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The Herald, 1908-09-18, Page 6MINNESOTA'S GREAT FIRES. THE FORESTS IN A BLAZE AND DIS- ASTER AND DAMAGE ON ALL SIDES. Hibbing in Great Danger—Largest Town Ott Mesaba Range Threatened by Flames—A Thousand Settlers Held Prisoners in Ring of Fire at Grand Marais --Snowball Village Wiped Out—Hundreds of Settlers Burned Out. Duluth, Minn., Sept, 14.—All of north- ern Minnesota, seems ablaze with forest fires. Reports received here to -,lay indicate khat the region covered by the fires extends along the north shore to Grand .Marais, west to the western Mesaba ranges, south to within ten or fifteen nines of Duluth and north to '.he extreme edge of the ranges. Throughout this region, a territory one hundred utiles square, fires ere raging and settlers are being burned out. by the hundreds. It will be im- possible to estimate the total loss for weeks. Thousand Settlers Penned In. Citizens in a score of villages, such as Buhl, tiashwauk, Wrenehall, Aurora, Mitchell, and many mining locations, are devoting all their energies to fighting back the flames. .A. thousand settlers are reported penned in by the flames which are raging around them at Grand Marais. Grand Marais is on the north shore on the edge of the burning area, and if the wind should swing round to the east nothing could save 'che town. it would be destroyed in an hour. if the fere reaches the town before a boat gets there the fate of the population will be M doubt, for the lake is the only ave• nue of escape. Senders are walking into Grand Marais, smoke begrimed, burned and exhausted, with packs of their most valuable belongings on their backs, and their families dragging behind them. The village of Snowball, with one hundred inhabitants, is wiped off the map. Aurora, a town of a thousand inhabitants, was 'threatened all last night, but to -day it was reported sate for the time being. Since the destruction of Chisholm no towns of imp-..tnee, have been burn- ed, but constant ,segilance is needed to save Iiibbing. If the wind, which is blowing a gale, does not change, this city of ten or twelve thousand people, the biggest and most prosperous town on the Mesabi range, may go. .it 3.30 this afternoon Hibbing sent a call to Duluth for aid, and an engine com- pany was despatched by special train. Smoke from the forest fires which surround the town make Hibbing so ds rk ` that the electric lights have been turned on there in the day to enable the citizens to see their way about. The smoke is stifling, and the heat very oppressive. Every place of business is closed, and the men are all out fight- ing the flames. A telegram from Hib- bing says: "The fire is very near the Great Northern spur on this side of Brook- lyn, a suburb of Hibbing, and the wind is blowing in our direction! • Unless the wind dies down or a drenching rain comes the entire region from Duluth to the extreme north- ern edge of the range will be swept clear of standing timber. Duluth has raised $20,000 for the sufferers, and reli f trains are being rushed forward fro: -r here. Homeless settlers are arriving in Hibbing and Duluth by every train, telling tales of hairbreadth escapes from the flames. Up to the present time no lives have been reported lost. Three Lumbermen Missing. International Falls, Minn., Sept. 14.— Three lumbermen who were driven into Hibbing, Minn,, by the fire Sunday are believed to have perished when they went back into the smoking woods to bring out their tackle from the camps. They have not been heard of since, al- though searching parties sought them all afternoon and evening. The wife of one of the men followed her husband into the woods and also may have lost her life. Later despatch says: ft was a night of terror on the range and one of deep anxiety in Duluth, but to -day conditions appear to have been changed for the bet- ter. All yesterday afternoon and last night fires threatened half a dozen of the larger towns of the range. . More than 1,000 residents of Hibbing fought back the flanges all night long, stamp- ing out brush fires and wetting down the fields about the town to keep the fire from spreading. This morning the town is reported safe. Similar experiences are reported from a dozen other range towns. Bovey had as hard a fight as Hibbing, and the.re- sidents of Coleraine, two miles away, had to go to their assistance. All busi- ness was suspended, the schools closed and citizeas, after packing a few valu- ables ready to flee at a moment's notice, fought the fires all night. At Aurora, Nashwauk, Wrenshall and several smaller towns and villages