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VOL XI.
UOSKlllltO, OREGON, MONDAY KYKMNCi, Aldl'ST H, 1IM8.
BOOTHS FOUND NOT GUILTY BIG CEMENT PLANT A TERRIBLE FIRE DISASTER
Review
K
JURY ACQUITS ILL
Government Loses in Booth
Singleton Case
11 TO I FOR MANY HOURS
Dismissal of Number of Other Cases
will Result Hermann's Trial
Next la October
PORTLAND. Or., Aug. 3. Separ
ate verdicts of acquittal were report
ed In the United States Court at
9:30 o'clock Sunday morning agajnst
each of the three defendants in the
Booth-Singleton copspiracy case,
Robert A. Booth, ex-state senator;
James Henry Booth, ex-receiver of
the Koseburg land office, and their
brother-in-law, Thomas E. Singleton.
The jury retired at 2:40 p. ni., on
Saturday and agreed on verdicts In
favor of nil three defendants at 9:15
o'clock Sunday morning. Judge
Wolverton was notified and the ver
dicts were re eived and road shortly
before 10 o'clock. Robert E. Davis,
of this city, was foreman of the jury.
The verdict acquitting Robert A.
Booth of any conspiracy in the alleg
ed conspiracy amounted to a com
plete vindication. It was apparent
to those attending the trial that the
government failed to connect hint
with the transaction and that the
Jury so regarded the case was con
firmed by the fact that It voted
unanimously on the first ballot for
hiB acquittal.
Only Two for Conviction.
But It was In considering the cases
of James Henry Booth and Singleton
that the jury failed to agree for sev
eral hours. But at no time did more
than two of the 12 men vote for con
viction, &b against either of these de
fendants. For the first few ballots
Jurors Frank H. Wall and A. B. Gib
son voted for conviction. Wall join
ed the majority before 10 o'clocV,
Saturday night, when the jurj
came into court and received Burnt
minor instructions, but Gibson held
out until about 9 o'clock Sunday
morning.
The defendants were tried under
the general conspiracy statute, the
specific charge alleged In the Indict
ment being a conspiracy to defraud
the United States out of a portion of
its public lands. It was charged that
they procured 1. Thomas Agee un
lawfully to make final proof to an
unperfected homestead entry In thi
Cascade Forest Reserve and to select
In lieu thereof 160 acres of valuable
timberland In Lane county which he
afterwards sold, under the terms of
the alleged unlawful agreement, to
the Booth-Kelly Lumber company
for $300.
The trial of the case began Thurs
day, July 1G. Tracy C. Becker, spe
cial assistant to the Attorney-General;
United States Attorney .McCourt
and Thomas H. Xeuhausen, of the
Interior Department, conducted the
prosecution for the government, the
defendants being represented by Don
J. Malarkey and County Judge L. R.
Webster, of this city; A. C. Wood
cock, of Eugene, and Dexter Rice, of
Roseburg.
The government failed to make
any reasonable showing in the case
anil the defense Introduced no testi
mony whatever, not calling a single
witness to testify.
('uses to Ik1 Dropped.
Several pending land fraud in
dictments, returned by Francis J.
lleney over three years ago, will be
dismissed In the United Slates court
either today or tomorrow, on motion
"1 6t4 with Vl1a for MHrtr iti yn.
Od lr o ! April 1 bfin Ulitif UKtr-U
lor cfIPtlo- Ib h " I il-J
tlie ptlai to dlippr Did at th nd of in
; tBtT did t)l troabl W t til. i urrM
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of Tracy C. Becker, Special Assistant
Attoruey-Geiierul. who .was detailed
to conclude these prosecutions.
Some minor details remain to be
considered before It will be deter
mined how many of the cases will
be dropped, but It Is known that the
government will abandon a major
ity of these indictments, numbering
18, most of which were returned
early In 1905.
The failure of the government to
secure convictions in the last two
cases that have been tried, namely.
the James Henry llooth bribery case
and the Kooth-Singletou conspiracy
case, is believed to be an Important
factor in suggesting the action that
is contemplated.
