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The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
MINNESOTA TOWN
SWEPT BY FLAMES
Twelve thousand People Homeless
as Result Of Forest Fires Which
Have Ragged for Days.
Many WelI-to-do Residents Are Left
Without the Price Of a Meal as
Result Of the Terrible confla-
grafton, and Much Suffer
ing viii Result.

Duluth, Minn.--After destroying
the town Of Chisholm, on the Mesaba
range. and burning over thousands Of
acres in st. Louis, Carleton and Itaca
counties In Minnesota. and the north.
ern portion OF Douglas county, Wis
consin, the many forest fires which
have been raging in these districts
we're checked on Sunday, and It is
not likely that further damage will
be great
The subsiding fire enabled the in.
fabitants of Bull and Nashwauk to
cave those towns Several buildings
at the edge of Nashwauk were
burned. and by valiant. alLnight
work, the 1000 miners and citizens
prevented the flames from sweeping
ever the village. The town was en-,
tirely surrounded by a wall OF Are
aud It's escape from obiteration was
remarkable. There is little timber ad
incent to Ruhl, and although fores,
fires completely surrounded the vii
ldge, the eco inhabitants had only to
oXtlngu.sh the incipient blazes start
cd by falling brands to protect the
village. Nashwauk is twenty-five
miles southwest of Chisholm, and
Euhl Is seven miles to the east.
Chisholm presents scene of ruin
and desolatlon. Blackened and
smoking piles OF charred wood, little
heaps OF gray ashes stirred by the
breeze, scorched, gaunt skeletons OF
Trick and mortar, all canopled with q
dense pail of smoke, comprise what
was one OF the famous hourishing
towns on the Mcsaba iron range. The
only remaining buildings are the
new $125.00O high school, the grade
school, the Catholic church, the Ital
ian church and dozen dwellings in
tho southernmost part of the town
which were saved by few heroic fire
fighters, who stuck to their posts in
the face of the cyclonic onslaught
OF the flames and smoke.
The damage to property is estimat
ed at $1,000,000 and the personal
property at three-quarters of mil
lion dollars, including the stocks OF
the merchants. II. A. Hibbing, insur
ance man. who had many policies or
property In the destroyed town, esti
mates the insurance carried by CHS
holm merchants at 100000.
There are many destitute persons
Many men who were rated as well,
TODD are without funds TO buy q
meal In most instances these mis-
fortunes are only temporary, as many
will soon receive their insurance
money. However, some merchants
lost everything that they had except
the clothes on their backs and there
will be much suffering and financial
embarrassment
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
ARMED CRANK CAUSES
SENSATION At OYSTER BAY
Man Is Believed TO be Insane or
Weak Minded, and Was Easily
overpowered by Secret Ser
vice Men.

oyster Bay.-A crank armed with
an antiquated bulldog revolver was
caught near the presidents house at
Sycamore Hill on Monday by the So
cret service guards The man de
scrlbed himself as John Coughlln, o
detective, and when stopped by the
secret service men, presented card
upon which was inscribed his name
and the word Officer" He said that
he had come to ask the president to
order 10000 troops to catch yegg-
men, who had been terrorlzing Bos-
ton. Coughlin Is supposed to have
reached oyster Bay on the 1919
O'Clock train. He walked three miles
to Sycamore Hill.
Coughlu was stopped by secret ser
vice men. and when told the presi-
dent was not seeing visitors, attempt
ed to pass the officials. When they
laid hands on him. Coughlin attempt
ed TO draw a revolver, but was over.
powered and disarmed. The weapon
proved to be unloaded. The secret
service men, without alarming the
presidents family, called one of the
government automobiles and carried
Coughlin to the oyster Bay town
hall where he was arraigned before
Justice of the Peace Franklin on a
charge OF carrying concealed weap.
ems. Justice Franklin committed
Coughlin to the county jail at Mine
cla Coughlin will be examined as
TO his sanity, as It is believed he is
either weak minded or insane.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Employed and Unemployed March In
New York.