the same story was reported. The steamer Goppre, the United States gunboat, carrying 50 members of the naval militia, left last night for Grand Marais, to rescue the settlers along the north shores. The plan of tite proposed Henry Hud- son memorial bridge at New York calls for a reinforced, concrete span of 710 feet and represents one of the boldest engineering projects of the time. The puns have been very carefully worked bait, and it is probe:ale that the engineers will be able to meet every criticism ad- vai'eed Against the proposition. SECOND VICTIM OF MAD DOG. Little Boy Dead After Showing Symp- toms of Hydrophobia. Trenton despatch: With the marks of a dog's teeth plainly showing on his forehead, Stephen Esky, 7-year-o]d son of John Is'sky, is dead at his home, 207 Third street, this city. It is thought that hydrophobia siMs the cause of death and that the same dog bit the boy that bit little Gertrude Homeier, who died last week. The Esky boy became ill last Sunday when he told his mother that he felt sick and thought he was going to die. At that time he said nothing about hav- ing been bitten by a dog, but told some of his playmates 'that he had swallowed a pin. Early this week his throat be- gan to swell and a few hours before his death he was scarcely able to talk, though conscious to the end. HIS LEG CUT OFR Unfortunate Accident to Reginald Smith, a Yardman. Toronto despatch: Reginald Smith, 600 Wellington street west, employed around the yards at the Union Depot, suffered a horrible accident yesterday afternoon, when his left leg was almost com- pletely taken off and his right leg fractured in two places. It appears that he was uncoupling cars when in some manner the wheels passed over his leg. Dr. Riordan was hurriedly sum- moned, and after the wounds were dress- ed the injured man was taken to Grace Hospital, where he was doing well last night. Smith is about 23 years of age. formed, but could not reach McHenry. The origin of the fire is unknown. The loss is estimated at 5150,000. DEATH TRAP. Boys Caught In a Cave In—One Dead, Others Dying. Chicago, Spt. 14.—A death trap built by boys at play collapsed on its makers yesterday, killing one of them, fatally* injuring a second and seriously injuring a third. The victims were boys 14 and 15 years old, sons of prominent residents of Ham- mond, Ind, The tragedy was due to the falling in of a cave they had ex- cavated in the prairie near their homes. Harry Ricketts, a son of Thos. Ricketts, a contractor, was dead when his father, one of the first to arrive on the scene, dragged him from. the ruins. Louis Mott, 15 years old, son of Fred Mott, former Mayor of Hammond, cannot re- cover. Clifford Hudson, 14 years old, son of R. W. Hudson, superintendent of the Standard Steel Car Co., may die. ao+c SAVE THE CHILDREN. 11lothers who keep a box of Baby's Own Tablets in the house may feel that the lives of their little ones are reasonably safe during the hot weather months: Stomach troubles, cholera in- fantum and diarrhoea carry off thou- sands of little ones every summer, in most cases because the mother does not have a safe medicine at hand to give promptly. Baby's Own Tablets one these troubles, or if given occasionally to the well child will prevent the 'trouble coming on. And the mother has the guarantee of a Government analyst that the Tablets contain no opiate or harm- ful drug. Mrs. Geo. Mineault, jun,. Mont Louis, Que., says: "Before giving Baby's Own Tablets to my little one she suffered greatly from colic and stomach troubles, and cried a great deal. The Tablets soon cured her, and she is now a plump, healthy child who does not look as though she ever had an hour's ill- ness" You can get the Tablets from any dealer in medicine or by mail at 25 cents a box from the Dr. Williams' Medicine Oo,, Brockville, Ont. QUEBEC BRIDGE. Experts at Phoenixville Conferring About Plans. Phoenixvillt, Pa., Sept, 14.