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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION
Caused by Raging Forest Fires
in Manitoba.
SETTLERS FIGHTING THE FIRE
Twenty Persons Were Burned to Death,
and the Loss Of Property Is Inestiin-
assle-Fires I'm Other Places.

Twenty Persons Were Burned to Death,
ssnd the Loss Of Property Is Inestiin-
abIe-Fires in other Places.
Winnipeg, Oct. 1.-The forests fires
that have been raging in Manitoba
close to the boundary line for the past
ten days have broken ont more furious
ly than ever. Ten or 10 persons are re-
ported to have been burned to death,
and the fire is rapidly spreading and
crossing the boundary into North
Dakota. Settlers have been fighting
the flames for over a week trying to
keep them from getting into the more
thickly populated districts.
The flames are driving hundreds Of
wolves and coyotes into the open, and
fiocks Of geese and ducks have been
seen flying over the burning forests.
Near Whitemouth, a. L. Laundry, q
trapper, was burned to death.
A German woman living in small
house near where the fire was the most
furious yesterday is reported to have
burned to death and her children are
missing.
A dispatch from Whitemouth states
the fire is spreading rapidly. Several
settlers bad close calls for their lives.
A heavy wind drove ahead Of it mass
OF smoke which blinded them, and a
long line Of flames which consumed
everything in their path.
II &La es& q
very critical. The section foreman OF
Darwin and his wife and men were
picked up by freight train and
brought to Whitemouth. Roadmaster
Horner. on handcar attempted to run
from Darwin with his men, but nearly
succumbed through suffocation, and was
compelled to take refuge in a passing
freight train.
( All the telegraph poles for several
miles east Of the town are down and
trains are tied up.
( A Broken Head, Manitoba, dispatch
says the country is on fire there. On
both sides OF Broken Head river much
damage is being done. The smoke il
so thick that it is impossible to see 90
! yards, though there is no fire nearer
/ than mile.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Young who live eight
miles away. lost everything, and only
saved their lives by standing in the
river for l2 hours, when they were able
to come onto the burnt ground after
the fire had passed. Nearly every one
in the path OF the flames lost every
/ thing.
! At Beauzjour, Manitoba, seven per
son have been burned to death. Mrs
7 o. w. Thomas, her young son and q
I daughter, had race with the flames
I for several miles. They had team o.
horses, which they kept on the run.
I Sparks from the burning timber were
blown into the dry ground of prairie
where they were compelled to cross, ,ant
soon they were surrounded by flames
I The frantic horses started to run straight
ahead into the burning timbers. Be
fore they had gone far the carriagt
overturned and they were thrown dowr
an embankment into small creek
This probably saved their lives. They
were badly burned.
A report from Morris, Manitoba
SAYS fire has been raging there, anc
that one family of five persons is known
I to have persisted.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
Robbed hy Footpada.

Washington, Ia, Oct. s.--Harvey
Cherry, who had just returned from
Nebraska, where he had sold his farm,
and had $4,000 on his person. was way
laid this morning by three footpads,
knocked senseless and robbed of his
money and gold watch. He was
found bound and gagged in an alley,
almost dead from loss of blood from an
ugly cash in his head.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
Our Foreign Trade.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE bureau
of statistics has issued a table showing
imports and exports for August; the
first full month under the new tariff
law.
These figures show for that month
the largest exports of domestic merchan-
disc OF any August in the history of the
government. The exports were $79,-
400, 264, against 500, $50, ,9s1 for August,
1895.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
Struck by Lightning.

visalia, Call, Oct. 7.-Albert David.
son had startling experience this af-
ternoon while driving along country
road during rain storm. His wagon
was struck by lightning, and Davidson
was rendered insensible and his hair
burned off, while one Of the horses was
killed outright.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
Died of the Chambers.

Chehalis, Wash. Oct. li.-W. w.
Jordan, the second victim ofthe gland
ers, died this morning at his residence,
after brave fight OF nearly month
against the disease. Everything was
done by the physician in charge, and
the A. o. U. w. lodge, of which he
was member, and it was thought at
times that, on account of his vigorous
constitution, he might be able to pull
through, but he was compelled to sue
cumb.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
Fires In wisconsin.