New York.-A perfect autumn day,
With cloudless skies and cool. invigor.
nting air. gave labor's hosts the op.
portunity of a generation on Monday,
and they made the most of 1t. Forty
thousand strong they marched from
early morning until md-afternoon
through thronged streets. At the
same time hundreds of the less fortu.
nate, who had banded themselves to-
gether under the banner Of the unem-
ployed, were participating in coun.
ter demonstration. They. too. met
cheers at almost every stride as they
trudged oyer the lost route from City
Hall park to Cooper Union.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
COMMERCE Commission
MODIF|ES PREVIOUS ORDER
New Move In the Case Of Pacific
Coast Lumber Manufacturers
Against Railroad Companies.

Washington.--The Interstate com
nierce commission has further mod.
fed previous order in the case Of
the Pacific coast lumber manufacture
ers and other similar organizations
against the Northern Pacific and nine
teen other railroad companies The
order points out that the defendants
have failed and neglected TO volun-
tarily establish through rate for
the transportation OF forest products
between certain points, and directs
that the defendants. not later than
for two years through rates through
Portland, Ore, over their roads for the
transportation OF various lumber pro
ducts specified from all points In
Washington on the line OF the North.
ern Pacific as far north as Seattle
and not east Of Palmer, Wash, ex.
Guiding, however, points south and
east OF Seattle having rail connection
with Seattle offcially by junction
points north OF that city, at Salt Lake
City and ogden, Utah, and to all
other points in Utah taking che same
rate as Salt Lake City and ogden on
shipments OF forest products from
Portland.
The Joint rates are in no case to
exceed the following in cents per 100
points:
Fir and spruce lumber In carloads,
20 cents; shingles In carloads, 80
cents; cedar lumber In carloads, so
cents; long timbers requiring two or
more cars, 30 cents; subject further
to present minimum weight regula.
tons
The commission orders that in es-
tabllshing Joint rates on the forest
products applicable TO the through
routes ordered between the respec.
tive points of origin and destination
mentioned, the defendants shall in no
case make such Joint through rates
more than two and a half cents per
100 pounds higher than the rates on
the same products from Portland
Ore, TO such destination.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Rockefeller is Of Noble Blood.

Albany, N. Y.-John d. Rookie.
Teller who has one of the greatest in.
Idividual fortunes in the worlds his.
tory, is the offspring OF a noble race.
according to an announcement made
AT the annual reunion OF the Rookie.
Teller family here Thursday The an.
lnouncement followed the report of
DR.. Aaron Lewis, who last year was
commissioned by the Rockefeller fam.
ily association to trace the family
history in Europe. DR.. Lewis assert.
ed that in his researches he found
that the family Of which John ID.
Rockefeller is a member is of noble
lineage.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Haywood Speaks at cleveland.

Cleveland.-William d. Haywood,
former secretary Of the Western Fed
Grafton of Miners. made the principal
labor day speech here. In the parade
were about 10000 unionists. including
a large delegation of mattresses in
caps and aprons, and a body of street
railway employees. who still remain on
strike against the Municipal Traction
company. Many OF the former street
railroaders now employed In other
cities came TO be in line with their
Old associates, A unique feature OF
the celebration was a work horse pa,
rade.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
MORE NERVE THAN BRAINS.
Youth Couldn't Take Dare and Places
His Life In Jeopardy.

San Jose. Cal.-Accepting dare
from n young woman, Fred Biaggi,
the 1S-yearold son Of prune rancher,
made a daring and unheralded aero
nautic ascent that thrilled hundreds
OF spectators. Running forward just
as w. l.. Warning. the professional
parachute artist, cut loose from the
ground. Biaggi sprang into the cord
age at the mouth of the bag, and was
carried upward to a height estimated
OF G,000 feet. Warning, with his para
chute, cut loose at an elevation Of
$500 feet. and with Biaggi as It's sol
itary passenger the balloon drifted
over the hills OF the coast range until
II was almost lost to view. His weight
prevented the sudden escape of the
gas. and after two hours OF suspense
for his friends, he returned to town,
having landed without injury.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Zig Trees Of California Saved From
Flames.

Sonora, Cal.-The forest fire which
since Monday has threatened the ia.
nous big tree grove in this county.
has been brought under control, and
the great trees are safe. After an
heroic fight for three days and nights
the rangers, aided by a change in the
wind. got the better OF the flames.
They are still working in isolated
portions OF the grove, extinguishing
the last sparks. so that the fire NAV
rot break out afresh. Considerable
damage has been done to the big
trees, but It is not thought many of
them will die from the scorching, es.
pecially If the fall rains begin early.
Several Of the dead giants OF the for
est have been badly burned.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Youthful Bank Robbers Get Twenty.
one Years In Prison.

