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Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
Auckland Ready for Fleet.

Auckland, n. T., Aug. THE excite
ment in Auckland grows feverish as
the date for the arrival of the Amer
ican battleship fleet draws near. An
immense army of workmen are en-
gagged in completing the decorations
and the illuminations and the water
front and the town present a magnifi-
cent spectacle The main streets are
being transformed into fairy bowers
of palms and bunting. The fleet is
expected to arrive Sunday morning.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
At the Flood.

Hearing of a rising river at the head
waters of the Euphrates, with a falling
barometer and indications Of a food
stage in the valley, the pileocanthropus
changed his mind and frankly admit
ted it to Noah. His manner was that
of chastened and softened person.
''You monkeyed too long," said the
patriarch. eve gave you a chance to
come in with us, and you wouldn't take
1t. Now we have arranged for all the
stock we care about trying to float"
The general liquidation which follow
ed had the usual effect upon all but the
insiders.-Puck.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
TOWNS OUT OF
DANCER Zone
British Columbia Fires Still
Raging in Timber.
DEATH LIST NOT SO LARGE

Loss of Life Now Placed at Thirty
eight and the Property Damage Be-
tween Five and Six Millions--Refu.
gees Are Returning to Fernie and
the Work of Rebuilding the Stricken
Town Has Begun.
Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 1.-THE de-
structive forest fires in the Elk River
valley have now burned past the re-.
gion of the towns.
Michel, Hosmer and Cranbrook arc
now out of the danger zone.
The flames are still devastating the
timber region of the valley beyond
the settlements. These bush fires
may last "a month, or until rain falls.
The total loss of life in the burned
area is now placed at thirty-eight and
the property damage is estimated at
between s5,O0O,OOO and $6,000,0O0.
The women and children who were
taken from Fernie and placed among
the adjacent towns of Frank, Blair
more and Nelson are still in these
places of refuge, but the men are
back at Fernie and have begun the
work of rebuilding the town.
Tents and supplies of food and
clothing have been received at Fernie
from many places and the people are
working strenuously. Nurses and
physicians are having busy time
iookinS after the injured and taking
precautions to prevent pestilence.
There are now two cases OF small
pox in Fernie. -- T..
The Fernie disaster has struck
hard blow to the mining and smelling
industry of British Columbia.
The big smelters of. the boundary
district. employing 1000 men, receive
the bulk of their coke supplies from
the coke ovens and mines of the Elko
River valley and as al collisries n IN
that Section are in such condition tha.a
it will require months to put thems
back in position to supply coal In
any quantity the smelters will be
forced tc curtail their operations and
in some cases to shut down. This
would throw several thousand men
out of employment in the mines OF
the interior. --.~- g."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
Insurance News.

The American Accident Ins. Co., of
Lincoln, Neb., was refused q license
by this Department for the year 1se8.
Agents representing this company
have been securing applications and
collecting premiums in advance. The
public is warned against doing busf-
ness with this company.
The fire losses in Minnesota for the
month of June amounted to $s55, ,0oo-
90; the total for the United States
during the same month being 49, =
5O9, 100000. F.
Legal Reserve companies wrote in
surance to the amount of S23, ,Sa7 ,4s1
in Minnesota during 1907. This lis q
decrease of nearly four millions as
compared with the amount written in
1906. Premium receipts for 1907 were
$230, 900 less than i'm 1906.
Fraternal Beneficiary Societies is
sued certificates in Minnesota during
1907 representing .$s3, ,21s, 1884 of in
surance: an increase of over three
million dollars as compared with 1906.
Assessment receipts of these COM
panies show an increase of over one
million dollars as compared with the
year previous.
Those who seek protection through
insurance should in all cases place
their business with comDanies dulv
authorized in this state. Those who
insure in unauthorized companies
have no recourse through this depart
ment and practically no protection
from the state laws,
The licenses of agents who violate
the law in respect to unauthorized
companies will in every case be can
celled.
The Great Western Life Insurance
Company, Of Kansas City, and the
Republic Life Insurance Company, of
Chicago with its allied concerns, are
in the hands of receivers. Neither
company was licensed in this state.
This should serve as warming to
those who are asked to consider the
alluring prospect of stock dividends
or other speculative inducements in
in connection with policies of life in
insurance.
JOHN A. HARTIGAN,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
Rehearsing the Play.
Overheard in Broadway:

overheard III BrOaQWay:
"When scuff1e with him, just before
I strangle him, you rush forward,
knock the bottle of poison from my
hand, and say, Fair play, fair play
Then grab the two pistols, rush to the
window, left center, and yell, Stand
back; I shoot to kill!' That's the sig
nal for the cabin to be blown up by
dynamite, and I fall on top of Bunko
Bills body with blood streaming from
my mouth. You tear the papers from
his bosom, and, as the roof falls on
you. shout, The girl is miner New
York Times
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
WILL UPHOLD GOMPERs.
Labor Leaders to Confer on Political
Situation.

Chicago, Aug. 7-Ofi cials Of all the
national and international unions
affiliated with the American Fedora
tion of Labor are to hold a conference,
probably in Chicago, within the next
two weeks to issue an official state
ment on the political situation. The
meeting will be similar to the one
held in Washington last March when
the labor men addressed memorial
to congress urging the enactment of
certain bills in the interest of the
workers.
The purpose of the meeting, it is
said, is to set at rest all doubt as to
whether Samuel Gompers represented
organized labor when he officially en-
dorsed the Democratic platform. The
meeting is expected to uphold Mr..
Gompers and make an unequivocal
appeal to the union men of the coun-
try to support Bryan at the polls in
November.
John B. Lennon, treasurer of the
American Federation Of Labor, has
arrived from his home in Blooming
ton. He wore a Bryan button as big
as a saucer on his coat and said that
President Gompers was now in tele-
graphic communication with the heads
of all the unions relative to the pro.
posed conference.
There is no doubt in my mind
about what labor will do" said Mr.
Lennon. "It will support Bryan more
unitedly than it did in either of his
former campaigns. # anything should
arise to prevent the conference of
labor officials the executive council of
the American Federation of Labor
will issue a statement urging support
of Bryan"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
CARDINAL GIBBONS ILL.
Is Suffering From Intestinal Trouble
at Rome.

Rome, Aug. cardinal Gibbons
was taken i'll at Castle Gandolfo with
intestinal trouble. He was driven
into Rome and has been obliged to
take to his bed. His temperature is
at present 101.
The cardinal arrived here from New
York July 80 and had an audience
with the pope Aug. /. He went down
to Castle Gandolfo Aug. 3 to visit the
villa of the American college.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
School Board Organizes.

The new school board met on satur-
day evening and organized, and elect
ed the following officers
Pres.-Dr. Amos Leuty.
Clerk-D.'T Wheaton.
Treas.-F. r. Putnam.
On Monday evening, the board met
for their first regular meeting, and
Pres. Leuty announced the following
committee
Buildings and grounds -Finnegan.
Putnam, Wheaton.
Finance-Caine, Putnam, Wheaton.
Purchasing-V -Vinje, Putnam, Finne-
gan.
Books-Supt. Edwards, Pres. Leuty.
Clerk Wheaton,
Routine business was disposed Of
The date for the opening of school
was not decided, but it will probably
be Sept. 8th.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
Knights of Pythias Election.

Boston, Aug. Henry P. Brown of
Cleburne, Tex, was elected supreme
chancellor of the order of the knights
of Pythias to succeed Charles A.
Barnes of Jacksonville, ILL.,, at the
business session of the supreme lodge
of the order in this city, George H.
Hanson of Calais. Me-, was chosen
supreme vice chancellor.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
COOLER IN CHICAGO.
But Three Residents of That City suc-
cumb to the Heat.

Chicago, Aug. 7.-Despite a decid-
ed change for the better in weather
conditions here, three more residents
died as the result of heat prostrations.
Early in the day the humidity was
high and the temperature increased
steadily until after 1 o'clock. Then
q shift in the wind sent the humidity
mark down to SO per cent and also
halted the increase in the heat wave.
The ill effects of the previous days
heat was still apparent in the tene-
ment districts, where the mortality
rate among infants has become alb
normally high. Because of the in
creased use of water on park and
private lawns the water supply in
some residence sections has dwindled.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
To Investigate Iowa Mercer.

