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4 .u:;i,u3A,i::;i"-.i ; .-,...r,.V :'v-' . -. . :' .v " .. ' . . . 'it ) fcl'i ytXl'f RALEIGH" OF ANY OTHER N EWSPAPER. uoujlCvv:.:'j v:i . ,jf -' y .-Y-H"--.---:.- .Washington, Oct' 20 fore cast for North Carolina or to night ', and i Thursday: Prob able rain; farmer, , ECTAEIOBHED 1873. --).-'v-V.'!l tf, OCTOBER 2p, 1909. UlflTEDSTATESCOURT wefal mmm STIR UPTII2 The Victim, Miss Amelia St. Jean . I II" - l : n BflUPlIfi TOSEEGPTSTAIEFAIR .... t.-. 1 Tcday Old Scliiars Pay cj) There-are Many on The Grounds - Midwajr. 1m Thronged With Spectators , ' And Grand Stand U Filled With An Overwhelming Crash of People- - Thooaaada of People in Great Crowd From Gate to Grandstand. Everybody, Happy 1 the JostUng ' AEffrejratloB 'And -y, Shouts ,t iAucbier Pill 'i the Air Special . Traina Arriving "All the Morning Bring Record-hreaJtipg fumberg, ' Still, the mighty pagent, the great celebcatlon, Increases in glory and In "numbers,; toflay looking like Thursday on the grounds. It If) Old Soldiers Day and there are many gray coats mingled with the gay and gorgeous crowds' on the midway .and through the buildings. Many halting old pienfeel young; again as they are infected with the sfrirlt of the occasloh and join "In the fun as heartily as any one., They are shown many courtesies and privileges on the grounds .-and. are .putting In a day that will long be remembered. ' ' As one turns the corner of Floral Hall h- becomes lost in the ; mazes. of the midway, he Is daisied by the glare of .color, the oriental splendor and rich- The wilde tm of the sounds, hoarse, criea, 'telanl'm ;-bell8,'4the honk s of motors, thoWmsh ofyAbols-4,nd, beat or drumswifhno and4hen the, ror Hf, lions arid tigers front the; Wild -JM-mal Bhawtt add tothe ekelenfewt nd eKhtleratton.v Y$p:i ' i . 5 ,:j , ,OreHBgS, are oemv:lexcBne wii every aide afc ofd -Wenof run utf ith each thr ttnexpeetediy In the crowd. H-hlle thosVh ar looking .for. each other wilt perhaps keep on looWng.-By me ny the social side of : the fair, -the hope of seeing old. friends is the most delightful part of the occasion. It does One good to. witness the Joyful meet ings on all sides as the familiar words are heard "Bow's all at home'Vand !us everybody well", "when have you seen " and so on. -It is the best place In the world to study human : nature. If one Is so dis posed. - " "Oh! wad some power the glf to gie up, To see ourselves as others see us." There is plenty of fun to be derived from watching the. crowds. jOne sees strange and wonderful sights seen no where els but at the., state fair at Ra leigh. Floral all Is Is crowded and the exhibits are receiving their full atten tion and appreciation Is Indeed deserve as aH are worthy of a place In the great whole that Is making this the greatest Of nil- fairs. And there .Is ' no "more . successful feature then theagricultural exhibit, this Is) after all th chief end of the fair and a right splendid exhibit it is too. No pains have been spared to make it successful. " , v -; i Among such a large aggregation of shows there are an1 unusually large number of good ones, especially worth seeing both Instructive and v purely Amusing, Kemp'a Wild ,West. Ferarls Wild Animal, the ignrrote Village, the ytatqe Between the Monitor and the Mcrrlmac, the Ghost Show, the Baby JncuDfttors, ate. , . ' . . ,.;-3-;-' , The freo attractions ; winv.'Turnlsh amusementg al day long and the grand stand and midway at that point' will he' the. chief placft ot attraction. ' The free amusements lire usually good. Prof, jiergerth's balloon race was; pulled , oft most successfully yesterday afternoon; While thousands stood ' with : .uplifted brads to watch the dlszy race of the two great balloons to which dangled two tiny specks, daring aeronauts, risk ing their lives, for rthe , amusement of the crowds., - v'."'