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Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
4 STATE MAKES
APPEAL FOR AID
Northeastern Minnesota Hard
Hit by Forest Fires.
CHISHOLM IN Flames PATH

Prosperous City of the Mesaba Range
Encompassed by Raging Forest
Fires, Is PoWerless to Protect Itself
and inhabitants Are Compelled to
Flee, Leaving Their All to the De-
vouring Flames - Several Mining
Towns and Thousands of Acres of
Rich Agricultural Region Are Like
wise DeVastated-GoVern johnson
Appeals for Aid.
After destroying the town Of CHS
holm in northeastern Minnesota on the
Mesaba range, and burning over thou
sands of acres in St Louis, Carleton
and Itasca counties in Minnesota and
the northern portion of Douglass cOun-
ty, Wisconsin, the many forest fires
which have been raging in these dis
tricts have been checked. ard if the
wind does not spring up again it is
not likely that further damage will be
great.
When the strong wind which had
driven the flames before 1t in many
timbered and agricultural districts
subsidized, the thousands of homeless
people were given a chance to take
stock of their belongings and prepare
to replace the many burned farms and
settlements and the once fiourishing
town of Chisholm, sixty-fve miles
Rorth of Duluth.
The subsiding Of the wind enabled
the inhabitants Of Bull and Nashwauk
to save those towns. Several build
ings at the edge of Nashwauk were
burned, but by valiant, all-night work
the l 900 miners and citizens prevent
ed the flames from sweeping over the
village. The town was entirely sur
rounded by a wall of fire and its es-
cape from obliteration was remarka-
BILE There is little timber adjacent
TO Buhl. and although forest fires com
pletely surrounded the village, the 900
inhabitants had only to eXtinguish the
incipient blazes started by falling
brands to protect the village.
Chisholm presents a scheme of ruin
and desolation. Blackened piles of
oharred wood little heaps of gray
ashes stirred by the fitful breeze
scorched e. mt skeletons of brick and
mortar, comprise what was one of the
most fiourishing towns in the great
Mesaba iron range.
The only remaining buildings are
the new $125,0 900 high school, the grade
school, the Catholic church, the Italian
church and a dozen dwellings in the
southernmOst parts of the town. The
damage to property is estimated at
100000 and to personal property at
thrSe- quarters of a million dollars.
Hibbing, five miles west of CHS
holm, afforded accommodations to
about 1900 refugees from Chisholm
The Duluth, Mesaba & Northern
started car of tents from Duluth for
Hibbing on receipt of a message from
Mayor Weirick. w. A. McGonagle
vice president and general manager of
the road. said he would rush tents and
supplies if necessary to Hibbing as
fast as needed and a white city has
sprung up on the environs of Hibbing.
Foodstuffs will not be needed, as the
merchants have large supplies and an
order from Duluth has been placed for
what is desired
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
Kentucky Mob Disappointed.

Louisa, KY, Sept. "a mob of 200
persons, some of them masked, visited
the county Jail here at night, demand
ing John Sprouse, accused of burning
the residence and two children of
Charles Cooper at Cherokee, several
days ago. Anticipating a call from a
mob, the sheriff had few hours be-
fore transferred the prisoner to Cat
lettsburg The members of the mob
we're permitted to search the Jail to
verify the jailer's statement
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
Mnonshiners Arrested

Frankfort, KY, Sept 9.-United
States Marshal w. NJ. Mays has ar
rived here with five moonshiners to
await the action of the federal court
Marshal Mays told of the destruction
of three of the most notorious Illicit
stills in the Kentucky mountains. In
formation connecting seventeen others
with the sale of the Illicit brew was
secured, which will result in indict-
ments. Marshal Mays says that sew
eral among these are young girls who
openly sold moonshine whisky on the
roadside on their way to school,
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
Meeting of Stockholders.

Louisville, Sept. AT a meeting of
the Henderson railroad stockholders
the following officers and directors
were elected: Directors, Attilla Cox,
Milton H. Smith, w. L. Mapother, j.
H. Ellis, Harry Weissinger, Otto MAX,
W. Marshall Bullitt, Oscar Fenley and
John L. Helm; president, Attilla Cox;
vice president, W. L. Mapother; see
rotary, Ridgley Carne, and treasurer
L. w. Bolts.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
NEWS OF KENTUCKY
TersIsy Told Information Concerning
Matters of Current Interest
to Kentuckians.
THE STATE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL
Here Are Found Accurately Detailed
the Happenings of the Largest I'm
port Which Are Attracting Atten-
tlon Throucha,.t KontucIls.

