The Seattle Star Newspaper, September 12, 1902, Page 1

THE SEATTLE STAR. |____THIRD EXTRA _ HIVES LOST IN WFUL FOREST CONFLAGRATION a” Sept. 12— Word has are still crowding the town so close- from Shelton that |ly that every effort is bent towards supposed to have lost |fire-fighting, and thare is no oppor- fighting fire near) tunity to investigate and learn who “They were last seen |is minsing. , the west side of the} ENUMCLAW, Wash, Set. 12—A flames, under o sud-| forest fire has been raging for the ‘wind, swept over the | past 24 hours, the most serious ever) engaged, at a| known in this region. ‘The wind t# Diowing « gale. Frank Nagie, whose house & moment they disap-| burned in a forest fire some time aso, view, and have nog! hes lost barna, hay and farm impie- John Johnson's house was ‘The place where | men Jest seen is alive with |aiso burned. ‘and will be impossibig 18 OVER WHOLE NORTHWEST Wash., Sept. 12.—Fires in all directions 4 tear, seared from the burn- slashings, many of them have gotten beyond con- from Lewis river points came in this morn- The ranchers have beert rendered house- eclipse. It became neces- afternoon. The is on fire, and a steamer has been sent fire yesterday. was burned. The mills lost are all Sead f Pacific railroad, and several bridges and the line were also burned. The town of Elma was ‘and barely escaped by the fact that the wind died as the flames reached the town. cE! 12—A number of mill camps have med out in this and the flames are still in pro- is reported that several men have lost their lives SEATTLE FRIGHTNED Seattic has been shi Southwestern Wa gloom 1 o'clock talk of it was on every tongue, and by the hour dark that lamps were lighted in every office, store and in the city. s became filled with a murky, red haze that rendered it He te read print or to distinguish the features of a friend or ac- the street. The effect was that of a city lighted with pine torches, and the smell of burning wood filled the symptoms of headache and bringing tears to weak the illusion still stronger. ht magnificent, almost awe-inspir- 4 rolled up in an olive green cloud burned with constantly changing and saffron, and far jay toward the west the clear ‘@ strange, glassy green appearance. ‘of the fact that most newspaper readers were am were ablaze to the south of the city, many did not i the bemeh tne darkness in Seattle with the timber fires: but jump- he Mar, that the volcanoes in Southeastern Alnska were ‘the alarming clouds of black smoke, or even that Mount slumbering centuries, had awakened and was emulating i Sitificial light could not be obtained, business had to be ot Traffic on the sound wae greatly disorganized. Many of oy Be moeguite flect tied up at their wharves and did not that did run kept wp a mournful chorus of warn- LAdsir fog whisties that added to the trepidation of timid women Weant@h on shore. rhe er bury was driven frantic by t People who asked in tremulous tones whether t anend, if Mount Rai rier had broken out, or if a great ing. Mr. Galisoury assured them that there wi With the westher and that smeke from the forest fires sudden dark nose. in connection with the coming down of the smoke- South, was the fact that the prevailing winds the north. Toward n died out almost Puffs that came occasionsily during the afternoon w Rerth, Yet the smoie had worked ite way northward that the forest fires will continue to burn, and that Covered with the snoke-pall until rain comes, This S88ur soon, The baromster is falling this afternoon, and jonary off the California comet ow moving northward. bureau hazards » guess that big forest fire the straits in Cialiam county, The telegraph wir Matra, aiattle and Port Crescent, but at last accounts from the the air there was filled with smoke from nearby timber are All the men end women of the vi- for hours. The flames!cinity have been Mghting the fire stern Washington and Oregon Under Pall of Smoke From Far Reaching Flames steadily, and are nearly exhausted | | from their efforta, Melp is needed to } | save the mill and town, Many farm- ere are in great danger of losing all [their perishable possessions. ‘The sire ts now very close to the town, and with the wind blowing as it is now ft ts impossible to back- fre Burning brands are carried great distances, | continually starting / Everything t# 80 arf that & mere spark, reinforeed by the | heat of the alr, causes ignition, and the underbrush and waste in the Umber burn like tinder. with any effect. terrific Darkness At Tacoma / TACOMA, Sept. 12—A request has | just come in to the fire department | of this city to send an engine an! hose to Enumclaw, whieh town te threatened