Des Moines, Aug. IA committee
appointed at the meeting of the direc-
tors of the Commercial club of Des
Moines will investigate the mergers
made by the Burlington Railroad com
pany in Southern Iowa several years
ago with view to determining if it
is advisable to try to dissolve the con-
eolidations.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
MTYN Cobb Weds an Heiress.

Augusta, Ga, Aug. 7.-Tyrus Ray
mond Cobb, better known as "Ty"
Cobb, of the Detroit American league
team, was married here to Miss Char
lotte Marion Lombard, daughter of
one of Augustus wealthiest citizens.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08

D-yest Juay Oh Record.
Mean temperature for the month,
Gl.4 degrees.
Maximum temperature, SO degrees
ON the twenty-ninth day
Minimum temperature, 49 degrees
Oh the seventh day.
Total water deposit, 0.e5 inches.
Following is the table of compari-
son of rainfall and mean tempera-
ture for July during the past twenty
fOur wears
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08
Library Board.

The Library Board held their an
nual meeting on Wednesday evening
The board is at present composed OF
0, G. Hanson, F. A. Mullen, J. r.
Krueger, J. W. Harris, D. T. Wheaton,
Mrs. L. 9. Spooner, Miss Torpey, O.
B. Randall and J. @. Morrison, the
two latter being new members.
Officers and committees for the
ensuing year were elected as fol-
loWs:-
Pres.-J. W. Harris.
Secretary-C. B. Randall.
Executive Committee Han
son, Morrison.
Book Committee-Mrs. Spooner,
Miss Torpey, Mr.. Mullen.
Mrs. Elliott was re elected librarian
The report of the secretary showed
a balance on hand of over $500, on
account of no large purchases of books
having been made for several years
The book committee were instructed
to recommend a list of books to be
purchased.
Following is the financial statement
from the report Of Geo. W. Beise:
secretary
Balance on hand Aug. 1st,
1Soi ......----.-.. .....S SAo ID
Received from the City of
Morris 1s1riSnSp yvoor nfaS q
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08

Little EdWin-Mamma, what is
liquid air? Mammal don't know.
Ask your papa. He's always going out
between the acts ito get little air"
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1908-08-08

Mean temperature for twenty-four
years 70.4 degrees.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
PROHIBITIONISTS
In CONVENTION

Tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock
the prohibitionists of the county
will meet in convention in Judge
Huneke's courtroom to select, upon
their own platform, candidates in
whom they can place entire conf
dence as to carrying out the party
policies.
Never was there a time when a
ticket was needed more than now"
said John Anderson, a prominent
prohibition worker, this morning.
I'VE have no faith in the prom.
ises of the other parties to take
care of our interests in exchange
for our votes"
Owing to the keen interest mani.
tested In the coming convention
the attendance is expected to be
the largest in the history of pro.
hibition in Spokane county.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
To.
NAME TICKET

Spokane socialists will meet in
the municipal courtroom at the city
hall tomorrow evening between G
and o'clock to nominate a ticket
for the election this fall The so.
cialists are barred from the direct
primaries by lack of 10 per cent
vote in the last election, and they
wouldn't pay the filing fee anyhow
holding it unconstitutional. They
have knocked it out already in
court.
While full legislative and
county ticket will be named, NO
slate has been framed. The follow
ing names will be among those
mentioned for the county offices
designated and will be chosen if the
assembled members of the party
approve. Otherwise they will be
kicked over in regulation socialist
style:
County Clerk, r. F. Howaret;
treasurer, William F. Ludwig; sher-
if, W. E. Barber; prosecuting attor.
ney, C. J. Pence; auditor. H. Pen
hallwick; commissioner First dis
trict, Mr.. Sims; Third istrict, G.. F.
Mckay.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
BRIDGE
ON n. P.