-: ' ' ' ' . ' The .high .wire performances of the the Davehooru in their sensational act, was equally : successful and startling yesterdajTsfter noon.,';. It Was watched by thousands oi breathless' spectators.. These attract4ons,iWlli.ihe , pulled ,off again todjsr with a numtoer oi otners. there being something doing all day. In thaT'iin:Kvi ii--A'i The races' ars' always the most ex citing event of the day to many 1eo ple.. . Altogether there there is nothing lacking, for -amusement, pleasure and entertainment of the crowds. -; ' M. ; , . The spirit of ;the occasion has spread over ' the rclty ras well, hulldlnga are decorated, even'; wagons and horses, everybody Is Solly end tn a good Jiumor. While V night the' myrlal of fcrilllant electric lights are all that is needed to add to the holiday spirit. The city Is fttO of visitors every In coming train unloading a gre&t crowd. - The. following ; special trains 'were rn jntSTRaletgh today: - Over the Norfolk Southern: From New Bern, Belbaveo sna .wasningion. : Over the. Atlantic Coast Line: From Hasty,;; .;;-',.".-'! ;'- ' : , -r; vi'. Overhe Seaboard Air Line: Front IVeldon. Oxford and Hamlet. -: Over tbs Southern; ,. From Greens- JP HIE CITY boro OxMfd and Goldsboro. ; Over the . Rateigh ' and Sbuthport, from Favettevllle,' - v Over tho Durham and Southern, from Dunn. - ' . These trains will also lake on pas. sengers from all Intermediate points, and : regular trains - entering Raleigh will oarrySextra cars to accommodate fair visitors. , . .: . One Cliifrter Today. Certificate, of incornoratloir was Hie dtoday by the jWmergt Union Wholesale and Retsli Company ot Anson, Inc., of Wadesboro, "for the purpose of doing gemeral mercan tile buBlne. 'The authorized capl tal etock U f2S,30V, bnt toeglns busi ness withiooo paid lOv: . .The, incor porators are :i . B. Ls Huntley; J.;Ci Redfearn,- 3 : A,f- Boggaa, and . others cto ode 45 o ooo O TOMORROW'S PROOHAM Thiirsday, October .: 21 Beginning at 9 o'eloclc a. m., examlnatlonv of Coach. Hack ney, Saddle Horses,; Ponies, Catt1e,; Poland ; Ch!na Hogs, continued, and other breeds of Hogs in the order of the list, the - Long and the Me dium ;; Wool v Sheep. Paraio of Horses , and Cattle .St 1 o'clock p. in. Concerts by Third 1 -Regiment j Band and Blind Institution Band, Bacca called, ot 1 o'clock p. m. Vaudeville attractions in . tr-wmit .tfchd.'iv'' : " PoothaUA.4 it; M; College vs.: JIhi.verstty of Kohtnclcy. Cr s" Capita! Club Gorman:, , 2 : 15 pace Stake '.. . . 600 SU 8;18trot . . . . ., . , - 600 S .plUco Entries. , "Class 9t 10 Pace. Lucius Todd.rentered by T. -h. Sthck house, Marion, i- C. ' ;,-' My' Shady , Bell, entered by , West,, View '.f SlolivFarjn, - :" WlnBton-Saiem: ; ; i- !i Buleatt iHAlfrtrd.' entered by West View v: Stock ;-Faraa, Winston-Salem..: !v ''f; Dry RoW, -entered by D. C. Armstrong Princess Anne, Md.-:'-;K -; K '' '. Flying Direct, entered by C. W. PhiUlp8,,:HnnU0BtOB, "... W. Va,;;::j ;r;V::;.:.u.r Nancy B, entered by it. R. Tyson, Newark,1 N.J.- Perader, entered by H. R. Tyson, Newark, N. J.. , Nettle Marie; entered by Dave Fogg, Salena; O. ;l! J Charlie Cason,. 1 entered by W. H. Freas,- Las Casas, Tenn. . ' ; ;:;-; -xi-ty Alto Clark, entered by Vir ginia Breeding and Traln- , ing Association, Radford, Va. :.;v,,-;-...: Rockinridge, entered by Vir ginia Breeding and Training-Association, Radford, Va.' The ' Queen, entered by Geo. G. Stiles, Rome, Ga. Plntoe, name of owner not , given. " Nettie Marie, entered by Ed. Haywood, Chicago. Class 3:18 (Trot. N Possum, entered : by West : View Stock Farm, Winston- Salem. - - Chieftain, entered by West . View Stock Farm, Winston Salem. Lady Bryan, entered by J. G. . Stith, Newark, N. J. Guyrector. ventered by H. R. fTysoni Newark, N. 3." Esther W, eptered by Jl. R. Tyson, Newark. N.. X. Ov Jled Maggie, entered by Wal- - ton Farm, Falls Mills, Va. & Chas. Leo, entered by Walton Farm, Falls MlllsrVa.J Olive Mobfe, entered by Abel $ . ft Conrad, Marlon, O. Ci Barron Fuller, entered by O Thomas Burns, Watertown, 0 N. Y. - - 0 Jakeyr entered by Thomas 0 Burns, Watertown, N. T. 0 . ,' aas 3:27 Trot. 0 Red Cal," entered by Walton 0 .Farm. Falls Mills, Va. 0 Virginia Boy, entered by Geo. 0 ' M. Harden, Raleigh. - 0 Col. D, entered- by Geo. M. 0 Harden. Raleigh. 