Murray, KY, Sept. 9.-Mistaking her
for a night rider, John Franklin Dial.
ton, residing on the Tennessee river,
shot and killed his bride. They heard
providers and got up to investigate
Dalton told her to go back to bed and
he went into the yard. She stepped
out the back door Just as he reached
a shadow at the side of the house. He
fired the bullet crashing through her
brain.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CAMPAIGN FUND. =,

Send your donation no matter
how large or small to Jonas Nc
Kenzie. Treasurer Mt. Vernon,
and proper credit will be given,
and your name recorded in this
list the Friday following the date
of the remittance. Small donations
is what Mr.. Bryan is asking for:
Reported last issue. ........$32. 90
Cash 81 so
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
haruIs Trial Goes to EstlII County

Jackson, KY, Sept. 9.-The trial of
Beech Hargts for the murder of his
father, Judge James Hargis, will be
held in Estill county, Judge Adams
transferring the case to that county.
The commonwealth had objected to
the trials taking place in Jackson, as
sorting that fair trial could not be
had. A motion for bail in behalf of
Beech Hargis will be made by his at
tOrneYs.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11

Kodol will, without doubt make
your stomach strOng and will
almost Instantly relieve you of ali
the symptoms Of INDIGESTION. 1t
will do this because it is made up
of the natural digestive juices of
the stomach SO combined that 1t
completely digests the food just
as the stomach will do it, so you
see Kodol can't fail to help you
and help you promptly. 1t is
sold here by Chas c. Davis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
Ii X o ID HI K A ID .

ter Miss Clyde have returned from
a weeks visit to Mrs. G. w. Brooks
at Williamsburg. %. E. Lawrence
was up from Lebanon Junction and
spent portion of this week with
his mother.-Rev. Il. J. Pike is
conducting meeting at Gravel
SwitCh.-Mrs. Robt Hicks is inn
proving very rapidly over the
injury she received two weeks ago.
We are glad to say that Charley
Cox will soon be able to be out
again.
Prof. Allen Barnett went over
to Georgetown to attend the open
ing of school at that place Wednes-
day. During his absence his father
was filling his place as one of the
teachers in our school. The "Dea-
con" will be PLAYED here Tuesday
night. Don't fail to come. On
Wednesday night The Spark
ling Cup will be presented.-Both
plays will be worth while seeing.
Big time in Brodhead next week
Don't fail to come on Tuesday
night and Wednesday night.-Mr.
and Mrs. J. w. Hutchinson spent
Sunday in Mt. Vernon with Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. B. Salin.-Mrs. H.
L. Tharp and son, Gravelev Farris
and daughter Miss Margarine, visit
ed Mrs. N. c. A bright at Mt. Yer
non from Friday until Tuesday,
J. Thomas Cherry and J. w
Hutchinson are in Cincinnati on
business this Week.-Mrs. Kate
Cass left Sunday for Stanford where
she will enter school. Mrs. Susie
B. Cherry visited Mrs. ]. H. Hill
ton at Stanford from Friday until
Sunday.-Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wat
son visited in the cou ntry Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Pike and Bette
Hicks ale spending this week on
Copper Creek with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robt HickS.-W. G.. Swinford was
up from Lebanon Junction last
week shaking hands with old
friends here.-We are proud to see
our townsman D R. Belcher able
to be on the streets again Mrs.
Lillian Boreing has returned to her
home in Virginia after spending
several weeks in the Hiatt neigh
borhood with old friends and &C
quaintanCes.-W II. Anderson
was down from London Sunday to
see his parentS.-Ias. francisco,
wife and daughter of La Toilette
Tenn, visited Mr.. and Mrs. f.
Francisco last week.
H. H. and J. E. Wallin were up
from Oakdale Tenn, and spent
several days among us last week.
The best ball game ever played on
the home grounds was the game of
last Saturday when the crack second
team Of Crab Orchard defeated the
second team here by a score of s
to 2.-Joe Carter of Gratz KY, is
spending a week here with his
brother DR.. w. F. Carter.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
YOunq Bows Horrid Confession

