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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
AWFUL CONFEDERATION

Winnipeg, Aug. 3-The most dread
full confiagration in the history of
Canada has swept the Elk river val
ley in east Kootonai. For forty miles
the tremendous bush fire has been
burning everything before it. 1t has
held full and terrible sway since 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon. Estimates
are that 200 people have met death
in the flames. The following places
have been destroyed: Fernie with a
population of $500; Coal Creek, with
a population OF 1900: Mitchell with
fifty inhabitants. and other Crows
Nest towns. Fernie is gone, but one
dispatch says that Hosmer and Mitch
ell are still fighting. The homeless
will number over 5000. The fatalities
are growing hourly. In one case five
families at Fernie were hemmed in
and every soul perished. At least
seventy lives were lost in Fernie. The
Crows Nest Pass Coal company have
$1.000,O00 in property at Coal Creek
which is reported destroyed. The dis
aster is unequalled in the history of
western Canada. In that entire sec
tion of the country railways and
bridges are swept away. Late last
night the fire was still burning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
MISS LAFOLLETTE SUES
The Wisconsin Senator's Daughter
Says She Has Been Damaged.

Chicago, August 3-On behalf of
Miss Fola LaFollette, daughter of SEN
ator LaFollette of Wisconsin, a motion
TO set aside the bankruptcy of the
j. Brock Amusement company was
filed in the United States district
court today.
That she was engaged to play Il role
in production that was never staged
and as a result of which she failed to
receive "A weekly salary of $50 is al
legged by the daughter of the Wiscon-
sin statesman. Miss LaFollette AYERS
she was employed for period of
thirty weeks to star in the production.
The amusement company not only
failed to produce the play, but forgot
to release Miss LaFollette from her
contract and the season passed before
the young actress was able to obtain
other employment.
There We're vague promises of good
things in other plays. Miss LaFollette
alleges, but none was forthcoming, and
the amusement company even went
into bankruptcy without the young
woman's knowledge. she decla. es.
For all this Miss LaFollette asks
damages.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
CARDINAL GIBBONS
VISITING VATICAN
May Secure Appointment of a
New American Cardinal at
November Consistory

Rome. Aug. 3-At the vatican last
night it was considered certain that
Pope Plus will hold consistory eth
er before November. when the reform
OF the congregations becomes effective,
or in December. at the close of his
jubilee year. In either instance, it is
asserted, his holiness will create ten
new cardinals because the sacred COL
lege is now reduced to membership
OF IS, there being twelve red hats to
be bestowed.
The presence of Cardinal Gibbons
in Rome, it is expected, will result in
a decision being reached as to whether
or not a new American cardinal will
be chosen this year.
Cardinal Gibbons presented the Rev.
T. S. Lee, pastor of st. Matthews
church. Washington. who has been a
student at the American college here.
to the pope. They conversed in Itai-
ian. The cardinal also presented his
own secretary, Father Louis O'Don-
ovan and Capt. Billups and DR.. Grin
dali. both Of Baltimore.
Later Cardinal Gibbons visited Car
dinal Merry del Val, the papal secre-
tut vi Win Wuoll ile ldu
long conversation. This afternoon the
American cardinal called on Cardinal
Vincenze Vanutelli, who will represent
Pope Plus as delegate to the Euchar-
istic congress at London. The ideas
of the two cardinals are in accord
concerning the London celebration
Cardinal Gibbons also visited Cardinal
Gotti. prefect of the propaganda and
a lengthy discussion followed concern
ing American affairs still pending un-
der Cardinal Gotti's jurisdiction. Car
dinal Gotti invited Cardinal Gibbons,
who is a member of the congregation
of the propaganda, to be at meeting
OF the congregation August TO- at
which American questions will be dis
cussed for the last time. Among the
questions most likely to be consider
ed at that time are the selection OF a
coadjutator archbishop of San Fran
cisco and the appointment of bishop
for the new diocese of Rockford, Ill.,
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WHO HAS THE $4,000
\ Strange Woman in the Mail Pouch
Robbery Case.