—Maurice Fitzmaurice, of London, Eng., and II. E. Vautele, of Ottawa, Ont., who were ap- pointed by the Canadian Government to supervise the reconstruction of the Quebec bridge which collapsed more than a year ago, arrived here to -day. They were in consultation with the officers of the Phoenix Bridge Co. and the Phoe- nix Iron Co., and also P. L. Szelahlca, designer of the ill-fated bridge, with whom they went over the revised plan for the new structure, ooa GERMAN EPY. French Captured Him Trying to Find Out Gun Secrets. Orleans, France, Sept. 14. -The police have artested a German spy while at- tempting to bribe a French soldier to abstract important parts of a field gun. An individual describing himself as an agent of a German brewery recently got into communication, with an artil- lery man, who, however, informed his commander of the German's proposition„ with the result that a trap was set and the German was caught redhanded. The police, who attach much import- anee to the capture, are maintaining the greatest secrecy. IN THE MR. Flew In His Aeroplane For Nearly an Hour. Washington, ,Sept,: 14, --Another rec- ord-breaking aeroplane flight was made by Orville .Wright at Fort Meyer to -day. At a quarter past eight o'clock in the morning he made the ascent, rose easily in the air and travelled with perfect control. He circled above the playgrounds 58 times was in the air '57 minutes and 31 sec- onds, his speed; approximating 36 or 38 miles an hour,. This is said to smash all previous aeroplane records. By his wonderful '.flight this morning Orville Wright practically doubled the best official retard ever made by a heavier than lir machine.' Last ,Sunday Leon Delagrange, president of the .deviation Club of France, established a new world's record up to that time by remaining in the air 20 minutes 54 4-5r seconds, On Monday Delagrange, after installing • a fuel tank of inereased capacity on his machine, made a flight of 31 minutes, but the record was not allowed to stand, three minutes being deducted because the machine benched the round while mak- ing its first round of the field. BURNED TO DEATH. James Dykr's Dwelling at St. Thomas Damaged. St. Thomas despatch: A terrible fatal- ity occurred here to -day, when Kenneth Ingersoll ,the three-year-old son of Jas. Dyker, upholsterer, No. 3 East avenue, met death in the .flames which badly damaged the borne The little fellow's body was found beamed to a crisp after the fire had beeuesubdued. Mrs. Dyker had gone over to a neighbor's to bor- row a sharp knife for paring fruit she was about to preserve, and, expecting to be absent only a moment, left her infant child sitting in a high chair in the kitchen, while the elder one was still asleep upstairs. 1t is supposed the latter got out of bed, walked down- stairs and into the kitchen, where he procured some matchesand, playing the them, set fire to place. The fire had secured considerable headway when discovered. and Mrs. Dyker, al- though she tried to reach her children, was unable to do so because of the smoke. The infant child was finally rescued in an enconseious condition by W. H. Buret, purchasing agent of the Wabash Railroad, who had his hair singed in the attempt. The firemen arriving one the scene di- rected efforts to the forepart of the house, believing the ehild was upstairs,. and it was riot till some minutes after- wards that little Kenneth's body, burn- ed to a crisp, e c ^.tound on the step be- tween the latchen and the shed, where he had been. overcome by smoke and flames. The. mother is nearly distracted over the loss of, her child. An inquest has been ordered- The loss to the house and contents will reach $800. ala s CLOUD N TITLES. WALKERVILLE RESIDENTS MAY LOSE THEIR PROPERTIES. Owner of Land Had Only Life Interest in It—Owners of Houses and Fac- tories May Have to Settle With the Heirs. Walkerville, Sept. 14.—It is said that a hitherto unnoticed clause in the will of Luke Montreuil, who, fifty years ago was the owner of farm property now comprising a considerable part of this town, seriously affects the title of the present holders of the different plots of land sold from the original holdings of the 1Vlontreuil family. The elder Mon- treuil willed the property to his son Luke, now over 80 years of age, with the evident intenti.oi, that the latter should only have a life interest and that it should then descend to his chil- dreya and if he died without issue, it should revert to the brothers. and sisters of Luke. The property extends along the river front for half a mile and is cov- ered with residences and some of the largest factories in the town and is es- tin.ated to be worth upwards of one mil- lion dollars. The utmost secrecy has been maintained by parties interested. Their efforts being to arrange a settlement by au:acing the heirs of Luke Montrouil, about seven in number, to sign off their interests in the property affected. Some of the heirs at last declared they would not sign off, but would insist on return- ing the money given their father by the purchasers and retaining the property. SERVANTS'QF PUBLIC. F Postmasters of Ontario Hold Annual Convention. • A Toronto despatch: The Ontario Post- masters' Association 'convened yesterday in annual session in the Temple building, with a large