rouum EXTRA TWELVE PAGES. it - . COMBINE Most Gigantic Aggregation of Capital Ever Con- templated Engineered by Vanderbilt and Cassatt?Vanderbilt and Systems Form an. Alliance. W. K. VANDERBILT. By Associated Press. LEVELAND. Saturday. Sept. la?A ?nancial alliance has been formed by the two great railroad factors in the Eastern ?eld. the thderbilt inter- ests and those of the sys- tem- The working agreement has been close in the past. but it has never come to an allotment of territory and division of property as the new arrangement en- tails. The new combination will have a capital tion of 82.000.000.000 and a mile- age of .000 miles. The aim of the or- ganization is to dominate traflic between Chicago and St. Louis, the Great lakes and the Ohio River and the Canadian a boundary and the Potomac River. through to the Atlantic Coast. The new combination grew out of a competitive movement of several months ago. The two big interests were ly interested in the bituminous coal ds and in the hard coal ?elds as well. The system predominated in the former- and the Vanderbilts in the latter. By an understanding the Vanderbilts yield ed the soft coal ?elds to the in return for a similar concession on the hard coal from The East- ?eld was threatened by invasion ?rst by the Goulds and later by the Grand Trunk and these big ?nancial interests wanted to preserve the territory for themselves and the ties that had been formed by the coal deal were strengthen- ed in the endeavor to protect the East- ern ?eld. Offensive and Defensive. A short time ago-just before W. K. DOLLARCOMBINF. A. J. Vanderbilt went abroad?1dr. Cassatt. the president of the Railroad. went to New York to call upon him. This is the meeting of which so much was conjectured at the time. but so little known de?nitely. At that time it was agreed to form an alliance offensive and defensive, in the East to completely the situation and exclude all others from that ?eld except the favored members of the alliance. The combination of interests was one of the biggest deals that has ever been seen. The organisation promises to be the most dominating that has ever been formedcontrol the transportation facilities betwen Chicago and St. Louis. the Great Lakes. Ohio river and the Canadian boundary and the Potomac. through to the Atlantic Coast. In that territory they will legislate rates and conditions and do about as they please. subject only to the interference of the interstate commerce commission and it is their aim' to block the progress of every other road which tries to invade that territory. They are not content-with the estab- lishment of a supervision and oversight of the transportation facilities of- that territory, but also control the coal mines. many of the steel mills and all of the elevator; for the export and ment of grain. The roads included in the combination are the Xew York Central. Baltimore I: Reading. Lake Shore. Big Four. Michigan Central. Nickel Plate, Boston Albany. Baltimore Ohio Southwestern. Pere Marquette, Hocking Valley and Lake Erie :5 Western. BRAKEMAN KILLED William Germs Falls Beneath the Wheels While Coupling .- By Telephone to The Times. Saturday. Sept. 13. Wil- liam Gercns. a 20-year-old brakeman em- ployed Railway. was run over and killed by his train at Moore's Siding late yestegday afternoon. was coupling cars when he be- came unbalanced and fell through. the wheels passing over his legs at the thigh, severing them from his body. Judge this morning decided that there. was' not sufficient business pending to warrant the calling of a jury and con- sequently there will he no September term of court. There was only one. case that either sidc announced itself as ready for trial. that of Adams vsRailway. plainti? was ready. but the dcfensc asked for a continuance. and as there were no other cases demand? ing a jury trial the court granted their motion. Judge Netercr this morning sustained the demurrer interposed by the counsel for the ?shermen in the case growing out of the arrest of. the alleged ?sh pirates who entered lowcr Sound traps own? cd by the ?shing companies and proceeded to use their purse scincs. New informa- tions were. immediately ?led by the pros- ecuting attorney and the men were arrest- cd and released on bonds. With an American Crew. By Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO. Friday. Sept. 12.? There is even prospect that the steamer Jessie Banning. when she sails from this port under the Colombian ?ag. will have aboard an out and out American crew. of?cers and all. Seymour Dutton. a re- porter on a San Francisco morning pa- W. has shipped as executive sneer of the Bogota. as she will be called. but- ton. who is a grandson of Admiral Sey- mour. was educated at Annapolis naval academy. and was an of?cer on the Gloucester