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Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03

Mr.. Bryan accompanied by his wife
went into Lincoln and attended the
services at Westminster Presbyterian
church. where. Mr.. Bryan said, he
heard splendid sermon, the text be-
ing How Shall We Escape If We Neg
lcct So Great Salvation" There were
few callers at the Bryan home but a
large number of people rode out and
strolled through the grounds.
Having practically gotten his speech
OF acceptance Off his hands, Mr. Bryan
is directing some of his thoughts to his
farm. The principal object of interest
with him just now is large field OF
alfalfa from which in few days he
expects to gather third crop OF the
present season and which he calcu-
lates will yield still another.
Plans for the platform in the camp
grounds where the notification exe9
cises are to take place August "
have been completed and wors/
its construction will be begun eat -
the week The committee having n
charge the arrangements is much
gratified over the prompt acceptances
of the invitations to the republican
state and city officials to participate
in the ceremonies, thus insuring the
non-partisan feature, with the excep-
tion of the speeches, which il was in
tended to give.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
HUNDREDSOF HOMESARE DEVASTATEDBY
TERRIBLE CONFEDERATION IN NORTHWEST

shacks are totally destroyed. Fully
5000 people are homeless.
Cranbrook has been wired to for
ward all available provisions and re-
lief train is now travelling with aid.
Bush fires are raging from Gran
brook to the Crows Nest. The wind
is blowing a heavy gale, all available
men are lighting the fire and west of
Cranbrook 1t is under control.
Telegraphic communication with
Fernie and Michel is cut off. -Four
men lost their lives trying to save the
huge Great Northern bridge fifteen
miles west of Michel, but it was to-
tally destroyed. Two men from Spar
wood were taken to the Michel hos
pital 1t is thought Michel is also
doomed as the fire is sweeping east
ward down the Crows Nest, and un-
less the wind shifts, the whole Crows
Nest country will be laid fiat Peter
Campbell, who reached Michel, says
the whole country between Cranbrook
and Michel is seething flame. The
body of Peter Miller was found on
the Canadian Pacific track near
Michel. Hosmer, Elko, Sparwood. Oh
son and Coekato are reported to be
completely destroyed by fire. 1t is
feared the loss of life is the greatest
on the continent since the San Fran
cisco disaster. The Canadian Pacific
railway is rushing relief trains with
doctors, nurses, food and clothing TO
the destitute. A bulletin from Michel
says:
"This town is doomed unless the
wind changes. Canadian Pacific rail-
way making up special trains to carry
inhabitants to safety"
w. w. Tutle, mayor of Fernie. has
wired Mayor Ashdown, of Winnipeg,
for relief, saying there are 5000
homeless.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
PRESIDENT SPENDS HIS
USUAL "QUIET" SUNDAY

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 2.-Presi-
dent Roosevelt spent his usual quiet
Sunday. He rode up to the village In
an automobile in the morning accom-
panied by Mrs. Roosevelt and his sons,
Kermit, Archibald and Quentin, and
attended services at Christ Episcopal
church. Miss Ethel Roosevelt had
rreceded the family to Chicago In or
der to teach her class of boys In the
Sunday school.
AS the president was entering the
church he espied among those stand
ing about, Warren S. Young, chief
clerk of the legislative offices In Wash
ington, who had just reached Oyster
Bay to assist in the executive work
here during the vacations of Secretary
Loeb and other members of the staff
The president greeted Mr.. Young
warmly and invited him to sit witt
his family during the services, whicf
Mr.. Young did.
Rev. Karl IRELAND, first assistan
rector of Grace church, New York, oc
cupied the pulpit of the regular rec
tor, DIR. Washburn, and delivered al
Interesting sermon
After dinner the president sent
government automobile to the villag
to take the Rev IRELAND and his wifi
to Sagamore Hill, where they were en-
tertained during the afternoon.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
chow SHALL WE ESCAPE
TEXT OF SERMON TO BRYAN