Kenosha, Wis, Oct. 11.--Prairie
fires in Sommers and Bristol counties
caused by sparks from passing engines
destroyed considerable property belong
ing to the farmers. All kinds of means
have been adopted to stay the advance
of the flames. In some cases where
the fire was apparently extinguished it
continued to burn the surface.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
BRIEF PACIFIC COAST NEWS
A Resume Of Events in the
Northwest.
EVIDENCE OF STEADY GROWTH

sews Gathered In All the Tewns Of
Our SeighborinK statss-Improye-
sasnt Noted In All Tna
A new shingle mill has been started
at Coburg.
A wingless lark 10 the latest Lane
county freak.
A sneak thief stole 100 jars Of fruit
from a house in Eugene.
A golden eagle measuring feet 4
inches was killed near Astoria.
Three thousand lambs were recently
sold in Grant county at $1.50 per head.
A band of 3, 900 2-year-old wethers
was sold in Wallowa county last week.
The cannery in Marshfeld is receiv-
ing on an average of 500 salmon a day
A drive of Z, 10000 feet of logs is
being made down the Mckenzie river
TO Coburg.
1t is reported that rich placer strike
has been made on Bear creek, 20 miles
| from Wallowa.
The lumber mill at Rainier, which
has been idle for long time, has re-
| sumed operations.
According to the returns of the as
SCISSOR the total Of the taxable property
Of Jackson county is "a, 523, ,821.
There have been l3 houses built in
Toledo during the past summer, and
several more will be built this fall.
| A buck, two does and three fawn,
killed with two shots from a shotgun,
is the record made by Gates Creek
hunter.
A shipment OF 900 fine head of cattle,
making trainload of 20 cars, was
recently made from Baker City to
| Omaha.
1t is estimated that pasture near
Monroe contains 1000 bushels Of
acorns. The nuts will be utilized to
4 fatten hogs.
County warrants in Jacksonville are
selling at per cent premium. This IS
said to be the highest paid for Jackson
county warrants in 20 years.
An Ashland paper says that the free
picture-and-y -buy-the-frame racket
| was worked in Ashland last week, the
workers cleaning up about s40o.
Since the late rains on Camas prairie,
grass is coming up nicely. Many OF
the farmers are plowlng and others are
putting in their fall grain.
Abou. %, 90 tons of rock has been
dumped on the Coquille ietty this sea-
son. and few thousand more will be
necessary to complete the work for the
year.
The Western Union Telegraph COM
pany is putting in another arm and
wire on its lines between Portland and
Tacoma. 1t is said the company was
unable to get men in Portland to do
the work and was obliged to bring a
crew of men from Minneapolis.
| Sheriff Kilburn and posse, of Baker
county, had hot fight with two cattle
thieves on Lower Powder river. Forty
shots were exchanged. Fred Hull was
shot through the arm, but escaped to
Baker City. Earl Wheeler was not
captured. Hull called doctor to his
lodging-h house and was caught there.
The thieves had so cattle, which they
were driving to Idaho across Snake
river, expecting to exchange them and
bring back strange cattle to the butcher.
The gang is suspected of having oper-
ated for long time.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
seventh JudieIai DIatrIot.
o,,l,.,. Co.u,,,
o. II. 4 N. oo. Tim. Gard.

Two passenger trains both ways each day
East BOUND.
Spokane Express leaves Portland daily At 245
p m, and arrives at Arlington nt 40 p, nj.
Fast mail leaves Portland ut y y. m, and ar
fiycs al Arlington At a;09 II, IN,
WEfr BOUND.
Fast mail, via rendlcton, waila walls and
WRllnla, arrives at Arlington ut g:0s q, m,
and At Portland 6 a. m.
Portland Express arrives nj Arlington Al 6;sl
n, m, and al Portland 1T ii .5g a, IN,
farrs by boat "a san Francisco have been re,
dpced hrst cabin, 81 kteersge, RIO, Including
meals and berthH. Through tickets are sold IN
Arlington, y q. HlNnLE, Agent.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-10-15
whole Fields of Corn Burned.

Decatur, ILL.,, Dot. 11.--Forest fires
are raging over the entire Northwestern
part of this county. Fields of shocked
corn have been swept by the flames.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14