With the exception of the Dinger
Hermann conspiracy case and a few
of the more important of the remain
ing IS cases, which will be taken up
at the October term of court, it Is
generally understood that all of the
minor cases will be dismissed at this
time.
Till-: BOOTH IMtDK T.
Monday's Oregonian says, editor
ially: No one expected a verdict of
conviction agninst Singleton and the
Booths, not even the prosecution, If
common reports are to be believed;,
or, If the prosecution did look for
conviction, it is not easy to under-1
stand why, for the government had
no evidence against R. A. Booth and i
Singleton nothing more than its .
own suspicions, which could not be
materialized into. credible testimony;
and it had very little more than the
record of palpable otllcial miscon
duct against J. H. Booth, who was
receiver in the Roseburg land ofiice.
and who had endeavored to capital
ize his federal position into schemes
for private profit.
Why was R. A. Booth ever Indict
ed? Ho was Indicted because the
government othclnls were determined
to "get" him for reasons quite well
understood in Oregon. He was In
dicted, and rested under Indictment,
thus being branded as a criminal,
for more than three years. This
trial is, let It be hoped, the end of
this sort of business in Oregon n
business that is certainly no credit
to the administration of justice
through the government prosecutors,
as It Is nn outrage on the men, Rin
ger Hermann included, who have
been for years denied their constitu
tional right of speedy trial.
Another Good Man Gone Wrong
He neglected to take Foley's Kid
ney Cure at the first signs of kid
ney trouble, hoping it would wear
away, and he was soon a victim of
Bright's disease. There Is danger in
delay, but If Foley's Kidney Cure is
taken at once the symptoms will dis
appear, the kidneys are strengthened
and you are soon sound and well. A.
H. Bass, of Morgantown, lnd., had
to get up ten or twelve times In the
night, and had a severe backache and
pains in the kidneys, and was cured
by Foley's Kidney Cure. Red frosts
Pharmacy.
COMMFNCING .11X10 i2m1, IffOM.
The following train service will be In
effect on the line of the C. &. K. R.
II., between Albany and Yaquina,
daily, except Sunday:
No. 16 Nj 2
. Mxd Pass.
Leave Albany 7:4ii a. m. 12:40 p in
Ar'v Yaquina 1:30 p. in. 6-3(1 p.rn
No. 1 5 No. I
Pass. Mxd.
Lv Yaquina. 2:15 p. m. 7:00 a.rn
Arv Albany. . 7:00 p. in. 11:55 a.m
On Sundays the service will be as
follows: Leave Albany, 7::s.r a. nr.,
arrive Yaquina, 11:40 a. ni.; leave
Yaquina 6:00 p. m., arrive Albany,
11:30 p. m. D
A Faithful Friend.
"I have used Chamberlain's Colic.
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy since
it was first Introduced to the public
In 1S72 and have never found one
instance where a cure was not speed
ily effected by its use. 1 have been
a commercial traveller for eighteen
years, and never start out on a trip
without this, my faithful friend.''
says M. S. Nichols, of Oakland, lnd.
Ter. When a man has used a rem
edy for thirty-five years he knows It
value and is competent to speak for
it. For Rale by Hamilton Drug Co.
F.xitinlnullun Surcpiifullj
James Donah. Nw Rrftala. Con
necticut, writes: "I tried several
fcfdnty rm'rtin. tnd wn tratd fc
our b-t 4vtiriasi fr diahftVM. Htf
did not Improve yntll I trk ro!t
Kidney Cur. fte tt. arm 4
bottle I a)i(.pd tniirovpront. ftnd
five betrl'-s curfd me mnip.fly. T
have since pasfl a rigid xaniir:- i
tlon for lifft lii!iirancp." Foley's id-!
ney Cure curs backQh and all
form of kldWv and b Wtder iYouble.
Ked Cross Ifarmacy. Q
OFF TO CAM I 8TANI.KY.
IH'iil (iiinrrisittcn Depart for Annual
.Military Maneuvers.