Falrview. Lincoln. Neb.. Aug. e.
Attorney General Bonaparte's opinion
delivered yesterday holding It to be
illegal for the national banks Of Okla
homa to contribute toward the guar
anty fund for the protection of de-
positors to avail themselves Of the
other privileges Of the state banking
act, was the subject Of good deal Of
discussion here today. Prominent
democrats Of Lincoln freely averred
that following so closely on the heels
OF the Standard oil reversal In Chi
caEo. and the contempt cases against
the labor leaders In Washington. the
opinion Of the federal attorney gen
eral still further strengthens the dem
ocratic party IN the political cam
palgn. Mr.. Bryan hlmsel gave ex-
precision to the effect the opinion will
have In the coming elections.
III accentuates the ISSUE" said he.
''and emphasizes the necessity Of leg
lslation framed from the standpoint
OF the deposltor rather than from tho
standard of the bankers"
He would talk no further on the
subject, but said he would give II lib
eral treatment In his Forthcoming
speech at Topeka, Kan, some time
during this month
The usual Sunday qulet prevailed
at Falrvlew today IN the morning
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
WHOLE TRAINS DESTROYED;
BIG BRIDGES DISApPEA n

st. Paul, Aug. 2.--The Great North
ern officials have received word from
their division superintendent at White
fish, Mont, that sixty-five carloads Of
coke and coal and three bridges be-
longing to the company have been de-
stroyed by fire at Fernie. The big
bridge just west of the depot at Fer
ME and number three and number
four bridges across the Elk river be-
tween Hosmer and Michel have been
wiped away. The Canadian Pacific
railway has lost two depots, a water
tank and all of It's cars at Fernie.
Only a few residences are left stand
ing In the town. A message says six
are known to have perlshed and prob
ably many more have met death in the
confagration. A hurricane is blow
ing and it is impossible to head off the
flames
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
IS
DRIVEN TO THE|
WOODS
GOING TO MOUNTAINS
TO THINK IT OVER
Says There Is to Be No Aband-
onment Of Railroads Bull
Want to Go and Clear His
Head,

[By Morning journal sDsciSA AAaAAd wlrs.I
Chicago. Aug. 2.-"There is to be
no abandonment of railroads nor Is
there to be any combination of rail-
roads overnight. What has been
done, has been undertaken solely with
the purpose of saving bad financial
situation"
Edward II. Hartman made this
statement tonight while discussing
the deal whereby syndicate of
bankers recently took up $4,000, 900
in short term notes OF the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad.
What l have done was not done
for the purpose Of making money"
he said, but simply because matters
were becoming tangled and 1t has
been necessary to hold to make a
bad situation better. Some of us
don't believe that 1t would be good
thing for the county generally II
more railroads should go into the
hands of receivers and so we are do
ing what we can to prevent this in
the interest of self preservation.
There is all there is to 1t. In fact,
things have become SO complex that
scarcely know where / am. am
going out to the sIsliyou mountains
to think over the situation and when
come back may be able to talk
intelllgently concerning the future.
But in the meantime. l should like
to have It understood that there is no
deep laid plot back of II at all but that
the deal regarding the Wheeling and
Lake Erie was simply transaction
made necessary to save a railroad and
thereby benefit all other roads alike. "
Mr.. Hartman was asked why the
1 transcontinental roads had decided 20
go out of the Oriental trade.
"The oriental business Is largely
sentimental" he replied. "The hope
of building up large Asiatlc trade
through the Pacific ports of the United
States has been largely dream and Il
has turned out TO great extent TO
be fake. Il was not my dream but
4 i have been familiar with conditions
/ in this regard from the very first
! The interstate commerce commission
has ruled that the roads must do GER
tain things In connection with that
/ trade, such as publishing tho inland
proportions of their export rates and
their dealing with tramp steamers
we believe that there rs not enough
Of the business to warrant our taking
any chances on injury to our INLAND
! or domestic business"
'What will be done with your ship
that have been engaged in the orien
tai trader"
/ "Welt. we have been carrying most
B lly air in those boats and suppOre thai
we can continue 70 do so. The Japa
, nese would like to control the Pacific
coast and eventually they WILL"
: Mr. Hartman declined to discus
politics. "They don't interest me a
ALL" he said.
Turning to business conditions, MI
! Hartman predicted an improvement
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
SIX THOUSAND ON PRAIRIES
WITH NOTHING TO EAT

