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The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
TO PREVENT FOREST FIRES.
Inspector MncrslM Tells Of the Work On
the Forest Reserves.


|. A. Macrum, United States forest in
spcctor. with headquarters at Portland,
was in the city Saturday ON his way to
Montana to look over the reserves in that
state, says the Spokane Chronicle. He
was seen at the Grand Hotel, where he
was stopping, by a reporter for the Chron-
icle, and asked for few particulars in
regard to the forest reserves.
well, my trip now" said he, "is to look
over the different reserves and visit the
different superintendent to sec that the
rangers are at work. The dry season in
the northern states is just commencing
to set in and the prospectors and Indians
are in the mountains. This is the time
of the year when forest fires commence,
and am going to see that all the rangers
are at work, This is about all the bust
ness connected with my present trip, but
after return from this one expect to
go out on another and visit the reserves
proper to see how the rangers are work
ing"
mo, there is no reserve near Spokane,
the first being across the state line, SO l
have no special business in this city, but
just stopped on my way to Montana.
There are three reserves in this state, but
they are all in the western part. There
is no talk at present as far as know of
making the eastern part a forest reserve.
Inspectors would first have to decide
whether the land was more valuable for
the timber than anything else.
I'm regard to the value of the forest
reserves l can say that since the plan
has been started the loss by forest fires
has been reduced about 80 per cent each
year. The fires are mostly caused by
campers leavinga smouldering fire which
may not break out for several days and
then strong wind comes along and fans
it into high blaze. We have cloth
notices tackled upall through the reserves
warning these campers not to let any
fires shoulder, and should they do so
there is heavy fine attached. The
rangers do their work by riding around
and seeing the people personally, Last
year am glad to say there was no regu-
lar forest fires such as we used to have
and this year we hope to get along as
well.
Not only do the forest reserves pro
tect the trees, but also the grass. We
try to keep down what are called prairie
fires and also to keep the shcepherders
off the valuable grass. can do nothing
to stop the sheep from being driven
through this country. as it is not u re-
serve, but if it was one not single man
could drive his sheep over the country
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
SWEET SYBIL.

Sweet Sybil seems a seraph, sure.
When she a-shopping goes;
Her manners, dainty and demure,
Disturb the hearts repose.
Her gown is trailed in proper style,
Extensively complete.
Admirers watch her, mile by mile,
When Sybil sweeps the street.
She's gently born and kindly reared.
Her life ne'er knew the gloom
OF those who oft have persevered
With dustpan or with broom.
And yet there's none to say she's not
Industriously neat;
She seems intent to leave no spot,
When Sybil sweeps the street.
She's very timid, that is plain.
When she is in the house
She lifts her voice with might and main
In terror at a mousse
Yet horrid germs and microbes queer
With her find safe retreat.
She gathers them from far and near,
When Sybil sweeps the street.
She never seeks to NEEDLE in
Municipal affairs.
No lecture laurels would she win;
To write she seldom cares.
Yet who shall doubt the city owes
Much to her tireless feet?
Whenever she a-shopping goes,
Sweet Sybil sweeps the street.
Washington Star
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22

When the bulletin announcing the
nomination of Mckinley was posted in
front of the Bee Office yesterday, there
was one solitary whoop of satisfaction
from all of the crowd around the bulletin
board. The balance of the crowd merely
grinned, thinking, doubtless, that it
would be wise to restrain republican en-
thusiasm until the returns come in next
fall
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
MCKINLEY Such is the ticket
AND which tho Republicans