with total destruction from the fore Gres which are | pressing upon it. The request could pat be complied with because — al entire apparatus of the department | is employed in fighting fires which | threaten the suburbs An engine has been sent to Btel coom, which is reported to be nard Preswed by the A heavy cloud of amioke hangs over this city, enveloping ft In eemi- | darkness, Lights are burning every-| where and search hte are neces sary upon the bey © enable the in | of this city. boats to move in safety. Keporte of similar conditions are coming from all directions. Bucoda and Cen- tralia, to the South of here, report that fires are raging throughout that region. Many miils and ranchers houses and other bull nd cropm have been wed by th flames. A heavy pall of smoke hangs over those towns like ao eclipse, rendering artificial lights necessary to the transaction of busl- ness. The sky is described as almost biood red. The town of Bima ls re- ported to be hard pressed by the fiames and ft is questionable whether it can be saved. firen in the direction spreading. At Sheiton, county, no communication is ponsi- bigover the ratiroad tracks or by the teligraph wires, Several bridges have been burned and no trains are) running beyond that place. The same report Is given of heavy clouds of |wmoke so dense as to obscure the i TACOMA, Sept. 12.—Later reports from Kima’ state that the town is safe, but six mills and ten houses were burned before the fire wan checked. d It is also reported now that Shel ton ja safe, although the flames raging over an area of 500 acres near the town, Several milis have been burned. Word comes from Enumelaw at 1:30 p. m. that the fire is under con trol at last, chiefly through t work of the local fire company and the White River, Milt Company's men All the property of the mill company was burned except the mill iteei? A larae quantity of lumber and al) the machinery and wagons the woods were ¢ BALLARD, are burn his elt come up, vill undoubtedly turn in |this direction. ‘The situation is con- | sidered threatening: | ve Threatened | mt Shellar of the| Rainier forest reserve, received word that the fires are encroaching | upon the gesery id immediately | sent @ force of men down to pro-| }teot it. It if reported from Olympia that | the town of Shelton, in Mason coun ty, is threatened with destruction All wires are down in that direction and the trains have ceased running, | |aw it i# reported that several bri ye been burned, and no communi- | ation can be had, Olympia also repo darkness, The mills vere closed on that stores are lighted up as at night tion out Off Sept Communi PORTLAND. cation by towns of Orege ly cut off by the consequentiy it state the extent of the des But qpough is known to render tain that the fire losses have enormous and that the flames till spread: This city | oped im Pp news, resulting from the huge volumes of ating over it. Lights erywhere rohlights are necessary navigation Commur camer ed to m birth « terday, where sh Recded for extra service. avon | Mt igREPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS State headquarters of the Re. & @ pur berty for the coming @ @ fai campaign witli be in the @ City, As haw been the custom for @ @ the past six years, Ets M @ ison, of Seattic, chairman the hew state central commit- @ © tow of the party, # now search. @ © ing for suitadie rooms and wilt @ open the headquarters within @ & week or #0. Mr. Morrison has not yet lected @ secretary for the com: mittee and will not do so until he has held » confer with the nominees of the party There are numerous appl for the posttion and It le p abie that the p to some seetlon that was disappointed at Ta. Coma this Weel General pinnae for the cam > have not yet been out ned. This will be done by the candidates later ; Seaeeepeqoqooooosoveoess YOUNG GIRL A_merciful death came to Blanch MoeCartney at 10 o'clock this morn> tnx. Yesterday afternoon the youn took @ six dram bottle full of ite acid. with suicidal intent. Ue hear ‘Wer-denth this ning, she @uffered awful agony. fery Nquid was © put her unt thie it mplished Ite Pr Bortes, who attended the sufferer, tr re Th but little chanee of recovery. fore he coulé reach her + abe) had taken the poison, nearly 40 min- utes had elapsed, and the deadly poison had practically performed its work. He @i@ all that he could for Be. N vention w that the Republicans tn con ave named thelr wate dMater the unty a convention Tacoma next 16 and congressional ea Der King atate 4 in ning up which their ted by the Mai candida W. Cumbia, 0 leadera tion thereby de affronted the whole Northwe and are preparing to take advantage jot the