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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1910)
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'hi: to tt» ntso! part at K. was T*mh>d to fl crammtr *e+- • v and a Mi's* tun*- 1b thmVmtaermtfr of North Car Itaa. 1b i loFEer *-dsr V- rwaninwrd his studies -fs- -« his death, ud was sat ^ tV- Iso Vummd m-a of his tmr While saber wisves**-* were ta vJCiasr la 'he <tta)l«'V«> commae to - tot ytftol tvstf put-hr am V- de tot'd Is spare canteen's tw ;r. restyca turn and study aad tils k»«wl*<d«- of .he details <4 paMic astlm was las ‘r wwrts •* that af aar of his 'tc 'a tarh rjoral .-haracter was by Lis ptori i .-oa dispo la Li* earls days V- was :a i s. ri m i t if L«of its I_ P I TB. d the* He Lad 3.'* teea » % Isocls I Of she® the riiOSt »ifisttai'» - reat •» fci* career or carnd la the trial of a tow suit none trtsral wlspute arose between biaa and a yo-KSi* attorn* y caused •Tatrte* Lora-. a hlxfc’T «*; -tc-d and taws'. <s>.aiU n scf car Lstas vast tb-* ran* and tte**«r .tllrf -d Was Lurss do*- :us*e the <kill* ne at drat, be? ivstos yrrsU'-t uni oCered debtserate Insults Ltcras ibec aroqSrd They fncfct a irwt da*l and aw one be rax Injured a e-rorl a>ee'H»c was tut st*d up-« bj both farea la tbe e*. ud dael Curas few. asiftaily uneadrd ft--'’•re dj.re bo uak ■•"■ff'drti hsftl and lorr * asm. bat r. a-oe newer l ent him *e;f nf ?Le sksstw of tbi» true 4* west with hits ‘broaeh *b- fears to Ms erase TV- nd-ds-d) wm» re own-*d tw la V* - duts of -b for a aMCadV-cr • IbB-ft. and -ter public car of cone pe a* had f;jrur d is wach aa aCslr rttk -r us fir - owsd TMs dtp-i was fongbt -- year after fb-aton arrlTed It s*t laws* Hoar years toter ?V* faiV-r of the lanrct d (Via wf 'be da> !1S*tr ra twos was one of the iiaoiiiwnssf ol ere C ivet tor senu'or rxamst i*»*a?>a Ms FegS» W !*■ -G.g Msckory" iirO'or.. WLe Andres lirL«o. was of North ran t * M-L and ilk* fttd Hickory. aw»T-n tw Trow-r wV-e a yowtb )sr ee-ri't epos treats ■fa • ■ ate lie brja- JarkotOB's f* *nd wLllw tbey V -L Bred k Xit( . • d i>spm>d s b iicisc ■» the bflr-i- of s.!l la sc it t— x’-je tbe naeVsas of tb- arej '.hat was to anatbstaiw tbe Ifri-td at « w ‘hiear and w-»he Jue-nry ■. I*U a ted letter da lb Anwrleaa as - 11 t as - a junior's ads aw 'bat the Wir.ede to turns- d and e®» *d to •% *os» rsw*' toy Jarksca and Uw a -*tce he was or Jackson's staff These rbwdly re lattoaw were bwaerer. it* mijM-d toy a dtotraeefa! brawl le»*r :>» ton. a brwdb'-t «f Ttotss ’iratoo. fcwd f it o|Ti i a dael ad J- k -m had seconded tbe aa* uraaist Aa tasty ifliynlr arose. Hesion *rjoc-!*{ his tfitbt s ca ise Jaekaos s'rack lien ton with a I- sew up. and la retard was sb' *a the shoulder by U v s f arhsew carried WeBSwa's bullet la his sliualfier oc'T tb- Hose <jf to’. pre»l doastal tern., end the a ootid save hi:a war physical dlstr-ws to the r.d of Ms days TV- le .tcx 1 rtwcea isea ran htth after this • ;-tao4e. M Is wet Mm -ft'!! tb*- hand of fate | »u to Pri:.g them Together ag-in one ! a senator from another .-’ate. and the other aa a candidat*- for the presi dency of the I'nited State* A year or so after the Ceiit liect-.ir moved ■t> St Louis. »her- h opened a las olto* in ci«icecttoi! sith a ness paper of stilt he Pecan.*■ editor lie le an.*- prominent at once in The aiscus tu« of public questi-.u- ;tT.J took a i-ading tart In securing .he admis sion at Missouri into the union. Aft er a five .'ear*' residence in Missouri h» * as elected bj the legislature one id -h- stab's tlrs* :*u I'niTid States s—nator*. Dtci.nes Morey Profr frcn Public Se-vice. Immodia-ejjr unco bis election. with scrupulous regard for hi* official in •■grity Hratsa ca led zV. of ti« . 