mittee of five was empowered to make an
investigation into complaints that have
been made against Superintendent Bart
lett. Three of the committee-George II.
Morrison, w. w. Phelps and T. IL. Sell
vage-leit for the home in the afternoon
to interview the inmates, and the other
two, J. H. Simpson and J. e. Myrell,
were authorized to hear testimony in this
City. The report of the committee will
be presented to- morrow.
The representatives to the Sovereign
Grand Lodge were instructed to use their
influence 10 have law passed looking to
the organizing of lodges OF juvenile ODD
Fellows, that is lodges in which minors
under the age of 1S may be admitted.
This is looked upon as most important
move.
The election for grand officers resulted
in the choice OF the following named: A.
NJ. Drew of Fresno, grand master; Karl q.
Brueck of Stockton, deputy grand master /;
w. A. Bonynge of Los Angeles, grand
warden; George T. Shaw, grand secretary
(re-elected); M. Greenebaum. grand treas.
urer (re-elected); ]. W. Warboys of Santa
Rosa. grand representative; ]. F. Thorn p
son of Eureka, trustee for the home at
Thermalito. The grand trustees were re-
elected. The appointed officers will be
named by the grand master on the last
day of the session. and the committees
will be named on the same day.
Two resolutions were adopted, one pro-
hlbiting raffles in the lodgerooms and the
other prohibiting smoking during work
and while tine lodge is in regular session.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
A QUARTER OF A CENTURY.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clack Celebrat
Their Silver Wedding.

Mr.. and Mrs. William Clack Celebrate
Their Silver Wedding.
Under bower of roses and smiiax and
amid the congratulations of big delega-
ton of friends, Mr.. and Mrs. William
CIack of 102 Haight street celebrated the
twehty-tiftb anniversary of their wedding
last evening.
The coy Ciack home was tastefuily
decorated for the occasion, and those who
were fortunate enough to receive invita-
tions were made comfortable and at ease
by the charming hostess. whose appear
ance shows that her quarter of a century
of married life has not been failure.
Mr.. Clack is Under Sheriff in Mr..
Whelan's department of the municipality,
and the City Hall was largely represented
at the gathering. The festivities and good
cheer lasted until a late hour.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
MRS. KEEGAN'S MONEY,
The Fight Over 1t Causes an Execution
to Be Issued Against the Union
Trust Bank.


Trust Bank.
An execution was issued against the
Union Trust Company, banking institu-
tion at the corner OF Montgomery aud
Market streets, yesterday, as result of
the corporations participation in the suit
OF Michael Keegan against John II. Kelly.
A Deputy Sheriff served it during the
afternoon.
Keegan's wife died in October last and
at his request Kelly was appointed ad-
mlnistrator of the estate of the deceased.
Later the relatives OF Keegan, who is
somewhat feeble minded, had Kelly re-
moved and brought suit by Attorney w.
y. Zelgier to recover $3.50, which had been
deposited In the Union Trust Company s
bank.
At the time Kelly was appointed ad-
mlnlstrator he was unable 10 furnish the
necessary bonds and by order of court
was allowed to take the funds of Mrs.
keegan out of the various banks in which
eney were deposited and place them IN
the institution mentioned. For this rea-
son the bank Was made party to the suit
and was included in the judgment rem
dered in Keegan's favor. Cashier He'll
man of the Union Trust Company pre-
sented a claim against the funds for their
keeping and for attorneys fees and re-
fused to turn the money over until these
were paid, hence the execution.
Another suit has been brought agains
Kelly to recover $4,000 worth of Minna-
street property, decided 10 him by keegan
without consideration Immediately after
Mrs. keegan's death. q. ii. Umbsen has
been appointed receiver of the property
pending the decision in the case.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
IN THE YELLOW HOUSE
Heads of Departments Await
ing the Christian En-.
deavOr.
Nine Trans. Pc cific Tourists Were Yes
terday Booked for the Yosemite
Valley.

{. 2. Huntine ton, president OF the
Southern Pacific Company, is yet IN San
d Francisco, occupying during business
hours his offices in the yellow building.
His portrait, life size, is being painted by
Fred Yates. Mr.. Huntington has some
notions about the use of beverages for
stimulating purposes and fancies that the
time to begin their use is when a man
attains the age of 81. During the presi-
dents sojourn in the City the lunch hour
for heads of departments Will not be
unduly prolonged.
Colonel c. I. Crocker left the City for
New York last Wednesday evening. He
will not be absent a great length OF time.
Colonel I. II. Goodman, general pas
senger agent, lett tor the East last Satur-
dav.
Vice President Stubbs is out of town,
looking after freight business.
+. s. Douty of the Pacific Improvement
Company is in town doing business at
1.-The old stand and contem plating with
pleasure the expected visit of the Christian
EndeaVor.
William Sproule, assistant general
freight agent, notes with a resignation
akin to satisfaction that the peach crop
in Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey and
Georgia is likely to be short and the yield
of California peach orchards consdera bly,
above the average. He reckons that the
fruit shipments this season will exceed
last years haul. The regular business of
running special fruit trains will open up
early in June. Several carloads OF cher
sizes have already gone East from Vaca-
vile. Cherries do not demand rapid tran
sit but require refrigerators.
Manager J. A. Fillmore is not prepared
to give any estimate as to the mum Der of
Christian Endeavorers that will attend the
convention. He noted, yesterday, how
ever, that a hundred conductors OF the
New York Central Railroad were in town
and fancied that they were taking in the
sights, such as Chinatown and the Cliff
House. The conductors special left for
Los Angeles last evening.
at the Yosemite office eleven passen-
gers were booked for the valley Yesterday,
nine OF them being trans-Pacifc tourists.
a Christian Endeavor excursion. to last
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
STOOKTON'S GIANT CREW
Why the Champion Oarsmeu Of the
San Joaquin Will Not Row
at Ell Campo.


