Pike County Democrat, Volume 29, Number 19, Petersburg, Pike County, 16 September 1898 — Page 2

Gounttjjcmomtf PETERSBURG. STOOPS. Kdltor and FroprtoMA INDIANA. Manuel Estrada Cabrera has been elected to the presidency of the republic of Guatemala - Gen. Borin has been appointed acting military governor of Paris, in succession to Gen. Zorlinden, who has accepted the portfolio of minister of war. President McKinley and as many members of his cabinet as can do so wiU attend some portion of the peace jubilee, which begins at the Omaha exposition October 10. The Spanish cabinet has agreed to take the most stringent measures to prevent the publication of the proceedings of the cortes and to provide for the censorship of telegraphic dispatched On the 7th the directors of the American Sugar Refining Co. declared the regular qusjrterty dividend of three per oent. ou the common stock and 1X per cent, on the preferred stock, payable October A\ For usings abusive language and striking an enlisted man, Capt. T. R. Marks, Co^C, One Hundred and Sixtieth IndiauaTbas been relieved of his command and later will be tried by court-martial. The Stars and Stripes were raised with the British union jack and the royal standard on the marque erected on Salisbury plain during the review of the troops at the end of the army maneuvers in England on the 8 th. The Spanish government has requested of the United States the privilege of sending a few small gunboats to certain of the Philippine islands where the insurgents are particularly active, with a view to maintaining Spanish sovereignty there. The Athens Asty says it learns from an authentic source that as soon as the British troops arrive at Candia from Malta, the Turkish garrison in Candia will be expelled, martial law proclaimed and the ringleaders of the riots put on trial and probably hanged if found guilty.

At the opening of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Bristol, on the 7th, President Crooks, in his inaugural address, advanced the theory that the world’s wheat supply will fail to keep pace with the needs of the growing population beyond the year 1931. Mr. W. H. Damsel, of Chicago, a member of the board of managers of the Adams Express Co., says that the report that the express companies have decided to pay the war tax is not trne, and that no conference has been held between the officials of the Adams, American and United States express companies. The recent decision in the oaae of the Carnegie Steel Co. against the Cambria Iron Ca,in which the validity of the patents of the late Capt W. R. Jones, of the former concern, were established, is said to be the most important and far-reaching gained in industrial'circles of the world within recent years. Millions are involved. In Denver, Col.,'the National Editorial association, on the 9th, accepted the report presented by W. L. Eaton, of Illinois, chairman of the committee on press laws, providing for a standing committee of three to confer with the various state press associations with reference to bringing about uniformity of press laws by concurrent action of state legislatures. The queen of the Netherlands and her mother, on their arrival at The Hague from Amsterdam, on the 9th, were received with the same ceremonials that marked the entry of the royal party into Amsterdam. The streets and houses were magnificently decorated, and the cheering was continuous throughout the passage of the procession from the railroad station to the palace. The admirals of the foreign powers stationed in Cretan waters, replying to the protests of the Cretan executive committee against the recent masnacres, have declared that they will recommend that their respective governments solve the question definitely by the removal of the Turkish troops from the island of Crete, and the appointment of a governor to be elected by the powers.

In the Spanish cortes, on the ?th, in Merit session, most bitter crimination and recrimination between members of the government and Gen. Weyler took place, the latter holding the statesmen responsible for reverses, sued the former accusing the generals of the army of cowardice. Count D'Almenas declared that "The sashes of some generals should be torn off and pnt around their necks." Joseph Leiter has cleared np his famous wheat deal. Every creditor has been paid, obligations to banks whose assistance was enlisted have been cancelled, and 14,000,000 bushels of wheat have been liquidated since the announcement of the voluntary assignment nearly three months ago. To accomplish this, property belonging U> the elder Leiter to the value of S5,5tfo,*00 has been mortgaged. The conference of West Indian rep resen tat ires at the island of Barbadoes passed a resolution, on the »tb, demanding aid from the British home government as a matter of right, aa being the only available remedy for the industrial crisis, and also demanded the adoption of measures either for the exclusion of bounty-fed sugar from the English market or the «• forcemeat of countervailing duties