Sedan, Kan.-Bill Tenant and
Harry Coleman, the young bandits
who robbed the Chautauqua State
bank at Chautauqua Springs, in day.
light on the morning Of April II last
locking Cashier Warehouse and Del
Essley. customer. In the vault. en-
tered a plea of guilty here, and each
was sentenced to an indetermlnate
sentence OF from ten to twenty-one
years in the state reformatory. The
men secured $4,000 and escaped on
horseback, but later were captured.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
bid omaha nontor snIoIa.,

Omaha The coroner's inquest into
the death OF DIR. Frederick Rustin
whose tragic death at the door OF his
Tome In this city has given the police
department a puzzling problem. de.
.eloped several sensations Tuesday
The first was the testimony of Mrs.
Abbie Rice, the woman who was last
known to be In Dr. Rustin's company
On the night OF his death. She de-
rlared that for some time DR. Rustln
"a been talking OF committing sui.
; ide' but that he wished to disguise
me act SO as to protect his life lnsur
Nnce.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Woman Scales Mountain Peak 10000
Feet Hlqh.

Lima. Peru.-Miss Annie Peck or
Providence. Il. l., the mountain
climber. has succeeded on her second
attempt within a month. in reaching
the summit of Mount Huascaran. She
calculates that the height OF the sum
NIT is 26 600 feet. A Swiss companion
Of Miss Peck had a foot and both
hands frozen, which caused gangrene
to set in, and an Indian guide was
miraculously saved from death after
falling a thousand feet down ravine.
The last attempt of Miss Peck to scale
the Huascaran was begun on August
20. Two weeks previously she climb.
ed the mountain to a height OF $4,000
feet, but was compelled to return to
the lowlands ON account OF the illness
OF one OF her guides.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Attell.Morsn Fight Results In Draw.

San Francisco.-Abe Attell, the
champion featherweight of America,
and owen Moran. Englands premier
boxer In the same division, fought a
drawn battle at the Colma open-air
arena Monday afternoon in the pres
ence Of about G,00O spectators. The
battle lasted twenty-three rounds,
and at its conclusion Referee Jack
Welsh unhesltatingly grasped both
lads by the hand signifying that the
ilght was a draw, The decision seem.
cd to please the crowd and there
were cheers for each fighter as he
wended HIS way from the ringside.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
May Postpone Hearing In Celebrated
Buck Stove Case.

Washington.--The hearing In the
contempt case of the Buck Stove and
Range company against labor Of
fcials who are alleged to have VIC
lated an injunction to discontinue a
boycott may not be held until DC.
tober Justice Gould Of the district
supreme court has intlmated the mat
ter should go over until the regular
court term In October. The fedora.
ton on Tuesday was allowed an ex-
tension of time for filing its answer
TO the Buck company's bill, pending
which the hearing may be postponed.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Woman Involved In Omaha Physi.
clans Death.

Omaha. Neb.-Friday afternoon the
police arrested Miss Leona Bonnell
or Mrs. A. Rice, and will detain her
at the city jail in connection with the
murder at midnight, Tuesday last, OF
iDr. Frederick Rustin. No charge
was placed against the woman, but
she has admitted she was the last
person In the company of the ply
Stefan before he reached his home on
the fatal night and she will be held
for developments. In statement.
Miss Bcnnell told the chief of police
that she accompanied Mr.. Rustip
within two blocks of his home after
midnight on Tuesday.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Spies on wife and GETS in Trouble.

Des Moines, Ia.-Attempting to
chastlse his wife, whom he had fol.
lowed in the disguise of a negro, FL.
well Smith was set upon by a mum.
Der of white men, who believed 1t
was nergro assaulting a woman, and
nearly lynched him before he could
explain the ruse. Smith received a
hint that his wife had a clandestlne
appointment He BACKED his face
with burned cork and followed her
The wife denies having had any APP
polntment and says she only stopped
white man to tell him she was be-
Ing followed by negro.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
peadwood Threatened by Fire.

Deadwood, S. D.-Fifty men spent
Saturday and Saturday night fighting
a forest FIRE which threatened to
sweep down the gulch into the town.
The fire reached point within half
a mile OF the city and threatened
much damage unles It was soon
checked. A dozen forest fires have
been started within the past week,
most of them by carelessness. The
underbrush is so dry that the flames
spread with remarkable rapidly and
the closest watch is being kept on the
burning forests
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Clearing Up Mystery.

