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Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
SAY BANK Is SOLVENT.
Directors Demand That Institution Be
Reopened.

Pittsburg, Sept. S.-The directors of
he Cosmopolitan National bank,
which was closed by order of the
comptroller of the currency Saturday,
met and formulated a demand upon
the government officials at Washing
ton that the bank be reopened and al
lewed to continue business. They in
sist that the institution is solvent and
that the action of the comptroller was
hot warranted.
Receiver Robert Lyons and three
government accountants have begun
work on the banks accounts. The re-
ceiver says it will be several days be-
fore he will be able to make report
TO the comptroller.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
FRENCH FORCE
DEFEATS ARABS
Hundreds Of the Tribesmen Are
Killed In Battle.

Colomb-Beckar, Sept. S.-Dispatches
received here from Colonel Allix. the
commander of the reinforoements that
went to the relief of Boudenib,
French post on the Algerian frontier.
where the small garrison was sur.
rounded by Moors and in danger OF
humiliation. state that he has COM
pletely crushed the Beraber tribes
men, estimated at from $4,000 to 90
600, capturing their camp and all
equipment.
The column of 5000 men under
Colonel Allix marched out from Bou-
denib in the direction of the enemy's
camp at Djorf. When half the dis
lance had been traversed, the French
encountered the Arabs, who with reck-
less courage hurled themselves upon
the front and TANKS simultaneously,
seeking to cut off Boudenib, but the
artillery kept up a terrible fire. In
the face of which the Arabs were I'M
able TO approach to close quarters.
They returned again and again to
the charge, leaving their dead In
heaps, but finally became discouraged
and retired. Colonel Allix followed up
his advantage and occupied the camp,
completely routing the enemy, who
dispersed in all directions, hotly pur-
sued by the French cavalry. The to-
tai French loss was Lieutenant
Schwartz of the Third sharpshooters
and twenty-one others wounded, Of
whom only three were seriously hurt.
The enemy's loss totals far into the
hundreds
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
FIGHT FOR HOMES
Residents In Minnesota Towns
Struggle Desperately.
THREATENED BY FOREST FIRES
Hibbirg, Nashwauk, Bull, 3D.
vey, C0Ieraine and Noun
tain Iron in Peril.

Duluth, Sept. 9.-Fighting desperate
ly against the windfanned forest
fires that threatened momentarily to
add six more range towns to the
blackened ruins of Chisholm and
SNOWFALL, practically the entire male
population of the Mesaba region COM
posed the self-constitIted fire brigade
that struggled fercely all day and far
into the night to save their homes and
property. After raging furiously all
afternoon the flames died down with
the wind in the evening and gave the
army of fighters a chance to rest after
their strenuous work.
Hibbing, Nashwauk, Bull, Bovey,
Coleraine and Mountain Iron, which
were considered doomed during the
greater part of the afternoon, are safe
again until the wind revives. There
is still little promise of rain and a
strong wind from any direction will
fan the quieted flames into a renewed
menace.
The district about Grand Marais is
cut of by the flames and from 600 to
1000 settlers are fighting for their
lives, with no means of escape. The
fire has penned them in and the
flames are rushing toward the lake
shore with fearful rapidity. Many
settlers may be forced to take refuge
in the waters of Lake Superior. A
frantic appeal for help was sent to
Duluth by the steamer America.
which brought down many of the set
tiers. The United States steamship
Gopher with two companies OF the
naval reserves, has left for the north
shore with provisions and will pick
up all settlers found along the shore
of the lake. Grand Marais, village
of about six hundred inhabitants, it is
feared will be a total loss. There are
no telegraph connections with the viii
lage and no railroad there. Many lives
may be lost II the fires destroy the
town, as there would not be boats
| enough to pick up all the Inhabitants.
Between Nashwauk and Hibbing, q
region of twenty-five miles long, the
forests are one continuous battle front
of flames. From Hibbing it is an ap-
palling sight and big clouds of smoke
are pouring over the threatened city,
hiding the sun as though the sky was
overcast with rain clouds.
Northwest of Hibbing the flames
! have spread over a wide area of tim
Der and the burning district is increas
ing rapidly. Between Chisholm and
Bull, distance of eight miles, there
are many small fires, which threaten
hourly to be famed into conflagra.
| tions.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
NINE KILLED IN WRECK.
Passenger and Freight Trains Collide
in Montana.