■Ask** • SEPTEMBER—1898. : 4 : 11 18 25 l 12 19 26 Tat. 13 20 27 14 21 28 Tta*. 8 15 22 29 FfL 16 23 30 10 17* 24 CUEEENT TOPICS. the nsT8 n msF. PERSONAL ANO GENERAL. Admiral Carrera, his sod, Lieut. Angelo Cervera, and Lieut. F: Gomes Imaz, called at the office of the secretary of the nary, on the 7th, to express thanks and gratitude for the kindness shown to the admiral and his men while prisoners of the United States. Gen. Shafter is out of the detention camp, somewhat improved in health. The thirty-second annual encampment of theG. A. R., which began at Cincinnati, on the 5th, was largely at* tended. Gen. Brooke and staff arrived safely at Rio Piedraa, Porto Rico, on the 5th. Gen. Macias' summer residence was placed at the American commander's disposal. The house is a pretentious dwelUhg, facing the plaza. Two spans of the new bridge across the St. Lawrence river at Uogansburg, N. Y., went down, on the 6th, and it was reported that no less than 35 men were drowned.

The contest over the mil of Adolph Sutro was filed in San Francisco, on the 6th. Edgar E. Sutro, one of the six children, represents the family in an endeavor to have the will set aside. The most important allegation in the | petition is to the effect that the deceased millionaire w as of unsound mind at the time of the execution of his will. May S-2, 1862. and so remained to the day of his death. A dispatch from Candia, Island of Crete, dated the 6th, says: “Candia is in a state of anarchy. A collision between the Mussulmans, who were demonstrating against European control, and the British authorities, who have been installing Christians as revenue officials, culminated to-day in bloody fighting between the Mussulmans and the British troops.'’ The statement of the condition, of the treasury, issued on the 6th, showed available cash balance, $298,501,426; gold reserve, $223,832,887. Among the fatalities in the Austrian Alps lately one case, that of a newlymarried couple, was particularly sad. The bride lost her footing and fell; the rope broke and she went to destruction. The husband delib« ately threw himself after and was killed. A gentleman who visited the spot two days later lost his balance and fell, being killed instantly. Andrew D. White, the United States ambassador to Berlin, has gone on a trip down the Rhine, to occupy about ten days. <- In a great fire at Maddaloni, near Caserta, Italy, on the 6th, seven men, two women and two children lost their livea Admiral Schley and Gen. Gordon, of the Porto liican military commission, arrived at San Juan, on the 6th, “bn the Seneca. The United States cruiser New Orleans, which is lying in the harbor, fired an admiral's salute of 13 guns. The Spanish gunboat Ysabel Segunda responded. It has been decided by the president and secretary of war to manage the army without any suggestions from outsiders. Troops selected to be mustered out will de discharged.and those chosen for future service will be retained in the service, regardless of the clamor to have them released. Gossip in social circles and in clubland is to the effect that Miss Julia Dent Grant, granddaughter of the famous general and daughter of Gen. Fred Grant, is soon to marry the son of Commodore Gerry in New York. At a meeting of the corporation of Brown university at Providence. R. JL, on the 7th, the resignation of President F. Benjamin Andrews was accepted, and Benjamin Clark wfm chosen to succeed him. Thomas W. Wheeler, son of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, and Second Lieut. Newton Kirkpatrick, First cavalry, were drowned whijejbathing at Camp Wikoff, L. L, on the 7th.

me mercnants oi Santiago, wno hare been charging exorbitant prices lor their goods, hart been brought to time by Gen. Wood, who threatened that if they didn't cease their extortionate practices he would open government stores and close them up. Nothing confirmatory of the loss of the whaling fleet had been received by the Pacific Steam Whaling Co up to the 7th. The grand army parade in Cincinnati, on the ?tb, “occurred under the brightest of blue skies, and with everything in its favor, surpassed all expotations.” Laxard Freres, of New York, announced, on the 7th. an engagement of f£5U,000 in gold for import. Gov. Johnston of Alabama removed the state quarantine against New Orleans on the .7th. The British vioe-consnl, Mr. Carlochi no, was killed dnring the fighting in Candia, Crete, on the 6th. Spanish officials at San Juan, Porto Rico, are reported to be destroying the small arms stored in the arsenal there. The rifles are hammered into ineffectiveness and then thrown into the sea. Joseph Chamberlain admitted, on the 8th, that the treaty with Germany had been signed, thus making it known to the world for the first time that such an alliance had actually bean made. »

