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Show Ogden, Utah, August 3, 1908. VOL XII. 185 NO. FEARFUL FIRE SWEEPS BRITISH COLUMBIA, KILLING FIVE HUNDRED . THEY WRECK III NORTH; HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST MANY ROADS SaSasI"- Six Towns Destroyed With Property Loss ty Million Dollars Ten Thousand People of Twen- Lord amt CHICAGO FIRE ames resent Roosevelt Bankruptcy and Receiverships in Railroad I Master. 'nd'rec,'y for ' King Guarded. World-Trac- tion DOESJAMAGE Rendered Destitute and Thousands of Refugees Held Captive by Starts in Burlington Depot and Spreads to Adjoining Build- Scorching Flames. ings, Loss $1,500,000. B. C Aug. I. Five hundred pereone are dead, 10,000 are homeless and 130,000,000 worth of property haa been destroyed aa the remits of forest fires In Crow1! Neat of Valley In the aoutheaatern part BritiKh Columbia. The area awept by the fire I one hundred mllea In dr cumference. The flamea roared all day yeeterday and all last night. The fire la atilt sweeping through the country with unabated fury. It haa already wiped out alx towne Pernio with a population of 6.000: Michel with a population of 1.600; Coal Creek with a population of 1,500; Sparwood, with, a population of 450; Hoamer with a population of 750; and Crowanent with a of 1,000. -of , the people la The Buffering Intense from the heat, the araoke and the lack of food and ahelter. The de (traction of the railroada makea relief difficult. Thou Banda of the home Jea vlctlma are camped in the open apaeut They are In danger of perthey ishing with the lntenae heat; are showered continually with a parka; thr have no food and no ahelter. The dominion government lg rushing aid to the front with til possible dispatch, but hundreds are dying and many mars must pariah before effective aid can possibly reach them. This la the wont Are In the history of the Dominion of Canada, CRANBROOK, pop-ulat'- on V VANCOUVER, C, August I. A from Pernio today yyi that Thomas Biggs, secretary of the Minn's union, estimates the fatalities there at 170 and the property loea at $,009,009.' The towna of Hoamer and Michel which were thought to be entirely destroyed are now thought to be saved. Hosmer buildings were dynamited to atop the flamea In Ferule the Western Canada Wholesale Grocery company had a concrete building. This saved and about 160,009 worth of groceries and provisions transferred into retail stores In the saved district. Supspecial Reports come In of many heroic deeda of women who fought the fire as men. All the large Canadian cities are wiring money, but supplies art what are needed most because of the destitution of the people. The greatest difficulty la being encountered In reaching the burned aone. At ) oclock, this afternoon th lire was under control. The loea la estimated at nearly $1,609,009. . The NEBLON, B. C August whole Canadian northwest la ruahlng to the relief of the Are sufferers. From Toronto to Vancouver special trains are speeding toward the stricken dis- CHICAGO, XU.. August $. Fir the freight transfer house of the In Bur- lington road thla afternoon spread to the Armour, the F. A F. and tha Union grain elevators and threatened to go still further. The cause of the fire la unknown. Tha three elevatora contain 1,500,099 huahela of grain. Tha loaa will be heavy, Tha report circulated this afternoon that three workmen In the elevatora were missing, la unconfirmed. While the lire Is under control the flamea are still shooting skyward at I o'clock. The fir la expected to smoulder for days. trict. Refugees who arrived today from Fernie, Sparwood, .Hoamer and Michel, are bringing harrowing tales of suffer- SAVE ing and death. On, woman who remained In her home until It caught fire, fell dead from heart disease aa ehi Neighbors emerged from her door. DEATH burled the body and then fled. Women 'aided the then through the Are. One story la related of a small party of men and women attempting to escape from Femle by a bridge over Miners Held Captive in Pennsylth Elk river which waa In flamea. vania Colliery are Rescued The bridge collapsed while the party was crossing. An unknown number After Suffering Pain. waa In this party. Hoamer refugees es tlmat the number of dead at 100. TWEBTY ' FROM PUIS SUE . FIZZLES OUT Call for 100,000 ',Witli Walk-O- at Slight Response Serious Troable. Meets No ur 00 . sssss.-- . nm. STRONG THIS EDITOR HAS NINE GOOD REASONS 0 CARTHAGE, Mo., Aug. I. Cornel -iua Roach, proprietor of the Carthage CHICAGO, Aug. L Edward H. Har- Dally Democrat, la seeking the Demorlman, undoubtedly the 'greatest rail- cratic nomination for secretary of road magnate In th world, remained in atat and offers nine good reasons why hla special train last night here. He' th voters should support him In to- waa eaqprted n an automobile today to priinar. The argument la the general headquarters of hi system forth on a card taring a picture of and conferred at length with J. C the editor's pint children, with thin I Stubbs, traffic director of the Harrlman of' lines, Julius Xruttachmltt, director 8AY. MISTER! maintenance of way, and other officials. our papa Wont you please vote Ha la on hla way on a trip of Inapec for tha Democratic nomination for tlon over the Union and Southern Pa- Secretary of State T Here are nlna cific railroads. reasons and you may have others.