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Ctoudburst.

Reno, New, Aug. "A telephone
message from Verdi, New, says de-
structive cloudburst visited that seo-
ton in which one life was lost.
Scores of livestock and cabins and a
great quantity of logs were swept
away.
A cioudbusst In Spanish canyon
near Steamboat Springs caught sew
eral persons in the rush of water, but
after battling desperately they finally
saved themselves. Much livestock
and timber and . ranch were do
stxeYed
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PROMINENT MAN KILLS KIN,
Janes T. Ryan Stays Brother-in.Law
Daniel F. Mooney.

Butte, Mont, Aug. 6.-James F..
Ryan, brother Of John A. Ryan, superin.
tendent Of the North Butte Extension
Company. Wednesday shot and killed
his brother-in-law, Daniel F. Mooney.
Ryan surrendered and was placed in
jail. Mrs. Mooney. Ryan's sister, died
last week, and Mooney had just re.
turned from Dover, N. j., where the
interment took place.
The shooting is believed to have
been the result of family differences.
Both families are prominent in bust.
ness and social life.
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pecry FREIGHT Rate Increase.

Washington, Aug. 6IThe Interstate
commerce commission Wednesday re-
ceived a complaint from shippers of
Georgia against railroads Of the south.
eastern territory protesting against
an increase in freight rates. the en-
forcement Of which Judge Speer has
temporarily enjoined pending de-
termination by the commission of the
Seasonableness Of the proposed rates.
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Two Asphyxiated.

st. Johns, Mich, Aug. 5.-John
Allen and Walter Reynolds were as
phyxiated by gas Tuesday in the city
reservoir in front Of the city hall, and
William H. Smith, representing at
torney; John Harley, prominent
merchant, and Walter Polzin, 16.year-
old boy, were also overcome while try
ing to rescue them.
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elk Hurt In Riot; 81 Arrested.

Six Hurt In Riot; 81 Arrested.
Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 5.-During q
riot at q Hungarian ball Tuesday at
West Homestead, an adjoining
borough. six persons were injured and
81 guests were placed under arrest.
Among the injured are Chief Of Police
McDermott and three officers.
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schooner's Captain a Suicide.

Savannah, Ga. Aug. Capt. A. H.
Guthrie Of the schooner Frank A.
Williams OF New York committed sui
eide by jumping overheard eight miles
northwest of Cane Lookout. The
schooner was being brought from
New York to Southport. n. c., where
it had been recently sold.
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Stage Manager EIectrocuted.

Erie, Pa. Aug. civilian E. Wunn
stage manager OF the vaudeville the
alter at Four Mile Creek. near here
was alectrocuted during the fourth act
OF Tuesday afternoons performance
by accidentally touching switch
hoard
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EIoht Thousand on strike,

Winnipeg, Man., Aug. 5.-Orders
were issued Tuesday by the executive
committee of the Canadian Pacific
Shipments union calling a strike Of
the shop mechanics over the entire
system Wednesday. The order was
obeyed by 5000.
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car Riot Proves Fatal.

Pensacola, Fla, Aug. Cone man
fatally wounded and another pain
fully injured is the result OF a fight
Wednesday between negroes and
street railway employees on Bay
Shore car.
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Found Dead.

st. Peter, Mimi, Aug. 1.-Since last
Monday pedestrians on Third street in
this city have been passing within a
few feet of the body of Christ Jake,
an early resident of st. Peter, who
hanged himself in a narrow passage.
way between two buildings and whose
body was not discovered until last
night. -
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Eixa eriaands Are Killed.

Tifis, Aug. 6.-In an encounter be.
tween the police and band of brig.
ands who have long terrorized the
suburbs OF the city 1--WE of the latter
we're killed and the others captured.
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Town DESTROYED BY Fire.

Deer Park, Wash. Aug. 6.-The bust
ness portion Of Clayton, six miles
from here, is in ruins as the result
OF a fire which broke out there. The
loss is estimated at 100000, and
there 10 not . store standing in town.
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Pratt City, Ala, Aug. 4.-James
Ryan one Of the most noted pick
pockets of the country, was killed by
by tramcar at the incline of the Ten
nessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COM
pany.
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Priest eanIshed by Vatican.

