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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
BINGHAM FREE DELIVERY;
PREPARATIONS FOR IT
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune.
BINGHAM Aug e1.-All steps neces-
sary to the installing of free city de-
livery OF mail in Bingham are being
taken. This will go into effect on and
after October 1. The civil service COM
mission announces that the initial
clerk carrier examination will be held
here September 3. 1910. Application
blanks may be obtained from the post
master and must be filed with the sec
retary of the Twelfth Service district,
San Francisco. Cal, not later than Sep
tember ;, 1910. Postmaster c. III. Roberts
says that carriers will be named i'm
mediately after the examination. The
district covered by free delivery Will In
clude all territory embraced in the cor
porate limits Of the town. One delivery
will take place in the forenoon and an
other In the afternoon. Some time ago
the matter was laid before the city coun-
Gil who took the legal steps necessary.
Houses were numbered. streets named
and all other matters attended TO. neces-
sary to the installation of the new sys-
tenn.
Health Officer DR.. F. f. Straup was di-
rected by the county commissioners to
investigate health conditions at Lark due
to the fact that typhoid fever has spread
rapidly In that part of the camp. The
people there are unable TO account for
the contagion.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
EIGHTY LIVES SACRIFICED
IN WESTERN MONTANA

BUTTE Mont, Aug. 21.-Ten railroad
bridges OF the Chicago. Milwaukee s.
Puget Sound railroad are reported
burned out In western Montana. and
traffic on the line is tied UP for at least
ten days, according to advlccs which
reached this city this evening. Arrange
ments are now being made to detour all
Puget Sound trains over the Great
Northern.
Considerable rolling stock of the rail-
road is stalled at various points In the
fire zone. but no word as TO its fate Is
obtainable, as all the wires on the Con-
tinental Telegraph. the Western Union
and Postal Telegraph companies west OF
st. Regis, are down, together with the
telephone lines.
Scattering reports. In the nature Of
rumors sent over the wire by telegraph
operators at different points In the fire
district, would indicate that about eighty
lives have been lost in western Mon
tana. but this Is impossible OF verifca-
ton at the present time.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
TWENTY-FOUR HEROIC
FIGHTERS DEAD IN FLAMES

WALLACE. Idaho, Aug. 2l.-Day-
light this morning showed that immi-
nent danger of the city's destruction
had passed, but 1t brought also confr-
nation of losses which were only ru-
mored and suspected during the con-
fagration of the night. AT least two
died in the city fire, John j. Boyd, n
pioneer Of the Occur 'Alenes. and for
mer Oregon Railroad g. Navigation COM
pany agent, and an unknown man or
woman who was incinerated in the
Michigan hotel. Only the skull of the
latter was found in the ruins this morn
ing.
OF the fire fighting forces an accu-
rate toll of the dead and wounded is
not available, but the known dead
number "a, the total injured %, in ad-
dition to ten blinded.
The work of the city fire department,
members of the Twenty fifth infantry,
colored, volunteers, and the forestry
forces alone saved Wallace from total
destruction. The conhagration in the
east end was stayed shortly after II
clock. and back-fring on adjoining
hills to the west and south prevented
new fires in those directions. 1t is es-
timated that the loss in the city is
section from Seventh street to Canton
is destroyed, with three terraces Of res
licences on the hillside. The principal
buildings burned and the estimated
losses follow:
Losses Are Heavy.
Occur 'Aiene Hardware company
warehouse. S150,000; Sunset brewery,
$4,000; Pacific hotel and annex, 500,
900; Coeur 'Alene iron works, $780,
900; Oregon Railroad &c Navigation de-
pot, 100000; Times Printing company,
$25 900; Worstell Furniture company,
$4,000. About $50 residences are de-
stroyed and many other smaller busi-
ness places. Providence hospital and
the Federal company's big mills are
the only buildings saved in the east
end.
The forest supervisor reports the en-
tire country between Wallace and the
st. John river is swept practically clean
and the loss of timber is stupendous.
Fires between Burke and Mullan
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22