fact dames E. Beil ng the prominent Democrati« dates for congress is Jam Hyerett, Who ie on: he party in Sn county, Aas a result of the ¢ Mr. Brownell = coup planned by the De in believed, will greatly strength the party, not only in Bnohom' ty, but in the other countios which ‘were with Snohomish in her fight for Mr. Brownell. This coup will be the nomination of Mr. Bell as of the D cratic Congressmen, With the Te publicans of the northwest, as is al- leged, disaffected, and ‘factional strife not entirely 8 end in thi party throughout the state, soi Democtata believe there la a chance to cut down the Republican majority in the atate and possibly to elect one of MOre Congressmen by combina- tons between Mr. Hell and the other Democratic candidates, Geo. Cotteritt If Mr. Bell is nominated, probable that he will have mate trom King Cotterill, of thie city, Mr the most available county bas for the office and h reed to ac copt the namination if tendered him, although he f not making any fight for the honor and is so far in a Fre- ceptive attitude merety. ‘The third candidate must, course, come from the east side. BECAUSE SHE IS § it “ county of POOR ANDCANNOT TRAVEL EAST SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 12, 19¢ DEMOCRATS BUSY lc A Strong Pull Will be Made for a Congross- man From the Northwest far three Demobrate are in the field, W. W, Tolr of Sf ee Merritt, u Dunphy are regarded as well the off 1 good vol ir. Merrit Democrath house in. the made & name 5 capacity. Mr. Tolman i senator from Spokan’ Wan aetive in th Olympia two years ago. phy one of the wheel hor the Democracy In Ma home ¢ There is practically no ditt of opinion as to & candidat wapreme bench. Chief Justice J FB, Reavia, of North Yak the only Democrat in Ub court and whose term exp January, will undoubtedly be th ower ure and { in that nld-over and 4 * of oxt “nom tate convention, like tbe Ie wathering Just adj fn all proba called upon to wrestie wit oka com Miantor nthe ¢ than 60 delegates wii) b Eighty-one will f p om thie « « it Monday John Y, Terry, chairman of the Democratic county central commit tee, has called a caucus of the King county delegation, to be held in the Howard block next Monday morn tng at i o'clock. The day will be spent in Gisquasing candidates for arene, @ state platform and the al committnes for the stat A chairman for thy yaLion I to be chore executive committe of new county central committee will hold ite firat regular meeting tomor row evening M0 o'clock in the rooms of the Jefferson Club, in the Howard bullding. All candidates for county offices Will Be present to dis cums with the committer various matters connected with the fal! A campaign committer Cauous N the matter may come it fe probable that the selection ) Bo! her, however, but it was evident that) her houra. death was only & matior of girl went into © Her Poor Means | ‘The motive of the thought to Mave Been irl wanted to take 0 On account of her lin wan imponstbie. iecpamtianes" Kast. but fed |. K. restaurant at ¢ lFirat avenue and Vine street |couple of days ago she in alle | have said to Jennie Crang. « ie she would be ® corpse by re O'clock the next day. TO COMMENCE LAYING BRITISH PACIFIC CABLE VICTORIA, B. C., Sept, 12.—The @teamer Colonia, from Liverpool. with the Pacific cable on board, reached here this morning, After coaling she will go on to Bamfied creek, on the west shore of Vancou- ver inland, which has been. designat- ed as the terminus of the line, and | cable, The Colonia, which reached here this morning, has on board four elec trictans, four cable experts and staff of 12 men. They expect to lay seven and one-half miles an hour, or 180 miles per day. ‘The route was surveyed by the Pgeria, The ship carries 160 men and skipper, in coi | mand of Captain Woodcock, and left London July 10, via Sings- pore and Yokohama. has 11,000 tons of wire and supplies aboard. ‘The voyage covered 3,00 nautical miles, She will remain here until Monday and will then start for Bamfield Creek te lay wife, The contract ts to be completed by De- comber 1 and the line is to be oper- ated daily til December 31, when it will be handed over to the govern- ment. ‘The ship and for $3,000,006. A repair ship of 2,000 tons will be stationed here to repair breaks, etc. contents are insured RYE-BRUHN BOYCOTT. BY BUTCHERS SWEEPING IN EFFECT EN 6AN FRANCISCO TAKES U TLE ESABTLISHMENT" Ri CITIES ALSO FALLING INTO Franciveo the West- Union's boyeott of Frye-Bruhn meats and — packing house products in making iteelf felt. Tho strike committee of the unibn this morning recelved @ strong as urance of the peration of or ganized labor In the Golden ( ity in the form of a letter to Sec retary Rust, of the Western Central, from Marcel Wille, general secretary of the Journeymen Bakers and Con. fectioners’ International Union, No. ‘of San Francisco, Secretary file payn Lam inatructed to notity you that at @ regular meeting held Beptem ber 6, 1902, our union resolved not to use any products of the Frye-Rruhn Company of Seattle until that firm ting fair toward organised labor. 