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inland from the board walk all persons
were warned to be prepared to leave.
Excitement ran high in the city. Many
Of the small wooden shops on the walk
carry large stocks Of valuable goods. and
the shopping district" for the hotel
population at least, extends directly north
from the scene Of the FIRE.
Flames Spread Rapidly.
In spite OF the wind blowing toward the
ocean, the flames spread with remark
able rapidity. and by ] O'Clock the whole
beach front. from nliSois Avenue up, had
met destruction. and the wild. uncon-
trolabIe flames continued TO spread con-
stanuy. driving back the hremen at
every point.
the boardwalk then caught fire from
a number OF burning stores that front iJ.
Guests in the hotels in the vicinity Of
the three blocks where the dre ragged be-
came almost panic-sticken. Gathering up
their valuables. thousands rushed to the
beach 10 watch the FIRE spectacle. When
it became apparent that the fire was not
under control. a great many persons took
trains for out Of town.
The greatest excitement prevailed
among the natives and property holders
Academy OF Music Burned
The Academy OF Music caught next and
was quickly destroyed.
The fire then spread 10 both sides OF
New York Avenue.
YoUng's Gne pier was next doomed.
Up to / O'Clock no casualties had been
reported There was rumor that several
nremen we're seriously burned at the
the Luray, but this lacked confirmation.
On the boarwalk. below the scene Of
the hre, people fell to Juggling trunks and
goods. and all over the city people negan
to leave their homes, fearing inst the
whole resort is threatened with destruc-
tlon.
Depends "a Wind.
Where the blaze will stop depends
mainly whether the winds shifts or not.
Should it blow with equal velocity south
ward it would doubtless destroy all the
beach front houses as far as Chelsea. TIE
Traymore. the Brighton. the Dennis, and
the now hotel. Marlborough House fire
proof. are neighbors Of the blazing ho-
tells on the south.
NorthWaTd. and even more compactly
ouilt. Is great network Of frame hotels
and boardwalk shops that extends in al.
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Entire Destruction of
the Resort Threat
ened.
TIE LOS is ALREADY IMMENSE
Seven Hotels and Dozens
of Other Buildings
in Ashes.
THE PEOPLE PANIC STRICKEN

Hundreds Of Them Flee From Homes md
Many Take Trains Out Of the City.
Nc Casualties Reported Up to Two
O'clock.
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may be issued under and by virtue OF this
act shall not exceed the total number Of
shares OF said companies outstanding un-
der existing law"
There was considerable discussion in
the committee this morning over these
two provisions OF the measure. Mr..
Sims strongly opposed them as did Mr.
Stewart and Mr. Meyer.
Mr. Sims said this was a s'kiteing" pro-
vision intended 10 advance the stock "a
500 share. and thus FIX the capitaliza-
tion at SIS. SEQ OoO. which would effectively
prevent the citizens Of Washington from
getting gas at less than 81 He said that
the moment a proposition was made 10
reduce gas TO . or so cents. where It
ought to be. the company would come
in and show that il was not paying more
than SO or 4 per cent on its capital
stock and -7-'ld he reduction.
This sid. WHEN
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Cloudy tonight and Friday, prob
ably rain Friday; fresh westerly
winds.
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saw u. Evaas b Oncc-