threaten both towns tonight, and many
women and children are being sent
away,
Relief Expedition Organized.
With daylight relief expedition will
be organized to go to Placer and Big
creeks, where the fire fighters camps
are located. These men have been scat
tered over the country, driven hither
and thlther by the flames, At War
Eagle tunnel, three miles from Wallace,
SIX dead were found and two were
badly burned, Five of the dead in the
tunnel had sought refuge. They lay
with their faces down in the water,
and had died partly from the fire and
partly from suffocation by smoke. The,
injured were relieved with olive oil and
brought to the hospitals.
At Big creek twelve dead were re.
covered, two injured and three unfor.
tunates who were completely blinded.
One fighter was found dead near Mul-
Ian and sixteen who were more or less
seriously burned. AT Pine creek three
were dead. five blinded and five other
wise injured
1T is impossible to learn the names of
the dead, most of whom came in from
Spokane and other points ut the call OF
the forestry service. The bodies are
being buried wherever they are found
Days and weeks may elansc before any
thing like a complete estimate of the
fatalities is available.
Fires Still Burning.
Fires are still burning around the
city, but most of the hillsidcs facing the
town are now burned Off and unless the
wind rises 1t is believed to be compare
lively safe.
Two or three hundred people are left
homeless IN Wallace many having lost
their belongings. A thick pail of smoke
still hangs over the city and a watch
is being kept AT points of danger, The
water supply is good The lighting
plant, which was disabled last night,
has resumed operations.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
WALLACE SAFE FOR TIME,
MAY AGAIN BE VISITED

SPOKANE, Wash. Aug. 21.-The
staff correspondent of the Spokesman
Review at Wallace wires at $50 p. m:
Safe for the moment at least, the
hills around them through bloodsho
heavy-lidded eyes, watching forest fires
that ring the place around on every
side, lest they should break through
and entirely destroy the city, Lines
of hose are laid along the west side Of
the city. where the fire will strike first,
if it comes. All available fire fighters
are being held ready to start work at
once
From Mullan, up the CANYON, refugees
bring word that fires have almost
reached the buildings and that the wa
ter supply may be cut of at any time
In every direction the sky is red with
flames and rising wind would bring
them here.
The list of fatalities will run high,
Just how high no one will know for n
fighters scattered through the woods
everywhere, and it is regarded as
certainty that a great number Of men
must have been cut off by the flames.
Not less than fifty have perished,
Fatalities known at Wallace are;
John Boyd, father of Captain viii.
liam Boyd, suffocated in his home while
known men whose bones were found in
the ruins of the Michigan hotel; un-
known man, burned In the Occur
'Alene hotel; William Hearmouth. of
Winnipeg. fire fighter, single. and Joe
Fene, fire fighter, single, suffocated in
tunnel on Placer creek; four unidenti
fled fire fighters, su1focated on Placer
creek; unidentified fire fighter burned
to death near Mullan.
Heroic Men Succumb.
Reports have reached the forest su-
pervisor that 4 crew of twelve has
been burned in a gulch on Big creek,
to SIX are missing. Out Of a gang of
sixteen who were caught near Mullan,
four are so badly burned that they Will
die. Forest Ranger Pulaskie, who was
in charge of gang caught In tunnel
at Placer creek, is severely injured and
may lose the sight of one eye.
In every conceivable conveyance
district to places of comparative safety.
Special trains made up of box cars,
baggage cars and few coaches are
packed with refugees. AT Wardner
and Kellogg the people have thrown
their homes open wide TO the Wallace
sufferers. many of whom lost everything
they had III Saturday nights fire.
Stories of narrow escapes and stir
ring adventures come III with every
group of weary fighters. In tunnel
of the old War Eagle mine on Placer
creek. seven miles from Wallace, forty
one men under Forest Ranger Pulaskie
were packed tightly together to escape
a sheet Of flame that swept down the
gulch, They bugged the ground and
buried their faces in the mud on the
floor Of the tunnel until the fire went
by, when, half mad from the heat, they
ran and threw themselves in the creek.
Five were left dead in the tunnel, and
another, cut off from the crew, was
found burned to a cinder.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
LINE OF SOLID FIRE
FIFTY MILES IN LENGTH

from Thompson Falls. Mont. says Tho
fire situation is alarming. Thompson
Falls Is threatened by forest fires y
and Heron are burning: there Is one
solid line of fire from here to the Mon
tana Idaho boundary line, a distance of
fifty miles.
miles west of Thompson. and saw mills
and yards at Cedar Spur were totally de-
stroycd by fire last night. The forest
service has approximately 500 men in the
field fighting fires, but there is no COM
munication with them, all wires being
down,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
Boise and lnterurban Railwa,
Company. Limited.