On Sunday night's overland train,!
Co. D., 4 iti Kcgt., O. N. G of Hose-
burg, departed for the annunl niill
lary encampment at Cnmp Stanley.
American Luke, near Tacoma, Wash.
This battalion will be under com
mand flf Cnpt. J. T. Thornton, of
Ashland, acting major, as Major
Hamlin, of this city, will be absent
with the Oregon team at the raiionnl
shoot at Camp Perry. Ohio. Other
officers are: Lieut. F. W. Huynes.
battalion quartermaster; Lieut. Wal
ter Threlkeld, battalion adjt.
Members of the local company
who went are: Capt. Harry C. Slo
cum, comanding; I leut. 7.. . Agee.
First Sergt. J. A Buchanan. Se gts
M. A. Pankey, W. A. Dowel!, J. O.
Singleton, N P. Moore. Corporals
Robert Kldd, Lenore Rngsdule. R.
Dunham, Privates J. J. Kernan. A. J.
Cox. Crover Hughes, S. W. Coffey, A.
R. Marker, C. B. Brockwny, A. B.
Jackson. G. K. Upton. Frank Maness.
Frank Miller. W. L. McClaln, W.
Berks, Carl Hill, Geo. Jones, R. C.
Agee, V. Gilmour, Theo. Kennedy,
John Rust. Stephen Burge, Benjamin
Caro, J. R. Chnpman. B. Woodward.
Oscar Kennedy, Lyle Gray, Fern
Coble, Elijah Starmer, B. Buchanan,
N. C. Relson. Frank Woodfard. L.
Perdue. Ed. Moore. Bugler Fred
Short, Mascot, Percy Fletcher; cook,
Smith.
Lieut. F. G. Stewart nnd other
members of the Oregon rifle team did
not go with the company. They will
be absent at least ten days.
FIVF. IJVKS VIIKI OIT.
Nevada Storm Also Damages Prop,
criy Worth $100,000,
Special to the Evening Review.
11 KNO, Nev., Aug. A terrifli
electrical storm broke over Washoe
county Inst night, leaving death and
destruction In its wake. At least live
persons are known to have lost their
lives, and property was damaged to
the extent of $100,000. Ktta Hixley,
the daughter of a wealthy lumber
man of Dog Valley, was killed In
stantly by rushing water. Her body
was recovered today In the bottom
of a gulch. Many thrilling rescue
took place.
20 Miners KntomlHMl.
, MA HONEY CITY, Pa., Aug. 3.
b the result of an explosion of gas.
20 miners are entombed in a shaft
of the Knickerbocker mine. Their
fate is unknown. A force of res
cuers are at work endeavoring to die
them out.
Attempt to Wipe Out Town.
LOS ANGELES. Cal., Aug. 3.
Travelers arriving here from Mexico
tell of an attempt lo exterminate the
eu'ire popuit ou of .Mexicola. a 1 wn
near the border, by poisoning W
water supply. Most or the dogs In
the town died and several person
who drank the water narrowly es
caped death. Suspecting revolution
ists. President Diaz has ordered
wholesale arrests.
floldcn (lute Mystery.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 3. Mvn
tery surrounds the finding of th
body of a well dressed man In th
bay near Ootden (iate. . The man had
been dead not more than an hon
There Is no clew to his Identity, and
n far the authorities have been un
able to determine the cause of death
A small leather bag on the man'?
person contained $35.
COTTAOK ftitOVK MILLS Hl'ltX.
COTTACE GROVE. Or., Aug. 1.
This morning McKlbben Itros.' saw
mill, three miles east of this place
burned to the ground. The origin of
fhe fire Is not known. The lumbe
was saved' bv flumlne It from tlu
mill to the railroad siding. Bom dls
nncp awnv. The mill was valued a'
1 No Insiirnnep.
VMIp hp mill bf.nds were at din
"d the Wlrks sawmill on Row river
13 miles above this place, caueht fire
'apt Saturday from an nnknowr
aiiRe and hirr.p Hnwn, The Was 1
estimated at $3,000. with no Insur
ance. IMarrluM'fl Cured.