0T John W, entered by L. Dean, 0 Augusta, Ga. 0 Tit,, entered by 8. D. Bass- 0 well, Portsmouth, va, ' J0( jQ ift )0( iCt St 30t JCt IQt J0( )Ct JR JCt )0E )0I SI Ccnvenes With Judge Ccnr.or Presiding Many Cases of Illicit Whiskey Sell Ing and Making Court; Will Ijast Two 'Week J. B. Carrawny ; DO. faulting - Case 7 PostponedThree Counterfeit t'ases Clnndlus I look- ery and Drpatles Here. , (Special to The Times) Now BornOctv aO United States court opeie'd here yesterday, Judge Connor ,. hot arriving, ..illl Mohdaj' night,' court wn postponed t a day Judge II. G.. Connor Is presiding and Col.; Harry . SKihner. is prosectitlng with 3. A. Gilos assisting,); v United States Mnrshdll" Claudius Doekerj', with DepiUieB P. A, Mit.hell and ft VV. Wardare attending the court.!. This week is the. special term of couift, -called, by JudssSTGpnner, owing to the-, extehsiyeness of the docket. .The, prolonged Ulness of :.ludge Pur- nellj4hd too delay in namjnS a judge after, hi.death,wllleh kept air se sldn ot court boln g held, much ' fetiHl' IhesH, f had - aumulted., .-Althoien .ludge-Boyd -held a tewn of il-tvtfU here last spring- there Was still , much left for. the court's consideration, and Judge Connor: found. .necessary- call a special term, beginning Otttober 18. Next JJonday,.t,he -rK'il tei tn will be convened, making tw$ weelis In all for khe special and - regular terms of. the courts ; T - P?;" For a two- weeks' term the ' docket is not unnsual, bnt there hre' eass of . some :. importance. Thereyf;' ore about 25 new;ases which have been docketed siac, judge Boyd' held court. Of these there are many vio lations of thai Internal revenno laws such n retailing wllhorit.'lleeiise and operating niicit. distills -Tbero am .three' cou'dterfeit cases, , two for passing counterfeit money and one for C Alleged making of counterfeit coins.; There nre two vlolationg' ot the postal laws, onethe alleged em- ffteizriemeht of valuable ler from the malls. Another case s a charge of violating the pension laws, u Thft ease of J. R. B. Carraway, charged with defaulting to the ex tent of. $119,000 tn the accounts of the National ' Bank of New Born, while employed as teller in that bank, has been postponed, the date to be named by Judge Connor some time during this session of the cout, This was done oa the motion of the attorneys for the defense, who' con tend that it would require as much as two weeks to, go through with the case and this would interfere with the progress of the other cases on the docket.- Another point in the argu ment of jthe defense for the postpone ment was that the defense had not al together made as thorough investiga tfon of the books of the bank as they had desired SEIZE AI.IER1CAN SHIP Washington, Oct. 20 The-seizurc of a United, States merchant vessel, by the revolutionists makes the Nlcaraguan situation- today one of extreme gravity. Although it s known that the state de partment Is. Inclined favorably toward the revolutlonistH, unless reprisals are. quickly forthcoming from them, -Wash Ington will have no alternative but" to take a hand in the contest. : JThe vessel seized is the: Yulu which had been leased to the old government, The ship is really, however, the prop- rty of - the Emery Company.-:- The forees of General Estrada, -the leader Of the. uprising, took- possession- of it in the belief., It is said here, that they ere . seising government property,. t- '!! -':: THE WEATHER.' t Forecast'- uhtU-; 8 p.-mvi Thtrrsday: Ror Raleigh and 'vicinity: ,i Warmer and partly loudy tonight: Thursday, partly cloudy with possibly - showers Vor North Carolina':'1 ,- Increasing cloudiness with probably rain late tonight or Thursday; warmer to night, i v ' - Weather Conditions. The crest of the high pressure area ha moved from the lake region to the middle Atlantic states .attend ed by clear, cool weather southward to North Carolina. ' Elsewhere east of the Rocky Mountains the weather Is cloudy and warmer with rain In the Mississippi Valley. The rainfall has been heavy at New Orleans. Temperature la above normal In. the guU stateB,' Tennessee and Arkansas. Conditions are mild for this period ot tbo season to the northwest. - ' The indications point to warmer, partly elbudy' weather with possibly showers" In this vicinity on Thursday: - , ' ' L. A. DENSON, ' 1 Section Pirector. ' REVOLUTIONISTS r 'rT.'''