of which
will be handled this year by the asso
nation The price paid for the apples
is said to he fully as high as that re
ceived for the apples sold this year at
HoimI River, ami buyers who have ex
aiuitied the Mosier crop say that it is
the finest on the average oil the coast
I he Mosier crop this year vvill
amount to about 30,000 boxes of first
grade fruit, a large iart ol that un
sold being Yellow .New towns It is
claimed that Mosier growers received
the highest average price for their
New tow ns last year of any fruit
growing district 111 the Northwest
Several offers have been nude for
them this )car at a good figure, but
they are being held for a price that
has been agreed on by the directors
of the association
New Certificates Needed.
Salem In an oniiiioii. Attorney-
General Crawford held that October 7
was the first day upon which lax cer
tificates could be issued 'to persons
who paid taxes which have become
delinquent Ihe opinion will make it
necessary for many persons to get
new tax certificates for 111 a number
of counties certificates were issued on
October 8 Under the statute taxes
become delinquent after April 6, and
the law provides that six months alter
they become delinquent any person
may pay tne taxes ami get a eertili
catc to show that he has dune so
S'nce the tax was not delinquent until
pril 7. the payments could not law
fully be received until October 7.
Woolen Mill for Albany.
Albany A. J Caldwell, who Is
planning to move Ins hose factory
from Stanton to Albany and grcatl)
enlarge his plant, is now considering
the advisability of establishing a
woolen mill Caldwell has been here
most of the past week investigating
sites ami plans for the plant He has
definitely decided, he states, to locate
his plant for the manufacture of
hosiery here and if he finds condi
tions favorable he will also establish
a small woolen mill.
Mine Work Starts.
Baker City Manager T L. Livsey
oi the Stub minim; irrnun that was re
cently purchased by himself and Salt
Lake associate has sent a number of
men to the property to begin the work
of constructing a half mile of road
which will be used in hauling out the
ore He has several men employed
in the prospect breaking ore and in a
few days will put on teams to haul it
to Baker City, where it will be han
dled by the sampling works.
HOLLAND CALLS CASTRO,
IWOMEN CHOOSE JAIL
lice Court Cases.
GKY OUT "DOWN WITH ASQUITir
Women SullrjRliI Agitators lllockril
Streets for Four Hours and
Swamped Cuurt Room,
Demands That Venezuela Forthwith
Revoke De Rous Decree.
I-..,. ... 11,1 ii "tli revocation
olthe'dccrceof.May 1 1 is dcm.i.uled in Will Not filVC Hilll III I.QIIllOll I'll-
the most energetic manner the gov
ernment of Venezuela mint from this
moment ami without deity fullill l'c
protocol of IMM and tint prolong the
intolerable state of allalrs which it
has created by the decree of May II
These ate the words of the minister
of foreign allaus of The Netherlands
in his note of August ) in vvlilt.li he
answers Venciueia's communication
telling of the summary dismissal of
Minister l)c Reus from Caracas
Vinswinderciu. the foreign iniiiUlcr
of Holland, begun his reply to lrri
dent Castro by acknowledging the
gravity of the ullense committed by
M De Reus and aing that The
Netherlands government would have
immediately recalled him of its own
initiative if it had seen the ollrnslve
publication, but that President Castro
had taken justice into his own hands
and violating international custom by
summarily expelling the minister
without asking (or his recall
The note goes on to say that after
the renewal of friendly relations is
established, "the celebration of a defi
nite treaty of arbitration and son
sular convention, which will he the
surest means of arriving at the de
sired end, shall be submitted to sub
sequent consideration Hut the gov
ernment of Venezuela must, from this
moment, and without delay, show it
knows how to appreciate in its real
value the protocols of IV0I which form
the basis of our relations, as well as
the obligations incurred by The
Netherlands, and faithfully lived up
to. and that it does not wish to com
promise lis existence by prolonging
the intolerable state of allairs which
it has created by the decree of
May 14."
DANQtR POINT AGAIN SHIFTS.