Kansas City, August 3.-The post
office authorities have almost aban-
doned hope of recovering the $4,000
which was stolen by Charles Savage,
the negro now in custody. Savage's
mother arrived yesterday from Denver
and was permitted 10 see her son in
a room in the federal building.
Neither in his talk with his mother
nor with his attorneys, Williams &
Hunter, did Savage give any intimation
that he knew anything of the theft OF
the registered pouch and $4,000. the
crime for which he is to be tried. In
deed, the prisoner talks little to any
one on any subject.
The Strange Woman Escapes.
The arrival OF Savage's mother was
mysterious. Word came from Denver
a few days ago that she was TO leave
for Kansas City to see her son. Post
office inspectors had been watching
her and all Savage's friends and rela-
tives, but in some way the mother
eluded them, perhaps unintentionally.
and when next heard from was in
Leavenworth. inspectors Brauer and
Mills picked M The trail there. The
woman was said TO be visiting a sis
ter whose name was Sarah Williams.
Three women Of the name 1iIe in
Leavenworth, and by the time the in
snectors found the home Of the one
they wanted the woman they sought
had left for Kansas City. Before they
returned they learned that Savage's
mother had reported at the federal
building to see her son. The inspec-
tors do not believe she knows anything
about the whereabouts of the $4,000.
Ii 1t Takes Forty Years.
1t chanced that several children in
Leavenworth reported having seen a
strange woman"--a negro, OF course.
enter the woodshed Of the house oc-
cupied by Savage's aunt. his mothers
sister. The shed and the house We're
surrounded by secret service opera
tives and police and watched for two
hours. the officers believing that the
stranger was Savage's mother and that
she probably had the $4,000 with her
tied up in handkerchief or a sheet.
Then word was received that Savage's
mother was in Kansas City. The Off
GERS went away and a little later, the
children in Leavenworth say, the
strange woman" came out of the
house and escaped. Now the detectives
are looking for her.
Savage stole the registered pouch
in Missouri and rifled its contents in
Kansas" Inspector Leonard said this
morning. He's sure of punishment in
either state, and I don't believe he
will soon steal another sack. He may
believe he can hide the $4,000 and
spend it when he gets out of prison;
but he'll be an old, old man then, and
there'll be little party to meet him
at the gate II it is forty years from
now"
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the morning it means hundreds of
workers. especially silk mill hands.
are out OF employment
For months past many factories
have been shut, and men in other lines
of work, who used to depend on the
whistling to arouse them, have had
to invest in alarm clocks.
Recently there have been signs OF a
revival OF business. indicated by a
of the whistles call to
work. but it was not until last week
that things seemed like they were
before the business depression set in.
This morning it seems as if every fac
tory in the city had resumed opera
tions, and the din made by the whistles
at $50, GAS and 700 o'clock put alarm
clocks out of business.
Everybody remarked it, and there
was general feeling OF rejoicing that
good times had returned. The silk
mills report rush of orders and are
working with full forces.
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D|STASTROUS Conf AGRAT|0N SWEEPS
WESTERN CANADIAN COUNTRY AND TOWNS
Nearly Two Hundred Perish in the Flames While the Property
Loss Will Reach Mions'Sarvaioni is Facing the REFUGEES
Who Have Been Hurried to Safety by Trains.

Spokane, Aug. "a dispatch to the
Spokesman Review from Fernie, B. c.,
says: The loss of life from the for
rest fires of Saturday will reach one
hundred and eight, but there are so
many living people without homes or
shelter or food to be looked after that
up to the present time no effort has
been made to ascertain the number of
the dead
In the districts swept by the flames
there is estimated to have been some
1000 people. Two thousand people
have been sent west to Cranbrook
and Elko, some $500 fled from the
flames to the northward and reached
Hosmer and other places along the
line.
A Great Northern train took all the
people it could carry up the line, fight
ing its way through the sheets Of
flames, before reaching places of
safety. Scores of families were separ-
ated. husbands not knowing where
their wives and children were and in
some instances members of families
were in Cranbrook, Fernie and Hos
mer.
The property loss will reach a mil
lion in Fernie and 5000 of that city's
inhabitants are homeless. The resi-
dents have been taken in train loads
to places of safety, and are now des-
titute. A thousand dollars was sent
by western Canadian cities this morn
ing to the destitute. Medical supplies
are greatly needed. Fernie. with it's
lumber mills and railway terminals,
is entirely wiped out. The fire is still
raging around Hosmer and Sparwood
but Michel is safe. the wind dying
out at midnight. If the gale springs
up the city will again be in danger.
Seventy men in the camps of the Elk
River Lumber company persisted.
Eyewitnesses' Story.
Cranbrook. B. c.. Aug. 3.-An eye
witness of the fire at Fernie in an in
terview says: THE damage cannot
fall short of $5,OOO,OOO, the greater
loss falling on the Canadian Pacific
railroad and Tfites-Woods Lumber
company. Fully 25,Oo0.0OO feet of
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
FIVE MINERS +
BURIED ALIVE I
IN CQl!AL|ER'F ]
thrush of Gas Was Ignited b1t
Blasting by the
Miners
FALL OF ROOF SLATE CAUGHT
FIVE MEN BENEATH i
Three We're Rescued But Their CoInt
pani0ns Are Still Under the Debr u
and Are known to be Deal-RescylI
cd Are Badly Injured.