AND which tho Republicans
ROOSEVELT. put up for the approval
of the nation. 1t is Il strange combina-
ton. Mckinley has been the puppet of
Hanna and other republican leaders in
everything. At their dictation he has
veered like weather vane from his pro
nOunccd convictions. He has been Il
subservient tool of the politicians and
the politicians are anxious for more of
him. Mckinley stands for commercial
ism as Il national policy. Everything
else must be subordinate to what will
rebound to the credit of the nation in
dollars and cents. The whole program
of tho republican party during McKin-
ley's incumbcncy of the presidential
chair has been dictated by the monied
interests. We went into the Spanish war
ostcnsibly from philanthropic motives.
We have come out of it with no higher
purpose than that prompted by sordid
greed We are in Cuba for what there
is "in it" and we are in Porto Rico and
the Philippines for the same reason.
There is reason to believe that McKin-
Icy, personally, does not approve such
policy, but he has not the backbone to
stand up for what he knows to be right.
As governor of New York Roosevelt
has been the opposite of Mckinley as
president. For the most part he mas OPP
posed Boss Plat. AS executive of New
York he adopted the same tactics that
made him such Il marked success as
police commissioner and assistant secre
tary of war. Roosevelt is honest and
has the courage of his convictions. Con
sequently he is not the man for the
republican bosses of New York. They
saw a good chance to put him in the
political graveyard with the vice presi-
Dental nomination and they have sue
ceeded in doing it, Roosevelt saw the
scheme and tried to evade it but his
political death has been forced upon him.
Even though elected vice president he
will in future be powerless to interfere
with either Hanna or Platt If elected
his one chance for usefulness lies in the
death of Mckinley and the chance is too
remote to be considered.
In the nomination of Mckinley and
Roosevelt the republican bosses have
gained double victory. They have a
chance, slender, it is true, for four years
more of McKinley's subserviency to their
demands and they have rid themselves
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22

The building Of the new Anaconda
smelters is the greatest construction
work now going on in the west. In the
amount of work to be done and the
money to be expended the work exceeds
any building operations railroad con-
not excluded-in the great
empire west of the Mississippi.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22

of troublesome governor in New York.
The conscience of the republican party
has been successfully buncoed. 1t re-
mains to be seen if the conscience of the
people can be as easily dealt with.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22

Sam Hauser is one of the Clark bolter's
delegates to Kansas City. He is prob
ably still insisting that it is Clark's duty
to the state to "loosen up"
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
COMMISSIONERS HAVE CONTROL

COMMISSIONERS HAVE CONTROL.
Road Supervisors Are Subject to Their
Orders.
Two most interesting items were sc
cured at the state capitol today, a decision
by the attorney general and the filing of
the report of the Oregon Short Line for
the last year.
Mr.. Nolan rendered the decision re-
ferred to in response to an inquiry from
IL. G. Smith, county commissioner of
Jefferson county. Mr.. Smith informed
the states legal adviser that the road sup
ervisor of the Basin district claimed the
county commissioners had no control
over his movements as supervisor.
He pays no attention to our orders"
wrote Mr.. Smith, works when he
pleases, as many men and teams as he
pleases. He has been notified Just now
our roads do not need any work on them,
only such work as can be done by men
working their road tax. Still he hires
men and teams. We us commissioners
have set aside 500 for each district. He
will more than exhaust that amount. He
asks no advice of us. Can we compel him
to work as we consider best for our coun-
ty or can he do AS he pleases?'
The attorney general, replying to Mr..
Smith, assures him that the county com
missioners have absolute control over
road supervisors. Replying to your fav-
or of the 18th l will say the county COM
missioners have absolute control of road
supervisors in the performance OF their
duties" writes the attorney general. 1T
seems to me that section Ii of the last
road law is SO clear and explicit in it's
language that there is no room for doubt.
This section reads as follows:
Road supervisors under the direction
and supervision of the county commits
sioners, shall:
"'1-Take charge of all highways with
in their respective districts.
80 Keep them clear of instructions
and in good repair.
'3-Cause banks to be graded, brid-
ges and causeways to be made where ne
cessary, and to keep the same in good re-
pair and renew them when destroyed.
Make any and all repairs or i'm
provements on any or all public roads
within his district which are necessary
and beneficial to the district; provided,
that in making such repairs or improve
ments no more money shall be expended
by such road supervisor than has previ-
ously been set aside by the board of coun-
ty commissioners for such purpose, and
in making such repairs, or improvements.
said road supervisor SO far as is practica-
BILE, shall permit persons from whom a
special road tax is due, to work out their
road tax
1T will be noticed that in every official
act the supervisor is under the direction
and supervision of the county commits
sioners. If he is under their direction
and supervision it follows as a matter of
course that the work to he done, and the
manner of its doing, rests exclusively
with the supervising and directing pow
Helena Herald.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22