'i■•» •:# In his .'Sice and 'old the-;: th.»’ be •wild Uut fur-h r *<*rvr them, rs tiler* sigh' he a cor" - *. n th- ir r. • .r~t and the :141c welfare For *f b;v .a- he had ti’igatJi u ■’ -r l”.pd granir sad as senator he was in a position. ti.r» .ch the enuo: met; <if laws. •« uu-Jce th* m and L.ni ** if wealthy in Th ••rf-ta-nt of dis ; Tfed TI'lcS |j.. n t,, rtH._ oau&ehd an a? m* ■ them. h*i ibis might emfearra** htti ir. his public duty Hi, id. a .4 public office I bat an official had no mure use hi* pnbli. j. -n.- -o aid |>er social —id, uf ajian.e his own for* an. ban h - w« M bare to put hi, hand tn"o the tciti'r 'reasur* and take migiey thereir.wr to pay a private •feiu Th*riag. rlt .is . ffirfal career IVnton was true t< t* i, idea' and was teti.i uptit.»e vnd at-v*- p-pfonen frotn ari ecu! s'andj- dnt Cea^-atc-ea M stouri Cc~tromist " career of mstructue wtatcsgdtaeb!;. v as the great-*- Mi.* <>.rl «»r the west has produced He can.- n]wic *h.- stag— <4 public activity j with the eta vr err* of the Missouri compromise which was largely hi* •frl H* left je;‘o, »:fe coincident wl*h th- repea; of ■ ha; measure I cder thi, compromise Missouri was admit*.d ir’o ‘he fnion though 1: was some years later before the state was formally r- * nixed i as a slave cate, with th* provision -bat no state created out of the Ixrulsleaa ; urchase. n«dth of the ectrhem boundary of Missouri. should be admitted with slavery It bushed slavery agitation for a decade, and ary attack upon it for a time was resisted by south as ■ ell as north Hen-on was 3? years oid when he took his seat and had lived exactly half th. rears given to him Monroe was ust beginning Ms second term a? president. Calhoun was senretary of war, Henry- Flay was speaker <4 -he house of repp-sen-a "lve» In the next presidential con tent Henioa supported Flay again* Jackson. but ever after that he was • Flay’, poli-lcal enemy and Jai k bob's % it ' •' *HK? Skill*• dl* »-fwr* •rga c* . t a. tr rather cf Ho'-esteat! Law To i’. n*' n n.or*- .ban any other man I- • h- fa/-, that "her- is no fron tier in ifc- I ni*-d Stale* today What wa* a wiid**TOess west of the Rocky | mom:tatr.s fifty j- ar ago is t: .w set > rle«j happy and pnkprrogs men and nth! by r-asr*a of his e*f, ,*t trs s- ring the . narttnent of the bote rt-ad la« t'.-uton established *fc pol icy of o Ming public land at a maxi mum of f: IT. an acre giving pr~?er • *tj. • 10 ;al se-i-rs and securing to • ♦-*('. • -y... • :;V of j.re. n.ption Th' ' r..n !■ - easy and streams of ;rdy «u»ts and women began a» once to more westward luti’.u k< k*-d in’o Th.- future fur t*j* r ’tn any «.’her statesman of his *ir. • In any- er to th taut!’ - That th tr-'-rr country. part! ilarly Oregon. » ■ d c**.r le- anything nor** than a hunting ground, h- prophesied tha' th* ’in*, mould .etus when ther** y ■ .A !*e more people west of the "i<» Me. ’ha* east li< advocated the * ■*: -** .• ion of a military road ’<> X -w AS- r.< n. and was so earnest in his sup *■*■■• <t* ’he y. a of a transoc.ntln--ntal •■ad that his •-t.en.l-s charged him • ’b ng mentally unbalanced on th ■ - *. and -re-i his fri-nds fear*-d he was toe enthusiastic. ;n one ®f his first si* ••■ hes he pr05.hesi.-d that the I'. Hr c.iLst mo.ld ms-t. become the * -r tf Asia and advised sending min lster* to China and Japan—a projosal at ‘hut a.— • ■nsld-red sttrrndjr hu ccrma Browobt About Specie Payments. It a; through ib-nttm's effort tha* • ■***♦• payments were established and that a!! our motje. became based on Cold :md sllTer So earnest was he in the t- mand for a specie basis that he was dr seamed "Old Bullion." of ft. h be * ccame Terr proud, and In l-b' Hj. cb- s often referred to himself hy hat tern He was at first Inclined • to fate a t pcectfre tariff system, but . la-.r sTotely opposed prt.tecTlon ; merely for the sake of protection. He ‘•a- -4 • !- peri ion thus The fine ef > 't* o 'he tariff upon the prosperfty -rf the we-* bare teen celebrated on •his floor With ho* much reason let Ta< s t- :..