at Ell Campo.
The giant crew OF the South End Row
ing Club will not have the pleasure OF
measuring oars with the big men of the
Stockton Rowing Club on June 20 at Eli
Campo, but if there is any truth in the
many rumors that are afioat the South
enders will not have easy padding on the
day OF the regatta, as there is very prom
ising crew representing one OF the local
clubs which may give the swiIt-rowIng &
oarsmen OF the South Ends grueling race
from start to finish.
The CALLS orrespondent at Stockton
interviewed director of the Stockton
Athletic Association yesterday ana this
is the result:
STOCKTON, Cal, May 13. "a
Sporting Editor of The CdU: w. H. Lyons,
one of the directors OF the stockton Athletic
Association, was seen this evening with refer
ence to the refusal of the club to send barge
crew to compete in the coming races at Ell
Campo. In the first Llace the Stockton
Athletic Association has no crew In training,
and the giants have been weakened by the re-
cent depart ture of the giant, Carl Davis, for
Montana They could still put in splendid
crew, but there are other reasons for the barge
crew not entering.
"1ou know our experience OF two years
ago." said Lyons tonight. "We were under
great expense, greater than it costs the San
Francisco clubs to send their crews to Ell
Campo. Then we were there three days, and
the weather was SO bad that the races were
postponed and we were forced to go back again
and row it off at Long Bridge. just now we
are not in q position 10 repeat this experience.
We have no feeling against the other clubs,
except that we do not think that the South
Ends treated us exactly right before. When
they had their regatta they agreed to come
here on the Fourth of July ii we would go to the
expense OF going below, put they did nos,
and then again tney acted rather shabbily by
not rowing IN the last Thanksgiving regatta
in Oakland Creek.
''These, however, are not the reasons for our
not en- tering, as the main cause is thatUe can
not go 10 the expense of sending crew below
and finding the weather such that we cannot
row the race at the time called. We are in for
all kinds of sport, but with q club like ours we
have got to consider ways and means"
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
FOR THE UNEMPLOYED.
First Steps Taken in the Salvation
Army Colony Scheme.

First Steps Taken in the Salvation
Army Colony Scheme.
The citizens colonization committee
appointed by the Chamber of Commerce
six weeks or SO ago met yesterday and
took the hrst steps on the line providing
work for the unemployed as suggested
by Major w. w. Winchell of the Saliva
ton Army. Major Winchell desires to
secure large tract of land to be cut up
into small holdings to be worked on a
system half communistic, half individual
That IS, the heavy machinery, water sup
ply, large farm tools, ETC., 20 be provided
and owned by the community, while the
land and Improvements will eventually
become the property of those who pay for
the same. He has received several offers
OF large pieces of land.
The colonization scheme has hung fire,
so to speak, while the boulevard was
being constructed in order not to interfere
with that work. but now it is believed is
the proper time to make arrange ments for
the new project. II. H. Sherwood, chair
man OF the committee, appointed spe-
cial com mittee consisting of J. ]. Valen-
tine. w. III. Bunker, L. R. Ellert, George
S. Montgomery and George F. Butler to
make thorough investigation of the
plans offered by Major Winchell. and, if
found to be practical, to devise ways and
means of putting the plan into operation.
Major Winchell will have his plans pre-.
pared within a few DAYS.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14

max OF the story his sides were shaking and
he returned to his Sc at and bus mess proceeded
pleasantly.
Now this was not levty in Mr.. Lincoln. 1t
was philosophy. He had seen the eject of
humor upon men on the frontier. He had
heard it used by the pioneer preacher in camp
meetings. He had tried il before juries and
on the stump, not from fondness for levity,
but as means of best ontrolling men. And
he found statesmen and scholars in his Cabi-
ret made Of the same clay as his neighbors in
Southern Illinois and moved them by the
same means Mr.. Blair said that looking back
TO those scenes it was perfectly plain to him
that by no other means could the President
have exercised the passions Of his Cabinet and
concluded the public business.
ALI this tell as it was told to me by an actor
in those scenes 1t causes men to reflect upon
how little we know of the motives which are
behind the acts of public men who bear great
responsibilities JOHN P. IRISH.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
OFFICERS WERE ELECTED
The Odd Fellows Pass Reso.
lutions Against Lottery-No
Smoking During Work.
Officers Chosen by the State Asse NIB y
of the r. bekahs-The Term" Grand"
Will No Longer Be U Led.