Bulgaria Must Keep Quiet.
Constantinople. Oct lfl. Disturlierf
by news of the Bulgarian military ac
tivity, the porle has instructed the Turk
ish representatives abroad to call the
attention of the powers to this matter
and to state also that Turkey will de
cline to take the responsibility should
nuigaria persist in tier present attitude
I of hostility.
Wolf Creek Soil Productive,
Wolf Creek The red soil here.
equal to the red soils of Mexico, is
peculiarly adapted to the production
of tokay grapes and Spitzenherg
apples though all kinds of trasses
cereals, berries, fruits and vegetables
are successfully grown. The pro
moter of the colony is gathering in
formation, and will experiment with a
view to growing some 11011 perishable
prouuci in large quantities nciwcen
the trees while thev grow to bearing
It is believed that Lima beans will be
successful. This would make "Ore
gon's Ideal Colony" independent of
local markets Cherries will be ex
tensively grown, as they mature to
perfection.
Growers Holding Hops.
Salem. Some movement in hops
has been noticeable in Salem during
the week though growers still seem
reluctant to sell at the prevailing
prices Kola Ncis bought 300 biles.
paying 7t cents tor them, lie says
he is having difficulty in filling orders
because growers are not anxious to
sell For the very best grades .1
slightly higher price is being paid in
the Salem market than 7i cents It
is estimated that less than one-quarter
of the crop is on the market, the
remainder being in the hands of the
dealers through contracts and other
prior purchases.
Chorus for O. A. C.
Oregon Agricultural College, Cor
vallis A chorus of 73 voices has
been organized by Professor Gaskins.
director of the School of Music, and
is doing creditable work It is the
intention of the director ti increase
the chorus to 100 voices, and during
the winter an attempt will be made
to produce an opera Another or
ganization soon to be started Is the
College Glee club.
PORTLAND MARKETS.
Wheat Bluestem. 09ffCMc: club RS
?80c; fife,.89e; red Russian, b6cj
40-fniii. one; valley, 90c
Barley Feed, tlfitft? ton: rolled.
f27 3OA3R30: brewing. IK, 30
Oats No 1 white, 3tit3l30 per
ton; gray. $JOil3O50
I lav I'lmothv. Willamette valley,
ill per ton; Willamette valley, or
dinary, $11; eastern Oregon $10 30;
mixed, $13. rtovcr, $0; alfalfa, $11;
alfalfa meal, $:o
Fruit Annies, new. rtoc(f$$l 50 ner
box; peaches, .15 03c per box; pears.
$ll5 per box; grapes, W)W??$I 83
per crate: Concords, nitHWc per
basket; huckleberries. OtiiMOc tier
pound; quinces. $!?1 S3 per box;
cranberries. $in per barrel; prunes, 2
-ic per pound
Potatoes 8000c per hundred;
sweet potatoes, Sc per pound.
Unions Urcgon, $123 per ino
pounds
Vegetables Turnips, $1 23 per sack,
carrots, NSc; parsnips, $133; beets,
$12'; artichokes, 03c per dozen;
beans. 3(0 10c ner pound: cahhaur. 2H
2lc per pound; cauliflower, 30c(fT$l 33
per dozen; celery, 73(!iifi3c per dozen;
egg plant $1 33 per crate; lettuce, 73c
tfi$l per box; parsley, 13c per dozen;
peas, fie per pound; peppers, wjJlOc
per noundi pumpkins, l3)Uc per
pound; radishes 13)c per dozen; spin
ach, 3c per pound: sprouts. Oc per
pound' siiinsh, lie per pound; toma
tors, 40(o130c
Butter Citv creamery, extras, n.vfl)
30c; fancy outside creamery, 32j33c
per pound; store, 18c.
Eggs Oregon selects, 33c; eastern,
20rtT30c per dozen.
Poultry Hens, lie per pound;
spring, lie; ducks, old, 12(J712 lc;
young, 1 w i.ic; geese, old. BofOc;
young, OrtillOc; turkeys, old, 18c;
young. 10c
Veal Extra. BlfiTOc ntr nound: or-
dimry, 77lc; heavy, Sc.