Bo hot was the pursuit of the Khalifa AbdulUh by Gen. Kitchener’s camel corps, after the recent battle, that some of the khalifa’s wiives were abandoned by the roadside. The dervish losses foot up 11,300 killed, 16,000 wounded and nearly 4,000 prisoners. ’ The president received a message from Maj.-Gen. Otis, in command at Manila, on the 7th, stating that Aguinaldo had been given 24 hours in which to retire from the suburbs of Manila. Should he fail to do so Gen. Otis will drive him out. It is stated at the war department that the troops to be used to garrison Cuba pending the establishment of some permanent form of government will be principally regulars. The regiments, however, have not yet been selected. Notwithstanding it was recently reported that Lieut. Hobson had been ordered to abandon the attempt to float the stranded Spanish warship Cristobal Colon at Santiago, the work is still going on, and with prospects of success. Six cases of vellow fever have developed in Col. Sargent’s Fifth immune regiment at Santiago de Cuba. A cable dispatch from Hong Kong, dated the 6th, announced that a committee of three Filipinos, appointed by Aguinaldo, had left Hong Kong in order to confer with President McKinley upon the future of the Philippines. A dispatch from Washington, on the 8th, said: “The administration officials have had no recent cause to feel that a critical condition of affairs was near at hand with the insurgent forces in the Philippines.” Col. James A. Sexton, of Chicago, was elected commander-in-chief of the G. A. R. at Cincinnati, on the 8th, re

ceiving 424 votes against 241 tor A. 1). Shaw, of New York. No other names were presented. R. B. Hawley, present congressman from the Tenth district, the only republican from Texas, was renominated by the convention held at Columbus, on the 8th.. A dispatch was received in London, on the 8th, from the British minister at Pekin, Sir Claude MacDonald, confirming the report that Li Hung Chang had been dismissed at his (the minister's) request. CoL Loper, of the Fifty-first Iowa regiment, at San Francisco, received a dispatch from Gov. Shaw of Iowa, on the 8th, telling him not to allow bis men to suffer for anything, and adding that the state will foot the billa The colonel replied that his rejiment was all right. Failures for the week ended on the 9th, as reported by R. G, Dun Jfc Co., were, for the United States, 164, against 215 for, the corresponding week last year; for Canada the failures were 18, against 35 for last year The American army chaplains in Manila have instituted Protestant services in private buildings Such services have never previously been held in the history of the Philippine islands The statement of the condition of the treasury, issued on the 9th, showed: Available cash balance, 8307,361,015; gold reserve, 8232,394,394. Aurora borealis brought all telegraphing at Chicago to a standstill for a time on the 9th. The area of disturbance extended 500 miles or more in all directions from Chicago. Gen. Shatter reached Washington, on the 9tli, and went immediately to the Ebbitt house. LATE NEWS ITEMS. The Empress of Austria was assassinated near a pier in Geneva, Switzerland, on the 10th, by an anarchist named Luigini, who was arrested. He stabbed the empress with a small, Iceen weapon, lated ascertained to be a three cornered file. The dastardly deed threw the crowned heads of Europe into mourning and caused great grief throughout the world. The Alfonso XIII. arrived at San

Juan de Porto Kico, on tne iitn, irorn Barcelona, bringing instructions for the Spanish commissioners, with mail and passengers. Many of the latter were residents of the island, who fled at the outbreak of the war, and the quays were lined with friends waiting to welcome their return. The town of Jerome, Ariz.. was almost wiped out by fire on the 11th. Eleven lives were lost, and the entire business portion of the town was burned to the ground. Fifteen hundred homeless people were left destitute. The property loss is placed at $1,000,000. The Laundrymen’s National asociation began its fifteenth annual meeting at the Grand hotel, in Cincinnati, on the 12th. to continue three days. All the officers and 100 delegates were on hand. Cincinnati was selected on account of its extensive laundry manufactories. The Masonic Temple at Washington Courthouse, O., was destroyed by fire on the Uth. The Springfield, O., fire department rendered timely assistance. The loss on the building is about $40,000. By the explosion of 40 gallonsof gasr •jline in the cellar of a grocery store at 1444 South Second street, Philadelphia, on the night of the 11th, four and possibly a much larger number of lives were lost. The shock of the news of the assassination of Empress Elizabeth crazed one of the court servants, who rushed from the palace to Buryplatz, shrieking: “Where is the murderer of our empress?** Deputy Quartermaster Col. Kimball received an order from Gen. Miles, on the 11th. setting forth that a parade of the returning Porto Rican troops wilf take place in New York city on tlte 17th. The town of New Westminster, B. C., the chief settlement on the Frazer River, was destroyed by fire on the 11th. Two persons died from fright and flea were reported uiaMnf.

