The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1889-09-14
TELEGRAPHIC.
LINKvIILE DESTROYED BY FIRE

/ TELEGRAPHIC.
LINKvILLE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
!, L1NKv11LE, Or, Sept. 6.-The bushes
part of Linkvllle is totally destroyed
F.re broke out in the rear OF Forbes
saloon at 2 80 this morning, and in few
minutes the whole building was in flames
All efforts to save either bui ding or s:ori
% that block were unavalllng.
Smiths hotel across the street was mex
caught, snd then Il was Seen that thai
part of the towr Was doomed. Nearly al
business was concentrated here at tt't
river. The bridge across the river Was
saved by hard work.
The fire then swept eastward, burning
Gleim's livery stables, the st. Charles
hotel and all the drug st res in town.
The postoffice building was burned,
: but all the mails, ETC.. were saved.
Everybody worked beroically to save
of the point where the fire broke out. The
Klamath Star newspaper saved most of
the type and both presses.
The town was swept clean from the
: bridge TO the telegraph office.
There we're no lives lost. Ben Monroe,
barkeerer at Forbes's saloon, was badly
burned. He went back into the burning
bu,i(iing after some vauables, and tie
ceiling tell IN on him, setting his cloth
ing on fire. Fortunately as he darted out
of The building lie was met by some one
who dashed bucket of water over him.
He is doing we'll tonight, and will re-
cover.
The loss will probably be about $780,
OOO.
THE BEHRING SEA DIFFICULTY.
OTTAWA, Sept. 6.-The sudden return
of Sir John Macdonald Is thought to be
in compliance with certain dispatches re-
celved from England. The text of these
dispatches is said to be a refusal on the
part of imperial authorities to allow the
Pacific squadron to intefere in the Behr-
ing sea difficulty. Canada, they say,
must settle the difficulty herself. This is
corroborated by the fact that Canadian
affairs were completely ignored in the
recent speech of the queen at the pro-
ragatiOn of parliment.
SERIOUSLY STABBED.
SEATTLE, Sept. 6-Thomas Strow-
bridge, drunken printer, to night stab
bed Robert Todd, fellow work man, in
the composing room of the Morning
Journal. The weapon used was "a jack
knife and Todd received wound in the
| forearm and ano her in the abdomen, the
latter being serious. Srowbridge es-
capped. He came here recently from
Portland. and 1t is said that he killed d
man somewhere in Oregon. Todd owed
him 81, and 1t was the refusal to liquid
ate the debt that led to the crime.
| FOURTEEN NEGROES WHIPPED.
ATLANTA, Ga, Sept. 6.-Wedncsday
night negro boy was lynched for rape
at East Point, near here
The negroes held mass meeting last
| night to discuss the matter, and the
whites, becoming scared, sent for the
Atlanta police. No trouble ensued, but
after the officers returned to the city
| number of white men, whose identity, it
is said, is unknown, went to different
cabins and severely whipped fourteen
negroes. To-day delegation of reput-
able citizens reported this to Governor
Gordon, and he has offered reward OF |
500 for the arrest Of any one convicted |
of completely in the whipping.
ACCIDENTAL DROWNING.
PORT TOWNSEND, Sept 6-The little |
son of P. Hall and wife, of Tatoosh light |
station, was drowned in their cistern the |
other day. He was sent out by his par
ents to draw some water, and being out |
longer than usual, they went out to look |
NINE MEN KILLED BY LIGHTING.
MACON, Ga, Sept. 6.-There was re-
markable display of electric force in
Southwest Georgia this morning near
Albany. H. H. Rouse, John Shivers and
J. w. ShisOr were instantly killed. They
were on their way to market with cotton.
and sought refuge from the shower under
tree.
Near Hardaway a railway bridge was
struck and knocked out of line. Six men
who had sought shelter under it were
killed. Their names are not reported.
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION.
ANTWERP, Sept. 6.-Dynamite ex-
ploded to-day In cartridge factory In
the vicinity of the course, killing many
persons, and doing much damage to pro-
perty Portions of the bourse were
struck by burning fragments and set on
fire causing q panic in the building,
which was crowded.
The explosion occurred in workshop
where old cartridges were being taken
to pieces. Men and women were active
ly at work breaking them up and 25,-
OOO, 900 had been partly broken.
The fire is still raging, and now covers
two acres The flames shoot up to an
immense hight. Amid the roar of flames
there is a continuous succession of loud
reports, supposed to be from the ignition
and explosion of pocket of cartridges.
Beyond the Russian tanks and Mobiles
sheds there are numerous houses burning
The shipping at the African and
American docks IS in danger
The number of dea,hs will reach 200.
About 500 persons were injured.
The loss will be many million francs.
1t will be impossible to extInguish the
flames in less than twenty four bous.
Several vessels have been burned.
Owing to the intense heat, the fremen
are unable to approach the flames nearer
than 100 yards.
THREE HUNDRED KILLED.
MIDNIGHT.-The latest estimate is that
there are 800 killed and 1000 wounded.
Explosions continue at the American
dock.
All of the ships have been saved, ow-
ing 10 the favorable direction of the
wind.
The stained glass windows of the
cathedral are smashed, and it IS feared
that the steep!e will collapse. The
whole vicinity is strewed with debris.
The soldiers of the garrison and
large number of citizens are aiding the
firemen, Many are dropping from ex-
haustion. The scenes at the hospital
are heart rendipg.
King Leopold has sent telegram,
expressing sympathy and asking for par
tlcuars.
The factory was CONDEMNED some time
ago, but the authorities allowed work to
continue in it. Much indignation is ex-
pressed at this action.
FROM SEATTLE.
SEArTE, W. T., Sept. G.-John Nelson,