Mr. Richard ,. r, -ns. who is men
toned in the report as repre-. nting Mr.
Gardner, he saw but once. Mr. Evans
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rent the bronchos from jumping the fence
The horse got through to the fioored pa
gilion, which was crowded with people,
but Jackson dragged him back In the ring,
remounted him and finally conquered him
The summary OF the points as scored by
the judges w. b. Blair, Dean R. Low or
Topeka, and DIR. Il. o. Rear, is as FOL
lows: Curtis Jackson. IS 1-3; Harry Bren-
nan. IS 2-3: Steve Girardot, So 1-3; Jack
Joyce, 90 2-3; w. G.. Cooley, 81 2-3; G. z.
Bruce. g Is: Otis Jackson, 81: Austin Coch-
ners, IS Is; Bert Eardsley, IS 2-S-
THE FINALS TOMORROW.
The finals will be ridden off tomorrow
afternoon. when there will be a new field
OF horses TO be ridden. The finals are the
toughest. as the hardest horses are used
then and several that have not before been
saddled viii be in the arena In the finals
the cowboys resort TO all their tricks. such
as riding on the bucking horses with their
feet in the saddle and stripping the horses
TO their bare backs and riding them buck
ing or no bucking. There Will be addi-
tional interest as Joyce is considered the
best rough rider in the country and IL he
gets a good mount will undertake to show
all his skill The boys that came from
Denver regard him as more OF profess
SIGNAL than any of their number, but the
tournament was thrown open and they will
ride 10 beat him Joyce's appearance yes
terday afternoon was surprise and nad
he drawn Shave Tail instead OF Jackson he
might have had better opportunities
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his spurs aside with his snaps. There are
fellows punching cattle who have good col
lege educationS and are in the cattle Dust
ness because ii is business that requires
skill and nerve and all good Western
americans admire nerve. Don't mean the
his revolver on little provocation, but the
kind that will let him face a danger II IL
Is unavoidable and will get him out OF IL
with his skin whole"
c. d. Monroe, of Iliff, Col. is young
man who has spent ten years Of his Lire
ranch and known horses in this time
claims that he can ride anything from a
Texas steer to a Montana stiff-legged
horse. He rode "Whirling Jenny at the
Denver show and says he hopes he does
not draw the animal at this contest. she
gave him much trouble at the Denver snow
and prevented his winning the champion
ship by refusing to act bad enough when
the opportunity offered itself and then act
ing too badly when there was no occasion
for II. Monroe claims that he Will ride
one OF the twenty-five mad ponies TO the
championship at this horse show or else
the bucking properties of his choice OF the
horses viii not come up with the expecta-
tons of the judges.
In deciding the contest the judges con-
slider the ability of the riders and their
treatment Of their horses. If the horse
does not act mean enough the rider must
encourage him to buck by tanning him
with his hat and beating him over the ears
with his quirt. He must make the horse
a mean one and then must ride him so as
to show more dexterity and ability in the
saddle than grace in the sitting of it, The
cowboys with the most tricks and the cas-
lest seat will be considered first and after
beast and work in line with riding
vii: be considered
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OLDEST ADMIRAL Is DEAD
THOMAS o. SELFRIDGE, SR., WHO
WAS RETIRED IN 1866.
Entered the Navy in 1913 and Com
manded the Dale in 1s4S-His Son
Is a Retired Rear Admiral.

BOSTON. Oct. 15-Rear Admiral Thomas
o. Selfridge, ST., United States navy, re-
tired, died at the Mclean Asylum in
Waverly to-day.
Thomas Oliver Selfridge, ST., was born
in Boston on April "a 1904; appointed
to the navy on Jan. I, 1878, and was COM
missioned lieutenant on March 3. 1927; COM
mander. April II, 1874; captain, Sept. IA.
1855: commodore. July 16. 1862; placed on the
retired list on April "a 1866. He was pro-
NOTED to rear admiral after his retire.
ment. He commanded the sloop Dale on
the Pacific coast In 1918; took part in the
siege and capture Of Matanzas and Quay
mas, and was severely wounded at the
latter place
He was probably the oldest living officer
OF his rank in any navy OF the world, and
there is no other navy which has two adj
mirals, father and son, both retired. The
elder admiral was born in Massachusetts
on April "a, 1904 and was appointed TO the
navy from that State on Jan. l, ISIS. The
was born Feb. 16 1886. and Joined the navy
at the age Of fifteen. The second eldest
son is Commander James Russell Selfridge,
born July IL. 1s4s. and in the navy since
During the senior Selfridge's earlier days
he made some voyages in merchant vessels,
as the navy was considerably reduced in
ships for many years after the war or lSlI
and there was but scant employment for
the officers. He took an active part in the
Mexican war and was severely wounded.
When the civil war broke out, Commo-
dore Selfridge was too far advanced in
years to accept active duty at sea and he
was assigned as commandant Of the Mare
Island hayward, 1S62-4 and again in 1913
In the latter year all retired officers were
withdrawn from active service and Ad-
miral Selfridge resided at Georgetown. s
c., but for many years he paid an annual
visit to San Francisco, where he had two
sons residing
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, Oct 15.-Arrived: Oceanic.
from Liverpool; Aller, from Genoa and Ma
pics: Pennsylvania, from Hamburg: Cairo,
from Liverpool. Sailed: st. Paul, for
Southampton; Teutonic, for Liverpool; Me-
nominee, for London.
QUEENSTOWN. Oct. 16.-Arrived: Ger
manic. from New York. for Liverpool and
proceeded; Rhynland, from Philadelphia,
FOR Liverpool. and proceeded; Common
wealth. from Boston, for Liverpool. and
proceeded.
LIVERPOOL. Oct 15-Arrived: MIchi-
gan. from Boston Sailed: Noordland, for
Philadelphia, via Queenstown.
HONG-KONG. Oct 15.-Arrived: Tosa
Maru. from Seattle, via Yokohama. Hiogo
and Shanghai
LIZARD, Oct 16.-Passed: Friesland.
from New York, for Southampton and Ant
werp.
SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 15.-Arrived: Phil
adelphia. from New York.
PLYMOUTH. Oct. 15.-Arrived: Butcher,
from New York.
GLASGOW. Oct. 15.-Arriyed: Ethiopia,
from New York
ANTWERP, Oct 15-Sailed: Nederland,
for Philadelphia
GENOA. Oct. A-Arrived: Calabria, from
New York
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BILL CONNER, COWBOY.


