Show Prairie Fires ST Louis Oct 14A special from Sherman Sher-man Texas says Late advices from the Indian In-dian Territory state that the most extensive fires ever known in that Territory are sweeping sweep-ing the prairies Millions of acres sweep grazing lands which a few days ago were covered with a luxuriant growth of grass are now bare a charred waste The area burned over extends tfOra Venita on the north to to Musoogee on the south and on either side of the Missouri Kansas Texas Railway as far as the eye can see Large numbers of cattle have been burned to death and immenee quantities of hay baled and loose which was to have been used for fodder fod-der during the winter have been destroyed and the cattle men will be obliged to drive their herds elsewhere to save them from starvation Investigation into the origin of agent the fire is to be made by the Venita Indian I |