Oakland. Gala coroner's jury in
the case OF Alice Donohue. whose
body was found buried beneath a
furniture factory in Emeryville about
ten days ago and who is suspected OF
having been murdered, returned IA
verdict that she had come to her
death by poison or was otherwise
murdered by person unknown to
the jury" Daniel l.. Donohue, the
man who was living with the woman
AZ her husband, committed suicide
when notified to appear as a witness
AZ the inquest over the remains of
The murdered woman.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
All is Peace In San FranoIsoo.

San Francisco-With Industrial
peace for the first time in several
years prevailing in every branch OF
organized labor in San Francisco, la.
Dor day was celebrated In this city
with two monster parades of labor or.
CARNATIONS in the morning and liter
airy exercises, athletic sports and pic.
nies In The afternoon and evening.
The absence Of all industrial strife
and the peace and quiet with which
the exercises were held were in sharp
contrast to the turbulent scenes. riots
and bloodshed of Labor day last
year
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Some enc Made Rloh haul.

Portland, ore.-Detectives who
have been working for several weeks
10 solve the mystery OF the disappear.
once OF $4,000 worth OF securities
hnd other yaluables from the unica
btation office OF the Wells.Fargo Ex.
press company in this city. news of
which was made public Tuesday
night claim to have a clue. but re.
luse to give out any details. The pack.
nce was shipped ON August 21 by ].
n, Albert, president of the Capital
National bank OF Salem, ore, 20 Jo.
leph Myers, who was In Portland at
the time.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
SOCIALISTS GROW VIOLENT.
Attempt to Invade Cathedral During
Services.

Glasgow thousand Socialists
and unemployed, after an open-alr
meeting Sunday, at which violent
speeches were made. attempted for
chilly to invade the cathedral during
services, A large body of police
frustrated the designs of the mob by
charging II with their batons. Sew
eral rioters were injured. and the
mob dispersed. The Socialists threat
en- TO meet on Thursday, $4,000
strong and attack the municipal
buildings.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Presidents Vacation VIII Soon End

Oyster Bay. N. Y.-Presldeni
Roosevelt's vacation, according to
present plans, will come 10 an end
on September 22, when the chief ex
ecutive and his family will depart
from Sycamore Hill to take up their
residence in the White House at
Washington for the coming winter
and spring. With the close of the
present vacation of the president. Oy.
ster Bay will cease to be known as
the summer capital of the United
States. This summers rest will
have been the shortest vacation the
president has taken In some years.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
WrInht,, suooessfuI ElInh,.

Washington. AT Fort Meyer, ON
Tuesday, Orville Wright made the
two greatest aeroplane flights ever
made in public in this country, re.
naming In the air for over eleven
minutes on his first flight, and for
nearly eight miI,tes on his second
hight. There was apparently no rea.
son why the flights could not have
peen OF even greater duration, as the
ayiator landed the last time because
81 me aproachlng darkness. Through.
nut both flights Mr.. Wright apparerf.
y lad the machine under perfect
control rising at times 10 sixty feet
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Laok 0f EmpIOyment causes suicide

New York.-That desperation at
ms inability to secure work drove him
TO take some subtle poison is the opin-
Ion OF the coroner after an examina.
uon OF the body OF C. H. Brooks,
travelling salesman, who is thought 20
nave come here from Portland, Me-.
ana VINO died at the Mills hotel. In
the dead mans pockets were several
letters, apparently written by his
vile, In which the writer th,eatenei
to kin herself and the children un.
less his letters should afic-d eneour
agement
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
TO investigate PlIlsbury-Washburn
Flour Mil Failure.

London.-As a result of the Pills.
bury-Washburn -four mills OF Mime
apolis going into the hands OF a re-
ceiyer the English bondholders and
stockholders in that company and in
the st. Anthony Falls Water Power
company, and the Minneapolis Mill
company, allied concerns, win cause
a searching investigation to be made
into the Affairs of these companies.
Proceedings will shortly begin in
America and sensational develop
ments are expected.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
the BIG -FOUR FAIR.
Weber, Davis, Morgan and Box Elder
Counties TO Unite In Monster
Fair 20 be Held az OGDEN.

