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The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
TOWNS DESTROYED
BY FOREST FIRES
One Hundred Dead and Thousands
Homeless in Crows Nest Dis
trict of Canada.
Six Towns In the Path Of the Flames
Are Wiped Out, the Terror Stricken
Residents Fleeing to the Open
Country for Their Lives.

Cranbrook, B. C.-Six towns on the
Crows Nest branch Of the Canadian
Pacific railroad have been wiped OUT
many others are in danger OF destruc-
ton. over 100 lives have beeen lost,
thousands are homeless and prop
erty loss into the millions has been
caused by the fiercest forest fire ever
known in the history OF western Can
ada.
The fire was In the Elko valley,
the richest coal and lumber district In
British Columbia The district Is sit
uated in the extreme southeastern cor
ner OF the province, just north OF the
Montana state line.
The towns known to have been de-
stroyed. together with their popula
ton, are Fernie, 5000; Michel, 1900;
Coal Creek. 1900; Sparwood, 200;
Hosmer, 400; Crows Nest 1000.
One hundred square miles have al
ready been swept by the flames, and II
Is feared that scores OF homesteaderS
have met death in the deep woods.
The inhabitants of the towns have
fled to open districts in the vicinity
In the hope of safety. The railway
companies have placed all available
trains at their disposal.
For the past month forest fires have
been raging In the mountains OF tho
Elk river valley country, but they
have not been considered serious. Sat
urday morning heavy wind sprant
up from the west and early In the ait
ernoon the flames appeared over tn
crest of the mountains to the west o
Fernie. This ran down the mountain
side and before fire guard could b.
organized had entered the town with
In an hour the town was doomed ant
| the inhabitants sought safety In flight
leaving their all behind them.
| Town after town has been attacked
and destroyed by the flames, an
many lives have been lost In an en-
deavor to check the flames, or say
personal effects.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
SOLDIERS ARE ORDERED
TO NAVAJO RESERVATION
indians Claim That White Men Are
Stealing Their Grazing Lands and
an Outbreak is Feared.

DenYer.--General Earl ID Thomas,
commanding the department OF the
Colorado. has been Instructed 10 dis
patch Immediately six troops OF cav
airy 10 the Navajo reservation. The
orders came from the war department
Saturday. and are induced by the fear
that renegade Utes will Induce the
NavaJos 10 rebel. The chief cause OF
the dissatisfaction IL the use OF the
water holes and grazing lands by the
whites. The Indians claim the white
men are stealing their privileges and
resent the intrusion. The troops viii
be sent from Forts Whipple, Apache
and Wingate.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Never Worried for a Century.

Chieagn.--A full century and seven
years 81 life without single moment
Of worrying was ended Saturday when
Mrs. Anna Miskus died at the home
o. her grandson Julius Anixter. Al
though lGI years old Mrs, Niskus had
sGu possession OF her faculties until
the moment Of her death. She was
prominent as a settlement worker
she Is survived by forty grandchtt
6ren, when only child in hcr ma,
tive home in Msryneple, Poland. she
took n vow never to worry. and 70
this vow she attributed her lousevity
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
EalIed to Secure convIetIon.

Portland Ore.-Ex.State Senator r.
A. Booth of Eugene and his brother.
James H. Booth, ex-receiver OF tho
land office at Roseburg, and Thomas
u. Singleton. who have been on trial
for several days In the United States
district court on charge of con-
spiracy to defraud the government OF
100 acres of public land in Douglas
county, were acquitted by the jury on
Sunday The jury was out nineteen
hours. II is stated that largely be-
cause OF the failure OF the govern
ment TO secure conviction n number
Of other complaints will be dismissed.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
IMPOSSIBLE FOR SETTLERS
TO OUTRUN RACING FLAMES
peoole Were Trapped by Forest Fres'
Hundreds Losing Their Lives ana
Thousands Being Made Home
less.