WITHIN OUB LIMITS. . . fc-... News by Telegraph from Various Towns in Indiana. Another Steel Combine. Anderson, Inch, Sept. 10.—From a reliable source it is learned that-adeal is on for a combination of the Anderson Knife and Bar company and the plant that is being built at the end of West Ninth street, Cincinnati. It la said that Messrs. Farmer, Bandolph and Waldo, who are erecting the Cincinnati plant, will be taken into the management of the plant here also and that both will be operated, the Cincinnati concern to supply the southern trade. This would make the largest knife and bar manufacturing concern in the country. R«vesM Collections. Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 10.—The internal revenue collections for the Terre Haute district for August amounted to $065,918.28. Of this amount $572,372.79 was on spirits from the Indiana distillery which, contrary to the general rule, has been in operation throughout the summer, $69,439.29 ou beer. $2,631.17 for proprietary stamps, $2,298 for documentary stamps and $1,442.89 for special license war tax, etc.

Death of a Prominent Cltlaea. NoblesviHe, Ind., Sept. 10.—Henr$ Fisher died at his home in Fisher’s Station of fever, aged 63 years. He was the republican nominee for county treasurer at the primary last spring, and was one of the foremost citizens of the county of which he had done much to develop the interests. He was a soldier in the civil war, was a member of the M. E. church and the masonic and Red Men’s lodges. Killed Himself. "Elwood, Ind... Sept. 10.—Lonnie Blackwell, aged 18, shot himself through the heart and died instantly. At first it was thought to be an accident, but the d.oor was found locked and the revolver, of 38 caliber, was held so closely to his breast that the clothing caught fire. Blackwell re-1 sided with his sister, Mrs. Moore, and was sick and out of work. He formerly resided at Mitchell, Ind. Punished for a Revengeful Ae*. Bedford, lud., Sept. 10.—Otto Fui> man pleaded guilty to the charge of arson in the Lawrence county circuit ?ourt and was given an indeterminate sentence of from one to twenty-one years at Jeffersonville. He fired the barn of Daniel Rollins, a farmer, living west of this city, causing its complete destruction, with all its contents, because he had been rejected by RolLin’s daughter. Queer Plunk In u Platform. Madison, Ind., Sept. 10.—Jasper N. Hughes has finally accepted the populist nomination for congress in the Fourth district and has called a mass Meeting to be held at Wirt September 24 to nominate a county ticket from men of all parties who are pledged to economy and reform. All candidates elected must agree to return one-half of their salaries to the treasury. Floor Collapsed. Connersville, Ind., Sept. 10.—The sec>nd floor of the wareroom of the Roots roller mills, which was filled with wheat, gave, away Thursday. The heavy weight of the falling grain broko through the first floor in its descent and dumped about 1,500 bushels of wheat into the mill race, entailing a toss of about $1,000. The property is owned by F. T. Roots.

HI* Future. Indianapolis. Ind., Sept. 10.—Secretary of State William D. Owen, who fs president of the Indianapolis Col^ Storage company, now preparing for the erection of a $300,000 plant on South Pennsylvania street, trill take charge of the business when his term it public office expires. 'Will ’Soon Ke*ume Operation*. Delphi. Ind., Sept. 10.—The Dodge strawboard mill will again be in operation within one month. Eight years ago the mill was sold to the American Straw board trust, closed and dismantled. Mr. Dodge repurchased it several months ago and is putting in an entire new equipment. Will Enlarge It* Plaat. Terre Haute, Ind., Sept. 10.—The Standard Wheel company, which is the largest company in the wheel trust, is about to enlarge the plant here in anticipation of increased business through the opening up of the islands conquered from Spain to greater use of modern wagons. Bis Peach Shipment*. Madison, Ind„ Sept. 10.—To date there have been over 275.000 bushels of peaches shipped from Madison this season tp other points. The raisers have realised considerably over $200,000 on the crop which was grown near Madison on both sides of the river. Oil Price* May U« Advanced. Montpelier, Ind., Sept. 10.—The prospects are flattering for another advance in the price of crude oil. During August the stock of oil was drawn upon heavily, and should this be kept up for several more months will show a wonderful decrease. Awed Driver Will Be There. Richmond, Ind., Sept. 10.—The Richmond races, given in connection with the fair, will be attended by the oldest driver in America in the person of William Conway, aged 79, who lives near Hagerstown, and drives Hulbert. __ Goet a* a Xjr*e. Richmond. Ind., Sept. 10.—Miss Jean- j aetta Walton, of Richmond, has gone »o Jacksonville. Fla., to enter the service of the Red Cross society as an army nurse. She offered her aerriees to the government and was ordered to Jacksonville. * ' %