There is likely to be a very short crop
of wheat in the eastern states, so the
price here promises to be good. We may
expect the republican, spellbinders to
claim the credit for the raise here and
charge the crop failure in the east to the
democrats.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
without first getting permit and telling

without first getting permit and telling
exactly where he is going.
Another way in which we are pro-
tecting the forest is by not allowing the
stealing of timber A large amount used
to be stolen by parties for the purpose of
making ties and selling them to rail
roads, and then the sawmills would
sometimes take timber off of government
land. This we have stopped entirely.
There is some talk at present of making
two more reserves in the state of Idaho,
but can not tell just what will be the
result"
The Office of forest inspector is com
paratively new one, only being estab-
lishcd last year. Early this spring the
former inspector resigned and Mr.. Mac
rum was appointed the LIST of May to fill
the vacancy. The reserves only extend
as far east as the Missouri river and the
inspector has supervision over them all
as far soutk as the state of Texas. Mr..
Macrum has been on trip to California
and the south and intends visiting the
reserves in the western part of this state
on his return.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
FRIDAY, JUNE -, 1900.

The national convention will probably
insist that the Clark boilers keep their
record straight by boiling that body also.
The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1900-06-22
TELEPHONE NUMBER II

NOTE-Give old and new address when order.
ing paper changed to new address.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
THE EXECUTION OF coRDUA
Ex-TransvaaI Lieutenant Shot at the
Pretoria Jail

PRETORIA. Aug. 24-(5:15 p. m.).-
Lieutenant Cordua. the Transvaal artillery
officer who was arraigned on charges of
being implicated in the plot to kill British
officers ard abduct General Roberts, and
who was convicted by court presided
over by Judge Godfrey, was shot. in ae-
cordance, with the sentence, this morning
The ex-TransvaaI officer was warned last
night that the sentence would be carried
out today. a chaplain visited him and
remained in the cell all night. At Z
o'clock this morning Cordua was marched
To the place Of execution, which was in
the garden OF the Jail. Captain Barehard
had charge Of the firing party of ten men.
The prisoner walked to the place assign
ed him unaided. He was not bound and
he sat in a chair with his arms folded,
facing the garden wall He was cool and
brave. The warders left him The officer
ordered the firing party TO take up their
arms for a volley. Then came the other
necessary orders, and finally the one to
fire
Lieutenant Cordua, who had arisen. fell
dead. He was buried in a grave close by.
The only persons present at the execu-
ton were General Maxwell, Colonel Maxse.
the chaplain, a surgeon, and the firing
party
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
WORK OF THE MILITARY COURT.
Nearly Three Hundred Cases Tried
at johannesburg.

JOHANNESBURG. Aug. 22-(4:3O D. M
The high court. of which Major O'8rien
is president. has tried 272 cases since last
June Fourteen of these were for mur-
der, eight for criminal assault. and forty
nine for coneealment OF arms.
In the case Of Kaffir convicted OF as
sauIt on a Boer woman. the death sen
tenee was pronounced on Monday. Lord
Roberts confirmed the sentence yesterday
and the man was shot this morning.
a former carp (policeman), who was
found guilty of breaking the oath of neu-
trality in collecting parties of burghers
and leading them outside the military
lines where they could join esaer com
mandos. was sentenced yeste, day to sew
en- years Imprisonment. Another charge
against him was that he furnished the
Boer cor1manios with provisions.
The military court is rigidly enforcing
the law and the sentences imposed are
very severe. One good effect Of this is
that the Illicit Iiauor trade has been al
most entirely extinguished.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
SMITH NJ. WEED FOR GOVERNOR.
Tammnny Said to Be Considering
! Him n Candidate.

Tammnny Said to he Considering
Him Candidate.
NEW YORK, Aug. 25.-The Commercial
Advertiser today says:
Smith NJ. Weed, of Plattsburg, is the
latest name under consideration for the
nomination of Governor on the Demo-
cratic side. It can even be put stronger.
He can, weH-informed politicians say
have the nomination from the Croker
Murphy faction if they control the con-
yention.
Ex-senator Murphy and Richard Croker
think very highly of Mr. Weed and believe
that he viii make a splendid run on the
Bryan ticket. The situation has practi-
cally simmered down TO Mr. Weed His
and TWO other names have been considered
by the Tammany leaders since they came
back from Saratoga.
The other TWO are those of Supreme
Court Justice D. Cady Herrick, of Albany
and ex-Judge of the Court of Appeals
Robert Earl Of Herkimer. Justice Her
rick does not wish to leave the bench. He
still has five years of his term to serve
and may seek reelection after his present
term expires.
Senator Mackey. of Buffalo. is also in
the field for Governor, but no one takes
his candidacy seriously. John B. Stanch-
field is a candidate, and may have chance
II Mr.. Weed is out
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
FLIGHT OF A MISSIONARY.
Escaped From the Boxers Over 6
Burning Bridge.