"My father has for years been
troubled with diarrhoea and tried ev
ery means possible to effect a cure
withowt avail." write Joha If. Zirkle
of PhlllpH. W. Va . "He p. Cham-
Wrlaia Colk. ora an Diar-
ro Rm4r lYt titrf is Phil
IppJ txMiro o.4 fr1M to trv
it Tf rwlt to (t hnttl cured
Kin to.4 tt m t Mtrl fjith the
-ra fir iomaa he
fr tatoa ffm he Wt a
ro i 09 0m 90 Ht It r mnd
and '!. aaA Ma)tt xt-OyearF
o. M ) frg young
nly f; ,taltr 0ni Co.
Work to Begin Near Portland
in Two Weeks
USE DOUGLAS COUNTY ROCK
Deposit Near Rostburg lo Supply Hall
Million Dollar Factory
1000 Barrels Daily
About ten days ago The Review
told of the probable eaarly establish
ment of a half million dollar cement
manufacturing plant near Portland
and stated that the cement rock u
be used by the new establishment
would very probably be supplied
from near this city. A full announce
ment of this big enterprise, and a
complete verification of the former
reports is given in the Portland pa
pers of, yesterday. This action will
give a decided impetus to businesp
Interests here, although the manu
facturing plant is to be located neat
Portland, on account of both watei
and rail transportation afforded
there for the finished product, ah
well as for the fuel, cooperage, etc.,
for use in the factory.
This big deposit of cement rock Is
located about six miles south of this
city, adjoining Hon. Plinn Cooper'
farm, and about two miles from
Greens station on the S. P. R. R
A spur track on almost a water-level
grade will reach the big quarries ti
be opened, and the work of putting
In this spur track and opening thest
quarries wltl doubtless be done slm
ultaneously with the erection of the
big manufacturing establishment
near Portland.
jeadlng In this movement Is Mr.
C. W. Nlbley and ii la associates ol
Salt Lake City. They first became
Interested here something over t
year ago through the efforts of tlu
late Hon. S. C. Flint, of this city,
and they then made their first pur
chase of 80 acres of laud contalnhu-'
a big cement deposit. Later thej
purchased lt0 acres more of lam'
adjoining, which also covers a largt
deposit of fine cement. This will
give the company an ample supply o'
material to work on for a long time
to come.
Adjoining this Is the 100 acres o'
limestone deposit purchased from
Hon. Pllnn Cooper about three year
ngo by L. A. Green ley and associates
of Portlaud. They expended severa'
thousand dollars at that time' on tlu
quarries, building a tramway, etc..
In preparation for the establishment
f a big lime and cement work;
there. Their enterprise was not car
ried to completion for lack of avail
able funds and a great body of ex
c.i.liont material remains practical!
untouched. Excellent lime in small
quantities was manufactured there In
. crude way many years ago, and
me of this was used In the e:ve-
tion of some of the earlier b; I k
buildlngB In this city. Recent tejw
made by Mr. Nlbley and his asco-
mtes show this stone to possess The
requisite qualities for being mnnj
'netured Into a high grade of Port
land cement, for -which product then
Is a general need and rapidly In-
"leLslug demand. The establlshni"nt
f such a plant as will be necessary
to manufacture Ihls cement on n
large scale will necessitate -m out
av of from $30). 000 to $500,000
ind from this may be judged the
ii.ignltude of theh operations, wn-"n
ir.te started. Regarding the com
mny and their enterprise the Port
'find Journal says':
Within two weeks construction of
i great cement plant will be com
in need In Portland. This undertak
ingIn commo-rlal Importance re
warded as only Ke":ud to the advent
of another transcontinental rallr.iad
will be backed by b. corporation
-orri posed of Portland and Ftah cap
italists, with a capital stock of $1,-
?0i,0n0. The company Is Incorpor-
i:t ender the laws of Ft ah. with
half of the stock held bv C. W. Nib
ley and associates of Snlt Lake Cltv.
and the other half by Portland men.