Pootsvilla. Pa. Aug. 3.-Two nit
We're killed and three probably fatal
injured in an explosion today a. tn
knickerbocker colliery of the Phil u
delphia T. Reading Coal and Iron COZ.
pany, about one mile east of Shena'
doah. The accident was caused al
an thrush of gas in the gangway IN
the Buck mountain vein, which W
ignited while the miners were blassd
ing. A fall of top rock occurr o.
buryins Peter Dumbinsky. Jacob Ke.i,
lick, John Kuza, William Saco
Charles Cowley. The first two aul
still under the debris and are knovh
TO be dead but their companions we
rescued. The three men are serious
injured.
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SHEDS HIS SKIN
Twenty.Eight Times the Cuticle Has
Entirely Departed.

Trenton. N. j.. August 3.-For the
twenty-eighth time in the last fifty
three years William U. Cake, lin
cleum printer, is shedding his skin as
a snake does. Instead of periodical
casting aside OF the cuticle, Cake is
likely to shed his skin at any time
Cake has been afflicted with this
shedding malady since childhood.
First he is taken with chill: then the
skin dries up, cracks, and peels off
entirely within two weeks
During this period he suffers agony
because of itching. But as soon as the
skin has been shed Cake is all right
again. He has several children, but
none OF them has manifested any
symptoms OF skin shedding.
Specialists have treated Cake many
times, but none of them has ever
done him any good. The nearest they
have got to his disease is to call it
"dermititis oxfoliatina."
The longest interval that Cake re-
members in which the malady did not
manifest itself was nine years, but his
skin generally come off once in two
years. A few years ago he had a
severe attack of grip and his physi-
clan prescribed belladonna. His skin
came OFF three times within the next
fourteen weeks.
Cake enjoys good health except for
this strange malady. He is now in the
hands of physicians, who hope that
they may discover what the disease is.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
R1EL s SON DEAD
Last Of Immediate Family OF Mctis
Leader Succumbed Yesterday.

Winnipeg, Man., August 3-The last
of the immediate family of Louis Riel,
the famous rebel leader who helped to
make history in 1870 and 1885 in the
Canadian northwest, when he, with
number OF half-breeds and Indians.
stood out for months against the vol
unteers until he was finally taken
prisoner after the battle of Batoche
and executed summarily in Regina in
the fall of 1885. passed out at l o'clock
yesterday, when his only remaining
son, Jean Louis Riel, died at St. Boni-
face hospital of complication of dis
eases.
Jean Louis Riel was born in Mon
tana 36 years ago, during his fathers
residence there following the first re-
bellion. He was we'll educated and fin
ally took up the profession of civil
engineer. a few months ago he went
to Quebec, where he was married to
Mile. Laura Cazeau, sweetheart of
his youth. and the couple had just
come here to take up life together.
Young Riel was working at his pro-
fession on the new line of the Grand
Trunk Pacific railroad when h., was
taken ill, following a severe cold. The
cold developed into a complicated ILL
ness, and although Dr.. McKenty, who
attended him. did all that was possible,
the young man passed away at noon
yesterday in the presence of his bride
and his uncle. brother of his famous
Trunk Pacific railroad when he was
taken ill, following severe cold. The
cold developed into a complicated ILL
ness, and although DIR. Mckenty. who
attended him. did all that was posi-
bic. the young man passed away at
noon yesterday in the presence of his
bride and his uncle. brother of his
famous father
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03

manufactured lumber are gone. The
remains of what was once Fernie con-
sists of ten or eleven small cottages
and five or six residences, all situated
near the park. There is not store,
bank, hotel, or business concern of
any sort, left standing except the Of
fees of the coal company. the Great
Northern depot ana water tank and
the big concrete ware house of the
Trites-Woods company. Fernie is
wiped off the map and what remains
is not of sufficient Importance to JUS
tify the maintenance OF flag station.
Some 5000 people. mostly women and
little children, have to be housed and
cared for until they shall have time
to look about them. These are being
shipped to Cranbrook where every
public and nearly all private houses
are being used as temporary shelter
for. the homeless and in many cases
the naked refugees
The relief committee organized by
Mayor Frank has sent away two trains
filled with provisions. blankets. stoves.
flour and other requirements.
MinneSOtans Dead.
Chicago, Aug. &.-E W. Stees of
Caron, b. c., who HIS extensive inter-
ests there and at Fernie. is in this city
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
HITS
EASTERN CITIES
Industries Are Reviving and
Railroads Are Preparing for
Extra Business

