Show telegraphic NOTES BIK fire in the Colit cum building in which the democratic national convention was held laet year in chicago was entirely destroyed by fire friday night the fire originated in a booth which was used for an exhibition 0 X rys managed by W J wooley and andem robertson the two men were examining their roentgen machine when they were by a sizzling noite behind thiera and upon turning caw apart of exhibit ablaze crosien electric wire which over the exhibit are thought to be the baue of the fire about people were io the at the time of the fire fand at the first alarm there was a rush for safety owing to the email crowd and the large isles the people succeeded in making their escapee without much difficulty fi the firemen were on ban before the people were all out before attempting to work on the fire they put to work to get the people out of the building by the time they were ready to pour water on abo fire the flames had spread with euch rapidity that there was no chance whatever of baring abr building in less than twenty five min antee the building collapsed the coli benm was valued at and was twice as large ae the madison square garden burldine buil dine of new york food enough to cuddly two thousand george ruth of flathead Flat bead mont who arrived in portland friday evening direct from cawton city says they are panning out in great quantities but the blitter of cold there does not supply the place of bread lie states that there is about enough provisions to keep 2000 men the winter and there is between and people dependent upon dawson for food A day or so before leaving sold two backs of flour for the mounted police are getting as many to leave as possible |