E. M. Grover, claim agent, and
T. H. Cogswell, principal assistant
engineer of the Northern Pacific,
have returned from a trip over the
new Grangeville extension. They
report work as progressing rapidly
and that a mile to mile and a
half of steel is being laid daily. 1t
is hoped to have the line opened to
Grangeville in a month or six
weeks. Mr. Grover took trip over
the new steel bridge across Law
yer's canyon on this extension. and
pronounces it one of the most won
derful bridges in the west 1t is
2S6 feet high in the center and 1883
feet long. 1t is one of the three
highest railroad bridges in the
west
Mr. Grover says the town OF
Grangeville is looking forward to
the opening of the new line with
great expectation. 1t will give
Grangeville connection with the
outer world after years of stages
and freighting overland. Grange
vile has between 5000 and 5000
people and is one of the largest
towns without a railroad in the
northwest. 1t is the center of the
great Nez Perez wheat country,
where wheat is this year turning
out SO to 60 bushels per acre.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
476,000 OF
STATE FUNDS

During Governor Mead's four
years of Office $476,000 has been
spent in new state buildings in
Spokane county and the Inland EN-
pire. OF this sum $4,000 was ex-
pended in a school for defective
youth at Medical Lake; $4,000 for
a ward at the hospital for the in
sane; $4,000 in a farm building at
Medical Lake asylum.
The old heating plant at the asy-
lum, which was disgrace to the
state on account of it's inadequacy
and defects, was fixed up at ia cost
of $4,000. A vacuum system was
installed and will save half its cost
every year over the old system.
There were several fires caused
by defective wiring. and this has
been repaired at cost of $4,000.
At Pullman the administration
expended $4,000 in a recitation
building; $125.0O0 in thee audi
forum and library; $25, 900 build
ing of domestic science; $1,000 in
veterinary hospital and $500 in q
farm barn J IeH
Practically all of the work 8 was
done by union labor. en-
The figures were obtained from
John X. Dow, who was the archi
tect in charge of all the work.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
MOSCOW EXCURSION IS
POSTPONED

Owing to its possible interfer-
ence with the overhead electrical
work now in progress, the 100000
club excursion to Moscow, Idaho,
on the new line of the Spokane &
Inland will not be run on Septem-
Der Is as originally intended. A
committee of the club visited the
Inland Empire offices today in re-
gard to the matter and were in
formed that the excursion could
not be run on the date set without
seriously interfering with the con-
struction now being rushed with
all possible speed.
1t may be arranged to run the
excursion on September 3d. Super
intendent Bowdish will determine
this after a trip over the line to-
morrow.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
GREAT BUSINESS AT
PUBLIC MARKET

Market Master Happe reports 10S
teams on the market Saturday and
81 teams today. He says the de-
mand for room has already out
grown the capacity of the present
market ground and he is at a loss
as to how to take care of the bust.
ness if the demand for space con-
tinues to increase.
The impression seems to have
gone abroad among the farmers
that the market ordinance forbade
peddling on the streets. On this
account the receipt of vegetables by
the downtown groceries from farm
ers has almost entirely fallen off.
This has caused big increase of
business for the commission
houses.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
KILLS,
SW|TCHMAN

A. T. Britt, the switchman who
was shot in a pistol duel with
Marshal Ryan at Hillyard, who
claimed Ryan shot at him first
died yesterday at Sacred Heart
hospital. The police are unable to
find out anything about him, and
his relatives are unknown. He
wore a switehman's union button
and claimed to be a member in
good standing. The local union is
trying to trace Britt.
Before he died he confided to a
sister that his true name is
Briggs. He denied that he was q
boXcar robber, as the marshal
claims he suspected. The marshal
said Britt shot first and Britt said
the marshal shot first.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
HANDCUFF'S CAN'T
HOLD THESE BOYS

TACOMA, Sept. Henry Au-
gust and Henry Webster, two giant
Kanakas, created reign of terror
on the Puyallup Indian reservation
last night. Both of them filled up
on bad whisky, and entering cab
ms. began to trough house" the in
mates.
Deputy sheriffs, summoned by
telephone, found the Kanakas in a
saloon. When the handouts were
put on Webster he declared little
things like that did not interfere
with his freedom, and giving his
arms quick jerk, snapped the
chain that held his hands together
With August, he was later taken
to jail.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
TOO MUCH TOM