during the naval operations in Cuban waters. Capt. H. H. Ilarldaduke will he in command. At Acapulco the steamer is to pick up a his new gun. While here she will get her small guns. including a Gatling. and her ammunition. Cracker Ia Recovering By Associated Press. LONDON. Saturday. Sept. 13. - George C. Crockcr. the. California capitalist. is slowly recovering h?ere from blood palm- ing. which set in a fortnight ago the rauit of an ulcerated tooth. virus-cw. - - IN Democrats and Popul'sls Make Nominations?Favor Rail? road Commission. The Times Special Service. CHEHALIS. Saturday. Sept. 13.?The Lewis County Democrats and Populists met here Friday in joint convention and nominated a full county ticket. While all of the precincts were not fully repre- sented there was a vcry creditable show- ing made. The nominations were for the most part made by acclamation and the best of feeling prevailed. Strong resolu- tions were adopted denouncing the trusts. deploring the deaths of Governor Rogers and President McKinley. favoring a state railroad commission to be ?rst appointed by the Governor and later to be selected in such manner as the Legislature shall deem best. The legislative nominees are pledged to stand for this latter clause. The following ticket was nominated: Representatives. Anton Znekner. of Hanaford: J. Long. of Boisfort. and W. S. Deane. of Little Falls: attorney. If. A. Langhorne. of Chehalis: Sheriff. Fred lugalls. of Centrali.? Auditor. Albert Schooley. of Chchalls: Treasurer. Edward Deggeller. of Chchalis: ll. 1). Mac- Donald of .?o'apavlnc: Assessor. W. C. Green. of Claquato: Surveyor. Torn l-lcn- ry. of Cowlita: Coroner. Hackett. of Commissioner. I-?irst district. W. W. Canon. of Centralia: Third dis- trict. W. D. Boone of Cowlitz: ounh- Su- per:utendeut. Miss Tenna Smith. of Win- oc . - Delegates to the state convention were selected as follows: George 1. Brooks. J. H. West. H. McClaey. J. M. Traughber. R. A. Kress. Walter Breen. W. W. Dickerson. Theo. Boss. G. P. Wall. W. J. Weavor. P. H. Antrim. R. W. Callison. H. S. Elliott. J. Roundtrec. Anton Hess. C. 0. Gingrich and John Ponder. The central committee was orpuised by the selection of H. S. Elliott of Che- halis as chairman and John Ponder sec- retary. Thomas McCleary of Centralja was chosen treasurer. Conference at Oyster Buy. By Associated Press. CLEVELAND. Saturday. Sept. 13. Sengtor Hanna has gone to sew York. where he will become the guest of Presi- dent Griscour of the international Navi- gation Company on the latter's private yacht. On Tuesday Senator Hanna. upon the invitation of President Roosevelt. will go to Oyster Bay to attend a conference. at which Senators Allison .and Platt will also be present. It is understood that legislation in connection with Cuba and the interoceauic canal wi" be among the subjects discussed. - "Jar-rare. .vwr-vv .uc-v cw - - -. vii; - 7212:; r'a .33.: - ., SEATTLE. WASHINGTON. SATURDAY EVENING. SEPT. 13. 1902. ORTY MINES AT SEA . tional Fatalities. The Times is continually importuned Seattle. Times makes this answer to all: were the ?res only ?ve miles away. ByAssociatedPresa. forest ?res which are raging in this vicinity may be summed up substantially as follows, up to the present time: The weather bureau gives no promise of rain within the next twenty-four hours. Tillamook City has been saved from impending doom by a timely change in the wind. I - - The forests in Douglas and Jackson Counties are on ?re, but the damage yet is small- . Superintendent of the Cascade forest reserve says that no ?re has yet entered the reserve. Sixty people in the town of Springwatcr, Clackamas County, were fOrced to ?ee for their lives and rendered homeless, and a ?ne timber belt destroyed. Bridges were attacked and residences threatened in South Port- land. . The sawmill of the Bridal Veil Lumber-ing Company and the whole town of Palmer, situated two miles east of Bridal Veil, have been destroyed. The damage in eastern Multnomah County amounts to $42,500 and every family has been ?ghting the ?re since Monday. Three dwellings and the county bridge are gone in Pleasant Valley. The ?ames surround the dwelling of a resident of Rockwood and are racing along the Base Line road. To protect the town of Gresham, men stand guard night and day. Fully 100 men are at-work to save property in the dangerous heat. At Pleasant. Home, a sawmill was destroyed and four others were in danger. Fire companies called out to lrvington. The residents of that part. of Portland were on duty from 2 o'clock yesterday morning. Valuable timber has been destroyed near Coburg. W?ilhoit Springs and ?'cndling and other points. Men at \V'cndling arc swamping the timber in order to save it. The losses will amount to thousands of dollars. The destruction of the village of Viola seems ccrtain. The non-arrival of grain and coasting ships is due to dense smoke at the mouth of the Columbia River. Mills, lumber and timber to the value of $1,000,000 were de- stroycd in Chehalis County. \Vashington. The damage near Lents, Oregon. amounts to over $25,000. Details of various losses from country communities are continually arriving and the record of small individual losses will not be ?nished until rain shall have come to quench the ever-spread- ing ?ames. SITUATION IMPROVED. By Associated Press. PORTLAND. Saturday. Sept. 13. 