Great Fire At St. Louis

St. Louis, March 16. - Fire broke out In the store of the Bly Walker Dry Goods company at 7 o'clock last night. The firm carried a stock valued at $1,500,000, with an insurance of $1,000,000. The stock has been destroyed with the building, which is valued at $200,000. At 11 o'clock part of the east wall feil, killing one fireman, injuring two and burying a street car and an extensión ladder truck. The street car had been caught between hose lines and was deserted. The building occupied by the ElyWalker Company was at the southwest corner of Eighth street and "Washington avenue. It was owned by the Lionberger estáte. The structure was seven stories high, built of granite and steel and was eonsidered one of the best examples of flre-proof construction extant. It burned like a strawstack. The casualties are: Dead - George Gutewald, fireman, caught under falling wall. Injured- Patrick Cardmore, flreman, feil down shaft, legs and arms broken, internal injuries, will die; Jerry McCahan, fireman, thrown from ladder, back broken, will die. One thousand persons will be thrown out of work by the fire. Fatal Wreek in Kansas. Kansas City, Mo., Maren 16.- At Wolf Creek, Kan., Sunday night the Missouri Pacific passenger train, north-bound, was wrecked by horses on the track. Ed Nye, engineer, Kansas City, and Par nek Connor, fireman, Kansas City, were killed and the following injured: John H. Meyers, conductor, Kansas City, slierhtly; Jack Appleton, Kansas City, slightly; H. A. Kemp. express messeneer, badly scratched and bruised; Meadows, traveling man, Atchison, Kan., both legs broken; L. F. Bacon, Kansas City, traveling passenger and ticket agent of the Santa Fe, slightly; two other passengers, names unknown. badly bruised. Meadows died later. Hunter's Elcction Mearly Assnred. Frankfort, Ky., March 15.- The sudden death of State Senator John P. Salyers at his mountaln home was announced by telegraph yesterday, and it created a profound sensation among the legislators. Salyers was a Democrat and prominent in the senatorial fight of last winter. His death removes nearly the last doubt that Hunter, the present Republican nominee for United States senator will be elected whenever the joint ballot is had. Will Give 1,500 Feopl'e Work. Dunkirk, N. Y.. March 17. - The Brooks locomotive works are to be started up on full time and with a full and complete force. This means work for 1,500 men and boys.