Charges that the labor political
committee, in selecting the candi-
dates for endorsement by the labor
unions, has not been fair to the
rank and file. are being heard on
every side today. The committee
comprised John s. McChesney,
chairman; Will Coates of the press
mems union and G.. w. Dow of Fed
eral union 1854. A representative
from each union was asked to act
in conjunction with the committee.
but many unions were not repre-
scented.
Despite considerable sentiment
against the political committee Or
ganization, politicians are said to
have worked on the organization,
and the list of names it submitted
to the union men caused surprise.
Levi Ankeny's candidacy for the
United States senate has caused
the greatest disapproval. Ankeny
in the guise of the workingmen's
friend is considered so far-fetched
as to be ridiculous, and the labor
committee is being censured for the
mention Of his name In that con-
nection even by those who oppose
Jones.
The selection of Henry Mcbride
for governor is also censured.
One of the chief assistants" of
the committee in making it's selec-
ton is said to have been Thomas
Joyce, bartender, and ward worker.
Joyce Is the man Mayor Moore
tried so hard to have appointed
weight inspector
In the labor parade today, Joyce
(sat side by side with his honor. His
activity in connection with the
labor selections would indicate that
the mayors machine, which is be-
lieved to be under construction, Is
backing Joyce and using the Joyce
influence with the unions. Joyce
was not member of the labor COM
mittee and his tireless effort in con-
nection with it are repudiated by
most union men.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07

mountain and placed it where it
isl, and was particularly fitted by
training and on account of my
constant observation of and con-
tact with criminals and their meth
DDS, would you spoil a good COM
munity protector to make a poor
grocery or hardware man?
1t seems to me it should be a
great matter of pride to them, their
constituents and taxpayers in gen
eral that having given up their
time for so many years (when no
one else wanted it, in our wild,
wooley days., to the affairs of our
county, no scandal has ever assail-
ed any office with which they
were connected.
You give a list of their respec-
tive salaries. Has anyone agreed
to fulfill those offices for less or
have they extorted money? Aren't
those salaries just what Bill Smith
Jones from Joplin, Jasper county,
Mo-, would receive if he had been
elected to either one of them?
Does man mulct money from the
county or city because, being popu-
lar and efficient, he serves more
than one term? A. d. Hughes.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
MATCHES WOODEN LEG AGAINST
BALD HEAD AND WINS BRIDE

LISBON, Ohio, Sept. Match
ing Their 1nfirmities one against the
other. after they had discovered
mutual shortcomings. Miss Maud
Hammond, of Lisbon, and Joseph
White of st. Adams, w. Va, struck
a matrimonial balance. Now they
are married and as happy as can
be.
Six months ago Miss Hammond
saw a matrimonial ad and she an
swered 1t.
The correspondence courtship
progressed smoothly. Pictures
were exchanged. Then White
came to Lisbon to WOO in person.
But when White stepped from
the train Miss Hammond almost
collapsed. He was not the gaily
tripping young man she had pic
tured. Instead, he stumped along
on wooden leg. which the photo
hadn't shown. But the girl recov-
cred her composure and welcomed
her lover.
White pressed his suit Miss
Hammond demurred; she had not
considered the proposition of a
wooden leg.
Then Cupid played a prank. Just
how he did it is not explained. But
somehow he gave tug at Miss
Hammonds hair that revealed that
it wasn't her hair at all. 1t was a
wig.
White saw his advantage and
seized it. He played his wooden
leg against the wig and won.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
OPERATOR HELLO
FOR WRECK

Operator Mitchell of Perma sta
ton, on the Northern Pacific, who
was responsible for the wreck at
Paradise Saturday in which nine
lives were lost, will be held for
criminal negligence. Mitchell re-
ported No. 5. the westbound pas
senger, as NOT having passed Perma
when it really had gone forward.
This caused the dispatcher at Mis-
soula to give the freight train or
ders to move eastward and meet
the passenger at Perma, hence the
wreck
Under the laws of Montana
Mitchell is guilty of manslaughter,
n these are the facts. Northern
Pacific officials here think Mitchell
will be prosecuted.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1908-09-07
ACCUSED OF STEALING
ONE PIANO

Detective McDermott today re-
turned from Bonners Ferry, Idaho,
with Aubery Bunting, accused of
stealing and pawning a piano
which belonged to Ida Bunting
Bunting shipped the piano to Spo.
kane and sold it to John Kamerer
for 500. He said his name was
George Bailey and he was Fer
ME, B. c., refugee. Although the
prisoner gives the name of Blunt
ing, the same as the owner of the
piano. they are not related.