Cars leave Base for Caldwell s6.is
500 900. 10000 1900. 1900 a. m, and
1900. 100 400 400 500, GOO ssT,oo
500. 800 $4,000 p. m.
Cars leave Caldwell for Boise s6:oo
5:30 ~S:SC. $40. 1870. 'Il:30 a. m. and
1890. l:30. $3.50. $3.50. 4:3O 1880 6:3G
80 $3.50. $3.50 p. IN
baggage and express.
''Baggage for Boise and Caldwell only
xExpress 10 Eagle and intermediate
points only,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
FOREST FIRES CAUSE
LOSS IN CALIFORNIA

two days work on the part Of 500 vol
unteer fire fighters, the town OF Loyal
ton. in Sierra county, California. twenty
five miles northwest OF here, is out Of
miles square.
The fire originated from spark of a
donkey engine and has already done
damage to the extent OF 5000. 900 to tim
ber lands owned by the California
White Pine Lumber company.
A ring OF back fires surrounds the
burned district and unless high wind
comes the town is out OF danger
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
RAILROAD TRAINS SENT
OVER GREAT NORTHERN

BUTTE. Mont, Aug, 2l.-All Northern
Pacific and Burlington overland trains to-
night were ordered routed between Butte,
Helena and Spokane over the Great
Northern tracks via Great Falls because
of the number OF fires west of Missoua
where the flames are approaching close
to the railroad right of-way. Northern
Pacific trains from the west tonight are
reported here indefinitely late.
Clouds OF smoke rolled over Butte this
afternoon from the west. IT being peces-
sary to light all lights at 4 o'clock.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
INCENDIARISM BELIEVED
TO BE CAUSE OF FIRES

WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-Incendiar-
ism is now believed TO be responsible in
large measure for the spread of the de-
vastating forest fires in the west. Act
ing Forester Albert F. Potter tonight re-
ceivpd adviceS from Supervisor Buck OF
Medford Ore, stating that the contin-
ued spread OF the fires in southern Ore
gon had revealed clearly the work OF in
cendaries. Mr.. Potter would not dis
cuss even inferentally what may he the
purpose Of the fire continuing pending
an Official report. Forest rangers are
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22

serious danger The volunteer fire de-
partment has had It's hose playing on
drants all day and every resident who
has water connections has been wcttipg
his roof. Many Of the residents have
their clothing and valuabes packed ready
TO leave should the situation become more
serious.
For two days the ashes, pieces of
burned bark and moss have been drop
ping into the streets. the sidewalks
and the roofs OF the buildings.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
Fires Near Deer Lodge.

DEER LODGE. Mont. Aug 21-Forest
fires are reported in the vicinity OF Brock
creek and stream. midway between Car
rison and Gold Creek. and at Dog creek.
northeast of Deer Lodge. The sun shin
ing on the dense smoke this evening
gave the sky G peculiar and beautiful
tint. and at O'Clock the lights were
turned on. two hours earlier than usual
The dense smoke would Indicate that
there must be a number OF hres burn
ing in the immediate vicinity OF this
rIfW
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
ACCOUNTS SOLICITED.
National Bank of (ue Re3ubIie

thoroughly modern savlnE, depar,
ment conducted In connection with lhis
bank. safe deposit boxes Ior rent u, s
Depository.
Frank Knox president: James A. Mur-
ray, Vice president: w. r. Earls. cashier;
e. a, Cubertson. assistant cashier.
Capital paid In. $500. 200. Interest paid
on time deposits,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
GOVERNOR NORRIS WILL
TAKE PERSONAL CHARGE

HELENA. Mont, Aug Ex-Governor
Norris, who with the board of army
left the party at Great Falls at O'Clock
this afternoon and departed for Libby,
where, II Is presumed. he will take per
sonal command of the fire situation in
the fire zone,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22