OF Men OF His Glass.
at have been riding horses since a boy"
said Bill Conner. of Belleplain, Tex, one
of the riders in the Broncho busting con-
test land 1 never have known a meaner
bunch of COW ponies than those Mr.. Gould
ing has got together for us fellows to ride
at his show. Some OF them are to me i'm
possible. 1 wouldn't try to ride a horse
that thought couldn't and from the way
some OF these ponies acted at the Denver
show think that they'll buffalo the best
Of US when they get in trim to buck
started TO work as fence rider when
was a little fellow and since then I have
done everything around a ranch from fence
riding to travelling with the cook shack
and have become so proficient in the
broncho- breaking business that have had
steady employment for some time In break
ing Western horses for the British govern
ment. In the horses chosen for the South
African war some of the worst to be found
in the pens of Western stock markets were
got rid of: and complying with the British
regulations, a horse had TO be halter and
hridle wiseS before he could be shipped
away In working with these horses I
was hurt several times and often in one
day have worked with six or seven ponies
to break them into shape for soldier rid
ing.
sThe ordinary Eastern men doesn't un-
derstand q cowboy. They think he is a
fellow that wears horns and eats grass.
He is not He is a man who is as care
fully trained for his work as any other
man engaged I'm less exciting pursuits. He
learns how to handle his business and
after he has done so. he forgets most OF
the theatrical idea he has had OF the life
and becomes a practical COW puncher. A
cowboy doesn't spend his time shooting the
tights out I'm dance halls when he Is away
on leave from his ranch. He enjoys
himself like everybody else does and Laws
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Agnes De vay, Mrs Brecount and Mrs.