Pittsburg, Pa, August 3.-Employes
of the tube and pipe mills Of the Ma
tional Tube company at McKeesport
were paid today. The pay amounted
to nearly 100000.
The Port Vue Tinplate works and
the mills at Duquesne will also pay
this week, and all the merchants look
for increased business. All the mills
in the Mckeesport district are oper-
ating now but one.
The Crucible Steel company of
America received more orders in the
week just completed than any time
since last October Many of its mills
are in active operation, and in some
lines are being operated to greater
capacity than last year.
The foreign trade has increased rap
idly since the lowering Of prices in
billets, and iron and steel has made 1t
possible for the company to become
a more active competitor of the Euro
pean countries.
There is a big demand for coal in
the northwest The Pittsburg-Buffalo
company is pushing work on it's coal
property at Mariana. Mr.. Jones said
that the new mine was now producing
about 500 to 600 tons day. about 1000
men being employed. and that the op-
erations were being increased every
day, so that by September ! fully 500
more men would be given employment.
B. J. Martin, business agent of Dis
trict IA. of the Machinists' union,
which includes in it's jurisdiction
Youngstown, o., and eight neighboring
towns, arrived this morning. He said:
"Pittsburg is not the only place
where the people are feeling the re-
turn of good times. The iron and steel
mills of Youngstown are running full.
The shipments over the railroads have
increased until the roads are very
busy. In our line-the machine shops
there has been a great improvement,
and number of good orders have
esSl esSSlly:@ placed with the company re-
Early Start for Glass Furnaces.
Melville, Aug. 3-An early start
in the glass trade is anticipated. T.. c.
Wheaton placed fires under the new
tank furnace yesterday, and Whitell
Tatum company have all their fur
naces filled with gas, ready for the
application of the match. With the
outcome of the weeks conference at
Atlantic City it is thought that the
time for the starting of the plants
will be definitely settled upon.
Whistles Shrek Prosperity.
Paterson, July 30.-Regular blowing
of factory whistles is a sure sign of
prosperity in the silk city.
When the steam voices are silent in
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
WOMAN RECEIVED
LIFE SENTENCE
She Sent Poisoned Candy to
Children Which Caused
Ones Death

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 3.-Life I'M
prisonment was the punishment meted
out to Mrs. Sarah Morasch today in
the district court of Wyandotte coun-
ty, Kansas, for the murder of 4-year-
old Ruth Miller, niece of the woman
by marriage. Mrs. Morasch sent
poisoned candy through the mail to
Ella van Metre, IA years old, a half
sister to the murdered child. The
older girl. for whom it was intended,
did not die. The candy was sent in
a spirit of resentment because the
girl had laughed at the woman.
Mrs. Morasch accepted her punish
ment with smile and when asked
if she had anything to say, turned
laughingly and walked to her chair.
The woman is 48 years old.
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today and declared that he had re-
ceived information from Winnipeg to
the effect that ninety lumber men en-
ployed by the Elk Lumber company
of Fernie had lost their lives. This
company is managed by E. ]. Lynch
of st. Paul, who looked after the in
terests of Gov. Johnson at the recent
Democratic convention at Denver.
Stees said that Peter j. Seippe of Du-
buque, Iowa, and Fl. ID. Campbell of
Saltwater, Minn., both of whom are
actively interested in the lumber trade
were at Fernie with their families for
the summer and he believes from the
printed accounts of the disaster that
they must have lost their lives. Stees
declares that the Eastern Columbia
Lumber company. with which he is
connected. has lost it's plant and about
5.000.000 feet of lumber at Fernie.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
GERMAN ARMY
Orders for Maneuvers Creating Large
Interest Among Civilians.