attendance. The officers for the year were elected as follows: Honorary President, Thames Farrow, Brussels; President, G. H. leurgar, Wel- land (re-elected) ; I+'irst Vice -President, James Scott, Clinton;; Second Vice -Presi- dent, Wm. Hamilton,Uxbridge; Third Vice -President, W. S Newman, Castle- ton; Secretary -Treasurer, H. E. Proctor, Aurora (re-elected); ,Auditors, W. Vance, Millbrook; J. D. Howden, Whitby; Ex- ecutive, Robert Patterson, Otterville; A. B. Foran, 'Winona; Thomas Gibson, Ford- with; Miss McPherson, Cannington; Wm. R. Cummings, Cummings' Bridge; J. A. Cockburn, ravenhur5t; ,13, H. Shaver, Cookeville, A number of interesting addressee were given, the principal one being by Inspector Henderson, on "The Relation of the Inspector to the Postmaster," which the association decided to have printed; one by Postmaster MTilliam B. Rogers, of Toronto, welcoming the visit- ors to the city, and one by Postmaster Ira Stratton, of Stonewall, Manitoba, Secretary -Treasurer , of the Canadian Postmasters' Association. The association, discussed several mat- ters of much importance to their own position and business. The members expressed general satisfaction with the reeeut adjustment of salaries, but still they Beside some further improvements in the manner of computing these. The association is not asking for any change in method, but will seek an in- creased allowance on the old revenue basis, claiming that the new scale does not go quite far enough in the matter of earned increases, and in rent allow- ances. KING SEES KITES. DETACHMENT OF THE 48TH PRE- SENTED TO HIS MAJESTY. Lieut. -Col. Robertson Made a Member of the Victorian Order—King Refers to Visit as Tending to Strengthen Ties Between Colonies and Mother- land. London, Sept. 14.—General Smith-Dor- rien, Colonel Gordon, of the Gordon :Highlanders, Lieut: Col. D. M. Robert- son, Brigadier -General Larry Buchan, and a detachment of noncommissioned officers and men of the 48th. Ilighlanders of Toronto arrived this .morning from Aldershot at Waterloo. The crowd at the station \vas small, but gave the of- ficers and even a rousing cheer as they left for Buckingham Palace. It was intended that the presentation should have been in ordinary dress, and it was only at the last moment that the King was informed that the officers and men were coming in uniform. I-Iis Majesty then hastily changed his own morning dress fora uniform. On the detachment being presented the King referred to the present of Colonel Gordon, and his being an hon- orary colonel of the 48th Highlanders of Toronto; remarking that „the visit would greatly tend to.. bind more closely the ties between the mother country and the colonies. His Majesty expressed great pleasure to Col. Robertson that he and his men had had an opportunity to witness the manoeuvres. He ale° mentioned how pleased the Prince of Wales had been with his reception at Quebec, the King adding that he himself was greatly pleased that the Quebec celebration had been such a great success. • His Majesty then handed to Lieut. Col, Robertson a morocco case, say- ing: "I have much pleasure in present- ing you with the Victorian Order." Turn- ing to Col. Buchan, he presented in the same words the Victorian Order. To Color -Sergeant Grant the Victorian Or- der was also presented. General Smith- Dorrien presented the officers to the King. After some -light refreshments the detachment left the palace. GOLD BRICK CASE. James Beggs Arrested and Police After His Pal. Seattle, Wash., Sept. 14.—Stepping from the steamer Senator, which had just ar- rived from Nome, James H. Beggs, was arrested on .a charge of entering the state with stolen goods. The capture is expected to stand as the final chapter in the sensational gold brick robbery of two years ago on the steamer Tanana, which netted the thieves over $75,000, part of which was afterwards returned by "Bobby" Miller. The officers are confident they will capture Miller. q.p NOW IN JAIL. Deserted His Fiancee at the AItar In Montreal. Montreal, Que., Sept, 14.—Thos. Nel- son, of 01 Walker street, Montreal, who recently deserted his fiancee, Miss Maud Strike, at the altar, where Archdeacon Kerr was waiting, was arrested last night, and placed under $800 bail, which he is yet unable to raise. Nelson's fiancee has sued hint for $2.000. He ap peared enthusiastic over the match even on the day of the promised wedding. Guests were gathered at the girl's home from far and near with handsome pres- ents. The groom failed to appear, how- ever, and was in hiding in the city for days. Ile offers no explanation, of his act. LEADS' BORDEN Can Have the Nomination of Carle.. ton County. Ottawa, Sept.