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Show HELENA, MO. NT AX A, : UVKNKD S.dt Lake, Jan. 9. Helena, Montana, Mon-tana, is reported nearly destroyed by fire this morning. Tlie fire - commenced com-menced in China town at 6.30 this morning, and swept away nearly the whole ol the citv. The International hotel, Cosmopolitan hotel, First Nt-ional Nt-ional bank, and every frame building build-ing on Main street, above the St Louis hotel, are gone. Gaua fc Kleins large fire-proof store and Western Union telegraph office are destroyed. A strong wind was blowing at the time and nothing could stop the progress pro-gress of the fire. Telegraph commu-nicattan commu-nicattan will be re-established during the day. |