Pork Fancy, 8c per pound; or
dinary, oc; large, oc.
Hops Oregon, 1008, 7rfi!8c per
pound; IU07, 2'nc; iuun, liftijiic
Wool- Eastern Oregon, average
best, lOtTltc per pound, according to
shrinkairc: valley. lStfftlflc.
Mohair Choice, 18c per pound.
Bulgaria Is Now Center of Action In
Balkans.
Pans. Oct II Advices received
here from French official sources in
dicate that the danger point in the
Balkans has shifted back to Bulgaria
While there is no confirmation of the
report that Bulgaria has delivered an
ultimatum to Turkey regarding the
recognition of her independence in
side of three days, there is reason to
believe that Bulgaria is determined to
make a move if Turkey and the pom
crs persist in their refusal to accept
ner iniicpcuucuce as an accompiisiieu
fact.
'I he danger of a declaration of war
from Servia is considered over for the
present the rrench government lias
decideil to leave Servia's demand for
compensation from Austria-Hungary
to the consideration of the (towers
M Stanchinff. the diplomatic agent
ol liuigarla In Tans, declared yester
day that the situation in Bulgaria was
grave and tense
"A rapid solution is necessary, he
! . I -. .
said 1 he agent said, however, he did
not believe an ultimatum liad been
sent to Turkey
The Turkish ambassador here,
Nasum Pasha, admits that Turkey is
taking defensive military measures,
but he repeats that Turkey desires
peace.
WAR ON GAMBLING,
University of Nevada Leads Fight on
Vice at Reno,
Reno, Nev, Oct. 14 Believing
that gambling in Reno is accountable
for the small attendance at the mil
versily of Nevada, because people
throughout the slate will not send
their children to school in a city
where the evil exists as it does in
Reno, the university authorities have
taken an active hand in the ami gam
lit lug campaign now being waged in
Reno for the special election to abol
ish the licenses on October SI
At a student body meeting Monday
Dr I E Slubbs llrucd unon all sin.
dents of age to be surr and register,
and the registration office has been
deluged with students It is under
stood that the iramhliuir clement will
challenge these votes A monster
mass meeting was held here Monday
ingiii, at which addresses were mm r
to an audience ol (ully n.ooo people
The movement has gajueil an im
mense momentum, and the enthusiasm
locally is greater than any local fac
tion fight ever aroused before in the
history of the city.
May Cost Hill Million.
Billings, Mont, Oct 14 The first
of what is expected to he a scries of
il-Himge suits against the Northern
Pacific, as the result of thr rvrrni
wreck at Young's Siding, in which 31
persons were killed and nearly a score
injured, was filed here yesterday by
.113 mimic viiiicrsou anil ner dailgn
ter Mabel, who ask $30,373 for the
death of Robert Anderson. Iitislnml
"iff fa,Jler respectively, of the plain
tiffs. In the awgrcgatc the ihmige
suits which vvill be begun against
the railroad company vvill exceed
$1,000,000.
London, Oct 1$ -A grit n ..
surrounded the Bow Street puh r
miirt vrslrlda) illoiuiiig when il,r
woman siillragisU and the men wuli
out work, who wrre minted Itirvl.y
during thr disorders in frmn ! il,p
house of parliament, wne arrnn,
In the throng wrrr many w mm
wearing badges with the words ir
fur women" 'I he three leaders li
lliiiitonoMil, Mrs Pankhurst and Mm
Cristabel Pankhurst, detnaiidrd a
trial by jury 'I he cases wne p nt
ponrd until October HI
Poller SuiM-llHtriident Wells le.ii
fird that Iralflc had hern diurKiior.