• 14.—Officials of the Carleton County Conservative Associa- tion state to -day that It L, Borden, leader of the Opposition, will again be tendered the nomination at the meeting of the association to be held here dur- ing the fair week. If Mr. Borden will not run for Carleton, the candidates for the nomination will be 'Dr. G. H, Groves, of Carp, president of the asso- ciation; Edward Kidd and Clark Craigs, LOTS OF MEN, But Leader Hardy t, Says One Thousand Cars Are Disabled. Montreal, Sept. 14,—Ono hundred and fifty skilled English and Scotch mechan- ics have embarked for Canada to take the places of the C. P. R. strikers, These are in addition to a ship load whieh arrived on Monday and went to' the western shops. Fifty skilled me- chanics were also taken on to -day at the local labor agency. Officials of the • company stated to -day that no difficul- ty exists in obtaining the class and quantity of labor required, and that so• far as the operation and repair of traine is concerned, there might have been no. strike at all, Strike Leader Hardy stat- ed to -day that there were 1,300 disabled C. P. R. cars lying in various yards of the company owing to lack of compe- tent repair men. . m BUCK STOVE CASE. Gompers, Mitchell and Others hs Contempt Suit, Washington Sept. 14.—In the case of the contempt proceedings against Sam- uel Gompers, John Mitchell and Frank Morrison, of the American Federation of Labor, in connection with the Buck Stove Co. to -day, Judge Gould decided to appoint an examiner to take testi- mony and Wm, H. Smith was designtut- ed. to perform that service. Each side was given thirty clays to take the testi- mony. NO RA IES. Toronto Woman Back From Pasteur Institute. Toronto, Sept. 14.—Mrs. Sherwin the woman who was badly bitten by a mad dog some time ago and was sent to the Pasteur Institute, New York, for treat- ment, returned to the city to -day. She brought with her a certificate from the institute to the effect that so far as ra- bies are concerned she is out of danger. The city paid the expenses of her trip - and treatment. SINGER MISSING. Young Lady Mysteriously Disap peared at Montreal. Montreal, Sept, 14.—Miss Frances B. Murphy, contralto soloist in the Church of the Messiah, West Mount, one of the best known local singers, has mysteri- ously disappeared, and a general alarm has been sent out by the police. She left her home on Grosvenor avenue on. Sundaymorning for mass, and was never seen again. Her effects are still at her boarding house, Miss Murphy came originally from Newfoundland, and. was highly thought of. SCHWAB TO QUIT PALACE. Will Give Up His $g,000,000 Mansion in. New York. New York, Sept. 14 Oliver Wren, pri vate secretary to Charles M. Schwab, declared to -day that the steel magnate intended to totally abandon his $5,000,- 000 Riverside Drive mansion here and make his home for the future at ;South. Bethlehem, Pa. "In the absence of Mr. Schwab frons, the city," said Mr. Wren, "I cannot. speak with authority, but I think it quite likely that he will take or has taken a residence at South Bethlehem. The plant there is so vast, and the amount of work so heavy, that he feels called upon te give his superintendents the benefit of his experience right on. the grounds. He has no home in South Bethlehem,. and on his visits there he is compelled to live on his private car in the rail- road yards. Mr, Schwab possibly con• templates renting a house in South. Bethlehem and keeping a staff of ser- vants there." s.o IMPALED ON` PITCHFORK. Young Farmer of Gretna Seriously' Injured, Winnipeg, Sept. 14.—At Gretna, on. Saturday afternoon, 13. Motander, a re- spected young fanner of the district, aged nineteen years, fell from a load or grain and was impaled on a pitchfork,. which had been left standing upright. against the load, Two of the prongs• pierced the young man's abdomen, and. suffering terrible agony he fell forward; on the ground. Cannot Sell the Apples. According to an apple buyer who was in Toronto yesterday, there may be a glut in the apple market this fall It appears that dealers hardly know where to dispose of the =play- they upplythey have already purehased. The buyer referred to stated he had pur- chased large quantities of winter ap- ples at one dollar per barrel and fall ap- ples at seventy-five cents. Of some ver- ieties he now had many barrels on hand, .. and was unable to get rid of them. In some parts of the Province the yield am- ounted to practically teething, though in . other parte there tenial be large num- bers of barrels for sale.