WELLEFLEET, Mass, Aug. 25-A
thrilling tale of narrow escape from the
fury of the Boxers in China is told by DR..
H. H Hopkins who with his wife and
three children has just returned TO his
home here, having come direct from the
scene of strife in China, where they have
been connected with mission work for
fourteen years.
After telling how suddenly he was forced
to leave Pekin on special train early in
June. Dr. Hopkins says: Upon leaving
Pekin our engine driver took fright and
fed the scene Our fireman acted as both
driver and fireman. and took the train
through to TfentsiD. When we passed the
Auting station. thirty miles from Pekin,
We found it affame. with the station agent
and some of the guard lying dead upon
the ground.
We saw the slain plainly as we passed
They had been killed by Boxers who had
burned the woodwork from under the wa
ter tank and fred the bridge over which
we had to pass. train that followed us
by half an hour found the bridge nearly
burned down. and was obliged to pull back
to Pekin.'
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
GUDEN WAS oBERMAN.
Record of the Austrian Who Killed
Himself in Washington

Major Sylvester has received from the
Chief of Police of Vienna a letter con tain
ing the record OF Dr. Ludwig Guden.
whose real name appears to have been
oberman, who died suddenly in a cell in
No. precinct station on the night OF July
s. The doctor was arrested by Detective
Muller in Baltimore on the 5th of July, on
the charge of obtaining money under false
pretences, and also OF grand larceny
The record from the Vienna police shows
that Guder was Ludwig Theodor Ober-
man He was formerly merchant He
was born at Ottuang, Upper Austria, in
1S47. He served a year III Nurnberg prison
in 1855 for theft, and was again sen fenced
for year for a similar offence in 1869
In 1877 he served a term of Imprisonment
of two years and half at Wells for swind-
ling. He came to the United States in
1888
The picture of the doctor which was sent
by Major Sylvester to the Chief of Police
in Vienna was recognized by the doctors
former wife, Antomia Oberman, and his
brother Otto
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
HENRY E. YoUrsEY VERY Ill.
Alleged GOebeI Conspirator suffer-
ing with Typhoid Malaria.

GEORGETOWN. Ky. Aug 25.-Henry E.
Youtsey, whose trial for completely in the
murder Of William Goebel has been passed
till October, is suffering today with ty-
phoid malaria and his condition is con-
sidered critical. His wife. who yesterday
pleaded with tears streaming down her
eyes for bail for her husband is with him
and his father is also here.
Jailer Reed, who was so criticised by
Judge Cantrili for his kind treatment of
Powers, has given Youtsey every convent
ence possible, and says he will do all in
his power to make the sick man comfort
able.
Court reconvened this morning and ad-
journed until Monday morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
EXPRESS TRAIN WRECKED.
Fireman Killed and Several Passen-
gers Injured Near Reading.


READING, Pa, Aug. 25>-Express train
No. 2, of the Philadelphia and Reading
Railway, which left PottsvilIe at 1905
o'clock was wrecked shortly before s
O'Clock this morning. a mile above Read
ing, resulting in the killing of one of the
train crew. and the injury of number of
passengers. Following is a list of killed
and injured:
Killed: Sss1ueI Williams, aged twenty
seven years. single, of Pottsville
Injured; Mrs. William ScholIenberger,
aged twenty years. and child, of Auburn,
cut about head and body
Solomon G. Seligman. aged forty years,
of Tamaqua, confused right arm.
P. H. Hadesty, aged thirty-ffve years, of
Tamaqua confused wound of right feg and
knee cap.
Edward NJ sepp. aged twenty-eight
years, Of Tamaqua, injury to the back.
Miss MeFall, aged forty, of Wilkes
barre, slight injury about head
1t is thought last nights rain caused the
rails to spread. The engine jumped the
track and ran 200 feet before it stopped
The tender was turned over and Williams.
the fireman, who was on it, was ground TO
pieces He was a resident of PottsviIle
The rest of the train kept on the track.
but one of the passengers cars lost its truck
ard lay fiat on the rails and the eombina-
ton car was nearly overturned. The track
was torn up for 200 feet.
The train was the fast southbound ex-
press from Pottsville. due in Reading at
1855 a. N. II was running at the rate of
ffty-five miles an hour. Suddenly some
thing was heard to drag along the track
Two seconds later the cars were lying
strewn on the opposite track and the peo-
pie were serambling out of the wreckage
An investigation seemed to Indicate
that a piece of rigging or a brake hanger
dropped off the tender and under the
wheels. The tender was raised and then
thrown from the rails.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25

