| Show IT WAS AN AWFUL FIRSTin FIRS FIRE Tw Tin Women Watson Burned to 0 Dath at al North or I ie out N D April Fire wiped out the entire business portion of 01 this city today Properly to the thea a amount or of wu was burned and amI two Napes In the dm names Smolder lug ruins and nd debris are re all that remain In to mutt mark the location ot of this Ihla heretofore prosperous rw village entire families are without hom homes and many will be compelled to spend till the night out ot of doors The rood food supply U II abort a and the Ule homeless on ones will undergo distress from hunger buner Ira Yee Jacob wit wife of a footer Conner prominent merchant and a bride of but butI buta I a few tew months montha and Mrs In B were burned to death They Tiley occupied roam III a building and lId at attempts tempts were made to get tt to their apartments but without avail The origin of the lire fire was wa In the rear of Co Cos liNg drug store tora and supposed to 10 be from spontaneous combustion The Robertson Lumber company lost lOll their InUre entire stock and nd buildings nv Five general merchandise stores two dru drug 10 tore two hardware stores to three Implement houses one bank two hotels hotl two IWo livery liver stables and nd many man other buildings were burned Two containing several thou thousand sand and bushels of grain are also burned Tile railroad tracks are destroyed for tor some IOme distance AOI and 1114 tF WIll be e der derher her sense flan r t Great Northern l engineer ran hits 1111 engine In to pullout pull out a train ot of freight can an that vu al standing In close rox to the fire but no sooner had he made mad the attempt than the whole train 11 t fin 1 and he wu was compelLed to leave his engine and nd make hi his escape Adjacent towns sent relief companies end and Park provisions to 10 the sufferers n The Tb properly loss lOll is Ie Iere re reported to be with an n lour aria n of Shortage III ba Idaho Boise Ida April IOA remarkable condition h has some to light In UI the ot of the Ibe assessor and tax lax collector of this county An investigation discloses the fact that there Wu was a shortage of 1638 1136 This is II alleged to have been brought about by peculation of 01 Deputy George Pit tI I The latter Wilt war u lessor r and collector for lor two yam prior to 2 Iq when h he wu vu succeeded by the present nt official J II 11 Daly lIt went out of 01 1000 short hort which hi his boa bondsmen m n made up Dely Daly knew this tbt I but bitt made IUd him hi bl deputy and nd entered 1 Into 10 an agreement ment with the bandsmen to turn tum the deput salary Ir over to them to reimburse them Most lUll of the pres pm eat h has been made good by tT tile the ame me n bondsmen arc Chosen Oho clI St It lAm Louie II April St It Louts Fair today announced U the following for tor the seison of 3 J A Murphy ir hr and J W Price judge W 14 F Bruen start Robert AUlt C N Jn Janes A II 11 Ewing J C Ohio and aAd Walsh Jr stewards It Is 1 to tc Army Posts aid II lid New York April 21 special t o the th Tribune from Washington says Y It I is announced that Ihal no will be enacted by this Con on onor geese for or the establishment of 01 addition additional al arm army posts and barracks for tor tb the 11 use ot of the regular army anny unless legislation reorganising and increasing the army Is I peed At this unIon of 01 Congress onen till no noless 1 less then A a doses dOlen bills bare blit been Intro laNd In III the house and Senate tag III for tile the establishment of additional army ary pose at t various points through throughout out the count country The Th South and West have haWl been particularly clamorous for such MIlk I t and d have brought to bear ber on the military ail n committees of the house and 1 Besets in order to obtain favorable reo re reon on the various bills A As a result key w were referred to the war ar depart mint t for a report III as to the expediency and de of such urh Secretary Rat al at the solicitation 0 of members or of the house granted hr hear Inge to o delegations which came cameto ml to ton In advocacy of 01 certain bills billa Judging from this recommendation lion tion sent to Chairman hull of the Itou Hose military on only I Way members can secure Heart the location ot of any additional army poste la In their respective tive sections is II to assist In the en enact t meat ment ot of 1 legislation lation for lor the reorganisation tion and increase ot of the rt regular lar army armr Secretary Roots