-'-j'vifAtj-vi.i:-: Republicans re to Make Retrci-snt Representative Dwighi Says the Next , Hoose W11U Make ' Record For Economy' That WW be Kndormil by the People; (' ? ,L -V' (By Leased Wire t The Times) Washington, A;t.i 20 Reproseiilatlvc Dwight, of Now - Tork the republican "whip" of the house ?of ''.representatives when -here tho other day, '"remarked to a pnrty of friends (hat during the rem. I ing session of congresajthc house would ( probably make a record for economy j that would surely-he indorsed by the people. lie said thewwould bo many disappointments In .th ranks of those who look lor liberal- appropriations tor public buildings.'- waterway. - Improve ment and' legislation,: involving large expenditures. : ' A' vsl - This means that.the, Advocates of the bill Introduced last session to. establish i an executive departmeiijt Of mines and mining -will have ttf; Wlt a few year.-. During thpi'iItoOsevettl'admlhljitratlon efforts were jnade' by the ' . western aiembf m Jjx. XPU thru'gli, 'tlie.liousp a bin to! establish a depVrtment-.of mines nd mining. Petitions .from West and Houm pouren-in on memners urging them to Work and Votefor ftbill of this character. ' Bills wwe -also.' Introduce,! last session to establish an executive department of ilia's pubUtf -health, but they were not taken up because It was a short session, and although reintro duced at the extra session,-eould not be considered, because-tbo -.speaker would not appoint the committees. Now thai i PrefidenTftft has decUired for eeono-j my all along the line It is hot probable that any. of these bills' id add another ; executive department - fo the govern ment -wl!! stand touch s'ehanee to be-i come a haw at the next session. The watch dogs of tho treasury like repre sentatives. 'Mann of -f.IUionls, and Macon, of Arkansas; fill be on tin lookout ::and readj': fithK a point of order-tp kill such legislation unless the aomlttee on rules is wnlis- to report a special' order for the ityjhskleratlon of Uoh:lfeglstoUoi.''iVww- V- Chairman ..Tawney f tho appropri ation committee is known to be op nosed to: any rleglSlation putting, a charge on the treasdry ,ynlesUt Is ab solutely necessary. Tho opponents to the proposed department of mines and mining say such a department Is noth ing more nor less than d sort to organ- ze labor. As an Instance they call: at tention to the department ot commerce and labor,, which they say, was created In response to tthe demand of lanor organization,, while i.t-.has done some good,-has cost the country millions of dollars, :in that tho work It does was formerly satisfactorily -performed by the departments of the treasury, in terior and agriculture. , The one Incentierv that might influence members to support the bill to establish the-department of mines and mining, would-be the bountiful dish of patron age to be distributed. And patronage is mighty potent in influencing legisla tion. When the department or agricul ture' Was a bureau some tw.enty years ago.lt cost the goerninent about $200,000 a year to run it, but after it was raised to the dignity of an executive apartment the cost ran up into mil iums. Last year It required an appro priation of $18,000,000. . In the opinion of Representative Dwight all estimate from the depart ments will be "cut to the bone" next session and no new departments of the government-authorized.. v,- KING ALFONSO IN :,;':' " -i ? -;-"- irsf SERIOUS CONDITION v ; , i w .; ; (By Cable to the Times.) -s Paris. Oct. 20-r-Alarming reports as to ,Kng Alfonso's health wa received here toilay. Distraught by the furor raiaca by .the execution of Franclso Ferrer at RnreAlona. the kins- aeordlng to the dispatches, is without appetite and has been unable to sleen. ?The fear of an uprising and of his danger of assassl- there and that the tSody was dismeiri nation have So worked on him that his 'bcred 'there. We found these articles condition of mind is said to be serf-, by cutting down a -part of a partition. His conflict with the military and the . attitude of Premier Maura, whom he censured for the execution of the school teacher, have added to Alfonso's un easiness over the situation at home and abroad growing out of Ferrer'a death. Threatening';- letters pour , Into the palace and although an effort- was made to keep the fact secret from AKonso,',he learned of it and became greatly agV tated. '' v'-i--jy-r :.