<ad uui |s-ovle judr • I do r-ot think we are Indebted to the hi*rh | tariff for our fertile lands and navl rab’* -.rers. and 1 am certain we are ‘.ad* bred to tho*-e l ies*!* j*-- for the teoM-epr we er joy ~ While he op > posed the protective system he roted for a prote< live duty on lead, which w.-t* largely produced In Missouri In "his he n.ade the mistake that has teen made by so many senators and congressmen of this day. who say they opj<ose protection, but vote for pro tection on the products of their own states thereby placing themselves in the position of not being able to sue cessfully question the justice of the • ';.an<! of those In other states for a larger -hire of protection for them selves. After election of Andrew Jack son to -h- chief magistracy Henton be came the r;cit arm of that great presl :• nt in tb* atttempted nullifiraion of t1 r- tariff laws by South t’arolina. Kenton ade effective Jackson's ulti ma: .-: t" that stat* demanding sub - n to the law by engineering the passage of a compromise tariff bill 1* stopped everybody from talking <1 .- ting but satisfied nobody. Fouent United States Bank. la* kson - greatest battle was g; 11 ft I r.ited Stales bank, which ; *J' i-vr-d mil-* cither be put out of! utainesF or i* would run the govern- t - if Benton I. d this fight in the -* : at*- He brought up the question iv 1 !■> submitting a resolution to 1 !>' <-fr*-< t that it was not expedient to •' <bart*r the bank. The war against bank rag*-d fiercely for years. It ‘ -d n.any powerful adherents and ob ' ' nod the support of a number of | ’item!or oi congress, as was shown 'ater by investigation, through what • .oun ei: to brazen bribery in the way of favoritism on loans. In the .sT *.f the fight the presidential elec tion *.f If ::2 took place and Jackson was triumphantly re-elected Shortly t’*-t Ins Jackson mad** an order with drawing the public funds front the bar k This precipitated a tremendous pub! • uproar and the senate adopted a r* olution censuring Jackson for ■he act 1 teuton immediately began a light to expunge this resolution from the record, and finally, in the last days of the Jackson administration, the mo t ti prevailed amidst great excitement and the resolution of censure was ex punged by having a black border drawn around it and across its face the words ' Kxpurged by order of the f- nate, January 16, 1837." Jackson deeply appreciated the value of Ben ton s support and years later, on his deathbed, said to a friend: Tell Col. Benton 1 am grateful." Benton was the supporter of Jack son's successors to the presidency, paiOcularly of Van I-.uren and Polk, but after Andrew Jackson, the presi dents up to the Civil war wielded lit tle influence compared with those be fore. and were largely engaged in a game of hide-and-seek on the slavery question. In IMS the anti-Bentonites earrled a I majority of the Missouri legislature. and a resolution was passed demand ing that slavery be permitted to exist in territory north of the Missouri com promise boundary and instructing the senators to vote accordingly. Benton denounced this resolution as treason able and refused to obey it. He said 1’ did not represent the sentiment of the people of the state and he appealed from the Missouri legislature to the Missouri people. The struggle was bit ter and intense. As Benton was up for re-election, it being the close of bis fifth term as senator, the effort was to control the legislature which was to elect the senator for the fol lowing term. Neither side obtained a majority of the members and a dead lock resulted to be broken by the anti Benton Democrats combining with the Whigs and bringing about Benton's del eat. The oid warrior was not dismayed and kept up the fight, in 1852 he was sent to the lower house of congress from St. lx>u:s as a Union Democrat. For thirty years he had been absolute dictator in the politics of Missouri. His word was final, and