Supply f'fuitt Market.
Thousands of tons of cement are
used annually In Portland and Ore
gon, and other thousands of tons In
the Pacific northwest, in all manner
of construction work. These enor
mous quantities of cement are shlp
oed In from far distant points, and
heir cost Is greatly augmented by
transportation charges.
It Is expected that this first break
ing of the Ice In rpment manufacture
will be followed by the development
of the business and that the Pacific
northwest will no longer tie depend
ent u(Km outside sources f(,r the
mot Important element that enters
into the ennt ruction of buildings.
sidewalks. Irriirntlon works, railroad
and county bridge and culvert con
duction. The new cement plant will be
built on the outskirts of Portland. It
is said ground has beed secured near
Oswego, a suburb to the south of the
oily, hero- railroad and river trans
portation Is available. The build
ings and grounds will occupy 15
aces, the capacity of the plant being
1000 barrels a day. The plant will
bo so designed that this output can
with but little expenditure be In
creased to 2000 barrels.
C. W. Nibley has extensive inter
ests In Utah. Idaho, California and
Oregon and Is president of the Union
Cement Company at Devil's Slide,
Utah, a plant of 2000 barrels dally
output, which lias been operated suc
cessfully during the two years of Its
establishment.
Other Vtnh Capitalists.
Other Salt Lake capitalists with
substantial interests In the Portland
factory are: 11. G. Whitney, manager
Deseret News: T. R. Cutler, manager
Utah-ldnlvb Sugar company; John C.
Cutler, governor of Utah; United
States Congressman Joseph Howell,
of Utah; Joseph F. Smith, director
Union Pacific railroad: W. W. Rlter,
president Deseret National bank;
Moses Thntcher, president Thatcher
Ranking company; Charles Burton,
cashier State Hank of Utah.
Local capitalists include Theodore
R. Wilcox, A. L. Mills, L. Allen
Lewis. W. J. Burns. W. W. Cotton,
J. C. Ainsworth, Joseph N. llealy,
William MaoMaster, Andrew C.
Smith, Walter F. Burrell. R. A.
Booth, of Eugene, J. N. Teal, Tom
Richardson, T. W. Sullivan, of Ore
gon City; H. P. Kimball, George
Lawrence Jr., A. Neppach, J. W.
Fowler. F. L. Botsford. and W. J.
Kerr, president of Oregon Agricul
tural college at Corvallis.
C. W. Nibley will be president and
'he local directors nre Theodore H.
Wilcox, Charles E. Ladd, L. Allen
Lewis, J. N. Teal and Torn Richard
son. Vse RoKchut' Rock.
Lime rock will he brought from
Roseburg, where the company owns
nver 200 acres of the material. Ex
haustive tests have proven that the
product will be a high grade Port
land cement unsurpassed by any do
mestic or imported article. The
product will be on the markot with
in a year.
The establishment of this plant is
the consummation of -quiet work car
ried on since the beginning of this
year. The Portland Commercial
club has been sponsor for the enter
prise, and of material aid to Its or
za n Izers,. M essrs. A. and J. F. N I b
ley. These men are now residents
of Portland nnd will be active In the
management of the plant.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
Notice Is hereby given, that sealed
bidB will be received by the County
Clerk until the 2nd day of Septem
ber, A. D., 1908, at the hour or 10
o'clock A. M of said day, for the
construction of Cement ami Plank
Walks on the Court House Property.
In accordance with Plans and Specifi
cations on file at the County Clerk's
otlice.
The Court reserves the right to re
ject any or nil bids.
By order of the County Court.
Dated nt Roseburg, Oregon, this
27th day of Julv, 1 lies.
E. H. LENOX.
td County Clerk.
Chronic IMiiitIiocu Relieved.
