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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.
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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.