his wishes law. but the tide had turned, and for the retraining years of his life set steadily against him. Yet at no time in his career does Benton present a more inspiring figure than when, with his back to the wall, crowded on every side by foes, he continued to battle for the principles he believed in. By com promising and by truckling to the pub lic sentiment of his state he could have regained his seat in the senate, but lie would have lost the love and admiration due the brave man who prefers defeat with the right to vic tory with what he considers wrong. Benton's mannerisms were marked and did not tend to make him popular with the masses. He seemed egotis tical to the point of absurdity, yet in iiim it was merely exaggerated self respect. To the casual observer stern and pompous, he was gentle and ten der-hearted to those who knew him well. His public and private life were above reproach. His high sense of honor as a public servant, his incor ruptible integrity, his unwavering ad herence at whatever cost to the prin ciples he believed In, his powerful In tellect and his aggressive energy com bined to make him a fighter eminently qualified to lead and represent the mil - .nt people of the West in the first half of the last century. He was defeated for re-election to the house in 1854. and in 1S56 became the candidate of the Union Democrats for governor, and ran third in the race. He was now 74 years old. but as vigorous and robust as ever. Without lamenting his fate or the people's in- j gratitude, he cheerfully took up the i completion of his “Thirty Years' View," giving a mental picture of the j important events in the history of our country with which he had been con- ; nected. In 1858 he died in Washing j ton. undismayed by the storm of pub- : 11c misunderstanding that had wreck- | ed his political life. He looked into i the future and saw the approval of coming generations whose views would not be obscured by the passions and excitement of the moment. When the new s of his death reached Missouri there was an entire change of senti ment and all classes united to do honor to his memory. They then real ized that the mightiest man of Mis souri was dead, the man w ho towered above friends and foes. All the state was in mourning and his funeral at St. Louis was attended by more than forty thousand people. Saved Missouri to Union. It was the fight Ilenton made that enabled others, when the war came, ' to keep Missouri in the I’nion. If Mis J souri had seceded there probably would have been a different story to tell than that which caino from Appo mattox. So Benton won life's battle by sim ple honesty, by perseverance, by hav ing ideals and remaining true to them in sunshine and in shadow. His influ ence will he felt for good as long as this republic lasts, and the failure to secure political preferment at the end of his life by giving up the fight ac centuates the grandeur of his charac ter. He lost for the moment, but in losing he gained for ail time. For him there was \ietory in defeat. The les son of his life is—it Is not essential always to win, but It Is essential to keep the faith. The Mystery of a Duel. Having fought his duel nnd saved his honor by firing a shot in the air. the editor of a French provincial newspaper went back to his desk and the incident had quite left his mind when he felt something strange in his thigh. He looked and found that he was bleeding profusely. A doctor was called, who discov ered that a bullet was embedded in the editor's thigh some two inches deep and required extraction. "Why was this not taken notice of on the spot where the duel took place?" he asked. The editor was as much in the dark as the doctor. At the mo ment of the duel he had fired into the air and his adversary also took a distracted sort of aim. There had evidently been r.o intention of doing the slightest harm on either