1 found the local agents of that firm to be Werlin & Willets, 107 California street, San Francisco. Mr elf Went to sae tleroes of lard in They promised of that and also {m rmanded an ori pains Ket any . to mark to it t favora the at no} nee to it to this elty e any shipped, hing you speedy au and again assuring y i wishes, 1 remain, youre f that no lard fe but It there t me kne thi be naily A Hard Knock of lar Hing mak lara contatr hot at att P THE FIGHT AND BARS SEAT- \ODUCT—NEARBY TOWNS AND ons of rubn k the labor wu yoott the Frye ta returned last night ported 4 successful trip. The “ ott Trades Council had met several days before the arrival of the com- mittee and had passed a satisfactory boycott resolution. A committce had also been ap pointed to go about the city solicit Ing citizens not to uxe the boycotted meats and packing house products. This committee, during the stay of the Beattie delegates, reported « cons. ‘The Everett cooks and wait- ers, though not organised, are fe- ported as being in strong sympathy with the boycott and have resolved informally not to use Frye-Brubn products in the hotels and restau- rants of Kiverett. ‘A Fine Attached | ‘The atfferent labor unions of the leity have passed resolutions pledg- ing their members not to patronize the two Frye-Brubn markets in Kverett, and has further been voted | to fine who shall patronize unfair shops. Flattering success has attended | the boycott committee which went to Tacoma, and the Seattic men have asked and been granted permission vain in that city a few days ‘Aw A result of their work the Tacoma block butchers slaughter-houxe employes last y butcher in the oiled within a few wee Weatern Central is now print jing and distributing 1,500 carde e day, glying the th of the f nd markets in with in a fow 1,000 the card is the dema them fr | of aniz r ‘There has been no break in hn Bea ally edits days a will af the ee Mated that some time ago the | means, it] foot Lately the girt had) this morning. The body was removr~ jetnted teat fight that the girl had | been employed as @ waitress in the| ed to Butterworth’s morgue, wh corner of it now tm to} at the time of her death. riend,| heen living with ber prother, J. Me- 3) Cartney. ny member of any union | 2 for coroner to fill the tharawal Oo from the county ticket will be left for a later meeting Dr. Van De Vanter, of K probably be the committ when the time comes nit EEKS DEATH afternoon the young brugh near the enue and Browd the potson. Yosterdey corner of Westden street, and swallowed People pasming by, heard groank ent to her assistance, Bhe Ffled Wito a houre nearby, and Dr. Bortes summoned. Later #bo wan taieen to her own home at the f Kage stroet. ‘There she died Miss McCartney was 2¢ years old She had — eee ee ranks of the strikers. ‘The constant addition of retail shope to the fair lst makes work for the journeymen butchers who are out and a ave left the city to take jobs in outside towns. VERY GOOD TRADE ‘The customs report for A: of the shipping busiiness done on Puget Sound shows that the imports last month exceeded July by $600,000, but in exports there was almost the same d crease. The receipts from Se tle were $33,963, as against § $02 for Tacoma, while the ex- ports of the Initer city fell off half ® million dollars Imports increased while her exports amor $247,263, 9@ against $290,729 for July, Everett came to the front by doubling her exports THROWN FROM CAR K. R. Butterworth, the undertaker, was thrown from a Kinnear Park street car near Fifth avenue and Olymple piace, Inst night, as the car ‘was rounding a curve, He was sert- ously injured and is now confined to his bed. SAUNDER 18 DEAD SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 12.