WrOCc TO MIS-. Hlnk-
ham and took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vcge-
table Co m poun d
and Liver Pills, and
am glad to say that
your medicines and
kind letters of di-
rections have done
more for me than
anything else and 1
had the best phySi-
clans here. | can
do nv work and rest
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22

cial from Neihart says that all the mines
have been shut down and the men arc
out fighting the flames. The town is sald
to be in danger II the wind does not
change Barker Is reported 20 be In great
danger, 1t is said that the fire Travelled
seven miles In fifteen minutes, Another
fire on Running Wolf is sweeping do"2
on the Judith basin and is beyond con-
troll
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
Oriental Limited Derailed.

1IELENA. Mont. Aug. 2l.-Reports
here are to the effect that the Great
Northern Oriental limited left the track
near Inverness at 1920 this afternoon and
that the entire train was dera!led al
though no one was killed. II is believed
that the rails spread because of the In
tense heat from forest fires.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkhan's Vegeta=
bic Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. -" L suffered with
pains low down in my right side for a
year or more and was so weak and ner-
Yous that could not do my work. [
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
Mining Towns in Danger.

GREAT FALLS. Mont. Aus PA sp.t
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-08-22
Killed at Wallace

and many of them must have been
cut off
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24

Continued on Second Page)
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
CITIZENSHIP IN A REPUBLIC
Colonel Roosevelt Delivers Lecture in
the Sarbonne at Paris.
ACHIEVEMENT ONLY is GOOD
Critics Are Parasites who Are En-
titled to No Credit--PrOperty Be-
longs to Man, Not Man
to Property.

PARIS. April 23.-Theodore Roosevelt,
former president OF the United States, de-
livered his eagerly awaited lecture on
citizenship In a Republic" in the sar-
bonne this afternoon. His audience was
composed Of ali OF the members OF the
French cabinet, students selected from the
University OF Paris and many distinguished
guests, by whom the occasion was regarded
as the most important feature of the dis
tinguished American's visit to Franco
In the. course Of his address Mr. Roose-
welt made reference TO the subject Of
human rights and property rights in the
following paragraphs:
my position as regards the moneyed in
terests can be put in a few words. In
every civilized society property rights
must be carefully safeguarded. Ordinarily
and in the great majority OF cases human
rights and property rights are funda-
mentally and, in the long run, identical
but when 1t clearly appears that there is
a real conflict between them. human rights
must have the upper hand; for property
belongs to man and not man to property
Spends Day I'm Latin Quarter.
Mr.. Roosevelt spent today In the old
Latin quarter across the Seine, which Tor
centuries has been one Of the centers of
fhS MOIlus AT q CLOCK THIS afternoon
in his capacity as a foreign member OF tn
French institute, he attended the regular
session Of the Academy OF Moral and Po
| litical Sciences in the conference hal OF
the old Larazln palace which is now the
home Of the institute. This room was Sc
lected instead OF the smaller room in which
the forty immortals" meet, In order to
permit the public to enter and because 4,
| is the usual meeting place Of three OF the
academies, the Academy OF Fine Arts, tn,
Academy OF Inscriptions and literature
and the Academy Of Moral and Political
y Sciences.
Although Mr.. Roosevelt is entitled tc
/ wear the green brocaded uniform of ar
/ aeademiclan, he appeared today In hi
familiar frock coat dress. At o'clock h,
delivered his lecture in the Grand AmphI
theater Of the sarbo1ne. ~here he wa,
i cordially received. fiI5 -s=larks were fol
lowed with intense interest
Emile Boutroux, who presided after IN,
customary routine business had been con
oluded. addressed the academy on the re
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
Omaha Protests
Charges to North
Coast Unequal
Complaint to Interstate Commerce
Commission Other Cities Get
Lower Rates.