side. The editor felt nothing as he left the field and had shaken hands with his antagonist as a sign of reconcilia tion. How a bullet came to be lodged in his thigh was simply one of the mysteries of dueling. Another Boom for the Crops. "Not many delegates appeared at the Esperantist congress that met in Kansas." “N'o. Most of them stopped off and hired out as harvest hands.” Strategy. Bessie—But didn't you s&v if Georgb tried to kiss you. why, you wouidn’* stand fcr it? Peggy—I didn’t I—I sat down In a hammock. MM M«ft Be OtKle(«l SO BU €MM (H MKX«U Of Ht^jrlNS Mt of rtlrf't a uUfh Itr koct-* «-'■! 4^**Jcj> ta> KM to Mi* it »«rt (or IU o«& [.of oiid tor (k* food of ’• ■ r.j»c» oat Okies i Far Wrmkm* to Korancro jl . . :,fck : - • i I.- . ! v* ohkrk Bslstira-:;«i lax.* «*:. , Mir f«r m .* rSrMMu : <«.:*• ?3 : lT*Sd *•. « *r* ' * - «(**» »»•*>- * - ♦jF kw Blotter Is Neat Calendar One of the moil useful tb r.gs a girl i r*« f«MtU> hate !or her desk is a r*!**«!*r blotter Hv* often when wrl i*S a ;»u*-r dews one ha*e to stop and ■L j-s what day of the month it is. and. llihc.nti there nay be a calendar In 'w d -k !ht r. are surely many limes %b* - -t eai.ro* lround at the mo iir ? *•• m* d And the blotting , • r <■ *. t * •: aud nearly worn out ... -r» to jet a new piece. Both of these little troubles are done away with by baring a calendar Liln»fpr The blotter can bs made with either i: thee'* oi blotting paper or six. ac cording to whether Its owner writes much or little, and also whether she uses up blotting paper quickly or Dot There is a very great difference be tween people on this question. Tba sheets ot paper may also either i>« large enough to nearly cover the desk, or there may be small pieces that are picked up and laid over the writing to blot it If the large sheets are used they must be kept in a drawer of the desk at one end and one taken out as it is needed; but the small ones can be fastened together at one end, the whole pad kept on the desk and one sheet torn off when wanted. To make the blotter all that Is need ed is a pad calendar, and the right quantity of blotting paper. Choose the latter by the color of the decoration of your room and the calendar sire by whether your blotter Is to be large or small. If there are to be 12 sheets of the paper paste one page of the calen dar on the upper left-hand corner of each piece of paper. If there are to be only six pieces of paper paste the Jan uary pages of the calendar in the up per left-hand corner and the February page in the upper right-hand corner, and so on through the years. Many are returning from their va cations to recuperate. 1 MONEY CLERK IS AT LAST ARRESTED LONG PUHbUIT 11/ SECRET sstPV ICE MEN CNUd IN htl/UHl OE TELLER riT/GEMALO CASH WAS 5173,000 SHORT After V*»l Sum O a*iipe*'*d Emm Chicago Subtreaaury Pr.»t.n*r It Said to Have Organized B*a In duatriea Requiring Large Capital Chi; ago (Ihiiki' W Ktiqc ilil. formerly tiller in ihe I tiled Ht»t<-; subtrv-a.-ury here, vu arrc.-it*-d a I warrant issued by Judg-- I-and - of the federal rouri, wkteb charge* E'itjyr aid with stealing 1173,000. wh;, h an tailed as if by the wave of a Li gielnn's wand, from kU rage in the mibtrcasury February 2'>. 1>*T Sin«v then the secret ?-rv.• agents hav never best sight of FSt*yr»ld The indictment as read In court specifics four courts. Tknr rhsrg embezilen.ent and ti.e fourth charge* : larr« ny 1'r.der these charges a max ttr,iitu sentence of ten y.