yvinnineg The destruction OF HE
and property in the fire which mas
ragged in east Kootenai since Saturday
Is simply appalling. From 9'oVV "
7 non men. women and children, IN
eight from the 'fiame-swept region OF
crow's Nest territory. are camped IN
cranbrook and on the surroundings
hills. Relief of food and colthing Is
anxiously awaited.
In Fernie the loss of life was great
est In the west, and there the names
spread so rapidly that 1t was impoS-
slble for the inhabitants to outrun inc
approaching heat Searching parties
have been sent out for those who were
overcome. Bodies are being Droueht
In every hour.
Vancouver, B. C.-This city aWoKe
IN a full sense OF the completeness ol
the destruction around Rerhle, Oh
Tuesday According to competent
authority, the loss will exceed sloooV''
900, and the death list total VIII never
he known. II is now believed that at
least 200 have persisted.
Vancouver wired $4,000 for reiiel
and a trainload of supplies went out
Winnipeg dispatched a special traln'
with nurses, doctors. hospital stores
and provisions.
Loggers to the number OF eighty IN
the camps of the Ely Lumber COM
pany have persisted in the flames ana
settlers with their families, who iiVed
on the line of the railroad between
Fernie and Michel, have disappeared
The death total will probably grow
larger, and a special dispatch from
Winnipeg declares that it will reach
400. When the flames were consum
/ ing Fernie all the prisoners, with the
| exception of five "Black Hand sus
poets. were released. Later they were
recaptured and sent to Nelson.
Crowds of refugees have already ar
rived at Nelson, the overflow from
| Cranbrook. These are being cared To-
as much as possible, but their condl
| ton is pitiable. In their flight they
brought nothing away but the clothes
they stood in.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
cLouDBURsT IN CANYON.
Young Woman Drowned and Vast
Amount OF Property Destroyed.

Reno. Nev.--A telephone message
from Verdi, New. says destructive
cloudburst visited that section be-
tween 3 and 4 o'clock Sunday after
noon in which one life was lost, while
scores OF live stock. cabins and a
great quantity OF logs were carried on.
Miss Eta Tixley. aged "a, daughter
OF John Tixley. foreman OF the Verdi
Mil e. Lumber company, was on the
porch OF the lumber Office, located In
the canyon, when the water, fully ten
feet high. rushed against the build
ing. carrying Miss Tixley with II be-
meath the floods.
Luke Smith, an old-tlmer, Ia report
ed TO have lost his life also. but this
cannot be confirmed
A cloudburst occurring In Spanish
canyon near Steamboat Springs,
caught several people In the rush OF
waters. but after battling desperately
they finally saved themselves,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Child Abducted From Chicago Homo
10 Given Her Freedom.

Chicago Cassidy. the ~
year-old girl whose mysterious alb
Guction on July 80 caused unusual po-
lice activity In this and other cities,
returned to her home Saturday night
from Cinclnanti whittier she had
been taken by her alleged abductor,
y. J. Blair. She told her parents that
Blair had placed her aboard a train
Immediately after leading her away
from home. and that they had been
In rooming house In the Ohio city
until Saturday morning. when the
nan gave her a ticket to Chicago and
told her to 60 home.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13

heat. For few days his condition
seemed TO improve. but he later be-
gan TO grow worse
Saturday morning the senator was
brought 10 his home In this city. Soon
afterward he reiapscd into condi-
ton OF almost Inconsistencies. With
brief spells when he recovered some
what, he had remained In this condi-
ton until death came TO his relief at
1:s3 p. m. ON Tuesday:
News Of the serious Illness of the
aged senator was kept from the pub
lie as much as possible. and his death
came az a sudden and almost totally
unexpected shock TO his thousands OF
friends residing In this city. Only
the most intimate friends OF the fam
ily were aware OF his critical and UNI
conscious condition since his return
TO the city
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
SENATOR ALLISON
CALLED BY DEATH
Veteran Statesman Had Served Iowa
in the Senate for More Than
Quarter Of a Century.
News Of His Illness Had Been Kept
From the Public, and His Death
Came as Sudden and Totally
Unexpected Shock.

Dubuque, Ia.--United states Senator
William Il. Allison died Of heart fail.
ure at 1888 y. m, Tuesday, August 4
The death OF Senator Allison removes
from the senate a man who for more
than quarter Of century has b,sn
one OF It's most prominent members.
He had served continuously since
1879.
Mr.. Allison was born at Perry. o.,
March 2, 1923, and removed TO Iowa
In 1857 He served as II member OF
the house OF representatives In the
Thirty-eighth. Thiriy-ninth, Fortieth
and Forty.frst congresses prior to his
election 10 the estate.
Two weeks ago the aged senator
left his home In the city TO escape the
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
George Pettibene Dead.

