Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1885-09-11
Late Eastern News.
Rig Fire at Port Townsend.


opposite the Centennial hotel, on
Water street. There is no organized
fire company or engine of any kind
here, and much property was lost
through lack of proper appliances
that otherwise would have been
saved. Citizens hurriedly formed
bucket brigades, and water was
brought from the bay, Which kept
the fire from srresdin., to The opros-
tie side Of tne streets, and after
four hours ,'ard fighting he fire was
got under control at ferris livery
stable, whi"L WAS the or.y building
lett standing il the heck. The
Centennial no:eI, Custom House and
other builGing opposite ths block
were terrible scorched, and for
time no hole was enterta'hed of slv-
lug them. Two Climax Ere tx.in-
guishels beipns,Dy to The Centennial
hotel dill splendid work, and their
use undoubtedly saved the block, as
the hotel was exposed to a terrible
heat, being jus. opposite the l. y. l..
saloon, which was entirely consumed.
The total loss is $50, 900 or more;
no insurance. 1t is impossible to
obtain correct figures. The princi-
pal losers are G. NJ. Bradshaw, large
two-story frame building and some
of his law office fixtures $500; A.
J. Smith, l. Y l.. hotel and other
buildings, $4,000; Thomas Phillips,
two large buildings. 81 600; L. N.
Terry, $4,000, Moffatt and Fulton.
blacksmith tools and machinery,
steam engine, etc, $4,000; Wey-
mouth & Bell, blacksmith tools and
fixtures, $500; Mrs. Hastings, build
inss, $500 to 5000.
The fire was discovered by the
night watchmen in the Custom
House and it is supposed to be the
work of incendiaries. Three hard
looking customers have been locked
up on suspicion.
Enoch F. Plummer was slightly
injured by falling from a building,
but no other accidents occurred.
PORT TOWNSEND, Sept. THE
work of building on the burnt dis
trict has already commenced.
..Tricks that are VAIN"
New YORK, Sept. IA Sun edi-
torial says: 1t seems now not
only that Chinese cheap labor, but
Chinese business ability aud capital,
trouble Pacific Coast people. Mon
golian immigration is shut out, but
Monaghan enterprise already has
very nearly monopolized the export
trade to China" The Sun quotes a
statement that at least 80 per cent.
Of the export trade to China, which
is chiefly in flour, is controlled by
Cinnamon. "The great merchants
of China are famous for their bust
ness ability, also their commercial
integrity. They WELD large capital
and ask no odds from Yankees in
using it. Nor are they behindhand
in enterprise and readiness to i'm
prove the advantages of situation,
as We see from the history of their
progress in San Francisco. AT
length that great export trade it
coming within their grasp; thai trade
is of vast importance 20 the Pacific
Coast, whoever does it, and Califur-
mia must encourage it, even though
it is conducted by Cinnamon, and by
Cinnamon only is it liLely to be con.
Quoted, if San Francisco merchants
are right in their forebodings. We
see, therefore, that forbiddiug Chi.
nese immigration has not settled the
Chinese question. Any attempt tc
interfere arbitrarily with Chinese
commerce OF enterprise might lncitt
retaliatOry measures which would bt
exceedingly sore to our people. Il
is accordingly probable that China.
men will keep the hold they have
obtained on the export trade"
The Corn Crop
CHICAGO, Sept. Tho Farmers
Reriew will print the following sum
mary tomorrow ON the corr
crop outlook, based on the lates,
reports from it's correspondents
1.-The cold, damp weather which
has prevailed during the past week
has retarded the maturing of the
corn crop. In spite of it, however,
some progress has been made. Frost.
has been experienced in many local.
ties, but none of sufficient severity
to do any damage to corn. At thil
writing (September y we Judge tina,
three-fourths of the entire country
is past danger from frost. OF thu
remaining fourth fully half is so ia
advanced that the frost, which sim
ply cuts the leaves without freezin.
the stalks go far as to burst the cells
would do it no injury, beyond injury
to fodder. This leaves but on,
eighth of the crop in any real danger
and every day without freeze les
sens the danger. At this writin.
the danger of freeze is not create
than it has been at any time in th,
last ten days, and We have stron,
confidence of full maturity of tb,
largest corn crop ever grown in thi
country.
Roasted to Death.
An Arkansas special says: eel
mob on Sunday night visited tn,
Pike county Jail at Murfreysboro
and made an attempt to shoot tn,
Polk boys. confined for murder. bu
not being able to get within range
the mob hauled a load of wood t,
the Jail, piled it around the cell
saturated the wood with coal oil aud
literally roasted the prisoners aliv
Nothing is standing but the 5ricl
walls of the Jail. The Folks muir
dered peddler last year, and hav
} bad several trials. The affair create,
great excitement, and this was th
third effort by the mob to kill them
Iron works Start Up.
The Buell. iron works of Detroit
which have been shut down sine
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