Missoula, Mont, Sept 5.--As re.
suit Of headon collision between
westbound passenger train No. on
the Northern Pacific and freight
train near Paradise, seventy miles
west of here, both engineers and both
firemen are dead and Head Brakeman
Dixon of the freight train and one
tramp are seriously injured. The dead
are:
Engineers Munson and Valentine,
Missoula, and Firsmen Robinson and
Herrick, Missoula.
Later reports state that the total
death list is nine. Besides the mem.
bers Of the train crew killed FIVE un-
known tramps have been found dead
In the wreck. II Is announced from
the local Offices that the wreck would
be the subject OF An immediate inves-
tigation.
The passenger train was running
about thirty miles an hour when the
accident happened. The collision is
said to have been caused by the fail
ure of Operator Mitchell at Perma TO
deliver an order to the passenger
train, he having received the order
after the train had passed the station.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
ONE TOWN IN RUINS.
Chisholm, Mimi, Nearly Wiped Out by
Forest Fires.


Duluth, Sept. 8.-The town of CHS
holm, on the Mesaba range, with a
population of about 1000, has been
almost entirely destroyed by forest
fires. A score of buildings in the
southern part Of the town were left
standing. Among these is a $125, 200
school building.
No fatalities attended the confiagra-
ton at Chisholm.
The ruined city will be rebuilt at
once. A meeting of the homeless
Chisholm people was held in the
schoolhouse and plans were made TO
erect another city on a grander scale
than the other.
Relief trains have been pouring in
aid to the homeless Thousands all day
from Duluth and the surrounding
towns. A city of tents will shelter the
exiled Inhabitants temporarily.
The relief committee appointed by
Governor Johnson, consisting of May
or r. d. Haven, ]. L. Washburn, Mile
Bunnell, A. L. Ordean, H. M. Peyton
and A. C. Weiss of Duluth and Martin
Hughes of Hibbing, is taking active
steps for the relief of the suffering
range people. Headquarters for con-
buttons have been opened here and on
the range.
Chisholm Is under military rule
Company M of the Third regiment
from Hibbing is guarding the ruins
from looters.
Several hundred settlers In the
burned over region are refugees In
the range towns. Four thousand are
homeless In Chisholm alone.
Conservative estimates of the loss
caused by the forest fires In Northern
Minnesota and In the northwestern
portion of Wisconsin place the total
at $3,750.000. OF this amount $780,
900 Is Chisholm's loss The remain
der Is on standing timber In the range
districts of the southern part of St
Louis county. the southeastern portion
of Carlton county. small areas in the
extreme eastern part of Itasca county
and the northern part of Douglas coun-
ty In Wisconsin.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
DENMARK.
Copenhagen.

SOptnn2kOn.
The following dispatch dated Ber-
gen. Norway. Aug. 10, gives an ac-
count in detail of the sad fate, of the
Danish explorer, MylIus Erickson:
1.-THE ship Denmark Of the Denmark
Greenland expedition, arrived In Ber-
gen yesterday. 1t appears that the
body OF the Danish explorer, Myths
Erichsen, who perished in a snow
storm while travelling over the ice on
the northwestern coast Of Greenland,
was not recovered. During the ex-
plorations an extensive group of ISL
ands were discovered between lati-
tudes 7S and 10. Lieutenant Trolls.
master of the Denmark, made the fol-
lowing statement to the Associated
Press: The expedition carried out the
objects for which 1t was formed, but It
paid dearly in doing 30. Myths Erich
sen and Lieutenants Hagen and
Broehlund persisted in November,
1907. in trying to return from the north
coast of Greenland by way Of the In
land Ice, having been obliged to re-
main on the north coast during the
summer CT that year, owing to the
state OF the weather. Broehlund's
body was found in crevice near
depot. Beside 1t were sketches show
ing the work that had been done and
also his diary"
Temperance work is progressing
nicely in Denmark judging from the
steady increase in membership OF
number OF the temperance organiza-
tions. The Blue Cross temperance or
aanizntsSn already has 10000 members
In Denmark, although the work vas
only started short time ago.
MARION s. NORELIUS
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
NEGROES BUYING ARMS.
coiored Residents Of Kansas City Fear
Race War.