- - Rich Spoil RAGING FLOOD CLAIMS VICTIMS MOTE EVERY ONE IN OGDEN AND SALT ' LAKE WILL VISIT F r FIFTY CENTS WILL CARRY EXCURSIONISTS TO THE RESORT. ADMIT THEM TO THE GROUNDS, THE BALL GAME, THE BOAT RACES AND BRING THEM HOME. COUNTY AND CITY OFFICES AND MANY OF THE STORES WILL BE DESERTED AFTER 2:SQ TOMORROW AFTERNOON. FIVE TRAINS 'TO BE COMFORTABLE, THE TRIP TO BE COOL, GROUNDS THE MOST BEAUTI-0- F RESORT, AND THE PATRONS TO THE F,MT RIDE OVER THE NEW RAILROAD, WITH THE 1Y OGDEN PRESS CLUB. ". TV.' . , Nevada Visited by Electric Storm That Works Great Damage and Results in Loss of Lives-M- any Narrowly Escape Death. Honors At the Polls, the Latter Winning the.Cities. LA- GOON TOMORROW, MAKING THE TRIP OVER THE BAMBERGER ROAD. THE OCCASION IS THE OFFICIAL OPENING OF THE ROAD AND THE BIGGEST EXCURSION IN THE STATE WILL BE RUN UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE PRESS CLUB OF. OGDEN. , We Master 0 61 Ir T PLEA ATLANTA Oa, Aug. I. Negro farmers of Georgia are rounded up at Clark University today for a week of M'l FOR DIVINE practical and theoretical instruction In all phases of agricultural pursuits. This Is the first time such an Institute haa been attempted and It haa attractROME; Italy, August I. Archbishop ed wide attention. Farley headed a delegation of 21 AmIt Is stated by the promoters that erican priests and ISO pilgrims to tha Pence. there are in Georgia 19.719 negro farm Vatican today carrying Peter owners, 12,259 negro cash tenants, 14,-6- Although the. question of Baa Frannegro share tenants, 117,009 male ciscos coadjutorshlp was presented to negro farm laborers, and 72.909 female the Pope last week by' Cardinal Gib- farm laborers. Tha summer school- - ; bona and today by Archbishop Farley, It ! Ing proposed la the first time in the no decision tyaa been reached. history of the state that the negro reported here today that the claims of farm workers have had the opportunl-- 1 Rev. KdffarcVJ-- Hanna wer strongly th divines. 'urged by-bty to attend a school of thla kind. & A WESTWARB BOUND IS V- - i, -- arrlv Trusted Servant letesAway With! Liberals and Conservatives Divide - - i &&&3S&3seassxsfr, ROBS THE DEAD TO BREAK ... - - , wr u me muivu wuen wm ,vmi. n Magdalena Bay, November L Once he took the part of a fairy In a j play given by Unity church when ha weighed at least 171 pounds. Will Taft ! la In good company. Ha will have to Later All the entombed men ex- the great conclave closes Saturday, ;llva up to hia convictions.. It la not a cept two were brought safely to the million dollars will have been expended hava to j caw of ua claiming him he-- ll surface late this afternoon. The two by the entertainment committee arid NEGRO FARMERS the Three . of ua." claim missing men perished. records visiting members, breaking all men were seriously hurt. GET INSTRUCTION for a convention of fraternal order. , EJJARRIMAII .PARIS, France, Aug. . The threatdistributed free among the ened strike In twenty-fohours, of President Lindsey estimates the loss 109,009 workmen as a protest against of the Crows Neat Peas Coal company the severity of the government In sevat $159,999; the Trlteswood Supply eral recant strike demonstrations, company at $259,999; the McDonald called for today, la fissllng out With Wholesale Supply company and the out the aid of several of the morning Crowe Neat Trading company at $209,-9on account of lack of compost-torpapers . each. and the police. It would not bo t A relief commission has been organknown that there la a dispute on. There ised and special constables have been la no violence, but 25,009 soldiers are worn in. ' What la. left of the towq la In readiness, in the chamber today 49 orderly. Socialist deputies addressed a letter to Minister Brlsson demanding the ImmeNELSON, B. C.t August I. Thoua-rd-s diate convocation of parliament to deal of refugees arrived hero today. with the situation. Few of the citys Those from Cranbrook are all destitute. activities are crippled aa a result of Many fainted from weakness en routs. the strike. plies era people. MAHONT CITY, Pa, Aug. I Twenty miners are entombed here aa the result of a terrlfl explosion of gaa today In tha Knickerbocker colliery. Two men badly hurt have been removed. L.j MINNEAPOLIS. Minn, Aug. HAVANA, Cuba, August SEtectlon W. Warner was arrested here today on I return from all parts of Cuba at noon a request from the Denver police. I today Indicate a general victory tor the Warner waa the keeper of tho home of Conservatives, They carried the Im-amillionaire In Denver, of a man I port ant cities and towna and several who recently died. Warner disappeared I of the provinces Including Plnar Del during the funeral services. A large jKio. In Seayaa, the Liberals are of silverware and Jewelry waa; d; also Asbert, governor of Havana missed at the same time. Fifteen hun-- ! province while the Conservative won In the city of Havana. died dollars worth bf Jewelry Tha Liberal found on the man when he was arrest- greatest strenegth waa In eastern Cuba. ed. . He denies that he was aver In There a r ho reports of serious Denver.' 8-- elect-quanti- ty RENO, Nev, Aug. 8 A terriffle electric storm awept over Washoe county last night Dog valley, near Verdi, Is Inundated. Mias Etta Pixley, a school teacher, 22 years of age, and a woman companion whoa name Is not known, were killed in the water.. A whit man and two Chineses cook and all the cattle at a ranch .In th valley were drowned. Mias Clcereau, daughter of feared that a number of others have I Jndg Clcereau, was pulled from the lost theler lives. |