WASHINGTON. April 28.-Freight rates
on grain from Omaha. South Omaha and
Council Bluffs, Ia. to points Of destination
In the New England territory are alleged
In complaint filed today with the Inter
state Commerce commission by the Omaha
Grain exchange against the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad company and forty-two
other eastern carriers to be UNREASONABLE
and extortionate.
The rates from these points OF origin
to New York and Philadelphia are not
complained Of, but the allegation Is made
that the through rates from Omaha COM
mon points to points Of destination in New
England territory. north OF Boston, are so
high that Omaha shippers cannot compete
with grain shippers who are afforded
lower rates to that territory.
A conflict in commerce between two inn
portant western cities was developed to-
day when the Sioux City Terminal Elevator
company and the Board of Trade Of Sioux
City, Ia, filed a complaint with the Inter
state Commerce commission against the
Chicago, Milwaukee & ST. Paul Railroad
company and other carriers.
The desire OF the complainants Is to have
Sioux City made by the commission a
basing point OF freight rates The com.
plalnants allege that Sioux City is dis
criminated against and that its freight
rates are unreasonable as compared with
those given by the railway companies e
Omaha, Neb. The complaint requests that
rates similar to those given to Omaha bC
given also to shippers OF Sioux City.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
Congress Will
Adjourn by the
Middle of june
Administration Leaders Expect to
Complete Legislative Program
by That Time.

WARRINGTON. Aprn q. 2s.-congrsss will
adjournf before the middle OF Juno and pos
sibly by June l., II is believed by President
Taft and the administration leaders. And
before that time It is expected most of the
so-called administration measures now be-
fore congress Will have been passed. or, II
not, they would be in such shape that
they can, be enacted into. law soon after
congress meets in December
Operating in favor Of the early passage
Of the five administration bills, which are
the railroad bill. the statehood bill the
postal savings bank bill, the conservation
bill and the ant-injunction bill, are two
factors. One is the fact that number Of
republican members of each house wish to
get back home as soon as possible to pre-
pare for the coming congressional elections.
Another is that the passage Of measures
advocated in the republican program is
the surest way, the leaders believe, OF pre-
venting further democratic congressional
lnroads.
The statehood bill has passed the house,
one conservation bill has passed the senate
and the anti-injunction bill is almost ready
to be reported favorably to the house.
OF the five measures. the postal savings
bank bill, the president has been told, Is
in the greatest danger, for although It has
passed the senate, it will have a rough
time. 1t is said, in the house committee or
postoffices and post roads, to which Il
was referred.
Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-24
At TIE BIER or MARK TWAIN
Successor to Take Up Work of Dead
Humorist.
EUIOGIES SPOKEN IN NEW YORK
Thousands View Dead WATERS Body,
After which the Party staFts
for old Home AZ ~
EIniira.

NEW YORK, April 2a-(special Tele-
gram 1.-THE possibility that Samuel Lang
horne Clemens Mark Twain) appointed his
own. successor in the field Of American
literature, II It can be said that the late
sage and humorist can have SUCCESSOR
was started by the announcement that his
uncompleted manuscript win be completed
according to expressed wishes laid down
by Mr.. Clemens before his death
Before the shock of Mark Twain's death
had begun to spend itself literary men had
begun to inquire who would follow in the
footsteps Of the great American author,
but the interest attached to the wishes of
Mark Twain in this respect are not CON
fined to literary circles. In the army of
readers who knew Twain through his books
and loved him for his humor and true
Americanism there is positively larger
interest
who viii be the successor of the famous
humorist?
1t is understood that Mr.. Clemens OK
pressed the wish that his tasks be com
pleted( either by one writer, or by several
in collaboration, but the strictest injunc-
ton was that the manuscript should not
he touched by any savt an American.
His unfinished Work.
In the library at stormfleld, where Mr.
Clemens spent the declining years OF his
life are a number of stories and sketches
some slight and some pretentious, which
were started and never finished. Some ar
hastily outlined in skeleton Dorm anc
others are nearly completed. Mr.. Clemens
did not exert himself in his task, for h'
was III and the weakness of sickness had
Slapped inspiration from his mind. Ht
only worked when the spirit moved him
as he said himself. He added in his whimsi
cal manner that he never before realized
how lazy. a spirit could be under the cir
cumstances. But as the humorist grew
feeblert he turned serious attention towort
his uncompleted labor, and as he realizes
that he would likely never touch it again