Kansas City, Sept S.-Since the kill
ing of a white man by a negro here
last Saturday there has been q grow
ing alarm of race war among the
colored population and the police have
learned that many of them are pur-
chasing firearms. A pawnbroker on
East Eighteenth street reported that
the negroes had purchased all the
shotguns, rifles and revolvers In his
store. besides large amount of am
munition. Robert Thomas, a negro,
was arrested at a circus for carrying
revolver. Robert Maupin. another
negro, probably fatally wounded him
self while cleaning revolver, which,
II Is believed, he intended to carry for
his own protection.
Excited groups of colored men have
been dispersed by the police, but no
violence has occurred.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
Fugitive Hidden in Mine.

Chicago, Sept. S.--Joseph Sciurba,
wanted by the local police for alleged
Black Hand operations, Is believed to
DO secreted in the dark reaches of a
coal mine at Scottsberg, ILL.,. village
four miles from Marion, his home.
The vicinity of the mine is guarded
by a posse awaiting the hour when
hunger shall drive the fugitive from
his concealment.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10

1 expected to make a substantial ap-
fropriation for Sweden's exhibit at
this fair.
The export of milk TO Berlin Is soon
to be greatly increased, several deal
ers intending to make use of the Troll
WORCESTERSHIRE steam ferry line as
soon as ii is ready.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
Youth Kills His Sister.

Portsmouth, N. H.. Sept. S.-Carroll
Hall, aged fourteen, of Danville shot
and killed his sister, Flossie Hall,
aged sixteen, with a shotgun. The
charge entered the neck and death
resulted almost instantly. Young Hall
was arrested. He said he did not
know the gun was loaded.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1908-09-10
WISCONSIN rowns ASK Hello.

Superior, Wis. Sept S.-The forest
fires In Douglas county were famed
up by brisk wind after having al
most died down. Farmers and resi-.
dents of small towns have called for
help and men are going out from Su
perior to join the fire fighters. The
villages of South Range and Coyne
are now IN most Imminent danger Of
burning.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-18

lOIdl ssssss.. orooo ctoOO f,OSJ
CATTLE-There was a ralr run OF cattle
for a Thursday, lbs cars being reported in.
The receipts for the four days this week
foot up about the same as for the CORE
spending period of last weekAand the week
before, but decidedly larger than a year
ago.
There was a decidedly better feeling in
Buyers were around looking for supplies
and the market took on a more active
aspect right from the outset. The result
steady to a little stronger. There was
nothing very choice In sight to make a
very, high top on the market. Everything
hands at an early hour.
Cows and heifers were also In good de-
mand and the market on that kin of cat
the steer market, that is, the trade was
fairly active and everything changed hands
In fair season in the morning at good
steady to strong prices.
Feeders commanded good firm prices, at
least the desirable kinds did, the same as
they nave all the week. The inferior
few days, but the trade was not active, A
notable sale was a bunch of very high
bred Hereford steers from Wyoming that
went to a feeder buyer at $500, the high
est price paid on the open market for
cattle to go on feed. in a great lille.
Quotations on cattle: Good to choice corn
steers, N'25G6.S; common to fair cornfed
steers, Sc. 75Q6.3; good to choice range
| steers, $5.25d6.O 90; fair to good range steers,
$4.5od5.2 Is; common to fair range steers.
s.5Oa45O; good to choice cornfed COWS and
| heifers, A.OO9A65; good to choice grass cows
and heifers, $3.5094,35; fair to good grass
cows and heifers, %a6gSSo; GOD common 7Eo ao6 70
to choice stockers and feeders, A.60g6.8;
fair to good stockers and feeders, So. so;
common to fair stockers and feeders, s27t
63. 70; stock heifers, $2.5043,3O; veal calves,
S.OO@6.50; bulls, stays, ETC., 2.BQ4.26.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-18
NETWORK STOCKS AND BONDS
sharpest Break in Values Since the
Maine Election Scare.
ALL SUPPORT is ABANDONED
Speculative Holdings Thrown ON
Marke at Heavy Concessions
Because OF Tight Condition
OF Money Market,