3 p. smoke from the forest ?res is becoming thicker in this city, though for the most part the ?res in ?this vicinity have burned themselves out. Hundreds of people in this and adjacent counties have been made homeless and the loss in timber and farm houses will be many hun- dreds of thousands of dollars. The smoke hangs so thick over the rivers that navigation is hazardous and all boats are behind time. will not improve. MILES OUT. By Associated Press. PORT TOWNSEND, Saturday. Sept. r3.?The of}; Tacoma, rc- turning this morning from Cape Flattery. reports that the smoke from forest ?res extends forty miles out to sea. Northeast winds prevailing prevent the approach of incoming vessels but this is fortunate for strange would jeopardize life and craft by attempting to approach the entrance to the straits, which is entirely obscured. As yet no marine accidents have been reported, though prevail- ing conditions make navigation di?cult. and dangerous. Inquiries come by ?phone, telegraph and in person. IS IN NO The ?res are really an enormous distance away, and the geo- graphical situation of the Queen City is such that it would be safe ORTLAND, Or., Saturday, Sept. 13, 9 anus?The result of the? There is no prospect of rain. and until it does; come conditions. SMOKE NAVIGAHON Lack of Wind Holds the Banks of Smoke Stationary?At Least Seventy-five Different Fires?Improve- ment Around Portland?No Addie . 000.00.00.00.0000000000000 as to the danger to The HEN the residents of Seattle awoke this morning they startled by a hen" dull red slov that seemed to bespeak of a heavy ?re right at their door steps. A glance slde was su?icient to reveal the fact. tint it was but the re?ection. thrown on the I heavens. of what undoubtedly will be the greatest con?agration the world has ever known. That the forest ?res that caused so much anxiety yesterday. both in this and other cities. scattered between Portland and Victoria. spread rapidly throughout the Ilight. cannot be doubted. That the monster demon that already has claimed many human lives is creeping closer and closer to the great cities is a. fact. ?Ford was flashed over the wires this morning that the outskirts of Portland already were in its grasp. The situation there is growing worsesight. In our own state. the southwestern por- tion is supposed to be a seething cauldron of lurid flame. The Great Northern bridge at Wellington haa- succumbed to the ?re fiend, and it is impossible for the overlands to reach or leave Seattle. Tel- ephcuic communication between Bothell and Everett- is no more. It was also im- possible at one time this morning to get Whatcom on the 'phone. may be no danger. l'ndoubt- edly the rains will come before the awful ?re reaches the great seats_of human life. But be that as it may. the sights seen on the streets of this city this morning were enough to cause even the oldest pioneers to stop and dubiously shake their hoary heads. over across the. Sound great banks of smoke. clouds rolled up to the heavens. and like the funeral pall that belched forth from the depths of hiont Pelee. gradually drifted over Seattle. to blot the brightness of the sun from the heavens and to ?oat through the streets of the city like an awful quiet harbinger of ap- proaching doom. There are no Seros in Seattle. That old monarch was content to play Roman ragtime on a violin and laugh in drunken glee while the grandest city known to the Dark Ages was being offered up as a sac- ri?ce to his egotism. so with the people of this city. . This morning they gathered in little groups on the down town corners and discussed the calamity in tones of awe. It was quiet in Seattle. The usual roar and rumble of awakening \tra?ic was hushed. A glance at the saffron-colored sky. the great banks of smoke. the ab- sence of the sun. the twinkling of thou- of electric lights that glowed like re ?les on a foggy night. suf?ced to still any semblance of frivolity or fun. All then word was ?ashed into the city that "Mason County. with the es- ception of Shelton. is gone!" Words sim- ple and few?and yet imagination alone can paint what tragedies might have enacted. what lives might have been sac- ri?ced to still the hunger of the most awful demon the world has ever known? the