Denver.-George A. Pettibone. for
years prominent In the councils Of the
Western Federation of Miners, ana
charged with President Mover and
former Secretary Haywood with com.
plietty In the murder OF former Gov.
eruor Steunenherg. of Idaho. died at
81. Joseph's hospital Monday night
from the effects of an operation for
cancer Mr.. Pettibone had been m
practically every since his confine-
ment In the Idaho prison. which began
more than a year previous to the ia.
nous trials at Boise.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Successful Aeroplane Exhibition.

New York.-Henri Farman. who
came from Paris to give series of
aeroplane exhibitions under the man
agement OF an American syndicate.
made his first public flight In this
country At the Brighton Beach race
track Sunday, The exhibition was a
success to the extent that It demon
strsecd the inventors ability to fly UNI
der favorable atmospheric conditions
and entertained some 2.000 enthusias-
tic spectators. Farman travelled near.
ly a third OF mile in about thirty
seconds and did not appear to be hur-
rying
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Fiaures Received From Fernie of Loss
From Fire.

Fernie, B. C.-Following is a sum.
mary of the loss of life and property
in the fire which has ragged in east
Kootenai since Saturday. Number OF
people killed, ITO; number of people
homeless, 5000; district swept by fire
from near Cranbrook to within four
miles of Drank, Alberta, a distance OF
fifty miles; towns destroyed, Fernie,
Coal Creek. Hosmer; partially de-
stroyed; Michel. Total property loss
estimated at s5,4O0,O00; property loss
in Fernie, 100000. The origin was
bush fire in slashings of the Cedar
Valley Lumber company, across the
river from Fernie. Practically every
insurance company in Canada is inter-
ested, but no details are available at
present.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Pluck Of Property Owners.

Fernie, b. C.-Amid the smoking
embers of their homes and Offices,
with the great forest fire still roaring
In the distance, the plucky men Of
Fernie, b, c., had begun clearing
away the ruins, pitching tents, check
ing up the missing. and announcing
plans to build q new and better town
before the ashes of the town ruth
lessly destroyed by the flames had
grown cold. A village of canvass
villages with many men. but few wo-
men and children-will be In evidence
where the former town stood, until
material for building can be secured,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
coMPERS MAKES DENIAL.
Never Said That He Would Deliver
the Labor Vote.

Washington.-"T report that
have ever said that l would or would
not deliver the labor vote to any polit-
ical party is an infamous lie" said
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor on
Thursday. organized labor is not
only honest, but intelligent enough to
choose the party for its support
which will best represent it's inter-
ests.
at is possible that by lies and mis-
representations the enemies of organ
lied labor may injure me personally
and even be successful in accomplish
ing my removal as president of the
American Federation of Labor" said
Mr.. Gompers, "but that will never
change my course in battling for the
principles for which | stand"
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Spokane the First to Send Relief.

Spokane, Wash.-Relief from Spo'
Kane was the first to reach the fire
refugees of Fernie Over 1000 are be-
ing cared for at Cranbrook, and the
first car sent out by Spokane citizens
arrived there Monday morning. A spe-
5000 loaves of bread. $50 gallons Of
milk and other foodstuffs left Mon.
day afternoon. At mass meeting Of
citizens over 1000 was subscribed In
a half hour and relief committee ap.
pointed to raise more funds and start
regular shipments of food to the fire.
swept district.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Town Flooded by clousburs,

Flagstaff. Aria cloudburst in the
mountains nosth of Flagstaff on Mon.
day. brought hood Of water ten feet
high down the De Flag river. which
broke the levee in several places
flooding the lower part OF the CITY
tearing out bridges and doing severe
damage to houses and contents. Two
miles OF track are reported washed
out OF the Grand Canyon railroad ha.
tween Williams and the CANYON. West.
bound trains are DELAYED by washon,s
east. Tue storm was the most severe
OF the season.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Has No Use for spaniards.

Manila.-The Spanish consul in
this city has written to Governor Gen.
eral Smith officially drawing attention
to the incorporate speech made by
Simon Villa, candidate for office Oh
the municipal board in which he ex.
pressed intense hatred of all Span
iards, and said that if another insur-
reetion should occur he would favor
the killing of all persons of that ma
tonality, including the friars. The
governor general has taken the mat
ter under consideration. Villa contin-
ues delivering Incorporate speeches
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Seven Victims Of Auto.