The Empress of Austria Stabbed to Death with a Stiletto at Geneva, Switzerland. AN ANARCHIST COMMITTED THE DEED. --sHtr Majesty was Walking from Her Hotel to the Steamboat Landing When Attacked—She was Stabbed to the Heart— The Assassin, aa Italian Named Lao* chonl, was Promptly Arrested. Geneva. Switzerland. Sept. 11.—The Empress of Austria was assassinated near a pier here yesterday afternoon by an anarchist named Lucchoni, who was arrested. He stabbed the empress with some small, keen weapon. The empress was walking from the hotel to the landing place of the steamer at about 1 o’clock when the anarchist suddenly approached and stabbed her near the heart. The empress fell, got up again and was carried'to the steamer unconscious. The boat started, but seeing that the empress had not recovered consciousness the captain returned and the empress was carried to the Hotel Beaurivage, where she expired. The stretcher upon which the empress was carried to the hotel was hastily improvised with oars and sail cloth. Doctors and priests were immediately summoned and a telegram was sent to Emperor Francis Joseph. All efforts to revive her majesty were unavailing and she expired at 3 o’clock. -■ The medical examination showed that the assassin must have used a keen stiletto or small triangular file. After striking the blow he ran along the Rue des Alhes, with the evident intention of entering the Square des Alpes, but before reaching it he was j seized by two cabmen who had wit- ; nessed the crime. They handed him | over to a boatman and a gendarme, who conveyed him to the police station. . Plan for the Funeral. Vienna, Sept. 12.—The plans for the funeral of the late Empress Elizabeth, who was assassinated by an anarchist | Saturday at Geneva, contemplate! bringing the remains to Vienna next i Thursday, a lying-in-state on Friday j

end the obsequies of interment on Saturday. | Every flag in the city is at halfmast to-day and the theatres, races and other amusements are suspended indefinitely. All the archdukes and the Archduchess Marie Valerie have arrived at Schoenbninn. It was reported Saturday evening that Emperor Francis Joseph had gone to Geneva by a special train, but this was an error. At noon yesterday he had not yet left Schoenbrunn. Crown Princess Stephanie, who has been staying at Darmstadt, has been summoned. The Emperor’s Fortitude. The emperor’s fortitude is the topic of universal admiration. He is bearing up manfully despite the terrible shock, which, in view of his age, had inspired the gravest apprehension. Although at first stunned and then slightly hysterical, he soon regained his self-control and displayed remarkable calmness. Occasionally, however, completely over-powered by his grief, he moantd piteously, repeatedly sobbing the name of the empress. Inconceivable Heartlemneu. Addressing Prince Von Liechtenstein, chief marshal of the imperial household, he exclaimed last evening: “It is inconceivable how a man could lift his hand against one who never in her life injured anybody, one who did nothing but good.” Then he moaned. “Nothing is" spared to me in this world.” He managed to sleep several hours Saturday night, and said yesterday morning that he felt comparatively well, discouraging the attempts of his rttendants to display solicitude for his health. A Court Servant erased by tbe News. The shock of the news crazed one of the court servants, who rushed from the palace to Buryplatz, shrieking: “Where is the murderer of our empress?” Dispatches of condolence are arriving at the palace from all parts of the world, testifying to profound horror and sympathy- Among them are messages from President McKinley, from Emperor William and from nearly all the European sovereigns. The court will go into mourning for six months. AUSTRIA’S GRIEF.

Hick Cent OOeUlf WUl 4<«OBpuy th* Body of «*• Dwd K»pr— to Tlooo*. Geneva, Sept. 12.—No strangers are allowed to approach the coffin of the murdered Empress Elizabeth. The body has been embalmed and dressed in white. It is understood that Emperor Francis Joseph will not leave Austria, but will send high court officials to take the body to Vienna. Flowers are arriving in profusion. The Deed Eiapr— The empress of Austria was born December 24. 1S37. She was a daughter of Duke Maximilian of Bavaria, and was married to Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, April 24, 1854. They had three children, the Archduchess Gisola, who is married to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria; the Archduke Rudolph, who married Princess Stephanie of Bel* Blum, and who was (seemingly) assassinated in 1889, and the Archduchess Maria Valera, who married the Archduke Frans Salvator of Austria-Tua- _. t