COuntteH 10 OVitc w iNoHaNSs
Fair 10 be Held at Ogden.
ogden. Utah.-The Big Four Cour-
" Fair to be held in ogden. in which
the counties OF Davis, Box Elder.
Morgan and Weber are interested.
will be one Of the biggest events in
Utah this fall.
The livestock exhibits VI the fair
are open TO the whole intermountain
country, and the races are open TO
the world, $4,000 being offered in
purses alone for professional races.
Also. races are given on the 'ast day
of the fair for the native stock OF
northern Utah. No professional
horses will be permitted to enter the
native races.
The railroads have granted rates
in northern Utah of one and one
third price for the round trip, and
the rates from the four counties are
good going from September % to Dc
tober 3. and good returning until Oc-
tober ~, but the rates from Malad.
Idaho, and from Cache county are
the same, only they are good return
ing up to October 4. Those attend
ing the Big Four County Fair at Og-
den can buy a ticket from Ogden to
Salt Lake at $110 the round trip and
,can attend the conference and the
state fair. and use their return ticket
from ogden TO their homes, thus get
ting rate about the same as the
conference rate direct from their
homes to Salt Lake.
In addition to the regular fair, the
Nat Reiss Carnival company has
been engaged This company will
furnish ten free shows on the
grounds, besides a regular circus,
carrying one of the greatest aggrega.
.tions OF trained animals on the road.
lAll of the shows on the fair grounds
will be well worth seeing Price OF
admission to grounds will be %
cents; children under ~ years of
age, 10 cents For premium lists and
entry blanks address william Glas-
mann, director general Big Four
County Fair. Ogden. Utah.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Frank p. Sargent Summoned by
Death.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p. Sargent
commissioner of emigration, depart.
ment OF commerce and labor. died in
this city on September 4. of stomach
trouble, Mr. Sargent was 81 years Of
age. He was born in Orange. VT. For
seventeen years, from 1885 to 1902. he
was chief Of the Brotherhood Of Loco
motive Firemen. In 1898 President
Mckinley appointed him a member of
me industrial commission He had
Teen commissioner-general Of emigra-
ton since 1902.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
eompers says Fight is On.

Chicago. -President Samuel Com.
pers of the American Federation OF
Labor made brief address Sunday
before the regular meeting Of the
Chicago Federation of Labor. He re-
fiained from mentioning any party
candidates by name, and declared
that the men of labor approach tho
coming contest purely as working
men. I'VE are going to make a fight
that is a fight" he said. I'VE are 60
ing TO make the fight now-not ten or
fifty years from now, but in this cam
paign."
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Murderer Lynehed By MOB.

oxford, Miss,--Lawrence Patten, a
negro, who killed Mrs. Mcmillan, a
white woman at her home was hang.
her was unusually brutal. Patten de-
vered a message TO Mrs. Mcmillan
from her husband, who is serving q
sentence In the Oxford jail, and lin.
gered about the place. Mrs. McMil.
IAN attempted to Brighten him away
NTH a revolver but he grappled with
her and disarmed her, He then cut
her throat The woman died few
minutes later Patten fed, but was
later captured.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
Man Believed to BE- Durham caugh,
In Texas.

sherman, Tex.-Allegng that he is
James c, Durham. who twelve years
ago, Il is charged, killed three men
and three women at San Jose, CAL,
Deputy United States Marshal G.. Nc.
Fee on Sunday caused the arrest OF
a man krown IN the community
where he has resided for year,
Whitesboro Tex. as Bill Hatfield.
The man denies thai he is the person
wanted nsgow 7e trat he came to
"c'"r FroNs no ot4 knows
notfing q see cyia'e. q DO held
oendins ady.ooa iron California
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1908-09-10
MOntana ptmoorats Name rIcket.

Anaconda The Democratic con.
vention met here Tuesday. Governor
Edwin Norris was nominated for
governor by reclamation; Thomas d.
Long, OF Flathead. for congress; w.
q. Conrad Great Falls; Thomas Nc
Tague, Deer Lodge. and Lewis Pen.
well, Helena, presidential electors: T..
N. Swindlehurst, OF livingston. for
Lieutenant governor; c. c. Johnson,
Il Yellowstone, for associate Judge
Charles Neyin. OF Silver Bow, for rail
road commissioner for he six.year
term.