At the morning session of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows yesterday the trus-
tees of the ODD Fellows Home at Their
malito presented report showing that OF
the receipts during the year, amounting
to $63, 694. the sum of $2s, lis had been ex-
pend ed in the purchase and improve ment
of land and that the balance had be en-
used in the maintenance of the home.
In connection with the home a com
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14
OPPERMANN BACKS OUT.
Does Not Now Want to Sell
His Body to the Board
of Health.
Says That His Vile Objects and That
the Publicity Hurts His
Business.

Wilhelm Oppermann, the despondent
teacher of the either, who offered TO sell
his body when his i'm IA ortal part had left
it for the use OF medical men. has re-
pented, and his reasons we're set forth in a
letter to Secretary Godchaux OF the Board
of Health. which was read at the meeting
yesterday. He wrote as follows:
To the Secretary Of the Board Of Health, San
Francisco. Mr.. Godchdu1-DEAR SIR: Some
people say there is no danger any more now
adays to be Inferred alive. You will see in
The MORNING CALL from to-day, May IL in q
large column, that man by the name OF
Frank McDermott in Boston, Mass, was con-
made perfunctory examination of the body.
was pronounced for dead, and that i'll short
time after he was alive and went to work
again. / am afraid to be inferred alive and
that is the principal reason l came to you.
But as my wife objects now to sell my body
and it looks that lose all my pupils have to
wait and am not going to make petition to
the Board of Health now, but later / will see
talk in all the papers. 1t hurts my business
awful now. ] see you later. Respectfully,
WILHELM OPPERMANN, Teacher OF Zitner,
San Francisco, May IL, 1897.
Milk Inspector Dockery reported hav.
ing suspended Deputy Inspector r. E.
Lyons and appointed Michael Gibney to
his place.
DR.. Fitzgibb bons reported for condemna.
tion the premises at 5l1 and 513 Bush
street. He said that he had been inform ed
that one was used as an opium joint and
that the other ntained six stalls fol
horses that had no connection with the
sewer.
John Tracy and George Lilly were ap-
pointed drivers for the ambulance that is
to be stationed at the City front branch
hospital.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14

morning Mrs. Minerva Karsner of Oro-
vile was elected president; Mrs. Dell u.
Savage of Livermore. vice-president; Mrs.
H. M. Carpenter of Ukiah. warden: Mrs.
Mary Z. Donoho OF San Francisco. secrs-
tary (re.elected); Mrs. Anna M. Leise of
Oakland, treasurer. The appointed Of
ticers will be named before the close OF the
session.
The board of trustees OF the Orphans
Home building at Gilroy was reelected.
Its me m bers are Mrs. Z. A. Hoxett of Gill
roy, Mrs. Sallie Wolf OF Sacram ento. Mrs.
Mary E. Donoho OF San Francisco, Mrs
Olive T. Allen OF Santa Rosa, Mrs. M. f.
Thorndike of Stockton.
The greater portion OF the day was
taken up in the transaction of routine
business.
Past Grand Master Alexander read a
letter from Past Grand Sire Nicholson OF
Philadelphia, an ardent supporter of the
Rebekahs, in which he expressed his deep
interest in the order and dwelt upon Its
possibilities.
During the afternoon the assembly was
addressed by Grand Master Warboys
Deputy Grand Master Brueck and Past
Grand Masters simpson and Glasson.
The San Francisco call., 1897-05-14

Home the following officers were reelected: |:
Isaac Upham, president; A. c. Stevens. vice.
president; Mrs. A. G. stevens, financial secre-
tary; l. ]. Truman, treasurer; D. NJ. Carman,
general manager. Mrs. L. B. Fisher, formerly
Of the California Girls Training Home, h as
been elected secretary and assis tant manager
The affairs OF the home we're reported to be in
good condition, and the work of the year ex-
eeedingly satisfactory. Forty boys have. &C.
cording to the report, been taken from the
homes or cared for in the Boys Trainin G
Home Nearly all have been found position s
and are doing we'll. There are now fourteen
havS in the home