giant ?re. According to Weatherman Salisbury. rain may come within the next twenty- four hours. Rain. rain. rain. Countless thousands breathlessly await the coming of one element. to combat another. The clouds of heaven must open and pour torrents. cataracts of water down on the con?agratlon that is hourly destroy- ing thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of the ?nest timber in the land. It is useless to estimate the loss already incurred. The coming of the rain alone can stem the red tide of destruction. The coming of rain alone can clear the air. and bring relief to thousands who are su?ering from the congested atmos- phere of our large cities. EMISSAPE. Lack of Wind Wards Destruction?' Seventy-?ve Fires. By Associated Press. TACOMA. Saturday. Sept. 13.?The Evening News has received a letter writ- ten at 6 o'clock last night from which town was reported burning yes- terday. and to which all telegraph wires are down. The fact that there was no wind,saved the town. after about a dozen houses were burned. In llason County there are a number of ?res in widely separated places. but tpere is no great sweeping con?agra- on. There is a heavy pail of smoke. but (Continued on Page Two.) . FIVE CENTS EVERYWHERE HABIT UNDER Mayer Brothers, Cherry Street Jewelers, Taken in Charge by the United States Marshal?s Office on Counterfeiting . Charge. One of the most sensational 'arrests ever made in Seattle took place this morning. when the Mayer Brothers. who conduct a well known jewelry manufac- turing establishment. and William S. Tarrant were taken in charge by Deputy United States Marshal Stringer on a charge of counterfeiting. They are sup- posed to be the men who have been gild- ing and furnishing for circulation to agents the electro-plated nickels. quar- ters and dollars that have recently been passed in the city as 810 and :20 gold pieces. The o?lcers are rather reticent about the case and the information that led up to the arrest of the four men. it is un- derstood. however. that it grows out of the arrest. of Charles Wood and Charles Weiser, a waiter and cook in the 'employ of the Bismarck Cafe. earlier in the week. The case has been worked up by Cap- tain Bell. the United States secret ser- vice agent in this city. and Detective of the local police. Wood was arrested several days ago in the Bismarck Cafe. He had passed a gilded dollar during the evening and later was caught attempting to pass a gilded nickel. He was taken to a private room and severely questioned by Louis Weisen- bacher. manager of the cafe. and was at the head of a counterfeiting gang in this city. It was supposed that the coins were being plated by the men at the head of the concern and were then given to other men to_be put in circulation. Acting on this supposition. the o?ccrs went to work. and their efforts resulted in the arrest of Joseph.- Albert and biarkus Mayer and W. s. Tarrant this morning. it is understood that their ar- rest followed on information given by ?'00d and Weiser. Tarrant is also a jeweler. who makes a specialty. It is said. of taking orders for fraternity badges and similar work. it is stated that after taking these orders he has been in the habit of having his work done by )layer Brothers. It is also understood that he is quite intimately associated with them. As stated. the o?icers are reticent about the matter. but it is said they are con?- dent. from the information in their pos- session. or' being able to prove a case against the parties. The four were taken before United States Commissioner Kiefer this morn- ing and gave bonds. The three )layers furnished bail in the sum of $4.000. while Tarrant's bonds were ?xed at 33.000. The )layer people. it is stated. explain the affair by saying that Tarrant brought then arrested. From his admissions. Wei- was then arrested. It was thought by the o?cers that the two were! merely the agents of the others who were several coins into their establishment to be gilded??ve nickels and one dollar. They state that they understood that the gilded coins werc to be. used in the manu- facture of some jewelry. A BALL 1 StmLothikch Strange Omen inttheavcnsAbove Vancouver. The Times Special Service. VASCOUVER. Wash. Saturday. Sept. the past forty-eight hours a very heavy cloud of smoke has hung over this city and surrounding country. owing to the forest ?res which have been raging for the past week in this vicinity. ?lling the air with ashes and cinders. and cans- ing excitement among people living in ?w suburbs and within range. of the firc. Thu- 5 flames are rapidly enveloping everything - north and east of here. owing to the lack of rain for the past two months and all vegetation being as dry as tinder. heavy ?res are reported raging at Bell?s Mountain. Manor. Washougal. Eureka and