Luisa, KY, Sept 9.-Alonso Kelly.
fifteen years of age, has made a con-
tession to the sheriff and prosecuting
attorney duplicating John Sprouz in
the burning of the home Of Charles
Cooper IN Lawrence county, near this
place. Two small children were burn
ed to death, Mr.. Cooper will probably
die and Mrs. Cooper and another child
were disfgured for life as the result
of the act of incendiarism, which was
committed on the night of Aug. 90
SprouZ, who is q RAN of middle age.
was removed from the county for safe
keeping some days ago, a mob FORM
ing soon after he was arrested as
suspect. Young Kelly credits Sprouz
With the leadership in the crime,
which was tho outgrowth Of q neigh
borhood quarrel.
Q a . IN . ETA.
Bears the HIhs Kind You Have Always Bought
signature a. NNZzzNu
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11

Peter ]. SchoIlert, st. Paul pioneer
and his wife, and Lewis Christensen,
q brother Of Mrs. Schollert, are dead
at the Schollert home at St. Paul, as
the result of accidental asphyxiation
by illuminating gas.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
NEW LAW INVOKED
Kentucky Tobacco Buyers Find Them
selves in Trouble.

selves in Trouble.
Lexington, KY, Sept 9.-Promoters
of the Equity Society are making trou-
BILE for violators of the anti-selling to-
bacco agreement in Kentucky. In
Owen county Florian Gray sold half
interest in his crop of tobacco, which
the Burley Tobacco Society claims is
pooled. He and. his brother Grover
were arrested and held over to the
grand jury. The purchasers Of the to-
bacco, T. T. Vallandingham and Ian
drum FORMER were arraigned on a
charge Of buying the pooled tobacco
They, too, were held to the grand jury
1t is the first instance In Kentucky
where the new Creselius law has been
invoked against buyers. Vallanding
ham and FORMER claim that they did
not know the tobacco was pooled.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11
Victim onIv Aided Thieves.

Medora, H., Sept. 9.-Stephen Day
a politician, hung lighted lanterns in
his orchard to brighten away thieves.
He awoke to find he had furnished
light by which they could strip the
darkest corner. He kicked the Ian
terms to pieces.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11

Kodol will in very short time,
enable the stomach to do the work
it should do, and the work it should
do is to dijest all the food you eat.
When the stomach can't do it
Kodol does it for it and in the
meantime the stamach is getting
stronger and able to take up its
regular natural work again. Kodol
digests all YOU eat. 1t makes the
stomach sweet and it is pleasant to
take. 1t is sold here by Chas Z.
Davis.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11

The August statement of the
London Board of trade Shows de-
creases of $32.772.oo in imports
and SIS, o62, 900 in exports.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11

Samuel Gompers has announced
lis intention of canvassing the
Eighteenth congressional district.
OF illinois in opposition to Speaker
Cannon.
Mount Vernon signal. (Mt. Vernon, Ky.) 18??-current, 1908-09-11

DeWitt's little Early Risers are
small pillr, easy to take, gentle and
sure. Sold by Chas. c. Davis.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11

 GOAL ROADS
Suits Against Them Under
 Hepburn Act Dismissed
Two Judges Declared Com mOdities Clause UncOn- stitutiOnaI.

Philadelphia, Sept. 10.-Declaring it to be drastic, harsh and unreasonable and an invasion of the rights of states and there fore repugnant to the cgnstf- tuition, the United States circuit court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania today dismissed the suits of the federal government to enforce the commodities clause of the Hepburn railroad act against the anthracite coal carriers of the state.
 Judges George Gray and George H. Dallas filed opinions dismissing the suits and Judge Joseph Burlington dfS- scented, but did not file an opinion. The commodities clause prohibits railroad companies from transporting in inter state commerce, any article or com modity manufactured, mined or pro- duced by them or under their authori- ty. The case was argued in June, Un- ited States Attorney General Bona parte delivering the principal argument for the government. The effect of the commodities clause, if constitutional would be to confine the mining of an thracite coal by railroads, for use in Pennsylvania only and compel the rail- roads to sell all mining property they are interested in, either directly or in- directly. It is almost certain that the case will be appealed to the United States supreme court.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
WEALTH OF MIR. BRYAN
 AND HOW HE GOT II
Candidate Presents an Inventory and De-
 clares the Money is Not Tainted
Asserts That the Alleged Accusation Uncle Joe is False and Requests Him to Make an Appraisement of His Own Financial Resources

