The record-union., 1898-08-13

WHEATLAND, Aug. 12.-The whole
business portion Of this town was
burned this afternoon. The fre started
shortly before l o'clock in barn back
of Neineyer's store, and several large
warehouses were soon in flames Thou-
sands of hop p-pickers from ADJOINING
fields joined the citizens in fighting the
flames, but without avail. Of the busl-
ness houses, only one small grocery
was saved.
Disgraceful scenes were witnessed
during the fire The lower element
among the hop-pickers We're plunder-
ing stores. while pretending TO save
goods Men were seen filling barley
sacks with plunder. Marshal Walden
appointed two dozen deputies and
armed them with shotguns just IN time
to disperse a mob of 600 men who were
fighting among themselves Eight
roughs were placed under arrest ana
locked in box cars. What goods were
left are now under guard.
Tonight two attempts were made 10
burn other portions Of the town, lead
ing to the belief that the first flre was
incendiary-
one Chinaman was burned TO death,
one horse perished and a number OF
persons were overcome by the heat.
The total loss is $1S5,00O. of which
$4,000 is on grain. Insurance ABOUT
one-half
The losses in detail are as follows.
Farmers Bank $1,000 insurance
$4,000: L. Melton dwelling, $4,000, in
surance Sc. 100; d. S. Little S1,oUo,
blacksmith shop, insurance 5000; Mrs
Wesscher 81 1,0G0. dwelling, insurance
$500; j. NJ c. Jasper $1,000 on build
ings, insurance $3.50; 2. NJ Bray -
U0J on hotel, insurance S200o; a. y
Stagner. hardware, SS,0D no 1nsur-
ance: r. p Stagner, $4,000 groceries
no insurance; j. NJ. Rich S3,OOo, gro
ceries no insurance; Odd felloWs
Building Association S13,cUo insurance
$1,000: Town Hall S1,JCo, insurance
ST 0Ga: l. w. McCurry Slo,Uou, dwell
ings and drug stock, insurance eo'ooo'
p. Blackford $1,000, wool, insurance
s.. $50: j. &. Harris S4,eOo dry goods'
insurance S2,G00; Sutter Lodge, l. y ~
r.. $500. insurance 500; f. Pincus q
Co $4,000, general merchandise, IT.
sruance 5000; John Stelnman fo'oto'
buildings. insurance 5000; j. r. BAUM
$4,000. blacksmith shop, no Insurance.
-Four Corners" printing ONCE Ho,Ooo' ~
insurance. Melton ~ tidHl, Ti,'oo' 80
insurance; Purcell q Riechers sl,Coo on
butcher shop no insurance; ". II. Me
never $4,000, merchandise and build
ings. insured; Sperry Flour Company
So5 900. mill and warehouses, insurance
unknown: c. X. Dam S1o.20O, insurance
$1,000; Sam Kuster $500, grain, IN
surance $1,000; Fred Kuster So,ooo,
grain. insurance 50 400: 2. L. Hutchln-
son So 400. grain, insurance sl,ioo; ).
NJ c. Jasper 5000, grain, insurance
S1.ToO; F. r. Lotion 81, 500, grain, no
insurance; A. Gallagher Sl.2Uo grain
no insurance; Mrs. A. w. Oakley 500
grain. no insurance; James Farris 500,
grain, no insurance; NJ. j. Curtis Sb3o'
grain. insured; other grain in ware
houses, making total loss on grain Sfo
600. w. b. Atkisson, dwelling and barn,
$500. insured; Mrs. Fraser 81, 900, dwell
ing. inusrance $500; f. L. Burdick,
household goods, $500, no insurance;
George Dalbey, planning mill, $1,000, no
insurance; j. A. Stewart, wagon shop,
81 400, no insurance; John Steinman,
Chinatown, 81, 800, no insurance; +. +.
Roddan, lumber yard and dwelling,