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Show BIG WOOLEI-T MILLS IN OE.EGOH RAZED BY FIIIE PORTLAND. Or., Feb. is' The Portland H woolen mll'n. located at Sellwood. a sul iirb of thla cltv, wero totally destroyed by H fire late this aft nir-on. The- plant wns j worth about $loo,r)0 and nad an $SO,000 stock on hand, of which probablv 530.0CO was saved. The Insurance Is J10.OW. The fire started In the rapidly-revolving "mixer" from a spark caused by tho Introduction In-troduction of some foreign substance, which communicated to hlghly-lnfiamma-bl material with -which the machine Is .surrounded. The mill employed about 150 hanus, who will be thrown out of work : until the plant Is rebuilt, which will re- l qulro about ulx months |