NEW YORK, Dec. H.-There was the
sharpest break in prices OF stocks today
following the Maine election in September,
speculative holdings were haken out of
their weakened position and thrown on
the market at rates Of concession that gave
an appearance of Observation-Disclosures,
The most significant feature Of the mar
ket was not the volume OF the Liquidation,
Nhlch was not unusually heavy, as Is wit
messed by the moderate total Of the days
sales, but the total abandonment of the
support OF the market, which has held
Iiuences Tor the greater part of the time
In~IouBhout the years great rise. That
tne burden OF sustaining prices at the ex-
tremeIy advanced level to which they have
reached Is increased by the construction OF
money supplies is certain, In spite of the
n oate erect thus far produced on the
showed no disturbance, although the firmer
zone was maintained until the later deal
ings; With each day bringing Important
bond sales and with the days sub-treastiry
absorption of $,929 900, bringing the total
LOT she banking week up to $17,601, 900, this
Souid not well be otherwise, in view of the
relation Of these forces to the surplus
pdnklng reserve as shown by the Saturday
Dsnk statement. Foreign money markets
showed the effects of the coming strain OF
me yearly settlements. The declining con-
oltlon OF the Bank of England brought its
PR&ir S,lprn On or reserve to liabilities to q
year for the first time throughout the fail
me uCute OF American Smelt-
Ing and OF shares in other companies in
NE metal trades found a special explana-
lion IN the critical attitude displayed by
Hempers OF the ways and means commit
zee OF the house toward the duty on lead
ere. reports of unstable conditions in the
copper market and of a rate of production
IAr outrunning the amount going into con-
tumpuon were a contributOry cause and
puiied down An1algamated Copper aIonP
with the smelling stock. The weakness
WAS NOT limited to any restricted field In
the list OF securities and spread gradually
ana with Increasing effect. The decline
IN Itself had the effect of uncoverinr sion.
loss orders and of bringing out calls for
additional margins. ~ 4i
The remarks of the president-elect at this
uihner or the. Ohio society seemed to be
regarded as bringing disillusionment IL
some OF the speculative clement, which ha,
oWelt on the future immunity to be en-
Joyeo by corporations as a motive for adj
vahclng prices. The professional elemen
iald some stress on a rumor that the sell
ing OF stocks was in the interest OF n,
extensive combination of bucket shons
MnIch would have a claim to enormous
sums in customers margins upon nrIce
railing to a level that would wine then
out: The cheapening of prices as a result
on tne Gays sales amounted to from / to
points Tor practically all the stocks deal
Bonds were irregular. Total sales. pa
VaIue, A,SO6,OOO. United States bonds wer
unchanged on call. We"
Number OF sales ana leading quotation
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-18
Metal Market.

NEW YORK, Dec. H.-METALs-Tin was
steady In the London market, with spot
closing at elS2 Is Cd and futures at 9lSS los.
The local market was dun, with spot
quoted at S2S sO629. 10 Copper advanced In
the English market, with spot quoted at
e62 l2s and futures at e63 1Os. Locally cop
per was unsettled, with Lake quoted at
81. SGi4. S7h; electrolytic, Sl4.OO@14.50, Lead
was unchanged at Els 1s Sd in London
and at A.2Oq4.& in the local market. Spell
ter was unchanged In both markets, at
S51Od6. 20 locally. Iron was unchanged,
with Cleveland warrants quoted at 4ss Sd
in the English market Locally No. / foun-
dry northern, A7.OOQ176O; No. 2, S6.Ib4
81. LOUIS, Dec. l7.-METALS-Lead,
weak, A.l0. Spelter, held, sos.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-18