-ara in fed ■ ral prison or a fin- equal to the - uni cm he** led 1- the penalty m « nvic tinn The federal statute of hn. tat- r.s protected Fitzgerald after the three years which * spired F« hruary la«t Cut the warrant r, mf.lch hi- ..rr- -t was made was ,>-u*d early last F* bru ary before th- -tat-;*, <».' UuiitM cn. eould throw a shield o\- r him When confronted with the w v-ra: t wh* r. be r* ad its date lik- a fash h- r-e e nired the persistent wa‘ h1' with which The s i ret - rvir- had sought to entrap him What r.eu evidence the -rr--‘ - rv ire agents have <i:-= . v-r 1. « ■ be* he has chanc- d ntte of *b.e j v v Mils that vanished < r v n ■ • ■ r. - latirg or invest.r.g he wa- : f divulg -d Fitzgerald had h • :. • mploy-1 a the subtrer.sury f >r seven y ars 1 v»«TT: his reputation was *> b- *• A* teller he handled S' a j • 000.000 from day to day jn im penetrable vaults The teller's st-cl wired cage was impenetrable, too no one but he could unlock it. When he went to luncheon on that raw February day he locked the cay Soon after his return Fitzgerald told his superior. William Boldenweck. that $173,000 was missing An exami nation showed quickly that the miss ing money was of th< largest denomi Fitzgerald and His Home. nations: ton $10,000 bills, ton $5.00® notes, the others $1,000. in all 40 bills, that, folded tightly, could be carried In a man's vest pocket without bul ging. Fitzgerald's reputation and assur ance carried him easily through the repeated rigid examinations to which he was subjected: he suggested that workmen temporarily employed in the subtreasury had contrived to reach the money piled In his teller's cage. He was dismissed from the treasury's service. The secret service men went to work. Two years ago it became known that Fitzgerald had bought a home in Rogers Park, a suburb, and gone in the poultry and egg business. He as serted he got the $3,000 needed from his brother-in-law and his wife. The state authorities arrested Fitz gerald and accused hint of the theft. The secret service resented this med dling. Subtreasurer Bolden week took the witness stand and—knew, abso lutely nothing. Judge Chetlane dis charged Fitzgerald. As if to emphasize that the mys tery of the crime could never be pene trated. Mr. Boldenweck appealed to congress to relieve him and his bonds men of the loss. A bill in his favor was passed at the last session. . JEALOUS PARROT ENDS LIFE After a Canary Came Into the Hous* Former Pet Even Swore at Minister. Youngstown, O.—John Smeltz’s par rot is dead. It Is said to have com mitted suicide owing to jealousy. For years the parrot was the great attraction at the Smeltz home. Re cently a canary in a gilded cage was brought into the house and the atten tion of the children was directed to the new arrival. The parrot became morose and ugly. At night it hanged Itself between the bars of its cage. It is said the bird swore during the visit of a preacher the day before its death, the first time it had been known to use offensive language. Getting Even. He—So you insist on breaking off the engagement? Shfr—Most decidedly. What do you' take me for? He—O, about forty. Better think It over; it may be your last chance. —Stray Stories. The Rounder** Explanation. •*1 hear you went home drunk the other night. Is that true?" "Oh. a fellow is liable to go anywhere when he is drunk.” ! FORESTS TAKE FIRE STARTLING LOSS OF LI" AND PROPERTY. ESTIMATED DEAD OVER 200 J*k*i T wltey Fam ly Fu> r*I3S. f«v . A«mj the Victim* at i* « Dtuittr. Uiu T ft* *r*A'»at eht* ttniK' tear tditE^wwa tu expert ec *c»- tae H f ♦ *y h . rror hf iM-a run if-., •* - rr*4 F> :** eight at.il hi' .rday. »:-*a the et .* M.aae k >U Mar. • »a tr rsdwy < >.a:r) was • , tr* aad at data. » • *♦ ®»« kr.o»a r.e 4>u>r *>»«»-> appa 'as, proporUMsa The taaMT o? death* .Sunday r. c * » eatimhted if Tro.a to _>*u alamo et« **:r ass SC eeltier* ;a the i<i«ii xt td It* lows* of I*u:. R.>.•*»*!! tad Gnie toe aery ?••* of tfee **tt*ers are k Burnt to hive e» Aged and tb ' *>!!■ mate may tali coMsderahiy - cl of • ■ ■ Mihf. - are reported from every pu at tVvv j pie lost tlselr beads eompl-ie.v aad rat aimlessly abort be*a a* their I lot' Street! o! M«m .-*»» with pefeoaal beioair.ae* which »*re thrown away ;r tr.