San Francisco.-The second disas-
trous automobile accident within
forty-eisht hours. involving prominent
San Francisco people. occurred Mon.
day afternoon near Burlingame. the
fashionable suburb of this city. when
a huge tonnean, occupied by five wo.
men and two children. plunged down
a steep embankment as a result of the
swapping of the brakes. and caused
the death of five of the occupants and
injuring of the two others. The dead:
Mrs. Thomas Mccormick. Miss Clara
Mccormick, Mrs, Ira c. O'Brien and
infant son, and Ira G. o'Brien, Jr..
aged 3.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
CHANGING FAshloN,|
When Use Of psste, I
Boxes nisd 3

The French revolu,,s
feet upon the fashions :
as upon matters 81 -,
port. the tendency bsIs1
simplify costumes, ssr
Illustrated Magazine. \
England adopted the n
waistcoat and pantalo,,'
in Paris by a certain =
to desire the old coun
The use Of powder. =
pensive by taxation. ouI,,|
short hair became unIyr
Trousers and WellIps
first worn only BY The :
adopted by civilians r.
the dandy of the early /
wore his tightly strsuuei
also prided himself q /
collar, which had sope /,
under George w., Who
black silk kerchief Or !
The snuff box vanished
acteristic ornament Of i,
the bunch Of seals hsns
watch chain. various
took place from time i
Queen victoria's long 1
form of mems dress !
NAMED unaltered.
The knickerbockers d
of the country gentlens
paratively modern date I,
wide-awake and cloth "a
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Murders His Friend While In Drunken
RAGE.

Aurora. Ills-J, A. Morrell, a
wealthy farmer living at Blackberry
Center. small village fifteen miles
from here, was fatally shot and his
housekeeper was murdered by John
Anderson, who was employed on Nor
rells farm. Anderson later commit
ted suicide with shotgun, blowing
the top of hts head Off. Anderson had
been drinking heavily for several
weeks. and II Is believed he was de-
mented. Anderson. when sober. was
6evotedly attached to Morrell. who
had always treated him more as a
friend than as an employee.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
The Touch Of N

Consider chickens!
In the market there
plymouths, and domlnN'
leghorns. clucking in .
but they get no notice
customers who hold vis"
roasts and potpies.
But take, for instance
that the invalid boy
arms when his molnsf
along the street In his
and you can't count the u
low in his wake. he
who would be like otna
he could romp in the
pullet is only an orui
white feathers yellovins !
hackle and a red comb
But If it were the
St. Peter cry, or
crowed in the morn "
all sbaven and shor1 0
hen with yellow -
master many eggs
show more curious ne
which shows what
do.-washington star
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
AUTO WENT OVER pREclPlcg.


New York. United States District
Attorney naker OF Washington. who
successfully prosecuted the govern
ment land frauds In the northwest.
and hts bride OF two months and sew
erai friends who were accompanying
them on their honeymoon. had an al
most miraculous escape from death on
Tuesday. While the automobile In
which they were travelling was run.
Mug down sharp Hill on Walnut
mountain. near Liberty. ~ ", the ma
chine got out Of control and plunged
over preclpioc nearly 900 feet In
height.
The machine. big covered car.
turned three complete somersaults In
the air and lodged In the boughs OF a
tree thirty feet from the brink Of the
preclpiee There II hung suspended.
top downward. with the frightened oe-
cupanta held prisoners In the inclosed
top Of the machine. When they were
sxtricatcd from their perilous posi-.
ton. all were more or less bruised. but
none seriously injured,
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Another Desert Tragedy.

Yuma. Aria ID. spaulding, aged
as. an automobile manufacturer OF
San Franolsco. who. with T. p. Nc
Cauley OF the same city. was on his
way 10 inspect some mines near CHA
Bend. persisted on the desert and Nc
Cauley was overcome by heat and is
terribly shocked The men left Yuma
against all advice and plunged into
tho desert They probably got out of
tho machine to make repairs. as they
were found unconscious beside the
ear. McCauley revived. but Spauld.
ing died Ave hours later nj Blalskell
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
President ovsrruIes West Point Of
ficiaIs.

Oyster Bay.--Presldent Roosevelt
and Secretary OF War Wright have
decided that the eight cadets who
we're recently dismissed from the
United States military academy at
West Point for hazing. shall be rein
stated. and that their punishment shall
be administered according to the dis
ciplinary methods OF the academy.
Secretary Wright said that he dis.
cussed the matter thoroughly with
the president, and that both he and
Mr.. Roosevelt were of the opinion
that dlsmissal was too severe. He said
that the cadets acted In manly man
ner In telling him all about the Of
lenses with which they we're charged.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Washer Though, He Was Stabbed.