Mr. Edward E. Henry, with the
Fluted States Express Co., Chicago,
w nter : "Our general superlmen l
en" Mr Quick, h.MHied me a boit.e
of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera an I
Diarrhoea Remedy some time ag to
check an attack of the old chroiiir
dltirrhoea. I have used It since ih:U
time and cured many on our trains
who have been sic I;, l am an o'-d
soldier who served wllh Rutherford
't. 'I:vep and William McKlnley ff.ur
year In the 23rd Ohio Reimfiit,
and have no ailment except thr"nle
die i hoea which this remedy K'pn
at once.' For sal-J by 1 ami lion
Druv Co.
DAILY W FATHER REPORT
V. H. WmMmT Hurrnil, In si ofllrp, K(M burn ,
Orr. il hourp rinllnr 'n ni.. An, ft, l'JO.
I'rectpiliitiuti l Irirne and hunlreltba: O.m
Maximum trrniHTittir
Minimum tpmiriire , M
l'rcrl(iiUtlon l
Tout preflp. Plm-e flr-tof month )
Avg. prtM'ip for (bin tnmitti for j-i-am... 0.M
Total prt-flp from H-pt I, l'Jfl. to dnt ... 3:.0I
Average pr'i. Irm S-rrlerntflr 1, lf77 . 3.' 4
Total ilefi' lt'ticy from s'it. 1, 'r, 4.:k
At erne i pr ciitntlon for 30 wet Manna.
Htpl. to MnJT (llic'llitve) .'Ei.OI
Tikm. OtRMit, Otntner.
For RoM'burg nnd Vicinity:
Fair tonight and Tuesday; warm
er tonight.
Before going camping get a bottle
of Markers' poison oak remedy. TF
The old, reliable poison oak rem
ery; Marsters.' Guaranteed to cure.
GF.ORG K BY HON DEAD.
Former Lawyer of Roseburg Victim
- of Consumption,
George Byron, a former pnutlclog
attorney at law of Itosrburg, died of
consumption at his home at Olalla,
Saturday, August t, 1908. Ho was
about 4 0 years of age. The funeral
was held at Brockway this afternoon
with services conducted by Rev.
Father W. F. McGee, of St. Joseph'
Catholic church, of this city. 1
Mr, By 1011 was a son of Hon. and
Mrs. James Byron, of Olalla, well I
known pioneers of this county. They;
survive him, as lo a widow and 3
children, also the following brothers
nnd sisters: Philip Byron, of OlalU;
James Byron, Jr., of Curie, Nev.;
Mrs. B. F. Wells, of Palouse, Wash.,
and Mrs, Ed. Jennings, of this city,
Mr. Byron was a graduate of the
law department of Willamette Uni
versity, at Salem, Oregon. He first
engaged In practice here In partner
ship with John T. Long, the present
justice of the peace. Later this
partnership was dissolved, and Mr.
Byron continued Individual practice
until about six years ago, when fall
ing health compelled him to retire.
A sojourn of several months In Colo
rado and Utah greatly benefitted his
condition, and upon his returned he
endeavored to maintain this improve
ment by the" outdoor vocation of
farming. About one year ago, how
ever, he began to fall again and this
continued rapidly until his death.
Mr. Byron was a member of the
Modern Woodmen of America lodge
of this city.
It. R. READY FOIl HI SINKKS.
Will II mil Wheat from Farms to
Corvallis This Fall. .
The Corvallis & Alsea railroad ex
pects to be In the field to handle the
grain crop of Southern Benton, am!
will be ready to supply cars to
farmers the latter part of next week,
says the Corvallis Times. Tho track
has been laid and Is now in good
condition to a distance 15 miles,
and will be at Barclay's within a
few days. The grnde has been push
ed forward to the Benson Starr farm,
a distance of 15 miles. Bolh track
laying and grading Is In progress
every day. A siding to the Corvalllv.
Flouring Mills Is being rushed, and
will be ready for use next wet k
Manager Carver announced ' last
night that nil facilities would be of
fered fanners to get their grain to
Corvallis over the new road. Only
such grain as Is destined for Cor
vallis will be received, no arrange
ment being yet perfected to carry it
to other points. The company will
lenve cars 011 the main line at any
point to accommodate farmers for
the present, the only requirement he
tng that the car shall bo loaded dur
ing the day. The arrangement w:!l
be very convenient to those who wish
to ship to Corvallis. reducing as it
will the haul to the minimum.