* r Sight Crowd? of able bod ed te- a ac <Iy work ace.’ a *::h to i«*r* ~v t> e-are for. rea pell a*l! to board »w.tta* trait a* ft audeti* lo the < i - oa of wortet h&d cJuWrwa. asd re:.»». ;'*•« t v*’y to asr.'i it rv' ,5$ pr. ,<e.Ty An east-bound freight went through a hur&ed culvert tear Pit: aad bio i d •h* i.n" The -' wn- of Ptv.. Spooner and . enudetre were burned Friday sight, v h-rneaie was blowing a: the time ■it< w this ten mit .res after the ap pearan'e of ’he fire the :s tab.tacts of the to» re w-re force i to See for their ■ •s. be-cg unable to save any of their - i-r? The fire *a» heralded by a showar of sparks art * burning brands. *h.eh swept across the Beaudette r. ■ er ir.d to.-* n habit ants had fuel? time t.. react the special train which -a- -a.tint f re both towns were cr. 5re at a., points. Then were enact ed s-er.es which will never be forgot - S- - ■ S patently by the score, appeared and were carried or assisted to points o: safety There were five patients in Carrigan's hospital. which was burred. One woman, who had given birth to a child at 5 o'clock the same evening, had to be carried to the of Hr* of the Shevlin-Matfcteu Lurnber company, in which building many peo ple took refuge. The buik of the population of the towns of Beaudette and Spooner are housed in Rainy River and a sj'ev'ia! train is waiting to take the people to some other point east in case the fire should get a fresh start and the town is not yet entirely free from danger. Among the dead are: John Tultey and five members of his family, recently arrived from Pu) lerton. Neb., burned to death west of Spooner. Four land buyers from Davenport, la., recent arrivals at Beaudette. caught by flames while out for home steads on south side of Beaudette river. John Simmons, of Red Oak. la timber ranger, caught by flames on railroad track while trying to escape to Rainy River. The property loss in Rainy River. Beaudette and Spooner alone, includ ing the Rat Portage Lumber com pany's plant and yard at Rainy River and the yard of the Shevlin-Mathieu Lumber company at Spooner, will to tal about $1,500,000. RED CROSS WILL ASSIST. Call For Aid to Fire Sufferers Brings Response. St. Paul. Minn.—Governor Kber hart. as president of the state Red Cross society, called upon the citiiens of the state for contributions of mon ey. provisions and clothing for the fire sufferers. Mayors of cities and towns are authorited’to receive con tributions as well as Kenneth Clark of St. Paul, treasurer of the state Red Cross society. ANOTHER CHOLERA CASE. It Appears in a Ship Detained at Quarantine. New York.—A case of cholera de veloped Sunday in the steerage of the Hamburg-American liner Moltke. which has been detained at quaran tine as a possible cholera carrier since Monday last. Dr. A. H Doty, health officer of the port, reported the case with the additional information that another cholera patient from the Moltke is under treatment at Swin burne Island. This makes three chol era cases in this port. Big Fire at Ockaloosa. Oskalooss. la.—A five-story flour mill, a large grain elevator, a flour warehouse and several stables and outbuildings were destroyed by fire due to spontaneous combustion. The loss is more than $50,000. Killed by Hie Automobile. Vineland. Va—C. \Y. Reinoehl. of Steelton. Pa . a prominent official of the Pennsylvania Steel company, was instantly killed when his automobile turned turtle at Buena Vista, a short distance from here. Labor Questions to Decide. Washington.—Labor questions con front the supreme court of the United States at the beginning of its eight months' work ia number and degree of importance perhaps unprecedented. With the momentous industrial conse quences hanging upon the decisions in the Standard Oil. tobacco trust and corporation tax cases, these involved in the pending labor litigation will serve to give a marked economic col or to the work of the court in the ses sion which opens its sessions at noon on Monday.