Berlin, Aug. 3.-The publication of
the orders for the army maneuvers in
the fall of this year, in which nearly
a million will be engaged in various
parts of the country has aroused the
most extraordinary interest in civil as
we'll as in military circles. The
creased for the time being by no
fewer than 269,742 men from the re-
serves, who with the standing peace
army of 626,S46 men, will bring the
total under arms at the end of August
up to S96,5SS, who will fight tactical
ly against each other corps by corps.
Cavalry, artillery, infantry, engi-
neers, motorists, balloonists, field
telegraphists and telephonists,
cyclists and all the branches of the
service which look after supply and
transport, intelligence and communi-
cations are to undergo searching
tests.
The exercises which attract most
attention are naturally the imperial
maneuvers in Alsace-Lorraine as this
will be the first time since the war of
1870 that maneuvers on such an ex-
tensive scale will have taken place
so near the frontier.
The fifteenth and sixteenth army
corps will there oppose each other in
mimic war and undergo severe tacti-
cal and strategetic instruction under
the immediate eye of the emperor.
Each Of these corps is to be made
up of three divisions of infantry and
division of cavalry with the requisite
force of artillery. The infantry regi-
menes are to consist of three bat
talions of 800 men each. Two of
these regiments will form brigade,
two brigades division and three di-
visions an army corps SO that each
corps will possess 2s.s00 infantry men
alone.
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BRYAN WILL SPEAK:||
IN EMPIRE stall
Plans to Deliver Several p
pared Speeches-Receives'
Many Visitors

l.in' oln. Neb.. Aug. 9Th" prela
mary draft of the speech OF acca
ance of William j. Bryan was finish
today and it is now being SCI MN
type. Proofs will be submitted to Y,
Democratic committee Tuesday wn
the final corrections will be made
the speech completed by the
inst.
Mr.. Bryan was absent from Fa
view most OF the day attending
funeral of near neighbor. and "a
making arrangements for the prin
of his speech. Upon his return h
he found waiting him numbelc
visitors. Among those was R..
Hitch. vice president of the Br1
and Kern club of Savannah. Ga,
told him that Georgia was sa
Democratic. A delegation of Tt
manyites also called. The party
composed of John S. Whalen. Sc
tary of state, Assemblyman Jane
Hoey and James Nj. Foley, New
city; Michael Scully. city clerk.
York city, and p. H. Walsh, pri
secretary to Justice Newburger,
thVs Stopl'eQ Oll dl LlNCOlu D6CV
trains to pay their respects.
Bryan was much gratified to
from them that the Democracy of
York would cast its solid vote for
The question of the Democratic n,
nee visiting the Empire state cam
and while no date has been d,
mined upon. Mr.. Bryan impartedy
information that it was his inter
to go there and deliver several
pared speeches.
This afternoon the protests of
tor Rosewater against the fusiof
Democrats and Populists on B
presidential electors were argued
fore Secretary of State Junkins.
thur Mullen OF O'Neill appeare
behalf of A. D. Cameron, cand,
from the Sixth district. and alst
some of the other candidates
tested. Victor Rosewater and o.
presented the contestants side O,
case. 1t is believed that eitherI
the secretary of state may decid
matter it will be carried up fc
opinion by justice of the sup
court, as is allowed by law.
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Many People Caught in Mad
Rush of Waters and One
Killed
MUCH LIVE STOCK AND OTHER
PROPERTY WAS SWEPT away
Details of Storm Are Lacking But the
One in Spanish Canon Caught Many
Who We're Forced to Battle for
Their Lives.

Reno, New, Aug. 3-A telephone
message from Verdi, New, says a de-
structive cloud burst visited that Sec
ton yesterday in which one life was
lost. Scores of live stock and timber
cabins and a great quantity of logs
were swept away. The cloud burst
in Spanish Canon near Steamboat
Springs yesterday caught several peo-
pie in the rush of the waters, but aft
er battling desperately they finally
saved themselves. NJ NJ. Ross and
James Burke were severely hurt.
Much live stock and timber and sew
eral ranches were destroyed.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1908-08-03
IGNORES HUSBAND
A Parsons, Kas., Woman Asked Only
to See Body of Husbands Victim.

Parsons, Kas., August 3.-Mrs. Bell
Karns, the wife of the man who killed
Joseph Taylor here yesterday, arrived
late last night and instead of going to
the Jail to see her husband she asked
to see the murdered mans body. She
said that Taylor had often saved her
from her husband. She refused to see
her husband today. In the dead mans
pocket was an express money order
payable to Mrs. Karns. Karns refuses
to say ANYTHING against his wife.