Rome, Aug. 5.-The doings Of an If.
responsible priest named Felix Savig.
ny Of the diocese Of Trebizond, Asiatic
Turkey. caused considerable excite
ment at the Vatican, Monday, and re.
suited finally in his expulsion from it,
precincts.
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The inhabitants of the towns have
fled to open districts in the vicinity
in the hope of safety. From towns
in the east and west the inhabitants
are escaping as rapidly as possible.
The railway companies have placed
all available trains at their disposal.
Unless there is change OF wind
within the next twenty-four hours the
whole of the Crows Nest pass coun-
try will be left to che flames.
There is no possibility of estimating
the loss of life and property which,
will result, for the flames are driven
by half gale, making it impossible
to put up fight against their adj
vance.
The conflagration Is the greatest
which has ever visited Canada, and.
ranks only with the San Francisco
disaster.
At present 5000 people are camped
in the open their only shelter being
huts of brush and blankets.
Fire is not the only danger. Star
walton has been added to the situa-
ton.
At present the fire is following the.
crest of the mountain chain above
Sparwood, eating down into the val
leys on either side.
Cranbrook, B. c., Aug. 3.-Many
narrowing tales are told of the fight
from Fcrnie Saturday afternoon. Ono
woman of West Fernie had just
emerged from her home. She drop
ped dead of heart disease. Tho
neighborn buried her in her garden
and then ran for their lives.
In another part Of the city an aged
woman, all invalid, was carried a.
short distance but the heat became
too great. She begged to be left to
her fate and her relatives wrapping
her in wet blankets fed toward the
hills. She was burned to death.
Beside the Elk mill, the Fernie
and Cedar Valley company's places
were burned. The Wood McNab
people were successful In fighting the
flames.
Fernie, B. c., Aug. 3.-The follow
ing is summary of the loss of life
and property in the fire which has
ragged in East Kotenay since Satur-
day.
Number Of people killed, 40. Num-
Der of people homeless, 5000.
District swept by fire, from near
Cranbrook to within four miles Of
Frank, Alberta, q distance of fifty
miles.
Towns destroyed, Fernie, Coal
Creek, and Hosmer. Partially de-
stroyed, Michel.
Total property loss estimated at
, S4,5OO,OOO.
The loss in Fernie alone is fully
$2,OOO,OOO.
The origin OF the confagration was
bush fire in the slashings of the
Cedar Valley Lumber company near
Fernie.
A shift in the wind alone saved
Michel.
Winnipeg, Man,: Aug. 5.-search
in the ruins at Fernie yesterday re-
suited in finding twenty bodies.
They are: Engineer Anderson Of
the Hosmer mines; eight unidentified
bodies; Ford family, mother, father,
two children; Lena Bell, negress,
two unidentified women in her house;
two unidentified lumberjacks; Mrs.
Turner and an unidentified child.
Men from lumber camps continue
to arrive at places of safety, and
from their reports tho loss of life has
been not more than hundred and
fifty.
The police will investigate the re-.
port that friends Of five alleged black
hand suspects, lodged in the Fernie
Jail, started the fires in the bush.
Cash donations of s25, 600 have been
received. Relief trains are fast rush.
inc in
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Office Boy-The baker is down
stairs and wants to know why you
didn't answer his letter about last
months bill.
Editor-Tell him he forgot to in
close a stamp.
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A teacher of physics once asked =
bright boy of the class how many
kinds Of force there were, and was as
tonished to receive the following re-
ply:
Three, ma'aln. Mental force. phys
ical force and police force.
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state of Minnesota, County or Henne-
pin
District Court, Fourth Judicial District.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-30

