Show MADE DESPERATE FIGHT Barber in Seattle is Slain by Robbers Rob-bers i Seattle Wash July iJohn J need n resident of Portland Or and a barber bar-ber by trade met his death this mornIng morn-Ing in a terrific handtohand conflict which resulted in the deceased having his clothing literally cut from hIs body The apparent motive for the crime was robbery The body was discovered shortly after 1 oclock this morning Numerous long sashes and silts In his coat and trousers gave silent but conclusive tes timony that before he save up th Htrupglo for his life Reed had both fought and grappled with his assallantfl Fires invyonvin Word received In thecity Tuesday night from the north states that fierce forest fires are raging m the moun tains west of Casper and are licking up everything In their path A num her of sheep camps are situated on the course being taken by the flames and It Is feared will be destroyed ere the progress pro-gress of the conflagration can be l checked The fire started last Thursdny sup posedly from the camp of a shopp herder or hunter The flames have been several times extinguished only to break out afresh In olhor pluccw The forests and grass on the rangp arc ns dry as tinder and the ony hope of fighting the fire fiend succcisfully Is with the assistance of a hard rainstorm rain-storm The tire has bean birnlntr no long that it Is not believed therj will be any lives lost the settlersJii 3 that vicinity having plenty of time to movo out df the path of the lire Cheyenne Tribune Fire in Black Hills Reserve Word was received In the illtf from Sundance Tuesday evening which stated that another fierce fire Is burn I lag near that place in the southwestern southwest-ern edge of the Block Hills forejt reserve re-serve No rains have vlnlled that sec tion for some time and much valuable limber is being destroyed Cheyenne Tribune |