Cheyenne.-Mrs. Margaret Hen.
messy. % years old and pretty, is the
inventor OF a masher exterminator
ehat bids fair TO become popular
among women generally. Mrs. Hem
messy dislocated one of German Nor.
CANS ribs when he tried 10 fiirt with
heT by kicking him with French
heel four inches high. Judge Stovel
nned Morgan 800. despite his profess
tation that the woman had stabbed
him with some blunt instrument. AZ
ter Morgan had been warned to desist
IN his attentions. Mrs Hennessy kick
ed aud slapped him.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
aanaI, klIl,a ,, aar,.nasr.

Sand Point. ida.--A lone bandit.
while attempting ,o hold NJ the Horse
she's bar. was killed by the day bar.
tender The rubber had been hanging
around the place all evening playing
cards. and as Hoaa as the place had
only tour mca left In Il he pulled two
guaa and commanded them to stand
up and Put up their hands A man
started TO run aud the rubber took a
shot at him James f1txsimmons,
Who VAS standing In front Of the ga,
loon, beard the shot. sneaked away
and so, hts gun aud shot the robber
through the heart.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
TOWN WRECKED nv WATER.


nlshee. Arix.--A elondburst Tuesday
afternoon did 100000 damage Ia
nishcc, Ono side Of Main street. In.
clnd'ng the postotiiee. In less than ten
minutes was changed FROM two hun
dred yards OF biz stores. costly "A.
looms and business Offices to mass Of
wreekage by rocks. water and mud
that came tumbllng down on the
mountain side Postmaster NJ. T. Cas-
sidy and sheriff Jack White. who were
In the postmaster's ONCE. narrowly es.
capped with their lives, as did tho
force OF eighteen girls employed IN
the pcstufFiee. when the thrush OF
water almost without warning struck
the aide 81 the building and allied Il
To a depth OF six feet, Huge hoalders
aud tens ~ dirt and rocks slid into
the hrst floor of the postoftice. where
the force was NJ work
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13

Cleveland o.--confessing that she
had hound the hands Of her four year.
old ehild with oitsoaked rags and set
them sfire. Mrs Helen Macy has been
scntencsd 20 servo three months in
the woFShouse. The mother. with a
three wcsksold baby In her arms.
stated IN court thar she had suspected
the older child ~ stealing the Last
quarter they had Tor household ex.
rehses. aud hanger and desperation
had caused her 80 eudeavOr TO make
the child euafess by this punishment
NctghbaTS rescued the child before
she vas badly burned
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
CASTRO IN FOR SCRAP.
Hollanders Offered Affront Which
May Result In Bloodshed.

willemstad.-The Dutch cruiser
Gelderland arrived here on Sunday
from La Guira, Venezuela. Her oom
mander declares that he sent boat
ashore Mt La Guira with an officer and
was refused all means of communities
ton with the shore. The authorities
there, he says, declined to accept the
letter bags and an official communities
tlon to the German minister, who Is
In charge OF Dutch Interests in Cara
cas-. He reports also that Venezuela
Is preparing her forces for defense
of the country. 1t Is generally believed
here that Holland will take prompt &C
ton.
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
Mine Horror Narrowly Averted.

Nontrose, Colo.-Fourteen workmen
employed in driving the west end of
the Gunnison government irrigation
tunnel had a miraculous escape from
being drowned. A huge cloudburs,
broke in the gulch just above the ives,
portal of the big bore, flooded the
power house door to depth of eigh.
teen inches, put out the fire. which
stopped the dynamos and fans, spread
over the level strech near the power
house, under which the tunnel is driv.
en- The men escaped by an old shaft
as the water rushed into the tunnel
The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-08-13
prephsslss Prosperity.

Washington Prosperity better anu
saner than the United States has ever
seen before Is foreseen for the next
decade by Professor Henry c. Adams,
for twenty years In charge OF statis-
ties and accounts for the Interstate
Commerce commission. Professor
Adams is recognized as cue Of the
closest students OF industrial and
financial conditions In the service OF
the government His intimate asso-
citation with tho railroads and their
operation has given him a thorough
iusight into business conditions.