-v'-v;-;-;- --. Premier Maura refused to retire un less demonstration ; of public opinion string enough to-convlnce him that nls nosltioii Is hoiieless comnels' him to step impmm piwoKW wbw . ."-. position Is hopeless compelsMm to step down.:Senor 3 Moret, ' the republican leader in the Cortes, Is struggling to force the crisis in the legislative- as- SIjv'- j t, . V : - -iX 1 i ' Madrid and Barcelona are .quiet, It was reported today, but the calm Is that which precedes the storm,, acord- Ing to those familiar with the situa- tlon. The death of the prosecutor -who ,: demanded the death penalty for Ferrer is reported in-dlspatohea tecelved here, The report de0)area"Uiat he 'Was fibot FYWayanlght and died undas,Mwijt that. the facts were- kept'-eccrel as far as possible,' - 'j - . I II -Wi Jm-r hi FALL RIVp MURDERIMYSTERY BEINGSOLVEDBY AUTHORITIES Grl Was a Pretty Mill EmployeeHerb Doctor Under Ar rest and Book Found Containing Names of Several Women Head of Victim is Still Missing (By Leased Wire to The Times) Fta.ll River.. Mass., Oct. 20 The police officially declared today that they had established beyond a doubt that Amelia St. Jean was- killed and that her body was- cut up in the office of Frank L. Hill, the mysterious "herb doctor." This discovery they said was made made certain toduv when Insneetor I Medley and District (Attorney James x. swill went o mil s omce. cnoppea down a section of a. partition and ex- plored. a --region, traversed by sills and pipes where they declare 'they found evidence ncessarry to sucoessfully es- tamisn tneir case, inspector meaiey said after his visit to Hill's office: ''We have found in the office of Frank L. Hill articles that prove beyond a aount mat Amelia ki. jean was Kiueo "What we blive will: establish our case against'' Hill." COPENHAGEN WANTS COOK'S RECORDS (By Cable to the Times.) .; ronanK.-An Oct 'O The eounril of Copenhagen, uct. o-ine council oi the University bf Copenhagen today re. fused to allow the recordsnf Dr.'.Fred- crick-A. Cook regarding his north pole trip to be examined by any other body . . . "rst. In reply to a request from the American Geographical Society,- the council today cabled: 'Tho council --of the University of Copenhagen Is quite sorry, ut it is un. able -to. comply, with J-our request." " . JUr. Cookiwll he held -strictly .to his pwmtse; - t .-submit hfrf- proofs tv the Danes before any other examination of them is made.t ' A sensation is connected with the tragedy that for a time overshadowed the atrocious murder of beautiful Miss St. Jean and the hunt for the head of liev butchered body spread through the city when It became known today that the police had found the mime of many women in this section . of the i tate who were on the books of Frank Hill, . Ihe .mysterious herb, doctor, chnrgod W'Ylfred Thibault, with the crime. The names of tho women, some of whom move in the best circles, were obtained from the books and bills found In the office and in the house ofl'Hlfr. The bills-not only ahjow that had done an extensive business as a 'Jdoctor" which he is not legally en titled to do, in any manner, but that he had a system of payment on the instalment plan for bis treatment. The police are guarding the' names of his patients and it is not expected that any of thein will be made public unless it becomes necessary to call some of them as witnesses. THE 'REVOLUTIONARY SITUATION IS GRAVE 5ff. Bluefleld, , Nicaragua, Oct. ' 20 The revolutionary situation was today near its crisis, according to ' reports from other coast towns' and the interior. The rebels are awaiting arms and ammuni tion but they have already put the Zelaya forces In a precarious position. A battle is Imminent at the capltol. Managua, where Zelaya Is entrenched and, hemmed In ov the forces of Qen eral Estrada. . Exiled Nicaraguans are returning to Join the rebel army.-Gen crals Reyes, Mens Diaz, and Fornos ar rived in schooner and - Ew:14moni rousing- reception ieral Amptycafis hav .CVtittUU II Ul s from Boca Do! Toroi 7" -tl S..- . . vt "wt"'e ,Jand werL given alw"B UTBr'u 1 " el' 1 ' l. by, the pcdt' .