Olney, Ills, Sept. 1O.-Giving a de- tailed statement of the amount of prop erty owned by him, which hs placed at $15O,OO0, at the outside, William J. Bryan, democratic candidate for presi- dent in a speech here today declared as false the accusation Speaker Joseph G. Cannon made yesterday in Springfield, that he was worth a million dollars. and called upon the speaker to be as frank in making known to the world the amount of his own earthly posses sions
 Speaker Cannon is credited with saying Bryan accumulated a million dollars selling wind and ink to the pub lie.
 T was worth about $3OOO when elect ed to congress-" said MT. Bryan. T served four years and by careful econ omy saved between $3,OO0 and s4.OOO or about s1,0OO yearly so that when I went out of congress in the spring of 1895, was worth about S6, 900 or $7OOO. During the period that elapsed between the end of my congressional terms and my nomination for the presidency. about a year and four months, I was engaged in speaking and in featuring and added b" small sum to my say ings. After the election in 1896, my earning power as a lecturer was large ly enhanced by the prominence which the campaign had given me My book "The First Battle,' brought me $17, 1000,
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
THE STANDARD OIL
 MUST SHOW LETTERS
A Court Order directing the Bringing
 Out of Inside Information.

New York, Sept. 10.-Frank B. Kel- logg, special deputy attorney general, who is prosecuting the governments suits against the Standard Oil Com pany of New Jersey resorted to the United States circuit court today to force the production of letters he pre- viously demanded from c. T. Collins, second vice president of the Standard oil Company of Kentucky. The gov ernment's lawyer obtained from Judge Ward a subpoena ordering Mir. Col lins to produce the missing letters. This was served on the Standard of ficial as he left the witness stand where he had been testifying before Special Examiner Franklin Ferriss.
 The letters demanded by the govern ment are about forty in number and were written by M. MaXOn, a Standard agent to the late w. c. Elliott, former ly a stenographer in MT. Collins Gin cinnati office.
 They dealt with alleged sums which the government charged were paid by the Standard oil Company of Kentucky to it's agents for the purpose of buying information as to competitors ship ments. Information iii some cases, the government alleges, was bought from railroad employees, oil inspectors and others. This is denied by the com pany.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
GoMPERs' PREDICTION.
Says Uncle Joe Will Not Be Re-EIect-
 ed This Year.

Washington. Sept. 1O.-President Gompers, of the American Federation of Labor, in his report today to the executive council of that organization, declared that Speaker Cannon will be defeated for reelection to the house. The labor clement" he said, 'as well as the reform element, is opposing his return to the house."
 The statement was part of a state ment on the political situation and labor participation.
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
POLICE ARE PUZZLED
 BY Tilt DONOHUE CASE
Every Theory Made Impossible By Some Subsequent Discovery. A New Suspect.

Oakland. Sept. 1O.-The police this morning finally admitted that they were unable to further solve the my sterious murder of Mrs. Alice DOnOhue, June H. at Emeryville.
 This morning Captain Peterson was given a letter written by Joseph Berry the womans former consort, to Dan iel Donohue. which reached Oakland after the latters suicide. It was taken from the postoffice by Deputy Ad- ministrator Flood. The letter is from Knob, Shasta county and bears the date of September 4th. In it Berry asks DOnOhue to tell everybody who murdered the woman and make public the fact she was not his wife and threatened that if he did not do so, he himself would notify all lodges and newspapers.
 One quotation in particular is con- sidered pertinent. It read as follows: T thouaht such a thing would hap pened a long time ago. since the last time l seen her on the 21st day of
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11

and l gave an equal amount of the profits to the various committees that carried on the campaign of 1896. My lectupes have been profitable, and my writings have paid me well, but no one attends lectures unless he wants to do so, and no one buys what I write un- less he is interested in reading it. More than half my time since 1896 has been given to gratuitous work and vet | have been able to support myself and accumulate property which I would es- timate at about $125,0OO, but as one can never accurately say that property is worth until he sells it. I will fix $150,000 as the outside limit, the maxi mum of my wealth, and I am willing to leave to the public to determine whether that is more than have earn ed honestly.
 And now having answered the criti- cism of MT. Cannon and shown that his accusation is false, I think I am justified in asking him to be as frank with the public as l have been.
 He began holding office in 1861. when I was a year old. Let him tell us how much he is worth and how he made it. Let him tell us what he has been selling, to whom he sold it, and how much he got for it. If he thinks that the wealth of a presidential candi- date and the course of such candidates income should be known, will he deny that the speakers wealth and his sources of income should be knOwn?'
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11