Agnes De Way, Mrs. Brecount and Mrs.
Whitney Of Cincinnati
Mr.. and Mrs. III. b. Hibben were with
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest M. Wiles.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A Bookwalter had
with them Mr.. and Mrs. Milford A Rich
mond, of Noblesville, and Misses Hazel and
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Lilly had as their
guests Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Brown.
were their children, Gilbert and Marguerite
Van Camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Coffin entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Ohr.
With Mr.. Mortimer lowering were the
Misses wallick, Miss Castleman and Miss
Norton, of Louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Van Camp enter
tanned in their box Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID.
White, of Cleveland, and Mr.. and Mrs.
John Martindale.
with Mr. and Mrs. John B. Cockrum were
Miss Mildred Gable, of Covington, Mrs;
Caleb Denny, Miss Freda Cockrum and
Mr.. Arthur Downey. of Greenfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. B. Smith had with them
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph L. Casper, Mrs. Thay-
er, of Greenfield. and Miss Ethel Smith.
With Mr.. and Mrs. a. L. Block were Mr.
and Mrs. w. II. Block and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gerry Sanborn.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Murphy. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. E. Lewis
Kuhns, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Studebaker ana
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred F. Fish. of South Bend,
were seated together in boxes.
In the box of Mr.. w. w. Knight were
Miss Emma Atkins, Mr.. and Mrs. w. Z.
Sharpe, Miss Colgan and Mr.. Martindale.
With Mr.. and Mrs. s. +. Morss were
DR.. and Mrs. Henry Jameson. the Misses
Jameson and Miss Waldo. of New York.
DR.. and Mrs. George E. Hunt had with
them Mr.. and Mrs. George n. Catterson,
Miss Lennard, Of Metamora, and Colonel
and Mrs Medley, Of Muncie
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Temperly had as
their guests Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Horuh
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Billingsley.
Capt. w. E. Hayward entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pierce. of Lafayette. Miss
Evadne Hayward and Miss Rosebrugh, OF
Redkey, in his box
Mr.. Henry Werbe occupied Mr.. Carl
Walks box with Mr.. H. Werbe, Mr.. August
Kuhn, Miss Edna Kuhn and Mr.. August
Klanke.
with Mr.. and Mrs Gerritt A Archibald
were Mr.. George Ellis, Miss Marjorie Ellis,
Mrs. Hardwicke and DR.. John Kyle.
Mr.. w. c. Bobbs had with him DR.. and
Mrs. George d. Kahlo and Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Whitlock. of Toledo, o.
With Governor and Mrs. Durbin were
Mrs. Branch, Mrs. Mccullough and Miss
Mccullough. of Anderson and Mr.. Zoyle.
| Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. IIendrickson enter
tanned party which included Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Wright and Mrs. A. NJ. De Souchet.
Mr. and Mrs Albert Lieber had with
them Mr.. and Mrs. Evan Lilly
With Mr.. and Mrs. Hilton U. Brown were
and Mrs. Alexander Jameson.
Mrs. Thomas H. Parry entertained IN the
afternoon Mrs. Edwin Payne. Mrs. Sarah
NJ. Cole, Mrs. c. A. Mauzy, Mrs. st. Claire
Parry Mrs. Christina MauZy.
In Mrs. A. Z. Jenknss box were Miss
Jenkins, Mr.. Harvey f. Jones, Miss Har-
riet M. Fitch, DR.. j. A. Conkey.
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DANISH WEST INDIES.


Ahclr Sess1On again Discussed In
King Christian's Parliament.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Oct I5.-The
the treaty providing for the cession of the
Danish West Indies to the United States.
Premier Duentzir declared that in RESPONSE
BILE quarters it was now clear there were
two alternatives, either cession of the
Islands or an increase Of the already heavy
expenditure necessary for their mainte-
nance and development. The sacrifices un-
der the latter alternative would be ex.
tremely great and no one could guarantee a
happy issue for the islands. If the Lands
thing did not reject the cession uncondi-
tionally. the premier declared, he would
nave to prolong the period allowed for the
ratification of the treaty until the matter
was arranged, provided that the United
states desired its prolongation. The pre-
mier also said he had received the written
promise OF the United States government
that after the cession free imports from the
islands into the United States would be
granted. He would not consign to a plebis-
cite before the ratification, but would do
so after the treaty had been ratified. He
emphasized the Importance Of an early rat
ification, owing to the miserable economic
condition of the islands, and said it was
due to the United States that the House
should reach a definite decision now The
premier discredited the private promises to
help the islands, and said the prestige of
the Danish government would in no way
suffer by the transfer.
There were a number of other speeches
for and against the treaty, and the meas
ure then passed its first reading. Two anti
sale members were sick, and the House is
so closely divided that their presence or
absence may affect the final vote which
will take place Oct. p.
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"TOMMY ATKINS" SMART
HE CAN GIVE AN INTERESTING EX-
HIBITION OF GYMNASTICS,
But He Has Not the Brains Of the
American Soldier, Gen. COrbin Says
Coming to This Country.