Cranbrook, b. c., Aug. 2.-W. w.
Carswell, assistant superintendent of
the Great Northern railroad. arrived
here tonight from Fernie. lie made
his way out at great risk. Part of the
trip was made on a hand ear and the
balance on foot Every stick of tim
Der along the line is burned, and not
living thing is left. The bodies of
Scott Miller and Louis Fratina, a Sec
tion hand have been brought In, and
four other unknown Italians have been
found. Mr.. and Mrs. Forster and
twenty-five men have arrived at
Campbell's siding, having been forced
to give up their fight to save the Spar
wood mill Five members of the par
ty succumbed.
Starvation has been added to the
terrors. When the people left their
homes for the protection camps little
or no provisions were taken, and now
there are some six thousand on the
prairies with nothing to eat.
The mayor of Ternie has sent out a
call for assistance, which is being rap
idly responded to.
From the border of the burning
area to the destroyed towns there Is
no means of communication except by
mule team or on foot The bridges
are out, and the trains hemmed in by
the burning forest. Distribution
ranges are being organized and these
will go through as soon as 1t is pos
sible. The Canadian Pacific railway
is open to Michael from the east and
to Morrisey from the west, leaving a
gap Of sixteen miles.
Rough estimates place the financial
loss at $3.000.00O, and the loss of life
at over a hundred.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
NEW WORKERS
NEARLY MOB
AERONAU1
WILD CHEERS GREET
SUCCESSFUL FLIGHT
Fanman Demonstrates Ability
to Fly Before Two Thousand
Enthusiastic GothamiteS at
Brighton Beach.
lBy MornInE 1ournM specL.l L.n.ea wIre

lBy Morning JournM specLil Lsnsed WIre.l
New York, Aug. 2.--lIenri Farman,
who came from Paris to give a series
of aeroplane exhibitions under the
management of an American syndi-
cate, made his first public flight in this
country at Brighton Beach race track
this evening. The exhibition was a
success to the extent that it demon
strated the Inventors ability to fly
under favorable atmospheric condi-
tions, and entertained some two thou
sand enthusiastic spectators. Farman
travelled nearly third of a mile In
about thirty seconds and did not APP
pear to be hurrying. In rising. fiyins
and alighting, the air craft displayed
grace that would have delighted the
soul of Darius Green.
The crowd bore down upon the in
ventor with rush that threatened
damage to the aeropane. Then Far
man climbed UP into the announcer;
stand and was formally introduced as
the man who had solved the trans
portation problsm of New York. Tht
also pleased the underground and sur
face travellers and when the an.
nouncer promised overhead transpor.
tation in the near future three cheers
were given for Farman.
AT a spot directly In front of the
club house the aeroplane was faced
to the west and with the aid Of lad
der its tenant mounted. The power
turned on. the two propellers whirled
about and the machine reared and
trembled like an impatient automo-
bile. Then 1t moved slowly forward
on its four bicycle wheels. Perhap
hundred feet had been covered
when at decline so gradual that the
point of detachment could not be de-
termined at a few yards distance, Sne
toy bird found its wings. It reached
height of twenty feet and went in
a bee line without a tremor. With
supports and wheels dangling. look
ing like legs and clutch claws. the
huge machine resembed a gigantic
bird. Nearing the lower turn It slow
ed down at decline and settled gent
ly to the ground.
Farman. weather permitting. will
give exhibitions daily until August IS
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
THOUSANDS ARE HOMELESS;
FIRE CONTINUES TO SPREAI

Spokane. Wash. Aug. "A special
to the Spokesman Review says:
The whole of the Crows Nest Pass
country from Fernle to Michel has
been swept by bush fires. Thousands
are homeless in the area burned over
and the fires continue TO spread. Rail-
way bridges and tracks have been de-
stroyed, cutting off all avenue Of es-
cape The loss of life is believed to be
the greatest since the San Francisco
disaster. while the property loss Will
run over sf0.O0O,0OO. Assistance has
been rushed to the burned district
Sparwood. Olden. Wardrop. Hosmer,
Fernle and Michel are reported de-
stroyed. Lack Of wire communication
makes reports meager at this time.
At Fernle every building except the
coal company's offices and q few
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
CALL NE
BILL" SAYS
Mr.. TAFT
TELLS HOW THE FELLERS
DROPPED THE "WILLIE'.
"Get Up and Eat, for the Jour-
ney Is Too Long for You" Is
Text on Which a Rector
breaches to Candidate,