-—J. of Seattle, who fell un. els while attempting to poard & moving train last night and had bis feet crushed, died at the hosp! this morning, TALKS ON SOCIALISM J. STITT WILSON TO SPEAK IN GERMANIA HALL TONIGHT J. Suit speak at nd Wilson of Chicago, will termania hall, Second ave- Union street, tonight and ening, His subject will e Impending Rev Wilsor just trom he has been ad- olution.” Mr California, whe dressing big audiences on the & subse He has been lecturing throughout the United States and is raid to be « forceful and eloquent Mr, Wilson arrived in Seattle this morning and registered at the Ood lental hotel, He the after. noon visiting the local Socialist party. spent leaders of the MORTALITY REPORT Martha wite of famitty Harrison, aged years, W. Harrison, 4 at the realdence, 1 Bove h early hour thi body is at Bonney Th & Stewart's, ~ SNAPS @ lot or ow own home od lot Lake on Wastiake Unt Mercer er ‘Thirty 10 and tw a yom house, Lot 96x118 and nice four-room house on brick plers, chicken house lot and all in garden, partly fe ed with wire, $700. 0 There are bargains both in prices and terma Herbert S. Upper 12 and 13 Scheuerman block, Firet Avenue and Cherry Street LION CLOTHING HOUSE Headquarters for Mon's Bulte and New Britain Underwear. Our prices are always 25 Per Cent Lower Than Any Other Store In Seattie Exports and Child's Cigars, 9 for ... Bhe Florodor: Be RT, SHANNON Iporpe rates, PD Ot ey Pes ee Special Sale New Honey, in comb, each 1f¢ New a E in giage, each he Cross & Blackwell's Marma- lade, 5c jara, each 200 R. T. Ghannon Grovery Co, Wholesale and Retail Outfitters, SATURDAY NIGHT === ANY OLD TIM .20¢ Short Carpenter's Apron Long Carpenter's Apron..40¢ Caltfornia Carpenter’s Apron Te Goodell Automatic Drille,...... ¢ - $1.00 Screw 1.00 . be Goodell’s Drivers .. Sheffield Pocket Chisels Automatic Rainier Hardware Company 11at FIRST AVENUE. THE QUAKER DRUG CO Bole Agents for iC SRE-IT-UP— Cures Chill Blains 1013-1015 First Avenue, SASURY FICE OF COMPTR( OF THE CURRENCY, WASHID ‘TON, D. C,, SEPTEMHER 4, WHEREAS, By satisfac nic of f Seattle, in th County of King and State of Wash ington, has complied with all th provisia’ act of cong nal Bank associations xtend their corporate existence, ay for other purposes,” approved J lath, 18% NOW, P. Kane, deputy troller of the curr certify that °% HBOREFORE, 1 acti ney Thom comp horeby First’ Nationa Rank of Seattle,” located in the City of Seattle, in the County of King and State of Washington, 1s authorized to have su for the period ined in 1 articles of xsvoclation, until close of business 4, 1992. 1 toat wid and geal of offic yors mber, 19 T KANI 6 troller this Fourth Deputy and A of the Currency No, lot} } AD HE Only Paper in Seattle That Dares to Print the News # A # 250ENTS AMONTE ADAMS & BLANCHARD SCHOOL COMMENCES Monday. Got Your Boys’ Suit Yet? Bring thet boy of yours in here, and tet us fit him A neat School Suit. We have a line of Suits are built for boye’ hard wear, and yet they ave the style and eppearance of men's clothes. ware lockers —two strong points we are showing ali the late styles, and the prices you'll find as good as any in the city. Long Pant Suits, Single and Double Breasted, $6.50 A line of Worsted Suits in dark and sizes from 14 to 33. Long Pant Scotch Tweed Suits $8.50 up in browns and grays, sizes 14 to 33, a splendid line of Suite that will stand a world of hard wean Short Pant 3-Piece Sutts, $4.50 to $7.50 Sizes from 10 to 16 years. Knee Pants, 50c, 75c $1.00 AMS & BLANCHARD fight grays, 739 Second Avenue, Hinckley Block. CLOVER CREAM ONCE UBED—ALWAYS USED. ‘ Large Bottle—®mali Price. is Makes the skin soft, elastic and beautiful {2 Stewart & Holmes Drug Co. 627 FIRST AVENUE. NO ADVERTISEMENT IN TOWN orentes & greater sensation among econemical felke than our @aeT- URDAY SPECIALS, Why? Recause it nearly always contains special articles people need daily ause we always have we advertise, because THE LEADER'S prices, always low, Saturday; because we always have our epecial iti he busy folks of the day, which always makes our wtore extra busy after 6. FIRST FLOOR BARGAINS American Lady Short Waisted Corset, in black, grey and fancy, Bawurday, each 98 Amertean Lady Girdle Corsets, in black and grey, Saturday spe- lal, each 9c Childrens Wérris Waiets, in white and drab, Saturday apectal, We de to Te. SECOND FLOOR BARGARTS White Dueck tringmed with applique and white braid, slighty solled, worth $2.60, Satur- day especial, 25. White Pique Skirts, trimmed with two rows of biue braid, wz $1.75, Saturday ‘Special, THE REAL PAINLESS DENTISTS. A " Some of the most reli- piece Suits. Average pric- es for the Two-piece are $4.00 ‘and $5.00; for the $5.00 «and Of cou. se we have cheaper, but these are that we can guarantee are all right, able Boys’ School Suits im- aginable. Made up in all all ings, plain blues, blacks or wool cheviots, color- Three-piece, Cut eith- Double Three- invisible stripes. many er as Two-piece grades breasted, or as W. B. Hurcuiyson Co Cor. Seoond Avenue and Union Street Bon March» sino Tolephone Main 883 1413 Second Avenue SPECIAL SATURDAY, SEPTEMB:R 6TH. SPECIAL SALE COOKIES 8c Dozen, 2 Dozen 160