- Sevj large moaoi. aabla i f e also enlisted under! wooa. ine wigii o; .e, t a la u i- AD Candidal Try t3 R:ach The Ycters : Dozens of Meetings Be4ng Bold Every Day by the ' DlflTerent Tickets Break Between Gaynor and McClel- (By Leased Wire to The Titnes) 1 New York, Oct. 20 Never befo.e has such an attempt to reach the ears of every voter in the city been made as that which marks the present cam paign for the mayoralty. Every part v of the greater ctyy Is the scene of cart-tail meetings, at which' the can- didates on all the municipal tickets N appear. ' V-''. - Automobiles are the favorite stands -now. A dozen meetings a 'day are held by each ticket, at which the au tomobile plays a leading part. At an announced time a machine speeds up to the corner selected, ' The car stops. the speaker rises, delivers his address, sits down, and away goes the car. .. For the first tithe in his life Judge (laynor, the Tammany candidate, last night spoke in Tammany Hall. 'He had difficulty in finding tho. head quarters of the democratic party, aa he had never been there before. He nored the republican candidate. Otto T. Bannard, devoting most of his attention to the civjc alllanoe. candidate. William R. Hearst, Now and then the democratic leader Cook a shot at former Police Commission er Bingham. T ' i j Judge Oaynor devoted much -of 'hie time' to the traction -question, declar ing that if he were elected "the Met ropolitan crowd would not get tnelb flngers to pie". At- one point he ' made a slip, saying "as It I were a boss already", and the crowd laughed. Three bands were on hand, it- tteV liigTammany's rat meat ion night, and tbeie was a . big overflow after tKe hall, which holds J.OdO, had been mrea. - ' v - ine city is going to DUild three subways," Judge Oaynor announced, declaring that the Metropolitan in terests would be left oat id the cold. A feature of the campaign which attracted much attention today was the development of what appears to be a break between-Mayor McClelian, and Judge Gaymrf. - r Mayor McClelian, who ran on the ticket of the same party as that which is led by Gaynor, demanded an open retraction of Gayndr's Insinuation amounting to a charge of corruption against the board of estimate in the -cutting ferry purchase. Judge Gay nor denies that he made the remarks as they were printed, and will prob ably make an explanation from the platform. ' -7' BIG CAMPAIGN F0REVAKGEIJZATI0N (By Leased Wire to The Times) New York, Oct. 20 The home "mis sions council today began work oh the final details of a great advertising campaign for evangelisation. - Funds for advertising church: work through newspapers, on bill boards, and by means of dodgers, and postal cards, have been appropriated, and the Bev. Charles Stelzle, superintendent of the department of church and labor of the Presbyterian Church; has assured the task of getting the project under ways The council represents church bodies of various denominations -throughout the country, having t-membcrsMp 'Bf 18,000,000. ... 4 ,J Dr. Stelzle , announced today at the council headquarters, 156 Fifth avenue that active work will be started in Jan uary with one-day publicity Campaigns In the large cities of the country" Tn amount voted tor the worKv has ' rtii been made public t' l 1 s,'- iiA BIG FIRE IN PITTSBURG. r-! r?.7-.: Wkjayptrmttit Aiw - r ' Spectacular Fire Does $800,000 Worth of Damage. -"' (By Leased Wire to The Times), Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 20 Lighting up the entire East Liberty veJley with the brilliancy of its flames; one of the most spectaotilar and costly fires of the section's history shortly -after midnight this morning reduced three lumber yards to ashes; destroy - ed fifteen small building, used aa o- --' flceB,' and warehonses, 1 nnd irhiahi planing tnill machinery, . scorched , . score of residences la theVfcltftty and incinerate:. 'seven horses ant three mules: The toss to fcnown M be oveflSOO.QOO.1 V -iy W The victims bf the Are were thft . W. A. Means Btrmber COmpsny, thj r. a. moumi uimbet Company; iht the ' United '1Planuar"Mri! "tlonips-'jt -f . 1 ''known. 1 "i 'i v- y ''A ''fv;i?lv--,':S; - .... 1-1 ., . ..if ' .' .
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