IBy Morning .Iournnl HDsaiaI Iansed WIse.l
Hot Springs, Va, Aug. 2.-"Just
call me Mr.. Taft, and If you drop into
colloquialism. call me Bill" This was
Judge Taft's laughing reply today
when he granted an audience to a
number of newspaper men who had
severally addressed him as MIR. Sec
retary," Governor" Judge" and
Mr.. Taft"
81 first got the name 'Bilr at Yale, "
continued Mr. Taft replying to ques-
tlon. Before | went there had
been Willie, in my home and any
home among my Cincinnati boyhood
friends. But when got through
school | was called VIII at home. My
younger brother, Harry, however, new
cr called me Willie after happening
one day at college. We roomed to-
gether on the top floor of Farnum
hall our room was just over the mid
die entrance. Harry was a freshman,
junior. He had gone out and for
gotten to take with him book he
wanted He came back to the en-
trance and looking up on the outside,
yelled. oh, Willie Well. In a second
there was head out of every one of
the four hundred windows, and SEEM
ed to me as though every one yelled at
once. AT any rate, there was one iong
chorus of oh, Willie that cured Har-
ry. He has called me Bin ever since"
How about the friend students?"
"Oh, they called me Bill just the
same. just weighed 200 then"
Mr. and Mrs. Taft attended services
at st. Lukes church and listened to
sermon by Rev. DR.. John G. Scott,
Get up and eat. for the journey Is
too long for you" was the text, from
In. Kings, from which DR. Scott drew
the lesson that frequent spiritual fooC
! was necessary for the present daN
Christian life. as was the literal com.
mand to Elijah. which he had quoted
Bart McCleary, second assistant
postmaster general and candidate foi
lcongress. who has just returned from
review of the situation IN Minnesota
and Wisconsin, spent Sunday here. Mr.
McCleary assured Mr. Taft that In his
opinion the republican situation In
Minnesota is in excellent shape. 1t is
his belief that Governor Johnson will
not be a candidate for reelection.
In Wisconsin, Mr.. McCleary says, he
can see the good effect of the speech
of acceptance already.
The handling by Judge Taft of the
railroad question he says, has pleased
the LaFollette wing of the party In
that state.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
CANADIAN PACIFIC
LOSES HALF MILLION

Nelson. B. c.. Aug. 2.--Adviees re-
ceived here are that the Canadian Pa
ciflc loss amounts to about half a mill
lion. II is reported that the Great
Northern bridge at Hosmer, Is now
burning. also 100 cars of coal and
coke.
The fire is spreading to Coal Creek,
town of 1 800 inhabitants.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03

million tons are in flames. It is
now feared that the fire may get m
the mines themselves, several of which
are open in the neighborhool. This
will mean incalculable damage as the
whole of the valley is underlaid with
coal.
At present the fire is following the
crest of the mountain chain above
Sparwood, eating down into the val
leys on either side. 1t is travelling at
a tremendous rate and unless there is
a change of wind will cross the bound
airy into Montana within the next
twelve hours. There are thousands of
mines and prospectors' claims in the
track of the fire. all of which are in
peril. A slight change of wind has
occurred and Michel has been taken
out of the more direct path.
Fire fighting apparatus are of no
avail for the air Is filled with frag-
ments of burning wood and sheets Of
flames seem to leap ahead of the CON
fiagration as though the air itself is in
flames. The heat is intense and many
of the fire fighters have gone down
ahead of it.
A correspondent at Michel wires as
follows:
There Is now some hope of saving
the business section Of the town and
every available man is on duty. Pre-
mier Campbell has arrived from the
Sparwood district on hand car with
three men all of whom are badly
burned. They made an attempt to
save the property Of the Sparwood
Lumber company half way between
here and Fernie but without avail.
They were at once taken to the hos
pital, two of them in precarious con.
dition.
"Mr. Forester, manager of the mill.
with his wife and about thirty men
when last seen were trying to save
the mill. A line of flames cut them
off from escape TO the east and un-
less they have been able to get
through to the west all are dead for
the country is like a furnace ON.
Of the party found the body of Peter
Miller lying on the Canadian Pacific
railroad. The bodies of four men
were brought here by Great North
ern yard engine. These men had lost
their lives trying to save the Great
Northern bridge across the Elk river
/ fifteen miles south of here. They had
kept up the fight until their return
was cut off and lost their lives in tht
vain attempt. The Great Northern
tried to open communication to the
south but the destruction of two
bridges has cut them off absolutely.
Reports from Hosmer say that II
has been burned with great loss OF
life but this lacks confirmation.
"A Canadian Pacific engine ant.
train is being held in readiness here
In case it is necessary to abandon the
town and with communication open to
the east there is not much danger OF
further loss of life here. There are
5000 people here, many of whom are
camping on a small plain north Of the
town. Being at the end of the valley
the danger is not so acute"
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
AMERICANS WIN IN
PARIS ATHLETIC GAMES