constantly engaged in the dangerous
work of scouting. One Of his theories
was that men to fight well must be
we'll fed and cared for. He was there
fore noted for his efforts for the COM
fort Of his command. After the war
Major Smith became member of the
Loyal Legion
Bahded Three Assassins.
His exciting days did not end with
being mustered out of the service.
Raising cotton on Mississippi planta-
ton may net sound like a ''hazardous
occupation" but it all depends on the
time in Which it was done and by
whom. For a northern officer to en-
gage in the pursuit while the bitter
ness of the war was still fresh was
yet this is exactly what Major Smith
did and despite unpleasant occurrences
persisted in it for three years On one
occasion he was followed by three
men that he felt intended to assas-
sinate him. Suddenly wheeling his
question, We'll gentlemen, what do
you want" This Disconnected them,
and they went their ways.
Even yet his WarIiIze experiences
were not over. II 1860 he returned
to Terre Haute ard started newspa-
per, the Mail. So vigorous were some
| of his editorials that one gentleman
thought himself aggrieved and there
upon began shooting at the major
from behind barrel. as a result OF
which the young editor carried a sec,
ond bullet hole to the day of his
death. Later Major Smith acquired
the Terre Haute. Express and launched
It as a greenback organ. Six years OF
more were devoted to this cause dur
ing which time Major Smith gave his
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-30

Hollow, N. Y, made famous by Wash
ington Irving. At one time he was q
Mississippi planter. The three ex-
tremes illustrate not only his career,
but show his sympathy with all sec
tons. The breadth of his views is
indicated by the fact that he kept
abreast of the advanced thought of his
day and at the same time was familiar
with all religions, ancient and modern.
He was an intense admirer of charac-
ters as diverse as Charles Dickens and
Napoleon Bonaparte. The Engash
novelist he read over and over, and Of
Napoleon he had death mask, statues
and paintings, while his library was
stocked with books concerning the first
emperor There could have been moth
ing narrow in a man who touched so
many shores of thought and who had
interests so wide and varied He was
a rare combination of the practical
man and the idealist.
Pathetic Prison Experiences.
Orlando Jay Smith was of New Eng
pioneer. He was born near Terre
Haute, Ind, on June IA, 1912. He
graduated from Asbury college, now
De Paw university, which afterward
conferred on him the degree of LII. D
Entering the Union army in April
1861, he served until September, 1865
He enlisted as a private and rose tt
be second sergeant the first year. He
was then mustered out with his regi
ment and helped to form a second regi
ment, in which he was commissioned
second lieutenant, then served two
years as captain and early In 1864 was
! raised to the grade Of major He par
ticipated in the Shenandoah valley
campaign, the Kentucky campaign
where he fought in the battle Of Rich
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-30
By JAMES A. EDGERToN.

I'm his day Major Orlando Jay Smith,
the late president of the Ameri-
can Press Association, entered
many fields. At twenty-five he
was a major of cavalry in the Union
army. At thirty-seven he was editor
Of one of the leading greenback and
anti-monopoly papers of the country,
the Chicago Express. Starting at the
age of forty, he built up in quarter
Of a century the largest newspaper
syndicate in the United States. He
was an advocate of life in the open, of
the preservation of our forests and
was an authority on arboriculture. He
was believer in fundamental democ-
racy and furthered 1t both by books
and through the other avenues at his
command. He was keen judge of
character quick to detect genius and
started more young writer's on the
path to fame than perhaps any man
of his day. Finally, his many works
on science and religion attracted the
attention of thinkers not only in his
own land, but in India and England
and throughout the world
His life touched not only great move
ments, but great men. In addition to
those that he helped to find them
selves and their work, many Of whose
names are now household words, he
was for many years friend and
neighbor of Robert G. Ingersoll, often
entertained William ]. Bryan at his
home and was particular friend of
DR.. Albert Shaw, editor Of the Review
Of Reviews. There was an especial
sympathy between these two on reli-
gious and philosophical lines. At Major
Smiths funeral DR.. Shaw referred
feelingly to this bond and read from
the books Of his dead friend passages
on his faith in life beyond the grave.
Touched Many Shores Of Thought
Major Smith was born on an In
diana farm and lies buried at Sleepy
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nond; the east Tennessee campaign,
he Knoxville campaign and the Allan
"a campaign. lie commanded his regi-
ment in the operations at the right
# KenesaW mountain.
One Of his most exciting war ex-
periences was as participant in
Stoneman's raid. He opposed Stone
mans action in surrendering the bri-
gade Of which Major Smiths regiment
was a part and proved that it was
unnecessary by leading his regiment in
cutting it's way out and escaping. He
was afterward severely wounded, how
ever, and made prisoner near Jug
Tavern, Ga. His prison experiences
were most pathetic. His wound was
painful throughout the entire time he
lad little to eat except parched corn
| Ind lived in open stockades where
there was no shelter except holes the
prisoners burrowed in the ground.
Three experiences that he told one Of
his friends are characteristic. One was
the finding Of an old oven door, which
he logged with him from prison to
prison and used for pafching his corn
or for cooking any morsel he might
pick up. Another was Of finding
enough old rails and wood to build a
shanty about six feet square. This
seemed like a mansion to the men, and
when the very day it was completed
word came that they were to be ex-
changed there was actual regret at
leaving it. The third episode was in
Charleston when the city was bonn
barded by the Union forces North
ern prisoners were placed where they
were exposed to the fire Of their own
armies, Major Smith being In one Of
the most dangerous positions. After
being exchanged in December, 1864,
he was placed in command Of the pa
rolled prisoners at Camp Chase, Co
lumbus, o. He was also assistant In
spector general Of the Sixth division
of Wilson's cavalry corps. Being In
the cavalry, Major Smith was almost
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-30
Marked For Death.