LONDON, Oct 15.-The Pilgrims Club.
the new Anglo-American organization, gave
a luncheon to Generals Corbin, Wood and
Young yesterday at the Carleton Hotel
Major General Sir William Nicholson, who
occupied the chair, toasted King Edward
and President Roosevelt. War Secretary
Brodrick proposed toasts to the American
army and the visiting generals. praising
the former and expressing his pleasure at
seeing such distinguished representatives
of that service. The American generals re-
piled. Ambassador Choate and Anthony
Hope spoke of the value of such meetings
in fostering good relations between the
two countries.
General Young has secured the consent
OF Earl Roberts and Mr.. Brodrick to a
plan to send a dozen of the best British
noncommissioned officers TO America in
order that they may give an exposition of
their gymnastic training example of
that which is now carried out in the Brit
1sh service. The War Office will pay the
expenses of the British soldiers General
Young hopes to be able 10 get the War
Department at Washington to send dozen
American noncommissionedo officers to Eng
land so that they may investigate the de-
velopments of the setting-up drill in its
country.
General Young said, 1.-The gymnastic ex-
hibition We saw at Aldershot beats any
thing We have got in the way Of smartness.
The men who took part In il were nom
commissioned officers qualifying gym
nastic instructors. 1t was the finest thing
l have ever seen In that line and | feel
this branch of military training will be
OF mutual benefit to both countries Earl
gard to the British soldiers going to the
United States. and picked the team to- 90,
with the greatest enthusiasm
General Corbin said his experiences of
the British army, SO far, led him to think
there was but little difference between
the American and British services. They
have their common joys and sorrows, per-
fections and defects" said the American
general, and in the administration of such a
place as Aldershot found everything much
as would at, say, Fort Leavenworth; but
the personnel of the enlisted men is vastly
different. The men in the British ranks
cannot begin to compare, from the point
or view OF brains. education and initiative
with the men who compose Americas non
commissioned army"
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Conference of Catholic Bishops.

CINCINNATI. o., Oct. 15.-An important
conference of the Catholic bishops of the
Cincinnati province with Archbishop Elder
presiding was in executive session at st.
Peters Cathedral here to-day. Among
III. Moeller, of Columbus: H. Ahlerding.
of Fort Wayne; j. Richter, of Fort Wayne.
G: McCloskey; of Louisville; +: 8, Chatard
p. Macs, Of Covington; Ing Horstman. of
Cleveland and T. 8. Byrne. of Nashville
The most important question considered
was the attitude Of the clergy toward the
Philippines controversy recently presented
at Rome by Governor General Taft
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WASHINGTON. Oct 15--Lieut Col. John
v. r. Hoff. deputy surgeon general. on the
completion of his duties at Fort Bayard.
N. NJ, will proceed to Jefferson barracks,
Missouri. and make an inspection OF GER
tain matters at that post pertaining to the
medical department of the army, at the
conclusion of which he will resume his
regular duties in this city.
Leaves OF absence have been granted as
follows: First Lieut. Alexander ]. Macnab.
Twenty fifth Infantry, two months: Capt.
Joseph s. wilkins, paymaster, two months;
Second Lieut.. II. Il. Myers, Fifth Cavalry.
two months extension: First Lieut.. George
A Densmore, Tenth Infantry. one month :
extension: Second Lieut.. William A. Castle,
Sixteenth Infantry. one months extension:
Capt. Howard l.. Laubach. Twenty-third
Infantry, four months. on account OF sick
ness: Second Lieut.. William b. Bonham.
Second Infantry. one month.
Capt. William A. Campbell, Twenty-sec-
ond Infantry, has been ordered TO the gen.
eral hospital, Washington barracks, for
observation and treatment.
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WELLINGTON. o., Oct. ia man
named Davis, covered with blood and
bearing many buckshot wounds, supposed
to be one of the three robbers who as
saulted the three Meach brothers near
Rochester, o., last night, was captured
here early to-day. The prisoner has been
taken to the Elyria jail. He refused TO
make any statement. Ii is believed that
only four men were implicated In the
Jarvis Meach and third. named Casey,
is fatally wounded and in custody. The
authorities here think Casey was the leader
of the quartet. He had Jimmy and
nitroglycerin on his person when captured
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we Know What

Is going to happen to the little boy who
is stufing himself with green apples. A
grown man couldn't be induced to try
that experiment; and yet the grown man
will overload himself with indigestible
food for which he will pay a greater
penalty than collie. 1t is this careless
and thoughtless eating which Is the be
ginning OF stomach trouble and all It's
painful consequences.
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry cures dyspepsia and other forms of
rstomach trouble II restores the weak
and rundown man or woman TO sound
health
sSome time has elapsed since ! have written
you in regard TO the treatment have been
taking under your instructions" says MI z r.
Cingmars. of Minneapolis. Mimi. when hrst
commenced taking your remedies was under
treatment Of a weil-known specialist In this city
land had been for four mon;hs). for catarrh.
and especially stomach trouble. and was
rapidly getting worse Got so bad that | could
eat anything that did not distress me
doctors treatment entirely was greatly 10