The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.
Fierce Forest Fires In rhe State,
News Specials Prom Various Points.

PORTLAND, Aug. 10-A gentleman
who came in from Bridgeport fifteen
miles from Portland some distance
west of Beaverton says the whole
country is burning up in forest fire.
He reports that the flames are licking
the vicinity of Cedar mills completely
barren; that people living there are
moving out as quickly as possible to
places of safety.
His report was partially verified
later in the forenoon by another party
who came to the city by way of Cedar
mills, who said there was so much fire
that they bad to abandon the regular
road and make a new one across an
unbroken country for some distance.
They say that several farm houses
have been burnt, with stables, pro-
duce and stores, together with guam
titles, OF wheat of this years crop.
Several thousand cords of wood were
consumed, and altogether the losses
will be quite heavy.
Unless rain should began
to fall very soon they say
the people there have little hopes of
saving much that is not yet con-
sumed. The atmosphere for miles
around the locality is thick with
smoke and cinders. Burning brands
are falling in showers.
Owing to the fact that the city has
been so heavily covered with smoke,
it would seem that there are immense
forest fires somewhere.
Conductor Chine, of the west side
accommodation train says he saw
nothing of the fire form the road, but
that the atmosphere about Beaverton
is smoky. 1t is reported that exten-
sive fires are raging in southern Ore
gon, south of ROseburg, and that a
number of houses have been burnt
causing considerable loss.
MILLINERY STORE ATTACHED.
Yesterday afternoon Simon Feig &
Cos opera millinery store, on Nor
rison street, between Third and
Fourth, was attached by ROb't. S.
Toplitz & Co. of San Francisco for
$4196S. The amount was paid, but
David Il. Fisk & Co. began another
attchment suit against the house, to
recover $S64 To-day the store IS in
charge of an officer.
JOHN MILLER'S CONDITION.
Tomorrow another attempt will be
made to find the ball, which was shot
through John Miller's eye last Sun
day morning during a bar room row
In the st. Paul house, 10y Ernes Gtross.
So far the physicians have been I'M
able to locate it. If the ball is not
soon found there is danger of hemOr-
rhage of the brain, which will prove
fatal
THE SEAL QUESTION.
MONTREAL, Aug. 10.-OYer 5000
words of a cable message were sent on
the seizure of the Black Diamond to
London, and in Canadian official cir
cles it is understood from dispatches
received since that England will
shortly make a remonstrance to the
United States which will be strong
enough to satisfy the most rabid
Yankeephobes and have a tendency
to put a curb on the alleged indis-
criminate interference with Canadian
vessels in the Pacific ocean and Behr-
ing sea.
Mr.. Chapman, the private secretary
to the minister of marine, says: THE
Black Diamond is safe where she IS.
They will hardly come into Victoria
to take her out, as the English men,
Of-war might have something to say.
No doubt explanations will follow, as
it cannot be conceived that they mean
to fight over il"
A CALMER VIEW.
OTTAWA, Ont. Aug. 10.-The deputy
minister of fisheries looks upon the
recent seizures as one of the best steps
that could be taken to protect the
great seal fisheries in Behring sea
from becoming entirely depleted.
The whole world, he says, has an III
terest in their preservation, and the
maritime powers of the world, he be-
lieves, will unite in protecting them
from the wanton destruction which
has been made among young seals in
recent years.
The owners of Canadian sealing
vessels, when starting out on their
trips to the Behring sea this season,
were told by the authorities at Otta-
wa that they did so entirely on their
own responsibility, and must abide by
the consequences if seizure followed
The dominion government could af-
ford them no physical protection, and
IL they got into trouble no assurance
could be given that they would be in
IDENTIFIED for any loss. In fact the
owners of these Canadian sealing yes
sells were discouraged and advised moi
to embark in Behring sea fisheries un,
til the matter was definitely settled
Before the pause came the English,
men were about to applaud; what
followed froZe them. A few Missed
Depew remained unmOved and pro-
ceeded to give his hearers an idea OF
how rapidly acres costing SLIGO be.
came worth $1,000 a front foot and
a bereaved husband in the west once
told him that his chief pleasure was
in removing his wife's remains from
one cemetery to another to accommo-
date the growing wants of the new
town, as she had been immensely in
terested in its growth in life. 1t was a
great speech.
NOT CONTRACT LABOR.
WASHINGTON, Aug 10.-It Is stated
that, Notwithstanding the recent de-
cision of solicitor Hepburn, adverse to
the importation of five foreign pro