SHkhr-hecelpls OF sheep at this point
were not overly large this morning, but
most market points were we'll supplied anu
the number or sheep received this week at
leading market points have been way in
excess of the requirements of the market.
II must be borne in mind that the week
before Christmas invariably experiences a
moderate demand for fat sneep and lambs.
Hence IL Is not surprising that with the
flood Of receipts at leading points there
has been a very sharp break in values. As
this market was very nigh to begin with,
as compared with eastern points. the full
force of the break has been felt here. The
very mild and unreasonable weather has
also had a tendency to reduce the demand
for mutton so that eastern markets have
been more or less clogged, but with the
result that western packers are buying very
~sparingly.
This morning advices from all points
were discouraging, and as local packers
did not appear to have any urgent orders,
the trade was a drag from start to finish.
fortunately, the receipts of killers were
light. Out of the sixteen cars reported in
i've cars were range feeder lambs, not
fleshy enough for killers. That left only
about eleven fresh cars of killers on sale,
but In view Of the fact that the demand was
extremely light this was a great plenty.
Prices were at the best weak and from
that down to quite a little lower even than
yesterday,
The five cars of range lambs were
Nevadas and they sold very readily to a
feeder buyer at $50, which looked like a
good steady price. The fact is that the
few feeders coming have shown. very little
change in spite of the fact that killers
have been breaking down so rapidly.
Quotations OF sheep and lambs: Good
to choice lambs, $6.25q6.75; fair to good
good to choice light yearlings. S5.5od5.75
feeding yearllngs, slMaI.5O; good to choice
A.OCq4.25 feeding wethers, $.5OQ4OO; good
to choice ewes, S.6Q4.OO; fair to good ewes
S.26qS.76; feeding ewes, $2.0Oqe.25; culls
and bucks, $i.0oq20O.
Representative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-18
AND PRODUCE MARKET
No Change Takes Place in the situa-
ton Of Wheat.
RECEIPTS FALL
Conditions VIII soon begin 70 show
Themselves Mere Strongly
Sentiment Continues to
sHh Grow lBuuish.

OMAHA, Dec. II, 1903.
News on the wheat market was very
peager and no change was in evidence.
Northwestern receipts are falling Off ma
Lerially from day to. day and the situation
should, soon begin to show itself more
strongly. Sentiment runs builish.
It IL the general opinion that corn must
eventually sell lower. The weather IL bad
through the belt aud may check receipts
Wheat started STEADY to higher with trade
light There IL q noticeable gain in the
local demand and the market values are
easily maintaineda Mtilers were out for
good purchases n the nervousness Of last
week has been dropped December wheat
opened at &hc and closed at 94%c.
l The corn market ruled very heavy and
values fell lower under selling pressure.
The cash market was lower and sample
corn was a slow sale. Local demand was
fair, but shipping orders were lacking. De
cember corn ppened az 5ltAc and closed at
Primary wheat receipts were $4,000 ~.
and shipments were 24,000 bu., against re-
ceipts last year OF $4,000 bu. and ship
ments OF 3Df,OO0 blu. ~,
Corn receipts were 694,000 bu. and ship
ments were $4,000 buNl against receipts last
year OF $4,000 bG. and shipments OF S1S,OW
bu.
C-1earances were Sss,Oo bu. OF corn, none
of oats and wheat and flour equal to $751;,
600 bu-
Liverpool closed I'D higher on wheat and
Rd lower on corn. tN
6eaboard reported no sales for export.
Local range OF options:
Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-18
Wool Market,

BOSTON. Dec. E-wooL-rhe quietness
in the local wool market, after several
weeks OF Intense activity, still obtains,
although a few new contracts have been
closed. There is, however, a heavy move
ment toward the mills. Prices remain
steady and are above the lowest for the
year.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. IL-WOOL-Ffrm; me-
dunn grades cOmbing and clothing, 1SlI6
24c: light fine, 16laQAc; heavy fine, lOi[d
ioc: tub washed. 23qSihc.
LONDON, Dec. lL-WOOL-A sale of
sheepskins was held here today. Ten thous-
and bales were offered and there was a
spirited demand from all sections, includ-
ing America Full wooden merinds and fine
cross hreds advanced ~ per cent; short
wooded skins, lOqlS1zc, and lambs, l2k per
cent. Following are the sales and prices
obtained for clothing and combing: New
South Wales. 900 bales At SA07ihd; Queens
land, Is bales at Tn9d; South Australia, 500
bales at 5Ad7hd; West Australia. 100 bales
az 4GShd; Tasmania, 100 bales az R1p7Ad;
New Zealand $500 bales at S%0fSAd; Punta
Arenas. 1900 bales at skG7Ad. Buenos
Ayres. 90 bales at 4a6d.