ssThree years ago | was marked for
death, A graveyard cough was tearing
my lungs to pieces. Doctors failed to
help me, and hope had fled, when my
husband got DIR. Kings New Discovery
SAYS Mrs. A. G. Williams, Of Bac, Ky.
as'The first dose helped me and improve
ment kept on until had gained IS
pounds in weight aud my health was
fully restored" This medicine holds
the worlds healing record for coughs
ana colds aud lung and throat diseases.
At prevents Pneumonia Sold under
guarantee atO. M. Olsens drug store.
soc. and $100. Trial bottle free.
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This Will Please The Gr0cerss

Washington, D. c., Jan. i, I9O7-There
has been filed with the Department of
Agriculture here. one of the stron gest
documents we lave ever seen. 1t guar
antees that Je1l-O and Je1l-O Ice Cream
Powder are strictly pure and c 9mply with
the requirements of the National Pure
Food Law. The guarantee is flied under
serial number 1884. and protects absolute
sy all wholesale and retail grocers who
Taandle the products named. Jell-O and
Jell-O Ice Cream Powder are we'll thought
of in Official circles and their purity and
wholesomeness has never been question
ed.
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whole soul to the work, writing ana
tpeaking constantly The Express
grew until in 1878 it was moved to
Chicago, becoming one of the foremost
papers in the movement.
It was in 1882 that Major Smith
started the American Press Associa
ion The plan on which he worked
was untried and seemed to fail on the
irst attempt. He only changed its de
tails and worked the harder. At last
his efforts and genius for organization
began to tell, and today the institution,
bf which he was the head until the
time of his death, is the largest news
paper syndicate in America and the
foremost of its kind in the world.
Brought Many Into Prominence.
In this work Major Smith employed
at various times most of the well
known fiction writer's and many Of the
most brilliant newspaper men Of the
last quarter Of century. Some Of
these he picked as winners when they
were unknown and brought them into
prominence. 1t is worthy of note that
he bought from Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The first poem she ever sold; that he
suggested the bringing of Eugene
Field to Chicago, the step that estab-
ished his fame; that he was a close
friend and adviser of John Clark Rid
| path, the historian; that he first de-
tected the genius Of the inimitable
pen name of 80. Henry that before
Peter Finley Dunno, with his "Doo-
| ley" had jumped into fame Major
Smith predicted that he would be the
humorist of the Spanish-American
war, and that by syndicating their
work he did much to spread the popu-
| larity of such men as Bill Nye, NJ.
Quad, Murat Halstead, T. De Witt Tai
mage, Champ Clark and numberless
others Among the well known writer's
who worked with Major Smith before
becoming prominent, many Of whom
owe their start to his encouragement
and interest, may be mentioned Tom
Mason, editor Of Life; Sewell Ford,
the short story writer; Frederick A.
Ober, the historian; Jack London,
Booth Harrington, Dexter Marshall,
the syndicate writer; John III. Beadle,
famous a generation ago; Howard
Fielding, the novelist; Joseph r. Buch-
anan, now labor editor Of the New
York Journal; Eliza Archard Conner,
the woman's writer; H. Addington
Bruce, now recognized authority on
psychology; F. A. Mitchell, novelist;
Richard Lloyd Jones, secretary Of the
Lincoln Farm association. and hosts
Of others throughout the land.
Major Smith was himself an author
Of more than national fame, both in
economics and in the fields of philoso-
ply and religion On sEternalism'' he
received letter of thanks from a
maharajah of India, and that and 9th
er works were reviewed by some OF
Of the day Of a nature similar tt
sEternalism' are Balance" "a shor1
View Of Great Questions" and "Agree
ment Between Science and Religion
while 'The Coming Democracy" out
lines plan for a more perfect system
of voting and popular government
One of the greatest. essays | ever reaC
from the pen Of Major Smith appeared
in the Open Court only a few months
before his death.
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< No charge for sewing and laying
y0Cr carpets. j. Ii. FORSTER. lift
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-12-30
Authority on Immortality.