Paris, Aug. 1.-The last day of the
special athletic games brought great
success to, the visiting Americans;
who captured a majority of the events,
William f. Hamilton, Chicago Ath-
letic association, won the 100-meter
dash from scratch His time was IL
seconds.
II. L, Trube, New York A. c.. took
the 1,5OO-meter run in minutes and
IL seconds.
T. Cook Cornell, won the pole
vault
The 40O-meter flat race went to =
c. Carpenter. Cornell who negotiated
the distance in so seconds flat.
II. A, Gidney. Boston A. A., captured
the high jump.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
nenrne Nol Conlarlous.

Washington. Aug. Army medical
experts in the Philippines have report
ed that dengue fever, which was prev
alent some, months ago at Fort Will
lam Mckinley Is not, In their opinion,
contagious. but Is carried by mosqui-
toes. 1t is recommended that the us
ual well known and thoroughly tested
anti-mosquito measures be adopted at
Fort William Mckinley. and wherever
in the Philippines there Is any danger
OF a visitation Of the disease.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
MOTOR BOATS WILL
RACE THIS WEEK
Motor Boat Club Of America Events of
Chief Interest In World
Of Sports.

New York, Aug. with the ma
jority of the American athletes stil
on the continent, in the British Isles
or on the high seas returning home
with the laurels they won at the
olympic games at sheppard's Bush
track. field sports again this week will
be reduced to a minimum, and such as
are held will be simply club and in
terclub affairs. However. the calendar
of sports is long and embraces many
events.
The motor boats have full week
ahead of them beginning Monday. for
this is race week OF the Motor Boat
Club Of America. The contests will be
decided on Long Island Sound off
Huntington Chief interest Is centered
in the showing Of the two speedy Eng
llsh boats, the Wolseley. siddelly and
Daimler H., which have been sent
across the ocean in an endeavor to
take back the British cup formerly
known as the Harmsworth trophy
which was won last year by the Dixie
| H.. the Den and the u. S. A. The
American defenders are In prime con.
ditlon for the races against the Brit
ish flyers.
The feature Of the week for ths
sailing yachts will be the commence.
ment of the New York Yacht clubs
annual cruise and races.
Numerous tennis championships vii
be decided during the week on Mon
day tournament will be begun al
Tacoma for the seventh annual Pa
cific northwest championship.
The gentlemen Of the Philadelphia
cricket team this week will invade Ire
land with the hope Of better success
than they have met In England
The annual tournament of tn,
shinnetock club begins Monday ans
runs through to Saturday
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
$4,000 PEOPLE IN
TOWNS IN FIRES PATH

Winnipeg. Aug. IA special re-
ceived here at II o'clock tonight from
Nelson, y. c.. places the number of
dead around Fernie alone at 40 to 100.
The death list ma be double this
number. The population of the strick-
en- towns. according to latest figures
Is as follows:
Elko. 400: Fernie. 5000; Michel
1900; Hosmer, 1000; Coal Creek,
1900; Morrisey, 100
The Crows Nest Pass country In this
vicinity is the richest in the Dominion
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03

New York, Aug 2.--John Gilday,
an 1S-year-oId life saver was the
winner OF the annual long distance
swim OF the six District United States
volunteer life saving corps held here
today, Time was one hour and twen-
ty-two minutes.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
Iord Rohrrls sall. for nome

Montreal. Aug, 2.--Lord Roberts.
who had sufficiently recovered to leave
here for Ottawa. viii, Il Is said by his
friends hero. be obliged to cancel his
projected Canadian tour and will sail
for home next Friday He Is acting
on the advice Of his physician IN Eng
land, with whom he has been In cable
communication.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-08-03
SEVENTY PEOPLE LOSE
LIVES NEAR FERNIE

Portland. Ore. Aug. "A brief spe-
cial to the oregonian from Vancouver,
B. c., says that it is reported in Van
couver that seventy people have lost
their lives in the fire that is raging in
and about Fernie.