JEROME, ARIZ., WIPE® OUT. tk» Town rultcd fey » Million Dollar Fta*. la Which Many Urn Wore Loot ‘ '| | Belief Meeswreo. Prescott, Aria., Sept. 12.—The town* of Jerome near here, was completely wiped out yesterday morning by fire^ entailing a loss of over $1,000,000 in. property. Eleven bodies have so tarbeen recovered while a score or moreare said to be in the ruins or missing. The fire originated from a gasolinestove in a cabin and spread so rapidly' and fiercely that it was impossible to* save even the clothing. Confined to the Buinen Portion of the Town. The fire was confined exclusively to* the busii ess portion of the town, and* the open group intervening between, it and the mammoth works of the United Verde Co., saved the latter’s, plant, otherwise the loss and suffering would have been terrible Many people from Jerome are arriving here on special trains, while those remaining are being cared for by~ the company. The area of the fire was confined to a narrow gulch and

ravines leaning to it, in wmcn were.' located substantial wooden and stone buildings, the latter melting as rapidly before the flames as pasteboard. One Hundred and Fifty Residences. Burned. Over 150 residences, averaging in. ralue $2,000; 36 general merchant and ather stores, saloons, etc., of all kinds, are wiped out; iu_ short,mot a singlebusiness house remains. The onlybuilding to escape was the Methodist church. . The number of people who are homeless is placed at 1,500 and they are being cared for by Messrs. Giroux and, Allen, of the mining company. Boshing In with Aid for tho Sufferers. Two special trains left here lastnight for the scene of the disaster, carrying tents and other material to' comfort the distressed and a meeting - is being held to-night to raise money for the needy, of whom there are-, many. The loss is complete, but little insurance being -written in that camp, owing to "the great risk and in— adequate w ater supply. The United Verde Co., is now kindly caring for the sufferers uutil other arrangements are made. Various parties are now endeavoring' to extricate the remains from the ruins, and until the ground cools sufficiently to permit rescuers to approach the debris, it will be impossible to ascertain definitely the names of the victims. Several prominent, mining men in the west are said to> have been in the town at the time, and are unaccounted for. The fire started at 7 o’clock in the morning and spread with such rapidity that in l^ss time than two hours not. a house in a radius that was covered^ by five blocks was left standing. On the other side of the gulch, hundreds of pounds of giant powder wasused in^the attempt to arrest the flames, by demolishing buildings^ but eyewitnesses state that as soon as a gap ■ was made, the scattered buildings, were licked up as if by suction and thrown hundreds of feet in every direction, only to ignite and increase thefury of the fire. It is said that the remains of an entire family, consisting of a man and; wife and three children, who endeavored to save what they had been years in accumulating,have been found..

A TERRIBLE EXPLOSION: - Thne House* Demolished au<l « Number of Persona Killeu, Wounded end Missing. Philadelphia, Sept. 12.—By an explosion of chemicals in a drug store at. Fifteenth and South streets,last night, three buildings were wrecked and a. number of persons killed. Six bodies^ have already been taken from the ruins. Cause ot Explosion Unknown. How the explosion .occurred is yet . unknown. The front of 1444 was immediately blown out, and this was followed by the collapse of that structure and numbers and 1442, occupied by Morris Goldberg's furniture store, and 1446, Louis Salionoze's shoe store. The west wall of 1440, occupied by L. Wanger's clothing store was blown out. All the buildings were of brick, three, stories in height. In the confusion, and excitement following the disaster, it was impossible to secure anything like an accurate eensus of the occup ants, but it is generally stated that, the upper floors were crowded with, families, huddled together in tenement , fashion. Feared that the Lom of U7e le Heavy. Coming as it did at the supper hour*, it is feared the loss of life will be heavy. The list of injured will be long. They were taken to all the hospitals within a radius of a mile After the recovery of the four bodies the authorities decided to postpone the search for additional victims until this, morning, thus obviating the dangers and delsys of working upon the mas*, of debris and wreckage in the dark- ' ness.

Toe corpses of 5c nation stem ana bis son were picked np on the steps of No. 1444. The unidentified 10-year-old. was found pinioned by a mass of timbers in the rear of the same buildings and the Goldberg child died while being taken to a hospital. DESTRUCTIVE FLAMES. A laigt Portion of the Town of Wlapobeotor, B. C., Burned-One Person Burned to Death. Seattle,Wash Sept.12.—A special dispatch from Vancouver, B. C-, says: “Fire has destroyed a good portioned^ the town of New Westminster. B. CL» and the property loss will run into hun-r and the property loss will run into hundreds of thousands. One woman in known to have perished, and it isfeared that the death list will include others. Belief has been sent from. Vancouver and other nlaces