Without attempting to go into his
philosophy at length, it attempts to
prove Immortality by scientific meth
DDS; to show that there is absolute
balance and adjustment in all things;
that the Individual is ultimately re-
sponsible for his every act, the law Of
balance in his case becoming justice,
thus requiring life after death for it's
completion and fulfllment; that the
basic principles Of all religions are the
same, and they thus support and prove
each other, and that the ideas Of moral
accountability, Of a supreme intelli-
gence and Of some sort Of communica-
ton between the living and the dead
have been universally held in all times
and climes, thus showing them to be
instructive in the race and furnishing
the strongest presumptive evidence Of
their truth. These themes will be
more popular a generation hence than
they are today, and it is my own DELHI
crate opinion that Orlando Jay Smith
will be an authority upon them long
after an army Of present day writer's
are forgotten.
In politics Major Smith was radical
in the sense that he thought for him
self and followed the utter truth as he
saw it. Yet he was ever optimistic
and cons tructivn
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Trees Were His Friends.

In personal appearance Major Smith
was rather tall and compactly built.
His face was strong and smooth shaw
en-, his eyes blue and direct, his hair
abundant, but snow white. At home
he had the same simplicity, sincerity
and easy dignity that marked him ev-
eryWhere. He leaves a widow, two
daughters and son, CORTLAND Smith,
whom the father trained up to be his
assistant and successor in business.
Major Smith loved the open country,
and the trees were his friends. He
knew them well both scientifically and
in more human way.
I cannot close this article without a
personal word. I never knew a man
whose ideas ran more nearly parallel
| with my own in almost every field
than did those Of Major Smith. Be
cause Of personal sympathy and
friendship l have refrained from say
ing many things that are in my
heart, fearing that my own bias might
make me oyerdraw the picture, a
thing that no character sketch should
do. trust my readers to see between
the lines and to discern not the mere
words, but the spirit and feeling be
hind the words.
This much / will say: Orlando Jay
Smith raised the standard Of American
/ journalism as did perhaps no othel
man of his time, and he believed II
and furthered movements of better
ment in almost every field OF human
I. thought and endeavor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-12
OFFICER ii'''' INJURED
Stumbled Over Wire Fence While 2
 Pursuing Man.

While pursuing man whom he thought was burglar. Patrolman Timothy J. Callahan met with pain ful accident about 1 o'clock this morning He stumbled over small wire fence and struck the ground In such q way as to make deep gash over the eye. Callahan later had the injured optic dressed by Police Sur geon Dr B. A.. O'Hara.
 The officer was patrolling Chest nue avenue between Hillside avenue and Johnson street when he saw a suspicious looking person in the rear of one of the houses. The night prowler saw the officer about the same time for he immediately took to his heels with the patrolman in hot pursuit. Callahan would in all prob- ability have caught the man if he had not taken the fall. For some time past the residents of the north- western section of the city have been annoyed by burglars notwithstand- ing the vigilance of the police. When the Minor residence on Hillside ave- nue was robbed some months go, a plain clothes man in addition to the regular patrolman was placed on the beat. The extra man is still doing duty, each patrolman taking his turn. At present Officer Fitzgerald is pa trolling the avenues during the even ing in plain clothes. Although no big burglary has been committed of late still the residents are annoyed at the many attempts.