the great resources of Cochise county and the standing which he had at tained among the business men of the territory. Hitherto, said MT. Adams, 1t had been the practice to leave the management of campaigns to polite ians but this time it had been thought better to leave it to a practical and successful man.
 MT. Smith was enthusiastically re- ceived. He spoke briefly and in a business like vein. The great issue before the voters of the territory he said was statehood. He believed that nothing else would so surely secure it as the election of a republican dele gate to congress at this time As to MT. Cameron, he said that his quali- fications fitted him for the office and were an earnest of the accomplish ments he would perform for the peo- pie of the territory He was worthy of the suffrage of the voters and it was the duty of Arizonians to eXpend every effort for his election and there by enhance their prospects of self government-put themselves in the way of choosing their own governor and their own judiciary.
 Hon. Robert E. Morrison began an excellent address by unintentionally touching a sore spot of Phoenix in a reference to the recent baseball ser ies at Prescott. But Phoenix never winced for it was quickly realized that the purpose of MT. Morrison was to expose the delinquencies of Mark Smith and to introduce proof of his lack of patriotic sentiment. Every man in Prescott, said MT. Morrison who had any respect for himself was present at that ball game but though Mir Smith was a guest of Prescott at that time he had purposely absented himself from the national game. Mir. Morrison left it to his hearers wheth- CT a man so devoid of patriotic senti- ment was fit to represent Arizona in the congress of the United States any longer.
 Lapsing into seriousness MT. Morri- son asked what reason could be given why a democrat should be chosen del
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
WILL BE APPEALED.

Washington, Sept. 10.-That an ap peal doubtless will be taken within sixty days directly to the supre> court of the United States. from to- days decision of the United States circuit court at Philadelphia, declaring unconstitutional the commodities clause of the Hepburn act, was the statement of Acting Attorney General Russell today. The action of the Philadelphia court created a wide in- terest at the interstate commerce com mission headquarters and in the de- partment of justice
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11
The Opening of the Republican Territorial
 Campaign
Enthusiastic Speakers Tell to Large and Enthusi- astc Crowd Why Ralph H. Cameron Should be Elected Delegate to Congress.

The republican territorial campaign was opened last night under the hap piest auspices in a great mass meet ing at the city hall plaza. Hon. Ralph H. Cameron, the candidate for dele gate to congress arrived in the city from the south in the morning ac- companied by several of the leaders from that part of the territory and in the afternoon Hon. Robert E. Nor rison and Attorney General Clark came down from the north.
 MT. Cameron established hpadquar- ters at the Hotel Adams immediately on his arrivaI where hc was Visitc1 in the course of the Gay by many r..- publicans and where the final details of the open meeting were arranged.
 The meeting was preceded by no red fire and by little noise for it had been determined that a common sense campaign should be Waged It had been supposed that the meeting would be presided over by Chairman HovaI A Smith of the territorial committee, but the chairman believed that inas- much he could not be preesnt at all meetings to be held, the presiding of ficer should be member of the exc cutive committee and he requested Hon. J. c. Adams to perform that office
 Before o'clock the plaza was filled. all the seats were occupied and chairs were carried out of the offices of the city hall. Yet three e-fourths of the great audience had only standing room.
 The crowd had been tuned up by the inspiring strains of the Industrial Liberty band before the speakers and the officers of the committee arrived. It has been said that Phoenix audi ences are cold but theer was no lack of warmth of expression when Can didate Cameron, Chairman. Smith and dther prominent republicans mounted the stand.
 The chairman of the committee was introduced by NIT. Adams in a brief and pleasing talk in which he de- scribed the great work which Hoval 4. Smith had performed in developing
Arizona republican., 1908-09-11

On being served with the subpoena, MT. Collins said he would not say whether the letters would be produced or not until he had conferred with his counsel. The court states letters must be produced in court on Monday morn ing