other localities. and reports come in from there that many thousands of dollars" worth of mining property. valuable tim- ber claims. extensive hop ?elds. farms. orchards. rcsidenccs. barn?: and other val- uable properties arc being swept away. Friday afternoon the firm- assumed most. serious proportions. making brcarhiuz dif?cult and th-r hc-ar intense. The sun resembles a hugr. blood-red ball. The city has taken on a most peculiar greenish grey color. which is quite startling to many. Mr. Wyatt. who about eighteen miles from and is foreman of the big Skamania copper mine. owned by Charles E. Ladd and Jonathan Bourne of Portland and W. iiowc- of Carlton. Or.. was the first man '0 bring the news of the oncoming ?re. He rcachcd Washougal. which is several milcs from the Skamania and Last Chance mint-s. about Thursday. and immociiatciy mane pre; aratlons to get all the women to places of safety. the men remaining to saw- what mining prop- c'rty they could. Before 9 o'clock the place had to be abandoncd. as the whole camp was surrounded by flames. sum-ping everything bezore it. The Skamania magazinc was soon heard to blow up and the damage is supposed to be great. As . the steadily advanced down the gulch. driven by a high wind. the last. Chance magazine was heard to explode a' half hour afterwards. being about two miles distant from the Skamania mine. A large quantity of powder was stored at both magazines. and as they were so near the mint-s and camps. great fear is ex- pressed that the mines are totally de- strayed. tidings have been received at Wash- ougal since Thursday about 4:30 o'clock. from Skye posto?lce. a little town about eight miles from that. place. as all com- munication from there was cut off. All the farmers' wives and children in the vicinity of Skye have been brought out to a place of safety. Postmaster Lawton and a large number of men stayed to limit the ?ames. but report comes that they were obliged to ?ee from there on account of the intense heat and rapidly increas- ing ?re. W. Leadbetter of Portland. who owns the big Brown logging camp on the nofth fork :of .the Washougai. has lost all of his property. together with two big dams and an immense quantity of logs. John Stopokand. who has a wife and three children at Republic. Wash.. is supposed to have perished in the ?re. as he went back to his blacksmith shop to save some 2: his belongings and has not been seen nee. CRASII Freight Cars Dash Down Grade and Meet a Passenger Train. By Associated Press- DENVER. Saturday. Sept. Iii?Santa Fe passenger train No. 608. known as the newspaper train. which left Denver this morning at 3:50. bound for Colorado Springs. Pueblo. Chicago and St. Louis, collided with a freight train at Struby. a small station several miles south of Li?- ichn. and thrce members of the pas- train crew were killed and another fatally injured. Some of the. passengers were badly shaken up and bruised. but so far as known none were killed or se- riously injured. The freight. when ascending a srecp grade on a side track at Struby to let the passenger train pass. parted in the mid- dle and ?fteen or eighteen heavily loaded cars started back toward the approaching passcugcr train. which was drawn by use engines. The engineers tried to back out of the way of the runaway cars did not succeed. The crash when the two trains met was heard for mill-s. Both passenger engines were thrown into the ditch and eight cars were piled up on them. TIRED OF WAR Alleged Forget and Defaulter Gives Bin:- self up to the Police. By Associated Mic-21.. Saturday. Fey-9. 2.2. -Lmher W. Shear. ric- as-"ir of 'ne Northwestern linens! Lif- insursn-e Company. who disappearr-i on June 11. leaving alleged and -l--brs to the extent 0f has refer-1?- 'o the CHI. ter he was arraizn-?l an: ?rt-:11 over to the circuit courr. lie Says he was tired of wandering about. He ?13's he will pica-l grimy. Shear would tell bu: little of his dcriags. Camp Grounds Burned. By Associated Press. Saturday. Sop-2 :3.?Ridge- view camp mceting grounds at Mills-00d. a few miles east of Derry. Pa.. were in 'pt by ?re last night which destroys-d forty- ?ve cottages. the hotel and a store. Loss about 35.000. Most of the cottages were occupied. but the hotel was closed. To Be Buried in England. By Associated Press. LONDON. Saturday. Sept. ls.?lt is now announced that Gwendolin. the nine-year- old daughter of Wm. Waldorf Astor. who died of consumption yesterday at Flim- don. will be buried in the graveyard of the church at Hedsor. close to Clivedou. TolaveaConf By Associated Press. TIENTSIN. Saturday. Sept. 13.?llajor Gen. Creigh. the Britishcommander. has started for Peking to confer with the for- eign ministers renrding the restoration of the Chi Li section of the Peking-New- chwang Railroad to the Chinese. Li