reply to tile the com committees request for lor a recommendation is II cunnie II Be says laY It I le Ih the view of department that no DO new army anny poste whatever should be established un unless I the per r lament strength of the regular arm armIt army It is to be increased or a number r of 01 the present poet pats at re to be w We hay have no to the pass poeta we weara ara ve This recommendation will probably tUe I t of the opposition of 01 lb the 6 members to tile the and regular army arar Shit tM the estAblishment ot of army rm for lor the In the recent war In tie Southern States Statu tM the people of 01 that we N I Uon have been anxious for tor the location of regular posts They Ibey have kaye to appreciate Ute the oOm esP beneAta derived from such lUok In and are now anxious to se secure cure their while lag an n Increase In Ih the regular tan Ing army for the ot of the whole count country cO AT ul Qt la III Through Houston Tex April eleventh annual session Ion of 01 th the Trans lu congress adjourned tall t afternoon to meet year In Cripple reek Creek COlo The Tho Inn Important bUlla business today tody was wa the adoption of a plan In for tor forthe tb the organisation 0 of the COD I on a permanent bI basis the Indorsement of It the St Louis exposition and 14 the aceD ot of a committee to 0 t the congress conert In the on the I SI Louie loul faIr till bill 11 in committee sent and the adoption of et a resolution calling for lor the immediate passage 0 eo one of 01 the Ibl ua canal a bUll pending before th the The personnel of 01 the St Iou Louis fair committee wu ett to tb the commIttee A committee of th three WU was appoInted to visit the Irrigation con congress which meets meet In Chicago In to in ID said Irrigation become a member of the he conr congress The executive committee reported a aplan plan tor ware WAI 1 adopted Us Winn the following In addition to those thole already elected we were named Chairman ot of the Ib commit committee tee III E n It Mo Moses ot of Ot Great Kat ICIb vice chairman A S of carll bad N M secretary Robert C Mor lor rte ot of Nw New Orleans treasurer Oear George It Harrison Jr of GlOw Mo Io After Atter the adoption of 01 perfunctory rese reeo the congress adjourned sine Ine dl die riOT NOT TO ro That lint Street to Heo It in III the ho or of Nw New York April to the action taken by 0 the directors of the American Wire and Steel tom company n at atthe atthe the meeting Mr tr John 41 Gate according to tile the said Id wen Well you rou It see I was waw right Th The directors saw laW It too and every one of them Ihm voted that I WI was right The vote or of the ill dt rectors was vindication J I am proud ot of What the directors ad admit mit no now by theIr action cUon In authorising the reduction In prices others will also allO admit withIn a fortnight I told the truth In wn Wall street and nd they I 1 Iwas wu was I said 14 the business had reached It its I and wu was ping going back and Wall street attacked ml me In ever every wy way Wall Is II not used to hearing tb the truth what tooled fooled them but bUl you will see ee the other steel people falling faIling In line and nd mark my 1 word it II wont be long either beto before everything I have aid will be lOrro by bv actual With this cut In the price rice of 01 tired ucla the mills cloud closed down the other oilier day dar will be reopened soon lOOn will they no not asked the Interviewer No replied This WUl have no Immediate effect on the mUla mUis I cannot laY ay when they will open U up but not nOl is In the immediate t tutu future any anyway way tay What do don the opening of the Drat dock mill at mean then Oh that I a specialty mill and WU wig started to get t out some stuff tu for tor jari orders ord Tta The oUter oilier mUis UlI Will Mt lilt III be n up tilt Uti Ut these tower pets t some lOme of eI she eul 0 of 1111 b wa way lAmbert of 01 Chicago whit had been teen report reported ag out bin bill billish lIb ish lit Ih Ioe L r 0 Gate prediction of 01 towel low and S less business Mr Gates declared had bad bh been misquoted President Ia bert Mr Gates laId aid wu vu Use Ia full wIth U Ue policy or of the company U voiced olred b by it chairman A friend who II has been close to 11 Gates said d that he doubted It if the teel steil wire would tart start up before ore September f An attempt wu vu made again alln to 10 have be Mr Gates kt commIt himself on oa this point but he positively 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