LONDON, Aug. 25.-British operations in
South Africa during the past few days have
been more or less disastrous. General Rob
erts reports an ambush of two companies
of the Liverpool Regiment, who were sur
rounded by Beers in a hollow and terribly
cut up. One officer and fourteen men were
killed, three officers and fifty-four men
wounded and thirty-three are missing
Butler has met with much opposition
during his advance. his cavalry having
narrowly escaped an ambush. Butler has
reached Leeuwkloof, and French with a
large number of cavalry, is east of Macha-
dodorp, while Methuen is at Zeerust and
in Communication with Darlington Belfast
has been occupied by Pole-Carew without
opposition.
De VETS forces are now holding the
ridges of Belfast and Delmanutha.
General Roberts despatch to the War
ofee follows:
'woNDERFONTEIN. Aug. 24-(6:1o
: D, m.)--Pole-Car has occupied Bel
fast without opposition The enemy
is holding the ridges of Belfast and
Delmanutha
Butler IS at Leeuwkloof French
with four brigades OF cavalry is 70 the
east Of Machadodorp Methuen is at
Zeerust and in communication with
Darlington
Butler has met with considerable
opposition AID his cavalry were nearly
ambushed- The enemy opened at short
range with 15- FOUNDER and pompons.
but these guns were silenced by the
Twenty-frst Battery The ambush
failed and the engagement closed
while on picket duty Two compan-
les of the Liverpool Regiment advanced
1,500 yards into a hollow where II was
Impossible 10 see anything. They
were surrounded by Beers and suffered
severely. Their casualties were thirty
three missing one officer and fourteen
men killed, and three otfcers and fifty
four men wounded ROBERTS"
PRETORIA, Aug. 24-(S:05 p. m.).-Gen.
De Wet has been prevented from joining
his forces with those of General Botha.
General Baden-Powen has headed of and
captured all his wagons.
The Beers are reported to be in consid-
cradle numbers and forming eommandos
at Lichtenburg and the western districts.
but they are said to be short of arms and
ammunition.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-25
GHAFFEE'S CASUALTY LIST.
The General sends Additional Re-
ports Under Various Dates.


ports Under yarious Dates.
The following report Of additional cas-
ualties in China was received from Gen
eral Chaffee by the War Department yes
terday:
''Adjutant General. Washington:
'Pekin, Aug. 1S.-The following
casualties have occurred since last re-
port: Tangtsun, August G. Fourteenth
Infantry Company E. Alfred Evans,
wounded in head, serious; Company X
Charles A. Rodgers, wounded in shouI-
DER, serious; Matew, August Is, killed
by shaTpshooters while foraging, Com
pany G, Fourteenth Infantry, Claude
Smith
''Pekin, Aug. 16.-Dled from wounds
received in action, Company E, -Four
teeenth Infantry, George c. Kaufman.
'Tientsin, Aug 2f-Death occurred
on August 10, Private William Bray
ton, Company C, Ninth Infantry dys-
entery; August 20, Clinton W. Graham,
Company l, Fourteenth Infantry,
shrapnel wounds
Tientsin Aug 23.-Deaths TO date:
-Tientsin hospital.-August 4-Com-
pany NJ, Fourteenth Infantry, Charlie
l.. Organ, dysGntery; Company NJ,
Ninth Infantry, Joseph L. Fritsch,
gunshot wounds.
August Company II, Fourteenth
Infantry, Paschal Y Smith, gunshot;
Company X, Fourteenth Infantry,
James Rice.
August Company H, Fourteenth
Infantry, John H. Hurst: Company G,
Fourteenth Infantry, Archie J. Ran
ney
August 9-Company K, Fourteenth
Infantry. Later !. Alley.
August 10-Company NJ Fourteenth
Infantry, joseph Ouellette
August 13-company z, Fourteenth
Infantry, Robert Horan.
August accompany NJ, Ninth In
faatry, Charles Frederick. insulation,
August 20-Company NJ Ninth In
fantry, Denis Shea. dysentery.
August 21-Company B, Ninth In
fantry, Ezekiel E. Hale, dysentery.
"CAAFFEE