('apt. A. P. ('. (laid nnd First
Asst. Kahy. of the Umpuiin ltiver
llgliiliniise below Gardiner, were
trnnxactlng IiuhIucb sin Hoseliurg to
day. COFFEE
Good is so ood and
poor is so poor; have
Schilling's Best tomor
row. Your fTorf r rrturm your mouar If ?oa doo't
Ilka it; par hioi
OFFICERS.
J. W. Hamilton, President. A. C. Marstera, Cashier.
J. F. Barker. Vice President.
J. W. Hamilton.
N. Rice,
J. F. Barker,
S. C. Bartrum,
THE
ROSEBURG NATIONAL BANK
HsUbllined 1908.
CAPITAL, - $50,000.00
.
Kiifc-t) Ih'ixisit iHues for r .-ill. lly the year $2.(H, or will
rent hy the inonlll.
Our conservative management offera substantial advan
tages to present and propertlve patrons. We are prepared -to
handle all business entrusted to us accurately and expeditiously.
DEATHS FROM M '
M HI ViiJiy
TOTAL 170
Property Loss Estimated at"
15 HOUSES STAND IN FERN1E
Food, Bedding and ; Clothing .Rushed
to Sufferers, Many Thousand
la Number
Special to the Evening Review.
VANUUUVrJU, u. v., Aug. 3. It,...
1b variously estimated . this morning ,
thnt 170 persons were burned to
death In the Klk River Valley fire,
which began Inst Saturday after- .
noon. The property Iobs 1b placed at
$8,000,000. These figures are giv- .,
en by Thomas Higgle, secretary of
the Fertile Minors' Union. Fernle Is
In ashes nnd so are the towns of Ol
son, Sparwood, llosnier and Mltchejl:
Thousands of perons nre homeless, ,:
nnd many of those are sleeping out,-....
doorB nre without covorlng. Sixty." (
thousand dollnrs worth of . groceries ...
have been rushed Into the devastated
district on special trains, and. tho . '
conBtnhulnry Is mobilizing to provent ,
pillaging. ...
Cities in Canada and Washington
are rushing clothing, bedding and
tuntH to the homeless as fast as hub
serlptlons are raised to defray tho
expense. .
The disaster 's unique In the his
tory of Western Canada. For an en
tire section of country, town., u'il
wuys, bridges and forests were swept
away.
men nnd four women camp
ing In a lumber district five miles
fron Fctniij were caught llkj rtu In
u trap nnd burned alive.
The properties of the Canadian .
1 'antic r.nd Great Northern railways
are destroyed, tho bridges and rol
ling stock burned so that It Is, im-"
pcsfcil lo io enter or leave the . bin n-'
Inir &rw. ' "
For the past month forest fires
have been raging In the mountnliVA
of Elk River valley country, but they
hnvo hot 1-een on shield serious.,
''aturdcy moriili'H a . heavy win-?
sprang up from llif .wt and early .
in the nl'ternoon Mie llamas app.'ur- '
ed over the crest of the mounts Mm
to the west of Fertile.. 'This ran
down the mountain side and before a
lire guard could be organized had 0
tered the town. ,
15 Houses Remain.
FERNIE, B. C Aug. 3. Seventy
blocks of smouldering ashes today
mark the spot where once stood the
well built, thriving city of Fernie.
with 6,000 people. Only 14 resi
dences and one business house re
main. Between 7000 and 8000 people
are homeless, and 200 others are
missing. Twelve bodies hnve so far -been
recovered from the rnlns.
"Got the Habit
Theatre, fic.
The Crescent
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W. T. Wright, A Bat. Cashier
DIRKCTOIW.
Robt. Robertson.
' J. O. Newland,
!. Abraham,
Chas. W. Parka,
A. C. Maratera.
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