(or four hours and that eight pn. nt
had been injured by the drm .11
slrators
Mis Pankhurst acted as siinriiry
(or Mrs Drumnioml and Mrs l'jnk
hurst, and her cross examination (
Mr Wells furnished mmh jinu.r
ment for the spectators
Most of thr other prisoners wrrr
rxpetled to giir bond for their l
tiehavior, wilh thr alternative "I mi
prisonmrnt for from one ! i.
mouths As on previous oiii.m.,
the women elected to go (. I
When on was ollrred her Ircr I .in
on her personal reeogiiuaiii t hr
said to the presiding maKiirt.
"You won't get any ol my n -y
I will go to jail lown wuli
quith "
Another declared that she Iml n 1
obstruitrd the puller, fjr frmn it It
km the police who had ulMinnirl
her
MOUNTAIN OF IRON.
Salt Lake Road Figuring on Ovtllng
40,000,000 Tons to Smollar.
I -in Angeles. Ort IS -OIIkmU (
the Salt lake railroad arc figuring "ii
a contract to move la.ouuuou tons (
iron ore from Scott, Cal to Sin
Pedro, where a portion of it will be
smelted into pigs and thr rruumdrr
shipprd by water around thr Horn
lo Baltimore It Is understood thr
rate to be charged by the mlr.ud
company will lie It a ton
William S ICagle, o ni Carr-.ll
avenue, I Iocs go, is the shipper wlio
has asked for quotations oil the sinp
ment. and Thomas Sloan, aiijtit
general freight agent of the Salt I ikr
road, is handling the matter for his
company
haglr haa nolilied the railroad tint
he will he ready within a short ntnr
to Itrgin shipments at the rjle ..(
I.IMHl tons a day, which will me 01
that thr railroad must furnish a l.oly
tram of S3 ears At this rate h.
ever, the entire shipment could n t
be handled in the next luo yrars
STEALS A FORTUNE.
Why Children Go Hungry.
Chic-IKO. Oct II The rli.-irllil.f.
organizations here declare that an in
vesication of the elmrcu-t nl Hi C
clalists that 13,000 children go hungry
In Chicago every day shows the
charge to be exaggerated nnd that
drin? 'n every case is at the bottom
Of the evils that Socialist! niirll.10.
I to capitalism.
Spurious Consul Victimizes Poor Rus
sians Out ol Immense. Sum.
Chicago. Oct l Valdimir Br is
lawski, said to have hern an iiitiuut-
friend and associate of "NicIl.I.is '!
Raylan," the woman who for ten
years succeeded in deceiving Ut n
Schltpprnbach as In her sex while '
llig (or that official ill the cap! it) '
sccrctar). is the central (igtlte in
alleged (rands involving hiiulrrl !
thousand of dollars said to have brru
wrung from Russian subjects by
mean o( bogus passKtrt and ' m
lluctirr '
llraslawski is arrnsrd of hiving
nosed as "Consul of the 1 nipire -f
Russia" Prince ICngalitchelT. the
Russian consul, says llraslawski inift
have rraped an immense fortune His
receipts ran as high as $no .1 diy
sud he has been engaged in the wrk
tor ten years
(Juestioii of International lw
which have never before come up in
history vvill he decided when llras
lawski is brought to trial.
Tells Who Killed Brown.
Sheridan, Wyo, Oct IS Verging
on mental collapse, A S Burroughs
vrsienhy swore to an affidavit made
(or thr police declaring that he
knows the circumstances of the oe
and the name of the assassin who
killed Sheriff Harvey K Brown of
Baker Citv. Or. two vears auo
Burroughs has revealed the assassin's
name and says he himself stood
within eight feet of the bnmli when
it exploded nml killed Brown 'I he
authorities refuse to divulge the
name of Sheriff Brown's murderer,
pending the arrest of thcass.usln
Pralrlo Flrn Munaces Town.
Dallas. S D. Oct 18 A terrific
nrniric fire Is sweeping this way
Igh wind
fanned by a hi
The cily is
ay.
1 in
great danger of being wiped out An
.iriny of citizens with wet hhnkcts
and every other obtainable means of
fighting the fire is Inttling with the
flames Yesterday afternoon the firo
was sweeping across cornfields and
seemed certain to reach the city.
K
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